The New York Herald Newspaper, June 25, 1854, Page 6

Re Walker Diverce Oates @OMMON PLEAS—PARY De pee LKB, BER NEXT FR! ee a Bara FB r. WALEER Before Hon. Judge Ingrahaua. SIXTH DAY. Jens 14.—The Court reom was crowded, as-usual, ‘Mile morning, at the opening of this case, After the names of the jury were called, the ex- amination of Henry J. Smith, witness for the de” fence, was continued by Mr. Busteed. He deposed: —leaw the affidavit of Birch at the Commissioner’s office or at the bank; I do not know the name of the Commissioner; it was read over by Mr. Walker very earefully to Birch; I recollect part of the contents of that affidavit, Mr. Blunt objected to the witness testifying to part of the contents of the affidavit, unless he could testify to al] that it contained; but the objection was @verruled by the Court. Examination continued—That part of the afti- davit which 1 recollect is, that Birch di ‘qwore that he had never let a woman into the jail to wee Mr. Walker, or had never seen a woman alone there with Walker; my wife was present at thetime ‘the affidavit was read in the jail; I took Walker to Woodbvry & Churchill's office about the insolvenc y Fevcanes Sve utlemen were his lawyers; not Known of women Walker in the jail more than three or four times. Mr. Blont.—I came in as of the on the 3d of January last year. When was the. jail last repaired by order of Me Board of Supervisors ? A. About the month of May, 1853; the altera- féons made to the shed were, six fect taken from it and thrown into the engine house; these alterations were made on tlie south side vext to Mr. Walker's widow; three cross were put up inside, on all the windows in the building, and locks were taken off of ail the cell doors, repaired, and put back again; I believe James Miller did these re- paire under the superintendence of the Commis- sioner of Repairs and Supplies; Miller did the car- penter’s work, but I do not know the name of the man who did the fastenings; ! have no recollection of letting in a to see Mr. Walker while ip prison; { have at one time seen two women with Mr. Bobo in Walker's cell; lL have seen wo- men there three or four times, but do not recol- lect ever Jetting them out; when these women were im the prison they were not all the time under my observation; of my own knowledge I do not know where they were; these visits began in February, 853; the first two women I saw there were, I » Mrs. Malcomb and Miss Liman; I was in my ‘ewn private apartment on the first story when I saw them; they came in and asked to see Walker, and up stairs; there is a hall door separating the part of the building from the dwelling part; mo one could pass up stairs without being seen; Mere was no door between the back room and the sop. of the stairs; there was a door in the upper hall, whi ich was kept locked to prevent the prisoners | eoming down; I cannot say who opened that door to let the females pass; my wife was always in’ the Kitchen, which was adjoining the back room; Mr. b aye was there at that time; [ don’t think | saw e females come out upon that occasion; I remain- ed in that back room until I got my dinner; they went in just before dinner, and they could not have — out without my seeing them; they came to door of my back room when they entered, and asked to see Walker; that was all that was said; | e@annot say whether I then knew their names; I Rearned since that they were Mrs. Malcolm.and Miss Liman; the former told me her name herself when I met her in the street about a year afterwards, in February last; I never saw Mrs. Malcolm before then more than three or four times; during that time I only knew her name by hearing my wile speak of her; Miss Liman, I think, made two visits to the prison; Ido not know who the lady was who accompanied Mrs. Malcolm on her second visit; once she came with Bobo; I ao not know whether I have seen Mrs. Warner or Miss Pell there; on one occasion | saw two ladies with Bobo, in Walker’s cell; I went up for Turner, and found the door ajar; I cannot way ther this was the first or second visit; 1 don’t think I went up on the occasion of their first wisit; Birch was turnkey during these visits; the er whom Birch took out and lost was named rick Clark; Lsaw Turner in a barber’s shop in thiscity two or three day’s ago, since the trial com- menced. Q. Have you not been engaged in procuring wit- — for this defence’ 0, Q Have you not for some time past actually as- sisted in procuring witnesses for this defence? A. | can’t say that I have; I might possibly have spoken to Turner about i Q. Did you not complain to Mr. Orser about Waiker/ A. No; Ihave no knowledge of stating to Mr. Orser that [considered Walker a dangerous man in the prieon; I once took Walker to see Capt. Patten and Mrs. Patten at the Astor ifou-e; [also took him ‘on one occasion to the Westchester House; it was juet after dark, and we wined there about tive minutes; we inquired fo; Bobo the first time we walled there; I also took Walker out about half a dozen times to see C: anus; [ took him ont to see Jones Vesey, hi in, who was staying at the United States Hot at was last fall; I never ‘eft him alone with Ve believe that my deputy, Birch, took Walker ©: » Sunday contrary to my orders; I don’t think \Vulker ever went ont in com- pany with my son. Q: Did you not receive certain deeds of realestate as papers from Mr. Walker? p A. Lhave. Walker asked me to take charge of yapers for him; I don’t know whether Walker has dem now or not. Inever received deeds of = up own lots as security for my expenses in taking Valker out; Lalways took him out gratuitously; I * wve never said that Walker owed me $300 or $400. Q. Had you, before the females visited the prison, iven directions to amit females to see Mr. Walker? A. [cannot say whether I did or did not. Q. Did you not RS Peak: swear, that in conse- uence of the ilFhealth of Welker you gave permis- ion to females to vieit him? A. I swore that i gave orders that his friends xonld be permitted to visit him. I cannot say hether J did or not give permission to females to wit him. The affidavit of Birch seemed to be in ae hand-writing of Walker; I looked over it but yald not read Mr. Walker's writing very readily; I wnot say whether it covered one or more sides. Was not the land of that affidavit that he never seen Walker commit adultery in that jail? A. It was not; its purport was, that he had never t any lewd