ushered in by the arrival of the steamship " Sirius " 

 from Liverpool and Cork Harbor, leaving the lat- 

 ter on 4th inst Later in the day, the " Great 

 Western." which left Bristol on the 7th inst, came 

 to anchor in the East River, the two events crea- 

 ting an unusual excitement, as they solved the 

 problem of successfully navigating the Atlantic by 

 steam power. There was also a local cause for re- 

 joicing ; the banks of the City of New York re- 

 sumed specie payment, having suspended May loth, 

 1837. The anniversary dinner was held at the 

 Carlton House, on the northeast corner of Leonard 

 street and Broadway, and among the guests were 

 the commanders of the " Sirius " and " Great Wes- 

 tern," Lieut. Roberts, R. N., and Lieut. Hoskin, 

 R. N. 



At the quarterly meeting held July loth, same year, 

 a communication was received from the Friendly Sons 

 of St. Patrick, advising the Society that great frauds 

 had been practised on emigrants by persons adver- 

 tising themselves as Bankers' agents, procuring by 

 false representations money from the ignorant and 

 unwary, when on motion it was resolved that a com- 

 mittee of three be appointed to confer with the 

 officers of the other benevolent institutions to inves- 

 tigate the matter and to endeavor, if possible, to 

 adopt measures by which the poor might be enabled 

 with safety to remit money to their friends. This 

 committee subsequently conferred with the other 



