The New York herald., 1851-12-04

In the above list, it will be observed, no notice is
taken Of the evening editions Of the morning papers
have thus, gentlemen. endeavored TO present to
manner, from the many calls upon my time at pre-
sent; a subject to which my attention has been
called, by the influence Of circumstances connected
With my vocation a q writer Of history. II II
81 ould be received with favor by the Society, ask
that 1t may be referred to q committee, to report
plan OF action for 50 useful q work.
EDWIN WILLIAMS.
The reading Of the paper was received with
marked attention by the NEE ting, and the sugges
tions Of Mr.. Williams were warmly approved.
= One ofthc Trustees ofthe Cypress Hills Cometery
being present, moved that the paper Of Mr.. Will
lisms be referred TO the Executive Committee. The
motion being carried, Mr.. Joseph p Simpson, who
ments in the Historical Society than he as been In
the Mechanics Society, where be is an old member,
remarked (n conversation), that the paper might be
considered as dead and buried This, be said, from
his experience Of the killing care Of said Exc
cutve Committee, when lately in their clutches with
a patriotic resolution Of his own. Mr.. Barnabas
Bates, the champion Of cheap postage, remarked.
that the paper should have gone to Select Com.
mittee, on which, according TO parliamentary usage,
the author Of the paper would, of course, have been
placed. Mr.. w. thereupon said, that II would
do very well to have the plan come before the pub
lie in the HERALD, and be was indifferent AZ to the
committee who might take the matter In charge.
The Executive Committee, ho observed, was com.
posed of some OF the most efficient members Of the
the tuggesiops he bad had the honor Of presenting
to the meeting
This matter having been put at rest, the society
turned their attention again to the curosities Of
history.
INTRODUCTION OF PRINTING INro NEW YORK.
The SECRETARY read letter from Dr. OCalla CHAN
on the above interesting subject, by which IL ap.
peared that the Introduction Of the pross into this
country was entirely due 20 Governor Fletcher,
previous to whcso time II strictly prohibited,
and Massachusetts and Penn yvania hsd ousstripped
this state. But Fletcher's active mind could not
proceed without 1t and having brought the subject
before the Council he prevailed upon William
Bradford, Of Philadelphia, to come here, in 1872, to
do the government printing, for which he received
go sterling per arnum, and the privilege Of print
ing on his own account. a pro ,amstion Of this
date, supposed to be the frst production, was hovn
aud read IL bears the imprint, "Printed by VIII
liam Bradford, az NeE YORK, printer to their Ma es-
tics, No, and is in itself curious, being warning
to the people to erect beacon, to be fred "a sig.
nal, on the approach OF the Frensh Aeet, then ex-
pected as an invading force, and for all 10 hold
themselves in readiness, &c. The drst Newspaper
printed in America, reprint Of q London Gazetfe,
in ltN, which Governor Fletcher caused 10 be rO
printed here, contained an account Of an engage
ment with the French.
1he Rev DIR. HAwKs observed, with regard TO
this subject, th at the prohibition mento 1ed vas not
confined TO this state. The clause formed a nor.
tion Of the instructions 10 ell Governors of States
and colonies; and az an instance of what he termed
ga governmental confederation in favor of stu.
pidity,n mentioned that the Governor of virginia.
in the time of the Protsctoraie used these terms of
coigrstulation-" thank God there Is not print
ing press or free school within my province ~
The society then adjourned tho next stated
monthly meeting being on Tuesday, the 9th Of
JMusry.