The New York Herald Newspaper, January 12, 1860, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY i wtant Address of Govermor Letcher, ual of Virginia. ue Pevatmann Hoyer OF OMEREATKS:— f magiteee of tte Gow portant and erentfel pe aad of the Unt ARRIVAL OF THE NORTH STAR Landing of the Califoradia Mails aud Pas ss. mn * ReremLater News feom ihe Tseteau i oe ace The Checiqal Gout Ge Naval Ren ports, The st Pp r whic Asplaws . 4 anit this po hh ty a au s at lator than that Brough But is not of gre t unser of the North the foite Yepeiims On the outward passage tar left New York ov 20th Of December, ut 22. Mj bad rough weathor tirst f twouty {; alter Wards move moderate, tnterlerece On SM, passed Cape Malsi, (oast end : the beau antic wae four ot and ab with aud pi Frived nistitattr of the Soutaern. 5.50PM aking the passa war deen so perseveringly waged " . pscituuon of domesti ery, AS ik ORISts and hey Se ‘ab ipetitution with which they have no right eleven miles tata p © inter mee: ~—we would have continued to live harmo On return, left Avy 9AM. om the 423 inst } | nlgubiy together, sn the ties of fraternal fecliog and af sug traces ead sea the £ s mn woul be as elrong now as ever before im tue Dad eens brace be din i o confeterwey. This wanton wterferonce, ribean gea,and arrived at the Battery 9s nd as cduusivahbegateeaiatimeds: OUR PANAMA CORK dd ducet the prescat Glarming crwis, and Kas brought tho aerate Bans: 2060. Union of the States «© we vorge of ao The aie) perk people oow insist that there mnst be ne more Bad News from Chiriqui—Divappointed Grave Diggers tn , territory, uo more slave States, and tumt we Qoun—4 Navel Court Murtio! ~The Isthms Heatthy Slave law must be “repealed, or 80 Siuce the sailing of the AUantio from Aspinwall, abald ed) 28% tender’ Wvalueleen for slaye property. In Maseachusetts, ‘, and perhaps other nou-siavenoldiog tho Fugitive slave set bas been practicaily aad efigrtually nujliied apd rendered inoperative. The Mtas- sachuartts act that the writ of habors corpus s | may be. ither or their courts, and even by | aby justice of te peace,” im term time or vacation, and | upon the retura of suck writ, the fugitive slave may de- arrival here pall night of Ist in rehas been a weasel from the district of Chiriqut. ppurnted gold hauters returned iu the little ¥ | mand «trial by jury, and it the jury disagees, the issue A siail party are at nan oll mine, | may be submitted to another jury, or continued tw the which has long since probably be xhaustedof the pre | pext term, at the discretion of the coart; that no coo. cious meta’, aud thus far they nave boon quable 10 tind — feesions, almpistions or declarstious of the alleged fugitive Dut very hittle gold The Americans who went frota this placo syn» months egainet self eball be given in evide ce upon the trial; by and with the advice and couseat that the Governor une, Rince to Chiriqui, bave ebout all returnad, hoartil shit! appotut Commissioners in exch county usted wich the ides of making thelr foctaues iu woo are to pay all witnessas’ expenses, for golden images. Oniy a few, natives fees and other expenses; and they with the expect ation ef son these and alt other reasonable charges thes Pac h & nin nt for the last tou Thave no change to 4 ia services a8 attorneys and counsel 1) the, by tbe State Treasurer; and the act colanite their jaits, prisons or ‘other places of being used for the imprisonment of par- United 51 yet ndjor (See session acts, 1855, The sloop Cy 24) The act of Wisconsin’ is even more stringent the 6th inst , fr Visions for the protection of fugitive slaves, than Tival a court martin! try two of he ts of Massachusetis, (See Rovised Statutes, 1858, officers and severa! of the ; 7 page 912.) The set of Vermont declares that no person The Isthmus rovtinues healthy, moteithsanding the ex- | within the State shail be considered as property, or sub Ceasive heat that has prevailed for some days past ject as such to sale, purchase or delivery; that ‘the fugi- tive Save may have the benefit of a trial by jary—that | every person who may have been held ag aslave, who shall come, or be brought, or be in the State, with or without the conseat of his or her master or mistress, or who shat! come, or be brought, or be involuntarily, or in aby Way, inthe State, sbali ‘be free, and denounces agaipst every person’ who shail hold the fugitive as a siave the penaliy of imprisonment for not less than one or more than fifteen years, and a fine not exceed. ing two thousand dollars. (Sec session acts, 1858," Mion fs that her ma- | pag, 42.) “In other of the ponslavcholding is still at anchor at | State: it T am not mistaken, similar legisia- | tion bas been employe to defeat’ the execution of at two o'clock P.M. to- | the Jaw withia their limits. They maintain the doctrine engers; of these 80 are | ef an “irrepressible couflict”” between free and slave la- bor, which, under their teachings, has produced ft frat fruits in the shedding of Virginia blood upou cur own soil, The friends of this kind of legista@on, and the supporters of these misch:evous doctrines, wield the executive, legis- lative and judicial authority of the non-slaveholding States, with scarce an exception. In the Senate of the United Stateg the repenioge party numbers upwards of twenty, and ih the House of Representatives upwards of one hundred, all elected by the yoters of nou-slavehold- ing States, and all endorsing and approving these obnox- tous doctrines and measures. A few years azo this party was very small ia each branch of Congress, and we were assured that they represented a comparatively amail unma- ber of fanatics, with whom the great body cf the Northern people held ‘no sympathy, aud who cntortained no principles and doctrines in common with them on these questions. It is readily and cheerfully conceded that a large portion of the non-slaveholding States are loyal to the constitution aud the Union, but it is not to bo cisgaised {hata large number are indifferent to both, and would prefer a dissolution of tbe Union to the extension of slave territory or the increase of slayo States. They desire to confine slavery to the States in which it now exists, and the sympathy manifested for John Brown and his asso- OUR ASPINWALL CORKESPONDENCE. AsPINwart, Jan. 8, 1860. Satting of the United State: Ship Koancke, and Her Deten Con—A Lawsuit Decide. ‘The Roancke left the harbor at eight o'clock this morv- ing, for Portobello for water, and came to anchor goon | after absut four miles off. She ius siace had no commu- nication withthe shore. The sopp chinery has broken dow: eleven o'clock P.M. The Orizaba arrived at Pava Gay, with the mails and 230 for New Orleans, A avit, before the Court to day Present possession to the wharf volving the right of the old United States ‘in favor of the ¢ title to the pro- perty was not in questi Board-ot Education. ORGANIZATION ©: E NEW BOARD—SHARP FIRING ON THE BIBLE QU 1ON—NO RESULT, BTO., ETC. The Board of Fducation for {860 met last evening to | organize for the year. Out of the forty four members composing the Board forty two were present, together with a crowded lobby Commissioner Tytam1 was temporar!ly moved te the chair ti!