The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-21

The president resumed the chair amid the proracted
plause of the convention.
How RoGUEs IN PURPLE AND FINE LINEN SERVED IL
ESGLANp--The members of the London banking Of
Paul, StrahaD Il Bates have been sentenced to fourteen
years transportation Gibraltar. After fair and i'm
partial trial. which occupied several days the jury brought
in verdict of guilty. and the judge passed sentence in the
following words
@Wiam Srahan, and John Dean Paul and Robert
Maxim Bates the jury have found you guilty of the
offence charged upon you in this ndictment-the offence
of dsposing of securities which inrusted by your
customers you bankers, for the purpose of being
kept safe for their and which you appropriated under
circumstances of temptation to your own. greater and
more serious offence hardly be imagined in great
commercial city like this 1t tends shake condencen all
persons the position yo occupied and il has shaken the
public confidence in establishments ike at for long
period honoaby conducted do very, very much regret
that it falls my lot TO any sentence on persons in
your situation but yet the public interests and public JUS
ce require it, and it is not for TO shrink from the dis
charge of any duty however painful which properly be-
longs my Office should have been very glad it had
pleased God that else had to discharge that
duty have Continued the learned judge, with
deep eoon at least Of you under very different cir
cstance sitting ut my side in high Office instead OF be-
ing where You now are and could scarcely then have
anced myself that it would ever ome to me TO pass
sentence you But so IT is and this Is PROOF there
fore that all ought pray not to be led into empta
ton You have been well educated and held high posi-
ton in life and the punishment which must fall on you
WILL consequently be the more seriously and severely et
by you and will also greatly affect those connected with
you who will most sensvey feel the disgrace of your
position. All that have to say is, that cannot con-
ceve any of the arising under the act of
Parliament applicable offence Therefore as cannot
conceive any under the act can do nothing
else impose The sentence therein provided for the worst
case--namely, the most punishment which IL,
you severaly transported for fourteen years The
prisoners who seemed astonnded by their sentence lean
against the dock if they expected their counsel to make
some observations to the court but after short interval
they slowly retired in custody
SgtRIruALIsM IN couRr--A NEW SAVIOUR MANKIND
Mr. H. G. Redou has recently been brought before
of the writ of lunacy Redout is sprtualist
In the course Of the examination it appeared
"Aer teaching school in Ohio be removed to Mississippi
and there prosecuted the calling He never enter
society but led secluded, hermi-ike life, giving his
whole attention to books In March 1853 he felt that the
spirit within him called upon him 90 out and degenerate
the world. lie accordingly left Mississippi with $1,000,
which he has spent in travelling through the country,
Last winter he visited Washington city for the purpose of
laying before Congress his plans Bat he met With great
deal of opposition, aud was robbed Of his trunk These
sulerngs he bore without complaint for Christ suffered
and lonely like himself. He said he had come
to this city have investigation of his plans lie de-
sired committee Of intelligent physicians 10 consult upon
his case, and administer such medicine would test his
immort ay. He felt that there agency within
him capable Of resisting all disease and that he was bound
live forever. Living without eating within his
over although when he tasted his appetite, like that OF
other troubled him. Blu, that he considered merely
device of the enemy to divert his attention from the
great work
Bullock Mr.. tralg, ana Mf. Speed conYSrsed
freely with Redou and he responded TO their many n-
qurfs very fully. lie said that obstacles could pre-
vent bis ultimately accomplishing his dvinely appointed
mission. hen it explained TO him that the Lunate
Asylum would he the proper place for him remain
time he expressed dissatisfaction, remarkng that be
could try his experiment there.
~ verdict rendered by the jury and order made
TO transfer the unfortunate the asylum. lie is evil
IDENTIFY Of fine intellectual powers, but his mind is
tangled and out OF une by his dabbling in spiritual
matters His theory however, appears 10 be somewhat
different from that of the spiriuass he believes in the
prasece Of one attending spirit with every man. BIO con-
trolls the actions and directs the thoughts
GEopaIA rKMsWe clip the following from the Augusta
Consttuuonalist;
Miss Paige has been delivering public Hectares IN At
lanta female advancement She is said 10 be very
talented eloquent and pretty.
"Mr w. n. Mussey is making the final survey of the
railroad route between Albany and Americas
"B p Burnett has seeded from the knownothng lodge
at Lemons court ground in CoDb county.
aRev. Mr. Steagall is announced preach The funeral
sermon Of Hon. Vim. b ". Dent, in Newman, 18th inst
Spencer Currel esq, declines being candidate for
mayor of Savannah,
"The Charleston and Savannah Railroad Company have
arranged about their depot in Savannah
s.atss that Dr. Kane has selected James Hamilton esq the
we-known artist 70 make the drawings and paintings for
his forthcoming work giving Le adventures in the Arctic
regions The volumes will be issued BY lds D Peterson
Of that city Dr. Kane though having many advantageous
offers In New York. preferred to have his work issued in