The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-05-24
From the New York Express.


Our columns again TEEN with interesting
news, reports of Public Meetings. &c, &c
This is rich week in New York.
The Female Moral Reform Society had O
very interesting meeting in the morning, but
Gentlemen were not admitted. To Husbands
who have wives, this may be no exclusion, the
latter generally reporting in full to the former
on the course of time, but as for bachelors, wild.
overs, and the like ignorance forever must rest
upon them as to what the Ladies of the Moral
Reform Society this day have done.
An immense crowd filled the Tabernacle in
the afternoon to witness the exhibition Of the
pupils from the school for the deaf and dumb.
1t was beautiful and wonderful exhibition.
The Misses were handsomely arrayed in white,
and the Boys were not less neatly clad. The
power of signs is almost the power of words.
Such display as this alone would make gio-
rious the Anniversary week.
The American Bible Society had an inter.
esting meeting. The HISTORIAN Bishop was
there. Bible was presented him BY the ven.
cradle John Cotton Smith. The Bishop show.
ed a Syriac Bible, written on parchment e42
years old. In 26 years this society has print.
ed, and circulated 3 100000 copies OF the
Bible.
The American Education Society held their
meetings last night at the Tabernacle. This
is their 26th Anniversary. They are running
into debt too fast for they now owe S35. 600
but they have $4,000 fund devoted to
special purposes though.
MIR. Marshall of Kentucky was last night
Illuminating the firemen and others on Tenn.
perance, the House OVERLOOKING with popula.
ton to the very street. Marshalls career has
been very brilliant in the city. He is more of
meteor than has shot along in this quarter
Tor some time. He hits with all extremes
The Religious People like him for his splendid
high moral speeches,and their powerful effect:
the sinners, for what of his rowdvism is left.
the love OF horse race, good cigar.and
an original manner. There is vast prairie
near ne the Wabash, not far from 71ppecanoe.-
Ii Mr.. NJ. will go there, study ten years and
see nobody, he may then come back to New
York, and he will never wear out.
The Anti-Slavery People, under the auspi.
ces OF that ever busy, and remarkable man
Lewis Iappan, have got new idea into their
heads Their official doings yesterday in
Crosby street is in our columns. Their meetino
was not large, only twenty-seven, fourteen
~nites' and thirteen blacks, but they have 70.
solved they will have nothing to do with
s Ia in f'lrthering Foreign Missions.
ne hev. Mr.. Brown Southlee, from Pawtuc.
Set' X. l., intends soon to go to the island Of
MADEIRA, to preach half the day in Portupuese |
and half TIM day in English, if he can ra;so
the wind, from Anti-Slavery alone. Gcrr;tt
Smith 81 h will help along the Society $1,000, so
Mr.. Tappan says. 81
Another meeting of the Antislavery people
A. NJ. to P. M. with only an hours ;ntar
mission. About $50 present; two thirds white
and one third black and yellow, a good portion !
OF the whites being of the society of friends
They agree to raise $4,000, and $1,000
were subscribed on the abby Kelly A.
gfeelng TO raise s25oO, and ''the BY: as she
calls him James Munroe, Ia young man about
20 years of age) S25OO more. Sbbv KoiI",,
is woman of some 25 or 80 years Of noe.
she dresses very plain, has bright sparkI;ne
eye, that flashes when she speaks, is pretty II