The New York Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1853, Page 8

BPUCATION IN NEW YORK. +ecestal Duraaraear or Common Scmoe.s, Aceany, Jan. 1, TO THE LBGISLATURS, ‘The duperint- néeus of Common sonools ie required by Law, te empuslly t to your brdy :— 1. A ttatement of the condition of the common schools ‘2 Botimates and aceounte of expenditure of the school provement and of the @ end for the better organization of 4 Alirwch matt'Ty reiating to his cffics. and to the commen cohools, as be :hsil deem expedient to commu: mioete. Im pursuance (f the above requirement the Secretary @f State im bis cxpseity of Buperimtendent ef Common Boboois, bas the humer to submit che following REPORT. araTement oF SOMDITION OF THE COMMON SCHOOLS the apvexed abet f the reporie of the counsy mesked a) be following facts are made to pear ip reterevce to the scheei year eading on the lst Gog ot Joly 1se?:— whole namwr of di-triow the sohool houses of | which were sf'ust a within the towns—whicn embraces ail the districts inthe Sta'e- was 11.567, am spparent tmcreece of se eat: -f oF over tho:e of the preoedt ‘The eotual increase bowev-r ts but seven, rixty seven be orn tanine: oeep eercpeourly Omitted im the returas 1860-1 tal Pomber 8.645 were whole districts — e be tervitory lying wholly «:tain ene town; snd 27°F j G@istriote—or thore com pered of ports of @ 1: The aumber of such t reported war bons ere are evideatly omissions thie later emumermtion as every joimt district must Regeeeerily COMA! of es MADY as two parts and numbers Of them ro! uA! y enpes: Of Lore or even four, Reports bave beru rio ived trom 3 509 whole sed 5.633 ‘Of cistrions. te 10 of the former,sad ostenstply 0 of the later nesrd from. [be aumber of jotat Gietnets fem Fhich Bo rts bave been reoeived. if there are spy such cxnvot be deduced from the returns, ‘Tee number of nee telote the pe! col her Btate—from which 1640 deem recetved was toar: teem. The num) of cbiidren tm them was not reported, and corsequebty ‘he stectal provision eomtained in seo tiom foerth of thr -cboot sot of 1461, la their bebalf can- | i wot be carries out ‘The averege period of ‘ime during which the schools Were taught ip 150! wae a frsc:ion over seven month: aod | eightern days Tbe sv+rage partod duri were taught by lionn~d teneners w tion owr so Vem ments avd fourcen oF: three days tess than da cima Ube preoer ding } err sud tweive days lees tuan ducing 1840. which they ‘The pumber of childrem between the ages of four and twomty ote yea'> residiog 1m aii the disiziote of che State om the last day 0’ Decewoer iso way..... 1100613 The pumb-r of cbilites reported as attendiog school | 705 Through the nie year eas... Ne. atuena:ng for 1 mon’b sud leer than 12. S mouth and less thaw 10 mouth: and lew than 8. 4 wonthr sod less than 6... 2 wow!bs end leas than 4....211.367 | lors (oan two momths . WRC O14 MOL Hti+DG thy common schools. . 165 132 "The above cerr us ix porto be uuder-tood as including all the chiloren in the state between the specitied agus, as there are uew & ¢ of country. and in some in- ued din riots eto, where the imhsbdit ante ore b io apy sobool distriet The vumber of t:mes woiok ‘he echools were inspected by the town superiat: no+pts during the year was 20,548, not quite twiee for exch school reported from ‘The pomber of unincorporated select and private febools inciuded witki: the distrios was 1,472 and the average DOM: Of puDiis attending them 31,.767—a con sddetebie @yminuticn im voth items from the preceding The number of schools for solored children repo:ted the number of puplis, between the ag ty ope years twugh: im them, was 4418 ‘There are bacly Omwverione in these returns as the the pomber of (barn betwoen the uges of five and six- teem taught im them. 6 16 @. eetimates AND ACCOUNTS OF EXPENDITURE oF SCHOOL MONEYS Teachers! Waxes ‘The amount of money received by districts the preceding the preceding year as stated in reports of . $087 871 41 ‘a 429 010 wo 224 979 71 Leoal funds sppitcable to rame object....... 24,826 26 Peid for teachere’ wage in colored rchools Besides the pobli: mowey. . 1,265 90 Oellected to pay the tuition of 1.219 ch idren exempted frcm race bilis.....-...... 0.005 Collected by tux to supply deficiencies inrate THE Urpore.. t of 1851. Total expenditure for teuchers’ wages during WMO YORE eee eee ect eee cree eee $1,681,316 OL Litnary Money The amount of public woney expended for aisteict Lbrari-s daring the year was... $90,579 50 Collected ty Tax om Unatvicts for cther Purposes For purchasing +ebovt houae site $20 750 21 For building +chorl pouses. 209.255 17 For biriog do 5.855 84 Por reparicg de 73.7% 86 Pee rmurng do. 545 10 Fer fact . SEER 76 989 17 Fer bookeare. books, az! 14140 12 ¥or other purposes... 78.354 04 Tota - He 7.918 SL | Ada texcb-r8” wazex + 1681 416 01 Add libeary monry,. 96 579 50 Total emount expended for tehooi pur- poren curiDy tie year - $2249 514 02 W hole amen of Putsec Money veceived and disbursed, oem red fom ources by towe saperin ire 1. ios. Sees Anrerrioned fer teachers’ woger. $1.16 appectioncd for librazies...... ‘ 16 10 upappropriated....... be toegoing it Appewrs that there was am ta- cerare in toe amount of muury expended for school pur the past yosz, over ihe preceding ome, of Leaving wee thamment of Scheol Money for coming year. of tbe requirements of sec 24, of the tehanent of free schools throughout the State” pared April ae 1FO) the stats tax of eight bun dred theurend dollars for school purp es was appor tiumed smewg the :ev+rni ovuntie ia the manmor diracted by teid act acc certiord to th- county clerks ou the 22d dey f June lat 40 abstract thoreof (marked B) is here with tranemiited ‘The appropriation bill peered at the last senion of the Legtdatere set (per a bund’ed and thirty thousand oles trom the tp. cme ef the oommon rehool fund. for the support of rcbo.is the cousing yen. This is five theveend dollars iene then #as vited from the same source im 1801 ‘The reneon Jor teis reduc ion Is not ap- Porent. as the revenus+ of the fund were quite xuffisieas to keep up 'he ppropriat.ow to ita former amount The rohod money. for 1564 bare bewo diminished by emother cous = Urilan joint districts im the ovuety of Bereioge wrre 06. im luded io the repor 6 of 1851, wad comequentiy recetve wo rosie Cf the apportionment fur the rucoreding yrar. fhe Legicisture, on the Leth day Of April. 186% parerd & law for the roliof of these dia tetote olree'ing ne Ira urer of (he 514° to pay to the Boperiat ndee! of Common o's. from tne Vaited Btares Deposts Fund. chs sum of $4295 0 to be psid Ove to tbe (ieseurer of Sarategs county to meet the ebere deficieucy Chie sum witb iuerest (hereon was te be returned io the treasury, trom the sobool moneys to De epportiomea fer ini Pols with tas preceeding item. Peduces the Boporticowent $7 *47 54 below that of Laat JrOr, snG maker its xocusl mmeovut. inoladiog the ore ceclng appropristies tie spprooriation trom the facome Of the United states I post Fund aud the State tax, $1.02 a2 66 A table eab'biting the mapmer in which this eum— Compticirg ali (be yuhito moneys applicable to the sup pert of commen schools d ring the year 1853-14 appor- theaed in rach conuty ots wad town of the State, is heceunte sppyndea worked ) ) The whow fifty frye taonsand doilara set apart as lt beery money Bae oon rary We the course pursued last jrar. beem diviced om the bare of pv 0 The wor of Akh of Avril 145 probably authoriaad a Asetetbatien of one thira of the librery money. like other pcbool momrys De deirio k Lut the aot pared July 9, Abi overiooked by my predo-easor —rostored the axcla sive basis of population in the aivieion of ior: y monty 3 Phas ¥OR (ith IMPROVEMENT AND MaNAORMENT OF THE | COMMON HOHOUL FUND, AND FOK THE BETTER ORGANITA® TION OF THx COMMON MC