The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-01
SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE I, 1851.
had refused their petition. (Savage cries Of
"Shamel shame! oh, Bostoo! Boston -

had refused their. petition. Savage cries Of
"Shamel shame oh, Bostoo! Boston -
AFTERNOON oEsSIoN.
The Convention assembled at halEpast two
| O'Clock, in Chardon Street Chapel.
Dr. BryruN, Of Lynn, had the floor for some
thing to say about Robert Rantoul, Jr. He repre-
sented that man tolerably smart person-with
Webster's talent he would be Webster. OF the
clergy, he said people had not that respect for mi
nisters now days that they had formerly, and he
thanked God for it. The time was when men were
taught to take off their hats when a clergyman
hove in sight; that time had passed
buffum then made an attempt to quote Scripture,
but he broke down he had fairly begun-and
then he seemed to feel cheap that he had tried the
thing, and made an apology to the meeting for so
between bm 0na ossr aners h~us was h
has been more internal commotion in the ranks Of
the convention, during this session, than have
witnessed before. There has been no disturbance
from outsiders-eycn Mrs. Abby Folsom, our good
old friend, who so delights in having scratch with
President Quincy, has not, as yet, spoken word
in the convention
Mr. Crowe, the editor ofthe new Baptist newspaper
in Boston. He called him all sorts Of hard names
and then he took up DIR. Sharp, and haadled him
he survives these attacks from Piiisjury, Foster &
Co, he is made Of sterner stuff than most men.
PILLsBuRl finally waxed exceedingly tedious, inso
much that the audience about leaving-see-
ing which, he dropped into his seat-not, however
without having final fling at the country cler-
gymen, who were made up, as he said, Of pompo-
sity, potato starch, and similar ingredients.
WENDELL rtILLIps spoke Of the press lie said
it was far more powerful than the pulpit. The
Ne,r lmk Herald, said he, can do more harm than
the Rev DIR. Dewey-the Ner York Tribune more
good than can be got out Of dozen pulpts.
Your DR.. Sharp is a toady-nothing more, nothing
| less-and everybody knows it. And our pulpit i
but the bob to the kite held by the political parties
Mr.. S. s. FOSTER followed Mr.. Phillips. and in
formed the company that he used to be q carpen-
ter; but he conceived the idea that if he took to
the pulpit, he might possibly "serve his country
better. In the end, however, he gave up preach
ing, as a bad job. He intends, now, to stick to
abolition.
The meeting adjourned to meet again at Cochi-
tuate Hail. at quarter to eight o'clock
JrsT ADMINISTRATION or L.w.-On Monday
the 18th instant, Captain Paulet Henry Somerset
an officer Of the Coldstream Guards, bearing a de.
eidedly aristocratic name, was brought before Mr.
Hardwick, the sitting magistrate at the Marlbo-
rough street Police Court London ON the following
charge
Police constable Griffin said he was stationed with
Other consabes on the carriage read leading to the
great exhibition orders having been issued by the com
missoners in writing to allow carriages that road
but TO oblge all vehicles to go up Rotten About
three O'Clock that afternoon he defendant driving
Pbton and pair Of horses up the road at rapid pace
lie then thirty forty aud
immediately signaled defendant to 20 back by hold
ing his hands The defendant no notice of the
signal and he called out TO him that there was no
thoroughfare for carriages up that that the de-
fendant must up Rotten The defendant whipped
his horses upon which the witness caught hold Of tho
rens and then received dozen blows from the whip
in the defendants hand his head and shoulders
The dfendant called out to him to let go the horses
which he replied. No, You cannot go up this road
Witness however did let 70 the rcins feared
carriage would upset II almost the bank and
then the whipped his horses into full gsop
ard tried TO get away; the defendant, however,
stopped by the horse patrol The blows with the whip
were given over the face and rhouders but four ashc
fell on his face. drawing blood slightly.
The defendant sconsidered that he had not re-
ceivcd that courtesy from the police which gen.
tieman bad right I. expect pleaded ignorance Of
! road; that h. l0st his temper, Sc, &c. At the
close Of his defence The following dialogue took
place;-
Mr. Hariviel. g. the -sndant-It matter. very little
whether the warning given by tire police constable at
kensngton gate was not Two other conssblcs
signaed you, and thea, whether gentleman coach
man II wac your duty 70 Ian up the ntaat Instead
q doing this you drove on fariou'y aud paid aten
Dendant-I should have stopped If treated with pro-
per civilty
easy remedy by complaint to the commissioners q ma
gistrate. am surprised that officer In her Msjesys
service should not have SET better example Of obcn
70 those In authority Constabes must b. protected In
their duty. aud examples must be lie Of all persons
who obs,ruct or injure them In their duty You will 60
to the House Of Correction for ten days
D,f.ndant--IIouse Of Correction Pray allow me 10
pay hne trust you win consider your decision
my regiment win pay any hne you may lfict
Mr. Hardwick-No, decline 10 make any alterstiou
IN the sentence The law allows no distinction Of per
sons snd there circumstances Of mitigation In
your from your position. ought hare
sn example cf obedience to thosg in authority.
Nhereupon, Capt. Somerset WAS "reuoved to
the lock up cells, as though poorer and les re.
specially connected. The paper, from which the
accout s taken, says thatthe captain seemed much
bewldeied at the iniIexible mpartality Of tho
gistrate, having met the charge in tho full expecta
tion that, II it was decided against him, no could
satisfy the law by putting his hand in his pocket,
which wcyld be no Inconvenience to him. We
honor the inparialty and frmncss Of the magis-
trate, and well conceive the defendant surprise
and chagrin that Assault upon policeman, by
an sTlsiacratc cs plain Of the Coldstream Guards
"crack regiment" hitherto having the reputation
OF being offcered by gcntlcmcn-@hould be treated
IN the same manner az would have been a similar
assault by driver cf an omnibus, or one Of Bar
clay, Perkins s Co.'S draymen.
Letting on With fne" men 10 whom a ine Is Of
MON emf, has hitherto been too CONN on both H.
England and the United States, and probably
thing has had greater tendency 70 create discon-
tent among the masses, and TO prejudice them
against law ana th. administrators Of law, THAI
this. Poor men have been imprisoned; rich men
have been fined Now we conceive that if IL i
really desired that both clssse, shall re spect and
obey the law, just the should h. the policy
otnag strates exceptions, Of coursc, being allow
! cd under both systems. For the poorer class of
men likely y be engaged in such an exhibition
| that IN which Captain Paulct Henry Somerset
/ hguTed, imprisonment would bring bat slight, IL
any, disgrace. IL was only for beating police
man." would be q sGnicient cxslsc, palliation or
exoncraion, In the estimation Of his comrades Re
pcsted illustrations Of this kind Of feeling nong
the masses Of london are given in Mr Mayhew's
aonishinR revelations II " London labor and
| LondSn Poor" and two or three days attendance
on the outalirts Ct our petit aud general sessions
would convince any one that the same feeling ex-
ists among our own population.
small bne imposed upon such man for such
an offence would have n Ear more salutary effect II
beng understood that time sufficient and no more,
should be allowed to him 20 raise the money BY his
/ labor. The effect would indeed probably be bcno-
fetal 70 him IN other ways than by intoxicating ro-
1 spect for the Jaw. On the othsf hand, your hot
! h faded Captain Somersots AMI other sparks. who
have more money than deccncy, and who
more bont upon having their otn way than upon
showing respect for the law, would end ten days
confinement in "thc house Of correction" dccid-
edy corrective and curative process. II l. no diff
cult thing for such gentlemen" In the moss room,