The New York Herald Newspaper, August 7, 1852, Page 6

LOCAL AFFAIRS. | enna The New York Academy of Medicine. Notwithstanding the severe rain of Wednesday evening, thore was @ good attendance of members at the regular monthly meeting of the above body, which was held in the small chapel attached to the University. The chair was taken at eight o'clock, the appeinted hour, precisely, by the President, Dr. Thomas Cock. A short time elapsed before a quorum was present. At half past eight, the chair- man called the mecting te order. There were then present, Drs Batchelder, Beadlo, Bulkely, Carter, Clements, Detmold, Ferguson, Fos- ter, Grieoom, Griescht, Henschell, Jenkins, Kissam, Pond, Rockwell, Vandervoort, Van Pelt, Warren, White, Wood (Ieaac), Wood (J. R ), and Worster. The President called upon the several committees of Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology, Thoory and Practice of Medicine, Materia Medica and Botany, (bstetrics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Pub- lic Health, ana scientific communications, for their reports. The committees had nono to present. The Committee of Finance reported several small bills as duc, amounting to seventy-threo dollars— payment was ordered. There were no papers upon specific subjects read. The President called for the report of ibe committee upon * professional and scientific communications,” relative to the subject of the public health. Tho chairman said, that the committce had met and bestowed much attention on the subject, both in collecting and arrangivg facts, preparing statistical tables, &o.; that report had been published in a nows- paper, and the committee adhered to it as so giver. The corresponding s ury read a let- ter from Dr. Ricord, of Pa.is, in which the writer “thanks the President, Vice-President and members for the honor done to himin admitting him a corresponding member,” and says ‘the as- sociation wilt add another link to tue tie which binds bim to the United States.” The ‘commu- nication was ordered to be inserted on the minutes. Dr. Batchelder wished, if in order, for ission to introduce his friend, Dr. Kinney, that @ should exhibit to the members an improved electro-inzgnetic apparatus for general medical es. Leave was granted, aud Dr. Kinney was introduced. Before he exhibited his apparatus, Dr. Detmold said, that be looked upon this as a very unimportant matter for the academy to enter- tain—the machine is nothing novel, or presents no feature of construction very new; there may be some change of arrangement, but there is nothi in it from which any information can bo derived. s, repudiate, sir, any and every attempt to make this academy » theatre for advertising any machine that any man may start up and call new. I donot think, from looking at this, that it possesses the recommendation of cheapness. {have a machine, of the kind now in use in England and on the conti- nent, and | will venture to say it is cheap:r than this. Dr. Wood thought it should be referred to the Committee on Pharmacy, and rot exhibited here ; if that rule be adopted, every quack nostrum can be advertised by the same means. After a few words from Dr. Warren, and others, it was agreed to refer the instrument to the Committee of Pharmacy for examination, the Sccrotary to furnish Dr. Kin. ney with their names. . DeTuoLD, begged to present to the meeting, a large tumor, of an unusual description, which he had taken from a breast which he had removed from a lady lately. He wished to draw the atten- tion of members to it as he considered it a tumar to which no name can be assigned. In my opinion it arises from an bypotrophy of the cutis, differin; from ordinary hypotrophy. The lady from whom removed this, was born with a slight elevation of the right nipple, and it gradually increased—this tumor formed and grew to such an extent that the mamma reached down to the groin. Unless extir- pated, the tumor may degenerate and put on the appearance of schirrous; or if the skin be broken, run to gangrene. I look upon it as an affection of the fibrous tissue, and one that approaches nearer to eliphantiosis, than any other I know of. This is a subject of jae rent interest to the surgeon—it is a congenital by trophy, for the game process is now going on in the other breast, and a microscopic ob- servation at the time of the operation exhibited smailer tumors in other parts of the body. I have now under treatment a boy with a similar affection in his nose, presenting the appearance of a double nose. I had thought to have him here to night, but he was not in a condition to come. Dr. BarcHeLper, had seen many such tumors, both distinct and associated with those of a malig- nant character, and he must differ with his friend Dr Detmoid, as to the necessity for excision in every case, as he thinks they may all be cured by compre In one caze he used @ hard nge comprees kept wet, and an enormous tumor disap- peared ; it returned in a year, and under similar treatment disappeared. He had alco used the com- press in cases of schirrous tumor with complete suc- cers. The doctor described his mode of preparing the sponge for the compress, aud how be Rae it in his practice. Dr. Dermonp said—No doubt compression would remove the tumor, but with tubercles underneath, it could not affect a cure. Sir Benjamin Brodie wa: his authority for the use of the knife. He hoped, however, that Dr. Batchelder would multiply such cases until schirrous, ecrofulous, lymphatic, and other tumors, wey be cured by pressure, and it will be a blessing ¢quul to chloroform. @uf Present abnounced that a request had boen emade py the ‘American Medical Association,” that acon.mittce of this Academy should be ay inted to comer With one from that body. Dr. sf -G Clements was appointed to act on behalf of the Academy. The question of the publication of the report upon Pubtic Health, in a pamphlet form, was entertained. Dr. Vax PeLt said—Many leading citizens, and alarge and influential teo, never saw it in the paper at all ; he was informed by many clergy- wnen that they never saw it. Lhe qucetion was referred to the Committee on Publicstion. Dr. S. Corant Forster, wanted to know what was tho by-low with regard to any stronger being reecut at the meeting. It w: lained by the eretory. Dr. Forster deprecated all idea of allu- ding to the press or its members. Upon this an English surgeon from Norwich rose up and said, he was a stranger, and must be the person alluded to. He sppeared quite nervous, and apologising, offered to retire The Doctor deprecated any intention of al- luding to bim cither, so it was not clearly known what be did allude to or to whom. At the request of the members, Dr. Derwoip gave a statement of his views of the pathology of cholera infantum. 3 Dr. Driscout, said it was clearihat the profession knew nothing about the disease, whether, or how far the liver was engaged—whether it was a gastro- enteric affection, an affection of the mucous surface of the bowels, or a simple diarrhea. Post mortem examinations throw no light upon it—zo we learn nothing from the living or the dead, andthe mul- tiplicity of writings about it shows the diversity of the diagnosis entertained » The President vacated the chair, and Dr.J Wood was called thereto. Z The Presipen7 made a lucid explanation of his ideas, from long practice, upon the disease. He re- commends rubefacients and stimulants externally, and not to place much reliance on antacids, astrin- gents, or opiates. Teething he locked upon as an eravating cause, as likewise bad milk, and other “Hess In his opinion, the pathology of the disease hows that it isone resulting from a peculiarly heated air. - This subject will be renewed on next night of meeting. he Dutch Reformed Church in Seventh Avenue, LAYING OF CORNFR An imposing ceremony of this description took place on Thursday afternoon, at the now church, now in progrese of building for the above congrega- tion, in Seventh avenue, corner of Thirteenth strect, when the Rev. Dr. Vermilyea, assisted by many other clergymen, officiated. At five o'clock, the appointed bour, a large number of most reepectable and influential persons were seen wending their way through the avenue and neighboring streets, towards the building, and at half-past five o'clock there were nearly three hundred persons present. The majority were ladies. In a short time after, the building committee, consisting of Rev. W. R. Gordon, with A. P. Maybie and Benjamin P. Demarest, Esqs, arrived. Tho builder, —Mosers. Erving and Westervelt—had caused o platform of boards to be laid upon the joists of the Grst floor (the church is now above tho basement), extending nearly forty feet from the front to roar, and upon this the spectators were accommodated. Upon this platform we noticed the Rev. Dr. Vermil- dt Rev Myr. Lloyd, Rev. Mr. May, Rev. W.R. Uordon, Rey. Mr. Vermilyea, with Mr. Millington, the architect, and Mr. Erving, the builder. A ponderous block of elegantly chiselled brown stone, intended as the corner stone, was placed on the southwest corner. Tho Rev.