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NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDO ENE PSOPBIBTOR AND BDITOR. ‘OFFIOE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS THE DAILY HERALD, 3 cents per copy—ST pe” WEEKLY HERALD, Saturday, at 8% per copy, er $3per annum; the European E. Bera ie ren eer the Continent. both to inclu rt PPOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE, contains tant news, goltetted fren eny quarter of the world; Mecd, will be liberally paid for, Own Fonsion Comms (TS ARE PAwTICULARLY ALL vaerED TO AND PACKAGES SENT TO UB, " 'L LETTERS by mail, for Subscriptions, or with isements, to be port paid, or the postage wilt be de~ id from the money remitted. eins NOTICE taken of anonymous communications. not return those rejected. TS renewed ISEMENTS every morning. PRINTING executed with neatness, cheapness, dispatch. Wolume XVI...ccs.ssss+ss..Number 72 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. y THEATRE, Bowery—Lavy or Lyons -Youn Uuge's ix Dascan—W aspen © Bovs. BROADWAY THEATRE. 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Summary of the Latest Intelligence. After confirming a few additional nominations yesterday, the United States Senate adjourned same die. Our venerable contemporary, Father Ritchie, has, as we are informed by oar Washingtoa cor- respondent, sold out the Washington Union to Mr. Andrew Jackson Donelson, the adopted son ef the late General Jackson. We are not informed whether Mr. iiitchie will reeassume the manage- meat of the Richmond Enquirer, of which he was ‘the principal editor for forty years previous to the establishment of the Union. We think it pro- babie, however, that he will retire into private life. The Legislature had a busy day yesterday, hav- fag been occupied with a mass of important busi- mess connect(d with the interests of the State. The Senate ordered to a third reading a bill for the payment of uniform companies, and | to diepense with militia training. it is full ‘time that these trainings were dispeased with; for | ‘abey are not only unpopular, but have beea attead- | ed with ro good results for a great number of years past. The system has become so odious that it was found necessary to tinker and amend it trom ‘time to time, until at length a sort of a compromise wwas framed, by which our citizens might avoid all training by the payment of seventy-five cents a | year, which was nothing more or less than a di- | Tect tex to that amount. We have not he.rd how | it is proposed to pay the uniformed militia; but if | the intention is to make them anything like a | paid standing army, we do not think the project ‘will meet with much favor. In the Aseembly, the bill reported by the commit tee for incorporating Williameburgh as a city, was agreed to, after a good deal cf debate; and the ‘matter was made the special order tor to-morrow. A bill has been reported establishing a bank depart. ment of the State government, with a Superintead ent at the head of it. 1: was diseussed et great Jength whether that officer sould be appointed by ghe Governor or elected by the people. The power ef appointing was given so the government, con- rary, we think, io the spirit of the ege. The people of the State have succeeded,to a great e . im curtailing the Governor's power of dispe: patronage; and we hardly think they a iiling to yepudiate the [principle of retaming i them- geives ae much es possible such a department be organized, the Superiniendent, like our Canal Commissioners, should be elected. It will be a very uaportant office, and it isno more thun righ that the people should eelect its head. The third trial of ex-Governor Henderson, tor being connected with Lopez's ridiculos of Cuba, hes ended,—eleven of the #8 in favor of acquittel, aud one for ec The District Autorney accordingly, seeing peet of a conviction of any o' 2 parties, & all the cares. Thus has ea a nolle prosegut & the ferce Administration of Justice in New Vork— The Last Deteat of the Stool Pigeon Gang. of late, been occuped Our criminal courts have im the trial of very serious and importent cw athe results of which have been the vind the law and the triumph of justice Blunt, the District Attorney, by hie ability, geatity, his stern and impartial sense of “justice tempered with mercy”—nes proved him- self worthy of the responsible position ia which he as been placed by the voice of his fellow-citizens We congratulate the pe y upoa ha ving eecured the service such at 3 and we Dkewise congratulate them he danger they es- @aped in the euc tum t nt wiet Attorney. Un Wednesday evening Mr. Biuat panourced to the court of yer and Terminer, qhat oftern careful investigation of the charges @oniained in two indictments against the Drurys’, de had come to the determmation of abandoning ea, ot nis in- rst a Diss @he prosecution of the younger Drury, on the charge @f having sent the torpedo to Warner's house, aad bat of the elder Drury, for the aliegrd poseession of counterfeit money. Yesterday he pursued the game course in regurd to all the others. The evidence before Mr. Blunt in these cages, was the @eme as that which was in the possession of hie predecessor, Mr. McKeon, who, though a well meaning man, became £0 entangled with the stool pigeon gang of New York, that he had not the moral courage to sh: he incubus that thas surrounded him, ant which, with deep cunning, led him on to the prosecution of persons entrapped by nelarious designs. Now that these charges | ageinest the Druryo’ have been scattered to the | wind—a result which we dey after day predicted— | and that by @ firm and uabiassed officer, who | ie unsweyed by stool pigeon influence, a deal of ‘unnecessary time and expease have been spared, in the trial of causes where the evidence did not war- Fant the accused being put upon their defence. We trust