Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-01-03

n cab, net.maker in lNortolk-street appeared I,
answe ra writ of habus corpus He was &C
ccmeai ,ied by his s,o, very handsome ant
welldr, ,ssed boy about seven years Of age, upc,
whom b evidently Dotted The mother, a gooc
looking woman, was present, and had procured
the issue ofthe writ for the purpose of obtain
inc custoc W Of the child, as iegtimate, ano
thus undet our laws belonging to the mother
It appears hat about eight or nine years age
the f,ik.r and mother became acquainted ia
Switzerland in the Canton of Bisle, where she
resided--Tr ,ey loved, but he being German
was comeelle by he laws of the Canton, before
marrying, 10 give security that his children
should never become public charge. lie ap
pIee TO the fat her of the girl, who refused tc
become his sec, fity, and they could not be e
enliy united, ilgr reably 10 the usage of tha,
country, however, they pledged themselves Ia
each other and lived to. ether for time as man
and wife The man fina,' v left Switzerland for
New.fork, the little boy in question being about
a year old He promised to write for the boy
and his mother. which he did hut she could not
then leave her another, and on,y arrived here
with their boy in October of last ,vear-to find
shat the father, Gespairng of her C, ming. had
married anoth er. She resigned the child TO
HE care and sought employment as a tea cher
eventually forming an acquaintance with sub.
stastial dairyu,an on Long-Island, who. (be ing
firstrnade acqusinted with her whole history
married her, and consented TO adopt the boy as
his own. The chill. however, had become at.
tached TO his father, who was pas.ionately fond
OF him and refused to give him up-hence the
writ Of hdbtaS corpus. The Judge of course
decided that the custody of the child (he being
illegitimate) belonged ,n the mother, unless It
should become public charge. The scene on
the surrender of the child was thrilling and the
clung to 60 his father and refused to listen TO
entreaties and endearnents of his mother
while the unhappy father appeared almost heart.
broken He contended that The child being
his and baptized in his name, he had
right toit and intimated that he would not give
him up. Finally, however. he and his friends
departed, leaving the child with its mother, who
at length succeeded in partially qnieting his
sobs and taxing him AWAY. Y. Tribune.
A NovRK CAsE.--The Milletgcye cores.
pondeat the Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer writes
;hus:
There is one novel case which will prola.
bly, caim the attention Of the Legislature in a
short ti,ne, Of which, suppose, you have heard
no mention. allude to the tact O: there being
in the city. at this time, lady from Forsyth CO
who has brought with her there fne healthy
boys, the fruits foae birth, ard who claims on
,this ground some little assistance from the lie.
gislature, as she is in INDECENT circumstances.
Although am opposed as a general rule, to the
States bes,owing its bounty on such spplica.
'tions from the fact of its setting very bad pre-.
cedent, yet as the present applicant is really
needy, and has travelled some distance to ask
this legislative aid, am OF the opinion that her
cease should be favorably considered, and some
small sum given TO her by the Legislature, with
the caution that a jury gave TO Sam Johnson
'tnot guilty, but don't do so any more"
SMITH O'BRIEN AND OREGoN-The great
'1eader OF the Irish people, second only in nfu.
sence to'OTonnell. mode the most noble dis
plays q. ;nanfy elcqusnce ever uttered in Con.
ciEaSioa Hah. After treating on a variety of
topics .cenverean, with the business of the day
he sdqapced IT, the present belligerent' attitude
OF Great Britain towards America, and openly
declared that lrishmen had sanctioned and sus.
,ained England in her unjust wars aid that
such would not be the case any longer then
quoting the EdiaJurg RepieD, to show that
the claim of Esgland was no better than that of
she United States, he declared in the name of
the irish people, that il. England should obsti-
nateiy persist in wanton waste Of blood and
treasure, for the barren shore of Oregon, the
Irish people should not be any party to the in.
Justice. This is a most remarkable speech,
coming from gentleman OF Smith OBren's
well known frmness, influence and great pro-.
perry This has produced great sensation.
Should Ireland be able to preserve an inhexible
neutrality, England cannot, will not 60 to war
for one year.-DuJlin Correspondence Of tie
Tribune.
THERE HAVE BEEN BUILT and registered in the
City of Pits5urg and its vicinity, 'nce the COM
mencement OF the present year, forty.two
steaboats, with an aggregate tonnage OF 5,499
tons.
"TARRIyG AND FEATHERING. The Buffalo
Pilot says thata party OF Milerltes at Brandt,
incindinr q negro and his wife were farred