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put to bed between nine and ten o cloek. Matthi as remained up until between ten and cloven, and soinetimcs went into Pierson’s room and complain- cJ that Pierson’s vomiting and bad health almost made him vomit himself. There was nothing done that night for Pierson, except by Isabcda who washed him 5 I saw him the next mormn^, and Ibund him better, and in his senses; no medical aid was sent for: his linen was changed lour times ■ ■ ’ hiC) not wore ivu Prom that time as sent for; his linen durin g lh o n ig h t; he had no mcdicim ved that the day.s o f the apostles would be revived again, wiib all ibeir power to raise the dead and heal the sick. W h en liie pliysiciAhs had given up Mrs. P. he said “M an’s e.viremily Was Ood’s op portunity ; aiul, according to scriptlirc, he called in the elciei's of the church to aonoint her and timt she migl ___________ p»ay w iih her, tim t she might be healed. Several Mctli‘ odist rniristers came tliere, and she wasannointed. He expected that she v/ould he healed. She died a few day.s after, but he c.vpected she would rise 1C dead, i attended meeting at his ho ingat his house af- lis having iiad fits as not aware of his having in __ ______ ic to Sing-Sing, in the fall before he spirits anti that Matt.nao i tiig,j (1333.,) I afterwards saw him in those fits in ; them out. On Wcdnohday j pe,-, ,-l st. He made a great noise, and would often . .............................. ...... Irafts to his feet, and had the power of casting thein out. On W cdnOhOav j Pea i-l st. H e made a gi believed that he had one or two fits; I askotl liini b-d>ed his face with cold water, if he wished to have .some nouris hment, and he said Tlio fit did .not usually last a long time, a-ncTd-ii vc.s, so.mo collie. W hen he got it, he threw it up, not deprive liirn of sense, but of speech. W hen he iiud took nothing else; he rcinainedtdlWodaesday began to speak, he said “Very well J very well 1” in bed ; the greater [lart of lh:.t morning Matthias j-^pe uetlly ; but he usually began with the Subject was iircaching at the front door to a pedlar, and v/iiicli he was .speaking when his speech left tho rest of the day with Pierson. On Thursday j have seen liim in worse fits 'ban he had at and Friday and Saturday, Mr. Pierson was up, Sing-Sing when hs died. I fully believed that and was fttiliircrerU limes taken from the table by Matthias tho Father could 'save him, and used to Matlhi-is in a fit, to another room ; Saturday night j ^eg him to cry mightily to liim for deliverance, as he went to hod, and did not got up at all on Sun-1 all did,each for !:,‘imself. Wewereforbid to pray day. xMalthias was preaching the greater part o f God b>.a /dm , although I considered myself that day in the parlor. Mr. Pierson s >>'*'• nionv -------- .. . 1^ _ day in the parlor. Mr. Pierson’s hod room opened on tho parlor, and was partly open, iuld order Isabella to go and. shut l I of which t door Opel and Matthias woul the door when he was in a lU, several of which he had during the day ; anti Matthias offended ;oa sliould encourage sm:h a spirit as thi door when he ' during the d; soa sliould encourage so':h a spirit as those ought on tho Jits, u n Sunday night Pier- left alone in his room without a candle. that Piersi w liich br< )ugh I considered my; a wom.i>’ of prayer, and Mr. Pierson was tnil; mriTi of prayer. I did not consider Mr. P. clanger, fori believed he would live forever,! Mauhia.s could overcome death. I felt that we were in good hands; I often told Matthias that Mr. P.’s symptoms were not good, that his tongue was coa ted, and that he needed some remedy ; but he repli- cd that he was nttending to him, and watching hh -Pierson was sensible on Sunday ;,jt Mr. P . had fits The previous winter ; two down m the kitchen on Saturday oniiree would sometimes occur in a week; h ! sent down by her father to I afternoon, and soni! morning th.it he bad lliem this was not. in consctiucnce of light opes.— son wtes left alone in his room without a candle. nttendiri To Court.—Pierson was sensible on Sunday |,;t M r. P . had fits wash his (Mr. Pierson’s) feet, and asked me to g o ; ^1,^ up; I asked her could not she wa^i her fathers f.-et herself, and she told me M r Picpon wished |,eavy suppers, for we ,0 m e ; i went up and Matthias and Isa- . .......... ere in the room with Pierson. I shortly left the room and went info the hall, and sat down in it to rest myself. Whilst there Matthias and Isabel la passed me, and went to the head of the kitchen stairs and conversed there for more than half an hour. Matthias then made motions to me with his hand, and I thought I wasinterrupting the conver sation and went away; but did not understand, and 1 asked him what he meant, and he told me it was to take away the candle, which 1 did. On Mon day morning Pierson was worse, and when witness went to SCO him she found his daugliter rubbing his legs; Matthias brought him in his breakfast; Pier son asked me r.ould^ not 1 adniinistor an injection to him, and 1 said yes, if Matthias would let mo, and bid Pierson ask Matthias for leave to do Matthias came into the room and 1 went out heard no more about it. About noon on Monday, Pierson appeared to lose his senses. W hen M at thias came out he went to preach to Isabella and commanded her to go up to his room; at supper time on Monday night she heard a noise in Pier son’s room and went to the door and saw Piersoii on the floor. JNfrs. Gallagher went, first to the door, but Matthias said she was always the first to go, and she came back and seated herself at table; some time after, Matthias went into tlic room, fail hut one ; he-was at Sing Sing from tliat fall to August, when he died ; his lbs usually continued two or three miniUGS; after the fits he would con tinue the sense of wlintevcr conversation had been going on previous to the fit: iicdid not have any fit fill' a long time after lie came to Sing Sing ; the fits he had at first were very light—the hardest the rocking cliair. It was n long lime __ n.i __ ... was n long I ; my confidence in Matthias’ doctrines • to heal sickiic.'=s was established ; but tin rc roborle • Mr. Pierson; but inas- ;i the docirir back and seated hen fter, Matthias went into the room, and so did I, and I saw Pierson lying on tho floor with his feet to the door, and I asked to call Isabella to take him up, but Matthias said no, let him be, 1 am watching liis spirit; 1 then walked out to the Court yard. Towards candle light 1 came in and Matthias was sitting in the parlour, reading; Pier son’s bed was put on the floor and he put on it and left there that night; on Tuesday morning i v ill andnd sawaw Piersonierson lyingying in the sameame statetate irrnsen a s P l in tho s s i sible; notliing'was done for Pierson on Tuesday till evening when he had a warm bath. Mrs. Dr. came there that day between 11 an f asked to sec Pierson. Severalal tinimes ly site c.vprossed the t during the wish, and Matthias day she c.vprossed the same said she should see him ; iVIrs. U. asked mo about it and I said she could, when our father plea.sod. In the afternoon I asked Matthias to lot Mrs. Drach sec Pierson, hut he took no notice o f what I said, but continued preaching to me and Mrs. Drach who were together in the room. After sup per 1 went into Pierson’s room and he was sense less, but alive; Isabella slapped him on the face and told him to come out of his hellish sleep. Cath erine, Elizabeth, Anthony and Isabella, were in the room with mo. Isabella gave Pierson a hard slap with her right hand. The fit came on when lie was put into the water, I did not assist to put him in the b ath; he was not many minutes in the bath until he was again put into his bed on the floor. I then wont out for Matthias, and told him that Pierson had got a bath, and asked him would he let Mrs. Drach who was with mo, see Pier.son. H e made me no answer, but continued talking. Matthias continued preaching during the evening, or sitting in the rocking chair in the parlor. Pier son made a noise during Tuesday night and the night before, as i f he felt a difficulty in breathing. I thought it arose from the dryness of his throat, as ho got no drink during the day. A t eleven o’clock on Tuesday night he got a diink; and Matthias was laying Pierson on