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NEW-YORK. Till U>DAY MORNING, MAV 20,
! For Citj InteHiscaee and Arrival* al tb,
Ilot<-l? m? InM pisyr.
Theatres r*. Culrchrs.-Wc haw sought no :ontro
rersy with Tbcures, hut our respectful answer to an carnesi
iaquirv whv w? dtd not advertise Theatrical performances
has brou-rht ?Jown upon us the attacks of a large portiasi o!
! the press enlisted in tin-ir support. These we have hitherto
allowed to pass unnoticed: hut then- is an Editorial ... yes?
terday's Sun ?Weh ?utrnges the feelings of the Christiai
public in a manner too gro.s to be patiently borne
That article is ostensibly aimed at the managers ofth
House of Refuge for Juvenile Delinquents; at whose in?
stance the Chancellor of the State interdicted furtl erper
formaiices in the Bowery Theatre until the annual Iii I n
tiiat establishment, now due, shall be pnid. This proceed?
ing?strictly authorized and required by -. lav ol the Stat?
is made the pretext of nearly half a column of vituperation in
The Sun, aimed at the conscientious opponent* of I boatres,
aad thence at our Christian Churches. It is broad j tm
gro?sly asserted that most "of ti.e illegitimate birth- in our
city owe tb?ir origin to acquaintances formed a: /^' ?i?:'
Churches: and again that Class Mrclu.gs, which are rank?
ed with ball-routes and other indiscriminate a>sonibl<igo?.
'? have done more to people ihe House of Rel ugu than twenty j
times the number of Theatres."
We disdain to answer these gro-;, faUe, and shameless j
assertions and insinuations against the religious institution* .
and assemblages for public worship of ?ur City. Every
Christian heart will spontaneously repel them with abhar
eoce. But what shall we think of the moral sense of a corn
munity before which they are so unblushingly made '
Mitchell (In Former.?This worthy is irow in prison at the |
Hall of Justice, preparatory to his trial.
The Courier gives the follow mz particulars ol bis escape :
It appears that on hi* flight from tics city lie went to Phi- 1
ladelpliiu, where, after having procured a ticket at the Pitts
burg Railroad O/fice, (for the purpose of misleading any j
who might be iu pursuit) lie disguised himself in a suit of
grey clothes, a broad brim bat with crape band, in ?hieb '
dress and green spectacles, and with a carpenter's ;:;!>? in
his band, for four days openly walked the streets of that j
citv, frequently meeting persons with whom he was well uo
quatntcd. He h-ft Philadelphia foi New-York in the cars. ;
ami wen; up the river in the steamboat Utica : being nil the i
while in company wi.h persons whom he knew, but none of
whom detected him through his disguis
An incident occurred at Troy, which shoe - the constant |
apprehension of. discovery under which lie must have been
laboring, while purchasing a stage ticket at thai place, a per- ,
non standing behind him. read aloud from u newspaper a
paragraph, headed "Mitchell the Forger" upon winch the
guilty man turned suddenly around,under the conviction that
he was discovered but finding -ucb was not the ease, ho
merely said ho knew him, and believed him to be a great I
rascal.
Latjck from England.?The packei ship Rochester ar- j
rived Ul tins port yesterday with advices one day Inter from
England. The Brittania brought London papers to the I^th '
uli.?those of the Rochester came down to the COth.
There an no tidings of thr President by this arrival, I
(Of course, the protended advices by way ol the Soufhamp- '
ton nnd Mrs. Pi.wer were nil m humbug.) But there i- no.
thing yet to prove that the hull seen by Capt. Bowman ofthc
Recovery was not that of the prayed-for steamship. We hupe
it was.
Tnc Times has an article on the suboci. which speaks
despondently of the safety of tha President. It suggests that ;
another steamship should bo sent mi search of her. Bui
whore? Looking f>ra disabled vessel, drifting al die mercy
of the elements, is like hunting ti needle in a hay-mow.
Where could the vessel be sought, that the vessels daily cross*
ing the Atlantic would not find her ?
Insurance on the President i- ?fTere.i in London nt fP.i per
cent, but no takers.
The packet ship Europe from diis port win :h sailed on the
1st arrived at Liverpool on the 20th.
K7J Hon. Asa Child, of Norwich,appointed District At?
torney foi Connecticut by Gen. J.icksan, and who v\ i- o can?
didate for V an Buren Elector oi President last fall, has ab?
sconded from Conrtccticut/ond was seen on Tuesday in Phila?
delphia, probably on In.- way to Texas, He w as lately Presj.
dent ofthc Norwich and Worcester Railroad Company, and
resigned a defaulter and peculator to the amount of * 16,000,
having commitod several forgeries and perjuries to effect this
swindle. He appears te have gone offvery easily
-rOur neutral and Loco-Foco journals are most vociferous
in cackling over the villauy and disgrace of Mitchell, because
he wasonre tru-tedbv the Whig-, but they have no??ng
of Childs'? notorious rascalities Perhaps they do not con?
sider it so wonderful that a Loco-Foco dignitary should prove
a rascal as they vvwuUl if be were a Whig. H >? is '!.:- *
Anti-Slavery Nominations.?A Convention of the ? L:i>
ertv party' was liuld m this City on Tuesday and Wednes?
day oflast week, by which James G. BlRNEJ of New Y irk
was nominated a? President of the United States, and
Thomas Morris of Ohio (formerly (J. S. Senator) for Vice
President.
