St. Mary's beacon., 1858-08-26

THnIEAaSs SCENE Ar AqrAxrTc CsTY.-A
correspondent OF tie Philadelphia Inasirer de-
scribcs thrilling scene &s Atlantic CIV q
iew days since, ewing to the pcrilvns posiEioa
of Hiss Alice Nmmons, of Senator Sliiel!ss
family, vino, with Mr. Bcaneviilc. Grusa New
Orleans, while bathing, got beyoaa the surf.
The accomplished lady said she was sinking.
and Mr. B., who could not swim, found hira1
self hclpaess in his efEurts to rescue her. I was
. spectasOF Of the scene. The gentleman
struggled and sunk, buE sife ycung lady ap-
peared to be floating easily, and rapidly went
ont with the reccdsng tide. Whcn the peril
Of these bathers was fully appreciated, the
shFieks Of fcnssacs and the cries Of men added
70 the geHefal alarm. The case seemed hope
less, FOR there was no boat no cord, no stick. by
which it could be deemed safe to appsoach
the suffering parties.
Still some bold hearts went TO work. ard BY
great effort succeeded in catching Mr. B.. who
was dragged, apparently hfeazs. upon the
beach. Even after this was coue, the lagly still
iiOated cn~scd, but BY the energy Of Mr.. Clay
ton was aroused from q state Of syncuDe and
made to seize plauk, by which she was drawn
TO the beach. Her preservation was iniracu-
lous, for having learned the rules for floating
ste threw herself into the proper position be-
fore she became insensible, and thus her body
kept apon the surface Of the ware. Had she
elung to her companion. both must have been
drowned.-SFGsss
Tee REvxxUE AND THE EXPENSES OF Cot
LEcTfcS>-We see an article going the rounds
OF the opposition press, commenting severely
on the fact, often exhibited in this and every
other country, that the expenses incurred in
maintaining a detective revenue police are
greater at certain points than the gross amount
Of duties collected. The Richmond Wing has
recently made this discovery, and has paraded
it before the country, as a startling instance of
extravaganza ard political fraud. There is
not sane man In the U. States that does not
know thata revenue establishment like ours
must exteRd over every border region, and in
many places cost more than is received in the
way Of duties. The integrity of the system
and its power Of complete enforcement depend
npon the extent and activity of its. detective
force. We have most extended coast and
contact line to be watched; and it would he
culpable folly to limit the police to those dis
trictS alone whose revenues are sufficient TO
pay their expenses. Such course would very
soon lead to the diminution Of customs receipts
at the great ports and to the free introduction
of foreign goods at the neglected places. A
very considerable portion Of the current reye-
niles arc derived from duties upon goods Of
trifiing bulk and weight. which would readily
underfo the charge Of an overland carriage in
order to be introduced free Of duty The
sagacious economist Of the Richmond Whig
would cut of large portion cf the detective
revenue force in order to save expenses and
thereby diminish the incomes at the great narts
perhaps ten times over. We have large class
Df such economists in this country, but fortu-
nately, SO far they have not been called upon
TO discharge public duties, and we trust, they
may be permitted to remain where they are
Washington U5aion.
INDICTMENTS AND JuRY vEsn,crs.-Be- |
fore the adjournment OF the British Parliament, |
Lord Campbell gave notice of two important |
bills which he proposed to introduce at the
next session. AS they relate to matters Of in
lerext on this sile of the Atlantic, and may
furnish an incitement to legislation on the same
subject, in our own State, we copy his lord |
ships brief statement Of the object Of his pro-
posed bills:
The object Of the first bill was to prevent a
practice that now exists Of ciandestinely going
before a grand jury, and preferring bills of in
1ictment for perjury, conspiracy, obtaining
money under false pretences. and such offences,
ior which there was not the slightest founda-
ion. The result, however, was, that the grand
ury, behind the back Of the party accused, |
were induced, sometimes rather hastily, to find
bills of Indictment upon which warrant was
obtained, and the party was apprehcnded and
imprisoned until he found bail. There should,
IN his opinion be no bills found without an ex-
animation before a magistrate or proceedings
before o Judge. The other measure would
have reference to the great inconvenience that
nad immemorially prevailed from the practice
IF requiring an unanimous verdict from Jury.
They had of late experienced great inconve-
nence from the rule, because the individuals
On juries were independent in their thoughts,
and did not defer sometimes to the opinions of
the Judge, or to the opinions Of large MAORI
" Of their own bretheFn. He proposed, not
that the minority of jury sould be governed
by the majority, but that ii, after certain de-
liberation by the jury, they all agreed except
Dne or two, the verdict Of those who had
agreed should be considered as tantamouut
% the verdict of the whole IL, subject, how
ever, to be reviewed, and if, Necessary, set
aside.
DoEsrrcKs AT CHuRcH.-Doesticks went to
a fashionable church Ia the city to buy pew
but he had too light purse. He says;
"I very soon discovered that no dcad-heads
were allowed on this line. and that if man
couldn't pay, he was put of the train. After
some preliminary chatabout the foreign news,
the state of the markets, the hope of q revival
of religion, the rise in Erie the progress of the
work ofgrace and the price Of pork, thelowly ones
gathered around, and the sale began. Those
pews nearest the pulpit, or perhaps I should
say, those seats next to the locomotive were
lirst. and brought seventy, eighty and even one
hundred dollars preWiwm; the price was to pay
merely for q choice Of seats, in addition to the
regular rent. instantly saw handn't money
enough to take hrst-ciass cabin passage, but
there might be place for me somewhere-
Jones bought ticket, and Smith, and Totnp-
kins; but there was not single seat that came
down to roy pile and felt that l must give
up the journey, or find q cheaper conveyance,
for certainly couldn't afford to 20 to heaven
at such axorbitant rates."
DIsesAcEFUL The Hebrew
festival held at Carroll Hall, Baltimore, a most
s3;aU<anaful ovhihif;or Aool rlaea ahcxA half.