New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-30
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
Death OF Jus,ice Taylor.

RoBERT TAYLOR. ESQ. who was Tor many years
Police Justice io- the Upper Wards Of this City
died yesterday Of Typbus or asst is often called
Ship Fever disease generated by the poverty
md misery in which the policy Of certain European
governments especially that OF Ireland, keeps the
great body OF their subjects many Of whom In try
,ag to better their circumstances. embark for tsis
osuntry or are shipped of b. the civic and psro
ea,a authorities Of tue United Kingdom. and It's
grest landowners. ia state Of dostit1lion. are
crowdsd into ~ ventilated ships, without The least
regard 20 their health Or comfort and reach The
shores Of America carrying a deadly ilyor OF the
typhoid typc into the houses OF our citizens. To
this eject Of foreign msrule Is the death Of our
e.fimable fellow citizen TO be attributed. Under
the excellent law creating prdyidi0g for a Board
oi immigration at this port the Commissioners
hss,ened % avail themselves Of the wel-known
,hianth1opy industry. experience and integrity so
Long conspicuous ia Mr. Taylors character and ap
rointed him their general agent in which capacity
IA s,ted tin his ierib. which was caused by bis
coming often into contac. with terrible contegion
which has probably sent twenty thousand persons
n their nsl account on this continent alone within
the last twevemonih.
We believe that .lr. Taylor was a native Of this
Civ or State. By trade be was a cooper, aud he
YRS for some time the owner Of q tyPe-ioundry in
Annst.
The citizens Of Ner York early discovered his
fitness for Office. FIRST be was appointed Captain
n the Watch next, Police Justice-aud more
iu,t faithful penevering, maexible magistrate
never held that highly responsible Office HIS
t,ovledge of finance caused him to be spoken Of
f., Controller. and in as Mayor Havemeyer with
nigh regard 70 the safely and welfare Of this
great Emporium Of Commerce, nominated him.
though temperate political opponent to the Office
of Chief of the Police under the new Police act -
Party madness AID the pretended proiessors Of an
vnfet Democracy prevented Mr.. Taylor from prov.
inc the excellence Of that selection
Msyor Hsvemeyer in his Message to the Com.
mon Council, the 18th Of June, ls45, while giving
hs reasons for selecting Robert Taylor says:
oInsxperenced myself IN such matters, end occupied
ty nv proper ocai dut es felt that the first requisite
10 he sneeess Of the system that it sh ud start
urd.r chief who not only commanied general conf
dence in his ability and experience but who wai com
raisnt himself organize IT aud put 10 in opera ion.
Without deogairs IN The least from aoy other Of he
gentlemen whose names have been Mentioned, seemed
thst justice Tag loT posse IA some respects
peculiar fitness the emergency. His general comps
tsacy not only coniesssdiy 81 nigh sfs"e' but he
wa. far4g ~ith the theory Of the system which
you have just adopted hsn any other person whose
Wees coue be- obtained"
In April ls46, the Wings nominated Mr.. ray-
lor for the Office of Mayor, in opposition to MI
Mckle and Mr.. Cozzens, and the votes were for
TAYLOR - 32O Mickle, CLoco) % 2s2; Cozzens
Native s,377 an immense increase on the Wing
vote Of the previous year.
We do not know the precise age Of Mr. T. but
suppose he was nearly 50. The loss of such a
pubic spirited. incorruptible intelligent and exPe-
rienced citizen as he was viii be felt by the wise
and GOOD of all parties, and we sincerely oOndole
with the Commissioners Of Immigration and the
citizens generally on the loss they have thus unex
Pectedy sustained