The New York Herald Newspaper, July 16, 1849, Page 1

NO. 5518. The Late Mrs. Madison, Mrs. Madison war born on the 20ih May, 1767, new atyle, which makes her to be 83 years, 1 month, and 22 Asys old.ut the time of herdeath Her pawe was Dolly | syme Her parents were natives of Virginia, and suked among the most respectable citizens of the tate. While on a vinit to sme ot her friends in North ) Carolina, Mrv. Payne gave birth to her eldest daughter, che subject of this memoir, who. although sscldentally Yorn in another State, claims the title so dear to a possess it, of being « Virginian. In disposition @ is decidedly so, having been imbued by mature jeith all that warmth. frankness and generosity, which are the distinguishing traits of the Virginian character, Soon after their marriage, Mr. aud Mire, Payne joined the Socicty of Friends. or Quakers, manumitted their slaves, and removed to Pennsylvania. The subject of this memoir was educated in Vhiladelphia, according so the strict system of (be society to which her family belonged ; a system whi s utility for its basis, and Which forbids the acqui Bt of thoxe graceful and ornamental accomplishments which are too generally eonsidered tbe most important parts of female edu- cation. ‘At an éarly age, Miss Payne was married to Mr. Todd, @ young lawyer of Philadeipbia aad a member of the Society of Fricuds. During his lifetime she continued «io live in the simplicity aud seclusion of that sect, bough, even then the beauty which became after ards so celebrated, began t) # tract attention Soon, ever, she was lett # widow. with an infant son, -\dter the death of her husbaud her tuther also being d, she returned to live wit's her surviving parent, © had faed her residence iu Uhiladelphia Phe personel charuis of the young widow, united, as wy were, With manners cordial trauk, aod gay, ex- ‘oited the admiration aud awakeued the kind feelings of M who came within ber intlueuee ; and. unaided by the eptic and accidental advantages of tortune or fash- ) She became @ genesal favorite, and the cbject net ~% of admiration bat of serious aud devoted attach- at. Amorg many lovers, equally distinguished by ) vir rapk aud talents, who sued Tor her favor, she ave the preference to Mir, Madison, then one of the “host conspieuous and respectable members of Congress; ‘eod, in the year 1794, beeumw the wife of that traly great and gocd mau Krom tbat time until Mr. Mi pon came inte the wduini on, along with Mr. Jef- joyment of that abun- ial horpitality whieb is the distinguishing stic of & Virgimia planter, the kouss was a filled to overtiowing with guests, who came not uiourly invited to Tormal entertainments, bat end kindly bidden tothe hospitable board and @learures of the domestic circie ter widowed saveuer and oyphan sisters were made partners of the Counties and blessings lavished ou her by # kind Provi- dence ; and the fond affection of ber husband evinced by the regara and kurdoess he showed to al dom she leved and cherished. and, on her part, was = reeated by a rim aticntion tothe happiness mfort ot his aged mother. who coatiaued to with ber son, iu this situation, Mra. Madivon red to be in the very sphere for which nature had mid her Her circumstances were 1a perfeet ac- stlance with her disposition, wud the liberal gifts of fortune were liberaily participated with ali around her, che happiness she Lerselt eujoyed she bestowed on vers ; aud the sunshine of her own bosou gladdened b its warmth aud orighiness the litle world of )) ith the was the ceutre—her family aud triends “d. Madison being appointed Secretary of State, re- dd, with bis fendly,irom Lis happy home,to Wash- ohn, iv April 1bol Lhe infant mecropolis of the Union was, at that time, almost & wilderness. Phe Hresideat’s Hi stood un- encloredun & piece of wate aud barrea grouud, sepa- jrated trom the Capitol by an almost 1mpas-abl | What building was not bail completed, and st vs it did, amidst he sough asses of stone and other riats collected for Ms construction, aud hatf hid- «dy the veneruble oaks thut still shaded their native dovked wore like a ruin. iu toe midst of its fallen Ments and ceooval etaves, than a pew aud rising fe. The rience avd slitude of the surrounding 3 were ca culated to ent ree this ides ; for, beyond + < Capitol Hill. far as the eye could rea was called. twy in @ state of uature, thick groves sud forest ees, wide aad verdant plains, with only bere aud (here a bouse along the intersect- \ fersen, she lived in the full € ‘aptand © caracte a an ing ways, thet could not yet be properly called streets, ‘he Criginal proprietors of the grounds on whieh the y Was loonted retuived their rural residevees and ‘ir babits of living ‘The new inbubitants who throng- » 10 the seat of goverpment, came from every quarter ae Union, bringing with them the modes aad cus- | toms of their respective States. Mx. Madison from Vir- ginia, Mr Gallatin 10m Pov ysyivania, Gen. Dearborn rom Nastachuers". aig Kobert Smith from Maryland, were (ue heads of the several departmeats Of oo cers mt. With these came numerous political frients dependants to fill the subvrdinate places in the > © offices, society formed of such various materials, presented + mort novel aspect. Uneonnected by similarity of \oabite, by established fashions. by the ties of acquain- “oer or confany vinity, thie motley thropg sooa became nited into one close and intimate cireis, by # fe amon to all ‘They were strangers in aod felt the necessity of mutual ati on, and might be compared to # beautitul piece of orate, in which an infinity of separate pieces of diver- fed colors are blended into One barmonious whole, oor, Jeflerson, many years after his retirement from public Ife, recurring to that time. remarked to a friend that the peouliar feticity of bis administration was the Spanimity thet prevailed in bis cabinet anid he, “like one family” ‘Thi aud kindness pervaded the whole circle of society— circle, at that time, very limited in its extent. and very simple ia its habits ihe most friendly and social in- course prevailed through all its parts. unshackled by oat etiquette aud ceremony which have since been satroduced, to the no small detriment of social enjoy- ment. ‘The Preeident’s house was the dity, where Mre, Madison always presidi Mr. Jeffe daughiers) when there ‘ ere female guests, resident's, the house of the Secretary of State was the rexortot most company. Thi drank and cordial manners of its mistrews gave w pec liar charm to the frequent parties there assembled. All foreigners whe visivod the eyat of goverpuen from the different States of the U postenenis, the diplomatic ves Citizens. mingled with au ease and freedom — fociabiity and gaiviy, to be met wich ia no other soei- ety. Even party spirit. virulent and embittered as it ‘then was. by ber gentleness was disarmed of its asperi- °y. Individuals who never visited at the President’ hor met at the other ministerial houses, could not res the rofteving influences of her conciliatory disposition, ther frank aud gracious manners. but frequented her vening cire! nd rat at her husband's tabie—a table that was covered with the profusion pitality, rather than with the elegance and refinem A buropean taste The lady of a foreign minister wa once ridiculing the enormous size and gumber of the dishes with which the board was toaded aud obserred that it was more like a harvest home supper than the entertatument of 4 Secretary of State sire Madison heard of this and similar remarks, sod only observed, ba emile, that she thong Je to elegance ; that circumstauces formed customs, eustoms formed taste ; and as the profusion so re- gnant to foreign customs arose trom the happy cir- stance of the superabundance aud prosperity of untry, she did pot hesitate to sacritiee the deli- of European taste for the less elegant bat more 1 faxbion of Virginia ‘Che many poor famities supplied from that profusely-epread table woald ave oad reason to regret the futroduction of huropesn ® bed Mrs. Madison been prevailed on to submit dietation ving the eight years that Mr. Madison was Secre- *. + Of State. he and jis family lived with the iahabi- taute of Wasbington as with fellow-citizeus; reeviviog and reciprocating civilites in themost kindand friendly Lanner. ‘The Secretary himself being whoily absorbed public business, Mrs Madison the divcharge of the duties of social intercourse. And never was a wowen better calcula’ed for the task. Exposed as she ‘reessa: ily must bave ben in so conspicuous asituation woepyy. Jealowy. and wi-construction. she so managed * te coneiliaie the good will of all, without ever offend- jog the self-love of any of the pumerous eompotitors fr her faver and attention frery vieiter left her So} the pleasing impre-siom of being an especial fa- —ot baving been the object of peculiar attention, got A name she had once heard, not @ fae bundance was prefora- ne een, nor the personal cireumsiances con © ery individual of ber acquaintance Her sick recognition of persons ber recurrence to their eller interests. produced the gratitying impression . cach and sll of thore who conversed with her, that shey were especial chjects of regar furnished and her dre ly in hospitality unchecked. and som fincome was not equal 0 way extr charity that ‘mer made her sensible that b (0 her wishes. When the term ef Mr Jefferson's presidency drew its close, the epirit of political intrigue which had dormant, gain roused into activity. A new President was to be o and there were several ecmpetitors fur the people's faver, Each had parti- ne, venous and untiring im the canvass, who left no heans unemployed to insure success Private society felt the banefal influence of there political intrigae: ooial intere ed by party spirit, per. jolated that a degree of ce almost incompatible and candor which constitutes the society. In these trying times Mrs. Madison appeared to pe Her husband @as @ led with all I wnitmonity. a in. facts were wanting warfare of conflicting parties. so caleu feelings. Mre. ho felt every attack on angn ber Brus: more keenly than any made on herself, (and such were not Wanting ) met these political as- ‘ants witha mildness which disarmed their hostility «| ite individual rancor: Fometimes even converted ylithent Jes into personal friends, and etill oftener ang the bitterness of opposition, th her hu-band's wishes, she continued per civilities, uninfluenced by party potit whilt vir, Wadison, with the imperturtabie serenity of uaim- bie integrity. viewed with philosophic indtife- ce the violence. unjustice. and curbulene: otiiteoat eombatants, He considered the aseauits of the press caly as proof of its freedom, and thy fogs which found a vent through this medium, wore far restricted by legal probibition « socordance er imity. continued hie focial intercourse with persons ot all opinion: ebiefe of different parties met at his house with perfect humor; and the frank and polite attentions of 00d Nass. Madison were paid, without distinetion, to all who 4 3 rigiaian hos. | Dy joined her social circle. Her enuff box had a magic in- fuence. and seemed as pertect a xeourity from bostility, #8 part c'pation of bread and sait is among many savage tribes, For who could partake of its contents offered tn a mann Us, and retain a feeling inimical to its owner stranger to the per- tion and to the vio- | ere #lmost at daggers dra’ ave recog- pised'them inthe siniling and courteous personages who stood round the mistress of the mansion ‘The kindly feelings thus cultivated, triumphed over the animorily of party spirit. and wou @ popularity for her busbend which bis lofty reserve and cold manners would have failed in effecting The moment of decision arrived. and Mr. Madison was declared President ot the United States In Washington, the day of his inaug ration was a day of jubiieo and kind seemed the universal feeling. ry face beamed with ‘miles of gratulation, and every band was stretched , out in cordial greeting. A re-ideuce of eight years in the city, by making Mr. azd }/rs. Madison well known, | had obtained tor them @ regard warm and sincere, To sentiments of personal re was added the full assur- ance of scontinusnce of the same paternal interest nd watchtul care for the weifare and advancement of the city. which had been uniformly exhibited by the late administration | Aiter Mr. Jefferson left the city, Mr. Madison re- | moved to the President's House which soon became the centre of a gay and brilliant circle, and yet of social and delightiul society, Im addition to large dinners every week, & drawing room was now opened, where the beauty and fashion of the nation found the best theatre for display. ‘Those who rememb-red the stiff formality and strict ceremonials of Mrs Washington’s drawin, rocm, anticipated # renewal of the same dull seene.— But Mrs. Madison was a foe to dullness in every form, even when invested with allthe dignity which high ce- remonial could bestow, Ail unnecessary etiquetic was banished. and no requisitions made beyoud those which regulated good society in private bouses Phe sunshine of prosperity shed its most unclouded rays ov this fevorite of nature and of fortune, But prosperity sould not spoil her— could net barden « heart sueerptibie of all the tenderest charities of life. Dut this scene of general and individual prosperity was interrupted by the war. which spread desolation ulong our coasts. and brought ruin and @evastation to the city of Washington, ‘Lbis is not the piace to diseuss the causes of that fa- talevent. News urrived that the British forces had | landed forty miles below the city. Their destination was unkne wn. Several roads led across the country to the city, and several to Baltimore; and when it was a: certained that Washington was their object, the com- manders of our army—tor, uptortunately, the command Was divided— ut least authority over General Winder Was cluiued by the Secretary of War—could not agree on the rute to be chosen, ner the measures to be adopted to oppose the Britich forces, who were advance ing in the country In this dilemma the President was appealed to. and with » view of setiling this difference, } went, accompanied by several members of the cabinet and sme personal fends, to Uladensburg, where they unexpectedly found the two armies engaged. Meau- while, terror spread over the city Every one who could finda eyance of avy kind whatever. made their eveape to the adjoming towns, Thoee who were unprovided with @ conveyance fled on foot, carrying with them whatever could be so carried. The sound of the cannon was distinctly heard. ‘The dismay was uni- versal, Mr Madison who had gone forth only to hold & council of war, returned not; no one in the city pre- tended to any authority; the whole was a scene of con- fusion Some personal friends, who had remained with Mrs. Madison, most vebemently urged her to leave the city. ‘They had her carriage brought to the door. but could not persuade her to enter it until ber husband | should returu aud accompany ber. But an extract from a letter written to her sister. though necessaril | brcken and abbreviated, will give a truer, if not a fal- | ler. view of her trying situation than any other pon ean do;— “ Turspar, August 23, 1814 “Dean Sister:—My husband left me yesterday morn- ing to join Gen. Winder. He inquired anxiously whe- ther I bad ecurage or firmness to remain in the’ Presi- dent’s House until hie return on the morrow or succeeding day; and on my assurance that I had nofear | but for him. and the success ef our army, he left me, beseeching me to take care of a ey aud of the cabinet papers. public and private. | have derpatches from him, written with a pencil; the last | alarming, becaure he desires | should be ready at & mowent's warning. to enter my carrlage and leave the | city; that the enemy reemed etronger than had been reported, apd that it might happen that they would | reech the city, with the intention todestroy it. * * * , | * Jam accordingly ready; I have pressed as many | cabinet papers ipte trunks as to fil one carriage; our private propstty must be sacrificed, as it is impossible to prvcure Wagons for its transportation, | am deter- | Taibed not tono mysec! until | eco Mr. Madison safe, | and he eav accompany me. ng! hear of much hostility | towards bun; * * * disaffectiot stalk’ around us. ,* * + * © My friends and wcquaintandés ard All | gone—even Col. (—, with his huudred men, who were tioned a» a guard his enclosure, * French ». (4 faithful domestic) with his usual activity and. re: sto spike the cannon at the gay, and to | te: in of powder which would blow up the British should they enter the house, T the last proposition, 1 poritively clject, without being able, however, to wake bim understand why all alvantages in war may not be taken “Wernespay Monnine, 32 o'elock.