The New York Herald Newspaper, May 22, 1850, Page 1

' var DOUBLE SHEET. *ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE. @ARRIVA OF 48 °@TEAMSHIP EUROPA AT HALIFAX. WELHGRAPHIC TO PORTLAND, THENCE BY “Winslow & Cos Express to Boston, AND THENCE OVER "BAIN’S MERCHANTS? TELEGRAPH, To THE NEW YORE HURALD. THE COTTON MARKET FIRM. Advance in Breadstuffs, Arrival of the Steamship Atlantic at Liverpool, | SETTLEMENT OF THE GREER QUESTION, Ben, &e., dee The steamship Europa, Capt. Lott, arrived at alifax at 6 o’cleck on Monday evening. She sailed from Liverpool on Saturday, the 1th inst., and has, therefore, made the passage in nine days and a few hours. She left Halifux at 9 o’clock on Monday night— | wind south, and nearly calm. She will arrive here early to-morrow morning, in a passage of less than | twelve days from Liverpool. Our special news despatch was transmitted, during Monday night, over the Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Maine lines, to Portland. It was | there sent to Newburyport and Boston, by Winslow & Co.'s famous express. It reached Boston about ten o'clock o’clock yesterday morntng, but owing -to an interruption in Baia’s line, and House's tele- graph being out of order, we did not receive it till aear noon. No other despatch, however, than that sent to us from Halifax by our indefeiigable agent, Mr. D. H. Graig, reached this city. No other public despatch left Halifax. The leading items of the news were immediately made public in Boston, and they would have been posted on the bulletin here, at half-past 10 o'clock, | “yesterday moming, but for the brief interruption in Bain’sline. That telegraph is seldom out of order; indeed this is the first interruption for five months, | during which time we have received over that line, rapidly, exclusively and correctly, the news -brought to Halifax by the Cunard steamers. The operators on Bain’s line are very attentive and gentlemanly ; they stick to their legitimate bu- siness, end hence their success. The commercial news is interesting, but the po- litical news is uaimportant. The Greek question is settled. The Atlantic arrived at Liverpool, on Friday eve- aing, the 10th of May, nraking her passage in about «thirteen days. An accident occurred to the con- densing pump, and the floats proved to be too frail. She was delayed by these accidents, it is said, about forty hours. She would not sail, as adver- tised, on the 15th instant; nor is it likely that she werould leave before the 2%h—the mie, however, ‘was not fixed. She is said to have attained a high rate of speed before her machinery and Agate gave out. ‘Fhe America had not arrived when the Europa ‘left. The Hermann arrived at Southampton on the - evening ef the &th. Cotton wes firm, at last quotations. Sales of “che week, 69,170 bales, of which 16,000 bales were taken for apeculation. The flour market was animated. Baltimore and Philadelphia brands are quoted at 23s, 6d. a Ms.; Canadian, 23s. 6d. England. ‘The chief events of the week have been concen- “erated in steam navigation. The Atlantic was Yooked for with great anxiety and very friendly feelings. The Irish Trans-Atlantic Company have already laid on an experimental vessel, the “ Vice- voy,” of Glasgow. She is 800 tons burthea, and is advertised to sail from Galway on the Ist of June. If she succeods as well as anticipated, in the run to Halifax, a line of first class steamers will be placed on the station. | The government have begun at last to make some improvement in the management of the West india mail, with a view of competing with the United States for the passenger traffic to the tropics. ‘The government centract with the West India Mail Company has been renewed for ten years. ‘The company are to provide new and swifter steamers than those hitherto engaged, and the cir- euit hitherto traversed at the los: of so much time, and, as regards the company i'sel{, with the lossof so »mangy veasela, ie to be given up in favor of a more direct ‘route, Five new vessels are to be ready withina year. They are to maintaina speed of eleven to fourteen knots an hour. The tonnage is | ‘to be 2,000 to 2,300 tons, and the horse power 800 | tons. This will give the company a fleet of twenty or twenty-two steamers, many of them of grent capacity. ‘The new and swifter steamers now being laid from Southampton to will be direct—the time, , three branch steamers } ent, an attempt to take off the duty on advortisements failed. Mr. Laboue! Po oo Rntpeney service marive bill. | iness was meagre. ‘of the wealthiest Lancashire and Yorkshire | rers—-Mr. Threlfall—had been arrested | irgine bille to the extent of £40,000. been discounted when he was taken, on | “but the was recovered. It wasthought that | he srould have left in the Europa, } Ruswell is still too ili to introduce the | | abolition bill. , ‘ati are extreme . new expec ion search ‘of Sir Joho rank. on Sth. re have news by the Peninsular and Oriental | Ce "es steamer Euxine, from tinople, ult., end from Malta to the \. the re i the Euxine, are three ‘atlas. As eoon as they received asmstance to proceed to from the Mayer of Southampton, and Mr. Noel, a relative of !ady Noel Byron, the widow of the great poet, who in Southampton. Ireiand, ili being made (> wneliorate the ad the tenant farmers. A tenant con- Vereace wes to be held in Dublin immediately. the publi celebrated of rey ie was ap al was qaiet, and not a single fepoleon’s death was celebrated. fy the end the Orde | * ceased to exiat «This will promote mach Council of Commerce and Agriculture Mondor, afer 0 vs°7 animated debate, @ ¥ recommends ae be tavght in the French schools, but € free trade point of view, but with a view wi French Bic renncce. cates tlantie | & formal notice co that effect, and alth the Mountain, Gen. Lamoriciere and water ageinst the government. ‘The re- tum is too large toreport now. ssinen unlicensed venders of papers were fined nes. Accounts from Guadaloupe to the 10th ultimo, represent the col to he in rather an alarming position. The trial of the persons aconsed of being concemed in the affair of Favre Gilland, in whi: several individuals were assassinated, has caused rent atin, between the black populations ef tern, and the former threatened to massacre the latter. A bill to enact capital panisbinent for political offences, it is said, willbe shortly introduced.