The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-26
improvements In Science, Philosophy, Pun
ishment, md LeXislatiOn.

| Ishment, and Legislation.
| Every day We see some new science, or some
new philosophy or some great improvements in the
old systems, developing themselves on every hand
improvements IN roguery, and enlightenments on
the subject OF punishment also seem to keep pace
with the march OF other matters. And we have
been greatly edited by, and taken deep philoso-
phlcal interest in, the recent punshments awarded
by that highly respectable body of men constituting
our highly honorable and profoundly learned Court
of Sessions.
We hnd that on Saturday last a poor devil named
John O'Rey, for passing SO counterfeit bill, of
which he was convicted by highly intelligent jul
ry, was sent 10 the Stale prison for four years On
the other hand, we find the highly honorable Chas.
+. Mitchell, who had the good sense and tact TO
forge very large sums and several of them, rustica
ting in the country, and luxuiatng the banks of
the Schuylkl or somewhere else. Simultaneous
with this we also see Mr. Lewis, the highly honora-
BILE orger to the of Millions escorted all the
way from Texas to Philadelphia vast deal of SYM
patty expended for him, rich apartments and fine
wines provided for him, and every pains taken to al
levae his mental suflcrings by rides and drives
round Philadelphia and an occasional sail down the
Delaware.
same day, of a clerk named Ames, who embezzled
some $500 from his employers That is in fit of
absence of mind, he put his hand into his employ
ers' till and took out some change, in order to take
a drive to see Bunham's beautiful flowers, or Cor
byns most delightful, dull retreat at Strykers Bay,
or perhaps support some lady in an elegant cottage
orncf lie is sent to marble palace at Sing Sing
for two Years. On the other hand, we see highly
e
faulters for millions, received with open arms by
men high in office in Washington, and made the
"honored guests of Senators and other dgnita-
rles.
A third case is Alexander Doyle, he stole $50
from friend, and he is sent up to Sing Sing for 3
years. Well, every day in Wall street they are
stealing from and robbing their best friends, and
cheating them out of all they have. And yet none
of these highly respectable fnanciers are ever hon
ored with summer residence in our public mansion
at Sing Sing
Another case is a special one of man, named
Emendorf, keeping gambling house. He is fined
SIS, when perhaps he is not able to pay cents,
whilst our highly respectable gamblers in Wall
street, Murray street. and almost half the streets
the city, flourish like green bay trees. Such is the
popularity of vision possessed by our very vglant
police, that of the 5000 gamblers in this city, only
this poor devil could ever be detected, and he fined
S.
A last remarkable instance of the great improve
meet in the Criminal code, is in sentencing a man
for an assault and battery to pay S. This is deci-
dedly great improvement in these days of riot and
bloodshed and soon as the opinion of the Court
on this point is known, we have no doubt that great
many will be walking up to their friends and ac-
quaintances and knock them down, then walk to
the Court, pay five dollars, and be ready for SINH
lar source of amusement.
All these points are highly instructive to phlo-
sophie mind and we must confess that this conduct
Of our highly honorable and learned Court of Ses
sions has been source of profound qualification
to us