New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-05-01

ORA CoMwes ScueoLs.-Hon. John c. Spencer, Secrc-
tarv Of State and Superintendent of Common Schools has
made long and able Report upon the management and gov
eminent of the P2bc Schools Of this City, with special re-
ference to the petitions for change in the existing SYSTEM
presented to the Legislature ard thence referred to the DC
cretary M Spencer, review of the whole grouHd'
comes TO the conclusion that change ADVISABLE ana fs
poses the following notifications
/ Tho election of Commissioners of Common Schools In
each Ward Board and be aided by local super
in,eadsnt with adequate salary
> The extension the City OF the general chos laws Ok
the State.
g. Tho Commissioners adopt and snkc undor their nrs
c,ion the schools of the Public School Society and tho other
schools now receiving tho public school moneys Leaving ther
Immediate government and management to their respective
trustees and directors in the and to the same
extent as the school districts of the State controlled by
their trustees.
The Commissioners IL organize schools iii other parts
Of the city where they may be required and whenever si
c.rt number Of inhabuns ready TO establish them as
district schools with the usual officers TO be chosen by such
inhabitants and with the usual powers to those officers 70
hire provide teachers and dciray expenses Dy
rate-bils
s. The public school monies be paid directly to tho
by the chamberlain and after defrans the
necessary expenses Of clerk and city 10 Do
appotoned the different schools under their Jurisdcuonr
in proportion number children attending each choo
be ascertancd in the manner particularly de,cr'Ded anu
to be applied exclusively the payment OF teachers
sufficient sum 10 be apportioned in the first instance 10
each school, compensate for the INDECENT chhareh ~n
have been exempted from the payment oil charges ouc
children TO be ascertaned the manner pointed OIL m ~
report If the funds adequate then to De M
in proportion to the number of INDECENT IN each schooL
surplus if there be any be apportisned ACCORDING ~
actual attendants in each school Provision to DC
detect and prevent improper exemptions
From vALpARAso-A letter from Valparaiso by the ship
Oare at Philadelphia all kinds OF American pro-
sr.,. ,re low there New-Orleans Flour S7i barrel
Some oIcal disturbances said to have occurred IN
.h ;,o-;ar Of Peru but without the particulars
Ships on he Cocss-At Valparaiso, ship Match
e Teyork to sail fer the U. s. month; Henry
% Of Boston, do; brig Canaa loading bark at Area do
l,-ip Grccian at Cailao.
FRsA FLoR1DA.-An arrival at Savannah brings dates
thence to the 21s ult post aboht be established
fifteen miles north of ST. Augustine, North River num-
Der Of Indian have been New-Smyrna sixty
miles south Of ST. Augustine.
Fryy Boat Sunk-The dry bridge over the low part OK
East Hartford meadow, opposite Hartford CT having been
carried away by eshet the meadow is passed duns
the present ntndation by of scow On Wednesday,
The co being heavily laden and drawn rapidly across the
bow ran under water and the boat Instantly SUNK whereby
NJ VIM. Clark a butcher drowned.
r meeting of the citizens in favor of domestic man"
f,cures is called in Mercer County, Pa