The New York herald., 1850-04-10
Our baltimore Correspondence.

Our baltimore Correspondence.
BALrIMoRr, April 4 1850
Historical Sccicty Dinr PrerG aiios @ the Reception
Of te Ner York FYremen Eriensire Ro5bery Counter
Je,dns-Jfrg;iis GoI Mines. Sc.
The Anniversary dinner of the Historical Society,
on Saturday evening, a grand affair. Tho Hon.
Daniel Webster and Sir Lytton Bulwer were present.
and in she courso Of the evening appropriately re-
sponded to the complimentary sentiments that we're
offered. Mr.. Bulwcr paid high compliment to Mr..
Webster aud his recent speech in th Senate which he
termed anew cement to the bond Of Union.
The ir men already at work this morning deco
rating their engine houses and suspeudng flags
the streets, in PREPARATION for the torchghl proces-
sion tonight for the reception of the New York Hook
and Ladder Company No. 3 which will reach hero at
ten O'Clock Tonight in the boat from Philadelphia
There will bc seventeen companies in the procession.
each with ono piece Of apparatus and members all
fully equipped each bearing torch or nambesu. The
route laid Ou for the procession will keep them moyn,
until about Two clock In the morning when a break
fast and good quarters will be in readiness provided
by the fr.ndship On Tuesday after paradng through
tho city they viii sit down TO suiaptuous entertain
ment, Mt the Exchanee Hotel given by the Friendship
whose guests they sih be during the visit ON Thurs
day the United will give them n dinner. and prepare
tions are making by the Figilant watchman, New
market snd Mechanical companies to give them enter
tainments worth- II the occasion They will have
jolly time of IL, dc pend on that.
One Of the most extensive robbercs that has taken
place ia Baltimore for many years. effected
SATURDAY night. Sometime between quarter past
seven and . ght o'clock. the jewery establishment
Of Mc,srs. 4. =. ssdlci 4 Son In baltimore street
between amt psal and Charles streets
t'rsd and robbed Of watches, je~elry. &c, to an
Estimated value Of some seven thousand dollars.
The clerk dosd the store ct a quarter past seven
o'clock ard the robbery was discovered by the
vatchman 81 eight. In this brief period tho thief
or thi,vcs opened tho front door with false KEYS.
and entering, forced of paddock ON large iron
saic aud tln opened the safe lock with the key be-
lon ing To a. which had been l.ft Iva "a drawer in the
storc Tho feic contained about hf.y gold watches
,i,rns sh.r % sDIa psns &c & sh'sh Chad had been de-
with the ccpteuts of the show tho counter.
we're al carried OF amounting In value to about $1,000
The tfieers have been che look out but up the
present time have been entirely unsuccessful.
Catharinc Lynch and Patrick Nolan arrested
IN th city last night on the charge of passing eoun
tcrfcit twenty five cent pieces.
several hou,Ss on Vh.''nu, s're't near pcusss,
we're destroyed Wy nrs last night and itc girl sis
years of y ge. pcri.hed In the hanvs.
The gold n'ues 10 virginia. owned by Mes.rs Bar
mum and colty q ths city hays ben ,oid TO New
ext. nsivc oPciStions almost immedls, =.
BAlriso.r. April o 1850
Rec,ri,cr ~ ne S,,r I~k HOph and Ladder CcnBiav-
G-end T,ch IssAi Pssss-t- -BateriSisaenfs fe.
Prom until 10 O'Clock last evening. our streets
wcrr throussd aud amid the crowds cf people, the
various nrr coml suics, with thcr apparatus finely
deoorsts their members fully equipped each bearing
flaming torches. were moving about. preparatory to
taking their line Ia the escort preparing for the
csption Ct the New YorN Hook aud Ladder Company
No. = ~hos- arrival vas momsn ary expected In the
Philsy elrhia host.
h~ minutes before 10 o'clock the boat hov. in
sight. st least OF Port MeiIcnry. by The
constant sir,rm of Are hall. thst
rom IhCr decks. which Immediately answered
from the ~haryc- n few minutes the boat reached
her dock snd tbc visiters welcomed to the city
byiIieut Mul- cf the Friendship in and sppro.
pirate speech. which wss responded TO by jane L.
IA IL. -.
aud ayparatns could be landed and 81 ~ o'clock they
countermaich,d along the whole iiuc, aud we're vel.
comcd ~ prolonged shout until they reached
their po.tion which vas Joined In by the Thousands
nlisd on the pavemente. They passed along the
line uncCscr,d. and we're received in the ssme man
by tho baltimore hr,men.
The visit,fs numbered sbou, sixty members. and
presented uiost solid and substanti 4 appearance
They part, uafy sirike The eye of bsltimoresn
account the nicrce of all tn.cl and paint in their
equirnisnts. Which calculated more for hard
wee than fcr parade aud show Duglcs famous brass
bend atrrctsd much attention aud could be readily
r,ecsnised Wy the airs they performed even ~hcn out
1Ts Isns cf eseort was formed ~ fslicvs:-Priend-
ship with - members and their engines; visiting are
men and band Ind pendent Dlur-' Hand Mechsni-
cal fnginc, members Union Suction % menbcr-;
Dsytfoid ytCticn, ~ members; Liberty Engiue. 81
m,rl-r. Gr,ys Band; Independent suction. ll2
memftrs Nigilant Reel ~ members, newmarket
Suction iso nicmbers; United Ladder and Fire Rs
cap. 80 n.sniL,rs. Franklin suction. % members;
Lintbsrd's Rsnd, Washington Suction - members:
fstapsco suction. y members; Howard Suction. %
member; wstchmsn suction with q hne band i70
memiers making total q ls5, ,,. .usivc nf the Vi
tt, q and The various bands Of music
lhe proc,f Ton - u moved along. formed one Of tho
meet attractive ragepnts wituesed In this eity
snd Notwithstanding the latcncas of the night the
street. we tbfuugcd and the iadra wrrs stl up at
ths'r Window wrtching Ter vsw q a. The route
iso cut could MT have been less than seven ~ eight
mier rss-ins nearly all the engine houses Of the city
most % which we're Illuminated ani elegantly deco
rated With flags. the bells ~ witch wtr~ ,uny =. the
procession approached. The through The upp.r
part of tho city vas strictly observed. until the,
p.ssed into East Baltimore. Ancr partskinx cf ,
rumptuous entertainment prepared for them by the
yivfiant et their engine house at one o'clock the
l.teurps u the hour sdmonshed the Marshal that tho
route laid cut long and sftcr passing through
old Town they proceeded TO Monument square and
we're diamissed.
The visiters then proceeded. With their apparatus
to the engine house ~ the Friendship whose espeeisl
suests thsy sre and after dcrosing their apparatus
partook II enc entertsinmcnt In their spacious hall
Al about three o'clock this morning they separated
and proceeded 20 their quarters a. the suequehanns
House and ser few hours sleep. they are sgsin pc
rambulatng our streets, this morning. IN ettisen's
dress. They will partake Of dinner ~ the hsehangc
Hotel ths afternoon. given by the Friendship. and
indeed they vui hnd a dhcut matter TO dispose ~
n the entertainments prepared for them during their
brif visit They will also parade our streets 'o-dsy
With the Fticndship aud the Liberty.