The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-24

DsfsA wsAsese Meeting.
tRren To bsstsa Bee, August 81
The nnh Webster meeting Of eur clsssas ives hid It
Art Unlsa Hall on Saturday evening Matthew Hale
sith, Esq.. In the char-Tks oomnissse appolnssd 70
leave for further time % their lsSc 40 The fol-
lowing COMMITTEES Of Arrangements was reported By
Horace Hutohins, George whee,wright. Joseph L.
Drew. Samuel Cheney, VIM b. May, Charles A. White,
Seymour Lyman, John Stetscn II. d. Fowls. Samuel D.
Cobb David mcGn,rsy, A. Wilson James French.
This committee u 10 attend to such general business
as the Webster movement may from time to time, re-
quhe
After few predatory remarks, MI Wells offered the
Resolved That public meeting be held agrceaby to
the following call with the Of the rgpers ap-
pended thereto All citizens Of who are
in favor Of organization by which their be
given 70 Daniel Webster for the Presidency requested
TO semble at Faneu Hall Tuesday evening the 10Th
instant at o'clock to take for tho nomination
of q Webster electoral ticket.
The resolution unanimously adopted. Mr.. Wells
followed the adoption Of the By recommending that
part Of The State be notified to act in concert with
the friends Of Mr. Webster in the metropolis He had no
doubt but that the proposed meeting In Faneuil ual
would esctry the old Commonwealth and bring out Its
Webster strrPsh
1t was voted that the original committee Of which Geo.
7. Curtis Esq is chairman make nil necessary arrange
m n's for the meeting in Faueuii Hall
1t having been communicated to the chair that Mr..
Nhitcomb, Of Virgiaia present, that gentleman
loudly called He responded ia the Old Dominion style
ana short but energetic and effective speech lie
webster.
q watchwcrd. 3 banner under which hosts would
rally They reyerencod 1t as they reverenced other
name Mr.. Webster's services to the South, aud es-
feciaily to Virginia, d.scan.ed upon with pa
triotic feeling and gratitude His voice in the Sen
ate hsd electrified the nation. while his wis
dom in the of the government ad saved it once
and again from threatened destruction Tho speaker
gave encouraging account Of the Webster sentiment
and feeling In his st te. and paid glowing eogy upon
Whcomb yet be President Of these United States,n
prophecy that wa received with tremendous cheers In
closing he urged unceasing action in the present
uent assuring tho Dostonas that their example would
be initiated at the South.
announced to the meeting that upwards of four
thousand signatures for the FAneuil Hall electoral tcSss
had already been returned, and that there
doubleday three thousand more which had been
ceiyed. he thought no doubt ton thousand would BIO
had by Monday night
Nj: Smith, N rtsignng the chair. which may say
he has filled to the general acceptance thanked tho
friend II the for the honor they had
crred upon him in their choice In taking this step he
did not with it to re understood that he lacked any in
ota in aborinS with all his strength for its advancement
1t but proper that the chair should be Of
oession After few more remarks Of similar tenor he
closed by capital Webster speech, nterspersed with
logic wit facts and figures which were received With
the highest favor.
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday evening
Police Intelligence.
OPINION OF JUSTICE STEWART ON THE QUESTION OF
DIsCHARGING PRISONERS FROM STATION HOUSES.
A few days since communication took place between
Justice Stuart growing out of the Police Captain refus
ng to Ebera.e prisoner from custody the written
discharge of Alderman Peck The Captain, it seems,
this point addressed letter to Justice Stuart asking
for his opinion in the matter The following is copy Of
the letter and the opinion Of the Justice They both speak
AUGUST Is, 1862.
8. II. STUART Esq-Desr sir-I rsceved an order last
night between II o'clock Alderman Of the
Twsasish ward to dieharss from custody young man
Of TINS district on charge Of riotops ard ds0rdery
such o %oa & s
GAL VIII you he Kind enough 70 inform you consider
~ Captain
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tive to The crime alleged against tho accused and without
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Without process sih.rsed With criminal offence it's
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s means mos sn bp osss Hsrs as
aushsIiy Oflax dispose o tho b9d justice
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+ Aia, ii, s act sysy eS your discretion
usues 70 compel you TO do except indeed judgo Of
s N sHs he G s u saS.r,
never nsy uss. q Sn r the % Ss
pswer without scmo proof before them. oonferring
n q The sss ass
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The entire Argument Of the common law
MISTER (Which fer Of time and space cannot here
ar al like the uSdsr
are utterly withou. discharge however much 70 the
Justices Of tlis city. Respectfully yOurp ,r-,-n
THOMAS STEVENSON, Captain, &c.
The oil neT in question subsequently taken before
Justice Stuart, Who held him the charge Of riot,
having been engaged in the ARRAY among the renea in
which policeman Of tie fifteenth ward received blow
from stone, which may, it is alleged, yet prove fatal
The prisoner gave bail in the of So 0oo and was
liberated from custody
THIEVES ARRESTED ON sUsPICIoN--A LOT OF
JswELRY Observation-Disclosures OF AN Al
LEGGED RECEIVER or STOLEN PROPERTY.
Yesterday morning, Captain Brennan, of the Sixth
ward police, ard officers Dowling Martin and MClusky,
passing along Pearl street between Centre Elm
streets officer Bowling cspied five young coming
towards them The officer at recognized them to
he known thieves and such designated them to the
Captain On his doing OF the rogues looked
fused which fact noticed by the ocers Three OF
these thieves then entered the house No 62S Pearl
street and the other two remained in the street They
were Numerically taken into custody by Capt Brennan.
The officers ,nen went after the others whom they found
in room occupied by German named Jacob Sturman,
ON the third floor Of the house above named They
taken into custody and conveyed to the police station
where they gave their names Lewis Magnis, John
Gill, John Wiliisns, George Perry alias Shaler, and
joseph Foley. The latter, when arrested, resisted the
authority Of the Captain and fought nearly all way
TO the station house, and when being searched by the
officers 1t Observed that the rogue held his mouth
very quiet From this it evident that he held some
article Of ewely concealed therein aud accordingly he
vas told to open his mouth. He refused to comply;
when officer Mar in seized him by the throat in order to
choke his mouth opon aud thus obtain the stolen article
The choking however TO late, oil that heard
was The soopd Ct some metallic substance against his
teeth. and then swallowed it, thus disposing OF the
evidence of his guilt. On the person of Shaer the
officer found fourteen gold finger rings set with valuable
stones also gold watch and chain and pawn tickets
which, in all probability will lead TO the recovery Of
other stolen articles The Jacob Sturman aud his
son. both taken into custody and search warrant