women into the I don’t think that yy woman's name was mentioned in the affidavit. . Do you know of spiritnousJiquors having been troduced into Walker's cell? Objected to by Mr. Busteed, Mr. Blunt said that it was a misdemeanor in the x of a prison, under the statute, to introdace vous hquors into a jail,and that it was the ivilege of the witness to refuse to answer if he tners he might-decline answering if he chose. The witness then declined answering. fxamination continned—it was to m; 7son.thatI gave the directions prohibiting par- 3 visiting the jail; I do not know that these or- wife and ra were broken afterwards. Wm. W. Warner, examined by Mr. Basteed—I am winter, and have resided in Brooklyn since 1853; ave been spared four years last April; before ng to Brocklyn | lived on the second floor of a ise in Walker street: I had lived there from |>t teber, 1852; before | went there I lived at the ner of Delancey and Eldridge streets; from my ms in Walker street | could see the rear of the iridge street jail; I know Wildes P. Walker, and ‘e known him since January naintance in the Eldridge street H \, and my wife visited him there with my appro- an; she visited him three times; I have had aren; Walker sent me a note one time, as! to have some sbirts mended for him by my had my leave to send them; [used tone \ker in the mornings from the rear of my , be would shake his hand to me; I used then to erstand a little of the déaf and dumb alphabet but ve forgotten it now; I believe that I have com- cated with bim in this way; my wife under. ds it, and I have seen her comminicate with ker thus; these communications were carried on 4 my approbation and knowledge, for they were srally made in relation to myself; I suppose 1 » visited Walker in the jail a dozen or fifteen 8; I used to receive bundles, pamphlets, &., t him; I received them at different times; on t-vo sions several small drawings were sent to ime; vife is in court; we were both subpoenaed here. ome-examined by Mr. Blunt—I first became ac- ated with Mr. Walker in the middle of January, year; I never saw him before; Walker wanted » do some printing for him; he sont no messen: ome, but by signs communicated what he want learnt a little of this means of comm my wife; I went to see Walker in th w Walker's name by hearing it mentioned; | »t say by whom; my wile only mended Waiker’ once; the first time my wife went to the jal as accompanied by Mrs. Malcolm, and another by Mirs Pell; I had knowledge of her first visit ay after; 1 think this was in the month of Feb- ; I did not know Mrs. Malcolm then; I have her since; yesterday was the first time J have her; my wife did not tell me on the first two ona that she was going to the jail; on the oc- . of her first two visits, | dtd not know before ent that she was going; | did not know of her the third time she visited the jail; my wife communicated to mo that she had received & ‘rom Walker; I knew Mre. [ull; she ocoupied f the premises with me; she was the sister of ell; the first time 1 went round to Walker om a communication received from him by ; li i ff ate street; Iknow and have known ‘him het ee ee fet me ino the me 5 ever jet me into visited Walker I went to his cell; I never was in Walker’s cell alone with him in my ife for one mainute; I have fixed come shirts for W: , for which Iwas paid a small 4 Mrs. Malcolm and Mr. Bobo were with eS occasion of my ‘first visit; { became acquainted: Bobo through Mrs. Saloons the sane Fer eee with me on the occasion of Ea visit; Mra, Malcolm, Miss Pell and Mr. Bobo were with me the third time [visited the jail; the com with whom Walker; he has never taken liberties with my person; he never any such liberties; T have never had with Mr. Walker any carnal connection; no written communication has ever passed be:ween me and Walker; I never received any letters or eta from Mr. Walker, except for my husband; they were brought to me_ by the turnkey, Birch; I was never alone with Walker in any place, and he never made any request to me to meet him alone; I mov- ed to Brooklyn in the middle of March, 1853;.I went to Walker street on the Ist of October,” 1852; from the rear of my house in Walker street, I could see the rear of the jail in Eldridge street ; I know the deaf and dumb alphabet; | learnt it at school in New York, when I was about Ly gk of age; sometimes [ communicated with Walker through the medium of these signs; Walker would then merely say it was. pleasant day, or somethin, of that kind; [could distinguish lis window an the hell window in the prison from mine; I have seen two or three people be: Walker make signs foe the jail; my husband I visited Walker in. the nigh re) jail; T told iny husband of the visit the same I thin i a » on each occasion; I know Mrs. Mal- ¢ the visita to Walker I neyer observed any improper familiarity een him and Mrs, Maleolm, or between him and Miss Pell; Inever observed on any other occasion improper conduct on the part of Mrs. Malcolm. Cross-examined by Mr. Blunt—I first became acqnainted with Mrs. Maicolm early in January, 1863; I formed her acquaintance at my own house; she came to get me to make a bonnet for her; she lived in Williamsburg then; she came again in a day or two; no one was with her either time; she came for her bonnet the second time; two weeks afterwards she came again, and no one was with her then; she called to see me at that time; Col. Bobo neyer came to my house; I first saw Bobo in the prison in Mr. Walker's cell; 1 cannot say whether I went to the prison the third time Mrs. Malcolm came tosce me; I had talked with Mr. Walker by signs for three or four weeks before I visited him. Q. Will you give ‘me the vowels of the deaf and dumb alphabet. [The witness auswered by the ap- propriate signs}. A written copy of the alphabet used was sent to my husband: I don’t know where it is now; I can’t sy whether that alphabet was sent to my husband before or after my acquaintance with Mrs. Malcolm; he showed it tome; Miss Pell also talked to Walker by Gem Srey dey; she talked from her room and mine; I know Mrs. Hall. Q. Did you aot receive a letter which you ex- hibited to Mrs. Hull? A. No, atnotime. Idon't recollect receiving a letter which was returned with some pamphlets. Q. Did you ever open a letter addressed to your husband? A. Yes, I saw the contents of a letter once, after my husband had seen it; I never stated to Mr:. Hull that I had received an