HOOL # Beep ovement and Morac rment of the Common School Fund The enexed tabies (marked D and K) exhibit ‘he tmoresse eva siminuliou of the Commoa School Pani uring the year ending om the JUth of September 1462 ead the revenues of tbat fund for the vame year The tal of the funo waa at the period apecified $2354 oo tuereese from ihe preveding year of aianoe of the School Paod revenue in f depemowr, 1861. was $195, ovivea iato the tresnry daring The smonne ai at the year ending 30th Septeainr, 1652 was insluding toe epproprietion from toe income of the Uaitad Deport Fuod $257 00045 Toe amount transferred from the Groveal Fund rerenn for interest oo mon-ve im the treaeury beirneiny to the School funt unde chapter 184 Of laws of 181¥. ena $14 248 07 tusking to | the earn 8 806 68) The amount nt of the same fronl yenr, wae $045 242 09 dalanoe of the revenuas cf the Jommon band on the Sth of September, 1402 of $154 684 74. To the stove or Common *chool Pund proper add a fom fiom the Unites srates Deposit Fond that wil p— cay Rvp $6 000, ronervet 004 to the oapit 4 Free. vi silo ee @ to the ospital of the sot Btates Deposit Fund ax wil aus of $165 000 emmuaily devoros by lie (0 the mpport of PB ore end the praoticel produc ive capyal of the Common Beboot Fund is $6 6%) 16 75 mare that any farther legisla Woe le demended “for the improvement wud manage meat of the Oommen School Fund The $R0G (WW Stare Tur for the Support of Scrroly Our system 50 far as the meson of |u4 peow vary support are csncermes represents but a veries of arjuct- | mente between soniio'icg imteresta and dorm no’ oarry woich ‘he olaimg of any of lis The prin Ciple thet educetion in 6 copcern of gorermment that tho ememt may of right is pound tn duty te np ay eed that the property of the coun'ry may be fazed ter thai support hee been divtine ly renog Ne of this Stave from its earlier’ organ. THO but twelve yours after the adopti oof tow, the Lrytsieture ent apart pubis lsat purposes. In 17H the Board of Supervisors Wore cequired to raise by @ tax upon each town, for . i ibe preceding year was 106. aad | 5.837 29 | 8.324 45 | $106 450 99 | | rome other +xeeptions #bich states | Rocugen sh chat. half the amount of ouved the 1y for the support eiways concurred in by the balk of our popu- lation, the +xpediemcy of throwing the burthea of meint: jueation exolasive y on pre: 7. without any ruferenee to the direct participation of the taxpayer Intended to sooomplah ths onfeot, Though the maori to secom| joot, 6 iy of the people twice reseed theie aporudstion of free sebools, by a vote on that distinct propesition. the law inet with am opposition which meutralized the beacfits which its friends amticipated from ic Che strive whioh it gave rise to im the language of the Exeoutive 1a 1861, “disturbed the barmony of scetety ” Distrle:s were reat with contention, Iivigatiow im+obool matters rapidly (a creared, the inhabitants im many twa"asocs refured to oar'y out the previsions of thr isw. and ia o’kers, directly resi ted it as UDeonstita ioma! and oporersive. « Te 1861. the Legislarure with great unanimity, the Inw now im free It i» essentially a compromise Detweem the views of the advorwtes and opponeats of the Law of 1649—hetween the thecrin of an exoiucve property Desi: of taxation for the suppo t of xebools. ined, | ome. previourly obtsinieg im which property as usb, tore » portion (hut = smaller portian) of the bar- thn. snd the persons directly bemed tod, th: remainder, While the present state tax of eght haadr-d theaand dolinrs ts « greater concession from prorat eae any mace previourly to 1549 it dors not as the Dill would reem to axsume. repder the schools eatirely free, io the cense of being exrmpt from the payment of tuition fees. bile to pay some portion or th teachers’ wages bave yet te be collec'+d tn veuy, if mot | moet. of the distrists of the State But to thy indigent, the seboo s sre pow. as they were under the laws ante- | ror to 1819 ab-olurely free | "Tp the school code reported to the Legislature, dui: ite Int sovion by the Cotomiestower, Mr 3.8 Bandail, | spain the last spouai report of the late xapsriatendeat, itis prepored to rub-titu’e « mili tux for the preseat o1 Fe] | This is virtually snd indcod wrowedly. a proposition 0 | restore frre schools perceptum tax beyond all qacetion | sible ip theory thav one of @xed amoun' | to meet @ want which ts varted by the seme causes ehioh | vary the avails of the tex viz: the iooteare or dimiaa- | tiem of population snd wealth A Gxed tax doos mot Adapt itel: to otvber of these contivgenotes aod among & repidly Inereasrmg population, like our owa. if it is exactly ndequate to ite purpose one year, it must aeces- | warily tail rbort of it tbe pext Ard tbat a mill tax cannot be fairly considered an opereus bur hen om property. fcr tne great object of | maintaining popular eduostion—for that protection which property itselt derives from the dissemination of | Inrelligence ‘brough all clucses of society—has heem very distinc ly sdmittd by the opponents of free vohoois them: elves, oy ‘heir #s:epiiog to the exght hundred thou- sand deilar tax, Wher imposed it amounted to more than a tenth of one per cent on the assessed value of the property of the State. Shoulo another leading feature of the preseat law— the +qual divieion of ove chird of the sehooi moneys by districtrebe permitted to remain in force it ts aot pro- bable that tbe slur of di-tricts which most atrwouously | opporea the sree school law—the sparsedly inhabited ones of (be country-—would obj-ct tothe eubstitati n of a mill tex for the present one, nor. on the other band thet tho Weulthy city und viflage distrio’s. whicn gave its popular majorities to tbat law. would press the change. Nei- the: of there classes of districts would now desire it. ex | cept om conditions which would rencor it cbnoxious to the other ‘This remark is thrown out to show that in setuirg this point we are not permitted to view it as a repwate and tude pendent proposition, to be decided om its sbetract merits. | It constitn’es, in fact, the principal in a sertes of m | sures adopted as sm udjuscment between rival interests ard oppering views Experience my. and pro-ably docs | demauc the modification of some of these measures It cer/ainly makes such cemsod if it cea be shown that | they fect any portion of the community oppressively | eripjuriourly” But whetber it is expedient to so soon | re open the wholr queetion—to re awaken the desolating | comrover:ies which preced+d the enactment of toe pre tent law— and this too. not to correo’ any positive evil, | but oniy to attain what a portion of the commonity re- | gard a's greater good--it is for the wisdom of the Legis. lature to decide. | Not doubting that the wants of an advancing popuia- | thon will ultimately call for ua increase of the State tax, and that whea +0 increased, it would be better on ail ac. | counts to make its per centum and therefore a self ad- | justipg cme. the underigued feels constrained to express | the opimion thar the time bas not arrived for such action. | Nor is he dispcwed at present t> recommend any action | which will affect the interior polity of the soboois, or t! | duties of trustees The evils arising from too frequent | ebanges im the latter particulars bave not beea sufll- | tly appreciated. | The school system of New York is too vast. invoives | interests 100 important, to be rasbiy estabiisbed or reably ecbanged It requires permancacy to adapt it to the cireumstaners of seciety and to give facility and vigor | to ite ocerations, felt, it ecarorly be doubted that w reasonable degree of tueh permanency is pre‘erable to inoeseant chaoges, | even though, Inds pendently oonsidered, thoee changes | might promire some degree of improvement. | In the rapid transition from