New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-22
BANQUET TO THE DELEGATION FROM
THE BOSTON COMMON COUNCIL

delegation of the Boston Common Council having
tarried few days in this City their way home
from PHILADELPHIA, the Boards of Aldermen and Coun-
cimen Of Ncw-York appointed joint Committee to
wait upon the visitors and invite them to meet the
Common Council Of New-York over social dinner at
the Metropolitan Hotel The invitation was accepted
and last yening the affair came Of.
The Messrs. Leland prepared an entertainment
Astounding with oil that could crafty the eye or please
the palate; the tables were set OF with elegant gar
nshing Of every kind, and while the palates were
ticked the cnk Of glasses and the cla,ter of knives
and forks were lost in the strains Of music.
Tie head of the table occupied by Mr.. Isaac o.
Barker. President of the Board of Aldermen, and Al
dermen Durham, Sprague and Clark; Councilman
Whittemore and Col. John I. Hurd of he Boston De-
egation, Mr. d. d. Conover President OF the Board Of
Councilmen, Aid. Ely and Mr.. Mathcr Of the New
York Common Council Ample justice was done the
excellent viands which embraced all the rares and
delicacies of the season.
After dinner, Mr. BARKn, in brief speech, intro
duocd the guests of the evening, and gave
The Common Council Of Boston
which was drunk all standing with three times three
followed by "We're Band of Brothers, by the band
AID. DusHAN Of Boston responded. He said the
Common Council of BOsOR-a city Of not more than
onefourth the size of this great commercial metropo
lis-felt the distinguished honor paid to them by the
representatives of NcwYOrk by this public reception
Amer commenting on the similarity Of the charters
Of the two cities he said he should be glad 10 have
Committee Of the New-York Common Council pay a
visit TO Boston 70 examine some OF teir granite ana
,onob asller for the New City Hall. He concluded
with the hope that the two cities would be KNIT closer
toeether in the bonds OF fraterna feeling, and gave
The City New York-her City Governments wei may .e
s Sa1an. 'ee' P'0'1 u '"'
After loud ind repeated calls, Mr.. ID. ID. CoSoVER
rosronded He had been in Boston within the past
wear and he still remembered with pleasure the
warmth of his reception lie concluded'
The MON Of sentiment that exists oetw.n New
and Boston may i exist Tor eye, sHa extend 70 'e
HccalIed upon Col. HURD Of Boston, who responded.
Briefly surveying the rapidity with which this City
and State have increased in population and wealth,
he felt assured that within 80 years judging from
the past Newly ork would contain mlhlohs Va ihiao-
itanis He conouded
NAV the territorial extension Of Ne~forE be coeHteusye
with the extension ofhe prosperity aud wealth Oh hsi
Aid. ELY responded, dwelling on the great amount
Of foreign pauperism thrown into this city annually
He gave .,....
and sed. do hope and pray and trust that he viii
u.e his Influence TO cause some law TO be passed by
Congress TO relieve New-York from this oppressive
burden of foreign pauper. population lOheeiS anu
Kisses 4,
Ala W,KrN.s responded in brief speech on the
mercantile spirit of NewYoIkers and the manuactur-
ing enterprise of Massachusetts, men, lie said OF inc
Inter they don't sell their principles, they only sen
their goods.
AID. CLARK of Boston responded lie was followed
nv General MATTER Of New-York, who in the course
Of his sreech spoke of the Indebtedness Of
for her increase and prosperity to immigration: lie
said ne was an adopted citizen as were al leist tWo-
t;5s az the members ofthe Common Council of New
York. He thought that man was to be de pissed who
condemned the country Of his birth. Other speakers
followed, and the evening was passed IN the most
pIeasant and satisfactory manner.