The New York Herald Newspaper, November 20, 1842, Page 2

W YORK HERALD. November 20, 184 New York, Sund The Exciting News of the Day, Lich we give to-day, of The local intelligence w all kinds, « of the most exciting and New York was never in such ment as it has been for the last horrible tragedy of Colt, and the mysterious ch he si ight the execution of inistration of justice, conti- m in @ most extraor- dimury ¢ Masses of the people disbelieve ia suicide, and persist in saying that “he ia still | that tie conflagration of the Tombs and roner’s Jury, are only dust in their eyes. Al suicide is too true! s her particulars of this stramge mystery as vere developed yesterday, will be found in our pa- per to day Bat this is not all, The mysterious murder of Mary Rogers, at Hoboken, is again revived with all its horrors, with the addition of more doubt— more surmises—and more developements in pros- pect. An examination took place, yesterday, at ch will be found Hoboken, all the particulars of w in this day’s paper. It will be seen from this singu- lar evidence, that the artiele on this subject, re- sently published by the decent paper called the Tribune, is a series of audacious and unexampled talsehoods. We happen to know for what purpose the gross imposition in the Tribune was manufac- tured, and we shall expose its wickedness at length For the present, all that is known Rogers, will be at a propertime. of the mysterious end of Mary found in the police examination published in this day's paper. We have also the case of Mr. James W. Webb again on the tapis, ina more serious light than it has yet b+en presented. Webb is now in prison, awaiting his sentence for going out of the State to fight aduel, and unless a pardon is given him by Governor Seward, he must be sentenced to the State Prison, not less than two years, nor more than seven years. Notwithstanding all the evil Mr. sought to do us for the last seven years— Webb has notwithstanding the very recent exhibition of his bitterness and malice toward ua, we wish earnestly that he may be pardoned by the Governor, and we chall certainly sign his petition, and send a half-a- dozen of the purest juice of the grape, and a hundred segars to solace his days and nights in prison until the now gallant Colonel does not intend to starve either himself or his friends in his new place of abode for a tew short days. ‘The lowest term of imprisonment that the Court can inflict, is two years ia the State prisop, at Sing Sing. Petitions are already in circulation to induce the Governor to grant a pardon. Case or Cour.—All sorts of ramors were in{cireu- ! ‘ution yesterday relative to the suicide of Colt, and many of those who had not perused the city press, still doubted that he was dead. Tae vicinity of the prison was occupied here and there with little knots Of persens enquiring anxiously, and doubting as tc his fate. Bets were offered and taken on Friday, that he woald not be hung; and one gen tleman, connected with the theatrical profession, | Won $150 on the result. There *h contrariety of opinion as to the course of the rifl, many blaming him ior allowing Colt to be alone, and others contending that as it was the man’s last dying requesi, he could not refuse it. The general opinion is, that the immediate fnends and relatives of Colt knew his intention to commit suicide, and the tact of their parting with him at one o'clock nm the day, when he had three hours yet to live, would appear to confirm this opinion. There were upwards of five hundred persons with- in the walls of the prison, waiting to witness the execution, which forms a curious reflection to the idea of a private execution, as contemplated by the legislature. The ceil in which Colt had been confined, was thoroughly examined yesterday, and his clothing and other et ceteras removed to the coroner's office to be given to his brother. handled pen knife, was found in the drawer of the table of the cell, and a pair of smallscissors, nearly new, with eitherof which he could have committed suicide during the time he was left alone in his cell on Friday. Dr. Anthon had supposed that Colt would have left some paper or writing in his cell for his particu- lar eye, or that of the public, butno such paper was found. An investigation will take place in a day or two, before which all the persons who have entered Colt’s cell, and have been with him alone, will be arraigned. In addition, the particulars relative to the at- tempted bribery 0° the deputy keepers of the City Prison by Colt’s friends, to allow him to escape in female clotiing, aswell as the peculiar reasons for removing him from the hands of Col. Jones, the keeper of the City Prison, and placing him in that of the Sheriff, and the second attempt at bribery as proposed to one of the deputy sheriffs, should also oe investigated. These, and other mysterious and yet hidden trans- actions, must all be exposed, and we should not be astonished to see some action taken by the Common Council of our city on this subject to-morrow even- ing. The body of Colt has been placed in one of the vaults of St. Mark’s Church, as previously noticed, only until arrangements can be made to forward it the document arrives. On account of his very amia- ble.respectable and worthy wife,family and connec- tions, we shall strike trom our breast every feeling and sentiment of retaliation, and we hereby request all ours friends in New York to call at this office We believe in the sublime doctrines, and endeavor to and sign a petition forthwith for his pardon. practice the golden precepts of the Great Saviour of the world—‘‘Do wnto others as you would have others do unto you.” Such are the events of the past two days, and next week promises to be equally exciting. To-morrow he Court of Oyer and Terminer in Westchester county opens, and then will commence at White Plains the trial of the prize-fighters for the murder We have dispatched our inimitable corps of reporters to that place—and shall run two of McCoy. rapid expresses each day to bring us the latest intel ligence for both the morning and evening editions These trials will be deeply interest- and we mean to beat the whole newspaper ofthe Herald. ing, press in New York, in the accuracy of the reports, and ia the rapidity of the publication. This is a great country—this is a mighty city— we are a wonderful people—and the age we live in is the mos, wonderful that the sun ever shone upon. Wess Comarrren to Prison —James Watson Webb, of the Courier & Enquirer, appeared in the Court of Sessions ,yesterday morning, in company with his friends Sam’l Blatchford,ex-Alderman Ben- son, Tom Snowden, and some few others, in order to be arraigned on the recent indictment found against him “for leaving this State with the intent to give orreceive achallenge to fight a duel,” emana- ting trom his meeting with Thomas F. Marshall in Delaware. There were but few persons in attend- ance, as it had been generally supposed that the Court had adjourned over to Monday next, although Saturday had been specially fixed to hear a number of cases of affiliation or bastardy. He therefore took advantage of this circumstance in order to aring before the usual crowd attendant upon the regular session ef the Court. The bastardy cases being disposed of until Satur- day next, the Recorder sa “Mr. District Attorney, are you fready for that busin is Disrrict Arrorney.