— Several incendiary fires have taken place near Rambouilet within the last few days. The farm houses and offices attached to the Chateau de la Corard, and valued at about twenty five thousand frenes, were totally consumed. The socialist journal, La Feuille dy Village, was seized by order of the Attorney General on Tuateiny Paris Bornsr, May 10.—Latest prices of 5 per cents, 89f. 10c.; 3 per cents, 55f. 40c. ; the Bank of France, 2,070 francs. Maly. His Uolinese has determined to confiscate the property of the Deputies of the Roman:Constituent Assembly, to the amount of 11,000,000F. The popularity cf the Pope is materially on the e. ecline. The Riser Gemento, of Turin, of the 16th inst,. announces that the Archbishop of Franconia had been arrested at his palace, with all the considera- tion due to his rank, and lodged in the citadel. Spain, A new plan has been proposed by the Minister of Finance, for converting all the Lion sabhk i ata securities into new three per cent stock. The arrangements between England and France are officially ratified. Don Francisco Xavier Istural is to Ye minister to England. Lord How- den ig to be ambassador to Spain. Switzerland, The elections took place yesterday in all the can- tons at Berne. The government party had obtain- ed only a third of the votes. Such has been the ease generaily in the electoral circles, for some leagues around the capital. Of about’ fifty clec- tions known yesterday evening, almest all belong- ed to the opposition. The German Fimpire. Searcely anything is talked of in Prussia but the two Congresses about to meet in Frankfort and Berlin. Jt appears, that with the circular convene ing the Frenkfort Diet, Austria. despatched a con- fidential note to each State, conceived in a spirit of firmness, relative to the recent negotiations with Prussia. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, is, it is said, now preparing an energetic reply to these notes. Austria acted in the face of Germany when ehe convoked the plenary dict, and declared forfeiture of membership the pena!ty of non-appearance. Prursia will be expected to ect with similar deci- sion. Austria aims at perpetuating an illegal act, by restoring the old Diet, legally dissolved tn 1849. Pruseia ccmands a revision of the act of the 8th of June, and requires partic y three things, viz: That Austria shall assume a right of precedency, which she never enjoyed, except_in the old Diet; that she shall be content with a Congress of Pleni- petentiaries, anda simple convention relative to the wet of confederation; and that a re-distribution of votes mey allow Prussia to represent the Union with the fall power of al! its members. ‘The affairs of this empire are beginning to excite considerable attention in England. loan of 18,000,000 thalers will shortly be issued. Roths child’s offer has not been accepted. Austria and Hungary. The Austrian government has addressed a cireu- lar, dated the Gth ult., to its ambassadors at the German courts. In this circular, after pointing out the necessity of croeting a new cen! power for Germany, as the functions of the interior power alfFrankfort were to cease on the of May, it announces its intention of taking the initiative for convoking the representatives of the different Stes Germany, on of May, for the said purpose. ‘he Ausirian governinent justifies this step irtue of certain articles of the federal act. The circular states that the imperial representation will leave immedi- ately for Frankfort, to make the preliminary ar- rangements for the assembling of the representa- The large posseanons of Gen. Exneat Kise, jadi c jons of Gen. cially murléred at Arad on the 6th of Ostober last, have been conferred by the usurping Aus- trians on Jellechich, and to Haynes have been he the estates of the murdered Count Louis jathyeni. The hich Aust ia he! ussia, sum which Austria hes to pay to I aa indemnification for ihe expenena at the Russian troops during the late campaign, is three millions and seven hundred thousand rubles. Russia takes salt from Austria to the amount of seven hundred thousand rubles, and the other three millions are to be paid in yearly instalments of one million, with five per cent interest on the outstanding capiial. a has been determined thoroughly to fortify racow. Denmark and the Duchies. Serious disturbances may be expected soon, Den- mark is fast recruiting her army, and, to judge frem Gen. Willison’s proclamntion, the Holstein army must be in a most efficient state. Turk The Wanderer, of Vienna, says thet the Porte has communicated to the Austrian Internuncio that it has definitely fixed the term for the confinement of the Hungarian exiles, at nine months from the firet of July last, and that at the expiration of that peried, they will be at full liberty to go wherever they may choose. @ ‘The Pireus was again blockaded by Sir William Parker. At the same time, orders were given for the biéckade of other ports of Greece, On the 25th, the Greek chamber met, with closed doors, when the Greek minister explained that the renewai of ities was in consequence of the refusal of the aig to admit the claims of the English ca- inet, although the amount of the claim was nearly ee Ly pp Secure to expected from TB, Sn Forts tb tea ew’ | botwithetanding his pressing solicitations to that effect. A very stormy debate in both housea ensued, on a demand from the minister for a bill of