New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-30

berini Morini, Paul Julien, and Maurice Strakosch,
are organized, for the Southern concert-tour. Tdey
viii commence Monday, Jan. 3, in PhiiadelPhis,
and will visit Baltimore and Washington on their way
70 New.Orleans. Mr.. Strakosch has no intention OF
organizing an opera company here, az has been re-
ported
new play, called Fascination, is to be produced
at Burton's this week, probably tomorrow night II
s written by +. b. Goodrich, esq., Dick Unto
Lrc1rRrs--Rey. f. II. Chaplin delivered a lee
ture last evening before the Young Mems Christian
Union, at his church in Broadway. The subject was
upon the Life Of Benjamin Franklin. very large
audience was present
Prof D. E. De Lara delivered interesting lecture
On Russian Serfdom epd American Slavery before the
Touro Literary Institute, at their rooms IN Chn'oh
Hall. The attendance was quite small.
YousG Mrs's CHRISTIAN AssocIATIos.-IbsA sso-
citation met last evening in the small Chape Oh tue
Nev.York University. The subject OF Slavery was
brought up in series Of resolutions, which resulted In
protracted discussion and little warmth OF feehg
WoRK1SGaEss REPUBLICAN UNION The Mechan-
ics' and Workingmen's Republican Union opened tnen
aiding room last evening, at No. 26 Bowery out tue
attendance Of members was not very great. Robert
B. Montgomery, President, in the chair; Andrew
Murray, Secretary. Several Of the members made
brief addresses. The room is well arranged, and all
the appointments are good, and the members design
continuing the struggle for the rights Of the class in
whose interest the organization EXITS.
FIFTH AVENUE PURHIED-It is not an uHcom-
mon thing in uptown sire cts TO see coal yard or
carpenters shop planted up against handsome row
of private dwellings, or house of worship. The
contguty may be pleasing TO the sexton and porter as
a matter of convenience, but it can hardly be so to
the real estate owner the next door neighbor. One
of these eyesores has existed for years on the Fifth
avenue next to the Ascension Church. in the shape OF
q paint shop. Everybody in the vicinity, including
the church, has been striving for its removal, and
have just succeeded. With this building disappears
the only shop or store on the whole Fifth avenue.
Az EDITOR Burned OUT.-Mr. Roscoe, Editor OF
The Westehester Herald, at Sing Sing, whose dwelling
was lately consumed by fire, lost the whole Of his
printing apparatus subscription books and all his back
files. The Herald was in its fortieth volume, and Mr..
Roscoe had been its editor and proprietor for thiycne
years. He is welknown and highly esteemed through
ont the county, as active cooperator in all religious
and philaDthropc enterprises. The publication Of The
Herald will not be suspended and for the present it is
Issued from newspaper Office in Tanytown
The Board Of Aldermen last evening adopted the
report directing the Union Ferry Company to commute
with passengers before, and in accordance with the
table of rates in their list long discussion was had
ON the project to purchase 39 lots of made ground foot
Of Seventeenth street, East River for market pur.
poses The report lost for want of constitutional
vote, but reconsdered and is expected up again this
evening. 1t was denounced BY AID Tucker and other
members as a deepy-laid scheme in connection with
the e1terior-line project.
AssrvrRsARY OF TIE ORPHANS Hong or THE
EPISCOPAL CBURcH.-The Anniversary Services ofthc
above institution were held in Calvary Church. Fourth
Avenue on Sunday evening. Bishop Potter presided.
The Rev. Mr.. Weston conducted the devotional ser
vice. The Rev. Dr. Hobart read the annual report,
which showed that in 1855 there were So children in
the Home, and in 1856, 81 in 1855 there were GO sp-
pcatiops, and in 1856, 1OO in 1855 there admit
ted 90, and in 1856, IA. The creates. number in the
Home at one time in 1855 II, and in 1856 it was
81; there were dismissed in 1855 "a; and in 1885, 9;
at the end of 1855 there in the Home 50 children,
and at the present time 81; during the year, were
placed in families and comfortably provided for only
| died. The Rev. DR.. Hawks read abstract of the
Tiessurers report, which showed ,,,,
.s.esp II Dss and D. niops for sss 81
Paid foi board Of Children eS %
Tota......................... Sss2 s.
The expenditures exceeded the above amount by
s459 O5 The Rev. MI. Beach Of st. Peters Church
preached an eloquent sermon from Ephe,ians Chapter
l. 22d and I'D verses He spoke Of the several rela
tons Ct the church to Christ and to the world, and
after showing that peoples benevoence was in most
cases true index of their sincerity and pesy, and that
in propt to the care exercised for the wants of the
poor, would be the prosperity Of the church. He
Guided with very pointed appeal TO the congregation
in behalf Of the Episcopal Orphans Home A COL
lection was taken up, which amounted to $3.50. The
children present and sung several Of the responses
and Christmas carol.
SPEclMEs OF THE ERASsArLASTic TELEGRarH
CABLE.--we understand that Cyrus w. Field, esq,
has placed in the Exchange specimen of the newly
devised submarine telegraph cable designed TO connect
Ireland with Newfoundland next Summer. The cir
conference of the cable is only that of a hafdime,
and yet it is Of immense strength and flexible as
an ordinary rope II viii well repay the curious for
walk to the Exchange
We also learn that specimens of the bottom of the
Atlantic bet Fesn Newfoundland and Ireland obtained
by Capt Bergman during his recep, survey Of the
telegraph route plateau, VII also be placed in the
Exchange to-day for the grsticstion of the curious
The BERGEN Hull AccIDEST-AyoTHER VICrui.
An inquest held yesterday by Coroner Coanery,
at the New-York Hospital, upon the body OF Peter
Deigvap, a native OF ireland, IS years of age, who
died at L c Hospital on Sunday night. The deceased