Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-10

Mrs. MAcREADy'S READINGs.--Our readers
viii bear in mind the Dramatic Readings of
Mrs. Macready at Brinley Hall this evening.
The Hartford Times of the I'd inst, in a no.
tice of the readings of Mrs. NJ in that city,
says:
unheralded by any lavish puffs--scarcely
soliciting private influence in her favor-with
out pretence of any sort, she came to our CITY.
and has really, to the surprise and gratifica-
ton of all who had the good fortune to hear
her, presented us with most glowing enter
tainment-really Que of the richest that has
been afforded of the kind by any lady artist
since the days OF Fanny Kemble Butler.
Her voice is full, clear, and resonant of the
emotion which she depicts. Her articulation
Is particularly perfect. Her gestculatIon is
graceful. She enters with deep feeling into
the subjects of her reading, and presents them
IN the true style of art, in accordance with
its admitted highest rule-as actor, and not as
spectator-as part and parcel herself of the
scene, the colloquist or the writer whose
language she selects for her own reading.
Her scene from Macbeth we never heard
given by any lady with as much power. Her
extract from the Siege of Corinth was rem
dered with true appreciation and the Verses
from Mrs. Slgourney were read as if she her
self was the fair authoress of the exouisite
lines, and felt fully all the beautiful aud noble
emotions which instigated their creation
The other pieces were all well read, and Mrs
Macready may be assured that those who
heard her will gratefully remember her ex-
ceilent entertainment. and wish her in her fu-
ture exhibitions the highest success.
SLAVERY IN ERIE !-Ha5eas Coyous-Grecs
Excitement Some three weeks since, Mr.
John Caughey, from Mississippi, we believe,
brother to Miles w. Caughey, came to this
city, to visit his friends. lie brought with
him slave woman as his waiting servant
The colored people here, many Of them fugi-
tive slaves, We're indignant that a slave should
be held in their midst, and many people felt
that it was an insult to their feelings on this
subject. Efforts were made by colored wo-
men to gain an interview with her, but to lit
tie purpose, except Mrs. Davis, who states
that she saw and conversed with her alone
that said woman told her she would like to be
Tree but was afraid they would get her again
and kill her.
On Wednesday, writ of haJeas corpus was
issued by Judge Sterrett, on the petition of
Adam Miller, colored person, to the said John
Caughey, ordering him to bring said woman
before him, and show cause why she was de-
tanned. The parties met at C. w. Kelso's Of
flee, G. w. Kelso for plaintiff, ]. B. johnson
for defendant Defendant made answer that
the writ was false--that he had no such per-
son under his control. He acknowledged that
he had brought such woman with him
that she was in his family, but that she was
free-he had told her so-he had no control
over her. The Court refused to enter into
hearing until the writ had been complied with.
and adjourned to meet on Thursday, at IL
o'clock
AT the time appointed the woman was
brought forward, and when informed that she
was legally Free and had right to 20 if she
pleased, replied that she wished to 90 back
with Mr.. Caughey. She was immediately
rushed out of the Court House and taken
away.
These are the main facts of the case as
nearly as a hasty article can state them. There
are, however, some incidental facts, which
give quite a coloring to the whole transaction.
For instance, the woman was taken from
town about the time, or soon after the writ
was issued. They allowed no colored person
to speak with Or come near her in Court Her
master kept her close by him, apparently I'M
der his control These and other circumstan-
ces go to show that defendant had not I'M
bounded confidence in the unprompted fidel-
ity Of his ehattel. But more anon.-Erie.
CPd.) True 1n1erjc0N.