The New York Herald Newspaper, August 27, 1843, Page 2

EW YORK HERALD. New York, Sunday, August 27, 1843. ; lettere on business with this office, and communications intended for insertion, must be i as heretofore to Jamas Gorpon Bennerr, r of the New York Herald, Mux Yetuow Fever anv Dr. Van Hovensurc.— ie progress of the yellow fever we have many punts from various quarters. ‘The New Orleans ily Republican says:— By relerence to our report from the Charity Hos- alit will be seen that the disease is steadily in- creasing. Itappears to be of a very malignant type As yet it has been confined mostly to the indigent, tad those who are constantly liable to exposure to every change of weather. We hear of bat few casts in private practice. Cases have occurred among some of the hands employed on board the ips and steamboats on the river,and itis a singular fect that the fever usually prevails to agreater ex- ent on board the shipping than anywhere else The Charleston paper has the following remarks: ‘Toe State ano Prospects or THE Daama—Ma- cxeapy’s Visrt.—We find in one of a series of able articles on the drama, recently published ina Lon- don morning paper, a numberof excellent strictures, which very forcibly present the chief causes of the present stagnation in theatrical effairs, and—we re- gret to write the word—the degradation of the drama. We heartily concur in the views expre:- sed by the writer, and believe that we will serve “the cause” by giving them publicity here. li you have any love for the stage, we necdn’t ask you to read the article ; and our good friends of “the pro- tession” will fiad in ic that which will amply repay athoughtful perusal. Here it The mob, including in the term the great and the little vulgar, will ever be attracted to places of amusement to gratify one feeling chiefly— wonder. Whethera Kemble awe and dazzle in Coriolanus, a Macready afiright the heart in Werner, or a Ravel and his umbrella be whirled about the stage by an imaginary wind, the mob goes to stare and te ad- mire. The educated are impelled by far different motives ; and the mob—great and little—has been lessening, whilst refinement has increased. No profession requires so great a variety of qualifi The Savannah Republi learns that the yellow fever is prevailing at Key West. It is uleo reported s on board one of the United States ve-sels at Pen- »la—in both cases brought from Havana. In New Orleans it has been prevailing some time, but even yet they do not admit that it has assumed the eme form The number of deaths reported dany of yellow fever inthe Charity Hospital aver- F aboutfour. We cannot jadge what proportion his bears to the deaths in the whole city, but it is not late enough in the season for the disease to have sequired itstull foree,and there is little probability of (heir escaping the epidemic. Farther north than this city, this pestilence has been conveyed by the culpable conduct of Dr. Van Hovenburg, the health officer, on which we com, mented a day or two ago. Mr. H. M. Romeyn, of Kingston, has written the following letier to this city on this subject :— Kuyesron, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1843._ You have been apprised through the Health offi- cer, of the visit of the schooner Vanda (under his permission) to our waters, and the discharge of her cargo at Rondout. It appears that she left Quaran- tine on the 7th inst., and that before and on her arri- val there, us well es since herreturn from Rondout, disease and death have followed in her parent Mourning and gloom are now inour midst. A high- ly malignant disease, called by some billious and by others, low fever, is prevatling in the immediate neighborhood where she discharged her vargo One died last night, and another to-day, and several others are now down with the same species of dis- ease, all baving sickened since her arrival there, ind some within a few days, she having left the jock, as | uaderstand, on Friday or Saturday last. s unquestionably proper that these circumstances hould be known to your city authorities. Jam, in haste, Yours, &ec. H.M ROMEYN. { the Health Officer had pot so criminally given permission to an infected vessel to leave the qua- rantine ground, poor Bailey, the North River pilot, vuld have escaped the untimely fate which we ave recorded, and therefere his death must be di- erly attnbuted to Dr. Van Hovenburg ; and if he s any sensibility, it will lie heavy on his con- But dee er and deeper still is his guilt, as proved by Mr. Romeyn’s letter; how many lives he has eut short cannot at present be ascertained ; but for death and wretchedness beyond conception science. cations in order to pertection as that of the actor. Expression, voice, figure, feeling, manner, and imitative powers are the attributes generally supposed to be essential to him, and they certainly embrace requisites which centre only 10 few; butit is seldom remembered that more is necessary tor the completion of the consummate actor, and unfortu- nately our actors are those who have most forgotien the necessity. Painter and sculptor are aware that useful, disciplining, and invigorating as are the gal- leries where hang the works of their mighty prede- cessors, they must study life and nature with their own eyes, or be nought. The actor studies in the theatre, and very properly, but then he limits his studies to its teaching. He knews by rote the points of Kemble, of Kean, of Macready; but the idea of grasping the whole which they have grasp- ed, of tracing the substantial conception of charac- ter that they kave formed, or of examining how they may have shaped it so asto suit their respec- tive strength, or how their own idiosyncracies ma‘ have operated on their view of the character, mucl less of contrasting their execution with tde author's intent, and, again, of comparing actor and author with the known laws of human nature, never enters his thoughts. But putting out of the question that elaborate study of his art into which it may be argued thatthe great histrion alone will enter, let the plav-goer ask himself what extent of accomplish- ment he has observed in the players of the day.— Who are the Hamlets that can handle the foul with the ease, grace, and command of his weapon that the gentleman—the “homo ad unguem factus”— even now that the sword is di-used, may be pre- sumed to possess? Who are the Dukes Aranza that can dance except after the fashion of tailors or of dancing masters? Oh! but, may be put the rejoinder question, do you go to see the Hamlet tence, or the Aranza dance, or Macbeth eut six with a Highland broadsword? Does your demand that ac- tors should study the. principles of their art stop at mere outside and filigree? Not awhit. There have been Juliets ot sixty, Romeos of upwards of seventy, who, “if eld isto ye in aught believed,” have hurried; the spectator at once into the illusion of the scene, and made him forget the actual in the ideal ; and we have ourselves seen a Hamlet, and an Aranza, and a Macbeth, who may have fenced, and danced, and fought to perfection, and who we believe did so, but of whose fencing, dancing, or fighting no man witha head on his shoulders would think for a moment, and with whom the things were of no consequence. But lesser actors, or those who have the desire and hope to excel, cannot and ought not to afford to throw away an advantpge. It is very true that ve must be held accountable. It is right and proper at these truths should be made known to this city which he has so perilously hazarded, that 11s closely crowded occupants may know how much they From the columns of a contemporary we learn that in 1822, the yellow fever broke out here on the 19th of August, and that previous to ISM, it broke out one year in September, and ano- ther in October. There is then ample time for it to visit us, and make this great city one vast char- nel house. What, then, isto be done? Shall Dr. Van Hovenburg be allowed to peril the lives of our zens? This isa question that should come home -very one, for eack may consider that he may be the next victim. vave to fear. Sincutar R —We yesterday received the following note, which we commend to the special attention of the Alderman of the 15th Ward :— Jas. G. Berner, Esa.