system to system, in the | constant change of details, made without the benefit of rufficlent experience. which bas marked the echool legis- laticn of the Jas: four years. the matural resut bas fol- lowed Grave errors have beep committed To retrieve them. new onee bare been plunged imto The local of- ficers have been embarrasses to uoderstand their dutier, varied by ewch year’s legielation They bave con-equently | performed them with diminiebed spirit and greatly dimi- | Biebed aceurasy Want of zl or want of efficiency in }T-veipal con extends to the subsitern. or paralyzes bireficr's Evew the teachers—a finer or more spirited pro- | feesions| body tban whom i not to be found in our State— bave jost sometDing of that Ligh enthusiasm which a few years siace eabibited its kindling traces thr ughout our | teboois er as i more Inely. their effirts, uneapported | from without. bave fellen on # soil made sterile by todif ference or chcked by engry covtention. Melancholy as ip the confesrion D0 decided ax aie the exoeptions to it, currcbcols tm the opipica of the undersigned hare de- | teriorated dwing the rapid coanges of the last four yeots Whether we bave reached a potnt in these mutationa where it is Lest to peure. und let exisiing reguiations where oct obviourly and serourly wrong. stand ue’ | further developed experience onda more settled public sentiment shall cail for well cocsidered chaaues is the krave question now to be settled. On it she views of the | under: Igued are already expresoed 40 ALL SUCH MATTERS KELAIING To 118 OF FIO AND Ta sem SHALL DRAB | of the Superincendent ave arisen an Wo the powrr of tte Superintend- aud Geteimine casce of uppeni. arising under + of ibe State. Theso doubte have been y the repeal of sec. 152, chop 450, of the hy ap sot p-seed tm 1849 This repeal is xupporea to bave beem the result of a clerical crrcr Whatever ite effect ic is wil understood that the iden Was not entertained of even brouohed. ta the Le, isiatere, of sbolixbing the appeliate jariadiclon | of the cuperintendent. sod competing wil parcies ag: grieve by the acts OF decisions uf the inferior school of - ferzisg Juiieaiction on the Superiatendent, passed prior to 1647 the undersigned bas entertaraed tae spesis which Fave beem brought before hia; and he iy not awere (bat bis ceckions Deve been im soy case di-tegard- | a But to remove doubts wad prevent coutroveray, ib fe recom mer ded that the Leidature by express emuct: memt ieeouti:m that appeliate jurt-aictiom im the Super- ipterdent withcur which our sobovi & m would be crushed by Litigation eimost within o singie year ACADEMIES 4X COLLRGES The money devotwa by the state to educational purpores Lo ‘divided meivly. vetween three classes of jpetitctions, viz -commonm schools, soedeutes and colle ®ih the two later ipterdent Dav no offical connection «= But they a¢ mack ae thé former oc neti ute parte cf our educational system. Fuch of thore parts exercises a direst and On the others. & higher ed lower, and the lower fi: pupils for the nighee «often beep wsrumed Ubat thete interests are antago nistic and ip one point of view. they have comatimes been practionily made ro by attempta in the Legiclatare to iveren-e Ube eppropriations to one. a: the expense of the oth A candid dixcus-lon of the relations which they rbould susimim towards @soh other 59 fares the 2otien 07 the government Is ooncerued. is therefore docu 0 appropiiete in this connection | Noth ng can be more obviously trae them the pro- poritin that every dollar devoted by tho State to eCUcstions! purpowes, HhoUld be #0 expended as to ron- der its benefits, to the greatest practicable oxtont, | equally open to all The common schools aloms at this time prevent this condition. In them tuiiion ix cheap to all snd absviutely free to the indi- | gent. The academies nod coliges with the ex- | ception ¢f orrtela Deneficiary ec’ olarlpa. and with Ll be presemtiy noticed require tuition end other fees, and aa expenditure for dowks, which shut their doors on wiarge clus of our population The public money which tnay r dors hot. (be equally inure to she benefit of ail. but to that of thom who need itlenst the weaithy, and im polat of | fortune. the midvle clasves. ‘There are wo ways of removing this inequality. The one is & deprive scademi+- and colinges of all share tn the pubiio moneys, What would be the effees of this? Wesith would rill rustain thew lostitutions, but ae cerrarity In dimbowbed Dumberr, ax the cost of tuitie them incs+aed to coun’ervelanoe the *{'hdrawal of the pubiie w¢. would exclude not only poverty but that moderate competency which united with effort and energy Bow not nufrequently atiains their beaelita, Uigher edeestion woule thos become the luxury. and the adaitional power of the wealthy. Ifthe sons of tbe peor end of thow in middiivg circumstances, were mot exelu from 1 rerned protereion® aud from eli 09- cupations Getmasang » bigher grede of learning | they st lewet would star: coh im the attainment | and the practien of those profes ions on no sqaal foot- | ing with the e@voated sons of the rich ; wad they | ¥ould reeinire double talent aad double industry to na | sore rqnelvaccern [p thi idea ge be for a moment tole | rated ina government which bem Rough for the reason. ble Wants of ai)’ Are the polio prepared to aurcendar, for Ute beweft of @ emall portion of our population. the trearure whicb they Dave been pouring for brif a century | toto the eotfers of cur academies and college? Shall the monopely, and benee the ocuble power of learning, be | TAGE KD oppapmye Of the ari'tooracy of wealth ? | Tt baw beep onid that the increwed amount of public money which might be di-tributed smong the common | Febrols cn depriving the academies end colleges of any participation Ie it womd put chef rmec on | Jeg that al the bigher branches of cerfolly targht in them. The pry needa of the Liter. ature Ford and of the Unived Biates Deposit Rund, ape Je to the supper’ uf Keademien. Ik anout forty thon dollars per suoUm Add to this an equal fr ux! eid to colleges—rhough. ry rable term of they have rroetved Ling that am This eighty thou Bd dolara divided nmong the common raboola of fete would give to eaob betwarn ix amd seven dil # com so@roely suflol-mt 10 purohase the text books “hich ore a belar would apmnally require ic yursaing the nigher cramches of Mterature acd -clenoe How far | Fonld tt go towsrde ourchesing the solevtifivy svacab | Deco TY Wn (eeching thoee higher beamokes 94 sotene: te of the | Where no rericus practical evil is | the Supe. | + | patient by } | The instrturion thovgh exposed at the beg | ia present sphere. the Union oulabie benefite ; as eubsticures tor academies generally, | ere uncalled for, and promise no improvement. ere 6 8 method im the jucgment of the undersigned by which the State oan remd-r toe bemefls of the 1uads | which it appropriates to higher education equally acs- sdle to all—tbrow opes thore benefits to the poor without curtailing apy now epjoyed by snother olase—and in de ing this peither dimwpien the pumber. nor impinge the interests of the exiting bigher institutioes of learaing. ‘That metbid wouid be to distribute among those inszitu- tions 03 muck money as aow-and more, if neoaseary— but to require them to repay every dollar thus received, ip gratuiteusly educailog such pupils as the State shall eee. Pe }y @ proper method of equalities of the present Flores | results attained ws accordant with enlightened puilen- | thopy as with the theory and spirit of our poiitioal institutions ‘The following is an outline of the proposed pleu:—Let the commom schoo! districta of the State be arranged | tpto as mapy academy oistrict« an there are now or may | Dereafrer be of academics Let eash academy then de | required to receive anpuaily from the common échools