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4 TRIAL OF QUImBO APPO, THE CHINAMAY, adnate The Murder of Mary Fictcher—Verdict of Galltty. COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER. Before fou. Judge Davies. ‘The Court opened yestorday at ten o'clock, with an un- nsually large attendance. After some minor cases were disposed of, Quimbo Appo, the Chinaman indicted for the murder of Mary Fletcber, on the 8th of March last, was placed at the bar, Nearly an hour was consumed in procuring a jury, The names of the jurors are as fol- Jows:—Joun Batler, David Millar, Alexander Grant, Poter K. Keys, Wm. B. Lozier, James White, Francis Godine, Wm. &. Shaw, George W. Lewis, James Watson, Hiram K. Millar, Thomas W. Shute, Quimbo, the prisoner, is rather better looking than most of the specimens of his countrymen whom we have seen; but he has all the peculiarities of a Chinaman in his appearance. He is about five teet one or two inches in height, has the square head of an oriental, and the tanned face. His hair is thin, of a dark brown color, and rather long. His forehead is large in proportion to the size of his facg, his mouth large, nose flat, ‘and his eyes are a shade darker than his akin, and of medium size. Quimbo has a very wrinkled countenance, and Jooks to be about forty years old. He wore a dark cloth frock coat, buttoned, brown pants white shirt and black neck tie, He evinced little emotion till the third wituess was called, when a visible chango came over him. His lips were constantly twitch- ‘ing during the examination of this witness, and he be- came restices in his seat. It is rather remarkable tha the majority of Chinamen here manifest their taste by choosing ladies for their wives in preference to ali others. Quimbo’s counsel was ex-Judge Stewart. ‘The District Attorney opened the case for the prosecu- tion by furnishing the jurors with diagrams of the premi Bes 47 Oliver street, where the murder occurred, and immediately connected ‘The first witness placed on the stand was Ann Elizabeth Fletcher, daughter of the deceased, thirteen years old, and rather well looking and intelligent for one of her age She testified that she lived with her father, at 47 Oliver Street; that she knows Appo; saw him on the 8th March; ho lived then on the second floor, front room of 47 Oliver street; his wife and a little boy three years of age lived ‘with him; Alice Spillane, my aunt, lived in the back room on the same floor with Appo; my father and mother oc- cupied the first floor; it was after dark in the evening when she saw Appo; when he came in he knocked at the door of his own room; his wife was at home then, but did not open the door; he came down thea; my mother was stretched on the lounge in the kitchen; he asked her if she knew whether his wife was in or out; she said sho did not know, but believed his wife was out; ho then said, ‘Would you let one of your daughters come up with a light with me till I see whether my wife is in or out; my r Teresa went up with him with a light; they ‘s00n came down ; Appo said after he came down, that “he did not think she was in, for they knocked at the door of the room and got no answer, and heard no voice;” 1 then Said, ‘Mother, [ will go up stairs‘and may be she willopen took the candle, went up and knocked three times at her door, and Mrs. Appo said in | ‘@ low voice, ‘Who is there?” and I said “I am, and Mr. Appo is in ‘this quarter of an hour and is looking for you;’’ she made no answer, and | came down and told Pty da in, and said, “May be she is in bed and 2” then said he, “Iwill fix ber” he then went up stairs, knocked at the door two or three times, and was om the landing about one minute before the door was red for him by his wife; I heard the door closing and Appo crying “O, he is biting me; is there no one to ‘ve me?’’ our servant girl, Hanna Durnam, then came Appo’s door; ahe opened the door and said, you hurt that woman I will be a witness against you:” then she came down stairs; I waswith her, and we jer coming out of the kitchen; ‘she said, “What we to do if they commit'a murder in the house?’ ‘thea went up stairs and sent mo out; when I came Ifound my mother lying at the foot of the stairs ; before Icame inI met Appo at the front door of coming out tothe street; I caught hold of his tried to strike me with his hand; he then ran off, and I did not see which way he went; my mother lying at the foot of the stairs then, with her feet on first step and her head towards the door of the Kitchen; her face was turned down, and there was blood on her shoulder; my father came in almost i ly afterwards. [ To the jer’s counsel—When Appo went up stairs he locked the door of his room; his wife then cried out very bad expressions after he went up stairs; when my mother came up stairs she said to mo ‘go for a policeman, — ig no man in the houso;” Appo was in his room ‘The next witness was Teresa Flotcher, a girl ten years , also intelligent for her years. She ‘s the sister of ‘the first witness, and the daughter of the murdered wo- man also. She testified that ene remembered the day her mother was killed; she saw the prisoner about two o'clock that day at his dinner, in her mother’s kitchen, because his wife did not cook any dinner for him; after eating his dinner he went away and came back in the evening; he then asked her mother if she would let one of her daugh- g ters go up to bis room with a light; mother said sne | would, and J went with him up stairs with a light; he knocked at the door of his room, but his wife did not open it; when he came down he said, ‘‘Mrs. Flotchar, my wifo is not in;’? my sister then went up with a light, and Mrs. Appo epened the door; my siater then came down stairs, raying ‘‘she was afraid to stay up there; when Appo went unto bis room he shut the door; I then heard his wife scroam; mother then came up and said, «Mr. Appo, did ‘ou Not promise me that you would make no noise?” and e said “Yes, but I pay my rent and I havea right to do as I have a mind to,” mother then spoke to aunt Alice, and aunt advised her to send for a policeman; mother and Anna Durnam then looked out to see if they could see a policeman; mother then sent Anna to see if ehe could find one round the corner; mother then went two steps up the second flight of stairs, and met Mrs. But- ler and Mrs. Gavigan coming down; they lived up stairs, on the third@oor; my mother then came down, and was | standing on the third step from the top of the first flight Of stairs, wich her eyes closed and stazgering; I then saw her fall down the stairs; I then wont down and laid my hand ou her bead; I saw she was dead, and I then went into the room and began to ory. To the prisouer’s counsel—I never spoke to any one | about the murder but my aunt and my sister; I did not hear Appo crying, but I heard Mrs. Appo crying ‘Oh, he is biting me;” I heard Mrs. Appo say that she would not g0 to her room that day to cet a dinner ready for her bus. | band, because she was afraid to be in it when he would come in, for fear Le would beat her; Mrs. Appo was send- | ing for beer all that day; she sent a woman that used to come to see her; noone drank any of the beer but Mrs. Appo and the woman that was with her; my mother was sick that Co gee she did not drink any of it. Mary 3 was then placed on the witness stand—Sho toetified tbat she knows the prisoner; she algo knew Mrs Fletcher; the murder occurred between sevon and eight o'clock in the evening; | was in my own room, above Appo’s, when Appo came in, making agroat noize to get ipto his room; after listening to the noige for @ considerable time, I went down to see what the matier was; I saw a man standing at Appo’s door with an umbrella in his hand; Appo sod next to him; Appo's wife sat down in the entry; whether she fell down or sat down I could not say; she was sitting between Appo's coor and Alice Spillane’a, who lived om the same floor with him; Mrs. Fletcher was talking to