Smyrna times., 1861-12-05
ISCELLAN JUS.
Delaware Affairs.

0CAuWdAC AudIISs
The Attorney General and the Grand Jury.
A Collision on the Lottery Question.
During the present session of the court at
New Castle, the Grand Jury made present
met of Joha A. Morris & Co., Of Wilmington,
for drawing an illegal lottery. The Attorney
General declined t. draw an indictment. The
Grand Jury thereupOn handed to the court
list Of witnesses they wished subpened, that
they might be aided in their inveslig ation.--
The court ordered the subpenas TO be issued.
To this the Attorney General objected, aileg-
ing that he should have been consulted, and
that he should have ordered the process to is-
sue. His objections were of no avail. The
next mOrnng all rhe lottery clerks, venders
and correspondents were 10 court, and upon
their testimony the Grand Jury asked the Al.
torney General to draw The indictment. He
declined. They appealed to the court. The
court replied that Lhe- matter must be left to
the direction of the Attorney General; that he
is responsible for his conduct TO no one, but
must act in accordance with his oath, and con-
scientously. The Attorney General sent up
long opinion containing his UieU of the legal
construction of the act Of 1859, declaring that
by the neglect of France to pay The July in.
stalGnent. the gran! was not forfeited, bu, was
voldaPle at the option Of the Legislature; that
asupon this construction The indictment would
be quashed, or the parties acquitted without
difficulty, he declined to indict.--JOurnaL
TAG LoTrEHy NuIsAKcH.-The Grand Ju.
rors report, at New Castle presents the infa.
nous lottery system as great nuisance, full OF
corruption and fraud, and calling for the inter-
position Of the strong arm of the law in its sup
preston. How SO vile an infamy as the swind-
ling oPereration Of lotteries introduces, can bs
tolerated in community like ours, is a marvel
to decent people eperywhere. II has been pro.
tested against 10 the Legislature more than
once y has been s'apPed by popular opinion
all over The country as system Of robbery aud
tAieving. leading directly TO the Jail and the
gibbet; and now it is presented TO our courts
by the Grand Jury as q foul abominution and
disgrace. .4a
FORGED MoRToLGE.-From the proceedings
Of Now Castle court it will be seen that a Gun.
ning rogue, calling himself Lewis Shuslar,
succeeded in mofigaging a farm Of Emmor
Pierson. one Of our oldest and most substs ntial
citizens. for $4,000 and selliag the mortgage to
dealer 10 leather in Philadelphia, named Ros-
senburg. for $1,000 the leather was brought
to WILMINGTON and sold by Shosier, who has
net been heard from since the forgery was dis
covered. The mortgage was executed 10 Cam
den. N. j., en- the Sd oil July. 1860. 1t is said
that Shuster has been detected in commitling 2
a like forgery in New Jersey.
ALTERED ONoTEs.-Psrsens should ba on their
guard against taking notes on the Farmers
Bank, OF Delawars. We were shown q ene
dollar bill, altered 10 a FIVE, yesterday, ssys the
Gazette, by Mr.. r.. r. Robinson, which was &C
well done that it had been taken in one Of the
Philadelphin Banks. These altered notes hays
the words /" Farmers Rsnk.r printed ina semi
circle over the tepb with a'large figure in the
right and left hand upper corners. On III.
geaUine fus the wOrds f" Farmers Bank" il
printed in staight Zine through the centre.
TaIRD DrLawlRe RrormENT.--We Iearu
thas this Regiment is as. fillag up, some 4oC
4 men having been already procnred. They viii
camp near Camden. on the old camp meeting
grsaad, until its compliment Of men 10 made up
Our young friend DR.. L. ]. Draper. 10 now re
. cruiting as eaptsin Of company, aud offers
q geed opportunity.o those desiring TO join on
4 forces in the Struggle for the good cause
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IL. PARpoxEo.-Hspry McYsy, indicted at TN
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