—Yes. We propose to ar- raign James Watson Webb on an indictment against him Reconver—Mr. Vandervoort, arraign the pri soner Vanpervoort.—James Watson Webb, you have been indicted /*tor leaving this State with the intent to receive or give a challenge to fight a duel.” What have you to enter as your plea to this charge. avoid 1 Ween —! was recently arraigned for a similar offence, and entered a plea of guilty, and at that time submitted my opinions to the court at length. 1 have, therefore, merely to refer to said opinion for the oaly justification that I car offer. I have to remark, however, that what- ever odium may attach to the tormer Grand Jury, for the indictment foun | against me, I wish it to be pertect!y understood, that [ attribute not the slight- est impropriety to the present body that found this bill. The previous indietment being informal, it ne- cessarily became the duty of not only this Grand Ju. ty, but the law officer of this court, to prepare ane other indictment covering the ground left bare by that previously presented. I have, therefore, mere- ly to say, that Lentera plea of guilty, and submit my- self to the action ot the Court District Arrorxey.—In this state of affairs I now move that Col. Webb be committed to pri- son. Recorper.—The usual course must be adopted, and the prisoner stands committed for sentence, which will be rendered some day next week Web» was then placed in charge of one of the officers of the Court, and will be confined in the room at the south end of the Tombs, adjoining the witness room of the Grand Jury. This isthe quar- tets usually devoted to the safe keeping of those members of community who are considered too respectable and genteel to be sent into the cells of the prison. As we were leaving the court room, we spied a stout, sturdy buck negro, wending his way in that vicinity, and staggering under a load contained ina large champagne basket. We stopped the gentleman of color, with the in- quiry of “ What have you got there?” and he re- plied * O, Lord bless you, Massa, a back load of nice things for Col. Webb, with a little bit of something to make him comfortable in this ere nasty prison.” As we descended the steps, up came anether por- ter with another basket filled with tumblers, decan- ters, aod numerous other et ceteras, showing that to his place of birth, in Connecticut, where it isto be finally interred. Tue Mareiace oF Cour.—Nothing, perhaps, in the whole career of Colt, has excited more atten- tion, particularly among the females of our city, than the marriage of Colt to Caroline Henshaw, within a few hours of the time fixed for this execu- tion. The fact that Colt had never proffered mar- riage before the hour when he knew his fate was fixed, and the consent of Caroline Henshaw to unite in matrimony with a man destined for the scaffold, has naturally created much discussion and enquiry, as to the causes that could have produced such an extraordinary result. From circumstances that have recently come into oar possession, we have every reason to believe that Colt was married to Caroline Henshaw in Phi- ladelphia before the murder of Adams took place in this city. After this deed was committed, it became necessary that she should be used as a witness, and knowing that her testimony could not be received, as the wife of Colt, she was introduced as plain Caroline Henshaw, and for the purpose of carrying out the deception, as originally practised, the mar- riage ceremony was again performed, in order to blind the eyes of the world to the previous transac- tion. This will fully account forthe commission of an act that, under any other circumstances, appear, perfectly inexplicable. In case an investigation is commenced in this city relative to the extraordi- nary cause of his death, certain developments will be made relalive to the marriage that will astound the community. We therefore call upon the gen- tlemen in Philadelphia to speak out. Arrival or Winter.—We have had two days of legitimate winter weather. It set in about nine o’clock on Friday morning, and the wind has been cold and blustering ever since. Mercury went down four degrees below the freezing point, and made plenty of ice throughout the city and vicinity. Over- coats and blankets of the thickest kind eame into immediate requisition, noses received a roseate hue, and the consumption of coal increased thirty-three and a third per cent. The cold wind came blowing from off large fields of snow at Tarrytown and other places north and west of this. Indeed snow has recently fallen at Philadelphia, Concord, N. H., at several places in Ohio, at Quebec, at Buffalo, and other points, com- pleting a large circle round New York. What was rain here on Thursday was snow on the Catskills. The wind, too, came in strong as well asin cold blasts, and the poor mariners on our coast must have suffered some, within the last forty-eight hours. So heavy, indeed, was the wind, that the eastern steambout mail had not arrived at eight o’clock last night, and probably did not reach the city till late, thereby causing some anxiety to be felt by many. Eprroriat Courrestes in tHe West.—The fol- lowing, from the St. Louis Ledger, is a beautiful apecimen of the editorial courtesy in the far West: — Tue Swartwourise Epitor or tHe Mounp Crry.—We learn from the Clerk of the President, that this base scoundrel left that bot at Memphis, Tennessee, in company with his man Friday (Waters.) He entered himself on the Register as Walker & Co., we suppose the o-her members of the firmare Doolitde & Leg-it. The citizens of Tennessee could not catch in their State a more fit or deserving subject to exercise Judge Lynch’s code on. After winning the hand of a most esti- mable lady, and by her obtaining consi jerable property, he treated her in the most base and un- manly manner during the time. of their sojourn to- gevher, and heartlessly deserted her in this city, in almost a destitute situation. His conduct has no doubt crushed every teeling of love, that his early professions had implanted in her bosom—and so it should. , . be may be easily known by his personal ap- arance, and if you see ashort man with a blue- lack frock coat on, wearing a pair of ugly blue spectacles, and so bowed down with rascality that he looks like a two-legged mole with a mownd on his back, boring his way through a fog of evil deeds, be sure that you see the balooning editor and (odd ofthe Mound City. We advise those that catch him, te construct a balloon for an internal flight and send him in it to the d. Nava.