The New York Herald Newspaper, June 23, 1854, Page 3

‘The Walker Divorce Case, COMMON PLEAS—PART I. OATHERINE F. P. WALKER, BY HER NEXT FRIEND, ‘@RRISTIAN 8. SLOANB, VS. WILDES P. WALKES, Before Hon. Judge Ingraham. FOUBTH Day. Jurs 22.—The court room was densely crowded | this morning, and the interest in the result of the | ‘suit seems to be increasing as the proceedings pro- | ‘The auditors were entirely of the male sex. | The plaintiff and one lady friend, together with her j father and other friends were seated near the coun- | eel. ‘The cross examination of William S. Birch, wit- | nees for the plaintiff, (which was postponed yester- | day in consequence of his illness,) was resumed to- | day. Witness deposed as follows :— | To Mr. Busteed—I made the affidavit about Walker before a Commiasioner, whose name I do not remember; Mr. Walker took the affidavit after- wards; it was read over to me in the presence of Py Smith (the jailor) and his wife before I signed Q. Did you not in that affidavit swear that you | never leftany woman alone in the jail with Walker, er koew of his being alone with any woman ? Mr. Blunt objected, ou the ground that the paper Meelt should be produced in evidence. The Court thought the question objectionable in its present form. ir. Busteed said that he was prepared to show that the paper was lost—that he would further show its contents, the time when, and the circum- stances under which it was lost. He proposed to prove this by Mr. Walker, the defendaut. Mr. Blunt said that the first thing to be done was | to show the loss of the paper. Other objections would be made hereafter, but that should be proved Examination continned.—To Mr. Blunt—I never read this paper myself; Wildes P. Walker read it | to me; I have no knowledge whether he read it | correctly; Mr. Walker requested me to come to the | jail; he came ont to see me at Sixty-first street; I | eannot recollect what time of day it was that | he came; I went to him the next day; on | arriving ‘at the jail I found Walker io | the front basement; Mr. and Mrs. Smith were with him; the paper was neither | signed nor read to me in that room; I went with | Mr. Smith, his wife, George Watson aud Mr. Walker to the front room, above the basement; the paper was read to me oi fast by Walker; H. G. Smith, Geo, Watson and Mr. Walker accompanied me to the office of the Commissioner; after having sworn before the Commissioner, all four of us left in company; I never had the paper in my hands after I had sworn to it; after the Commissioner affixed hia name Walker took it; it was not read to me in the Commissioner's office; I did not see that paper after | Tleft the office. To Mr. Busteed—The additions or alterations to the paper were made at my suggestion; { understood what was read to me; I knew when the paper was read to me that I was about to swear to the wrath of its contents; I did not read the paper myself, be- cause I had confidence in Walker that he would read it Saori Ha To Mr. Blunt—I swore to it under the supposition that Walker had read it correctly. ; To a juror—I was nota sworn officer while act- : im Fe turnkey. ir. Busteed then proposed to examine the de- fendant as to the loss of the paper. Mr. Blunt objected—He said that the Commis- sioner ought to be examined touching this matter. The objection was overruled by the Court. Wildes P. Walker being sworn, deposed—I am the defendant in this action; I know William S. Birch; I have heard his testimony in relation to an affidavit he made for me; the affidavit was handed to me by the Commissioner, after he had signed it, and I put it into my pocket; [have not gotit; I have searched for it; Tlast saw it in the Court of Common Pleas chambers, when the deposition of Bobo was taken de bene esse; our papers became | mixed, and I have not seen it, since; Ido not know where it is. % To Mr. Blunt—I cannot say when the examina- tion of Bobo took place; I think it was in March or April last, before Judge Woodruff; I was there | alone without counsel that day; Mr. Watson was not there; I did not miss the epee till I got tothe office of Mr. Churchill, and did not speak to Mr. Martin (plaintiff’s attorney) till the next day, when Tasked if he had a paper of mine; that paper Was not used upon the examination of Colonel Bobo; I took part of the original miautes in the examina- tion of Colonel Bobo on that day; I cannot say at what period of the examination of Colonel Bobo the Joas of the paper took place; it was the next time I saw Mr. Martin that T asked him for the papera; I cannot recollect the date. To Mr. Busteed—I am not certain who took the salnsiens of Bobo’s examination on the day the paper ‘Was lost. | Mr. Busteed then proposed that the plaintiff examine the defendant as to the whole issue. | ir. Blunt was obliged to the defendant's counsel him what the law allows, but when he | went into the enemy’s camp, he would pick his Isaac P. Martin, attorney for the plaintiff, being sworn, deposed: I attended and conducted the ex- amination of Colonel Bobo, on the day alluded to; E was there the whole time; I never saw the paper | alleged to be lost in my life; Mr. Walker never | showed it tome; It was on the occasion of Mr, eae fae that Mr. Walker asked me if I any of iS To Me. Busteed. ‘was very careful that Walker's and mine should not be mixed, on the day of Bobo’s examination; I kept mine in my hat. William S. Birch was called to the stand again. Mr. Busteed then renewed his question, inserted already, with reference to the facts sworn to by wines in his deposition taken before the Commis- | mer. | Mr. Blunt again objected, and said he had no @oult that, where a paper is proved to have been lost, parole evidence of its contents is admissible. It was, however, the privilege of the witness, in this ease, to decline answering—that was a considera- tion for the witness alone; but he submitted that sufficient evidence of the loss of the per had not been produced. Another obj Bon was that the question was too leading. If the witness chose to answer, he should proceed by himself to state the contents of bra re The Judge thought that there was sulficient evi- @ence of the loss of the Meee Examination ot Wm. 8. Birch continued. He de- i—I cannot state what was in that affidavit ; [ only recollect two questions that were put to me; I do not recollect whether I did or did not swear in that affidavit that I never left any woman alone in the with Walker; I do not recollect whether Walker ever read that part to me; I can- mot give the date when Mrs. Warner's visits to the jail commenced, but I think it was in the summer season; I have seen Mr. Warner three or four times; | E recollect that he twice visited Walker in jail; he | may have visited him oftener; I @o not know whe- ther he brought any packages to Walker. To Mr. Biunt—At the time that Walker called Upon me in Sixty-firat_ street, he said he wished to | see me; he asked me if I knew what they were try- ing to do with him; I answered I did not; he said that his wife was trying to get a divorce from him; Teaid I had hear; pdr Bo about it; he then as! whether he could not see me, and I made anap- | tment to meet him at the corner of Bowery and a; I met him there, and he eae me then to come to Eldridge street jail; when I went the Bei iY, to the jail, [found the