New-York daily tribune., 1844-04-01

orders of business were laid on the table, and the
Senate went into committee OF the whole Mr..
CHAMBERLAIN II the char, on the Albany School
Bill
Mr. CoR:iHG offered a Substitute for the first
section of the bill, veStlng the appointment oi
Commissioners of Schools IN the Court Of Com
mon Pleas.
And after debate in which Messrs. WRIGHT
LESTER. SHERMAN and FOSTER participated,
Without taking any question on the amend
ment, the committee rose and reported, and the
SeEate adjourned.
In ASSEMBLY, petitions were presented for
Constitutional Convention and other purposes.
Mr.. HAzEN reported bill, TO amend the law
relative to the Fire Department Of n. y. city
ordered to third reading.
When the following bills were passed and the
Assembly adjourned
In relation to port wardens OF the port Of New
York. Ayes 67, Nays 81.
To amend the act relative to the city of Al
bany.
To incorporate the n Y Vaccine Institution
To amend the act for the collection fTaxes in
the city of New York-rccommitted.
Relative to remedy by Writs Of Mandamus.
In relation to the powers Of Receivers and Com
mittecs OF Lunatcs.
To incorporate the Mutual Protection Insurance
c company of Rochester.
To incorporate the East Hampton Turnpike CO.
SATURDAY, March 80.
In SENATE, Mr.. CORNING reported the bill from
the Senate to regulate the speed of steamboats,,
with amendments. Passed.
The bill requiring the Register of the City of
New. York and County Clerks to keep and return
an account Of fees, was passed.
The bill to establish Ferry across Cayuga
Lake was passed.
The bill! to pay the claim of Orris Hamilton
was passed.
The Albany School bill was ordered 10 third
reading.
The bill in relation TO the Stale Library was
passed
In ASSEMBLY, Mr.. REDNGroN reported against
the bill Incorporating the City of Syracuse
agreed 10.
The Senate returned the resolutions III relation
| to Constitutional amendments, which on motion
of Mr.. BoswoRTi, were referred to the Select
Committee on that subject.
| The committee Of the Whole, MIR. COCHRAN
III the chair, resumed the consideration Of the
bills in relation to the State Lunatlc Asylum,
which was debated till adjournment.
OSE DAY LATER FEoM HAyANA.--By the arrival
of the brig Havana, Capt. Gilparlc in 10 days from
Havana. we nave OHc 'lioSC
published on Monday, per brig Prince de Jonyille.
We have accounts received by the Havana, our reg
ular files of the Diaro de la Habana, TO the llth in
elusive. We have also the first number OF new
paper Just established in that place, called the Diaro
de la Marina, conducted by the late Editors OF the
Noticioso l.ucero.
Capt g. reports passing the schooner Henry Jen-
kinS, from this port, going in also schooner Rich
| nluud. from Mobile.
The follown" is an extract OF n letter received by
Il commercial house in this city, dated
Our last advlces the Rice Market stated the
pees m s al ~ Is, ses i & Ann PsrS and tn Hayne
carcoes) rsls leaving sun about 200 casks IL Ts
lions may quoted Ti4 below prices. Our crop m:y
reach M full al first anticipated as the late disturb
which in cunse ce many ,ads have been withdrwn-
The energetic measures nav been taken By our oyT
partial rrvoIt.. III"
demand ion the United strs Tor Musco 'doe cont'aurs
active Savannah f-i. N'ich -.
- The following is the postscript 10 a letter
from the West Indies;
p. S.-By the way, may as well give you the
information that lighthouse is now erecting on the
fort on the starboard hand coming in the harbor OF
ST. Thomas. aln informed the light will appear the
first week in April expense TO vessels, the ex
penses being paid by the Government
FROM CASroS, DIREcr.-Thc barque Childe
| Harold Johnson, arrived Saturday morning from
|
ber. Our previous dates via the overland mail were
10 he lst of December.
VESSEL AND CREW BCRST.-The vessel reported
bv rs Yesterday as being burnt near Picketts wharf
some forty miles down the river. proves TO be the
schooner Jane, Fickers, OF and from Baltimore, tor
this CITY, with Sundry merchandise and deck load
of lumber Captain Fickers and his wh0e crew
nerishcd in the flames of the burning vesse-not q
soul is left to tell the tale Captain Phillips, OF the
H,rcanius, law near the Jane. All was right when
| he last saw her on Wednesday night. Thursday
morning she was burnt down 10 the water and her
captain and crew dead
[Richmond Compiler, March So
MrrEoR-On Thursday evening last, at twenty
minutes past o'clock while passing along the road
near Laurel Hill. Richmond County. we observed &
very beautiful meteor, very much resembling, in de
scent color and separation into particles. the ap-
pearance OF falling rocket, after lis force Is spent.
| il emitted no perceprble light, the sun had been
down but few minutes. We have frequently seen
mereors at night but never before by daylight.
Fayetteville Observer.
ANOTHER CoLLIsIoH.-The Aliquippa and the
Western came in collision on the Mississippi, about
half wav between 81. Louis and the Mouth OF the
Ohio, on the Goth inst. The scene which followed
was irightiIl one. The Western was crow ded
with emgrant- and twas evident from the first that
she could notbe kept afloat. Men, and CHILD
rem were thrown into deep water, but, fortunately
only Two human beings were lost. The Aliqulppa
rendered her every assistance, and succeeded In got
ting her near the shore. Gin. Gazette.
NAvAL.-The following United States vessels
were at Rio de Janeiro on the I'd Feb. u. S. ship
Columbus, Commodore Turner, just arrived from
! Montevideo; L. S. ship Congress, Commodore
Voorhees,, just arrived in % days from Gibraltar;-
L. 5. brig Perry, Commander rilton, bound 10 the
Pacific, soon; L. 5. brig Chipola, Ii. J. NJ. Gard
ner, from the East coast of Africa, for The United
States, soon. The L. 5. fngate Columbis, Capt
Shubrick. for tie Mediterranean, sailed lst eo.
A train OF dirt cars ran OF the railroad track
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