that we may have some developemeats ‘that will astound the pudle and prove, the correct- nese of the position we assumed, with regard to the a@ccusers aad accused Mr. Drury and Mr. James Arlington Beanet owe it to the public and themselves, to bring the conspira- tors againet their lives and liberty to justice. Some of them, to be sure, have ‘led ; others have been sent to the State prison ; others have goue to their dread eccount; but & remnant sul! remains, composed of the heterogeneous masse of policemen, lawyers, edi ore, and reporters. We aeem this due to Mr. Drary, whore innocence 1s now made certain ani positive; and we gladly announee the fact of hie exoneration from al! these charges, because the Bereld wes the first paper to spread before the | | case is reported in Halstead’s reports. | ture of hia State exhibits evidence of distrust in world the accusations of his criminality in the tor- pedo conspiracy. This was accomplished in our absence through the agency of one of the stool pigeon gang, who afterwards seemed so deeply in- terested in procuring his conviction. Ought not these recent results prove matters of congratulation to all who desire that guilt should fall only on those who have merited it. Ought not all good men glory in the vindication of our laws; and ought they not to rejoice that their election has fallen upon a public officer who has judgment to discriminate, temper to control his actions, legal knowledge to judge between guilt and innocence, and guide him in the proper and impartial adminis- tration of justice. ContEsTep Sgat In THE Unrrep States SENATE.-~ {t will be seen, by the reports of the proceedings in the United States Senate, that the Hon. Mr. Yulee has addressed a letter to the Senate, claiming to be the Senator elect from the State of Florida, for four years from the fourth of March, 1851. The circumstances of the case are, we learn, that the conetitution ot the State of Florida requires that the votes of the members of the Legislature shall be wrva voce. On the election of officera by the Legislature no ballots are allowed under the con- stitution of the State. Atthe recent election of Senator for Florida, a majority ot the Legislature, and hkew se a majori- ty of those present at the joint meeting, were op- posed to the re-election of Mr. Yulee. Oa several cf the first ballots a majority voted, on their names being called, for “blank.” Consequently, Mr. Yu- lee received all the votes given in the joint meeting for any named person. ©n no occasion, however, did he receive a majority of the votes of the mem- bers present, composing the joint meeting. His highest vote was one less than such majority, which, it was decided, was necessary to elect. He contends that the votes given for ‘* blank” were not to be counted, and that he was duly elected, as having received the votes of a majority ef the members voting, and that no others are to be considered as present. After the votes stated several ballots were had, an Mr. Mallory received a me jority of all the members elected to the Legislature ; Mr. Yulee’a friends, with one or two exceptions, still adhering to him and voting for him. Mr. Yulee claims that when the vote, by which he had the majority, excluding the blanks, was taken, the power of election had been executed; that it wasa delegated power, and once executed could not again be exercised or re- considered—in fine, that the Legislature possess as much power to revoke a Senator’s cominission as to reconsider and revoke his election. ‘We are informed.that some years siace, in New Jersey, a very similar case occurred, which re- | ceived a judicial decision by the Supreme Court of that State. A Mr. M. received two or three sucees- sive votes by a joint meeting, which entitled him to a lucrative office. But the joint meeting, by the votes of several who had supported him, forth- with decided that he must receive a majority of the votes of all the members of the Legisla- ture, instead of the votes of a majority of those present, which he did get. This de- cision was, under the laws of New Jersey, clear- ly erroneous; but the joint meeting decided to vote again, and, after two or three ballots, a Mr. F. received the votes of a majority of all the members elected. Mr. M. brought a quo warranto, and the Supreme Court decided, that, though the decision of the joint meeting may have beer er- roneoug, yet that very deliberative body, at the same session that it did amy act, or gave any vote, or made any decision of an election, or legis- lative character, had a right to re-consider, undo, or modify such act, vote, or decision, and that consequently Mr F. was entitled to the office. The It would seem, therefore, that in this case of Mr. Yulee, the question arises, whether the Senate of the United States cen revise the act of the joint meeting of the Legislature of Florida, or the decision of that body, } ‘hat it would not regard the votes given for **blank” | a8 void. This question arises mm liminz, and it must be de- | cided that the Senate of the United States has such power, to enable Mr. Yulee to present the other points raised. How far it is competent for a legis- jative body to which is delegated the power of election to office, either in joint-meeting or by separate votes of the two houses, to adopt rules as to the reconsideration of their votes or acts, or as te the eflect to be given to the blank votes, is the second point ot the case. That legislative bedies do make euch rules as the reconsideration of measures, and those not merely inchoate, but perfected so far as re epects the legislature, is certain; and we are in- clined to the opinion, that the joint meeting at the same session when any vote is given, and before the election of an officer by them is declared and certified to the Executive of the State, has fall ight to reconsider