The New York Herald Newspaper, June 20, 1848, Page 1

NEW YORK, TUESDAY MORN N G, JUNE 20, 1848. The Lunatie Av ytum of the City of New York, , We have recenved a very interesting document on this subject, viz: The report of the physicians of the Lunatie Asylum, on Blackwell's Island; and aperusal of it has given us information on the | subject, which we think it important that every citizen of New York ought to have. It will be re- membered that during the past year, Bellevue Hos- pital, and all the institutions connected with it, | were placed, under the charge of a medical board, composed of some of our most eminent medical men, and that the entire medical charge of the details of these establishments was confided to these genthemen. These appointments are hono- | rary, so far as emolument is concerned; but to the honor of thie medical faculty of New York, be it | said, that all of them have been faithfully and ad- | mirably filled, and the duties attended to with the utmost purctuality. Drs. James MeDonald, A. N. Williams and Benj. Ogden, are the visiting physi- cians of the Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island; aid the document to which we have al- luded, is their report on the condition of this asy- lum, atdressed to the medical board of Black- well’s Island, and which was laid before the Com- mon Counci! by this latter board, on the 30th of March last. The report commences with some remarks on the momentous importance to every inhabitant, whether rich or poor, of the care of the insane.be- longing to the city and county of New York, “It is true as itis humiliating,” says the report, “ that no one, however born, is exempt from poverty and disease—many of the tenants of our pauper institutions were born to wealth and expectations, and numerous will be the descendants of the rich- est families now among us, whom inevitable des- tiny will doom to seek a refuge in the Lunatic Asylum on Biackwell’s Island.” This, we are afraid, is but too true; as any visiter to the Island can ascertain, by personal inquiry, the truth of the statement that many of the inmates were born un- der every advantage of wealth, station, and luxu- ry ; and these facts prove how true are the follow- ing words of the report: “We all, therefore, rich and poor, eluate) and ignorant, have motives, personal and private, for reforming and perfecting this establishment.” € The report then goes on to consider the probable increase in the number of the insane among our population; and a slight historical sketch is given of the rise of the present institution, from which we extract the following :— “ The present population of New York city does not exceed 400.000, and there are about 400 pauper lunatics in the asylum on Blackwell's Island. It will not be many years before accommodations will be required for « thousand. In the great metropolis of the western. world, as the city of New York is. and is destined to be, the increase of the insane will exceed the ratio of rogressive population, as will be shown by the follow- ng facts, In 1834, when the insane had become s0 numerous that they could not be suitably provided for tn the basement story of the Bellevue hospital, (now a part of the house of refuge). an energetic movement wae made in the Common Council to erect a builfing for ¢hem, which should be large enough to accommo- date 150. This was actually a considerably larger num’ er than there then was at the public charge, there being on the first day of September, 1834, but 116 insane patients; but it was thought proper to provide for a prospective augmentation; and the wisdom ‘of the resolution is now evident, the increase having ex- ceeded all caleulation, No less than 405 insane pa- tients were actually in the asylum on the Ist of Jan., 1847. “ Estimating the future increase from these data, the city and county of New York will, fifteen years hence. have more than a thousand lunatics to be supported at the public charge. And this disproportionate aug- mentation is in perfect accerdaace with facts already developed by older nations. The city of Paris, a few years since, with a population of about 800 000. had uo jess thaa J,500 female and 800 male pauper lunatics, ‘besides a large number of insane in private and other institutions.” ; ; E Arguing from this prospective and sure increase, (for any person aecustomed to study statistics, can see how surely these results will work out), the report goes on to show that it is not only a duty of humanity, but.one of ec>nomy, for the city govern- ment to provide suitable and fitting aecommoda- tions for this class of patients. ‘ No means can be devised,” say they, “so surely calculated to relieve the public from the expense of large accu- mulations of the insane, as the liberal provision of such methods of cure as will restore to health a larze proportion of recent cases.” It has been found that, taken in the onset, the chances of a cure are greatly increased ; but, un- Jortuaately, ‘ in the present state of the asylum on Blackwell's Island, physicians will not advise pa- tients to be sent, and relatives will not take friends there, unless excluded from every other hospital ; or where the subject has become so violent that nothing else can be done ; or until so much time kas been lost at home in vainefiorts at restoration, that the chances of ultimate recovery are very mich diminisbed.” : ‘The report then goes on to state what has hither- to been done for the ne; by which it appears that in 1833, when Bellevue Alms House and Bloomingdale Asylum became so crowded with lunaties that they could not be accommodated, at the suggestions of the Commissioners of the Alms Mouse to remove the Lunatic Asylum, the, Common Council took up in earnest the subject of erecting an hospital for the insane, and made an appropriation for procuring plans. On the 17th of February, 1834, a plan was accepted, It was fur- nished by Dr. James Macdonald, who was then physician to the Bloomingdale Asylum, and ulti mately was adopted by the successors of that year’s Common Council, Tt was on the basis of the Middlesex Asylum at Hanwell, England, so modi- fied as to remove what appeared to be its objection- able features, and adapt it to Blackwell's Island. The cornerstone of the Asylum was laid by the Mayor, with the customary ceremonies, in the ing of 1835, but the building was not sufficiently ted to receive patients until the month of Jane, 1339, when thirty from Bloomingdale and those froin Bellevue were removed into it. The different sums appropriated for this edifice between yer, 1837 and May, 1889, amounted to $125,000. cast, 1841, the number of patients had in- ed so much that it was found necessary to e large the accommodations; but, instead of carrying out the plan already adopted, a proposition was to erect a distinet building close to the wa- on the eastside of the island. This was final- rreed upon, and what is now called the Mad was completed and occupied the following sp This building also was soon crowded far beyond what originally intended as the num- ber it should hold, and thus matters continue down to the prevent day. On taking charge in Novem: ber, 1547, the present medical board found pitients, under the care of one resident medical officer, who, in addition to his rictly professional duties had to act as apothe- cary. The rooms were all crowded ; the first and second stories, however, were clean and_ in good order—they were oceupied by females, The base- ment or ground floor, however, was damp, ill-ven- tilated, and gloomy; it was occupied by males, many of whom were sick with dysentary, diarr- haa, or fever. These