New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-17

thi1y .,,,een are left blank, and counted nothins
Th - thirteen are called chlldren's size. The
TR TR's..,.sn are called mems and women's sizes
ih. .,ted from one to thirteen. Thus nine inches
e''D e'..s size. No. / ten inches is No. eleven
- No :: and twelve inches No. TO-
&C., IN HAMMoND-sTREET.-O lues-
.e.moon there was slight fire IN the house
80 ID Hammond.st. 1t was extnguished win
little damage 10 the premises.
A,IyGED CHARGE OF PERJURY.-A COM
Lin, was day or two since preferred before JUS
=. Nouptfo.t by Mr. Claudius Lord, merchant
,g business at 90 Beayer-st., against ar aged and
.s,ectable gentleman, named Robert u. hun'er'
xaom Mr. Lord charges with having made iaise
.,h relative to note of 81 900 made by Mr. Hun'ei'
The matter will be investigated by the maglsIa'e'
ON AND New SCHooL.-Accordihg "
the recent Annual Reports Of the old ochOoi a''1
New School Presbyterian ChuTch III '"e
states the former body numbers % Syho0s' 40,
byteries 3sl Candidates for the Mihs''y' 90 on.
,ia,es. 2O27 Ministers, 2675 Churches anu -iO''O
Communicates Members added wl'hih 'hc ,oai ="
"'.'a,,o-, n $40 BY certificate, 7,S92. The Ne"
1,reh numbers q synods l0i Presbyteries,
aso Ministers 40 Licentlates, Churches, i'''''
comn,,p,cants. 10000 added within the year by
profession, 5,699 by certificate, 4,2O3'
The METHODIST PROPERTY SUIT.-"e
learn that the negotiations, consequent upon the
earnest recommendation OF the Court, for an AMIGA
hle settlement OF the unfortunate dispute between
tho two branches OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
have failed the South making prerequisite that the
ustice of her claim shall be admitted, and the North
refusing to make any such acknowledgements.
n Among the passengers by the Africa,
which left for Liverpool yesterday, were the ady ana
daughter of Hon VIM. Wright of Newark with the
LADY OF Hon Neil s. Brown, Us Minister to Russia
Rrxrr,r To A MANAGER-On our first
nage will be found the correspondence respecting
the benefit TO the enterpnsing Manager OF the Broad
way Theater, L. A. Marshall, Esq.
NBLo's. THE best success has attended
IN. production of Burton's piece Of THE TooDLEs,
which is to be again performed this evening IN con-
sequence of the crowded state of the saloon on each
former evening. Mr. Bland, Mrs. Hughes and Miss
Weston act admirably. My Precious Betsey
affords Burton excellent scope for drolery IN Mr..
Bobtal and Mrs Seton as MY Precious Be,sey
~ We call attention to the advertise
neni, in another column, of Cincnatti Wine Ger
tam facts there stated may be OF service to dealers
IN the native grape juice.
OPENING OF THE VERMONT VALLEY RAIL
RoAD.--The completion OF this Railroad has formed
regular steam communication, through the splendid
Valley of the Connecticut, with ST. Johnsbury, VT,
the White Mountains, and all the picturesque and
magnificent scenery Of the Granite and Green
Mountain States. By an advertisement in another
part of our paper, 1t Will be seen that trains are now
running through TO the White Mountains and the
romantic region thereabout Doubtless many citizens
will prefer tins route to Saratoga and Newport
FISHING BANKs.-CaPt. Smith is now en-
vaeed in making hls daily trip with the steamer Buff
alo This boat has been engaged in the for
the last five years and during that time has never met
with an accident The officers selected expressly
for this business, and have perfect knowledge OF
The fishing ground, which is the reason why she has
such success in catching fish. For hours of depar-
tufe see ADVERTISEMENT
TEMPERANCE FOR COLORED PERSONS
Mr. $ Myers, publisher Of the Telegraph and Tenn
psrancs Journal (of Abany) Is about to hold senes
of Temperance meetings IN this vicinity with espe-
cial reference to the Colored population. This eve
ming he viii hold meeting and deliver lecture IN
Wilhamsburgh on Friday evening similar meet
ing will be held at Peeksklll, and on Monday eve
nng of next week at Flushing, l.. !. We trust that
these efforts will be properly appreciated and sus-
tanned by the people for whose especial benefit they
are made.
While noticing these meetings we may as well
advert to the fact that Mr.. Myers publishes semi
monthly II, Albany, large paper called the 1tte'
graph and Journal, edited by himself, and devoted
principally TO the cause Of Temperance and the
Farming interest, and also advocating the rights OF
his oppressed people. Terms, 81, invariably IN ad-
vance. The colored people of this State should not
fail to give this sheet hearty and liberal support
Intelligence is the great want of their class.
To The most extensive and interesting
excursion ever projected in which proprietors be-
come shareholders, is said TO be- on the tapis The
plan Is calculated to offer a magnificent tour AT "A
very low price The reader is reieredto the adyer-
,semen, In another column, 10 the Prospectus at
l0V Nassau-St Office Of the Neu- Yorker.
CRY PcsTAGE-T0 the Editor of The
Tt,bnne.-Can you inform your readers how stands
The law or regulation IN relation TO letter carriers
charges, since the new Postage Law has gone into
operation have rendered my carrier one cent for
the delivery of each letter and he refuses to accept
A. declaring that he Will not deliver letters for less
than two cents each. have, heretofore, under the
operation Of the old Postage Law, freely paid two
cents because l believed il not too much
where the carrier had frequently 10 wait several
minutes a, the door before he received his pay but
he, fhs ffx
he has uniformly only TO collect his charge for deli
very which he can do as the newspaper carriers do
only once IN three or four weeks-thereby shorten
ing his labor about half IT certainly seems like
exortlon 10 be compelled To pay nearly much for
the delivery OF a letter as the rate OF postage.
to We cannot give our correspondent any lnior