—Since sunrise I bave been turning my spy glass in every direction, | watching with unweariea anxiety, hoping to | the approch of my dear husband and jas! | cay desery enly groups of military wandering in | all directions, as if there was a lack of arias, or of spirit to fight for their own firesides | “Ture o'exoex —Wiil you belleve it, my sister? We have had @ battle or skirmish near Bladensburgh, and Jam still here within sound of the eaanon! Mr Madi- ton comes not. May God protect him! Two messei gers, covered with durt, come to bid me fly; but I wa’ forbim * * * atthis late hour @ wagon bas been preeured; | have had it niled with the pia | valuable ‘portable articles belonging to W bother it will reach its dyetmation. the Bank of Ma. ‘ j, of fs" into the heme og (ho British soldicry, te must determine Our kind triend Mr Carroll, has come to hasten my * departure. and is in awry bad bumer with me, bo- cause | insist on waiting wutil the large ploture of Gen, Washington is secured and it requires to be unserewed | from the wall ‘This process was found too tedious for Hiovs moments; | bave ordered the trame to brekem ond th ob ot itis done and | the precious portrait placed in the banda of two gen- | Hemen ot New ork keeping And now, dear 1 murt be or the retreating army ake we m prisoner in it. by filling up the road I am dirce d to take When | shail again write to you, i eLall be to-morrow, | eaunot tell”? ‘The dirartrous events which followed are too well | eription even if the li holy details. During the re- derot Mr Madison's presidential twrm he resided in jivate hooee, where, however, he received company with und molshed bespitality. When, at the expira- ticn of bis « fieial s rvices, he left the city of Washing- ton, and returned to bis mountain home. bis departure Was lntuented & a private as well as public loss by the ith whem bi for sixteen ye ne egriculturaal pursuits, Mr. Madison ned to bis beautiful peaceful home. Within lees than « day's ride of Mouti- theertimate of a Virginian. vir Jefferson ighbors. Both had rum the ~had endured ics toils aad its troubler—had been crowned with its highest Aud were now reunited in the dignity of domestic retirement od wi their dearest affections, and every resource which vir- tue. learning. aud phitorophy could furnish—and, to crown all. aftiendship which the conflicts of public life had never interrupted which ab ence had never odilled. and which death only could terminate tn beromed amerg the tide which lay at the feot of the south mountain is the paternal estate of ir Madt- ton. Naturally fertile. but much improved by bis ju- diciour care, a comparatively amall part is kept under n the greater part being covered with ite ~ signed m ort wnd horpitatity than ornament and dirpiay, tives at the foot of « high wooded hill, which. while it affords shelter from the north-west «adds moch to the picturesque beauty of the © ‘The grounds around the house owe their orna- mente more to nature than art, as, with the exception | of o foe garden bebin da wide-spread lawn betore the house for mi the ever-varying and un- o red with forest me raiubrity of the situation Induced ipelier ring ber lifetime, was ex- clusively eppropriated to the venerable and venerated mother of Mr Madivon, to which were attached offices and gardens, forming a separate establishment, where | thir sped matron preserved the babits and the hours of ily life. attended by old family siaves, and sur- by her children and gr jebildren. the same roe. only by ® partition thus exhibited the enstoms of the beginning century, thus offering # etrange but most interesting exhibition ef the diflereneces between the olden ond the prevent age By only opening « door, the observer parsed from the elegancies, refinements, and gaictics of modern life, into all that was venerable, table and dignified in gone-by days; from the Airy apariments, windows opening to the gro han ‘h light sitken drapery. French furniture. | fancy chairs, gay carpets, ke, ke. to the solid and beavy carved and polithed mahogany furniture darkened by the thick rieh curtains. able adjustments of our great gi if It was considered & great favor and distinetion. by the gay viriters who thronged Mr. Madison's hos- pliable mansion, to be admitted to pay the homage of their resprets to bis reverend mother, Phe last timo the writer cf this article enjoyed that privilege, was then in her ninety- She stl tained all infirmities ¢ large, dark, and worn quartos and folios. of moet vene. | rable appearance She cloawd one ax we entered, and to kop her knitting, which Iay beside her Among other inquities, | asked her bew she passed her time, “fam never at a loss,’’ she replied; “ this and there” ke, * tevehitg her koitting and be D yp me always ork ®e Mm you will perceive that not been idl uth her delicate fh polished by keitting-needios. And my wed tharks be to Ged, have net failed me yet, and! mot part of the day But im other respects | am feeble and beiplese and owe everything t» her" point ing to ¥ Medison, who sat by us. “She i o~ | Other of these excellent women, and thought of ti ther now, and tenderly cares for all my wants.” My eyes were filled with tears, as | looked from ous to the tener ties by whieh they were united. Never, in tl widet of» eplendid drawing-room, surrounded by all , Uhat was courtiy and brilliant—all that was admired j and respected —thy utre of attraction —the object of | | i | admiration ~ never was Mrs Madison so interesting, so lovely, #0 estimab.e as in ber attendance on this veno- rahle wowan, the acknowledged object of her grateful atiection Biueb as s ¢ graced her public station, cho has been | not icra admizable in domestic live. Neighborly aud | companionable among ber country friends, as if she | bad never lived in 2 city; delighting in the society of | the young. and never better pleased than when pro- | moting every youthful pleasure by ber participation, ehe still proved herself the affectiouate and devoted wife durlog the years of suffering health of her excel- lent husband ‘Without neglecting the duties of a | Kind hosters a faithful friend and relative, she smooth- ed and enlivened, occupied sad amused the languid hours ef his long confinement, He knew, appreciated, and acknowledged the blessing which Heaven had be- | stowed on him in giving bim such a wite, Canada—The Fruit Ripening. [From the Mowtreal Gazette, of July 13 } Public opinion throughout the province, reels. stag- geting with intelligence, hardly credited by the mui: | tude, that Great Brits no longer seeks or desires su- | Premacy Upon the American continent; but yet, the | refiective see only the steady continuance of @ policy | commenced ten years ago, the elucidation of wiic! would require a pampblet—a