New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-16
CITY ITEMS.

THURSDAY, July 10. I
JUDGE JONEs's ASCEsTRY.-A writer over the
signature judiciary" tells that Major Thomas Jouee
ancestor of the Supreme Court Judge here came orr
ginaly from Merionethshre Wales but rs partisan
Of King James H. officer after the disastrous defeats at
the battle Of the Boyne be fed this country sailing
from Strabsue Ireland " that account in late srt
Gle is in error and that will find more correct
statement in Thompson's History of Long Island
n"Judicsry' Is sawyer, be ia an idle one Why did
he not look into Thompson himselfi That authority
that Capt Thomas Jones engrsted from strsbsne
arrived in Rhode Island married Freeove Townsend,
New England lady brought King Williams commission
10 cruise against Spanish property, (havng fought
AGAINST King James at the Boyne water and was
buried in Indian For, his own farm. with this
pretty inscription engraved his sepulchre, com
| posed by himself
From distant lands 10 this wild waste he came,
This spot be chose, and here he fixed bis name
Long may bis sons this peaceful spot enjoy,
/ And no i'll fate their offspring eer annoy
The Joneses are chiefly of Welsh orgin-the name is
Welsh but we have accurate means Of tracing
the pedigree of this family beyond the land Of Moore
Swift and sheridan than Henry Fielding had of look
ing two centuries back into the genesogy of his hero of
the sppellaton, who married the lovely Sophia
Western Nor /. it essential The ancient Britons the
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race arc of Celtic orgin-not Anglo ssxon--but Tire
old Long Island family Of Jones, (by the marriage Of
their distinguished progenor from strabane with the
puritan dsmse OF Rhode Island) are Saxon well as
Celtic, inheri,ing as Thompson shows, many OF the
best qualities Of both races. ExChancelor Jones and
Mrs Clinton widow of Gov. c. cousins and of
the Jones family who espoused daughter of Gov.
Delaney and was Judge under the monarchy, sd-
hered TO mother Britain In the Revolution, left his
splendid mansion Long Island and closed bis worldly
pilgrimage like VIM Franklin, in old England
ET All poetry is not good in warm weather but
Mr. Edward stagg has published little volume which
we can recommend. We give specimen from the
| Prelude, which will do for the present
But III not here my Thoughts" rehesrse,
Nor tell my Feelings over now;
They both make up the following verse
Who reads this book, the whole shall know
Happy II what I've writ shall ind
A fair response ia any breast
give these products OF my mind,
And her III let the reader rest
" The officers of the French steamer Union
called upon Mr. Collector Lawrence yesterday in full
dress but unfortunately he not At home. SIR George
Davis the senior Deputy Collector did the hoDors of the
Custom House in place Of his superior and addressed
the gallant FreDchmen in their own language. Our
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tom House oath or not trust he did however as in
no other way could they obtain good Idea OF the
native soemnity and esrnestness of the American char
scter.
FoUSDLISG.-A child about six months old was
Yesterday found In ST. Msrys Church with the name OF
Mary Boyle pinned to its clothing II was sent to the
Aims House.
FRE-A fire was discovered about 10 O'Clock
last night in the lace store of George Lowden in the
American Institute building, Broadway and his stock
very much injured by water.
POLICE-Elizabeth Flood was this morning ar
rested by Constable Joseph Of the Fourth Ward as
fugitive from New Orleans, where she is charged with
stealing $50 ia American snd English god com from
Patrick Purssll she was detained Andrew Brown
was last night arrested by officer COrwin OF the Third
Ward charged with stealing pail OF butter worth -
from grOcers wagon in Washngton-st susan Taylor
was last night arrested by officers Van Gieson and Ere
man Of the Eighth Ward. charged WIKI stealing guam