The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-12-27
Personal Movements.

The Hon Levi Woodbury. has been appointed to deli
liver the annual discourse before the National nst
tute.
Horace Pagaud charged with forging Mississippi State
warrants to the amount Of been arrested and
Is now in Kinds county jail.
AT great democratic meeting in New Orleans it was
attend the celebration OF the 9Th January that city
Michigan papers intimate the probabl that General
Cass will be chosen Senator in Congress from that
State
The Boston Times states that contracts now making
at Washington for the convey of the English mails
versa and the mails hereafter win be to Boston
instead of being sent from Halifax to Montreal.
Judge King, Of Philadelphia, has decided that the truth
Of malice in the publisher Of libel not that
the truth might not be libel and subject the offender to
severe punishment but when the truth was given to The
satisfaction that he published 1t with justiable motives
IAN AULp Man wAD BE WooING. There was
a second edition OF rare case yesterday IN Court
The first edition, which out about month ago.
did allude because there to believe that
the subject would be dropped by the parties chief
ly interested But it has turned out otherwise and
therefore netice the
some two or three months SINCE Mr.. Josiah Oaks, an
aged man and widowcr, became much attached to
y0uBg woman named Neal, who boarded with one OF his
tenants. Her personal charms indisputable
than her private character and the children OF the
old man took pains to inform him OF her reputs
ton but his love that would not be advised and
ne persisted In paying ner the attentions OF Suor ana
promised her marriage.
The family resorted to decisive measures to choke off
the marriage by charging her with house Of correction
offence and procured the city marshal to enter
against her lewdness &c at the police court An emf
nent appeared in support Of the prosecution and
young testified that the young woman had slept
least one night with young man, and that he 1.-THE wit
messy passed the same night in the same chamber with
another girl There proof Of i'll feeling on the
WHOLE Judge Cushing doubted the safety Of cenvicting
young woman whose general character was proved to
be good upon the testimony of witness who confessed
his unbecoming conduct, and acquitted her.
Mr. Oaks attended the examination, and, although
of deafness he could not hear what the witnesses
said he read the notes OF the evidence taken by his
After she set at liberty he continued his attentions
with her to get married His eldest son, who resides in
New York. heard Of the arrival Of his father and also
his purpose, and lost time in "forbddhg the banns
and sending the parties back to Boston unmarried
Here another revived the question Of the adys
chastity in another shape. warrant issued and Miss
Neal again arrested and brought before the court
the 10th inst The examination postponed to the
oath yesterday and Mr. Oaks became bail for her sp
pearance in the sum Of $780,
The next step taken by the children Of Mr. Oaks was
to place him. upon the certificate of two physicians, in
the MLean Asylum for the insane. where he now is.
Upon the examination of Miss Neal yesterday, Ange
line Snow testified positively to illicit interviews be-
tween Miss Neal and the individual named in the com
plaint Miss Snow at the time Miss Neal's room
mate and the cher annie of the young man, who was the
main witness against Miss in the first trial.
The first point to be established supposing the witness
to be entitled to credit whether the instances Of in
ercourse testified to amounted to cohabition" in the
eye Of the law On this question: the decision will be
announced on Saturday. Post Dec. 49,