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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-27
rou,dsbeut or crcutous approach in slasion to the
r,,.r -. zhSs. hankr the eIte wAs loNa1ei.

rou,d.bsr. or c,rcuou. approach in sIas,ou to the
river mo, wbs=o banks the site was looetei.
rpoposyp CHANCE IN THE PILOT SYSTEM.
Tnx.-o, Feb q ISSS.-An important oil has
been introduced into the House which contemplate
>, deal oiJypee III the present systam Of potage-ig
fact its destyhctiox-but which very properly
no, likely TO pass IL is well known with what diff
Guilty our ystem Of potase was established, aud how
the struggle 10 procure tor the Jersey pilots
usTt;cpation in the privilege Of the commerce
tering New York harbor lts success wa,a matter Of
oe,er satisfaction. Under the pre-eut system which
nsde uniform by both the sws If this State and of
Nev Yort licensed pilots OF the two States have q
rpht TO the exclusive plotsge OF vesses arriving from
for. len pors into Nev-lOrk harbor. Were not this
right secured 10 them, and the business thrown open,
tI.v would rot maintain Themselves 10 their danger
ous xu4n,ve and useful profession The bill alluded
10 TO give MASTERS If jersey vessels the right
To act A. pilots The effect Of this would be that per-
a., sbipp,pr in such vessel could not obtain insur-
hues he Jersey pilot system would be broken up,
cur rlts be denied the protection and advantage. Sc
oru.d 70 the New.York pilots, and the latter alone
would in the end become the only pilots IN the harbor
Under the present lsws is optional with masters TO
refueo p;la,s by Pay ing half potage, but am inform
ed that the Jersey pilots do not exact this.
fCor of The Newark Daily Advertise.
METEOROLOGICAL DisCoyERY-Bow TO CALCULATE
THT WIND N ADVANCE.
TIE Secretary of tie Navy has received letter
from Lieut.. Maury respecting plan for computing
the force of the wind by which the latter gentleman
thinks it probable that the liability to disasters on our
northern lake. may BE- obyidted 10 consideraoe ex'
tent. He says that Prot. Bays Ballet of Holland,
claims 10 have discovered proportional relation be-
tween the force of the wind and the difference of ST.
mutsneous bsrometric pre-sures at certain stations,
by means of which he has succeeded in deducing rules
fr calculating each morning the maximum force OF
the vii d during the ensuing day. Prot. b. asserts
thai this system has been observed by him in Holland
and during five years the force Of the wind has in no
ipst.nce exceeded what his calculations indicated To
outward bound vessels on the lakes this would be Of
the highest advantage as it would enable them to
predict in the morning whether they would be safe
during the day in case they put TO sea. They could
also e the safest hour during the day for setting sail
"A'' ~ WI ash StaI, Feo. 81
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owners. s.d ouge, to be .uppres.cd He bad paid. IN
= years, seven times for aiterspoes ni. C ~ ~.
grode q the ave,ue az the instance Of tue COMPANY
Mr. n. 7. PIX, snother proPen ";.a,.,aJ -.
cd aIeumeets sssin,t the Of steam Se'0" Forty
s.cosd street ua us,,sr
EE-Counciirnaa WaRsyE pitched Into the hsrlsm
ard Fourth Avenue Railroad CompanIsr. charging
- ;,L ~ a,.s ~ coptutp acious resistance TO the
ord;nspces Of the Common Council. The Fourth
Avenue Company had even gone 80 inr ,s a. 70
tie .xclusive use OF abe avenue. III the oontnoh
Cn,nci mid ouly pitch thee compsnie. out thsre
,le eiJ of lie fIevue, and Go anything reasonable
for the good Of tire city The Co%aoI oGuns aae
80 49, tbfy did not heed them in the least.
TIE CnAIns1s-weli, what can we do about 1t
Mr.. WARNrR-why, take up the rails rails, and give CIV,
omeeody else the pTr,ss Of the bsuy eg i
Adjourned to Friday next at p. N.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-27
PUBLIC ME'kIINGS
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.


