The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-03
ANOTHER MIDNIGHT MEETING IN LONDON.

FROM q London Paper
On Tuesday night, second midnight meeting
took place in st. James Hall, convened by the
promoters of the former one, for the purpose of
advancing the work of restoring the fallen women
of the metropolis and for awakening a spirit of
inquiry, such would enable these unfortunate
creatures to abandon their reckless and disspated
course of life. In order to provide asyluns for
those who might be benefited BY these midnight
meetings upward of 8l 900 has been subscribed
since the last gathering, and besides, two houses
at short distance from town, and furniture, have
been placed at the disposal of the promoters of
the movement for the reception of penitents, and
home is to be opened for the children of fallen
women, in order that the mothers may return to
respe table life. Between the hours of eleven
and twelve o'clock the doors of the hall we're
opened, and it was rapidly filled by miscellane-
ous assemblage of untortunates, some of them
dressed in attire apparently of the richest des-
crlptlon, and OF style peculiar to their class,
whilst others were meaner clad, amounting in
all to nearly two hundred. As they entered, the
ladies and gentlemen present paid them the great
est attention, furnishing them with seats, and
supplying them with abundance of cake and tea
and cOnversing with them in a social and kindly
manner for upwards of an hour during which time
no unbecOming conduct evinced on the part of
the guests, but, the contrary, the greatest deco
rum prevailed. The Rev. Baptist Noel delivered a
long and eloquent address of a most impressive
character, depicting the horrors of the career of
those rail in such manner to bring tears in
to the eyes of many of them. Some cried bitterly
and all listened most attentivey The Rev Mr..
Bickersteth followed, and gave brief address;
after which the Rev. Mr.. Brock, previous to offer
ing up an affectiOnate prayer announced to the
meeting that one hundred of them need no longer
follow their present course of life for, with graft
tcation and pride, he able to offer to that
number comfortable homes that very night
Packets of tracts and cards were distributed as at
the previous meeting, the latter giving the address,
of the various Institutions of the metropolis de-
voted to the benefit of that class of females. At
least twenty of those present immediately accepted
the offer so kindly made by the Rev. Mr. Brock.
and several others remained hesitating as to whe-
ther they should accept reject the proffered re-
fuge from the sea of debauchery and vice in which
they were now threatened to be engulfed.
MORE OF THE PHILADELPHIA FUGIrIvE SLAVE CASE.
-on Saturday Judges Thompson and Allison sat
IN the Common Pleas Court room, for the purpose
OF hearing the argument in the matter of the re-
turn to the writ of habeds corpus directing Marshal
I ost to produce in Court the body of the fugitive
slave Moses Horner. The case argued as if
upon motion to allow the writ, thus bringing up
the main questiOn-Was Moses Horner in the Gus
tody of the Marshal at the time the writ was is
sued? Mr.. Warriner opened for the relator, and
took the broad ground that the writ OF hdbeds cor
pus writ of right; starting with this it would
follow that the right of the Marshal to hold the
man must be the subject of constitutional cOnstruc-
ton. Mr.. McMurtrie argued that under the deci-
sion of the Supreme Court of the United States
the Marshal could not obey the writ and produce
tne DOuy; lHdI Dtdte OOuTI was no authority to
interfere with the Marshal in the execution of a
process issued out of the United States Circuit
Court, the act of 1850 imposing heavy fines and
penalties upon the Marshal for allowing a slave to
escape after he is remanded. The return of the
Marshal is sufficient, as it states why he cannot
have the body in the Court, and he had obeyed an
order issued TO him by his own Court As an off
clai OF the Government, he had no right to submit
to the order any Court when he is in the discharge
OF duty imposed upon him by Court acting un.
der the Government; therefore the return that the
man is held by Court of competent jurisdiction is
Mr.. Wharton followed, after which
the further argument was continued until Saturday
next.
The CASE OF JAoKALow.-The examination of
oackalow' the Chinaman of the soop Spray, was
in Jersey City. DR.. Onider, Electa Leete and
Elizabeth Leete, the mother and sister of Captain
Leete, and others were examined. The examina- |
tion was then adjourned until Tuesday next, to |
await the arrival of Captain Willis of the sloop
LUCINDA On the appearance of Mrs. Leete and |
her daughter in court, Jackalow exhibited his |
grief and wept violently. He desired to speak to
them, but was advised not to do so by his connsel
IN. Y. Herald.