New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-11

| in train Of the Harlem Railroad Company, which, n
the neighborhcod Of Fy-eighth street in this city,
violently into train OF the defendants, which
upon the track neggsntly and ont Of it, proper time.
He sitting his seat at the time Of the accident
and recei, cd injuries in the spine, from which,
the testimony Of several physicians he cannot en-
| tiyelv recover Three Assesses have been formed
upon his body in consequence and his broken.
The Jury found a verdict Of 50, 500 for the plaintiff.
The Board of Aldermen were in session last evening.
with an unusually large attendance of lobbyists and
offce-seckers The Report Of the Public Admins
traitor was received. We publish an abstract Of it in
the regular proceedings. Controller Flag refuses to
act in the matter Of contracting the proposed widening
of BatteYv-pace by setting back the Battery railing:
and is sustained in the stand be bas taken by the
opinion of the 0bur se to the Corporation. Joseph X.
TAYLOR was confirmed as Collector Of Assessments.
The Board refused TO confirm Jim Irving and other
nominations of the Commissioner OF Repairs and Sup
plies except Mr.. seixas as Assistant CLERK.
There was a rumor Yesterday that Parker II.
French had been arrested but he not in custody
M TO D. IN. warrant, however, had been issued
and placed in the hands of an officer.
Mr. William Blake gentleman much respected m
this city, and member of the Democratic GencrM
Committee died on Tuesday last, at Westheld, Mass.
in consequence Of wounds received from an accident
the dav previous The General Committee will at
tend his funeral without further formal notice.
TODAY from his late residence, No. - East Twenty
third street. The flag of Tammany Hall was at half
mast yesterday, in respect to his memory.
THE FoRREsT DIVORCE CAsE-MoTIoS FOR Nyw
| TRIAI-The Forrest case came up in the Superior
Court yesterday, before Judges Bosworth and Wood
| rufr, on motion for a trial by Mr.. Forrest. Mr.
Van Buren, gave six hours of his argument, and win
probably finish the balance to-day. Mr.. 0Conor
replies Mr.. Van Buren's points were multitudneus.
and his argument rather of technical than of general
interest They deny the jurisdiction of the Superior
Court in actions for divorce and assert the exclusive
jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court in such cases. They
assert that the plaintiff should not have been per-
mted TO read on the trial Mr.. FORESTS petition to
the Legislature of Pennsylvania without proof Of tho
cenuneness Of the original from which the copy was
made. They declare that improper questions were
| allowed to BE- put to Christiana Underwood aud Anna
| Flowers, especially the question addressed to tho
latter in relation TO the birth and parentage of hcr
child which was quite irrelevant except in so far "A
tended to degrade the witness and 30 far as 1t went
toward that the witness should not have been COM
allowed to put in the Consuelo letter and the stOte
men,s of Mrs. Forrest, and say that the Court erred
in about twenty-five other particulars Of similar magn
! tude The argument illustrated at every step by
reference to the printed testimony, and could hardly
| BE- understood without reproducing that entire.
NORTH BAPTIST CHURCH. - The North Baptist
Church. corner of Christopher and Bedford streets,
| installed their new pastor, the Rev. John Quincy
Adams last evening. This gentleman was formerly Of
| Keyport New-Jersey, and has been called thence 10
take charge of this congregation. The sermon was
| preached BY DR.. Thomas Armitagc Of the Norfolk
street Baptist Church. Of this city The right hand OF
fellowship then extended by the Rev. Duncan
Dunbar of the McDougal street Baptist Church. The
charge to the pastor was given the Rev. ID. s. Par
melee of the Union Baptist Church, and the charge
to. the people delivered by the Rev. A. ID. Cid
ette of the Twenty-third street Baptist Church. Of
this city
ADVENTURES OF HoRsE.-A fine, gray horse be-
longing to Mr.. West of the Hppodrome stables, ran
Yesterday with sleigh to which he was attached
from the corner Of Carmne and Varck streets to the
foot Of Claikson etreet, and coming IN violent contact
with pile Of brick dsengaged himself from the
sleigh and proceeding to the pier jumped overheard
He landed unhurt upon the deck Of schooner which
was several feet below the string apiece Of the pier
and assisted ashore by some boatmen and placed
in charge Of the police who restored him to Mr.. West
JAMES W. GLAss.-Of this artist whose melan-
choly exit from life recorded in our journal two
three weeks SINCE The Croyon for January gives the
following amount:
This well-known artist, deceased in this city
the 22d ul., born in Cadiz, where his father,
EDglishmnD, was residing merchant. His mother
was n Virginian lady, that the painter was both
English and American. His early life was passed
partly in England and patly in the United states,
Coat Survey under Captain Tacot and ratification
service under Captain Culum His talent for art led
TO his being employed mostly in Typographical draw
ing during this part of his life
1.-The desire tQbs wholly an artist led him to be-
come student,N painting in New-fork, where he
An intimacy sprang up between master and pupil ut
that time, which continued uninterrupted until the
death OF Glass. He had. passion for subjects IN
which hones could be introduced. Stirring medicines
OF border warfare, the fierce struggles OF the from
we Ian rebellion, and Wild adventures Of marauding
sodiery were the themes which engaged his pencil,
and Of UGH assag,s he had made many slight outline
sketches before he began seriously b paint lie sailed
for England in le47were biz mother and sisters thes
resided-o and began, in London, course of study
which he pursued for year with ardor and indornta-
bic peTFeverance His frst compositions sent to
this country, and purchased by the Art-Cnon. The
Fight for the standard The Warrior at Rest, Ibe
Fordway, TIE Royalist Captiyes, were among those
then exhibited.
He lived and painted at irst in Remington after
ward taking studio in Newman street, the renowned
aunt Of artists he joined the Clpster e-ssreet Life
and COsume Academy; formed acquaintance with
Tepnel, AImitage, jenkins and Others, and prepared
himself seriously To appear before the British pubic.