New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-25
Morality of Stockholm.

Much discussion was excited, few years ago,
by the account which Mr. Laing gave Of the vast
amount OF crime in Sweden. IL was, believe,
pretty satisfactorily made out, that the country is
| not remar kable ia this respect unexplained
statistics would seem to show But what Mr.
LANG stated regarding one department of morals
in Stockholm was, am assured, not far from the
truth There is a degree OF icentiousness in this
city far beyond anything ever known in our c)un
try, even in the reign of Charles III. ] was fur
nished with an authentic document showing the
number OF inegitimate births, in proportion to the
entire number to be, In the parish OF Maria 81 per
cent in that of Ulrica Eleonora, 81 per cent in
Clara, SO; In Jacobs and Johns, 90; in Cathoven,
6s; in Hedning Eleonors, 81 and in st. Nicholas
81 per cent. These returns are understood TO be
| affected by the hocking Of women from the cOun-
try to be delivered in the city but it cannot be in
any great degree. As connected with this subject
may be mentioned the Barns huset, or Childrcn's
House, one Of the greatest institutions Of Stock
holm, into which vast portion OF the progeny Of
| RIGHTEOUSNESS are received. One arrangement by
| which an infant is received here for 100 dollars
banco ice. Us. Sd. sterling) and never more heard
of, seems like holding out a lcence to transgres.
sion. Female indifference 10 virtue spreads much
higher III society than is the case, except in a very
limited degree, in England-afact of which several
striking illustrations were related 10 me. Ii is
bard TO imagine OF the neat clean servant girls
lPtgos/ whom one sees tripping along the streets
In their black bodices and aprons, and with uncap.
ped heads, that not one OF them, or only one here
ard there as an exception, has the first aud chief
OF female virtues rooted in her heart Yet such is
ire TACT l am even assured that it is not uncom-
mon Tor the peasantry 10 send their bestlooking
daughters to Stockholm, with precisely those ex.
Pectatons which Margery in Love in Village"
hints at In her contemplated migration TO London.
The only special reason l heard assigned for the
righteousness Of Stockholm is the great number of
military and other official persons living there.
with incomes sufficient TO give them the run of the
gaieties OF the town Ia Lieutenant has f2s a
year, but not to enable them to maintain indie.
pendent housekeeping. The mercantile classes !
are, however, as deeply dyed in this guilt as the
9oyernmet employees. 1t is distressing subject !
winch must not dilate upon but may remark /
mat the very laxity which is to be complained of
somewhat soiteps the results, as the guilty not |
ieehng themselves Indignantly thrown off BY So
Sie'y as tney are In England, do not entirely
lose tner own respect as with us, aud consequently
continue TO observe more external decencv We !
DO not ma among them that abandonment To drink
that iearuny rapid course Of deprivation and thar
inevitable shortening Of existence, which are the
DIRE consequences of the loss Of female virtue in
'irtnous principle itself Chambers Journal.
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MoRI GOLD, AND A SUCCESSFUL VoYAsr-Tbs
whale ship Sylph, Capt. Francis Gardner. arrived
1T this port yesterday last from Otaheite Societv
'sisnos, Feb Q, with $4,000 in gold dust to her
A@ehoiu AtSA, I<s1. hlfn0Nen, and $4,000
to the master. She brings half million lbs of
Sbalebone and 400 bbls, whale oil, shipped by
xhaers ct the Sandwich Islands The SvlnL
'aled hence In July, ls47, on a whaling VOYAGE
Ind sent home 500 bbs. sperm oil from the West
IN Islands. She proceeded to the Pacific. and
lrriyed at Panama at the commencement Of the
,alioTnis gold fever took a freight of passengers
rom Panama to San Francisco, at the highest
ates, and thence proceeded TO the Sandwich
Stands, where she took on board full freight for
cine. New Bedford Msrcnrv
PRESBYTERIAN CoSyESrIoS.-The General As.
emily Of the Presbyterian Church, tOld SCHOOL,
ow In session in Cincinnati, has resolved to hold
3 meeting next year in the Second PRESBYTERIAN
hurch, In St Louis. DIR. Breckenridge pnoposi-
on tnet the Assembly memoriahse Congress on
le subject OF preservation Of the Union and of the
constitution, has been indefinitely postponed. by a
ote Of lo3 10 49,
FAILURE CAUSED By EMBARKIyG IN THE Can.
oRNlA TRADK-The failure OF a wholesale hard
are hrm was announced in this city on Saturday.
he liabilities are stated at cleo, 1000, and the as
IFS at sum beyond this amount though not in a
ate to be realized at present. The late unfavor.
be news from California is said to have caused {
e failure Boston Traveller {
MURDER OF A BisBoF.-Bishop Janson, Bishop
the Swedes Colony, Henry County, ILL., was shot
ad on the l9h inst BY man named Root. WHO
d previous quarrel with the Bishop in relation .
the wife OF Root Jsnson was standing in the d
urtrcom during the adOarnmen, of the Court
ben Root entered, drew pistol and fred with G
al precision. The murderer was arrested aud c
a H;..te 9 toT trial. y