the vote, and chooee a difierent person. We have heard it contended the vote could be reconsidered at any time before the Sena- ommissioned ; but we do not agree to this, if any adjournment of the joint meeting had taken place im the interim. In Mr, Yalee’s case, we learn, no adjournment of the joint meeting was had, but the votes were continued without inter. ruption till Mr. Mallory was declared elected. No claim of Mr. being elected was made by his friecds, while the joint meetiog wes in sese The third point in the case is the propriety of reckoning the votes given for “blank,” in estimating the majority necessary to elect. But, as we have obeerved, in our judgment it was en- tirely competent for the mejority of the members Yulee ion of the Legislacure, or of the mexbets preseat at | the joint meeting during the same session, and be- fore Mr. Yulee was declared and certified to the Govemor to be the Senator elect, to recousider and undo what hed heen done, and elect another pereon. Until he was declared to be elected Sena- tor by a majority of the joint meeting in due form» the matter was inchoate, and open to reconsidera- tion; end we are further inclined to believe that the fice! action of the jomt meeting is conclusive; end that the Senate of the United States cannot right- fully revise ite rules, or ite actions under those rules. The Senate can only look at the ultimate ree aed red accordiag to those rules. (ne feature of the case ie extremely unfortunate | for Mr. Yulee. He is claiming the seat against | the decided and expressed opposition of an une- | quivocal majority of the Legislature of Florida. This should net be. The elevated and proud posi tion of Senator for the Laited States should never be sought under 6uch circumstances. There have been instances, aed they deserve commendatian, of Senators resigning when it waa ascertained a majority of the Legislature of their State was of- poerd to them, or not satisfied as to their course in the Senate. A Senator in the Congress of the United States is the ambassador of his State to the Council of the Confedericy, and should represent her intereste, wishes and feelings; and a high- toned delicacy should prompt him at one to re- linquieh his important trust whenever the Legisla- him, or of preference for another citizen. Tiris caee is in many respects interesting and important, | The results are the same in both cases. The want Tux Conprmon amp Prospgcts or Magazine Largratone ann or Boox Pusiisma—A Ra- YOLUTION IN Prosrsct.—The appearance, on the first of every month in every town and city, in railroad cars and on the steamboats, and at every place where the travelling public resort, of a variety of periodicals, some of small and some of consid- erable importance, shows that a very great change has taken place in the character of this branch of the publishing trade. Fifteen or twenty years ago, the periodical works of Philadelphia, designed for ladies and the family circle, and made up, as they now are, of original contributions, were highly successful; and one or two enterpriges in this city, also, for a number of years, had a fair share of success. Some of these publications have perished entirely, and others still exist, some flourishing passably well, while the remainder drag on from month to month, without much of their original spirit or vitality. Various causes have tended to make many of these works exert less influence, and to be less ex- tensively circulated than formerly. Generally, those of Philadelphia, Beston and New York have Jasted longest; though the Boston magazines of a general character, and not supported by sects, have ceased to exist altegether. Even the Boston teviews are very badly supported, though written entirely by authors who have gained considerable credit for intellect, scholarship, and accomplish - ments. In this city, the best class of original ma® gazines have met with a very limited circulation, the mest successful being those devoted to merely + imaginative writing, such as tales, sketches, poe- tty, and the like. In Philadelphia, all the maga- zines of large circulation have been of a similar character, and the monthly history of these enter- prises has shown, that each enterprise has required great activity im the way of embellish- reents and engravings, to make the works palatable 10 the readere, as well as profitable to the publish- ers. Several years ago, one engraving in each number was sufficient to keep up the pictorial ex- citement from month to month ; but now, with the increase of competition, from six to ten engravings are introduced inte a single number, to sustain the works, besides a list of contributors of fearful length, the sums paid to whom cannot be very small, their nemes, if not the quality of their ar- ticles, being essential. The progress of publishing, however, hes affected, and must continue to 2flect, the circulation of some of these works very ma- terially. The improved character ef the daily jour nals—the rapid publication of low-priced books, both of American and European origin, and some other causes, are constantly at work to affect all euch pericdicals, and the general consequence has been that the o'd magazines are now declining in circulation, while new one*, made known and cir- culated by the best means of reaching the public, are swelling their editions beyond all precedent, and are found im every hamlet throughout the country. During the last twelve or eighteen menths there have been started in this city, ia the midst of an abundance of literary works of all kinds, two or three magazines, which in a short time have met with an unexampled prosperity with the public. | Harpers’ Monthly Magazime, and Stringer and Townsend’s International Magazine, and The Dollar Magazime, ;ublished by the Brothers Duyckink, have been runsing rapidly into