Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-02-26

A New PUBLIC HAJL.-A meeting IN rereI-
ence to this subject was held at the Oity Han,
on Thursday evening. I. Clarkson Taylor, as ]
President Of the Young Mems Association,
called the meeting to order, and stated the OBJ
ieet of the meeting. He gave an account OIL
the origin and progress of the Young Mems
Association, Its aims, and its relations to the
prosperity OF Wilmington. He showed the
necessity OF the measure for the consideration
of which h,meeting had been called together,
and stated that the Association was anxious to
have the advice and counsel OF some oil the
gentlemen present.
The report of the Building Committee ap-
pointed at the annual meeting OF the Young |
Mems Association was then read by J. T.
Head, Chairman.
After ascertaining the practicability of OBJ
| tanning the means to build the Hall, two plans
to accomplish the object presented themselves
| TO the Committee. The first OF these, and to
| the Association the most acceptable plan, was
to make the building clear gilt to the M "A,
| on condition that the whole amount oil SUD-
scription shall be sufficient to place the enter
prise ON solid and safe basis; that is to say,
the permanent debt, should be Of an amount
and character to render it good lien, and
desirable investment; also, that the portion OF
the building which should be rented for stores,
offices, or other purposes disconnected with the
wants of the Association, and Lecture Room,
should be sufficient to meet the interest on tine
mortgage, the taxes, and insurance, with also
reasonable amount in addition to all these, 10
be appropriated to a sinking fund Orsecond-
ly, as a stock concern, on similar safe ana
sure basis, with the condition that all those
who desire to make clear gift TO the Young
Mems Association, may transfer their stock,
; either directly, or through Trustees, to, and
for the use OF the Y. NJ. A., and provided, that
the whole amount Of such clear gifts shall
amount to not less tsan $4,000.
How, I1b,t ali than fIu
; iGTsr4gjpg Of the objects Of the meeting, and
necessity which existed for tf6 the
and concluded by offering the following reso-
luton:
Resolred, That committee of six be APP
pointed at this time to report to a meeting to
. be held next Tuesday evening, the best plan to
erect Hall suited to the population, and wealth
OF the city.
DR.. Thomson and D. NJ. Bates, Esq, made
: some remarks secondng the resolution, and the
question being before the meeting, the Rev.
Geo. +. Wiswell, in an able and interest
u ing speech, occupied tho attention Of the AIT
dence most agrceably for some time.
!, The question was then taken, and the reso.
: luton carried
The Chairman appointed tho following COM
: mitteo :--Jn0. Wales, T.. w. Rowland, J. X,
LatiIner, D. NJ. Bates, Jos. Shpey, W. Tat
nall.
A motion was made that a committee o
7 three DO appointed by the chair to secure
u charter for the Association.
Mr.. Hyatt moved as a substitute, that TIN
: gentlemen composing the Building COMMITTEE
, be tho Committee to obtain charter. Thi
!; was agreed to, and the meeting adjourned INIT
Tuesday next, at Il o'clock, 7. NJ.
> GRAND EXHIBITION. second grand ex
hibition for the benefit of the poor and atIlicte
= Of our city, will be given by Morning Star Sec
ton, No. q, Cadets Of Temperance, assisted b
! the Orpheus Musical Association of Whining
y ton, at tho Odd Fellows Hall, tomorrow, Tues
y day. evening. We have reason to believe tina
this exhibition will he the most interesting an
: entertaining one of the kind that has been give
y this season. The pieces have been selected wit
great caro- and have been well and thorough
= practised. Our citizens should encourage til
y Cadets In this audable effort and by their pre-
sencc give them crowded house. Tickets
! admission can he had from anyof the member
, or at the doorOnthe evening of the exhibitio
/, for only Is cents.
DRowSED.-Thc body Of a man named job
:" jackson, was found in the Christiana, near til
Wilmington Bridge, on Saturday morning
IN He was an Englishman by birth, about twenty
i five years Of age, and had been employed as
n, hand on an oySter-boat, which had been layin
+ at the wharf for few wseks back. lie had
A. fight oil Thursday evening, and as he had Doe
d missing since that night, it was first suppose
d that he had been murdered, and two men
named Sidney Drake and John Smith, wer
4 arrested on suspicion. An inquest was held b.
i, Coroner Richards, when from the testimon
If 4 elected, it was proved that the said JacksO
= X had beSn drinlSins tNther frosly, md vyi
laf dence appearing to criminate tho parties al
l. rested, tho jury rendered verdict of deaf
n from accidental drowning.
I'd :, -.
If. CHESAPEAKE AND DELAwARR CGNAL.-Th
Iir season oil Navigation onthisimportant channel
= trade has opened, and business is now active
es | progressing along the lice, fact of considc
mo- able interest to various departments of cor
Il, merce in Philadelphia. The period of hibe
nation has passed away, and we shall no dou
10. 50 on have to chronicle tho resumption of NAY
l. gaton on other canals.