The New York herald., 1845-12-01
CITY Intelligence.

city Intelligence.
LrrrrRs FOR rHr BRIT NIA.>At half past IL o'clock
dye thousand letters had hesn received at the
Post Office in this city intended Tor the steamer bri-
the Post Once clerks is highly crsdtabls to them.
TnE Fnsr Snow OF THE S1AsoN.-We woke up early
yaStsrday ornng and, looking out Of our window saw
but enough to give evidence that it had been showing
As our sentimental friend would say The angels had
Sk and Sopss p
of the season bring with il Dim visions OF clear
cod star lights well t,odden snow prancing stssds
of slegh.bells rise up before minds eye. Come
old Winter we will hug thee closely, and let thee
hs anss sat variety M
monotony would make US seek our latter end
RonRrny OF Nh. p.sk-Mr - Peck, the the agent Of the
arrived in Philadelphia, on Thursday evening last for
the purpose of making arrangements for exhibition
Peck left his trunk the wharf while he went in search
of a cab driver On returning with one, he found his
Sc TRs next morning Mr.. Peck found the porter who
had carried the trunk and was traced to the w. s. Ho
there had left with the trunk They were followed to
another hotel where the trunk found In possession
Of who By the 0 hs ssi h ChSssy S
He was forthwith arrested ana the properly with the
exception Of sixty dollars, and suit of clothing reco
vered
BLOCKING UP THE srpE.wAIxs-It is with great in
convenience that person pass through the mercan
tile portions of city owing to the beggarly account
of empty boxes which array ed upon the sidewalk
At this of the year when business Is dull wo do
not see the necessity Of these distractions And what
is more provoking, large number, and, in fact, ma
orty Of those which lie from day to day. are en-
tirey empty and are merely placed there for the pnr
the condemnation Of all respectable merchants and
would call the police TO enforce the law which has
been enacted for the of our citizens shins
toes AMI coattails.
! SHANE SHAME SHAME There is a man, by the
of Michael Conner in the county prison. % Ed
ridge street. placed there for costs of
to tw eny one dollars This sailor and perfectly
destitute may be seon from the report Of the last
Jury And worst Of all he is very inha. no 10 medicine Is
to more than one OCCASION and refuses to come say
ing in reply to the that the county will not
STEALING UMnRELLAs.-Umbrellas in this city and al
most where ese nre regarded as common proper
ty. 1t is common practice to steal them whenever
their use would be beneficial. If person is green
enough down in rainy day, for moment, in
hail. office barroom or other place Of resort when he
comes to look for it, it is little more likely to "come
up missing" than any other way, and the owner is
obliged either to purchase another umbrella steal one
or his chance Of "dodgng the drops" This most
rascaly practice. mans umbrella is much his pro-
perty his hat coat and might as well be stolen
brelas is to have the name written on the inside
with white paint in large letters few suits for petit
larceny might also prove beneficial to the umbrella
stealing community.
CAMPHINE-We informed that this article has lately
risen SO per cent more in price than it ever was
the 6svs LOUD "a r ehss
ureis combine keep up the price to an unreasonable
amount for them to establish mandatory OF 1t them
selves and drive the monopolists out of the market
little competition would soon bring from its present
price Of es per gallon to as at which sum, we are in
formed it can be made, and give fair preht
Brooklyn City Intelligence.
The Rsy Henry H. pre- az ss
church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn His text may be
found in the nth chapter Of job sth verse This gen.
the Sandwich Islands, where he has been for the pur-
pose Of converting the inhabitants of those regions to
thot thocar rnic Sim.
aries seldom willing to give the public account
of the success they have met with in making
yesterday hear Mr.. Cheever relate his missionary
experience. They were disappointed, however, and
abliged to listen to a dry doctrnal discourse.
A SABBATH PEpLAR, AND SUPPOSED THIEy-Yes.
terday afternoon, toeraby we'll dressed and decent
looking man, entered the bar-room Of the franklin
House. and offered for sale silver pencil case which
OF course, sacred day. not purchased by any
in that establishment The fellow took good care
however to make profitable speculation as he took
away from the premises two valuable umbrellas OF
them the property OF the much esteemed proprietor and
publisher OF Brooklyn newspaper M % omcess Bro ana
spatched in pursuit Of the offenders but they did not sue
ceed in finding him.
AN IMPRISONED vEssEL--lt may be recolected that,
short time ago, the schooner samuel r. Brown" OF
Virginia. into collision with Bro0khaven schoon-
nc s
be in error, and suit commenced to recover DANA
ges Therefore which resulted in the whole difficulty being
submitted the arbitration of referees mutually chosen
by the parties litigant The samuel r. Brown" being
moored the Brooklyn side OF the river taken pos
session Of by the sheriff OF Kings county, who appointed
Mr. Abraham 8. Wright his deputy, until the claim
was satisfactorily adjusted This was in very short
time accomplished by an award being made in favor OF
dollars.
REPEAL MEErrse.-After the interesting proceedings
Freemans Hall this afternoon Repeal Meeting will be
held in of the public in that vicinity at which
is expected great number Of persons will be present
and many eloquent addresses delivered.
jury DUrY.-The many gentlemen who will be sum-
moned grand and petit jurors to attend the Courts
which will be opened, for the December session, this
morning, in Kings county, have decided advantage
their neighbors in New York who may be simlar-
ly situated as each individual upon whom such requ-
ston may be made and who not exempt or excused
from the duty, will receive certain per diem compen
saton for the services loss Of time which may de-
vote to service of the State n such capacity. It is
grevous wrong that residents of the metropolis who
are compulsorly placed in like predicament, no,
equally well and literally provided for
POLICE MArTERs.-The city of Brooklyn was yester
day unusually quiet and did not hear Of any breach
es o. the peace which reaared aSs or inter
Saturday night however two vagrants were arrested
for improper conduct 10 the streets one Of them being
well clad and good looking female, who taken In
to custody by officer Platt Powell and the other poor
shiress and folorn looking wretch who placed by
humane citizens in charge OF Mr. Peetrau keeper
OF the public cells
SUDDEN Yesterday morning Mr.. Gideon Kim
berry Waring, of Henry Waring Esq, of the
oldest and most wealthy inhabitants of Brooklyn, ant
brother the Corporation Dounsellor died very sud
denly at his fathers mansion in Fulton street His
mains will be inferred tomorrow afternooa.
THE New Cry HALL--It is not generally known il
Brooklyn that the City Hail. upon which workmer
will this morning commence operatons) will be in the
centre of triangular park or enclosure the railings
which will the place Of the unsghty board fence
which has long surrounded the foundation that
now TO be removed
DARING ATTEMPT AT MURDER.-Afew days ago
| daring attempt to murder whole family was
made near the Shot Tower in Jefferson county. MIR
Kennedy, who is purchasing slaves, put up day.
previous at the house of an old man named Phillips
lie hired horse from Phillips, and looking ove
the country for slaves. One day when he came bacl
to Phillips house, young man there who had
some time before been employed by Mr. Phillips to dt
some work During the evening, Phillips asked Ken
which it is supposed that the young heard that
Kennedy slave. dealer and suspected him to have
money. When they went to bed, Kennedy and the
young put in one bed, and Mr.. Phillips ant
his vile occupied tho other bed-boh beds being in