New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-13
CITY ITEMS.

,..,nre On Astronomy Franklin Course) will be given
81. evening at the Tabernacle. The theme is too in
,erestinp to admit of a thin house.
psv Mr. OsGooD gives the second Of the Mechanics
soce,v Lectures. His theme Is The Poetry Of Mech
r,sr, or the Future Of the Useful Arts'
Mr. TuAcKERAY's Fourth Lecture Of his second
.orrse will be given. Subject-"Prior, Cay Pope"
N, WHITNEY gives his Oratorcal Impersonations at
the stuyyessnt Institute.
A, NisIo's the Opera "The Crown Diamonds" by
Madame Thillon and Hudson.
Al the BROADWAY, the new operate Spectacle 4" The
Pen. or the Enchanted Fountain" for the first time
The music is by J. G. Maeder and much time has been
devoted to the preparations for the stage. Miss c.
Riehines sustains the principal character MRS. Now
at closed her very successful engagement Saturday
night
MWAILAcxs, the popular Comedy London As
sursnce" with Laura Keenc, Lester, Blake e. Co.
"The Practical Man TO Close
At BURROWS, Placide and Burton in paul Pry, and
the Thousand Miners."
At BARNuM's, "Used Up" and M. p" in the after
noon and "Love" in the evening.
At the AmprnTHEArER, the Farewell Benefit of Mr.
Sands who is about to leave for Europe.
BANvARD opens a new Panorama of the Holy Land
and Scenes in the East.
See advertisements for various meetings, &c, &c.
~ A TEMPERANCE MEETING will be held
this evening at the Union Church, Fourth-st between
Avenues and c., at which Rev. Mr.. SMITH (5ixh-st
Baptist church, EDWIN A. WARE, and GEO. HAY
DocK (ex.woodsawyer) will speak. collection will
be solicited to aid Mr.. Haydock in devotng his whole
time TO speaking on Temperance.
ART UNION Subtitle entire cOllec-
l.le foI
lowing days 1t contains pictures by Leutze, Hunting
ton Durand Hicks and others who have long stood in
the front rsnk of American artists No better oppor
tunty has ever offered TO obtain American pictures of
high merit.
TA Rose in bloom in December is chrOni-
cled in Boston the wonder of the day. We
saw on Friday in WILLIAMSBURG, rosebush in the
open air with six fine flowers in full bloom.
CELEBRATION OF THE DOWNFALL OF THE
"OLD BREwERY,"-The Ladies' of the Home Mission
airy Society in their determined efforts to change the
character of the locality known the Five Points aud
physically and morally to benefit its residents get
ting up a grand celebration which is to take place at
Metropolitan Hall, the 18th instant. Mr.. Hard
ing having kindly rendered the free use Of the
building ON that occasion The celebration will con.
sst of splendid concert commencing at two o'clock
P. NJ, Of the l7th and at which will appear eminent
vocass and musical performers of the first order of
talent Some Of the distinguished artists, foreign
and native will participate in the musical exercises
At about 81 o'clock refreshments will be served in the
Saloon for the children of the Five Points large
number of them will be present during the entire af
fair In the evening the acknowledgements orator.
John B. Cough, ESQ., will address the audience There
will also be present other speakers Musical exercises
object of this affair is raise funds erect the building
which be constructed for the purposes of the Mis-
sion, ON the site of the "Old Brewery" Tickets for
the whole affar-afternoon and evening-axe fixed at
fifty cents each deserved seats one dollar. The
getc efforts of the ladies in their most commendabe
and difficult enterprise will doubt be oresponded
this occasion, that full audience will enjoy the
performances of the superior choir and orchestra will
witness the gathering of many children who are 80 un
fortunate as 10 have their lot cast in the morally and
physically polluted atmosphere of the Five Points :;
and will listen to the electric oatory of Cough tho al
most unparalleled lecturer temperance. In mu-
ncpa point of view, this effort of the ladies s most
worthy of encouragement This scene OF the opera
tons of this Society and of It's Missionary, Rev. Mr.
Luckey has been rendered horrible in its reputation by
the niquites of many years past and the very building
the downfall of which to be celebrated has been
extensive den of thieveswhcnce they issued day and
night to rob- burn and murder II necessary in order
to return with plumber. To break mp those
dens and destroy the facilities there established is
work ting those of citizens who value security
to life and property and in which the public should
freely aid the ladies Aside from the benefit which
may result land much is already visble) by patronz
ing the contemplated celebration it will be rch and
varied entertainment consisting of combination OF
musical and ora,orcal talent seldom exhibited on the
stage, at one time, in this City.
~" The Mystery" published in our edition
of Friday last relative the body OF infant which
was found In coffin furnished by Mr. Benedict under
taker of Carmine-st, for the burial Of an old man
named wilkins who died in the rear of No. 49West
Thirteenth st. is thus explained by Mr.. B. He says
that the body had been left at his place Tor intement
ard was to have been placed in the burial ground
as the remains of Mr.. wilkins. By mistake, young
man in his employ put the body Of the child in the
coffin intended for the remains of Mr.. w, instead Of
putting II in its coffin in the hearse which was to
convey the remains of both TO their last rcstngplace
This explanation clears up the mystery.
Fatal SrABBISa AFFRAy-ARREsr OF THE
PERrErRAroR-Anothe of those murderous ARRAYS
for which the Fourth Ward of this City has, for two
three years past been somewhat distinguished &C.
CURED In that Ward Saturday night and resulted In
the death Of VIM Bevn, sailmsker by trade, and in
the 3lst year of his age The particulars of the afray
as far as could be ascertained as folows Shortly
after O'Clock, on Saturday night, Horaiio Mex, col
orcd sailor attached to the fishing schooner Louisa
VIM. Stephens, master lying a, Pier No. T. E. r. went
ashore, and while walking abou, fell in with Charles
Stephens. mate of the Louisa and brother of her mas
ter The two proceeded up wster-st., and, after
having drank two three places, finally stopped be-
fore dram shop kept by Mills, in Water near Do
verst Stephens wished go in this place and asked
his companion also to enter but Mex, on account o.
hia color DECLINED doing until pernssion shoud be