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iep. °6,1866
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e and extensive Ware ilduse Is completed, and is
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AcQUITTED.—Sititly H. Stuart, City Judge
of the New York Court of General Sessions,
who has been under trial there on a charge of
bribery and corruption in office, has been ac
quitted by the jury. Under the circumstances
of the caseothis can be considered little else
than remarkable, and show of what strange
materials juries are sometimes composed. The
.defetident was fully proved, by the evidence of
the District Attorney and Clerk of the Court,,
`o have procured a nolle proscqui under circum
stances so suspicious that the District Attorney
re considered his own action, and procured a
second indictment against the fraduloutly dis
charged criminal. The latter was a notorious
burglar. A female, married to him, testified
tolutving given to judge Stuart five hundred
dollars to procure a nolle prosequl; but the
jury have, by their verdict, refused to credit
her, because of her own vile character. Hero
is evidence of` how extremely difficult it is to
convict nuy official functionary of the crime of
bribery. In , this case the evidence was as
clear, positive and direct as it could boesibly
be, but, as the main witness was a person of
infamous character, the jury have presumed
her statement' false. Leafing her evidence.;
- errrof - ther - case - . - the - 7facts -- testilled — tiihrth - o - i
District Attorney and Clerk of the Court are
of such a character as to require a groat
stretch of creduality to believe Judge Stuart
innocent. The jury seems to have had a faint
perception of this, for, after' rendering their
verdict, they added a recomendation that, in
view of tho proven irregUlarities connected
with the nolle prosequl, the Judge should 're
sign his office. Of course he was in no hurry
to do this, and so ho told the jury in a speech
ho delivered upon the rendition of the verdict.
Verily, the law in New York city seems but a
machine to catch the small rogues and let the
great ones mope; Nine out of every ten men
in the community will pronounce Judge Stuart
guilty, and yet the subtleties of the law and,
the squeamishness of the jury have allowed
him to go free.
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VOL. LV.I.
liEzMll EPOS ,'O;
DR. BEALE PARDONED.
Gov. Pollock has extended executive cleni
ency to Dr. Beale, the Philadelphia Dentist,
who was convicted last fall of rape on the tes•
tiniony of Miss Mudge, and remitted the re
mainder of his sentence of imprisonment,
which was four years and six mondi, begin
ning on the 28th of November, 1854. Ile has
served, therefore, about one fourth of his term.
r ever there was cause for granting a"pardon,
we believe it was in this case, and theA 'are
few who will not regard the Governor's action
favorably. The pardon 'states the reasons
which induced the Governor to extend this
favor.
lle had received communications' from a
hont one hundred andlorty dentists and twen
ty-three physicians, of Philadelphia and the
country, stating their belief that testimony as
te n»itters transpiring under the influence of
either is unsafe and unreliable ; from a num
her of other physicians named, find that they
believe hint innocent ; how to large . number of
the ar, and citizens of various Suites, inclu
ding the names of Governors, Attorneys
,Gen
eral, &c.. that they believe he was convicted
on insufficient testimony ; from a. number of
clergymen that they believe him innocent;—
front the Mayor of Philadelphia, and fifty
members of the Philadelphia City Councils;
from memhers of the Legislature, J udttes of
'th em e Supreme Court, editors of Philadelphia
newspapers JIIICEIVV - thousim , l --- vrther — eitizons
of Pennsylvania and New York, with five of
the Jury on the trial, all - asking for his pardon.
After enumerating all these facts, the Gover
nor rays
And whereas, the Board of Inspectors of the
said Philadelphia County .Prison, (na appears
by their com,munieation on file in the office of
the Secretary of the Commonwealth,) have.u
nanimously. recomended the pardon of the
said Dr. Stephen T Beale, beenuse;,in their
opinion, the end contetnphited by the law in
the moral reform of the prisoner has been at-
tained—bectwse .full and ample satisfaction
has been rendered to public sentiment - by the
imprisonment lie has already undergone—bp ,
cause his health is undoubtedly breaking down
under the .sufferings of body and mind which
he has already endured, and because the des
titute condition of his aged parents and be
reved and 'sorrowing wife and children im
peratively demand the support and presence of
their son, husband and father.
