The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-24

ana upwards o, usury To this their irlend since 1885
The suit is to receive back thirty thousand dollais
at this money. Ii they prove the fact as alleged,
II is hoped that others may profit by their example,
and these ShyOcks be secuted from our community.
Iregret, however, TO find your most excellent cor
respondent, before referred to, occasionally laborng
under mistake, no doubt from misrepresentation
made to him. in relation to the conduct OF the eff
GERS Of the Girard Bank of this city. have nothing
10 do with banks, and therefore no prejudice of an
improper kind Tor or against them but IN justice to
these gentlemen, speak advisedy when say that
more upright, and honorable, and competent Pre-
s,den and Cashier, stockholders ever placed over
their interest. These gentlemen have quietly borne
much abuse, and deemed the same as incident 10 The
times and circumstances Of the country. In times
like these, the good too Oft suffer for, or with the
bad. Justice is sometimes slow, but ever sure.
These gentlemen where known, have nothing TO
fear from misrepresentation; the utmost confidence is
placed In them their ability and integrity Is beyond
reach OF calumny. There will ever be in some nook
or corner some unworthy slanderer libeler whose
proper treatment should be, perhaps, contempt.
bid farewell to Banks. poce,et etc. tor the pre-
sent, TO Inform you OF change at the head OF our
State Government. The Governor yesterday ap-
pointed Judge Parsons of Lycomng, Secretary Of
the Commonwealth, and E. w HutteI, Esq. Depu;;
tyIvlce Messrs Skunk and Pe;rken. 1t is presumed
mat the office OF Secretary will no longer be encum-
bcred with the additional duties Of Superintendent
oil Public Schools which alone sufficient to occu-
py theentre time OF any one officer, and that MIR.
Skunk will fill that place. Much capital is attempt
ton to the procee dings against the late officers
of the late United States Bank, and complaints
vary, from time TO time, displaying the papable
inconsistency of the dlsaHeced. Some time ago,
and Judge Dorun kindly spoken of but now, be.
cause Judge Doran, alone upon the bench, and
not it has been stated Judges Doran and Conrad,
refused to do an act, to wit to permit bills to be
sent to the Grand Jury against N Bidde and others,
In vlooten OF a rule OF court, which they had
before refused to do, they all to be charged with
derection Of duty, and with violation OF their
oaths, and with favor for men they never had the
Justice must have care that no fear or excitement
finds its way to the bench-the sword of justice
must be held with firm hand and fall alike on each
vlolaer OF the law. Because a defendant is rich or
poor, the laws cannot bend for the accommodation
OF his prosecutors or his own. The first proceeding
against these men was illegal and properly quashed.
The attempt to send bills to the Grand Jury at this
Court was illegal and rightly rejected by the Court
but not participated IN or known defendants till
after disposed or Let the laws take their course
with these gentlemen as with others, nor attempt to
prejudice justice on them by i'll founded suspicious.
suspicious ever haunt the guilty mind, &c" You
shall be early advised of the habeas corpus matters
IN these cases. o. p. @
07-AMKRIcAr MusEUM.-Never wa there such host
Of expensive and magnificent attractions put forth here
as the new Manager, Mr. Barnum, has provided this
week We doubted his ability 10 afford such priRcely
ouays, but he s an old manager, and says that if pub
lie caterer would make money he must be liberal in
PehuhB ~ w III winch event, no
public always support him according to his deserts
We believe he is right The new hall which has been
SO long in preparation, will opened tonight with the
stupendous and sublime Falls Of Niagara with real wa.
ter, and model of the city Of Dublin the most magni.
hcent work Of art ever brought to this country 1t
the arduous labor of the artist for twelve
sve years and is SO perfect that any person who has
been Irish metropolis point out the very house
till ia seen. The Pneumatic Railroad is engaged ano
Their week. the cars are kept in constant motion Pc
lite Certo and Master Henry the dancers are engaged:
also the celebrated vocasts, the Barber Family The
price OF admission to the whole Museum, entertain.
ments and the new hail. will remain at 25 cents Here
after day performance will be given every Saturday
afternoon Last Saturday five hundred children and Sc.
vera hundred adults attended the day performance To-
night and all the week. every window in this immense
building will be illuminated IN honor of the glorious re.
vouton which has taken place in this establishment
and which hasresulted in furnishing the public with the
best and most extensive combination of entertainments
ever produced in this city for any pricemuch less for Is
cents Principals Of schools and Sunday school teachers
are invited to call at the office Of the Museum and obtain
circulars gratatousy regarding terms Of admission for
schools. &c.