New-York daily tribune., 1849-05-16
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
| CgupRr> or rHs SUNDAr ScHooLs.-Ycs;cr
d,v W.. great day or the thousands of the children
WHO attend tho sunday school. of Tho City Their
grand united Anniversary came oA ~ Castle Garden.
according 90 previous Arrangement As the hour @.
commencement approached. bands of rejoicing lu'en
les headed hy their teachers began O. thread their
way through our streets nearly all % them crossing
,he Parx in their course, sd dealing down Broadway
/ 20 the Battery They were 81 nca' and cheerful IN
/ appearance. with shining morning faces, carry
Ing banners ard other devices Tho pupils OF clr sun
dav schools number. va believe about ten thousand.
large proportion OF whom present IN the istr
The exercises we're ot very interesting chsac.cr
and tho sight presented by such vast congregation gi
Young humanity not the least impressive part 81
the secession We could no, help thinking that the lu
venc army there collected might be trained to accom-
p sh tar moro than ths which fought its ~sy 70 the
Valley OF Mexico or that which is now 'tormin, the
lsihrus and the Prsire'
NEw RslIGlous SocIErY.-On the 9th inst. an
able and interesting sermon the Unity and Faith q
the Christian Church was delivered by Rev. AUSTIN
Ca,ie before the society worshpns ~ knckcrbocker
Hall corner Of Twenty third - and Eighth av Asihe
occasion was the inauguration OF the Society m new
locality Mr Craig appropriately entered into an expo
.iton Of the peculiar views Of Christianity held by ts
members lis distinguishing feature - the denial oi
sect,rsnis and the admission % rs communion OF Al
persons Of good character who ready 10 call them
selves Christians Not doctrine but hic they hold il the
essence OF the Christian profession and yet there L. no
Christianity without doctrine But where tha, doc
trim, 20 b.. found, In the Bible but then mo- man o..
bound 20 receive the interpretations and dcsmas which
others have fixed upon the Bible may be- Chris
tsn without being Csthohc. an Epscopaisn a Meth
odist or a Presbyterian The Christian Church !. the
Unity and Communion OF all the good These views
and others OF kindred nature. Mr. Craig enforced with
STR king power and clcarness of statement
Thi. society. Of which Rev. Nj LANE is the pastor
holds ~ meetings sundays at the above named
place Al the usual hour
ANNUAL MEETING on rHE ACADEMY or De-
srcN- AT the last annual meeting of the Academy the
following artists were reelected officers A. Durand
President, C.. G. Insham, Vice President J II She
rocuc. Corresponding Secretary T. r. Spencer, Re
cordur secretary Thos :. Cummings. Treasurer }
F. T. Prudhomme Curator Mcssr' kossitcr b
Fasg. stcarns Church. White, Kcnsott aud Mayer
were elected Academcian. and Mcssrs Duggsn pratf
j Bosle May, Caacriy. Boyle Lazarus, Colycr. Wight
man and Kyle Associate
MAY QUxEN's FEsrHAL.--The Tabernacle was
rnliycned ss night rs the sweet voices of band 0f
Young girls. who delighted a large audience with songs
appropriate TO May The performances both vocal
and instrumental were in the hghest creditablc aud
drew forth the hearty appreciation OF all present The
variations from Ia Sonadnbaid played in a man
ncr truly charming while many OF the solos and duets
showed natural voices Of great sweetness and expires
sion The song by little girl OF years old, was gwen
with much spirit, and cucorcd. The duet The
Flower Queer" pleased Ms exceedingly But we have
not space to partcuuizc all that took fancy whore
all we're go meriouous.
USrTARIAN ASSOCIATION. Tho semi annual
meeting Of the Ncw.iork State Association will be
held this evening in Below. Church several dis
tinguished Ministers will speak See advertisement
~ Miss FASsING READ did not read at the
suyyesant Institute last night She reads the Mr.
chant of Veace in Jersey City tonight and hope
Will soon give us an opportunity of hearing her among
~
NOI6TLASDERs VIEws--The apparatus con-
nected with vogtandcrs grand acromatc Iense. hav.
ing bocn completed, the exhibition may now be- seen
nightly. The landscape effects very striking and
beautiful.
AcctDESr.-Yesterisy afternoon a gentleman
while passing Whites IN Broadway and when near
building that had been taken down. was struck on
the head by brick, and very seriously injured
SuIcfDE.-Coroner Walters yesterday held an
inquest the house No - Stanton q upon the body
oi George Petne native of Germany aged q yesrs
who found suspended by the neck in a room OF HE
house and when taken down was dead Deceased was !
Incorporate in his habits aud very violent The morn.
ing previous his committing the act hc destroyed
ns furniture and drove his wife and children from the
house. he had often threatened 10 take the lite Of h-
vie. The Jury rendered the following verdict De.
ceased came 10 his death by hanging
ISQUEsr oS ASorHER o. The SLAis.-An ln.
quest held by the Coroner yesterday upon the bo
iy Of John Mckinley native Of Ireland who came 70
his death by gunshot wound received the not a.
the Opera House on Thursday night, May lo Verdict
accordingly
BROOKLYN AFFAIRS
CHoiERA--The Inhabitants Of Brooklyn are
much alarmed A. the anticipation Of having the Cholera