| the Board elected a Pres nt. Commissioner Gaxrn moved that the Board proceed to | bailot for a P nt. The motion being carried, the re- | avlt of the ballot was announced to be 22 yotes for Wm. | E. Onrtis, 16 for Jo and the balance we Seatlering. The election ef Mr. Curtis was then declared’ | ciates in crime gives reason for fear that they are not pre- unanimous, the new President thereapor took occa- | pared to aid in putting down attempts to interfere with the sion briefly to thanx the Board for the honor conferred | institution even in the States where it is recognized and upon bin. protected by law, The lamentable state of things between. aClerk was the next busincas disposed forty votes on the first ballot, nimons the Board admit Denis | Board of the two sections of the country has its origin in the tion placed by the Northern people upon the con- stitution of the Un'ted States. They construe it to the ce of the honor, rights and institations of thelr othe 'Y insist that the constitution ward. the election | authorizes the adoption of measures for the exclusion of of the city hay- | slavery from the Territories, the common property | of olf the States, and they spare no efforts to rs expressed the | affirm their construction by the legislatien of Con- opinion that the matter should be ‘ed to a committee ess, In the earlier history of the government, to consider tt before the 4 showlt deckte upon ft. territory was acquired, and Territorial governments Much discussion ensued the proper course to be | were organized, without inquiring whether they were free pursued by the Borrd in reference the enbject, but it | or slave—free and slave were admitted into the was finally agreed to refer ‘t to the Committee on Elec | Union paripassu. Tne constitution was construed fairly aud | Commissioner Davesrort and oth tions and Qualifications. justly according to its terms and spirit—we lived in har- The election of the standing committees next com. | mony, and our prosperity a8 a nation was steady and unpa- menced. The result of th itoting showed the following | d. When the Northern construction began to prevail, named Commissioners to be chosen for the committees | 5: rose, bitter feelings were engendered, crimmations mentioned in conection with their hames:— and recriminations followed; and now we find that the Free Academy Committee —Jamee M. Tathill, James | ties of brotherhood have been sundered, mutual distrust Fairman, A. V » AB a, H. G. Stone, Charies | bas succeeded, and the kindly feelings of affection have MoCay, Pugh Normal School © Waterbury, ‘been smothered by bitter sectional hatred, that now bids fair to outlive the existence of the Union. ‘The ouly foun- | dation upon which the government can rest in security is | the affections of the people. If this foundation has not R. Lydecker, Terence | been entirely undermined, it is 80 nearly gone that it be- ner, Charles E. Gilder- | comes the conservative patriots of the nation to unite and Getermine upon a line of policy that shall govern their future action. I greatly fear, however, that the disease has taken such hold upon the Northern mind that it ts Nelson J. { Wm. R. over, William Tucker, above committees tic portion of the | almost impossible now to eradicate it. In this deplorable Board have a majority on Free Academy and Evening | on of things, with all the evils incidemtto a dissolution Sehool Committ and the republicans obt dthe ma- | of the Union prominently before us, the inquiry presents Jority of the Finance und Normal School Committees, itse!’—What can be done to avert the danger? The Su- Tue Bo | preme Court cannot settle this question of constfuction, because it is not recognised. by the parties ag an arbiter, ‘hig has been Dut too palpably manifested in the utter repudiation of the Dred Scott decision by the repablican party. The onty mode, therefore, of remedying the evil that occurs to me, uuder the constitution, is provided in the fifth article thereof—summon a convention of all tho States, that a full and free conference may be had between ‘the representatives of the people elected ‘or seats, the proce © following resotu- rtog the reading of the L its adoption: — ue Dytaw adopte 1 by this , relative to reading the | jurisdtetion of this Board, he duly of the teachers to perform the ser- | } vice pre for this purpose, and thus ascertain whether the Resolv, nd Clerk are hereby an- | question in controversy cannot be settled upon some thorized yayments of teachers basis mutually satisfactory to both sections. If potwiibst ompliagce withghat by- such a convention shall assemble, and, after free and full consultation and comparison of opinions, they shall ’b that the differences between the slavoholding and nou-slavebolding States are irreconcilable, let them con. sider the question of a peaceable separation, and the ad justiment of all questions relating to the disposition of > lay the motion on the | the common property between the two sections, If they | can be reconciled, tet them adjast the terms, and | givethem such sanctions as will render them efluctive. 1 suggest, therefore, that you adopt resolutioas in favor of the call of such a convention, and appeal to the Legista- tures of the Several States to unite in the application pro- eto Congress in pursuance of the pro sons of the article aforesaid. If the non-slayeholding ates Shall fail or refase to unite in the application, such failure or refusal wil furnish conclusive evidence ef a de- termination on their part to keep up the agitation, and to continue their aggressions upon us. If the convention shall meet, and the question cannot be satisfactorily ad. Justed, it will furnish evidence equally conclusive of their cetermination. Lo either event, the. people of the South will clearly understand what they are to expect in the fu- ture. It will doubtless be objected to this suggestion that it looks to disunion. Grant it, if you please. Is not the danger of disunion imminent now, and is. not the public mind, North and South, deeply agitated by the apprehen- sion that the days of the Union are numbered? Disanion The Ciark decided that the point of order was not well | speeches are the order of the day in deliberative bodies, taken. The decision was appealed from wad the Chair | State and natioual, and tho press teems with the same sort sustained—rote 21 to 20. of matter, editorial, communicated and seiected; Commissioner Davayport moved that the Board ad- | Southern Légisiaturesare employed in considering the beat Journ, and his motion was carried by a vote of Zi to 19. | modes of protecting the and ¢ their States, Thus the closest tussle yet had on the Bible question was | and are making provisions for arming and disciplining brought to a temporary termination without haviag ad- | the militia, with sole reference to their protection and de- vaaced the soiution of the eternal problem an foia. fence, either in or ont of the Union. Every man seos and feela that dangers are impending over us, and that aisu- nion is not only a possible but a highly probabie event, and at no distant day. When these things aro so, surely the country cannot look npon disunion from the stand poate J ccospy, If mencannot calmly look upon it at this distance, they ought to cease the utterance of sentiments, and permit the public mind to settle im i a, Covamianion, ty ooneia-0¢ two of 1 also suggest that a com wo our moot intelligent, discreet and experienced statesmen, shall be appointed, whose duty it shall be to visit the Le- States, have passed red to lay the resolution on —yote 21 to 2 athe pre 2 question Commissiover T: table. ‘The Cruur decided the motios Commissioner TockER appeal chair, and called for the ayes a The Chair was not st agaiust 21 in the negative. Commissioner Tocker then cal to 20. KER MOF out of ordor. from the decision of the y ote 8. 15 in the affirmative posed to be m: motion, which ved to adjourn. The mo > motion of the previous by-laws, aud asked tae ed the Chair to call aimed that he rose to a point of t the previous question as it now came Was not ia order. Commissioner Gurr cited the bylaw showing the pre- | ‘vious questioa to be always in order and undebateable. Brooklyn City News. IssoRmD, ENOAR, Susiiciors CowomsTaye.