New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-26

,.kes around the Fountain. we are now very glad
80 .,iers,h bad the nodessy TO speak out this
and trus, the other branch Of the Council will
-. haste 10 complete the good work. The other
'.d..d, of,he Upper Board were not of especially
interesting character.
Board Of Assistants the Committee Charity and
,eoored ia favor Of referring the petition Of Messrs
,.,.r,,on Harris and Seymour, in relation use Of
owned by them the L. I. Farms to the Com
se on Charity and Aims OF both Boards with power
,.. tho matter finally resolution was adopted in
..eps the Committee or Lamps and Gas TO report why
,1.,,,on Aui.y Columbia, North. Moore Lazht Be ach
"a Greenwich SITS. from Spring to Bank. have bean
.,,d with gas In accordance with the resolutions Of the
rnoa Council and that they report the reason, given
s,s.N r Gas Light Co. for refusing to lay the mains
tad streets.
soh Boards concur red Ia resolution to renumber the
y.from the Battery 10 Thrteeoh.st on both the Rud-
,,a and Eas. Rivers
General Statement of the condition Of the Aims House
I'D presented from the Commissioners and Laid on the
nsto Be printed.
Both Board, also passed resolution appointing Joint
Committee make preparations for celebrating The roth
Anniversary Of the Declaration of Independence and ap
,opriAtips $500 to carry out this object.
Roth Boards concurred 10 a resolution removing John
LII
Council and Departments and appointing Csspar C.
Csids In his place. Jsmes L. Miller was appointed Su.
vshDtsuden, of Building. 10 place of Mark Oakley.
~ During the salute fred at Governors Island
Yesterday in honor of victories on the Rio Grande re-
p was circulated through the city that the Great Britain
hd arrived At late hour last nigh. nothing been
h.srd Of her.
II Yesterday was sultry as the day before
which cooled the delightfully."-, and the evening cool
and refreshing.
cI7Y PRINTING The Common Council last evening
removed Mr.. O'Suivan Printer to the Common
Council and appointed Mr.. CHrLDs. We did not
The cause of the removal but Mr.. Chids Is practical
printer and worthy man.
~ The Omnibuses, &c. &c. turned out OF
Broadway by PAYERS pour themselves into Nassau
Maidenane and other streets TO the utter
confusion and hohcraton every body III the crowded
portion of the day is truly dangerouso attempt getting
through Nassaus st. 1t is to be hoped that they will get
Broadway finished one Of these days!
" Ice. Cream cent glass! is the motto Of
icecreamery which has set up Its tabernacle
oppposte our office and out decidedly strong with
an awning and a green OIL cloth. We counted six
teen rewsboys at time mbbing their delicious ri
cents worth, yesterday. That's what may be called Ice
Cream for the Million.
~" The fashion Of advertising by locomotive
handbls Is making effort y get footh hold here In
London Is practced matter Of economy but In this
country 1t must cost more than advertising
EY- The steam packet Palmetto, for Charleston.
went of on Saturday In fine style. large number Of
passengers have already been engaged for her return
age
New MusIc-Atwill, 2ol Broadway has just
published his style of elegance the following new
pieces: THE Rhine the Rhine The JOY that Grows OH
ron old Abbey WALL and No. Of Songs Of the Sea-
containing very spirited piece entitled The Foeman
Comes
TT A correspondent suggests that 1t would be a
ooa business for some competent and enterpsng
to establish Swimming Bath the vicinity Of Fourteenth
st. as there is none In that neighbornood
PARDON OF BABE.--As in this City OF excite
men,s one Incident washed by another In as rapid
succession as impression OF one wave on tho seaore
10 obterated by another people have naturally forgotten
pretty much all about Babe who has been lying in the
Tombs about three years There were -FOUR hae''
ments 1, will be recoected against Babe, three for muf
der (o the Captain. Mate and Cook OF the Sarah Larins
and fourth for piracy Selling and running away with
the vessel He was tried only onc-that for tho
nf thu eookand found guilty, when the District Attorney
Aid not think II necessary proceed with either OF the
otb,,s Ar Rapclye. Deputy Marshal communicated the
Intelligence of pardon Babe and ordered we understand
his discharge custody the announcement oi "heh ne
received with bu, little apparent emotion
Tb, ,nrdon states that Matthew'S was tried Tor the
ann, murder and piracy and the same evidence waa
rrodnc,d in his case and the Verdict as To NJ was not
ssui,y and whereas" uhe pardon conlinues) IRON
hs affidavit of the Keeper OF the City Prison appears
,et Matthews voluntarily told him that the COOK oil tue
s..,I vas no, murdered by Babe and from the state
mani m ado by foreman Of tho jury ON Ma'tne"ss
Al .upears that Matthe told tee said foreman nAt nc
NJ ND. false statement against Babe relating To MS
the murder Of the cook and that he believed
he had not made those false statements Babe would no,
bsy. been convicted" The pardon also sHyS from mis-
v,k and rueess manner. and above ALL TO the eSeni-
nlary character which he previously supported among
tho.. with whom he boarded and sailed they are strong
!, m,ress.d with belief in his innocence The par
don states that several Thousand cuzehs VI NC" i"
have sirned a petition in his favor =, ~ I,
ira story az The Sarah Lsvinia 10 known. She saco
from Aexnpcris for the West Indies having on ooHu
CAPTAIN mate cook. and Babe, Webster ana "a.'ue
n. ,rnpru The vessel was discovered one in" mug ".
s.rd off New Bedford whrre she had been lett 10 spk
having been scutted Stains Of blood were 90 ner,
Bab, Webster and Matthew's were observed co'uns ou
shore the same morning in the vessels boat Al pn
mn, lar from Newport with some articles belonging 10
the vessel on board Babe appeared TO oe si'oNs''n
for the lot He said they part OF the crew U, M
Ensl.h brig belonging TO Poole Ehsan"' "u's ~
been wrecked Mt SEN &c =. No., var,
They went 10 Newport and came thence 10 Ne W ~
where Babe sold the mates gold watch IN BROADWAY" was
yct n
Yprnsa 4, his lpIg $. the steamboat iHhohs
,er escnped and Matthews who appeared mnch
and here related incidents connected win ING
piracy and murders which seemed 10 be supported of CIR
ep,nst.nces. He Young. rather susht ee' fnsn'
ad III, Jury we understand his trial. considered h"t
n. had acted psssvey FROM fear Of his life rather than
being voluntarily engaged in the Affair Bate was rs'p'eo
six times.
CoRoSER's OrFIcr-Ihe effects OF me Storn''-
The Coroner was called las; evening 10 hold an inquest Q"
the body of Richard Owens native OF Ireland meu -
wears of Brooklyn, (o late EMPLOY cd AZ ,e Ioo'
Of 18th St N RI and who in consequence OF me
ton Of small frame building in which he took snei.e
during the storm, he WIS knocked into me fNer ana
drowned Verdict accordingly.
Po1,cH- Y,strday-Fr. derrick A. Caldwell! was ar
rested for selling loiery tickets. Isabella Van hotn,
l4year, old fell the pavement ~ehe funh.ns.
evening and injured herself 80 severely thar Soe csho'
probably survive. Patrick Beyan wss arrested 'o'
grand lsrceny. Several cases al petty larceny, &C
BROOKLYN AFFAIRS.
q A span of spirited horses on Sa'aFaaS ran
away with ns carriage (Which was fortunately empty
and ss,hsd 4, all 10 pieces 1t belonged to n LuqueeT
E,c ofSou,h Brooklyn and Mr.. L. had just Aisa'eo