, 1859-04-07

Express and Miscellaneous. 5ts;a 94 1s12a Vi
Total ................... tI4s,s;s q tl6odl2 s
CxxrENAL ANNIVERSARY OF HAspEL's DEATH.
We call attention to the advertisement Of the
Musical Union in another column The Musi-
cal Societies Of Europe hare for year past been
making preparations for tue commemoration Of
the one hnndrcdth anniversary Of Haudel's
death, By the performance Of the Messiah aud
other appropriate exercises. We congratulate
our city on prospect of SO imposing and appro-
pirate an observance Of this great event as the
Union propose. We shall huye more to say Of
this in day or two.
MEcuAs1c's INSTITUTE ELEcrroS.-Thc cleo
ton for Recording Secretary, Librarian and
Directors Of the Mechanics Institute on Tues
day evening resulted as follows:
For Recording Secretary and Librarian; first
ballot, 0. ]. Hodge 81, i. Harvey 81, 0. i,
Naples 81.
Second ballot, Hodge So, Harvey 81, Naples
80, and Hodge was declared elected.
For Directors, S. D. Chi}ds Gs, c. L. Noble 81,
anthony Beebe q, D. D. Driscol 81, Throop 81,
Brown 90, Farr 6, and Messrs. Childs, Noble and
Hcebc were declared elected.
OLp BooKs.-In the Chicago Law Institute
rooms are sonic curious old legal books. Among
them is - The Third Part Of the Institutes Of the
Laws Of England" BY Coke, printed in London
in 1910. A wood cut Of " Eduardo Coke" adoFns
the book. There is also, ''Thc Reports Of Sir
John Seville Chevalicr, Of cases occurring III
the time Of Queen Elizabcth;" 1.-The Reports og
divers special cascs in the Common Bench and
in the Court Of the Kings Bench, i'll the reign Of
Charles II, collected by the Reverend aud Ern-
''ite Sir Thomas Jones. Chcralier," bears date
''London: 1j:1" The dusty btackcncd pages
Of The Reports Of that Keverncd and Learnca
Judge, Sir Richard Hutton, Knight; being writ
len in French by lis own lland, in 165s.''
STRING AND SrNNEn ARRANGEMENT FOR NEST
Exs Tn>yEL.-The y. Y, Ettniny l;o>f has the
following notice u! the new time tables Of tic
Ncw York Central Euilroad, aud its connections
The trains westward leave rs follows:
1saSS Sssi*is: uni 1s }faSy 1aSs G. st., It 'P, s::
d" ,.--.........1l'n l'nAN. 5!xtr.u. 4mA.s.
;;:sssSt IT, %s ian l':1es 'sa'y, ;:x
The :. i. II. train from Albany is the Peoples
Line Steamboat connection from New Ynrk, and
c"s,lect. with the Lake Erie boats ut 1,lstfalo,
giving through passengers for Chicago, &c, wl.o
prefer it, the advantages Of :. cheap route anil
."od nights rest The boats ut each end Of the
route.
The !; 4. u. and j +. II. trains from New York
are much tl1r same they have been llrrctofnr,.
M tue Central route, except t!sa. tic time il
shortened, and, "f course, the speed increased.
The II 4. n. train frntn New York Is differently
arranged from what it has ever been beier..--
This is the train which. in tile compromise with
the Erie, the Central road had to discontinue a
i through train. twill now be quite m import
ant traiu as passengers can Leave Nrw lork at
Il very comfortable hour, and rcacl, Chicago III
t,rty-fi,e h"nrs-while it gives I'oSten and
EASTERN travellers tnncll quicker and better time
:hln they hare ever enjoyed bcf"rc-lravin::
huston at abcut Of : 4. H., and arriving III
Chicago at about Ii" the next night.
Tie trains eastward will lcavc
;s, A. i;a tn i:2 K. a'' i 9:'Hs
;rs: ;ts ts. :isI Es. ,l"S:s ,!Sr:a ~
Nigh; Es,"r.+-...... G."'r,x. 4.ios.x. 1",,0 A. NJ
Tllc Chicago and Cincinnati expresses are fast
.r tl,au last sc:.>on by two "r three hours. Ii
will BE- noticed that ti,e trims alt arrive little
earlier in New lnrk, than last season. The New
i"r& Central f,'lks have been busy fur the past
few montls-wlitc running su few trans-ln
putting all their machinery, rolling stock, track.
&c, i'll good shape, and will now return to their
old pulley Of hisl speed aud plenty Of traus.--
Comfortable Sleeping cars will be put un the
night trains, and smoking cars with rooy ar,-
chairs aud saloons, on I'LL day trains.
Tlle competition will certainly benefit the
public
Our Public Sc1.ool.--Annun1 Reports
Of Me%xrH. 11nyel, and Wells.
Our public scEno!s are the theme and sub
jrct uf small share OF attention. A,lu1ls,
| other departments Of Our city govern
l:cnt, that rcrta'nin. to public instruction
has, in the magnitude vi its operations,
| the rapid increase Of its claims. aud the large
outla:s of capital and labor will, which the same
have been met, forced itself prominently nl.'s,
the public spirit and intelligence Of our citizens
to 4 degree second scarcely to any matter Of
| general policy,
| And i: is Of general p"licy. 1t is Of interest
alike along the avenue and in the alley-to tie
.lwe1ler in the mansion and tic sl'anty. 1t is
for the interest Of al, that TO such degree aud
position Of excellence our Puhlic School system,
he carried, that thc child Vi the day laborer and
If the merchant prince may drink side by silt
Ut the sanc fount Of learning. and ut the same
school desks bc ganin. their first mental train,
ing.
Tie field, in interest. is cqualled by lew that
eau attract intelligent attention. Let The mcsa
casual visitor. with no previous feeling in tie
matter, pass an ho"g in CIV cf s'ur school, rooms
whrrc system and order in government, judi
cious text books. and enclosing all. the cnskel
upon which the skill Of the architect ami t1ts
mechanic hare been expended TO secure t}s
highest success as far as convenience and fitncel
of the structure tn its uscs can confer thc SANG
let the visitors cv" glance alous the ]lacs q
desks oycr which the busy children arr at work
or hear them it recitation. prompt aud eager
and then irnewins what wnwld tc our city g
to-day, and the Chicago of tic future. wcrc les
than the prcscnt prle n!,:l pains and outlay cx
pended on the management anu fnrthcrance .
the interests Of our Public Schools, -tstrcatin1
fully the details of the policy Of our school sys
lem, It's achievements. Shortcomings. advanta
yes and needs, the Annual Reports Of the Pres
ident Of the Board Of Education, Luther IIavcp
Esq, and of ". II. Wells, Superintendent 0
Public Schools, merit cycn more than usual no
ticc as covering year Of most important er
in the educational! annals Of Chicago.
rnE SCHOOL CHILDREN.
By the regulations of the Board the child i
admitted to the public schools Of our city at III
aye Of SIX years. We are a growing city Q
growing families. There are goodly numbc
children here.
The average number Of pupils belonging +
all the schools, including the High School, du'
the year 1858, WIS s,'1s.
Average number belonging IN 10 4!
" !ss !ss....................s!t
'. :. :, 44n.s................ -!
. :. ~ !sl,-.....,--..........!.I =
5 1t will be seen By these results tha! the avcl
age number Of pupils enrolled in all til