The Board met at o'clock last evening, the Presi-
dent, Mr.. HAswTLL, in the chair. The Board read
aud affirmed the following:
Pettions-Of property holders and Others resident
in the Twelfth and Nineteenth Wards for preventing
cattle from running at large. OF Hose Company No.
IL, for new carriage OF Albion Insurance Company
Of London to be relieved from tax Ofthe Managers
St. Lukes Hospital. to have lumber lots filled up in
the ncighbOr Of their institution.
ResoiutiOnS.-By the President-To publish the pro-
ceedngs of the Board in The Ne,c- York Herald, Tx
NEw.YoRK TRIBUNE, TIE Ner- York Times and The
Mu-Yor .JowadiOf Commerce. Laid over.
BY MIR. ARcuLARIus-Tom make The irish american
one of the Corporation ne wspapers. Laid over.
BY Mr. Genet-To appropriate $500 to pay the ex-
penses of the Special Committee OF the Common Coun-
ell on their visit to Philadelphia to inspect the steam
fire-eDgne there. Laid over.
BY Mr.. GksKr-Directing the Third-Avenue Rail
road Company to their cars to street
often as they are now runto S1ty-ntthSlree| hau
BY Mr.. GALPlN-To disqualify any member from
being on Committee who moves for an increase OF
the Committee. Laid on the table.
Aiohanned Pasha-The Board adhered to their
former action in appointing Committee and appro-
priating sum not 10 exceed one Thousand dollars 10
receive and entertain the Rear Admiral Mohammed
Pasha.
yiding for the appointment of two Do ,kmasters FOR
each Ward having water line, was cai'eo ana
adopted. o..
Neao Hose for tie Fire Deportment.-The Commit
with the Board Of Aldermen in relation to advertising
for 40 COO feet of hose for the Department The
report was adopted.
Tie Tar Lery.-The Tax-levy was taken up and
referred to Committee of Conference.
Concurred ln.-In relation to purchasing new To-
cation for Engine Company No Al in favor OF causing
The fire alarm bells TO be rung at a. IN. on the Sab
bath tho hour for calling the Sabbath together
in favor of granting permission to fremen and gardeners
to occupy the open space between Broadway, Sixth
avenue and Thrty-second street an ordinance for the
regulation of the Fire Department,
Observation-Disclosures R0,irOad.-To reqsirc
the Eighth-avenue Railroad Company to run all their
cars to Fifty ninth street. Adopted.
The Wards Island Prop7ty.-The Committee on
Lands and Places were requested to report to this
Board the difficulties in the way Of the purchase Of the
Wards Island property.
The Metropolitan Police L0W.-Mr. DUSS called up
a resolution TO appoint committee to 30 to Albany
and urge the repeal of the Metropolitan Police law,
and apprOpratng sum in blank to pay the expenses
of the Committee
The resolution was adopted
motion made and carried 70 add two adai-
tional members to the Committee or Asses snlen.s.
The PRESIDENT subsequently appointed MoSfs
Genet and Brady on the Committee.
The Board adjourned to Tuesday.
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THE ASSESSMENT LAWS.
r. u. Eldo. Of ia. ~ Y Tr1r~A


