The New York Herald Newspaper, March 18, 1848, Page 1

Whole No, 5042, NEW ¥ORK, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 1 18, 1848. emigrants from Ireland. This project had met the ap- bation of the Mexican government; but thet when acnamara had gone to California to mature his ar- & flerce opposition to'the project was got up jexioan members of Congress, on the grounds id tend solely to the promotion of ¢ and occupation of Cali: irely extinguished this idence of Col. Fremont was in substance as fol- first divided the consideration of the Califor- nia claims inte two heads, namely, the debts contracted of independence, and those after the raised. He thought that as the first movement was ous of self-defence on the part of American settlers. and as the United States would receive the benefit of the results of the ‘as justly bound to pay the one her, especially as the various sup- Plies of necessaries, horses and meney, which thi i to Col Fremont, were t assurance. Col. Fi ring of 1845,0n his third expedition, in the most direct route to the Pacific; amd in to avold any confliet with the Me: ia California, left that province in the and proceeded to the morth end of Tlamatb Luke in was detained by the snows, and the hostility ef the Indians. While here, on the Sth of May, two horsemen came iato his camp, who informed him that a United States offlcer was endeavoring to shat he would bs unable to do Indians whieh sur- ‘The California Claims, The following is a summary of the report of the Committee on Military Aff Secate referred the investigation of the memo- rial of Col. Frement, asking au investigation of the claims of Citizens of Califormia against the , for money and supplies furnished by them to the United States, on the faith of that goverement. Cel. Fremont’s s, to whom the fornia by the United ion sets forth that ited States was June, 1846, he was employed by the United States es Brevet-Captain of Topographical En- gineers in California, and successfully aided the people of that country in establishing their inde- pendence, before the exis tween the United States and Mexieo was known; their indepsndeoce having bi Sonema on the 5th Suly, and the id ; thet es soon es the war was known in Cali- ofthe United States waa substi- sg_of independence; a territory of the United States, they aided the tary operations egaiust Mexico in every possible manner, feeling assured that the United Sta'es would indemnify ker citizens for what- they advanced. r that Cojouel Fremont, in October, 1317, wrete tothe Secretary of War to have those a reply, recommended legislation on the sub- hich purpose he now makes this me- Mmorial; aod mentioning that there were now in Washington several United States officers, and meny citizens of Californ terested, and competent to aff Yerament every information about these claims Col. Frement states that the majorit created with his know assent, he, im every instance, per certificates, te ence of the war be- roclaimed at xXicans rou'- Oregon, wher ‘The memorial a, ie Colonel Fremont, upon hearing tarted down tl claima admitted; wh him to seek for spe Lieut. Gillespie brought witt him tion from Mr Buchani ment, from Mr. and some letters te Col Fre- and hisfamily. Lieut. Gillespie also verbally informed him that his official instructions in coming to California were to try to ascertain the dis- position of the Californians towards the United States, ‘aud as much as possible to conciliate their feelings, in order to counteract the designs of the British govern- ment upon that country. These communications, and ich threatened killed by the Indie: ate} alley of the Saora: ‘On reaching the Sscramento he learned that General Castro was raising troops, and exciting the Indians te attack and drive out both the American set- tlers and bis amall party. The urgenoy of the moment, therefore, compelled bim to act a decisive part.and to me and influence as an American officer in forwarding the revolutionary movement, which freed all that part of the country north of the Bay of San the Mexican authority. 1. Fremont’s deposition, events relative to the further warlike move- already known to the public. dvantages to the United States of their timely movement upon Culiforn! Acquisition of that territory, but by sigus of Great Britain, which power had a hevering around the coast during these events. deponent then makes « general estimate of the Califor- nia elaims, as follows:— From 8,000 to 4,000 horses, averaging thirty dol- who were entirely the imminent dang: three of whom were he fell in with Lieut. Gil interchanging pro- t (guard against imposiiion. He deems it an act of justice te both sides, that these claims should be audited and settled through the agency of the United States comm: ment in California, en epplication there of the claimasta in person, with the exception of claim- ants in Washington in their ewn proper person, which mode he sugges! i t those claims as 4 preventive of the hands of specu- The subseyeent part of lars would a show that halt a million of do ean@el all Califeraian claims , but prefers not only by th that these claims may be fairly of Califernia, without thi peowlators ; deeming it his duty to as- ir claims, as wellas his own, ment. Tho memorialist ooneiudes by utation at stake im the settlement of those elaims. and yy calling for ® committee to enter inte the investiga- ‘The next dooument, Framoni’s lester of Oct. 5 ging 1,000 saddles, bridles, spurs, an: mente, averaging $60. 400 riffes, at $30 each. Drafts protested and dameges and interests, say. see Claims for previsions taken, and San Pedro and Los Ange! lon before I left Cali- report, is Col. retary of War, herewith to pay the volustecrs who ivted under him, for their services, amd also for reim- reing the Mexioan citinsns who loaned him money on the United States, for eivil and military par- img him ae Governor ef the territory. ‘of War, im his reply of Oct. 15, 1847, states raat he does not consider himecif autaerized, der cxisting laws, to pay these.claims without their ‘of the reselation, dated Feb. 1, the Military Committee the necessary powsrs for taking testimony concerning the California and allowing tuean a clerk. witnesses aaswered the summons of the Vrament, Col. W. published in the 1847, te the allowed by a eommissi 1g first submitted to C: “he Boxt is @ e0) fornia. kes the following stat. the anxiety of the Mexican authoriti territory into British property as 1d im reply to the question of the les of the publio lands :— tand, from credible report, that the Cali- fornian authorities were granting and selling the mis- id other public domains lands were so conveyed simply as grants, and in others as reward for services rendered to the government, in others for amounts of money that had bevu ad or were to be paid 1845, grantin; nia to convert tha! much #8 possibie, Ia some cases, these Risdon Moore, Ihinois, L. D Vimcenthater, Missouri; Alex. Gedey, Missouri; Marion Wise, Missour Bieskuaridga, dtissourl; Jw soph Ferguson, Micseuri; E ‘ard, Califermia. ‘To witnesses were required to testify to the mature xz to the origin aud character of ©. Davis, Missouri; Jo- one Russell, Missouri, and ions south of San a of San Raphael in So: of tho claims, ama formalities ; amd | underetood fro: country, such as Dom Abel Stearns, of the Pusblo de los Angelos,tthat these mission grants were illegally made, and ought motto be considered valid. ds and tities of some of the lends which ent of the terrl- ing, viz :— n Gr ited om the 9th of ‘ulian Workman and Hugo Reid, (English Rafasl, to Julian Wor ,om the 8th of The Island of San Clement», granted about the middle of May, 1846, to Jalian Workman snd Aadres Pies 4 Bird Island, granted on the 34 of June, 1840, to Ju- if the Mission of Dolores.) ‘0 Cayetano Arenas. 