The New York Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1859, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HE WHOLE NO. 8258. THE WASRINGTON TRAGEDY. Trial of Daniel E. Sickles fer Killing Philip Barton Key. Animated Arguments Between the Lawyers. Testimony of George B. Weoldridge, John Cuyler, Jeremiah Boyd, A. Young, Chas. @. Bacon, 8. § Parker, William Ralley and Jacob Wagner. Additional Evidence Respecting the Handkerchief Signals, ‘The Keys Taken from Mr. Key’s Pockets Found to Fit the Lock of the Assignation House. do., te, a. THE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT. Wastiaron, AvRit 14, 1859. The Court was opened this morning at about the usual eur, but did not get to busmess till half past ten. This stated that the prosecation was propared, if Mra Biokles’ declaration bad been received, to have given in ‘evidence the fact that in January last Mr. Sickles and a Jady, not his wife, remained during a night in Barnum’s Hote) at Baltimore. Too register of the hotel was fe Court for that purpose. It appears, however, from this register, that there is first the entry of Mr. Biekles’ name in bis own writing, then the names of seve- ralether persons, and about ten lines below the name of Mrs. Dunie! E. Sickles, in a different handwriting. This reparation shows that if Judge Crawford had let in the ‘confession, a vast quantity of scandal on both sides would Bave been brought on the trial, involviag porsoas not yet mentioned in the affair, EVIDENCE OF GEORGE B. WOOLDRIDGE. George B, Wooldridge was the first witaess calied for the defence—examinea by Mr. Brady. ‘Witness—I roside fn Magoff Valley, Sullivan county, NN. Y.; om the 27th of February last I resided at No, 534 ‘Twelfth street, Washington; came hore in the laiter part @f November to be here at the organization of the House of Representatives; was aclerk uader the Clerk of the Bouse; knew Mr. Key at that time; never spoke to him Dut once or twice; on Saturday, the 26th of February, I ‘was ie Fifwenth street from very clos2 to ten o’closk till free; I saw Mr. Sickles that afternoon, between four and five, at the Capitol. Q.—What was at that time hig appearance and condition? Witnces—When I went first to him he appeared different frem what he had been the day before; he appoared more Jive himeeif; he was in the hall, near the Speaker’s chair; we bad a conversation; I got him to go intoa retiring Yeom and there parted with him, after endeavoring to pacify him; he was very much affected; there was Bo one with him in that room when I left him; Ieaw him no more that day; the timo I left him was about five o’dfock ; saw him the noxt morning a’ aboat ten @’clock, in the iibrary of hig own house ; his eyce wore Dloodsbot and red; he approached me, and told me he hhad sep for me to come thei Interrupted by the Distriet Attorney. Witness resumed—His face denoted that he had becn ‘weeping ; I remained in the house till all the strangers had eft it, in the afternoon. « Q—What was his condition during the day? ‘Witnese-—He acted like a man in great sorrow aud die- tress; 20 much £0 that I watched for his coming and going constantly. Q—why? Mr. Carlisle—That is not material. Witarse—There was a strange manner about him; n ‘would go up stairs and then come down stairs again; thon he wonld taik about matters, and go up stairs again; every fume he came into the room where I was he pressed hi bande to his temples and would go over to the secretary and sob; he appeared as if he was in great distress; every time there fits came upon him he would clasp bis temple and Jean over this way (illustrating); he would sob and ‘ery #0 much that Ttold bim to give vent to his tears, as ‘they would relieve him; be would raise hia hands and exclaim; sometimes these fits would take him bofore ho eould getio the secretary, where he went as if to hide himseif, and then he would bow down bis head as if ‘Bie stomach was giving way, and he would be hardly ‘able to reach the recretary for support. QD ‘you see Mr. Key that Sunday ? ‘itpess—T did, twice. —Where and when? itness—The first time between ten and eleven o’clock ing out of the gate of Lafayette square, on the corner oi teemth atrect and Pennsylvania avenue, near the War Office, on the strect Mr. Sickles’ hougo is in. In what direction did he go? itpess—He croesed the treet and went up the avenue, 1 presume; [ did not observe in what direction he turned Bis glance; the secoad time I saw him was about a quarter © two o'clock, directly infront of tue library window of Mr. Sicktes’ house; there were a lady ant gentieman with bhim then; he wag on the side towards the curb stone; tho lady was next the railing; tae three were in a direct line; Mr. Sickles was up stairs at that time; he had left tho Mibrary and gone up stairs. Q Dia you observe Mr. Key do anything while passing? A. leaw him take @ bandkerchief out of bis pocket and rave it three times; while doiag 80 his eyes were to- Perce the upper window of Mr. Sickies’ house; he kept is eyes from the gentleman, as if he did not wish him to gee what he was doing; he parted with the lady aud gentie- man at the corner, entered the park gate, aad proceedad in the direction of Madison place; some five minutes before that Mr Sickles bad gone up stairs; gaw him enter the Kbrary door; two minutes after beard some one coming down stairs very rapidly and come into the library; he said, ‘ Tat villain has just passed my house.” ‘District Attorney—Do not state what he said. Mr. Biady— What did he do? Witners— Ho was very excited, and talked for a mo- ment with Mr. Butterworth, who endeavored tocalm him; be appeared to resist these attempts to caim him, and threw Mr. Butterworth off, and turned into the ball; he had not his hat on at that time; that is the last I saw of ‘bim until be came into the house with the police offers; Mayor Berrett was there aud Capt. Goddard; Mr. Waikor, Mr. McBiair, Mr. Cluskey, and some other gentlemen; f ‘was then sitting on an easy chair near the library window; Mr. Sickles came into the library, turned round, and then ‘went out as if to go up stairs; koow he was in the parlor ‘efter that; saw Mr. Butterworth and Mr. Walker go inw ‘What room; the door between the rooms was closed; I vamaines jn the library. Q. Did you hear his sobbing, and so forth? Mr. Carlisie—That is a leading question. Mr. Bracy did not know that they would be held down to mere matter of form. Did you hear anything of Mr. Bickies while ip the parlor? ‘Witness—No, sir; my attention was directed to the per- sons in the room with me; I was very much exoRed; I ever want to see such another day as that. Mr. Brady proposed to prove wi produced the state of mind in which Mr, Sickies was when tho. witness saw him at the ol on Saturday, and asked the Inter ‘whether he made any communication to him at tho time, Mr. Ould objected, sayiag it was proposed not oniy to prove the nature of the communication, but that the en. Wire subject matter should be given in evideace to the Jary in connection with the excited state of the prisoner's ‘mind. Ineanity is a fact distinctly capable of proof. If ‘the communisation is offered in evidence to show the ja- sanity ot the prisoner, it is uncertain, and leads to no fixed and sure conclusion. Whatever tho nature of the communication, it does not follow as a matior of course ‘and reason that insanity necessarily or probably took = It does not rise to the dignity of secondary evi ‘The only proper evidence would »be @ mani- of tho mevtal disease given by! the prisoner @ither at the timo the communication wag made, or sub- mequevtly, up to the commission of the homicide. The question was, whether this evidence conld be given for ‘DY other purpose than to show a state of mental diseasy on the partof the prisoner atthe bar. Could itin any Sense be offered for the purpose of satiefying the Coart and jury that there was provocation of any kind?