SIR: Allow me, through The TRIBUNE, to call at
ienton TO what seems to me radical injustice IN the
operation Of Assessment Laws, VIZ, that real es
tate, though encumbered by mortgage to any amount
ia assessed to it's owner at its full valuation, and the
MORTGAGE is also assessed for the same sum as per
soma estate. thus taxing the same property twice
over Could this have been the intention OF the law
know several cases of peculiar hardship under these
circumstance One is that of young farmer, VINO 10
s.ssssed fully three times than he IS actually
worth if his debts paid aud all the relief ne getd
il n remission of the assessment on bis personal pro-
merry. which is say ons-ffth sixth part of the in
ccumbrsnce on his land. His creditors Of course pay
the tax on the amount loaned him, they should do
And he, by the operation Of the law, is bled OF an
amount he could use to full as good advantage in
improving his farm and stock. Could not a law be
made which would permit the debtor to give in the
amount of the incunlbrance his property, and the
names of the holders of the same thereby getting the
load placed where it belongs, and relieving himself
without ipjuring the creditors
Or, if the creditor is nonresident, why not give
the debtor receipt his paying the tax on their in
cunbrsnce, which should apply to the payment of the
interest thereon Excuse the liberty take in this
matter and believe me, very truly,
Fsb 49, 1863 AN OBLIGED SUBSCRIBER.
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FIRST sAIL.vySSEL EVER BUILT on ruE LAKES.
The first sail-yesse that plowed the waters oil
our inland lakes built in the year l6l9, on toe
Niagara River about six miles above the Falls, ana
was called the Griffin. She was sloop Of sixty tuns
burden carrying five guns, and was built by Chevaer
De La Sale commander Of expedition Designed ior
the exploration of the great chsn of lakes more iu!
than had previously been done in She started
her voyage on the eth of August in the same year
and made successful trip scross Lake Erie but en-
countertd a storm on Lake Huron which came very
near shipwreckipg her. OF her ultimate fate there
no record. In passing up the river the sdventuIers
laOjed tho site Of the City Of Detroit where
they found largo village Of HurOns The lndlsn
aa0s tot tas place Wss Wswea;osong. signif'ns
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NEW-JERSEY ITEMS.

Trouble BETWEEN TIE CITIZENS or ORAsCv
AND 1nE NORRIS AND Essex RAILROAD CoxrAsr.-
mas meeting Of the citizens Of Orange, N j., wss
held AT that place Tuesday evening, for the Pup"ss
Of adopting some means Of inducing the Moris sss
Essex Railroad to reestabsh the old rates OF iare soe
co,nnutation-the Company having recently S0'1oas~
the commutation system and raised the iaIe. Coz
.ider,b,. warmth OF feeling was manifested by tAe
speaker, and it appeared to be the general opinioe
that Orange, having long been profitable pstroo Of
the road deserved better treatment rom the Com
n.nv. A Committee was appointed to draw up re-
monstrsnce have it signed and presented the Direct
or. Of the Monis and Essc1 Railroad Company ana
case of failure in securing the oCe 70 consf u'o 'As
NswIer,ey Railroad Company in reference TO the co.,
.,rrctop Of branch road to Orange. In the eveoi q
, failure of every other proposition, the meeting ~
.oved to establish line of foThotse stages betwesn
that place and Newark
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-27
COMMITTEE on RAILROADS..

The Committee on Railroads, of which Mr. Coupci
man GENET Chairman, met yesterday afternoon.
Mr. CoSsoLLI presented a memorial for the extern
sop of the small cars the Fourth avenue 10 Forty
second street.
MIR. PAGAN seconded the proposition. He said that
he ard three others we've willing to pay the city s.
year for the privilege of running these small cars
from Fory-second street to Astor place. privilege
for which the Company pays nothing. The properly:
owners and residents desired this and
thew deserved it. He further complained tnN the
Harlem Rsilrosd ives great ds.riment to PrSperY'
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COMMITTEE on LANDS AND PLACES.


The Committee on Lands and Places met at III clock
ve.terday morning, Councilman CRAWFORD, in the
cba;-. and the Mayor present. The project OF pur-
chasing certain land on Wards Islsnd, at loo an
acre was first taken up. ~
Mr.. McCorrER, who has the land for sale, exhibited
map of the property and pointed out the part pro-
posed 10 be sOld TO the city, viz ~ acres IN upland
il acres in roads and ~ acres under water, which 1t
ia desgned to fli in He insisted that the property
was worth the amount asked for il.
Mr. LAwnEscE, who sold o. acres now owned by
the city stated in reply TO question from the Mayor
that the title to the roads the island was
never ceded by the original propretors. He offered
in proof documentary evidence to substantiste the
right of the original proprietOrs in the roads. The
road swere laid out for their mutual accommodation
ano were not included in the deeds Of the lands sold
to the city and the Commissioners Of Emigration
Mayor TILMAss would not include the roads in the
property 20 be sold he held that they belonged Of
right to and went with the property sbutting upon
them Their purchase, he thought, would involve the
city IN lawsuit with the Commissioners of EDigra-
ton of the roads all through their property
In the matter Of grading Hamilton square, RoBEKI
J. DILLON, esq, appeared in behalf of the Central
Park Commits toner's to urge upon the Common Coun-
Gil the e1pediency of allowing them to remove the
superfuous roll for the improvement of the Park. II
they could not obtain earth from the square, which
public property, they would have to send further
for it and purchase 1t at great cost to the city.
The Committee adjourned sine dc.
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"Tbe Roman Traitor" which received . short taoag'
highly favorable notice 10 The North Amerioss nv

