The New York Herald Newspaper, May 19, 1851, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 6782. MORNING EDITION----MONDAY, MAY 19, 1851, AMUSEMENTS. 4 ‘Devs cle eae ee He was formerly a merchant in Mississippi and New Orleans, and for two years a tra) Basin of the Pacitie—has been a reside i fornia for eight years—was Paymaster in the California bea ng forees, aud the first to raise the American Beene in the Great Dpper Cali Affairs on the Pactfic Side. (From the San Francisco last mail our general c tated as satisfactory. Th counts from the mining ‘ified as the face of the country. the late opportune rains have greatly beuefitted the dry diggings, aud enabled per! taken out than would haye been in the same time had the weather continued settled, ¢ have on most of the rivers rations, from the BOXES, 9 CENTS; PIT, BO cents. - Dore open at 7; . Doorsopen at 7 to; Peivate Saae eta; Privat re Kea, te. ‘The democrats will, most probably, nominate Major | Roman, the present State Treasurer. ‘Tennessee, we bi lieve, and was a gentleman of seme po- | istixetion in Texas, He eame to California in the $49. ‘There are several other sspirants. among Thomas 4. Green, Colonel | and several others, | nt of the office, Governor Joha al, will be an independent candidate, and will run without reference to any party. of character which will make him personally popular 1+; but, with the whoie power of t him, bis expectations for suceess, we will be somewhat doubtful. ‘The whigs and democrats in this city are om the eve of | nominating their municipal officers, rert is telt by both parties. made uext week, and the election will come off on ‘29tinof this month. By the next steamer we shail be able to send forward to the States the result of the con- | assure our whig friends on the Atlantic side that we will send them tidings of vietory in iseo, Sun Jose, Stockton, and Sacramento, i lon of Marysville, evory offtcer wos a whig, with one single exception. Since our last report, painful rumors and severe charges of bribery and corruption have beem made against several members of the Legislature. ‘That body have now the whole subject under consideration, and it is to be hoped, for the honor of the Legislature and the r State, that the changes will be proved | to be withont the least shadow of tuundation. Our Indian Commissioners, sustained by the United States and State troops, have succeeded, in a great mea- sure. in amieably bringing our Ludian difficulties to a He is a native of regions have been While Parcy; Margery, Mrs. Abbot hela. Hind; Cousin Lady Pinto, Miss A. 1BL0'S.—MANAGER, MR. JOMN Sz¥TO. x04, $5. Doors open commence at 73 o'clock. Performaace evo: igh out, fora Limited justly popular Ameri ure estra. To of GRANDFATHER Wi . H. Placide; Bob Lincoln, Mr. Sloav. To conclude with « | whom we may mention G ‘The present ineum! ut a complete stop joods of water which fill their banks, while in the mountainous districts the snow has fallen to a great de digging there, and causing, to begin at o He bas some traits ohaston, ‘Dessis’ Ae om; Dusale, Me ny Lady Gey: Spates, Mh , Ses. uses L, putting a stop to some districts, as is and loss of life, even from is being near the close of the ¢ traders in the mining districts were rather bare of stocks, not having generally laid in ‘The snows came very unexpected- ly, blocking up some of the roads so ible to traverse them with packs, and it i a that as the routes are again opened, we 5 much suffering. the whole, so far as the’accounts continue , themining region are down, than has come down at any ‘The accounts fiom the region of Scott's, Trinity | and Klamath rivers, make it certain that the prin- cipal! portions of that region are as ric! have yet been discovered. From San Diego we re- ceive encouraging accounts as tothe yield of the mines in the neighboring country. More attention isnow being paid to the working of the quartz veins, which yield largely, and will, ao doubt, when machinery bas been brought more ge- nerally into use, give immense returns of the cious metal. There is no doubt whatever that these veins will richly repay working. are understood to have been given for machinery, and we are cognizant of large companies being formed to work the mines. A noticeable feature in reference to mining pros- is the arrival of great numbers of Chilians, icans, consequent upon the re- peal of the miner's tax law; and as they aro amongst the best miners in the country, aud spend freely what they earn, their influx will doubtless cial adaira have been in consequence of the favorite 3 ode | Crandlather Whiteh: f | new fur BS | Dutard Arabel ‘Considerable inte- | Me Rd Ba Mre Skorret! a ar The nominations will be CEATEAS STREEZET—BOXES, Bre h vate Boxes, Boorse ‘o'clock, Matis cot ate ONAL THEATRE, 1h OUAM'S Lyceum curtain rises et 7 3, ted the BROADWAY, NEAR BROOME ‘25 conte: Orehestra te pring supplies. We vetieve we ¢: i, Mr. Le ‘eVOR; iF WAK—Colo: Fd sa 3 He Muurice O'Brien, Mr. Bs Mule. L. rds the yield of gold, ir ber advices from # more is now com F period this sting . W. Smith. To GLOVANSLIN com nence with a n¢ O—! aT ‘Taylor: Leperello, Mr. cham; ow extravaganiay ene Damio, Me. Le Font st rt; Dion-Isti Mr. Anthy, Miss By ike D'S GRAND PAREWEL: - EW y ‘L CON. ROUGHAM'S L ‘Treasurer, respect lic, that his first Benefit. will take 2, oa whieh oceasion he wil sufficient, he hopes, to m: ‘ainents will commence with th it GROUND, in which Mr. W kindly voluntcored) will make his first appearance since his soene from THE SCH cazle, Mr, George Barrett (w! valuable services Mt TR IN EUM.