The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-17 00:00:00

AMERICAN PEOPLE.

As f,r as the American people have had time enough
to degenerate from their British origin into a distinctive
national character, we are afraid that that character con-
sists, for the most part, in empty pretension and puff.
Hissing begun their Republican career with a deep tinc-
ture of vanity occasioned by their kuccessful struggle for
indcFendcnce, and having afterwards enjoyed considerable
mercantile prosperity as the principal cotton-growers for
the European markt ti, they seem to have strutted into a
precocious and unnatural self-importance, as if their polll•

tical and commercial resources had attainel a n aturity
which, under the guidance of democratic infallibility, ren-
dered every chance of miscarriage an inconceivable thing.
Like the Persian ambassador, who, on learning from

Sir Gore Ousely the prodigious revenue of the
English Post-office (before Spring Rice's time), was so
oblivious of the local exigencies and facilities pro-
ducing that revenue, as to have determined that
his own country, though neither conducting an extensive
correspondence, nor furnished with suitable mail roads,
should immediately reap a similar fiscal advantage—the
equally sanguine Americans appear to have jumped to
the conclusion, that because properly conducted banks cf
issue, amenable to legal restrictions, and instituted by
a substantial proprietary, have been found emineraly con-
ducive to public prosperity in old countries, therefore in
order to possess themselves of analogous benefits, no-
thing more was necessary than to organise a board of
needy Directors, get hold cf an easily-procured charter,
open shop with a suitable complement of counters ar,d
clerks, and scatter their paper responsibilities over the
whole surface of their credulous aad confiding country.
Ira general, not to speak of their unscrupulous defiance
of the statutory regulations of such chartered forcing-
beds, they have nut only multiplied them in every
district, without inquiring into their means of per-
manency, or whether they were actually called
for by the fair necessities of the neighbourhood, but they
have almost universally neglected the provident pre-
cautions which, alone, could secure the provincial
success of these Banks, and their requisite credit in the
remoter ramifications of commercial enterprise. The con-
sequence has been, that the speculations in question have
both generated sled shared all the disasters inseparable
from an unreal capital and from over-trading. For somo
years the manner in which they ministered to the conveni-
ency and accommodation of their rcepretive vicinities
(though often on usurious terms), as well as to the private
ava,ice cf their Directors in divers forms cf traffic for-
bidden in their charters, imparted to them a plausible and
adventitious prosperity. The day of reckoning was never
thought of ; but when that day—which honest men who
mean to pay their bills must always he provided for—was
suddenly brought about by a no-confidence panic, such as
every mercantile community is liable to, the pretended stock
of these Banks, in nine cases out of ten, was ascertained to be
non inventus eat ; scarcely a dollar could they muster to hon-
our their worthless paper ; their nefarious proceedings spread
havoc and cons'ernation thoughout the entire Union; pecu-
niary distress became everywhere prevalent ; and many of
the implicated parties, if they were not actually subjected
to restraints of a sponging-house, had at least done every
thing in their power to deserve them.
Aday or two ago, we briefly noticed the scandalous dis-
closures upon this subject which have recently teen sub-
mitted to the American' Legislature. In to-day's par r
we give a faithful abstract of the remaining portion of the
evidence; and, according to the explicit confession of
these reports, which minutely detail the defaultarship of
the various bubble-tanks throughout the republic, the sys-
tem genera'ly pursued has bean such as brings no ordinary
disgrace upcn the popular domination inseparable from
democratic governments,—a domination, which, judging
from this particular instance, is scarcely more blind and
resistless in producing interral distress than arbitrary
and mischievous in shaking tae national credit. Owing
to the supreme force of the popular will in the United
States when a sufficient impulse of supposed self-interest
calls it into action, it appears that an application for bank
charters, backed by the provincial authorities
who systematically league together—not for weigh-
ing, or, if necessary, overruling the wishes of their
constituents, but ter implicitly carrying them into effect—
has generally been complied with, as a matter of course.
Precautionary inquiries and securities have been too gr.
nerally disregarded ; nominal provisions and prohibitions
introduced into charters have been carelessly trusted to ;
and hence the disastrous upshot has been exactly what
every provident calculator might have clearly foreseen.