-Mr. Gonrpow then came forward and ssid— Beloved friends, we are assembled here to-day, in a great measure, to return thanks to Almighty God for th many biceriags he has bestowed upon us, through the influence of Gos pel téaobing, and a knowledge of the truth. Our country stonds prominently forward before the World, ara bright and a shining example of tho STON! which was in their hands. juered ; and wo are the living might of Gospel truth. The Gospel of Jesus Christ, wy friends, is the only platform upo! securely stand. It was upon it our fathers rested, ¥y iE they were animated, when they ht for liberty, and by it they conquered. My ds, whenever they breathed the full air of freedom, they took tho Bible in their hands, they laid it to ‘thelr hearts, and they embodied its spirit in their system of government, until, like the wild flower in our na- tive provinces, it scatters a areund, yy health and the people of a shty land, ans extending its sweet perfume to the furthest regions of the earth. It was, amidst a scattered population, as the leaven in the three measures of meal; and when all was leavened, they took God for their king, and George Washing- ton for general under, and with arms nerv- ed by truth, civil and religious liberty was won forman. My friends, the knowledge of the gospel alone did this. After victory, they combined to cherish, extend, and propsgate the word of Him, their Saviour, and we are now kere, at an advanced stage of American history, to assist in laying the comer stone of another church, to be dedicated to the worship of the God of Freedom, the God of Love, and of all Charity. The Rev. Dr. Verminyra then said—One ray of the light which springs from atrue knowledge of the gospel is more powerful in raising man trom his prostrate condition than all the power, all the might, and all the wealth which man possesses. That is when it is allowed to go abroad freely, to permeate the air, untramellea by human supersti- tions and unchained from the authority of mun him- self Of this knowledge, and the happiness result- ing from it, America affords a glorious example. Wherever you see superstition abound, and moral depravity, with social disorganization, exists, there the word God is untunght, or not understood, And, wy friends, just as the knowledge of his word is shut out of a land, there you eansee the dark cloud of ruin setthng down. I thunk my God, my friends, that we are instructed ia and teach truth— Protestant truth. The Dutch Reformed Church has done much—if net_alli—to introduce, and maintain the faith inthis Western world, for immedis upon opening a way for truth in this island of Man- hattan, the Dutch reformers combined a wide- spread system of educational school teaching with their churches. Monuments of their early labore stillremain in the Collegiate Church of this city, and the school attached to that church, whic ere the first church and first school, aud have existed during the storms and ruin of time and change. If time permitted, £ might ex- plain why the Dutch church has not extended much; but a main cause was the introduction of the English language, and the unwillingness which the Dutch felt to use in their services a tongue which reminded them they were a conquered people. Wo will, however, go on. We come hero wo-day, not to organize a new church, but to lay the corner stone of one for a congregation already established. We hope and trust it may succeed, and that the top stone may be laid on to the glory of the builder— Jesus Christ; and that it stig ius last as a temple where God may be worshipped in truth, and hu- mility of spirit. May Jesus get glory to himself by the erection of this church, and may it long stand as a temple where wandering sivners may be in- vited to return to God, and have their sins washed away in tho blood of the slain Lamb. The workmen then brought forward a leaden box of twelve inches in Jength, eight inches in width, and four anda halt inches deep, which was de posited by Dr. Vermilyea and Rev. Mr. Gordon, in a space left in the brickwork for its reception The box contained a venerable old Dutch book, entitled—* De Paradyse God, Gelerbried Bergrepon in de cerste Belofte, 1706;” an aged Pistarsen, 1731, a copy of the New York Packet, April 15, 1734; Greek epigrams, 1771 ; Columbian almanac, 1791; @ manvser}pt bistory of the church, corner of Green wad Houston strecte, with the names of the present consistory, present number of members, of building committee, and architect ; a Brazilian coin, 1816; copies of minutes of general and particular synods of the Reformed Dutch Church; copy of Christian In- tcligencer, vol L, and No. 1 of New York Enquirer, November, 1827; foreign admissions of Reformed Dutch Gabel ye of rules of classes of New York; a succinct Tract on the History, Doctrines, and Government of Reformed Datch Church, and Sun- day School Union of R. D C.; Twentieth Report of Board of Domestic Missions of & D. C.; a man- useript. Sermon of Dominie Bork, preached in Founklin street, Feb. 23, 1 Constitution and By-Laws of Board of Managers of Synods of R. D C.; Tenth Annual Report of the same board; American Scientific Almanac, 1835; copies of Jour- nal of Missions, Jarish Chronicle and Missionar Herald; Rebuke to High Churehism, by Rev. W. R. Gordon ; Superior Godhead of Christ, the Corner Stene of Christianity, by Rev. W. R. Gordon; “*Spripg Water agai: * a pamphlet depre- cating the introduction of the Croton water. Whin this box was deposited and cemented in its position, the men gradually lowered the stone to cover it, When Dr. Vermylea,, ir a workmanlike manner, struck it with the hammer and settled the mortar. The Rev. Mr. Luoyp then pronounced a fervent ond most impressive prayer, and Rev. Docter VEr- MILYEA closed the exercises by a benediction. church building is making rapid progress towards completion, under Mr. Erving. It will be about sixty-four feet in front, and nearly one hundred feet in depth, taking in the vestibule. The basp- ment will contain a school and lecture-room, and the upper story will be forty feet high, and have a gallery all the way across the front, and none on the sides. The meeting separated highly delighted with the proceedings. Court of General Sessions. Resore the Recorder, and Ald. Smith and Doherty. CONVICTION OF WM. O'BRIEN OF ASSAULT AND BAT- TERY WITH INTENT TO KIL Ave. 8.