And whereas, after a full and careful etatn•
ination of the faCt'S and evidence in the case,
aided by the scientific discussions to which' it
has given rise, (without any intention to re
flect upon the pros.ecutrix, who no doubt tes
tified to what she believed did occur—nor to
impugn the integrity of the learned Judge who
tried the caS6, nor the honesty of the jury
who convicted tho,prisoner.) lam now satiilied
that the defendant Dr. Stephen T. Beale, is
not guilty of the crime whereof he stands
charged, and was convicted upon evidence un
reliable in its character and insufficient in a
mount.
' 1 do, therefore in consideration of the prom
ises, pardon the said Dr. Stephen T. Beale o
the crime whereof he is convicted as afore
said, and ho is hereby fully pardoned accord
ingly.
It. plift, , ii:r fur
,fly JJ'amilil (Girth.
WEDNESDAY, INOVEMBER 28, 1855.
CRITTENDEN IN PIIILADELPIIIA --Hon. John
J. Crittenden arrived in Philadelphia last
Monday, and put up at the Girard house,
The same evening a number' of his American
friends gave him a serenade, after which the
distinguished stranger came out upon the bal
cony of the Hotel and said :
" That it ntlorded him extreme gratification
in meeting his friends—his American friends
—ou the present occasion. The demonstra
tion had taken him by surprise—be was in
the city as a tj;a-roller; and had no thought of
meeting wit i'such a reception. lie was not
there as a partizan, but as an American, a
title whi a he was proud to acknowledge.—
lie had b en long enough in public life and
had had sufficient experience to warn him
against partizanship. The good of his, coun
try should henceforth claim his regard, and
his labors should be henceforth devoted to her
glory, and the happiness of the people, lie
had allowed the American principles from no
selfish considerations, but from a convention
of huts', and he should stand by them to th e
end. To the foreigner he had no hostility,
but would say to the oppressed of every
come enjoy your liberties ; and the starving
comeand share our plenty. All that he wan
ted was dint .Itnerica us should rule America.
Foreigners could enjoy all the privileges that
the country and its glorious institutions con
fer upon them, hut to the sons of the soil must
belong the right of making and. executing the
laws.
The necessity for a change of the naturali
zation law was felt by every man who had the
gond of his enuntry at_heort, it is the duty
of Americans to see that they ate not made
aliens in their own country, and" to preserve
in their purity the institutions as they came
from the hands or those who formed them.—
Air. Crittenden finally closed by again expres
sing his thanks, for the- warm welcome that'
had been bestowed upon him, which he telt
was far beyond his deserts.
Ile remarks of the gentlemen were received
throughout with every demonstration of plea-
EIIM
FOUR MONTHS' EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE.-
Mr. I M. Ruckmon, who four months ago,
started The li a / a nce, a neat .and spicy little
paper, in Mansfield, Tioga county, retires
perfectly satisfied withsis brief experience.
He says :, 'We have been weighed in the bal
ance; and our side of the reale has come down
thump. We commenced with nothing, and re
tired four hundred dollars worse off. Our as:
pirations have been knocked into `pi'—our
love for the human family materially injured ;
but we retire with the best felings to the
whole pibed race, politicians in particular.'—
Publishing newspapers is rather a matter of
glory than profit, as the experience of most of
those whp have tried it will bear ample testi
mony. It takes years of industry, attention,
prudence and self-denial to build up a paying
establishment, and not one effort in ten suc,
reeds. The fact is, the newspaper business
is overdone, nod the many failures that are
taking
,place, will tench aspirants for fame and
fortune, that printing is not the high road
that leads thereto.
