The New York Herald Newspaper, February 12, 1852, Page 6

THE LECTURE SEASON. Mr. Emerson's Lecture on Power. A lecture wae delivered on Tuesday evening at the Ta- bermacie. by Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson, on power. The ‘Tabernacle was crowded long before the hour named for the delivery of the lecture, by # large and fashionable audience Mr. Emexsox, upon coming forward, was greeted with tremendous applause. He said that it had been bis lot to be @ hearer, as well as & speaker, at the Lyceum, and he had been struck with the questions which had been discussed there. He thought that institution promised to become an aati- dote to the newspapers and the chief instructer for the pew times. Every good thing they had heard of raised their expectations, and he should be glad, and not sur- prised, if it should come to be relied upon by men of thought as excitement. He was happy to eee the interest which the commu- nity bed shown im the new attempt which been made, and though they had, he kne motives for joining @ cultivating assembly, doubt many came there that night with a motive, ebould astume that they had not met there taipment, but for strength. E a i & Hl fee possessed an menre sympathetic attraction, and who exercised an fiuenoe ever the human race; and if there euch a tie that wherever a man went, er mind of men, there nature would occupy him; that perhaps the man whose fore the elomente forced the points follo them. Life ‘was a search aiter power, and this element of the world ‘was se planted there was not a crevice in which it was Bot lodged; no honest seeking mind went unrewarded. that every genercus heart had learnt the Value of events and of possessions, and life itself; and considered them as the rude ore in which the ious them to himself, and sucked the virtue out of things. He could, then, well afford to let events and ite iteelf go; for all their value was added to him in the sbepe of power, If he had the sacred elixir, he oould spare the gardens from which it was Gistilled. The wisdom and cultivation of men was the end to which nature worked, and the education of al Sspaalereatony result of all and astronomy. ow, great and cuccersful men agreed in one thing. y thought things went by luck, and not by law, ‘They believed not in the cre in the whole chain that joined the first to the last things. They believed E 5 2. in a complete connection between every tritle and prin- | ciple of being, and in consequence of this belief, com] characterized all valuable mpust control the efforts of an industrious one. He was going to speak of the law of successes—of the key of this thing, or that thing, and the other thing, as young Orators described. He would tell them that the key of al ages was imbecility in the great majority of men of all times, and in every man—in heroes, who, during certain moments, were victims of mere custom. It was | this that gave force to the strong; that was the reason that the Great bulk of men had no habit of self reliance and original action. We were compelled to consider success a8 @ constant affair, and that courage con- sisted as the old physiology taught our degree of. Life was just such as the degree of circulation in the arteries during 4 passion, fury, &c.; a large amount of blood collected in the arteries, and little sent into th veins. This condition was constant w where the arteries held their od ence in men was that one cla tere vortex of the world, and another pa handed. ana 4 ngage in it, aud only sulfer them- gelve don by an irrepreseible force, which ry a dead weight, All particular views led to e ee; the whole of power was one thing the ame stuf! as men and events were made of; to whatever should happen; the advantage and viclent nature was not quite compensa- it was like the advantage of climate, where n, without the pains of culture, tilled the it was like the advantages possessed by earth; New York or Constantinople, which needed no con- sort diplomacy, and forced capital, and the gains of labor to it. They came of themselves as free as the waters flowed to it. It was so to the broad and healthy understanding; it seemed to be on the shores of unseen rivers and oceans, which were covered with barks day and night, and always drifted towardathis point. It seemed to be everybody's secret; the only reascn it did not command evei effort of ge- ius 6nd of the sobolar, was that they did not think it worth the exertion that the audience did. “On the eck of @ young man,” said the Persian poet, “ sparkled BO gem £0 precious as the (ie of adventure.” What was there in the waters and land of England that could Tiva! James Watt and Brunel. The power of some men’s minds embraced an extensive scope; to this class of men there were no euch au as fixed facts, Before the powers of Clinton and Brunel, the hills skipped like rams. A man looking to our politics, would ¢! there was a profligacy of party which had prevailed, and that be and this party bad reen their best days, and thus hardened bimseif; snd after being told this m: y times, he discovered the common elements of strength which could be rendered unimportant. We were like thrifty trees, and did not suffer by the profiigacy that swarmed pon the national treasury. It was a proverb in the world of statements that the evils of popular government appeared greater than they were. A rough population bad its advantages; as long as our people followed the English standards,they would miss the great end cf power. All men expected from the whigs much less power to deal with foreign countries than from men like Je{fereon, w! first conquered his own government and then conquered ethers. (Laughter.) This power was not a power of iynch law. The same elements in power were always present, end what was once a surface played an effective part asabasis. Those who possessed most of the boisterous energy, had their vices; but they also had their good treite—they were and honest. Our politics were full of bad hands, and men of refinement were not fit ereons to send to Congress. Polities was regarded as a 4 profescion, ard was fatal to perception and char- ‘ecyer, since it had been said that men in power had no oypnions. Why. then. if it were only a question as between the most civilemd the most forcible, he went for the latter; they had a bold though satanic cast. ‘The most pious landlord had #foremsn not quite so charitable—(laughter)—and he observed that painting, poetry, and religion had drawn much of their energy from hell. (Lavugbter.) The doctrine of the world was good, as it afforded a little muscle—similar im principle ‘to the wateria medica in poisons. Some men were fond of disturbing clements; give. then, a fire-eater fire. And there were many who were living in infamy at home, who, if sent into Mexico, might cover themselves with glory. (Laughter.) The English were fine ani- mals, full of blood and power; and when they had ‘BO wars to entertain them they became daring travellers. But where there was nothing but physical force it pos- sessed no value; the luxury of fire was to have little of it on eur hearths; and the advantage of electricity was in our tospply it. In history the great moment was when the savage ceased to be a sa’ He was afraid that the greatest triumphe of pease been in proximity to war. Mr. Emerson then advocated the concentration of energy, and illustrated his doctrines by anecdotes and quotations. Mapy men did not rush to @ decision when a decision was wanted. Presence of Taind was a valuable faculty. A good judge was not one who split hairs. but one who rendered substantial jus. tice according to the rules of testimony. He then alluded to thagreat advantages which reeulted fiom an exercise of the faculties, The hack was a better roadster then the Arabian steed Ali orators were bad ones at first, but by practice they became consummate ones. He commented upon the moral ard intellectual faculties of man ipetitating a comparison between him and the higher degree of regularity which characterized the machinery which be had produced, and which afforded an example in cur factories. and concluded an able lecture | (which we understand was hastily written, and of which the sbove is necesratily a brief abstract.) amid mach | applaure, and wae crowded round by numbers of the sudience desirous of conversing with him. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, PROFESSOR LLIM i IRST AND SECOND LECTL ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH. On Monday evening, the 2d inst., Professor Silli- man, of ¥ tures. on bis favorite subject—Geology. chiefly a preparatory one, and as its principal to- pice would be embraced in that of the subsequent | evening, we did notreport it. The chicf points which he intends to illustrate in these lectures are « The elementary constitutionof the earth; mine ral masees and order of arrangement; natural sociation of minerals; organic contents of the stra- | ta, both animal and vegetable; the resords of life, from sea-weed andshells in the deep-eeated strata, up to foreste and man on its surface; the order of time in which organic beings have been croated; tho secondary powors which, as agonts of the Crea. tor, have produced tho present condition of the earth; practical application of geology in archites ture, egriculture, engineering and domestic econo: my: moral uses in proving the existence of (rod, and illustrating bis attributes; the Genesis proved by geology to be a true history.” On Wednesday evening the lecture room, which holds some twolve | fourteen hundred porsons, was filled to overflow- ing; aad among thos who had assembled was the President of the United States. Professor Silli- wan commenced by referring to the lecture of the former evening, in which he gave a general view of the structure of the planet on which we dwell, | particularly with reference to its internal tempera- ture, which is in an elevated state—proof of which is afforded by thermal and hot waters gurhing through the ourface of the earth—it being foun uniformly and without exception, that when we pass downward, beyond the point where the varia- | tion of the atmorphere is felt, the temperasure in- creases. He said he would here state that all springs, Whose waters aro above fifly degrees, are hot epringé: all that are ofa higher tempera- ture theu the climate are thermal springs 7 vation shows thata large portion of epringsarethero mal. With these few genoral remarks, Le said he would diemies the subject, and turn the at of his auditory to the contemplation of th nti- nent. ‘Thermal springs, he said, are not fre yuent in the Northern States; they are not known in New ioglond; but inthe state of New York there aro tho ‘sew Lebanon springs, where the stroam flows with putlietent force to turn mills, and ata temperature twonty degrees beyond that of the climate. Those paust loose a considerable from passing through an — Jiamonse intervening space between their syarce minds, and | REB | College, commenced a course of lec- | It was | andthe . Ip Virginia there are springs that | in See US fe 3H Seesees. The most striking | wi exemple in the old United S| is in Arkansas; where there are @ great number of 3, at & temperature as high, he believed, as 150 08. ‘They are still more remarkable in Oregon, larly at the Cascade mountain. Those facts, oon- joined with what woe know of other parte of the world, show the prevalence of the same general characteristics every whore. In South Ame- rica they are found on high mountains, and st various degrees of temperature. From this subject he passed on to that of voloances. A voloano he described as an opening in tho earth, from which chiefly issues a substance called lava They generally rise in mountaine—sometimes from undertheses. There is no age does not in- dicate their existence, and internal been developed with the birth of the planet; hence it is probable that in its original condition, it was an ignited mass, which has only lately become in- habitable. And as long as it enduros volcanoes must exirt—shifting from one place to another—and which marine regarded as the great safety valves of the globe. If they were suddenly closed, its en- tire crust would burst up. They aro, therefore, a8 necersary a8 are the valves of a steam engine boiler. Sometimes voleanio eruptions are pre- ceded by earthquakes; but this is not always the cage, and no care or caution can discover anap- proaching eruption. The instinct of animals, how- ever, enables them to provide for their safety ; the birds fly to their covers, and the animals to their dolls, startled by the gases which precede the dis- cage of lava, flame and cinders. ne of the most a r'7 paenoenens which aecompanies these con- vulsions ofnature, is the diseharge of electricity; the Hghtning is most vivid, and of that peculiar forked character which is most terrific, and exposing to view the clouds of dust, sand and stones, which shoot up perpetually. The smoke which rises is accompanied frequently with condensed steam; sub- stances that happen to be in the way, and whioh are not melted by the excessive hoat, are also ejected, together with various gases. The cause of vapors that accompany eruptions is, that their location is generally, but net always, near the sea; torrents of water also rush out, principally what is called muddy water, bringing with it tho contents of the volcano. ‘hat ie @ very curious fact is that some- times a number of fishes arc thrown out. In South America, he said, so many were thrown up on one oocasion that pestilence was the result. It is not to be supposed that these were the inhabitants ofthe volcano, but arose from tho ciroumstance that it must have been connected with the oooan, or some lake in its vicinity. Sulphur, salts, &o , are also ejected from volcanos. ‘Bat the priacipal sub- stance thrown out is black lava composed of molten | rock, and it seems to be ofno importance what rock in exposed to the intense heat of the voleano—even | graniteis liable tobe melted. Sometimes the flow | of lavais composed of melted matter—at others it is pertectly limpid. As this lava cools it assum | various forms of hardness—from pummice to glass; | and he said that it was a curious fact that lava, | when melted down becomes glass, and whon blown up it becomes pummice. Sometimes volcanoes | shoot out rocks that are unaltered by the heat to which they have been exposed; and it is no uncom- mon occurrence to find among the exuviw of the yolcanoes masses of granite, limestone, Prof. Silliman then proposed to make tho survey of the globe, and to call the atten- tion of his audience to its most prominont voleanoes, of some of which he said he could | | Speak from personal observation. In doing this, he | was much aided by the numerous diagrams, which | nature of the world. The man was | were profusely displayed. The first reference wasto | the volcanoes of Iceland, which have been so nume- | rous and so extensive, that mountains are incrusted | with the sulphur they have ejected, to the depth of some inches ; and pummice stone and lava have | been carried into the sea, forming promontorios extending three leagues from the store, and where formerly were forty tathoms of water. And what ie strange, he remarked, if we pass to tne other pole of | the earth, we find powerful volcanoes there in tull play. Sir James Ross discovered two of these on | the continent, to which he gave the name of Victo- tia. Dr. Silliman said he felt evory degree of re- spect for that estimable lady ; but the honor did not belong to her, as the Britien officer did not make the original discovery. It was seen by the Ameri- can squadron, extending a distance of fourteen hundred miles, surrounded by ice. inthe midst of this continent burst forth two volcanoes, called by Sir James Rose, Terror and Erebus, after his ships, the sar-o vessels which left England under the com- mand of Sir John Franklin. If, therefore, the two poles of the earth are undermined by internal fires, the rest of the globe must be undoubtedly subject to their influence. From Iceland he passed on to ter. There are no tides in the Baltic, and on