Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-05-15

DBoEAsKD.-The kev Robert Gerry aepai.ee 'nis
lle at his residence in this city, at q oolOck on
Friday msrning last. Wecannot AZ pfessnt ANsmpt
to give suitable memoir Of one % worthy and 50
beloved but would nerels make an anno ,,
81 ms DEAN IRIS enneuhssmsA. uh ~ 49,
Of sadness and sorrow over many heart, notvith-
standing me solemn hoHt ~ M ssas.
anticipates BY TIE ehuIon ano nis iLlenus, owy
yetesrtainy approaching, foE more than year past
He was admitted into the rhiiaeelpn,s ~: T. oon.
ference in the spring q lezo, ana nnsp WIN siSs
usefulness many OF ths moHs reSP,nsipie spPoln,,
mcnI Of the Church: He was an able, Jealous and
SUCCESSFUL minister OF tne Bospe-, nnv"n
and greatly beloved Fewmen dying leave Larger s
circle OF devoted trienda thsn MT; Vsrty, nn he
was unusually exemplary IN doctrine, conduct, ad-
ministration, and even IN the proprleIe, anu PRIV
denotes of department he was without known ex-
ceptton during MIS- MINISTERIAL course.
noin,ma1t He oiled il effectively two years A
yeilr ago he took a supernumerary relation which he
Sustained Al his death
Mr.. gerry has left many warm and borrowing
friends in this city, who will long remember hia gem
tlsmaniv and ohfistian bearing amongst u.s. and the
maid Of bis purity zeal and love will oysrapread his
memory.
The funeral will take place this (Adonday) morning
SS' BIZ % s E sssreS yaI
in nccordanco with his own written directions ..
LErrsn FROM SENATOR BArABD.-The following
letter from Senator Bayard was laid before the City
Council on Thursday evening last;
SIN reooivad A Few d avs ago your con nunioaton
If tho ibih no.t marked the i7th inst together With
Inc RESOLUTIONS nasse ON the 10th inst by the Pres
| ident and me- nbors Of the City Council Of Whining
,an IL ralation 10 ina Delaware Breakwator and the
niers and ha rors along the river Delaware and to
| Fort Delaware In reply, have to state that BILL
including an appropriation OF 100000 for the CON
tnuance OF the forthcations on the fo@ peng
soOogv more .nan t so,,u;sht 40 What M fate wifi
be in the House OF REPRESENTATIVE AehhnV. tonu'
to predict bus regret thst unuer s,ery lin
preston that an appropriauop oi ~ V,sS
mated consttutlonaliy In ,ne oena.e, ny I S, VI
Representatives have Tor the present ia'u me p up
on the table.-ln me month Oh Deeempsr a
ed three bills into the oenate one III
priation OF SloO,uVo LOT tno
one making an appropnauon nor oontlnuihR ,ne ovn
slfuction Vi = narnoI ~ ~ ,ha hrhor NJ Ns,1
Son,inu'ns '"o 'AP
O.Sslo. ,,,,. Ia. all ro.o,vad favorabia ranort
tnVse G ps a. a. .h;ah ~ ere rannrtsd and
VIII Jonht not mass the senate cannot predict
WI, ~ ~ I.s Of ar with
.heir iao ~ r., 10 ,...a r. ass,ra ,ha Council
,hot o9rtin nowsr shall he made to seeuro
. Las. esoly unO.I ,n,r ~ p'"'' SUM "
'ny;t pa,s nsoa ~ y.rr ob.d;snt sarvant
| 80 r J. A. BAYARp.
II UARuAN. Fan. Clerk City Council
| -
STANDING CoMMIrrans'-ahe following Commit
tees were appointed by the President OIL the Coun'
| Gil, on Thursday evening, for the ensuing year;
On Finance DIR. X. r. Porter, Edward Belts, y
| Morton Poole.
Opening Stroets-Vincent @. Gilpin, Thomas j.
Mshany, Sohn prady. u. 1..k a
street SomntIsspS n. nap.ol, sd0o IN,
meialn, eanuei H. oes's' 'hnes nfauio'u' 'oni
Brady. ,r-g n
watering VommltseoLi NJ ~ - nsl,a -
~ Porter Edward bet'si D. morton fooiei am
Elliott. u-,
Public Bulidings sam y. betls, Jacop 2. wei
din, Joseph Pyle, John p, Springer, Lewia Paynter
Accounts-Joseph Pyle, Vincent o. Gilpin, Jas
Rradford
PnhIic Jamns-Jacob a Weldin. DIR Porter Jpo
| y snr;near
Rands Siosenh A. upnter. Jacob s. Weldiu, L
paYntsr 'N'NpN " 49,
NJ connoriaz-F Edward patts. Josaph A. Hun
Z tat io,sio uanntsr
& '' Ennr"ssma1,N E,I;ot, Jossnh pvle. Joseo
A. Hunter
n ~ ,... ,n,,v;a,,i 81
BIRDS -nehaVe hever knoWn en Inu i ~ usi y
=, had an aversion 70 musloLthe savage IN M na.l
wilds has been soethea ana ena.mea, an9
70 It's melody win assonisnmens ana "un"A'i0
4. q. lie that hath no music in his SOUL
ID La ct for treason, stratagems and spoils."
These wore the thoughts which aitted throug
g. our imapination few DAYS ago. whilst 10 the ofit
of oar paiita and genllemanly friend, Mr., Buckle
o. operator of Houses Printing Telegraph Line wi
!. Is celebrated for his puncf 8Rty in forwarding ae
III aSIn Wn,neysr wa are diSressinc from Inc sui