Wc before stated incorrectly that this nomination un?
made by the 'American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Societv '
That Society, as such, take- no par: in ;>.>!:::?
Corporation Pipe-Laying.?Mr. Nortis, the Corporation
officer for laying pipes, reports :?> the Corporation that he has
on hand L400 feet?about say 4."? t in?iron pipes, con?
demned and not lit for use. Why were the,,, received I?and j
why are they now an hand as useless? Prom wh im were i
these pijvs purchased ' Who was the officer who examii e :.
approved and certified that these 40 ;.>n- of pipes were ac?
cording to contract I
In the same report of Mr. Norris. the Corporation officer,
it appears that large numbers of the stop-cocks put down by ;
the Corporation have been found worthless, The cost of:
these articles, in taking up and putting others in their places j
is said to amount to upwards of $10,000.
In addition to these admissions, it i< admitted that :::??(.' ):
poration base btvn paying front to 50 per cent, m >re
than should leave been paid for this work.
Now do not these facts prove beyond doubt that the Com?
mittees of the Corporation are not the proper bodies to Iuv?
enil the f J.000.000 required fc, bj.yfng down these pipes ?
We ?bull advert to the Report of \Tr V ~; - -.
i...... .?ir. .von:.* again.
ET Hon. C. C. CAMnitELtNv,. ?,ilvar, ba? ir.:....;.:,v: .?
the State Department his desire It. be relieved fron: ihr post
of Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia
ECT Hon. Wat. C. Prestos, Whig V $ Sons..,,- !
? ^ o? nator trom
South Carolina, was lately severely bandied by a public taeet-1
inc. at Abbeville, S. C. for hi* course on the great public ijues
tio.is of the day. He :enlic* with spirit in the last Coium- '
biu Southern Chronicle.
CCT Rev. Thompson S. Harris, formerly a Musionarv
among me Son ocas, has been appointed a Chaplain ::: ?ie
Navy. He is stationed on hoard the Nonh Carolina
ID* Rev. SrEritrN fi. Ko--.s.:.:, an eminent divine of the !
Methodist Church, died at Leesburg, Va. on th.r 13th, ago-i ,
72 He has tsavelcd and preached vea.-,
In the supreme OoitrJ vVtoNtsaj Is?
CASE OF McLEOD.
Hos." Joshua. A. Si'enceu commenced his argument in
die case nf^M'-Leod. on behalf of the prisoner, by saying
that he dcernofi it not inif-roper, i:i view* q? what had boer.
?aid ont of eloors with regard to this ease, to explain ?.::<?
ation lie bore to y. and to the mutton ho had pre-enird :??
ti:- Court.
It !;ad been s:t;d that the appointment under the Federal
Government should induce him to relinquish the defence of
McLeod;-but he w ould say to all such that they little uader
, atood either 'the [merits of ihr. question or his own views ?
r -s| onsibility and dutv, if the- thought him capable of this
' -i: tor^hThad yet to Van: tiiat a Counsellor of the
f State of New-York veas called upon to give up duties he
iwed to his client, because other duties hud devolved upon
him, which he should also endeavor, to the best of bis al
try. to discharge. At an early -tage of the prorciti:>cs .;.
this case, he bad beert retained a- Counsel tor McLeod : as
such tiien. and not as District Attorney, he now appeared
L?ef.,re this Court; and he did not believe tkat the duties he
owed to his client, in the one case; would run counter to
; those he owed his country in the other. All that had been
i done in this case, moreover, had been done in conformity
with his views, and under his advice, and if there was any
.di'tra ??: any crime in what had b*en done, lie was willing
I to benr his full .-hate, and answer therefor to the lafcrs ?f his
country.
The attempt to}make political capital out of this question,
which he said had been made by narti/.an prints of both po
litical parties, was stamped by Mr. Spencer with severe and
ricr.lv deserved reprobation. Without doubt, he said, this
was a question as novel a.- it is important; the opposing
Counsel have urged, with much real, that this motion to d:s
charge has no precedent, ami lie had been charged with te?
merity for presuming", to comic into Court to perform what
his duty, under tiiis motion, required ef him ('runt that
the motion is without precedent, and this argument is briefly
answered. He defied his opponents to rind any precedent
w ithin tise bounds of Christendom, for the prosecution itself.
No case can ever bo found on the records of the Courts of
ativ civilized nation, in which an individual has!.n indicted
for obeying his rightful Sovereign.
The whole argument on tits other side was founded on a
fundamental error, this namely; drey assume as true, wha.
we utterly deny?thai McLeod i- guilty of the murder for
which he stands indicted, and starting upon this presump?
tion thcypiavc made, it must be confessed, some little head?
way in proving that the Court cannot discharge him. But
we utterly deny his cu?t : and we have conn- hither to ascer?
tain tile facts in the ense. on w hich, when proved, the ouc-- 1
lion arises?whut has the Court the power and the right to
do. Let it not be supposed that we have come here to con?
cede the prisoner's guilt, and then to solicit a discharge.