mewspaper cau ouly set | forth the points to be considered ‘The revolt ot 1837 was suppressed ; but Great Bri- tain. in-tead of tortifying her authority, that it wight be rendered permanent, immediately granted to the | revolting colony a form of goverpment which set her supremacy at naught. and left the colony nearly as independent as though the revolt had proved suc- censful. ‘The settlement of the northeastern boundary had deen heft in abeyance from 1783, To admit the Ameri« can pretensions, was to separate her possessions, and forego the advantages of continuous territorial do- minion; anirolobg as the desire for supremacy in America existed. the question was kept open, iv the hope that by some inducement. this American preten- sion might be overecine, and the upper united with the lower provinces: but when che idea of supremacy—of @ Western British Empire—was ndowed, @ treaty was hurriedly concluded, adwitting the American claim. which thrust the State of Mame, like a wedge, between Canada and New Branswick. When Mr. Polk, four years ago, deciared that the | United States would permit no Huropean interference in the affairs of this continent, Great Britaia took no | direct or indirect exception te the doctrine, whieh, as- suredly, she would bave done, had she desired longer to be considered au American power ‘The Oregon question imvolved a territory stretching from the Russian possessions to 42 north latitude, in which both Great Britain and the United States had rights clear and unquestionable; for they were joint tenants, or tenants in common. and cach Was entitled | toan equitable shave in the division ; but suddenly, egain, as with the north-eastern boundary, Great Bri- tain. as if fearful that che might possess lands on which people would settle. and thus be ubjects, gave away all that will be imbabited during the present century. avd reserved only the extreme iuhospicab! north—north of latitude 49—and thus forever barred herself from dominion on the Paecitic, Nothing re- mained but the Hud-on’s Bay territory. whieh, for nt purposes, is ay little important as the Desert of a France deemed the balance of power suMlcient cause for objecting to the annexation of Tex: land. as an American power, had high i 8 terpose: but, us evidence of her withdrawal from that porition, litte opposition was expressed, and the rival republic becawe, quietly, the twenty-cighth State of the Union. In every European quarrel, Great Britain, as a i Topean power, deems it her right to interfere As an | American power, she bad the same right to interfere | in the war between the United States and Mexico ; but, as a farther evidence that she no louger desired to be #0 ravked. or to maintain the cousequent supremacy, she interposed in mo way, though the resuits of that wer wrested from the Meaicans. aud transferred to the Americans, a!) the harbors of vaiue on the central- northern Faciiic, aud the gold regions of Califor gia, A slight retrospection of the past, may throw iight on these (to us) singular and novel influences, though, ap tothe present tine, they appear governed rather by ipetines than by reasoning. Opposition to the revolt of the thirteen old colonies, ended in no result butan immense augmentation of the Britivh national debt, and the complete triumph of the rebellious; still, that aggregate of tho nation | called’ Jobn Bull,” wae evsured by biy mon ef busi ness— his * government”’- that he remained possersed | Ot @ vast territory to the north, equally valuable with | the lost, where aheme was provided semigrating | ebiidren. who, under the Benignant sway of “ King George,” would establirh a loyal empire, boundless in its extention. and put toshame the wild wicked re- ubiican experiment’ of the discbedient During he war of 1712, he defended those possessions ax things ¢f incalculable importance, but as years rolled on, PF Bull’s men of business discovered that im forget- fulners of northern climate, jee aud snow, they had all long been misled bya complete territorial deiuion, and pow. not wishing to arowse the old gentiemanu’s | fury, after all hus expense aud trouble, by acknowied ing the mistake, they are endeavoring to withdraw tus, attention from us, till absorbed in the cares and trou. | bles of other colonies, he may forget that those of Reeth America were ever numbered amovg his valua- | ea. ‘Tho boundless regions of Cai be # mere strip, five hundred m in from the outer world, by the St oa one side. and the cold. uninhabitable country of the north ou the other; and Upper Cavada, that ualimited “ Far ‘Weet” cf roribblers’ imagination, proves tobe only # | fell peninsula, furrounded on three sides by the ‘United States, aud not larger than one of the six States | immediately opposite; each ef ich, with a “ Far | West’? ot the americaus beyond, stretching to t Facitic, is equally eligibie as a home for British sub- ucts fa the matter of emigration, John Bull has boen Dothered with continued scribbi/ng, aud planning aod combining, to relieve superabundant population. by premoting om,cTation to the “Colonies,” Canada La articular; and'wtrever his expatriated children have been kent by thee pombinations, murmuring troubles have been attene.'"" © rome time, simultancourly, wir Ot Tesponribility on the part of goverc!Ment, # voluu selt-depending emigration hay been from the britivh isles to the U oited Stat | Lowe nothing, aud’ never gave the note;’ | him of the afiair, and made in numbers all going, afier every effort a ducement, ty all the eclonie ve creaicd bo anxietios atterwards, | fact, that the Luited Slates, aud no are the home mort desired by Lrition and irish emigrants, | wust be palpebiv, when we see Bark Grey, the Colonial | bee y ly declaring it to be expedient thi. year | that those leaving the hiegdom showid sail fxr New York rather thau for ( avada Looking coolly. but searebingly, upon the te We bave thas ey plained, to us itis. and tow ibe, plainer then the handwriting upon the wall, that England te settled in her determination to be | copridered no longer wn American power. Considering | it beveath ber dignity to remain the soveroiga of few petty prvinees, which eontrest fo menuly with the magnificent mation by their side. she now regards | that fervor ef loyaity In which « portion of the Cana | dian people gh asa blind. mistaken geal, or worse— frei ve mbarrass. | tha more desirable empty barren honor of nominal fovercignty over @ country which any day may be Aishoncrubly lort If there wh be correct —a1d we cannot deom them otherwis—ve in advocat!ng am independent position ct to the mether country, deem ourselves advancing @ menture to which phe iv bading on; and, since che rpurms cclopiat homage, there should be | fuffetent mar virit to act that part be toot he as «f colonial . because the: her and to cursely and all plance baye become offen: embarrassing to fs er coperrnan fit respect should dictate that hercafer they be not profiered too cbtrusivel | It cannot be bid that fobn Bull, in“ windin, American + te wd“ retiring’ of Brother bile, burw tak y; And why | shoud we imagine we can not « truth, | by merely, child-like. shutting our eyes to its reality ? After abandoning every other valuabie portion of t and after the establish. ment of anew commercial policy, which places us in the relation of foreigners, we have po longer protit in | the connection. st conti only “keep “break it tot he heart, Movements for California, MARYLAND, We referred yesterday to the departure of the packet ship Louis Philippe, for San Franeiseo, The ship was towed out of the river at one o'clock, by the steemer Relief, and was left at four o'clock last evening off Swan's Pomt. Probably no vessel has left for California, since the discovery of the gold mimes, under more taverable auspices. The ship was formerly a New York and Havre packet, and has every requisite for the accommodation of’ pas- sengers. Much hes been done by her owner, Capt. RB. Fitzgerald, to secure the comfort of those who go cut im her. Her cargo is valued at about 120,000, and consists of the frames of sixty-four ores, ready to be put up on arrival, and a large assortment of American merchandize. It was thipped moetly by the passengers. The freight list and pessage money amount to about $33,000.