—that the prisoner wus entirely aud properly under the influence Of a beated or excited mind, which inflamed it to anger, @ drove him to revonge? Could it be offured for any such Purpore as thatY All the authorities clearly show that it ‘was incompetent for any such purpose. Even adultery does fot oifor an excuse or a justification, unless the hut banc catches his wife in the act, Then tho offence is re- duced from murder w manslaughter. Mr. Brady said his learned opponent might argus on adultery as long a8 hia convenience, tasto or jndgmen might permit on that point. We, ho said, aro quite a: ‘Well prepared a the learned and eminent counsel—for ‘they arc both eminent—may be. We do not oes to discuss any such questionnow. [ thought I given my friend a distinct understanding to that offect, Mr. Ould replied—Ho was aware of that; but it mecos- Sarily ehut out tho evidence it was now proposed to effer. He naderatood the proposition of the defence to be tbia:— That on Saturday a certain communication, connected with tho adulterous invercourse with the prisonor’s wife, x78 mado to the prisoner at the bar, which threw hia toto such @ state of mind as demonstrated insanity, or A state of excitement which had some relation to in: sanhY, OF ago, or frenzy, Evidence which stops short of jnsany'y 19 inadminsible. If insane, the priconor could nob bo mate to suilor, The counsel thon quoted fom North Carolipa decisions, 8th Tredett's ta, tho stave ainst Jobo, in which ie prisoner's counsel insiewel Shat a knowledge or belief of aAnitarons intorconrae miti- gated the crime from murder $0 mapainughwr. The Conrt rejected the evidence. The oounsel then offred to prove, not that the deceased was fonad in toe of adultery at the time she homicide, was committed , but tl adulterous intercourse had at some time oocurred betweea the parties; and, as he bad before said, the counsel in- tinted thata knowledge, or even such bolief by prisoner, would mitigate the crime from murder to manslaughter. Ail the wuthoritie:—Male, Fostor, Kast, Russet, Biack- Bwone, Kc,—are agaipst the course now proposed; aad Mr. Ontd forther ned, $0 extengate the offence, the husband must find the deceased in the act of aduiter, with bis wife, The rule of Judge Battie was on the a missibility of the evideuce. The proposition was that wnch evidence was competent to be offered, because, if the jury believed tae evidence, they could reduce the of. fence from murder to manslaughter. The decision was inst this; for, if the evidence fell short of showing tbat the parties were canght m the fact, it was incompe- tent for any such urpove. Was no: this identically the fame case? It was merely proposed to oiler a vertu Statement made by the witness to the prisoner at the bar not under the solemuity of an oath, Aitor furtoer argu ment, he said it seemed to the counsel for the United States that the statement was entirely and totally incom petent as evidence, ‘Mr. Stanton replied—The evidence offered presouted one proposition entirely different from that argued by tho public prosecutor, At the moment of toe act of hoint eide, the prisoner declared that the deceased bad violaioa hie bed. On the previous day be is found terribly exsit ed. To aclergyman of this city, who met him the sam evening, he app ared defiant and desolate; and in tn: game cenaition tio is traced down to the moment of the ho micide and afterward. Noone who heard the testimony of Mr. Walker would ever forget it. The defence here proposed to prove, as partly accounting for this eondition, that a certain communication was made tw the prisoner. ‘The public proseoutor ‘objecta to that, and, following the argument of his asgociate yesterday, intimates that were are two classes of men on whom that communica. tion would produce insanity, Who was to be the judge of that? Not the court, butthe jary. Tney are to deter- mine as to how this communication would act on the rea- on of this prigoner. The public prosecutor had, how- ever, undertaken to argue that the offence of slaying an aduiterer cannot be reduced from murder to manslaugh- ter, unlees the husband had ovcular demonstration of the fact. He denied that that was law; he denied that it had ever been so decided, and he denied, in the name of hu. manity, that it would ever beso decided, Counsel wanted it understood and held in mind, that, aithough tte prison- er, at the time of the homicide, declared that deceased had dishonored his bed, yet the correspondence between the prisoner and deceased in reference to prisoner's wife haa been excinded, But yet counsel did not complain of that ruling. So, t0o,@ eommumcation from the wife to the hueband, which was enough to indace the prisoner to tacrifice, not one life, but » whole hecatomb of lives, was excluded, and here a communication from a tbird party, of a character to affect the prisoner, is offered to be proved, and the prosecution object. The case cited by the public pro¥ecutor in 8th Iredell’s (N. C.) Reports was the case of @elave wife. Was it true that the condition of a freeman’s wife was the condition of that of a slave? He denied it, and there was not a man withbia sound of his voice who would not wade knee-deep in bicod to galusay sach a pro- position. Jf Phiip Barton Key had owned a married wo- man a8 asiave, he might place a halter around her neck and lead her to the suambles; but could he do so with a free woman? The prosecution, in thelr thirst for blood, bad forgotten the institution of slavery, for the Judges had laid down the principle that vo civil rights are ac. quired by a slave on account of marriage, Bus the very evidence, which in that North Carolina case wea excluded ‘on the point of justification, was admitted on the point of showing the prigoner’s ktate of mind. That was all they claimed in this cage. They only demanded for the prisoner at the bar the game right which is accorded to a North Carolina sisve. He would show that never in England, since the time of Charles IL, ia a case adjudged by Lis dale, ove of the most corrupt Jud, man been punished for slaying the man who had deso- Jated his hearth; and pow it was to be seen whether that wee American law. If it was, his Honor would be the first Judge in this aia who had held that the man who had slain his wife’s aduiterer was a murderer, and was not to place in evidence the justificatron of bis act. Twill show you, moreover, couveel proceeded, that never in thie Jand bas it beenso held; that never on tbe civilized earth bas it been go held; that never, by any judicial tribupal anywhere, bas it been so beld. When that question comes up, Thali shake hauds wish this prosecu- tion, and meet them upon it bere. Your Honor, you have toeay whether this evidence 13 to be shut against a free man who has vindicated the honor of the marriage rela- tions; if ithe, your Honor will be the first to say that a man’ shall ‘be punished who, under the influenec of passions excited by ontraged horgr, humani- ty, nature, feeiing, slain the corruptor of bis wife, the adulterer, the violator of his bed, and the dishonorer of bis bomb. The coonsel then referred to Judge Crawford’s ruling in Jarboe’s case, and tn Day’s case, and claimed that those rolinga covered the ground here, and ausborized the in: troduction of the evidence proposed. Ge asked, than, that on these principles the ordinary feelings of humanity should be recognized, and the ordinary rules of evidence followed, and that this evidence should not be exctuded in order that vengeance might obtain the blood of this Prisoner, who wae 20 flercely hun‘ed. Mr. Ould responded—Counsel for the defence had in- sinvated that the public prosecutor was actuated by thirst for blood, and that he hunted down the prisouer for vengeance, Mr. Stanton disclaimed making such