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\ l.l212c Il. acting of sae1ats- s.as held
on Tuesday evening in the Brick Church.
Beekman-steet, John Watts, NJ. ID. one of the
Vice Presidents in the chair. -----


After short address by the Rev. Mr.. He
wit, explaining the objects Of the meeting
Hugh Maxwell, Esq, District Attorney for
this city, offered the first ofthe resolutions be-
low, which he supported in a very powerful
and eloquent address. Having been brought.
he said, in the discharge Of his official duties
into constant connexlon with the courts. he
was prepared to say, that the number of com
plants presented in the city for criminal often
ces, was not less than 5000 perannum; three
fourths of which had their origin in intemper-
ance. The number of parties was of course
10000. There were on an average six wit
nesses to each case; $4,000 in all more than
half ofwhom were under the influence of in
toxicating liquors, at the time the occurrences
took place, concerning which they were called
to certify. He had assisted in twenty trials
for murder, and was satisfied that eUery one of
the perpetrators committed their crimes under
the influence Of intoxication.


The meeting was then addressed, in man
ner that kept up deep in crest in the subject,
by Daniel Frost, Jun. Esq. of Canterbury,
Conn, Rev. DR.. Beecher, of Boston, Rev.
Mr.. NJ Ilvaine, Of Brooklyn, and Rev. Mr..
Hewitt, Of Andover, Mass.


The following resolutions were adopted by
the meeting. We commend them to the Sc
rious attention fevery reader. =


Whereas, it has become evident from the
concurrent testimony of Judicial officers, mag
istrates, civilians, physicians, and Intelligent.
citizens generally, who have made themselves
acquainted with the subject, that the use Of
intoxicating liquors is the occasion of almost
all the fragrant crimes, and to most alarming
extent, Of thc immeralitles, the pauperism,
misery diseases and premature deaths, so mui-
6plied throughout our country, therefore,