—A man named McNamara, died at his residencce, No. 202 Colum- | Dia street, on Tuesday evening, from injuries sustained | some days previous under circumstances of a peculiar | character. Jt appears that he weut to a house in Tiffany H place with 8 gua, for the purpose of killing a dog op tho premises, enicn bad bitten amenber of tis family ie | disunion aimed admission and remainet there for two or three | Bislatures of those which have laws to ob. Fours, when be was brougbt out in a state of inseasibliity | Struct the execution of the Fugitive Slave act, and iasist, by two’ men and conveyed te his home. A wound wag | inthe name of Virginia, oe ‘their unconditional rej di red on his head which the pice mated bat Ysa | used bys fail on © stove, having mn middents be it... Tae decease remsined 1a | noable to explain the cause of the injury. A post mortem exam! ‘sugrestion preston presatenhss (3 beteende history of our own: Bate, in appointment of the distinguished Benjamin Watkins Leigh, who was commissioned to visit the Legis lature of South Carolina at the time of the controversy vation was made yesterday by order of Coroner Hor- | between that State and the federal government. The ex- won, } which % was ascertaine! that the vertebra: of hig IStence of tho Union wag: then imperiled, and the neck fad been fractured and a clot of blood bad coliected | action of Virgmia exerted a most influence in bring- upon the braiu. An investigation will be held today, | ipz Abouta settlement that a the danger anil re. whem thé facts in the case will probably be divulged. | Stored pence to the country, ‘The deceased was caidto bea temperate man. He was, | 98 almost as serious and asthe present. ‘The howerer, troubled with disease of the beart, which may | Controversy bas now reached a poigt which demands a speedy settlement if the Union is to be saved from disso | lution. If the aggressions to which we heve been sub- jected for #0 many years are to be }, if anutaal Gistrust and suspicion are to continue, and if the election of meectional republican candidate to the Presidency in have contributed to the fatal result. * tum Baooxzes Orr Rarinoay Corey. —An election for oftieers of this cotmpany was held on Torsday night, when | Henry BR. Pier¢op, Esq., was chosen President; Charles ©. { ate Nes Pi@sideat Bad Treasurer, and GW. Bous, the fact that, Im the preseat temper # $$ $$ --. 6 | this end, Va Ze ———__—— #0: that the conservatism Of that coctlou wusy be aroused and etimuisted to immediate action. It whl reqaire Prom )( ad decided action OE their part {f mpuimal coal ence chal Ve revived sa@-d@istrustand suspwicn & a from acug laud coke: fave the U prepare ist: enjedn or pers wuct z pon toe. Waetber the Uui tis nevertheless your dat & coudition that she wil | and wpen tho shortest notice, te oh @ mitntain hi mice With uh } Comm ne G CarEMN! revision of the tilt law: we | € ton, Tenggest that munitions of war be procured ond provisions maie forthe organization of at efficent tary stwit. Te woula Be well ago to specify in the law ¢ vutuber of aids to which the Governor ts entit'e, and signate tei rank. T cord/ally approve tho bill, here- for the organization of a brigate of minute men, prepared by a gentleman remarkadio for vis intelli gence, military know'edge ard experience; acd Geally 1 recommend the Virgmia Military Tastitato ta sour favora- bie consideration, and urge that liberal appropriations be the bulls ing avd extending the aphore By your legislation encourage a spirit ne, r direct trade, nic rts by all legitimate improvements should bo pushed ‘orward to completion as rapidly as the means of the State will warrant, a3 aids to direet trade and Stato indepen dence Toe laws of the State shall be faithfully executed, her rights defended, ber tuatitutions matatained ,and hor | who bad honor scrapolourly guarded and protected. My oaly ob- ject is so to discharge my duty as to secare the confiience and win the respect and approbation of my fellow ciizens of Virginia. Twili be foond ready, therefore, to c0-090- rate in all noeasures calculated to develope her unbounded resouree=, and promote the prosperity and the heppiness of her people. JOHN ’ Another Southerm Outrage. A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS—AN IRISHMAN IMPRISONED AND BANISHED. pry eal aah peg kag a Jn the Augusta (Ga ) Evening Divpatch of the ult, ie the fullowing edttorial paragraph :— Anuyevap. 7A tna vamed James Crangste, balling {rom Columbia, 8. O, was arrested by the police fast ‘uigbt for giv ing vent to abolition semiments, while ina atate of latosica nd fa now fn durance A secoud edition of this story is published in the Charleston (8. C.) Mercury of Dec. 81, two days later, and te a8 follows vi — from Auguste report that an abo! ame is represented to be James Crangale, recently” trom Colum! Mr Crangate arrived in this city from Charleston on Saturcay lust,in the steamer Nashville, His story we dave from his own i'ps, and we thiak it may be repeated to the edifeation of Mr O’Conor’s countrymen who be- Neve slavery to be an excellent inetitation, ant who vote the democratic ticket, and for the information of those n ing gentlemen who have debts to collect on account, or under judgments, at the South. Mr. James Crangale is by birth an Irishman, educated to the law, whe etuigrated to this country about two and @ baif years since. Being under a uccessity of earning a livelihood, he made au engagement soon after bis arrival in this city to go as clerk into the establishment of Messrs. Gray & Turley, dry goods merchants of Savan- wah and Augusta. Aller @ brief stay in the former place, in the employment of Messrs. Gray & Turley, he was sent by them to the establishment at Augusta, when they refused to retain bim in thetr gor. vice, He returned te Savannah, where he soon obtained the place of deputy clerk to the Court of Ordinary of Chat- bam county, Ga. Since that time he has lived quietly, un- obtrusively and inotfensizely, busy with the duticr of his cffice and in qualifying himself to be admitted to the bai With the subject of slavery he never meddied, and never in apy way expressed an opinion in regard to it. Feeling, however, that he had been unjustly dealt with by Mesers. Gray & Torley, who had induced him to goto the South, and bad then broken the engagement between them without regard to the consequences that might en- sue to Lim, a stranger and fricndless in a strange land, he sued them for bis salary under the contract. The suit was brought in a justice's court, ana a decision given in his favor. Appeal made by Messrs. Gray & Turley to the Superior Court, where the decision of the court below was confirmed, and ices granted egainst the defendants. This end, however, was not gained without some difficulty. Three lawyers succes- Geely tiree up his case, after delaying it for several months, and he at length carried his suit through, and brought it to a successful issue by act ecl. But even here was not an end to tl in the way of justice. With the judgments in his hand he went (o one after another of the rs of the law in Savannah, but could find mone who would execute the duties of thelr oftice against a well known, influential, and wealthy house, in behalf of a poor and friendless Irish. wan, He appealed to the Solicitor General, Julian Hart- ridge, to lay the conduct of these delinquent officials be- fore the Grand Jury, but it was only to meet tusabfrom that gentleman, on the ground that an indiet- ment against them would also involve one against the attorneys for the defendants. as his own coun- e legal obstacles Hopeless of redress in Savannah, Mr. ‘le wont to Py cared trusting that in that place, where . Gray & Turley are holders of property, he should be able to \b find officers who would serve the judgment of the Court gainet them. On his arrival le wont to the United States Hotel, kept by Mesars. Dobey & Mosher, and took aroom. In the cotirse of the evening he was waited upon by a man, calling If John Neilly, who invited him out upon the sidewalk in front of the hotel, and there Said to him, that, understanding bim to be an abolitionist, he, Neily, on behaif of the Vigilance Committee, direct him to leave town immediately. Mr. Craugale at ouce re- fased to act on tnis order. He was there, he said, for the purpose simply of collecting money due him On a judg- ment of the Superior Curt, and for nothing else: and that if they could prove bim tobe an abolitionist they were welcome to hang him. He was permitted then to return to the barroom of the hotel, where he presently re- Inted the summons that had been feryed upon bim, and the conversation that ensued. Thereupon, James Haghes, the barkeeper, came forward and stated’ that he knew that Crangale was an abolitionist; that he had this infor- mation from Andrew Gray’, who said that “Crangale was a damned abolitionist and rascal, and ought to be put out of the way.’’ Mr. Crangale again denied the allegation. He understood now, however, the source and meaning of the accusation, for Andrew Gray is a brother of the senior partner in the hotse of Gray & Turley. About two o'clock that night, when asleep in bed his room was broken into by three constables, named Everett, King and Ramsay, accompanied by about twenty of the Vi gilance Committee, who arrested him. They dragged him ut of bed, and after taking from him his overcoat and va lise, hurried him offto jail. The next day he was wailed upon by another constable, one Ford, who demanded his keys which he refused to give up. Ford assured bim that i no abolition documents were found in his possession he wonld be discharged; but if the charge agaia t him should be proved, he would be hung up at the prison gates by the Vigilance Committee. To persistin refusing to give up his keys, Ford assured him, would be considered ag equivalent to a confession of guilt, aud he should call the Committee to execute speedy julgmeut. Under these threats be had no alternative but to comp'y with the demand for the keys, and surrendered them. In the evening of that day Mr. Olin, a Justice of the Peace, called upon him, and informed him that Mr. Foster Blodget, Jr, the Mayor of Augusta, had filed an aflldayit against him which was sufficient to swear away ten lives, it he bad so many. ‘This formidabie document, which Mr. Olin showed him, asserted that he, the Mayor, had been informed and believed that the errand of Crabgale at the South was to stir up an insurrection among the slaves, and that he was doing so; that he had assorted that the slaves world be justified in rising against their masters; that the people of the North would bo justified in putting arms into the hands of tho slaves; ibat the people of Massachusetts were justified in aiding and arm- ing the “niggers” at Harper’s Ferry; and that he, the Mayor, was prepared to prove these assertion.’ Mr. Crangate met these charges with a flat denial. He assured ‘Mr. Glin that the whole story was a falsebood, a fiction from beginning to end; that he had never held and had never uttered any such sentiments, Mr. Olin thereupon informed him that bis trial would take place the next day, and advised him to send for and engage as his counsel Col. Cainming, a well known lawyer, and one of the most respectable and influential citizens of Augusta. The advice was taken, and ol. Cumming applied to. He called that evening’ and, after lstening to Mr. Crangale’s statement, to dis honor be it said, consented to defend the case. All this time, it should be remembered, tho prisoner was held under no legal process, but, though soafne! in the City Prizon, and visited by the officers of te law, was simply in the custody of the Vigilance Committes, ' The next morning be was ordered into court, and on his way, thither was arrested at the suit of the Stace on a charge of endeavoring to inclic an insurrection among the slave, and was arraigned before Justices Olia and Piquet. The statute of the State which provides ‘the penalty of death for the crime with whicti the priso- ner was charged was read, when Col, Camming moved that ie “eade. be Co is the Saperiae Coart, which would e! tter part of January, and the prisoner De remanded to tal ‘y ¥ Ty, ke his trial at that time. He gave as his reasons for this motion that the present trial was held, in fact, by the Vigilance Committee, who alone con- stituted the audience, and who would hang the scone then and there if the slightest shadow of suspicion attach to him. Mr. Cranj himeelf, however, arose 8nd oppo ed this motion. og in his own innocence, be wished the trial to proceed, and did not fear the result, ‘The witnesses were then called and oxamined. ‘They were Charles M'Calls, Jobn Neilly, Allen Davy, Thomas T. y and James Hughes, the barkeeper at mited States Hotel. Their evidence, how- ever, was only hearsay. Not one of them kne: , of bis own knowledge, of the prisone ‘not ope of them serstlpeme en utter & single abolition opinion, or any opinion whatever upon the subject of slavery, and none of them knew auything about him, good, bador indifferent. The only evidence of any mo: Ment was that of Hughes, who testified on a crogs-examina- tion Andrew Grav had pointed out the prisoner to bim as a6 abolitionist; and that of Netily, who acknow- Jedged that he had agreed and proposed that the prisoner ‘That efisis in pablic stairs | should be hanged, without the formality of trial, at the Ume of his arrest, upon the lamp post opposite the Unitad Hotel. Thig admission passed even without reduke from the Court. But the Court was more vi Hoghes admitted that Gray had pointed out the prisoner to Uint as. an abolitionist, aud ruled out the evidence, on the ground that the trade of Augusta with the North would be injured should it become known that t when 1Se0 is to be superadded, it is uaeloss to attempt to conceal | Such was their method of dealing with creditors. After of the Southern peo- | the witnesses had been examined, Colonel Cumming ad- r da le, it cannot be, and will uot be submitted to. ‘fr. | dressed the Court in a speech, evidenfiy so fenri»ss as to _ Gouse Casey sx. Kings County Cireuit Court, Jan. 12— | Reprbedible te t” doctrine, announce! and steal have exorcised a influence over the minds of the NoB. 1, 48.202, 102, 165, 166, 107, 100,111, 92. Reserved | by-tho ablestand most distinguished loader of the rep. | Court and audience, an 2, 15, 10, 17, 82, 60, 89, 29, 9, 7. lican party, is am open declaration of war against th. 5 stitaon of African slacsty wherever crise ont would be disloyal to Virginia and the’ soute if 1 aid not declare that “the lection of much One, enteetaining ee sentiments and adv. y doctrines, resisted by the slavebold: 5 fp ims Sperming wach as ose wert aa army and ‘of the United States, and the appointment high j and executive officers, ters Sucreves FoR MUKOERIRG AND Berxive 4 Stesox.