New-York tribune., 1842-02-10
Rents In New-Tork.

they have to follow the many who have been over
turned by the enormous rents they have been
struggling under for several years past; and all
occasioned BY an erroneous idea that owing Is
the increase OF business and population, ha, double
and treble rents could be extor,ed whereas The
fact is that very iew afford TO pay more than
th,.v Kid ten or twelve wears ago and MAN. no, so
much because of the Increase Of persons to do the
business tina, some wears since was done bv half
the number. and that business ilas increased
in the ratio OF s-tllird 10 he number Of persons
lately starting in it.
Thousands Of store-kecpcrS and families are
under rent, the tirs, from 1900 70 $1,000. the
last from 500 TO $500, moro than was paid few
years ago; The consequence Is that distress and
ruin is brought upon multiudes ever: year. being
unable to exist under the bu-thcn.
In order 10 show the enormous excess OF rent
paid by the perscvcring, enterpri>ng and indus;ri
Gus par, of our citizens, have made out the fol-
lowing schedule. which | think. upon street en-
1,lirv would be found 20 De much lower in amount
than il really Is.
bow paying from sleoo 10 sl4oo which $50 i
Do do. do DO $500 to 5000
Of which ahou, 500 the eec-s........... 10000
$500 Retailers, paying from 500 TO $500 Excess
1000 r. R,siasnees sihs: from o to si E,cr,s too
600 'Iae" R,ids1se. from 800 to SEQ. Excess too
much ............................. 10000
5000 Residences, rom 1ne to s5o Exces, too
5000 Parts c Houses from $50 10 500 E9ce-.
TOO ranch, 80 coo
S9l51 O0o
By which We find Two Millions One Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars paid vearl:. over and
above what ought 70 be for the privilege of liyin.
in the City and doing much less prosperous busi
than was done before the rise of rents and as
stated before vast increase OF persons tudo that
business far beyond proportionatc increase of
trade. thus adding 10 the wealth of those who in
most instances, do not need it. only for the sake
Of tbeil postertv; whereas the poor and indus,ri-
Gus bv having this great eAccs. removed would
be able TO support thensclvc. and their famic,
respectfully. and not dread the approach OF every
quarter-dav a. an overwhelming calamity.
REGuLAreR.
ABoLlrloS.-As we haze been twenty times
catcclliscd with respect the truth Of the state
ments made by correspondent who attended the
late State Convention Of Political ibolitioni>s at
Peterborough we publish the following cx,rac;
from the Addrcs. of that Convention o,hc South
cru Slaves. viz
And when, too you are escaping from the
machlcssly horrible Ba>tc, take, all along vo,r
route, in the free as well a. the slave States so far
is absolutely essential to Your escape The horse,
the boat, the food. the clothing which YOU re-
quirc; and feel no more compunction for the JUS
tihublc appropriation than does the drowning man
for possessing himself of the plank that floats in
his wav.'
The following is one of the resolutions:
"Th hat we seriously and aticctonatcly reconl-
end, that in every town in this State our friends
nominate and vote for Liberty party men as cam
didates for the town ofiicers-providcd there are
Liberty party men enough in a town to supply the
proper number of candidates and il there is but
part enough then let our friends only vote to fill
those Offices which Liberty men supply
S1sGuLAR.-Thc Baltimore Sun relates the fol
lowing suspicious circumstance as having occurred
Iast ,vook ncnr Lancaster, Pu. A gentleman lav-
ing considerable money with him, left that city
alone in carriage for Havrc de Grace. He soon
overlook woman with basket on her arm, and
allowed her to ride with him at her request He
soon suspected that the person was man in dis
gusc, and they coming near n piece Of
woods he became anxious to get rid of his COM
panion. He therefore accidentally dropped his
hat, and could not step his horse until it was some
distance behind With considerable hesitation his
companion, at his request, went back for the hat,
and watching his chance he gave his horse the
rcins, drove through the woods, and on reaching
the first house opened the basket, and found with
in a pair Of pistols well loaded and tin whistle.
The inference was plain and in view of his escape
he rockctcd the pistols and the loss of his hat with
great pleasure
[J5 The Sunbury, Pa. American says u man
(namc not mcntoncd) while travelling with con-id-
cradle money, Southport stopped at the house
of one Brush. On leaving it he entered the woods
and soon attempted to shoot rabbit with his pis-
tolls but found that both had been ,lnoadcd and
filled with bran. He reloaded them and had not
gone far before with his face painted black
rushed from the woods. seized his horse and de-
mandcd his money. The traveller drew his pistol,
the robbcr said lie not afraid ofit-whcre-
upon the man shot him through the hcalt He
went for assistance, washed the mans face and
discovered his landlord. The story is good enough
but rather apocryphal.
FROM NASsAr.-Thc Ernina arrived al Savan-
nah on the 4,h from Nassau, with dates TO the
29th ult. The schooner Liberty was wrecked
few days before the ErInina sailed no lives lost.
The Observer of the 29th gives minute statement
Of the scheme of the ROYAL Mail Steam Packets.
There i M news ef importanrc
FROM NEw GRASApA.-Thc following from
New Granada was received by the America, ar