The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-24

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two names, Is cOmpvs~a -. present trustees.
SPRING PARADE OF TM TWELFTH REGIMENT Tho Twelfth
regiment, composed of tao Light Guard the Lafayet.s
Fusisrs, the Garde Lafayette, the Baxter Blues the
Independence Guard, the Tompkins Blues, the City
Blues, the Washington Light Guard and the New York
RHsmen parsded yesterday under command OF Colonial
Henry G. Stebbins. They mustered $50 muskets.
ed to the Park and there reviewed by city Off
cias. Dodworth's Baud, ff:y pieces, furn shed the
the eIers Of Guiaune Tell. 1t is perhaps sufficient
encomium say this band played usual This regi.
ment elected marked attention while marching through
the city, they give evidence of marked improvement
in keeping step and have evidently been drilled severely
during ths winter There engineer corps attached
city. The corps twenty men aud are dress
ed in the uniform of the regiment, white frock coat
blue and White cord They srs armed With side sword
and muskatoon tlung across the back They are good
looking body Of men, though they seem to be useless
wnrdy from not having their han Is employed. After
the parede the regiment dismissed and the mem
bers Separated elicitatng themselves on their excellent
Turn out
REVEREND DoCToR BAIRD lectured last evening at the
SpiDgler Institute taking for his subject swtzeriani
Holland, Sweden and Spain, and giving brief n,tice
Of the geographical position Of each country The Swiss
insulated paItakns of the leading characteristics
Of the people OF the different countries by which it is
bounded The Rhre the Rhone, and the Danube rivers
take their rise there with Of the rivers conauent
with the Po The population is not quite two and
half millions. The CITY Of Constance now lies in the
Grand Duchy Of Baden. most beautiful descriptive
next given, with = notice o. their resources and
The vsrious migratons from Italy into Switzerland
also pointed out He sifo explained the origin Of the
fury, from Rudolph. SWISS down to the present EN-
peIor Of Austria. People made much Of the cha
country Is essentially military, and Plus TX employs six
thousand OF them in his army In place Of our President
Opinion Has aae eneesb
The Of 1917 had nothing to do with religion;
merely contest between the radicals and arstocrAts
Holland and Belgium were next spoken Of and reviewed
in the Ike pleasing manner with aluson TO their dykes
canals, roads, vindmills and reclaimed lands The lee
tursr concluded with lucid remarks the Scandi
nAvisn countries and Spain.
Tue NEW YORK PRISON ASSOCIATION The regular
monthly meeting Of the Executive Committee Of the
above association held last evening, at tx o'co.
in their committee room, No. Is Clinton Hall, Aston
place. Present, Messrs Ravens, j. Russell, Ballard,
King Edmonds, Holden, Keyser, Crolius, Partridge, Ms
vens, Esq. in the chair. The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved. The Treasurers report
the association since the last meeting From the diary
OF the agent appears that within the last month nine
Of tSsss rss on thy a
vice Of the association a3l persons confined city
prisons spoken with cautioned and advised 81 persons
had been discharged from custody its recommends.
item 63 discharged prisoners had received assistance in
moneys large number Of these sent into the
try TO work farms; persons supplied with suit
ccnycts from siDg Sing Strong hopes are entertained
OF their permanent reform, and especially Ave Of
these fortunately provided with employment away
from city temptations, and where moral influences
thrown around them.
JuMPED 0yERBoARD-As the Fulton ferryboat Manhat-
tan crossing the river to New York yesterday after
noon cns Of the passengers, respectable elderly Ger
man. cooy stepped the chain at the aft part OF
boat and sprung into the river The alarm was imme
eatey given and the boat stopped but fortunately the
ferry boat Union going In the opposite direction at tn
time, Eear, and boat from he manned BY Messrs.
johnson Carson and Edward Miller, two OF the deck
hands, succeeded in rescuing bim II the mans in.eu-
ton suicide evidently changed his mind soon
be felt the cold water for he struck most mau
fully, and succeeded in keeping anoat until rescued
Period Of immersion five minutes.
INV CONTINENTAL REcIMEST.-A meeting was held
lact night in Eagle Hail. of Chryste and delaney
Streets to take TO form regiment composed
OF Americans and wearing the continental uniform
Capt. Heme presided, and after speech making the
meeting adjourned over for three weeks It appears
there ak psnes already forming OF formed
ard only two mere necessary order to have the full
complement Of companies
CoLoRED ORPHAN ASYLUM. The above named institu.
ton has lately been suffering great pecunary embarrass
ment There TO be fair held for its benefit on Broad
way, OF 18th street. viii commence to-day at
neon and tnue until Thursday evening, when II will
close.
FRAUDS ON THE FiRx DKPARrxKNr.--we call attention
to On advertisement in another column, warning the
pu bile against unauthorized persons collecting money
for the Fire Department There In language ssvere
enough to chsracerizs the conduct Of these fellows
n deserves.