— In the Maine Judiclal Court, on the 7th inst , i for (he murder of hee it to — of included, cannot be entertained by the South to six . is i the colored woman was with | fora moment. { am now, and have ever been, a friend the adopted son of her husband, about 14 | to the Usionof the States. I its walae, ardently then having burned the rematns <= desire its preservation, which abe lived, situated in Searboro’. existence. I have presented hazard ita marked bya degree of sound common sodse hitherto unheard of under such circnm- stances. He denounced these lance Committees as self made tribunals, constitu ives a8 at once prope! abolitionists, for thi of raining of rty as 5 eo purpose tba ad ving the spots among inmates Toe a tate of Georgia providin, meng the slaves te Seerrectsn, O2 vad’ on the other hand, though a ieee Napobsed much 80. in peewee to both ears primnan ectaaee Baemsetr acm, not be accused and subjected to tion. these in the earacst | Under tbe effectiof this speech, and as no tittle of evi- very extraordinary one for such am offence. | hope that the Northera mint may ds brought to reflection, | deuce gould bo produced agningt Mr, Crangete, tha Court Dadbat one course to pursue, and the prisoter was ac quite’. He was nevertheless condemped to pay the costs Of proseqution che fees of the Viztlance Commaitt-c, ted him wituout legal process, au che oost f had n compelled to was mude. hk the roduced, but the fmapr s doilars, aad t, was not to Be he > Court, whore he mstances to Justice OL refused pricone bit you simply ‘ewan tiew to the for evidence; but Lstat you are an abolitionist, 8 Go 6——~d sbolitiont«t, aud you had better confess it. You are Le coatinues, ns foot, a Ged 4 6 fool Wave vet's our fricuco tale you se? De you not self” He then ordered im to open hi ¢, ring that i! avs thing was found io it to convict bim, there were chongh of the “boys” presert to stelag tim up. Teo pri sover at first refused to obey this ordér, Tho valise and the keys, he said, Rad bean out of bis possession: for two did not kuow what mighthave been put in the valiss, and he it’ not choose to take the chance of being barged on suck a contingency. Ov the threats being rc peated, however, he consented to open the valise, whica, fortunately. hat hot been tam| thing was found bat has clothing and sare papers re , JANUARY 12, 1860 the vebt which be had come to Augusta to collect. Word ‘was then scot to Col. Sneed, the President of the Vigilance Committee, of the inability of the prisoner to discbarzo the bili of costs, and to demand ita payment of him, as tho representative of the party making the arrest. Col Snood 5 was then for to make the it was rightul’y"due could not be ‘to, he chose to act on ‘that possession is nine points of the jaw, and responsibie whom he had ia his wor, A vew committal was mate out, ani Mr. Grangale returned to jail dit he could pay the costs of his own false imprisonment. After & farther confiwement of ‘Uhree hours, and it evidoat ‘that there was 20 on the part of his persecn- tors, he wrote to Colonel Cumming to bie for bis services, and to ask for er interview on is behalf, Soon'after, Mr. Aifred Cumming, s son of Colonel Cumming, a) red at the jail, paid the fees de- mi and the prisover was re! |. Mr. Olin had advised him to be off the moment he was out of jail, as there were ‘| * be said, ‘to strin, aL him up.” As bad ever: soundness of this sounse!, he left immediatety, andar rived, as we have already stated, in this city om Satur- day. "We subjoin a copy of the bill for non-payment of which Mr. was detained inthe Augusta jail thirty- three bours; and hed not this sum been generously ad- vanced by Golonel Cumming he would, no doubt, have heen still in confinement, unless, indeed, the o!d cry ot “ala bad been fulfilled in his cage in this modern }eign of Terror. ‘Mr. Jauns Cranaats, To Richmond County Jail, For three days’ board, on self, at 50 cents. ‘Turnkey’s feo, Pr Committing, marshal and Jailer, RC... Avavers, Ga,, Dec. 31, 1859. Dr. $1 50 ‘constable cost. Received payment, $15 33 URIAT SLACK. It will be observed that Mr. Crangale still owes Rich mond county, Georgia, twenty cents, if he ever owed it anything, as Mr. Urtah Slack made an error to that amount in adding up the items. It is all he has gained t> med to the credit of his dccount against Mesars. Gray & oy. Another Gan: Up of Coant in Michi, ARREST OF NINE BOGUS COIN MAKERS AND DEALERS— THE MOULDS, SPELTER, CHEMICALS AND COIN SB- CURED, ETC. " f {From the Detroit Free Press, Jan. 10.) ‘There seems to be no end to the organizations that exist in the ere pere this State for the mapufacture of ‘ithin a few months the gangs at Lexington, , and have been broken up, and the chief participants in the iniquitous business brought to jastice, and now a fourth gang is brought to light, aud those con: nected with it secured with the evidences of their guilt. On Saturday last Deputy Marsha! Moore arrested at Jack- 00 ho leés than cight persons for making and passing base coin, and on Sunday a ninth, connected with the same ork toe mat eee one lation through. ie amount of in circulation through- out Jackson county attracted the attention of the United States oflicers some time since, means were at once taken to detect the source from which it emanated. A close watch was kept upon suspected parties, and allthele movements noted, a course which revealed the mint, ers Broken ‘soon and, in process of time, brought to light the operators. ‘Theke embrace men of vacitoa poaliioon in life a6 of va- rious degrees of respectability. It was wi manviactured and who passed off the coin. No movements ‘Were made to interrupt the operations until all the parti- culare of their proceedings were ascertained, and the evi- denees of criminalty 80 well secured as to be readily ob. tained ata moment’s notice. Officer Moore, with the as- sistance of Sheriff Smalley and his deputies, of Jackson county, then made the descent, capturing the following rson8 on Saturday last:—Samuel Graham, Harrison ollar, John Critcheit, Mis Rogers, Josias ©. Purdy, George Seow, S. Ketchum, Ebenezer Faraham and John Gibney. The first seven were taken at Jackson and in that vicinity, aud placed in the Jackson county jail,and ‘the last named at Ann Arbor, on Sunday, and placed in the Washtenaw county jail. Samuel Gralam is a middle put man, who had hereto- fore maintained a considerable show of respectability. He ‘was formerly a Mormon preacher, associated with tho great Mormon leader, Strang, at Beaver Island. At the time of his arrest he tepresented himself as an agent of the Detroit and Jackzon Coal Mining Company. He was captured at Parina, a small village six miles west of Jack- son. He is implicated as one of the persons engaged in passing the bogus stuf, Harrison Collar is a young man, whose antecedents are not very well known. He was also engaged in passing the-base coin. He was caught at Parma. Evenezer Farnham will be remembered as one of the Parties counected with the celebrated conspiracy against she Michigan Central Railroad some years ago, for which offence he bas since served out a sentence of five years in he State prison. He is charged with complicity in the manufacture of the coin as well as paszing it. Critchett is an old State prison bird. He lives at Jack- son, though engaged in no particular business. Upon his premisés were found a quantity of moulds, spelter, dimes, quarters, chemicals aud similar evidences of manufac: ture. The woman, who gave ber name as Rogers, lived with Critchett, enjoying all the relations of wife without the binding obligation of matrimony. She was taken as an accomplice with Critchett in the manufacture. Josias C. Purdy is a person about thirty-five years of age, who has always heretofore sustained an excellent re- “putation, and bas nade for himself many warm friend: He has Kept a saloon or eating house for some time at Jackson, and was quite popular with the frequenters of such places. He was arrested as one of the passers of the coin. George Snow is a young man of whom but little is known. He has the reputation of being a worthless cha- racter and a hard case. Ketchum ts a butcher by trade, heretofore a very re- spectable man, and possessed of some property. He has been detected in passing the counterfeit coin. His resi- dence is Jackson. John Gibney, who was arrested at Ann Arbor, formerly lived at Jackson. Since his