paper already pre- P To a Juror—I never went with Walker to a house of ill fame. PS ag m4 J. Young, previously sworn, examined by Q. Did you evergo to the Eldridge street jail in the eompany of any woman? Mr. Busteed objected on the ground that a profes sional relationship existed between the defendant and the witness as client and counsel, The Judge said he did not see now going to a jail with a woman came within the rule of law that re- quired secres; matters passing between an attor- ney and his client. ‘amination continued :—I went to the jail in El- @ridge street with a Mrs. Williams as I understood her name to be; when I arrived at the jail there was considerable difficulty in obtaining admittance; we were finally admitted; Mra. Williams, tie turnkey ealled Tom, and myself went up stairs; I never had been inside of the jail before; Walker, Mrs. Williams, the turnkey and myself went into a little roem in the front of the jail; Walker asked me if [ would walk owt into the ; Tom went out of tho | room; he left Mrs, Williams and Mr. Walker there; | I had never seen Mr. Walker or Mrs. Williams be- | fore that morning; Mrs. Williams was brought to my office that morning by Col. Bobo; after I left the room Walker shut the ddor, and I heard him trying to fasten it; I think that Walker remained thus in the room fifteen or twenty minutes; I never saw Mra, Willioms but once afterwards, q Q. What knowledge have you of Mra, Williams’ character for chastity ? Objected to, 4 | A. Lhave no means of knowing, except seeing her | twice and hearing her spoken of. Q. From what you have seen and heard have you acquired a personal knowledge of her general char- acter for chastity? A. thave. Q. What was her character, then ? | A. Not good. I went into the jail with Mra. Wil- | liems about the 15th of June, 1852; it was very hot weather—about the 4th of July, before or atter—I cannot recollect the precise time without my regis- ter; 1 will send for it if you wish. Cross-examined. (. Where were you born, sir? The Court thought that the question as wit- | netses’ Mirth was Guite unnecessary, ualess oa his , tion it was found that character was to | Binelair, | through the bars of the cell; I was in the cell when | | Tom peeked in; I left the jail with Mrs. Williams; | charged with his personal custody; [ was charged | the door of his room was locked; some one who had | on women’s clothes went into the room with him; | eight in the morning; a female opened the door for | fectionery | oe whole of the city counc' | ti | not worthy of reference, ber when | was admitted te the bar; I think it was in 1850; I then went travelling to watering places; Inever met @ prostitute there; I am acquainted with Caroline Lohman, known as Madame Restell; Thave b to the house to see Mr. Lohman on law business; Mr. Bobo introduced Mra. Williams to ne; | Bobo and I were never intimate; I had known him then only a day or two; Bobo gave me an.introdac- tory letter to Walker; i¢ was a professional intro- duction; Bobo first brought Mrs. Williams to my effice; Mrs. Williams seemed to be very familiar with Bobo; they behaved towards each other as in- timate friends; | only saw them together for an hour; I did not know the character of Colonel Bobo when I first saw him; Mrs. Williams and I went up to the jail together in a stage; Scott | of Ne. 102 Broadway, knows Mrs. Wil- liams; { do not remember the names of any | one else who know her; Walker and Mrs, Williams were not introduced to each other the day we went | | tothe jail; they seemed to be already acquainted | with one another; when all four were together in the cell Walker knew that Tom was san | at him; | the cell that Tom was in was a dark one; [ suppose Mrs. Williams knew of Tom’s peeping in as Walker ordered him away; he fortmde Tom from looking | ouse; she was a chaste | new; there was nothing in | we went to the Irvin, woman then, as far as I | her dress or in her hair to excite suspicion; [ did not then think snsthing about a connection exist- | ing betweoa#Mrs. Williams and defendant, believing | her to be his relative; this isthe only time [ ever her when she came to the office, but I do not re- member that she took it to the jail; [never boarded in any house with Mra, Williams. Mr. Smith then read from the cross examination of Mr. Rue, which was in substance as followa:— Mrs. Williams came to the jail with Mr. Young; my boy went up stairs with them; I did not go up. Amasa Hagar, examined by Mr. Blunt—I was part of the year 1850 in the Sheriff's office; Thomas Carnley was Sheriff; I was assistant deputy to Samuel Cunningham; I know the defendant; [ was with him on the day that General Taylor came to New York, in 1860; Mr. Cunningham was the depu- y; went to New Brunswick to arrest Walker; [ arrested him on @ bail piece; Mr. Canningham ac- companied me; after his arrest, Walker was breught to this city, arid was taken first to some place in Fourth avenue—but I don’t reeollect the house; Walker wanted to find some friends there; he was in my personal custody till next morning; that night he remained in Mercer street, in a house of Wyatt or White; I don’t remember the Christian name, but it was a female; I was in the house with him; I saw the landlady there, and some three, four, five, or six females; I thiuk I was in the par- lors; this house was either between Grand and Broome, or Broome and Spring streets, on the left band side; it was in the rear of the St. Nicholas Hotel, and on the opposite side of the street; it was about three stories high; Mr. Walker did not state the object of his visit to the house; after we were there an bour, Walker, I presumed, went to bed; we arrived at the house between ten and eleven o’clock at night, and I left it between seven and us when we entered; I only saw Walker a few times after; I don’t recollect going with him anywhere else; I saw persons skipping in that house, and saw some wine drank there; the females looked young— trom eighteen to twenty-five; they were dressed rather gaudy, as the Mercer street people usually are; they were lively, and acted when the gentlemen came in as if they knew them. Cross-examined by Mr. Busteed—I found Walker | at New Brunswick; he went into a public house near the depot; we took the train then for this city; when we returned from up town, we went tothe corner of Broadway and Canal street; I cannot say if we drank, eat, or smoked there; Cunningham was with us; we went thence to the Mercer Street House; we remained in the latter house about an hour before going to bed; I cannot say whether Cunningham was there all night; he was there in the morning; I don’t think that Walker and I re- mained in the parlor together from the time we en- tereg the house until we went to bed; Walker slept in the third, and I in the second story that night; I went to bed after Walker had locked himself u in his room; I went up stairs and saw him lock in; I then went immediately to bed, being tired and sleepy; I went to sleep pretty soon, but did not sleep very sound, for the night was warm; I rose in the morning between five and six; I don’t know whether all the inmates of the house had gone to bed when I laid down to rest; I don’t know where Cunnivgham slept that night; the next morning, eae aS came tome and told me I might go; I don’t I saw Walker the next