Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-21
NEW PORK JURISPRUDENCE.
New YoRK, Aucusr II, ls47.


ca to enable all its inhabitants escape from its noise and
dust and heat hot summers day, far enough the
green fields and breathe for few hours fresh breath of
country air as this city of New York And this pyi-
ege s Afforded at SO cheap rate too that be enjoyed
almost as readily by the poor the rich There five
to Brooklyn with boats running every five
ten minutes and sixth will be in operation soon, to
from the foot OF Wall street to Brooklyn heights between the
Fulton and South Ferries There are two or three ferries to
Williamsburg, which stands little above Brooklyn, the
Sound and opposite the of New York besides fe
res to Flushing and various other places still farther up the
Sound.
II we look down the Bay there is ferry to Greenwood
Cemetery ferry to Fort Hamilton and Coney Island oor
more ferries to Staten Island and ferries round Newark and
other places in New Jersey Them if we look into the Hud
son river there is the great ferry Jersey City, from the
lower point of New York three ferries from different points
running to famed Hoboken and others running
to different places little further up the river These ferries
all supplied with commodous steamboats, well fitted up
and running with great regularity, speed and safety And
the charge upon them varies from twelve and half
cents The boats to Brooklyn charge but cents and
even this is believed, will be reduced half before long
as the travel is SO great and every year increasing that
penny fare would pay the company large profit One of
these ferries he Futon) all night and the others Ito
Brooklyn) till midnight, and commence again by four
o'clock in the morning
Besides all these conveyance fresh country air and
fields be reached by land carriage almost as cheapy
The Harlem railroad will carry you twelve or fourteen miles
for York shilling or twelve and half cents and an omn-
bus now will take you In at the Battery and carry you up
miles upon the Island for York sixpence, Philadelphia ftp
New Orleans pcayune, Yankee fourpence hapenny.
For this smallest bit Of silver you 90 to Yorkve on the
East River and far the ferry that crosses to Astoria and
q he sam sumy tho M, a.
the town far Bloomingdae. These last modes of con-
veyance highly democratic, though it said the Autocrat
" of all the Russas has been seen to ride in an omnibus
paying the regular fare and refusing let the driver leave
his regular track to set the Emperor down the palace
should like to his imperial hghness take specimen
ride with our democracy did the day before yesterday to
Yorkvie went far the ferry Astoria intending to
cross over and take look at that pleasant village but find
ing the day too its close, contened myself with re-
naming for half hour the cool and shady shore watch
ing the boiling tide and the steamboats, poughng their way
through and then seated myself again in an omnibus to re-
turn to town. The carriage of the ordinary size for
New York omnibus it drawn by three horses and
would seat comfortably about twelve persons the inner side
The filed and the began to
demonstrate against receiving any but the driver insisted
there plenty of inside for SIXTEEN and his beray
did not stop crowdng them in till counted weny-one in
the steps, At the time there tier passengers
slowed upon seats the top of the STAGE and had
gone far before learned that there were fifteen stout
fellows heads, making snug cargo thiry-six
Had the Emperor Of Russia been with us should have
counted thirty and, had he last he may RELY
upon he would have had to remain standing the middle of
the omnibus else take seat in other soveegn lap
The New York Institution for the Instruction of The Dea,
and Dumb.-A sxpenny ride the other day in Knicker-
booker omnibus took up Fifeh street, on the North
river side Of the town, in the Boomngdae neighborhood
After getting than my sixpenny worth of fresh air. and
enjoying for awhile the refreshing scenery Of the Hudson and
the surrounding country observed the attractive and snowy
buildings of the Deaf and Dumb Institutions about half mile
Distant and extended my walk them. This establishment
is delightfully."- located elevated part of the island about
five miles from the Battery lower point of New York. and
nearly central between the and The prospect
from it is rich and varied, and present enjoys sort of
country quetude at soothing and refreshing, and ayo
BILE to mental and moral cultures and though will
distant day find itself entirely surrounded by dense and wide
spread city, its inmates may still enjoy good degree ofrete-
and quiet repose in the gardens and walks within its
ample enclosure.
Reaching the main entrance, Fticth street. and meet
ing nteigentooking young seated the steps,
hesaed address them, not being able Judge from their
appearance whether should be heard not However the
door being open asked should walk in. was at once
satisfied that my voice found the ear though
manifest that my thoughts readily reached the understand
ing One Of them Immediately arose, and gracefully with
out words invited in and showed parlor Pre-
seny Of the teachers appeared and showed all the
polite attentions which the occasion called for.
1t was the annual vacation, and of the pupils were
away, that had not opportunity to witness any Of the
school exercises but went the buildings of the es,ab
shmen and observed with much pleasure the excellent
rangemen neane and good order Of its various depart
men including the extensive dining hall in the basement
where the President with his family, and the professors
eache and pupils to the number Of about hundred and
fifty, take their meals together; the floor above the
pleasant paro the attractive Of natural and artf
ca curose the library, Presidents study family apart
mens &C.. then, story higher, the extensive and
ceedngy and welaranged sleeping halls and, finally
the whole, in the top of the building beneath fine
dome and skysht, beautiful and convenient chapel, with
seats to accommodate four hundred persons
There ranges Of workshops connected with the esab-
lshment where the pupils, in addition to their mental and
moral training instructed in the mechanic arts and pre-
pared, leaving the institution livelihood by their
industry. into the book bindey and the shoemaker
and cabinet shops in each Of which few Of the pupils
voluntarily work, probably finding satisfaction in
spending their time their favore handcras than walk
ing about and doing nothing.
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