New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-15


y Of light and graceful pieces. they oder 10 two sea
compositions. namely Won webers overture % Der Fr
ciaf- and Rseihovens overture TO Egmoaf These who
hsss heard them play either Of these Will Dc sure 20 hear
them when they play both one evening ard NC shall
box f'r a crowded audience.
SrEAMBoAr AcclDESr--Th steamer Rh0is Isl
aaS while PISS Ing Whitehall dock yesterday a. NJ en-
Ter way to s,onngtnn with The mails cr the Caedonis
ii. being fSSy Al the timel into by The south
Ferry boat Transit on her way irom Brooklyn - New
YORK.. The Trsasit struck the R. 1. on the ssaIboAri
house. uushppGg the sha and breaking part e
her machinery She to archer and her passengers
were taken on shore In mall boats The Transit, NJ,
much damaged No person Injured by This uniortu-
nate occurrence ana' the mails transferred to the
steamer Traveller which lett with them Tor ssonington AZ
a. early an hour as possible The Rhcce Island bad on
board The English mail for the steamer Caledonia which
leave, Boston At y o'clock to-day. We presume the mail
will arrive in time TO be placed on bosrd the steamer
CONTESTED ELEcTIoN.-The testimony IN rela-
ton TO the disputed c,ccn between Mcssrs Monroe and
Jackson was continued, and viii be resumed on Monday
IN one Of the rooms the Superior Court commencing at
~ o'clock.
GRAND TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATIONS The
Temperanc, meeting at The Tabernacle on Monday event
Ing next will be OF the most Interesting demonsi.-
tons in behafof Temperance made in this CITY Ad-
dresses will be made by Rev j. CHAMBERS OF Philadelphia
and ALvAS STEWART Esq OF Utica, accompanied BY sp-
proprate singing by several vocslsis The proceeds Will
be devoted tcpayins The damages rendered against the
! organ newspaper in a recent libel suit
} VATrEMARE lNrERSATIoSAL ExcHANGEs.-CH-
calar-The American Institute, In continuation Of the
system Of exchanges advsntagsossly commenced and
now conducted by Hos Alexandra yattomare, Of Paris.
invite contributions Of American works In print Cor In
manuscript prepsred for the prnter subjects connect
ei with the objects OF the Institute VIZ Agriculture
Commerce. Manufactures and the Arts Since sseparate
ard more extensive arrangement is maturing for the col
lection Of Machinery Models Plans and Specimens OF the
usefil Ars the present appeal is more especially made
COR Literary productions Oh the above subjects and aso
Tor Agricultural and Horticultural productions, such as
roots ESPECIALLY Potatoes, seeds, especially o. forest
tree grains. nuts plants, WOOD flowers. leaves and the
objects belonging % these branches that will DO interest
ing showing to Europe the productions OF this country,
and useful transferring tie best species for their use In
exchange for other horticultural aud Agricultural works
and specimens returned TO this country for our
That there may be msapprehension. the contributors
are informed that the European agency does not receive
presents except through public Institutions. as an Offering
Of patriotism that returns may be made TO the same inst
tutons The representatives Of the whole for the good
OF the whole.
We invite all who feel interest In the subject, to cal
the Repository, examine the BOOKS presented by MI
vat,emsre. amounting ia 40 volumes. aud receive any
other desired inormiiion concerning these exchanges
Committee.
T. b WAKEMAN, IA. w. CHILDS,
HENRY MEIGs. JOHN CAMPBELL.
wM DODGE, BENZ AYcBIGG,
II The weather yesterday WAS damp and un-
comfortably In the afternoon a dense fos came
down the whole city.
/ IL Remember that on Saturday chrstys Min.
and that his IS Saturday
ry- Bank Officers Brokers and others are re
quesed to carefully the advertisement in this paper
relating to the robbery Of the Bank OF Chester County
Pennsylvania.
INDIA RUBBER RoADs.-After serving every
other useful purpose that be thought or appears
that India Rubber 10 to be used m laying Railway
track Cannot the same substance be turned 10 good
In making psvemens In the City There sre vari
Gus ways Of doing H. and has long appeared evident TO
me that competition made In part VI India Rubber mast
be resoried to. Perhaps plank roads now popular In
the country might be made use OF In the City. road Of
this kind might be laid IN West Broadway, sono street
not much requented, for the conveyance Of uptown
passengers Carriages having broad wheels provided with
gua psrchd, other composition bands might be used.
Which would AFFORD easy ant noseless Of
veyence. p.
RAN AwAY.--On Thursday. a horse attached
to a country wagon LETT standing In Buring-sp ian
away IN the direction OF Johnst several cartmen and
the dyer Of two horse carriage seeing him approaching
refined mp hs foot Of John-st and ncghbCrn00d and
soon locality pretty well crowded. The fugitive
horse however charged the mass dahing directly at the
psir Of horses and carriage. The threw down
the ainghed animal and started the pair. which passed
PROSTATE body drawing he carriage after them
Uut this moment the animal stirred n) but thought
by the spectators TO be dead 30 soon however.
carrisge passed ne jumped and ain started be-
ing finally secured few rods up JOhn-s Strange TO
say the runaway, either Of the oha horses APP
peaed 10 have received the least injury either Of The
vehicles the hand-csrts against which the wagon was
driven In is progress. Commercial.
GENERAL SESSIONS rday.-The trial OF John
Strstman, charge OF keeping disorderiy house Ia
WgshiDgton-st concluded this morning, aud resulted
In acquiitsl Of the accused Charles w. Carpenter
sgains; whom two indictments have been found by the
Grand Jury for being accessory with ~ Andross IN
passing counterfeit the Ocean Bunk Of Newbury
port Mass brOag into Court The amount Of bail
nxei a. 81 500 each Indictment. George Green 10.
cioed Tor grand larceny, Ia having been concerned With
James wilson, Ia stealing i've barrels Of -four worth $751;
the property OF A. v Hubos, George HubDs and Benz
Brush, the 2sth ul then put hts trial which
had not been concluded when the Court adjourned Tor
tay.
BROOKLYN AFFAIRS.
CHARTER COSyESTros. This endless bore wa,
session last evening" when, after having been at work
since time when the memory Of ranneth not to the
contrary the business Of the Convention was found to Be
far advanced that the number Of members requisite to
constitute quorum could sIely be determined Ac-
cordingly due elaboration Il was nxed at Is there
being IS members In all Ater this a resolution was
adopted petition the Legislature tx the quorum At
consideration Of the decease OF several members II
the Convention goes at the rate Of It's movements hh
Its members will all de Of old age long before they
have finished thelr labors-
Long ISLAND RnLRoAD.-Tbe receipts OF the
Long land Racat Company FOR the nrst eleven isyi Ct
January. ls4s were s357i o. The receipt for the sane
period Of tine In lsi7 g. 39s l3 showing anincreass
Of $3.50 g. equal TO about 81 per cent
NEw RoAD.-An application is TO be made at
the present Of the Legislature 70 lay cut ROAD 50
feet ID width som rwezty nrs. street (Gowsnus) 70 the
cony Island road In g favesend.
NV PAPERs We nnders.and ihat In. q