New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-09
CITY ITEMS.

EETERTAINmESrs.-Ihe second OF the lee
lures by the Indian Chiefs will be given might
Mics BACON will commence Evening Course of
Lessons In History this evening.
C. p. MARTIN will lecture upon Spirits to night
There will be Temperance Demonstration this
srening for the benefit Of John b. Cough
There will be concert at the Springs Church
near Vsrick-st this evening, with a strong array Of
nlcnt
"A Temperance meeting will be held In the new
temperance Hall tonight
AT NIpLos, tonight, Madame Sontag will repeat
"Don Pasqualo" with the same cast on Monday
AT the BROADWAY the beautiful Comedy OF THE
Belle stratagem" by Miss Fitzpatrick as Letiiia,"
Mrs. Vernon and the Company. Also, the Ballet Diver.
arment, by soto Pougaud, Messe &c and "Petticoat
Government"
AT wALLAcKs tonight the Lady Of Lyons"
nd "The Review" will be repeated
AT BuRroNs, "Paris aud London" will be repeat
ID Alfo Nicholas Nckleby"
AT the MUSEUM an Infant Herr Dreisbach. In the
.'erlng The Old Folks a, Home
-Atthe CIRCUS, the usual interesting performances
. AT WcoD's Ethiopian Minstrelsy Of all kinds,
. Burlesque Lectures, Dancing &c, &c
n AT the EGyPTIAN MUSEUM, curious collection Of
Antiquities of the Land OF Bondage
-BASvARp's Panorama Of the Holy Land gives the
uost notable views In Pale.tne.
-RIsLEY's Panorama of the Thames shows the
ried scenery of that nver and It's neighborhood.
The new Panorama Of the Mississippi gives
siensye exhibition of the county along that stream
~ The weather for TWO days past has been
try fine and the sreets are once in very toler
lble order.
CORRECTION In our report of the proceed
ss of the Board OF Aldermen yesterday it stated
lat AID Denman estimated the expense Of the Aims
House and our Common Schools at $4,000. j, should
ave been 81 100000
4 BENEFIT FOR THE WIDow OF Nh. HES-
Islt has been decided by the profession to give the
rdow Of Mr. IIenkins, whose sudden decease we
Aronicled few days since, benefit al Barnums
hseum, On the afternoon and evening OF Monday,
Feb Ia. Mr.. uenkns man of peculiar worth
and generosity whose purse and professional services
ever At the command OF the needy and unfortunate
Such men seldom accumulate much wealth The call
made on the public In behalf of Mrs Hsnkns, will be
literally responded to by our citizens.
LECTURES ON PHYsIoLoaY.-Prof Wieting,
who lectured several years ago In New York with such
ACCEPTANCE Is about TO give course, TO be Illus
tSled with very extensive cabinet of specimens,
consisting Of manakins, skeletons models, drawings
and paintings representing the human system. Ar
Fragments will be completed when the tune and
place for holding the lectures VIII be stated.
To- We are requested to state that the
notice in yesterday Herald, that Messrs Coleman s.
stetson of the Aston House had leased the block Of
ground between Broadway Bowery Thirteenth and
Fourteenth sts., Is not true The Union-place Hotel
which covers large portion OF the ground is leased
tor long time to its present propretors Ii is papa
bly, absurd TO expose the iasity of The Hralfs news
where tue paper is known but DO il for the beaeh
q those who may not Dc of the general charsc
ter OF the exclusive" intelligence which figures in
liz, mendacioas print
20 The JeTrnG! Of Commerce has inst dis
covered that Com Vanderbilt preparing for mag.
rneen, yacht excursion 10 Europe. This was an.
bounced in zSs zSibsHs some three weeks ago.
CRuMRs FROM THE TEA rAsLE-The Board
Aldermen me. last night al 5 o'clock the President
Aee chair. resolution eSme up for concurrence
rm the Board OF Assistants 70 close up an old well AZ
aeeOrner Of Mulberry and Spring.sts
AID WARD consider that il would DO enough 70
cover over the well and move an amendment 10 tia.
eseos
hd BAED-This well hss caved In. and the persons
= he neichSoyhood are anxious /, should 20 s,opDei
p
Ad WARp---ln case that there was fire in the
sesAhorhood and that the Croton water failed this
ven could be At once uncovered and nigh, probably
?soveof the creates, use whes he (Ald wsrt) wa.
u the Board Of Assistants be knew Of an instance
where TIE Alderman Of the Ninth Ward wanted 70
lave awoI closed up and the people would 10, have
1 closed ard there was couunuZl annoyance in the
bosrd every nigh, Of meeting for nearly entire yes
Asa nere might be something Of this kind here.
NJ PrcE--There Is no one particle Of power which
's'eoEore belonged to the oBcs OF Alderman that viii
ct 'OOa he taken away from il We can eeEtSinly
ave yer, little power in own Wsris II we cannot
0ese up al cid well The Alderman OF the Foar;eea.h
assas nuisance, and by chance know u 10 DC 30,
" ny attention was drawn 10 IL. And Is certainly
"a'e TO pretty pass when the word Of an Alderrnan
WI not be taken in this Board for the expression OF
~e desires Of lis constituents. When they are en-
s'orirg 20 take away all the authority that remains
Us, do not think it very becoming in men,
'% our body to come up and give handle By his
acaet !or iinpu:a,ions o,hers viii no, be slow 10
NSe; aud If the well has to be opened agsn the per-
as ifere will have TO pay forlt
All WARp-The gentleman Of the Twentieth need