With regard to the almost incredible facts, authenti-
cated by the American commissioners, we can do little else
than refer our readers to our accompanying abstract, con-
tinued from Wednesday's paper. The following are in-
structive specimens :
" Nlictitoare.— This report commences with a statement
of the condition of the Farmers' Bank of Geneseee county,
from which it appears, from the evidence of the cashier,
&c., that no set of books had ever been kept, that the
whole amount of specie which appeared at any time to
have been the bone fide property of the bank was about
„g 1,560; that fraudulent attempts had been made to ex-
hibit the bank in a sound condition, in anticipation of the
commissioners' visit, such as borrowing certificates from
other banks ; sl'o,ooo in silver were actually paid into the
hank by a party, together with two certificates, all of which
remained in the bank a few days, and were then taken
away by the same parties. In short, the condition of this
bank was utterly rotten.
" The report on the other banks, dated April, 1838, ex-
hibits a wholesale syst tm of fraud and rascality of the 'nest
disgusting nature; :ix banks were found in such a condi-
tien that injunctions had been applied for and issued ; in
the Jackson County Bank a horrible system of fraud was
discovered, which we have no room to detail. Among
other instances, 11 boxes were discovered, containing a
superficies of coin, altogether amounting to $5,099 (reek.
oning the coin found elsewher6), whilst the substratum
contained lead, tenpenny nails, and window-glass broken
into small pieces. Notwithstanding this, the statement of
the bank, dated three days before, claimed possession of
$20,000 in specie. On an examination of its affairs, there
appeared a real deficiency of assets to meet the liabilities of
the bankof
theof sE4x4e, LOnl
Exchange Bank of Shiawassee
the Commissioners report that no part of the c(aPiicign
itallstaoct
appears ever to have been paid in ; that seven • coppers'
were found in the safe, but that no other coin appeared at
any time to have been the property of the bank; that there
wear one counterfeit note of $5OO on one of the New
York
madeb up, a
banks; that
far a
atthes
could b
e
cashi nthe ban
ascertained,k,
stated
was by
cer-
tificates_ of deposit, obtained from other banks.
of Michigan contains an able and
strenuously recommend a
" The Report of the forcibleCommissionerstotheexpLoesgiesolaftuthree
banking system generally . they
repeal of the general ban
Into the origin and
On the Commissioners' inquiry
transactions of the Grenada Bank in Mississippi, we find
banking law of 1837.
that :
A. C. Baine affirmed--Was elected a Director, but
knew nothing of the organizaiion. There were no visible
funds in Bank. He demanded the certificate of deposit,
$50,000, from Mr. Royall, but he repled that it was not
given him to be used unless he could not induce the Com-
missioners to take stock notes, payable and negotiable at
the Brandon Bank. Mr. Royall admitted that the certi-
ficate from Brandon was a false one, or, in his own words,
a sham.'"
Matters in Ohio, and Indiana, were found to
be equally bad. Violations of Charter, base swindling,
illegal speculations, and general insolvency, are charged
almost without exception against the entire swarm of ac-
credited pickpockets who have contrived to overrun those
States. What renders the evil infinitely worse is the fact
that nearly the whole of the principal local authorities
in each State, being deeply implicated in these trans-
actions, have generally lent their official ipfluetice,
by all sorts of collusive contrivance—not only to
screen tic chief defaulters, but to enact local la"
to enable them to continue their malversatione.
Wholesale villany like this, threatening, the United States
with absolute ruin, has latterly received a partial check,
simply because its inherent elements of calamity could no
longer be overlooked with safety by the central Govern-
ment. Unpardonable laxity,
if not actual connivance,
too obviously prevailed in that quarter where there has
ought
to have been the utmost circumspection and goodfaith .
The whole expose, however, will not be without its advara
'tot,
nouimabaeur
Intess
sr) g
e
tages. While the American democrats must doubtless
lower, : in
have suffered by their failures will naturally
feigners who
learnrefere
ntc%to practiset h,
ihreanCaetfieoentahl
a wealth,
•
exercise a more prudent distrust of them in future trans-
actions and ore own countrymen, in particular, may be
expected to deduce from these occurrences a proportionably
strong conviction of the superior soundness and stability of
the public institutions under which they have the happi-
,ess to live.— Times.

It was stated at the Court of Gaol Sessions
held at York on Thursday vt-cA that the contracting har.
her of the pri6on k haves at the rate of nine beards fur a
farthing.