The motion is founded on the assumption that he is guiltless
of the crime for which he i- indicted?even if he were one ,
of the party that attacked tin' Caroline. Nor did he in?i-t
that there was any thing peculiar to this Court as a Stute
Court; lie concedes that the Supreme Court of New-York
has its much authority to try offenders as any other Court,
when the offence has been committed w ithin it- jurisdiction.
It is not a question between State Rights and the rieht- of
the General Government; for lie denied that any Court un?
der any government hnd anj right t<> put McLeod on his
trial. He denied that Congress had any power to legislate
or bring this case within the jurisdiction of the Courts und
?: it one for trial. Ami why ? Simply because then- had
been i.flence; the prosecution was unheard of. wholly un
precedented, and the-Court ought not to proceed with the
cause.
Onr motion i- that McLeod be discharged without a trial;
tH what wav it is wholly indifferent to hs ; we care not whe?
ther.by nolle protequi, ot without that formality, the Court
order his discharge. It will he enough for us that he he set
tree absolutely?and it ho understood that the trial is never
to proceed, and the country preserved from th? disgrace
which most attach to it if it be carried on; he felt quite as
much interest in the honor of tins country as in saving Mc?
Leod from trial.
The question then come- u;> whether the Court has any
discretion in this matter?for if they arc not bound and hood?
winked, they surely can net to prcvont this trial. He then
proceeded to show , by refcrense to tin Revised Statutcs,tliat
thv Court had pow er. n> executive offuers of the law, to
order a nollt yr,'.>- j Hi
(Mr. Hail her- stated that be did not acknowledge that it
w as in the power of the Executive to order a nolle pros.)
Mr. Spencer proceeded to show that the Court had pewei
to bring up questions before them for decision, und w hen 1
culled upon to cswrcise it. the qnestion whether the trial
should be brought rrsrard, i< strictly of an Executive char
actor. And this Conn now have to determine, a- t!. .
rightfully may. whether the trial to proceed. What then
are the considerations which should influence the decisions '
It :- strictly a question of political expediency in the highest
and best sense of that much abused term; it is one involving
the dearest and most cherished rights of nations, :.nd all the
consequences which would naturally flow from its decision,
may -.cry properly be taken into the account. He then refer?
red to authorities to establish this.
Further, as to power of the Court to enter a nolle proteqni
he read a provision fr-m the Revised Statutes. II. 54, re?
straining die District Attorney from entering the order, un
j indictment, without leave from the Court having jurisdic?
tion to try the offence charged.
In order to show then that thisCourt has jurisdiction over
the offence with which McLeod is charged, and therefore
power t? order a nolle proseqvi, he cited II 11. S. ?>'>(), sec.
I,providing that all issues of tact joined in the Court of
Chancery, shall be tried in the Circuit or Superior Court
unless the Supreme Court shall order such trial to be had at
the bar of said Ceurt. This case, he contended, is ene of
such importance us to warrant tbc Court to order its trial at
its own bar; they have, then-ton1, the jurisdiction to ordei a
nolle proscqui.
With reference also to granting a discharge oa a writ of
habeat cvpu*. the Counsel proceeded to cite the precedent
of Holmes vs. Jentson and sundry otlier authorities to estab?
lish the point that this Court was clothed with ample power
to order a discharge Tobe sure no tacts on the Sheriff's re?
turn arv deniexi ; it is true th?.t McLeod had been arrested?
true :oo that he was committed a::d he'd to trial in due form.
!!? :t every offence charged in the indictment is connected
with the,murder of Durfee; it is a conceded fact that tie.
prisoner i.- charged only with murder:
Mr. Spencer .-aii that the question of the Caroline's de?
struction w as :i"t involved in the prescht case?-.ha: he should
leave tobe decided by the proper tribunals: he appeared
here to justify neither of the parties engaged in that transac?
tion. The only question to be presented here is?was there
any ..p-:; resistance?was there in form and substance a war 1
?'- it culd \K. proved that it was so, the rights and immuni?
ties of sur must attach to all concerned in the tra suction.?
If, oa the other hand, it be found dtat all was quiet and
peaceable on the borders, if there were no riots and disorders
raging then-, then it may be said that ?ur territory was inva?
ded. But what say all the documents ?f this matter ? Thev
ail speak of a state of insurrection of lawle.s marauders or.
on- side and tho British authorities on the other: to all in
j - Jered.
Mr. S. repeated that he denied the murder. To be sure, j
we bare been told :hn: the ?irand Jury by which the indict?
ment was found were not rsotriots: it maybe so. I s.now
-one of then.: but this I do know, that if the jury were not.
their witaessess were patriot*.?patriots, too. who wer- wil?
ling to heap up falsehoods and rserjurie* mountain high : and
as marc, more could have r-een had as the gentleman had
; pleased to ord-t. ft had b-cn admitted by McJNab that be
bind ordered this oxTscdttioa: he then was guilty :<..- mur?
der; why r.ot find an mdictment against him ' I: ha, been
said that one kad been found : why then did not the Governor
send a requisition tor him: better to do so. !??? t::. ug:.t. titan
send for a poor individual like Mitchell who had jest been '
I taken and brought back foi trial. Gov. Head was a.so an ,
accessory before the fact; Why r.ot indie: h?a as a mta
derer a:..l destroyer of steamboats The whole pr cee ling
in :h>- case of McLcod has been an absurdity: its equii can?
not be found, and for the hwnor of the world he hoped
would remain forever alone?and a precedent without fob
lowers.
