The present pastor is the Rev. Mr. Ronalds. The Friends Meeting-house is in the immediate neighborhood of the latter. Here is a convenient landing known as the Collabergh landing from whence sloops ply to the city of New York, and other places on the Hudson River. There is also the Croton landing, Depot of the Hudson River Railroad, telegraph station, Post Office, numerous fine dwellings and stores -- together with five brick yards owned by Mr. Philip G. Van Wyck, Col. Pierre Van Cortlandt and Mr. John Cocks, and occupied by Geo. W. Morton, Nicholas Mehrhoff & Bro., and George J. Barlow, employing about 150 men and paying out some $35,000 per season. To the east of Croton village, the Collabergh mountains -- a high ridge encompassed by woods-- towers far above the surrounding hills, at the foot of which is situated the Collabergh pond (a beautiful sylvan lake in miniature) supplied by neverfailing springs of pure water.

Near the mouth of the Croton River stands the Cortlandt Manor House, late the residence of Gen. Philip Van Cortlandt, but now in possession of his nephew, Col. Pierre Van Cortlandt. This venerable mansion, one of the oldest edifices now remaining on the borders of the

THE TOWN OV CORTLANDT.

Hudson was built soon after the erection of the Manor by Johannes Van Cortlandt, eldest son of De Hur Stephanus Van Cortlandt first lord of the Manor. Although tradition says that when Van Cortlandt purchase^ from Governor Thomas Dongan, in 1683-4, the domain of Kitchawan, the latter had already begun improvements, intending to complete a fortified country seat for the convenience of fishing, hawking and hunting in the neighboring waters, low lands and forests. Tradition also adds, that Dongan planted apple-trees not far from the site of the Manor house. A variety of the fruit known as the " Dongan apple," is yet grown on the estate.