The New York herald., 1869-03-18
KnIxhrs Of 81. Patrick.

with great interest and devotion. At its conclusion
the solemn ceremonies were proceeded with and
were brought to close shortly after one O'Clock.
knights of Sc. Patrick.
The Knights held their eighth annual banquet last
evening nj the Astor House. Most OF the members
Of the society contributed in one way or other to
the of the military ana civic celebration dur
ing the day and it but natural and fitting, II
was In accordance with the rules and best sympa-
thes OF the members. that they should hold q re-
union, as is their wont, to commemorate the natal
day OF their patron saint. And as they knew mll
wen that there was no better place for them to take
their than in their inn. the castor House"
thther they all repaired OF the proper time.
There was very large attendance Of notables--
the guests or the Knights on the right OF the
President tlr. Harnett) sat the Mayor; following
were Matthew r. Brennan, John Mitchell, Judge
McCunn, Martin Brown, Colonel Frank McElroy;
on the left, Father Barry, Captain VIM. F. Lyons,
Judge Connolly General Hillyer, Judge Curtis, John
Mexican and Messrs. Dyer and Andrews. At the
side tables the Knights and their guests were doing
their devoirs In the most approved styie-judges
and laymen, lawyers aud business men,
no grade OF our higher active metropolitan
life was unrepresenei and harmony and good iel-
lowship was the order OF the "nlght." The banquet
room was tastefully decorated, under the auspices
Of Mr.. Trainor, noor manager. After banquet In
tries also similarly furnished with appetite that
spoke highly OF the execution OF the knights through
out the day, the cloth was removed and the intellec
tual .'menun of the evening was next in order.
Mr.. Harnett president Of the society, on rising to
propose the first toast was greeted with loud cheers
The President spoke at great length and listened
10 with all the attention the subject of his opening
could elicit he having touched en- 2assant every sub
Letters were then read from Gov Holman, Gen.
eral Mcclellan and Admiral Farragut and Others in
excuse for unavoidable absence. Cheers for McCel-
foIlnWa6
Letters from the sister societies were then read.
The toasts followed in their order, as foIlows:-
s'The Festival OF St. Patrickr was drank with al
the honOrs. Responded to BY Rev. John Barry.
The Irish People at Home; faithful to their coun
them to-niehtf' was drank with great applause.
Captain William +. Lyons responded. lie said the
toast aud The accompanying sentiment suggested
other ideas than those natural to an after-dinner
speech 1t would require an essay TO take In all the
points thus conveyed, as regarded the history oi the
irish people at home and abroad. The sentiment
that they were always found In stirring defiance to
hostile government was true, nobly true OF them;
and the Irish people will always be found acting up
their national Instincts far as human ken can
reach, in the same attitude OF hostile de-
lance. tremendous cheers.l The history OF the
@ pe@pe@ @ a. nome 0s O tee hundred nS wears
The fact s written on every page OF the peoples HIS
tory-icheers)-never to be obterated. That the
Irish people were incapable OF government he would
POINT them for refutaton ~ the charge TO two
governments IN this city presided over by two Irish.
men. He would ask them to look TO the department
molly, and then again on the other side Of the way
the Registers Department presided over by another
Connolly. Cheers and laughterl And who, he would
ask are these two ConnoysS Irisnmen BOTH Great
applause and laughter.) Captain Lyons In conclud-
ing said that gentleman . brother Knight, had
building within the meaning Of the act OF incorpo-
ration OF the society passed by the present Legisa
The next toast was .fhe City Of New York; NC.
Drank with all the honors and responded TO by the
Mayor
MAYOR HArL's srEroH.
Mr.. Hall, rising 20 respond to the toast, was
ceved with great applause. He sad:-Mr President
and knights OF st. Patrick am requested 70 speak
.or the city OF New York; but she has 80 many me-
tropolltan mouths she should andkhe does speak for
herself. Has she not a Jersey mouth q Long Island
mouth a westchester mouthf Her proper mouth.
perhaps, Is Broadway, with the west end for up
per Jaw and the east end for lower They are all
mouths full OF teeth-teeth Of navigation teeth Of
lures. Great are their capabilities TO hold
on TO the sweet morsels Of finance literature, and
all the bcbonS Of civilization. She Is also city OF
many tongues, as well as Of many mouths But on
tins day let us recall the most prominent trait In the
IRE OF St Patrick. 1t was his victory OF concilia
uon sure and he was an original saint Where
was he borni No one knows Britain claims him,
France claims him; and let the whole world
II none of them are right the natural inference Is
tnat nc came downfrom heaven and was not born
a. o. all--naooalsh. tremendous cheers.l Tom Moore
IN ms history says that he came into ireland an
modern fenians do now. smuggled In merchant
ship, and to perfect the work OF regenerating Ire
0lnneT
dishes, should be Of many short courses Sharpening
not cloying appetite, "a each dish passes around.
The history OF New York city Is one continuous
eulogy of the physical and mental trlumphs OF st.
Patrick's children. aud when say that say every
Thing. Great appause.j
The toast, ssThe State OF New York; was drank
with all the honOrs aud responded 10 by Mr., Jonn
HAYS, who proposed ~ toast .srhe health OF the
Governor Of New York-John 7. Hoffman, Drank
The Firth Toast--"The National Indepcndence OF
lreland- was responded 70 by Mr. Melaly.
Several other toasts followed, appropriate to the
humorous time The knights separated for the night,
all Jolly and "Knightlyr at that
The Friendly sons Banquet.
The eighty-nfth anniversary banquet Of the
Friendly sons of 81 Patrick came on at six O'Clock
last evening at the 81. James Hotel, and it Is but
justice to say that the cuisine OF thst establishment
turned out "a recherche repast the Friendly Son'
or any other sons partook or The bill Of fare com
bined all the choicest delIcscies Of the season with
the more substantial vIands. There was one element
however, wanting and that was the presence Of one
now gone 10 his last rcst--Jsmes r. Brady-whoss
eloquence often bound the Friendly Sons a. n b.
enchanttnent-whose ready wit 80 often woke then
INTO nilarious and jocund mirth. YET on ~
wnole, the afair was . very pleasant one. MT
Eugene Kelley, In the absence Of Judge Brady, pre-
sided, and amongst the notabilitlcs present were
Judge DAILY. U the Common Pleas; Rev. Father
Irainor Mr. PIN, son OF the member Of Parliament
SocietJ MI Beekmsn. President Of the sc. Nicholas
Mr kobers0n, President OF the st. Andrews, and tht
New England society.
teIlcctuai feast opened.
The Chairman rose and proposed the nrst reeula