— Baltrmore Patriot, duly 12. Domestic Misceliany, ‘The water in the Hudson river, at Albany, is said to be lower now than for several years past. ‘The Yatch BBrenda Capt. Collamore, bound for Beston, sailed from Lavana 2d inst. | reduced to writing wha: The Great Fi Trial and Acquittal of Gallot. [From the New Orleans Picayune July.) The trial of this extraordi day morning. ‘Lhe court-rocm and avenues were crowded with speo- tators. anxious to hear the strange developements which it had been bruited would take place in the course of the trial, The prisoner, who, after she com- mitted the alleged forgery, married Mr. Gallot, is about twenty-four years of age, of middle stature. and in- clined Lo embonpomt. ther features are reguiat and ex- pressive, but cannot be said to be over good-looking Atter the empannelling of the jury, the District Attorney, MM, Reynolds, Esq. read the indictment, and the ulleged forged instrament. written in French, of which the following is a translation :— New Onteana, th April, 1849, On presentation. | will pay to Mad’lle Elixe Clement, or to her order, the sum of ten thousand dollars, for value received. (Signed) ANT. MicHoUD, The note was endorsed in blank, and re-eadorsed a3 follows :— Yay to Mr. Chiapella. orto his order, (Signed) ‘w Orleans. 14th April, 1819. ‘he indictment’ contained two counts, one for forg- ing the pame of Aut, Michoud to the note in question, aud the other for publishing and uttering the same, knowing it to be forged. ‘The witnesses tor the prosecution were then called, Achinie Ciiarecea sworn, ~ Witness made affidavit of the facts in this case, This isthe note : the note by Gallot to collect, and to remit m at New York ; wrote letters to about the afivir. and warned Lim not to return ; A, GALLOT, Gall witnors called on Michoud, who satd he was not indwbt- ed toanjoue, and owed nothing in New Orleans, bat said he would a his lawyer ou the subje witness te on the M4th of April, at 11 o’elock, A. + the dratt was to witness's ordex, and endorsed in his presence ; Gallot asked witness to postpone the de- lund for two or three days, but witness went to Mi choud immediately after, e him for a check for the nioney; the endorseme aud Waiting of the prisoner; did not return to ask choud aysin for payment of the note; Gallot told Withess that he was married to the prisoner the same morning on which he gave him the note Axioine Michown sworn.—Never saw the prisoner before sbe came to my store on the 13th of April last. She then purchased some goods and asked fora receipt in my name ; She gave her name as blise Mari Cloment; Mr. Chiapella cane to witness's store and asked fore cheek tor the note; witness i‘ aeheek, what for ?’? Mr. Chiapel- la r#id it was given to him by Mr. Gallot to collect; on Moneay withess went to Mr’ Recorder Genois and told an affidavit; witness be- Jieves that the signature of the note is in the same writing as the body of the receipt given him to sign; Withess Dever gave & note or cheek without the body | of 10 Was written iv his own bavdwritingn; (emphati- cally) never in my lite signed a bill for $10,000. Atiowney Gaxrnat—Is this your signature, or not? [Showing witness the note } Wrines sir, itis not; the prisoner at the bar is the same woman who came to witness's store; wit- Less gave ber two receipts, one on yellow paper; the pete isnot of the rame kind of paper as the receipts withers gave to prisoner; witness is sure that the sig- natures to the two reccipts on the checks are his own; | witness never saw bis clerk and the prisoner present when the purchased the articles; wittoss’s clerk is now dead, having died three days after breaking his leg; the prisoner came to witness's store the next day for seme articles which he had not. and went out im- nudiately, witness's store ison the corner of Ursuline and Oid Levee. Mir. Duroun—I wish you to swear positively whether this is your signeture or not, Wirness—T bis “Antoine” is good. but the“ Michoud’ isstifl, [The witness here prevaricated very much.) I did not say it was my signature before the Recorde’ Tam old aud cannot see well; | looked through # m: pifying gites at the siguature, at the Recorder's office; Traid at might be my signature, but that it was writ- ten with a very bad pen, or under very peculiar cir- | cumstances, as ifs man held # pistol at my head, but ever in my lite have | signed a bill for $10.000; never | exemined the signiture before; the first receipt was msde. by ine lady; the second is in her own hand- writing; raw her with a peu in her hand whon she w Fritivg the receipt; witness put his signature benes it; prisoner asked witness to put bis signatare on a separate theet of paper; the clork caw her write on the top of a suger barrel; the clerk gave witness pon and ink. and witness signedit; did not read or know what it was, Mr. Derov win asked the witness if he did not say that the signature to the note might be his ‘The wit- ners ewid be did not remember. Mr. Dufour replied that be did, and would swear to it. ‘The testimony for the prosecution hers clos: A. Cruarstoa sworn for the defence—Mr. Michoud, when witness first presented the note, never denied or faid anything about the signature, He said nothing to lead me to believe that it wes forged. Witness wrote to prisoner and her husband, and advised them not to return. G. Scumenr testified that in a conversation had with Mr, Micboud, he asked him how the prisoner came to get the note; he replied (hat it w#f an qld account, and rhe had, by rome chemical process, removed the ink and put the writing in the place The impression left on Mr. Schmidt # mind was that the siguature was enuine. Sir, Devoun was then sworn, and testified that Mr. Michoud had declared, under oath, at the first exam tion of the ease before Recorder Genois, that th signature to the note might be his own, but that it was wiitten under peculiar circumstances, or with @ very bad pen. Mr. Heviscen testified to the same fact busnsy Mowcix sworn—ly clerk in a druggist store, corner of Dauphin and Customhouse ets studied chemistry, From the inepeetioh of this paper, witness would say that it had not been operated upoa by chemical process witnes# was here given @ flail pieee of whit ‘This is the paper which f worked upon yesterday, it was blaish-eoloved ruled pa- Per; Witness Wrote some tines upon this paper betore subjecting it to the chemical lest; after the proccss it came out perfectly white, as you see it now; the note is written on blue ruled paper, and ff it bad been sub- jected to chemical process, the lines would have been efaced. The prisoner's sister was real person who reetded at 04 e withers, Dad published ot process, by Which onegguld make as much money a he wanted tor the sum of $40,000 question wae overruled by the court. ‘The testimony here elowed, 4b went was opened by the District Attorney tofthe State, who, ina brief manuer, sum thea rose and © this en 1 would in- : } 8 | form {be court and the jury thet the prisoner desires to addrete be jury in afew brief remarks. No objec- tien being made, £86 prise pproashed the jarymen, nnd addressed them tm» eh as follows, reading fro hi she held if uf hand, and fom whieh w make # literal transtat é “As lam now laboring under mmc. emotion, | have I have to say, aud it is the truth. and nothing bet the trath. | awenr that entirely inneeent of the accucations whieh have brought against me and | will now tell you the ple truth of the matter, Mr Michoud had been ting me for & long time, dime oken called 0 b April. and. rersation Lieminded him of the promire that he had inade mo. He answered thet he would bold good to his promise. Tarked him for this note of $10.000. He went into the private offiee of his store, and immediately afterwards returned with the note placed it on a «mati desk in the ftore. and signed it with @ quill which svemed to be very soft, after having dipped it inte a largo inkstand of either cork or wood, He then han ew nto, me which you have seen, tell that he might die t the amount from bis asked bim for the sum of $10,000 avegiven it to me Mr Di roux then made a powerful and touching ad- dress tothe jury, showing, by all the circumstances eennected with the case, that it was imporribie that the prisover could have forged the note M the State, and the oi ed to the jury, they retired. After an ‘anda baif minutes, the jury returned with a verdict of * Not guilty.” eo jon. it t had 5,000 he would r Snor Bosinass ty Lyav, Mass.