impro) letter, or anything to that effect; I saw Mr. Walker once ‘outside of the jail, but did not go intentionally to meet him; I saw him inacon- fectionery store in Division street once in the after- noon; Miss Pell was with me; my husband was out on afireman’s parade that daysI went to see them; Birch, the turnkey, was with Walker; I have never seen Colonel Bobo clsewhere than at the jail ; Bobo called at my house in Brooklyn, but I did not sce him; } don’t remember when; Mr. Walker never called at my house in Brooklyn until he brought the subpoena last Sunday; I never saw Mrs. Malcolm after my visits were discontinued at the jai! ; I moved to Walker street in October, and it was just before New Year’sthat I commenced talking on my fingers; I never conversed by signs with any other yersou in that prison except Mr. Walker; I don’t now who were the other persons who made signs; { never saw anybody bat Mi. Walker at the jail; 1 was tok! that Walker was put there for a long time, thathe was lonely, and it was for thisthat I went to see him; this w 4 Mrs, Malcolm’s request; Bobo wastheve at the time J visited him; I never visited Walker; 1 any cne in that jail exce; Mr. believe that it was that I re- ceived the shirts to mend; Ide know how many viaite | had paid him at that time; [ never sow ‘Wr. Walker out of his cell except at the confection eiy store in Division street; | remained at the j on the occasion of my first visit about fifteen mil utes: there were no refreshments in the cell; 1 don’t ish lor’s saloon about that time; I mpany with Mrs. Malcolm and isited the prison after I left Mr. Busteed, de- d have known e visited him at Eld- ven or eight times, always with er alone with Walker in Eld- ¢ t jail or anywhere else; no act of im- roper familiarity ever passed between me and Mr. Vather; he never took any improper liberties with my person; | have never bad any carnal connection wil Wildes P. Walker; he never offered to take any such liberties with me; I know Birch, the turnkey, by sight; 1 never sat ‘on the bed in Walker's cell with bis arm round my neck; he never had his arm round my neck or had his arm or hand on any other part of my person. Crossexamined by Mr. Blunt—Francis cpristian name of my husband. Q. Do you live with your husband? Qbjected to by Mr. Basteed, on the ground that the question was immateria} to the issue of the care. Objection sustained. live? ish to tell, because I do not want is the Y 3 | lave lived there a year last May. Q. Where has your husband been ving during that time? A. I don’t know; during my visits to the Eidri street jail Llived part of the time in Williamsburg; I left Williamsburg, and then I went to Beek- man strect, to Mrs. Beckwortha ; my husband knew of some of my visits to the jai!; I onl; went to the jail twice before I left home; know Williams; her house was in Pros- pect place, Je Cit it is the same jouse a3 that in which I now live: 1 don’t recollect when my acquaintance wilh Mrs. Williams com- menced; it was five er six months before I became acquainted with Walker; I know Col. Bobo; 1 became acquainted with him and his wife at Mrs. Williams’ house, where they boarded: Mrs. Coffin introduced me to Mis. Williams; Mrs. Williama did not ee rey good health at any time; | do not know what her character was; Mrs. Williams did not visit me at my house in Williamsburg; Colonel Bobo visited me once or twice there; Bobo accom- pa ied me on my first visit to Walker; I went with nim ircm my own honse; no othe ale went with me on the oceasion of my first visit; | think it was in the afternoon when I first visited the jail; I do ’t recojlcet the time: the tur admitted me, cad we went to W v's ce! Jolonel Bobo did not leave me after ‘ot there. Wh was your object in going to see heard he was confined, and | went out J never visited a prison before, and 0 to see any one ¢lse in the prison; I re- turned home alone, and left Bobo at the door; it was fore dark n | got home; I told my husband of this aday or two afterwards; my second Virit to the jail was made with Mra. War- ner; J formed Mra. Warner’s acquaintance when I applied to her to make a bonnet for me; I had heard ot her before. Q. Who fir: A. Mr. Walker. Q. What dia Mr. Walker say to yon in relation to Mrs. Warner? Hesaid she was a milliner; I don't recollect raation entirely; I don’t’ recollect ho x the snbject of bonnets came to be discussed; he said that she appeared to be very industrions; | made three visits to the cell in company with Mrs. War- ner; the list time IT visited the cell in company with Mis. Warner was after I left Williamsburg; it was on the oceasion of my firat that Walker mentioned her name as 1 have stated; I have visited lin the company of } Liman and Miss Hiss Liman boarded in same house with me in Heckman street; | don’t recollect when I first visited Walker in company with Miss Liman; J paid two or three visits in her company; sometimes Mra. Smith and sometimes the son let us in; Col. Bobo informed you of Mrs. Werner? visited me twice in Beekman streot; 1 did not know where Colonel B boarded at that time; Idid not passa night in the Girard Houve in the same room wit lonel Bobo; on one cecasion Mr. Bobo accompanied Mi an and me to the jail; J think that once we went by ourselves; I never went with any other female; I never them; I don’t think Sane; last street; I never the occasion of sth poops at he of a ins tee ey Wi 1 don’t of brandy . Did yo lay cards there ? Q. Do you remember a aifficult about a book between you and Miss Liman, or een you and Mr. Walker? A. I don’t wish to answer; I don’t recollect taking of wy bonnes Shere, or sitting on the bed. To |—I think there were cards at one time in Walker’s cell; I do not of any difficulty there about a book. did you refuee to anewer this question be- lore A. I did not think it was material; Lhad to pass through Mrs. Smith’s room, to get to the rooms up stairs in the jail; I always went through Mrs. Smith’s rooms e; twice, and soa ees be te occasion of the two visits. Mrs, Smith let me in once or twice, and her son once. § To Mr. Blunt—Mr. Walker was one of the who played cards. None of the ladies pla; old gentleman played whom I did not know. court adjourned antil Mouday, Slavery at the South and Cslme at [From the Richmond Enquirer, Jana 21.) Itisan indisputable fact, that the of the South have come to regard the of slavery with feelings and views very different