The Sun (New York) Newspaper, February 13, 1866, Page 1

THE Number 10.475 the audience. Mr. Bancroft was soon sarremnded by 6 large number of distinguished pereonagos, and re- ceived their congratulations. The ceremonies were closed by a brief prayer by the Rev, Gray, the Chep- lain of the Senste, whe pronounced the benediction. 1TION OF OCONGRERS. The Company withdrow, when the Speaker called the House to order. Mr. Washburne, of Ill, offered a Joint resolntion, which was unanimously edopted, tendering the thanks of Congress to the Hon. George Bancroft f the appropriaw address delivered by him, on the lite and service ot Abraham Lincoln, and requesting him to farn copy of the same tor publication. ‘The Chairinan ot the foo committee on the me morial exerci directed to communicate to lng resolution and receive an present the same to both branéh- By Telegraph to the XN. W. Sun, FROM WASHINGTON, Memorial Obsequies in Honor of the Late President Linceln, SOLEMN AND IMPOSING CEREMONIES, George Bancroft’s Address, England and France Criticised, ACTION OF CONGRESS. 10,000 Copies of the Address Ordered by the Senate, City and Miscellaneous News. COOPER INSTITUTE FENIAN MEETING, A GRAND DEMONSTRATION. Speeches, Scones and Incidents. A BRACE OF CITY SWINDLES. Mayor Hoffman to the Rescue. Communteations to the Aldermen de., &c., &e. Mr. Bancrott we Snewer thereto anc 8 of Cong! eas ‘The Houre then adjourned, The Senate after returning to thelr Chamber unanimously passed @ resolution on motion of Mr. Foot that ten thousand copies ef the memorial ed- drone on the life and character of Abraham Lincoln, delivered at the request_of both Honses of Congress ay by Hon, George Bancroft, be priated for the use of the Sen: The Renate aleo anantmonely passed the concurrent Tesolntion of the House above mentioned with refer- ence to the ublect NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE. Albany, Feb crp.—To repeal the act fur fer arbor, Gireen reep, at their regular e of tickets, at leas rtare of any train re, conte tor alld for all cistance the throwiog of seh strecte and public places in New York Mr Laban's resviution for # foot meeting of the twe Ye usce, on Friday next, to elect a Commi{ssiouer of the Metropolitan Police, in place of Mr. McMurray, whose term of office expires on the let of March, was called up and adopted Kus Onperepy to Tump Reapine.—Incorpor ating the Port Richmond #& Bergea Point berry Company, the corpo ators, oa motion of Mr, Laban, being changed to Nicholas Hawkins, Geo. W. beritt and James A. Deon Kelative to taxes on jands taken or to be takeu for certain aqueduct purpo.e.— Adjourned at news ip the Wasntvor The attention of Senor Tassara, Mi Spain, bas been attracted by statements in the press sod tn Congressional details, thas froedmon are cap- tured and conveyed to Cubs aud there sold as «! Mr. Taseara states that bo complaint has been made to State Department of any salo or seduction of eolored persons from the United States into siavery, sud inthe only instance brought to the knowledge of this Government whereia euch persons have been brought or introduced there by Americans, they bave been promptly delivered up and scout beck to their homes, Beg. Gen. Daniel Uiimann has been brevetted Major General for meritorious servic Col, Samuel B Jones has been brevetiod Brigadier General for Beritorions services, Col. Jonen commanded one of the Colored Rogimonts of Mejor General Ullman's liviston, As the Committee with the address of the Virginia Legislature were leaving the White House, the As- “stent Bergeant-at-Arims of the Benate presented each with @ sabpuna to appear before the Reconstruc- tion Committee and testify in regard to the many inexplicable acts of that Assembly, Saturday night ol bat Jndee Marshall met with that Committee and threw considerable light upon Virginia affairs, The ption of Mr. Marshall is deprecated by his as wociates, Aveombly. Albany, Feb, 12. Rrrours—To regulate the fare on the Albauy aud West Stockbridge Kaiiroad to three ceuts perm le fo incorporate the New és rk Annual Coute: ence of the Methodists Episcopal Charch, Bins Isrropverp,-To compel Express Companios to forward perishable proporty without delay Lo incorporate the Metropolitan road Compa do ineorporateth: Niacare Ship tana) Compan Kelerrod w the Committee ou Commerce and Navivation Duta Onornr a Turn Reanixe,--To pro for the 7 tof certain limbilities of the missione:s of Quarantiue—t i tier provection ot life on jadicvion of the Stare oVer certain Inude under eriu the lower bay of New York to the United Btates. svamend the Revised Statntes relative to limited partnereh pe: to provide foraconrention to revise the State Constiturion ; to incorporate the New York Cay Missiou and Treet Sociwty. Adjourned. Underground Rail- From Santa Fe, Denver, Feb. 12.