7, Mission of Sau Lois Rey, granted (I believe) in month of June, 184 I submit the foliowing extract irom a deed given by Governor Pico under date of June Sth, Workman and Hugo Reid, of the Mission of San Ga- A copy Of the dsed is coatained in a latter now in my possession from Mr Reid to Commodore Stockton ‘The words of Gorermor Pico a “ Authovised beforehand by the most excollent assem- bly of the department to dispose of the missions for the payment of their debts and avoldimz of the total rain of them, a8 well as to preportioa resources that may serve for the general defence in case of a foreiga inv which according to recent dates is not far o! in regard to the nia elsims, apd the perusal of similar statements by Capicta Gillespie and other witresses. Captaie Hema! he would estimate ¢! lifureia upon the U: the best information be sould obtain, he com; Seven Dusdred thousand dollars. to Gophain Memelcy, as a per the committee what amount of the just cleim of Ca- 4 States at, replied, that from \¢ th 1. Te Mission of any mesuage to ths. latter, fre WHO Se pubsequently replied, im his written stecement, Mian Workman. ea will be seen question was giv: witssss, nsking whether they had kaown of the Califor- nita quiborities seliing the national lands, what afee the revolutionary in topping these sales. ‘This question wae im the month of Vay ~ 46, to Julien purpese of piacing C: Oae grant im pa was the subjses of much commenter, Taons. of aa immense traet of country, al a Joaquin River, to a named Meonauara, for tae pi ose Of establishing am ilies. The eouside: by expressing giving away of ds of California —inoludia; mamara—was precipitated by t ment iz the north. Tas depositions of the other witmenses corroborate that of Col Fremont in all the leading features concern ja, but furoish a variety joted with the adveniures of the great grant to Mao. @ revolutionary move- deoumonts we give entire, The otm relevo priveipally to the eoudisions of tho grant, and mimary matters, [This paper Ms: c ents in Califor ‘leat aud aportoli- | bwitting to your byeot whiok at this I allude to the wis arked to stale to the commit- mber of Ameri- tee, what he keew with oa emigrants to the 5: nis battalion, aud the mature of the personal eacritices how far their services wers im- noe Of his writiem re- sa mach pudiic attention, vd nota condition of Upper ¢ [t dose not require the gift of prophecy to foresee that, xtsle time, this fertile coautry will conse to be en integral part of this repabiic, waless some prompt and nclows ineaeures be adopted to restrain foreiga ra- they made in doing #6, portant daring the war ply in as foliows: He joined Coi Fremont in the moath of October, 1818, st San Franciseo Bay. Col Fremont’s when he joined him, was small, and miscrably and equipped ; but by his energy, he soon it to over 400’ men, well provided essary, including several pieces of arti Russell started fom Independence as command: party who omigrated to the Saeramento, and hi that about 250 men ont of this party, joined the C: nia battalion under Col Fremont, leaving their families at Sutier’s settlement, without waiting to establish thom homer, and subjecting tuem- ree of hardship and privetion pr ud most seouTe mi The waanimous ‘The sseond question in, olomiste, who possess all the Mexieo, and aslictiein any of ite depen- denoves, which ere 60 thinly peopled We have then ytoreaur to Eorope, which abounds with an What people of this ancient con- lated for the end of colonization— best adapted to the religion, okeracter, and te ment of the inhabitants of Mexico? devout Catholics, moral, in- comfortably in their telven to every possibl exovas of population ia order to aid Col. Fremont im securing the indepen- denoe of the couutry. He gives to Colonel bi jor boldness aud energy oredit of having by his brought the war in Californ' meotions that on Capt. Fremont’ crowded round #} part against t! Col Fremont to Sen Franeisoo for ‘supplies at Sutter's settlement. that the report of Castro's ox. the Indiens against the eettlors was true, and that ad beem bribed to burn their wheat crop, which ebief support, aud then dry sud nearly ready ac ty, from Tlamette Li Tt Calitornia a colony of irish Cavholics oamp, iiaplori: objsct im making this proposition pines, to advance the caute of Cathe gious nad anil poy that there be conse of territory en the eoast of Upper Californi tition o statement lies In California the Americans have p: doned by the Rassien Ban Braveisoo thoussnd families ; afterward our excelleney, | would seteblish » seoond eolony moar T should bring, for a be "a honid it appear well te tan. . . . Atl of whieh are necessary in that country ‘$50 to $100, very rearce Piliages of forel will requize the land 21 mayor” (n square leagu given free of all eval coionista, when t (2,214 acres) as a matin I should require, likewiss, aw exemption from the pay- ment of all clessve of eoatributions for a oertaiu num- on taking poaneesion of + 10 par 100 poun «87 te $50 per 100 50 per 100 pounds Ino states that when the California battalion was mustered into the service of the United States, tl refused to serve for eleven dollars a month, aad umanimously demanded twenty-fivedoliars s month, whieh rate Captain Hensley does not think unreasona- bie, under all the sircumstances. On attentive perusal of this report, the result of the that had not the United @ bas done with respect to likewise, that the ohildi y marry, shall reosive a = investigation seema to be, discussed to more not teuch upoe now, advantage hereafter. I have the satisfaction to be able te propositions have reesived the fullest approbation of the arck bishop, the venerable head of the chnroh in this oowntr ;, that had not Colonel Frem: ‘orces with (he settlers, vietims to the hostility of dians; and that the debts contracted by Colonel Fre- montin behalf of the United States, in that country. ought to ve paid forthwith, both as an'act of justice, an to avoid the current additional expense incurred by the high rate of interest in that ooumtry—two per oent a month being the legal rat Tiay botore your excoliemoy, ought to be effeoved on an exten: id liberal footing, in order to be posit i to many, and, in t! tionand integrity ot this great republic. '¥ Feapootfally, your excel it KUGENIO MACNAMARA. Srock or Coat.