New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-24

accurate ard complete educational census OF the
city, at that time having population of 10000 to-
haoiants. The following tables show the total num-
berof schools OF every kind, with the number OF
teachers and pupils and will DC examined with inter
est as contraSted with the present condition OF eiu
catlonal progress
Il III III i
$50 Pirate Schools ,'2 a5e 799t ~ l5seo
$ 5:::5s;''''' 4; & 4: = IL 4. !; e: T.!
tes Total DO :. lsl 'll l29I. 1880 2. IS,
We have no means of asceraining the precise
number OF private schools at present IN the City, yet
the number Is less than IN le29.
At the present time New York, with a population
Oh nan million, has one Free Academy, two Cot
leees, twenty Ward Schools, composed %
boys departments 2s. girls departments IS prima-
~ departments 80, with II Corporate Schools lude
pendent of Is Public schools with bows departments
Is girls departments Is. primary departments "a
All uicer me care of the Public school Society,
with TWO Normal Schools for the benefit OF achers
held a. trustees Han Gfand-st hear Eln-St, with
schools no" being erected IN the Win and
The whole number ofpeIsOus taught IN al OF the yar
Gus SCHOOLS and Institutions OF the City does not
vary lar from l27 eco, showing increase OF over
lOOOoO IN the space Of 22years, degree Of progress
that has no parallel IN the history Of the world thus
far. The whole number Of persons employed IN
teaching. far IL Is possible ItaIn. l,227
independent of Sabbath and Parochal schools.
PUBLIC SCHOOL EXAMISATIoN.-The eX-
animation OF Public School No 5, In Grand-st near
Laurens, yesterday commenced IN the Primary De
paItment, Mss Eliza Mullen, Principal, with three
assistant teachers and 80 children in attendance.
The fifth class was thoroughly examined in every
branch taught in the school, and III most the
answers were definite and intelligent. The exer-
csCs closed with singing on the part OF the school,
which was pronounced as beng IN satisfactory
cOnCItOn.
In the Girls Department Miss Harriet Bartlne,
Principal assisted by Misses i. Honey well, H. Ski
more and {. PurCy, with 200 pupils "a larger num-
Der than usual) the exercises were very thorough,
ard the class IN arithmetic, taught by Miss SKID
more was pronounced the best with the single eN-
cepton Of inc Ranealls Island class. that had been
before the examiners this season. The order and
Appearance OF the school. as a whole, was admira.
be The needlc-w ORR, compositions writing and
drawing. were tasteful and good.
In the Boys Department, {. ;. PeN Principal,
with three junior teachers and l9o pupils IN attend
aIce the classes appeared very wei, and acquitted
themselves IN their exercises fairly. The Two ow-
est classes only were examined az ms ttnc. ne
inquiry Of geography az the clCSe was very far.
There IS splendid set Of apparatus connected "ith
tins school. The penmanshIp was good. in TINS
Department there were eight SIX months cetIihcttes
given out. and IN the Girls Department, p certia-
tnbutcd. We noticed Is te ichers visitors wao
had received their education IN the school
The Boys Department was ornamenlt1 win A
spler did display OF ddhlIaS, cut from Nr fefs q an
garden, embracing over . different variues, "hch
attracted much notice and admiration The school
has improved in numbers since tie Introduction OF
Lew and cOmmodious class-roomS, which makes No.
ore OF ne most pleasant school, under The care Of
the Society.
PRoFFSSOR PAGES ELECrRIC ENGINE.-
The men of scieuce IN our city, and possibly the
general public atCrward are 70 be graiided with an
exhibition Of Prof Pages Electric Engine con-
structed at the Smithsonian Institute under the pat
ronage Of Congress. 1t is already at the Taberna-
clo preparatory to It's exhibition to the early
next week.
This engine, though with an inadequate battery,
goi crates and exerts force Of over sikhorse pow
En- which costs, under the present imperfect adapta-
tons, about twenty cents per hour, or 81 for day
of ten hours There is 10 doubt, however. that tRe
cost will be reduced and the efficiency OF the ma
chine decidedly increased. The immon-o power Of
the Magnet as developed by Prof Pages apparatus
exceeds all preconcepton. 4 small crowbar touched
ia or held near a smooth non piston, around which
a long magnetic WIRE has been coied, is attracted
with tremendous force on the application OF a wire
connecting the coil with battery that it cannot be
N1enchtO away ON an OiulIldfJ Hld Dcst eAtItIons
THIS engine Will so.
FATAL RAILROAD AccIDENT.-At -
o'clock Yesterday morning as the down tram OF the
II. X. Railroad was passing the corner OF Ihlrty-
second.st a women was seen standing upon the
track with her back toward the locomotive. Ine
steam whistle was Immediately sounded, nut not
hee ding It, she was run down and shocklngly man
cleo be ore the tram could be stopped The coroner
was ICtlfec ard he repaired to the place TO hold an
INQUEST, but owing to the absence of some material
Witnesses connected with the Railroad Co, the mat
ter was postponed until ~ O'Clock this morning.
Neither the name or place OF residence oil the de-
ceased vas ascertained.
BURGLARY AND GRAND LARcENY.-A
Young man, named James Delaney, WAS arrested
Yesterday morning BY officer Gasq-e, OF me run
Ward, charged with having. month SINCE forclbly
entered the cabin Of the sloop James Coates, be-
longing to Sing Sing and stealing therefrOm cloth
Ing to the value of SIS, belonging to George w.
Lynch, master Of the vessel Dir Lynch, IN passing
through WesSt., osped the accused WITH one of the
stolen vests on his person. lie Immediately had
him arrested and taken before Justice Osborne, who
committed him to PRISON for trlal
ARREST on Suspicion or LARCENY. "A
wsmsn named Mary Craig alias DOn0hue was yes
tefdav arrested by officer Barton OF the Eleventh
Ward on suspicion Of stealing dress coat valued al
SIS which was found IN her possession, and was
short time since stolen from the dwelling OF AOnZo
Chichester, No IS BOwey The officer on searching
her place OF residence in Orange St, Crosss!,
found quantity of reidy-made otbing, bedding,
&c.to the value of about $40, which he supposed TO
be stolen property Justice MounIforE committed
her TO answe r the charge.
Assaulted BY WOMEN. -Erastus Hem
erug, ESQ. of WestcheSter County an ex Inspector
Of the State Prison al Sing Sing while quietly PISS
ing through FTanklln-st at 10 O'Clock on Wednesday
evening, was assaulted by Two females named Mary
Murray and Mary Mofa', one Of whom thrust her
hand in his poke! and stole strop. Tne e1-
IpspectoI had large amount Of money Ia another
pocket which escaped the search Of the women;
They were soon after arrested by Officer Martin oil