ta Its cistriot amd gra’uttoudy edusate a pupil fer $— received from the 8 .at: from the free department 01 d mies on the seme footing. The eivotion of the pupils | should evicentiy be made on the basis of edu | qvalifeation ond general merit Chere are | Methods of acc: mpliebing this, which {t is pecessary at | thir poist to discuss. That the object ta praottoally at readily attainable is established by the experievon of the Free Academy in the city of New York, and come other kindred iprtitutic ns ‘The Free Acacemy im the clty of New York presenta, in faot, « preotical exemplifoaiion, in a single locality’ of the plan above proposed for the whole Styte [t rec-ivos ita pupils from the common roboois om the basis above evege-ted and it educatesthem gratuitously The ua. derrigned has. during the past season. visited this insti- tuticn personally. exemined ite records, investigated tts jana of action im detail. sad witnessed its operation: ‘o ray tha: it is eminently sucers-tul in aocomplishing the objects of its founda'ion, is but faint praise men whore philamtbropy originated, ana whore energy 60- oured. that foundation—or of the aniv and effiol-nt corps of tesckera who manage ite concerns Within its halis the merge of caste aud the dirtiac 3 of wealth elie where so pervading—porvadiog the mansions of the liv- ing end even the mauroleums of ths dead—are for once igncred, The sors of the rich ama the poor —neither of them degraced beneficiaties, but the honored cadets of a ental govermmont—meot on ground where neither as vantage. Sitting on the same benohes, vursuing the same bigher branches of scienos, drinking from the same rich founta'ns of classic literature, cuiti- vating the rame elegant tastes and perconal accomplish mente, the undersigned sav with emotions he will motat- tempt to derorine, the represeatatives of almost th« ex tremes. and of + very intermediate poiat. iu soctal aud pe ousisry condiion—the Fo f the merchant whose ves- eels visit every ocean. avd of the employees of his atore- bouses and his wbarvea—of fathers wocee same are his- toric in professtone in lierature, in arts and io arms, pd of the obscure and toiling muss whose sinews aup- port this roctal superetructure above them The difference betwern uch @ foundation—where the best and brightest youths of ths country. irrespective of all other distinctions. are brought together to be equally jointed and randuled for the Olympic race of life and snbood, ard repown—and to be put ina position whore high heart and bold eudeavor will piace the rewards of life equatly within their reach in the place of that order of things where the aecessit'os of education measured by pecuniary or soclal condition—where poor sohoois are ubought to suffice for the poor—and where eleemosynary instruction is doled ovt to the indigent. like cheap food ia winter—marks the developement of a truly American idea and ts at once the symbol and the commencement of avew phare in educational and social progress, It bs eoarcely to be doubted tha’ the great metropolls— the pulsations ot whose philantbropy are only equalled by those of ber business enterprice~ whose theroughfares aud suburbs are.evorswhere sprinkled with her magnif- cent charitics—will add to thie class of her institutions, nor that sbe will [aerated perfeot her system of free education, by the estabilsbmest of a free college on a scale prupor'icped to the waute of her population. ‘There sre other institutions im the State approaching the character of free scademies One at Lockport has taught four hundred pupilx during the year. Another is ip process of crganization at Uiew With peculiar pi-asur Superintendent cails atten- tion to the fact that one free ooege is already lished in our Btate By private foundations and benefactions, Geneva College—changing its name to Bopsrt Free ol: lege—has been mace tice to all who possess the requisite preparation in etudy. aud who con furnish satistactory testimonials of cbazacter | The engrafting of a fres department on the existing scadamirs and colicges, would bes great ravirg of ex povte to the Btate over the erection of new and ‘atircly tree ches; amd by this means it is believed that even ihe cums now distributed among theee institations would €cnd thr blersinge of free instruction in the higher braaok- ¢# of learning, to a considorabis extent, throughout every clara of cociety It har alreecy been aarerted that the change proposed would not revult ipjuriousiy to the prouuiary interests of the academies und colleges. If they receive the sama amount of sid from the siste as at present, it makes Lictio @'d-rence to them whether it goes to cheapen the tuition of their entire number of pupils a«it now dees or whetber it msker the tuition of s portion free, and ebght- | ly tpereases that of toe others, Such would be the effect | of the chapgs it the number of studeats remained tho same as of this time But the umber would un | doubtedly o incrsacs by the accesmom Of un entirely new class, axto preventarie im tuition, andat the rae Uma toorerbalapce the compezatizeiz cual additional cost to ths Institutions tuem-elves, accruing from the in- eovace OF 60001ar8 In another respect, the proposed change would directly aid (be peountary interests of the academies and onileges They would no iongor be copsidered as upper'aining, ia their scventoges to @ comparatively email olass of #o- | clety. They would become parte of uoational «7- tem equaily Ue property of the whote peopl= and equally evaeai+d ty the whole people. The public sid, iostend of being oicerly limited tow fixed smount as at precent. to | one ciece of them. and prrcszioutty doied out Go the other, would Bow brO+d aad atenéy @ stream as their own intereste acd thote cf the pubile should be found to de- mand. Eiiucation of Teachers. Few estimate sufficiently the importance of teachers as a clara, or their influence om society Nosriyas much «a parents they mcuc tbe moral character of the young; and their influenos is probably even mcre frit im deweiog- ug it directo tkroughow Kldeu'e of tosc tera co: utes one of the atuie jokes of Mvoraturc, and its oarios tures bave mot besn wirbcut their inducoce om thove whose cictoms have wright tm asisning bot literary nd cociat position. Pz+judioo ageinst this oocupe tion in car coupiry, ls ae unjuet as it is Lmpolitie | Where !n the United Btatee have tonchers as cia been found bebied the moral or intrlieotaal oulti vailon of the body o. the communjty ia which they h: beem o#lled upon to teaoh—nay oct in advanon of it How +o Bas even the beoath of fusploioa fallea on the moral calibre of ome of the twenry-tiv common ‘choot teachers of New York’ Of ti ieotoel onlibee the bench the bar. the sacred desk, the highest bastoes* and official portions of oar coun *ry, bear emwpbatic testimony For auremitting tadustry ia | @ laborious ema phyeivaily prostrating occupation—fir » ving Of inconveniences w poyaners whiod those unfemiliar with the sudject diy approoiste— for e sesiows and high teved devotice to the daties of their calling smpie opportunities of observation bar fetirfled the undersigned toat po clase of men exoel ti teeobere of New Y And it t* potorioun that non where the extent of their duties amd raspomdbiiitivs are tuken in'o consideration. are ro inadequately paid. Be. Jord n ‘ow citer and large villager ume wages paid te teachers do not rqual those of any olats of operatives whore cooupation cemands any provtoumy aoquisd dexter! y Ti {x oormmom to urge the aeosaaity of eatabliching @ a cites of te | proferstonal oi ‘Ybis mest dea Taiet of remuneration and th tuff cleptly ievorebie cbazgs justify aay Lope in the tuture—or as least uatii long Yrars to come—exeept ta the fow weal'hy loaliliea al ready allndes to. Ont teachees aa hetetofure must be mainly dren from