New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-23
CITY ITEMS.


THs PRzss BANQUET Kos,uTn by some
bocus tocbs unknown to ourselves, the eneife
nuap gem ents for this Dinner made and 500
roltc BY men OF the Aool ton STRIPE. The original
call for a meeting OF the Press on the subject OF
ti1per TO kassuth was published anonymously, soi
s,rrs oted very little attention We understand M
the meeting was thinly attended IL Is PooAee
that most OF those present were o. the stripe ABOVE
mentioned and that they took care, as the PROJECT
expanded, 70 keep the STAFF IN ineir own hands
journal Of Commerce.
e A sufficien answer t. the aboveIs that
one editor OF TRs Jounai Of Commerce was appointed
and oficiaed as first VicePresident at the banquet
and another editor OF the same paper was one OF he
Committee Of Arrangements. other facts OF a simi-
lar nature might be stated, but the matter is not
worth pursuing.
The public and the memoeTs OF the Press VIII,
however be glad learn that the excess OF the re-
ceipts over the cost OF the banquet proved to be
$55s, which Messrs. Coleman Stetson viii pay
over to Gov KossUTH, not as their contribution to
the Hungarian Fund but the proce eds OF the ban
que.. The main part Of the sum was derived
from the sale of tickets to hear the speeches, after
the cloth was removed.
1t is fact that out OF the journals and periodicals.
Of the City there were only two which did not APP
ply for tickets; those were Tee Aibion and The
Freeman's Journal.
NEW ENGLAND SOcIETY.-The Annual
Meeting of the New-England Society in this City
for the purpose of electlng Board of Officers, and
reviewing the operations for the past year. wss held
at the Astor House at noon yesterday. On mo.
ton Thomas 7 Fessenden was called to the Chair,
and Joshua l.. Pope nominated to act as Secretary
The minutes of the last meeting were read and APP
proved. The Report Of the Treasurer, and that Of
the Charity Committee, were also read and APP
proved. II was then moved and seconded that tho
Society proceed TO the election Of Officers for the
ensuing year, and that the names of those to Oe
voted for be put on ballot The motion was
accepted, and Mr.. Thomas and Mr.. Warren ap-
pointed telers. The following the names of the
Officers elected
President. MOSES II GRINNELL.
Fira Wee President. SIMEON DRAPER.
Second Wee President. GEORGE CURTIS.
CoEnseHors-Paul Babcock, b. W. Benney, Charles A.
StetsoB, Charles A Peabody ".
man. George Ware n Henry HuriOut Chas, E Beebe.
W. Curtis Noges, Willard Parker, Jon'n sturgis
7reoSWrer-JosHUA l. PAPB.
Seoretary-EPHRAIs kISosBuRY.
The meeting then adjourned.
The New OPERA HousE.-The plan of
building a new Opera House on the plat of ground
on Fourth and Thirds avs and Eighth-st. aud Astor-
place has been abandoned, it having been thought
advisable to take a less expensive location The
plat on the southeast corner Of Irving-pace and
Fourteenth-st containing about ten lots, has been
purchased, and here il has been decided 10 build
Opera House which shall be an honor to our City,
and where Maretzek will have room and verge
enough for his enterprise leading capitalist has
taken hold of the matter with vgor and the future
looks promising.
ANOTHER FIRE IN SCHOoL-N NOBODY
INJuRED.-Yesterdsy morning, between Q and 10
o'clock one the Of teachers in Public School No. B.
corner of Grove and HudsOnsts, discovered that a
fire was kndling in the ceiling Of the second story
where stove pipe passed through to heat the room
above. Without exciting any alarm or attention TO
the fact, he managed 10 send the children out to
play, and as the room was cleared he and is
assistants extnguished the fire. By prompt and calm
action the lives of the little ones were preserved
TERRIBLE FALL-A MAN KILLED
Yesterday morning. while three Swedish sailors were
endeavoriBg TO rig scafolding on the seepe of the
Church of the Redeemer in Sixthst, between Second
and Third. avs the tmbers gave way and two of the
men fell to the ground. Henry Brown was instantly
killed John Henry had his thigh broken, and was
otherwise hurt so that his recovery seems impos-
sible The third man, Charles Moore, saved him
self by clingng to a window, and, with help, get
ting inside.
THE YOUNG MEMS HEBREW BENEVOLENT
AssocIATIoY.-This commendable charity, It will be
by the advertisement, give their annual enter
tainment the Broadway Theater this Tuesday even
ing 1t is fact believe, that their attempts in this
line have always been mont attractive and successful The
performances this will be, the Lady Of Lyons
r G. V. Brooks Claude Melnotte) and All that Gilt
tiers Is not Gold" &c.
A FINE SHIP.-The new clipper ship
Inyncible, sailed on Saturday for San Francisco.
This splendid ship has been built by William ii
Webb for James w Phillips, under the superinten-
dence the late Capt Barker p Horton, and is COM
handed BY Capt. II. W. johnson, well known IN the
Canton trade The following is description of the
ship;
The Invincble is 2l5 feet OH the keel 223 feet on
deck between perpendiculars, and 2Jj feet extreme
Length Her extreme breadth Of beam, which IS
several feet forward Of the center, Is AZ feet ~
inches depth of hold including feet Inches be-
tween each OF her three decks, IS % ieet lncnes
and she registers Los tuns. Her draft OF water
when loaded will be 20 feet. Her lines forward and
aft are slightly concaye Her bow rises nooy, ana
her sheer is truly carried through her entre length
Her head is the " Liberty Cap with the American
coat of arms she has neither head nor tran boards
giving the bow extremely neat ana strong appear,
ance. The stemls beautifully rounded, oInaInehtei
with an eagle ard scroll work Her decK room IS
very spacious and admirably arranged for working
ship The whole hight Of bulwarks, including
moakey-rail, is bat feet inches: She has hall
noop.deck but - feet long, fitted for the accom-.
modations Of her officers, and which forms the
entrance 10 her main cabin N the between decks.
On the upper deck glazed skyhghts are arranged to
open to afford and light at all tunes. Inc COMP
inss of the matches and mast partners are OF ma
hogany Her wLdsss IS massive, and OF the latest
and most approved pattern. she has three oil For
tiers patent anchors Of full size for the ship Her
pumps are copper, Of eight inch chambers WORKING
with engine brakes She has also apo"erfui engine
pump constructed 10 answer the purpose OF wash
- ehip xsetfipr sails or eXtfnguiehng hre, -