—The U. 8. ship Independence, flag ship ol the Home Squadron, sailed from Boston on Tues- vay morning, reached the Hook Thursday evening, haviag made the run in about fifty three hours, al- though the wind was generally light and varying. The following are the names of the officers at- tached to her :— Commodore Charles Stewart; Ci commanding; Lieutenants Jam James Findley Schenck, Ja bert A. Holcomb ; J.’ J. B. Walbach, Acting Master; Passed Midshipman James 8. Biddle; Fleet Surgeon,James M. Green; Lieutenant John 8. Devlin, commanding offi- cer of Marines; Purser, FB. Stockton; Chaplain, Joseph Stockbridge; Professor of Math matics, James’ Major; Commo lore’s Secretary /Charles T, Stewart; PassedjAssis- tant Soe , Robert Woodworth and James M. Minor; Passed Midshipman, James W. Ripley, Joun Q Adams, John P Bankhead; Midshipmen, A’J. Mitchell, H. St George Hunter, Oscar Badger. D. Phenix, C Woolley, A. ; A GP . Silas H. res F. A. Deas, Lom Palmer, Francis Huger, G Enos, A. 8, Monroe, James E Juelt, J. H March, Cheever, E. ©. Genelt, H C.G. Shaw, C. H. Wi Walch; Boatswain, Michel Hall; Gi Carpenter, John Rainbow; Sailm: Ha td Clerk, Charles Dennis; Purser's Clerk, . iter. A small buck horn | The Mary C, Rogers Mystery—-Examina- tion of Mrs, Loss’ Boys yesterday at Jersey City. i The examination was held before Stephen H. Lut- kins, Esq Justice. It was conducted on the part of the prosecution, by L. D. Hardenburgh, Esq., the District Attorney. Counsel for prisoners, N M Ogden, and T.W, James, Esqrs. There were pre sent, James G. King, Esq., Jersey City, R. Gilchris Wight, Esq., and several magistratas. Judge Lut- ns offered every facility to the Herald’s reporter The following isa copy of the affidavit m: fore Judge Luikins, upon which the two boy arrested and imprisoned last Monday. STATE oF New Jnnevy, Hue appeared before a Justic deit Merritt, of said county, who being duly sworn by m in thy month of July, 1841 u layor Alexander, of county clerk; E. R. V —Personally ounty, Gil: (this deponeut) ax an inquest on the body of Mary C. Roge - Hi in said county of Hudson, who this deponent believes was murdered ; and this deponent further saith that from information he has obteined, and facts in his pos: session, he verily believes that the murder of th: Mary GC, Rogers, was perpetrated in a house at Wee ken, called “ the Nick Moore House,” then kept by one Frederica Loss aliss Kellenbarack, (now deceased) an! her three sons, to wit—Oscar Kellenbarack, Charles Kel- lenbarack, and Ossian Kellenbarack, all three of whom this deponent has reason to believe are worthless and profli gate characters ; and this deponent further saith, that he has just reason to believe ‘hat the said sons and their mo ther, k- pt one of the most depraved and debauched houses in New Jersey, and that all of them hada knowledge of, were accessory to, and become participators in the mur: der of said Mary C, Rogers, and the concealment of her body. GILBERT MERRITT. Sworn aud subscribed the 14th of November, 1842, be- fore me, Srernen H. Lurxins, Justice of the Peace. The examination was conducted by his Honor Mayor Morris, ex gratia. i Mrs. Nancy Lupram, being swern, (the oath ; administered required any and all information touching and concerning the death of Mary C. Ro- Rers) says :—I was with Mrs. Loss for nine days af- ter she was shot ; I did not on any occasion during her sickness hear her say a word about Mary C. Rogers—not in English; she might have said something in German. She was craay, or delirious raved terribly—talked of some female whom she imagined to be present ; thought her an evil spirit: would ery out “ Shoo away !” “ shoo away!” Xc., but called no name. I never heard the boys say any thing about a secret to be kept. On that Sun- day (25th July, 1841, the day of Mary C. Rogers’ death) in the afternoon, I saw a female and a young man coming down from the mountain, fol- lowed by four others ; two of the four had on light jackets ; they came down on to the turnpike. The lady had en light clothes and a straw bonnet ; it was about opposite to my house where they struck the turnpike. This was after the shower, My daughter-in-law said she could not be any great things, to be followed by such fellows; I was at home that evening all the time. A few days after, I walked down to Mrs. Loss’ house; while I was there we were discoursing abont Mary C. Rogers; it was while Mrs. Loss was gathering up chips; she talked about the bull, which she was afraid had gored one of her boys. On the evening of the 25th July, after milking, she [Mra. Loss,] went to piek up some chips—heard screams—thought a bull had been injuring her sons—she went up towards Lud lam’s house to find her child, and met the boy re- turning. Witnéss asked her how she come to keep the clothes in the house so long before she in- formed of it? She answered, that she supposed something might turn up to make them more useful than if she had handed them over at once; she was sorry she had not burat the clothes, as her sister wanted her todo, and thus there would have been no fuss about it. Mrs. Loss’ son Oscar had been at my house that evening. That is al) I know about it; can’t think of any thing more. I shall ever think that was her coming down from the moun- tain. Q.—Has any thing been said to you about $50 offered by any one for any purpose? A.—I never heard any thing about it, Q.—Did Mrs. Loss state why it would have “saved her trouble” to have burnt the clothes? A.—No. : The name of that sister was Louisa Van Draler. Mr. James Luptam.—I reside under the hill at Weehawken, above Haboken; I have not before been examined ; I recellect the Sunday 25th July 1841; Twas about home that day and evening; have thought a good deal about the occurrences of that day; 1 heard no screams or cries. On the morning the mother died, Oscar, one of the boys, told me the secret would now come out, and that the secret was about a receipt to cure the rheuma- tism. Iwas with Mrs. Loss siey, day during her sickness—she raved—I did not understand what she Bisa was delirious; I heard nothing about Mr. James Lupiam, Jr., (son).—Have been ex- omined before; I have heard nothing more about the death of Mary C. Rogers ; have never heard the two boys say anything about the death of M. C. R. nor about $50; I know nothing more about it at all ; J heard my brother-in-law say the boys told him that now the great secret would come out. Henry Frepericxs.