New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-17

superior tenor voice, and Sgnor Graham the eminent
baritone, doing the principal parts
Mrs McCredy gives a reading on Tuesday evening a,
the Brooklyn Atheneum from Shakspee, and other En-
glish and American poets
Al Nibo's tonight the pan,omime OF % Raou viii DO
revived.
The Corsican Brothers viii be payel at Barnun
Museum this evening.
POLISH NArIoSALrY.-Mr. Ignace Zemecki will deli
yer three lectures at the Broadway Tabernacle the
27th inst and the st and 9Th August, the history Of
the Sclavic race attempting demonstrate that without
the resurrection of Poland the triumph Of liberal ideas
usoy and impossible that Russia the representative OF
absolute Desposm, il vulnerable only in POLAND and by
the Poles whom she clutches in her iron grasp that with
their delverance and cooperation the Germanc Peo-
pie will sooner later inevitably be absorbed and the
Latin nations ensaved; and that England despite her
formidable strength will sink To ths rank of second-rate
power.
DEATH oF Ey-IUsTIcE MERRIrT.-Henry w. Merritt,
Esq ExPoce Justice died suddenly yesterday morning.
at his residence in ouston-s of cholera He was taken
slightly i'll on Thursday and his disease on Saturday
merged into cholera and proved fatal spite of the efforts
of of the most distinguished physicians Of the City
Mr.. Merritt was man OF extensive acquaintance, and
was universally respected At the time of his death he
at The head OF tEo EoHce' OEzahiIcu -omS
months since for the purpose of detecting and aestng
persons guilty of orgeres the banking institutions of
Wallet. He leaves a wife and an adopted child.
ST. NICHOLAS HoTEL.-A statement in correction OF
report macousy circulated concerning this hotel will he
found in our money article this morning.
pxRsosaL-Amsny the arrivals at the IRyISG HOUsE
yesterday we notice:
DO, nr Daik partl.nd Naine. Henry
OReIly Telegraph; Captain inc. Z. A. Todd, Salem;
Mass; Pedro Bsurse Montevideo, 5. A.; b. NJ Harvey
Louisville KY; Major Jno. MeMullen, San Francisco;
Gen. Phlo Chamberlain, Cleveland, Ohio.
A NOZZLE ACT AsESowLEDCED.--On the fr9 OF July
ire originating in a large eabinet-wsre manufactory
in Grands threatened destruction TO vast amount Of
valuable property the flames spread TO many of the ad
aeen buildings and for time bsed the most strenuous
effort. of the stuTdy remon But property alone was not
eoparded In the seco1d story of one Of the dwelling
houses women and boy in imminent peril The
stairs and back OF licking, seethng
flame and the only for the unfortunate trio was
the windows but ladders being at hand this out
let was rs dangerous 10 remain where they we're tor
leap from such hight would asuredly have resulted IN
fractured limbs Dno in death itself 50 there they STOOL
the smoke and heat each moment growing fercer and
dense, vsiny suppEosting for succor while tie
street below was filed with men hosrse!y shout
ing to each other in their painful impotence Their
fate seemed inevitable, when fireman, who had
| JUS, been warned away from totterins
building into which he had borne the pipe up to the verge
of the Burning sbys heard their suppies'ons and the
shouts Of The crowd. Ater taking moment survey OF
the scene he took bis resolution how to act The stair
had faleu the back of the house Wa on fire and
few minutes delay might render every effort futile With
psrvous grpe he seized the zinc waserppe sad quickly
climbed to the hight Of the wni0~s, amid the ausasi
breshng Of the crowd below Thea ri:h 6Tnss ei,sp