The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-09

THE NEW YoRK LANCET IN BUffALo'.-' ~ -
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ssnole COPIES are for sale each week. anu 9uos'rT
tons received at So per annum, III au'eh'e
have forwarded a new supply TO MI IL % 'na' nc
will now be enabled TO furnish all the oacA num-
bers.
umuortnnt Movement in Public Morals
recorder TaImadge's Charge against Wall
street Stoch -Jobbi"g.
The Hon F. A. Talmadge, Recorder OF New
York, delivered charge TO the Grand Jury yester-
day, containing recommendations OF the most I'M
porant character, in relation to the Board OF Bro
kers, and the prevalence Of stock Job5ing IN " all
street AS an instance Of moral courage In Judi
cal officer, we have seen nothing like It IN many
wears In our Sessions report, the material points
Of this charge wi be found.
The Recorder boldly takes strong ground against
the present system of buying and selling stocks on
time as pracliced TO great extent under the man.
agement of the Board of Brokers. he shows II 10
be demoralzing, illegal, UNJUST and disgraceiul to
the character Of the and the interests OF soce-
". We also learn that the Superior Court has re-
iected the sales Of stocks quoted in Wall street,
as not legal evidence in court OF justice This re-
lection is founded on the belief that the practice oil
buying and selling on time, under the mantle OF the
Board of Brokers' and irresponsible body, Is
without legal or authorised existence OF any kind.
The Recorder also recommends the abolition OF this
secret coacave-and points out the proprley OF ma
king all sales of stocks in the open markell accessi-
bic to both parties without tha agency OF third par
sies. He accordingly charged the Grand Jury to
take up the question at large and to present 10 the
legislature for their action as soon as possible.
We conceive this movement, on the part OF the
Recorder, 10 be the beginning Of great reform In
the morale and honesty of Wall street. For long
time past, forgery has followed forgery in that ave-
nue-all being produced by the corrupt and Illegal
practices of time sales Of stocks, and the existence
Of a secret body called the Board OF Brokers, who
encourage stockjobbing TO an unreasonable ex-
tent We have every reason to believe that the
Grand Jury will act with despatch on ths3 recon-
mendation and that the Legislature will follow up
the movement by the enactment of law upon the
subject The Foreman Of the Grand Jury is Levi
ID. Samm, formerly the principal partner of the
celebrated firm Of Messrs. Slam, Bang Il Co.,,
body OF respectable citizens, who now control the
Legislature and manage public affairs Wall street
has always raised shout against these venerable
reformers but the revolution in banks currency,
and every thing. has given an ascendancy to their
principles that nothing can shake.
Let U.S. therefore, have all street at length cleans
ed out and whitewashed 1t wants few barrels Of
chloride oflime most nightly.
Anti BozIANA--"Col. Webb Of the regular array"
has again entered the field of literature, booted and
spurred, and bids defiance TO Boz and the whole
Pickwick club. Having long since demolished
Fennimore Cooper ynd lis admirers, he is now de.
termined to put to fout Charles Dickens and the
Boz school, Here is a very curious extracr
From tn. Courier and Enquire
kTHE Boz BALL. We have been 80 much annoyed by
spplicstions for tickets to the Ball to he given Mr.
Charles Dickens, that we may as well say publicly,
what have been compelled to write hourly, viz -
that our name has been used without authority"
While this subject and all the tickets for the Ball
Of the meeting the p sne
posed Ball to Mr. Dickens, the following passage &C.
aThe meeting was called to order by VIM H. Max.
WELL who nominated Robert II. Morris as chairman
Prosper NJ wem0re named d. c. Cold,n and D. c. Pell
ford NV rdmonds, j. X Livingston Jr, j. w Francis,
men; whersupon WIN. Fl. Maxwell, after some spp1o.
pirate remarks, offered the following resolutions which
were unanimously adopted"
Now il is rfecty true that we did address the meet
would yield to admiration Of Mr. Dickens as
IN admirable magazine writer, and one whose genius
in the deneation of human nature was at this day
rivaed felt to be duty protes. against the pro-
ceedings of the meeting We stated, that when we
consented that name should be used in calling
meeting, with view to give Mr.. Dickens ball at the
Park Theatre supposed that should quietly wait
Mr.. DIS arrival among and then tender him the pro-
posed ball; hut that when opposed that one
Of the secretaries Of that meeting (Mr Colien) should
be despatched to Boston as special envoy to carry to
Mr. Dickens an invitation, signed by every gentleman
present-some eighty in nunber-it did appear to us
that going too far-that feelings lead
ing astray that self respect required
us to pause and reflect uron what proposed doing
ed that instead every gentle present being qu
ed to sign the invitation, should be signed by the
<the Mayor and secretaries only and despatched by
mail. To this Mr.. Prosper NJ. Wctmore and Mr.. John
w. Edmonds ehjeced-intimatipg that We did not
Of he ORIGINAL S0 nr pso
Zion was lost, because gentlemen did choose be
considered as hostile to proceeding calculated TO honor
Mr. Dickens; but within twenty minutes thereafter and
before the letter offered to the meeting than
half Of ell present left the room, in order to avoid
fixing their signatures TO il.
When that latter ultimately appeared, again sad
dressed the meeting )" but it sgan protest ainst
is and object rig hit OF that meeting
with the Mayor in the Chair, asking MR. Dickens TO
accept OF the proposed Ball in the name Of "the Cit
i.ens Of New York This objection was listened to,
the letter about being altered accordingly, and
determined not to have any thing farther
90 with the proceedings and assured by General Morris
that no pubcson Of the names Of the parties to the
proceedings thus far in contemplation or would be
maa; an, vet We were pu. down Of the managers
Our oniy object in disclaiming any participation
inthe proposed Bali 10 show that the appearance Of
which have nothing to do and not Mt with
the course we have pursued in regard the overween
ing osPoon on he part oil Certain indiy iduas make
themselves ridiculous in their public attentions 70 Mr.
CaAnLEs DICKENS.
AL these details are highly important in illustrate
ing the history OF the ase-,he progress of society
and the march Of mind. Yet upon the face Of these
proceedings, it does not distinctly appear what the
Colonel is driving at. We should like 10 know also
towhom the Colonel consented that his name
should be used. |! was great condesce nsion 10
permit his respectable name to be put on the Boz
Commttee-a name, too, which figures at the head
Of the highly respectable bankrupt list for the south
ern distrc; OF New York. Again. the Colonel want.
ed the thing done quietly" and objected to sending
Especial envoy" &c. &c. These are very dro
objections to come from "Colonel in the regua,
army" who has made so much noise in the world
from the famous renconfrs with Duff Green down to