rooms were originally in- tended for store rooms; and several years expe- rience has fully demonstrated what was anticipa- ted when the building was planned, that its base- mentis decidedly unhealthy; the crowded state of the house, however, has forced the manager to use it as a receptacle for patients, The Asylum was found to be out of repair; the enclosures or airing yards forthe patients are too limited inex- tent, and so arranged as to shut off a view of all the fine prospects which can be seen in that part of the ground. The number of keepers, too, was too limited, so that on one occasion the resident phy- sician had to detain twenty patients after their re- ther than employ prisoners. In the finest weather, therefore, the patients cannot enjoy the poor recreation of being conducted to these enclo- sures more than twice a day, while in cold and stormy weather they must be entirely deprived of it. The description given in this report of the Mad House is so graphic, that we must insert it in tuil ‘Tho building known as! The Mad House,! standing | on the wat », abort’ 160 feet east of the Asylum, | as found considerably out of repair, badly adapted to its purpose, immonsurably crowded. imperfectly ven- | tilated and extremely offensive, This house, which 1s nbout 36 by 80 feet, and three stories high, not much | larger Chan an ordinary three-story dwelling. contained | no less than 113 patienta! ‘The first floor was appro- | priated to men, of whom 19 were white and 12 colored ; total, 32,” “The second and third stories were occupied by women, of whom 78 were white and 3 colored ; total, $1 For this number of patients, there were 24 cellx on the recond and 18 on the third foot, making about two qeeupants for each cell of 4 by 0 feet. The ‘water cloaets of each story bad no head of water to carry off | their impurities, and were consequontly very offensive | For this large number of patients there were found no OE ee Se airing yards. ‘The two which had been originally pre- pared. being miserably small and without prospect, had become so dilapidated as to forbid their use. After ex- amining this part of the establishment, we could not but agree, that its name ‘Mad House’ was well applied, for there was madness in its conception, madness in its completion, and madness in its continuance. was certainly niore full of madness, and better calcula- ted to perpetuate madness, than any house we have ever examined.” uy In concluding their remarks about the buildings themselves, the reporters sum up as follows:— “They were excessively crowded, some portions containing twice us many patients as could be conveniently gecommodated. They were also, in many. p) The pairs. first and second stories of the Asy- lum, occupied by females, are extremely well adapted to the purpose, and in tolerable condition, while the basement and ‘Mad House’ ure, in our opinion, unfit for occupancy. The aitiny grounds are too small, too far removed from the |ivuse, too i A improperly constructed, and alnivst worth- jess.” The condition of the patients was not any more satisfactory than that of the house. The first vi- sits of inspection were the most ay duties of their lives, say the reporters. Notwithstanding the faithful exertions of the resident physician, idleness and confusion seemed to pervade the es- | tablishment, Three hundred and seventy-five pa- tients, eight or nine-tenths of them being incura- | ble, were confined in a space not too large for two hundred, without regular treatment, occupation, or classification, They were accumulated in large numbers in the halls and lobbies; in the basemeat, the men were suflering from fever and diarrhaa; their rooms badly ventilated and offensive. In the Mad House “One hundred and thirteen crowded into a space not large enough for half the number, fourteen confined to cells, three or four restrained by iron hand-cuffs, ands one with a strait jacket ; there being only one penitentiary convict to take charge of thirty-two men, and one woman to manage eighty-two female lunatics, with no yard for exeroise or change of air; but all confined to the house; all idle, some excited and noisy, singing, chattering, or raving; others moping and list- legs. reminding us of the descriptions of mad houses in the last tury, and in countries not yet enlightened by Christianity and civilization.”” ‘The reporters also complain of the idleness that pervaded every part of the asylum, and justly re- probate it. ie ‘ In their remarks on the condition of the patients, the reporters absolve the resident physician from all blame. It was not his fault, but the fault of those who placed him there with three hundred and seventy-five patients to manage, and none of the Hooray appurtenances and appliances to do it with, They deduce from this wretched condition of the asylum the argument, that in its present condi- tion, it does not fulfil the purposes for which it was intended; and that, consequently, in the long run, itis more expensive to the pnblic purse than it would be were a reformation established, even at the expense of some extra expenditures at the pre- sent time. At present, it costs $1 15 per week to maintain each patient; and under this arrange- ment the tables of statistics of the asylum for the four years ending in December, 1847, show ag an- nual mortality of 25 per cent. of the average num- ber of patients during that period, viz. 367 fer an- pitty As to recoveries, no reliable tablescould be found. If then we compare the Lunatic Hospital on Blackwell’s Island with other establishments for the insane in differents rr of our country, we shall find that it will sufler by a comparison with each ove of them, without exception, To hed this state of affairs, the reporters earnestly call the attention ot the Common Coun- cil to the following reconimend stions: Ist. To go om steadily with the original pian until the building shall be completea; always Searing in mind that every model of a Linatly Asylum, however perfect it may be asa whole, is but \l) adapted to its purpose when only @ part is finished; and that the erection of * mad houses,’ or other detached buildings at a distance from the main edifice, interferes with is of vital importance in all public institutions— facility of inspecti n. 2ndly. To set apart as much aa possible of the upper end of the Island, (say 40 acres at least) and build high wall across its whole breadth, so as to exclude all common paupers, vagrants, and penitentiary convicts, as well as those ordinary visiters who are in the habit of resorting to public institutions from mere motives of curiosity ; laying out suitable portions in kitchon and landscape gardens, and udorn- ing the latter with shade and ornamental trees ; then to divide the lands thus dedicated to exercise and re- creation, into two nearly equal parts, by another fence running east and west, so as to give the men one of these allotments, andthe women the other ; appro- priating that on the south side of the Asylum to the men, and that on the north to the women; which en- closure for the females, when properly filled in, will contain more than 16 acres :—the walls to be so con- structed as not to interfere with any desirable views ; —numerous small airing courts to be made near the buildings, so that each class of patients shall have a separate one to which it may resort at all times—the quiet, harmless, and convalescent only to enjoy the liberty of the general grounds, Sdly. To improve accommodations for the sick by establishing in large, well ventilated rooms, two infirma- ries ; one for each sex,—and, if possible, to prevent the basement of the new part of