charge. ‘Mr. Ould replied, he could let his argument and con- duct in this cage go before the Court and before the world in contrast with the disreputable rant which this counsel (pointing to Stanton) had exhibited. There was po place where gentlemanly feelings could be better shown tban in a forensic contest of tnis natare, and so there was no place where vulgarity and rudencas could be better exhidited. There seemed to be divisions as- signed to counsel for defence—to some, high tragedy; to some, comedy; to some, the part of walking gen- tlemen ; and one gsptieman appeared to fill the oilice of clerical supe, to set the theological part of the douse in order., One of the counsel had carried out the part, whether assigned to him or not, of the bully and the bruiser. [Sensation in Court.) No one had & greater dislike to personal antipatbies and personal controversies than himseif—no one an intenser scorn of the person who gets them up, or of the method in which they are got up. He stood here uador the solemn ros- maibility of his oath, and had endeavored to discharge fis duty faithfully as a public prosecutor. He had not now, and never hada prejudice or ill-feeling against the prisoner at the ba®. If, however, he believed that that prisover at the bar had imbrued his hands io a fellow- ereatare’s blood, he would not be restrained from de- claring it. He should not call murder gentleness, or malice good feeling. He had only risen now for the Far ood of relieving himseif from an aspersion which ad been wantonly, and ho believed vindictively, made | against him. The exigencies of this case, perhaps, hal demanded that before this he should have vindicated bia. self from the aspersions made against him in the co irse of the case. He was glad to~have the opportunity of doing 80 now. Mr. Stanton (who sat beside Mr. Ould during the la'ter’s remarks) rose earnestly, saying—I know my duty to my client, to the cause, to society, w myself, too well to allow myself to be drawn aside by any such personal cons\tera- tions. I am not to be drawn from the principle of law by any such resort of the counsel for the prosecution. Jeave his course to be judged of by the whole world. if his course is justified by his being public proseeutor, be it 80, I say the law he presents here is not adapted to our state of society. I say the law, on the principle on which he claims it, would lead my ctient to the gallows by those _ who are malignantly seeking for his blood. I have not the honor of his acquaintance, and, after his languags just uttered, do not desire it. [Taig sentence was followed by the stamping of many feet by the auditors without the bar, but the Marshal and officers soon restored order. | Mr. Stanton resumed, by repeating that such law as that insiated on would conduct bis client to the foot of the gat- lows, and that there were private prosecutors here. 1 cannot, he said, reply to the counsel’s remarks. I defy fone Tecorn them. Idon’tfear them, (Much sensa- tion. “4 Corlisle closed the argument for the prosecution. He would address himself simply and briefly to the ques- tion of law pending. If he had no other motive for being brief, be wes admonished to be brief by the heated air of this court room, which was already testing bis atrongth. He was at a joss to know on what distinct ground this eyi- dence was offered. Mr. Stanton—It is offered to account for the state of mind in which the prisoner was shown to be. —So it fe understoo 1. would then inquire whether it was ad- miesible for that purpose? It was not competent to prove insanity by the declaratous or communications of other parties, but by the acts and declarations of the prisoner himself. it any of tno progrosistas of the | law could show that any other principle had over ob- tained, be should like to hi ‘the case pointed out to him, Whatever communication this witness, like Tago, poured into the ear of his frient—if he might be permitted to refer to @ play which seemed to be apecial property of his friends ou the other side—was not important; the effect which that communication pro- duced on the prisoner's mind was the only thing that was important, Ag to the acts and declarations of the prisoner himself, the widest latitude had boen given to paint his state of'mind through tho descriptions given by the witnerses for the defence. Counsel referred to the cane of the State against Jobn, 8 Irede)), He was much sur- | prised that the counsel, who had admonished him th other day not to introduce slavery into this matter, hai undertaken to denounce that decision because it was made for slaves and the wives of slaves, not for freemen, or the wives of freemen. They knew that no distinction wa: made in the rules of evidence ag between slaves and free men. Mr. Stanton—In that case how did Flora, the wife, como to be examined? Mr, Carlisle did not deny that there woro some pooutiar Jaws in the States where slavery existed. In North Caro. lina the wife of a slave might be examined against her husband. Jadgo—It must be 80, because slaves cannot contrac marriage. Mr. Stanton—Procisely,; that is the point. Mr. Carlislo—At the same timo, the natural relations between the slave husband and wife are rocognized, Whoever cleo might havo expected to be affectod by the denunciation of the law made for a slave man a8 applied to a free man, bis Honor would not be affected by it. Ae knew how much it was worth. {n that case of Jobn, the Court said that not only the evidence was inadmisabile on tho point of reducing the offence from rurder to man- slaughter, but that thero was the plainost implication that ft was not admissible on the point of innanity. In thar cage, the offer was not to prove that the prisoner nad been informed that the aduitery had taken plase, but the offer was to prove that adultery itself/and the evidence was rejected. A bill of exceguions was taken, and the Court Of Appeals decided that no evidence which tho prisoner nad been entitled to introdnce was rejected, How conld they say #0, if tho fact of the adultery having been committed Could wWeot the Danity or iusauity of (be privouert Do gen- ot a corrupt age, had Twill) MORNING EDITION—FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1859. PRICE TWO CENTS. tlemen mean to say ‘bat if the evidence was immaterial, cither in port of ja-t fication or in point of insanity, tye Court of Appeals’ would not bave declared it admisaibic? It was.the duty of the Judge, il be sees that the evidence, suneeptible of having aby operation on the defence, bad been rejected, to remand the cae and order the evidence to be admitted, North urolina, however, was not so fat a State as New York, bot the rules of law there had a soundness of foundation which he confeesed be liked, Tae Jndges there bad not arrived at the point of admityng evi denee, vot that a man was mad, but that he ought to have deen med. That was the poiot here, Genuiemen might vee all their ingernity, but they could not escape this pro- cite ewe, “was the prisoner ingape?”