exa- mination it has been found that the shores are from four to seven feet higher than they were formerly. Another proof is found in sca beaches, at an cleva- tion of from four to five hundred feet. In Sweden, bernacles, which will only grow on the sea, are met with on rocks considerably above the level of the ocean, proving that they Baye been rising for On the east coast of Greenland the land is sinking, proof of which is found in the fact that where the missionaries once lived is now under water, thus acting as a lever, one end rising and the other goin; gown. Passing on to the Orkneys and Shetlan Islands, there exists there, he said, no evidence of voleanic action, but igneous rosks are found. In Great Britain there are no volcanoes, and there are none in Ireland; but there exist hot springs anala- gous to those of New Lebanon, which have been used from the time of the Romans, and the baths | whichthey erected stili remain. Professor Sil | man said he should not allude to the vol- | canees of Europe on that occasion, but would pass i on tothe Azores, where proof was not many y2al | since afforded, that the power by which the lan been elevated from the ocean is not yet extinct. During an extraordinary commotion of the adjacent ocean, which occurred, an island sparen and rose eo high that the captain of the British frigate Sa- brina, with the avidity for acquisition which cha- racterizes eur British forefathers, planted on it the British flag. terwards disappeared, and at pre- i erous shoal. In Madeira there are igneous rock?; and in the Canaries there aro volcanoes. Peak of Teneriffe, of th sides of which the island of that name consis! of 12,000 feet above the level ofthe sea. The Cape Verde Islands the Professor described as being ig- neous; but no volcanoes exist there. He then touched at St. Helena—rendered memorable by being selected as the place of Soir of the Em- peror Napoleon—where the rocks are of volcanic origin. Thence he passed round the Cape of Good Hope, glanced at the Isle of France, Mauritius, and the [sie of Bourbon, which is of voloanic origin, and seems to be composed of two enormeus volcanic mountains, in one of which the fire is extinct—the other is in full activity. Turning to Palertine, Profeszor Silliman said, wo know fom sacred and profane history that volcanoes exist in that country; and there is reason to believe that the Dead Sea isa subsidence caused by volcanic action, the waters | of which are so strongly impregnated with salino properties, that a person cannot sink, but comes out | incrusted with salt. Mountains and stones of the | same eubstance are also to be found in that direc- | tion. It was also understood, he said, that there | are voleanoes in Asia, which shows that they are J sin the vicinity cf the sea. Returning s digression, Professor Silliman passed on between Sumatra and Java, noting the evidences of | volcanic action to be met with there ; ancl thence to | the neighboring islands, which have been remark- able for volcanic eruptions; fora moro pa lar | account of that of 1815, the world, he said, is in- | | debted Stamford Rattles, when the ashes were carrie! several hundred miles, giving to every thing around the apnearance of midnight at noon- | day. ‘hence, he visited New Zealand, which, as is the case with tbe other islands, is of volcanic | &e. | Scandinavia, which is slowly rising out of the wa- | an extinot volcano, and has an elevation of upwards | | | | Space, and geologist require time. b | nion of Strabo, who visited Vesuvius previous to Te no Joss than two tl voloanio vents have been counted; and he concluded his lecture with a description of the Kilamea volcano, on the island of Hawaii, on a mountain called Mauna Loa. particu- | The cup of this veloane—of which thore was an excellent diagram-- is even miles in diameter, and sufficiently capacicus to contain the entire city of New York The depth, from tho top to the bot- tom of this immente aperture, is one thousand fost, and the entiro elevation of the craterabovo the level of the sea, we understood him to estimate at four peouens site Gps edger wagered mesiyed at sae ‘oup of islands, they found a mythology prevail Sons the natives, which led them to Bal 1 thet their goddess Pela inhabited this voloano, and that when sho was angry an eruption broke out, daring which she employed herself in combing her hair— deeming the volcanic glass, which the high wind that prevails on these occasions spins out into threads of the finest texture, and then twists into a perfeot snarl, to bo her ‘‘ambrosial curls”--a cimen of which the Professor exhibited, in an inex- tricably tangled estate, as taken from the toilet of the es Pela. In conclusion, he mentioned a tril incident that befell the Rev. Dr. Judd, who, while in the interior of the volcano, and not noticing the rilent rising of the lave, was impercep- tibly surrounded by the Led Ae uid. He summoned his friends, who were near, aid; and « power- ful ehief extended his arm through an aperture above, and with gens effort drew him up, before the spot on which he stood was covered with the ascending Java; but both of them were severely burntdby the intense heat that already prevailed. PROFESSOR SILLIMAN’S THIRD LECTURE ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH. The Professor commenced by reminding his sudience that, on the previous evening, he had given a brief account of most of the volcanoes in the world, reserving the consideration of those in Italy, and the continent of Europe, for the present occasion. He found, however, that to complete this would detain them too late, and he had thore- fore concluded to defer the consideration of Etna till Monday evening. He then proceeded with a transient view of the volcanoes of Europe, other than Italy. He had mentioned, he said, the in- ternal movement that is taking place in Scan- dinavia, attended by thunders, and other indi- cations, which demonstrate that this movement has been going on for ages; thence he had passed to the British isles, remarking that the only indi- cation of the external heat of the globe that was to be found there was in its thermal waters. But in France there are decided evidences of voleanio action. They are to be found all along the Rhone—principally in three provinces. Many of the changes that have taken place— which, it is now admitted, aro of a volcanic character— wero formerly, under the Vernesian system, attri- buted to the action of water. The lava ejected from volcanoes, he said, sometimes flowed through rivers, forming a solid wall across; and he men- tioned that thero is no difference between basalt and Java that has oooled under pressure. He alluded to the existence of volcanoca in that part of Gaul in which Julius Cusar encamped when ho invaded the country, but of which he makes no mention—nreither is there any allusion made to them by its own poets—although, at one time, a splendid ecene must have been afforded by fifty of them being in operation at one time. Still there are the baths remaining which were usod by the | Roman General; and, although there aro no indi- | cations of an approaching eruption, yet there is no security whatever against their recur- rence. Passing over to Spain, he observed | that, although there are no volcanic eru tions in the Peninsula, yet even there, within few years, villages have been destroyed by thquakes; and it had been mentioned that hot r8 were ejected, which ‘gives more than a hint that the same power that exists in Scandinavia, | Iceland and Great Britain, also slumbers in France and Spain, and which continueson till the northern part of Italy is reached, for near Venice volcanic action is discovered, where are cones and abundant hot waters, a0 that baths are established with tho aresiees facility. These hot springs extend from | this region to Rome. It had been doubted, he | the throne of the Cusars, and where is, at present, that of the Pope, was built on seven hills; but they are easily discerned. His business, however, he said, was with geological rather than civil antiqui- ties. Old