those who are prepsricg u timatnly te engage in otner pursuite Phe state mut be satiefir b quai fying 60 temporary clarsof teachers lt tea mite of uO siternative, but the entire js the Decowity a hart one d by goverpmeat om eomparativelz trivial objects, aze taken (nto eonsideration In mations vee ing tordoon ton if anywhere the policy of 4 repudli can a‘ute chould be Liberal ould earnestly recommend that all tescbers. to diffase t inctruction. not only dirvetiy Im thetr so! tuoiz example, througkout the body of thom of che S:ate. The State Normal Schools benefits of improved methods of * but by ‘The policy of & olaes of lastitutions exolurlvely for the © vostion of teaohere Dar been amply vinclicated im tne experience of thie ond otber states ihe Normal Scho estabiiches (n 1844 has oust. ed most of the prejudices whicd It eacrustered in che iler stages of ita carrer and « thorongs sonviction of ite utility i# now evtertained by the great body of the educators of the Btate. Littio felt at fret, three thousand two bund thirty pupils have reosived the benefits of instruction io it, and wow ace extending & knowiodge of t iunproved processes of losteustion th They are doing this as teachers par’ enw for the laxtruction of oommon eonool te the (eacbore In the wondemien, they are doing it {a the larger | vii nel 'y, they are beginning to be felt Inthe body of the cosmon rooole of the Bate of the | preenent rorm te the dicadveu'age seorulng from the lo Of am cxperienoed and popular prigo pal waa mover in ore proeperwus cond!'iow than now Profesor Prrains War snoomoed ax priee pul by Mr 8 B Wentworts; and | BELwitheteading the dim@veotage avove alluded to, and some othors of & very serious charsotor under which the | metttation tem pc labored the ia heen wile not only to rated Dut te inornmre it There dyed and waventy wix—forty more ore mare gouuties than eat any pre eof the cities aea which bec rme ke bave this subject ander examina ios. ead will, in due time tuke what they regard as the appropriate action on it. Oni to os variety of causes, not nece: bere ‘abe detailed the Normal School has cpr d tdly beem aa expensive ove, for the amount ac compilsbed by it. Many of thore causes, though inevitetle, were temporsty im their mature amd are al- ready beyond rrourrenoe Of (he usual Hberal annual epprepriation by the Legtsature of tem thou-and dolia:s for the support of the reovcl the exvoutire commitieo Bove Deem ebie. during the ourrent yar. to cava two thowrend, and oarryiog out (he earlier liberal polioy of the mmriitution towards it+ pupils, the balance Das deem eppropriated to acei-t them tm dufraying tae oxpeare of their bowid It is believed tbe expenses of the institu- iow msy be rtili fartber reduord, without liseMoienoy Ite crorrpts uaay also bn il ¥rTa: Hour0es. amd more perticulerly by aa tho experimeniad departiprut, whied will also r tiomar feouities tor imetivoting the pupils of thy hi«her ope tm the practice of teachmg All there topics are ea. goging the atten ion of the exeoutive oormmitwe Bhovild the obsnger above ulladed to ve made, the an- dereigned bellevos that about rix thousend dollars por annum will be adequate to the suppor’ of ths renool, Batany alterations io be muds oefely must by made ¢ xtension of the experimental deport wpararory disbursements = The Legi-inture ore therrfose respeotfully advi-ed to con: true (be wuasl appropriation fur tae coming year ‘The preaemt Normal Schooi t+ entirely iondequate to eupply the number of thorovgbly trained texobnrs, which tbe publio interests ceil ‘Tho depart mente for the instruction of common echooi teachers io th« aoxd-miee, form useful edjunots to it and when vigorous'y cond not- ed their Beveficial tofiurnces tu improving tbe tesohers ip the surrounding locaiities, are imceloulsble. But 6) piis in there cepariments attend but one term daring they ere no more entiied to rv entrance than amy other(elaimat Tbey caanot therefore, rapidly enough to meet the public wants. if at ail. prepare that class of thoroughly trained touchers which the purlio intersete demund. both as educators and as models to their brethien. Applications for euch come datly to the Nor- mal Sch ol from our own and vtber Staies, While the foreign owes sre whoily refused scarcely half ot tae domectio applioations oam be supplied, A committee of the Legviature, at ite last session recomma-nd- ed the ertabitsbment of avother Normal Sohool, to be located in the westerm part cf the Btac, In this reoommerndation the uoderrigaed heartily con curs It is believed that the necessury oulldings would be furnished freely to thy Btate. This being tha oasy, but o trifling outlay would be nosersary to put anocher school ip operation; smd, with the dimioution of the ox- penses to the ecale above propored. both would oost but two thousand dcilare more. prt avpum, than the present one; @ trifle, when results are taken 1uto consideration. New York City Schools The Superintendent hus virited, duriag the past year, eeverai of the ward ecbools of the city of N. York. and also teveral ef those under the older organization of the Pub No Soheoi Sooiety. AL were ina bighly flourishing oon Gition. and they furnished convimeing provt thet the az gregation of large meres of obildren in'o ragie echools, ay injury to & tranch or two. and iv copsrate compartments—ia fc preferable, where circumstances admit of it, toa division cf the same number of children into small and scattered echcols. ‘The first pbmed errengement, known popularly as that of the ‘Union School admits of a better system of olas-i- flosticn, apd covsequently of a better division of labor in teaching; it saves a beavy per ovntum of expense in builotpg+, apparatus eto; and finelly in one of these great echools if well worducted. an esprit du corps is in. Guced—and the unger-ig ned canuot bat velieve. a sort of inteiestual momentum from the action im one direction of asrociated mind—whioh caa rarely. if over, be us fully obtained in @ small school, Efforts are waking to merge the organizations of the Pubilo +cbool tool-ty avd of the ward echools. The for. mer were eetabli-hed by a noble and disintezested philaa. thropy: Enlightened sud benevolent men ood as p neere in spreading the bles-ings of education among the masses of the motropolis, beture the state was able or wilipg to make edequate provision for that object. At this poriod. bowever. separate organizations are not needed to accomplish the end. and by dividing th efforts of the friends of education they beeome po- sitively de‘rimenta: toit. That the attempts to oensoil- date them will be conducted on prinoiptes alike just aud bonorable to ali parties ir guaranteed by the character of the gentlemen who bave the subject in cherge; and that, if 6 conéuoted. they will prove muocossful. admiis not of & well founded dovbt For ¢tatistios of the New York achoois under the super- vision of the Board of Education, sex report of the Board, and report of the City Superintendent, hereunto appemd- ed, (marked I ard J Asylum and ‘able Schools in New York. Various Orpben Aty:um tobools, the school of the Me- ebazics’ Scclety, the ecbuo! of the dooie'y for the Re- formation of Juvenile Delirquents snd tho-e of several other charitable estabiisLments, im the city & New York. receive the public moneys. by dis: tricte, and mr copia, om the same fcoting with other echocis Foilowimg up the commendable dis. porition to coneoi-date, adverted to usder the preoed- ing bead. it te proposed to exciuce them from this privi- kege if such it may be called. om tho ground that the pubile schools are open to all, and thet auy diversi of the public momeys trom them leads to expenditure, tow diminution of the anity ly of the couipsotnece and energy of tb wde to @ constant inoreare uf these evils. by co witg ibe