—I lived at Hackensack when Mary C. Rogers was murdered; was at Mrs. Loss’s when she was sick; when Oscar was going to Jersey City for the Doctor, he told me that the great secret would come out now that his mother was going to die; he said he should tell Dr. Gautier all about the great secret; never heard any of them =e anything about the Mary C. Rogers affair; the elder son said that loose characters had been at his mother’s house; he had looked through the key- hole and seen them. Antuony Luptam —Am son of James Ludlam ; have been an! at Hoboken. On the 25th of July Iwas one of the jurymen when the inquest was held on the dead body. The second son of Mrs. Loss, when the mother was going to die, said a aes secret would now come out after his mother’s leath; Mrs. Loss, while sick, would say, “ take her away,” &c.; she talked all sorts of nonsense. _ _ Mr. James Srernens.—Never before examined in relation to the death of Mary C. Rogers; have known these boys for ten years; smart active boys; never heard the boys say anything at all about the Mary C. Rogers affair; was home on the 25th July; notat home when she was found; knows nothing at all about the affair. James Les.—Reside at Weehawkin, under the hill, at Mr. Ludlam’s ; lived there at the time of Miss Rogers’ death ; passed by the place where her clothes were found—between 7 and 8 o’clock—after the rain—after sunset ; but heard nothing, nor saw anything at all; was driving my cows home ; the sun might have been set half an hour when I first d Mrs. Loss’ house to go alter the cows, the bull was left on the meadow; he was not with my cows that night; when I got home the cows were in the yard; they went on a litie ahead of me, and I followed on leisurely after them; I was at home that evening, but heard nothing; no noise, nor Seine at all; nor did I hear any one else say that he heard any noise ; have not heard Mrs. Loss’ boys say anything at all about the mat- ter. Cnaries W.Kectensarrack,(son of Mrs.Loss,who had been divorced trom a man by that name, and as- sumed the name of , her maiden name.) [The Mayor assured this boy that no harm should come to him for anything which he might say, that he might fearlessly teil the whole truth]. I am the second boy, I was examined betore Justice Merritt, when my mother was examined; 1 and ip beget found the clothes ; I know nothing more than what I betore told you at the other exam- ination; | carried over the clothes and handed them to Dr. Cook ; I often saw the man Crommelin after the death of the girl i Q —What secret was that which you spoke of ? _A.—I stated to Fredericks that my mother would die, and then would know the big secret, all about the dead , what became of them after they were dead ; that is all what I meant by it, whenever % e said it to any one; Henry Frede- ricks, I believe, knew what I meant by it; I have never heard that any one came to_ our house og that 251h July for assistance. Dr. Cook talked with me on the day of the inquest about this subject; askedq mes if Mayor Morris had seen and talked with me ; nothing was said about the secret which would come out. My mother had a great many receipts for all kind of things; she has gota receipt for rheumatism; she has got lots of them of all kinds. My mother proposed to my sister that she would take the clothes over to the Mayor; it might lead to the discovery of the murder ; my aunt wanted her to burn the clothes; never have known any. sick person brought to my mother's house tobe attended upon; I saw the boy whocame down here alter the doctor, and Henry Fredericks was with me; in every instance, whenever | may have spoken of the great secret, | have always meant that my mother would know when she died, what became of the souls of who died. i did not see my mother till the third day after the wound; when my mother was sick she talked German, and English, and all sorts of languages; did not saya word about Mary C. Rogers, or mention her name; her talk was all about the ill-treatment of her rela tions, because they treated her so bad; I understand German, and all my mother said ; we never took any lodgers atour house; had no accommodation: for’strangere; and then we did not like to, because we were alone; I did not mean, nor say that I, or e, who were alive, would now find out the big secret, but that my mother would find it out. There wasno one sick at my mother’s when the clothes were found and handed to Dr. Cook; I believe there was some one sick atMrs. Mount’s but am not certain; There is no garret to Mrs. Mount’s house—there are in the second story ot Mrs. M’s; their is no n her house where any one can go behind chimney: nor is there any such place in our house. My mother brought the clothes down stairs and gave them to Dr. Cook ; this was the first time Dr. Cook ever saw them; they were given to him in the bar-room ; they were brought down after the Doctor came down. [This boy says he will be 18 the 29th Nov.} _Osstan R.. W. Keccennatttack.— Was examined be- fore Justice Taylor in New York. Since that time Thave discovered no clue, nor nothing at all, nor heard any thing trom any one else, which will give y light about the death of Mary Rogers; knew ofno one evet being brought to our house to receive at- tendance ; don’t know that my mother acted as vidwife in oF case : ghe secret talked about was to tell Dr.Gautier how to cure the rheumatism ; my moth- er said she would tell the Doctor how to cure the rheumatism ; this was when she was sick ; she said itto anumber of persons in the room; my father jound it out; something about a steam pipe to go trom over a kettle; don’t know anything at all which will throw any light on the subject. Oscar KeLtenparrack— Has been examined be- fore. Was at home on that 25thJuly towards night. In respect to the secret, my mother, after she was in- yired, and before she became delirious, said to me, “Tmean to tell Dr Gautier the secret—what will cure him of the rhewmatism.” 1 told this to Doct. G the same day of her death. The Doctor asked me what the secret was? and [told himI did not know what it was ; [don’t know who told Dr. G that iny mother had @ secret to tell him_ My little brother told me what the secret was. The secret wasa receiptto eure the rheumatism. I told it to Dr. G. after I was in jail: there was never any sick persons came to my mother’s house, as boarders to be cured ; I was with my mother during her last illness. Sh: talked all sorts of things. My mother preferred Dr. Gautier to Dr. Cook to attend her — Have never heard anything of a story about $50; have heard stories that people guessed the clothes were brought from New York und leit there. On that evening I was out driving away an ox. a mo- ther came out and called me—she thought I had been hurt. Ireturned home. Know of nothing which will throw any light on the subject. Dr _Gavtier.