the Asylum now building, from being oceupied as lodging rooms for patients, 4thly. To prepare a receiving ward for each sex, where patients may be \emporarily lodged wntil their cases shall be understood, and they properly classed. and so to alter the law respecting the committing of lunatics, as to avoid their being take: to ihe police office Sthly. To procure proper attendants for -aale and nurses for female patients, avoiding the employment of all prisovers and other persous of bad movel character, and to give the resident physician every uccessary aid in the pesformance of his arduous du 6thly. To provide all the means for mak’ lum a curative establishment, by findin; ployments for the inmates, engaging th. practicable, in useful labor, &c.; and whi! rigid economy may continue to be practised. to dis- pense as much money as will realize this grand object, which we think, may be accomplished by an expendi- ture of two dollars a week for each patient. a o i the Asy- suitable em- Law Intelligenee. Surnemm Covnt, June 19—Gexenat Tenx—The following decisions of causes argued at the April gene- ral term, in addition to those heretofore decided, were delivered this morning by Judge Edmonds:— Swan and O'Connor, Executors of John Pye, vs. Ra- chel Whally, Executrir, §c.—A trustee may purchase aclaim aguinst the estate he represents, but he may not make a profit out of it; and whether the purchase be for his benefit, or the benefit of the trust estate, is at the option of the cestui que trust. Where an execu- tor purchases a mortgage against the estate, and is at the same time in the receipt of moneys belonging to the eatate, he eannot foreclose that mortgage for his own benefit, until he accounts for the money thus in his hands, o, at least, by his bill of foreclosure, offers to account therefor. Decree of assistant Vico Chan- cellor reversed. Delaplaine et al vs, Waddell, 4c.—Domurrer to the replication. Tho first fault was in the declaration, which was on # bond, in the penalty of $1.000, and contained three assignments of breaches of $516 30 cach, This suit is brought for the aggregate of those three breaches, and not for the penalty of the bond. Declaration set aside, with liberty to the plaintiff to amend, without costs, Holmes et al ass. vs. Dickinson and Delaplaine, ~The testator's personal property not being enough to pay his debts, a portion of his real estate was sold for that purpose, and afterwards $20,000 was received by the exeoutors for indemnity, under the treaty with France, Held that that sum did not pass to plainti(fs under an assignment of an interest in the personal estate, but belonged to the devisees of the real extate to indetni- fy them for so much as had been taken to pay the tes- tator’s debts, Decree of Assistant Vice Chancellor re- versed. and bill dismissed with costs, Comstock vs. Me Greger et al.—Motion to set aside a non-suit.—A nephew could not, before our revised sta- tutes, inherit immediately from his uncle, but only as he derives title from the common stock. ‘The grand- fathor, through the blood of the tather, and the grand- father being an alien, his uninheritable blood impedes the descent, Motion denied, Minturn vs. Farmer's Loan and Trust Co.—On a dill filed to cancel a note given as security for another, on the ground that the creditor had dealt with and given time to the principal debtor, it appearing that there was an ndequate remedy at law. The decree of the Vice Chancellor dismissing the bill, a®irmed, Haynes vs. Carpenter.—Motion to set aside report of referee, Denied, with costs. Wardwellvs, Haight.—A retiring partnor must give actual notice to his customers or dealers, in order to exempt himself from liability for debts contracted after the dissolution, in tho name of the firm. No particular number of transactions necessary to constitute ome a dealer or customer within tho rvlo, A jorsoit’ knowing of the partnorshin, having #okd: one bill for cash and one on credi} ta the firm, f¥ within the rule. viey wside Heport of referee denied. Willoughhy, Administrator, $c. vs. Clarke, §c.—An administrator who delivers over to his co-administra- tor, with the assent of a creditor of the estate, all the aseots in his hands, ie discharged from all iinbility to that creditor in respect of those assets, Testimony taken in an original uit i# not evidence per se, with- out an order of the Court, in a eross suit. in wate other persons are partios, and the issqeu different, Decree of the Vico Chancellor aMymed. Kelley vs. Kelley.—On oxrox_ta ‘New York Common Pleas. Anaction of account Hes between twa joint contractors, to build w hotise, whore one has received more than hie share of the proceeds of the joint labor, and ia the appropriate remedy ina case; whereas, in thid ease! the balance was less than $100, #0 that « Dill in equity to-settle © partnership would not lie. Judgment affirmed, Stewart vs, Smgll, Willjews § Co.—Plaintig was an Motion It | laces, out of order, and requiring re- | accommodation endorser on a note given to secure & de! t due to the defendant, which endorsement was ob- tained from him by misrepresentations made by the maker of the note. The defendants received the nete before maturity, and gave their debtor credit for the | amount of it. by endorsing the same as payment on a draft of his then past due, Held that defendants were | not bona fide holders of the note for available consider- ation, having merely exchanged credits, and not part- | | ed with value; and therefore the decree of the Vice Chancellor dismissing plaintiff's bill, wherein he seeks to have the note given up to be cancelled, is reversed. Srecia. Tenm—Before Judge Edmonds— Murray vs. sAilen.— The general rule is that on a bill of discovery merely, defendant on putting in his answer, is entitled tohis costs. In this case there are two reasons why itfalls within the general rule—the defendant has not | made the discovery sought tor, on the contrary he has | denied the material matters charged; and secondly, he | did not refuse the discovery when appied to for it, be- | fore the suit was brought; he consented to give it with all due diligence when plaintiff filed his bill. Order to pay defendant’s costs, granted. Galfield vs. Moore.—Motion for receiver, granted. Dean vs. Garry and Wife.—Plaintiff ’s motion denied; if he has any claim it igagainst the premises; he has suffered the eurplus to be taken out by other parties. Niles vs Niles.—Decree for w divorce denied, Svurrrion Count.—(Before Judge Sandtord.)—Abra- ham Bell § Co. vs. Wm F. Leggett and other Ex'ors.— This was an action to recover the amount of two | promissory notes, one for $579 37, and the other for | $58641. The defence set up was want of considera- tion. It appeared that in 1843, a son-in-law of the | late Mr, Samuel Leggett applied to the United States District Court, by petition, to be discharged from his debts undor the bankrupt act; he was opposed by the plaintiffs, and his discharge was refused ; the notes in suit were given by Mr. Leggett in 1845, and in 1847 his son-in-law receivei his discharge. The defendants’ counsel insisted that the notes were given in consider- ation of plaintiffs withdrawing their Ai ogee which was against good morals and the policy of the law. The Court charged the jury that if they believed the notes were given as a consideration for the withdrawal of opposition to the discharge in bankruptcy, they ought to find for defenuants, if not they ought to find for the plaintiffs. Sealed verdict to-morrow, this morn- ing. Burkhead § Co. vs. Brown and others.