— Dreau Sin:— 1 wish yeu would ask the Alderman of the 15th Ward, irive through 4th st, and run against six carts that constantly in the street, between Lafayette Place and Bowery, and by so doing, he will much oblige seve. ral of bis female CONSTITUENTS. Whether the Alderman will oblige his female constituents, by “running against six carts,” we should be gladto hear. Gallantry would enforce compliance Gen. Jackson.—The reported death of General Jackson proves to be a mtserable hoax. It was en- dorsed on the way bill by a passenger on the route from Cineinnati to Wheeling, without auy previous nformation Forrest, Tur Tracepian.—We see there is an extract of a letter going the rounds of the papers, ays the Philadelphia Chronicle, that Mr. Forrest, he tragedian, is about to retire from the stage.— ‘There is no truth in the story. Mr. Forrest has no idea of leaving his profession at the present time. So far from it, we say Judge Conrad is now engaged writing a tragedy for him, at his especial order, ich is to be finished in time for representation coming season. Subject—ithe Reformation— Cromwell, for Mr. Forrest. Inrekesting AnecDoTE or Napo.eon.- Bale The Miss mbe, who is mentioned so often in that very ok, “O*Meara’s Voice from St. Hele- récently published notes of her recollec- ons of her sojourn on that island with the illus- trious exile, who expired there. “They exhibit * the London Sun, “in a very amiable ghi—as a kindly, considerate, cheerful person, ut- erly devoid of pretension, and delighting in the so- iety of the young and the enthusiastic” The ollowing extract gives a favorable impression of he writer’s lively manner and graphic powers :— petit Las Cases, as he called Count Las na,” b him, Cc son, formed one of the party on that day; he was then a lad of fourteen, and the Emperor was fond of quizzing me about him, and telling me Ishould be his wite. Nothing enraged me_ so much; Leould not bear to be considered sucha child, and particularly at that moment, for there was a ball in prospect to which [had great hopes of rapa allowing me to go, and I knew that his objec- on would be founded on my being too young.— poleon sering my annoyance desired young Las Cases to me, and held both my hands whilst the litle page salutedme. 1 did allin my power to escap?, but in vain. » moment my hands were at liberty I boxed le petit Las Cases's ears most etermined to be revenged on ending to the cottage to play sented itself, which I did vt allow to escape. There was no internal com. nunication betwi that part occupied by the Em peror and the rest of house, and the path lead- et z barely room for one person to pass ata time. Napoleon walked first, Las Casses next, then 1g down was very p and very narrow, there ssou, and lastly my sister Jane. I allowed the rly to proceed very quietly until I wag left about © vards behind; and then Iran with all my force my rJane. She fell with extended hands the little he was thrown upon his father, a) Caamberlain, to his dismay, was pushed against the Emperor, who, although the shock was somewhat dilited by the time it reached him, had still some difficulty, from the steepness of the path, it I was in ecta- preated, and exulted in for the kiss; but I was seon change 1 of triumph Las Cases was thanderstruck at the insult offered to the Em- peror, and became perfectly furious at my uncon, trollable laughter He seized me by the shoulders, ad pushed me violently on the rocky bank. It was sow my turn to be enreged. 1 burst into tears of assion, and turning to Napoleon, cried out, ‘Oh, he has hurt me.’ ‘Never mind, replied the Eciperor, ‘Ne pleues pas—I will hold him while you eh hin,” nd a good punishing he got; | boxed ¢ man’s ears, unt] he begged for mercy; but would show him none, and at length Napoleon «o, telling him to run, and if he could not rua laster than me, he deserved to be beaten again He immediately started off as fast ashe could, and latter him, Napoleon clapping hishands and laugh- ng imimoderately at our race around the lawn.” Freewet in Maine. —The Bangor Whig of Wed. esday says :—Yeeterday was very rainy, and the r has risen #ix feet at old town, and is «till rising. We learn thet the boom at Great Works broke yes. erday, and about $15,000 worth of logs have gone wa the river “ Before great merit all objections Ay — Pritchard’s genteel, and Garrick six feet high ;” but it is also true that though Mrs. Pritchard could enact the lady without being the beau ideal of the drawing room, and Garrick the hero without being heroic in form or stature, and the audience be insen- sible to the deficiencies of either, they would not be overlooked in persons of meaner talent, and that could either have acquired on the emergency, the one the polish, the other the command, in which both were respective'y wanting, they would have been the more admirable for it. When a great actor occupies the stage, he takes possession of us at his will. But, independently of the combination of qualities which we have stated to be universally acknowledged to be essential tothe formation of the perfect actor, and of the accom. plishments which are atthe least desiderata towards this end, there are other elements not less important, and now almost, it not altogether, neglected. An actor may be a great performer, yet have many and glaring faults; and it 1s to be doubted whether the time has not arrived at which actors of the kind, who can hurry you away by particular bursts of pas- sion or of pathos, but are grossly wanting in the ele- ments to which we allude, will prove less and less attractive to the refined classes of the community, whatever may be the case with the million. An educated person will hardly be tempted to fre- quent the theatre, to make it his habitual and favor- ite resort of amusement, as of yore, unless he receive mental pleasure therefrom. the pleasure derivable from acting by such a person by no means consists in his being made the ree pient of a certain number of electric shocks. Supposing the play to be familiar to him, he looks to the actor to give to its poetry a fresh charm by the music of his recitation, to sug. gest to him new ‘rains of thought, and call forth new phases of character, by nice inflections of yoice and a discriminative accentuation of the feelings blended in the part. The strong passions, the lead- ing impulses of any given creation of the dramatic poet, and its general conformity with the truth of nature, are as obvious to the well-informed reader in the closet as they can possibly be made sensible to him on the stage. But ihe Dathies he may trace he requires the actor to fill up. The form exists in his own mind—the coloring must be the actor’s ; and, though we can expect from the accomplished player alone, the light, shade, and “‘ clear-obscure” which result from a keen perception of and relish for the poetry of his author, yet we have a right to de- mand from every player who appears on the boards ot our great national theatres, a smooth and flowing delivery. We ask—who hears there, or at any the- atre, anything of the kind? * The art of speaking tas the firet object to which the young actor’s attention was directed. Itis now all but lost. Our players contrive to break down even Shakspeare’s lyrical verse, plastic, pliant, har- monious, and rhythmical as itis, into prose. They grind rich, palpable music on a squeaking, stopping, screeching hurdy-gurdy—and congratulate each other on having introduced a natural manner of speaking. Now, we submit that elocation is part and parcel of the actor’s art,and that delivering verse in snch an ab upt, disjointed manner that it becomes undistinguishable from the commonest prose, is not elocution. Graceful recitation,which ought to consti- tute one of the charms of the stage, is to be attained by even the mediocre actor,and yet is universally ne- g'ected by the players of the day. Thus one source of pleasure derivable from the theatre is entirely cut off. And we may observe that the grand aim of the players of old was to please ; that cf the modern actors seems to be startle and astonish. And whatis the education our players give them- selves? With rare exceptions, not one, man or wo- man, can go through a part without betraying gross ignorance—ignorance cf the import of the text they deliver, of the modes of the age in which the play is laid, and of the very conventionalities of the day | How few are there who display the impress of clas- sic studies or of polite letters—and education im- parts a refinement easily discernable—or who even seem to possess the atlaiuments now common to the middling class of society. If an Italian phrase or sentence of French occurs in the dialogue of their part, they are ata loss. We have heard one word prenounced diflerently by every actor and actress in the same play, and notonce rightly. These things may appear exceedingly trivial ; but we apprehend that they have had their effect. The better-intorm- ed have been led to desert the theatre, because they could derive no satisfaction from receiving the classical and the romantic at the hands of persons who had no knowledge of the one or feeling for the other; and the well-bred would hardly resort to it often to see a caricature of manners, instead of a portrait. Ouractors have stuck to the stage, totrap- doors, spangles, andtinsel. They have clung to a miserable imuation, and wonder that schokre do not flock to be conducted by them to the heights of poetry, or courtiers to view themselves in the mir- ror they hold up. “The words of truth and soberness.” A good deal of severity there is indeed, but the truth, hon- esty, and good motives of the writer are not to be questioned. The visit of Macready to this country will, we are persuaded, introduce a new era in the history of the drama in this country. Hisagency in “ purging it to a sound and vigorous health,” may be compara- tively slow in ite operations, but it will be certaia.— The public theatrical taste has been completely vi- tiated here. Ranting and furious gesticulation, and tnsel have almost altogether drawn the educated and finished actor off the stage. But Macready wi erect another standard of dramatic excellence, and the public will very soon learn to appreciate it. Mr. Smith, a gentleman who came passenger in the sloop Washington to the Balize from Galves ton, informs us that 4 commissioner on the part af Mexico had arrived at Galveston, for the purpose of treating with the government of Texas as to the boundary line between the two countries. He pro ceeded immediately to the seat of government to have an interview with President Houston.—N. O, Courter. Murder Trial New Jersey. ‘The trial of Carter, which is now in progress in the Warren County Oyer and Terminer, N. J., is one of a most singular character. Amore atrocious murder hos rarely been committed, and henceits details are invested with peculiar interest. The first witness called, Stacy Bowlby, of Lebanon, Hunterdon Co., within a mile of Changewater, thus de- scribes the discovery of the murder: — I was going along the road from Changewater to Port Colden, halt an hour after sunrise on Tuesday, 2d of May; was passing by the sink hole near Parke's ! ouse and saw something in it like a man; first thought it a scarecrow trom the fleld; looking further it seemed like a man; thought he had fallen in the night; then seeing the rails and blood, isfied he was murdered; one large rail on the back of head, which was in the mud; seve- ral other or stakes in the hole; could only see the back of his hand uncovered, and thought it wasa black man; couldn’t meke out who it was; went to Castner’s house to give the alarm; ie pee was open and I knocked at the lower bitchen cellar door under the mata house, but could get no answer; then went up to the stoop of the kitchen partof the house and knocked; no answer; door was closed; thought all were asleep, and went to the mill and told James Petty and Peter Vanatta | had found aman murdered in the sink hole; asked them to go to the other mill for the men; Peter went; a number came; as soon as we reached the hole one or two said it was Castner; told them Thad been to the house and it was ail silent there; they concluded ail'were murdered,and proposed to go and see; about a dozen went to the kitchen end and went in; there was no fasteniug to the door except a latch; James Hazlet and Wm. R. Prall were the first who wen! just behind them; Mr. Franks was in company; W found Mrs. Castner and the child murdered, on the bed; we then went up stairs and found Jesse Force, the boy, in @ gore of blood leaning off the edge of the bed on his elbow, the blood dropping on the floor; thence they went in Parke’s room, and found him likewise dead in bis bed ; af ter that we went toward the ik hole, and traced the blook and tracks where there had been’a struggle in the road and he had been dragged 18 or 19 paces from beyond the hole from the house towards Port Colden ; we saw a stick that had been broken off in the fence between the place of the struggle and the hole. Castner’s hat stood over the fence nt near where the stake had been broken, oft ; there is a bank near the fence ; on the north edge of the sink hole we found blood, where he seemed to have been dragged in ; Castner lay on his face about northeast and south-west, head north east ; didn’t observe any other blood near the sink hole; the rails were took out and! saw that the two Jarge rails had been used, blood and hair on them both ; didn’t examine the poles; north of the hole where he had been dragged the blood stood in small put dies, It had rained the Sunday evening previous so that the ground was wet and the tracks were fresh|where he had been dragged ; nota great many tracks where the struggle was, but several as ifthere had been a consider- able scufile ; didn’t observe the size of the tracks. Gronor Faavxs, another witness, in the course of his examination thus deposed. 