The New York Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1852, Page 7

LOCAL AFFAIRS. The Religious State of Europe. MEETING IN THE TABERNACLE—THE REPORT OF THE REV. DR. BAIRD. A meeting was held Tue:day evening at the Broag- way Tabernacle, for the purpose of receiving a re- pert from the Rev. Dr. Baird respecting the state | ef religion in Europe, particularly among the prin- | cipal nations, It was well attended The Rev. Dr. | Badcock was in the chair; there were a'so present the Revs. Dr. Bethune, and Mr. Bertram, of St. Helena, and the Hon. B. F. Butier. The proceed- ings having been o d with prayer, the Rev. Dr, Baird stated that he had recently visited Europe, where he had travelled for five months, and he pro- | posed to gives general view of what had been tho progress of evangelical religion during the past few years. It was an interesting matter to com- pare the present state of things with the past. Ho thought that every well-informed man could fecl bow important it was that what was called Chris- tendom should be regenerated. It was a great de- sideratum that Christendom should become what it ought to be, and that nominal Christianity should become effective Christianity. Christianity numbered one-third part of the human race. It possessed Europe, with two hundred and sixty mil- lions of inhabitants, and ten millions of Mahome- dans, Jews and heathens. It nearly had possession of North and South America, and it invaded Asia and Africa, and might, by the power of England and Russia, take possession of the whole of the for- mer contivent. I: had begun in China, under the auspices of England Christianity would ultimate- ly embrace the whole world, and Christianity and \vilization would be united. Christianity was allied to Tecioaee oe and power, and he referred to Eag- Jand and the United States as exanple;. Turkey, once a powerful country, had been eclipsed by Kus- sia, and had sunk down into a third rave nation. He wished that there was as much: effective Caris- tianity in France, Rwesia, America, [taly, and Spain, as there waz in England. The first country he visited was Iroland, whose population was six millions. There wero four millions of Roman Catholics, and not two millions of Protestants. English, Scotch, and Irish Protestants were begin- ning to labor earnestly and successfultv in enlight- ening the Catholic population. The Presbyterians labored in the north, and the Episcopalians in the south, of Ireland. The latter were coanected with the Irish Established Church, and there were about 1,600 parishes, and as many ministers. There were thirty-seven miesionaries, two hundred bible read- ere, and colperteurs Ele believed that thirty thou- sand people , during the last six years, become Protestants. The Presbyterians had established schools in the north and west of Ireland In masy of them there were one hundred and fifty poor ohil- dren receiving beneficial instruction. They also worked at useful occupations, and received 5s. or 6s. a@ week wages. These schoole were presided over by missionaries, and meétings were heli, which were attended by the elderchildrenand their parents, and afforded the means of enlightenment. Scotland was also @ field for the conversion of the Irish Roman Catholic Roos: Many of them went over to the cities ef Glasgow and Edinburg, and during the past year several hundreds had become Pro- testants in those cities and in Dublin. It was cheer- ing tosee tke English pecple beginning to take upthe cause. When he was in France, during last September and November, he received the most gratifying information. There were not many towns in France in which efforts were not made to support the truth. The colporteurs had opened a way for the Evangelist, and the Evangelist was opening a way for tne minister. There were alto- gether 600 effisient laborers, many of them able men. In one part of France, 250 people had left the Catholic Chureb, and had joined the Protest- ants. In one commune there were 170 people who had the greatest desire to hear Protestantism reached. He had learned from all the Protestant rethren in the great cities, that there was no want of occasion for supporting the truth. What the re- cent revolution would do in this respect, he could not tell; but he apprehended that the man who had placed himself at the head of the French nation — justly called a usurper—would undertake to govern that nation by the double power of th} bayonet and the hierarchy—when he said hierarchy, he did not mean the Roman Catholic people in the ony BC EES who knew the Roman beau le would suppose that they were going to «lo ewok ofmiserhble and weak persecution. That was not going € be the result in the course of the struggle for liberty which is coming on in Europe, for the Roman Catholics would stand by the side of the Protestants. More than one half of the follow. ers of Koseuth were Catholics. It would be found that the hierachy would stand by the side of despo- tism as long as it could do so. The bishops, cardi- nalz, archbishops, anda large portion of the Ca- tholic clergy, were those he referred to, but there would be exceptims ‘The archbishop of Paris hal Ss sed the policy of Louis Napoleon. He appre bended that Louis Napoleon, ae lon; as he romaine e portrs would nape not only the nero while he had an army at his command, bat woul also employ the Jesuits, and they would employ him. He thought the Protestants would go through a few yearsof severe trial, and that the work would bs somewhat hindered, but they must not be discouraged. He had received a letter dated the 18th December—since the revolution—calling on the churches of the United States for more help. He was certain that France would continue to be a | wonderful field for the spread of truth; there might be hindrances, but ahi be disregarded in such an enterprise as . He was delighted by his visit to Belgium. There were four millions of Roman Catholic people in that country—a popu- lation more Roman Catholic in spirit than nume- | rioally. It was said, in 1830, that there was nota single native Protestant; the Protestant churches consisted of foreigners—of Germans and [cnglish. He supposed that there were about twenty-five Protestant churches in Belgium in 1836, on neither life nor activity. Several chapels h sprung up since that period; at one of them 800 le attended, and the whole of them were onco | oman Catholics. There were more than thirty | places in Belgium were thé Protestant religion was gaining ground—where ths missionaries were gathering the people together, and the Bel- gium gevernment nobly protected them, and placed armed sentinels at the doors of their chapels Roman Catholic as the na‘ion was, they hada Protestant king, who was currounded by mennominally Roman Catholic, and they carried out the spirit of the constitution and religious liberty. (Applauee ) In Holland and Germany the truth was making Licht hg They were nomi- nally Protestant countries; the light that was there appeared to become obseured, and a grea: deal vould have 8 be done to restore effective Protes- | antic. A large portion of the professors in the universities were not evangelical men. A Jarge number of young menhad bocome effective Pro- testants—seme were converted Jews. A great deal had been done in Holland by a free circulation of the Scriptures. As to Germany, which contained forty-one millions of People, about one half were Roman Catholics and the other half Protestants. There existed a surprising state of things, in some re- spects cheering, butin others the reverse Many men of intelligence and education l@bked at religious mat- ters ina free and philosophical manwer, but the P’ro- testant evangelical religion was increasing in num- bers. Aninteresting meeting was held in September last, which lasted four days and nights, and which | brought 00 Protestant ministers from all parts of Germany. When ke first went to ven ke eight | y' ago, not a single thing was doing. Religion | was increasing onthe one hand and infidelity on the other, because the bands which connected the church with the state were loosened. Atone time, every citizenused to feel that unless he attended | church ho was