New-York daily tribune., 1851-09-24
CITY ITEMS

large frfuTfT ~ NfFsNeL are t-t Ni tt4ltf -tNs
ard correspoIt.us low rates of wages are ae result
NJ Wes,erre,r % the foot II IIous;on-st Is con-
,tructrg q steam fer5y.tost Is feet IN length. -
feet vide .rt 20 feei deep. .or the New-Hayen Rail
road Comp \ car track l. % rc laid on Is deck
l. nnl be used ~ Transporting cars across the Con
ncctcu- River 20 connect ;he trans with the NeA-
London Road
H. ~ Webs ward, ai;he foo,of Sir,h-s,., steam
ship Of l5CO ,uns j. On the stocks for Messrs SPOT
ford Tileston & Co On Saturday as'. Mr Weoo
launched TIE cIpper-ship sword Fish Of loco tuns
burden buili for Messrs BARCLAY & Livingston, md
INTENDED for Tie East India and London trade She
VIII make her first trip % California, and iromthence
10 the East lndle> She $50 tunS burden 10 feet
long. 30 feet breadth Of beam. AM % feet depth Of
hold. and no, as before stated.
Wesieveii & Mackay. foot Of >eyenth-st, have a
ship Of 200 tuns on the stocks for Chamberlain &
Phelps The chpper.ship Mercury Of 1900 tuns,
built for BOYD & Hmksn, Of the Hayre line, Was
launched from this yard three weeks ago.
Nj Brown foot of Twefth-st., has a steamboat Of
ESQ tuns on the stocks. 1t belongs to the Indepen
dent Line and is intended for the Philadelphia trade
Three weeks since Mr. Brown launched the Daniel
Webster, a steamship Of I,loo tuns belonging to
vanderbilt's Nicaragua Line
In Mr. smonsons yard. foot Of Eichteenth-s st, the
steamship Northern Light Of 1000 tuns, Is nearly
ready 10 be launched She belongs TO the Nicaragua
Line and VIII act N concert with the Prometheus.
The steamer Hornet, Of 275 tuns, belonging to the
same line. Is now on the stocks. The Hornet will
run upon the Lake IN connection with the Director
The steamer Wasp, Of $50 tuns, lying al the foo, of
Twel.th-,t., Is also bui.t by Mr.. Smonson.
VIM Collyer. Nmeteenth-st has steamship Of
200 tuns on the stocks for Messrs. Morgan, Harris
nrfa ho Mot tpf
Geo tuns. was launched by Mr.. Coliye, shor! tune
since
Mr.. Thomas Colyer. Twentiett-si., launched the
BianyIle, steamship Of LOO iuns. about week
ago.
In Green Point Messrs Williams & son are build
ing propeller of 1890 tuns, for the South Carolina
Steam Navigation Company. The Tornado, Liy-
erpoo packet, of 200 tuns, building for Capt Mum
ford, is also on the stocks.
In the yard Of Nj Sne eden, steamboat Of 400 tuns
Is building to run between Charleston and Florida.
steamboat OF geo uns. for the Norwich line, Is IN
course Of erection, and MIR Sneeden VIII soon lay
the keel for another steamboat of 400 tuns burden,
intended fer the Cuba trade
In the ward of MesSrs p erne. Patterson & stack,
At Williamsburg, the schooner \. l.. hcCready, OF
800 tuns Is OF the stocks. The keel for brig of 800
tlns IS being laid for VI VI Freeman & 60. large
ship of LOO tuns, for the Liverpool trade, was
launched from this yard some three weeks since.
In Hoboken, Messrs Capes & Allison are building
propeller of eco tuns for the New-York and Boston
Line. Also, steamer OF 1000 for the New Orleans
and Texas trads 4 small schooner, the Virginia, Of
24O tuns, Will be launched within a day ortwo
J. { Smith IS building large chpPer-shp, the
Hurricane, belonging to C. W Thomas. and design
ed for the California trade. Her length on deck Is
90 feet breadth of beam 40 feet and depth OF hold
% feet bark of $40 tuns for the West India trade,
Is also on The stocks
In the ship.Yards of this City Green Point, VII
hamsbsrg and Hoboken, SIX vessels nave been
launched within the past three weeks. and twenty
are now IN course OF erection.
