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in medicine Physic vs. Innovntions A groat proportion of mon formtheir opinions en (cat til, Ac. tirely from prccedont and in a spirit of imitation. Wo arc sometimes out of all patience with tlicso slavish sycophants these parrots who talk what tho past has talked, and sing the song of dead and bur Btooklrm aglc. 'laONOAY i.

Itcitlcr look on the F1.ST P.1QF. of this number of the. Kaoi.e for the first part itf an intrristing Original JVwuc, The, ltalflrecd" and fur an oritrinnl jwtm The Piny Ground." To morroio, ire har.c a rail treat for you, a most truthful poem, The Uutttc of the Rio Grande," Inj F.ee. T. 11 Thayer, of this city.

ied ages Mawkish sympathy," they cry, if you advance any thing more genial and less rigid and intended for a new stage lino, between this city and Babylon, and io owned by our enterprising neighbor Jones, whose placo is just below tho Eagle Building. Tho appearance of this coach and team in our streets created quite an excitement, among tho whips and others a largo crowd assembled to witness its departure. The driver seemed to feel the importanco of his situation, and handled the ribbons with the air of one accustomed and fully competent to discharge the duties of his TJ Wo do not recollect a time when emigration to this country was greater than at present among the many thousands that arrived in our ports last week, wc noticed in tho streets of Brooklyn, on Saturday, a largo number of apparently highly respectable peoplo whom wo should judge had not sought a home in this new world, from destitution of tho comforts and necessaries of lifo. Wo bid thorn welcomo to our shores City Hall. Tho new City Hall is progressing rapidly, within the ruins of tho old monster.

When completed this structure will ho an ornament to our city and afford the ample accommodations lontr just so much noiso hear you at tho oast. There, all i3 life, bustle and business in a small way, to bo sure, hut still business. Thero are tho scores and hundreds of retail stores which supply Brooklyn withall its temporary wants require after that evil custom, so much in vogue in this country, oven among persoirs who aro not necessitated to do so, of buying everything by tho half pound aud half pock. There are also many manufactories of various kinds scattered over tho eastern half of Brooklyn, not forgetting to mention divers distilleries, and hide tanning establishments, which tho neighbors wish anywhere else in tho world, except just whero they aro. It cannot help striking a person, howovor, in walking through East Brooklyn, how numerous are the wooden houses so numerous, indeed, that if there bo not a repetition, beforo many years, of something liko the Pittsburgh and Montreal conflagrations, we aro much mistaken It is a short sighted policy, this building of frame houses a custom more honored in tho breach than tho observance." Perhaps among tho numerous instances of progress," in this country, nono is more striking than Brooklyn.

But ton years ago, somo of the most populous parts of tho city wero covorod by corn fields aud potato patches. If it wero two hundred milos from New York, Brooklyn would bo as great as Cincinnati or Boston. As it is, it must always remain a kind of suburb of the metropolis and, in tho opinion of many cool headed mon, would bo bottor off, if municipally united to that metropolis. Not exactly, Mr. Atlas As to suburb," we have no objections to the namo, if we retain tho game, withal.

Wc are, by odds, a far cleaner, healthier, moro orderly, and a 'hotter off people Ourselves aud tho Wo have arrayed ourselves in now apparel, and present us to the public with a clean today as per the current paragraph, and all after it! We might say a great deal, herewith, about what wo aro going to do, etc. but wc think it about as well to let our acts speak for Wo shall do as well as we can and our journal will be devoted' to what is put into it. The democratic party of Brooklyn should (and do) handsomely snporl a liandsomo daily paper. For our part, too, we menu no mere lip thanks when we say that wc are truly conscious of the warm kindness with which they have always treated this establishment To those in Brooklyn who, not taking a daily local print, feel inclined to subscribe to one, wc respectfully suggest that they 'try now. If, at the end of a or month, they don't think they get the worth, of their money, wo will cheerfully mark them off again.

We really feel a gloomy than other gem rations havo advanced. Pidi they are as bad as the Hindoo who throws filth on his body, and imagincsit devotional. Tltcy think sacred the rotten remnants which corrupt and stain men's minds. Experiments' are the great bugbears of these men, in the political world. Prove to them over so clearly that a thing is wise and right; they will put you down with the argument that ii cannot bo right because it is new.

On this ground, (that is the real difficulty, however it may be denied,) comes tho objection to doing away with Capital Punishment. It were an innovation on tho past, and therefore dangerous! Now we have no objection to this as 07ic of the arguments but do not consider it sufficient, by far, to outbalanco every thing on the other side. Where a rule works well, there is no need of innovation but where it works ill, there is. Will any one affirm that the Hanging Law works well I Brooklyn fclm relies, Yesterday. Calvary Church, Pearl street.

The communion service, and that holy rite itself, were gono through with in this church yesterday morning. Rev. Mr. Lewis, the officiating clergyman, preached in tho evening a sermon from Acts XIX, 18, 19 and 20 And many that believed came, and showed their deeds." Wo aro informed that Mr. Lewis is to be the rector of the Church of the Holy that beautiful new edifice on Court street, put up by Mr Bartow, and that he commences the discharge of hif City Intelligence.