? not “ ought he to beve been imaane.” If toe effect was shown, qui buna, mvestigate whether there had been suffi ient cause 60 set hig mad, Let tbem prove, if his Honor thought it mate Tia), not that the prisoner bad been informed of a certain state of facts, but that the facts oid really exist, Mr. Stanton read payt of the case of John in Iredell (re- ferred to in the argument), to show that the evidence, which wos rejected under the head of justification, was admitted under the head of insanity. As the reia jovs of counge! to slavery had been referred to, he would state here that be bad the blood of slaveholding pareats ia is veins ; bis futher had been @ North Carotiaian, aut his mother @ Virginian, Mr. Cariiele—That is an interesting fact, which I hope will be cbronicied like all other things that take place he *0 that when the gentleman comes to y written, that fact may be mentioned ia conection ee doctrine which he has expressed and case. Mr. Stapton—The doctrines which he has maiatatned here in defence of homes and families w\.! be the proadest eer he will leave to his children. (Suppreesed ap- uBe. Cartiste—No donbt of it; no person can doubt the earnestness of the gent «man as to his doctrines; but antess the earneetn: 68 and fire wito which these conclusioas are announced are to be taken as indications of their sound- ners, I sha!l beg leave to consider them as opinions and declarations in themselves. Of the manner aod vebicic in which they are brought to notice, I do not agree with the geptleman, and I am sure he does not expect me to agree with him. Mr. Stanton—Certainly not; I appeal to tho hearts of other men. Mr. Carlisle—There are a great variety of human hearts in th‘s world, Mr. Stanton—Yes, sir, and some of them very badones. Mr. Carlisie—Aad I am happy to say that mine doves no! contain many things which seem to exist in the hearts of rome other people, though, like all other buman hearts, | suppose it is filled with much that would be better out of it. : cod Stanton—It would be better were something else in it. isd tie BNNs; gentiemen, this thing must be in- rrupted, Mr, Carlialo~I am addreseing myself to your Honor, and Tehall aay no more about this, because I really fool quite indifferent to the observations made, and shall take bo further pote of them. Mr. Stanton—Then proceed with your argument. Mr. Carlisle closed bis argument against the admiss'- bility of the eviaence, ‘The Judge—The proposition, as I nuderstand it, is to re ceive the evidence of a communication made by the wit- ness on the stand to the prisoner, to prove, or toaid in proving, the ineanity of the prisoner at the time of the commission of the offence, That is the distinct and , Stanton—-Precisely. The Judge—I wish that to be marked, because my opinion might vary in particular aspects, and I do not want to commit myself more than is necessary. Mr, Stanton—That is the precise point we occupy. The Judge—I thiok this evidence offered ag a link in the chayp to prove insanity is not.receivable. The jury are to judge bow far meanity exists, strengthened by evi- dence of acts, such as usually characterize derangement of mind, if proved; but the communications of A. B. to the prisoner, or any given number of persons, offered in regard to insanity, cannot, I think, go to the jury. Exception taken. Mr, Stanton— Will your Honor be good enough to explain a Jitile further, 20 that we can understand bow to meet your Honor’s views on that point. Your Honor says it Cannot be admitted on the point of insavity. The Jadge—As tending to produce insanity, or as a cauze that would probably induce insanity. Mr. Stanton—-But if coupled with evidence of insane acta, what then? All that we dosire is to get _in evidence ‘that will save tho prisoner's life. Of course the jury are to be the ultimate determiners of the facts. If there be any view in which we can get it in, we would be glad to be informed of it by the Court. ‘The Judge—I go no further than to give this particalar opinion, because I foresee that there will be a great many discussions on this point, and Ido not choose to commit myself incidentally. ir. Staoton—Can your Honor suppose any given state of facte, which, connected with this proof, would render it admwsible? » ‘The Judge—I will not touch that. Mr. Stavton—Then your Honor qill allow us to go on and find it out. The Judge—Whenever you reach a stage where you think any particular piccé of evidence is admissibie, you can offer it, and the Court will decide it. | Mr. Stanton—Your Bonor will recollect that we are try- ing o get in evidence to gave the prisoner’s life. { Mr. Bredy—tIo order to prevent it being said hereafter that the change of Mr. Sickles’ mind on Saturday was produced by ® communication referring to some Subject other than that which was in poiot of made, we offer it in a dvatinct form, to prove thie: that thie witness had communicated to Mr, Sickles that on the Thursday (the 230 of February) precoding the decease of Mr. Key, Mr. Key bad gone with Mra. les to a house in Fi th street, ip Washington, which was hired by Mr. Key for the exclusive Purpose of having there adulterous inter. conrse with her; that Mr. Sickles bps dled tee. A that statement, made by Mr. Wooldridge, that Mrs. Sickles bad not been there on Thursday, but had been there on Wednesday with Mr. Key, aad they were keen by the whole neighborhood; and that it was the re- velatioon by Mr. Wooldridge to Mr. Sickles of the fact that he bad made a mistake in the day, that removed | from the wind of Mr. Sickles the presumption tbat bis wife was innocent, and produced the conviction that she ‘war guilty. | The Judge made @ memorandum of the qnestion, and | read it to Mr. Brady, who said it was substantially cor- rect, Mr. Wooldridge was set aside, to be hereafter croas- exemined. | KYIDENCE OF JOHN CUYLER—KEY’S HANDKERCHIEF SIGNALS. | John Cuyler sworn—Knew the late Mr. Key for three or four years; knew where Mr. Sickles resided; saw Mr. Key in the vicinity of the house the week before his death. Mr. Carlisle eaid that, having been informed that the counsel on the other side futemded to interrogate tho wit- negs about the bandkerchief, the counsel for the United States objected to the question. They did not seo its re- levancy, either on the question of provocation or the ques- tion of insanity, or any other question arising out of this case. The Court—It is now too late to shut the door to that | kind of evidence. Mr. isie—This evidence hag relation to something which occurred the week before the event. Mr. Brady—We want to know whether Mr. Koy waved the handkerchief to excite the admiration of the dog, or apything else. (Langpter ) itness resumed—As I ¢ntered the corner gate of La. fayette square [saw Mr. Key enter the centre gate pro- ceeding to the front of the Jackson statue; he took a seat on the jroo bench and rested bis bead on the left hand, then pulled outa pocket handkerchief and waved is; 1 went bebind the statue and watched him; he waved his handkerchief in this way, aud then looked at the house of Mr. Sicklee (!augbter); there was no dog about at toe time; this was between twelve and one o'clock; I left him in the #quare ag { went out of the northeast sate to go home; T Jeft bim siting there, when 1¥evurned that fay be was gone; I have often seen him loitering back and forth in the sqvare; for two months he had been attracting my atten: ton; 1 never saw him waving his hief but on one occasion, Mr, Stanton—Was that when the members of Congress were at the Capitol? Witnees— Yes, Mr. Carlisle—That is an argumentative question? Mr, Stanton—That’s ail. The Court—The inquigy whether that was before or after Congress was in session is not proper. Mr, Stanton—Congress met about eleven o’clock. I think it is important as to the timo; the signals must have been made when Mr. Sickles was out of his house. The Court—I can clearly seo what you mean by it. Mr. Stanton—Don’t your Honor decide the question; we | will come to that by and by. Crossexamined by Mr Ould—Isaw Mr. Key waving | his bandkerebief while I was going home to dinner; I work first at one place and then at the other; Iwas then work- ing on Seventeenth street, below tho War Department; bad been at work there three orfour days; | never took count of how many times I saw Mr. Key in the square as T went through it; Ihave seen bim in the equare on the avenue, bear the Club Honge; I can’t state the day; it moust bave been about the middle of the week, about a week before the killing. Cross examined by Mr. Carlisle—I saw Mr. Key while I was either going toor returning from dinner; I some- timer passed there at one or half past one. Mr. Brady— What