not a good citizen, In the lavz. cities in Germany, the people went to chuzyn any. where. There was great dissipation Bhd idleness on the Sabbath, which was no! Properly obeerved. Christianity had to conquer the diane again in the Protestant parts ofGermany. He thougbt that if a tremendous revolution should eceur, and the socialists should ‘Se predominant, there wight be | trying times *or the evangelical Christiane in (ier- | many, fer the reason that they had clung to the | threnes and princes of that country, and had not confided in the magces. That was a great mistake which they were apt to make in monarchieal | countries. Hehad endeavored to imprest upon the German brethren, that they must make the masses of the people their friends, fcr they must make | the best friends to trutn and to evangelical | relig They could show evangelical relig be a friend of the common man, and to be far to litical progress. (Applause.) Europe had afforded him gre Hurgary, a8 it shouli dot had undergore great op} i Protestants nin Hungary-- underwent persocution t few men bnew 2 thing about. Tbere was no rel able biatory country in the Eng but one of en authentic character wou ed. | There were about six millio a8. vy there were 2,805 ection with them w princigle. The Pr. hes, and schon! supported upon the estante of Haogary | to regulato the ot he underivok to eutiveit ¢ nstitution of the ebarebes, and to pine * r of the! control ito the bands of m ey if the A ‘an | OVELMEnt propounucd Buy FONeMS, is WOAd dew | Bighiy disaswous ope to tbp Froventant eburchos is | might be made to embrace exemp Hun, . They could brave persecution—they could say to the Austrian government that the'r eh was an anvil which would wear out the ham- mer. It was interesting to look at the Protestan: cburehes in Han, rotate te sere yews < near Asia and of Apiatic entertaining Prs- testant views. In Italy. among twenty-two mil- lions of inhabitants in 1537, he did not know of one Protestant, with the exception of twenty-two thou- sand in the Waldenses, who lived in their mountaia omes in Piedment; there was not much seal but a formal piety; they had now fifteen churches and ministers. Near Italy had arisen the noble king- dom of Sardinia, which had prospered for four years under a constitutional monarchy favorable | to enlightenment and liberty. There wore five there was @ great desire to support Protestantism. The Waldensians re- ceived new life. Colleges were founded, and the ‘overnment allowed a church to be built at ‘Turin. bee en recently built a Protestant church near ‘aldenses. The bishop had been, from timo immemorial, an enemy to that people. It was stated that a church would be also built at Genoa. The despotic powers wore endeavoring to crush Sardinia, but she was upheld by England Tus- cany was a most beautiful part of Italy, and it had been formerly well governed, but it was now under the infuence of Austria, and yet the truth had spread in Tuscany; the means afforded by tho cir- culation of the Bible had induced many families to forsake the doctrines of Rome, and although it was considered a crime there to read the Scriptures, still truth advanced. In Rome, nothing could be done at present. The Pope issued a bull inst the Biblo last summer, and all those who had Bibles were compelled to deliver them ops but the truth had gained a lodgment ere still stood the American chapel. The Pope would not allow an independent Protestant church in Rome. Serviees were performed in the chapel fora short time, when the Pope requested that they should be transferred to the house of the Ame rican Ambassador; and so they were. What was the matter with the Jesuits and propagandists? Ho Was sorry to say that some Roman Catholics went from the United States to Italy and remonstrated with the Bee, asking him why he allowed a Vro- testant church to exist in the city of Rome, and yst they had liberty to build churches hore. Witr regard to Spain and Portugal he wished he cou'd say that as much was Gradual exer- tions were being made by the aid of missionaries to forward a knowledge of the trath in those countries, andalae in Switzerland. The reverend gentic:nin, then concluded by expressing his confidence in tho ultimate results of the evangelical mission. The Rev. Mr. Betuunk next addressed the meeting, in a speech of considerable length. Ile considered ita happy day, when Kosruth landed o2 our shores, though he did not agree with him in all his doctrines. He could conceive nothing more gaze than the doctrines of evangelical religion. it was highly gratifying to receive a man, whose religious and political syatpathies were similar to ours—whose voice had shaken two continents, ani which had made despots tremble. The benoit which he thought would result from the mission of that man, would be to make us feel, what perhaps had been felt before, that America has a work \o do in the regeneration of the world. The time was, when this country was as a child; now it had at- tained its proper stature, and it had work to por- form, and must not be guided by the Proladions of the Old World—he meant the spirit of it, in many of its characteristics. We had not until lately awoke to a state of consciousness. We possessed power and influence, and Europe was beginning to feel it. The reverend gentleman then luded to the pense of the press, and to the position ofthe churches of the American people ag the centre of union and piety. We would con- struct a government that would rule the world. He commented upon the commercial and maritime advance of the United States. With the exception of Switzerland, the States of Europe were under the influence of despotic tyrannies, and there was not one of them that would be able to standif put upon its feet. He concurred with..the oft quoted line that ‘* they who would be free, themselves must strike the blow.” He referred to the mili- tary state of Russia and Austria, and their con- tiguity to weaker States. The people of Hesse deserved the admiration of the world for the courage with which they preserved the constitutional obii- gations of their country. He condemned the want of moral and religious principles in the men who compoted the vast armies of the despotic powers, who committed the most t; rannical, acts. Tho reverend gentleman concluded with an’ eloquent eroration onthe power of religion and morility. @ meeting was briefly addressed by one or two other speakers, and the benediction having beca prenounced, the proceedings terminated. millions of people, and New York Historical Society. A meeting of the New York Historical Society was held last Tuesday evening, in their rooms ia the University. Inthe absenee of the Fresident, ¢x- Governor Bradish, the chair was occupied by Mr. F. Depeyster. The Recording Secretary, Mr. Field, read the minutes of the proocedings of last meeting, which were approved of. The librarian, Mr. Moore, read a letter from Mr. John O. Shea, of St. John’s College, Fordham, member of the Society of Jesus, conveying some interesting par- ticulars derived by him from old papers recovered in Canada, comprising an important journal ant map of Marquette, and relations for 1672-3 and 1673-9, and others of great interest, relating to the illustrious father, Isaac Jogues; two of them being in his own handwriting, and one of them giving an account of the captivity and death of the gentle René Goupél, who was murdered by his | side near the Mohawk ; the other boing a descrip- tion of the Dutch colony as he found it when he visited Manhattan. These papers were translated by Mr. Shea, and were about to be published by the University to which he is attached. Mr. Scug11 read the'report of the Executive Com- mittee, upon the measure proposed by Mr. Idwia Williams, setting out the importance of having a general index cempiled of all Americanne Wepape-s, under the auspices of the society. The report was in favor of the adoption of Mr. Williams’ sugges- tion, and recommended that the subject be sehered to a special committee to prepare and report such ae they may think most expedient for cairy- ing it out. Mr. Williams thought that the index could be comprii in two octavo volumes. The newspapers