—The shoe busi- ness isthe lifeof Lynn. Only women’s, misses’ and children’s shoes are mace here. Engaged in this business there are of manufacturers, of men who “curry on the business,” 78; of cutters, or men who “cut out” the shoes, 175; of men and boys employed in making shoes, 2,458; of men and boys so employed, but living out of town, 900; of women and girls employed ia binding shoes, 4,926; of the rame se employed and living out of 1,600; making of employées an aggregate of 10,058. ‘The number of mea and boys employed in making shoes is more than seventy per cent larger now then it was in 1512 i number of women and girls employed in binding shoes has, we presume, been correspondingly great. Botit « ould be stated that the ehoe business in 1842 was unusvally depressed: that much less of it wos done during last, than will probably be done during the present year. The number of pairs of shoes made during the lest year was 2,190,000; the number purchased from other towns was 350,000; meking rn all 3,540,000; airs. The cost ef the ma- terial of these was $1,425,545; that of making them 7,050; making the cost of the 8,540,000 pairs of thoes to have been $2,392,575. Tue cost of mak- shoes is now abeut one-sixth less than 1 was a dozen years ago.— Lynn Pi Sixertan Presextiment.—A correspondent of the Netional Intelligencer, speaking of the narra- tive of the Dead Sea expedition, aod in connec- tien, of the death of Lievt. Dale, relates a sin presentiment of Mre. Dale, and gives the language the used at the time. The correspondent says :— One of the gentlemen told us that she had said to hm on the 2tth July, “1 wish you to note this day ; my spirits a are 20 upaceountably me reat Calamity awaits me—note it, that this is the Sin July.” Tt was the day her husband died. ‘lise Clement’ is im | Has | 1 to prove that a houve of | atd ofiering to teach a | On objection, the | ‘The inerease in the | of tr, Barner: Richmond (Ky.) Chronicle, Suly 7.] ing i tatement of the friends of Cyrus Turner, deceased, concerning occurrence at Fox- town, on the 16th of June last: Moses Willis, Thompson Burnam, Wm, Chenault, and Maj § ‘Turner were at that time candidates in the constitution, A Nyacate muster was held, at which these several candidates were present, After the muster was over, Mr. Willis made a speech. no person interrupting bim. Maj S. Turner next addressed the people in a speech of one hour and a half, during which pt. . Clay, who was not a candidate, in- terrupted bim twice in an excited and unkiod mannvr, and the last ti addressed the audience tor some minutes. At@call from the erowd on Maj, Turner to go on, be proceeded, and finished his spyech without muking any remark that was personal to anyone. Mr Chenault was about to take the stand, but Clay insisted on it tor a few mom onts, to which Vir. Chenault readily assented. Clay then commenced speaking in an excited manner, avd complained that Maj. Turner had net arrapged him or the son of the candidate Burpam, who is in tavor of emancipation, to speak, but ¢ no complaint in this regard against Willis or Chenault, Clay then proceeded to state something which he had heard that Maj Turner hada said con- cerning the candidate Chenault, calculated to excite ill feelings. Immeaiately after this, Maj, R. Runyon, who stood in a remote part of the crowd, called on Clay tor some explanation of a speech the latter had made the day before at muster, in relation to the action of the Legis- Isture on the common school fund, whea he, Runyon, was @ member, An altercation ensued between them, which Major Turner very appropriately tried to stop, in order tbat the speaking might progress. Harsh words ensued between Clay aud Runyon, and as the former left the stand, he u-ed language towards Run- yon that was very insulting, and conneeted Major ‘Turner with what he said to Runyon At this time, Cyrus Turner, who had been out of the crowd in com- pany with Col. Daniel White and \ir, Wm. W. Moore, cae Up Lear the stand in a perfect good humor, when | Clay stepped down by his side, making the remark jast stated, In the sudden impulse of the moment, Cyrus Turner. considering bis tather insulted, pronounced Clay aliay Clay immediotety seized hold ot the haa- dle of a dagger, which he had upon his persou. aad Cy- rus ‘Purner, who was entirely without arms, struck Clay with his fist. and then caught him by the right arm to prevent his using the dagger. A scuille ensued, wud Clay jerked loove trom Cyrus Turner, aud 1, Cur- ner. Jr., « bother of Cyras Turner, ran in aud snapped & pistol at Clay more than once; the pistol misued tire; and none Was bred during the affray. At this stage of the struggle some person knocked Cyrus Purner down withaclub, Mr Lowery Beard. of Lexington, saw this art of the diffieuliy, and described (he man who did t to divers persons at the house of Dr. J. 8. White the next day, but did not know his name, aad the friends of ©. Turner do not know who he was, While Cyrus Turner was lylug prostrate on the ground on his back, cwused by the blow of the club, Clay stab- ded bim in the abdomen, cutting bis bowels out, of which wound he died on the morning of the 1th of June, having suffered most intense agony during the period be lived, The deceased said before his death that he did not inflict the wound upon Clay; but by no meuns exonerated Clay, aud others conewraed, for the part they took in the ditieulty, When Clay was try- ng to stab the deceased. Alfred Turner, a distant rela- tion, who had been mustering with a small stick, ran in and ttruck Clay ‘Chere were more than twenty relutions of Turi n the grouad, and not one in- tertered except a During the » file b the latter was stabbed im the breast, from whieh he is ween the deceased and Clay, understood to be fust recovering. No other weapon was seen during the affray with which the stab could have been inflicted, except that used by Clay. The | deceared said repeatedly before he died that he thoaght Clay was stabbed with his own weapon when he jerked his arm back frou his (Turoer’s) grasp Clay himself bas said more than once that he believed he was out with bis own weapon, but supposed it was taken out of his band, It seems improba' ever taken out of bis band. > ail admit that he hadit at the termination 7 the affair, the stab Clay gave the deceased, and he was arrested | frgw jug turther violence by Mr. D. Tribbie ‘The deceased and Captain Ciay had not been wn- friendly previous to the fatal difficulty, Riebinond, July 3, 1849. ‘The last act done was The Weather and the Crons, The mereury, at Portlnd, Me., on the 13th Inet , stood at 98 de at Newark, N. J., at 999 deg. ; | at Trenton, N. J »at > deg. ; at Washington, D. at % deg. Cc. ‘The great heat at Moston, on Friday, caused the death ot Timothy Mahony, Jeremial | three others whose names were not