his back, and Isa bella held the sheet up to iiis mouth to prevent the water running out of it, which Matthias poured in with a pitcher; the scene was extremely distress ing. Matthias stood upright and poured ' in°a stream from the pitcher. The fi Jocirines, 1 fiom llitil I him (M at in ihc fields, and working in the bam packing Uing the ii.iy he had began to moke a day t y ilmi it wa.s a very liot da; 'hese fils were called ‘ petty iedinonresUihlMi- cry liot day, :alled ‘ petty a stream from the pitcher. Th e family retired to bed and Pierson was left alone; witness heard I noise in Pierson’s room during the night, whicli ceased about one or two o’clock; I then got up to go to Pierson’s room ; Matthias had gone there with a candle, and when we met told me with a slight shake of his head that Pierson was dead ; I was disappointed, as I expected Pierson’s fit the night before was fiis last struggle in recovering his health, and that ho would be well; I then retired, and next morning I went into the parlor and saw M rs. Drach there, whom Matthias had told of ;rc all there wailing for in- froin M allhias; to jircpare the he was not a person to be moved easily fron; pjirpose. If 1 had depended on my own judgmci or experience, 1 could li;ivc rosoried lo some meai of jittempiing to recover Mr. PI _ much as I Iiad dependence in ent out and hc would dclivvr Mr. P. _ T\l -I f Si niggle, and I cned to Mr. P. to call on him , Unas) fur deliveram-o ; I [lumglit that the last ene my to be dcilroytd was dcaili, and that Mallhias was eomc lo destroy if. Once lic had a lit while hc was sowing in the field ; anoUicr lime lie had one while lie was picking up stones; at a third fit he was at the lime going to kill a fowl. Immediate ly before the fit that caused his dcaiii, he had been ihc fields, and working in the bam king the tw-.o b fore. but it was a fair d ly. 'I devils’—that is they were so called iti our eslabli.'ili ment. 1 don’t know that they were cpilepHic fits, nor do 1 know' what name the physicians g.ive them. Dr. Payne attended Mr. Pierson for tliesc fits when lie had them in Kew-York, but the fius which he had at Sing Sing wcic of a much mote aggravated cliarac er ; there was, Iiowcvcr, the ■sime twisting tjf tlic l.e.ul, and a motin-i of the hand till it became stiff', as well as a general con- tr.iction of the lirnb.s on oiic side of bis body; his right arm and leg becanu stiff’ anil he died in this way. Ills bed.stcacl was talten away till Ids death —the strav/ bed was taken from under tjie mat- trass. Matthias would not let him come into the parlor, as lie said it would be defiled by the sick ■sjiirit. On Monday when Mr. Pierson was taken senseless, I had an errand lo the kitchen and went there, and Matthias and Isabella were calking in the kitchen. In passing Mr. Pierson’s room, I ob served that the door was open, and I told Matthias and Isabella that if they did not want Pierson to .hear what they were saying they must speak low. I did my errand, then pulled the door of Mr. Pier son’s room to, fur fear that if it remained open his sick spirit might contaminate the parlor. Mr. Pier son’s daughter Elizabeth was in her father’s room nt the time—she was there to_^ keep the flies off from her father’s person ; she was about shutting the door as I passed i t ; she was a firm believer in the doctrines of her father, and was capable of bringing him any thing he wanted, such as water, &c.; there appeared to be a difference belivcen her and some children ; she is very capable for a girl of her age, and was affectionate and obedient to her father. I would not expect from her what I would from an older person ; yet I would not in sinuate that she was not very attentive to her fa ther. His sickness was a source of great distress to her. I trusted to the effect of the spirit to drive out the disease. Mr. Pierson was palsied on one side ; and the leg, arm, and head twisted. A warm bath was prescribed for liim by Matthias.— It was considered in our establishment, that Mat- tliiasheld all the property there for the benefit 0/ all the children of his kingdom. It was either his daughter Elizabeth or Issabella the black that pre- Li-ed the blackberries for Mr. Pierson. Mattliias the berries into the house but sent son’s d eath; t ilionsS relativelative ; we wen I re to tin sent for by Matthias subject f M funeral. T h e C o u rt rose, took a recess, it b eing half past si.v o’clock. , [Front the A'. V. Courier and Enquirer.] Court resumed, 7 o’clock. Mrs. x\.nn Folger cross-examined—Matthias was called fatiier, and I mother, holding the managcnif of the house under him. Pic directed most of 1 domestic concerns himself; every time I apj ed his room he charged me that had killed Mr. Piersot going to his room, that I rc reprove Miss Pierst iher’s room. I do ■hing thing that was dcnie< d not bring the berries into the house but sent tliem in by his son John, while he remained in the field. I don’t know whclli pared the bl did not brin<_ le he renii the berries were pre- ued and placed on the table before Matthias came in or not. Tliey were then prepared with white sugar in the usual way except with to the plate, and 1 did not observe at liar a t the time in tl aial f regard iserve any thing pccti- the manner of Matthias. It ivas things at the table : he was often as pelulent on other occasions at the 1 b!c as he was at that lime. I don’t know where Matthias went when he left the room; the parlor was much used by Matthias and Mr. Pierson, thias was very severe on that occasion, as he l 1 for him to deal out I often as pelulei Sometimes he would have one fit in two 1 reeks; had not during the winter iiad abm three weeks; : fit every two or ihre( ing. Never saw him an nr Twas there.” The difficulty arose between M at thias and Pierson in consequence of the blackber- rics—this treatment was no more e.xcrciscd lo Pier son than to the rest of the family. Mrs. Folgev’s testimony as to the starting from the tea-table is, I believe, as far as I know, irresponds with her seniim Direct resumed- I ha :s ; neither in the than six fits while between Ma( and all the family lo come there; my mother hav ing long disiigreed>vith his principles, would not dt so ; one reason why my father disapproved of my marriage was, that I was too young ; and another was lliat marriages, in the way lliey were solemn ized, were contrary to the law of Gcd. I certain- natc Mr. Ednwnds iulroduced a bill for the t of tho act nrohibiiing the circulation cf irting from Ihc iments. tca-tuuiu is, 1 M y kno^Yledgc isumed- I have DO knowledge of the latment ivliieh Mr. Pierson received during his !t illnessj as I only saw him when he had the ry to the law of Gcd. I cert ly was very saucy to my father before he beat me, but I was induced to be so by the representations ol Mrs. Folger, who was present when I was whip- (The prosee-uti( Tlie cot’bsel fotr t in his del prosee-ution here rest( ire rested.] » llie prisoner here addressed the andnd wasas followe ions on court in his defence, a w followed by the Oelforthe prosecution.^ Our limits compel omit their speeches, as HkeWiSesome discussu technical points. Judge Ruggles said there was not sufficient c denceof the allegation that the deceasedjiad come to his death from the culpable negligence of the prisoner, and therefore that the jury could not find Juror.—Nliithm- of murder or manslangliter? W ell, well— The Clerk of the Court then polled the Jury, and their verdict was—N O T G U ILTY . TRIAL FOR ASSAULT ON HIS DAUGHTER. The District Attorney rose and s.atd—I h.nve an other indictment against the prisoner,for an “ as sault and battery upon his dauglucr, Isabella Lais- dell, the wife c f Charles Laisdeli, on the ------ day of.faiuiary last, with acow-hidc”—and it contain ed a collateral count for false imprisonment.