EVENING I4`,DITION

TRIAL AND CONVICTION FOR
MURDER IN NEW BRUNSWICK.

The trial of Peter Robinson, charged
.with the murder
of Mr. Suydam, the President of the Farmers' and Me-
chanics' Bank of New Brunswick, which continued seven
teas, having occasioned considerable excitement, we ex-
-Iract from a New York paper the account of the last day's
proceedings, when the murderer was found guilty, and
sentenced to suffer death. The particulars of the murder
will be found in the judgment :
This morning the minds of every person here seemed
relieved from a great load. Robinson was convicted, and
was to die, and they were satisfied ; and bad the Jury ac-
quitted him last night, beyond a doubt, the people here
would have hung him on the nearest tree to the Court-
house. I never saw or heard of such a state of excite-
ment and indignation as this whole community has been
thrown into by this affair; and many persons wanted to
have Robinson hung this afternoon, saying. " There has
been too much money spent on the d—d scoundrel." And
yet the people cf New Brunswick are tolerably moral as
times go. But the ladies in particular all V% id:el to have
Peter hung.
Mr. Graham's speech was a brilliant one, and at the
close of it the audience burst out into loud tokens of ap-
probation and applause. Chief Justice Hornblower re-
buked them, and said, " stop this noise; if people want
to evince anything cf this nature they had beaur go to a
theatre, and not to a court of justice. This occasion is a
most solemn one ; and this is the first time I ever saw any
such feeling cxhibi'ed in the State of New Jersey during
40 years' practice ; and it is highly disgraceful to the
county of Middlesex,"
At half-past eleven this morning the Court was opened ;
the crowd was tremendous, and there were a large number
of ladies present, as before. The prisoner appeared very
pale, but apparently unmoved ; alehough his lips were
parched and a death-like palor overspread his countenance.
Solemn silence was obtained, and the Chief Justice
said, " Peter Robinson." The prisoner stood up. " You
stand before this Court convicted by the verdict of the
jury of the murder of Abraham Suydam, in the first de-
gree. Have you aught to ray other than what, by your-
self and by your counee', you have already said, why
the Court should not proceed to pronounce judgment
upon you?" Prisoner— I have nothing to say.—( Here
his lips quivered.)
Juana—Peter Robinson, alter a full, fair, and impar-
tial trial with a Jury selected by yourself out of a large
number of your fellow-citizens, and by the aid of efficient,
honourable, and able counsel, aho have left nothing un-
said or uncloae in your behalf which became them, or
which honeusable men ought to have said and done in
your behalf, you have been convicted of the wilful, foul,
malicious, di libei we, and premeditited murder of Abra-
ham Suydam, by vrhieli conviction you ate doomed to
stair the awful punishment of death.
[Here several of the ladies began to cry, but the pri-
soner was unmoved.]
Jurce—Ms. Suydam was your neighbour, your fellow.
citizen, and for aught that we know, or that has ap-
peared to the Court on the trial, he was your benefac-
tor. He had conveyed to you a lot of land ; be had ad-
vanced you money to build a comfortable dwelling thereon,
for yourself and your family. In consequence of what
he had advanced to you, and for the security of the
proper payment to him of his money, you sad fur-
nished him with a bond and mortgage on that pro-
perty. With these securities on his person, and in his
possession, on the morning of the ad of December,
and, as we hate reason to fear, in pursuance of a previous
arrangement made by you with him, he left his home and
the bosom of his family, and entered your house, never to
return to that home and that family alive. It is evident
that but a few minutes el ipsed after he entered your house,
before you cruelly murdered him, and then robbed your
victim of his money, has watch, and the papers which he
had about his person ; and there, at the bloody scene of
his murder, you dug the unhallowed grave; and within
the walls of that building, erected by his money, you
sought to conceal his mangled corpse. Mr. Suydam was
a husband and a father, as well as yourself; to him life was
as dear, and perhaps dearer, than it was to you; and his
death was as little expected by him at that awful moment
when you killed him, as it was by you. But, unmindful of
those dear and blessed ties which bound him to his home, to
his wife and his children—unmindful of the ties which
equally bound you and him to society—unmindful of the rela-
tions in which he stood as your neighbour, your friend, and
benefactor_unmindful of that tribunal before which
you were about to send your victim, and before which
you would have to appear—unmindful of the vengeance
of a just and holy God—forgetting that his eye was upon
you men, and would be upon you through time and
through rte.. nity, you committed this cold-blooded mur-
der. We do not design to dwell upon the details of this
awful tragedy—its Weedy history has been listened to
by, and is painful to us all. Nothing now remains but
to pronounce the sentence of the ltw ; and we only pause,
Peter Robinson, to warn you against the delusion of in-
dulging any hope that you can by possibility escape the
vengeance of that law. If chains, if bolts and bars, and
human ingenuity and watchfulness can prevent it, you can
never escape from the custody of the law but by death.
