New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-30

without being obliged to cit within sight OF bsr 6et
with bottles Of I'd rUn hear The popping Of chanpigns
corks True We can dine where there is ram II
cat off Of q tsblcclolh which. for all that appears
to mortal vision has never studied the art Of keeping clean
If we can eat our soup with certainty almost that il
oned with cockrcache while we feel that there is an sp
partnty natural inclination Of the pIates knives forks and
sroors to stick to finger dine places
than We should like to II we make dinner Of
Little piece Of tough beef floating in q Of grease
dirty plate with couple Of water soaked potatoes dab OF
buit,r and bread to match need ask whsre shall
dine find place dirty cellar Of every other
block whore you vii be waited upon by living suoml
ton in dirty apron and dirier jacket sh sleeves with
towel in his hand which looks though had been used
for table cloth until il stiff enough up business
on it, account. We do not know how may be with
ali parts Of down tow but our knowledge extends
there great nql =" Where shall dine ?" and nobody
il able to ere here fr rate. neat q1ie. est
ling house hole in The cellar and not dbl
lar for dinner" VII somebody where shall
dinel
Mr. BouTcceult last evening gave his talk called Ny
Literary Life" It consisted Of anecdotes Of the literary
ard bibuous Unions at the Bears Head. Esstcp the
history OF the London Punch notes upon notable authors
and perfonal memorabilia Of the speaker There was suf
cent Of the pco Of egotsm in the discourse to make i
not only entertaining but amusing.
Mrs Emma r Coe of Buffalo win lecture this evening
at the Tabernacle upon the Rights Of Man. Social Inc
quality Of The Sexes with the demands Of Labor upon
both Mrs Coe has considerable fame speaker,
and viii attract large audience
Tbs play OF Masks and Faces, produced Of Burtons
last night was received with great satisfaction Miss Nit
chell The artist. ach ewing complete triumph The
piece good one full Of points Of action which tel CAPT
tally while the dialogue is generally above the range Of
modern comedy Mr. Bauets Cooley Cibbsr was per
bsps, the best represented character.
ToDAY-At half past . O'Clock. the Girls industrial
school in Avenue D. between Eighth and Ninth st',
will be addressed by Scion Robinson by invitation Of the
Executive Committee-Mrs G l. Griffin, Secretary.
ISvysTIe ,rios AS TO CHIEF EsGIsLrs-The report OF
the Special Committee taken up in the Board Of Assis
tants lss evening MIR Ring against the adoption OF
the report He said he could not with the testimony
before them how the Committee could como to the concu
sion It did appeared in evidence tina; the paieh Of Mr.
Csrsons for the striking apparatus Of the alarm bells had
not been obtained till after the commencement OF this in
yestgaton Mr. Carson stated to hr Abraham Van Ness
that he had patent and charged the City, and recevei'
$500 for what cost him $50 Mr. Van Ness also stated that
be Chief Engineer on one occasion said to him that ihe
engine builders did not come in ompeiton they could
get better contracts do not soy sait Mr. Ring that tue
Chief Engineer had nytng do with IT, but it was fact
TINT as regards six new engines ordered then to be built
that diercn builders offered without coming in competitor,
for the different engines, but Of them having had
second individual offering for there another occa-
sion spoken Of by Mr. Van Ness when the Chief Engineer
had been directed to sell two old engines and ne said he
would sell them II he coud make for himself $50 piece
he wished $500 piece for the engines and $50 besides
Dir Van Ness did not purchase 1t hard 10 how the
Committee could to the conclusion it did in view OF
Section 10 of the Charter.
Mr. Barker Of the Committee said that il was true
Mr. Carson did not have patent before the date shown
but be owned the right Of the invention The whole mat
ter against Mr. rested the testimony Of Mr. Van Ness
Mr. b considered from the hearing Of Mr. Van " before
the Committee at he entitled TO be considered as
having weight in the matter In regard TO the want Of com
petition the engines shown that Mr. Carson had
nothing at all to do with it. The different builders had
been applied 10 by the various engine companies, which
wos the cause OF their respectively Offering for contracts
Mr. H. considered that Nr should be sustained and the
reported adopted.
Mr. Ring said the character of Mr. Van Ness has been
sustained by many Of the best men in the community
Mr. Bouon said the 10th section Of the charter prohibits
any officer of the Corporation being engaged in any con
tract 20 that ii lie received $780, stated he is moi clear
as regards that.
Mr. Barker said most of The charges were before the
adoption Of the amended Charter of lsio. Mr. Ring
replied.
On motion TO adopt the report Mr. Ring moved that it
lay upon tie table which lost motion to adopt the
report was carried, l5io4
The Board Of Aldermen to have met yesterday az
trDoon at ! o'clock, but there quorum till after 5
O'Clock moderate amount Of business dispatched
report adopted in favor of granting the New Jersey
Railroad and Transportation Company permission to es;ab
sh ferry for the purpose the business Of said Company
at the foot of Dtsbrcssess The Board appointed 6s Com
msioners Of Deeds in place of the number whose
term of Office had expired They also redppoined 81.
Resolutions adopted to fix the salary of the Map Clerk
In the Office Of the Commissioner of Streets and Lamps at
$1,000 per annum incro,sngthe pay of the Health Ward
ems to So per day the pay Of the cuve cleaners from
a 25 TO e. per day and fixing the salary Of the Clerk to
the Commissioner Of Streets and Lamps at $500 per an
num- Reports were adopted to proc1re u'length por-
trait of the late Hon Henry Clay from James Jarvis at
s75O also fulength portrait of Mllard Fillmore from
b. Carpenter s5oOboth pictures to be placed in the
Governors ROOM City Hall There no debate of pub
lie interest
The Board Of Assistants last night concurred in the pro
posed extension a Albany ST. adopted the Controllers
Budret and did considerable business Of lees important
nature.
Uo1IRY-In our notices of Holiday Advertisers, on
Friday last we accdently omitted to speak of the exen
siyo Under garment. and Hosiery store Of A. Rankin
Co No. l04 Bcwery,
CoUSrERFEIT MONEY IN observation-disclosures bills
of the denomination of s5 the HOLSTER Bank located at
Buffalo have recently been put into circulation in this City
and its vicinity These counteres are well executed aud
on good paper An individual who recently passed one OF
them in Wianlsburgh was yesterday arrested in this City