New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-29

Vcsrd but IL there had pee"' "
4, .ccus,v. The law does not p'esc'oe .'e ="
wh;oh The Commissioners arc 10 "Sce''a'" 'oo ,"a'
az the signatures to petitions iof ncensc, a" VI VI"
Qualifications Of parties applying Ihe Board 'Oan ~.
;,;,ro..ble to lock closely ino The property q"a"-
cations of petitioners, and they were compeea 70
~ ~. oath Of the subscribing witnesses. The loose
'n.,oer in which the law had been drawn up on 'uO
vial point of property qualification, rendered " mp"
sible for the Commissioners to prevent many '"p'o
persons from obtaining licences. heTea,.e,, .rp
cants woud be required TO present their petitions
sonay or through some Respectable al ~," d..
800. o. ,he .ucce.s Of the application would de-
mend much on the character and standing VI '"' '
ney. a., ed had given
- ;o,srval of the whole montn OF Au-
Gust avid Il they did not hurry up 'hel Pe"'.'u' ~
o., ooud be acted before the expifauIon vi
po CO.. davs il would be their own 'sei' ihas as
the duties OF the Commissioners ~ouia % Oansrs hsS
al ns en- len nassed on Juld be in no better a posi-
lion than ifthey lad not appheu'
CoxntssiosERs or HEALTH.-Ths Board met at
,oon Yesterday in the City Library room. Pres
.ant-Jopn Clancy, Jonas n Phillips, President OF the
BOARD of Cour cilmen; Commissioners Miller Ihomp'
son and Rockwell. The petition of captain OF brig
lower TO the upper Quarantine, was granted. Brig
Koloa. from Trinidad, now az Lower Quarantine,
ps,iions for permission TO come to the city aud dis
charge cargo. Denied. Sac was permitted to come
20 Inner Quarantine and discharge cargo on lighters
hut NO further. Brig Fredona-same decision
schooner Maria l.. Davis was allowed to proceed to
the citv. The owner of 50 bales rags, on schoone
Norman. petioned to bring them up on lighters from
Quarantine, with balance Of cargo to be then re'hip.
ned for another port. He states that the same per
mission was granted last year, and that to land them
at Quarantine would be total loss. The matter was
referred to the Health Officer, with power.
Copy Of letter to the Mayor, which was traa'-
nitted to the Commissioners Of Health
CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July H. 1857
SIR: have the honor incose copies Of The Colonial
standard md D 4s Of as city sna S
Your mot so IS n s ssHss Ell HARRISON
The FERNANDO WOOD Mayor of the City Of Newforh
FROM TIE Colonial Standard
south ,ide Of the Island and sickness prn
cpsy however derived from St Thoms where yellow fever
steam Company fastened upon it fr its central station
that does not bring numerous cases Of fever and deadly
che station that be changed the company Will md II
The CLYDE two weeks ago brought fearful los Of dis
and death and since the Conway game H. we understand
From The Daily Advertiser 81 Elizabeth
A correspondent writes: ~ nj, a..
eorpeS w the wsns Of medical aid dsporabs we have
had within the last ten days. many deathssix Inhabitants
Of scotland late accountant to Mess D. King Co.. boshsd
his las. Lscors Friday AFTER weeks Illness Of yellow
The commune stion was ordered file, aud the
Board adjourned.
The OLD MAcHINE.-The fremen of Phadelpbia
intend to parade at the Emira Tournament the first
Philadelphia Fire Engine" This fire engine, which
was the fret ever used in Philadelphia was built as
an experiment in London, in the year $685. and was
the first ever made the alright chamber principle
1t was bought by some of the descendants OF Penn,
and brought to Philadelphia where it was kept in use
for long while. 1t the first fire engine ever used
in the United States. In of time it became in.
adequate to the wants of the city and was sold to the
borough of Bethlehem, where Company was formed
calling themselves the Perseverance, Fire Company,
which company is still in existence, AMI which still
retains possession of the Old relic. The engine is Of
the same style as some of the present New-York
machines. II has gallery aud side stream, and
sucion. II is at present in good working order, and
will throw stream Of water distance of about - or
100 feet horizontally. When the 6remens parade of
last year contemplated, an arrangement wa,
effected with the company for the loan OF the machine,
to occupy position in the parade. She was placed
O. platform with wheels and drawn by six or eight
erny horses The Perseverance Fire Co., OF Bethle-
hem have now a new apparatus, of the second class.
Tho equipments of the Company are of the New-Yoik
style.
SPECIAL SEssIoss.-The time having arrived for
the opening of the Special Sessions yesterday morn
ing, Justice Osborn, with characteristic punctuaiy,
was on hand with the clerks and police belonging to
this Court ready to commence proceedings. But JUS
tice Welsh the officer expected to act with Jddse Os
born this morning. was absent, and consequently no
organization could be effected. After waiting for jus
tice Welsh from O'Clock till lOi, it was whispered
around that the latter official was unavodaby de-
tained BY sickness when Justice Osborn directed the
officers to take the prisoners back and announced that
no Court would be held II was also announced that
tie bail cases would get notice when they Were to be
tried. The Court will open again as usual OF Thurs
day morning.
TIE ALLEGED SLAyERs.-The schooner Merchant,
charged as SLAYER having been bonded, was yester-
day discharged from custody by Judge Ingerso pend
ing the appeal from Judge Bettss decision to the
United States Circuit Court. The sureties were Au-
Sustus r. Lane residence No. 202 Monroe street. busi-
ness ship-sm,h No. pa South street, and Jesse A.
Brsddock residence No. 2O3 Monroe street, business,
sailusker, No. 272 South street, who each justified
in the sum Of 600.
An effort will be made to bring on the trial of the
Panchita on Tuesday next, when the process is re-
turnable.
Explosion AND MARROW EscAPE.-On Saturday
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