Kings County Poor House and Lunatic Asylum. Wo last week availed ourselves of an opportunity to visit these establishments at Flathush. Situated in a remoto and retired spot about half a mile from the main road, these buildings aro comparatively little known even to the great body of the county who aro interested in their luaintuiimnco and are rarely seen by any one except be make an express visit for that purpose. And yet tho county buildings are models of their kind, and a visit thereto will amply repay the trouble incurred. The County of Kings stands with a few others in this Stato a shining exception in its means of extending rational and Christian treatment to those who nro obliged to quaff deeply of tho bitter cup of sickness and poverty.

Instead of farming out to tho lowest bidder those who are dependent upon the cold charities of the world, as has been tho custom from timo immemorial, and thus permitting heartless cupidity to wring its damning gains from ill treatment and starvation, our county has provided a good homo for those unfortunates, where they may enjoy ull tho substantial comforts of life and by the admirablo system of management hore udoptedat a comparatively moderate cost to tho community. Although the infliction of pauperism is still harder to boar than tho obligation to support it, the repugnance to both must bo considerably alleviated by the plan here in operation Tho County Poor House is located in tho midst of a perfectly level farm of some seventy acres, which is laid out in fields, teeming with all kinds of the richest verdure, and the whole presenting tho neat appearance, rather of a gentleman's country scat than an alms house. In front of the building is a neat door yard, of a couple of acres in extent, laid out with walks and flower beds. The building itself, two r.lories in height, with wings at cither side, the wholo about one hundred feet long, and painted white, is embowered in the midst of fruit trees of various kinds, affording a delicious shade, and rendering the aspect of the place peculiarly attractive and refreshing. Through the politeness of Mr.

S. C. Herbert, who for some years has acted as keeper of the Alms House, we were favored with an opportunity of inspecting the internal economy of the building. Every tiling within was in most admirablo arrangement, and presented an appearance of comfort and cozi ness not surpassed in private dwellings, though, as may well be supposed, tho furniture and other appointments were not of the highest style of magnificence, nor the material as rich as may reasonably be supposed to exist in tho halls of tho Monto zumas." Still, all was neat and respectable, and we give the assurance to those who may be obliged to avail themselves of tho munificence of the public, that they aro at this time possibly sojourning in fur more repulsive places of abode. Never beforo having had tho good (ill?) fortune to visitau alms house, our previously conceived aud repugnant ideas thereof desire to talk on many subjects, to all tho people of Brooklyn and it ain't their ninepenccs wc want so much either.

There is a curious kind of sympathy called for by the wants of offices and officers. 03 Singlo copies of tho Daily Eagle, in wrap pers, for sale at the dosk of our counting room. Price, two conts. Insulting a female. An impudent young man came very near being arrested yesterday in Myrtlo avenue, for addressing himself in characteristic language to a lady who happened to be passing, near Prince street a married lady, and a stranger.

His 1 language and conduct wero insulting, and ono of tho officers near by very properly informed him that such things wero not allowed in these diggius. Tho rowdy blustered, but retreated. It wouldn't have been amiss to have lodged him in the proper place of confinement i Identified. Tho body of the boy who was found drowned on Saturday in Gowanue bay, has been identified as tho son of Mr. Thos.

Colman, No. 4 Little street He has been missing a week, and was last seen playing with a dog on tho dock foot of i Jackson street, and it is supposed he was acciden tally precipitated into the water and drowned. Lost boy. A son of Mr. Walter Murdock, aged 14 yoars, has been missing since Friday afternoon.

Wc understand ho was last seen on the dock at tho foot of Washington street, and it is feared he fell into the water. Yesterday at 11 o'clock, a number of guns were fired over the water for tho purpose of raising his body but tho attempt was unsuccessful. I HP" Tho former commander of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Commodoro Jamos Renshaw, of the United Slates Navy, died in Washington city, on Friday last, aged 62 years. CT Wo aro requested to stato that tho Brooklyn (haven't you ever thought of it before 7) that arises Among the numerous petitions laid before the late legislature of this State, were several for charters to medical associations and schools one of them for a liniiiiinpulliir institute, Tho legislature thought proper to reject the last, because hoimcpa ihy is not orthodox. We believe one was for a hidropat hie college: on this no action was taken.

The few physicians in the legislature were bitterly opposed to each and all the young physic' applicants; and wc believe, indeed, that in Brooklyn and New York there is at this moment tho most terriffic war waging between the old doctors and tho new school. Wo belong to neither but feel inclined to write a few words about the art nevertheless. The history of medicine," says a late writer on hydropathy, is a series of revolutions." When wo come to reflect a moment, wc are convinced of this truth, and behold as a sequence, how unwise it is to denounce a medical theory, merely becauso it is new. Perhaps in no department of life, is there at present a keener spirit of inquiry awakened than in that which relates to the cure of disease. People aro so sick of being drugged so convinced that there is a simpler and better plan, than the old one so shacked at the great proportion which the kills bear to the cures that they are perhaps too ready to encourago innovation, and accept doctrines not founded on deep thorough experience which after all must alone bo the lest of things of this sort A partial merit and conditional success, are exalted into that position which ouirht only to belong to specifics.

