Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-07-03

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PHrLApELr This is a dirty, dlsgraeeful beast
| ly, disrepuable, aduerous city We say IT. and we
| repeat it! wc know it, and we can proven II! And
call upon intimate and personal friends, VIII
| lis Gaylord Clark of the Gazette, Quiet Charles
Lamb-we mean John Nealof the Pennsylvanian-1
Chandler of the Gazette our bosom friend, little
Horace Holden, of the Saturday Courier, Cooley of
the Saturday News, and Lady's Book, whom we
shook heartily by the hand, Swain and Abel of the
Ledger, TO put stop to the designations and aduer
Gus intercourse gong on there night after night
Willis Gaylord Clark, the Ollapod Of the Knicker-
booker, we respect you we love you for your talents
for your wife's sake. We call upon you and your
coadiu,ors to reform these things altogether! Your
city is now called " The city of adultery % sai 4
The PHILADELPHIA FENcIBLEs.-Th beautiful
corps arrived here yesterday from Philadelphia AVID
was received with every possible mark of respect and
attention by our citizens generally. The Light
Guards, under CAPTAIN Vincent escorted the s,ran-
ger from the wharf to the City Hall, after which they
werenvlted TO partake of refreshments at the Albion
House, and from thence embark for Albany where
they will remain until after the celebration of the 4h
in which they will of course participate that place.
The band accompanying this soldier like corps, is
composed entirely of blacks-a very decent and or
derby set of fellows, who deserve hospitabe recep-
ton by the musicians of New York, Notwithstanding
the difference Of color. The brass band of N. York
Affects 10 turn up their arisocratic at the mig
gers" and even imagined the mseves lnsulted by an
intmation Of the propriety Of salutng their fellow
musicians at their landing. Really this is carrying
dignity little too far. We think one drum major
Just as good another drum major, especially on
the 4th Of July, provided always they perform equal
ly good and behave with decency.
CouRr OF SEssIoNs.-Thc Court Of Sessions met
yesterday for the first time at the Golgotha," in the
Collect. The committee chrstcned this monument
of human folly and cruelty, the "Halls Of Justice
will deserve that name until the chairman Of
Inc committee, the architect who designed il and the
lackasscs that fixed upon the location, shall have
been sentenced for lie TO abide in Of the dreary
cells of their own contrving. The court opened as
usual, by old Hays proclaimng silence, and calling
out thenamcs of some hundred and fifty jurors about
one in ten Of whon answered, and they endoayored,
with few EXCEPTIONS to shark off under various ex-
cuses. Not succeeding in empannelling jury the
Court adjourned until Thursday sG
The calendar for this term contains large number
of geographically assaults and batteries and lar
eenies OF various kinds. The accommodations OF the
Court rsom are by means appropriate sufli-
Gent either for the court the counsel the press the
witnesses, the spectators, nor any bedy else The
gallery, called, is far inferior in any point of view
ordinary cock loft, being difficult of access,
without lights ventilation, and will not contain
one hundred spectators at most without endan-
gerng their lives by suffoeaton In this hoeis pro-
miscuously hudded together every class of persons
having business at the Court old and young, black
and white, male and female. On the floor is arranged
a semicrcular pine table, painted white for the use
of counsel, capable Of accommodating some ten or
fifteen persons at most. Seats for exactly twenty
four jurymen arranged each side the BENCH re-
sembline couple Of fruit stands, with butchers
stall between them. The pannel work Of the bench
V high and the seats occupied by the Court low
behind IT. that only the upper part Of the maxsraes
faces can be seen aboveit. If our old friend Dcky
was there nothing could be seen of him. except, per-
haps, the crown Of his benevolent little bald PATE
Officers with STATS ordered 10 take their stations
in the passages and entrance, with positive njunc.
tons against permitting any upon the floor who isnot
called there as witness, juro, to defend him
SELF with the exception of the members of the bar
and the press. We observed, however, large man,
Der Of privileged loungers who by means of their in
iuence with their officers, ntrude within the limits
allotted by the court for professional men, taking up
their seats and otherwise annoying those whose duty
il is to be present
The court room is badly ventilated, and the nox.
ious and nnwhelsomc effluvia from the adjacent
streets extremely offensive. The streets in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of this i'll constructed and misera.
bly, located charnel house are filed with all manner
OF impurities, causing nsufierable stencil for ma.
ny squares around. Every fall OF rain fills the cell
lars Of the neighborhood with water, which, when
pumped out, remains in stsgnant pools around the
streets; wrctchedness and disease are painted in ey.
cry feature Of the miserable occupants Of that pou
tod abode Of inquiry and poverty every avenue lead
ing to the court police Office is in the same dig
gushing filthy condition; the cells of the different
prisoners are within few feet Of The courts of us
tice and rum holes thick around the Egyptian
pile as they are in the purlicus Of the Five Points
and some Of them not half as well conducted. From
this loaihsome neghborheoi good heaven defend us,
and give the public safe dcliverance.
SHAVING As Vt OUGHT TO BE sosE.-It is always a
source Of qualification TO as when in our power 10 do
so, Of awarding the need of praise where il is due
For long time we have been operated upon by DIFF
ferent professors Of the in the vicinity Of Ann
street; nnumerable have been The cuts and scrapes,
the fniid breaths and dirty towels we have had 10
encounter in the process, until we fell in with the
hon Of Frank Rovle. and thovo d~ -. l. : -.