He appealed then to the (.'our: to arreitthe progress of the
j en use. and not gratify the malcontents on the Canadian bor j
; der by putting the prisoner on trial, and thus hurrying on a
war. which they desired. i:?. the hope that they might -hare
the spoils: He felt sure the Court would never sanction
- :eh a proc.ling as this.
Mr. Spencer e!o?ed his argument a: about 7 o'clock or. i
' Tuesday night by a consideration of the mam point, that ;
j McLcod was not to be held p?rson<ulii responsible, ina?- j
' mueh as be was only obeying the orders of his government.?
I fc cited a ca-c particularly in point: that of a soldier in the |
i British East India Service, ?h?? s?.is indicted far an offence
I committed while acting under orders and under rircumstan
i ccs almost precisely similat to th.?*e attending the present i
1 case. Tin' crime charged wa- committed during an actual j
1 though not a formal war. It wa? brought up before the
Bombay Conns and the prisoner was tried and convicted by ;
: them. An appeal w as taken and theirdecistou was reversed
; by the British Privy Council: Lord Tenterpen delivering 1
the opinion, a:-d such lawyers as Scarlet and Denmas ta- \
; king part m the debate. The point made was a -.cry -irons; ,
1 one, and we regret exceedingly that we r.rr enable : > pres. ? I
i it more fully.
The Court then adjourned uxti! this mot Ring.
At :??!! welock Mr. Spencer resumed hi< argument.
Hi- !ir-t position was that the State of New-York in intet
i posing its jurisdiction and taking cognisance of n::v portion
' of this public offence a?ai.i-t :!?..? entire American nation, is ?
j exercising an authority repugnant to the Constitution and
j Laws of the U. S. and is bringing the two jurisdictions
I into collison and conflict. Its tendency is to thwart the con?
stitutional exercise of the treaty-making power and thu* in- J
volvc the two nations in war.
Again, granting that the alleged offence wete indictable i
and cognizable by the Courts of the United States, the trial !
of the individual would nevertheless be wholly incompatible
with the negociotions known to be pending between the two
j Governments, and alike unwotthy the honor ustd dignity of
both Bv the Constitution ofthc United States the power to
make ot declare war, Ac. is expressly given to Congress : '
the States are thus absolutely inhibited from any participa- j
tion iu the exercise of these power-. He referred to IT. S.
Con. Art. [.? 3. 10 ; Art. II. ? 0
Iu order that the General Government may safely and ad?
vantageously exercise the powers thus exclusively vested t:
I it. it is absolutely necessary that it be left unembarrassed by
interference in matters of which :t alone has cognizance. i
The killing of Durfee, he maintained, was only a part of
I the general transaction?a mere incident to thai one object
j ?the destruction of the Caroline. If. then, this i- separable
1 from the rest and indictable, why may not the ?hole act be
: made a subject of municipal jurisdiction ' And why may not
the winde army of invaders bu indicted ?
In conclusion, Mr. Spencer hoped that all the points he
! bad laid down bad been fully proved; that the destruction of
the Caroline was an act of public force, and ti.a: the offence
' f?r which the prisonei stands indicted art's.- out of the exe?
cution of that act. It was, ordered l>y the Government of
(ireut Britain, and for it that Government alone wa- re- '
sponsible.
Mr. Spencer's who! ? argument was .>:.e >:' great force ard ;
j clearness, and we regret our inability to present i: more in j
I derail, with particular reference to the authorities which he '
' cited. We bad prepared a more extended sketch, but a lack '
j of room compel- us tf? omit it.
The case terminated here, and probably the i ? rision will f
i nut be given until the last dav ofthc term.
_
1 Martlasd.?The double Distri:; of Baltimore City, An
nupolis and Ann Arnndel County, has elected two Wbic '
Members of Congress in place of Carroll and Hillen, V. B
the vote is as follow -.:
Counties. Kennedy,W. Rasdali,*** *ralbsber,Ti?MurraytrB\
; Baltimore City-Gill ?llv.16466 6466
Annapolis. 13'? 19-J. Ill 1 1
Ann Anuidcl (part)._ . 32 maj. 32
Total, sa far....6,602 '6.63f>.?,612 ?i?T? I
The remainder of Anne Ann lei is Whig, aad gave 228 -
majority f-r Harrison last fall; Kennedy and R?ndall are .j:"'
course elected;
In the Hid District, (Baltimore County, Harfori, and part
, of Carroll.) James W. Willis?;-. Opposition, is ??!..
I Ja.-. C. Orrick, also Opposition.
In the lid Di-t.-ict. Hou James Alfred Pcarcc; U hl<*, .
. elected without Opposition?lion. Philip F. Thomas, !a:.> i
V. B. Member, having withdraw:: before election. A Whig !
Iu the Vth District, Hsn. William Cos: Johnson, Wl ig-, i
reflected over Anthony Kimme!, also Whig. The Mai! of
, this morning brings returns from Frederick County complete
and from Carroll, except one District. The maj thus :"ar
for Johnson was 831.
In the > Itb Distr:.-:, returns from par. of Frederick and
I part of Washington leave zi'j daub: of the election of John T.
