New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-28

| make an entirely new report Tne mo'ion "a ~
nosed by the Counsel OF the Corporation, as not De-
ing necessary, the proposed correcuon' oe"s 'usA'
and Mr.. Hall. the then Counsel Of the Corpora'ion'
ro-o. % t,ve ,he,n made at his own expense, bu.
! tho n,.s.nt commissioners refused. The expense
~ the renort was large the taxed costs TO Mr Han
! ncorrscr, tho Commissioners, and Others engaged,
boi,c No understand. under the former Commlssion,
| .,ou, sao 600 II appeared that the notice or1erei
10 no sdver.ised as TO the present motion, was al
ver+scd b., thirteen days Instead Of fourteen and
= ,v,e accordingly denied. the notice TO b. adTer
tised anew.
TuT GOLDEN GATg.-This splendid new
steamship will leave this port on Friday, lst August
for san Francisco touching at Rio Janeiro ani VAL
,araso The Washington Republic says that II Is au-
thorjzed BY the Post Office Department to say that
.be will tske mails, 10 be made up al New-York for
both Rio de Janeiro and Valparaiso. in this pirl-
c,ar instance. as the mail viii be conveyed to dest
nation by the United States packet, the sngle-leier
hostage viii be twenty cents, and toe newspaper
postage two cents each, 10 either placc--in both
cases TO be prePa'd
CRcKET.-The first of the annual home
and home games at Cncket between the St Georges
club of this City, and the New-England of Boston,
will take place to-day at the Red House, Harlem
It is proposed that the players shall meet at the rail-
| road d6p6t at the City Hall, by 20 minutes past
/ AN so as to leave by the train ato.. The wick
! cts VIII be pitched at 10 O'Clock
CoNPLIMENTARY.-A social entertaln-
rncrt was given by the employees in Mr.. Jordan j.
| Motifs Iron Works, at Mott Haven, on Weincslay
evening to celebrate the opening Of large addition
| TO his already extensive foundry, al that place
There were over two hundred guests present, large
pfoportion Of whom were ladies, and the ieslvlty,
eDbyoncd by music. song and dance, not forgetting
LIBERAL supply Of good rereshment passed of agree
! ably and pleasantly The whole arrangement was
! in lie hands of tie employees, and they managed
| with excellent judgment the entertainment their
| employer had so literally extended to them Mr.
| Mott employs on average eighty men and DoyS'
the whole year through. The foundry, with the re-
cent addition area Of threcquarters OF IN
acre and is admirably arranged. The work done at
this establishment is nearly all from Nj Motifs own
| patterns for which he has taken out some thirty
| patents
Losses BY rHE FIRE IN MAIDEN-LANR.-
TIE fourth and fifth stores containing the stock Of
| j. ElyorsOn & Co., were entirely burned out and
then loss is said to be s. 00O which there Is In
surance TO the amount of 81 900 only in the Gr0cers
| OTce. Messrs {. a. Avery Co. are insured for
$1,000 in the Etna and Hartford Offices, and that
sum will probably be sufficient TO cover their los.
The goods of :. & B. Harris are damaged by water
TO the extent of about $780, and they insured for
$1,000 IN the North River Office. The building Is
insured for 5000 IN the Office OF the Stuyvesant
Company. which VIII repair all damages.
,V The Pavilion, at Fairfield, Conn. Is
filing up, and in August there will doubtless he 4
large and gay party assembled In two hours and
half, by the New-Haven Road, an escape IS made
from the hot and dusty City to this beautiful and quiet
village and once under the care of Cransion, and
his assistant Nj Bingham, the visitor need take no
further thought for his comfort. Everything about
the house is (aut, and Fairfield promises to
become one Of the most fashionable and pleasant
watering places in the country. Among the visitors
are Mossrs Sydney Brooks Robert Ray, Cottinet,
J. j. Van Allen, J. A. Stevens, Danl B. Fearing, Os
car Coles, Robt j. Walker, and their families Miss
Susan Dohone. Mrs. Henry RomSen, Mrs. Charles
| Morgan and family, Dr. Bnsse and family, Messrs
| De Oma, QuIntanon, Pader, CalIado Gottel, j. T.
| Hamilton Breckenrdgc, Mcknight, Vermilyea,
| Morris Dunlap, Hudson, &C
\ number of New Workers have cottages IN the
delightful summer residence among them are Mr.
Edward Whltehouse Mr.. Jones, Long, island
miller Messrs Scguine Thompson, pork nspec-
tors MI Phelps Mr.. VIM. II. Brown, the well
known ship builder, &c &c
THr SKUILs-NO MYsTERY.-Ihe eX-
planation given by us on Friday of the manner IN
which the pile of skulls was deposited on the PREM
ises No Mo,t-st. is proved correct by the following
| letter which was received on Saturday by Coroner
| Gcer:
CHESHIRE, NEW HAVEN COUNTY, CONN.,
July %, 1851.
To tse Coroner Of the city of Nerc- YORK
SIR; Upon reading Now-l ork paper OF to-day
discovered that the public mind was somewhat ex-
cited consequence OF there having been found IN
the sink OF No Mott-st. number OF human skulls
| | wish II was IN my power 10 give you intelligence
which would throw some light upon thus mysterious
affair Had skulls been found at No Mott-st could
| have explained the mystery by relating to YOU what
took place IN that lent dwelling several years ago.
About the ear 1920 my father purchased the house
and lol No. Mott-st, and after year or two occu-
| ped It, From 1924 to ls2s / was a student of nedi-
| Clne and cndeavOTcd 10 make collection OF the
! skulls OF the different races and tribes of men, for
professional purposes. Nv father. Captain BenJam
DIiggS. anxious 10 asslS. me- procured and brought
home, from the Island OF Cuba cerOOn tuli OF skulls
They had the appearance OF having been many years
exposed 10 the weather they were more or less de
composed and so deiacCd that they would not answer
ny purpose and IN order 70 get rli OF them, threw
them lEte the privy. Ai,er my fathers deccdse and
tie year OF The Arst appe trance OF cholera IN your
GUY. | Was IN the West Indies, and my mother came
| 10 Connecticut TO reside. We have never occupied
the house since. but have recently sold IT, Trusting
that Tins statement, may serve to explain the mystery,
when these skulls shall be brought from Their hiding
| place and quiet the public mind,
! | am, with great respect,
| Your Obedient servant
| \. }. DRIGGs, VI d.
SUPREME CoURT.-Special Term.-Be-
| fore Judge hIng.-NargGref OftRGR against J3SeDk
| OtmGw.rhlS Is a sun for divorce on the ground Of
mioehiy. and that the marriage portion OF plaintiff