And we warn you against the slightest hope that execu-
tive interference wilt be extended in your behalf. The
outraged majesty of the law demands your life, and no-
thing else will satisfy it. We only, therefore, as your
fellow-men, and with the sympathy due to you as a
fellow-et eature, here pause to commend you to Him
whose blood alone can wash out the guilt which rests
upon your never-dying soul. Your blood falling upon the
ground cannot restore the life of him whom you mur-
dered, nor prepare him for that eternity into which
you sent him without a warning. But, unlike his sad
close of life, some time is allowed you to prepare for that
awful change which you have shortly to undergo. We
commend you to God. We commend you .to that
Saviour of men through whose mediation alone you can
hope for forgiveness tiereaft, r. You cannot intend to
assume an idle indifErence to your fate, to the solemn
death you have so aeon to undergo, or to the scenes of
eternal life that you have to pass through. You may
aff.ut an indifference to all this; you may reject the'
Bible and the Ministers of Christ, and those consola-
tions which they may seek to offer you. But
God knows your heart. You may deceive men ; you may
die as the fool dieth ; but that is the most that you can
do. You cannot deceive God ; hie eye is upon you, as
it was et that moment when you struck the
fatal blow—as it has been ever since—and as it will be
until the moment when the breath ceases to ani-
mate your body—and it will follow you to another
world ; and his wrath will rage against you through
the unwasting ages of eternity, if his justice is not
satisfied by the atoning blood of his Redeeming Son.
Hear, now, the sentence of the law—lt is considered by
the Court, that you be takea to the gaol from whence you
came, ald that within that gaol, or some place else which
th S ,eriff in his discretion shall decide upon, according
to law, on Friday, the 16th day of April (yesterday), be-
tween the hours of ten in the morning and two in the
afternoon, you be hung by the neck until you arc dear',
and may God have mercy on your soul."
Here there was scarcely a dry eft in tha Court. The
ladies sobbed audibly, and all acre deeply affected. The
prisoner appeared t 3 I e the only person present that was
unmoved. His eye never quailed, his lips scarcely parted,
and not aucm r no.tc:e moved in his fentu,e2.
The Judge himsel! was evilently completely overcome.
an a few moments he said, " Let the prisoner be removed
from the ban"

COURT OF SEWERS FOR WEST
MINSTER AND PART OF MIDDLESEX.

A Court of Sewers for the City and Liberties o!' West-
minster, and part of the county of Middlesex, was yester-
day held at the Commissioners' Offises,Greek-street, Soho.
Thomas Leverten Donaldson, Esq. in the chair.
The minutes of the proccedirgs of the Courts held on
the 2d and 6th instant having been read and confirmed,
Mr, LESLIE asked why the report of the Solicitors as
to the opinion of Sir W. Horne and Sir John Campbell,
taken in 1833, had not been printed and circulated among
the Commissioners, according to the order of the last Court.
The CLERK said that in consequence of the interven-
tion of the Easter hclidays they could not get the printers
to work.
On the motion of the CHAIRMAN a Special Court was
ordered to be hell on Friday next, to examine candidates
for the office of collector. He thought, also, that the
rate of poundage might he lowered to sixpence for t'se
nearer districts, end should, therefore, give notice that on
that occasion he should bring forward a motion to that
effect.
' The Collectors then nria,.'.e their usual reports of cash
received and paid to the Treasurer, and of the preceedings
taken on ea-rants and summonses.
The CLERK reported on the state of the Collector's se-
counr, and on the money in the hands of the Treasurer.
Various payments were ordered to be made.
The Cower having disposed of a great deal of rsutine
business, proceeded to the next business, which ear to sign
a warrant ( f distress against tie Churchwareeas for the
Church of St. Mai tip-in-the-fi, Ids, ordered at the last
Court to be prepared by the solicitors.