indemnity. Both Houses refused the b./! of indemnity, left all reeponsibility to the Minister, and a formal tion to the efiect that the government should act ing to the interesta of the country. Mr. Wyse gave in an ultimatum which was ac- cepted, and the Greek quesuon put an end to, on the 28h. The Minister of the luterior has issued an apology will the Greek government. agrees 18,000 forthe settlement of the ‘ortugal. The Markets. The money market was without much fluctua- tion in price. Consols closed in London, on the Wth inet., at 96 money, and 96) for account. Money was easy, at previous rates of discount. American securities eteady; but we have no quo- tations. The intelligence from the manufacturing districts is cheering. COPTER. The demand for cofiee was chiefly for the ordi- nary qualities, the better descriptions being much neglected, although relatively cheaper. The sales compriee 90 tierces new Jamaica, at 438. to 70s. for ordinary to good middling. A small lot of na tive Ceylon at 42s.; and 300 bags St. Domingo, all sorts, at 908. 3d. a S4e. per owt. coTTos. ‘The Report of the Liverpool Market, for the week ending May 10. ‘We have no alteration to report this week in our prices, but the distinguishing features of the market have been uniform steadiness and confidence. There has nleo been a larger proportion than usual of the business for export and on speculation. Brazils, Egyptian and long staple, generally of the better the , nor the rates for consum) (ion ; ell ipertin poimn fave jously been po oo! faced - —— gy ise, MORNING EDITION---WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1850. —————— TWO CENTS I do not in- American, and 450 Su: and 20 Egyptian, thow the conduct of Thompson and others towards re) for export. ‘The sales for the and: Mr, Bennet, The inqutrics,”” said he, “may exone. amount to 50,170 bales. rate Mr. Wilkes. or it may be otherwise. BREADSTUFFS. bens 3 fo mosay fr. Wilkes with being a conspirator, Markets . Indian corn Is. tots. 6d. | “y Corie det now eh ed 4d. to 6d. advance per 70 pounds. 4 Gratien wanted whether br.'¥ pg - ~ tried. If It Welikes was & con advanced 1s.; Indian corn meal ad- | spirator here, the prosecution would not only allow to Tis. to lbs. - proof, but would challenge it from the other aide. ‘ MISCELLANEOUS. Mr. Clark—-I am periectiy willing to state what Provmions—Not much? doing. Beef advanced | our theory is. It is, that the note was manufactured Bacon is firm, 2s. 2 4a. . Pork is quiet. at sLLow demand. 4 here moderate. sales reported. Steady ; ships rather scarce. The ie decreasing. ah ote at very full prices, rolinu has advanced 2s. per cwt., nd a moe, is atic pated, as the quan- tity here ia much reduced. The first sort is now 2, a te business prices tending up- wards. | are Bggepicrate demand, at"28s. a 289. 6d. for and Gd. 2 29s. for pots, Rotelgenens Moy Mt Heree NYork. 4 Sid Endicott, NYork, Maria, NYork; Henna, do; Triemph, May 4—£ld_ Reform, NYork; 6th, Mincta, Pith. jacob Growse, do. ‘mrod, Philadelphia. (from Lovgh) Stotla, NYork. Cuma) PA—Sid Kiise, NYork: Herachel xv A Perkins, N York; 7th, Oly: Cr apertn 1—8l4 Arna. Philadelphia. Cowrs, ‘sreamship Hermnan, Crabtrce, NYork, ond pre en. Co} ‘Arr Arno, Boston. CAsTLETOWN, 3—Sld Elen’ & Morgaret, Boston. Eclaire, NYork. Lady Milvon, N York. amy, NYork. ‘%—Arr Neptune, NYork; 2th, Penslon, rus, do. u te Gxaynasinn, id Amy, NYork; 8th, Wellington, Chadw'ek, (from Leadon) do. 2” tg Gimp ALPAR, AArr Missouai, NYork. Cld April 25, Joreph Brant Chenaimus, Moore, (from Smyrna) do. Tietverr, Marit rabeth, 8 York; do. waren May 4—Sid John Cummings, NYork; Davenport, | NYork. Liver poet [C—Arr Jamostown, Blethen; Constella- tien, Alfeny aa deat (s) West, NYork; Bxcalsior, Croc- 0. er, Sid Ath, Sunbeam, Putnam, Boston: Sea Xing, Gray, Phi- Jado! pris; Ludivm, NYork; London, Hebart, do; 9b, Defence, ter, do; Aeolus, Driscell, do; Envoy, Melane, . Lnenicr, May t= Are Bryan Abbe, NYork, Tecuonn, ApELa)~Arr Albert Fearing, NYork, Manavi.iya, May 4—Sld Alexandre, NVork. Maver, 4 10—Arr Venus, NYork. -Arweont, May O-Sarah W Ciching, (from Galway) for ork. 1 Parenmo, May1—SId Tigre, Bost on. Pout Vastonaa, April 24—Arr “Moni Biare,” NYork. Pawwewur, May i—Arr Tally, NYork. Qurexsrowx, May 1—S1d Quoon, NYork; Sth, Prineoss Royal, Boston, riick Mag sta Cieza © Bell, Porter, Boston; (tb, ooke, do ScuLy, May «Sid Superior, NVork. Bwinssivnpm, April —Arr Neptune, NYork: Olien, do. Tur ChypE, May S—Arr Liberty, NYerk.. Sd Sok, Pra covin, NYoi 2, Ohio do, Clithe, do: 7th, Acteon, Phi- lade lpia; th, Mount Stuart, ‘Elpuinstoue, ds. Trawere, | Arr Maria, NYcrk. yl steuvone, May eBid (from the Paesage) Julis, New ak. x, April 10—"Tile Dapia arrived from Maiagn, for 8 ADEIR A, 0 Dapia wrrived from Melagn, York, leaky. a te Court of General Sensions. Defore the Recorder and Aldermen Griffin and Oakley, TRIAL OF JAMES ARLINGTON BENNET, ON A CHARGE OF FORGING A NOTR FoR $9,600, SECOND DAY'S PROCERDINGS. Mar 21.—When the Court adjourned counrel for the defendant was engage’ amining Frencis Byrne. At the opening of the Court thie morning. the cross-exemination of Byrne was ro- fumed. He raid, Mr. Rennetinever made any inquiry in relation to any particular note; I cannot tell the precise day when ho spoke tomo about any nete; the nquiries were made within » h prior to the re- ceipt of the letter containing the note perporting to be drawn by Mr. Foster; I have known Mr. Ashley for some years; he occupied a desk in my office up to the tine of his arrest; when he came out of prison, I told not do for him to frequent my office; ompron to my office some timo lsat May; Thompson had certeinly every bad pewepeper char- acter; be told me he had been indicted, I think eleven 1 tye seer that ha bad reformed; and I was the impression that he was e in vend- ine — epecific; he and Beanet both essed to be obec mista, Mr. Clark—Mr. Byrne, It