New-York daily tribune., 1842-11-28

pronounced upon Col james Watson Webb his convic-
,on by confession of having left the State with the intent
to give receive challenge from Thomas F. Marshaii
member OF Congress and with having accepted sad ehai
enge kc Soon after the Court took their seats The Coooel
entered and the District Attorney rose and moved thai as
of the law be pronounced ou Col Webb de was
then aTagned and being asked what he had To why the
Judgement of the law should BE pronounced asainst
him. said that hs might say very much as to the injustice
mpoicy and unconstutonay Of thelaw and rnueh more
of unprncped combination OF those who had got up
this indictment and convcten against him er, be would
say no more. His Honor is Recorder then stated 10 The
cused that he had been indicted Under the 9th section oil
the act against duelng, which prohibited the going out OF
the State with intent give or receive challenge, and
with giving or receiving challenge. That The provision
wa. an anomaly in law, punhirg for the intent in this
State for another State That the law pos
sessed extraordinary features which did not belong TO any
other Law, viz puRishing Tor mere intent and that as he
State in which the duel fought had law declaring
dreing feIeny be could be punished there for the
duel and here for the intent making two punshulentS Tor
the same offence II was law, however, the Stanie
Book and provisions be enforced aHa after few
remarks the evils Of dueing the Court sentenced COL
Webb 10 years imprisonment in the State Prison, the
least term allowed by the law The maximum amount
OF punishment in this years Col Weeb looked
pale and careworn and Immediately after sentence Nit
drew in the custody Of officer and beng conducted TO
the prison was shut up IN his CELL The crowd then dis
persed. Whether the Governor will grant pardon, IN
obedience the wishes Of than 10000 respectable
petitioners of all parGes and creed Temaias to be krewn
as he had not known, committed himself
on the subject.
On motion of Mr. Fullerton, counsel for John w Yelling
con c,ed offase preences postponed
the nextterm OF the Ceurt.
After The hearing of several aiation Court
adjourned Tor the term.
Police OFFIcE-THEYTs.- Murphy
was arrested and committed for stealing coat worth s.
E-or TnI,p Wara ND ,h1rp
Frances Davis, coored woman, arrested and COM
mited or stealing small irocks worth So from prem
ses OF jacob Freyaz, No. Frankiin.sireet.
CHARGE OF BuRcLARy.-A young man named Charles
Suydam arrested on charge OF having, on Friday
night burgariousiy enterd by oil false keys tie
store James Suydam, No. 25i Grandreet and stolen
pounds of LINEN thread Il pounds OF sewing silk 600
needles and "a in coppers and small cou the whole OF the
charge like thai prroined was found ia the prison
possession but he said he had had the thread Tor
year. and got the change from Mr.. Hale, for wnom he
worked carpenter. He was only l9 Years OF age and
was sent 10 prsonl Tor trial.
STEALING A BASKET OF EcGs-A named Joseph
Smith was arrested and committed for stealing basket
and 400 eggs worth 81, wagon the Washington
Market property OF Henry Luce OF No. is Rivngtonsl.
STEALING FROM ScHooNER-Omcer Joseph arrested
colored man. named William Blake for having, on the
2t inst stolen silver watch ceat, cloth jacket, vests
pan,aloons &c worth s46, from the schooner Margaret
Petersburg Va lying the foot OF Wal street. property OF
Archibald Drew, the master The pledge tickets were
found in possession of prisoner. He also, the
time stole another watch worth SIS from The schooner
Margaret, the property of George Waterman lad on
board which found IN hs possession when arrested
He was committed 10 prison tor trial.
PETTY THEFTs.-RobL Duryea, q coered man was ar.
rested for stealing s24 worth Of clothing from Nathaniel
Batter, No. 81 Pitsreet
Michael Barker arrested for stealing pig
taken by watchman in cuS'odv.
John Alien arrested for stealing pair shoes from The
store of Bernard McFeey No. l46 Chathamstreet The
trio all committed for trial before the Court Special
Sessions.
CoRoNEKs OFFIcE.--The Coroner this moraing
held an inquest at the Aims House the Park on Tie pedy
of William Henry Dunkin native Of England, aged z6
years. whose body oated ashore the West side OF Gov
enors Island Friday morning, and was OF the
men who were crossing the East River from Brooklyn
the Sd inst. in small boat, when they were run down by
the Williamsburg ard Peck slip Ferry Boat, NewYork,
sod he ,rowned Verdict accidentally drowned by
being run by the ferry beat near New-Iork.
Ako, in the building, The body OF colored
Isaac Cavalier aged SO, native Of Philadelphia
He very Incorporate man, and went on Tuesday
house in Cress street, Orange Yesterday the
landlord going into the premises discovered him lying
on bed, sick, and ordered him He raised from
the bed and put into the street about or O'CLOCK ei
down and almost instantly expired Verdict-death from
doruer The liver and lungs accelerated by the nhuuan
,reaimen, of his landlord, Matthew McQueeny.
Also, on the body of colo ed man apparently abaut 50
years of age named Samuel Conover who accidental
~ killed evening by the o'clock train OF Harlem
passing his body in the vicinity Of 7st He
seen on the track the proceeding the city and
warned his danger by the engineer and passed off, On
the return OF train when reaching the end Of list street,
il being nearly dark the time object was dscernabe
and before engine could stopped passed over The
body of the unfortunate man, He was very lntemperae
Verdict the Jury accidentally killed BY being run ever
by train OF the Harlem Ra lroad cars.
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