New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-19
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-, roorniny by invitation Of the Board OF Trus
,s. AZ the examination OF the Primary Department OF
Ward school No - The sight presented on entering
the .nsciou. airy hall interesting in the extreme
.bou, $50 children from the ages Of to ~ or i. were
.e.,ed q, the neat desks and occupied gallery which
ro.e AZ the farther end Their appearance was lnte
cent and cheerful and their bright healthy faces gave
no indication of confinement or want Of the proper
rest and exercise They appeared 10 be remMSaoIy
,velldiscipned and from the with "ncn
the several classes went through with their eNamma
ton il was evident that the labor OF learning was naoe
10 them completely attractive. The classes IN Ieos'a
phy Arithmetic and Reading, went through win tneh
exercises with great rapidly, and with scarcely
single fault The class in Grammar and the prlnciples
Of Language appeared 10 have an excellent understand
ing of the meaning. derivation. aud communion oil
words and we glad 20 see that this SUBJECT mas
been made an important branch OF the Primary Depart
nent The system of teaching. under the direction OF
Miss Armstrong, Principal Miss Fleetwood Miss
schenck and other Assistants Is apparently all mat
could be desired as ahording the sound rudinents oil
a liberal md enlightened course OF instruction we
cannot close without saying word in favor OF thc Hd
mirnble plan OF introducing vocal music among the
school exercises The various songs sung N chorusoy
the whole school showed the great prohcen which
children may attain IN this ts refining and human
ling tendency needs comment. very pretty IN
terudc called the Flower Garden was delightfully."-
sung and acted by twenty or thirty little grs dressed III
white and crowned with lowers This was repeated to
crafty the wishes Of a number OF visitors who were
unable to witness the frst representation
IT. THE ANNUAL EXCURSION yesterday OF the
SUNDAY school attached 70 the Orchardst Unyersast
Church Rcv. o. A. skinncrD enjoyed by be-
tween oOO and 900 persons adult and juvenile male
and female. in about equal numbers The day was as
nropitious as could be the Columbia though well filled
not excessively so the trip just long enough, about
two hours each way leaving six hours for the PIC nc
in beautiful grove the landing at Glen Cove L. J.
which had been happily chosen for the festival
variety of recreatons shared with much zcst by
the party as taste years dictated to each after which
the whole were assembled FOR religious exercises, in
Guiding three or four brief addresses OF them by
pupil in the Sunday School. Reembarkng little
before 3 the company landed in this City about
7 o'clock. after a day of unaloyed and healthiul
enjoyment.
We rejoice to note that such excursions are becom-
ing quite common among the Sunday schools OF our
city as well as the Temperance and other Reform
organiz ations for sure they embody the ee-
ments of much sslutary influence morally alSphysi-
cay The National Reiormers, we perceive, propose
similar excursion tomorrow.
ARARE CLrESr.-A good Joke has been told us
on young lawyer who sports single in the vicinity
Of Wallst One of the wsrmest days Of last week, he
was called upon by Frenehman with request that
he would Immediately accompany him to his house as
he wanted his advice Without moments loss OF
time our lawyer threw down his books and started
consoling himself during Q long walk up Hudsonst.
with the vision Of s. retainer and long bill Of costs
Upon arriving at the domcil Of his client be ush
cred up stairs introduced the wife OF the Frenchman
and very complscenty waited the opening Of the bust
ness Monsieur said the client, they got small
pox ike de devil down stairs, and up stairs they
got IL d -- sight worse and they have shut up my
gsngwayH Without waiting 20 hear more the lawyer
caught up his hat and giving the Frenchmsn not very
polite benedction boed the house, returning to mis-
Office in very envsble state Of feeling after his
walk OF three miles, TO give his advice to man
rounded by small pox patients.
~ A m,eting of Delegates from various Irish
Associations met last evening in Montgomery Hall,
Princest After consultation, it agreed to hold
adjourned meeting Thursday evening next to forms
League which shall embrace all the friends Of ireland In
New York and It's vicinity in united effort for Ire.
ANA speedy ItdcWpllv rum ioltl5h nlsIult
A FREE SOIL DAILY-We have received the
first number Of the Daily Salesman Free Soil campaign
paper to be published every evening Sundays sx
cepted until election appears at l64 Nasssust and
the editor and proprietor is ABDAH lNGRAHAN, Esq Il
IS Of small size but very neatly printed and the sub
scrpton price is 20 cents il will be likely to obtain
good circulation. la motto is Free Soil Free
Labor and Free Speech, with the Of Martin Van
Buren, 81 its head.
BASyARD's PANoRANA.-This beautiful speci-
men Of art will remsn with US but few evenings
/ longer. and we hope will fail to visit IT, This
afternoon there viii be two exhibitions commencing at
3 and 2 P NJ and those who cannot spend an evening
should improve afternoon.
" We have IN type full Report OF the Colon
zation meeting at the Tabernacle last evening which
Is unayoidaby postponed this morning II will appear
| tomorrow.
| BRCrALITr.-A man was arrested last night
at the corner Of Nassau and Spruce SIS for knock ins
down small boy, and violently beating him in tte
face
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