would bein taste if you would not volunteer testimony which i not asked trom you, Mr. Byrne—I intend to tell the whole truth in re- ference to this matter, and I do not want any lanuen- does to the comtrary. Clark—I intend you the whole trath, Witnese ne phy with Mr. Ben- net commenced while I was in Bir, Muloch’s offlee; = { opinion of Thompson is, that he is » sbrevvd man, at cepable of carrying out almost any scheme. nnet (rising)-—Your honor, there about sixty witneesesas tomy charscter up tothe tims of this ascu- erday, the In crona-ex- him it woul: = ‘ cation, T do mat Wait them Sacommétes, Of thotr | business prejudiced, by their attendance hero, I have no objections to thelr golng till to : Witness resumod—I knew that pwon hired ao house of Mr. Bennet; I did not know at that time that he was enga; if IT bad known it, I would Dave advi mnet not to rent it to him; it would be dificult to ri why L conferred with Thompson about the receipt of the Ottawa letter; | showed the letter to im; he seemed to kuow all about it; he asked me ifT id T did herald fo crim difference in the paper? I eid I did not observe the he then called my attention to # small foce of paper which was fasicued on to the back of ihe ‘note, and raid, “ The d—d son of a b—b has not done it well, and that is the reason why this bit of pa- the beck of it;’* that fect had not oc- the police coffee Bennet; this I declined, and then I that bad shown Thompson the letter; I have no doubt that Bennet had known of Thompron’s bat character somo time, Dg od i coun- tertelting while he lived on his place at New Utrec Q— Dir Paes know at thet time. that Mr. Bennet had declared that he ted there was a torfeiters there, consisting of Thompson os , et sca Mee bad com| tT. Lott, a Justies of the peace or 4 to by the counsel for the people ground that the anewer could only be to show clarations of accused in his own defence.) Court eustained the objection. Mr. Clark raid he _ the Court would withhold \t of coun- his aano- aed of them New © had existed, al in defendant, and the evidence t that counsel should the destruction of sought was relev aestion. b Witness reeumed—I understood Thompson to say. on tho 17th of Nov., that Bennet was hostile to L ‘and wea sburing him all over me not to destroy those for his own defence; T then sam that I was to To whom did you first communicate, afier you had received the note, that as he might want ¥ <3 2 » | bad not said anything to Thompeon which led him to believe thet I Sespocter Bennet; [ think Thompron said the jure to nuine, and thas it was part of a lett General Bonnet's ton bed written : F ; : i Q : i 3 : 5 ote was I thitk he sei not, w Ben- net; the note was receive and Asbley wae in my offce at the time, Q What did (Oljeoted to the ‘tion, and the court.) Q. What did you say to Mr. Aebley ? (Objected to— objection overruled by the court. On the receipt of the lotter, Mr. Ashley was in the of- I said that seemed to be ® ir letter; the next day seoused Ashley of being a villain; [ charged bim wi dining. with Bennet in am endeavor to me into 7; I asked him how he knew Voster's name; when { made communication in relation to message at my offies, re- querting me to oall at the Mayor's officn; | went over there; I enw Mr. Poster and Mr. Wilkes; he by Mr. Thompeon, who stole the lotter from Mr. Ben net's house, and having thus obtalued it, obliterated the original writing over the signature. and inserted the body of the note; and that ail this was a part of a plan to injure Remnet, As to who aro dupes, or who aro conspirators, I ain mot, at prosent, prepared to say. Let that appear from the testimony. Q.—Were you at Mr, Wilkes's house in relation to this affair?” A.—T wee, on the evening of the 27th of December. Q.—idnve you ovor stated to any person that Mr, Wilkes, at his house, made to you a proposi- tion connected with th& prorecution, which proposi- tlon you rejeoted ? {Obieotea to, and ruled out by the Court.) Q'— What did you sayjto Mr. Wilkes relative to the reception of the note’ A—1 retused to hold apy conversation with Mr, Bennet, to be used a4 evi- dence against him. (This answer was ruled out.}| Mr. Bennet snid that he had beon requ to ask me about the collection of notes by Mr. Fields and others, who were infamous persons; ho said this on the Sth day of January; at that time he did not know that [ had reosived the note; at the time he told me that ho had bec#equested by Fields and others toask me about he colleetiona, he told me that Thompson and oth had conspired to take his life. Q.—D: that Kennet had told you this? my conference with Mr. Wilkes w cember, and this was not suid to me Sth of January; I did not state it to 1 did not know who Fields was at thet time; [ only learned who ho was when his name was mentioned, in Brooklyn, on the oceasion of Thompson's trial; T think Ashley was friendly to Gen. Bennet at the time the note was received, for he requested me to destroy the apers. (Q.—Do you know who it was that requested r. Bennet to ask you to collect the note! Mr. Bennet hore arose and proposed to ask cortain questions of the wilness. Mr. Clark paid that he had declined to put the quos- tiens thinking them Smproper. Bennet—The questions go to the point of proving the witness's prejudice against him Mr. Clark—I do net think so. ‘The Court decided that ax the defend: sel. he had better be governed by his ad worn. wat do you intend Lo prove by this wit- py Beant, on the the Grand Jury; t had coun- 04. Mr. Grabam—What we propote to prove, is, that at about the same time of the holding of the forged note in question, that the defendant held another anda similarly forged note ; that ix, anole mado by extract- ing the writing over® genuine signature, and substi- tating the filing up of # note. Mr. Clark—Is that proper? Court—We do not think it proper. ‘Mr. Clark.