—This was an action on a letter of credit for $40,000. A verdict was taken by consent for the whole amount, subject to ad- justment, and to the opinion of the Court in Banco, on a case to be made, with liberty for either party to turn it into a bill of exceptions, Rankin § Birch vs. Haggerty and others.—Thia was an action of replevin; the plaintiffs sold te tho firm of Peck & Co., a lot of dry goods in September last; in a few days after, Peck & Co, made au assignment. of all their property to defendants for the benefit of a few favored creditors, as the plaintiff allege; upon which they procured a writ of replevin, and took the goods out of the possession of the defendants, The suit is brought to try the rights of the parties, Adjourned till to-morrow (this) morning. Cincurt Counr.—Before Judge Edwards.—Win. B. Astor vs. James L'Amoreaur.—This was an action for rent of premises in Ludlow street. ‘The premises were leased by Henry Astor to one Crolius; the latter as signed his interest to defendant, under whieh he be- came bound for payment of rent and taxes, The de- fence sot up wae, that the defendant mepely acted for his brother, and bad no beneficial interest in the mat- ter; that therefore he was not legally bound. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for $193, subject to the opinion of the court on a case to be made. Geo. B. Moorewood § Co., vs. Lewis Batelle §° Co.— This was an action to recover the difference between the contract price of three thousand gallons of oil, and the price for which it sold. ‘The ofl was purchased in England, and after it arrived here the defendants re- fused to receive it, and it was sold for about $400 less than the contract price; for which sum this action is brought, Adjourned, Usitep States Circuit Court—June 19—Before Judges Nelson and Betts—Henshaw vs. the Mutual Safety Insurance Company.—The Court was occupied in an argument for a new trial in this cause. Genera Sessions, June 19—Before the Recorder, Al- dermen Carnley and Hatfield—John McKeon, District Attorney.— Petit Larceny—Sarah Ann Benson, indict- ed for stealing a black veil and three handkerchiefs, va- lued at $1, the property of Julia Hilson, of No. 3 Elm street, on the 30th April Jast, was put upon trial. Mar- garet Wilson testified that the articles were found in prisoner's possession. The defence set up on part of prisoner was, that she got the articles from a person named Smith, already tried for the same offence. The jury acquitted the prisoner. Trial for Embezziement.—Frederick Goodwin was put upon trial. charged with embezzling monies at va- rious times from John B. Ray, a manufacturer of cor- dials and syrups, in whose employment he had acted in the capacity of agent for the sale of the same.— Jonn B. Rav, examined by Mr. Puincies, testified ‘that ho isa manutecturer of syrups-and cordials, re- siding at Nos. 31 and 33 Burling Slip ; that he employ- ed the prisoner as agent for the sale of the cordials, and that he was in said employment from October. 1845 to July, 1846, and received $25 per month for his services, An artangement was made between the prisoner and witness, which made it imperative on prisoner to hand over all monies received on business cach night, and also to deliver such quantities of the cordials as remained unsold, and to post up his ac- counts nightly. Knows of his own knowledge that prisoner collected maney which he did not account for, from several of witness's customers—from persons named O’Brien, Lewis, Ackland, Wane, Porter and others, he collected sums varying in amount, from Lewis $10, and others $15, and in the cross examina- tion by the counsel, it appeared that prisoner was to get a commission of one per cent after the first of Jan- uary on all the money returned, and that said arrange- ment was to last as long as prisoner remained in wit- ness’s employment. This was agreed to as a new year’s present, which prisouer did not ask for himself, but was tendered by the witness. The written agree- ment between the parties, making it obligatory on pri- soner to pay in the monies received nightly, and that all goods should be returned every week—such as was not sold. Ricnano Lewis testified that he paid prisoner about $19 on account, for Mr. Ray, on June 3, 1846, [The Dill wes here produced, and showed that prisoner signed the ee and marked it * Received amount for Mr. Ray. Joun ACKLAND was produced and sworn —He testi- fled he paid $15 on 8th July, 1546, to prisoner, on ne- count, for Mr. Ray, and produ receipt for the same. He also produced «nother receipt for the sum of $15, paid on the 28d of February, 1846, Rony ver testified that he paid some $60 to prison sehalf of Mr. Ray; prioner gave him an order Ray for $9, in groceries, which he delivered to priso id two orders, tothe amount of $21; has not the orders now in his possession ; believes they were destroyed among his papers. Tuomas H. O’Brien testified—Ho is a grocer, and paid prisoner $9 in cash for Mr. Ray. on account; has not the receipt ; the goods were delivered to prisoner by witness’s clerk. Mr Ray was recalled, and testified that the sums of money referred to by each of the last witnesses, were not paid him by prisoner. He received on the 3d June, 1846, $23 53 from prisoner. . Atnan ©. Pratt, who had been employed as book- keeper by Ray, was tendered on part of the prosecu- tion, to prove. by account book, that prisoner had re- gulved moneys from several, and did not pay up to ay. Defendant's counsel objected to the testimony, which was ruled out by the Court. The attornoy opened for the defence, and raid that the prosecution was sot on foot with a view to quash other law proceedings at present pending between the arties, there being civil suits, and cross eivil suits, etween Ray and his client Goodwin, who sues for wages. &c., and that the object of the prosecutor here was originally to procure the services of the prisoner to extend his trade in the city. The Court here ad- journed to 11 o'clock this forenoon, when the defence will be proceeded with, Court Cavennan—This Da: 402, 1. 26,27, 25, 28, 39, 40. 41 50, 400, 11. Superior Court— y.—Cireuit Court 42. 51, 46, 60. 4. 7 + 98, 104, 170, 79, 190, 99, 180,. 17 77, 17 . 183. 184. 186, 187, 6.106, 171, 172. St. 110, 11 116, 111, 39, 195, 11, 134. 80, 91. 83, 55, 126, 67, 173, 167, 44, 167, 59. Common Pleas—-330, 11, 13 to 19, 21. Common Council, Boarp oF Assist June 17,—Wilson Small, Esq., President, in the chair, Thirty-fourth street.-Petition of Thomas MeSorley, and others, to have 34th street opened and regulated from the 9th avenue to the Nerth river. Referred. Sewer in Pine street.—Petition of sundry property owners and lessees, to have # sewer constructed in Pine street, between Nassau and Pearl streets, Re- ferred. Sewer in Water street,—Petition of sundry owners of property, for @ sewer in Water street, between De- peyster street and Maiden Lane. Holl Over.—A communication was received from, Anson Willis, the duly elected civil Justice, foy the oth judicial district, stating that James RB. Shy, the tr- mer assistant Justice of that district, continites to hold a court in the said district. av the ebrnet af Broadway and Twenty-first Steed, whord he issues processes, and goes throatb-w the forms of law as practiged in. lower civil eousés in this city, and receiver foo, texvices, Referred, Free Hydrants.—Peti the corner of Delancey Grand street, between Referred: i resentotion of Colors.—A momoylar was prosonted from the commendants of the abn ead, Toth and | 12th regiments, for giagd of colors to each of the | said regiments. asco angel by @ resolution in favor of erpcoaranting $500 for that purpose. Adopted, Gouisel Fees.