The New York Herald Newspaper, December 2, 1848, Page 1

A na A Ri EME SOOT am gE sorroeespnae THE NEW YO ; NO. 5295. The Fanny Kemble Butler Divorce Case. hagnee neta aad Dee. 1, 1848, ‘is case, as far as the ents are concerned, hg Nf) this merning. The court room was quite as full as on any previous day. ‘Mr. Daxias said :—I left off yesterday at the position that Mrs. Butler went into her husband’s house on the Sd of Mareh of 1845, with a perfectly untamed apirit; and I said it not unkindly——I do say that such was the 1 pale ag! dictated her course from the beginning to i id. But on the 8d of March there was new scene —aseene of reunion. The family were under one roof, andthe circumstances gave a promise—a glorious pro- mise, for the future. But Mrs, Butler did not avail her- relf of it. In all the little circumstances of domestic life she exhibited pertinacious disposition— dispo- sition to thwart and cross her husband in all his ar- Yrapgements. During six months they were together, no opportunity is lost by this lady in which she dos not cross and embitter her hueband in reference to the education and management other children. There is evidence perfectly clear that in London, in 1843—in lodging house in this city—in the agreement brought about by Dr Furness—it was nuderstood, n if necessary, it was firmly contracted, that the mi agement ofthe children should be left with her hu band. I ask that it be looked to; for it is an admission by Mrs, Butler of the paternal character of Mr. Butler. It is impossible to say that from it, his character as a father ‘was not unimpeachab! It was the strongest admis- sion by the wife herself, when she yielded up their care tohim, that in cons:quence of his character and dis- osition, it was proper that be should have the: y, they were females; endif Mr. B. had not been the proper person to whom to award their care, the mother could have had their charge yielded to her by any court in christendom. There is no eourt that would not have said that girls so young must be placed in the charge of their o But the mother knew that in bis relations and character none ‘was 0 fit to have the charge of them as their own father. Now, in relation to sending them to the farm, which is charged to be no great a cruelty. Why didhesend the obildren out of town in the summer, but for theirown Denefit? It was a pleasure to them—they went to the country with delight, and were never so happy as when e. And the circumstance that they were ed at what Mrs. Butler calls a wretched “road side school,” did not seem in the least to mar their enjoy- ment. Now, take another circumstance, set ont hero asacruelty. Mrs. Butler, with one of the children, oy into a room where Mr Butler is, and asks him, in @ presence of that child :“Mr. Butler, did you order,” 0 aud ‘so, “in regard to thia child.” Well, what did Mr Butlerdo? Why, he hid himselfin silence Dehind the columns of a newspaper. Well, that is a circumstance—ani yet, it is a circumstance | would sincerely andrationally recommend to every husband. ‘When the wife is in danger of losing her temper, and getting up a reene, the best thing the husband can do is to catch the first newspaper he can find, in order to enable him to maintain a proper equanimity, Then there is another occurrence—a slight matter about a ir of shoes—a pair of shoes for the children. She jid not like one of the shoes, it pinched; and that slight circumstance, without any complaint on the part of the child. d the fact that Mr Butler was not disposed to interfere. is exhibited in this answer in bold relief, matter of greatindignity. Then, av Her presence is made a cause of it is. « practice to employ them wher- ever families are possessed of the means. It is a custom im her own country—it is the custom on the Continent. Wherever the family has means, useful, intelligent, and irre- jes, it is done. Many ladies of the ility, who, in consequonce of mis- have. been necessitated to seek support for themrelves, have resorted to this employment, one of the greatest respectability and highest character, Now, as tothe circumstance of refusing to sign the deed extinguishing the ground-rent—it wasa matter certainly she bad aright todo; but look at it: what does she assign as her reason? Look at it. It is temper only. governers is assailed—the right of her hus- band to have the control of the children is assailed— there is a universal spirit of discontent and resistance. ‘She says—“ I declined signing the deed, stating my willingness to do so when I should be restored to my natural right over my children’—rights which she had qualified in London—rights which she had quali- fied here—rights which she had agreed to qualify by @oming intothe house. There was no other reason than ber determ!nation to preserve a p¢rmanent strug- gle with ber husband, and put him permanently at de- fiance, She stirs the cauldron every day. There may de new i dients thrown nowand then into the bub- bling cauldron—there may have been—but there was one thing constantly to excite it, and that is, the fire, the temper, which keeps this cauldron bubbling from dayto day. Mr. Butler retires from the scene—he staysaway: but nothing will quench it—she is perpet- wally inditing billet dour, or making entries in ber journal. which show that she constantly keeps up a spirit contrary to the arrangements and authority of ber husband. She works herself into “ paroxyrms.”’ brase. She becomes _ ’s ber ow: "eg to mer vous irritation.” —Tbat’s her own phrase. She “is » victim to such physical and mente) excitement that abe is utterly unable to resist her feelings,” and she writes the letter of September 1, 1845, which contains no notice of her intention to withdraw feom the house. Read it through ; itis impossible to put such a con- struction upon it. Then there is another wrong Mr Butler tyrannically required his wife to pro mire that ¢ would make no reference to the nother indignity; and yet the propo- li that was past first came from her. her with the means to abroad, be @ license for her to go, there is no- thing in that, because Mr. Butler's statement that he would reduce her yearly allowance from $2.500 to $1,000, is astrong evidence that he considered her conduct improper. It is said that the husband aided desertion of the wife, by giving her money, Why, |, in her letter from Sanderson's should not be left to want and destitu- tiom, It was no offer of his—he was no volunteer in furnishing it; and he only yielded it, to keep from destitution one whom he once loved. In fact, ths ap- pears to have been a struggle as to mastery—the ques- Vion is, are the breeches to yield tothe petticoat? —was Mr. Butler to say to his wife, “Are you to wear the Dieeches?—are we to change characters?—are you to unsex yourself, and | become a dowdling woman?—ocan you find anything in Shakespeare Jike this? Yes, you @an, many instances where the pantaloons are assumed! Who is to yield. when we have thus an equal and co- temporary difficulty as to the management of our chil- dren!—is it not much bet ter for you and me that they ehould remain inthis house?’ But, says Mr. Choate, if he did desert his habitation, she had his licénse and subsequent approval ; and he founds this on the posi- tion that in 1843 the parties were not man and wife— she might indeed be a mother, but she was not a wife— the mother, quoal mother, must remain with her chil- dren in Walnut street; but the wife, guoad wife, could go where she pleased—the wife could cross the Atlan- tie; but the mother must remain in the city of Phila- deiphia, Now, I bave before alluded to this; but there is a consistent answer—that the agreement could be revoked at any time by the will of the husband. Ifhe chose, he could foliow her, and s: @ should come back to her own home. It gave hi right to reclaim her whenever he should see proper; and he did reclaim her, when she came back in 1845; and he exercised it, too; to be sure, there was strong current of rebellion, but the cl excise authority ‘was acquiesced in occasionally. But, further: there ‘was an agreement then, that all the eccurrencss of the pat jould be anulled—every previous agreement was made null and void, and there was an utter revocation ofthem. But the gi principle that we put it upon is, that all such agreements are in violation of law. ‘The law, the great father and mother of all—the great ardian of all—the law put an end to the imaginar; teense the moment she returned to her husband, Now, in regard to the cruel treatment—we assert the great principle, that she cannot plead any cruel treat- ment to bar this decree. which is not adequate, by law, to obtaina divorce for her if she wished one; other- wie, it is enying thata party may divorce herself, for & caure which the law does not allow; she must prove, im the words of the act of Assembly, “such cruel and | barbarous treatment, endangering her life, and such indignities as render her condition intolerable and bur- thenrome, as to force her to withdraw from his habita- tcn”—she must prove danger to life and limb It wilt not do to relax the import of these words to uit all the discontented wives im the country ; it will not do to say that because a little acid has been thrown into the matrimonial cup, the wife may depait—that those grievances, which do not affect the character cf the man—that which his neighbors might see, without a right to interfere— that these circumstances would be a saMficient jastif- cation for a divorce. The moral condition of the community depends on this decision. If the respon- dent's positions are maintained, it will open your doors to the pressure of a flood of divorces equal to those of the days of revolutionary France ; you will give this act 9 legislative, and not a judicial, construction. You cannot make a distinction between the law, as applied toJohn Doe vs, Richard Roe, and Clarissa Harlow ys, Cherubina. But, says Mr. Meredith, what might not be disagreeable to oy Smith, might be disagreeable to Mrs. Butler, But the court cannot put one con- struction upon tho Jaw for Polly Smith, and another for Caroline Amelia Wilhemina Skeggs. ‘Let it be un- derstood that the court is Going to le & law for the rich which they will not settle for the poor—that there in one law for the polished, and another for the rough let that view of the lnw be taken, and our Judie! fal character will go off like » skyrocket. Marriage isa contract whose ramifications e1tend throughout socr- They marry as well in the purlelus of our city asin the manrions which adorn it, It is a queer thing, if are to be told that there is alaw which differs the purlicus of Southwark and the stately man. sionn of Chestnut street. Now, as to the last point : jot be predicated upon the exercise of au- thority given by law. The husband cannot be mub- jected to the imputation of cruelty, in the exercise of that authority which is lawful. The father, in his pa- rental authority, may reprove or chastise his child ; such acts in others would be cruelties ; with him. they are lawfal, becaure his authority peraits him to do 80. So with the master and bis apprentice. And, where the husband exercives the authority, in the manage- ment of his own houce, given him by law, ‘de made guilty of cruelty by any act dom of his authority. ‘Absence is not eruelty ; non- chalanee Is not cruelty; for, in England, they believe that nonchalanee is the Corinthian column im the ebaracter of a gentleman. There is no act set out, in ell this answer, that was oot the fair exercise of the right of the husband, and, therefore, they are no cru- ee. and this answer is altogether Insufficient, from ing to end Dallas having concluded hie remarks, the court ee held the matter under advisement. It may be some weeks before it determines the question. In conoclu- sion of the report of the case, so far, allow a slight re- capitulation of the situation of the parties. This pre- ceeding is commenced by the husband, Pierce Batler, inst his wife, Fanny Butler, claiming a divorce on e ground of a wilful and malicious desertion of his habitation by her, persevered in for more than two years. She resists the divorce upon the ground that she went with his knowledge, consent, approval, license, and subsequent ratification; and, therefore, did not desert him; and even if he did not consent she should fe she was justified in withdrawal kg dd course of eon- juct on his tending to make her condition in- tolerable and her life burthensom nd, therefore, she left justifiably. The facts upon which she relies to support these allegations, are spread over an answer covering seventy-five or hundred page and she claims anissue before the jury in to her case. The husband resists thi sufficiency of th can determine iswer. and conten: ‘will go before an examiner, who idence, return it to the court, and they yhether the divorce shall be granted. The to be free, with privilege to marr; again if he wishes. The wife resists, id claims ali- mony— to recover which is now pending. It she be successful, he will be bound to support her—a state of things which he undoubtedly will not relish. Miscellaneous Political Intelligence, Sexton Downs. This gentleman arrived in this city on the 20th inet., (ays the New Orleans Bul- letin,) ont his way toxesume his Senatorlal duties at ‘Warhington. Mr. Downs is a democrat, who will, we are told, avoid all captious opposition to the adminis. tration of President Taylor ; and, so far as he consei- entiously can do go, will afford it a liberal support. MICHIGAN. Full returns from Michigan show Case’s majority to be 7,208. The Legislature is democratic by a large majority, and the Congressional delegation is com- posed of two democrats and one free soil whig. ALABAMA. ‘The official returns for Alabama were counted on the 18th inst.,at the capitol, by the Governor and Secretary of State, and the majority for Cass and Butler was found to be over eight hundred. There were a few scattering votes for Henry Clay, ARKANSAS. The General Assembly convened Nov 6th, at Little Reck. Mr. R. C, Byrd was chosen President of the Sepate, and Mr E. A. War.en, of Washita, was elected Speaker of the House. Governor Drew’s message was delivered on the 7th ult, It is an able document, con- taining much valuable information relative to the pre- sent porition of the State, besides many suggestions in reference to its future policy. The Governor estimates that the population of the State will reach 300,000 when the federal census shall be taken in the year 1850, which will insure, after that period, for Arkaneas, tbree in place of one member, in the representative branch of Congress. He recommends legislative mea- sures to facilitate the progress of education in the State, and tenders his cordial co-operation in every measure calculated to sid in the accomplishment of thisimportent object. The financial condition of the State is represented as eatisfactory.. The revenue law of last session has realized all the favorable results an- ticipated. im reestablishing the credit of the State. The Auditor's report shows that on the 10th Decem- ber there will be a surplus revenue of $17,349 25. The eatimated surplus of receipta over expenditures for 1849 and ’50 is $23,047 12. The Governor next calls the attention of the Legislature to the proposed altera- tions in the constitution of the State, and recommends that the people shall have the privilege of electing judges of the Supreme Court, as well as those of tl Circuit and County Courts and prosecuting attorni He also suggests the of a convention of the people to alter and e present constitution by reducing the number of members in each branch of the Leg’ ure, There are many other subjects refer- red to in the message, as internal improvements, &e.; but time and space will not allow of our prolonging this notice. In the Senate, onthe 9th, a joint resolution to go into the Senatorial elections on the next day, was laid on the table. Im the House, on the 8th, the votes for Governor were counted. The whole number ef votes wi . of which 15 962 were for Thomas S. Drew— soattering, 635. The in: tion of Governor Drew was to take place on the 11th ult. ee Arrairs In Mexico.