New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-13

LECTURE Mr.. Piers Healey delivers the last lee.
tuTe OF his course this "Wednesday evening a, the
Clinton Hall, Astor.piece. His subject is The
" Character and Prospects Of Louis Napoleon"
TIE r.. Rev. Bishop Hopkins, Of Vermont, will
deliver lecture at Hope Chapel, this evening on
"The True Administration of the Naturalization
Laws This is a lecture which viii commsnd at
teniion at this time. The Bishops I've understand
an Irishman by birth.
Thomas Francis Meagher IL 20 lecture to morrow
Thursday evening, at the Tabernacle His subject
is The Life and Times Of Daniel O'Counell'
Tie New'fork vlty Tract Society celebrates its
2stb anniversary tonight, at the Reformed Dutch
Church in La Fayette-place.
THE ACADEMY OF Music The attention Of the musi.
cal public is particularly due to the performance to-
night. The singers who execute the music studied a.
pupils-whcb is more than do the immense majority
of those who hastily take to the operate stage
The execution by Bsdial, of the most difficult pas
seges, is of the first order. The little part which
Mario does exhibits, however, bis mastery over
style Of music which will become traditional unless
the asprants for vocal honors learn their trade
better. Giisi Semiramade is truly classic queen
in port and defamation.
BAD WHIsKY.-7He SkeaeQtees Democrat says,
Dec 6:
We within the last week the firm Of wcks Hor.
the outlet OF the Skaneeles mile and half north Of
this village. The disease Is said resemble The ehoersey
caroases In trenches The loss Is considerable
No wonder So have ten thousand other animals
died and been hurled 10 trenches-poor-nose or pot
tersfeld trencbes-in consequence OF drinking tho
slop of that or some other distllery. "They vomit
" a green substance and soon die" No wonder
VIII some Of the " company tell Us how much nux
vonca they use in whisky "Their loss is consd-
cradle" What a pity But what has been the
loss Of the community in consequence Of the bust
ness Of Messrs. Wicks Horton & Co. But that
was loss Of human instead of hog lives. The VIC
tins of disease resembling cholera might rot 10
trenches without elciting remark; but, if 90 to
100 hogs die at their distilery,' 10 what loss
1t is " considerable" ooh, that hogs should be so
"dear and human life so cheap"
NATIONAL PoULTRY-SHow PREMIUMs.-The Pre-
MUM List of the Show to be holden in the rooms Of
the American Museum, January Is, has been pub
lshed. There are nnety-one premiums, ranging from
81 TO $780, The highest is for the best and largest
variety of pure-b,ed fowls. Competition is open to
all the world and :" the rest Of mankind for all tho
feathered race of rare qualities. The premiums
amount to $500, payable in cash or plate No charge
TO exhibitors.
APPOINTMENTS BY TIE POLICE COMMISSIONED
The Police Commissioners met yesterday afternoon
and made the following appointments Joseph Dowi-
ing Captain of the Sixth Ward Police, in place of
Matthew L. Brennan, resgned-he having been elect
cd Police Magistrate; John Reed long attache Of
the Chiefs Bureau, First Lieutenant of the Teuh
Ward Police Jacob b. Warlow, Second Lieutenant
Of the Eighth Patrol District, promoted to First
Lieutenant; and Furman b. Sage, Second Lieutenant
in Warlow's place. No other appointments were
made or business of importance transacted up to the
hour Of adjournment.
A MAN SHOT AND A SAFE BLOWN OPES by BrRG-
LARs.--About midnight, Monday, some daring
burglars broke into the Office Of Ltper & Davis,
foot of Eghteenth-st., L. r and with powder blew
the lock off their SAFE but got nothing for their pains,
as the valuables had been removed Michael Leddy
and another man happened to be in stable near by,
and on hearing the explosion, hastened to the Office,
which the thieves were leaving, and one of them
drew pistol and shot Leddy in the thigh. The two
then ran off, and, though the alarm was given
escaped the rigi2ant police, who were, or ought to
have been, stationed near by. Leddy was conveyed
to his residence No. III East Fifteenth-st by Po-
licemen Wines and Cowan.
LIFE Bears FOR THE COLLINS SrEAMERs.-Ths
following statement Of Tie Journal Of Commerce,
with the reply of Mr.. Bennett has been communi-
Gated to us for publication:
The Collins steamers are receiving their metallic
Nest Life boats Esob ship TO have fr in addition TO me
nest has been aresoy put the Baltic and the India rubber
hsve been removed from the old boats as sa
serves creiit" lJoarnal Of Commerce, Saturday.
TO he Ediio,' Of The oHrS c %os s:u,,.v
GENTLEMEN; At the instance Of Mr. @. n fenhsa haa
baltic This morning and showing him the :res as
above that appeared in Is yoynS M aswYed me n
the presence Of another senemsnl that snen h
s "a bt he ss until then entirely ignorant Of such sP
pe,IpS before he public On making further inquiry .cer
,o nda rbber floats were sent shore in most
dspidaed condition. the canvs, being 90 roen ~. 49,,
y accompanied shore and pointed ta1 ~ OUT
therefore, as en- act OF Justice you WI, me Th,,
wss the cork Tenders and not the neis Iabost hoas Is
sent sthS S ,sSrss the Ion lie Boat Cow
pany appendsge to their boats ana M -,
ne Stanton HfebOat has neye; been Known 70 .srs
IN seawsy, as the iron hieeSs's nav. ~, ,hs eo,
oeessO"s hs Ssferded upon in the Saeon' hte-eost
bnt cannot be trusted IN The iron heeoai mai ne %
nept Hfe-csI Invented by Css D. onssi . 81 80
lever desisred BY be without the apple .tSa Of -,
stanton rubbeffosts, ard that lacking ths 800
,eS over and cge ain several times during 'he e e
from the Unole Ssm that at the barge oe9
whitehall there metal iie eoss one whsn ,S,-
10y rss nrovided a. cost Of shout hfteen hunrro
- nsS ior ont OF the national treasury thAt arc no go
hs ardinary wooden boat being prefeTree tha
Sss Solsr boat was shore with one o. we
I ~ ,Ts,,rl from the cutter Tsneyi tes s
~ aur NAVY Yards quite eonsaeraeie nsui ~ =. insnu
been len on shore by shipso wN 50 49,
brss that the jersey besehmen eoDpAneo Ny ,hst.bs
sssnst during the recent disaster q Humane
whole o. We 800 h, number are fitted with the st.nion