New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-20
CITY ITEMS.

The REVOLUTION rs FRAHCE.-There was an
intense excitement amoag the French population the
reception Of important from Paris on saturday.
fsochmen might be seen various parts Of the City, In
Exchanging cougrauatoPs with each other on account
ofhe news which they seemed to regard as the hsroin
ysr Of better DAYS for their native land. Every eoune
nance seemed up with gainess and hope and no news
could probably give them greater JOY unless should DC
France had permanently established aRepuoc
The ,ri eoorci flag Il ls,ci gracefully from all the
French shipping in pert from fe-housss and macy pr
v.,e dwellings We understand that several FRENCH
houses were brilliantly Illuminated on Saturday night.
oar Irish citizens too, were greatly rJoiced al inc
,sng from the French Capital and seemed to regard the
news as ominous Of good TO Erin.
An impromptu meeting large and enthusiastic was held
At the shakespeare Hotel Saturday evening Mr. Ber
zen p-1aed and Committee chosen to raise FUNDS
and evinced TO give new impetus 10 inc
e.ase CT Repeal Of he ITish Union
Monument TO DE WITT CLIsTos.-On the llth
Of February ls4s the Legislature Of this State chartered
Accompany called The Canton Monument Assoo'a"0"' W
.,.c, Monument to the memory Of DE WITT CLINTON
seventeen Trustees named in the act who arc ano
rzed TO al vacancies in their number-hve constituting
quorum.
rho r,ps,ees are-Winiam C. Bouck, Luther Bradish,
vu,,,a Parker. Herman c. Adams, Samuel b. Rngsle',
and william W Campbell, Of the City OF New-f OK !;
p,s.zsr Lord Of the County OF Rockland; Rensselaer,
R.n,ev Of Rsptselaer; Daniel Cady OF Fulton; Wilsm
p,,nslss of Albany; Alfred Conkn Of Csyuga; Henry
K Smith and Mnlard Fillmore Of Erie; Daniel Grouse
Of Madison; Malcolm sno WIDEN Of Westche'teri ohVtr
Phelps Of Ontario.
The act requires majority OF the trustees WITHIN ''y
from its passage meet at the City HAL OF the CITY
ofNew-York aud to elect BY ballot President wee RE-
,en, Treasurer and Secretary IL provides ior Inc APP
rontment Of agents to collect subscriptions ana directs
The trustees TO commence the erection OF the monument
as practicable sfter the sum Of ten thousand dol
lars shall have been collected
u fr,he, directs that 1.-The said monument shall be
erected on such site IN the STATE @ Ner-i"H rs "e sso
trustees shall think most suitable
,roaar This Act meeting duly convened at the City
MN Of the City Of New York the sth day Of March
s4s At which the following trustees were present 10
w,m.m G. Bouck, Luther Bradish, Willard Parker
Herman c. Adams Samuel b. Rusgles Eleazer Lord
Rensselaer, Bentiy Daniel Grouse end Malcolm snowden
The meeting proceeded by ballot to elect
WILLIAM { B0UCk, President
DANIEL CApI. Vice President.
SAMUEL b RueGLts. Treasurer, and
WILLIAM W. CAMPBELL, SECRETARY
Itws then
'N->
s-soIrsd That Committee be appointed to prepare
and report 10 the next meeting bye laws fr the govern
ment of the CompaDy-whereupon Messis' LViu AIN
Asams we're appointed on that Committee: -,
P,or,d That the next meeting Of the Trustees oe nee
Al the City Hall Of the CITY OF Ne"'i"A y" '"' 10"
Vpns rat the proceedings Of this meeting be pub
H.hs, 40 ,,,,e newspapers in the City Of New-foik NS
in Albany one In Rochester aud one IN bohAio'
The meeting then a Joufnsd
WILLIAM c. BoUCK, President.
SAMUEL B. RuceIEs, Treasurer and Acting secretary
STEAMER HEKMASS-ln consequence oil gen
.,si aesre expressed by business community 'nu
s,..ms, will be detained unit, Tuesday morning OF ock
The mails will close on Monday at r. NJ.
IspoRr.sr ARRTsr--On Monday last as Mr.
CANVAS about taking his departure from this city Capt
n.,',,o,, Of the Third Ward deserted the presence
.. no,sa burrlars. and Immediately communicated III
ofseer Rover Of the chiefs bureau, who tracked tn
,.,,v % the Northern Hotel, where he found Charlie
,y,..,s Ice Murray doth of whom had served an "p
,,..n,n IN sipg slrg) and another Of the same siam
- - che Police AZ Euglish Bi alias Captain III
.,,a, MI, wilson alias WIN. Darlington, but VINO gave q
name A Thomas johnson cicer Dowyer TOOK inc s'''
individual into eastody and had him ioche" "p .. "
Chiefs oce. Since ais arrest II has oeeh
this burglar concerned in breaking in'o inc s's
Mr. A. y. scrbner, No. 70 Catharine-si and S'e"'''
tnererom $500 worth Of boots and shoes also the store
r. b. Hntchngs. merchant tailor, No. lss iu'oh-'
and stealing cloths vestngs &c valued at sizo' Az
breaking into the store Of Mr.. stephen Bsiely NO
Liberty st and stealing Si27 worth Of goods also oieA'
Ing into and robbipg the store Of Mr J. A clark tai'S
M Beecksrst Of goods valued at sl25. for which
t.ocss the accused IL detained TO answer.
An IMPORTANT WoRK.-We learn that III
Ms.srs Harper In press and will shortly publish II
r,,,o attic Correspondence Of Mr. Webster. written viii
n. vas Secretary Of STATE and Mnis,sr 10 England 1t VI
form very valuable addition to tho diplomatic history
Inc country, and. Of course viii hsvs &C extensive %
throughout this country and Europe.