The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-26
Jnsp0rtant PR sentiment VI the GI aud Jary-
Comm unlC stlOI. from the Dlssrics Attorney.

COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before His Honor Judge Beebe
THE LIQUOR DEALEHS
The good work still continues: over seventy per.
sons were arrested for violating the license laws.
The usual excuses we're made-such as selling gin
ger pop, small beer lager beir, and light French
wines-but the court looked upon these cases as not
exempt from the rules OF the license laws, and ac-
corongiy ordered them to a opear at the court on
Wednesday week next, when he would pronounce
judgment upon them. The following persons were
thote aIraigLed from the various wards, and on
pleadLg guilty were discharged until the first We'd
nesday ia October
First Word-Aptoine Figny, Ed ward Burns,
Bernard Clark and Catoarine Haller.
Second Wcrd-Albert Donike, Louis Martineli,
and Charles F. Rlston.
Fourth U,nd-Elen Roach Bridget DAILY, Ellen
Delaney, Daniel OBJ en-. john karney, John CAL
houD, p. B9ylen Thomas Bernes, James G. Smith,
Charles Smith, William Lucas, Edward Gribble
Edward Flyn, H. Cornwell, Peter Boylen, Joseph
Scbmerbue, James Whitley Thomas Neville, James
NcKenns, John Walch, Luren Byron, Mary Tu0my
Mary jenkins, Daniel Mullahy, Mursie Ovens.
LINEN, John Healy, Thomas Mitchell, Michael Ke
hoe, William Allen, James L. House john Fitzger
aid, John W. Law. Charles Becker, Timothy Gar
rack, and John O'Brien.
Eighth Wayd-Murthcn Drummopd.
Ninth Yard Herman Doojy, JOAN McCavl,
Thomas Bryan, David McElbraight, Ellen Early,
Patrick Dunn, Martin kenney and Auguste Western
dor.
Elere,th Hard.-lfargaret Mack, Adam Bepp,
Barney Pagan Alexander Darragh, Aoraham an,
Charles Cuff, Patrick Connolly, Adam Hanck,
Charles F, Fell Michael P6rfe, Henry Stocked,
Godfred Strauss, James Clark, Patrick McSheuy,
Theodore Bender, Sarah Kirkwood, and Matthew
Godfrey.
ImeM Ha'd.-Henry shillman, and Gregory
Sixteenth Uard.-Thomas Prendegrast, Bridget
O'Ilara John McClennon, John A. Bnsbmau, Ed
ward Gwinn, John Gamble, Timot ~ Sullivan, john
Brennan, Margaret Cassidy, Henry Donnel y, Law
renee Fitzpatrick, o. w. Simpson, VIM. beers, and
Joseph licCann.
Grand Lnrceny.-A German named Lons Nor
hing, who was convicted last week OF grand larceny
in having stolen q lot OF gold coin valued at SIS,
was then brought up for sentence, and was sent up
to the State prison for two years.
ARREST UPON BENCH WARRANTS.
Compromising Fsuonyr-Yesterday officers
Campbell and Spicer arrested two men named Simon
Blooningdae and James A. Boushton, who stand
(grand larceny, A third party, named William
Howard, is still at large, and will probably be
rested in few days He was set at liberty after
giving bail to the amount Of $500.
Mudr.-.A gentlemanly looking, man, named
John Dorscher, was arrested yesterday by officers
Spicer and Campbell, on bench warrant issued
from this court on an indetm INT found anst him by
tie grand jury FOR tho murder Of Patrick McNulty,
who, 1t Will be remembered, was shot in the heart
BY pistol in On ARRAY between some lrshmen and
Germans, at German lager bier saloon In Centre
street, short time ago. No bail being taken in
murder cases, the prisoner was committed 10 the
Tombs for trial.
The Grand Jury entered the court room about IL
O'Clock, and, after being thanked by the Court for
their strict attention to the public business and the
alacri.y aud Willingness with which they performed
their duty, were discharged, before which, however,
they handed in the following
pREsENTMHNT,
To the Honorable W. r. BsBBR, City Judge, and one
of the Judges Of the Court of General Sessions, in
and for the city and county of New York:
The term Of the Grand Jury having now legally
expired, they cannot in justice to themselves sepa-
rate from the honorable the Court without express
ing the sentiment which has controlled them in
their recent action, and which, in their opinion,
should be kept alive by succeeding Grand Juries.
Your Honor was pleased, in your charge to the
jury to impress upon us most facibly the digni6ed
position in which we were then placed by the law Of
our county holding the power which gives life
action and health to society being guardians OF its
morals and well being, and even holding control Of
your own elevated position az court. This senti-
ment impressed most seriously, and we resolved,
individually and collectively 10 make every personal
sacrifice that we might do oil that Justice and ne.
cessity required.
Our first object was to relieve our City Prison OF
its crowded inmates, who had been in some cases,
feared, too long, and, perhaps, unjnstly immured
We then looked abroad into society, In search of all
that might come within our province. Here we
were panied 10 find vast field Of labor too extern
sye to be compassed in the short time allotted us.
We were constrained TO call upon the District At.
torney for his efficient AID and did 80 by the follow
ing preamble and resolution, as appears on our min
utee and il az follows -:
whereas, The Grand Jury entertans the belief
that great neglect exists ON the part OF the police
DEPARTMENT, with reference TO the enforcement OF
existing laws and ordinances and whereas, the
Grand Jury il disposed to exercise The authority