The New York herald., 1846-03-31

country 10 growing little slaSmed; the exciting news
IRON Washington ID increasing popular spprshensien.
The day is remarkably beautiful The review Of Wei.
gtons troops by the Duke in person. accompanied by
the Russian Car and Prince Albert. was o Roreeous
spectacle but not more than the cspl GROUNDS and
are enjoying bIscius promsnsds; insssa AiSsny !:
growing tremendously. The Battery. nesr Bowling
Green. seldom crowded with greater variety Of Pee.
pie than state street. in this city, 10 in nae weather
OCCASIONALLY We meet man, whom we kno- by his
s ns snS ~: a:ss
BY Frsnchmen Scotch, Southernsrs, Msxicans New.
Yorkers end EDgla nder, in great nunbsrs though
these gentlemen are usually on the wing, yet during
the season the appearance Of the city il lively
and snmating. in the highes deg 90. The season is
sspproashins, ad great preparations are being Ads
Bosr3N, March 80. ls4e.
Incidents Of the Lat Wssk-Tne Trial-The Bright Side
d the Picture Diusrsisy Of Opin.sns Respecting fhs
I"d'ef-D -Dsappointmenf Of the L0wysrs-Mr Choate's
argument C'ifcissd-.a Nsso .dmsyiesn Trsssdy. &C.
The last week was that will long be remembered
oy tho citizens Of Boston. II was marked BY unusus,
transaction, which highly innamsd and excited the pub
Lie mind alluds TO the capital trial. the particulars Of
which have been given In your columns. say II was
unusual not because capital trials have bssn unknown
In this city but because this Of extraordinary
character. tagitated this whole community. For the
time being II nllsd the newspapers, and the chief
topic Of conversation in all places Of public resort and
around innumerabls domestic 6pssidss well a. in the
counting Of the merchant and the shop Of the
chanic. Such the anxiety Of the public to learn
the progress Of the trial. that Of the papers issued
extra. tive OF three times day. giving al the particu-
The testimony revealed most revolving case Of adul.
Of the parties and the fight Of the other from the scene
OF his guilt speaks 10 voice Of thunder to the trans
Yet there is bright sds even to this dark picture
y seen in the devotion Of that youthful wife her
guilty husband In the undying love Of that aged mo-
OF brothers and friends in the hour Of need The feel
ings Of that mother during the progress Of the trial in
would be mockery to attempt 10 describe Humany is
called to pass through no ordeal which could be more
Of the prisonsror he guilty man il not Of MURDER
o. the mos unblushing adultery,ws cannot but symps
made to bs By the Of on. Ssr av.S
Inere IS OF course diversity Of opinion In regard to
the correctness Of the verdict and that many legal
Their minds full Of" pracedents" and uuthsri.
ties" that there is bu. little room for any thing else
An innovations on the old order Of things especially in
matters perainng to their profession viewed with
great jealousy They forget age Q: pro-
grsss or at least they DO not forget it, they vaniy
hsnd how somnanbulism be introduced into our
courts when there no precedent or authority for
a n alarms them. They stand ready to denouuce Mr.
Choate. the jury. and all concerned They cr,icise Mr
altogether unworthy OF his reputation They must &C.
knowledge however that It produced the desired effect
ana that ~ aA IL Wcs nt6uCeu 10 10 On ouch
occasion. immediate effect scholastic nicely is tho
object aimed at and Mr. Choate understood what he was
about
II is stated that James E. Murdoch the actor who has
Just returned from New Orleans, 10 about bring out
10 Philadelphia, and thrilling tragedy written for
hG BY distinguished scholar, based upon the Salem
Witchcraf the scene being laid in Salem. MIR. NJ has
recently visited al families in Salem for the our
pose OF examining ol dresses, &c. with view to rive
accurate representation Of the manners and cnstoms
prevalent in those days.
Sales or Stocks at Boston.
BoARp OF BRoKERs, March 2s.-6 shares Western
Railroad, 97t do do s6} 100 do Long Island Railroad
AL 100 do DO loi A4i 80 do do 4,S; los Norwich
Worcester Railroad. 60i. do Boston and Providence
Railroad hot 2S do Reading Railroad aSa; 25 do do b.
o. 10 1; 90 do East Boston Company T. o 10 l6.
do Nashua and Lowell Railroad, la7A do Great Falls
,S,corp BoAaD ~ shares Western Railrnsd o1l: 100
10 Norwich and Worcester Railroad eOi do do g. 10
/ 603; 4b do do COZ