--Santa Fe dates of the 34 inet. gay: Tho Logislatare has just adjourned. It repealed the odious freo negro law, The Peon law was amend- ed so as to make sorvitudo under it entirely volun- tary. A convention wae ordered to frame a Stato Constitution, the eloetion of delegates to take place on thé fires Monday in March, and the Constitution to be eubmitted to the poople on the lees Monday in Apri, eo that the Bale a4 apoly for aduiesion tefore the adjournment of the present session of Cougiess. (Continued Srom the second Page.) Mr, Bancroft thus treated «f Great Brijaig avd News items. France, — But while the vitality of Ame rica fs indestruct*hle, By Telegraph to the New York Sun.) the Lirttish Government hurried to do what nevor fore had been dove by Christian powers, what was in direct conflict with its own expesition of public How. Ma, Timooxmontom was elected on the lew inthe time of our struggl» for indepenacuce 1b inst President of the Texas State Convention. Thow @ insurgent States had not a ship in an open fl » it invested them with all ¢! ; Piatt if | He was a strenuous opponeut of secess!on, ®ve ligerent, even on the oce ud this, when Tue steamer George Bhattuck, for Boston, ran the rebeliion was not oniy dir aralust the gen. ashore yesterday on Long Polat, but will come off at high water, Tun alo in the railroad ticket office at Bing- hampton, N, Y., was opened and robbed on Sun- day morning of $7,000, No clue to the robbershas been discovered, Toa U. 8. steam cutter Pawtuxet, Capt. Fen- ger, went ashore on the back side of Cape Cod, Mass, yestorday aftervoon in a thick fog. Bbe was expected to come safely off at high water. Tus car house and repair shop of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, opposite 8, Loula, Mo, was burned yester¢ay morning, together with 16 cars, Loss about #40,000—insured, Tun schooner Kossuth, of Now York, with coal, while running in for Boston ; csterday, in a thick fog, got asLore on Point Alderton Bar, where she remains. A Karrrine factory at Amsterdam, N, Y., owned by Benator Kline, was totally destroyed by firs last evening. None of the contents of the building were saved. About forty persons are thrown out of employment, A pisraton from Concord, N. H., reports much excitement among the directors and stockholders of the Concord Railroad, caused by developments said to implicate passengers, conductors, and other parties, with embezzlement, end the issuing of spurious railroad tickets, Property to the amount of $800,000, belonging to the alleged defaulters, has been attached and legal proceedings instituted General Intelligence. (By Mail to the New York Sun 1 Twaive different counter(elta of the fifty cent Pleces have been discovered. A .tve seal of 200 pounds weight, that had strayed away from Labrador, was captured on Sshsbury, Mass, beach a few days ago. Wisteen papers are all full of religious revivals, Nothi ng like this excitement Las been seen since 1858, A Tr aMRWDOUS exciternent and « due! is the re- sult of # Paris newspaper's publishing the ages of tho act ‘esses at the Theatre Franca: Bevo ta leaving St. Louis, Mo,, General Sweeney told is friends that before summer the Irish Re ublic \ tould bave hostages for their bresbren beld s captt niy by the Enogheb, Arven & tong sora o& wUrTrec test and most beneficent goverunient on earth, Without @ shadow of justiliabie c\use, but when the reveil'on was directed against ].unuio nature itself for the perpetdal enslavement of @ race. And the effect of this recognition was thatacts in themselves Piratical found shelier in British Cou rteoflaw, The Tesources of Biitieh eapitaiiew, their worshops, their agmories, their private nreeni is, their ship- Ft Were in league with the Losurg cnis, aud every ‘itish harbor in wide world bet ame a rae port for Britusbh spine, menned by Brits sh se lors and otryl guns to prey o . our peaceiul ven on our sh ps comix