The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-21
(1o be continued
Nem Fork Correspondence.
LETTER X.
L. S. u r.


New YORK, Dec. IS, 1871.
The English Steamer Caledonian was 10 have left
England fot Boston the 4th inst; and having now
been out fourteen days she may be looked for o-mor-
row or the next day The news she will bring will
not be of great Importance predicating this opinion
upon the smooth flow of the current Of political events
eqi.tng at the departure OF the Acadia, which was
the last steamer thence In the absence OF foreign news
and OF local matters Of interest, will give you let
ter OF miscellaneous gossip.
THERE'S very prasew orhy association in this city
called the "Hebrew Benevolent Society," 1t held il 4
nineteenth anniversary on the 9th inst at the Wash.
ington Hall The object of this society is uHirersal
charity The objects of benev Violence are not limited
to those of the Jewish faith, who, with scarcely an
exception in this city, are above need Its charity Is
extended 10 poor and needy humanity in the most
liberal sense Within the year just expired, It has
distributed allowances weekly to nearly sixty adults
of both sexes and seventy Children besides to malt
dozen pensioners lame and blind. In addition 10
this has furnished donations OF wood and coal dur
ing the cold season to the destitute and provls to
the suffering Such society as this transcends al
praise. The following sentiment one among the re-
gular toas,s embodes It's spirit.
"Charity-a talismanc mantle that hides the mis-
deeds of the sinner and short comngs of the rghte-
Gus"
When the asst The President of the United
States had been enthusiastically drunk Judge Noah
rose and made neat address The following happy
toast was given by the District Attorney, Mr.. Whit
ing who guest:
from the former his eternal hopes so may the former
receive from the latter his temporal enfranchlse
ment."
A society like this, based upon the nobest i'm
pulses Of our nature and having for its object The
purest benevolence that humanity prompts, should
long exist honored of men, and blessed of Heaven,
The thirty anniversary of the New England
Sycieiy, founded in commemoraon OF the landing OF
the Pilgrim fathers two hundred and twenty one
years ago will be celebrated "Wednesday, the I'D
inst by grand dinner at the Astor House The
dinner commences at Up m. Vines are TO he e.
cuded but substitute, tcires are to be included
Every gentleman is expected 10 take his wife, he
have one--a lady at all hazards Ii will be no more
then ''w omen and wine;' but women rs wine A
rare assembage of beauty looked for, and the result
will be that all the gentlemen will go homo infori-
Gated Temperance Societies on a ner plan VIII be
started after this festival The object of the society
is praseworlhy II brings together, once IN year,
the native New Enganders resident in thus metIopo
lis and while unltes them in heart and sentiment
for the passing hour binds them for the year in per-
sonal friendship 1t belongs to tie same character,
and has the same object as the Scotch, French Eng
sh and German Societies; nor less than men OF these
IA ~. En- NIL chprish
land"
Dr. Lardner's lectures Tuesday evening on the
Steam Engine was an extraordinary performance.
1t must be conceded to him that he is tie fist scien-
tifc man of the age. 1t is difficult TO give him all the
praise that is due him. because for sufficiently known
reasons we are irrcsistbly compelled to separate,
what in all cases should be united to make perfect
whole the from the philosopher. see the edl-
tor of the Aurora clever AMI racy daily has object
ed to the epithet "ktle picadllo, by which desig-
mated in one of my letters DR. Is. moral obliqny OF
rather direct immortality. 1t was very far from my
Intention however to lessen the effect of an outrage
upon society by a light phraseology. The terms
made use Of were adopted in an ironca sense, which
sometimes gives to light words three fold weight.
There is, singuarIy enough, "this side Of the sea,
P'E'''O'
this learned gentleman and, also, that Of the lady
There are women here Of good standing who pity
ner; and should not be supri ed ifa clique should,
by and by call upon and sustain her. She is daily
gaining advocates through his personal popularity.
The Bostonians, see, give the New Workers severe
censure for the countenance they extend to these
lectures. Yet great is the power of mind, that,
were he to visit and lecture in that city, his popularity
would if they should Notion him. be great as it is
here.
The Hon Mr.. Dallas lectured evening before last
before very large and highly fashionable audience
upon Russia" The subject and repete
with interest. The late diplomatic position held by
Mr. Dallas Russia opened to him all the Of
information Of which able, observing and intei
gent mind like his could avail itself the result has
been one of the most interesting accounts, wonderful
ly compressed without losing interest or power Of
instruction in the space of single ltcture Of that
great empire the manners, habits, customs of its
people, and general social and political condition.
From the abundance and variety oftaent brought into
active use this winter in this city, it is the New York.
ers fault if they do suIpass all other cities in
knowledge, intelligence and general information 1t is
the fashion now to be taught through lectures by