—From information derived from persons who have long been residents of the city or central States of Mexico, we band the late ied Le ee ey, has not bese alto. ether productive of e See-apgiial Hoa thunge for the bwiter perceptible in the dispo- sition and temper of the people, whilst the country is in no worse state than it was before the American in- vasion. The actual presence in the heart of the coun- try of a hostile army the adverse and forcible posses- sion of their capital by a foreign foe, has dissipated the egotism which would recognise no le comparable with themselves in prowess, arts civilization. been instructed re ciation of foreigners by Mexic: a eae to learn something from the experience and intelligence of other countries, We are informed that in the city of Mexico citizens theUnited States and from Europe are treated with a consideration which they never before received from the Mexican le; and im proof of an advance in civilization, the fact is cited, that since the army eva- cuated the country, the guritae of the capital have not been re-established. The intercourse between the city of Mexico and the adjacent country is relieved frem the burden of @ taxation which pressed heavily on all clarres, and a free transit is allowed men and goods at all times. This is a step in the right direction. A serious effort was made during the session of the Jast Congress to remcdel the tariff in a way to improve the commerce of the country. The bill failed in its rage ihrough the Senate, but it was so near becom- ne slaw 26 to encourage the belief that the wholesome ameliorations will shortly be made in the revenue sys- tem of the State. It ie pre d to modify, in s material manner, some of the eccleeiastical laws of the country. Particularly in relation to the laws of marriage and inheritance it is believed the religious disabilities will be removed. The power of the oburch is too formidable to be attacked in @ bold and avowed crusade, yet some of its exactions may be obviated by legislation which does not assume the character of a defiance of the priesthood. A wise syrtem of legislation respecting the rights of persons and property will aid in religious toleration; and when this most grievous hindrance to Mexican reformation shall bave been removed, a more ited destiny is hoped the republic. be people, (or at least that portion of them who in- terfere in political matters.) are less restive than fc merly, whilst thero is not the same amount of nation committed as before and during the war. informants do not anticipate for this generation in Mexico any such signal advancement as would place them near the enlightened communities of thie and some other countries, yet they think they detect an im- ovement in the ideas of the people, and in the con- juct of public affairs. They argue much better things for {the future; though we must admit that their opi- nions eda to us to have been conceived somewhat im the epirit which prophecies from the wish rather than the thought.—N. 0. Picayune, Nov. 22. Astrononicar—Tsiretarnic.—The distingmish- ed astronomer, Sears ©. Walker, has been for tome time operating in this city for the purpose of de- termining longitude by telegraphic observation. At his request, Prof. Locke undertuok so to connect his clock with the telegraphic line thac its beats should be heard and registered at Pittsburgh and even at Philadelphia. On Wednesday the machinery was made by Joreph M. Locke, and on Friday evening.17th inst. the clock sent its along the whole line to Pittsburgh, At this last place the register was put in motion, and the fillet of paper came out marked with lines of equal length each, representing a recond of time, and each being in exact correspondence with the swings of the i same moment. By a sligl ment of the breaches between, the lines were unequal; this, which was already known to probably rof. L., was perceived on the register at Pittsburgh, and an- nounced from that city, One ofthe operators inanin- termediate office, not advised of the experiment, ob- ister to keep up an incessant ticking, pporiny some green one to be practising on the ph, requested that he should be stopped. A was returned saying that the new operator wi olock, and would be likely to con- tinue his amusement for some time. Professor Locke (the problem being clearly and particularly stated by Prof. Walker) has finally de 0 aplan by which a clock at Cincinnati shall not only be heard at Phila- delpbia, but shall register on the running fillet of paper the hours, minutes and seconds, and ‘afro the exact fraction of a recond at which a star or other cclestial body parses the meridian at either place. Say first, cbserver at Philadelphia, by a quick touch, registers the transit of a star observed at that place, and after- wards the observer at Cincinnati registers the transit of the rame star over the meridian at this place, both of those points of time and the interventing interval will be registered on the same fillet by means of the same clock, That interval will be the difference of time. and of course the lonxitude of Cincinnati west of Philadelphia, say 37 minutes and 20 seconds. Nor is it material where the regulating clock and the register are placed, #0 they sre both in the circuit, Mr. Bond, the astronemical observer at Cambridge, had proposed ® plan by which a clook should communicate its beats tothe telegraph But Prof L.'s plan differs from his, and from that of others proporing to solve the sai mechanical problem. in baving no cleetriral ow through any part of the clock itself, and in having the pendolum left entirely free and unconnected with any unusual machinery.— Cin, Gazette, Nov, 20 serving the and ar Ter Dowsarr Lany Feversnam expired a few weeks since, after an illness of three months’ du- ration, Her ladyehip was the second daughter of the first Marl of Dartmouth, and was born in 1774, She wasthe mother of the present Lord Feversham,.the Hon. Captain Duncombe, M.P.,the Hon, Octavius Duncombe, MP, and eight other children, Auwany, November 30, 1818. More Developements Touching the Chorce of a U. S* Senator from this State. The controversy among the whigs in relation to the choice of a U. 8. Senator to succeed Mr. Dix, has lost none of its vivacity ; on the contrary, it is, at the present moment, more extended and more bitter than ever. The whole State is in an efferves. cence. A number of the members elect to the Legis- lature, from remote parts of the State, who have recently visited the capital, have informed me that immediately after the election they were visited at their homes by individuals who were anxious to secure the election of Mr. Seward, and who made liberal bids for their votes. I have no recol- lection of an instance when so much anxiety was exhibited about the election of a Senator of the United States. Mr. Seward himself has, within a short period, been in communication with a friend who resides in a Western District of the State, upon this subject. I have in my posses- sion copies of the