New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-28


during good behavior 10 be removed only for miscon-
duct or disability pay them living salary, have each
man live in bis beat, and should have Police
Who would find sufficient motives for the fuD perform
sncs Of duty Let them feel that their character de-
pend upon their behavior and there would arise an
medilse sfe as 70 who should show the best guarded
aud orderly beat rJwdyisn would be annhila-
ted In lees than twelve months beggars would be IA
ken from the streets sroling thieves arrested vaga
bond children saved from ruin, runhops closed the
Sabbath, and the good time would come indeed.
r. The Tax Commissioners have ex-
tended the time for receiving objections
upon Real aud Personal Estate until Tuesday Qo-nor
afternoon.
SAILING OF THE BALTIc.-The steamer
Baltic, Capt Constock, sailed noon on Saturday for
Liverpool with large number Of passengers, among
whom we notice the names Of Mr. and Madame Pulls.
KY j. Cstherwood bearer Of dispatches to the Court Of
ST. james, Hon. Z. King, Of Philadelphia, and Mad Ce
este and sister.
II The U. S. surveying steamer
Walker, Lieut. Commander B. F. Sands, from Key
West ria Norfolk, arrived last night Lot Of OEers-
Lieut. c. NJ Morris; Acting Qusrtermsster w. W.
Roberts; Passed Assistant Surgeon, w. S. Bishop;
Passed Mdshipmen J. B. McCsuley, w. L. Powell, !. s.
Bassett Actin, Chief Engineer R. H. Long Assistant
Eoeineers, r c. Potts, G. p Barton, c. p. Park
~ Capt Brownham, of the British bark
Gentoo, arrived this port yesterday, reports June
lat 45o 49, long 500 90 at IN, steamship Great
Britain, hence for Liverpool Same day. at Pa saw
sidewheel boat 0he Humboldt hence for Soutbsmp-
ton and BremeD)-judgDg them 10 be about IS miles
apart
n The annual Grafton and Poem be-
fore the Literary Societies of the New.Y9rk University
will be delivered this evening, by Rev R Sorrs Jr
of Brooklyn and E. Delsfeld Smith, Esq., Of this City
These exercises to take place at Dr. Cneeyer
Church, Uuion.square commencing at IA Pm.
The Association Of the Alumni hold their Anniversary
Tuesday evening, at III o'clock, at the Church Of
the Messiah, Broadway. The Grafton will be delivered
by Rev. C. s. Henry, d. D. and the Poem BY j. V. Hunt
iDgton, Esq, author of Lady Alice"
GATHERINGS AT THE Big TENT IN THE
TWENTIETH WARD.-on Sunday evening more than
1900 persons were gathered under this beautiful Pa
vidon to listen to the uent appeals on the subject Of
Temperance. Van Wagner, Mum and Rev. Mr.. Bur
leigh addressed the meeting, and several appropriate
pieces Of music performed by Choir who kindly
volunteered on the occasion. good work is going ON
in the Twentieth Ward.
IMPORTANT ARkEsTs.-HEAyY FRAUDS
UPON THK COMMUNICATIVE Pension Certifca,es
Land Warrants, 4c-A series Of the most extensive
frauds that have been perpetated this country within
aperiod OF number of years past, against the Gov.
eminent of the United States has recently been brought
to light 1t appears that about two months since JUS
tee Stuart became of the fact that certain parties
were In the constant practice of for,ng Land Warrants
applications for back pay for service rendered in the
Mexican War, Applications fer Bounty Lands and for
Pension Certificates and after much exertion on his
part 10 order to certain the of the partes he
wrote to Richard w. Heath Esq, agcb, for the Depart
ment of the Interior and Deputy United States Comnms
sloner of Pensions at Washington This gentleman then
commenced investigation relative to the truth or fas
y of large number of applications for pensions back
pay, land warrants, &C. and which have within period
of Is months past been made to the Department and
found TO his establishment that the Government had
been defrauded out of lands and ney to immense
amount. While these investigations going on a
Washington, Justice Stuart was engaged In probing the
matter in this City, and In connection with Asst Capt
Taft of the Ninth Ward Police, discovered other gross
frauds besides those previously found out by him,
and Captain Tar was about ten days since dis
patched to Washington with further information to the
Government authorities. While In that city, through
information rendered BY him, discovered that In
one single Instance fraud involving loss to the Gov
erpment of 900 of land had been perpetratsd
few days since the Commissioner of Pensions, Mr.
Heath having prepared himself with what he coasd
cred the necessary proof Of the guilt of certain parties
came TO this City and preferred complaints agains
about eighteen individuals, charging them with forging
the names of different parties TO applications for back
paw pensions, land warrants, &C.. with intent b de-
fraud the Government of the United States. War.
rants were then issued by Justice Stuart AMI
United States Commis siOner Brigham for the arrest
of the parties These warrants placed in the hands
of Capt Loyett Assistant Capt Taft OF the Ninth Ward
Police, and officers Clark, Van Buskrk and Hanfsn of
the same Ward who during Saturday evening and yes
ierday morning, arrested Thos. Lawson Land Broker
of No Ill Murray.st, Horace B. Pike, Land Broker
doing business at the corner of Wall and William sis,
VIM Merrihue of Brooklyn, Hamilton X. Boone, doing
business In Broadway VIM. A. Gris void, lawyer, OF No
us Nassaust, and Edward F. Nexson, Broker Of No.
Go Wsllst, all Of whom were taken before Justice
Stuart, and with the exception OF Ar. NeXson, were
committed to prison for examination The latter was
placed In custody Of Capt Taft Against him the only
charge appears to be that of sending false application
for pension for widow which he states had been hand
ed to him by of the parties sbovenamed for the pur
pose of having 10 Washington, he at the Inc
believing to be genuine document, and having no
idea of its being fraudulent
Pikeis the same person who was arrested between
three and four months ago, charged with presenting
forged check for the counter OF the Bsuk OF the
State Of New.York, and u now under indictment and
awaiting al on the charge When arrested and taken
before Justice Stuart number of land warrants were
found on his person. but the Justice having no proof 10
show that they not genuine, returned them
TO him. He soon sfterward, however, heard tnat
he was engaged in getting up false applications
for land warrants to Government, and this led h'm
to make further inquiries, and the result has been
- atrlre been