New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-19
ADJUSTMENTS. ETC, THIS DAY AND EVENING.

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ADJUSTMENTS, ETC, THIS DAY AND EVENING.
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Weed Min-ires. Broadway-Concert evening
Cate Gsrden-frr OF the American institute
TT The weather holds fair in fact but full
of stormy promises At II last night there vivid
hsshes of lightning in the Wet but too far Of to admit
the hearing of the thunder.
LEcTUREs--The New-York lecture season
this year has the honor of being opened by alady Mrs.
f. OAREs SMITH will address the public twice this week
at Hope Chapel On Wednesday her topic will be Gle
opatra" On Friday she will speak Of "Woman the
Inferior" The Mercantile Library Lectures will
commence Mr.. THAcKERAy will be here within
fortnight we presume and will begin talking after
We are happy also to announce that Mr. MEAGHER will
rive one or two dscourses before the Association
Then there are the Historical Socictys Lectures the
Peope's Lectures the Mechanics Institute Lectures
and no doubt the usual variety Of lectures given by in
dividuns on their account Among these we hope for
new series with the writing of which rumor says that
RALPH WALDO EMERSON has filled up the summer.
And why not add to this wealth of wit and genius the
name of some of the eminent Frcnchmen now exled
from their country What Association will invite VIC
TOR HUGO for instance to deliver here In his own Ian
guage course of lectures upon French leraturel But
ct any rate the lecture prospect for the winter is more
brilliant then ever before.
~ Gun Firing is a nuisance. Time was
when the sounds of heavy ordnance denoted great
event Times have changed, and
-"every petng petty officer,
Doth the heaven for thunder; nothing but thunder
Once, the roar of sx-pOunder announced a steamer
from Europe, or ship of war, ut least now, coast
with cargo of sweet potatoes comes amid the boom
ing Of cannon, If anybody cared for from
Carolina ricc-swomps. Politicians IRE of course ex
| Pected to burn powder now since both parties can
shoot in sefcty-unti election But our Tammany friends
monopolize the business they have a certain Captain
in their ranks who brass four-pounder an ugly
orenmouhed, barking piece, which, like a snappsh
dog, is constantly on the yelp This expect to be
the case until political excitement is over for in these
revolutionary times the jealous Captain carries his gun
with him constantly, sleeps with il probably, and pets
1t as he would child But the last arocity in the way
Of gun-fring wac perpetraed yesterday At the hour
when every one anxiousy listening for the gun of
the Crescent City, which vessel will bring intelligence
from Cuba that may decide between peace and war
old bath unmoorcd from it's summer station at
Castle Garden and towed to winter quarters amid the
firing of cannon which had been placed on board
Everybody judged-from the continuous fring-:hat
the Crescent City had arrived with most important in
telsonce but whit was the disappointment upon rush
ing in hot haste to the wharf to find the terrible uproar
/ coming from wretchcd old floating bath Therefore
be it resolved that gunfring is a nuisance
lB The Common. Council last night did
nothing worthy of particular in the way of regular
business. Railroads were on the docket and re.
monsirances against the proposed Broadway road
were received and referred resoluon was offered
TO have the City build Railroads and charge certain
rent per year for each resolution passed
rendering the use of the Governors Room to Senator
HALE of New Hampshire who il expected here soon
4 Gen Scorr Ind arrived in the City hour before
the meeting yet no one moved to tender him the
compliment of the freedom of the City. The Board
adjourned until Thursday.
STEAMSHIPS FOR NEw-YoRK TRADE.-The
Clyde builders at work upon the following large
e,mers destined for Atlantic trade running to New.
York in their trips;
The Persia the largest steamer ever built measuring
3OCO tuns, with engines Of lOO0-horse power She
intended for Liverpool and New.York trade in con.
junction with the Cunarders. DENNY & BRorHERs
build the ship, and Rosr. NAPIER the engines.
The Alps, just launched, for the Liverpool NewYork
ana lngres llnc. Inc entire cn.n OF the APPS Il ~
feet, length of keel and orerake 232 feet, breadth OF
beam, "a feet depth ofhold 25 feet. She is 600 tuns
measurement. and will be propelled by pair of
besm engines, Of 300horse power geared to IA fee,
In every respect her mold and fittings the
the other three vessels in company with which
she is to ply on the new station above-nsme'l
The Andes another of the same line, already saoat
She is Of the same dimensions ard style the Alps.
The Caucasus, also of the Liverpool, New-York and
Chagres line; similar to the Alps except that she is 400
tuns lighter, with engines of ls0-horse power.
The Taurus the fourth and last ship of this line of
the same size and style Of the Caucasus
al these vessels are progressing rapidly and the pio
necr Qrobsbly the Andes) may be expected here in
few moths. They SIC allscrew-propeers made with
every modern Improvement in thst mode OF working.
~ The steamship United States leaves
Ills dsy at ~ p NJ, for Aspinwsll Navy Bay,
Meeting with steamship Cortes at Panama for san
Francisco.
EioHTErSTH WARD.-In the Board Of As
siiGnt Aldermen, lsst evening. the resolutions from
ReaId Of Aldermen appointing Inspectors Of Election
and designating places of holding tho Polls this Ward
which had passed ihe Board OF Aldermen called
up Asshtan; Aid BARKER protested against the Board
appointing Inspectors Of Election when Inspectors TO
the five Districts as the Ward stood year. have bcsa
elected BY The PEOPLE and be thought L could pos be