Rome was located under the modern city, and it is neceesary to dig down fifteen feet, before the arch of Constantine is reached. The Emperor Napoleon caused several excavations to be made at Kome, and inits vivinity, and there is sufficient to satisfy us that the site of Rome was formerly under water. All the way from Reme to Tivoli Pozzolana is to be found mixed witha kind of marine limestone, by which we dis- cover that the location on which Rome stands was formerly covered by the sea. Thon came volcanic | action, which buried Pompeii and Herculanoum; and then came fresh water. Yhe Professor here gave an interesting description of a cavern under ground, over which the church of St. Sebastian is erected, near Rome. It wae in this cave that the early Christians, during periods of persecution, used to assembie for public worship, and which subse- quently was used as a placo of interment; and everywhere on the sides aro catacombs cut into the solid reck; and, as among the Christians were persons of considerable opulense, pre- cious stones and other valuable ornaments are frequently found in this last resting place of the dead. The Professor then passed on to Naples, and, as might be expected, dwelt at much length upon the eruptive character of Mount Vesuvius. How far back its eruptions began to spread derolation, and to alter the face of the sur- rounding country, there existe no data for deter- mining. This plane’, he said, is very ancient; God | has told us that it had @ beginning, and that he | called man into existence; and everything shows that man has not been longon the earth. The dif- | ficulty with many pare is as to the necessary ex- tension of time. But geologists must have time; tke deluge does not help us. Astronomers require It was the opi- eruption taking place, during the first century of the’ Christian or that fire had devastated the mountain andadjacent country some time before; but everything went on as if no such event had hap- | pened, or was likely to recur. Around were forests and cultivated regions, and the people had no idea ofthe approaching catastrophe. But in the year 63, there were violent convulsions. In August, 79, a eeries of still more violent volcanic indications shook the country. The elder Pliny commanded the Ro- man fleet, and having gone down to Stabiw to note more particularly what ocourred, perished the next morning from the suffocating vapor, which spread over the neighboring country. As has been before stated, it was during this Sa Ecce and Pompeii were Suried—d ¢ former by the lava which flowed down the mountain—the other by | ashes and the exuviw which the voleanobolched | | forth. Of course, the professor and his son visited | theruins ofthese cities, and ho favored his audience | with a minute description of their appearance. Ho | agreed with all who have written upon this sub- | ject, that the inhabitants generally had saved them- origin. At the Spice Islands, he said, there were | evidences of a series of volcanic action-—a dlescrip- | tion ef which would be found in Capt. Wilkes’ ac- count of the exploring expedition. | ari Loo ( boo isiands are of voleanic origin, where is a yolcano of so low anelevation that from the mast bea the seamen can look down «lirectly into the interior, it forming the entire islancl, the water aroun! which is so deep that vessels can sail near it. west coast of America, the high mountains of which | are decidedly voleanic, and which have a greater | elevation than Mount Blanc. The same may be | said of Oregon; but there are no volcanoes in Cal fornia proper; in Peninsuliar California, however, | mote inthe vicinity of Mexico. then glanced at the volcanoes of Central America, | where eruptions and carthquakes are continually occurring, of which we frequently road in the nows- | papers, and mentioned one of the former, in parti- cular, Where ashes were cjected into the air above | the trade winds, and passed over Barbadoes. From | Islands, in the ¢ ber--which are all of voloanic origin; and alluded | to a volcanic eruption that took place at St. Vin- cont, some thirty years since, where the ashes | | were carried forty miles distant, and were picked up in quantities on the deck of an American vossel From the West Indies, Profeesor Silliman extended his observations to South America, and oalled at tenticn to the voloanoes on the eastern side of the Andes, at Quito, where they stand out in beautiful | contrast with the verdant country beneath them, and where earthyvakes are of such common ocour- rence, that the houses are generally only one story in height, and built of light materials, slightly put together. There are no volcanoes, ho sid, on the eastorn coast of North Americ: but were these safety valves of the globe tran: | ferred in that direction, the greatest dangor would result from our high built houses. | Having extended this ideal bat highly interesting | tour a6 far as Patageria, Prof. Silliman strack out for the Gallapagos Islands, which lie immediately ander the equator, and aro well known for supply- ‘The Lalrone | The professor then passed over to the north. | | the crater, which was filled up in 1850 by the erup- i The city of Mexico | stands on an elevated plateau of volcanic origin. He | place which gave him such an idea of the power of | h wide enough for two there are four or five, and others in the territory | Lo lt ahabe il) g Central a yes he passed on to the Windward | SGHCLSE EOE. SeeSase teste oe toners est Indies—eight or ton in num- | | existence of contral fires still in full activity, and the effects which they have produced, and ara con- tinuing to produce, on the surface of th slobe, | selves by flight; and a family group who wero | found imbedded in the ashes, which had beeomo indurated during seventeen hundred years, had evidently cought shelter under a friendly arch, aad | bad been unexpectedly overwhelmed by an ava- lanche of ashes. Nothing, the Professor said, could be more beautiful than the Roman houses, fountaing and furniture. The toilet of the bello of that age evidently differed little, he said, from that of those of the present day; for there, too, was the rouge with which she sought to heighten ker charms; but which the Professor, drawing rather largely upon the credulity of those | preeent, said they had no occasion touse. Hethen | dereribed his ascent of Mount Vesuvius, the part; consisting of seven persons, with seventeen attend- | ants. He reached the summit, having travelled | with more care and prudence, about a quarter ofan hour after the rest, and found thom assembled on tion that broke out in February. Finding the ashes uncomfortably hot, the party went to the eastern ersons abreast, with a slope of &fteen hundred feet | eneath ; and the Professor said he never stood in a God. At the samo time, as may readily be ima- gined, ho said the view was magnificent beyond conception. He then described the bay of Naples, his visit to the tomb of Virgil, and touched upon the various localities, with which the bee cal every- where, at six inches beneath the surface, he found the earth intensely hot, and warranting the gonclu- tion at which he had previously arrived, as to tho KeManKarLe Discovery n the Kichmond Times states that a few day feveral men were engeged in blasting out limestone, near | | Buchanan, Botettourt county, they discovered @ cave, | With an entrance of some six or eight feet in height, and | upwards of one hundred long, with two apartments. In ihe Gret they found rome earthenware, and a large st | cross; on the cross there was some carving, but it | much defaced by the hand of time that it was | discernable. A number of citizens, with a lantern, sub- sequently entered the second apartment, where they | found @ skeleton seated on @ huge iron chest, with its | | back resting against the wall, Ou opening the cheat they | found it to contain gold coin, perfectly rmooth on one ride, and a cross, with some characters on it, on the other. The gold in the chest, by weight, is worth seven hundred and vighty-three dollars. Lultimore Sun, GHA inst, <8 navigators with oumorous terteise for food, ond | | snid,whether the Imperial City, where was formerly | 5 | bread baskets, stands for cream cups, ise pails, etc., | the metals are of no value if not worked up with fautewil, seemed to be much delighted for the | honor rendered to his talent. | nets, entitled, ** Une queue rouge,” (A Morry An- | much enirain and wit, and was seconded by tho Our French Correspondence. GOSSIP OF PARIS. Paris, January 22, 1852 The Unhealthy Weather—The Cold in Switzerlani— Celebration of the Anniversary of the Execution of Lowis XVI—The Gay Scason—Grani Ball at the Tutleries—Lord Brougham, Mr. Abbott Law- rence, &c.