New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-18

| CHEAP sTAGE.-There will be meet
ing OF those in favor of modification o the presen,
Postage Laws, especially in reference ts Newspa-
pcrs and other printed matter, at o'clock this after
noon atthe Merchants Exchange.
~ A man Of tried capacity and expert
ence for whose perfect egrity and assiduous at
tention to his business the Editor of The Tribune
will cheerfuly become surety, wants some employ
ment tina. will be fairly remunerated. Please ad-
dress P. o. Tribune Office.
CATHOLIC MEErNG.-The Catholics OF
this City will hold a meeting tonight at the
stuyvesant Institute for the purpose of expressing
their sympathy with the Irish Catholics IN their al
tempt to establish Catholic University. Great in
terest is felt in the meeting, which, 1t is understood
will be addressed by several distinguished speakers
The most Rev Archbishop Hughes is announced as
one Of the orators and advise those who wish for
seat TO secure it in season
MERCANTILE LIBRARY LECTURES. The
lecture tonight before this favorite institution, Will
be by HENRY GILES, on The Greek Man, or the
Man Of Culture" The interest of the subject and
the eloquence Of the lecturer will Of course draw
regular Clinton Hall audience, which is always OF
friends of the importance Of going early, both for
their own accommodation and to avoid disturbing the
lecture.
SwINpLING IN GOLD DusT-CAUrIoN TO
RETURNED CALFoRsIANs.-We have heretofore
cautioned persons having gold dus, to dispose of to
be careful of professed friends and especially of the
"runners" who are so plenty and so busy with their
advice on the arrival of every vessel. There are
several shops in the lower part of the City whose
proprietors employ these runners TO pick up custom
ers At first they swindled by false weight, giving
often more than the regular price per ounce, but
managing to steal about 20 per cent OF the weight
They soon became bold in this way, that the VIC
tins suspected the fraud, and some Of them had their
gold weighed in other places and proved the swndle
Then the runners were instructed to take the VIC
tins TO various stores induce them purchase CLOTH
ing, and if possible to get them intoxicated, and
when they were sufficiently Obvious as to the
amount Of their pile, they were taken IN and done
for But this mode of proceeding was not often ac-
guessed in by the victims, and some rows were the
consequence. The next move was an ingenious
ene and by it thousands Of dollars have been stolen
by these Peter Funks of Brokerage. They at frs
weighed the gold honestly, then poked it about with
a magnet, sfted it, &C., under pretense of Separat
ing the sand and distracted in the operation the
usual amount then the sand put out of sight,
the gold re-weighed in an unfair manner the Gus
toner informed that there much sand, and
paid for the balance of gold. In one instance man
sold about thirty thousand dollars worth OF gold
at a price considerably above the ordinary rate,
but he was cheated one hundred and fifty ounces in
the weight Having documents 10 prove the
weight, he could not recover dollar, Another in
diydual had his gold "a small amoun fairly weighed,
but after considerable magnetizng, the swndler re-
weighed it, and declared that he must deduct three
ounces for sand. II happened that the sand remain-
ed within reach and the Californian pocketed 1t, de-
clned the bargain, took his property to respectable
house and found that the sand weighed only quar-
ter OF an ounce. One Of these rogues gives 50
cents an for gold than he can get for 1t
of course he makes the difference and his profit by
some sort Of robbery We would notify our Cali
forna friends that the only way TO get the real value
of their gold Dust to deal with well kno wn honor
,,lo and roeporeibIo houoes and iay ~ aVoiu
the good advice which may be offered 10y strangers,
nine out of ten of whom the pensioned agents OF
tho Sc swindling shops Of which we have spoken
WEEKLY Report OF DEATHs-The fol-
lowing is the weekly report Of deaths IN the CITY
ard County of New.York, from the lst day OF
November to the 18th day Of November, 1851. Men,
90 Women, 6s Boys, l26 Girls, So. Total, 359