New-York daily tribune., 1861-12-27

| Two copi-s OF the Holy Bible
Constitution Of the United sae, aid Deeiss0n oil iNaspan
w,.biny,or'. Farewell Addrs,a
| The Presideuts MrssBgs
Report OF toe secretsIy Of Sase
| Report OF tht Secretary Of the iressufy.
| Report Of The Secretary Ct War.
Report of the Secretary of the Navy.
Report Of the Secretary Of tie Ia eiiof.
Report Of 10. fo,,.o.' s.o,, 5 e5 Sssyd,, Sssersa
Corporation ofdios o. fom ss 10 is7
Cb.iess O the Cy o Of iIse Ard ieel, sathor1in,
i'"' VI 'N' ins bSid,ns Of hi, ~" House go
Proceeding. O The BOsrd sups 'a''GP .Ps 70 '''l
| Nanral ofthe City Of New-York for los..
| Mama ofthe Board of Education for lS5i.
Eew-YoTk Cry Directory for lotl sad lsba
Msp OF the City and County OF New.iolk
Cope, the Newly papers including religious 'ecu
Apna. report. Of Bible Society Foreign Missions, Gc
Payroll for Dee a. containing the Of the employ
Sap Of the United s'.es, State suo City Of Hew.Yot
plan Of the City q .sw ok. engraved II 'oe
TIE addresses Of his Honor the ht!or Judge Cefse and
Supervisor Stewart
zinc pas having snusysd upon q he name. Of d, Com
Of the New City Hall iog bulldog the Coariioae,
Architects, SUperbtendeIts and CLERKS. s'e
Tie stone, having been adjusted BY the foreman,
was lowered in its place, the layOr nPPiDg three
times thereon with trOwe.
Mayor Wood then addressed the audience as fol-
lows:
ADDRESS or HIS HONOR THE MAYOR.
We have assembled bere 10 day TO lay the corner
stone OF another public edifce. We propose 70 ao-
company il with appropriate ceremonles. Ibis eus-
tom is OF ancient origin. IL the earliest sges-in.
deed, in advance of Christianity, and Us soon rs
civilization devised buildings for public uses at all
it seems TO have been the practice. IL has teen con-
tinued ever fince. And there IL propriety Ia 1t
aside from It's antiquity. IL gives an Importance 10
the building and thu 10 soue extent impars "a Dig
uiy to the purposes for which 1t is intended; and
wheD as ia this instance, the structure Is designed
as "a temple Of juttice, there IL peculiar necessity
for clothing The ceremony with all the soemnlty
which the character of the building wonld seen 20
require. This is not the first structure OF the Kind
put up by the City OF New-ioIk. AS early an l6i2,
times was erected by the Dutch West
India Company, at the present northwest
corner Of Pea street and C0en les slip. Though at
first used by that Company for its objects, II was in
the subsequent year, ceded 10 tue cay, ana a,ed al
terward as Court-House. To slow the difference
between the Of City Hail IN those days, and af
this tme il may not be out OF place 10 add that the
original CITY Hall devoted to the sittines OF The
Burgoma.ters and Schepens, epd for Guy prison.
The cham Der occupied for the titngs of the MBgs-
trates was OH the southeast corner OF the second
story; toe prison chamber IN the rear bell, hung
n the cupola was rnng for the assembling OF the
Mspistrslter. Tie Magistrates Judges held their
Court once fortngh ghtthe bell ringing ioT That pur-
pose at o'clock Ia the morning. and III the cosng nj
IL oclock for dinner. AT O'Clock the si,iings were
resumed IL the business OF the Court made II neoes-
rary. Ii was seldom, however, that afternoon ses-
fions were required, until @ lawyer, named Dirck
Van Srbellyn arrived from Hollsnd, when, OF
course, litigation largely increased. Judges aud eli
ents az once had their hands u and longer sessions
were required. Proelams ions were mace from The
front OF the Hall door by the ringing OF the bell
The building OF stone, three storles high, and
cost ,ses tan $4,000. Ii stood sixty Year,, and rs
regarded highly by the substantial citizens OF that
ay as the ark Of their safety being the sanctuary OF
pure and simple justice unadul6erated By evil in.
iuences. In the language of the historian. " II sur:
yived the nationality Of iis founders and Witnessed
sone generations Of their descendants living under
foreign laws, and speaking u foreign language
within its walls" 1t was finally sold for f92O at
public auction. II gavo place TO u new Ci'y Hall,
constructed at the corner Of Wall street and Nassau
street. opposite Broad street, where bow stands
the Custoin-H ouss. This edifce was commenced
Ia 1859, and Gnishsd IN i7oo, II wsa plain but