—Certeinly not, aud the offer waa perfect- ly infsmous on the part of the District Attorney. Mr. Graham—Will the Court imake ‘ae counsel on the other side bebave himself! (The question of the admissibility of this evidence to prove the seienter, was argued by counsel, and tho Court finally decided that the testimony waa inadmisnibio Jobn Torry jsworn—I am professor of chemistry; have been so siteo 1824; there ure preparations which will remove ink; but it depends upou whet kind of tak it fs; all kitts Of ink cannot be removed by it; 1 ro- ceived a bottle of fluid at my Isboratory; I made an exsmination of the fluid from an analysis; T found it to be a solution of caustic potash, in which was some iron, derived, Lsbould think, from the vessel in which it wasmade. fluid would remove some kinds of writing Ink; (note #hown;) I should think that this signature could not be removed by this fluid; the blue wiiting fluid could be removed by it; printing ink gould be removed by a slow process by means of thls fluid. Mr. Clark here intimated that this was the wrong bottio which the District Attorney had produced. He also intimated that it had been “trumped up for tho occasion.” Mr. McKeon, (rising)—I now appeal to the Court, This office must be protected. Tho gentleman speaks of testimony being trumped up for the ceeasion. [ nd I demand that it ; right. I, sir, bave been elected here, by the Reoplo, aa you have, slf—I, the whigs, The’ peopl ie but that the office shall be rexpected, a cution shall net be accused of trum, Recorder—It needs no demand. impre sige the Court did pot hear it, belng engaged in of the testimony, Mr Graham—I hall lewve the case the first thne this thing ie repeated. Mr, Clark—And #0 get out of the caso? Well, Dil tuke good enre you do not have orension. I intend to thow you whore thie fluid comes from. Wm. Ti Anthon, sworn.—I am the son of John Anthon. “T kaow Mr, Bennet; I heave known him “fe Clank: Now! want to know what | 4 to r. (Now I want to know w! 8 prepore: Le proven by this witness. Coe, that whl give the Distrlet Attorney ® ehafes to The counsel for the proseew! they Intended t bat the counsel tor the de fence could obj question if he liked, and take the rvling ot the Court. To the Witnees—Under what cireamstances did you | become ted with the defendant ? acquain' Wine oie ealicd to Ee, fora jon m bis on Long Teland; L em not in whether hie introduced himself, or whether my father wae present, and told who he was, The witness was oceeding. when Mr. Clark arose, and with great ve- Pecsense said—“ It te a dishonest attempt to get in improper 1 Court Sr Clark, that is improper language. The counse! for ‘jon are here trying this case in gocd faith, charge dishonesty is highly im- roper. K! Clark—Well, then, I will excnse. myself to the Court for making ure of the expression. There are two in- dletments, and I do not care to try but the one now ap & paper)—-We will try both In- dietmonts now, if they like. Order was finally obtained, and ‘hy Witness Tee -. “4 is be co pote ‘procuri loan o) on bond and m on hte fomen Lo i sud; he raid that Mr. Vorter hei & mortgage on a far that he wanted to money to off this mortgage. 0 ry hee 5 7, out » part of t tion inte to prove’) M: con sawed to prove that on Mr, An- the to Mr. Bennet's house, Mr. Bennet intro- duced yed Thompson to him \Mr. Anthon) as his (Bennet’s) som, under the name of Lord Ariington; we also propore to show that Thompson and Rennes w Intimate, and thelr connections were of the mort orl- minal and guilty kind. ‘The Court admitted the testl- mony, so far as it went to prove intimacy between Them and Bennet. Witners--Mr. Bennet showed me through the house, and commented ou the beauties of the place; we then went intos back room, where we saw ® young man writing at a table: Mr. Bennet eecented Bim 0 me and said, © This is my fon, Lor 5” the per- oon ceemted to be engry with, a4 I rupposed, the buf- foonery of this Introduction, and he replied, “ My fa- ther is pleased to be v: yaa} seen; he is Wm. ter and son, It was through his TO! ton the ‘the property was to come, Mr. the tithe Bennet’s son is not of age. Iie is a minor, apparently hardly nineteen years of age. A cheek was ‘gore spoken of, and some questions were propounded he witness, when Bennet, holding = a cheek, Mere it ts . Itie all humbug, Anthon b Witness resumed. ‘hed conversation with him on the to lesen It Witnese— © forgery firet became public on ith of pg Fos published on Sunday, the Gh of January, in the Era newspaper; wed Mr. Bennet the paper; he aid it was ali a d- the tame as the Di cane Cross examined.-Ii was in the ontly part of Novem. ber, or the Intter rere of October, when I received an thie ne Man'er Ontohen, we, week t i wae of ober; down in an indeseribabie sert of « vehicle: It belonged to Mr. Bennet; I went down to see the property in affairs to Mr. Clark, except # we go along here. oe don't Mr. Bennet introducing mo to En tee ks had been nt arms Flington family, fon at ottice; offeer AM Brough him therein December, between Christmas and New Year; as roones Mr. Smith introduced Thompson to mo. | enid thet is the that I was introdeced to as Mr. Benvet’s son, at Ariington House; I never waa at Bennet’s house but once ‘The proceedings for the day were here suspended. ‘The Reformation of Destitute Female Chil- rom. TO THR EDITORS OF THE PRESS, THRONEMOUT CANADA, NOVA SCOTIA, NEW BRUNSWICK, AND PRINCR HD- ARD'S 1SLAS Ia'the your 1, when filling the office of Bri- tich Consul in New York, from having ecen a state- in the pera, that there were above — thousand destivuie young females loose upon the cities of London and Westminster, growing up in , idleness end crime, I was constrained to @ measure to Lord Viscount Pancanson, vhat [rudligeey aad Want, would be to catch hold of the then of State for the Home Department, | that from a view of the subject, I venture | to re A ied vo often set