New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-23
.p,ou to all Of the vOu. ore. snbseed in the charge OF

The Court. =. "a ..u,,., +, The
ofc. 81 the Distract ATTORNEY, ana which II va; d-sirous
fr.r 20 Si.rc - It, ruu.t - thslr rro ofy. -.
Dur;n, der .e-sion they hsv- eyan--d 2S complaints
Of vbef Si were di,s.ed aud IL bills OF indictn-nt
,y,,rrg "a n<on~-liAve b-en tCand. sites on- Ssi
a., nd Directors II tn N-wIo-s snd hsrein
p,rorS Cor PRIV for the condition Of tneir orcse on
or. HUNDRED and Sixth 10 one Hundrrd snd
They have sl,o visited the pubic INSTITUTIONS 90 r.
f,jsS6 R,ntelr, .snd and the Bellevue Hc-irai Ine
pIisr Hos,sl utnus the present. tine az parents
b. tup,l.r u children on Randsls Island y "o'i the
;rr,f.. Of the Lunstic Asylum, So; and OF the tIr
Ean.. Is; msjnr total of ~ The number OF con-
yieis ara vsErtn's IN the Penltentsry . lflS :,
TIE Grand Inquest think. u not or o. $3.50 Of the
this Connection, thstthey were informed ~ tns .,
Ptnt ntsry that owing 20 some oei-e. CT . ,n;her,
the pert Of some Of the Ponce sbe.. cor
wsr. constantly being tsssn from the - .bo ~ =
rms and at et liberty only N be speedily returned o
new oftn.e and sssn BY similar process o .t,srog ~
The urt The Grand Inquest take great pleasure N
their testimony 10 that OF former Grand jury IN aNyt OF Ine
cleanliness. order ara system winch o-aiSrc'AA~ LII ~
~ ~, Ier,nirg 20 the end Of the Session in every
mart Of their dnte-vhether examining charges for crimes
- otir1 mon the physcsl and moral runs ~ Bellevue
Hospital or tho.e Of Bsckwes Island or upon the hun
dres nj tte ONES without natural protector az Rsndas
T.rd-be Grand nque havenad most powerfully impress
cd on minds the conviction that isTEsPERAScE the
fruitful Of most OF the crimes and rnseres OF our
And what are those rho have the charge muncp.
affairs doing in reference to this tghui evil Let the FOL
In Apr last his Honor the Mayor issued order requr
ing the different Captains Of Police TO ascertain and report
trcts where intoxicating liquors soid and whether
they kept open for business on the Sabbath .
This was with furnish data for the ard and
su;d,nce OF the Aldermen and Assistants who in
Msy Commissioners OF Excise The reports Of some Of
the Cspsr full while others seem TO have pad little
or attention 10 the requirement Large numbers Of
places Designated in these reports ss Disordery
''VeIy Disoideriy" VERY Bad" Resort OF Idle and
Rowdy Boysn Resort OF Prostitutes and Thieves"
VERY Disorderly especially Sundays, snd frequent
fghtings,r Balls and Dancing Sund.ysr Low House
OF Prostitution" Pit ior Dog Fights ResoIi Tor Black
f,fttses . Hard If h1err D
These Report. which are still in the Mayors Office
placed before the Aldermen snd Assistants, when renewed
licenses esked tor and Which, 20 the Disgrace OF tne
and the shame Off city, were seldom REUSED
In one ward there licensed under taese circuti-
stsrce. two described Resort Prostitutes" aI Re
ror for Prostitutes and Thieves" one Resort 10Y % ack
ard White Prosiitrtes one ~ .oIt 10, na N 49, Of
Thieves aid Loa4ers" three Keeps Women In anoihe.
ward wore licensed Rescrt or Short Boys and Tieves
"Retort Of Bihck Thieves &c In enoth ard9ne q y,
ceused reported DsoTdery sold liquor 10 the boy ha died
Ia most blocking the Court viii remember staus
the not indicted tor the CRIME - h..een
Others Of the character In another ward the mum
Der Of hcufes Of the general character wa Truly
.rranc and the may be sad 70 grt ste or less ex
,, 80 .s,y evsv ,rard IN the elty IL IS well kn0wn
too That there several thousand RHnSoTs open Tor
hsir11s ia our CITY on the Ssbhah contrary express
statute notice taken Of the ic unle+s may
be in the way ut aid approval The Grand
in consequence Of the frequent ros and bioosed winch
have ocCurI in some Of these d. rs In one oe Captah
OF Police ELde such Representation concerning one OIL Ae
Alderman ard Assistant and insist that the license be
voked and i O. revoked but wlthn week the two
Commissioners without the coIcutnce Of tn Mayor re-
tcL6td the orCer, aud the License restored The Com
nissoncIs Of E1cise denve their PowcIs from =
State law and the Grand Inquest think of nothing
30 likely to touch the moral seus- OF such men
~ for the IL ssauTe to amend the act 10 make
such glarns aud dTeiu AbUse Of their trust ~ has Just
been desciLtd and, fully proved, felony,
and punistsb as such.
Tt,Ie ale othes matters Of no small importance winch
would have been ct forth IL special -tment by the
Grand Inquest Lad they the least nope ta an eab'fate
mt Of facts could be heard IN the proper quarter
Tey refer to the filthy condition Of most Of our streets the
LuueIous gambling houses under the Of the Poc~ the
olsluctos by builders and others especially
Csnals OF Broadway, end by lumber dealers on the
line Of the Hudson River Railroad, in Wcstst; aso, the
ewing Of the Sunday Iew--boys the driving of cattle
Though 6ed e dsy time and the neglect
gt the peIs aud 20 Organize efficient River Police
But A. presentrnens Of these evils By former Grand
Jures have only been unattended to- but have been
treated with the marked neglect by the public author
s the Grsrd inquest not willing 70 add another 10 the
runber lSiguedl ROE LOCKWOOD, Foreman
+ JOHN GREEN, Secretary