New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-13

MIssIyo PRoFEssoR.-A person, styling himself
Prof Downing recently advertised that he was willing
10 disclose for the tring Of s. his great secret
OF changing Photographs and autographs DiSo oil
paintings on glass 10 a limited number OF pupis pro-
vided they would call - hisS5is NO. p East Broad
.yay. rv0fdhgIy, ladies possessing large amount
of faith to the number Of 100 more, answered the
advertisement in person and having disbnrsed the
quired IS, became the pupils of Prof Downing, who
promsed 70 place respectable Twelfth God al their n-
gem ends in short coure Of entertaining lectures
The series was commenced and three very instructive
lessons given by the Professor the fourth being an
uounced for Monday morning. Agreeably 70 APP
pontment many of the ladies were on hand punctu-
ally the rooms occupied by their teacher, but were
surprised 10 find the door locked. After waiting
end weary hous forthe appearance of their tutor their
numbers being constantly augmented y fresh arrivals,
the ladies began at length to SUSPECT that perhaps
Prof. D6,yning was no better than he should be-
and that be hal uSlawfuIy departed with the money
which they had paid him, as Wei TO With the instruc-
ton which should have been theirs az per contract
When they ascertsned hat on Saturday last the PRO
lessor had taken into partnership Mr.. j. Almond Of
No. 63 Duane street, receiving from him 800 in gold,
their suspicious became positive convictions The
amount Of bubbling wrath and bitter inyecve which
escaped lom the lips Of those injured women
be very readily imagined. During the
confusion which prevailed, one temperate lady
showed herself equal to the emergency and in clear
voice which would have done credit to the chairman of
a Democratic meeting, called the assembly to order,
and immediately elected herself Chsirwoman Of the
Convention OF Indignant Women" She announced
hat the first business in order would be the appoint
ment Of Committee 10 inform the Detective Police Of
the perdy OF their photographs Professor, and In
stany deciding that the lady presiding should have the
appointing Of that Committee, she named herself az
Chsirwonan, and eight Others Us her assistants The
meeting then adjourned TO meet again at the call OF the
PRECEDING lady. Hastily donning their bonnets and
fhawls, pinning and tying them together as they ran
through the streets the Committee OF Nine huniedy
hed to Headquarters. Finding Sergeant Dickson in
charge, the Chairwoman, with great yolublty, pro-
ceeded to lay before him their grievances The story
frequently interrupted by the ine5ectional re-
marks Of the attendant eight aud bursts of laughter
from the Committee Of he Whole. For, notwithstand-
ing they lad all been swinded they inclined to
look at the matter in humorous light, and while in
dignant at the treatment Of the Professor, were willing
TO consider themselves sold" and laugh their own
oAPehse' ihey gave an aoc'Iato uesoIlPIDt" tHo
abseondng utOr stating that be was seen TO leave his
house on Saturday evening in hack for the New
Haven Depot They also volunteered the information
that he LEFT behind lin at least wife who was in
consumptiye way and two nfantle tokens OF bis love-
The detective force were notified of the facts in the
case, and they are now in search of Prof Downing.
Being assured that every possible effort would be made
for his capture, the Committee Of Nine departed in
state of subdaed ggge, simply expressing desire to
be on the jury, ii was needed to try him.