Appo about mak- ing @ noige in the bouse; Appo said something that she could not understand; he then cavght his wife by the arms to drag her into the room, whea Mrs. Fletcher in- terfered and dragged ber from him; Mrs. Appo then ran down stairs and disappeared; Appo then went into his room; Mrs. Fletcher stood on the iirst step from the head of the stairs; Appo then raa from his own room; passed the witness close by her; got on the etairs in front of Mre. Fletcher, and on the step below where she stood; I hear no words spoken but some words that I could not under- stand; Appo stood in front of Mrs. Fletcher, ¢0 that she could’ not go down stairs; Leaw him give her a kind of push with his arm; I putmy band to her shoulder and said, “* Mra. Fletchor is that little fellow beating you?’ when T felt him try to pueh me off and stab mo in the arm and tbe head; I 2aid to Mrs. Fletchers’ sister, “why don’t you bring a light bere?’ avd then I heard Mrs. Fletcher cry, “0, God!’ and I saw her fall down stairs; there was no one’ on the Innding at the time but myselt; the prisoner then went dewn stairs and ran’ out, I went down to the foot of the stairs and saw Mrs. Fletch er bleeding and a little froth at the mouth; she was just dead; I stopped, looking at the corpse a moment, and the prisoner pared me again coming from the street; he rap up stei ain, met Mary Gavigan, who lives oa the same floor wi ; on the way up stabbed ber and then threw hor down on tbe corpse of Mrs, Pietcher; I did not see a weapon in the hands of Appo: it was dark; I felt the weapon. To the prisoner's counsel could not say whether the prieoner’s wife w not touch the pr drunk or not when she came in; I did the prisoner with a emoothing ir fe rence between lis, wife and him, exvept by Mre. Fletcher: she does not know any reason'why the prisoner should stab her, except that he took offence at her speaking to Mre, Fletcher. It was now two o'clock, and the Court took a re of ‘en hour, After the recess Hannah Durnam waa placed on the witness stand. She testified that she waa a servant in the employment of Mrs. Fletcher at the time she was murdered; Mra. Fletcher to Ap- that evening, when ho came in and\was making a great nolse, ‘my buaband is not in, and I won't have auy mar- cer committed in my house; if you don’t make less noise lwiilbave a policeman t take you up.’ Appo sad, then “‘you are nothing but a d—d drunken b—h;’’ Mrs. Fletcher said then, “I will haye you out of the house im- mediately,” I gaid then, ‘I will witness against you if you burt’that woman;” the night before he said he won icill hie wife; this was the reason why I said this to im. Mary Ganigan, Alice Fletoh wore then examined for the prosecution, but their evi cence, o far as it went, was simply corroborative of the: previous testimony. Patrick H. Fletcher, the hy of the deceased, testi- fled that he was on the opposite side of the street to that on hep oonbed bouse was when he heard of the murder; he immediately ran over and his wife lying at the foot of the stairs, and found a di nife on the ‘tuied ‘sop he gave the toa policeman whom he met immediate! ferwards, the District Attorney presented a dir! knife to the and asked him if that was the one he gave the policeman. Ho replied that it was the pic- | ture of it.] Dr. Fergusson, who was called. in to attend two the ‘on the day of the murder, described the natu: wounds, and said they were probably prow ‘Dy @ weapon similar to the one presented by the District Attorney. Coroner Jackman and the two policemen who arrested Appo were also placed on the stand for the prosention, but their evidence d Little interest, and bore very lightly on the of the murder. ‘This closed the case for the prosecution. ‘Tue counsel for the defence made a short speech ov be. and Elizabeth Powers | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1859 NT ene oe 2 ee Kdwin Forrest’s Libel Sait Against N. P. wi ball of the before he proceeded to examiae his witness. 7 this the only point he seemed desirous of ‘tlie. sebies: was 5 eae Career for the prisoner before COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. | the was committed. ‘James Burnes, the lant witness, and the only one for Before Hon, Judge Hiltoa, Lhe defence, was then called, and testified that he waa iv the bouse of Appo on the duy of the murder; saw a yroat crowd of women there making a great noise; he wasoaly ta the house about two minutes altogether; be pusbet Appo from the lobby into his owa room whea he was differing with the women; the women seemed to be greatly © cited; they called the witness a mean man; this was all or saw. . The counsel for defence then summed up in lengthy epeech, appealing to the sympathies of the jurors, and ad- mitting the ee tho killing, but arguing that the crime was only mausiaughter in the third degree. The District Attorney, in summing up, urged thas the crime could not be regarded as anything loss than murder. ‘The Judge’s charge was brief and comprehensive. He reviewed tho testimony, and defined murder in the ronse of the law, and also the different degrees of mansinughter, and then submitted the cage to the jury. ‘The jury then retired, and after the lapse of an hour re- turned with a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation to meroy. The Court then adjourned till ten o'clock this morning, it being past cight o'clock P. M. Army Inte! nee. Orders have been issued from headquarters of the army directing that two of the companies of the Second infantry, now at Fort Randall, Nebraska, will proceed to Lake Preston, Minnesota, and take post at some suitable point in that viciity, for the purpose of controlling the movements of marauding bands of Sioux Indians in their ac by that route, upon the northern sottiements in fowa. Major H. Day, Second infantry, is assigned to the com- mana of this expedition. A board of officers, to consist of Major Hunt, Second, ar- tillery; Captain Palmer, Second cavalry, and Licutenant Maynadicr, Tenth infantry, are directed toassemble in tho city of Washington to examine gutta Inapsacks and gutta percha water kegs. The merits of these articles and give their opinion whether they may be adopted for the military service with advan- tage. ‘Najor M, Rrown, Second artillery, is directed to proceed to the Military Academy, West Point, on business connect- ed with the Artiliery School of Practice, at’ Fort Monroe, Virginia. Political Intelligence. Brack Repunucan Loss rv Coxxonicur.—By the follow- ing comparative table it will be seen that the black re- publican party is on the decline in Connecticut, notwith- standing their recent “ brilliant and astounding victory:”” — President, 1856.—, —Governor, 1859.— Dem. Repub, “ Dan. ” Repub. 6,385 8,764 T18T = 7,819 41622 «4/758 3047 = -9)821 748 7,635 4263 4,964 2170 «2808 2629 S47 98,401 40,001 Democratic and republioan vots in 1866. Republican loas ince 1956. Democratic gain gince 1856. Dennis Kimberly, the whig candidate for Governor at | the recent election, polled 144 votes. The party, however, previous to the election, did not ciaim that their chances of ‘success were in any way certain. Ruopk Isianp Etecriox.—The republican candidates on the State ticket, with the exception of Licutenant Governor and Treasurer, aro elected by five thousand majority, There is no choice for the two offices above named, in consequence of there ‘being three candidates for each office, and neither having a majority of the whole number of votes. The election will, therefore, go to the General Assembly. In the Firet Congressional district Mr. Robin- son (American) leads in every town but two, and very largely in the aggregate; but he lacks 164 of a majority overall. In the Second district Mr. Brayton (American republican) is re-elected. says that ex-United States Senator Henry 8. Foote has expreseed his determination to become a candidate for Congress in the Fourth district of Mississippi, in opposition to Hon. 0. R. Singleton. Texas DEMOCRATS AND THR ADMINISTRATION.