Toe CLERK re a I a report from the Solicitors, stating that
they had settled the warrant with Mr. FL gOns, the counsel,
who had written cerain remarks fur the Information of the
Court.
Mr. LESLIE had understood that the question was finally
settled at the last Court-day, and that no further discus-
sion was to take place upon i'. Now Mr. Smith had
taken upon himself to consult counsel on the subject, and
he had written certain remarks which were now to be read,
and might, perchance, give rise to discussion.
Mr. A'IdECKETT said that Mr. Smith was certainly
right in consul ing counsel on such a case as this.
The CHAIRMAN said that the order of the Court authoe
riscd the Solicitor to consult counsel.
The CLERK then read the opinion of Mr. Hoggins who
stated that he ha.l drawn up the wairart to the best cf
his ability, but that he could not adsise the Commis-
sieners to place a distress in the churches, and that if they
were beat in a Couit of law on the question they would
be personal s liable for the costs. The question which
would be raised before a Court of law would be as to
whether the occupier on the land was liable, but he
doubted whether is point of law the Churchwardens could
be considered as occupiers of the church.
The warrant was then read.
Mr. T. DYER moved that the opinion of Mr. Higgins
be printed and circulated among the. Commissioners, which
was agreed to.
Mr. J. Wines. said the case of Ambassador; appeared
appeared to be perfectly analogous to the present case.
The houses of Ambassadors had always been assessed, and
there had been no means of enforcing the assessment. He
therefore asked what was the situation in which they were
with regard to the houses:of Ambassadors.
The CLERK was not aware of any Ambassadors' houses
being exempt from iates at the present moment.
Mr. J. WRITE thought the Jury were correct in bringing
the churches before the Court. He would sign the war-
rant notwithstanding the opinion of Mr. Hoggins, so
strongly was he convinced that these churches were liable.
The CHAIRMAN would place the warrant upon the
table, and those who wished to sign it might do so.
Captain BAGUE understood the Chairman had pledged
himself the warrant would be signed.
The CHAIRMAN had not done so: he had only said that
he supposed the nine gentlemen who had voted for the
amendment would sign the warrant, and be had caused
them to be written to.
Mr. BRANSCOMBE, as one of the nine, would not sign it
after Mr. Hoggins' opinion.
Mr. T. DYER thought the warrant should be tendered
to each of the rise.
Mr. lbsocit was not one of the nine, but be protested
against the adoption of so personal a course ; after the
opinion of Mr. Hogging ho should not sign it ; but he was
still convinced that churches were liable, and thought they
ought to go to the Legislature to obtain the power of doing
their duty.
Sir G. FARRANT would sign the warrant if it were a

perfectly legal one ; but, dOubtiag that, he would not
thrust his hand into the fire. He would move that the
solicitors be directed to draw up a statement, stating the
difficulties in the r: ay of enforcing the sewers'-rates against
churches, and that the Chairman be requested to lay the
same before Lord Normanbv. and to apply for the intro-
duction of a clause into the New Drainage Bill, giving the
Commissioners powers to enforce the rate.
Mr. T. DYER thought that motion could not be brought
forward without notice.
The CHAIRMAN agreed with Mr. Thistleton Dyer, and
Sir George Farrant gave notice accordingly
The CLERK repo:ted that two Commissioners only had
signed the warrant.
Mr. LESLIE wished to know whether they intended to
repeal the order of the last Court, which was, that the
warrant should be signed. There was to be no further
discussion on the subject, and yet they were now going
into it. If they could not get any Commissioner to sign
it that was another matter.
S'r J. S. LILLIE thought that Sir George Farrant's
motion might be entertained without notice. For himself
he was as ready to sign it as he had been the other day,
but his signing alone would not do, there must be five
others. He thought they were at liberty then to entertain
any motion likely to get them out of their difficulty. Ho
was not to be induced by the fear of a white sheet to show
a white feather. He supported Sir George Farrant's
resolution, and could see no benefit from the postponement.
Mr. LESLIE said that: according to Mr. Hoggins' opi-
nion the signing the warrant would try the question as no
whether the property or the person were chargeable. Why
that was the very question they wanted to try, and those who
were of opinion that the property was liable ought to sign
the warrant.
Captain BAGUE rose to order. There was no question
before the Court.
