The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-02


School Union, held last evening at the Baptist
church, corner Of Brooms and Elizabeth streets. The
audience was principally composed Of ladies' After the
usual preparatory exercises extracts from the annual
number during the past year has been
these are Of religion and II for
the ministry 1877 Of these have been pupils 81 teach
pupils. The number Of books in the library is % 500
During the past year nine teachers and sixty
pupils attached to the Sunday schoei Union have died
The report also stated tthat great difficulty
stoned BY lack oproper teachers also spoke Of the
good effects Of the Sunday School Union The visitors
have constantly visited tho school through all weathers
few years since there complaint in regard to vi
sitors, but ell this has been remedied The conduct.
they have been very successful Tho school at Long
Island Farms 10 spoken Of being in prosperous con
dit,on, The average number o. scholars for the past
port from the church OF the United Brethren in Hous
ton street. j. stated that great difficulty in procuring
inhabitants in that district being Catholics whose chill
dren forbidden to enter Protestant schools The
Of avs persons. have been converted and have joined
the church The report closed by stating that the
d,on o. the schools had ossn much peter during the
reading OF the report Dr. krebs and Rev Mr.. Sommers
made few in regard to the facts rendered in
the report, when the meeting was dismissed
MEETING THE FRIENDS or MIKE WALsH.-About
three hundred persons among whom .the boys" shone
conspicuousy, assembled in the Park yesterday after
walsh to hear the report Of the COMMITTEES who lately
visited Albany for the purpose Of soliciting
dtona pardon from the Governor for the celebrated
personsge incarcerated Blackwelrs Island for
libel Mr. John J. ommerford called to the chair,
and number of Vice President and Secretaries were
appointed The report which then read stated that
the committee had been unsuccessful in obtaining par
don-snsy had therefore Quilted Albany in di.gus
Der OF resolutions, protesting against the justice Of tho
sentence passed the Court OF Sessions Mike Walsh
were now offered and adopted. An address from Mike
Walsh written in prison. read in which he re-
gretted his inability to attend the meeting but express
ed the hope that the in which they engaged
would eventually be triumphant. After remarks
by Mr. CommeIford, the meeting adjourned.
ArpUBoss QUADauPEps OF NORTH AMERIcA.-We
have specimens of this great collection, and
any thing that could compare With them. We
consider II highly disgraceful that the former work OF
Mr. Andubon's Birds Of America met it'll little
coursgement here that he compelled to 70 Eng.
Lied him in his native country We trust that this effort
Of Hercnlean genius and labor will meet better reward
and be better appreciated than his former and less
worthy work met with. Ii MIR. Audubon be again ebig
be virtual acknowledgment, that Americans do not
know how to appreciate genius
Mr. Whitney, the celebrated Professor of Music and
Oiatory commences of Lectures the Rutgers
Institute. tomorr evening. He gives numerous
rehearsals Of the various styles Of eioquencs.
Souri, FERRY-The arrangements this ferry
commenced yesterday the night leaving the Brook
York side from 81 to i24 P. NJ. This arrangement will
prove OF great service to merchants residing in
South Brooklyn and who detained in the city during
the busy season until late hour it will also afford
those no desire amusement opportunity Of visiting
the public places devoted to that purpose.
SALE or WINEs-D. C. and w. Pell, OF 100 Wall st.,
will sell to day, At quarter before IL o'clock, cata.
logue Of very fine CHI ampagne and other wines.