morning; I saw Cosninghant, I think, last week; I believe he resides own. ‘Toa juror—The house to which I allude, in Mercer street, is not a respectable house. Joseph Wark, examined by Mr. Blunt, deposed:— Thave been connected with the Fighth ward police over six years; I have been on the patrol connected with the north-east corner of Grand and Mercer streets for five or six years; from 1850, James Cor- nell lived in that house for three or four years; he lives there now; 1 know something of the charac- ter of that house; we have noticed males and fe- males going in and out of the house; there isa con- store at the corner; I have seen gentle- men and females go in to the back room through the store at all hours, until one or two o’clock. To a juror—This house is more noted than pri- | vate houses. To Mr. Blunt—The ages of the females Soing in there were from sixteen to twenty-five and thirty years; my patrol extended from Canal to Spring streets; know the houses in the rear of the St. Ni- cbolas Hotel. Q. What are the names of the pane who kept the houses in rear of the St. Nicholas in 1850? A. Ellen Thompson kept Nos. 75 and 77; Jane Winslow kept 73; Catherine Row kept 67; these comprise all the houses in rear of the St. Nicholas; I know a Mrs. White in this city; her name was Fan- ny White; she lived in 33 Mercer street, the first dwelling house above Grand street; she was living there when I went on that beat, five years ago; she moved from there about four years ago, and went to 119 Mercer street, the first dwelling house above Prince street. Cross-examined by Mr. Busteed—The house on the corner of Grand and Mercer streets has been kept by Cornell asa confectionery store ever since I have known it; I'was never in the upper stories; the store generally closes at midnight; the people that go in at the door of the ‘store do not always come out the same way; there are pretty old boys there; Ihave seen men in the store nearly as old aa sixty; | the rear room is set out as a saloon, with tables and chairs; the house does not present any different Spbesranoe from & house having a confectioner’s store in it. Mr. Blunt would offer no more testimony as to the | character of this house. There was one additional ‘witness on whom an attachment was served to com- pel his attendance; but so far, he had evaded the oo With the exception of this witness, he said t the case of the plaintiff was closed. Mr. Busteed wished to know how loi Court would allow the case to remain open for the exami- nation of this witness? The Court inquired if the evidence of this witneas was in relation to the facts already adduced. Mr. Blunt said it was in relation to the same facts to which Starla testified. ‘The Court said that the plaintiff's case might then be kept open for the examination of this one witness, Mr. Busteed said that he would move, to-morrow, to dismiss the complaint, on the ground that neither the plaintiff or defendant were residents of the State of New York at the time of the commission of the alleged adulteries, and that therefore the Court had no jurisdiction. ‘he Court then adjourned. Catholicism in 'e New York, June 22, 1854, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. In a communication from Chicago, in this morn- ing’s Hxnap, your correspondent states: — In the important and flourishing city of Chi boasting of tee seventy thousand inhableagts. ‘ie cee: lies hold the political power. Nota Protestant holds an office under the city government. The Mayor and all the subordinates are either Irish or‘Dutch Catholics, and there is not now an American there who has any yoiee in the principal departments of the city government. Now, as a citizen of Chicago, these remarks do- Mand @ most unqualified contradiction, The Catao- lies nember about one-third of the entire population —probably not so much. The Mayor, Isaac L, Mil- Ken, Esq., is an American and a Protestant, and omposed of eighteen one Catholic representa- mericans and Protestants. In the entire city erument, keeping off a few constables and polivemen, only three or four Catho- lies hold office, avd these, I may remark, are justly and deservedly esteemed by the whole comma- uity. ic other portions of your correspondent’s re- marks, I regret to observe a certain animus regard ing the foreign population of Chicago, which indi- cates that his information has been derived from a individuals, contains on: the remainder are i rather questionable source, but which at present is Respectfally, DOH | Clegg, convicted at Troy last week of arson in the thtrd Gegive, line wou sentenced to the Clinton county State | prison for seven years and three months, Suprem- Court—Spectal Terns. Before Hon. Judge, Roosevelt and Cterke. EXTRAORDINARY CASH op ALLEGED LUNACY. June 22—In the Matter of Thomas Dunlap.— | Messrs. Edmon Blankman and Pletcher Park ap- | Peared for the alleged lunatic in this case, and pfe- sented to the Court several affidavits setting forth that Thomas Dunlap is perfectly sane and in fall possession of all his faculties, The affidavit of Dr, Benjamin J. Blankman stated that he first saw Thomas Dunlap at the Bloomingdale Lunatic Asy- lum on the 8th of June instant; that ho remained and conversed with him in reference to his alleged | insanity, and bas since that day repeatedly, at least three times daily, conversed with and examined , Mr. Dunlap, and he (Dr, Blankman,) as a physi- cian, pronounces that Dunlap ia not insane in any respect whatever, and exhibits no signs of insanity, but in his opinion the alleged lunatic is in the full possession of all his faculties, and a perfectly sane man. The affidavits of Dr. Barber, Dr. De Wees, Dr. Jas. Kennedy, to the same effect, were also placed be- fore the Court; also, the affidavit of Mr. John B. Sickles, an intimate friend, which sets forth his be- lief that Mr. Dunlap is perfectly sane. The petition of the alleged lunatic seta forth that he has resided in New York for thirty-five years, and | was engaged in businessas a florist for sixteen years past; that he served as a juror in the case of DeCorn, who was tried tor murder, and the jury being out three days and three nights, he, Dunlap, contracted a cold which brought on an attack of inflammatory rheumatism, which confined him to hia room for about four mouths; that when convalescent, and able to leave his room, and while at a livery stable, engaging a carriage to come down town to transact some business, his brother, James Danlap, who had Mrs. Wiili ith Walker; she had a child with | not visited or seen him during bis illuess,and Me. Wm. | saw Mrs. Williams wi ker; a cl ith | 8. Corwin, came there aud insisted on his taking a ride with them; that he for a time refused, inasmuch as he bed business to transact, but they urged him to take a ride with them for the benefit of his health, to which he at last asseuted; that they took the team which he (the alleged lunatic) had ordered, and after going as far as Mr. Corwin’s store, they asked him to take a friend into the vehicle, who they said was also in ill healtii; he consented, and the friend was introduced to him as a Mr. Van Cott, lined to drink himself; they then proposed with a party in the barroom to have a trot to Jones’ hotel for drinks, but Dunlap refused to allow it, as he had hired the horses and.felt himself