New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-27

hope, however, 10 INDUCED that some Of the Excise
Commissioners win act consistently and for the public
rood If none such be found, faithful among the
ai,hess the next resort win be to prosecute SEINE OF
these Aldermen for granting licenses contrary TO law,
and to sest the legality Of these licenses before COM
petens Court The process hitherto shows us moro and
more that we want the MAINE Law, and must have it
And If this effort shall be nearly failure AZ to open
the eyes of our conservative friends that we have no
hope of relief from the present and increasing evils but
in stringent prohibtoy statute the time and labor and
money will have been well expended
OPTHALMIC HosPITAL.-The opening OF
the NewYork Opthalmic Hospital took place on Tues
day at IL o'clock at number six Stuyvesansstree near
the corner of Tnrdsvenue and Ninth.s,reet The Rev
D. Chase commenced the proceedings by reciuns
prayer after which the Hon. Caleb 8 Woodruff rresi'
den, of the Association delivered short bat sppropr
ate address, The object OF the institution" 70 rene'e
and restore to usefulness that class Of our cnzsns who
are afflicted with diseases OF the eye and who In conse
ouence are unable 10 work. Charity is the leading
character of the nstmuon-the advantages to be DE-
rived therefrom are intended principally for the provi
dent and improvdent poor. After the address, Dr. L.
Rogers brought forward nine persons who were
already applied for assistance Toe doctor described in
each case the character of the disease together with the
necessary treatment therefor Dr. NJ Stephenson then
performed an operation for cataract on the eye OF one
OF the patients The institution viii be open every
Tuesday Thursday and Saturday II O'clock for the
reception OF patients.
THE CASE OF MEssRs. VIM AND
HAwKINs-Ths case, which has been under inyesriga.
ton Tor long time past have been taken up,
corins a. reement yesterday, and the only remain
ing business connected with it. viz the summing up of
counsel and decision of Justice Osborn was expected
TO have been concluded but Mr. Clinton, counsel for
The prosecution not making his appearance at tho time
appointed Mr. Whiting counsel for the defense stated
that he would submit his views upon paper to the masis
rate which otherwise he would have proclaimed pub
cly Mr. Clinton will probably pursue the same course
Be ON YOUR GUARD FOR SwINDLERs.-
new and plausible scheme has been adopted in
the upper part of the City, which takes admirably.
gang of swndlers going about for the purpose OF
examining the hot air furnaces and ranges Of different
manufacturers and representing themselves as belong
ing to the various establishments for making such fur
naces. They usually pocket from 81 to IS under pre-
of having made the repairs then locsenin the vault
lights they decamp, after ascertaning the most vulner
able points for future robbees They have thus swim
died several citizens in Twenty. ghthst Twenty fifth
st and Twenty third st, and new victims are continu
ally applying the furnace manufacturers for redress,
who are In their turn injured by the swinders msrep
reservations.
SATTLER's COsMoRAMAs.-The second
series of these remarkable views 10 open at the
- xtAr Of
Niagara in this series mpars by far the beat impression
OF the cataract of any representation we have ever
seen, while all the foreign hkenesses so iv
ing that the spectator in whose memory those famous
places are embalmed cannot persuade himself, as he
sits with his eye the glass that he is not once more
an Arcadap The air of repose which broods over all
the scenesthe sunshine of which in the dreariest day
Prof Sattlers visitor is sure-the artistic accuracy of
the representation In which We have before said,
that most difficult matter of atmosphere, is triumph
the variety of the scenes presented that the spectator
may easily put grde round the earth in forty minutes,
then, the fact that the Cosmoranas are genuine
works of art and in no catchpenny, indier-
ent pictures, make this room, fancy, the most
fascinating of tine pleasant resorts of the City Our
friends from the country who wish include Europe,
Asia and Africa in trip to New-York, should trust
themselves to Prof Sser and they will return home
with impressions permanent and satisfactory than
those of many persons who have visited the actual
places.
EPISCOPAL DELEGATIoN.-We under
stand that Right Rev. Bishops De Lancey of tae do
cese of Western New York, and McCoskrey of Michl-
gan will leave here for Europe In the steamer Atlantic
on Saturday in order to take part the representa-
lives OF the Protestant Episcopal Church OF the United
States in the approaching jubilee of the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, to be held
in Westminster Abbey.
The TEMPERANCE TENT.-Van Wag-
ner has taken great pains not only to fit up large and
comfortable place for the accommodation Of the ci-
tizens of this city, but is unremng In his efforts to
procure speakers aid him in presenting the claims Of
the Temperance cause. Notwithstanding Mr. Van
Wagner spoken almost every night for the last two
weeks the desire to hear him is the increase. Last
night another large and enthusiastic meeting testified to
the able arguments of Van Wagner, Earle, Beck and
others by frequent bursts of applause and large
number signed tue pledge. This evening Dr. Harring-
ton longtred advocate of the cause, will address
the meeting, together with others Singing by Mr..
Brewer
VALUABLE INvENTION.-Wey yesterday
saw specimens of natural Objects such leaves flow
ers insects &C. cast in bronze and silver by new pro-
cess invented BY Mr. Schwickart, German founder
resident in this City. The advantage OF the pro-
very great rspidy and the taking of the cast
directly from the object itself without. the Intervention
Of any other model To naturaists and artists this must
prove most useful invention
The DEAD.-An avalanche of dead mems
bones came down upon the workmen employed In dig
gng the cellar for large building about to be put up
adjoining Trinity Churchyard, for Backley Clafiin
and others Along the whole line OF the wall, the foun
dations for which were laid close TO the cemetery