—WR. JOH Previous to her visits to Niagara Falls, Wi the Lakes, Canada, Moston, and her final departure fur ‘urope. ‘iy faformed that those Concerts “AND CONCERT lace at character of 1 tern New York, The abundance of rain which has fallen during the last fortnight, bus euabled the miuers to wash out the | ore from the earth thrown up during the dry season. The rainy have also been of great service to our vegetal and agricultural prospects one-eighth of our population, durin, summer, will (usu their attention to the cultivation of | ARDEN, ENING, MAY 1), vagauta of GL mn Giovanai, Mr. Hrou, © whate to covolude with (for the tase time) the ROW AT THE LYCEUM. Box book aow open. ¥ ‘Concert Overture—(M ary Taylor as D Aria—" Ii mio tesoro, o wht el It is thought that at le: Extensive orders the spring aad Duet—"Per piacer alin® Bolo on the Clarionet, 6. from Balfe's 1): )ciwian Gir é. Bell Siz First Clarionet of 1 watan: spring, of respeetable fa- . to our shores, bas added greatly to the social and moral huprovenent of society im the veuing this week. ren, only six andeight Manager.—E ver; beautiful and tale years of age, th ‘Theatre, London. roe Ty, are engaged for this week only, and ternoon and evening ~in addi wae di Vers; ).. Donizetti, will appear both al Peruvians and Me: wr entertainments— ecinily in the printel gon, they have teen required to abandon their tables ‘ix establishments, ‘The mining interests appear to be in ax prosperous a Now discoveries are made weekly, and of first-rate anthracite coal has t's Sound. and an article of tole- 4 conl has been discovered near Benicia, market is glutted with all kinds of merchandise, aridou this account goods ot every character are selling It ix expected, however, that is freely opened with all parts of will greatly improve. pacities of these littl ing piece ever presen the a etta de Vieny, Miss Kate Bate: lon Bateman. The KING'S GARDENER—Gak: ; Madame Galochar warter betore 8 0’eloa! ENICE—Shylock, Miaa Ellen Bs Portia, Miss Kate Bateman. OU rietta, Miss Kate Batem: RA D DEVO tend to revive trade. quite dull since the last mail ge number of arrivals which we vessels laden with merchandise, but are now im- proving. Some interesting statistics relative to the importations, &c., will bo found under the commer- ‘Finale from a MS. Sytp! Duet—" All ides gi gael w 01 condition a# ever even daily, Au wrt 4 (11 flauto magico). ...e.. Aria—“ Non paventar, Mi ‘Romanra—“ Co ‘Phe Bird Song. In connection with the yield of gold and mercan- ile affairs, the question of our currency isa very Congress entirely negtected to sup- nt by establishing a mint, aud vivate individuals stepped in, coining gold pieces of 5, $10, and $20 apparent value, and pur] be of the standard mint value are from one to ten rd; and miners who until recently have been compelled to sell their dust for sixteen dollars an ounce, were obliged to take this inferior currency in payment. It is calculated that there are now two millions ofdollars in circulation issued by these private mints, with no guarantee to the community of their value, except the standing of the houses which issue them. ‘I'he evil has growa to such a magnitude, especially from the fact that one of the largest issuers would not redeem their own issues, that the bankers and mercantile com- munity have finally resolved not to receive them as them on the same footing as gold dust. The Assay office only very partially supplies the place of a mint, and we feel bere that Congress has acted very illiberally and unjustly at remarkably of the Bateman cliildren, ¢ a eG mor Betietti, -*** A Dalesartian Meloay. Mouix. Jexsy Linn. important one. the mines, busiaess ply that pressing afternoon perforances free. Ad 10 years, 12) ets.; seats in pa extra.’ Seats for the evening may be secured during | , 25 cents: children | ust or family circle, one Miscellaneous Items of News. mong the passengers on bohrd the steamship rah Sands, we notice the name of Hon. Patric! ins, tormerly a Representative in Con- gress from the Vicksburg district, Mississippi. Near the Pacific shore, within a few miles of ted from the ocean by 4 nar- it finds an outlet, is a beautiful lake of purest water, which the A/ta | considers to have been placed there especially to supply San Francisco with pure and wholesome good as Croton or Cochituate. enty-five urillions of gallons per day, on y of our cotemporary, and the bottom is not touched by a line of seventy-five feet. The amount of outstanding bonds and warrants of the State of California, Mareb last, was. . wre Gen. M’Kinstry reports th Indian war in HALL, NO. 472 BROADWAY, ABOUT below that stan Db W combining tho first musical talent in America, numbering ONE HUNDRED PERFORMERS, tewn, and only se; “{ for these concerts. row neck of land t the accommodati: Mf Ladies and hiles ‘commencing at'S'e'clocks P.M; ELLOWS’ MINSTRELS, AT FEL: ggg oo 444 Broadway, betw Lt It dis- LOWS’ MUSICAL loward and — ‘tog week. The celebs Fellows Bi wroret “901 al well Pay ‘and vel currency, but to » andinterest upto the 19th 9” BROADWAY, avery day, except the Sabbath where diagrams may be see! ‘The few ‘eR MONDAYS, WEDNE3SDA Garden, or ot Tripler Mall, 5 o'clock. The Concert commences at 8 Books containing the words of the songs may be obtained ) CONCERT will be given in aaa ae a) well Conc ce will be given om ee es wards us oat Dorado county ricultural prospects are very 5 © the last mail has placed the cro} a condition where failure cannot be anticipated. The Legislature is busily engaged in forwarding legislation preparatory to the has been fixed for the first ofthe ensuing month. Indian affairs in the back districts have a more promising aspect than