The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-29


SPECIAL MEETrNG.-Pursuant to notice previously
given. the Common Council met last evening special
fer as Of with si
Of title 10, having reference to the fire and watch de-
partmsnts, passed committee Of the whole. (Al
derman Smith. Of the Sd ward in the chair at the
clusion Of which Board adjourned until Saturday
next at seven o'clock NJ II a subject Of remark
that the slaves placed the Presidents seat have not
yet been Invested Of the habiiments Of mourning in
which they were, by unanimous resolution, clothed In
tribute to the memory of General Jackson
FERsY COMMONWEALTH gsntlsmen appointed by
Governor Wright to act Commissioners for the adjust
men Of the diculties which have long existed con-
nsced with the East river ferries between Brooklyn
and New York, visited the last mentioned city. few
weeks ego, without accomplishing any of the intended
this trip bill presented to the Common Council
Monday evening last, which, motion OF Alderman
should not bear the whole burhen Of the intended honor
was laid on the table for further con. ideration.
N.w scHooL-A large and magnificent building in
on Monday last with many pleasing ceremonies. Il Is
by far the most commodous institution Of the kind in
Kings county and furnished in very superior and
complete The house Is Of brick three stories
above the basement and all of most permanent con.
structon Two large open easements for boys and
the other for girls the play ground The first floor
Is devoted to small boys and girls with seats numbered
and desks and hooks for clothing corresponding The
seats have backs, turn pivot, and screwed to
the floor. The desks fitted for States books, &C.
The whole system 10 monitorial and military, and
all pupils Will be governed by signals from the
teachers. All the apartments warmed with wood
nres and the rooms have apparatus for proper vena
classes will be heard.
Henry late superintendent of Hsrkimsr County Public
Schools, delivered lee the "Teachers Associa
0a on the .absc. Of Tonghs Professor
probable duration OF the earth and its destruction To-
ierIed from the records Of geology" Great excitement
has been caused among divers qudnues of this city by
the announcement that the unequivocal
Romanist tendency and avowing decidedly fuseyite
man-is about to Be published in pamphlet form, and
widely disseminated at the expense of its author with
had another Gro wdsd auditory at their
last evening, at the Lyceum, and their entertainments
were received with great and vocisrous applause.
The FERRIEs.-Dunng the three or four days of last
week that the East River much crowded with Ice,
very exciting trial of science and skill bstween the
the result Of which was as we are informed the com
plete triumph Of the boat Liberty belonging the lat
through all barriers and distractions much less time
than any of its competitors on the rival course
6n
stores and houses which lately had tenants in appa
renty Aourishing condition. closed and making
enquiry to the Of this deseron sorry
to learn that the excessively high and exorbitan rents
demanded by the owners were alleged having COM
PEELED the occupants to beat hasty and reluctant re-
tIeat
The New York Licensed Pilots Endorsed by
the Observation-Disclosures PrOstratcd
by Facts.
The following is an extract from the "Remon-
STRANGE OF the Underwriters of the port OF New
York, against the repeal modification of the act
of Congress OF March, IS37-concerning Pilots,'
addressed to the present Congress -
"Your memoriasts DESIRE on this OCCASION explicitly
to assure your honorable bodies that they neither deny
the competency they disposed underpaiue tia
interests limit the employment Of the New York Pilots
the contrary the tndersgned desire that the character
and skill Of that most useful and paiabe class of cxens
should become identified with the interests and reputa
ton of our port
The public will estimate the value Of the profess
spec to interfere with the interests or limit the en-
ployment of the New York Pilots" by the following
facts -
into port by the New York Pilots, and taken from
them on their outward voyages, to benefit the So
called Merchant Pilots !" and the vessels named
IN the second class, were taken from the pilots of
New York, who brought them into port to benefit
the pilots OF New Jersey