ia your business? Witness—A plasterer; { carry on that business. TESTIMONY OF JRREMIAN BOYD. Jeremiah Boyd eworn—I have known Mr. Key for four or five years; I saw him on the Sunday of his decease; it was half past ten, at tho Treasury building; he walked on before mo; I went to Mr. Pyne’s church; coming from the church I saw Mr. Key on the payemont, wear the Ciud House, his face toward Lafoyette square, looking toward the house of Mr. Sickles; since then T have been at the | place and could see the house from there; he was stand ig On the edge of the pavement; he attracted my atten- on as I was passing on the othor side, Croes-examined by Mr. Oold. Witness—Mr. Key had his head up looklag towards tho houre; bo was turning his head about as if \oking out; this ‘was about one o’olock; I don’t know how (dag he remain ed there; when I was going to church he went into toe club room; jt was when T came back that I saw him in front of the Chub House; when I pasted him near the cor ner; I jooked back and saw bim still there, To Mr. Stanton. back wie to the Club House, and bis face towarde Mr. Sickles’ house. EVIDENCE OF A. YouNG. A. Young sworo—Reride in the istrict of Columbia knew Mr, Key for only threo or four montha, and only when [saw bin; saw bin suddonly on Sunday, ima tawly aitor brouksust, bolweom Mue and twelve; be was . | Pepartment, who took it from the door of opposite the Presideny’s bouse om the avenue, goiDg up towar’s Georgelown: I did not observe him titi at er ho ‘ble, and thiaking thas the Judge's rersark liad ro parred, and if be bad not been pointed out, suould Bob then bave seen bim. TESTIMONY OF CHARLES G, BACON. Charles G. Bacon swora—I was acquainted with Mr. Key for eighteen months; I knew him soas to speak to him; I saw him on the 234 of February, the Wednesday Preceding his death; | saw bin betweea ten and eleven o’clock in the morning; he waa then at the middle gate of Lafayette equare; be went near the statue; he took out bis bandbkevel and swirled it two or three times; he gather- ed it ina clnmp +o (iltastrating) and lot it fati_ oat in this way (illustrating); rome bours after I saw him walking with Mra. Sickles, Mire Ridgeley and a gentleman; this wor between three and four o'clock; seen him wave his hanckercbiet between the 14h and 17th of February; be Was opposite to the house of Mr. Bickies; he waved his \ef two or three times; I have seen bim on the fice of tbe avenue near the west gate, at the the croswalk leading to Mr. Sickles’ house, waving his handkerchief ; I cannot say whether there ‘a's window ia the gable end 0/ the house; there is a window in the lg from whiob that spot can be seen; he seemed tr clasp bis handkerchief, let it fall, clasp it again, and catch it before it could fal) any distance, Cross-examined—The first time I saw Mr. Key was be- tween 10 and 12 o'clock; I was nick, and bad left the of- fice; I intended going back; as 1 came up I saw him; I eawbot rame the second time, I paes there so frequently; 1 think it waa in the afternoon I aw him tha third time; my impression is be went towards the War Department; I simply saw him waving bis handkerchief. EVIDENCE OF 8. 8, PARKER. 8. &. Parker waa next examined—Have seen Mr. Key in the vicinity of Mr. Sickles’ house; the last time on the Sunday be was kilied, near half-past one o'clock; he pasa- ed me pear Fourteenth street, on Pennsylvania avenue, above Willard’s; I slowly passed up Fifteenth street; he walked very rapidly; when pear Nair’s drug store he was entering the middie gate of Lafayette square; I lost eigut of bim as he entered the square; | eaw him the Sunday bs- fore the shooting; I saw Mrs. Sickles on the platform of her residence, ber hand over the shoulder of a littie girl, apparenuy try vg to keep her from falling over the steps; cnectly after [ saw Mr. Key at the suuthwest gate of Lafayette square; when he came out in full viow, be took ovt 08 bandkerchief with hat in hand, put his hat on his bead, bowed ta Mra, Sickles, and twice waved his band- kerebief. ‘Question—At what hour of the day was that? Witners—Between 10 and 11 o'clock in the morning; he moved off in the direction of Georgetown, and I lost sigbt of him; had geen Mr. Key often before. fo Mr. Ould—Never saw Mr. Key use hia handkerchief, in that manner before; saw him twice the Sunday of his death; 1 was standing with the Mayor at Willard’s when «be came out of the barber shop; he spoke to the Mayor, ‘and bowed to me; the Sunday previous when I saw him come out of the southwest gate, I was oa the aveour, disectly in front of the Jackson monument; { watched hin walking very rapidly A he got out of my sight; he gene- ‘ally walked very fast " 4 Mr. Stanton—The first time 1 saw him the day of hia death was between ten and eleven o'clock in the morn- ipg, at Willaro’s. "bir. Stanton—I ask you whether, when you saw him the second time, your attention was not directed to him by a remark ‘when you first saw him? ‘Witness—It was. Mr. Stanton—Was that remark in reference to Mr. Sickles’ killing him? Witness—Ii 5 Mr. Carlisi empted to objest to the last question, but it wes apbwered before he had time to do so, TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM RATLEY. ‘Wm. Ratley} examined by Mr. Brady—I reside iu this District; bave known Mr. Key by sight for two or three years; I last saw bim two or three days before ho was shot; it was on the avenue, between Seventeenth and Fighteenth streets; he was alone, and going up the ave- uve; the Thursday preceding his death I saw him in front cf Green’s, the cabinetmaker’s, with a letter in his hand; Mys. Sickles and the child were with bim; sho loft him and went into the shop, aud when she camo out they walked together up the avenue, he reading the letter; Mr. Wilson was with me, and ho crosaed the avenue and said be wanted to get a.good look at them, (Laughter. ‘Questior—Was there anything in tbe manver of reading thet ktter which f'zed your attention on the incident? Witnese—Not mine; I think he handed the letter to her between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets; do not recol- lect what she did then; when I first saw them she was going into Mr. Green’ © was standing outside with the Jetter jp his band, To Mr. Ould—I was staniing on the opposite side, at Mr. Wilzon’s office; that was about fifty or sixty yards from them; the letter was on letter paper; do not know whether it bad ene or two leaves, or on how many sides it wae written. To Mr. Stanton—The paper I saw in Mr. Key's hand ap- peared to be about wat size of paper. This was epoken in reference to the anonymous lette whieb eo Rage received, the theory being that th» letter ir. as Tosding wes. apangsoo, letter write in 5 person ‘was {hota oO that to Mr, Sickles. Wimess,ao Mr, Stanton—I did not see any envelope. EVIDENCE OF FREDERICK WILSON. Frederick Wilson examined by Mr. Brady—I am th pergoh referred to by the last witness as being presen when be saw Mr. Key and Mrs. Sickles. Q.