New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-27

USre ZOO. was Christmas trss loaded With pfesent'
bu, the chkren were aaPpy that they consented 70
leave them scr another dsy, and carry ho@e some OF
he satab "a for their mothers and their fathers who
had no Chnstmas dinner OF their o~n. Whoever
p,r 20 hear children sing children ought TO sns,
ard 10 zee tha, ere il method by which even rtaPd
bdr,o can lie made docile and obe tiept in the short
e.. possible time, should vsit The Fourth Ward his-
zion. at the corner OF Oliver and Henry streets.
RAsDALL's fsLAsD.
Under the anspces of the Ten Governors OF the Alns
Houss the RabdaPs Island children were feasted III
grand syIe Yesterday and allowed regular holiday,
which they epi, ed 10 their hearts content number
Of ladies' and gentlemen by special invitation aeon
tand The Committee the I-lana and were received
a, the landing by the Randalls Island Guard con-
possd Of the sdest boys and escorted 20 the Chapei'
where variety Of interesting exercises were gone
through with.
The children sang and decaimed, and three or fear
engaged in dialogues. Mssier Ryan WAS the orator Of
the occasion and bis sddress Of welcome and thank,
on behalf of his comrades 70 the Board Of Governors
was very happily responded TO by Governor Oliver
Several Of y genc. present addressed the eh'-
dren and congratulated them upon being so comfort
ably provided for. The exercises were unusually IN
teIerting and at their close the children were pre-
sen,ed with books and toys, after which they were
treated 70 d0Der of tnrkey., chickens, roast oee
aud plum puddirgs In the large dining hail. occupied
by The Oldest boys tbe~cster Of knives and forks was
iuces ant and during the meal but few could hn1 time
fsr conversatiop All the inmates of the institution,
from the youngestfo the oldest, feased o. good
things and to all the day passed very happily
PLACES AsOesnEET.
The day was too fine for i3-door entertainment;
nevertheless there was a very fair attendance at most
OF the afternoon shows, and fall )uses in the evening
OF u regular English tbsaters, only the two Bower
4 : and TIE Winter Garden opened in the afternoon.
The Museum aud the various galleries were OF eourse
in full feather all day. Nothing new was offered Ut
any of these plscethe time hoDored Christmas pan
t0nline has not yet been nauraized in this country.
The evening performances varied and bril-
IaD, bat presented 10 features calling for especial
mark.
TRIAL FfRE-EyGisEs.
The Fremen commemora'ed Cnris,Inas yesterday
by trial Of the capacity of their resp ctve engines
TIE trial came off at the Filth Ward Liberty Pole in
West Broadway, opposite the Mufeam Hotel, and
several hundred spectators assembled the ground 10
witness The sport, which unug1.lly exciting. IL
wac generally concluded that No. 80 Engine Company
threw The his 81 stream OF WaIer. NO oi En5ho
Company threw the next bes. stream, and No. the
next. The other companies did wei, and the WORKING
Of all eheted frequent applause
cHRrsTNAs IN BRoOKLYH.
YesteIddy was generally observed in Brooklyn as
holiday All the places Of business closed during
the greater portion Of the day. Several Engine Com
panes proceeded to New-York TO participate in the
trial at the pole 10 FrankIiD and West Broadway
Jackson Engine Company No II received their appa-
rntus fl, m the Corporation Workshop where It had
been rebuilt The engine tried at the rear Of the
CITY Hail. and succeeded in impelling stream as high
"a ha top of the cupo hen the hose bnrst. The psr-
foruan.e Of the engine was however cOo-idered stis
factory by the company. large numeer OF
young men and boys, provided with skates, went to
the Central Park TO indulge IN the invigorating exer-
eise of skating Others proceeded 10 the ponds in the
Eighth and Ninth Wards for the same purpose. The
frozen water along the Broadway Railroad, all the
WY to East New-York, were crowded with youths
and young men, until the made the sport dangerous
There was comparatively little d. nnkenness Observable
r rho strcetr aDs appearances wen' every
thing passed off very pleasantly
cHRIsTHAs JERSEY CITY.
Yesterday in Jersey City and Hoboken the banks
public of, o., and most Of the business places were
closed The streets were thronged with pedestrians
seeking a days pleasure, and as far ss heard from
everything passed off in orderly manner.