The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-01

Communication money since the organization Of this COM
mission na ss in Nay lss5 70 slst Decemesr 1854, 4
years Of It's operations and the survivors Of them
law longer entitled to its benefits. Making the largest
distant States or Territories st the comparison Of the
probable number remaining and entitled to the aid Of
this fund.- With the numbers actually having recourse to
whole bave been able to place themselves above the
cessity Of public relief
During the year the attention Of the Commissioners
has been repeatedly called through the vigilance Of their
officers to the fact OF cargoes Of helpless and broken
down paupers having been shipped to this port BY the
local authorities Of the cities Villages in Europe
upon which they have been q charge. OCCASIONALLY
too, there appeared sufficient evidence that convcts
for crimes dangerous to society," had been sent out oy
the govern mens other authorities abroad II would
be most desirable to return to their own countries all
of the latter class and most Of those of the former but
this direct power granted by the existing laws OF
this State and Is, perhaps regulation OF tne lnter
~ as nssn broagt hsoe
the Congress of the United states, where IT Is trusted
that remedy viii be furnished for this great evil But
the Commissioners have not been negligent in applying
the powers aireacy given to them by the laws under
which they act in requiring the full bonds and enfors
ing the penalties provided in certain cases of this
class or Of committing them At rate sufficient to pro-
vide for the probobe expense Of the support OF such
pssp conystS to their own Should no
stringent remedy be provided by Congress-, 1t is
submitted whether enlargement Of the present
OF the Commission, condei to their discretionary
cse, both to the amount of bonds and penalties and
the class Of persons, Especially convicts for offences
Otner IMAM ponticai,) miSnt not De expAuent.
The number of patients under treatment at the Marine
Hospital Staten Island whether landed from ship board
sent from the city, affected with contagious or in
fectous disease, Ito which the legislation Of ls49 has
specially devoted this hospital was 4,7o2 during the
last This number is little more than hall that re-
ceived in 1852, (6s7 considerably below the average
since 1S49 and So less than in 1858 But the proportion
Of severe and ordinarily fatal diseases unusually
large-there having been less than $50 Of Asia
tic cholera, nearly oneseventh Of the whole number
Of patients under treatment during the year. many Of
them were beyond the reach of medical aid when re-
ceved in consequence Of the time lost between the first
attack of the diseae and the reaching of the hospital
either from the shipping from the city. There
sixty five yellow fever from ship board l68 others
were landed in dying state-hus indicating, with other
things greater prevalence OF disease board than
has lately occurred.
The following summary Of monthly reports Of the MA
rne Hospital shows the aggregate results of its opera
tons for The year. The details will be found in table
No. in the appendix accompanying this report stating
the nature of the diseases and other particulars -
Number remaining lst January, 1854. ....... 1913
Received during the year ................... ABS
Total treated. Observation-Disclosures. 4,762
or whom were discharged ...................3,55S
dled.. Observation-Disclosures. SVs
-4,467
Remaining LIST January 1855 ,................. 295