New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-14

streets carried through above One-tur ned andsixth
street 10 conform IA the cstAb-he grade, think the
iuterefts Of the city would be .-,moed by adding to
the Park all that land b" ,d.i bv One.hundred. .aoG
siA'h aHu .,-.ndt nth streets and fiith and
Egotn a'en"s Comprising about $50 lots
The ConH's ior,rs recommend, in the grading OF
avenues IN to upc-r .econ Of the city, that earth to
suic r. dsprh TO give growth to shade trees be Ia
,.r the rock filing, aud that the Common Council
instead Of su,rpg tie street to be c.rrei oa.
of the city order it to De given to them to promote the
growth Of grs.s plants, shrubs, &C., IN the Park
They rec mIneDd that the surplus earth on Hamilton
sonere be allowed TO the Central Park fqr filing ,sire
being deficiency for such material at the southeast
end Of the Park There is ,dcb uncertainty as to the
precise location and extent Cf Hamilton square, bat
few Of tie maps Of the city representing tnem with
accuracy. Ths. ,quare orgnslly included the block
bet~een Sixty sixth and Sky eighth streets and Third
and Forth avenues, but additional aud belongs
to l.. The abandonment Of the square hes been adyo
Gated On the ground that the Central Park has rem
6ered il Unnecessary. The Commissioners suggest
great improve ments Seventh and the upper
pat of Fifth avenue Tne Seventh, being central, il
the backbone of tie city, and affords citizens
opportunity Of having worthy Of the great
metropolis. Il s proposed TO make it very vide, and
pupt IT with st ade trees from the intersection with
Broadway to the grand entrance Of the Park Fifty
ninth street From tie north end OF the Park 1t is
pOpoc cd to widen TO the extent Of $50 feet by taking
2 feet On each side from the l0s-the sidewalks to be
g feet eao h. two carriage ways 50 feet esch and
hOrse back ride 80 feet the trees to De planted between
tie sicews ks and the carnage ways, each side at
the curb iIe and between the carriage roads and the
LAIse-bacE nde, 50 that ultimately tLey might over
shadow the rbOle avenue.
1t is elso proposed 10 besuty Fifth avenue between
Fifty ninth and One hundred .and.enth streets By
making the sdewolks Thirty feet wide, and permitting
toe Of property there TO incose fifteen feet OF
that width for conrtyards. Also that the sidewalks on
the east side Of Eighth avenue, between Fiity.nuth
aid One e-Hundred-ard-tenh tt:eets be made thirty
feet vide. The report concurs with the views OF the
Commissioners, and makes application TO the Leg'-la-
ture for the passage OF aw to carry o1t the eCt
VEsPERs ~ 4 PROTESTANT CHrRcB.-A novel re-
gous vice il held in the Second Uniarian Church.
brooklyn, upon alternate Ssbbalh evenings. 1t s
d.I oninsted, as the MINISTER, the Rev. Mr.. LoDgel-
los who prepared the form If servcel ssys "Ncs-
per 81 rvice" for of better name, and consiste
hymns, onttems, chants prayers, both audible and
"sleut" essons Of Scripture &c. Ii was Listened to
church, and notice given that upon the interven-
pg Sabbath evening" The usual services, with sermon,
would be held az heretofore.
The Neir- York Mdical Press, weekly journal of
Medicine and Surgery, has just been ccmmeseed in
this city by j. l.. Kernan and w. O'Msagher Two
numbers have been issued.
Az Observation-Disclosures Of scientific gentle
and merchants have been held in this city, to talk
over the project OF erecting an Observatory in New
York. 1t is confidently believed that money enough
be raised to cany out the enterprise and make the
New. York ObservsttIy OF the best i'll the world
TIE location wil probably be on the high ground of
the Central Park.
An OPERA COMPANY ITS TRAvELs.-A fellow
traveller with UDmans Opefa Company, in the
steamer Com ecticut, few nights ago. gives in pr
va,e letter the following Intelligence:
"Ihe Oper, Company, numbering something over
hundioo, kept ny pro5lglous jaOoeenag on ,ne
G, msn, AID what not. Formes took two oi the
ballet chorus women uDcer bis special charge, ana
amused tben others all night with stories and ini-
iaiirs OF cats aDG dogs, ana kind of trumpet solo
upon Lis Cthers sang, sud very finely, too-in
the hold havins first obtained inspiration from various
bottles Of wine, brandy. &c. Tanaros sfate-room
seen 90 be the headquarters for liquor but although
many of the Italians aud Germans exhilr8;ed,
none were dIsvrdery. TIE pam. d0Ane Kept apart !
mostly, and Ghioni derived comfort from lap deg.
or the land Journey from S,onington To Bosom the
chorus people took possession OF the Des' car, and
filed it with tobacco smoke. 1t was altogether a
funny company.
ALLEGED FRAUDuLESr FIRHs-CossPIRscY TO
DTFRAuD.-A few days ago, sir. Joseph Merwin,
agent of the New Haveu Arms Con pany dong busi-
ness at No. 267 Broadway, appt tared at the Jefferson
Market Police Court snd made complaint before JUS
tce QuecLenhush sgsinst certain parties 10 this city
who carry on business as firms nnder bogus naues,
the plnc,pal elject of said firms beng to cheat aud
deroud every one they can. Mr. Merwln ali ged that
on the % of December man represeltlng himself as
Il Nj. WIitnour 10 his place OF business and rep
resented mms.li as of the firm of the house of
Writlour & Co general commission merchants, dong
business NJ. 20 South Villa street. He selected
thee revolvers Of Smth 81 Caessons patent, aad 800
rounds Of cartridges, ana told Mr.. Mer@1n that he
might ,erd raid articles to his place Of busiress and
then LEFT tie store. About two hours sferward col
ored boy prestp pied Mr.. Merwn with written order
rqu him TO deliver said goods 10 the boy, stating
that Wntnour & Co.. would send q check for the
amount Of said goods $39) in half hour after
oeiyiug them Mr. McIwio, belevi & the representa-
tiors which the ceiling hiuisef Wn,nour had
plade, delivered the goods 10 the boy. The
sp ,nuAt of the bill 10. being forthcoming at the
uu. spe 'f,d, Mr. Mer~in the day sent to Writ
pour & Co.'S ,Slsce of bnsiness request that the firm
woud send hun the <Ss as agreed upon. Ia reply he
received tie iollow iug note!
"GtNrs Mr wriinour ha. beef a2Tn 70 day ont ,hs
b. down he -" c-eoA -, .He
an cunt. Nery respectfully, yours, Wk.'A''" 20
Tie bearer of tine note uiter added that 'as eAecA