New-York daily tribune., 1846-02-06
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arrangement abdees the representation of The First
second and Third wards in the Board OF Aldermen but
leaves representative for each IN the hoar9 OF ass
ants or popular branch the Twelfth ward Will MAINTAIN
It's Representative in the Board OF Aldermen. uot~ih.
standing the apparent wan, OF present population anG
question may be asked why graft this ward repre-
sentative and each OF the lower wards our Com
i;tee meet this question in this way. First II mas no"
larger population by li than the largest oi the othet
three Second II must be borne in mind that the SiA,
eenth ward bordering the 18th has nearly doubled
its population in years and that in five more
is fair 10 presume that this tide OF increase VIII reach
the Twelfth ward all events there is nothing Gn the
opinion OF your Committee TO preventlts rapid increase
within the next FIVE years Third As these wards
the 10Th and 6th) will continue 20 augment their mum
Der of inhabitants will the three lower wards con
tnue diminish and with this prospective view your
Committee have so arranged them
In reference 10 the Sixteenth ward there is already
resolution now before Committee OF your Board TO d.
I vide II into two wards.
Il will be observed that this arrangement preserves all
the old boundaries the wards except by the conten
plated division l6th0 and makes in all eighteen
wsrds-sixteen members OF the Board OF Aldermen ana
thirty seven members of the Board of Assistants 1t does
no: interfere with the present arrangement oi Congress
siona districts Assistant Justices Courts Police DIS
ricts, &c.
/ Mr.. Compton recommends the election by popular
vote of the Heads OF the Executive Departments
Your Committee Continues Mr. Compton, are aware
that doubts the minds OF many as to the propri
ETY. OF opening these Offices the public control but do
/ "a S''|
reverence for every thing old which frequently pre-
vents men from seeing the advantages in many things
that are new TIE assumption that the people in their
collective capacity cannot keep vigilant watch upon
their official agents, is founded upon false doctrine ana
k mere relic of Of the ancient dogmas OF mon
srchy which the successful experiment ot popular sui
Tagc in this country has long since eNploueu Inc cS
perience derived from this experiment furnishes ample
testimony that have nothing to fear when We rely
upon the wisdom political sagacty stern virtue and nh
,ltrhF mod
II is our firm belief that if ol our pubic onlcers
were elected by and directly amenabe to the people
there would be much more talent fsithiuness' prompt
ude and energy displayed IN the management OF puUe
offices, than there are AT present
/ The objects contemplated by The Act accompanying
/ Mr. Compton's Report are thus summed up:
Representation based upon population separation
of legislative from executive departme Inc eec
ton by the people every three years OF the BEADS oil inc
departments and providing for their accountaoi'y.
The election of the Boards by different tenures TO
wit the members OF the Board OF Aldermen lor tnree
wears and the members of the Board OF Assistant Alder
men for ono year The election OF Mayor biennlay'
Leaving him all the powers delegated 10 him. togetn
with the power possessed by the PRESIDENT ol
the United States and general supervisory power over
the other executive departments Giving the neads oi
the several executive departments the nomination ana
appointment their subordnates subject TO the ap
prova the Common Council. Providing Tor the re-
moval of all civil officers for cause by impeachment
Providing for paying the members ofthe Common Coun
Gil for their services The Aldermen each 81 600 per an
I
in the performance of official duty. Providing that al
contracts for work or supplies shall be advertised and
let TO the lowest bidder who shall give ample securities
.-.. Empowering any two OF the Alderman 10 st as
/ Judges in the Court of Special Sessions
BRoCcHIERI WATER.-Yesterday some very in
teresng experiments with the Brocchieri Water were
made at la4 Forsyth The carotid artery in two
sheep was about half severed and the bleeding stopped
by the application of cotton wool saturated with the
Water and by pouring plentifuly upon the wound
The experiment not performed so speedily AS in
some cases as il about forty fortyive minutes
from the time the wound inflicted before the ami
mails had quite recovered But they did recover and
were left running rbort the yard apparently in usual
health.
rY1 The ship Brooklyn sailed on Wednesday
from the wharf near the Franklin Market East River
with nearly hundred passengers, for Oregon They
are mostly farmers and mechanics with handsome
complement of women and children, from the New
England States and out for the purpose OF eectng
permanent settlement in that country.
