The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-01

gethse In one oel but quarrel snsued between thar
nour Hsdaas Bernard, Who acted Is mstrsss to Rsrs
m.rs during their passage to this country. The do
putty 70. NJ Jscsson was conpsilss to separate
been short ths ssrTsndsr under the treaty
Joha Watson charged with setting hre to his own
son. who Ia the witness against the accused
Charles Carpenter indicted for buying goots by false
George W. Niles, and Nathaniel w. Roberts. botb
lawyers, convicted on Monday, in the Court Il Sea-
sions fer obtaining $1,000 from Henry HaveRs byalss
Alvsrsdo c. Fords who stands indicted for having !,
s possession large amount Of counterfeit $50 birs
the Missouri Bank Ford Ia returned gold disg 81
frt California and alleges he bought the said biIs
At San francisco In good faith
For the gusrdasce Of this portion OF the prison there
are five deputy keepers and two night watch.
In the department appropriated for the females tive
Da'rons are placed in charge Mrs Foster and Mrs.
Gfundy-two very estmabe ladies; and their manage
DtLt OF this department rejects much credit both
This portion Of the prison contains about nfty in
Mrs Watson, the wife OF John Watson, Ia herein de-
tanned she 10 charged with arson, In setting fire to
the building she and her husband occu pied
Madame Bernard, the fugitive from Paris i'm
phcated with DeDham and viremaitrs in the
contamination of q burglary, Is also detained here
This womsn Is very lively in her manner, con-
biderng the cloae confinement Of four months
Her principal amusement Is in playing with 9 small
kitten, which she keeps continually in her cell Since
her arrival in this city she has learned speak
words in English, with u broken accent. She replied
lsuahDgly to question respecting her visit to this
country" Me know bat very leetle about dis
country when me go back to France. Peoples will
say, ah. you bin to America, you bin to New York;
from d. ship and den put in dis place, tpoioting to
the walls OF the ce9 dis is all Of dis country
me know not your city" Then she laughed, appa-
rsny at the singular idea of her visit 10 this counry
and not having been large instant in the public
streets 1t seems the two men and the woman were
arrested at Sandy Hook. and brought directly from
the ship to the Tombs and there they have been
since, awaiting the decision of the United States
Court, which decided, the other day, to Surrender
them up to the French government sna in the tore
part OF January, they are expected to return
On passing through this department from cell to
with attempt TO destroy the lite OF her infant babs
also young girl Of very preposressing appearance,
ing money from her employers. In the next cell .
young widow, with TIVE very fne handsome looking
she was accused with two men of robbnz a man Of
gold watch and some money and remarked like all the
others charged with offences that she was in for do.
ing nothing she was innocent Of the crime imputed
TO her The other prisoners were bat common place
characters, such rs shoplters and petit larceny
thieves.
The class OF prisoners denominated five day pri.o-
nsTs,n Set Of men and women Of the most aban-
dened characters picked up from the streets by the
police and conveyed to the tombs mostly On q cart
and committed by the magistrate In default of pay
ing hne for FIVE days to the city prison The prison
yard Is seldom without forty fifty OF these misera
bic creatures. During the day they are employed In
picking oakum, and at night locked up in cells
Many very excellent i'm provements have been made
for the better regulation and comfort of the prisoners
VIII &c misfortune it is to be inmates therein On Sab
hath morning all the prisoners are brought into the
male prison where divine service is performed and in
the afternoon temperance lecture Is delivered by
some competent person. thus rendering all possible
to reform the drunkard and also ipstil
Christian feelings into the breasts OF those who have
abandoned themselves to the preparation OF crime.
We believe prison never been SO clean and heal
thy for many years 1t Is now has the manage
Mt been far perfected at the present time mr.
William Edmcnds. the warden or head kee per, appears
to be- we'll fitted for the situation he occupies
and his Efficient deputies carry out the rules
and regulations to the very letter The medical de-
partment of the prison Is under the skul
ofDr Covel and pleased to say that never were
the prisoners In better health
We give below the names Of the persons EN- ployed:
also the number OF prisoners detained and the nature
Of the offence charged, ending the year -