The New York herald., 1846-01-22
Brooklyn Intelligence.


srEcIAL MEETIro OF THE COMMON CouScn.-The
members Of the Common Council met on Tuesday
proceeding with the amendments to the city charter, in.
tended be submitted to the Legislature of this State
have Recorder % appontsd for III. city sect sdsr
men and assessors for two to authorso the
pontment Of clerks for the police court the municipal
Of Office shall be three years that the proceedings Of the
Common Council shall at all times be open to the pub
lie, and that secret sessions shall be abandoned to dis
pense with the veto power of the Mayor to regulate
the compensation of the Judges Of the Special Sessions
aasm.nt Of the cy xovePnment Which heressr eal
may be proper and expedient to notice in detail The
committee adjourned, to assemble again on Tuesday
next
The New MARxETs.-The butchers who have pur-
chased stalls in the markets lately erected in Brook
bitter complaints at the heavy taxes which they are re-
qured to pay to the city in the shape Of licenses the
exorbitant sum Of twenty two dollars being demanded
annually for permission to pursue their legitimate bus
and calling They very properly Think state
that this il an imposition upon the freedom Of trade,
whchls UNCONSTITUTIONAL az II Is burdensome and op
pressive. I'm ts.tfvsu. f.t ..stf.. ut ., st.
PEDEsrRIArIsM AGAINST RAILRoAps.-Last evening,
We saw several gentlemen passengers in an accommo-
compelled to walk from Bedford to the ferry in conse
quence of the locomotive being unable to proceed
beyond that station Weary enough did they ali appear
after their troublesome and tedious travel through the
many small mountains Of snow which impeded their
progress, the especially those among them who
other s e thew On the
Of the train At its destined station. 40 m H h
A CARoo or GurPowpsR-Co Considerable alarm was
created Tuesday in Brooklyn, on account Of the
bark Guildford, Captsin Jackson laden with gun.
POWDER ntended for the Sultan OF Muscst mooringiat
one Of the wharves in the city The interference OF the
re wardens was invoked, in order to relieve the city
from SO monstrous and impending an incubus, which,
il should gol" off," might take part at least OF our
waited upon the Captain Of the dsnssrous craft, ana
ordered him to make of with himself and the william
ou. ss;ltp:trsn They were politely informed that i
merely hauled in from the middle of the river protect
the vessel from the effects ofhe floating ice steamer
Gsad spesd her 70
her destined port prompt compliance with the
bark 6ne Of Eve hundred dollars. g
COMPLAINT AeArNsT A JugrIcy.-Two or three weeks
ago. political meeting took place at Williamsburgh,
during which as !, alleged respectable individual of
Of "the naonn The person thus maltreat
ed made complaint against his assalan at the Brook
his arrest. We learn from Of tho officers who was
deputed to execute this process that the pugnacious
~ promised MS to .pPssr on certain day las;
against his reputation ss pesceabe, quiet and well
disposed citizen and upon this pledge he susred to
been informed that the agreement made by the justice
not complied with, and that peremptory mandate
appearance at the Police court in this city AMI there
defend himself from the accusation which has beenpre
tefred.
BErrvoLErcr FsusrRArrp-A funny story is told Of
one Of the police officers Of Brooklyn whose lady il
anxious to adopt, her daughter stray founding
child which peradventre may be destitute Of any other
homo than such a. may be furnished BY the public
thortes always providing, however that the sanction
ed) can be obtained II will be recolected that few
days ago, beautiful little bern babe was found
floating in the East River dead in cigar box and that
the Coroner held an inquest upon the body The gentle
man alluded to heard Of the finding Of littls girl with
out being informed Of the painful crcums stances con-
nected with the Treasure trove and he forthwith re-
paired to the ONCE Of the Coroner ask permission
see the little creaturc for the purposes before named
the child was corpse; and his disappointment and
may be easily imsgined when he
was introduced TO its presence by the presentstion
to him Of the depository which contained i,s re-
mains. The incidents attending this affair des
pite the solemnes Of the occasion, Of udcrous and
and laughabIs character and the ocsr has since By ~