correspondence which Mr. Se- ward addresied to this confidential friend. After a perusal of this correspondence, I find myselt fortified in the opinion which I have formerly ex- pressed of Mr. Seward—that he is a man of great modesty, and that this unfortunate accident of his education bas restricted his energies, and ; vented the full developement of his genius. [n cer- tain positions, em*arrassment is fatal to public men ; it was nearly fatal to Louis Napoleon when he mounted the tribune for the first time. There- fore, it 1s recommended to Mr. Seward, in the name of thieyThurlow Weed party, to overcome this fatal weakness, In the correspondence to which I have referred, Mr. Seward, without mentioning that he would be obliged to his friend for supporting his pretensions to the office of U.S. Senator, re- marks that “ the public interests, and the interests of the whig party, demand that the election of John A. Collier should be defeated ; in securing this object, 1 must enjoin it upon you to observe great diligence and caution, Our friends in Al- bany are on the alert. Patterson (the Lieut. Go- vernor elect) will attend to the members from Chautanque, and I have entire confidence that our calculations in regard to the votes of the members from your county, will not be disappointed.” This yequigition, you Will see, is made in the most af- feetionate and modest manner; I take it as a proof that the criminations and asperities which we have lately seen in the political circles, have given place to more lovable and fraternal feelings. But, seriously, it is a shame anda sin that in this antag political preterment should depend rather on the Machiayelian qualifications of the candidate than on his integrity and his genius. It is a mistake which it will be well for the country torepair. Itis plain that many of our public men cherish feelings of hatred toward each other, which would put a savage to the blush. At no period is this bitterness more marked than during a struggle for preterment, like the present one between Mr. Seward and his cotemporaries. If the bubble repu- tation is only to be got by the sacrifice of those solemn obligations which society and religion im- pose upon men, then it is better to live in honest obscurity. As to the result of the present contest for the office ot Senator of the United States, I have merely to say that the friends of Mr. Seward, in this city, really believe he will succeed. Apart from this miserable émeute, there 18 nothing of moment occurring in this quarter.— I shall watch the progress of this affair, and I shall constantly be in communication with persons who will give me all the necessary details. PeskskiL1, Nov. 29, 1848. The New York and Albany Railroad Commis. stoners-— Important Adjudication-—Peckskul— Fair Weather and Fine Women, in General. Any one who may not be aware where Peekskill 1s, may learn by these presents that the said village is just forty-eight miles up the Hudson river, and situated on the east side, on a bit of a hill. On Tuesday last, Ex-Mayor Brady, Alderman, Purser, Judes Tomer and A. J, Bleeker, Eaq., rived in this village, for the purpo8é 6f“tives. tigating the claims of some of the North river Dutchmen, (meaning Knicxerbockers, of course,) to the New York and Albany Railroad Company, for damages which their farms sustained from the passing of the said railroad through them. Were it not that Col. Williams keeps a most ex- cellent hotel in Peekskill, and that the said hotel is supplied with every reasonable luxury, there 1s but little doubt that the Jezal, magisterial, and al- dermanic gentlemen would have come to a cor- clusion that they were about to be introduced to Rip Van Winkle, of happy memory, or that they were about fifty miles from the City Hall, at least. As the case stands, however, the gentlemen have done well, and acquitted themselves in a mann worthy of a distinguished reputation. The ol farmers were as obstinate as a ba:n yard full of jJackasees, and if a at was at all interfered with they considered it worth about ¢1,500 at least. The matter, so far as this immediate sec- tion is concerned, will be concluded this evening, when the commissioners will proceed to Sing Sing on the same business. Peekekill is quite a place. Several foundries and various manufactories make the place rather active than otherwise. Its said that some of the ladies are rather good-looking than otherwise, but they seldom show themselves, and thercfore the deponent wiil set nothing forth from experience, The weather, for a few days past, has been re- markably fine ; the railroad contractors have been very busy, and everything 1s set forth in the true spirit of American progress and independence. Awnnaro.is, Nov. 28, 1848. Naval Affairs. The zeal which you have manifested in the columns of the Herald, for the better organization of our navy, induces me to seek, if possible, with your aid, a successful opposition to one of the most injurious precedents about being established, through the exertions of a distinguished (ex-oflicio) politician, who, if yictorious in his schemes, will benefit a son, and infringé upon tlie most sacred rights of more than one hundred and forty officers Since the war of 1812, semority has been the rank of naval officers, beginning with their first en” try into the service. For instance, all who are ap- pointed in 1841 have the rank of those appointed in 1842 ; on being examined for the grade of passed midshipmen, the forty-twos are junior to the forty- ones, and of course cannot be amalgamated. It appears, however, that owing to the small number of midshipmen, who were appointed in forty-two, the Seeretary of the Navy fas thought proper to allow that date to be examined with the | forty-ones, as a matter of convenience, Does this establish an hypothesis for the two dates being commingled, placing the juniors ona footing wit! the seniors. 80, why not amalgamate the whole navy—making selections for the higher grades—destroying all former rank? The absurdity of such a proposition 1s perfectly apparent. What has an officer to live for if the hope of promotion is taken from him? Nearly eight years have elapsed since the first appointments of ihe forty-one date were made ; during that period they have had the same renk and pay, as when they first entered, and at the time when they ate about being examined Congress takes from them the pay to which al other passed miiehinoaals have been entitled ; then, as an additional encouragement, the forty- ones and the forty-twos are to form one date. What brilliant inducements are here offered to the young officers of the navy? He, who entered the service a boy, yielding up all hopes of an oceupa- tion on shore, determined to make the service his home and profession, has the gratification, after eight years’ duty on the quarter-deck, of seeing that for which he has toiled and sufiered taken fremhim. How delightful must be the sensations of those men, when they find that their position, at the age of twenty-five, is the same as it was at fourteen. In the name of justice, is there not enough al- ready to enervate and disgust any young officer who is ambitious, without Placing those, whom he has always looked upon as his juniors, on an equal footing with him ? I send this short letter of facts for your perusal ; trusting that the champion of naval rights will devote a few brief periods in his paper to that branch of the service which 18 so much neglected and upon which a vast amount of the national honor depends, Amen CAN Bowtina nv Exaianp.