New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-14
City Reform.

The Board OF Aldermen virtually decided on
Monday evening not to abolish the monopoly Of
selling Meats hitherto awarded to The licensed
Butchers in the City Markets. A slight modifca-
ton is to be effected, and nothing more. 1t wss
delicious 10 see such vrtuous Free Trade Anti
Monopoly LocoF ocos as Aldermen Purdy, Lee
and Leonard (M. C. elect) putting forth all their
powers to sustain the Market Monopoly; it wa,
painful to see Who's divided and beaten by their
arts.
Let as be understood We are not in favor Of
having any body come into city and sell as he
pleases the carcase Of dead hog COW,
which perhaps has died of poison. We will con
sent to rigid Inspection Of Meats, if desirable
or any thing else calculated to protect our citizens
from imposition and disease. We would have
every man rigidy prosecuted who sets up NUS
ance in our city, whether by meashop, slaugil
ter-house, or otherwise But the idea of compel
ling every body to buy and sell butchers meat il
the Public Markets only, is just as bright as would
be that of enactug, now that we have Croton Wa
ter, that it shall be felony to drink pump-water.
The Markets are established, and well known
five had meat to buy, should go to them; bul
do not understand why people should be CON-
PEELED to go there who live great way off and car
buy cheaper at their own doors. This Marke,
business cannot sleep here.
The Sweeping of Streets by Contract comes UP
tonight, and we trust will be consummsted. l.
we shall be cheated out Of this important Reform,
ALSO we go in for organizing City Reform Party.
for the next Charter Election, which, pedging il.
seft divorce City from National Politics, shall
heartily devote itself to the securing of good Gov
eminent to the City, and nothing else. Some how
or other this City shall be better governed hence
forth than has been for ten years back by either
party. The People have resolved on this.
Wings in the Common Council through you
or Deer you an extensive and consistent Reform o
City Abuses must be carried. Which shall it be
Do not hope that two good things vii
answer these must be done, and the others moi
left undone. And whatever you can do of your
selves ought to be contaminated before the lst o.
January, 90 that the new system shall go into eecr
on that day. The Police Reform cannot be pushed
so fast, but must be early ma,ured and pressed
upon the Legislature.
We thought the two Posts might have word
Patronage Reforms but they rnuto oysters
Why7
MERCANTILE LIBRARY LEcruREs.-The Lee
ture before this Association las. evening was de-
livered by Mr.. ELlHu BuRRIrT upon the necessity
Of preserving Individuality of Character, especial
" with regard to national aud social well.beine
The leading thought-which of course is indicated
BY the statement Of the suhject-was not wei
wrought out; though the discourse embraced man,
important truths conceraing existing evils in Soci
ETY., and especially in our own country. The in.
Justice and deformity of the doctrine Of Repudia.
ton were boldly depicted, and condemned in mosr
direct and forcible language, also the evils
that grow oct Of the political organization, and
party machinery Of the times. The lecturer seemed
to attribute all these evils what he called th,
.mass6cation of Society," BY which the members
of the State lose their sense of individuality and Of
their personal duties allowing themselves with al
their interests and obligations TO be swallowed up
in the corporation of which they FORM not mem
bers merely, bu: constituent, homogeneous parts
This is, certainly, an important and to great
tent true aspect of our society: and merits
clearer exposition than Mr.. Burritt gave it. His
distinctions were not marked by precision nor
the aim Of his argument always arprehensible
What of it, however, was understood was mainly
founded in truth and just judgement, and was cal
culated to give wholesome turn TO popular
thought.
tits impossible to hear Mr.. Burri,t without in
,erest-even if i, be only from the recollection of
the grea, things in learning he has achieved, and
OF the irsn strength Of Wll--,he true source of ali
grea, and successful! exertion-whch he has mani
tested through his life of toll and study. His lee
lures, too, uniformly contain much that is true and
Saiaaoie, His style is s,rong-,hough graceless
ana often tnrs'd to very displeasing degree: and
nus delivery is simple moderately earnest and
marked oy moro of the direct plainness than the
hsisheo grace OF true orstory. His figures and
comparisons, with which his Lecture las, rich,
abounded, were some of them very Sne. and nearly
all drawn from science or aucien, mythology-em
bracing technical language not universally n,ds-.
stood and therefore failing Of their intended eff.c,
the elucidatien and enforcement, of the par,cn,sr
points of which illustration was sought.
Notwithstanding the extreme inclemeacy Of the
evening, very respectable audience was in at
tendance.
AsorHER MxMsER OF CoSeREss HuRr.-W
learn from the Jonesborough (Tenn.l Wing tina
the Hon. THOMAS L. WILLIAMS was on the 25'
ult thrown from horse near Greenville, and Wit
his foo, in the stirrup, dragged some forty yards
and so seriously injured not TO be likely TO re
cover for some weeks.