The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-28
For the American

THE PROTESTANT ORPHAN AsYLUN-Mr. EprroR -
With your permission will occupy small space in
your valuable paper, for the purpose ofpropounding
two or three questions to the President and Mana
gers of the Protestant Orphan Asylum of this city,
hoping that they will f',hi' convenient to inform
the public why it is thu things are allowed 10
exist at the Asylum, al long they are TO con-
tnue for, if it is not IL gation Of the managers
to correct the evils complained Of the contributors to
the support of the Asylum should be made aware of
the fact that they may find some other object upon
which they.may bestow their funds
LIST. Why is il, that since Miss Mary wannall, (the
former Matron) has quit the Asylum, the children
are permitted to lounge about the streets 80 much
I'd. Why is It that the children Of the Asylum are
seen driving carts about the streetsp
Sd. Why is il that the children are allowed 10 be
in the street putting in coal for our citizenss
4th. Why is il that when the bell rings for school
the children not in their places they are wont
to bep
5th. Why is il that the Asylum is kept in such an
unclean condition.
9th. Why is it that the children are now seen ON
the streets with such dirty clothes and skn'
We should like to know whose fault il is that the
above evils exist whether it is the fault of the man.
ayers or the matron. They should be remedied i'm
mediately, for if they not the objects for which
the institution was established be attained
A FRIEND OF THE ORPHAN.
TIE CIRcUIr CoURr--A few cases Of public inter
est involving general principles have been decided
BY this Court since its sitting on Monday last.
The case where q magistrate was called in by
plaintiff in a suit Of debt to sit in the absence Of the
magistrate before whom the trial was originally
ruled and without giving notice TO the defendant Of
the change was one of some Importance The Court
decided adversely 10 the judgment OF the substituted
magistrate the ground of the iegality of the pro-
ceedings
There were also some cases, two at least involving
the question whether the description Of liquor known
and sold as "laper beer was Of such an intoxicat-
ing nature TO bring il within the category If ar
cles subject to tax under the Corporation ordinance
On inquiry aud hearing the testimony Of some wit.
nesses experts in lager the Corporation Attorney
did not press the cases allowing the magistrates
judgments fning the hger-selling to be reversed ;
the language of the law as at present existing not
appearing 10 sustain those judgments.
On an appeal from the judgment of a magistrate
In favor OF constable who had bsrgained with a
person from whom sum Of money for valuable
consideration but who had failed to return the hols
of the money stolen, and therefore refused the
stipulated reward the Court reversed the magstrates
decision in favor of the constable with costs and adj
ihnstered besides to the constable severe repri.
mand for demanding pay for doing his simple duty,
and called upon him to show cause why he should
not be dismissed from bis Office. On Saturday the
call was TO have been answered, but at the request
Of the constabe's counsel the Court postponed the
time of the answer to Saturday next The officer
we here allude TO is A. f. Reese.
In the case Of atavern-keeper, Werner, who hac
attempted to evade the letter OF the law and sci
liquor on Sunday, by getting his customers to de
post their money in box instead Of making direc
payment, the judgment of the magistrate who fnet
him was sustained by the Court
The Introductory Lecture, opening the S6d
annual course of the National Medical College
was delivered last evening by DR.. w. p John
ston. II was an able review Of the aims Of med
cine, the proper objects Of the student, and III
best course Of study.