New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-13

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sg-In the Assistants last night, petltfonS
rwere offered for the extension Of tae Bo~eyt 70 ffAA
kinsquue-a much desired improvement AFRO W
have the New. Haven Railroad brought down TO recN'
Zip.
PosTPoyEngyT. - The Temperance Demon
trstion which was TO have taken place last evening
METROPOLITAN Hall. was adjourned to Friday evening d
ths week, in consequence Of the inelemency Oh inc
weather.
YousG Mys's CHRISTIAN AssocnTios-lhe
lecture of Professor Taylor Lsgi which was 70 nave
been delivered last evening before the young men o.
this Assostion at stuyyesant Insute was a1journed
in Consequence of the bad siate OF the weather TO
lTuesd1y evening next
~ The Democratic General Committee for
1853 will meet al the Wigwan ibis evening Tor organi-
zaiion An the Wards Of the City except four or hVe
viii be contested. Father Simon and his boys--those
not yet srrested-vll be on hand, and sorne wgwag-
giDg Ia expoc,ed Chief Ma.seIl having the interests
of the Party n heart s expected TO play star en-
gsgenent upon the OCCASION and a. least 90 through
motions Of keeping the peace. The Soft Shells have II
Oh their own way and IL TO hoped that they wiz
not impose hard conditions upon their thiekerskuied
brethren Above all let them remember the distich:
"Young Children you should never let
Your snrry passions rise;
Your little hands were Deyernpaoe
4 Totear each crseye-sOnt"
AM,esAsrmous Acr.-A Gas Company
saraing on The Light-An interesting report was
read last evening al the meeting of the Board OF Edu
cstiop, In reason 10 the Manhattan Gas Company. II
seems tst one of the evening schools OF the Board Of
Idne.e,. l. boid In tha bui1lDO known Ward
School No 90 In Thrteenthst near Sixthsv. In the
winter of 1880 the evening schools used the gas Of
Manhattan Co. and on closing the schools for the
season the bills for gas all dolly paid Some time
last summer more than years hfterward the Com
psny presented the Clerk Of the Board bill for 800
feet Of gas and use Of meter, amounting 10 ~ %,
which he refused 10 pay having neither the authority
northe right 40 to do off tally the matter belonged
TO the local ocers Of the Ward and not the Board OF
Education. The matter was thus len unsettled.
The Evening School for the season was opened and
proceeding It's useful task of giving education TO
| the appreptces and clerks who attended IT, when one
evening In November lights were TO be bad. Tine
agents Of the Company had removed the meter and
peremptorly refused to replace It, right wrong,
Ill the bill should be paid Atsr detention Of couple
Of days willie the matter under consideration, the
teacher Mr. WIN II Reuck, paid the bill and heCompany
replaced the meter Thus after having collected the
bills for the season and been paid small bill OF 81 80
was allowed remain than two years unsettled,
until the facts all forgotten and then to enforce
payment Evening School Of apprentices and clerks,
&c, was deprived, without notification Of any kind OF
Its light the Manhattan Gas Company closing an Even
ing School for two dollars and hfty.,hr cents
MISSION DAY SCHooL-On Monday last Mr..
....L II.
movements in San Francisco took charge Of Mission
Day School, which is to be conducted in the building
now going up the site OF the Old Brewery. There
were $50 Of the children OF the Five Points present
Monday IL conducted under the auspices Of the la.
dice OF the Home Missionary Society, some OF whom
have personally attended 20 gathering them in 10 the
joyment OF educational advantage
70 The Mechanics Institute held on Tues
day night the regular annual election for Ocers with
the following result
For fresident-Hon ZADoc pRArr, Tanner.
Fnst Wee Presdent-John T. Fisher Marble Monument
Second Vice President Morgan Mcrgans Brass Founder
Third Vice President-Isaac ". Ayr 8, Machnist
Inst Manufacture.
Corresponding secretary-9eorse H. Purser, Drussis
TreasureI-Eljah Purdy, President Empire City sank
DIeotors-Edwin Houyh'on, MahOgany Dealer Henry
Peter Grant MGble Cutter w BIecslt Bras. Founder;
james Prentice Math lnst Manut Jsmes Stone Plumber;
y n. f1khCr AftiEt; H. NJ ferf'e OfFan Nefu
ner D HiscoS Engineer; John Roach, optican; Wilson
Small Engineer.
tV The General Society of Mechanics and
Tradoemen on Tuesday night held their annual cleo
ton for officers with the following result:
For President Jons T. b MAXWELL; for First Vice Pres
ident Thomas jeremiah for Second ePresdent james
Morris; for Treasurer Richard f. Mount; for Secretary
Thomas Earle; for Collector, Robert Provost.
The Croton water main at the junction of Perry and
Fourth SITS burst about o'clock Tuesday evening,
and in consequence Of this accident the adjoining
partly cavcd in.
PRESENTATION. - An interesting spectacle
was witnessed during the quarterly session Of the
Grand Division Of the Sons of Temperance In Brook
lyn, on Wednesday evening, Jan ). The occasion
selected to present to Adam Clarke Flanagan Esq,
who has been elected chief officer of that influential
body, some distinctive testimonials of the esteem in
which he Is held by the fraternity, not only as their
presiding officer, but ALEC In his private relations For
this purpose beautiful purple regaa, trimmed with
bullion, and which he is entitled 10 wear member
of the National Division, was procured; also, highly
finished pair of gold specaces, with silver case and
deliberately wrought emblem, made OF fine gold ana en-.
riched with tricolored stonea These were severaly
presented by equal number OF the Past Grand Officers
inc irmness and integrity of the recipient which quail
bad endearca him 10 the brethren, snd raised him
his present high official position G. w P Flanagan,
not being In the secret was for he moment embar-
rassed hut soon recovered his wontc composure and
with much feeling returned his thanks to the members
OF the Grand Division. not only for the honor conferred
In calling him 10 preside their deliberations, but for
these unsskable evidences OF their appreciation and
regard.
Two POLICEMEN ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY.
One tAeS Slof aR9 Dangerously WoEnded-A gres:
excitement created in the Police Department yes
terday morning by the announcement that two police
officers OF the Fifth Ward had been arrested for bur.
glary and that one of them, while attempting to ca
cape had been sho, and dangerously wounded that
bis recovery considered very doubtful The facts
in the case are as follows During the las, three weeks
the grocery of Mr. Samuel II. Hopkins No, 2l5 West.
st. corner of franklinst has been repeatedly entered
by false keys and robbed ofsrge ofquan,es cigars On
last Monday morning Mr., Hopkins discovered that on
,hs nrevions nicht the thieysa had Aeen a, yk sn3