The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-23

having ssunitsd murder IN wAshinssn, was arrested
IN Richmond Tonight and y held TO Await the ansh
Of onssss y idsasify and take him back 49,
Csnvkcsisn Of = Citixen BY Military Commis-
4 sion In south Carolina.
Before military tribunal convened Al Columbia, 8.
c. By order Of General Candy, John HcGinns citizen,
was araigued on the charge Of violating 20 much Of
General Order No. 10 prohibits the carrying Of deadly
weapons 1t appears from the testimony that
he snapped : navy revolver At one soldier and
threatened 10 shoot another He found guilty, bus
10 conform the sentence to the spirit Of the
State Law IL was commuted TO staad foliows-To be
confined hard labor for the period Of six months and
TO pay fine Of $500, which price, unpaid will be
plated by further Imprisonment 1t the rate Of $25 per
month Fort Macon the place designated for his
hnement
Medical Director of the District or Texas.
Colonel Warren Webster Surgeon United States Army,
has been relieved from the Army Medical Board, in New
York city, and assigned TO duty the Medical Director
Of the Military District Of Texas. Colonel Webster had
charge Of the Davids Island Hospital during the war,
and earned high reputation for the order discipline
and general good Management Of the important post.
Rev. Newman Halls Lecture.
Owing 70 the limited time for properly announcing the
lecture Of Rev. Newman Hall, the arrangement having
been made only within the past two days. Wallis OPEN
House, in which the lecture delivered was not more
than half filled. Among those present were Senator VIII
and Secretary McCulloch The lecture was delivered
before the Young Mems Christian Association and the
subject 'Ths relations between America and Great
Britain.n
Mr. Hall commenced by asserting that during the
great rebellion, and tho political struggle which
has followed II Great Britain Is nation has been An
States He proceeded to show that the voice Of criti
clsm ON certain policies OF our government BY
portion Of the people OF Great Britain should not b
taken the sentiment OF the whole country. ard
that even these criticisms In many instances did not
mentioned By way Of illustration meeting he had At.
tended al Cooper Institute New York. where senti
ments were uttered apparently antagonsic 70 tie gov
DO citizens Of the United States and of friendly to
it. He claimed that those who spoke thus freely Of our
national affairs in England were as much the friends
of America the speakers at the Cooper institute
After giving few more very apt and forcibe i!usra-
for United States Mr. Hall mentioned the Of
a number Of eminent Engshmen who were warm SYM
the Duke of Argyle, Professor Newman-with whom the
lecturer had on many occasions during our civil war
Sq' ss map our ayo
Smith and John Stuart aill, all Of whom
Mr. Han regarded as distinguishes political Utica
Mr. Chesson ana Mr. Potter, the member OF Parliament
from Rochester, who had spent from five to six thou
sand pounds distributing pamphlets IN support Of the
principles for which our government was contending.
The lecturer dwet to some extent upon tho fact that
while these who wore generally in the front rank
Of the state were not the most. earnest in our
cause, the great majority or those prom.
inent in the church were sincere well-wishers.
During the war, when the arisocracy generally
opponents the free churches we're almost entirely
friends In reference to the subject OF our national
affairs viewed by the governments OF Great Britain,
Mr. Hall saidLord RUSSELL homo ed by us ~ veteran
champion Of civil and religious liberty. You considered
he acted wrongly 70 America in some Of his transact ions
Foreign Minister. We thought so too. He now
thinks himself All statesmen may err but ii is not
all who honorable enough to confess their
This Lord Russell did at recent public breakfast
to William Lloyd Garrison. when be admitted that no
had misinterpreted Mr. Lncolns policy, and that he
owed the correction OF his mistake TO your excellent
Minister, whom have the honor 10 call nv friend,
of tho statesman Lord Ambsrsy, now IN this
country is heart and soul in sympathy with
America In her late struggle and her glorious
victory There is another man among us-our leading
statesman perhaps the first statesman Of Europe doubt
less our future Premier-a OF universal attain
ments OF ranscendent genius, Of ncorrupble integrity,
with only rival eloquence who Is know, most
generous admrer Of American greatness and whose best
sympathics were with you in the war-Mr. Glad
stone; and happen TO know on me best authority that
the South had achieved Independence this opinion was
given because he approved Of their cause but be-
cause he regarded the result 9a '9s ne ~.
OF humanity and the welfare Of the Mort q well
~ OF the South, required thai a. soon as possible
SO terribly destructive Of human fo should be termi-
s hone IL than our future Psmef
that his anticpaons were not verified. Then, there Is
another man whose noble heart has always beat true
10 freedom, whose cloquencc thrills both Senators and
the popuIace; whose every word Is reported by
tho papers that hate bis opinions and he has always
been strenuous advocate OF America-I mean your
friend and the worlds FRIEND John Bright Mr. Hall
continued, giving instances OF the attachment
Great Britain. and concluded by eloquent appeal TO
Americans 10 cultivate nothing but good feelings TO-
wards q sister nation, and be rivals only in love-
Mr. Hall has been requested TO repeat this lecture
Monday Gighi nexs when win probably be delivered
in the hall OF the House Of Representatives IN order that
a larger audience may hear IL