—At a demo- | cratic meeting held in El Paso county, Texas, the follow- ing resolution was unanimously adopted:— Resolved, by the citizens of the county of Fl Paso, in | primary convention aseembled, That we recognise in the | present federal administration unsullied the honor and Cignity of the government, at home and abroad, a true devotion to the welfare and happiness of the pyople at large, and a just and proper regard for the reserved rights of the several States comprising the federal Union, and that we entertain no sympathy in the political move- ments of the so called democrats who are trying to tram- mel and weaken the efforts of the administration. Legal Intelligence. Cover or Crams, April 7.—Preston Beck ys. the United States. Aclaim for some eight thousand dollars, as the value of horses and mules destroyed or driven off in 1849 | by the Navajoe Indians, from near Santa Fe, in New fexico, The claim is founded on the 11th section of the Indian intercourse act of 1836, which, in certain cases, provides for the payment of such loeses. John 8. Watts, Esq., counsel for petitioner, opened the argument in this cage; and, on concluding, the Court adjourned until Mon- day. Weekly of Deaths In the city and county ot New York, from the 2d day of April, to the 9th day of april, 1869. Men, 90; women, 69; boys, 114; girls, 105—Total, 378, Adalts, 159; children, 219;' males, 204; females, 174; colored persons, 15, Albuminaria and Bright's - cob co com coho como e Pier tte Kidneys, disease of, Liver, disease of. Lues venerea.,.. Convulsioug, infantile... } puerperal, Convul Croup. Cyanosi Debility, adul Debility, infantile. Delirium tremens. Wan EE Be ele Se Dropey | Dropsy in the head Dropsy in the heart some a Uleeration i Ulceration of throat. be Pt RS a BS te no oo ES BS me BS no ee seve eee BIB with the corresponds compari 468, and of last week, was as fol- Week ending April 11, 1867... “ ++ 488 “ April 10, 1858, 485 “ April 2, 1859 426 April 9, 1859. . “ ++ 378 RRCAPITULATION—DIARASRA CLARERD, 2 Stiviborn and premature births 7 Stomach, bowel i other digestive organs. 56 Uncortain seat and gone- Beart and blood v Lungs, throat, &c..., ral fevers... British America, Engiand, PURLIO INSTITUTION, Almahoose, Bik’s Ialand.. 6 Roman Catholic Orphan Bellevue Hospital..,.....16 — Aevlum...... a City Hospital 2 8t. Vincent lompit 1 1 Smallpox Howl, Bik’'s Isid 1 9 Ward's Jal. Emic’t Hon’l., 4 H Work House, Biki’s Isl’d., 1 err) | | 8 Total.......+ “ & W. MORTON, Gity tor. * ity Inspector's Department, New York, April 9, 1869, Ex Senator Foor ror Concress.—The Memphis Appeal | | i SROOND DAY—THK TESTIMONY CLOSED. Avan, 11,—Zdwin Forrest us. N. P, Willis.—The jurors having answored to their names, Mr. Forrest was rocalled to the witnoss stand, and, being further examined by Mr. Vau Buren, deposed :—I was present at the taking of the depositions before Mr. Livingston; I think they were sealed up by Mr. Livingston, and sent to Mr, Sedgwick; I did pot see them sealed up; I believe Mr. Sedgwick sem, ® young man from his office with them to Garrisburg; I saw them afterwards at Harrisburg; they were sent to me open, after the procoedings in the Legislature; we were waiting for more than an hour for Mrs. Sinclair to come before the Commissioner; she did not come; Mr. Jamison “was not asked or engaged by me to accompany mo from New Orleans. Mr. Gerard objected. Mr. Van Buren dosired to show ‘that the statements in the article complained of were not true. Witness continued—I did not request Mrs. Sinclair to psy attention to Mr. Jamison; there never was avy thea- trical dispute between me and Mr, Jamison; it is uot true that Mrs. Sinclair was a week trying to bring about a re- conciliation between me and Jamison; I pot know nor had not seen Mr. Richard Willis before that article (the alleged libel) was written, and he had never been invited by me to my house; the statement in the publica. tion about visiting a phrenologist in London is a misre- presentation of the facts. Cross-examined by Mr. Gerard—Was married in 1837; the building at Fonthill is castellated; it has no battle- ments; I did not call it ‘a castle,” I always called it the building when I spoke of it. Q. Is there not a mansion in Fogiand built by a Mr. Beckford, celebrated man, called Fonthill r i ; he is ‘ated er request; my portrait was me for a copy of it, and I the portrait itself; she asked me for a copy of Shakspere, and I told her to take one from the library’ she did £0, and I wrote in it “Mrs, C, N. Forrest, from F win Forrest; T executed a mortgage on the Westchester property in 1849; Idonot remember that in that mort- gage I was designated “Edwin Forrest of New York;’? it ‘was 80 asserted on the trial of the divorce sult; I voted in ‘Westchester in November, 1849; I purchased’ some fow articles of furniture in 1849 for Fonthill; I was at the farm house superintending the building, and afew friends occa- siovally called on me, generally on Sundays; tho procecd- a, vin Pennsylvania were in November, 1850. . Gerard was about to read froma printed book the affidavit of Mr. Forrest in his application to the Pennsylva- nia Legislature. ‘ bah Van Buren objected, as the original should be pro- juced. : Witness to Mr. Gerard—The original I presume is filed in Pennsylvania; Ido not know where tho copy is that ‘was sent tome Harrisburg; 1 have searched for it and cannot find it. Mr. Van Buren further objected. Mr. Gerard then.questioncd Mr. Van Buren, without re- quiring bim to be sworn—I was counsel for Mr. Forrest in the divorce suit; this is a copy of the proceedings before the Superior Court to set aside the ver }, and I did set it aside eo far as the alimony is concerned. Q. But not as to the divorce? A. Not as to the divorce. Mr. Van Buren still contended that the book is not suffi- ciently ved to be in evidence, and contended that the proceedings between Mr. Forrest anda third party had Mr. in ; she asked told, her abs. might take sary do with this case. . Gerard offered to show by Mr. Van Buren that this or is in the book) was proved on that trial by Mr. Sed, , one of Mr. Forrest’s counsel. (Ob- Jected to and rul it. out.) The book in which his memorial to the Legislature is printed was handed to Mr. Forrest and he said he believed it to be a true copy, with the exception of a few errors as to dates, which he marked with a pencil; I only presented one petition to the Legislature. 2s Mr. Gerard was then itted to read the petition, Q, What was the result of that application? Gace Buren objected to trying that case before murt. Mr. Gerard insisted that as Mr. Van Buren had opencd the door, he had a right to enter and have all the facts of the case brought out, and claimed to ask the result of that petition. After hearing Mr. Van Buren the Court ruled that the testimony was not competent. Cross examination coptinued—I said on Friday that Mrs. Forrest had raise: false issues with regard to our separa- tion ; rumors reached me, and the matter was made pub- lic ; it appeared in the newspapers. Some discussion arose ag to whether Mr. Forrest had said on Friday last that Mrs. Sinclair had broken faith by making their separation public. The Court said—The witness so teatifled, and on reference to the Bxratp report, which is very accurato as far as it goes, I dnd the witness says, ‘I determined to take proceedings for divorce ; I determined it because she broke faith with me in not Keeping secresy, and present. ing the ease in false issues.” Q—When did she become Mrs. Sinciair? (Objected to by Mr. Van Buren; admitted and exception taken.) A.