New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-20
CITY ITEMS.


GREAT MIsTAKE-We understand that the no.
tee in yesterday mornings Tribune, of our Police
Reporter concerning robbery at the Howard ao-
tel. is very much exaggerated. Only one room was
entered, and not more than $50 worth of property
was taken. The proprietors and attaches Of the
Howard" are always vigilant, and no extensive
robbery could well take place withoo: Interrupt
ton.
TIE SEA eERpgsr-One Of the most beautiful
apparitions that ever appeared in our noble hsr-
Dor is now the object Of admiration at urling slip,
and indeed finer spectacle of human art we
have seldom beheld. AS lightly, as gracefully as
q swan. she bends and bows, and rises with the
plant tide. sitting there like strange bird,
waiting but the loosing of her bonds to spread her
snowy wings and chase the tagging winds away
to some far off ocean The Sea Serpent Is, IN
plain phrase clipper ship Of l300tuus, 10 feet
keel, 1913 between perpendiculars, and 2i2 feet
over ali; extreme BREADTH 39feet inches depth
Of hold 81 feet The most Impractical eye IS at
once attracted by her superior beauty She IS
very sharp, yet her lines are nearly all roundedi
she has great forerake, caused by second stem,
or cutwater before the main stem, to which her
hood.ends are carried thus making her bow the
complete yertex of an angle her bow being
wedge.like She is built forward hard up to the
rail, without either head trail boards has forty
inches dead rise at halfloor, with four inches
rounding of sides and two feet shear. Her lines
thew swell from the bow to the fulness ofthe model
and thence taper into the run, perfect to the
eve as the arc of an epse. The run harmonizes
well with the outline Of the model forward; it is
clean, not cut up but gracefully turned and easy
in its sweep The only ornament at the bow is a
finely carved and gilded eagle, with out-stretched
wings The stern is remarkably beautiful, swell
ing from the counter timbers across, and from the
archboard to the rail, ornamented with gilded
carved work representing the Sea Serpent from
which she is named. Her keel is OF oak, in two
depths bolted together all her thick work IS
scarfed and square fastened, and inside she is
caulked and payed from the keelsons to the deck
All her timbers are Of the kind and form that may
be depended upon in every emergency Her
Frame Except every other toptimber which Is OF
hacmatac) is of white oak. Her hooks, staunchi-
ons, bits and cornings are also OF oak; her
hanging and lodging knees are of hacmatac,
and her ceiling planking and deck frames ot
Southern pine Her bits forward are stepped in
the hold an dali her bitt heads and timber heads
are either covered or cornered with castings. We
have not space to detail her build and furnishing
at length but everything is done in the first
style. Her cabin is calculated for the accommo-
dation Of about fifteen passengers, and is fitted up
with all the improvements desirable for render
ing sea voyage pleasant. 1t is finished in bird s.
y, oh md baeutiful
without being gaudy She is full,rigged ship,
and her masts rake respectively !, l, and inches
to the foot The Sea Serpent was built at Ports
mouth. ~ H. by George Raynes} under the Super
intendence of Capt. VIM Rowland her Comman-
der In coming to this port she gave satisfactory
proof of her high qualities for speed. That she
was built with particular reference to that point
we need not say she will be hard to beat. Grin
nell, Minturn < Co are the owners and they In
tend to dispatch her on the 10th OF January for
San Francisco, China, and by way of Good Hope
home Engagements torfroight are already made
to nearly her full capacity.
BOARD OF EDUcArIoN.-The President, F. c.
BENEDICT, ESQ. in the Chair-Report in favor of
appropriating 1884 Al, to meet deficiencies of
School in Sixth Ward. Adopted.
Also, s5,50s 81 for fitting up new school house
in Greenwich av Ninth Ward. Adopted
Also 1858 to meet deficiencies in schools for
colored children. Adopted.
Also 81 900 to fit up additional seats and desks
for pupils in Free Academy. The number of pu.
pills now is about $50, to which there wall be about
100 additional, il is expected, at the next exami-
nation