The New York herald., 1844-07-17

Correspondence oil the New YORK Herald
BosroN, July l5-4 P M.
The City Greys-Neos from Europe Progress 81
Nativeims- Inducements and Grim. Con-.
Weekly Heralds and the Philadelphia Riots.
As the " Ciiy Greys" Gone of our best disciplined
military companies,) leave this afternoon for your
goodly city, l hereby entrust through them to you
a bref epislle, commenting them TO your generous
hospitality, and that of all true New Workers They
are noble set Of fellows, and are well deserving
of i" soldiers welcome"
Our city IS unusually quiet at the present time,
most OF our fashionable gentry being absent at th'
watering places, or sojournng at their country re
sidences The mechanics are the only people who
seem to have plenty TO do, an unusual number q
houses and stores being In the process OF erection
in the city, suburbs and vicinity.
The steamer Hlbernia, expected tomorrow, viii,
no doubt, bring us Important news. Mr.. Max
Bohrer gives concert tonight, previous to leaving
in the Britannia to- morrow.
Native 1.mericansm is rapidly increasing in thls
city and vicinity, two large meetings having beer
reid the last week. One was held on Bunker Hill
last Friday, and Is reported 10 have been an enlhu-
slas,ic assembly. The press, as usual, with one
exception, express no opinion as 10 the formatio
Of these societies, fearing, perhaps lest the interest,"
of their journals should be compromised. The Ma
lives intend, understand, to start an organ ol
their own soon, and to separate ticket at the
gansed, and know what they are about.
Amusemrnts are rather on the wane IN Boston,
since the closing of the National. The Museum,
Concert Hail. Chemical Paintings AhenRum Gal
lery, and Egg Matching machine, are the prlncipa
attractions at this Tune
A rare Grim. con. case and cow-hiding affair,
| came off in Boston last week, the particulars OF
which too rich to be communicated.
The last Weekly Herald, containing graphic
| representations Of the Philadelphia riots, was Il,
| great demand at Reddlng's, and all the literary
depots, and large numbers will be sent out by Tn,
steamer tomorrow.
| The Shades" under the command of Genera
Bates, is doing thriving business and IS, OF coure
the head quarters ol all the old counirymen, and
| tavorite resort with our own citizens.
We are suffering much from the draught, and {
visit from Professor Espy woald be very accepta
i ole al this time AU REvoIR
| EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE "A few days ago. Capt
Samuel Blanchard, o Medtord, and Mr.. Hilliard
who keeps W. goods in Federal street. in TIM
city n company with four ladies' made pleasure
Spot Pond. Alter fishing for some time, Mr.. Hill
lard and the four ladies concluded to have "a sail" in
small boat kept there tor the purpose. The boat had jus
reached the deep water some distance from the shore
when IL upset by naw of wind Capt. Blanchard
who saw the accident the Shore to the spot
seized two Of the ladies' and swan TO the land snE
twice on the way from the enaciiy with which the,
clung to him When he the last time, he called
lad on shore reach him with long fishing rod which
probably the OF saving his life and thos'
u the ladies he was endeavorng to rescue The othe
two ladies' saved by MIR Hliad is similar manner
rhe boatna who c6nd not swim, saved himself by
cnging to the bottom Of the boat Boston Mail July 10.
AFFAIRS IN PROVIDENCE, We are informed by
friend from Providence, that Lieut. Martin, OF III,
Cadets" company Of Providence, who has been detect
cd in forging the Of the Mayo Of that city CERTAIN
bank checks to the tune o. several thousand dollars be
iecamped, leaving his bondsmen TO step up to tn
Capns Office and settle will be remembered that h'
city Clerks accounts found TO minus about $4,000
short time SINCE Boston Dem, July ls,