The Washington union., 1857-05-30
OUR NEW YORK coRREspoSpENcE.

NEw York May 27 1857.
The police affairs of the city have yet put
face The decision Of the general term of the supreme
court has been made sustaining the metropolitan
police law Bat the decision loses much of its power
from the fact that but three of the judges held the gen
eral term. Two of these, Mitchell and Peabody, are
black republicans, and it the talk that Pea
body had in advance given his opinion in favor of the
law and had resolved to sustain it, Besides he is the
youngest Judge the bench-only about four months
udge-and is candidate for reelection this fall while
Judge Mitchell has been imported from Brooklyn TO give
judgment law made for us in Albany. And the
judges of note and standing-Carke and Davieswerc
not present and took no part in the proceedings And
this must be added the fact that Judge Roosevelt the
chief justice of the supreme court gave at the sitting
elaborate opinion against the constitutionality Of
the law, and he is the only democrat that was on
the bench at the time of the hearing. So that the
decision amounts to just much one from Greeley
the blacl-republican committee Of New York, and no
more The case now goes up to the court at appeals
and in short time the whole matter will be rest But
the conflict of jurisdiction goes No better proof
be given that the new police bill blac1-rcpublicau
control the city than the fact that that high
priest OF abotionisn Thurlow Weed came to the
Of Simeon Draper and took the chair at the meeting
at the new police headquarters in White street Draper
made clean breast Of all his troubles and told how lie
had attempted to get possession Of the New York ric
stations and could not succeed The sight was an etify
ing one to see Albany editor with no authority not
even sham one, presiding a conclaye held to
rule the cty--cnforcc unconstitutional law--by
which those pirates could get hold Of the city
property
The Friends Of Temperance as they style them
selves met last night to what can be done to make
the "exeise law efleent The law does not seem
to suit any one but the iquorsellers and it suits them
only the ground that it is complicated stringent
and absurd that its provisions be enforced and
are, consequently, harmless.
The ealI for the meeting was a loud one The hall
large one. The meeting was q small one The
old party hacks present The old story about the
enforcement Of the law told with variations. The
law that could be enforced these reject with disdan
The law they want is that is unconstitutional The
rule to do all they legally thoy trampe beneath
their feet The aim they have in view is beyond their
reach, SO they waste their strength by beating the air.
and in the time have free trade in liquor all
the week Sunday included.
Dr. Cheever's church have got into a regular row. A
meeting preliminary to the annual meeting was held last
night The animus Of an excited caucus was present
AS the deacons Of the church opposed to the runos
OF the pastor, effort il made to throw them
To do this the established rules of the church
were oyerthrown and debate, acrimonious and un-
christian took place and for time it seemed that the
meeting would break up in row All this trouble tir
moil, row, bad feeling and opposition, has been we'll
earned by their politico-aboiton pastor The fight is
good one, and the public look to enjoy It, If men
,rR be fools, the penalty must be paid.
The weather is delightful--wann and balmy The
streets Of New York in deplorable condition The
amusements Of the city at low ebb Burton made
experiment the other night that he will not repeat
he took the ropedancer, young Hengler and gave him
the part of Hamlet to his theatrical career
with He came down as he would If his tightrope broke
and laid him fat on his back on the stage The failure
was total and mortifying.
Iti not true that Marshall has purchased Burtop,s
theatre, No steps towards sale have been taken.
MANHATTAN.