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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-04-24

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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

To Judge from the course at proceedings in the
trial of Bernard, the doctrine that in criminal cases
and especially in capital cases, the Jury are judges
of the law as we'll as the fact, would seem not to
be in vogue in England. That doctrine does not
appear to have been even alluded to on the trial.
Lord Campbell, in his charge TO the Jury spoke
Of them as judges of the facts, precisely as he
might have done in civil trial. They were aware,
lie said, that during the trial several important
points of law had been raised. OF these the pris
oner would have the full benefit; and, if any of
the IN should be considered fatal to the prosecution,
tie prisoner would be ab,oved from all penal con.
sequences, even though the jury should find YER
dict against BIN on the facts submitted to their de-
csion. He would have every adyantage-evldently
res ring to the future consideration Of these
points Of law BY the fifteen Jd1ges-arisiOg out Of
the questions of law which had been propounded
BY bis counsel, or which might be propounded az
teIward. The Jury were judges Of the fsct, and
the important facts for their consideration were,
whether or not the accused was an accomplice 10
the design to murder the Emperor of the French,
and whether the death Of Nicholas Battle, charged
in the Indictment, was natural and probable con-
sequence of that attemp.
Had trial Of this sort come before Of eur
American Courts, the counsel, We apprehend,
would hardly have acquiesced in thus leaving the
points Of lsw-at least the main point, OF the ap-
plcabi'y of the statute relied upon by the prose
cuion to aliens like the prisoner-to the exclusive
decision of the Judges after verdict. They would
have insisted upon the right of the Jury to judge of
tie law as well as of the facts, and upon arguing
to the Jury the question Of the applicability of the
statute to the case before them.
On the other hand, the counsel for the defense
assumed in this case freedom and dscursivenes.
of remark which in may American Courts would
baye been liable to be stopped on the ground Of
irreeyabcy. In the trials at Boston which grew
cut of the rescue Of persoIs arrested under the
Fugitive Slave act, the counsel for the prisoners
were repeatedly interrupted and checked by the
Court on that ground. Lord Campbell, ia charg q
The Jury, passed this same censure of irreleyAncy
Oh great deal that had been urged by the prisoner.
counsel-rei,rrIg especially TO what he had said
n, ut foreign dicta.ion, and which really was the
srourd upon which the verde. of the Jury was
BASED; but while warning the Jury against being
il futrced by these irrelevant matters, b, stated
hat the Court thought they could not properly in
relrre to check the pressns of those topics, lest
,bould be supposed that the prisoner counsel was
re- strained fiom urging points which he thought
mieht be OF service to bis client. Should any moro
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

From EUROPE we have three days later inte.
gence by the steamship Europa, and interesting
details Of Lews heretofore received, by the Ariel
The Biiilh Government bad announced that no
further proceedings would be taken against Dr.
Bernard. The clipper. ship James Banes had been
burned, with her cargo, ia the Liverpool docks;
and the American wbaler Cortes had been burne 1
AT Cape Crusade. Lord Derby stated in Parlis-
ment tbathe should oppose the Oaths bill 30 far as
it removed Jewish disabilities A bin had been
introduced abolisbirg the property qualification for
members of Parliament The United Service Club
of London had given grand banquet to Due de
Malaktff, at which the Duke of Cambridge pre-
sided, and Pelssier spoke vague generalities. The
agitation in France respecting the Bernard trial
wss .ubsidiDg; the director of the Constitutional
was dismissed in consequence Of the inhsmuatory
article against England in that Journal but was
subsequently restored TIE Moniteur deuies that
Frapce is increasing her Lazy. After May 30 for
eign ships are TO be admitted to the Russian ports
on the Black Sea. The Porte has censured the
Viceroy Of Egypt for giving his assent to the Suez
Canal. New difficulties have arisen between
ENGLAND and Persia. Later advices from India had
been received. NeLa Sabib's stronghold had been
stormed, but he escaped. Several other successes
had been gained by the British. Cotton had ad'
ysnced COusols closed at 9is TO 96,.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