—The Portico Newington, is being altered and considerably e lerged, and will shortly be Dowling room. The roe will al Opened asan American when completed, will be 106 additional compartments mn of visitors, ntly fitted up, and the ma: establishment will, we understand, American gentleman who has con- feet by 28, and there country. a | places of amusement in his native | @ur Liverpool Correspondence. Liverpoo., Novy. 10, 1548. Treatment of American Ship Masters by the Cus- tom House Officers. The outrageous rascality practised here by th? custom house authorities, upon the masters of Amenican vessels, is a subject demanding the im- mediate action of Congress. Scarcely an American ship arrives here with- out being seized and fined from $25 to $100. It is a specimen of the way in which hundreds belonging to the government service get their living, by dowaright robbery and swindling. ‘The game 1s played something after this fashion. Lnoglish sailors ship on board an American vessel, for a voyage to the United States and back, expressly for the purpose of smuggling on board tobacco to bring home in the ship, to have her seized when the arrives in Liverpool, in order to get one half the fine—as one half goes to the informer, and the other half to the officer making the discovery, it being °m arrangement perfectly well understo: between the searcher—a sort of porter belonging to the custom house—and the person giving the in- formation, that they will share equally in the fine. It is not unfrequent! Ee case, on the arrival of an i the dock in Liverpool, to see Am a ship at i , 7 s tyenty or thirty searchers waiting to boatd’ the ship; and immediately after going aboard, will aecompany a sailor directly to the place where he finds tobacco secreted. The packet ship John R. Skiddy, of New York, one time on arriving here, the seareher went on board, went directly to the galley in company with a sailor, who pilled outa couple of rivets, pulled up the copper sheathing, and took out about two pounds of tobacco. The ship was fined $25. Similar cases occur daily. The ship Creole, Captain Foster, of New York, on her last voyage to Liverpool, was fined $500 for tobeceo found secreted by the steward. A depo- site of that amount had to be made with the Ame- rican Consul, before the ship was allowed to leave. Captain Foster made a statement of the fact8 to Mr. Bancroft, and the case was sent by him to Lord Palmerston, and by him laid before the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty’s Treasury, accom- panied by the statement of the officer who disco- vered the tobacco. After a full investigation of the matter, Lord Palmerston returned an answer to Mr. Bancroft, saying that no part of the fine would be remitted. The followmg is an extract from Lord Palmerston’s reply to Mr. Bancroft:— “That rome of the places in which the tobacco was feoreted had been evidently fitted up for that purpose; that on close investigation there appeared to be no deubt that the master had a guilty knowledge of the concealment; and, moreover, that the places of con- cealment were situated in parts of the ship to which only the mate and steward had acce Affairs In Europe. Traty.—Intelligence of the defeat of the Austri- by Gen. Pepe is confirmed. Pepe has driven them back 8. for as Padua and taken eight pieces of cannon from them Norway.--A letter from Christiana, in Norway, states asa fact positively determined, that the Lieu! Genersiship of the Kingdom of Norway is to bs sup- pressed, and that the country is to be governed, from and after the Ist of January next, by a Viceroy. This charge, it is said, is to be conferred on the Prince Royal. Swepen.—The Sweedisa Diet was closed on the 24th of October, with tke following speech from the King:— “ Gentlemen—The arose which has elapsed since the opening of your deliberations will ocoupy a remark- able place in the resords of history. Most of the States of Europe have experienced violent commotions, and social questions have been agitated between govern- ments and people, which will not perhaps for » long time to come attain their definitive solution. Let us return thanks to Divine Goodness, for having spared ‘us from such convulsions, which are equally destruc- tive of the well-being of the State and the happiness of each individual. Let us congratulate ourselves upon the moderation and calmness of the'people of Sweden, in the midst of the tempest which has shaken the world. It is only by persevering in this conduct, that we can hope to see realized, in the general interest, our song. haw nate gaationd, my’ eeatiende, entiemen, oy nived my. eantlaman. nobie with which you have concurred in my decision to maintain the threatened indepe: our neighbors and allies. Satisfactory reeults have been already obtained, without the funds granted by you being exhausted ; and we may look to the futufe with @ more tranquil eye. A convention for an armictice for a considerable duration of time has been concluded, through my mediation between the belligerent parties, and we may hope that a path is opened for negotiations that will end in a just and durable peace. Ihave never ceased to follow, with » lively interest, your deliberations on the subject ofour national representation. Experience baving demon- strated the difficulties of coming to a conciliation, without my intermediation} of the divergent opinions, I have presented a bill, which, admitting of a consider- able extension of the electoral right, contains at the same time the requisite guarantees for the mainten- | ance and regular development of social order. I feel assured, gentlemen, that, animated with a sincere de- sire of bringing this grave question to a satisfactory solution, you will, at your next meeting, devote to it allthe attention it demands so imperiously. I have learned. with a lively satisfaction, the new grants you have made for multiplying and ameliorating the pri- mery schools. You have thereby given an honorable testimony of re zeal for the education of future ge- nerations. All the important questions which have occupied your attention have not been able to be brought to « catisfactory decision during thia Diet I shall not, bo . fail to follow them with peouliar interest, end to concur in facilitating their conclusion conformably to the interests of the nation declaring that your labors are termi the blessings of Heaven upon the ites-general, and renew to you, gentlemen, the assurance of all my royal good will.” ie et Prince Winpiscneratz.—Prince Windischgratz the Ge: jissimo of the Aus rian troops, ing}. nds on the maternal si cele! ‘im. Heis chivalrous, and of the greatest bravery ; and his devotion to the imperial family is unlimited, although he has instituted a pro- cess against that family for the renewal of the name and restoration of the property of Wallenstein. At the head of the Grand Duke Constantine's Regiment of Cuirassiers he greatly distinguished himself on se- veral occasions in 1814, and was decorated with the three hours, in a pass, a force Windischgrats is about 62 years of age, Ovr Inpian Visirers.