1 reside 4 or 500 yards from Parke’s house by the road; in sight; heard of the murder at 6 o’clock Tuesday morning, from James Petty ; | started toward the sink hole, and got to the bridge, and asked whether any Coroner resided near; they answered no; I then directed George Castner to go for Wm. R. Prali, ay and John Vanderbilt, to go for Jaceb Arndt, Esq., and for Robert Vanatta, constable; went to the sink hole with others, and was satisfied it was Castner, from his dress; he was lying as before described; I was then directed toa sprinkling of blood 40 or 60 feet north of the hole toward Port Colden, and some slight impressions of footsteps around the blood, as if ascuffle might have taken place, anda track where the body had been dragged along [rom where the blood was down to the hole; then asked if Castner’s family were apprised of it; Bowlby replied as he has sworn; then I proposed that a part re- main at the hole, and I went down with five or six ethers to the house; we went into the front door, but could hear noone up; then the gate was shut; went to the kitchen door, myself, Wm. R. Prall, and John Hazlitt; we pushed the door open and all entered together, and there saw Castner’s wife and the child dead on the bed, partially covered; the upper part of the coverlid drawn forward over the bodies, and a pillow laying on their heads; Mrs. C.’s legs were hanging over the foot of the bed, she lying on her stomach; the child was covered entirely h the coverlid and the pillow together; Mra. C. had stockings on; then we went up stairs and found Jesse Force, the boy, inthe chamber over the kitchen, leaning with his head on his hand over the side of the bed and the blood dropping out of his forehead; I asked him whether he was badly hurt; he said yes; Hazlitt went for the doctor, we then proceeded to the next room, and found Mr. Parke on his back perfectly straight, bed clothes up to and a pillow over his face;1 then asked where the two sons of Castner and Saml. Parke could be; Mrs Frank stated that she thought the boys slept in a little room adjoining the room where we first entered; we went down and found them there asleep ina trundle bed; I asked the eldest where his aunt Sally slept; he said, next uncle Parke’s room, but that she was not at home; she had gone to.Mr. Hulsiger’s the night previous; I went and told her what had happened; when weceme down stairs some person took hold of Parke’s desk near the door and said it was open; noticed the wooden bar of the kitchen ies stood inside, 24 inches wide and one inch thick. Dr. Ronert McCienanax, a practicing physician resi- ding at New Hampton, thus deposed—I was athome on Tuesday morning when the news of the murder arrived; heard of it from John Hazlitt about 6} A. M.; went imme- diately up to Changewater with Hazlitt and Cyrus Arndt, about two miles to Park’s house; there were some fifteen pesple there; I waacalled to see the boy; went in to the ed where Mrs. C. and child were lying; I took the pi'- low from their faces and saw that life was extinct; my at. tention was then directed to the boy up stairs; after exa. mining him 1 passed through the adjoining room into the one where Parke lay; I directed the hoy to be brought down s, and dressed his wounds; he had four wounds on his head, none elsewhere; a wound on the right and another on the left of the medium line; two also in the forehead, coming together and forming the letter V; the one on the right side of the head was cut to the bone, three inches long; asmall bit of the skull was chipped out; the one on the left was similar, but not quite so long. those inthe forehead were an inch in length; the skull was fractured at the frontis situs; the wound was aclean cut; a small portion of the external table of the skull was depressed; the boy had his senses; ] made no observations onthe wounds of Mrs.(.; saw one on the right temple; saw several woundson Mr. Parke; one in the temple simt- lar to the one made upon Mrs. C., and with a similar in- strument; the boy’s wound: red to be madewith a dif ferent instrument; some of Parke’s wounds might be mate by the same instrament which made the boy’s; the old man’s skull was fractured so that it protruded above his ear; I supposed there would have been a post mortem exe- mination, or I should have paid more particular attention; I went to the sink hole before Castner was taken out; didn’t see him taken out, but saw the body at the house before and after he was jaid out; recollect three wounds, one in his cheek about thecentre, a cut made as it appear; ed with the same instrument which made the wound in thetemples of Mrs.C. and Parke, another was upon the cheek bone, ma sur ablunter instrument, which passe} under the orbit of the eye about four inches, not a clean ion; the wound passed upw: nd backward, and hed into the brain; I passed a small pair of pocket scissors into the woundon the cheek bone; the third was in the temple one inch in length, and appeared to have been done by the same instrument which caused that on the lower part of the cheek; I did not notice any external wounds; the wound on centre of the cheek was not a mor- tal wound; that onthe cheek bone I should think would be mortal—that in the temple also. Thatonthe back of the head, Ishould think would not be immediately mor- tal though it might have been; I formed no opinion of the time they had been dead. I noticed the dark appearance of Mrs. ©.’s throat—her tongue was bai protruded beyond her teeth but not beyond her lips. I thought the wounds were made by some instrument with a handle with which some force might be used. My observation of them was very superficial indeed, ond I wish to be un- destood my attention was not at all directed to them. Mrs. C ntenance presented a livid appearance—her lips were swollen, and it appeared as though she might have been caught by the throat and choked. Attended oy while he lay at Franks—was often asked if he would be able to tell anything aboutit; don’t think that peated the question more particular he may have spoken to me about it w him once recollect. after that at New Hampton at David Parke’son a Sundsy. Then I think he asked me in the presence of others, whether the boy knew anything about it, or whether he w: not call me aside. Ithink Samuel J. Beatty,Mr. nd Mr. Carter came down together that probably a half houron the porch con- versing—the murder was talked about; don’t recollect —think Isaw Carter afterwards at the vendue of Castner—don’t recollect of conversing with him then or of his asking me anything about the boy. I now board at Mr. Parke’s—I have lodged elsewhere about two weeks. [commenced lodging elsewhere 3 or 4 days or a week after the murder—lodged at George G Johnson's Hotel below. | was at the funeral—saw Carter there after the funeral, not before. I returned trom the grave yard tothe house—we conversed together; don’t recollect what ha conversed about—he spoke sbout having my horse fed. I re'urned to the house to hear the cententsof the will which I supposed would be read. Cornelius Stew- art produced the willand read it. I don’t recollect seeing rter inthe room—don’t know when Stewart took pos- ion of the will; wasthere when the bodies were all laid out—did not see Carter then as I recollect. Much othertestimony was given, of no great interest, but it went to show that Carter visited the house of the deceased parties wi h others of that neighborhood, ot- tended the funeral, an examination of another person who wasarrested icion of being the murderer,— y | show the relationship of Carter to the murdered person: n—Am sister to John B. Parke, de- live upwards of two miles from my brother, near Washington; first heard of the murder about 7 A. M.on Tuesday, by Mr. Franks; we dropped all concerns and went to the house; did’nt step at the sink bole; I had so much trouble don't rememberwho or