removal to Ano Arbor he has been engaged inthe grocery business. Bogus coin was found in bis possession, as algo letters from the parties at Jackson, which, aside from other evidences, fully impli- cated him as one of their agents for circulating their pro- ductions. He was arrested while in attendance upon divine service at a church in Ann Arbor. Army Intelligence, Lieutenant J. H. Sill, Ordnance Department, is assigned to duty at Fort Monroe Arsenal, and will repair according- ly to that post, and report to the commanding officer for further orders. Lieutenant H. A, Hascall, Fourth Artillory, is directed to report for duty at the Military Academy, West Point. Lieutenant C.”A. Turnbull, Topographical Hngincers now on duty at West Point, will be relieved and directed to report for further orders to the chief of bis corps at ‘Washington. arte Sar one Bw. a Crowell has been ordered to repair to San Francisco, » and report for duty to the commander of the Department of California. Assistant Surgeon Richard Potts has becn ordered to relieve Abeistant Surgeon C. T. Alexander st Fort Cobb, fexas, ‘The troops ordered by Colonel Seawell, commanding the Department of Texas, to Brownsville, comprising one light battery of Artillery and seven companies of Infantry, have been countermanied by the same officers. The command will return ony, to their respective stations. Companies ©, Dand F, Fighth proceed to Laredo, Texas, and form s camp in that locali- ty, the commanding officer of which will co-operate with First Infantry, should the latter require his services. 4 ae, AQ extension of leave of absence for two months, has Deen granted to Captain R. P. Maclay ith Infanti and Lieutenant M. He Wright, Ordnance seer ee United States Circuit Court. Before Hon. Judge Betts. CHARGE OF BURNING A SHIP A? SEA. Jax. L.—The United States vt. John OC. McAvoy.—The facts which appeared on the trial were that the prisoner, on the 15th day of June last, set fire to the whale ship Jankocaleent:purptes oreieung tives seat viene pur} of ire took place between docks in the afternson, and burnt running rigging, harpoon pols, and the ceiling of the deck above, and the defendant admitted to two per- sons that he act the ship on fire. Mr. Ridgeway, for the prigonor, contended that the offenee contemplated by the Statute was wilful burning of the ship with intent to pro- dneo her entire destraction. Mr. Dwight appeared for the United States, ey anes nonew, of half an hour, rendered a verdict of guilty. —<$____. Superior Court. Before Hon. Judge Robertson. Jay.11.—Wiliam RB. Taylor ve. Nicholas D. Herder. ‘This is an action for slander and false imprisonment. The plaintiff alleges that in 1855 the defendant procured a bill of indictment againet him by the Grand Jury, on a chargo of having obtainet gools by faiss pretences, by which Prt was corn lg coe ‘bail in the sum of ,000. t piaintift procared ‘firm*of y & Moore through a third the defence it is contended thatthe ‘about by his act, but says it wha done ley & 4 jary found a ver- the i The Case of the Polish Countess Dentistry. SUPERIOR COVAT—SPECIAL TRRM Betore Chie{ Justicn Bosworth. Janoany U.—Julia La Kooske ve, Edward & Fielding — ‘The particulars of Uus cxee @rere publisued ia yestor- Gay's Haxaty. The foilowing {8 an epitoure of tho evidence Of the principal witncsses:— ‘The firet witaces examined was plaintiff (Madame Julia Lakooska), She testified that she Grst became acquainted ng in January, 1967, at wirich time he did some centistry for her; In a couple of weeks after he oalied at hor house, in Broome street, whore sig had woarders, and sented that if thay tov a house together be could, in two or three Yours, make plenty of money wad retire; she declined entering inte the arrangement withoat fret cou. sulting her trustee, Mr. Ricbard Reed; Melding took her to eee her trustee in about a week’ after, aad te (Mr. Reed) consented to the agreement; a definite arrange ment was tuace with Fiei¢ing about going into business ucd sharing the prouts; accordingly a bouse—134 Spring street —was rented for ove year; Me. Reet mate the ar- rangement ip bis own name with Mrs. Harris, the laud lady) the house was taken possession of as & boarding house on 1th Mareb, having been previoasly put in order aod furnished throughout by Madaine Lakooska; Fieldiog occupied the parlor oa the first floor for bis business ms dentist, Subsequently, When & chance of letting it arose, be moved bis quarters up stairs; again ho de- seended to tho parlor; at another time ho worked in the basement, sometimes ontstic—ia fact, all over the house, a5 he Wked; Maiame saw to the cooking and «id all the work; Fielding seat the sec- ‘vant away; there was no oue except a boy to dotve work, she paid aio money for advertisiag We butlnces Of Field: ing, for his dental chair, his showcase, &o., 6 also the rent of the house for @ year, up to Feb- ruary, 1868; about Christmas prewious he gave her some teonty for rent but not enongh, as he pat what hs mide tuto the business; im January, 1858, a t aroae; ‘wanted to take the lease fer 1858 iu his own name, and tid to; 1887 @ Mr. Baker came to look for em- ploy ment, consultation between plaintiff and defendant, was engaged, and worked for atime; Miiam talked with Mr. Batoler, aa upholaterer, about making a dentust’s chair, aud Fielding, who was preseat, explained, by saying that she aud be were golag into busiagss wo: gether, and wanted achair made; it was found that it would cost too much to have one made, 89 she bought ooo ready made; in January, 1869, & further disagreemout nroee; Fieldle, stopped giving any money; Mr. Road told her to go into his office and ask for it; she did s0, and was put out by Fielding, and bad ber arm nearly broken; was ‘igo put out of his office om several occasioas; he used very bad language towards ber; Fielding promised to repay all the money she advanced, and then to divide, share aac chare alike, the protite; tae agreement was not to writing sbe found Fielding to a miserable, poor litte office in Ca- bal street, where firet they became acquainted. Op the cross-examination it was shown that nxtonly hat Madame Lakooeka furnished the house, &c., bat hat ac. tually supplied the money to furnish tools for Fielding’s ‘business, and had also purchased shirts, boots and oth articles of dress for him He never paid ber board moary, nor was there any agreement that he should pay a cert uu sum per week, She received a few dollars from hin wa they stopped taking boarders, for marketing proses. He invested the money in stocks and ia bank. = When sie had paid out all abe had, be put her out of the tse The evidence of Mr. Reed, trastee of Madame J..xo0ska, confirmed that of the plaintiff. He testified, tov, tpat furnished her with the money to buy additioual arti for the house. Had heard them talk about their basiness, and always supposed that they were to share the proii's Fi said never denied the partnership, although charged upon Charles Horman testified that he knew Madame La kooska, alias Mrs. Paul,for seven or cight years; saw Fielding for the first time at the house of the plaintiff, in Broome street; called on bim in reference to the proposed arrangement; saw bim at bis office in Cunal street, when he said he had a great fancy for Mrs. Paul; tho agreement was that they were to go iuto Spring street, aad share the profits of business; soon after they began to make aome- thing, and had sharp talk about putting the caraings ixto stock; Fielding occupied the parlor, a shop in the yard, and a bedroom up stairs, and used the frout parlor for the Introduction of customers; had a boy, too, at one time, dressed in livery; advised plaintilt to bave nothing to do with Ficlding; she was known by the name of