The New York Herald Newspaper, August 25, 1848, Page 2

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Anguet 24, Thoreday..,. teeeekceaeeseees 21408 copies ‘The publication of the Morning Edition of the Herald com- | moaced yesterday at 10 minutes past 3 clock, and fnisted ah | W minutes past 6 o'clock; the first Afternoon Edition com- | enced at 10 minutes past I and finished at 10 minutes before 2 o'clock: the soond at 3’o’clock, and nished at 15 minutes past 3 o'clock. Martin Van Buren’s Acceptance. We give on the fourth page of to-day’s Herald, | ex-President Van Buren’s letter to the committee | of the Buffalo Convention, who were deputed to ‘The Position and Prospects of rae. We have, from day to day, since the arrival of the last steamship, published our voluminous Eu- ropean correspondence, to which we commended en attentive perusal, and which is very interesting, especially that portion relating to France. The republic of France may, we think, be con- sidered safe. The reaction in the public mind, in favor of monarchy at no distant day, which was | so confidently predicted by the English press, with hardly one exception, has not oceurred ; and al- though Pans is yetin a state of siege, according to proclamation, internal peace prevails. The Founerites are subdued, and resolved into almost nothing ; trade and commerce are reviving from the shock which they sustained by the revolution, and by the insurrection of June ; the government 18 strong, having a large majerity in the National Assembly ; and the national credit stands high, and is daily becoming better. Indeed, although it is but a few months since the old and rotten fabric of monarchical government in that country was repudiated and overthrown, and although the new government have had to cope with an insurrection, the magnitude of which is almost withonta parallel, that country presents a spectacle of order, quiet, peace, strength, and probable durability, which is wonderful to behold. There cannot be any doubt that Gen, Cavaigaac, who is the head of the present government, has contnbuted mainly to bring about this state o, things. He was aided and assisted, to be sure, but it was his firmness, promptitude, and sagacity which produced order out of chaos, and govern- ment out of anarchy. The executive government which preceded his assumption of the reins of go- vernment,were not equal to the emergencyin which they were placed. They were unsuited for the occasion, having shown weakness indecision, ti- midity, and vemerity, from almost the moment when they were installed into office. Had they shown the firmness which has characterized Gen, Cavaignac, the revolution of June never would have occurred, and would have been nipped in the bud, after its first symptoms were developed.— When it did break out, General Cavaignac, in whose elevation at that time we think the hand of Providence 1s visible, was the soit to suppress it and to restore order. The putting of Paris in a state of siege was a master stroke of good policy. Its good fruits are already apparent. It was, we think, the very salvation of the republic, There 4g no ume fixed for its termination, and it is pro bably just as well that there 1s not. If General ‘avaignac and the government members of the communicate to him his nomination by that body | as a candidate for the Presidency. It 1s an inte- | resting document, at the present time, and, asa | matter of curiosity, is probably worth perusal. The sentiments therein contained may be taken as part of the creed of the new free soil party. The Steamers. The Sarah Sands 1s in her eighteenth, and the Britannia in her thirteenth day. We may expect to receive news by one, or both, at any mom Sympathy for Ireland. The strong excitement which the late news from ireland created in th y, continues with undi. minished intensity among the Irish population. Another great demonstration of popular sympathy, as will be seen by our report, took place last night in Vauxhall Gardens, and although there were no | additional “last words” from the scene of action, | the enthusiasm was not inferior to that which was | manifested on Monday night. Attempts were made to coniirm the astoundin intelligence which appeared in one of our contem- poraries: but to any nian of dispassionate judgment | the corroborative and calm reflective faculne evidence was ot very little weight. But as nothing 2s more disagreeable in any question which rouses the passion of mankind, than to take up a position which does not directly tally with the vehement feelings of the people, we have purposely refrained from checking the unbounded excitement, as inall probability, another day, or perhaps a shorter p2- nied, will enable us te pronounce with certainty eon the truth or falsity of the rumor. It will be seen by the communications of the correspondents during the last few days, in Boston, Philadelpl:ia, Baltimore, Washington and other parts of the Timon, that in those placesthe news was entirely National Assembly are pure and honest, of which we think there can be no doubt, that measure can with propriety and good results, be continued in force for an indefinite period of time. While it is in operation, the resources of the country will be gradually developed ; the angry passions which so recently instigated the masses in the capital will subside, reflection will follow, the people and the masses will see the folly of seeking, at the bidding of a tew de: ing leaders, to achieve by plood what itis not in the nature of things they cannever attain. The result will be, that when the prope time for the rescinding of the proclamation of siege shall have arrived, perfec: order and quiet will prevail, and the people can be safely entrusted with the exercise of their mghts as republicans and freemen. When that time shall have come, The English press, while affecting to admire and praise General Cavaignae, by whose happy inter- vention the insurrection of the communists was crushed, are at the same time using every means in their power to undermine him, and shake the confidence of the French people in him. They wish to pave the way for his deposition from pow- er, and the substitution in his stead of another; for they perceive that under his auspices France pro- the fnends of liberty throughout the world. This is just such a course of conduct as might be expect- ed from the newspaper press of monarchical E land. There is every reason to believe that he has saved the republic from the greate-t curs? that could befall it; that he has, by his en: thrown tothe winds the web of destruction which the monarchists and aristocrats of E:drope had so fur tively, yet widely, wove around his country; and disbeheved. Joming, then, as we do with the cool and r flecting portion of such of the Insh residents here as we have spoken to on the subject, in thinking this letter to bave no other foundation than the | heated imagination of the writer, it does appear to us that the sneers of several of our cotempora- ries are prompted