New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-24
CITY ITEMS.

~ an. ola ,...rxir Of the Manhattan Company iocoo
ps ..o a. We believe the site Of Psmo Opera House
with view 20 q removal Of their establishment when
10 saiteued 10 its present limits This would certainty
aord both handsome and enent situsron Tor tns
buildings of the Society. and We presume can Be 90
tssed at reasonable price, all things being taken INTO
! view.
II strikes US however. that there are one or two con-
Alterations which msht fairly induce the Society 70 20
elsewhere 10 the hrst place the Chamoerss lot ne
cssssry very expensive ia nesrness to Broadway ts
freedom from dsssreesble Besheors and Its situation
opposite the Park snsombipe to make Il valuable for
many purposes Now oush, the simple funds OF the So
Getty 20 be invested 10 property which does not inme
ds,ey contribute to is great purpose to any extent
No, absolutely necessary We think not and bad We .
vo In tie socetys decision should feel bound TO vote
Cor huvns the cheapest lot that could be made 20 answer
The Methodist Book Concern establishment hardly
II ., all nfsror In extent TO the Bible Society nnds lot
ND town and in back street. sufficient for It's use, and
We ace no good reason why the Bible Society may not
do the same.
But more than thls-,here 10 place In the heart OF
the Civ slveu over 10 sn evil occupied By vretehed
ksnpe. thu, csnno, be called houses rs population exist
In degree Of disgusting filth which Is only the outward
repre,eustve Of the vice crime deosuehery and misery
,hst constitute for them the mos, Of life. These who
have never observed Il have idea OF the EXTREMIST
wretchedness In which human beings are there plunged
In It's noisome streets and foul alleys amid inolersoe
ssuches In rags and In restitution physical inteeetua
and moral some thousands Of our tslioWeresures' "
Al 400. and bo Ii sexes pass Winter and Summer ns
vay whose horrors no Internal imsginauon eOuu
hsh,eu. Thi. place Is the Five Points. Ii Is nottsr
from the mes, decent and busy part Of the City 10
reach 1, il bu, step from Broadway or from the Park
For ali purpose. OF business place could be more
eopveui,u, Of access Moreover land can now be had
,here At a rats comparatively very cheap
Now NE saw that IL would be good thing TOR the boie
soc,stv n buy what land il wants In the midst OF ns
very uolluted territory Let IL commence the dinneo
Non of the quarter and establish there the centre OF IT'S
Christian influence BY so doing II cannot only oo'Ain
for itself the needed accommodations with small out
l If the money siven to diuse the Scriptures and ga
Grad 10 tina, purpose but It do great deal toward
freeing the City Of the worst plsgue spot wHnn III N'
borders Beside II will thereby practically carry the
Co.ps 10 the heather for there are any oea'nen OF
worse than heathen IN the whole world. they may DO
found st the Five Points
w. make these suggestions In the earnest hope that
they may be deemed worthy of notice We desire 20
.ea the Five Points purified, and believe that sl
GOOD citizens would unite in sPpsudns the bo'e 90
eety should take the leading step as it now has the
character snd the purpose of i,s foundation
c,sE OF MARTIN HARE.--An affidavit said to
have been made by Mas Fox was yesterday but oo-
ected to by the counsel Of Hare who insisted mat sne
should be produced and give personal testimony MS
was opposed. Conversation took place between eoen-
sell and there will probably be Privs,s Investigation
touching the question Of bgsny The young man ACT
ng AZ clerk announced thst the Ia indefinitely
postponed
/ OPyRA-At Castle Garden 10 night the musical
world can hear Belnis SomnanbEId performed as II
.honli he by the Italians Of Havana Those who have
hoard per.lh Carauu Vita and Rsineri in their respec
iva characters Ia this pecs will need no commendsh'n
of our, 70 make thcm deso - hear again those who
bsvs not may well be attracted thther by the lame oil
the music sud Of the company, the delightful coone"
Of the Garden and the fact that the price OF admission
10 only hity cents.
Dg.ru FROM WANT OF PROPER NoURisHHEsr.-
Coroner Walters yesterday held inquest 10 the Aims
Houss yard In the Park child who Died oil disease
of the bowels aud want o. roper nourisnment Inc
parents arrived in this CO. from Ireland yesterday and
the child was passed Quarantine as in good health
but died In half an hour after landing.
ARR,vAIs-Hon Millard Fillmore and family
arrived ia town on Saturday evening and have taken
Rev Cicero :. Hawks D. u. Bishop Of hi.souri 10
also at Rsthbuns.
His Excelency Gov Pratt OF Maryland, Is In town,
aad has taken rooms at the Astor House
Destructive FrRE-There was another large
and DISASTROUS fire les, night II broke out about 10 o.
clock in the extensive foundry Of Suman, Allen < Co
known IS the Novelty Iron Works, foot Of Twelfth st.
East River and used for the manufacture oil steam en-
siues castings iron ships boats &c Ii was an immense
building covering large space OF ground and gave eu
ployment to nearly 200 hands. The hremen were
promptly ON the spot but owing 10 the inhsvmsoe ma
tare Of the materials very difficult to exnngui'n
IL The loss sesms,ed at between $50 90 and $40 Ooo-
covered by Insurance.
~ Mr.. Jenkins met a warm and active sboli-
ZIONIST Yesterday. d" Well friend o." said be- do you
know there 10 another slave Ia to~ni You ought to
get out writ of A05eas corpus without delay "Ah
replied the other bis phlanIhropic and strategic i'm
pulses all aroused where 10 he and who 10 the man p
why" answered Jenkins. the owners name 10 Pow.
ers and you will ind out all the particulars by nqurng
at--s," The friend OF the enssved started but
had not gone very far before he took the joke. The
slave In. question Powerss celebrated statue of
The Greek slave
~. A Church in Fourth.st between Avenues
c and D, lately owned BY Baptist Congregation, has
been bought BY the Roman Catholics and 10 70 be known
as the Church of the Ascension. Dr. Hughes preached
thu dedics.ory sermon there sunday morning
u Dr. Brownees pension from his church
was mistake He In the receip, simply Of bis regu-
lar salary.
" Winchelrs comcaties &re drawing hosts
of vi.iten wherever be appears We understand he
will visit Ithaca and the neighborng towns shortly
They will be well paid II there any value In hearty
laugh for be 10 indeed irre'istsble.
Il g. HATDOcK, the Hudson Woodsawye.,
will speak rmP1saes In the Mariners Church
Roosevetsi this evening in the Sailors Home Cner'
ry.st tomorrow "Wednesday evening and "a DfiSge'
port CT on Saturday Sunday and Monday
Commemorative are requested to state that so
much Of recent paragraph under our Brooklyn head
respecting the presentation Of gold watch to Rev Dr.
F.rusn as refer. Bishop hughes 10 unauthorized and
incorrect The mistake Of the writer TO- perhaps unm