heretofore, and we hope soon to be able to record the fact that all the tribes have entered into treaty with us. reports that some Indians have beea committing great ravages in the neighborhood of and San Louis Obispo; but there are strong sui- picions that the thefts of stock and other property in that region bave been perpetrated b; d on by a mulatto, disti propensities. A force is being organized to scour that section of the country In municipal affairs, the politicians are vi tive in caucussii for the election which is to take place very shortly. (From the San Francisco Public Balance, April 16.) This month began with an unusual variety of matters of interest to this community. The bru- tal murder-of au esteemed citizen at Mission Do- lores, while walking with his wife numerous and bold robberies, and attem pts at rob- bery, in the interior, have created a wide excite- ment amongst our more orderly and peaceable in- habitants. There seemed to be less and less safety for life and property, though measures have been taken in all quarters to puta prompt and sj to such outrages and depredations for the future, by the intervention of a por been, in our State, stron, find that the most terrible punishments, intlicted with stern promptness, are unavailable to render | Secarcely a day passes over us that accounts do not reach us of desperate crimes uery committed or attempted. The ishment of a chain gan, effect the most beneficial on the rogues of this city. An excellent device for the prevention of crime. ets on after .a fashion. reat inclination to ight is shown on either side. ‘he Indian will do the white man all the injury he can, consistently with his own safety; and the man is ready to do all he can to whi; r course of behavior for the fu- ¢ chase is not continued too far No very strenaous efforts have been made of late by the authorities to pro have been called for ly termiuation, but the And the cost of the Expedition. ..-+ +6006 119,199 76 journment, which ‘Bt the door—price, 25 cen! ne ; RANKLIN MUSEUM, 175 CHATHAM SQUARE.—GRO THE SEVENTH Gia F uM, SQUARE. —< ~ 01 Cost of both... Sik cante; Boxes, 25 cents: Par | q To which the cost of the ex; Major Savage, and other additional outstanding in- debtedness upon warrants that have not yet been issued, ure to be added. ‘The mutincers of the ship Genesee, of New York, y exami before the Recorder, w under ENNY LIND’S SIXTH GRAND CONCERT AT CASTLE a), Garden, on Monday evening, 19th oat je eats in a Sn. BALLIRKE while, there are at San ve, however, | It & the sums of ‘Their names are—James Marble, James Tucker, John Hudson, Charles Bos- Burn, Alfred Blanchard, ERT—MONDAY all parts of the TANCE, SHER- ICKETS FOR JENNY LI evening, at Castle Garden. Sea ‘had at the book store of ‘O., No, 2 Astor House, opposite the Museum. {CKPTS FOR JENNY LIND'S CONCERT FOR SALE _#t Castle Garden, Monday, May ATIONAL THEATRE, in the interism, been admitted to b: from $50 to $100 each. desperadoes, le: ravaging and ton, John Grinnel, James and John Robinson. THE SUBSCRI- ter in California, to, Black Swan, and Lady LY #t auction, on tho Ito was sold to hg tee The blood horses Clifton, were sold on Saturda; Plaza, by Theodore Payne, Esq. Mr. Burns for $600; "Black Swan to Julius K. Rose | $650, and Lady Clifton to Thomas K. Battelle, | Spear, Stage Manager. is, Yeo price of together with & ¢ celebrated match race announced some time | ‘¢, came off on the Pioneer course, between Mr. | elding Bearmeat, and Mr. W. Bow- | ‘The track was in beautiful | order, and the day just of the ri, Theie was a go largely in favor of Bearmeat, who had forsome time | been worked as a common dray horse, and looked | side the sleek and clean limbed was finally given, and away atthe very start Ais gallant actio SHIPPING. UROPA.—FOR SALE, A Bassaan, for the FELLOWS & SCHELL SALE, A FIRST-CLASS er, to anil on the Mth inate ‘& NORTH'S, 8 William street. RITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL toawshipe between New York and Liverpool di- tom and Liverpool—the Boston ships calling at Halifax, to land PARNUM'S MUSEUM, PHILAD prictor; Henry Sanford, ature. being TICKET, with st inst, ‘t sin ALL THAT GLUT. deal of betting comedy of WILD ith el THE LAKE, w FRAME, ARCTIC. which has often T than the law; yet we rather sleepy alo: if cr G led and appointmens, ca Ee ot eae. that he had been all the with his sleepy looks and doi start he went like a bolt full the mare, and kept this streteh, when his rider | between the two ai ths, and came by the je, and like a well trai winning the race, a single dash of halt a mile, with ease in fifty-one seconds and a half. and receive mails and pae- At th 5 ie longths ahead of ition to the home im out so as to widen Our Indian war ' msPeRS ha the Post Office. RTBER LIVINGSTON, Indian into a Ma: Srocetox Manner, April 12.—The first of the week busi ness was remarkably brisk, but there has been conside- rable failing off for the past three days entirety bare of Lrish aud sweet potatoes clined one cent per pound since our inet can be purchased a trifle less than our quotations. Su gars are very low. Good steel shovels are scarce, and sell There is also a good demand for picks and sheet iron, showing that our mining friends are not idie Hlour. $6 a $6 6; clear pork, im bbls , $22; cdo. half bbls.. $12; mess, in bbis., $18; do,. half dbis.. $10. poy yh h vo ong } pilin brood, 1256-5 | Sretation of the statite. « would certainly be « reproach Car., I6e ; barley. 6 dy, $2 50} Ametiean do do’ Moncogahela, $2 4; portwine Laid 8 Hi, O00. 9 $1 1 7 - - — inte the mountains. ACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.