that were in existence before the revo- lution were very sparse in information, and it was oy from the pagers published since the revolution that anything like volaminous matter was con- ‘ained, in which woald be appropriate to a place in the index, down to 1800, the matter would be very emall ; but it was the papers of the present century which would require the most indoxing, and he thought Shas all could be embraced within tyo volumes. The expenses would be defrayed by the sale of Red which would oe eagerly purchased for all public libraries, by the members of the medical and legal profession, &e. He, therefore, moved for appointment ofa committee to arrange and carry out plang. Judge Canrreit was certain that no gentleman who ever had occasion to search old newspapers, could fail to see the value of such an index as thi propored. He, therefore, hoped thie matter woui Lot receive the “go-by” from the society, but be prosecuted vigorously. He recommended @ com- mh tee uf three to whom the work should be con- fided. The following gentlemen were appointed soch committee:—Edwin Williams, J. Ko Brod- head, Mauneell B. Field. _ The reguiar monthly business being concluded the upuuu: reports were taken up. ‘The Lreaearer’ Teper: Was read by Mr. Chauncey, of which the fol- Jewing ie af abstract: — Jap 1,186). P igne Treasury ....... «$155 80 bs Red wer and life memberships. $3,329 00 $3476 80 Ditburrements for year 1661... * 3343 34 | Balance to ervdi "$ta2 45 ioe number ¢f paying t the com- webeement of the year, bad t five bu dred: number of wembers who ha ned during the ye one bundred and twelve—making the [Man Lun.ber of paying members above six hun- red. The teperte of the Librarian and of the Execu- tive Committee were respectively read by Mr. Moore and Mr Schell. ibent read the report of the Building ee, ZIVIPG an eccount of their operations io seference to the propored fireproof building for the use of the rc the expense of which is esti- mated at fity tho d dollars, of which there has a becribei thirty thousand dollars. uined a draft of @ bili to be preseat ure, providing for the exemption ef the bui oi legal execution Ar. Chauncey moved it be referred ba jor re- ceneideration of the bill to be nated, which on from taxes, LG the conveyance of the building to the Scate, in forthe tocety. It was aleo moved that an alm'ght be made to the Legislature for an towards its erection, in furtherance jen to that effect in J ary, IS51, but ich had net been favorably acted on. t oppose this me Iined towa asure, 3 the amount e gene- t begging to fu abo bey woud Lave to go riuceestin)ly for the purpose vs raising & sum of luviey iv build s fire proof stracture for the pre- poration of tbely arohives; but be thought if put their shoul Recesta: be made to the eviz without Legislative uniary aid in and he, por would say that the burden of it should rest on themselves, net on the Legislature. adopted tion to the Legirlatu: towards the erection of ir to the wheel, they could raise the fund ina month. Mr, Wirrrams ruggested that an acpsal sho cor, through the newspapers Mr. Cuauncey intimuied that suck appeal oad could do e matter; been already made. The Cuainman consideréd that shor He had no idea of calling on Hercules to assist them, but would call on their own members, and remind them that bis dat qui ceto dat. The following resolutions on the subject were evolved, That the Committee on Subscriptions be ive to eve! and they hereby are required to renew their exertions in | mind upon which the light of intaligence ad obtaining additional fands for the purchase of a site and the ereotion of a fire-| New York Historical Resolved, That it ii ‘oof building, for the use of the society. xpedient to make a newapplica- t tate for a grant of money roof building for the pre- servation of the lil and archives of this society, and that a committee of be appointed by the Prosi oe address a memorial to the two houses on this subject "The ballot for the election of tho officers for the ensuing year was then thrown, and tho result was declared to be the unanimous re-appointment of the officers of the prsvions year, viz: Presideat—Hon Luther Bradish. First Vice President—Rev. Thomas DeWitt, D. D. Second Vice President—Frederic DePeyster. Foreles Corresponding Secretary—Rev. Edward Ro- MDomentle ding Secretary—Hon. James W. estic Correspon: Hon. James . Beekman. ee Recording Secretary—Maunsell Bradhurst Field. ‘Treasurer— William Chauncey. Librarian—George H. Moore. The meeting then adjourn Common Council, BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN. Jan 6.—'The President in the chair, The minutes of the previcas meeting were read and approved. PROCERDINGS FROM THE OTHER BOARD CONCURRY: The preamble and resolutions directing the Comptroil not to pay any moncy, or enter into any contracts, or- dained by the late Commog Council after the Ist of De- cember, 1851. That the Oommissioner of Repsirs and Supplies be directed not to sign any contract for rebuild- ing Washington market. To lease @ suitable building for the police of the Twenticth ward. In favor of repealing the ordinance concerning the organization of the police, approved by the Mayor, 3d february, 1851, RESOLUTION ADOPTED, ‘That the eidewaiks around, and the crosswalks in, the Park be cleared without dela; RESOLUTIONS REFERRED. To create the office of Deputy Clerk of the Board of Assistants at a salary of $10¢0 per annum, and that P. 8. M’Clanahan be appointed. That the Chief Engineer be directed to return the engine to No. 44. That Seventy- third street, between Third and Fourth avenues, be open- ed, regulated and graded. REPORTS ADOPTED. That Assistant Alderman Mabbatt have permission to withdraw the protest relating to the right of Peter K, Barstow toa seat in this board. The protest was then read, and a motion to lay the same on the table was put and lost, A motion to refer the same to a select com- mittee was also lost Ultimately the subject was post- poned until Mr. Barstow should claim his seat. POTTER'S FIELD. A resolution was adopted to appoint a special commit- tee to select a site for a Potter's Field, Messrs. Mabbatt, Bolton and O’Brien were appointed the committee. fie President appointed the following standing com- wittees : Alms House —Messrs. Breadan, Brown, and Valentine. Arts, c —Mesars, Brown, Woodward, and Barker. Assessments.—) . Breaden, Bouton, and Barker. tt Cleaning Streets.—Messrs. Wheelan, Tait, and Valen- ine. Ferries. —Messts. Brown, Wells, and Wright. Finance.—Mesers. Wells, Ring, and Mabbatt. Accounts.—Messrs. Wells, McGowan, and Rogers. Fire Department.—Mesers. Ring, Mabbatt, and Ander- ton. Croton Aqueduct.—Mesars. Ring, O'Brien, and Wright. nome? ‘and Gas. —Messrs. MoGowan, McConkey, and ogers. Lands and Places,—Measrs. Brasto, Wheelan, and Rod- man . Law Department,—Mesers. Woodward, Brown and Bar- er. Markets.—Merers. Bouton, Tait, and Rodman. x Ordinances. Messrs. Woodward, McGowan, ond DBar- er. Roads.—Mersrs McGowan, Bra‘to, and Valentine. Salaries —Mesers. McConkey, Tait, and Rodman. Sewers —Messrs, O’Brien, Brasto, and Valentine. Streets.—Messrs, Wheelan, McConkey, and Rogers. Wharves.—Mesers. Bouton, Woodward, and Rogers. poh oyna McConkey, Breaden, and Rodman. Health.—Mesers. Tait, Ring, and Mabbatt. Public Buildings on Randall's Island —Meesrs. O'Brien, Anderson, and Mabbatt. Repairs and Supplies.—Messrs. Anderson, ©'Brien, and right. ‘The Beard then adjourned until Friday afteracon, Police Intelligence. Charge of False Pretences.—Officer Btephens of the lower police, on Monday arrested a German named George Brei- dert. on @ warrant issued by Justice Osvorn, wherein he stands charged with obtaining $150 from Jacob Ru No 74 Fulton street, under false and fraudulent re sentations It seems that Breidert, in June last. caied on the complainant, and represented that he was lie owner of w bill cf sale embracing a quantity of goods a: cbattels, valued at $180, situxted at No. 11 Chat! street, and offered to sell the same to Ran for $160.cah, auda mortgage for $28 on the property. Tae oim- plainatt, believing the representations to be true, pid the meney. but seon after ascertained that the represen. tations mede by the accused were fulee and untrus. tie is now charged with obtaining the said amount of mon y by false pratences. The magistrate committed the u.