The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-27

Court Of General Sessions.
Before Judge Besbe and Aldermen Barr and beyce.
CLOSE OF TIE sEssIoN-sPEcIAL PREsENrMESf-
REPLY OF TIE GRAND Jury TO TKg JUDGES AN
NuAL ADDRKss-sTArE CRIME OF THE CITY
PRIsoN-cENsUKE OF THE COMMISSIONERS or
EMIGRATION. -
for the session made to the Court in reply
TO the address delivered By Judge Besbs, at the COM
msnoement, in which after responding TO MS remSks
those matters which our common country,
and turning the affairs Of the city they wth
eradication that the statistics showed censdsrsoe
agreed with the Court tina. the alarming number OF
murder cases and assaults with deadly showed
be proud in which the offenders had
bsen brought to justice ana to thank the Oort and the
able District Attorney and his assistants for their nobe
efforts to stay the II crlme and disorder They
dwet upon the necessity of having able honest and fear
less public officers in ali departments OF crinni Justice
being that will fairly and freely set forth they would
bring the Court the consideration of tina able gepor OF
Mr. Edmonds AeeDes OF The City Prison, la which ha
set forth alarming fact that the great body
mitments from he younger classes Of the
nifty and complained With jus,ioe Of the limited accom-.
mo9ationr OF the prison The Grand fnauesE had iu
rpected the same and knew the complaint was we'll
founded They quoted from the report where be spoke
Of the difficulty necessity OF classification, which
might be obvsted by restoring to tina. dspaI,me the
important now occupied by the sixth district POI
lice which originally intended for part Of the
prison Here they rseonms AIDED immediate action
they mad visited mary pubo schools AID the instts
lions the Dear puGno che Bla0, ana ccula
testify to their good mansg .ment and usefulness They
had viewed with alarm The douity OF bringing minor Of
fences tojusce such disorderly houses, houses OF III
fame, policy gambling and unlicensed liquor saops-sno
the great difficulty rested with the police magistrates be-
fore whom they must be taae tor commtal They called
upon Court aid them have the laws
and magistrates and the City Council TO do their
duty faithfully and fesresy in carrying out the laws
In with remark OF the Court upon the
great preponders1ce Of reign over native criminals
Trey had inquired omeSneG INTO tho emigrans laws.
To.y ola not wish TO charge any individual with fraud
hair finf
TO sound the alarm that whoever Sas resp for the
evil should 30 he'd si!ce accountable az sac bar OF
public opinIen. Either ht Law the ADMINISTERS OF
II must be at sult JUDGE by its fruits the miserable
nun ances in Jupal aAd Centre streets. They bad IN
Qured whether the oaPitI tax o. enc dollar and fy
cents each WIS u;iet 90 support The errant Tor the
tine thai hs remains the hands Of the Com
mssiouers and there appeared to be great Diversity Of
opinion. They fearful that tue Law requiring
ties for those eMgrans other thau able Gnd naGsrous
carried out in the spirit which intended by
Its framers and unets ins ectog officers we're who
visiiant and knew Influences save such the
public good required the ams houses and abodes Of
pauperm in the Old World might readily pass their in
mates upon under the small per oap.d Of dollar
and fifty cents or by nominal communication or special
necessary for increased numbers Of inspecting officers
They bad 1t from undeBistie authority, that many
landlords in Europe to escape the poor rates. found It
country and they believed chat the shipment OF parish
DEPENDENTS was also carried to great extent.
They to the conclusion that the laws ample,
strictly and faithfully carried OUT aud they asked the
authorities to feeriessy investigate the matter and
IL they satisfied that the Commissioners hs1 done
their duty and the pr capc tax was there was
other alterI alive but increase direct taxation
1t had been stated to the nry that the emgran,s eav
ing certain portions Of the Old World in the winter
liz ely to requi special bonds and they suggest
the policy IF increase In the oapG tax the emf
grants leaving between the 18th November and 10Th OF
March They also suggest having inspectors the
other side. to examine ard report adavsts as TO
whether there any leaving likely to become an nsum
brance They could say vii certainty that the law never
inter ded to provide such institutions in Canal
street, where fifteen hundred beings were hudded In
building, the condition OF which would fail in COM
parison with any decent pigsye In the country They
had seen II by day and what must be its norrors by
night, imagn alton ale could The law evil
BILE grounds and buildings where ct least cleanliness
and shelter could be obtained and they urged the Conn
missoners to procure such at once on the margin
of river where the communication would be direct
by water from the ships and whore the ccia business
| Of the com mission could be transacted
Judge Beebe repledIn the spirit Of the reMsrhs Of
fered by the Grand Jury the Court entirely conceded
and would they reached their proper destination and
those departments to which they belonged As far the
Court concerned, all would be done in their power.
The duties Of the session had been long and
duous ard they had only given their attention to
the matters that court but TO those out OF
doors, which came also within ther province He felt
exceedingly gratfed in returning the thanks Of the
Court for they never had had jury before Who had
| paid such prompt vigi!ant and jealous attention.
! With these brief remarks they were dismissed with
| the thanks Of the Court.
Plea Of Chilly. and Sertsics Edward Nosek . young
GERMAN. recently arrived pleaded guilty cbe-ge Of
tesi.g p, ckeL book. conta Ming monty from dance
house. where he had acted barkeeper aud was ssn-
fenced 10 two year: imprisonment in the sts,e prison
Tho petit ju were discharged Tor the tenn and The
| curt adjourned