The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-23

State prisons. 3or males and for females Cost Of
oners. They have 1870 officers and annual expendi
The number now 10 the STATE prisons i; ,tSa~Ten
years ago the number 1911. Increase 81 per cent
Increase Of population in that time, 60 per cent.
OF the whole number, 6s2) isas are males, and 81
and 22l neither read write 1905 incarcsra
ted for crimes against property $50 against the person.
and 6 tor perjury 329 had been convicted ence before
40 twice, 10 thrice and 10 four or more times.
The report of the ladies' who have charge of the Fee
male was men resa Dy s sns
The report drawn up with great ability, and con
tains startling Developments relation to the con-
di,ion and Management Of female prisoners on BILOXI
Isaac T. HorrrR next addressed the audience, and
made interesting statements in respect to persons
principally young men, who had been provided with
employ by the association their discharge from
prison, and thereby raised honorable position in
society instead OF being driven to the commission Of sd
ditional-perhaps much greater crimss-as In most in
stances would probably have been the II left with.
cut money friends to aid them in such Q time Of
need.
At the close of his remarks the following named ger.
emen were then chosen Ocsrs ofhs association for the
FoR Ps.npksr-v Vice Cnsncellor, VIM T. McCsun.
Yves PsssIpssrs- Theodore Frsl.nghuysen, Abraham
Van Nest, B y. Butler, John w. Edmonds
TRsAsuRER-Gorham A. Worth.
RscoRpire skcaErARv-Joseph McKeen.
CoRRssrosDINe SKcRKTARy-John D. Russ.
Committees on Finance, Detentions, Prison Discipline
and discharged Convicu were also appointed by the
After able and eloquent address by Mr.. Parker,
chairman Of the Finance committee, the meeting sd.
journed previous to which, however several gentlemen
stated that the remarks Of the several who had
addressed the meeting, had created the veliest interest
in the success Of the association and made liberal dona
tons to aid In furthering the objects Of the same
NEw ENoLANp SociKrY-Ths New England Society of
this city held their forty first snniverssry in commemo
ration OF the landing Of the Plgrims at the Broadw
Tabernacle yesterday The exercises commence cd
with pray or BY the Rev. DR.. Tying, after which the
York Sacred Music Society sung the LANDING of Co
lumbus." Mr.. Coburn then sung the Pilgrim Fathers
The Rev. Charles w. Upham, Of Salem, Mass, was
introduced to the assemblsgs the orator OF the day
This gen lsman delivered Grafton which he prepared
for the purpose and which occupied nearly hours
time In its delivery. He referred to the original
condition Of the American continent before its
by Europeans TO the aborgines who inhabited their
character traditions and history He referred to the
causes that led to its discovery among which the
grogress OF early philosophy, the advent OF christianity
the decline and fall the Roman empire, the influence
created by the crussdes, the impulse given to thought
oy the invention OF printing the discovery Of the
ners compass, the protestant refor aion. 90 &c The
sneaker then beautifully alluded to the arrival of the
Pg,ims In the May Flower their landing the rocky
anu barren shore the trials and serngs they endured,
&C. Sc aud their JOY and thank fulness having found
an ssy lum whore thew could enjoy their religious vpn
ions without persecution He then traced the Of
the infant colony 70 the time of the Revolution, end 10
the present time, awarding to The nstivss Of Nev Eng.
land the attributes OF industry psrssverancs ingenuity,
&c Coming down TO the present tim ., he exhorted al
New England nsn 70 fostsr the cenisdsrsoy, " ds~