Moan NEW TERRITOMES.—The times are
prolific of new territorial projects. There is
a schewe to divide New Mexico, and make
the Spanish settlements in the Gadsden pur
chase the unclens of a new organization;
then another to divide Utah and make the
western half a non-Morman territory, with
the Carson valley settlements as nucleus;
then another to divide Oregon and make a new
territory in the eastern half; and still anoth
er, to organize the Indian territ,my we s t of
Arkansas into an incipient State with the name
of Neosho. At present we have seven territo
rial organizations, and if the-e six new Ones
were added, there would be thirteen in
But it is proposed to diminish this luny by
admitting a 4 States Minnesota, Nebraska and
Kansas, all of which would have the requisite
population before the measures necessary for
their State St vereignty could be perfected.
DiarThe Boston Atlas thus characteriies
Mr. . Choate's eloquence:—'His passion is
irresistible and his declamation overwhelm
!
lug. A wonderful master of speech, he pours
it out with astonishing fecundity ; the spark
ling sentences crowd and jostle each other;
bravely dressed figures appear and disappear
in an atmosphere of starry splendor; language
. assu mos-tints- us-welt-as-tones-r-th a -stream-of-
molten metaphor rushes on ; imagination
transcends all laws, and expands into Sibyline
frenzy ; we arc charmed, astonished, and at
last magnetized by the phantasmasoria of
words before us. Could Mr. Choate's senten
ces be 'solified as they fall from hii lips, she
great rhotprition would soon be 'buried be
neath bushels of diamonds and tons of gold of
his own oreation.'f.
MIXTURE OF. COPPER WIT/I Inow.--Dr. Dl
onysiutiLardner says that the admixture of
one.per cent. of oopper with cast iron, while
in a state of fusion, was found by Mr. Perkins,
the inventor of the steam gun, to prevent its
bursting under extriiine pressnre—a foot me
tallic manipulation that is °A mid importance
to mechanics.
The rage for furs was never greater, per
haps, than the present season promises. For
a number of years the trade has gradually in
creased in extent and importance, till furs
seem to have become an almost indispensable
article of ladies' 'apparel. The style has
changed since the last season, by the widening
of the •victorine' into a.cape, so that, in many
cases, it is substituted,for dolts and shawls.
Tailors ingeniously contrive so to vary their
styles, particularly as to the length of skirts
and waists, as • to compel an observance of
their whims. In like manner, furriers create
a demand for new patterns, by rendering the
forqiier ones antique and distasteful, and many
who, a year since, provided themselves with
costly furs, now find themselves altogether out
.of fashion, and under the necessity of further
outlay and the aid of the furrier. The mink
sable, or American mink, has suddenly be
come e very popular, from[ its resemblance to
the Itti.sinn sable, and will be the fur most
wo'rn this winter. Though costing not 'mire
than oue-third as Mtlol as the real sable, its
appearance often gives it n preference. The
skin, commonly known as the Russian sable is
really the Hudson Bay sable, and which sell
for *3OO to $5OO per cape—choice, as high as
$BOO.
The genuine Russian sable is very seldom
seen in the United Stapis, and a set—mute,
caps and cut Ts—costs :sup to $2OOO. The
stone merlin, from Germany and Greece, the
tatter — bring - tite — hest - , -- is - still—mtteirivern T -in
large capes, and is among the handsomest
furs. Good sets are to be had from $3O to
$100; extra $125. Ermine cost $4OO to $5OO
the set. The possum (mountain martin) is
the staple for medium priced furs, particularly
foi; the country trade, and black fox, Silver
fox, squirrel, Sze., are cheaper still. The
prices of all kinds of furs are slightly in ad
vance of last year.• The mink is very much
in advance, and the manner of making up all
descriptions, still further enhanced their..cost.
—N. J': Jour, of Corn.
EMIGRATION TO NIGARAGI:A.—ACCOVIIRg to
the following paragraph from the shone Reg,
inter, Col. Kinney very earnestly invites young
and energetic meo to settle In Nicaragua;
"Mr. Reuben H. Grant, of Now Orleans,
and Mr. Wm. DeForest Holly, of Mobile, are
agents for Col. H. L. Kinney, inviting emi
gration of young men of the South to the rich
country in Nicaragua, which he is colonizing.