- cused to answer the charge. Charge of Furgery.—Ov Saturday, man of gente! av- agg named John Brain, was arrested and conveyed fore Justice Osborn, on an alleged charg» of forving and uttering a certificate of stock. om the Boston and Worcester Kai.road Corporation, for the amount of 4 ebare, valued at $9400. The certificate purports to have been transferred to Edward Richard Gooding. of Ipewich, England. dated 26th December, 1849; sign-d ‘homas Hopkins, grrr ays Horace Williams, Becre- tary. This certificate had been represented t) be genu- ire, and piaced in the posseasion of Audrew Lester & Co, No. 19 William street, dry goods merchants. as collateral security for is purchased. Mr. Horace Galpen, of the above firm, sets forth in an affidavit, tliat goods to the amount of near $10.000 had been selected, but not yet delivered, asthe forgery was discovered on Satur- dey. under th liowing circumstances :—Mr. Thomas Hopkizson, the President of the Railroad Company, hap- ned to be in the city, and that fact becoming known to ir. Lester. the former gentlemsn was called upon, and the certificate exbibited to him, which he at once pro- 'y. As soon au the was disco- mesenger was di hes Brain, who with conveyed by Mr. Hopkineon before the trate, when Brain, in exonerating himself. r+p- mted that he had entered in co-partnerehip with the raid Gooding, and that the said certificate was given to him by Gocdirg, and was passed to Mesers. Leater & Co., by him. believing it to be good and genuine. The case is still under investigation. In the meantime the migistrace detains Mr. Brain until the matter is fully investigated. Court of General Sessions. Before Judge Beebe, and Aldermen Boyoe and Ball. | Jan. 5.—In Geyoas “tog ot the anticipated difficalty of obtaining the attendance of aldermen to day, the Dis trict Attorney had no business ready. ‘The ealendar for the ensuing term present, exclusive of thore whi @ accused are held Of these there eviously x , and iting the action of the Grand Jury, i d battery with intent to kill, 2; rob- st degree, 3; riot. 4; arson 2; forgery, 10; burglary, 1]; grand larceny, 25; obtaining goo false pretences, 2. The number of Grand Jurors who answered to their ramet not being eufficient to form a quorum, those in | attendance were discharged until this morni: ay.) at 11 o'clock, as were also the petit jurors Court adjourned, | Before Judge Beebe and Aldermen Barr and Boyce. 6.—The Judge's innual Review and Address to the Grand Jury—The following gentlemen, viz:—Luther Carter, Erq. (foreman), Parel 8. Brown, Samuel Dick, Henry Me’ adden, Wilmot Oakley. Hiram Purdy, James HL. Perkins Oliver H. P. Townsend. Abner Taylor, Moses B. Taylor, ¥tephen Van Wyck, Jr. John Williamson, Jas, Aldrich, John Hutebings. Li W. toy, Bradish Jobn- son, Stephen Palmer, ison. Robert B. Trem. | and Kebert Water .vg been sworn on the nd Jury, Judge J addressed them. ‘Thi bow be said, entered n the threshold of and it was well vators of public orde as ministers of justice, and as component p government under which the ad (in order to gather wirdan from the past), to’ give a brief retrospective | glance ugon the past; and in so doing they would not | copfine themrelves to the city and State to which they lived. but in taking a wider range, and traveling over our common ecuntry. think themsclves not travelling out of the legitimate aphere ef their duties and their interests Having glenced at a few of the prominent matters bear. ing upon the welfare and public events of the country at Intge. particularly the quelled efforts of the secessionists, | and the Cuban expedition, he would look to our own city and community and the state of crime. Had they detect. ed avd punished crime among them as they ought to have done? andbad, they, by reformatory acts, made such ad verces towards the prevention of crime, asit was the | duty of every well ordered community todo. For what | they lad net done, there were many legiti nate exoutes, | Our city was & seapert, with s constantly changing popu Jation. and receiving in its bosom macy of the most pardened criminals of the Old World, fle alluded, as on the like occarion last time. to the prevalence, within the | last year, of the crime of murder and assauits with intent | to Kill, attributable te the habit of carryiog deadly weapcns, and congratulated them on its dimin . the | present calendar only presenting two cases; whereas they | ad. Ob & former occasion, sven eleveo—a result which. | he was constrained to believe, had been brought about by the more than ordinary geal and earnestness blic cflicers Itad felt themselves bound to prore- the severity with which the Court had felt bourd to punish such offences, The learned Judge then read from (he paper in which they were published (che Jan. New Yonx Urnatp.) the eriminal statistios of the past Jur, preparea by thelr very wble and courteois clerks— Cheerving that of the 803 Indictments, 458 had Leen dis. dof at General Sessions This was owing to a large or being f r asemult and battery, and sent to the 1 Sessions, and neequently not found In eturn (Of the aber so found. ouly 93 had been acquitted, and the smaiiness of this tothe mind ot the Court the strong assu care and circumepection which bad been c Grard Juries, In this connection he woula impress ppcn them the necerstty of excercising much care and cir. cumepection. One tact he could not but glan Note tee te ewe sites great preponderance of a =. tion }. & large majority of criminals brought afore thet court fos trial, were of foreign birth. Beye | dees of thousands who ce | this wae ne | we thought the grcund ta by | | Mr Ven Buren oalled for the reading of Mr. Sedgwick's | note cf the 15th February. 1850 to Mr. O'Vonor, put in | | Wae mofe sat | far approved ef tt # | Bot sulistied with the dire ral causes for this recurred to Among the hun- yong ue from Earope, het sere wuml-ted many of bi which we ccnla se dou Wo otiminaly. “er reteiaed Then ell Another came ciwuy emigrants, coming dui by Us destitute and wichout the means to sustain life, were driven to erime from necesei But these both together were insafficient,end in opinion, the strong. prominent, and o' lng cause was the abeonse of that morality which nec springs from the geue- ral diffusion of intelligence andeducation. In educated intelligence—sueh as the poorest among us might have— our safety lay. Our commonechools were the nurseries | of our mennllty and our freedom -they were the guarar- | tees of the perpetuity of our country and its institutions; | and no sacrifice was too great by which we could build system of education which should Prcser jawned, the blessings of a gocd common school education, which, fully instructing it in all its duties to society, left it un- pow by sectarian prejudices, fe would not, however, to be understood that all foreign immigrants were either impure, immoral, or criminal; on the contrary, a large majority were both virtuous and moral, and among them were many of our mcst intelligent and virtuous citizens. Ths only impression which he to make war, thatthe general diffusion of intelligence in society was not favot je to vice, but, on the contrary, ful preventive. From the statistics read, he the importaut fact, that with the exception of the single crime before alluded to, there had been a gra- dual diminution of crime ; and it was certainly gratify- ing, while the city had lnrgely ines stantly increasing in population, crime, in tly diminishing. He then called their attention ‘and was con- | eral, was | consti to the general nature of thelr duties—infort them, the District Attorney would be in attendance to instruct them, if Ly soy on the law ofany case before them, which rendered it unnecessary for him to do #0, and dismissed them to their labors, Bench Warrant Issued —Robert Foster, who stands in- dicted for receiving stolen goods, and whose trial has eeveral times been postponed, again a1 ied th his counsel for a further enlargement, on ground of rick- ness. A Oakley Hall, Esq , oppoved the application, and the Court directed 's bench warrant to issue, with in- structions to the officer to report if he found him too ill to be removed. Acquittal —James Fields, indicted for stealing a gold watch from William Freney, with whom he lived, was | saloon; it is the latter | with adoor entering it gave the advice. Witness— Including my own? Ps hief Justice—It is precious little importance whe : were. (Laughter. (Letter of air, ik to Mr. O’Conor, dated 16th February. read yesterday, produced | _ Witness contin- ‘ued—On reading the letters now, I can easily see how we misunderstood each other. [Memorandum produced, but not read] Witnesse—I do not know in whose hand -writing it is, John Hawkes, who sppeared to be laboring under debility, was arvisted to the stand. and depored—I am # physician; I am 43 years of age; { am now on my way from Boston to Kochester, and am staying at Mr Ran- som’s, Henry street, New York; I do not know Mra, Forrest; I Know Mr. Forrest by sight; I knew Mian Josephine Clifton by sight; some seven or eight years ago, I was travelling from New York to Rochester, and stayed over a night at Utiea; in the morning, when we took the railroad cars, Mrs. Hawkes being unwell, I obtained fer her the part of the cars called the t of the car, partitioned off, From the main car, and with e sofa or settee at each side of it; the sofas were about six feet lopg; on entering that saloon re found one sofa was occupied by a lady; my wife took possession of the other side; at the first or second stopping place, very soon after we started, we stopped at an eating place; Mr. For- rest came to the window of the saloon, and spoke to the lady, which drew my attention to her, and I then disco- vered who it was; Mr. Forrest then got what I supposed was a glass of brandy and water, and gave it te her through the window; I sat most ofthe time in the main part of the cars, but was frequently in and out to see my wife; there was a mulatto servant in attendance on Miss Clifton, To the Chief Justioe—She was Miss Clifion’s servant. To Mr. O'Conor—On the occasi saloon, 'Miss Clifton was not wel siderable pain at times—groaning, Alea | of the body, contortions of the face; I think this eondition changed before we left- the cats; we left the cars at Rochester; | Miss Clifton and her servant were then in the saloon, Q.—Did your wife remain in the saloon all the time? A.—Neariy all the time; one short time she was not init; as nearly as I can recollect it was for abont half an hour she was out of the saloon; she came te me aud madea statement, and rhe afterwards returned to the saloon; Mr. Forrest came to her and stated to her that she might return to the salcon, and she did; it was after the ab- sence of my wife from the saloon that I discovered the tried and acquitted. The evidence was only ciroum- stantial; the property had never been found, and his | character was proved to he good. No further business being ready, the Court adjourned till thie morning at eleven o'clock. Non- Attendance of Witnesses, &e.—Frequent complaints are made of the delay occasioned in this Court by the neglect of witnesses and parties under recognizances to attend. TheCourt yesterday expresssed their readiness in all cases to grant attachments, and otherwise rigor- ously to punish such conduct. Before Judge Beebe, and Aldermen Barr, and Boyce. Weonespay, January 7.—A Friend.—Joseph Fields, a colored man. was indicted for grand larceny, in stealing from Samuel Davise gold watch and chain, umder the following circumstances :—The complainant, a smart- looking colored barber, at present exercising his talents in Jersey, stated tt om the even- ing im question he and the prisoner were, with others, recreating themselves in an establishment in Church street, rejoicing in the name of “ El Dorado,” when, about four o’clock in the morning, he. being ra- ther oppressed, left © the ball room,” and sought the re- freshing air on the side walk. At this juncture, the pri- soner came up to him, and profferred his friendly aid, having been acquainted’ with him fer fifteen years, and insisted on {giving him convoy to Laurens street ; but, suddenly recollecting himself, seated the prosecutor on & stoop, while he returned to the Bl Dorado for his over- coat, taking the precaution (lest some evil disposed per- son should despoil his friend during his absence) of pos- sersing himself of bis watch, chain. handkerehief, and money. This operation @ prcseoutor opposed strenuously, saying that he was quite competent to take care of his property. The prisoner, however, succeeded in wresting them from him for safet; After waitin; some time he returned to the El Dorado, but Joseph had not been there, and he preceeded next day to New Jer- sey, where he came up with the fugitive; who affected to be ‘keeping up the spree,” and heartlessly asked him what o'clock it ws ently to test his memory as to the transa ction former evening. The prosecutor, however. held his counsel, and seduced his friend, once more, into the city of New York, where he was, in’ turn, betrayed into the hands of the Philistines, one of whem, officer Woods, obtained the information from him which led to the discovery of the watch. Mr. Voorhios, the isoner’s counsel, being ut 'e toconvince the jury of e friendly and honorable tions of his client, they returned a verdict of guilty of the larceny charged. The Court, eongratulating bim that he had not been indicted fora highway robbery, sent him to the State prison for id six months, Robbery Perpetrated by Women.—Hannah Jones, Elien Jobnaon, and, Anna Jones, three splendid specimens of the Hottentot uses of the Five Points, were charged with assaulting and robbing James Wade. The prosecutor, young man who had recentl, in the city, and whose appearance was rather “ fresh,’’ | stated he was engsged in boating, bis craft lying down by Returning from Brooklyn by the ind directing his course for his boat, he found himself, about 2 o'clock, A. M.,in the perilous | region of tbe Five Points. and went into a large grocery torefresh himself with s pie and some “pop.” It is ob- servable, by the way, that most people who go into drink- ing shops at unseasonable hours are totul-abstinence go in for “pop,” or some otber temperance ‘qrimk.”? ‘The prisoners not being followers of this creed, Tequetted him to treat them to something more potent, He resisted their biaudishmente, and following him into | the treet, they resorted to a violent attack, and pullin | his hair, and roratching bia fuce. and throwing a shaq! | over his bead, they tore his pants and abstracted bis watch and two p cket books containing $23. He pro cured the arsii tance of an officer, aad resovered the pro- perty op the person of one of them. The jury found them gu:lt of the robbery in the first degree, and they were renten: ed for ten years and two months each to the State prison—that being the least term allotted as the punishment for this offenre. Pueoded Guilty and Sentences —George Doremus, grand larcency. two yeurs in Btate prison; Geo. W. Twibiil, forgery in the third degree, two years; Thomas Lilly and Ann mith asrault and battery, (indicted tor highway robbery) twelve months to the penitentiary; and Jobn Beisson, petit larcency, six months ‘The court adjourned till eleven o'clock Thursday. THE: FORREST DIVORCE CASE. jupe: Before Chief Justice Oakley. CATHARINE N. FonaEsT ¥s. rowiN FORREST. SIXTEENTH DAY. —Mr. Forrest was in attendance, and Mrs. N. P. Willis accompanied Mra, Forrest. There were very few persons in court, it being found necessary for safety to prevent the room from being crowded. Mr. Theodore Sedgwick wus again called to the stand, and explained that he had searched up some letters on the subject, and that he bad no reecllection of having had any negotiation with any other party previous to the interview with Mr. O'Conor; the interview with Mr. O’Conor was on Tuesday, the 8th January, 1850, and t&e interview with Mr. Bryant was after | that. I stated to Mr. O’Conor that our desire and | intention was to apply to the Legislature of Pennsylvania | for divorce; Mr. Randall, who understood those things, | came on to explain; we