, 1866-03-19

Among the contributions Wns $500 from Gen
Julius Eh.!c, 6ud the United Sons OF Erin. 500
= nameless benevolent eodsty, fl:ooo for General
for t50i John Rcnzkc's subscriptions amounting
10 S1n. The total sum paid and pledged amount.
ing to between S,C11 and S4,t00.
NBEnSIAx DALI.
Willie the Ea11fkc portion Of St fat1ck's follow
cfs were ns'cnmg 70 sounds that stirred mems
sonls, N behalf Of do"n-trodden E,1n,' End The
tos.i,ne the Day We celebrate" a, the baDquc, Ut
the 1iemont House. the more ieht-hearted and
n a'mneoed 1ha ep5nt the create. Portion qt the night
Glafk street, under the auspices OF the HIbeaIsn
benevolent Society.
The hail vas crowded almost to saGoea:1oa, ,ncve.-
entire ere1ins. "W WeaEs1s Of The Green" were
rufte n1merons and as is usual On such OCCASIONS.
the " 'pomp and circumstance OF var " were made
much Of By the tadlcs to the no little chsg1n Of tte
less martial end faEored beanx. 4. midnight de
hspPy complies sat dowr to sumptuous repa.t pre-
pared f0F The oocasion, md the fun and foltc vas
kept mp until the bn:ak Of day warned the joyous
cIoxd that st. Patriel's Day was among the things
TIE BANQUET,
Inc second anniversary Banquet of the st. Pat
r1ck soaety wat given IN The evening Ia tbs Tre-
mont House, and WIS enc Of the bcst gatherings
ever en within those walls which are renowned as
having enclosed festal croups uIuumhetcd There
Is one pecnl1ar1ty soout the entertainments eouen
mp b. ihe proprlctors Of that hoel-lherc Il always
somethtnG new. Looking around on tho well
loaded tsbles at any one OF the numerous bauuuets
prepared oy them; one ts tempted 10 think 1hat the
lae1 resource Or the artist had t'een exhausted in
psoGheuon and arrangement; yet the NEXT occasion
1nsolta 1frsnncas, novelty equally pleasing. So
Gn saturday evening there very nuch To interest
tne attention cEen Of those accustomed 10 LOOK on
@ Ano fpkas pleasant things ofthc fremont banuuet.
y r. gathering Wue . Roodly one. and each metaber
o. the company felt m that best OF al condItfons
perfectly ni home. -
Tie banquet was not Feniap celebration. Va
EnoH not lhat Il would be exactly fair 10 csli IT
~ 1nn-f colan, though our excellent neIehbor. he
tts 20 indcated IN Its notice Of the party ere It
antt on that eelebfatou belonged to the old ori3cr
Of st Patrick, IN organization which hns eraaS ~
,,r,cx 7 "' n eceaz.e the anuive71ary laY Of In.
iand's Patron SAINT independently " my little or
ereat differences which might asliale Itlshmen as
Whole In enc rcspcst only may 1t be eatd TO h4vc
been N xnii Fcntzu gathering, tho members OF the
ST Primers Society nrG almost exclusively Cetho.
lies in pnod standing N the church and therefore
heed the1r su,.itnAi AdrfCF. who deprecAte deedt
ot violence, and though believing that Ireland Ia
miepo{crned, thst her people have many WRONGS Of
which they may Justly complain, yet recognize =
pc4ce3a! revolution a. infinitely more IN accord
NICE with The Gospel Of Peace than one brought
about through the dtead srbitIament of the sWord
There was some little delar experienced IN t6e
Gathestnr OF lhc Guosr. dung which the more eariy
ones were resnled utth some most exquisite seItc
4onsof Ionste Performed byA detachment Of tho
Great Western Light GuAsd land, and our reporter
had leisure 10 look around the tables and take In
view Of the toaitty cfe 1t wks disturbed by ruth
lcss hands. ostf the door was tho motto "Cead
N3k Fn7K IA hundred thoufsnd Welcomes"
In ffoIt Of the clair w1t placed 4 magnificent
CEoHnless ua1r, the national emblem, fnstoonca