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James Suydam, Edward S. Clarke,
James Marsh, p. G. Van Schaick,
Thomas C. Doremus, Isaac N. Phelps,
Isaac A. Storm, Francis T. Luqueer,
James 8. Polhemus, b. r. Winthrop,
Luther Bradish, John j. Phelps,
Charles Nj. Connolly, VIM. L. Whittemore,
B. F. Wheelwright, Richard F. Carman,
Wilson G. Hunt, Gerard Stuvesant,
d. ii. Arnold, Clinton Gilbert,
John A. Luqueer, s. b. Althause,
Washn r. Vermilye, Jacob Harsen,
William Tucker, Elisha Riggs,
FREDERICK SHELDON, President.
JOHN A. STEWART, Actuary.
j. EADIE, jr., Secretary
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New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-17
BROOKLYN ITEMS.

Board OF SUPERVISORS. This body met
IN the Common Council Chamber, City Hall, ycSter-
day afternoon-Dr. A. J. Berry, President, III the
Chair-A communication was received from the Su-
pcrintcndents of the Poor, stating that due regard
TO the cleanliness and health OF the children IN the
new Nursery Building at FlatbuSh renders neceS-
sary to have water tanks closets and leaders In SAID
building, and asking an appropriation OF $1,000 for
that purpose. Reforred.-Adrlan llegeman, Clerk OF
the City Court, presented communication, request
ing that his salary be increased from 81 200 TO 1000
per annum. Granted-A resolution was adopted IN
pursuance Of the powers vested III the Board by
Chapter 81 of the Laws Of 1916, authorizing and d.
rectlng the Superlntendents of the Poor In this
County to provide the necessary food and clothing
for the inmates of the Pcnltentlary from and after
Isl of August next, and also TO make appointments
to the Office of Assistant Keeper IN case OF vacan-
cies therein.-A resolution was passed directing
that "a Committee of three members be appointed 10
report to this Board AT its next meeting the most
eligible site which can be procured on the County
Farm or elsewhere, for the erection OF the new
Lunatic Asylum, with the probable COSTA resolii-
ton was also adopted, directing the Committee on
the Peniteniary to request the contractors for the
new building TO proceed with all the diligence IN
their power IN the erection of the same.
number of bills were presented and referred,
and the Board adjourned TO the 2Sd inst, a, 7. NJ
The Pic NIc.-The annual Pie Mic of
the Sunday School Of the Church of the Restoration
was fine affair, No accident occurred, and the
little folks spent. a joyful and profitable day
Public SCHOOL TEACHERS.-ln pursu-
ance of a resolution adopted by the Board OF Eiuca
tIon at It's last meeting, authorlslng the salaries Of
public school teachers for the months of July and Au
gust to be paid, the will be paid on the 30h IN
slant, at O'Clock, Pm
MORTALITY AMONG CHiLDREN.-in this
city the deaths among children still larger than in
NewYork. Last week out OF 81 deaths reported, "a
were children, or about four-htthS.
EXAMINATION The annual Examination
of Public School No. H. IN Adelphi-st, will take
place on Friday afternoon, commencing al | o'clock.
FVRioUs AsSAULT.-A man named Robert
Cook was brought before the Police Couri yesterday
morning. having been arrested by the Second Dstrlc
Police for committing an outrageous assault on Jane
Morris, at the corner OF Water and Pearl Sts, and
threatening 10 stab her with knife which he carried
IN his hand. lie was convicted OF the assault, anf
fined $25
New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-17
IRELAND.
Census Returns .

Tile census Just completed shows de-
crease within the last ten years of no less than
$50 800 the population which IN lSil amounted 10
sl75 524, being reduced to 65l5,,9i or about 20 per
cent The following resume Is taken from the DAILY
Express:
" In this reduction COnnaught and Munster have
borne the largest share The decrease III the former
province being 2s per cent, and the latter 23-while
IN LcinSter and Ulster the decrease Is pretty equal
being about 10 per cent each. II may not be unin-
tereSting to state briefly the fluctuations IN the num-
Der OF the population for the last 40 years. In the
first decade II increased from 631 $50 10 6s0l G2,
rapid rato Of 35 per cent IN the second the increase
was Ia per cent. IN the third, per ceut. and now
al the close of the fourth decade, by reduction Of
% per cent. We are less IN number than We were
80 years ago whereas If instead OF decreasing, the
population. accordl ng 10 Its natural tendencies had
Increased only IN the low ratio of per cent, 1t
would now be upward OF 100000 more than II Is
Dublin Is the only county which shows an increase
OF about 10 per cent. With this solitary exception
the decrease extends to all the counties IN Ireland
and varies from per cent III Antrim to 81 per cent
III Roscommon Ii Will be observed that the per
cenage is lowest In Antrim. Wexford, Down and
Londonderry, and highest III Galway. Mayo and Ros-
common. A comparison OF the numbers indicating
the decrease per cent In the different counties view
"a IN connection with the state of society n EACH
suggests many topics for reflection which We have
not leisure at present 10 discuss, but from which I'M
portant lnferences may be deGuced. The towns all
exhibit an increase varying from ) 10 i3 per cent
on the 10 years. In Dublin find the popula
ton Is now 254s50, showing an increase OF per
cent IL Cork the increase IS per cent IN Belfast
a2 per cent. and Galway has nearly doubled Its H.
nabllantS beng now 43 per cent more than III loil
New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-17
Lake Superior Items.
From the Lake Superior Journal, July ..
Henry B. Miller, ESQ, the efficient

