The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-09

The bay continues to be covered with large masses
Of lee which have the effect Of increasing the cold in
the vicinity OF the rivers.
DrsTRUcInE FiRE THE SIXTH AvESUE-DRRApruL
AoctnENr TO FmENAN.-Yesterday morning at five
brick buildings in the Sixth avenue between Thirty
hf'h and Thirty .ixth streets. Notwithstanding the
groune. the whole of the buildings were nearly de.
srossd They were owned by X. w. Martin, and In
and Ladder Company No fell from the fourth story
Of one Of the bu dngs TO the cellar through the stair
way, and wa, dangerously, II not fatally, injured His
limbs are broken, and his skull badly fractured Tie
members OF the company carried him to Doctor T. 7.
Winter who dressed his wounds and paid every atten
ton 70 him. The sufferer who resides at the OF
foity fourth street and Eighth avenue has wife and
two children aud there are but slight hopes enter
tanned Of his recovery The chief engineer and all the
assistant epgiueer. were present The members of
Hook ard Ladder Company No :, Of Bloomingdale,
Paul Shook acquitted himself very ereditsbly The
following con pane. were in attendance Engines
10. IL, 10, % rs IS, and Hose Z, 81, 90, ~, a.
AsoTurR FrE-At half past four yesterday morn
ing TIRE broke out in the rear basement Of No Ia
Centre street. owned and occupied az office by the
New York Gas Company. 1t was soon extDgui.hed by
the nrsmen.
wostDs Fam. The sailing Of the United States ship
st Lawrence j, only delayed In consequence OF the
the revenue cutter Waiter Fotwsrd new on her way.
Mr. stsnttuy the agent for the United states Is
in this city ferintendug the shipment OF the goods
and will take passage ia the ship Among the articles
70 be rent selections from the daguerrean gallery
OF IL. OF THIS comprising the portraits
of many OF the first men Of the nation among whom
are Generals Cas- and scott, and Hon John o. Cal.
houn, betid,s several specimens Of general colec-
ton, including that OF Jenny Lind The pictures
really superb, and command the attention OF con-
1oisseurs
Tnr Yorsc MrNayns o. TnE Ban Som. Of tn.
young bsrs OF the bar boring about eight and
twenty or thirty gentlemen net asaiu last evening
st the Broadway House, Mr. Dyott in the chair; Mr.
hcAdsm as secretary The objects Of the meeting
were explained by the chairman. t. exeIsim against
the favor 'hosn by the bench TO the elder and
young proie.sioDals and also to complain Of the in
conyenien.s sri,ng from the short time devoted
by the judges to chamber business. These evils. he
aid did rot exist when the Judges were paid func
tionsies nor had the bar at that time, 70 complain
Of the impossibty q seeing the judge. at their
hou.e. after the adjournment Of court; aud the
fu,a Il, in many ipstsnce. virtually denial of
justice series Of resolutions embodying the objects
Il the meeting were read discussed and partly
adopted when a motion made for their reconsids
ration. and they we're ultimately referred to a
visery committee OF Eve. who we're requested to re
view an submit them to the rext meeting
Darn or . RrruRNrp CALuoRSraS-Coroner Geer
held inquest yesterday, a. No. Greenwich street
the body Of man BY the name ofKemp, sgs about
90 years who came TO his death II appears In
quence Of debility, caused by Chagres fever. The
decreased II seems arrived on Friday evening by the
steamship Empire City, from Chages, and put up at
the atovs named house in . very feeble condition
lie vent 10 hi, room, aud yesterday morning vas
found dead In his bed No evidence was elected be.
fore the Coroner showing who he or where he be-
longed, nor whether he possessed much geld duet. A
verdict vas rendered accordingly.
PooR LfrrLr swrrP surFocarEp.-- Coroner Gser
"a, called yesterday TO hold an inquest ct No. SO
Blocker street, on the body OF small negro boy,
twelve years OF age, who 10 his death by being
fmothered In Kinney at the above named premises.
1t apptas rem the circumstances ELECTED, the boy
vent up the chimney to sweep It, and when ascended
10 about the middle or half way towards the top, he
became 90 am med 10 the chimney that he could not
move way the other aud In that position the
poor boy was sufiocsted and when dead bis body
faxed and sovn he fell 20 the bottom Medical aid
procured, but Of no avail as the little fellow was
beyond recovery when the ply stefan arrived. The
deceased was removed to his former residence In An
thony street, where an inquest will BE- held.
NV II mbrves--some parties having circulated
the report that Mr.. Gilseyis new building the
corner Of Broadway and Fourth street was unsafe,
examine and report upon IL. Their report will be
II md in our advertising columns. All new buildings
ought TO be examined by some competent persons
Draru Pr DisE.sr rIE HraRr -.Cofoser Geer
yesterday held inquest at No 80 Thirteenth street.
the body Of Michael L Goodwin, aged sixty. sir
death caused By disease Of the heart Verdict accord
iDgly.
THE CoTToN EXPERIMENT IN JAMAICA 1.-THE
fret Report on the Progress OF Cultivation. from
2lst Oct. to 3lst Dec, 1850" has been presented
hy The manager. Mr. Williams states that he has
hardly had lime to carry out his arrangements;
but he els confident as he ever did, that cotton
can be grown in Jamaica 70 compete, In every
respect, with that Of America, provided that sufii
Gent ana continuous labor can be obtained when
required. On his taking possession of Greenwall,
there were already planted II acres Ia cotton, from
which he anticipates obtaining . or more bales of
white, and nearly I OF yellow wool, by the LIST
March The breaking out Of the cholera, and the
Intervention Of the holidays, tended, in great
measure, to retard his operations but the people
~, Cd m ha hrtS hat