—Should the weather continue Maroh, the stooks of eoal rea@siaing over will not be o: In Bostom the stoek is ruff- ont the middie of April. asiDENT OF THE Rervatie or Mexice Dr. Joh Baldwin, for sixteen 00, testified, that ‘while there he had known the priest Macnamara, and from th man had, under th ‘8 plan to oredible sources Lge oy e auspices of Law intelligence. | the Court can’t doubt that the jury will give every con- Count or Oven anv Tenminen, March 17.—Before | sideration to the testimony bearing in favor of the priso- Judge Edwards, Aldermen Dodge and Meserole.—Trial | ner—that their sympathies will be in his favor; and, of Alezander Dunlop, for the Murder of A H. Neil— | also, to the fact that he has hitherto borne » good \- 8th Day.—The summing up of this case, by counsel on | racter, and that he isa father of a family. These cir- both aides, was concluded about two o'alock Judge Ed- { cumstances are brought to the attention of the jury for wards then commenced a very luminous and able charge | the purpose of awaking their active attention to the to the jury, which he finished at a few minutes before | circumstances in the case favorable to the acoused; yet three The ary then retired, at four o’clock asnt | you will never losethe recollection, in meeting in the one of the officers into the court room, to annuunce that | jury box, the great and important functions, un- they had agreed to their verdict. The court wasimms- | der which you are called upon to decide as judges. diately organized, and the jury brought in. Their names | Your determination in this case is not ‘to re- were then called over, and the clerk asked if they had | sult from your sympathies, but from i agreed The foreman replied, “Not guilty;” upon which, | ments. You must call to mind all facts, @ number of disorderly persons on the back benches, at | in determining on the question upon which you are tampted to cheer. Judgs Edwards ordered the offisers | about to decide, and this question needs no great or to take Into custody any person oreating noino or dis- | comprehensive inquiry, as to whether the party be gull: turbance in,the court, Mr. Graham avked for his client’s | ty or not guilty. This particular part of the oase isnot dish: upon which the Judge asked ths Distriet At- | involved ia obscurity. There are but few witnesses in ad any other charge againsthim ‘The iat- | the case. There seems to be no clashing of statements, had not. Duolap was then discharged, and | also, in this case, which calls upon the jury for persons again attempted to cheer; but the | cise of much discrimination. You are called upon, was immediately suppressed by the offloers. | very learned and able address, on the part of the det He then left the court room; after gotting into the pas- | dant, to deal with the defence onthe grounds upon which sage, the erowd pressed so closely upsn bim he had to be | it reste, ‘The charge here involves two leading conside- taken back into the Superior Court Clerk’s Office, until | rations. The first is,what is the law of the case it of- they dispersed I some short time after, be left in com- | fence has been committed? and if you have justly appre- Pany with his father and mother, aud soms otherfriends, | ciated there, what is the evidence of factsto show a viols- Suraxme Cownrt, Maroh 17—Special Term—Before | Sonoflaw, And, although the defendant bas counsal o! Judge Hurlburt Guorge ‘Schott and others, Plasntiffe | BIRD intelligence and iogenulty, he has, very, justly Aeror, ue, Bamust Oo bons and vthers, Defendants in | &© himself, and very justly to ® court of oriminal juris- Error_-Pbs action in this cause was brought on are. | Prudence, told you, that it was not for you to determine plevin bond in the Superior Court, of this city, upon | ‘he law. Unfortunately, in this country, whieh a judgment was obtained for $150 debt, and $203 | B*®@ some little discrep: oe ate Se oe of La “ 13 demages and costs, The defendant in error afier- | uoeld govern i @ disposal of cases euch as wards rucd ont a writ of error, and entered into the | Mil& On trials like this, in some courts, jurors have Teual bond; but, in filling up. the bond, described the | Wee told that they wore to be the judges of the law as judgusent to. be for $203 15 cents debt, and demages,; | Nell at of tho facts—a matter which is not very oredi- iaeeritahoutd be described as above. The detena | table to this country. But the rule, as far as this court ts in error move to quash the verdict, on the ground | ## ix question, is determined in « far different way, of the misdeseription in the bond. The motioa was op- | 84.4 court of hivher powers hos been oblige posed, on the ground thatthe bond was filed in the Su. | ©. declare that to jurors in criminal onser, it. be- 4 = . Court. Motion denied, with costa to abide the tuw before Ue ery. PET | explained wnt Nbainwean The matter of the Petition John ©. Allispatch, | st ¢mains for the jary to ses how far to for on” attaehment against. the” Phelps Manuface | chase packets, with, the « page 'ateigh corporation obtsined. an attach, p apple tothe post clos iaw; it ahowe that’ the deten- pee! at OL One OF the Courts of Connectioat, | dant had been employed for a certain tims in the post against the firm of Steiger, Enz & Co. doing busi. | OMice, aad it does not appear that he was eoniined to ness at the town of East’ Windeor, in that ‘State, di. | ®8Y Particular class of service, but his general duty rected to the sheriff of the county of Hartford. Un-| "4% {0 prepare the inail, and see it, or place it for transmission to an eustern direotion. ' It was his der that attachment the sheriff levied on the property Steiger, Kuz & CO. ; amongst which were three me, | Business, therefore, at that table, to separate that por- tion of mailable matter, and forward it for distribution ines two for the manufacture of knitted woollen | i¢ ig alleged, that, on the sth of August last, he was, as Re tatter, called & 'gillett machine” which Mr’ | Usual, on his busiiess employment, and that he left that ‘Allispatoh’ all wis property On the ith of | wble, and weut to another table, on which were lying March, be preseuted a petition to Judge Edmonds, set. | Otde® Packages. His honor recapitulated the tes- an tos hy paved n to Judge Edmonds, set- | timony, and commented upon it, also drawing the dis- ing forth the facts above stated: and that the machine® | tinction between criminal jurisprudence, contra-die- were his private property; that he was not a partner of | {i0ennn trom “Common “laws ia onsen of theft ; Steiger, Enz & Co, nor had they any right, title, | snd went on to explain, , acrording to true or interest in said machines. That they selzedand re: | Sue, Went..on to, Caninily see ere estion | machines against the will of petitioner, ond | was a mail; and then arose the question of ‘ felo- iP Leyes) s *us- | neous intent.” In relation to the definition of mail Jecnthan $1000.” That the Phelps Menutaotaring Come | 00K one hundred. he was equally guiity of stealing the mail from the Post Office, “In first. MeLoan’s report, Pavistate, bund withis tine city ard cousty ot Nec Vor; | Page 604, it was held, thet taking from the pigeom holes hed to the Post Office, in which letters were depo- and concluded, by praying that an attachment might | “t!