New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-09
letters, and as6.ol6 newspapers The foreign

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Private ships. io,VJ5
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letters, and 366, 9l6 newspapers The increase
over the previous quarter has been 2s9 355 sea
letters, and 1879 newspapers The daily aver
age of domestic correspondence, added to the
above sea letters, will show that ,4O9l7l letters
have passed through the office during that quar-
ter. The average daily number of distinct mails
despatched for the same time, is 1900; and about
the same number are received and despatched
daily. The number Of letters advertised for the
quarter, is 1887 e07s of which have been de-
Iivered to the proper owners, and the remaining
$4,000 have been sent to the dead letter Office at
Washington. Add TO the above the great guam
tity of domestic newspapers, daily passing
through the office, and some estimate may be
formed Of the work performed in the New-York
post office.
TxsrtmoslAr TO Jas. w. HALE.-some of the
friends Of this gentleman, who made some OF the
earliest and most effective movements In favor OF
Cheap Postage, have taken In hand suoscrlP-
ton for a testimonial to him. fair degree OF
the success which has attended the Cheap Post
ase movement undoubtedly belongs to Mr. Hale
and we shall be glad to see liberal appreciation
of his exertions on the part of the public.
THE NEW CoIN-On Tuesday last we saw one
of the new three cent pieces just issued On
the outer edge Of one aide are the words On'
tied States of America, 1851" and in the center a
six.poipted star with a Sheldon the other SIDE
ore thirteen stars with G, and the Roman char
scters Ill within the letter. The piece has the
wbiteness of silver, and is not milled on the edge
The niece is coined under the new postage act.
School MEErING-The Trustees and luspec-
tors OF Ward Schools of this city, held meeting
last evening ia Ward School No. II in Orange-st,
L. G. Garter, Esq. in the Chair.
HenryD West Esq acted as Secretary. The
minutes of the last meeting were read and sp'
proved, after which Mr.. Nelson, on part OF the
Delegation lately sent to Albany from this city,
who had been instructed to offer aremonstrance
ON part of the Trustees and Inspectors OF the
Ward schools, against the passage OF the pro-
posed School Law which is now before the Le-
gislature, reported their action thereon. lie
went on to say, that the Delegation had severa'
interviews with Members, asking for postpone
ment of the consideration Of the subject until the
next Session Of the Legislature. He was fol-
lowed by other members Of the Delegation,
whose remarks chiefly corroborsted his general
statement in detail,
The Secretary hereupon read the printed re-
port of the Bill now before the Legislature; and
several amendments were proposed by the
Secretary as he proceeded, after which
A member rose and said he regretted the pre-
sence of the Reporters of the press on the occa-
r. oh
lest the agitation of the question in the pubic
Journals might defeat the object of the Trustees
and Inspectors
H.. Phillips, Of che Ninth Ward and others
followed, and spoke in favor OF agltating the
question at length, and soliciting the cooperation
of the Press with a view to prevent the Board oil
Education from securing the passage OF the bill
now before the Legislature The sense OF the
meeting was strongly in favor Of the views Of
the latter gentlemen, bat no question was pat
thereon from the Chair.
memorial and remonstrsnce were suose.
quently reported by special Committee sd.
dressed to the Legislature from the Trustees and
Inspectors, asking for the postponement OF the
consideration Of the question until the next SEES
sion of the Legislature. Adopted.
Committee was then appointed to proceed to
Albany and take the necessary steps to have the
same presented TO both Houses OF the Legisa-
ture The meeting thereupon separated
THE QUIcKrsr PAssAGE.-The mails from Ca
lifornis, received by the Georgia. on Monday
night, came through from San Francisco In thirty
one days. This is the quickest passage ever
made Deducting the detention going to and re-
naming at Havsns, it would have been accom-
plished inside Of thirty days
DEATH or A NorED SCAMP CHARLES Leopold.
alias half dozen other names. who has made
much noise in the world as thief, died at
the PeniteDtiCy Hospital yesterday, of Small
Pox. he was under conviction for Grand Lar.
ceny and there were four other indictments q.
Sainst him for the same offsase.