The New York herald., 1845-07-28
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
Warrington.

Correspondence of the Hsrald.l
WASHINGTON, July "a lS45.
The Catholic Educational Institutions Of George
to,cn-1he Ladies' Acadsmy of the VisitatiOm-
Georgetown CoHege-Ihe Pressdent and his Cabi-
net among the VistoTs
SIN hoe signo vinces." Yesterday was great day
among the beautiful ssterhood of the Catholic
Academy of the Visitation. 1t was the
day of the annual examination of some two hundred
female scholars, in all the various branches of po-
lite educaton-the day of the award of medals pre-
miums, &C., and great throng were present at the
ceremony. The exhibition was honored
by the presence of the President of the United
States, and Hon. Geo. Bancroft, Secretary of the
Navy, and sundry distinguished ladies, citizens and
strangers 1t was undoubtedly one of the most in
teresting that dlsconsolate old bachelor was
permitted the honor of contemplating.
This has been another great day among our Ca
tholic friends. The Georgetown College, of the So
ciety OF the Order of Jesus, had its annual COM
m,encement, or, rather termination to-day. The
large apartment appropriated Tor the exercises was
nlieo m 10 oVerfiowlng at an early hour. Among the
enlgntened and distinguished of the auditory were
His Excellency the President of the United States
ana Iexas ana oregon, and perspectively of Cafor-
MIA; Hon. James Buchanan; Hon. George Ban
croft and, and hon, Iohn ntsi Y Mason, of the Cab
ter; His Excelency. M Serruegs, Minister from
Belgium; 1t NJ F. Maury, U. s. ~; B. B. French.
Esq, c. II. r. U. S. Judge Meek; Of Ala James
Professor Wallis, and host of others Among
the beautiful, (he ladies' will excuse u.s. il is the rule
in ment onng official personages, 10 begin with
the President, you know,) among the beautiful, the
blage. were Mrs. Polk, Mrs. Walker. Mrs Bodisco,
and her fascinating sisters, amid phalanx ofbeauty
more powerful than the Macedonian phalsnx OF old.
amid constellation of eyes as bright as the stars Of
the milky way-amd throng of DANES and dam
sells, dear 10 heart the light OF the morning
The readers Of the Herald have heard much OF the
beautiful consort OF The Russian Mlnster-but per-
haps they 40 NOT know that although the queen Of
the master of ten thousand serfs, she is staunch
republican, and goes for the whole Of Oregon even
if il trenches upon the domlnions of the Emperor Of
all the Russias She is one of the women Of the
age, calculated either 10 adorn palace or a cottage
After music by the excellent band attached to the
College, the exercises were passed through accord
ing to arrangement
The composltions without an exception, were
most credtabe to the young men; and the last three
pieces, all that we had an opportunity to hear,
would have done credit to the professors and faculty
themselves
Degrees were next conferred and among the
individuals promoted were the Baron Auguste Ga
briel Vauder Straten Ponthoz, of Belgium, an
elegante, with long hair, elegant whiskers de-
lightinl moustache, and figure pronounced aw fait
by all the ladies' The Baron, with his diploma in
his hand, made very Impressive speech in French,
with air, action, and grace of the most decided
touch of the Belgian nobility An old farmer in the
crowd, however, was uncharitabe enough to de-
clare that he thought the Baron belonged to class
who were OF no manner of use on the face of the
earth, though The Baron is useful man for all that.
W. E. A. Aiken, Of Md, was honored with the
Bluff U. S. N, A. NJ Thomas J. semmes, D. Of
G., A. NJ !; Francis H Dykers, A. M. (a clever
and promising young man of New York city,
Among the students honored, and who did honor
tba "uld do P,I,
nephew OF the Count, and young fellow, who
promises much John w. Archer of Va; re-
ative of the Senator; Peter c. Howle, of Md, and
Master LGngsiIheh h OF Pa who bore of three
mlums &c., and, while the band were playing
" Aud Lang Syne,' the assemblage dissolved,
some two hundred invited guests remaining to
dinner.
The dinner was served up in lower room, deco
rated, on all its walls, with choice paintings, from
scenes and symbols, drawn from the Bible and the
Birth, the Crucifxon, the Sepulchre, the Gar
den OF Gethsemane, Apostles, Saints, Martyrs,
NC. There bottle OF wine for almost every
guest, and yet we observed one gentlemen hide
Samuel Mulledy, of Virginia, presided. After
dessert, the President toasted the graduates OF the
day; and Mr.. Archer, of the graduates, returned
the compliment. The President nexi proposed
toast which he knew would be received with gene
raj appreciation, to wit :
James X Polk, the President of the United States.
The toast was received with hearty applause; and
the band struck up the " Presidents March" Next
came
The orator of the Phodemic Society
To which Mr.. Brent happily responded, con
cluding with compliment to the Faculty, the. Pro-
fessors and students of the College-whereupon the
band followed with that beautiful air
Come the sea with me- love
Tis the empire of the free, love.'
Judge Meek, of Alabama, was next called out,
md do rod nE k,r o~~l.
honor OF education, and of the college; and when
he had concluded, he made formal demand upon
9 Harry Bluff" which was followed up by slip,
read by the President, to wit -
G B. Wallis-Lieut NJ F. Maury A. M the
r-the man of scence-the man Of the Navy-every
anan.
The President said, he would take the liberty of
further adding, that the Lieutenant was also the
man of his country, and every inch a gentleman
but as we consider a man, in the true sense OF the
term, equal to any gentleman you can produce, we
cannot concede an Improvement upon the senti-
ment in this particular.
i Lieut.. Maury proved himself a speaker as well
as writer and and sailor. He exhibited from the
history OF the Catholic Church, that it is to the an
eien congregations OF Its clergy that
indebted tor our first conceptions OF the idea
of political representative government; and con-
cuded with corresponding toast
Mr. James Hoban the distinguished orator and the
District Attorney OF the United states.
According to the paper read; which brought out
that high fun ,tonary to his feet He corrected the
matter at once, by the unqualified declaration that
his functions as a legal officer OF the Federal Co
vernment, were confined TO the District of Coum-
bia; and then, in his !" nothngs," as he called
them, gave decidedly the livliest speech of the
day. When he had concluded, without ceremony,
il being six in the evening, the company ad-
journed up stairs to cup of Mocha and segar
Otherwise, there was rare sport In reserve from Sc
veral gentlemen present, who were as well satisfied,
however, TO make their escape "scot free"
The President, the Cabinet, and the Russian Mi
mister, did not wait to dinner having ladies' in their
charge They left accordingly, Immediately on the
close of the exercises, bowling gracefully as their
several carriages wheeled by, TO the faculty and pro-
fessors, clustered upon the steps of the southern
body regretted, that the wife ofMr buchanan could
not attend on the occasion. Nav, there is very