from the tra- ditional prejudices which they had beemcontent to aecept without Investigation or inquiry. So ral and complete @ change in public sentiment in re- spect top subjectof 20 much interest, could not oc- cur without attracting the observation and exciting the curiosity of intelligent thinkers. The opponents of slavery especially bave been strock with this revolution in public opinion, and they have dili- gently sought for some satisfactory explanation of a fact which they regard as a moral and political cp daetek But they are not agreed in their con- clusion. For a long time, as we have intimated, the people of the South were content to accept slavery as an existing fact—an established institution—without in- yertigsting ite nature or exploring the principles of its foundation. Nay, more—the prejudices against slavery which were ray in the earliest years of the republic, were inherited by the descendants of the men who had declared the ‘slave trade a crime against humanity. An universal spirit of scepti- iy 5 an cism and indifference prevailed in re to slavery; it was very generally conceded to be a wrong, but a wrong for which others were responsible, and for which there was no present and adequate remedy. The policy in respect to the institution was a policy of tolerance and delay—tolerance for a necessary and unavoidable evil, and delay in adopting any measures for its amelioration. - Now, we must confess that this wasa most unphi- periiy and immoral condition of public senti- ment. It was certainly to the last degree unphilo- sophical to live in the presence of so vast and mo- mentous a social and political fact, without invgsti- gating its nature and exploring its foundation.’ It was to the last degree immoral to subsist upon the bounty of a gigantic evil, without making one effort for its cure or even amelioration. It is an impeach- ment of the wisdom and justice of Providence to as- fert that there is any evil in the moral economy of the universe, for which there is no adequate remedy. Yet, the men of the generation of which we speak, ac- cepted all the traditional prejudices against African slavery without dnanisys and allowing the institution to be an enormous evil, sought to strengthen and perpetants it. Wrong is never necessary—injustice never pte Either men were in error in their conception of the nature of slavery, or else there was no insuperable obstacle to its abolition. In either case, they were false to the obligations of conscience in not undertaking to carry out their convictions of right and duty. At last the slaveholder was aroused from this stu- pia apatby. The assaults of the abolitionists drove im to inquiry and discussion. He was forced to look to the defence of his property. He investigated slavery in its origin, nature and operation. He dis- cussed itas a moral, social and political problem. He tried it by the test of ag ad right and reason. And what was the result? Why, thav very condi- tion of public sentiment which abolitionists contem- plate with amazement. Hereditary prejudices were swept away; blind instincts were corrected; the understanding of men was excited to healthful and effective action; ancient theories were exploded, and the institution of slavery was viewed ia its true relations. For long the people of the South declined the challenge to diacuesion and controversy. But when they were driven into the field they astonished and confounded the enemy by their resources and their triumphant resistance. ‘The slaveholder no longer shrinks from a contest of argument. Contident in the justice of bis cause, he readily accepts the detiance of the abolitionist. But observe with *hat different weapons the hostile parties contend. The abolitionist deals in declama- tion; the champion of slavery in argument. ‘Lhe fernier appeals to the fancy and the sensibil 3 tke latter to the reason and the understanding. The abolitionist draws upon fiction for his resources; the slaveholder opposes the returns of the census to the deceitfal figures of rhetoric. The result of all this inquiry and controversy is a prevalent conviction among the people of the South that there is nothing in their system of slavery for which they cannot tind abundant warrant in scrip- ture, in revgon, in the philosophy of human society, and in the spirit of Eepuiue philanthropy. It is fortunate for slavery that the controversey with abolition is reduced to an issne of fact and argument. The plausible fallacies of the abolition- ists will disappear before the revelations of the cen- sus. Casuists may dispute over the nice distinctions of ethical science until all just preceptions of right and wrong are confounded, but. statistics wiil speedily and conclusively determine the effect of slavery as an economic and social institution. Alrea- dy has it been shown by irresistible argument, that the proportion of wealth to the individual in a alave- holding community, greatly exceeds that in the free States. Even in the North, candid men concede that their liberty is rapidly degenerating iuto licen- ciousness and anarchy. The following statistics, exhibiting a comparative view of Northern and Southern society in respect to two most important elements, are pregnant with instruction and en- couragement to the slaveholding community:— FROM THE CENSUS OF 1850. No. No. of Crimi ula om. Churches. nala, 583,169 62 994)514 301 New Hampshire. 317,976 7 Vermont 314,120 39 370,702 145 147,745, 24 3,097,5 1,080 489,56 135 Pennsylvania 2,311,786 302 Delaware... 91 6 Total... Maryland . , 668,507 906,185 7H, 623 606 626 817,772 7306 : 2,014 4058456 20,459 14,085 2,008 8,324 n by half a million, the ten Southern States have aLove a thousand more churches than the ten Northern States which boast loudest of their morility and enlightenment. With an excess of only half a million in rilation, the ten free States have double the number of criminals which found in ten corresponding slave States, Such revelations will complete the revolution of public opinion iti respect to slavery. An Arrrotixa Stant.