New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-28

= .Lor, us,e exceedipgiy dimnuhVe, u"her comnaaa
= lem. Couts, aged i5 sDd fuss sergesnt DUBOIS
S,o The Governor room was crowded with Ia
"ss oh,Sreu friercs of the soldiery, and, owing
-. AZ business the ps.t OF the Mayor us
s.rsd 70 q speech from Col. Ming
ry, CsrnlSAL LIBEL SUIT AGAissT IH HERALD
IN the proceedings commenced sSsnst James
.rordop Bennett, editor ard proprietor OF me neT
yo,s Herald few days eince, based on the sha"'.
the Hon. Daniel <. Sckes, the defendant aPpo''o'
before Justice Dawson, Police @sgisHaIe' anu erN
Ial for bis appearance at The Coarl o' ".Hei"
sions. TO answer any indictment which ui'sa' "
8y that oct the defendant waived DIS nga' " ."
animation, and upon the request Oh 'ae .s". -.
~ A Oskey Hall, the pspers in the matter were
49,, h;s nossesson 70 be placed before the Grand
e., g. ,ho;, action The Court OF Sessions, how
n,,;,es no jurisdiction. further than right TO
- nroceedipes on the writ of certioror or for the
,,rno-e of admitting to bail, until an indictment has
). an found Notwithstanding this fact, on Saturday
s,t Judse Whiting counel for MIR. Bennett, appeared
before Judge Russell anc moved that the case DC sent
haek TO the magistrate fer txamnation. Mr. Sedgvics
the Assistant Distriot.Auorney objected 10 suoh
<ouyse being pursued, and desired that the DIS
tr;ct. Attorney, Mr.. Hall, be called In. Judge
Russell however said this was not necessary; thH
he had the power 70 act In the matter, an0 nc
shoud exercise it; and he thereupon granted the mo-
tion to place the again in the hands oil the msg
trate.
THr Sfsa SIsG PRrsos BosD SCn.-The prOverb OF
the laws delay which in most cases Is conyeHiole
expression for the delay OF lawyers, hnds good hua
fration In this instance Nearly three years ago, the
State oed suit in the Supreme Court against
WIN, Vail of Westchester County james M. Smith OF
New.Yofk, and Rerben Quimby Of Sing Sing, suresies
for Munsor J. Lockwood, former agent Of Sing Sng
Prison. On their bord of 900 conditioned for the
faithful performance Of LOokwoods official duties.
Three referees-Mr Robert S. Hart of White Plains,
Selah Squires Of New-York, snd Henry Jenkins OF
AIbsny-were subseq appointed by the Court to
hear the cae and they have nov consumed more than
100 days altogether in doing, while as yet the end
thereof is undiscernibe The evidence for the State
was closed in March last and the defense, repre-
scented by FIVE legal gentlemen, have been numbering
along with their witnesses since. MIR. A. IL. Wells
manages for the prosecution One of the sureties has
hecome bankrupt since the suit was instituted, and at
this rate of progress all the prties engaged except
perhsps the counsel are likely TO be penLiess or de-
fnct before it is concluded Whatever may be the
decision Of the referees 1t is evident that the State
will have fearful bill to hquidate
OFFICERS OF THE NEw.YORK STATE FREE SUI.
yRAGE AssoCIATIos.-The Convention met on Friday
evening pursuant to adjournment, at Spring street
Hall. and nominated the following officers for the en-.
saipg year:
Prc'd:us .........;Rev WIN. J. HODGES Brooklyn, E. D.
y... p,...a.u,... ~ ~; i Tor, s,. ils,sy: ss:
JAMES scorT.
Tredss'e........ PETER .; fonIfR'
>ssresari''....... Pr9is HTi 3 H S MiIIra
q % s st R.y a. joan hSa aunsa s&d 1a.n
Seward ward
CRY MoRrALITY.-From the report Of the City In
spector, we learn that there were $50 deaths in this
sty during the past week, which is decrease OF
4s, ss compared with the mortality of the previous
week but ia an increase If l29 when compared with
the returns of the same week in 1885, There I great
ecresse in diseases of the brain end nerves. as also in
diseases of the stomach, bowels and other digestive
prpaps. There Is quite decline 10 cholera infantun,
though ia still prevalent Feveis of virueut CHAR
scter seem 10 have nearly disappeared Of the total
number of Deaths 3SS of children Of ten years of
xge and undeta decrease of 90. The following table
exhibits the number Of deaths during the past two
weeks spaorx adults and children, Distinguishing the
sexes:
Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Total.
Wsss ss sas'as s.Sins ssp. sspt 50 IS sa is So
Among the principal causes of death were the fol-
lowing: Consumption, 55 commissions nfantilel, 2Si
Inflammation Of the lungs 25 inflammation ofthe brain
9; scarlet fever, Il marasmus nfantie), 20; dropsy
in the head, 81; measles, 4 Group. IL; cholera
infantum Sc; bronchitis, 3; diarrhea, %. There
were slso 4 deaths of apopexy. of congestion
of the bkain, 8 Of congestion of the lungs, 22 of
dysentsy Of Oisease Of the beer eethng, pre-
MIXTURE births 80 stillbogn, aud l3 deaths from violent
causes.
The following is classification of the diseases and
the number of deaths in each class of disease during
the past week: Bones, joints &C. Z; brain and
nerves, S'; generatve organs, A. heart and blood
vessels l3; lungs, throat &c, 1913; old age, 4; skim
&c, and eruptive tevers, l5 seborn and premature
birtbs, So stomach bowels and other digestive or
Rsns, 20Si uncertain seat and general fevers, 45;
arinary organs, l3-totsl, go
The number of deaths, compared with the eorre-
"I0nding weeks in 1855 and 1850, was as follows:
Week ending Sept fe. 1855 s.....................s55
Week ending sept q, 1855.
Week ending Sep. 10 lS51..................... cog
Week ending sept q, ls57.....................560
The nativity table gives iiO natives of the United
States, 6S Of Ireland, 81 of Germany, Of England
5 Of France, 3 of ScoLsnd, anG | each of British
America, Italy, Russia, Spain Sweden, ard the West
Iodits
NEw CosGREGATIosAL CHuRca, GREESw 4,
ryoSN-The Conorro ationalist, Of Gtaan sicb Co,p