New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-23
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Ceieosiion occurs 70 ngpt metropolitan Hail. being
the Seventh Anniversary Of the Z. L. SNOW Sossa,
Union No. l. testimonial from the ladies 10 Hon T.
l. Snow will be presented.
"A meeting Of the frieds Of Religious Liberty !.
called to night, a, the Broadway Tabernacle 10 wvAs.e
Father Gsvszzi the Roman patriot
DIR. wrkrNe viii lecture on PhysoaosAy a.
Bleecker Buildings
Prof FcwLEn viii lecture on Phrenolosy q ses
sey City.
DIR. VALENTINE gives one Of his Comic Ensersai,
meuts at Hope Chapel
-Signors VALENTINE gives Concert, &c. q the So
ee;y Library.
Al wALLAcx's Fam, Heart Never Won fsr
Lady" Pauline" and 4" The Good For Nothing"
AT BusroN's, The Merry Wives Of windsors
and The Phenomenon"
AT the BROADWAY, 81 Hamlet and "'runl"s
new farce
Ar BARNrxs, blue Beard" both afternoon ani
evening
AT the ST. CHARLEs. The Willow C0psc' and
Ito Paris aud Back"
AT the Crscrs the French Equestrians the fsverae
piece Billy Button" &c.
AT WooD's MrNsrRELs, new features In the Sen
tmenial and Buresque Ethiopian hne.
--BANvsnps Panorama OF the Holy Land, both day
and evening No. $50 Broadway
--RIsLEy's Panorama of the River Thames, No. 4o5
Broadway.
--sANFoRD's Panorama Of the Mississippi. River ct
at Metropolitan Hall.
The WASHINGTON EXHIBITION Of Paintings and
other Works of Art, at the Ar, Union Rooms.
The MODEL OF SAN Francisco 10 on exhibit,or Al
No 3l2 Broadway.
DR.. BoYSroS's SCHOOL ESrERrANxESrs.-
80 80.
structive and amusing Philosophical Experiences q
Metropolitan Hall, admitting children of schools. pa
rents aud any who desire to attend at 9 very trifmg
charge.
~ The Presbyterian Church in Uniyersity
Place of which the Rev Dr Potts Is pastor have de
tesmned to send Missionaries labor among the pop
uation in the lower part OF this City, where the church
accommodations are now very limited.
The INVESTIGATIONS BY THE REooRDER.--
Is said that Gov Seymour has granted the application
for additional counsel to prosecute the investigation
before the Recorder in the matter of the charges OF
bribery and corruption preferred agains, the members
OF the Common Council, and has designated Ogden
Hoffman and James r. Whiting, Esqrs
" The trial trip Of the ferry boat Nov
rAGUE intended for the Wallstreet Ferry, made yes
terday was very successful. Her engines are OF the
patent known as "Copclands Inclined Engioe," size
OF cylinder 30 inches, 3 fect stroke, and are from
Mes.rs. Pea.e & Murphy's Fulton Iron Works They
reflect much credit the builders.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WASHINGTON Mosr.
aESr-The Sculptor Lsuntz has completed the. block
Of marble designed for contribution by the city ofNew
l.
and it will remain in his establishment for exhibition
during the present week This block Of marble was
quarried at Lee in the state Of Massachusetts,. tia
eight feet in width and four feet six inches in hight
and weighs about four tuns. Il bears the Of the
city of New-York in alto rsiiero, surrounded BY
a wreath of mingled oak and laurel leaves. and sur
mounted by a large eagle standing on globe. The
border represents bundlss of rods eacrcled By band
denoting that In Union there Ia Strength" Tho
inscription consists simply OF the words Corporation
of the City of New York." in raised LISTERS. The
fetal OF the marble and workmanship said TO be
about 900.
~ Among the arrivals on Monday was
Moses Hawks, Esq, Editor of The Ausgss (,&ich)
Record
~ We learn with great pleasure that Hon.
MOSES H. GRrsNrLL has returned In improved health
from trip to the South, which he has been absent
about month.
~ We learn that the Astronomer DIR.
B. A. Gould Jr now connected with the United States
Coast Survey Is at present In this City engaged In
series of highly important experiments, having for
their object the determination Of the velocity Of the
electric current over the telegraph wires For this
purpose q circuit IL formed of immense length, ex.
tending from this City to Petersburg, Va, and back,
several tmes 80 TO form al unbroken line of two or
three thousand miles in length Few appreciate
the difficulties TO be overcome, andth delicate manpu.
laiions required in an experiment Of this magnitude,
having for It's object tho determination Of velocity Of
fifteen sixteen thousand miles In second Of
time. DIR. Gould had already been engaged In series
of experiments of this nature in connection with the
late amented $. c. Walker and ths results to be
obtained will be looked for With great interest through
cut the scientific world
AMERICAN TRACT SoCIErY.-Thc Executive
Committee met Monday afternoon, Rev. DR.. Knox
presiding Letters were read from Belgium, swifzer
lend, Germany, Sweden, Aiia, Africa and China
Some Of them ACKNOWLEDGED the receipt OF appropra
tons others solicited aid in Tract operations In Pspa
and Pagan lands The receipts for the last moth were
s35 l39, and for eleven months, TO March !, e3l52t
Grants Of publications. since April have amounted to
more than forty Eve million pages The indebtedness
Of the Society has been largely reduced sneed The last
meeting. The Committee adopted an appropriate min
ute respecting the sudden death of Mr.. j. A. Aeksy
for eighteen years the faithful Depositsry OF the Society
Rev. r. s. Cook, Secretary Of the Society being about
70 Wait Europe was commissioned Delegate ~ the
London. Paris and other European Tract Societies.
STEAMBOAT LrEs-A want OF space com
PEELED an omission Of the following paragraphs, por'
lions of the articles Of yesterday ia connection With
the Opening of the sring Navigation:
StoninR,on Lins-Tne boats of this line, running
from Pier No 2 North River. are the c. Vanderonr
Joel stone master; and the Commodore, J. NJ LEWIS