The herald., 1837-02-22

tgre mnss and win exist few (cE many ifyou plesse)
choose to obtain an honest livelihood BY the making
OF liquors from coarse grain, they must be cried down
BY any public press. Tsay when il comes TO this it
becomes the dNty t0 reGist and as
sure you they certainly will % the Iast 4ysu are
acquanted win the distilinG business you must Ger
tainly be awso that corn, rye and moasseo are the
only or psincipo ingredients consumed and, SIR, if
you can show how or wherein either of the above
named articles are any more scarce than any prcv-
Gus year, you can do more than l can, and not one
persoa in this city Of five hundred think of making
scarcely at all in their families of rye corn meal
And again, very little if any wheat IS consumed by
dsters and such as is used not fit for bread stuffs
havng the smell of the vessel It beng foreign) and
can be used TO no other advantage-and numerous
other remarks could make but tits certainly useless
every reasonable man will verify to the fact Then
why recommend the closing of the dstilleries; 1t is
wrong sir UNJUST and unreasonable for you, an edi-
tor OF popular public paper, to cry down or IN any
way endeayor to inure any particular branch OF ous
ness and the sooner you drop that subject the better
for you-if not you will hear mere severe, from
NS South STREET CLERK.
p. S. If you insert this shall think you are honest
in your question: but if not, that you are preudiced
against them altogether. S. ST. G.
REhARKs.-We do not question the rights of dis
tlers to prosecute their business, and manufacture
whiskey enough to flood the whole earth. We mere
ly put the question to their good feelngs-ther sense
ofpoprey-and their regard for the present state of
public opinion If they do not adopt the suggestion,
there's an end it. Can there be any harm to say to
a man that we see putting his hand into the fire
'akecare, stranger, youwIl SINCE your fingers" ?
We hope not I4 J@
Mr. WnLIs's PoEMs.-A beautiful edition of Mr..
N r. Ws's poems is, we understand, Immediately
about to beissued by Messrs Saunders Otley This,
the first American edition, will comprise the volume
which he published when in England, under the title
of Melanie, and other poems" together with some
other pieces before presented to the public Our
talented counnyman is poetic even in his prose- but
in his elegant verse he gives the qunessence of
poetry.
zT The Woods will positively appear on the New
York boards next spring. Let Webb look out.
Ma EDIroR-How would you like COL Monroe
for Mayor?
Ansper.-very well.
J. b. GHIFFIrHs GRAND Fancy DREss BALL
This gentleman will give grand ball this cveningat
Masonic Hall, Broadway and 1t certainly will be
great affair number offancy dances by young gen.
temen will take place. among which one is called the
" Egyptian Fly Wheel" truly beautiful and splen-
uo shiuS. Aui. Oiliutu Will uduCc JOCkcy I1OIH-
pipe which is much adaired The tickets are nearly
sll sold.
-a Ell ta..s .tT.
BOARD OF rALDERMEN-Spscial Hssting, Feb 20
petition was presented TO have Beaver street open
ed and regulated Immediately.
great number of papers that had been laid ON the
table long time, were taken up and disposed Of by
ordering il on file, and by reference.
The report favor Of raising the salary Of the super
nendent of pavements from $1,000 to $3.50, was
adopted.
The Board took up the report in favor officiating all
the steamboats, on the East River above Pike slip at
ter the first of May next which was adopted, to-
gether with resolution authorizing the Comptroller
TO let The same to the vayous boats for two years.
BoAsoor ASSISTANTS, Feb 20.--A remonstrance
was presented against improving and extending Gen.
ire streets--refcned.
The Street Committee reported IN favor Of extend
inc Beihuns sueet, from the present termination at
Greenwich street to Hudson street-adopted.
Document No. &c. in reference TO the Market Lows,
was taken up, MI. Jordan in the chair.
After considerable discussion the hrst section OF the
law, was adopted by vote of l0to3
The remaining sections also afterwards adopt
ed BY sinilar vote.
, Mr.. Curtis moved that the hms for selling fresh
pork in the shops be extended to the first Of May.
Carried unanimously.
Resolution by Mr.. Smith, that any licensed butcher
be pcl mted to sell meat at other places than the
public mnxkets provided the Mayor gives his concur
renee Referred.
Counr OF SESSION., Tuesday, Feb. 2lst-Bcforc
his honox the Recorder Aldermen Whitehead and
Wheeler
On the opening Of the Court this morning, several
prisoners were discharged by proclamation. After
which
Mr.. Sarang made ametion for the discharge Of one
Of the flour rloters-motion granted
The Court, in continuation, then procesded with
the case Of
James Gordon Bennett against ThomasS. Hamb-
lin, Jared W. Bell Geo &c Blythe, and John Boerck,
charged with riot and an assault and battery the
day.
: Charles Burdeit, examined for the prosecuhon-I
was in the employ of James Gordon Bennett on the
I7,h Nov last; was going to our printing Office; l
saw Hambin and Blythe coming along; they were
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