—-A communication was received from Jastiee Lathrop, to have refunded him the amount paid as counsel fees, incurred in sustaining his vleotion #4 Follee Jution Referred. wenty-Ninth street. Report | 08 OF regulatin, 20th street, between Vth quid toy Avenuos, es Fencing Lots —Repoxt in favor of causing the vacant lots on the qtu A ey, between 1th and 20th streets, ta be denged int. X opted. Madison Avenue.— Report in favor of gending the see- tion of Madison Avenue between 24th and 25th streets Corporation Ordinances.—Report and resolution in favor of causing a revision of the corporation ordinan- the 8 for his tions to have e free hydrant at and Columbia streets ; aleo, in the Bowery and Christie strees. ces, under the direction of the corporation attorney. Adopted. More Sewers.—Reports in faver of constructing a | sewer in Greenwich street, between Cedar and Rector | streets. Also in Cedar street, from opposite No. 75 to Trinity Place. Concurred in. | Washington Monument.—Resolution from the Board | Aldermen, in favaer of granting the Washington Monument Association permission to construct a covered drain in Hamilton Square, preparatory to lay- ing the foundation of the monument. Concurred in. Where's the Money?—Report and resolution in favor of compelling the late Superintendent of streets to give an account of the manure, &e., sold by him. Con- curred in, | Putrid Bodies—The following communication was | then received from the Mayor, relative to alleged dis- | graceful conduct on the part of the Superintendent of alms house. Mayor's Orrice, New Yoxr, June 19, 1848, To tur Hon. tue Common Counci. GENTLEMEN :— On Sunday afternoon, at two o’clock, I was waited upon, at my residence, by Dr. Carter, one of the visit- ing physicians at the House of Refuge, who informed me that on that morning, while on his usual visit to that establishment, he noticed « stench almost insup- portable. He immediately took steps to discover whence it proceeded, and traced it to the Dead House, at the foot of Twenty-sixth street, where there were not less than twenty-eight bodies lying. a portion: of wateh were outside the building, exposed to the seérch- ing sun. Teeling that the health of the inmates of the Belle- vue Hospital, as well as of all the residents in the vici- nity, was endangered by the continuance of the nui- sance, he immediately made known the state of the case to ‘Alderman Maynard, who had referred him to myself. started for the spot, and, on my way, I stopped at the residence of Mr. Leonard, the Alms House Com- missioner, who, was i ii theres had. just started for Bellevue, having been summoned thither bb note from Dr, Reese, with reference to these dies. On reaching Bellevue, I found there Mr. Leonard and Dr. Reese, and was informed by the latter that these bodies had been accumulating since Wednesday last, and that he had sent several messages to the Su- perintendent of the Alms House, and who has the charge and direction of the dead boat, to have them removed, but that no attention had been paid to them. On proceeding to the Dead House, in company with these gentlemen, the sight which presented itself beg- gars description. ‘There were some 15 or more coffins ly- ing outside of the building, exposed to the action of the burning sun—the bodies contained in them were in a state of loathsome putrefaction, and many of them had swollen and burst the cofflns—presenting a revolt- 11 and 12 o'clock, making quite a disturbance and ere- ating a crowd Maaistxate.—-Elizabeth, it appears you are brought before me on a charge of being drunk and disorderly What have you got to say for yourself’ Exizanern smiled at the Justice, and said—Judge, you han’t had me here for some time before, and it’s no use telling you a lie, case you'll ketch me at it. so ll tell you the truth. I acknowledge I did take a lit- tle beer last night ; and when I do, I always talks po- lities. Me and two or three others were disputing pret- ty high about Gen, Cass. (Laughter in court.) One of the policemen standing near. asked her what her politics were. “Oh!” said Elizabeth, (making a grand flourish with her hands and arms, a /a John Van Buren,) “Iam mocrat, and no mistake, and have ways been one, and I go Gen. Cass up tothe hub. I always goes the regular nominations. (Laughter.) And that’s the way always when I gets a little beer—I always talks polities ; and last night I was all out and going the whole figure for Gen, Cass, when the M. P.'s came along, and brought me in; and I hope your honor will let me go this time.” Maaistrate.—(The Justice ina laughing good na- tured manner said—Oh ! | have no wish to know your politics, as it might possibly bias my decision. (Laugh- ter incourt.) We have nothing to do with your poli- tics here; all I have to do is, in consequence of your drinking too much beer, making a disturbance in the street, and creating a crowd. However, you are not the only one whose head has wandered on politica, during the last few days; and as the city has been in conside- rable commotion within the last few days by polittoat parties, I feel disposed to let you off this time in order that you might reform, and thus see the folly of your osition; but remember [ have no objection to your cities politics, but don’t drink so much beer, for no oliticlan can keep a clear bead if he liquors too much. Teanghter) There Elizabeth, you can gothis time, but be more careful in future. Exizanetu.—I thank your honor, I must talk a little itics some time—causy I'm a democrat to the back and goes the whole figure for General Cass. Elizabeth’s democratic feelings created quite a laugh in court, and off she started, apparently well pleased with the decision of the magistrate. More of Major General Taylor’s Political Letters. TO SOME GENTLEMAN UNKNOWN. Heapquarters, Army or Occupation, Caan near Monterey, May 29, 1847. Dear Sre,—lt is with much’ pleasure that I ac- knowledge the receipt of your most interesting letter of the Ist inst., and to which I desire to re- ply in terms more expressive of my thanks to you ing spectacle, while from others blood was freely ooz- ing. Among the corpses thus exposed, were some of. prisoners who had died of the small pox, and the stench arising from them was absolutely intolerable. I made an effort to enter the Dead House, in person, for the purpose of examining the condition of the bodies within, but so dreadful was the effluvia, I found it ab- solutely impossible. I was, however, assured by those who had entered, that the condition of the corpses there was quite as bad as that of those on the outside. Mr. Leonard informed me, that upon reaching Belle- vue, he had despatched a messenger to Mr. Eells, di- recting him to send down the dead boat immediately— and it arrived while I was waiting there. AsI pre- sumed that the bodies would be removed by this boat, Lleft the premises; but have since been informed by Dr. Reese, that the crew refused to remove any of them, having, as they said, been so instructed by the Superintendent of the Almshouse; and after waiting until after sundown, Dr. Reese was obliged to hire a crew and cause the bodies to be removed by them. This Dead House is the receptacle of the dead, not only from the hospital at Bellevue, but from the city at large; and it has always been the practice, as | am in- formed, since it has Leen located ‘here, to remove the bodies which accumulate, either daily, or as frequently as necessity has requi The neglect of the Superin- tendant to have them removed after repeated requests from Dr. Reese, and his permitting them to remain #0 long at this season of the year, when our citizens are 80 apprehensive of contagious or pestilential diseases, can only be termed criminally culpable. I would, therefore, suggest immediate investigation of the case, in order that such steps may be taken, as the facts will warrant, and as will present a repetition of these disgraceful occurences.” After considerable discussion the matter was referred to a special committee, consisting of Messrs. Webb. Getty, and Alberton, More Troubles at Bellevue.