BrOOklYn IntelllpeMca.
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OCCASIONAL ERRoRs-The best reporters in the world
and more especially those who seek most earnestly
and indusriousy to do their duty to the newspapers
with which they are connected necessarily make
occasional errors in their statements incidental to ther
unavoidable confidence in the representations of ndiy
duals placed in high official public stations If an acc
dental mistake be made-however unimportant and tr


fling in its character-a of jealous and envous Jour
nalists-and small potato pubishers-are always found
ready to grumble, complain and carp; in the vain
Ilef that they can by such ridiculous and Utopian
schemes, make for themselves credit capital and fame
These brief and hastily digesed expressions are in
duced by some i.natnred and iibcral remarks which
have been made in consequence of n paragraph which
appeared in this paper yesterday stating that General
perty in Brooklyn and had become permanent resi-
dent OF the city appears that the buy the
ana lots which were sold on Friday last was Guse B.
Lamar OF savannah, southern millionaire, and the
distinguished soldier and statesman whom we named in
our original report may not be improper to add that
the information upon which statement predica.
ted was received from of the venerable yene
rated, and popular citizens OF Kings county.


pLEAsIsc iscpENT-At the election on Tuesday
last the first district poll of the Fourth Ward was held
In church. far away from all places where
could convenientlybe procured The amabe lady
inspectors and clerks placed, furnished them with
sumptuous repast in return for which they sent to her
an eioqueny couched epistle thanking her for gen
erous attention to their wants, and expressive of their
gratitude for her well timed consideration.


Coal DEALERs.-There is much difficulty and dissen.
sion among the people Of brooklyn and the coal
chants OF the same goody place. growing of an al
legged attempt the part of the latter to make
and exorbitant charges for their commodities The only





dealers in the city Of New York make offers to the
househoiders Of this city, to supply them with this neces
sary article OF winter consumption fair reasona
BILE charges.


PUBLIC HOUSE RArFLEs-Wnter has brought with il
many OF its concomtant evils the serious and se
gravated OF which the numerous railing shons
which are brought into existence, under the shallow
pretex OF giving to workingmen and mechanics chances
otprocuring poultry cheap" This is but leading all
VINO are unfortunately seduced to take their chances on
the hazard OF dce to expend their hard earnings in
gambling transactions far than are ventured by
experienced gamesters, in the notorious saloons
conducted by the most desperate and dangerous black
legs in New York.


FERRY CoMMissIoNEns 1t appears that the ,ct ,irt
ed TO yesterday which required the Cover or a tlli
state to appoint Ferry Commissioners, will nos WA. ,u
that high unctionary to nominate gentlemen from any
oi the counties immediately adjacent to New York By
TINS regulation the latter county also the counties OF
kngs, Queens and Richmond, debarreJ from having
any representative in the Board OF Commissioners in
ofder ensure, on all Sides strict and rigid mparaity


IHE BROOKLYN CELLs-Ihese miserable cells situat.
ed beneath the public market, are dignfed with the
name and title oil tho Getty Prison" more wretcbed
hole or dungeon is not to bs found in any place on
earth withstandng that all possible cleanliness and
care are manifested by Mr. Peetrau, the keeper of the
estahlshment u s in fact, place where rats of the
most vofacions desert pton most do congregate and
Where he late OF any poor wretch who may be
rated within its murky waits must be hard indeed.