New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-05


THE PIoKwICE CLUB.-The annual fancy dress ball
given under the auspices Of the Pckwck Club Of this
city, took place on Monday evening at the Apollo
Rooms. The principal characters in Dickens work
were represented on the floor by members Of the Cub
in costumes prepared for the occasion By Phillips.
Elijah H. Purdy personated the venerable PIokvick.
DopwoRTH's AsNUAL BALL.-This event came off
on Monday evening last at Niblo. Saloon, and
largely and fashionaby attended. The programme
Of dances presented sn agreeable variety, while the
music Of the Band fully equal to its reputation.
A selection from William Tell" performed by the
whole Band, was received with marks Of high APP
probation.
Young Mr. Pierce, who so mysteriously disappeared
some weeks ago. is still missing Some hopes were
entertained that he might have sailed in the Baltic
for Liverpool but Mr.. WIN. III. Allmand, the Purser
Of the Baltic states that person answering TO the
lost gentlcmans name appearance on board the
steamer during her late voyage. This hope having
been destroyed his afflicted family now almost des-
pair Of ever seeing him again.
COLUMBIA CoILEGE.-The graduate members Of
the Pethologian Society held meeting yesterday
afternoon at the Chapel Of the College for the purpose
of making the preliminary arrangements for the proper
celebration OF their Semi Centennial Anniversary, the
organization being now in the fifieth year Of its
existence. The necessary preparations were not com
pleted yesterday, but the day will be celebrated in
May with appropriate exercises
WOMEN WAXING UP-A BALL SCESE.-At mill
tary sOr6e given the other night at well-known
ballroom on Broadway, quite exciting scene
l,,. c,r tba i,,,o oC h.
on duty at the place would have resulted in " some
fight between two women. 1t seems that about
O'Clock woman, dressed in calico gown, with
hood on her head and plaid shawl wrapped about
her appeared at the door and asked for Mr. -.
She was told that he had yet arrived upon which
she took position at the front door. The officer
duty told her she could not remain there, but she
fused to go away-saying that Mr.. -- was her
Lusband, and she wanted to see him when he came.
H. short time carriage drew up at the door, when Mr.
-, in his snowy uniform jumped out and assisted
his companon--rather good looking young woman,
gayly alfred in pink dress to aEght. To cross the
sidewalk was the work of a moment, but ere the I'M
suapecting fair had passed the threshold, a violent
tempest arose. Woman No. with the calico dress
and hood pitched INTO woman No ? in the gay attire
and for few moments pink ribbons, artificial flowers
rpins and fragments of the pink dress Aforesaid
few az thick as hail all sides The valiant Mr.
- gave his wife a smack-not the kind spoken OF
in the dictionary "conjugal felicity" but with his
fst-whch caused quite wound on her lip. The
officer on duty fastened to the door and separated the
combatants. Woman No 2 ran behind the door and
woman No. drew back apace determined to prevent
her rival from going into the ballroom with her hu-
band. Mr.. - and his wife finally took promenade
down Broadway and settled the matter amicably but
the terms of settlement we did not learn
Institution FOR THT BLISD.-The twentieth An
nual Report of the New-York Institution for the Blind
was laid before the Assembly yesterday. At the
close of the proceeding year the number of pupils in
the Institution f2; since then sixteen have left
by graduation or otherwise, and thirtysik new pupils
have been received, making the present number l62
Eleven blind persons employed as instructors
In the matter Of instruction, system Of dots or
raised points has been adopted in place Of the ordinary
letters of the alphabet. BY means of a sharp instru
ment sheet of thick paper punctured from night to
lett BY reversing the paper the corresponding eeya-
tons on the opposite surface are traced by the fingers
in the usual way from left to right, with even more
ease than the ordinary raised print
The invention belongs to the HHtm dee JeDR6s
Arengle, at Paris For the introduction OF this sys-
who purchased writing apparatus at the Institute in
Paris. and presented it to this Institution nodif
cation Of il has been brought into by graduate Of
this Institution.
The Managers state that three years since they
stated that the pupils appeared to spend too much
time at their studies and that they were in danger of
acquiring with their knowledge the indolont habits of
stud, nts Experience has confirmed the opinion. The
inmates are appointed for seven years. -Four hours
dav in the classes for 1--WE years will give them better
education than falls generally to the lot of Amer
can youth.
II is therefore recommended that the remaining
years of pupage be passed entirely in the shops and
that the profits of their labor he reserved gradu
atng fund The pupils now receive one-siIth Of the
avails Of their work. This is paid over TO them on
demand, and spent in personal qualification
The amount received into the Treasury during the
wear from various sources s67 ,69l 60. The
Treasurer has disbursed during the year SOLOS, So
leaving a balance in his hands Of s6645 20; but the
outstanding debts due from the Institution
than enough to absorb this balance
The following articles made in the sewing
room by female pupils during 1855: l2s sheets, 3l3
towels, ll6 pillow-cases, bed sacks, 90 hnndker-
chiefs, 80 shirts II flannel wrappers, l2 cravsts &c
skirts, IS aprons Il table cloths, 40 drawers, %
night gowns pop napkins 10 nsht-csps Il pairs PAN
teIets ~ chemises.
ScHooI EXAMINATION Ward School No. I, in Riv-
ington street, was examined yesterday. The school
building here is one of the finest and the school
Of the largest in the city The Primary Department
numbers nearly eight hundred pupils and to them