The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-12

brousht out By the German snIsrsnts during the Last
summer, IN exchange for American money. essly on
than one occasion pamed OF many Of these lot.
terry bills upon these INDECENT and couddlnR strangers
which Of course, were to them utterly valusless.
Unpleasant may be the task, aud painful the con-
alterations involving further disclosure Of the vicious
and immoral Of this degraded ndividual We
nevertheless constrained BY imperious sense OF duty
to invest his portrsure of guilt with still darker and
VIII it be believed. that this man. while affecting
der the garb Of religious profession to AFFORD an ex
the same time not only secretly INDUCING the gross
est sensuaes and Illicit associations but absolutely
tho known protector and proprietor Of establishment
means partly for his accommodation and for the
and benefit Of other? This fact notorious that
nndenaoe proofs are OF band by respectable witnesses
known to many OF u.s. who ready to publicly afford
their testimony In confirmation or what has been above
stated One individual of this city, from whom on va.
ricus occasions he purchased groceries, discovered by
SCENTS that instead of the articles having been
TO Seey private residence they taken to the
house occupied by the deuded victims of his deception
aud icsntiousness
Since hs arrest two of the subscribers have received
information from Mr. Stetson, Of the custom house at
Chsmplain and from Mr. Derby. the proprietor of the
hotel Rouses Point Stats of New York that the said
Seely sliss Burr Bennett denied to them that the f.
alleging, that she was wealthy lady with whom he
travelled" 1t is certain that among the articles of
clothing already alluded co. and which were purchased
by of tho creditors there marked with the
name Of Emma Corbett" which, in all probability,
the maiden of the recently known here
Mrs Seely. The of the individual who has been
ISOLATED with Scely, at Bytown welearn ISL Corbstt
who processes to be brother Of Mrs SeaIy We cannot
but regard this indyd who fed from justice
aocomplics Of the exbroker, and II may be we'll
for him to be careful of his peron. for should the spirit
OF adventure induce him to revisit Cansda we cannot
promise him the freedo Of the city of Bytown Of
any other town in the Province.
In closing this communication to the public, We profit
u in s
We have detailed not among the least that Of vnd
eating ourselves and the community in which We live
from the unjust sspersons ofour neghbors the other
side of tho line As fugitive from justice from the out
ragged laws of Canada and from the merited INDICATION
ofan insuted community this unhappy resisting
the demands Of justice has under very nfiic
ton of legal authority greatly suffered from the manner
The circumstances under which he appeared before
that portion OF the American people who have 80 warm
ly espoused his cause and extended to him their SYM
pashies to say the least highly unfavorsble and
Of such character certainly that for
bearance from any Incorporate language or unjust de-
magnauimous people On the contrary, tho above
named persons have learned with regret land they
would fain hope for the honor of tho American
that they may bsen to extent misinformed)
that in tho town Of Hopkintown, in the State of New
York, it with great difficulty magistrate could be
prevailed upon to issue warrant for the appre
Of Seey oiids Burr Bennett notwithstanding
evidence presented sustaining charge Of forgery
against the fugitveprovson for such arrest having
been made and ratified by the Ashburton treaty bstween
Great Britain and the United States. We might sd-
ducs other instances in which Of opinion thst
suffering having reference thu
of repeated Grimes may have in great degree ipfu
sna. and sposss Of se We hoW.vsp
the subject with strong hope that the ends Of Justice
may be served by this of criminal who justly
merits the heaviest infections Of the law.
The COMMERCIAL CRISIS IN FRANcE.-We are
Indebted to a merchant of this city, for the fol-
lowing extract Of letter from his commercial
pondent In Bordeaux 1t received by the Hibernia
BoRpEAux, March 10, le4s
You will have heard with the greatest surprise Of the
wonderful events which have lately taken place in this
country In political point of view, it 10 than
difficult to foresse the results but regards commerce
and public and private credit Is the greatest scene of
destruction Witnessed for the last sixty years.
Our banks have stopped great many Of the former
good house; have failed in Paris the principal Arm.
in Havre aud In this place have suspended their pay
~snts from the impossibiity of affecting any negoa
Specie has hsd, and any is considered fortunate
who ha: In bis purse or 300 francs to provide for bis
state Of things which has ever been my lot to see
At the present moment private credit utterly de-
stroyed that all commercial transactions have ceased
less paper 1t grieves much that your order should
have come at such moment.
ceived sooner have in view several lots Of good
wines OF such as you spprove but what am to do
now cannot judge !, is mot likely that shall be able
to cosnmand and ship them to reach you BY June
Several Of rich friends have suspended their pay
%snts sithoush they possessed large amounts Of the
liabilities If they could obtain dscouns Where this
viii lead In short time, don't know; but fear
have not the worst yet there in every city
many -ntentioned people. disposed to make trouble
which may endsnger tho lives we'll the fortunes of
French citizens -PAiladslphis Inquirer.
GsN TAYLoR's CoRRKspoNpsNrs-Th N. 0.
Picayune, of March 30lh, says:-" Every mail
that reaches Baton Rouge, from any quarter is flied
with letters to Gen Toysr SO verwhslmsd the old
hero by his correspondence that 1t is not emily hercu
lean labor to read it, but his postage actually
eating into his substance Now nine of the ten Of the
letters whish the general receives the writer's
more than they do him and for each one to pay the
postage upon his epstles would be slight tax upon
the luxury Of dence whilst the aggregate
amount is severe assessment pocket. The i'm
mense revenues of the PostO Department made
up OF drbbet such every letter received by the &c
neral takes from his purse The osect of national
respondence should be spared this expense else gra-
ttude Of the people will mPoverish the obsct of their
Attachment"
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