— She became Mrs. Sinclair after the divorce suit; I call her Mrs. Sinclair, because the name of Mrs. Forrest was that of my mother, and it never was degraded until that bold, bad woman took it. I allowed her the separation money, payable in advance, up wo February, 1852. Q. Have you aliowed her the alimony since the trial? A. I have not. Mr. Van Buren objected. Tho Court said the answer should be stricken out. The conduct of Mr. Forrest since that publication cannot be given in evidence. Mr. Gerard argued for the admissibility, and the Court thought ‘hat suflolent ground had been opened w admit the question. The question was repeated? A. I have not; I don’t remember that any notice was sent to Mr. N. P. Wiilis or bis brother that dopositions were being taken for the Penpeylvania Legislature; the other party (Mra. Sinclair) was notified: neither Mr. N. P. Willis nor Mrs. paper (of which a | Willis was at the examination; this evidence which I hold in my hand was alone presented to the Legislature; thore ‘was no printed copy of the memorial. ar. Van Buren proposed to show that having property In this State, the witness supposed he had a right to vote. The Court did not think it competent. Witneas to Mr. Van mp oR wrote to fae Sinclair when I supposed she made the se) ion Ic. Q Did Teron the attention of Tire, sindair to the dis- cov the letter aud the ailair in Cincinnati? (Ob- jected to.) Mr. Van Buren desired to show by the witness that at ‘the time he found the letter (Consucio), he said to Mrs, | Sinclair: “This explains the position in which I found you with Jamigon.”’ (Objected bse Mr. Van Buren then offered the “Consuelo letter” in evidence. Mr. Gerard objected. The article complained of (the poo ol libel) was written in answer to the publication in the Henan; the article made no reference to this piece of paper now offered. They may read the Consuelo letter from the Heratp if they please. The Court thought the evidence was competent, and permitted the letter to be read. Mr. Van Buren then read the following:— THR CONSUELO LETTER. And now, sweetest Consuelo, our brief dream is over— and such a dream! Have we not known real life? Have we not realized what pocts love to set up as an ideal state, giving full license to their imagination, scarce believing in its reality? Haye we not experienced the truth that Getmies 4 is not @ fiction? I bave; and as I will not permit myeelf to donbt you, amreertain you have, And oh! what an additional delight to think—no, to know—that I have made some hours hay to you! Yes, and that remem- brance of me may lighten the heavy time of many an hour to come. Yee, our little dream of great account is over—reality stares us in the face. Let us peruse its fea- tures. Look with me, and read as Ido, and you will find our dream is “ not alla dream.” Can reality take from us when sbe separates and exiles ug from each other?—can fhe divide our souls, our spirite? Can Slander’s tongue or Rumor’s trumpet’ summons us toa parley with our- selves, where to doubt each other we should hold a counsel? No, no. A doubt of thee could no more find harbor in my brain than the opened roge could ceage to be the humming bird’s harbor. And as my heart and soul are in possession, examine them, sind you will find no text which to discourse a doubt of me. But you have told mo (and oh, what music cid your words create uy my grateful ear) that you would not doabt me. With these considerations, dearest, our separation, though painful will not be unendurable. And if x sombre hour should intrude itself upon you, banish it by knowing there is ove who is ley to himseif Consuelo, There is another reason why you should be happy—that is, haying beon the means of another’s happiness: for 1am happy, and with you to remember and the blivsful anticipation of seeing you again, ahall remain so, I wish T could toll you my happiness; Icannot. No words haye been yet invented that could’convey an idea of the depth of that passion, compoged of pride, admiration, love, gratitade and yeno- to, ruled out, and exception | ration, without being earthly, that I feel for you. | | | | Be happy, dearest; write to me and tell me you are happy; think of the ime when we shall meet again; be- lieve that I sball do my utmost to be worthy of your love. And now God bless you a thousand times, my own, my heart’s altar, T would say more, but must stow away my shreds and tintel patches. Ugh! how hideous they look after think- ing of yout Adieu, adieu! and when thou art gone, My Joy Shall be made up alone, Of calling back with fancy charms Thoee haicyon hours when in my arms Clasped Congucio. Adieu, adieu! be thine each joy That earth can yield without alloy, Shall be the earnest, constant prayer Of him who in his heart shall wear But Consuelo. Adiou, adieu! when next wo mect, Will not all sadness then retrent, And yield the conquered tine to bliss, And seal the triumph with a kiss? Say, Consuelo. Thomas Carroll waa next called, and examined by Mr. Van Buren—Depoxed that in 1850’ he wag stady in, wv with Mr, Theodore Sedgwick; I served on Mrs. J and on Mr. O’Conor a notice on 26th of February of & hearing that was to be held before a committee a ed by the Legislature; the notice was—to appear at Har- risburg on the 6th March; the notices were served on Mrs. Forrest and Mr. O’Conor in this city, Q. Do you re- collect of being made by Mr, Moyers of service of notice on |. Forrest to attend before the Commissioner in this city? (Odjected to.) A. Mr. Myers when last heard of, about it twelve mont! , was in Paria, Mr, Von Buren said he ‘offered to prove the fact by the Commissioner that Mr, Myers gave proof of tho service on Mra. Forrest and Mr. O'Conor of the notice of the proceed. ings that were to take place at the New York Hotel and afterwards at the Astor House. Objected to, and after ar- gument, ruled out. Mr. Van Buren excepted, aad said that (his cloged the ease for the plaintiff, Mr. Gerard moved that the complaint be dismissed, on tho ground that tho publicstion, nor any part { \t, did wot amount to a libel; eecondly, ut it the of the complaint (hat appekrs upon favo {t is am answer to = pub.ication of a» certain which appeared in the Hamat om the 28th of 1660; and therefore the piaintif cancot rest his case withoui producing the pablication in the Haratp to show that the article is not a pri criticism on it, ‘The Court denied the without considering it ne- cesaary to give any reasons at length. ‘A recess was here taken for twenty minutes. Onre- agsembling, Mr. Van Buren offered in evidence a certified copy of the discontinuance of the suit in the United States Court, ‘and a receipt for the 00s: Mr. Gerard bad no (objection to the offer being accepted at a future period, after the defeace was commenced. He then proceeded to open the case for the defendant, and could not help saying that the wotive of the present suit was to open afresh a case that had been long since determined, and @ desire to change the public mind with regard to the difficulties between Mr. and Mrs. Forrest, How does the matior stand? Mr. Willis wakes up oue morning and hears that he was published in the Heraty of that thronoghout the world, in certain depositions, taken in a suit between Mr. Forrest and his wife, that he bimeelf had been ty Of the groas crime of violating the marriage bed of Mr. Forrest, and ef course that of his own wife, He heard the thousand ne@® boys prociaim to the world that he was assailed in these 4 Bervant boy and a be of the iiality of Mr. , for the evidence bya bad on advange Forrest, and abused his wife, but did not go to the truth of tne it it tended to raise a suspicion of that char- step he every corner he turned, every door he passed, he was met with @ copy of the circulated paper upon the face of the globe, most widely wil bi He did not know what tho jury would do if they found themselves and their wives proclaimed as having been revellers and guilty of offences that would exile them from society; he submitted that it was a gross libel to vlish those depositions before they came properly be- re the Court; Mr. Willis, smarting and bleeding under the effect, gave them such a set ag they deserved, and he would bo less than man ifhe had not done so; the ds ‘ittons in the Hmrap contain cha against Richard