The New York Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1856, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. LE NO. 7420. ZCKS ON THE JERSEY SHORE, is of the Packet Ship New rk and Bark Tasso, The Captain of the New York Reported Murdered. TERRIBLE SUFFERING OF THE SURVIVORS. NOBLE CONDUCT OF TWO JERSEYMEN, ho, &., ko. We published yeaterday the fact that the packet ship Now York and an unknown vessel wore ashore on the Jersey coast, and would probably be a total loss. Since then we bave obtained many of the partioulara of the disasters, which, we are pained to learn, wore attended with terrible suffering and loss of life. ‘The facts are these :— ‘The packet ship New York, Captain McKinnon, which left Liverpool on the 18th ult., with three bundred pas- sepgers, went ashore in the gale of Friday night last, the 19th tost., at John Allen’s, two miles north of Barne- ~ gat Inlet. She had a large assorted cargo, and was con- signed to Mr. J. B. Sardy, of this city. The following letter from one of our correspondents gives a few particulars in regard to her:— TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. 8QuaN Vittace, Deo. 20—6 P. M, ‘The ship New York, of New York, from Liverpool, is ashore and fall of water, twe" miles north of Barnegat Inlet. She has three hundred passsengers and an assorted eargo on board. The second mate and six men succeed- ed in landing with a rope in one of tue ship’s boats at 9 o'clock A.M. Tnere were only a few persons from on board of vessels in the Inlet to ronder them any as- ‘ais'ance, and they had to go on the south side of the Inlet for a life car. If they should succeed in landing them on the beach I fear someof them will perish with cold and exposure, for there is nota house within ten miles of the wreck that can accommodate six persons, except the station houses, which will only shelter a few, and they are five ‘miles apart. The station houses should be large enough for a family to occupy them, so that they might be ready . to render assistance at any time. parti ‘ly on a beach like this. which is separated trom the main land by Bar- negat Bay for a distance of sixteen miles, and not as at present, wigen those who have the keys of some of those house loves a distance of from three to five miles from those; houses. The crossing of Barnegat Bay in the winter season is dificult and dangerous, and a great por- ‘tion of the time it is impossible to cross on account of the Ice. There is also an unknown ship ashore three miles south of Barnegat Inlet, with fore and mainmast and Malzentopmast gone, and"when the man came tothe Lighthouse for assistance at 8 A. M , he could only see three ‘men on board the wreok, and great apprehensions are felt for the safety of the rest of the crew. We have sent men, surf boatsand provisions to the assistance of the wrecked vessels. I will send you far- ther particulars. B.A. J. 8.—The storm continues without any prospect of a ‘We were informed yesterday morning by Messrs. Bird -@ Neilson, insurance brokers, that the passengers by tho ‘New York had all been landed on the beach. The shi. es head on, on the outer bar, and was full of water, the @ea making @ complete breach over her. The lighter “gohootiers B. Drummond, Isadora, and H. B. Fiddeman, The following is the cargo of the ship New York, from Liverpoo!:— 60 tons coal, FH. Smith & Co.; 1,161 eh 4 nell; 66 bundies tubes, 400 hardware, & Lester; anvils, 3 Bails, Elliman’ Bros or ebaine, ns, C. ‘Sheehan ‘2 casks merchan . Hetaricks ; 10 cases do., Crom .. Baboock, Minor 3.12 do., . acon, W. Bradian cheons whi 5 ; 8 cases mereban: . T. Stewart & Oo. Roberts & Co.; in, Mellin y ‘Stowell & Co; earthen . 21 bales falab. 4 jes boop iron, 288 bundles sheet tron, 1,153 bare railroad tron, bales merchandise, to order. Since then we learn the following by telegraph :-— Baxxweat, Dec. 22—9 A. M. All the passengers from the ship New York have been ‘@at for the twonty four hours ts three hard biscuit each, One man diod last night from hunger and exposure. shore in bis long boat, and on his return to the ship found tho crew had taken possession of the cabin, and Mey fe! foul of bim and so mutilated him thas it is doubt- ful whether he is now living. J. B. BROWN. Tho owner of the New York bas sent the annexed note for publication — 10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Ploase to insert in your morning edition that a steamer ‘with provisions, &c., was despatched at an early hour this morning, to resoue and bring to the city the passen- gers and crow of the ship New York, stranded upon the Jersey shore. Also, orders were transmitted by tole. Graph to send a)! passengers by land who might not be bie to get on board of the steamer. All the passengers Bave been safely landed (except one man), and may be @xpecied up to the city early to morrow. Yours, respect- fully, JOHN B. SARDY. The steamer Cores was despatched down the bay yos- terday morning to intercept the steamtug Achilles, with Orders for her to proceet to the wreck of the ship New York; but the Achilles not having a sufficiency of coa! ame up to the city, and will leave carly this morning’ end from present appearances of the weather the pas. sengers could not, probably, be got off the beach in safety, ae the wind is blowing on shore (trom EF. N. E.) with aheavy sca. fmagine the sufferings of three hundred men, women and children, for four days and four nights on @ Bleak coast, withows clothes, without food, witheu! sheller of @my kind, in much weather as we have experienced since Prt- day 1as!. The New York was’ built by Mr. Geo, Webb, of this Olty, ineixteem