New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-03
CITY ITEMS.

~ bark Glen, were brought up for sentence
LAS seemed at first serious and contempa;ve,
~. 90, resumed quiet appearance. Benson seem
,..,hsr to improve IN flesh than otherwise since
- Clements looked more thin, and appears
"1.ol more deeply than either Of the others.
p,eviou> to passing sentence, Judge Nelson gave
on,pon on the motion for new trial. principally on
-. Ground whether OF not the Government have
-, n challenge and SCI aside Juror without as
,.oning causes under the old rule Of common law.
ue,houph, there was such power, and that the law
- congress IN relation 10 Jures, requiring a con-
c,ritv with the laws OF the State In which the trial
s held only refers 70 the rules and regulations for
drawing a jury
INDIE Bets took different view and thought even
,be prnciple Of common or English law contended for
by Judge Nelson, was abrogated by later portion Of
,be English law itself and also that in this State as
early as 1856, law vas passed abrogatng the Eng
ish practice which law was reenacted in 1901 and
n 1873 and incorporated in the statute IN 1919. Judge
B. thought the prosecution waf bound by the same
rules the prisoner 10 assign cause challenging.
In the present case, however, the question have
DO Importance whatever and too trivial for the Court
10 divide upon, that the motion for new trial Is
denied
Judge N then called the name Of Douglass, who
rose The Judge stated that ID. had been convicted
Al the murder Of Asa A. HavenS, and asked him If
h. had ANYTHING to say why sentence should not be
pronounced.
Douglass replied that the testimony he desired to
ee, was not admitted Questions to one of the crew.
and he had nothing to say-he would only say, be-
fore. be was innocent.
The same question was put to Clements and Ben
son. who each replied that they had nothing to say,
except that they were innocent
Judee n then addressed them at great length,
..a,ing there was no doubt whatever, but they had
admitted the murder IN question: and intended, in
sonnecton with 1t, probably, the murder OF other
smcers and portion of their comrades and pratt
..luslrpation of the vessel-for this purpose they
had seized the firearms OF the vessel and the private
arms Of the captan-a design in which they would,
in all probability, have been successful, but for the
extraordinary courage and conduc, of the captain,
courage and conduct, under the circumstances rare
w. il ever surpassed.
The Cour; admonishsd them to prepare for death,
and to seek pardon IN view Of that world 10 which
Aey must soon pass The Court has no doubt Of
their guilt-the Jury had not. As 10 the recommen-
ison by the Jury of Clements and Benson to mercy,
,the President of the United States, he would sug
tsa to Them in view Of the heinous crime Of which
hey had been guilty, and the necessity Of example
and protection to tho officers and crews of our
merchant vessels, not to rest upon that idea, but to
prepare for death. The Court reviewed TIE kindness
Of the officers and particularly of deceased TO prs-
oners and of the cruelty and turpiiude OF the act In
which they had been engaged.
M Il hot - " r0-
mains for the Court to pass the sentence of the law,
which is that prisoners be taken from their place OF
confinement on the last Friday of July next to the
place of execution and there, between the hours of
10 and ~ o'clock be hung by the neck till they are
dead
The prisoners then took their seats They listened
with much attention and appeared serious, but not
greatly agitated.
Mass MEETING AT TAMMANY HALL.-We
have seen the call for a Mass Meeting 10 be held
al Tammany Hall tonight, "to respond to the ac-
ton of our Democratic Senators and Representa-
ives in the Congress Of the United States on the all
engrosSing and important question of the Freedom
Of the Public Lands and to combine all true Demo-
srats for the purpose Of ENGRAVING the measure as
one of the cardinal principles Of the Democratic
u
we do not like the present creed of tins so-called
" Democratic" Party enough TO object to any I'M
provementS that may be made IN IT, We only hope
that, in doptng Land Reform, our neghbors will go
the whole figure and not take up any counterfeit
like that invented by Douglass of Illinois. But after
Tammany has "engrafted" the measure it doesn't
follow that the party at large viii do IT, The time
vas when the decree Of Tammany Hall was omnlpo-
Vent, but that day has gone by.
The New DREss QUEsTION.-Ihe great
authority, Genio c. Scott discusses this delicate
topic in the last number of ms peerless Mirror OF
Fashion, with his accustomed philosophical sagacity
Ne considers it past doubt that the ladies OF TINS
country are determined 10 modify their present style
OF dress, he has been called 20 invent and pub
hSh work on cutting for them But Mr.. Scott pro-
foundly hopes that they Will cOnhne their improve
mentS to business and street wear, rs to take away
The full flowing skirts OF the drawing room would AT
once destroy half the poetry OF human existence
In the present excited state Of the public mind on
the subject no one should neglect consulting GemoS
ingenious Speculaiions.
LECTURES ON EuRoPE AND EUROPEAN
PoLlricS.-We learn with pleasure that MI GUSTAV
STRIVE, the wou-knoWn herman h'PV''iO"i' 10
about to give course Of Lectures ON the ABOVE SUD
Jcct at the Military Hall, Bowery There are 70 DC
twelve Of these Lectures treating the hStoIlca4 anu
political topics necessary 10 an understanding oil 'he
recent revolutionary convulslOns, the present cohU-
ton and the prospects Of thai continent Ihey VIII
be given IN German, on Tuesday and Friday even
ngs of each week. We sommsnd them to all who
the language who desire to hear the views
ef an intelligent and Philosophical MAN upon Huro-
pcan affairs.
CANADIANS CoMMo-WS learn that IN
Immense party of Canadians Will be N this city to
pass the Fourth Of July, excursions having been got
up for that purpose nom both the Lower and Upper
Provinces. 1t is estimated that from LOCO to l,3OO
will take advantage Of the opportunity now Afforded
b. visit this metropolis at cheap rate and under
agreeable auspices The ,dea Is capital one ana
a Ia