- [Here Mtuihias who had been perfectly unmoved for the trial of murder, became much atrecled wept like a child.) Air. Western began ito read an affidavit. The District Attorney objected to hearing any paper read, until the prisoner bad pleaded to the indict ment. Mr. Western said he thought the paper he field was equal to any plea, and the court decided that it might be read. MaUhihs, This is ainother branch of this per secution I suppose? Mr. Western then rend an affidavit, bearing the signature of Isabella Laisdeli, which staled that slle had received fuIlsaUsfaction for the injuries al- ledged, and prayed that ll.c court would enter a ■nolle 2^rosequi on the charge. The District Attorney said this was not an an- fcr to the indictment. The com t read the Cl. W h at situation did slie hold In the family ? This ......... .. ........... tern said he would relinquish it for 1 public morals, and to spare the feeling, perhaps, o' amiable and worthy individuals. Much might be brought out, but these consideraliChs should be paramount to all others. Resumed—The punishmeny^ received was that of a father to a disobedient child ; he Iiad been jsed to chastise his children severely, and perhaps, rom his opinions, he did not mfee a distinction on iceount of my being married. Direct resumed—I had a calico dress on, and a Vandyke over my neck and shoulders. [A most satisfai in amendment to the 6th sectioi inserting a provision that no process shall be on Saturday except in certain prescribed cast Mr«Maodonald then moved to re-commit the committeeon on the judiciary, with instruetk )e served led cases. Car- o 7 i 8S1 which issui iss the bill passed, 1 was passed, and subsequently read a third time and passed. The corn- mil lee of the whole reported progress on the bill abol- I queslionwas proposed by Mr. W 'e slein.aV 'shing imprisonment for debt. >any. The resoIu|ion which directs r the constitution so that the canal jslorcd to the general fund, was de- --------- :..-j committee of the iSl. ; Loomis opposed the taken on agreeing Itee of the whole, and lost- laison and s R E J E C T E D . Mr.Mr. Livit jst—ayes ass^embly^ Livingston called 9°”' P^rls, and the gret ~ : ----- lation to the duties of surrogates. ^ obtained. But [A most satisfactory proof offiVIattiiias’ and facetiousness was here presented. He said, should, if 1 were an artist, think it very bad •awinga wifh learing c ;ry bad taste it a -candijke.^^ He all the persons around swer to the indii The com t read the Statute relative to such an iiwer, and decided that it should be admitted, but requited tlie personal appearance of the complain ant in court. A very pretty, young, and neatly dressed wo man, apparently about seventeen years of age, soon entered, and in answer to a question from the Court, said “ I forgive him, and have nothing e gainst him.” District Attormey submitted it to the Coui luld let such to put so many d said this in the hi him.] Charles Laisdeli cxamined.^I am the husband of the last witness ; she di^jjjat go to Sing Sing with my permission. Mr.1[J|gcr wanted lier to stay eight or ten days with him, and if she wish ed, then to send her back. Whilst she was at Sing Sing, I'callcd many times for her, ami they ordered me out of the yard. I found that my wi'c had gone lo New York and I went tliere for h e r ; I took a writ of habeas corpus, and went with Mr. W hite, Mr. Ritchie and Mr. Knowling-s to No. S Third-Street, where Mr. Folger resided ; when I came to the door, with them, Mr. Folger told me Matthias was a t home, and shortly tiflcrwards he came out, I told him I wanted my wife, and he said I had no wife, and drew a sword upon me with which! expected he would run me through. [Objected to.] I staid at the door 20 minutes, when he shoved it against me, and bid me be o ff; I afterwards went lo Sing Sing with Matthias, and he said that I could not and should not see her. I went to the house o f my wife. I asked for her. He said that I could not see her—that she was too far oirfor me to see her. Pie denied my right in this respect. H e said that I was not married to h e r ; that the marriage that took place between us was no marriage, for that we were married by a devil. H e said Mr. Myers, who married ns, was a devil, and that all marriages were made by the tnues shall bated, and finally recommitted lo a cor whole. The bill in relation to the assessment of taxes anall bill law, was passed on its third reading. 4 o'clock P . M .—Tlie house passed the] resolution illuded to above, respecting the canal revenues and the general fund. r „ , h c s c n . , . K S * 4 S - , K , cmy passed on its third reading. The sen: occupied on the bill amending die law prisonment for debt, and made some amcndijients same, when they reported progress. In the house the committee of nine reported a bill providing that county treasurers should receive their ap pointment from the county judges and supervisors, as- — =-led ,• but ten members objecting to the bill, it was iimillcil. Mr. Hough, from a select committee, led a bill providing for the assessment of banks,&c. inite was arrived al. into consideration The District Attormey submitt whcilicr will) such a charge, they an go clear? lan go c ........ Mr. Western said he would argue this point.— The allegations in the indictment were answered, but not proved, and there was therefore no subject for the discretion of the court. Here was a young of age, who Iiad been vomnn scarcely 20 years of age, vliippcd by her fallier,, a long time detaining a in detained nine off'ehcc which she would perhaps fiankly a; ledge—this was now raked up for the purpose of 111in in prison who had already been icago, for sc fiankly acknt is a young woman linsl her coi iiiscnt, die bad not siillei the .foelinj Attorm gam prison who had already bee nilis upon a false charge. Hc brought to give testimony, a- fiulicr. 'I’lic icilmenl was an against her own 1 ired, and the indict slings of the comnuin ney. The spirit of the indictment Es of private assault. In this ctisc, a brutal and most unprovoked as- ult, the complainant had been imprisoned for six weeks by the prisoner, without permission lo see her husband. Matthias. Nonsense!—it is not true. The Court, after consultation, determined to c.x- amine the complainam. Isabella Laisdeli examined. I am eighteen years of age, I was married n year ago the Stii of last December. O n theS ihof January, a year ago, J went to Sing Sing, where my fill her was, and 1 left my liusband in Allbtuiy. I Imd lived with my mother before then. My fallier knew of my mar riage. My father had not lived with my iiiollicr for five or six years before lluil linio, c.\co[)t al in- 'als, I went down with my two Iirollicrs in sequence of an in vitalioii from my father. The transaction (the assauff) took place in ilio hoii.se in which myfcUher livedi. Q,. W lm iwas tlicasstuili? A. W h y , he beat me severely with a raw cow- ;o hide. <A. W h a t was tlic cause? A. W liv, 1 talk- I cd against his doctrines to Mrs. Fqlacr. Slic was much disiileascd .at what I said about them, meti him. H c said hc must have it right- devil, and that all marringes were made by ti devil unless the parties were married by him (Ma lliias) and according to his doctrines and precepts —b u ll could not learn what lie tlioeglit on lliat subject e,\'ccpt having a eominunity of property Ij ami wives in common. After this application, I [I first saw my wife in tlie Court room at Crosby’s after she had been obtained by a writ of Iiabeas corpus from the custody of her fallier. There was at this time many maiks of violence and severe chastisement on her person ; there was five or si-x marks of a cow hide on her back, there was al so a large scar on her arm, and there was a very heavy scab on it at that lime, although the flbg- ging had been done five or six weeks before. Cross-examined.—I was born in Engk-md; came here five or six years ago ; am a comb maker by trade; have lived in several places in tliis slate. Did receive some money from Mr.Pieisori logo away when I went for my wife. I received 5i>3 to pay my fare back. [Here Matthias said that $15 had been paid to him.] I received $5 more from Matthias afterwards to go away. 1 went away, but returned again for my wife. Air. Folger did not tell me that I might have my wife atany time, if I chose lo come for her. I have no hatred or ill will against Matthias. 1 feel perfectly kind and friendly towards him, but I tliink that he should his punishment as well asl have had mine, I mlielarysys^cmTbrn 4 o'clock, P . Ji/.