New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-04


ground lying between Fourth ard Thiri-avs. and
As.or place and Mini st and design - erect rev
Bible House there IS soon as practicable.
LICENSE STATISTICS FOR JAECARv-The
amount received at the desk Of the Pins: Marshal,
the Mayors Oice last month for licences, was only
sleo so: and for fnes only $li. The hcsness
granted were as follows;
Public Caftmen 1900 so Tavern LicsAses-----...s
Dirt Cartmen. % immigrant ii0ose--....j
Porters .3 Car,Inen-
The amount received for licenses IN tie Office Of
the Clerk Of Common Council, during tie sane pe
riod, was $le0 ,5 The licenses recorded 10 The lat.
ter Office were as follows:
Pawnbrokers--....-..-.lB Butchers Ca ne Eaisl. -
CITY Seal-.-.-.------ilf acss--
Stage Driyels.-------.5 Meat Shcr s----.---....a
Total received in both Offices ioi licenses nd
fnes, Si3i 81.
PRIsoN SrArlsTIcs.-We are injected %
Mr.. George Goa hman, ClorS Of the CitJ Poison.
for the following statistics for the month CT jana
~ The total number OF persons co.fGed in the
City PriscnS dining the month OF January was
1883, OF which NUMBER 1904 were foreigners, sRt
$40 Americans $50 we're mel l39 wcmen, aad =
cOlortd persons.
The total number of-pdsonsls dischsrsei during
the same month was 9H. az which 500 we're men
273 women, and 80 cOloTed persons.
The total NUMBER sent 70 BiacSwsifs Ia md WI
500, OF which li3 were men 1873 women, audi
cOiored
The total number sent 20 the State Prison vas o..
OF which q exc White ana cOloIed persons.
There were cny tyo deaths curHs the sans
period.
LARGE PURCHASE or REAL EsrATR-
Within few days the Metropolitan Bank have pm.
chased the valuable property the north east cor
IF pine.ss and broadway af inirino Rouen 4
McNamees store, with the intention Of erecting .
banking house as soon as practicable The sum PAID
was $4,000 & VI. had previously made larn
offer for the ground to enable them to enlarge thsu
store The ground is equdI to two good lots. M
PASSAGE IHRoUGH THE Sound. Two Of
the Sound Stcamers-the Bay State, from Fall River,
and the Massachusetts,, from SLOnDgto a--afriVe4
yesterday aforenCon-the former at il, A. NJ, and
The latior at IL NJ. They report having en-
countered very great difficulties from the Ice, which,
though IN some measure oroSen up, IS snl nearly q
massive and dangerous 10 navig sti0D rs formerly,
They were over four hours in coming from sanfs
Point, distance of thirty miles. The Worcester
due from Norwich, had not arrived at u ". Tue
b. s. and NJ had unusually large "a antilles OF freight
board, besides having LEFT their cepd,s fulN
Overlooking. They also report having seen more
th5n twenty sail lmany of them Boston pleketO d
anchor, between Rlker's leland and iIsfts Island,
all bound III.
INTERESTING MISSIONARY NESTING
There was a very full attendance on ,As monthly
meeting, at the Mission Rooms OF the American
Board on Monday afternoon Addresses were de.
liyered by several missionaries recently returned
Rev. MIR. Bushnell, arrived three weeks s,ncef from
the mouth Of the Gaboon River, Western Africa,
made an interesting statement respecting the tribes
among which he is laboring, viz the Nponzvs,
snekanie ard Bakae. Mr. B. said the prospecsa
the missions established among them, were never 90
encouraging as at the present time. The slave Ia1s
which, for three centuries, has been = desolat,zg
curse, is well nigh extinguished, and viii sGonh
wholly suppressed along that entire extent 81 cOaa
There were numerous calls for missionary labor
both on the coas! and from the interior. The heath
ulnesso the mission was also improving. All these
things he regarded as IN the highest degree en-
There are now at least twenty distinct
missions on that coast and than 200 Inission
aries, lnciuoing native assistants. Ioe number d
COMMITMENTS Is about 1000 and l00 600 children are
in the schools
In addition 10 these tribes named, another, the
PangNe tribe Is emigratng IN grea, numbsrs from
the central tablelsnds. and several thousands are
located on the upper tributaries of the Glb0on, In
Their primitive safe OF Plagiarism. Nj 8. described
them as noble race. lie had become greatly in
teTesttd III them, as thew are supposed 30 occupy
large part of Central Ethiopia &c Iltereoufse
WIN Them might develop much information as "
the interior tlDes. ard lead TO the estabshnen.d
missions amor them.
Mr.. Geodel lately returned from CcnssantinOpls,
where ne has been laboTing many yss,s, gave an
account OF the remarkable religious Inoysmsn. non
In progress IN the Turkish Empire He mad re-
esived letter from Mr.. Van Lenness, Of Constanr
imopie, which city new contains about 800. 600 70.
naoitanis, speaking of =" most EcacG rful thing
gong on there. celebrated teacher Who il sood
friend OF The mission arier, has been dissc ed By toe
Pauiafch 10 Instruct the young men "a C0as.aa
tnople expecting 70 become prIesis He succeeded
nj
sons daily, Of whom seven or eight we're aadlda.a
for the priesthood. To these ne taught the Gospel
directing such IS desired further Information TO m
MiselonaFlCs. Holy water, iransnosisn tation, &C.
were all NONSENSE 10 him. The Patriarch Anally BE-
came displeased with his conidct as TO cut Il
his salary, but The COnncii by who n thr pa.riqrci
was directed, belonged 20 the 'enlightenet partys
and sustained the teacher in his coarse While In
hearers furnish the means for his support NJ
ooodel ie;naIAcl tAft tais "under.giflace' euf.
rens was going on maIvelously. Astonishing a.
dltional evidence OF this fact, letter from M
Dwight was read stating that a mos, h fuenna
pabheI mas Ffoles,ant overseer IA his ho1se, who
Is aoont 10 &c admitted 10 the Church and tae z11e
ildlvlouai mad ceen made private tutor cf ~
bankers children. In another letter Mr. Dwiy4
SAID ina, when he first went 70 Coasta aople -
one OF the many noble English fani,ies " ne c4
sympathlled With the M.ssiouax.es Nsr svesT
OF the Grace OF God II
ny q remarked that from various as, itsew
oent ina! The oIk Of reform aaopgths Rneniay
Is ceep and general. The nation is waiting %, az
gong INTO controversy. Mr Dgighs saysn
pears TO him TIL, there will soon D. ,rssi EioSS
from the Odd Armenian Church
IN sabbath evening last. Mr. G0oden spoLe mEs
Paiucoiafiy respecting the same heid o. uissoaZ
laoor, IN Dr. Ad2lns' caurch. During Ihs iEeaL
nlne years OF his residence there, the nissicnsE
had ueen obliged - pack uo aud remove t1gIT.iS-
uines, on account Of IRE, plague, &c. 5Noi
great changes ~ The social, civil. political ssd
tlastlcal condition IT the Turk have taEeG pisoe
be plague 10 !orger prevails. as eiisieaI qanSs
Tine regulations have been estabnsAcd. LsgsZ
have ceased IS tie streets are well bit % stoasS
Dick. Previously, lhls was rOt all0 vel, AZ
sultan could not burn them cut II tGsy leOehs<
There are noH IN Coas.antiaopls fol.Gefn Egsas-e /
c1i churcaes SIX years ego there was Ias or 4
The Scriptures now extensively ear. ilsea =
ado, , "a y. n.