—In the Galena passenger depot, on the closing day of last week, sat a man and woman, apart from the crowd, and close to- gether. Every one who saw them paused inyolun- larily to gaze. There was nothing remarkable in their dress, unless it might be cleanliness, but an air of grief, of mourning, enveloped them like a transparent mantle. No founder of a maison de devil las ever heen able AF ooligs to arrange, or even to imagine, for his seeking to appear aflicted , 2 drapery of such sol woe. There is no av tute for it, no approximation to it, and though skilful hands and cultivated tastes are fre- quently able to provide raiment in beautiful keeping with it, without it they are only a profanation and a mockery, As we passed on, pondering what great grief had cast a shadow on the pir, one of the day police came by and said, “I saw you looking at se poor people just now. They are from my country; [have been talking with them, and itis a bard story to tell. His name is Stephen Cook, and they are on their way from Holland to a settlement of their friends at Pella, lowa, They embarked with thice children, the pride of their parent hearta. The voyage was long, the icebergs surrounded the ship, and held it fast fourteen days, ai before it was terminated they had dropped into the cold blue sea their two yonngest idols. ‘The last, a pretty little girl of cigh ‘ummers, died here in their arma to- day, in this cheerless depot, and they bave just re- turned from the burial, to which no one arcom- panied them but the undertaker, and whon the train goes ont, they will resume their journey desolate | ! and alone.’ Ah! how few know the trials ef the immigrant !—~ Chicago Press, bodied in. at published @ y Mr, O. W. Wright. a contrast meagre, , and ievane Sa fn contig ah set an ‘ ing theories of the French plilosepher! In the latter we @ spiritualism cl bordinates w eu) the senses Net mee we which Nets ont liberty and respons: aman jons, an 6 prac- tice of all’ the virtues and charities of life. It teaches us that anarchy is not the parent of trae liberty, and that although there may be difliculties in Christianity, they do not afford a rational justifi- cation for ticism and infidelity. Here is a reli- gion to which reason can bow with respect, and which does not present us with false gods like the idols of paganismn,, whose banality and groteaque hideousness are but thinly veiled hy the incense of riestcyaft and its dupes. The minds of men like i Cousin are, in short, the only media, through which the divine light that ought to guide our ac- tions can be derived. When the spiritualism of the “pappers” produces practical fruits like those of the work before us, we may then be induced to accord toit its fair share of credit. The Master’s House—a tale published by McEl- rath & Co.—is,as may be guessed from its imprémna- tur,one of those pseudo-sentimental and - thropical fictions by which all the evils and vices of society are to be eured and the world converted into an Eutopia. We fear, however, that the human ind will. require a long course of this weakening stem of treatment, before the hoped, for consum- mation will be arrived at. ls ? The Iron Cousin, or Mutual Influence, is the title of a cleverly written domestic tale, by Mrs. ey. Cowden Clarke, the wife of the well known Englis! lecturer, and herself an authoress of no mean emi- nence. The principal fault that we have to find with the book is, that it oceasionally affects a mas- culine force of expression, which does not belong to Mrs. Clarke’s natural style, and which somewhat mars the grace and feminine delicacy of her de- scriptions. NOTICE TO PUBLISHERS. Publishers desirous of haying their works prompt- ly noticed, must fcrward them early in the week, when they send in their advertisements, Union of the bt North American Pro- vinees. [From the Buffalo Express, June 15.) Our statesmen have been pointing to the ‘ mani- fest destiny” of the British North American Pro. vinces as lying in the path of annexation to the United States. This has awakened the people and statesmen of those Provinces to a aed examina- tion of their geographical, commercial, and physical importance in the scale of nations, and to a fresh understanding of who and what they are. While we open our arms to receive them into the family of States, they put themselves ea the dignity of self- reliance, he discuss boldly the question of a union of the British North American Provinces under an independent form of government. We have recently read a speech delivered in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly by a Mr. Howe, which is full of food for our peep and statesmen to reflect upon. He is op- posed to annexation to the United States, and as- serts that opposition in the following explicit term: jo not deny that any man who sincerely and 'vocates annexation to the United Staves bas powerfdl arguments in his favor. I am opposed to it, and would sesist such a step by all means within my reach. Ibelieve it would be, unless forced upon us, mordlly. wrongs being & violation of our allegiance, and a breach of fuith plighted to our brothren across the water for more than 100 yeara, Of course, if they expect us to bg colonists forever, and make no provision for our being anything cke, upon their heads, and not on onrs, be the concequences of the separation, which, when this is apparent, will be inevitable. I prefer full incorporation with them, in one great empire—fvee participation with them in its good and evil fortunes, ite perils and its dix- tinetions. All this I believe to be practicable, and shall not despair of its fulfilment. In connection with this sentiment he discusses the question, “ Have we a territory broad enongh to make a nation of 7” In answer to this plain et rogatory he spreads out the map, and poin's toa territory lying north of the United States, extending awey from the Atlantic to the Pacitic, gontaining 4,060,000 square miles—while all HMurope, with its family of nations, contains but 3,708,000, which is 202,000 miles lets—and the United States includes 2 square miles, 769,128 less than British erica. These British North American possessions, therefore, it will be seen, cover one-ninth of the ter- ritory of the whole plobe, that being some 37,000,- 000 square miles. This vast extent of country is sub-divided as follows : 100,000 nq. miles. 