years old 862 tons register, and insured tn this city. The other vevre! ashore iv the Britich bark Taso, Captain Goldsmith, of st. John«, Newfoandiand. Sho ‘went on the South Shoals alo on Friday night, th 100m tat. The follow ing eepatch rojative to her was received Ine — Boram, Deo. 92, 1866. ‘The vessel ashore three milos south of Rarnogat ix the ark Tasco, Captain Golds mith, of St. Johns, N. F., from @io Janciro with a cargo of coffee and rosewood, She will bee total lowe, Four of her crew and two men from othe beach were drowned in attempting to get on shore. The ‘two ehoremen had boarded the bark to rescue those on Soard, and the boat was stove in attempting to cot ashore. Their names were John Jones end Jjonn warker This news from the wreck= ts to 9 o'clock yeetorday morning. When the vessels went ashore the wind was biowlog E. 8. E.—the weather thick and rainy, STATEMENT OF MR. J. B. SMITH. ‘The New York, a packet ship of 862 tons, struck on the inser shonis of Barnegat about #ix o'clock on Satur Gay Morning. At the time whe struck sho was heading went Of northweet, the captain evidently s»ppoeing she wae beading right, being perhaps deceived by the Bari Gat light, As soon an the #truok, they found tnat there Was much & heavy swell that it was nooeemery to aut MORNING EDITION—TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1856. PRICE TWO CENTS. awny ber masts, which was instently done, hoping thus tomave hor, After ber masts wore out away sho lay easily. On Saturday evening the wind came round northwest, ‘and blew quite hard, from that time till Sunday morning, she lay rolling heavily, the sea dashing madly over her. She was partially fitled with water and part of hor stern beat off. All night she Jay in that terrible condi- tion, her passengers soaking with water, chilled with cold, and unperved with tear. The winds howled and sbrieked about them, the waves rolled and dashed over them, the ship plunged, creaked and labored; tho su‘fer- ings of the passengers was most intense, the wailing of the children mixed with the sobs of mothers helpless as themselyes—death always fearful, then tenfold more terrible, hung threatening over them. Every exertion was made by the wreckers on the shore to goto the rescue of the unfortunate sufferers. Thoy fired a mortar six times before they succeeded in getting aline to the vessel, After doing this, a strong rope was fastened to the line and dyawn ashore. By means of this rope the wreckers endeavored to guide their sorf boat to the ship; but on the first two attempts the boats were swamped. Sill, the brave wreckers would would vot give up, but again hazarded their lives to succor those on board, The third time they reached the vessel, but alas some of them never to re- turn. Six of tbe ship’s crow and some other persons got into the boat to go ashore, but before reaching it the boat was capsized and the six of the ship's crew and two of the wreckera were drowned. The others clung to the rigging and spars of the ship which were {loating about and to the capsized boat, in that way they saved them- selves. One ef the wreckers who was drowned, John F. Jones, a good and brave man, held the boat to the rope, while two waves broke over them forcing it frem the rope, but he aitill struggled to eave the boat by keeping It to the rope, ano- ther wave dashed over them and by it he was buried from the boat into the sea, He bad been a wrecker for twenty five years. Lately he moved down to the beach to be near, 80 as to rescue those who might be in danger of loeing their lives there. He leaves a wife and family of seven children. The name of the other wrecker who was drowned is Richard D. Parker. Surely Congress ought to provide for the families of such worthy men as these, who loose their lives in so Iaudibie a purposo. A gentleman and his wife from this city were among those saved. When J left the place on Sunday afternoon the sea was still running high, making » clean breach ever the ship. Her cargo was being washed out. The wind soon after abated, and as every means were taken | to succor the passengers, it is probable that most of thom will be saved. Capt. McKennon commanded the vessel: ‘She was from Liverpool, had a rich cargo, and was bound for this port. A steamer, name npknown, struck on Saturday night, between six and eight o’clock, three and a half miles bo- low Barnegat. Her masts and rigging were all cut away. Sbe was a large ocean steamor and hed passen gers on her. She lay 200 yards from the shore. No one bad boarded ber, nor did any one know where she was from. It is supposed that all on board will be saved. THE LATEST FROM THE SCHNE OF DIS ASTER. Sqvan, Dec. 22—P. M. Captain J. M. Brown, who has just returned from the wreck of the ship New York, reports a most deplorable state of things. Captain McKennon lies tn a very critical condition from the wounds he received from his crew. They had also beaten the doctor and passengers of the ship. The for- mer bad been unremitting in his attention to all who needed bis assistance and care. He has had nothing to. eat for the last three or four days except a few sea biscuit, and bad given up from sheer exhaustion. He was taken to o shanty where they were cookin their last morsel of flour, which they dividet with bum, which somewhat reetored him, when, woak and worn out as be was be agalo repaired to hi arduous duties among the famished and starving passen gers. One woman has been in child labor for the ias: fourteen hours, and her condition is considered as hope- lees, The passengers are mostly Irish. The nen amang them exbibit no kind of feeling and drive