—At Hoboken, 6 or7 days before Mrs. Loss’s death, | heard a story about a grand secret which would now come out, and I thought I would teli a white lie tothe oldest boy in order to getatit; I feigned the story therefore to him that his mother had a secret, and that she promised to tell it to me, bur could not because she became de- d that 1 wanted those boys, if they knew lirious ; ani anything about the secret, to tell me what it was. Oscar said he did not know of anything except- ing it might be something about a change of lite—(his mother was about forty years old) “No,” said I, “Irather think it was something about Mary C. Rogers”; he said it could not be. his mother had already told all she knew about this was just after his mother’s death; I first dis- covered what this secret was after the boy was in prison, when I went round to see him on Tuesday morning ; this was the same boy Oscar; I asked him what he was in there for? He said that Merritt had puthimin there on account of Mary C., Rogers; he said his bother Ossian had found out what the se- cret was, and that it was a receipt to cure the rheu- matism ; this was the first time that I found out that this sec:et, so much talked about, was a receipt to cure the rheumatism ; Thad no conversation with Dr. Cook about it, except when I was riding up in the waggon, when I asked him as to the propriety of taking this course with the boys (telling the white lie) to get at the secret ; Dr. Cook approved of the course. Mrs. Loss died on Wednesday morning of last week, and I made an examination that same day—the inquest was held the next day; I have been the family physician of Mrs. Loss for some fifteen years; have known her all that time; I always thought she bore a good character; every- thing wae very correct, moral, and good. She was an accomplished woman; and I never saw any thing derogatory to her character. She was an ex- emplary woman ; I took special pains to ascertain if in her delirious moments she said anything about we) C. Rogers, or if at any time the name of M. C. R. when pronounced suddenly aud loudly, would produce any effect upon her. The experiments were tried and_no effect was elicited, showing that she knew nothing atall about it. - (This testimony of Dr. Gautier, respecting Mrs. Loss’ character, was elicited at the special request of Nelson Chase, Esq, counsellor at law:] When the examination of witnesses was closed, the boys were discharged from arrest and went home. The mayor then requested that the room might be cleared, as he wished to have a private conversation with Jnstice Lutkins. This wasdone. It is understood that there is something more of deep and overwhelming interest yet in the wind. The magistrates are on the scent, and these in- vestigations will not end here. Gilbert Merritt, Esq. informed us that there is no truth whatever in the article published in the Tribune, and copied into some of the other papers, respecting this af- fair. Porrtics 1m Canapa.—The politics of Canada are in as amusing a state of laughable confusion as they are in the States, or in England. The world is cer- tainly nothing but olla podrida at best. Take the following from a Montreal paper, the ‘‘ Commercial Messenger” :— “Tt is very amusing to mix promiscuously wth the sovereign people just now. A man havine friends or acquaintances of all shades of political opinion, sees the most exquisite drollery of conduct. The British people hereabout are absolutely turned topsy- turvy. There hasbeen such a revolution in senti- ment as never was known in this part of the world before. Those who were mest fierce against les pa- triotes some few short moons ago, are now as mild towards them as Molly to her lover. We think the Millenium must be near at hand. The tiger and the kid are lying down together. The red-hot, and something hotter, Volunteer of 1837 and 1838, snivels and 'raternises with the men lie once pursued as the bloodhounds did the Seminoles. He is just as hot now the other way One hardly knows who’s who, now-a-days. The true-blues, generally, are in awful rages; there are many of them, however, who have too much wit to be ina rage. These last amuse themselves by making game of the former. They tell the last, and tell them truly, that things are not one half so bad as they look ; but the John Bulls al- ways look at the gloomy side of things, and they are determined to be miserable. These swear consum- edly against the French. A large number, however, are laughing, so as almost to crack their sides. One of these said tous the other day: “‘ The antics of the French just now remind me of him who tries to hold a pig by a well-soaped tail.” “How so?” said we. “ Because,” said he, “they are chasing the pig Nationality, and although the tail has slipped through their fingers every day for the last fifty years, they are just as hot in pursuit of the quadruped now as they were when they began the race.” We think this is the prevailing idea among the sensible British ot Lower Canada, and hence itis, we hear so much laughing all around us. There is not one Bri man ina hundred in Montreal who cares a snap of his fingers about politics, and they would’nt bother themselves about them at all, if the French would but let them alone. They cry out asthe merchants of La Rochelle did to Colbert, “‘ Let us alone,” for they are almost all together buginess men; and we have no hesitation whatever in saying, had Mon- sienr Papineau but given them Registry Offices twenty years since, and freed them from the seigniors’ tyrant grasp, they would never have both»red themselves with politics at all. ‘They would have allowed that worthy patriot to have worn his striped trowsers of étoffe du pays, or have allowed him to harangue the sans ¢/ottes without any inexpressibles at all, in peace and witl out trouble, if he had knocked down the tyra seignior, and set up the fraud-preventing offices alluded to; and though last, not least, freed them from the cahots. This he wouldn't do. The con. uence was thit Johnny Bull hereabouts hated Johony Crapeaux much as Robin Burns has written the Hielandman hated the French— Place in his hand a Hieland gill, Say, such is Royal Geordie’s will, And there’s the foe! He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at ablow. But now that we have had the poor devils down, weought {to be satisfied ; and have no objection they should so chase the pig with the slippery tail, alluded to above. We believe this to be the prevai ing feeling-among the British of Montreal, and if the Ministry at Kingston will butdo what Monsieur Papineau ought to have done (but which he wouldn't do), upset the detested feudal dues to the seignior, maintain the Registry Offices upright, and vent the cakots spreading into the District of Montreal from the lower Districts, they have no- thing whatever to apprehend from Constitutional Associations or Doric Clubs. A word to the wise is sufficient [etorm is what the British want, and the sooner they get it the better for the majority. Og The U. 8. Ship of war Independence, is at present at anchor down in the Lower Bay, and may be expected up in the course of the forenoon, or at high water. Cuatuam Tueatre—A host of admirabie enter- tainments are offered for Monday evening. Herr Cline, the famous rope dancer, appears for the first time in some years. The grand spectacle of the “ Last Days of Pompeii,” is to be produced in a style of surpassing grandeur, and with the entire strength of Thorne’s excellent company—Mr. J. R Scott as Lydon, and Mrs. Thorne as the beautifu! blind flower girl. ‘‘ Hell on Earth” concludes the evening’s performances—and as they are for the benefit of that delightful actress, Mrs. Thorne, an overflowing house will be the result, {From the Spirit of the Times } Tar Great Sate at Anvacusta—Futt, Particu- LARS.