New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-19
PTBLIC MEETINGS.
The STREET PREACHING YEsTERDAY-yO DIS
TURBANCE

THE STREET PREACHING iESTERDAY-SO DIS
TURBANCE
Tie Rev Mr Pm sons. tie preacher about whose arraS
here has been go ma y excitement delivered dscur
yesterday afternoon a. oolo in tn ar yard a; tbs ~
Of Third =, Esst River according to tie appointment
gave out a; Tie meeting in the PsFs.
Various and predictions Lad bcn rife for d1y
or two the; there would he disturbance On tbs OCCASION
ard this together with curiosity existing among the PEG
pie TO and hear Inc whom circumstances had rsn
dCTtd conspicuous attracted en- immenss crowd to the
pot The number Of persons present m1 have been ten
thousand The crowd began to collect q an early hoar
AID previous to tie arrival Of NJ Parsons they were ad
dressed BY Mr. Brown and Nr Wesi-Mr Blown deliver
ing shori discourse on "Romsnsm- and Mr. West read
The Caholc Confessional after Wh;ch he offered few Re
marks ihereuIon.
Mr. Porscns arrived about ocIoek and upon rno1nng
the platform wac received with en;hzsaie cheers He
took bis text from the 18th chapt Of Matthew 18Th verse
and his remaTks chiefly confined 20 tie sub set OF
Catholicism lie briefly alluded to his arrest and the pres
eIt excited state the public mind lie exho-ed he audi
ence 70 preserve the peace aud not resort 70 acts OF
At the conclusion Of his discourse he pronounced tbs Ben
dcton and the crowd quietly dispersed seemingly willing
TO get out the cold air which wss very keen the shining
Of the fun atothe contrary notwithstanding
Taking into consideration the crowd convened on this oc
oason the meeting was very quiet and orderly there
L 1. ~,
being Little confusion except that caused By NOISY boys No
wcre numorously represented
A large police force was the ground yesterday to
protect Mr. Parsons and aprrhend any persons who slold
attempt 20 disturb 1t rumored about town that ortsrs
had been given to the Seventh and Eleventh Regiments
of New York state Militia % hod themselves 10 readiness
in case of rot but MAYOR Weserye assured our Reporter
that no word Of any kind had been given 70 the military
Vemav add that there were btween 100 and go per
sors mr,can present the meeting fom Philadelphia
who csmC On Thursday as for tie purpose OF attend
ing We are ao informed that Sunday -ht and On
Monday lasi some 100 Americans came from PhlsdePha
to is City aor receiving into gcnce Of ths disturbance
in the Eleventh Ward
Tic following are The afdavts sworn in the case Of the
Rev MIR Parsous when arrested by Capt Sqnires.
pHf c trf Third Dsci, Etelt State o. New l3Tk ~
md Corrv OF Eeot seer Spires Of n Eeveah Ds-
fret Tocs being duly vcra AID that On th@ cy
- nsrfer fs h. ief Of Police told opponent lH there vs.
III 10 b.s in the Eleventh W4ri niiy on &C.
~ Pe and 10 bc Msror racd deplnea' 20 prsvcar ssy
S,fe IN tie o,s G. opsn that nigh take place s1d d.
Iecftda . oihf We J. o 0s cep 7s. "Ae ca
ied IF p,neon o. nsn OF 49,. p II 5eoorsa
be.e ma rrcsiu ysrd az thu f o Thirds -e-
rrr.rt ihe hcr with police force snd es-cd i'm &c,
5 a. ,bs d-ee1 ~ the Msfor aad Chief Of focs' IL said
ran cave he Daniel Paas31s nov pIe9nt t si IN
III persors mad rsssce lut while bngils 20 te asoo
fs lowed by large crowd Of Pers'ns some Of
whom showed y rlanguae AID heloons %
Rims deponeu' be- ihe most noisy arrested ai 2,
sworEO before iris lh dag Of Ds's"sr , ls5
pee can't r. n Dssi E.ersa'eo o. SsT Yo5k q an.
Corrtv Of NeuYork -Dlnel Parous o. 10 ~ Eis 81 o.
he ~ OH he hss been 10 ne iD o. on
soIn that heard q excitement o. that here w
, toll snv that he had commenced ana
een PRECEDING about threeuaeT' q ,a 20 @
Tiea before me This Ih d'y Of nsesSI ~ po,,..