*c ts beissued, directed to thevsheriff commanding hime to | *ited for circulation, that this was ruled to steallag take such property, and safely keep the same. In pur- from the mail.’ His Honor went on farther to comment: suance of the prayer of the petition, au attachment was | 200 the testimony, aud concluded, when the jury re- tired, and after an absence of twenty minutes, returned Cea ee eee ao eranaeitg, ee aside the attach- | into court aod rendered a verdict of guilty, with a.re- 5 tion to mere: Covnt—The statute (2 Re. 2 Ed. p. 375, See. 17,) inthe | Commenda plainest terms requires that the application for an eas or. for defence Rereupon remarked te the Coart tachment egainst a foreign corporation, shall be acoom- | (rat Prison (cep 4 y a panied by the affdavit of the plaintif, speoifying, (in a | District Attorney. to increase his ball trom $1000 to $1500, Pine Hike ‘the present) ‘the amount pf docnages te | S2 tae case wasto be tried before the U. 8. Cirouit Court, upon another indictment, in which the questisn of law, raised for the defence, would have to be more fully ar- gusd and deliberated upon. The Court here proceeded to hear motions. Unitep States Dotaict Court, Marck 16. efore Judge Betts.— Zhe United States vs, Martin Bruggeman and angther.—The defendants were indicted for smug- gling under. the 19th seotion of the act of oongrees of 1842, and were put on their trial. They are charged with tempting to smuggle through the customh ouse abont $345 worth of jewelry,concealed in the backs of some ‘sintiags. The defence is that thay did own the goods, bae that they were consigned by one Cari Schimat, o1 Germany, with directions to hold them abject to o1 of his eon, and that they knew nothing of the conceal- ment. The ia adjourned. Unrrap Statxs District Court, March 17—Before Judge Bett.—The United Staiesvs. Martin Bruggeman ind another.—'Ee jary in ti fter being out for about two bouss, rendered ‘ucquittal. Corn sr iGenenendsgers Maney 7 —Befors Re- corder Soott and Aldetuaen Purser am en Jonas 8, Philips, Eeq , Assistant District Attorney.—Case of Montgomery —At the opeming of court this morning, the jury, a‘ver being looked up since yesterday after: noon, came in and intimated that they had not-agreed upon's verdict,and there was'no probability of agresiug, however long they might be kept together in consulta- tion The court, under these circumstanoes, discharged them from further consideration of the subject. Trial for Grand Larceny ~-An old offender, named Daniel Marr, was then placed at tho bar for trial, on an indictment for having commitced a grand larceny on Christmas night last. Jonw Fox, of Anthony atrest, on being examined for ths prosecution, testified that while he was on his way which he shall claim to be entitled. This requirement was not 001 zp with ia the present case, and for this cause the defendant moves to set aside the attachment as having been irregularly issued. The motion must prevail; the statute admits of but one construction. The requirement is positive that the plaintif’s afldavit shall accompany ths application, and the Legisiature alone can dispense with it. Motion granted, with $10 co Surneme Count, March 17—Before Judge Edmonds— Burd-U vs. Burdell.—'This cause was concluded to-day. Judgement resexved. : U.S Ciacurr Cowrrt, March 15.—Before Judge Betts. Thi Court opened pro forma, and after taking os or esta, on anounced that Judge Nelson would be present at the opening of the ensuing term, and in cara he should be obliged to go to Washington, the Circuit Court would be opened by His Honor, Judgs Betta, in person. In cnse, however, of Judge Nelson's not baing obliged to leave for Washington, be (Juige N ¥ take up jary causss in the Cirowit Court, and Judge Betts would open aad proceed with the business of the District Court. His Honor U. 8 Di upon proceeded to open the Court, Mareh 16.—Before Judge Trial of Marecltis continued,--The t nad between couasel on the previous day, in ‘elation to the proper construction of sections 21 snd 22 of the act of Congress of 1825, having reference to “rob- bing ef the mail and post-office,” being reserved for the decision of the Court. ; His Honor delivered the following opinion: The United States District Attormsy olaims to sustain the indict- ment inthis ose under the 22d section of the act of 1825, 4 Stat U.S. 109 It is not, accordingly, necessary to examine the provisions of the 2ist section, aaiceter | home, about 12 o’clock on Christmas night last, he was mine whether they comprehend the state of ficts entre street by @ man who approach- charged against ths defendant. The question of Inw | ed him from behind with another s:ranger,and then rob upon which the opi d instructions of the Court | ped him of tie property in question. Witness valued required, th upen the 2ist asct d | bis bag pipes at about $45 ; that shortly afverwards, he his on the assumption that the reoovered his property through the efforts of the police took the package enclosing the letter i Offoer Sarr, of the 34 District Police Court, testi- tiom, with intent to steal it, he then being » | fied that on going to the house oecupied by the accused, clerk employed in the post office, is liable to conviction | to arrest him for some trifling offence, he found the bag- for the offence described in that section. The poiate | pipes which were advertised, and identified by Mr. Fox upou which the question depends, have been very per- | as his properly. The jury found the accused guilty, spiouously and foreibly stated, by the couneel oa both | and the Vourt sentenced bim to thres years’ imprison- sides ; but, as the desision of the court, to meet the «xi- | ment in the State prison. gen just bein a good degree impromp- Pleaded Guilty —Peter Birmingham alias Chosire cu, aud without opportunity for a detailed examinetion | Bob, indicted for sasaulting