more by enti-lrish feelings than a laudable desire to ridicule imposition. Many of them have written long and labored dis- guisitions, to prove that it is utterly impossibie for the Irish people to escape from the grasp of British | power; but from the relish and ill-concealed de- light that run through their articles, we very much fear that the wish 1s father to the thought. We have no hesitation in pronouncing this let. ter—and, for the sake of the Irish people, we wish we could think erently—to be of a sumilar cha- racter to that which threw Liverpool and London | in a panic a few days before the departure of the | steamer. But should it be contrary to our carefully formed opimion and wishes—contrary to the cool, deliberate ju nt of those who know Ireland well, and who ntimately acquainted with the Jeaders of the Irish people—turn out to be no fab- neation, what cause is there for astonishment? Have the events of the last few months given us no instances of terrible slaughter? Hus Paris, Berlin, Vienna, and Milan, escaped from our me- mory? Have the well-trained, well-equipped etand- ing armies of Europe, presented such an invinci- ble front to the up-roused energies of the undisc1- phned millions, thet resistance to soldiery isin future to be adduced as evidence ot folly! Or is {reland alone, of all the nations of Europe—Ire- Jand, whose sons have reaped laurels in every zone, from the equator to the poles, and on every battle field in the old and new world—are they alone to be considered incapable of driving ou: the tyrant that has so long oppressed them in their beautiful island? Ireland is ina very difierent position now from what she was in 1798, when she made the las | in her independence. There is not or rather there was not lately, we admit, that cordial union among the popular forees which we should like to see among a people struggling for their nationality. The clergy of the people, true to their calling, have been backward in counte- nancing any movement of « physical tendency; and the Orangemen of the north have given but a very partial adbesion to the popular cause. But care- fully examining every circumstance of an untavo- rable charaeter, we see no real cause why success should be doubted. In 179, Ireland had nota population of three millions—she has now eight The Mople of that period had gone through seve- ral courses of coercion acts, insurrection and arms bills—like the present generation—while they were neither so well organized nor so well educated. And what was the result? Why it took 175,000 of the British forces to keep down two counties; and so irresistible is liberty against sla- very, however backed by numbers, had the in- surgents been temperate, and followed up the ad- vantages which they gained gin eoveral engage- mente, it is the opimon of many that the work would not have to be done over again now If the Irish be only true to themselves, and pull together with national unanimity, there appear to be the strongest grounds to expect that they will be successful. The English army, which is one half Irish, is reported to be wavering in its allegi- rere and there is nota town in England that does rerrison of Irish laborers, who } ree commenced, make a mn ecto t \ half of their coun- we good huni ni n Srieh sail Won! my hence the desire to depose him. This accounts ior their attempts to undermine him; but he has shown the fallacy of their calculations. Ie is ger than ever in the estrmation, and we may add, the affections, of the people and their repre- sentatives ; and lrance to-day, through his agency, is the strongest nation in Burope. There is proba- bly no man living, at the present time, on whom so much responsibility rests as on this man. Heis | the cloud by day and the pillar of by night, to the advocates of human freedom throughout En- rope. He has already immortalized himself: and if it should happily occur that through his jastra- mentality France shall go as she has gone on since his advent, lus name. and his memory will be blessed for all time to co: will ocenpy a niche 1n the temple of 1mm VATer re Incrxpianms.—We have had occa- sion se frequeutly to record numerous instances of destruction of property,in this and the neighboriag cities, by fire, the manifest: work of inecndiaries, that we feel astonished with what ease these reckless plunderers seem to def¥ the laws and baffle the police. In the many eases of arson which come up before our Inw courts, the law ap- pears to be administered with too much leniency in cases where the loss of life has not been the re. sult; and thus, many a would-be assassin and plunderer escape his due punishment. Our po- lice, as a body, are a pretty efficient check upon those marauders that mightly prow! about our streets; but yet the night patrol are not sufficiently strong to pretect the lives and properties of our ci, tizens, where « systematized plan of action 1s evi- dently set on fect by hordes of these plunderers. Any person walking through some of our smaller branch streets, would be forcibly strack with the exposed manner in which some of the honses are necessarily left, for want of a more extended night for This could be easily remedied by increas- ing that peculiar branch; and thus life and property would be more secure. T Jtis folly for those who chafler about economy, in this department, to look blindly on when such scenes as those we are so frequently doomed to witness, by fire, present themselves, often the re- sult of aceident or neglect, but oftener the result of the well-practiced hand of the incendiary, The ate agitation on the snbject of the death penalty for crime, has given a confidence to this class of men, which makes them more reckless than in former years ; and if there were less seruple in this respect, we are firmly of opinion there would be less of this dreadful species of crime. The in- ry 1s not only a robber by profession, but . murderer in the worst sense; for he makes ard of human life subservient to his thirst for plonder—he prowls, and steals, and plon- ders inthe dark. In this large and populous cit there isno more dangerous enemy, and none that requires to be watched with such untiring vigi- lance. We should have no niggard economy, therefore, in the judicious and enlarzed distribu. tion of the police force who form the mght patrol in thiscity. It is not the open and extended spaces that alone require to be watched with care —it is not the largest and wealthiest es tablishments ; but the nooks, and corners, and avenues, that afford a cover for the many suspicious looking vagrants that nightly pass to and fro in our very midst. ‘The incendiary caught in the act, ought to be dealt summarily with in all cases, and 1t would soon operate bene- ficially—far mere so than in parading the offender through a mock trial, upon the charge of “ attempt to commit arson.” He who attempts the crime, My guilty ; for if death or the last knell ofmonarchy in Europe will be rung. | mises to realize the most sanguine expectations of destruction to property has uot been tic result, the culprit is not to be credited for it. When we witness such awful devastations of property, and such frequent losses of life, by fire, accidental, or otherwise, we feel that we cannot be too careful in calling attention to the importance of the entire subject, and giving their due share of credit to our police and fire companies for the vi- gilant manner in which they discharze their du- ties, with a force so small in comparison to the great area within which they are compelled to act during their nightly patrol. OurFire Department, too, are eminently worthy of commendation for their etliciency and zealous attention to their du- ties: but the scantiness of the night police patrol, and their consequent inability to render instant services, has often been the cause of vast losses of property, and also losses of life. ‘This matter should be looked into. Axoruer Acr or Innumanrry—Tne Necessity yOR 4 SMait Pox Hosrrrau.