New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-06

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nsr.gerp should remember N r. j. rer % On TRACE
no, quite one 70 RI poole Ike E-ypt vpers sFelisr-
ng in cs-E sIoug the pis.a,e reserved f'r en-
frances and exits A god Ioic. s'o ID rs'i'y these
Hcen.es. Trey rnanale things bet -r 10 France
Persons ho would have vivid idea Of The Field The
Coab Of G.ld-Or Tournament olHynt-of 'ir-eftn
Olyuric Gsmes. &c &c should 90 70 the Hi2P'irons
~ The Musical Fund society have engaged Miss x u
berly 20 read the Midsummer Niyhts Dream with
Mepd4soln nuic 70 be performed BY grand orchestra
and cho,us led by Mr. Eisfli the well known conductor
Of the Philharmonic Society. On the same OCCASION the
renowned Piu julien viii per'rn. This will take place
on Monday May &c at Metropolitan Hall.
~ The Mtogber Polka composed and respectfully ded
ice,ed TO T. r Mesgher by Miss K-a Ferguson This IS
GOOD Polka with certain exception the opening Is bold
and dashirg and the melody fluent when DIRoi"' are
.pecally aimed at The change Of key into in the first
cadence Of pece four had much better have been omitted
sst does not lead gracefully what follows The ryhn
OF the minor passage f the page IS defechve-the
fourth bar which parcel Of the first is made fellow OF the
fifth and the car is thereby confused
G,.,oK The Cr1r-Tbe Gas Committee re.ss'embled
Yesterday at O'Clock p ~ at its Library in the City nan
nvrsuan 10 adjournment the evening previous Present
Alderman Francis and Ward the Mlnha,tan Gas Com
nany and the Mutual Gaslght Savings Company were rep
Teened by counsel as the days OF this hearing
Thomas SQuTes turtncr tAauHro nc wv ''
pl.n of Mr. Adams patent which the Savings Company
prcpose to use did not differ from the with which he
ernermented lie testified instances OF the pipes OF com
NAMES being tapped by mstake in LONDON.
w II Elliot, examined-IIe il chemist and has been
one for 30 years past has paid great attention to the making
Of gas in various ways the statement in the patent "a to the
amount Of gas produced from Of coan four hours
not correct he referred 10 Ures Dictionary page SO
the only case where the quantity stated had been produce
Headey table "a quoted in the the patent differs materi
sy in its results from The average of great Number o.
other statements nv the Article Of DR. IRE from the
same authority there other authorities Cegg refer
red 10 the average obtained in six hour charge in three
experiments does exceed $3.50 cubic feet 70 the tun
Newcastle coal the patent states tia, II 100 cubic feet
Welded in sx hours DIR IRE states the average product in
London in ee h hours cubic feet per tun and 10000
tuns of coal ere used gas manufacture in year and
the ouautiy of gas obtained 6OOOOOOO cubic feet
making average of Sill cubic feet per tun the author
tiles differ as the amount of coal tar by one un
of coal Cleggs average is less than 2gaons-Newcass
coal Dumas French chemist gives yield Of is gallons
of ess tun from coal IRE says that pound Of tar
oives IL cubic eet-22sC cubic feet un coal tar used
for gas at high red heat produces about 80 per cent
is possible to get 10 per of gas from coal the
tent states that pounds Of coal tar yields $3.50
cubic feet of gas whose specific gravity is &c look
mon this rs impossible for the that 20 per cent Of
100 pounds will BE- 900 grains, the absolute weyh of
$3.50 cubic feet Of gas specific gravity of 90 will be
$1,000 grains thus making 93 900 grains the utmost
amount that can be made by any possibility.
Some further testimony, in continuation Of this subject
was given by this witness snd at Il o'clock, NJ tbs
mlttee adjourned to O'clock 81, this day in the
same place
DEMOCRATIC GrSERAL CoMHHTEE.-A pretty full AZ
tendance Of this Committee held last evening at Tam
msny Hall, CHARLES a. SFcoR, # the Fifteenth Ward
presiding Secretaries Thaddeus w Glover and A. Vos
burgh.
Resolutions were adopted complimeniDg the Pierce
Administration and approving the appointments made
in this vicinity and Siate-Secreary Marcy, Collector
Bronson &c. The Ayes and Nays taken on lrcys
appointInent and among the names recorded disap
proving of his appointment were, Hol mes, Chuck Comp
ton and Cohen. Some additional members admitted,
embracing several who have hitherto acted with the Barr
Committee from Eighth and Ninth Wards and a
election is to be ordered in the Fifth Ward Messrs
Wood Fletcher and Purser were appointed Committee
communicate these resolutions TO President Pierce.
These resolves, which presented by Fernando
Wood we present below in the order of their adoption
with the divisions;
general 70 ey 20 as osveoPe Gevs our do
state WI ich largely toward his elevation.
Adopted unanimously.
Re,ored the formation of his Cabinet and Hbeuent ap
nsd tn nh1
his nomination AID election eay ev ao ni determine
soioaiion iIosptHty.
To lay on the table in the armaiveand 80 in the neg
alive Adopted.
Rrod Tbs We approve bis appointments for tins City confidently
bevng spift which promp ed them Will be maatind
the local Panase thus avoiding azlton
of or parua particular cques Interests aad making nfeg-
ty csfacy adherence principles Of the Baltimore COnen
ton the ouly requisite quslihcatioDs
Ayes 81, Nays4
Reored That selection Hon Greene C. Bronson for Col
standsTd abb unb mished public lie and
Of ds station sT'9es sad s'lo'1Sy rsia
we may safely upright naependen Impartial and cone-
Red Thst we congratulate country upon
ing uton OF It's foreign and domestic relations
Tie last November demanding speedy eiemp-
the government from the wcen - aud corruption h
conoed IT, has been responded 70 promptly ana 9 nose
now power As Democrats bail tn prd7 the ne OF pOhcY
MARRIED by Gen Pee-a policy wheh Tor iae hon Govern
requires rigid nesny and coao ny n all depart
strict OF all laws esPe lily those Involving tae dsolfs
r,ey upon tie treasury without OF la gh ADD 10
ioItisn while observing jealous regard tor treaty spua.
hone T broad and vet watching se-pless the honor
ptesniy safety Of American SOIL ready 70 repel aggression or
These the good American principles Tat the De-
osic paItv called to sustain To do ehceny let
ali pa be forgotten aud By mutual good Attn and rOe
apc apparently con1cnz element restore
our o The 9irb hand OF feoFsp 70 ali Democrafs
vii battle platform and rally the watch
word.
These resolves were adopted unanimously with excep
ton of the second and third in reference to appointments
BryEu.N SrREEr-The widening of -ekman st. has
commenced Many of the buildings have been vacated
since the lst inst and being demolished for the purpose
of rebuilding on the line Of the street Workmen
taking the bodies out of the vaults DR. Springs Church
for interment in the cemeteries.
FUNERAL OF CaLvIS r. BRowS.-Funeral services were
last evening held at No West Twenty sxthst over the
remains Of Calvin L. Brown late husband of the lady form
erly known as Mrs. Ann L. Fish, the 'sprmedum' The