officer Norris, this morning of tho position tained by counsel, or of ti plead gu lty, and after being ssvercly reprimanted by ‘ory provisions which may have urt, he wasssutenced to twenty days condnement T shail timate these the city prison. ly brief motice of the points raised, and the reasons Trial for Grand Larceny --A colored lad ‘by tho upon which my conclusions are founded A greater | neme of William Amos, was next called to trial for hay- faluess of dissussion is not of extreme importaucs, be- | iug entered a houss in the upper part of the city, and eauss.if the result proves unfavorable to the defence, | stolen from the hall, coats and cloaksto the value of $45 a more complete review of the legal questions involved | The jury, after a brief consultation, found the prisoner in the ease may be had by motion for a new trial; and | guilty, and the Court sentenced him to three years im- probabiy, in arrest ofjadgmeut. Thecardinal objection | prisonment in the Stale prison to the indi Presented for the defendant, is, chat Trial for Burglary —A boy about 15 years old, named gress, im svotions?1 and 22 of the aot of 1825, intend- | Williem Kelly, was then calied to trial, on scbarge of vd to raoge the offenders against the post oflixe law | breaking into the store of a Mr. Marsuall, on the och of , One of persons employed in the post | Februery last, The jary found bim guilty. Sentence ted with the custody or transportation | deferred. of the mail; and the other, of strangers, wio stood in »o | Another Trial for Grand Larceny.—William Smith relation of trast or contidence to the wail or post cfilve. | wes mext called to trial. on acharge of baying, on the If this position ia sound, the defendant could not 34 of February last,stolon adiamond ring valued at $40, prosecuted under the 22d section of the act; wad if this | tle property of Stephen Palmer, jeweler in Jourtlandt st offence may fail withia tant dasoribed by the 2ist section, | From the evidence adduced for the prosecution, it yet thisindictment net being framed on that appeared that the accused called at the store of Mr. Pal- he muat be acquitted. The words of the 22d section | mer, and requested to be shown various articles, aud embrace all rms are the most ample | while the clerk's back was turned fora moment, the ring that could b y person shail steal the | in question was stolen. The jury found the accused meil, &e” th the construction of the | guilty, and the Court reatenced him to three years’ im- statute understood in relation to t prisoument in the Stave prison. subjest matter, and general terms, and may ve restrai “Another ease of Grand Larceny.—A colored man by ed to very limited signification; yet, the rule is to take | the nameof Francis was then tried on a charge of steal. words in their fait and natural import, ualoss there bw | ine # carriage and two borsss, valued at $200, from Pat- something indicated by the logisiature, nuowing | rick Daffy, The jury, without leaving their seats, found the intention to employ them in a qualified ronao, | the prisoner guilty. Sentence deferred until to-day. That intention is inferred in this osse, deca Antoher Pira of Guilty —James Myers, indicted fora the 2st tiom is supposed to have designated | gteudiarcsuy, pread guilty, aud appealed to the Court in the post | or mercy, on the ground that he had been induced by and to have sickpess aud extreme poverty, to commit the one he ever been guilty Sentence deferred to-morrow morning It cannot be re- | tl py controlling weight here because the particular offence of stealing a mail, ¢ letter, from th nt offoe, does not appear to be ded for in that section. Im that respect, accordingly the 22d seetion imsroduces a new crime. acd then <i Legisletars, in sub; every porson to punishernt who cominits it, mast be understood to use the language ia {is broadest sense The offence is mo way to be committed only ‘sons; but cau be equeXy | a ing access to the mail employed im the post office or intra- t! noting elause in section 22 n its tly includes the case of a clerk in « post office, who steals » letter or packet, thers must be olear ground shown, on the part of the defemce, for exempting him from its operations, Such is the rule of imterpretation peealiarly spplied ia the exposition of the statutes, sed it has the plain savetion of the Supreme Court of the United States, 2 Crazch 358 The care of the United Btates, in Pearso: d Dp I4,wes en iotment wader both these sections, against a person heldtl ppolutment of assistant.pos. master. In de- opinion, and examining with eonsidera- roR tHe Munper cr ourt, Augu The examination of edon Tuesday, the 13th the examination commenced, the coun- rol for the prisoner mads a motion to forbid the puotica- tion of the evidenes in any newspaper. The Chiet Jus- tice said ho did not kaow how the court could preveut the publication (by papers at a distanes) by any order {hey might pass, and so the question aubsided. The Roston Mail pablishes the following evideu Davin Sony, the fire: witness oalled, suid he keeps & shop under the office of the prisoner. Saw the body of Matthews on Friday morning, th y of October t, lying om @ pile of wood iu the cellar, the fret a little ways out of the door This was between eight and nine lock; my boy heard Mr. Doolittle say the body was there and i went and saw it. ‘The door of the eollar was partly open at the time. ‘Che space might be one and « halt footor more ‘The body laid on its bask, a little ia- clined upon ite right side, on the wood. The feet were out of the door. They were heavy outai fe doors made to swing im. Did not help to get the body out. The wood was placed upon the inside, against thie door, so that it ‘Tran or D ‘ Jar the provisions of the law, the in- 1 Bons Bray bd could uot be opened very wide, 1 was not present when A oa ee tg al Hag bff body was taken out, being removed while | was gone »myrhop. Did not at that time see the marks upon tue head, The deceased had boots on. They were eiean apparently recently biacked—were not muddy, or much soiled. Thoy looked as if a person might have waikedinthem. He bad ona black coat. The panta- loons were drawn up from the botwom considerable, The yest and coat also had the appearance of being pulled up. Two Doolitties, a \ir. Savage, and @ number of others were there, | think. [the witness here pointed out upon the plan the way from the prisoner's back of- flee to his shop} ‘The stairs are about three feet wide haps lees. The fas trou bolt im my shop Mice was fastened by a look through down into the oallar where he kept fome medicioss, This door was left unfasteued to ac- commodate Coolidgs, It had beea so leit some time, Fhe casting board in my shop remains as it did av the time of the murder, Tue space between it aad the door in toree foot. My belp consisted of tro