The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-30

sions thirteen of Group, ten OF small pox, ten o.
marasm and eighteen of dropsy IN the head. The
yitated air of crowded apartments, improper food,
or neglect Of cleanliness either induce those diseases
or prevent the recovery Of the infants They are the
causes which operate 10 swell the mortality table
az this city
glance at the different headings win explain %
the intelligent reader the Specification Of much in
terestpc information contained IN this edition. 10
which we have no room to more particularly reier
The Cunard steamer Africa is now about due with
three days later news from Europe. She IL in Der
fifteenth day.
New York branch rfiat--substst"te OF MIR.
senator Hunter.
The late defeat Of the bill for the establish
| ment Of a branch mint in this city, for the want
or two or three struggling votes. lays that sub
iect as a distinct measure upon the shelf for
the present session. After the failure Of the
motion TO lay the bill upon the table, the mo
tion to order it to a third reading was lost, by
yeas 81; nays. 50. Absent. or not voting, So.
MIR. Briggs has been arraigned in some quar-
tiers for voting in TIE negative: but it was a
parliamentary tactic. to enable him. under the
rules. TO move a reconsideration of the bill upon
changing his vote. His object iii the reconsi-
deration was to defer the final action upon the
bill until some Of its absent friends could be
drummod up and brought into service. A vote Of
81 to 50, with sc abseniees certainly afforded
fair margin for achievements on both sides;
but we still believe that with full house and
npon . fair test. the measure could have been
carried The list Of absentees, or not voting,
shows that there was either prevailing weak
ness Of lodging. or very general Indifference
upon the subject, pro and con.
The vote given. however, attests the inhe
rent vitality Of the measure With renewal
of the agitation at the next session, we doubt
not it may be successfully put through, in spite
Of all the petty local jealousies and apprehcn-
sions leveled at the imperial progress and pre-
tensions Of New York. Indeed we are some
what confident, that If they shall deem it best
the friends OF the New York branch mint
during the next Congress may acquire strength
enough in both houses TO effect the removal Of
the Philadelphia mint. body and breeches, into
our City Hall park But. to accomplish this
desideratun of manifest destiny" there will
have TO be an exercise of more circumspcction,
| tact, harmony and cooperation among the
| hard shells and soft shells Of our State demo
cracy than anything they have exhibited at
! their recent orgies in the Pewter Mug, or the
"Cosl Hole of Tammany Hail. And we must
say, that the present prospect Of fraternizing
upon the plunder is uything but suspicious.
In the meantime, We are informed that Mr..
Senator Hunter has devised substitute for our
branch mint, and that at the proper time
he will present it to the Senate. He
| proposes to establish an assay Office
in New York, at which the gold from
California or elsewhere may be assayed, and its
real value ascertained. He further proposes
that the gold thus sssayed shall be cast into
| bars or ingots Of various sizes, and stamped
with it's value, for which, to the amount any
individual may possess, a certificate shall he
| issued a. for deposite which certificate shall
be receivable at the Sul-Treasury at par, and
there cancelled by draft upon the Philadelphia
| minf---, svrs, ruys.- .-..,,...~.y, -v--. -.
tainly be better than nothing. 1t would he q
| great convenience to the California miners re-
turning with their one. two, or three years hard
earnings among the gold washings. 1t would
save them from the land sharks of Wall street
and other streets, and from the expense Of
| travel and transportation to Philadelphia. 1t
would, also in most other respects, reserviug
| the coinage to Philadelphia give US here the
| practical benefits Of a mint.
| The branch provided by Congress for Gan Fran
cisco, may, perhaps, prove iii is ever establish
ed, as beneficial 10 New York rs TO California
| The miners there, not Disposed to wait for the
working up Of their gold into coin or bullion
will get certificate equal to the cash Ia New
York or Philadelphia, and leave their gold to
come after them deducting the contingencies
OF FIVE Thousand miles Of transportation. But
in the end, il will be discovered that our great
common centre Of exchanges and commerce IS
the only true locality for the reduction Of gold
dust and bullion into coin To this end. ard
| for this selfeyident nltimstum. we can wait q
| little longer.
! For the present, the substitute Of Mr.. Hunter
| will answer good purpose indeed, many pur-
| poses; and as the Philadelphians can have no
! valid objections to so reasonable compromise,
We trus, they will unite with our defeated dele
cation to give NJ an assay Office. 1t Is small
affair FOR New y ork and her shipments Of gold
| from California. But it is something 1t will
perhaps, do for the present; and the future will
provide for itself Let us have, then, the half
q iosf Give us Mr. Hunters substitute.
FTHsCH SPcrMUoss Cow sY THE BOARD
The biz Of five millions ofiDdemnities FOR French
spoliations committed upon American com
merce, prior to 1901, received, as we suspect
what il tantamonnt 10 lis nnietns in the Home