—The hoiise went inloconskle of the bill to repeal the act of 1834, coneernii _ praelicc of physic aud surgery. Messrs. J . llaskeli and Parker supported the bill. Messrs. Rice and Livingsioti opposed it; when the question wa.s taken and the first section of iho bill, repealing the act o f ’S4, imposing a penally on botanic practice, passed, 48 lo 29. jg_Mr. Su-vens moved to strike out Ihc second section, allowing hotank practitioners to sue for and recover a fntpciisationjbr C/icir services, '1 he motion qfccailed, 53 to 44, and the comniiltcc Air. Patterson moved to restore the section stricken Jt ill commillce.and called for the ayes and noes,which were ordered. The motion was lost, ayes 32, nocs 51, and the bill as amended in committee,ordered to a third In the house the resolution f.’om the senate, fixing up on tlie 5lh of Alay as a day of adjournment, was recei ved. Tho house considered the passage of ibis reso lution by the senate as an insult, and refused to adopt it. [It will bo recollected that the liouse sent ittee the jut idmentsto the ; Lansing, Mai motion, and it was lost The qnestii report of the c :ommittee, in relation to the duties of surrogates. M r. Judd thought the bill loo important to be dispo sed of in this summary manner. H e wished to ask the sober sense of the house whether it was prudent, prov ident, or wise, to order a bill affecting the entire duties of surrogate’s courts, and containing seventy-one sec tions,I 0 a third reading, without the slightest examina tion of its provisions ? M r. Livingston consented to have the bill committed to a conunittee o f the whole house. Mr. Judd, from the committee on that subject, report ed the following bills of an important public character, and requiring the action of the house: To amend the Safely F und Law ; In relation to the State prisons and the employment of state prison con victs ; Authorising a further loan for tlie conslriiction of the Chemung Canal; To enlarge the Erie canal; In relation to the W est Brandi Feeder of the Chenango canal; For the appointment of./our inspectors of flour in the city of New-York ; An act concerning the State Mr. Aloore called for the consideration of the reso lution proposing an am endm e n t of the constitution, in relation to the judiciary. A long debate, upon the various propositions pending, ensued, in which Messrs. Livingst.ni, Moseley, Judd, D. Sililey, Tomlinson, Roosevelt, G. Brown, and the Speaker participated. The proposition to increase the number of judges of the Supreme Court to nine, and lo abolish the office of circuit judge, was rejected. T h e question w as then lakcn on Ihc proposition to appoint two additional judges of the Supreme Court, and adopted by a vote of 45 to 21. The question on the proposition to create ti Superior onrt, to consist of a chief justice and four justices, ith concurrent jurisdiction vvilh the Supreme Court, as taken by ayes and nocs—ayes 56, nous 39. The other propositions v resolution, as amended, w for a third reading. appearance ol eagles m this part of the country is becoming more frequent then formerly. The causa o f this we cannot readily deter mine. Perhaps they may consider our own goodly sheet as their friend, and a defender o f their n ghts,and are therefore anxious to scrape acquaintaaco with our patrons ; or possibly they may be attracted hither by hearing (from their brother who heard the tory speeches in the Village Hall last fall) of the great pop ularity of their namesakes, the “ yellow boys,” in these Is, and the great abundance of “ .spoils” that might obtained. But as eagles are birds of lofty preten sions it is hardly natural to suppose that they could be influenced by such democratic considerations. Bo this it may, week before last M r. James A . Delavergne, residing in the eastern part of this town, shot, in one of ! fields, a large gray eagle, measuring with extended ngs, seven feel four inches. There were two eagles together, one gray, which was shot,. and the other a white headed eaglo; the Tatter was considerably tho largest. They were first seen feeding from the car casses of a couple o f lambs, which they had just killed, and did not leave their victims until the near approach of M r. Delavergnc, who, with another gentleman, was in a one horse wagon. So intent were they upon their meal that they gave Air. D . an opporluiiiiy to go some distance to his house, for a gun. The gray eagle was still feeding upon tlie lamb when shot, but the other had flown a short distance to a tree, from which place hp made a rapid retreat when his mate was shot. Tha skin of the bird was preserved and sluffed. —ayes 56, noo rc finally adopted, and the ! ordered lo bo engrossed POUGHKEEPSIE EAGLE. “ Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and insep- W c d i i c s d a y , A x iril 2 9 , 1 8 S 5 . Tn the senate, Mr. Yoiing called up the resoluti Air. Alaison moved tiio 5ih of M ay. Tlie longest period was advocated by Messrs. Slower, Beardsley, Alaison, and Macdonald, and the shortest by Messrs. Young, Edmonds and McDowell. The blank was filled with the 5ili o f Mav, and the resolution passed. The commilleo of the whole, M r. Van Schaick in chair,passed the bill to amend the act regulating suits bills of exchange and promissory note.«. The same comniilloe was occupied until the hour of .adjournnu-nl on the bill lo abolish iinprisonincnf for debt and to punish fraudulent debtors. In the assembly, a message was received from senate appointing the 5ili of May next for the adjoi lent of the legislature. Air. Dayan said that the resolution was a direct insult 10 this house, and the committee appointed for fixing the ti.ayof adjournment, in sending it back with an a- inendmerit perfcclly foreign to the original resolution. He hoped the house would not concur m any part of it. Air. Tomlinson said that the resolution of tlic sent was a direct insult to the house; while professing joiicur with the resolution of Ihc house, they non-cc airred and completely avoided it. Air. J. Haskell was for protecting the honor of I loiisc first, and for adjourning afterwards. Air. A . Woodworth did not think that the resoluti conveyed any insult to this house. The house refused lo concur in the senate’s amcr Air. D.iyan then offered a resolution appointing t ° a 7^ \ *** wab object Bills read a third'time .ind passed; Extending tho privileges of ihe firemen of the several cilies in thus slate; Authorising the .survey of a canal route from the Sacnnd.nga branch of the Hudson river to Eric and Cliamplain canals. M r. Will have his punishment as well asl have had mine, by taking and using niy wife as they did. I don’t wish him to be h u rt; but I iliiiik that he ouglil to have his right due meted out to him. Mr. Prime examined.—I saw Airs. Laisdeli then brought before tlie Court by a writ of habe- s corpus. At the rcrjiiost of some of lliegcinle- men there, she shoved up lier sleeve, and showed the mark of the wliip on her a rm ; tlie mark reach ed more than half way up lier arm ; there was a tliiek scab on part of the scar a l t titan inch and a quarter long. Cross-examined. I went to see niiout this bu siness cut of curii SI3- and jusiiic, and not wiili ilie desire lo set the cliikl against llic patent. 1 heard 1 and iieigbiioibiioibuod boiid was about lo bi ivn aiitl iieig was slinmcliilly disgraced,and 1 inti the parties from so disgracing isirs. Folger him on lii.s me from I'hen .she said I and informed him. H c said hc mu; cd^and took me into Ids room who was silting. I certainly was talking tome, but he wnsinci wliat Sirs. Folger had told him. t salt', i loke to me about his d'lelrine, lliat 1 had rather tn believe in them ; but she told him that 1 ^ u l d rather diie than obey him. I told him what I really said, hut hc would not hear me. He did not beat me because I did not believe liis doc trines, but because she told him lliat I had spoke against him. My fiiither did not think that there was any validity in marriage, but I doni’t know that he beat mein consequence of any thing which Mrs. Folger had said lo him upon this subject. Judge iluggles.—This Court will be the last let this man inculcate his docli'ines in this way ; but if it should so appear, (although it has not yet) it certainly will be a case decidedly for the discretion of the Court. Cross-examined.