—We frequently hear of cases of sickness from small pox, attended with circumstances which would disgrace the wildest Indians at the West, or the savage inhabitants of Africa, The other day we heard of a patient being actually thrown into the street, te live or die, as the case might be, shelter and attendance having been refused to him ; and, were it not for the phir lanthropy of one of our e1tizens, the individual probably would have died, from neglect and ex- posure. A similar instance has come to our know- ledge, which reflects dishonor on our city, and unutterable discredit on a member of the medical profession. It appears that a young man felt indisposed tor three or four days, and observing a rash or erup- tion on his arms, he was advised to apply to a phy- sician at once, and inquire the nature of his ail- ment. The name of one of our doctors was men tioned, and straightway he repaired to his office After stating the symptoms, and exhibiting the eruptions oft his body, this hopeful disciple of -Esculapius immediately pronounced that it was a case of small pox ; and, instead of prescribing for him, or giving him any advice, he ordered him to leave his establishment instanter. As might be expected, the young man was thuaderstruck at the manner of the doctor, and could not comprehend it, or the order to depart. Ie was soon, however, relieved of all doubts, by a repetition of the order, Finding that he would be obliged to leave, he enquired if he could not get admission into the hospital, and was informed that he could not. He then sought the sweet, and wan" dered up and down, knowing not what to do* Finally, he reached the Battery, and whilst turn” ing over in his mind the treatment which he had received from this doctor, whose name untortu- nately we have not learned, he concluded to drown himself, rather than die in the streets of this moral and Christian city, by disease and neglect. Hap- pily, before he put his determination into effect, he observed a benevolent looking colored man, to whom he imparted full knowtedge of his situation, and promised him that if he would take care of him during his sickness, he would remunerate him. If he died, his friends, he said, who lived at a distance, would do so. The kind-hearted negre, thereupon, acted the part of the Samaritan, took the destitute and unfortunate young man to his humble home, and attended him until he re- covered. Comment on the outrageous conduct of this medical man is searcely necessary. We regret exceedingly that his name has not been furnished to us; we would publish it in full, so that he might receive his deserts from an indignant public. Our principal object, however, in reciting the details of this case, is to direct the attention of the public to | the necessity of making some provision for the attendance and comfort of small pox patients other than we have, Our city 1s filled with boarding houses and hotels. Instances of this kind aie likely to occur at any time, and if the unfortunate | patient 1s in the house of some persons, no merey is shown to him. Measures tor his immediate removal, to the streets, if no where else, are taken, and he is packed off as expeditiously as possible, to die of neglect. This certainly should not be. We boast good deal of our liberality and | humanity. We have societies for the suppression j} of dram drinking—for the conversion, of the | heathen m_ foreign lands ; we have various be- nevolent institutions, which are partly supported | by individual contributions, and why should we | not have an hospital where due care and attention would be bestowed on patients sick with small | pox?! We do not believe there 18 a city in the \ world but this, where sick people are turned out of doors, and left to die in the streets, because \ they are affected with that loathsome disease, | emall pox. Tre Sreamsur One of the | passengers on board the Acadia, atthe time of her | recent detention by the fog, has sent us the subj ed communication ; which, notwithstanding ourin. | clination to let the matter rest where Capt. Stone’s letter leit it, we feel constrained to publish, from a | sense of justice to all parties :— | Bostox, Aug. 22, 1848, To tur Epvron or tie Henarp :— 3 Dean Sin :—You will doubtless consider that quite enough has already been said and written on the sub- ject of the unpleasant difficulty which occurred on Gourd the Acadia recently ; but tam sure you will rea- iMy waive that consideration. if the additional’ proof I pout to offer is such as to satisfy you that your late acquittal of Capt Stone, and the Acadia’s agents, from aji blame. was based upon erroneous infurmation, furnished by interested parties, sufficient public importance to authorise what has been publi: hed. it is clearly essential that the decision ofthe public should bein accordance with justice and truth. If, in detaining the mails and passengers, the captain and be feng did no more than the laws required | them to do, w the matter. then the passengers who let off so much | indignation on the occasion, occupy a very awkward, not to say ludicrous position. before the public. Such & position I do not, aw one of them, desire to oceupy, for it is wholly undeserved ; as I think I can very soon convince you and your realers, ‘The ground upon which you exonerate the agents of the steamer from the charge of unnecessary delay in landing the passengers is, that they were only rying out certain provisions of the “jaws relative to public health.” forbidding the landing of passengers until the health officer has visited the vessel. On en- quiry, you will find that the law you quote, is applica - Die vainly to vessels having some contagious + 1a on board, But this is immaterial. It is a notorious Juct here. and, | doubt not, in New York also, that there British mail steamers have always been consider- ed as exceptions by the health officers ; and hore they have at all times been allowed to land passengers at their pleasure, by complying with a law of the Com monwealth requiring the commander of each