g from British tod with Mritish produet 4, or that had gitte of gram te the Eug! wh poor, The Prime Minister in the Houseof Cour ons, susta by cheers, the thought u iat their could be amended at our request, eo es to preser real neatraiity; aud to remoustrance: , Low ed to have been just, their Secreu ty answered change their laws a: anchor of pence ho suffered moot ¢ r broke their that they could aot tn- antum “The bower was the working class of Eugiani from our eivil war, but who, whi diminished bi ead in sorrow, alw persevere. Tho act of recognizi @u\e wae concerted witb Brauce, Frau -, waeen eonturine bad been mov. Sieadily tu ie own wa, S wards intellectual! and ‘pelle treede uw, ‘ine poe regarding further colonization ef America by -Uropean powers, known commouly am tLe docerive et Monroe, Lad its origin in krauce; @ ad if it takes @uy ten's pane, should bear tie nam pe f Lurgot. Ib Was adopted by Louis the sixieeuth, i ut ue cabinet of hich Vergennes was the invest tiup ct Wat mewuber, tis emphaticaily the policy of Fr ince; te which, ‘tL treanmeus deviate the Bou ibo os, the First spoleou, the House of Orleans have, evar adored. The orator was frequently interruy ted by applause, epecially im those parte which he er :phas ized, and in Lieh, speaking of Great Britain, bh » said, “Let bill fori remove the worn-out gov snmesrit of a class, nd infuse new lite into the Britis b coi tution, by anving tlehtful powers to the p sopie, aad we can- jor vest bower hing classes oi Kpglau ho suflered most trom the ¢i vil war, but wle abla ey bivke Meir diminished ure: in sorrow, alweys orators contrast of former after a iew mie of tho graves to be remembered cow itrymen, apd by all the + ecolved with mantios: a ous Of delight Sir Kr iderick Bruce being ju attentive Jistener, But the eppisuse was exvonded sud emphs tic) wuen Mr, Laneroit calmed, “The Republic of Mexico must rise cain.” Those parte of bis sddress redorring to the ucocipetion Proclamation, end the utserauces of rendebt Lincola 14 thet connection in favor of re received With @aruest responses by the bly, a@ WAS (bh Cause rewrring to the pewerving friendship o: Iiussia, aud sue act of ine ib COsibe Lor yore Me ues the war ships end ivaweore of the seditious, 2 fr, Steekel, tho Kussian ware Loraly to be noticed by y the box amd Chatham, bat the) atter rough al) time by bis jooplw of the worla”—w nieor, was eviceutly ples sed by the compliment disown government, ‘Lhe other foreign ouistere The srved an appearance of stern gravity vasou to Mr, Laucolu's wight only three day coal, that “ihe eective franchise were untelligeus of the cviored moa, them who @orved our stmospbrric calm, a most violent in Ban Balvedor on the 4th inst, cause diefs—Dut thas this should be done by the Btates Houses io the capital were uuroofol, and in the nsclves, and that he sever harvored the thougug | interior wwns many buildings were overthrown sechhug it from & Lew government a8 & COudiLion se TOCUBUIUGL," Was groeiod with SL plause; as ied be retiark, Hoes iu sppoiusing tue bead of ‘mice Le followes the mauitest preicreuce of ene ¥ eyes were ab bbls pullt directed s Geneve! Grang, the conclusion of the oration, which occupied than two hours and a half, there was a sponta. barst of applause, clapping of bands, and the of bate and hamdkerchiefs. Every seatence wtued (0 Gnd » prompt reapansn a Le mach by the fo. ve of the wind, Tas pol of Hancock's Corps are being mus- tered ous caily, as the period of their year's en- listmense« spires; and by she lst of May, of what OW cons, ‘tubes $wo regiments, there will be bard ly enough lets \o organize # company, Orriotay . reports in England show tbat vaccina- on bass. far proved a certain safeguard to eatile againstthe plague which has raged so fearfully in the Briteh ‘alends, The disease ponsingee be ease des wuedy ls practise only Ly the Gow, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1866, As Ireh dragoon offer on hearing that bia widowed mother had marciel since he quitted Ireland, exciainied, “Murther! T hope abe won't Pave a eon older than me; ifsse does I shall lowe my estates, Os ber last trip to Charleston, 8.C, the Quaker City took 165 Germen enoyranta for the | ianta. fons of Messrs. Welton and Dayton, of Christ Church parish. Other planters are moving in the sare direction. A Festan mane meeting was held in Troy