New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-29
CITY ITEMS.


-ATrhDAif NAY -.
AIMS HoUsE CLERKs.-Judge Edwards gave a
dsr...ion this forenoon Ia tho Gaze Of Co0Tn W
HYATT involving the question 70 right Of appointment
BIZ Tho Common Counci. of the Aims House Clerks
Judge T. held that the power q appointment belongs
20 the Common Council and not % the Aims House
Commissioner and that Mr. Hyatt mast surrender the
books and papers Of the Chief Clerkship % which Mr.
Corwin has been appointed.
CHEAP PosrAGE.-A meeting in favor Of Cheap
Postage was held yesterday A. the ESchanse srEwA7r
Bso,rNr E.a in the Chair The meeting was addressed
bv B.ENAnts BATES. Esq. B. ?. BrTIEz- J. T. IT JoHN
ESQ and NJ j. r BLANCHARD OF Boston The meet
Ing was not lsre the Ezchange not being good place
for large public meeting. but what r. lacked IN uam
Der. IL made Up in unauimiry ANeyvYcrk Cheap Post
Az Association was formed with thu following gentle
men - otacer..
JAMES BROWN F-s..i--t
L. W-s.ts~ R-arlass ss-r,--r.
r..+-.-f-.r, Ga.-. C--,. B,,- l,-s H,--7. Je.a r.
s. Ial- Joseph G.ilar.. Jall A. t-i---u''-. sa Wr-
- We arr informed that Doct W BEAcB.
author Of the Reformed Practice Of Medicine mistaken
passage 20 Europe for the purpose Of visiting the wed
cal Institutions aad obtaining the latest Improvements
IN the healing ar 20 cmbody IN revised eiiron % bis
large work the American Practice in vols. - an
evidence OF the popularity OF ths practice we would
state tha, hs Family Physician has passed through 'ar
teen editions the last Of which consisted Of $40 copies
BENEvoLrNr COMMUNICATIVE total amount
o.. contributions during the pat year 70 the American
Bible. Trsct Home Missionary >eamens Friend Board
ofForeign Missions Colonization Antsiavery. Foreign
Evan-eEcal General Assembly Board OF Missions Pro
tsstant Jews NewYors Institution for the Blind Amer
lean and Foreign Bible society Union Missionary, and
Home Missionary, j. sl.276e5L
- The congregation Of Grace Church coniri-
buted CO., IS in all OF the fund for the relief Of the de-
.oiate family Of the late Mr. George Kerr. valuable
officer Of the Fire Department, who was killed az the
burning OF the sugar house, In Duanest.
4" The AsroRPLAcE OPERA HOUSE, Will open
early ia June 70 wl be conducted on the same p.an.
we understand. as N5los Garden. There viii bee one
price % al part. the house and the grand staircase s
90 be- carried mp the amphitheatre so that the ncon
ycniencc OF getting % that part OF the house which
caused 20 much complaint. will be avoided
~ We learn with pleasure that BoTEslNi and
AADrri the well known contra ba,sit and vioiinst have
arrived IN this City ami about TO si7o series %!
concert. They ore accompanied by ~ DEWERNINs,
spisnst OF hish reputation ~ Havana
- Ripe Cherries were received ON Saturday by
j A. BroAsG Co 1886 Wcst-st Washington Market
from Henry Van Horne OF Bergen Point y j. the trsi
Cherries that have been n the City this year B. & Co
viii have on Tuesday 30th inst Tomatoes Cucumber
Beans &c
AcclpEyrs-About % o'clock this morning
while two vorkmen were employed in putting mp
gutter To- front OF house Houston.t near McDousa
the scafoldng gave way. and the two men we're pre-
ciptated 10 the ground One OF the had arm bro
ken and the other was 80 seriously injured that he b
rot expected 20 survive They were taken 20 The Cts
Hospital The gas meter IN house 10. - Grand IT
occupied by g. T. Msiher. burst about o'clock las
evening while Mr. Mafher opening IT, in conse
queuce OF the cas being gnitei by the lamp which b.,
heli In his hand. Damage triilng
POLICE-lohn Cassidy was Yesterday arrcstc-
hv officer Dodge on board the steamer Bay state at pier
No North River while in the act Of selling obscene
books Detained for examination VIM Hines wa
taken into custody 1y officer llulse charge Of steal
Ing lot OF clothing valued al SIS from Henry Nepman