Perhaps these latter remarks will apply to homopathy, and hydropathy systems creating at tho present moment some stir in the world. In our opinion their excellence is nearly altogether of a negative kind. They may not cure, but neither do they kill which is more than can be said of the old systems. They aid nature in carrying off the disease slowly and do not grapple with it fiercely, and fight it, to tho detriment of the patient's poor frame, which is left, even in victory, prostrate and almost annihilated, liko some of tho English armies at the close of royal "triumphs," during our revolution. A few such victories generally do the business for a man.

Wc do not see why the plain rules of common sense, which hold good in other matters, should not apply in medicine. But physicians arc almost invariably averse even to telling the family of a sick person what his illness exactly is. (Wo would not be so unkind as to hint that they often do not themselves know what it is.) They look wise, shake their heads, keep an ominous silence, write some cabalistic characters for the apothecary, and act as though tho life of the ailing one depended in the mystery his doctor preserved about his case This is most ridiculous Nearly every disease of anything more than a trivial nature, is the result either of hereditary causes, or a train of circumstances acting, perhaps slowly and silently, long and long before the disease itself breaks out. Perhaps an abstinence from pure air, day after day, for years perhaps regularly eating warm bread, over done meat, and drinking strong tea and coffee, for the like years perhaps indulging in spirituous drink perhaps leaving tho limbs duties there, on Sunday next, in the Chapel, which will be opened on that day. Universalist Church, Fulton Street.

The sub than you New Yorkers, with your nasty narrow crooked streets! Don't talk to us, either, of our being "municipally united" to you. Tho thing's out of tho question. Youth and beauty" should never wed old ago and ugliness" (to say nothing of character,) you know! Texas Legislature. Wo loam from a gentleman who lately arrived from Austin, that a joint resolution was adopted last week, in each Houso of tho Legislature, to adjourn sine die, on tho 11th inst A resolution was also introduced, providing for the election of a S. Senator, to fill the vacancy that will occur next year, by the expiration of the term of Gen.

Houston. Houston Telegraph, 13tA. John Tyler, ex President of the U. States, is now in Washington. Ho came upon the summons of tho select committee who have been appointed to investigate tho disbursements of the secret service fund under his administration.

Union of Friday. Wheu Maj. Ringgold fell from his horso mortally wounded by a cannon ball, Lieut. Sherer immediately affered his assistance but ho said, No, sir let me stay go on you have enough, to do go ahead." ject of Rev. Mr.

Thayer's discourso, at this church, yesterday morning, was patience from tho text ye have heard of the patience of Job." A full and intelligent congregation listened attentively to this discourse. Prof. Bush's lecture was numerously and respec tably attended last evening at tho Institute. The proof which he advanced of tho divine mission of very sensibly ana rapidly gave way to a more genial opinion. Accompanied by the keeper and Ins wife and L.

Van Nostrand, one of tho Superintendants of the Poor, wc made tho tour of some ten or twelvo Swedciiborg was necessarily of a ncgativo character, but tolerably well grounded in reason and founded upon analogy. The Professor averred himself to be a firm believer that Emanuel Swedenborg was a true messenger from God. His next lecture will be on Sunday evening, 14th inst in the mind of a newspaper conductor with tho public he serves. lie gets to loon Ilium. Daily communion creates a sort of brotherhood and sisterhood between the two parties.

As for us, wo like this. We liko it better than the more, 'dignified' part of editorial labors the grave political disquisition, tho contests of faction, and so on. Aud wo want as many readers of tho Brooklyn Eagle oven unto tho half of Long Island as possible, that wo may increase the number of such friends. For are not those who daily listen to us, friends? Perhaps no office requires a greater union of rare qualities than that of a true editor. No wonder, then, that so few come under that flattering title! No wonder that we are all derelict, in some particular In general information, an editor should bo complete, particularly with that relating to his own country.

He should have a fluent style elaborate finish we do not think requisite in daily writing. His articles had far belter be earnest and terse than polished they should ever smack of being uttered on the spur of the moment, liko political oratory. In temper, Job himself is tho lowest example, he should, take. And even that famed ancient, wo trow, cannot he said to have achieved the climax of human endurance sineo types and printing presses wero not in vogue at his era. An editor needs, withal, a sharp eye, to discriminate tho good from tho immenso mass of unreal stuff floating on all sides of him and always bearing the counterfeit presentment of the real.