—Gt. Did he not afterwards express his regret for this chastisement ? A. Yes, sir, he did, and acknowledged that it was very se- he first day he parties froi ifighliorhood. Here the pro-ccu Judge Riigglrs ll ilcri'cred to prevent ilirnuelves and iht FoilGEllY AND PROAIPT DETECTIO.V. --- On Aloil- day of last week a genteel looking young man calleU ai the Farmers’ and Manufacturers’ Bank in this village, and offered, for discount, a note for $1600, signed fo' liiiiiseif, as he alledged, F. Smith, as drawer, and endorsed by two respectable and responsible farmers of inty, well known to the officers of the bank, represented that ho was going west to buy slock, part ly on account of the endorsers, who were known to be the habit of makinglargo purchases every season. The therefore, without hesiiation, discounted, at.d he went off with the money. On the day following one of the supposed endorsers happened lo call at the bank, when the discounted note being alluded to, it was found to be a forgery. No such man as R h a V . Smith, the purported drawer, was known to the parlies, side in the county, consequently all attempts ■cd to be nearly useless. But ■re the pro-crulioii rested. Jgc Kiigglfs then clmrgctl tlic Ju r y tliai the L was cieai ly piovcd inn twowo instances.stil Tlial o doubtoubt t in net tliere was no d a iiareiit miglit inflict proper, but not impropei', clmslitimcnl. True, tlicdaiigli- was a minor, Init slie was nvuTird,andibereft re Olid the father’s con’rol, for she was of rriage w be ir;; fit to rrnlrncl marriage The difficulty tliai led to tlic chastisement aros 'fiin a coiivpi'finiifin benveen Mrs. Fu!ger ire ; he beat m e very sevei he vomited threw up a very considerable quantity struck me more thain a do5 vomited threw up a very considerable quantity blackberries. I would frequently go to Matlhi- and obtain directions how to act, and would re ceive for a reply, sometimes, that th teach me; and always on suclioccai cd the directions of my own s p irit; allowed to follow the dircctior. 11 remember; nor did 1 ever spirit, unless by for being so much in her fa- Father Matthias. It know that AJi. P , asked for Direct resumed, id ; he bad bis meals until the hous tlioiiglit that pliysicians, allowed any t that was t he was senseless ; wc tlioiiglit that pliysi ministers and lawyers were ilic greatest evils the world; we all believed that no moral interpo sition -was necessary lo cure Air. P . ; every possible relief was afforded consistent with our creed; it was the desire of every one that ho should recover; we supposed that the spirit couid be driven out with- l the aid of medtemo* when I wag giok I \ _ iig ; it was all held ... Matildas’ name, for the use of all, and he had tlie entire control of the liouscholtl, tlie house, and ail that it contained. The District Attorney here read the lease made by Pierson to Alauhias dated 12iii Marcli, 1334, of the Mount Pleasant premises, for iiim (Matllii- lio'.d from henceforth for ninoty-nino vcaiN, was no one called any thing his or her own, e.xcept subject to a mortgage for ?p J,COO, at six t Alatthias : he would frequently say, how dare you fro/ do SO or SO without my leave in my house, if I did anythingdispleasing to him. The most of ilieprop- Pierson afterwards brought some; Isabeil.i did not bring any in ; she came as Alauhias’s servant; he would not let her receive wages; slie broughtsome furniture; she was his disciple before I was, and kept house for him in Clarkson street; she had al so lived with Air.Pierson, and did his work. Lewis B as U was Alatthias’s coachman, and was hired by him. The last time Air. Pierson came up, he cami in the steamboat. When Isabella slapped Mr Pierson’s face, we understood it as a spirit lo drive it out of iiim and preven into her. Our acquaintance with Air. P. con ceil in 1823, before his wife died, tie believed in a first and second resurreeiion. Alrs.P, -was a 'wo man very abundani in the labors of religion. Air. Storrs objected to this testimony as irrele- Alr.Western staled he terc J stale of Air. Piersot period, bei tldas w my client, I after she was de; I tea, aiid this wished to in’s mind ai :ibre he had any acquain IT show that so deluded t he wen and bid tuance body al this -^t that limel believed in the doctrines say disrespectful of me ?” wiiliAIiU- of\ These were correctly described by before stated, that I woulid e before he ^ is any period him. I contradicted lids, IV that so deluded was he knew my client, that he went into his wife’s room to ti lievi my client tvith will I l l s lad, and bid her get up and ngs of that s o rt; I think I mi from a great deal ill ho is charged.” lid—W e wish to k consider the insanity of Air, P, a symptom disease of which he died ? Aff-Western, in reply,—Knowing that the bod] almost universally affected by the disease of thi is alm o st ui mind, Isho :ellecta liversally affected by the disease of the , , epilepsy ; and as both epilepsy and insanity are each diseases of the brain, the one evinced in the body and the oilier in the mind, wc cwisider the proof of the presence of the one, as; rasing a reasonable pre.surnpiiim of the exister o f the other. Tho court ihfn said—Yo'.i e,an go on into the ed to folli ess by thi e special permissi o f i our own Direct resumed. Alalthiai ISC was not alwi iry severe, if ;ays called his; we were not to take or use any thing; it was all held in ias was 1 allied his . , , , over, was to a mortgage for ?v J,COO, at six per cent., 1st of August last. Tlic reversion of these premises were surrendered by AlauIdas to Eliza beth Pierson, for the consideration of ^1. The a- bove lease was witnessed by Folger, in his own band-writing. A bill of sale r,f ail tlie household furniture, amounting to $891 .38, dated 3d Deci ber, 1833, was also produced: this furnitui in the house No. 8, Third-st.,”' yed to Alatthias by Pierson, New-York, and was the consider- conveyed to Alattliias by Pier for the consider ation of $1. It was staled that Air. P. did this because, as lie said, “ I believe him (Matthias) to ■ buildin; . ...................................... . “ I believe him (Matthias) to be building up God’s kingdonu be being on earth M arch hold fui'iiiiure, horses, ,&c.' is was surrendered ch, 1S-34!*^[n ; convey to Robert of $1,” the Iiouse- &c. at Sing Sing, value on the 14th person mentioned by my name in the othi ny. A t that lim e l believed in the doctrini Irs. Folger, 1 which I COI Ilk there is any perioi her testimony concerning I the management luld correct them. I also agree with her as to the manage! of the household and its affairs under Malihii I recollect the Tuesday on which Air. Pie was taken sick in the barn, the man bring him in, [and k me more thain a dozen blows, twenty ; so severe was it srwardi rst day I lountof mar- :ond day he lien she 1 C cliaslii he said, fronfii conversniinn benycen Mrs. Folg and the daughter, aliout Matibin.s’ doctrines, &c. relative to marriage and about sickness ; she. dis believed the (locll'incs, u.tul i\Irs,Folger told M at thias tliac tlic daughter refused to obey the father. The darghter was about to explain ; he refused to hear her, and immediately commenced to beat her with a cow-hide, and gave her twenty stripes or more. Hcouglii to iiave lieard her, even if lie bad the right to chastise h er; but he had no sucli right or control to detain or (cat her. If she was a visitor, and disturbed the peace of his liouse, he could only put her out of the house. He entreated the Jury to set aside the monstrous blasphemies, immoral doctrines, Stc. advanced in this house, and the shameful practices there, as well as ilic infa mous assumption of power by Mallhias. But on tlie other hand if the daughter’s disobedience to her father arose from repugnance to yield herseli .1 desires and doctrines, then iht ly ol T h e D istrict A ttorncj the assault, aud Mrs. beating hc talked to me aboi nil pleased w ith ll the case for lU'orn.