New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-15

hs A. well ~ brokrnhea5s all Of which exhibition,
ar constantly surrounded by idle Spectators and pick
po-le's
Il the sidewalks are wide 20 allow portion Of
,ten, to he occupied for such purpose ..y let that
pcrton be cut Gway snd ihr car, age waJ BE- Increased
10 that extent. Il will couh;csthe vo-y acceptable
il.rr il may be permitted to Judge from :he MAJ
rcr have frequently vehicles locke together
unable 70 advance single yard FOR the wsnt Of the
space occupied By the stands in question, in violation
Of cur city ordinances. The subject demands promp,
and energetic action Of tie powers that b..
ScAyDlL ~ HiGH AyD Low LIFE.-A case con-
ainine features Of peculiar interest, and affect
ing the relations Of certain parties IN high and lov life
Las teer pending for several month. psst before Sar
rogate Wet. Appended is briet history Of the
matter:
In July 1851, one OF the Coroners of this city WAS
called to hold inquest on tie body Of young man
called Henry C.. sparks who had died suileny at No.
Crosby .tree. In the Of the examination the
fact w.- osccsed that the deceaseos real name WAS
Henry c. Patchn. The Coroners Jury rendered
verde; that dccra.ed hrd his death by dis-
Of the heart. Subsequently the Pubic Admins
tr,ior in behalf Of the wife of Patchn. applied for
letters n administration the estate which at the
time Of her husbands death supposed 10 be worth
about $500 and consisted Of the stock in trade Of the
FIRM Of Psfchin & Van Tafse gentema = furnishing
goods dealers in Broadway, near Canal street But
u;cn further inquiries il found that the deceased
was q member cf the Patchin family Of Brooklyn,
family Of wealth, AID that the deceased before his
des.b was entitled to from s25 600 to $30 90 his
share Of bis fathers cstate.
The application Of the Public Administrator was re-
ssted by Mrs. Devin., the sepmother of deceased in
behalf of herself AID the next of kin, she alleging that
Mrs. Petchin was not the wife of Henry c. Patchin
but lis nistress. Issue joined in this point, and
for several months the has been proceeding be-
fore the Surrogate. With the Public Administrator
Tlomas C. Fields, Richard Busted has been associ.-
ted a. counsel Mrs. Devins has been represented by
Alexander W. Bradford and c. b. Lebsu. The tests-
mcny in behalf Of .he petitioner shows that in 1854
Mary Grace Melville, beautiful young lrish GIRL
landed on our shores and proceeded t, Connecticut
where she resided Tor several months with sister,
She was then scercely Is years old. Returning to this
city she resided with another sister, Mrs. Rolf During
the month Of July or August Mr.. Rolf the husband OF
Miss Mevles sister, while in Philadelphia became sc-
quairted with young man who gave bis name az
Henry c. Sparks and who represented himself as hav
ing been employed az the supercargo Of vessel aud
was then on bis way from Baltimore to New-fork
Rolf and Sparks to the city together, and on the
invitation Of the former the latter accompanied
to bin bis residence when he introduced to
Mis-. Melville. Patchin under the name OF
Sparks became ensmored with Miss Melville,
and after coutsbp of several weeks in tho 18th Of
of November 1857 married under the name OF
Sparks BY the Rev. M Norris Of the Forsythstree.
Methodist Church. The witnesses testifylng 10 the
marriage were Mr.. and Mrs. Rolf, Mr.. John T. Ives
and the Rev Mr.. Norris, they being present at the
marriage. Patchin Tor Sparks was then wild and
dissatisfied, md after remaining with his wife few
months, he left her. Having means Of support,
Mrs Patcbin engaged in the service of Mrs. Hardy,
who kept saloon in West Broadway, and was there
employed for several months, when her husband dis
covered her there. and after day or two, removed
her to house in Grand street. Here they resided un-
til they went to Crosby street. where Patchn died last
year. L, on Patcbn's visit to Mrs. Hsrdys that
his wife armed his real name. In June, 1897 child
was born to Mrs. Patchin, and chrstened IN the
presence of Mr.. and Mrs. Patchin by Father Brennan
of the Jsmes-street Catholic Church, by the name of
Henry Clay Patchin.
In no part of the testimony IL there any attempt to
fasten upon Mrs. Patchn the reputation of being bad
character other than the general accusation by Mrs.
Devns and family, Of her being the mistress and not
the wife of Patchin
Tie theory of the parties resisting the application is
that Miss Melville married on the 18th Of NovsIn-
Der, 1856, to man by the Of Sparks, vino w.s
seafarrg man, and who subsequently weEt to sea.
This hypothesis was based upon the testimony Of a
Mrs Wells also AL employee of Mrs. Hardy, who
states that Mrs. Patchin or Sparks told her that her
husband was named Sparks, and that lie was captain
or mate of vessel. They contend that Pa.chin ssw
Mrs Sparks for the first time at Mrs. Hardys and be.
coming fascinated with her induced her to leave and
become his mistress, and that the child born TO them
is legituae. The petitioner contends thst this state
ment of Mrs Patchn 10 Mrs. Wells if il were made,
is not inconsistent with her case che did not know
that her husbands name was Patchin until after his
visit TO Mrs. Hardy and that he had represented him.
self to Mr. Rolf to be the supercargo Of q vessel
which she supposed to be fact.
The testimony abounds in themes for scandal, in
which witnesses are extensively involved. II is said
of Mrs Devins the step-mother OF young PatchiD
that she was the third wife of NJ Pstehn senior she
was his cook while his second was living. When Mr..
Patclin, senior, died, bis wife married John Devns
who had been the gardener of the family for several
years-he estate thus passing under the control Of
the cook and gardener Mr. Devns has since died.
The Surrogate has the question Of the marriage now
under consideration and VIII render his decision q.
early day.
CRY YMoRTAIITY.-Acccrding ~ the report OF the
City Inspector, there were 3Sj deaths in the city
during the pas. week-an increase Of II as compared
with the mortality of the week previous, and more
than occurred during the corresponding week in les.
year. OF the total number 2l2 were Of ten years Of
age and under, and "a inmates OF the public ins,tu
tiups. The following table shows the number O