steamer to return a certified list of his passengers, within 24 hours after arriving in port. to the “ Alien Commis. sioner.” Iwill here insert a copy of a note, received in answer to one addressed to said commissioner, en- quiring what the practice has been in reference to the Cunard steamers :— (Copy.) ‘ Bostox, Ai Dean Sin :—From the enynirice in your note,’ and the couvers sation you had with me, Iam led to believe that you would ace rortain if the passenters’on board of the royal mail steamer fealia wore detained ty avy aeoncy of mina, while lying in Broad “ound, to which most rosper tfally that Ihave noknowledge of any such azency ; and { will state further, that vengers have ever been detained by me, on oar of either 1¢ royal mail steamers, unde toting alien law, which Iw has been enforeed so far ire a Li ré, usder oath, within twenty four f' from this department boarded the stearuer ‘Acadia enti! long after #he baci landed hier passenger es J.D, MUNROE, Alien Commissioner, nother fact proves still more s je gard, cither for the health or alien ee * tH 4 ‘con: trol the action of Capt. Stone and the agents. When the Acadia did reach tho dock, hor passengers wore allowed to go on shore without the presence of any alien or health officer ; and it is nota little strange, with allthe pretended caution in respect to the laws on this subject, that even tho list of passengers, required tobe furnished within 24 hours aftor arriving, was not returned to the Va wuthorities till eight days had speed ‘Another fast, «ite as conclusive, must ed. fe the passenger ysem- vied in the saloon, Capt. Stone reud to thee, ae Ie said, injustificateon of his own course, # note received a few hours previously, from 8. 8. Lewis, Erq. It ran in substance thus : Cave, Bronr:—1 cond down the ¢t for the maila, You Yall stow no arg, or any tin rg al Be como upin her, ‘Tho late law of Cong 6 Inwstace Uae it fe carried cu Ns" f8 ery strict, and ‘Ww “ The law of Congress is very strict! WI dd isthero, then, for the pretence that a fear of any nn nicipal law or regulation governed the conduct of these gentlemen? In addition to thir, Capt. Stone stated, directly after the reading of the letter from Mr. Lewis, that he had received similar inetractions from Li 1 Nor did he, at any time during the twenty-four joure of the detention, condescend to state his re the grounds of his refusal to permit them jand, ‘The truth is, Mr, Lewis and bis captain, after search- . 23, 1348, ing in vain ible pretext in the laws of Con- gress for their singular course, seizod hold of the merest shadow of an excuse, which vanishes the in- stant it i touched, and is of @ more flim y and vapid consistoney than the fogs of Lynn ed A PASSENGER, If this affair was of | ich is tht Herald's final summing up of | read to them, as he | SYMPATHY FOR IRELAND. NOTHER ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING. Contributions Pouring In. he. &e, ke. Pursuant to notice, the friends of human free- dom held another meeting, at Vauxhall Garden, in this city, last evening, for the purpose of collecting money, for the assistance of the people of Ireland, in their struggle with the haughty, insolent, and upstart monarchic aristocracy of England. It was not expected that the assemblage would be so large as others that have convened there on similar oc- casions, on account of the lack of corroboration of the exciting news which was recently published in this country, announcing that a serious conflict had taken place between the Irish people and the English troops, in which the former were trium- phant; still the large room of Vauxhall was crowd- ed to overflowing, and a spirit that could not or would not comprehend the possibility of an Irish de- feat, animated the assemblage. The contributions since the meeting on Monday last, together with the subscriptions of the evening, amounted to the large sum of four thousand dollars and upwards, a consider- able portion of which was transmitted from distant places, A few minutes after the time appointed, (8 o’clock,) the meeting was called toerder. Jaures W. Wurre, Esq., was appointed Chairman, and Messrs. Ricuany S. Emmerr, C. A. Sura, C. Davis, and A. Cakk, Secretaries. On taking the chair, Mr. Waite said that he would state to all who are engaged in this, which he hoped will be a successful cause, that there isa very intense interest attached to it at the present time. The movement for Irish independence has, we know, com- menced. We have received many accounts which conflict in a most extraordinary manner, as to the circumstances that bad taken place on the other side of the water, previous to the sailing of the last steam- ship, and he hoped and believed that they will soon be satisfactorily cleared up. We shall very soon have in- telligence, which will afford us indications as to the true condition of matters there. [tis very difficult, yea, itis almost impossible, in the present state of matters in Ireland—taking into consideration the means employed by government to keep us and the rest of the world in ignorance of what transpires in Ireland, and to keep the people of one part of Ireland in ignorance of what occurs in another part—.t is al- most impossible to ascertain what is the true and ac- tual state of affairs in our country. We have had ac- counts from there, which, if we could place reliance on them, are ofa most cheering character; and, on the other hand, we have had accounts, emanating from Englishmen, and from paid agents of the English governu.ent, in which the grossest misrepresentations, and the most insulting and ridicalous statements have been made, respecting the conduct of the frivh ecple. ‘These latter accounts bear on their face in- jubitable evidence of falsehood; and although the Irish directory cannot spy, and never huve said, that full reliance can "be piaced on the fa- yorable accounts which have been received, aud which are calculated to cheer the hopes of the friends of Jreland, yet we do say that there is strong ground for hoping that they havea foundation in fact, and that the spirit of resistance to oppression, has been successful in a conflict with the forces of the govern- ment. (Much applause.) A great deal has been said in the newspaper press, of a character hostile to our cause, and hostile to the progress of free principles, but the character of the intelligence received is favor- able to our hopes for Ireland. (Cheers) In some of those statements, imputations were thrown out that the ‘etter published in the Trisune was manufactured here in New York for theoccatioa ; but he, the speaker, had seen that letter—the Irish directory had examined it carefully, and it does implicitely believe that it was written in'the city of Dublin and that it was a genuine letter. (Great applause.) He would fur- ther say on the part of the directory on this point as has before been said, that although there can be no doubt as to the genuineness of that letter; still, the details could be no more than rumors which were afloat