New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-16
CITY ITEMS.

TREATMENT OF CHILDREN IN THE PUB-
Lie scHoOLs.-We have received a communication
from arespectable physician earnestly complaining of
the practice of public schools in OBTAINING the
children during the noon hour and preventing them
from going home to dinner He states that that meal
Is Of the greatest importance to the health of children
and that the eatables they may carry to school with
them:canno with safety be made to supply its place
At least he contends that those parents whose resi-
dences are near enough to the school-house should
be allowed the privilege of having their children
come home, fthey wish 1t. citizen Of one OF the
down town wards informs us that two of his chIldIen
have lately died Of disease caused by being deprived
Of their dinner by detention at the schoolhouse.
The OPERA IN CASTLE GARDENING
retzek opens the summer season tonight, at Castle
Garden with his combined forces to which will 5000
be added Salvi. There will be but one rate of ad-
mission, so cents SIS for season tickets, fifty nights
being guaranteed for the season. This Is at the rate
OF 30 cents per night, making the Opera-tahng into
consideration that it will contain Boso, Th, SalV,
Bettini Marini and Lorni-a. cheap, If not cheaper
than any other in the world. We have doubt that
Maretzek will brilliantly succeed IN the liberal en-
terprize, which is slowly but surely preparing Inc
way for a Grand Opera House, where thousands can
go at moderate rate and hear IN turn all the great
vocalists OF Europe. Tonight, Lucia d. Zimmerman
with Bosio Bettini and the good humorcd BeneVen-
tano.
FREs.-On Saturday evening, at hall
past nine O'clock fire broke ont IN the third sVory
of l49 Broadway, occupied by Messrs sumner q
Wide. The fremen were promptly IN attendance
and succeeded in a short time in eXiinguishing tae
flames but the damage by water amounts 10 se'era
thousand dollars, the lower part OF the building being
occupied as a silk and ribbon store, BY Myers, ouy-
dam & Co. The loss goods IS covered Dy lnsui-
ance-Messrs Sumner & Wilde being insured iof
$4,000; Messrs Myers, Suydam & Co, Tor s'',VVV'
and Messrs Shipman Girding fancy goods deaiefS'
in the same buildjng) for $4,000. The building, We
understand, is owned by W. b Post. ESQ, VINO |"
now in Europe.
About o'clock on Sunday morning, hfe
broke out in the Lumber Yard oil meSSfS.
Bridges & Toney, at the corner OF harflsoh anu
West-sts Nearly their entire stock was Destroyer
The Clothing store and Spice Mills adjoining were
also destroyed. There was at one time great Jan
ger that the fire would extend TO the lumber yards ID
the vicinity but by the active exertlons OF the hre
men the flames were confined within the limits
named.
About half past II o'clock on Saturday morning
fire broke out in the dwelling house No. Jos Bay
ard, near the corner of Orangest., and would have
destroyed the entire building had not the hremen
been quickly upon the ground.
~ BY card in another column, 1t VIII
be seen that the Agent Of the National Washington
Monument has canyassed Front, South, Pearl ana
potion of Water .ts, for funds to aid IN the con-
struction OF this monument. lie has abored IN those
streets for nearly month, and has succeeded 70
raising the enormous amount Of SSr Hundred s"s
Fifty Dollars Not long since SlOO,oOO was rase'
IN the same neighborhood TO enable the Union Sasey
Committee to feast travelling Senators, to publish
pamphlets, and to defray the expenses oil Union
meetings Cannot Mr.. Douglass act on this iact' anu
head his circular somewhat differently DOWN
town patriotism is OF the laiter-day" order anu
does not worship those who formed the Union hA'
so feryently as it does those worthy individuals "n
are so zealously engaged in preserving II from an''
hilation.
~ The Supreme Court has DECIDED I"
grant new trial to Joseph c. Ashley, who was sonc
time since convicted Of forgery, and sentenced 70 -"
State Prison He will be brought to the city toda''
and placed in the hands of the Sheriff OF the CouhT
We presume he will be bailed out of the Tomos -
soon as the necessary forms Can be complied win.
The verdict against Niles was confirmed, 50 thai 'na'
individual will have to serve the State "yet h1uo
longer"