responsible for them; they then Pe posed to him to go up and see the grounds of the Asylum, of which he had formerly had charge, and he agreed to go if they promised not to stay long; they went there, and after locking over the grounds he was invited into basement ; as he was going down stairs the door was locked upon him, and he was ordered to be seized, and was seized by five or six strong men, who bound him and put him into a damp and unventillated cell, without any furniture, except a bed and a small stand, where he was kept for three days and three nights, after which he was removed to better quar- tersin the asylum. Having been there about two weeks, he was served with a notice of an-inquiry into his state of mind, but he, petitioner, was not permitted to be present at the inquiry, which was ex parte, and petitioner was in consequence de- prived of his liberty. Mr. Dunlap conclades his etition by statin, tt he has had family difficul- ies with his brothers in regard to his father’s es- tate, and that a bitter feeling has existed on their part towards him, and that he believes that the course pursued by James Dunlap in procuring the imprisonment of the petitioner was through motives other than from friendship or brotherly affection. He therefore prays for his personal liberty, and for the possession of his property. Mr. Nelson opposed the lscharge of the petitioner on the ground that the friends of Mr. Dunlap had not had: sufficient notice. After some conversation between the counsel and the court and Mr. Dunlap, Judge Roosevelt said that he saw no symptoms of ity about Mr. Dunlap. Mr. Nelson said he had the affidavits of several phymcians stating that he was insane. judge Roosevelt could not perceive it trom his presem appearance and conversation. It was said ‘that all men were insane on some one point or anoth- er, and perhaps Mr. Dunlap was so, but that does not appear before the court, either from his manner or by evidence. Mr. Dunlap, who was present in court, was asked by the Judge what was the state of his property. ie said he could not say; that he was permitted by Judge Campbell to have his liberty, provided he did not go to his store and was present at the day of trial; his word of honor was s peaked and he would not violate it for any consideration; but this he knew that he had lost $10,000 Bestiape $12,000 or $14,000. Mr. Dunlap then pro- to stute in a clear and perfectly consecutive qmauner the particulars of. his case ag in the above sum! of his affidavit. The court listened with marked attention to the alleged lunatic’s statement. He then produced a copy of a letter he had written when in tho asylum, and he asked the court if it was the production of an insane man. He had been charged, he said, with being insane and being a drunkard, but as to his sanity he appealed to his honor, Judge Roosevelt, who had known him for twenty years; and to others who could swear he had not drank for six years pas He had been confined in the lunatic asylum, in a bed swarming with bugs,and ina room with about six inches of water under the floor, and no ventila- tion, but I was obliged to break a window to get air and prevent me from suffocating. I was handcuffed like a felon at the time. This, said Mr. Dunlap, was astrange cure fora man suffering from i Soy rheumatism. fudge Clerke inquired what asylum this was; for if this statement is true (said his Honor,) it is most disgraceful. ir. E, Blankman—The Bloomingdale Asylum. It is true. -I was there myself, and saw it, and there are several witnesses who can depose to the same state of things. Mr. Dunlap eontinued to state the farther parti- culars of his confinement. Judge Roosevelt inquired if Mr. Dunlap had been accused of attempting to injure any person, or to make any foolizh disposal of his Property? Mr. Dunlap stated that he had not ). How large is your family? r. Dunlap—Unfortunately, I am a bachelor; but if I had been engaged to any young lady, no doubt she would discard me, from ‘the fact of my being confined in a lunatic asylum, and that would be a greater loss to me than the deprivation of my pro- perty. (Laughter.) Q. What was the amount of your property at the time of your imprisonment? A. One kind of property to the amount of $25,000, and interest in contracts to the amount of over $100,000, in which Mr. James R. Whiting is also inter- ested. T sold $29,000 worth of property to ex-Mayor Kingsland, and he said if Mr. Whiting came into the property he would also come in. He (Mr. Dun- lap) asked the Court if he were an insane man would such men as those he had named,and Judge Ingraham, who is the legal adviser of the Woods, for whom he (Mr. D.) had sold $100,000 worth of property, have laced confidence in him? Mr. Dunlap assured the urt that his ty was daily deteriorating in value. Hé asked the permission of the Court to visit his plants at Harlem and in Broadway. The Court said it would be proper to permit Mr. Dunlap to go and see his plants, and several persons in court volunteered to accompany him. Mr. D. objected to Mr. Nelson being of the party, and the Judge said that if they could spare Mr. Skidmore, who was a very judicious officer, they would desire him to accompany Mr. Dunlap and the counsel of both sides. Mr. Blankman feared that they had no fucds to ay the expense of the officer, and he asked the Jourt to make an order for money to pay, for his board. Mr. Dunlap had been an inmate of his (Mr. Blank man’s) house since the 9th of June by the permis sion of the Court, and he had not been able to dis- cover the remotest act of insanity on his part. Mr. Dunlap expressed his gratitude to Mr. Blank- man, his counsel, for the prompt and decisive man- fo in which he had brought his case before the Jourt. The Court took the papers and reserved its deci- sion in the case. worth of planta, and Superior Court: Before a Sheriff's Jury. ASSAULT AND BATTERY. JenE 19.—Michael Lane vs. John Kelleher.— This was an action for &n assault and battery. The aie: is an upholsterer,in the employ of Betts, clleher & Betts, carpet dealers, under the St, Nicho- Jas Hotel, and the assault was committed by the de+ fendant, (Kelleher,) a member of that firm. The defendant admitted the assault, and the matter came Lefore the Sheriff's jury to assess the damages. Mr. Betts, another member of the firm, and 1 em- ployés in the house, testifled to the assault, to the eflect that high words had passed between the par- ties, and that Kelleher struck Lane three or four blows, seratching his face, making his nose bleed, &c. The defendant introduced evidence in mitiga- tion of damages, showing that a customer had jast | been in the store to make a complaint ayainst Lane, and that ina moment of great excitemeut he had struck bim. It was also shown that Lane, after the assnult, had invited Kellehor to fight it out, which Kelleher declined to accept. The jury found a ver- dict (or $26 damages, which carries the same amount In Darhyvilio, Pickaway county, Ohio, Min Faller, a vietim of mi id on, drowned herself because a note stating his intention not to ew her arms ground the neck of the faithless one, kissed him, and ins few minutes after | plunged into the water and was a corpse, Protection Against Lightning. TO THE BDITOR @F THE HERALD. ‘Thunder storme the present year have been fre- qment, and