The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-20

sos 600 $4,000 90
Upon an analysis of the general account we find that
in the material items Of beef dry goods leather drugs
&C.. there has been reduction Of expenditure to the
amount Of 55S SO from the of the previous
mical management and decrease of applicants
and the same time The following table shows the
rage census of the various institutions for June
Aims House. go; Bellevue Hospital, 5i3; children at
lS9; City Prison 244 Colored Home. 23S: ColoreJ
Orphan Asylum, 10; Lunatic Asylum. SIS; Nursery
1862: Nursery Hospital. 1884, Penten,iary 5sl: Pen
Tertiary Hospital. 212; Small Pox Hospital IS. Total
4e12.
Judcous!y applied relief has been afforded to large
and deserving class Of persons 1--WE aliude to families
who struggling to live upon insufficient and precar
earnings The trifes given by the officers of the
department in aid Of such persons have saved cit
from the permanent burthen of many We are
indebted to Mr.. Phillips. of the department in the Park
for statistical information
REPORT NEw YoRS PRIso, ASSOCIATION
have received copy Of the seventh annual report of the
above association addressed to the Honorable the
Speaker Of the House of Assembly Of this State for pre-
sentaon to the Legislature in compliance with the char
ter granted to the body The report extends sixty
pages and is well arranged and mprehensive showing
does the of the officers for the present year
well the Of the members Of the four commit
ees1Fnanse DETECTION Prison Dscione aud that for
the corresponding members in the various States and in
Europe. and the honorary and life members. We per-
ceve that Oscar the First King Of Sweden and Norway
is an honorary member and we consequently presume
prison reo;mer The body Of the report with
companst against the conduct OF the state Prison In
spectors towards the society tending u cural the
sphere of its utility and prevent compliance with the
duty ofreportng upon the state ofs the prisons enoned
by the charter 1t appears that the Inspectors charged the
members of the association with having the prison
Sing Sing into debt Of nearly fifty thousand dollars
previous 1S with approval of cruelty prisoners
the part of its officers aud with introducing into the
prisons inerant phIenoogts in order to ascertain the
accuracy verdict by cropping the heads Of the con
victed The Inspectors also charge the members with
supplying French romances and essays upon Fourierm
to the moral department An explanation by way Of re.
utng these charges forms the grayamen Of the report
The number Of commitments during the past year
2lIe2 and Of this number 4eo1 were natives, and
| 1851 foreigners There 1i.I63 males. and
| 1929 females. The numtef Of 9453 regis
tered Of incorporate habits and 339 temperate
Clas shed according TO the standarl of education
| 1897 could not read s574 could read and write
2423 well educated; and only II had received
classical education The ages vary from under ten to
sixty years One hundred and seventy five children
under years Of age committed and one hundred
and eighty six per sixty OF the prisoners not
arrived at years the males number sos and
the females only s61 but between the ages OF twent
and thirty the number Of males Is 21e3 and Of females
2465-showing q singular fact. that at the first
toned age the females bear proportion Of one to three
Of the males whilst between twenty one and thirty the
numbers nearly equal which may be accounted for
by supposng that severance OF domestic control and
taking ON uprestrained action. lead TO tempta.
ton ut that period The whole number OF discharged
prisoners disposed OF by ;hc association from its
mencement up lst OF January last 1851 by the
mule department. e1: and by the female department
81 Nineteen Of the former returned 10 prison and
hundred and fourteen of the females returned evil
Jurse Of life The financial department exhibits
ndture Of 81 $50 ~ paid for services rent TO convcts
discharged agents and treasurer Of female department
and a balance Of 500 IS transferred to the
count copy Of the act Of incorporation, and the by
laws If the association appended 10 the report which
+ clear and interesting The subscriptions and dona-
tons amount TO 50 4gj and the life neutrality-suspicious.
paying twenl five dollars or upwards-oDc hundred and
twtbty.six.