"The RomAD Traitor" which received shor! .a'as
highly favorable notice in The Nonh A"'''O''
view. y..,,,,. NH
Uereupou-n his crit.que on the hsscuyiuSs ~
U,hs,d in The nickerbocker MagasineI mr. C' 10
49, p,i.,aA cbaroad the public that he hsd bees
utterly at lD.s 70 under wi Pe,s9 % h"S
was pleased to call Mr. Herberts SKIN III W. % d;,ion
nave Ovrn uniD,t and dishonest praise 10 an euon
81 crak clss;c wholly undeserving OF praise, untu
he discovered that Mr.. Herberts c'S .tr ..sar;o.n
wss bespattered with praise 10 ine ~ nanratsd
Review in gratitude, of-is II ". ths no;nst nre you,
i'm nreconosrted recompense Tor Tue UNJUST P'o''''
ls9as.on. ..certaned ttet Professor FELTON, was
No, go cor isn't of the preparation Oh tho noI'oc Ia
~ y - a,n.yicap which was written, as iesrn,
by the venel able W IMAM '''N' "
al e,te,s from Palmyra. ,
- % nave avenged by an assault ON Mr.. Charles
49, Bri.ted's equestrian Opinlons.
,rgards nv watt x ten years, however 70 take
.A;torsI satisfaction for personal ofense, eschewing
tbe while to manifest personal dlsplcasure, as'e
to appeal to Mr.. Charles Astor Bnsteds Per'oh''
memory. =, -. LOO s;ooo
n hos been my fortune to meet him but twice since
The occurrence u the facts which are stated above
once in the editorial room Of Mr. Wm 4. rot.ol, III
Barclay street when gaze INN eer1d"g tne NOR s
tn To which he alludes concerning the freocn Jaw on
the importation of stations; and once, again, ~heh
he WA walking in Broadway before ens american
Hotel. in company with the same gentleman, MI
Porter. o,.I.r,.r 81
III
Mr. Charles Aston Brsteds guickness Of appreciation
should have discovered nothing peculiar in my man
ney toward him. when in both instances looked MN
full in the face without recognizing him, until again
in both instances be told who he was, adding the
jast time "His rery odd that go" nercr TecoIect me-
TIE cooness was sufficiently obvious to the persons
who witnessed it. had no cause for quarrel, there
fore sought no quarrel but had, a. conceived,
csuse Of dispensing with Mr.. Charles Aston Brsted
acquaintance, and therefore took the means usua
among gentlemen to let him see what l desired.
regret that Mr.. Brsteds facility in digestion OF news
paper articles has compelled TO state this publicly
and 70 bore your readers with matters which II let
alone, / should have been well pleased to bury 10
O 7 HENRY WIN. HERBERT
IN, CEDAR. Fob. %, 1859, ,u,.;.
isl beg to add that, in no case, shall notice
further published communications from Mr. Cnaries
Aston Dristed If--which cannot imagine-he should
have any uther business with me on this or any otner
sub;sot. he can convey it, is usual among private
individuals either by letter or by the intervention OF
freud.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-27
REAL Esr.rr.-The following Gales we're made Feb
%. by A. J. Blocker, Son & Co.:

R.Pr.-Yesterdsy morning a young man named
Henry Brown was arrested by Officer Hulrch, OF the
Seventeenth Precinct charged with rape upon the per-
son of Fanny Williams, residing at No. 333 Houston
street. Brown, with four other young men, by some
means gained access TO the house. and seized the girl
who cred Justify for assistance. A Ms. Eliza vii
lams with whom Fanny boarded hearing the cies for
assistance, attempted to alarm the police, but wa pre-
vented from doing 60 BY tas rufaana The police wsrs
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-27
THE REV. DUDLEY A. TYNG'S LECTURE
Upon MANHOOD TkI-E OH EAISE

hANHOOD, Ok fAlISfI.
The Rev. DUDLEY A. Tying lectured last evening at
Clinton Hal on the above subject. He said that
when Dr. Livingstone was pushing his researches in
Africa the boast of the natives that they were
nen." This was an aspiration after manhood; and it
WA found everywhere. The Spartan boy who suf
fered bis enras to be torn out rather than discover
the stolen fox and the young ragamvin of the pres
ent day who leaned against the lamp-post, sick from
the effects Of his first cigar, but kept on smoking
were both aspirants after their idea OF manhood.
Mans first idea of greatness If destruction a. the first
phrenOlo2ica faculty developed il that OF combatlve
ness. Nmrod was the type of barbaric manhood
He raid there more manhood in the negro fighting
blooOhOu III the Dismal Swamp than IN all those
who swung the lash showed their manhood 10 the
practice of the duello. The hardy sailor, climb
iDg the frozen shrouds the trapper, tracking
his game where other white man trod;
the pioneer with his AK and rife, tie plowman turning
the heavy sod are all evidences of solid manhood
The manhood Of what might be called the silver age
was an advance upon the hrst, and sprane from self
com ciousness of mind. Brain began 10 Assert It's
supremacy muscle; while art and divine philoso-
ply began to spread themselves in the world. The
of empire ia never backward, and intellect can
never again succumb to force and sinew We of the
present day ara too apt tn estimate nnr mareooa w
dollars control of votes. One cause Oh thls ialse
manbood is our lack of thorough educstion; yet it
may be found that the night-book is better than the
cav book, and the Debating Club better than
Change True mental manhood is the combined re-
suit of intellectual force skill and courage. But there
is still higher manhood of the Golden Age, which Is
the result Of moral strength and without this there
can be no real, true manhood. Martial power ana
mere intellectual force cannot achieve this golden
manhood feeble women and children have been glo-
rous martyrs in showing their Willingness to suffer Tor
the right True manhood lie the manhood of the soul.
Martin Luther before the Diet of Worms, was greater
in his upbendmg manhood, and migLter than a! the
august aseembage before which he stood. The great
tendency ofthe age is to vetebra disntesralon, and
what is needed Is more backbone.
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eCafn84 DfVW1 WA ofp'ceSnocu Ock VIC OSoS<s -
stin at large. The accused was taken bstoss JsAsso
Brennan, who omnined lin TO pSisoa in dsfssk q
5000 bail
ARsos.-A German NAMED Paul QsatslaadeS ~
spprehended yesterday on suspicioo Of having -
ooh NJ December las fired the dwelling Of Mr.. Jssk.
con .i,u,,ed in Wee.cheeter County. knx's
R,s,e. The accused Was cccotly found in posses~sa
of sev.rsl artclee of clothing which were ssed sss
tho sr and on this fact the charge predioated PsA
state. that he bought them in the city, but h sssss-
,.n, ,., No, been corrobors,ed. The Deputy SaPsrs
,,sDdsnt Of Police caused Psuls arrest and sess ~
to We,tches,et County to sns~er the charge
CAprrny OF Yesterday morning fo-
lice man Beaver If the Twenty-second Precscts W.
psseirg through Broadway near Forty sixth sos'>s
discovered gang Of burglars in the dwelling hosse q
Mr. VIM. Butsel. and gave an alarm rap vita ~
club for assistance. The rep heard BY the bur
glars who rushed out Of the building and attempted -
Escape, but Officer Beaver grabbed OF the feuesS
| by the coat collar and detained him. The remAiAdR
OF the party two in number, ran Of but were sahss-
queny arrested The accused were locked up fox e.
amiuatioo
| Young fellow named Theodore Murray was arrested
yesterday charged with having burgariousy eateSeA
L
bag of sugar. He wss held by Justice Brennan fsr
trial Murray was found with the bag sf sugar IN ~
| possession.
On Thursday RICH, the store Of Myer Rosenbek. Ne.
2s7 Grand street, burgarous, entered and roSss4
of Fix pieces Of silk fringe, shawl aud emhrcidsss4
robe The thief at the time msde his es,spe. Yestss-
day morning girl named Ida Summers was see -
possession ef portion OF the property, and uPos b
ing questioned stated that che got it OF oas Jsiia'
Smith. Ida and Julius arrested and held ios e.
animation by Justice Brennan.
| PASSING CouSTERFEIr COMA man. giving his
name Nc James Dawson, arrested on Friday ~
Officer James Murray, charged with attempting 70
pass counterfeit CON- in exchange for clothes, &e q
q house in Battery place. Quite number Of 50. y
10 and cent pieces discovered about his Per
son and he was taken to the United States Marsha.
who had him locked up for examination. The q :
| tcrfeits were very wen executed, and calcosla
deceive any but the most experienced judges
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-27