—State what you saw on this occasion referred to. Witncee—I saw Mr. Key, Mra. Sickles and the little gir coming vp the avenue; they were near the corner 0 Seventeenth street when I firstsaw them; they came up to Green’s furniture store; Mrs. Sickies and the little girl went into the store; Mr. Key stood outside reading the let- ter; Idid not notice the letter particalarly until Mr. Key stopped; I then walked across the street, probably fifty or ge venty-Ave feet above Green’s store, and stood there till they parsed me; Mr. Key was then reading the letter; as be got opposite to me he opened the sheet and went on; I walked back again to the south side of the avenue; in about fifteen minutes afterwards they came back on the south side; just passed me he put the letter in the envelope and they wa’ked on down the avenue, at war the color of the envelope? itness—It.was @ yellow envelope something like this. (Toe envelope covering the anonymous letwer to Mr. sick'es To Mi ‘ Brady—Do not know where Mr. Key separated from Sickles; they stopped atthe newspaper store near the corner of the avenue; after Mr. Key vy the let- ter into the envelope, I did not notice what he did with it; when I first poticed the letter, he was standing atti, read: ing; Mrs. S and the child were in the store, and when they came out, Mr. Key walked along, and he continued to read it; did pot bear him read aloud; he made some re- mark to Mrs. Sickles; I think the remark was, “he had Iittle to do” — Interrupted by the District Attorney. To Mr. Stanton—ould vot say whether the letter was written on three sides; when they firet came in view I was standing near the corver of Eighteeoth street, on the avenue; I crossed over the street to get a view of them; waited to observe them; I waited to observe them closely. Question—What was said to Mra. Sickles about that letter? Objected to, and disallowed. To Mr. Ould—Knew Mrs 8. before this; they went up the avenue to Nineteenth street, on the north side, crossed the avenue there, walked up1o Twentieth strect on the south side, and them passed back down the avenue; had seen Mrs. Sickles a dozen times before. Mr. Stanton—Why did you cross over to get a good look at them? ‘The Judge shook bis head deprecatingly. Mr. Stanton explained that he wanted to show that the witness’ curiosity was excited by having seen Mr. Key ing about the house of Mr. Sickles, Wituess—I saw Mr. Key there a great number of times; nearly every day. Q —He appeared to be making a business of it? Wituces—Yes, sir (laughter); between the hours of twelve and one I usually found him there; it appeared to be quite a regular business, (Laughter) Tho Court suggested that this course of questioning was Improper, Witnese—The Saturday threo weeks before the death of Mr, Key, was the last time Iaaw tme handkerchief waived. TESTIMONY OF THOMAS J. BROWN. ‘Thomas J. Brown examined by Mr. Brady—I reside in the city of New York; in pursuance of instructions from you (Brady), I obtained a certa'n lock; (Mr. Brady hands the witness a sealed package, the witness breaks the seal, opens the package and produces a common door lock.) Q.—From whom did you procure shst jock? Mr. Carlisle did not see the point of the examination. Wr. Brady simply wanted to identify an article which he would offer in evidence hereafter, ‘Witness identifies the Jock, and said he procured it from Mr. Wagner, Peunsyivania avenae, opposite the Treasury street. ‘ Not cros#-examined, BVIDENCE OF JACOB WAGNER. cob Wagner examined by Mr. Brady—I reside t Washington; I am a« lockemith; I delivered this lock ¢ Mr. Brown, the last witness; I took it offa house in Fif teenth street, No, 388; it was John Gray, the black man’s houee; there were three or four gentlemen there when took it off; Mr. Pendleton was one of them; I saw him in court yesterday; I beliove he was a member of Congress; the colored boy came for me; this was about a week after Mr. Key’s death; I bave seen some of the gentlemen in court who were present; the colored man paid mo for taking it off, Q— What was said on that occasion? Objected to. Mr. Stanton proposed to show that the lock was taken off for the purpose of deatroying evi sence, Mr. Ould said if that was the view he had not the slightest objection to bave the question put. ir. Stanton wanted to know whether it was tho por- sone engaged in the prosecution who tried to destroy this evidence. There were two prosecutors here—a pablio prosecutor and a private prosecutor, Mr. Carlisle wanted to know whether Mr. Stanton moant (o be understood as intimaaing that he (Carlisio) bad any knowledge of this attempt to cestroy evidence. Mr, Stantoo—Nove in the world. God forbid I should believe you wontd do it, , The Judge—T must take this opportunity to say that thi '8.an @Xcecdingly Grave case, and must be conducted with + great deal more regard to dignity, and order, awt doco: rom, than bas been observed nitherto, J cannot permit thie Mr. Stanton—T ark the witnes# whit Tasted hia before. The Judge~-Bot it must be doze la af orderly manner, Mr. Stanton, standing In the aisle be' ween the 001 posi ‘even’ 10 the tone of voice in which he spoke, eaid that if his client was kept a Ot avoid raising his voice. client bad not beard on half tho ‘esti- mony given where he was for his iife, and he (Stanton) had not heard one-fifth of his Honor’s observa- tons, but wok it they were all right. The Judge—I am not oojecting w your tone of vole. That is a matter of taste, w.th which I have nothing in ‘he world to do. Mr. Stsntou—It is a matter of necessity. ‘The Jadge—What | objected to is the of dong business, the interruptions that take place. This is a mighty gra’ Yair,and ought to be conducted with all the proprieties that belong to the fession. Mr. Stavtoo—The circumstances arice from the necessity of the case in view of whereI am placed, aud pobody feels more seriously than do I the responsibilities that atiach themselves. To Witness—What was said about th’s lock at the time, and who said it? Witness—The colored man said it. Q—Were the other persons present at the time? Witnese—No, sir. Q—What time was it? Witnese—About eleven o'clock. .—While you were taking the lock ? itnese—Yea. Mr. Carlisle—Where there otber persons present at tho time ? Witnese—Not that I know of; I think they were up stairs. Mr. Ould—I understand that it was pi to show that certain persons connected with the deceased nad given orders that this lock should be secured and kept out Of the way. Ibave no objection that that fact, if true, should be given in evidence, but the evidence must tend wo that. ‘The Judge—It must come through the regular channel. Mr. Stanton to witness—I want to know whether these Persons were in the house at the time, Witness—They were. Q—How long were you engaged in taking it off? Witness—Ten minutes. Q.—What door was it taken off? Witaese—The front door. Q.—Was there another lock put on that door? ‘Witnese—There was. It beg now three o'clock, the Court adjourned. In the District Attorney’s personal remarks ou the coun- sel for the defenc:, he disclaims bay! intended apy reflection on the members of the New York bar, or on Rev. Mr. Haley, who is the person referred to as the clerical ‘supe. His remarks applying to them were merely of a playful nature. It will be remarked that, as to Wooldridge and several of the other witnesses, a branch of their testimony has been reserved, and they will consequentiy be recalled 4 the stand. ANOTHER SCENE IN THE SICKLES TRIAL. SHARP PASSAGE BETWEEN THK COUNSEL—APPLAUSE IN THE COURT. a Wasnncton, April 14, 1859. A scone of great excitement has just occurred. Mr. Stanton appealed in earnest language to the impartiality of the Judge, and complained of the malignant spirit of the friends of Mr. Key, who constituted the prosecution; whereon the prosecution rose and used violont language against al! the counsel for the defence, comparing them to theatrical stars, Mr. Stanton made a short and stirring repiy, which pro- Yoked a tremendous burst of applause, which defied both Judge and Marshal to suppress. There was great confu- sion for several minutes, SPECIAL REPORT FOR THE HERALD, Wasirncroy, April 14, 1859. ‘This has been a triumphant day for the defence. The rulings of the Court and the animogeness of the prosecu- tion against the prigoner, forced his couasel to display un- veual vigor. The effect of Stanton’s appeal to the Judge and his attack on the prosecution, produced a decided im- pression. The reply of the prosecution, compariag the couneel of the prisoner to a troupe of actors, produced a still more decided impresfion, and it was Stanton’s re- applause that the Judge was scarcely able to suppress, ‘A tilt afterwards ensued between