New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-25
BROOKLYN AFFAIRS.

STATE OF LoSG lsLAND.-Pursuant 10 Ro''0o
.yen DELEGATES from Kings Queens and suffolk count e
on Tuesday evening .1t at the house OF samusi
yorcb on Prospect Hill for purpose Of taking into
the expediency Of apply to the powers a
n. % h, set apsrt new State, viz the state OF Long Is
Lana William M Udsll, on being called TO the Chsf.
mad. few remarks relating 10 the former greatness oil
Long Island in an agricultural and maritime point OF Wew'
ws As her present oppression In the payment OF taxes
SC and the following resolutions were unanimously s"oP'
cd, viz; ,. L.. Ill
R..oed That Long Island is so situated In E s S
,o.ron being altogether isolated aud distinct rom o
ties, the Union having mSIeVVeI an Sxsp,sse 10 have
eonferre ed upon her the character and donors OIL
and H.. the CITY OF Brooklyn and the VILLAGE OF
yy,.m.bursh as the future Capital OF the Stai ~,
10 be united under one munlc,pHi ,sa,bsr
80 .,,ees ana people on ght 10 run oSetheI ,.ra
s.y.r.l letters from gentlemen resding on ,hs
expressing their appISvs o, s,,sUS were then read
IT, .uhi.c, OF more direct avenue between $500
and WILLIAMSBURG, by means OF orioso" 0
BAY ,,Us ,brn .doursed until the 2st of March next
TsxprRASCE MEETlSG-A mghiy i"'e'
Tsmoersnce Meeting held on Tuesday evening" " 'D'
CITY society at Rev. Mr. speir's Church. sou'h
PRAYER was offered by Rev. John MaTsh' ahu "'
r.,ve,ea bv Rev. Messrs Marsh. II. w Beeeher and
Starr. Mr. Beeeher eloquen'y portage our country a"
49,. ,,u os great excitement. and demanding eoh'lsn,
.i, hanee an awful temptation 20 drunkenness "il4
~ s,orr, as eloquently described tue aepAS,hs ,
grading effects of inempersnce as cause ,o' 49,.
effort in tho great enterprise Nun'''' ''S">N
prs,sguySr IS ScHooLs.-A paragraph uhder
mi. head appeared in The Tribune yesterday we ho''
tbs, the Advertiser gives rather different version Of ''
AFFAIR from that Of reporter and also Asos III "
Mr.. white the party accused "thst the trustees {" "'
the case. and dispatched noe 10 Jus
tee PIERCE before whom the complaint was mace eA0"
Grating the defendant from blame
DisruksIsG A RELIGIOUS MEErISG-Iwo per
ron, who gave their names as j. n BelowsAno y NnN"
Der, arrested Yesterday on a charge of disturbing
relislous meeting al Gowsnus last sunday evening N
examination is TO take place this afternoon at the Mayors
ofce. -, c,, -.
F.IR-The ladies' OF the Middle Da'ch Onu'on a.
s,, Rrooslyn will hold fair and festival TINS S'efho0"
,s,.uon'. Saloon. 1877 Atsntc-si The pfoeee'' are "
a, A., ,,,oi.hiug the church erecting by 'us eos'
cation. ,r,.. ,,..,..,,;on bela
,,. =, IN. Common Council Room Last evening"
IT. Convention took up for consideiahon 'n"'e''N p
100, az the Committee on City Corporation "uon
b.d bssn acted upon and accepted In .0in"i'' - '
whols After few amendments Of minor iiif0"
H.. .aopsd and referred TO the Eosrossins '0in''
~M,. RICHARD }. ToDs of Brooklyn was re-
s.,,Iv .uuolne4 Notary Public In this city, ana NOT 4" -
Wood Is the nsprinted IN me H''A"'
CASE oF WILLIAM HAU6HEY-An srsu men
tok place yesterday al the Court OF Session, ~ 10
oekwell upon bill OF exceptions Ia VOC III. d.ri-
Iispgh,y convicted OF receiving stolen sooos
sloo M the case will Do given on Saturday 'H'"' ~
time the Court adjourned