The New York herald., 1845-04-22
Citv IutelllUeuce.

City Intelligence
rAhDoNISG CokvCTs.-a5vernor Wright has paIuoheu
Honora Slephard, the notorious passT oi counterfeit
money who escaped from the city prison before ssntence
mole attire and reiaken sfter diff Guilty; and
George Potter, the pick pocket who was sentenced
short time since TO the full the law five years or
picking poe some 500 or 500 lis was detected
the act pursued and caugh. and the pocket book and
money found IN barrel which throw down
when pursued. The facts must have been misrepresen
ed to Gov Wright, he would have par doned
such nfamsuJ clons who convicei rightcously
and upon such clear evidence No recemm ndstion 10
Court Court '@' 20" ''''N 49, '-0 '' ''' 80
Thomas Henry, also imprisoned for picking pocket.
has been ardcned In his there were strong grounds
for pardon from the of his health he probably
would not have survived much longer in confinement.
Police Omce-ApRIL ~ Tins TAsLEs TuKrEp-It
viii be recoiiected that few days ago r Isaac Namns
Of 1903 Chatham street. arrested complaint Of ed
ward Dal.y, charging him with having suDoIned rser
commit perjury therein. When the complaint went be-
fore the Grand Jury they at dismiss al it, after hear
lug the testimony Mr.. Ramus immediatey preferred
Complaint at Police Office against Daley Tor suDorna-
ton Of perjury and against Peter Gioson and h we ior
perjury in swearing to the aia that they made on
the charge against him. They were then srreSted py
officer Ives and held to bail to answer.
FORGERY IN BosTov-FLIaHr FoKaER AND Ar
DoARp SHIP On Saturday officer Geo Coolidge,
of Boston, arrived this city from Boston in search OF
young man named Benjamin Fisk, jr who Is charged
with having forged the endorsement Of FAX brd8s,
merchants Of Boston, on draft upon the house of Barring
and Brothers England for the sum of serng pay
able to john Horsiman or order dated 2ath Decenoer
The check returned by the Great Western steomer
protested, and 1t was at discovered that forgery
committed Fisk Immediately fed from Boston to this
city. The assistance Of officer A. A. Smith, Of this
city, procured by Coolidge, and having received IN
telgence that Flax had taken passage in the Suly for
Europe they chartered pilot boat yesterday morning.
S family on
mate who, 1t is said endeavored to secreto him. and
brought him. bag and bsggsgs to this city He IN
Common Council.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN, April 2i-Last evening,
ton OF Alderman Seaman the reading Of the minutes Of
the la: meeting was dsper;'d !! with i,; sp p.;sn.
announced that he had received the melancholy intei
gsnce that Alderman D. T. Williams, ofhs 4:h Ward sx
street. the nge years hsmmorrhage isngs
AID SEAMAN then offered the following preamble ana
Whereas Almighty God, IN his wise dispensation,
has been pleased to remove from this life our much o.
man of the 4n ward and this Common Council. desrous
Of expressing their fJr his DEATH and OF showing
their esteem the o. .ne % .na
and his Independence and devotion to the public interest
while member Of the Board Of Aldermen; therefore,
Resolved, That the members Of this Board deeply re-
gret the they have sustained in the death OF their
esteemed and respected assocae and that they sin
cerey syMpathze with his family and rieAds IN tnn
Resolved III the Board of Assistants roncur) That
committee Of three from each board be appointed to make
the deceased and that the city flags be on the
City Hall at halt mast on the day Of the funeral
Resolved, That the Common Council do attend tse fu
neral with their Of Office and the usual badge
Of mourning for sixty days and that the joint committee
requeat His Honor Msyor and officers Of the Common
Council elect also the Mayor elect, to unite in paying
The last tribute Of respGct to the memory other deceased
trisnd and associate.
Resolved, That His Honor the Mayor be requested to
transmit copy Of these resolutions under the seal OF the
city, certified by the Clerk of the Common Council to
the family of the deceased.
Alderman HAssRoUcK, in secondng the resolution.
made some very appropriate and feeling sensIks called
tribute to the many excellent qualities Of Alderman Will
liams, who was respected end esteemed BY ALL
rDI D.. korflv IN
take upon the resolutions at ALL for he felt tha. they
already adopted in the hearts Of all He also spoke
esteem entertained for the deceased by all those
who had any intercourse with him.
Tho resolutions were then unanimously adopted
The PaEsIDErr appointed Aldermen SEAMAN, CozzErs,
and DRAKE to act upon the committee on behalf Of the
board.
The Board then adjourned till Wednesday afterr at
O'Clock, at which time the funeral will take place.
BOARD ar rAssIsTANTs.-Death Of Alderman WiHiams-
The resolutions which passed the other Board above,
were concurred in, when the Bosrd adjourned.