Mas?n, i jy-n. over Ed want A. Lynch, Whig, (in place of
Hon. Francis Thomas. V. B.)
. In the 1st District, the candidates are I-aae 0. Jones and 1
andJ. S. Cottrnaa, both Whigs. No returns.
In the Seventh District. August :- R. Sellers, Whig ..
pretty certainly elected ever T. W. Samerville, Opp-i
The Maryland Cong". Delegation will probably --.a.ai -.x
' Whig and two Opp.?being a Whig gain if. tnree,
Kestvckt.?The vote of the VTHtb (Leuisville) District
for Congress is returned 4,842 : i Spriggand 4,677 for Field!
Sprigg's m . Both Whig.
In the Iii- s. Bowling Gr ; I):-;.-:c:. the vote ;s?
For Joseph It. t"Mderwoo,i. W_irw-n.1477.
B ?h Whigs?. Underwood's majority, 2.441.
Mr. Triplet: (Whig) has 2.136 majority.
I ?7* James Egan an-! Andrew DurTy had a d-:-:kir.^-rr.a:ch
i at Juliet, 111. on the 4th inst.?he who got drunk g.--: to pav
the suil. Egan -o-j.-i aft-.-r went to bed. and left it a corpse*'
Temperance is making no little progress in I?:::a.s_e~p.>
daily along the liae of the canok. Tee Catholic Clergyman
; at Juliet is said :o have obaia -d shove 604 new aames toth?
abstiaeai>? pledge
By ibis .Mornings Southern Hail.
North CABOi^l?Fioni^ election is this Staier&w
- mrns havo teen received. The St :r o. Mondaj says that
vv S.W(.Byn?rn'^ District Danikl (V. It.)
ilv elected: 'in Northampton an.: Halifax counties, bow
r ( hern- (W.) had 140 ra?jeri.j
In CaWell DistrictSbephar.i (W.) is *ahi f? be- ,v>-!?d.
X! - i Whig srain.
In 'h-> Ncwbern DistrictWashington (W.) is said to have
been remrned. >VTiisgain In the Rowan l>i?t?ct there
is no doubt a Whig guinj :n Peachcrs election.
If this k* so the Whig gain, is at least tare; within
chance, tor two more a:-.-: n ? risk.
ZT T!:e ttnilroad >???; eC Engines, &c.at Armarohs.
Md.. were destroyed by fire late Mondaj night
Important ihos: Mexico.?By an arrival it ->< ?.? cr
leans the following Mcxi ran m * - has been re tetveu :
General Samara, a: the head ot' 1500 men, from Tobaseo
and Yucatan, Lad advanced within 10 miles of Vera Cruz.
A united force of Tcxiau and Campeackians had taken
the for: and bar of Tarepico.
in a norther, which lately prevailed along the Mexican
cousr. many vessels are said to have suffered.
\ Texian man of war scho >ner was wrecked 30 miles to
leeward of Vera Cm.', and all hands lost
The New-York packet ship Una is oljo said to be cast
awav n?-ar Vera Crur.
A Spanish man of w ar also suffered in the same storm.
- Qn o,;t]. ?f April, a couducta 1,200,000 dollars or
rived at Visa Cruz from the interior. j
" Trade was very dull a: Vera.Cruz. No confidence existed ?
among the r?-*-?r>:.-. a- to the stability ?f the government.
[N. 0. Courier. j
Xcto??orfe licflislahirr.
On Tuesdav, tue Senate resolved to meet at half past 4 ,
P. M.. to consider Hen. Root's resolutions -Ih favor of a Na?
tional Bank: aUo G.-t: R.'s resolutions re*pe-ttHg the op
pointmcnt of Member- of Congress to oiliee. and the Vir?
ginia controversy-.
The bill authorizing the Corporation of tiiis City to raise
money ($1,160,000) by tax for the year 1841, was debated |
and passed as reported without a division.
The bill to di vide the Count; of Genksee, and constitute
of the Southern halfthc County ofWroxisc, was also read ,
.-. thirJ time and passed: Ayes lot Nov; 10.
The bill to brinu into general use the Centiimde Tlter- ,
mometer was rejected.: Ayes !; Noes II
The bill to amend the Revised Statutes in regard t.> Com
moi Schools, (providing for County Superintendents, &e.) j
was read a thiril time t.n.i passed: Nays ti?(Messrs Paige
and Strong.1
The bill amen.lit:- ti:-.-harter of th- Greenwich Savings
Bank of tins City was passed Adj.
In the House, the Albany Bridge 'question was discussed
throughout the Evening Session of Monday. No question
taken. The sell looks dead.
The House wa- engaged a good part of the day in amend- j
ing its Rules, so as to facilitate the despatch of business.? I
The amendments proposed were adopted.
The McLeod case was now taken up; Mr. Hoffman's
amendment authorizing the Attorney General to enter a nolle
protequi was cut off by the Previous Question, and Mr.
Swackhamer's resolution, calling on the Governor for the j
aorrespondence between the Federal and State Governments
?being ->> modified by the mover as to require it, " if not
incompatible with the public interest," was passed : Aye
88; Noes 4.
On motion of Mr. C. Howe the Assemblyvotcd to adjourn i
on the 26th inst. Adjourned.
