New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-03
CITY ITEMS.
have adverted, on several

.,m,n IN. useof H. We wish to say something hand
.oe hoh of phopo4raphy and Of Mr.. Dyer bat we are
alo,s Ia ,ossk Of them as they deserve All there IS
,osayisthls viz that Thoroughly eonviacsd after
having had the most ample opportunities to jacse. that
Phoposraehy Is the breest, mos, legble, ara easiest
onired Of any system Of writing that he's
Der our notice and tina, Mr.. Oliver Dyer "a the Prince q
Photographer.
Mr. Dyer has taught Photography. lecuFed upon pnc-
Biography made Verbatim Reports IN Photography and
all ,hess with the greatest success His great tact
teacher fixed fact" and 10 his abilities as re-
vOr.er let Dr. Nichols greatecture the discovery Of the
planet SEFrUsE. which In another part Of ne 716gne,
I'VE mean the lecture rot the psre) spesk Jut read
,hsecture and then. you feel the AudAbe desire 20 he
abe 70 report as reported. n. learn Photography
ard you are endowed with fair share of ready good
senss, sou will be able 70 don
Ma PoE's LEcTURE.-EDGAR a. POy, Esq
deliveries lecture this evening. the Society Library,
for tbs purpose understand. Of raising funds toward
me estsbishmept Of new magazine The Home Journal
Gays Off, that The tec. fa'her broad one The
Universe bui from mind 50 original no text could fur
pish any clue 20 WIS; would probably be the sermon
There Is bu, one Thing certain ~ that Be com
ysct o. thought most fresh startling. ard suggestive
Delivered unde, The warrant of friends purely Intel
must write would doubtless be, TO the l'.nsrs, ments
treat Of very unusual relish and point "
~ Our citizens may well be proud Of their
Pabc Schools The proficiency Of the scholars attached
10 school No ~ the Sixth Ward be an index o. he I'M
p-ovemcnt ger orally be Observed in these nsitutons
An examination there on Friday list, Informed
wvery satisfactory and did credit 10 The system pursued
cyMrs MeDernOt, the jadcous and pcrsever0g Prnei-
L.. 81. .~f.-.
uent and aer years she will be amply rewarded for
al her present 10 the Of those under
her charge.
u The Macomber Troupe" performed last
nigh, ~ the Society Library large and respectable
dence The heavy yourg ladies' displayed an excellent
command Of their instruments, and several times
eucored. Mr. Hector. formerly Of the Rainier Company,
b. an admirable bass voice. sni gave or Two solos
with much effect.
~ GrS. QUiTMAs oftbe L. S. Army, one Of the
Mexican heroes VIII arrive from the South te day. ard be
received with military honors.-See advertisement.
FiRg.-The premises Of II. 81 c. sagehorn, 249
wsshirgtor-st were slightly damaged ~ fire aboui
o'clock yesterday morning.
FIRES IN JASUARY.-There were 81 fires and II
false alarms during tie last month.
BOARD or FDUeATIoS-P Primary SchoOis.-Mr
Crane foo the G. IN nittes on New Schools reported
favor petition Of the New York Society for pro-
noting education among colored children. who ask
for tho organization Ut a primary school for coOre1
children IN Six Ward and propose 70 hire the base
ent Of 81 Pniss Church in Centre 81 for that purpose
The Committee recommend that they be allowed 10 or
sapzs the school asked for the details In relation 10 which
10 b. settled hereafter BY the boerd-Adopied.
The same gentleman made report IS 20 the petition Of
The school officers Of the seventh Ward for prima
~ school 20 located IN Markets. between Hamilton
and cherry The Committee have ascertsinod, on inqui
~ tia, In three primary Ward Schools within half mile
Of the location particularly la the primaries Ct Oliver and
James schools there is for 2'2 scholars, and re-
commend that the school officers havo leave 10 with
draw their petition was deried by Commissioner Eel
lows vacancies spoken Of existed in the Oliver
and James Schools. Commissioner Townsend, seventh,
c,ntendsd the school required. After remarks
from -mR.si1ner Denoy aud one or two oiher gentle
men The repS,i referred back.
Ersniag ire, Scloois-Nr Fellows. from the Committee
rnado a report showing that the establishment Of Free
Evenirg schools heeu attended with the most happy
effects The number Of youth Chose VIII, cannot attend
10 Gay time have been refused access Tor want OF roon
amount 4O0O-for this number 10 school houses vii
he neces ary
Erspino Free School for Fenaies.--The report also
states the Committee have taken this subject into
cou.deraon and after much inquiry have come 20 the
DcusOn tina. the establishment o such schools would be
highly beneficial The Number Of schools required. how
ever will probably be less than for males and the Com
ites propose place the number AZ fourier the coming
or next Although may be said there Is not s.
much necessity for schools for females males yet there
class Of our community should be neglected consider
alton the minds q the Committee whether the ex
posure ofnacs In passing aud repasng 20 school might
not dangerous their morals and inquiries accordingly
have D. en- msde on the the Of which 10 i
convcion whatever need be apprehcnded
htbe Rossi Of Education make proper regulations on TIE
subject The OpnlOns Of several eminent persons nave
been obtained. among them letter from j. W. James,
ESQ. a gentleman prominently connected with education
IN Boston, all Of which appended.
The Committee consider tina. The expense attending
these schools will BE saved IN pccuniay sense by the
useful employment instead perhaps occasionally the re
Of so many young men, TO say roihug oi The sh
tonO public morals which they will create. They est
mate that the Spense Of Is free evening schools for males
and four br femslos viii bc absut S5,Oo0, and recon-
mend that apple alton be made 70 the Legislature for
leave % raise this amount The coming wear. Unsiinani-
mously adopted, and the Board then adjourned.
FOUNDING fine. healthy male infant, was
Jeff By some unknown person the yard of house % Co
lunbis-st occupied by SIR. Philip Lingham, on Tuesday
night when discovered and taken charge o nhii
Yesterday morning, when was transferred TO tho AIMS
house.
DfsTlTUTIos.-Owen Csrrsn, his wife and three
childrea Rose Hammond and four children. (llsh immi
raut were turned out OF their boarding into the
street. Tuesday night They were s6en 10 me Fourth
Ward station house, and furnished by Capt smith with
accommodations uuu they could be otherwise proydedior
ISouEsr.-Coroner Walters yesterday held an
inquest at 2s3 Bowey, upon the body Of George Wheeler
an4ve Of hesnt, aged "a years, who on Tuesday even
ing fell from the chair IN which he YVES ting and Instant
y expired Verdict, death by disease OF Tie heari.
PoLIcE-A young man named Dennis DAIRY
was arrested yesterday charge OF obtaining bounty
money from Cant Kuowiton Of the T. S A. euiStns
BY representing himself Of age and subsequently, proeu-
ring his discharge ON the ground that be was under II
years DID, Ccer OBfsn OF The Fourteenth Ward, on
TUESDAY night, arrested man named Levin Williams on
achsrge Fl having committed rape upon the persen OF
Jane MeCosler. The accused was locked up for exam-
nation.
BROOKLYN AFFAIRS.
PROF SLccHI DI CAsALIs LEcTuRs.-rae Lee
turs Of this eminent scholar, Italy and Plus IN
was delivered night before the Brooklyn Institute in
tho presence of large and intelligent audience Few sub