New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-01
ro,r,o, M,.,,ox,-rs. Foreign Missionary

FoRr,ox Mrssroxs.-rhe Foreign Missionary
Society Of Ssw-Yosk and Brooklyn (suxiiasy 70 No
American Board) held its anniversary "wednesday svs0
Ing FROM the report II appeared that In tnsss auss
ss hsi been contributed the past year to This soesV
which now ,ustans In forcsn lands about 500 msiorAy
,.horsr. Very Interesting addresses made on the
occasion By Rev. DR.. yermiye Of this CITY, Rev. Dr.
condt OF Newark. and Rev Mr. Calhoun (oreshsr Of the
u.s.ehu,e,,s senstor) now return visit from Mount
rsh,poa Mission, In Syria Mr. Calhoun especially inter
ssti the crowded audience By rcinins out on Arss
map Of the Eastern world. tho various musea ssuons'
where the lights Of Science ard Christianity had -in
few years been kindled. and where what nc very pro
pcry cenominatss Lille repseics we're sxNpnus sn'
Spreading In every direction the principles Of civil and 10
lca, freedom, well as thai Gospel hich Acne ms
free ndeed and forever free Politicians and thoss no
speculate On The advancement Of scee. sns1:
all aware OF the immense influence such osnevoens
movements exsrtns In tire general cause OF hosfV
and intelligence Throughout The ear'h-
CHARTER CoSyESrios.-This Convention beld
meeting evening. and resumed tho consideration
the repor, og the Committee Assessments. Mr. Dams
offered The following substitute to the ?7,h section. viz
Ifauysuch taxes or assessments shal remsin rspaid
on IN. day specified In said notice, the Street Commits
ourr ,hs proceed to sell By poelie sueeo q the City
Hall In said city. the property ON Which said tsxes OF
s,.e.mens imposed previous 70 .heh shall Be his
duty submit the list thereof TO the Board 81 Asssss.s
,r ~ ~ ,,snsS,y tsxsd or assessed which shsl
b sold provided always that no more shall De 500 'oss
ns the tax or assessment charged tasreon and provided
also that in where parcels OF property oeiooeee
s,ms list. the Board OF Assessors ,ha direct the fss OF
one parcels for al the taxes or sssessnen's sp
ned shs be advered the mode OF sae and the particular
property BE- sold dc erminsd BY the Board OF Asses
The Convention then took up for confederation and
adopted the 2sh ~ Soth Sl sed SD sections 70
the duties OF the Street Commisor en- and were engages
in d'cusEs other portions OF the bill until aisss hoara
The eVerios.
VIOLENT AssArLrs-John Mclean was yester
day held bail In the Of $40 for hs appeafsnes
The Gent Court OF Sessions, on sshst. Of y'1.sn Ssss
Justice Pierce yesterday charge Of violently assault
Bs m, wife Re sentenced to pay hne Of Sc snd
to the County jail for SO days
SuBLrxIrY OF GEoLoGr-Next to Astronomy.
Gsolosy "a the sublime among the sciences rec
ueses the profile Of planet and consequently brings
view the ranges and the arIansemrns OF mountnns'
also ravnes IL observes also the apseara OF noun
aus and The changes which have taken place.
and are taking place upon the esrths surface and IN
tn. earth interior The numerous eontortons once eou
CLONE presented BY the excavations hsrsn
road, afford sufficient proof that powerful ssesees have
been opsf ating there at some age OF our planet few
years perhsPs in 1923, the western cosst % youth
Ame'iss to coo'iisrsb. extent was 80 far 1nse ~
leave large quantities Of fish dead upon the shores and
to render the wreck Of ship IN that nsisheorhooc
before buried in the deep. ff
Mr Ly-ll /. OF opinion tsst the North Of Europe 10
In the process of gradual uphesvs and ths South usdsr-
song similar depression, leaving the Baltic Sea more
shallow aud the Mediterranean deepe
we'll known that shells the remains OF animals arc
found fifteen thousand feet above the Afordns proof
OF great changes earth aud Of roetul agencies
producing them s also known, that OF nine thousand
eut species OF animals changed into rock during the
history of our planet more than half extinct Ia
their races ana probably lifted the world 10 its pre-
sentsae aaordps proof that uea and sublime oPe
rstous have been work probably aid herent. OF this
little speek of creation cslej earth From Dr. Nichols
lectures on nomy would that somsthna may
10 learned IL with cersiety with much probability,
shout the geology Of oher psues which increases the
subhmity u this noble science.