what I saw; the first person | saw was Dr. McClenahan, who took my arm and Jed me up stairs; [there saw my brother John, mur- dered; have known the prisoner 11 or 12 years; he mar, ried my brother Abner’s daughter abont cight yeors since, and now lives on my brother’s farm by the old Mansfield Church; has lived there three years last spring: before thet he lived a year on our farm; I saw him on Tuesday in Castner’s room before the corpses were dress. ed; did’at hear his voice at all; never heard him (Carter) spesk of the contents of the will before it was read; I was also at the house on Wednesday and Thursday; did’nt see Carter on either day; the will was opened in the parlor; did’nt fee Curter there, but expect he was, took but little notice; don’t know but what John Costner and Carter were on good terms; don’t recollect when | saw Carter before the murder; perheps it was seven or The following testi eight mont Witwiam Huisizen—Am the husband of the last wit. ness; heard of the murder between 7 and 8 o'clock, did’ot lnok closely atthe wounds; could'nt stand it; Carter woe an hour there when Igot there; we reached the hous and a quarter after we heard of it; Carter wi ard before the door; 100 or 160 people standing tna no talk with Carter; was at the house Thursd: ternoon, when the will wi know he w: father-in-law, in Carter's one horse follow the corpse to the grave; he other way; the funeral went by Port Colden and Washington; rer and his father-in-law by Springtown; Abner Parke is his father-in-law ; did'nt see them come into the grave- yard; did’nt see them again till I got back to the sink hole; the sermon was preached in the graveyard; Carter was brought my wife a chair to sit on; there were a great many Replay tale two or three wed as mour- ners; the others were around; they did not conduct themselves as mourners; the property was appraised on Fridey; never had any conversation with Carter about the murder; think he has been merried in the family about ume years; Parke was about intimate enough with him to try (o get his own out ef him, end could hardly do that; be oad ig him agrain rent{ r the form, Peter T. B. Van Donen.—I reside at Mansfield, near Washington; have had dealings with Carter for several years; know that for the year previous to the first of May he has been very much eramped for money; he was fre- quently prosecuted; he told me so belore Justices, and ence 19 Common Pleas; he came to me to get some money in January, and at different times after, till tho Ist of May; wanted to borrow and to be his security ; asked whether I could put him in a way to get some mo- ney; whether I would be his security; he wanted $100; didnt say for what or whom; told him I would be his security; dil not know where to raise it myself; he left me and said he would go up on Schooley’s mountain, near James Beatty’s, and try and borrow it; called on me again 27th ay il, and wanted me to go his security ona judgment in favor of William Green, that he expected would be entered that day; Green lived at Easton; the suit was before Squire Howell, at Philipsburg; I agreed to it,and gave him a line tothe Squire to that effect ; he then said he must have $10; that the constuble had an execution against him in favor of E, & R. Green for $12, and it he could raise $10 he could matty hts till hecould raise the balance; he said he should be obliged cage to Branchcastle and rell grain enough to raise that, and de- liver it afterward, but that if I could let him have $10 it would oblige hi imfvery much; I told him I had the money, but had intended it for other purposes; if it would be much accommodation to him I would let him haveit ifhe would go up to Reems and get it changed ; |hed a $50 bill; we rode up in his wagon, ana went to the store house; onthe wer he said he hadn’t a dollar in his nome; Mr. Randolph changed the bill, and let him have $10; he went on to Philipsburg; was to pay me in corn and oats; delivered mie fifteen ind one pound of oats, worth $3 76, some little timo after; 1 was at Parke’s vendueon 17th May; saw Carter there; inquired of him where he had got the money from that he had paid Sitgreaves and Vanatta on the 2ndand 3d of May— —He ans’ t tell you where I got it.” Isaid, ou are suspected of this murder, and I want to know where you got the money from; he ppunaces, con- fused and said, “I swear Idon’t recollect.” told him 1 me, f would not be put off with such an answer; “he could'nt recollect.” I told him I didn’tthink it wes possible that a man doing the business that he did couldn’t recoilect where he received his money; he ought to recollect twelve months all he received and paid out; then he gid, after waiting afew moments, ‘Vl now tell you God’s truth about it”—and continued, that “he ex- pected every day last year to be tore up, he didn’t know when it might come, and he had been saving his money since he went to N. York in the fall or winter, that he might have something for a stormy day, that he might live on until he could get at something to make a living.” I then said, friend Carter, | am afraid you are somewhat concerned in this business some way, and for God’s sake, if you had any hand in this murder Jet me know it, for you'll want the aid ofall your friends, and more too, to get you out of it, and if I can do anything conscientiously for you, I’ doit. His answer was, “I’d rather be found guilty than any man should swear false for me.” I an- swered, ‘you must recollect I didn’t say I woulddo any thing which I couldn’t do conscientiously.” He then said that John Strader had cajled upon him about the Ist of April, and wanted him to give his note for security for adebt which he owed him; that he wanted to give his brother William as security; end he said that he intended to give William a bill of sale on his geods. I told him he would kave to get some lawyer to draw his papers for him and thea it would leak out that he had doneso. He said no, he hadan old billof sale that he had taken for a cow from Wm. L. Smith that he would copy from. J then asked him how much money he had saved frem his N. York trip. He said “from: 75 to 0 dollars.” Ithen said, “how can it be possible you would tell me you had no money when you had this in your pocket? I asked “where he kept thie money, whether in his house, and if his wife knew anything about it?’ “No,” said he, ‘I keep it here,” drawing trom his pocket asmall pocket book, and slapping his hand onit. J asked, ‘if it was pos- sible he could be such a scoundrel as to come to me to be security on 9 judgment, and let him have money when he had it in his pocket, when he knew | would have to pay the judgment if I was able, and he went down?” He an- swered, “itis so.” Ithen said I wanted him to go to Washington and give his evidence to Mr. Morris and Squire Crevelling. He seid he did oot want to do it, to give a public examination and show whata scoundrel or rogue he was. Itold him he could have a private exami- nation ifhe wished it, [knew. He wanted to know what I hud to do with it, that I could let him have a private ination. I told him 1 would guarantee that Mr. ‘ould give him a private examination if he wish. nd that was all I hadto do with it. Hethen said he would go, and he went with me. Faipay, THe Vourtn Day.