The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-07
Broollvn IntellIrenee.

Brooklyn Intelligence.
BURoLARY-Two men named Patrick Mcclure and
ll6 Pearl street. about O'Clock in the afternoon of
yesterday and carried of beaver hat and two umbre
las OF the value of So. They seen by Mr. BeDja
min Armstrong neighbor of Mr. Carter. who gave the
alarm and had them pursued. They were arrested by
and after an examination were commtted By Justice
Downing, to take their trial at the Court of Oyer and
Terminer VIM. Hurst, whose arrest for the robbery of
the house of Mr. Alden noticed in the Herald of
yesterday morning. supposed to be one of the same
A Observation-Disclosures G. Wood took into his head
last night to annoy Mr. Joshua Rogers residing at 5s
Prospect street and his family in very remarkable
menced singing in sentorian voice, very offensive and
o'clock morning when the patience Of Mr. Roger.
and his family was at length worn out. He caused
Wood to be arrested and had him brought at O'Clock
before Justice Downing who held him to bail in 5000 to
keep the and at the next general sessions
to tlke his trial for the offence,
IMPRovEMENrs IN BRooKLYN.-A building is now being
put up at the corner of Fulton and Concord streets,
which is, we understand. intended for Savings Bank
II is to have two fronts one Fulton street. and the
other Concord which be built entirely of brown
cut stonehe front Concord 81 feet IN inches that
its elevation is to be thirty nine feet six inches pro-
misses when finished to be very handsome building and
will add very much to the ornament already put up in
that part Of the city.
STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CoNvENrIoN.-Wednes-
day, August 6.-Mr. Bouck presented petition
from Oneida county in relation to the elective franchise
Referred. Mr. Whites resolution to meet at 8 and ad-
ourn at rejected The Convention then proceeded
further consider the report of the committee of the
whole the article relative to the election appoint
ment of the State officers and those officers whose pow.
and duties not local. &C. The question being
the adoption Of Mr.. Murphy's substitute for the last
ton Of the article relative to the inspection laws Mr.
Murphy, by consent amended his substitute thus:
All Offices for the weighing gauging, measuring cul
ling or inspecting any merchandise produce, manufac
such Office shall hereafter be created by law; but
nothing in this section contained shall! sbrogate any Of
the its Is
of supplying the people with standards of weights
for such purposes hereafter"
Agreed to, and the section as amended adopted % to
TO- Mr. Perkins moved to strike the Treasurer from the
Marvin moved to strike from the rt section that part Of
il which fixed the salaries of the state officers and in
ser in lieu thereof provision leaving the compensation
OF all Of the officers ramed in this article except the
Speaker to be settled by the Legislature such compen
sston to be paid in lieu Of fees or per9ui1es Adopted
first section, as amended, until vote could be had
motion to restore the second section creating the Office
ed yesterday. Mr. Chatfeld moved restore the sec
ton. This motion debated until two o'clock when,
without taking the question, the Convention took re-
Arrrnsoos s.snos-The proposition to restore the
second seS'Om prOv,dg ior the election Of state en-
ayes IS; 10 On motion of MI Bergen, the clause
fixing the salary Of his once and GLOWING him travel
out the clause requiring him to be practical engineer
Lost-ayes 80; noes IS Mr. Kirkland then moved sub.
stute, providing in effect that the Surveyor General
shall be State Engineer. Lost-40 to 49, Adjourned
Albany .Arsus
MORE OF THE EFFECTS OF THE New TARIFF
The NEW MILLs.-The stockholders of the Globe
and Ocean Mills meet tomorrow, to take for
the increase Of their capital stock put the mills
into immediate operation. These mills have now
eeived and up nearly all their machinery end in
few weeks will be prepared for the manufacture Of CLOTH
the size of the mills having been made larger than
originally designed in consequence Of this fact and the
necessity at the present time of providing some orkng
capital beside that invested in buildings and machinery
an increase of capital is requisite.
We have made some enquiry az to the competition
which these wills will encounter from the English manu-
facturers under the tariff, and find that the gods
ton much in England az they do here The English
manufacturers work ino their goods PARTON Of East
India cotton which costs only half much American
cotton, and BY this means sometimes underse in such
fabrics; but the quality Of the cloth in cases so
inferior that the Chic and Brazans prefer to
pay the EXCHANGED price Of American goods, except
when they deceived by the imitation OF Anne lean
goods witch some Of the Engshmen adopt
With fairly levied IS per cent duty believe these
mills v do better business than the navigation interest
generally, especially as the domestic competitor will
The machinery has all the latest improv and in
tegen and experienced agents have been appointed to
superntend the manufacture
IL may confidently he affirmed that under good man
agemen these mills cannot be FRUSTRATED unless all the
great agricultural, manufacturing and mechanical IN
tees OF the country are first ruined so that the people
cannot afford to purchase their goods; and even men
they lie should time ever arrive, the
price of labor will be so low that the loom and the
spindle here can compete with England IN the supply
of The numerous nations with whom cotton cioths are
rapidly becoming more and more III use'-Newo"yPo"
Herald August D.
sporting Intelligence.
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