—Examination of John Fitzpatrick, for the de- fence, continued—Witners had advised the defendant, O’Bricn to use arms; saw him two or three days after he was artested; observed bruisct, which be showed. (Ob- jcctek to and ruled out). Crose-examined—Did not remember whether he advised him to obtain the protection of the public authorities; adviced him to use arms both for the protection of his per- ron and his property; did not advise him to take them out with him when he was drunk; had never turned defendant out of his (witness’) liquor store in avenue C, tor disor- derly conduct. but had thought ke stopped too long. and had told the boy not to let him in any more; he did drink liquor sometimes. Officer Barton—Saw the prisoner next morning after the arrest. and he complained. (Objected to, and ruled out). acexsintonastctiy told bim that Q’Brien had taken down the pistol, and told the witness to follow him, as he was going up to Fagin’s. Patrick Fitzpatrick, Francis McGown. and Patrick McCarthy. were called as to character, and each gave de- fendant a good one, for general good and quiet conduct. Officer Schoonmaker tecalied—Zaw Tally on the night in question in front of the house, walking backwards and forwards; when witness approached him he pulled his and put his band up to his out three quarters of an hour before ed. « rose-examnned-—Did go close cnough to Tully to speak, Lips s ew up for the defence, and Mr. replied, with gre most vehemently ex- ng bis determination. notwithstandiog the attacks + had been made upon hi tlie prese, to discharge hir duty folly, knowing none by name. but only as pri- oneré at the bor, end recognizing no distinction between hgh and low, rich and gy so that whoever might wince his withers, at should be unwrung. He cloimed a conviction under the thirty-sixth section—the i degree of this offence, corder carefully teviewed the facts as detailed n evidence, the greater part of which were undisputed Phe intent. he charged. must be a full and deliberate in tent, such as would constitute murder if the result had Leen denth, ‘The Jury retired at five minutes to two o'clock, and in lees thon half an hour brought in a verdict of guilty. ‘The prisoner wos remanded tor sentence. PLEADED GUILTY AND SENTENCED, ‘Thomas Cronen, who stood ebarged with stealing $05 in gold from Thomas O°Donreil, of 110th street, near ‘Third avenuo, on the 6th July last, pleaded guilty to an indictment for grand larceny, and was sentenced to two sears imprironment. Thir Court then adjourned. SRCOND PANT Before Judge Bebes and Aldermen Sturtevant and arr, Avewsr 5.—This branch of the court met at 4 o'clock, ursuant to adjournment. STABRING WITH A KNITES*AN EXCITED WITNESS, Patrick Mueetia. a lame young man, about twenty-five yenr# of age, and by trade 4 milkman, was charged with an asrault with intent to kill Mr. Richard Martin. ‘Tue prosecutor stated the circumstances briefly thus: Richard H, M. Martin sworn—Was a bookkeeper in « wholesale fruit store ; on the night of the 17th of June. he had just come over the Fulton ferry, and the prisoner reemed to have some rete with the driver of a stage, and was using some very bad language, when witness re- monstrated, and he replied to bim in the same strain ; witness then put down a basket which he had with him, containing ® outelde the gat jitile dog, and was about to put the prisoner ; but had not touched him, when he and wounded him in the region of the fierwards discovered ; he did not at the time know it, or sce the knife, but shortly afterwards felt the blood; beeame very iil, and was taken to the hospital, where he lay for two weeks, and was unable ——— to business; never bad seen the prisoner fore. Crogs exomined—K new the gentleman sitting on coun- rel'e right ; never hed had any physical encounter with him so a8 to couse him to obtain a warrant ; was confi- cent be did not rtrike the privoner at all before he strack iim and sabbed him ; he did strike him afterwards two or thyee (mus; be went towerds the prisoner to put him no one authorized bim (o do sg; never saw tho ver Leard what kind it wus; bad ‘been in no diffi- tiene onl of hie pugmacions propensities: the | gent man op coume!'s Fight bed once ete mory ham | ji w | ! | Ee z d I ef il 4 g E E 4 is Assistant District Seo submitted ‘the Court, the after an ab- sence of an hour, a verdict of ty of assault and battery ouly. Remanded for judgment. i “hard” looking Sraver'Arruay.—John Brennan, a b’hoy, aged about twenty two, who was indicted, with Catha- rine Pons, for an assault with intent to kill Henry Peters, was placed om his separate trial. Theoceurrence took place on the 8th day of May last, in front of the celiar kept by the femaio defendant, corner of Canal and Centre strects. The circumstances wore fully detailed magistrate ‘that the affray wasa very serious one, in which a young man named Murpby was kilied, and several were wounded. The present question was as to Brennan's identity. and the prosecutor deposed he was certain it was Brennan that came down into the cellar and spoke to them, telling. them it was their beat chance to clear out thon; that he went up again and returned; ashe (prosecutor) and his friends were going quietly wp the steps, the prisoner knocked him down, aud he immediately felt he was stabbed; he was afterwards stabbed in the street. An- other witness, Mr. Mook, who was himeeif stabbed, also swore positively to Brennan's identity, and that he saw him qitha knife in bis band. The jury, after a very shortabsence, returned a verdict of guilty, The prisoner was remanded for sentence. Before the Recorder and Aidermen Doherty and Smith. AuGwst 6.—Crose oF THE TrKo.—Grand Larceny.— George Sheridan, indicted for burglarly in the third degree, in bresking into the shop of John Carland, on the night of the 25th July lust. and stealing a pocketbook. containing acme promi-sory notes, &c , was tried and | convicted of grand iacceny, “Sentenced 0 two years im- | priscpment, Attempt to Cemnit Burglary.—Johu Gordon wasitriod and convioted of an attempt tocommit burgiary at the store of Cornelius Hedden and Abraham L. Karle on tie Sth July Sentence, two years aul two months in the States on. PRESENTMENT BY THE G DISCHARGE OF PRISONERS BY ALDE HENRY CLAY—OFINION OF Ti TheGrand Jury buving dispo: them, made fhe foilowing proeentment. and were dis- charged:— The Grand Inquest. in concluding their labors, desire to present to the Court their action im relation to the several subjects brought before them—first, in relation to the it- | legal discharges frequently made by the Aldermen and Police Justices of the and second. whether they had apy jurisdiction in the matter of the unfortunate burniug | of Ue Henry Clay, which was attended by such fearful | loss of life.” Upon these points they had addressed a lat- | terto the District Attorney, ond received from him the | following answer: Orrice oF THe: District Arron Crt p County i RAND JURY. ! tue | | PN—BURVING OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY, edof the business before SEY OF THY) New Yor. Afigust 4, 1852. } Tomy Grasp Jory Gentlemen—I hasten to reply to your communication, requesting my views a3 to the power assumed by the Alder- men and Police Justices, in constantly discharging offend- exs without any judicial investigation, ‘The subject iy of great importance, and as one of pubiic complaint, has ulrady commanded my attention. I embrace, therefore, the opportunity afforded by your communication. to place before you, as the constituted guardians of public order, my ligal conclusions upon your enquiry. The powers and duties of aldermen in this city are derived | from the cherter, and from various statutes, which either, | modify, or restrain, or add to the powers conferred by the charter. By the charter, vol, 2, 704 and 705, alder- men are created conservators of the peace, and clothed | with the authority of justices of the peace, in criminal cates. Their powers in relation tothe arrest and dis- charge of prisoners. when not conferred or prescribed by statute, ure derived from the common law respecting justices of the peace. A constable or pence officer, hay- ing arrested an offender. tasy confine him, and it is his duty to keep him in custody uutil he brings him before a justice of the peace, The prisoner is, therefore, mitch in lawful custody tint the constable msy be in- dicted for suffering an escape, even when the prisoner is improperly bailed —I Chitty. Com, Law, 24. 