Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-12-07

boys and donkeys is both immortal, say is this
they feels themselves gettin stih and past
their wsrk they Just rides off together, posiboy 10
pair, in the usual way wot becomes in EN- nobody
knows it's very probable they away to take
their pleasure in other world for there amt man
alive donkey postboy takln his plea
in this !'-Pick~ickianf for October
The AUTHOR OF JUNIUs.-The recent death OF MI
Philip Francis, only eff Sir. Philip Francis, X. G. b.
may possibly elicit facts relating TO the author
of the Letters of Junius. Sir Phillip Francis beqneah-
ed his house in ST. James ssquare, his fine political and
classical library, also his manuscripts 10 Lady Francis
and his His collection of political pamphlets,
published about the same lime when Janiuss Letters
appeared in "The Public Advertiser, illustrated
with manuscript notes. relating TO the persons who g-
ured in those memorable epistles. 1t is possible that
information may be found respecting the copy OF
these memorable epises, bound in vellam by Henry
Sampson Woodall, and sent 10 the author. Sir Philip
Francis left sealed up in bis library, in manuscript
history of the period in which he lived, containing bio
graphical sketches of the eminent statesmen lis contem
po aries This work would undoubtedly be most inter
| esting at the present day.-Enghsh paper
| CouRr OF SESSIONS, Dec. 5.-The Grand Jury
| were yesterday empanneed. The following gentle
men sworn
A. c. Thompson, foreman; S. Hunt 4. Allck J.
Petit G. Pickett, NJ Maury, N. Scherhorn X. Pur-
dy, s. Gedney, Isaac Jones, o. Young ID. Ludlam,
I j. Keeer, J. Naccall, S. Waterbury, p. Horton, ).
| c. Lynes, ]. z. Brown J. p. Ru,on, ID. Austin, A.
CargI
| Singular TriaL-Martn w. Conner was then put
| on his trial Tor petty larceny
This was singular case. Mr. Harms and Mrs Harris
swore that Conner came 10 board with them for four
day last September and absconded IN the night with
| out paying his board young lady boarding IN inc
house swore to the same facts and TO the identity of
| his person. Mr.. James Roole swore that he boarded
| at Mr. Harriss in September-Connor slept IN the
| same room vith him, and no one else slept there
| Conner left early enc Wednesday morning before
witness awoke; his watch and coat were stolen that
| night. All these four witnesses swore positively to
the identity of Connor and said that he then called
| himself Butler.
| For the defence an abb was set up and proved
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis and Their servant mar swore
positively that Conner boarded with them all through
September and never slept out of the house single
night.
HanrvJ Hawes all testified TO the res probability of
| Mr. and Mrs Curtis, and MIR. Connor.
| Recsrder.-This is very singular case-ihis IS
another Redmond affair; in RedmOnd's case gen
ilemen, Ware he had committed forgerios with
Redmond four clerks of the bank swore to the den-
tity of Redmond with the forger, and yet he was
proved to be an innocent and most respectable man.
When was District Attorney, tried man for bga-
my the secoad wife positively to the identity
Of the man charged with the bgamy. She said she
had slept with HIM, knew him by private marks upon
his person. and that she examined him and found
those marks upon the prisoner; row we would think
that a wife would be able e. de- iy the man she had
slept with but not turned out that she wrong;
there were two men privately markcl-and marked
ake-they both had particular twitch of the side OF
their person-but had his foot cut bya scyhe and
the other had not, that saved him. The man charged
was innocent.
The Jury found Common not guilty..