The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-26


THE CouRr MARITAL ON LIEUT.. TANsnL-Yes
terday. Passed Mdshpman G. K p Rodgers and
Lieut.. Herndon were examined The fermer said
he did nj think Lieut.. Tanslll IA gentleman or al
honorable man. but said also that he ''never heard
OF any charges against his problty and character"
before he, Git. To exposed the dolngs OF Lieut.
Mclaughlin sns the e on naval officers OF the Ev-
ergade expedition. OF the conduct of Lieut. Tan
sill as an officer, Mr. Rodgers spoke thus:-"As an
officer, Lieut. Tansll was very attentive his duty,
and skiliul in its discharge-an energetic officer,
brave IN action" Lieut. Herndon, who by the bye,
as we know, comes from one of the finest old Vlr'
gina families, testified as follows 1.-THE character
ot Lieut. I. as an officer was very good know of
nothing preIudlcialo his character as gentleman,
except in preferring charges with motives | deen'
ad.-PhH Times, Jan 25
The Hampshire Gazette gives the following
account ot an insult put upon Haalho, me
Ambassador from the King OF the Sandwich Is
lands -" Last Wednesday morning Rev Mr.
Richards and the chief took passage in the steamer
Globe, at New York, for New Haven. On apply
ing for breakfast tickets, the clerk offered Mr.
Richards one for hims. IT, and hall one admitting
TO the second tablet for his servant. MIR. II. IN
formed him that the so called servant was Sand
witch Island chief, and an ambassador 10 the United
States, and had been sosccredlted al Washington.
The clerk replied that this made no difference; IT
the man breakfasted at all, he must do so with the
servants In mild way Mr.. r. appealed to Capt.
Stone, and he fully justified the decision of the
clerk The result was, that Mr. Richards was
either obliged 10 separate from his friend, or to
share with him the. degradation He chose the
latter course, and both of them took breakfast with
The blacks and other servants of the boat
A SETTLER" You lie" said fellow on the
wharf to a man with whom he had been dispune
on constitutional matters "Lie!" exclaimed the
other, with fearfully disturbed countenance, "why
belong 10 the Second Baptist Church"
PoLrrENEss.-On the 4th instant the lower
branch OF the Alabama Legislature was thrown into
utter disorder by personal fight between two OF
Its members Messrs Calhoun and Hubbard-the
latter having assaulted the former for some insulting
remark ia heated debate. Neither party appears
20 have been armed, but they were not separated
until after Mr. C. had received a wound in the
head. committee ofinvestgation raised to
report on the subject
HoNoR-Both the Ohio and the Illinois Legisla-
lures have passed " stay laws'-providipp that all
property offered for sale under execution shall sell
for two-thlrds of its appraised value, and that value
is 10 be regulated by what property was worth in
"ordlnary times" The laws extend to all sales
under DEGREES In Chancery, DEEDS of Trust, Mort
cages, &c, and obiges the plaintiff TO bny The pro-
pery III one year from the date of his execution, at
iwohrds Its appraised value, lose his lien,
other judgment creditors.
les BUSINESS Several vessels have been loaded
with Ice the past week, Over nineteen hundred
tons have been brought from Fresh Pond, over the
railroad. Some eight ten ships barques and brigs
are now loading with ice at our wharves, for vari-
Gus pors. The ship Montgomery has been loaded
with ice by Messrs. Gage, Hlttinger q Co and will
sail tor the Isle OF France week. being the first
Ice ever sent there. She has ice-house board,
anu SUdHnlef Mulllkln goes OUT In her 10 put IL
up ohariesto,on Bunker Hill aurora.
F IRE AT HAvERHILI, MAss.-A house. barn. shop
and wood she'd occupied by Cephas Tilton, about
two miles east of Haverhll village, were entirely
consumed by fire on Sunday evening. The proper
~ was owned by George q Whittier. Loss S2DOO
Insured by the Portsmouth Insurance Company for
$500.
ELEcTlNa LAWYERS -A Mr. Parker, member
OF the Texan Congress from Houston county, intro
Huced bill providing that but two LAWYERS sh a be
allowed 10 practice IN each county, and that they
shall be elected by the people
PoiITIcAL-Wby are the wings, after a hard cl-
der osrousa like the sea !? Because they are dark
ly, deeply, beautifully 'blue.'''
VENus.-This planet has shown with superior bril-
llancy Tor some time past At an hour before sun
rise II shines with dazzling effugence II is visible
in the sky to-day, about three hours in advance of
the sun
The VAN ZANDT CAsE-The Supreme Court has
refused TO grant trial IN this case. His next
move will be TO carry the matter up TO the Court of
Errors.
On BAn.-The Mr.. Walker who shot Far, in
the streets Of ST. Louis, few days since, has been
set liberty, on giving bail in the sum of twenty
thousand dollars.
DEAp-The N o. Picayune of the 18th inst
says-We learn that Carlos Moro, Esq, the gentle
man wounded 10 the late duel with MIR. Fernandez,
died OF the injuries received in the meeting yester-
day morning al 3 o'clock.
DEATH OF MAYoR-We learn with regret that
John Mathiot, Esq, the Mayor of Lancaster city,
departed this lite on Sunday last
RELIGIOUS Rev. q. T. Bedell, of Trinity
church. West Chester, has accepted the Rectorship
OF the Church OF Ascension, New York.