73; 2 Chit. ty, 171 (note.) It is his duty to bring the prisoner Within a reasonable time, before a mogistrate, for exa- mination, That magistrate is, to take the examination | of the prisoner and ef the witnesses, and is either to dis- charge. to beil or tocommit. But he can do neither without | a judicial examination; no other person or officer can interfere than the examining magistrate, except officers authorized to grant w habeas corpus, Being in legal cus- tody, the prironer can only be discbarged by process of law. Tam not aware of any pritetpal of law or of any authority to warrant a Justice of the Pesce in giving any orders or dircetions to a constable having a prisoner in churge. unless the priscuer be before him judicially, and then oniy by proper process constable is as much an officer of the iaw asthe justice, and 1s amenable to him only in due course of la. Among the clemeatary writersand ibe tientises on the duties of | nd no shadow of anthouty to ord the divoharge r orally or in writing. unless afver ju- m and by due process or order, Nojus- 1 supersede th p ab7).© e formal and legal examina seb themselves to ing the eile and witne claimed by #ldermen in thevgh they have Like aldermen, nor has it been assumed in 1 request respecting the late appalling event upon the liud- fou river. I answer, that immediately pon its occur- rence, I deiiberated upon my duty in the matter, but as. certuined, after careful examination of the statutes and decisions relating to any offence embraced in the destruc- tion of the Henry Clay, that our county was without ju- risdiction in the matter. The Revised Statutes provide that “when an offence shall have been committed in this State, on board of any vessel navigating any river, lake, or canol, an indictment for the same may be foun county through which. or any part of which, such vessel shall be navigated in the course of the same voyage or trip or in the county where such vevage or vip shail terminate.” ‘Whis sta~ tute is in derogation of the common law of jurisdiction, but its provisions are definite. The fact that the Henry Clay was not navigated in the county of New York. in the course of her ill-fated trip—the further fact that the lat- ter terminated in the county ef Westchester. and that the trip having terminated, ty the running of the boat ashore in the latter county, before a lozs of life occurred, settled in my mind any doubt which might arise upon a liberal construction of the last sentence of the statute, to the effect that New York county being the intended termination of the trip, there arises jurisdiction for the offence; but waiving statute construction, my experience at the criminal bar bas taught me that it is safest never to afford an accused the opportunity of raising a question of law, whereby, if guilty, he may escape. and from im- munity learn nothing of reformation. At the proper time if they can in any way be made avaiable I shall be pleased to tender my humble services in aid or assistanee of the District Attorney of Westchester county, in the prosecution which I have ne doubt from: my knowledge of the constituted authorities of that county, will be carried on against those of the owners, officers or crew. of the Henry Clay who may be charged with the necessary of- fence. With great respect, your cbedient servant. N. BOWDITCH BLUNT. Higheay Roblery ~Chorles Lynch was charged with robbing Mr. Owen Sheikey, on the night of the 5th of July, 1852, of gold coin to the amount of $45, The oc- currence took piuce in Church street, and the particulars have oli very recently been before our readers, when it was investigated before the police, The jury, after an absence of about three hours, returned with « verdict of guilty. D PART nd Aldermen Sturtevant and Barr, — George Hearn was convisted ay from the house of Awthony Partingte } Hudeon street. with « horse and cart which ft standing in front of the door. Sentence two years’ impriconmen Bivglary end Dog Stes dot breaking into Barclay etrect.on the nigh iwodoge—n bull dog snd an English terrier, Sentenee, two years imprisonment, Sehtences,—dohn Brennan, convicted yerterday of etab- bing Henry Pete he Centre street row, was senten- ced to five year’ ent, Patrick Huestis, convicted on Tucsday of a violent as- sault with a knife on Richard Martin, was seuteneed to one year's impriror ment. William Downing, convicted of grand larceny, was #en- tenecd to two years imprisonment. Cornelius and James Donnelly. convicted of a similar fence, were sentenced. the firet to two years, and Lhe ee- cond to two years and two mopths impriconment, Archibold Ayery, for grand larceny. Was sentenced to two years imprisonment, but the jury signed a recom- mendation for mercy to the Governor, Jolin G, Ruseell, for obtaining goods under false preten- cos, was sentenced to pay @ fine af $100, and stand com- mitted until paid, The amount was afterwards paid and the prisoner released. The petty jury was discharged for tho term, and the Court adjourned until this morning, when some motions | will be hears. Before Judge Becbe Stealing a Horse and C of modestly walkin N ing. William Foster was con- » premizes of Mr, Green, in July 11th, and stealing United States Commissioner's Court. Before George W. Morton, Kay. Avover 4.— William Swect®Y, feaman on board the ship Devonshire, charged with cSvting the death of Hen- ry Billings. also a seamanon board the same ship, by knocking him off the crossjack yard, o7 the morning of she 7th July leet. Robert Brown, being sworn, eaid—1 was Cue of the orew of the ship Devonshire; onthe 7th of JcUy last William Sweeney. the prisoner, and Henry Billings, the deceared. were on the crorsjack yard, together with i celf and three other men named Waldron, Robinson and Dennis, We were then furling the crovsjack, It was about one o’cleck in the morning; I could see the blood on the deck trom where I stood on the eromyack yard. There were some words parsed between Billings and Bweeney; Sweeney called to Billings on the yard to help him havi the sail up; Billings said he would as soonas he made the garket fast. I did not see any more, but I heard Feeney say, “the man is notoverbonrd. any how " Atver Killings fell, I went down on deck. and enw that the man was dead. J could ree the bloodon the deck, aud knew he must be badly burt. Charles Waldron. being *Worn. eat —1 om bonrd the #ald ship; Fv on ie sion; Sweeney wan nes ' ceaman mm that | ) Sweaty coud mop pur im vas aml savas; | wien | dercription of the trunks, he would im at the wi to attend the de ceased; I found the deceased with a fractured skull; the — ‘was protruding, pulsation had ceased, and he was A discussion here ensued between Mr. Ridgeway, coun- sel for the government, and Mr. T: counsel for Pl , a8 to the weight of evidence. On the case being enbmitted to the Commissioner, be decided that there being no positive evidence that Sweeney kicked Billings from the yard, a discharge must be entered. The prisoner was discharged from custody. First District Court, Before Judge Green. Avaust $.—Landlord and Tenant —Montgomery vs. New- ton.—This is a “summary proceeding to recover pos- fession of land’’ under the Revised Statutes. The land- lord set forth in his complaint, that on the first day of April last, he let to Mr, Newton, the tenant, a house and lot on the Tenth avenue for one year from the first day of Mey last, at the yearly rent of $600, payable quai teriy. on the usual quarter days; that one quarter's rent, amounting to $150, became due on the first day of August instant, and that the same was due and un- paid, and that’ payment had been demanded of the ‘aid tenant since the same became due; that the said tenant held over, and continued in possession of said pre- mises without the consent of his landlord. The tenant, in his answer. merely denied that there was any rent due, without coutroverting the letting and the demand of pay: ment of the rent, as set forth in the complaint ; and do- manded a trial by jury, The Judge dicided’ that the tepant was not entitled to a jury trial. inasmuch as he had not denied any of the facts set forth in the com- ylaint. but simply denicd the conclusions of law, by say~ ing there was no rent due. Tbat was a question of law for the Court decide upon, and not to be tied by a jury. (2 Reviged Statutes, page C04, section 34.) Tt is. there- tore. ordered that a warrant be issued to put the land. Jord in possession of the premises, Police Intelligence. ishonest Porter.