New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-30

1 A CRY LIBRARY "A lover Of learning though
loreisuer was The founder Of the Smithsonian nsnsu-
tlar-another lsn hi. wealth 20 the Girsrd Colleges
. third M VattemaIe) was brought useful books from
France presents City and state snd the United
/ States valued at SEQ 00o-and fourth, Che King OF
Prussia 70 the state Library At Albany the Dasni
cent volumes on the Ruins Of Pompei. When an Anne
ncsn goes to London the British Museum, with It's I'm
libraries is open to him read AL the year round
free OF charge. In Paris the city sepsrste spsrt
ment 10 is public library 10 The American works Tor
wsr5ed by our States and cities There too, the city
library ls open well stored and free equal terms, to
everybody II mistake aOf il 10 the same in the Frsrk
I In Library at Philadelphia Why not here Is there
20 room ia the City Hall where daily 1t suitable hours
al the valuable books belonging TO the City could be
collected ,si the public allowed to have access 10 them
not as A favor but as the usage Who has seen the
books NJ V,itemsre brough, 10 the City several years
ago Probably the porter door keeper who may have
been ordered to stow them away 10 trucks or some Gel
Ter garrett
RIVER rs. FOREIGN TRADE-MAvoR's VETO
The Mayor Yesterday returned 10 the Common Couneh
the Resolutions ia favor Of granting the exclusive use oil
Pier No g. North River, to two Transportation Comps
nia. a. being informal snd with many circumstances
ga
the effect tina, there is not sufficient seeommods'
ton for the shipping Of the port-hsi vessels are no"
compelled TO rds for r,cks get berihs TO discharge
their csrsoes-ihst granting these excu've privileges
to Albany towboa,s SC would shut out large vessels
al,ose,herapd that pier No is one Of the few al when
vessels drawing from rs % 70 feet water can receive ana
discharge their cargoes The Mayor remarks that ships
In the foreign trade can only deliver their csrsoes 81
pier, wher, there "a sufficient depth OF water while
toxboas sc in the Albany trade, may enter ana dis'
charge freight at sny Of the shpsihat the peuuonefs
ask the exclusive use Of the piers on the ground OIL con
venience only while the remoustranss plead the so'o
lutte necessity of the pier No for their use ana he
great injury they will sustain II excluded from ''nS'
the reports and resolutions passed through ootn
Boards on the same evening without giving the remon
strauts chance TO bs hesrdsnd tina, neither reports
nor resolutions offer any whsever Tor the eN
elusive privilege thus sought 70 be conferred except
that the companies who 10 get would be accom-
oda;ei It appears that the owners are quite ready 10
exclude the shipping and give the two companies ine
exclusive use Of the pier snd that Que OF the comps
MES has this year discharged $4,000 tons of produce at
the City whsryes.
FREE AcAnEMY-MADrsON sQUARE.-Messrs. +.
B. Cutting II. NJ and H. F. sebieieln, f. Bronson
Phillip Ksarny James Conner g. 6. snd ; ;. Howlsnd
A. Vsnderpoel Garrett storm. and others remonsiraie
through AID McEirsth against thu granting the request
of the Board OF Education tina, Madison square be sp
piled as site for the Free Academy College author
lied by the Legislature and tho peoples vote OF last
month. The President read tho remonsrsnee, which
afrns that the square wss reserved for future Cy
Hall that remonstrans purchased lots and were assess
ed over $4,000 TO buy the land In that square not be
longing TO toe City with the understanding that would
be used for municipal buildings; that It's value would be
destroyed If used for a Free Academy and render II a
spot 10 be avoided instead of sough, after tor priv
dwellings J" that Madison square would be an incouye-
MEN, location for school and that the Corporation has
no right give away their land to the Bosrd Of Educs'
ton pledged to the City creditors. The matter
was referred 10 the Committee on Arts and Sciences
together with memorial from Messrs Townsend Harris
President Of the Board Of Education. Henry Nco Ihos
Denny Andrew Carrigan aud J. s BOsworh, requesting
the Common Council TO determine the question OF sp
propriang for said Academy at the earliest posi-
Die day.
THANKS TO Cow. PERRY, &c.-The Mayorsent the
Board Of Aldermen yesterday letter received from the
gallant Commodore dated Z. :. Flsg ship Mississippi
Anton Lizardo, July ;, 1917, acknowledging tho
C.tys vote Of thanks to the Home Squadron, in these
words have the honor to acknowledge tho receipt o
copy of the Resolutions Of the Common Council o
the CITY Of Newly rk transmitted at is reques
BIZ the Secretary OF the Navy conveying the thanks OF
that body TO that portion OF Navy who coOperated
with the Army in the reduction Of Vera Cruz ! nave
had great pleasure In communicating this compliment 70
the officers under my command and unite with them
in returning thanks for the honor conferred upon
us"
PRISON observation-disclosures Crolius and Kelly,
tho Committee Of the Board Of Aldermen, on Prisons
reports in part yesterday relative 20 the City Prison
They recommend that the three rooms on the souiher
end OF the front basement OF the prison occupied
by the Police be apart TO the Of individuals de
tanned not for criminal acts but as witnesses aud uVe
nile denquents.
MILITIA CoMMUrATIoS.-S p Of chap. 2O5 OF the
Statutes of last Session which act specially applies to
New.York and Richmond, is in these words
q. Every uruniformed private who shall be reeu.
ary enrolled and duly notified thereof as heTeinbeiore
prescribed and who shall not have cOmmuted rs aiore
said aud who shall refuse or neglect 70 appear ~ ,un
parade specified In this act shall pay hne OF thrse
dollars For every other delinquency snd deficiency NJ
shs pay the same penalties now prescribed by law.
The act provides that any person residing in any OF
the company districts not a member OF uniformed
company may commute for year a. - cents on or be
fore the day OF annual parade; but 1t Ia evident
nhoueh In this the Post conrsdcts the ststement that
no man an be- fined til he is regularly enrolled ana
duly notified thereof yet be fail to pay his commute
ton before the day Of the annual parade OF citizens not
in uniform. we see no provision under whehhe can
commute afterwsrd for thstyear.
GrRy.N CArHOtIcfsH-There is we beiye'
only one religious society ia this country Organized
upon the principles promu gated with much success
within the last four years in Germany BY John
Ronee and Bis assoc ates We refer TO the Church In
this City under the care Of Rev. Mr Gustniani Il Il
likely however that the doctrines Of German Cahol
ici.u" will soon attain wider influence in this eonmu
. nifty and throuzhou, the country Recent German pa
pers convey the Information that DowAr, one OF the
mos, powerful expositors Of that faith was TO leave
Havre in the latter part of June for the United states
with the express purpose Of aborng here for the d'
seminstlon Of bis religious opinions He can scarcely
fail 10 produce great effect among our German popu