The New York herald., 1866-05-31

FESTIVAL or CoRpus CHRISTI To-day is celebrated In
tho Catholic Church as the festival Of the body Of
Chrst--Corpus Chrsti-and is holy day Of obligation
In Catholic countries the professions of tho Holy sacra
carried out with all possible magnncence and in
this country in the various religious communities the
Ritual observed as closely as possible In this city
Holy Redeemer and Society Of Jesus at their respective
places OF worship, West Fifty ninth street, Third street
and West Sixteenth street. the services are particularly
grand.
EXCURSION 10 JONES wooD.-An excursion, under the
direction Of the TRANSPORTATION church, Mott street,
Father Tranor PASTOR In behalf Of tho free schools at
tached that church. proceeded yesterday TO Jones'
Wood These schools. for whose benefit the trip was
made, have been formed with view Of bringing up and
poor provide for them Tho number Of pupils belong
Ing 10 the institution Ia about one thousand two hun
drcd Al o'clock the scholars and friends Of the
schools met at the church. formed procession, and
companied by music marched In very orderly manner
to the cars During the morning tho number OF persona
present was comparatively small but kept steadily in
creasng until about three o'clock In the afternoon,
when the crowd became quite large. As the ground
ton Total Abstinence Society there few cases Of
drlnkenncss. Dancing and billiard playing formed the
chief cs Uf S The ds AND they
both socially aud financially.
TRINITY CArRcu PRoPEETY. The valuable leases, which
have been long held by VIM. B. Astor Of the
property called the Trinity church estate expire by limit
alton day when the church will come into the manage
ment The value Of the lots included In tho
easehod u not far from six millions OF dollars There
three hundred and thirty six lots which rented
of the corporation In l767, nearly hundred years
sgo the rental being quite moderate Interest upon the
lots has gone through any number OF gradatons OF ad
vancement since that date and some Of them are worth
metropolis The income from the houses which have
been erected upon them alone has in single twelvo-
month gone as high a. one million three hundred thous.
nd
do with the lots II will be TO realize
income from them II Is hardly probably that they will
be placed upon the market for sale This is deemed
excelnt opportunity dsposins OF city real estate
and perhaps thehurch could NOT enter the market moro
opportuncly.
TnE LATE Dn HKyRr q. Cox-A the meeting OF the
commIssiopers Of Emigration held at Castle Garden
yesterday afternoon, the following resolutions were
adopted expressive Of their regret tho death Of the
late consulting physician Of wards Island -
R,. ss nj; Iossd b: beard ,; wh sincere sorrow
R.:oirsd TSs in the death ot d., Co. ,h. Commission
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as sPss: s:s q & s iass sSd s1sa Sn SsS grief only
Resolved, That the Commissioners Of Emigration VIII st
Fs:ojy:S Tss, ,s.:s resolution. ,. transmitted
NEW Can Rovrx.-A new car route has been made
between Grand street ferry, on the East river. and
Cortlandt street fey on TIE North river BY way Of East
Broadway New Canal lstreet Broadway and Lspenard,
Greenwich and Washington streets Thirty cars, OF
which ten are already employed viii run on the new
route.
TRASsrrn or A CoLoREp Grammar scsoor. School
No was formally transferred from the committee Of
the ward to the direct supervision Of the Board Of Edu
cation yes erdsy. There large attendance OF Wis
itors The exercises consisted or seadng, gecy sphy
composition history and some very excellent music
unfer the direction Of the music teacher The teachers
OF this school Professor Charles L. Reason Principal;
Miss Mary II. Anderson, Principal OF the Female Do
paltmeni Miss Mary b. Ealo and Mss Msgy H. Nlchoia
Interesting speeches mnde by Mr. H. " Nence.
Of The Board Of Education Rev. Charles u Rsy, o. y
futile aud Professor DAs