—On Thursday atternoon, the police hird ward srrested Vatrick McCarthy, a porter ifford House, Vark place, charged with stealing three trunks, containing a quantity ot wearing apparel apd jewelry, valued al over $300, the property ot Mr, Porter Sherman, hardware merchant. of No. 180 Broad- way. It appears by the «iidavit of Mr, Sherman. before Justice Bogart, that on the 27th of July last he sent. the three tronks in question by a cartman named Lawrence, to Le delivered at the College Hotel, corner of Murray and Chureb streets; but ihe cartman, by mistake, delivered the same at the Clifford House, in Park place, where they came under the charge of the porter, McCarthy. On the 3d of this month, Mrs, Sherman returning to town, went to the Coilege Hotel search of her trunks, but was informed that no trunks bearing that de- scription were ever brought to the hotel. Mr. Sher- man, on learning this fact, sent immediately for the cartman Lawrence, and learned from him that in- stead of taking the trunks to the College Hotel, be had, by mistake, conveyed them to the Clifford House, in Park place. Mr. S. forthwith proceeded to the latter place—raw McCarthy, who informed him that the truvks had been left there, but that on the third instant, @ gentleman called on him and said his name was Grif- fiv, a partner of Mr. Sherman—looked at the trunks, and said he was sent by Mr, 8. for them, and would send a porter to take them away that afternoon. and wrote ube following ona card, which McCartby exhibited to Mr. S:—"ishail send a porter tor the trunks this after- noon —T, G."? MeCarihy told this od with so much apparant honesty that Mr, Sherman believed it, and ao- cordingly caused an advertisement to be inserted in ont, of the morning pupers, offering a reward for the porter who conveyed the three trunks from the hotel—giving a On Thursday, a man named Moecs Ii, Bean_ employed at the American Hotel, Jersey City. calied on Mr, 8. and informed him that three trunka, g the description. had been left at that hotel. went to Jersey City. aud there, sure enough. found ntical trunks; bat before going over, he procured one of the Third ward policemen; and. strange enough, while they were atthe hotel. a porter presented the following note to the clerk at the bar, directed To the Cierk of the American, Jersey City— ew York, August Sth. Sir—Pleace give the bearer one of my three trunks, which T left last ni Ishall be with you this after- noon, P. McCORMICK, James street. N. Y. P. §.—The larger or the two ruscet, The x was shown to Mr Sherman, and the following plan adopted to eatch the thief, Accordingly the turk was handed to the porter, named John Neal, who conveyed li to this city, and placed it on the sidewa'k, in front of the Nortbun Hotel, corner of Cortlandt and West sueets.’ ana then went Mmto the hotel. apparently leohing ter the pereon who hyd rent him, In a short twe Sx. 8. and the officer. who kept concealed from Bight saw MeCarthy CHfford Vouse porter, make his a pour e. He nine up to the tru, when Nesl came Ussodereke to bun, and the two together took hold O fie trark. # jx the act of carrying it Of wikn the ¢ r ne up and took them both into ce) ty ‘the other Uwe trunks were broughttrom Jersey were conveyed to ut, ‘The afitdavit 4 the above pamed ted MeCorthy to prison ot detained in custody, ry much alarmed, is guilt, and said that stolen pro- the pr = aed property dvstice I te comin the porter. was ed, been: y. Sherman “to have balf of nowleeged Porer Meteraie operty cf Emina Stafford. residing at The feets. as set forth in affi- davits befire the Pclice Court. are as follows :—It seems that the complainent and the accueed occupied the same recm tegether,at the dwelling house No. 10 Green- Wich street. snd last Saturday night the accused invited Miss Stafford flo vi-it Castle Garden. The invitation was accepted. and they both went together, but had uot been seated long before the accused made an excuse to leave, saying she would return again very soon, However, slie did not return until after the lapse of an hour, After the performance was over. on returning to their room, it wus di covered that some pereon had en- tered the room during their absence, and robbed it of the above mentioned wearing apparel belonging to Miss Staf- ford only, and carried it away. None of the clothing Ing to the nccured was touched, This fact rather rized the complainant; and inquiry wes made in the a6 to who wes seen to go up stairs on the night in question. when it war ascertained from Elizabeth Burke thot Mrs, Deckham was seen to go up to the room with a basket, returm with it. and leave the house. It is now supposed and charged by t the xecured entered the room wh at Castle Garden. avd cared off the property in quest Mrs. Dockbem. on the accusation: was conve before Justice Bogart, who detained ber in prison to await a further hearing This Mrs, Dockham is said to be the wife of John Dockham. who @ short time since was conricted in the Court of *ezeions for a violent avcnult on @ young man by biting the tip of his nose off. end the court sentenced him to pay a fine of $100. and to stand commitied until paid. He is still in prison. and it is now belioved that if Mrs. Dockham stole the property in question, it was done merely to realize a suffictent amount of money to procure her husband's liberation from prison. The whole matter wil! be further investigat- ed by the magistrate «1 Bold Roblery in the Street-—On Thursday afternoon « man wamed Peter Kelly, was arrested by the police, on a charge of violently asraulting a German lad named John Rode. residing at No, 123 Norfolk strect. and taking from him, by force and violence to his person a roll of bank bills einounting to $6. the property of Mr Dominique The facts attending the robbery. ted before Justice Bogart. are as follow :—The oy. it reems. was carrying the money in bis han Mulbeny street; Keily etopped bit, and could give him change ‘ora ehi Th Peausin, his employer. a y raid by could, and gave bim a ten ¢ ‘and nts, On receiving the change. Kell tely seized hold of the boy's hand, and by m cecdod in wreating ceseon, and then to aid b y from meking any alorm, h whieh the benk bitls trom iris ef nd prevent tho b struck him violent biow on the him down. but did not completely recovered bi jently to evil out A number ceing the man run, purened him and succeded in capturing the regue at the corner of Jemer and Chathem streets. The accured was then con veyed to the Tombe, and Justice Bogart et, com mitted him to prison on a charge of robbery inthe first degree. for which eon conviction, the punishment cannot be Jers than tem years imprisonment in the Stat; prison Change of Lavceny.