The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-10

GRAFTON, foEM, AND DINNER, LAST ENkNNr, VI
THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY AssocrArloN.-The ora
ton and poem were before very respectable audi
ence at the Tabe-eommencins IN The midst OF a
violent rain. The Grafton was delveredby Charles
Eames Esq. upon the Commercial System, or the
Empire Of Commerce. We intended to have
ported it, but although it contained some common
place ideas, yet they largely diluted with
water, that any temperance man might swallow the
whole without breaking his pledge. He followed
the old path trod by all the illustrous sopho
mores, who have preceded him. We venture to
say that no stealer OF other mems ideas will ever
commit even petty larceny with any portion of the
grafton.
The poem was by Park Benjamin, Esq. and was
really very credltable affair Ii went off with
great eclat and deservedy So II contained many
hard hits, and some very happy ones, and one ire
mendOus touch OF egotlsm.
The dinner came off at Niblos garden. Phillip
Hone presided DR.. Wainwright SAID grace. Pre-
sent His Honor the Mayor, Lawyer O'Connor Presi-
dent Moore and others. About two hundred in al of
whom % were young ladies' Ii was pure Croton
| temperance dinner. There were some singers pre-
sent, Mr. Horne, the Loders, the Watsons, The Mas
, sets, and others, who sung various pieces.
There were thirteen ;oasts drank and the most OF
them watered with large quantities OF speech.
Mr.. Gourley-Soso-ish.
No. 2.-Tne Poetaud The Orator-Mr Eames not being
account the best during the whole eveningits bre
witty.
No. s--CEnton Hall .1ssociaiion-speech by Phillip
Hone.
No 4-Tae Moral Influence Of the Mercantile Library
4ssoeiation-Rev Mr. Bellows very good Sunday dis
course.
No 6--Literature and Comm rce-spesch by John G.
Sergeant.
No 6.-Ths Mayor and Comparatively this City-A ca
pial speech by His Honor the Mayor.
| CANNOT said he say with Mr. Benjamin, that
am unaccustomed to public speaking, but am un-
accustomed to speak before such an audience.
can speak before twelve men, or three Judges; but
10 woman-Goa bless me! | can speak lnrelligbly
to but one. tremendous cheers.) | have been
equally pleased both as man. and as magistrate.
am reloiced a magistrate because see the boys
around me have ardent spirts-I mean animal spi-
rlts. (Cheers) The Rev. Mr.. Bellows has called the
attention to matrlmony. Now this Institution is
Just twenty-five years old-one year beyond Its
majority The clergyman says, marry. And this
Is the first year the young men have invited LADIES'
TO their dinner. So here we have three ideas-22
and the ladies', clergvmen, and matrimony. lGreat
cheerlng-the young ladies all hung their heads
The Mayor concluded with the following toast =
The Mercantile Library .dssociaton-The present asso-
citation with the ladies' allude to- Enthusiastic ap
plause.1
No THE Merchants of New York-our Institution is
The Merchants University. With this for a lash, Col.
Stone casgated the audience with speech unmtgated
in its length and trash. thought the millennium
would set in before he got through.
s. The Bar.-Responded to by Mr.. Evarts a young
lawyer with Prescott Hall. Good, good.
Q. The Press-Speech, regular built by Mr.. OSulli-
van, editor of the Democratic Review.
1t was now twelve o'clock at night, and consider
ing the length of the speech, we must say that the
ladies' bore it with exemplary patience and for
titude The only thing the gentlemen wanted to
know was, "what have we done to deserve it''
10. The Poets Of america.
Speech by Mr.. Reese.
IL. "Woman-Our presiding Divinity. Bacchus is de-
throned." Drunk standing.
AT half-past IL the party broke up Chowder,
chowder, chowder, chowder.
Awful. CALAMITY. This morning the steamboat
Vermllllon on her way down the lake, while at The
port of Huron, took fire and burnt down to the
ters edge, The chambermad and lady passen-
ger named Davidson, supposed to be burnt. as mo-
thing. can be found of either since. The vermil-
lion had large quantity of freight board, mostly
flour; considerable number of passengers Nothing
was saved, so instantaneous was the conflagration.
ii proceeded from of the hands accidentally
dropping demijohn or can of spirits turpentine,
which bursted over the boilers and caught fire i'm
mediatey, enyeloping the whole vessel in flames in
an instant The Perry, which arrived soon after,
took the Vermilllon's passengers board.-Cieue-
land Plain Dealer, Mop. 8.
90 There tolerably good house last night. the
New York Museum. There is advantage in this
Enlistment; the public always confidently rely upon
the performance taking place. be the weather bad
Tho manager declares that account will he defer it,
for by doing, se only to dsappoint person
should look upon it breach Of faith with the public
which he considers he is nviolaby bound to preserve
Diamond, Jenkins Rosalie Boyce, Wright, Sc, appear.
The Fudge Mermaid will make her debut Monday next
direct from Humbug Island.
GO One continued throng of ladies and gentlemen
crowding into the American Museum yesterday and
last evening witness the wonderful put forth
there this week, among which are the Mermaid caught
the Feee Islands, and doubtless the greatest
Al
lerst the family of Lilliput numbering astonishing
performers Miss Hood the beautiful accomplished and
popuarvocas LIE Petite Celeste the Charming dansuese
the Gpsey fortune teller &C. besides 100000 curoses
Barnum is undefatgable and persevering in his deermi
nation to please the public and whore public gratifca
ton the object he squanders money like nabob This
is positively the last week of DR.. Valentine also the last