Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-06
Correspondence of the Herald.


City Blak of Buffalo shut up-Ne'c President Of
hs Srnaie--Umform Bankrupt Lar Dorid
Frost and Ersiipe has JFUe -OGce-Seekers, Sc
The emergency of which spoke Saturday, has
come, sure enough. The City Bank Of Buffalo has
been closed by an injunction, and Ex-Governor
Marcy is appointed receiver. The Bank Fund BILL
which was drawn with reference to this emergency
was driven through the House today, and will prcba
bly, pass the Senate on Wednesday.
Nothing else done, except to re-elect Jacob
Haight, Treasurer.
Lieutenant governor Bradish sent a letter to Mr..
II. A. Livingston this morning. saying that he
indisposed, and asking Mr. L. to take the chair
until the Senate should elect President pro tenn
Of petitions Mr.. 1allmadge of your city, was elect
ed Pre- sident pro tenn. On being conducted to the
chair, he acknowledged the honor conferred upon
him in a few appropriate words.
A report made by the Judiciary Committee
the subject Of a uniform bankrupt law, which
concluded with some explicit and strong resolutions
in it, favor. The report will probably be accepted
by the Senate, and the resolutions passed by the
After electing MIR. Haight, Treasurer, and dispo-
sing of two three other small matters, the senate
went into Committee Of the Whole and took up bill
- for the relief of David Frost"
This is the divorce case. that produced much
excitement last winter, the circumstances of which
are doubt, familiar to YOU The bill is in these
words: "The marriage contract between David
Frost and Evcline his wife is hereby dissolved
The whole matter was thoroughly discussed last
winter, aud the bill would have passed but for the
press of business just at the heels of the session. and
everybody supposed it would go through without
any opposition. But Gen. Root, who is as fond Of
fun 10 his electonccring days, seeing there was
pretty full attendance Of ladies', affected profound ig
norance ofthe whole matter, and called for the read
ing Of the petitions and other documents.
BY all means. said Col. Young, and let us have Da-
vid's first
Accordingly David's petition was read. He re-
fers TO his petition of last year. which contains
choice detail, and says the marriage has not been
contaminated, and is never like 10 be; that the fault
Is not hiss in fact that he has been in fault in
the premises at all and prays the Legislature to I'M
marry him soon may be; and he says he shall
pray
SO far, so good, said Col Young. Now let US
hear what Eveline has 10 say.
Evcline says she wants the marriage tie dissolved.
IL do exist between her and David Of which she
has no knowledge. although she is disposed TO be-
lieve that such NAV be the case. She SAYS she was
under mental halluc nation and deluson at the time
the ceremony said to have been performed; that
the marriage had not been consummated, and never
would be with her consent.
Gen Root enquired, if there were more documentsl
lie could not suppose that report had been made on
the naked, unsupported declaration of the parties
themselves
Col. Young said, il Eveine had been married with
out her knowledge or consent and she had only made
the discovery next morning, ii was obviously