New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-18
ST. PATRlCK'S DAY.


The occurrence Of finer weather on the evermemors-
bic St. PA,roks day thsn We had yesterday is net
within The recollection Of that highly respected and
Of quoted personsge "the Oldest iuhsb tant' There
was but little wild, and the bright sunshine rendered
tie atmosphere very genial, tempting hundreds to
come forth snd unite in the celeb 'ation Of the birth
day Of Irelard's patron ssint-Sant Patrick. The
streets through which the procession to pass were
bropgcd frcm an early hour by men, women and chill
dren, who waited hour after hour, with indescdbsble
patience the spproaoh Of the cortege. Union square
and tie PsIk we're densey crowded, ard great was
the gathering on tie steps ard fort Of the hall that
the pere,s or egrcss Of parties having business in the
edfce was next to impossible. An extra police force
was on duty in Brosdway and other streets, to nip in
the bud any disturbance that might occur.
The various Military Companies and Civic Societies
who had sgr ted Their Intention Of untiOg 10 tho cele
brs,ion, sssembled on the east side Of the city at
o'ck OK and in an hour ard half thereafter, the line
broke INTO column and MARCHED down Est Broadway
ana Cbat AIN street to the Pork. Thence the proces
zion psssed in front of the City Hall review before
bls bouor the Mayer, and members Of the Common
Council, ARD proceeded up Broadway through Four
eenh street to Seventh avsnue Seventh avenue to
Tweuty-;hiid street; down Broadway to Fourteenth
street to tie Academy Of Music.
The procession quite lengthy and was composed
Of the Brigade Lancen, Sixty ninth Regiment, En-
net Guard OF New Haven, Seventy. secosd Regiment,
several companies from neighboring Cities lrsh Anne
iican Btreyo.eDt Society Ancient Order of Hiber-
| nisns OF Nes-York, Long Island and MorrissDi.
| Lorgshoremen's L. b. Society, Qusuymen's U. b.
Society, Barry Benevolent Society, Father Mathew
Total Abstinence Society, ST. James Society aud Uni
ted Sors Of Erin. The column was interpreted with
| banos OF music.
In COMMUNICATION Of tee day Political High Mas
wa said at st. PatIicks Cathedral. Archbishop
Hughes cficiated, assisted by Bishops o Conner Of
| Pittsburgh ard Laugsln Of Brooklyn. There was a
large ATTENDANCE Of the clergy. The Row. II. De Lang
delivered termon on "The life and labors Of the
| Apostle Of Ireland"
| AT TIE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
| TIE sddre's of Bishop o Conner Of Pittsburgh wa
to have commenced a. , o'clock in the Academy, and
long before thai hour large sucienoc, civic and mill
tsry had gathered there. And there they waited for
ore than two hours their anxious expectation being
bot partially slAyed by the beautiful melodies Of bod
wor D, Bend. The psrquette presented An sn!ma.ed
| and martial appearance. II was quite filed by the
Sixty ninth Regiment. IL was fully o'clock, when
the Colonel Ct toe Regiment escorted tie Orator Of The
| day 20 the stsse lie was received with loud ap-
plsu'e.
| Bishop OC0nnor commenced with few remarks on
the importance Of the day bis happiness al participating
il it and the position OF his counymen tas eourtry
He then gave sone account OF the life OF 81. Petnck
and yirdicaied him from the charge msts against him
| OF not acknowledging the authority OF Rome. The
| BrloP gave graphic account OF tie persecution OF
the Church in Ireland by the gish. elictny frequent
AM Hearty appliance He alluded, in he course OF his
srks the rejection by the ish Of the Protestant
schools offered them by the Eoglsh, and said thst II
| in this country the thing were attempted,
would be attended by Ike results. lie thong Al thai
ire great success Of the English nation, sHd tho gIe
spTesd OF lbe Englsh language hs been permit N
order that the lri.h going with tie Eogish might cary
! the cOes Of Christ Tho Church had gsned b. tue
eorqres;s ard cO0rcs Of gland shougd az sst the
English viii Were il not ter Irelsnd, tae whole En
slish spe akrg world wocld be, faC az The church
was concerned, bat sso.hsr Rgssia, sDd prosecution
wou.d almost IibIte il. Irish feryor sof IRISH
faith bad raised churches in A1sr as in every part Of
/ the world which acknowledged the English rule, or
spoke the English tongue AID from their progress in
the cities Of England herself il was not improbable
that that kingdom would saain become an Island OF
saint. He closed by mentioning the homage PAL to
tire S.ir. Of Ireland in the naming Of the present
cathedral in til, city, and the which il cow build
Ig, and some very good anecdotes Of the faith and
peisvererce Of Lih saints. II was considerably
after O'clock before he left the stage.
FRIENDLY soSs or 1T. PATRICK.
Tie members Of this SOciey celebrated their Sew
erty fifth Anniversary Last night at the Metropolitan
Hotel, BY grand banquet. A. clock tie company,
to the number Of two hundred and fifty, assenbis in
Of the reception rooms Of the Hotel, aud in shOr
tine thereafter were ushered thence 20 the banqGe
ball, which VI. tastsfally decorated With hsgs In
ecbles having been freely discussed, the cloth vas
removed, when Richard O'Gorman, President Of n .
Society, called the assembly to order and delivered
short bot appropriate address
Tne regular toasts were then commenced and re-
| spopded TO a. follovs:
| 81 PsfvioS, Day. a-d al s-Se AS.or a.
TIE Czisrs stats-Tse land We Hye IL
Responded to BY Park Godsin and Senator Shie.da.
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