From the Lake Superior Journal, July D.
Henry B. Miller, Esq, the efficient and
everywhere present Superintendent OF Lights on the
North esten frontier. passed up on the 6th INST,
with supplies for the lighthouses on Lake superior
for the coming year.
In this weeks Journal will be found An advertise
ment for proposals for building lighthouse al the
mouth of the OntonagoD River. We understanu that
the proposed light houses at Marquette ana Eagle
River viii be put under contract early next Spring
This Will give the lake an array OF pgnts wen CAL
cuated - facilitate the navigation OF the fe" vessels
now on n waers-that Is, about one lght per yes
sci Is II not a most contemplate pohcy, whlch
keeDs this vast extent OF ocean, as 1t were, iOl the
benefit of a few monoposts who have had the mar
dhood 10 han their vessels out Of the waters of hu-
ron across a portage of-what-4,t2s ieet, precEey
as the Indian carried his canoe across zOo years asy
There certainly II many saw mill In lhe Cblted
states With raceway that has cost AS nuch a. Iins
ought 10 cost and the expense OF keeping military
oarrison here for the last twenT-tour years WITH
strict lniuDcions 10 bayonet on any one tdI shoulu
ATTEMPT lis construction, has cost our Governments
enough 10 build four canals But pfooaDly our uedl
Consiution NAV be endangered thereby, dnd:the ef
nendi,ure of $3.50 go for Internal Improvements
alarm the South 1. certainly would close the Corn
wall mines and that would lnJure John BulI-so,
perhaps Il Is better a Il Is.
The IMPRESSION prevailing IN some parts OF the
country that the agricultural lands o! ths region
will be unfit for cultivation, Is a great hiis'aNS,
which will be corrected with every one VINO VIII
look through the fine birch and maple forests scat
tered through this and every other district Oh Lake
Superior The soil Is OF deep sandy loan HTh
as muck warm. and precisely adapted 10 'he ch-
mate Had II been made clay, instead as nave
heard persons wish II would have been TOO coid ana
vet for this northern latitude
New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-17
Law and Widowhood.

The report of a case is before US, in
which two of the Judges Of Pcnnsylysnis have
presented opinions, directly adverse, upon q
question OF no small interest in itself, but more
directly so IN view of the terms employed by
each in the delivery OF his opinion The case is
that Of the Commonwealth vs.. S,onffer. tes-
taior devised his real and personal estate to hts
wife. provided she renamed widow fr life
but IN case she married again, she was to
leave the premises The widow married
again. and an action ensuing. Judge Lewis held
that such q devise Is condition IN restraint OF
marriage. and void. This opml0n Judge Lewis
enforced by the following pertinent remarks:
The prinC ple of rrTTodsci'oa stands ne1t IN im-
portanre ~ is elder horn cOreaivc, selfprcscvs-
tion. and Is equally fundamental law OF existence.
Il Is the blessing which tempered with mercy the
Justice of expulsion from Paradise IL was Impressed
uyon the human creation by benefccnt Providence,
10 multiply the images OF himself, ami thus 10 pro
mote HIS own glory and the happiness OF his crea-
lures. Not man alone, but the whole animal and
vegetable kingdom are under an lupenouS necessity
to obey rs mandates. From the lOris Of the forest
10 the monster OF the deep-fTom the Suoile,y OF the
serpent to the Innocence ot the dose-trOm the
celastlc embrace OF the mountain halmla 10 the
descending iructincaiion Of the lily OF the plnn an
nature bows SubmsSiyely 10 this primevd law
Even The flowers which perfume the an with their
fragrance and decorate the forests and nelds vita
their hueS, are but curtains 10 the napual bed Thc
principles OF morahy-the policy of the nation
the doctrines of the common law-the law oi nature.
and the law of God-unlle IN condemnlng vo,d.
the condition attempted 10 be imposed by ihiS tesla
tor up0n his widow"
The Chief Justice differed with Judge Lewis.
and the two lurlsts are at this moment candi-
dates on the same ticket for the Supreme Bench.
tins has added something to the general interests
OF the question The Chief Justice reversed
the decision of the lower Court. and encountered
the opinion of Judge Lewis. with. among others,
the following sentiments
~ know OF no policy on which such point could
be rested. except the policy which for the sake OF
division of labor, would make one man MAINTAIN the
children begoten by another IL would be extremely
difficult 10 say why husband should notbe at liberty
to leave homestead TO his wife, without beng
compelled TO le; her share with a successor to hS
gers to his blood.
New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-17
WILLIAMSBURGH ITEMS.

FIRE IN DIvIsI0N-AyENUE.-A hre broke
on, about eleven o'clock Tuesday night. N rear
building OF No 2C0 Diyision-av., WIIams5urgh -
Fortunately the house was unoccupied. and nobody
was injured, though the premises were destroyed.
The BANK FOR SAVINGS AT the last re J.
ulaI Session of the Legislature a Savings Bank fo-
WilhamSburgh was incorporated. II has been organ
lzed little more than month, and is success has
exceeded ant,cipa,ion> The receipts oi the arst
month amour, 10 over $4,000
Docs.-The Trustees have not vet passed
aseSoiu'ion authorizing the killing of dogs. 4 COM
muhicanon of Ellison, on Monday evening, was ard,
iof 'he present, on the table
CANAL.-The Committee of the Boa-i
have reported IL favor OF Canal IN connection with
that o' Brooklyn 20 the Wallasout, for drainagst to
The upper Village The matter as to REQUISITE grade
Was referred 10 the President AMI Council 20 report
OPENING OF THIRD AND FouRTp STREETS
BY suggestion ., the Council Committee Of the Board
of Trustees have been appointed to confer with
MeSs,S Schermelhorn, Banker & Co. owners sf IN.
ropewalk which forms the impedimen. fot an AMIGA
Die adjustment; OF the proper snouas 10 X paid ~
tia; the Opening may proceed.