—The trial progresses slow- ly. The examination of the prisoner before the magia- trates was read in evidence this afiernoon. Itis very long and much of it irrelevant. er states there that the first he heard of the murder was on Tuesday morning, the sun more than two hours high—that he was "aed when Peter W. Parke came and told him. Parke he did not believe it, and Carter said he did not; but he un- hitched his horees and they each got on one and rode over moderately till they got to Mr. Arndt’s, when Mi A. told them that tney were all murdered at Mr. Parke’s. They then hurried on. Mr. Cougle, who was examined this afternoon and told avery straight story, swore that on Tuesday morning, a half hour after sumrise, Carter gave him a letter, to taxe te Easton, which it will be proved hereafter contained an apology for not meeting Squire Howell on account of the murder! ‘This is certainly a strong circumstance if un- explained. City Intelligence. Cnarce or Fause Paetences.—On Friday morning last Charles H. Schneider, of No. 19 south William street, merchant, appeared before the presiding Magistrete, at the Lower Police Office, and made oath thatin the month of May last he received from his Correspondent at Havre, Jan Van Drunen, by the ship ‘‘Onedia,” Func! three packages of p! marked “W. P.,1 ical gardner, Flushing, Long ith special directions as to the delivery of such packages. The charges on consignees’ lien on them being $20,04- Mr. Prince was duly informed of the arrival of the said three packages, end a bill of particulars furnish- which was included a charge of $9,23, fora pack- age previously received by Prince from the Custom House officer through mistake, from on board the ship Albany, and which Prince had either negleeted or refused to pro- vide for. The bill of charges thus amounted to $29,27; and it was made conditional that the full amount should be paid, or the packages now at hand would be retained as security. Prince refused the terms, and engaged the services of Robert P. Newby, Custom House keeper, re siding at No. 16 Grand street, to whom he exhibited the bill of particulars, stating at the same ‘ime that Schnei der had instructed him (Prince) to engage a broker to pass them regularly through—that the packages were for warded in Sceneider’s name, as the peculiar state of his (Princes’) sffairs, he did not to risk them in hisown name. On these representations, and without a Bill of Lading or invoice, Mr. Newby made the required entries in the name of C. H. Sceneider, at the Custom House,and obtained the following permits: — Pesmit No. 1. (rare) Port or New Your. To tne Store Kerren or tHe Port: ‘We certify that Charles A. Schneider has imported in the ship Oneida, Funck, master, from Havre——Permis sion is hereby given to deliver tothe same—three cases of Plants, W.P. 1 122, 123. Custom House, May 29th, Signed) J. Davexront, Naval Officer. 1843. JAMES F. TALMAN, Deputy Collector. Penoiy No.2. New Yonx, May 29th, 1843. . street, will deliver to The Store Keeper at No. 12 Broad wi fears: te harles H. Schneider the following i Stas Oneida, Havre—three cases = pS Pe . Me epee Dasiore Kee er. This permit, ichneider, Prince uses to rosk the packages, vl thus defrauds the con- signee af the bill of charges, and removes the property beyond his lien. On these grounds a warrant was issued for Prince, on the affidavits of Schneider and the broker, Newby, but no return was made up to the hour of closing the office Honoranty Discuancen.—In the Police Reports of last ‘Thursday, we published the arrest of Stanley De L. Mon- tange, of No. 253 Mulberry street, a respectable and in- dustrious mechanic, ona chargeof grand larceny, made by one Owen Moore, who made oath that on the morning of the 21st inst., while taking shelter from a shower tn. der the awning of De L. Montange’s house, he was plu dered by him of his et book containing 16 gold so reigus, &c., and on this oath, De L. Montunge was h to buil, and Moore detained as a witness to testify. Yes terdey James McLaughlin, No. 180 Mulberry street, made oath (which oath was supported by that of the watchman) that he was the person arrested and lodged in watch house on the charge of Moore, that the tain of the station to which he was brought, dismis- mahi after bearing the case, and discovering its utter falsity. Moore—who has every appearance of @ person suffering under aberration of mind, superinduced by hard and centinued drinking—when brought up before the Magistrate, fell on his knees ond cntreated the pardon of God and the law, for having made such an oath, attribu ting his error, very properly, to the bewilderment of his braun. Mr. De L. Biohtange was honorably discharged {rom bail, or from any further trouble, and this reparation is due that gentleman from the press which published his arrest. The miserable man Mo-re, after a suitable and stern rebuke {rom Justice Stevens, allowed to leave the court. GRowvixe 4 Trxovosicar Seaixany,—On the 22 ult. astudent of Theology visited the brary of the Kpisco- pal ‘heological Seminary in Twentieth street, and while there managed to secrete ten volumes, which he was observed by the Janitor, at the outer gate, to carry off in a parcel. On making enquiries Mr. Daniel Tillot- son, the Principal, procured the aid of an officer, and searched the loc gings of the thief, when the pawn tickets for the missing works were found in hia drawers. ‘The hypocritical abstractor gives the namefof William Wea therspoon, and is committed to the cells of the Upper Po- lice Office to await his trial. Who’s next ? Anorien SHortivren —A rather respectable woman, who gives her neme as Mrs. Ma rns, was ob. ferved by a.clerk in the employ of Mr. Samuel Marcy, No. 170 Bowery, to select several pieces of ribbon from the boxes which n the counter, d slip them into who A brought the woman into the back part of the shop compelled her to hand over the artic! She cried, and on her knees made many earnest entreaties to be allowed to depart in peace, but Mr. Marcy had already sutlered too much from such customyrs to heed her sudden repen tance. She was locked up to answer. Ciry Paison.—Keepers return of prisoners committed, discharged, and remaining in prison for the week ending Saturday, August 26th, 1843 :— White. Black. — Total Male. Female. Male Female. Committed, 187 104 18 fy 284 Discharged, o 56 9 0 169 Sent to Black wells Island, 7 Remaining in pri 8 eo MM 148 MALACHI FALLAN, Keeper City Prison, Literary Notices. - Cavrrat—The ‘ New Mirror” forthis week. The engraving is admirable, and the letter-press worthy of Willisand Morris. Need we say more ? Lire or Gecros Wasnincron— Burgess & Stringer, 222 Broadway.—This great national work, by Jared Sparks, has reached its fourteenth and last number, thus completing a work which should find its way into every true American library. Smrru’s Minor Sureery.—Thi an invaluable work to the ywung practitioners of surgery. tains a great number ef engravings, and is sold fora mere tr Published by Barrington & Harwell, Philadelphia, and for sale by the Lungley’s, the great medical booksellers in Chatham sireet. Tue Orpination or Mr. Artur Cargy—James A. Sparks.—A full and true Statement of the Exami- nation and Ordination of Mr. Arth a ur Carey, com: piled from the Churchman, is here published ina convenient form. The book is made up of editor and contributed articles, which heve appeared du- ring the last six weeks in the Churchman, in rela- tion to the Orthodoxy of Mr. Carey and the Pusey- ite Controversy, iy Long Branch. (Correspondence of the Herald.) Lone Branon, Aug. 25, 1843 J. G. Bennerr,\Esq.