The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-15
Mayors ONCE .
rHE PORTRAIT OF wAsHINGTON-THE FERMENTATION
AND ACCEPTANCE.


AND ACCEPTANCE.
As announced in Thursdays ISSUE the interesting
ceremony Of presenting and accepting the magnificent
gift OF the French firm Of Messrs Ponson, PHILIPPE vi
BERT TO the city government took place Thursday
ing at 10 O'Clock In the Mayors Office. large assem-
blage OF private citizens and public officials present
and expressed IN most unequvocal terms their ad-
snraton Of the likeness, both being truthful copy
from Stuars head Of the ustrous subject and for its
extraordinary artistic excellence The portrait will be
hung 10 the Governors ROOM amidst the splendid col
lection of paintings Of the great of this country
whose fame has spread throughout the whole civilized
world and reflected honor upon themselves and the land
to which they their birth From a letter addressed
to the Common Council by the Hon. Chas s. s. Goodrich
American Consul at Lyons infer that the present
must have been in the city time. The following is
the letter.
LYONS, FRANCE.
Mr.: Mayor AND GESrlEHEa or rnE COMMON CoUScM-
rhps yssr %srshs.; q 'hIs S,,y take plsssSs
and asking your acceptance Of he accompanying portrait Of
Owed washnsion il slE The snisrpri.ns
% as5 % rs he not ss oe as The @ p%Ss n
also 70 exhibit he degree perfection which ibis species
IS hs Ths i
selves thai his first lk wrought portrait Of The Father Of
Work s ssy
re Of the Of 5 ase that srs, and good man
freedom yrae Messrs, Ponson Co feel confidence
ty-have lad for their guide engraving from your
..d y az The as sse CT saa
gagged Two in It's execution and considering the deli
s ma not be found un9ery o place he
s y sn sha Aessp ssn
men the cnder o, their respectful salualions have the
honor to be iHM
At about 10 O'Clock, the Hon Mr.. Goodrich and the
man LILY, Counciimen Gray, Swan, Mather Brown, and
Others ushered into the Mayors private Nm,
the doors Of which were Immediately shut, excluding
the many people who had assembled in the outer Office
from the pleasure Of witnessing the presentation After
friendly greeting all around and the usual prelimi
nary hens and haws upon such occa ons, Mr. Goodrich
arose and nted the portrait With these appropriate
remarks -
Mr.. Mayor GrsnExrs-I holi in my hand work Of
Council q Sew York Messrs P9nsen PHILIPPE AMI yIeer
s gSare hase been ~ e PROPRIETOR 70 pre-
sentio yon counc IL person though here woui sem g
by letter from whist actng american Consul a, LYONS,
donor As well suffice, matter picture Never
s,ss g with your asda ~ n,s,e ew w1 sn 10 rcs
know DE az q Lyons l. The rea. k yorhep Of enrop,
hf a fs s sri hs as % fs@ b
fscures and artistic produeons She works seventy t,oa
,soussnd sans The raw dix i bronsSi from inda Africa,
& and The % move a s o ~ o an s
Jacquard Jacquard was native d Lyons and bis wonler
Of these eabotaey wrought and expensive Boois On tis
ls%Ies Of Europe ane not as articles o. radsporra1; Of
individual Comparatively lew OF these have been
r,adc AZ Tho inns Iapor and expense
rhn 10 bcoome subjects Of commercial traffic. While resh
ng nee q ne p have of o
this bes silk fabric under the nagi Of The jacquard
S@a CO. and H. YOU fonsen Co.
sss 81 on having sa houses Of he
and dong extensive business with
c ss esee tom he extreme Sorh o he distant South
And e ,s character 1Sr o %s 81 a~d Ders
and polite attention you may JuaSe rom ,ne pecp,n Dor
add that Mess g. ensased ee test artists e e
s ys ss a. Saa s0@ a. sss oah The ha
several arzans nearly two years were required In " mann
&c ar, d @ s yos
hsough Witch he resas Of s pas 10 order to 1Tn me
~ these portraits Is from Eve thousand tveny boasali
he sssCe Y S nsy 1 an na aRa n &
oon eapaIs in ,i hands Of French artists Thc loom iself
more common and ppaccai uses IN TX AMI ober msnufc-
TIRE q mlnen.s md nesmaee yaue 80 ,sa r sos
soy oss ~ y please assep GSs Ms,ss S
iof IL subject and give 4 place among your household
The Mayor responded 10 these words
Ma coFsylIn behalf II The Corporation a the city u New
York we aeecp his beautiful souvenir whilst approaching
nksns,. o &c Fsitsr e County nc susec, Of h We
which hss been aecompllshed Th pciars 80 besnfay
S S s S wn. r. as ssr m s y rs
r q o "u s,nss Y WIG r vii w
nc ene.I,srg and raro,c gentlemen q whom we ere hu
indebted and assure tcm we accept with gatuie
New yof Will continue 20 recognize The friendly re
city With Lyons aud extend 10 her citizens at all times the
friendly cfsefing.
CHARGE or EaBEzzLENEsr AGAINST RAILROAD
CONDUCTOR.
J. r Hayden man in the employ Of the Sixth Ave.
nue. Railroad conductor, arrested yesterday and
brought before Justice Osborne charge ~ defraud
ing his employers Of the Of sixty tx cent. J. ".
Rudd an AFFIDAVIT that he in No. Is
the aotessd line, and made memorandum Of the
Der of passenger counting twenty-five grown person
and two children, the proceeds Of viii b should have
been 81 %. The receiver that os the trip Hay.
den paid him only seventy cents The accused will short.
iy BE- given 8 hearing in the matter.
The third annual exhibition u the United states A1i.
CULTURAL Society TO be held In he city a Boston in
October next The two former exhibitions Of this socie