New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-08

land. 1t created quite sensation, and numerous
wcrc the inquiries at the newspaper office and
the post-otficr, by the credu!ous Mr.. Porteus
WAS, of course, unable to give any account ot II,
being by special express; but this was only set
down to official mystery, aud his lncreduity To
vcXa;en at the pust-oil!ce being beaten. The
particulars were full and the whole narrative
could not be more minutely circumstantial. As
! sample of the style Of the thing, VIC take the
following paragraph The royal party dincd at
seven o'clock; the following gentlemen had the
distinguished honor of being present: Malors
General Scott and Wool, Commodore Dallas,
MAJOR Jack Downing, commanding guard Of
honor,) the Mayor of the City and the British
Consul. The greatest good humor prevailed
during the evening. Among the dishes served
up 10y our friend nj the Astor, none cilcitcG more
praise or seemed to be more heartily Ielis!led by
her Majesty and the Prince, than the national de-
ilc.cios OF pumpkin pie and apple sauce and
upon her Majesty S retiring, Prince Albert en
lnyed with great gut a elng sling with MAYOR
Jack Downing, who guessed that his Royal High
ness had never been 80 well entertained before. ="
LIBERAL DoyATioS.-Wc are informed that Ad-
din Lewis ESP lae oi the city of New Haven, and
his daughter Miss Maria l.. Lewis whose death has
lus hcpn announced, lave given, by r Jplut opera
finn of their " ills, the following nunifcent legacies
ior public objects. As the property appropriated
Tor the purpose of carrying these cgaces INTO effect
has yet been appraised, the precise value OF II Is
now unknown; but we learn that il will not vary
materially from the estimate stated and cannot fall
below it. That estimate is that The whole Of the
estate so appropriated is 100000; which the donors
| give us follows, 10 VIII:
$4,000 to the town of Southingion in Connec-
| ticui, US II permanent fond for an academcal III
stution, 10 be established near the centre OF that
Town.
SG 500 to the town Of Wolcott, in Connecticut as
a pc.nnnent fund for the encouragement OF The dis
lrct schools OF SAID town.
50 500 TO Yale College, for the purchase of books
for the library of that institution, tie principal or
onlv the income TO be used al the direction OF the
rorooratinn. Journal Of Commerce.
NJ The DALLAS is the name Of new iron
Cutter about to be built here for the Revenue
cryicc. The materials are all nearly at hand,
and tho ship yard at the foot Of Michigan street
mas been chosen as a suitable place 10 put her To-
rcther The iron sheets ave about three. clghihs
Of an inch thick, the same as tho ALERT, but tie
internal fastenngs will he much stronger. Her
length between uprights is TO bc Ii feet, l9 feet
ichcs space between her sides, and 81 feet BEAM
She will require l30 tons Of iron for the hull
Her tonnage will not be far from $50.
The machinery, including two engines, is
now being made at the Buffalo Steam Engine
Works. Mr. Lupton has the general supervision
Of the construction. Buffalo Commercial.
Connecticut LEGlsLArUEE.-In the House on
Wednesday bill was adopted repeating the law
riv;nu judicial power to Bank Commissioners
aud referring such power to the proper tribunal
The bill gives power to Bank Commissioners tn
briop the officers of a Bank Immediately before
,hc Judges of the Supreme or County Courts,
who have power to hear and decide between the
parties.
II The New JERSEY PLors brought into
port last month 81 vessels, OF which IS were
boarded out OF sight oil land; and piiotod out 80
Among the vessels brought IN was The United
States Frigate Columbus. We arc gratlticd t.
learn that COMMODORE kEARNEY, having recently
returned from China, resumed his scat at the
Board of Commissioners yesterday. The Board
licensed John Boynton, of Amhoy, as deputy
pilot, Yesterday, after due examination, he having
served the usual apprenticeship OF four years.
Newark Advertiser.
EDUCATION IN FRANcE.--fiom the Courier des
Etats Unis VIC gather the following statistics o
The present state of education IN France. There
are 1866 institutions of the higher grace, VIZ :
II ROYAL COLLEGES with Is, $50 pupils: 3l2 Aca-
denies with 2S,200 pupils; 100 High Schools
with 10 81 pupils and l0,0ll Boarding Schools
,,.;,b 81 $50 pupils Besides these there are about
2S G00 Primary Schuus with 2,o00,0OO pupils
making in all nearly 10000 Schools OF various
.,r,d,s. and about 5000, 900 scholars. Or these
there are belonging To the Catholic persuasion
26 40 Schools, $50 Protestant; % jewish, and
2.45O belonging To no particular sect.
NJ The Souihron published at Jackson
Mss SAYS, under date OF May 18th: We at
tended the meeting of the Texas Club last night
and were amused at the utter and absolute failure
of the attempt 10 get up an excitement on Inns
suh;cct here. There were very few present, and
,bev seemed to think that they were wasting
their time, as they most unqueSnonab'y were
After reading Gen. Jacksnns letter and the pro-
ceedinos o! a meeting IN New. Orleans, they seem
ed ,o think that enough was done. Nearly all
The leading men were gentlemen lroma distance
and thew will probably never attend meeting in
jackson again. The whole feeling ard excite
inent OH The subject is becoming
.Smsll by degrees and beautifully less"
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT Sulc!DE.-A young man
bv The name of Dutcher, acting Sai'master on
hoard the United States ship john Adams, stab
bed himself Yesterday morning. III the Navy
Yard. with knife. nficiing dangerous womd.
He was Immediately conveyed to the Naval Hos
pi,al. where he now lies in precarIous condl
ton. We are informed that domestic trouble
was the cause of the rash act. Brooklyn Adv.
MELANCHOLY SrIclpE.-Mary Atkinson. a
Young girl aged Is years, from Winthrop, Me
and who has for some time past worked Ill the
Lowell Corporation, last week committed suicide
by taking arsenic. Some difficulty with an mt
mate friend is assigned as the cause OF the
dreadful act.
QUICKER YEr-We learn from the Portland
Advertiser, that Brig Agnes, of Portland, Cap
tain Hunt, made passage last April from New
York to Matanzas, in six days-the distance run
was 2.266 miles. The Captain treated his friends
in Ma,anzas, on Saturday. with fresh beet steak
that was purchased IN 'New-Io'k the Sunday
previous
DnowNrp.-Miss Leita Ann Abrams, daugh-
ter of MIR. Samuel Abrams, Of Near Rockaway,
was drowned by the upscttlng OF boat on last
Wednesday aud the body has not since been re-