boys and tive girls at that time, These boys wore about sixteen years old, ‘Vhs cross examination of the witaess wes directed to 4 more particular description of the premises where the body of Matthews was found t, March 16—Before Crave Witttams, examinod —Keeps the tavern in Marscilis continued. | Waterville, Saw the body of Matthews in t ‘ease this forenoon, | of the cellar, between 7 and 3 o'clock in th tions on the part of | A half dozen were present waon | arrived the the Court, are necessary in this case, before it is passed | body bad not been touched ut this tims, that | know of over to you to give your judgment upon it. The de- | Don’t remember whether the hat was on the head or stands charged wi proved against him. held him not chargeable w atesiing letters under the £24 section, bessuse he had taken them away, without a felonious intent, and claim- ing @ legal right to take them from the mail he post ofiiee, on his be At area as deputy or assistant ‘that authority had been revoked by the p uertions ir, that the ‘2 Intter or packet consaiming aletter, from tl ‘or by taking awoy and exveeazling such letter or paok It te for the jury to determine whether the act is proved to have been done, and also to determine the intent with whish too act was done—whether the intent is tobe found ia the proof of extraneous facts, or is to be implisd and in- ferred from thi mmed np, when the Court an nounced, that in consequence of the meeting of the har abont to take pl lation to the death of Judge Spencer, the \journ until this (lhorsdey) wh charge will be delivered, and the to the jury. We said—Gentlemen, two 0 fendent at the bar ith an offence which | 20t. Boots looked clean. Was not present when the a affects his character, and hich | body was taken out. The body laid on the weod. Saw Als atteote the public lntereat, "in disposing of vhis case, | the body again aver i¢ wag taken Cut and laid on an old yn the head. I think 5 @ body was then car- it at the examination. teats of the stomach were poured into a wash basin by There was a strong smell of brandy, arising from the contents of the stomach. Dr. Coolidge iter oarry them out, for they may them down stai d put Affairs In Canada, [From the Montres! Herald, Marob 11.) The following list wan freely handed about yesterday, as that of the new ministry. We cannot, of course, BUarantes its authenticity : Attorney General Wea, Mr, Baldwi Attorney General Fiasi, Solicitor General Wer: E Dr. Coolidge. Mr. Lafontaine. said, “You had belt irs, pi th closet of an outhouse, The next morning | put the contents in the ice-house and locked them up I delivered the contents to oomis, in presence of Dr. Piaisted. They were ander lock and key after they ware deposited in the joe-house. Ihad the key in my pecket. There was a kind of greyish white matter ; saw it poured into the Did not see the contenta from the time | took them away until | locked them up in the ice-house. The contents remained in the basin until I ivered them to Pri fessor Loomis. No person saw me when I placed the contentsin the ice-house, for n0 one was present. The bod to an open abed, aod there Commissioner of Public oretary, Mr. Priow tof Ciown Lands, Mr. M. Cameron. iver General, Mr. LM. Viger. Works, Col. Tashé, ker of the Legislative Counctl, above is from yesterday's Giz ‘was, last night, that, instead of Mr rice, the & Sullivan is to be Province’ basin by Dr, Coolidge. 1 Secretary, Mr. Pries to take the Crown Londs, and Mr. Cameron'to be second Com- missioner of Public Works. towards the country and consistent with the repeated y now in power, to be Pros of the Executive Council as weil a1 Speaker of the Uo- per House, and Mr. Leslie to be Reosiver ( cannot, any more than our contemporary, guarantes tl satheanticl’ y of these rumors, but we can safely guarantees » that the country can very weil spare the orasrace of Mr L M. Viger, at the council board—more particu- larly at the cost of £1000 perannum We would not wish to be rude, but really the appo ntment of the re- jected of Leinster, savors very disagreeably of Turcotte- Mr. Caron, as is oaly fair = ed from the old plank | professions of the ve seen it, but how many asw it I don’t know Lok pokey examination took place, Doctors Thayer Plaiated and C oolidce ware present. was an earthen one, and jazed white upon the outaide. Dr. Coolidge boarded with me, kept his horses thers, had an extensive practios, paid good attention to his businers, and reputation was good; wen the physiclan of ly. Don’t recollect of heating it spoken of that the contents of the sto called—If the stood whers Mr, Williams snid it surrounded by & hogshead and the walls of aa out- where it was placed before being deposited in Lreceived from Mr. Williams « wash basin on Saturday morning. the 2d day of October lant, about nine o’clook, containing flaid substanos, said to be the contents of the stomach of Matthews. Dr. Piais- ted and myself put the contents into » bottle, and it re- mained in my sight until I carried it to my laboratory The wash basin was a large white one. lyxe the contents to see if they contained poison. | first teated them to see if there was a volatile poison, straining them through a linen towel. subjected to heat for the purpose of get ent substance The vapor was condensed, aud was tested for prussic acid. The te of common coperas. The vapor and arose from the chemival process. its color, the presence of prussio acid. another portion to a second test, by various chemical substances; the result was prussic acid third test with the nitrate of silver; a white appeared, indicating as before, the same kin bus not ao clearly. ‘The tests I used are thone approved I was present with Drv. Dash ald, it would Tue Lionnse Q of * License” or * people of Vermont, ow ‘'uesday, the law ef that State, which provides for its being yearly In Windham Co, 21 towns gave 73 license m»jority, which last year gave 1034 the other way. License gain 1107. no license majority in the State, this yoar, will be re- daced to from 1000 to 3000 votes. ty was very large, and this year wiih an increased vote party hasgreaily added to ita strength. The vote in Brattleboro’ was, no license 250, licen 217; last year 280 to 116. Bennington, Middiobury , Rutland, Castleton, Woodstook, ‘T Westminster, Burlington, and St. Albans, have ali given “no license” majorities. Pexnsyivania Lucistative Proexepivas.—The bill relative to the New York and Erie Rairond was under consideration in the Pennsylvania House of Representa- tatives on the 16th inst. the question was pending on the amendment to compel the company, by the Ist «f Oc a bridge across the Dalawar which isto be used for railroad purpow to the Commonw cents perton for all fceight pussing over the road, im Pennsylvania. Maron or Bancor.