New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-02
CITY ITEMS.

g.,sr,r PrS1sHMESr-The meeting OF the So
-. ., promo,e the Abolition Of Capital Punishment
- LA, evening at the hall l7e Woosterst was attend
- numerous audience. The President Of the So
s,.,v Vice Chancellor MocovN, opened the meeting
t,v spnrourists remarks, when an eloquent ana inl'
.,...,xs address was made by Rev. 7. L. HAMS. lie
wa. followed by BENJAMIN ELLIS Esq In lew eosen'
and h,shly appropriate remarks oLvrs JOHNSON
rrssa thu concluding speech Mr.. GRxxLrY wn de-
tanned from the meeting by imperative engagements
BESEyoLENcE VI TIE PooR.-LaN evening
Sunday was the witness of scene the impression
made by which will not leave my mind The place
was the Chapel OF the r. c. Church OF the NATIVITY IN
Second avenue the persons assembled for the most part
female domestcs and the occasion the performance OF
certain devotons peculiar to their Church and also the
Relief of irish distress. The circumstances attending
the collection for this latter object were the cause OF the
deep impression spoken Of As soon As the several re-
ceiyers of whom the pastor was one began to exercise
their functions they bese. each with hos, oil ca
ger applicants for bis attention No solicitation wa
necessary here every individual in that sssemblsge had
prompting a hesrt which dispensed with the necessity
Of any other stimulus snd the prompting of that heart
was very in,egbly expressed in the benevolent eager
ness with which the countenances oesmed The totsl
lar, and that sun contributed by few servant sirs
xho,s WAGE. are but little more than sufficient to supply
their own wants understood that the collection OF the
whole dsy amounted to $4,000 inclusive Of the above
sum The announcement OF the amount collected Ia"
evening a, made BY the warm hearted pastor was the
mos, interesting feature In the whole scene. was
these words. The cum you have contributed sp
prosches siOO.-Msy God bless you t.
~ Loco Foo War PolsieOc was held last
evening at old Tammsny for the purpose oil dong over
again the work attempted to be done al the previous
meeting in vsuxhall T. B. Cutting an outand out Texas
polkte nresided and resolutions adopted OF a
.ort which It is hoped will prove acceptable al need
quarters Athe gavanic batteries OF the Custom House
though worked never so vigorously by Capt kynders
and his bhoys are insufficient TO render the war WIN
Msxico popui.r The oAce-holders may how till they
are hoarss and resolve and reresolve, amid the shouts
Of their deluded followers. 1t is all sspr in vain
~ We understand that Messrs. Livingston Il
/ vsl. bavs made contract with Messrs Thomas u
Co for c. tons best charcoal wire. $50 lbs TO the niue
for the Montreal Telegraph, and have contracted WIN
| Mr. Ieserts (Moorewood & Coz for salvsnizing the
.ame The men are already on the ground making pre-
uaratory arrangements for putting up the line and IL
/ will be pushed forward with great energy.
MR. BRApsuRY's CoxcERr.-A repetition OF
this delightful Festival will be given at the tabernacle
on wednesday evening and we need say nothing 10 ih
duce the same crowd to attend that ned tue mousse on
the previous occasion. No concert of the season has
given such entire satisfaction as the Floras Postwar
of Mr.. Bradbury.
~ The bodies OF Capt. MORRIS, Capt FIELD
and Capt WILLIAMS, daily expected to arrive here
| in the ship Auburn. from New. Orleans. The CITY
Guard is to be Guard of Honor on the occasion
Great credit due TO the members OF this Company for
the promptness with which they have acted In making
for the reception Of the remains OF these
brave soldiers
ETHARRo HARING, the German poet and novel
ist-author of Dolores" published In this City about
year since b again dangerously i'll of nervous and cere
brsl fever The publication OF Dolores involved him
in a series of losses from which his sensitive mind has
not been able to recover
r5- Rev. DR.. Cox will lecture at the Tabema
Gle this evening on the planet Leverrier illustrating
the movements and phenomena of the heavenly bodies
bv l6 large and spleadid astronomical maps Adms
sion % cents--in aid of benevolent object
RELIEF FOR IRELASD.-Rey. Mr.. Jaynes, pastor
of the Muiberryst Methodist Episcopal Church preach
Cd sermon On sunday morning In behalf Of the 'uf
ferers in Irelsnd ard collection and subscription waa
taken I'D amounting 10 near seven hundred dollars
AID TO IRELASD-At St. Marys Church. Grand
a. on sunday upward of ST. 300 were collected for thu
relief OF the suffering poor in Ireland
~ Contributions for the Irish, amounting u
Something over $1,000 were rEsed in the Parish OF Trim
ity Church on Sunday, including collections at Trinity
|, ST. Johns and ST. Psuls.
II A contribution was made ia DR.. Skinner
Church ON Sunday lest in behalf of Ireland whie
amounted to the handsome sum OF sl'ls9 %.
/ eTs The Express Mail Steamer Massachusetts,
Capt Potter win leave Battery place Pier J. for Boston
this morning at o'clock Breakfast on board.
- During the month OF February past tn
number of fires were q, and false alsrms g; four G
which were given by the City Hall toesin
BOARD OF -uoaday--A number 0
petitions received and referred TO the respective Con
y mittecs
A communication was received from tho counsel o
the Board relative q suit which had been commence
l. against c. w Lawrence for damages sustained BY IN
4 Blowing up Of houses in 1885, while he was Mayor
. Aid Hart presented resolution that the counset tax
measures 10 defend such suits, which was adopted
?, ceived aud adopted.
= AID Hart presented resolution directing the Chi
of Police 70 report the Board, If in bis opinion u
- present number Of the Police force OF this City can
reduced without detrment TO the public interest and
J.. So what number of policemen can be dispensed wit
\ Adopted ,..,
Report in favor Of constructing pier ond slips at II
II 100. Of Broome st. East River Laid on the table
fe considered and adopted
Report and ordinance tor grading and paving lhirt
elghth-st Adopted.
Report in favor OF paying Patrick McBsmm $500 I
damages sustained by him in the bursting OF sewer
% Laid the table.
Report in favor OF constructing sewer on James
~ from the East River TO Chatham.st Adopted
y Several reports In relation 10 Fire Companies, exp'
ID sion of members medical fees for injured bremen &c
a Al seven o'clock the Board took recess, or
" ohter words went hot supper awaiting them IN
rs room below After this usual aud solemn festival
h quorum being present several uimportsn matters we
n disposed Of when report from the Board OF Assisia
Aldermen relative 20 the funeral Obsequies oil Captain
ID Field Morris and Williams brought up and concu
a. ed In. ,.. -.
O. long discussion then entered into upon res.
\, LUTON OF Aid Livingston to open Madisonsqusre pr
= cpay between thar Aid and Aid hesseroe-tbe istt