New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-26

but nothing can be heard Of the Others The name Of
the man whose body was found was Robson. HIS was
10 have been witness in trial for perjury aud sus-
ufcion fell on the parties interested in the prose
cutors he being witness for the defense. They were
persons who had before occupied respectable position
In society and one Of them wealthy Three Of them
were named Tomlinsons-a father and two soas-ani q
son-in-lsw Of the elder TOmnson, named Layens.
They were all put trial for murder this week, and
finally all acquitted. The case excited great interest
from the position of the accused in society II had been
stated in the confession Of q person named Inham,
in another case, that there existed gang Of horse
thieves and robbers, about thirty miles north of this
city, who did not stop at murder 10 accomplish their
ends This confession, which received with great
doubts Of ts tTuhlulness, pretended to reveal con-
spiracy scarcely less formidable than that which,
years ago, made Michigan 0diousy famous The no.
ton that the persons who tried for the murder of
Robson were part Of this gang gave additional in
terest 10 the affair, and the good character they
had previously borne and the position they held in So
cety enhanced that interest TO extraordinary de-
gree There strong for doubling the whole
story of tie alleged confederation OF rogges and thieves
as revealed BY Durham whose evidence is not consid
cred reliable. The second missing man 10 named Mon
roe. He came TO the city some month ago-went to
the theser and was soon on bis way from it, bat ha.
neither been nor heard OF since. He was per-
fectly sober man, and good terms with his fam
lily and his business connections Since last Tuesday
| third man has been my seriously missing. He, too
| DAY. and can nowhere be found His name is Tench
farmer, aud never drinks intoxicating liquors
To-day OF the city Aldermen tried for per-
jury and acquitted The charge against him was fouu-
ded the evidence he gave the chancery suit against
the (late) Mayor to which referred ia previous let
ter Tor purchasing certain city debentuIe, from third
party Another witness named Cotton bad alleged in
bis evidence that be in Quebec Christmas day.
1852. He interested in showing that he not
party 10 tie issuing of certain abusive pacards regard
rc he nj del nv which
were posted on Christmas eve. Aid Roman, who
tried today, that he Cotton acting as look
out TO the party Of bill stickers the 9th Dec,
1852, when be (Cotton) swore he was in Que
bee. But Cotton bad letter belonging to Roman
which the latter desired to obtain aud he went to him
COTTON the Monday after Christmas 1852, ~ de-
mand the letter, threat that if withheld, he would
expose COtton's connection with the bills.icking
The letter was given up on that threat, as Roman
swore. Cotton c0ntended that 10 was not on TINS
merace that he restored the letter that he had had
nothing to do with the pacads and conseq lently that
Alderman Roman had in his evidence wilfuly per-
ured Lin self in stating that he obtained she letter on
the menace stated This was the ground of the action
for perjury but it could not be sustained aud the
whole dHimus of the prosecution has bad look That
Cotton was in town when he be in Quebec,
and that he had hand in the abusive pacards with
which he swOre be had nothing TO do there is abun liant
evidence 10 prove. Yet did be venture to institute
sgsinst another an action for perjury Aldermanic
virtue comes out safe for once.
Parliamentary report on the state of education in
Lower Canada shows a deplorsble state of things
Tie Parliamentary Committee pursued their inquiries
into the state of primary instruction. and the working
Of the school law; the causes which have retarded
and continue to retsrd the progress of education and
the means requisite to render the law more effective
snd to improve the primary system of instruction
More than 400 persons were Intercepted by the Com
uittee. and the answers show sd state Of
affairs Out of 99l teachers OF both sexes, Al! only
were declared qualified. This state OF Ignorance
among the teachers is not surprising, wsen it is CON
sideIed what miserable salaries they get. Only Al
received salaries above $500 3i5 received from
$40 to Sl60; ia received $50; 40 go and 10 ID
year Such are the salaries of the instructors OF the
youth of Lower Canada. The management of the
schools s ntrused to Commissioners the greater part
Of who can neither read write, and there ia not
unnstursy among such population strong aversion
TO the school tax L. {.