—Attiic first iiTingc, and did b perhaps mori m ly ; so severe was it that for six weeks •ds, when I joined my husband, the scars :re yet remaining; I remained in the place five si.x weeks afterwards, during wliich I did not see my husband ; lie came to Sing Sing after me, but I was then in New York. The Court made some inquiry as to the amount of satisfaction which the complainant had received for this injury ; during which Matthias whispered to several persons that “ his daughter had forgiven him ; she iiad received many favors, and a good deal of clothing.” The Court here decided to admit the husband a witness in tlic cause, and was unanimously 1 ought to proceed, ley then open< Lnitdell swor ue about marriage, and c at nil pleased w ith it, for he said that 1 hud married without his leave aud knowledge. He said I w as too young to marry, and in propc time he would provide me with a liusband. H said, “ you worn hey ?” and after some other words, 1)0 look a cowliide from under Ids bureau, ami e;ave me, I should suppose, upwards of twenty blows across the sliniilders and arms. Tlii< was the second day. Tlie first day I came there, 1 went to the room appropriated for me, and was proceeding to ad just it, w lien Airs. Folger came in, and said she wished to talk lo me. I told her 1 was not very well, and she at once said that she did not believe in being sick or dying, and that no one in that house did believe in it. I said that I liioughtshcwas in great error, and I displeased her so as to lead me lo U-II her lo leave the room. It was shortly after this that I was talked to by father. H e asked me what it was that I had spo ken disrespcclfullly of him to my mother. I said that UI?/mother was not there, and he was told me to come to his room and ) to his imi ;e those doctrines into their consid- Jury might :ration. The Jury retired for two or three minutes, and turned a verdict of GUILTY. lentence upon to say why n him accor- eturned a verdict The court tlien proceeded to pass sentence upon Alatthias, and asked what he had to say why judgment should not be passed upon him acce ding lo law ? Matthias then appeared to be very much ca down, and he remarked to the court iliai liis loi imprisonment ought lo operate upon them, so as itigate the term of his imprisonment for the a uk. He was going to make some observations erinoked Ihe interests o f Iiis constituents. Alr.Wilcox.con replied that lie came here lolegislai for the slate generally, and not for his immediate coi siituenls. His opposilion was based chiefly on the c; lusted stale of the finances. Air. Dayan said he would interrupt the gentleman. The finances of I his slate had never been in a morcinos- pcroiis condition than they were now. The bill passed. enalc receded from their amendment lo the act incorporating the village of Clyde, wliich constituted chc irusicesa board of excise. A message from Iho assembly was received, inform ing ihat liiey had non-concurred in the re.soliition of the senate, for the adjournment of the legislature on the5lh of Alay nc.\t. M r.'Stower offered the following resolution, wliich was laid on the table : Resolved, Thai the honorable the assembly bo re spectfully requested to inform the senate what disposi tion has been made by flic assembly of the joint reso lution of the scnaie, providing for the choice of a Regent of the University in the place of the hon. JohnSiidam, deceased. Bills read a thira lime and passed; To amend an act regulating suits or bills of exchange and promissory notes ; To amend the revised statutes, lelalive to exc- cutions against property. The committee of the whole, M r.Van Schaick in the chair, again took up the bill lo abolish imprisonment for dbl and to punish fraudulent debtors. The bill was gone through with by sections and passed. After which, Mr. Kemble moved to strike out all but the enactin; clause and the 47th section, which is a repeal of th< identical pen sank. H e was going to tluK—“as to my doctrines”- T h e court Iiere stopped him very quickly, ai lei him iliey had heard a great deal too much 1 ( 5 already, and tliat they could not nc w i t h b is Ills tioci rim bo boUU'icd w ith bis foolery and blasphemy. They told him that he had been too long a shame ful and barfared imposter, practicing deceit upon credulous people, and thereby conirnitling the most shameful iniinoralilies, upon those whom he had seduced by his arts, and making them forget, by >? Griffin a S Y o u l g r in favor to M r. Gansevoort moved lo lay the report on the table, and spoke against the bill, but in favor of the act o f 1831. This motion was lost, and <he report of tlie commit- !C of ihe whole disagreed to, by the following vole : Ayes—Alessrs. Armstrong,Bishop, Cropsey, Down- Fox, Gansevoort, Halsey, Lacy, Livingston, Alac- ~ haick, You his dogmas, their sense of decency, of morality, and of shame, ns well as their duty to their God and fellow men ; that, in short by infamous impos ture lie had converted the house a l Sing Sing into •a comparative den of iniquity, where under the garb of religion, the greatest wickedness and im- g arb of religion, the grea morality was praciiced; and icked and licentious dcsin the man bring him in, [and the witness proceeded no I to confirm the testimony of Airs, Folger on the limi subject of his last illness.] If every thing xvas not Nev done right, Alatthias would curse us as violently Piei as he shouted yesterday; threatened us with the bottomless pit, and said we should neverenler the kingdom of heaven._ I do not remember that he cursed Mr. Pierson in particular, i offended with him than witli us in Cross-e.xamined. W ewere taii;^ spirits were evil, and were to be resisted by pray er. There was no difference between our treat ment when siok and the ireativiei.U that M r. T' fived. Airs, Folger, when sick, -was ifo | f d She said what I liave I rather die than obey lliis, and he said he would itradict her. This rose be- vould not believe that wliellier sick dying, Isliould recover, ifl believed in this. He which Air. Pierson look a cowhide and struck me upwards of twenty I saw Alatthias-and blows across the neck anti arms. I hallowed but body came to my i-elief. I hallowed a number of ‘ father took not permit me lo cot cause I said 1 would n uui lu uc more us in general. •e taught that all sick D be resisted by pray- tlr. Pi«r- pr< off . , the establishment, and never used medicine, but Cf'B.s-examinatiu» resumed—Air. Pierson belie- j looked to Alatthias lo deliver her from the sick spi- allnwed any other means of recovery than fliitli and prayer. She was regarded as the mother of establishment, and never used medicine, but ■ came to m y Shortly after this my father took me to York, to the residence of Air.Folger. Air. ierson was theirc, and after staying lliree or four ■eeks, I went back with my father and Mr. Fol- in a carriage to Sing Sing. I was not coi New York, and had permission ■ ” ■ -led o go to Net w here I liked ; I w as, howe’ main with them for ivai was not conipell- permission to go how ever, compelled to re nt of money to go away. I husband was in pursuit of I'cceived by Mr. Folgi 1 with them fc was informed that my me, for a letter Iiad been received by M r. Folger or Alatthias, in which the fact was stated. My husband came in company with other persons, to No, 8 Third-Street, a nd m y father told me of it, but he did not-prevent my going away with him. )vcd by a habeas corpus taken I wasren liu s b a n d . Crobs-cxaminicd. n th till lutby n and iiTi- II lo gratify his But he m u st not ioiil, that he would he had deceive and licentious desires, lay the flattering unction lo hi; ever find any more such dupes atSingSing—the reign of his imposture was at an end ; the halo of pretended piety, but real infa my, in which he had enshrined himself was dis persed, the mist was dispelled from tlie eyes of liis victims, and tliey were left to mourn over tlie wreck which llicir folly, and the prisoner’s villany had produced. Thea.ssault on his daiiglilcr was cruel and aggravated, and resulted froni’ a deprr ved disposition and a base design ; and for iliis li was sentenced to be imprisoned L the county jail. The Court further told him lunish him for his a n d f o r '■hree months in punish him for his contempt of Court on AVednes- day morning, when lie made such an outcry and lay n pretended told him ■ to as only 1 that tliey would a of Court on AVedn :li an outcry an whicli the Cou be crazy; all of part of his whole conduct— said Judge Ru f 1831. Lost. Lacy moved to strike out the enacting clause .