fermacon of reparate and voluncary asbvol or- kavizstions, There poviti ns, correct ia the abstract, do not, intbe Judgment of the undersigoed aptly to the ectoois of ascciations for purely charitable purposes, when susjecied. as im th prevent ose, to tae operation of the teme grnerel awa aud to tho samo official suporvi tion as o'er ocrpwoe schools ‘The poiice and other reguiations mecessary for the pro- Ter mapegemect of a body of orphan childran, or those eeparated from tbotr parents om sccoumt of poverty or prity crime, cannot be conveniently enforced withont kecpicg (hem mainly wivbin lait whioh acmit of the | constent fupervieion of (heir superiors eco as ® house or yard, The Giews'rous results which would ensue on at tempting to rend them throogh the streets of » city ton pabdlic robcol cerpot be « matter of doubt. To say that Ibere unfortunate children shall 00 deprived of education, 7 that these who plready geverousiy ferd ona clo'he aed rbeiter them. shall not be wlicwed tbat aid Im edu: them wbich flows from eimply putting them om a par th otbee ebildzen im regard to the sehoui moneys, is 8 ew of the ouce wbich the undersigned considers alika Tepuxdent to jactiee. humanity and expedienoy. For the bumbre sverage attendance and otb-c pertiou- laze ef 'dererchcois eee report of Board of Bducation, (marked 1.) Reperts af County Clerks ‘The sppual repos ts of ibe ovuuty ciorks. embodying ab- strmote of (be te mm eupetinterden's reports made to this department tp pu 2 Bumerous and freq iy impor of (hese were dircovered afior tha last aa nt was cert fied to the clerke and o ‘2 it wax too Inte for correction, Cu some ci uo many cts bad beem reported im a to others too few—thus giving the fermer more and che latter lees, then their proper share of the publi> moaeys ‘When excersee were 1eported, the superintengent drow for them cn the ooncty treaeuzers, amd applisd them 1o wort reported deficienoies. Wortanately these wbovt ralaceed each other during the ourrent year, the exorpricm of one marked invtanoe where the imtoe- vention (f hs Legilatoze broaime receaeary to supply @ large deflelevcy For the ecoount, see exnibit (marked ) bereur to appended. errors of the rame ciass bave eome nnoMoially, to the§ krowtcpe cf the department whicn from thoir betpg te the edvaxtoge Of the towns tn which they oovur. red, or from other caure:, were not reperted; ami, like ceding, they were discovered wo late for cor- Under existing arrangements, mistakes will always ere p ivto the rtacf the couuty clerks, Thay are tm realty genersily origioally committed by the town +operintendents themrelves The duties of the form er cfBerr wre merely clerical, ia the premivee, He can exercee ©C dietetion unlere it be to call upoo the superintendents 10 swend (heir reports, Unless there is an error peoulisziy git @, 8D CMhorr elected with refer. © 00 10 Ootive keving DO Conneotion with schools, or the facts reported cn, Counot ba expected to detect it The fault—ratber of the eyerem than the county oleeks— do wends Iruistative oorreotton. A remedy ail ba proporwd onder the next beud Chairman «f jRoerd of Towns Superintendents te Make the Menuet Reps te ‘To obtaim acouracy in the reports of the town ruparin- tender ts no FO efMfici-mt metnod oan be devired, tiie those officers to porte before an abs this department, jog euch » compasicom between the eeveral repor between Them wud thoee of the preceding yeur—and by baviag thie done hy @ body of mea more familiar tosn any utber with the fac ainrolved — the detestion of serious errors would be rendered meat to inevitable. And this prelimtnery correction secomplished, am exhorienced mrmeet of the rame body weald be leew liable thao soy other perrom to oommlt errors in prepsr ng the required abetrart of the to and on ail pcoounts would reem to be the me thas duty Atthe aupusi meeting for might be transected the other business, which already reqnives the superintendents to assemble thas often, and therefore bat on incomriderabdle addicion be made to pre- font expeneen ‘The undersigned would recommend that the town su- perintendenta be required to meet on the first Wednes- day of August imeach year and to elect onw of their mhee mon of the Board of Towa Superinivn- dente’ who ebeil bid euch pince ontil che next amonal peeing of tl board , that it be made their day then to compare and ecrrect their reporte and deliver them to thetz ebatrmer ; that the latter be required viibin twenty dey to meke out and forward aa absiract of the seme to the Stare Supe inteudent renetving the per dlem allowance of a tox ruperiniend-mt while ne covmarily +mployed im diaenarging this duty. Onber be besides the direct one above Intion‘ed, would revolt the board ornventent between the State ano town super viable eouroe for the former to + —_ wtviee sud tafoem frosa in relation te ‘eal ohoe!l matioes, pit: State Covivficetes to Teachers Atete ovrtificates that imgor'erce and od tw thoir tastitation, ard 'o make Jnment an objeo! calling forth « wholeome ppirtt af emntation among onr toasbors, tt bas been con. colved Lmptoper, by the Buportotendent, to centinge | Boards of Education beve al-o beem cequested, thst any State or sounty certifloate | jm the county or city where each osad Buch Boerds should on'y avauslly recemmend 6 sory meritorious tp al! particulars in their count y—whot y ir- Feepeo' ive of percnul uppitoations —Tedead ail -uob 047- tonal epplicstions for their recommendation abould be | @isoouncepapees. Their uotion should > spontansous, and therefore purely @ matk of honor for distinguished ‘The eounty Boards of Superintendéats end the city oao they beoome ath f is beid by ao Incompetent or unworthy person. to resom- mend the ennullivg of such oe:tifica.e to this depart- ment. Webster's Dictionory Im pursuance of the contract made by the late Saper- Interdeat. under the aucbority couf-ered by onapter 449 Of the laws of 1861, with the publishers of = Nepster's Unabricged Dietiovary " nea'ly eigut thoussad five bua- dred copies of that work bave been purshased for the re of ecbool dirtriots Muon diffion!t; aud dylay nave Ovourred in carrying out eh from the fact tha! it covtatned po pre vision fo a the expands of tread office, whers they were ra- be delivered to the rwveral count i4—vor for the moneva which were required to ne deposts- ith the county treneurers in payment for then. The publisber Ithmately direoied. by tha undersigand, | to forward the Cooks by the cheapest modes of ooursy- | ance. cirectly to the olerss of exch county —tbe formset defreying @ portion of the expense equivniend to a elivery of the books ip Albany. hia has seen dons, This department bes pad owt $490 01 foc transporca. ticd and rome sult bills Female yet oulstanding ‘The collretion of the sums dae the books trom the county treesurers hes been acoompauie? with an anjuse 0 the publi: h-rs and 8 very cousidorabiesmount nd trouble to this departa-nt it in raspnate fully reoommended. therefore, that ths Superinteudent he suthorized to retetu from the library moncy appor- tioned to each town an amount Buffisient to meer tho Best imetalment duo tor the dictlovaries purchased for it. CONCLUSION, Other topies of interest, connentad with our sohoole, preee on the attention of the undersigeed; but rhe re ult of upothe> year's obervation ani experience will be ob- tained on them before they ure made tubjects of commu Rication to the Logislature. HENRY 8. RANDALL, Buperinteadent of Common schools, Tas Surrrr To Mz Maaguer at Loutsvitis — A number of the countrymen of tae distinguished [rish exile entertained him last night, at the Louisville Lorel, with & +plendid berquet. Some hundred or more gantle- men of the otty wore present as invited guests. and the evening pectod off in the most axreesble aagner, Mr. Meegber reeponded to the toasts drank iv his hover ina few beautiful and thrilling remerks obaractorized by the gocd teste and modert dignity which bave marked his conduct ever «ince he came to this coun ry; eloquent remarks were made by other gentlemen prevent Several appropriate [rich songs were oreditadly exeouted. anvo- dote, wit and plearant merriment mado «sift the toat of Time. snd the company rove from tbe table at a late hour lo the happtest hamwor. delighted with the baaqnet, the est, themselves, one another, and ‘all the rest of man. 10,— Louisville Times, Dec 31. Munarcnory Acorpant at Lovisviti.a—THRee Pensons Duownen.