This talent is so rare that many newspapers havo built up quite a reputatiun on the meritof their selections alone. Here, in this country, most editors have far far too much to do, to make good work of what they do. Abroad, it is different In London or Paris, tho payment for a single rooms. I hrce or four wero occupied bv superan At most of the churches there was quite a a slim attendance yesterday. Though it did not Democratic Itejuiblican General Committee of the City of Brooklyn.

A meeting of the Committee will be held at the Fourth Ward Hotel, corner of Fulton street and Myrtlo avenue, on THURSDAY evening, June 4th, 1S 10, at 7 o'clock. All persons having claims against the Committee are requested to present their bills on or before the above named day B. H. BOOTH, Chairman. Georoe S.

Co.novkr, Secretary. mv3u 5t exactly rain, the clouds made it uncertain whether go to meetin' attire could vouture out with safety and tho consequenco was tho giving to said attire of the benefit of the doubt. Directory for tho ensuing year is now ready, so that all who wish corrections to be made will pleaso call at tho office, No. 138 Fulton strcot Brooklyn Garden This placo is looking greon and cool just right for tho hot weather that wc arc to have. Yankee Hili This celebrated son of Comus, commences some of his characteristic entertainments in Brooklyn to morrow night Soe adv.

The National Fair. Wo have received, (by politeness of Mr. Holt,) tho Loom, the little daily published from the National Fair at Washington. Good news. Tho wind chopped round to the west at 11 o'clock this morning hugely to the delight of that monster the public.

We may thus look for clear skies, wo hope, before many hours. Tho earth, and all that it inherits, however, has become so saturated with dampness that it will tako a spell' for drying us all up. Sabbath Disorders. Tho streets were rather disorderly yesterday, and numerous complaints havo been made to tho Mayor. A pretty extensive dog fight took placo in Myrtlo avenue, near Jackson st, which collected a largo crowd, but tho Sunday officers wero not in force enough to arrest the promoters of tho battle.

Moans will be taken to abato such disgraceful scenes for tho future. County Courts. The Common Pleas and General Sessions commenced their June term this morning. Present, Hon. John Vanderbilt and the county judges.

The following gentlemen compose the list of grand jurors: John H. Baker, foreman, Michael Stryker, John H. Smith, Joua. Rogers, Peter Do Baun, Conklin Brush, C. J.

Debevoise, M. S. Nee fus, S. P. Stoothoff, Thos.

Brewster, C.E.Bulkeley, Wm. Kowcnhovcii, Bernardus Voorhecs, Jacob Suydam, Jr, Jacobus Lake, R. S. Tucker, J. J.

Rapelye, David Stonn, Jcromus Suydam, Joseph Osborne, James Noble, Davis Johnson, C. M. Olcott, Whitson Jarvis. Judge Vanderbilt charged the jury upon the usual topics, recommended a more efficient prison discipline, and adverted to the fact that tho Supervisors had determined to purchase twenty or and blood to stagnate for want of exercise one of these causes, or all combined, have led to some fever, chronic affection, or deeply rooted taint of blood. To say that a man, however groat his book lore, or however many college lectures he may havo heard can, after asking a few questions and getting a few symptoms, cure such a result, or even attempt to cure it with any chance of success, is preposterous Physicians, (who as a body, are alto gether too conservative, too great slaves of prece dent, and loo haughty in behalf of their standing,) have no more than other men, the gift of miracles.

When called upon to attend a sick person, they ItlARIEIED. By Kev. T. B. Thayer, May 30th, Rev.

John W. Hanson and Miss Sarah R. Holbrook, both of Lowell, Muss. On the 27th May, by Rev. Dr.

Stone, William H. Stone of Now Vork, to Dora D. Davenport, of Newport, It. I. IE.

On the 28th May, of consumption, John Jewkes, son of Richard and Mary Juwkcs, aged 5 yoars and 9 months. In Now York, May 31st, Lewis Krugoll, in the 29th year of his age a native of Cojienhiigen, Denmark. PUOCJLAmATTON. Whereas, the Board of Canvassers have declared that tho election held in this city, on tho 10th pursuant to an act of the Legislature of this State, passed May 16th, 18 15, and the act amendatory thereof, passed Fob. lGlh, 184G, resulted in the decision by a majority of over Two Thousand of the votes in favor of No Licenses for tho sale of intoxicating or spirituous liquors or wines Therefore and in conformity to a resolution of the Common Council, passed the 25th instant Fraxcis B.

Stryker, Mayor of the City of Brooklyn, do hereby publish and declare, that all Licenses heretofore granted for the sale, by retail, of intoxicating or spirituous iquors or wines have expired that no license for the sale of such liquors or wines can now lie grantcil that the selling such liquors or wines, by retail, is unlawful and that whoscver shall sell by retail any intoxicating or spirituous liquors or wines, or in any manner, or by any device, shall sell by retail, within the city of Brooklyn, shall be deemed guilty of a violation of the laws of tills State relative to the sale of intoxicating or spirituous liquors or wines, and shall be liable to all the penalties imposed for such violation. And I would call upon all good citizens to respect the laws above referred to, and refrain from any violation thereof; and to report any and all violations of said laws to the proper authorities. l. s. Vand affixed the seal of the Mayoralty of the city of Brooklyn, this 27th dav of May, A.

