New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-03
CITY ITEMS.

! Dr1y and DrMB-The Twenty eighth Annual
/ Report and Documents Of the Newfors Institution
n, The distraction Of the Deaf and Dumb, for 1916
presented to the present Legislature are oe'o'e ~
In beautiful pamphlet Of ITO pp. Inc in'u'uu0n
IL 10 a highly prosperous condiuon. ine nu"0ei
Of uupn. /. Ns-ll7 males and 81 ismsles oi
these loo are benefcisres Of the State 10 are pro
vided for BY the City; BY the State of NewJersey
10 In whole or In part by their friends. and the re-
naming 6 are supported by the Institution The re-
ceipts Of the Institution including the balance on hand
8, the eo.e OF s45 have amounted to sol go % the
disbursements to s67i 2l Sc Impor,sn, additions have
been mad. to the buildings Of the Institution, and to
meet the expenses of this enlargement resort has been
had 10 loan secured By mortgage on the premises.
Il expected thsi this debt viii be discharged in few
years from the ordinary Of the Institution
and from subscriptions and don atoms. Among the adj
dons to the buildings beautiful hapel adapted to
the wants of the inmates The health OF the inmates
hs, been good only two seaths have occurred during
the wear One Of the Professors is Isaac H. BENEDICT
deaf mute and di.tns aished graduate of the nstru
luton The married Professors reside in dwellings
erected for them near the Institution The mechanical
branches book binding. eabne, making tailoring and
shoemakine) nearly dersy their expenses and the
book bindery returns small cash profit The cnltivs
ton OF the garden and grounds affords opportunity OF
Improvement in the theory aud practice Of cultivation
to several sds who prefer the business OF farming The
system Of instruction Is the fruit OF nearly 70 years ex
pererce and study. II produces results which not
many yesrs since would have been deemed incredible.
BETTER LATE THAN NEvER.-A gentleman in
w.n-s. by the name of edsewick. los tsn years
ago his wallet containing two $40 notes Of the Phcnix
Bank The wallet returned at the time, but the
finder KEEP, the money. Yesterday Mr. seds wick
celved in an envelope two so notes OF the same bank
but without any explanation. lie presumes that they
were sent By the person who found his wallet in 1887
~ WAKEAAN BURRITT, ESQ. one OF the own.
ers OF the shipping List and well known and highly
respected In our City. tell down on the sidewalk In
1T of palsy near the Office Of the Mutual Insurance
Company. on Monday and died yesterday morning,
about o'clock He was in his 65th year.
FLoRA's FEsrIvAL.--Ths performance OF the
Juvenile oratero at the Tabernacle this evening under
the direction OF Mr. BsADsUsY will Of course. attract
crowded audience Mr. B. has done msny clever thinss
before but this oratoro goes ahead of all bis previous
exploit, u a Teacher Of Juvenile Music. The exhio
lion 10 credtsbe him both the score Of taste and
skill and we are glad have the assurance past ex
periencs that his efforts are appreciated. Those who
expect TO ind sess will go early.
EIsrrRy srEINIns-The mail boat Governor
arrived yesterday morning from stonnston, with the
Eastern mails The steamer Massachusetts left Ston
ins,on or Saturday evening for NswYork. but on &C
count Of the severity Of the storm put into New'London
where she remained until Monday morning, when she
attempted to proceed but shortly amer leaving owing
to the heavy gale from the Westward OF her en-
gires became disabled when she returned to New
London.
The RANsow-This hne vessel owned by
Messrs Rowland g. Aspinwsll which arrived on sun
day from Canton has bean absent from New York but
nine months and eleven days sh- has doubled Csps
Horn, touching At Valparaiso snd coquimbo; che next
ran scross to Canton loaded and home again, snnounc
ing her own sailing.
W Mr. J. T. HODGE practical ueoiosist ana
Mineralogist will give Lecture the Mineral Region
Of Lake Superior, at the suyvssant Institute Friday
evening which we trust will be attended by those in
terestsd in Mines or in the progress of Science Mr.
II. is familiar with Mineral wealth and Mining in other
regions a, we'll as around Lake Superior, and will
doubtless give an interesting and valuable lecture.
rr We would remind our readers of Prof
DveeASs Lecture, which takes place this evening ct
the Lyceum Building sol Broadway. For particulars
soc advertisements.
IF Tho Report Of the meeting OF the citizens
of the Eighth Ward held last evening for the Relief Of
ireland and Scotland is crowded out this morning and
will appear in our Evening Edition
w We are compelled, from the press OF other
matter to postpone extended report OF yesterdays
meeting Of the Farmers Club. We hope 10 give 1t TO-
morrow.
TEAcEKR OF FREScK-We were about to call
the attention Of readers to the advertisement Of
Prof Church. a teacher of the French language,
when the following letter came to our notice, which
appears TO contain fair statement Of the merits OF his
system. NRw.YoRK Feb IL lof7.
It gives great pleasure to state that have had ial
opportunity 10 Judge for my satisfaction, both to
the qualifications OF Mr.. Church, as teacher, and
OF the facility and usefulness Of his system of instruc-
ton in the French language, and am able TO speak just
IL In terms OF commentator OF both. / think him
worthy OF extensive patronage in his peculiar depart
ment SIEfhEN II. lINo,
Eve POST Rector OF ST. Georges Church, New-fork.
See Prot. C.'s advertisement in another column