forth, namely— } measure lo repreae come, | | island will take young before they full into the numerous pits of vice, open and inviting, to which they are exposed in Jarge cities. I stated, whether the subject was of so extensive a nature, that few would be dis- | Delt posed to grapple with it,—or whether the commu- nity are under the persuasion that the existing be- nevolent institutions for orphans and destitute fe- males, are amply sufficient to embrace those whose situation called forth this proposition,—! also Frremed to ask his lordship, why the most iberal application of funds were devoted to measures for the reformation of criminals— men and wemen, old in vice, while no nation- al effort has yet been made on behalf of des- titute young females; but pardon my saying, that the interest of the money laid out on the Millbank prison and penitentiary, if ithad been expended Judiciously, would have done more for the preven- tion of vice, and saving the expenditure consequent goa ie commission of crime than has been effected of all the reorganised prisons, penitenti: and houses of correction ; while such institutions have also failed in the United States, either as to re- formation or prevention of crime, on the contrary, retarded the one and increased the other; and would earnestly hope that some portion of the benevolent efforts for felons, even on the score of economy, would be transferred to the forlom and destitute, yet innocent females of the United King- dom. The following isan abst of the measure: From my knowledge of Upper Canada, its p ple’s wants and capabilities, where food is so abun- dant and labor so dear—wher: service of bothr sexes is So much ted, that fur many years girls would be earnestly sought for, aad be proud to be free frem want, and in the way of independence, greatly contribute to the prosperity of the colony, and amply repey England. ‘The plan contemplates, that in suitable situations, buildings should be erected near Toronto, Halifax, dward’s Island, as sanctua- whom employment was not pre- (‘The occupation and regula- ut anxiliary associations of la- th dess, h plished throughout the Province, authorized is act of Parliameut, to apprentice the femeles until 16 years of agey and to watch over them as guardians, and to such, application should be made for servants, &c.; that those required, should at once be forwarded without going to the sanctuaries. The financial arrangement and expense, as ilso the regulations as to sui- table superintendents, showing that ten pounds cash, puid by the parish, would cover the h ¢ from England, end sustaining those eupplicd with places. The subject was brought before her Royal F the Duchess of Kent, and the sanction of her Majesty (then Princesa Victoria) comm: ed to me, approving calling the institution “* The Royal Victoria Colo- niel Senetuary for Destitute Lady Seaton highly approved the measure, but events arose in the Province, whieh prev dit being geted on, while my official duties confined ine to New York. The late important movement in London, on be- half of femeles, sanctioned by her Majesty and the royal Prince Consort, led me to bring the subject before the highly hosorable association, and 7 the packet just arrived, [have been honored with a letter from the President, that a gentleman of rank end high station had volunteered to come out, and was to sai! in the Cumbria on the 13th inst., in order to agcertain the prospect as to the employ- ment of femates of character, whom the asso- ciation would send out, if the inhabitants would | unite in promoting the object of the ussocistion, as | they feel anxious to send to Canada, and the other British possessions here. As I shall be honored by a visit from the geatle- man, now on his way here, on this homane object, I have deemed it prudent to set forth the foregoing facts, with the view that through the aid of the press, information may be acquired from all quar- ters, a8 to the introduction of females, and the best means of carrying the messure into effect; and 1 would request for the information of the gentleman referred to, that the several editors who eg take an interest in the subject (which J believe all will) te forward the paper in which such is set forth, for the gentleman’s guidance, which will be highly appreciated, and all forwarded to the association in London,—as I deem the approval of the press, ag the world is now ruled, of the first importance, I em not awere of any other means so valuable, and worthy of notice, where politics, church and state, have no seperate interest, I therefore confidently | Britain, ond they went armed to the teeth. hope they will pardon my request. Ni Falls, A as me Bucmanax. iagara Falls, April 25, 1850. —Toronto Col. April 20. IMPORTANT FROM CUBA. Arrival of Spanish Troops. at St, Jazo de Cuba, &e., &e., &o. The Boston Advertiser, of yesterday, gives the following intelligence received at that port from St. Jage de Cuba:— Captain Amos, of schooner J. W. Dodge, at this port yesterday, trom St. Jago, 2d inst., reports that several thousand troops had been mustered at St. Jago, to repel the expected invasion; aud that 5.000 more were expected to arrive soon, Threo Spanish schooners of 4 boen in port several days, and on the day he of, « twenty-two gun brig, direct from Spain, with troops, arrived OUR NEW ORLBANS CORRPSPONDENCR. Naw Onieans, May 11, 1850. The Spanish Despatch Schooner— Movements of the Spanish Conewl—The Feeling in New Orleans— More Patriots for the Island, §¢., §¢. ‘The vessel that sailed so mysteriously on Thurs- day night, was the schooner Fairy. She was chartered by the Spanish Consul, to carry despatches to the Captain-General of Cuba, and cleared for Sisal, (Yucatan,) and a market. The Consul offered the owners of the steam-tog Anglo-Saxon $5,000 for a charter party to Havana, but it was "The fact of 0 1 ber of troops havi e