New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-04-19
City Statistics.

Female Pcnitentiarv Bellevue. 49,. ....... ~
Blackwos Island. 3i3
Nalc - li2
City Prison LOU
Total Prisoners .l0o3
Total number supported. AUS
From The Naa2q. Iq,eIllgye 1ST; ,.r,v,ye:
80 Nv FIGtRED FABRICS.
MEssRs EprroRs: Apatont was obtained about
a wear since by Mr.. c. G.. GILRoY. now OF New
York, for improvements in the power loom Tor
weaving figured goods OF various kinds, either oil
silk, wool linen, or cotton winch looms are now
IN successful operation. The writer has seen
specimens OF the work executed upon them rom
each of these materials, some OF them III style
which the manufacturers of Lyons would not be
ashamed 10 own, and OF texture differing from
every previous manufacture. Mr.. Groy has spent
number of years in France. England, Belgium,
and Prussia. in which countries he has obtained
upwards Of thirty patents for various improve
ments IN the manufacture of textile substances;
and he has in his possession the highest tcstimoni-
ais from the first manufacturers of France, and
from others eminent IN judgement and station.
showing the estimation in which his improvements
are held in that land of art and taste MIR. u. has
recently deposited IN the Patent Office another
model, exhibiting various new Improvements In
the loom, and which Is intended for the weaving
Of table cloths, shawls piano forte covers. window
curtains and other articles of a similar character
BY the action of this loom the business of wcav-
ing will be much facilitated, as by It's means he
Will be enabled to work that instrument at the
rate of from eighty to a hundred and thirty picks
per minute and to produce perfect works IN pat
terms of great completely. I. ?. }.
all q |, dali AT L uh
School Observatory in PhadclPhla have been
calculating the elements of the great Comet Of
last February. They think there is some proba-
bility that is the same with the Comet Of 1859
calculated by Plngrc-with a period OF one hun
bred and iiity-scven years and quarter. 1t ap-
preached within 100000 miles of the Suns cen
ire, which is nearer than any other Comet ever
observed except that of 1850, which approached
within 900 miles. On the morning of the
23th Of February the Comet was fifteen millions
of miles from the Earth, which was the nearest
point to which it approached.
IL We learn that Prof JAMES WILSON of the
Edinburgh Review Is now at Avon, Livingston
county and will be IN tins place and deliver a
lecture IN the early part OF next week.
The Editor of the Rochester Democrat from
which the above is taken probably means Prof.
.J0hn Wilson, better known as Kit North of
BtackmooGs Maga-iae: but we do not believe
he is in this country and still less that he Will
ever lecture in Rochester.
o. y Railroad from Hartford, CT. 10 Spring
field, Mass. t27 miles IS to be constructed with
all practicable dispatch. When finished, Hart.
ford and New Haven viii be in direct Railroad
communication with Albany and Boston, and 50
with Portland Ne. Concord \. Fl. and Buffalo
SUPREME JUDICIAL CorRr.-The grand ur,
finished their inquest on Saturday morning. and
returned about thirty indictments. Among them
was one for treason by lcvying war, against Charles
5. Ladders.
In the treason cases which were continued from
last term the Court overrued the objections taken
10 the indictments on account OF the alledged par
TALLY of some OF the grand jury who found them
The pleas III these cases were agreed to be- filed
by Wednesday next. Prov. Jour.
Il Commodore Parker in the name of the
officers Of the iigate Constitution. on Sunday
last presented silver medal to Corporal Philip
CahIll of the {. 5. Marines, as a reward FOR his
gallant conduct in saving MIdshipman Weaver
from drowning on the night Of the third Of Feb
FGary last.
DGtrH or Da. PRouDgiT.-We are panied to
announce that the Rev. DR.. Proudit, recently
Secretary of the New-York City Colonization
Society, closet his valuable life al the house Of
his son, in New Brunswick, y. J, on Sunday last
J. The Knox Manual Labor College at
Galesburg, H.. WAS consumed By fire on the morn
ing OF the Nth inst. The library and most OF
the furniture were saved. Loss estimated at
$4,000. No insurance
Il The large mansion house Of Judge R. B.
Jones, IN Lower 1lerion township Montgomery.
was destroyed BY fire on the nigh: of Tuesday
last. a library worth $1,000 to $1,000, and ali
the furniture shared the same fate the whole loss
beng from $4,000 to $4,000, and no insur
ance. A female servant Is strongly suspect ed Of
having set the building on fire.
T. Mr. James Page, eldest son Of Mr.. joseph
Page, Of Ragged Island, was killed by lightning
On the 9Th February last IN returning from the
West Indies. He was on the foretop. lowering
the yard, with two other men, one on each side
when the lightning struck him.