New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-07
CITY ITEMS.

TUESDAY mhfch y
WHO SALUTE AND CELEBRArION.-Ihe Wing
Young Mems General Committee fired 4 salute Of 100
guns yesterday from the Battery in honor of the nsu
guration Of President Taylor The party present. con
ssug of over 900 persons then gave nine cheers for
the President after which Robert I. Hswes' Chairman
of the Committee invited them to the Atlantic Garden
where a handsome collation. had been prepared Brief
speeches were made by Col w. w. Lyon and Charles
Riddle Esq and were received with tremendous choers
SHrRIrr's CouRT.-JGnes Gordon Bcano VS..
NJ NJ NoGh-Ac,ion for alleged libel contained IN one
or more limitations Of Mrs. Caude's letters, published
two three years ago in the pepper OF defendant Inc
charge In the original suit that insinustons were
conveyed preudica to the character OF Mrs b. wife Of
plaintiff while the other hand il was contended that
the remarks complained OF were general and could not
be taken as applying to Mrs. b. The Superior Court
before which the matter argued, held that the In
situations were sufficiently pointed to go to Jury, ard
the case subsequently passed for plaintiff by default
The present proceeding before Sherfs Jury,
on Monday evening. TO assess damages. Judge Noah,
In defence addressed the Jury in person, conendng
that Mr. B. himself accustomed to libel others
was not entitled to the favorable consideration uf a
Jury and he went into statement OF the course pur
sued by plaintiff in that respect for number Of yesr'
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IN its general aspect and the Jury rendered verdict
for plaintiff of cents.
FIREs-At an early hour this morning a fire
broke ou, in the premises g. Orsngest 1t was extin
gushed after doing ,rihIng damage Tho premises
los and ITO Anthonys also slightly damaged ~
fire about 3 O'Clock this morning.
Column, CoILEGE-The Semi annual Com
all fi,,t,1o hel yes N
the presence OF large audience The following were
the exercises in the occasion; l. An Grafton by Jacob
B Brown on the Indians OF America. p An Grafton on
the Nobility Of our Nature by Malcolm Campbell 3. An
Grafton on the Restoration of the Jews by d. Cor
nell a An original poem called Jacobs Vision, was read
by Leigh X Dickinson. 5 An original Poem on lmmor-
,slty by John V. Henry. 6. The Antiquity OF Free
dom. by BRYANT wa, reci,ed by George H. Hinton. =.
An Grafton by + n Sherwood, on Selfrelance. {
Byrons Ode to Venice recited BY James X. smed
berg The degree of LID. was conferred on Horace
Webster the Principal of the Free Academy.
ATTEMPT Al SUICIDE.-About 10 O'Clock on
Sunday night an Irish girl about 10 years of age calling
hersef Mary Taylor, found in Greenwichst. by
Policemen Nelson and McCsrty, in situation which
led them TO suppose that she had taken poison snd they
accordingly took her to Dr. Hssteys ONCE, and suost
osently TO the Station House where she remsined in
commissions until o'clock yesterday morning In the
course OF yesterday she recovered In great measure
from the effects of the poison She refused to give
any sccoun, of herself assign any cause for attempt
ing to destroy herself
SUPPOSED SHIPwRECK.-We learn from Mr. \.
A Prst, of sag Harbor that "Wednesday last ON
bodies all clearly dressed found on the beach
shout three miles north OF Mon,auk light house FROM
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been but recently drowned. One was supposed 10 o.
the Captain another his and one OF the DINERS P
pesred to be Portuguese boat was tound on 1nc
beach near the bodies with the plug out; and as
schooner WAS seen the sunday previous win her
colors At half mast ii Is probable that she foundered
aud all on bosrd persisted An Inquest WAS held ana