The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-18


the City Hail. receive their friends and fellow citi
zsns BY his Honor the Mayor, and Alderman Croius,
when an immsnss oSnSoIrss Oh people we're ssssmo'so
for themselves imperishable lsurels In battling with
foreign foe The ofhcers arranged in the
through another door. Col Peers and Alderman Adams
stood the head of the line to introduce the citizens
Col Burnett and Lieut. Potter rested upon their
crutches from the wounds received at Churubusco Col
in the left ankle and Lieut. In the right foot and
tbs left arm at the battle o. Churubusco Capt Forey
fought in the battles Of Cerro Gordo and Vera Cruz
Lieutenant Croft who was slightly wounded at
Cerro Gordo, and last though not least, Lieutenant
Thomas Sweeney, who lost his right arm in Chu-
rubusoo-a noble hearted young man, one Of own,
to Alfred s. Pe Brothers, ofthis city boy Of noble
traits of character Having become he laid down
honor and his oountry's glory He went forth to war
aud in the thickest OF the fight ever pressing
to victory He gave not his right hand In fellowship to
his frepds-that he had thrown away inhe defence o.
his country; but the left ready shake hearty
wecoms During the reception an old man called upon
Col and asked for his boy who had cast his lot among
the defenders of his country Col told him that he
might be proud ofsuch boy who had from,
Killed. with plessursbis delight and smile Of satisfaction
nigh be seen to play upon his he passed
away from the dense crowd doubtless thinking upon the
cbivslry Of his man was then seen feeling bis
way through the crowd 70 where stood Col b. He had
lost both eyes, in tho battle of Churubusco he
of the first regiment New York volunteers His name
Swan musket ball entered his right temple and
passed out through his left Let that man BIZ taken
Governors room al two O'Clock, having received about
FIVE Thousand citizens They retired to the Mayors
ocs until the carriages arrived to convey them to the
los Deanda Esq from the city OF Mexico friend to
the American arms. The American soldiers had par.
taken Of the hospitality Of bis board In Mexico In con-
sequence the fatigue undergone through the day and
the incsmency of the weather. the evening was spent
privately BY the officers They will attend the Bowery
theatre this evening
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FRENCH CHURCH IN CANAL
STREET 1T is well known to readers that there IT, In
French residents OF New York This church WAS erect
cd through the exertons Of Bishop Forbn do Janson
$ Of
perseded by the present ourate M. Lafont As the
rates changed the property Of the church; which,
the Of $6000 passed. appears into other hands
1t belongs to religious society called Peres de la
ISOLATION. The present curate of the Church. NJ
Lafont, called nesting, ON the 9th inst and there
on. funds to finish the building which is yet waiting
for its pillars pedment and psrstye This demand has
been received with great by the who
dipossesssd of their property BY ntrguss and different
unknown means proposition was made at that meet
of the church, but Mr. Lafont objected to that msa
sure, knowing too much said he, "the trouble ord
ed Thy hs %s.
onged to the Fathers Of Mercy the French Catholics Of
participated in its benefit Quite sstsfsoto
~ for those who have furnished the $4,000 for
the erection of the building
We should like to know to whom belongs now the
building ITO the French Catholics Of New York, to
the Fathers of Mercy to Mr. Lafont There Isl very
interesting to be brought before the public build
Ing T. erected through the exsrtons OF osnoP ana n
kno Wedge Of the parties interested!
Professor MrrcHELL's LECTURES ON AsTRoNoMY.-
Professor Mitchell delivered his last lecture OF the
astronomy last evening, at tho Tabernacle In the
thus far thelprofessor said be had confined
himself to system and the laws by which 1t was
governed We shall leave this system tonight grand,
as it IT, and touch asubsct which he would approach
with embarrassment-distances greater, almost. than
the human mind contemplate Ifw could locate
ourselves at the planet Neptune, should find the
larger than does the planet Venus appear to but
this dminution will not decrease the light OF the sun;
for there inhabitants In that planet, they receive
much light from would from 800 moons,
In measuring the universe it Is necessary in the first
paned and also the parasotio changes Of the planets
by which their distances are measured. He then ex-
planned at length the system adopted oy Gsileo ana
ton, and recently by Hsrschel In Hersches nvesti
cations this subject he discovered another motion
peculiar the planets which that these planets
subsc the same laws those which govern
system The skill of the artist not exhausted in
this discovery By in the telescope great
and small distances be sscertsusd equal
racy and instrument. called the heliometer was
placed the hands great omer who undertook
to ascertain the paraax the fixed stars In selecting
star with which to mako his investigation he chose
select double star so that he would be able
more distinctly by the line joining the two He &C
cordingy seected one in the constellation Seran by
which he obtained two points, BY which he could make
found the amounts Of differences, and the same
changes by these he obtained the paraax and the dis
lance which great that its light at twelve mil
lions Of miles second would take years to reach
earth The distance Of fixed star being obtained that
ariss. are ths sonav through
and il there any law which makes them cluster TO-
gether any particular point The Milky Way is studded
with millions Of stars which have particular 6gure and
hos penetrate the dspth of this extraordinary
part of the heavens? This can only be done by that
attribute of the telescope called the
iratink power which Is nothing more than principle
resulting from the damster Of the telescope which the
professor explained fully Hersohsll attempted this
in the sword handle Of Perseus with low magnifying
power, which showed him hundreds of stars, with q
Wilderness behind indicating other stars He takes up
plies the forty foot telescope which penetrates the
whole, to the outside He knew how much power 1t
took to reach that distance; and what is the depth
1t is this particular point, 80 deep, that there
must be q series Of Eve hundred stars each az
remote from the other, the nearest Is to rs. The
next point IT, what is there beyond? There are thou.
sands of unverses still beyond with their SUNS and it
possible to locate then? IL is and 1t has been done by
the fifty fours feet reflector Of Lord Ross which DISCO
their light to reach That telescope will reach dis
lance great that light at the rate Of twelve millions
Of miles minute would take 900 Of years to reach
These objects in every fantastic shape yet
their stability 10 perfected by the laws OF gravitation
The professor then dlated Mt length the double
stars and the sum- which takes hundred and
venteen millions Of years to complete its orbit the
contemplation of astronomy which leads to appreciate
the attributes Of thes Supreme Being who governs ell
He knew these bodies existed thirty millions Of years
ago. else their light would not have reached Take
little earth and If all the inhabitants that
on it could unite their physical force they could
not push It forward one foot in thousand years. YET
the Almighty has moved 1t sixtyeght thous and miles
since he, the professor addressed the audience Here
Is an idea OF Omnpotencs Agsin let US reflect that
there not particle Of matter In tho universe which
does not perturb the other-yet God knows the
amount Of influence each exeIts on the other
and 1t ID 80 arranged that 1t Ia perpetual, ana VIII
never end. Before parting, the professor said
few words were him In regard to his leaving
the at Cincinnati and appearng before th
audience The reason il, that the observatory was
built by the contributions OF about one thousand per
They not able to give salary, and for SIX
wears he labored without receiving oompensa
ton He has been therefore, obliged to spend portion
Of his time to obtain the means to support his family
He expects salary but he has been trying to adopt
plan by which he could obtain living, and that is by
making observations in concert with great astrono.
of Russia. which will take ten years to do Next
spring he will these observations He Is also
publishing periodical and from the profits Of it he ex-
poets to derive support. These statements made
not with view of appealing to the audience, but should
this periodical commend itself to them, he would like
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