The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-02

~ OF silence which NANTES the departed. He
10 living among us to.day-he is bound TO
know whereof he affirms In a matter deeply
affecting the reputation Of the living--nay, as
an Editor himself, ne was under additional
obligation not TO stand forth general cnIum-
niator OF his professional brethren.
OF the cults, the Tribune says the larger
number originated in a neighborhood quarrel.
The people of C0operstown had been accus.
toned on boating excursions 10 land upon a
barren point Of rock jutting from. Mr.. Cooper,s
grounds into Otsego Lake, which he abruptly,
and as they though churlishly. compelled them
to evactaate and abandon. Their Indignation
at this found utterance in newspaper of the
village, which was copied approyingty BY
others; and thereupon Mr.. Cooper commenced
iibel-suits-not waiting five weeks after the
date OF the offense--much less the five years
that MIR. Bryant talks Of"
The Tribune denies that he was uniformly
successful in his suits.
HE brought Col. Webb to trial repeatedly,
and with almost if not quite uniform i'll success;
he sued The Tribune on two several occasion.
.-tfe last time some eight or nine years ago,
D9t never brought the suit to trial; he theateD-
ed us with several suits that he never saw fit
to institute; and he was finally beaten before
the Court Of Errors in his second suit against
Col: Stone of The Commercial, ,-Chancello
Waiworth and other eminent Jurists pronounc.
ing opinions decidedly and very broadly gainst
MN, W. ana Court dividing about four to one. !"
me tribune also denies that Mr.. Cooper
was liberal to his antagonists, or that he
riumphed over the Press and it calls upon
mr. Bryant to correct his errors of statement.
MANNER OF EXECUTION IN SPAIN
~, Ihe garote oil is death of infamy in Spain.
!ne ceremony that accompanies the execu-
uon OF criminal in that way is original. Rnt
whether it be by the garote or the musket. the
moment man is doomed, either by court mar.
nal or by an ordinary tribunal, he is regarded
IN some sort as having already almost expiated
his CRIME, and as il were, no longer belonging
to the world. He is treated with the utmost
care, he 10 supplied with everything he wants
during the last IL hours he passes in capiHa-
and every request Of his is religiously attend
ed to. No matter what delicacy he requires
for his last meal, if it can at ali be had. il is
supplied him--and he is treated with the utmost
| deference by those about him. ln fact, he is
| regarded with species Of superstitious awe.
On the morning Of the execution, and at the
hour appointed, he is taken from the chapel OF
his prison, where he has been attended inces.
sanity by the chaplain, aided, if he wished for
it, by the parochial clergy and the members OF
the religious confraternities, who employ the
most endearing, the most soothing expressions
TO reconcile him to his fate, and who seldom
fail TO produce an effect on the most hardened
heart. When the last stroke of the bell is
heard the prisoners clothed in a brig bit yellow
gown, something Of the same fashion as law
yers, and his head is covered with yellow
cap, resembling in shape the French toque.-
A mule of low size is placed at the gate, on
which he is raised by the members Of the reli.
gious confraternity. The animal is without a
saddle, and is led with q halter generally by a
child under 10 years of age.
The prisoner has a book or paper in his
hand, to which are printed or written the pray
ers for the dying and these he repeats in loud
tone ofvoice as he moves slowly along, accom-
panied by the clergy, who not for one instant
quit his side; and proceeded and accompanied
by the religious confraternities-whom also
the military escort precedes and follows. As
he passes along the street Of Toledo, lambeaux x
are burning in the balconies, and men, women,
and children are ON their knees, praying for
pardon and "a happy release from life to the
guilty man who passes before them. A num-
bei Of the members of the fraternities make a
collection amongst the crowd for two Objects
first, for the widow and orphans the criminal,
If he be married, may leave behind; and se-
condly, to distribute in aims, or in masses for
the repose of his soul. rf.a
Amongst The crowd there is no indecent
mirth, no laughing, no picking Of pockets;
and when the criminal has taken his seat on
u.
and the last quiver of the bGuud limbs. tell that
life has fled, the multitude uncover, and you
see many lips move in hasty prayer for the de-
parted. At the last moment too, ,groan is
uttered by the multitude-but il is not one of
disrespect--it is as il were the last aGieu to the
soul as il quits its earthly tenement. The dead
bodyis left seated in the same position for an
hour, and then removed. No death can be
quicker than by the garOte. 1t is an fact in
nSaua and flno l. s,tx
sirument acts at once makes the neck us flat as
the thinnest open palm. s iir aF
COSTUME OF THE EMPIRE.-A letter dated.
Paris, February 9th, says: 1.-THE closing SEN
tence is a very arch one
The Courts have resumed the official
costume adopted under the Empire. This
consisted in large robe, black pantaloons,
white cravat and a shayen upper lip
For the past 20 years pantaloons of all sorts OF
coors, cravats of all kinds and shapes, and
mustachios of all sizes, have been indsc rim
inately worn by both Magistrates and advo
Gates. Soon after the revolution of July, moth
ing was left of the costume prescribed by law
but the robe, whici has continued in use. But
this state of things is happily at an end. The
President Of the Court OF Appeal, NJ. Trop
long, has signifed in letter 10 the satOnnier
or staff bearer OF the order of advocates, that
the ancient decree, regulating their official
costume, will be hereafter enforced. have
been TO the Pafais de Justice since this hotifi-
cation, and found that il had received prompt
attention. ] noticed particularly the downfall
OF the mustachios, and the absence of several
very ianiiiiar ones. Black and white were the
only colors visible in the apparel of the gentle
men peculiar TO the locality. Fantastic pan
falcons, variegated waistcoats, spotted neck
cloths, and a general mixture of unblendine
colors, were the exclusive right of the culpri,s-
and audience. The lawyers and the judges
sported spolless black and white, indicative of
the unstained purity Of their characters and
conduct.
DRouGHT AT ANTiGuA.-A letter from An
tigua, Zone of the West India Islands,) under
date, Feb. 9th, says:
"The gratitude Of christian population, to
the Ruler of The Universe. was never so pous-
~ and unanimonsly manifested as recently in