Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-11

'o'H VNoN. ny wore OF IVA 10 81. the
punishment of Jesse Boorn was changed
IL imprisonment for life: and Stephen
"ds !"fi 10 suffer agrecably To- sentence
- vote o. "a 10 ~. lnmediafely after.
notice WAS published in the Rutland
1aper, requesting Information Of the said
.3lviD, 1t alive; and the manner of his
discovery has been made known Ia our
rea'iers-Coivin arrived at Manchester
On the 22d December. On his entrance
MIC that town, the aSsemblage of peopl,
vas immense, and The firing OF cannon
echoed the Joy aud satisfaction manifest
I'D on The occasion. Stephen Boorn ,.as
| immediately taken from prison and intro
duced To his old acquaintance: some
communication passed between tbsm.
bhi Colvin was loo much confused 10
hoi'i regular conversation with any one.
In regard to The quarrel, lie appeared 10
Dr. stranger. Both of the prisoners will
doubtless be honourably released, and
returned to their rights aud privileges.
On careful examination of this trial.
we must confess that we find very little
lO surprise us IN the verdict Of the iurv.
we caseiS truly very singular one ; but,
independently oil the confessions of the
boorns. the circumsianiial evidence was
OF considerable weight. That the quarrel
took place, as related, there can be 10
inubt; and II Is moi Improbable tina, from
the long absence of Colvin, the Bnorns
were induced TO believe he had fed 10 the
woods, and died in consequence of the
wounds inflicted.
We recollect hut one case parallel 10
the foregoing. In The fall of 1877 man
was tried al Calskill. IN. " for The muir
der OF Miss Sally Hamilton, several wears
before at Athens. The principal witness
against him, was d nau who pretended
to he an accomplish; there were several
strong circumstances against the prisoner.
aud the witness, Ga stranger 10 that mari
ct the country,) detailed the particulars ::
the situation at the scene of the murder.
the adjacent village; surrounding coun.
Try, &c. with a precision and confidence
which asionished every one present. On
a cross examination, however, by that sa
gacious. vigilant and able counsellor.
Elisha Williams, Esq. the innocence of
The prisoner, aud rank perjury of the wit
ness, became apparent and the prisoner
was acquitted.
New YORK, Jan. 1.-THE schooner Or.
INT, Capt. Hatfield, has been engaged fer
days an fishing near the beach for goods lost
J'om Ne sup dWeTtcd. Me has SUcceRHeu
I" getting on board ninety sic bales and re-
'naims an Spermaceti Cooe enclosed in the zee.
the Cove being completely frozen over. The
'chote quantity noio saced from the wreck of
the America is 232 packages. A bundle of
cfothS woS lcashed ashore on Sunday ,nor,,ing.
and IS left NTH tile keeper ofthe Light house
THE cloths are Of a yfne quality, and are
supposed 10 hare belonged to one of the super
cargOeS.
DIvIDEN Ds.-1He Nanhattan Bank yes.
teraay declared q dividend of d per cent
for the last Sir months.
Tile National Insurance Company notifg a
d'ridemd for tile last STA months offs per cent
the Ocean Insurance Company, 4a per cent
the ". York Insurance Company, per cent
and the Franklin Fire Insurance Companv.
A per cent. [Merc. Adv.
a letter from Washington, says, " II is
noao calculated that tie ,ohoie delegation from
New ENGLAND (wih only one exception ,oiH
rOte foT the restriction of slavery in the Stale
of MiSSDuri" Roston Cent;npI