New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-28
NEW-JERSEY ITEMS.

COMMON CorSc1-Last Meeting-The presen. Com
mon Council of Jersey City at the Iyceum Tues
day evening for the last time to transact business ld
Harrison. President of the Board, presided SOM bills
were passed and various papers returned from tn hands
of Committees the custody Of the Clerk to be delivered
10 the next Board The resolution lately passed althoz
ing the employment of person to write up the books oil
the city returned with the objections of his Honor the
which it again passed by the
Board No other business of Importance was 'iced
Before the Board adjourned, AID Wallis offered reSolu
ton ompmcniDg the President of the Board, Aid ) ID
Harrison for the able and candid in which he has
presided over the Board during the past year AID Wallis
pre- faced the resolution with appropriate remarks lhe
resolution of thanks unanimously adopted
AID Tmphagen offered resolution Of thanks to George
W Cassidy City Clerk, for the genemany and attentive
manner in which be- has discharged the duties of his Oiclu
position AID. Miller made some remarks, in seconiing
this resolution in which he testified to the prompt and
curate manner which had always characterized his dis
charge Of his duties This resolution also adopted
without a dissenting voice.
Aid Brokaw moved vote of thanks to Mr.. n. Ellis
duties TO the Board AID Belts seconded the motion, and
made remarks, after which the vote OF thanks were
ON Monday evening next, at o'clock this Board win
again for the purpose of approving of the minutes OF
this meeting after which, the Board will, on the
same evening, organize.
MAINE Law RESOLUTIONS The Chassis of Pa-amus
met at Nyack in the Reformed Dutch Church, Apnl 90
aud during its session passed resolutions ayorins the
Maine Law in substance as follows
The resolutions regarded ntemperance as the ffultin
of the prevailing vice and inmoraJ consld-feo
the use OF intoxicating drinks as beverage as deeply
woundiug to the of religion destructive OF lnVd
ua usefulness, and dangerous - the temporal and erna
infer, SIS of all over whom its influence extends aud
while moral suasion has done much TO save the drunkar
and show the moderate drnker his danger yet mas much
a. the Bible teaches that law is necessary for the ysss
they believe that the Maine Law is necessary to bring
about the utter determination of mtemperance. AS INNS
tcr they resolved to speak and out of the pulpit unst
the evil aud their Influence To OBTAIN law sinr 10
the Maine Law They further say that every pltr0 anu
parent who desires preserve the free institutions Of this
country soemnly bound to oppose the vending and
using OF all intoxicating drinks.
Of the New York and Erie Railroad about leaving the
Paterson Depot Jersey City gentleman pocket was re-
tvtd of $500 There gang 81 several pickp0ckcS IN
the depot The Superintendent of the depot saw the trans
action but being little distance of the thief lodged out
of SIGHT before he could reach him During the day Ives
crdayl six or eight of the light fingered gentry
rested and taken before the Chief OF Police but none OF
them were identified the one who made the haul
ANNIyFRsARY OF THE COUSINS or TEMfERANcE-ln
100 tx little cousins formed themselves into society
called the Cousins Of Temperance Other members have
been admitted until it has grown TO society OF ~ mem
hers from the ranks Of the youth On Tuesday it, anniyer
srv was held in of the Wayne st Reformed
cred addresses Rcys Mr. Hoover and Van Clee also adj
dressed them There singing of Temperance quarettes
IL was pleasing occasion Twenty eight signed the pledge
Es,rx CouSTY CoURfs-Ihe Essex County Courts
cp4ned Yesterday morning at Newark-Chlef Justice
Green presiding, with Associate Judges Davis, King
H.nes Person and Kirkpatrick The Grand Jury was
empapeed and charged by the Judge Aarge number OF
ail on indictments, follows Murder, larceny, IL
assault II keeping disordery houses, attempt to CON
NIT rape burglary receiving stolen goods, and
tor various msdemeanOrs.