New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-05

hurry up, the people will take the affair into their
! own hands altogether. cordial and magnificent re-
cepton is fixed fac, whether the City Government
participate or not and the )ner II is arranged the bet
ter.
THE MEAGBER DEMONSTRATIONS The
preparations for this event Fill 90 bravely on, and the
excitement among all classes of frishmen, as well as
other lovers of PATRIOTISM is continually Increasing
Lat evening the Convention of Civic Societies of this
City, Brooklyn WILLIAMSBURG, Astoria and Flushing
again assembled at Montgomery Hail. and In addition
to the Delegates already noticed Stephen OHara OF the
L.UB. g., Mcssrs. Huestis and F. B. Redmond of the
Ship sawyers' Society Of NewYork and Brooklyn,
and Mr. OMaley of the Industrial Congress- presented
their credentials.
After the minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved the report of the three Delegates the Irish
Directory presented by the Chairman Mr.. Bell who
raid that the Committee waited that body at the As
tor House and saw Judge O'ConDor He (Mr. BelD
told him that as there had been an understanding at the
meeting Of the Cony enton last night that some So
cie,ios had represented themselves to the Direc-
tory, he wished to know if that the fact
The Judge said that society and three clubs namely
1.-The Mitchell Guard independently Capt. Thomas Null
cahy the Napier Tandy Light Artillery, Capt j. Fry,
the Montgomery BARR ,ade Cub, and the shipwrghts
Of New York had represented themselves and that the
Social Tuveren German ymnasics stated their wish
to take part in any procession which viii be prepared
for the iusrious Irish pahot and requested answer
to be directed their Secretary, s. Kaufman No. 81
Duane.st Mr.. O'Conner advOed them to come to this
Convention He also expressed his desire IN 1t all would
work harmonously in the common cause The report
was accepted. Capt. Kerrigan was called ON to tell
what tie military about to do when he said that
hold Mond.v nipht IN
choose delegates.
Mr. McGrath said that delegation from Albany had ar.
rived in the city for the purpose inviting Mr. Meagher
up there and also to represent society belonging to
that place. In the procession that will take place 10 New
York Teey had not as yet made their appearance, and
he would move that in accordance with the wishes oil
the Directory an advertisement be published announcing
that such delegates should themselves to the
Convention at It's sitting and also that ballot for
position in the lie will be gone into on Tue lay night
In conclusion the speaker suggested TO the Directory
that they ought 70 wait the Mayor for the purpose OF
convening public meeting Of the citizens friendly to
this object at the Tabernacle some other place that
may be deemedproper as there were many men in the
community not members Of any society, such as mer-
chants shopkeepers mechanics and traders who would
Willingly advance subscriptions TO carry out the demon
STATIONS with the same eclat that of the OConneu
procession years ago, in which Governor Seward
and many pc standing Ugh in society took part
The resolutions were finally adopted, after some
few remarks from Mr.. ONaley Of the Industrial Con-
eress and some other gentlemen, relative to the man.
ner in which the Common Council should be accosted
relative to the subject the Conference to be held on
Monday afternoon. The meeting adjourned.
In another part of the building, number OF Grocers'
Carep and other citizens organized into pre-
mlnary meeting for the purpose of taking part in the
reception Of Mr. Measher, In which Capt Kerrigan pre-
sided and Mr.. R. Walsh acted Secretary. The
object was that every who owned horse, or was
able to procure one, should form portion OF the pro-
ceson and that each person present should induce his
friends to do go. The second meeting will take place
on Tuesday hight when officers will be elected aud
other business transacted.
meeting of the New-York Operative Siipwrights
also held last night and efforts entered into to take
part in the reception.
The T. F. Mesgher Club held meeting at Hermitage
Hall, In Houstonst, and selected Delegate 10 the
Civic Conyt nion but the Companyis partly military,
some further discussion WI. have to eAsue on the
subject
Mock AUCTION SwINDLERs.-Theb brood
Of robbers generally known "Peter Funks" seems to
be rapidly increasing and of the most conspicuous
and valuable In the City have become their dens
The manner in which they get such locations is mean
any other operation in which they are engaged Taey
get apparently respectable to hire the store for
some honest business, and then he makes assign
ment to them of the lease and forthwith the neghboT
hood ia annoyed and dsgTaced by the presen &c aud
operations of the swindlers. We confess to a very
msll degree Of sympathy for any person who is taken
in at these shops since they have been exposed so often
and so thoroughly that has right TO be ignorant
of the rascas iavor.e scheme of theirs is to get
adjoining stores, and a humbug opposition;
60 that greenhorns may DO duped al the
easier by the pretended competition Il seems
lre strange that while many other robbers DO
sionsly receive punishment, these MockAsction
plunderers have further trouble than make visit
to the Chief of Police refund their victims 1ney take
back the galvanized watch aud 60 forth try the chea,
upon somebody else. Once in a grea. while one of
them receives thorough logging from some pugna-
cious victim but far law is concerned they lie and
steal with perfect immunity We told that great
number Of the shops in the city the property Of
one mar who has made immense fortune inthe bus!
ness and keeps his country seat fast horses, pew
and opera box and distinguished figure in society.
PeIbsps his wealth and influence may account for the
blindness OF Justice when his brass watches aud copper
rings are Haunted In her face But there really 10
law to punish stop the rogues there should be forth
with At the roulett table, has som, chance. bus
in one Of these shops he has no show a, all