Willis with improper conduct with this unfortu nate lady (Mrs. Sinclair) and there is the defendant on bebalf of an absent brother answer to the charges made againat defendant's wife, as a reveller in the house of Mr. Forrest. Having spoken of the virtues of Mrs. Willis, Mr. Gerard contended that Mr. Willis bad a right as an editor to comment on those depositions and he had more tnan the right of an editor: he bad tho right of au attacked map to ad himself and his wife. Mr. Gerard then stated that the reason Mr. Willis was not in Court was that he had been #0 injured by the assault the assault committed on him by Mr. Forrest, and for which a jury gave him $3,500 damages. Mr. Willis was in such a state of health that it would be dangerous to bring him here, and he (Mr. Gerard) advised him to go home to his country residence, and told him that he (coua- cuonsel) would pay any damages the jury might give against him. (Laughter.) He would offer in evidence the record of the divorce trial to show that the parties who made those depositions to which Mr. Willis replie1, were examined on that trial, and that the verdict of the jury was against them. He contended that the article complained of was justifiable. Lewis T. Warner, physician, examined by Mr. Gerard— Is physician of Mr. Willis, ; Mr. Van Buren objected to the testimony of this witness being given to gain tho sympathy of the jury; he (Mr. V. B.) txew himself that Mr. Willis Cay, Ae ut from place to place. Mr. Gerard tells the jury he coun- selled Mr. Willis to go home, and now he wants to prove by this witness that he can’t come. (Laughter. ) ‘The Court ruled the teatimony inadmissible! this was an action for a libel, and not an inquiry into the state of Mr. Willis’e health, Mr. Gerard thon proposed to read the whole of the arti cle complained of, and of which the piaintiff’s counsel had only read parts. . Van Buren objected, and cited authorities in support of hig position, After argument the Court admitted the reading of the whole of the article, with the exception of the note appended to the third column. Mr. Gerard then read the article in question. He then offered to read the note to the article to explain the first publication, and because it answors the evidence adduced; also, hecause it is part of the res jesta; be offered it in justification and he offered itn mitigation. (Opjected to and ruled out; exception taken.) He then offered to read the depositions published in the New York Hgratp of the 28th of March, 1860. Mr. Van Buren admitted the paper produced, to be the New York Hzratp, but he objected to these depositions being put in evidence here, because they would be' no Justification of the attack made by the defendant, and he submitted that the article just read (the alleged libel) does not contain one word in defence of the defendavt or his wife, which the counsel says it was his (defendant’s) high duty todo. The plaintiff is not connected in any way with (he publication in the Hexatp, and it is wholly irrelevant and inadmissible. Mr. Gerard contended, at considerable length, that they were admissible, aud cited authorities. He also read from the defendant's answer, in which he states he was justified by a publication which appeared in a pamphlet and in the New York Herat. Without any reply from Mr. Van Buren, the Court said that he did not think the counsel really intended to insist that the publication was admissible. The law did not recognise that because a paper in New York should publish a libellous article, or kommunication on one man that he was at liberty fo libel another party. If the publication of the depositions is libellous the plaintiff has Rot been connected with it by any evidence in this case, and it is notadmsssibie. The article complained of is not a commentary on that publication. Mr. Fancher said he thought his Honor had fallon into ‘an error in saying that the article complainea of was not & commentary on the publication in the Haratp, The Court still held that the article disclaimed being a commentary on the publication in the Hanatp. (Exception taken.) , Mr. Fencher then iat in evidence the declaration in the case of Forrest vs. Willis, in the United States Courts, in Pagpomaiers 1851, and otber papers in that suit. . Gerard offered the ori record of the divorce suit In the ya Court, to show the date of the ver- dict, and that Mr. N. P. Willis, Mrs, Willis and Richard Willis were examined in that case, and that the Court awarded alimony of $3,000 a year to Mrs. Forrest, which has never been paid. Mr. Van Buren supposed that a suit between a third party, which is still pending, had nothing to do with this case. The Court did not wish to hear Mr. Van Buren, and ex- cluded the offer. Mr. Carpentier then put in evidence the record of the discontinuance of that suit in the United States Court, dat- ed March 18, 1852, and algo the receipt of defendant's counsel for the costs. Mr. Fancher then put in evidence the summons for this suit, on the 6th of March, 1852, before the other suit Was discontinued, — ae ‘answer was sworn to 3lst August, Mr. Fancher admitted that it was putin on or after that day. Phis closed the evidence, and the cage was adjourned to this (Tuesday) morning, when counsel will sum up. Court of General Sessions. Before Recorder Barnard. The first case tried on Monday was a charge of assault | with intent to kill Herbert Mason, preferred against Hugh | Henry. The evidence showed that Henry used the knifo in self-defence, so that he was acquitted of the charge. George Durr, who feloniously assaulted Caroline Durr, on the Sth of March, pleaded guilty to an assault with intent to do bodily harm, aud was remanded for sentence, Lena Dinerman, who stole $70 worth of property from Alfred F. Thorn, $6 East Sixteenth street, on the 16th of November, pleaded guilty to an attempt’at grand larceny, and was remanded for sentence, John O’Brien was acquitted of a charge of burglary in the third degree, having been indicted for entering the premises of Charles Nersch. Mary Donovan, charged with grand larceny, pleaded guilty to the minor offsnce, She was sent to the peniten- ba for six months, ‘m. McKenzie was placed on trial charged with as- faulting Auguste Zanze with an axe, but the prosecution abandoned the case, and the jury rendered a formal vor dict of not guilty. ‘Wm. Callauan pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand lar- cony, and was gent to Blackwell's Island for one year. Edward Williams and George Reed, negro youths, wero indicted for burgiary in the first degree, and pleaded guilty to the third grace of that offenct. They were each sent to the State prison for five yeara, The Grand Jury re ina batch of indictments, to which the prisoners on ing arraigned, pleaded not gulity ‘and were remanded for tr! News from Northern Mexico. We have tho Brownsville (Texas) Flag of the 24 ult., which says:— ‘We have advices from Monterey to the 10th inst., and from Victoria and Tampico of corresponding dates. From these we learn that there is no truth whatever in the re- ports pat in circulation as to the succeas of the reaction. se , the contrary seems to be the true state of nN cage. A friend in Monterey, writing us on P + somo business, at the close of his letter givos the following items of news:— In taking this letter to tho Post Office I was surprised by the ringing of bel's, caused by the arrival of cheering news. Guanajuato has been taken by the liberals. it | seems that after the taking of Leon by our troops they | Porponed marching upon Guanajuato, but while preparing | for this movement were surprised to find that those of Guanajuato were coming on them. The; three daya’ fighting between Leon and Guanajuato the Intter place was taken by the liberals, under Zaragoza and and Quiroga, having entirely defeated the enemy and taken nd of all @ artillery, ammunition, &e, is the latost news, The’ fighting wad said to have been desperate, covering a dis- | tance of fifteen leagues between the two cities. This | victory will place those of San Luis Potosi in a critical | iti n, unless they can unite with their friends at Mo- | Thus you soe how tho liberals progress without the ‘hero of the North.’’ The Governor of Zacatocas has sent Vidaurri $12,000 to his forces. From Tampico we bavo but little of interest. Senor Trevino was band coe Managing the executive office, Troops of the Bint fatendi to maroh with 8/000. rose ng with 3,000 troops upon the city of Mexico, ns stated. ’ " mot, and after The Flag of the 28d ult. says:— Our from Tampico reach to tho 12th inat., and correspondingly from Victoria, at neither of which places do we find Cede moment. Ex Governor Garza had loft Tampico with 300 men for Vera Cruz, with a view of slaing that city in its defence against Miramon, Ho will remain in cage ho is needed, otherwise he will return im: mediately and march to the interior, Col. Garcin was still occopying hi position of observa- tion at his old quarters. IU is paid that he has his forces under the strictest discipline, and that he had guot one of bis captains on conviction of treason, .—TRIPLE_ SHEBT. ‘The Hartung Murder Case. BEFUSAL OF THE GOVERNOR TO COMMUTE THE SEN- ‘TENCE. (From the Albany Journal, April 7.) &rave ov New York, Exxounive pe eh ‘AtuaNy, April 6, 1859. Sin —It is cue to the unfortunate woman, Mary Hartung, whoin you bave 80 ably defended, and in whose bepalf i bave so sea'ously urged a commutation of the sen =~ of the Court since the application was received on 26th uit., (batsbe should at once be made acquainted With the conclusion at which I have arrived. Tn anticipation of the application, I had closely examined the evidence given upon the tria!'in all itg details, and { bave since reexamined it as carefully as possible, I ave, both before and since tho application was made, xiven to the case @ careful consideration; witn a sincere desire to arrive at a just conclusion, and with that leaning in favor of merey which forms a part or our nature, es- pecially when that mercy is sought in bebalf of a woman. if Mrs. Hartung 18 guilty of the murder of her hus- band, she is guilty of a cool, premeditated murder of the most revolting character. If guilty, she herself of the opportunities the ber to administer poison to bim maliciously. Murder by poisout murder, and the most difficult of detection; and is in some States designated as such on the statute book. Where a murder is committed in any other way, there is often the possibility that murder was not deli intended. But in cage of poison for doubt. The malice, the premedit , the murderous intent belong necessarily to the crime; and while every application for commutation or pardon shall be ts own peculiar facts, I cannot conceive that I shot authorized in interfering in any case of polsoaing where guilt is clearly proved; least of all can I interfere where @ husband & wife or 8 wife a husband. If, therefore, Mrs. Hartung is gailty of the crime of poisoning ber husband, | cannot reconcile it to my ideas of duty to save her from tho penalty the law imposes upon ber crime. The jury have by their verdict—con- scientiously arrived at, as I believe—declared that she is guilty of this crime, and the judge, whose fairness and humanity are admitted, says that “the verdict was clearly warranted by the testimony.”’ After a careful examina- tion and consideration of the evidence and of her own statement, I am unable to say, that bad I been one of the jury, I could have arrived ata different conclusion. I believe her to be guilty of the deliberate murder of her husband by poisoning. It is urged upon me that, even though she is guilty, public opinion demands that’ her punishmont should be commuted to imprisonment for life; and that, if this is not done, po woman will ever again be convicted of murder in this State. Even were this true, I should seem it no reason for my interference. It is pot a matter to be deci- ded by public feeling, by the impulses of those who have not had time or inclination to can the evidence care- fully, and many of whom are influenced by objection to capital punishment in general, or by a horror of hanging & woman, or both. The ooly province of public opinion in a cage like this is to induce additiooal care where a deci- sion adverse to the current of public opinion is arrived at. Moreover, though there is, undoubtedly, a great ropug- nance in the public mind to the infliction’ of capital pun- isbment upon a woman, I do not think it eo general as is assumed, or that it interferes essentially wit the course of public justice, Tcannot, then, commute the punishment of Mrs. Har- tung. She must suffer the penalty the law has imposed upon ber, and J request you will communicate this deci- sion to her, and urge her to cease to hope for Executive clemency, but to dawtle hermes to preparing to stand before her Creator. I trust she will seek and ro- ceive forgivences from Him who alone can Easy it. EDWIN D, MORGAN. ‘To Wa. J. Hapray, Fsq., Albany. THE BILL OF EXCEPTIONS IN THE CASE OF MkS, HARTUNG, (From the Albany Journal, April 9.] We are reliably informed that William J. Hadloy Eeq., counsel for Mrs. Hartung, has prepared a pil of exceptions, im order that the case may be taken to the General Term of the Supreme Court, on a motion for a new trial, A copy of the bill was served on the District Attorney yesterday afternoon. If the District Attorney desires to amend it, he will sorve his amendments on the counsel for Mrs. H., when the bill and amondmonts will be given to a Judge of the Supreme Court, and an appli- cation made for a writ of error, which, if allowed, will stay the execution, and allow the motion to be made for a new trial. - The Crops. ‘The Chicago Democrat of the 8th inst. says:—On Sunday night last over an inch of snow fell at Alton and vicinity, and in some places it exceeded two inches in depth. Thi® must wnavoidably have its effects upon the peach crop, though how far it may be effected time only can show, The Alton Courier states that considerable inquiry among the fruit growers of that neighborhood elicited a variety of opinions in relation to the effect of the storm and cold weather upon the prospects of the next frait crop. Some of them unbesitatingly express the belief that there is very little hope for peaches; others, equally ‘capable of judging, thought but little damage was done; while seva- Tal say tbat ihe damage, though severe, will not destroy the crop. These latter say that so far as the water froze in the blossom the fruit germ is killed; but as the calyx of alarge quantity of blossoms was yet turned earthward, there is still a prospect of fruit. The weather for the past few days, says the Parkers- burg, Va., News of the 7th inet,, has been very cold gud unpleasant; in fact, such as we generally have in March. We have lately had several pretty hard frosts, which may have injured the peach crop te a small extent inthis sec- tion, though many farmers still think the chances good for a large yield. A letter from Shippensburg, Pa., says:—I send yon the results of my observations in parts of Franklin and Cum- berland counties, Pa, Fall wheat good; rye do.; barley Go. ; oats just sowing; grass, old clover frozen out ver much; young clover and timothy very good. Seagon ad- vanced, erops forward, fruit rather ‘forward for satety, apricot trees coming in bloom. Of cornu the prospect is for a large quantity of acres planting. The Clarendon, 8. C., Banner informs us that the fruit in that vicinity has not been injured by the recent frost. Some peach trees in the fork of Black river have beea bicoming since September last, in the open air, aud have fruit upon them larger than a partridge egg. The Augusta (Ga) Chronicle of the 7th inst., says:— Gor a sudden chango in the tomperature of Tuesday, the thermometer reached the freezing point yesterday (Wed- nesday) morning, and ico was formed in thiscity. As yet