The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-23
Citv Intelligence.

THr WEArHER-Yesterday was quite summers
day The thermometer at Wall stood at 70 degrees In
| some parts Of the city over 80 degrees
The MAcEpoNIAN.-The Brooklyn corporation were
to have visited this splendid United states ship now
ladng with provisions for the Irish poor yesterday at
O'Clock They had not arrived at the appointed hour
up to o'clock owing to some cause The vessel Is
filling up rapidly with since the
DeKay isndefatigabls in his excrtions.
FouND-A blue check wallet containing about three
pounds Of black and green tea picked up yesterday
Church, by gentleman who stated he would leave it
at the lower police station house with Capt McGrath
1t supposed to have been lost by poor person who
was sent to purchase 1t.
BLEp TO DEArH-Coroner Walters was called yester-
day to hold inquest at No 60 Cherry street. on the
body of Joseph Grifths native Of England aged %
years who arrived in this city Tuesday last in the
ship John Ravene from Liverpool and died yesterday
morning The deceased after being at for about five
time his constitution seemed to give way; and when
within or days sail of New York, he commenced
blood but it daily increased in quantity until he died
from exhaustion produced by loss of blood Verdict
cordingy.
CELEBRATION AT Last There is to be a special
meeting Of the Board of Assistant Aldermen tonight Cat
oclock) the object Of which is understood be- to
concur with the Board of Aldermen, in appointing
suitable manner, the glorious victories achieved by
American arms in Mexico.
NOVEL CASE PRESERVATION by SALr.-Coroner
Walters called last evening to hold inquest upon
the body of female infant six months old that died
board the ship Epervier about three weeks ago while
the vessel her passage from Antwerp to this city
But instead of finding the body Of the child in state of
decomposition to the utter astonishment Of all 1t pre-
sened all the freshness it possessed at the time Of its
death after short sickness, From the evidence ad
duced before the it appeared that the parents
of the child young Belgian, named Bernard PHILIPPE
and his wife, could not bear the idea Of committing
their offspring to tho deep blue sea but resolved
to possible until their arrival here
inter 1t in consecrated ground With this object in
view the infant who to its death by disease Of the
lungs arising from cold taken on the day of cmbarka-
tom placed in box and then covered with fine
salt "a small piece of linen cloth being placed the
face only the box then nailed down, and every
seam stopped with cotton wool The box was next
ed up in sail cloth, and the whole put into trunk
which kept secured until the proceeded ia
investigate the cause Of death yesterday.
FOUND DEAD IN VEssEL.-Ye sterday morning. al
some proceeded to clear out the ship j. Ravene
which arrived from Liverpool on Tuesday last they
found Of the steerage passengers dead in his berth
The other passengers left the vessel at the foot of Pike
street Tuesday night and how long the had beer
dead is unknown. He appears to be an freshman about
so years old but information could be gathered
| to his name or place Of destination.