The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-08
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Justice Dawson attended yesterday at No. 81 Bond
street for the purpose of taking the statement OF
Mrs Cunningham 10 the charge of felony pre-
ferred against her. He found her IN bed and appa-
rently suffering. She declared herself entirely in.
Locent of the charge but pleaded illness a reason
for giving further explanations, and stated that
by the sdvice Of her counsel she would answer no
more questions She still remains ut Der house,
her attending physician Directing TO her removal
at present. Her counsel has asked Justice Dawson
TO pos pope his decision until Tuesday, and If Mr..
Hall agrees be will do So full report of ali the
proceeoipgs Of yesterday are given elsewhere.
The Police Commissioners yesterday had secret
sessor and in a Conversational way endeavored to
agree upon q candidate 10 succeed Mr.. Draper. A
number OF gentlemen were spoken of, whose names
aIc given in our report. 1t is confidently asserted
that the vacancy will be FL ed TO day.
Judge Davies issued an order yesterday for the re-
moyaI OF the charges against parties who parti;i.
psec il the late riots from the General Sessions TO
the Court Of Oyer ano Ierminer, 80 that it is not
likely they viii be tried before October.
The Board Of Councilmen adjourned last evening
until Monday, quorum not being present when the
roll wss called.
In the case Of Alexander Boyd, who died from
WOUNDS inflicted by burglars on Wednesday morn
ing last, the Coroner has jury 70 investigate
the matte but In order to facilitate the officers in
searching for the murderer, he las deferred the in
quest until Monday next. Campbell and Lanergan
are still In custody suspicion Of being the guilty
parties
Another post norton exami alton Of the body Of
young Moses, the late barkeeper OF the Sea
View Hcuse, at Nevssink, has been made by
Dr. Finneu. The Doctor IL inclined TO believe
that from the position Of Moses bed. 1t would
have been difficult for an assassin to have
dealt the fatal blow and also that it is probable
deceased committed suicide while laboring under
dehium caused by drinking. The prisoner Donnel
ley lie quite sanguipe that his innocence wild be
clearly proved on the trial.
Henry Beck. young German, was tried yesterday
In the General Sessions for attempting 10 poisoa
Mr. end Mrs. Greskn. 10 March last. by putting
nc Ia their food. The defence insanity: and IL
was clearly proven Ia At his parents and relatives are
piedsposed to men'a arrangement. Tie jury &C.
Quilted the pIisote-. He ronanded 20 the city
prieon TIL his friends arrive from New Orleans
vhtr he will he removed 20 az ssy lum. Young BE k
graduated at the College of Prague when IL years
old and IS distinguished lioruist. James Williams
was convicted OF al att nlpi a. burglary in the ost
degree, aIo sent to the STATE prison for five years
He is desperate fellor Tor ht fred loaded pisto'
at officer Mcintyre, which fortunately did not take
eject. dagger and c number Of burglaricas I'M
plements we're founc on his persop. Apollo Coward
and Conrad Coulter, bis sccomplces, ca IA sent
10 Si,e Sing for twO years. JOHN G. Gllet Wa con
ycted CT stealing several thousand dollars worth Of
deeos and bonds DC will be sentenced on Saturday
Our Dispatches this morning indicate that In the
recent elections in North Carolina aud Texas the
democrs have swept everything before them.
The Indcpend,snfe, panish journal, puo ishec Ia
New Orleans states in It's issue OF the Is b ult.,
that Oh the departure Of the steamship Texas fro N
Vera Cruz rumors wire in circulation there that ex
President eants Anna had died. No particulars arc
given snd the Ina'pendenfe adds that these rumors
probably sprung from the same source witr similar
ones j; bad received few days previously from Ha-
vans
Advioes from Batavia, Java, TO the 18th Of May,
state that In the month Of April disorders broke out
IN The upper paris OF PIembspg, and especially In
the Gomey Ulr which had lee to several encou oters
with the Dutch troops. In 6gnt on the 18th Of
April at Pemstane Tinspg Scribe, where the insur
gents were collected In large numbers, q second
lieutenant and two soldiers were killed and too
officers and three soldiers slightly wounded. tn !,
Eng Bh government II was reported, had taken
possession of the Cocos Islands for a co,ng station
This measure excited considerable indignation
amongst the Dotch in Java. sho looked upoa il ~
fresh instance Of what lie termod the unscrupulous
rspscity o. Great Britain
A. Singapore, on the I'd Of June, gold dus, rated:
Mslsysn s2s, and Australian $50 $50 so per bun.
kal.
The Dutch schooner BOress OF Ser passage from
Singapore TO Macao, when of Pulo Sspsts on the
10th OF May, spoke the French ship Fernandez from
Macao 70 Cubs, With coolies with signals OF distress
5g. The master OF the B)reas boarded 10 ascer
= the cause, and was informed that the coolies
Sc IN most refractory state. and had risen Oh the
a,twice, that thirteen Of the cooie, had in con.
pence BEEN katd. That on one occasion the
b'f bad act FIRE 70 the ship, bat having been
forced below, they had 70 "a, oi the FIRE themselves