—A delegation of twelve Indians came up the river from St. Chippewa Louis, and landed in our city Friday evening. There are six principal chiefs of that nation, four head braves, two squaws, and ome pappoose of six or eight months ofege. They are on their way to Washingtcn city, to tee their great father, the President, under the care of these chiefs. He speaks the Indian language as well as the Chippewas themeelves—the French, like a Frenchman, and very good English, and understands perfectly thelr various manners and customs, These chiefs are a fine looking set of men, painted to the eyes, | and decked out with a profusion of war feathers, war clubs, hatchete, pipes, bows and arrows, and every variety of Indian ornament. They live about the | head of Lake Superior, and have been on their long | woeks. They crorsed the portion of that great northern lake from Lake Pointe, where they had been to attend the annual payment to the Bois Brule, some seventy mile: in their cances, paseed their canoes up that river, ca rying them across eoveral portages, struck the St Croix river at its source, and followed it down to the ‘They bring along with them many interesting curiosities ; they one of their birchen canoes still with them; they 0 some very interesting birch bark memorials opgrees or the President, from other chi nation, written in pictorial character or language, which Mr. Martell can perfectly interpret, They bring with them the best testimonials from government agents and others, as to their chieftaincy as well as respectability, and they are epoken of in the highest terma Ly the St. Louis r The object of this ex. pedition is to procure, if possible, from government, either by grant of, purchase, certain portions of terri: tory, now occupied by themselves, but which was ceded to the United States some years since. They express a general and very strong desire to remain in theirold homes and about the graves of their fathers, and can- not bear the idea of being removed from them beyond the hemor to be crowded in among enemies and | stranger tribes, as they are lable to be removed at any time, They wish now to rettle permanently, to build comfortable houses, to cultivate the soil, and to aban- don their roving life —Cinainnati Gazette, Nov 27, Tuk TELEscoric Comet, discovered at Cam- bridge on Saturday last, in thé Constellation of the Swan, wi ‘in seen on Monday and on last evening. Ite bril toincrease but slightly, but its nucleus is 80 ined that it wppears like a star of the ninth magnitude, The diameter of the Coma is about five minutes. The following places of the comet were obtained with the great refractor, referred to the mean equinox of January Ist, 1848 :— “ Noy, 26th, at 6h 56 m. 41 seo. mean time. R.A ,20h. 34m. 112 geo. Deo, North, 87 deg 24 m. 15 seo. Noy. 27th, at 6h, 68 m, 34 seo R.A, 2h 43 m. 45,80 reo, Dec.. 84 deg. 52m, 24.1 seo, Noy. 28th, at 6h. 65 m. 58 R. A, 20 17 35 sec. ., 83 deg. 47m . 84 m. 64.5 #60,”” } Bouth-cast, is exceed- | de from the | cross of Maria Theresa for resisting successfully for of quadruple strength. i Moj S. B, Martell, of Saut St. Marie, a very intelligent | balf breed of that tribe, and nearly related to some of | and tedious journey from Le Pointe for more than six | Be ‘The apparent motion of the comet is towards the ny receives $22,500 thie year.— Grand River (Mic Supreme Court—At Chambers. Before Judge Edmonds, Decempen 1—The People vs Mary Martin end Caroline Martin —Haheas Corpus Case.—Thia cause, which was adjourned from Wednesday to this morn. in fire Nas Thisisa writ of habeas corpus, granted on the petition of the defendants, setting forth various facts aud irregularities in the proceedings by the proreoutor, and we wish to state why there parties are entitled to their discharge on the merits. In the Arst Ince, it thet on the 14th November, 1849, ary Ann Martin, the mother of defendants, brought an action against Crossman in the sum of $1,000; the pleadings ret forth that ho appeared at her house. and made acontract with her, that her three daaghtera should teach him the French language. for which he was to pay $1,000—that it was also contract. that he wae to come to her hou reseive his lessons in French: at he afterwardy wanted that they should come to his rooms to give him is, but the old lady objected. The contrast perfected, and he paid them $30. In it, he backed out, , aod there 7, obtained a war- rant, and put it intothe hands of er Prince John Davis; they afterwards took it out of his hands, issued a duplicate warrant, and put it into the handsof another officer, who went to this woman’s house and took them, vr e¢ avmis, and brought them before Justice Lothrop, who committed them to prison. They were afterwards bailed by the Recorder; but ey wera | again commtted. and bailed bynhaette, ratte Khuy . were surrendered this morning by théir bail, and now we say the duplicate worrant is void, because it was issued by another Judge while the first was fa force: and, therefore, the arrest is illegal, and those girls ought to be discharged Mr. Priteire,—Will your honor go into this case on the merits? Juver —O, yes, I will go into it. Goon with the evidence Mr. Puitures reads section 44 Revised Statutes, which states that no Judge or officer of any court. on return of of a writ of haheas corpus, can try, &e ; and in the case of McLeod the rule was laid down that the court will not inquire into the guilt or innocence of the party. Juper ~-Under the 50th section we have aright to go very fully into any case that may be brought be. fore ue the object is to allow the party the right of appeal. Mr. Wesrenn, for defendante.—There are two ques- tions in this case, upon either of which we contend the parties ought to be discharged ; the one is irregu- larity, and the other merits. The District Arronney reads from third Hill, page 616, and the notes. Mr. Yad ce from first Hill, 0 page 391—the peo- Is theact of 1818. which is incorporated vieed Statutes, This act removes the former to the powers of officers, who allowed a writ of habeas corpus, to examine facts de hors the resord. Mr. GatonattH.—How iso case to get to a jury if a judge takes it into his head to try it on the merits in Chamber? Jupcr —This is a very grave question. [am now only giving my view of the statute; 1 wish the gentie- men on both sides to look into the law on the subject, and let me have their assistance. I don’t mean tode- cide the case hastily. The act of 1818 was passed in conrequence of Abel ys. Cooper, reported in fifteenth Johnson. Mr. Purtuirs—A og cannot deny the facts consti- tuting the offence with which heis charged; he may deny the regularity of the commitment, which it is founded. Jvvax—I don’t see why I am not as competent to de- cide as ajury, upon the evidence. Mr Prriiirs—We don’t deny your competency, but we deny your right. District Arrornney—It may be as well to let it lie over until to-morrow. Covrt—I mean to go further, and let it lie over for twoor three days. Similar cases have often come be- fore me lately, but I have never given any decided opinion upon them. It however comes before me now in more formal manner, and I wish to givo each party an opportunity to examine the case, and have the benefit of their examination, Mr. Westenn— We rely upon two objectio the mer'ts, and the other to the warrant; ¢ of it, perhaps, on the last objection” ‘he complaint was made in the ordi: seem! at the warrant was issued by the Police Jus- tice, and delivered to an officer to be executed. it will ‘appear, also, by the paper before you, that for some rea- son—haste, perha, or the papers upon ype form. and it found necessar’ jest an unseasonable je to send another officer, for the pur- pose of exeouting the second warrant, and the arrest is ace: bre 1 — le Me which is the foundation of the prsee, wu, the Could not Inaue the second warreht aatil the Orst wes recalled or 'd of in some way; but heving done ispore: 80, it was without affidavit or complai int, and is void. Jun ‘Under the fiftieth section of the Revised all thoee facts must appear before me, by tra- return, under oath, on the adjourned day. Mr. Nasu—I chiect fo the adjourn it, on the ground jury sits on Monday, and the District Attorney may send up bills of indictment on that day, and come here on Tuesday morning, armed with ten fold more powers. Distaict Atrorney--So far as I am concerned, nothing shall be done; matters shall remain in the fame way they are at present, nin case was then adjourned to Saturday at 12 o'clock. Supreme Court. Present, Justices MeCoun, Hurlbut and Edwards, Duc, 1.