New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-19

lMPRoFEMENT UPON IMPRorRMEET-Tweuty
years ago none but the wealthy could afford To
have their likenesses taken, and even he1 were
Obliged to expend quantity of time and money
IN order to get minlaturei altogether beyond
the accomplishing uses Of the article purchased
Artists used to work bat little, and realise great
deal. The genius Of Daguere destroyed the per
Quisites OF the painters and forced them to labor
IN real earnest. But they began to be industrious
when 1t was too late. The sun has usurped the
place of the pencil The Daguerreotype is no "
the popular miniature, and ivory and oarmine are
most positively" behind the age" Even in Da-
gueneotyping constant Improvements are being
made. A gentleman Daguereotyper named
Whitehurst has opened a place at the corner Of
| Leon ard st aud Broadway, where be has splen-
didly furnished Gallery, one hundred feet deep
ladies' dressing room and private parlor, and &C.
veral apartments for the use of the operators
This gentleman has Galleries in seven different
cities in the Uuion-a proof that bis improvements
in the way OF taking likeneases, and in the method
OF doing business generally, come up to the full
and eXactng requirements Of this progressive age.
The Daguemeotype has become an essential in
gredient, article necessary, to complete the
a me OF social enjoyment One might as well be
without lat as without likeness, now a-days.
| This being the case, we deem it our duty TO keep
our readers advised Of every Improvement made
in such an important department of the "necessa-
res Of life, and so we give Whitehurst the bene
fit Of our columns and notice.
PHoNoGRAPHIc MEETING AT CLINTON HALL
The meeting last evening at Clinton Hall
s)irited affair. Addresses were delivered by 5.
?. Andrews T. C. Leland and c. Edwards Les,
ter on Photography and its practical uses, espe-
cially in commerce. In addition to the regular
class of the Mercantile Library Association
large class was formed by Mr.. Leland from out
! sders, who could not be admitted under the
rules to the regular class.
CHURCH FAIR.-The Ladies OF the Emmanuel
Presby terrain Church, under the pastoral care OF
Rev. H. NJ. Wilson, have got up fair which will
be opened to-day at M. and continue during
the holidays Sundays excepted for the benefit of
said Church. When Mr.. w first became the
pastor of this Church, in l848, he had but eleven
regular hearers now he has hundred and fifty,
with constant additions. The ladies engaged in get
ting up this fair have spared no pains, and promise
to furnish every variety of the most valuable, use
full and fancy articles, and made in the very best
manner. They fatter themselves that they will
merit public patronage The articles will be sold
at fair prices, during the holidays at Howard Hall,
corner of Blocker and Hancock SITS The ladies
Aatter themselves that they will be able to add
much to the interests of this occasion, by accom-
panying it with music, both vocal and instrument
tai BY persons of acknowledged skill in this sci
ence.
PANORAMA OF TIE PILGRIM's PRoGREss.-This
Exhibition now open at Washington Hall, 508
Broadway, is among the first of the Panoramic
ente, tainments ever offered to the public 1t has
this great advantage over the ordinary landscape
Panorama, that it represents the scenery OF n
story dear to us from earliest days, and
artistic work is infinitely superior to any similar
effort At this season especially, it has remark
able interest, and the Christmas festivities could
net more fairly open to young or old than by
pleasant hour of looking at Christians struggle
and triumph On "Wednesday and Saturday at
ternoons the Panorama is exhibited at o'clock,
and we exhort our readers to renew in Witnessing
it. the unforgotten impression of the unequaed
allegory.
THE FLANKLIN BANoUET-We learn that the
Grafton before the Typographical Society, on the
18th proxmo, will be delivered by his Honor
Judge EDMoNDs, of the Supreme Court. The
learned Judge is a member ofthe craft, and edited,
printed, and published a paper lat Hudson we
belieye,) many years ago. His address Will be
good one most assuredly. Other arrangements
Cor this Festival are the most liberal scale and
cannot fail to attract as many persons as can be
crowded into Niblo' spacious Theater and Saloons.
These Printers Festivals getting deservedly
popular, and should be encouraged by the craft
No class of citizens of equal number can show
such goodly array of men of more than ordinary
talent of sound practical sense and valuable lnor-
nation; and no &" festivals evolve so much of
"the feast of reason and the flow of SOUL
g-F9e We would remind our readers OF the La
dies Fair at the Church of the Good Shepherd
corner of Market aud Munroe SITS. for the benefit
of Rev Rlru HoYr. 1t closes tomorrow Fri
day. evening
"a The Thirteenth Anniversary of the Frank
in Literary Association, will be held at Bethesda
Baptist Church this evening.
To a correspondent tells us that Margaret
O'Connor is not Ann Nugent Ann Nugent, the
notorious counterfeter, is confined in the City
Prison on charge Of counterfeitng under the
name of Ann B AIRY and therefore cannot be Mar.
garet 0 Conner, who is now in the Boston House
of Correction. ! am sorry TO observe an apparent
attempt to prejudice the public mind in regard to
this unfortunately notorious individual, and there
fore deem it but an act of justice to publish the
acts as they are known to me, and may be de,
monstrated to the satisfaction of any who will
call at the City Prison
r1zs About : o,clock Yesterday efternoon a