—M. Petin, the French Aeronaut> going to America—Death and Anecdotes of M Gannal, the French £'mbalmer —Grand Exchibitums of Sculpture, intended for the New York Exhibi- tion— Tne Operas and Theatres The inconstancy of tho weather is so anomalous at this seasen of the year, that despite the banalité of such a heading fer a lottor, I cannot but mention it. We have had, for the last sevon days, a series of rainy or sunny jowrs, which have been vory bad torthe healthin general. A great number of per- sonsaro sick in Paris, and the doctors, as a matter ofcourse, are busily engaged. No one could tel, the real amount of coughs, rheumatism, bad colds, pleurisy, and other ovils,which are now raging over our city. It will be easy to understand it when I say that the tomporature is as mildas it is in tho spring season. An overcoat is insupportable, and the frock coat of thick cloth is the only garment which may be worn without being#too much op. pressed by heat. No doubt this uncom-ion weather will not last long; but so much the worse, for, with @ new change, the amount of sioknoss will increase. A vory curious phenomenon, worth being noticed, is, that in Switzerland the cold is oxtreme. Even in the departments of Tura and Vosger, the snow has fallen in euch a quantity that the routes and ways are impracticable to horsesand carriages of all sorte. At Zurich the lake is entirely frozen. At Friburg tho river Sarine is also iced, and the carts, loaded with heavy boxes and loggage, are daily passing over it, as if on terra firma. On the Hieber mountains the cold is, however, not so bad as itis in the valleys. It is generally believed here | that, ere long, we shall feel in Paris the conse- quences of that terrible cold which prevails in the neighboring countries of France. ‘he anniversary of the 2lst of January, 1793, when the unfortunate King Louis XVI., was be- headed on the place of the revolution, by tho sans culottes—the red socialists of that time—was cele- brated this year, with much pageant, in all the churches of Paris. The ceremony of that holy mourning tock place at twelve o’clock, and was universal 7 attended by crowded houses. This wi to be considered ag a protestation against the do: geguic principles which, since 1548, have mado several Buren to propagate thomselves in this country. And it is worth being mentioned that those who were present at these ceremonies wore not only noblemen and well bred people, but men | means usually and women of the low and middle classes, work- men, and burgesses The monuments erected to | the memory of the Kiag and Queen of Franie, | Louis XVI., and Marie Antoinette, were visited | by an immense procession of citizens, and the walls | covered with garlands of immortal flowers. | +The gay season is nightly attaining a crescento | of animation, and though (to speak with much | truth) the parties are not this winter as fashionable | and as highly frequented as in previous years, the series of those Risen’ are greater than was cx: | pected, atter the unforeseen events of December last., The only persons who have not, and who will not, shake the merry bells of folly, are the ia- habitants of the Faubourg St. Germain, who, like | Achilles, have retired unaer their “ strong tents,” and have sworn neither to accept nor to give a giass of iemonade and syrup, as long as this stata of things—I mean the despotic acts of the govern- | ment—shali stand. Well, if the noblesse of France has taken such a firm attitude against the chief of the State and his politics, the prince President has decided that he would give the example to the world. Accordingly, on Saturday next, a grand ball is to be given at the Tuileries, at which about three or four thou- sand people are already invited. The preparations for that festival, the firat of the dictatorial oam- paign of Louis Napoleon,are made with much magnificence, and without sparing the money. The alace is newly refitted, the girandoles and chan- deliers filled with wax candles, and tho floor covered with carpets. 1 visited the place on Tues- , and could not but be surprised with the ht I beheld. 1 have **some hopes” to ob- tain a card of invitation, through the channel of one of my friends, who does not intend going there, and will give me his own card, and | willgo to that ball, with the only intention to sve and report its particulars. Lord Brougham, the celebrated English noblo- mar, who has been now, tor the last ten years, a resident of France, has left the beautiful chateau which he occupies near tho city of Cannes, and has arrived bere on his way to England. It is well known that Lord Brougham is atill the “ lion” of bis country, and here, a8 well as in London, the no- ble lord creates much sensation. Among the ladies and gentlemen of mark, being now in Paris, | will mention Mrs. Lawrence and her daugbter, Mr. Lawrence, the American Minis- ter to the Court of St. James, and Mr. T. B. Law- rence, hisson. They have taken apartments at the Hotel de London, rue Castiglione, and will remain here fer some time. M. Patin, the celebrated inventor of the theory of the aerial navigation, sailed from Havre for Bos- ton, in the American ship Emperor, on the Lith instant, taking with him te the United States his three balloons, engines and machin It will be remembered that for the last seven months M. Patin was struggling with the Minister ofthe Interior andthe Pretect of Police, to obtain their permission to produce his invention before the public. This demand was finally rejected by the authorities, and tho French aeronaut soon arrived at the decision to emigrate to America. Perhaps, before the end of the year, he will return to Europe, in his machine, across Atlantic sea. Mr. Gannal, who invented the art of embalmin; bodies with the aid of a liquid, died onthe 161! inst., and was buried after having been himself submitted to his procede. His death has been, and will be, a great relief to many rere, for it is a curious fact to mention, that Mr. Gannal was a very funny man, despite his profeesion, and that the joke he used the most willingly was to send his card, every month, to all the friends and ac- quaintances he had in Paris, and this was a sort of Memento quia in pulverem reverteris, which was not often agreeable to those who received it. Among the most exciting exhibitions of Paris, which are oy frequented by all the strangers passing through here, | must rank the gold and ver soulpturing studios ef Mr. Charles Christofle, ue de Bondy, which are filled with the most admirable pieces of art ever beheld anywhere. Never have such a number of brilliant and tasty works of sculpture been congregated together, and all these articles will be sent to New York, if tho grand exhibition, which is talked about in the newsapers of the States, takes place in May noxt. 1 was introduced, last week, by a gentleman, to the talented proprietor of the cteliers, and wag in- deed delighted with the urbanity with which ho showed me all the artistical pieces made by the ar- tiets whom he employs, under his direction. The oye of the beholder is really boguiled with the sight of the candelabras, adorned with animals of all sorts, stags, dees, roebucks, wild boars, goats, lions, and game birds of all qualities; baskets, renatssance and rococo, representing children fishing, bathing, and playing around a bush, at the foot of which the water runs, and which developes