Col. Kinney states that he holds an undispu
ted title to full thirty millions of landed acres
in Nicaragua. This land has been bought,
we learn, from the Mosquito Ring, and in this
territory, unsurpassed in richness, he propos
es to found - a new Republic. .Ile invites men
to help him colonize this land, and offers as
an inducement, a valid title to 644 acres of
selected land to every person who will. seek
'that country for a home, the title to_be execu
ted twelve mouths after arrival at Greytown.
The first three hundred emigrants will be en
titled to a grant for double that quantity. On
the tenth of next month a vessel is expected
to sail either from Mobile or New Orleans, to
take emigrants The terms oNransit will be
to each passenger or emigrant,,;so, which
sum, erten deducting the nettle cost of the
passage, will be expended in the Wrebase of
farming implements, seeds, and subsistence
for the first few months after reaching the
country. For further particulars the ` agents
can be consulted. As there are some persons,
in every community whose erudition can be
bettered by emigration, we call their attention
to this project. But we arc prepared to ad
vise any one to emigrate in a mere spirit o
adventure, who is doing well at home."
THE AUSTRIAN CREDIT Ost
Deutsche Post gives the following interresting
facts relating to the Austrian Credit Bank ;
The Bank has received a " patent" - for 00
years. The now institution will, like the
French Credit Mobilier, undertake all kind's
of business. The capital will be 00,000,000
florins, with the right to raise it to 100,000,
000 florins. 300,000 shares at 200 florins
will be issued. Each of the houses belonging
to the Rothschild fancily will take shares to
the amount of 6,000,000 florins ; and the firm
of Lamel in Prague, and the Bohemian no
bles will he concerned for a very large amount.
It is, however, believed that the publio will'
bo invited to invest its capital in the new
company will be composed of twenty-one
•metubers, a third of whom must be foreigners.'
WHAT TB A Mantel( 't—A Mormon is a HT.
lug paradoi : he says grace before a cotillion,
swears in his sermon, selects his text indif
ferently from the Bible, the books of Mormon,
an altninao, or the Prisident's message, and
is perpetually quarrelling for the sake of peace.
Ills religion is a joke, and he makes the best
storyteller the chief of the quorum. Ile assum
es dignities, but hos not the 'slightest respect
for them ; and thd effect of his piety is appar
ently to put him on / a level with the greatest
reprobates of the time. In short ho is a Lat
ter Day Saint, or in other words, the last one
you would think of calling a saint.
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STILL LATER FROM EUROPE
Thr, Threntenelt Rupture with *pain
THE AMERICAN DIFFICULTY,
By the arrival nt Halifax Of the steamer
Canada, we have Liverpool advices to the 10th,
The ridiculous war excitement in England had
subsided, and the newspapers which created
it are endeavoring to shuffle off the respiinSi
bility for What, they have done. The British
Secretaryship for the Colonies is still vacant.
Unfriendly relations have •arisen between
great Britain and Spain on account of the.
expulsion of a British subject from Cuba in
April last, and the appointment by Spain of it
notorious old slave trailer, as Governor of Fer
nando Po. There was another rumor of an
attempt to assassinate the Emperor Napoleon,
hot it arose . from the accidentul dropping and
explosion of a pistol from a dragoon's bolster.
General Canrohert is pressing Sweden for a
positive answer, whether she will join actively
the IVestern alliance. A bombardment, of
Nicholaieff is said to have commenced on time
29th of October, and continued through the
billowing day. The Elatierer Alexander left
before it beg so. The RlP3Silth and French
Emperors are said to favor a renewal of the.
ne.uotiations for peace. A recounnisance of
the Allies From Eupatoria, on the 22d, result
ed in their encountering and offering battle to
it large Russian force.; but, the latter retired
after a brief cannona de. The Allies burned
three villages and one town, besides 'many
farms. and returned to Eupntoria. The Rus
sian :truly in the Crimea has just received
provisi,ois for six months. Otnar Pacha his
commenced his advance on Kutars. A Frei '3)
camp of 50.000 men is being formed at
tria. It is said that the Sultan will visit Paris
and London in the Spring. The misunder
stimiling between Sardinia and Tosesily re
mains unsettled, pending a reference to France
and England.