supposed it would be necessary | for us to make some charge sgainet Mrs. Forrest,and that | it would be done in the lrast painful way, and without any unnecessary publicity; Mr. O'Conor took the ground | Thave already stated, and which he has taken in his | final letter. Q--How did Mr Bryant become introduced? A—I den’t exactly know, but Lsuppore it wae because ken by Mr. O’Conor incompati ble with our obtaining s divorce, and perhaps I sew him on the matter, knowing him to be # particular friend of Mr. and Mra. For nd I thought he would enable us to carry cut our views; (note produced.) this was written | by to to Mr Bryant ; [ had communicated our views 0 him. | Mr. Van Buren—We now offer the note of Mr. Bryant, in which he says Mrs. Forrest sgrees to the terms of the | negotiation proposed by Mr. Sedgwick, her only stipuls- | tion being as to securing ber allowance Mr. O'Conor objected. If Mr. Bryant can prove so, | call him to the stand. | Mr Von Buren urged its admissibility. Chief Justice inquired the date of the note. Mr. Van Buren—the 9th February, 1850. |. Mr. O'Conor having looked at the note, said he could | not conrent to its admission; he had other notes from Mr Bryant which be would be obliged to read, aud he thought the beter way would be to call Mr. Bryant to | the stand. Mr. Bryant was anxious to have the pactivs | separated quictly,in order that his own family might bs | | d the annoyance of being dragged before @ court as | | they new are, + Whe Chief Justice ruled as he had ye:terday, that there must be some proct of the authorized agency of Mr. | before bis acts can be put inevidence, The iet- | ter waa therefore ruled out, and Mr. Van Buren tock an | exception Jan. nee jerterdey, and them propowd to read Mr Bry- | change in Mise Clifton for the better; I saw Mr. Forrest | in the ealcon, with Misa Clifton, reveral times during the | day. Q—After you discovered the change. what was the earance of Miss Clifton? A.—8he was more id not complain of pain, ©—Did you observe rest at any time do anything for Miss Clifton be sider giving her the glass? A.—I observed her during the day, once at least, taking pill or pills, Mr. Forrwat | being present; Tam not certain whether he gave it to her, or she took it fromher servant. (.—From all that | you raw of Miss Clifton’s illness, before your wife left the car. and what you saw afterwards, did you form any opinion as to what had been the caure of her illness and tho relief thereot? A.—I formed an opinion. Q.—What was that opinion ? Mr. Van Buren objected to the expression of his opinion. ‘Question withdrawn for the present, and the crons- examination was suspended until the direct is entirely finished. Laura L, Hawkes being sworn deposed.—I am wife of Doctor Hawkes, who has just been examined; I was company with Doctor Hawkes on a journey from N. York to Utica some years ago; we went from Utica to Rochester by railroad; I was notin good health at the time; occupied the saloon; Miss Clifton and a colored servant girl also occupied it; no one else occupled it; I did not notice anything particu- lar avout Miss Clifton when we firat met; she soon after began to complain of being sick. Q.—What was the character of her illness as far us you could judge from her manner’? A.—B8he seemed to suffer a great deal of pain, Q.—What complaints didshe make! A.—She taid she suffered as she did every month; she grew worse and seemed to grow worse all the time, and complained more; I did not see any one dv anything for her; her maid turned her and unloosed her dress; saw her take a glass of comething through the window from Mr. Forrest, or the gentleman that was with her; I don’t know what it was; I saw her take medicine several times during the day, I dga't recollect who administered it; it wasin the ehape cf pills; she said it was opium; Taw her take them several times, but whether she took them from the maid or the gentleman, I don’t recollect; Lleft the raloon; I left it at the request of Mr Forrest; Mr. Forrest spoke to Miss Clifton, and they spoke to- gether, and he then asked me to be kind enough to with- draw; I did; I went into the main body of the car; my husband was sittiog with me part of the time that I was | there; but I don’t recollect if he was thers wheu I went | in; ited to him the reason I left the saloon; when I | left the saloon, I left Mr. Forrest and Miss Clifton, aud her servant init; I was out of it about half an hour on | that occasion; Ithen returned; Mr. Forrest came to the | doorand told me I could gd back if I wished. © —Up to the time you left the saloon bad Miss Clifton’s condi- | tion improved? A.--No. Q..--After you returned to the saloon how was it? A.-.-I beard no more complaint; I saw no more writhings or contortiens In pain; she re- | clined upon the sofa and seemed quiet; I had beena | mother previous to that time; we lett the cars finally at Rochester; when I left the salcon Miss Clifton was atil! in the saloon. Q ---Before you left did she sey anything to you? A..-.Bhe requested me to stay with her while her maid got her dressing gown; she said she could not be removed until rhe was wrapped in @ dressing gown, and was going to be removed to a public houre; she said she flowed so much she could not be removed until she Was Wrapped up; my husband told meat the time that that was Mr. Forrest apd Miss Clifton. Crosssexamined.—1 don't recollect whether this saloon was partof the carin which my busband usually sat, or whether there wasn passage between; the saloon was atthe reer end ; Ithink there were no cars in the rear of the saloon; there was a baek door; when I went into the other car, I suppore I rode forward, as I always do if Ican; I did not see Mr. Forrest from the time I went out of the raloon until he called me; I can’t recollect particularly where I did sit; Mr. Forrest opened the door of the car where | was and told me I could return if I wiehed; [think I asked Miss Clifton what was the matter with her; that was the commencement of the conversation that I recollect; ehe had no hesitation in telling me what was the matter; she spoke a good deal of being ®0 every month. and had travelled a good deal on that account, and takem medicine; I don’t recolléct tuggesting any remedies. Q.—Did you ask her was she accustomed to these attacks? A.—Yes; I asked, couldn't rhe do anything for them, and she gaid she had travelled end teken medicine; she said she was not married. Q — How came ehe to tell you that? I told her to send for her husband, and ehe said he was not her husband, that he was s married gentleman. a friend of hers; she said she was single; I had no means of telling the longth of time I wae out of the saloon; we had passed Syracuse; Idon’t think we bad passed Canadaigua; I can’t tell what year it was; I think it was in tho summer; it was warm weather; it was towards night when left the cars at ; [think it was near noon when I went out of think this must be seven or eight years 9g0, as nesr aa | can guess Mr. O’Coner—You thought the lady was married; what made youthink so’? A.—The gentieman who was with <— very attentive, and I supposed he was her hus- oY Dr Hawkes recalled, and to a question from Mr O'Conor taid he was a physician for some time before the oocur- Tence spoken of. Q.—The symptoms you saw before your wife left the saloon. and what you raw afterwards, and taking into account the fact that this Indy at the time she reached Rochester was inthe situation she stated to your wife,that she vould not be removed without be- ing wrapped up.did you. at the time, form an opinion as tothe cause? A—Yes, Ldid. (.—What was that opinion ? Mr Yan Buren objected. Mr. O'Conor contended for its admissibility, Mr. Van Buren’s objection was on three groun First, that it was quite obvious what the lady's sickness was. and how she was d; next, on the ground of the opinion of the witness; and next, because it would lead to endless evidence in the field of acience. ‘The Chief Justice said he did not know that there was any reason, in point ef law, why the Doctor's opinion should not ‘be received. The court ca: certainly, come to any opinion on the symptoms ‘ibed, but when that opinion is called for from medical man, he thought it proper to admit it The question was then repeated. A.