J). 1840. "iy27 FRANCIS B. STRYIUill, Mayor. BltOOKIA'N CABPEX STORE, Fulton (148) Street.

S3?" STEWART CO. now oftcr to the citizens of Brooklyn and the Public generally, one of the most extensive assortments of Carpets in the United States, comprising in part, Twenty ninth Consrress. Saturday, May 30. The Senate was not in session to day. The House of Representatives, after passing a resolution to close the debate on the Paymaster's bill in two hours after taking it up in Committee of the Whole, and refusing to reccivo a resolution relative to the hour of meeting, recess, spent about an hour in tho consideration of private bills.

Tho bill to provide for the appointment of additional Paymasters hi tho Army, and to render the office permanent, instead of being a four y.cars appointment, wa thou taken up Committee of the Whole, debated, amended, after which a substitute for the whole bill, offered by Mr. McKay, was adapted, reported to the House, and passed. Tho bill as passed authorizes the appointment of three additional Paymasters, who are. to remain in the service as long as the increaso in the rank and file of the Army authorized at this session shall continue and no longer. A motion was then made to adjourn, upon which the House refused.

Mr. Haralson moved to go into committee of the whole and take up the bill supplementary to the act providing for the prosecution of the existing war with Mexico. Ayes Gl, noes 19 no quorum voting. A second motion to adjourn was then made, and the ayes and nays being ordered, the House refused lo adjourn. Ayes 4'J, noes SI.

A second attempt was then made to go into committee of tho whole, but it was unsuccessful, when the House adjourned. Tiac Welstcr Jha.r;res. Ma. Editor You were on Saturday in error in stating that tho Webster Com." report him purified. Mr.

Ingersoll's charges will be more than sustained by the report of tho Com. lo investigate the charges, whatever may be said by the Whig Com. to ascertain ww gave the information." Tho former will report about the 15th Juno. Fair Play. yield loo quickly to his friends' desire that they should do something for him." This something frequently does him harm, while nothing could'ut have more than left him where he was.

Most of the a gents known in medicine, are of such a nature that thirty acres of land in Flatbush, for the purpose of their very presentation to an unwell person makes him more unwell than before. This is strong testimony against them for it may be called a rule in physic that whatever nauseates is not likely to produce a good effect. So powerful an adjunct is the imagination, that where its potency is turned against instead of with the curative effort, there is very little chance of success indeed. The orthodox will reply to this that the surgeon's knife in some cases, and leader' is frequently more than the month's salary of tho best remunerated American editor. Crowding upon one individual tho duties of live or six, is, indeed, tho greatest reason of all why wc have in America so very few daily prints thai are artistically equal to the European ones.

Is it not astonishiug, then, not that tho press of the United States don't do better, but that it don't do worse With all and any drawbacks, however, much good can always bo done, with such potent influenco as a well circulated newspaper. To wield that influence, is a great responsibility. There are numerous noble reforms that havo yet to be pressed upon tho world. People are to be schooled, in opposition perhaps to their lung established ways of thought. In politics, too, the field of improvement is wide enough yet the harvest is large, and waiting to be reaped and each paper, however humbie, may do good in the ranks.

Nor is it a more monotonous writer after old fashions that can achieve the good we speak of. We shall have more to say on this theme, at a very early period. The suite Has convened in the Capitol aud, perhaps, at the moment the reader's eyes are over this paragraph, prepares to organize itself, by balloting for its officers. To say that we await tho progress aud result of that Convention's labor with deep anxiety, scantily expresses the earnestness of our mental gaze toward Albany for many weeks from this time forward. Wc are rejoiced that a hirge majority of the good men of this State aro in the Convention rejoiced that it is democratic: but the crisis of transforming Law, and making a new Constitution for us and for our children, is still a great work a work to be done after long thought; after prayer, and invoking the Mousing of God.

May lie indeed direct the labors of the Convention to the advancement of the purest Right, and the loftiest Freedom a workhouse to be erected thereon. Hie grand jury then retired and tho petit jury impaneled, but dismissed until next Monday. There is a full criminal calendar, and but five civil cases. ICf Wc made a slight mistake on Saturday in saying that tho Church of the Holy Trinity would bo open on the 7th of June. The chapel in the rear of the church will be ready for divine servico on that day.

Military. Brig. Gen. Duryea has ordered an encampment of tho officers of his brigade in tho vicinity of this city during the 17th and ISth Inst The object is probably preparation for Mexico. The volunteers who enroled their names at a meeting held last week in this city for service in Texas, will hold another meeting on Thursday evening next, at Museum Hall, comer of Jackson and Nassau street, for the purporo of receiving further additions to tho volunteer roll.