on Friday night. The meeting was adresse’ by several prominent men to the cacse, amongst them Mr. B, Doran Kilian, Rev, Father Curley aso spoke in favor of Irish ‘rea.om, Mus. Stowmwaut Jackson has published a letter declining further contr but.ons raised thronghout the South for ber benefit, deeming it fuconsistent with Ler ideas of revisude and honor to receive them. Warerens all slong tho river below the scene of the rceent disaster Ww the steamer Missouri, have beon reaping a barvest. picking up baggage from the Wreek, A boy at Heuclerson recovered a trunk containing mauy valuables and $500 in money. Ona of the largest slay i in Kentucky bas goue inad ov a xcounsof the liberation of h ant is now an i mate of the junatic asylum at Hopkineville, A gress many other ex-slavehoki- ers in the South are mad on the same account but have uot yet been placed tn asylums Tus Bupreme Court of Massachusetts sor ayo gave Geo, W. Bone, of Swampaoot, 0; $800 against pertios who bad tarred and seath- ered hit for rejoicing over she death of President Lincoln, Emboldeved at thie be has brought sult Sgeinst @ minister who Jovked through « window Ot tLe procession thas tarred iro Torns bas rocently been a ret n of abont tWouty percent in the wages of workuen ab the shoe Wantlactorios in Bioucham and Melrose, Mans. This waa conrdered necessary by the manufacturers becase of the dullness of the mar- ket, The hands, av a youeral thing, conunue work eb ihe reduced wa,es, Comprar having been mace of the ‘amuse. mente" at Nashvile, Tenn. @ comritiee of the Common Counc! was a; pointed to examine them snd report whether they wore conducted tn a ‘Magrautly lewd" m ror Were “Jetrimental to mor ir Wey Vinwted y chat ing laws, TI Maimittee reported thas they were slarmingly detrimental to morals, aud also came Within es the ober pointe, Gee. Borean bas just valuable mill pr ofed negotiations for @ erty on the Jamen River, near Richmond, intending to erect extensive cotton fre- tories, The Cox farm, contalaing two thounm eight hundred acres, through whieh rune Dau Gap Coun), has been ollered vo the Geners!, and hes in contempation its purchase, New Bugiend families aud mill operators wall Le se.tied upou it. Ta® European Tiwes, 27th nlt., aays ao large Ler of terpectable young men from ail parts ond are emigrating to Now York jp the nu- merous steamers which ere now plying between various ports and the Uni.ed Btates, Tnois exoius appears to have arisen in co sequence of the ac- counts constantly receivea of the wealth of the United Sates, aud the scope there for enterprise. Cou, Ronawrs avd Geu. Sweeney, the Fenian President and Secretary of War, had @ reception in Chicago on Friday, in front of the Tremont House, to whieh both gentlemen responded in brief, appropriate speeches, A larve mass meoting wos on Saturday evouing, at which #tirring appea vor of the cause of Lrish [nlependeace wore di . Nort long since there wae «dancing party at the house of Mr. Beott, near Avena, Lawrence County, Ala. ‘ihe weather was very warm in therary part of tho mings but it hed become exc ingly d when the party broke up heated aud fatigued, The company weut Lome; two of them died next merving, avd seven Lave ance died. Others ere seriously tll, and none ot the par.cipauis in the affa rare weil, We learn, the Lo Oth, thet an exciting sta Boone county, Ky Gen, Palmer's houcquarters, yesterday, effect that returued ie'el soldiers or oth driving all the Union men out of the count taurdering or maltrosts find, Gen, fifty men, y peace and order, In General Bick'es’ Depariment of Bouth Caro- lina, Jebn Ferguson, of Coarleston, former owner of the steamer Planter, bas Lad the brass to a for possession of heater, clairaing tu: was siolen by cegrors, and cupsured from them by the Federal Bockeding Byuadron; tues he bas taken the amnewiy cath, and thet the etesmer should be restor: to him with bis other property. General Saxton repurse thatthe Planter was em- ployed by the rebels, aud while in this service was rought past the batteries aud surrendered to Ad- Du Pont by « slave uamed Robert Baal, been employed by we ville Demoonat of the of effairs exists tu Tuformation was received at te the sre aud ig all the negroes they can ached Capt, Lew and soitie affairs wud restore i n) quarteruoasier's command, English Ladice’ Boarding Schools—Cer- ral Punishment—Jiarriageable