New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-09
Y At the meeting of the Horticul,ur,


Otto o0t@s.. HoSc4sa-Fr's oO0es't
II At the meeting of the Horticultural
Society On Tuesday evening, Messo William Rs.f
Robert B. Psrions aud Samuel Parsons we're addad "a
the Committee appointed at former meeting Of ,As
Society TO represent tbs Society In TIE Pcrnolo-
Siesl Congress- ard also II the Exhibition Of TIE Peps
sylvsnls Horticultural Society. Mesrs Js.ob H.s.
sen Wilton G. Hunt and J. E Ranch wee sp,o,rs
cd 10 represent the Society at tho Exhibition II TIA
Albany and Rensselaer, County Horticultural Society
Me,srs Shepherd Kpspp, John Groshom sud William
Fitzpauick appointed to attend the Fair Of the
Massachusetts, Horticultural Society. drawing for As
proposed medal was shown. On one ide IS vreAlf
lnclosirg Landscape Ia the foreground So hsure o.
Minerva standing IN chsIiot drawn by 40 rgers Ia
be background temQs and palm frees, With themot,o .
arlps eorons, opus" Ga the reverse iss wreath CT
osk leaves surrounding me presentation inscription the
name the Society sad ,e dsle Of the organS onof
Tie Society
Il Rev. Rufus w. Griswold, ID. d.,
se.ss ma to state that the repor, that be has become
oue OF the editors of the sssno Press 10 net correct
We are happy that divine aud literary man Of Dr.
G. distinction should be 80 prompt aud dec-ive 10
cepyipg such umor, In truth, tho reputation OF
contributing TO the columns OF TIE HHGid must BE- FELT
rs dsgscefu by any one al s sensitive &c 10 tho opp
ion entertained OF sim By respectable persons
FREE AcAprMY.-The Inaugural Adj
dreaes Of the recently appointed Professors in the
Free Academy Mr. Nichols Professor Of Natural PHI
lcsophy SIR Benedict, Professor u Civil Engineering
Mr. Anthou, Professor Of HiItory and Belize Leltrss
Mr. Barton, Professor Of English Language and Liters
ture; MI Doremus, Professor OF Natural History and
Physiology, Will BE- delivered In the large Hall A. lac
Free Academy this evening :, ia O'clock
The EXPECTED FILING SHIP.-Mr. Ru-
f. Porter the proprietor OF the proposed Flying SIP,
reports progress lie Gays ths the most esssnt, part
Of the apparatus ready for imitation with air the lon
s,udns rods. ruddsr, paley' rep'eni'hiug ppes and
saloon wires will soon be- adjusted. The engines ara
superior both In construction aud style. The doord
the saloon Ia twenty feet 10 length by ELK in bredlh
and consists Of combpa,ion OF upward Of one hun
bred aud forty pieces of spruce dmber, sod strong
enough to sustain forty persons yet Its entire weight
s only twenty i've pounds. The door Of the engine
room Is arrapee 10 be independent of the main hoor;
aud the engine snd boiler arranged as 10 be n
any time Instantly disco injected from tho wheels aud
detached from the saloon, should occasion SO require
for the purpose Of repair otherwise the weather
continues favorable aud unforeseen misfortune pre-
venu Mr. 7. expects 10 crafty the friends OF the
project in about two weeks Inc by a successful
Concentration.
GRAND SERENADE.-The grand Sere-
made 10 Madame soNrAG, at Union place HJto by
about twelve hundred performers. will take place on
Friday evening of this week There will DO both yocs
and Instrumental performances.
FIVE POINTS TEMPERANCE MEErING.-
Addresses made to lhe mixed multitude hIonging
the Big Tent al the Points last evening by Rev L. Bur-
leIob :, w Stebbius of the Trsc, House, George
Hay dock tire ex-woodsavyeri Rev. l. M. Pease, and
VIM. b. Lee, from Connecticut The audience enjoyed
some delightful .iogng from Nc Beck ana the Masion
Children. large number Of names added TO
the pledge. We should have added yesterday tina, the
children of the Mission school assembling 10 the "Od
Brewery" once dsn OF thieves, but nov house Of
pray have pledged ten dollars TO pay for tho Tempe
rance reht. VIII no, rich and their children act
generously These meetings held every ni.ht.
Go friends, and help on this good reformation
The AsA.-Yesterday Mt tho usual
honr, the Bfiilsh Il. NJ steamship Asia, Of the Cunsrd
line ssi ed for Liverpool With n passengers aud $685.
l4s In specie The Governor of ,rInuda and family,
and Hon. George Mofat, OF Montreal were nong the
passengers.
" The clipper-ship Flying Dutch
man" will be launched today at 5 O'Clock P. NJ, By
VIM. H. Webb, foot Of Seven,h,t, aud I'D immedt
ately In the Dispatch Line for San Francisco
Y The new ship Heidelberg was
launched yesterday by J. A. Westeryei foo. of sew
enthst. She went of In fine style
The "MiscHEF" MYSTERY EXPLAINED
The ns Of the BIdsh schooner MsohIsf In
the Sound on Saturday aroused suspicious chat
she was engaged In smuggling which approhen.ions
found their way into the public journals The facts Of
the have been ascertaned and entirely explain
the mystery They are az follows lt appears tha
British schooner Mischief Capt Morris sailed from
Malaga for New York, and after very tenpestuous
passage having sprung q leak, the Captain prudsntly
resolved 10 enter the nearest port, New. LondonJ
when not feeling authorized to subject his owners 10
any considerable exper he caused the heavy part of
tis cargo Che esd) to be shipped Ia the soop Coo.s
eeed his voyage to NewYork by easy stages, With
the remainder Of his cargo.
After stopping frequently to shift cargo, 10 order "
get at the leak on Saturday, last while In ths Sound,
she started butt and sunk. The captain and crew
arrived 10 this City tho day. In the yavLboat.
80 well satisfied Of the truth u the statement If Capt
Morris are the consignees, that they have written 10
The owners, hessrs Brown, ColbourDe T. Co, Of Liv
erpoo stating their entire belief Ia his integrity hon.
esy and capabiiy.
The following 10 copy Of the manifest Of the cargo .
on board the schooner mi'chef, as certified ~ by Tho