— Dear S1R— Our shore this morning has been the scene of a most melancholy occurrence. The greatest conso- lation Ihave, is, that instead of being compelled to record the death of one only, it was not three. Mr. T. Wagner, of Philadelphia, Mrs. Montgo- mery, of New York, and Mr. William Montgomery, the brother-in-law of the lady, with a number of otherfboarders in my house, all went into the surf, as usual, this morning to bathe. From what cause Icannot say, but the three persons above named, left our bather, J. W. Morris, (than whom there cannot be a safer or more competent man) and con- trary to his express cautions, waded out through the surf, until they were carried out beyond their depth. The alarm was immediately given, and a boat launched through a heavy sea. Mrs. Montgomery and Mr. Wagner were most fortunately rescued, and now are doing well—but Mr. Montgomery, save for an instant, has not been seen since first carried beyond his depth. In great haste, Your obedient servant, JAMES GREEN. Mr. Montgomery, we understand, was a book- keeper ,at 67 Pine street, N. Y. Southold, L. I. (Correspondence of the Herald.) Sournorp, L. 1., Aug. 17, 1843. Loom By and Fowling—Pic Nic—Clams —Cold Water and Cotilions. Dear Bennett :— Allow me through the columns of your valuable journal, to give you seme account of this “‘ loveli- est village of the plain” It is situate within five miles of the proposed termination of the Long Island railroad—admirably located for fishing and fowling, being within a mile of Long Island Sound, upon the north, and the great Peconic bay on the south. Thisplace is destined at no distant day to rival far famed Rockaway. It has all its advan- tages, while its climate is unsurpassed for salubrity by any in the country. Scores from your city, who have feared to appreciate its beauties, annually visit us, to enjoy its delight{ui retreats and beautiful promenades. sie We celebrated yesterday our 4ih annual pic nic, orclam bake, which passed off in good fstyle, be- ing conducted purely on temperance principles — We arrived between 12 and lo’clock at the ap- pointed place, which is, by the way, one of our most delightful groves,where were assembled about 150 persons, some of whom were engaged in roast- ing the clams, some were flistening to the music, and others were, what in the country is called gos- sipping. Aboutthree o’clock the company all sat down to atable loaded with all the delicacies of the season, one of which I need not say was the above-mentioned clams. Immediately after our re- past a dance was proposed. We accordingly ar- ranged a temporary floor, andthe band having al- ready struck up some favorite cotilon tunes he whole party (the younger portion of it) were s on tripping it on the “light fantastic toe.” And here were assembled in one blaze of beau y, some of the loveliest beings I have even seen, un- heralded and unknown beyond the precincts of their native village. How true that Full many a flower is born to blush unseen And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Congpicuous among the belles on this occasion. Inoticed Miss S——h P. with her bright eyes and glowing chceks. She looked the personification of loveliness. It is rumored that Mr. T. A———n is the favored swain in that quarter, but for this I can- not vouch. Miss N. was there also, very beautiful—to see is to love her. Miss A.W. C—, her sister, I noticed, with her black eyes and raven hair—her ali h hke form arrayed in spotiess white, was enoug hto move the heart of an anchorite.— Miss L.C—e, a lovely young Hebe, attracted much attention. Lovely trio—long may it be my privilege to see you in my annual pilgrimage to this shrine of beauty. I also noticed Miss M. W——s, who is a decided belle and a handsome lady, but it is whispered she is engaged toa Mr. C——, a young merchant at G—n P—t. There were others who were equally worthy, but my sheet is nearly out.— Miss J. M. C. who did not take part in the dance: a beautiful girl, and the Misses G——n C——r from our city also, together with others, whom at some forare period {hope to notice. The dancing con- tinued until nearly sundown, when the whole party left the ground in carriages, preceded by a band, playing>Clar de kitchen.” Long will it beere the memory of that day will fade from my mind.— Au Revoir. Levene Sing Sing. {Correspondence of the Herald.) Sine Sina, N. Y., Aug. 26, 1843. Camp Meeting—Niggers— The Prison—Truth Vin- dicated—Col. Edwards—The Good People Here, §e. §e. 2 fe 1a The advantages for a camp meeting, which is got up here once a year, by the Methodist, can’t be beat, as one would say incommon parlance. The negroes have followed in the footsteps of their illustrious brethren, the whites, aud have just begun to get up steam, having been “‘a going it,” since Tuesday.— We visited the ‘ ground,” which is a level spot in the forest, distant a mile from town. To one who has never visited a camp meeting, the effect is cu- rious, especially at night. The boughs surrounding the preachers’ stand in a circuit of half a mile, are huog with lamps, which flicker and flare in strange contrast with the surrounding darkness. The low nasal hum as they twang’d out the hymn, reminded one of the infernal orgies of the,Pandemonium, espe- cially, asthey brought in three stropping wenches and faid them on the straw devoted to the converts ; here they set upa yelling and bawling, slapping their handsand rolling about, which fairly made “ night hideous.” Many of them spent their time wander- ing about town, drinking, carousing and fighting ; several hundred are here,and accessions are contin- ually making from all parts. A windward breeze from the north brings— “Odors gently stealing.” as Shakspeare says. N That part of the prison which was recently burned ie nearly repaired, and I was truly pleased to witness that the strict, but necessary, discipline enforced by Capt. Lynds, the agent, 18 productive of the best eflect. Your paper was in error, stating that a con- viet whose term had expired, and who had been caught in the ect of placing some tobacco under a stone fora tellow convict, was taken within the prison and served with thirty lashes. This is a fa- bricated story; the fact is, he was whipped a few days before for an offence committed previous to his discharge, but after his release he showed his back as evidence of his story, got up for sym thy. The word of a gentlemen should be taken before that of a convicted felon. Capt. L. did no such thing as was imputed to him. The numerous dis- appointed office seekers will not fail to calumniate the aathor of the present silent system (a system adopted all over Europe,) whenever an opportunity presents. Monroe Edwards continues exerting his talents in the weavers shop, and is seen seldom by visitors; indeed he is so fastidious about it, that some ladies were placed at their request at a corner of the yard where he needs must pass, feeling his pride injured he raised his jacket over his face and passed with his features unseen A close eye is kept on him by his keeper, eo that his confederates in New York will have to despair of his release for the present. A former mistress ot his in your city is fot unknown to the police there. Many families are spending their time, pleasantly in this delightful summer resort. ‘The city being so easy of access—two steamers plying daily—makes itconvenient for gentlemen who canno' Teave their business long. Not a musquitoe has dared to “ pre- sent his bill.” ‘The houses ate well supported and well kept; the American, by Mr Workman, 18 4 favorite; the Mountain House is another pleasant hotel, owned by the President of the