itself in order to | become arich support for fruits or flowers. The jugs are in the Turkish style, silvered or gilt, with embosted chasing, tea urns, tea kettles, trays, vegetable dishes, warmers, cups, saucers, egg pans, ete., everything is ricb, and beyond the description ofthe pen. In this very epoch of positivism, where much art, | have no doubt that the exhibition of M. Chistofle will become oxe of the most popular in the world. ‘he luxury obtained is cheap, and @ la portée of every body’s income. This is the realization of the greatest difficulty over met with by mankind. M. Hackett, the well known and much appro- ciated actor, whose talent and delineation of some “stamped” characters, has made him quite a “ star,” inthe United States, as well as in England, is here in Paris, enjoying his otium cum dignutate. ‘The theatres have not produced many new plays this week, and | have but to mention a vory few seid which will be interesting to my amiable readers. At the Italian Opera, the opera of Verdi, “Na buco,” was produced on Saturday last, and met with much success. Sophia Cruvelli andthe barytono Ferlotti, had the most enthusiastic reception, and they sang their parts with much taste and en- semble. The tenor Guasco, who made his third délut in that opera, was also received with much | applause. Tho play was produced with a great pageant, and Verdi, who was present at tho first | performanco, seated in a box, near which | had a | At the Variétés theatre, the comic piece, in two drew), by Messrs. Duvert and Lauzanne mot with a fine reception by the public. Arnal, tho bost of the comic actors in Paris, performed his part with best acters of the company. Mlle. Pago, Ozy, and | M. Mutée ay At the Gaité theatre “ Le Chateau de Grantior,” was brought out by M. A. Maquot, the renowned collaborateur of Alexandre Dumas, was received with great enthusiasm. This is tho first time that M. Maquet produced a play *‘alono,” and his drama isa hey ewere in ity line, which is put on the atage with an incredible luxury of costumes, scenery and properties. B. H.R. AMERICANS IN FABIS. 0 by jarrow, Jr. , +r} ues, New York, a, i bridge. Ca: Dr. Taliafero, Virgivis N. AH. Landreau, N. 01 1H. Ciapp, Jr., Mass. Ext rdinary Case dultery. rom the Boston Atlas, Feb. 11.) The following most extraordinary caso was brought before the Worcester (Mass.) Police Court, on Saturday last. ‘Andrew Stone, medical practitionerin Worcester, was brought before the court, with the crime of aac, The allegations of complaint wore substantially as follow Samuel Damon, yeoman, of Holden, alleged that on the 12th day of December, 1851, Andrew Stone, being 8 married man, did twice commit the crime named, in connection with Damon, spinster, of Holden, th eae of the plaintiff. ir. Stone ple: not guilty to the charge, and Henry C! at and H. D. Stone appeared as his counsel. Rejoice Newton, a appeared in behalf of the secution. jor Newton said, that in any case he should consider any opening at this stage of the proceedings cults un- necessary ; but as there were circu! con- neoted with this charge which made it one of un- common criminality, he should briefly state the facts which the prosecution intended to prove. He said it would be shown in evidence that Miss Damon been in feeble hoalth for many years, that she had been subject to epileptic fits, at the approach of cortain and that she had in vain sought relief through the remedial fares by physicians. Last fall, she heard that Dr. Stone was 8) in the treatment of such complaints as sho was subject to, and on this account was induced to consult the said Stone. On the 12th day of December last, in Soa eny with theRev Mr. Munger and Mrs. Munger, of Hol- den, sho called at the office of Dr. Stone, on Maple street, in this city, and made a general statement to him, concerning her health. Dr. Stone then in- formed her that there was a necessity for a private examination. He led her up stairs toa private room, where, in the capacity of a physician, he did make an examination of her person with an instru- ment oalled a speculum. He described the disease of Miss Damon, and assured her that a course indi- cated by him was the only effectual remedy for such complaints, and wished to know if she would refuge to submit to tho remedy if an eppacbanihy | should be offered. She answered, that suffering ag | | she did, she did not know that she should, with the | conviction that the only chance for her restoration | to health Sepataee upon a compliance. She had been an invalid for 80 many years, and had suffered | 80 muoh, that she was willing to do almest anything | that might aid her recovery. ‘The defendant then | assured her as a medical man that it was hor duty, | and offered, in his professional carenny, toadminis- | terthe remedy. Under these inducemonts, and in those circumstances, the patient yielded, and the crime was committed. Mary Damon, being sworn, corroborated the statement made by the counsel, and, although she | was subjected to a most cruel and trying cross- examination of an hour and half’s duration, sho bore witness to the details of this transaction in the clearest and most coherent manner. The wit- ness testified that she was 344 years old; had been infirm in health since her eighteenth year. She was recommended to place herselfunder Dr. Stone’s care, by a Dr. Small, whom she mot at a neigh- bor’s in Holden. She called at Dr. Stone’s on the 12th day of December. 1851, when the occurrences already narrated took place. Dr. Stone wished her to board with him, and assured her that he could cure her if she would consent to this. Sho return- ed to Holden on the evening of the 12th, and made entries in her memerandum book, at that dato, of her visit to Worcester, and ef the circumstances that transpired. She went to board with Dr. Stone on the 29th December, 1851. Frequent re- petitions of the crime took place while there, and she had two fits while at his house. Distressed at the thoughts of her disgrace, she attempted to commit suicide by laudanum, on the 29th January last. She procured tho laudanum herself, at Dr. Meltiah Green's. Sho received an emetic from Dr. Stene, which probably saved her life. She made this attempt in tho evening, and went to Holden with Dr. Stone’s wife the next morning. She first revesled the circumstances stated, to Mrs. Stono atthistime. She afterwards told her father, her mother-in-law, Mrs. Rogers, Rey. Mr. Munger, and Dr. West. Dr. West, of Holden, being sworn, testified that | he had known Miss Damon tor nearly two years; | she called upon him for medical advice, shortly af- ter his settlement in Holden; Knew that she was subject to epileptic fits; those fits are periodical, and caused by derangement of certain functions of the system; ected AE to, and succeeding these fits, Mies Damon is inclined to be irritable and me- lancholy; considers her as intelligent as the geno- rality of women in her situation in life; a fit some- what confuses her ideas, but this confusion is con- fined to the duration of a day or so; have assisted some in the preliminary steps of this prosecution; was influenced by no personal motives, but by | friendship for tho family, andthe desire, common | to men, that justice should be done; do not know that Miss Damon is insane; she is not what she would have been if in good health; I should desig- nate her disease as derangement of the reproductive organs; she told me when I saw her after her return from Worcester, that she was a ruined girl—ruined | soul and body, and that Dr. Stone hadruined her; she | said that she wondered how she could besuch a fool | as to beso duped—that Ir. Stone was a villain; | there were A praeree that she was suffering fro: the effects of laudanum, but | considered her per- | feotly rational. The counsel for the defendant offered no Rhett | evidence. Dr. Stone was ordered to recognize wit! sureties in the sum of $1,000 for his appearance to answer the above charges before the Court of Com- mon Pleas, to be holden at Worcester, inthe month of May ensuing. Naval Intelligences _ The naval expedition to Japan, under Com. Perry, wi depart in Mereb, ‘and the Mississippi will be the | flag ebip, ‘The Cumberland and St, Lawrence will make a part of the squadron. 