some of them fearfully active; many persons have been killed, and many buildings burn- ed or injured, Lightning conductors affixed to buildings or ves- sels afford absolute protection to life and property; and as these appendages cost but a trifle, no build- ing should be without them; and besides, the fire insurance companies of this city (many, if not all,) deduct ten per cent from the amount of the premi- um of insarance on all buildings insured which are provided with lightning conductors. In my long continued and extensive observations of lightning phenomena, I have never yet met with | acase of loss of life by lightning in a building or vessel furnished with metallic lightning conductors reared for protection; nor have I ever known of a claim to be made on either marine or fire insurance companies for logs by lightning in any case where the building or vessel was furnished with lightning conductors. I know of no case of loss of life by lightning in rail- road cars, steamboats, ocean steamers, irun vesselaor iron houses, evidencing that metals are not danger- ous On account of sup d attraction of lightuing. Metals conduct lightning and distribute it, Tron wire of five-sixteenths of an inch in diame- ter is large enough for a lightning conductor. The rod should be in one single piece und filed to asharp | peuot, ane extend two feet above the chimney or ighest point of a building designed to be pro- tected, and extend to and into the ground to the | depth of permanent moisture. No paint shonld be pu’ on the conductor. Corrosion by oxidization or Tust will not injure the conducting powers of tre rod. If glass insulators are used, tue bore of the insu lator should be 60 large as to allow space for both the water of the rain and the lightning to pass through freely. A dwelling house requires a conductor to every chimney, and if there be a cupola, that should be provided with a conductor also. A barn, fifty feet long, should have three rods, and needs but one fastening to each, and that at the ridge pole, from which point the condactor may diverge, and reach the ground several feet from the foundation of the building. Meeting houses, having spires and bell, are mora difficult to protect, as the spires are generally strengthened at the top by an iron shatt, whieh overcomes the rod, and discharges the lightning upon the bell, by which it is distributed. bi such cases a rod should Reeent ® point ander the bell. Metal roofs should be connected with the earth by conductors, and the ehimneys above the roof should have rods. Shade trees should be provided with conductors, A shade tree affords no protection to a building against lightning. Iron wite, of five-sixteenths of an inch indiameter, costs less that one cent per foot. Any person of or- dinary capacity can erect lightning conductors. Buildings aud vessels furnished with lightning conductors, it is thought, do not suffer from the wind, at least such is the result of my investigations thus far made. Persons struck down by lightning should be drenched with cold water for hours; if that fail, add salt to the water, and continue the drenching. Any information in my power to give as to lightning conductors, is at the service of everybody. 5 E. Merriam. Later About the Treatics. The following (says the St. Joseph Gazette) are the particulars as near as we can get them:— Towas, Sacs and Foxes, reserve sogpiner, one hun dred be miles; it ieee strip four miles wide, extending twenty-five miles al the south side of the Great Nemaha, Sroneing the Missouri; the re- mainder to be sold to the highest bidder, in the quarter cections, after it is surveyed, at public sale, as lands sold at public sale heretofore. Each tribe has six months in which to remove. The Kickapoos have the privilege of selecting 150,000 acres of land, and may select on the Grass- hopper, ten miles wide, running back, and get $300,000, payable in twenty years, in equal annual instalments, and are to move in twelve months. All the Indian titles to Jand on the Missouri river will be extinguished e: it four miles below the Nemaha, a small strip at the mouth of the Kansas, The farm on which the Nemaha agency and mis- sion are located will be retained for two years, when it is to be sold to the highest bidder. In addition to what we said last week about the faarpee and Delaware treaties, we give the sub- joined :— The boundary of the Defaware reservation is _as follows :—Commencing on Kansas river at the Wy- andott line, about a mile below the military cross- ing at Delaware Post Office, running up Kansas river in a direct line, forty miles; thence north ten miles; thence in an easterly course to the mouth of a creek opposite the Narrows, between Little Platte and Missouri river. The balance of their land is to be surveyed by the government, and sold to the highest bidder. After deducting expense of survey and sale, the net proceeds are to be paid over to the tribe. The government has stipulated to keep off all settlers till the land is sold. ie Shawnees have sold the entire southern and western half of their country (mostly dl for sixty cents per acre; the reservation of 200 acres for each individual of the tribe (about 700 in all) is made from the other half, and the remainder sold at the same price. We suppose that the section of the country from the Wakarusa to Smoky-Hill is now open to ‘settle- ment. All that fine country about Fort Riley and on Big Blue—indeed, all the territory belonging to the United States—has long been open to settlers, It must be recollected that as regards those tracts recently purchased from the Indians a specified time is named in which the tribes are to remove—the government agreeing to keep off settlers till they are gone. evertheless, pre-emptors are laying incsieae, staking out and blazing round their claims. The great road from Parksville up the Kansas river into the heart of this country, is now thronged with explorers. Invran Atrack wron tue Emtorants.—The last Wesiern mail brough’#is a somewhat disconnected letter from J. G. James, giv ing an account of depre- dations committed by the Indians on the propert, of parties Talgrating to California. The letter is dated Loup Fork of the Platte river, June 2, and saye:—“To-day a company of men from Howard county, Mo., came to us forassistance. They had been driven from their wagons by a party of Pawnee Indians. They had two wagons drawn by, cattle, 2,000 sheep, a number of horses. T company was commanded by Humphrey Cooper, who was the owner of the property. On the 29th of May, ninety-eight miles from St. Mary, at the Loup Fork, they were met by three Indians. They re hte Met all night, and called themselves Bioux. They left the train and went ahead about nine miles. When the emigrants reached that point they were met by a party of Indian warriors, the chief of whom was standing by the roadside. When en ger Cooper was near him he advanced with rifle and lance in hand, apparently to shake hands. But Mets saw his movements and told him to keep off, drawing at the same time arevolver. The chief ve way, the signal was given to his men, and they commenced firing at the whites with rifles. They had made a breast work ofa hill about forty yards off, and fired from this position. Captain Cooper tried to get the wagons off, but the Indians shot down the animals, and kept up a continaal fire at the men. One of them (French Woods) was killed, and aborse,was shot dead from under an- other man. A balf passed through Captain Coop- er’s coat tail, and his horse was badly wounded. They were forced to save themselves by flight, leay- ing all their property behind them. They came to us for assistance, and we are preparing togo. Capt. J.8, Montgomery, of Ralls county, is in command of our company, and when united with the other party we number twenty-five men. Captain Cooper’s loss is between $5,000 and $6,000. There are but few emigrants on the ronte, and the Indians think they Haak. cn in their power.”