Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-23
AN OLD MANUFACTURER.
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special meeting OF the Board OF Directors of the
American Tract Society was held last evening. William
Is Crosby, Esq, in the Chair Prayer offered by Rev
Dr. Spring.
The Rev. Nehemiah Adams D. D., of Boston, was unan
im"lsiy elected member of the Publishing Committee
in place Of the lamentei Rev. DR.. Edwards
The usual monthly meeting of the Executive committee
was also held yesterday.
Among the letters read from foreign lands was one from
the Rev Mr. Roberts, OF China, his to Nankip at
the request OF his friend and pupil the leader the i'm.
portant Chinese revolution, acknowledging a previous
grant 10y the Tract Society, which he will be the
OF the benevolent trau in the occupancy of this field
Of usefulness higher honor and wider sphere it would
be hard TO find on earth.
Rev. Mr. Benjamin, Of Constantinoulc aludes to an
edition Of the Pilgrims Progress in Armenian issued by
the Socieys fund aud requests lists eugayngs for this
and other publications. The English AMI American resi-.
dents had Just held public Bible meeting in Constantine
pie which largely attended and $3.50 collected The
same day the combined fleets of England and France
cred the Bosphorgs
An appeal from the Paris Tract Society was pre-
'ened which showed that Tract operations extend
ing in France and that debt Of ~ O0O francs weighed
heavily upon that Institution,
The Sandwich ISLAND Mission also asks for increased app
propratiops
Missions Societies and Missionary boards accustomed
receive aid from the Tract Society the Committee author
zed appropriations Ia cash TO lac remitted previously To
Apri lst, 'i's of Soonln foSs: for the
several missions in China S. 900; for the Mission in
Northern India 81 6OO for nine Missions in Southern In
dI 500; for countries the Mediterranean including
Italy HOO for Continental Europe 5UO for the Sand
wich Islands aud Canada 81 100; received new
claims $500.
The receipts of the Society for the past month were
s2Ie2Y including Sl7lO4 for publications; the issues
from the Depository for the period amounted To
s2s1s" and the gratuous circulation among the dpsti
tue since April lst, exceeding thirty four million pages.
Every good man must rejoice in the onward movements
of this benevolent institution, and but desire TO
share in such widespread ahors for the benefit Of our
country and the worldly. J. ffprfss. Dee. 20
JESSY LISD.-Madame Jenny Lind Goldschmid; ap-
peared in concert at Dresden, the 2Gth ult or the
rst time in many months One Of her pieces the Cradle
Song OF TaubeT encored. The critic the National
Leitung that cher voice has lost much especially
the middle notes, and is no longer what it was"
PUnIc DINNER TO Mn. JoHN MrcnELL-A public din
ner given ia the Broadway Theatre on Monday eve
ming, to congratulate of the Irish exles Mr. John
Mitchell, his escape from Van Diemins Land. The
number of persons present estimated about twelve
hundred including ladies' aud other spectators who
pied seats ia the boxes Among the spectators were Mr.
Mchcis family TO whom the hOnors bestowed upon him
must have been peculiarly gratifying The United States
District Attorney Charles OConer ESQ., presided Ia re.
ply to toast referring to him. Mr.. Mitchell responded in
an eloquent speech Speeches also made by Mr. T
+. MeIgher, Mr.. Horace Greedy Mr. Smytb Judge En-.
met Mr.. Richard OGorman aud others
TROUBLES u PERU.-Capt James IT. IIaughton of the
ship Mcmnon, writes to the Nantucket Inquirer under
date Paita Nov stating that party Of twenty five men
whose leader hgd made himself offensive the Peruvian
boseFnment To- Publishing certain facts it ina newspa
per- sought the protection Of the u. $. Consul s. j.
Oakiord Esq, at Tombez, which granted The Ma
tionll Guard surrounded the house and fired into IT, killing
one man. wounding two Others aud cndangeEg the lives
n tho Consul and family The refugees uTciby car
t.ed away aud the Consul threatened with arrest Can't
hiughtou similar outrages ofrequent occurrence
and recommends that American man Of wal he de
spltehcd to that vicinity