favor. The circulation of the former is about forty thou- sand copies every month, that of Stringer and Townsend over twenty-five thousand, and rapidly advancing, while the latter, since its removal from Philadelphia, where it was originally is- sued, has gained several thousands by the new and improved mears adopted of making its merits known in every part of the country. These | megazines are not better than many others, but they are directed well towards popular taste, and are nade known everywhere. Two of these are made up chiefly of articles, selected with care from European periodicels and books, and are edited with considerable tact, the literary, scienti- fic, political, and domestic intelligence of the month being condensed and presented to the read- erin a very acceptable shape. Harper's Magazine has the advantage over that of Stringer and Towns end, in the ability of the publishers to draw from their large stock of book materials, embellishments, and other features of interest, while The Jnter- national Magazine has the benefit of close editor- | ship, and of a more direct purpose in all that per- tains to taste. Both works are excellent in thet, | wa! \d equal each other; but they are wholly different. Taken together they cover a very wide | field. The Dollar Magazine is sold for one shil- | ling at revail, and is made up of good selections and | well written original articles, with a brief review of | the events of the month; and is well suited to meet | the taste of those who are disposed to have a good + monthly visiter for so small a tax as one dollar a year. Thus, it may be seen that New York has | begun to show itself as the centre from which will emanate nearly all of the successful periodical | literature of the couhtry, as it is, also, the nucle of all that is important in science, in politics, in philosophy, in religion, commerce and civilization. The growth of these comparatively small publish- ing enterprises is almost incredible, and shows thay ehrewd intellects are taking the place of the old jgnorence that has sunk so much money in the | light literature of the lest generation. | The inquisitive reader may well inquire why | such extraordinary results should take place in so short aspace of time. It certainly isa pertinent question; but the cloee observer of eveats will easily find the answer. All business depends upon publicity. Thia is well known to all truly shrewd men, who look beyond their prejudices into hon- orable means of adding to their succe Hence we find, the English publichers, Tallis & Co, and Balliere, of Oxtord street, Loudon, who have no prejudices or predilections, making their works | | known throughout the country in those public | journals which reach the homes and firesides, as | well es the counting houses of the land. They place their works before the country, on the same principle as the pretty and industrious Irish cham- | bermaid, with an eye to the strictest economy, and the least waste of time, makes her wants known. | reaches the source whence eprings the demand. it is now only a few months since these two Eng- lish houses established branches of their London houses here, and by judiciously making themselves known through journals of general and compre- hensive circulation, have overturned the old preju- | dices in favor of acre-like stupidity and slow cir- | culation, till a perfect revolution bas broken out in | the book-trade. Advertising is becoming now the.) means to an end, and not the reverse. Every doliar | given toa journal of the proper circulation and in- | fluence brings back tenfold. The American pub | lishere have caught the idea. They can no longer afford to have their English rivals occupying the | beet advertising journals, and they have rushed into the competi‘ion for publi The effect haa | been already noticed throughout the whole book | trade. Those who once permitted their capital to hang dead, in the shape of unknown booka, upon dusy shelves, in the thousand bookstores of the | country, are now seeking that publicity which | gives lite to the trade, by means of a rapid distri- | bution, caused wholly bya litte ehrewdness untram- | and the more so as the validity of the seat of Gen. James, the Senator elect from Rhode [elaad, we learn, depends on the rejection of votes given for “blank,” being precisely in this respect the converee of Mr. Yulee’s case. Both Mr. Mallory and Gen. James can retain their seats, it the Senate decides that it has no power to revise the rules of the joint meeting; and that the joint meeting had a right to reconsider and undo any vote, act, or de- t the same session, according to the New Jersey decision. Court, jetore J. W. Nelnon, Beg Neve J Ps amg way, tthe ee cw 18.—In the matter of the al the defendant waive 5 Com misrioner decided upom fixing the amount of bail for bis mppearance at $5,990. meled by drivolous prejudice end erroneous notions of What constitutes the custom of the trade. Thie revolution will go on, till the whole publishing trac’¢ presente a glowing activity in contrast to the slow and dangerous practices of the past. ] One of the firet benefits which will arise to lite- | rature fre'm the nes aystem, will be the eritici of the preat by the iedependent journals. Hereto- | fore, the yetly advertisers under the old system | have used the press for their own purposes, eleva | ting trash and nonsense @t the expense of truth, qecency and real merit. Through the ignorance | of publishers the country hae been deluged with works of the most n isehievous character, charged with error amd misrepre@entation, and destroying every vestige of national feeling. We think it may | their steamers on the Pacific side. | to escape from ti be truly said, that the publishers of Boston, Phila- delphia and New York have done more to promote disorganization throughout the country—to give blows to the constitution—and slyly to extend the anti-slavery sentiment, than has ever been accom- plished by the entire combination of persons, edi- tors, members of Parliament, and all the other public maehinery for keeping up the agitation. The time has come when this system, which has been worked to a great extent through the agency of publishers, must be exposed, and we shall not long delay in making such exposures of abolition, socialism, and infidelity, as will startle the com- munity. ee Insecurity or THE TxaN FRoNTIER—INDIAN Mvrpers ano Deprepations.