New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-07

n, hs ne thai acme few Of them viii cstch the infection
of b's generous erI sNasm and msuly devotion 10 Ut
p'pulir justice.
Crocp.puc.I SOCIETY The courss OF lectures
on the Ess wsa closed last eyeriog With two lectures
Tb. first wes BY the Rev A. Fisohel, who spoke on
"Ths Irteres, witb which the Holy Lsnd is stll
oardea." TIE second lecture wac by The Rev. N. j.
Rsrbau on "The undivided Hebrew Expire un Ter
Krs Solomon" The lectures were received with
puct attention ard interest At the close it
noupoed that on Tburday evening there viii bs so
hilton in lbs large chapel cf the Uriversy, Of dissolv
pz views Of m.ps and rctures. for the purpose of
te-tne the usefu,ess Of that means Of Illustrating
lectures.
David PAN Brown. the eminent Phls3elplslswyer
made bis sppe yesterday morning in the United
States Circuit Court in this city.
m. .eectoa of City Superintendent 70. two years
il made tie special order for the meeting Of the Board
CT Education this evening. The present popular in
cmben., Mr. Samuel S. Randall, is the OILY candidate
We have heard named fer the position.
THy FESTIVAL OF PAAs-For some days past 80
advertisement has appeared in the daily papers stating
hst the ST. Nicholas Society would Easter Monday
ceebrse at The St. Nicholas Hotel the festival Of Pass
after tie manner of ",s oldcn time" Agreeaby to
the cali about one hundred and fifty or two hundred of
tie members of this Society, which b composed eIcIu-
sively Of the defendants of the Dutch settlers Of New
York, assembled ct the st. Nicholas Hotel on
Monday evening TO celebrate the tme-honored
festival. The company, not exactly after the
manner Of g" ye oden time, ;, met in magnhcently
decorated and furnished pSlor of the hotel whence in
due course Of tine they ushered to the festive
Nan
Wsgenep, Peter II. and Chas. Vandervoort. Edgar s.
Van Winkle Gent G. Vas WageneD, and John d.
Van Buskirk. The board rot laid exactly after
the manner Of ye olden tiGe," but contained some
decaees of modem date. President verpsnck presided
About Lin wire The exPretident De Peyster, tie
Rev. Dr. veruiye, and other distinguished gentle men,
Pipes were produced, large bowed and lcngstemmed
pipes 6nd glasses were occasionally filled with schnaPp,
Speeches were msde by those Who able to speak
amcpg HON were the President. ex-President, John
Van Buren, and tho Rev. Dr. Vennilye.
SALE or 1HT FLUSHING RAuRoaD.-The sale Of
the Flushing Railroad Co.'S property to satisfy certain
mortgages beld by the Farmers Lean and Trust Com
p6ny and others, took place at the depot Hunter's
Point, yesterday, under the direction Of Livingston
Livingston, esq the referee. The track right of wsy,
passcr ger depcts at Flushirg, West Flushing, New
toyr, Wu6ei and Hunters Point, &c, were sell to
Peter Cooper of fNew.York, Cotkin Brush tPresdett
# Mechanics Bark, Williansbureh), and Walter
Bovine Of Flu.hpg, FOR $4,000. The rolling stock Of
he Company consisting Of two locomotives with their
tenders four Large aud two small frstclass passenger
cars, two second-cass and baggage cars, six freight
car-, two hand cas- and a snow plough were bought
y b,aham S. Hewitt the business partner Of Peter
Cooptrl for $4,000. Tie entire original cost of the
road aid ts equipments was 100000. The sales yes
ter6ay we're for cash. which is to be paid on the 2lst
irst when the tt,e deeds 10 be delivered and the
pope,ty transferred to the new owners. During tho
!ew moths the road 81 been in the hands of the
Receiye:, Wm. NJ Smith, esq, Upward Of =, 900 have
beer reaiiztd over ell its Irnning eIpenses.
OUTRAGE Is THE SrRtEr DEPAErnEsT-DAEINC
ABsrKAcIIOs ~ PAPLHs-The Inflated Street ID e
par.meut was yesterday morning thrown into another
fever OF excitement in consequence Ct the abstraction
of pepers supposed 70 be portion Of the public
,eco,ds It seems that Charles Turner, late Deputy
Street Commissioner went 20 tie Hal Of Records, be-
tween aDd o'clock, in company with man named
Joyce said 20 he an officer Of the Court of Sessions,
and sen. JOY up stairs to who in the Street
Commissioner of1ice. joyce observed there meme but
one IT an tie messenger Mr.. Adams, aud returned to
Zee over doo, Turner and Joyce then wen. up, and
entering the o6ice Tuner sad nc wanted some papers
Of Lis relating to suit and proceeded 10 the safe,
where he sbst.ectcd them. He warned by the
70 pger net 70 do So but persisted and left with tie
prze Adams loIk ked for an officer, but could see
none, AMI .le paltcs escaped. The circumstance on
bling made known created considerable exciteneLt
and Aosmi made tie following affidavit:
C,ty and County Of NerY York "Bsnsbas Adams bein.
6u swO,D syh he in the ottes Of the STREET
,r Apri 1859 a. abou, miDuess O'Clock person
10 4
sd StIet Coo i,ios,r il lie building the Hall Of
pemJs looked around and SAID depOnen d" You all
S' 30 .nd 80 sr rrrped IL Company with Caa. Turner
aid Tune e said dep,ueu -" want to get p.per
e t.s safe h:rh are Ecces'ary IN ira IA whoH sn
o low sy pepers 20 VI the office until the principal
c attached 70 the aid office -houd come ia said TuTre
M al. Deputy Street 6 SeD5nri saa ci yGq $ maxi
lie ent.ed 20 take item he .hout call AL officer and have
lin s,d said Trne- then sterred toward the iron safe In
aid cce and op-ued with KY which he had in biz
dep nent thea lifted window 20 cal i an ohce AZ
seeing one termed round toward saio Itte suu sar ~
.5 0 then tprred 10 the window again cs
fcer but dd any and turned essn to TuIneI ane
hards and old him lo take them away the SAID Iutle
M tcc toc,tbe- With person who IN with him. 'ePo-
n. 'u,.heI tina. The sad Turner ekti t 'ae "Y n
s thu, orrued and dcpone-. Sey bell that the SAID per
S1 vnsncwu 70 him With i fuIDer s'.tscted ana
tc,k away with them bundle Of p,Ps fioin the sa 20
ace - dsnen, yety believe. sesnst of this de-
Ponen., who wa' then III charge oi ssa once ADAMS
twss not ascertsned what was the character of the
psps,s sbstracte as but Mr.. Turner had the key
Of The cafe in question Upon the above aft htavt the
Mayor issued warrants COZ Tune. and joyce charging
,iem with f.lotiously sbi.ract;ng public records
TUNE, was soon aerwsri arres.ed aud stated to tie
Mayer That he had order from Of the Courts to
ss. certain paper, an assignment. He however, old