New-York tribune., 1873-05-28
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.

Mrs. Vanderpoel will deliver, in a few days,
a lecture on the subject "what Lives Women Lead in
New-York-the Evil and the Remedy" with the view
Of establishing bureau Tor employing women VI euu
cation
Miss Mary Carpenter has been invited to
deliver lecture in advocacy of prison discipline re-
formatores and female education. by the National
Prison Association, at tne Churoh Oh All oou june :"
and has consented 10 40 So
The annual meeting Of the Produce Exchange
was held Yesterday at the Exchange Building in White
halst s. Jewell presiding. The current fund expense
account for the year ending May 1s3 showed the re-
cepts to be ssO and the expenses sss2i2 49, ieav
ing balance Of 537 &c. resolution to the effect tha
the permanent fund OF the Exchange be invested IN
ITntied states or New-YOrk bonds such bonds 70 be
transferable only by the President Treasurer or Cha
of the Finance Committee OF the Excnanse' was
adopted.
The members of the Cotton Exchange held
their annual meeting yesterday and received the report
Of the Board Of Managers for the current The re-
port states
1t has been deemed expedient by an almost unanimous
vote OF the members 60 advance the price OF tne M
ton fee upon and after the 1st day OF July next 70 S5
and upon the next ensuing jan TO 5000 Ihe increase
in the volume Of business transacted upon the moor Is 40
per cent that OF the past year. Ine BOaru reco
mend hat the annual dues assessed upon members IOr
the ensuing year be fixed at S6 eacn.
The Executive Committee of the United
States Centennial Commission met at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel last evening. The Committee includes the hoh'
j.. MOrreu OF PenIhylVanla, a. D. pOeAOih VI N"'''
W. W. Wood OF Virginia George b. Lorng OF Massachu-
setts Charles II. Marshall Of New-YOrk, George H.
Coohis OF Rhode Island John H. Stevens OF NewJersey,
Alexander T. BOteer OF West Virginia, John LynGh 0i
louisiana Richard c. Mccormick or Arizona, W. II;
Parsons OF Texas. James T. Earle OF Maryland, ana
Lewis W. Smith Of Georgia AL the members were pres
ent except Mr.. Smith, who left New-IOrk on Montaay
last ON account OF sickness IL UNDERSTOOD tha he
relations OF the Board OF Finance with the Comnttee
were under discussion and that no result nad Ueeh oo
tained at a late hour. The Committee VIII meet thls
morning at O'clock and try 10 hnsh the consutat0n
a. early as possible as two Of the members VIII leave
the city for Europe to-day.
A meeting of the American Institute OF
architects was held at No 1913 Broadway yesterday
afternoon in the new OF the Society, which are ex'
ceently adapted the purposes for which they are
designed AT the meeting yesterday the President,
O. Uatfied occupied the chair and the following mem
hers were elected: f. L. Roberts, j. IL. Giles, w A.
Potter, A. Van Brunt L. A. CObuTn was made junior
member Several reports OF committees were presented
and discussed, and tpe preliminary session adourned
A collation. was then served, after which the Rev. Dr.
Osgood delivered brief address He believed there
was TO be a great future for architecture In America
for the reason partly that Americans arc an artistic
peOpe-in their temperament the most artistic IN the
world Bayard Taylor, in his recent famous speech at
vienna told the truth when he spoke OF the era of good
feeling which was dawning. There is great coming
together OF different people, different natlonantes are
blending and by this fusion, the strength or one viii
be united TO grace OF another, and the Unitarian
side will be represented by a third.