The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-23

binary Case developing announcer scene IN the morals
and of the present religious and respectable
age of this lower world. 1t is the trial of John
Jones, (not of the NIadisonian,) but the button
maker of Plat street, for some very improper con-
due: towards very pretty Irish girl called Catha-
rine Costello.
This unfortunate and erring creature seems TO be
second and smaller edition of Amelia Norman
with more simplicity of character, but less nerve
and endurance. Catharine told her story to the
jury yesterday with simplicity and straightforward
ness. Her parents, we believe, have returned to
Ireland, and the unhappy, but deluded girl, has no
friends in this country.
The crowds which attended the trial were ex-
cessive, and to-day we presume they will be In
creased. The proceedings to-day will commence
with her cross-examinatien, and afterwards the de-
fence will endeavor to bring forward witnesses to
impeach the unhappy young woman's character for
truth and veracity. How true Is it in misguided
woman's lapse from virtue, when she gives up her
honor to the seducer, she too often is ruthessly
and unjustly pundered of all that remains-of truth
of veracity, of religion, and of happiness
We trust that an honest jury and an honest pub
lie will see Justice done between weak, feeble
woman and her dcstroyers.
DIsaRAcEFuL Conduct OF THE CHARLESTON MER-
cURY-In one of the last numbers of the Charles
ton Mercury we find the following outrageous
statement
The specula the cotton market have subsidized for
the present not there want of spectators
funds but because holders confident of still greater
rise by the next packet and nothing is consequently Of
fered The amount here cannot be less than 100 bales
and although Saturdays prices established advance OF
of cent, there few sales By the way speaking
Of the cotton market let me caution your readers against
the reports of the state Of the markets given in the Her
aid newspaper has recently been shown that these
ports manufactured specially for effect and
times abrcations out of whole cloth This is shame.
u practice and lead to the most serious msfortunes
| and errors.
| more wicked and malicious falsehood than
this statement, was never coined by any one now
rusticating in the State Prison. The very persons
who coin and who repeat it, also knew we'll its ut
| ter falsty We always give the news precisely as
we get it, without any change. We have no inte-
| rest way the other in fabricating news. We
have connection with trade or speculation of
any kind
Now the motive for coming these atrocious false
hoods here in New York, are plain enough. Our
| newspaper enterprse-our invariabe superiority to
our contemporaries, begets jealousy, envy and ma
lice-and unable to cope with us in real merit,
they coin charge of fabrication in order to pre-
vent the growth and weaken the influence of the
| honest system on which our journal is established
| and conducted. These miserable attempts have
been made for years past without effect.
| We, therefore, strike the false and malicious
Charleston Mercury from our exchange and extra
lists, and desire them to stop sending their paper
any longer to this office. We will have no inter-
course with such dishonesty, meanness and malice.
WAR WITH ENGLAND Mr.. Senator Benton,
| az we believe, has issued manifesto on the
Oregon question: through the Washing ton Globe,
threatening to take possession of the whole terrific
| ry at the risk of immediate war with England.
We presume this will be the great centre of all Mr..
Bentons political movements up to the termination
of the present campaign. lie will endeavor to ex-
cite and exasperate the western members parti-
| cularly now as Mr. Pakenham has arrived at
| Washington and commenced the negotiations.
| As mere political weapon this is one that may
cut both ways. If Benton and his democratic
friends get too hot and warlike they may deprive
Mr.. Van Buren, of an immense support in the At
lantic States, whatever the west may do. In this
aspect of the don't care how fierce and
valiant Mr.. Benton is, and indeed we are rather
inclined to edge him on bit. Let us see if we
really can't get up war. We have been at peace
for quarter of century, and we may therefore
be very well excused for feeling rather like fight
ing and let us have ight-do, Mr.. Benton. If
this Oregon business be settled, there's no chance
of fight, unless we fight about the Canadas. So
it would be too bad to let the present opportunity
slip unimproved. So then, fight, Mr. Benton-a
fight. "Ny souls in arms"
ANrI.AMERIcAN LITERARY CLIQUE IN LONDON.
It is now well known that there is, in Lon
don, a sort of Anti-American literary clique who
prepare all those articles which are Illuminated
against this country through the pages of the For
cign Quarterly Revie,c This little set of men is
composed chiefly of Foster, the literary editor of
the Examiner, Charles Dickens, and Macready
when he is at home The recent reviews of the
American newspaper press and poetry are generally
ascrbed to Mr. Foster, but the materials were col
lected and prepared by Dickens and others. 1t is
probable that, on the return of Macready to Lon
don, we shall have similar funny review of
theatrcals in the United States
These Hteraters are not so spitefu as they APP
pear to be on paper. They commenced this work
partly a joke-party a good speculation 1t
was supposed that these abusive articles would gain
large circulation for the Reuie,O here, and Wiley
IL Putnam, the American publishers, with this de-
sign have furnished quantity of materials to the
| writers in question, as to enable them to carry
on their attacks. We have received an amusing
and graphic account of the operations, motives and
private history of this little clique on the other side
of the water, from London correspondent, and
we shall give it one of these days 1t is rather Gu
rious and interesting
NORTH AMERICAN TRUST CoMpANY.-A cores
pendent has given us the following list of Directors
&c. OF this wonderful company, it stood in 1910
NORTH AMERICAN TRUST AND BANKING COMPANY.
| H WALL srnEET)
Capital 81 900 QUO Shares $780,
Joseph d. Beers, President. Walter Mead Cashier.
yndsrtvanSchaick T.Pes. Dan1 Z. Tyee and Cashier
| Directors
| Il. T.. Davis, 7. l.. Servoss,
| g. d. Strong, j. l. Graham
| j. r. Peters, Charles Hoyt,
J. b. Murray, s. d Walker,
| d. T. Tylee, J. Trotter,
Gilbert Allen, William r Hallett
a. O. Phelps, w. Hunt,