New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-22
Civ Deferred.

DOMESTIC RoMANCE IL REAL LIFE.-A scene
of fearful interest was enacted Friday before Judge
Vanderpoc. respectable young man, cabinet maker
in Norfolk street appeared to answer writ oi hdbedS
corpus lie was accompanied by his very hand
some and wcdrcssed boy about seven years OF age ny
on whom he evidently dotted. The mother Good-ook
ing woman present and had procured the issue OF
the writ for the purpose OF obtaining custody OF thc
child ne eeitimste and thus under laws belonging
the mother Ii appears that about eight or nine years
ago the father and mother became acquainted in Swift
zcrland, in the Canton of Basic where she resided
They loved but he being German was compelled by
the laws Of the Canton before marrying to give secur
~ that his children should become public charee
He applied to the father of the girl who refused 10 be-
come his security and they could not be legally nted
Agreeably to the usage OF that country however they
pledged themselve to each other and lived together for
time as man and wife. The man finally left Switzer
land for NewYork the little boy in question being about
year OLD He promised TO write for the boy and ms
mother which he did but she could not then leave her
mother and only arrived here with their boy in October
of last year-to find that the father despairing of her
coming had married another. She resigned the child 10
his care and sought employment as teacher-eveniu-
ally forming an acquaintance with substantial dairy
man on Long Island who,( ,(bcing first made acquainted
with her whole history married her and consented 10
adopt the boy rs his own The child however had be-
come attached to his father who passonatcly fond
of him and refused to give him up-hence the writ OF
habeas corpus The Judge of decided that the
custody of the child (hc being ilegitmate) belonged To
the mother, unless ii should become public charge
The the surrender OF the child was thrilling ana
painful in the extreme The boy screamed and c!ung
convulsively his father and refused listen to the en-
treaties and endearmens OF his motherwhie the un-
happy father appeared almost hcartbroken lie contend
ed that the child being his and baptized IN his name ne
had right to H. and ntimaied that he would not give
him up Finally however, he and mis- friends departed,
leaving the child with its mother who at length succeed
ed in partially quicns his sobs and taking him away
\ Coon WoRK-Col L. l. Snow, Clerk of the
Lower Police is doing excellent work in eXtrpating
race of sharks calling themselves lawyers, who haunt
the Tombs and fch little money out OF poor fellows so
unfortunate be Gagged for drunkenness The lawn
such cases is that the victim shall be fined from ono 10
five dollars and in default of payment, be kept in
fncment five days The sharks have been in the habit
Of lying in for these poor wretches, and going to
them they little sobered and Offering
TO get them for SO perhaps any sum likely to be
raised Col Snow etfectually breaks up this game by
himself visiting the prisoners as soon as they are sober
telling them exactly how much the fine is generally one
two or three doars9 and thus putting them on their
guard against the sharks The following is from the Post
The sharks of the Tombs seldom look like Pharaoh's
lean kline but generally appear be well fed and clothed
and some OF them regae themselves with their Sherry
and Port, Madeira, daily, WElle tEose WHOM
have pundereG ready beg from door TO door the
food necessary their bodies One class OF these
unfortunates have OF late found Trend al the lomos IN
the person of Col Snow, o the Clerks at the Foce
Office This gentleman. who mas aoored Tor many years
TO reform the ntemperaie has efectuay prevented the
operations OF the sharks in eecng persons arrested for
drunkenness. When such person is brought into the
Tombs he endeavors to obtain possession OF tne money
which he marks and puts into bis drawer, and as soon AZ
the man has sufficiently recovered be able act for
himself he informs him OF the of money taken
tro,, him nf Wn na
Magistrate and returns him the balance. We saw one
of these unfortunate beings few days since who had
been thus kindly dealt with by Col snow and ne seemed
a, loss 10 find words express to his friend the extent
of his gratitude. few phianthropists at the
Tolnbs would 90 TO reform the vicious and reclaim
the criminal than the penal enacnents OF the State
M Editor: You have been bache!or-of
course-and doub, not you have spent some OF your
days in boarding house. Did You ever happen, sir to
be Gagged with person fond OF MUSIC Il SO, am
sure you need appeal to lead you to compassionate
nv condition and rus, your sympathy will induce you
to insert this communication. If it sences any OF those
nsing instruments that make night hdeous and frghten
away tired natures resorer, shall be happy
even though ours be no; of the number BENEDICT
HOMEOPATHY very perspicuous and readable
pamphlet BY Daniel Holt NJ D. of NewHayen, has been
sentus Its entitled Views OF Homeopathy with Rea-
sons for admitting as Principle in Medical Science.
The design of the pamphlets not to give even The gen
era outlines OF the Homeopathic system, but to state
points OF distinction between this and The ordinary
practice and to make some comparisons between them
The task imposed upon himself by the author has been
ably done and in atone and temper highly couimendabe
BS We are requested by several people living In I
the vicinity OF ST. Johns Park to ask the hands on St
Johns Clock to work little regularly. The pre-
arrangement Of hours and places occasions ire
auenuy the most indescrible confusion