Ladies Birchod, blo. The Queen, a London “lady's newspaper,” has lately contained a number of letters from various correspondents, relative W corporal punishment io schools, the contents of which have completely dis- usted the community at large, and made parents particularly anxious reepocting thelr children at school. It appears from these lettere that in most of the fashionubie Indies’ boarding scLools the syr'emn of corporal punishment isin vogue, and that marri+ able young ladies are stripped, laid across a “horse and then receive @ castication which neually awarded to only the naughtieat of children, Besides the etripes of a birch. there aré several other formalities to be gone through, very humbling to the apil, aud which one correspondent deseribes as fol- pt r “For the firet offense the delinquent ts pre- pared for punishment, but generally pardoned; for the secend, she ie whipped privately; for all subse. quent delinquencies the pupirtlment takes piece in the schoolroom, on the ‘ho:se,’ and in addition to the pain 16 inflicts it costs in money about Ie. im fee ‘bie is the system: First, she proceeds to 4 ir, lo procure the ro he pays Bd. for the use of it; second'y, she has to be part y undressed by the maid, and this costes ¥.; thirdly, she has then to walk barefooted w another part vf the house, to be robed for punishment cullar dressing to add to house! the disgrace, It is long Unen bieuse, short cotton socks, and slippers, ine young lad: thus dresse now proceeds tw the drawin, room to be exhibited w the lady peri: tendent, Having been approved, she is al ‘ucted the second room, wh Ww pay 6d, the governess who infiicts the punishment. A wooden horse, covered with soft leather, isthe me. dium of castigation, The delinquent tien uauks tbe governess, kisses the rod, and reiires to her own room to appearne more until the next morning" One of the writers, an Irishman, eayd Le bas under hie care a niece, eighteen yoars old, Last summer, the young lady hav ng finished her education, they wout to live in » “pleasant village ueas (he | baues,'t In the * village” was a very large ladies’ eclivol, and the young lady in question te.ng particularly fond of study, made errangemcvats to attend twice & woek, in order to add to her store of Knowledse, if posmbie, One afiernoon it appears she coutiadic'ed, of rather teacher who had wisequ ne of poe surprise, whea about to ver her le @ was ode. luto the echooireum, Lo bh amazement and iadignation, she was (oid bia wae wo ce bitched “ior impudence W @ teac sted and implored, Lut ia Mer ‘ e; rhe eid across @ othing was completely i trow ihe art ol her person, aud ihe | sharp cote with # bireh div mind, aod related tie was, of cu ded to aay stances fodignant, bus b until the young avy tu tion, That time ba : fasion to the lady principal bis home anu recesve the an ‘thie the principal ace ented, wee reser soiprised at he wa mth of (be rece pbion, whlch Wes as Glows —Lhsee wady Muuaiuienons weuk ber ‘Out au invie wr ww iuoch had been Invited to act asa committewal reception, witha © birch. © horse” siong with them. On uc@of the principal the eentioman lec- er condnet to ble netee and told heer wowad im he had cans adios present, to pw There being ne 1 waa ace erusa the ‘hor the ne his neces On 88's Led, dice ther nely and he bitch, He eave her y of which the prencipaite @bh ipped by the gentleman hinself twenty strokes, the sev th flushed counte there are a n coutan acooun, eo atiortod to. she thea depa: ted, berof ovher letters, all ot whieh sliailar bo the abe LOCAL NEWS. WEW YORK aNd THE vicrnrrr. Granpd Fentan Demonstration ar tun Cooras IneriveTs — Tno.sanpe Hraimarse Tae Doone axp Usanne ro ExrmTre Srmaonza, Exo —Last evening, the largest: demenstration which ever took place in New York occurred tn the large ball of the Cooper Jiustitute, the occasion being a grand meeting of the Peulan Brotherhood, No adequate idea oan be given of the crowds which ansembie!, except that it may be sail the ball wae flied at balf-past six o'clock, aud the crush and Jam was occasionally of tuoh # nature that men Wore seen aa 't were flying through the air, drop Ping om the hesds of those below, and rolling into tho arene. As en indication what the crowd grew ty it may be that at the close of the moeting the whole line of chairs in the rear circle were entirely demolished, and «complete wreck was the result. The ‘Assumption Band,"' 69th Regi- ment, led by Mr. Bradley, soon arrived and com- of re marke! menced with the “Wearlng of the Green,” which was received with wild enthustarm. As this mo- ment an unlucky Individual, who tried to force hia way down the stairs, was taken up “body and benes,"" and liserally Gung over the shoulders of the crowd, amid immense laughter, for unfortu- nately broken boves are nothing to an Irishman eo long as be can have « laugh at the misiortune of a fellow countrym: About seven o'clock Mr, P. J, Farrell came forward and introduced, as Prest- dent of the meeting, the Mon, Charles 8, Spencer, who waa received with loud applause, Mr. Spencer oponed by remarking, that when the news of the late victory over rebeliom had been flashed over the wires, he addressed « meeting, fMilowing @ distinguished Preaiient, and oow President of the United Btates (cheers), and he mate remarks of which he reat an extract, aaying that “uow an account hat been settle! up, hed we not some. thing to do for our Fenian brother patriot,” and doing all we could to aid him, and to free Ireland from her oppressor. Cimmense cheering) He then read a leier f an Irish soldier, which had appeared in the nev son the following day, which waa recernved with cheers, (during which Jotn O'Mahony entered, with bis stafl, and was eothumiast cally cheered, the baud playing “Hall to the Chief.) Durtng the apecch tremen tous excitement on- curred, notwithstanding Ceorve Francis Train rose and aid, “Americ 1 TI ask you to tnke your seats, All those in favor of maintaining der, say ‘Ayo.’ This waa repeated twice, but still the noise and conf ternble, Too many people ein th Mr. Spencer proceeded, amid criew of ‘fo tt Charley," to speak of the necessity of an Irish repubite, aod remarked that his forefathers were driven into rebellion bythe tyranny of Greas Britain, and scarcely was the independence of young republic gained than th ar of 1812 com menced through land's inaults, Then Jack- fon on th Perry upon the water taught England a | no Which the Fenians will now teach her again, (Uinmense cheering.) He then spoke of the conduct of Eugland iu ihe late rebellion, in which she het ansisted the South with millions of money, and when asked for indernnity ouly gave ® ooutemptuous refusal, England then Ireland's enemy as well ax his, Now York filled with Li vies, aud be doubsed not but thin the sound of his votce. then got into propheey,and we of Bt, George bowed betore theharp of Ireland, aud thet country tesing ber pombiou in the procession of natious, The band theu played “Wearing of the Grove," amid tre- mendous cheer ny Tho Rev. Father Curley was tho next speaker, He opened by alluding to the cause for which they bad assembled, Lo eschewed dilaung upon the feasibility of ibe Fentans gaining Ireland, and Senator, the Vice remarkod that lroland only wanted republican inde; endence, aud would never sheath & unui! it was alued, (Cheers) length to give @ hisiorv of the Irish people, showing they had « right to the soll where they were bora, » right which could never be extinguished by tyranny, robbery or murder ; for the sous of Ireland Lad @ right to possess the ovil which God gave them. (I'remendous Cheers.) Father Curley then prceedod to show thas Lrish- wen Were essculislly republican, and a® « proof pointed to the isect of ther naving uaturaily incor. porated \heinselves with the Americen citizen. He referred to the prowess of Irishmen tn the late war, in glowing terms, and said toe upshot of the Ine republicau feeling was shown by we fect that inehmes loved America more than England, and her sous hed always shown their love to this coun: try. ihe Rov, gentlemen after speaking of the ry of some Irisimen lately, said that thecap- ture of 800 or 10,000 men, would pot hinder Ireland from going on until she established @ republic on the same basis as thas of free God Liessed America, (lumense Applause, bend pisying “ Marobing Aloug."") Goo, Francis Train was next introduced, who Stated that be hed been escorted out of Vanouil Tall, three years ago, by two polkcemen, bus on Wodnesdey last he was escorted out by two Fenian Colofs, Never an enemy of Awerica, he would still do all be could for Ireland. ‘They wanted no war with E gland, bus whea Ireland struck the fires blow, then America must akuowleage