New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-17


Bleetker ard Crosby streets, with good attendance.
The rooms al tsstefuy decorated, well supplied with
the usus variety Of fancy articles, toys, refreshments,
sc. In view OF the hard times, the mar ayers have
deter mined to sell their articles at the lowest possible
rates, as the prices affixed to them will testify. Zoe
variety of German toys which have been carefully Sc
eced and which are sold IS per cent ohesper than by
O, dnsry toy dealers are very attractive to all who are
in wait Of holiday presents. The fines. feature in the
Fair ia choice collection of water ceors executed by
well known English artists; there is also an exhibition
Of fire stereo.copic views. The Fair will continue
through the week.
OprsIso OF ST. BnpCEr's NEw ScHooL.-A
Ladies' Fsis is row being held in the above school,
which ia attached to St. B'idgets Church, corner of
Avenue ar Eighth street. The edtise is very
band,one AID .pseous, well ventilated, and excelsny
adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.
HuaBUo.-We are told ths. of the getters-up
Of the est le Show at the Crystal Palace are dssat
ifi.d with our exposition Of H. and think it will pre-
vent visitors from going to see the grand exhibition
We hope that anything We have said, or anything we
con ,ay will not deter any one from visiting It, but
that every will walk up and pays quarter to see
upon What very email capital some folks can do busi-
by men with 70 capital would be called faee.
OPENING OF RYADE sTREET.-The motion to con-
finn the report Of the Commissioners of Estimate ard
Astestrnent in this case comes before the Supreme
Court at Special Term, on Saturday. There is much
excl emit mt amorg property owners who have been
a.esstd with regard TO the very unfair assessments
which have been made particularly upon property not
fIoDtrg on the street. In some instances lots on
Chambers street. ruprDg only hslf the depth OF the
block and Injured rather than improved by widening
Reade street. are assessed thsn the correspond
inely situated lets on Reaee street. The Commasioa
ers we ur derstsn1 eoIceee that there are some ms.
takes and irsccur aces In the assessment and that
should be made over.
ESTIMATES FOR THE ARsxSAL.-Yes.erdsy the sew
eial bid. sent 10 for the construction Of this building,
were opersd by Commissioners Brace, To wnsend and
Ward, ct the COmmissary's Office in White street.
Twenty seven regular bids were received in al, few
of which were found TO be iriormal. Three parties
offered estimates for the whole ,rk, as folows:
VIM. III. CIommen, st...............Ss996 4
Miller, Giles ~ Nye, at............... o. wv
Richard CsroE, at. o., 'VO
There were nine regular bids for the masonry sone,
rer cling from s3l l26 10 3i6754 aeven bids for the
carpe inter- work. the highest being 80, 2S sS, and the
lowest tS 40O tbiet bids for the ren work. the high
est $I2 1872 and the loves, 1921 FIVE for the plumb
rg ranging from SEQ TO e 500. and one or Two or
the ss,ipg The Commissioners viii decide on the o.
Inmates on Friday next.
The fAh Annual Report OF the North Western Dis
p.1ssry of this city, stustsd ct No. Ill Eighth ave-
rue has lust been lad before n, which shows aa'ge
amount of work performed, and We doubt not cor
,e.pcnope amount Of good accomplished among tue
Door in the north western portion OF our city, OF which
he following statistics will give some idea:
I,psBER PATIENTS PRESCRIBED Eon At pisPESsAH .o
N,ts., SIS FeR sles ....4 40 TotA.......sI,JtS
MINOR SURGERY DESTisTkY, ETC
MAes,..,...s76 Frmsles l SiO Iotal'...'.'''<r-'o
NUMBER vACCfSAIED:
n.,. s7s gerl.., s..... 4ss Total.
suNBER OF PATENTS TREATED ~ 1HL DIsraIcTs' -
Males........l,Sl lFemseG."Lil4l roIh'''.''''z'S'
Total rumbsr Of patients treated ..............RgI
Number vaecinsSa clTiDk TIE year w
Nunb-r Of pr.seIpt put up during sae year.2Ig5
Euu Der Of deatLs dung the %
United sts,es........ Bi9I 100
....... e,7l2 0theT coun,es....... II
Observation-Disclosures. s7 TotaI............I,ss
ROBERT RAY. No. 81 Wall street
First ys- Prssr OLIVER n. LEE, No. L&msrtine place.
Second NeePIesto. W. HoRRIe No "a West lsth street.
Tressursr.... sAhL NEW By, No Si West 18Th s'ress.
seer.tsry CHAs. II. RusHER, No. II Maiden laLe
The Institution looks 70 the benevolent pobc to aid
them in their prsiseworthy Efforts to arnecrate the
condition Of the ,ck poor any such disposed TO con-
tribute to It's fuIds, may DO 80 by calling upon either
of the above officers.
Pos1PosrsIsr.-The departure Of the steamship