—We mentioned yesterday the sale by the Sheriff of Bucks county, of Nicholas Biddle’s mag- nificent country seat at Anda'usia, and the singular appearances which attended it. We are now tul'y informed of the whole transaction. The facts are these, and they may be depended upon as true to the very letter. . : Andalusia, is perhaps one of the loveliest spots in nature, and thousands upon thousands of dollars have been layished upon it,in order to increase its attractions, its productiveness, and its value. lt: estimated worth is about two hundred thousand dollars. There are three mortgages upon it. The first is a mortgage dated 20th Apri', 1814, for seven- teen thousand. dollars, to Mr. Miller, executor ot John Craig, Esq., the father-inlaw of Nicholas Biddle. The second is a mortgage to John Gibbs for ten thousand dollars, of about the same date The third isa mortgage dated 28th July, 1841, in favor of the son ot Nicholas Biddle, tor one hun dred and three tsousand one hundred and thirty- three dollars 33 cents Frey Upon the first mortgage of $17,000, which is now held in trust for Mrs. Biddle, no interest had been paid from its date u to the time of suing out the writ of Sei. Fa. The writ was duly served on Mr. . He did not appear, and of course judgment was entered by default for forty thousand and three dollars 25 cents, being the amount of the mortgage with interest, costs, &2. The execution was issued. The sale took place a few days ago There were only a few persons present, most of whom were re- latives of the family. All the necessary private ar- rangements had been made with the Sheriff. Mr. Fox-—late Judge Fox—was there as the attorney for the trustees of Mrs Biddle, and he bid in the whole estate for Mrs Biddle, the lady of Nicholas Biddle, foreightthousand dollars! At this stage of the proceedings, a new actor ap- peared in the scene. One of Mr. Biddle’s private creditors, Mr. James H. Deas, of this city, who had supplied Mr. B. with tin ware, kitchen-range, &c., for his elegant mansion in Spruce street between Seventh and Eighth, had placed his bill, amounting to $157, in the hands of William R. Dickerson, Esq., an active, shrewd and talented young attorney ot the Philadelphia bar, who formerly resided in Bucks, and stiil continues to practice in that county. Mr. Dickerson presented himself before the Court of Bucks county, as the representative of Mr. Deas and his claim, aud petitioned the Court to granta tule upon the purenaser of the Andalusia estate, to. show cause why the saic made he fie Sheriff of Bucks should not be set asiac: He assigned the following reasons :— si Ist. That the, property sold for $8,000, being less than one-eigth its value. 2d. That the sale was illegal and fraudulent as to creditors, there being no bidders thereat. if 3d. That the mortgage, judgment and execution were frauduleut, an void as to creditors, &e. ‘The application was resisted by John Fox, Esq, who purchased the property as attorney for the trus: tees of Mrs. Biddle. He seemed to evince a great deal of feeling, and in rather unbecoming terms de- clared that the contents of the petition were fal-e. He made some strong appeals to the Court to sustain him, but in vain. The manner of Mr. Fox called forth a severe rebuke from Mr Dickerson, which he gave in a style not only creditable to himself, but to the profession. Mr. Dickerson, in a powerful speech of a few minutes, aroused the indignation of the audience towards the acts of Mr Biadle and the Bank of the United States. He read a lesson r c , such as we hope he will read in the city of Philadelphia, for the bene- fit of the widows and orphans, as well as those com- bined together in this affair. He exhibited to the Court the mortgage in favor of the son of Mr. Bid- dle fer $103,133 33, of July, 1841, and the other in favor of his wife, for $40,003 2, upon which the property had been sold. hen Mr. Dickerson concluded, the Court grant- ed the rule, and pestponed the acknowledgment of the deed of sale man next February term. The next day Mr. Dickerson’s claim of $157 for his cli- ent, Mr. J. H. Deas, was promptly paid, in order to get rid of his petition. Of course it was withdrawn, but hearing ot Mr. D’s success. another creditor put into his hands a claim against Mr. Biddle for upwards of, Bestel to be collected ia a similar manner. ‘hese are the plain facts of the case, and we leave the reader to draw his own inference. City Intelligence. Awotuer Batcn or Countenreits.—On Thursday evening, afresh “ boodle}” of $5 notes of the fraudulent Tenth Ward Bank, altered to that of the Greenwich, were put in circulation, and on Friday two women named Mary Gibson alins Hennessy, and Mary Earle alias Shepherd, were arrested and taken before the upper po iice, on acharge of passing one of these notes to Mrs. Jane Tillotson, 113 Suffolk street, in payment for a loaf of bread. Upon examination, Hennessy confessed that she pasted the note, but had received it from a man she met in the street, who accompanied her to a certain house in Mott street Shepherd denied all knowledge of the trans- action, but merely stated that she knew Hennessy, and had met her accidentally in the street, and went into the baker’s shop while she bought a Joaf of bread. She stated that she was a widow, and had resided for the past two yearsat the house of Charles Jeroloman, in Goerck street. ‘She was discharged, and Hennessy committed for trial. Soon after, Valentine Seer, grocer, of 1:7 Suffolk street, entered complaint against a cartman named William Gil- dersleeve, for passing one of the same description upon him, in payment fora piece of fresh pork. On being arrested, he had $11 in good money, and eleven shillings in small change in his pockets, thus showing that there was no necessity on his part to change a $5 note for sosmall an amount. He also told several contradictory stories at the Upper Police office, relative tothe manner in which he received the $5 note, and was finally, fully committed for trial. Gildersleeve is a native of Huntington, L.I., and has recently resided in Sixth street, between avenue Dand C. He has a brother who was arrested some time since fora similar offence, but discharged for want of sufficient testimony to convict. Vauvr or 4 New Yorx Henatp.