The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-09


land was evidently endeAvorins to fastsa her
hold firmly In the affections Of her sable subjects
Belize was very healthy Nothing new had becn
heard from the Yucatan Indians.
The Grand Jury were empanelled yesterday in
The General Sessions. when the Recorder delivered
an elaborate charge, touching upon various topics Of
interest. He says that the lax administration of
justice Is owing in great degree to the disinclna
ton OF honest, respectable and intelligent citizens
to discharge jury duty and states that our present
Metropolitan Police system has proved failure. He
reitesates the views frequently oppressed in our
columns, that the police power shsuld be placed In
TIE hands Of one chief executive officer who should
b held responsible for the prompt arrest Of viola
ten Of the law.
In the Court Of General Sessions yesterday James
Anderson, alias James Reed. indicted for grand
larceny (seoond offence) pleaded guilty to an at
tempt to commit that crime, and was sent to the
State prison for two years. Il seems that in 1856
this prisoner was convicted Of stealing promissoy
notes to largo amount, but In consequence Of his
youth was let OF with three months imprisonment
in tho penitentiary. Mary Brady, keeper Of junk
shop, charged with receiving lead pipe knowing it
to have been stolen, was acquitted, the evidence
against her being very slight. Edward Lilly, said
to be . notorious confidence" man, was tried for
grand larceny In obtaining . gold watch and chain
from William Daniel, Florida merchant by means
Of tho confidence game. The jury failing to agree
the Recorder discharged them last evening. Eleven
were for conviction and one for acquittal.
We published some days since the complaint Of
Charles ]. Macdonald in q suit entered by him in
the Court of Common Pleas against Commodores
Morgan and Garrison, for services rendered the
Nicaragua Accessory Transit Company, amounting
to something over SOC 900. We give to-day the joint
reply of the defendants. The trial of the cause II
Is expected, will elicit some interesting incidents
respecting the management or mismanagement Of
that corporation. We take this opportunity to state
that the allegation contained in letter of one Of
our Washington correspondents, to the effect that
Mr.. Cornelius X. Garrison, one of the defendants in
the action, had sailed for California the 5th inst,
to avoid an appearance in the suit, was wholly with
out foundation, as that gentleman is now in New
York and has been for some days past. Our CORES
pondent must have been imposed upon by some
party whom he thought reliable but who is evidently
interested in the controversy.
The Board of Supervisors met yesterday. A COM
munication from the Police Commissioners, recon-
mending that the money accruing from penalties
imposed upon policemen be placed to the Police Life
and Health Insurance Fund, and appropriated to its
use was laid on the table. report In favor Of pay
ing 81 759 So the expenses of the military comps-
MES called out during the Metropolitan Police riots,
was discussed and laid over for further consdera-
ton. The proposition to increase the police force
was debated, but no action taken. The City Inspec
tor reported that the number of registered births in
the city during the past year was 1s,449.
The Board Of Aldermen met last evening. An
important communication concerning the condition
OF the whsrves on the East river was received from
the Street Commissioner. Il is given in our report
of the proceedings elsewhere.
The Board of Councilmen were in session last
evening, but the business was of routine character
The report of the Committee on Assessments for
paving Lexington avenue, between Thiryfourth
and Forty-second streets, with Belgian pavement,
was presented and ordered to be printed in docu-
ment form. An ordinance establishing pound in
the Twelfth ward was adopted The Board meets
this evening.
who have in consideration the establishment Of q
founding hospital In this city held o meeting yes
terday. DIR. A. b. Mott spoke In behalf Of the
urged IL on the grounds Of the necessity for some
establishment that would have the efectof curtsil
ing the great number Of abortions In the city that
are continually being produced, and In which the
lives of both the mother and infant are frequently
sacrificed. He then argued that many Of the infants
which are found dead would have an opportunity Of
living II there was an institution In the city where
the mother might leave them With the assurance
that they would be properly provided for. He con-
cluded BY showing that charity demands the estab-
lshment Of an institution for foundlings In the city
No one else spoke in reference to the subject, and
the committee concluded the matter by final I'D.
joumment.
The Board Of Health Committee engaged in In
vestgating the swim milk question met yesterday.
letter was read from Mr.. Frank Leslie, scknow-
Lodging the receipt Of the committees subpoena but
refusing to attend; promising. however to obey the
summons and state all that he Ia prepared TO
prove" should the committee favor him with two
days notice. and promise that bis witnesses
might be permitted to come and 60 safely, without
insult from parties who had hitherto been permitted
to throng the committee room. The committee ad-
journed until Thursday. the Clerk having been d.
rected TO subpoena Mr.. Leslie.
Inc anniversary OF the msrine temperance 90
ciety held last evening in the Mariners church
From the annual report appears that the total
number Of mariners who have signed the pledge Is
81 ,27i. AL members have joined the society since
their last annual meeting and the prospect of large
increase Of numbers Is very favorable. The attend
ance Of the members and friends Of this excellent
and praiseworthy institution last evening was hume
rous.
The annual examination Of the boys Of the Roman
Catholic Orphan Asylum tosk place yesterday after
noon. at the institution In Fifth avenue before Arch
bishop Hughes and large number Of persons. The
exercises were very credtably performed Ad-
dresses delivered by the Archbishop the State
Of Schools and others, and the pro
oeedings in general terminated very satisfactorily.
The annual examination OF the West Point Mill