we have heard bat little of the effect produced on ve. etation, and wo dread to hear from ths country, for we fear much damage has been done to the wheat crop, and also to fruit. Grapes, we presume, are entirely destroyed, and we think it probablo the peach crop has fared little if any better. Corn, we fear, has also suffered much, and may, in some localities, be entirely destroyed. Very little if any cotton is up. A lettor from Plaquemine, La. , dated March 29, says:— ‘The weather here for a fow days has been quite ike sum- mer. The thermometer to-day in the shade is about 80 fahrenheit, and vegetation is flourishing; still, the s cane will he much injured by the constant rains of past three months. The Waupaca (Wis.) Register says that the winter wheat in that section looks well, and has escaped injury during the winter. United States ey cones in South Caro- Ae {From the Charleston Mercury, April 5.] At eleven o'clock yesterday morning tae Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern circuit convened in this | city, their Honors Judges Wayne and Magrath presiding. The Grand and petit juries were called, but only thirtesn of the Grand Jurors answering to their names, an order ‘was taken by James Conner, Keq., District Attorney, that other Grand Jurors should be summoned, It is supporod that the Grand Jary will be organized to-day, when the Court will charge them, and specially with reference to the acts of Congress for the suppression of tho slave trade. The proceedings, doubtless, will bo of intorest. Among matters of moment will be the cases of the United States vs. the Echo prisoners, and the United States vs, Corrio, both for having received and transported negroes in vio- lation of the law of the United States declariag the act a piracy. These, we believe, are the first casos in which this law hag over been sought to be enforced at the South, and tfle proceeding will be regarded with more especial interest for the reason that it will probably bo conclusive of the power of the government to enforce the law. In tho case of tho Echo prisoners bills of indictment were given ovt in Columbia ata session of the Circuit Conrt, in December Inat, and wer nored. Capt. Corrie ig under indictment for a violation of this law in Savan- , but baying been arrested hore, Judge Magrath has ided that this isthe proper and’ only foram for his trial, Bills will be given out in both cases, it is under- stood, and if found by the Grand Jury, will present a snf- ficient opportunity tor testing the eflicacy of the law. It was reported at Columbia, and has been believed in other sections of the Union, that efforts had been made to pre dispose the public mind to a rejection of the bill by the Grand Jury. We are conscious of no such effort here, and we believe we speak tho sentiment of a majority of those ‘who oppose restrictions on this foreign slave trade when we say that it ie rather the wish that indictments should be found, and that the question erising under it should be fairly tested. Tie Bark Rawiins—Coymrrmenr or Taree Marre—Conression ov Mcrpre.—Tb: Court for the exam- ination of the persons found on board of the bark E. A. Rawlins, alias Rosa Lea, commenced last Saturday, and wag continued over anti! Wonday of the present week, The result of the examinstion was, that three mates (whose name we supprees for the prosent at their own Fequest) were committed to prison to await their trial at tho next term of the Uniled States District Court, to be held in thie place on the second Monday in May, under charge of having murdered an anknown parson who was designated throughout the trial as the ‘ Spanish Captain,”? Letters were found on board of the yeasol from a Spanish firin to certain parties on the const of Africa, whore she ‘was about to proceed, She was to be met on the coast of Cuba by a schooner, with mon and arms and regular out- fit, when it was decided by the American officers to put said “Spanish Captain’ in irons. The whole cage Ras an air of mystery, for we never have knowa men before, alter being repeatedly warned by the Court that they were hot called upon to criminate themselves, tell stories which must bear against them. Confessions were mate by tho parties chargod with thie marder, in open Court, to the effect that they had committed the decd. The prisoners were without counsel.—Apalachicola (Fla) Advertiser, March 30. Superior Court—General Term. Prosent—Hion. Judges Bosworth (Ch. J.), Hoffman, Woodruff, Pierpoint and Moncrief. ‘Avut 9.—Wm. J. Forbes va. Robert Waller, The same va. Edgar Logan, receiver.—Judgment afirmed, with costs, ‘Walter D. Stewart and Henry Allen va, George B. Gran- The motion for a re-argiiment granted on payment by the defendant of ton dollars costs of the motion, either to be at liberty to bring on the re-argument of the appeal on #ix days notice to the adverse party. David Ogden ve. the New York Mutual Insurance Com- pany.—Judgment reversed. Now trial ordered. Coste to Rote event. David Olyphant & Co, ve. George W. Attwood. Oraer affirmed with cont. one nivety-five years, and another eighty-four, ster to be anout months and twenty-eight over eighty years of age. at Mare) fleld, Many of bis cousins were, at their deaths, zak and nivety. He was jest living fourth generation of Thomas Little and Anna W: » whe were married at Plymouth, April 19th (29th Ny eS, 1635, she being u daughter of Richard Warren, the Maytlowet Pian. Her mother died at Pl October 2a (Leh N.8.), 1673, about ninety three years of age. ‘The Ply- mouth Coiony Records say “aged above ninety yoars.’* He was algo, through his grapdmother, a descendant ia thefourth goneration of Coustant Southworth and Eliza- beth Collier, who were married at Plymouth, No 2d (12th N! 8), 1637. The mother of Constant worth, who waa the second wife of Governor died, according te the Plymouth Colony Records, 26 (April 6, N.8.), “four score mm of age, or there- abouts.” Many others of the Little family of Plymouth coumy have lived to ages quite as great as those BZ, THE SLAVE KING OF DAHOMEY. ‘British if the North news is brought froin the West Coast be enter- tained that Gezo is to his fathers, and that his gon reigns in his stead. In his time he had thwarted, by bis conauct and measures, the policy of Eogiand, aud im- curred the displeasure Lord Paimersion, who op- poeed his proceedings, threatened him with chas- tiement, resisted the extension of his domi- pions, and supplied the smaller communities whose independence was assailed with arms and munitions of war. Latterly he became an object of attras- tion tg France. Louis Napoleon sought bis ak and commercial intercourse, sent a migsion to his capital, and presented him with brass field pieces wherewith to astoa- ish bis subjects. Koglieh travellers, functionaries and na- val officers too visited him, were hospitably entertained, despite international differences, and returning, after fruit- Jess ciscussions, from bis court, published narratives ef his dreadful deeds, that have given him a world-wide — and enrolled him amongst the monsters of ha- manity. Gozo deserved the odium and detestation which he se abundantly obtained; all the more that he was both able and sagacious. For upwards of five-and-twenty years he supplied all the demands of the Spanish and Portuguese slave dealers who infested the ht of Bonin, ravi and. devastating the interior far and wide by bis slave hunts, to obtain victims for his Earopean customers. He organized and led these internal forays and cruelties on the largest scale Africa has known, and annually soid, without remorse or scruple, his own countrymen in teas of thousands for exportation. His horrible crueltios ar- rested the progress of Africa, fed the wretchedness and mortality of the Middle Passage, and by depopa- Negroland promoted the immense material prosperity of Cuba and Brazil. His policy, and the he derived from it, excited the cupiaity ot his neighbors, and from we ages to