The New York herald., 1845-02-19

did answer that counsellor at law and attor.
Sessions asserting positively to his the Recorder
that he both counsellor and attorney and admitted
| in the court of Common Pleas.-Repsrier
Q-Have you ever been admitted as a coupsellor1
A-No SIR, IhGpe not 1.-THE testimony OF this witness
M appancy and disregard for the sois
| nifty OF the proceedings Of the cosrtJ
JOHN LEE, member Of the bar. was sworn, and
| testified to Interview with Justice Haskell when he
| went to bail Hunt, and related the particulars.
quarter past O'Clock the court adjourned till Tues
| day evening next at O'Clock.
| SANE AND SUICIDE-RoMANcE IN REAL LlFE.-
The melancholy fate Of young Aldama, which we
had occasion to record couple OF days ago has
| given rise to much inquiry into the circumstances
which might have led to the suicide, and as we
have ascertained some facts connected with him
which may be interesting to many, we record
| them.
Senor Gonzalvo Aldama was the son OF very
wealthy citizen of Havana, whose annual income
| amounts to five or six hundred thousand dollars.
| Some time previous to his arrival IN New York
| there had existed a strong attachment between
him and young lady in Havana, whose great
beauty, excellence of disposition, and accomplish.
| ments, made the most profound impression upon
young Aldama, but whose humble circumstances,
compared with his princely prospects, proved a
/ great obstacle to their union. His father would
not hear OF it, took every means to prevent their
| interviews and even an interchange OF letters be-
tween them, and, at last finding all unayailing,
banished the son from the paternal root, and COM
| with sorrowing heart and detected spirits embar-
/ ked Sor New York, where he arrived some time
| since. The hustle, the amusements, the novelty
OF the scene had temporary effect upon him tor
the better He went to the theatre, frequented the
gay ball room, was constantly in attendance at the
Italian Opera, where the delectable strains Of Bor
ghese and Pico for while drew his detected
thoughts from the stern realities Of his position
But all these things ceased to have power over
| him-there was something more powerful weigh
/ ing down his spirits-and from that he could not
| emerge. He travelled, attended church regularly,
| resorted to every means that ingenuity could de-
wise and money procure, but all to no purpose.
The city had lost all its charms for him, Its crowd
| ed walks were soudes in his eyes-litewas bur
then to him, and absent from Havana and from her
in whom his hopes centered, it was no longer
endurable. Gould he but get permission from his ia
ther to returnhe would sacrifice all the enjoymentt
| of the world. For while this thought engaged
him constantly. At first it was to his mind hardly
attanable, but by nsenslble degrees appeared more
practicable; it at least was solitary ray of hope,
and he clang to it with devotion, until at last he
made effort to return by writing to his father for
his permission. During the interval scarcely any
thing else occupied him, and he was observed to
be remarkably silent and distracted. The answer
came; it was unfavorabe. Not only did his father
repeat his objections against all intercourse with
he'young lady, but told him plainly that untilevery
idea of their intimacy was banished from hismind,
his banishment from home, friends, and country,
must continue.
This was too much for Gonzalvo Aldama. He
knew the worst. The warm and passionate, and
mpetuOus temperament of the Spaniard could no
longer suffer- and he therefore resolved to end his
troubles. The remainder of the sad chapter Is
brief leap from the roof of his dwelling, in fit
OF temporary insanity, closed his mortal careers ,and
put period to the pangs caused to him by the mis-
taken sollcltude and cupabe harshness OF istaher
in preventing union which might have made his
son happy man through llfe.
STATE OF THE Sraxrrs.-Never were the streets
of any city, town, village, in such disgracefu
dirty, and dangerous state, both to man and beast
the streets of New York at the present time
md have been for the past two or three days
All the more narrow streets are almost Impassable,
from the great hills and hollOws that prevail
throughout, to the extent of rise and fall, in many
instances, OF from two to three feet, with not as
many feet apart. In some instances an endeavol
mas been made to fill up the hollows from accu
mulated masses at the sides of the roadway, by
| cutting them away, thus narrowing the passage
way to such an extent that in many streets two
vehicles can pass ABREAST or, II they attempt it,
one is thrown over by the fall on the outside. In
this way several accidents occurred yesterday. II
is true that some few Individuals employed to
fill up the hollows in various parts for instance, in
Broadway and Bowery, ,about a dozen men in each
place were engaged in this object; but they could
do little or no good in consequence OF the time oi
day at which they were set to work being such as
the greatest throng Of vehicles were passing to and
| fro to prevent them; so that if any thing,
they only made matters worse. The whole
| OF the streets at the upper end OF the
| town, running in direction to the East River,
| are in the most filthy condition. The amount
Of filth accumulated is truly dangerous ;
for several weeks previous to the recent frost and
fall OF snow, hth and rubbish accumulated there
| in to considerable extent This is now making
Its appearance In state of decomposition, throw
ing out such miasmatic effluva, to impre gnate
| the air around, which in more warm season
| would engender the most diretul diseases, and
in this instance only be prevented by the time
ly interference of the authorities at the present
| time. To such state are the streets become Just
| now, that it has been found necessary by some OF
the inhabitants to erect finger posts, indicating the
safest crossing in the different thoroughfares for
instance, yesterday in front Of the Park there was
| erected finger post pointing towards the Astor
House, with the following inscription =" Harper's
great many such indexes, il things allowed to
proceed thus. But April is approaching, and it is
hoped that with the authorities things will be altered
for the better, for worse they cannot be, If we are
| not poisoned in the meanwhile.
NEW PACKET SHIP ST. PATRICK This new ship
had her qualities fully tried on her first voyage over
the Atlantic. She went safely through severe
gale when only five days out Her passengers sent
| the following note to her commander on their ar.
rival at Liverpool -
To Captain Seymour, Commander of the st. Patrick.
Orr THE SxERRIEs,
Noon, Tuesday evening, Jan. 7, ls4S