In Congress yesterday, the SENATE passed Mr..
Collamers amendment to the Paraguay resolution,
by which the clause authorizing the President to
| employ force was stricken out. The subject WAS
then tabled on motion Of Mr.. Mason, who had in
troduced IT, The bill for the repeal of the fishery
bcuI ties was supported by Mr.. Clay of Alabama 10
long ipetcb, at the close Of which the sub
ject was laid over till to-day. Mr.. Douglas made
an Intellectual effort TO have the Oregon bill taken
up Mr. Jchnson's printing bill was read, explained
by its author, and passed, slightly amended, with
cut opposition.
In the House. Mr.. Clingmsn, from the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, reported resolution re-
ouesting the PresdeIt to take measures for the alb
rogation of the Clayton Bulwer treaty. An un-
successful attempt having been made to lay the
whole subject upon the table, it was postponed till
to day. Com. Paulding and Paraguay resolutions
were introduced. The Minnesota bill was then
taken up. Dir. King,bury, the Delegate from the
Territory, caused printed speech to be read,
wherein be argued that Minnesota ought to have
three Representatives, and compared her history
with that of Kansas. Mr.. Parrot called him to
account, and he defended his statements the
authority of Cong ressiona speeches. Mr. Sherman
opposed the admission of Minnesota charging that
she had not complied with the Enabling Act Mr.
jenkins of Virginia opposed this view, and Mr..
Can EFT from the same State favored it. Mr.. Grow
thought the sole questions to be whether the Con-
stitution embodied the Peoples will aud whether
its principles were violative of the Federal Consti
tuticD discussion followed respecting the agree
ment, in consequence of which the Republicans and
South Americans joined the Anti-L.compton DEM
ocrats in support of the Crttenden Montgomery
amendment
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

From the Annual Report Of the Controller,
printed i full in yesterdays TRIBUNE. We gather
few more facts in relation to the frauds prscsiced
upon the City Treasury and property owners on the
lie Of various street improvements undertaken
within the past three years. Investigations reach
ing sill further back show that similar yi'la'nies
we're common for some years previous; but the
present exposures relate chiefly to 1856 and 1857.
Taking the Controllers statement (No. % of bis
report ard the several disclosures made to the
Common Council by Mr. Conover, while he had
control Of the Street Department, We have con-
debsed the leading facts into the following table,
which we hope will be studied with profit by the
Of tsx.paying citizens who have left the City
Government to take charge ofitsef while they looked
after their private affairs, enjoyed the comfort
able eae of so much of their fresides as the
swindlers had not yet sold for assessments:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

The Secretary of War has advertised Rock
leland for sale, entire in parts, to the highest
bidder. Proposals for buying it will be received at
Washington till the 3lst inst.
Rock Island contains about 700 acres; Fort
Smelling about 10000. The latter was sold pri-
vatey to personal and political friends Ct the Secre
tary, without advertisement or any opportunity
for public competition in the purchase. We infer
from the adoption Of the opposite course with
Rock leland that the stress Of tho times renders it
incOnyenien. for the Hon. j. C. Mather the Hop.
Richard Schell ard others to take the property in
tie Fort Smelling way. We suggest, however, that
the difficulty might be avoided by borrowing the
note of some intimate friend-say Secretary Floyd,
for instance-and getting it shaved in Wall street.
At the Fort Smelling rate, the island would not
cost above $1,000, which could easily be raised on
Tote for $40, 900 even ia these bard timeA
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

Putting this and that t. gether, there are some
singular condolences in the operations upon the
City Treasury by Smith, Deylin & Co. For in
stance, note for 5000, made BY Smith aud in
dorsed by DeylD, was due in the Bowery Bank
sbout the middle Of November. On the 18th day
Of November warrant, in Smiths handwriting,
for $500 o. charged to the account of work paid
frayear previous, was issued, passed to Deylin,
iDdorsed by him as correct, and deposited to his
credit. About The last of November another SIS 900
Tote, made by Smith and indorsed by aud dis
counted to Deslin, fell due. On the 23d or oath Of
the same November, Smith got through the cele-
brated Fitzpatrick bonds, in which occurs the
alleged forgery of $4,000, by putting figure |
before the real sum of s2,o23 10. The sum was
issued in three bonds two for 5000 each aud one
for $500, the odd S23 10 beirg paid in a check.
One of these bonds for $5,00o-just the amount Of
Smiths note then due or nearly so-was assigned
BY Fitzpatrick 10 Deylin.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

