New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-11
City IIenfN.

Va n g HEps-so4 OF :he Floating BetAel, VIII
,-...h IN tie Joh2-.. V Z. Church :onoEEow Afternoon
4; O'Clock.
Rs- o-. pE-ET will preach Before The Third tn.:a-;
s,c;.tv ro.shlplrs II Columbian Hail. G'a1c-si 'o-'T-
TOW afternoon 4: the usual zine
u melted the rus. of the iron sa'e-pos's OF
-. PARK ve.e-aay SC ;h.; .su down INTO the '0eAeS
md maze the gates very hard 20 open Every ihs Ao''
tie C.7 indicates. he approach Of Sumner a' PeoP'
beesa seriously preparing :o- warE weather Vae A'
be e15ec,et aeoI ;as-e days Aroas ne H'os' ''PV
tsnt A-aree1eats q re kind we're she 7'oecfns u
..9vy Of Jsnnias,s cheap and elesAat c1a~a!'' "'c
combine IL remarkable degree tie comforts Oh .ae sA'A
WIKI tie requirements Of full promenade costume
with the Thermometer :: = j. impossible e exist WIZ
oG: these coats
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE-The four Buildings oecu2i-
et Is The extensive PaaoMAluaciory OF Nes'!S >'ooA
q Durham OF the corner OF Thir;een;h-st and IFv'Hs
Place ea1eh ire yes,erta! morning =: o'clock and were
entirely destroyed IN the course OF saf An hoaf saa oeo
The Engines cord De effectively brought 10 esA- 50 Ia
as Information "a. reached Inc caase appears TO nave
beeo sore accidental ignition Of shs:nss .. oheF con-
,.,,.1s natter The porter having III the Ere, vent
- Of the building 10 milk he cow as was his cnS-
I'D =, ri. return found The room in flames he gave
e,--, BIZ, 90 rapidly tit the eTe spread thA'
49,. 8, couft bs s,sdzet. torty pianos were destroy &C
and .eyersI in various stages Of mAncise'7s@' Ane ~
-, ewsed BIZ The arm and was, as we aaasf''1a''
,optlv with the stock partially Insured IheIe as ~ TIC
hr,It,s 4, The time large amount OF unanisHec WORK
ch IRE ourueyrnen could receive ;he;. pay Until
wa, dusSeG and thick was entirely destroyed 'osether
with the tools belong &c the wokmeu One man. we are
told had work IN the huldg which he ord have taish-
E! to-day amounting Sse, which WAS destroyed To-
cc,he. with his tools worth least $50 more making his
Hne- -S -k.,,ar4
have been thrown employ besides suffering the ioss
Of their tools The ere said 10 have been he work Of
81 incendiary.
RUTGERS FEMALE IssrITUTE.-The Seventh
Annus, Commencement of this Institution took place
yesterday afternoon II the Rutsersst. Church The
weather was most oppressvsy warm, Jet noswtastand
ing which the church crowded With the beauty and
fashion OF our City. The Board of Trustees accom-
panied by the rv,ed guests came In procession 10 the
church and took their the platform about three
o'clock The exercises con menced by The Pupils sing
ing The Greeting" the words By OF the pupils,
the music By Prof Root after which the President Rev
Dr.. Ferris addressed the Throne OF Grace. The Report
OF the Committee on the Compositions OF the lst De
par,ment was then resd by Rev DR.. Knox The prize
com position of this Department read by Joseph
Hoxie ESQ. The Repor; OF the Com Itee on the COM
position. OF the I'd Department, read by c. Edwards
Lester Esq who also read the prize composition OF this
Department poem "Imasinaton." which was
considered by the Committee TO hare nearly got
the prize in this Department was BY request read
By John q Williams E,q. The Report OF the Com
muee on The Compositions of the Sd Department.
wa, read By Morris Franklin. Esq who also read
the prize composition Of this Department. Song
was then fupg by the Pupils; the Words By one OF
the Pupils-the Music BY Prof Root. The Reports
OF the Committees on Mathematics on French, on
Penmapship aud on Music, were read. Alter which
Song the Words By OF the Pupils the husic by A.