—St. Louis Republican, une Ti, A Hanorna Case in Kentocxy.—In December last Charles Cushing was murdered in Lexington by William Wright; the offence that provoked the fatal | shot being a slight offence to the assailant’s wife. | On the 1th inst., the prisoner, who had lain in prison from that.time, was bronght out for trial, and | was convicted of murder in the firat degree. Cush- | ing kept a confectionery, which the wife of the prisoner entered in the dusk of evening, in presence | of veveral witnesses, for a purchase... Cusiiag mis- | took her for another person, placed his hand on her shoulder, saying, ‘ How are you, pretty?” In an instant he discovered his mistake and apologized, but the lady left in a rage, and soon after her bus- | band and she returned to the shop, when unfortu- nate young man was shot down if his tracks. When the jury bad returned, after only twenty tes absence, and had announced their fatal decree, a most distressing scene was witnessed by the crowd. The prisoner, entirely overcome, let ‘his head fall on lus breast, while his wife, his sister, and his mother, gave vent to their anguish in heartrending screams. His wife threw herselt upon his neck, “Oh, why did [ do this! why did { do this!’ and Oh, how could those men find him guilty, when they have families! Ob! I will die!” fhe joreams gradaally sitbsided into sobs of grief and anguish, while the mournful, harrowing scene aillioted judge, Jury, bar, and spec- taters, ree or four of the citizens of Cambridge, Md., were rribly frightened while bathing in the Chontank river on Wednesday night, at the discovery of a large shark | near them, which was about 12 feet in length, ! ia of Concord, as Secretary. committee of tem was then appointed to retire and nominate a liat a ions po officers, Nor committee subsequently repo: the following list, which was unanimously accepted:— For President—Hon. ira Perley, of Concord. For Vice Presidents—W. H.G. Hackett, of Rock- ingham county; Jehn B. Wentworth, of Strafford county; John C. Young, of Carroll county; James Tilton, of Helkpsp, coat, Robert Reed, of Hille boro’ county; John Prentiss, of Cheshire county; John Buycut, of Suliivan county; Cyrus Skinner, of Grafton county: Royal Joslin, of Coos county; and William B. Goodwin, of Merrimac county, Wine McFarland, J.C. Abbott, George ‘adleigh. While the Committee on Organization was out, on motion of Mr. Bellows, of Lancaster, a commit- tee, consisting of one from each county, was ap- aso examine the credentiala of the members On motion of Mr. ‘Ropen, of Portsmouth, such whigs as were present from towns that have not sent delegates were invited to take seats and act with the Convention, to the number to which such towns might be entitled. Hon. Ina Peewsy,on taking the chair, was re- ceived with much applause, and expressed his thanks for the honor conterred on him, in a neat and perrent speech. He stated that it was long since e had taken any part in the deliberations of any | political body, and it was an unusual state of cir- cumstances that would call him from the walks of private life; but every one must be aware that an unusual state of national affairs had been recently brought about. The question of the extension of slavery, which we had all supposed to have been detinitely settled by the compromises of 1850, we have seen again rooted up, and the un- happy agitation on the subject again renewed. But we have seen the compact violated; we have seen the compromises of 1850, which were urged upon the North as a finality, and understood by its people as a final settlement of the vexed question, acqui- esced in by both the -political parties of the free States, by the whigs virtually, and by general un- derstanding, and by the democratic party, by the solemn ard binding actions of their conventions. The slavery agitation was to be settled. This was the great, perhaps the greatest, ground on which the present Chief Magistrate of the country was elected to his high office, This belief, more than arly other, was the cause of his election, and the country, on his election to the chair of State, had a eent to expect quiet and repose on the subject, and sup tled. But there is none of us but what knows that bythe act of the admission of the Nebraska and Kansas Territories this expectation of quiet waa disappointed, and the compromise, on which the North had leaned, trampled under foot. The Presi- dent had lent all the aid and influence belonging to his position to the forwarding of the bill, and in 80 doing, he was false to the epinions of the North and false to the principles on which he was elected, and which he solemmly stated in his inaugural ad- dress he would abide by and support. None would deny that this ieee of slavery extension is now the great question before the country, and on its set- tlement the eral) and even the establishment of our country depends, The North, if true, unpreju- diced and’ unbiassed opinion could be arrived at, would be almost unanimously opposed to this mea- sure, (great applause,) and he was glad to know | that this opposition was steadily increasing, and that the free spirit of the free Statea is becoming thoroughly aroused and organized to prevent the spread of such doctrines as that inculcated by the supporters of the bill in question. (Renewed cheer- for) The compromise of 1850, continued the speaker, has been repealed. The law repealing it, however, can be re} d, »fepplante,) and the steady and persevering effort of orth must be directed tothatend. He trusted that a voice would go forth from this Convention, productive of good, and that the deliberations of to-day may do something to ad- vance the cause of liberty, justice and equal rights throughout the whole length and breadth of our common country. Mr. Perley resumed his seat amid hearty and long continued applause. A committee of ten, of which Mr. Clark of Man- chester is chairman, was then appointed, to draft and report a series of resolutions. On motion, a committee of one from each county was appointed to nominate a Whig State Central Committee, to consist of two members from each county. Mr. Eastwan, of Conway, then moved, that when the Convention nominate a candidate for Governor, it be by acclamation, and not by ballot. Mr. East- man stated, in support of his motion, that prob- ably the minds of all the Convention were made up in relation to the candidate. The gentleman that the perty have snpported for the last two years, still retains our entire confidence, (enthusiastic applause) —and will probably obtain the united vote of the whole Convention. Mr. Eastman stated farther, that this arrangement would save much time, but. stated