New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-07
MAIL GLEA\INGS.
|; ANCIENT MARRIAGE PRoposAL LET

AN ANCIENT MARRIAGE PROPOSAL LET
TER-The following Is correct copy, verbatim Htsrd
TIM of the letter Of Judge Paul Dudley, containing mis-
marriage proposals The original Is still extant:
DEAR MADAM: 1t is impossible but that you must take
notice Of that most sectionae Respect and Duudl Passion
Bear to your most charming and amisble Sister, aud You
"A esslv Guess az INV Design in it, which Blush at the
thought Of But the Just Honour sad Regard have aad
ought to have Col Wainwright and His lady In this aha
fbds nv pursuing it any further till have mentioned 10
them for Which Reason II Is that am now going hitter
tho with Trembling and heavy heart aud Garry with me
letter from the overnour to your Father that he would
Please sllow 10 wait upon my Sweetest faires Dear
An Interest for me Cant Hope for Success. Confess
have no grounds To ask Expect such favour rSm you
unless be by remit ding you Of me many oongaop' 1o9
goes great with Noble and Generous minds and AN
II you did but Know what tnders9e B2n Ds ana
Night you would Pity me at least Must BEG OF lou,
therefore II you have my Regard to my Health and haPp
nes, might say to my life You would show YOU OGmPs,
such obligation upon me az SHAH not eanhot Ever be ot
gotten Beg thousand Pardon OF my Dano Tor hls roe,
dom And Pray her not TO EXp.se folly TO any one tho
II She thinks proper that it will Doe me any Service,
She may Read TO the mark aoo'e to my ID vine Mstres
kno you smiled all along and by this time are weary
of my ScIawle. lie have Done, Therefore, when have
ssked the favor OF to present as on my knees nay most
Charming Nymph, With whom hope 10 mud lt upon My
Return, Of which shall be most igpaaeot Dear adam,
once more beg pardon VI You aud pray You to think me
in Earnest In wha Write, for Every Word Of 1t comes
ffom the Bottom Of Ny Soul aud | aops Before have
done to Cow My Dearest Lucy OF the truth OF it. tho as
vet She Believes nothing that Say TO her Madam, am,
with all affection aud Respect your most oollsed tho now
You may Shew all the letter If you think ht
Mrs DAVENPORT
The Geuesioey of the Dudley family says that Mics
Lucy consented to have regard "ior hs health and
hauuiness as well as his ie," by favorable answer in
due time TIE above letter Left with other papers
of the Dudley family worthless, In the Dudley house
in Msdford Probable date, 1902 or g. Paul Dudley
was Judge born Sept g. 1915; married to the above
mentioned Lucy Wainwright, daughter OF CO., John
Wainwright. OF Ipswich, Sept d. l7O3 and died 10 ox
bury, jan 25, ISL. He had two or three chill iren
who died in infancy Judge Dudley was son OF Gov.
Joseph Dudley OF Roxbury, Mass, whose mansion 10
now the residence Of Ebenezer Francis, Esq HIS farm
then extended TO the mill dam waters including what 10
now Oakland and Appleton Places. Gov. Joseph Dad
lev was Younger son. by second wife, OF Gov Tho
nas Dudley Several of the old mile stones or bound
marks yet extsnt in RoXbury, have on them ID. Tor
This Paul Dudley. Boston Traveller.
CASE OF THE SURETIEs OF WIN. H..
CHAPLIN-On the 2sth of August 1850, Judge Cranch,
In pursuance of the act Of March 8 lsOl 49, q Stat L..
ll6) and ia compliance with srequistion from the Gov
ernor Of arylsnd issued his warrant commanding the
Marshs of the District Of Columbia TO deliver William
L. Chaplin, fugitive from justice. to the agent oil the
State OF Maryland he be not Detained Tor any olher
cause" Chaplin was then la the jail Of Washington
County, charges Of stealing, &c. slave OF Robert
Tooubs and slave of Alexander III. Stephens On the
18th of September, 1850, Chaplin appeared on habeas
corpus before Judge Crsuch and with the defendants
his surees gave bail in the SUM OF six thousand dol
Lars for bis appearance at the next term Oh sae Gtua
Court Of the District of Columbia On the 3lst January,
lS5i Chapns recognzauce ter his appearance az the
Criminal Court OF the District OF Columbia was called,
and be not appearing, was forfeited. Tue suretles
pleaded ia substance rst that Chspin had never been
delivered TO them as his bail, and was never In their
custody and secondly that they we're prevented from
obtaining custody OF him. and guaranteeing him. by the
act OF the United States themselves VINO, inmedately
on the execution of the recognzanc sent him out Of tue
iursdcton Of the Criminal Court OF the District OF Co
umba into the jurisdiction of Maryland, where ne was
indicted Imprisoned end detained. To these pleas the
United States REPLIED specially aud the defendants de-
| To h.
Judge Crawford delivered It's opinion, oyerung the
demurrer; and, the 3lst OF May gave Judgment Tor
the United States against the deiendans the ball. aud
also agsinft Cha pin, the principal. Wash. Repu5.
" The NetO- Bedford Mercury gives an
account of some interesting experiments performed In
that city under the direction u Mr. Hene ken, merchant
from Bremen Germany, illustrating ihe effect OF elsc.
icity In siding the capture Of whales The electricity
is conveyed 20 the body Of the whale from an electro
gavanic battery contained In the boat by means OF a
metallic wire attached to tie harpoon and arranged
a. 10 fecOnduc the electric current from the whale
through the TO the machine The machine itsef Is
simple and compact in construction, nclosed la strong
chest weighing about $50 pounds, and occupying
space ia the boat of abOu. three aud half feet in length
two feet in width ard the in hight 1t Il capable
Of throwing into the body OF the whale eight Iernen
dous strokes of electricity In second, 450 in min.
ute paray zng in instant the muscles Of the whale
AMI depIving il Of all power otmoon II not actually Of
life.
II The Examiner, of Frederic, Md,
pcf3cFef
Of Maryland in behafof the Asylum for the Insane, has
length been rewarded with Verify, II edds this
LADY the most practical and real phantnropst of the age
and ehy deserves all the happiness that must How from the
sweet eOpseou'ne Of good deeds The Senate bill appr0
psng $40 go for the establishment OF state Asylum Tor
the Insane passed the House of Delegates Thudsy and
law. According 10 the seventh census the
gate number OF insane this State Is 500 OF whom al
white ard Of dioc 3e3 Of whom 25S white. Inade
quate this appropriation for this number Of our untoru
nae teow-efzens hail il as the evidence Of eught
ened and humane legislation, whose good fruits shall bless
and honor the and her citizens the latest posteTy
The Poughkeepsie Press of Monday gives
Of singular death IN that place Of young man,
apparently sbcut yean of age. lie to that village
stopped at CaTya and Al the time suffering under
oohache swelled face &C. He had tooth extracted bat
got relief and continued to sue. most terribly to
Webster.