Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-09-21

We believe with the writer, who 10 an old and respect
ed citizen and q practical phanthroPlst, that mere
mischief has emanated frem this source than from
any other in the city The subject is one Of mmense
importance to the welfare of the city, and particularly
to the rising generation. Let those who have the
power revoke the law and by that one act they will
do more good than was done by our Legislature the
whole Of last session.
Mr.. EDIToR Permit me to call your particular
attention TO subject of vast importance TO the mo-
raj health aud welfare of this community. ! aluds
to the law granting license TO open Pledge Offices IN
the city. No good can possibly proceed from these
establishments, but immense evil, as the records OF
crime every day show Many poor devil who is
now breathing the noxlous vapeurs OF some leath-
some prison. can trace his mlsfortunes to these dens
of nfamy. They allure men and women into every
species of vice and crime. They encourge theft, by
receiving stolen goods knowingly; they encourage
drunkenness and gambling by receiving articles of
great value and making pltiul advance upon them,
which causes imposltloRs upon friends and benefac-
tors. In fine, they are the fountain head from which
the waters Of moral depravity flow and deuge this
city with crime, disease and death and trust the
moral sense of the people will soon be awakened to
just view of the subject and ob,erate from the re
cord of statute books, the privilege Of enceura-
sng one of the greatest huisances that dsgracsd
a civilized people. A FRIEHD TO Moral Coon.
NIBLo's-This evening that charming actress Mrs.
Cramer takes her benerft and it is the last night
of the VaHdevllles. That celebrated comedian Mr..
Browne who was SO enthusiastically received on
Wednesday evening, plays for the last time in two
pieces. The evenings performances will be the
Laughable Vaudeville Of Uncle Fooze, in which
Seitons acting keeps the audience in a roar The
delightful piece of Perfection, Charles Paras on by Mr.
Browne, and Kate o Bren by Ms. Cramer; and the
Burlesque Interiude of Bombastes Furioso-General
Bombastes by Mr.. Browne; forming altogether an
universally attractive bill of fare.
AMERICAN MusKum-Don't forget that Love, the
prince of Momus, closes his engagement tins week.
We have already said that Love is really wonderous
fellow in his art. His concert of pigs dogs and cats,
exhausts with laughter the numerous audiences who
have listened TO it, and his marvellous rapid assump
tons Of character, have bcwldered them, and fire.
quently produced CALCULATIONS of astonishment and
Incredibly The resplendent and rare of Birds,
prepared by John G. Bell, is removed to this place
from the Mechanics Fair where it was the object of
general attraction and admiration. The Museum
has in addition, various ether attractions, the Auem
atom Trumpeter, the large ane magnificent pieture
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LET THE WORLD MATCH TAIs.-From the first time
Rice jumped slim Crow" in old Kentuck, up 10 the
present date he has sung thirty seven thousand
verses in the United States, England, and Ireland
During the great run of Oh Hush." at the Eowery
Theatre, he sung one hundred verses each night, al
ways upon some new subject. His encores are gene
rally seven or eight times a night, and frequently he
has been made return ten times Of a night. He
"turns about three times each verse so by multi
plying thirty thousand by three we find tha, he
has wheeled about and turned about" one hundred
and eleven thousand times-nearly as often as the
little magician.
CouRT CT CoaMos PLRAs Sept. 20.-Before Judge
lngrahaH.-Antonlo Aycenln ma Vs. Simeon Myers
The plaintiff this suit unfortunate exile from
Guatemala gentleman Of The highest responsibility
and possessed OF great wealth in his own country.
The defendant is an "unprinciped Jew"-a surfeed
pawnbroker who drags oui his wretched exisience at
No. Is Broad street, where he "Moses" out money 10
needy individuals at three per cent and even ten per
cent a month always on good "shecurity."
The painuff arrived IN this country something like
year and half ago, and put up al the Globe Hsrel.
in Broadway. Some limo afterwards, aading himself
short OF funds, and disappointed in receiving remit
tances whlrh he daily expected from his friends in
South America, he commissioned the superintendent
of the hotel, Mr. Rlcardl 10 take a gold watch and
pair OF pearl ear rings to some broker aad obtain an
amount Of money spon them. The watch was valued
al s<oD ntrnsIcalK and the pearls s6ee more buf,
that price far ehor Of the value set upon them by
the owner tho former being an ancient family relic
ornamentsd with diamonds, and the pearls had be-
logged to a deceased sister.
The articles were taken TO the defendant who
agreed to loan thereon 1915 provided Mr. Rcardl
would give him bill of sale of The articles, aegngas
reason for making this request, that he did not pos
sess pawnbrokers license and would therefore be.
come amenable to penalty for oaHing money. Mr.
Rcardi acseded 10 this arrangement, and the bills OF
sale were given. The money on the watch was loan
ed for tive months, AT interest of three per cent
month"; and for the $3.50 loaned upon the pearls he
charged an interest Of 10 per month.
Al the expiration OF the time for payment Mr.. Az
cenIna received funds from home and sent Mr. Rear
di TO redeem his property. Mr. r happened to be
taken sick ut tina, time and delayed calling for day
or two when he sent for the Jew to his room and ten
dered him the amoant loaned, together with the in.
terest, and demanded PROSTITUTION of his watch and
pearls After seine prevaricalion Moshes told him
that the watch and shcws were all gone 10 Europe
he wash very shorty, bu: II wash de fault of de
shentleman for not redeemng them on the day spe.
shifted" This not awaiting him as an excuse he re-
rored to his bills of SALE and bid them defiance.
suit was then brought, and an indignant Jury
awarded for the plaintiff $500 damages This yer.
dict was subsequently, set aside as excessive and in
| the mean time Il having been discovered that the
watch was still in the possession Of the defendant he
was ordered by the Judge 10 deposit il into court
The present action Of replevn was ihen brought 10
recover the watch and such amount of damages az
The jury should think proper TO award for the loss of
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