the women and children from everything that gives the least shelter, taking !t themselves. ‘The station house affords but little protection, and is a mere apology for what there should be on this coast. Broadway Theatre—First Night of the Sea- son. It seemed pleasant, last night, to seo the doors of the Broadway open again; and so thought large numbers of our play goers. This was testified to by a fine audience, which gathered there in spite ofa driving snow storm. ‘The house looks as fresh as a young virgin decked for the bridal, Everything was new, clean and comfortable. Before and behind the scenes the hand of the renovator ia visible. In addition to other improvements, Mr Heis- ter gives us two splendid curtains. The act drop isan al- legorical and Shaksperean tabiesu, unique in design, well drawn and effectively painted. The curtain is an imita- tion of green satin brocade, with heavy gold fringe, and ia quite a triumph in ite way, There ts an excellent orchos- tra, led by Mr, John Cooke, and ovorything about the theatre seems equal to the high reputation of the house, The opening bill included #ir. FB. Lyton’s play “Tho Lady of Lyons,’ and “A Roland for an Oliver.” The first piece introduced to an American audience Mr. Henry Loraine, an English actor of repute, as Claude Melnotte. Mr. Loraine is « yeung man, with « fine per- ‘sonal appearance, a musical voice and a taking style. Tt there is any fault with bim ft ts that his elocution isa litle too Andersonian, and that be uses that abrupt change in the vocal key which is false to the true principles of art, howsoever it may tickie the cars of the groundlings. However, even with this, Mr. Loraine is the best Claude we bave seen for many a day. [His chief merit is that he identifies bimeel! com with the idosyncracios of the character. and seems to foe! the spirit of the romantic nonsense which flows from his lips. in the fourth act he a ee Se eens Sa Cans ae Seteeene the ery the fainting Mt, and the business incideut thereto, being naturally and effectively menaged. The Claude and Pauline were both young and handsome, and with their One acting made the |\!us0n as pear perfection &5 one can oxpect, They were frequently rewarded ‘with showers of applause, and doring the piece were called before the cartain three ti mes. audience was enthusiastic throughout. sition to the American stage, and his performance inst night placed him in the bighest position with the au. dience, Mre. Davenport fils a which has long vacant in thie theatre. be piece wat very reeprctably render Mr. E,W. Edwards, a new actor to this audience. yed Colonel Dames gent, ard Mra. Blok ame tal, Beauseant’s clothes were not the the richest gentioman in Lyons, or any ‘we may here repeat a remark which we fore, that cleso shaving was the order France under the | . We trust whore taste cannot be disputed, will matters. After the curtain fell, Mr. Loraine ree. z 3 in house, made a brief speech, expressing his thanks for the favor sbown to him. In the farce, Mr. A. BH. Davenport Mrs, Daven Maria, Mr. Placide, are: ‘Wards, Bir Mark Chase, all of whom My a] and the night's entertainment throughout was rely satiafac tory, ec ‘well for Sens tas 6 pees vee ‘now fairly on i e voice ita favor. This po. J Loraine plays ‘Hamlet,’ with Mrs, Davenport as Ophelia, Woallack's Theatre.—The “Vietor Van- quished. A comedy in one act, under the above title, by Charles Dance, was produced ast night, The principal characters are, Charles the Twelfth, of Sweden, played by Mr. Dyott, and an unfortunate young lady—whoe lover is in a tight place—piayed, the lady not the lover, by Mrs. Hoey. The lover hae lost a | battle by misconduct, is condemned to death, and tho | lady saves bim by gotting up a flirtation with the iron | Charles, who never had the slightest petticoat penchant ia all his life, The plot is very slight, but the dialogue is smart, and the lady’s Pe Peteae be tie wee acted with much spirit and niivelé by Hoop, and | the pinay was entirely qucossstul. NEW ENGLAND DINNER. Celebration of the 236th Anniversary of the Landing of the Pilgrims—Cemmemorative Banquet at the Astor House—Speeches of vol. Thos. H. Benton, Rev, Mr. Storrs, Joe Hoxie and Mr. Fillmore, of the Lon- don Times—Letters from Mr. Peabody, Mr. Banks, Mayor Wood and Gov. King. Yesterday was the 236th anniversary of the day when the Ptigrim Fathers of the Mayflower planted their feet on the rock at Plymouth, Mass. The event was com- memorated by the New England Society of this city by a grand banquet at the Astor House, and bv a junior asso- ciation of New Englanders by « ball and supper at the La Farge. The New England Society reached, yesterday, its fifty first anniversary, The usual annual olection of officers was held at noon, and resulted in the election of the following ‘| gentlemen, most of thom being oilicers of last year:— President—Benjamin W. Lag First Vice President— William Curtis Noyes. Beoond Vice President—William M Evarts. Counsellors—Henry A. Hurlbut, Willard Parker, Silas K. Everett, Frederick G. Thurston, Arsintant Covnsellors—Moses H. Grtanoll, Charles A. Stetson, W. N. Blakeman, I. G. Lockwood, 3. N. Stebbins, George'8. Stephenson, E. D Morgan, Charios E. Beebe. Treaeurer—Luther B Wyman. Secretary—L, P, Hubbard. ‘The society relieved during the year 140 families, prin- cipally widows with children, at an expense of some $2,000, Some one hundred members were admitted dur- ing the year. The society bas a permanent fund of $16,0C0, and therefore the initiation fee is small—only $3. The company at the Astor House sat down to dinner at | quarter past six. It is needless