New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-06

renewing the Gas contract, &C which will probs'
bly, be the occasion of special meetings
~ The proceedings of the Common Council
last night are crowded out by the Foreign News
published this morning
LAUNCH OF STEAssHIP-A steamship Of
1900 tuns will be launched today at aboat II
O'Clock, from the yard Of Messrs. Smith & Dimoa.
She has been built for Messrs Rowland Aspin-
wall. She is 273 fee. in length, 40 broad and 20
deep; or similar in dimensions to the steamship
launched for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
by VIM. II. Webb short time ago. She Is to
be furnished with two IS inch and feet stroke
oscillating engines. They are the largest Of this
variety ever put into steam vessel
THE OPERATE night Amalia Patti takes her
benefit, aided by brilliant programme and tho
whole force of the Opera Company We hope
she may find it bumper az golden and trimming
as that which inspires the delicious II segretO.
On Friday evening we have La Fdrorrta again.
with Parodi, Lorini and Beneventsno, probably
for the last time this winter, next week being the
closing week Of the most satisfactory and sue
cessful opera season we have yet enjoyed in this
City.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable weather. the
house was filed last night, to witness the second
representation Of the Barber Of Seville. The
opera went of delightfully."-: Patti was substituted
for Lorini, on account Of sudden indispostion.'
Parodi was glorious Rosina, and Sanquirico an
inimitabe Bartolo. We heard nothing bat exola-
nations OF pleasure at such & refreshing change
from obstreperous Verdi and desparing Donizetti.
Shall we not be refreshed again
NIBLo's GARpEN.-This charming place OF
amusement is now more thronged than ever.
Mr.. Niblo has added to the usual performances
the attraction Of the ballet, and such ballet a.
our citizens have rarely had an opportunity to
witness. The Rousset family-four sisters, who
seem to have equally inherited the gift OF poetic
motion-appeared on Monday evening for the
first time, and the house since then has been
crowded every night. The performance In the
ballet arranged by their father, Mons housses.
is wonderful exhibition of grace and harmony
characterized by a sentiment OF taste and refine
ment which separates it by wide interval from
the performances of ordinary balletdancers. One
of the sisters, Mdlle. Caroline, moves with ma
tural ease and buoyancy which betray true
genius for her art in the dance of La Manole
esneciallv she achieved great triumph The
srio sisters Adelaide and Teresna, dance the
Cracovienne delightfully."- one of them taking
male part. The ballet in which they appear IL
effective in all its situations, and the plot 10 one
of considerable interest.
PERRINEs PAvEMEST.-The Board OF Assist
ants concurred, last evening, to permit Mr. Per-
rne to lay bis pavement from south line Of Canal
ut. to south line of White-st., at s. per super
fetal yard.
SIxrH.AyESUE RAILROAD The majority OF
the Special Committee in Board of Assistants
last evening, reported in favor OF permitting Mr..
Pettigrew, and others, to construct railroad IN
Sixth avenue and other streets. There was also
a minority report. Both laid on the table, TO DO
printed.
PUBLIC MEETING OF THE PRINTERS Ar TAN.
MANY HALL ON TUESDAY MoRSISG.-Pursuant to
a call issued by the Printers Union, the Printers
of this City met in large numbers at the above
place. The meeting was organized by the officers
of the nion," bat subsequently, on motion. they
resigned their seats, end the body reorgarized az
a meeting of the Trade. Committees were ap-
pointed to visit various Offices for the purpose OF
obtaining the answers of the employers
The reports generally showed disposition
the part Of employers to adopt the Scale. The
following resolution was unanimously passed
ResOrsd That we will not work any Office where the
Scale OF Prices 10 not paid In full.
A spirited meeting was held at the Society Lii
brary last evening" by the iourneymen Prihters Of
this City. The above resolution, passed by the
Tammany Hall Meeting, was unanimously adopt
ed, and the pledged names Of all present were ra-
ceiyed to sustain the same.
SAILING OF THE ARcTIc.-The u. 8. Mail
steamer Arctic, Capt Luce, sailed at noon yester-
day for Liverpool, with 90 passengers among
whom are Gen. Ramon Herrera, ex-President OF
New. Granada, and j. L. Levy, Esq. bearer OF
dispatches
CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMEsT. - Frederick ID.
Robinson, a Wall-st Broker, was yesterday ar
rested by officer Bumstead, OF the Third District
Police Court on complaint Of Col. Russell Davis.
who alleges that he employed the accused to pur.
chase for him 400 shares Of Reading Railroad
stock. The purchase was made, and the stock
was sold again at large profit the whole Of
which it is charged, the accused put in his pocket
and refused to pay over. The case will be inyes-
tigated before Justice Mountfort on Friday.
" DR.. morrill, will lecture this evening at
Knckerbocker Hall, corner Of Eghth-ay. and Twenty,
hirdst at ~ o'clock on the Brain and Nervous System
Nervous Diseases Influence OF the Mind tho Body,
&C. The Brain will be dissected and described.
r. Prof Hows opens course OF 5hakspero
Readings tonight in Macbeth al the stayvessnt Iasa-
tute which viii be continued during Ihesubseqaens Thurs
DAYS in February. The reputation Of the gentleman win
eu,ure highly intellectual entertainment
FREE LECTURES on WATER CURE.-Dr. Mich
ols lectures tomorrow evening at the Society Library
Mira Cove Nichols lectures to ladies at the same place GA
saunrday. See advertisement on First Page.
n We perceive by the Philadelphia papers
thai Rev. JOHN LORD s occurring In that city To- very
large and cultivated audience the Saints and Heroes Of
the Middle Ages We understand that be VIII shortly
commence in our City course Of features In continuance