New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-24
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held last evening" President Pnckney in the chair
resolution offered TO have the proceedings of
the Legislature furnished to the two Boards in order
that the members Of the Common Council may be sp-
prsed Of any legislation at Albany intended to affect
the interests Of New-York City. The resolution was
referred to the Committee of the Whole. number
Of petitions, resolutions and reports before the
Board. None of them were Of special importance
at g O'Clock the Board adjourned
AMERICAN IssTuUTr.-The Mechanics Club held
its first meeting Of the season last evening at the
American Institute. The particular subject which
came before the meeting discussion and inquiry
relative to the merits and availability of Mr.. w. G.
Creamers Patent Car brake, by the use Of which, by
competent persons the inventor claims that train of
cars may be stopped within shorter distance than by
other brakes and that it may be operated either from
the engine or from any part Of the train.
There was meeting held last evening in the lee
tme-room of Mr.. Chapin's Church, by the young men
Of his congregation and others who chose to cooperate
with them, for the purpose Of forming Young Mems
Christian Union. A Committee, which had been ap-
pointed to report relative to Constitution, brought
in Constitution which was after some discussion,
adopted There is another similar association in the
city, which excludes persons whose belief is not fash
toned on the Orthodox platform. This Union is in
tended to be more liberal in its operations
The Rev. Z. II. Chaplin will lecture on Friday
ing Of this week before the Mechanics Institute at
Clinton Hail, Aston place. on Practical Life" The
proceeds of the lecture to be appropriated toward
the increase of the Library Of the Institute, and news
papers for the Reading-room, which Is free to the
chanics, apprentices, and workngmen Of the city.
Tho Rev. DR.. Penningtons farewell, scientific. his
torce astronomical and practical lectures to colored
young men and Others of New-York, will be delivered
in the basement of Shiloh Church, corner of Prince
and Marion streets. The lecture for this evening will
be connected with the life and times Of the Rev. Theo.
S. Wright.
regular meeting of the American Geographical
and Statistical Society will be held this evening.
Lieut. Bent, L. s. N, will read paper on the
japanese Gulf Stream.
We are requested to state that the new Hotel on
Broadway, Fifth avenue and Twenty.secOnd street,
will be opened next week. 1t will accommodate from
sixty to one hundred persons.
We arc told that certain railroads have forbidden
the sale in their cars of the last number of The Nc
York Picoyune, in consequence of queer picture
therein published, satrizng the unsafety of railroad
travelling. If the railroad companies cannot stand a
bit of keen SATIRE it would be better to remove the
cause by the requisite vigilance, than to try the I'M
certain topical remedy of kicking newsboys off the
trains The PicayUne has advertised the fact in our
paper OF this morning.
REAL EsrArE.-The following sales of Real Estate
were made at auction by Adrian IL. Muller, at the
Merchants Exchange, on the 22d inst:
House aud lot No. 44 Wsshnson-st, s. w. cor Watts,
Uone and LOT No ASP % l0x6s $500