The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-26

ment OF the court unt eight O'Clock the usxs
| morning.
THURSDAY, Nov. "a, 1853.
On the opening Of the Court this morning halr hour
was consumed In business foreign to this trial The
pearance of the prisoner WAS II possible more chesrfa
than the day previous Mr.. Sanford resumed his aKu-
ment to the jury at nne O'clock and concluded
1t Is perhaps sufficient fer to say that he astonishsd
every within the sound Of his voice by the Ingenuity
and tact with whi,h he defended the prisoner almost
without any ony favorable to him except what was
drawn ont in the examination Of Witnesses for The
prosecution and that it viii be seen, very msa-
Many of the persons composing the audience were
affected to tears during his appeal to the Court ard
jury for mercy in behalf of the prisoner. This par
tcusry the case with majority of the jurors the pn
soner and nearly al the ladies' Of which there about
who listened to him, and that th It himself and
socste had done all that could be done for the defence
SUSTAINED fully the exalted reputation which they
acquired in the legal profession.
discharge OF tho daties devoving upon him ct
ten cct ck and continued until about quarter past
one O'clock carefully reviewing the testimony and co
me ntng upon it, and explaining the law to the jury and
pointing out to them their duty in behalf Of the people
While Mr. ol,ey said nothing ths the testimony did nos
bear him out IN saying it is clear that he did shrink
from full and free discharge Of the dssgrseable bur-
then which the law imposes upon him The prsonsrs
during nearly the whole Of three hours and quarter
sumed in the delivery Of his eloquent address, leaned for
ward resting his forehead upon the back Of his hands,
ths weTs upon tns RAJ, n 'front.' which sncosss
manifested by the auditors from the to
the close Of his remarks He has shown himself able
advocate.
When Mr. oney had concluded the court adjourned 10
a quarter past two o'clock.
Judge Harris delivered his charge the jury at haK
past two O'Clock, in o solemn and impressive manner
deathle stiffness pervaded the court om which was
crowded to overnowng Afer reminding the jury of the
great importance responsibility of position both
in relation to the prisoner at the bar and the peop
the with which they should weigh the law and tes
but Awad an
the it, rst Independent of that
po on wherein the scsu.ed eon his guilt of the
course of conduct Of Wood together with the circun-
stsn,al evidence attending the same from the time he
of August last to the time OF his
before the Justice in the town of Coxsacks the 30th
OF the same month The Judge then reviewed the prison
es confession made to several witnesses and pointed
out what importance should be attached to It,
lar corroboI ated by other evidence and closed his
charge in the clear, feeling and impressive style
that characterized the remarks throughout.
Immediately on the conclusion Of the charge the jury
retired to their roon and ned with verdict
csely four O'Clock having deberatsd but three quarters
Of an hour Nearly the entire Of people remained
in their places in the court during the absence
the jury evidently anticipating that their consultation
would be brief and the result showed the perfect agree
ment in opinion between the jury and spectators
clearly the vercct Of both. When verdict guilty
was pronounced agitation manifested the part
Of the prisoner He appeared calm and resigned to hia
The Judge will pass sentence upon the convict thla
Saturday morning.
Father Gavaxxl ON the Pilgrim Fathers.
Father Gavaz delivered his last lecture In Brooklyn
last evening, at the Atheneum to very large audience
The subject which had been ounced for the evenings
lecture, was The Pilgrim Fathers" but the PADRE ss-
cordine to his usual custom, did not conine himself to
his text and his address comprised very curious ns
of subjects which had been for the part embraced II
his previous lectures.
He commenced by aluding to the recent structures o.
ba0u hv
and other prints that have right to speak In Amer.
ica on religious subjects. The New York Tribune alss
the organ Of socialism, has undertaken to rebuks me-
Here the Romanism Of Archbishop Hughes and the sod
lism of the Tribune meet old provsrb that ssx.
tremes meet" am in America l will enjoy the
right to speak In America All this outory about my
speeches arises ftom the fact that have touched Q
lender spot in my speeches If had chosen 10
speak theoretically I should have been called q
orator; but because speak the truth-the praeti-
cal truth, am called a charlatan and q humbur.
In reference to the subject Of my lecture. when the
tual and temporal tyranny they arrived in tt Ia country
and considered refuge from intolerance and persscu
tha two centuries the question their chdre1
s OF the same character that which ttrred the hearts
out Protestansm Look at those lands which Tor years
have priest ridden and destroyed by spiritual tyran
ny az M S ser IN c,v vars ana
OF Papal tyranny. In New Granada too, the Romiah
Nunco has been driven from tho country because Of
attempt to uurp the civil authority and claiming too
high prerogatives Now, nuncios In Nav Grana-
ea-no more usurpationit will be in truth republcan
country. Archbishop Hughes asks Why we don't
import ragged schools into this country since We
are SO enthusiastic on the subject OF educstion.
Poesan asses m tho. arc ho not oS
espeay ttedfor those of the land hich Bishop Hughes
fSmss R i from appsusss "a and ssnis Maintain the
religious education introduced into your seminaries ol
literature and science and believe that literary and
pf Ha1r
Tot sectarian bock If it not secterian book-nM
is the word Of God why do the Romanists object its
the children of the Council of ren rather than the ch
den Of Cod But they say that the Bible Protestant
book But 4 It is So is not God Protestanta {Ap-
work Of such author and such Protestant Ny part
Ing advice is that the Bible should be put into the hands
Of The people and that tn should all be permitted -
read it in its purity Use force in introducing The
Bible into your public schools and let the Romanists
duced at phladephia and the number Of Catholics whs
left decreased daily until all or nearly all stayed.
s1s 1 ye@a psops VIA w,sn oos ns no you would
Catholicism makes slaves, but Protestantism makes
free hearts. Qons continued app ause) The lecturer
which Roman Catholicism had fallen, according to his
opinion He thought the system Of reading the servics
unmeaning ceremony He (the lecturer) had been en-
ccedingy amused on attending church In Ireland to -
they understood nothing whatever. He concluded By
saying keep alive the Same of Professionalism in your
and The Bible your most precious tear
10 suffer the word of God to be taken from you
der led TO the youth of land Preserve Bible
in yoar common schools first duty and then do NOT
forget to retain 1t in your families. II In truth your
most precious legacy, asd forget my dear Aner
that it il the only weapon with which TO eucountsr
the forces Of Pcpery The lecturer concluded amid
great applause.
Police Intelligence.
Arrest a. iic.Iccl-s az the National Tv dre Onioee
Reed Of the Chiefs detectives, ON Thursday
night the 9th inst at the National TheAtr
vo Young named Sylvester Fazard d John Collins
whom the officer detected in picking pockets in the
theatre On taking them into cust0 u, Of then