The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-15
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

LECTURE THE UNIoN.-Last night the Hon.
John Cochrane, of New York, delivered lecture
in the Maryland Institute Hall. 1t was given I'M
der the auspices of the Ladies Poor Society," of the
Light Street NJ. E. Church. The subject was "The
Union" The stage was tasefully decorated with
evergreens and directly back Of the orators stand
were the words ''stand by the Union" The Vo-
landt's band was in attendance, and executed seve-
raj pieces of music in a mastery manner. Owing
to the inclemency of the weather, the audience
was small. The Rev. DR.. Slicer opened the exer-
cises with prayer. The lecturer was then intro
duced by Rev. William Hurst MIR. Cochrane
commenced by regTetting the condition of nation
al affairs. He then inquired into the constitution
al right of secession, and argued that it did not
lst within the Constitution but without it, and was
therefore extra constitutional. The question of
coercion was then discussed, and the lecturer took
grounds precisely similar to those taken by Mr..
buchanan in his annual message, against the right
of coercion. He contended that confederation
of States where the power of coercioG was acknow-
LEGGED, inevitably resulted in tyranny. As ex-
amples he quoted the Germanic Empire and the
Grecian Empire. He also contended that if the
right did exist it would be most important to exer-
else it. He condemned the action Of the seeding
States, in Selling government property, and
thought 1t the duty of the government to regain
possession of it. He considered the firing at the
Star Of the West in Charleston Harbor, as a decla-
ration OF war on the part sof South Carolina, and
demanded prompt and energetic action on the part
OF the government. Mr.. Cochrane spoke about
half an hour.
STATISTICS OF THE JAIL.-The expenses of this
institution for the year S2S, 599.57. OF this
amount SIT ,S957S was for the subsistence of pri-
soners ,453.23 for officers salaries So 391 O3 for
incidentals including gas and water, S2,25S 60 for
fuel, and the remainder for other expenses At
the last report there balance of S545. SO on
hand. Since, there has been received from the
city docket, Sl,575.3s; United States docket
S259.84; from the runaway and accommodation
docket S23S So; from collection of licenses of re-
tailers of spirituous liquors, S2,O9335 from the
labor department, SIPS, and from the city taxes
S25, 900, making total OF 500 ,s4126 and leaving
balance on hand of 81 ,24l.69. During the year
there were 6097 persons committed to Jail for vari-
Gus offences, of which number 4,2l0 were white
and $50 colored men, 69l white and 3l4 colored
women, Al white and 20 colored girls, and 100
number confined during the year was 230, being
an increanpf 50 over the preceding year. OF the
total number, 46 white men and white women,
and colored man were convicted and sentenced to
the penitentiary % removed for trial to Towson-
town, % to Anne Arundel county, and to Har-
ford and Carroll counties, were sent to the aims
house, boys and girls to the House of Refuge, and
j to Mount Hope. There were l6 colored men and
10 colored women sold in and out of the State by
order of the Criminal Court. The Governor par
doned white men, and there were deaths in the
institution. There were remaining in Jail on the
26th November, 1860, 233 persons. During the
year the physician, DR.. Z. 4. Thomas, had l, GAS
persons under treatment, of which 1884 were
whites and 364 colored.
SEVERE ACclDENT.-Ye sterday about ten O'Clock
Mrs. James E. TOmbeson and her son were IN
carriage on the Frederick road, on their way TO
the city, and when the bridge the horse took
fright at the discharge of gun, in field adjoining
the road, and ran OFF. The carriage was upset and
both thrown violently to the ground. Mrs. Tom
bleson had one of her thighs broken, and her son
received severe cash. on the side of his head
They were both brought to the city, where they
received medical attention.