The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-18

the Irish Brigade whose heroic deeds q Fontsnoy saved
the French arms from dsgr.Ssfai Sssss ana gsnsa
rang with the fame Of their exploits and the French
ptal still contains many II the trophies Of their tr
umphs rSDs which may be distinguished the arms and
Mr.. pohsny frequently appauded during his lee.
sketch.
DINNER OF THE FRIENDLY SONS OF SAINT
PATRICK.
The annual dinner Of this society given last
ing at the Aston House. The banquet of in the
ladies' saloon There we're some seventy eighty guests
present The dinner served in the sumptuous
in which the propnetors, Messrs Coleman Stetson do
such things The decorations of the table were well
executed and comprised sugar figures of Saint Patrick
Brian Boromhe, Irish harp, and Irish cottage.
full length oil painting Of the good Saint suspended
behind the President seat. During the dinner fine
band in attendance RECALLED the company with .
succession Of the most admired Irish airs, incud-
ing the "Exile Of Erin" the ''Bold Soldier Boy" the
Glow hacked Car and some Of Moores sweetest melo
dies After the cloth removed magnificent punch
bowl was introduced Mr. Stewart the chairman, pro-
posed the first regular toast introducing it with
facetioss remarks about st. Patrick. It was subject
he said, which is pretty much exhausted, and he was
afraid If be attempted it he would find himself in a very
ridiculous position. He then gave
Inc Day, anu al VINO nonor II" frank Win the
widest enthusiasm the Band playing "Patrcks Day in
the Morning"
Mr.. JOHN B. DILLON responded-He said that, in the
outset, he must plead guilty to Irish infrmty-he
would rather drink than speak He did not think fair
to be called to speak at this unpropitious hour he
had but just tasted from the fount of which ishmen
usually draw their inspiration. They all knew
the sort Of practices by which their worthy
orefather, St Patrick, acquired his title to sanctity-
was by macera'i0n, temperance and all that
'ort OF th"g; ana II ne were TO speak
St. Patrick now it might well be asked how saint was
,narrso ctrraa in tbe rnataanth cer+urx II r..
80 =, -. . -,
cation TO hm TO see such number met together to do
night Irshmen and i any wished to spread dissord
pe,e ne wou' DC 70 Apply 'ne prncpe OF SAINT
A'''' 1T was he who brought the saints and toads
10 sense OF their stuaton. .
:. Ihey were snake kiliers oy inheritance ana should
therefore put Gown any aempt whch mgnt De MADE TO
SOW oiscorG OF dssens,on among them win Few FUR
ther remarks ne concluded
regular toast put wouu vst instruct inc secretary TO
read letters from Their proher SAINTS VINO nad been IN
vieo among tnese wsIe e.'err IRON Mayor messeT-
veit the rresident OF the 81 DaVids society, ana j.
W; GnaTd me chairman linen gave .
ihe PRESIDENT OF the united otates. received with
aPPiause. AR oy Inc bsnu:
Inc chairman then gave the tnrd regular toast
reandIon the banks Of the Hudson her children re-
member the shannon ana iahy.' Air-Sprig OF Shil-
ieagh. -
.uoge VOoSSos sa ins Gay, wherever
scattered throughout the woro naIowod
in the heart rshmen There appears to be
every nation throughout Europe when they gather round
tne Doaro 20 augs Inc xhcn no
tyranny could destroy ana why sncuo there not Dc such
adayY Engshmen, on ST Georges cay Assem- Ole to do
justice to the present and to ruminae the roast beef
and plum pudding OF former days Inc WEIGH too have
their festival when they awake from their tombs their
ancestors from the days of Adam The Scotch teo on
and Burns St. Nicholas, too, brings his children to-
gether Nor must Brother Jonathan be forgotten,
for, though he has no saint In his calendar, he
iounds his recoLectons on the rlymouth ROCK: But
with no people Is the custom more honored than
among rshmen and the scenes OF to night attest the
love Of lrishmen for their native land On the banks
Of tn: Hudson their thoughts travel back to the Boyne
ana the shannon On the B0yne there was battle
fought two centuries ago. but time has sotened those
asPerities-the waters which then nsandered in the
Won. From that time to, the Of Graf
tan, Ireland drooped. But homo parliament
reconstructed her life The imperial government thought
IN their wisdom that this should no longer ex
pie were driven into rebellion The scaod and the bat
ue ned nao tneir victims. Inc names OF EInmet, Tone
Fltzgerad ana snsars, nave their sacred memory Not
many rect from where stand under the shadow OF St.
Paul stances the monument dedicated to the memory OF
Thomas Adds Emmet-the monument which marks the
grave OF lreands noble exile ana mere irishmen stand
to gather the inspiration which marked the men OF 49,
II Ireland has been mark for blight and desoatiOn, il
her sons have been driven to exile and decmated
her she has lost the trust in better for
tunes ano IN osighter uAys Inc nope wcn never dies
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r Ts .aen proPosea trs touin lsgaiar toas1
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Hows,s of hrothsrIv lova No sent;mant could he
800 .onnansI 80 e,as,..r th.r th.t .rono.ea. Ell
sna sree ey;rht :" avsrv et,er IN st 40 hs iii
siw.vs nroyded that his act does net interfere With
Al, Same yoht in anv ono az his fsov ct,ans I;bart
Of thoughtebberty Of worshio freq and untrammelIed
Cor this and msrtvrs have died and vet In most
nations Il il
. like Dead sea fruits which temot thu ave
But turn To ashes on the lin -
There are two sentiments in the world From ono side