The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-22

ing condition. The following extract shows the
number of schools in operation, and the money
spent in maintaining them:
Three new schools have been organized during tn,
year. They are Male and Female Grammar Schools No
IS and Male Primary School No. 20 The organization
of these schools has increased the number of schools
der the supervision of the Board eghtysiX OF thes
there three High Schools, Floating School, on
Normal School, thirteen Male and fifteen Female Gram
mar Schools, twenty Male Primary, and twenty eigh
Female Primary Schools, and six Evening Schools. Th
number of pupils in the Central High School is 1888 Th
number in the Female High School is 564; Floating
School, co. Normal School, 106 Male Grammar Schools
2309; Female, 2,3iS; Primary Schools 1872; Evening
Schools, 467. Whole number Of pupils 1879 Increase
over 1852 10O. Whole number of pupils instructed il
the schools during the year. q SOC Whole number in
struced in 1885, 10 1896. Increase in 1860, 2l0. The
whole number of teachers in the employment of the Boart
is 800 as follows Males, sd Females, 2i6 Increase ove
1852 l6.
The whole amount of money expended during the year
the purposes named Salaries Al rents and ground
rents, S10,l6S5; books and stationery, sl5,So2 %
buildings and furniture, S22 5Sl37 alterations repairs
and cleaning $15435.0S Insurance. $62l74 fuel S49l9
49, interest, 1851 03 apparatus and expenses of Com
mencements, Sl19.Si.
The following amounts make up the receipts of the
year: From the City Register, Sl26 lO4 ST. paid by City
Register-account lot and Buildings, s165265O for tut
ton s24 making an increase the former
of Sl53 from Equitable Insurance Company, S2963 90
from the sale of old buildings in the lot Courand
street s4l677 for rent of building Courand street
S7S co.
Amount expended for Central High School, 81 OILS 25;
Female High Schools, sl177375; Floating school, 81
260 Normal School, 1887 Grammar Schools,
76i.0S; Primary Schools, S55675S5.
OF the Floating School, the Board say
This School, under the united care of the Board o
Trade and School Commissioners is still in successful
operation and doing good work for those who des
tined to the pursuit of sailors life. The numbers have
not increased to the extent that at first anticipated
yet, ebogt three hundred have thus far enjoyed
or shorter terms, steadily passing in and
81 the or less and Of hs the instr @
be necessary to the successful pursuit of the profession
The changes that are thus constantly occurring are
the result of necessity the earnings of labor of the pu
pills being required for their support perhaps for the
relief of their families However little of instruction
may secure the lessons must have their influence
upon them, and afford them glimpses of knowledge and
discipline which lost, but which may
time other in life lead to further improvement
Der Of marked examples Of the benefits of the school
individuals have been produced already
The evening schools are also, it appears, work
ing successfully.
These schools have been reopened this season. They
kept because winters experience strength
the convictions of the Board in regard to their
funess and value. At present they giving renewed
evidences that they supply indispensable want in
system of public education They are provided for the
education of those who from the necessary pursuit of
other empoyments unable to attend the day schools
and they reserved exclusively for this deserving class
The fact that they willing to devote their evening
hours after the day of TOLL the acquisition of know
edge and to the dry rudiments of learning proof OF
their worhiness Of character well their necessity;
and the offices of the Board cannot be better directed than
in mniserng to the educational needs of such class OF
students There adult persons who find their way in
to these schools who for the first time in their lives
afforded the opportunity of being taught in the eemen
Ofschool instruction Some of them well ad-
vanced in age who having experienced the ills of igno
have determined, last the struggle
cipate themselves possible from its chains And there
appren tices who gladly from their days work to
obtain the knowledge to make their work produc-
tive; and boys who engaged in casual employment
in the day time seek the means of escape from such
grateful tasks to enable them selves to reach forward
those which are shared by the better educated.
Our space will not permit US to make any further
extracts from this report, though it contains much
important information and many valuable sugges-
tions We must be permitted, however, to re-
mark that the public would in all probability have
been equally we'll satisfied if the report had been
less lengthy and less verbose, or in other words
more business-like document.
BURNING OF THE STEAMER WILLIAM JENKINS
News was received in the city yesterday morning
that the steamship William Jenkins, of the Boston
line, was burnt while lying at her dock in Savan-
ceived during yesterday of the disaster. The Jen-
kns left this city on Monday last for Savannah
with the intention of loading with cotton for re-
turn cargo. She came from Boston to this CITY
and had a portion of her cargo for Savannah in
tow when she arrived here, it having been shipped
in the former city. Here she completed her cargo,
consisting principally of grains and merchandise,
and left for Savannah where she arrived on the
18th inst. She commenced dischargng her cargo,
but had not finished when the fire took place. 1t
is surmised that the portion of freight on board
when she took fire that shipped from Boston.
The Jenkins was built in this city about six years
ago and cost when new 500 000 Four years ago she
was partly rebuilt at an expense of $50 600, and
recently she was thoroughly reitted. She was
commanded by Captain George Hallett, thorough
seaman and careful officer. Thos. c. jenkins, Esq,
the President OF the company, received despatch
stating that it supposed that the origin Of the
fire was accidental. The company had no insu-
rance on the ship. The cargo generally in
sured.
A CLEARANCE FROM THE REPUBLIC OF SoUrH CARO-
schooner Nahant, Capt. Chase, arrived
at this port on Saturday from Charleston, s. G.,
with the first manifest, made out in the name OF
that State. The words "United States of America"
had been cut from the original paper, and in their
stead was inserted the following: "The eighty fifth
year of the Independence of the Republic of South
Carolina" 1t was signed by the Collector and
Naval Officer. The usual ship stamp was embossed
upon the signature of the latter, while upon that of
the former appeared the design of Palmetto tree
the chosen emblem of the Sovereignty of South
Carolina. The schooner trades under a coastng
license, and the novelty in the matter of the mani
fest was no drawback to her passage through the
Custom-H House.
PROPERTY SALEs.-Y esterday, j. B. Cannon, auc-
tioneer, Id at the Exchange salesrooms lot of
ground sit uated the east side of Charles street,
near Madi son street, having a front on Charles
street of twenty feet and depth of one hundred
feet to three foot alley. Improved by three
story brick dwelling and back building, and subject
to an annual ground rent OF $500. Purchased by
p. NJ. Snowden for $500.
Col. s. H. Cover, auctioneer, sold on the premi-
ses yesterday Franklin street near Howard ,hav-
ing a front of Is feet on Howard street, and i'm
proved BY two story and attic brick dwelling
and back building. Subject AN annualground rent
of S6O Purchased by Henry S. Fink for 81, ,2l0.
ARREsT.-Two of the parties who were concerned
in the assault upon negro named Wm Scott, on
Sunday afternoon, as he was about to enter the
African Church, on Dover street, near Fremont, on
Sunday afternoon, were arrested yesterday morn
ing at o'clock, at their houses, by officer Craw-
ford. Their names are Michael Finnegan and Geo.
Calvert. They were held by Justice Showacre to
answer the charge before Court.
U. S. REVENUE CUTTER.-0n Saturday evening
last the United States revenue cutter j. C. Dobbin,
arrived in this port. This is the cutter which
was seized in the harbor of Savannah some ten
days since by party of lawless men and restored
to the United States authorities by order of the
Governor of that State. She will go out of SER
vice and remain in this port.
SALE OF A SoHooNER.-F. W. Bennett & Co. sold
yesterday afternoon Bowley's wharf, the schoon-
er j. j. Crittenden, 6S tons measurement Pur-
chased by John Robinson for ST, 600.