to say aught of the suc- cease of it, gastronomically considered, further than that it did oredit tothe already well established reputation of the house. Every seat at the three tables of tho saloon ‘was occupied. The reporters for the press who were not in when dipper was announced lost the seats assigned to them. There were two hundred and fifty guests present. At the head of the table weroseated the Presidents of the various benevolent societies of the olty. To the right of the President eat Col. Thos. H. Benton, of Missou- mf, and at his left the Rev, Mr. Storrs, ot the Pilgrim church, Brooklyn. By the latter gentleman an appro- printe grace was offered. Dr. Raymond, of the Brooklyn Polytecknic Institute, had alsoa seat at this table. At one end of it was bung ® painting of Washington, and at the other oze of Franklin, ‘The occasion of the dinner was suggested in the various Pieces of ornamental confectionery. The four seasons wore bandsomely typified by figures standing at either end of the tables. There were pieces representing an Indian family with acbild practising archery, « pilgrim family, a New England cottage, the Plymouth rock, a Roman temple, (bardly in piace among the pilgrims,) a modern temple, xc. An excellent band played favorite airs during the oon- tinuance of the banquet. ‘The cloth being removed and ladies having been admit- ted to the recess behind the ehair, thanks were returned by Rev. Dr. Farley. ‘The Parsipens asked leave to make « few remarks on & subject peculiar to the society. He thanked ‘hem for his re-election as President. He appreciated that honor the more highly ag he regarded it as an approval of the usual! ‘ous this year. More new members had been admitted than ever before. numbered, he be- lived, 79, The calis on their society were Tho smovnt tures for charitable the funds of the society had been about $1,700, exclusive, of Private contribution. Their renee bad been they sbowta be Sophy’ ethane, eet only to al 4 fund but to charitable funds. warms ‘The day we celebrate. club in le war's Reames sang good style Mrs, Not ss the conqueror comes, They the true hearted came; Not # founding aisles of the dim woods rang anthem of the free. The occa: gle soar'd From hie nest by the white wave’s foam, And the rocking pines of the forest roar’d— This was their weloome bome? What sought they thas Bright jewels of the mine? The weal:h of seas, the spoils of war? They sought a faith’s pure shrine, Aye, call it holy ground, The apet where frat they trod: ‘They left unstain’d what there they found, Freedom to worship God. 4nd the To ti The necond toast ‘The President of the United States, Received with all the honors. Air, by the band, ‘ Spangled Banner.’’ toast was— ‘The Governor of the State of New York. Jamaroa. Le Wa. M. Evants, Eea., Chairman. ae. to forbid my accepting the invitat h to send ane in behalf of the New. B Toclety. to join ia the celebration of the Landing of the 1 the more. as it wonld afford me the opportunity of #1 the sentiments of pride and gratificaion in which men, sprung from auch an atcestry so naturally indulge. when aaserab! in bowor of so memorable an anniversary. “With sineere re- garda, very truly yours. JON A. KING. ‘The third toast was— ‘The City of New York—The generous and ample home of prise ardenergy of whatever kin or kindred~the nos pltable portal of the continent. Air—“ilome, Sweet Home.” ‘The Paasnant sald they had sot the honor of Mevor Wood's presence, but they had a letter from him which ‘would be read. Mayor Wood's letter was read as follows — Dean Sin—T find it imporsible for me to tthe kind Ineifaion of your eemmiive, to aend The New hand im } my thanks ner thie evening. Please secept my epke 1 The brevit@MPot the Mayor's letter provoked some laughter. Mr. Josten Hoxin reeponded to the tons, He tod that the task of responding bad to be confided to bat it by hy eg yt ub country to try 10 they not sty bim, but the officers of the feciet: to Histen to bim. (Leughter) If this celebrated for enter and nergy, acknowledge that for very much bad attended it they were very much men of New Eneland, who came and and intermarried with them, (1 Were kind i if; GH i ii: iifs § j i i j i z } i if 7353 vel legen, ber hoepitele, ber deaf and di orieme for the bilnd, ko. For t indebted to the Now England Ubrough the State but *roughoot They were not oriy © in and pettied wih (Jaughter,) but they » «+ England ond of St. Parrinn i § i i oF i a ibe i iy 22 were a} ) mv be asked, im thelr thrift, their <ohoote, comreneut ‘The Yankees were by these characteristic: pea q 3 i z & 2 z : i Ft z i 2 i i # through the bers of « pri debi they all owed to, ti land. To pilgrim ors, then, ae here, it would be his duty on ail ledgo bis obligations. In they render into plain matter of fact the words of i z Z pot — He jhe chstrneted paths of sound eball elear, And bid new music charm the unfolding ear, The dumb shall sing: the Jame his ernieh forend, Ard leap exuiting like the bounding roe. ‘They had done something in New York 'o open the eyes of the bitnd, to gtve hearing to the dee! ear, and ronson ‘o the insane. Ia conclusion he ra~ Kew Epgland ingenuity pny (aigry ¥ GUE " | to the wietom the sags hospitality will convert the wilderness into fertile felda, wud literally make the desert blossom like the rose. The fourth regular toast was— The clergy of New England—From the beginning entil now faithful, devoted, laborious, Heeking not their own bu: a ‘of yw an authent succewion, of those who reoelved the Divine ordinance, = He wo is greuiest Smong you let him be your servant.” The Rev. Dr, Stone called to