The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-31

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The above is an illustration of a which took
place few mornings since in the yard of the Tombs
early hour The prisoners had been allowed to leave
their cells and take recreation within the limited bounds
provided for the purpose by liberal and philanthropc
Common Council, and had congregated in knots, vary
ing from five to dozen in numbers composed of black
spirits and white blue spirits and gray" OF every class
and profession from the fashionable swell pickpocket to
the ragged dirty, unwashed and unshaved denizen of
Dickens place and the Five Points One knot of these
sufferers from the imperfect organization of
cety, attracted our notice moro than tho And on
proceeding to the place where they assembled we
found specimen of imperfect humanity with an ebony
face mouth resembling the entrance to the Mammoth
Cave in Kentucky pair of legs which put the pedals
shade, and head like worn out tar brush, discoursng
to his assembled fellow martyrs from the columns of the
Herald He was reading the police intelligence and the
proceedings Of the sessions the day previous which APP
peared to interest the audience exceedingly and might
be expected expressing deep felt sympathy for the
sentence of six years to the classic neighborhood of
Sing Sing.
SUNDAY IrcIpESr-MoRAL suAsIoS-we witnessed
word in assuagng wrath In front of our Office, boy.
bearing the bloody marks of upon his shirt and
countenance in pursuit of the urchin who it seems
had inflicted upon him some injury His imprecatons
were not only deep, but loud, and on his face, like
Achilles Of old he bore the impress of strong detemi
nation. fire in his eye, stone in hand, and
oath in his mouth when his hurried arrested
by a venerable gentleman, who reminded one of the
Brothers Cheeryble At first the low uttered words of
the nterferer seemed to attain influence him of
the ragged jacket but like the droppngs of upon
stone they finally subdued the rugged heart and the
rolled down his unwashed cheeks he turned away
with all his wrath vanished under the soothing tones of
e A s uch Ind o
have more effect upon angry passions than ell the starry
Influences of the police Did the hey know that the
teman addressing him Dr. Hewitt the originator of
temperance societies in this country and respected
pastor of church in Connecticut he would probably
have listened with the less attention How many
there of own fashionable ministers who would
traverse muddy street for the purpose Of speaking
good word to an erring newsboy
FmE-A fire broke out, corner of Prince street. at $50
Bowery, yesterday, but was promptly extnguished,
with little damage. 1t occurred in furniture store.
CRY CoNvErrIoN-The City Convention will meet
tomorrow evening.
o'clock, A. NJ, yesterday, attracted vast crowd of
mist" look SO well after hcrlate excursion"
CREDIT TO THE BRAVE AND HuMArE.-On Friday after
noon last, about O'Clock, as the steamboat Arrow left
the wharf foot of Hammond street, boy about 10
wears of age the of blacksmith at the upper part of
Hudson street. discovered by Of the hands be
board AMI about to be carried the river He seized
the boy and threw him with all his might to the wharf
backwards into the river Mr.. John +. Talman heng
present. Immediately plunged in after the lad and saved
his lite Mr. T. had in his pocket splendid gold watch
and chain and roll of bills in his mouth gh 'ed cigar
He had the segar in his mouth when he of
water.
STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CoNvENrIoN-Aug. 90
Mr.. Murphy called up his resolution, making the
several reports of the committee interpretations,
other than banking municipal on currency and bank
ing and the organization and power Of cities and in
corporaed villages the special order after the financial
reports Debated and laid on the table, 40 to 81 Mr..
Marvin from the committee future amendments and
revsons Of the constitution, made the following re-
port =
l Amy amendment amendments to this constitu.
ton may be proposed in the Senate and Assembly and
if the shall be agreed to by majority of the
members elected TO each Of the two houses such pro-
posed amendment or amendments shall be entered
their journals with the yeas and nays taken thereon,
and referred to the legislature then next to be chosen;
and shall be published for three months previous to the
then next to be chosen as aforesaid such proposed
amendment or amendments shall be agreed to by two
shall be the duty of the legislature to submit such
proposed amendment or amendments to the people in
such manner and at such time the legislature shall
prescribe; and II the people shall approve and ratify
such amendment amendments, by majority of the
electors qualified to vote for members of the legsla
ture voting thereon, such mendment amendments
shall become a part Of the constitution.
NEw-At the general election to be held in the year
1866, and in each twentieth ear thereafter and also
at such time as the legislature may by law provide the
question: shall there be convention revise the
stituton and amend the 2" shall be decided by the
electors qualified to vote for members of the legislatures
and in majority Of the electors qualified vo.
ing at such election, shall decide in favor of
ton for such purpose the legislature at its next session.
shall provide by law for the election Of delegates to such
convention.
Committed to a committee of the whole Convention
The Convention then proceeded further to consider
the report Of the committee the judiciary. Mr.
Mann proposed as fifth section to the report, the fol-
The legislature shall have the same power to alter
and regulate the jurisdiction and proceedings law and
equity in the Supreme Court as they have heretofore
possessed; but pro eedngs in law and equity shall
separated as distinct Jurisdictions to be administered by
different judges in that court"
Mr. Brown moved to strike out all of the section,
cepting the first word " the that il would read
The powers, jurisdiction and proceedings of the SUI
Freme Court shall be subject to such additions, mita
tons and regulations as may be prescribed by law"
Debated and rejected. 6s to so Mr. LOOMS moved TO
in the Supreme Court" where they first aud the
words in that court" at the end Of the section. Re-
the section by striking ont the words jurisdiction and"
in the beginning OF said section Rejected The Sec
ton was then rejected Ga to 3D. Mr. Jordan moved the
The Legislature shall have the power to alter
and regulate the jurisdiction and proceedings in law and
equity as they have heretofore possessed
Agreed to- 45 to 81 MIR. Brown offered the following
section which was ordered to be printed and laid the
= Whenever the population of any Judicial district
shall exceed - thousand provision may be made by
law for the election by the electors of such district OF
assistant justices OF the supreme therein who shall
have power within such district to hold circuit courts
to preside at courts of oyer and termne and
associate lusuces OF the supreme cou with
Justices OF the supreme court in holding the general
terms OF said court and to exercise and peoI all the
powers and duties OF justice of the supreme court
chambers They shall be compensated in like as
the justices of the supreme court-and shall hold their
Offices for the term oil eight years
Mr. Hunt by consent laid the table the following
as substitute for section II -
IL Each senate district, at its biennial election for
Senator's shall choose three electors Of Judges No citi
zen shall vote for than of such electors and
the three persons having the highest number OF woes
shall be elected. Should fewer than three electors De
n Mt p.alaa fi.n inc antfl N
the four persons receiving the highest number
Of votes having equal number OF votes one or more
osuch persons the may require shsi ne select
throughout the state shall convene at snch time ana
place as may be prescribed by law and elect tne JUS
tees Of the supreme court and fill all vacancies therein
occurring. .,,
ANY three OF them may hold general terms oil said
- -. nd OF them NAV hold