Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-15

/ counties of Richmond. Kings, Queens, Suffolk,
| New York. Westchester, Putnam, Dutchchs,
Ulster. Sullivan, Orange and Rockland, except
inc the schools of the Episcopal and OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Churches, each Of which has
separate association. The schools formed yes
| terday in the Park, as usual, and proceeded to
Castle Garden, each school under its own BAN
ner. and led by its instructors and supci1nten-
dants. Itscomputed that including the 90 schools,
their officers, superintendent and instructors,
together with the vast multitude assembled towlt-
ness the interesting spectacle, there were from
fifteen to twenty thousand souls within the gar.
den, filling the area, all the seats OF the broad
circular terrace, and clustering upon the WIDE
surface of the garden walls. In the absence OF
the President, (the Rev. DR.. Milnor,) Eleazer
was made by the Rev. Mr.. Phelps, of Haverhil
Mass. and an address was pronounced by the
Rev. Mr. Rice, of the pearl street Church-neither
of which could be heard at any distance from the
Speakers. The usual hymns for the occasion
were sung with thrilling effect, because the whole
vast assemblage could join in these, and the
rich swelling strains of sold Hundred" were
heard and felt in mighty volume of melody, by
all who could not JON their own voices III the d.
vine song. The spectacle was truly very inn
posing one And it was an object of delightful
contemplation, to think of the mass OF human
intellect here collected together, to expand as 1t
is cultivated and matured, and ultimately to be
difused abroad over the whole land, like the ee-
ments of vegetable life, which being borne as the
wind Isteth, cause the earth to be fruitful, and
nature to rejoice in her own enforced and unpro-
tected wealth. The splendor of her varegated
attire. The greatest order and decorum pre-
vailed, and the appearance of the schools was
highly crcditabe.
Among the thousands there assembled, we
were particularly gratifed with the appearance
of the scholars from theAms House at Bellevue.
They were two or three hundred in number, and
occupied conspicuous place in the gallery:
the boys all dressed alike, in light blue jackets
and white trowers, and the girls in checked
frocks and white aprons-all clothed by the hand
of charity. The motto on their banner we OBJ
served to be- The poor have the gospel preach
ed unto them"
The annual meeting of the society was held in
the Middle Dutch Church in the evening-Ger
lard Beekman, Esq. presiding. Reports were
read by the Secretaries, Horace Holden and An
thony Halsey, Esqs. and the usual resolutions
were offered and addresses delivered by the Rev.
DIR. Cox, and the Req Mr.. Somers, of New
York; the Rev. Mr. Strong. of Flatbush, and
Mr. Frederick Porter, of Philadelphia.
Nep York City Temperance Socic'y.-The
second Anniversary Meeting of this Society took
place last evening in the Murray street church.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather,
there was numerous and respectable audience.
Eleazer Lord, Esq. presided. The Annual Re-
port was read by the Rev. Joshua Leavitt. Sec
rotary of the Society, exhibiting a vast collec-
ton of interesting and important facts, calculated
to encourage the society in the active continual
ton of its efforts in this most philanthropic work
of benevolence. 1t was gathered. from the re-
port, on the authority of the Collector of the port
that the quantity of distilled spirits imported in
1897 was 2,056, 80 gallons; in 1928, 1895, 705;
in 1929, 1890, 368; being l.229,9S7 gallons
less than in the preceding, and 795, 354 less than
the average of the ttoo preceding The exports
of foreign liquors in 1897, amounted to 1865
gallons; In 1928, 1856, 1894; in 1929, 42S, 775;
leaving for this market in 1927, 1850, 205 gal
Ions; in 1928, 2.73S, 81 ;and in $780, only 1867,
093-a diminution from the preceding year Of
1,47l, 7l8 gals, and the average of the two pre-
ceding years, l,066,4l5.
The quantity of domestic spirits imported into
this city in 1927, was stated at SO, $40 casks; in
1928, III, 5O4; in 1929, 1925; being Sl,59f
casks less than in the preceding year, and 24,994
IesS'hau the average Ol tle TWO preceding years
From these facts says the report, it appears that
the diminution in the quantity of foreign liquors
passing through the New-York market for domes-
tic consumption, has been 1,471,zfS gallons
worth about as many dollars, and being fall off
of more than 5Sper cent, of domestic spirits it
has been s,0Oo,O ZOO of gallons worth at first cost
about 6e5o,ooO; making saving to the country
of more than Sl,500.0OO. After the report was
read, the meeting was most ably and eloquently
addressed by DR.. David Hosack, President Of
the DutchessCOunty temperance Society, the Hon.
David Dasett, one of the Judges of the Supreme
Court of Connecticut, and formerly distinguish
ed Senator in Congress, and the Rev. DR.. Fisk,
of the Wesleyan Methodist seminary. at Wiibra-
ham Mass. 1t was on the whole most interest
ing meeting.
american Tract Society.-Ths morning the
American Tract Society held its anniversary at
the Middle Dutch Church. The President, S.
V. Wilder, Esq. presided. An interesting re-
port Of the last years proceedings was read by
the Secretary, after which addresses were deli
vered by the Rev. Mr.. Stillwel, of this city, the
Rev. Mr.. Todd of Groton. an English gentle
man whose name we could not ascertain, and