Carlisle, for the pro- #ecution, and Stanton, in which the polished sarcasm of latter. At last came the collision between the Judge and Stan- ton, who maintained his position with great resolution. usual in such cases, were with advocate. ‘The evidence of several witnesses, who testified to see- ing Key for two months giving signals with his handker- chief about the house of Sickles, settled that point ia the wainds of all. the lock, which was fitted by two keys found in the pocket 383 Fifteenth | door of the assignation house hired by Key, and was om- ployed to do so by the brother in law of Key, Hon. Mr. Pendleton, the effect was indescribable. So damaging | dination, ‘was this to the prosecution that Carlisle rore, amid pro- | t®¢ Purpose, as found silence, and stated that he had no knowledge of the transaction. the attic room of some house in Washiogtoa, whore it had been sold by the locksmith. was in the babit of making signals to Mra. Sickles for two months and upwards. Second, that he carried about him visited. It remains to prove that Key and Mrs. Sickies trequented this house clandestinely, and this will be sufi: cient legal evidence to satiafy the jury of adultery. If the jury are convinoed of this, the acquittal of Sickles Is cer- tain. The prosecution were confounded by the discovery of this lock, and it appears that a person who is assisting the prosecution was ono of those who aided id abstracting the lock, This gentleman, with others concerned, will be put on the stand to-morrow by the defence. The Old Putice. OPINION OF THE COUNSEL TO THE BOARD—MOR® MEN REPORTING FOR DUTY—THE NEW COMMISSION- ERB, ETC., BTC. Yesterday the counsel to the Metropolitan Police Com- missioners rendered to the Board a written opinion on the recent decision of the Court of Appeals relative to the old police, in the case of McOune against the Commissioners. Mr. Bowen, and not yet actually presented to the Board, our reporter could not obtain a copy.” It will probably be submitted to the Board at the regular meeting to-day, and then be made public, We understood the purport of the document to be that rest upon its own merita; that in cases where the names of men werefm' led, or where they were not properly notified to appear for trial, and in all cases where the pre. cise forms of dismissal provided for by the rules of the Board ‘wete not rigidly. com, with, th? mea alleged to have ‘een dismissed may recover their back pay, and will con- ‘tinue members of the force untii regularly ciamiased. Meanwhile, the members of the old force coatiaue report ing for duty. The following gave in their uames day be- fore yeaterday:— Precinct. Name. T—Levi A. Banker. 9—Joon G. Biauvett. 17—Joba Brewer. 6—Toomas N. Martin. 22—Henry Hawkins, 22—Charles Higgins. The foliowing reported yesterday ~— 22—David Marsh. 3-H. M. Taylor. Mr. Samuel Brevoort, of the General Superintendent's office, has conceived, simultaneously with the proprietor of a weekly paper, idea of puvlishing the portraits of mssing persons apd abseonded defauiters. It is thought that much good will thereby be done, The new Commiesionors will take their seats on the Ist proximo, and will, it is hoped, improve the personnel of the Board. ¢—Wm, G. Smart. 14—Pnitip O'Brien. Naval Intelligence, A Board will convene at Annapolis on the 20th inst. , for | the final examination of the graduating class of midship- men of 1856. It will consist of the following offivera:— Captains Henry H. Bell, Franklin Buchanan and Wm, M. Glendy; Commanders R. F, Pinkney and John Rodgers. been ordered to the command of the marine guard of the oe sloop Portamouth, fittiag out at Portemouth, N. H., for the coast of Africa. Lieut. Browning, United States Marine corps, is ordered to the command of the marine guard of the sloop Levant, fitting ont at Boston for Pacific squadron. Capt. W. W. Shuttleworth, United Marine corps, in charge of marine rendezvous at New Orloans, is ordered to the Brooklyn Marine barracks, and to an construction of the now marine barracks building at place. Lieut. Jno, R. F. Tatoall is ordered to the command of the marine guard of the United States steamor Sta Jacinto, fiting out at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for tho coast of Africa. ‘Lieut, D. M. Cohen, United States Marine carps, has Deen ordered to the command of the marine guard of the United States sloop-of war John Adama, {iting out at Nor- folk for the Kast Indi —<—$<$—<$<—$ Tim Ormra ar mim Acansmy.—“Lacreria Borgia’ will de given this evening, with Gazvan'gn and Migs Paillios in the principal réles. It is the last performance out of Gazzanign’s farewell cogagemeat. On tomorrow there wil be & matinee, when the “Trovatore’” will be sung. If the day should be pleasant the dispiay of epring millinery # wit be overwhelming, The Cuba Filibuster Excitement THE JLUTM IN REGAXND 'O HY REPORTED CUBA EXPEDITION. A goo deal of exe't: men’ hus boon crested im this elty and throughout the country by che statement that an ex- pedition bas been fiited out from here to Cuba, and that that island {s on the eve of witnersing another Atibuster excite- ment like that it experienced during"the Lopes invasions. We bave obtained the fcliowing facts in relation to the matter from arelable source:—~Don José Elias Hernandez, one of the ex-members of the last Caban Junta that was established in this city, left bere about throe woeks since with a small number of Cuban exiles, on board of an American schooner, with the avowed purpose of throwing themse}ves ashore on some part of the eastern end of the 1, and endeavoring to create a revolution, None of the other members of the late Cubau Junta, nor of the Americans that were connected with their operations, have ‘aby participation in the plans of Senor Hernandez, or bave ent him any countenance in bis present step. On a former occasion this same gentleman sent from here a similar, expedition, though) on a smaller scale, it being compored of only two men—Katrampes and Felix. Tt will be remembered these two persons were arreated. on board of an American ner in 1854, before landing at Baracoa, and that Estrampes was executed at Havana, It was manifest that the sympathies of the jury, as is keys of the house that itis alleged Le and Mrs, Sickles | that he was Lieut. Jno, L. Broome, United States Marine corps, bas | fhompecue while Felix was sent to the Spanish ’ prison at Ceuta in Africa, F Rumor bas largely augmented ,the number of Cabans That_have gone with Senor Hernandez, and we bave Tele able information that (he"bas no connection with an} Siiericap” organization] of character or numbers. Tho Cuban residents here do not sanction his present move- ment, which they look upon as the height of Quixctism and folly, though very mapy of them sympathise with hig Wishes to” see bis country freed from its subjagation to Spain. It is not’ believed, eithor, thas Senor Hernandez bas connections with any extensive organiza- tion in Cuba, as he is Known to hold social views which are not entertained by the great majority of the people of that island. Should the expedition everJand in Cuba, or which there are strong doubts, it can do no good to any OTe; and only bring destruction upon its own mombers, For reazovs entirely disconnected with this step of Senor Hernandez, our city bas lately been visited by a number of Spanish spies. These are continually finding new proofs of the existenca of a large Mlibuster organization here, to operate against Cuba, and ali kiuda of reports are circulated by them. Among tho latest reporta made by them to the Captain General at Hava, is one stating that tho Order of the Sons of Malta is the cover of the move- ment they pretend to have discovered. While it is to ba regret that avy enthusiasts shoutd undertake an at- tempt like that we gre speaking of, their movements should not be iooked upon as being an expressioa of the popular sentiment, either in this country or im Cuba, one, News from Mexico. THE QUABER CITY AT NEW ORLEANS—RETREAT OF MIRAMON—REJOICINGS IN VER& CRUZ—RECEPTION OF MR. M’LANE, ETC., ETC. {From the New Orleans Bee, April 9. ‘The maii steamer Quaker City touched at Vera Craz to land Mr. McLane, the United States Minister to Mexico, and brings from there papers to the lst inst. Et Progreso of that date announces with great exuitation that Miramon has withdrawn bis forces from before Vera Cruz, and adda that be will not be aliowed to leave the State without re- ceiving a terrible thrashing. It declares that he was afraid to atiack Vera Cruz, and that bad be done so he would have been annihilated. Many families who had left Vera Cruz, fearing a siege, have returned, Considernble alarm was feit in the city among the cit!