The town- of Ridgefield and Pomfrct, Conn, have no
lawyer within thcirborders. When they raise any, it is for j
export, never for home consumption. They hare a queer ins- :
tion that such luxuries cost more than they are worth.
rjCJ* John L. Newsom shot Thomas Theelford, near the |
fork of Greene River^ near F.rie. Alabama, on the ~'Jth ult.
Newsom tied, and ha-i not been overtaken.
Z3* Gerald was executed for murder at Etitaw, Ala. on
the Ttii inst. He was calm, penitent, and resigned to his
?ate. saying that intoxication had caused his ruin.
UCT" 'The Signal of Liberty." an Abolition paper, ha- .-t
been started a- Ann Arbor, Mich.
BCF Bishop England left for Europe in the Brittania.
O* Ripe Cherries have appeared in Sauth Carolina.
XT' Jan:-- Burke, of Cleveland, Ohio, ruptured a blood?
vessel while coughing it Ut ??? on Friday last, and died in
:itt".-. minutes, aged 29 years. lie leaves a wife and two
children.
Mail-Robben Arrested.?Shclden McKnight, Postmaster
at Detroit, has been on a tour ot observation after mail-rob*
bers. Hehas found ssvcnil packages of letters hid in -ta?
ble,. ,vc. at ? Hinten and at ( ambridge, and has takea
stage-dri'ers into custody.
CCT ():;.? hundred stone-cutters and masons ore wanted an
the \\ . lash and Iirie Canal, r.c.ur Mauwec Citv, Ohio.
Messrs. N. Cook .\: Co., 10S Broad -tr.'et. will transport
men by canal and steam to any poiut West expeditiously and
at very moderate rates.
Tut: Essjapko? a M'.RiiKHKu.?A man named Hogan
convicted t.t Little Rock, Ark , of murder, but recom?
mended to the mercy of the Fresident of the United States,
rec< ntly made his escape fr^m pri-on.
55- The ship Alabama, lyinc; in Mobile bay, was strack
by lightning on the lOth instant
The Frigate Brandy-wine, lately returned from the
Mediterranean, is to return forthwith if that BtatioiL
BODY-SN ATC HING
Hr. Editor : _ For The Tribune.
I was much surprised a few days since in readme au arti- i
cle in the Courier and Enquirer which speaks contemptuously I
ot that par: ofGov. Ellsworth's Message which recommends
that the abolition of Imprisonment for Bekt in Connecticut '
be extended to non-residents The Courier ridicules the I
ts.:a and says " the People ?f New York do notwishany such
courtesy extended to them." &c.
Now, I venture to say that hundreds feel gTatefui for the
recommendation, and should it become a law, it will be a J
sour ??? of great relief and bekefit to them.
\ . are aware that a lar^'e proportion of the business men
in this City camo from Connecticut, and many have been un?
fortunate within the last few year-, from cause- known to eve?
ry one. and are now weighed down by debts they can never j
pay.
To such it would bo a source ..f much comfort to know j
that they can visit their friends in times of sickness or death,
without :he fear of feeling the clutch of an officer. I
Many yet are simple en .ugh to -ay that no honest man '
need have any fears of being moles tc i. Lknow be'ter. from j
experience. There are men, and not a few, in this commu- j
any. who would follow you to the very grave of vour nearest
relation, if there was the least hop.- of cetlin? n dollar by it.
Cannot you say something for us unfortunate Yankees?
Jamks.
[We certainly consider the remark of the Courier founded j
in error, and we think it cannot have originated with or been
approved Wy the Senior Editor We heartily hope that the?
s'jggesuon of Got. Ellsworth wall meet with favor from the'
Legislature of Cannecticut, and that a General Bankrupt
Law w?] soon obviate the necessity for all partial measures I
''? relief :?? hones: debtors Ed Tribune ]
IV
aopoiated the Hi*. Joseph Kve.o: !.-:. .;. kv..
the Repub ic of Texas. This is an important appotntmeoi
and ;t has been bestowed upon a firm an&inBexiNe pa
triot?one who will in ill stations and conditions maintain
the honor of his country.
\\vu ? The United States ship of-the-line Delaware,
, :api? ?: SfcCa ilev,destined for the Mediterranean, cropped
down vesterda\ to the anchorage offthe Naval Hospital io
tow of the IJnttedStatessteamer Poinsett -[Nortoik Bea
c?a.______ _?
, .%M,t:< H BROTHERS.
BR?K EK - NO. ?? VVAtL-STKEET
Ki \ AND SEI L Ifnearreai Bank N-t.-. Baak Checks aad Cer
cilii ates of I>.-[?,.it on every point in the l/aioa,
Baak afEastand Notes. Sovereiraa aad other Gold coin ?aat'.i.
___
MONEY MAKKKT.
Sale* nt the Stock E-chnnjje, ?nj 1!>.
150 -,-c-l Baak .-:'?.!- li? 98 shares Del &. Hod. 9?\
jj jo J., .ea?fa V*t 3 do do . ?>??
7;, do.aextwk Is 100 do do. agi
? do do.b3ds Is* do .t. 9SJ
?0 do do _ >:?d.. !v *?'> do do. fcsj
|50 Jo do .s90d- '!- ? ?>.