—On Friday morning, inourcity intelligence, we published an account of the arrest oftwo men at Belleville,N. J., with a lerge quan- tity of dry goods in their possession, supposed to have been stolen. The result was that the owner, Mr. J. Jones, of this city, whose store had recently been robbed, visited Belleville, and identified the goods. The two thieves were lodged in the City Prison on Saturday evening by officer Relyea of the Lower Police, who is a dead set on a thief or burglar by day or night. Founp Daownev.—The body of a man whose name is unknown, was found at the foot of Peck Slip on Saturday morning. He had been in the water for some length of time, and was dressed in a dark mixed dress coat, coarse pants, with brogans and stockings upon his feet. He ap- peared to be about 45 years of age, but there were no marks either on his clothes or person that would lead to the discovery of his name. Cur m8 Turoat with « Cutset.—On Thursday morn- ing a man named Robert Darria, a hativeot Ireland, and a single man, was found in a shed at Morrisiana with his throat cut, and a carpenter’s chisel, with which he had committed the act, lying by his side. He had not suc. ceeded in taking his life, and was immediately brought to the City Hospital, where he expired on Friday. He could not speak after committing the deed, but communicated his wishes by writing until the hour that he expired. He gave no cause for the act. Smaue Tuavirs.—A black fellow named Bill Patterson, walked into the store of Jeremiah Stillwell on Saturday and clinching a parr of gaiter boots, started full run up Walker street, when ome one clinched him, and the Tombs closed on him till Tuesday. Bill Jones pounced on a pair of duck pants belonging to Tom Murphy, and was committed for his trouble. Statin rnom a Fine.—Watchman John Wright arrest- ed two men named Thomes Dufty and James O’Brien, on Friday evening, for stealing some copper pipe and a cop- per boiler from the corner of Delancy and Rivington streets, during the fire onthe same evening. The articles stolen were found in the yard of the thieves, and ed to Daniel Casey. Misenizs or Tosacco Cnewixc.—One Jem Jackson, having not the fear ef justice before his eyes, and 4 also an inveterate chewer of tobacco, thrust one of hands into the pocket of William Miller, of 6 Vandewater street, to obtain a chew of his fa and drew forth $90 in bank notes, thet Miller had just received from Warren Masens to pay his at SN diese ned wer soft impeachment, refused , sent to prison to prove his ieEccuade betore © jury of his goer 4 A Jored rascal at Last.—A young colored rascal of ib ani rise Bae recently yg out at 148 Church street, was lodged in the city prison Saturday on acharge of stealing two overcoats, from Charles Rickey, of 81 Courtlandt street, on th inst. Smith had asa waiter iv the house, and wai rested some weeks since ona similar charge, but wi discharged for want of testimony. He contessed the theft, and one of the coats was found upon his back. All of the others he said he had given to Charley Anderson, another black fellow, who was recently sent ‘to the State prison. Lation.—We feel pleasure in announcing of a long string of pugilists brought up under the able and scientitic tutelage of Deaf Burke, and other fessors, who were induced to visit this country on the strength of sun Iry representations that the Yankees were “ death on boxing,” have taken their departure for the land of their nativity. Among the number we find Win- chester, the “ Bristol” pet, and “ Johany the Greek” New O1 Man sclis re 4 rt are being con- vey ed thither for three do} farsa head, for steerage passage —secoud cabin, very little more. Montte.—A considerable increase on the number of winter ater to ag city, has taken pat ra resent fall. former! im ot New Orleans, and thence through Lake Ponchertrals, but the accommodation offered by the Mobile liners are tempting. . Exontanatiow.—The Hotinguer, which sailed yesterday for Liverpool, carried out upwards of two hundred 3 cengers, the vast majority of whom did not pay more than our dollars cach, for passage money—cheapenongh in all conscience. The North America, which sailed with the same’ tide, took upwards of one hundred and filty, at equal: ly low rates, ress coat, and a pair of boots, 34 Penn Yan. (Correspondence of the Herald.) Pexn Yan, Yates Co., Nov. 16, 1842. State of Things in Penn Yan—Their Troubles—In- dictments— Recovery—Coming up again. J.G. Bennett, Esq. :— Seeing by your paper, that you, as a sort of pa« triarch of the press, have at heart the interests of allcommunities west of the Atlantic, and adminis- ter a portion of reproof or encouragement in due season, as the same is needful to suppress vice or promote virtue, I send you a few particulars in re- gard to the affairs of this portion of your great family. : And first in regard to your children, the merchants and business men here, who were for a longtime pouting, because about a year ago you administered a litde tatherly correction to them by way of amending their manners and customs. They now, many of them, see that your motives were good and justifiable ; and returning to filial duty, doubtless b’ this time, consider you not an enemy, but a friend. Your publication in December last, has been pro- ductive of good effec's ; with nea all, the business system of long credits has changed to that of ready pay, and with one or two exceptions, perhaps, those now remaining in business are entitled to entire confidence and credit. If there are rey inimical to you, are they not, almost necessarily, such as were hit by the arrow of truth, and are still writhing under the infliction of a wound? The furnishing to you of a circular trom the merchants of this place by a merchant in the city for publication, is of it- self sufficient Aa of the light in which some at least ot the New York merchants view that ini- quitous system of espionage shared. by you ayear ago, and now proven tothe world by the certificate of the merchanis of Penn Yan. The drive at Mr. Jones was made at the wrong man, for he is said to be more independent in his circumstances, than any other merchant here. Yet, this 1s not the only in- stance of false espionage, and injury of business standing in Western New York, through the same ageney, for others are daily coming to light. Had not the merchants in New York, who do not pub- licly repudiate Tappan’s references, better send an agent to Boston to forestall the western merchants there, and thusdrive them buck again to your city ? What say your city lawyers to Tappan’s western pets, and especially to that change of agents, which adopts a new one to put the screws to a former one, who had too much good sense to lend himself to the measures of political fanatical abolitionism ? Asto Mr. Tappan’s reply to the merchants circu. lar published by you, who cannot see with half an eye, ‘ut most of it was written by the “ respecta- len ot” at Penn Yan, (from whom he says he iy at Ins Pict d which Cas crete of the tp roteant . they might fain wish were legul protession ther; © aie hpiaiaasntocsad true) and sent to Lewis ~ " bieatones “The woundeu ‘tembling hand be- trays distempered brains.” ‘ The pemcertr banks now remaining, 1.5 Clot Yan merchants, have, by the propriety Of th St course during tue past year, and the steady cur.2!