— The People ve. Thomas Hayes.—Thie wat an application to amend the bill of ‘exceptions taken by the defendant's counsel in this cauee, by insisting thet the challenges made by defendant's counsel were fo principal cause and not to the favor. ‘The question ‘was one of fact, and depended on the recollection and notes of the judges, and of the respective counsel in the cause, ‘The Court made an order that the record be sent back to the Judges of the Court of Oyer and ‘Terminer, and that they might amend it it they saw fit, The People ve John. Miller and William Miller ‘The defendants were, in the month of July last, cous Vioted at the Court of General Sessions, in a sam of $200, for an indecent expomure of thelr pertons on the 12th of July last. An application was made, this morn. ing, to quash the conviction, on the ground that land: mirsible evidence was permitted to go tc the jury, and, alto, onthe ground that the defendants’ counsel re: quested the presiding Judge to tel] the jury that they were to take the intent of the parties into considere, tion ; that is, that although the facte charged. upon them were proven, the jury were to inquire whether the crime was committed with an evil intent and if they were of opinion that ft was not, then the parties would be entitled to an acquittal. ‘The Judge refused, and defendants’ counsel excepted, The oaso wad argued ‘0-day. Judgment reserved. The court afterw: adjourned, without day, va 1 Before Justice Harris, ) Dec. 1—Drcisions.--Wilson B. Sheldon and others | vs. Nathaniel T. Weeks and others, and three other gainst the same defendants —Decree of reference, £0 far as it directs the defendants, Nathaniel T. Weeks and Henry A. Weeks, to deliver to the receiver the tilver bread basket and pitcher, and so far as it directs Nathaniel T. Weeks to pay to the receiver $4.790— reversed, And 80 fat as it relates to property not sub- ject to levy and sale, on execution—affirmed. Motion to refer causes denied. Eliza Hunter and others, ads. the City Bank of N.Y. —Motion to change place of trial from New York to Albany—gran‘ed. Henry Stokes and others, vs. Wm. Hagan —Judg- ment for plaintiffs on their complaint, on the ground | that the answer neither controverts any material al- legation of the complaint, or states any new matter constituting a defence. Held the plaintiffs were not | too late to move for judgment, after serving a reply to | the answer. Thomas S. Finchley, vs. David $ Mills, et al.—Mo- tion for attachment denied, on the ground that after a rebearing of the decree has been ordered, tho proceed- ings on such decree are stayed. Thomas 8. Dickenson, vs. Elijah H. Kimball —In- Eli quest and subsequent aggre set aside without costs. Held that Le an inquest may be taken for want of an affidavit of merits Supreme Court—Spee Term. under the former practice, yet that it is irregul the jury is dis- charged, (so that if the plaintiff appeared, no inquest could be taken,) tocall the cause and have a trial by the court, for want of an app David Mills, ads. John Thursly —Motion for at- tachment rgainst plaintiff, for violation of injune- tion denied. Held that, under the code, the only mode in which adefendant can obtain an irjanction agalust the ptaintifl, is by a cross complaint, and undertaken iu the form preseribed by the code United States Commissioner's Oflice. Before A. Gardiner, Eeq Dee. 1.—Cherge of Opening Letters.—The case of Lynch, charged with opening the letters of Wa, Mou- | before; and on this declaration bein, RK HERALD. MORNING EDITION----SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1848. TWO CENTS. ‘gence. A Heavy Business for Richmond County,—The Grand Jury of Richmond county, Staten Island, have found true bills of indictment against Wilham F. Havemeyer, Mayor of New York, and Francia B. Stryker, Mayor of Brooklyn; together with Messrs. Gregory, Dillon, Lenpald, Burwith, Robert B. Minturn, David C Colden, Gulian C. Verplanck, and Wm. Me- Ardie. All these gentlemen aie members of the Board of Health, and are indicted for @ nuisance, It appears that the goed folks of Richmond county are conside- rably oppored to the quarantine g’ound being located e spot whore it now stands, In consequence of the contagion, of which the neighborh od is in constant fear.during the sickness of yellow and ship fevers. Last fengon great complaint was made during the raging of the rhip fever, by the inhabitants, respecting the dan- serous effluvia arising from the interred bodies, The bad emell itis said. arose. not from the fact of the bodies not being buried deep enough, but from the light soll that covered the coffins thus allewing the efflavia to escape. Constable Auten visited yor nd presented the bench war- named parties. His Honor re- ceived his own warrant by endorsing on the back, “Received and acknowledged December 1, 1848, Wm. F. Havemeyer.’? We much doubt if the good je of Richmond county will succeed, by this movement; in removing the location of the quarantine ground, nor sane apy one of the above geatlemen ts the State prison. Charge piracy to Extort Money.—OMoers Stephens and Davis, of the lower police, arrested, yes- terday, two men by the names of Heury T. Harris and Ebenezer J. Stont, on a warrant issued by Justice MeGrath, wherein they staud charged with conapiracy to extort money from Alexander Stiles, of No. 6% Bowery. It appears from the afidavits filed in the po- lice court, that the two aocused parties are tailors, doing business at No 433 Pearl street, and that these two, aided by # journeyman tailor and his wife, by the name of Wm. Dusenbury, conspired together for the purpose of injuring and extorting money from Mr. Stiles, Affidavits were made charging Mr. Stiles with improper intercourse with Dusenbury’s wife, also with a young girl by the name of Sarah Elizabeth Lyons, whom the complainant is charged with seducing. These papers and affidavits were sworn to before a Commissioner, and then placed into the hands of Mr. Judson, the publisher of the newspaper called Ned Buntline’s Own, for publication. Information of this faot reached the ear of Mr. Stiles, whosentan agent to Mr. Judson and ascertained the fact t! such affidavits were in his possession, but Mr. J. refured to publish the care until he was certain that the allegations made against Stiles were correct and tru rab Elizabeth Lyons bas now made an affidavit befc Justice Mo- Grath, setting forth that the affidavit the previous occasion she was pe: inducements held out to her, thi plenty of fine clothes and money, if would swear that Mr. Stiles bad taken her to houses of disrepute. ‘This affidavit, she now most positively alleges, was false and untrue, The two accused parties, Harris and Stout, were held to bail in the sum of $1,000 each, to answer the charge at court for trial. Charge of Fulse Pretences —A man by the name of Almy was yesterday brought from Rochester, on = warrant issued by Justice Osborne, on a charge of ob- taining a lot of dry goods, valued at $600, on false and fraudulent representations, from a dry goods firm in this city. The magistrate committed accused for an examination. fugitive-—A man by the name of, Cal- rested yesterday, by the police of the 3d ward, on @ warrant ii ¥ a justice of Ulster, Green county, wherein he stands charged with stealing @ pocket book, containing $204, belonging to John Green, of Ulster. On searching the prisoner $90 was found on his person, suppozed to be » portion of the stolen money. The accused was sent back to Green county for trial. . Charge of Embezzlement.