New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-04

Initiation Of George Washington as a Freemason, vii
be celebrated this evening Metropolitan Hall by the
members Of that fraternity Rev. Or. TyIg viii De
liver the Grafton
Ev The Park fence remains in the same
neckbreaking condition the, has prevailed for nearly
two months No person precnds gusss al the time
when il viii be done.
BOARD or EDUCATION - UefnsSddy - The
President. J. c. Benedict. ESQ., in the chair
ItHh Hard-A report presented from the in.
spectors showing the present condition (Which is IA
vors5le) Of the hools Of the Ward Accepted
FUfeeHh Bdrd-A similar report received from
this Nard-Accepted. Also communication from the
School Officers othe Ward tating that they hal d
the refusal Of plot OF ground in l2hsreet between
Broadway and University place for SD 800 site
for new school, and asking permission to purchase
Referred
Public School Sociay Communication asking for sn
appropriation of s1 go to meet deficiency on st NOV
Referred
RCports-Of Finance Committee with estimate Of
amount required on Let December ls52 being Sla3l3
OF which there remains in the Treasury $40 4sJ g. AMI
that the Controller be requested solicit the Chamber
lain Of the Board to deposit the latter amount Adopt
ed OF same appropriatng $3.50 Il pay for repairs
OF Ward School No %, IXth Ward. Rserrei
Communication from VIM II. Reusch. stain, that
the Cas-lieht suddenly cut OFT from the ,n.ng
school OF Ward School No. 20 on account of bill OF
- 80 for gas supplied two years after the evening
schools had closed and the Comp nv not fed % stop
it, snd the principal had ply the bill before the gas
coud reatored and asking that II be refunded him
Refer ed
Communication stating that David Webb has been
nominated a. Trustee OF schools IN Seventh Ward IN
place Of Jacob Baker, removed from the Ward. Con
frmed
Report OF Finance Committee presenting certain sug
gestions to designating appropriations IN the an
nua esimatc-wiih resolutions thai - 80 81 be apprO
uTaied for expenses OF schools for quarter ending lst
October lsi2-and also that $4,000 be appropriated to
meet DEFICIENCIES 10 1t January, sach den ercie IN the
opinion Of the Committee being unavoidable.
Report approprihting g. lSl 70 pay sundry
bills for extrawork on th, erection OF Ward school
No % Filth Ward Adopted.
Report OF the Auditing COMMITTEE on documents IN
the Clerks Office. Ordered on hle
communication was received from j. L. b'nnett,
ESQ., presenting 10 the Board several hundred specimens
OF geological and mineralocal specimens ior tue can
met of the Free Academy. Accepted, with thanks OF
the Board.
Robert Hart assistant IN the office OF the CLERK 10
900 ear from lOth September.
Annual EsttmGfe-Report of the Committee, sub
hitting a report the Board OF supervisors OF the
amount of money required for school purposes the
year ending Dec. 30, lSJ3, viz.
For current expenses. SHl,)I1 ~
Freeing school houses procuring sites &c lOOjO Cd
Fitting up and furnishing school houses. 21HOJ %
Repairs and alteration OF school building. 2jOJO 90
For the support OF schools organized since
the last annual appCrtionment. 1000 90
Support Of Evening s :hools. 1900 90
Support OF the Free Academy ..-.....--.. 10000 %
Repairs OF Academy building and furniture
and apparatus. ........................ 5000 %
Rent. 1908 Il
school. 1900 90
Incidental Expenses of the Board of Educa-
ton including Clerk hire, &c.......... 5000 90
Total 1869, O]6 Os
The sites and school buildings becomethe properly of
the City The actual expenses of the schools will
amount to Sc sc for each schoar-the number of scho
ars being 5OG6O The report adopted to be signed
by the President and Clerk and presented TO the Board
of Supervisors The Board then adjourned.
NEw-YoRK HIsTORICAL SocIETY.-The No
yember meeting was held on Tuesday evening Hon.
LUTHER BRADIsH in the Chair. The Librarian an
nounced that was proposed TO print the catalogue Of
printed books manuscripts maps and charts, portraits,
prints busts coins and medals &c, which constitute
the library and cabinet OF the New York Historical So
ciety The extent and importance of the collection
well known, and gave interest TO the proposed
publication which warranted the expectation of sub
scription sufficient for the undertaking. 1t would be
printed fine paper in octave and issued in two parts
of about 500 pages EACH for subscribers only at - 30
per parthe first part to comprise the printed books
only. and the second the manuscripts and other coec
tions Each part might be subscribed for separately
Several members subscribed their rames for com
plete copies.
Rev Dr. Hawke, from the Committee for Providing
Lectures reported that arrangements being made
for course TO be delivered during the present season
by gentlemen of talent.
The names of several new members were proposed
for admission and referred TO the Executive Commit,
tee
The Librarian moved resolution, that the next an
nua celebration falling !; would the day set apart
for the obsequies Of Daniel Webster the l6h inst be
postponed which wa carried.
Gen Wetmore. with a few brief but appropriate re
marks, moved that was an appropriate task for thai
Society to collect all the records that extan OF the
history ofthe great and that the Librarian be d
rected to collect all the newspaper accounts aud obser
yationsn such form as he well knew how to do This
resolution was also adopted.
The Foreign Corresponding Secretary said, before
proceeding the paper OF tie evening he would state
that Rev Dr. Abbott present, who had been absent
in Egypt for nearly twenty yesrs and principally in
Cairo that lie had favored him with view of curious
and valuable relic and presentcd them with an npres
sion OF IT, which he produced l'was gold rng, which
weighed shout three Engrh sOveroigns. 1t had been
found by an Arab in a tomb the south side OF tue
great pyramid of Loupou who the Cncops OF Herod
otu and the second Pharaoh Of the fourth dynasty The
tomb in which il was found was that OF high priest
The ring had evidently been much used and was I'M
doubtedly that OF Cheop@ II called the Cheop.
ling IT. being found in the tomb OF the high priest ant
not Of the King accounted for by the TACT that
though the King the head OF the church OF PM
hood the high priest was the acting one, and II was h
Office 10 use and keep the signet IT. date was upward
OF three thousand years before Christ and the beauty OF
the engraving Of the hierogyphic could only be seen by
means OF microscope snd could not now be surpassed
He then proceeded 20 explain OF the emblems OF
heaven and earth &c Il mad been submitted to severd
sayans rmonr others Professor Lepss, Chevaicr Bun
sen sir Gardiner Wilson Mons Presse, Mr. K :. Poole,
Nh BoIoni snd Rev j. K Leader, Of Cairo all Of whom
agreed az to its genuiLeaess, age and value.
He sso exhibited Egyptian pebble bearing Greek
4 IN, no h.