New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-15

- The great Libel case James Watson Webb
VS.. Bacon, in the Superior Court was on Saturday
morning concluded by the Jury finding verdict for
Paiutiff-Si1 Cents
We understand that the damages being found al
amount of costs
P The case Of Daniel BURNETT, charged with
Incest has been dismissed. and Mr. BURNETT honoraby
discharged.
The CoURTs.-The Jury, in the case of Elizabeth
Pander Lookhart l. Co in the Superior Court being
action for false imprisonment returned verdict for
plaintiff of SIPS In the United States Court the Jury
in the case of Blakes Parker being action for the
alleged Infringement of patent for Casters the Jury have
been out all night and had agreed al the time OF our
going to press.
THE LATE THEODORE DWIGHT, SES.-This ve-
nerabe member of the editorial fraternity was brother
OF the late Pre,den, Dwight OF Yale College He was at
one time, saya the Commercial Advertiser) "a repre-
sentative In Congress, frou the State Of Connecticut and
subsequently the senior proprietor and editor of the
Daily Advertiser Of this city. afterward published by
Messrs. Dwight, Townsend & Walker. Mr. Dwight was
Federas, of the Washington school, and In bis vocs.
ZION as an editor highly esteemed. he was mem
Der Of the Board Of Managers of tho American Bible So
ciety soon after Its formation and continued In that Office
until his removal from this city, years since, to
Hartford CT, where for time ne edited che Courant
He was also at one time editor Of the Albany Daily Ad-
yertiser Also member Of the Hartford Convention.
~ THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE held its first meet
Ing since the election Friday evening. Hon. MAHLoN DICK
ERsoS Prcsden, elect: occupied the Chair The President
gave short cucsum on the services Of the last President
Gen TALLAApeE The Institute is making arrangements
for Course OF Lectures to be delivered next winter be-
fore its members. Tho following gentlemen, composing
the Faculty of the Institute wdever two lectures each
Prof Jas Renw!ck. Prof. J. R. Chiffon.
III Mspes, 2. P. Duggan
Gabriel Fsrman, Henry Melg,.
q 1t is very likely that it may have happened
before bat we never saw a man carrying beautiful
bunch Of flowers hand and large bunch of cells In
the other until Friday morning. Perhaps don't rise
early enough in the morning.
| e Rev. WILLIAM ROGERS CHAPMAN, Of Bos-
ton received call from the Eighhsreet Presbyterian
Church. in this city-aiey under the pastoral charge
of the venerable Thomas Macauley D. D. resigned This
Church was fra, organized under the ministry of the
late Rev. John NJ Mason. D. D. whose name 10 widely
known and whose ashes deposited under the vssu
bre Of the Church is new and beautiful situation
al The head of Lafayette Place.
DEATH OF GEN. PAsrIuR-Ded, in Newbern,
n c. on Thursday night last Of disease OF the heart,
Major General JOHN l. PAsrEUR in the 55th OF bis
age Gen Psseur had just returned late In the evening
from the Theatre where be had been engaged In drilling
the new volunteers for Texas, and complained much oil
sn internal affection retired 10 bed and LIP three minutes
was corpse During our Last War commanded the
marines on board Of thR, daring and successful phi
ya,eer the Snap Dragon and acquitted Tor himself inc
spyiablo fame OF brave and valiant officer and humane
and m ssnanmous gentleman. He was one OF the bent
practical Printers In this country and had high and be-
coming sense OF the freedom Of the Press and disdan
fu contempt of ts RIGHTEOUSNESS and abuse. He was
associated with Mr. Thomss Watson as coeditor OF the
Carolina Sentinel bu, difsrngiu politics with the gen.
emsn he retired from the editorial char ofthat paper
and became sole Editor of the Nswbern Spectator OF
the great political parties which divide the country
General Passeur was a Whis-a Wing from principle
and an honest belief that the well being and perpeiuy
Of our Republican Institutions depended upon the estao-
!ishmens OF Wing principles but while DE was wing
from no selfish feelings nd was generous political op-
ponens and always courteous and msgnsnimou' IN his
bearidg towards those who opposed TO him IN poll
dcs-bo,h parties accorded him the envao!e distnc-
In politics, Of an honest man. lNewoernian.