The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-07
General Sessions.
Before Recorder Tallmadge, and Aldermen Drake

Before Recorder Tallmsdse, and Aldermen Drake and
Emmans.
NJ C. PArrEasoK. Esq. District Attorney.
JufY = Trial fer False P,etences At the opening Of
the court the trial Of Bowen Foster indicted for obtain
ing goods by false pretence from Messrs Carsw Hunt
ington was resumed.
The evidence having been gone through with yesterday
case the RECORDER delivered his charge and WIKI much
cearness defined 10 the jury the law which regulates the
offence called False psesnce and also went vent, into ne
cence ofthe accused in the matter charged
The jury, the other trial. did not agree on YER
dict, and mol prssequi was entered The accused was
nevertheless held to demand Of the Sheriff.
GRAND LARcErY.-Peter Hawkn colored man, was
then tried for stealing $3a consisting Of coins and bank
bills on the 9Th June last IRON Harriet Edwards also
coored person. Of No las Anthony street Part Of the
stolen money was found on his person when arrested BY
The Jury found him guilty and the Court sentenced
him to the State Prison for 3years.
FORFEITED BAIL.-The recognizances Of Francis
Brown (rhomas in the Of $500 indcted for
grand larceny, in stealing t274 from the exchange
June forfeited Brown did not appear when called
to trial.
his second trial for grand larceny but the case va.
postponed till Monday a. there were not a sunicisnt
number Of Jurors present to form full psnel, viz ~.
Two sworn and took their seats but were after
wards disc harged.
Adjourned Til Monday at 10 o'clock, Am.
dated evening OF June 23d, from the Office Of the
Warsaw Signal, which contains several documents.
all Of them signed by Gov. Ford.
These documents show that the Governor has
acted with much discretion. He despatched q
messenger TO Nauvoo, and was waited on by
committee from that place. The Governor ordered
arrests to be made in Nauvoo of the parties COM
planned OF, but they had fled or been secreted
The Governor says:-
The force in Nauvoo has been estimated at from tive 70
four Thousand All the followers Of the Prophet in
the surrounding country in Illinois and Iowa. have gone
The following named persons are reported be-
ing detained against their will, by martial law John A.
Peter Lemon NG RopS VIII tend greatly 10 .y
element il they shall be Immediately discharged and
suffered to go without moles.a,ion. ,,
also reported here and generally believed but whs
Their truly not have not yet learned that there are
many foraging parties abroad from Nsuvoo, committing
depredaons upon the cattle and property in the vicinity
POPULATION, &c. OF MoNTREAL-The popula-
ton OF Montreal is as MISUNDERSTANDING, t,oSl;
propretors Of real estate GOT; tensns qualified VOTE
inhabited houses IL asa, Of unnhabited l,04, building
3ol the head unnhabited housesconains the number
stores stables and other outhouses attached to dwelling
houses the number 10 not surprising butt applies only
to dwelling houses, we must confess, that It 10 larger
than we had ancips.sa must mot s 81 vssr
or the population the males number sS< females -
The deaf and dumb blind, idiots and lunatics DO not y
cls.. humber as follows Deaf and dumb
r. i6 blind, NJ 49, =. ls idiots NJ. 9, +. unstc:
NIL. EnsIsns s,si: tresnd oseS Scotland, aiS; Cane
d. (French 1904; Canada Britsh sos SonunSM o.
Ennnc. ali United states 70i Aliens, Ala These
figures give 'us total Of ~ 400 although, again, we
should think ought to be the same o. that o. the wsio
The diaerent number as follows -Church
Of England 7o6 Church OF scotland, 43As Church Of
Romc 40 $50 British Wesleyan Methodsts. 500 Ca
nadian do other ehodsts 40 Presby terians not in
Connection with the Church OF Scotland, il02 Coogre
saonais o7 Bspti,ts and Anabap,ists 400 Lu,hs,,ns
| I. ouakers, Jews io5; other denominations III
| Colleges Academies and Converts, ~ Elementary
schools s. There 1883 persons engaged IN trade,
1874 male and 24os female There are S12 head
/ Of neat cattle and 1883 horses In the city.