—Communications were then received from Dr. Reese, resident physician, aud Dr. Rochester, a visiting physician or surgeon, in rela- tion to alleged interferenges and obstacles thrown in their way by Mr. Eels, superintendent of the alms house, Referred. Police Intelligence. at Naguluc Case of Be; —Wegive below a brief historical sketch of the life of’ beanie and intelli- gent young girl, by the name of Emeline Sturdevant, during the last four years of her existence; she being now only eighteen years of age, and yet so young, the wife of two husbands, for which offence against tho laws she was arrested yesterday, by officer Patterson, of the lower police, on @ warrant issued hy Justice La- throp, wherein she stands charged with the crime of bigamy. The younger portion of our readers, and es- pecially those wao are unmarried, will we trust, read this narrative, and ponder well before making the first move on the checker board of human nature, lest by the first false step, their future happiness is ruined, and from one step to another, are ultimately brought to destruction, and finally consigned to the State Prison; becoming an associate with thieves and felons of the worst description, which we fear will be the result of poor Emeline and her first husband, Albert Davis. Ia order to give our readers some idea of the facts, we must go back four years ago, and give Emeline’s first appearance in New York. Having eloped witha young man by the name of Albert Davis, from Albany, her extreme beauty (and not being ‘quite fifteen years of age.) naturally drew down the admiration of all the admirers of female beauty; and, as Emeline was well aware of, her good looks only helped to add fuel to the flame which was already kindled—in her great love for gaioty and plea. sure. She had scarcely been in New York 24 hours before she was closely pursued by # Mr. Campbell, her brother-in-law, who was married to her sister, and was likewise her guardian and master, she having been bound an apprentice to him. Application was made at once by Mr. Campbell to the police authorities, to find out her whereabouts. This task was soon accom- plished by Mr. Matsell, the present chief of police, who was then a police magistrate, and Emeline and her lover brought up before that magistrate and examined. Persuasive measures were now taken by Mr. Campbell, to induce her to return baek again to Albany, but without effect, as she was determined to continue her own course, refusing all the good advice of her friends. Her brother-in-law finding that she was resolved, pro- posed either to take her back to Albany, or that she should marry Davis ; the latter bargain she concluded to take, and the result was, that Justice Matsell, on the 9th day of July, 1844, married Albert Davis to Emeline Sturdevant, and thus the matter ended. so far as the po- lice was concerned. Days and weeks rolied on, and Eme- line began to find that she had been altogether too quick in making her choice, that since her marriage, sho had seen many men whom the admired much more, and being ofa rather roaming disposition, soon brought discontentment between herself and husband, and in afew weeks, they reparated, Emeline becoming the ad mired mistress of a Pearl street dry goods jobber, who decked her out in many fine dresses, which exactly suited the simple vanity of poor Emeline Davis. Her husband, finding himself completely deranged in all his family comforts, concluded to go to sea, and if pos- sible, to drown his sorrow on the briny ocean, and waa absent near two years. During this timo, tha pretty Emeline had been the mistress of seyergl, nat feoling disposed to be the admired of any ane in partioular, Two years had now neavly ciapeod, when on a visit t-, one of her friends, sho was introduced to a Mg, Charles ©. Turner, captain of a vessel sailing fftn this port asa Mrs. Davis; a young widow, 2 beings showy. pretty young woman, the captain fell dea in love with her, and, the consequence was, tage wore both married by the Rev. Mr. P. R. Browg. on the IRth of Nov., 1846. Now Emeline becaiae } Sraraee # house was furnished in good style, 4% Brooklyn, and the captain, together with hig young widew, for & short time were as happy 43 poxsiile; time oame however, for the captain to snff'on his regulay threo months voyage, and leaving his protty wifg, with a sigh departed. Eme- line, as the reader oan Mhagine was not s woman of re- tired or solitary habits, and no sooner was the ship at the Narrows, than Mrs. ‘Turner was in New Yark, flirting about with her old and new acquaintances, ‘Thus she spent her time during the absence of ar hus- band. On his retorn he found her fram, kome, on one | of her little pleasure excursi nn &WSpeoting some. | thing was wrong, made eyntries which proved too true and caused at once 4 separation. The first hus band had now Telarc from his tiny trip, and pros posed to live dogether again, Th's Emeline would nos mare to dos (preferring 40 filow her own natural 20+ ving 18 bUnations, avie’, ow obtained work ax jourmey- Ward in Fulton stress, and be- } that, baker, with ™ ComMTAG AegUAS®’ od with a young woman, by the name mane Pr hot, afte a short conr!-hip they were mar- "y Rey, Benj, Uvane ©. Leth day of May, 1848, at the residence of the minister, No. 172 Breome street. Thus it appears they both have married # second time and both living, witeout either obtaiusng a divorce, which is @ felony by statute, and inflicts a punishment, upon coavietion, on each of five years in the «ate } pruon. Therefore, upon this state of facts, Justicw Lothrop issued a warrant for both parties, Officer Pat- terson finding Emeline boarding ata house in Forsyth street, with a young man called Kowler, ax his wif; and officer Hopkins, of the 3d ward, arrested Davis at | the bakery in Fulton strees. Both are now committed | for a furthorexamination. The above is evidently one | of the consequences attending the early matches tnade by young people, before they actually know what they ane doing. Scenes before Justice Lathrop. —At the wateh returns on Monday morning, officer Harrison, of the 6th ward | police, brought before the magistrate a little short-nosed Irish woman, with pepper and salt looking hair, and no | upper front teeth; her dress wos eonsiderabiy torn, bearing large spots of mud, showing evident marks of where she had been resting the night previous, She | gave her name Elizabeth Anderson, when asked by the | magistrate ‘The officer charged her with being drunk | and disorderly in Centre street, between the hours of | decide to bestcyw it upon me, to serve them for the | Saturday last.