Lagos slave trade became the business of whole population. Waen Gezo succeeded to his patrimonial throne, the adjacent country was inbabited by independent communities of the bas, and it was on them perpetrated his earlier atrocities. Ho attacked them, burnt their towns, carried off their choicest people, and when his own violence was unsuccessful, his intrigue introduced civil war, which completed their ruin. Badagry, which boasted of’ 10,000 inhabitants, was burnt down in a cut-throat affair amonget its own lawicss population; the whole Bight was closcly blockaded by English cruisers; and Lagos was destroyed bya British bombardment. The liberated Africans of Sierra Leone founded the town of Abeokuta, established im the interior an anti-siave trade interest, wore encouraged by the English missionaries, and supported by English assistance. [his brought on Abeokuta the wrath of Gezo; again and again he attacked the new community; as often fis assaults and sieges were ropulsed, until at last, in 1861, the Slave King was completely roi under its mud walls, and from that time his power declined. British: policy prevailed on the coast; Lagos, under the infu- ence of consuls Beecroft and Campbell, became the seat of @ large and profitable lawful commerce; roads were opea- ed up into the interior; peace being established, industry took to honest courses, and from Whydah to lagos the commerce in palm superseded the slave trade, and im- creased at rate notbing lese than marvellous, aud even Geza sought, however grimly, to regain his’ diminished revenues by participating in it. Geza was, however, never converted or reconciled to legitimate commerce. He re- Pulsed all our diplomatic alvances, rejected an anti-slave treaty, denounced our cruising system, complained that we had deprived him of bis revenues, and was ever on the alert to revive the trailic. Thus disposed, he at once re- sponded to the French scheme of emigration, and gladt received at Abomi a Freach mission, But the Frei Prices for negrces wore too low to yield him profit, and although the slave trade was partially agi | to the serious injury of lawful commerce, he French; he preferred the no large operations with tix greater liberality of his oft friends and connections— the Spanish and Portuguese dealers in men, At last his dismal reign is over, and hig death has been mourned, and his funeral celebrated by the entire slave trade interest of the coast and the interior. His ob- ‘Sequies were performed at Abomi; all the slave traders of Whydah attended and assisted at them; each thither his contribution of slaves to be sacrificed to his me- mory, and of merchandise to be nted to his succes- sor. It had been proposed to facilitate Gezo's admission into the other world by the Tage jee " but, whether from the difficulty of procuring that number, or from their greatly increased value tothe Spaniards, +f 0 800, ‘Gezo’s Reropoas 1. He offered to tho a ail- ver eaiver, filled with — new doliars, and he provided for the enjoyment of his old master in the Paradise whither is have betaken himself, use when disposed to the fragrant weed, the of Havana Tho mournful and terrible ce- remonies over, the new King proclaimed his policy to be that of his father. Report adds that he at onco left Abomi at the head ofa large army, on a slave hunting expedition. MANUEL JOHNSON, THE RADCLIFF OBSERVER, ENG LAND. {From the London Times, March 4,} ‘We recorded on Wednesday tho death of a true disci and lover of science, Mr. Manuel Johneon, Radoliffe Ob- server. Mr. Johngon was educated at Addiscombe, and in 1821 entered the Artillery. Tho leisure of a ten’ years’ mili residence at St. Helena seems to have guided him naturally to the choice of that department of science which he adopted, by discovering to him hs own scientific tastes and the line in which his power lay. Uj the dis- banding of the artillery corps in St. Helena ir, Johnson returned to England, and TF some months of European travelling entered at Magdalene Hall, Oxford, where he went throngh the academical course. He had no sooner taken his degree than the Radcliffe Obeei became vacant by the death of Mr. Rigaud, and he re- ceived the appointment from the now recommenced in carnest bis astronomical labors, and selected ag the region of his observations the circumpolar heavens. Teking the Groombridge Ca- talogue as bis foundation, he reobsorved all the stars— more than 4,000—included in that catalogue, and added 1,500 other stars not found in Groombridge. The meri- dian instruments of the Radcliffe Observatory were for several years almost wholly gmplo ed for this work, and volumes 40-53 of the Radcliffe Observatory are flied with observations and special catalogues, nll designed for ultimate collection into one large catalogue of circumpolar stars. In 1849 tho magnificent heliometer was mounted — 8 splendid instrument, the work of Repgold, of Hamburg, the erection of which Sir Robert Peel had intended to come to Oxford to ee doing only prevented by his own sndden death in 1850, ‘The obsorvations with this instra- ment began very soon after its erection. They include = great number of double stars and other objects for which this instrament {8 particularly appropriate. The ob- ject of these observations was to determine the paral- laxes of several fixed starg. In 1853 tho first series of heliometer observations was published, together with an investigation of the parallaxes of G1 Cygni, and of the star 1880 Groombridge. Another geries came out in | 1867, together with an investigation of the parallaxes of Castor (@ Geminorum), Arcturus (a Bootis), Voza (a Lyri and of two other stars callod in the volume a and b, which were of importance as meane of establishing the parallax of 1880 Groombridge. The meteorol ob. fervations, which started upon a very limited ecale at the Radeliffe Observatory, received latterly a great expansion. In the autumn of 1864 the photographic process for _ tering meteorological observations was introduced, and it bas been carried on every year since on an increasi scale, There are now going on, besides baromotrical thermometrical, other observations (also with phote- graphic registration), to measure the amount of rain, and of the velocity and direction of the wind. PHOFHESOR @. F. WURM. Professor C. F, Wurm has died in Hamburg. His at- tainments as a acholar and as & linguist wero ot the high. est order, His perfect acquaintance with all the intrica- cies and details of mternational law had acquired for him & fame jn other countries which could only be surpassed by the high standing which be had acquired in his own. tho Rov, Jane OF PASO" INMAN, D.D. ho Rey. James Inman, 1) D., many years pro mathematics at the Royal Naval College, Foctemoan Dockyard, died on the 7th of Fobrnary, aged 88. Ho pos- fessod a just colebrity in naval circles for his application of kcience to navigation and shipbuilding. He labored very many years unobtrusively, but zealously, in hia country’s service. He sailed round the world with Fiin- dere, as astronomer, was wrecked with him, and took part’ with the laie Sir John Franklin in that colebrated action in which a fleet of British morchaotimen beat off the French Admiral Linois. While professor of mathe- matics at the Royal Naval College, ho reduced to aystona the previous ill-arranged motnods of navigation, an pub- lished several valuable works now in general use in the naval eervice of England, The Bologna cian On the death of the Countess Truxsa Matvezz, a lady of Ilterary colebrity, " ohtet ‘Look’ works are @ transiation of Pope’s “ Rape of the Sig mean vorse, and translations of ‘soveral of Cloero’s works. Field Marshal Count Dot, fh borlain of the Cham! a ret of apoplexy on the Court of Berlin, died in that city wit. ‘The Countess on Crarrarmrann, née n’Ororanne, died of a decline, at Pau, in hor twentieth year, The decoasod wos married about fifteen months ago to the grand ae- phew of the celebrated writer,