The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-30
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New YoRK, Oct 2S, 1850
The great Union meeting of the citizens of New
York will be held on Wednesday night, at Castle
Garden. and the call having been signed already
by more than eight thousand names, including
among them many of the most eminent known in
our commercial circles, the old fort will be as
densely packed as it ever has been on any occasion
since 1t was first thrown open for public assem-
blages. George Wood, the most eminent lawyer
of the New York bar, and an unwaverng Wing OF
the conservative school, has consented to preside as
chairman of this great meeting. 1t is not intended
believe, to give the proceedings of this great
Union demonstration party character, but to give
the country that the people of the city OF
New York are sound to the on the exciting
| political subjects which few men among US are
striving to agitate afresh, after they have been
amicably and happily adjusted by the representa-
tives of the people. 1t is undenably true however,
that this popular movement is the result of Wing
effort, and that it is, essentially measure of the
Wing merchants of this city. There has been an
unusual degree Of interest manifested in the nomi-
nations, and the nominees, thus far are men of the
right stamp.
Messrs. Brooks and Briggs have both been re- nom
mated, and the prospect Of their election ia very
fiatterlng. Some of the party who endeavored
to defeat the election of Taylor and Fillmore, and
who will persist in calling themselves Wings, it is
said, will exert themselves to defeat Mr. Brooks;
but, their opposition will only have the effect
make his friends the more active, it will probably
do more good than harm. Mr. Philip s. Crooke,
an ambitious lawyer on Long Island, who has
many years been trying to get in Congress, it is
said, will offer himself candidate for Free soil
xo{a IN, tl,a he, Oh "a
make the election of Mr.. Bovine, the Wing candi
date, certain.
Mr.. Kingsland, the Wing nominee for the Mayor
atty, it is not probable will be defeated by Fer
nando Wood 1t would be disgraccful to com
mercial city like New York, when two such men
presented candidates for the chief ma gstra-
cy, if the one who has SO honorably distinguished
himself, and added greatly to its commerce as
Mr. kingsland has done, should be rejected, and
such person Mr.. Wood chosen. There are
charges against Mr.. Wood that were freely made
when he first came before public a candi-
date for Congress that have never been denied; but
the accusation have heard against Mr.. Kings
land is, that he has had his ships built down east.
But as our ship builders have always more work
TO do than they can accomplish, do not imagine
that such trumpery complaint as that will de-
prive him Of any votes. Let who will be Mayor,
he will have neater Office to fill than any of his
predecessors have had the past quarter of cen
fury. Our Common Council last spring appro-
priated seven thousand dollars for cleaning the
City Hall, and that fine building, which was in
most unsightly condition, is as bright and
clean as new penny. 1t has been thoroughly
scrubbed outside, and it looks fresh and new as
Stewards new warehouse, with which it harmo-
nizes most admirably. Stewards store, as it was
first built, was a marvellously superb building
for dry goodsery, and said to be the largest
in the world devoted to such purpose. And it
doubtless wac. But it has been more than doubled
in size, and is now, after City Hall, the finest
building in the city. II covers the entire block
bounded by Broadway, Reade street, and Cham
bers street. The faeades on Broadway and Cham
bers street pure white marble, but that on
Reade street is brick, with white facings. To pre-
serve the proportions Of the building since it ha.
been extended, another story has been added to
the whole, which increases its sateliness, and
ders it the most prominent object on Broadway.
Some Of the new ry-goods warehouses recently
built in Broadway have more the appearance OF
palaces than buildings erected for commercial pur.
poses Those built the site of the old City Hotel,
of brown freestone, exceedingly beautiful; but
OF the finest examples of a store front on this
great thoroughfare is the superb building recently
built by Messrs. Appleton Co., booksellers, on
the shady side of the street, near Fulton street
1t is double front Of fifty feet, six stories in
height, constructed of brown free stone, with
heavy cornice, and profusely enriched with fine
sculpture. The great aim among our builders
appears to be richness Of effect in their faeades
and each new building outshines the last in this
respect. But it will be long before richer or
more elegant effect will be produced than has been
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the sic of the old Park theatre there are five large
warehouses, to be occupied by dry-goods dealers,
in progress Of erection they are TO have brown
stone fronts, and will change the whole aspect Of
the east side of the Park when they arc completed
dpropos Of the old theatre: Since that time
honorcd old "tcmple," as it used to be called, was
demolished, the Broadway has been the metro.
politan theatre of the Union, upon whose boards
every theatrical aspirant is ambitious to make a
debut. II has been well patronized during the past
fortnight, because that great actress, Charlotte
Cushman, has been giving series of her wonder.
fu dramatic approximations there. She is beyond
all dispute, hcgroacst dramatic performer, ofeithcr
sex, nov on the English stage, and deserves some
thing of the admiration that has been 30 prodigally
bestowed upon Jenny Lind. To night a very great
novelty is offered at this theatre being nothing Ices
than a newly arrived actor from England-a YER
table baronct-by title, Sir William Don. He is
low comedian, and very low baronet, should
imagine, from his making jack-pudding Of him
sclf although he is said to be the grandson Of an
Earl. strongly suspect that Sir William Don does
not give the whole Of his name, and that il should
be written Donkey. Madame Bishop is the runa-
way wife Of Sir Henry Bishop; she ought TO call
hersclf Lady Bishop; and, if the fashion once
oct, might people stage with the surplus no.
bility Of England. Mrs Wood was the divorced
wife of Lord William Jcnnor, and Mrs. Austin,
who sung at the Park theatre, the actual wife
Of Colonel Berkeley, the brother of an Earl. lis
said that Skerrett, the comedian, now playing at
Burtons, is Bsronct and has right to call himself
Sir George. Ranger, the comedian, who played at
the Park theatre few years since, who now calls
himself Berthe, but whose native name was Cod.
wisc, was the father Of boy who would have in
herited, from his mother, the title and estates Of
Duke, If hc had lived
In the Pacific, which arrived yesterday morning,
came passenger Signorina Parod, and her brother.
The prima donna will soon appear at the Asor.
Place opera house, and will prove the only rival
that Jenny Lind s likely to be troubled with while
she remains in this country. foolish attempt wac