given. With | one exception, they, were all laborers, who were exposed to the sun, in their daily vocations. ‘The Boston Journal, of the Mth inst., speaking of the weather and the crops, say. The tarmers in this and the adjoining States of New Hampshire and Vermont are begmnaimg to be wlarmed at the continued prevalence of the drought, which, in some localities, it is feared, will cut off the crops of some vegetables entirely, and materially de- | erease the yield of every agricultural product. In this vicinity, the tops of tarnips have withered ; peas have become prematurely dry and hard ; straw berry beds are suflering ; rasp! prion dining up; the leaves of young fruit trees withering, an | even corn begins to curl insome dry locations. At Providence, KR. L., on the 13th, the mercury stood at Bdeg. The Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Eagle says:—The harvests of grain and hay have commenced in this | county. The early part of the season having been ihe crops of wheat and rye are very abun- | dent—mueh over an average crop; the hay crop is | also very large, and of fine quality. | The Wynuh (8. C.) Observer, of 1th. instant, | seys :—We have had a flood of rain this week, and now have enough to plant slips and_potatee and to revive the drooping rice on the inlan plantation The Port Gibson (Miss.) Herald, of the 29h ult. says:—Prom what we have oursell seen, and have heard from planters in varieus sections dar- ing the past week, we are convinced that the corn | ercp, now on the eve of maturity, wall be very short, and that cotton cannot reach an pofrage ;erop, ‘Tue severe drought which fj ed the | late heavy rains, has affected both ton, entirely checking the growth of ¢.¢ first, and preventing the ears from filling with grain, while the cotton has generally a wilted and sickly ap- Baeees. There ure some exceptions to this, as ight and partial showers have fallen occasionally on some plantations, while those adjoining were not moistened for weeks, by a single drop of rain. ‘The Helena (Ark.) Shield, ot the 30th ult. says: he present month of June, of which this is the last day, has been remarkably wet—rain having fallen in greater or less quantities, on at least fif- teen days of the thirty, in this region. Much in- jury has resulted, we learn, to the cotton crop, from so much wet weather. The corn crop, how- said to be excellent, and promises a most hem (Va.) Register, of the 7th inst., says:—Our farmers are now busily engaged in “reaping the fruit of their labors.” The crop of wheat is a good one, both in quality and quantity. The corn crop also presents an exceedingly pro« mieing appearance, and the crop of grass is more than an_ ordinary one. Never was there lese ground for complaints on this subject than at present. The Natchez (Miss.) Free Trader, of the ath instant, seys:—From all parts of this and the ad- joining counties, we hear complaints of the ua- protnising condition of the cotton crop, ‘The late eavy and frequent rains and strong winds, added to previous and similar visitations, have greatly in- jured the growing crop, a good rtion of the stalks having been blown down, and thousands of acres abandoned on account of the grass. The Augusta (Va.) Vindicator, of the 3d inst., says :—The harvest will be pretty generally begun in this county this week. We understand the erop of wheat presents a very fine appearance, ond though in some parts there may not be as | heavy a yield as in others, yet the crop will be an | average one. We hoye our farmers may realize a good reward for their toil.” | The Buflalo, (N. Y.) Advertise? of the 12th inst. eays:—During a trip a few days since through a | part of Menroe county—which is one of the best | wheat growing districts in the United States—we noticed that the wheat crop gave promise of more | than an average harvest. It has passed through the | critical season, and the weather for the past three weeks has placed it beyond the reach of rust, or any other cause which sometimes destroys or ly lessens the crop. We are informed that a «mount has been sown, and as it stood in the fields presented a most splendid appearance. The straw es attained a larger growth than usual—the heads are long and well filled, and twenty bushels to the aere, at least, are calculated upon. In Chili, Wheat- nd some of the adjacent towns, the crop, we re told, never looked better, and its golden color proclaimed that the time of the harvest was nigh. The Milwaukie (Wis.) Sentinel of the 10th inst. says :—A friend, just returned from a jaunt through the interior of the State, assures us that the wheat never looked better, and that we shall have an ebundent harvest. ‘The corn is beck ward, having | been mostly planted for a second time ; but it pro- = 8 well, if it should ripen before the autumaal roste. ‘Two young ladies were accidentally drowned, near Middletown, Ct., a few days since, by one falling off a bank into the river, and the other try- ing to rescue her. One of them was to have been married in a few days, to a gentleman of this city. Madison county for seats in the convention to re-model | | ot No 64 McDougal street, ‘fn sneh pugna Police Intelligence. Dispersing a Crowd.—On Saturday evening a new method of dispersing a crowd was adopted by a Ger- man called Henry Suyder, residiug at No. 44 Washing ton street, under the following circumstances. It ap pears tbat a woman, who resides in the same house with paysien, was drunk, and wanted to enter the collar, which Snyder objected to, when an altereation took lace between teem. The woman finally pushed the utchman on one side, and made her way into the cellar, ‘he disturbance created between them drow be- fore the house a hundred or more spectators ‘The woe man did not remain longin the cellar before she again made her appearance in the street, which still couti- nuedto create acrowd. This crowd, together with the abuse of the intoxicated woman, still kept the Dutchman in an angry disposition. A Mr, Johm Sheaby, who resides at No. 441 Washington strovt, nearly opposite, went across the street from his stoop, | and spoke to Snyder, telling him that he ought not te nd endeavored to settle the dis- pute between them, ver, would not listen to Sheahy. but left the door for afow moments, and then returned again, and ordered the crowd to disperse from the front of his house, and almost in an instant afterwards he drew from behind the door-post a londed pistol, which he discharged into the crowd of persons present. ‘The pistol, 1t svems, was charged with powder and shot, as a number of per- fons recelved grains of shot in their persous, from the scattering of the discharge. A boy, by the name of Timothy Sheahy, 14 years of age, was struck with twe shot, which penetrated his breast, and may prove fax tal, and two others ntered his thigh ; @ maa by the fight with a woman, _ name of Fitzgerald received a wound in the arm ; @ | were in appearance woman was likewise wounded ; a number of others were shot more or less, but none 80 seriously as youn, Sheahy. Captain Carpenter heard of the affair, an was soon on the spot. when the Dutchman was taken into custody, and cenveyed to the station-house The bext morning, the prisoner, together with the pistol, was taken before Justice McGrath, who committed him to prison, to await the reeult of the injuries reevived by the boy. Suspicion of Stealing a Horse and Wagon.