—The murders, outrages, and depredations, which are so fre- quently committed by the Camanche Indians on the people of Texas who live near the Mexican f ontier, have been frequently brought to the attention of the government, at Washington, and the necessity of organizing a mounted force to punish the savages, and check their enormities clearly and distinctly pointed out; but, as yet, the government has not moved in the matte". The consequence is, that the Indians have become em- boldened by impunity, and commit more murders and outrages than ever. Their incursions are more ‘requent; and they evidently act on the be- lief that the government of the United States is unable to protect the frontier against them. We had a conversation, yesterday, with Colonel Henry Clay Davis, ef Rio Grande City, Texas, a gentleman who is entitled to every confidence, and whose statements, moreover, are confirmed by those of others in that region in respect to the incursions by the Indians. The accounts which he gave us of the murders of the Texans, and the outreges to which their wives and little ones are subjected to, were perfectly harrowing. The peop'e hereabouts can have no conception of the insecuri- ty of the lives of our people on that fronuer, or of the dering of the ages. It was only about a month ego that a Texan was killed by a poisoned arrow, which Colonel Davis exhibited to us. This weapon is pointed with steel, dipped in a poison which is eo powerful that if a scratch even is in- flicted, death is sure to follow. No reliance can be placed in the faith of these savages. They make treaties and receive presents from the go- vernment agents one week, and dash across the frontier the next, kill the whites, carry mto capti- vity the women and children, using the former for the basest purposes, and iearing the little ones for slaves. We are assured that during the year 1850, upwards of eighty women and chil- dren were carried off in this manner, and their parents slain by these ruthless depreda- tors. No account was taken of the number of murders this year, but itis great. Indeed, co little protection have the Texans, that many of them are compelled to seek for safety across the border, ard return, when the Indians disappear, to find their cattle taken away, their crops destroyed, and their houses and buildings smouldering ruine. These facts have been laid before the govern- ment time and sgain; but, from some unknown cause or other, the Iad re allowed to pursue their career of murder, arson, and ou‘rage, with impunity. No movement has been made towards increasing the military power of the United Sta:es; and the unfortunate people, deserted by their go- vernment, are left at the mercy of their savage foes, to remain to be killed, or to flee to a foreign country. We cannot account for this criminal neglect onthe partof the government. The ad- ministration should be aroused from its lethargy, and made to act promptly in the matter. Bat there will be no use in sending infantry or mounted in- fantry againe( the Indians. A regimeat of mouated Texan rangers, at least a thousand strong, should be immediately organized to go against the Indians, to pursue them into their fastneeses, and puaish thern as they deserve. The white captives whom they have in their posseesion should be released, and the Indians taught a lesson they would never forget. This is the kind of force that should be sent against them—composed of men who are fimiliar with Indian warfere, and with their haunts and feetnesses in the Texan wilds. Such a body of troops, posted on the frontier from Red River to Brownsville, would, in one year, reduce those sa- vages to submission, and put an end to the murders and conflagrations which are so frequent on the Texan frontier. It is to be hoped that the govern- ment will not wait for eighty ora hundred more Indian murders, before they will take measures to provect our frontier. rv Steam Lines to Catirornia—Jepicrovs Ag- ran@ENENT.—Howland & Aspinwall and George Law & Company have come to an understanding, which will tend to regularity and despatch in the conveyance of pessengers, and the mails end freight, from New York to California, and vie versa, across the Isthmus of Panama. Howlaad | & Aspinwall trantfer to George Law & Co. all their steamers on the AUeantic side, and George Law & Co. transfer to Howiand & Aspinwall ali The Georgia, Ohio, Falcon, Cherokee, Empire City, Cresceat City, Philadelphia and Caribbean, will run from Chagree, via Havana, to New Orleans and New York; and the Califarnia, Panama, Oregon, Uai- corn, Carolina, Northerner, Teunessee, Republic, Columbus, Isthmus, Antelope, Columbia, and Fremont, will ply between Panama and California and Oregon. The goverament of Cuba ought to make some satisfactory arrangement with George Law & Co, by which these steamers could be allowed to enter and depart from Havana free of onerous tonnage duties, and also to carry freight to and from the United States; and the govera- ment of New Granada should alter the convention with the United States relative to the transpor a- tion of the mails across the lethmus, or fulfil that now existing with more dilligence and fidelity. We do not believe the Isthmus railroad will be finished for two or Uaree years hence; and if Mexi- co