The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-11-19

large portion Of their capital from ,heir
regular trade aud then, any unlaynr.
'ble turn IN the markets any sudden con
traction IN the supply Of money, an,
false estimates III their calrnlaliuns. or
any arrangement IN public affairs. AT
nome "r abroad. is sure tn break them
n""n' aud involve them dcepl, in bank
rnptcy, This is the cause ol se,en.
eighihs ct the failures that occur in rim.
ar IN any other CITY.
The great suit between the NIe,b,d.
isl Episcopal Church North and tho
Methodist Episcopal Church South
wb:rh was argued, some months since
10y Hon. Rufus Choaie, Hon. Reyardv
Johnson, Daniel Lord, and Geo. Wood
Esqrs.. has been closed by decision
which was rendered by Judge Nelson.
yesterday. The decree is IN favor of
the plainlIf-ihe NJ. f. Church SunrI-
awardIng To them then prnpurlionate
share ol the funds aud properly nf the
Church. The decision Is long and
elaborate document. Thus ends This
great case--une cf the most important
that has ever engage. the attention OF
the public - bat what the effect will be
/ time only can determine.
The arrival of the Mississippi has far.
nIshed evidence OF the wrong done to
hosS"ih aud his companions. bv the
bnsy'bodles of the press. in atlrlbu,luq
To them an insulent aud overbearng
course of conduct, while ON board that
vessel. aud a propensity To mischief in
those of them who went to England
from GIhraltrr. Indeed, so malicious
d" these charges appear, that their au,
th"rs are suspected of a cnnnexiun with
the Austrian Guyernn ent and OF being
IL lis emplny
The officers Of the Mississippi speak
IN tie highest terms, bmh OF Kussuih
aud of hs companions, aud bear lestl-
mony To the prnpriely 81 their conduct,
IN every respect, while they were on
board that vessel The exies who have
already arrived have been provided for
at the Irving House. by the Corpnra>
ton, where they will remain until the
arrival of iheir lllusirlous chcf. who
will probably reach TINS City on Tues.
day or Wednesday of next week Tie
will be received here. ! think with
cordial enthusiasm, such as has not he.
fore been manifested, Stree the visit Of
La FaNette in 1925 - No man better
deserves it.
1t is iumored io>day that Mr Colder
son, the Spanish Minister, has demand,
ed his passports in consequence of the
refusal Of the General Government to
accede to his demands, IN reception Of
the assault on the COUSIN aud subjects
OF Spain. at New Orleans, by the pnpu.
lace, during the late Cuban excitement.
A few day ago, one 81 the prisoners
incarceraied IN the penilrullaty at
BlackweIl's Island. attempted. to escape,
by swimming across the Eist River.
line guard shot III him, while in the
water aud, as nothing further wa. heard
oi him, 1t was supposed that ne was
drowned Yesterday. Henry Grlnuell.
Esq, was sailing up the river, in his
pleasure yacht, when he discovered the
dead body oi the escaped prisoner hnai,
lng near Ravenswuod and. upon ex-
animation. he was found to have receiv.
ed mortal wound The guard had
cE i0iiy murdered him None of the
p'urnals have had the manllness and
honesty 10 charactt rIZe this affair as II
deserves. and The guard is uumprsted-
Indeed, rather Commended as having
performed a noble duty When men
are convicted Of capital offences, nr even
nf lesser crlmes which are Technically |
called ielnu;es. It may be necessary thai !
their uors should be invested with tie
power tn retain lhem in custody, dead
or alive, hut the prisoners At he PEN
tenilary are not lelnns. They are sent
there t" he punished for mere mlsdp- |
meannrs-q uarrelliug aud fighting ia
the streets without deadly weapons, va.
grancy. drunk enness. &c and 1t j.
repngnanl - justice aud hnmanlt, tina, |
altemp 10 escape should subject them
To the awful penalty of beng made tar
gets for the guard. Surely there are
ample means Ia prevent escapes, wiih-
out resoriing to such n cruel expedemt
aud. If not. II were better that twenty
Of these minor offenders should escape.
than that one shomd he deprived Of life
Yours Truly, o.