in Dublin among the people there, at the time when it was written, and that tas reports which it contains found believers atong the people there. (Applause.) We have never said more than this—that the prevalence of such reports was encour- agivg, and he had every hope that further accounts would bring to us cheering intelligence that the peo- ple were up and in conflict with the government torces, ani that the contest in which they were en- | gaged would be successful, At all events, we shall soon be informed as to the truth of those reports. For myself, | cannot help entertaining the conviction, after 4 careful examination of all the circumstances, and all the intelligence that has come to hand, that that the people of /1eland are resisting the government, and that they were making an attempt to achieve the independence of their native land. (Great appiause,) The accounts from the other side contain as mach ag induces us to believe they are gross misrepresantations. The English newspapers are filled with accounts that sub-inspector Trant and forty policemen have sup- pressed the rebellion. and yet the very lutest accounts yy electric telegraph show that large bodies of troops were moving from one point to another—that they were cut up with futigue—that they were obliged to | sleep on their arms; and yet they would have us be- lieve that the attempt of the people of Ireland to achieve their independence had been suppressed in this manner. Taking all those circumstances into consideration, and another which we find stated in the English papers at the latest date, that a ramor existed that the barrack of Cashel had been taken by the peo- ple, anda large number of the police killed,—I sa: taking all thogo circumstances in connection, we have inducements from all sides to believe that the people have taken the stand, which, as patriotic people, they ought to take under the citcumstances in which they are plaeed. We have | cause tohope, and place full faith in the success of the exertions which the people of Ireland are msking; and Itrust that the intelligence which we shall soon re- | ceive, will justify those hopes, and that the success of the cause of Ireland and of liberty will be so indubi- | tably proved as to render it impossible to damp the | ardor of their friends here, Mr. Crranurs O'Connor then read the items of sub- ecription that had been received since the meeting on | Monday evening last, trom which we learned that sir, A. Stockdale Lad transmitted the sum of $49; the fiiends of Ireland in Schenectady, $100; the friends of Ireland in Peekskill, $250; subscription at a prepara- tory meeting in Schuyler, Saratoga Co., $25; the friends of Ireland, at their first meeting, in Bingbamp- ton. N_ Y., $250; and the friends of Ireland in Phila- delphia, $2500, having also $1500 on band, which would | prebably be added to the next subscription that will come from that source. At Cold Spring, New York, the sum of $102 75 had been collected and transmitted | fram the Charles Gavan Duffy Club, of Brooklyn, | $171.80, and from the city of Syracuse. $70 in the whole. making $3,504 56, in addition to the sums con- tributed at the meeting then present, which would | probably swell theamount to four thousand dollars Mr. Tiromas Mooxry was then called upon, and said, | te the friends of Ireiand present, that he was one of themselves, and that he had good news to communi- cate totbem. (Applause) He firmly believed that the Irish people are not beaten in their conflict with the government; and, what is more, he believed that they will not be be He had just returned from a ing which was held ata place two hundred mil tant, and be had the gratification to report that tl sum of four hundred dollars was collected there in a | crowd of miscellaneous people who were called to- gether on the spur of the momen:. (Great applause and «ries of * well done.) The treasurer will be here immediately and willhand in the moucy. (More ap- plause.) We are bound, he to present every feature of good news in our possession, in order to stop the torrents of columny, that tho agents of the Kngish government are endeavoring to pour on the friends of Ireland’s cause. That government has its tried papers here, and 1 will mention their names— there is the New York Evpress, (three groans for the Eapress, boob, rooh, boo.) which is but a second edition of the London Times, the Morning Herald, the Dublin Evening Matt and other Shawneen (laughter) papers in Ireland, Then there is the Journal of Com- merce, (booh, roo, hoo.)swhich is specially retained to dumage tho movement in favor of Ireland, and to traduce overy man connected with it; but | there are men connected with this cause, who are invulnerabloin every point of view, and men who cannot be driven from the position which they have taken, either by attacks of the pross or the false- ‘hoods that they may femploy against them, by direc- tion of their masters in Engiand. We know as cor- rectly of the agency of England in these matters as Well a8 if we had spies in Downing street, And, por- haps, we have more spies there, too, than the govern- ment know of; for there are Irishmen in all the offices under British authority, who are dostrous of pulling | down that authority, and trampling it in the dust. | Considerable ap plat Mr. Mooney then enquired, What was to be done in this cause? The first thi ing to be done 1s to support the Irish people, for this battle | Must be fought and won. We cannot suffer defeat, and look our American fellow-citizens im the face, without disgrace, The battle must bo fought, and every other consideration must bo abandoned: and wherever the flag of England floats, we must pull it down, (Loud applause) 1 speak now, he said, as an individual. Jam not now one of the directory, and I am alone Mr! 6d el for what I utter; and I tell this | Assemblage that the of England floats within two days’ march of us, and that we have men enongh here paw in this room, to ¢o forth, and quick as | the Nghtning flash, pull that feion fing down. (Con- | siderable stir and upplause.) Thoy eay in Canada | that they have ropes to hang us with. Well, when we march thore probably we shall take some Kentucky hemp with us, (laughter,) as well as some Kentucky titles, and show them that if they can hang so can wo. | (Applause) But we shall deat with them manfally, | and wont hang unless they commence the work. | My friends, we are determincd to carry the | war into Africa, and as they have persecuted our leading men, and hunted them from place to | place—as by ny: declared war against our eoun- trymen, and have resolved to burn and destroy the fruitfol harvest which God, in his goodness has given them for their sustenance and support, to burn them in the fields, to that they may produce another famino, in case that they can drive them by starva- tion into their measures, as they have dono before—it is our duty before tions and before our God, to we will do it. r just not be battle or two be lost, for the Americans