,|? ,)o.cash 1?; .'-) do do.Wj. ?>-.;
.v j ,t? s3ds Is- It' do Slunisgtoa K ? m*
'.. b3ds l?i 50 do do. 3l[
(u ;tds lei 50 do dj . 35
j? . -.Od.- 1SI 20 do do. 3
I?. :-j do do ...hawk 34.
,Zn j,' d0 .tods '"i M J" HarlemR. '.3
so do d.,.bad. m ? *> .
00 do do .sWds Is; .-) do do.bVd, 3*.
do
d*
do
Jisi do do
25 d
rsl d
IOC? .1
io aextwk I" t06 do ,!-.?:t.?d. 37?
next wk ISJ I*" <!?> >'o. 37}
N A TruVl ? 30 sis ?0 50 do do.I. ?>,). 98
505 do do ...3d. 10 I 50 *?> d?.aSPds 37}
33 Z do .cash 10 29 do I'ticaA Sehen ... WS,
100 do do.<:t0d> to , 50 du Canton Co..s 3 dys 37
?15 do de .cash >" '
Second Bto;tr?I.
II .hares Del A Hud . 9?Jr25share? lr S Ikwt.bWds I*,
?50 do .1. .1*d. St? I'h* do d...b:Wd.- l'.ij
133 .10 I S Baak. 19 5* *> sk...?t?ds II
50 do d.? ..h??ds 191 35 do do.?Wd? IM
35 ao j,,.
CotuiucrcinJ und tloue? Matters-.
Wednesday, /*. M.
There ??? ta .1 fair amount of business dons ?I the S:.--k Exehange
to-dav. The sale* reached about 3500*hares of all description*. I'
.-> Bank ??ld at the Second Board at l'.'j?an improvement of 11 r~T
cant since ti:? final quotations yesterday*, lt i* probable that tins
.. tdings of tha Stockholder*" meeting at Pbiladelp hia yesterday
had sunt? effect :.? cause thu- rise, although it may l~> that it ? a.- the
result of Ike bear- t.fiii-.' ?h?rt. Del A Hud improved !. Thi- Stock
ml! preb ibly i? par. as it :- rumored it ?ill dct brad 3j per cat
dividend. N A Tru-t fell off : per ? >'n!. Harlem do 1.
j-: ".isi New York Canal Fives, 1305,11. A'H
^-i.i)e>i do do. S?i
1 .ism llhhoii Sixes, 1678. 5C
3;fj0o Indiana Bonds. 5-;'
?1,000 Indiana Sterling Bonds. 55
These 1 de? -ho^ aa improvement in Illinois Sixes and t'.u:sl Kiijs
eaeh i |>er cent on the last rate-.
The Evani Journal says that an offer ?ras made on Tuesday for
the whole Chenaugo Canal Loan. $30,000 at five per cant interest, at
j. 1 cash for eacb SI00 .1" .^t.'. k. Aa offer ?ras also made for $10.000
m p.-r cent. Tha Commissioners declined ix.th ofl'er-, thinking that
the present depression in the-value of State Securities wHl be ualy
temporary , and profcrrinc t- avail themselt.f any imprevemeat
?sin. ii :11a; orrnr 111 the money market.
The bills ..t' the Faruicr." Itjnk of Orleans, tt Gainvs, are redeear
ed at < per cent discount st the Alban} City Batik.
At the adjourned meeting of the Stockholders of the Baak of the U
s: it. bei t yesterday at Philadelphia, it ?v- voted to accept ih.' -up.
alatioas of th Ri veauc BilL A resolution ?.v- also adopted <* like
measures t.? ait.-r the name and reduca the capital <>i" the bank. The
good assets of the bank arc considered ?..rtli about $34,000,000, l'ram
which dedm t$C000,000forcontingeDcies, and thv balance$18,000,0(8
may. by good management; bM realized.
In a leitet from Mr. W.?. Reed, published in the National Gaaettai
oa the subject ofthe Pennsylvania Reveaua Bill, he-tat-.- that the
revenue, secured to tha Internal Impraventent Fand l>> that bill, ar
cording to previons astimates tor the year ensuing, ? dl I?- ..- foBotMl
Tax under Ai t of Hin June. Ifli).1,300,000
Collateral Inheritance Tax. 3O,0M
Auction Duties . NMJM
Caaal aad Railroad Tolls. 900,00$
Dividends on Bridge. Turupik 1 uid Navigation :"t.^k. iT.tfrt)
Total .$3,247,000
> ii h U to be deveted to pa) iag the inter. -1 of the Slate Debt, 'viuch
amounts t-. specie to $1^03,100, leas iag a balance to the credit of thu
lateraal'Ixiprovemeat Funnd, of 'at least $409.060, to be applied to
the sxtinguiabmaut of the principal.
l!\ t report nuulo by tin Valuation Commit).f the Logislaprra
? it Massi ehnsett?, it appears that the value of the Real and Personal
Property of Massachusetts for 1?S9 1* fJOsJ.OOO.oOO. The valuattoo
for Boston is $109,0000,000. In I-fJ the valuation for the .5tat^ was
$30-1,000,000, and for Boston $rH).000.ff?.
IVeW'YorH .'liirliot'?.
\ iii! v?Th ? demand lor Pots is very active; lor sbipmeat, at }M.
For Pearls there is not inu. h inquiry. Sales at 5s50, t".?r the prese?l
).:ar'- iuspeatians.