Tux MISSISSIPPI STILL RISING TIE Memphis
Bpiea Of the 18th ut has the folio wing in regard to
the Western rivers:
"Ths Mississippi p est nts grand and mag 6,ent,
though feaifal spectacle at this time. Tue wild and
restless current that is sweeping down upon the de-
voted jewellers in the low country pornds des ructon
such aas not visited those regions since the
orsb!e food Of 1874, which overho we'd the city tf
New. Orleant, and deso!atsd many fair field an 4
fruitful valley A. this DLt the rivsr hiss rise n &C.
cord:Dg 10 accurate requirement, very nearly five
incl es in tie twenty hours endias at o'clock last
night and is still swelling gradually. This brings the
whole rise six il ohes above the highest lint reached
durirg tie freshest Of few weeks since, aud within
two o. three inchss OF the great rise Of 1850 The
Oldest residents here etmsts the present stage of the
water 10 be within eighteen inches two feet Of the
esbet Of ls2S-tbe highest ever known 10 the grea,
father # foods Persons who arrived here yesterday
from below report that heavier tide is coming on
of Arkansas Iivertbc most dreaded tributary of the
Mississippi than has been known for many yesss
The ri.e will strike the food in the main stream a. t
highest point, almost, aud the whole mss Of waite
will pouI with reslstess fury into tue 10" country
carrying such dire destruction in its course as wa
never known before
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

In the years 1928, the anti Protective prepon-
deIaDce in Congress suffictd TO break down the
Protective Tariff Of 1873 and itaugurate 9 policy
Of gradual but steady approach to simple Revenue
standard Of duties, which WAS reached in 1912
But general arrangement, paralysis and prostratou
berg the realized results, with woful deficiency of
Revenue, the XXVIIth Coz gress reversed the
National policy and restored the asoendency of Pro
t. c,on. This Ell dured four years, when, Col. Polk
having been chosen President over Mr.. Clay, AMI
the party of Free Trade fully dominant in Congress,
Protection was Overthroan and Free Trade agaia
'nsueurated. If the change was not consistent
aIo thorough the fault certainly, lies at the door
Of The Free Traders, whose Tennessee President
AID Aisssslppi Secretary Of the Treasury had only
to Indicate their wishes to Congress and be Oseyed
S.nce ihen' 10 charge has taken place but that of
last year, whereby The average range of duties was
further reduced about 20 per cent.
We have thus had Free Trade 10 the ascendant
thrOpsh more thai twenty Of the last twenty -iye
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

yens. IS II s.si Il. II has throughout eeen com.
menced o. the policy Of Agriculture and CON-
meIee s opposed to that advocated in the interest
Of Manufactures. That Manufactures have been
prostrated by it Is very certain; but we DO not
perceive .hst their ruin has been or is eompensasec
by an access of prosperity to the Farming and
Trading interests. On the contrary, farm products
have rarely been cheaper or Agriculture less pros
porous than DOW. But may not this be owing to
On entrmous over-prcductIon in the department OF
Agriculture, causing a general slut' On the con-
tra,y, The Erening Post, our Jealous Free Trade
neiebbor, proclains that
"Tte production Of wheat is diminishing and tie
production Of potstoes is diminishing Hoftes ana
pigs, sDd sbeep are disappearing Of course, tney
axe because there lie body 10 COW or reap, or tend
cattle because cuitivstors aud herdsmen are wanting
End becsuse refarious Legislation hes eor many years
Gone all it can TO cover cur fields with desolston, IN
order ths: oIe or two hundred n.llowners may III
their pockets. Give Us labor first, ard We VIII then
tax 4 colleges."
Nov the tw lsst Tariffs were carried BY the al
NEST solid vote Of the Planting States, in defiance
Of the remcnstrances and votes Of the representa-
tises Of Manufactures. For twelve Yeas pas, the
arnfnctuIers and the advocates Of Protection
tave been utterly oyerborne and powerless IN the
National Councils. The "nefarious Legislation,
if such bias heen il force since 1916. has been that
Of avowed and Obsreperous Free Traders, with
the full concurrence Of The Ertniny Post. Ii
"our fields have been covered with desolatlon
"in rider that ote or two hundred mi-owner'
"Day I'll their pockets" South Carolina AID
Geo gis Alabama aud Mississippi, mus. bear the
blame; forttey made and have upheld our recent
Tariffs in d,faDce Of the resisting, struggling
"mlowners." Ought they not to be ashamed of
then selves for having brought the country to its
present state TO subsrrve their " nefarous ends
And should not The Er'ning Post be ashamed of
having so steadily aud 30 bIindly supported them
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