—From all that I saw. and heard from my wife, [did form an opinion at that time. and [ hold the same opinion now. Q.—State what that was. and is? A.—I thought that an abortion took place; I think I mentioned to wy wife, at the time, those parties were Cross exemined—I graduated at Fairville Western e of New York, in the winter of 1 or 18%; I ajear anda balf ia Cherry prastuing and went from owatk. in Wayne county. Q— What made you leave Cherry Valley? A—Erom the time I greduated | ¥ssom tua lock out for a piace to settle ip: an opportu Tetaid at Newerk nearly five Iwent im the dig t Q—What was your t ee to prcdensi i in it for twelve yeurs; Tremained there until L came on T came de wn to New York to settle up my aflaira a ester; I vas vnsucces*ful in my busivess at Rockaster; [ ree years. wnd then wei ines. and q A-I > Rochester; 4 the drug ai r to Mr. Sedgwick, which caused nim to weive | to Mr 0 Conor. Mr O'Concr chjected, and the Chief Justice maid it ocines precisely within the rule laid down [f Mr Bry- | ant war an sgent, prove it, There is nothing in this | cete¢ to chow that he was anything but the mutual friend | | of Mrs end Mr. Potrest Witness continued--The interview did not take place; the parties did not come co my ¢ {the petition of Mr Forrest produced] the word “criminal” interlined ia it was introduced by me; it was done the eame day of | the jurat. Q'—Was that petition drawn up in agcordance with the negotiations made on the subject’ Objected to, and ruled out. | Q.— What reply did Mr Forrest make either in appro- | val or Gikepproval, when you toldhim the result of your interview with Mr. O'Conor? AI think Mr. Forrest ied with the interview then [ was; he so sto ratify what I did though he was jon I wished to give it Subsequent to that did you communicate with him what had been done as to a settlement? A --Undoubtedly; 8 10 cbjection to our proceeding in Penneyiva- by Mr O'Conor at thattime, nor do Ieee it in dy read and numbere eot Reading this pa- amenced proceedings for & syivanla. (.—Who advised 8, ; Mr. Van Buren said he wished to show thet Mr. dgwick and himself advised Mr, or- rest t» proceed ip Peunsy lvanis Mr. © Conor eid if be was as anxious to try parties out eft @ as Mr, Forrest was, he would adunit the testimeny; butas he had uo d » try the counsel who yeve the advice, be would object to it (laughter) It wes #if0 well known that counsel often recerve mis. statements end their advice ou those ruisstatements covid not be wumitted Mr Van Kuren said that his sdvice to Mr Forrest Wes founded on the facts as they have turned out The Obirf Justice raid. it was not at wil material who tdvierd bim ; iC is sufficient to prove that he proceeded with aavice of counsel Witress—Mr. Forrest alwaya proceeded by advion of couneel ip Peuusy tvania and here Me. O'Copep— Tou wil) undertene wwe ruling vf WY | en to Boston; 1 was eng a | end of your own condition as you can mained here between two and three years. until t woat d. while here, in settling my hs. T went up to the part of d commenced practising; I in Meteosat streat; I Q—What was your ob- ® ¢ and. after six m this city called Chelves. bosrd:d at Mr. som an<fiiee in the Ninth ect in going to Boston? A.—There war better prospect of business there; I practised there for two anda halt years. at the part of the city called Bast Boston; iil Lealth compelled me to le & yOu judge aaj well of the diseases of yourself f oth ersons’ A--Yer, sir, Ldo not know but Lean. ( —Were you ashedon New Year's eve your stute af health? Mr, O'enor tu! cimént had better be placed in the witness's hi Statement produced. Q--Did you state on New Yenr'e eve that you were not able to attend here in coa- s quence of your state of hes Mr. O'Conor objected. ‘Th and repented to the witness A = 1 think I did.sit, [bad sh from Boson uestion was sdmittel. before that arrived @ —And were you then intending to go wext day to Rochester’ A.--Yes: L cannot Mr. Forrest usuaily sat inthe cars; [ do x r omitting to state wnything I obrerved that day; [did not speak to Mise Cliftom about her iliness; some women fufler intense pain on the curren flowing ot blood quently and gener ta € bn before on the o street Mr. O'Cenor was about to rea posi witnest taken om New Year's ey Mr. Van Buren objected ‘the Chie Justice said the counsel c rot Pend it, but might ak bim thy saane questions Q= When ycu we don New Year's +ve about your intention of going bo ter next day. whas aia you ray? A—Thisis correct. Traid 1 would go as soo as my bealth permits ; 1 stated that the probuouity was, 1 should not be able to go. Catherine Weetero, rather a good. oking and good. humored yourg Woman, being exam nel by Conor, ceposed—1 knew Me, Edwin Forresc by right. Q —Where did you first Knew him’? A.—I was pointed vut to bim in Hirewdwey, (Laughter) I never waa in any house Wik Bil PP LOM wTes vee iy ia Boy piace buy ibiic streets’? A.—Wo. Q over know him be any whare but in the public strest ? A—Bo. Mr. 0’Conor.—That’s all ‘The witmers was not crors- examined. Mary Suydam an elderly-loeking woman examined? Q.—Do you Mr. Bdawip 4—Nosir. (Laughs ter.) Q=—Have you ever seen bim? A.—I have Bim on the iI ‘Dever seen him anywhere else. To Mr. Van bp mecd A.—A man, Ido not know who he wass Q —By whom? I wondered why I was subpeet Luther Horton being deposed—I live at No. 47 Leonard street; Iam an agent; I have been in the police on two different times; five years ago in the Fifthy ward, and two years ago iu the Seeond ward; I was over, two years in the poiice in the Fifth ward; while jn tha police, I knew there was such s house as Garoline In; toll’s; it was occupied by that lady; her name was on ‘he door; I don’t know what business was carried on in thats houre; I was im it omoe; the Creton water pipe ‘busted’? when I was on duty,and I went im; I may say 1 was ta it twice; Ido not know any of the other persons who lived im the houre beside Miss Ingersoll; I never saw Mr. Forrest go into that hoase to know him; I have seem other persons go in and eut frequently in the evesiogss I don’t know who they were; they were male you, when on the police, such observation a@ to enable you to say what class of house it was when 0¢- Ce by Mrs. Ingersoll? ir. Van Buren objected. (Question admitted, excepted? to,and repeated. A.—At that time, from my own ob- tervation and from what I had seen and heard, I reported it to bea house of that kind; a house of ill repute; @ house of assignation. O'Conor here remarked that there were frequent reg marks made b; ies at the table of the deiendant’s counsel which, though they might not reach the Jou were seid im hearing of the jury He did not poles any eflect from them, but thought it would be more rega- lar if they were avoided i Mr. Van Buren said this was just like many of the other opportunities the counsel took to make @ part of his summing up. The Chief Justice raid there bad been a great deal of side telk on both sides; it was highly improper, aad he desired that it should be avoided. — ‘The witness was not cross-examined, Daniel Carpenter, deposed—I am and have been cape tain of police of the Fifth ward since Febraury, 1615 Mr. O'Conor here read from the book of reguiationg of the police, which states that one of the duties of the Captains is specified to be to report bawdy houses Weg to the Chief of Police. Mr. Van Buren objected The Chief Justice raid th@ jain’s report could net be recuived, Villiam H Appleyard was called, and deposed —I aum acerman; | was Poe ary ® policeman attached to the ifth ward; | was so inthe torepart of 1848 and ia 18475 1 left off on the 7th of July, 18483, I think; [ was fo thé police three years previous to that. Q'—During tha@ time did you become acjuainted with the house 338 Greenwich street, occupied by Caroline Ingerecli? A.— Well, if there are apy reports made by me, | might be able to answer; [ am not ported up about it now: if there is any report of mine, it is correct. () —Dom't reecliect anything exbout’the house’ A.—1 recole lect about a great many houses. (Laughter ) 5 ae the Chief Justice—I have some slight recollectiony of it. Sm Nera in that house? A.