his readiness to withdraw his motion if objected to. The motion met with some opposition, and was withdrawn by the mover. Hon. JoxatHan Kirreimor, of Canaan, rose in answer to loud and repeated calls, and addressed the Convention in a most Glee and stirring speech, alluding to the general topics of the doy and to the cause of the t rally of the whigs of New Hampshire, which, said the speaker, is the eneral feeling that a great public wrong had been one. The Missouri compromise had been repealed, and this fact was enough to ronse the feelings and excite the grief and indignation of the whole North. He wished to allude to this fact, not asa whig, not as a member of any political party, bat as a freeman of the North. The Missouri Compro- mise has been in force for over thirty years, aud its repeal at this juncture looked to ominous; not that the Nebraska-Kansas bill was so much in itself, but {fa solemn compact like this canbe re- pealed by Congress and be acquiesced in by the people, what may not next be done? Where will the slave power stop if their present ag; ions are to be received in.quiet and peace by the people of the whole North? A short year ago he would have been shocked to believe that any man would rise in the balls of Congress and make such a pro- position as thie, When the selfish object of the mover was so apparent throughout the whole movement; when the means used to carry the bill through were so well known, it looked ominous and sad to him to see the measure tamely submitted to. He would not go so far as to advocate any violence or mob !aw towards Judge Douglas,but it seemed to him moustrous that the author or any of the supporters of the odious measure should be received as mon or human beings by the dit le of the North. [Great applause.) The speaker did not know but tbat he was a little violent on the question, but this was a time to speak out the true feelings and sentiments of any one who claims to be a man and a freeman of the North. When we see a President not only from a northern State, but from our own Btate of New Hampshire, ready to sacrifice the bat and opinions of @ vast majority of those who elected him, to a’base love of power and strife for place, it was time for every man to speak out in honest de- nunciation of the nefarious scheme. [Loud cheer- ing.] The speaker concluded by stating that he spoke not as a whig merely, not as a party man, but was ready to receive assistance from men of all litical shades who were united in opposition to tie further growth of slave power, and he rejoiced to soy that this class comprehended nearly the whole people of the free States of the North. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Convention re-assembled at two o'clock, and mn motion of Mr. Eugry, of Portsmouth, proceeded it once to ballot for a candidate for the office of Governor for the ensuing year. The ballot having been concluded, the vote was declared as follows :. Whole number of vote: a fesmith, and Joseph Necessary to a choice Joel Eastman, George W Cilley, each ha: 1 Jared Perkins had.. 2 Nicholas F. Whitehouse had 12 James Bell. . 316 And the Hon. James Bell, of Exeter, was accordingly declured the nominee of the Convention, and the nomination was then made unanimous, amid loud aud continued applause, On motion of Mr. DopGe, of Hampton Falls, Wil- liam Whittle, Esq., was bene ld nominated as the candidate of the Convention for the office of Railroad Commissioner. In addition to the resolutions published in the Heravp of Wednesday, Mr. Clark, of Manchester, from the committee on the subject, reported the fol- lowing:— Resolved, That the Constitution of the United States, based upon the principles of universal equality and right, was ordained and estaolished to secure the blessings of Kiberty, and for its preservation and extension; that it does not in any way favor the extension of human sla very, but is in spirit opposed to the spread of that great evil. Resolved, That it was the policy of the fathers of the republic, to its then existing limits, as is evinced by the passage of the ordinance of 1787, applied to all the terri- tories of the Union, and by subsequent acts passod der- ing the administrations of Washington, Jellerson, and Monroe. Resvlved, That while every supporter of the repeal of the Missouri compromise has impeached his character fer political integrity, and that the Northern snpporters of tliat measure have added to that the guilt of treach- ery to their constituents and to the cause of Hberty; and we hereby declare our decided condemnation of the course of ail such men, whatever may be their party affiniti Resolved. That to all members of Congress, tive of party. and especially to those muvie fopiesddw dives of the South who have mgnfally struggled to waln- —————LLLLLLLLL ee se the question forever established and set- | tain the public faith inviolate, we acknowledge the! oe frativede due to faithful public servante ued woo ge able wen, Resolved, That the novel doctrine of new: bie which Nerthern members of Congress base s2ciah {or supporting the Nebraska bill te wholly “f Tusive—is ously South, and its recognition ip danalcate [amcoariren me hibiting the absurd 6] of pegula fronts. Grounds utterly repudiated by ite Resolved, That we have witnessed pain recent in- stances of Executive interference in ihe trecdens of fon tions. It is to the rights of the peeple, dan- eee eee open oy: end ne longer to be Rerolved, That we have the recent ¢; of on = freedom, Cyt mpeg Pocple have hed an on rtunity to act at the polls, as unmistakable evide: Et the blood of 76 hannot’ yet gun out, 04 Resolved, That we invite the ¢o operation ef al the freemen of New Hampshire, who agree with a» im the Principles and purposes herein set forth, and thet w@ cordially tender to them our hearty co-operation in tha onure of freecom, and offer our confidence to these whe will confide in us. ‘The resolutions were advocated Uh gen- tlemen, and on the questieg being taken, they wera unaninously accepted, amid long and ‘protracted applause. The Corvention, which was the largest by far ever held by the whigs of New Hampshire, wae hare monious ind enthusiastic in its ‘action, amd aft ions adoption of the resolutions, it adjourned sing te. | Massachusetts State Tem ce, tiene | (Fiom the Bosten Journal, June 21.3 Lowe, June 21—12 M. The convention assembled this morning at ter past nine, at which time there were three or hundred persens in the bail, Mr. WiLtiaus, from the committee to nominate’ permanent oficers, reported the following Mat, which was unatimously adopted:— Por President—Hon, Samuel Hoar, of Contord. For Vice Prysidents—Middlesex eounty—Hem.’ Jobn A. Knowles and Hon. Wm. Livingstom, of Lowell; Exsex—Hon. Thomas P. Richardson, Lynn; Jeremiah Colman, of Fall River; Suffolk— Rev. Lyman Beecher, D. D., of Boston; Nerfolk—« Nathan C. Martin, Esq., of Milton; Plymeuth— James Ford, Esq.,of Abington; Bristol—Hon. C. A, Church, of Westport, N. Durfee, of Fall Riverg We ster—I. J. Woodbury, Esq., of Sutton; Mampe thire—Melvin Copeland, » of Norwich; Barns stable—Rev. James Barnaby, of Harwich. For Secretaries—B, W. Williams, of Boston; Rew D. H i ins, of West Boylston; Luther B, Morse, @! well. Finer was then offered by Rev. Mr. Whitcomb, Stone! i a. . Hoar, on taking the chair, said, we havel n assembled to consider what is our duty under’ ting circumstances in regard to the cause ef erance. The presetit condition of the cause ia as to warrant our congratulations. We are en< cd in a work of incalculable importance. Therer persons present who have long been Snes pis warfare, and who can look back upon days for the cause. He then considered some of thet causes of encouragement for the friends of temper- ance to persevere. The first. was the vote in thet House of Representatives last year on the question to repeal the prohibitory law—when the vote sted two to one against repeal. This shows that great progress has been made, and furnishes great ground of encouragement to persevere. The progress mada in Maine, and the perseverance of the friends of temperance there, was also cited as another grean@ for encouragement. The state of affaira in Verment, Rhode Island and Connecticut farnished an argament | to the same effect. In New England, New shire is the only State yet alien to the eause: our friends there tell us that pro; —that though they have not yet attained, preesing towards the mark,” and will pemevete unto the goal. He mentioned this fact to show that. Heaven is giving us a reward for our labor and em- + couraging us to go on. From these encouragementa he drew an argument to a more faithful perform- ance of duty, and especially in the matter of eom- pistaing of oe sellers. Some want the present law amended, but with the law as it at pt ex- ists we can clear our town of this evil in every instance. When one complaint does not hold let it be repeated, and the rum seller will find his ghfect gist of making money—defeated, ie following gentlemen were JOT ae od commit- tee on a State addresa:—Rev. Edward Beecher of Boston, Hon, John A. Knowles of Lowell, Zenas Bas- sett of Barnstable, Joseph Day of Dedham, Melvim Copeland of Norwich, Dr. Royal A. Merriam of Tepa- field, and B. C. Dunbar of Easton. The following gentlemen were then be yomy s committee on resolutions:—Rev. Dr. Cleveland ef Northampton, Hon. Nathan Crosby of Lowell, Rev. A. A. Miner of Boston, Rev. Phineas of Worcester, James Ford, Jr. of Abington, Rev. Mre Storrs of Lawrence, Moses Gragg of Roxbury. Rev. Mr. Brewater of Lowell was appointed ohair- man of a committee to nominate a State Oentral Committee. to usual Business Committee was then sppoimt- e Mr. Wit11aMs then submitted a detailed of the operations of the State Central Committee the past year. These operations embrace aid advice in cae of an emergency; the printing aud furnishing of blank forme tor prosecutions; active exertions during the last political campaign, resulted in securing a very large majority against the repeal of the law; the work of raising a million fund, now completed, and on which an assessment of one-half per cent has been levied and nearly col- lected. The collections from all sources, incladi the million fund assessment, amount to $7,738 3: oh expenses to $7,428 55, leaving a balanee of 309 77. The report concludes by saying that the cause ef prohibition in this State was never more than now, and recommends the people of the State to take active measures to electa next mahi iy wnend and make more pieielhe prohibitory law. The report was accept adopted, and ordered to be printed. The auditing committee reported that the Trea- eurer’s accounts were correctly kept and properly youched for. The committee to nominate a State Committee re- ted as follows:—Wm. B. Spooner, B. W. oses Mellen, of Boston; Edwin Thompson, of Wal- ole; James Eaton, of Walpole; John L. Baker, of ‘verly; Zenas D. Bassett, of Hyannis; Phineas Crandall, of Worcester; Charles B. Wilder, ef Chel- tea; Daniel Farrar, Lyman Beecher, of Boston; Waa, H. Jameson, of Brookline; Melvin Copeland, of Ner- wich; J. P. Williston, of Northam “ » He Le Sabin, of Williamstown; Wm. Elliot, of Gree: James Ford, Jr., of Abington; Darius Goff, of Paw: tucket; R. C. Pitman, of New Bedford; Wm. of Ware; Harvey M. Richards, of Attleboro’; Cushing, of Boston; Charles R. Lad J.M.8. Williams, of Cambridge; Fall River; William Livingston, Lowell; N.T. Leonard, of Westfleld; ning, of Monterey; Rev. D. Higgins, of ston; David Choate, of Essex; Jacob Julius A. Palmer, of Boston; Melzar over; Jobu Smith, of Andover; Rev. of Boston; Thomas Bradley, of Holmes’ Hele. * ‘The nameof Hon. Samuel Hoar, which had beeq left off the list by the request of that was added toit by vote of the Convention, he earnestly requested he might be released official connection with the committee. ee eee made pe anti-tol speech, dwelling yy. upon F psn eles 1e ste, pet atc pad He was in favor of shedding blood to enforce the lew in ne The Committee on Resolutions them reperted im part as follows:— Resolved, That as it alwaya becomes, on occasions lke the present, #0 now are we especially called upon te express our unbounded gratitude to God for the steadily increasing tokens of his favor towards our cause. Resolved, That whilet our belief im the absolute ne- ceasity of legalenactments for the suppression ef im- temperance is constantly waxin, sooner we deem the diligent use of all proper moral and religious meane equally indispensable in the prosecution of our enters prise. The third resolntion hails with the progress of the cause in other places. iy xs There are several others uj matters of minor Paponance, eae I must skip to give the following in — Resolved, the State Temperence Committee be instructed to call, four weeks before the State election, State Temperance Convention, for the purpose ef ne- minating independent candidates for Governer and Lieu- tenant Governor, who shall be in favor of the fi ay, et a Ce and s = amend ’ 8 shail render it more e| it, didates shall be domlusted whe’ abel) be wilt ledge publicly their fidelity to the Prineiple- ing t reat of rebibition as it is embodied in the Anti-Liquor law of 1862. Resolved, That the State Temperamee Cotamittes be in. structed to cause, four weeks before the State county conventions to be held for the purpose ef nomi- nating intepenten) ae .—— et ~~ Senate of —— chusetts, who aha’ in favor of existing l- tory law, with such amendments havin mel renane it efficient, excepting in those counties which shall havo. nominated candidates in favor of said law with the pro- posed amendments. Resolved, That in cave one or all of the political par- ties shall, after the said county conventions shall have been held, nominate canditates in favor ef prohibition in any of the counties in the State, the State DeFAno® Comm~petee he tnatracted to cause the ne minations ‘o be so modised or withdrawn qs te incladee part or allof those candidates in favor ef prohibition, nominaied by the different political parties. OnstTrvctions IN THR St. LAWRENOR.—~Mesmay Raasloff and Maillefert, engineers employed to wey the obstractions of the St. Lawrence, betwee? Montreal and Kingstoa, have arrived at the conclas sion that It is perfectly practicable to clear it of themay and make a channel of twelve feet deep for the pas sage of vessels up» and down. The engineers ara ready to go to trial, and with the eup; of the government there can be but little doubt of thcig success. Business at Montreal is quite active ; aud, the free reviation of the St. Lawrence is looked ta asthe certain revival of commendtresdlicay <hidew: