New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-25

Stuart, WIN. Cornell, Of New York; and Geo,oo
simopson of Brooklyn. This Committee was am.
powered to call another meeting e, such time and
place as they may deem expedient.
NEw-YoRN BIBLE soclrrY.-Tbs tolowi,s ).
an abstract Of the Secretary Report for the nsss
year, which was read at me anniversary If 49,.
Society It was accidentally omitted in opr -.
port The number Of families visited ~. -,
Visiting Committee is n $50, among whom s3Is
volumes OF Bibles and testaments were aiS,r;h
uted. Since the commencement Of the COMMIT,
tees labors in March, ls4g, the CITY has been av.
plored with the exception Of the Twelfth, Sir.
teentb Eighteenth, Nineteenth and part of H.,
Ninth Wards. OF 55,549 families visited since
that time S,542 had not the Scriptures, 1901 re-.
fused TO take them, The total number of volumes
distributed in this department Of the work is
o9Ii notwithstanding the decrease in the mum.
Der OF arrivals at this port of 1862 persons, tho
total number Tor the present year being 1890.
the distribution has greatly exceeded that of last
year. 7iS5 Bibles and restaments have been
distributed among these emigrants The number
of Bibles and Testameuts supplied to the y,srion
vessels OF the navy is 465 The distribution for
the year by the Marine Committee aud general
agent has been 1869 Bibles and 1882 Testaments
making total of s9ol volumes. LAS volumes,
including Bibles ami Testaments. have been dis
tributed by the Committee on Humane aud Grim.
inal Institutions. Under the supervision of the
Committee on Military Stations 532 Bibles and
Testaments, printed in various languages, have
been circulated The total number of volumes
distributed during the past year is l02,2ll. OF
these 1883 Bibles and 4s,s3i Testaments have
been sold, and 1856 Bibles and lS,45S Tests.
ments donated. The amount paid to the Ameri-
can Bible Society is S3O,050 % Mr.. Horace
Hunt has succeeded to the General Agency in
place of Mr.. P. F. Hubbard, who resigned in con-
sequence OF Ill health,
YOUNG DRURY.-W'e are informed that Dmry
was not injured by torpedo, but by cannon
which some boys We're firing, end which hung
fire. whereupon Drury went up to see what was
the matter. All the stories, pro and con, arc
hearsay we won't youch for anything at ali
where the name Drury is mentoned-we know
nothing about it, but publish the rumors aRoat.
Friday night it was currently reported that young
Drury was dead.
MUSICAL TEAcHISG-It will be perceived by
duNGrtlSelutHl lLdI MI. d. L W aihCtJ H'tp htS
furnished this country and England with an adj
mirable translation of Dr. &. Weber's great mu-
steal work, and who is the author of an ElemenA
airy Treatise for beginners, recommended in tho
highest terms by some of our first musical men
has re6pened his school at 4l3 Broadway, and is
ready to receive pupils, both individually and in
classes His departments Of musical education
are, we believe, Singing, Piano-Fo and Thor
ough Bass We understand that Mr.. Warner
possessed as he is OF superior education and a.
knowledge of those European languages which
embody our ablest musical works, brings into the
field very unusual qualifications Thus, while
his instructions may be relied upon for accuracy
and fullness, they are communicated with clear.
ness and simplicity characteristic of highly in.
tellectual and cultivated mind. AS performer,
Mr.. Warner makes no pretensons, but as
teacher he may be placed in the first rank Ia
thus noticing Mr.. w we conceive ourselves 10
render but just tribute to him, while we ara
doing good service to the community by leading
their attention to gentleman to whom they may
safely confde their musical education.
" We learn that MIR. Krausz, a Hungarian
vocalist, whose performances have been received
with great favor in the Western and Southern
cities of the United States proposes to give in.
structon in singing in this City. He has a method
of developing and strengthening the voice on sc.
entitic principles which should think mussbs
very effective. His residence is at 100 Cana.st
GERMAN TEACHERS AssoCIATION-This Asso.
citation, of which we have already spoken, has
chosen DR.. Komer President, and Mr. Arend Cor,
responding Secretary. The Recording Secretary
is Mr. Roster and Mr.. l.. R. Breisach Treasurer.
Regular meetings are held every week. Weave
glad to learn that the affairs Of the association
are in Furnishing condition. Similar organzs.
tions have been started in Baltimore ST. Louis
ard Cincinnati The Board of Education Of hh
City has been informed OF the existence Of the
new society here and one OF its officers was lately
present. by invitation at one OF its meetings
TEMpERANoE.--Our readers will be pleased 70
learn that the Chelsea Benevolent Temperance
Society hold another of their enthusiastic tempe
rance meetings at Old Chelsea Hail. corner d
Eighteenth-st and Eighth av this evening at
o'clock Let Old Chelsea be filed to overflow
ing. Let it be remembered that the Chelsea So.
ciety has pledged herself to incorporating
warfare against that powerful foe, Rum, and IN
accordance with this pledge they meet every
Monday evening, at their Hall, to devise means
for increasing their temperance army; and thus
far they have received into their ranks aboutdna
hundred Of the enemy's long tried champNaa.
May the fight continue with increased yiga n'
til the enemy be annihated, root and branch
REcHABITIcAL-The members of ClintonYsns
No. IS will celebrate their Seventh AnniveuEy
at the Broadway Tabernacle to morrow evening.
Rev E. H. Chaplin will deliver address md
other appropriate things will be done.
~ We understand that transit instfaasns
has been fixed upon the roof of the MefchutS
Exchange from which we may expect traetne.
1t is high time that New York City had some '0i,