—Yes; I don't know who occupied it; I believe I was in the house once of twice while I wana policeman, but never before or tinces 1 had two captains that year, C ig Perry and Capt. Care penter; wry died, and Capt. Carpenter <uce ceeded (the report book of police stations Produced) is Kept im the station house for the r»porta made by the police; there are some names in thi ok.) i i Qi Q. —What brought you into the heuse? A To around.” (Laughter. ) Q.—What did you seo? A.—Well, I didn’t see any-: thing very bad “Q.—What do you mean by ‘righting’ around?” A.—The house had the reputation of being “an oper ten” (laughter), and I went in to see how, they did things up (loud leughter); I went in to sea how many perfons were in the house; I made great mapy reports to the captain of police, and I caa’t re= member any in particular; if I reported the house itis on this book; I don’t recollest what the report was. The Chief Justice said this witnese either knew nothing, or he was unwilling to tell what he did know. Q.— Was it not your duty to report houses of ill fame? A—No, sir; Iwas in the habit of going into hous-s an@ asking the’ landiady “how many rs,” od them ftepped out. (Laughter.) Q-—¥rom your observation of the house, when yout “sighted around,” what description of house would yout may Mrs. Ingersoli’s was? . Van Buren objected. They were not zoing ta prove this witness as an expert in houses of iil fame, (Laughter ) Mr. O’Conor said that he desired to give this witness’ testimony to explain the testimony of Mrs, Ingereoil, ag he could not put the question to her directly. Chief Justice—I have heard nothing from Mra. Inger=, soll, herself, as to this being a house of that dercriptioms She said it was a house with four beda in it, but it would: not be right to ray that that was sufficient to say that. it was a house of ill fame. Q.—Did you see anything indicating the purposes for which the house was applied? A.—I think not; if E have, it bas entirely slipped: my memory. Q.—Did you see any woman there whom you knew? A.—I guer not. (—Did you ree any woman whom you had seam before’ A.—I have no recollection. The witners was not cross-examined. Mr 0'Copor—Is the Rev. David Terry in Court? Mr. Van Buren—Isit on thissame point? (Laughter } Ellen Lawless was calied, and, Bot sppearing, Mr. O'Conor read the affidavit of the service of the sabpeng and the tendering of fifty cents to the witness, and thie fact that she refused to accept the fifty centr, and raid. she would not attend asa witness. An attachmeot wag iseued ageinst her, fem! M. Raymond, examined by Mr. O’Conor, de- porrd—I now reside in Lexington avenue; Iam » clerk in the houre of Raymond & Fullerton, 45 Cliff street; my brother is the senior partner of the house; I am im my fiftieth year; I knew Mr. Edwin Forrest; I firet be= came aoqusinted with him in December, '46, eome time near Christmas; it was at his own house in Twenty second etreet; I think Mrs. Forrest introduced me, or I introduced myrelf; I called and sent up my name, nnd, was received in the library; it was half-past ten in the evening when I called—per! little later; I remained till half-past cne; Mr. and Forrest were there; E don't recollect ay other perton being there; 1 visited occasionally at Mr Forrest’s house in Twenty: recond street, down te, I think, September, 48; I went to the western pert of Pennsylvania, and my visite were dis- continued; after Mr. and Mrs, Forrest separated. and after my return fro je Weat, I visited Mra Forrest in Sixteenth street; I returned to New York in the epring of 1850. Q.—Did Mrs. Forrest ever commit any with you ? A.—No, sir. Q—Or you with her? 4—No, sir. Q ~Did you ever take any liberty whatever with hee A.--No, sir; no liberty that I would not have taker with any lady in the country. Q.—Did she ever in any way whatever do anything ba ae fe | to enoourage any liberty on your pert’ r Van Buren thought that was not competent. ‘The Chief Justice said it strack him as er general. g ee ies fyetnay or fasten Mrs Forrest’s dreve? ~-No, sir; I never in any or shepe sided Mes. Forrest in dressing; I never thought of doing it. Q—Were you cnany occasion at the house of Mre. Forrest In the absence of Mr. Forrest, when there wag bal there that staid up late? A—I was once. Q.--Who were the company on that occasion’? A --It was when Mr. ond Mrs Forrest were absent from the country; I was there one evening, I think in August, 1848, when there was something ot a it wase party given to Mr. Simms, of South Carolina; Mr. For- Test was not then at home; the company were Mir. Pimms and bis deughter; Mr. and Mrs. Lawson; I think Mr. an@ Mra. Voorhies, Mr. Forteeque, from England, Capt. Cal- craft, and quite a number whom I do not remembers Mr. and Mrs. Godwin were there; the party broke u) byes one o'clock I thin! act of impurity «e tpent as usuel, except that there was no dancing; it was spent im converration end music; no dancing that I re= member; on another evening I was there as late ae 12 o'clock; Mr. Forterque ard Captain Calcraft, Mra. Por. rest and Mrs. Voorhies were the company; that evening conversation exclusively; I mean there wag ; that party broke up b-fore know it; Mr. Fortesque left next morning by the train to go west ; he and Cepiaim Caleraft and I left the houre together, aad I s+ from th t corner of Ninth avenue and Fourteenth at.5 I reparated from them because they were both lnglish- men, and I thought my company was supertiucus; 1 di® not ge back to Birs. Forrest’s house that night, 1 do not aemember any other occasion staying there «0 inte; E had never seen Mrs. Forrest before Mr. Forrert’» recurm frcm England in '46, por Mr. Forrest except on the rag Q--On the evening that you and Capt. Onleraf: xm Mr. Forter/ue were there. nad you three left too mouse together, bad ycu any wine? A,—There wae no wine \ she recom that evening, but just before we left, we bad scmes there war no wine in the room, and Mra. Voorn ie went down to get some and Capt. Calcraft volunterred t'* as sisteree, and accompanied her; Capt. Caloratt i+ 00 ele derly wan in this country; they (Capt. (x and Mrs. Voocthies) were gene down stairs some (me wad they came up merry and langhing, and Mre forrest. E thik. wade some remark upon their being #0 very rere Ty: 1 Cid not notice any thing whatever about 4m voor hies and Cept. Calerart at that time, except a beanty merriment which I have seem amoog other people er de tand times; I mean respectable people, with Mrr. Forrest did pot participate in the mede rome remark on it.in@ cautionary entered the room; it wi pleasant warm ever ing; bave fxed the time to be before one o'clock. by the com= ation about Mr. Fortesque’s leaving by tbe “rain next Dg Q —Did youree anything unusual there the: even og 2 A—LIthink [ saw some little paper segers rmoked, which was rather unusual Q bi about Mr. Forterque being a rtocd he belonged to some noble, aristoc’ amily Evgland; be was a very gentlemanly man, thot'e © know of him. exprereion a of Ly me, about some lady's dress, at m email, party met in the diniog room ia Mr. Forrest's house party in the evening; ber dress rusted very much ar she moved about T made a ride rome one that “ebe must have a tin pettionat I made the remark to Mre Voorbies or Mrs ! have heard (hat expression more than once you ever make the ssuwe remark with regard that were lying on bed’ A --I nevermade => but cnee, and that was with regard to tha: lotr Neve she lived out ueat Chelsea, Q --Did spend a wight im Mr. Forrest's house7 there one night. Q--What persons w house! A.-—Mrs, Forrest; I dont recollect tise; I don’t know whether Mra Voorbies ¥ the hevre, my impression is that she was no: im the rumwmer of 48, or Jn May; it was after Mr os return from his farewell tour fn the South: ‘fr! +-at wre net at home, however, at the time; I endl while TL wes there it commenced rainiog yi ouy; E weit etime; Mra Forrest expreseed Foie nes luctent Invitation to me to stay, I remember rhe vere Iuetunt te ask me to stey, in Mr. Forrest's ae said to ber I thought it seching extraordinary ronle to stay there over night; I have heard of Howard ond i Godwin and Plecide x