—Two negréed, named Richard ‘oung and Perry Adams, were arrested yestor by. ofiicer Glearon, of the Sixth ward police. on a charge of stealing, from the person of Geor; Mallett, a $50 gold piece and rome few shillings in chai is Mallett testified fore the magistrate. that on Thurs yy, afternoon he was taking rome oysters at the corner of Pearl and Centre streets, and while there the two colored men came up and told him that a stout lady wanted to sce him, and they would how him where she was. Mallett accepted the in- Vitation. and went along with them, until arriving at the corner of Anthony and Centre streets. Tere the negroes invited Mallett into a [pres store to take a drink, Here they all three drank together, and on becdatm 34 the street, they bad not advanced but a few paces when the two ncgroes started and ran off. Mallett immediately thonght such conduct suspicious, and fecling for his purse found it was gone, The purse contained a $50 gold piece. The complainant charges that the two negroes, now under arrest, are the two Who must have stojen his money. as he reccllects having tic Duree and gold only a n rhort time previous totheir running ofr. Under the facts, | an elicited, Justice Bogart committed them vo Prison for trial Charge of Buying Stolen Property. A man named Mich! Kennedy, a junk shop keeper, at 111 John street, was | yesterday arrested on a charge of buying several articles of copper from three boys named Cakper Schaffer, Rich. ard Striker, and Joseph Martin, knowing the same to bo etolen ere: ‘The boys, it seems, stole the articles from Mr, Earnest Bienmeyer, No. 101 Broad street, some jew weeks since, and sold ihe rame to Kennedy, One of the boys yesterday confeseed to stealing tho’ property, aud to eelling the stolen articles to Kennedy, Justice Vogart, before whom the accused was taken, hold him to bail to answer the charge, AprrorsTMPx? by THK Preatent.—Adolphus to be Consul of the United Poy sede o " pobite of Vencaucie, iq the plage Feederick A. Losier, covigned, . | STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, SEVENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION, MEETING AT ELMIRA. Interesting Beport on Education in Hayti, k0., &0., a. Exrauma, N. ¥., August 4, 1852. The New York State Association of Toachors a5- sembled at Elmira, August 4th, 1852, at 10 oclock, A. M., inthe First Presbyterian Church There wasa large and full attendance of teachers and delegates from abroad, and of the oitizens of Elmira. The moeting was called to order by the Prosident, N. P Stanton, Esq., of Buffa'o; and opened with prayer, by Rev. Mr. Bement, of the (ongregationsl Church «f Elmira. A voluntary was given by the choir. The Presivent then proceeded to deliver the an- nual address. He reviewed the course of this or- ganization, from its beginning, having been in ox- istence for eight years. Its objeet was to bring out into action, practical teachers. It is proper that the management of its affairs, the direction of its plans, should be in the hands of teachers. Any plans for their advancomont and improvement, will originate with them, unless others are supposed to be better friends to them than they are. Teachers are not represented in our legislative halls. The speaker proceeded to state the principal points which should receive consideration, in assembling at our annual meetings: Ist. For interchanging thought upon all watters pertaining to the art of toaching and governing a school, by means of lectares, re- ports and discussions; 2d. For conserving the on- vetments of our legislature ia regard to our schools, and to approve, or disapprove, as the case may require, and to suggest such umend- ments, alterations or additions,as may be necessary, and the proper method of obtaining them from our law makers; 3d. The cultivation of our social na- ture, the formation of new acquaintance, and be- coming better acquainted with, and more strongly attached to the old, and bringing into bonds of friendship all tho teachers of the State. The speaker was thorough in his view of the course teachers should take to bring themselves before the community in that way in which, as a profession, they should stand, by vrging them to bo more efficient, to attain higher qualifications, and exort their influence as members of tho community. On motion of Mr. Copurn:—Resolved, That a ecmmittee of three be appointed to prepare business for tho meeting.” Carried, and Messrs. Coburn, Bulkley and Woolworth were appointed. Resolutions by E. C. Apams. 1 —The association shail hold their gessione daily, at9A.M.,2P.M,and7P.M. 2—The morning eession of each day shall be opened with prayer. 3,—All committees shall be appointed by the chair, unless otherwise ordered by the association. 4 —AII resolutions shall be submitted in writing. 5.—The rules and orders of deliberative bodies ehall be our rules of government. 6.—No person shall bo permitted to speak longer than ten minutes, without permission of the house. A communication was received from the People’s College, inviting the attendance of the Association. It was moved gnd seconded, that the thanks of the Association be returned tor the invitation, and that the same be accepted The Committee on Business reported for the after- noon exercises, as follows: 2 o’clock, Paper read by Miss Howard, on Education in Hayti; 3 o'clock, Mr. Valentine’s report on Periodicals; 4 o’clock, Rev. Dr. Murdock; 5 o’clock, accounts from dele- gates from about. Mr. Newman, of Buffalo, read a report on Union and Central High Schools. Tho report of Mr. N. gave an account of these schools, in contrast with the ordinary common schools, where one teacher hears all the pupils in all their studies. The difficulties connected with small schoels, where a male teachec is employed in winter, and a female teacher in summer, with poor houses and fixtures, were placed in opposition to the ad- vantoges furnished by large Union and Central High Schools. Strong grouxd was also taken against that provision of our school law by which one-third of $1,160,000 was annnally distributed to the districts, without regard to what they have paid towards fund, or the pepvlation, or the number of children in the district. The present law was considered a premium in favor of small districts, and warring against large High Schools, therefore operating very injadici It was shown tha; New York cit paid anpunlty 10.000 to support these small schools, and other cities and villages and wealthy districts psy more or less in the same way. The report closed with resolutions in favor of Union and Central High Schools, opposed to the apportionment, of one-third of the school fund equally to all dis- tricts, and pledgeing teachers and friends of educa- tion in favor of its repeal The first part of the reso lutions, in favor of the schools, were passed, but the remainder Juid on the table. A report written by Miss Elizabeth Howard, on the the education of Hayti, addressed to the New York State Association, was then read over by Mr. Coburn, of Oswego. EDUCATION IN HAYTT. Faiexns axp Fettow Tracrens—In order to give you a» just idea of the state of education in Haytl, it will be necessary for me to mention the different classes of soci- ety and the diverse governments that have conduced to prepare the sad destiny of the inhabitants of this beauti- ful island. Before Hayti had ecated herself upon the smoking ruins of St. Domingo—that is, before her intrepid children had, with one accord, broken the chains of slavery. and thrown them. all blood-stained, into the faces of their masters— education was limited to onlyia privileged class of those who were to act asthe founders of a nation. The French colonial siaveholders, untike thése of our own fair land, acknowledged their children that were boru of slaves; and not only were they free from their birth, but, in many instances. they received an educa tion equal to that of their white brothers. These mulat- toce were called “colored people,” to distinguish them from the blacke. who were slaves, and this distinction i+ still made between the blacks and mulattoes of this country. For the benefit of the free people of color who were not educated in Europe. several schools were established. in which reading, writing. the first rales of arithmetic avd grammar. and the Koman Catholic catechism and proy cra wore taught. At the dawning of the revolution, Toussaint Lonverture (Too saint Loo-yer-ture) appeared as the most extraordi- nary of the blacks, He beet been a slave until forty