The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-05

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NoaroIK. July 2. 1858.
Pursuant to a call from the Mayor, ar entbusias
tic meeting con sened In tine court house this after
noon ut o'clock Vim W Lamb, EsQ Mayor 81
the city, vas called TO the chair, and john Y Fran.
els. Esq appointed secretary. cont ti:tre OF
VIM p Stewart, Dr.. W. N McKenney, Thomas j.
Chopper, Henry Irwin, Kader BigEs. A. VI Nc.
Pheeters, Moses p. Robinson and u. G. Thomas,
we're appointed to draft suitable resolutions, who
soon returned with the following, which were
adopted by reclamation:
The citizens Of Norfolk having learned that the
remains OF JAMES MosI =. citizen Of virginia aad
formerly President Of the United states. VIII Do
br night from New York to this port en- route fr
Richmond, In the "Jamestown" steamer. on SUNDAY
afsernoun next, tbe4th Of July aud wishing To show
4 their isIustrious How citizen which the crcuu
stances OF the case will admit or DO ADOPT the fol
lowing solutions:
panied b. the membe s and officers OF the Court.
and the PRESIDENTS of the Councils. accompanied by
the members aud officers thereof together with the
miitar, of the ctv be requested to hold themselves
in readiness the arrival OF the Jsm-stown, 70
wait On the committee having the Re mains OF the
departed patriot ia charge, to address the gentle
men composing it, In the name OF the clfizeus OF
Norfolk, aud to eIpres the high sense nj respect
b. our citizens OF the sacred mission con-
md" ii. sesolVed Tha. the same gentlemen b, request
ed to Ses tss her VI as
Guard Of Honor. are .uihark.d d. and acknowedge
with due sen,ibility the rdai respect a1d orothtr
" f,eti wi which the citizens OF Norfolk regard
their chivalinus and patriotic mission, AID 10 ten.
der to them and their associates the hospitaties OF
Ri we'd Tha. the citizens generally be request
I'd to unite i.h the au hDrites on the occasion snd
that Col. dyer Myers b. appointed h,ef Mar.ha
with authority to appoilt such aids q. he may think
an. Resolved, That ire Norfolk Light Artillery
Blues b. REQ uested to fir; minute gun from the ar
rival of the J ANS thin sight of Town Poi Is
till she reaches her whar; ..,.; ror.
he ,, ouested to set the ir coli at half mast Sun
day afternoon next from 3 O'Clock Z. h. unth sun
down.
The meeting was then addressed in an eloquent
and lengthy manner by Mayor Lamb, and after
the transaction of some of til. minute adjourned
The reception of the remains is the all engross-
ing tonic here aud people sincerely regret that
the circumstances are such as to preclude the pos
ability of their taking a more active part.
A destructive fire occurred In the city OF Ports-
mouth this morning. destroying property to the
amount of about twenty thousand dollars IL was
discovered about O'Clock. in the building known
as oxford Hall The IadepeRdent aud Resolution,
of Portsmouth,, aided by two or three companies
fl ON this city, battled manfully With the flames,
out were unable to suppress them before the large
amount above mentioned was lost. The principal
sufferers are Messrs Newman Portlock, Cnlpep-
per. Mcdowell, Campbell Owens Luke. Bennett,
Hunley White Culpepper and DR.. Boykin. The
most of the loss, howsver, il covered by insurance
There 10 hardly doubt but it was the work of =
be made for his detection.
Ky this fire. Portsmouth Is deprived of the only
Hall in her midst. and no piace is now left for pub
lie amusement Tie we'll known public spirit OF
Portsmouth. hnTev at, will soon repair the loss.
The Second Artillery Regiment Baud, numbering
sixteen men, detached from Fort Hamilton, ana
intended for the chool of practice established at
Fortress Monroe, arrived here yesterday in the
Roanoke, and was Immediately conveyed in the
steamer Star-whch was sent up for them-to Old
Point. The occasion was improved by the hdbflss
of Old Point who came up in the Star. and the lie
tie steamer was brilliant with beautiful ladies and
gayy dressed officers from the Point, who Of course
enioyed the music the trip down. The .BD' 10
spoken of as excellent one, and is under IA
leadership of Professor Giacchetti, and will add
another feature to the attractions at the Hygeia
Hotel
Ine military will celebrate the 9th" on Monday
by u parade early in the morning, after which
time we u resume almost everybody will take one
of the various steamers tor Old Point or HsmptOn
In haste, PEhcU. sIoS.