—William Abbot, whig, has beem elected Mayor of Bangor, Ma., ky a majority cf 395, The also elected ‘their Aldermen in every ward stiow ix Vexmowr —Tho question No License’ was voted upon by the ice house. submi'ted te the citizens It is thought that the I was requeateu Last year the mejori- ‘The substance in upon a piece of glass ‘This indicated by When the House er, 149, to construct witha doubie track, one failing to do by the bent authorities or, Elaisted,and others, at post mortem examf the cranium was taken’ off, and there appeared gome- convolutions of the brain; the which, it is to thing unnatural in th brain was taken out peculiar odor. pared for that purpose; the abdomen was then ex- amined, and the stomach, which had been previously re- moved; the mucus membrans was very dark; there was an appearance over the whole interior surface of havin been inflamed, but the very dark oolor did not exten over the whole; the spleen was much enlarged, and re- ith the hrain and one of the kidneys. anda por- of the lungs for s subsequent examination; the liver was of @ much darker color than in a nat I saw no arterial blood; the lungs were of color, with the exesption of Mojority for Williams, . Penssyivanta Witia State Convention.—Thia body convened in Harrisburg on the 15th inst.,and made the following nominations :—Delegates from the State at large to the national convention, Wm F. John#on and Electors for the State at large, Jobn P. Sanderson, Thomas N, McKennan; for the representa- tkson, John Price Wetherill, Jas, M. Davis, Thos. W. Dufield, Daniel O. Hitner, Dungan, John D. Steaie, John Landi @muker, Chas. Snyder, Wm. G. Hurley, Franc! a alder, Sr, Chas W. Fisher, An R. Davidson, Jos, Markle, John. Allison, Andrew W. Loomis, Richard Irvin, Samuel A. mall portion of the lower jon reached the inside of the lungs. was an examination of the brain liver, lungs, idaey, and spleen. ‘The soleen was much softened, 60 as to appear like a jeliey. The kidney was opened, but presented a morbid appearance. The brain was somewhat softened. The blood veaseis did not ap- peur to be so full as the day previous. of the ventricles of the brain a coaguium without . When the thorax was opened I detected » peou- On Monday, tive districts—Jos. ‘There was in it was prusic acid. Since th urder, I have given some animals prusic acid, to test the effects of it upon This poison, when thrown into the stomach, wil! produce death in from three seconds to fifteen minutes A drop upon the eye of a cat caused death in ten # The manner of death having prossic acid and brandy injected into his ato- mach, rap uineteon feet, shrieked, and died. Prussic acid generally produces a dark color upon the inner coat of the stomach, blue color upon a portion of the lungs, and a darker color of the liver than is natural. When I have given this poison to animals, it was mixed with During the examination of the Professor, the counsel were quite willing to show their new y acquired ture of prussic acid, upon the different portions of the human had been recently studying the books, preparatory to the 4 it would be hard if they couid ‘Ot exhiviting thoft cbeiioal and Many questions were asked and answered which do not have much relevancy to ‘The Court adjourned to 2 0’clock, ?. M. Doctor Prasten, examined—Saw the body of Ed- ward Matthews on,Friday morning, about nine o’cloo! there was one cut upon the forehead, but the akull not fractured, and another on vere. The seoond time! sawtha body, the blood was washed from the head, although there wer of blood still remaini: ‘A resolution was offered, that the names of the dele- gates be called over, with yiow of eliciting from each an expresa.on of opinion in regard to a candidate for the presidency ; but the convention re/used, by an em- hatic vote, to proceed to 4 sveond reading of the reso- dit was, therefore, sutfered to lie upon the is different. A dog ih with unabated zeal ell the long estabi iucipies of the whig party, and th a date for the presidency, to be worthy of the eupport of the whig party, must be known to be devoted to its principles ; willing to become their exponent and cham- pion, snd prepared to carry them faithfully out, in the execution of his official duties. tional convention is promised the support of this con- knowledge of the The nominee of the na- anatomical knowledge. Aresolution was submitted, instructing the serato- tial delegates appointed by the convention. to support toe nomination of Gen Scott for the presideney; but this aleo was refused a second reading New Yorn.—Jonas B. Howe, of Delaware county, is the hunker delegate to Baltimore from the 10th district. ~—A telegraphic despatch from es that the eleotion in lilinois ption of the new constitution by head, but not ro se- Latest rrom It, has resulted in th gash was an deep a large majority. when Dr. Coolidge removed the sto- mach; there was about a pint of semi-flaid taken from the stomach; the wounds were the result of blows; exa- mined the body again with several physicians; the skull was removed, and the brain was somewhat congested; ‘under the wound upon the head there was blood on the brain; the lungs, liver, and spleen exhibited a Prussian biue more than what was natural, lungs, liver, &o. the blood flowed prett into the ablomen; wus present when received the contents of the stomach, and clean bottle; [ got the bottle, and it to the college; there were two or three slight cate upon the thigh of the body, six inches long, or more, and just through the shin; Dr Coolidge dissected the body, and took out the stomach; | then detected the ordor of brandy; did not discover any other peculiar edor at the time; the costings of the stomach were inflamed, more in some places taan in others; they did not appear as ifthe inflammation was produced by drinking brandy; enough in the stomach to produce fliiams took the busin containing the contents of the stomach, after it had been standing # baif an hour or more; Mr. William, having the basin in bis hand, asked what he should do with the contents’ Some said, pour them out; but it was not done; and Mr. Williams carried the basin away. Estares or Manriey Wow married women their separate estates, has passed both of the Alabama Legislature, a: jovernor on the lat in Inteliigence. om the eve of two of the most important racing contests that have ever taken place The great amount of money de; upon the result, the well known character of t tracting parties, aud tho renown of the “high mettl racers” which are to contend for the great prizes, have contributed to producs an excitement in the sporting circles here never before felt, and which is daily increas: ing us the period for the contests approaches Wi he great matchon to come off over the Course, on Tuesday and Wedn-aday, the 2ist the present month, between “the Napoleon » Col. Wm. R. Johnson, of Virginia, and Van Leer, of this city race—for $3000 a side, three mile heate— will bring together Orator and Quadrille. acquired his porition on the turt ina race with Fi in which he drove her to the winning-post, under the spur, in the remarkable ‘he powers of Quadrille are Her own sister, toe crlobrated Real, upon by turfmen as the best racer that ever appeared im po: Tae Tonr.