The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-17

mine In Ireland did last year. or the Bank Of
England has, the present one. The battles OF
Busna Vista, Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Churu-
busco, and Chapultepec, and score OF others,
have overcome them with misery and wo.
| The names of Taylor and Scott, OF Worth and
Harvey, of Shields and Quitman, and even
Of Major General Gideon Pillow, will not allow
them to sleep at night, take repose after their
| comfortable dinners X
The English press and the English people
have been thrown into paroxysm of despair at
the atrocious murders and wholesale butcheries
which they say have been perpetrated in Mexico,
| by the American generals, and the armies under
their command. Before the termination Of the
last session of Parliament, symptoms were ex-
hibited in that distinguished body, of those dis
tresses. Since their receipt of full account of
those awful butcheries in Mexico, their journals
have been thrown into terrible spasms Of sorrow
and lamentation, even greater than those pro-
duced by the potato rot in Ireland, or the short
ness Of the crops all over the three Kingdoms.
The same distress begins to appear in Paris |;
| and Louis Philippe, who was once in distress
for pair of shoes in Canandaigua, in this State,
and in trouble for the want OF a pair of breeches
in the west, is now in great distress and tribu-
latioa for the loss of a crown for his son Mont
pensier, caused by the horrible and atrocious
battles Of the American generals in Mexico, du-
ring the recent campaign. In fact, England and
France were never in such state of trouble and
| tribulation as they are at this day. Shocking,
shocking, shocking ,,.
Now. in this condition of things, what is to be
yUo Lol NJ
York, and made contributions of all sorts to aid
and assist the distresses of Ireland year ago.
Singular to remark, another sympathetic meet.
ing is going to be held next Monday at the Ia
bernacle, to sympathise with the British aristo-
cracy in their present calamity, and to mingle the
tears of people with theirs, over the terrible
atrocities recently committed in Mexico, by
General Scott and General Taylor, and their
compatriots, or rather their fellow butchers, az
they are called. This meeting is called by some
of the highest names in this city, and will no
doubt exhibitn all its varieties those feelings of
horror towards the Mexican victories, which
mark so beautifully the London press, as they ar
rive by every steam ship. .t 1
Let the people of New York, therefore, pre-
pare their sympathy and pour it out, not for suf-
| fering Ireland or for starving Scotland, but for
| the unfortunate aristocracy and Journalists of
England and France, including all other nations
and regal families who look on the progress of
the American arms in Mexico as even worse
than the potato rot-as deeper and greater ca
lamity than has ever fallen to the lot of man to
discover or to aid. Prepare your tears and sor-
rowsfor Monday night at the Tabernacle. Woe,
woe, woe, woe, woe .nse.la
The POLICE, &c.-One of our contemporaries
consoles himself for the dirtiness of our streets
and the Encouragement of our police, with the
idea that Mr.. Bennett has made long tour in
Europe, and may have returned to old ideas
in favor Of the antiquated European monarchies.
The opinions of Mr.. Bennett or any one else,
on democracy or arlstocracy, do not alter the
facts connected with the management of the
city government in New York, and the general
administration of it, airs. New York is pro-
badly the worst regulated city, in its police in
its streets, and in ts general matters, of any city
in the civilized world. Paris and London, and
other cities in Europe, to say nothing of Boston
or Philadelphia, in this country, are models in
comparison to the awful Encouragement of the
local affairs Of this metropolis. There is no.
thing more perfect than the London preventive
police system. Paris is pretty fair; but nothing
to be compared to London. Then, again, as to
the streets in Paris and London-in both of these
cities they are cleaned every day by six o'clock
in the morning, at farthest. The pavements are
good, and there is some comfort extended to the
peopl Can we say the same of New York
But the subject is too important to be de-
spatched in a paragraph We mean to investl-
gate the whole matter, and shall accordingly set
some of our scribblers to work on the subject, SO
that the people of this city may know how awfully
their affairs are conducted, by the system at
present in use here.
THE ExToRTIoNs OF THE GAS CoapANEs-We
have received numerous complaints detailing
the extortions of the gas companies, and request
ing US to make some suggestions as to the best
| mode of abating them. There is no remedy
! These companies have received charters from
the Legislature, and they may extort and charge
| just as much as they please. The only remedy
that we can point out, is to come from the sue
cess of the plan of manufacturing gas on small
scale, sufficient for each house.
The MEXICAN QURsTIoN.-Three propositions
are already presented to Congress, opening the
Mexican question for general debate-one by Mr.
Calhoun, one by Mr.. Dickinson, both Senators;
and one by MIR. Holmes, in the House of Repre-
sentatives. Mr.. Calhoun's plan proposes to aban-
don all territory beyond the Rio Grande, and
even in California, with the exception of some
general rights of no great importance. Mr..
Holiness plan is similar one; Mr.. Dickinson's
embraces the acquisition OF territory, but ex-
cludes the Wimot proviso. We suppose that
half dozen other propositions, on the same sub
iect will be brought forward in both houses
before the question is really discussed. Debate
on this question may spring up incidentally be-
fore the holidays; but there is a probability OF
its being postponed till after. At all events, we
expect much talk and little action.