New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-18
CITY ITEMS.

The FoRREsT CAsE.-ln the Superior
rest vas called in its order, when, on motion of John
COu YESTERDAY morning the case of Forrest Us. For
Van Buren,, Esq land by consent of all parties) 1t
msiurther postponed until the first Monday in De-
csnber.
n On Sunday a portion of the Hunga-
mans attended service in the morning at DR.. Cones,
IN Broone.et and in the evening at Mr. Beecher's
In Brooklyn. Afterwards they were introduced to
Mr. 3. and engaged on Tuesday evening TO attend
lecture on Hungary, by Rev. ID p. Rogers, before
the Brooklyn Phiomathean Society, when Col. Ber'
zsdczey will make brief address.
TRADuCING AGAIN.-IHe Times asks for
the head and front of his ofenSe, to which we al
iuded as "traducing" No one could suppose that
our lively contemporary has been guilty OF bad man.
nsn but the "head and front" of his article enti
lied ascraps nadpced from French papers" we hold
10 be wiful outrage on the United States English
"fat burglary, perhaps treason
Ey| The o'clock downward train on the
Hudson River Railroad, Saturday night, ran upon
rock about two miles above Oak Hill, whereby the
engine "a new and powerful onc) was upset and
with some very slight bruises, and all the passengers
were uninured. Three oxen were killed, out of
large number of cattle On freight. The rock had
been oosened from a steepbank by the rain on Sat
urtay morning The Conductor suspected that such
| an event might happen, and was running only ~
miles an hour Had the speed been up to the usual
mark it is quite probable that many persons would
ame been killed.
DocToRs BAFFLED.-Sunday morning
a gentleman in the saloon Of French's Hotel, IN
PukIow, suddenly fell down in fit OF apoplexy
Anon-professlonal gentleman, who was undergoing
he operation of shaving in the BARRIERS shop, seeing
he occurrence rushed out with the lather on his
lace and the towel around his neck 10 his assistance
he procured pitcher OF icewater and poured the
colo mud upon the patients head, ana oIough' nun
TO- and had him walking about III about nve nihhies
jun IN time TO Give 1.-The time of day and the TOP oil
The morning" TO two physiciaus who had been sent
.s IN hurry but who had full PERMISSION TO retlre
WITH their laocets in rest, there being no necessi
Vtof tue services OF either.
MISSIONS IN ST. HELENA.-On Sunday
morning, Rev. j. Mc6regoI Ber,ram, of st. Helena,
oehvered highly interesting address on the MIS-
nonary worth OF that Island, IN the Presbyterian
Church corner Of Houston and Thompson'stS Mr..
Serram having designed laooring among the nations
Of South Africa had spent some time at the Cape OF
Good Hope While there, young man, native OF
81 Helena, who had come to the Cape 10 carry on
hsbnsiness, became a Christian, when he presented
hsclaims of the Island TO the Churches at the Cape
@a Missionary field. st. Helena is rock in mid
@ean $50 miles fIom the Cape of Coed Hope.
800 miles from Rio Janelro, 200 from the African
esa, and 600 from The Island of Ascension, and
VIII i,s lofty and PERCEPTIONS cliffs rising from 500 to
loo feet in hight IL is like a vast rock in the sea
i isl though forbdding in lis approach, on entering
" harbors, and penetrating into the valleys the
most dehshful climate, the mos, lovely valleys and
tsaoscapcs, and the most romantic pictures OF
Asafl beauty are to be met with, probably unsur-
paved In any part Of the world. The Island is
so'et teifty miles IN circumference, and nue 10 ten
N diameter. The population is about 7,500-com-
ssSd OF 500 whites, 200 liberated Africans res
n,s,. nom slave ships, and 1900 natives. VINO are
Sreeie Of Portuguese and Africans carry miro
srs u the brilliant period Of Portuguese discov-
~ and navigation. They are ignorant and de-
NseSo, and were without any neutrality-suspicious.
6y ,Ss n soul or Of God, until they were tsusnt
had lee snoaAry Being three coiore1 tney
ner,S so ssnslased by the whites, until the glorious
NJ ~ ~ british emancipation.
sssHiIam, on the representation OF the young
thu ,s,aS s'ofe spoken Of turned his attention 10
| d,ssens,nS as missionary field. He was the hrs'
h, ~ ~ MINISTER who had ever entered the har-
he -. ne purpose OF settling there. The account
psaAer gave OF the FIRST preaching, the first
! ot,on young man Of the finest talents and edu-
As ch,,c co Is now an ordained miniater in one OF
Nm, the gathering Of the natives, and their
laf.s .oeether with the occasional descriptions OF
,ca, scenery, were highly interesting II is but
ls,sas years since the speaker first went to st.
hnaAs and there are now a church of whites, aud
nssive churches, and several Suneay schools.
n,..sIusm Is seeking assistance TO support this
ssson' and to build houses of worship for the poor
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