Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-17

Niblos Garden and our sense of justice c0mpels rs
TO say that 10 of the most splendid affairs Of the
kind ever got up in this city.
The entire Of the building called the Saloon, has
been thrown open and every room IN II 10 full OF beau
tifu specimens OF domestic manufacture, including
Of course numbers Of beautiful women.
As we intend to devote several columns OF cur pa
per 10 describe the different articles TO be seen at the
fair shall begin the beginning and 60 regularly
through the whole.
Hose Carts-In the long alley stand two Hose
Carts belonging respectively to the Croton ComPal,
ny and to the Wave Company; they are very splendid
specimens Of workmanship, ana reflect great credit on
the young men who have expended then means SO Il
berally in ornamenting each carnage The wave
in particular, Is finished in truly costly manner.
Fire Engines-There are two IN line VITA the
Hose Carts. The Newark Engine is very handsome
oAe and its back representing the Triumph OF Lber-
ty and the Destruction of Tyranny, IS an excellent
painting, although we have many better paintings on
the backs OF our own engines.
The other fire engine is from Albany, and il is on
an entirely new principle; all the machinery, or
working part being under the deck OF the engine, ex-
cep the top of the air barrel which is covered with
brass plate. The bed plate and the valves are ar
ranged on a much better plan than those of the old
engncs the valves 60 entirely down TO the bottom,
to give greater power to the stroke; the shackle
bars or connecting rods are so situated ana cop
structed to connect the pistons Immediately on 10
the lever without the aid or Intervention OF any racks
or chains. This engine presents singular appear.
ance, and although there is no back or ornamental
works above the Deck it is valued at nearly $1,000.
The manufacture of fire engines, forms not very
extensive affair in this city or neighborhood There
are two manufacturers in New York ;-one makes
most of the engines for this city, and the other makes
them to send out Of the city they have capital OF
ofSl5 600 invested in the business and employ about
Is hands, In Albany there are but two manuiactur-
ers of engines, having joint capital Of s5O00 They
empty 10 or IL hands, bat their time is not exclusive
ly taken up with the manufacture OF fire engines In
Newark there are none. In Boston there are two,
II a. IN mn - LII. 1xh,a thsr,
three, with joint capital of nearly $4,000
Sleighs.-There are 10 very handsome sleghs IN
the entrance alley. Four of them were made in this
city; they are of most excellent workmanship; the
knees are made of hickory the runners OF white OAK
and the pannels of bass wood the whole OF the wood
that is bent, has been stained the painting of these
sleghs is beautiful; the colors being green and mo-
rome, and one has fine picture from the Pioneers,
where Leather Stocking shoots the panther and
saves the life of Judge Temples daughter. Two Of
these seighs are worth $50, and wei Oh respectively
rs lbs. and 70 lbs.
There is also one admirable sleigh sent from Al
bany, with double panRes the Sides back and front,
made entirely of white oak, brought from Amherst
a most choice article
Three other seighs sent from Albany, stand by the
side of the above, and are valued at $780,.
The fancy slelghs are made chiefly in New York,
and all the stage sleighs are made IN Albany and
Troy.
The manufacture of eighs and stages is very much
mixed up in the above places. In Albany there are
four manufacturers with capital OF SSOU9O-one
house alone having not less than $4,000 invested in
the business; there are 200 hands employed in this
business in Albany, besides about 60 occupied coach
platers, coach lace weavers, coach lamp makers, &c
&c and their weekly earnings vary from Is to $50
per week for each person.
The omnbuses for the State are built almost entire
ly in New York in Albany and Troy the stages are
chiefly built, and in Newark there are IL or Is manu-
factories of private carriages with joint capital Of
S500000 and where in good times nearly one thousand
hands are constantly employed.
There is one mandatory at Amherst Massachu-
sets, which employs about one hundred hands and
in which capital of at least $4,000 is invested In
New Haven there are SIX or seven manufactures
withla capital of $3.50 600 and which employ in stirring
times nearly one thousand hands. All the carriage
repositories in this city have manufactures in Con-
necticut or are closely connected with them. Very
few carriages are imported, and those only by pri-
vate individuals. From calculation, made by gen.
tleman yesterday for who has been many years in
the business and whose judgment may therefore be
relied upon, appears there is capital ofrather more
than six and half milioSs employed in this branch
OF manufactures throughout the United States, and
about six thousand SIX hundred hands constantly
employed in the different branches of the business
whose average weekly earnings amount to Sl4 for
each workman.
Manifold Writers-J. Wilson of4s Nassau street.
has very splendid assortment of pocket books, card
cases, and manifold writers in the fair the latter in
particular are exceedingly beautiful indeed think
that both for utility and beauty OF construction
well as superior finishing, they cannot be excelled
As we gave a full account of the pocket book busi
ness in our notice of the Mechanics Fair, we shall
now only notice the manifold writers these are a
very useful article for all classes of society," particu-
larly travelling gentlemen Wilson & Dakin Of this
CITY, are the only manufacturers Of the article in the
United Sta,es-and they have capital employed Of
$4,000, and employ about dozen hands, who each
earn from IL to l9 dollars weekly. They make them
superior to the imported ones, and sell them for half
the price. The European articles lose all their value
by crossing the salt water, which mldews the paper
Brushes.-As we gave a very fall account OF the
brush making business in our former notices, we
shall simply state here that Mr.. ID. Berren has
very admirable assortment Of Clothes hair, and hat
brushes, besides all sorts of fancy brushes, and bel
lows polished, nlaId gilt, heurette tortoise shell and
pearl entirely OF his own manufacture. HIS is
perfect picture, and should be closely inspected by
every visitor.
Gold and Siirer Ink.-Some very excellent sam
PIES sent by Levy a. Simmons together with ink
powders, which having tested ourselves, We can re-
commend as equal or superior to any thing in this
line we ever made use Of
Gcntiemen's Neck Stocks.-There are several
cases Of this useful article but No. $50 on the left
hand side as you enter the Saloon, principally at
tracted notice, for their elasticity llghtness, and
the novel and elegant style IN which the stecks are
got up. They are the production Of the same young
lady whose stocks we have worn for nearly two
years. greatly to our satisfaction All young gentle
men about to be married, would do well to provide
themselves for the occasion with this ladies beautiful