28,000 Mohing in all 486,600 sq. miles. A very pleasing and interesting comparison is in- stituted between this territory and portions of the Old World which we are apt fo magnify in our ge- neral opinions. The great province of Canada is equal in size to Great Britain, France and Prussia combined. Take the Italian’s Po, the Frenchman’s Rhone, the Englishman’s Thames, the German’s Rhine, and the Spaniard’s Tagus, and roll them into one channel, and they all only would make a stream equal to the St. Lawrence, great lakes of Ca- nada are larger than the Caspian Sea, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which contains a surface of 100,000 square miles, is as large as the Black Sea. Our attention is directed to the maritime provin- ces of British North America, which cover 36,000 aquare miles of territory, and are half as large again as England and Scotland togeth They are equal in size to Helland, Greece, Belgium, Portugal and Switzerland, while New Brunswick alone is as large asthe kingdom of Sardinia, and even Nova Scotia is larger than Switzerland. This pictuge of the broad expanse of territory which iseprfid out between us and the frozen re- gions of the North, and known as the British Ame- Tican Provinces, might suggest the Hi ead in dis- enssing the qrestion of a union of the United States, that we should he annexed to them, instead of their coming tous. There ie, however, another viow o: this matter to be'taken, We must look at the phy- sical condition and relations of the two sections of this hemisphere, and see what amount of people inhsbit the vast extent of country to which our British North American neighbors point with so mveh satisfaction and pride. In return for remind- ing us that we are 769,128 square miles less in ter- iitory than they, we desire to call their attention to tke comparative numerical strength of our popula- tion, On their side of the line the figares show that— Inhabitents, a 264 anata contains, New Prunswiek, Nova feoti ‘000 300,000 100,000 Total... . By tT, 264 —while the censua of the,United States would proba- bly show a population of more than 30,000,000. We do not refer to this for the Parpose of showing that we are a great people, and the people of British North America ecroparatively diminutive. would we direct their minds to the theught that while they Luve possessed mere territory, and na- tural advantages nearly equal to those of the United States, with a cocval history, they have grown to bea people numbering two and a_ half millions, while under the fostering influence of republican in- stitutions, we have increased in population, trade, commerce, and manufactures in a ratio of almost twenty toove. We do not say this boastingly, but, merely to institute a fair comparison between the workings of the two systems of government in their effects upon the general prosperity and advancement of their respective peop! og. This should be taken into the account with the two aad a half millions of British North Americans who are seeking to amelio- rate their condition by a change or improvement of government relations, Coxvieren ov Sepocrion.—William A. Jenkins, of Ellisburgh, Jefferson county, has beon convicted of reducing Miss Sarsh Olaftin, of the same place, under pre of marriage. He was sentenced to the State privon at Auburn, for thwee years. He is 4 young man, twenty-three years of age, of very rea pectable parenta, and aince big indietment has mar- sigd another young lady, Rather ; Senge came becn a vat the Parris. Some oppositio! made to this bat after"s conference amo the [yee others, it was acceded to,and Mr. Parris was nemi- As soon as this was over a member called for the mmittee on Resolutions. Great confusion, sa; the Portland Advertiser, ensued, some calling for the resolutions, and others strennously that they had had enough, and wanted no resolutions nor anything else, and others still moving 2 to adjourn Finally the Committee on Resolutions reported the Bellowing -walel was — Resolved, That the Con’ in a> Re Didier to meat their fellow democrats a: the and Hon. ear. ; ‘Tho Convention then sdjourned witheeh oxi ofa platform, without a s! i pea or purpose in regard to the law, the N the admin: , OF ere—. Es Tue Corngoricur Liqvon Law.—The Hartford Times, of the 22d inst., in commenting onthe liquor law recentl; the Le; 88 teeer ae ett ee a the ine provides thet if any place except a dwelling oe a8 having Nquor is found it shall be deemed in eviden for sale—no matter whether it is in a barn, and locked in with couble bolts, No matter if it was | never offered for sale, it is found in a store and this fact is priina facie evidence that it has been offered for sale. 2d. If offered for sale it most be forfeited, and the owner punished. . If bad liquor it must be destroyed. 4th. If it is liquor (valuable property), it must of atown agent, and be sold for the benefit of the town. We venture that property owned by an indi- vidual was never confiscated on any such principles in the most d ic government in world. | 5th. Any three electors, whether they can read or | not, may be grand jurors to cases under this act. This clause is inserted to defeat the popular will in any town where the electors might see fit to elect grand jurors who would not be umreason- able in their prosecutions. The office of grand juror is elective. Itis an important office. The prosecutions of a bre juror involve expenses which the town must pay, and the electors of each town have heretofore been permitted to select these officers. But this new liquor law makes any three electors of a town, grand jurors, This is a moat extraordinary stretch of power on the part of the | Labiaacere, and it is certainly applied in the loosest and most dangerous manner. Discovery OF AN InreRrsrine Retic.—A very valuable and interesting relic of the olden times, | was exhumed from the ruins of the of the old French fort, on Monday evening. The article tound is the outside case of an old French gold watch, with many evidences on its surface of hat been | in use, and has on its back the following inscriptio: engraved in rough and unsymmetrical characters: “Presented to James Wetherell by his friend, George | Washington, May 3, 1755.” This date mds with the time that Braddock set out with his ill- | fated expedition for the conquest of Fort Duquesne. | It was about the Ist of May of that year that he crossed the Potomac river, on his road to the Ohio, | and as is well known, ‘ge Washington was with | him. On the 19th of July foll , they arrived | within twelve miles of the fort, ata it on the Monongahela river, where the terrible defeat and maseacre took place. The supposition, therefore, is that this was presented by Washington to some one of the name of Wetherell, in Braddock’s army, and that during that murderous fight, he was either | killed or made pees) and this watch, along with | other property taken from him, and after lost at the fort, where it has remained undiscovered until the present time —Piltsburg Post, June 14. Tae LeraroEn Trape.