8. Smith Lee, U. 8. Navy, is to have command ef the steam propeller Princeton, one of the syuadron. - cee Detachments of recruite, fifty-one in number, and com- manded by First Lieutenant A. Merchant, Second Ar- tillery, embarked on Tuesday, 10th inst, om board the bark Exact, from Fort Wood, in this harbor, for Gom- papies L. and F., Second Artillery, stationed at Forts Marion and Capron, Florida, | Uc Miscellany, | Accipent rrom Fan.ina Snow in Loston.—At | half past two o’clock on Friday afternoon, says the Boston Transcript of Saturday, a beavy avalanche of snow and ice fell from the three story building of Mr. James Hendley, at the corner of Washington and Pleasant | etreets, and in its descent fell upon three ladies who were sing down Washington street, on their way to the Bate floure to hear Dr. Stone's ndirecs on Kossuth. wo of the ladies. Mrs, Bassett, and a lady whose name was not ascertained ercaped without receiving any injury; | but the great mass fell directly upon Mies Harriet F. Far- rar. a young lady from Danvers, which crushed her to the sidewalk, and completely covered her from sight. Per- | sons who were near and witnessed the launch went imme- diately to her relief, exhumed her from the mass,and | took her into a house opposite. Drs. Reed and Dupes | were oon in attendance and administered to her relief, | and she was restored to partial consciousners after alapre | cfan hour or more. It was found that no bones were broken, but her chief injuries were internal, caused by the shock she received by the mass falling upon her. In | the evening she had 80 far recovered as to enable her | friends to remove her to the residence of her uncle, Mr. Benjamin W. Gage, in Charlestown. The mass of sow that fell must have been about two tons weight, and Miss Farrar's ercape from inetant death was considered a miri- cle by her attending physicians, and those who witnessed the accident. Miss Farrar yest an uneasy oy but was as comfortable as could be expected under the cir- cumstances, She is very sore and stiff, and complains much of internal injuries, butit is confidently expected | that she will recover, without any serious injury to her general health, She can barely realize what has occurred to her for the last eighteen hours, and is not aware of the Yery narrow escape from instant death she has made. Lixgevution In On1ro—A Revortina Scenz.—A man named Bteingraver, convicted of murder, was hung at Ashland, Ohio, January 30th, in accordance with his sentence, inthe presence of a multitnde of both sexes and all ages, estimated at 5,000. TI stacle, it is said ‘was very revolting, the prisoner being a heavy man, an the rope stretched fo much that he fell upon his knees. His neck was unbroken, and he was then drawn up and literally strangled, hanging about thirty minutes before life was pronounced extinct. a hes fence around the | jail was demolished the day before the execution, by the | populace, but there was no great disorder among the | thourands who witnessed the shocking exit of the con- | demned murderer , C A Youxa Lapy Krirep ny a Ratenoan Car — | A young Indy, yesterday, standing on the Bath track, at Brunswick, waiting for the Kennebeo train to pass, was killed immodiately by the Bath train backing over her; | The whole train passed over her, except the engine, Her | name was Lincoln, the daughter of widow Lincoln, of Bronewick, about eighteen years old, and very beautiful, Mer body was horribly mangled. ' We are indebted to Mr, Daniel O, Mower, of the Eastern express, for this sad information, There wes another lady standing with Mies Lincoln, but she saw the train just in time to es- cape, These repeated accidents should prove a lesson to people to keep off the railroad tracks,—Portland (Me ) slr gus, LOth inst, ‘Tne Kossutn Funp tn tre Onto LaorstatuRn.— ‘The members of the Ohio State Benate have subscribed five dollars onoh to the Kossuth fund, | Was thereu discharged, | Deon detalited as a wittoes’ AFFAIBS. City Inteltigence. Breamen Brare or Maine Asttone —The State of Maine, from Fall River, went achors yesterday moraing, at six o'clock, on Greenwich Point, in « thick fog Bhe lies in the sand, with her broadside to the wiad, and is in sight of the parsengers on the New York and New Haven Railroad. The boat is heavily laden with freight, which bas been kept back in consequence of the recent difficulty in navigating the Bound, and there are, beside, on about one hundred passengers. wo un doubtedly more vexed and frightened then really hurt. for the si it was in @ perfectly eafe poition, with six feet of water about her at haif tide, At the time the steamer, struck, she was procreding at a slow rate, fog being very thick. The pilot was hensive that he was near the main land, end bate few moments before had headed the boat a pint more to the south, with the view toavoid danger on hisstarboard; but the precautions were both too late and too little. The position of the steamer had given the gale, which was blowing from the south, a fair chanceto act against her side; and she had drifted,in the f beach than any one had imagined. Those who left the boac to find assistance, had some difficulty to grope their way to settlement. Bat they at length suc- ceeded, and reached Stamford in season to take the ac- commodation train from New Haven, which, belng be- hind time, was luckily detained for the morning express trains from New York to paces We have these facts from rol aor peeve who came on from New Havon, and who gi red them from those who were hastening to this city for aid to relieve the State of Maine from her unlucky situation. Fmr.—Officer Bush discovered the grocery store ow the northeast corner of Stanton and Willett proms on fire, about twelve o’clock on Tuesday night. He broke open the door, and succeeded in exting! ing the fire with pails of water before much damage was done. Founp.ina.—On Tuesday evening, about half past seven o'clock, officer Meyer discovered a young infant. about six months old, 1}: in the basement of the Baptist church, corner of Broome aud Etisabeth streets. It was taken to the Alms House, Ronzrry.— About eight o’clock on Tuesday night, come person drove his band through a pane of giass in the win- dow of Edward Butler's jeweiry store, No. 417 Peari street, and stole a gold lever wateh, fully jewelled, with bi cases and white dial, valued at 606. The cler! standing directly in front of the window at the tim before he got into the street the rogue had made cape. Avotner Ronsery.—H 8, MoComb, of Wilmit LOCA laware,was robbed on Tuesday morning of his poe ‘ comeing neariy $1 200 in notes on the State laware, being all new $20 bills It was taken from his pocket as he was going pare the crowd to the of the nine o’clock train for Philadelphia, at Jersey Ol Fire in Govvernevn Lane.--On Tuesday night, eight o’clock, Mr. Davideon, private watchman, disc a fire in the extensive packing- box manufactory and oar- penter shop of Mesrrs. Cutter & Walsh, No 2 Gouver- neur lave, and gave the alarm The flames were quickly subdued, with about $300 or $400 damage to the build- ing, and upwards of $1,000 to the contents. The latter were insured inthe Jefferson Insurance Office. Three Phe, that were kept im the second story were suifo- cated. BuFrocation.—Coroner Ives held an inquest on Mon- day, at the Franklin Ferge, in Twenty-fifth street, near Third ue, upon the body of an unknown negro boy, who found lying dead near the flues of tl boiler. The jury thoroughly investigated the cause of death, and rendered a verdict of death by suffocation, caused by in- haling the fomes of oval gas used to get up steam. Court of General Sessions. Before Recorder Tillou, and Aldermen Cornell and Compton, Fen 9.—A Siren.