New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-07
CITY ITEMS.

nhtnOny ana uusnimity OF teshnG
Mr. IoSEs Of the Fifth Ward va, rallied q, the Chair
and Mr.. CAMBRIDGE LIVINGSTON appointed Secretary.
A series of Resolutions we're read and adopted.
recomme nds,ory Of the Amended Charter ON the
grounds Of its dissolution Of the legislative aad exeru
i've departments Of the City Governmen,-ss pro,d,ss
checks upon useless expenditure and aiming 1t the
selection and appointment OF good public oshcers
SORTED remsrks were made BY losxPH Blunt, Rsq
Col JAnEs b MURsAy, and o,hers-ursing the neees
sity for combination and energy 10 spe at the polls on
Tuesday next the efforts that vii be made to defeat the
.s.en,isl Reforms embodied in the New Chsrter--to
discover and expose the articles which may be
brought forward In opposition to !s-and earnestly
insisting on the vast importance OF the presence OF
every voter at the polls ursing In conclusion. the
propre,y of the appointment OF certain number OF
active workers from each Ward, to superiniend The
.sue and proper distribution OF the Charter i'cke
A Committee was accordingly appointed for the par
no.s Of selecting two gentlemen from every Ward
and the meeting adjourned.
rv- Coop FRIDAY, yesterday the supposed
,ni,sr..rv of the Crucih xion was very generally OBJ
served BY Cs,holics and Epi.copsians Services were
performed in nearly all the Churches and great ero"d'
were in attendance.
Tax ROMANCE OF SciEscE-The celebrated
opticsn and telescope manufacturer Vostisnder' OF
Vienna recently succeeded after ave years OF sHe'
meu, in producing two schromatic lenses OF thirteen
ipche. in diameter which give perfect schroms,ie Cor
Invested Of unnatural colors) image. with focus oi
only nine inches These splendid uiumphs OF optical
.cepee are now lying perds in this country and their
,,.,o,v 4. .rien,ifc romance well worth relating.
The.e Two magnificent lenses wiih an extensive and
eomp,ets apparatus for producing scenic and pictorial
effect, far ssrpassiug anything before dreamed o.
were brought to this country by the Messra Lsnsen
hahn brothersin law OF vogtlsnder, who engaged the
most eminent artists of Vienna TO prepare = series OF
pictures the most striking features OF the
Alss Those who have only seen Ordinary isndsesPe
paintings or the crude dsubnss OF theatrical scene
n.in,ers known as panorsmss" can form but faint
ides of the truthfuness the grandeur, the msaesi
effects of atmospheric coorioe light and shade pro
duced by these delinea,ious seen through the medium
~ these powerful lenses aided BY all the power and
brillarcy Of the hydro oxygen light The great mo
chapical skill and scientific knowledge OF professor
Grant OF this City were put In requisuon oy the
Messrs Langenheim. and preparations were MADE Tor
bringing out series Of pictorial represen'auons WIN
the new apparatus Al this junetufe' however
p,ofs..or Grant was called away by Government 70
proceed to the Gulf of Mexico to dsnecs the United
states ships In that region Of yellow fever, which ""
then raging iearfuly therc-and, by strange soact
ds,.s the brothers Lansenheim called upon BY
,hr ts,,o country men in Vienna to participate In tie
usy,e for freedom then going In that ancient seat
and citadel Of despotism Ever alive to the calls OF
humanity and patriotism the Professor sterted on bis
cru,ade against yellow Jack" and the patriotic
brothers took passage for Europe. where they were
active participants tho gallant but Intellectual struggle
of the brave venne.e for freedom, and were thrown
into dungeon and kept for several weeks IN houfy
Of sharing the cruel death OF 'hei deVo'eo
coun,rymen who persisted for their country Az
length however, they were liberated on tho express
condition Of Immediately leaving the country never 70
,s,prn and they forth with sought again our friendly
.ho,a. In ths meantime Professor Grant, having
terminated his labors Of humanity In the
Calf of uexico has returned to the City and 10 TO
be hoped that their co-labors, suspended ny tneso
unforeseen events, ay now be resumed TO bring 10
perfection the magnificent works upon which 'hey
engaged.
One of the ideas of Professor Grant respecting these
scbrom attic psntings-sn idea which was readily &C
cepted by the brothers Lsngenheim-wn to Introduce
BY means Of the new apparatus series OF American
.cepery r,A morins figures of he size and exactly the
appearance Of life. With this view. illustrations Of
Greenwood and Mount Auburn Cemeteries, with the
funeral processiops the visitors walking btnesth the
swsyipg branches OF the trees or arranged In pic
turesaue and natural groups about the monuments had
already been commenced. Now that the parties are at
liberty 10 resume their lsbors trust that they will
recomm sDce with new spirit aud enthusiasm
Ia regard to these PICTURES 10 10 truly said that
nothing deserving the name Of scenic Illusion has ever
before been presented when compared with ther mo
like teneations what ,oo rousn cast snd unssi o.
the ordinary melo dramatic spectacle are 20 child,
these magnificent and ndescrbsbis scenes are TO the
fall grown and experisn need cru;. We trust that We
yet 10 hear more OF them
FIRgs.-About o clock yesterday afternoon, q
FIRE broke out in the coal Office a, IS Rvipgon-st cor
ner of Suffolk st. IN consequences Of defect 10 The
stove pipe The flames extend ed to stables
adjoining which stored several barrels OF cam
phene. The camphene saved by the Police, but
the stable aud roof of the coal oce destroyed.
shortly before o'clock this morning sroee'y &C.,
at the corner of Eighteenth st and seco'"'.
slightly damaged by ere. BY the cafe'e'' ~" 20
! ing lighted candle under bed sns Po''' " w
Els st. occupied BY John Bumsei was set on nie
this morning; bus the dame' ~Sr' oA"'s''"e' VIM
out much damage
Icc,prsr.-Yesterday afternoon Abra-
-. g Woodruff, eldest son Of Hon. Caleb 5. Wood
hi an Interesting boy about IL years OF age while on
tho roof of his fathers house, slipped snd fell into the
h.ck ward In falling be struck iron railing near the
hal door by which bis thigh vas broken and BIO Was
o,be severely injured that he expired about ~
O'Clock last night.
SUDDEs DEArH-A person named Abraham
Henuisan died suddenly last evening at the house Of
John McGsw, corner Of Houston aud Coercksts.
| PHREsoLooY lectures new being dehv-
cred in Clinton Hall, and In Hope Chapel by She
! Fovlers, attracting much attention. Thus fer,
these Lectures have been free and Of course, tho
houses have been filed 10 overfo~iDg. Next week
charge of ten cents will be made for uekets The last
free lecture will be be given 10 Hope Chapel this even