—The number of hides im- ported into and consumed in five of the principal | ee of the United States in 1852 and 1853, is ex- lbited in the following table:— | Im lion. Consumption. Places. 1862. 1853. 1852. 1853. 159,972 176,336 144,088 125,936 3588 119,508 102,239 70,97! 498}550. 1,262,712 1,420,871 1,288,702 472,332 "407,105 439,780 "308,672 248,679 980,018 237,315 304,770 | 147 2,350,607 2,353, 79: 9,059 | , however, includes none of the Calentta buffalo, or other East India hides, im bales, chiefly in this State, and which would swell the amount so as to make the importation of Boston and Salem together almost equal that of New York. In | 151 the number imported into Boston exceeded 600,000; and, as will be seen by the table, there has | heen a covsiderable falling off during the last three | years. This is to be attributed partly to the dis- | covery of gold in California, which effectually closed Boston. Salem . Total Thi 2, one large source of the importation to Boston; part- | U ly to the civil wars and contentions of South Amen- | ca, which, by keeping that country in an unsettled | state, have materially diminished another source of | supply, and partly to the fact that New York dealers make more direct importations than formerly.— | i Boston Atlas, June 20. ET LORS IE 1 OnE OF THE VERDICTS.—The Portsmonth Journal, | under the head of “ Traditionary Sketches,” | lishes the following account of a model jury of the i olden time :—“‘ About eighty years to his end by.a casualty at the Isle of Shoals, and a coroner from Portsmouth visited the island to make an inquest. Twelve jurors were summoned from thore who were first met with, and directed to sit on the body. They went into the house, and soon some of them returned, and informed the coroner that he would hold but six. They were again instrncted and sentin. They reported that he was drowned. They were again sent back for further investigation. In due time they returned with the report that they had notched on one stick all of his good deeds they could find, and on another all of his bad ones. The latter numbcred most, and therefore they gave their verdict that he had gone to the wicked place. One of his good qualities Was reported to be, that he could carry a can of flip at arm’s jength around the island, and not spill a drop.” RaILRoap Sprep.—The Waukesha (Wis.) Deino- | erat has a rich editorial about the speed of the cars on a certain western railroad, of which the follow. ing is the closing het :—“Travellera of leisure, however, say they like this road much _bet- ter than any other in the country, it is so much like the Erie bgt ry can jump of to pick strawber- ries, eR an iquor up, &c., an return to sit on the cars to rest. Last week we con- versed with a farmey, on the line of the road, who happened to have three sheep -killed on the track. He informed us that he had spent ten days in vain, in endeavoring to find out who owned the road, that hemight sue for damages; he then consulted an honest attorney, who informed him that he could not prove that the cars ever ran fast enough to overtake a sheep or grass else. A horse thief, who was arrested in Fon du Lac a short time since, upon being informed that he was sentenced to the State prison, replied that he did not care if they ent him by railroad, as his time would expire before he reached there.” Not a Newsman.—The editor of the Christian Freeman tells the tollowing story:—In returning from Worcester on Thursday, we had occasion to pegette a slight mistake. A newsman stepped into the edvs at Framinghom. We were anxious to ce a Boston paper, and so we repared to make “the chonge” without delay. But we did not see the newrinan. Op looking round, we saw a gentle- man having papers under his arm, and of course he must te the man, Handing him the two pennies, we said, “Traveller.” He promi and good-na- turedly responded, “I don’t sell newspapers.” A gentieman at our side assured us that he had a good joke. Said he, “the man you took for the news- man is Lord Eigin’s aid-de-camp, now going with his fordship to Quebec. He shall not hear the last of it for six months.” And so it was. Lord El; and suite were in the cars, and we mistook his aid- de-camp for a newsman. We hope never to commit a more mischievous mistake. Drarn or Cox. Kinpy.—This old and well known resident of the village of ort Erie, iano more. He oar dat about noon on Tuesday, after an illness of lees than twenty-four hours, of disease, pronounc- ed by his physicians to be cholera. Col. Kirby was an active participant in the scenes of the war of 1812, on this frontier, and subeequeatly, for many years, and down to the period of his decease, admin- istered the functions of custom house officer, at fort Erie, always enjoying, in a high degree, the confl- | dence of his government. His strict attention to duty, and severe interpretation of the law, had fre- quently brought bim in onpleasant contact with Americans, and especially during the Patriot ‘dis- turbances, he made many enemies on this side the river, which, for many years he had not crossed, He wes a brave officer, a local subject, and an af- tectionate relative ani friend. His losa will be se- verely felt by a large circle of acquaintances. Buffalo Democrary, June 22. The Richmond Enquirer says:—Some forty free ni I» berated by the will of Mr. Gunnell, late of Jeffersog county, Va., were taken to Pennaylvania two or three | works ago; but after remaining there a fow days, 4 num- | ber oy them returned to Virginia, intending to go to Li- | besin, FINANCIAL AND COMMEROIAL: MONEY MARKET. , care anything about the concern in any way, not ever enough to make an effort to get up the market value of the stock, te realize. This ig the way with most of our their stock as soon as they have investigated the com- pany’s affairs, and as soon as they havedisposed of their’ interest they take no further interest im the coneerm, . and it is no wonder that the property uitimataly becomes depreciated in value and reduced in productiveness, Ni- caragua was firm to-day. There were buyers as high as 25 per cent, on time. At the first board Nicaragua Transit advanced 4 per: cent; Cumberland Coal, 1; McCulloch, 