wae less perverse as to Tehaantepec, in less than that time the route would be changed to the latter point. The scheme for a line from New Or leans to Vera Cruz failed at the last session of | Congrees, but ita friends are sanguine of success at the next session. The intelligent Captain General | of Cuba cannot bat perceive that the location of Key Weet renders it an elligible point at which the Chagres, New Orleans and New York steamers can meet, instead of at Havana; and with the prospects in relation to the Tehuantepec aad Vera Cruz routes, he should, consultiog the in- terests of his goverameat, be liberal with reapect to the American steamers. Metaxcnoty Arrain—Love ano Prosante Sut- cipe —There wae a large crowd gathered at the elbow of the Miami canal, at the head of Plum street, on Friday night, about eight o'clock, to watch the raking cf the caual for the body of a young lady, who was supposed to have drowned herself. It eeems that Johnson Mote, of Terra Haute, Ind, had written to his laay love, Llizabeth Myre, living wu e district we have named, thet he would arrive here Thursday, and marry her on Thureday eve: The ap- vinted hour came, the company wae assembled, vot there was a bridegroom wanting, and of couree the marriage ceremony could not take place. The dicappointed quests departed at a late hour, leaving the tide in expeetance, more dead than alive, so deep was her grief, Oa the following morning she told a female friend that she had reasoa to believe that Mr. Motte had deceived and betrayed her, and ehe did not wish to live any longer, threatening at the same time to either 2 herself Friday pessed, . M. did not make his appearence, ead her friends think that ehe this determined to put her resolve in exeeu- tion. Although iy lly watehed, she contrived e house a hile after dark, or while her family were at eupper; and when it was discovesed that ehe had gone, it was presumed at once that she had put her threat in execution. Messengers weve sent to all the places she had | been in the habit of visiting, but no inselligence could be gained of het whereabouts. A tivorough ade that night in the canal, bue wi «0 yesterday morning she was ne. Ww kes the matter still more ing ie, that Mr. Motte arrived yesterday dis reesi morning to fulfil hie guirer, March 9. Court ef ore ont ‘Terminer. Before Chief Justice Aa AMoeme Franklin THE MURDER CASE—VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER 1N THE FIRST DEGREE. Maxcu 13.—The jury in the case of Thomas Pritoh- tmurder of Dominick Lambrivat, po Sing thD te agree locked It might. It al were up all oi 14 ‘was understood that when they retired last aeoniag, were, om their first ballet, six for # verdict of and six for a verdict of guilty of ghter ; at a late hour, they were el for a conviction for murder, and one for manslaughter. aud thus they stood up to this morning. The Judge did not seem disposed to discharge the jury until they had come to an agreement, and at melee ten o'clock they came imto court with their ioe peleenee was placed at the bar. Mr. Vandervoort, the Clerk of the Court, having call- er the names of the jury, asked thom if thoy had ‘oreman answered, “ Yoo.” jerk then said. “Jurors look upon the prisoner; mt rore. Gentlemen, how na: richard guilty of the murder, or no! ‘an--Guilty of manslaughter in the first d you, Forem gree. ay Jnee-t do not know what to do with such a verdict, be mansiaughterin the first degree. There is no rec- tion of manslaughter in the first dogree, that could include this case. Mr. H L Clinton, on behalf of the prisoner, sail that his srsociate counsel, Mr. H. F Clark, had contented that the jury might find the prisoner guilty of any of the four de 6 of inanslaughter, if they belivved Bisa guilty at al dhe, Mr. Clinton, thought thi bh manslaughter ould ed the circumstances of the case. yet he of opinion that the verdict remdered could be received by the Court, The District Attorney said that their honors were that be had the misfortune to differ from the th regard to the construction of statute, I instructed the jury that they should of guilty of murder, or mapnenakie ia ave erdi the eecond or third degree. They might as wi found the prisoner guilty of horse stealing as man- slaughter in the first Jopiee. They were bound to take the law from the Court, and they (the jury) ware to decide upon the facts. ‘The Dictrict Attorney referred to the second section. is what constitues manslaughter in the fst . Without a design to culpable negligenes ‘The following i cy ki lopy to ior, perpetuate any such crime or misde- mon In where euch killing would be murd: com jaw, iveball be deemed manslaughter in the first degree. ‘The Judge—The fact Is,the jury have compromised their verdict; they have gone into matter that bas not been submitted to them The District Attorney and Mr. Clinten considered that the jury bad a right to reader the verdict as they had given it. The Judee then enid—The counsel for the proseou- tion and for the p: er having agreed to take the verviot, I will not my owo impressions on the subject to interfere, but i am fully convinced that it is a st the law of the land, The Clers will, how- ever, record the verdict. ‘The verdict was then recorded, that Thomas Prich- ard was not guilty of murder, but was guilty of mam slaughter in the first degree. aaa impriropment. It may be extended to the term of natural life, aceording to the discretion of the Court The ee was removed, and ordered to be brought up for sentence to-morrow (Friday) morning at 10 @'clock. to which time the court was adjourued, For the information ef our lay readers, we give the following sections from the statutes :— ‘The killing of » hu- ath, in ® heat of pas- lees it be com- slaughter ia the is imprison~ Kher i {of passion, without ® weapon, in apy her is herein dealered to jt scrlsughter in the third degree. is not more than four years are] * (tm humprisenn ent, 6 pupishme Court of General Sessions, Before Judge Bebee and Ald. Oakley and Chapman. AN@THER NOLLE PROSKQUI IN FAVOR OF THE DRURYS. Maxcu 13—In the case of the indictment against the Drurys father and sov, charging them with an attempt to brive Judge Edmonds, the District Attor- ney, with the consent of the court, this morning, entered a nolle proseyui Not Pros inthe nolie prosegui in the ease of Marc who was indicted in 1845, for receiv! The property stolen consisted of jewelry and lancy articles. taken from the stores ef Messrs. Tit fany. Young & Ellie, and alleged to have been obtained by Stanley from a negro. ea ‘The Last of the Philadeiphia Counterfeit Money Passers —Jane Wilson Pleads Guilty.