New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-13
CITY ITEMS.

BAKERS AND BREAD- There lisa complaint aiioat /
against the bakers thsthey hasten to reduce the szs OF
the loaf when -four s the rise but are in no hurry 70
increase its weight and bulk when wheat is falling In
value This it, no doubt true OF some, for there are
coyetous men In every profession and trade hut We pre-
sumeits not the course pursued by any weesisoshed
respectable baker Many persons are of opinion now
ever and perhaps theirs il the correct mercantile bust
noes view Of the subject that bread should be regulated
by the qusrtern loaf of lbs 81 and mat when ts
price is shilling fifteen pence eighteen pence or as
the case may be- the sNpenny and oil other loavcs,
should have a proporuonaie weight and that boxers
exposing for sale LiGHr bread Judged by he above
or some other proper and generally known and under
stood standard should hned exposed and the bread
given 10 the poor.
There is now no standard al for bread either as %
quantity or quslity-every baker makes losi OF he
size and quality that suits himself sud charges sNpence
or shilling for some make cosrse bread. some line
some put small portion Of potatoes IN their bread some
large proportion not peeing their potatoes The
baker buys bis four by weight and quality paying pro
portionaly for fine aud superdpe by the pound sacA
barrel OF other known quantity Why should be- not be
Obliged 10 sell 10 ike manner fret and seconds bread
by lust aud known standard Is il or is il lot the ou'i
OF the City Council to protect tbs citizens Ia THIS
matter and wipe on by well considered ortiuancean
ssper,ion which will be forever unoundcd In fact 81 far
as IL concerns the really respectable members Of The
/ trade
We have before the sssze of bread as entered Al
the Town Clerks Office GuildhsI London yearly from
l735 TO ls0s. The prices Of a los 81 OF or 94lri9H
loaf the wei ght and quality of the bread remaining al
the time unchanged l0i cents in 1876. ~ 10
l74O - in l7a4 l0in IA Is in 1851 6i In 1861 i IN
* r1 o. in - "a in T. nd
IS cents in the famine year 10 this wide range
We have the finest wheaten bread st cents per TO- IN
l7if and at cents Tor four times much) in 800
For four weeks during the latter year bread sold At a.
cents the loaf or at 10y cents per TO- 10 ls05 shaw
previously OF Pearlst n y being Msyor, the loaf In
London was sold At p eents-in lss it fetched 81
Its the bounden duty of the civic authorities 10 look
10 the quality bread and provisions sold also 10
the weight and the measure and that weights
are used The and powerful protect themselves
lit lie the weak and feeble no need stand most in need
OF protection.
ACADEMY OF MEDIciNE-The regular meetng
took plsce on last "Wednesday evening Al Convention
Hall in Wooster 81 the President Dr. Siesrus In the
Chair Nesrly hundred members were present The
following gentlemen were, upon the recommendation OF
the Committee of Admissions elected Resident Fellows
David Green NJ. d. Alex +. Nsche. D. John A. : Weti
NJ d VIM. Il Dudley NJ. snd Joseph Msrtu, NJ d
An interesting PspeT read oy De- Piny Earle On the
History OF the Lunatie Asylums Of the United stsies
and the General Statistics OF Insanity in this country
Reports were received from various committees among
them one IRON Dr. Campbell stewart in behalf Of the
committee recently appointed TO investigate the ship
fever. copy ordered 10 be communicated 70 the
Common Council and the publication Of the report in
City papers was ssreed 10.
IL The Commercial has had a conversation
with the that smokes in a BARRIERS shop but does
not say what hour the morning took place which
occasions some tear that neghbor is always up
before day break We have met with much more
distinguished parsonage namely the that rides In
/ an omnibus with ais cloak on. We him close y
wrapped up the other afternoon when the thermometer
was 81 ninety lie wears long musiaehos aud perhaps
Is the prcisndef 10 the Dutch Monarchy, whom the
COMMERCIAL mysserioasy hints about in Of ~ col
umus II correct Ne trust thai paper vii speak
out and longer cave the paoe 10 painful susrcnse
~ The Chinese Junk coats as she stands curl
ostes and al $4,000 A.d IS the properly Of CsPt kel.
! lett ana some parties now in London BArnum has
| nothing 10 DO with her and Of her owners are
Americana The Captain though Englsh born 10 a true
eosnopoits and makes himself 81 home IN 81 countries
some of the papers say that several snslfooted Chi
sss lsdie. are 10 De included Il The exhibition tbs u
grsa, mistake not Of those specimens Of OrianiA
fsu.hty being on board HKsNG, who Gas len three
wive. At Rome INQUIRED As to the besufy u the Nes
iork ladies' but could DOT conceive tasi they we're very
handsome II no have LIKE foot md no muehee i.l
4 ~ The Courier 8. Enquirer says that hers II
sewiOrk private pork be 8 matter OF PUsa'
, ! rsal' Comment IL unnecessary.