—S¢. Louis Repub | Lbeg you, $ for your kind consideration for myself, and yet more so of my high appreciation of the upright and good of the country, and as shall be required by a strict respect for the constitution and the manifest | wishes of the whole nation. | Treturn you my thanks for the handsome and ac- | ceptable manner in which, as president of the meet- ing, you have made known their proceedings to me. | With many wishes for your prosperity in life, I | remain, with high respect, your obedient. servant, Z. Tayior, Maj. Gen, U.S. A. Ws. Dock, Esq., President of a late meettng at Harrisburg, Ba. TO WILLIAM HALL, ESQ. Heapquarrers Army or Occupation, Camp near Moaterey, Mexico, July 6, 1847. } My Dear Sir: The resolutions recently adopted by a meeting of the citizens of Prince George’s county, Maryland, forwarded tome by you, have been, wits your accompanying letter, duly re- ceived, Through you I would respectfully return to those kind friends my deep and sincere thanks for the very high honor and flattering testimonials of ap- proval which they have just conferred upon me, If the good people of the nation should so greatly | honor me with elevation to the Chief Magistracy, I shall, by all zealous endeavors and to the best of my al iY strive to serve them, and maintain the | best and highest interest of the whole country; yet, though I feelimpelled tombe to the call of the peo- ple at large, [ should hail with pleasure their deter- mination to confer so great a gift on some eminent statesman, Be pleased to accept with these acknowledg- ments, for yourself and those whom you represent, the warm good wishes and regard aby our most ob- liged servant, Z. Taytor. Major General U. 8. Army. Wm. Haut, Esq., Aquasco, Prince George’s county, Md. TO HENRY A, MUHLENBERG, ESQ. Heapquarters, ARmy or Occupation, Brazos Island, Texas, Nov. 25, 1847. 4 ._ Dear Sir—I take great pleasure in acknowledg- ing the receipt of your favor of the 9th October, en- closing to me a copy of the proceedings of the De- mocratic Taylor State Convention, which assem- bled at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ‘The resolutions of the meeting have given me great pleasure and satisfaction, as the expression of high respect and consideration, from the people of Pennsylvania; and [ embrace the earliest mo- ment to acknowledge my warm appreciation of the high honor thus bestowed upon me by their nomi- nation of me for the Presidency. . To yourself, I would not fail to express my thank- fulness for the very courteous and acceptable man- ner in which you have conveyed to me the proceed- ings of the Convention, I remain, dear sir, with high respect, Your most obedient servant. Z. Taytor, - Major General U.S, Army, Hevnry A. Munpenperc, Esq., President Taylor State Convention, Reading, Pennsylvania. One Day’s Dirty Work. [From the United Irishman, May 27.] ‘The people of Ireland ali know that John Mit- chel isa prisoner in the hands of the mortal ene- mies of [reland. Because he is the champion of the poor man’s rights, the “government,” whose calling it isto grind the faces of the poor, have seized upon him, and hope to get him murdered by their dagger of ‘law.” Because he preaches to attentive ears the God’s truth—that the life of one peasant is as sacred as the life of one nobleman or entleman—the ‘government” which holds that there cannot be “noblemen” and “gentlemen” in Ireland without clearing off millions of peasants by | patriotic sentiments which are the principal tenor of your letter; but 1 am tandanad with official duties, and, at this moment, with many letters from distant sources, which require attention, and ra necessarily oblige me to reply to you ina few ines, The Presidential office presents no inducements to me, to seek iis honors or responsibilities; the tranquillity of private life, on the contrary, is the great object ef my aspirations on the conclusion of the war—but I am net insensible to the persuasions that my services are yet due to the country, as the country shall see fit to command them; if, still as a soldier, | am satisfied; if in higher and more re- sponsible duties, I desire not to oppose the mani fest wish of the people—but I will not be the can didate of any party or party clique; and, should the nation at large seek to place me in the chuir oi chief IARISHAOY, the good of all parties and na- tional good wou! id be m great and absorbing aim. Sentiments such as these have been the burden of my replies to all who have addressed me on this subject, expressing the assurance that by the spontaneous and unanimous voice of the people alone, and from no agency of my own, can I be withdrawn from the cherished hopes ofprivate re- tirement and tranquillity when peace shall return. Please accept, with this, my, brief reply, the warm appreciation and high consideration of ours, most sincerely, 7%. Taytor, Major Gen. U.S. A. TO DR. C. L. WILCOX AND OTHERS. Heapquarrers, AnMyY oF Occupation, Camp near Monterey, Mexico, July 20, 1847, Dear Srr—I have the honor to acknowledge th receipt of your esteemed letter of the 16th, whic! has just reached me, accompanied by certain re- solutions entered into by a democratic meeting of my fellow-citizens of Clarkesville, Tennessee, on the 7th of June last, in relation to certain important matters and principles connected with the manage- ment of our national affairs, desiring to know my views and opinions in regard to the same, as they might have an important bearing on their course, should my name be before the country as a candi- date for the Presidency at the coming election, which I must beg leave to decline doing; for even if disposed to do so, I cannot spare the time from my official duties to devote to the investigation of those subjects which their importance seems to re- quire, to enable me to reply to them in a way that would be satisfactory to myself, much less so to your honorable committee. “I must therefore say, in this instance, what I have stated to others on like occasions, which is, that 1 am no politician, near torty years of my life having been passed in the military service of the republic, most of which in the field, the camp, on our western frontier, or in the Indian territory; and I may say, with great ropriety, for the most part constantly on duty; the last two in Mexico, or on its immediate borders, during which I have not passed one night under the roof of ahouse. You may, therefore, readily suppose, under such circumstances, | have had but little time to devote to the consideration or inves- tigation of important political matters, or to their discussion; nor have | attempted to do so, or been mixed up with political men or matters in any way, not even having voted for one of our chief magis- trates or any one else since I have been in the public service, having been stationed or serving, for the most part, beyond the limits of the States. Tean_say in all sincerity | have no aspirations for the Presidency; and if I ama candidate, or to be one, it must be recollected I am or will be made so by others, and by no ageney of mine in the mat- ter. Under this state of things, should a majority of the goad people of our country think proper to elevate me to the first office in their gift, or I may say the first in the world, I will feel bound to serve them, and will do so honestly and faithfully, to the best of my abilities, strictly in conformity to the provisions of the constitntion, as near as sible in the way it was acted on and construe our Presidents, two of whom at least participatec in creating and putting in operation that glorioys, instrument. But many important changes iy our affairs at home and abroad may take paws between thi and the time for holding th wa 1 said office ; so much so, 99 (9, make itdee* ald the general good thay Some indivi” 1 el? for myself should 6 selected a» adpy cue an station--aiad, eould he b- that V would yield - « candidate for that » elected, | will not say | ished posit'+ _my pretensions to that distin- | fy i po w*n—for | have not the vanity to be- with | -veany—but 1 would not only acquiesce -« Pleasure in such an arrangement, but would | rejoice that the republic had one citizen more | worthy and better qualified than I am, and no doubt there are thousands, to discharge