New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-21
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY DECEMBER 81, 1852.


feminist, HE spacious mansion snd ell il contained
were at once placed at their service Cards Of invita-
ton at 81 each speedily taken up by the frenIs OF
those interested TO the extent Of the capacity OF the
largest parlor in the house and several distinguished
Artists cheerfuLy gave their services to the cause
| songs BY Madame Bouchee and two Lady Amateurs :
instrumental pieces by Mska Hsuser and Charles lei
Ter Select Readings by Prof J. w : Howes and an
eminent Authoress OF City caused the evening to
eioe away delightfully."- and handsome sum was re
ahzed in aid Of the widowed and destitute without any
one beng sensiby the poorer for it, Why will not this
programme bear repetition in many mansions and with
no matter how great Improvements
A CARD.-The Ladies' Association, in the
recent Fair for the benefit of the shir: Sewers and
Sesnsresses Union, take pleasure In stating that the
net proceeds amounted to eighteen hundred dollars
In acknowledging the kind assistance vsriously rem
dered no opportunity il left for enumeration tseemed
to be spontaneous and universal The amount Of their
indebtedness to Mr. Harding whose offer of Metropoli
tan Hall first inspired them with confidence to appeal to
the public, and to the secular and religious Press
whose valuable cooperation brought them rieads must
remain uncounted till the Needle Women shall have
taken their ngbtful place among the prosperous.
Papers which have inserted notices of the Fair will
please copy this Card
SALE OF REAL estate BY THE CIrY.-A
sale Of Lots belonging to the City will commence at
today at the Merchants Exchange under the d.
rection Of the Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund
The Lots located on Ftythird, Fiftyeighth Fifty
NINTH Sixtieth Sixty first, Sixty sxtyfourth
Sixty fifth, Sxty-sixth, Sxty-sevcnth, Sixty eighth
Seventy second, Seventy fifth Seventy SIXTH Seventy
seventh, Seventy eighth, Eghtieh ss chiefly between
Fifth and Sixth There will undoubtedly be live
~ competition as has been foreshadowedb by the exam
nation Of the ground and the unprecedented inquiry for
Maps ever since the sale was first advertised
n. Y. PRINTERS UNIoy-At the Annual
Election for Officers, Saturday evening Dec l8 the
following persons chosen to oficate the ensuing
year:
President .................JE JEREMIAH GRAY.
Vice President --.....-.. EDWARD Is. MOORE.
Recording Secretary. ALLEN WARNER.
Corresponding Secretary. w. d. VAN VEcHTEN
Financial Secretary. 49,. ROBERT CUNNINGroN
I pIeh,u T WLLlAh II, SAVERS
Fund Trustee. ........... MONROE +. GALE.
II The Lecture before the Mechanics So
was ny on Cnefnis'
try. His remarks were illustrated by great number
OF beautiful and remarkable experiments not within
the province of a reporters notes.
~ A regular meeting of the n. Y. Reading
Club was held last night at University Chapel The
proceedings were interesting.
~ Rev. j. Harper delivered, last night, in
the Church corner of Houston and Greenests, an in
toresting scientific Lecture upon Water We learn that
twas well attended.
~ The Young Mems Christian Association
held their gular meeting last night The proceedings
were not Of public importance
A CALIFORNIAN SwINDLED BY Mock AUC-
TIoNEEBs, GAMBLERS &c-Indict,aent, ArreH and
Imprisonment Of Sir Of their Namber-On the LIST inst
Mr. Adm. V. Clark, resident Of Illinois, but re-
Gently from California where he has lived for two years
past arrived in this City, his way West and had
scarcely landed before he was picked up By mock
auction stool pigeon named Patrick Crcgan, who in
duced him TO enter the mock auction shop of James d.
Shepherd and John Springer No l62 Nassaust. where
he was nducedto put up for sale watch which he had
previously bought for abont $40 This was knocked
down to Peter Funk for SIS, who said he would run
around his hotel for the money. While this fellow
was gone Shepherd, the auctionoer, put up another
watch which was knocked down to Austin j. Porter
another Peter Funk for $780, but Mr. Porter, uniortu
nately, had no money with him, and attempted
TO borrow the amount from his stoOpigeop
friend, Patrick Crcgan. Mr.. c. was also short,
end he appealed TO his new friend, the Califor'
nan. to loan him the amount till he could 20 to his
boardnghouse where he said he had 8, 500 in bank
bills and 81 900 in gold coin and in order 10 secure the
Californian against loss, he requested that he would
keen the watch in his possession until the money was
.leunded to him Mr.. Clark, believing all to be cor
rect loaned Crcgan 500 and took the watch, As
! soon however as the money was paid, James Wood
q peter.fnk ieweer stepped up TO Mr. c, and with a
magnifyng glass in lis hand asked permission 10 IN
spect the watch which Mr. Cregan had just purchased
He locked moment two at 1t, and turning to Gre
can said, Sir that watch is brassF Cresan pre-
tended 10 be wonderfully amazed and said to the auc-
! ,ioneer, a. want g good watch no matter what II
costs watch was then brought out andthe auction
eer before putting up said it was the only ono OF the
kind in the country that it was made in England, and
that WAS merely sent out here's experiment 10 see
whether GOOD watches were appreciated by the Amer
lean people The value Of the article, he said' was
500. The bidding then commenced, and the watch
was finally knocked down TO Pat. Crcgan for 500 Mr.
Clark then again appealed to for loan 10 pay io
tie watch and treasured by Cregan that ne haa
large amount of funds at his hotel, where they would
soon 20 and settle up. Mr. C. then inquired oil shep,
herd the auconeer to the character OF Cregan ana
in reply Shepherd said. "Sir that man is Trustworthy
ard perfectly responsible" On these Representations
the money was paid by Mr.. Clark. Another watch,
repre.ented to be- anything valuable than the
other. was then put up and knocked down TO Cresan
for $500 and the money pay for this was also Dor
rowed from the Californian who had now in his Poss-
es.on several watches, worth altogether about sl79
for which he had paid upwards of sl,lOO
Cregsn and Mr. Clark then LEFT the shop and went 10
sho,e where the former represented he stopped ne
coon discovered, or pretended to discover that his