T We are requested TO inquire whether the
Sandwich Islands are no. inhabited by the descendants
OF Ham.
U A fellow out West who keeps grocery
store mis- shutters in the day time and burns lara
o-i, being as he says, cheaper than daylight.
EurERpEAy SocIETr.-The Forty-Ninth Ami
versary Of the Euerpean Society was held al Nioo On
Wednesday evening, and consisted OF triple enter
tanment-Concert, Ball and Supper Ihere were moi
less than persons in attendance and the con
Ger wen; OF splendidy The Orchestra, under the LEAD
of Dr. Quin one OF the fret amateurs in this country
and who is entitled be called artist if ne choose &C
Quilted itself goriously, and the other entertainments
were unexceptonable. Dodworth with his inimiiao!e
band presided the dance Never were the TWO oeau-
,fu sister Muses. Euerpe and Terpschore In better hu
NOR.
MADAME REsTELL.-A recent case oil crime ana
cruelty in which the of Madame Resteii Is involv-
ed is thus stated by the victim OF the seducer IN ner al
fdavi, sworn TO before Mayor Havemeyer We give II
without remark of own, save that the poor gf
frantic al the loss of her child
C;,, nad COUNTY OF Ne1o YORK ss-aary Appega.e be
ing duly sworn deposes and says that she Is lately from
the CRY Philadelphia az which place ceponeht was
burn and brought up and at which cry dePoneht oe
came acquainted with Augustus Edwards, STOCK Bro
ker and who is interested IL the office OF The Reading
Railroad-,hat time since deponent was seduced
by said Edwards, and deponent became pregnant oy
him that deporent made known ner situation TO him
h a. refused TO do any thing ioT deponent al wnlcc
deponeut threatened expose hin to MS father he
then told deponent get place and ne wou!c pay
deponens board and Tor deponent 10 pass here Oh as
A married woman whose husband was absent al sea
that deponent unable TO ind any place and met Nun
and informed him of the fact &c then said ne ahe" o.
4 a. d
Greenwich street, and that he had made arrangement:
10 send deponent on there he mad paid ihe board Il
advance deponent told ai that she did rot want 20 CO.
that she would rather remain in tie CRY ne sad oePo
ner must co. he had already paid the Dill ana Il oep0
ner cid NJ, GO would do nothing for dePonent al AL
that same night ION about the oh November last past
consented TO 20 10 New-York-he then gave deponen
s4 and said deponent must 90 the morning con
seouen,iy the following morning deponent started Ioi
NewYofk and the night previous Edwards handed &c.
the annexed paper OF directions The boat eave'
Walnut street wharf tomorrow morning Al oT- ctocA
YOU should De on board 10 minutes before C.ocA
Your passage Will be toa-E-when you get 70 We"
Yor, which i be about O'Clock in the afternoon 10Y
%, INFO cab and tell the cabman drive 10 MADAME
Res,e's in Greenwchst.eet- When you srriSe .nelt
YOU have cnIv 10 say that you came from fniedelphs
and are the person about whom M Mason had ~-ien-
On deponents arrival in Newfork deponent proceeded
to the house Of Madame Reselin Greenwich St and en-
auired for her; she asked depooeat Wnefe sne came
from deponent said from iai PhnaaelPnia .nsi oePo
to aer abou-she said the Dill had nor been paid and ina
danonent must 20 10 hotel and stay until the bill wa
pai and cal again the day-thai deponenr said sh
was strarger and did not know where To go and ate
some persuasion from dsponent she consented TO let de