They aro lo be in ipecac others, are unavoidable. True; but our rule, as a general one, is good notwithstanding. Of systems of medicine, like systems of religion, it may be allowed, that not ono is entirely without spected by tho Adjutant General of tho Stato of nuated women, mostly engaged in sewing, who all looked as happy as circumstances would permit. Another contained about a dozen little girls of various ages, with a female teacher, who induced them to execute several pieces of music in unison and this they did in a very creditable manner. We next visited a room containing some eighteen or twenty young Oliver Twists but who, by tho way, appeared more neatly dressed and somewhat better fed than that renowned creation of Boz.

We then went successively through several rooms ono occupied by lying in women, nearly all of whom had been unfortunate enough to mako a slip from tho paths of virtue, and been taken in chargo by those benevolent individuals, the Sups, of the Poor. Hero were somo nino infants who had commenced their brilliant earthly career under these inauspicious circumstances. Next through tho receiving ship," so called from the fact that all kinds of depraved and dissipated characters were thero kept aloof from the more exemplary, in order that their contaminating influences might not spread. Lastly, we visited tho bakery, where some 700 lbs. of very excellent bread arc baked daily and into loaves weighing each 6 which are sliced up by means of a very ingenious mnoliiuc invented by ono of tlie paupers, thereby effecting a considerable saving of physical strength.

Leaving this building we proceeded to another in the rear occupied as a hospital. Hero wero sixteen oor fellows afflicted with various ailments some in the last stages of consumption, and already their breath began to come and go quickly, and thciroyes to assume that glassy appearance denoting the poor sufferers to bo on tho very confines of eternity. Side by side with these was a man in the ravings of ddirium tremens, and about to terminate a profligate and misspent life in tho agonies of that fell disease. But the saddest and must touching spectacle was a German youth of about twenty, whose name we learned to be Hendrick Skaten, and who was entirely destitute and friendless. This young man was stretched upon abed, of that most painful and loathsome disease the hip complaint and his thigh was swollen to the diameter of a foot, while the rest of his frame was emaciated to the bust degree.

He could not speak a word of English and as some, one carefully turned down the bed clothes to exhibit the affected part an operation which we would gladly have excused the big tears rolled down his cheeks, and his lineaments assumed an appearance of the inlcnsest anguish at tho pain this slight movement caused him. Wo were informed that the poor fellow's disease had made such progress that he could not bo expected to live many days. Great heaven what a fate must this be, to bo overtaken by such a discaso in a strange country, away from the endearments and attentions of home, and come to an untimely death in a foreign almshouse There are, wc wero informed, 330 paupers in tho Poorhouse, GO of whom aro children, and the remainder of the number divided about equally between Hie two sexes. There wero few nicu to be seen about the house, for the reason that they wero out in the fields and workshops while wc were there. There are all sorts of trades carried on thero, and by this system of labor tho paupers themselves materially alleviate the tax upon the community for their support.

For all statistics of this kind we refer the roadcrs to tho annual report of the Superintendents. We defer until to morrow our notice of the Lunatic Asylum. Exhibition of the Sabbath School at Long Island Farms. This school which is composed of the pauper children who reside at Long Island Farms, hold an exhibition at tho Broadway Tabernacle, on Thursday, the 4th day of June next, commencing at 3 o'clock, P. M.

From 400 to aOO children will be present It is said that the committee have taken this course in order to stimulate and encourage tho little orphans on a day by themselves, so that their identity may not be lost in a crowd on tho day of tho regular anniversary the Sunday Schools of the Union. Dry Dock at Brooklyn. Tho Morning News says This noble work is progressing as rapidly as the appropriations will allow, under the superiiiten dance of the engineer, Mr. McAlpin, a large portion of the excavation being already completed. The vast force pumps for clearing the docks of water, are sunk within seven feet of the bottom of the.

intended excavation, and the earth is being very rapidly removed, by the means of machinery driveu by a steam engine of twenty five horse power. It is computed that three years will yet elapse beforo this magnificent basin will be. completed, as the. entire interior of the structure is to be lined with massive masonry, each stone averaging nearly threo tons, and laid in hydraulic cement. Tho contracts for the stone work aro now closed, that for the facing being taken by Messrs.

J. Gonder, jr. of Lancaster, aud the rubble being furnished by Messrs. Richards Van Wart, of New York city, at an aggregate amount of about 125,000. The facing is to be of granite, from Sullivan Island, on the coast of Maine, and tho rubble of stone from the Highland quarries, on the North River.

