Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-09-14

headed set of militia, in porter house one Sum
day in Philadelphia every member of the COM
pany being dreadfully and depravedly lively, and
one fellow not being able to 1rite and record
Noahs name as Major of the battalion of
backguards, made his mark by knocking Noah
down, and bunging up both ofhis eyes. Well, Noah
fearing that he should not be able an honest
living the whole of his life, set his wits to work-was
made a lawyer and admitted at the bar. He was
seventeen years studying and trying to obtain his d.
ploma as a lawyer and he has been seventeen years
up to yesterday without obtaining fee, or having
to Plead except his own, which he always plead
ed in forma pauperis including the celebrated
breaking open and publishing the contents of
letter. case. But yesterday, new era oc-
Cured in Noahs lfe-fat, ford, and forty five,
hitherto briefless barrister" made his best bow
before the bar of the beak ut the Upper Police, TO
hear answer for and defend his client against certain
charges preferred by very beautiful young woman,
who alleged that through the conduct of said Client
she was in that way +" in which all good wives who
love their lords would wish to be " In Short to cut
the tale short, she encente, and was soon about
to become unwedded mother.
Do not let us be misunderstood in this matter The
case was no common case; 1t was case altogether
worthy the consideration of SO acute counsellor as
Mr. Noah and if to carry cut the tenets of his own
creed on the credit system, he tried the thing tick
counselled credit, with the exception of two large
shinplasters which were handed over to him a re-
tanning fee in order to pay his passage up and down
the Bowery in an omnibus. The case we have no
hesitation in saying, Of the most respectable
bastardy that have lately before the court
and the complaining party was one of the most beau
tiful women that met with so sad misfortune;
is generally the case, no one venturng TO violate
the laws of proprety and humanity and diyihi,y so
far and SO unfeengly, unless led astray by a very
angel in aspect Had this not been the case we pre-
sumo Noah would not have ventured 10 handle the
case in question, especially whilst himself and his
paper, and his supporters suffering severely
from the effects of the pressure at the present time
for fat, lord and forty five Noah is he has keen
an eye for handsome women and loves a well turn
ed ance dearly he loves little bit of chcanery
or big bottle Of champagne, which is not a little.
Noah appeared in court punctuay at four p NJ,
holding in his hand big bundle of newspapers
The notes Of his snlettered eoquence"
and proceeded to make an appeal to the bench, by
way of proving an abb behalf of his client at the
time of the alleged preparation of the punishable Of
fence. Noahs maiden speech, in this un maldenly
matter, was like his leading articles,
.Full of sound and fury signifying nothing"
His wig was agitated-his head dilated-his cheeks
became flushed and his respectable red nosa rcdder
and doubtless he would have exploded, like his own
credit system, had he not been informed that he was
wasting his sweetness the desert all" for the la
dy had been confined night and the trial set
down for that day six weeks.
Tomorrow we shall give full account Of the &c
csuchement-the history of the fair frail one-wheth
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raj othermportant facts for future calculations.
MnrrARv.-At an election holden on the 9th inst,
in the Gath Brigade N. Y. State Infanuy James Lo-
rimer Graham was unanimously elected Brigadier
General. Would that the Major General were man
of some responsibility!
PIcxrScs-uP At THE PoLIcs.-Great rogues have
been crushed by the pressure and little rascals are on
the rise, Notwithstanding that we have more police Of
cers than able to butter both sides of their bread
The number of females attending the Court Of Sss-
sions and the Police Office, yesterday, were almost
uncountable. There were women round the police
stoop and the sessions stoop-women on the stoop-
Telling their tales whilst memory wspt between
to the several oficers-wonen in the entry specifying
particulars to Old Hays, and both his boys-women
pleading specially to Hopkins, Lowndes, and Blood
good the latter being one of the perfect speci-
mems Of a ladies' man." we ever set eyes on. So
mild-so winning-so every thing that lady loves to
look upon, that we do not wonder ladies love to sin
gle him out TO make their complaints 10.
A very good, looking specimen Of a county Cork
girl, with bright boy Of a baby in her two arms
dropped courtesy in front Of the desk, exclam-
ing
|" Me husband, sr.n
Mag.-Wel what of him 2
Wornan.-Hc bates me in q bad manner, SIR.
Mag never knew man beat woman IN
good manner
Woman-Bu want you to make him lave of.
Mag-Make your complaint, and we'll put him IN
prison.
Woman-Not for the world, SIR
Mag.-Then what do ysu come herefori
Wonan.--To got yer honor to make him love me.
Mag-How can I make him love you, Il you can't
do III
woman.--Havn't ye the law to do il, and dons ye
make the laws
belongs to the law OF God
Womap.-vcry good yer honor-,hen I'll pray to
God 10 make him love me, and mayb be he'll do il.
And away went the posr, but affectionate and sim
ole minded soul to bend the knee in secret to Him
who eee,h in secret, and who rewasdeih openly.
Ono Of the most beautiful young women we have
seen Sor sonc tune, now stepped up 10 the bar with