1;; Readimg Rail- road, 34; Panama Railroad, 14; Crystal Palace, 2; Erie Railroad, 1; Harlem 1{; Miebigan Central Railroad, {5 Northern Indiana Construction, 34. The receipts of the Galena and Chicago Rail@ad Co.; for the month of May, amounted to $119,165, against $60,000 in May, 1858, and $81,728 in May, 1852. ‘The steamship Pacific, from this port for Liverpool, 40-day, carried out $430,801 68 in specie, of which $224,291 68 was in gold bars, $181,000 in California coin, and $25,000 in Mexican dollars. This.was the total export for the week. Previously reported this year, $16,030,+ 180 99. Total for the year, $16,461,002 62. The steam- ships Illinois and North Star, from Aspinwall, brought about one and a quarter million of California geld dust, coin and bars. The steamship Prometheus, from Sam Juan has upwards of one million on board. This makes the semi-monthly remittance from San Francisco full two and a quarter millions. The San Francisco mint coined $373,869 in May. The receipts at the oflice of the Assistant Treasurer of. this port to-day, were $10,907 70; payments, $135,804 16 Balance on hand, $9,166,286 Sy. The Continental Bank has declared a semi-annual di- yidend of four per cent. The New Orleans Gas company has declared a dividend of five per cent, The capital stock of the conrpany has been increased twenty-five per- cent, of which seventeen per cent is to be allowed to the stockholders out of the surplus profits of the company, | and eight per cent is payable on the 1st of July, at the Merchants’ Bank, The anthracite coal trade is prosecuted with great vi- gor. The tonnage last week by the three principal car- rying companies, was greater than we ever beforeremem- ber in one week. The Reading railroad brought down for the week ending on Thursday, 49,001 tons, making 909,072 fons for the year, aguinst 861 tons to the same last year. ‘There were shipped on the Lehigh Navigation for the week ending on Sat last, 43,187 tons, making for the season 308,582 tons. id on Schuylkill Nae vigation, for the week sacle on Thursday, 25,118 tons, making tor the season 832,177 tons, agains! 039 tons tothe same time last year. The price of anthracite coaB | is higher than for many years at ® and the de- ; aN more active. sy present pore Freneh priced will be maintained to the end of the ecason, with the prospect of an advance. Stock Sa: $8000 Erie 2a ge nn 9036 5000 Erie Bas of ’83. 89 100 1000 NY&NHBds 66 93 5000 Pan Bds 2d is.. 105 10000 Tl CenR Bds.b3 7 SO ag OS RR Bas,..b3. Sshs Am kx Bank. 5 Shoe & Leath = : egeasnegeeeessa® 50 do... £00 Flo & Key £00 Nie Transit Co 100 d »&mancame | 350 36 Crystal Palace... 100 McCulloch Gold. 100 BrunsCityLandCo 50 do. 42. N Ind Cona’n. .13 100 50 Clev’d & PittsRR 71 84 Clev’d & To! RR. SECOND $2000 Ti Cen RR Bas 74% 4000 Erie Inc Bds.. 97% 8000 NY Cen RR Bds 85 1000 do.....,.. 84% 42 shs Del & Hud CC 10636 100 Nic Trans Co.b30 27. 100 do... 150 Cleve & Tol RR .. 100 do......b20 8 50 Cumb Coal Co..c do, obi WOO ebs Rean'g MLS 76 shs a TONY Con RR... 983 86 150 Gold Hill Mine. 500 Flo & Key Jt Stk 100 Erie RR......#3 2; co araesear aOR RSC aR rs 60 a 450 Reading cITy ae peta dy \TURDAY, June —There have bean 180 bbls, roid at 6P.M. 5 $5 50 for = and $5 811; a $6 873, for pots, 100 lbs. Stack the inspection warehouse to-day, 1,105 bbls. Breaverurre.—Flour was unchanged. The day’a M4 rations amounted to 3,000 bbis. Inferior Btate at $6 8715 & $7 1236; ordinary to choice do. $7 250 $8; mixed to foncy western, $7 25 a $8; and other hinds at propor- tionate rates. Sales were made of 1,000 bbls. Canadian, in bond, at $7 26; and 1,200 bbls. Southern, at $7.75 a $8 25 for inferior; $8 6234 a $0 for mixed to straight; $9 a $10 26 for favorite and fancy, per bbl. Rye flour and corn meal were inactive. ‘was more ii for; the sales reached 17,000 bushels fair to prime Cana- dian white, in bond, at $1 924% a $2; 500 new South. Carolina red, at $1 20; and 1,800 upper lake do, at $1 60. Rye was hell at $1 25, with $1 20 refused. Barley was neglected, State and Western oats were in protty brisk request at 540. a 68c. per bushel. Corn was also od demand: the transactions embraced 46,000 bushels, at ‘0c. a 80c. for unsound: Sle. a 84c. for western mixed; £8¢.'a 84e. for round 5 ellow; and 89c. a 90c. for southern hite and yellow, per bushel. Cortox—The sales were said to have reached between: 7500 ard 2,006 bales, the market closing quiie firm, Corree—Continued dull, with sales 600 bags Rio, part of which wes at about %c. a 10370. Frucety—Rates were firm, with a fair amount offer- ing for Liverpool. \vont 2,800 bbls. flour were engaged at 1s. Od,; 6,000 bushels wheat at about €a.; cotton was at 3-16d. for compressed; 20 sugar at 20s., and 200 bd. tallow at 208. per ton. Te London, 500 bbls. flour were engaged at |. A vessel was taken up to load at Mobile tor Ha: vith cotton at 140. To Havro direct cotton was at ‘ic., and bone at about Kc per Ib. To California they ruled at from 45c. to 55¢. per foot mearurement. Frver—Sales of 200 boxes Raisins were made ai $2 60. Hay.—Eales were made, including those of to-day and yesterday, of 2,000 a 3,000 bales at't0e. for shipment. IRoN.—ibere were 120 tons Scotch pig $40 60 per ton, usual credit. Larus. ern continued searce, and in livel; ‘2, but most owners asked $2 129 Leap.—About 25 tons fine German were soll at $6 6245 per 100 Ibs. MoLAssEs.—Sales of 100 bbls. New Orleans were made at 22 cente. Ons.—A detter_ inquiry prevailed for crude at 550. bie. for whale, and $1 49 for sperm; per gallon. Manu- factured kinds were unaltered. Sales transpired of 150 aught at re- per | baskets olive at $3 8734 a $4, with 8,000 gallone Hnseed at £0c. a 82¢. Provisions —Pork was dull_and heavy; 600 bbls. sold at $18 for mess, and $1160 for prime, por bb. The transactions in cut meats reached 520 package In Inrd, 600 bbls. at 94fe.a97%0 per 1d.; ant , 400 bbis,, at unchanged quotations, Butter was qnict, and ebeese more active, at old rates. Rick—The gaics for the week embraced about 900 carks, including 75.0 100 casks to-day, at $3 15 0 $4 25 per 160 Ibs. 8 SuGar.—The market was inactive, and only about 350 hd. Cuba, at 4%(c. a 4%. @ Se; and 260 hhda Orlenns, at 41(0. a4 0.; and 75 boxes brown Havana, t bye. a0! ma with sales of 20 to ar ‘Tonacco,—The market was quiet, 20 bhde, Kentucky, at Go. «70; and 40 boxes Ohio need a 6c. ‘Wnisxt.—420 bble, Ohio and prison brought 20. 9 2M, per mn.