- zene from the expected attack by Miramon, and women und children were at once transferred to the shipping and the foreign consulates—the American Consul giving pro- tection to one hundred and fifty persons. President Jua- Tez and bia officers, however, awaited coming events with calmness and confidence, It immediately became evident to the “tittle General’ spouse to this language that brought down the burst of | that Vera Cruz wns in a much better condition for defence than be for an attack—his army having been very much weakened by desertion, and demoralize? by the want of pay and provisions, while on the other hand the liberal forces were giving dally evidences of devotion to the the former was entirely lost amid the broadsides of the | cause and intentions to defend their city from pillage and thew wives from i ‘An experienced eye-witness informs us that he never Baw troops more animated, submitting without murmur, with scarcely any provisions, and sleepiag in the open plaza, under arms, without tents ard withont clothing. It is reported that Gen. Miramon had confident- ly expected that the city would immediately surrender on is . Disappointed in this, he despatched an bis a] ae. expedition ef his entire cavalry of twelve huodred men under Col. Casanova againet Alvarado. Its coming was, however, an and the garrison of alvarado fally prepared. Two gunboats which bad beea seut aroud ‘The greatest sengation of the day was the production of | from Vera Cruz opened fire on the expedition with a long sixty-eigbt gun, which go alarmed the gallant that he and bis men turned and fled ingtorionsty. Hore of Mr. Key after his decease, and which were in Court. | ended the long-talked-of expedition against Vera Cruz. When the locksmith testified that he took the lock offthe | On the 27th uit. the little General, who seems to have fovnd a standard more equa! to his physical proportions, broke up his camp at Medeline,) sad, with bia much incensed and in a state of ingubor- fled towards the city of Mexico, for he said, of chastising the ‘rebols In the meanwhile, Genera’s Ampadia and Traconi, of the liberal forces, are said to have fortified It is strange that this lock was discovered in | themselves in his rear, and tt is confident!y asserted that he wili never reach the city of Mexico; on the contrary, it is expected that the 1 from the capital will briog the news of its surrender, as by the last news Genera) Degol- ‘The defence have succeeded in proving—First, that Key | lado tad advanced to Tacubsya with 4,000 meu, aod the city was otherwire nearly sarronnded by the liber forces. Genegal Miramon, in this cam; Besa have been completely out genera:ied, ag there ks no doubt leliberately led into his present position 0; the superior strategy of bis opponsats; at rit ggeorey ba i has igen ae the hopes of the wear party have opce more ie gloomy recesses air old and dilapidated cathedrals. [From the New Orleans Delta, April 9. April] was a day of genera! rejoicing im The troops were relieved from duty, and ofc jovita- tions was published for families to return to their homes, and the gates Were Once more thrown open and Darricades thrown down. The market was ngain supplied, aad all hande were having # good time generally. Mr. McLave landed at Vera Cruz, under asalate from a Mexican battery, and aio from the United States sloop of-war Savannah, at Sacrificios, but ‘More particularly greeted by the enthusiasm of the citi- Fay hag came out ia great numbers to receive him on Ne. Captaia Jarvis, of the United States frigate Savannah, acted wroughout with great discretion and prudence giving to bis countrymen all the protection and aesistance they needed, and, at the same time, abstaining from any “ entangling alliances” with foreign Powers. ‘The shippiwg bad anchored again under the Castle. © The opinion was quite lengthy, and being in the hands of | During the excitement they Were ordered to Sacrifizios, as the authorities had determined t take to the fort in the event of the capture of the city, and thus continue the war to the bitter ona. Through the iviluence of Hon, F. La Sere, important concessions and modifications had been made in the char- ter of the Louisiana Tebuantepec Company. Among them is the grant of a large quantity of public lands oa the the McCune case simply decides that each case must | borders of the Coatzacoalcos river anv the line of the rail- road, Mr. La Sere wag in Vera Cruz continuing his nego. tiations, and would sail, per Tennessee, on the 8th, for New Orleans. At Sacrificios were anchored the United States frigate Savannab, French frigate Cleopatre, French steamer Lu. cifer, French brig Minerve, British ‘steamers Tartar, De. yastation, Jasper, British sloop Araline, Spanish (rigate fork (hd Spanish steamer Isabel la Catholica, Spanish rig Valdis. Personal Intelligence. At the March meeting of the Royal London Yacht Gud Mr. Arcedeekne was re-elected Commodore, Broad- wood Vice Commodore, and Mr. Eagle as Treasurer, The three elections were unanimously voted. The three gen- temen baving been formally acquainted with what had taken place in-their absence, Mr. Arcedeckne first re- torned thanks. He was fully sensivle of the hour done him, and would endeavor to requite their kindness by ex- erting bimeelf, w the bext of his anitity, to advance the imterests of the club. The great amount of business be- fore them he hoped would plead an apology for not ad- dressing them at greater length. The other two gentle. men followed in a similar strain. own and lady, Dol Pail A Bolling, E briniey, HG Cary, Mra Wo irs B Monroe, Wm Swann and’ daughinr, JH tyler x er, Thos MeCuhn, A J Maigne, J Whitehead, B Vomphing, Hy Harris, Wm Fenoer, Wa Allen—and 21'in the steerage. New Orleapa. in the ship Mard of Orleane—Capt J Frc Ne Watueker and wile, Me Norhand aon) Mae Vaster Thompson, Ni fn the b ig Anita Owen—Alvater Cisserce raph, Boer Agramonte, Gustave, “Alberto, Dea, ‘1, Fernando #1 agnero, Diego Fenseco, enero, Miss Ann stevens, Mr Win Stevens. “i Tue New York aNd HARLEM RattRoap.—This company hos Maally got through ite controversies aad litigations about steam and its location. The Governor has signed Cd the bill carrying out the compromise made by the compa- py with the landholders and the Corporation. This bill fixes the steam depot at Forty-second street for thirty years; extends the charter for the samo period, and gives the company the right to ran their amail cars up Fourth avenue to Forty second street, aud up ayonue to Seventy-ninth street. This grant is invaluable, as it opens tho beat route to the Central Park, Columbia College and the new Cathedral, which Archinehop Hughes is erecting between Filth avenue and Madison avenue. Precotoxss: 1 THe Sour, —Mademoiselle Piccolomin} bag deen giving concerts and opera (‘Ls Serva Padrony”) at Charleston, with great success, All the journals are loud in her praise, Sho is now en route for New York, giving oooverta at Norivlk, Richmond, Daainore, ae.