The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-28
City Intoillgepee.


Hor.-Wesrs beginning to lose all faith In thermome
trica ndcaens. The mercury only stood 80 yesterday
and yet sesned as hot as some days when it was ten
degrees higher.
Tar Urirrp IRrsH RrPE,L ASSOCIATION held a meet
ing last evening at Tammany Hall The room
crowded to excess and the enthusiasm OF tose present
g. Dillon was appointed chairman and MIR Shea secre-
tary The meeting addressed in a most eloquent
manner BY several Speakers among whom were NJ. ssrs
ONeefe b. OConnor, and Charles Z Shea Resolutions,
appropriate to the OCCASION their brethren
Of the ministry and in the trial Of Duffy were
passed Subscriptions for the repeal fund to the amount
OF so or 60 dollars collected We had intended to
have given detailed account of the meeting, but the
crowded stats Of our columns prevents u.s.
THE NArsorAL GUARD, 27th Regiment, Yesterday az
tsnoon visited Hoboken for the purpose OF practising in
battalion drill For long time We have regarded this
regiment ss the one possessing probably more oil the
esprit corps necessary to the success of any military
the Unions but yesterdays observance of their perec
ton and discipline confirmed us in the opinion Col.
assuy iabored for the Of those under his
command to an equality with regular troops and In
great measure he has succeeded. In their manual ex-
ercise they are perfect. and In battalion drill lew
days practice like that Of yesterday would make
them a formidable foe to even veteran troops. The
ground the Ely sian Fields afforded them fine scope
culary attracted attention-the forming into hol.
low square in double column-the wheeling INTO co.
lumu from line and into line from columnthe breaking
from the right and marching to the left struck us as be-
ing most admirably executed We could not. however,
DostoW justly equd praise On I'll
far superior others The eighth under the
orders Of Lieut. Smith, spoken Of as excelling in ac
curacy discipline, and rspidy any other in the regi
ment The sixth, with its late improvement, will
equal than The fifth, though not possessing the bene
fit Of much experience bids fair to surpass in numbers
any Of its fsllows There we're one or two evoutons
performed. which, though not laid down in Scotts
manual executed with grace and agility The dance
the green though entirely unlocked for by the specs-
tors seemed to give great delight and the very peculiar
marching and holding of muskes on the besch to and
from the ground Of parade strkingly independent
and peculiar aording much more comfort to the body
personal than unormi to the body military Lothans
band acc smpaned the regiment on this excursion.
FIRE.--A 6re broke out last evening" between eight
pied by Mr. Racine sash makers shopthat together
with adjoining shop, occupied by
together with the stock, was consumed.
PASSAGE to MApEIRA-We would call the attention of
those DESTROYS Of enjoying for health or pleasure the
ne climate of Madeira. to the departure the 10th
proximo of the ship Medora, desirable convey ance,
both for speed and comfort
AccipErr-A girl named Caroline Hoyt in stepping
OF the Williamsburg boat at the Grand street ferry
the wharf and considerably injured. When will some.
thing be done to prevent the frequent recurrence OF
these accidents
SPaING the other day in giving account
of circumstance occurring at los Spring street
toned 1t a dog fighting establishment We informed
that this is he business Of the house. and therefore
cheerful'y correct our error.
New PAvEMENr.-Many of the Broadway promenaders
have been somewhat amazed and quite curious to know
the object of the of granite blocks Broadway be-
tween Chamber and Reade streets These for the
Russ pavement, and understand is to he commenced
today If this experiment succeeds hope to see all
Broadway laid with this beautiful pavement.