New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-10
CITY ITEMS.

We are requested to call attention to the fact that
the two institutions at the Five Points advertise their
Anniversaries this morning. This evening the ladies
of the Methodist Mission hold their Anniversary, and
the institution Familiarity known as "Pease's Five
Points House of Industry will hold their Anniversa
ry at the Academy Of Music, on Thursday evening, at
n o'clock. Seats free, and collection to be taken
up.
L The Anniversary of the ColOred Home will take
place on Thursday, the 10Th inst, at the Chapel OF
the Institution in yth street. east OF the First
avenue.
The Anniversary for the Coored Friends will take
place on the THURSDAY following, the 26th inst.
Doctor Eugene A. Groux, Of Hamburg, will deliver
lecture at the Cooper Institute, this evening, on the
motions and Sounds Of the Heart the Circulation of
'the Blood, and the Influence of Respiration &C.,
illustrated by vivi-sections
Mr. Charles f. Butler an intelligent young Irish
man. and a convert to Catholicism, delivered last
evening at Spring-street Hail. interesting lecture
on personal Recollections of Rome and Pope Plus
the Ninth" 1t was largely attended, and well re-
clved.
REFoRMAToRY CONVENTION OF 1S59.-The dele
gates will AS emble in the hall OF the New-iork
Hist, rical Society, in Second avenue, corner OF
Eleventh street, at 10 a. m. this day. The Con-
vention will probably continue in session three or
four DAYS, and its meetings will be held during the
day and evening at such hours as shall be appointed
after the organization.
"Marketman" writes us to say that he thinks tue
State Commissioners of the Land Office did wrong IN
&c Wasb
to Messrs Taylor & Brennan, when the tenants were
willing, and rcsponsbly offered, to give larger sum
for the lease But is il not clear that the interest OF
the Misunderstanding made things pleasant with the
CITY on the one side and the State on the other
would have been TO keep the case undecided for
years at all events, as long as possible What is
needed is direct opposition between the States and
the Ctys tenants or agents. to cOnstran an adj
Indication at the earliest moment. Why do not
the Citys lawyers press the case to an early decision
Among the city items in our issue of the 9TH under
the head of departure of Missionaries for Japan,
we included Francis Hall among those sent out under
the auspices of the Reformed Dutch Church. This Is
mistake. Mr.. Hall, who, during the past year. was
MAYOR of Elmra goes abroad solely for pleasure, and
OF as a missionary.
In compliance with Mr.. dc Cordovas request, we
publish the following receipt from the Mayor;
"NEw-YoRx. May c, 1859.
To all phom Il nay concern
have received Mr. de Codoya attested receipts ior
donations to destitute represented IS objects dcseIyns
MI de Coo charity lecture al the Cooper IHsiGe GU
VIZ signed DANIEL F. TIEMANN. Mayor"
The lecture, which gratuiiousy delivered,
netted $3.50 and for the benefit of family fallen
into restitution through the blindness Of the father.
At the close Of the entertainment, Mr.. de Cordoya
solicited further aid for the relief Of other destitute
persous whose wants had come to his knowledge;
and appealed to the audience to testify their approba-
ton of the lecture which they had been good enough
SO heartily to applaud, by furnishing him with the
means 10 sid the unfortunates to whom he had
alluded. He accordingly took his place at the door,
hat in hand and collected $il g. Hence the Mayors
receipt as above.
We Yesterday sew the results OF . remaTKao'e
surgical operation performed in this city, some ve
weeks since, by DIR. Carnochan. Inc patient
James Amsted of Bevdere, Boone County H., a
man Of some sixty years of age, had cancer whieh
rendered i. necessary to cut away the entire upper
lip. Favipg removed the cancer, Dr. Ca,noehan
proceeded to make lip by cutting In eaeh eneeA
a strip of the necessary wdth-of course leaving IL
attached at the end to the cheek where 1t belonged;
then he dissected the strips underneath so As to render
them loose and movable; and then stretched tasm
tu the ends Of the two met under the nose, Wnsfe