—Officer Walling, of the fower police, yesterday arrested two men by the names of Wm. H. and James McDonald, on a warrant issued by Justice McGrath, wherein they stand charged with embersling, since the Ist day of Ootober, $150 and more, the property of Edward P. Williams, The case will be fully investigated on Monday. U. 5S. Clreutt Court, Before Justice Nelson. Dec, 1—Cotrision Case.— Steamboi Ezra Fitch and others, Appellants, v wall and others, Libellants, Appellees. — Decision of Judge Nelaon.- This was an appeal from the decision outhern district of New by should have Santa Claus, Geo. W. Aspin- ments of the advocates on both sides, his Honor said that the proofs in the court below left no doubt what- ever—Ist, That the propeller Ocean had but ene light and for some time before t pening of n; and. 2d, That in a night as dark as the ion; night of the collision, the wes cloudy, a vessel carrying but ared to nersone on hoard the approach! abe wan remaining fast at anchor; and that it is very diMoult, if not impossible, for them to determine the course o: the vessel, although moving, until near enough to dis- cern the situation of her hull. Twosteamboats that met the propeller thesame night, below where the col Meion oceurred, came near running foul of her, on ac- count of the above embarrassments; and only avoided the disaster by a rank sheer, on discovering that she wanin motion. They happened to be in a positi where they bad room enough to escape by this ma: ner. This seema to have been the impression of the court below, on the proofs; but the fault was aupposed to be counterva'led and overcome by the answer, whick was considered as admitting that the position and course of the propeller were to have avoided her. That ground now removed by an amendment of the answer, and the decision must now depend upon the effect of the evidence. This isfull and un- deniable, both upon the point that the propeller had but one light, and also in respect to the effect upon the vessel approaching. Under those ciroum- stances, it is impossible to hold that the Santa Clause was wholly in fault. Even admitting that she misap- prebendea thetposition of the propeller, if the prepeller, as held by the court below, and in which view I am in- clined to concur, as she was coming round ——_—_ point; yet. inasmuch as the want cf s second light was calculated to mislead, and, probably, did misiead, she ought not to be held exolusively responsible for the conrequences. I agree that upon the evidence it is somewhat difficult to determine which wasin fault, the h on each maintaining the proper navigation oftheir own vessel. I do not think that the Santa Claus was in fault in taking the western side of the channel—if in fault at all, it wasin not discerning that the propeller was hugging or intending to hug that thore, and should have passed outside ; but she may have been misled by the propeiler having but one light tll it was too late to correct the mistake. Although I would not hold the propeller responsible for the dam: te the Senta Claus, | do not think the latter should be held r naible for damage to the former, under the circumstances. Judgi Court of Special Sessions. Before the Recorder and Aldermen Franklin and Stevens, Dec. 1—.4 Hard Case.—A_ respectable looking woman, named Catharine Boyle, was this morning placed at the bar, charge: aving stolen $14 from onegBridget Conway, of No. 67 Cherry street The accuser charged that the accused had snatched t'e money from her band, and that it was all in gold coin, The appearance of the person accused did not indicate acharacter that would stoop to such meas for the improvement of her store of wealth. and she begged the Court to allow her time to send for witnesses, She stated that she was a stranger in this cityJand averred that she could show that her character was above any imputation of this kind. While the case was pending, Mr. Huff stepped up and informed one of the judges that the prisoner had been before the court before. As Mr, Huff was formerly orier of this court, his word was taken, and the judges evidently theught that they had an old offender before them. At length the wit- nesses for the defence arrived, and gave evidence to prove that Mre. md bie wasa ectable person,and pos- ferred of money of her own; that she hada large amount of gold coin, similar to that alleged to have been taken from the complainant ; and last of all. the daughter of the accused was called to testify. She stated that her mother had only been in the country about six weeks; that she was on her way from Liverpool to New Orleans, and had paid her passage to the latter city. Mr. Hoff egain being appealed to, persisted in his de- claration thet the accused had been before the court g made, the Court rentenced ber to impritonment in the city prisoa for the term ef 80days. On heating her mother’s sen- tence, the daughter, » young girl, perhaps 16 years of | ege. hastened to leave the room, but bad only got out- tide the docr, when the dropped perfectly insensible. The indignity cast upon her mother quite overcoms her, end she found it imporsible to bear ap under th= severe stroke. She wss a stranger, the money foun upen the person of her mether was claimed by the ac- curing party, (who resides at 67 Cherry street) andon conviction of the accused, given up to the offlver for the benefit of Mrs. Conway. The mother thus bereft of meana, the doughter was alike destitute and had no where tolook for necessary food, until friends offered her their ald, On application to the female deportment of the city priton, it was found agban and obstructing his correspondence, is farther adjourned to to morrow morning. f lo wae an entire stranger there; none rt Me araere ever recollected peeing Hse before; and Mr Huff was the only man that could recol- leet ber, It was evident, in fact, and proven by a careful investigetion out of court, that Mr. Hult wor thietoken; and if the Coart sentenced Mrs, Boyle Mr. Geo F. Comstock resumed hi argument in this cause this morning, and H. A. Fo: clered Asga Matnal Inturance Co , T. Mivard and others, appel- Noxon opened the argument of the cause for the appellants, and Mr. Gardiner Law- rence wes heard for respondents until the hour of ad- journment,— Syracuse Star, InpiaN Jumicee ann Payment.—The Ottawa inbe of Indians of the State ot Michigan, upon end near Grand River, were paid in Grand Rapids by the government Indi Wm. A Richmond, on Wednerday last, with money, provisions and clothing ‘The amount of movey paid, we understand, was about $18,600. Some few of this tribe are ins a to become civilized. as they are buying farms and tilling the soil. We saw little of payment and ite urual accompanim but believe whiskey was not as freely used as on former oconsions of the kind. From Mr. Richmond we learn that the tribe consists: t < second best horre to rece! tim to the eity prison because Huif ead “she was up here before.” they have done a great wrong to her. Quite a number of sympathizing friends clustered around thi girl, outside the Toots of the court room. One gent! man cf the baroffered his professional services grat tourly, to eee the matter eet right. The girl, me time. euffering under the revere dispensation of law, was unwilling to teat it farther, and would rather a fnlve necuser should go unwhipped of justice, than to venture farther in her experience of legal affairs. that telligeace. x —A purse of $50; the back his entrance,’ Dis- Sport Sr. Lours Trorrine @ ance |i J To les, in harness. ra, og Sleepy David A Taylor, 1 J. Wheelan, o g. Rong J. Foley. b. m, Black ‘Time—82:96 Quiel ‘The Upper Lake nai of about 1720 persons; and that they are paid in Grand Rapids, Gri Haven, Guilt wold Mirsion ablichment, and that the whol ‘m- Dp apie. falo barber is obstructe: Gov. Johnson, of Loutriana, has appointed the 2ist of December adey of thankegiving and prayer, ii