NO. 13.
The lii iti,h Government has officially pro
hibited the exportation of • saltpetre from
British 'lndia to any other port than Liverpool
and Londoii. and has also ordered the din
charge of the cargoes of all vesssels loading in
England with saltpetre and nitrate of soda for
the U,iited States. In consequence of this
order, the ship Catharine had been ordered to
e-ttischarged—of_all_the_ saltpeter _which she
had taken on board at London for Boston. A
great gale on the coast of England has caused
damage to the amount of two and a half mil
lions of dollars. It. is said that Russia bad
proposed to settle the difficulty between the
Uniteil States and Denmark, by the latter sel
ling to the former the West Indian island of
tit. Thomas for the consideration of , five mil
lions of dollars, which would also free us from
the payment of the Sound dues. It is added
that Denbmark is, unwilling to do this, because
the Anglo• French Allies woUld not like it..;
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 24.—The steamer Dan
iel Webster has arrived from San Juan with
California dates to the sth inst. Trio hun
dred men had left San Francisco to join Walker,
who WaS still in Granada and in quiet posses
sion of the transit route. On the 13th Col.
Wheeler formally recognized Walker's govern
ment. fie was receiving daily acoessions.
Gen. Coaral has bon found guilty of treason
and shot. Espenosa has varuosed to parts un
known.
00l Kinney, was still-at Greytosvn. Fifty of
hie men had joined Walkers party , ,,._
From Oregon accounts are received of con.
tinned depredations by the Indians
The la est news from the California mines
were encouraging.
THE BIIITIBII SQUADIIO:I*-W0 perceive, in
one after another of the public journals, con
flicting speculations concerning the object of
the British government in despatching an ad
ditional naval force to the %Vest Indies.
On the arrival of the Pacific we deemed it
proper, fur the purpose of tranquilizing the
public wind, to make known in brief the na-
Lure of the explanations en the subject which
came to our government by that vessel, sta
ting explicity that apprehensions of Rusian
privateers said to be fitting out in Now York.
;Ind of the llaury by name, was the induce
ment of the proposed naval 'expedition.
We have now made further inquiry on the
subjeot ut the Department of State,,; and are
authorized to publish the following cireum
stantian particulars:
In consequence of° the publications in the
London journals of the 23d, 24th, and 25th
of tiCtober, Mr. Buoliatutn requested an inter
view with Lard Clarendon for the purpose of
asking explanations on the subject. They
held two interviews—one on the 29th of Oc
tober, and the other on the lst of November.
At those interviews Lord Clarendon declared
that the proposed naval expedition originated
in no purpose unfriendly to,the United States ;
that its °bloat was a defensive one, to p'theot
British commerce against Russian privateers,.
three or four of which were said to be fitting
out in New York, and one of them nearly rea
dy for sea ; that this particular one was, a
largo and fast vessel, specially intended to in•
tempt British ships from Australia cenve,ing.
gold - to — England; -- with — p - urresc tit Go sC"
instance to capture one of the Cunard . 'steam
ers; and in justification of the general state•
ment, ho referred exyressly to the case of the
nark Maury, as represented it affidavits. coin
ounicated by'Mr. Barclay, the British consul
.4t New York, to Mr. Crampton, and by the
titter transmitted to his government; and at
•he same time laid before the government of
he United states. .
•We have already stated that the investiga
ion instigatied by Mr. Baronly resulted in
hoviing elearely that there watt no truth in
his allegation against the 'barque Maury.—
Vashinglon Union.
TQR Govimon OF lkinetneoTA. hos roCoonm•
ended the 20th of Demmer, no thanksgiving-
ARRIVAL 01.". CHE CANADA.