fact of a large number of troops having sailed, from this end other porte, for the island of Cuba, is no longer concealed by those who are in the secrets of the movement. Public opinion in this city is nearly unenimous in favor of it, and I doubt very much if you could find one man, out of & hundred promiseuously assembled, who would not aveist it, either with his own means, personal services cr sympathies. As to a prosecution by the overnment, — those engaged in it, it would fe's complete farce to attempt it. 1 believe that the Judge, District Attorney, Marshal and deputies, the grand and petit juries, (if they could ever be empanclled,) would rather shoulder their knap- spobe, ond embark for the promised land, than lend their services, or their sympathies, in favor of despotirm, and against the extension of civil and religious liber ty. From what Y con learn, the descent upon the between the Mth and 2th of this month. It is also understood that the expedi- tion will not land until the creoles of the island de- clare their i mdence of the government of in, and invite emigration to assist them in main- If this should prove true, could our go- vernment give the patriots the cold shoulde:, and resist the mother country in ke her rebellions colonists in a state of serfdom t The cabinet—1. ¢. the Northern members—might propose an alliance with the Queen Mother, but the old hero of Buena Vista is too patriotic to permit the naval or military forces of this government to be wielded on the side of the oppressors. Nous verrons. 1 heard last evening, by a gentleman just arnved from the upper country, that at almost every city, town, and wood-yard, on the river, partiesjwere or- ganizing and arming, ready to repair to the rendez- Your whenever the signal was given to them. In thie city, the recruiting is going on as rapidly as ever. Lawyers, doctors, merchants, clerks, mechanics, etc., have been seized with the epide- mic, and are deily, or rather nightly, being carried off in fearful numbers. The mysterions advertise. ment of the Owls has again appeared ia the papers, which inakes the boarding house and hotel keepers emile with joy, at the prospect of overflowing houses in afew days more. Adieu for to-day. Transit. New Oninavs, May 12, 190. Reinforcements for Cuba— More Patriots—A Duel Between Two Editors. 1am told that the organization of the reinforee- ment for the Cuban pioneers is going on rapidly, in this city. Report sesigna the command of one of the regiments to a hero of Duena Vista, a captain in Davis’ Mississippi Rifle Regiment. The Red River boys, | am informed, will be down in» few days. They will prove ugly customers to the 1 with their lang rifles. Tike Fanny, one of ys hound Teland va is now in woo re, repairing. I wae yesterday, ower several of the pn of the Southern the services of heir yachts, in the cause of the patriots. ‘as ef item of news, Itt me iaform you that we are to have a duel to-morrow, across the bow tween Alexander Walker, one of the editors of the Delta, and Dr. Kennedy, an editor of the fa. ‘The cause of the quarrel was some severe stricture, which appeared in the True Delta, ia re+ lation to the Benton and Walker correspondence, about the editorship of a new democratic papery published at St. Louis. _ Walker, Iam told, ia a married man, interesting family. Kennedy is a batehelor, and keeps a drug store, in the French part of the city. Yours, for to-day, Traxse® OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE. Wasurneton, May 20, 1830. The Cuba Movement—The Cabinet Purswing the Invaders Beyond the Jurisdiction of the United States—Resolution of Ingury in the Senate— High-handed Assumption of Power by the Ca- binet. The cabinet announcement in the Republic this morning, that orders had been given to the United States Navy to pursue the invaders of Cuba beyond the jurisdiction of the country, aod into the limite of a foreign nation, has excited a very general and prevalent sense of indignation, especially among the Southrons of both houses; and the resolution offered by Mr. Yulee, in the Senate, asking of the President, substantially, the authority inlaw for this extraordinary interposition of the power of this overnment to sustain a despotic government ia a foreign island, is pretty seusfactory proof that tha Secretary of State will be requiréd to give his au- thority for this high-handed proceeding. In consulting, however, with men who are well informed of this invasion, they say they are animated by alively hope that the expedition, whitch was te have landed in Cuba on the 12th or 13th of this month, will have been too fast for the slow, coach of Mr. Clayton, and the sluggish shiptof dhe So cretary of the Navy. We are in expectagion every day of information from Cuba, of the actual de- scent upon the ieland, and the actual announce- ment of the revolution. For the consequenees, of course, everything is left to the expedition itself. Within the last ten or fift ts there have been several civil wars in and Portug: During these wars, numerous reinforcements went out in support of one side or the other from Great At the time of these civil wars treaties of peace existed between England and the nations involved; but England could not find a power sufficient, in main- taining her treaty obligations, to obstruct the free choice of her citizens to emigrate to whichsoevor country they pleased, and with or without arms, a they might select. ln 1885, Mexico appealed to the United States te arrest the reinforcements pouring in to the help of the Texans, but the governme prevent the emigration of itsciti had it no power to pursue and arrest any erm tachments beyond the limits of our own territo: In 1880-37, Gen. Scott wes instructed to wat the Northern line, and to prevent any armed de~ tachments from crossing into Canada in aid of that rebellion, but he bed no authority to pursue them beyond