The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-24


o,siooh -. CosyEnrIoS.-The convention met at
aay ecssrday asrnoon, pursuant 70 adjournment
- sh . .msn having taken the chair, the minutes
800 . os .eetng we're read and after some unimpor-
ssnt corrections were made they we're approved when
III chairman OF the committee relations of
seven wards with the 9Th and 9th wards &C. presented
report setting forth that Ave meetings had been CALI
the citizens Of the sth and 9th wards on the ub
Ject OF their severance from the first seven wards
the payment Of taxes, &c and that tvn wsmo "a
rails Of directly opposite character had been
presented to the committees but a. little ntrs.t nd
been manifested the subject and the committss hsy
ing received Instructions asked TO be f-
further Of the subject matter referred to
them Report accepted and committee discharged Mr.
Bergen took occasion to auds the nom of
several members Of the committee, of which he was
ohsirman that on several occasional he had tried
to get them together to upon matters referred tn
them After considerable discussion two additional mem
the effect that all members that had attended more
than two meetings Of the convention, and had to-
tally neglected TO attend the committee meetings, be
requested to Inform the convention ut the next
meeting whether they intend to meet not, and
that the secretary be directed to serve all such
adopted. The convention then went Into com
mttee Of the whole to again take up and consider the
report of COMMITTEE on public schools put after
warm debate relative to the proposition Of
the COMMITTEES to make such portion OF The city q
should be placed under the control Of the Board Of
Education one school district which plan was warmly
opposed by Messrs Millard Murphy and others, with
out accomplishing anything, on motion, the committee
Adjourned until Thursday next.
Aid to Ireland.
GENITAL RELIEF Committee OF THE g. OF FRIENDS,
43 FLEET STREET. DUBLIN, :
Sd of Ninth Month.
Treasurer Irish Relief Committed New York
Respected Friend We addressed thee per last pack.
ct under date of 18th ult and are since in posscssop of
thy Iotersof 7th aud l3th utmo the last mentioned
covering invoice and bill ofladog OF the cargo OF tho
ship Charming bound for this advising of the
ia ada
ty of provisions in the shps Horatio aud Rochester for
Liverpool The Free Trader for Cork. and saone, for
Galway are both arrived and delivering their
goes. the first to Auxiliary Com mittes IN Cork, and
the latter to our appointed agents who receive and store
mttee No report has reached any damage in these
cases nor indeed do recolleot that single instance
OF loss OF any magnitude from this cause has occurred
in all your extensive shipments.
Our last letter detailed at some length the crcum-
stances existing around in reference to the condition
OF tnat portion OF our population claiming public relief
and gave hints Of the and
to be pursued by this Committee.
In both ofthose particulars, find but little further
to report at presents great reduction has place
in the issu Of ratons by the Public Relief Committees
and 1t has truly gratifying to fluid that multiudes
of able bodied persons, thus thrown their own re-
sources have found employment In the gathering in of
a most abundant harvest and that with moderate
earnings they placed in condition OF comparative
comfort by the abundance and cheapness of food This
source Of employment however is but temporary; and
henson to the approaching period when the demand for
labor will be far abridged, to leave without the
Of subsistence that large proportion Of our rural
population who have been heretofore accustomed to
live for cons derabe part Of the year solely the pro-
duce of their potato ground
In dealing with this state of things great difficulties
will be experienced in the first place to preserve from
starvation those who really destitute ia the next
Calculated as possible to foster habits Of deness and
dependence on others Your bounty will enable US in
uncomfortable degree to contribute to the amelors
ton of suerngs which system of leg slaive relief
however well directed eecually reach and 1t Is
to this end that our labors shall be directed convinced