New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-24
CITY ITEMS.

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MeLeods ministry there are seventeen Churches Of tue
Roman atholie ori.r IN tbs city.
o,fonr since the Fourth Univsrsis, chapel, ~ Eiz-
,hsh 4 Of which Rev Moses aoa was the minister,
and which xAs Originally bglt an occupied By fiesby
tartan snrec.tior Was sold % he Jesgi Who ezFent-
A large sums Of money m rs decoration sui improve
war. They removed the stoves from The basement 70
guard against ere AID bulk directly under y arse 1c<
furuace with nles and other apparatus 10 warm Inc
houss n al ts arts, upon TIC nosi APPROVE 'le'l-'
principles The church was large and commodious' con-
,tructed Of BRICK AMI The ground aooF me Seey nad
scrrorrsfst suite q apartments % tiucaoha puIf
and had 10 scholars or students. chiefly the children or
Rnaa ca hocs though the pars ni OF some Of them are
7 protssfant. This seminary they denoninatel " Inc
seisoI o. tie Hois Name" and prOmp arc their move
ncuts that, although burnt out n Llzloeth-,i hey VII
be able 10 open The academy ~ nl, under the Jeii an
e.s ant other Professors next Tuesday nor-ns ~ anoth
er part of the city
from walker having is rear toward the B1weTy. IL was
discovered % Dc ire soon after sine last Saturday
nisht and although of the public journals suppose
that destruction the act o. an incenaay and others
that the Gre caught aong tie paints In tie basement ne
gentlemen o! the S0ciey with whom This reporter con-
yerset have such ideas. 1hsy believe that The burn
ng sltsgelher accifenta that Ia the large furnace
in the les there had been some crack or law u the
brick-work, through which the dry w0ei- work IN The
basement story had been gnitcc and .hat the IRE bad
been spreading aud rising unseen FOR hours before nine
O'clock, when 10 was discovered snt the darn instantly
given.
The Jcsus speak in the highest terms Of praise Of al
connected With the Fire Department they say that heir
conduct truly admirable. TIE basement beag flll OF
smoke their sx-ueu up the gallery below the
cupoa and on cutfBS through the plaster 20 the wood
Ncsk IN several places found that the Games wsre ever!
where that the church could not be saved The en-
gnes, therefore played the ali dining buildings 70 pre-
the deyorng element from spreading II ives WEI
that they did So Opposite the chuIch, on thzaoeihsi
and next Il above, also behind Il, toward the Bowery
many old wooden houses Of no great value, out as
dry radr. But for tho prompt and accurate invest-
CATION Of the engineers &c there - no estimating me eA
tent Of the devastation that would have fallen upon that
quarter Of our City Yet told that spectators
cried the hremen were PrcesianS, because they
did not waste the wa,er on what no human power could
This reporter resided in winamsburgn when The Bowe-
" TheAer last burned he resides near the Deaf
and Dumb restitution on Ffethst. Between 10 ard II
the blaze Of bright light seen from there loomed 80
oy la the direction Of the theater that he supposed as
It'd many Others thtl Il once more consumed Inc
crowd that gathered very large indeed snd when the
cun0lt which OF weed, and presented ieNy mag
ncent sight while Ia flames. for some twenty minutes
more. fell In upon the church, there was very natural
exclamation Of wonder on the part OF the multitude al
seeing the sublime and terrible spectacle.
NJ Noah in the Sunday inns, ascribes that shout to
10y on the part Of the people a. The destruction seiore
them Sud says that many persons openly declared ina.
they were glad Off," We heard no such expressions put
they deserve all the reproba,on given them lA,re are
many In the Christian system; some nave dtn
IN certain Of these my stories and not IN others The
Jesuit and ina Protestant Aike DtueFc IN
the Trinity. but this belief Is founded on fa'h Ihey
Cannot they DO profess 10 understand this mystery
The Jesuit believes certain other mysteries which me
Protestant has faith in and some that he has not Is TINS
diversity CT belief ground for unchrisan hatred AS
suredly not.
