New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-11
CITY ITEMS.

submitted 70 the igry unoef ~ ~ >~'' eN--s' "a
Court uh-r-p The jury were instructed that 10 case
they should srr-s a. tho conclusion mat an ABORTION
.,s bs produced b. The scesssa upon the Per'on Of
Maria Bodine while presuAn, riih quick enid' 'ne
-s,v Of B.p,sosh,sr IN the second degree OF the
Other hand II he jlry should believe iha' MARIA S0dne
va, no, pregnant With quick child the tine specified
in the lndctme1t but that abortion WAS actually pro
auced by the accused then she guilty Of nsde-
..por oulv TIE Jury taan retired to their room, and
sf.sr an absence Of upward OF four hours came into
Court and rendered verdict Of guilty OF the ml'de-
Inesnor charged.
Aftsr the recording Of tbs verdict the District Aor
pey moved the Court to pas Judgment in the case,
uhe.eupon Mr. Brady moved for arrest Of Judgment
AZ the sane tine nquiring whether the Court were then
prepared II hear the Counsel Ia argument on the mo
tou or whether the Court would AZ Gay for dspo'ns
OF the subject.
The Dsric, Attorney at this stage, rose and stated
thai ne would consent to postpouemeut until Friday
or Saturday but should 10 this Insist on commit
ment OF the accused 70 the custody Of ocer 10 swat
the decision Of the Court Upon which Mr.. Graham
ross and opposed the commitment OF the accused 90
the ground that sh- under very heavy bail, the
amount Of which Fixed on The presumption that she
va. guilty Of felony whereas the Jury had found her
guilty of misdemesuor only.
The srgumen, was deferred Until 10 morrow morning
and the accused committed await the action OF the
Court
THr ORAroRlO OF ELIJAH.-This great work OF
Nende,.ohn ha. been given At the Tabernacle on Mon.
dsy and Tuesday evening Of the present ~eek-on Mon
dsy by the Sacred Music Society and on Tuesday BY
the Musical Institute.
The former performance attended By very lsrse
audience who seemed greatly pleased, and Indeed It
would be difficult lislen TO the music, however per
formed without pleasure The leading parts were SLED
on this occasion by Madame Pco Mss Norihsll Mr.
Paige and Mr. shepherd We thought they did much
less than justice their music Mr. shepherd has not
poser enough either Of passion Vt voice for Elsh
and Mr Pase-whom We have not heard beiore-sing'
with method which requires effort 10 tolerate -
| Pco wss equal b. herself but We regret 10 say that
Miss Northsll was not As for can Judge she
doe. not sing In good style with 50 true feeling
a. formerly be following some bad model
yhs choruse. we're also faulty and seemed no, to have
been drilled enough. We have no doubt the Society
will be much more successful or the repetition Of the
piece.
The performance Of the Institute on the whole.
quite respectable The most effective portion of Il was
the choruses which given with power aud dtei
ity rejecting the highest credit upon all concerned the
Invocation q Bss beiug worthy especial notice. as
well for the excellence of it, execution for It's mag
nlhcsn, beauty 40 composition. The various solo Psrt'
we're toersby sung; Mr.. Leech-a new arrival from
Engsni-rendering the important part OF ElJsh with
considerable sk. and Mrs. Loder. Mlss De Luce sni
Mrs Jones scqgltrg themselves very well 10 their re-
| specuve roles.
sboundrg in vast chOrsl aud orchestral effects peculiar
10 the genius of Mendessohn aud although presenting
comparstively few Of those lghter shades which wiz
popular audiences. received with marked favor on
this and will doubtless. be repeated to genera
satisfaction.
R A queer development took place the other
day among certain dealers ia Tropical and other fruit.
who have their local hsbtaton in busy part OF Thu
Commercial Emporium. young gentleman 10 the
confidential employment OF pretty large establishment
was discovered b be- 10 the habit OF furnlshng-ior
consideration of rival house In the same hu
sness with copies OF hls employers private papers bJ
which their whole affairs orders prohu schemes snS
everything laid open TO the shrewd eyes of the
not too scrupulous competitors The operation hsS
been kept up Tor long time, I'LL on one occasion pa
Der WAS not laid away with the usual one Of The
young man In the counting room found Il, and with 4
found out the whole secret Thinking It rather too bac
10 keep silent about DO went TO tbs Injured house sn'
informed ihem OF II they At once discharged the
lsiihless clerk the employers OF the nforfner tool
their revenge By turning him out also but a We under
stand he had the prudence 10 keep IN MS posseoh tn
paper which proved the fact OF this new trick 10 trade
And not only was he discharged. but on the same dsl
spolce ofhcer arrested him criminal charge oroush
BY bis lste employers the result OF which has NOT ye
been sscertsined Tbs whole matter has caused goo
deal of talk In the circles where II 10 known.
Pm DEsHovG. the Matkemdticidn.-Mr Deshonl
called on us yesterday request for We had seer
10 some journals mpu.suons the correctness OF hi
short cuts 10 Arithmetic, and We wished to oe satisfies
on the subjset so we undertook TO try him In Add
ton Multiplication, Fractions Square and Cube Roo
&c but he tried instead detecting one mistake 10 gu
figures though we found none 10 his. The celebrity o
his processes beats all ever Jaw before, though W
have heard of Zsrsb Coburn and other msrvels In this
hne. whs, would ysu think of man adding up Ion
column Of the vulgarest kind OF Fractions and te'D
you just what they ell amounted TO, as quick as yo
could say Jack Roblnsonf' tie reckons interest
great deal faster than could pay t-ssy On t1ent
.crsggy sum. for all sorts OF broken in minute
His processes for Multiplication and Addition are cap
tai and he skins slong with them like dart His Mu
uplics,ion caasot tail thought on hssIy exsmn'
ton that we could pu, together Fractions and sums 70
Addition that would bsiis bis rules but we did no
succeed In doing IL
Blu, lie, nobody imsgins that any nlnnyhsmmer ma
be made a profound Mathematician by Mr.. Dsshong 4
hs space OF an hour the thing not TO be don'
You must have pretty good knowledge for the simp
rules 6rs, and be especially ready with your Munpl
cation Table Then you must know no" to carry q.
ures In your head without forgetting installing then
These presumed he will let you into some myseri,
of Mathematics that you never before dreamed OIL
stops In our City Tor days, aod line through N
Poet Once will ind him.
r. Mr.. DEsPsTER gives the last OF his Balls
solree. At the Tabernacle this evening when DO wi
. .lng John Anderson my Jo, When the nisht~ind b
wailesh. The Irish Emigrsnt &c &c. Those VII
ike to understand what they hear Ia the musical III
must enjoy these sorees (see Csrd)
l r. We call attention TO a public meeting
Columbian Hall this evening TO take into confederate
evils caused by liquor selling In the City. Able 'Pes
ers will b. present.
% IL On Monday the Church Of the Messiah d.
I, ,srnued ~ invite Rev Mr. Huntington Of Boston to b
come their Associate Pastor with Dr. Dewey 81 sss
Of sJOC0A year DR.. D. breaches quarter OF the ye
!, for tiOo0
= BAsK LOcss.-The facts advertised In our CO
umns Tor days past with regard TO the sis s'ism
N rob th- Rrokers Sale AZ the BULLS Head Of