Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-16


reputation and character for virtue and chastity among
all his acqaaintances, and is and ever has Deen Tee
from the odous crime of adultery, nevertheless Inc sara
Preston Pond not being ignorant OF the premises ou'
mallci9usy and wickedly c0ntrvlng ana ihtcho"g
to backen and defame the plaintiff in his good name
and reputation, lAJurng him in his mlns'eiai once
aforesaid and put hum IN danger OF losing the sa"e
and the income and profits therefrOm accrulng 20 nm
the fourteenth day of March now current a. wren
than aforesaid in the county aforesaid IN me pre-
sence and hearing Of divers good citizens 81 sau Com
monweah, did openly speak, utter and puDisn Oh ana
concerning the plaintiff he being such minister and
preacher of the Gospel aforesaid, the following,
iase scandaous malicious and defamatory words, to
wit: 6 (meaning the said Preson) can prove that ne
(meaning the said Thatcher) had criminal intercourse
with my brothers wife, (meaning Jerusha M Fond
wife of Smith Pond) with Alkaline Halves, and with
Mrs Simmons; that he meaningthe plalntff)had con-
fsssed the fact 10 DIR. Simmons and Smith Pond. And
the said Thatcher further says that the SAID Preston,
said Wrentham, on the tenth day OF March now
current in the presence and hearing of divers citizens
Of said Commonwealth, with the intention and pur-
poses aforesaid did openly speak, utter and publish of
and concerning the plaintiff, he being such minister
and preacher of the Gospel aforesaid these other
false, scanda!ons and defamatory words, TO wit: he
(meanng the plantft) has been IN bed with Adaline
(meanng certain woman by the name OF Adallne
Hawes) repeatedly" And the said Thatcher in fact
further says that the said Preston, said Wrenham,
on the eighth day of March now current IN the pre-
sence and hearing of divers good citizens OF said Com
monwealth, and with the intention and purpose afoe-
said IN certain discourse which he the SAID Preston
then and there had did openly and publicly, falsely
and macio9sy charge the plaintiff with the crime of
adultery, and did accuse the plaintiff OF having COM
mltted the crime aforesaid.
BY means of the speaking and publishing o. who
said several false scandaous and defamatory words,
and of the said false and malicious charge and accu
saton, the plaintiff has been exposed TO be unlusty
suspected of the crime of adultery, and has beer put
IN danger of beng deprived of his Ministerial office
aforesaid, and of losing the benefits and advantages
accrung TO him therefrom, and has likewise under
gone great pam and distress III body and mind and
has been greatly injured his reputation and in his re-
gous character and usefulness TO the damage OF the
SAID Thatcher as he says, the sum of thirty hundred
dollars which shall then and there be made to ap-
pear, with other due damages. And have you there
this writ, with your dongs therein Witness ARENAS
Ward, Esquire al Dedham, the twenty fourth day Of
March, IN the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and thirty -seven.
Jos. G. KENDALL Clerk
On this trial twenty or thirty witnesses were exa-
mined, men and women and the Developments made
by their evidence of the ethcs the morals the topics
Of conversation the winter evening amusements, and
the gazings at the Northern lights, is of the most
Interesting and strange imaginable. 1t shows the sin
guar familiar position in which the clergymen OF the
East live among their pensioners, and the strange
amusements they pursue 10 while away the winter
evenings In short this trial reveals passage IN hu-
man nature, and opens chapter in religion and piety
without parallel except in the monastic annals of
the Holy Catholic church, including priests, monks
abbots, nuns and all
USIos RIFLFNEN's BALL The second Annual Ball
Of the Union Rihemen took place at Tammany Hall
Friday night last Old Tammany never looks to such
advantage when dressed up in holiday guse, where
the fair preside. Without this the devil would certain
ly fly away with OLD Tammany. The locofoce drink
ing smoking speechfying meetings would consgn il to
ina he I'll fe mi l
that TamHany is a miniature representation of his own
Pandemonium, then comes bal-ihe ladies flock to the
place and purify OF its SINS and old Nicodemus re.
treats discounted.
The room last Friday night, tastefuy arranged
handsome erected the end of the ball room,
surrounded by the bayonets and military caps Of the
Union Rifiemen. Flags and banners decorated the
| room, and beauty beautifed it.
Baltimore famed for the loneliness Of its ladies
well represented and bore away the palm OF
beauty. Philadelphia and Boston had here some OF
their daughters. who might have tempted ADAM and
the dark eyes and rich compilations Of others spoke of
| the warm sunny south.
waltzes, co,illions and the galopade went of with
great spirit in the ball room-and spirits multitudnous
| went off in fine style at the bar.
TWAS observable that the gentleman danced with far
greater freedom after few Of these visits than before
II drew them ou-hose who had been practising sci
enthc for quarter OF year, perhaps, ventured to
attempt in public and not few in the exhration of
the scene showed their delight and happiness by
descending perform the double shuttle Others there
were who took the cap military from their own brows
and placed it upon those OF their fair thus
half metamorphsed the ladies skinned through the
tons and the gentlemen seemed more delighted and
happe than ever and told them that they oveer
than before From all this come TO the conclusion
that though the dancing master may do much for pupil
his efforts comparatively abortive without the
istanse Of bar which inspires the pupil with conf
dence and enables him to example his professors skill
in teaching him the aforesaid scientific cut and
able double shuttle.
The company broke up late hour highly delight
| ed with their evenings amusement
| We beg to inform the lady who dropped paper OF
rouge that picked IL up and hatit be has upc,
application being made by the the desk ofthis
! office.
| CELEBRATED BIAUrrEs.-Every body who has been
Paris is familiar with the Of Madame Ia Dsch
ess de Guche the beautiful sister Of Count dOrsay
and Madame de Recamer the friend Of Chatea ubriand
who boasts aud what splendid boast il that she has
had half the celebrated in Europe for her admirers
and kept them her friends. Madame lie Hon. the
wife Of the Belgian ambassador and Rubens beauty
Of the first particularly celebrated for her chap.
eaus which still copied worn, though the
heyday Of her fashion gone by Madame Ia Countesse
de Vaudreuil attractive young widow, has earned
in the introduction of the rseie the ruby velvet
first worn by herself contrased admirably with her
raven hair, that the fashion spread like wild FIRE, and
also rapidly extinct. As regards head dresses,
a custom prevalent among French women who fort.
enough possess Jewels deserves be recorded
Instead 10 their maids