——ONLY B egrdnn 9 9 Barley has de- Pork, old stock mien New York or Boston to Liverpool, second | Berths not secared until paid for. Freight wil! be charged on specie beyond an amount for per- *. | secute the war. to bring the war to a 9 call has been refused by the Governor. evident that unless the Indians are made to feol the necessity of keepin; themselves, there can be very little safety to small bands of white men who may onter too far into the nountains, either to hunt for gold or game. Accounts from the mines have beea of a mixed The recent abundant rains have been of immense service to them who threw up dirt from the beds and sides of dry creeks last fall and winter. A winter of discontent, and, in some cases, severe privation, bas given place to a spring of active labor ations of gain in the future The repeal of the tax on foreign miners has bad a Many of those who were driven away by its heavy exactions, either have re- turned, or are fast returning. our mining population of industrious, working men, only brings forw resources of our mineral lan sumption of our agricultural products and t! cles of our trade and commerce. & has more particularly attracted n of many for a short time past. Vi interesting and authentic accounts reach ua, at short intervals, of the great richness and value of reins | now being prospected or worked. V, the specimens of the rock, with gold, have been sub- mitted to our inspection, which surprise us by the Several companies are on! ready ordered, oar. ust pasa through the Post Office, in order to be safe Chile \enare, apply at th a Wee tree cor 08. Of and 54 South street, or ib Coffee, 16 a ACIFIC MAIL | ST) ough Line for &: , May Doth, wt 3 P. RAMSHIP COM ‘an Francisco. French brag ; whiskey, corn, $2; 2a $3; molasses 3 EANS, DIRE ic, WINE: 20t] ff foot of Warres mt mails for Chagres, via Hava tl from her pier at Court of General Sessions. Before Judge Beebe, and Aldermen Smith and Dooley Mav 16 —The business of the General Sessions, tho it consumed the entire day, did not amount to much Several cases were put off for Che term Passing Counterfeit Mon Lilly, who stood indicted on a charge of forg: his possessico and endeavors uurporting to be on th this etty. The defendants ia th case demanded separate trials, and Lilly war put on hi It was clearly proven that the prisoner store of Gurdon MH. Sehwarts 64 evening of the 2ith of April. and ayment for two glasses of The grocer told jas bad; but he anid it was not. As a dis- pate about the bill was likely to arise, Murray paidin | g:gements or arrangements with mua to embark in. « silver for the drinks, and the prisoners beft the place. | Schwarts sawn NITED STATES moet beneficial effect. AIL STEAMSHIP CO! aan [i street, orat No. 177 W ry addition to —A man nained Michael A Murray. was a the second de wer in develop a counterfeit $2 and Drovers’ Bank of Quarts minin lS freight at yoosage, 8 ) ea corner o office of the company, ate one 6. "RO! unre. , SOME ANT (Onn went into the grocery Beckman street. ont offered the counterfeit BIL in k by himself and MAIL STEAM ine for Calitornis od that under the new imapected Very many of EXPRESS AGENCIES, &c. ND AND FRAN‘ abundance apparent. for waiting the arrival of machinery, to commence operations. Much suffering has been experienced very lately in the more northern mines, occasioned by great fall of snow, and scarcity of and the difticulty of obtaining supplies of provision. Ten men aro supposed to have perished in consequence, at Onion valley. News from Salmon river is not very flat- tering to the prospects of those engaged in mining On Trinity river, mining is more profitable. ‘The merchants and bankers bave been lately en- deavoring to throw private coin out of the currency, eeded. A bill has been eto prohibit the iss Tt will undoubtedly pass. uilding bas beon prosecuted, for n short time past, with a commendable activity. The southern ortions of the town, and the water lots, seem to the favorite locations. 2 Reecnt accounts from the agricultural districts are by no means uninteresti have setticd upon previously unoceupied territory, and already the most beneficial results are t, not only to the furmer but the eoasume peet soon to see the agricultural perfeetion in our State which has so distinguished the farmers in the olicoman’ directly afterwards, and put | freighting or chartering vessels, with « view to trans him on their trail. and the resuit was their caplure and | port mon, arms acd wunitions of «ar, in furtherance of | On the person of Murray was found | quite a number of bills like the one proffered to the gro. | of the kind was found on the perso Lilly, bet he had quite a quantity of silver coin notw standing he had told the grocer he had no change time without being able to » when the court called them in, and receiving from them an tatimation that they could not unanimously conglude as to a verdict, dismissed them from further considera- Lilly was thea discharged Murray came forward and pleaded guilty, | taining a ship to send ison for five years 4 positive and somclusive and imprisonment seribers. MeNICOL & ‘Te jury were out a long bois Sobwnta cet 1 beeen oe pes from Panama, and te passengers for tne op Ris owe tion of the case. Br nerival oft mails a1 seice pine aay is foe ae liere will be kept wp forthe {freight aba tcanaieat passeugees between Pe clseo. steamship SARAH SANDS, of the and Sh cates ab aro ceived silt 10 4. MM. M «from Chacres to Panama. and war sent to the State ‘The evi York. dence agniast him, it is raid and have suce of Old Kentuch, to Tom Tom meng. yer, of New ¥ was an exten family bi Faso Bewserr