fret battles ig their war of independen: $103 000. .) Now, the-whole subseription for the war only amounted to $300,000, and there was more than the one-third of the amount through the devotion and generosity of Irishmen. (Cheers.) He called upon them, then, to imitate in bel of their own country, the example that their countrymen nad banded down to them on behalf of this, and their children also would be proud to refer back to their noble conduct. Why should they not throw them- selves, heart and soul, into the struggle? Greece, after the lapee of twenty centuries, had recovered her lost nationality, ypt, too, ined her po- sition among the nations, through the bravery of «a ragged boy, Belgium bad won her independence. Ail the vations of the earth that groaned under tyranny, bad lately shown symptoms of a determination to tbake it off; and some of them had, and more of them would, succeed in the hol; je. (Cheers) Should Ireland alone sit down in apathy, with the oppres- sion of ages in her remembrance—with twenty-four of her counties proclaimed—three millions and a half of her children on this great continent pant- ing to aid her, and the whole world regarding ber with the strongest sympathy? (Cheers) Would she | csi pond the 40,000 cut-throate who were now endeavor- ing to suppress her les, to effect their purpose ? (Cries of * No.) No, they would suck |. New York had sent some of her bravest generals, who had foughtin the Mexican war, to Ireland, and they were at that moment giving all the aid in their power to Smith O’Brien. (Three cheers were then given for General Shields.) He made a present of that fuct to the Express and the Journal of Commerce, and they might comment upon it as they pleased (Cheers.) But be cared not whether the first blow had been struck or not;the battle must go on—whatever aid they could give must be given for that purpose—clubs must be formed —the people must be thoroughly organised—they must dispose ‘of their fine clothes, their watches, their ring, and chains, and other trinkets, to purchase <uns. (Cheers,) Of what use would such trinkets be to them if their country lay bleeding under the mer- iless tyranny of her oppressor’ All thelr ac- coustemed luxuries, and even necessaries, must be disposed of to sustain the mobile patriots who were fighting for their country and for libert; The South, the West, Baltimore, Philadelphia would rally round them; Boston would be with them on Monday night with $5000. (Cheera.) Massachu- setts, Connecticut. every State and every townin the Union, would aid them. It'was the duty of those who were free to aid those who wished to be free. (Cheers ) Where, he would ask, was the place that could not bear testimony to the valor of Irishmen? Evgland herself felt it at Fontenoy. (Cheer:.) Wellington, throughout the wars of the peninsula, could testify to Pakingham at New Orleans, and in their own strug- gles against Britain, had reason to deplore it — (Cheers.) Monterey and the Rio Grande saw it when guided by General Taylor. By the way, he would just mention, that of the 2,100 men under his command at one of there engagements, 1,100 were Irishmen.— (Cheers.) There was not an American captain who bad been in the Mexican war who would not cheer- fully give evidence, that whether in the middle ot the attack, or detailed on the forlorn hope, it never flinched from the flash of the sword or shrunk from the roar of the artillery. (Uhwers.) He called upon them to come furward and give Ireland all the assistance they could in the bioody encounter in which she was now engaged with her he- reditary oppreasor. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Snea, one of the secretaries, announced that the ‘95 club, of the 1Sth ward, had sent in their sub- seription of $279, through their treasurer, Mr. P. Caimpbell. : Another gentleman handed in $70, the subscription of the Robt.!Emmet Club, Brooklyn, and stated that they were resolved not to rest satisfied with one, two ips thies subscriptions, but were determined to be un- remitting in their efforts till the period arrived when the epitaph of him whose namd they had taken could be written on his tomb. (Cheers.) Mr. Suga next announced the subscription of the Hibernian Benevolent Society, which amounted to $200—Mr. P, Gillmore, treasurer. Mr Dexsis McCarty, the bearer of the contribu tion from Syracuse, then addressed the meeting, and said, that although not feeling the overflowing warmth and depth of the last speaker, he had the gratification of knowing. and of telling them. that Ireland has a friend in him, who would stand by her tiil her battle Jsoyer, (Cheers.) He did not believe, however, that the battle would be decided to morrow or the day alter; but they might expect a protracted war; and it therefore behooved them them to take their mea- sures accordingly. (Cheers) He thought no Irish- man in America should hold aloof from this struggle for freedom, or should refuse to respond to the cali now made by the Directory for sympathy and assistance. He was astranger among them, and since he came to town. he had beard several Irish and Americans re- marking. that the time was too early, and that as soon as the proper period arrived, they would gladly render their assistance. He took the liberty of saying. that it was not their business to jadge when this time had arrived—they were not capable of judging wheo that country should strike for freedom Every one should now give his assistance, however trifling —should it be only shilling, or a dollar, and like the little stream- it; fecds and gupplies the mighty ocean, theee small sums wouldrun up into a large amount, and would operate beneficially in-achieving Irish independence. (Cheer ing) He was an American citizen, baving been bernin the State of New York; but he spoke asan American ought to speak and ought to feel, who loved the principles and free constitution of their country What would this great republic have been if in its struggles for independence its friends had been cold, backward, or indifferent? Would their struggle have not been more severe. and perhaps very doubtful, if sympathy and assistance had not been extended to then? (Cheers) They owed great obligations to Ire- land, for fiom thence came the first sympathy and as- sistance which they received. (Cheers) What battle- field, from Bunker's Hill to the taking of the city of Mexico, lately, which did not bear evidence of their bravery and their powerful aid? Did not all the great internal improvements of the country show the assix- tance which they bad given in developing our resources? And the only reward they sought was an honest liveli- hood. Yes, every American wouid respond with bis yoice and his purse to Ireland’s cry for liberty. He thought, however, that many of the Irish in New York had not stepped forward as they ought, and he trusted that all who had not done so would now come forward and do their utmost to effect the independeace of their native land in this, her hour of struggle and of