The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-17

HALL THErr-The hall Of Richard Hall, No. ~ Great
Jones street. was entered and an sto
len from it.
EnISA BALL.-It will be seen, by reference to the ad-
vertsement that the annual Erina Ball. for the benefit
ofthe r. 2. Orphan Asylum takes place on Monday
bali room is not witSin the bounds Of this city Rooms
have been fitted up for the hats bonnes &c. of ladies
and gentlemen, with numbers attached to each box,
which reminds one Of the celebrated pawn Offices in
clothing is here observed each article handed in
through window, with the number attached for which
sxsron has BEEN spared BY the indsishsabe proprs.
tors to render this place of the most healthy
unon nymSsr
sod and the splendid manner in which the Garden has
been fitted up there can be no doubt but the Erina
will be Of the best attended balls that has been given
this year: We expect the beauty and fashion Of the
city will be there to extent greater than any for
BALL.-This il the height of the ball season Every
night the strains of merry music may be heard pro
cesding from dozen or two ball rooms, where comely
lads and bonnie assss are tripping on the light fan
s:1miitsry Companies, Are engines. club: Of all
the millionaire who lives above Blocker and rides in
his coach and four to the honest mechanic who abos
ali dance snd Xna
not they dance When the lowering clouds Of sadness
are oversize dowing the brow-when thoughts Of the
what viii render the eys brighter and the whole face
more expressive of happy soul, than merry joyous
passions and make the onhearted tender the lamb
Who could concoct murder or suffer thoughts Of crime
girl III he The
her through the wst. In such momont: only the
Soysood and bright our. Of manhood and
hope Out upon the croakng who rail against
dancing They have soul for poetry" or any Of
fe's gTaces, but would have this world modelled stiff
and motonless as bricks Dance away boys and girls.
sror That HoRsE.-There was quite excitement in
to the notion having entered the head Of carmans
horse, to practice few gymnastics He accordingly
started from whore he standing, full drive, down
Nassau streetupse two apple stands, scattering the
fruit and candies all directions the infinite
men Of the urchns who gathered round and very kind
the corner and in Jumping across an area tore up the
raining on both sides, and brought up all stand
s ss into the M
any more such capsrs. He should leave all the cor
nering" to the brokers.
who has been suffering for ten days under violent at
tack Of neuralgia, is slowly recovering.
The CoMET-INrERKsTING DOUBLE APPEARANCE
OBSERVATORY, WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, lS46.-Sir
During the observations Of the 18th, nsbulous look
psscsans nns
seconds in the lower part Of the field Of view.
Hsld of telescope the time would be considered
most extraordinary phenomenon determined, before
making any to wait for more satisfactory
The observations Of last night appear to indicate that
the two objects hold the relation-f be possible for
the relation TO exist Of comet and companion satellite
or OF comet with two nuclei without any visible in
terminglng Of cometary matter between them.
The observations Of last night further show that bott
objects have increased about three minutes In r. A. since
the night before True, the secondary object ID very
faint yet is as difficult to imagine error Of
like I'll amount in an observation of the kind, a.
to conceive ofwo comets roaming together through the
regions Of space.
Therefore still hesitate to pronounce defntvely a. to
the character cometary nebuous Of this second OBJ
ect and call attention to IL simply that other OBJ
servers may have the earliest OF examining
affords the opportunity Of contrasting nebuoui
with cometary matter and should it be double comet
the first observations upon il WILL without doubt expose
its duplicity. Respecuuuy, &c, M: F. MAuRr,
Com. w. M. CRANE, Chief Of the Bureau Of Ordnance
and Hydrography.
MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF NRw JERsKy.-
delivered at Trenton the l4th inst. Asr speaking
the financial condition Of Sthe tate, he audes to the
report Of the keeper Of the State prison From this
learn that the number Of convicts the 6rst day oil
October eighteen hundred and forty four, when the
port Of the last keeper was made was. los
From that period to December 3lst, ls<5, (hftssn
months) the number received was. ii,
Making the whole number confined during that
ofsSsss were discharged during the same time, 10:
Leaving in confinement the slst day Of December,
The highest number in the prison al one time was on.
hundred seventy eight, and the average number about
has been orderly, and their health good The opera
tions of the institution since the 10th day Of February
show gain and above the expense Of supporting