New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-27
City Items.

memorial WAS present ted from the Morning news COM
planning Of unfarness in the giving out OF the puoc
work the other organs. and ASKING ia'e! apso
priation This could not however be accomplished Is
the Comptroller had bestowed The solicited favors oe-
yond recall Ulysses D French was reaPpointed !udse
OF the Fourteenth Ward Court. resolution was made
in favor OF approprians $1,000 for fuel sso in favor OF
paying $500 for stand Of coors to the Washington
Guard There were deposited $3.50 the credit OF the
Board of Education. Resolution in favor OF paying So
for medical services to the Star Police. After the per
f,-nspces in the ,es.room the Board took up the sub
ct of reformation of the City Charter-direc,ed ;~o
nonderous documents in relation the subject 10 be
printed and ,hen adjourned.
u The Ora.orio drew very large audience las;
night and was decidedly successful. Some portions OF
/; are ,hr;linely effective aud were admirably given
We mean 20 make roo2 for detailed rotice OF
this composition
F We understand ,ha, the exhibition OF PeG!e's
Court of Death will close in Sewyork some time neNt
month This beautiful Painting continues S be visited
by citizens and strangers and exc,es universal adra
ton.
e The With No. of the homeopathic Exam
ner for January issued today in the usual attractive
style By VIM Radde, 322 Broadway. The table OF con-
tents show ,hst this is valuable number In ad-
ii:ion to the miscellaneous matter the puoics,on OF
Ruckert's Therapeutics translated by Dr. Henpel one
OF the Editors is continued in this number. We notice
also an article Rheumatism by the keen and search
ing pen oflvan Pierre.
! The PooR-The Association for the Improve
men, OF the Condition Of the Poor have issued the fol
lowing address which commend TO the attention OF
our readers. The Association is prsisewoEthy ano
useful one seeking its object 5y judicous methods
For this reason we hope il sustained by the
liberslity of the public.
THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE
CONDITION OF THE PooR, having expended about etSM
thousand dollars during The months OF December and
January its treasury is nearly exhausted Meanwhuc
thousands OF the sick the aged and the inhrm besides
destitute widows orphans, and persons out OF employ
ent are from absolute necessity daily depending upon
this charity for subsistence But without tue p!opt
and liberal support OF those whom God has blessed with
abundance will be impossible Tor It 10 meet the heavy
demands which are necessarily made upon IT,
All who acquainted with the institution ad mt aat
i, is admirably adapted 10 The wants oil the Sity ana IS
accomplishing a great and good WORK Inc question
now u.s. whether with all its present and prospective use
ulness it shall be sustained, allf Whether the sut'
ring poor who this incement season are crying for AID
shall be denied or relieved Can the humane Tor mo-
ment doubt what thcirfesponse should be
The necessities of the poor urge us to oe imporrnae.
We therefore soemnly appeal to conscience ana 10 uuy
in their behalf And do this with the greater conn
dence because of the full which this system OF
charity affords. that whatever amount may be contr
buted, will be promptly, judciousy, and economically
applied.
Contributions may be the Treasurer. Robert B.
Minturn IS Seuthstrcet 10 any oil the officers oil tne
Association or 10 either of the undersigned.
| JAMES BROWN, President
J. .E4es5 saS5u fa5sssED Roossi, Vice Presidents.
JAMES BooRNAN,
EEs The snow is gone from the streets and the
walking is in a wretched condition. Sposh' pre-
| walls every where.
DRuMMoxp L1oHr-A very brilliant Drummoad
! ~, ,,tI, from he
Museum throwing its pure beams farther, we fear
than the shining good deed in naughty world Had
Shakespeare waited unit, he had been tempted to
modify his simie somewha;-because good de2ds
seem TO decrease in brance candles have frightened
into gas and gas has eliminated into the intense Drum
mond Light. few evenings since we were invited 10
examine one Of those Lights smaller scale which
had been placed in the BiardRoom OF Messrs Bassiord
& Field There several tables in the ROOM and the
fierce little umnary, glowing like forty thousand con
stelations condensed into one, shed ample light into
every corner of the The radiance is that OF high
iy exaggerated moonlight, and it lay pleasantly upon
the smooth green cloth AS that which Shakespeare saw
sleeping on yonder bank The expense OF the Light in
this room is said to be much less than that OF gas.
Between Worcester and Hartford it with horses,
by Mr Twitchell of Worceser between Neio Hdreq ana
Nrc York by Mr.. Ward OF New Haven; and the resi- OF
the way by steam. The deep snow between Nf''' iorH
and Nc1OHGcen was some impediment, but the horSe7
Jumped through great speed They had been stand
ing saddled and bridled since Monday morning.
The steam engines were kept fired up. day and night
ready The express reached here at 10 r. NJ
ahead of any other several hours Express, saturday
The above paragraph Ia sent TO the Editor of The
Trbu.e as a specimen of the accuracy with which the
readers of the Express are usually entertained with the
hope that some notice Of their bunders from the fgh
source may remind them of their constant ainss. NJ.
SUNDAY ScHooLs.--It is stated by correspond
ept of the Observer that the whole number OF children
in Sabbath Schools in the City of NewYork ia less thar
one fourth of all that part our population That although
the population this City has Increased third within
the last twelve years there has been increase in the
number of Sabbath School children but rather de-
crease That of the very Schools in operation have
diminished considerably so that benches then well hIeo
are desoetc and unoccupied; these Schools oeine
too districts OF the City furnishing within the space
Of a few blocks Immediately around the material in any
quantity tor filing them up OF them (it whisper
ed are held under Churches numbering severaliy their
members by hundreds That there are accommodations
now on hand withou, any increased expense Cschool
rooms, libraries &c) for fifty per cent scholars
than them. The OF this falling of s said
TO be almost entirely the lack OF teachers.
H= We are told that the Mayor has taken the
warrants from several OF the Policemen for playing
dominoes porter houses and declares his intention to
pursue this whenever ne nds like occasion for
the exercise Of his authority This is right. Now let
the Mayor track the Policemen to other and more
Infamous resorts where OF them regular visi
tors and if ne break in pieces the threelinked
chain of vilainy which has robber at end and q
Poice.oicer the other peoples pockets and houses
will De much safer than now
n On Saturday number of young men and
boys throwing balls board the sloop
John Michael lying the foot OF Walnut street. and the
Captain Ackers appearing deck they directed
their battery against him As they of his reach
and yet conrived To make successful hits. the
Captain at length lost his temper and sezing gun from
the cabin fred At his assailants The gun loaded
WITH buckshot of which lodged the Of Peter
A. Hansen, OF the party. The Captain held 10
! bail in the of $500