New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-16

until opposite Fiieth Il when she rounied - aud com
merced her @sealegs passing down the stream against
wind and tide at speed Of about eight nue per hour
being received by cheers and ringing OF bells fro various
craft At anchor along shore Ar passing the bitey and
Gove1or Island the engines began % increase n-r
speed running up 70 revolutions Per minute under %
pounds Of steam driving tie vessel forward q the rate Of
II miles per hoar Wit, 200 tun, Of coal on board and
daft Of FEET inches as,ern aud feet inches forward.
Il confidently expected - revolutions Of tue enine
giving 100 turns q tie propeller VII b. the oriinUy speed
after few days working Of the machinery, whi'h vii
tie vessel fG knots per hour by steam aone and
about one half the cost Of fuel and piston surface used
any similar ve,e. Of her size The Yeguero furnished
With tire and splendid suite Of sails, which were
put IN requsion the vessel passed the NarrovS wnen
she made nile, per hour cutting through the water with
ont producing tie least oomm0t0n and leaving several
sdewheel steamers and sailing vessels with ease After
passing the light ship she put about aud ran
back to the City passing up the North River opposite
SIeth st. after which she returned to the foot OF HARRISON
ST. where she viii lie until Wednesday morning when she
will for her destination The Veguero is the pioneer
Of six similar vessels to be built for the destn by
Messrs. Sears & Farron She is commanded by CAPT
Frederick Reiner, with OF IS men all told Wehsve
been thus particular in details from the fact that the highest
resources OF mechanical science and skill ave been tried
to speed and power at the least possible cost and
with view 20 settling the comparative efficiency Of the
propeller and the side wheel That more useful and et
fcient vessel for commercial purposes has seldom ever
been PIT aAoxt was the unanimous Judgment OF al on
board.
For TIE WorD's FAIR-The Dutch galot Margarsttl
De Groot from Rotterdam just arrived has board es2
packages for the New York Industrial Exhibition.
ARRIVAL oY Ir,1r,S EAnxs-At noon yesterday the
Sard ian sloopof War San Giovanni arrived in hSr-
Dor She is FL vessel mounting 81 guns and brings 81
Italian exes shores Thse patriots have been for
ciby e1patrted BY the Government Of the King Victor
Emanuel for their republican opinions and their supposed
sympathy to the late attempt at revolutionary rising in
Lombardy against the Austrian oppression The little Swiss
csn;cns of Grsons and Tcino have noby refused with
publican honesty violate the rights of hospitality toward
the poltcsl refugees bad the Government of Turin bs
haved with ike energy would have received the support
OF all civilized nations Among these exies Of at
tainments and standsg in every respect worthy the
sympathy OF our citizens Owing to singular negi-
gence odefecon on the part of Ship News collectors
our list Of Of the passengers by this ship did not
reach us last nght
~ We have received from Williams Stevens & vii
ans portrait of William Prescott Esq, the celebrated
historian admirably engraved Steel from drawing in
the possession of the Earl Of Carlisle II is exquisite
representation of manly beauty, but bears only slight
resemblance to the original who though good looking
man, is no Apollo.
BOARD or ALDERMEN-Friday Nav i3-Richard T.
Compton Eeq President in the chair and quorum prss
ent The minutes ofthe previous meeting were read and
Petttions Refrred-Of Benjamin Van Rsndeu. for cor
recton Of sales OF certain lots for taxes OF
Jose oh Mathews, 90 be appointed Commissioner Of Deeds
Of George Pack and Others 10 have the grade Of Fifty First
ST. restored Of the Judges Of Common Pleas to have
suitable apartments for the chambers of said Court Of Geo
Ceb and others to have Thirty Fifth 81 av.i bstween
Eighth and Ninth of Hose Company No 40 for repairs
the apparatus Of n Aburtis and NJ G. II at for ferry
franchise TO establish ferry from the foot Of Eighty Sixth
81 East River 10 and from Mani attain Vile North River 20
stop az certain points to receive passengers.
Ninth 40 Rair0af-Ah S'urtevsnt moved that the pa
per- the hands of the Clerk and file relating to the
NiDhaV Railroad be taken up and referred 10 the Com
mittee Streets. The railroad grant was made few
months ago by the Common Council but the tyor vetoed
the ground that the citizens the line Ofle
improvement not in favor othe project rhshe
assured mistake, a. petitions from very large NUN
Der property owners and others in the Ninthav and
along the side Of the City sent in PRAYING that
the road would be built These were considerably in tia
majority and remOnstrauce whatever made against
the road and furh.r the bill passed by almost the unan
nous Of both Boards The petitions for road did
reach his Huor the Mayor until the veto sent to
the Board and understood since thathe Mlvor when
in possession the facts would give the project hs entire
sanction therefore Aid wished every paper reference
to the road laid properly before the Committee This
carried.
Re,olntions-By AID Tweed in relation 10 the Corpora
tion Manual by ID T. Valentine Esq Clerk Of Common
Council passing high encomums the work and in favor
ofpsying Mr. " 81 900 for extra services Also. giving
having reserved 20oO copies for he ofhe Corporation
Adopted BY Aid Oakley. 70 the poll Of the Ist
Election strict Fourth Ward 70 the Shakespeare Hotel
and that ofthe lid District to No q James s. BY Aid
Surtevant to remove the poll Of the Is District Third
Ward, to No q Barclay st Adopted.
Reports AdoJkd- To build sewer in AmOsst to re-
grade Forty thrds 10 build SEVERN Fifhsv from 24
feet To Harlem River 10 regulate and grade BrOadwSy
from Seventy Eighty sixth st. 10 extend the pier
foot of Fourhst to flag Fourth from 29ths. 10 l32d
pay the contractor for regulating Forty second st.
between Second and Third avs a. build sewer in Ganse
WORT II from FouThst 10 Hudson River; directing the
Harlem Railroad Company to build bridges the cut
at Eighty sixth lO5.h l06ih l0sth 10th, and its,
within ypar from Jan l. 1883 20 pay Daniel Lee S33 90,
for ammunition used 22d February last TO remit err0.
neousy assessed sundy persons adverse to granting
relief to Ms. Priscilla Beardsey for dantge from FIRE
works in the Park to build pier foot of Twentieth and
Twenty second SITS, North River
RetSrt Referred bock-The report Of the Committee
Fnsnce approprang s2997 Of to pay the draft of the
ststa SUPERINTENDENT Of Common Schools referred
back 70 committee to ascertain whether not this matter
did not belong 10 the Board Of Supervisors
Reports Adopted-Donatng $500 to the New York Mag
dalene Benevolent Society.
On motion the Board adjourned to Monday the 10th inst
at5PM.
FIREs-About O'Clock saturday morning fire broke
ont in rear building in Thirteenth Fifhav The
flames were soon subdued. Damage 81 kht.
On Saturday morning at o'clock, fire broke out |
hoard of the steamer John Albert lying pier No 10,
East River The hremen were on the ground and !
succeeded in exngushns the flames before much damage
occurred
College Place Hotel in Murayst, occasonei by de-
feet in the gas pipe. The fireman soon arrived the
ground and the flames e1;inguished before much
dauage occurred.
Yesterday afternoon fire occurred 10 building
NJ Hammond and Fourth occupied 4 stable. The
flames were speedily extugui.hed. Damage slight
ARRIsr As AccoxPLIcE. ~ a RoBBERT-Two sailors,
named Peter Bel and Perry Hudson were arrested by
0tcers De 20. and Ferris of the Seventh Ward charged
ali in a rohb n a