Washington, with the effects Of Light.
IsQuEsTs-Coroner COzns yesterday held "a b
quest on the body Of unknown man, which Wa
found in the wster mt the foot Of State street. II wa
that Of about five feet eight inches high Sgd
about IS; had brown hair graymIed coat and Psssss
shoes nearly new, black kid gloves and small plsin
earrings in the ears. The body was taken to The
desd-bouse for Identification.
Also on the body of child aged about four month";
the house. of c. Hoagland, orfhursdsy. Whom fousds
the child wos Embedded in e snow, and appeared -
have been there since Friday. 1t was taken TO tho
dead house wnere inquest was held and verdtoe
returned Of death from natural causes.
Coroner Smell held an inquest on the body OF child
named Martin Van Buren,, at No. % Hudson avenust
which died from congestion Of the lungs. vesdice
was rendered in accordance.
THE ASSAULT on Mr.. VAN PELr.-The police q
the Third Precinct Thuryday hight arrested William
Dowd and William Cunningham, on charge OF hax-
ing been concerned in the assault on Mr.. Henry W.
Van Pelt on Wednesday night last. They were bold
for exsmtr aton Mr.. Van Pelt IL moro seriously in
jured than at first anticipated and beside his ether
INJURIES it is feared he will lose the sight OF one OF hs
eyes His head is so much injured that it is fears4
bis brain may be congested: Meantime, the Pari0s
are held to wait the result OF his injuries.
TIE CouyrY JAZZ OF FIRE.-On Wednesday the
comfy ja in Raymond street discovered to be on
FIRE ON defect in the ues The fire was discoversd
by Mrs. Rensen, the wife of the Sheriff. who n,ti6ed
one of the keepers who took * and cut away The
timbers where the fire was and extinguished &.
Had the ire obtained much headway before 1t was
discovered, many lives would nave been LOST a. tho
prisoners could not have been released without
'ockiDg each CELL and then they would have beea
Obliged TO escape through the main building.
Cry CoURr.--The calendar for the City Court wss
run through yesterday, and tho Court adjourned 70
this morning. when Special Term will be held.
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POSITIVELY TnE LAST NO mistake about q
Tbt FIo>hEs PAIsoIh" Anne resn Drams-pAys& ~
really the tim, thus AIrbsAoos st Baasvss AVssguk
Whur. by all you Will Tor regret A. 700 40
this hao 70 - drshtcd T- Interesting pieces and pssss
s.sdr, o. BAS>Vs's THt, fvYNNG.
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CITY ITEMS.

Yesterday was spring-lke in temperature, and made
good impression upon the little ice .ud snow IN the
streets mud and splash was the consequence, and bad
walking abundant