New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-15
CITY ITEM

rsss nj the sir and al tn other induoAoe signs oi
regular North easter never hailed with more UNI
ver..i qualification The hs'eshsd been 'corehed on
~, ,rse, tn grass ned In the heds snd the farmers
Amos, d~spared OF ting their wheat into the ground
h, YESTERDAY; has saturated the earth al every
pore ard her dusty be ooss month newer after the
,h,,,,,b v,,hin, il tss received We have taken
i..v, Of the drou and Of summer at the ssme time
ri. h. probab n storm which always happens as an
"a ID down ras, remark u When the crossed
the Penobscot though Professor E,py nigh, attribute
20 the CONGREGATIONS Brooklyn snd on Butter MN
Whatever be the cause there question - to the
blessing which has brought and which IS every Were
gratefully acknowledged
/ FRrr AcADENY.-At the nee;ius ct the Board
OF Education on Wedn esday evening, debate srose
ss 70 whether the time which lad shall have been
uupi in the Nsw-York Common schools 10 ent.ile him
10 adm sson in the Free Academy, shall be short a.
- -u,t e pupils from private Institutions or out Of /
swp now to enter paPs and be elisiole as esndi'
dates on the t Of Frebrusry or on the contrary placed
AZ sufficient length OF time % render only those who
in fact have been pupils Of the Common schools emu
tied TO the privilege. Messrs. Denny Dawes Russ
Bo.worth Murphy and one two other gentlemen
were in favor Of fixing the time, as relates to the hF''
examination AZ four months This would enable
large number of parents physicians dt was stated oy
NJ Denny, and other professional gentlemen. and
others who have been enabled 10 give their children 10
the point required private education, to place then
in the Free Academy At its opening The e1eet OF 'ns
Arrangement would be 10 raise the standard oil me
Common schools, by having such children puph' IN
them for the four months by which the advantages oil
the Public Schools could be more fully known among
the higher classes and for the same reason, be Of sd
vantage to the Free Academy Il Is said to be the ptue
Of Boston that in her High School, the children oil the
most wealthy 40 of the poorest citizen, comminee
and il l. desirable that the same should take place he''
the only distinction being fitness snd merit
On the other hand Messrs. Fellows, Connolly y.
robn Cram and one or two other members thought
that such an arrangement would be defeating entirely
The spirit of the law in relation to the Free Academy
tib ,,,es that the persons admitted the Academy
shall have been pupils Of the New York Common
schools Bv the Arrangement asked for on the other
side i, will only be necessary Tor the wealthy to place
their children nomnaly in the Common Schools for
short time and then monopolse the Academy or come
forward in such numbers 70 force back the pups OF
the schools and in fact nh the Academy, (the law al
lowing the students remain there four years. whne
bv uacine the time at so long period that the wealthy
child as well as the poor one, will have to become pu
nils in fact 10 enttc them TO the benefits OF the Acade
my the law will be observed Mr.. Grape was for com
promising to & months, recommended by the Com
mittee and Mr. Bosworh suggested that In the event
of an excess OF candidates offering preference should
be given to those longest at the Public Schools II was
finally agreed place the time at months for the hrst
and - months for the second examination
During the debate It stated by Mr. st John that
the NewYork Public Schools the best in the United
states and are not yet known as they should be-
DtsHovoRED DRAFTS To IIMIGRASTs.-Some
poor lmmg grants gave notice yesterday to the Commits
ons OF immigration that they had BEEN induced at the
shipping Office of Byrne & Co. Liverpool, to give
the one s2 and the other &c and receive drafts Tor
f them on Byrue 4 Dickey of New York, but which Mr.
Dckey has refused to pay saying that Mr. Byrne (who
D we understand is TO the senior member OF the
drm) is not their agent Thus the poor immigrants
lett without penny One Of the drafts was signed B.
Byrne. and the other B. & Co. By Jas. Kearney. 1t
"a said the Immigrants were induced to exchange the
money for tho drafts tho representation that the
latter would be equally good and more safe to carry
than the money The Commissioners, we understand,
will probably investigats the matter.
NIBLo's-Lucia was given at this establish
= nent on Wednesday night with the most brilliant sue.
cess The house very full and noticed large
number OF the old ha5uuts OF the Opera who had been
drawn there By the nevertirng attractions of this
! charming opera. Mons aDOrde hod severe TASK IN
Edgardo having to sing against the still vivid remem
brances Of Benedettis magnificent execution in ths
part and he acquitted himself beyond the expectations
Of his warmest admirers lie looked and acted the
part with much more dignity and appropriateness than
his previous representations had led us suppose he
would and the great points OF the music where Ben.
EIDE ri was wont 10 bring down the house he but
little behind that great artist Among all the tenors
we have had here lately consider him only second
TO Benedict The splendid dAale 10 the second act
honored with encore, and the leading singers
called ont after the drop fell Madame Labords proved
herself perfect artistic in Lucia and sang all her music
correctly and with great sweetness and effect In the
crazy scene she was very powerful. and established
fully her reputation actress of high merit With
"a natural organ of quality less pleasing than some
others we have had here during the last two three
Opera Seasons Nine Maborde has. by and close
application 10 musical study made herself a vocalist of
great briancy and power Of execution. The Chorus
and Orchestra scarcely what they should have
been, but a whole the Performance highly grstify
Ing and Mr Nbo has earned the thanks OF the music
lovers by his enterprise
| CLAY MEETING ~ JERSEY CtTY.-A meeting of
Wings favorable to the nomination Of CLAY and FIJI
MORE, will be held might at Washington Hall Jersey
City The call signed by large number Of citizens
/
speakers
FrRE.-About o'clock yesterday afternoon a
fire broke in the bake house No l35 Prince
Il occupied by Augustus Fierchel II was exng ushed
before much damage had been done to the premises
IL We are requested to state that Mr.. STE
, PHgN H. BRANCH, who received some fifty votes for
Alderman the Special Election in the Third Ward the
other day candidate, but that the few ballots
deposited for him given without his knowledge
or consent
DEATHS At THE EMrGRANT AND MARISE Hos
PIrALs, sept IL and l3.John Tonner, 20 arrived in
the H. Harbuck James Gillian in the Yorkshire; Jos.
Nichols, o. in the Manila David Dan keeie p In
the Argyle Cath. Clarkson, child Of Catherine C. in
the Mary Harrington James Rogers, child Of Mary B
} in the - George Mary Kennedy, child
c FLEEcfSG SrRANGER-A stranger 10 the City,