her ase belligerent, (cueers) and remain strictly neu- tral, and tt ous @ thousand Alabamas, all with crews of tue Foulan Brotherhood, Aud this should be done, in order wat the laws of neutralisy should be asiricely observed, (App.) aud thas Eoglsh commerce should bedriven trom the seas, Mr. Train theu read # seriea of resolutions de- noumcing England, asking that no Kuglish wanu- factures suould be worn in Awortca, and recog: nizing the Tuileries tu Frauce as headquarters of the Fealan Ueosleriood, ow. ee, Mr, Train then pul tue resuiutious to the meeting and wey were carrie. Wile immense cheery. lie Wen siluded to several noble men, includiug O'V nnell, McMahon, Nugent, and other chiefs o: Liish des. Cent iu foreign lads, to show thet Ircland bad sous who were capavle of governing jue couniy, Ja cvnclusion, be called for three cuesrs for the Vederal Government, the Union Flag, and Joba U'Mabouy, which were given with » will, whe Hon, Fernando Wood was thea introduced oud spoke a yreat length in favor of Republican. ism, He instanced the fact thas America was now jn favor of Moxican Kepublicavism, although Mexico migutucs Le consuerod capable of seli- 8 /Verbment, thus sLowin see loved Repu- Leaniem, He then slluded the men #eut trom vartone countries to our sores, iucludiug Mou. gulmery, whore wo" siood tu Bh FPeul's Courch yard, nex, bo bab Of the Jamen- et Emme, (Leer) Ww ‘heer the Meuian army 06 manied down Uivadway om we Thirty- e ird Year. ————— 3 way'to liberme their country, (Ch expressed bis wonder that only Trishtoee ane there dence idante were Fenian, as the principle waa te. cidedly republican, and Awerteans suontd be in favor of it. He nated some of the wrongs of ire- land, among which were the denial to them | ¥ Fogland of the right to administor their own gor. of ther ow not being allowed to redreas tha’ own 7 Sremant thus being alwaye under mart! aw, their houses not being their castie, for they under the rurvelll of apieg, and that ord) Miche aie mitted to every individual and every laud wae cee nied to the people of Ireland (Cheers andi: of “ That's #0.) t, Wood proceeded at len + show that England had denied rights to Ly which she granted t her oolonies Now what did they intend to dof (Vouey Fight, fight," end fmmense 4; pisue) ; He differed irom the gentleman who prees’ i h “ Def hat enid that he wanted nu vs ww land, We did want a war with Boyland. Uomenes cheering ) He said their organ zations Congressional or Execustve were only ‘njuring Trelaud aud ber cause, They were called upa to commit acta, Sye overt sete against the Fritisn Government, and if he were bus ten years younger, while they wore orgeoizing Fenian Ciubs, he would be oraalzing anti-British C ([Oneera.) He denounced neutrality, He insisted thatthe bs roment should take pert in thie rirugg'o. If Mexico, 8 she was, balf Lndian aad half Legro, wae entitled to American eu | feat bow much more was glorious ol! [re- land? (Wild cheers.) He begved of them and of hus country to agitate the question politically, t know whether the wou suey rent tu Com re made Presideut of the United Biates, was telr ay) square on thie movement, They wante! Ameri- cau aid (applause), and #o far as his (eeble uu. * uded, “So help lis God, they 4!ou!l Ald" [Tlere the audience rose én muese, cheering, which lasted for sev. wee most enthusisstic.) in have and eral the sovon da, looking at the Irish cousus of "Gl, he fouvd thas out of 5,700,000 and old population, there wore 4,600,000 Catholics, They did not belong tw the Eetaviished Church. (Cheers aud groans.) Soot land had been povmitted to retain her own rou- ous feelings, but Ireland aad committed no offence, excopt that she was Catholic. Without sludiug distuction of faith, he treaiea tis question simply ass uational one, and deuiod thes suy man or body of men should live under lava which did pot do them justice, He conclude i by Stalug thetes ares his weans ¥ ent, privacely or politically, every one of them ovuld cowmauu Lun, (Cheers.) Mr. L. D, Kieran was next introduced, and spoke at great length on the principle of eeli-gov- erament, mentioning various countries whieh had raised the stenderd of revolution for liberty, and asking if Ireland, which had always favored ro. publican prince iplesy should give the lie to her own history ? God forbid, for the apimt of the old Geraldives wes not yet