New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

/ the money should be used for no other purpose.
| 1t was raised by poll tax, each member OF the
council TO pay 40 shilliugs; Assemblyn1an. 20
shillings a lawyer in practice, 20 shillings:
| every wearing periwig. five shillings and
| sixpence; a bachelor Of twenty-five years and
upward. two shiIlings and threepence: every
freeman between the ages of sixteen and sixty.
| ninepence, and the owners Of slaves. one shil-
I ing for each. The sum was raised. but regarS-
less Of the conditions the Governor drew II
from the treasury and applied 1t to his own use.
refusing to account to any one for its
| penditure. The Assembly demanded treas
urer. declaring they Englishmen and had
/ right to control their own money. Cornbury
| dissolved the body with the remark. II know OF
right that you have. except such ths
| Queen is pleased to allow you" new As
seInbIy was convened by him. but II followed IN
the footsteps of it's predecessor. and would not
| bow. and so the city was left defenceless- A
| French privateer had entered the haTbOr and
terrified the Inhabitants, and they had no secur-
ity against other visitants. They had already
| paid for defence and were not willing to make
| another investment, 20 be appropriated as was
| the first. Necessity knew no law, however and
( $1,000 voted but the consent of Cor1burv
could not be obtained to have 1t disbursed by a
person OF the peoples choosing. The French
| feet was hourly expected. and the citizens vera
summoned to aid in the work of strengthening
-
| tack was made on the city. however and the
people were happy.
! The reign of Cornbury was short for he mad.
himself so odious i'm the eyes of the people that
the citizens OF New-York and Ne7T-Jersey peti-
| toned for his removal. So many previous nett
| lions had been sent 70 Queen Anne that she
| yielded, and revoked his commission. After his
removal his creditors threw him into the debt
ors' prison in the upper story Of the new Cfyv
4 Hall IN Veil
| Earl of Clarendon. removed him
| Water-st. extended from Old slim p,
| John-st and Broadway was paved from Tr+ritv
i Church TO the Bowling Green in 1TO7 TbAs.
| pavements were of cobblestone. the curbs -
| wood. the cutters were in the middle Of N.
| streets. and brick was used for the side
| walks. One of the markets established ~
| 1891 by the Common Council in the f,1
| lowing order was demolished: That tbAra
| be markets. in Broadway over against tha
| fort. the other under the trees by the Slim
| and that the butchers shall be Obliged 70 keen
flesh in both places. and that the country people
| shall bring flesh to each Of the two places and
| that no butchers meat be killed within the citv
gates Cor south of WalI-stO. Secondly. that
| eggs. butter and poultry be brought to said
| places for sayle. Thu. that fish be brought
| into the dock over against the City Hall Gin
Pearl-st and Coenties Slip. or the house that
Long Mary formerly lived in: likewise hearbs.
| fruite. rootes. z and b. The old chronicIer
must have been tired when he came to the e
| and B." or else the printer short OF
| Sorts
! Again we have an example OF intolerance
Governor COrnbury prohibited Presbyterians
| from preaching in the city without his license
and two ministers arrested and tried On
paying costs to the amount of 1920 they were
acquitted by the court. Ebenezer Wilson was
Mayor at this time
Cornbury succeeded by Lord LoveIacs
| in 17OS. The latter died on May 3 1909 and
was succeeded by Richard IngoIdsby who
| began to lay heavy taxes the people. It
! seemed to be his desire to Cypress the inhabi-
! tants from Interior motives. They bent under
! the oppression. but did not break. Robert Hun
ter. OF Scotch parentage succeeded Ingoldsby
who had been removed because OF mismanage-
ment Hunter young soldier OF fortune
| the friend OF Addison and Swift and the SUI
! perior OF his predecessors.
| Religious persecution in Germany IN 1710
| drove several hundred Palatinates to England
whence they embarked to the young city. Ten
! thousand pounds were appropriated by parIia-
| ment to defray their expenses, and IN return
they indentured themselves for a term OF years
| to Great Britain. to manufacture tar for the
naval stores. Thus began German immigration.
| "a scarcity OF food feared BY the colonists'
! because OF their invasionI They built a Lutheran
| church on the site afterward occupied by old
| Grace Church. corner OF Rector-st. and Broad
| way. 1t stood until 1776. when 1t was destroyed
| by fire. In this year Jacobus Van CortIandt was
| Mayor. and the council met at o'clock IN thu
| forenoon The why or wherefore is not given by
| the chronicler. and those who know are too far
away to be reached conveniently by the writer.
| Preparations for war engrossed the attention
OF the people in I'LL Governor Hunter had
Joined the New-England States in a project for
the conquest OF Canada favorits scheme OF
| England at the time On June IS all the mar
ket houses except one were set apart for the
| building OF bateaux to transport troops and
| stores to Canada, and July 2 the General
Assembly met in New-Yorx and issued bills OF
| credit to the amount OF f25.OO to defray the
| expense. The conquest was a failure as the
| ships were lost among the rocks and islands of
| tbs ST. Lawrence. and $50 men were
| drowned. The corporation this year passed
| the first law for indenturing apprentices. the
| term OF ndenture TO be strictly seven years. On
| this point It may be said parentheticaIy that
had the same law been lived up to until 1908
| less unsatisfactory work in all mechanical
branches OF industry would exist, less charitabls
| aid would be necessary. and greater progress
along all lines Of workmanship would be shown.
The bartering In fesh-and to their shame ts
| It said-began with the establishing OF slave
market IN Wall-st.. near the East River in III.
| and led the following year to an Instruction
| among the negroes. who set fire to the city and
| killed several inhabitants. Nineteen Of the
| negroes were executed. On May %, 1713 the
Assembly passed the first excise law. and ths