reply, said— repens the of my ren in ministry, to respond to this toast in honor of the clergy of Now Engiond. I with more }, because I know that the sentiment of that toast spr! from the heart. It hasever born a trick of the New Englander, as soon as the or raisos the axe in the forest, and civilization acd Mght break in P myhyA prairie, to raise churches and butid schools. lor do they change this their first practice. And, sir, the ni us and splendid edifices of religion whicn adorn this great metropolis are largely due to the minis- ters from New England. It is marvellous contrast whieh fronts us here this ev a) look back,two centuries, when our ancestors landed oa the Rook of Plymouth,” They were few in number and lomly in condition—those pilgrims, as they stood on the deck, sshed by the winds from Labrador. The historian would es pagsed by that group in silence, unless prescient of ibe future. Rut here, this night, we are surrounded by all the lu that commerce throws around us, and still the deecendants of those first pilgrims are pushing further aud further West, where the beams of the settiog sun have yet scarcely reached. Sir, the clergy have contri buted greatly to this result. Thirty flve yours before the plgrims reached Plymouth an expedition had lett Eng. jand for Virginia; with it satled one hundred emigrants snd men of letters were among them—such as Heriot, the istorian of the expedition. That expedition roturned to Best, with what result? They brought two results with them: the first, that tine esculent, the ), and, secondly, that fragrant weed, which we are told the la- dies of the Court forthwith introduced into. fashionable Ife. sud which gentlemen around me this evening, s3em de,\ehied to indulge in. (Blowing clouds had commenc- ed e prineipal table.) Tobaco and the potato were the ule of that expedition All that {ts pecullar in our American civilization; all that makes us great in the present and asm us 8 glorious future came with the New England pilgrims. this 1s due to the clergy. The clergy contributed largely to the foundation of Harvard College and other of our seminaries of pg, and much is due to their direct cilcrt im strefgthening those who were cast on the extreme edge of a mighty continent. Afterwards, through the jong dark years, when the restoration of moparcby in England threw a licentious soidiery into the colonies, and wher troubles in Engiand drove farther accegsions to ovr numbers, the New England clergy never couptepanced disorder, but ever showed themselves to be the frien¢s and guardians of order. They hada po culiar powor over the masses from baving themeelves sprung from the people, They could turn their bands to many things. I lately visited = clorgyman in Me who had himself constructed & table which, when he had done his writing, changed into a work bench Such were the clergy of New England You all recollect Dr. Byles on bia death bed, now when Bishop Parker eame into bis room and leant over him, the dying man looked up and raid, “I’ve got almost to that world where there are no more bishops ’’ Wherever the supernatural element has entered ly into the civilization of a people there bave been grandest conoce of Duman intellect. ‘The Egy, are a proof of this, as also the bright re- to the we trade, from rees of 6 ition to that trade, {ws uny{elding bann—(prolonged mycand by hie put Upy’ cheers; y his efloris swept away teaccmeenes from the bay sod town of Newport. Those clergymen lived on such means: a8 sccm well nigh incredible. The lus Parsons, a New England min! ‘sons at Harvard ‘Ke, and left money at his death—the whole out of an income ot $823. hd Storrs raid he was afraid bis ke le too serious for the cocasion, for he there was mI of ‘iter-like wit and genial humor in the first i i Hi Ted Drax Bin—An the 224 of wil myself of debrate with occasion — nd of wo The Pilgrime—Th their pilgrimage is not yet; bat pT CY eas seed of their broadcast throughout the iength and ‘breadth of vast Of freedom. Drank with all the honors, The next regular toast was— nited States of America, our country, our whole coun- uted the wisdom of her stateamen trib ad the valor of her soldiers to entablieh te foundalion orn Nberty and our Union; she will withhold neither the of her statesmen nor the valor of her soldiers to preserve The Gieo ) sangéthe following hymo:— Sweet land ‘ot mew,” St A uh of jeman, which was drank with enthusiasm. that Scriptare relates that Job bad three daughters “than whom 20 fairer women were found in the land,’’ that their ames ere given and their quailties described—and that Job bad also seven sons—twice the number of daughters tnd one over—ot whom no descripuon ia gives, not» tingle one of their pames teld nor one o/ their quali- ties mentioned. This showed the higher appreciation beld of the women than of the =. (Applause ) Hie friend (Mr. Hoxie) had indulged in « somtimemt in which they all joined, and bad, with feeling at tr ‘ed his ohare of usefelnces tn tue to's plots mabey, raid Mr. B, can say the eame of my mother. I read rot only the Scriptures, but history with her. When other boy: fa) in Robimeon Crusoe bacco, 1 join him heartily and without hesite. tion In dislike to\the one, Suinemane Gaeta to the other. still I &m Dot a man of comprom: in politics. (Laughter He tefia us of two things carried from the Now World 2 the Old. One of them was a weed that no animal of the brute creation will toveb, dry. or green, net even browring goats or rooting bogs, nor the mule who feede op thisties and briers |y mother askei me never to vse the weed, and I bave never vouched it from that to the present day. And