need. (Loud cheers ) Wiis E. Romsox, Fsq.. next addressed the meeting briefly, and handed over $11, which he had received for the cause of Ireland. Micrart Warsit, Esq.. was then loudly called for, and appearing, said:—My friends, I came hore express- ly to listen, and not to speak, and ! do not think it is a time fortevity. Thousands of your couatrymen are now struggling for liberty, and this is no time for ludi- crous display; but every who has a drop of Irish blood flowing in his veins should be at work in earnest. Itis not my province to detain you in this pent up room. which is sufficient evidence of your zeal; but I am always ready to raise my voice in the cause of liber- ty. With regard to the news lately received, I be- lieve a blow has been struck, and there are thousands of sound hearts and strong hands engaged in the con- test; and with liberty for tho object they will never give up the fight while the British yoke of tyranny hangs upon them. In my mind, Heaven has decreed the overthrew of British despotism. and America willbe the instrument of that overthrow — Mr. W. retired with the unbounded applause of the meeting. The meeting was next addressed by Mr. Cunnine- nam. After which, Mr. Baxen made a brief speech. A resolution was then offered touching the propriety ofthe different steamboat and ruilrowd companies, granting free passage to those who. by the direction ofthe Directory, were employed in collecting ald for Ireland throughout the United States, which was unanimously adopted. Mr. W. T. O'Coxnon and Captain Jases Tunven, addressed the meeting. After which. the assemblage adjourned. The whole amount received, since the last meeting, was upwards of $4000. Deatus ny Drowning.—Almost every day we have to record losses of life in New York and its neighborhood by drowning. On some days two and three lives are lost inthis way. Cannot an end be put to these casualties? We certainly be- lieve that not one of fifty of these deaths would occur, if we had a commodious public bath for the use of the people; and we have wondered, from year to year, why such an establishment has not been constructed. New York possesses unrivalled advantages for sea bathing. In the upper part of the city, re- moved from the business and thickly inhabited places, a large bathing place could be constructed at avery trifling expense. Our laboring men and mechanics must, of necessity, for the preservation of their health, which is their capital, bathe fre- quently during the summer months. Nature calls for it, and if they lose their lives, the blame rests on the city authorities, and may be fairly and justly attributed to their neglect. We believe this subject was discussed a year or two ago in the Common Council; but after a few speeches, it was allowed to sleep, to be taken up, however, we hope, before long. Those of our citizens whose means are insuf- ficient to justify their patronizing the private bathe, should be supplied at the expense of the city, with facilities for a frequent washing of their bodies during the warm weather; and they could be so supplied ata very moderate cost. Even as a speculation, it wonld pay the city to construct a eapacious bathing establishment. Let a basin be made, where bathing could be enjoyed without fear of drowning; put tie price of a bath at three or four cents, and we are satisfied that it will poy a handsome interest. Who'll try the experiment? Grxunar Scorr.—We learn shat this distin- guished officer, with his family, left Elizabeth- town, N. J., last Wednesday, Jor Saratoga Springs. They went up the Hudson in the steamer Isaac Newton, the freedom of which splendid vessel had been tendered to them. lets which make up large Tiver, whieh in its turn | Bowery Tueatn: having seen such.» continued succession of crowded. houses at the Bowery, even during its most flourishing times; in fact, it never was more prosperous than it is thi nttime. All through this month, even test evenings, it has been crowded, and so son now. Last night, again, there wai a very fall house—pit, boxes. gallery. ail were filled ; and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed throughout the immense audience. Mr. Hamblin has strruck the right vein; and from the excellent mauner in which things are maneged, and the interesting nature of the formances, enacted as they are by a first rate com- ny, he may safely count upon a cont nuanc? of this immense patronage. Last evening. the first piece was the “ Mine of Riga,” a most interesting drama, whieh bas been played several times with great success. ‘Those clever little ladies, the Misses Denin, haye in it, and their beautiful acting is the featuve of the piece; indeed, it was written for them, we believe; be tbat as it may, they act excellently in it, aud obtain much deserved applause. After the drama Signora Ciocca and Mr. G. W. Smith appeared. and danced a Swiss pas de deux. Signora Cis a most beautiful dancer, and lovely woman, and the applause elicited by her performance was tremendous. Mr. Smith is also a fine dancer. ty le harmonizes well with that of “ Nix, the plays the part of a Miss Turnbu!! appeared and danced a comic polka with Mr. Smith. She also applauded. and her subsequent dauei “La Bayadere,” was as successful Opera, farce, and ballet, will form the entertainments. Miss ‘Taylor, Signore Ciocca, and Mr. G, W, Smith, will all appear. Nisio’s Tueatne.—Last evening this house, as ‘usual, was filled with a brilliant assemblage of our gay and fashionable citizens. There is such variety in the entertainments ; one night Mr. Hackett, in one or other of his celebrated characters—the next, we have the inimitable comedian, Mr. H. Placide, wit his bro- Placide, who is also exceedingly cleve: so George Vand as to reading or gesticulation. Add to these, dale, Sefton, Shaw, Dawson, Vache, &c., Maeder, Mies Kate Horn, and maoy other’ le celebrity ; and, with th comedians, where can one spend a n instructive evening? Last night, peared Jn. three characters, namely, B in the “ Kentuckian,” Mons, Mall that name, and O'Callaghan in the far Legs,” each of which he sustained with comicality. He was well supported Vache, Shaw, and Mrs, Mavder. y Dawson, ‘To-night there wild be a perfect cram, as the attractive features of the programme indicate. ‘The excellent comedy of “ Lon- don Assurance” will be played, Mr. H Placide taking the character of Sir.Hurcourt Courtly ; the part of Dazzle by G. Vandenhofl, and Mark Meduilefby T. Placide. ‘This, indeed, will be a rich treat, and when Mra, Macder. Sefton, and Vache are added, there cam be little doubt but that this beautiful theatre, from the parquette to the gallery, will be filled with the ad- mirers of these celebrated actors, Natrova Turstne.