— About dark last oreaiug. a white fied on by num-ecus justructors-eaeh ‘eeobivg nut | POY and two negroes, whose name we are unaole to loacn, were drowned in Bearerass Jrevk, mear the bridga, at the beud of Jeffereom street. They bad driven theit horses, which were attached to a dray. into the creek. fer tho purpore of watering them. The current heieg very nwitt, the borres were swept out into the middle of the arream, end becoming entaugied in the gearing were drowned. ‘The bey wud two negroes. who were on the dray, being upsble to ewim, were alse drowned. We understand that the basy of the boy was recovered —Louisoule Democrat, ec. Femace Tevecnara Operators —We seo it stated in the papers that the ‘oliowing ladies are tel-grap. Mira Susna RK, Sutherland im Newark, at ; > Miss in Copmeaut, Ohio; Miss Fleming, Im New- ark. Obio; Misa Wood. ta Aluiow. Ohio; ania young lady in Dover. N.H There are probably some others, the number inereares yearly ae nan I MA BN ARRAS MARITIME INTELLIGENCE, Movements of Ocean Steamers, Port of New York, January 4, 1853. OLEARED ip Star of the Wrst, Bowne, Liverpool, Sam] Thompson ia. Follancbeo, Havre, Boyd & Hinokon. Brown Moses Ta: lor & Co. Mobile, Writehof, Piper & eo» Victoria, Ch New Orleans, T H Sandford. Ship Galena Leavitt New Urloang, thos Nelson & Sone paeark Buse Bares, Haivey, Bermuda, Tacker & Light- onene Bark Alleh, Yerk, B-ltimore J B Sarty Brig Crzave, Morre, Matenzas, Neemith & Sona. airs Montaomery, Montgcmery, New Urloaus, BH Fos- ‘ato (Nor), Svenson, Charleston, E Beoh & Schr Arof, Gsllionn, Tampieo, J T White & Co. Schr Olive Be-nob, Pettiagill. Pracklin, Pek & Lymen. prone Ann & Bai , Wilmingt.n, NC, Dolnor & ‘otter. Solr Lamaitine, Tyler, Wilmingt n, NC, N L MoOroady we 0 fobr E& Powell, Watts Wil: ington, NC. EB 8 Powell. $obr Willow Dyan, Philadelpbis, Joa Hard. Bobr Moelle Layte «Hoeven, JH Havens. Sehr Co} simmons, Hridges, Salem’ KW Koces & Oo, Stesmer Kennobeo, Clark, Ph phia. (B Xandford. Stenmer Mars, Green, South smbcy, J & N Briggs ARRIVED Brig Peracon, Mycrs, Baltimore, 6 dave, with corn ard flour to Brovn, De Romsett & Co ‘Experienced vay savers westher on the prorage, Thikm rring, while at anchor in the lower bsy, parted shain ani weatairitt Loe ancnorand Prrt of elsin Ware teken in tow by steamtug Aohilles, bro t to the city As (of Eastport), Barrott, Ro: tt, Vous & Co. Was towed to the oity by 4 das to sveamtug Porto Cabello, 1é days, with bideo . Wilaia,ton, NO, 6 Rehr ¢ K Avery, Nickerson Bride: port, 2 days Bohr Gcorge Warren ——, Millbridge, 18 daya, Eohr Thomas Hicks Cooper. Rocrls d, 6 days. Kehr Advarce Sarrout Hoxton ¥ days. Stes? Peliony, Renney Providence 1 day Slocp Ma ta Lonies. Bounest Provideocs, 2 daye, Biocp ameiioa Sturges, Providence 2 days. Wind durirg the day N. ‘The new caloric ship Eirickeon went down the bey on » tris) trip, ano the SW apit, Ship Brie, Cartis, for London, is anchored st the raine pla Ships Norti un berlend, fencer for Londom. and Galena, Leavitt, for Now Or caus are snohiored bolow the Narrows. BLin Marhattan, Peabody, for Liverpool, 1 anchored at quarantine. Telegraphic Marine Heports, Bowrom, Jan 4. an chy Bupbemia, Bra: a dindigo tus W Le aye, with Arrived—Bark Reman, Maraell'es. Jat :7 6, lon 66 30, snip Bald Exglo, Francisco, Hgbs northerly wind prevriled » and ebe bi Deo 30 Int 89 93, lem 67 53, epoke for N York Mar-oillee; Chi oayra cbr Orion, J: i adolphia, Herald Marine Correspondence, Kpeantows, 00 SL Arrived—fobre Augustas, Blount, VYork tor Esssports Moestaport Coursy Me oni Kiver, Va, tor Boston. Jan t~ Are echr bnergy, Marchant, trom Falmouth, d— No er w lg tus, Mattapont, and Sylph. Pritapecensa, Jeu —4 PML mow S onan f Georgia Celling tl Ip porte: re aug Arived—Sebr Virginie Clesred— Stearn thin Prmgustuk Vo ceif ro (it King, Leeds, SY K tte an ra ks; j Asn Eldridge, Kowland, do. Miisces Bur Annawan, at B on Ty bo bes ken tute tne tion of 10) f cotton how beon mated, 3 week, and ont parted her oa} some difficulty ‘The earge of om keef rice ane 40 or 8 bale ‘The jury done to the versol oould not be will bs taken inte the floating dock during ne: undergo @ therough repair. Bink Ponast Parxor—On Sunday tho esa waa smooth on the EW ride cf Nantucket, where bark Porrat Prinoe is arbi ro, ond the work of Clecharging her osteo progrosand Tar idly. A larke part of it bad already rovohed Nantuskot harbor. Buse leanerea, Bryant, of and trom Maobiaa for N York. which wee sehore at Great Point, Nantucket. wae got off Bi htof ht tort. Sho was riding at he sachor on Sunday, #10 Would be taken {10 Nentuoket harbor Bare Amenta Jane—My Ki bmond Randolph, » seoman on boars the A J, of ard from Baltimore for klo J snotro, got Off a with the exe: which wae lost on (pe Frio Aug |4 has writton home to hie w he ist eonly survivor, He subeleted for 34 days entively on wheat fl fale water. wh drift’ d per the 6 ait, whor he wae hakon of by the tobasitants and omfo tably proviied for, until be re- ccvered hieirensth ‘vhen hy was sous to fio Janviro, Bonk Fawm frou NYork hound te Baltimore, which wae ehore at Cape Chorles, 4 8b Baltimore 3d inet, attachod, was 6 WS milos; provabiy Winiemer. Now Retford $4 hark Belle (of Fairhavon), Han- Bld phip Hr Honnoy, do. Int, bare Be LU (new, BS tone), tee, and they ehoald select for | (hore taobersjwhon they connider the most | | Inte 24 officer of thi aid thi scaso: seer from Cant Taber, Tridon! es ihe Gone. latver shipped hows byte by letter, from Capt Marshall, Deo 5 iat 8 608, 1e Queen, Marsh s!l, Westport. 175 rp om ware, Coffia, NB, took 130 op, when i hotek Sea Jul: Bi wick, Wing Dart former repere | Fratyr ar ap on wi a fae reported Jaly 16, wie © 'B. 600 bbls, Aug 16, 2%, ‘Citieon, Nerven, NS, NB. failing r Obio, Nortom, 4° 2U n 5 1700 | heaves roporte inst Nope l with M00); Bibsrnie’ Bd. Seaeene by ‘etter fom tak bbie tale osteast Wed alee ? Broke, Sevt 16 ta roto Ovear, Alex Cots, Puriagten Bi ‘At do came date. by I: tter fom Cupt Tooker, M haa shloved home 52 140 bo fevwenger Bird, aad wound NR, 1200 wh taken this season At do Nov 5 by lottee rom Capt Russell, Olympia, NB,@® #P (200 wh 20,00) bone, Latter Insded and to'be shippod hnesas Would sail next dy for the Kquator on ® orulse ‘er epeam whales Atdo Now @ by letter from Capt Fish, Mart eto sed dewn upwards of 2. (0 bole this 9 cu beard SH; was bound om @ cruise date. by lorter from Capt Swift, Or wh 60,00) bone, to suil in Sor 4 weeks hemeward. At do game date. by letter from Capt Carey Nimrod. NR, 10 en1.40 wh on boards baa shipped home 3 000 Ibs bone put a. ‘ihe Cicoro, (15th Churshill, deoeased) NIB, at de Now &, would sail for heme about 13 soaego of Me Hera Ey Alice Frasier, Ni. The C he froighe of oil engaged, including 850 bble frm the Aliee Frorier. 