The citizens Of Kansas friendly to the Lesven-
worth Constitution, at their Convention hold at To-
peka last week, nominated HENRY J. ADAMS of
Leavenworth for Governor, and N. +. CONWAY
of Lawrence for Congress. Mr.. Adams is now
Mayor of Leavenwortb, and has for some tine been
a prominent Free State man Mr.. Conway is from
Baltimore, and, Ike nearly all the Free State men
born in the South, is true as steel to the cause
He was among the boldest to maintain aud the last
to surrender the Topeka Constitution. He will Of
courte have opposition, which is likely to concen-
trate on the present popular and faithful Delegate,
Marcus J. Parrott, aId may elect him. If all that
is unsoubd and unprincipled in Kansas should gee
fit to vote for Mr.. Parrot, that circum,tance will
by no means prove him man after their own heart.
good many will vote for him to beat Conway,
who merely hate the former less than the latter.
The passage of the English bill invests the dongs in
Kansas for the er suing two month, with the deep
est interest.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

Another stror ghold Of the Slave Democracy hss
surrendered. Philadelphia elected an Atti-Admini'-
tration Mayor yesterday. St. Louis, Cincinnati, Du-
buque, j, nenon City, Albany and now Ph.del.
pba, speak for tie free cities of the nation in tones
unmistakable as Connecticut, New Hampshire aud
Rhode Island have spoken for the Free States. Do
the Lecoppton gentlemen begin to have an inkliOg
of hat is in store for them next Fall II they do
not let them wait for the news from Kansas, when
the English swindle is shown to the people there.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

Tie Smith forgery. Alteration Of figure. ia Surveyor.
return.
These are the figures, as near as can be showa
from the documents before US. That such sums of
money were taken by sheer mistake is about as
likely as that Mr.. City Reformer Henry Erben
who by the way, is good Taumsny Democracy
did not know that he was paid 80, 900 too much in
the CsDal..tIeet opening award. A regular system
If sw1 dir has been the rule in the Street Depart
ment fer years. These fraudulent overpayments
were in pursuance # deep-l,d plane, of which
certain City officers must have been cogniz mt, or
the fraud, CO uld not have been perpe.rated First,
the Charter was violated in giving work not to the
lowest, but to much higher bidder thus rendering
The sealed proposal" mere sham; and where
occasionally tie lowest bidder did get contract it
VAS sold cut assigned or otherwise transferred, 90
II al the Treasury was eventually sure to be neeced
Ten contracts were altered BY forgery; now con.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

We DOte CT nsiderasle surprise expressed in the
columns Of our distant contemporaries at the late
vote Of the School Officers of our Fourth Ward ex-
cludirg the Bible fro their Ward Schools. Our
own notion is that it was an act of justice to the
Bible for which those who revere that book sho1ld
be deeply grateful. About every fourth dwelling
IN The Fourth Ward is either grog shop, gaming.
house or brothel m,Dy of them are two Of these
" rolled into one and are all three. At least
iaf the voters Of tbs Ward are residents of groz.
shops, or brothels or both and these institutions
are rather lower filtbier aid more revolving than
suilar teps almost anywhere else. There are
bout 2,CC0 tgal voters in the Fourth Ward, and
they polled >, 637 votes st our last Election, If
which Fernando Wood had ll2. OF course tie
W,Id Officers elected are all Jealous Wood men.
II the great majority Of the people of the Fourth
Ward saw fit Do live with any sort ofrespect 70 the
pIecsbts OF the Bible, it would be very IL to keep
tie Sacred Volume in their Schools; bot, as the
case IL, they do well to kick il out. There is no
ether course among those which they are at all
Inclined to pursue which would do the Book 80
much credit.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05
HOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Mr.. BLAIR mo J, from tie Committee % Pn'r
Land Clsns, reported bill TO settle pfIys.s ~
claims il New-MeIieo.
Mr. GREENWOOD Ark. from the Comn.,tees
InCian Affsirs, reported a bill 10 confirm the ss.
the reservation held by the Christian Indians IN kN
ses, ard 20 provide permanent ZONES for them.
Nr. FAULKNER (Vs.l, from the Committee -
Military Affairs, reported adversely the Ssnst. d
granting tie Rome Arsenal to the State Of Sew fsh
certain conditions.
MI. DAVIS Mass }, from the Committee onN"i
Affairs, reported bill 10 amsrd the law grsotIoe ses
TO seios and maires, 90 az 10 include these Of pr
yste srmed yeseels regularly comrissioned BY NV
United States.
Mr.. CLlNGMAN IN. c., from the Co nm.i's' ~
Foreign Affairs, reported preamble thst ~.
hosas TIE treaty between the United States snd u Z,
BRIAN dssigra;ed the Clayton diver Tresy Is uaee
i.rprtton placed upon II BY Crest British sgrsId' =,
rsns OF ibis country aud On the Aoro IA
itn-snz sspee without neutrality Of eeneh, az Tesfno
los teen productive ony Of misunderstanding Aad
l. tween the Cove Tnmelis; therefore ...a
Resored That the President be requested 70 ake SEE
msy te IN lis judgment best Gale dated 70 efso: he sp
patton Of .aid IT, siy. ..oux
NJ. Ri CHE Pa said this was not an'hs'S@ "a.
repCit Of the Con m.;tee and a. q proper imo &c ~
sTtd % be hesrd en- the eubjet.. I'M
Mr. CLINGMAN aksd tsst the cons .dsfArH y -
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05
The Tribune for California