Mrs. Paul at this time; Mr. Paul and she had been separated for some time; was intimate with ber and her husband (Paul), and 0 felt an interest io ber; was Fielding’s friend also, when he found their in- terest was one; believed the agreement to be bona fide and for Sife. Fa , the defendant, beiag sworn, #2'4:—I made Fienylomen Leoiy of the piaintilf at my’ office in where she came to have her teeth fixed; she told me that she was going to take a large honse and wanted to geta few nice young men boarders, and that if I for a year she to pay her m stoop, never used the parlor exolasively until i the house; the land! the spring that she could not stay if she dtd not pay the rent; when abe could not pay I loaned her money; I paid in advance the last three months rent for her (witness produced receipts for three montbs rent); first heard of partnership when arrested; partne: arrested; 1 merely claimed a nt ‘in the house, but never mentioned the word partne being an order to Fie! 3 this Iht0; Pook demurred; abe agreed to remove in May, 1858, and did remove to Wooster strect; I still continued at Spring street, and kept bachelor’s hali there; in September I took sick and went to the country; returned in October and com. menced practice again; on my return I found plaintiff in the house, and told her to leave; she eaid she was sick, and had uo friends, &c.; I allowed her to remain; her hus: band had been to the house and threatened to shoot me; she never consulted me about taking boarders; most of my tools I brought from England; she never bought tools for me; I gave her ten or twelve <ollars one day wo buy shirts for me; she called on a bootmaker to come and take my measure, which he did; always paid for my own ad- vertising; when fitting up my case I borrowed fromtwelve to twenty collars from her, and gave her four doliars for the use of it; it was not for some two or three weeks after I first saw her that I learned where she lived, and did not call for a8 many weeks more; when first we went into the house there were two women of rather disreputable char- acter in it that could not be got out immediately; I moved from the entry room for convenience of the plaintiff’, be- fore I went to the house I agreed to pay ten dollars a week; I made no arrangement for the boy; Mrs. Paul did bowl take care of me when sick till forbidden by bor loctor. Additional evidence for the aefendant was adduced, but it brought to light no new facts, After the summing up by the counsel on both sides, the case reated. The Justice reserved his decision. g } More Difficulties About the Ocean Bird Steamship—Seizure of the Vessel by Captain Graham. LETTERS OF COMPLAINT FROM THE SPANISH CONSU- LATE TO THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT aTToR- NEY, Consctate oF Spaix, 7, New Yori, Jan. 10, 1860. § To the Hon. J. J. Roosevaur, United States District Attor- ney for the Southern District of New Yor! Sin—tI have the honor of transmitting to you herewith translated copies of two remonstrances addressed to me by Don José M. Vindemonte (captain of the Spanish sieamer Pajaro del Oceano, of Havana, and just repaired at this port), by which it appears that Captain John Gra- bam has taken ‘ible possession of said steamer with- out auy warrant or process of law whatever. It more- over appears that he has taken out part of the machinery £0 as torender it impossible to work her engine. This unprecedented outrage on the property of subjects of her Catholic Majesty imperiously demands the most energetic measures for redress. I, therefore, apply to you, sir, re- questing you will direct that prompt proceedings bo forth- with instituted to remove the men-who have unlawfully taken possession of said steamer, and restore her to the aforesaid Captain Viademonte and crew. Iam yery res- pectfully, sir, your obedient servant, FRANCISCO STOUGHTON, Hor Catholic Majesty's Consul. Sraxign Sreamsmp Ocray Biro, } Naw Yor, Jan. 9, 1860. To THE Coxsvl. or Her CaTnowo Masesty, New York:— Sir—It is eight o’clock in tne evening. Mr. Pedro Calleja, the first officer of the steamer under my com- der his’ orders, forced my officers and crew to leave theship, abandoning her entire- ly to the bands of aaid men, who look possession withont authority, and only by superior numbers and hating the ad of being armed. Ihave to to your honor that I consider this act as one of sand re quest you to give to me and my crew Protection of our flag. God preserve you many years. JOSE M. VIADEMONTE. ‘Srastsn bg Pasaro vat Oceano, Yor«, Jan. 10, 1! ‘To Her CaTuouc Masestr’s Ooxect, New ‘Yorke ‘Sim—L have to Inform your honor that Ihave just b informed that the men who 100K forcible mm of May steamer have purloined the ~~ ’ undoubl- ve parte of edly with the object of ek im in our way. M. VIADEMONTE. Thave the honor, &¢. ‘The United States District Attorney Magmic tye the nsul, happy to confer with hit the purpose of determing whether tie Iaigh net, tosis nited States authorize him to take any steps in the matter. Teappenrs that Marstial Rynders holds the Qoean Bird under monition for bills for repairs, &c., but has no ai thority to interfere with her for the claim of Captain @: bam. On Monday night, when Marshal Rynders was pr Eprins to cuter thie ball.rocm et'Temmeny Hall the ish Consul asked him to accompany him to the Ocean Bird; Captain Graham was then in possession. The Mar- shal went on board and found from fifty tosixty persons on the boat. On frst going on board # man attempted to stop Marshal Rynders, collared him by the neck; Bynders strack him and passed on, nolens volens. The then had an interview with Captain Graham, who told him that he bad aciaim on the vessoi aud would hold poasession of her. Marabal Rynders, not baying any special authority to interfere, Jef ono of tis officers on board to prevens the sailing or removal of the yeszcl until yo Se to will, in at Q in disput al obability, be browgnt ‘before the United Slates Gout go Thursday Court of Oyer and Terminer. Before Hon. Judge Ingraham. THE SHEPPARD ARSON CASE. Jax. U—The People vs. Jas. Sheppard.—Jadge lngra- ham granted the motion of Mr. Ashmead to remit the in- dictment against Jas. back to the Court of Ses- sions from the Oyer and » Where it had been re. moved by the Dstt Attorn:7. . F : \ Court of i Before Judge Russell i ASSAULT AND PATTERY Jan, 9.—The first case that was trio a charge of assault and battery, preferred agaicss H. Gorman by Audrew [rriog. The agsnult was alte to have beea committed on th. 20th of Oatgpor, * although the jury rendered a verdict of gullix, the Cou suspended judgment, a8 there were mitigati stances in the cause, aad a3 the complainaut was to have him discharged FORGKRI IN TRE SEOOND oMGRE®, ‘The most of the day was Occupied in t: man uamed Sisphen Suliivan, who was jolutiywate with Patrick Mulloono with forgery in the séconiflg in Kiaving in’ his posseesion $2 counter elt bitls « Philipsburg Baik of Jorsey with intent) £9 utior ax defraud. fe passed worthless bills on the vight of, 16th of November upon: Patrick Looran, 599 Thirdig, / Rue, and osher parties. The jury, aftor doiiberat r time, tendered a verdict of guilty, with menéation to mercy. Judge Russeil seatenced him State prisoa for five years aad three montis, taat { the lowest penalty by law. While ihe jury were out the other prisoner, Pie} een Deere Bully to forgery la the fourth diy and was remanded foe aectel . Eliza Schreiber, rather a tee! lookiag placed at the bar; char; awh shopiiftiog. On théey Of November she visited the egtabiighiavot of A. fq wart & Co., and while iooking at some silks, a0 6¢@, two pieces uf sik worth $4 apou her person by ay contrivaucs. Tue clerk saw der cou }, and caused her to bo ‘noo room, when the property was recovered. As tlh. dence against her was positive, she very pradvatiyg the Court the trouble of a trial by pleading guilty). (ence was reserved, AN ALLKOED RECEIVER ACQUITTED. Edward Morris, koeper of @ second naad clothing aiore in Baxter street, was put on trial, charged with receiviog stolen goods, of over $200 Worth Of coals aud taloons, stolen by two thieves from the bouse of Jaume . McCorkle; dut the evidence for the prosscution was very oo the jury rendered a formai verdict of new ity. A YSUONIOUS ASSAULT. Lewis Bohman, indicted for a felonious assault upon Francia Volman ‘on the '8th of Jaly, pleaded guilty to assault and battery, and was remanded (ui Saturday fer ‘A OYPRIAN ACQUITED—FAILURR OF POLICE OMMIORRS TO OnRT SUBPORYAS a was charged: with grand chy alert to Nave: boom Wiliams, 6! 