The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-23
Rrooklyn IntelliKence.

at the Board last evening" his Honor the Mayor - pre-
stiwsil Bokee, j. c. smith, Fowler Crst, Gerald. Dol
bear, g. Smith, Mscomber, Osborne Burbank, Bennett
and Campbell After the reading Of the minutes Of the
last mssting the following petitions were presented
or G w. Lynde William Montros William Beard, and
ery purchased by them at tax and sales A.
u Davis, for grocer's license William Cook and
and Henry - nno have bolivar
street graded bet xeen Canton and Raymond streets j.
street cleared rubbish and other distractions
g. Wiley, and Others to have Debevoise street ope
Pelt for permission to frame building; Fire En-
CINE Company, NO. O. for the repairs to their house,
Thomas r. Mercen; George Hall, b. stryker George
Birkbeck, and Others for power to organize sack
company to be called the Jefferson Sack Company and
to DO attached to the Fire Department Of the city Of
Brooklyn, and for authority to act fire police; Isaac
Howell and John Lyman to be appointed watchmen !;
Thomas Lynch and others to have some provision made
time ago seriously injured when duty city watch
man, in Hillary street. and asking that he may receive
pay that he would be entitled if capable Of attending
to his aforesaid duties and Of Richard Shaw for abate
msnt Of tax.
Communications were received from Michael nj Col
gan in reference to petition Of his which has for
time remained in the hands of the law committee Of the
board without any definite action upon from Goyn
7. Deorest in relation to his bond collector OF the
sixth ward from VIM N. Glenn in relation to plan for
indicating the several streets OF the city by night and
from r. Stebbius and John Brown Withdrawing their
monstrances against opening Summit street Bills were
CITY buildings and for removal Of nui.ancss amounting
to $40 as By Patrick Murphy s. 81, for setting lamp
posts by Alexander stewart 81 for police services
and by John Van Duyne for 81 75,or similar services
remembrance was presented from Edgar w. Stevens,
against the confirmation of assessment list for public
cistern at the of Jay and Johnson streets
made by the Comptroller of the unpaid
mcnt lists fora well and pump at the corner of Fulton
and Oxford street. and for public csterns ct the
Jay and Johnson streets and in Monroe place
Among number of resolutions presented to the
Board, was by Alderman Stilwell referring to the
Committee Public Schools, enquiry in relation to
the policy and expediency Of establishing evening semi
nares for the educa,lon OF adults ana youths OF both
and with the best and purest inentionswas attempted
to be rdiculsd by some Of the members and its ultimate
fate it's reference applied for with the suboined
somewhat singular amendment added ON motion OF AL.
derman Lee -
/" Education and Demoeraey-Mr. Chapman, of Michi.
gan, made speech in the House of Representatives
Wednesday, in which he declared that education was
inequality which destructive of the foundation Of
free institutions"
A resolution was adopted referring to Alderman
Gould, to ascertain upon what terms assessment
map could be procured for the Fifth Ward also
resolutions, requiring the Finance Committee to
port some scheme by which more economical dis.
position could be made of the city funds, and ask
ing the same body to devise some measures where;
wards may be reduced to a lower sum than they now
receive. A resolution was offered by Alderman Hum
ing the city charter and asking that the Of
the important subject may be referred to various COM
mittees-on law finance, fire and water streets, lamps
and watch assessments, &c. At the time when left
the meeting nearly eleven oclock the members OF the
board were engaged in warn and angry discussion on
~ and the inhabitants of the fifth ward especallyhe
YER and ague neighborhood of the navy yard The de-
bate the part Of Of the gentlemen who engaged
character but we regret to state that worse than the
Numerically characterized the proceedings Of
others the opposite side Of the question. In
this board, there is, perhaps, much talent
be found in any similar legislative assembly
cir lot in mi al Qndi mn
source Of deep pain and humiliation to many of the
municipal representatives, to meet with the repulsve
rude and ndecorous treatment which they too often re-
ceive from Of their associates and brethren in the
Common Council Chamber.
POLICE AND wArcH IrEMs.-A man named James Nc.
Call was arrested on Sunday night by one of the city
watchmen, charge of beating his wife, and he was
yesterday morning taken to the police office for exami
nation He made statement to the magistrate, which
not only obtained for him immediate discharge but
was the cause OF severe lecture being delivered to the
guardian of the night by whom the alleged offender
taken into custody. This not all M'Call made
affidavit against man named Patrick Kelly, whom he
accused Of having assaulted him. and using improper in.
reference between HIM and his wife, On this complaint
awarrant Immediately issued for the apprehension
of the unfortunate and ill-starred gallant
young man, said to be respectfully connected and
of Industrious habits arrested by Officer Bird
john IaOgs R baker Myrtle avssue 10 whose
panapt stated that the defendant had stolen butter
bread and other articles from hs premises and me- hav
ing substantial plea to offer in extenuaon
mitted to the county Jail for thirty days wfetched
and fallen woman, named Ellen Ross, was committed to
the cells by OF the police justices for having deport
ed herself in violent noisy and otherwise indecorous
manner in the public streets. The commitment was
made gainst Ellen Broadhroat this being the very
witty funny, and dgni6ed cognomsn which the learned
magistrate, in his peculiar whim caprice, thought
proper to give to the poor besotted creature
A LARGE WEpprsG PARTv.-The large Baptist Church
in Nassau street yesterday morning visited by up
wards of three hundred persons the occasion
with tho NaSy Yard at Portsmouth, vs to Miss Adsne
Cornell, of Brooklyn. Tho interesting ceremony
performed by the Reverend Mr. Hodge and at its
cusion the happy pair started of to enjoy their honey
moon in the old Dominion.
VOLUNTEER FIRE Rowpirs.-On Sunday afternoon
and evening parcel Of young yagabond took posses
committed many enormtes that their arrest
dered by Alderman Osborn Of the Seventh Ward Only
three of the gang taken into custody viz, fell
low known by the name Of Jerry Kent and two others
who gave their George w. Stagers and Barna-
Police Ma gstrates yesterday morning, where doubt
they received the punishment due to their infamous
cality.
ANOTHER FERRY AscIDrSr.-A gentleman crossing
from New York to Brooklyn last evening jumped from
the boat the Brooklyn side and, but for the prompt
hs nsras you'd pevasx basa bosn
crushed to death.
Losr NorE-A note, Of cons iderable value, bslong
! ing to lexander Birkbeck and Son of this city.
lost in New York few days ago; for particulars of
which We refer to their advertisement in another
column
\ Ma. vASpErHcrr.-This gentle mans lecture res
pectaby though not very numerously attended last
evening We have no doubt however, that at his next
entertainment he will be much more literally patro-
nized.
ANOTHER GRAND BALL"-The seventh ball of the
Terpschore Assembly Association, will take place at
Gothic Hail. this evening, under the superintendent Of
highly respe ctabe committee, consisting of Messrs
Reeve, Cunning, Valentine, Rugg and Van Brunt.
TEMPERANCE AND THE LIcENsE LAVA temperanc,
discourse preached by Rev c. J. Warren, Sun
day evening" in the Rev Dr. Coxs church In Cranberry
street. in which the speaker set forth the duty Of all
christian to exert themselves in view OF the next
spring election to subvert the license system DR. Cox
also addressed the audience in apprehension OF all kinds
of bad habits such drinking smoking, chewing and
snung and deprecated the OF distilled Stops for
the feed Of He also touched upon the suferngs
of Ireland and attributed them greatly to the inempe
rate use of poeen collection taken up in aid Of
temperance.
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