New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-06

nett seers to meet with general spyvchs.os. Hs
coat shout three t,mss tas of tue csbole stse Pave
meet, or sb'ut ti ssi per square yard.
LEersLArr'r TIsrnKSr CossIrrsk The s,ti1x
| M nbers OF this Committee. NJ ssrs Br,vosrt -
Dugscoe. met yesterday at the City Inspectors o6Ess
10 complete Arrangements for thorough exsms ssisa
into the condition Of tenant bou daring the pressus
Summer Ire Committee propose to coopersse eth
Mr. Morton, the City In'pector, and also With Ne
appropriate COMMITTEES Of the Common Counci. d
or Ter to avail themselves of every possible fscilay
tie preparation OF bal 70 be presented to the Lexs
laiure next ssioa looking to an improved css
dtion Of tenement houses. The Con naittee Will meet
Tus.dsy next, and prOcees. ander the trsctos u
the City Inspector to take survey Of the FRS.
Second and Fourth Wards.
CsisBsR OF CoNxtaeK-The Chamber OF Cs0-
meIce held meeting yesterday st l p m, st tho
Merchants Bark. Pels,iHh PERT, the Presideat b
the chair. The following gentlemen elected
u emhers; Wm. D Hooker, 8. r. Chit,eudcn, Chssiss
Ely, VIM Bryce, John X. Lyell and Richard Bcn.
Mr.. John I. Terry was elected member OF the Con-
mree Of Arbitration; David Ogden, eco, stated .hsk
he had been appointed Comnittee 20 examise the
new Revenue Law now before Congress- M. Oydse
rroct cd to specify some lepgth nun Der OF seS
tors in the proposed BILL which, should II becosne .
law, will njurc the shipping Interests Of the country.
A COMMUNICATION has been addressed to the SecretaV
of the Treasury upon the subject. to which 10 rePH
has yet been received In lsison to the matter,
hr. Phelps offered, Q = resolution, that the Cham
bar learn with much concern that . new RevSnae
Law is now before Congress Of very Objectionable
na'urr, and il instructs its COMMITTEES to wstch is
progress with and at their discretion to request
the President to cal meeting OF the Chamber.
Mr Bsnt,w read document in relation b she
return of duties goods which destroyed in tho
great fire Of 1885. The matter referred to .
Conn tfee.
1t was suggs ste BY the President that the Tariff of
Commissions established by the Chamber somc thirty
ot forty yesrs ago, .hould be thoroughly reviewed-t
having become obsolete. NJ acton wss taken sbsuf
II.
A Committee was appointed to take into considsrs-
sicn the proprety Of holding quarterly evenisg
meetings.
SALE OF PAINTINGS Yesterday Mr.. James PhAica,
OF operate fame disposed Of his private oollectic. S
paintings at auction, at bis residence in Fourteensh
stre.t. preparatory to going abroad. There was
large number Il conuoisseun and curous people d
atts ndance. The list comprised over 80 paintings.
cme by old masters, and in general brought fak'
prices. An elegant piano and several choice articles
of ornams mt and also included in the sale.
Too Coon TO BE LosT.-The pupils In the seAooas
ae aroused the subject Of the Sumner outrage, sn1
recently one of the boys sssDnng the 3aed ceotinssA
bis quantity in perfect feet thus;
"Arp,s vhumque Brooks sumnss sb eria"
The prircp, called on him for Translation Of the se
to which he had nsenabiy in,parted the tone OF hss
thoughts. He was not dscoccerted, however, os be-
ing spprssd Of his Interpolation, and promptly ron
dered II, :" Brooks an armed msa osned Sumner over
the countenance" (sb oris.
Charles Ii. Dclavan, esq, Corresponding Secrstxg
of the Mechanics IDstitato in this city, sails In she
stesmer Baltic for Europe tomorrow. M. Dessss
Intend. to visit the literary and scientific institutions
of Europe before he returns.
Ninth WARD REruBLIcAss.-A meeting Of tho Re-
publican Committee Of the Nint, Ward was held u.
We'd esday evening at tho Blcecker Buldisgs. Mr..
| John Keyser, Chairman. Reports Of Committees
were received. and among the rest, report from
| the delegates to the Syracuse Convention. Mr.. G..
| T.. Leigh suggested that the views Of the geatle-
press in regard to their preferences for per-
| sons to be nominated by the Philadelphia Coo
vertion shouId be given, ~ that the dele
| gates TO that Convention might have something -
Puide them in their selection. Some conversation 60
sued from which it appeared that J. c. Fremont wss
G. nsidered the strongest for President. G. n.
Clay mentioned likely 10 obtain more votes st
the South than any other man. Mr.. Dow stated thss
gentleman Of this city very recently held converse
tion with Mr. Fremont in Washington, when the lat
ter avowed hmseIf the firm opponent Of Slavery Kx-
tension and favorable to the various issues aocepteA
by the Republican party. After the TRANSACTIONS II
some further unmportant business the Committee Cd
jOurned
HARLEM RAILROAD ACCOMMODATIONS "A spacious
and handsome passenger depot has just bees crested
at Williams Bridge, and in the Of ts~ weeks
it viii be ready for tho aoc0DmcdatLt Of tho public
1t bas been long needed especially Tor the convenience
and comfort u those passeSgen who have bad oooa-
81, t. be detained at that point for coosidsrable
pr od during the interval OF their trsnsfer from The
nsips Of the New-Hsven TO those Of the Harlem
Rsilroad, and vice vera. For the last year or two
the Harlem Railroad Company has manifested . d.
position TO attend TO the wants Of their pat<0as
~ this Iespec than formely when every waiting room
was n eIe branch bar Of 9 country tavern, and
every ore accommodated with seat was expected to
purchase something whether it consisted Of sale Pis
or bad rup. It is therefore gratifying TO note that
comfortable and nienty arranged dspots have
been erected at Mott Haven, Morrbsanis, Tren'oak.
Fordham, Williams Brdgs, TucSAhoe, Scsrsisfe 80
HATS Cornen within the last three years. In con
n4etiop with the above We would take occasion -
remark that six new and very bsndso'nely hnisbee
ttac cfsv Ensf fuy