years of age. and. for bis good conduct, had been taught by his master to read and write. He was extremely bigoted, at- tended masg reguiutly, and being possessed of a good memory, he learned to repeat many Latin phrares which he besrd in church. By his extreme cunning and great pretensions to learuing. be gained an uapaxralleled in- fluence over the muss of the blacks. and finally received from Napoleon the appointment of Governor General of the Island. At this time Toussant Louverture, following the advice of young men of color who had been well edu | cated in Europe, and eeeing the necessity of preparing the country for entire independence, sent’ two ot his sons, and six other young men, to France, to re n Libera! education at the expense of the colonics. (The descend ants of seme of these young men are at this time engaged in trying to educate the Haytien youth.) Tits extraordi- | naty man hed also the good sense to recommend the reading of the New Testament In t wools already es tablished. After the fall of Tor z ure, am nis he hands « ench, whom he had nce of the ise of the slaves | ad of Geneval he men of © Destalines (Des-al-e This ambitions | and arplrec ttle of Emperor, hites Was ro deadly that he murdered ped in the coun could ever or hold a leneg of which Jaw ts st111 jn force ented part of (he population pro- echools should be established throughout the couniry. that the rising generation might become more civilized, and better prepared to conduct the affairs of | state, but he Invariably replied thet the parade ground was the bert school room for the Haytean. and a gun his best bool, Dessalines porished a victim to his own ty ronny, and the country was divided into three parts. Ti of the North was governed by Heuty Christoph (kris tof;) thet of the West and South by Alexander Petion. (Pa-te-on,) and that of the East was under the protection of France From 1807 until 1820, a terrible war raged be- tween the North and Western parts of the eountry—so jrnat the merch of civilization was greatly impeded. | However, the chief of cach port organized such institu. | tions as suited bis own paitfilaé polley, Christophe | was crowned king under the title of Tenry the First, and created a hereditary nobility, which class alone he per- miited to be educated, For the benefit of this class, soyeral Englieh schools were established under the direction of the Rey. Mr. Morton, This monarch held an inveterate Lepesant nation, and desired greatly to change not o} ‘ind custems of the Haytacns, but he determined to hange their languoge, and to make them thoroughly English, The better to accomplish this purpose, he sent | several young men to Pngland, expecting them to return i w years real Englishmen, and professors of the Invgusge. te, however, soon received intimation that | the young men chose to ‘be idle and vicious rather than tee dudy.” Ho very coolly remarked, as was his custom Mhenever be was disobeyed, “Cut their heads off. 1 willeend out another company of scholars, who will be willing to study.’ I have frequently metat the north of The island porrons who spoke tolerable English. and who said that hey learned it at the schools of Christophe. ‘Alexander Pction, whom I have already mentioned as governing at this time the southern and western parts, was ® young and well educated mulatto, who Poneeived the plan of founding a democratic republic in Hayti He caly sawin the Haytiens his equals and bis brethren, and believed that all men are possessed of the eto life, Wberty. and the pursuit of happiness, (ho dietlnctou of raak of calor, Ie exgoursged | under the ec ). in the year of 1804, ume’ ihe reigns of government, h the emo ri 4 without ou the Lancasterian system; boys, of all classes. were received, but preference was given to tl 80u8 of those who had fallen in the great confilot liberty, fiom which the country was just arising. The school houses were owned and furnished by go. vermment, and the scholars were supplied with my paper, pens and ink, slates, pencils, and chalk, and teacher was furnished with text books. An annual ex, amination ofthese sohools. by a committee on education| was aon on The thew Aner D Srogeendi read meh history, and arithmetic. i rapid ogress of the scholars excited the enthu-| siaam of Petion. and be conceived the plan of profitin by the resources left him by the war toestablishe o leges, where the Haytean youth could extend knowledge, and prepare themselves to fill different ste. tions ot State. Accordingly, in the year 1816. he ostal lished, at Port au Prince, the National Lyceum, lads who had attained a certain degree in ‘tl studies were received .as boarders, or otherwise, aa the circumstances of the pupil required, all at the ox: pense of the government. Pupils were also reseived the expense of their parents, if they preferred it. ‘The different branches taught in ‘bis school were toric and logic in the French age ; the Latin, Gi English. and Spanish langua, philosophy, h in detail. with tho use of globes; cosmography an rO-| nomy; the history of the principal ‘nations of Burope, d naticnal traditions; arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trig rometry, and the rudiments of statics and mechavion, “La the military department, surveying. fortification, eketching, were taught. Daveing and fencing were also considered necessary atteinments for this class of yor men. . A president and six professors, either Frenchmen, natives, graduates at French colleges, conducted this school, at which graduated annually from six to young men, many of whom havo since filled station® of honor and usefulness in the country The college building was a fine edifice, sit ed om the southeast side ‘of Port nu Prinoe, sur- rounded by a spacious yard, in which appeared sh trees of various kinds, with # fountain aud its basi sparkling in the midst ‘Two seminaries, or girls’ schools, were seon te © at Port au Prince, und superintended by telligeat women, who teught, in addition to the common branches, instromental and yoeal musio, fancy neodle-| work, drawing, and dancing. Petion advised his officers| to give particular attention to these new institutions, that, in case of success, others similar to them might be} stablished in all the towns of the couatry. ‘Educate your sons aud your daughters,” said “ that they miay be prepared to marry respectably, as this the oply means by which we can extirpate from our soil tl prejudice of color, and destroy the last traces of servitude! which the colonies have left us.” This very excelleas| precept of honorable marriage, was unfortunately nover taught by example, by him whose influence over the, Lepighted people would have madethem moral as well as enlightened, had he not bimeelf been cursed by the inf. del and immoral education of France. Petion during his presidency. organized other classes for’ the promotion of education, such a8 a cabinet of physies, or study of natural science, and @ public library. both of which were in his own palace. An establishment for the: care and instruction of the poor and friendicss; also one’ for the instruction of men of all classes, was founded. John Peter Boyer was the worthy successor of hei and be had the fortune to see the different provinces the island united under his government. The schools which already existed were fuvored, and ional schools were establi: in every township of the north and east. But the threats of France to make an attack upon the country, for the purpose of re-establishing the colomial power over her, prevented him from giving much at- tention to the cause cf education. In addition to the high,schools sireagy: in operation, but one class—a mo- bree school—was founded during the time of his Preai- lency. In order to secure the recognition of the independence of Hayti by France, Boyer, in 1825, made a treaty with that country, which created a mational debt of one hun- dred and fixty millions of francs. This