—A man by the name of edwin A. Hall, was arrested, yesterday, by offcer Miler, of the 8th ward, on suspicion of stealing a horse and wagon, belonging to Henry M. Benuedict, ‘The prisoucr was detained. for a further hearing, st on Suspicion arrested, on Saturday e Jutius Phillips, om susp at $45. ond $17 dollar Wm. Eliott, residing at No 66 Beekman street, accused was detained for a tarther hearing ‘ure Justice Lothrop ~ Che police court yesterday morning Was not so crowded with cases of hamea de- pravity as op some previous days, yet stilt » large number of dissipated men and abandoned women were brought in by the policemen during the night previous, to answer before the sitting wagistrate tae misdewds consequent upon poor human nature ‘The prisonves were reated along on benches in the court, and asnear 4s postible the females were seated on one side, and the male portion on the other, and ax they sat with xious expretations the decision of the court, many a joke would pass between them, wretehed as they Some would be shedding tears, Officer Horton, of the 2d ward, ening, & man by the name of ion of stealing # watch, valued in money, from the truak of ‘The | while others would laugh and defy justice in the face, #nd calculate upon the number of months likely to be assed upon them to serve in the Penitentiary, aud Joke the others, who appeared to be foartal of the sen- tence ‘The first privoner was 4 seilor, called Robert Maynard, charged by the policeman with boiug drunk in the street, aud knocking down # man with his fist. Macistrate— What 0? Peisovex—Your worship Judge. | have just arrived in the store ship Lexington, aud [ aud my shipimate was coming along; it was my shipmate I knocked down; he didn’t care, ‘cause he knows | was bis friend® Maaistnate—So because you are his friend. you think you bave a privilege of abusing him by knocking him | down when you are drunk? ble (hat the dagver was | on | a fact, (Laughter ) Shea, and | 1 and cot- Puisonxn— Vex, your honor, that he knows,(laaghter ) Macrsrkave—I find your shipmate don't appear te make the charge against you, | shall have to diseharge you; bit you must be more careful in future, as you may get hold of some shipmates who may not take your Violent assaults quite so easy; you may possibly find one who will turn on you, and give you a good flog- ging. (Laughter.) Frusonen—Why yes, your honor, one did do that d—d good licking, and that's thing once; he Macnikatk~—There, you ean go this morning 1 see ‘ou are a sailor all over, but you must by more careful n future, as our officers must not be troubled to bei us feliows, without we make them suf- ‘The second time you are brought before me | will give you the extent of the law. ‘Thenk your honor,” said the jack tar, and with « hiteh of his pantaloons left the court, ter a little bow. and a laughing. ‘The fext prisoner was a negro sweep. wholuxuriated ia the name of George Washingten Andrew Jackson Con- over ‘This man was # perfect imitation of tho elder Mr. Chrystie, the celebrated minstrel leader We never Witnessed & more perfect resemblance ; in fact some in the ( ourt thought it was Mr. Chrystie out on @ spree, until they pollrd the negro's wool and found it fast te his bead Another littie sooty-looking negro exalted Walker charged the prisoner with licking bim, ‘cause he would’nt get up & «mall chimney, but as he did not prove the complaint the Justice discharged the prisoner, who showed bis teeth and the whites of his eyes with a degree of delight toward the magistrate not to be mistaken—ereating quite a laugh ‘The next prisoner was quite s genteel looking man, of near 40 years, cles, who gave his nase, Wm. © Stout, ‘tindale testified that hi found him drunk in the street. “the Justice gave him a reprimand on the folly of drinking, and referred bim to the objects there before bim iu Court and thought that the picture of rum and misery thus to be seen would be enough to reform avy man with ordinary ua- derstanding from the vice of drinking ardent spirite until he became a perfect sot about the publio ttreets, and finally am resident on Bluckwel Island, amongst thieves and this reprimand the ma, but concluded bis rewar' brought in again on the im pore the penalty of the law. Officer Nellis them ar- Taigned before the magistrate twelve females of a ve dissipated appearance, whom the officer anid he fount hovering around the Park fountain, associating t selves with the male portion of loafers who thas con- gregate for the same purpose. The magistrate gave them along lecture avout the hnpropriety of congre gating in the Park at all hours of the night, but as it was the first time they were brought in oa that charge, be would allow them to go, on thé promise of thelr keeping away from the Park at night time This prow position they all readily awented to, aud burried oub of Court like a floek of oe fearful that the magi trate might reverse his decision, Seduction and Robbery —Sherlock Debrl and Marga ret Watson bave been arrested for seducing Aan Wyern into their den in Anthony street, and oom- jmp her to prostitute bereelf under threats against er lite, and robbing her of $3 60, Thr Eanorants on tae PLains—Trovere wire Tue Inpians.—The Fort Kearny correspendent of the St. Lous vy Republican, of the 6th inst., under date of the 10th ult., says:—Five thor sand and ninety-two wagons, at sua down last night, had meved past this place, towards the golden regions of California, and about 1,000 more, I think, are still behind. Th fever, however, in many caves, has completely subsided, and in others a few more doses of rain will put them in a fair way of recovery. A few are say turning back, and many more would follow suit d they not stand in fear of the ridicule that is most sure to await them upon their reaching home. I mentioned in my last that a collision had takes place between a of emigrants and some In- diane, in which the latter had met with some loss. Since then more of the particulars have beea made known. It eppears the eangrants were from Ohio, and moving along on the Old Fort Kearay road, some eighty miles from here, when they lost two of their cattle. Upon going in search ef them, they found their remains, and a party about twenty Pawnee Loups at the same time. Presam- ing that the India) jad killed their cattle, which was no doubt the case, they immediately attacked them, killing five on the spot and wounding six others. Two of the whites were also wounded, but not sersoudy, Reports have just reached —_ thata party of Pawn are molesting sti in| emmigranss on the St. Joseph road, and Major Clie ton and Lieut. Ogle, with a company of dragoons, leave this evening to hunt them up. Thess Paw- nees are the greatest scoundrels on the plains, and a good sound drubbing 1s the only thing that will bring them to their senses, and sooner or later they must receive it. Many cases of reported Indian outrages, however, can easily be traced to other sources, for all are not angels who are bound for the Pacific. Nota day passes that some poor fellow isnot tumbled out on the prairies, bag and bag~ gege, to shift for himself. The emigrants have suffered much from the cholera, and [ understand the different roads are studded with graves, from the frontier to within 80 or 100 miles of this place, when all disease appears to be left behind. Lark riches from Lake Sweeter are bs aes ——— out to some purpose. ¢ propeller Independence arrived at the Sault St. Marie on the 20th ‘al with 130 tons of native copper in large masses, from the Chfl Mme, and the Napoleon, on the 22d ult., with S tons of barrel ore from the Cliff Mine, 10 tonsof barrel ore and native copper from the Copper Fi location, and 11 tons of barrel ore from Lac La Belle Mining Company. The schr. Fur Trader arrived on the 19th, with 213 tons iron blooms, 13 tons and 120 bars of ion, from the Jackson Irom Works. — Cleveland (Ohto)' Herald, July V1. Grovcrsren Fisnenies.—Sinece the 4th of July, one hondred Gloucester fishing schooners have sailed frem that port on their voyages for mackerel, cod, and halibut. These vessels were manned by nevrly 1,000 persons. The total fleet this year from the port of Gloucester consists of 170 vessels, The fisheries from this place, in ie the unparalleled low prices, are in a very depre: condition. Doston Traveller, July WU.