ABBOT The Reports OF the Committees on Drawing and
Painting and on Neede.work. were then read. The
Trustees Report not read for want of Time. The
Distribution OF tha Honors came next. Gold Medal
was awarded 10 Miss Sarah L Sommers. for Mathema
tics. This is considered the highest honor OF the Inst
tuition.
The Gold Medal for the Prize Composition of the Sd
Department. awarded TO Miss Mary +. ". Woolse
for the Poem - The Hour OF Prayer"
The Gold Medal for Prize Composition of the % De-
parasnt, awarded TO Miss Sarah L. Martyr for The
Prospective Growth of American Literature"
The Gold Medal for the Prize Composition Of the LIST De-
partmcnt, was awarded 10 Miss Jane s. woolsey, for
:" Stars"-a foem.
A Gold Medal was awarded to Miss Arieta Rogers of
the Is. Department. for composition on All have a
Ministration TO perform
The Gold French awarded TO Miss Harriet
L. wiHsow
Tho Gold Medal for Penmaa,hp was awarded to Miss
Areita Rogers
Tho number OF Graduates this yesr was tweve-Miss
Ann E. Appleton. NewYor Mss Elizabeth NJ. Bsus,
Nor~ak. Conn Miss Ella 81. Carr, Boston. Mass; Miss
Maria D Ci.co New York; Miss Catherine B. Ferris do
Miss Caroline Hart, Turin. N. Y; Miss Anna NJ Hau-
kins wes,ches,er. N Y; Miss Lucy 81 Lawrence, Gro
ton Mass. Miss Sarah l.. Somers. New York Miss
Harriet Price, do. Anna A. Stout, do. Harrie, l..
Winsow. Madras, Asia.
The President made All excellent Address TO tho Ora.
dustes after which a" Parting Song" was sung. The
wo!di BY oiths Graduates and the Music o. Ao-
bot The Bencdicnon was then pronounced by Rev Dr.
Ferris, after which the assembly dispersed.
Nor MAD, BIZ CoNsIDERABLE.-The Gazette tells
of dog" fine spaniel taking his daily promenade. with
hs mouth dressed In the day STYLE looking ike
consumptive breathing through wire Inhaer-who had
the misfortune TO drop his niuzzs Now most dogs would
have glad get rid OF the inconvenience and would
have rejoicing in their ability lOll on; their
tongues al yum But our spaniel friend rejected that
although muzzes pu: dogs for the safety OF men,
YETI a. the present administered The dogs are
rather without them than the men In such
case So after cosatns moment he very deliberately
took I'D his muzze IN hi. mouth and trotted OF with it
From an omnibus had the opportunity Of seeing him so
nearly the whole length OF Broadway in this manner,
bearing in hi. mouth his protection against dog killers the
most stod OF whom could not that the dog who
had so thorough understanding OF the bearings OF the
dog laws risk OF becoming mad. John bring out
tina, Hat. notify the Charleston Society for the Re-
ward OF veracity tha; the Editor Of he Gazette is
d.da;e for the honors.
CAxPHEsE.-The Post mentions another accident
that occurred from the OF this dangerous article Il
pears tina, party OF men partakns of supper in
the long room il the rear OF Churchs porter house, IN
Sprins.s when the canpheae lamp suddenly fell down
and in An instant the whole place appeared be hre
70. few moments there grea. confusion but the Ere
WAS soon exunguishet.
! CITY CoxyEs1Ios.-This body met again last
evening and several resolutions offered but none OF
particular importance. Among them was one by MEM
Der for an inquiry the selection OF Jurors II was
referred TO The Committee on the Judiciary.
| e We regret 10 learn that WILLIAM PEAR
SAIL ESQ proprietor of Tanmany Es. died on Thursday
evasns q; his farm Jamaica, l. L The funeral will
take place tomorrow morning 3. O'Clock.
/ e There were several omnibus horses killed
yesterday 5y the heat. The Knickeroocker Line lost
three. These poor animals al SO hardly driven that
they are LITTLE than Skeletons and have 70 be strong