deed, (app.) and the muas of people there to-night showed that the olu epins ol liberty was to rise and contend for ita eatablishment, (Immense cheering.) He next defended the Irish people from the charge of bein: incapable of self-government, and cited bist ry, sncient sad wodern, to show that the Irish pation was not oly competent but ble of competing with any theearth with regard to seliegovernment. With rover to the means possessed eland of #up- riing @ governmerit, the epeakor sald that E.x- sod bad #0 many dependencies in which she was compelled to keep soliiers that her army would not be able to prevent a rebellion, He procecded to show that Ireland was as capable as any coun- tery in the wold to inflict’ summary chastisewens ob ber enemies, and spoke of the army ‘of Fenians et home aud abroad as capablo of infil cting siguel destru tion on thelr @ jes, He ansurel the meeting thet the Femans should mot be unaided in their struggle for many nations were under obligations bo Lrishmen,and thoy woud lond a helping baud as the proper moment, Frauce would avenge the geurde:, ator Waterloo, of bor greatem ole. 5 id raime ber vows in sympathy, and would bly lend Ler becd w aul therm, af America, mabering Ler ‘Cor. ev Mr, Train bat ir et oeutrality,aud uggled for freedom would «le» tnan had gething to lose but his vate all." Great laughter} And, mau fas prepared tw lose iu the cause ot Tre wns 's segencraiou, (Teves wha the inateer.”}] What, then, wat the duty of Irish. men’ (Fight or die") Prepare, andthen aight, (lutenee applause.) Let tuew then igh) and be proj ared, it need Le, to righ ou the gol oo which they firs, drow t (Wo will) The bpeaker concluded by urging them to Keep oyether, jor even uow Irelaud Was awaitiuy ther eid aud sympathy. (Voices, “God Lies her, se shal) have 1.") Let them keep the bright tues of revels to ireland Lelore their winds, and may (od, said be defend the good cause for whieh 1 ask your o- operation and your aid, (Trauendous ches.) Mr. B. Doran Killian was the next speaker. Le said the meetiug was organized for # political etlecs in Washington, and that effect could be best ab tained by not letiing the meeting be heralded forth ag ap Irish American mocting, but as « meeting of Americaa Citizens, They bed already heard wwo leaning en of two opposite parties, wud such was wiat Whey wanted. die w.sbed the ay- thorities at Washjogton to know iuat every las: O'Donoran Rosso got, shoul be repeated » thotie andteld oa the tacks of bis oppressors and Le wished shat an effurt would be made t rescue tho lcivh Amer cit.zeus who were pow pr.songra ia ireland, He said the, by an arrangen.ont mala betwoen Wo jivad Centra, he bad agreed to make no speech, aud he wusted the meotiig would re ceive Lis apology. Mr. Spencer then announced that Col, O'Mahe pny was too il) to speak, and in announcing the adjournment of the meeting, called for three cheers for the Irish Republic, which were given witha will, The meeting then adjourned, to the wuale of “Wearing of the Green." OUTSIDE MEETING. About six thousand persons assembled outside the building, and were enterteined by Moser, James McDermott, of New York, and J, W. Fitz. gerald, of Massachusetia, from the belcuny of the Institute. Sr, Vatenrine'’s Dar will be observed to-morrow with additiona) sest, Since the «lsu of the war lass yeer Cupid bas had ample tine to }lu ne his wingsand propare hiraself for his yearly round of impocent inischief, and judging from the display of bis miseiles, be will have @ good bine, The chy post oflice department are promised plenty of work for the next few days, in distributing thi se love muisseles, Qne of the leading firms in this City states (hat the trade is brisker this year theu 1s has Leen for many years past, Orders ere daily arriving from the country, and «jew Jaye egos very large order wos received frou Bouin Carolina for valentines to retail at #60 each. Ad that is kuown of Saint Valentine represents ui ae having beom an ardent lover ef childiuod aud youth, and that be suffered martyrdom for ice faith in the third ceptury of the Christien ere, under the ren uf the Roman Evuperor, Claudius, The custom which prevails at thie season 16 traces Ly somo writers t© the Boman festivals called Lupercalia, which were celebrated abous this due, sud on which occasions the names of martiagealla Cantona om? tm Kegey