The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-08
Our Boston Correspondence.
BOHTON. Jan. 8. 1856

Engla~d-Decreass in the Number of Marritlges anil
Deahs-Np Rooms Of the Mercantile L,brary Associa-
Mtrders-Russ Salps-1Ae SUNDAY HERA1p-Tne
Weather.
The Common Council held its last meeting on Thursday
evening, and the municipal government will oom-
its existence Monday, 7h inst and Il came
into existence reform "cry," 1t win be unpopular
enough before shall have become six mon'h his old. At
the meeting Thursday evening Mr.. Story the Presi
dent in course of his reply to vote of thanks for his
conduct in the chair, gave interesting account of
visit he recently made to the borough of Boston, in Lin
cclnshire England, from which city named He
invited to public entertainment by the Mayor anc
Burgesses of that ancient place. which given in the
zane Gudha where its business had been transacted
for three centuries before Boston founded There
have been other nerchsnges of cvities between the
corporations in times past. The English Boston is
thirty-sx miles from Lincoln, and hundred and
thirysx from London by the rail- 1t il quite famous
place. and dates from the seventh century It's popua
ton 10 about fifteen thousand There il hamlet of the
name In the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Our Legislature met on the I'd, and organized prompt
y. Mr.. Phelps of Boston, chosen Speaker Of the
House. by seventeen majority, whichs the number that
Dr. Stone allowed to the Know NothiDgs 1t deemed
advisable blythe larger part Of the victors risk anything
by running Mr.. Devaeux. Mr. Baker, of the Mid
dess MEMBERS elected President Of the Senate
ceivipg three f0urths If the votes cast.
TIE Governor in the Sd, and gave his ad-
dress that day. 1t is plain document having very
striking points. He condemns the personal liberty sta
tute which be is unconstuiopa and calls for its
repeal suggests further amendments Of the constitution
at the district system shall be applied to the ega
tive eections points out the large deficit in the treasury
Che states at 1925 0OO and thinks that should
be adopted to extnguihh this floating deDt recommends
law to punish of st ok In corporations, and
charters. On the law against sale Of liquor says
enough to show that he ready to with the Legisla
the duty OF killing or preserving 1t. II will not be
touched. The dealers in Boston, with few exceptions
the business The State has already paid almost ten
thousand dollars on account Of this law in indemniyipg
officers reundng fines.
The new Executive Councillors will be chosen on Mon
day next 1t Is supposed that OF the ola members
vii be lie aimed but hardly think this will be the
tions.
One Of cur first book selling houses has received large
volumes Of Macauay's History of England, which
sold low to great many copies to be disposed
They open in February 1859, and close in December
1881 This peio dembraces the whole tcas from the
which was signed in The latter part Of the last nsmei
year. In reality, however, they cover not much
mere time than Is embraced IN the first and second
lumes were Introductory in their character, and
the history does not commence until the 426th
page Of the first volume is reached. The re.
mainder of the first volume, and the whole of the
nd 500 pages in ALL devoted to the history OF the
and the proclamation Of william and Mary. This allows
2C0 pages TO year. The volumes contain !, 537
pages exclusive Of tables Of contents Of chapters and
cexes ard seven Yeas and ten months of time
The difference therefore, is scarcely perceptols There
falling of in vigor, and the style of the work is
flowing musical and majestic in the opening portion
of it. Tie iron logic and magnificent rhetoric that
we're employed in the first portion are TO be found in the
that Macaulay be truthful writer, because he
dull writer. cannot understand why it is that truth
and stupidity should be considered sister aud brother
less it intended that the brothers. lnstshness should
disgust us with the sisters cha ms. John Wesley when
for wedding his hymns to profane sensi
bly, that tae devil ought not to be allowed to
have al the good music Macsuay is ing
the same principle in bringing wit and vigor, the
tn: eause Of historical usA Tns he nai
strictly impartial is not to be supposed, for it is not
in the nature Of man to be 50, If he have any
in historical disputes we are in the pc.
li,ical disputes in which we bave persona, parts;
hi.tory-heayy lead, and as Instructive E.rus
insci tsn Stupidity Is by no means quality cal
cuated to devsope mpartiaty in narrative as he VINO
abors under il is incapable OF seeing the merits of the
various PARTIES in a controversy.
An eotion of Mscaulays work is to be issued here at
40 cents volume. AN informed that half million
copies Of The fret and second volumes have already been
sold III this country, exclusive OF those i'm ported.
Pee pie seem be getting rather cautious in the matter Of
vedo,k The number Of CO tacates OF intention of
rage issued from our city gstrars office for the year
ending Dec y 1852 was 1851 or some zoo less than
of poverty that caused this falling in the H
mental line OF business know not; but such the fact
am MalthusiAn, but mprudent marriages in these
Gays OF high prices cause great eeal Of misery and en-
courage divorces.
Boston. In 1855 the number 4075 366 less than
in 1854 The sections will begin look if this state
Of thrgs shall continue and will be kept in counte
by the regrets Of the parsons over the decue in
The article Of risges
Tie Mercantile Library Association opened their
on AND f.
OF readirg room, a conversation room, periodical
and hall large enough to seat 600 persons and are
all the floor and communicate with each other.
The President Of the Associa ion this interesting
sion made shoit speech in the course OF which he
stated that num Of volumes in the library is
Geo. and that the increase at the rate of 900 vo
tunes per The circulation of the library is at the
aay egeludns Sundays and holidays which is larger
circulation than is had by any other library in the United
states The value Of the other property OF the associa
ticn is SO Oc0. ALI this progress has been made in
twentycne years. 10 1884 the citation actually
in debt though only to the amount Of So Since the
rooms engaged six hundred additional memb
joined the association, which does not insist upon
its members berg Of the mercantile profession though
the advantage OF the library by paying 81 year. Of
The MEMBER six yfour joined on the last day of
| G. X. Sampson from which have obtained not of
Ar~ther person has been committed to our jail the
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be is charged with having caused the death of his
daughter Joanna Gala in by striking her several blows
from the effect whereof she died. The girl was in feeble
health at the time from which the PENDANTS counsel
contented that she died not Of the blows but this
rather aggravation Of the offence, for none bu.
| brute would have struck sick child person was
murder ed at Waterown last Sunday and has been
arrested on suspicion Of having struck the fatal blow
which given In sort Of street fight At this rate,
our jsls will soon have to be enlarged Our mud ers
cutie astounding in their those OF
Connecticut, but they make up in quantity what they
1 lack in quality.
My friend Reddng is about to issue volume contain
ing the history OF the famous Russia save 1t d.
the honor Of book for ITSELF for nothing has lone
to alleviate human suffering in of its severest forms.
No who has had occasion to make OF this
cle but feel grateful to the benevolent and iugen
person TO whom the world owes it. The rape ity wish
which it operates, and the extreme simplicity Of It's
modes application render 1t of the most valuable
cura tive agents that made Of 1t works al
most like miracle, and has command over great num-
Der Of those complaints TO which flesh is heiits power