New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-27
The weather changed for the yesterday. bringing
snow. rain. og mud. over.hoes and gene.al missry.

January ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 30 80 ~
The weather changed for the yesterday bringing
snow. rain. iog. mud. overshOes and general misery
NEW YcHK GLAZED Gotham mus. be a cry nice place
nssmub nature deemsd worth gi8-iag, and did the
job yesterday morning without contract Streets sid
walks fepees walls and trees in glass Of he very
best quality Of Winters make and the waking world fund
itself OEfse Of Now York a1d everybody ereP: over the
crystal casing ike so many 6es pie glass Happy
the man who wore rubh,rs; who much Ike fly
as he could be- for away he s,alked the glazing with
some small decree of security Ba; the who spJrsei
pair Of toe with polished soles had but sJ-ry tina
oft His feet dissolved Partnership aud refas,d to d. day
n'tog,i or Westhering the corners pssl)us as
doubling Cape Horn thee nothing for bu. to
take the middle Of the street
Very eocentii indeed some people acted One nan sat
down on the icy walk without 80 much by your
leave another lay at full length in the mud and water
ust If somebody had given him the freedom OF the
City and be could take lodgings where be Die sed while
third executed series Of jumps ind sips that would
have done disI,dt to "the prince Of leaPers" The
gravest seemed % be bent on fo and queer antics
rome of them fcr the solemn looks they usually
But the glazing got sadly shattered before and the
moment ped. srans touched New York proper viz the
mud Richard himself again and respectable de-
gree of confidence was restored.
FREIDoM IN Box.-What is the Freedom Of the City"
which presented yesterday to Capt Creighton in box
Does it give him unlimited liberty to wade through the dir
in this free metropolis Is he fire to get his
HI ad broke by the rowdes who ufs: this City Ike mid
night sfsossinsl Would lac be free from If he lived
he-el Is he free 10 TO wharves to unload his
ship uness he pays for the privilege Is he free
drink seep in this City except upon the same terms
What then has be received in this gift OF Freedom Of the
City in a Boxl' There is great deal Of freedom in
box" in this country and Of it il in pretty bad
box Some of the late Common Councilmen were in that
category We approve of comforting all honor upon Cap,
Creighton but have fellow hip with this antquad piece
OF old fogyim going through the empty ceremony of
presenting the Freedom OF the City in Box.
LIGHTING THE PIERS aND Slips Within year or two
past the subject of Lighting the wharves and piers Of
City las been much talked such measure being strongly
advocated by ship nosers, peTsons doing business the
streets fronting the rivers bes des many hundreds of our
merchants engaged in the shipping business.
The rtGsons assigned ,r such measure have been
morous 1t is well known that the piers and wharves
either eide of City have been for years past and
even the present tine the of the most revolving
crimes and almost invariably the operators have escaped
under cover Of the darkness which regns supreme along
the piers and streets bordering on the North AMI East
Rivers The regular City lamps in South and Yves. SIS
give perOn sufficient light to the head OF the piers
but beyond al Is darkness For the want of light tho
piers nnd wlarves innumrable nccidn5 have occurred
Lot only sailors but citizens who have been compelled
by business to board vessels at night
Tie murd1or rObbe and thief in the perpet-a.ion Of
yorous crimes has been favored by the darkness ald
enabled to escape without detection recognition Han
drtds and Thousands of dollars worth Of msrchanise
loedod from vessels during the day and left the docks
have been stolen night by river heve5 and though
private watchmen On the the time guard
the property he villains have escaped being favored by
tie darkness But few Of the desperad and thieves
whoe place Of operations the piers and wharve' have
been opprohended In view of these facts The lac Board
Aldermen, though the expiration Of their term Of
oce passed an ordinance for the gh,ng Of the public
streets of New York aud the piers and wharves the
North and East Rivers all night The Common Coun-
Gil ct late session passed resolution su'pendng tas
drance 1t argued that the lighting Of the pors aud
yharye would incur expense of 100000 and that there
was no necessity for Lighting the streets on mooalght
nights
Tie ordinance having been suspended AID Blunt ofthe
Third Ward offered resolution ling the owners and
lessees 10 light Their docks at their own expense.
br Blunt has caused light be placed at the head OF
Il pier at the foot of Robnsonft One of Ways Loco
motive R,Aecors in which either oil gas may be used
is placed at the top Of iron arch thrown the end
of the pier This light will cost cents per hour and will
give sufficient light feet distant at the end of the
pier to read newspaper 1t will also be entirely safe from
bong knocked down by the spars Of slipping
TIE Lighting Of the piers and wharyes in this manner
is estimated viii be a saving 10 the City of $4,000
Social Entertainment, in aid Of Destitute Family,
given by the ladies' will tGko place in the front room OF
the Suyvesau, Institute Saturday evening The Am'
can vocal8t, Mrs. l. G. BOstwick, and Mdme Wallace
Pouclele give their aid also Sc Couod and Mr.. H. {.
linn in Dramatic Readings Prof Hoys the eOeuonist
ard Mr. j. Harvey Sig Gajani reca. the thrilling episode
of Count Ugolro from Dante, and Sig. Lat la gives
mimic improvisezione. The Museum Of Egyptian Antqu
ties is 10 be opened the audience by The liberal prope
to the two rooms being united by covered passage Mr.
Snarehasthe famous Veasquez porrltoi Charles which
uayolso be seen gratuitOusly that evening.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY LEcTUREs.-Ihe Second Course
of Lectures under the auspices OF this popular institution
which opens Hope Chapel this evening presents pro
era nme of no ordinary attractions The commencing lee
ture TO night is blythe Rev. William II. Ailourne, who
though Chaplain the House OF representatives, at Wash
ugton is no dealer in muty formulas but fresh original
and earnest mndedensn His theme is Young America
emo in his hands will doubtless suggest train OF spirited
and raoy remarks
Died in this City on the 25th inst Mr. JoHN FORBES who
had the day before attained the Goth year of his age Mr.
F. had served an apprenticeship with the firm of Noah
Webster and Hopkins in the Office of The Commercial Al
rerscr and aerward became publisher himself for some
years Among the last publications that sued from ha
press we reeoec that of Parad Lost and several other
standard works of merit Prior to the Of 1912 Mr. F.
was arde mt his attachment the old Federal School and
possessed many generous impulses but during the he