The CONVENTION OF THE IRISH SOCIETIES
oF NEN-YoRK.-A meeting of tins body was held on
Friday night at Montgomery Hall Prnce-st, the
President. Mr. Patrick Dee, IN the chair The Sc
cre,ary. Mr John McGrath, read the minutes oi the
last meeting. which were proved OF and received.
The Secretary then stated that he had obeyed the
direction OF the COny nyentIon and had sent letters and
addresses 10 different parts OF The country. lie was
happy to be able TO inform The Convention that their
proceedings were becoming known 20 their fellow
counuymsn IN different parts OF the Union and ne
satisfied that according as the OBJECT they had
IN vlew became known. II would be taken up
and carried through. The great majority of Irish
would loa IN dlscouitenhnclHg al those iac-
tou-fght> and then the few turbulent spirits, from
very shame. would be forced TO give up these dis
graceful proceedings. lie then read the following
letter from Rev. MIR RCardOn
EAsroN, Pa. Monday. Sep. -. 1851
ny Dg,e SR must .hIen myself On ,our And indg-
excuse nae fr the my sppa Inatienton not
ackuowedng Tie receipt of your favor Of the IN ns
of which les mr SICK 90 ~ 90 spe@N - those un
hspy, ne Railroad. and the fa'pues and anxiety
which underwent two dass brought relapse, from
which avn only slowly recovering fOu Wll therefore /
trust have the goodness 70 escue M seeming want OF
Laf FfFfN kHfks u Uetf he
80 l,,i ~. ttsr .1iic,eot strengrh ~ ernress m,
n the anj eeurr
ous and most which hay. prompted the
oT,a,, If your inyentiun and teryeny hope and
piay that God may bless Your efforts N'u Vii nave
IN ~. l. III e.cutl teoa the deep and * ..ln made
upon % 10 miserable and sen'eess pary f. fs
which the disgrace 81 our couHiry ana religion, and are
the unhappy cause that every favor
on she one 0f other met b, tie answerhs I'm
ger Il pointed a. the Nretched lives Of uaoftun
III can ln any va cooperate WIKI YOUR Soce your
nios rra,evoitAy effort youma reg afoae'ey nd which
Nj Nioiael Coffin. most e1ceilen, and aorthy man.
= ,haps ne mos largey ntessted contsetoL On the
hfroae lie tesdes here u Etson lnd he could fiTnlsn
fou more accurately t.n can w;a lar names and a.
dress of tLe oiAtr contractors.
With every or Jour sndness and courtesy, re-
nam, mt dear SI, io-f 's'5 la.nial pr.,,,,..
Mr.. JoHN McGRArH. See. C.0ysntlon, &c
Mr Dvyer moved ths insertion OF lne letter On
the minutes, Whtsh was seconded BY Mr. NcMdnus,
and passed uuAn mOusly. The Chairman sdld he
con sldeTed tne ie.fer OF Rev. Nh O'Ricr1Ou
very important, and be hoped as much Circulation
would 5e gwen 10 possible IL proves iaag the
Catholic Clergy III as in this movement, an
that enough 10 sanction our proceedings, and make
them respected IN The eyes OF The lGsh Catholics.
THIS letter though d, uac elt 20 gneye tie het ar
OF eyoTr good and hum lIt man. yei cafnes "lIn II
some cor solailon inaSnuch a. lt proves The Ympa
ty to.. wlJA our movement. and the appreciation We
adye received for our eGeItlOnS. would ask those
foolish and misguided men II they Ouslt not ~ oe
ashamed 10 drag their CLERGY man nom slck bed,
ard ~ endaLgeT his life y forcing hm 20 run The
RISKS be- has done, IA Ofdt! 10 prevent them manning
and killing each Ofher. Not oce oi those men VINO
were engaged any SIDE ~ tn,ss nonseasca quar-
Tels and told h.m hear you enc4ng ngerec The LIE "
your clergyman Yesterday, that would not 1scOme |
honihed tine idea and tel you ycu malgned nm
ask HIM ~ return, has he n9t done So IN tnIs FeU
case OF Rev. Mr ORiefdoa, and ~na; IS he use III
forming an attachment ~ religion. 4 disregard