The New York herald., 1850-11-15
City Intelligence.

CAUTION TO MECHANICS AND OrHEss, AGAINST L,Sp
Within the last year two past several
individuals put their head. together ia the specu
ston OF land, whereby many OF our industrious me-
their little all consisting few hundred dollars in
the purchase OF lot OF land in the vie nifty OF New
York, on which they have, after much toll asd labor
tuccee ded In building themselves tenement, but in
many Instances, in consequences OF not being able to
pay up the balance dus the lot of ground although
they were induced to believe that sufclent time would
be allowed yet In the face OF all the promises the sub
owner seizes on the property. and the poor
chsnic h compelled to vacate IL, losing. OF course,
all the money and labor bestowed thereon. The
ods opeyandi adopted by the associated speculatos
sted i'm the yicipiry Of Ne. YORK an the sSj.rsnt
counties, at the nominal price OF from $500 to
$500 per this land is di.ijed up into sosthing
like halt and quarter ots and psdded out TO the
mechanic at the enormous price Of 200 and $500 for
the quarter and half acre being only responsbls for
500 the acre making It pay the specuistors from
invested his money to his sorrow Decoyed into the
Investment by certain men who used by the spscu
lstors as Gseoy ducksn these prese nted with
lot OF ground whereby their influence Is secured aud
unsusrectinE mechanics are drawn into the speeuls-
tior, part with their money which results too tre
quently in their ruin Very large sums Of money have
been collected In this ny sp-cul tors, who make
the monopoly purchase ofthg lands without advancing
dollar Of capital and psddle t sut TO the mechanic
Mt price more than double it's value. The mechanics
FbsuId be cnuious hos they involve themselves In
these land speculaons They Just well purcba.e
Of the original owners at reasonable price, II they
were only sdvi,ed 20 TO do; and IL they would
adopt this metbod they would break up this missrs-
bic q, Stem OF from the hard working
portion CT the community the whole system being
nothing more than revival OF the lapd spectators Of
1885 which evidently proves disastrous investment
Tor the laboring classes
THE ANrIvERssr rHF Evsou 90 NV YoRK.--
The folosng order Is promulgated by order Of General
Nsw Yoa. Nov g. 1850
To keep in lively remembr branoe that joyous day on
which our exisd forefaihcra allowed once more
to 20 their hsppy homes ane the cross Of 50
George, with their bilel'Ngs and mereensris,, was
CON pelled BY I'm sll but heroic baud of patrsts TO
leave this. native Cifv which fhev tsH held
tsyeral years. and give place 20 that commander OF
sommandsrs re- George Washington, and his brsv. and
csrewoin followers. who on that day Nov IS 17sD
esceid In by the remnant oi the cavalry OF West
chester county the fortathers Of the founders Of tins
The veteran Corps Of Artillery Captain Rayner will
FIRE continental salute tss Battery at sunrise at
which time Captain Eaypsr viii also cause the
tionsl nag to be dispayed from the flag staa where
the royal Of Sc George was left flying by Sir Guy
tfis esmm.na has ens,om.riiy hspt .lI,e tbi. hi,
torical event HENRY STORMS,
Briyadier General First Brigade.
TuE Nrw YoaK vo,ustE,ss The following order
promulgated by the Adutant General OF the State
srArs or HEw Yo,K, Ha.D QuARrEss.
Apr GrNERaLs OrFfcE ALHarY, Oct 10. 1860
General Orders, No 2g6 The Comma auaer In Chisf
hereby oroers and directs that the company con-
nsbized ss company q infantry ana attached 10 the
second Regiment Colonel Charles b. spicer. In the
First Brigade OF New York STATE Militia order Of
SAMUEL STEVENS, Adjutant General.
Cepisin Dycknsn distinguished hinself In the
Mexican var
scorr,sp or.,Ds.-second Lieutenant David Haia
has been promoted TO the First Lieutenancy Of the
ecottish Guards. vice McLesd resigned We under.
tepd that Captain A. Castle conte plates tender.
ns his res having held the post Of Captain of
the scottish Guards for the period Of seven years
PRorisso MrrcrELLs Lscrupr on Arsorosr.-
Prof.sror Mitchell a Cincinnati delivered lecture
on astronomy last evening In the Female Academy,
in Brooklyn 10 very select and respectable audience
IL Of aseres whch no IL Delivering on the In.
of ba str of
| upwards Of hour aud quarter, the learned and
sioquent professor enchsined his sudden with brill
liant and scientific description OF the great works Of
the Creator the immensely OF the universe and the
rules which guide and direct Che heavenly bodies.
The subject was the phenemeua OF the moon. ecpses
&c In manner that sbo~ed he was perfect master
Of the subjtct which he dscoursed he gave clear
and lucid illustration Of solor aud lunar eclpses and
their causes. sc Towards the conclusion he gave an
interesting account OF the ply appearas.e OF
moon. BY large telescope, the moon Il brought
| within distance 10 the earth Of two hupdrtd and
forty miles and when brought near IL presents al
outline OF Irregularities which clear and dis
tnct that the lecturer could not any object In tbs
distinctly ss thy appeared In fsos " would
appear that with thirty forty foot rod they might
rocks snd mountains which cast their shadows over
| the wales Conamepcips at the bottom and going up
wsrds immenfe craterr of volcanoes are descernible
| Thee are bordsred BY mountains whose snsae~'
uske the vale, look lse large lakes Of wasr 0oinc
ma little fnrth.r large plains bounded BY mountsn
called the Appenines discovered-fcr the lccalte
Of the moon are named after place. on the earth
mated Al seven thousand feet. the interior sides o
~hich are not smooth hut rugged. n hish msgni
fyipg power "a applied and the exterior surface of tn
mountain range J, exsminsa appears as u the.
pouring down their sides. Proceed further up, an
tho gre.test cavern of all is discovered 80 deep tina
hs impossible 10 compute its depth. Az the sopclu