The republic., 1851-03-20
MAacn IS, 1851.

e. X. GARDINER,
THOMAS THORNLEY,,
MARCH Is, 1851. as Committee.
CaInsAL Couar.-Yesterday John w. Hamil-
ton was tried and found guilty Of refusing to aid
an officer of police, and fined five dollars
John Wilson, who was found guilty, on Tuesday,
Of an assault on John l.. Writ, Of the Capitol police
was yesterday sentenced to pay fine Of five dol
lars and costs. 3
John G.. Nocr submitted his case to the court hay
ing committed assault on and resisted an officer
Of police, and sentenced to imprisonment for
one month. and to pay fine Of twenty dollars; and
ON the prayer of the district attorney, he was re-
mandcd until the fnes and fees shall bo paid.
Charles Weidig placed on trial for perjury,
to which it charged be rcsorted for the purpose
Of procuring n land warrant. This was one of
series of similar cases in which the accused incul
patcd.
MIR. Fcndan Omitted States district Attorney and
MIR. Woodward appeared for the United States, and
Messrs. Key and Radcliffe for the defence.
The not concluded when the court ad-
journed.
NATIONAL MoNuMENr.--Therc have recently
been brought to Monument Place blocks to repre-
sent the State of Maryland, the Grand Lodge of
I. o. o. F. of New Jersey, and the State Of New
Jersey; the two last were conveyed thither under
the charge of Amos Wilcox, esq, who was deputed
for this purpose by the Governor of New Jersey.
The monument is now cighty-one feet in height
from the surface Of the ground. The work Of set
ting the stone 10 10 be recommended about the first
of April, largo amount of marble having been
prepared for that purpose since last December.
We are pleased to learn that there is no diminu.
tion in the receipts and that increasing interest
is manifested throughout the country in favor of
the erection of the monument
The MARYLAND METHODIST Protestant Con-
FERENCE recently adjourned at Harper's Ferry,
Va, to meet in Georgetown, ID. c., on the third
Thursday in March, 1852. The Rev. William Col
lier is the President. J. J. Murray has been ap-
pointed as preacher to the church in Georgetown;
d. E. Reese, Alexandria; Oliver Cox, First M. p.
Church, Navy Yard, in this city. The Ninth
street station is TO be supplied and w. T. Eva, its
late pastor been transferred to the unstatoned
list.
The GRAND MOVING TRANSPARENT PANORAMIC
PicTuRE OF THE NILE is to be exhibited for fort
night in Odd Fellows Hall, commencing on the
Gath instant. It embraces the ancient monuments
and modern scenery along both banks Of the river
for distance OF seventeen hundred and twenty
milcs, and the varied characteristics of the people
on the river, alluvium, and deserts. The descrip-
ton will be given by George r. Gliddon, for TWEEN
ty-threc years resident Of Egypt, and formerly
United States Consul at Cairo, in oral lectures, in
cIuding the latest researches, archaeological bibli
cal, and historical, and illustrated by gallery of
Egyptian antiquities, mummies, &C.; with splendid
tableaux of hicrogyphcal writings, paintings, and
sculptures. We remember this gentleman rs a
most entertaining and polished lecturer Egyp-
tan history, in this city, ak or eight years agV.
HE thorough acquaintance with the subject; togo
her with the novelty ofthe exhibition, and the his
torica information which is impaired, cannot fail
to elicit in this community, ast has in other cics,
the most lively interest. M