New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-23
CITY ITEMS.


Robuto DeireGr, but tonight, wlthou, failure, will
be gwen la SOaaambuIa It has never before been
gwen IN this country, and. from the rehearsas the
prospect seems that II Will be more completely and
satisfactorily produced than any opera we have ret
heard on this side Of the Atlantic Sttv, Bos,o and
MARINr in la Soanau,tua constitute a musical force.
the ike OF which in Europe Is only heard al the
OPERAS Of London and Pans al three times The cost
# the entrance fee TO Castle Garden Eyerybod,
Will be a, the Castle tonight, and Ia Noassnb.ls
VII not lack salre.
The APPROACHING EXECUTIONS. The
President Of the United States having declined 10
interfere IN regard to the sentence OF death passed
upon Douglass, Clemens and Benson, found guilty
OF the murder Of Asa A. Hayens, second mate of the
bark Glen the execution viii take place asreeably
10 the sentence on Wednesday next. e5,h inst
They Will be executed. we understand IN the yard
of the City Prison, or Tomb>, IN this City. Theyare
now rs they have been since being brought to this
district in the Kings County iaIl Al Brooklyn-thN
jail having been used for some years loui Of humAn
~ to the prisoners being IN healthy posNlon) Tor
the detention OF persons arrested nproceSS from TIE
L $ Court Benson W. understand. has foE some tune
turned his thoughts TO another world, seeking parlon
from higher than earthly trio nal, and saws he's
prepared 10 die. Clemens said 'Sterday he Is not
vet reconced to go. but hopes he Wll D. 50 by En-
day Douglass, Il Is said does no; exhibit any emo
tons IN regard 10 future st>te. II afflicted mother
has done every thing possible to alleviate HIS Siiua
ton He made an effort told, since being
sentenced 10 escape. key having been furnished 10
HIM by some source, by which he got nom his cell
and attempted 10 open another door, but not having
time returned 20 his cell. An overture Was made II
Is said after his mother had proved unSucceS>lulin
the application to the executive for ms pardon TO one
of the keepers to permit hm,o escape but, Of course
without effect Douglass, rs Is known, Is native OF
Michigan Clemens. native Of Ireland, and Ben
son, a young coored man. a native Of tins City.
DISCHARGED. This word is becoming
mpeasantly conspicuous upon the returns OF the
Police Captains and yeri6eS the proprlety Of the
general complaint OF a laxnesS IN the execution OF
the ordinary laws for the preservation OF order
Captain Carpenter, OF the Fifth Ward. Yesterday
morning had Discharged" written against the
names OF four or five short Boys" who had been
arrested for dsorderly conduct IN his Ward After
boaSng that these raScalS had INV AIDED his baiwlck
but found that they could not perpctrate their out
RACES that his officers promptly arrested them 1t
poor satisfaction to find " Discharged" written
where Committed" most usually stands. We
presume the Police discharged" their duty
but how Is 1t that none of these rOwdy gangs
ever get nearer justice than a formal aires,
and detention OF an hour How Is It that no Iu-
dcial officer can get sight OF them We have
seen them at their midnight mischief time and time
again, insulting one aud beating another, upsetIng
boxes, tearing down signs, yelling and bowling OBJ
scene songs, and enjoying kindred diversions We
have seen Policemen watching them with the coolies.
unconcsrn perhaps interfering to arrest the person
they were abusing instead OF the real offenders
Why is 1t that they seldom arrested and never
brought 10 Justice Such glazing refusal 20 execute
the law upon these midnight marauders, such tacit
encouragement OF these clubs of wretches such dis.
regard of the known and thousand times expressed
Will of the people that these dangerous organizations
should be put down, IS disgrace TO our Executive
authorities from Mayor to Constable, which cannot
be kept out Of sight by any amount of reform IN
apple stalls and peanut pedlarS. Five thousand
rum shops are in full blast on sunday, thousand
unlicensed groggeries are fouriShng, many Co
rinthian temples drive their business IN the most
Extensively public manner nng-fghts, dog-ba,ings,
assasslnatlons and countless assaults take place IN
the Streets and bacchanal orgies make night hldeous
and all these are conducted and supported hi
great measure by the Short Boys" and other gangs
who are discharged" And yet We are told tha,
we have most ygilant and efficient Police
SAVAGE Docs AND Doc Laws "A day or
two since a gentleman residing IN Hoboken, while
nm UarclavS seized bV the leg by saw