New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-01

of worthy iampighter by whom he had been en-
gagged TO srouse him in time to eKtingush the street
lights Mutual explanations and apologies followed,
and the case was dismissed.
SURPRISING STREET PREAcHtSG-FaLcOSER, THE
TFNPERAscE ADVOCATE REPEATEDLY ARREsTED.-
General Superintendent Pil-bury having recently or
dcred the Police t, suppress Sunday street preaching
they began yesterday morning by aresing Edward
Fsconer, a well known Temperance exhOrter, while
he was holding forth to large crowd from the steps
of the City Hall. Sergt. Bracket of the City Hall
Precinct with several officers, waited upon Mr. ta
coner ard notified him that he was violating city
ordnance, and that he must desist unless he hsd
license to preach in the open air. Falconer, how
ever, would not be advised, but kept speaking
and claimed the protection Of the Police in the exer-
else Of wDat be held to be his right. lie was there
upon arrested and taken before Deputy Superin end
eIt Carpenter at headquarters, who explained the
law 10 him. lie also informed tia, II he would
promise do the Ike again until he had obtained
the requisite authority lie would be released. lie
would Lot make any such promise, but on the contra
~, asserted that a he was set al liberty he
would repeat the ofense. Mr.. Carpenter thereupon
sent him TO the Tombs Court, where Justice Connolly
offered TO discharge him if he would promise TO re-
frain from breaking the peace by street preachlng
but he again refused to make any such promise, and
the complaint for disorderly conduct was ihereupon
received by the Court, and the prisoner held to bail
in $500 to appear at the Court of General Ses-
sions to answer the charge. The requisite
bail YVES Immediately given. Mr. Faccner
stated that he had held forth Sundays at the foot
of Broome street, E. r., temperance for the past
! eighteen years, and never caused q breach OF the
pe ace but Oh the contrary during that period he had
obtained about $4,000 signatures To the temperance
! pledge and could now point to many among these
persons who were once miserable, degraded beings,
but now are respectable members of society. lie in
tended he said to go TO his old stand at the foot Of
Broome street in the afternoon, and talk to whoever
might be difposedto listen TO him. There were large
number of respectable citizens in Court Tho sympa
thized with Mr. Faeoner, and seemed to think that
his arrest was harsh and unnecessary proceeding.
In the afternoon be appeared at his old place taking
his stand upon pile of lumber, and convened tenn
| perance meeting. He was soon after rearrested by
one Of the Sergeants Of the Thirteenth Ward police,
and taken before Justice Brennan at the Essex Mar
ket Police Court whittier he was followed by 8 great
crowd. The case was stated by the Sergeant, who
informed the Judge that the accused had previously
been requested by Inspector Steers to forego h re-
solve to preach in defiance of the law, but without
effect Mr. Falconer pleaded that he was standing on
private property; but the officers proved that ne was
| obstructing the highway. Justice Brennan decided
TO hold the prisoner to bail for good behavior; but
this Mr. FacOner did not Ike, and after some sOnclts-
ton the Court not wishing 10 resort to harsh meas
ures with one who appeared to be desirous of doing
good. consented to hold him in his own recogrizance
not 10 repeat the oeLse until he bad seen the District
/ Attorney and learned his rights in the premises. tie
was further informed that if he obtained permission
from the of any private property, on which he
could hold his meetings without Obsructing the pub
lie streets or creating disturbance, he would not be
interfered with by the police. Mr. Faconer promised
To- refrain from preaching during the remainder Of the
day and wss released