Tho facing stono will each one be dressed to a pattern furnished by tho government When completed, the dock will be somo 300 feet in length, with a breadth of 108 foot, and will bo sufficiently capacious to receive the largest three decker afloat Six in Hand We noticed on Saturday, in front of our office, a new, elegant and commodious Stago Coach, to which was attached six well matched handsome steeds This establishment is, we believe, commendable points. To elevate, however, any particular individual of either those religious or medical systems into the sole rule and test of truth, the tine cxr.liisicc reality, whilo none elso possess the least claims, to worth will never do. In medicine, we know what we don't know but it is much harder to say what we do know to put any given pro Brussels, Three 1'ly, Superline, Extra Fine, Fine, Damask Venitian, Twilled do Plain do Russia do Cotton do Super Patent Rugs, Super. Tufted do Door Matts, English American Drug Heavy Floor Oil Cloths, chintz and marble col. Light floor Oil Cloths, all colors, 4 4, 5 4 6 4 Canton Mattings, Einboss'd Piano Covers, Emboss'd Table do Worsted do do Cotton do do Table Oil Cloth, Window Shades, Worsted Damasks, Worsted Moreens, position of a positive character as indisputable.

Gen. Wool. Gen. Wool left the Mansion Houso in New York last evening for Troy, whence ho will proceed with all possible dispatch to the Northwestern States bordering on tho Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, having been commissioned by the President to muster the quota of troops required of those States into the service of the United Slates, and to expedite them to the scene of action on tho Mexican Men arc too apt to take their own inclinations tho fruit of habit the routine in which they havo been gets. btair Rods, GREAT PAINS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO SELECT bred even their prejudices, fears, and vanities for that truth, which ought in no case to be called New York, on Friday morning next 113" Tho Daily Eagle is published in soason to bo forwarded by all tho afternoon mails and stages, and will be promptly sent by either conveyance.

Subscribers residing within thirty miles of the city of Brooklyn will receive it by mail, free of postage. Police. Two men named Jolui Clark, and John Smith wero arrested by the watch, yesterday morning at 4 o'clock, for being engaged in riotous 1 conduct in Tillary near Jackson, and assaulting the officers who took them. Both wero required to givo bail to General Sessions, which Clark complied with, and the other was committed On Saturday, Michael Kecnan tho keeper of a junk shop, at tho corner of Jay and Water street, was bound over for trial at the Sessions, on a charge of receiving stolen goods Christian Muglar and J. B.

Zimmerman, two refractory apprentices, were discharged on promising to behave themselves James Warren was treated to the County jail for 10 days for petit larceny. From tho K. Y. Sunday Atlas. Brooklyn.

Wo remarked, not long since, that Brooklyn, our smart little sister city, was a pretty littlo place, aud characterised by many fine qualities. To strike a dividing lino with Fulton street, (how different that street now looks from the time ixcept aner it lias stood the tires of attack from many quarters, run the gauntlet of investigation, and been settled by philosophers who have buried precedent, and built upon analysis aud careful ex periment. More anon. Writing and fighting. Several of tho papers aro publishing excellently well written letters from our camp at the Rio Grande, many of them descriptive of Mexican matters and things.

One good effect this war will have, at all events it will givo us a clearer idea of what sort of a country the Cactus republic is which seems very proper, as paving tho way for that the miulo. 'i'lic Turin Wo see it stated from Washington, (truly, we believe) that our democratic members in the II. of It. have determined to postpone all private business for five weeks, and take up the Tariff bill to day fortnight, the interim to be employed indisposing of the various military bills before Congress. It is said that three weeks is the period to be assigned to tho discussion of the tarilf.

That the tendency of opinion in Congress is for lowering duties to the very lowest, wo have no doubt as the same opinion is in the country at large. We gave in our Saturday's paper, the latest accounts from the Southwest since which nothing has been, received. The Teli grnph this morning has not a line. Troops are volunteering for the fight in all parts of tho country; and it is probable, by this time that Gen. Taylor has almost enough reinforce ments from the States Highest our 1 young Brother to enable him to pay his respects with safety to the Tun Indians ok Texas.

G. W. Kendall writes from tho camp of tho Indian Commissioners, on tho Brazos River, under dato of May 8th, that the great Indian Treaty would probably bo formed on the following week. There was good reason to believe that the Carnanches would be well represented in Council. Many of the more noted Chiefs paid an early visit to the quarters of Gov.

Butler, who had been very unwell for several weeks, but was slowly recovering. While there they had a smoke and a short talk, appeared friendly enough, and after the visit was over, stalked quietly off to their quarters. Mexican President, wherever the latter may be found. TIic THE MOST DESIRABLE STYLES AND PATTERNS, many of which have never been offered to the public. The subscribers aro confident thoy can offer sufficient inducements to make it the interest of all who wish to pur chase, to favor them with a call.

STEWART ic CO. S'JTEAM PIPES. WELDED WROUGHT IRON PIPES, FOR STEAM AND HYDRAULIC PURPOSES. Also, Brass and Iron Cocks, Branches, Elbows, Bonds, Reducers, Tongs, Ctuit Iron Pijics of all sizes. THOS.

II. NORRIS BROTHER, 02 Cold, botweeu Fulton and Bookman apt) eoil3m New York. HANDSOME MBtKSS AT VERY REDUCED PRICES. ITS?" The subscribers now offer for sale the balance ef thoir stock of NEW AND ELEGANT SPRING GOODS, at a very great reduction in prices, and wonld respectfully invite tho ladies and strangers visiting tho city, to call and examine the same before making their purchases. Also, a lot of WHITE CANTON CRAPE SHAWLS, 20 per cent, less than sold elsewhere.

