Morning herald., 1839-07-02

to be stationed Of night on the Battery; adopted
For catching all the juvenile loafers that thro.r
the docks and slips, and sending them to the Aims
House or Long Island Farms; referred to the Com
mittee on Charity
To inquire into the expedency of selling all the
CITY freehold property South of Grand street. and all
the easehoid property South Of Forty second street.
that Is not appropriated to public purposes; referred
to Committee on Finance
io give the sum of two hundred dollars TO the
was Killed by falling through a grating last week:
referred to Police Committee.
10 appropriate $500 for altering the residence Of
cial Committee.
TO survey and have plans drawn of Randalrs
Island.
BOARD OF AssIsTANTs-Reports.- favor Of
discontnung all proceedings in the matter of widen.
| ing William street and improving Anthony street.
| Adopted.
In favor Of fencing the opening of Art street for
| the lst OF August next, and appointing James Mont
gomery collector Adopted
| In favor OF disseminating all proceedings in the
matter OF opening streets from the Bloomngdale
road to the llth Avenue; from l23d to l3lst street;
from the llth Avenue TO the Hudson River and the
18th Avenue; from Manhattan street to l32d street.
Adopted.
Mr.. Timpson moved to suspend the rules for the
purpose of taking up the Fire Law.
| Mr.. Graham moved amendment, deprecatng
the programme for receiving the President of the
United States, as published by the Tarnmany Com
mitee. After long and animated debate, the
amendment negatIved.
The question then came up on Mr.. Timpsons mo-
tion-another debate ensued, which ended in the
adoption of the motion.
Mr.. Graham then moved to postpone the conside-
ration of the Fire Act for week, to give time for
the department to delivertheir opinion thereon Lost
by equal vote.
The Fire Law was then taken up, and the Sd Sec
tion read.
Mr. Graham objected to it, and moved to lay that
secuon ON the table and be printed. Lost by
jority of one.
After several bootless attempts to gain time, SIr.
Graham addressed the Chair and said, that he should
not vote again on this project for reforming the Fire
Laws, unless some Difference was paid to the opn-
ions of the body who were to suffer to benefit by
the operation. The honorable gentleman reiterated
his belief in the necessity of W aitng for the report
| OF the department thereon.
The question then taken on the Sd section of
the law when all the whig members refused vote,
and the section was carried with only one dissent.
lent voice-:hat Of Mr.. Connor.
The other sections then carried by the same
vote.
When the question up on filing the blank
for the salary Of the Chief Engineer, Mr.. Graham
proposed 1900 dollars, Mr.. Howe 500, and Mr. Com
nor said he wished it TO be office of honor and
have no salary attached to it whatever.
| The 800 dollar scheme finally adopted, as also
the ordinance.
And the Board adjourned to Tuesday at l O'Clock.
CoRoNER's OFFICE, July An inquest was held
at the City Hospital, the body of Patrick Tully,
aged 3d. II appeared that while the deceased at
work on new building ecting at Burne slip,
a derrick fell on him, and injured him. that he
lived but a few hours Verdict accidental death.
At 10th street, 9th avenue the body Of Daniel
Slevin who was killed in consequence ofallng from
the roof Of house throught the oists on the first
floor. Verdict accordingly.
| THE CASE OF DR.. EvASs.-We understand that
the Corporation Attorney has been directed to COM
premise the case against DR.. Evans, which made
such hubbub last week, they being convinced that
the defendant had been rather hardly dealt with.
| ey- Col Dick Johnson insists that he will run
again for the next Presidency. When did he refuse
to run for any thing that had salary dark color!
| The three men who robbed the Upper Canada mail
| are all Americans: their names are Robert Smith,
| otherwise Washington Mills, Zone of the Sir Robert
Peel pirates,) Decatur Johnston (son to the cclc-
oratsd BIZ Johnston, the pirate leader,) and John
Farrow, another of the Peel gang.
The Tashiomnblc Fracns-Another Account.
We have received, and can hardly refuse the pub
LEGATION Of the following counter statement in rela-
tion to the late fash shionabe frdcds.
We have to dabuse the public Of paper Of
yesterday where il stated that Mr. Dickins inaicted per-
'onal chatemen agentleman OF this city whose name is
Richardson provoked anonymou, letters sent TO him
through the post Office. II appears the statements OF
several gentlemen WI have called upon US crcum
stances Of this rencontr conveyed either entirely
without foundation, mepesented devaie fsom
the truth We think IT. therefore, duty parties con-
cerncd aud to adcr to ssppy authentic account
Of the that led this bre and of issue itself
To explain what to follow is necessary in the place to
mention that the appearance Of Mr. Dickns altogether pc
csia The dress Of this person blue coat very long in
tie back with brass buttons his pantsoon same color
descend half below the knees complete hi. .ba
bling figure his shoes 10 have bees from Do
mine Sampson pair of nnstachios all attention 10 month
otherwise sufficiently remarkatle and the long that
hang his shoulders bring tha, we read
IN the classics IN yosh, that flowing hair
the handsome beautiful but the ugly d.gnstnrv
hideou Mr.. Dickinss face requires nothing sd,eno,.,
in the words Of Horace
Mi I'LL lar,a au trsgieis opus coihurnis-
In iac the reader viii have the idea OF this eaca
ure Of n he has the monkey the poor Itian ear.
ric. his any the ehtravarant G
Crukshank Thus adsrned by nature and bv
art since his arrival in this city three weeks hc mas .o,
prodlsous genius for making himself ridiculous AT Grace
Church, the sunday before last this hero Of the mu,tac h
ing vain like other fool tsok such particular po f
lady that sat him, That her brother called upon him newt
day for apology which he rendered without d,la, Know
ing all this II can hardly give surprise, at ladies in tt
boarding house where lie nuisance could with much da
Guilty suppress their icoe groesque figure ana do
not that II al their ing alton that sone ~;
the house conveyed TO him letter consninr rictrs Of
that Mr. Dickens united IN his person h Of the one
with the stupidity Of the other Mentioning AZ surrer ,hs
compliment paid to him he bad the satisfaction 10 be laughed
at by the whole company
FROM being object sarcasm Al 6r.t aer,r,. L.
frel Al Ix<Ifl .f.s