The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-05
Brooklyn intelligence.

Brooklyn Intelligence.
AsrIcnArED PoLicE RrvosM>-vsry considerable sx,
ii the sabbnh in consequence Of article publish
ed in this paper ntimatng the possibility Of chsngs Of
incumbents the police benchof the city Although
nmston was given that the present magistrates would
not nave as good chance OF being appointed - the
the Of the
Kings county, yet many OF the noisy loud mouthed
politicians the place dcuousy imagine that the aim
and object Of those who with much good cause desire
deal reform of the police are directed against gen.
tlsmen who. for three long years have enjoyed ell the
pensaton Of civil snd criminal law in the municipal
courts Of this seventh metropolis Of the Union So Tar
and still believe, that at least one Of the judges
whose term Of service will many weeks, be
Executive and The Senate notwithstanding the many
efforts which will be made to convince . democra-
PIC as 10 the
and Jacksonisn principles advocating rotation In
Office"
An INKLISe FOR THE PusLIo AurHoRrrrEs-Ifw we did
not well know that the Mayor Of this city had used all
possible exertonsso far as he il individually concern
edfor the suppression Of umuts and riots on the Sab
both We should feel disposed to make direct requsition
upon him. to put stop the dog fights whichA
are Of occurrence 10 various part: Of Brooklyn every
Sunday. under the direction and superintendent Of
some of the many fancy men," and desperate vssa-
bonds with which this community unfortunately abounds
smith street not less than eight brats aud dsmorasng
exhibitions Of this kind took place. without the rtsrfe
cnSs Of any Of the numerous constable msr.as and
peace welfare and quiet Of the city The fault howev
err does not rest with these individuals but with the dis
gracefully parsimo NOUS system which precudss them
from receiving fair compensation the services which
they are called upon ts perform and which. in many
exceedingly dangerous and psrilous nature.
The REcEsr MunOra- In yesterdays Herald il was
poor Burns the 25h ult had been closely tracked
and would, in all probability be speedily taken into Gus.
Grath Of the sixth ward police Of Nsw York sdsa By
two Officers Of the city OF Brooklyn. bad made arrest
Sufficient testimony will be forthcoming 70 convict hin
almost beyond all reasonable doubt psradventure.
MELAScHoLs AyrAra.-Ata late hour last night info
in Harris Alley, scalkd to death BY the accidsn
falling upon the poor 80. - the boiling .s,se -ts
coffee kettle. 1heiittis sufferer stated 70 have tSS
two years and six months old.
PoLicE IrEMs.-A colored fellow, who gave his name
as George Brown and who supposed to have the Alias
of George Deming representing himself to be lash
onable hair dresser and barber carrying on business in
New Yorkwas arrested yesterday BY oncer Pelletrau,
we'll on charge Of creating disturbance in the public
streets and conducting himself IN an obscene and dis
man named Stewart an old offender, was taken into
custody by officers Smith and Pslletrau for vagabond
and Burns looked up Indecent and other bad
behavior in the presence Of number Of respectable
persons, who were on their way to places Of worship
Literary Notice.
OF a work SY i hs Of
George GrIffen, Esq one OF the most eminent pa
triarchs of the New York bar; who, in his retire
ment, devotes his mature faculties to the considers
ton OF the holy scripture which has God for iIs
thor, salvation for Its end and truth for its matter.
This work is altogether remarkable production,
and introduces into the field Of polemics quality
hitherto unknown in that region-we mean the zsal
markable for their heavy, abstract sour and dogma
tical aspect In this work all abstraction vanishes
I'VE see the advocate laboring for a great and
overwhelming interest-a somnolence, gravity and
a
the pleader seeks the truth with great eamestness
and with great nlodesty, willing at every step TO
yield his opinion, IT 1t can be proved unsound The
author undertakes to establish that something
than man suffered on the cross, and that the great
atonement derives Its essential value from that He
insists that Deity suffered and that the incarnation
the author at once conflict with the .heologians,
who contend that Deity cannot suffer, and hence
argue that he did not. What the clergy will say to
this invasion ct their territory by lawyer, we do
initiating the style in their writings and pulpts,
they Will. IN our judgment, mucn advance their
usefulness. We consider this work powerful and
conclusive argument; but we DO not consider t
beauties, and marred by equally striking blemehes;
and among the most Conspicuous of it's blemshesls
what my lord Bacon terms the idoic specsae o..y
trust this work will receive from the
world that attention which its importance entitlesn
to; but In concusion,we cannot refrain from saying
that appears TO US to argue great conceitedness ahd
an duLnOI 10 expect 10 receive
much atte ntion as scnpturist, textuary in oppo~
slton to what is generally received, unless he first
fairly considers and confues what all the ablest
writers have pleaded for tine received construction;
and next, as fairly proves and eniorces his own.
That the author Of this work has done this we hope
his readers will admit
Assistant Vice Chancellor's Court.
JAN 3-Nothanisi Bsgardns, and Others hs,rs Of IA
neke JInfs, We Tie Cooperation Of Trinity Church -
This cause further heard this day The
in support Of their plea Of it'll, and posse ssion,
produced all their leases and convey amounting
TO several hundreds and read the DISPOSITIONS of
dozen Witnesses to that the property question
was commonly known in former days the Church
Farm" and generally admitted being the possession
Of the church The compainants' counsel the other
hand produced the title Deeds to Anneke Jants and
children, Of the Dominiss Bowsry; being grant there
Of by Gov Stuyvesant in 1854, and conArm by Gov
Nichols in 1857 and read several depostons ing
that the grandfather of the complainants in actual
Of several parcels Of the premises during the
1885, 1885 and 1887 and received the thereof
that he also claimed interest 10 the whole tract Of
Dominiss Bowery and sold clay and gravel from pits
and rooAt - L. -