II. I. PECK, 247 Broadway, my25 Utf cor. of Murray st. New York.

JAMES COJLE, AUCTIONEER. 12 HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE SALES. My personal attention will bo givcn to the disposal of Household Furniture by auction, at private residences, during the season. Catalogues prepared, and every facility afforded, ou application to JAMES COLE, No. 1 Front street, Or at the office of John Dimon, Brooklyn Firo Insurance Agoncy, No.

25 Atlantic street. Brooklyn, March 30th, 1846. n30 istf C3 NOTICE CHANGES OF MAIL ARRANGEMENTS between this City and JVino l'or. Tho Mails will depart and arrive at this office hereafter as follows Leave Brooldyti daily at 5o A. li, 8 A.

and SH P. M. arrivo at New York same day by 0 A. 9 A. and 3 1.

M. Leave JVeio York daily at 6i A. 9i A. and 3M P. M.

arrivo at Brooklyn same ilaylby 63i A. 83i A. M. and 3X P. M.

This nrrangemeni goes into effect April 4, 1846. Post Office, Brooklyn, N. April 3, 18 16. ap3tf II. C.

CONKLING, P. Pandemonium will be realized, probably, in Ful ton, Main and Atlantic streets in this city commencing at day liirht to morrow morning, and get Legacy Case. Some time ago, a Mr. Brand, of Aiiairs sn WnsJiintf ton. Since the three exciting days, at the end of which Congress passed tho War Appropriations, nothing of great importance has occurred in either house.

The Civil and Diplomatic App. Bill comes before the Senate shortly, when it will bo cut up' some, or wc are mistaken. From present appearances there is little probability of an adjournment beforo August VotUXTKKUS K.NOL'CH ALREADY. Tile Album Argus intimates that double the number of troops asked for by the President from the Slate, of New York, have already volunteered. It ad' that the applications must be consistent with the letter as well as spirit of the law which seine among them are not.

This will mako it necessary to repeat them. ting to a head on I mirsday next when the great race is to come off at the Union Course. Betting runs high, wc are told, between the rival bloods of North and South. when the superannuated rango of wooden taverus clustered around tho ferry, and Bon Davis's old store on the upper corner of Hicks street we have Brooklyn divided into two equal, and yet very unequal, portions. They are nearly alike in respect to territory, but altogether different as to quality and style of life.

Tho west Bide is, par excellence, the court end" of tha town. Many of the New York merchants, as well as an army of clerks and book keepers, live there, and strive to keep up tho gonteel" reputation of tho place. As to its local beauty, however, there can be no dispute. Wc don't know a prettier rango of streets than those that lio between Fulton and tho Heights. They are all clean, airy, without pent up alleys, and with plenty of trees and shrubbery.

Also, there arc no nuisances," in tho shape of factories, or tin shops witii an infernal din, or soap boiling places, or anything of that sort In the summer, the cool breozes from the water blow refreshingly over those high grounds, and mako them peculiarly agreeable. Tho buildings, wo may add, aro all neatly kept, and have a fresh, well painted look indeed, rather too fresh, except that the plentiful verduro is a relief from so much white which is almost the perpetual color, except of the brick houses. These regions, too, retain a dreamy, drowsy quiet, particularly in Juno and July. You hear no noiso, except an occasional canary bird and meet none but a few idle saunlerers. As much quiet as you find west of Fulton street.

Richmond (Va.) left a legacy lo the Presbyterian Board of Publication, supposed at the time to amount to but which was reduced subsequently, by claims oti the estate, to The will was contested by the heirs at law, encouraged by the law of Virginia, which docs not recognize the existence of any Religious corporation. The Board of Publication consequently have abandoned the hope and design of recovering it. I'itilail. jntjter. The Nkwask IUukuuk.

Mahan, in jail in New Jersey, charged with the murder of his wife, whose putrid cirjise was found by his bed on Wednesday night, will probably plead guilty to the charge, and thus relieve the court from the unpleasant necessity of entering into a full development of the loathsome case. He has confessed the crime. Steamboat Collision. Tho Diadem and Pink came into collision on the Ohio River, near Rock Island, a week ago yesterday. Tho Pink sank in a few minutes, and Mr.

and Mrs. Green and two children, and Mr. Frazicr owner of the boat, wero drowned. Boat and carijo aro a total loss. The election for School officers and for delegates to the charter convention is being held in the city over the river, to day.

morning prints terrible ae The Old School General Assembly, sitting at Philadelphia, refused to restore Rev. Mr. McQueen, suspended from the ministry for marrying his de ccat ed i. Aocidknts, CaiMKs, Tho are rife with accounts of the crimes cidents of the ht. two daw.

Illumination. The citizens of Baton Rouge, (La.) illuminated their houses on hearing of the glorious triumph on the Rio Grande. 9.