The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-10
Court OF General Sessions.
TIE CASTLE GARDEN DEPoT-PREsEErARTo OF THE
GRAND JURY.

CASTLE GARDEN DEfOT-fhEeEsfAn'iS " -
GRAND JURY.
skPr e-The Grand Jury came court this morning,
and announced that they concluded all the business
before them and asked to be discharged The following
ga handle the Recorder by the foreman,
after which sAxjury sere discharged for the term
The Grand 3ques, o. the county OF New York in the
discharge Of thsr duty have been called upon 70 nyes
aelnst employ OF the railroad companies DONG
busn,ss with the migrants lanoing at Castle Garden IN
the discharge OF ibis ouy hey have Iet called upon 70
visit the landing depot ITSELF With view 81 giving per
sonai inspection the mode Of doing business within us
enclosure. The landing and despatchng OF cargo Oh
upwards oi four h1ne red passengers taking az tue
time VI the visit afforded favorable opportunity 10
watch the whole pr proceeding The passengers were
brought iron the ship on ba &c lowed Dy steam ooat
persons property sheltered from the ram by the up
per deck OF the barge. They landed "a an orderly man
ler havpg evidently been instructed by tue ocers from
Castle Garcen the nature OF the landing depot aud
its arrangements They passed over the dock answered
ne inquiries OF the examining ply stefan, whose duty IS
TO note cases whose age condition requires special
the ship for their support in case OF need and
10 oeec, cases OF scsness which may have escaped the
notice or Ihe Health officer at Quarantine. On entering
the large roonda q Castle Garden they were registered
by clerk Of the Com missioners Of Emigration, who
down toe a hea IS Of families and single per-
Sons, whence they came the states OF their destination,
their the relatives (f any, they were
gong join The annual statistics Of the current Of EN-
gralon made up from these notes The passengers
then passed 70 the next desk where clerks OF lne
por companies asceraiaed the places o. dest
nation they wished 20 60 to- lad maps OF tue various
routes Of travel before them explained the differences IA
time ana price " travel By the various routes ana after
q selection made by the passengers provided them
with al order on the cashier setting forth the number Of
tickets required TIE route selected and The price ot pas
sage ard a over freight per one nand'ed pounds oy
der, issnsd thu class Of tickets il called for
ana received the price 1heTeior. me passeA.
gers were tnen shoNo, ~ uIerehi way rom
that BY which they eDte~ed tie roanda back 70 The
there produced to the weighmaser the checks
they held cr luggage when they had received on board
OF tire vessel which brought nto port previous TO
lssing t9eir trunks lh'o IT. aAlas p W ocers Iou
Castle GARDEN Inc pfopsfty LAWNS w o'sesponung
chtcks vas lleu taseh ill - ~ ~ ~ eso', 49,
piece beng iaoel.ea WIZ Conspicuous Aoel h.sAs
certain nunoer ana nc pace q ~ 19a pI.9e, tnerc
on TIE passenger RECEIVING baggage tcket Win the
Der o. pieces n baggage aei erea te route i nA1 ~ NJ
transported the gross weight and the amount OF freight
y oe colscea tnereou Ats5 aeuISlns me amount Y
when each passenger Il ehuued Ibis iresht gas tasn
pso y the toeetor isNihs ~ oos y NC scaes "uo
copiea lhe Whoie uCAs. ING oook Aeps lor resraase
ana men recektea lor tue money ~ .e oot q ne Dc
gage ucAel Inc pat vas tnah tsAen on ooaru 2.
