From the New York Advocate.
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Mar DAY.-Ths oldest of our inhab;.
tants do not remember to have seen as
much moving as on Saturday last, at any
period in the history Of city affairs. There
are but two cities of any note, where this
custom prevails Of moving on the lst Of
May; New York, and our beloved gran.
dam, the city of Amsterdam, from whom
we draw our being, our order, cleanliness,
and stupidity; and surely no practice
could be more stupid than that of moving
whole city in one day. Such an encoun-
ter OF carts and handbarrows; such clash
ing ofjurisdiction in relation to furniture
and other moyeables such moving in and
out at the same moment; such smashing
OF glasses and china jars (; cracking Of card
tables and bedsteads. Such havoc among
the decanters, sweat-meats and pickles
such clouds Of dust, and remnants of dirt
left gratuitously by tenants. Such an az
my OF black scrubbers and white.washers
such stopping and mopping and above
all, such sweating and painful efforts I"
raise the quarters rent, to appcase The
just demands Of The landlord. Every thing
is dear, difficult, and out of order; Mis-
tresses are jaded to death the maids ia'
tlgued to the loss oftheir Sunday evening"
walk in Broadway, and the master ready
to make his escape and actually escaping
rom scene Of dirt. dust, clamor and con-
fusion. Poets paint May-day like Flora
wreathed with hyacinths and honeysuckIcss'
when the lads and the asses in their ho


day attire, gambol on the green and dance
around the May pole. Don't look for thes'
sylvan joys in New York on that day. We
have been frequently tempted to propose
an alteration to the system, bat we shan
nave the owners of real estate down upon
us like the nj, ht-mare, for Interfering wl'A
the'r rights; but suppose law should "
passed making the quarter days oil az
houses in the l.t ward expire in the mon',
OF January; the Cd ward, in the month ..
February the Sd ward, in the month "
March, and so on; why in one yea, 'nt
whole system would be changed w'ihop'
loss; AS the city increases the e''' eN
tends.


The Norfolk Herald contains the report
OF the Medical Commission which was d,''
patchen 20 Thompson's Island. under .ns m
orders q Commodore Rodgers, in Octoos'
last. g enquire into the causes OF me u'''
heathibsss pf that place. From the .ls, re-,
mort Of the phrs;c;,na If wonld AePin lha'