+ ment of their discounts, placed themselves pon a sure and permanent footing, while many former pets will doubtless feel the effects inseig In rélation to the indictment against the Herald, pending in this county, Ican only say, that as far as Tean learn, there is no probability of its being tried this term.’ Your counsel, Messrs. Parsons and Hoogland, have I understand,,put in a special de- murrer to it, and from the pressnre of business now before the court, and the coming circuit of next week, as well as from the nature and importance of the demurrer, Mr. Lewis, the District nerene and Mr. Ogden, his associate counsel, will hardly be able to proceed to the argument this term. Should the language of the article alleged to be li- bellous, not fully and abundantly of itself, sustain the charge of malice contained in the indictment, or ment the indictment itself be found inapplica- ble to the same, the court would, of course, be jus- tifiable in refusing to compel the attendance of (as I am informed) over one hundred witnesses on the rt oi the defence, some of whom are expected rom the city of New York. y A course of lectures has been going on here for some time past by Francis Adams, Heq-, on the ge- neral principles on which all snysology was based ; the last was to have been given last Monday eve- ning. ‘They have been well attended, and enlisted much interest. The subject itself is deeply involved in its own peculiar technicalities, which it would be iy fair to infer were increased by an anxiety for isplay. < On Monday morning last the Cosaregational Church in this village was illuminated by a couple of thuader clouds, which toek station in front of the altar at about 8o’clock A. M.; and instead of mani- festing the teste td aie 2 ‘of emitting torrents of water, resolved themselves into man and wife, under the administration of Parson Miner. Mr. John Thomas, a colored gentleman, was then and there married to a ‘“‘darke ladye” named Mies Catharine Gaton. “Front seats were reserved tor” niggers. From the respectability of the parties, a large num- ber of their white friends and acquaintances attend- Thus was master John duly married atter the d a ‘oved style of Messrs. Bennett and Brigden, and Tike them, immediately went off on a journey. Boston. [Correspondence of the Herald.) Boston, Nov. 17, 1842. Dear Banner :— The wish in State street to read the news, on the arrival of asteamer, is only equalled by the crowd that flock round the Herald at the Merchants’ Reading Room, when the morning mail comes in. The Acadia brings us nothing new, and but few passengers, and the Caledonia which sailed yester- day, had but eight to Liverpool; the Great Western, no doubt, monopolising the majority. Among the passengers was the charming Celeste, who has played to crowded houses at the Tremont. What, with lectures, balls, concerts, temperance meetings, and revivals, the Bostonians are likely to havea busy time of it this winter. The first grand civic, military and fancy ball comes off next Wed- nesday evening, at Winthrop Hall, and all our bucks and belles are on the qui vive of expectation. Almacks will probably be revived at Papanti’s Sa- loon, and several French balls and soi ées are onthe tapis. Look out for something rich from mn, for the Herald, ere long. | Our staid city is fast imitating New York, the “ Fonntain Metropolis,” in the sumber of its splen- did restaurants and saloons. Amonz the latest is Brigham’s Saloon, Concert Hall, which for magnifi- cence will vie with Florence’s or any ot your gilded palaces in Broadway. All New Yorkers must pa he Major a visit and view his tall Jamps, whic! were imported from New York at an expense of 0) i hi doing nothing since the rture “the theatres are doing nothing eit depa of Celeste. The National, like the Bowery, has been losing money, the Apollo Saloon is closed, and Vandenhoff plays to emp y beaches at t ‘remont. Boston is no place for theatricals, and no other fate awaits them then to be transformed into churches, and that at no distant day. ‘ a The slave case has a great excitement in the city and State, and next Monduy, the trial day, there will doubtless be another attempt at rescue. ‘The election has so elated the abolitionists, that itis actually rich to hear them boast of their ex- joita. ‘ We have done it,” say they, and ** Honest ohn Davis may lay his defeat to us.” The demo- cratic flags are still waving in State street, and the whigs confess beat, and are crying out for quarter. Bring us no more election news, say they. Harnden’s new reading room will pen soon in the Exchange, and we would recommend him to have two stands devoted to the Herald, as the crowd Wane, alivaye clowere round it = plift's, is 80 t always, that there is no possibility of getting Verbum sat. Yours, ~ within reach of it. IRL. Baltimore. [Correspondence of the Herald. J Batrmore, Nov. 18, 1842. Dear Bennett :— Did you ever see the town of Cumberland in this State? -If not, you had better report yourself at the railroad depot here on Monday next, and be a com- pagnon de voyage with our worthy mayor and mem- bers of the City Council, who intend visiting that place by invitation of the president and directors of the railroad company. You would be delighted with the scenery of the whole route, especially that of Eliicott’s Mills, Point of Rocks, and Harper's Ferry, and seldom does such an heir mee io njoy good compa da quantum sufficit of ** edi- bles A>) potables.” “Thus, whilst employing one sense in seeing internal im ment, we can at the same time enjoy it physically in another. You would be convinced that Baltimore is the way <q the west; and your graj pen would tell the story, although often told, that would send the whole country, including the “wise men of the East,” on a pilgrimage to Cumberland. Neda to see coal, iron, or any r jucts disembow- elled from mother e: it is the spot ; if you See yh gtk ghee won pa logan t pet given by "one af on most ex- i 18” ope tg i pedaerartes referred to by your corres- pondent, we regret that he was not there, for he would have seen the distinguished F, R. S. (fried, roasted and stewed) in pheadence: some ducks and old. wine thirty years on hand, with all the pomp and cireumstance of a nabob. - Very little was said about tobacco, but the whole affair squinted hornbly some of our Virginia to- {