The hydraulic press., 1859-07-09

Brass Band, meanwhile, regaling all ears
with music. At the conclusion of the din
ner the following toasts were offered, inter-
spersed with music and received with de-
monstrations of applause:
The Day we Celebrate
The Congress of '76.
The Memory of Washington.
The Soldiers of the Revolution.
The Federal Union.
The President of the United States.
The Army and Navy.
The State of our Adoption
The Governor of California.
The Judiciary.
The Orator Of the Day.
The Ladies.
Our Invited Guests.
The three great wants of California Wo-
-Women-Women.
Onr Public Schools: May there never be
an acre of land donated to colleges until
they are provided for.
Our Masonic Guests.
The ''Sons Of Neptune" amused the audi
ence with a regular capstan song, chorused
in true sailor fashion. The procession then
reformed and marched back to town. Eve
rybody seemed to be well pleased, and there
was no intemperance nor riotous conduct to
disgrace the day or mar the public Satsfac-
ton. The celebration was credit to the
community, and to the committee who ar
ranged it, especially when we consider that
it was almost impromptu, having been got
up at the eleventh hour In the evening,
Engman & Burke, of the Union Hotel, gave q
ball, which was attended by large number
of ladies and gentlemen, and passed very
pleasantly.
SwEETLAND AND BIRcHvILLE.-The citizens
of these places united in delightful cele-
bration at Buckeye Grove. Not being able
to attend we cannot give as full an account
of it as we would like to- We are informed
that about three hundred and fifty persons
were present. Able and interesting address
seS were delivered by W. F. Anderson, Esq,
Of Nevada, and - Masselin ESQ, Of Grass
Valley. A splendid dinner was served up,
anu III thO N'ChlilSo IHO SASlSiSCS NOIiCluuCu
with a ball. For this purpose a pavilion
forty-fve by eighty-four feet was erected in
the grove, covered with boughs and sur
by transplanted evergreens. 1t was
very cool and picturesque, had good floor,
and was brilliantly illuminated. Sixty or
seventy ladies were present and much lar
ger number of gentlemen. The best music
was employed, and the dance, under all
these favorable circumstances, was a most
agreeable one. No wonder thut it was pro-
tractedfar into the morning. The entire eel
ebration was admirably conducted. We are
glad to learn that the committee disposed of
about two hundred tickets, at five dollars
each; thus realizing sum sufficient to pay
for the construction ofa public school house,
which was the special object of the celebra-
ton next to motives of patriotism.
THE WEIGH CELEBRATIoN.-Not many Of
our citizens are aware that the Cambro-
Americans, who are quite numerous in this
vicinity, assembled at the Halfway House,
between North San Juah and Sebastopol on
the 4th inst, and had d peculiarly interest
ing festival in honor of the birthday of their
adopted country. They belong to a race
which has never been conquered, whose na~
tive rulers were elective, and who speak to
this day the language Of the ancient Britons.
Possessing an hereditary love of freedom and
being unusually intelligent, separate obser-
vance by them of the anniversary of Amer
lean independence was very appropriate and
commendale They assembled at the place
above named to the number of two or three
hundred, men and women. One of their
countrymen, talented gentleman by the
name of Mr.. Powell, delivered an eloquent
address upon the immortal Declaration made
by the American Congress in '76, dilating
upon the doctrines concerning the rights of
man therein enunciated, and passing to a
sketch of their historical consequences. An
other gentleman delivered an address upon
the subject of Sabbath schools, which is of
particular interest to the Welsh as they be-
lieve all morality to rest upon strictly re-
ligious basis. There were other exercises,
not the least attractive of which was the
singing of national songs, in which the
Welsh are adopts. A fine dinner concluded
the exercises until evening, when our Cam
brian friends re-assembled at the Methodist
Church in San Juan, and INDUCED in further
exercises of a musical literary and religious
charater, until late hour. The few Amer
leans who were so fortunate as to be present
were highly pleased and edited. The sing
ing was the best amateur singing we have
ever heard in the country, and elected warm
applause. Several extemporaneous speeches
were made, on different subjects, relating
chiefly to morality, and one gentleman read
N OripinaI noon Of a comica1 nature on