The CHAIRMAN said the motion of Sir George Farrant
had been seconded by Mr. J. White. It was contrary to
practice to have such a motion put without notice; but
it would be for the Court to decide whether, under the
emergency of the case, the motion might not be discussed
without notice.
I Sir J. S. LILLIE would move that the resolution of the
last Court, as to signing the warrant, and the opinion of
Mr. Hoggins, should be laid before Lord Normanby.
Mr. Bouvitilla said that it could not be expected that
the Secretary of State would take up the cudgels in fa-
vour of the crude notions of the Ccurt. They were, in
his opinion, only putting money into the pockets of
lawyers without any benefit to the public, and he thought
no Secretary of State would, or ought, to give the Com-
missioners additional powers.
Mr. T. DYER should oppose both motions, for the rea-
sons given by Mr. Bouveit. They had agreed to give
time to certain parishes to consider the question; now they
were attempting by a side-trind to legislate upon the sub-
ject. No Home Secretary could introduce a clause affect-
ing matters already the subject of litigation. He hoped
the Court would allow the question to be put at rest, apd
that it would never be put into the power of the Chairman
to say that there were nine gentlemen who had refused to
sign the warrant after voting for its bring issued. He
could not sign it, because he believed that their proceed-
ings had been from beginning to end illegal. There had
been some proceedings in regard to the Palaces ; he should
like to know the position in which they stood in reference
to those proceeding', as that might thr.,w some light on
the subject. Ile should like to khow also what steps had
bee" adopted with r.•gird to the other par.hes. He
should like to know ehether the other parishes had agrcci
to abide by the decision in the St. Martin's care.
Tina CHAIRMAN Stli I that at the la-.t Court ;t had been
understood that the case of St. Martin's Church should be
the test, and that pro: endings in the other cases should he
suspended until after the case of St. Martin's should he
decided.
Mr. SMITH said that he haol been yesterday to the
Crown.otlice to know if it was possible to urge on the
case of Kensington Palace, but he had been informed that
there were no means of urging on the Crown. They
had pl. aded to the criminal information last term as eirly
as they cool'', and the Crown had not since taken any
further sterr.
T. DYER asked whether it had not been agreed to
drop 'hese proccedinge, and to turn the whole into a
special case?
Mr. Sstia n said that a proposition to that effect had
been made to Mr. Pemberton evil's had agreed to lay
Ihcapnreovreerstodn
bbeeeftiore
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ii.ol3oEltli OF MAIL BAGS.—Some excite.
ed
recnt prevailed during list week at S. Neore, citing to
no
to
the mail bars luring been broken open on Monday night CaptainßAnUE complained that every ose of these
the sth inst. It is the custom of the Mr. Brown, the questions had been answered over and ev,r eg-dn, and
:undlord of the George Inn, Eaton SC:Cars, to send. his that they were wasting th.ir time.
wean and horse to the post-office at St. Neot's every night Sir J. S. LILLIE sugge.sted that the resolution cf the
at tea o'clock for the mail bags, which are to be for- lest cowl and the opinion should be submitted to the
Farrant's mcgtigoenstbetihnagt
wse-ded by the up or down mail, and they remain at his Law Officers of the Crown for their opinion. Ile would
house until the arrival cf tile coach. It appears that on sign the warrant now.
Me night in question, the user, whose name is Prigmore, Mr. LESLIE objected to Sir J.. Far.
came (unknown to his master) on foot: the post-master put as being contrary to theystandtit standing
would su
baying giren him the hags, he Preeeeded with them as far Mr. TIIISTLETON DrEn moved that they do proceed to
uld Le cnttr,ailtd, as being
as Eaton Ford, where he called at a public. house, giving their rext order of the
the bags tea companion named Townsend, who formerl
yflied the same situation, elcsi:eg him to emceed ith re • I cuttf order.
