New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-23


PROFESSOR BRITTAN's LECTURES
lectures of Professor Britain in Hope Chapel on
Spiritual Manifestations will commence on THURS
DAY EVENING, the Goth inst, instead Of Tuesday, as
before announced.
We are sorry to learn, from an item in
the Home Department, that efthe editors of Tbs
Commercial Advertiser has manifested unmstakable
signs of lunacy. The proof of this is in deliberate
" expressed hope that Common Council-And,
more especially, the present Common Councli-wlll
finally pass law to protect the lives OF citizens from
Infatuated cattle that is to prevent cattle driving in
the streets. And worse than all, that hope is
founded upon "the jolly fat butcher" from the Sew
enteenth Ward. The man is stark mad.
Hon. Daniel Webster's address before
the New-York Historical Society will be given at
Niblos TO- night commencing at II O'Clock. the
tickets of admission were disposed of long ago.
A Lecture on Building associations in
general will be delivered some time this week.
The matter Of the Nineteenth Ward
Election, is now under investigation before CON-
mittee of the Common Council Probably more
ridiculous farce was never enacted than this same
so.called Election, and We trust that the Commit
tee, will expose the whole transaction.
The brother of the individual in ques-
ton (Chares HalD asks permission to enlighten Dr.
Francis and others, little, vita respect TO the Old
Printer. He was a fellow jour, in New-York, with
the late NJ L Davis (Col. Buns friend) and Matthias
Dsv. of Trenton, NJ, &c. He published The Bee
in New-London, Conn and then In Hudson ny In
the Administrations of Adams and Jefferson and The
Columbian in New.York City. He was fined and in
prsoned in Connecticut under the old Sedition Law,
what he dan0mi.
mated Mr.. Adams's standing army. He has spent
the most of his life in New-York, but now resides
with son.in-law at Jersey City, having been laid by
for several years by a paralytic affection He has
laid aside his stick excepting his walking cane his
case is nearly empty and his last take seems TO DO
about finished.
DIR. Cheever will deliver lecture on
"Cowper in the Ninth-st NJ. e. Church this even
ipg.
The friends of Edward Walker u
Sons, who lately suffered severe loss by Are, have
had meeting, and have agreed upon plan fofa
benefit which is more particularly stated In she re-
port of the proceedings in our advertising columns
festival is to be held for their beneht at Nloos Sa
Icon, on the 18th OF March The loss OF Messrs'
Walker g. Sons has excited general sympathy.
For the benefit of Mr.. Tryon, at The
C;,cus topisht, no less than six Clowns will appear
That IL an accumulation of fun and frolc seldom
heard Of, and will command full house.
The venerable DR.. Maclay, of this
City, now seventy four years Of age, was az JACK
son. Miss on the 9th inst engaged In the business
az the American Bible Society. For the ass ni'eeh
ea,s the Dr. has made mi annual visits TO Missls
sippi. A. E.aooh
Language are referred to an advertisements uhdef
New Publications.
The steamer Baltic, which was to have
sar.,,sd fo, Warrington to-day, will no: leave un
I'll Wednesday.
The AIleehasians had full house at
Newark on Saturday evening, and were received
In the most fatscrDg manner To-nlsn' 'ney WI
sirs in WILLIAMSBURG, where the swees voice VI 'as
ntetty Miss Goodenow has already won aeI h''' Vi
fneIds Next week they give their fa'e~en CON
certs in this City, prior to their pus'inase sus
lane OF gold. They have some ne" sonss, "n'a
are destined to be favoritss, among tnem az soo1
"a folks a, home and farewell song to The tune
Of Aud Lang syhe. ~ =,
AS Mrs. Strange and daughter, No Al
La Fsyette.place, taking an afiag In 'nei car
riase. the carriage was run INTO oy pf'ai~a'
| omnibus between Broome and sphhg-sS. ine
ON n,bus horses reared and forced Tue pole 'nfousn
,hs carnage window, striking Mrs range violently
Immediately behind the ear, and tanning ner a5ans
The side OF the canisge. Lieut. Morris, u "a me
son of Gen. Morris we believe seeing the accident
immediately ran to the asys,ance OF the ladies' and
,,bev,d Them from ,heif ptrllous condition. H.
,hsn CONVEYED them 10 the establishment Of Or.
| castle. where the wounds of the young lady ~en
.rene ed 10. Twas little siGsuiaI, at o0t IN ,nsn'