—We have already noticed the pleas of guilty and the sentences of the several wemen who came here from Philadelpbie, some two monthe since with @ batch of counterteit money, for the purpore of circuleting it bere before the coun- terfeit Fortunately, they had spurious stook when tagacity whioh moat Ty. they ha ‘Stan! o0ds frequently accomparies ro, guilty ip order to rec th yet posaid! Wileon, who was d etthe morting, isthe last of thefemule band. 8b rather good lookii d bearing an appearaa: ble imteilec> voit not in our P pro I have, under the oireum- stancer, advieed the defendant to plead guilty to the charge. The court accepted the plea, aad sentenced the prleoner to the Btate prison for five yare and one mont Police I In the Case of the atilw Jestercay afieruoon at 4 © clock, jourpm oceed with the inresuigation ending Cryder aud Jame flered by Mr, Cutting. who nd be thereupon rested his ir Komeine.counrel tor the defendant, might be adjourted until M trate coprenied to the po proceedings in the matter tday. In order thot the defendants should not be detained in the city prison any longer than absolutely necemary, & pote war directed to Mr, Edmonds, Keeper of the city priven, by Mr Hall. the spsistant district .attorney, vith @ request that James MoNay and Joba P. Cry der de placed in surcridiance of ofloers Urastons and Dow. ling until Menday next This request w: doreed by Juatice Orborm, and the parties wore accordingly placed in the custody of the above named oMoer Dapt, Uarpenter. of Fitth ward. arrested « sportiog genias called ilar Tey Young on » charge o! winvlug $44 {row & Voun-o. ticat youth culled Jetta Preasburg. earas ied © faro.”’ The acewsed party was conveyed be. Lothrop, who held bim to beil in $200 to anewer the chi ” tioles of wear. t $125. A portion of the Property was recovered, ant the accursed was itted to prieon by Justice McGrath, for a farther a \ Geo. B. Butler, Fordham; Edwards Lester, Brook- were among the arrivels Hotel L. Coffin, San Francisco; Hon H. I. Bible: ne U. B. Navy; Capt. Barton. Bricis mm. U.S. Army; J M. Cooper, Pitts it Canad the Irv! Capt. Maddox. U Mejor Candee Lt. emon 0 7th Regim i the yesterday at Dickenson. Washin, J Bwh on; T. W. Young. Boston; ® Wilson, Phila rican rong. do; T. Watson, O J Reeves, Ohio; J arrived yesterday at the Astor Gen Cass wae announced to lecture in Philadelphia last night, instead of Ion. Mr. McDowell of Ve, who was prevented by indisporition on Tux Missovrt Bank Counrerre:t Mint Div- CovERED=-}200,000 In pits rounn — Yesterday, John E. D. Cozzene, of the polic returned from Jefferson county in this State, having in his poseersion the counterfeit bank bil! printing prese, engraving tools, &c., of John S Moore, aad over 10,000 in spurious — Capt Cozzens having wsiness In the neighborhood of Moore's late resi- dence, bethought him that he would examine the premises, which he did thoroughly. His search ‘was ineffectual, until he came to an outhouse, un- der the floor of which he foun! two large boxes, containing the press and printing materials, and in a jtg, in one of the boxes, the counterfeit paper The boxes were well recured against moisture, bei tred over, as were also the materials, and em! jed in charcoal paper secured was of the following deecription :— Missouri 50’a filled up, contract Cincinnalt: Ew | a 000; Treasury not $500) partly filled up, 40,000; Treasury notes (gi) partly filled up, 12 400. A large quantity of Hamiltoa Co., Onio, $l’s and 5's mutilated. A large amount of Man- chester a fi _ $5"s and $50's; Lafayette North Carolina $50's. Mer- Bank of Mi 5's; OF tawa (Montreal) $1’s, $2°e and $3's; a large amount of Te xae $100 and $500 scrip; Montreal (French) f. ‘8; and numer inations of bilis on the armers’, Merchants’ and Manufacturer's Bank of Chillicothe. —St. Lowrs (Mo ) Tumes, March 4 Kentucky State Bao (Ci ati) S10°s; Court Calendar for Friday. Commox Pivas —Nos, 82034, 380, 381. Z6l, 202, 419, 421, 429, 424, 425, 427, 42%, 481, 493, 496, 496, 437, 439, 441, 449, 445, 446 Buren lon. 5, 195, 62, 4, 5, 1b, 94, 57, . |, 61, 78, 163, 166, 159, 121, 73, 44. 161 to 178. , Dierases Cownr,—Mos, 17, 18, 23 bo 29, pandemna. I don't res how it can possibly | ja Political Intelligence, Mx. Burcen, oy Bourn Canouina, anv THe Usion.— ‘The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Lodger speabing of Mr. Butler, of South Carolina, ssye he returns to his State @ Unien man, and will hoist the Union Btandard. Here is the extract, it may be takes for what it is worth: ‘The members avd senators from that $1 Washington evidently in better spirits than ie pol here. Senator But T understand, returns home t> hoist the rtandard of the Union. He is the noblest South Carolipien we bave seen for many a year; and though obeying the instractions of his Btate, has never” been at heart @ disupioniet, ANoTHER Prespentiat Ticket,—The following ticket. zs the Presidency, in 1852, hus been nominated ous ent President. JANE G SWI83HELM. Vice President HORACE GREELY. AnriRevr Cosvention at ALpaNy.