New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-10

tsrer for the Common Council to pay s2s5 80 for car
rage hire for the Fathers during the last month At the
rate Of fare paid By ordinary citizens this would give
each Father one hundred and twenty Eve rides On
stages This bill does not Incl ids the carriage
hire TOR the funeral honors TO Mr.. Clay.
ALDBnMANIc EITERATURE.-The prop
oelon to print verbatim reports of the debates Of the
Common Council hes eliced considerable amusement
Doe paper anticipates the following the cry of the
newlboys:
Here's the hsxtTa with Alderman Snooks great
speech on the Manure eeps and all the wonng, with
the Highs and Knows.
BENEFIT TO JoHN BRoUGHtM.-The
friends Of Mr. Brougham to the number of a5ou, one
hundred me, at the Astor House las, night arrange
Complimentary BENEFIT No definite time wss liked
for the Benefit
FLOATS yOE STEAMBoATs.-A CORES
pendent q H. d. writing from Poughkeep.ie, In view
OF the usual loss Of life by steamboat disasters and
especially lh reference to the loss Of life by the
Henry Clay calamity fresh In the minds of the pso
pie, suggests tsa every boat be supplied with from fifty
&c hundred toats for the Of passengers With
which 10 support themselvesin the water until all
reach them The Hoats |, Is suggested, should &c made
OF white pine about four feet vide and eight feet long
Ia or L iacles in thickness strongly made. painted
and have short ropes attached 10 the n 10 which per-
sons In ths water could cling. These floats would take
up but iits the deck and In Of calamity
could be thrown overheard for the support of persons
in the water until they could be rescued Or floating
bridge from the boa: to the Shore might 10 Casa
be formed OF such floats. Tie suggestion Is worthy OF
attention.
u The steam propeller City of Nor
folk was yesterday brought down from the Dry Dock
to her BERTH at Pier No. East River whence she with
her consort the City of Richmond, will sail alternately
on every Friday for Charleston, 5 C. The improve.
enis which have lately been wrought these vessels
have caused delay In the commencement Of their
regular uips but all the necessary arrangements hay
Ing at length been completed the line is perms-
nently established, and Ehe vessels vii perform their
voysses under favorable auspices the fixed and uns
terab!e motto of their proprietors Messrs Mailer &
Lord being safety and regularity rather than hazard
Gus and uncertain expedition.
The PRISONER GRIMEs.-JaS. Grimes,
spoken of yesterday returned to Blackwes Island
escaped in tho physicians boat, and by swimming
and was not shot at He sent up for drunkenness
He rearrested by officer Petit to whom he gave
himself up on Friday evening. We assured by the
officer who took him, and who knows him, that he Is
no, a rogue, but Is unfortunately nquor.drlnker.
" Liberal subscriptions, recently taken
up In the different orthodox churches, have quldated
the debt of the American Board of Foreign Missions
and S. IS surplus i. left In the Treasury.
q The ship-buildcrs of New York
and vicinity have launched 90 aud 20 sail.
vessels since the Is, of January last Their tunnage
amounts 70 10000. The tunnage now the stock,
Is estimated at 5000.
GAMING PETER FUNK.-Yesterday
afternoon Peter Funk received a severe'blox over
the head with cane In the hands of Mr. William Bush
arecenty returned Californian. Mr.. Bush 1t appears
entered where the Peter Funk bid of a watch for $50,
t. pay for which he borrowed the money Of Mr. Bush
promising to return Il again as he could 20 to
bis hotel Bush In the meantime holding the watch as
security for the payment of his money The two started
away together, Bush supposed to get the money
but they brought up in another auction shop in
Broadway, where the watch was obtained from Bush
and handed TO third party. The Funk then ysnosed
and Bush could not get bis watch Sergeant Lynch Of
the First Ward Police, was applied to BY Bush t. get
ihe money refunded. After short search ster
found but he no sooner discovered by the ndig
nant Californian than the latter inflicted cast
cation upon his person with heavy cane The officer
interfere 10 step the quarrel and finally took both the
conbatants to the TOmbs, when Bush was held 10 pail
by Justice Bosart to keep the peace.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE POLICE.
ON Sunday evening about o'clock, party Of drunk
en- men got into avery serious alteration Ia the porter
house Of William Gl!ng, In Eeven,hav, between
Forty sixth and Forty-seventh ST., and behaved them
selves In a riotous aud dangerous manner Assistant
Capt Baldwin, of the Nineteenth Ward Police, being
informed of the row, repaired to the place with
tor Of Policemen but they bad SOONER arrived
the eiound than they assalled with stones brick
bats clubs and other dangerous weapons. desperate
fght was the consequence, which resulted in the
arrest Of three men named John Conner, Thomas
McDerrnou and John Brian, the latter OF whom had
eely used during the fight, with which he In.
fcted serious wounds officers O4i and Cook Of t1a,
District. This rowdy ard dangerous party were taken
before Justice McGrath and held for examination;
U Brian on charge u Assault With nteHsto Kill.
ACKNOwLEDGMENT - The following
from the Counter des Eats- Lgs Is an acknO wledy
ment Of the generosity OF the French and Canadian
residents Of tbi. City Ia promptly aiding the sufferer,
BY the late ire In moutresl:.
CHAMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE CoonrrrrEE,
CITY HALL, MONTREAL, Aug 1, I.J2.
ari II Bar, Pier,. aaJ D. DE- coury rf-,.ar-ro .hs
feh Can-c.al Conll-- a. HeF "a iof Tie r-- VI t4s
safe,-rs b go Mg-,rrl f.se-
GENIIEMEN-Ih have tee honor 20 ackno r,edse the
receipt Il your letter . inst coDIalhig draft
upon the BsIk OF Biii.n North America tor 81 90
the product OF suoscnption among the Cala1ians