The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-04


Aneng the answers to invitations, the Committee
ceved the following from Hon. Daniel e. sickles -
MANSION HORSE, Oct 30, 1856.
nioa from The New York Herald Quad to accompany the
corps upon It's sixth annual the 3ls inst which
Among association q always feel at home
esaeas capacity q dey and Alter passing through he Sc
ss n s
nsssr 10 e pInes as w9 o feeling
who have done more than other enghen and nprove
The great and powerful journal with which you
d ss u ne snn la has S
gn ever dag ezsrs an n% upon he a6c mind that
Be peised 70 convey mr. pes. wishes The corps and be
Jous +. wAasos, Commanding d. e. sicKLEs.
AT the dinner speeches made by several Of the
invited guests who were present.
Hop DANin +. scK1iS called upon, and said that
he felt at hom In that company, as he had been pin
ter himself and had occupied the position
of devil in an Office when he began life Mr. ScAles
now lawyer but he looked back with pleasure and
gries e the time when he was workman and priater
~ companies. They trained people to the Of
arms and gave them knowledge and taste for military
the country should break out The habits OF dis
cppe and of good order incucated by the drill AMI the
march also commen'e ed forcibiy. Mr.. Sickies
was vhemeny cheered and tgered at the close of his
remarks.
Major a. Kinbar, being loudly called upon, OK
pressed lis pleasure at being present lie had always
felt interest in the HERALD establishment, partly be-
cause he had once been aioehe of the Office himself
bat more particularly for the course the New York
Herald had taken during the progress Of the
Mexican war. When other journals continued Major
Kimtah, magned the American army in Mexico.
aud hcpea that the enemy would receive them with
'blccdy nsnds and hosptable graves" the HERALD
sm hsush evil sna through
speaker, who himself soldier, and had served In
that war would feel grateful for the countenance
thus Afforded and so long as he was In the city he
anxious present all the gatherings Of the HERALD
employees Msj Kimball repeatedly aad vocferousy
Mr. Grifiths Of the Bowcly theatre, DR. Richardson,
aud ether invited guests made appropriate and effective
the dinner The prizes were delivered 10 the vict,rs by
Mr. James MCGOWAN. The Guard then returned to the
city.
On Monday last the First Brigade consisting of the
hrst seventy frat second and third regiments paraded
on Hamilton square for field practice. This Brigade here
tosoe has not been able to claim high position In
the estimation Of citizens for the discipline Of its sew
era corps On this occasion, however, new era up.
peared be opening before It, last year had
sion to show how several of the rank MEMBERS &c
I S Gn for xh thew we're ordered
Nothing Of this kind to be discovered on this occasion
The day remarkably Gne the in good spirits and
very attentive to their officers The first and third regi
ments OF cavalry performed several evoutions slowly but
correctly, the slow movements consequently lacked
military weight. The second and seventy-irst regi-
ments Of infantry performed several evolutons chang
ing of fronts to the resr, and on different poiats
Their - hs Tas e nsenss Sna u ns
very unsteadily executed The Fourth Brigade,
consisting of the tenth eleventh. twelfth and sixty
regiments Of Infantry visited East New York on Tuesday
tor military instruction The movements selected and
executed somewhat more complicated than the
above bet the remarks refer TO these regiments as
to those Of the first brigade The National Guards, ath
regiment paraded last week on Hamilton square The
movements with the exception of the flank marching,
most beautifully executed. This regiment takes
precedence Of all other regiments in the city for its dis
cihne military organ zaon, order and Internal govern
ment consequently is the most reliable military corps
We had occasion, few days ago, notice the very
hpmitary Court Of Appeals held at the City Armory,
whore thousands Of citizens, old decrepd exempt and
oaicers in brief authority TO hear them On Wednesday
evening last similar crowd was kcpt waiting at the
Mercer House, for two hours more, and no officer
condeseended to appear to hear appeals man with
the Court Are citizens to be thus imposed without
dress The militia laws afford redress 10 the citizen
novel troop appeared in the upper part of this city
on friday week. II consisted of about one hundred boys
a. public school No. IL, In Fortysevenh street. in the
" atty second ward The troop referred to dressed
In iform, and made an exceedingly handsome and i'm
ng appearance The boys, instead OF mnskets, car
IN their hands imitation, on large scale, o. a
ler sbich certainly the most appropriate descrp
q weapon for them to carry The commanders Of
roop Instead Of a sword, welded an imitation OF a
geld pen, as the insignia Of their Office The pens
all beautifully painted and decorated The troop,
VII boie the name Of Education Guard with the mot.
The pen Is mightier than the sword Master Bvrne,
~ ~ after marching through several Of our streets
nues, to the admiration Of crowds OF citizens pro-
10 the Crystal Palace, where, after undergoing a
81 aseditable review before the school officers Of the
~ several prizes for proficiency In studies disri
,rsef BIZ B. Guest chairman Of the Board Addresses
4 uaGe by Messrs. Shannon and Fleet school officers
ne Twenty. second ward, when the pupils separated,
glance at the objects Of interest and curiosity In
II aace. The whole thing was elegantly done, and the
.'eet msIifesy striking upon the minis q all who
ssai4 ~; wi Hua1k ibe pride which cash 0as Ss As