now to romething more Sbe asked me not to game, and | have never gamed. could not tell this day who was winning or losing !n any game that coald be piayed before me. She admonished ‘me agaipet dard drinking. and whatever & durrroe I may bave at prosent—I do not: ance but of endurance of which I have to deal—I ataribute to my ba: st te particularly nature gives os 4 bar bogey hog a moral = ibe greces rm Person wi distingn: daugbiers. (Appiause.) And spect to those who have the they may be—for wherever they are that honcr—I address myself to the sentiment— Our country—our whole country, I respond to that with Into the reasons which bi ol brief and in short, that the two halves North the Sonth--were made i i i tl i 3 ! g: & = head who undertakes mischief or division between them "* (Fatburisetio appianes.) The next idee contained in the toert to whieb a 10 Peapen4, te tri inte f the Noe England men who arviace ng the f of Revolution by their courage, end then afterwards by their wig’om Jafd the foundation of the government. On that point history has dose thom justice. Bi will carry dows their names wiih the foremost of ose filestrious men of Virginia gad of the South. It will carry them al! cowa together es harmg acted ie and great equal parts in carryimg on the wor of the Revolution, aad in afterwards foundiag the Ses. ir Ao done that. Then comes the third part of the sentiment, which is prospective—which looks ahead, nnd undertakes to speak for Now Evgland for the time to come. Gentle. men, is @ point on which the experience which I bave just gove oe epables me % speak. It is bat a ‘bort time ago that ] was standing on the banks of the Missour! river, more than a hundred miles om th tide of the Father of Floods. ‘end came into the Far Kast. | ran to the Danks of the Penobsoot—some seventeen or eighteen hundret miles, Eyery inch of the distance was a tribute-to the enterprise of New Englang, for the whole distasce I rolled over joads which New England enterprise had mi (Applouze.) It was my fortune to mee, in a very short space of time, what few can see ‘a our extended country and lengthened roads. I eaw tbat end of the railroad which stretches nesrest to ihe setting up, and | e!so saw that end which stretches Deareat to the rising sun. And when | got te that ead— toward the rising run—I wae #0 far east that the people “down cast’ spoke of New York as boing in the wat. It ‘Was to me @ very strange idea, who, ou the banks of the Missinsip!, still iook far toward the setting aun to find the ‘weet, 1 was ao far north at that time that a line drawn west from the spot on which my foot trod would out off ® large share of Queen Victoria’s domiaions—all ber sbore and all ours of the great lakes Untarie and Eric, ber capital of Upper Canada, and the best paris ot Upper Canada, and at the same time Old iog- land and New Kngland enterprise were going together Such improvements have been made there that I could have gone back to St Louls through the dominions of Victoria—throvgh Montreal, Toronto avd Chicago—ia Jess time than I could have gone through the heart of my own country During forty days last summer, under the beat of the summer sun, I spoke from day to day in the open air; and now when winter’s soistitial sun is barely giving us bis faint rays, and when tbe frigid pole is coming on us, travelled in an open carriage last Thursday night, at the rate of ight or nine milea an hour, for the Lrgleed of taking the morning train to come on bere. And hereI am, to acknowledge the tribute which a New Englander who bas hai some experience of me paid to me to-day, Au inquiry was made this ‘morning, a8] was not on the spot, ay to my whereabouts, and as to whether I was coming here this even. ing. That New Englander answered, ‘He will be ere, Or be wili be dead!’ And I am here, (Cheers) gone through New England, my fellow citzens, and for & purpose which [ need not explain here, The ooca- sion does not require it, I bave gone through New Eng- land, during thirty days; I have gone far down East, and have acen masses of people—seen them in assemblages— seen them in their cars—seen them in their houses—con- yerged with them and become acquainted with them, and I will say that | am qualified by experience to answer to tho last clauee of the toast which pledges New Kogiaud Patriotism, New England courage and New Engiand saga- city for the maintenance of tois Union. I am qualified to vouch, 60 far as the feeble yoice of such a person as I am can vouch, for the whole of it. Yd applause) I re- gret, fellow citizens, that inclination or duty, or circum. stances, do not compel us of the two halves ef the Union to mingle more with each other. (Applause.) I wish that all those of the South who are charged with the administration of public affairs, could go through New Engiand es lhave dove, meeting these poopie in massee—moeting them casually in the care—iavited to their houses—welcomed to their hospitalities, ard treated with @ kindness and affection which will be upset 1 put nay foot iato the cars to solace to the last moment of my existence. (Applause.) I wisn that others could do as I have done in that regard. If I bad been in Congress at the time when our representatives voted themselves salaries I should bave proposed an amendment—that as we were becoming ralaried officers and were paid for the whole = ‘we should bo on service the whole year, apd that service should commence immediately on election, end in this way: that every man who is elected in the North sbould immediately proceed to the South and stay there until Congress meets, and that every one elected in am well assured, with a better dispesition to harmonise together. If any Southerner with notions of disunion in bis hesd will go to New Fogland, 1 will give security that if he sees the young women there as | saw them, his head will compatriots advancing “a a degree of He pet iperity, of happiness, ot which leaves Bi other 2 fr EE H i 5g fF t &. ff F fr EE Hi i i z E E EreEE z E z E § i gone abead apd ¥ ae : i jland—knowing I was putting them oa thats mettle, or thoy sana thets tsvhetiades ant te - innd inatead of borrowing from them—and they svewer—"‘No, sir, we do all this oursetves.”’ But there was something which astonished me more han the perfection of the! Tt was the cleanliness w: the am) ‘warmed in winter. ance of the operatives, that which struck mo, with all. Iconversed with the y epgaged im the factories (some laughter), them attractive and comely, modert ful, of easy confidence ‘without versation without forward I wert to their boarain were reversed; for I operatives hg sre in jothing On the contrary 1 ; ratives—I think | may Co] witbout as to anybody bere—as com! iy and y mitaated as members of Congress are in Washington (Lavgbter.) 7 and yon enter in tn Washington. You ring comes and opens it. You where you see the reme kind of 3 : A Hy i ii . i i i E lit 2 i =e if i Frits iF curlowity so far as to ask the mistress of the boure to take me ato the cooking depart ment and show me how she cooked. (Laughter,) She paid che was taken unawares and waa pot for % Tea that that wae exactly the thing I wanted; I Wanted to see it ag it was every (ay. Without more ado she opened the door and tod me in, apd there was cook ing going on in & room -o neat that « lady might sit there aod carry on ber sewing or work. Thie was the endition in which | found the houses of the operatives and to al) these comforts they add the leisure tor uitivate the miné. | dwell Cambri¢ge; and when be able to bear wee Charleston, South Carolina, she on the return of their tasinnery eee ee ‘The following letter was received and read from Mr Speaker Banks. Crry or Wasnixotos, Deo, 16, 1856. My Dear Sre—T would alford me the i pleasnre to partic'pate in the eel ehing anniversary Of the 22d inet. of ty; bat it is doabtfy! if ether engageny will allow me thal pleasure. Ti it should prove otherwise I shail very gladly aceept your very bind invitation, Very truly Tam yours, &e N.P. BANKS, 98 At its conclusion & letter was rend from Jona M. Wotts, of Virginia. It obtained much ante. MWOND, Tee, 17, 18H. My Dear Sie—Your letter of the 18th addressed (3 me a tke Astor House, inviting me, on behali of the New Rogiand Soviety of New York, to attend the annual celebration o of the Pilgrims, and to respond to one of the be given an tbe orension was handed two me mit to leave for home, so that I could nat find an portunity toanewer until after my return. Awl told you ovr personal interview, if | could have found it possible t re main it New York nntil the 221°1 shonid have been highly eratified In attending ane of those occasions AnnvAal AsweMbiage of the sons of New Ki vield remembrance an undring 1 1 whith wee Rogard be proud of their Prigrin ® Save sprung arace cf men who, fa thi utijitartan your walied in the New Wore. and are not surpaasedin tie Old. ‘Weil may the aovs of New England assemble once a = around the festive bourd to pay homage to the virtues of ancestry. nd to commemorste a day pregnant with conee- quences then not boped for, but whieh are now seem, felt, ap- preciated and enjoyed by Liriy mitiions of freemen, Wed may Ta son of the Bouth. tid! with pride and delight the some of the Rast, whose skill, enerey, enterprise, science and im genuity have given wealth, character and enduring fame lo our common country. Well nay I rejoice that the proud title of “An American” js common % 0 hat we are but one fi mily, and with the blewsing of God ve mean to remain 80, the mischief making maicontente aud disailecied to the contra und let these who would divide usatiompt ry notwithatandi t when they dar Task Ivave, my dear &s Dot inappropriate to sponded to in the heart try ard ite free institut obedient servant, M. The Descendants of the Huguenot the Cavaliers and the Piigrims—1p 1776 they pladged them lives. thelr fortuwes sas@ their sweved honor to the cause of freedom. In 1789 they formed an indissoluble Uston in order to perpetua® whac their vater bad achieved. In 1456 let (howe who are Of their Godiike fathers renew the pledge to stand by eur lberttewandjthe Union of the Statea withthe firmness and fidelity (hataarked the heroes of the Revolution, and iias te scorn all disturbers of our domestic peace The Preatdent then gave the regular tonst,‘‘the Press,’? and called upon William Collen Bryant to respond. Me. Bryant referred to the founder tbe American Groen of the Boston Post, who was deacon of the South chore. It is not generally known bow pious is the origin of our newspaper press, and the speaker di- jated on the example ret by Deacon Green to his ams- cessors, by ever refusing tO return ralery for rallery, and by soft noswers turning away wrath, On ros his seat some gentleman handed in the following ment— ‘The present conductors of tu Americas press—there is mo- thing Green about Lem Colonel Fullor bere rose and announesd that the repre- sentative of the London 7imee, Mr. Fillmore, was presemt. Loud calls were immediately swade for btm, Mr. Fitwemm rose, and ves greetea with cheers. On silence being resiored, be sald—It gives me great pleasure in being received by an assombiage, and such an as-embiage. of Americans. I havo travelled pretty considerably over your douvtry (laughter) simee