The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-08
City Intelligence.

NEw YORK SANITARY AssoCIAnoy.-Thc regular monthly
meeting Of this society held last evening in the
Cooper InstituteGen. Frederick Mather President of
the association, in the chair. After transacting
routine business, Mr.. 0. W. Norris Chairman Of the
Committee to Inquire into the Moral and Physical Iuau
Of the Intermarrage of Relatives read interest
TX report that subject. A sound mind in a sound
body being one of the greatest blessings of humanity,
and as 1t is almost impossibnity that sound mind
can exist IN an unsound body, and thus men with un
sound bodies are deficient both in mental and physical
ability, and one Of the greatest causes Of this fal-
ng OF in the natural powers OF man consangui-
ncous marriage, which will, In almost every
instance, entail on the offspring insanity blind
Deafness dumbness, deformity, and to greater
IL written al the works Of nature, and wherever
t.s great natural law violated by the marriage OF
near relatives their offspring are afflicted with some
physical mental malay From statistics which have
been prepared IN Of the States IL has been proved
that the offspring OF consanguinoous marriages are
always defective and die young In the state Of Ohio in
the statistics OF the marriage Of first cousins there
$50 families having s9l children Of whom 955 per-
feet and defective ioierencc drawn from
these ncts rs that this evil OF grave nature
TO demand the attention Of tho phaIthropst and the 10
Vslator.
Mr. Morris listened with much attention. and on
concluding was warmly applauded
Mems tue BRnIsn PoETs.--Mr Siddons, the well
known dramatic reader, last evening commenced the
first Of series of illustrative Readings and Lectures
at Clinton Hall. The subject Of the entertainment was
"a Night with Richard B:mslcy Sheridan" in the course
Of which an episode occurred In the shape OF young
lady named Mrs Nina Foster who made debut before
public audience IN the character Of reader Like all
drst efforts OF this KIND the present without s
faults but the pleasing manner clear eocuton and well
moduated tones OF comedy young lady compensated for
the Deficiencies OF ncxpcrience and drew forth the
mcndations OF the audience.
kLoaAHx HorJ--The report published on Friday last
Of the sale by auction Of this vcate property situated
at the Of Broadway and Twenty fourth street,
having led 10 some Misrepresentation, requested
by Mr. ves the proprietor o that the sale In ques
ton ha< in DO way affected the proprietary.
TH ISCSDArIoNs IA NEnnII-lSps in consequence
Of the recent calamity which has befaen the people of
he Netherlands caused by the overflow Of the waters,
no less than thirty villages have been inundated, and
suraberless families driven into expected wretched
nCss misery The suffering OF these people is reported
70 re very great ard several cities Ia Europe have
~aee1eNce come &c their csstnoe by raising subscrip
~ taer behalf. AosdTa. 10 BlAfkls, Brothers, Of
.ions Srs street gSo endGavorng 70 collect fund
NO "a CO. the zane bonsTcen. purpose, and we are
10 lhis Oip Cat they have succeeded to some extent
Rau " hesa s0ubL but i!as tue people Of New York
.Sie can y tsir Sor ID Ls sase q sd msfortune
- ~ - = .r,cs,uP Tho alst deposit Of 81, $50
= sehar ], vs I'D tho 'EnOwedsod champion scner Of
America to make good inc = made last night a. the
and the champion Of England, "
Farrlsh House, in lnirc avenue