resulted in se- curing entire peace to the country during the remainder of his presidency, which terminated im 1843, At thie time perfect liberty of speech and freedom of the preas wore enjoyed ; and not only were foreign publications circulated with freedom, and read by all classes, but twenty publics tions were issued weekly or semi monthly from Haytiem presses, which publications were conducted in a man- ner that reflected honor upon the young nation. Hoping that the method of instruction pursued in the Haytien schools, in their most prosperous daya, may sug- gest some improvement in that adopted by mauy of our teachers, I will presume upon your indulgenoe while L deecribe it. ‘The schools are furvished by government with lessons: printed upon shects of paper ,of twenty by fifteen inches square, which are neatly pasted upom card board. The firet lceson contains the consonants, which the scholar reads in a class, and frequently in concert. The second leseou is the vowels, and elementary sounds formed by two vowels, which is the foundation of the language. The third and fourth lessons comprise the union of a conronant with these elementary characters, the tcholars read without atti ‘When the pupils become familiar with these lessons, they can read ¢ le stories, which gives them a taste for reading, and the cards which follow present lessoas which become more and more difficult, so that they are soem able toread in any book. The substitutes for elementary sounds. or silent letters, are presented to them in tables on there cards, as are also the apostrophes and ,cliptioall words. which occur much more frequently in French tham in English. When the scholars are thus far advamoed, they are supposed to be abie to write all the letters of the alpbabet, and are tanght by an oral lesson from the teacher what a substantive is, and required to copy les- sons from the cards, and underline the substantives. ‘When this part of epeech is wel) understood, the different properties of the substantive are explained by the teacher, and designated by leticrs or other signs by the scholar, in copying This course is pursued with oreh pert of speech until the pupils are able to write the grammatical analysis of phrases, Thus, grammar ia presented to pupils before they are able to study and a goodpreparation is made for the study of that very intricate science of the French language, Arithmetic is taught by dictating simple numbers fer the scholars to write upon their slates. while the teachers explain by demonstrations upon the black board the principles of the ground rules, which rules the scholars afterwards copy ihto writing’ books, and commit te memory. If they wish to know anything more of the science, they are suppored to be able to send to France end. purchase books that will enable them to pursue it. ‘The method of learning history or any natural sol- ence is quite laborious, but presents some advam- tuges over ordinary methods. The téioher first reada the lesson, and questions the scholar on the general subject of which it treats, As they do not ge- nerally understand the words used, he is obli to explain it by sentences; and as many of the French ex- pressions-are entirely different from the creole, or lam- guage of the eommen people, he is often obliged to resort to the latter to make himself understood. Whom the subject is heroughly impressed upon the scholar’s mind, one of them takes the teacher's book, which is probably the only eopy in the school, and copies tho lesson the black beard, while the others re-copy in their writi ~4 books. The legson is then committed to memory, and at the end of the week an abstract or abridgement of the work's labor is neatly copied into another book, and kept for future use. I have seen scholars who have learned volumes in this way,and whose writing books are really curiosities. The rcholars are not alowed to learn geography as it ia arranged in books; but natural L geography is first loarned, with the use of maps, and political and historical geogra- phy learned when they are more advanced. ur scholars are examined bere by being required to write abstracts of their studies in their own language and from memory. For instance, the teacher writes a sot of promiecuous questions, which are not in the book, awe as,“ in travel! ng from China to the United States, acrosa what oceans, bay# and straits, would a person sail, and near what coasts, capes and towns, would he pass? What difference would he find in the productions of the two countries mentioned ? Dereribe a voyage from England to New Zealand?" To which questions the scholars write answers without referring to maps. By this method they learn composition. also, as their language and gram- matical construction aro* criticised. In all our sekeols orthogiaphy is learned by writmg; in fact voy few studies are pursued without the use of tho pen: end in this way the Maytiens become very ex- cellent writers, and can scarcely sec the awkward hand of an American without a smile, Thus the commen schools, the lyceum, snd the sem ei flourished, and cdusation maintalned its onward mare from 1810 until 143, when the revolution, which made President Boyer an exile, burst upon the unfortunate na- tion, and showed to tho world that civJization had reachod its crisis in Hayti. The republic, founded by Petion, andeustained by Boyer, hae given place to am cmpire, and the freedém of the press and liberty of speech exist no more, Only two einall publications are” issucd from nations] presses, and foreign publications are only circulated by stealth among a fow of the intelligent. who have ereaped banishment. Moet of the national echools are closed, and the lyeoum exists but in name, Children of fifteen years of age are torn from their studios and compelled to walk the streets day after dsy, or to stand beiore the door of some house. owned by government, with guns in their hands. A claves of poople, ealled by the government “the no- bility.’ flaunt the streets In_ silks and gold; while the fownishing soldier begs a morsel of bread at the door of a foreigner. Persons who are wealthy.and desire it, are re- fused permisrion to send their childrento Burope to edu- tate them. becaure it is eald that they will retarn “whites;”” that ir, with the tastes and habits of Europeans, and ought therefore to content themselves with a national cdneatcny says 0 native informant, “1 confess with hame that if thire is still any moral and religious eduga- tion in thie dask laud, itis tound im the schools af q gay misslonarie of the Gospel, tathly scattered over the country, Thus, tellow teachers, we see the destruction of che promising hope of a nation’s being civilized with the Gospel of our blessed Redeemer, We see in the ruin of the institutions of Hoyti. the fall of a fine edifice that was built on the sand. Tet, then, the Bible, the holy word of God, be the foundation of education in our own highly favored land; and while you cultivate the intelil- gence of her youth, see to it that the heart is Lj Point the precious souls in your charge. to pure the great regeneration of the human race, that tl Him ti may be ‘ble of applying thcir know! to net purpos it they may become bleseings to their friends and their country, and ornaments to society ; and may finally, with you, gain an eternal rest beyond the grave, ELIZABETIL HOWARD, Tacmen, Hayrs, 1852, On motion of Mr. Bunxury, of Williamsburg, » vote of thanks to Miss H. was passed, and a copy of it requested for publication. Mr. Vatentine, of Albany, reported on tho estab- lishment of a Teachers’ nowspaper, and submitted the ae roetatone- a — ved, That a be established, to be called tho New York Teacher; und that tie hip wad ontire po ay be vested in the New York State Teachers’ Asao- elation. 2-Rerolved, i hat the management and supervision of the baper be entrusted tom Board of Editors, or mana- ors, LO CODAIE Of LWOLTE petruUs, ad i Win mamh ow