New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-13

NJ. nor,Ispsp avn between England and Amen =,
Which this hsppy event II cacustod n maze very IL
mote II rot npos ibIe would be so fearful ca ,sro-
p,e bst an awful r.spcnseulty So0,a r. ~, uu
slisbmep and Amsrioans should RENE moer tne very
int and quaint but y6lu able ms Kim that II nen Y WI
strike the frs, blow thes there can oe 70
sppalliDg would be such catastrophe ADD nsnN1tNi
that il should ever take place, the very nenos 20 ~
would laugh in mocktry, ne sDgr,s 10 hsaseh 't.4
veep hum aniiy Itself would shud Ter NE speSsso'o'
II would be in violation Of the hrst principles o. n'
ure would De e1ecsa;ed by s lIvers OF inef KIND an
in Sso bedence 70 the >w Of the great Ruler 81 the %
verse. Toe speech Of M. C,u-key was is'eoel ~
With the greatest interest, and el,iisd l'ud appau
The Mayor pr,pJss1, " Tue NaNes and Atus "a
the United States and Crest Britain EnihuHssuc
plaudits gree ted he totst.
Lieut. C. II. Wells, First Lieutenant of the Resolute,
10 nturnipg thanks, ss he cid hot consider hS me
American ,fcers of the Rec iuie strangers m
sirsrge lsno; had it been otherwise he o. ouh have
eNuefiencei no little endorsement on an OccaHou
of this kind. lie felt hinsen pec0h1y Ortunn' n
being able 10 visit England IN the Resoluto on 81
orrnsin which would bscme historical. not only
en- account of lite Being pledge u good teehog lor
a son toward q parent, but also tn'm the way IN
which they hsd been received by heT hslesy Vi7n
Victor oud cbetIs ant. be might 81 by the I'l-
pe of Eng land GET orally Cheer. He bad not words
10 expires, the grs ihcsion be felt At The sincerN-ho
ui.ht ssy nsii, nal-w,lcome be bad resetysd oi
reaching the shores % Englane, and he should cMy
away with him thousand sgreeable memorials OF To
gland ard Eug,ebmen Prolonged cheerngl. hal
been lis good fOriuEe on more than one occssoa 30
meet with army and navy Officers OF Eogiaad, aai 10
had invariably received rm them-snd he spoke the
ser.iu pts Of every American laval oficer-tss Ut
most Kindness and hospitality lie hsd been bis good
fortune TO meet with great number OF them Ia
Portsmouth, and be had now Ns6y before him one
Col Eyre Of the Roy al Artillery. who sat sppos -
the gallant speaker-whom he bad the ps1ure OF
knowing in China il tended 10 make him feel qaic at
home when he found himself surrounded BY persons
whom he had had the pleasure of meeting before
Cheerl
MI. Croekey then responded for the American army,
and
Major. Gen Breton returned thank, for the British
army He assured them that he felt highly sensole OF
the handsome aud enthusiastic manner III which iheY
had received the toast
Cspt Harris r. n, OF her Msjesty's ship Illus
trious Acknowledged the toast On behalf OF the British
navy He regretted that the Comnander'ln Chief
Vice. Admiral Sir George seymour WAS unsv )d'by
absent as he would have done greater justice h the
toast lie trusted that the nations would AWAY os
united, as they were bound together oy the sToaSs.
commercial interests AID by tnose ties OF blood which
ought never to be severed Cheers
Mr. W. Darlington, N proposing The helhh OF
Vice AcmTs Sir George Sey mour, sald nothlog would
have prevented the attendance OF the Ad nira apon 50
happy an occasion but the recent destk of near and
dear relative Hear hear.
Captain Barker. OF her Majesty steamship Re,rbu-
ton, acknowledged the tosst on behalf OF the Fort
Admiral
DR.. E. j. Scott proposed the health of Major General
Breton Lieutenant Governor OF Portsmouth. Tie SAID:
During the period Of this distinguished and gallant
officers reeidence among them, his urbare and court
eous demeanor, aud the Oensy violent msoner IN which
be had idt ntied biasef 9TH all the local charitable
Institutions would DO greatly remembered by them
(" Hear, hear, and cheers That sas not the arena
for him lDr Scott dlst. upon the gallant genoIals
fervces to his country but he would ssh 70 draw their
attention 10 the manner 10 which he performed bis du
ties during the late session OF great responsibility when
many Of our gallant soldiers embar%ed from his dis-
trict His iDdetatg6ble zeal an untrng attention dn-
ting that ppriOQ such TO merit kneH NartnCst
admiration Loud cheers
Major General Breton, in returning thanks, sad:
They bad certainly had some rather hard work 10 ID,
but be must not take more credit hn self than
bis due lIIea, hear He had throughout received
most valuable assistance rem tho navy, fom toe al
mals downward, at all times and IN all seasons, and
when be could not have expected It, With their AID
and that Of tie other local authorities especially the rail-
way companies they hsd b 1bled to do what they
otherwise could not have DONE He could not conclude
tbt ut tesbing 10 the kindness and hospitality whcs
the sick and wounded bad received from tho mhabi-
tans on their return to their native shores Cheersl
Aid. Owen proposed " The health OF hr. Henry
Grnne" of New York, pn9sctor, at his own expense,
II tie American Arctic Expedition IN search OF SIR
John Franklin.
DR.. otis Of the Resolute, responded. He said bs
was happy in the uLeyp ected absence OF Mr. Cornelius
Grnne1 10 thank them on behalf OF his distinguished
oountryman. The distance between Fog ahd AMI
America was not 30 greet that common sympathies
could not be interchanged lChe3rs SIR John Franklin
LEFT the English shores mission of science in which
years had passed. things came that the gallant Sir
Join ard bis companions were imprisoned in the Polar
zone and that tie British Government had sent expo
don after expedition to then relef-wheB the nobla
Lady Franklin had thrown her 70 tune and influence
into the cau.e Of aid and rescue-the spirit OF sym
Iaiby was Communicated 10 the American people; Il
taken up and embodied by the merchant prince 10
whom they had Just done honor and carried out with
generous real snd energy Of which Americans might
well be proud tApplausel.
Captain Richards X. N, proposed The heslth Of
DIR. Kane Of the United states Navy" which was
greeted with tho warmest appreciation. lie gave
review Of the Doctors Arc,c perseverance,, and re-
GREETED that the sate Of bis health compelled him pre-.
meturely to discontinue bis sIerions.
Mr. Croekey acknowledged the toast behalf OF hls
absent cOuntryman DIR. kans, who, like himseli, WAS
a Pbiladelphisn.
Alderman q. Sheppard gave the last toast May
the natural link between the United States and Great
Britain be severed" He said the United States
stand conspcuous-a mighty natoD, gro sing In all the
essentals of greatness still IN The ygof Of youth
nest in the Of progress cheersD her ships and
her commerce found IN every port and country
Of the world her agents spread far and
wide for the extension Of her commercial great.
nees thus as nation az ri 20 brilliant exeInphfca-
ton Of the fact that where infancy the spirit OF
Freedom is implanted, there will BE- energy and strength
Of purpose in after years Cheers
This concluded the toast let, and the Mayor AMI
most Of the company left, it being near midnight
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hugh Miller the eminent writer on geology, wss
found dead the floor Of HE bedroom et his residence
in Edinburgh, shot broush the heart. For some tins
past he had been in the habit Of having q loaded
yolyfr in his roon--an attempt having bean msde