Atria y
neither of the present motions co
them, and he would overtakeLterr. When Pr; more Mr. W. WHITE moved ti:r.t the motion of Sir George
arrived at the George, the bags had not been dc-
Jivered ; this caused en inquiry to be made, and Mr. Th'..lo
FaTrrla, tcbrel
Apteßrsni
Nttetdb
after a diligent eearch one cf tile begs wise found ton Dyer's proposition. by the roadside, near to plantation, between Eaton ibnietPtthite. question upon
I 0
For it
Ford and Eaton See". This led to a further 8
se-verb, when many of the letters were found strewed Against it
2
Majority
about in the plantation, and several of them tort. The The Coyne consequently proceeded to consider N,o. 9,
postmaster, being informed cf the non-arrival cf the which was—To sign a Precept to the Shcritf of Midd.e.tex
bags at the George, repaired to the spot, when he found
that the St. NC9C3 and London and the Kimbolton and to return a Jury to inquire into such things as all 111 be
given them in (huge : (viz , to present the property liable
London bags had been broken open. „
collected to be rated to the Western Division of the i'vrestiniaster
lettere and the fiagments, nnd Crwarded them to Lon- Sewers.)
don by the Rockiugham coach, it being impossible to col- Mr. A'BLCELTT asked if the precept was in the usual
.14 et them in time fir the up snail. Prigmoie was imme- form
diatcly given into custody, and Townsend was apple- The CLERK stated that it was.
h* nded on the following morning, when they underwent Mr. LESLIE raid lie was in hopes that they would have
an examination before H. P. Staaiy, Itisq., who remanded
had Mr. Smith's printed opinions hefOre they preceetled
them until Thursday to allow time for the Post-Lace to gig
this i recent, in the matter which had met them
authorities to come down. On Thursday they were agile
when they were re_ (very Court-day.' He contended that it was not the pro-
taken before the same Magistrate. party they rated. but the persons, and yet I crc they were
, tmandeci until Saturday. We cannot but think the above bout t. issue a precept for rating property. He
an an unsafe mode 'of conveying the letters from St thoughtg they better postpone the consideration of this
ot% to Eaton &con. Why does not the mail-coach Ne. 9 until they" had bsnore them the opinion of Mr.
Inn through St. Newt's? It would not make five mi- Smith, on which that monstrous doctrine was fonuded.
antes difference. Is not the town, the population of Wele they to
which is about 3,000, go on. sigeing precept, for the western
of sufficient importance ?—Stant- district until
ford Mercury. the question should be settled ? They ought
MARRIAGE IN to postpone the issuing this precept until the question
SciENTIFic LIFE.—(From s!irxid be settled. In the decree they charged ti .e per-
il New York Paper.)—Dr. Larder; and Mrs. Peayiside, sons; why should they state to the Jury that they
now in Pbiladrlphi.i, will be „earlier] this week. By the only starved the property ? They had gone on to decree;
last accounts this lady has been divorced from Captain there was the warrant on the table net signet ; but let
HeaThile; se there is /Wiling in the way of the two philc- them recollect that they could be forced to carry out their
Gophers from becoming one. Will ---e• di someone in Philadelphia decrees; it was not for them to p y
la at bottledoie and
ve us a dese,iiption of the wedding ? slatittiteock with the decrees as they were doing. New,

Here the rush was tremendous to get a sight of the pr*._
:toner. The lacEe, in particular, were ell anxious to see
how he looked. Finally, he was removed between tws
(sneers, through the crowd, to the gaol, about 300 yards
tlistance. Ile smiled, as usual, to the cro,vd, and said to
the Sheriff, " lizmt.mber, you must share the fees with
sac that you get fcr hanging me." And such was his
Lardened inditbrence to the last moment, that after he
%vas ironed and locked uo in his cell, he said to the gaoler,
"As I atn a carpenter, I 'llia I ought to be et-D.9'olcl to
help to build my own gallowP, and I should make my own
coffin, and give my vac the money. Al I ac,k is a snug
platform and a strong rope ; and if Jackey Edmonds goes
to Heaven, I don't want to go them. I won't have a d—d
prieit conic near trio,"
The Court orthred that his gift and rniAt see
'him a' nil time) consistent with the irisoncr's so.f,ty, and
in the presence of some of the proper autherltiett. But that she was to hsve no direct intercourse with I irn, nor to
see him alone—and she is to be searched carefully before
she enters his cell. A Juror roked Peter how be felt at
Fst, and lie sal " First rate."
such is the las but the closing scene of this rid tra-
gedy. It appeared to he to all, except the p-iwn„, a
great gale-day in New Brunsw iek : and cyon to him, juog.
sag from his conduct a;d conversation, it was a soureo of
into roll aril apparent amuseinent. Such and so various
are the ways of man.