New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-14
CITY ITEMS.

Board OF EpucArIoN.-The President,
Mr.. Benedict, IN the chair communication was
received and referred, recommending Gen. Bem's
method of teaching history by maps and manual.
Some appropriations were made for repairing
schoolhouses, &C.
EsTImArEs.-The Committee reported the follow
ing, for the year 1852
For the current annual expenses of common
For esectins. purchasing leasing and procuring
sites for school houses 20 so 0oo M
Fer fitting up and furnishing such school ho"ses 0Oo W
For alter aud repairs III the school ouu- - a.. an
ines Of the Ward schools -;,----;-----..- loVoV w
rae & ~ s, an,ual 10000 90
r ssr..u snve ~ e9i Exan;no Schools $4,000 90
IA, ~. snpro,. 81 ths gree 10000 90
For repairs and further furnishing the free hca ooo Az
r osm M, ,-'--'---'--'--- .....- $3.50 90
~, neoen,s sspenses 800 90
Total S'0' 'S ~
Report adopted and the Clerk directed 10 au'heh-
ticste it to the Board of Supervisors
The Finance Committee reported adverse 10 grant
hg SIS 900 part of $50 40 asked for by the Public
School Society to supply Deficiencies of that society
for 1850 also, minority report IN favor bo'h Or
dered 10 be printed
Some other little business was done, and the Board
adjourned.
HrlI-GATE AND THEREABoUT. On
Wednesday alarge company OF Scientific gentlemen
went I'M in A steamboat to see some OF Mons. Malile
fers operations upon the rocks III IlellGase channel
Among the visitors were Hon. Judge Morse, Hon
Geore Briggs Mayor Brush, of Brooklyn Rev. H.
". Bsecher Rev MIR. johnson, of Brooklyn An
dreasA Mepcke, DanIshC onsul, ana capt koosioh,
whose name is closely connected WIN 'se hS'oty o,
Denmark Commodore Slpat, L. y, EDWARD
Blunt ESQ Mr. Danasee. Collector OF Port OF New
Haven. MIR. Howard of the hrm OF hosard q Son,
this City Lieut.. Bartlett, a. GIinneu' ESD h, NeE-
man, ESQ, Mr.. Seaman, and number oi DINERS
Professor Bache Superintendent OF Coast sur
vey, beng seriously indspOsed. sas unable to attend
In consequence of the effect OF the wlnd upon the
tide IN the channel, Mons NJ. was greatly disap'
pointed on arriving, TO hnd that the tide turned an
hour previous and was then running odt SO Iapiuiy
to render II Impossible te keep the charge S'eaoy
N tie place or the wires from beng dragged away
However, Mons MaiilefeIt, determined To make the
best Of the circumstances, fired light chafge on
Ways Reef lust the steamer came up anu oy way
OF tessng the truth OF the statements maze cVnoe'l
ing Frsncis's Metallic Life Boats, he placed one OF
them directly over the charge, when, IN expiouihs,
raised the boat some ten feet from the surface Oh tue
water 10 which II returned without having snPPeIa
dIop OF water excepting what fell as spray ai1ef Tue
blast After tins he iowered two other charges Don
OF Which failed IN consequence OF tue current us
connecting the wires from the cahls'ets s uosS
Quen,ly, and before the party returned, ne haSe
thee blasts against Woolsey's bath-house No'A,
near the Astoria shore. This Is the rocA aSatns1
which so many vessels have been wrecked a,se.
rock stood four feet from the surface OF the WAFER
and about fitr feet in circumference. The charges
contained i2S lbs. Of powder each Inc hrst utaS'
had the effect of reducing II 10 fourteen ieei run
the surface the second shattered It into thousand
pieces and the third had nothing 70 do OUT reduce
their size While making the last explosion, MONS.
Nailleert, with ms In the metallic life boat
above mentioned, remained directly over the Dlast,
which was the heaviest We have yet witnessed. ms
VAS done for the purpose OF showing To the speeta-
tors that no danger need be feared while blasting
Sutp.BrILpINe AT THIS PoRT.---There is
not much activity this line Of business at present,
and the prospects of an increase are not hauering
n, co,r,,r Of yeserda, thus sketches the work
under way
VIM "A Webb has two schooners partially built for
Samuel L. Mitchell. They VIII De competea 10
few weeks. They are intended ioi Tue ooSsuus naue
and each will measure about 270 tuns. The steamer
building Al TINS yard for Messrs Spoford q Iiieston
ipsrtislly planked and will be reacy ioI iannchhs
In about three months We have gwen net uimen-
slons Mr. Webb has Just closed cohhsct win
Esstern merchants to build ship about VVtuhS'
She will shortly be commenced. ,...,,.,;o.
Thomas Collyer has commenced Ihe m 49, ia
o. another steamer at his yard, mtehueu iol se GO,
son River. She will probably run between 1nis wv
and Albany She is about $50 feet long, and VIII
De Of very superior model. Her mschnery - pc
ing ouiit BY Pease & Murphy. Inc ouuoct in'eius
she shall excel II possible, both IN her constr
and decoration any thing yet ahoat on the TUCSON.
W Brown will launch Capt sanford s'ea'i.i
o,osy OF Saturday. She is intended Tor the 'ou'e
between this City and Philadelphia. -
WesteIyelt & Msckay yesterday launched me snip
arsmngo built by them for Messrs. CHAMBERLAIN,
Lawrence Jeane. She built Tor transient
purposes and not for any particular trade She