87 Crosby plosga4 tha watch tw 4 for $5, Dat the ¢ hor toe beae- fet the cov-dt nad iether ga, “to sin no mote’ Tae ty Clerk Wea: stun watteat acd pro luce the Watch, but he failed uy at Mr. Doyle, sae Assistant Jnsteret Actorn eceision Wo obs nAL the prose «ileers nied to more annoyance from sors, who were paid by the public ‘to attend at ten any other class of witnesses, ja, Russell e's that i he fonnd avy oMcer violating a subpaeus of the Court he wonl! punish him sevorely, ALLEGED ILLEGAL V (OTING. ‘The next case tried was a charge of tllegal ‘ang to ferred against James McNamee, who was have voted twice in the Eleventh ward, at the election in 1853, but before the case was fluished it was abandoued by the District Atterney, aud the jury reader- ed a verdict of “Not Guilty.” ‘The Court did not adjonrn till after five o'clock, the City eee refusing toaljourn bofore the calendar was ex- iausted. Jan. 10.—The trial of George and Stephen O’Sallivan , Charged with assaulting ofcer Pierce, of the Ninth pre- cinet, which was commenced yesterday was regumed this morning, and resulted in the acquittal of the accused, The story of the complainant ada brother of- ficer, namea Townsend, was that while eee ceediog along the street they requested tho defendants to refrain from singing in the street on the Sabbath ery ing; that on their refusal to doso they arrested and while conveying them to the station house were as- Aiifrent stale of fect, showing that ‘the voug ten mere difforent state of facts, showing e Youd, near their own premises aud that the caicers, agnakliog In the afternoon the Grand Jury came into court — pce Hee to which the prisonersat a F period, on being arraigned, pleaded not guilty. They were pemanded for teint, - ‘Martha Ritter was tried and convicted of grand larceny in stealing $60 worth of property F. Devoe, of No. 18 West Thirteenth street, on the 18th of Decem- ber. She was cent-to Blackwet!'s Island for toro Sears. " RobertSmith, who was indicted for paae a third degree, baving, on the night of the of ° 10 at der, entered tha premises of ‘Thompson, Contre strect, ond steallog various articles valu $15, pleadea guilty tothe charge, and was sent to the Penitentiary fer two years. i Catharine Thompeon, charged’ with a stmilar offence— she having stolen a gold watch worth $100 from Henry P. Palyer while in ber company ina saloon corner of Broome etrect and Broadway—pleaded guilty to an at- tempt at larceny. As she saved the Court the trouble @ trial, the City Judge imposed a lighter penalty thaa would otherwise have done. .State prison two years ber sentence. — B conn! 4 com an essauit anc tte yy of 141 Ciinton street, onthe 17th of ted, the evidence failing to substantiate the complaint. Alexander McGraham was tried for stealing a watch, valued at $150, from Michae) McCarty, while he was. sit- ting on a stoop in Canai street; but the testimony was slight against the accused, and the jury rendered & vee- dict of not gutity. Catharine McGuire was placed on trial, it haying beem alleged that che stole silk dresses from No. 38 Howard street; but soon after the trial was commenced it was dis- covered that there was a variance between proof and the indictment. The fury returned a formal verdict of ‘pot guilty,” anf the prisoner was remanded till the os Paani find a 3 mr ‘garet Henderson, a Point in, Was acquitted of a charge of stealing $15 from Deere Oneal . Jax, 11.—There wag a large calendar of cases to-day, and the City Judge sat till a late hour, refusing to relax his rule not to adjourn until the busizeas of the Court was finished. Julia Fitzgerald, a chambermaid at the Bancroft House, indicted for stealing bracelet and breastpin worth $85, the property of Samuel Duskam, pleaded to petit larceny. ‘The judgment can Conch wae ae she having returned the p: rged with forgery in the Patrick Buckley, who arpa second degree, in passing $1 counterfeit bills on the Bank of Rutiand, Vermont, pleaded guilty to the fourth grado of that offence. Ho was sent to the State prison for two Fears. John Heitzman was tried and convicted of stealing $31 be thet eer , of 29 Chrystie "rect, mn the { November. The sentence was two years ae eee hie i wrence Reilly and Thomas McAleer were placed. trial for burglary, they having on the nightof the bth ot December, entered the premises of Bartholomew West Thirty-eighth street, and stolen $300 wortho f = Regt led Ke-tfoae - of wie grate oe crime, an irt sent cach of them Si iSO ‘oTViliade Hughes, alias a : 11 lughes, Cochrane, was tried for burglar; having entered the dwelling hotse of Wiliam ihiss? Jander, 67 East Nineteenth street, on the night of the 234 of June, and stolen a tin box containing $268. Hughes was tried afew months ago for a similar offence, but the jury on that occasion only convicted him of petit larceny. As soon as he served hia term on the island, he resumed the practice of his profession. He was convicted to-day of grand oyna and Judge Russell gave: him the penalty the law permitted, which was five years in the Sate prison. moe ig well known to the police and has the reputation of being a notorious burgular. Kampa was tried for perpetrating a feloncous as- Sault upon Augusta Bambi, by stabbing bi ‘ith a knife, raga Sc hab Common Pleas. Before Hon. Judge Hilton. Sas, 11.—Chas. J. McDonald vs. C.K. Garrison and Commedore Morgan.—This was a motion to suppress @ deposition of Gen. Wm. Walker, on the ground of irregu- . ‘The deposition was made, and already published, in controversy between the Commodores respecting the Nicaragua route. Motion denied. nai BREACH OF MARRIAGE PROMISE. Bather Leopold ve. Morris Meyer.—The plaintiff sued the defendant for breach of promise of marriage, and he was in liew of Supreme Court—Chambers. Before Hon. Judge Leonard. It was alleged by plaintiff that on that day the defendant ‘applied tohis agents at Bergen to buy the cattle; that a Contract was made to sell them for cash, to be paid befers the cattle were taken away. That while and Plaintiff were in the hotel at to settlc the payment, the defendant's servants drove tbe eattlo away.” Tastead of paying the cash, it is alleged that as soon as the cattle ‘were out of sight, the defendant said he could not pay for them, but would give an order for the paymont on Mr. Purdy, in Washington Market. Upon the rasurance that Po ieee aces eres payment for the a iy J the order, because he aileged he had C3 no funds Pelonging the defendant. It was also averred that the were brought to New York, and slaughtered the same day. The defendant denied axy traud inthe trantacten totioa to discharged the order of arrest was denied, —_—____ United States District Attorney's Office, Mr. Leopold ©. Newman, for some time an assistant in thin department, has resigned his position. Mr. Newman was an efficient officer, amd conducted with fabilty the > preliminary prosecutions for tho goyernmont in many im- per ianl cases before the Cumminwuscs , '