steamboat enpoyea y uasport VIC passengers aH1
their property rec Of charge rom castle Garden 70 the
sarung places 81 1ue various aua seanooat mes
and the having now IuAy prepared henseVes
70 leave al me usuA n9ur q tne gay, nad ample TINE
70 ENJOY Intensely - the depot oy taxing Their meals
ce ansing themselves me spacious bathrooms or pro
mcnad!Dg on the galleries or on the dock The utmost
or L. prevailed tnroushout every requisite Information
was zen passengers by officials converting N different
languages letters rom friends were transmitted 10 land
ing passengers, bringing them money or directions how
TO proeeeo &C
The Grand Inquest having thus personally witnessed
ne whole mode OF doing business the landing depot II
Ga e Garden, Al having become satisfied that every
care was taken q the emgrant that philanthropy could
suggest and devotion good realize by perseve-
ana daily care made further inquiries about the
rraDeemeLt maze for SPECIAL cases which might
not then have arisen or been witnessed by them
They learned that Is Of frequent occurrence that
pa sengers land expecting to md the means 70
pursue their route into The interior of tue coGr-
try without delay, but disappointed In such
Gases advances the luggage Ok passengers
who beng mus enabled . escape tae necessity q wait
.ng 4 expensive boarding houses for communications
from their friends Immediately tor their destination,
ana after short VI send Tie amount advanced 70
them, without interest or charge ~ storage an have
their trunks cent atter them The amount 81 money
saved 70 emsrapt families by this beneficial arrargement
~ keeping them out II boarding houses, immense FOR
Before the esiabshnen NJ ol Castle Garden elgfalts ia
tuea eliacuues "osid % . boarding Asase and ~ri.e
the friends would seud what tLey thought would pay
.or n passage, which then 80 swallowed W. ~ tie
means % travel lie boarding house keeper would pro-
baoy extend new cFeuit On re security 2, to- 4sses,
means Of the emrran hat been exhausted he would 80
turned nto the street Pauper and it subIe1 .0f tie
e'lfles O. toe r4b9c Institutions Lhis + proved az ae
statistics q wards isana smsran. ha,ase wasa ~ ne
tine 81 the esfat ~ hmeLt Ct Castle Gardon hso 300 10
mates whose number ~ y one year oeen reduced 4
ahou Wv me Profession AFFORDED py teste Garden nav
H. cut on tbs supply q laupers.
anon aamirapie ieatlre p "hfh the Attention o
the Grand Inquest "a, called Z the special arraasenebt
large Any All vel vent aied foosa Ter tie Gccomno
cauou q N IN n wp1en, or such o. nave been confined
recently before the arrival cf the chip 10 reqare
rect before travelling. iEey have AZ toe necessary care
Of medical att ndsnce ald nursing al tHe expense Of Ire
Commissioners q I'm grafton, ard arc Lot under any ne
oeSSiiy gong = boarding houses AnG expenllg inoaey
~heh VII ,sse them 70 iheir destination a. soon ~ their
suergih srheeniy esiaRsEea 70 bear inc atgues o.
journey.
IN LqurirE 'nto ne causes oi certain puo.snei a..
facts The eigrant landing depot the Grand Inquest
have become sfttuea thAt they eshaa-tt u we nf-t
instance from ne very interested pftes against
Nhote aepIteSteos Ssste eafoea SHORES prctec
hon 70 tle smsIa ana VINO arc chiefly ranLers q 4
employ 81 Dosing akehs, ouat9hg house Aoepefs sal
osfs Nhe AFe V'a custom ~ tne es1aOls 1ui sht u
eenta DEPOT Were TIC rAirOaa companies nsve the4r
IVA SAshess lone ~ usir o~I cltfAa 40 NIult tHe
NsLfiNe nterNthuon q passage ofoAers, &c.
A4' tias- hss thr0NA graz atAou,lea ~ me way ~
toc proper ucFelQpcment q aafa u ,AsNc aafden, ~
continuing NOISY crowd around me sstes Wh9se %.
h1Nlpr n Wery asless and cndangefs taG personal
safety not only o. the passengers VINO have y leave
Iahls Garden 70 transact business 10 the ciy ou' aso NJ
N employ - OF tie landing denot aud o. Individual
COMMISSIONERS u Emigration. who are continually p.
scf 10 the pubic grounds surrounding the dep3.. AMI
have been led 70 carry loaded firearms in set de-