—Frances Wilson, a young woman, colored, and that rather highly, was tried on an indiot- ment for robbery in the first degree. Her head was taste- fully adorned with a “Bi re’? cotton handkerchief, end the rest of her person enveloped in a neglig’ drapery of a dingy hue, supposed to be white. The only witness examined was Henri Helmuth Kaiser, the victim of the prisoner's allurements. He stated that onthe night of the 28th January, the streets being very dark, the pri- eener had beckoned him, and he had, he dido’t know why. but for fun, followed into a house, corner of Little Water and Centre strects. On reaching the second story, be observed, by means of a light then produced, the complexion of the charmer, and en- deavored to beat a precipitate retreat. The door was secured by some one outside, and a telegraphic commu- nication through the window summoned three or four male darkies, who despoiled him of his overcoat and a five dollar bill, while the gentle Frances, biting his clenched hand, forced him to relinquish possession of his silver watch, which he struggled hard to retain. Buch was the striking effect of the first glimpse of her features that he had no hesitation in iden- tifying her; and, moreover, he had, from a dark corner, watched movements until she was safely incustody. The case being thus clearly proved,| the jury returned a verdict of guilty. The Recorder, mal ing some fitting remarks on the nature of the offence, t! prisoner being evidently associated with the thieves who committed this outrage, and engaged in “enticing” mem into the house for the purpose of plundering them, sen- tenced her to the State prison for ten years--the term of Gee escribed by statute for robbery with violence, She heard her doom with great indiffer- ence, simply protesting that she knew not ‘about it. Her accomplices had all got clear off with the booty. Pleaded Guilty.—Ricbard Thompson withdrew a plea of not guilty, and pleading guilty of grand larceny, was sentenced for a like period. Case of Rape—Vincent Dorneso, charged with this offence, was called up for tris]. The prisoner is an Italian, and in the absence of an interpreter, his counsel, Alfred A. Phillips, Eeq , had been unable to prepare his defence, and the case was therefore adjoucned till the next (Tues- €ay) morning. No other cases being ready, the jury was diecharged, and the court adjourned. Before Recorder eee ee Aldermen Compton and we Fre. 10.—Grand Larceny.—Timothy Sullivan, aged twenty-five, a seaman, whose trial was postponed, at his request, from last term. on condition that the affidavit of complainant should be read, he Ipen. Sae ‘to Call- fornia, was placed at the bar. The affidavit of Isaac Moore stated that $45 had been taken from him in @ | pocket book, on the night of the 84 January last, while was in bed, in Water street. The money was in bills— one for $10 and the rest $5 each, one of which was om the Whaling Bank; he had received them in change for @ $50 gold piece. Nils Malmgrin, Peo corner of Hudson and Canal streets, identified the money at the police ceurt,as some which he had [hte to Moore in exchange. James Pew stated that the prisoner had boarded with him, and had, on the day after the Seren aid bim a $5 bill'on the Whaling Bank, and a $1 bill, itness had heard that Sullivan was suspected, and some officers had been inquiring for him, and on his in- ferming him so, and that he would detain him, the pri- joner went into the yard, where the other notes were found within balf an hour afterwards. Verdict, guilty. pote to two years and two months in the State prison. Acyuitted.—Wiltiam Moran, indicted with Riley, Cos- tello, and other boys, for a burglary at a jeweller’s store, in Avenue A. a full report of which appeared on the oc- casion of his companions’ conviction, in the last term of this court. was tried and acquitted, there being no reliable evidence of his participation in the robbery. He Cay Pee Biglin, who had The Kecorder addressed them in strong ard suitable terms, on the difficulty in which their evil associations had involved them. 1 Disorderly House-—Daniel McLane in whose house the above mentioned juvenile party used to Riba ied was brought up on a bench warrant, and held to bail to answer an indiotment feund by the Grand Jury for keep- ing @ gambling and disorderly house. The proceeding was in consequence of the developements on the trials re- | ferred to. The Alleged Case of Infanticide— Discharge of the Prisoner. Eliza Kelly who was committed on @ charge of causing the death of her male infant at 21 Whitehall street, om the 29th ult., was discharged, the grand jury having ig- nored the bill. Sentence.—Judge Beebe having taken his seat on the | bench—Joseph Wagner, who was tried before him in No. vember last, and convicted of arsault and battery with intent to kill, was placed at the bar, and sentenced to —_ years and two months imprisonment in the State prizon, Before Recorder Tillou and Aldermen Tweed and Comptom Fer. Indictment against the Commissioners of Emi- gration.—Between thirty and forty witnestes were in attendance, on the part of tne people, to proceed to the trial of this indictment; aud the Assistant District At- torney conridered it due to them and the Qourt to ex- plain, that though these gentlemen had twice been pre- sented to this court, and the Grand Jury last term fea found a bill against them, for maintaintaing the nuisance in Canal street, on the complaint of the officer of the ward, and to the nature of which it was only necessary to allude—that though the District Attorney had giver them formal notice, und though they bad further infor- mation through the public papers. they had not consider- ed it worth while to call at the office, or had any of thent taken any notice. He was now obliged to discharge the witnesses, He had hoped that he would have been en- abled to bring the matter to trial, or it might perhaps have been amicably arranged if any of them had come forward. It was merely a misdemeanor, and they might appear by counsel, and they had official counsel engaged, as he understood, The Recorder enid that it was a matter of deep regret that these gentlemen, in the high position which they oo~ cupied in the management of an institution intended for the public good, should have #0 conducted it as to render themselves obnoxious to the law, and tubject to such an indictment at all; but supposing ic was not well founded, which is supposing a great deal, then it was to be regretted that, as matter of courtesy, and extra courtesy on the part ofthe District Attorney, that they should treat his notice with utter neglect. ‘This was still more extraordinary, They must be treated like all other persons who come before this Court, and were entitled to no more courtesy. They must obey the process of the law with the same alacrity asthe most obscure individual. The more so as they had better in- body mee ‘and their example was of more importance. He hoped it would be brought on and disposed of, aud he would suggest to the District Attorney to give them SMe A. Oakley Hall replied h r. A. Oakley Hall replied he would do #0, 0} to bring the matter to Trial next week, oy es Business of the Court—This Court has kept such ever ace with the Grand Jury, and several cases being sec lown for to-day, there was nothing ready for the Jury yesterday, and they were discharged till this morning. Judgments Suspended Charles Williams pleaded guilty Of an attempt to commit petit larceny, and Kilen ilroy of keeping a dirorderly house. The judgment in eaci cate was suspended and the prisoners discharged, +4n Unpleasant Mistake Richa, Thompson, who plead- ed guilty of a grand larceny, one day this week, and wat sentenced to the Btate Prison, explained that he was under a mistake and meant petit larceny only, This ap- pearing tobe the fact, and the prisoner deserving of some leniency, the Court vacated the former plea, and receiving the amended one, committed him to the City Prison for ten days, The Case of Rape in Centve Mayket Drill Room Tha Grand Jury returned a true bill against all the parties oe. My with this outrage, Ryans, Plunkett, and Qrif- fin, the three men now ia custody, were arraigned aud pleaded not guilty,