The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-27
THE DAY AFTER CHR.sTnls.

The Festival Celebrated In Quiet aud
Orderly Misunderstanding rhe Degree of
ID. D.-Business MT the Different Police
Courts.
From police magistrate's point OF view Christmas
Day celebrated in tolsraby quiet and respectable
manner. II was time when the guardians OF the law
expect have than ordinary Of business
on hand, and when the degree Of d. D. s conferred
larger number Of persons than usually end themselves
entitled otha honor in the pamisst days OF tho most
hourshng college The graduates are remarkable not
seddiness and general hang doygsdness OF dcmsanor
very striking example OF This state Of affairs afforded
By the scenes which might have been witnessed in the
different Police Courts yesterday morning Through the
misty rawuess Of the early morning passed many per-
son who had spent Christmas Day 10 what they consd
cred real Jolly styiether last recollection OF tho day
being connected with "come OIL fes' let's have
other drink" On waking they were disasreeably re-
by brain.sorsurins headache and BY the
sull more astounding discovery that they had
The station houses they had to pass to the ercn, po
lice courts, and motley procession they formed. The
majority had evidently mover been in station house
before, and on arriving al the police court were evil
IDENTIFY considerably aslonished at finding themselves In
such locality They Of all ages, and evidently Of
through the effects OF camphene whiskey, while others
had allowed sparkling champagne and kindred costly
wines to lead them into trouble In some cases the
magistrates recognized An old acquaintance Tho greet
ings under such circumstances were more remarkable
FOR brevty and severity than mutual cordially.
number OF females who had overstepped the bounds Of
moderation who celebrating the festival OF Christmas
The fair sex had evidently determined to observe the
with due decoru, and the result OF their efforts
In that commendabe course made apparent yestsr
day morning. when 70 small number appeared before
the different Justices TO for their indulgence
In strong potations
The following figures will give good Idea OF the bus.
transacted at the police courts yesterday, and also
furnish the exact number Of those who wished each
other and their friends Emery Christmas" once TOO
0ften:-
had all been arrested during the twenty hours end
Ing at six o'clock yesterday morning. OF the whole
number arrested ~ females Out OF those arrested
&c charged with intoxication and "a with disor-
derry conduct Justice Bowling dealt eniently with the
Offenders who had been led overstep the bounds OF
moderation by the auFements OF the season 10 most
he dismissed the offenders with Q reprimand.
Where they we're better Known and a. were Old &C
quantances, the Justice decided that change Of air
and would prove beneficial and accordingly sent
them to the Island for short terms
At the Essex Market Court Justice Shandey adjud-
Gated forty three cases, OF which eight were fe
males. Out Of the whole number tbirty-two were for
intoxication dsorderly conduct The Justice dis
missed many OF them with Q reprmnnd, while those
whose ransgressions had been OF 3 violent char
ac,er were sentenced TO ten days Imprisonment
In Justice Conuoly's district tho Fourthl there wero
only twenty arrests made during the twenty
hours ending Mt six O'Clock yesterday morning. and Of
number ,wenty.one arrested for ntoxication and
dsordery conduct many Of whom were dismissed with
reprinspd.
Al Inc Jefferson Market Police Court Justice Dodge
had quite a busy mornings work. There had been
nine arrests made within bis district during the
preceding twenty four hours, and Of that number
seventeen females. or those arresed ffty-eght
locked up for being intoxicated for being drunk
and dsordory Tho Justice fined forty -four OF them
$40 each and In default or payment ho sentenced them
20 ten days imprisonment