New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06

ESSEX MARKET.
Tie Court Room yesterday morning filed with
a crowd Of those indscreet people, whose disregard
for the Municipal regulations, and ardent and I'M
restrained love for prohibited liquids, get them into
cay trouble.
Robert O, Shay, Edward Long, Hester-st., Ann
Kida. H. LaIopson, and Michael Riley had 10 origin
atty or peculiari;ios III their msdemeanors they were
very drunk ana d-orderly-Sl0 each, or ten days.
Henry Victory in spite of bis name was conquered
by bad ,in. Paid o for getting whipped
William Niece. q fashiiy aitred young man, with
q very crisp mustache and large piece OF court
plas bis nose, sent to jail for committing an
assault and battery.
Geofle Mansbidge f Il asleep on the sidewalk with
q butchers knife in his hand-discharged.
Peter Mstten, Dutchmen, and Philip Mcclure, eu
Irish led, getting drunk together had national dis
pute in the course of which they Gu: each others
heads open with bottles. They told the Jadge that it
ives all IL fun but he did not approve of such sport
i've tricks and therefore fined Maten, who struck
with the big end Of his bottle $40 for being 30 funny
Ann Smih-Was drunk, but wouldn't swear TO the
circumstances; wouldn't kiss such dirty-looking
book; wouldn't tell where she got her GIN would Mt
80 10 Jail for Mr.. Brennan or Guy other blackguardi
but if he step into the middle OF the street and the
BOYS would make a ring, she'd fix him in two minutes
so that he'd think bis head was q baas drum, and
could ut tell bis nose from Niger baby
Tie Justice declined the combat ana sent the pug
nacious lacy to the cells TO cool her temper
johanna McI0man-Drunk on strong beer; did Int
want 10 20 TO JAIL as she feared wOuli nure her
constitution and interfere with the cultivation of her
mind. The Court not approaching her physical deli
cacy but caring not little for the development of
her mental powers cent her 10 receive an Egyptian
education at the Iombs
Experience Van allen is venerable dame expert.
eDced in The WAYS of the world and the mysteries OF
Police Courts Blackwcll's IsaId is a iavone resort
Of hers she knows oil the StatiolIIouses by heart
the Police officers are her most intimate friends, aud 40
wen acquainted is she with tie topography OF the Iombs
a. DESTROYED
SIZE coud give the entire plan Of the building with the
eX6c dimensions of every cell and the number OF bars
TO the windows from her own personal and intimate
knowledge. According 10 her own story las. night
fhc wasi Z drunk She had been abused by some one,
ard with Characteristic feminine wisdom, had sat
down to - have good crying spell' In this aqueous
an usemcIt che was interrupted by the oihcer, who
conducted her, like dragged modern NObc, all tears
20 the s GtlOnHoue where he locked her up tall the
post duvi4n should arrive, and the copcus Hood
Of VAIN water and BAG GIN which flowed from hereyes
should cease. Having wept " her sad bosom empty,
she was DRY enough 10 appear In Court in the morning,
although her face streaked with dirty burrows her
aron vas wrnging wet and the sleeves Of her dress
showed that they had been called upon 10 perform the
office of an aeent pocket handkerchief and had been
kept in pretty constant attendance upon her ubcund
nose. Her plea was originally expressed TO say the
least
at wasn't the beer, Sir; the beer it didn't make
me drunk: the beer wasn't strong enough the beer
didn't drink enough OF il; the beer II had nothing
stronger in it, but there hal been whisky in the tnm-
bler: the tumbler IL was a tin cup without any han
dle the beer il was very good Sir: the beer It made
ne happy. Sir but the beer II didn't make me tipsy,
Sir Let 20 this time, Sir, and wont drink It The
beer any more, Sir.
Fined ten dollars with an admonition not to get
dunk ON " il the beer again.
Matthew DAILY got drunk in the dirtest shirt tLat
ever ii man put himself into-tOo dirty TO stay IN
Court. He wss dismissed, aud the officer had direc-
tons TO throw him into the East River AM hide the
lioprcseryers.
Augustus slitters-This case was answered by
usiy-oOking specimen Of deoayed gentleman in
miserable preservation. The uucOmbed haiT, the
fTOwZy beard, tie coat which had once been broad
cloth. and had probably been gO up upon plan fash
ionable and elegant at some remote period, bui which
was now minus half the collar and all the cuffs and
had been niger ously metemorphosed from frock 10
a jacket by the unceTemonOus aud doubtless hasty
curtalMe Of It's hinder parts-fhe panslOOns VEN
cradle and ventilated, though once respecable-the
shirt with stains OF royery and tobacco disgusting is
ieir front, the bosom of which had been intended
to fasten with studs, but which was row kept
together with strings of different colOrs-ihe
neckkeTohief with ends ragged and huttering,
in humble imitation OF the siken fringe OF
more srifooratic neishbors-and the hat with
q rusty slice of Grape encircling lis battered crcum
ference gave this person appearance most effectu
ally described by the expressive adjective " seedy.'
His hands disguised with SO maay layers Of diff
erent Kinds of dirt that geOlogisi would have been
puzzled 10 date the period OF the primary formation,
sno The fingers looked quite as much Ike very dirty
smoked ssusages with the skins on as they did ike
human Gigis. Nor had bis face been washed down
10 the skin for - time whereof the memory of man
"ruDneih not 10 the contrary lie had kept open
the passages bis hose from dire necessity of breath
ing, aid hunger has forced him TO clear away dur
nely tie incrusstons OF ciTt which formed about his
mouth but the errne layors projected 80 far outward
every side of that entrance OF his countensnce that
lis vioiuals had to pass through earthly cansl Ike
a swallows hole IN a sanGbank. or 10 make q slme
Oh d larger scale ike railway cut through side
lil. He is a ounger about the markets, docks, snd
in fact any place where be can procure wherewlih
10 satisfy the cravings Of the stomach. Despite his
present unpromisng appearance, he has undoubtedly
period Of his life received at least the ruci
ments of a olerabe education and hiss brought HIM
self to believe that be l. no ordinary orstor. On
being presented TO the Judge by Policeman l,0ol,
who had taken him into custody vagrant, he de-
sired 10 be permitted 10 tell his unfortunate story
The Judge having no time 70 waste denied him, but
be claimed the privilege TO make plea in behalf OF
his insulted person-but this plea involved ac
count of his mishaps from infancy, it was also de-
clned A few words in private, aud an expression OF
sympathy FOR his sonows drew from ham, however,
the following history:
Twas, Sir, unhappy in my original conceptions my
birth was premature, my mother having tumbed over
a candle box; was neglected in my infancy, discard
ed in my boyhood il-treated in my youth abused IN
nv manhood and unfortunate al eli tlmee-my hfe
has been q time Of mishaps. when q baby rolled
out Of the wash,ub, the only cradle ever knew and