New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-17
rc,ion A bill pasSe,i n.

any new law for their projection bill passed u.
( Senate but WAS for some une xplsined reason, de-
| feaied IN the House. But another bill was passed.
which instead Of protecting the emgranis, Is leg
iSlative fraud upon them II will be recollected thai
| former law, requiring the payment OF passenger
tax was declared by the L. ;. Supreme Cour,, un-
constitutional While the litigation IN relation TO
It WAS IN progress the tax collected amounting 70
some $4,000 was paid into the State Treasury, 10
| abide the result The law being unconstitutional.
/ the tax WAS consequently illegal, and It became
necessary to refund the money collected to some
body. It had been paid by the ship owners, under
| protcs; but had by them been included in the prce
of the passage of the emigranis Certain SpccuAiinx
sharperS. who hang around the Legislature. pur-
chased these claims at about 40 cents on the dollar
and got bill passed rcfundlng the entire amount
$4,000. In this way the emigrani has been de-
frauded for the benefit of the gambling eeches which
infest Albany during the session OF the Legislature
and the bill which sheud have been passed, throw
me new safeguards around the emigrant ndproiecs
| ing him from fraud and robbery, given the goby
CAMP MEETING. first camp-meet-
ing IN these parts or anywhere north OF Baltimore,
was held az StephentOwn. several miles back from
| Croton IN 1904, when Rev. \. Sneethen Was sta
toned in New-York, and went up to preach the
! opening sermon.
HEALTH OF CIrIEs.-The Philadelphia
papers take advantage OF the remarkable mortality
| OF children in this City 10 make comparisons Of
deaths highly favorable to themselves. shoold they
get a regular tide of from three TO five thousand eml-
grants per day pouring into the most crowded por-
tion of their City, may imagine there would be
different story to teu to say nothing OF infant NOR
tality.
FORREST VS.. FoRREST. In the Superior
Court Yesterday, Judge Oakley made = decision on
the motion that the proceedings IN the SUIT entered
BY Mr. 7 for divorce IN this Court be stayed, unless
Mr. +. discontinue the suit entered by him IN Phia-
delphIa, in which latter suit he has been enjonedby
an order OF the Supreme Court from proceeding, but
an appeal is pending regard 10 the order The
Judge remarked that Mr. +. entered this St IN New
York probably at the suggestion Of Judge Duer, 50
that the suit against hm and this might be tined TO-
cether, and not with view to oppression. IS
proper however that he should not have both s,h,s
pending a, the same time for thu same cause Pse
Court has 40 doubt but on the trial o the complaint
and answer in the suit entered by Mrs F. If the Jury
should decide IN his favor and against Mrs +, de-
cree OF divorce would be granted to him. that the
cross suit is unnecessary Ordered, that proceedings
IN the sult III this Court be stayed, &c
DOUBTFUL COMPLIMENT "A boy named
Chas knight. was arrested by the First Distinct
police (Brookyn,) on the complaint of John iiaray
residing at No 90 Fulton-st., New-York, to whom
the boy was apprenticed, charging HIM with running
away from his employer. lie offered to choose
between returning to his place and going to JAIL and
choosing the jail he was sent to It
AccIpENr ON THE East RIvER.--On
Tuesday morning, asail boat, containing SIN men,
was upset in the from the swell OF steamboat
passing three OF item clung 10 the boat, and were
saved two were picked up by the soop Mara, and
and the other unfortunately drowned lisboiy
has not yet been recovered.
RETURNING. packet-ship I" Isaac
Wright" which sailed for Liverpool yesterday, pok
80 steerage passengers.
~ The steamship Alabama, from this
port arrived at Savannah after passage OF d hours
NEw-JERsEY RAILROAD CoMpANY.-
AAer the late election of directors, the presidency a
this Company was unanimously teDderedt to DR. John
: Darcy of Newark, n. J. He declined accepting
for the reason that the duties of the ocs would IN
terfere with his professional engagements, and there
upon Hon. j Phlllps!PTnx, of this City, was chosen
president without dlsScnsbent vote J r. Jackson,
ESQ, being vice-presdent, and as such s'perintent
ent and counsellor OF the company, DIR. Darcy was
then appointed chairman of he executive comnis,ec,
which consists of himself. he president and vice.
president with the advice and cooperation Of any os
the directors who may act With them.
AsroR VS.. I.sg.-Decsi0n was made
Yesterday by Judge Oakley Of the Superior Court
upon the motion on the par, Of Mr.. L., (aireadyre'
erred to) to dissolve an injunction prohibiting him
from continuing the erection oi "A building On OFT
Lafayette place the fence having been undsfmlned.
and the building placed ten inches on PLAINTIFFS Ime
&c M L. Is putting up building about oo 'ee
deep to connect with the front building, for phn
pose Of genteel hotel He contends that hiS line Is
right according to the original map. The Cesstcon-
sidered it which should be settled by pbivais
agreement or a suit at law Injunction disSe|ea
MISSIONER. name Of Mr.. DENhAN,
who delivered the Valedctory Address at 81 Johns
College, on Tuesday, was incorrectly gwen " 'oi
reporter as Dennson
EVE VIENNoIsE DANgRs.-Ihis band OF
children, whose performances were deemse q" W.
lQhthll here have been forbidden by the Lona"h fo
lcs to continue their exhibitions, upon thogfosn'
that law exists forbdding girls Of tender yeass 70
appear on the STAGE unless with the special assen'
the parents and under certain provisions os ednca
ton Remonstrances have been made uius ro-
lice remain inexorabe, and the pretty group of elnh'
must hit elsewhere Among them are nineteen Eng
sh girls no are almost AL above the age nSoecroed
by the Police.
The ACCIDENT AT SARATOGA. .--Ehe name
cfthe young man who was drowned In Saratoga Lake
sunday afternoon was Jonathan Fountain son OF MI
Eountain merchant g6 RroadWay. New~N Ork. lie