New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-16

refreshing dying with lsudsbls curiosity 10 snov M,
nature Of their oony ersaion The third &C, End. e,.
complication more complicated than ever ys,en,,.
is suspected by Dorothy Of treason but be clear, hin
self BY his protestations and in a At of pruden, Pan.
rosfy determines 70 &C. rd Of bis rival the real to
BY fsvoring his escape Just then the Under secr.r,
arrives when il appears that Qreea Bee had been Nj.
sry all slong but mas left him for better ws,es IA.
Jsoobite Beeaeur Is licked up In the house bu, Val
ertine manages 10 give Queen Bee the key She IA
appears for minute, and her return w:,Aou, h.,
hat ard cloak the murder Is GU, that Beleieur had
slipped of in Gipsey attire The Ensign being TIM,
safe Valentine discovers his rank OF Knghhcod and
the curtain falls upon their prospective marriage
The play contains many OF the brilliant periods Cor
which Jerrold is famous. The plot Is no, remuk
sbly clear, nor properly connected, yet the sctso
Is easy ard natural snd the dialogue occasionally witty
snd slwsys finished Ii viii very likely become
avorte piece as sooa as the actors are brokeaia,
MADAME SoNTA6's PRIVATE CoSoERr.--ne
Acting Committee Of the Institution called the Hope
having appointed John D. Russ, James w. White AMI
Luther c. Carter Trustees of the fund raised BY the
Concert held Il Niblos Ssooa Jan %. the said Trus
tees hereby seknov ledge the receipt Of - s Is the
sross proceeds Of the evening, The Trustees in be-
half Of the Committee, tender their wames thanks TO
the ladies Of the experimenting Committee, whose
personal efforts contributed materially to the sue.
Of the undertaking TO Madame Son.sg TO whose
hberSty they indebted for the Concert, and to the
ether distinguished artists who generously vohn'
teered their services on that occasion, also to Mr.
Cbickering for the use OF two grand pianos
PHRyNoLoGY. Mr. Fowler, having spen,
several months in the West lecturns has just returned
70 the City, snd expects soon to give course Of lee.
lures on his fsvorte scienco TO our citizens.
u" Gen PIERCE was expected In this city
last night but he did not leave Boston The time Of
his arrival and the place of his soourn for night
only arranged but for the sake OF his peace and com.
fert decline to make further disclosures Tamma-
ny is on the qui vive however and he will be remark
ably fortunate If the jsctals 10 not hunt him cut.
~ In the Board of Aldermen, last night,
Alderman Peck in presenting resolution that IRE
works be ordered for tie celebration Of washinsons
birthday stated that he understood the Controller
said that he would not pay any expenses for such
purpose.
Aid Ward said he considered il very extraordinary
that the Mayor hsd not as yet made any communica.
ton on that subject TO the Board. He the nrst
Mayor whoever pursued such course. and the public
ought to know If the memory Of Washington
about being forgotten.
- All those opposed TO ths widening of
Chsthsmst are requested to meet the Committee on
Streets at the Street Commissioners Office Hall Of
D. IL - 10 At oseiork
10 The steamship Sierra Nevada, Captain
Wilson, which sailed from this port ON the 10Th De
cember for Panama arrived at Rio Jtnciro on the %
January.
CHURCHES IN THE UNITED SrArEs.-The
Wing Almanac for 1853 contains the Statistics of
Churches in the United States of every denomination
giving the number Of churches church members,
amount Of church property &c, &C., prepared from
the late census.
~ The Caloric ship Ericsson, Lowber, for
Norfolk, sailed yesterday. She passed Pier No l. East
River, precisely al 3 O'Clock and l2 minutes, and
through the NarIows at o'clock and 10 minutes max
ing the time hour and % minutes which would bring
her rate of speed miles per hour the tide the time
being full food. and about turning ebb The motion of
the wheel very regular without the slightest per-
ceptiye atsnd on any revolution
The Ericsson goes with but one person on board ex
cept those directly Interested and that Is Captain Sands
Of the U. s. Navy. Mr. Hogg, the builder OF tho en-.
gines, IL also along There were many urgent applcs
tons for the voyage, but not tenth could have
been accommodated, all were refused On arriving At
Norfolk the Secretary of the Navy is expected to visit
the ship, and from him and Captain Sands the public
will undoubtedly get the facts of the voyage In form
that will place the question OF the value Of the Ericsson
engine beyond dispute.
We learn that more than four hundred applications
have been made, from different parts Of the country
for engines 10 be built on the Ericsson principle Il
being quite impossible at present for the inventor to
prepare the drawings for this large number from which
TO build them, it Is his intention to have stereotype
plates prepared from which any number of copies ca.
be taken. Five engines in process Of construc
ton on this plan, varying from ten fifteen horse
power. BY April next the business IL expected to pro-
coed with greater rapidly
AMERICAN Institute Club
There meeting of this club a. the rooms Of the
American institute, at noon yesterday There was
good attendance General Talmadge presided. Messrs
Livingston, Pel, DR.. Underhll, Judge Van Wyck,
Benz Pike and others were present The club took up
the .ubiect Of new plants, American Madder and su.
mach the Locust and It's Borers la letter from Rev.
Cbauncey T.. Goodrich of Utica stated his
in cultvating foreign potatoes letter also read
from Samuel b. Holiday, Of Providence, concerning
the cultivation Of corn. bag OF flesh colored corn
and barrel of Dover Potatoes sent with the let
ter to this club. farmers club has been formed In
Providence, the letter stated with good prospects,
Mr.. Edward Pell remarked upon the forest trees OF
America, viz oak, chestnut beach, elm, sh, maple,
cedar, pine, tulip button, locusts wild cherry, mui'
berry, psrieyonis imperias poplars magnolia, white
ssfros, walnut, &c. &c.
Mr. II. Meigs submitted paper the cultivation
Of the Japan pee The land must be rich, deeply ulea
and divided into squares Of four feet each With blunt
stick mark holes inch deep In the centers In which
put pea and with earth Two persons would
plant before dinner. No other plant nor weed
should be allowed la the hed-which should be perfect
ly clean and TILED One Of the extensive class Of t.
Lacen cansefa Of Than 900 According %