Ons of the above You will oblige me by giving spree to the following hailemge to tae world wil be ot one Qousaad douars of Robert fi lines -— Town Hyer . Enterprising men hundred of whieh T Flanagan, of Philad of fort D& CO., {0 tone, CHERO! ings, Liverpook; | 20 tous. PRILAD) for Chagroe om the lth TRAVELLERS’ GUIDE, D PHILADELERIA — NEW “rors | tre Jorsey Rail of the ring, to staged tty Set om Hyer a8 me through ween New Orleam uch periods as will ineure ae i Galiternsa nad Oregon, "Passages courted from Armetreng, Lawrseen k Ce. ; Helete from Mow York to San fare L Sree ork Tree grate rooms, be fn owe cab to in {From the California Conrier, April 15. Sineo the sailing of tye last steamer, striking Interest has transpired. Hoth partics are ating to marshal their forces for a thorough party organaation throughout the State The miners, heretofore, lave in « great measure been nncon- cerned spcotators, Now they are preparing to take their positions ne pariy men, aod will appear in force at the ‘The whig candidate for Governor, will, without dour, be Major Pearson B. Reading, a geetioman of Wh character and intelligence ad belongs to Uye Kertue with reepeet. gour 8 =I hope tas 8 t Our paper; Alea, tie Marte Pol oor and 1 Fam ths toon from foot of “from foot of Like and will be athe lower Sais of tse Vom agenoy, 177 Weete' sa L Bae, fe aan ae, seo heey fad 66 Sourp gigeet, | United States District Court, Before Hon. Judge Betis. | THE JUDGE'S CHARGE TOTHE GRAND JURY—THE LATE | ATTEMPTED CURAN EXPEDITION. flag | Betts commenced addressi | gret that any delay should have oecurred in empanell- | ing them. becuuse there were many cases, both of persons in custody and those out on bail, which claimed suearly ) charges for revolt. endeavor to make a revolt, for ii ‘eruel sual papishment, for assault with @ ‘weapon, ties | and tor durging papers to obtain Ini he ad- | on- | verted to the accusmtions on the calermar | persons for be ng concerned in setting on thie port, an expedition against Cuba, He aatd | You have undoubtedly seem by the ublie prints, by the | President npcpelamplion: otber bi al evidence, | that the atteation off Mie govermment has been again awakened to preparation# snd’ movements'made, in dif. ferent parts of the O: States, in this and Souther: ports, indicating @ put So attempt another hostile en- terprise against the of'€ubs. It iebut a short time | since » similar case eame upi» this Court. apd I bad then cccasion to present to the Grand Jury my views upon the matter, The government, agit is da ditty, if'espirit of tirm- | ness and uprightness, bas interdicted its poophe from inter- fering with other powers, It is stated that there have been various attempts to instigate to rebellion. or else to joim other persons who have set! on foot a rebelliow to over- throw the exiating government of Cuba. Severabpersons | have been avrested for this offence, aad’ will lay before yeu my interpret of the law; bat Ido not feet my- | #elf bound to the construction, but shall leave myself | open to the argument which may be bi t before me in the trial of thecawe. The act of A) 1818; makes provision. im two or three of ita sections. for the punish. ment of persons engaging in hostility against astions with bona cho an De at pen By this act Congress enact mt provisions against an; person within the jurisdiction of the United States, ere gaging in measures of a hostile character towards any ion or colony at peace with us. The judge then: read the various sections of the statute ; and remarked that the first, second and sixth rections appeared to be the | only ones which might embrace the subject matter of the present complaint. The first section says:—That if any citizen of the United States sliall, within the terrttory or juriediction thereof, aeeept and exercise a forcign, pringe, state, trict 0 ie, rerve @ for pri a by fs or in war, by land ‘or by_ seme vast! ovata “ton ‘the United. misd om 4 in In colony, district, or people, States are at peace. the be deemed guilty of a be fined not more than two thousand P shall be imprisoned not exceeding three oo By this you will see that the first section prohibits any citizen of the United States from accepting or exercising acommission to serve any foreign state or colony, in war. There may be room for doubt. whether this sec- tion applies to commissions given when there is not actually war subsisting between (he powers giving it aud scine other power, although there may be reason for holding it a criminal offence within the section, to accept u commission. with intent to serve ina fore wax, whether already on foot or to be commenced. _T! second ecetion enacts, * That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, enlist’ or enter himself, or hire or retain another person to en- lew | person within the United States—no man Basa Ma¥ 17 —The Grand Jury haying been eworn, Judge | them by exyressing his re- attention, The Judge then detined th noes | on the eriminal calc daf, laid before the Court oy the District Attorney: he said, included variows of- jemecs, some of wn deseription, such Gromd Jory had been to investignte. ther. ing explained the law applicatae ‘to Borrest~At three o'slock this pass Me . O and Chise a] ‘Before bs Sto mbve epecial jury be structs for the of the suit for divorce in thie case, instituted yy. against het husband. Counsel having act under which they raoved, read the e@idavite hehalfof the deft ndant. the motion. ne have been bet aside, Since these menced, 00 publication has been made by the defendant. After some further observations, course said that never knew a special jury to be asked