II the Jesuit fathers preach false doctrines and on that
subject have business TO offer An opnon) seno re-
porters Of their sermons publish them ana -
pose the authors, you can; they teach in't puPss
false principles get hold OF their school books &c ana ~
the public know the II they do or say anything CON-
Tau. rf1r
let have the trial by jury, but away win me pr'u
dice that would rejoice at scenes of misery and VICE. Dc
cause men whose belief cerainmatiers offers rom ours
may be the sufferers Thank Heaven, America nee ahn
instructed need fear gious sect MASSACHUSETTS 10
longer persecutes the quaker, nor virginia the pui''
England the presbyterian, nor France me pFoese.
We have conservatism In religion here Inc Neiuhtsi!
principle "a en- phacslly Error We leave rec, anu
truth is equally protectedthat Il may expose and con-
flute H.
The Church and schools totally de.troyed-au but
the bare walls Of the house. The Insurance was for
$4,000 which will pay mortgage OF that am nnt on we
building All beyond that, variousy esam'ed a. sivV'V
10 $1,000, Is lost.
The old fame dwelling next above the church Is not
burned. but torn ami destroyed that Il Is worthless
The roofs Of Is and 50 Esabeths are also iured sew
eral old wooden houses behind the church are also INJURED
AMI their inmates OF the wealthy classes put 10 very
great Inconvenience and loss al inclement season OF
the year police force Of about 100 men, who did their
duty WELL we're stationed N the neshboThood To protect
property and render what they could TO the sufferers
They and the remen saved much OF the church property
The private residence Of the pastor aud Jesuit professors
i. on Walker-s communicating with the church Ihoush
no, burnt set the furniture moved and much injured
Many others in the neghborhOOd sustained damage ifom
the water but as whole, any one who may look AZ the
situation Of the premises and correctly etm ate the power
or the flame, VIII wonder That, even Win me hu OF o
admirable organization Of IRE companies. tie Police, the
CKoroS and the public, little damage has been DONE
ADDITIONAL FmEs.-TLe premises 80 Renvick-st were
sgely damaged by Ere on Friday evening The house
10 Mulberry.si also somewhat damaged by fire about
O'Clock on Saturday morning. A small building situa-
ted the corner OF stanton and Clinton ss occupied
grocery and liquor store destroyed by Are about
o'clock Sunday morning.
PRoF. WINEs's LEcrURE.---Ihe second lecture
OF Prof VINES course Hebrew Polity, VIII be given
this evening The Chapel OF the University commencing
at u o'clock. The subec; The Uncertainty OF An
Client Profane History compared With the Mosaic Re
cord
NEw.YoRK DIsPENsARY-Dgrng the year lsi7,
there were treated At this establishment 1923 patients.
GRAsD MUSICAL SoLEMsITY-In honor OF the
senu: Of the late laen:ed Dr. FELIx MEsDELssoHs BAR
Ta0LDY. Messrs n c. TDpf. u. {. HILL, GEO LODGE
aud other we-krown artists and amateurs Of this City
hare been appointed Committee to make arrangements
for suitable performance IN honor Of the lament
81 MEsDnssHoN, and propose to give Grand Musical
solemnity a. Castle Garden Thursday Of week
Tho programme Of the has not JET been made
knovu bat no doubt viii be perfectly suited to purpose
~ The Concert Of the Steyermarkers on Sat
urday night attended BY the largest and brilliant
audience they had l hls City. They applaud
81 IN the wsmesi manner, they deserved. Their IA.
concer. takes place to evening, when they will
APPEAR Tor the drst time IN their national costume.
~ The Fremeu's Annual Ball takes place at
the PARK Theaer evening and will be attended By
large brilliant and gay assembase the house csn
hoc.
r. The American Museum presents combi-
nation of novelties and smu,enents today, which canno
bat excite considerable attention and Oh the house, See
advertisement.
The BosroSIANs AsD BIscAcCIAsrL-The Bos
ton Journal deserves the soprano 80 destined 10
become Tie Jsnny Lind n Aulcrca At the close OF lie
Lucia !. rays she callei for By the delighted au
dience and, Appearances before the curtain was
greeted with tho most enthusiastic applause while from
the bands OF ladies' beautiful bouquets AID wreaths Of
flowers were literally shOwerci around her. In the Iran