New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-29
BROOKLYN ITEMS.

SOUTH BROOKLYS The Police here are so
scaIiy distributed reader il impossible FOR tAsm -
he Of any service 70 the citizens who reside il The avenues
IL particular. A: TIE corner Of HsBionsv. and Co1rst
several resiceLts b live in what are called Slanues
Leep dogs 10 about every carriage hortemau or
foot passenger barking ard often enoH gerng the SAFETY
life as they pass along Amer nshll no one Is lie IN
approaching the neghborhood sc they have frequently o
ten persons VITO have hsd occasion 10 pass tbs part Of The
avenue seyerey Surely policeman Cugh. 10 be detaled
on duty fer this dangerous quarter o. the dogs e1gh to be
tsLfhed
Several families who have been residing in NewIork
I several years lave already commenced to move TO this
rat OF Broeklyp which possesses all the advantages OF
Corey Island itsef Every house or The new blocks OF
buildings that have been put Up within the last twelve
months is occupied, CT viii be before lst May
u The body Of a well dressed man floated on
shore at Red Hook Point Brooklyn, last evening gold
watch ivory tablets bunch Of keys and sundy small ar
Bces were tab zen rom the pockets which are in the pos
scssi, OF Christopher Riley at he Point clue may be
afforded tie following address taken from the tablet
"447 TweIfh-st one door from avenue b"
ST. MIcEAELs CHURcH-This Church, located
10 Highs was organized under the law Of the Safe
Easter Monday by the election OF Rev. L. NJ Johnson
Rector; James N. seabury WIN. Arthar Church War.
dens; Oliver Powell James CamHeyer, Thomas Rich
ardson, VIM Feron, Pineas Baldwin, Samuel J. Osborn
Rotert Atchinson erd Gerard A johnson, Vesrymen
CITY MoRrALITY.-Dr. III. Wendell, Health
Officer reports the number OF deaths in the city Of Brook
lyn FOR the week ending April g. to be:
Of Abscess Of Liver, BroEctits l. Colo C1ngeS
ton OF Brain (; Consumption COnvulsiOns, Group
Dropsy. DIopsy in Chest, lin Head 8, Dysentery
EIyuPeas, s; scarlet Fever 3; Typhoid do Hemor-
magic Iuorpura. l. Inflammation LBngs Od Age. /;
Pasy, Small POI,2 SpIUe J.
t5i, a.
IEQUEsT.-An inquest was held yesterday by
Coroner Bal upon the body Of infant found drowned
10 GOwsnus Bay on Sunday. Verdict accordingly.
HoNORABLY ACQUITTED.-The two officers Of
police Solomon g Csn6eld Michael Ose5, we're yes
tedSy acquitted Of the charge OF rape upon Mary dig.
lirs, on tho ground that he testimony OF complaining
witness wsE not corToooTaied.
DRURY's TRIAL-SeuenM DGy.-The proceed
inrs yesterday commenced by reading MrI Thompsons
testimony which had been taken privately, according 10
previous arrangement IN which che opposes that rhe d'd
knOw what the plates alluded "a IN Saturdays pro
ceedng, as square pieces q copper with circles engraved
on thtn were broue 70 hef aIe huslahus nOIse Or 80
thty were never USED perei hey were In rougl slsIe
rot finished there for couuiereilng money aad there
nothing said that led 10 The idea thai they were rha
purpose The pses came 10 IhOmpsons house II me a OF
i84d some six weeks previous 10 the meeting OF
the Rat Council the trap set to catch Drury She hiRks
The circles Them were rourd but come might have been
oval; the round circles were larger than an American
quarter she old not hnow for what purpose they bad been
sce; Thompson rot then engaged IN selecting cour-
teTfeils for DR. Mofal's lbbe!s
A. he conclusion OF The reading Of this testimony the
District Attorney stated ths. he obliged - attend elGe
where and he wished Jane, NJ Smith Efq 10 be asIo-
clated with the Assistant pistrlct Attorney
An objection Ttised 10 this ond lengthy argument
followed 10 The Of which Mr. Whiting, OF cpunss
for defense referred The Revived Statutes showing that
Il The province OF the Court To appoint prOpsr rep
resentsve OF the District Attorney during bis 801ence.
Mr. emnh himself snd Mr. Warning were q1es,i lned by
the Court as to and the conclusion Of tho IL
cuirv he Court refused Eomt Mr. Smith - IGke any
sctive part IN The prosecution The AtsSteut OsTc1 A.
torLey took the cause, and George A. Lambert
con District Attorney OF Queens Couay, was called 10
show that certain Indictments pending In that So
preme Court 10 the prosecution OF which tbs pro iucton
Of ,be property taken by A Nj. C. Smith from Drugs
house IN Astoria was necessary.
M J h. PhrIips, late Assistant District Attorney Of
NCw.York was recalled, ard testified a. TO the ldenuy
Of the bids forming The subject MISTER Of his indictment
4 Smith then recalled, aud tesuhed as 10 inc
reasons for taking the properly above alluded 70
Thomas 1 Alexander, md under writer In lhs flrs m
tuTsnce Company proved the insurance of Dfuy goods
In that Cfce He directed the seizure OF those
goods --, ,.,...;. len
CO ComnRnie, Of Hartford Com tesuh"t 20 seeing
lie goods taken nom Durys house Hths Ponce G"ltt
New.York and identified Them. Atcr which ms Codrl
6cioufneo.