New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-26
City Items.

TO nominate a Commissioner Of the Aims House The
chosen Delegates from the First Ward were accepted
thus completing the defect Of Alderman Charics and MS
friends SO the Aims House Commissioner is con-
cerned. The Delegates from the Fourth were also &C.
cepted despite very strong opposton-thus shelving
the peculiar preferences of Alderman Purser and his
forces The Delegates from the Sixth were rejected
or rather the whole matter referred back, as ap
peared no election had been held They had proceeded
about half through the list of Wards when general row
90, up-or sprung up spontaneously nobody could
tell how when-the proceedings were summary
stopped The disturbance ended In regular fight in
which Capt Rynders largely participated. Several
handfulls of true Loco.Foco hair pulled out and
strewed about the bar.room, (whher the combatants
had instnctively adourned) and the marble floor was
stained with blood After this rather severe course OF
depletion the patients adjourned to meet again.
MARINERS FAMILY INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY,"
The Anniversary meeting OF this most excellent and
praiseworthy Society held last evening at the
Church 10 Marketst The progress of the Institution
during the past year has been encouraging, and the
sphere OF its usefulness is steadily expanding The SO.
cetys store is in successful operation and furnishes
work for large number Of sailors wives and families
with work at fair remuneratve prices
After the Report &c. Father Taylor of Bostonthe
sailors friend brother minister and father through these
many years-deivered ono Of his earnest energetic,
truthful characteristic dscourses behalf Of the inter
ests claims and rights of the sailor which was listened
10 with the most devoted interest by the large audience
He drew striking contrast between the ordinary
mode Of aims. giving and the charity Of udges-centeud
ing that the first degrades the recipient and destroys
VIVA, of energy of character and sefrespect he may
have while the other has exactly opposite effect
That to give aims will prove Intellectual attempt to
FL. E,~, rh
uoyment at fair compensation will, the Boston Sea
mems Aid Society has abundantly proved Preren'
want inspire proper degree of independence and
dignity and determination TO persevere in welldciDg
The Boston Society established some seventeen
wears ago. and all the families who required
that time with one or exceptions now prosper
Gus and beyond the need Of assistance from any society
The merchants in had found 1t for their interest
TO take hold and assist the society The generoushear
ed tar was much reader risk his life in protecting the
property of the owner he were sure the owner would
see to it that his wife and little n home were fur
nished with bread. He commended the Industrial So
cety Of this city the patronage of merchants with
great earnertness and force.
After he closed collection OF something over $50 In
Aid Of the funds OF the Society was taken up.
HAMILTON LYCEUM.-Dr. j. McCune Smith de-
livers Lecture this evening before the Hamilton Ly
ceum in Phenx Hall, 500 Broadway (nexs door above
Nibos) The subject is. Civilization, in connect on
with the physical circumstances that contribute thereto
MISSIONARY MEETING IN BEHALF OF THE RE.
CAPTURED sLAvEs-A full meeting was held last even
ing at the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Alens the
object Of which was to present the friends OF the Mis-
sionary enterprise in Western Africa the immediate and
pressing claims of the Liberia Mission upon their sympa
thies and generous contributions After prayer by the
pastor documents read relative TO the condi
tion &C. Of the Africans recently recapured from the
SLAYER Pons most of whom are said to be young. An
address then made by Rev. Mr. Roberts. OF Jersey
City who followed by Mr. Scudder of this city MIR.
Roberts alluded TO his early interest In the cause OF
Missions and made able and effective appeal on behalf
the recaptured slaves. Mr. Scudder presented vivid
picture Of the condition Of the slaves while board the
Pons and said he regarded the crcums OF their
capture as the work OF the Almghty-or it by this
means they had been brought in contact with the
Missionaries and placed in the way Of obtaining that
knowledge which debarred them in their former
state The business of subscription then taken up
and By ten o'clock the Recording Secretary reported the
sum of eere,l hundred and fly dollars exclusive OF the
miscellaneous collection. The meeting then broke up
e DR.. WIETISG long an eminent Lecturer on
Human Physiology and the preservation OF Health, will
deliver Free Lecture Introductory Course at Clin
ton Hall this evening He has very superior apparatus
for the Illustration of the truths he propounds and
have strong that he is master OF bis subject
and will handle it with decided profit to his hearers
We urgently counsel those who spare the evening 10
hear him.
- Judge Scott, the new Recorder, was sworn
into Office yesterday and suyrsedens served upon his
predecessor case of some difficulty occurred in
nec,ion with this event. The mrs, Of the new Ad
mipstra,on was to direct that order of discharge
upon the Keeper of the City Prison. signed By Mr. Tall
madse should be regarded. Directly ATE rward came
an order thus signed for the discharge OF Byers accused
of embezzing goods from his employer The order was
d;sregarded and the man still remains In prison but as
the document was signed before the suprsedeas was
served and of course while Mr.. T. was still Recorder
the question is whether the Keeper be jusrihed in
disob eyingic.
~ Rev Mr.. Hoyt, who performed rather equi-
vocal marriage ceremony a: The Methodist Book Rooms
few days since connected with that Concern IN
auy way He resides at New Rochelle and was In the
Bookstore ,ransacng business at the time ne was
called upon. The highly respectable gentleman at
tached to the Book Concern entirely ignorant OF
the circu instance until il was all over
.sHIseroy1As AysIvtRsARY-The Fifth An
niversary Of the Washingtonian Temperance Reforua
ton will be celebrated this evening az the Broadway
Tabernacle by the Parent Society Since Its organize
on Ave years ago. hi, Society has continued without
interruption TO hold weekly meetings 10 reform the
drunkard. .nd otherwise advance the good cause IL
also feeds and clothes poor houseless drunfards who
sign he pledge Aside from celebrating this interesting
occasisn the object OF this meeting TO raise fund TO
euable the Society prosecute is benevolent wofh io
another year The exercises viii consist OF an address
By Dr. Charles Jewe the celebrated and very success
Tl Temperance advocate Of Massachusets an Address
by Mr.. Gamsse President OF the Deaf and Dumb lem
perance Society who will be interpreted By MI Feet
Principal of the Deaf and Dumb Institute. and rch
VARIETY OF vocal and instrumental music By the Aelo
dious Apollo vocalists. J: B. Brown, C. A Cady a5a
Wn s Smith Let the house be well filed az an cary
4 hour few tickets sall remain a. the Organ oiaee
corner Nassau and Fulton SIS.
! NARROW EscAFE.-As Mr.. Alfred Ludlow was
returning yesterday afternoon from the residence 81 MI
Lyman on Island the Telegraph ssoa 70 me
ferry AZ Tonpkinsviie. accident occurred py WHICH
valuable horse killed and two persons very narrowly
escaped the fate which befel the animal hhen opposite
the cate OF the eans Retreat where the road passes On
the edge OF very steep enbankneut the horse, young
and spirited ANIMAL tcok ht 81 person opening IN nm
b.eIla near him. and rushed down The OH side a. mn speec