New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-16

should Mile Rachel appear on the stage OF the new
company which, we are informed, msy be hoped Tor,
thould she recover from the pulmonary attack with
which sbe wss suffering when she left the United
State, the prices will be raised, but on no ether
occasion.
Mile Felix sail. from this city for Paris the LIST Of
June in order to engage in the complicated prepara-
ton, necessary for opening the new establishment.
Before sailing learn tina. she will give few dra-
matte and musical soirees at Boston, Philadelphia and
Newark.
The Republicans Of the Tenth Ward have completed
permanent organization, with the following officers:
President, Warden Hayward First Yice-President,
Pine Hopkins Second vice-President, Robert Macoy;
secretaries, NJ. S. Duoham and James w. Olsen;
Treasurer, VIM. Allen; Corresponding Secretary, VIM.
Jones, jr.
Tie Soft Shell Central Committee met last night at
TammaDny Hall, but in consequence OF limited at
tendance, adjourned without transactng any business
ofimportance.
The Cigar Makers hold q National Convention in
this city en- Wednesday, July ., for the purpose Of
barmonizpg the various and conflicting interests Of
the trade for the better regulation Of the Apprentice
System; the adjustment Of the respective rights of
the employer and employed; the consideration OF the
proposed alteration of the Tariff as contemplated by
Senator james bill and the rights of Labor generally
and the transaction OF such other business as may
come before them for consideration. She State Con-
vention held at Syracuse some two or three years
since was highly successful, and there is now some
system in the business
A National Convention of Hatters meets in Cincin'
natl July a. The City Convention held on Wednes-
day evening, elected the following as Delegates to
represent New-York and Kings County in said Con-
veLtion: William H. Walker, Edward ID. Cornell,
Francis King james Twnddle and James Durham.
Messr.. Miller & Morris sold yesterday at auction
at No. Cos Broadway, about one hundred paintings,
recently collected by an American gentleman while
residing abroad. A few were pieces by the old mas
tiers, and large number were copies. The attend
arce was neither large nor the bidding very spirited
Two portraits by Van Dyck sold respectively for SIS
and 500. A copy from Titan, of Venus Reclining
about twelve BY fifteen inches in sze-brought sso.
portrait of Luther, marked on the catalogue very
valuable" cold for the same amount The prices va
RED from 81 to $50, and the aggregate amount realized
was not far from $780, In addition to the above, the
auctioneers sold several specimens OF antique Eerus-
can vases and plate of the Fifteenth Century, and a
few pieces of Alabaster work, of the manufacture OF
Huguet & Van L.t of Pisa. OF course the prices OBJ
tanned were as usual, far below the cost.
The examinations Of the weekly Normal School are
10 progress Yesterday from p. m. until P. m,
Glass was employed in writing to series of
questions in Arithmetic, Algebra, History, Grammar,
Geometry and Natural Philosophy. Some of the pa
per were very creditabe. Considerably Iess than half
the answers were correct. Out Of fifteen or twenty
papers which should have contained definitions Of a
plane surface only three or four correct. Tire,
or four more showed that the scholar had an indisnct
idea Of plane ard the rest were either wholly wrong
or blank The examination in History was better, in
Natural Philosophy but little better Arithmetic, Al
zebra and Grammar are the principal studies, and
generally the examinations in these were better. The
papers will be mred BY the teachers and reported
upon in few weeks. In Astronomy, for which there
was rot time yesterday the class will be examined to-
morrow. An elderly gentleman strongly objected to
bis daue being kept late that she could not
come home alone Glass A will be examined Monday
afternoon.
The Committee Repairs and Supplies and Fire
Department, Alderman Tucker Chairman, mat yester
day afternoon in Mr.. Valentine Office, City Hail. and
resolved to concur with the Board Of Counclmen
in repairing several Of the public pumps about the
city, and also to build house for Hose Company
No. 81.
The Committee on Lands and Places of the Board of
Aldermen Aid. Grifiths, Chairman, to whom was re.
f.red the letter of Mr. John ii. White, Receiver of
the Cry stall Palace Association, sgbyipg his intention
of spp ing to the Legislature for the passage Of IN act
authorizing the Common Council to grant further
lease Of the ground on which the Palace now stands
n. - he RI
Hall. Mr.. David Banks and Alanson Nash, with
others appeared on behalf of tho remonstrants against
the Crystal Palace remaining longer its present SITE
Considerable conversation took place among the par
ties present and it was finally determined that there
was actually no application for extension Of the
lease Of Reservoir square before the Committeeman
all the meetings previously held were upon tho letter
from Mr. White, which simply announced the fact that
be was about applying to the Legislature for the pas
sage Of an act empowering the Common Council to
grant an exte nson Of the lease. As there ap
pcaton Of such nature the remembrance was OF no
use and Mr. Banks stated bis willingness at first to
withdraw it, but upon Mr.. White declaring that he
should make formal application for an eKtensiOn Of
the lease Mr. b. concluded to leave the document with
the Committee. Some hard words were banded be-
tween the two parties. Mr.. White said it was evident
that Mr. Banks had not read the letter which he WI
had sent to the Common Council, and he considered
linn O jsckass-rhereupon Mr.. Banks retoned by
calling Dir. White kpave. One Of the remOns!rauts
became much eIc'ted. The Chairman finally stated
that when the matter came properly before the Com
mittee be would give notice of any meetings to be
held in relation thereto.
Chef En- gineer Carson has Published card in rela
ton to the attack made upon him by Mr.. Levericn.