Will be ready at 10 O'Clock this morning. II will con-
tain the Congressional Proceeding Money and Market
Reports, Marriages and Deaths and all the latest i'm
porant Foreign and Domestic News since the sailing Of
the last steamer The Moses Taylor leaves to-day
at O'Clock. The Mails close at o'clock Single copes
in wrappers ready for mailing for sale at the counter
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

HOAX PROM Uran Tile lexington Mo. Err
pesitOv Of the 9Th inst. says:
On Saturday night last, passengers 90 the stesner
Adu ia, jsst down from Lessenworth, brought the
attacked by the Mormons un er Brigh an Youug and
bacly Mormon cspuicg thiiteen pieces
Of Icy Tie story goes toat two messengers had
just arrived ON TIE scene Of ac.isn with ospsiches
10 Wa; D.top. We tru,. tha, tse whole .liog /, 4
hoax"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

trials ever take place under tae criuia,i sec ions
e. the Fugitive Slave act, Wa hope this teLde moss
on the part Of Lord Campbell and his c'liesgu 10
sllc ing full play to the pri.Outrs defense, may
operate as a check to the impse0ce of our Federal
cti minal tribupas.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

CoRNs.-I.ITTLEFIELD & WESTERyELT, Chlro-
have rem ,ved No SIS Broadway directly opp 'e the
b icbolss HOTEL they will continue tne snccessul
resmsni of CoRSs BvSIoSs, NAILS &c sePiras entrance
oons for Hdlss.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

SOD 20 The trade In NwYok by the Who esse Dfugs's All
the yerywh.re should keep this Medicine Is sue
70 sch AID awe sat sseo and it is the very best hedn
ne .or,d ever rad for all diseases
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

OR IANGLty's Roor AND HFRB BITTERs-

81 If you wa cheap substantial rlessu and first class lion
R,u NC 10 lose your smetriy for Bscony stair
case boy CvrLkRs. Ohce (t0On No. d. No % Nassau ST.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

desire Gentlsmsn intending 10 visit France that
firm Parsds Poissonnefe No 81 viii attend to the
psokins and shipment Of aoan good, for moderate COM
No 50 MURRAY ST., N. Y.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-05

soso,uLA SAIL RHaUM, Ac-HYATT'S LIE BALsAN is a
,ersin 10 e painful forms Of these wste
.to an. uoh vat s Ola Ulcers Fever Sores Efyspras tn
worst cas q fnpuy Of the Blood, Liver aud Kidneys, Gne
RAJ Debry Dysp,P.s, l0clitDI Consuup'iou. Pies, &c
P,iucrsl prt,s No go GrHndst 10 cents peg bOtle.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-31
CLOTHS. CASSIMERES AND VEST

7 ' Z
~ INGS.-We have now on hand very large
stock Of Cloths, Cassimeres and FestinRs. TO which
we invite the attention Of those ia want of good
Clothing. at lcw prices
Our stock Of black cloths Cassir pres end super
French and English do SLACK and Fancy silk
festings; haudsoH.c Marseillrs do, is larger and
better than We have ever had aud offering them
for sale by the yard, i'll have them made TO
der and warrant fit in all Cases.
NH q CHILES & CHESERY
DLACK SILK, b L A K SILK.-lU
~ pieces Black silk Just received from the New
York auctions. at IA cents and 81 Ter yard, the
cheapest goods in the city, beautiful high lustre,
heavy and wide Cal ard see them.
NH 26 ALFRED MOSES. &c Main street.