—* Don Casar de Bazin,” that gallant, reckless, thriftless personage, who is such a fav vorite with our playgoing community, was well played last evening, by Scott, who aeted him most admirably. Scott is peculiarly fitted for the performancs of such parts, as wellas the more seriously tragiv characters which he plays so well. The character of the Don is one which we should faxcy it was somewhat difficult to act well, itis such a strange compound of braggado- cio and truly chivalric fecling. Miss Mesteyes’s Mari- tana was also good piece of acting. This lady is a most admirable actress and a great favorite with the audience. The laughable farce of the “ Wool Deal er.” followed next, In this piece Mr. Burke perform ed the part of Deuteronomy Dutiful, with much comi- cality..¢Durhke is a first rat Joomic actor; his long, thin figure and funny face, add much to the comical man- ner in which he goes through his parts, The farce of the * Swit in which Burke also })+rformed the part vig, concluded the performanses. ‘To- night Mr, Scott taxes his benefit. and will sppear in his favorite character of Virginius., He ya this most admirably, and it is well worth seeing, Air. J. S. Charles lias volunteered to appear as fellou and a yeung lady will make her first appearance on ai Stage. in the part of Virginia, We expect there will be a very crowded house. Buaton’s Toeatre.—* Dombey & Son,” and anew lo cal lugrubious extravagaza, entitled “ The Revolt of the Sextons, or the Undertaker's Dream,” were capitally enacted. Of“ Dombey & Son,” we need not speak 5 it has been pronounced by all who have seen it, to be the best written and best acted adaptation from a novel that has ever been brought before the public Burton's Captain Cuttle is indeed one of the most perfect pieces of acting we have ever seen. The worthy Captain is pourirayed to the life by Burton,who haa,by his acting: in this part, added another triumph to his lonz-estab- lished reputation as one ef the best comedians now on the stage. We prefer Brougham’s Bunsby to his Major Joe Bagstock ; indeed, we do not think he is «s happy as usual in the Major. The Irish accent wil! poep out a little. and he makes the Major too much of # roaring. “bib ind of @ person, instead of the pompous, red~ faced, jobster-eyed Ma, of Dickens; but his Jack Bunsvy is ios. cay Slorence, Toots, Rob the Grinder, the Nipper. party, are all admirably Sextous” isa very clever short space of time in whi is a very excellent burlesy quite a name and reputation for his ho Ilsa very pleasantly arranged place for the accommodation of Visiters, andeven when crowded to the utm always cooi and well ventilated The light entertuinments he gets up, are just the kin to suit. apd we predict for him a most su son. To-n'ght, the «1 hit must have be Burton is es favored with, is just the thing for a visit to C: den, where the fine ocean breezes will invigorate the frame. ‘The fine music aud other entertainments about the Garden will a-sist much in passing the time pleasantly. Camrneii’s Mixstrets —These very rac. are rapidly gaining great popularity; and t state of their concert room, every evening, » those who go once are sure to return and bi friends with them. The constant practice t bas given much precision and harmony to ¢! voices; and the easy and netural mannor they go through their performances, 60 per! from all approaching to vulgarity, makes th: tainments fit for the most refined person. ave, no doubt, a long and successful car’ ; Wem, Their vill for this evening inclades bert pieces. Mrtoprox.—The Virginia Serenaders have revived their amusing performances of the * Cowke a burlesque on the well known Bell Ringers. form it nightly in addition to their other budget of songs. jokes and dances, ‘The Melodeon is ove of the most respectable and well-managed places nent in town—it is a capital place for family Hastie ron’s Sacken Dioramas have beco: the most Fo agg exhibitions in the city. The of the subject, the admirable manner in w artist bas carried it out. the ingenious mar which the mechanical figures are Introd e sclentific mode in the arrangement of t singers ‘owded hows that ng their shade. allcombine to make it ual iu The dioramas illustrate the six d. the world, apd there is also a diorama ro; deluge, which is alyo manayeu with much m skill. "Phe exhibition is open every evening Boxvann's beautiful panorama of the Missssiy Missouri rivers, showing more than 230) mt country with the most wonderful accuracy end truth fulness. will remain here but short time longer Thote who have not yet seen it, ought not to omit doing £0, as it is renlly a most remarkable exh dition Gyxenst Tayton’s Mexican Campaign is an ora. ips the history of the American army, which will. always be remembered as a most brilliantone. Ti s they had to contend against, the ambusbes they «sous: tered at every stop, the hard fought batucs 2u foes and hairbreadth escapes of the loaders will ail in days form material for song and stery. A pat like the one now exhibiting at Minerva Itocs., gives most accurate reprosentation of the w Paign, cannot fail to interest every one. W br wre it most heartily to th e. affair. pre an re- ¢ patronage of (he pub. The Watering Places, Ocean Hovsr, Newrort, Aug. 23, Iss, Newport has shaken off the dulness w enwrapt it, like a dark mantle, duri art or uié season, It Is now charn ich has early Lhrongs of people trom every part of th» sio eM T arrived yesterday just in time tor the iyal! of the evening. The dancing saloon is an eleg vi: room, finished in the Moorish style. There wis» large assemblage of lovely women and gav ca Being a stranver, | knew the names of byt remarked Mrs. A——d, of Missouri, and her very pretty daughter. The mother is a strikingly ele- gant woman; they both attracted great udp ration ‘8 my eyes were wandering over the fair |'owere of the land, | noted a stir at the turned and beheld the rs ew. I e doorway, when ¥ ( beautiful and ‘¢ | brated Medaine Le V., of Mobile, floating along like w bright vision of loveliness. On one silo walked the brave and gallant Gen. Worth, who has w immortal honor m Mexico, and waose 5) live through all time ; oa the other sid distinguished Colonel Bragg, the hero of Vista, the chivalrie soldier of many batt): entrée was the great teature of the evening a glorioustrio. Madame Le \. 18 of th biood of America. Her brave grandsire Walton, was one of the signers of the « of independence, which made us what w greatest people on earth. This a grand-daughter is worthy of his name. ‘The heroes of Mexico seemed to have tv all their perils and trials as they listene | was yotten, d with dew light to the eloquent language, and caugh: radient smiles of this enchantrees of the South. | muse tell youher torlet; it was in perteet taste, | robe of rich lace, superbly embroidered; a bird of Para- dise in her dark and glossy hairs a spri¢ of dia- monds on her bosom, and her exuisitely b sautifnl arms encircled with armlets, 1 wonde ladies do not adopt this tashion. It is pe becoming. In ancient days they were cons the most delicious ornament of beanty. @ ball was spirited and brilliant. Worth’s suite are the elegant and talented Boblen, Sprague, and brave Col. Walker, of the tith He has quite recovered. Creneral Colonel Major Myers. The infantry, is also here RAVELLER. =—