The New York herald., 1851-07-15
Our Boston Corresponds nee.

BosroN, July II, 1851.
Increase of me-Intemperdnce- Gdming-MU-
d1-Politics-Mr. Webster's "P, intsd" Lrita-
tiom- Remorais and APPOINTMENTS.
This immaculate city is getting to be as bad as
other places, and bids fair to be as human if it
had not always been under the special protection Of
heaven. This appears from the long presentment
made by the Grand Jury, which has just closed its
lsbors. From January to June 30, 1851, not less
than 2,S26 persons committed to Leverett
street JAIL which has the honor of being our New
gate. Of this number 22O were guilty of the crime
of poverty being known as debtors, and as there is
no mercy for such heinous offenders, the probability
is that they have all been put out Of the way. AL
most four-ffths Of the persons committed are
foreigners, which is rather more than their due pro-
portion as that class furnishes only one-ha of our
population. 1t appears from the Grand Jury's
statement, that the number of liquor selling ests
blsbments in this temperance village, is fifteen
hundred or one to almost every ninety two people,
including all the temperance and total abstinence
lecturers and their folio vers OF this number only
two hundred are regularly licensed to sell, while
1900 sell in defiance of law, and as0 of the gospel
Of st. Mathew (from Ireland) IL we suppose that
each of these establishments dsposes of barrel of
tipple per day, the whole amount In q twelvemonth
will be $40, 900, eighteen millions of gallons
allowing little extra for holidays and Sundays,
and an average of about lao gallons for every man.
woman, and child in town. These are very useful
statistics and show that the attempts of the tempe
ranse men have not been altogether useless. But
for them the amount consumed would be double
what it is. 1t is pretty strong commentary on
the folly of legislation on this matter, that evidence
has been obtained against the violators of the
license laws in only two-ffteenths of the cases. 1t
is recommended by the Grand Jury that licenses be
granted in order that the expenses of the psupersm
created by intemperance may be betrayed by its
creators
Another evidence Of our approximation to state
not very favorable to salvation, sto be found in the
increase ofthat most run0us Of all vices-gambling
Twenty bills have been returned by the Grand
Jury against the keepers of gaming house; and it
intmated that the indicted parties should be dealt
with vigorously, as it is probable they will be, for
the class Of persons most likely to be affected by the
prevalence of gambling are business men, who pay
their genteel employees starvation salaries, which
the said employees seek to increase with the aid Of
Providence and the bones. Many till has been
broken into for the purpose Of enabling an aspiring
clerk get the stakes with which he hopes to mend
his fortune in some one of the salons of Boston,
which are quite as wicked though not so splendid as
the same devi-traps in the capital OF Christendom
Paris
1t may be mentioned, as showing no v we are
getting along in the criminal line, that there are
three persons now in confinement on the charge of
murder in this State two Of them being foreigners.
Neither Of these cases, however, has excited much
attention This is perhaps owing to there being
artistic finish to either ease, all coming under
the head oi mere brutal, rawhead- and bloody bones
mureecs. They have not, as De Quincy would say,
been attended with any 'pleasing circumstances Of
good taste," and therefore very little interest is
taken in them 1t is singular that, notwithstanding
all criminal history shows that murder should
possess Extraordinary attractions" to cause sym.
pathy with the criminal ESQ csled), gentlemen who
perpetrate homicdes will indulge in mere brutality.
They are unjust to their patrons the public. The
only remedy for this low state Of feeling is to be
found in education. All youths who are destined
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murder, should be so trained as to cause the indu.
gence Of their tastes to rebound to the Of
the community which they wrong. The matter Is
worthy the attention Of whatever ~ branch Of moral
murder. Having thrown out the hint, leave its
developement to others.
The weather is so horribly depressing that not
even wha. soneb body calls the D )tishers have any
heart to work; ald even hunkers and free soilers
are civil to oLc another. What is more remarkable
still, whig folly is not employed at more than
n the hope on the one side
doing the same goodturn by General Scott Since
the Ohio wings spoke out in his favor, the Generals
friends. in this quarter, have been very much ele-
waited, without, however, the Websterites expe-
riencinS any corresponding degree OF depression.
Mr. Webster gave our city government dig un-
der the short nbs in his Fourth of July letter II
seems that the committee on invitations moved "ths
Godlike" Just as they moved mere mortal guests.
They send him n ticket for ''the spre ad, which
was borne express request that he would show 1t
to the doorkeeper as he went in. Not bad s'pro-
vso in his case, considering the terms on which he
that body would not allow him to speak in Faneuil
Hall, the doorkeeper might have well been ex-
cused for not allowing him to 20 in occasion
devoted as much TO talking as to eating. This
ticket was enclosed in printed invitation, and MIR.
Webster was thus treated as If he were Of no
higher grade than Mr.. Snooks, or Mr.. Snob, or
Mr.. SLOW, or any other Of the common. place char
acters who attend public dinners. In reply, Nj
-Iol..1 - aGk h..
invitation" Ut said nothing more not even giving
"sentiment," though he did that in reply 70
another Massachusetts invitation The curtne 's OF
hi. letter has amused everybody. The President of
the Common Council, Mr.. Brinley, made a speech,
IN which be SPOKE in very exalted terms Of Mr..
Webster, and closed with toast and n Latin quo
tation, the meaning OF which is that the Secretary
OF State is brilliant old fogie. This is not civil
treatment, think.
There have been Quit. .number Of removals and
appointments made wifli n few days past. Ex-
Governor Briggs hls been made first lunstc com
missioner. TO select a site for the location OF the
ne hospii al for the insane. The Governors course,
in APPOINTING Mr. Briggs to this place, is univer-
sally approved by the coalitionists, who would be
please 20 see the Ex-Governor receive even much
higher place. Among the persons removed from
Ofce il Mr. fiske, Register Of Probate for Middle
sex county. lie case i thought to be very hard
cue, as bG had held the office only thrtythre
Isers came very nerr being "precious row
about the appointment Of a sheriff Of Worcester
county. The two most prominent candidates iJr
the place were Col. Phillips, of Fitchburg, AMI Mr.
Estsbrooks, Of the city 0f Worcester They are
both old democrats, with this difference, hoseyer,
that while Col. Phillips origina coalitionu.
and yefy hard worker in that cause, Mr.. Esta-
brooks was opposed to the coalition, and exerted
himself most strenuously In behalf Of the hunkers
in short, was q n advocate of that policy which
would have left Governor Boutwell, At GrotOa in
the irs, instance, and have defeated Mr. sumner in
the second-for b came donn here and worked
hard against the coalition candidate iOr Seiat)r
Col Phillips was supported By almost very coa-
tion and dc mocratic member Of the ItO0se and So
late from Wor- lester county; and mere IL hardly
halt a dozen wings from that county ia the legsla-
tui O. the coalition majority there being something
ike Coco Nevertheless, the appointment was
given TO Mr. Estabrooks. A very prominent de-
mocraiic coalitionist, end a member Of the House,
wears that he III never gain vote FOR Mr.. Boutwell,
for Coyernor, which oath ne will keep with scrupu
lnns h,lelifY nn.il the second Monday IN NOyem-