New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-12
CITY ITEMS.
FoREIeS IsfLrExcE.-Jshn Mitchell lectures o.
the above topic, at the Tabernacle, this evening.

reported that pretentous and ambitious Mayor Is
going - delight the various independent tsrgv compa
nies Of ths city with free sight Of his deectale per-
son. Some time ago be issued secret directions t. the
police report TO him al the target companies in The
city with the names of their officers style OF
private initiated from the usage in regard to
houses of l-fame and receivers Of stolen goods Get
ting the names and numbers into his possession Mr..
Wood oonceives the brilliant idea that there are
twenty thousand volunteer soldiers in this city who
absolutely dying for the honor of seeing him standing
hat in hand, the broad step Of the City Hall; and
semiocia order goes forth that his royal majesty
most graciousy condescends put his sacred person
public exhibition any day that his loving subjects
may select for the paying Of homage The official
gan, as in duty bound hopes that every will tsrn
out thoroughly equipped and respond to the gracious
condescenson of his highness, and modesty calls upon
the mechanics and workinsmen who constitute these
companies to waste time equal to twenty thousand
days of the value of $50 OO0 with the expenses of the
affair beside to double the sum- all for the purpose Of
having fulllength view of that rare model of virtue
honesty and high. toned morality officiating a.
Mayor and Police Of New-York, with the additional
satisfaction Of being chroniced the next day IS the
personal and political friends and supporters of Fensn
do Wood. 1t may be that the bone and sinew Of the
city exceedingly anxious to lick dust at the feet Of
this First Consul of Humbugs, but shall wait for
ocular demonstration before consent to believe in
such depth Of depravity for so mean purpose.
Mr. Maretzek's benefit drew full house on We'd.
nesdsy the opera being II Trovsore with scenes from
Semiramide. In the latter, Miss Phillips appeared for
the frat time, ard achieved unequivoca success.
The Company is advertised as about to 60 to Havana
~ slto a. .
did success in the scenes in costume ct Nbos Aeater
Thalbergs Concet). She 10 q superb artist. Among
her European trumphs is letter from Rossni, &C.
powledging her merit, and expressing grstihcation
that the music he took 90 much pains to compose for
the ccntralto voice, should find such illustrator.
ASoTHIR STREET IxPRovENENr.-The Com nittee
on Streets Of the Aldermen, Mr.. Briggs Chairman,
met yesterday afternoon to consider the matter Of
concuning with the Councmen in the widening Worth
formerly Anthony street the south side IS feet and
extending it to Baxter street. Mr.. Stryker appeared
and ked Che Committee to further extend the street
to Chatham square. The improvement was an eX-
ceent one and was favored by many extensive prop
ery holders. The matter Of widening Worth street
had been before the Common Council 10 the years
1903 1917 and 1897 In 1903 it passed the Board OF
Assistants. In 1877 it passed both Boards but was
vetoed by the Mayor; and in 1887 it passed both
Boards, and was approved by the Mayor but through
the remonstrances of many property holders no action
was taken in the premises Ithsd now passed the
Councmen to widen to Baxter street. but this would
rot amount to much, and it was desirable to open to
Chatham square. The matter was adjourned for
further hearing by the Committee.
PHRsosAL-Mr. Oliphsnt, an English gentlemen OF
literary position, the author of work entitled =" The
Russian shores of the Black Sea" lain this country
on bis way to Nicaragua. Mr. Olphant supposed to
be the writer of the articles on Crcassa," nov ap-
rearing in Blaekeood. He is employed, it is said,
to prepare a report the political condition Of Cen
| trail America for the British Government.
! HUsrISGros's TRIAL-The ttal Of Chas. b.
Huntington for forgery positively set down for Mon
day next in the Court of General Sessions Both par
ties we understand ready, and the case Is pretty
| sure to reach hearing then.
RESIGNATION OF AN OFFICER IN THE UNITED
| STATES ARNY.-Capt Theophlus dOremieulx, first
infantry L. S. A., has resigned-to take effect
| December sth, inst He was lately Assistant Pro-
| fessor of French at West Point.
| The lecture of President Hitchcock the eminent
geoloeist before the New-York Young Mems Christian
Association on Wednesday evening last, was well at
tended by an appreciative audience. The exercises
were opened with prayer by the Rev. DR.. Ferris The
lecturer commenced with history, somewhat humor-
ous of the new science Of iehnOlogy, or trackphios-
ophy and with an account Of the opposition received
at first from biologists. DR.. Buckland author Of one
of the Brdgewater Treatises, may be considered it,
pioneer The science has been greatly enlarged with
in few years. Now, there recorded 600 fossil
oomaYks Of which the history and character are con-
sdered well ascerained The lecturer entered at some
length upon the history of the tracks of BIRDS giving
pictures and diagrams of the size of nature Of all the
varieties To verify the larger tracks, which are ovei
foot in length he mentioned that bones Of extinct
bird the Dtnorn Giganteus have been discovered on
the Islands Of NewZealand, Paris, and at Msda-
gascar picture of this bird as restored, was shown
Itsength was nearly Is feet. The tracks Of the batra
chan tribe-the mammoth frogs-were also explained,
and picture Of these frogs ofthe size of life
hibited Tracks of the chh yosaurt-the giant lizard
were displayed. A remarkable drawing Of slabs, in
his possession at Amherst College, of tracks of the
mammoth frog was over thirty feet long and five or
six wide The Professor has been pursuing this study
with zeal for many years. The Valley OF the Connecti'
cut furnishes in the old, red sandstone, abundant
specimens of these fossils In conclusion, the Profess
scr made some udcious remarks to give application to
his subject showing that in the midst Of the diversity,
and apparent neongruty Of the works Of the Deity,
there is wonderful unity Of design. He very happily,
also reminded the young that they should 30 live
that they shall leave their footprints on the sands OF
tilne," and have worthy record in eternity. The
next lectures of this Association will be given by Mr.
Millburn. on Alexander Hamilton and by Lieut. Msury.
| Lectures by Dana, the Inineralogst, and Youmsn',
| the chemist, will follow.