The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-17
Great Arrival Of Rloruaons.

Great AYK1v0l OF m0Yu0Om0s
CASTLE GARDEN YILLED WITH LATTER DAY SAINTS
A RUNAWAY WIFE AND HABKAs CORPUS, ETC.
The packet ship Thornton, from Liverpool arrived
Saturday bringing $50 Aormens, Ne most Of whom are
bound for saat Lake. The passengers landed at
Csesle Garden, whore they re1n until this morning,
vhen ,hsyotart = body fofaCtah. Among them ara
ieo swedes and lanes and The yemainder are composed
Of English and Scotch, the larger portion being English
They from all parts Of England, from the extreme
north the se Of Jersey and consist q farmers me-
chancs and aborers Among the mechanics are weavcrs
tiers, &c. The swedes mostly farmers with few
blacksmths Our reporter, who visited Castle Garden
yesterday, was told by one Of tho Elders who came
out with them, that hey mostly old con-
verts, Of ten fifteen years standing, and were
brought out at the expense Of the Mormon Emigration
fund A good many, however, he stated came out
their expense. Some Of them intend stopping here,
mostly families appear belong 70 the better class
OF emgrans. There seemed 70 be preponderance OF
females among them; SO, indeed there ought 70 be- 70
sustain the system OF p0ygamy which prevails 1t SAlt
Lake Brigham Young should be in want Of some fresh
wives, We can promise him Ct least dozen from this
party when he will not 6ndit bad " take. The num-
Der. Of children, TOO, Is very large, there being
nearly one huDAred under six years Of age Thore
voyage The party Is accompanied by several priests
apd elders who are returning from their foreign
mission The chief o. them is Elder james Wiley who
ng h aock together and who now returns 70 conduct
them the promised land The captain Of the Thornton
spsaks very highly Of Mr. Wlley's management Of the
ssns during the voyage He divided the ship into seven
wards and appointed elder each ward 70 attend
70 the temporal and spiritual Of the brethren and
that they did their praying and got their raions 81
regular hours The lower deck was divided into three
wardsthe first ward being occupied by the Swedes and
Danes, the second ward by the Scotch, and the
third by the single men Of all nations. The W-
per deck consisted OF four wards, and was &C.
eupied by English families. Under this arrangement
hing weD on
kept Clean orderly and The only accident that
happened the three births Aforesaid and this the
elders state resulted from causes above and beyond their
control.
Among the passengers was Mrs. Jervs, from Here
fordshire England, who il appears left her husband at
home and taking her two children with her, embarked
company with the saints for the promised land The
husband however took the steamer and arrived here
ahead of her Yesterday he entered complaint before
one OF our courts and writ Of habeas corpus issued
bring up the Children and investigate the merits OF the
case.
Our reporter informed by several Of the saints who
knew JeTvis in the old country that he utterly unfit
have the guardianship Of his children that he treated
his wife in the most brutal manner and that this was the
cause Of her leaving him, &C. &C, all Of which he re-
ceiyed with grams OF allowance although the saints
averTed their willingness 70 swear 70 the same IN court