The New York herald., 1845-01-15


Mercantile Library Association Annual
Meeting.
large and influential meeting of this useful as
sociation took place last night at their rooms Clin
ton Hail. to receive the reports of the various OFF,
GERS, and transact other business incidental to their
annual assembages. AT half past O'Clock, the
hour appointed, Phillip Hone, Esq, was called to
preside, unanimously upon his assuming that
office, he spoke as follows.
GErrLrMEN am proud and happy to meet you
more feel myself honored by being called to preside
at this your annual meeting. have been long assoca
permit me to call my self SO might say am Of the
fathers Of this association You must permit to say
Gus to obtain from you. (Applause Gentlemen, during
long, and not inactive lite, have been engaged in ma.
ny works Of utility in my native city, but know ofnone
IN which have token such deep interest," which
has such deep hold my affections az this which
now have the honor Of addressing (Applause) know
cess. loud spplau:eJ The institution owe over which
nave the honor to preside is closely allied to you Is
we hope, practical and salutary influence your
stuon and in no instance have had any reason to
over yoa That this should continue. would be
exceedingly gratifying to the gentlemen by whom the
ACC0mmOQaIlOn.
institution which preside has much to do. and
am happy it is for shows that all is going right
Th. institution has reason to be grateful for The interest
manifested at the time Of it, establishment there has
most Il nopsd that %sy Continue
for, from no other institution will more good arise
from the fruition Of these hopes Let your zeal not
lax above oil preserve the unanimy the cord:aly and
the affection existing among you now Time was when
to learn i IS at an end Let me then impress On
your minds the necessity Of union among yourselves
for but we may now hope that they are past
and thai in times Of commercial prosper ty which are
tees OF the Clinton Hall Association entertained and
pressed hope that they might prove in.trumenta in
created debt which has no all but little been paid off
In our last annSal report expressed hope that the
amouat might have been collected during the past year
that we were disapponted but stil 1t will be paid
There is now your treasury larger balance than is
usual ct this time Of the year; that will be applied
from % 900 down O0O which is the whole amount,
now owing by the Clinton Hall Association. When th,
end su s 10
subscribers in giving you their money had object but
yeur advantage They had expectation to increase
late upon When that debt therefore, is paid gentlemen
the whole revenue of this building will be applied to the
pay 1 oa a. soon ' 4 po:siSis hsve No nors e say
that happy to be among you that consider myself
your father, if you will nae to say (approbation)
such an as' And n. =. long sas
have grey hair upon my heades long as have voice
raise shall be happy to be among you for there is
Mercantile Library Association. MARKED sppause)
The minutes of the last meeting then read by the
read ssr which Mr. Hone arose to say that he was re-
to state that two gentlemen expected to bt
here tonight but neither Of them could attend One o.
them Mr Frelinghuysen. was very unwell. The Mayor
had promised to be here but he is net here but have
recurring to my own experience to ask you to excuse
him as Mayor if he don't do just as he premises-
M MILLER the President of the Society then reaa the
annual report was very long and elaborate review
OF the affairs OF the and rather enconrag
ing atement Of proceedings for the past year There
was slight dminuion in the number Of members which
paid three dollars and % were merchants paying v.
dollars The number OF honorary members were 49,
expendituFs s4s in the hands
% a Of which ei7 wer. rebound and repsrea and 70,
made full acknowledgment The state Of the reading
roomhe system Of lecturesthe several classes organ
and the report ended with recommendation tn,
successors of the government officers to pursue with
originally founded-the diffusion of useful knowledg,
among the mercantile youth Of this community.
Lex Mr. Mason next addressed the meeting in very
peds Of the commercial youth of this city Hewas list
ensd to with much attention and frequently applauded
Thanks of the meeting was then moved seconded and
carried unanimously to the President Of the Assocaion
for his very able reportalso te Phillip Hone, Esq, o,
his very able conduct In the chair which carried Will
MEMBER proposed that the minutes of the meeting oi
the Association Of the 18th Of June last be read The
OF resolution for the purpose having these
minutes expnnged from the proceedings Of the Society
they went to mpugn the conduct Of the men,
oers @ OF the Assocafion. The minutes alluded to were
The doubted the right of the present meeting
y when they had been approved Of by subssquent meet
He the Chairman, knew of law but that of repu
diaton, that would authorize them to expunge the pro-
ceedngs of meeting that had previously taken place
Laughter) He did think me Society was at all in.
clined adopt this law Laughter and applause
The proposition was then negatived.
MEMBER proposed a resolution recommending to ths
officers of the Association for the ensuing year reduc
tion Of the expenditure of funds of the Association
Another MEMBER proposed an amendment to the las,
resolution 10 the officers for the ensuing
year an increased endeavor their to increase the
number Of the members, as the most valuable
increasing the funds Of the society," and promoting its pc
cuniary welfare.
This addontwss accepted by the original mover, and
MEMBER then moved a resolution, recommending to
the members the purchase Of the printed catalogue
library Of the Assocation the best OF relic wing
the Association from the expense entaed by the printing
Of the same (shuming Of feet and cries Of Adjourn
The question was then put and carried unanimously,
aswas the motion for adjournment and the meeting broke
up
Mr.. BENNErT:
Having examined some time since, for my own
satisfaction, the subject OF Immigrants, the amouni
of Communication money paid, DC. can, to the ex
tent Of ten years, (rom 1880 to lS4O,) throw some
light on the subject; but whether it will satisfy
you, your correspondent, or the public, is not for
me to determine. Such however, as il is, l here.
with give you.
The number Of passengers which arrived at this
port in the years 1880 to 1889 inclusive. were
2S7,97S. Communication money received during the
same time, was $l36073. Expenses of the Aims
house during same time, $l824 OILS.
La 1872 the number in the Aims house was 2893
of these there were Of Natives 14l2. Foreigners
l48l.
$ll, ,l56, computed (by me) expenses of keeping
the l48l foreign paupers for the year-admitine
they were all through the whole of l642-is SIT Ol2
This computation allows the expenses for each
pauper. at 81 per week. ! think it is fair to pre-
sumo that the 148l were not in the Alma house
fhrQuQhout the whole year So that &c Suhacriher,