my short stay bere, and everywhere I have been received with kindness. ] am much afraid that there is an idea tm tbis country that the crew of the May Flower were ise- jated from Use popular sentiment in England; batT as- sure you thes the sentiment of the great body of the Rag- Ish people was with them. It followed them acress the Atlantic, andgevery news of them was hailed with delight. ‘They were, it is true, persecuted in Engiand. Sut when you are teld that the sentimest of England waco against them, don’t believe it. ment was then, and is now, with them, and tl feelings whioh moved in their breasts the Pil behind them. And 1a later yoars—bat J feel as thoaga T were now sitting on the stoo! of repentance (laaghter ) —the sentiment of the English people was with thers. When you are told that we think your Union must eventa ally be dissolved, don’t believe it. We don’t believe that On6 star will ever be taken from the glorious conste:ts- tion of your flag. Youand ourselves are the two brancies of the great Anglo-Saxon race, aad, together, we are ces tined to be the civilizere of the world Onr courses spe diflerent. You go West, we move towards the Fest: and, ae friepde, we abal! go onward embracing the earth un- til the two shall meet upon ure walls of China. It is lpoesible to describe the cnthustasm Mr. Fin- mort’s remarks produced oa those present. When a lit- tle silence was obtained, a gentieman up and pre- posed “Nine cheers for Uid and New England,” were given with a will. ‘The eighth toast followed: — ‘The Cogamon Schools of New England. Agvicr Gnimay, of Boston, replied in a. humorous speech. The foilowing letter was then read from Mr Peabody:— Bosron, Deo. 19, 1856. Ws. M. Evants, Fso., Chairman, &c.:— Dear Sir—I have the honor to’ acknowledge the receipt of your lsind invitation ia behalf of the New Engiaad Sociey of the city of New York, to dine with them on Soprosching anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims. I have dete an answer to this late period in expectation that I should ba able to join you on this interesting occasion, but I now (int that my en, ents will render my arrival at New York im tume to do so Tmpossible. T should have bad great in attending the commemoration of that eveat from which have followed such momentous results of good. not merely ie the confeceration ef which the colony thus founded was tha seed, but to the world; and I feel proud of my descent frum the good old ‘Puritan’ slock."” Requesting that you will com- unicaté my thanks to your Committee for the honor have = me, and my regrets that cannot be with am, With greai veapect, your obedient servant GEORGE PEABODY. ‘Tho President then gave ‘ Our Sistor Societies,”’ on Mr. Fowler, of the St. George’s Society, to Meman, after a few remarks, concluded to offer yor the sentiment below hich will be re- New England and Old England—the taller the daughter be- comes, the more she venerates ber mower. Mr. Jounston, of the St Andrew’s, followed, giving tha The vines of New England—its pumpkin vines, Mr, O’'Goruan, of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, re- sponded im a speech which kept the audience in roars ef Sapue, be ergement petng 0. Patrick, hie benevolense heavenly mindedness, handed down by hice to his descendants. the New England Society year 1856 will long be remember —we think the gayest even in the annals of ite anniver- YOUNG NEW ENGLAND'S FESTIVAL AT THB LAFARGE HOUSE. Laat evening, the members of tho New England Associa- tlon—a society composed of the young natives of V1 land resident im this city—gave a festival in commeme- ration of Forefathers’ Day. The ailair took place at the Lafarge House, and included & soiree dancan'e ® sumpivous supper. The number of tickets was limited to one hundred, pany included the | elite Pagiand in this metropolis. No more ever been seen in any public assembly in the city. dancing commenced at ten o'clock, and the music frnished by the Dodwerths, Ii for the cooasion. supper at into the small hours, The whole aifair was oxoocedingly Pleasant to all concerned, and the more ao because there ‘Waa nO fuss or nonsonse about it, i i i z Burton’s Theatre—Mrs. ‘Barrow in the “Jea= lous Wife.” Known as Miss Julia Bennett) before a New York andi- ence. The piay chosen for her debut was the ‘ Josious Wife,” in which Mrs. Barrow undertook the rile of Mra. Oakley. The “‘ Jealous Wife’ is about the only play of George Colman that stil] revains possession of the stage. The plot ts taken part!y from Field!n, Bove! of Tom Jones, whilo the principal scones are elaborated from,hints af- forded by Addison's ‘‘8pectator’’ and the ‘‘Connoissiour.’* Unitke modern playwrights, who steal bodily from the Freneb, without acknowledgement, Colman, tn the pre- {nce to his play, minutely recounts the namos of the par- ties to whom he was indebted for what was good im the comedy. It would bo well if dramatic authors play was (iret produced » Garrick, wi Sacco piece ite success last night will no doubt induce ite repetition at an carly day. Mrs. Barrow was warm) ‘reedived, but the audience and that some New Y‘ rprise eno: Bot to let an arte, who stands £0 deserved|y high in ber profession, out of the city, must have ber here. Her performance of the rdle ot ‘Appianded at the close. ntly done, as were also aod Mrs. A. Parker, = > INTEREST ON THE Vinginta Stars Dest—The Richmond Dispatch ot the 19th inst. says:-—On there was remitted to New York the entire interest that part of the public debt of the interest which is payable in that Fach of’ the thres ben The Prov’ be off rained tm jar . . ‘ ' Joey Os Comsul ot Pw