village, Dr. B. Brandreth. This gentleman is much esteemed by ‘the villagers for the interest he in the affairs of the place, as weil as by his liberality to the poor. L must not forget the litle industrious agent of the Herald; Mr. Stanton, who serves er paper to the good people the same day of publication, much to the joy ot all his patrons, ‘The sudden transit trem Nahant, and elong shore, to thisquiet retreat, isnot like ‘‘a step from the sublime to the ridiculous,” but rather a change from the turmoil and crowds of a fashionable watering place to the gentle influence of a quiet country town, where peaches and cream are not the least dé- licious—as well as pretty ladies—plenty, ‘Thine again in the flesh, ‘TwaLawa. Saratoga. [Correspondence of the Herald.] Saratoaa, 23d August, 1843. The Visitors— Flirtations—Old Bachelors and Ancient Spinsters—Cupid’s High Court of Chancery and Legal Love Making. Dear Bennett :— Saratoga is still the same gay, delightful resort of iavalids, bachelors, old maids, brokers, bankersand broken down financiers of all descriptions, ages and genders, New York city sends her full complement of the forggoing classes: besides, her bench and bar are ably represented here. Among others, we have the amiable, agreeable and gentlemanly Judge B. ot the District Court, and his no less amiable son. The Judge 1s a very agreeable compavion, and one who is accustomed to see him sternly wield:ng the sword of justice, will teel very much susprised on @ nearer acquaintance, to find that the Judge pos- Seance © Freee flow of agreeable nonsense, or that peculiar kind of chit chat, which arrests the atten- tion of widows and young ladies over five and. twenty. By the bye, is the Judge a widower? if not, I'think'there are several ladies here who woula wish he was. Mr.\O'C. of your city is here—a very good lawyer anda very old bachelor, and until he shakes off some of his awkwardness, he will have: to remain in single blessedness; a just judgment on all clumsy fellows. He makes love in all legal form, and has his pleadings so exact, that itis im- possible for a lady to demur to them, and hence he never can raise an argument with them. It is con- fined to plea and rejoinder. It never once enters his head that a lady can talk most eloquently, and rea- son most forcibly when she is on the wrong side. Several old maids of my acquaintance have noticed his flirtations with Miss B. of Philadelphia, and if their whispers can be credited, he is going to file a bill in cupid’s high court of chancery, bv virtue of which he laysclaim to all the estate, right, title, and interest, claim and demand whatsoever, of in and to her heart, and every ns and parcel thereof, with the apourtenances. Miss. B. is a charming singer, and herstrains may possibly reach his heart, his law and logic to the contrary notwithstanding. What decision the little winged chancellor will give on hig petition, is vet a mystery 5 but the old mains, who are my inform: ats, throw out some evil bodings against his suit, fron @ very trifling circumstance. Last evening she playe.! and sang at the Pavilion, and in retiring from the pr, he offered his arm to the fair songstress in so awkw.*rd a manner, that one of theold maidsto whom I wa’ Whispering eome- thing very sweet, vowed, if he would offer his arm to her in that manner, she would pick, him overa chair. A Mra. S. from New York, w:ho Seems to be an inveterate matchmaker, has as one Of my in- formants told me taken him in hand, and m.*Y Pro- bably carry him through, « Barnum of the Pavilion is in full blast, and has his house crowded, as every good fellow like him should have. Music and dancing close each day, which is but one round of amussment and pleasure; every thing is done for the comfort of his guests, and all seem delighted with him and with each other. There are several beautiful young ladies here now, one in particular, dreesed in black, whose graceful form and animated movements. takes ever one’s attention. I have looked particularly through allthe hotels, and I tind nothing to compare with her, so I can fearlessly pronouuce her the belle of the Springs, and I might add the belle ef the season. When she makes her appearance, all the young men begin to cast sheep’s eyes at her, and my par- ticular Iriends, the old maids, really look daggers at her. 1am afraid to look at her when they are pre- sent, lest they might suppose she was going to draw off my attention from them, a circumstance I by no means wish, for itis only through them that I can have the earliest intelligence of ail the scandal. The most remarkable thing about the Pavilion, is the length of the gentlemen’s noses, some of them being of a prodigious length; when one tikes a side view of them at table, they look like so many break- waters to a bridge. The Union is noted for iis red noses. To stand on the opposite side of the sircet in the morning, and see them file oft to the Spring, one would suppose thateach gentleman that emerged from the notelj had a flaring torch stuck oa to his face. Srecrator. Court ror THE CorrEcrion or Errors, Aug. 24, 1843.—Ezra Glover, administrator of R. Glover de- ceased, ve. Joseph Lopez Dias executor of b.. Meeks deceased. Mr. George Wood was heard for re- spondents, Mr. S. Stevens was heard in reply. Decision postponed till next term. No. 7, on Oalendas, Christopher T. Tappan, ap- pellant, vs. John Gray, respondent. Mr. J W. Ed- monds commenced his argument in favor of the appellant. Covat ror tHe Connection or Errons.—Aug. 24.— Christopher T. Tappan, Appellant, vs. John Gray, Res- ndent. Mr. John W. Edmonds resumed and concluded is argument. Mr. David Greham, jr., was heard for the Respondent. Aug. 25.—Christopher T. Tappan, Appellants vs. John Gray, Respondent. Attorney General Barker was heard for the Respondent. Mr. J. W. Edmonds was heard in ly. Decision poned till next term. 0.8 on the Calendar—John C. Spencer impleaded with G. Kimbell and al. Appellants, vs. the Americaa Life Insurance Co. Mr. D. Cady was heard for Appel- lants. Mr. J. V. L. Prayn commenced and concluded his argument for the Respondents. From Tenasco anv Lacuna.—By the schooner Billow, Captain Neil, arrived yesterday, we have received intelligence from these pte to the Ist and Sthinst. General Ampudia with afew hundred men was left to preserve order in the state of Tobasco. Both Tobasco and Laguna are represent- ed to be very sickly and quite overstocked with provisions, the remnants of cargoesfor the Mexican army. The Billow, we peuret to learn, grounded on a sand island orbar off the Mexican coast, inac- curately laid down in the charts, but was got off without material damage. It was a general beliet in Laguna thatthe operations against Yucatan would be renewed in the fall on a seale that would ensure success.—N. O. paper, Aug. 18th. Navy Orvers.—Professor J. H. Belcher, to the Savannah. Dr. J.M. Smith, detached from the hos- pital at Philadelphia, and to the Lawrence. Pas- sed Midshipman L. Gibbon, detached from the Penneylvania, and to the On k hye. 8G@- AMERICAN MUSEUM.— The Manager of this establishment has wisely retained the best attractions which drew such tremendous houres last week, and has the pleasure of announcing the engagement of the great- ostnovelty inthe world, Gen. Tom Thumb, Jr., for ont this week. And to accommodate all the numerous visi- ters, he gives two splendid performances ever day at 4and8 o'clock. The new and elegant moving Dioramas of Me. 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