New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-14


rental concert IL announced for this evening =, ,.e
Academy Of Music, for the benefit Of the a. ,qreb
Of st. ste3ben under the pastOrHl charge Of the Rv
Dr. Cunning. Ire programme gives the proni.e
o. highly attractive entertainment comprising selec.
tons from fsvorte oporss to be sustained by select
company OF dishns l.shed artist
TIE Seventeenth Anniversary Of the FrankEa Lit
craTy Association i T. be held in tho Bethosda Bap
tst Church, Chiysie-.t this evening, Dec. ~
There is no charge Tor admission
The Rev. Or. Theodore Narma,. a well known
Missionary, who has Travelled almost everywhere is
low in his City, at No 81 Broadway. Ia conse-
9uence Of a serious illness in Orleans, DR.. Y.
has lost tle power Of speech aid needs the kinily
services of bis friends.
Will SAITPETER EXPLODE This question viii
be DISCUSSED by Prof Tcrey, in his lecture before
The Mercantile Library Association, thi. evening at
Clinton Hall. The Professors las, lecture was very
vel attended and his remarks, aud the accompany
ing experiments were Of interesting ca aracter.
MEAGHERs LEcTURF-T FRAscGs MEAGHER
lectures tonight at the Tabernacle, on DASrEL
OCosSILL. The oloquence Of the lecturer, and the
interest Of his subject should Gil house =. any time
But the fact that this may be his last appearance in
New-York before departing take no his permanent
residence in California; above all his noble bearing
since bis fret arrival among ana the fidelity with
which be hss stood by The principles which HE CO.
quence inspired in lsis should crowd that spacious
building 10 its utmost capacity this evening.
SAILING OF THR ArRIcA-The British NAL. steamer
Africa Capt. Harrison sailed from jersey City At ,
O'Clock yesterday for Liverpool, with 81 passengers
She also carried out sl2, 400 in specie on freight
The case OF the People Stephan, who is charged
with defauding Mr.. Jacob r. buk out OF $40, 900
worth OF goods, was under examination, and con-
clu6ed, yesterday before Justice Clark A mass of
evidence tending to implicae the accused, was taken
and the Court decided to hold him for trial.
THE WALL-sT. SwIsDLH.-In the case Of 4 A.
AckeIman, f. w. Meek, Peter Charles, and John
Flsgger charged with being concerned in the late
swipde on the Ohio Life and Trust Company, An eX-
animation took place yesterday, before Justice
Stuart. Peter Charles was used a witness. The
case stands adjourned.
SMITH OBRIES.-We notice in our advertising
columns a meeting called for tomorrow Friday
night at the tabernacle, to adopt an address TO
Smith O'Brien. The names appended to the call
show that great number Of our most prominent
citizens ore in the movement.
Loss " THE ARcTIc.-An investigation as to the
loss Of this ship and also of the ship New Era, is
proceeding before the Grand jury Of the L. 5. Cir
cult Court Mr.. Joachimssen, by request he said OF
Mr.. Sherry, foreman of the Grand Jury, yesterday,
noved for an attachment against one of the hsDds
who had been on board, named Young he having
been subpenaed az witness before the Grand Jury,
but did not attend. The attachment granted
NEw.JERsEY RAILRoAD--CHANGE OF Trans
The winter arrangement Of trains on the Nes-Jersey
Railroad commences the 18th inst, when the A NJ.
train for Philadelphia from New-fork will be dis
continued and socondclass passengers carried in the
10 A. NJ. at 50 %. The q L. NJ. for Philadelphia
will be changed 10 4 Z. NJ, and the 4. and Z. VI.
trains from Philadelphia for sw York sill be merged
in ore train leaving Philad lJhia at 7. NJ. During
tho obstruction OF he Delaware by ice. the 10 A NJ.
and p. NJ. from Now-YOrk will run 10 Kensington.
The alterations IN the WY trains are few, a. viii be
seen by the bills.