— We ar in eutting out the freely, and ran Professor Loomis ion, at Boltimore there was not brand, For the second race—$3000 » side, four mile bi re to contend. focmances, here aud elsewhere, have plac At Charleston, last quished the renowned Shark, who has proved victor in two important races, at the mesting which has j He bas twice beaten the tes.” Kauny King The conquests of Topaz have besn at shorter distances than the present one—altiough, ins four mile race, last fall which was the main oi An act securing to the Iadder of fame. an approved by It_provideg that the hall be held by the husband as in trast estate be «qual to her right of dower, on her husband's death, she has no claim whatever to his property, and otherwise only to the difference between At the death of bis wife, the husband comes into abs lute possession of her psreonal Property, and for life of her roal estate. and wite are joiatly made Hable for articles applied for minted there vente the first ia we of the present mateh. latest accounts of the mags speak highly of their ex- t her estate and the dower. ‘The proprivtors of the Bingaman hays been busily employed in improving (he cour and preparing every thing on ® scale commensurate wit the importance of the cont venience of spectators. dies, will, without doubt, prove @ feature & very general attendance of the fair sex to enjo: comforis, which must be seeu to be appreciated nlarging the stands, —The trial of Dr. Coolidge ed om the lith inst , before Ether Spipley and Sa- ‘The prisoner plead not ‘and for the con- ‘The new pavilion for the la- Ezekiel Whitman, Chief Justice; muel Weils, Associate Justions. guilty, and the case was opened by Mr. Morrell, for the The witnesses haying all been exciuded from the room, no witners except those under examina- tion are allowed to be present » Racxs.—Bascomne Counse, Mareh 6 —Two Finer Dav.—The entriea were : T. B. Goidsty’s ch. f. Little Mi Shamrock, dam by Wild Bill R. Ten Brovok’s bh. Mouse. Mons, Tonson, dam by Bertrand i 7’ bb, Jim-a-long out of Eliza Clay, by 4 Williamson dam by Leviath Intelligence from Havana By the arrival of the Great Western, Capt. Chapman, uesday last, wo have papers from Ha- rens—3y 0. by 1 nd--7 yo. by at Cat feland, on i ‘he Spanish frigate Isabelle II. arrived at Havana on having on board his excellency Senor D Federaco Roncall, Count of Alcoy, appointed Governor aod Captain General of the [al Gan. O Donnell three rous and & numerous suite. General O'Donnell at cnee promulgated the decree of the queen appointing the Count of Alcoy, aud issued a address to the another to the troops, taki gratulstes himself that entering upon bis office in dim- ea the island after four year’s service, enjoying profound tran perlty, such as ic has never before known dreases are in good teste The following day the new Captain General isued two addrenses, one to the peop'e, the other to tha troops. He promises the upright administration of justice, the encouragement of agriculture, and the protection of commerce and the useful arts, Ho flatters the troepe for their discipline and courage. tranquility the best safeguards of the prosperity of the i and encourage bind them to the mother country. ‘The Monplesir troupe gave their last performance on ‘The papers say they have been altogether nd of Cuba, in place of Ha was accompanied by his wife aud —Proprietor’s Purse, $200, » single dash ot two miles, with the following entries and result :— Harriton & Henry's ch. h. Jumping Muilet, 3 y.o. by Othello, dam by Piona, 83 lbs. fs CeaBrovck’sb m. Anne Hug Envoy, dam unknows , inhabitants of g leave of them ° Mr Day.—Proprietor’s Purse, $100, mile heats, four tries, as follows Marrison & Henry enters ch. f. Miss Forte. by Glenooe, dam Fanny Strong, 4 y. 0. 97 lbs. 2 James Williamson enters oh. f Kate Harrell, Ey © by Beichazzar, dam Leviathan, 107 He declares pesos and ito draw clo owstn.—The trotting mateh between Bay William and the Badger Mare, for $100 « side, came off on the 16th uit, near Milwaukee—the mare taklog time 40 m. | seo —track are is owned by Mr. Lewis, of Gren Bay Ads Trortine is Wim Hera and Sivori were about leaving for Jamaica. There is plan on foot for building a new theatre. theatre royal aud » lyceum theatre bad previously been rojected; there is now a third one on the (cpis, and it is said that $150,000 have aiready been subscribed to it ‘Tedesco and the manager of the opera have hada He refuses to give her over $900 a month; mirers of thé beanti- 10), #0 an to retain her upoe the editor of the Diare jers should learn from this how important it is that prima donnas should possers beauty as well as artistic merit have been said. ‘The Havana papers ave discussing the project of a line of steamers to ram between Cadiz and Havana. trust it may result in the establishment of euch a line. New Orleans Picayune, March 10, Fond du Las, and is but five yoars old ADELPHIA, Marek 17, 1848. as are progressing Very quiet- ly; there, is however, very little interest attach- ahe wishes $1000, fal Fortunate have made up the & little whilelon, de ia Marina re The ward electic » far has, contrary to the im- srial custom, treated us to a specimen of balmy spring breezes, which are quite rete atery weather. aniziug the police of our city, has paesed both branches of councils, and The force established amounts to an expense of over $30,000 per t police are to be on duty trom 8 o’clock in the evening till 8 the next morning. Che silly customof erying the hour hus beea done away with, and watch boxes are to be abolished. The Mayor has the direction of the w The gay world, who wer cot heasing the iaimitable froffi “to-night, are doomed to be dis- issued siate that it Nothing wiser could erthe recent W The Crops, Wo are informed by our farmers that the wheat orop in this region, Spriogield, is in « most promising condi dition. —Ils. Store Register, March 3d. The erop of hemp last summer was very good on an and yields a heavy lint, and ia weight (uras oat Many farmers will have, when broken ore than anticipated im, and hear of rejoicing 1a not higher than $4. backward about givin ring $3, $3 25, $350 an opera of “Ernani’ appernted, as placards 11s has been postponed in vousequence of her sud- It is now announced for to- Puron ase that price, ai 9376. The article, however, has not fairly commenced coming in, anc the market is not yot exactly open, and Wigation nd are only 0 in all probability will not be until nay deu indisposition.