New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-26

PtkSrs on VEw.-- On thc, tsh,c, IN Tho Ape,i,an
Asri,ul ur,Gst facs No A., Park row, toers ia now
she 81 play Of evTs GERS and dallas ee worth see
Jog. The cole u nc ,npris. 9s p.cimeas Of ne aud
shocs tvsierteDs al growing 10 large pots. OF TIE
AAes or S.iuc fSmly csnaAensi., exc ISL alba re1-
sizi, sna rDed,dA o. Junipe7s 0 .l,uga pszdnia,
sipeOsis nina hioernica, pyrsmidals saoina
vera, sveciss. OF the Pine family Aus riao exiei's
lriso cous,s. morsys)iansis uughus nivsa' sy'Ve''
:ss. In a3ai 20 above tiers are efeve'Sre7ns
Pices4 pectIG o. Csphalo Foreuoii; CryPto oerA
Jsp'blca asJ Nara; CoopiogbsoiA siososl'i hnui"
ls,ifols; Juui5orus slosmosa aoe tsmar'As" '"a'
Thois arre4 sibsrica, aud occdeseahs '"rieea''i
Enc, ymns J,eonica saa srgen'es; Getnosp"rai hn'-
s,derS,oo &c lection OF ve-Y large perfect dAh-
la :. coD,rj ,uted frcm the ervuds Of thu Orphan
A.lan Among other hi 'gs on Ths tabl's Q, name
,etc,neus of apples ard Pelro, mammoth squAshes
,nef7 Rlds Of improved potat es vegetable eggs *
BIlUARD ToURNsNESr.-The bsst billiard players
Of the county have cred their for ten day
ton rsmen;, which will be opened to-day az c'c'
at Jynch's sa'oop in Ueion square. The ga ne se1i
D ths four.bsn ,arom, Of 80 poiots Whoever wius
the v,os ssmes viii receive p.ize of gold mounted
cue ard vi have the SUBTRACTION, in sddlaoD OF play
i.ga game Of $50 points with Me-. Pnelan.
ELEcrIoN FOR ASSISTANT EsGISEER.-The election
or Asis ant Ell eSneer Of the New York Fire Dep ~
.ut 10 fl tie vacancy occasoned by the ree'Gnaiol
cf Mr.. John Cregier, was h7ld by the va 1'us hre
Companies about the city "Wednesday night bat IN
yoes were not csovass,d until last night Mr. Geore
T. AAer was elected by 4Oi majority. The vote was
a. fiio1y:
sene T. A'Aev. 3; 6s2is ss. Boy::'.,
JOIN vi deg JSl ga ADe LioooN''''' 8,
Ggoee.PHIcAL AND STATISTICAL ScoIETYt-Ihs
h bziops civil III Syria in which the Christian
world is az present much interested WAS the topic
Of dissertation at the q, etiyg Of tho Society held last
.x.nine 10 th,ir rooms in Clinton Hall, which va
fpl.y attended bylaoies and gentlemen. Two papers
w.re read Oh the ubiecs-oIe by The Rev. Dr.Jos T.
Toon,sop, the other by VIM. II. Thomson, NJ ID,
b geD men beiog qualified by persons observa ION
AID rslidencs treat it ntelgen y No other busi-
ness was brought before the meeting except the cleo
upofp.w memb.r s, aud the aunouncem mt Of the
a,h of Mr. Schroeder who has rendered very valu4-
b. service 70 the Society and the Of science, by
the execution of maps, cbar,s, &c Fattering trib-
Ixs to his taen and ami4bi,y we're paid 5y several
gel men, and series Of resolution d7porUg hs los
couoolrg with b,s relic,t aud commencing tue avail
able frui OF bis labor left behind 10 the attention OF
The Rev. DIR. Tbomp owelC particularly upon the
Typographical traits of Lebanon. He descr1ed the
baha,ons VI the MsrOnites the terraces which rise
oe above auothsr on the side of the modutsin aud the
peculiar dsUgers of the people from foe iVog among
Id. u abd familiar with position aod natural op-
poItuDi,ies. The Msronites lumber about 200 0B0,
While the Drus,s who iLhabit the region west OF Her
Eop are 900 strong. Dr. Thompson traced the
came Of the present terrible difficulty between the
sects DOT 90 mu religious ealousy as TO the msc1i-
nauoDs Of the Turbi,h Government, which has played
them eff against each other W suit IT'S own purposes.
I,r. VIM ii. Thomson sketcbed the two peoples,
their social and re igi0us CHARACTERISED 8 Sc. Tde
DTuss he described a most dIp loma'i able, and
trsa b.rous rscethe purest Arab race In Asia, who,
by the ste savage massacre have avenged the out
rsgts psrpeTsed against them az earlier period by
The Christians. He also sUaly zed what religious faith
exss su ODg them, for the lie witnout any rei-
siou at ALL TIE horrors of former civil wars in the
Fsst gave rise in his mind to the gloOmest apprehen
sons for u present
The papers were heard with attention, and formally
acknowledged by the Society.
N Lose