The New York herald., 1863-07-18
Academy Mount Saint Vincent.
OF PREMiUMs-spEECH OF ARCHDIsIt


HUGHES
Iast Wednesday was The anniversary OF the dis,
tributon of premiums at the Academy O. Mount saint
Vincent under the chsrg, or tbs excellent Rev Mother
Jerome and the good Chlrity Here there arc
hundred young ladies' In the various
branches of literature, science history aad the
accomplishment to belt them for domestic ar lie
Tho morning duh and gloomy: the Hudson River
Railroad had been partly torn up, and all traffic b.
Otherwise convenient mode OF accommodation couse.
at ea,ly stopped for the nonce. Parties mad there
forc to travel BY the boats TO Yonkers. and
pay dearly .cr carriage accommodation from that village
thci destination AZ about ha,; past O'Clock the
company began To arrive but slowly because OF the
nost Rev Alcnb shop ii shcs, = very Rev. Dr. storrs
Vicar Gercra .,rchdcacn sictarron, Rev Messrs Pcr
ratti II cel Lyncn ( T. Yonkes) and several others
IL wass beautiful Ugh, those young adcs al
dressed In White, s,n,o few who the sabl,
sarb mourning. They locked the pictures o health and
happiness, and gave Convincing proof not oniy "I mental
cnltre, but bodily vigo impaired by The pure af ot
that he lthy location tie borders Il the magnificent
Hudson.
Tho following was the order OF the exercises
PROGRAMME.
rARr ii4sr.
Ovoi ture- Iancrcdi thirty hands-Rossin Mi.ses
lie Rivera, Mc .voy. iiop nelly, e Reilly, sadii.r
J. tlsei. ~ NJ mtrck Hauly, O'Rorsc. Coluinb,
Giinrn. licsey, {. McAvoy, Phcan Mulchinock,
Gosg'h, Flood.
ooRoyAn S-AcApENIc
Facorlte Melodies Taylor
Hrp-Mss Gernop.
Piano~Mssrs " F,tzptrics, w,cox. Kent. iicnues.y
81 encc, Wall, Devlln, Rogers.
Harls-a.isses Driscoi. Geruon
Harp Miss Driscoli.
Opera Fora-C. l.. Coere. Misses Murphy, Wilcox
hcAvoy, Casey, Gauton. Roux, WALL Fitzpatrick.
'11 pan, ~ az, 80 "''s"o'o
Sccond Grand Quartour Coneertant-Czerny Misses
Gauton. Driscoli, Roux, Gernon.
Duo Brllian.-Osborne. Misses dwell, Brugnierc, Nc
fcely. Reliy
The Two Patbs-vaedclory Misses Drisooli, Wai,ron
DIsraIsuTioS.
March" Iannnauser, twenty-,our hands-BsrS Misses
pIonohue, A Fitzpatrick. Baxter, kenneakh, Dolan,
Waid,on, Rowen, Casey, Bayicy. Murphy, Poole,
Gold Medal for the best Essay on domestic Economy
Miss iiennessey.
Where all the young ladies' acquitted themselves 80 ad-
mrably, It would be nvidious ~ these gaiued
the most applause ihe performances the piano
we'll and showed evidences OF The ski OF pro
lessor schmidt, VIII, has had the young OF the m
stuton usder his especial In department
some years past me harp, too reminded "a OF that
which "0nce Through lara Hals' rcsounded because
the hail ot the unit partially deserted by those
whose inoiinatioas, but for the dicu ties have
toned would otherwise nave brought them there.
After the presentation Of the premiums by the Arch
bishop. whien consisted of wreaths OF Cor the
floral qucensl boKs reticales albums, &c ami feeling
vsedctory aud dissertation the Two Paths pointed
out by beautiful ange-or least beautiful girl with
artificial wings (making us believe that Ia
Heaven for the time being this hesh war
national and more awul!v local which is midstl-
Archbishop HUGHES, who requested the ladies'
be seated as he himself was apparently feeble to ad
dress them on his legs said IN srbstauc,.-My dear.
young ladies, the delight which ana others enyed
at tnis entertainment Is Lot surprise. We have been
accas.omcd 70 witness sicn these halls tor
years past. Nevertheless day although the au
dicnco is not large usual the excellence your
passing through tho occasion has been surpassed
tAppause.) have admired the se the elegance the
grace the efficiency which you without any forced show
or desire Tor mathy have given evidence OF the pro
gress you have made. | congratulste you the
progress you have made. under God. Il woud
GtVt tntFa n hat ha.a stf.
daughter and apflaise)-but then that would con.
sidered fatiery, and your sex as well the other,
prone 10 liatcry daughter but as every ather here
outsiders his child the bcaut al tile
bage so who may be dered The iather of the
munity think you all very good and bcant III young
ladies. (Appause.) | regret that the attendance here
to-day not good as usual but pity those who
abscn,-whethcr occ'sioned by tie mornings mist
or the rails having been torn up from the
track. pity them because they have lost the
treat we have witnessed. ! sad in my haste
iew weeks ago that -" would come here living dead
mere and without any passport from the Mayor OF
New York or the Marshal. daughter and AZ pauscl did
not. when said so, anticipate any difficulty: but would
make my way through twenty mobs- applause )-and
none would dare 10 stop mo when sad was my way
freat applause The special presentation sold medal
is the GIT of Archdcscon McCarron II generous and
well directed gift and shall not perish shall leave
my successor to perpetuate It, will make will Ihave
been intending TO do so for long time-tlaughterl, -,
and as loe lawyers say shail 'wlll aud devise and
has anything to leave not (oud )-pro
gold medal every year for the purpose
1be aluucd 10 health uf the
ladies' aud heathincss OF the place itself but h. said
thai they must forget that Their prosperity aud pro
cpn due 10 God tho culture their hearts is due
Got. and their innocence aud purity due God
and prayers ~ the Rlesed Virgin. His Grace then
admonished ihse young ladies' who gong the
world (hrce yraduatcs) to be thcir guard and che
rsh the sentiments witch have boon nculcated
never withdraw the eye OF their soul rom the guidag
sar-Msry Mary, the star Of the the ocean but
the of the soul. (Applause
The PROCEEDINGS terminated with NIL the grace and
tuty which pertain to institutions " this kndsnd
more particularly 10 thsand the kind prcccptrcsses OF
which. the young ladies IN their valedictory said.