The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-21

protege with your own hands TO restore him TO his
family Ana as they were Withdrawing, soitensd to
tears, and erdeav0rng to thank him. he added Do not
forget tbs way to this palace every time you may have
anything to ask fr,m me- do not be afraid ali the doors
WI be open to you-te you the Angels of Mercy
The Central American Expedition.
Col Kinney, il ia said has As length oesded in
fitting ont expedition for Central America and he and
his band of smigrsnts will soon sail for their new
hemes. The emIgrants are armed and equipped as til
adventure requires. The steamship United States
now lying At the foot Of Eighth street. East river,
is the vessel selected for carrying ont the coonst
and wil sail ON the 7th day Of May next. This is q
vessel OF great speed, having recently made q trip
from Havana to New York in three days and twenty.
three hours, the best time on record between these
ports She sharpbuilt Is Of about 800 tons burden
and can comfortably accommodate between ave and six
hundred about the number that are engaged
to sail with Col Kinney The steamship will sail direct
for San Juan dc Nicaragua The whole expedition Is
under the diiest command Of Col Kinney, but accom-
panyng him on his expedition and sharing with him
the dangers and advantages of his enterprise win be
Mr. Fabens late United States Consul to San Juan and
Mr. Fletcher Webster. '
The coonists will not settle as originally intended at
san juan and IN Its vicinity but will pitch upon the table
and the Lake Ncaragua These lands are owned by
MT Fabeps whose title we believe is disputed by the
o. sast wslrory sesor Marcolets Minister
gality of Mr. Fsbens' title to large tract Of country in
this district; so there b. difficulty about the
ef the original expedition intending a. Il did to com
meree operxtions under grant from the Mosq uto
very healthy, elevated country, and aSoundinr with
eoal and gold The land Is said TO be fertile and within
tho possessions Of Mr. Fabens extensive forests OF
mahogany. The attention of the settemsn therefore
VII be given to mining to agriculture and the exporta
1cn OF mahogany each Of which pursuits from the ac-
profitable
DIR. Bairti's Lecture-The Inst OF the Course.
The Rev Dr. Paird finished the last of his course OF
lectures before ths spngler Institute, last night
Notwithstanding the rain Of the day and the muddy
streets there were present good attendance of both
ladies and gentlemen. The subject of last evening"
lecture was g Fnsland and IreIandn
The reverend lecturer opened his discourse with
DESCRIPTION Of the natural appearances of the three pro-
vinces of the British empire-Fngland, Ireland and
Scotland. England was garden spot; Scotland was
much cultivated, and Ireland was in5eed in natural
beauty the first gem of the sea- He was not surprised
that the Irish people proud her The lecturer
next recouIted the of England and devoted much
time to the period of Oliver Cromwe He thought
Crmwe had the most wonderful army Of all which we
have any account in history. It existed for twenty
years. and never was defeated. 1t went all over the
empire, conquering everywhere alike. The lecturer
Charles the Second the most worthless crsa
ture that ever eat upon . throne. George the
Fourth only approximated him. England had been
blessed with good rulers and some very bad ones
Queen Victoria, however, was excellent sovereign
He dwslt 1T considerable length London-its public
buildings institutions of Learning great works of public
Improvement, and the various features by which IL is
distinguished It's population At present. he said was
over two mons and be had doubt whatever that At
H.A ANf -
millions The peculiarities OF the Londoners or Cock
neys furnished an opportunity for pleasautries
and those in regard to their station afforded con-
MARKED . faculty for 'abbreviating long words and
sometimes short ones. Thus, . cabrolet they called
cab; an omnibus, bus; the Thames. the Iems and 90
on. Among the many great advantages which London
possessed he noticed their parks particularly in which
AmsIs an cities generally, and New York specially are
that England had seen her paiest days. and that the
disasters which she had suffered in the Crirea
not yet reached the height Of her power She had.
he acknowledged, cut rather . poor figure latteriy
in her warse relations but II time for her un
derstand that her power hereafter not to be main
tanned by tie sword but by the moral influence which
she should exercise BY her commerce, her money and
through her colonies She has repeatedy plunged into
the continent that she might have avoided and
the present in which she s engaged has cost her an
amount Of treasure and the lives Of many Of
would be established and he believed that In the course
Of few weeks he would see long list OF the most
u D
prospect Of the terminating with the allies obtaining
three Of the propositions and he believed that they
three Princpstiss to the north Of the Danub, would
be put under the joint protection Of the i've great Chris
ssn Powers Of Europe and p,otsctorats established
In religious point OF view, England Is improving,
and and great moral reforms are agitatins the peo
on a. g. For ssS
colleges and institutions Of learning which
we're scattered throughout the country; and in the
in every branch Of scieace and wledee we can he
sad mention some who equal to her greatest but
among the mssss. Of the people IN England thsrs 'sa xas
too much Difference paid to rankin fact rank wealth
and fashion are the great idols of the nation They
continually courtinz and looking up TO the nobility and
appear TO think that nothing be accomplished With
ont ther patronage he condemned the practice Of al
having tendency to demoraize and break up that e.
fectve discipline which ouiy exist where merit and
services se the passports to distinction In patriotism,
however, they were not wanting and in this he thought
they were superior to Americana, who willing to
sacrifice too much to party spirit Their orators
not equal to ours and he had heard the most distn
gsshed Of both countries. Cay Calhoun Webster and
many Others he considered superior to their bes The
greatest speaker Of whom they coSd nov boast was
In this connection be referred to the great orators which
Ireland produced-Curran, Grattan and 0Connel, the
Of the first At the ccnclusion Of his remarks he said
be would deliver supplementary lecture on Monday
vhen be would refer TO the other countries OF
Europe which were not embr sced in the courss.
Our Chartered Rights.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
There is . principle involved In the late act Of the
legislature, commonly called the Liquor law, which
directly nvades the chartered rights OF the CITY,
thus
By Governor Dongan's charter, Of 1885, power was
granted to ths Mayor to license a tavern keepers inn
Rsepers, ordinary Keepers victualers, and an public
eers Of wine, strong waters cider, beer any other
soits Of liquors by retail within the city,
Governor Montgomsrie, BY charter, in 1850, give
power the Mayor to grant licences keep tavern
inn, ordinary victuang house, and to sell wine,
other sort Of sxcseabe or strong liquors within tn
city" lr "a