New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-04
Meeting Of the Citizens of the Eighth Ward
10 adopt Measures for the Relief OF Ire
land and Scotland.

snnu ana Sc0tlnuds
IN compliance with Call made by the City
Central Committee, the Citizens Of the Eighth
Ward assembled Tuesday evening atthe Methodist
Church in Green st. for the purpose Of adopting
measures to aid In the alienation of the distressed con
suon Of tho people Of Ireland and Scotland Although
The Meeting very large in point OF numbers ye,
deep feeling of interest was manifested by those
pessnt an earnest desire awakened to contribute
TO the relief OF the starving ones abroad.
Prssideas---A. h. LAWRENCE. ESQ.
ITcs Presidents
GKsAsprs Boycx GEO. PAULpING,
JAS g MofFxr, JOSEPH n DAME
Wn CHAMBERLAIN RIGID. Il. COMPTON
i. :; T. n n sIx.xlr1. s1ISASrs GEDsEI.
JSo. l. E.,1 JAS h. GRkENnAN,
JAS NJ MURRAY, Albert GARSskf'
The object Of the meeting having been stated by the
President, the following Resolutions were offered ior
the confederation of the meeting. by CHARLES r.
BSows. ESQ.
EAesas. The most painful and distressing udlngs
have reached that thousands of our felowoelngs IN
Ireland and Scotland are daily peishing from pesulence
and famine
RsselrsS, That a. our lot is cast in favorable land
ssen The oounol hand 2, hooasn SSty as
klsbsnds and wives brothers and sisters 70 eeniooe
q the means wherewih are favored Ia order 70 re-
Ieve far a. in our power the dlscsses OF our
bnss and while we have bread enough and to spare II
Incumbent ON ds to make the fsnishing heart warm
With gratitude and TO contribute freely IN 'ner oensm
Resolved That Committee be appointed coasisnns
one receiver and two collectors OF each ds'riet Oh ne
Ward for the purpose Of soliciting and receiving con
kieutons from the residents thereof In fartnereneo OF
the objects OF this meeting and that all cohttlouon -
,seeved ~ sad committees De placed IN sno anS -
De ey INN pad over 10 the Cry Central S0uan''ee, %
which Myndert Van schsick Chairman TO DC disposed
o. N such manner In the opinion oil the S"y IN en-
ira Committee will most eAectuslly render ala " VI"
Vanishing poor Of Ireland and Scotland
hsetred That the following persons named ~ hecei'
ere De appointed Committee TO receive me conuIou
cons OF such pefsons may call upon thein Al 'noH
PAGES OF business and those named - Coiiee'ois
Committee 10 call on the residents OF their Respective
dsrets OF the Ward TO solicit contributions In TURNER
saee oi the objects OF this meeting
Fvst Deb,o. FS)sk D,striot
Cor. A. Beflian. Receiver Charles Brown. Receives
6ersrdus Boyce. Collector Gideon Fountain Collector
Jss w BeekmsD Collector George Padding Collector
= Stnssd piSfrcf SIth District
Coz Jscobus.. Receiver VIM. H. Loines; Receiver
lanes O. Mofei. Collector Abraham fuEdy Collector
. H. Skidmore Colector T. o. Buckmaser CollrStot
TArd District. sessatA DtstT,st
syys1us 3edney Collector Albert zsbrske Collector
Albert Collector William III. Sweet Collector
Fosrfi D,sfy,cf E,kAn Dufy1d.
feouas Thompson Receiver chsrles Olms,esd Receiver
ALERT W. Smith Collector Robert p Getty Collector
sAneel Wintsrton Collector Martin WaeTs''Sonee'o'
Eloquent and effective addresses Ia support OF the
Above Resolutions were made by Rev Dr.. PATTON Jo'
MAS b PHrIIIrs. ESQ. Rev. Mr.. scuppEs. Rev. MI.
SAlcS' and JAMES T BRADY, Esq.
The smalness Of the meeting was alluded TO- but tois
circumstance should not dsmpen the Mdor OF those as
'emeled they had met for organization, so as
70 50 TO work immedia,elyis was not necessary 10 80
into heightened argument Prove the restitution OF tho
people Of Ireland and Scotland the fact that they were
starving BY hundreds too plain and payable; the
Question would they seId relief though there was
wealth In England saeien. TO alleviate the misery yet
Was not for to have hearts Of adsmsn, and refuse
edesesass England win Dot rsisve her people; tha'