for, except im cases of intrieac stand excitement. & see” Judge—Such was the former rule ;" but has not that been altered ? Adopte List or enter himself, or go beyond the limits or jurisdic- tion of the United States, with intent to be enlisted or | entered in the service of foreign prince, state, co- lony, district or people. as a soldier, or 2s @ marine or seumian, on beard of any vessel of war, letter of mary we, or privateer, every person $0 offending shail be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars. and be impri- soned not exceeding three years. Provided, That this act shall not be construed to extend to any subject | or citizen of. bm prince, state. colony, district, | or people, who transiently be within the United States, and shall om board of any vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer, which, at the time of its arrival within the United States was fitted and «quipped as such, enlist or enter himpelf, or hire or re- tain another subject or citizen of the same forcign prince. state, colony, district, or people, who is tran- ciently within the United States, to enlist or enter hum- velf to serve such foreign prince, state, colo! people, on board such vessel of war. letter privateer. if the United Btates shail then be at peace | with such foreign prince, state, colony, distriet, or | ple." This provision of the statute bas no express | imitation to tments during a time of war between | friendly powers, and may, without any forced construc- th ‘<~ iy to — o Legh gs aged in ag tp ee, but for the purpose employed in a oneal war, to be incited themssitns or others; are not ovly prohibited from enlisting for « foreign | service, in the United States, but they are prohibit- | & 65 ed from gving out of the States to a forcign country, and there enlisting Ives against that power. | that are engaged in New | Orleans, Savannah, aad ‘York, in collecting | men to send te Guba, there to be organized, aa: stir up an invasion against the government of — that island. If it appear that, although there is nothing specifically done—nothing warlike on our shores —yet i man has allowed himself to be enlisted to go to Cuba, and there be engaged tn an insurrection aguinst | that government, he comes within the section of tle act, But the portion of the set of Congress bearing more | strictly upon the parties aceused, is contained in the sixth fection, which enacts,“ That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, begin or set on foot. or or prepare the means for, any military expedition or enterprise to be carried ou from theuce against the territory or dominions of any fi prince or state, or of any colony, district. or peo- | ple with whom the United States are (at) peace, every pereon 60 offending shall be deemed guilty of a high mis- demearor, and shall be fined not excceding three thou. | sand dollars, and imprisoned not more than threo years. ‘The judge (hen observed that it was his duty to lay before the grand jury. plainly and explicitly, the import of this enactment. according to his understanding of it; but in so | doing, he should not consider committed judicial- ly agaist a deliberate re-examination of the subject, if it should become important hereafter to those implicated under it, uor in any way precluded from giving the section a different interpretation, if satisfied, on ® full discussion, that his present opinion is erro neous, First, then, he said, in his opinion, the act ap- plies to all initiatory and incipient proceedings of the Kind specified, having a view torn mil ry expedition or enterprise. and is not himited to preparations completed for immediate service or action. “Te begin, to set ou | foot, to provide or prepare the means for,” is language | mort naturally signifying the earliest and feeblest move- ment townrds the end contemplated, and manifests the intention of Congress to iahibit and make rtmfnal | every the +malle-( aet done towards furthering « mili- tary enterprise from the United States against a friendly people. In the next p tis manifest that something was intended to be inter: much short of an expedi- tion actually organized and completed. with the officers commissioued. and a soldiery armed and equipped and in array for action Le considered it surprising th impression could have been obtained within the U States that this section of the law operates only upon | forces embodied and organized with open manifestations of # military and how Yet such, according tothe public journals, must have been the acceptation the law has received in various sections of the country, end by persons of intelligence, even if not magistrates | and jurors For, unless governed by some similar inter | to the jurisprudense of this country, that the generai-in- € inferior officers and mea who avowedly left the United States, with arms and ammunition, prepared | here for the ‘overthrow of the government of Cuba, ers ; Say that prej | people of dntell district, or | Bot always c Novelty o'clock P.M., wind against ber. hour it is needless to say that ample junsice was done to it ‘and attenticn of Capt. Kerry, the popular comma the Marion, to his guests. 