1 lot rec?The trade being jiretiv v?.dl supplied, the m irket is 4ait
Sales Brazil at 91 a lOf. Laguyra 10} a 10}; Java 13; Sumatra 401;
St. Domingo ?} a 9j Pot tu Kieu Hi.
Cottom?The market is without material change, and the sales of
th n- 'k iin -iut !.11 vry ?steine bplmd and I'l indat?l a Hi,
.Mobile 10a I t;, X.-a Orlean. 10 a IS}.
Fe.THcas?Sales iniall parcels ii?> Geese I.'.
Fish?The arrivals ofdrj Cod ar? considerable. Sales3^S3j s i75.
Sales mackerel, No. 1. IIa I4.*.'.>; No. 2, 12 a I2J23| No. 3, il.'-o
Flovs?The -i.M.!. ot Western i'lour 1, nu 1 increasing by arrius
and the price since our luat reimrt has fallen off considerably. V
quote Geaeaoa l.-'^t a 1.63), Ohw aad Mich.:- n I 30 a IdnJ. These
bow Troy in first bauds. Southern is firm at 4.75 a 4.811; both f.
Georgetown and Howard street 4.50 a 4.75; Philadelphia 4.75, Ry
Flour and Com Meal are without change. For the latter 13.30*4
, .0..! ii.j in l.bl.- for Brm dywine,
?'?The supplies of all di scriptioaa . lig?t, and the m..rkr'
improving. Sales Southern Cora at 35a37; Northern doS9a~4fc
Rya 55 a 5C: Southern Oats 53 a 34; Nurti 1 do ii .. 13; good Oes'- t
see Wheat 104; Ohio do 93j n99.
M01 ? ises?The market is .er_. heavy. Sales New Orleans 33; !fc*
Iberia ?;<>; St Croix '15: sweel Havana 30.
Paovisions?There U a limited demand for Beef. The steekaf
Poik is large, and the rate.-declining; I.ard. Hams, .1. ,are jile.tyaiBd T
dull; i;e;v Butt-r .? wanted at 10 a -y>. t'h.in fair demand, and uV I
stock decreasing. ?
Ssr.ds?The stack of Cloysr is rather!:. ?? and -mail ?.:? ? at
Timoth) in sm ii! di mand at 33 u 32.00.
Sogar?The decsaad i- light, and th.- mark not rcrj firm, ^sku
Sales Porto Rico 6} a 7J; New Orleans Ca 7; StCroixTIaSl Cabs
Muscas ado ?;;. *bita Brazil i a -.: browa Cuba fij a ?;: wht de 9? >t.
Teas?The r.at Auction sales have at a considerable o?
cline, but the market appears to !.e it . stand.
Wool?No mater.:.l .hange in this art.' I ?; - our La.1 reporL
At Augu -is, May !oth, the Cotton market *r.s tirip uith an ineress- |
ed demand, especially for tbe better desoript.ons. Severaj pl.sten
-olil their rop. at 11}a 11} to 12a 13} for <i?..rgia Kailro-d a-x? i
... Exchange was dull and ths supply exceeded the demand. Tfct
rat>- o . Ne? ^ ..ra u .- 1^ pur r,.I;t |Vjr <?.s.r!;i<i KaUroad not-M.
Al ' .1.. innati Flour .- rather lower. Atxiut .-./.) 1,1,.', N.,;,Jat3,S
and i . rction; \\ bis .- firm a: 10.. Fur Lard and I'..rk, the niarkr.
is quicl
Sale* at Ajtstion.
?v U is. noi s msn >. co.
M-t. -. 3 bfa .- iVrn, Rico at 26] a 27; 5 bi.U ! I.
Tea?2 ehs -5 ht cbs Soucno.- g . |,) i t.? j,,,- 5 .,, . it *
cas 43 a 43j.
Pipes?37 bojie* at 21.
Corrte?3C ijaga Rieei at
Tocacco?10 boxes at 10; a I i j
It ktsisis?l? k-gs at 113; -tfi iu, duster 70 a 73. 4 ! do MR iXt
50 do USj 91 bf dos? and 63.; 157qr do 37} 1 It. ?>> k. .- ;.: iatr !
10 kega 2.02.
Paper? 100 bundle, straw J SSj.
Oil??'{ taakeu 4 a 4.0;.
Nctmecs?9 kegi 70: I at 33: I c-k ul 50.
CiiAMiM . bsku am bar L87 a t; 2 t.>a? EignurnvtLr i;k3?
at $ltt
RLEECKEa v vax ovke.
ICai. Estati?Eight letsof groaad ou 7ih ateau?, betwees
a*< 10th ?L.. 24. 3j t,j 9_ ,.;? j, syx,
Eight Iota on south side tOih st, between 7th av.nu. s.-;JSI<SJ?
iogdale,
Four du d.) do 00 Iii >t, b-^twern 7sS ar.d -th av aoae, e ich J3>
Eight do do do do on 43d st. do do, each $300.
E fht do da ol North side 4:id It, do dodo, each $3,50.
Eight do do do on 43d tt, l>et? ee,n Ith sad 9th sv.nuo, <saeh
r-'snty-oae do do or. North Mo nth st, between, Sri ??*]
?"?flu.., o.ch $3,33.
