The New York herald., 1850-04-05


PisfLADELrHiA, April 4, 1850.
yanolher Bceksidry-Tze Wt5stsr Bfemoria,-Bank BiR
The FJreisn News. &c.
The Methodist Episcopal Confsrenes Of this district
10 still sitting. II Is wonder that the Rev Dr. Dur
bin offered resolution the other day that the oonfe
should sit with closed doors hold sort OF
eeutivs sssson whenever charges Of dscatS nature
we're preferred ss.nst shining s,oes:s fSs seem.
spectacle married lady of Lancaster but that s en-
The ohargss dsly brought before the conference
carefully Investigated snd the result L. thst the
accom- panied With the sentence Of suspsnsioS. This
has been sad season for baskshdipg.
The Webster sxoitensnt stAl continues In 40 un-
diminished degree memorial. addressed to Cover
sh: Easssns. e. %
could be procured but stil the list Of sgusrs viii be
imposiDg no less from the number than the high
tpectsbility Of the parties who sre moving In the
Mr.. Lsirds bank bill has passed the Senate of this
State in an amended shape, and aed that the
original character Of the bill is destroyed The indl
vidus liability principle Is diluted to
the circulation Of the banks, and the section pro-
s6i'Ds the issuing notes below the denomination Of
The storm Ct last evening finally pnt out Of order the
which soSounts for the NON Of the foreign
news In Philadsphia until this morning which came
In the regular edition Of the Herald the Camden aud
oflghthing The news, thas far, has had NO marked
effect on our markets matters appear to be nearly
holders Of ccfee- and there some heavy ones in
this oity-feel little the decline the other
side, as they anticipated sdvices Of contrary cha
Mr Ralph Waldo Emersou's first lecture in this city,
last evening Was slimy attended In consequence Of
The friends CT peace hold their mass meeting this
evening, In the Musical Fund Hall Among the speak
ers announced are the pames Of Ehu Rurrtt aud DR..
eu.bY q g.
variable coincidence, Sam Weller would have It,
are either aboliti ioIists or free solers
The Conviction or DIR. john w. Webster.
STATEMENT OF oNE OF The JURY.
HsviIg read In several papers what purported to be
relstion Of the cepss and events which tran,oirsd
In the jury room, the tiia Of DR. John w ebster
br"ush ss snSc inS tSs ,Ss
OF the more important matters connected with ths jury
room sheus be made ss 1t might prove interesting,
not instructive, to the com immunity The jury
posed twelve men, from many different branches
OF The mechanical and mercantile professions - they
their eyes varied from Is to Se years They we're men
whom should designate a. possessing good sound
common ssD.s-msn capable Of ijudgns Of di.osraios,
tspee. The jurers sitter they had become better
qusintsd With each other and the evidsn,s began
the net vork OF com pliosted crcumstspcesn seemed
to eDcrce him felt strongly the need Of tnst wisdom
mDas Alright In their most momsntous and responsible
situation
IL Was then that our worthy foreman (whom We ell
must highly respect, ard whom sha remem-
Der with plessiss) proposed To the jury that thsy
should have religious services every evening The
proposition most chesrully responded TO, and ever
after that tins the voice Of praise and prayer daily
scsnded trust from sincere hearts to the Throne
,nS 70. to
and direct unto right decisisn, and for blessings
nc.t rich and precious TO descend upon the prisoner
nov come 10 the closing part Of this moms,tous
trial when the Witnesses for the defence had given
pouroed TIE evidence their part coeed feeling Of
pain ard spguish must have come over the mind Of
~ Ssrs IN b.h.s 81 IN. unbsDnx o,,om.rf \. sSs. shs
only ssidsDs. On Which, .s are 70 base
Al that very time, With tho light which tn. able
charge of the chief Justice after gave
the Of nearly II Iot quit all the jury
when ssy, that they fully prepared for thsr
verdict as they were when they retired to the Jury
room, after hsteniDg to the most able aud eioqusnt
pleas Of the prisoners senior counsel and the Attorney
General strorsy fully had the evidence poiotsd
Afsr the jury had gone to their with the various
evidences Of guilt spread the table before tae
entirely from the worid With nothing but tho .ye OF
the OmpiscteDt God upon them psiuful vas the
ssp,e d rerpo nseii'y 80 sn.,ing were they to come
thirty Go forty minutes were spent ere snythias
done when 81 sst the vooe Of toe foreman Vas heard
calling them 20 order and renindiog them OF duty,
boxev,r painful aud when they had al taken their
sests around tbe table tbeu it was that OF tbs
upsn the further ocnsiosration aud deci.icn OF
no~t important matter sorld propose that ss seek
Tor Divine wndom and guisaneen The proposition
met with cordial response, and ths foreman called
fselipgly aud iine,r-ly. We then proceeded 10 the
mcs ,irs and painful part Of our srduous duty. Tbs
various articles sbch pat into the
smirtd By the jory, ana particularly those things
sorer The final decsi0n OF the quest resolved
into three psrts:
Fbn. Are the r.nsns Of q human body found in
tl.. E.lI.
of the late Dr George rarkmsns
Second pid Dr George IsrEmsn come 20 his dssth
BY the bstd. cf DIR Jshn w. Webster In the Medical
College, op the 23d November, 1887
Thifd. IL DIR jobs W. Webster guilty, ss set forth
In the inaictmsnt Of the ~fa Dsrdsr of Or. George
When the vote on tb. hn. question vas put twelve
tsnds sro'e lima sdsiey Sum. little dicassion thea
took psoe, when the tsecnd question ~ss -,ted and
twelve hsud, at enc. srose The tnifd-th. most im-
portsnt question 81 siisas neat 10 bs tsisd quit. .
Isuss spsusd One turcr-in hts symputhies Of kind
n,ts for tho prisoner sho his person. so1usa-
tspoe CT ffisndl and hi afflicted family shrsok iron
ias be yipdieatsd and Iu.t,ce ,.tisasd N we pau..
bsre Must We tsEs the life Of the unhsppy pri-ossr
sops d,euson ,nsusd the tnind OF tue Juror seemed
cslD, SD he sypr.sesd his reAdness 70 vote
the hrsl quss'ion, winch vss toea put, snd tsevs
lsrds srtts. The DIE was csst -sne John w WEB
tisr va. prcns ~ csd guilty cf murder
Thu, srcsd the closng scene In the jury room
Wbet sner~srd. usrsDired In the conrSroon T. al
rsoy Known 20 ne yuons Nssn our tos-@sa to-a,
"a the pfisoner, tf.mhlsd and grsw faint aud whsts
r'hef " vas 90 us when Ne -.re sgsin so-ci to 90
res, and rsjrin families aud friep k afsr lon<
an painful .rsrrtiop' Aud there sss not jurors
heart bot ~oe- hsv. lespei for Joy. could the
pr have been justly allowed the nosp-sk
stf. tiesring ONE OF rHE JUN.
BcsrcS, April ,, 1850
The Psss Festival
1h snbpsl fstssi a. hs o,seesdso q hs old Kssss-
toches etl.brssd art svcnns "a sisslle sys
fttos " the -. rtchcse socIety. a. 1nclgss III
sitiss q tts old stsaa-rd ef
lcrs ety. sat down 20 eiegsat rtepissd
Ntiof left style. lie vands eEquste thu q
the hsvor and TIE proie II. of
feipsss eessnee and ee~ier, At sne. pr,yax % toe