The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-15

THE BELGIAN PAUPERs-AE IMPORTANT INQUIRY HJ
0EsTED- INTERFERING STATISTICS.

THE BELGIAN PAUPERs-AN IMPORTANT INQUIRY Sue-
0EsTED- INTERFERING STATISTICS.
meeting Of the Commissioners Of Emigration Ms
held yesterday at ?. N. Present-Commissioners Yer.
planck, (n the chair, witthaus, Kennedy, Kelly, Dun
lap, Purdy, and Csrriean. Mayor Hall, OF Brooklyn, was
also present. After the reading and approving OF tho
minutes, the following communication was received from
Mayor Wood
MAYoR's ovncK, Feb. IA, 1855.
GuLiAsc vEnrIAscK-sir-I In reply to an inquiry Of
Captain Crabtree, AZ to my intention with references 10
the Belgian convicts or paupers now confined in the City
Prison, herewith enclose. copy Of the conmunication
gan Consul at this port from which II viii be seen that,
In my Judgment, there Ia no resource but 10 return them
i i no" Quite certain sn1 .h., IL. Iss ls saI' s 70 sa1,is ' Of bel !.
GUM are sen-iDg by almost every ship more or less Of
the same class, the most stringent measure be adopted,
paupers from becoming = tar upon the people Of this
country and state, and such Of them who are or have
been convicts, should be returned forth .iih. We NAV
thus put . stop TO this most infamous practice upon the
FERNANDO WOOD, Mayor.
THE communication referred to In the asove win DO
found smorg the doings At the Mayors onicc.l
Prem the debate that ensued on the above, several
curious facts were elected. It appears that a large ship.
ping agent in Antwerp, named Strauss, has a contract
with the Belgian government In which he agrees 10 send
al. the paupers they furnish him to this country, he re-
ceiying hftsen forms for every person 80 sent. The cost
Of transportation amounts TO about ~ forms per bead.
making a clear gain to him Of Ok forms. This nefsri.
Gus trsfe has now been carried on for some time, and
slmost every ship arriving from Re tterdam and Antwerp
brings some rsupsrs and ~conviets In n. The following
AFFIDAVIT -ss taken yesterday At ths once Of the Com
missiopers-
c,ty and cos.'L n Nes Ycrk-Gsnnise Francois, late
Of The county Of Kent, Province 0rt Fiander. but nov
o. The city o. Now York, ~ years, being duly sworn,
d.Ie.s,h and .aith-IhAt be was sent by the commun.
,hip Anna schmidt, from Antwerp, - master, and
arrived AZ The port Of New York on the 18th day OF
Issrusry 1850, asa that be earned his support By labor,
tvss and that be 10 anxious for his ~futurity here, and
arp'as Tor aid 10 the commIssiensr. o. EmIraiion:
s.up before me this Isth DAY o. Fsbraary, 1855.
y pkAaSkLY, Commissioner OF D~sis.
commissionsr " nrnsrs offered the following Where
90 la'sly more ships bringing s~nIgrsnis or other impro-
rr psrsoss 70 ihhs city hav. arrived from Antwerp than
cay Other rufoyssn por,
Esd'.d, That Bssry w.. = Nall. the B~ls ian Consul
I,t Gu. sbovs fact "a NAT there are persons
knowE 70 MS canrisssan dolnx baslnasz al Ast~.rp,
10 V ..ss.sny .ssssa,sss,.i n ID. forr.,d,ss .fIi
misseEsrs shall hereafter 10 vestlxsss. especially, al paa
ssngsfs arriving IN ssy hips coming FROM Antwerp
This f~ssolsfon wxs. after sous debate, adopted.
Al slse'ion q saesrs for The ensuing y.sr v.s here
s,H'mie M oshssc ysrYisnet vas elected pr.sl-
ssni, sse Capt crasirss ries president, By saAni
~ Cor tssA q The medical stsa os ward. idsnd,
transmitted be ponthiy report, from whieb u spysars
there are now IIsl patients un1~r treatment. The
norsAfy efths wonth 10 large, compared 18th the pre-
csclnx menih. Typhus fsvsr has prevailed 70 . great
saisnt al dtssssss sssamlnx that for IN.
Ccnmissoosr knar or~rsf tAs fouowins-
Resolved, natbr. Cos b. requested, n without danger
a. the fs'isnt, 70 ssni 81 ship fever ssd ofhsr eases u
~lnfsetous cts~sss 10 Qnsrsntins whls 10 IL Early s,xrss,
ami that thsy - sccnmpsnisd In The st~.mboss 9th
o.. q ne hesss pAyaei@ss, prop~r b~i1ias, he.
This vss s6oy,sf
gr.n ne seeyessssioa that occurred p<sssnx tho 40.
tea o. this re~soiuties, n spp~su hat fr~1usn; eo1-
pssiss fs.. e~.s asfs - = N insasass<y 81 Nc hes
piias 90 usris &lsnd. 70 eenssin De p.fis.t scot
there, sst 10 Inc crovt~d stats - Tie vards mar ~
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