—The State con~ vention of the anti-renters is announced to t at Albany, on the 19th inst, There will ably Tapgement effected between the land reform and The following are the delegates reseived:— wrence Fenner David Van Auken, Peter ¢ penalty tor this degree is not less than seven | of M. C. Staviley, charged with | ng Stolen Goods —The District Attorney alsoen- | y I Boukle, Sichclas 8 gsbee {Jr , William Murphy, Joba McEwen. Columbia-G 1. Finkle, Adam D. Pults, John 8. Au- able, Thoman Duntz, Samuel Halstead, P. B. Mille Repeselaer- 8. Coons. Edmund Cole, J. P. U! Rmith A. Boughton, William Gregory, Adam Mott. Sulliveau— Neal Benson, Edward Burton, Matthew Deeker. ge, Rowland Bell, Gar- Montromery Jacob Monten; Tet 4. 4 utrpg, Gamaliel Bowdisl Bchenoctady—Alexander Liddle, Jr , James Reaves, Johannes Hougbtailing. Otrego—¥. UG. Wright, David Quackembose, L. B. Tarbox. Oneida—J. Tyler, M, H. Terent, L D. Perkins, Heze- kiah Reynolds Penciierte--v eremiels Krum, W. Conover, J. Berth- wie! The call provides for four delegates from Ulster, Greene, Dutchess, Steuben. Schenectady, Chauteuque, Geen Westchester, Putnam, and Rock- nd. Hon. Henry S. Geyer anp THE Stavrry Qvrs- tion —The following letter from the Hon. Henry S. Geyer, Senator elect from Missouri, was written. to deny @ rumor that he had presented a mew test of orthodoxy in the whig party :— St. Lovis, Feb. 7, 1851. I learn, with some surprise, that | am represented as having presented a new test of orthodoxy in the whig party, by the expression of my opinion as to the constitutional power of Congress, on the subject of | slavery. {know of nothing trom which such en in- ference could reasonably be drawn—seeing that [ enter- | tained the tame opinion ever ¢ 1819, knowing that Mr. Clay did not concur with me; and yet If was the first public man to nominate sidency in a public nd thet I have uniformly supperted him ever Indeed. I never ask the question of any whig candidate, believe I have voted for a great number who oi ‘This everybody knows, who knows course. And. during last summer, to pronounce againet the proposed test. Mr. Darby without asking or Kaowing his opinion ow that eudject. of which I am ignorant to this 2 | voted for every whig elected from this county, igno- rapt of the opinions of any except about four of them, two of whom I know differed from me on the q' om ot power. I should have pursued the same course if I bad been in the secon: third districts, by voting for the whig candi ag the field, as I ha: siways done for Mr. Cley, who is whig enough for me. I have never regarded an opinion either way on the constitutional question referred to, as the teat of orthodoxy in either party. 4 Mr. Crockett is. and has been, in possession of my viewe on that eubject. I have re stated them to hint in a letter this evening, to which I refer you Very respectfully yours, H, 8. GEYER. Marine Affairas For Cuacnes.—The steamship Empire City, Captain Wileon, railed yeeterday for Chagree. The names of | ber passengers will be founé under the proper head. | Breamenson tHe Pactric-—There are now twelve ipe running between Paname and San Fran- two between San Francisoo en Ban Frenciscoand Trintda: | aneisso, three between Sacramento Biooklyn City Ini Cee City Count—Nvrsance. Sy is court though the pre- sent isa civilterm, nvened on Tuesday asa court of criminal jurisdiction. to hear a motion in the matter of John Barling, convicted of a nuisance in making creoscte. ke. some time since. and then sentenced to fine end imprisonment. The former having been paid and the factory as alleged so altered as to abate the Buisance. he now moved that the latter part oftne nevtence be revokes H A. Moore, Ei Assistant District Attorney. produced affidavits to that the buirance was not ebated. or not sul tly so, and time enlarged ises till first day of ¢ pril next), when, in default the defendant will be strictly Boanvs —Alderman Muchmore Monday night, that Repairs obtain es- much required; the whole city being ex- jeficient in this particular. - New Powice ano Fine Srarion.—A piece of und ‘ander~ Q forthwith erected tor the Pourt! Dining one for No. 9 Fire FE ding is to be of brick, thir t There is alsoto bee bell tower, the top. Cont b ator an alarm bell at fr eeet again —J. @ before Mr Trum: as to resume bi wer, on Tues- of the same corner of President Bewovany ton strest ¥ broken into in the how et in the oity of Brook. ov Reve —Wedses hoon at four o'clock ® lot opporite to Smith queptity of bay in tpread with fo great jo th be led out was badly burned. wae paved eines 1 der company went to hy of & pool of water acjecent, eucoceded in» short tims, im extinguishing the fam Company 13 broke their engine Thie rtarie literally # ed with whieh ran cut balt burned and bi dreds and caused great smusement to the apeeti 5 escaping one sudden death to mest another from the multitade There waea row at this fire and two boys were arree the pclice and brought to the station houre The lors tx about $200, whieh ie covered by in- rurence. The owners are Robert and William Cook. Tscrrace oF Baranive —It was etated ins paragraph the Alms 4 $160 for the year 186008 her ealary But we now learn that even that email sum i* not paid. According to our inietmstion. the most that has ever been paid Is $100. Of thie we believe the schoolmistress bas to pay miscellaneous expenses, which the authoritiea Unton are ever ready to to the ouler maa, with thait aeinow. he seme price than any other I Park Row. opposite t!.o eonly bona fide association Heads —The handsomese Protect yo style of t beat po "theBlepet of the Ofail the vartous at e that enact there tattedersa tr tetany en know & by the Mew Dat have four differs for of Compartson.—The beauty verial things can only be ascorrmined hy ing Hare for 1351 may the Gen andar: ere of | the four delier st ©

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