The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-11

with many other SUCH Of the corps under the Cap
tain of the Exporting Expedition.
There may in these actions be new trial upon which
understand the counsel for the defendant has deter
mined. should it meet the concurrence OF his CLIENT whe
is now absent on q visit to New York
We return thanks to the learned councillors IN
this prosecution Messrs May and Bradley, and to the
officers of the Court for heircourtesy and assistance ID
this report. w.
LEGISLATIVE SYNopsIs-In the Senate yesterday
afternoon, the convention bill was again under dis
cussion. The question upon adopting the amend
ment OF the minority Of the select committee relative to
the Of aseerainng the wishes Of the people in re-
eassion vas nesayed-i7 to Is. To-day after the 70
port of vast number Of bills the convention again
up and was debated until the hour OF recess The que
majority OF the select committee to strike out from the
bill the restrictions concerning the election Of delegates
and the incgbiiy OF officers Of the federal government
TO the convention. No question TAKEN and the bill
was made the special order for this afternoon.
In the Assembly yesterday afternoon the speaker do
clared the bill for the reorganization of the New York
Aims House to be twohlrds bill and such lost The
vote then reconsdered and the bill, being amended
limit the Of office Of the commissioners
year passed. An effort to reconsider the vote by
which the House agreed to recele from amendments
to the bill to reduce town and county expenses.
prevented from the fact of the bill being in possession
Of the Senate. bill was introduced to amend the
charter OF the Albany and Goshen Railroad number
ofprvae and local bills read third time and passed
This morning the concurrent resolution was adopted,
anending the bill to reduce town and county expenses
in relation to the collection Of taxes Mr. Chase reported
adversely on the petition to obge tho Long Island Rail
road Company to clear OF 20 rods each side o.
their track bill introduced to provide for the
pointment of additional number Of Commissioners Of
Deeds in the city Of New York Tho bill to improve
the militia was referred to select committee to report
! complete, the bill to equalize taxation. The
bridge bill and the bills to reduce interest and for
drawback COAL transported through the canals
made special orders for this afternoon and then, after
passing number Of private and local bills the house ad
journed.-.albcny Argus, Nays
FORGERY, &c.-One of our citizens, hitherto sus.
tanning high character for integrity has been guilty Of
forgery, with view robaby ot covering up vious
act equally criminal George e. Pomeroy the person
referred to- 1t is ascertained that he drew draft of i've
thousand dollars upon firm in New York. and forged
the acceptance thereooered it for discount to Of
our bankers, and obtained about $4,000 upon it. This
transaction and other facts brought to light, prove
that Poneroy and him alone guilty Of the fraud upon
the Phoenix Bank Of Hartford relation the loan Of
$4,000 upon the pledge Of package Of bills Of the
Commercial Bank of Buffalo, and which, on being
make this statement gives us pleasure to state that no
mputation rests upon the fame of his partner, G. j.
Woolson touching his connection with said package Of
bills, a member of the firm Woolson & Pomeroy Mr..
W. has been made the victim of long series of frauds
city week since, for the city Of New York, as be
said and has not since been heard from and it 10 since
his departure that the astounding Developments have
| been made. heavy pccunary loss will ial upon MIR.
w. but learn that his business will go without en-,
barrassment-C lereiand Herald, Mays
| MURDER AT DEXTER, McmeAN.-A Mr.. Phelps.
| young blacksmith, of Dexter village in Washtep
nav county, shot by MIR. Rivcs, of the same viii
age, yesterday morning about O'Clock. On the pre-.
vious night attempt made to destroy the mill dam
village among whom was young Phelps, attempted to
arrest the trespassers When close upon them Nvse
the ball passing directly through his chest Another in
divdual with musket, attempted to fire, but pre-
vented in time The guilty parties, we learn, were al
under arrest at Dexter, when the passed.-DetrsA
| Daily .7dr. Of Wednesday.
| A BOGUS CANAL LINE.-There were some personS
| from Buffalo the other day, In pursuit Of property
shipped at Albany to their address by Line, which 10
strongly suspected to be Of the Bogus character We
omit, for the present, the pretended Of the fru
simply remarking that references made to forward
in this city, who had knowledge of the existence
Of the line by which the goods question shipped
If the suspicion Of foul play shall be realized it win add
another the daring which reckless men seek to
| practice on the community .-Rocheser .4drocae
ExEcuTIov.-Hardy Carroll a notorious offend,
| er, was hung at Louisburg on Friday last pursuant
to sentence in the presence of large crowd Perhaps
there never was case which more strongly illustrated
the want OF Penicntiary than this He had monoma-
MIA for stealing and had been convicted captay be-
eve three several tines for horse stealing but escaped
each time, either by craving the benefit of clergy
through some defect in the record lie finally hung
for grand arceny the article stolen we think, being
| ENGLAND AND TExAs,-Any quantity in bulk, Of
Texas, arrived here yesterday: They out by the
Caledonia, and will probably be forwarded by the New
matst that Sir James Grahams are employed in re-.
publican post Offices provided with false seals and
terfeitcr's.-N 0. Pic, Maya.
| New ROUTE CMcAGo.-A few days since, a
steam propeller was announced as having been tit
ted and ready to sail from Rochester, via welland
Canal for Chicago Others from Oswego
at an early day TOR the same destination and alter noun
derng about awhile in Lake Ontario and the mouth
of the Canal in daily expectation Of finding passage
through to Lake Erie, some of the boats put into Lewie
ton and landed their passengers again One Of
peers has just got up from Schosscr Ito which place
the passengers conveyed by railroad) with fun
detachment OF emgrans destined for Wisconsin and the
| prairies
| STEAMBOAT CoLLIsoNs-Th Lynx and Ohio came
together on the LIST inst, the mouth of the II.
| lnois. The Ohio had her starboard guards from
the bow back TO the wheelhouse entirely swept of No
| one injured. The Bob Lescher and Hard Times
inocol sion on the same day. fifteen miles above Louis
vile, by which the former was Immediately sunk in
twelve feet water There large number Of pas
sengers board who considerably frightened and
some jumped overheard, but fortunately lives
| lost
| The EXCISE LAws.-Vice Chancellor Whittlesey,
after examination of the Laws and Decisions in rcla
ton to the subject has given opinion that Boards Of
Excise have power to grant refuse Licenses TO sell
sprtuous intoxicating drinks. The citizens of Ro
chester, acting, presume, upon this opinion held
meeting, which adopted resolutions urging the Common
Council to grant Licenses for the sale of alcoholic
liquors.
| CALAMIrous FIRE.-A terrible fire, the work Of an
incendlary, ragged In Newbern, n c., on the I'd inst
by which dwellings, stores and merchandise were do
sroyed to the amount of $4,000 Capt. Smith, Mr. Van
Bokkelcn, MIR Justice Mrs. Chadwick Mr. Charles Shep
herd, Rev MIR. Hawkes. and Mrs. L. Davis among
| the sufferers.
TROUBLE MoNTREAt.-On Tuesday night tho
| Rev. DIR. Burns, of the Free Church OF Scotland,
proceeded to o public places in that city to preach
in the open air While engaged in the services Of pub
| lie worship, Irish Roman Catholic laborers
mittcd assault upon him; and threw him down from
the chair which he standing, Of the bystand