1 connected with the trip of the Marion, which ought not to be omitted received from @ friend of hi PRICE TWO CENTS. let Cuba right itself, The Judge them tupposition that foreigners are mot acts, but anid that it was not so ; bo come here and ¢o1 opens to violate our does he is as amenable to the provisions of @ born or naturalited citizen. The law has no exception: with reg@rd@ to foreigners. In conclusion, the Judge remarked that the provinée of the Grand was to probe the Sete and discern and determine t! reat pusport and dedign, and if it is found that [ak ata of wae have bees made by the aéc' fora pedition to be cusried on against Cubu, cits.» semblagee or pretences the proceedings may the jury wil preseat the offeaters by propem bills of ia- dictment for trial before this court. = (The lewmed Judge clearly and fully Hiuetrated the meaning of the law and the oigations of the U1 States towur% other nations, by Various te topics; but as the charge was wholly ei we ave on! co ay keer ba mae so mitch of it as . m of the act of C ques- tion, and ‘affectea the expedition to 5 aa ““ @hie Forrest Divoree Case. SUPERICN GOURT SrEClAd TERM. Before Judge Duer. Mav 93.—In the Matter of Catherine 8° Forrest vs, Kdicin ‘Counce tare jaintift, i. ‘won Jo&a Van Buren and Robinsonvattended os Bir. Forrest was sto preseat Mr. Van Buren read the anpwering aff wits. Mr. Van Buren then said that he expects@'the Cotirt to arsume that rothing had been done on the defendant's side to projudice the public mind. The Judge rewarked that it is admitted that here have been extensive publications om both sides. Mr. O’Conor sai that Mrs. Forrest herself ae never concerned in any publication, except her desire that hee communication to thé Pennsyivanis Legisiat ure ehould@ gain extensive circwlation. Much has doce to ime press a large portion of the public mind. and thet‘ta' very reason why a epectal jury should be granted’ Ag to the statement of Mr. Forrest reepectin; case. he, Mr. 0'Conor, had nothing te do with it, norwitis ure the Wittie the reason assigned by Mr, Sandford for not; on wit > the cause. Counsel t read from the see Ke vised Statutes, which state that where it shall appear tothe Court that a fair and imapartia! tried is more ly tobe* had, the Court would grant a special jury. Mr, Van Buren remarked that the attention of the Court had been called to the fact that the applicationet” Mg, Forrest i the Legislat: mre of Pennsylvania, was ea tion that Mrs. Forrest could nee~ ‘Phat was followed by writs of ‘These writs and injunctions proceedings were com~ legal 1 there, he~ which an ordinal It is never granted om jury could not undee- groundet prejudice er Mr, VonDuren—No, I think not. Ifsuch a course ia |. ou take away the great privilege of trial bg jury, and you leave the whoie selection of jurors in the: =. a clerk, who names a certain number, from. w | def Ifever there was a chance of corrupt likely to cecur in euch eeeond Wendali and t wi . would there see that the application, in excitement, would be to change the venue; Mrs. Poreeet bas already changed the venue from Philadelphia, new this amuupts to ication, on Unat she cannot have a fair trial thirty-six are drawn, and then the plaintiif’ amd at Lave the privilege of challenging twelve each. , it was more ‘The Court consequence of s miler ap) ere. A Su ‘The statute iteeif implies, that when a fair aad ial trial mn; be had, a struck jury is not selected trom the higher and more educated clascos, whe are Jens Likely to be influenced by pewspapers. Mz. Van Bu en—If the Court asked my vpinion, I would. judices are more likely to exist amongst nce, and (hat it is the people who are ng newspaper®, but who have something: marque, or | Ci to do, that will come more impartially into the jum Mr. O°Conor remarked that Mrs, Forrest had mo im | listed many warm admirers and friends. Counsel com- tinued to co the case, it wi they | & at under all the circumstamecs of in which a special jury should be ranted. ‘The Judge said he would “ PRIAL TRIP OF THE STEAMSHIP MARION. steamer, owned by SpoTord, Tilestom & trial trip on Saturday last. She loft the at the foot of Twelfth street, at ome ‘There were between three and four hundred genthe. men, friends of the owners, to whom tickets of invitation | were iseued,om board. She fired a salute on leavia + ‘Twelfth street, another as she came abreast a steamer ‘that lay im the East river, and was answered; and ae | she rounded Governor's Island, she fired another. getting into the river, she had fifteen or twenty minutes | delay. After that she proceeded at moderate pace | down the river, expecting that the steamer would make her appearance, that both proceed logether, and have a trialofspeed. It seems the | latter vessel did come out, but shortly after aa accident, by having one of her had to put back. As we said down the bay at her leisure, making about ight knots #n hour. and at about four o'clock, passed the Rish light- ship, and proceeded on for about eight miles borend. Sandy Hook. She was thea put about, anda fuli of steam put on, and she reached her berth in the Hast | river at Ca | sbout two hours and twenty minutes, at the rate of teen knots an hour. ueers killed. and she before, the x o'clock precisely, meking the return It was agreed by every one on board that she was ome of the pleasantest vessels they were evor on board of; act # pitch ot a jar was felt from the time she left the Novelag | Works until she arrived at her berth, the sem was rough enough beyond the Hook, board was that she © eat like a duck on the water,’ Marion was built by Jacob Bell, for har and hee timbers are principally of live oak Dis st | keel, 207 feet; broadth of beam, JI fect; depth of do She bas two saloons—one below and one om her deek—both built of rosewood, satin weed and | which are superbly furnished. Hep cugine was built by Stillman, Allen & Co —bas a seventy inch eylinder, and ama eight feet stroke, and with ten pounds of steam makes eighteen revolutions per mipute cad thirteen sacs and A splendid dinner was provided on board, the champagne. There were no speeches, however, 