New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-05
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/ Fr Pezry szd tks Prrssiaas-Scs1Ior HIrriss Lfbe
Bil-Nsr York Cify School. Anezdsssas aad Free lca
aery BaLs-Cly MISREPRESENTATION Essay or
The Crime Of Aluliery-Il- Tinsd Judicial Disrrsz
QEG7rss-PsfifioHs for Guy Cancellation Courts.
Correspondence OF The Tribune
AtsAST. Thursday, APRIL.
There is an IMMENSE quantity Of exceedingly i'm
pertant public business before the two Houses.
confess have some curiosity to see how they will
dispose Of it. To-day the Senate was employed
on the Schools Bill, and the Assembly chiefly on
variety Of private bills /, is unfortunate that the
Legislature cannot find some other court to decide
equitable claims on contracts If as Mr. Perkins
said today, land h kR0rsl man gets a good con
ract that he clear 40 to so per upon the State
has to abide strictly BY THAT but for the sake of be-
ing lowest, from mistake because Of unfore
seen circumstance his contract proves not to be prods
bic, no; profitable enough he forthwith Alba
ny employs somebody to do his business. fees aswyer
perhaps and he one Of the judges BY of bis seat
If member and the result OF bis perseverance is that
he often gets large additional compensation by bill
the time Of the country being also greatly wasted in the
inquiry and discussion
There interesting law trial In the Journal night
Its Dctu uhThs.tQ WIN liDfl sott-
Mr. Perry Attorney here who under the benevolent
appearance Of beriending the poor PrussiRns whose
money was stolen. soon turned the screws Of the law
rather tight upon the unfortunate foreigners.
/, Is credisbe 10 the profession that msny OF Its best
members eager and ready 20 defend these stan.
gers, without fee reward. Perhaps the time may
come, in which no bad man or set OF men turn a
dollars worth of work into $ 600 through Chancery
Creditors bills degrade the OF lawyer by de-
parting from the golden rule 10 press down the helpless
and fororn stranger. rejoice that there are editors
who, like the gentlemen at the head Of the EreHiFg
Journal are ever ready 10 perform the highest dates OF
their important function regardless of the expense and
annoyance which such conduct may subject them to-
Senator Harris. last October moved exceen. amend
men 10 the Libel Law in Civil suits and think that he
then promised to in the Legislature II would
be real auxiliary to the administration of justice.
Neir. York Common Schools BHi-Eree Acadeny.
The Senates Bill to amend the School Laws OF the
City OF NewYork has been fayorably reported by
Mr. Burchard, from the Assembly's Educational Com
mittee and Ia now before the Committee OF the Whole
II provides, that the Roman Catholic Asylum School
the Schools OF the Public School Society the NewYork
School Of the Mechanics Society, the Harlem York
vile Public, Manhttanville and Hamilton Free Schools
the Institution for the Blind The Young Delinquent Re
form, and the Coored Orphans Schools are to DC sub
jet 10 the general supervision of the Board Of Educa
tion but under the immediate rule OF their own Trus
tees Directors and Mansgers-dHd 10 participate IN
the cppOrt0RmeHf Of The school moneys copy of the bill
accompanies this letter also Of
The Senaies bill 10 authorize the City Board of Edu
cation TO establish FREE ACADEMY in New York, for
the gratulous collegiate education of those who have
been pupils at your Common Schools.
cir DiSDeHsdry-Van Sckooah0ren's Report on
Seduction.
enclose the yearly report Of the Eastern NY City,
Dispeusary fit be the case suppose 1t is that du
ring 1896 not less than l6452 persons applied for gra
tuitous advice and medicine including 1902 vaccnsted,
and 202s attended at ser own dwellings 1t must DO adj
mted II he State hires .kifd and erPeeEeed d0ctors,
that the institution IL evidence Of proyden humani
" on the part OF government
Among the remarkable documents Of the session re-
ceive herewith essay historical antiquarian religious
moral and philosophical the crimes Of Seduction
and Adultery" in the form OF a report to the Senate,
from the Committee Grerances by Mr.. Van Schoon'
hoven Of Troy. gives brief account Of iornicaton
In all ages with the penalties than which there couldo
greater variety Maine sends aduterers five years 20
State prison-Kentucky lays fine of i've pounds.
but eroeps slaves and s,rvants The proposed RENE
dy for this State fills page a.
The Eigh Judicial Districts
II would appear th, the Supervisors cannot District
the and that the Legislators sorey puzzled IN Dis
ricng the State. You will by the Senates Report
that Mr. Hadley and his colleagues would NOT near OF
any arrangement that did not include ReHssela in the
same District with Clinton and Frsuk'in, which u
nehenng Of the Fourth District 10 200 miles more,
and involves the separation OF Rensselaer, from Albany
Mr. Hand for the Senate, complains, that 10 unite
St Lawrence and Osego with their extremes $50 miles
apart as the Assembly bill proposes 70 do Is not com
pact may be-" and bird'seye view OF It on
" Old Sixth" In both plans there Is difference In
population Of 600 when comparing one District with
another exclusive of New.lOrk. What fear is, that
the Lawyers will talk about the boundaries till they
leave no time to the dsineresed portion OF the people
to unite in the search Of pure enlightened and digent
nominees for the Bench II they leave the nomins
tons as usual 10 the associated working Attorneys men
will be selected on account of their determined enmiy
TO all Improvement in vicious system, as heretofore
since I'M with very rare and useless exceptions
The report on Trinity Church, now sent nils l9 pages
The committee of seven unanimous 10 denying the
PRAYER of the petitioners for modification of the act OF
l5li.
Gin Cancellation Courts, Sc.
Petitions from your City respectfully signed have been
sent I'D here which state that your Courts OF Law are
40 inconvenent expensive and burthensome, as now
organized that their continuance is scarcely toleraoie
and the petitioners ask that the intentions Of the Con-
vention may be carried out and Court of Cancellation
established in every Assembly District which II judi
cously administered, would, As they believe, prevent
more than half the contested litigation In our CONNER
cisl metropolis.
They would authorize the people to elect annually
one or more Judges and Clerk in each Of the 10 DIS
trcts said Judges TO hold weekly terms be salaried,
receive no fees and sit successfully in each District with
Jurors where desired This with Central City Court
sitting ten hours daily when business requires H. and
CITY Appeal Court, includes the whole machinery OF
iustlce believe that the Lawyers decidedly I'D.
verse TO any such scheme-especisy TO Cancellation
Courts Do Mt you recollect that the Kings Bench
Court indicted OCOnne and others as consprators Tor
merely proposing Cancellation