Washington telegraph., 1850-02-20

utes, but it was all in vain. The British
nobility told her that she was only a
common American cook, and ordered her
out with her child in her arms, directing
a servant to find other apartments for
!; her. Gen. Herrera, who occupied rooms
near those taken by Col. Potter, was
appealed to by Mrs. p, and he and his
daughter, Mrs. Mickle, went with her TO
the Charge and besought him to await
the return Of Col. Pctter-but this appeal
also was without effect Mrs p was
again ordered out of the room, and as
she left in tears, this accomplished fanc-
tionary and chiva.ric gentleman taunted
her With words of this sort: MAMA
don whip me-I'lI be good next time
[ will"
Some time after this brutal occurrence,
Col. Potter returned to the hotel, when
he was informed of what had transpired,
and as soon as he could hear the story he
called upon Mr.. Sullivan, who had gone
out. After a short time he called again,
but was again told that the gentleman
was no! i'll. Like true American gen.
tleman, Col. p. declined to disturb the
family of this royal. offender, or in the
least TO take advantage of his absence,
bat went Immediately to hotel in the
Plaza and procured other lodgings, it be-
ing then nearly night. Early the next
morning he again repaired to the room of
the Charge, and found him this time at
home. He requested him very politely
to accompany him to the apartments OF
Gen. Herrera, in order to have an explana-
ton of the disgraceful conduct towards
Mrs. Potter on the previous evening.
MIR. Sullivan coolly declined the request,
and told Col. Z. that it was he (Col. P.)
who must make the apology to his lord
ship. Upon this Col. Potter administered
to him well merited and we'll applied
chastisement, Gaming him until they were
both completely exhausted with the effort;
the one in tile passive, the other i'll the
active senes.
This Just retribution was witnessed by
a large number OF gentlemen, among
whom We're several Englshmen, and
everybody agreed that Potter was en-
tlrely III the right. 1t is needless 10 add
that as soon as the news spread over the
city of Lima there was universal burst
of admiration of Potter's conduct on the
one hand and of condemnation of Sui
livau's on the other. 1t is hoped that
this affair will teach Lord Palmaraton s
nephew that an American citizen, at
home or abroad, is not disposed to brook
any insult, even from one who is of blood
kin to his lordship and high functionary
OF her British Majesty ard he may also
profit by this lesson, and learn how 10 re.
sent an injury himself hereafter
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VICE AND MISERY IN New YoRK.-Mr
Matsill, the new Chief of the New York
Pollce, has Just made a startling report,
to Mayor Woodruff from which the
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, gathers
the following particulars. The affected
virtue of the Northern Philanthrophic'
Abolltlonlsts receives a severe check in
view of their frigh;ful details:
"ihe Chief of Police states that the
number of persons arrested for assaults
and bad conduct, during the year ending
October 3lst, 1649, was 10 ,20l; and allow
ing that the city has 450 900 inhabitants,
we have during the year, one such arrest
for about every forty-four inhabitants.
During the same period, there were no
less than 2l,62l persons lodged for the
night i'll the city station house-2l, l,621
miserable outcasts, debased by vice or
suffering from want, and, having no shell
ter, seeking the degrading hospitality OF
the police. This shows that, during the
year, the proportion of one out of every
twenty-one of the inhabitants has been
houseless for night What a visitor to
New York, in passing through Broadway
or the wealthy faubourgs cup town.
would ever imagine, that in the same city,
so busy with the hum and glare of wealth
and property, there is nightly average
of about seventy persons utterly home
less, and forced to take shelter i'm the
station house!
Mr.. Matsill enters into some particulars
in regard TO the vice prevalent among the
younger portion of the population, that
are still more shocking. Returns from
thirteen wards show an aggregate of
about three thousand children who lead
an infamous life, by pilfering, impositions
upon strangers and other vices. The
ages of these range from eight to sixteen
years, and two-thirds Of them are females.
One class of these children, who live by
stealing merchandise and other articles
upon the wharves, is said to amount to
seven hundred and seventy. Another
cIass-that of the Crossing Sweepers' =
amounts to about one hundred. A third
class consists of girls who live ostensibly
by selling tooth-picks. combs, etc., about
the hotels and counting rooms; but who,
in reality, collect several dollars day as
rewards for the most degrading familiar
tiles which they are trained to submit to-.
These number three hundred and eighty.
Another class, consisting of boys called