68 | that the reporters had it ‘all their own way. It ts bug justice toadd that nothing could exceed the politeness « hore is one little i It seems that t Berry, sometime 0 wont to Lreland im car 1847, during the famine, with provisions te the rich. « green flag, with the harp, minus the crown, ed on it, and the words “Erin marking to him at the time that he durst not ran it Capt. Berry said he would, and was as good as hie ‘pant. 0 Bragh,”” his friend re- actually landed there and attacked the armed foreo | He did run it up on Batusday, and it floated gracetulty | stationed for its defence, amd, afer an open conflict, | side by ride with the stars and stripes, ard was the causa. hed beeo driven from the island and fied back to of much remark and jooularity among ty company. The this country. should. nevertheless. on arrest and accu | Marion leaves this an Saturday, for Charlestou, The h ation here have been sequitted of all criminal following {is a list of het officers: —M. Perry, captainy Mr | euet. It is soarcely supp that facts so notorious | Ewin, first officer; Me. Barr, seornd do; Mr. Maxom # it appeared to be th concerned to | engincer,and Mr. J, ©. Mather, elert, = = ooeiow — om Aceiwent on Hosen tun Steavmar Arana —Om wan { before any of our tribunals; and the re Mminuuity Which those who planued and conduct, | Saturday last, at about 5 o'clock, °2.M., while te stoum- wes | ed the caterprive have enjoyed, must have resulted ship Alabama, for Savannah, was going out below the from the idea that to constittte thi¢ offence. every- | Narrows, a most serious and fatal accident tefel Chartes, thing necessary to the equipment and organization of the expedition must have been completed within the United States. The Judge then observed that in his | opinion the whole purpose of the statute could be de- feated by sueh an interpretation. and. instructed the grand jury that the act would be violated if it is proved that the parties accused, by themeelvesor others, by evi dence cf funds, procurement of munitions of war, en- hostile enterprise ageinst Cuba, ce by purchasing oc the expedition, whet ker the men or munitions were actu ' sbarked on beard or not, snd to however small a they may have advanced in exccuting their par. pewe, the Aect=ed are liable to indictmens for such act he offence was a0 les comanitted because perpetrated under the mark of seerecy, or that ofan honest adven- tare, ‘The faets which the goversineat suppore them, | selves in possession of, and which they will contend come | within the set of Congress, are, that the imdiriduals charged have been one way or another concerned in oly | nto Cuba, and wore engaged in procuring munitions of war; that they had colirct- | edt a numerous body of men to be ent diceetly to Cuba, | oF an adjacent pisee from which they covld be easily | inaded on the island; and all this has been done for as- sisting in the insurrection, and is a violation of the law the peace existing between the United States ard e government of Spain The law expects that no tion shall be set on foot here which will commit this A citheom has # tight to pe ac. | Country with foreign mations ive | divevss the forms ef other governments, Dorabtloss many things that exist in this country sre oljec’ionable jlanthrop! t+ Suppore some aPyotitionist d choose to come amongst Wy with ten h ritia | thowsand mea, and demand that there Finowld be a . change in the law, and that if not, it Sould be pat | down by foree. Awe think it righ’, for Canada or to interfere With us? jom, and that was opp | the British Suppage Young, the third eogincer of thy voasel he had descended into the ere. oiling the machinery, md pillar block iu front of’ the eran! gin t * 4 by the von dor tho pits tohe bed tate, @ distance of eight or tom feet. | nd the North exy, ould it be toler, embodied 4, the Sorutts suppor thal the b in permis ting fon’ Whatr Bet accep room for the in one of tte evolutions, ing his brains ) ome Witnessed the sad event, dut it is probable that, ce applying five o),to the creak pin, hie attention waa diverted for tho mowent, aud aeglecting to resume am t position om the return of the crank, the suddom Jd mortal binw was then seceived. Captain Ladlow, to immediately after being kaformed of the eat ordercd the ship to be ebout, and 2 a city. This was done with the colors at mast her return, the Alabama anchored off 7 darden | The body of she young man was conveyed . a nore Iaqusat ~ immediately on * gd 5 the ag above and the ovidenes of Mr. John Hearney, the neve, taken, who deposed to the #nding Geceased lying on the bed plat wuti deserided; hnd the jury returnert a verdict al accordance | with the fects above deseribed. The wnfortuuate man sbout twenty five years of age, aad has left a wits end three children, Tt was his first voyage in the au ‘The Alabama started again on her wepage, abaw 7 Mf. the same evening Naw Curren Seer Favero Crova This beatiful epecimen of naval architecture ie now receiving her freight at the foot of Maiden lane, preparatary to her de- parture om the 24th inst. for California and Chine, She ie owned by Mesars. Grione), Minture & Co., who alse own the Sea Serpent. to which she in come respects bears se resemblance. The Flying Cloud & very share, snd bids fair to make as good @ voyage as eng 1 predecessors, She registers 1,792 tons, and is con. | ctructed mostly of white ook, and fe copper | throvghe ut She was built at Bast Moston, by Mr. Jonatwax —A meeting of the pas w hela on the 12th (ustang, at sem, op . resented to Capt '. Nolen with hia x thelr thar ‘fk aewottn and rigned by # co reir wattefnet A his oftlowsa