4 shipped home 25 0M galls af he Val paralso, and 16.000 » abips as one shi &o, in coming from the &. ue from the Ochotsk, of cesing chasts cf tes, booby haton, and other vbirs# afloat.” ‘Who Alfred Gibbs, before reported at Honoluta, had 6: ip- a Nome, per leatella, 19.0) Lie i Nophis Ch cute 0; Parachute, do, 14,000 The Benj Tucker Ni, Bi 5 wh cil, (had 300 8. bad tom. W pred home 688 bole wh oli, per Coaraok, and 16,000 ba: PGE trabella. ‘The vervelius How and, Nib, bad shl oped bin wh oll per Ho gly. of aud for oa, S20K) hon, Merconcer Bird fix NR. Ths Hy Keo'land, #8 et ed home 84 bble, cer Franoes, aid 19,600 bono, poe Lsa\ ship 2 ity, do, 18 300 do do; and Urona a’ The Bie flous on dost) und 16 OW beae ‘The 0 Lb b> 14.700 do de, par fan’ el ‘ atipped nome 1,400 bbls wh oil, por Valos- raiso, Ro rer @ Capt Parker, ¢f the Zone, FIL, at Honoluta, woul! rotarm howe oparoornt of M healih and Gaps Marston, Late of the Georg> FH, before reported condemned at etronaulovetiy would take charge of ner and vontinus the voyage. Mr Read, ‘first officer) “nd boat's crow ‘of the Sophie Thornton, who heesme weparated from tho ship early ia the eerson, in'a thick fog did not rognin his venwol untl! ber ard val at Honolulu. Ho war on, board three diferent otdps during the time, the last ono bring ths Illinois, whioh ae rived at Horolulu about four hours after the Sophia Thora- huavo, Oot 3%, Orevon, Davia, FA, (ar 20th) ow id, Munkley, NR, (jussac) ep. Capt M would "on agsount of ill health, while his ship msxoa Du Japan Ground, by letrer from Mr Chseo, first oMove, Emily Morgan, »B had tabex 3 ep since Api 2s, making 1,000'¢p on Hoard ia all. In Ochotek Sem, Ina: of coason, Maceachusette, Nickerson, Nan, 19 whe, wtg to sil Notice to Mariners. Custom House New Redford, Jan Four additional Spat Buoss have been placed in Now Bete ford harbor, vii A epar buy on Dix's Ledg:, 8 of WR Rodmsn's whart, in 14 f-et water at low tide painted red, to be on the btarb in entering port, A epsr buy E ot Palmer's Ie and Lighthouss, epit, in 16 fect wstor, painted black, to be let biard band entering port. A ryer buoy on the NW part of Fort Flat, in 12 foot water at low tide, painted red, to be leit om the starboard hawd enteris AB ff SE point of Palmer's [sland, on A! Rook, #o ealled in 11 water palated black, 10 be loftem larboard hand entering port WM. T. RUSSELL, Collector aud Sap’. Spoken. Ship Mocntaineer (of Warrow Me), from NOricane tec Liverpool, Deo 21, off Cape Florida. A lorge ship, bound W, was soon Int inst, of ore Les | bad painted po full poop white monkey rail, white Diack quarte etorn boats. Bark Kingston, Ster ing, trom Baltimore abt Oot 7, tee Cape Town, CGB, Nov il lat 6 N, lon 23 25 W. a the sand the Ine- 3 Be ry Care Town, CGH, Nov li—Sid ot (Br), Thompson (from Liverpool). Austr Clenvurcos, Deo 8—Arr bark Mt Was Maotins; brige Molvorn, Jerwan, Philsdolohia 16t, Veuus, Thompson. NYork. Favat, Nov d—Barke Lo, Pilebury, for Boston, just oom wer cod idg: Sultote Drinkwater, to load for de. Ginna 6 B—Ship Norfolk, Rogers, for Besten, te or two Gaye; barke Caran cor, im w Oanses #2 dawaged ruddor, Sty ip Sooloo, Horkins (from sw Abaca, Burgess (from 31 hat on. The’ win h hi more, commenc we Ron Howorury Nov 6—Ships John Jey, Howland, for Manflag Charles, Andrews for Caloutia; Comorr. Soudder, fee Shanghae Velpsrsiso, Smith, for New Badford N London eb ut two weeks, with oi! only; do, brig Noble, Robertsoa, for Stoatngte fore ov Bar (Cape Vers Talands trom Boston are Luh for ady. v, Nov }3—Sid ship C-raair, Munbsrd Boston. yMxentea, Boy S-sld Slollian ‘brig Giorgio Reuarde, W or Monrxvivno, Nov 7—Bark Zotoff Bailoy, for Salem ¥ daye: brig Biiabeth Folton Upton, from do (sep\ 1); age do: di d protably oth Ma as, Deo i6—Br.g RU arr 14th. Nawrout, E Deo 1l—Br brig Seoret, Ball, for Boston, losding. Youto Caner.0, Deo 2!—Schr Henry Nason, Mullen (rink }, for NYork Jon 4; only Am vessel in port Trixars, Noy 27—Sid ship Arkansse, Otis Quocnstows, Ik ropa torly & wi the ath. fer oi Tarcanvana, Oot [0—Bark Pranovs & Lonisa, Maye, from Valprraivo. arr 2ist, Idg guano for U States, probaviy cargo of ship Heroules. Varvaaiao, Nov 16—Bark Gallego, Ellery, from NYout (July 2), for San Francisco. Home Ports : APALACHICCLA, Deo 24—In port ships Esther G Bax ney, for Proviconee, ldg a6 to por 1b; Tenusasce, Beokwish, ford rig Sartelie to Fall Kivor. BALIIMUKE J —Are brics St and Hopi ‘ures ‘elaud Emery, Portland. Me; Fawn Despes put baok naving born sahore a “yiph (Br) Smith, West Indi ton, (clo Ist) so” re Us éo!l, Bennett, Wilmington, h York; tteamer Fv pire Layman, BOSTON Jan 3- Arr ship A NOrleans; barks Tanvells, Ba)tim Union Ke 'Bilow, Latham, Mobtieg days. Bi », oand.te Si {-r> rupurted. Mary na, —— tiv P Ree IM Baylos aldriok, New Phivadelphia. (CC NVork). Soteor, Charlestou, Sv: ¥n, 0 iff ( Be), Sasso Danoan, bliridgy Mhualt Sig al fors barksand a brig. Cld psew , © Harding, Charleston; aohe Virgiais Prise, Hondéer, Pbilacelp iis. Nothing gone to woat das. Sat iy rapire, Veta bie seivion @ W Jones a Swan aro at anch:r in’ Nantaskret Bark B Coleoré and brig 3 G Base are in Proeid sat Konda: BOOTH BAY, Doo 2)—Arr cob Sin (Br), Cornwattia for N York; 2th, Southerner, do; 23th, brig Raia» bow Emsrgon, Wironeaet for Cardonte. CHARLESTUN, Doo 3t—Arr sonore Kina Frith Srvsge’ Philadelphia, ‘a = » from Porsland Md e (Fr) Anohelet, Harr; Eliza ( 4 Bereelona anda mkt; Jasper, Hennott, NY ork; vohr Time (Bry, Sis Nacuan, Bld trig Poser Gunning. Pro, idense, ELIZABETH CITY, prev so Deo —Arr sobr Julie Ana, Brigan, W ees Indie. BartPORT, Deo 21—Arr sobre Wiliam, Haneoomb. Yow 22d, Pother Blas, Bunt do: 26th, Kime oka, Dinamore, NYorb. Sia 28th. eohr Bongh & Heacy Pate: 2th, beige Fi Hoyt and Calais, Looxha ew i Oth, vin ed by last wight and osuri p Alro arr brigs Mutual (Rr), Pitty, Pornambaen, Nov Sh for Foston; Mail, Baker, Philidelpiia for do: sents Marie otta Burr. Mathews, Bal.iwor) for do. sid sour N C Harrie. Jan )—! o arrival. Jan 2—arr sobre Wra M Baird, Stubbs, Richmond for Bas tor; Edw Everets, Quinn, Norfolk for do; Mayflower, Bare lett, Baltimore ‘or Plymouth. une biiga J Nicterson, Mail, cobre Madawacka, Thos Hix, r by etesmer City of Boston, Clifurd, from Bostom for Prilade!phia, Jen 3—Arr echra K Stanley, Burroughs, Tangier for Bos ton; Marv A Sursp. Raynos, N Booford for Poot [nia Poased by at 10} AM. stoner City of New York, Max thews fron Philadeipbis fr Bostou. Tn pert Ll AM wine ENE, bark Mary Bronghton, brige Helon F Ryder Mutual. sonre Posse Weshingson, Wo @ 4, Kdw Everett, Riw stanley, Mayflower, and Macy & seeen: K6Y WEST, Deo 28-314 brig Harp, WedSer. Boston, wish careo ot brig Florina, (rom Chartorton, oondom: 44. NEWF ORT, Deo Si—S1d bark Muri io (from P NOrieaps; sohrs Alg@irs Ana. Seavey (from NH badoen; 8 Crooker, and R Vickery (from Norfo k Virginia (from Pall River), Baltimore: and otaore bound Sard W. NEW HAVEN Jax3—Are dyvines sloop Bplencia, It bark J’ Porber, France Bouns Pars (Bran) NEW BEDFORD, Jan mington, C —814 brig Manzeal, Ares, Wile NaN" UCKET, Jan 1—Arr sloop Lanes, Ray. N York. PENG ACULA, prev to Loo 25—Arr brig Ut arlotte, Sparkm, Jomsicn, Cid bark W V Brown, Lozier, Riv Jancire; belg Montrovo Adame PHILADELPHI4, Jon S—Cld bsrk Chee E Lox, Donelly, , Piilodeb NOrleans (nat as bef re PROVIDENCE Jon l—Arr cohr Mail, Saag \ phis. Cid brig Yar kee, Thayer, Charlont voby JP Jobneon, Smith, Norfolk. Noth 2d—Aer che Loduski, Hutshiogen throef're.ana afsechrs Std York potinf re hae of 24; but near. fon, put beck ta Portinnd. SKC hor for 2 rr 3 daye paxt, wont to nen mo y ell bond moctiag a head wind a the efter con, among A steamer with bright rod battom ard black uopor strom and bulwarks, with ewo taste put in below alt-rnoen af 24 guppesed to be the K B Pordos, or somo vessel of hog Taen. PORTLAND, Jan [—Cld bark Helen A Warren, Sargent, Matarzan HAVANNAG, Doe 81 —Ary bark I fohota, NY ety brig Tsrantina, Wyman, Bovto a dome, Bro BY ork. Cid ships Lancaster, Givea, Livervool, kaw O'Brien, Creighito, do ST BARKS Deo Lt—Arr bark Gembta, Reoklift, NP oekg do; lis Ara, Chay BRU Riven u ttt ail) asa JO Snpyeton, Dolan, Cid 2th, bark Goo Thomas, FI Ady borke North NVorb with de SALEM, Jon 1—Ctd bark Lonom, W agora, Australis.