the boundary, be se it was beyond the Jurisdiction of th: The steamer Caroline, in aid of the Canad bellion, was captured on this side of the Line, sent adrift, by the royalis's from the Americ shore; and the invasion of our soil, for the purposs of oa ec a revolt, in which t Tnited Staten were, in good faith, Lound to neutrality, came near plunging the two nations into war. ‘T! sre the precedents upon which, we suppose, the present cabinet rely for authority, in pursuing the men supposed to be engaged in a foreign inva- sion, beyond the maritime jurisdiction of the go- vernment. Upon the same principle, a company of Americans, engaged in a European revolution, be pursued into the heart of the continent, and executed for treason against the United Stat the right of search becomes a power of this go- vernment, and the officers of the Navy, under ia- stractions, or without instructions, may seize upom the California steamers in the port of New York, and turn all the passengers ashore, or hand them over to the Spanish authorities for trial. ikon d may seize upon the same steamers, on the hig! sens, or at Chagres, and upon all Americans, afloat or on shore, and pass them over for trial at Cuba, e® participants in the revolution. We expect Mr. Yulee’s resolution to eti teresting discussion on this subject, Mr, Olayton, at all events, is consistent, and adheres to his ork ginal peter of suppressing, as far as possil republican movements i uarters of the wor OVR INTERNATIONAL POLITICS. [Prom the Washington Republic. May 21.) The rumors of a projected invasion of Cuba by adventurers from the United States, long regarded as idle and unfounded, have acquired sud: jeuly a degree of authenticity that gives to them a startling eflect. The movement has been managed with a secreey which could not hive been preserved ex- cept under the circumstances of a large emigration continually going forward to Ci large seaports. e adventurers in this unlawful eaterprise could sail without suspicion, as e1 iw for California, and stores, and arms, and tions could be forwarded without detection for, the same pretended destination. The point of rendezvous, wherever it may be, is beyond the limits of the United States, and thus the hostile invaders of « pene, Noein J island have sought so prevent the prohibitory interference of our government,which, im the SMO! pertormance of its international dutie and in obedience to our own laws, could not an would not permit the formation of any organized expedition upon our territory, against a friendly with aw "y 6e power. When a project was on foot last summer to in- vade the island of Cuba, for the purpose of revolu- tionizing its ernment, the President of the United States, in the performance of a high duty, issued his proclamation warning all citizens of the United States who should connect themselves wil un enterprise so grossly in violation of our lawe and our treaty fae yom that they would subject themeelves to law, and ¢ ug The civil and military officers of the United States were enjoined to use all lawful meens within their power to suppress the ¢xpedi- = it — re b ion he renewed attempt which is now on been adroitly conducted, in view of ciesieg the vi- gilance of the government; but it involves the same v ef our treaty obli savions a it is equally imperative now, as on the a nus occasion, for the Execu- tive to use all constitutional means to sup- press this desperate enterprise, to enforce the laws, and to maintain intact our good faith to the go- vernment of Spain. There would be an end to all confidence a nations; all assurances of amity and peace would lose their force, and treaties would become pullities—if governments claiming to be civilized, and to rank atmeng honorable com- munities, should connive at aggressive movements, undertaken by their citizens against a friendly power, orshould fail to employ every lawful eflort to suppress such movements. The act of 1813, April 20th, in reference to thie subject, is very precise and very stringent. The fixth section declares “that if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the Uarted States, begin or set on foot, or provide or prepare the meana for, any mi expedition or enter- prise to be ‘carried i _ the territory or domia' of any foreign prince or State, oF of any colony, district, or people, with whom the United States are at peace, eve person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a hig! misdemeanor, and shell be fined not exceeding three thousand dollars, and imprisoned not more than three years.” For the enforcement of this and of the other sections of the act, the President is authorized and empowered to employ the lan. or navel forces, or the militia, whenever there shall be occasion. In the present case, the exre- dition, in whele or in part, may have left oor chores. The reports are various. But the neu- trality of our fing is under the cognisance of the government in every sea, and in all parte of the world. The President has a plain duty to perform, and no one need doubt that he will perform it to the full, “So long as the act of Congress, of the 20th of April, 1818, which owes ite existence to the ‘aw of nations, and the policy of Washington himself, thall remain on our statute books, | hold it to be the duty of the Executive faithfully to rh in- junctions.” | Such is the language of Eresident ‘aylor’s first to Congress; and the pu = which it announces is not Tikely to be varied m or relaxed. ANOTHER VESSKI. POR TITR CURAY ETPEDITION. We would eal! the attention of the officers of the: general government, and the Spanish Consul in par= teular, to the fast sailing yacht Undine, about ta leave for Chagres. We have o bas rf that the Undine carries at her masthead } eh M with rt “sig ws wove . Te thet of come other vounoia, jae sre ta lead the public. The Urend Seribe of the 0.0. 0, WO. Dia, day ee ad