The City Of Puebla

Gen. VVorth's army look posaession of ihe city of Puebla on the 15ih ofMoy. - lt is 76 miles ("rom the city of Mexico. - It has about 50,000 nliabilnnts. The city is neot and clean, far more so thnn the city of Mexico, st reets braad and well paved, and the common people morecomfortable and bctier dressed ihan those at the Capital. House renta are one half or one third those of the city of Mexico. The dwellings are usually inhabited by one family. Churches and convenís are more numerous, in proportion to the population, thnn in any other part of the country. Thfr friars are less, and the secular clergy more numerous. A river skirts the enstern side of the city, affording extensiva water power; and on its banks are public walks and fountains. - West of the city is lhe convent of St. Francis, and in full view are the two great volcanoes, Istazihuatl and Popocatapelt, rising to the sky with their lops of eternal snow. In the centre ot the city is the great square, surrounded on two sides by public buildings erected on arches. On the north side is the palace of the Governor. On the south side is the great cathedral, equnl to thst of Mexico. Indeed this church at Puebla is the most splendid in the county, and its popnlarity and wealth have been greatly augmented by one occurrence which is said to have taken place at its conslruction. The building gained mysteriously during the nig'ut, as much as the masons built during the day. The clergy declared this was the work of angels, and henee the name of the city - Puebla de lot An. ge.Jes. Frora the centre of the great d me is suspended an immense chandelier, of solid gold and sitver, weighing about ten toiis. Such is the extent of this chandelier, that it costs Jour thousand dollars to clean it. Next to this in grandeur, is the great altar, built of costly marble, with its massive gold and silver railings: under the altar is the tomb of the Bishops, in which a larga silver lamp is ! kept constanily burning. To the right of the altar is a figure of the Holy gin, nearly as largeas life, dressed in the richest embroidered salin, with strings of the largest pearls hanging from her head below her knees. Around her brow isa crown of gold, inlaid with the largest emeralds. Her waist iscircled by a zone of diamonds, of which tbose in the cen're are said to be the most splendid in the world. The candelabras nround the nltar ol gold and sil ver, so massive thnt a powerful man cannot lift them. Immediately above the altar is a smaller one, the interior of which, during service, is exposed or concealed to view, without nny one apparently moving it. From this the Host, amid a blaze of priceless and innumerable jewells. is exhibiled to the kneeling multitude. A large picture of St. Peter, suspended above the Bishop' chair, is made by the inlaying of various woods, but so skilfully executed thnt it looks like a fine old painting. Indeed the Cnthedral is a mine of wealth and splendor. In her palmv days Puebla bonsled sixty-nine churches, nine monasleries, thirteen nunneries, and twenty-three colleges. CC? The papers speak of a pamphlet ofsome 40 pages on Sectnrianism, recently published by Gerrit Smith. We understand t is :neasurably opposed to the usual church organizations. We have not yct been favored wilh a copy by the eiuthor. An exchsnge paper says : "The finnl deduclions of his argumen are - " 1. The terms ot salvntion are the terms of church membership. 2. The terms of salvation are the terms of admittance to the Lord's table. 3. We are to recognize no one as a church memter, who does not give us evidence that he is a Christian. 4. We are to recognize every one as a church member, who gives us evidence that heisa Christian." 05a" Our subscribers in Vermontville are informed that our papers, as we have good reason to believe, are regularly sent to Marshall post office o-n Saturday, the day of publication, or at fartherest, on the Monday fotlowing ; and if tl.ey are from 15 to 35 doys in reaching Vermontville, as stated to us, they must be detained at Marshall, or some intermedíate post office between that place and Vermontville. - As the difficuliy is so near home, we presume our Eubscribers, by looking for its locality, can get the delay rectified.