— rogues and arcisley, B^kwit'h, Edwards, Lansing, Lawyer, Loomis, Me iiidment al- le track—order- eover said Judge Ruggles, at it w a s (like your pretended doc- les) n gross imposture ; and you yourself believe for a single instant in any of for a single instant in any of the pre- power to issue the warrant lojusti id monstrous absurdities and wicked- spoke in favor of the amendment, lu endeavored lo propagate. And for This amendment was adopted- imposl did believe for a singli posterous and monstroi ness that you endeavored lo propagate. And for this last offence we sentence you to be further im prisoned thirty days in the coiiniy j a i l ; making four c alendar months in the whole. And lei this be a warning to you in future, and when you come out of jail shave off your beard, lay by your im positions witli it, and go to woik like an honest donaWrTmcy.Van Noes—Alessrs. Griffinj Jones, Kemble, Lansing,Lawyei Dowell, Alack, Alaison, Slower, Wllles—H. So the cnocling clause was restored, and thi In the assembly the following bills were offered :— By Air. Roosevelt—to amend the charter of the N . York and Erie rail-road company—this arneii tows tlie company to construct a portion of in put it in operation, with a single or double irac cd to be engrossed. By M r. Crain —Against appeals from the board of excise to ihe Court of Common Pleas. Bills read a third time and p assed: Concerning the taxation of incorporated companies ; For the appoint ment of Commissioners to locate the Central Asylur for die deaf and dumb ; To incorpor.ate the Syrticus fine salt company. This bill was opposed by M r. Pat Ierson as a check upon individual enterprise, and a likely to drive men of small means out of the business and give a monopoly to capitalists. The bill was loi by a vote of 65 lo 31. T o authorise the esiablishmer of the New-York state agricultural school; to reviv tlic New-A'ork marine dry dock company—lost, ayes 80, nocs 13; to extend the charter of the New-York and Albany rail-road company ; to amend the char of the N ew-York^nd Erie rail-road company. On motion of Air. Lansmg, The bill to abolish impris- oniiieiit for debt and lo punish fraudulent debtors, was recommitted to tlie committee of the whole, and the scnaie then went into committee of the whole, Alr.Van Schaick in the chair, on the said bill. Several amendments were proposed byMes.srs. Lan sing, Beardsley, Alaison, and Gansevoort, which were discussed at considerable length, some of them adopt ed, and the bill {lassed, and reported to the senate. On the question of agreeing with the committee of e whole, M r. Alaison rnoved to lo restore^ it as it Dear reading .— A of stealing two 11 Boston, on Satui of $5 and costs, < My fall,Cl- wWicd my molher 1S on Saturday last, was sentenced to pay a line or suffer three inoiitlis probation in the Hc Eliould have paid tlie primer rords ‘except Sunday,’ so as to prohibit the issuing process on Sunday. Lost—ayes 12, noes 14. M r. Wittes moved to recommit the bill, with the view to move an amendment, piohihitlng the issuing and serving process on Sunday except in certain cast M r. Beardsley moved that the question on agreeing to tlie report c f the committee- of the whole, be laid on the table, and that the bill be printed. Air, Tracy opposed the motion to lay on the table, did Alessrs. Bishop, Kemble, and AYung. Alessrs. Alaison, Alack, and Edwards were in fav of 1-aying the report on tlic table, the in r'\' ...... . in the county, const tlie rogue were sup; nolwiilislanding these difliculiies the most vigorous measures wore immediately .adopted by Ihe officers of the bank to apprehend the forger and recover the ““ ney. Officers were sent in different directions. The President, Matthew Yassar, Esq. with deputy stieriff Osborne, went in pursuit to Orange coun'y, the banks al Newburgh having been previously notified of the forgery. W hat is singular, it seems that the gentle man forger, althougli he had a wliole day the start, had, in consequence ofllie success ofliis first attempt, coti eluded to defer his retreat till lie could repeal the expei iment at Newburgh. About an hour or two after Alt Vassar had arrived at Newburgh the purported Air. Smith again made liis appearance, and coolly offered anotiier forged note of $1600 for discount, signed and endorsed as ijie first. A messenger was immediately sent to notify Mr. Vassar, who fortunately was still in the village, preparing officers to start for the west in pursuit. The forger was kept waiting until M r. Vas- sur’s arrival, ami then at once idcntifict On his examination no money could be found about his person, and from papers in liis pocket book his true name was foniid to be James Tyler Patric, from Cayu- Alr, Vassar was satisfied that he was tlie person who obtained the money at tho P . and AI. Bank, hut ait efforts of tlie officers of justice lo draw an acknowledgment from him were unavailing, and he was placed in confinement. Mr. Vassar then de termined on making another eflbrt to extort from Jiim a confession where the money could be found. H e ac cordingly entered tlie prisoner’s room alone, and by ju dicious mnnngcinerit, nfier about lialfan hour’s conver sation, succeeded in inducing him lo disclose where the money could be found ; which was at the house of Hi- Wright, a respectable farmer in the town of B eck man, where the prisoner had been visiting. H e gave M r. Vassar tlie key ofliis trunk in which ilie money was concealed, and directed him where to find it. M r. V.i wi.h M r. Osborn, proceeded directly to W right’s house, all Ihe money, except $20, was found, according prisoner’s direction. Great credit is due to the officers of the F . and M . Bank for their prompt and energetic exertion in arresting the forger and recovering the money. W e understand that the prisoner is a young man about twenty-six years of age, that he owns a good farm iinly, has heretofore sustained a good character, and that his family and connections are high- ;speclable. NoN-iMPKisoNMENT LAW.—The amendments lo this law (which have been pronounced salutary and useful by those who are competent to judge,) having pas sed the assembly some time since, have been under dis cussion for some days in the senate, and on Saturday last were rejected by that body, by a vote of 16 lo 10— thus leaving the law as it was passed in 1831, in effect imposing a fax upon honest industry for the support of a vagabonds. The senate claims lobe a con- ossessing more of talent, wisdom and discretion than the popular branch of the legislature. \VVliether in this case such claims will be allowed, re mains to be seen. Tlic senate admit that Ihc law of 1831 requires amendment. For three sessions in suc cession the house of assembly have made amendments to the law only to be rejected by tlie senate. The a- inendments perfected in the house the present session had been prepared with great care and research—offi- of jusiice and conns had been consulted to obtain lights upon the subject, and the result of such research had been deemed lo be salutary; but the senate, after admitting the defects of the present law, made amend ments to the amendments of the house, and then reject ed the whole. Now there is one thing wliich shows The Republican Watchman, at Alonlicelio, relates f particulars of the capture of a large white headed igle, measuring from tip to lip o f liis w ings, eight foet ’o inches, in die town of Cochecton, Sullivan county. There are also other accounts of the capture or de struction of tlioso birds, wliich we liavo not time or rooi» to notice. ____________ E xtra on I'ixARV eauloox ascexsiox .