The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-05
City In C llIgence.

THE Young MEMS WING COMMITTEE The regular
nthy meeting Of this Committee held last
ing, at their in the Broadway Houee, James T.
Welsh in the chair. The entire evening was spent in
dispospg Of contested seats The Third ward delegate
whose seat contested at the last meeting was after
stormy debate admitted to his seat in the committee
No other business was transacted save that which
have already spoken Of.
MORE RECRUITING FOR THE CRIMEA IN NEW YoRK-rHg
BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE BLAcKwELL's ISLAND PAU
rERs-From facts recently to light it appears evil
dent that the British have their agents still
in this city, underwriting to enroll for the English
army to in the Crimea These movements are Of
course kept secret possible, they have whole
some dread probable action Of the United States
District Attorney should he find them out. But most
traordnay instance of the straghts which the British
emssaries in our midst put to kno wlsdge
yesterday 1t appears that yesterday Frdsy) week
an elderly military looking man made his appearance At
the Almsbou department. BlackwelPs Island, armed
with pass from one of the Ten Governors and
ed Mr. Hill deputy Keeper to let hia see Of the
able boo led paupers. Not knowing his object, Mr. Hill
consented ~hereupon the stranger held Icing and
anxious conferences with the most likely paupers the
institution Among others he approached lad aged H.
ma ned David Sullivan TO whom he offered terms to enter
the English army and proceed at to the Crimsa
his would be paid to Canada where he would be
enrolled and immediately shipped off To influence the
lad to JOIN he showed him roll containing the of
from eighteen to twenty persons whom he had already
induced TO sign their or ax their mara pledgng
themselves to join the service Of her Brittanc Majesty
Young Sullivan, who from land where the love
of the British government is not Indigenous heard the
story with stoical Indifference and after the had
exhausted his eloquence in portrayn the glory and
booty that in store for the army under OF
~ .hs aars inc On
and the trenches before SebatOpo not to be compared
in comfortable point of to the residences
State authorities give to pauper poor So he
declined going. These revelations are astounding, and
to show to what straghts the recruiting officers
ton req ured from the Ten eosernors How is It this
man had authority to 90 on the Island from themf
SPRING PARADE THE THIRD REGIMENT HUssARs -
This regiment which claims the distinction of being the
only one the State that has all its mounted made
its rtu regmenta parade yesterday under command of
Col s. Brooke Postley. They formed Madison square
at N O'Clock, P. M and from thence paradsd to DIFF
ferent parts of the city, accompanied by the mounted
Jefferson Brass Band of which Mr. G. Heller leader.
The dress of this regiment is blue, edged with yellow
trimmings and the usual hussar caps There s also
engineer cerps including company Of carbineers
ing the Brunswick hussar uniform, black trimmed with
white. When the Third Regiment is full, they turn out
mounted men. Yesterday, however, neither the full
complement OF companies or men were out. The Hus-
Broadway, though rome OF the ho,ses were evidently
not Of the 240 kind, and several of them looked
though trough of good oats and hay. would
however, they were fine looking body of horse. II
is of course, impossible to expect good drilling in
u W.
for the maneuvrng of horses in large body very
few but. 80 far as we could judge the Husssrs made
0ey e parade saa dd their %
of Captain Herf looked very well. With the exception
Of the dust which at times whired in clouds into the
faces AND upon the uniforms Of the Hussars, the day
fne being warm and sunny, and everything trans.
PRED to make the parade agreeable During the
afternoon the regiment passed in review before the
BERAIp Office, though, in doing so, their line was
somewhat broken by the various wheeled vehicles that
obstruct Nassau street This occurrence however,
10 DIV of kha ALI ant hor
nifty to display his skill in the sword exercise. He ou
rsbed his weapon about In valiant style, to the great
Bile indgn alton Of the offending tJehusn After being
reviewed by the Mayor In the Park the regiment
dismissed.
RENTING OF PEws. IN DIR. ADAMS CHuRcH.-A company
Of about one hundred, few of whom ladies, Is
sembled last night at the new Presbyterian church
Dr. Adams, Madison square, to- rent the pews Of tn
church. One Of the members Of this congregation Mr.
Jesse W. Benedict acted auctoneer, and the bidding
fair till most Of the pews had been disposed Of.
few evenings since many of the pews sold, tn
prices paid varying between eight and thirteen hundred
dollars Those disposed OF last night were rented at
sums varying between one hundred and one hundred
and seventy Ave dollars per The bidding was for
the choice q pews, upon all Of which certain rent had
varied between and twenty dollars This church ID
internally very handsomely constructed, being some
what similar to Trinity chapel in Twenty nft6 street,
which was fully described In the HsRALD few. days
ago.
DYArH or AN ENPLoyK or AN EXPRESS CopANY.--The
flags Of the Adams Express Company, and Wells, Fargo
Co., raised at half mast yesterday, In respect TO
the memory of clerk Of the former establishment Mr.
j. a. Abbott who died the evening previous, of enlarge
ment Of the heart after illness of two weeks Tune
raj remonies were held at his late residence Fifteenth
street at O'clock M after which his remains we're
con ed 20 Westfed native place.
Mr. Abbott wa young man. possessing 6ne talenrs and
excellent busnesshao,s, and his death will be unver
ssfy regretted.