the ardu- ous and important daties appertaining to that high office. Be this as it may, should | ever occupy | the White House, it must be by the spontaneous move of the people, and by no act of mine, so that T could enter on the duties appertaining to the Chief Magistrate of the country untrammelled and | unpleaged beyond what | have previously stated as | regards the constitution, so that | could and would | be President of the nation, and not of a party. | For the interest you and other kind friends of | the committee, and those you and they represent, take in my continued success against the enemy* while this war continues, which I sincerely hope | will soon be brought to an honorable close, as well | as I fear for the too flattering manner you have | been pleased to connect my name with the distin- | nished office in question, and especially for the handsome and complimentary terms in which they have been communicated, are duly appreciate and for which' i beg leave to tender to you, and through you to the gent n of the committee, collectively and individuaily, my most cordial thanks for the same. With considerations of the highest respect and esteem, I remain, gentlemen, Your obedient and devoted servant, Z. 'Tavior, Major General U, 8, Army. To Dr. C. L. Wricox and others, of committee. | Heapquarrers Army or Oc rar sai Camp near Monterey, Aug. 2, 154. Dear Sir: Your letter enclosing to me a copy of the proceedings of the Democratic meeting held at Harrisburg, Pa., in which I find myself nominated with so much honor for the Presidency, has been received, This evidence of the high and flattering regard of so many of my friends of the Keystone State, is, [assure you, most feelingly appreciated. president of the meeting, to convey to Harrisburg as opportunity may offer, sir kindness, and the assurance that, | ly distrustful of my ability to fill with | salted and important an office, it will | ‘ople | TO WILLIAM DOCK, ESQ. the people of my sense of th though sincere! efficiency 80 e7 be my strong arid zealous endeavor,should the }tion ? starvation, will refute his doctrine, by sending him in chains to perish among felons. He is not loyal, and constitutional, and genteel enough, to see his countrymen made slaves, and paupers, and brates, without feeling indignation, and without doing his part to make an end of Irish shame and misery. He is not “peaceable” enough to exhort his coun- trymen to be starved quietly. He is not “well-dis- posed” enough to approve of wholesale robber and murder. He knows that Ireland affords rich abundance for all the Irish people, were they twice as many as they are, without needing to rob or murder any of them. He would have reak peace and good-will among frishmen, and he knows, and we all know, that there can never be peace and good-will in Ireland until the pnnciples of social and national justice he expects the people of Ireland to assert be established. And so he is a true Irish felon, And the official vermin who crawl upon the diseased institutions of Ireland—signs to the world of the hideous rot- tenness of an enslaved community—are commis- sioned todo him to death with their poisonous stings of “law.” The enemies of Ireland—the go- vernment whose business it isto keep up hatred and social war among the Irish people—are going to “try” him for his, true Irish felony. They fear that, oppressed, half-starved, cowed, as the Irish people are, they would not stand by and see him shot or hanged, simply because he is the champio’s of Irish rights. Therefore they would cheat us into permitting him to be destroyed by legal ho eus- pocus. And his “trial” before partizan judgea, and by a jury selected out of a packed panel, cames on probably, on Thursday. He must be cowvieted in gal’ form, and, therefore, the meang to procure conviction must be employed. No whfairness is too ungenerous—no bullying is to insolent—no roguety is too mean for the agents of British ty- ranny in their attempt to get John Mitchel sent “legally” to Norfolk (sland. ‘The packed ju panel is withheld from his inspection; a copy ot hie in- dictment is refused him; the day settled for the legal attemps on his life ts kept a secret—as long as their law can be stretched to warrant. The fore- man of the Grand Jury gives in the bills found for “sedition,” or “treason,” or “felony,” or any crime the government plaintiffs desire to make the pretence for destroying him. “ Heresy” would be the best name to give his erime. e is opposed to the orthodox British faith of civilized butchery and enlightened brut Because his friends are engaged in dewsimg measures for saving him from legal gséassination, the most active of them, T. Devi Reilly, is clapped into a police office, and by one *habby pretext or another, ept idle foy an ents day, on an absurd charge of military drilhay_the evidence for which is, that Wwe conduct ful procession of Dublin citi- fo u a pea 4 bid <1 an orderly manner to a peaceful choad og nen John Mitchel is placed in the felon’s dock, some mean miscreants from among the real felons are placed beside him, as if to mtimate that his [heresy is morally’ akin to burglary or rape. And, indeed, the crimes of all the real felons in Ireland together are less odious in the eyes of our “government” than the simple words of truth and right weekly spoken to this people by John Mitchel. But what of all this? Is there any scandalous- ness of outrage, any depth of debasement, any wrong, any misery, that Irishmen will not bear and endure without resistance? What is the ‘last slank of the constitution,” which being gone, the last resort of oppressed nations will alone remain tous? [tis not trial by, jury, we are told—there must be some further infringement of the constitu- In the name of Heaven, what ? If an Irish- man were directly shot by a platoon of soldiery, or direetly hanged by the civil instrument of foreign tyranny, for the crime of speaking and writing the truth, and of making the people feel and understand it—if it were simply enacted by the English Parliament that any man who preaches repeal of the Union in such aw 1s to effect re- peal of the Union, shall be hanged—would that satisfy the constitutional scruples of some of our people ? Citizens of Dublin, how long will you. permit, your streets to be blocked up with processions of the policemen of a foreign government, to shove you off your own pathways, and to prevent you from going about your own business? How lon, ill you permit your public offices to be occupie with crowds of the same policemen, so as to leave “no room” for yourselves? How long will you endure the disgrace and danger of having your bank, your college, r custom-house, your chief seats of industry, now idle and desolate, through want of a goyernment—your very prisons occupied with the soldiers of a foreign power, hired with your money, to be ready at the bidding of a man who has no duty to you—who is not responsible to you—to butcher you in your own streets or houses ? When will “the time” come about which your, orators so boldly vaunt, amid the fierce shouts of your applause? If it come not when one of you selected by your enemies as your champi when John Mitchel, the true Irish felon, is sent to perish among thieves and murderers, for the crime of loving and defending his native land—then it will never come—never. If the people of Ireland tamely suffer this last atrocity of tyranny, no * opportunity,”’ no organization, no foreign ‘aid— nothing less than miracle of Heaven, will free them. ARMY INTELLIGENCE. The troops at Fort Leavenworth, about 300 in num- ber, under Col, Garland, were to leave for the plainsom 1, June A,