American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper., 1846-12-30
CITY lNTELLlG NNCE


.M',tinS for The Relief of Ireland. In accord
ance with the public notice, quite a large mum.
bor of "Irishmen, descendants of lrlshmen, anc
friends Of Ireland" assembled on Monday
evening in "Calyert Hall" On motion o
Hugh jenkins, E,q,, Col. jacob G.. Davies
Mayor of the city, was appointed President
and on motion, Hugh jenkins Joseph White
David Stewart and VIM. Gwynn, E,qs., were
elected Vios-Prosidents. William P. Preston
and John Ksttewel Esqs, were chosen Sec.
retarios. Col Davies, after the organization
of the meeting, arose and stated its S6iect-"to
digest some means to raise funds to relieve the
wants Of eur friends in Ireland" William P.
Preston, Esq, was introduced to the meeting
by tho President, and made most elouuent
appeal in behalf of the furnishing people Of the
"Gfeen lse," and concluded BY Offering a
preamble and resolutions, which being amend.
ed, were unanimously adopted.
The preamble set forth the horror and
prvations of famine IN Ireland and the bless
ngs ofplenty in our own happy land, and con-
clnded by resolving that committee of four
from each Ward in the city be appointed to
collect donations for the relief of the poor and
destitute of LELAND and that committee OF
hive be appointed to receive the donations coll
ected, and dispose ofthem in the best manner
to accomplish the objects of the meeting. The
following gentlemen were appointed the Ward
committees under the first IT solution:
lst Ward-DanieI Casey, Daniel Burns.
Peter freeman, Michael Dougherty.
ID Nard-Jamcs Mulhn, James CarrigaD.
John +. Stansbury, Patrick Richards.
3d Ward George Freshman. Jas. HOOPER.
VIM. Costgan, Peter Fenby
4th Ward-Richara Lilly, David C. Sprino-
er, Alex. Boggs, 7. Yates Walsh.
9TH WArI-Pat'k NcKew, Timothy DENIM.
scy, FoIger 7, Lovegroye, l.. d MauIsby.
9th Ward-A. r.. Biakonoy, Chas NIrCol-
gan, Elias Bishop, Jos. J. Stewart.
7th WIrd-Hamlct Mcdowell. Andrew.
Wells, William Devere, Henry Turner.
sth WMd-Mauricc Bash, Slcpbep Fell
Marcus Wolfe, Lawrence f. Brady,
9th Ward-Geo Rogers, John BOYD, Chas.
Soran, Geo Reilly.
10th Ward--T. Parkin Scott, John Wilson.
Daniel O'Keefe, james Keman.
llth Ward-M. r. McNalY, Robert NJ
McLRn0, g. w. Lurman, + NJ Greenway.
9th Ward-Jos. Wiley, w. w. Watkins,
Jas. Blair, Chas. Towson
18th Ward-Timothy Kelly, Jas Buchanan,
Edward Boyle, Richard c. Murray.
l4th Ward-Robart Barry, John Easter, of
j., Peter A. Kelly, James Brown.
18th Ward-John Fitzpatrick, Peter Ker-
nan, Andrew Armstrong, Matthew Foley.
10th Michael Toner, Francis Burns,
John Coates, VIM. NJ. Starr.
nth Ward John A. Brown, ASA Need
ham, John McGrath, Patrick CLARK.
18th Ward-Richard Kauns, Lot Ensey,
Charles Coyle, John McColgan
10th Ward-David Irelan, VIM. A. Hack,
Samuel Feast, William Knox.
goth Ward-Samuel Brown, john McPher
son, George r. DSdge, Henry Tiffany
tn accordance with the second resolution.
the President and Vice-Presidents were ap
pointed the Executive Committee Robert
Nj. McLane, Esq, moved that "the Executive
Committee be instructed to make arrange
meats for an Irish Ball, for the relief of the
starving people of Ireland, and that the chair
man of this meeting, with the four Vice Presi.
dents. be constituted the managers; with power
to fill their number to l00." He prefaced the
resolution with an excellent speech, and was
seconded by VIM. P. Whyte, ESQ, in his usual
eloquent manner. The resolution was unani-
mously adopted On melton, Hugh Jenkins,
Esq, was appointed Treasurer of the funds
The President announced the receipt Of two
letters from gentlemen who were unayoidal ly
abseAt-one from 2. Mckenna, ESQ, enclosing
$50; and one from Edward Gray, ESQ, re-
questlng that his name should be put down for
800, and stated that the Hon. Jno 2. kenpe-
dy desired his name also TO be put down for
$50 Hugh Jenkins, Esq, gave 500, and
every man in the room followed SO excellent
an example and gave literally, aud in short
time upwards Of ssutn hundred dollars (S700)
were handed over to the Treasurer. At late
hour the meeting adjourned to meet again at
the call of the Executive Committee.
Founders for Mtnico. A detachment Of 26
volunteers enlisted in Philadelphia by Captain
Bankhead, of Richmond, Va, for his company
of Volunteers, passed through here on Monday
night bound for Richmond Va. Another de-
tachmcnt Of 25 men, enlisted in Philadelphia
for the same corps, passed through yesterday
afternoon, stopping at the "Natlonal Hotel"
and proceeded in the afternoon train, via
Washington, foT their destination. We think
from the above number Of men, that Ph.ladel-
pha will have the credit of being largely re-
presented in Capt Bankheads Richmond com
pahy.---The "Stockton Artllefists," of
Maunch Chunck, Pa, comprising part of the
I'd Pennsylvania Regiment of Volunteers, az
rived here last night by the train of cars fiom
Philadelphia. They will leave this morning
in the early train for Cumberland, en- route to
Pittsburg. The company number about so
men, and are commanded by the following Of
icers:-James Miller, captain; Hiram Wolf,
Ist Lieutenant; Robert klotz, I'd lieut.. and J.
Nj. Keene, it,, Sd lieut. The Stockton Ar
tillersts" are from the Lehigh Coalfelds of
Pennsylvania, and are a fine looking body of
men. They were accompanied by the Hon.
Judge Parker and William II. Butler, Esq,
committee appointed by the citizens of Maunch
Chunch, to escort them TO Pittsburg, We
wish one and all success and safe return to
their homes and friends.
To The Benepolent. The prompt attention of
the humane and charitable ladies of Baltimore,
is particularly directed to a poor and deseEv,
ing widow, with four small children, residing