The sun., 1862-01-27

poef, whtch they datroute 70 Nno39 Wn" AHt
mcnded " them BY the Society Of 9. VI
Paul. This charity Is dispensed 70 PrCte(
wei a. Catholics, no distinction whatevt
made. The active members Of this sccll|
weekly al the houses q the poor, whom
heve, and contribute as much A. prssibie
wants. They are particularly attentive 70
they visit them At their bed sides and gii
suitable nourishment They perform this
withoR the slightest ostentation.
The collection sNer the sermon we have
", realized between $500 and 600.
Work AT THE SHIP YARDs.-Ths fov
u an eooouni Of the work now on hand .,
yards Of New York and vicinity, By which
be seen thai In this department Of industry, L
siderable degree Of activity prevails n Pred
che majority Of the yards. The yards nd
eunsa trrsrA present, no work on the s,cct'
ArThomas Cotlyer's khip yard, foo, Of y
etreet. the only work now on hand Il a s,e
kekwuar Bedford and MsrthA's vlneykrj
she will be lI6 foe, In length, 9s feet beam,
fee, in depth Of hold. Her cost, exclusive
engines, which are being buu, At the n
Works, will be $1,000. The keel of smother
boat Is laid, for Mr.. Colyer, but i,s dtrneusio
no, ys, been settled and nothing Ia being dorI
A large vessel for the Chins trade, will prott
commenced here aAer little time, but busi
no, very brisk ~ present. quite . oonsi
amount of repairing Of Governmen, vessels /
Gently been done 10y Ar. Collyer, but this
finished.
Al John Rnglis' yard, foot Of East i0th, \
business Ia quite brisk. A steamer, inienC
the China trade, Is being built for Capt |,
johnson. she is 70 he 200 fee, in length,
breadth q beam and 1870 depth Of hold,
liOo tons. Her cost will be Sti3,0o0 whsn Il
She will We launched about the ist Of Mad
finished by the ist Of June. The engines
put In by the Neptune Iron Works
Anothrr vessel is being built hers for Tho
national Steamship Co., to pig between
Eastpor and 81. Jol MS. Her tonnage will
tons and dimensions, length $50 feet brs
beam, 81 feet depth Of hold, IL feet. Tho
be when completed, 500, coo. She will 10
ci by the it Of April, aud completed In u
part q July.
A steamboa, for the MOI wich and New t
Ttsnspurtation Co., will lie launched from
about the middle Of April, and fnistc IN J
dimensions sre, lcngth, 900 feet beam, o
depth Of hold, i2 fee, tonnage, 100 tons.
will be $4,000.
Since the launching of the gunbcat
from this yard In August lsst, i.ineteen vi
all classes have been reftted Tor the naval
-. Al 4
folk Packet has Just been prepared for se
Porter's mortar Aotilla " which she 10 a,tacI
Tne river ,teambos, Frsncis skiddy Ia nj
undergoing repairs for the coming season.
Messrs. Il ,osevelt & Joyce, No. l3t Goercl
are building fE the Cromwell line two pr I
each $50 Tee, in length, 80 feet breadth od
and II feet inches depth u bold BON
completed In about three months.
W. II. Webb, No. 200 Lewis street, ia
work on the two Armor.clad frigs,es for ,ht
Government which have before been notico
Sun. They will he completed In about two
Al the we'tervelt yard, foot Of B,s, II "a
no work Is at present on hand The s,esmc
field, formerly ofthe Staten Island ferry Il
just been fitted as a gunboat, and il the
| twenty-five boats altered and re-ftted 4
ernn ont At this yard, since the launching
gunbuat Ottawa IN August last. A
AT SINoSsoS's yard, Greenpoint, 2 fer
| for the Staten Island Ferry Co. are now g
They are each about 200 feet in length,
beam, and 10 feet depth OF hold. One
launched IN about ten days, the other in .
| These boats are tp take the places Of the
and westhed, purchased by the governIne
Clifton has jus, been fitted as guubpst h
Ia the third vessel rc-dtted st this yard
government.
n. sTFn., Greenpolnt, Is At present
and re-Atting the government transport
COS.
MTssRs wFm q Bell Greenpoint,
building 2 ferry -hoais, the Union" and
| ca" FOR the Union Ferry Co., each uf viii
100 feet In length, 80 feet breadth, and II
| Of hold. They will be launched about Il
February
A steam-tug, U be called the Henry
built for 7. A. Burden, of Troy, will be
Lere about the 10th Of February Her di
are ia feet length, % feet beam, and Q
| Messrs. LAwEENoE q FoUrKs, N lrth 81
WilliamshurRh, viii launch today n prope
for Mr. II. smith, Of Coxsackie, the dime
which viii be Length, lI5 feet; 20 feet
team, and feet depth OF hold The en-
be put in by Mcssrs. Fletcher, Harrison &
isSvertiu' beam engine, 40 inches diamete
der and six feet stroke. The cost of the
Ice $4,000
Il Annfl lsV TN,t.a11as hahn Itttt
N. Crary, 100 feet in length, 20 foe, brsAdt
and feet depth Of hold. She will be lAu
about three weeks. Her engines viii he
Messrs stanton d Mallory, OF Newburgh.
cost $4,000. She will be used as . "a
York hArbor.
Another propeller, for Mr.. +. b. Crarj
launched from this yard in about four wee
dimensions will bei-Length, 80 feet
feet; depth of hold, feet o inches cost
Her engines will also be put In by Mesars
q Mallory, and, when finished, she will bt
hRrDor tug.
Three vessels have been rehtted for Roi
at this yard, the last " which was the br
finished abou, the close Of December last.
| DIR. CHEPvKR HAS RETURNED FRoJ
ington, and resumed his advocacy Of ID
abolition OF slavery. lie delivered a very
sermsn ON this subject last evening, beio
and highly respectable audience, In the
he PuHtAns.
JoIN MoRRIssEY is st present an IL
the New York Hospital, he having s'stAint
pound fracture OF one Of his limbs from Il
the Second Avenue Railroad track, near Pd