New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-09
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY NOVEMBER s. 1852


Rossini for the first dime also the duet. Dlnlu1 10
Son from the Barber Madame 3 s3sstsn.s are the
same at the early concerto except the addition Of
Master W. saar and Camille Urso.
THosE DELAYED BILLs.-We stated pre-
vious TO the election that the Loco-Foco Common
Council were purposely holding back several heavy
bills Of the Henry Clay Funeral Expenses. because
they did not want the people to know what outrageous.
robbery had been perpetreted upon that occasion
Our statement was proved correct last night by CON-
municstion from the Controller asking an a4Hijn1l
appropriation OF serea thousand Cht hundred dollars 20
meet the bills just presented for that funeral mixing
In all leea hoNsoRd sgh hundred dollars thus far for
the socalled obsequies of the lamented Statesman
How much more ia to come no one knows; bu, that
twohirds OF this sum is nothing nor less Than
downright robbery Of the public funds Is sact that
no one can for moment doubt How l. il donei
We really cannot say but if we are not greatly MS
taken or If the truth not ibeous we verify be-
heye that we could point out at least one instance
where an Alderman deliberately doubled the amount
of bill rendered TO him by q man whom he had EN-.
poyed in some seryce about the funeral the col
Letting Of the A,derrnsn.-the Alderman Of the City
who are thus doubling our taxes 20 enrich them
selves, should pursue plumber holly to make the
moment Of national grief the occasion of public rob-
berry following the great Statesman of the West hs
grave only to fill their pockets with the spols from the
funero!
~ The indefatigable ladies who, as man
eyer Of the Ladies Home Missionary Society Of The
Methodist Episcopal Church TO whom really The Five
Points all that has been done for that locality
making generous arrangements for the poor and
wretchcd there, with respect 10 Thanksgiving Day.
Our readers wlunderstand that the Methodist Mission
there which for the souls and also for the bodies
Of the wretched, is under the pastoral Of Rev.
Mr.. Luckey who is pastor indeed to that n!ghted
people Mr. Pease active, but is not connected with
the Methodist any other church mission under recog
nized church discipline or responsibility, and all
oferings-aId they needed-designed or those uu.
der the spiritual well temporal Of the Metho
dist mission should be addressed 70 Rev Mr. Luckey
at the Old brewery We cannot doubt that our f.
vored citizens generally will contribute of their abund-
snce gladden. the hearts of the destiute aud prompt
them to give thanks on Thank giving Day
The RECENT FRAUD UPON TIE PRUssiAN
GOVERNMENT In tho month Of July last we noticed
tho arrest of Theodore Prmnn Antoine Garvacci and
others charged by the Consul General Of the Prussan
Government with having feloniously made and pro
culed TO be made copper plates, in imitation Of the
genuine Prussian Loan Office bill plates, and with
having forged by taking impressions from these false
plates, large number Of Loan Office bls of the de-
nomination of haler EACH and with having them in
this City for purposes of fraud The matter has since
that time, been under investigation before Justice
Stuart The defense claimed, that admitting the
charge TO be true, they had committed violation Of
the laws of the United Sta.es This point the sub
jet Of cosc investigation by tho magtTate and he has
to tho conclusion that not only is the charge Of
forgery sustnned by the evidence ndduccd but the
crime Is for which the parties may be made amean
able the laws Of the United States He has, therefore,
held tie accused to bail to answer the charge
Flax CoTToN.-Mr. j. Knowles OF Tren-
ton. T. j. claims to have made very important i'm
provements in the process of Cottonizing Flax
ducng TO it, ultimate bers that it may be spun
on cotton or wooden machinery. Mr. K may be seen
fr few days at Teylor's Hotel Ccurandt-st, where
those interested in the subject invited TO call.
NoRTH RIVER PIERs.-The necessities of
Commerce on tie North River sido OF cur City have
brought into consideration more tho proposition
made in 1885, by Mayor Aaron Clark, to build Pier
and basins along the entire front of the City similar to
the great docks Of Liverpool and London. As 10 econ
ony il can be demonstrated that the lots created by
il would be worth considerably more than the cost Of
the whole work, besides olording hsnd1o,ae income
10 tie CITY, only by well founded estimacs. bat by
the experience of other similar undertaking. such
Cen,ral Wlln IA Boston. The North River il de,p
aud vida II has not strong tidal current rs the
East River and hss more direct access to and from
sea Gut as harbor it is not safe corn otable es
recally in winter. 1t il therefore in the NGth River
thstwe have the demand for improvement, rs we'll s.
ample field to carry it out.
The rian is 10 construct pier in the North River.
commencing below RCctor-st, ut about one thou and
feet from Wc.tst and running Woodward parallel with
West.st wide enough for range Of warehouses and
the sary streets, and connected al intervals with
the main City by sets Of drawbridges; thus forming
basins which will conbiDc every advantage of the Lon
Con and Liverpool docks and capable OF being IN
creased TO any required extent. The mode Of CON
e,Iuc,ion alluded being ar moro simple aud eco
nonical than our models eighty differs from that Of the
Plymouth ard Delaware break waters, which consists Of
stone loosely thrown in, nearly making its own slope
6, the sides, with superstncture OF masonry. The
difference would confist in using great number Of
piles in the pier for the better foundation of ware
houses and sea.wslls aud in the inferior materials
which might be made use OF in the filing up.
The sea.wall supposed to have it, foundation on
niles az the edge of the embsnkulent at low water
mark would be the bound OF the street way rs 1T
81 Kntherne's Dock, the wall of the warehoasc- In
either case platform OF wood resting pies, ar a
wharf of cobwcrk would be extended out into water
deep enough for sps to lie against clear OF The slope
Of the oulbankment. The passages through the CON
Meeting piers should be crossed 10y double sets Of draw
bridges in the OF lockestes, that the comnu-
nicstion would be interrupted willis shlPi were
passing through. Tho connecting piers should also be
in part constructed OF permanent bridges to allow free
coursc for the tide well for market boats Il int
ers. SC. 20 pass under.
In the elgnwsat proposed, the water Of Roc:Or-st.