—T ht-Ciw- cinnati Gazette of the ISdi insl. furnishes a statemeal by tho leronaut. Air. Clayton, of by far the lowgest voy- : ever made in a sliip of the air. Ho asceisdled Scorn icinnaii on tho 8th iiist., and live dao's afterwards he had not been lioard of at tliat place-, and people were a- bout giving him up a-s lost in the- iregion-s of the upper air, or as having descended pretnwtuirely on earth or o- cean, and thus boeti killed, when tidings came that h« had readied terra Jirma, cm x mountain in Alonroo coun- Virginia, 3000 foet above the level of the sea, mere than jour hunthed miles distant from Cincin nati, which distance lie performed in nine hours and a half'. The story is almost incredible. Tho editor of ilie New-York American happened lo be in Cincinnati 1 the day of Clayton’s ascent, and though ho had scon any such performances, “ never saw one better con- icted, or undertaken will) more sang-froid. Tlie voy- agoi stood on the lop of his car, supporting himself by the iioop through wliich the ropes passed from the net ting of the balloon to it, and waved liis flag, as long as lie was visible, with as much coniiJenco as though he were on terrafirma. H e told every one ihal he Iiad with him provisions and clothing, and meant to do soniclliing that had noverbeen accomplished before. Ho has fulfilled liis promise amjily. Clayton is an American—n mo- chaiiic,wc believe, of Cincinnati—and both constructed his own balloon and superintended tho preparation of the ga-s, and the filling o f the balloon. It is, too, his first experiment.” ty,^V W c perceive ih-at some of the M assachusetts whigs begin lo show a disposition in some of their papers, to a sectional quarrel in that state, by exciting th( west against tlie east. Air. Everett, the whig candid ate for governor, happens to reside at Boston, and from the vastly important consideration of his residence, tho controversy is raised. The anti-masons have taken advantage of the circumstance and started a candidalo laiitagt of their own, to help the lories along, we presume. Fine business this. The tories will kindly lend their aid, and if the game goes on, will soon take the spoils inta their own hands and leave our friends to settle thciir difl’ercnccs at leisure. The Old Line have placed two day boats on ifie riv er, so that there is now a daily line each way. There was a large fire at Albany on tlio 24ih insf. It broke out at about eight o’clock in the evening, in the livery stable of Hazard & Carter, at tho corner of Beaver and William-streets. Tho fire commenced in the hay loft, and the flames spread with such rapidity that six buildings were ilestroyed before they < ildings consumed was rapidity could bo arrested. Among the buildings consumed was the Ri sing Sun Tavern, an old and well known Eland at tho corner ofSoulIi-Pearl and Beaver streets. One house was occupied by seven or eight poor families, most of wliom lost their al'. The Albany Theatre narrowly escaped destruction, and was saved only by the vigor ous and well directed exertions of the firemen. N e w -Y ork M a r k e t s , mentfrom the Now-York -We give below a stai’e'- e in iheii of a desire to improve the features of the present law, and that is this: they have never attempted to originate •a bill on this subject, but after rejecting all ihe attempts of the house lo amend, have still left it co that body to originate further amendments. This is certain'y evi- d cnce of insincerity in the senate, if it is not also evi dence of a connivance between both houses to keep the law as it now is. G oin g a h e a d . —The work of giving the foreigners and Roman Catholics the control of our elections goes bravely on. The last Legislative Council of Michigan, having a tory majority, passed an act extendir\ elective franchise lo all Aliens, as well as native papers, of the presi of the markets, and the prices of farmers’produce in tho city. It will be perceived that unusually high prices arc obtained for almost every thing, and farmers arc en treated to send down every thing they can, lo give re lief if possible. Aleat and poultry in particular, arc ex orbitantly high. W e presume the farmers will give this matter their inimeoiato attention. Our tow-boati go heavily loaded every week, and carry down supplies as fast as possible. While on this subject we would respectfully ask why the city papers have ceased to pub lish a cattle market, with their weekly reports? This they have wholly neglected for more than six months, except occasionally a sort of vague, half way statement, ,hich the speculators here place no confidence. Lot the farmers bo regularly advised of the state of bu siness and lliey will not be backward in giving it their attention. The following is from the Journal of Com merce of Wednesday last. H ig h P r i c e s . —If our fellow citizens in the country have any bo'vels of compassion, we pray them to send something to cat. Everybody here has both pock- I full of money—but it is lo lillfe purpose, if we must pay 18d. a pound for a decent piece of beef to ro a s t; Ol, possibly, as a great act of condescension, be allowed to take it al 15d. Mutton chops are 12 1-2 and 15 els. and other things much in the same proportion. It is unbecoming a free people to live in such vassalage to the butchers—nay, it is quite unconstitutional, and “ opposed to the National and Slate Administrations.” The butchers assign no reason for their conduct, except that they are obliged to pay high prices for cattle and sheep, which, certainly, to a man possessing the feel ings of an American, must be entirely unsatisfactory. One of them had iho effrontery the other day lo ask. $7 50 for a single saddle of mutton, assigning no Other reason than that he could get that much for i l ; and m this way, together wtth threats to sell to some other person, he finally so overawed an American citizen as to compel him to pay the money. We have no resource from which we can expect relief, except from our fel low citizens in the country. There aro buv two -*ray« of accounting for this monstrous revolution in the price of the necessaries oflife. Either tiie panic must have killed all the cattle, or else the prosperity which ha» followed it, has been so great that the people have taken to eating two dinners a day. Upon the above paragraph the Commercial Adverti ser gives the following comments : The complaint of our cotemporary is just, as far a» it goes, but it can be greatly extended, especially in re gard to poultry, every description of which has been held a t very exorbitant prices for many months past. Fowls, which, in previous years, could have been pur chased at from 5s. to 6s. per pair, cannot now be ob tained for less than 10s. and 12s. Turkies, which in years past we iiavc purchased for 6s. or 8s. have du ring the last six months brought 10s. to 16s. Ducks and geese in proportion. Yesterday morning we were compelled lo give 12s. for a pair of brandt—which, heretofore, could have been bought for 75 cents. In deed, almost every thing in the provision market lepting sausages, these nave deterii ig a tory majority, passed an act extending I ive franchise lo all Aliens, as well as native Ami icans, residents of the territory. In consequence of this election for del- [ates to the convention to form a stale constitution. Jackson tickets were all carried by foreign votes. the lists as clcc- iingin the provision in s risen enormously in price- ’ ''T quality to correspond The Catholic priests openly entered t lioneerers, and brought up their ignorant followers to sustain the parly which supported their interests. Had ihe matter been left in the hands of the Americans flic result would h ave been reversed in every respect. Our fathers fought lo free our soil from the rule of foreign despotism. Now we are ruled by the subjects of the Pope of Rome, and the foreign vag.abonds among us. Yet what do our office holding rulers care so long as they can secure “ democratic triumphs” by 'such means? 1 ■4 e 4 ited in quality to correspond. It fficuk to account for these great augmentations of upon any other principle than that of forestalling by combination. People do not cat more now than they were wont; and, most unfortunately, they cannot get along with less, whatever may be the price. The Indians, it is well known, as their parched corn dimin-^ isIiPB, draw thoir wampum belts tighter 'arouiid '(heir\ bodies—a device to which we believe Capt. Dalgetty was sometimes obliged, when short of forage, to resort. But in this land of plenty, we cannot think o f adopting any similar expedient, at least until the Bank of thfi United Stales is wound op, and General Jackson shall have written its epitaph. Still, the charges are griev- — and, if the result o f combinations, intolerable, and not to be borne. But where is the remedy ? It lossible, that, with continually increasing facili- fintercourse with the city, the demand should »1- _ have increased beyond the means and power of supply. If so, what in the name of all that is eatable shall we do, when New-York shall extend to Harlrem, and the speculators have spread the city of Brooklyn all over the western half of Long Island ? Deaih of' Bishop JtVKendree .— Tliis venerable divine, the senior Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died on the 5ib ins!, at the scat^f his brother, near Gallatin, Tennessee, in the 78th year of hig age. lie was elected Bishop in the year 1808. 4
