The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-02-11

great aver should you end Tom have the coach .
tbs door BY 10 in the niosning" &c. &c-and should
demolished by any little inatention to rules, be care
f, not 10 n i'm passion but say, with true gentle
manly or dyke philosophy" me, very much
regret this loss but hope you VIII be more careful
next t;me-next tme-more careful. l see you are
very sorry for it-more careful" In this way you
will soften down your errassibty and Will be deem
ed by your sery-I mean helps-a most perfect gen.
teman or lady And you must always oe sure 70 re-
as TO show the others that you have one ready 10 pop
in the place of such a. may feel little TOO YARN lot
comfort By observing these rules, you VIII have
good servants. 0 dear that word how have tried
to avoid it. ARcANus'
lFor the HcradI
AMERICAN ARcHITEcrUaE.-Much taste in building
has been displayed within the last eight or ten years
in various sections Of the United States Mary fine
edices of the Dorc and Ionic orders, and some few
of the Corinthan, have been erected in New FORK
and its vicinity. But now and then some crude ex-
cenrcate breaks in the regular rules of Architec-
ture, growing, no doubt out ofthe whm OF theowner
which destroys much o. the fine effect that would De
otherwise produced in several of those buildings
Two Instances Of this kind occur on Long Island
one 1t Brooklyn, near the Military Garden and the
other at Faibush. They both private dwellings,
and have huge heaps Of earth raised up nearly as
40 the basement, all round the building. These pr
vale Notifications may, however, in process OF ume
become useful to your country as IN time OF war can
non may be planted in the cellars which, # well man
of Achea Montua. l would desire no finer sport than
leaping good racing hunter over these mounds IN
steeplc chase.
They tell me the one at Brooklyn has been erected
BY a shoemaker now Bank President, and the other
by specuator in cotton, who ii is said, has not failed
more than once or twice. The house at Flatbush
notwithstanding the vulgane of the mounds OF dirt
and the want of family in the owner situated
in beautiful lawn laid out after the strict rules of
landscape gardening, and is handsome building, the
Parhenon in miniature, with IL Corinthian Columns
Being only traveller do not recoect the names OF
the owners, who appear TO be persons OF some means
but who possess in building true TASTE
Why not let professional Architects direct such
buildings?
But Mr.. Editor, you can conceive my astonishment
as an Englishman, when was informed that both
these buildings made Of wood. WREN
p. ST. would not have noticed these blemlshes on
American Architecture were 1t not Tor some commen-
dationsof yours on that subject winch attracted my
,tention in one of your Heralds that saw in London
some time SINCE You must III future examine with
the eye Of connolsseur.
New CoaoNEp.-Mr. Jefferson Brown has been APP
pointed to fill the vacant situation of Coroner
Tho office is computed to be worth four thousand
dollars per annum. t
FIRE.-At about to o'clock yesterday morning,
fire was discovered issuing from the second store of
house. in the rear of 446 Pearl street. II was speedily
extinguished.
Upon examining the premises, there was no doubt
Of the house having been fired by an incendiary
The villain who contemplated the mischief entered
by an alley way which leads to the house in question
thrust quantity of straw between the archway and
the back part Of the building which is of wood, and
then gnited it.
prompt supply of water being obtained very little
damage was done by the flames.
PoLrcE-Frday Feb. l0.-A Spooney.-O Officers
Merritt and Sparks this morning arrested colored
man of Me name ofJames Harvey in Anthony street,
on SUSPICION which proved to be correct Of breaking
into the cabin Of tina ship Christopher Colon, lying at
the foot of Dover street.
On Wednesday night last, some person or persons
succeeded in forcing the cabin door ofthc above named
vessel and stole therefrom thirty silver forks thirty
silver spoons twenty-five silver tea spoons and four
salt spoons Of the same metal, with which they got
clear of.
Information of this robbery being given at the police
the vigant Offices were not long IN ferreng out the
thief.
A part of tho stolen property was found upon Har-
vey, VI o is ut present composing new series Of
calculations" in Bridewell.
Nifinv-Three black rascas were arrested by Of
ficers Gilbert r. Hays and Bowycr, this merning and
fully committed for trial, charged with msriny and
assaultng William Blackland, mate of the ship In
diana now lying in the stream outward bound.
Upon being called upon to perform some necessary
duty by tho captain of the vessel Israel s. Doane
they refused, and finally commenced assault upon
him.
The mate observing this, ran TO his assistance when
he was dangerously stabbed with rgger knife by
William Barber one of the three mutineers
| The captain and mate making cath Of the above
facts, the three were fully committed for the offence.
Barber for his assault upon the mate, and the other
two named VIM. Jones and Jock Williams, for aid
ing and abetting in the same.
SINGULAR SUIcIDE.-At a little before Ii o clock
the night before last, Waterman, named Brown
heard some one get over the Bridewcll fence. This
circumstance did not al first peculiarly his at
teniion; but not hearing the person either come into
the Bndewcll return again, he TO he
could discover who il might be. Upon stepping into
the Bridewel yard he heard groans, and Immediately
after loud knocking ut the back of one of the cells
fronting the yard OF this noise however he did not
take notice conceving il to be made by some drunken
man confined therein
Proceeding along the yard, he stumbled over the
body of man and imagining that he was intoxicated
endeavored TO set him his feet and while thus en-
gagged, woman came TO the cell window, and begged
him for Gods sake TO get assistance, informing him
that the man had poisoned himself
The Waterman procured help and conveyed the man
to the watchhouse from whence he was taken to the
City Hospital, where in short time, he died.
Three nights ago, young woman who proves 10
be the wife Of the deceased taken ND and COM
mted 10 Brdewel, for creating disturbance in the
street.
In the morning. a young man came to Mr.. Lownds,
and without saying who he was, or that he in any
way related to the prisoner, asked his determination