The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-27

and the other scaded to death by accident Mothers
should be careful not to leave infants of tender
age alone near to fire, with matches, so that they
can tilt scalding water coffee upon their persons
Indictment OF Two Aldermen by che Grand
Jury.
The rumors which have for many months
past attacked the character of the Aldermen
of New York, have al length resolved them
selves into positive and official form. The
Grand Jury OF the city and county OF New
y ork came into the Court of Sessions yesterday,
having concluded their term, and handed to the
Recorder presentment, and an Indictment Of
two of the members of the Common Council for
fragrant and corrupt malpractices in the ad-
minstration Of their duties and calling upon
the Recorder TO continue the investigation
which the expiration of their term. and the alb
sence Of witnesses prevented them from COM
plotting.
The document was read in open court,
and excited the most intense interest as well
from the magnitude of the crimes charged
against the city government as from the sngu-
lar fact that the two Aldermen specially and
most directly inculpated, were at that moment
presiding in the Court clothed with judicial
authority, as the associates of the Recorder.
We present to the public, in our columns this
morning, the presentment Of the Grand Jury,
the reading of which caused the greatest excite
ment in court. and will produce startling sen
sation throughout the community.
II is needless to comment on this document
to-day. We give it to the public, who will
Judge for itself of the grave accusations con-
tanned in it. 1t was time that the widely -circu-
lated and generally-believed rumors against the
honesty of the members of the city govern
ment should assume something like distinct
shape and form, SO that if untrue, those ma
ligned by them might have an opportunity Of
reiuting them. That occasion has now present
ed itself. and we congratulate the Aldermen on
the chance thus afforded them of exculpating
themselves before the bar Of justice, and of pub
lie opinion and washing from their characters
the foul stains with which loud-tongued calum-
ny has aspersed them
EMIGRATION TO AND FROM THE UNITED STATES
One Of the not least interesting and important
consequences of the discovery of gold in Aus
tralia, is the effect which that event is des-
tined to produce on the population of the Uni
ted States. Already there is very marked
and sensible diminution in emigration to this
country as well as very active and increas-
ing emigration from these Atlantic States to
California and Australia. The aggregate of ar
rivals at this port for the first two months of
1858, is considerably less than that of the cor
responding time last year; but we can have.
as yet, no sufficient data to enable us to ascer-
tain the real falling off Indeed, last year emil
grafton to these States may be well supposed
to have reached it's climax, and henceforth it
promises to become email by degrees. and beau
tifully less.
1t does not appear however that Europe is
sustaining less drain of her inhabitants than
heretofore. The mcnarchical and hierarchical in
situations Of the old continent have not in the
least abated their pressure on the people; and
the exodus from all quarters but particularly
from Germany and Great Britain, is uninter-
rupted and undminished. From England the
rush is greater than was ever known before;
but now it is not to the United States the tide
Of emigration rolls. but to the newly discovered
gold regions of Australia. 1t is only the poorer
classes. and those who have ties Of kindred
here, who still continue to direct their faces to
the United States
While thus-whether for good or for evil-an
immense stream of European emigration is
diverted from America, the Atlantic States are
themselves beginning to feel the exhaustion Of
the drain which flows from them to the shores Of
the Pacific. From month to month this efiux is
augmenting in volume and at last complaints
are making themselves heard in mercantile and
other circles that many of the most active
business young men are being drawn away by
the seductive opportunities opened to talent
and enterprise in the gold countries. A few
, weeks since we commented on the fact O! the
magnitude OF emigration from this port to Cali
fornia the various lines Of steamers conveying
fortnightly from New York. an average Of two
thousand persons. ToAustraiia the emigration
from this quarter Of the country il no Less re-
markable Our columns contain advertise
mente Of eight vessels, now receiving passen-
| gers Several regular monthly lines Of packets
| have been established, as in the trade with
| Liverpool; and one Of these lines-the Pho
neer-has already sent out seven ships, with
a large complement Of passengers, direct to
Port Philip and Sydney. The steamers are
also beginning to enter into competition with
the Ealing vessels and from the great trade
| spriDging up between New York and Australia
we may shortly expect to see regular steam
ship line established. more profitable than any
Of those existing between Europe and the United
| States.
Regarding all these manifestations Of change
! in an expanded sense. we ore confident that the
activity Of trade and commerce--so much in
| Creased hu the gold discoveries on the Pacific