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MORNING NEWS. Vr JOHN M. COOPER. w THOMPSON, EDITOR terms: DAILY PAPER $4 00 | TRI-WEEKLY $2 00 All New Advertisements appear in both papers. TRIAL OF PltOF. JNO. W. WEB8TEU, Charged ivltk the Murder of Dr. George Furkinnn, on ii3d November, 1810. (Telegraphed to the Baltimore Sun.] FIFTH DAY. Boston, Saturday, March 23. Notwithstanding the atorm, the dourt room was filled us densely 119 ever this morning be fore tlio prisoner uus brought in. He entered, accompanied by officer Jones, ut a few minutes bofnre nine. No great change in his appear ance or demeanor wos poiceptible, although the evidence of the lust witnesses have been so •trongly against him. The Judges having come in, the names of the jury were called by the clerk—and all being present, the examination of the witness who was on the stand when tho court adjourned yesterday was resumed. That witness was Ephraim Littlefield. His evidence this morriing was as follows: Crota-Examination of Mr. Littlefield.—I went into the laboratory on Wednesday night, because I was afraid the building was on fire. When I got In, there did not appear to bo any fire in the furnace. In going tip stairs 1 loll the heat with my hand on the wall R» high ns my head. Tho dissecting room was on tho^snnte level with tho laborstory»£tlia furnace was hot, Covered with crucibles nnd minerals. I did not touch anything because Dr. W. bad told me not to touch anything left on the table unless be left it to be wushed ; bo had a table whore bo left thfi gs to bo washed; I looked in to the hogshead, thinking Dr. P. might have baba put in there; don’t know whither I thought of looking in the furnace; I thought if suspicious; I inspected tho privy, but had tiokoytoit; I.did not try whetunr my kov 4vou!d fit it; I made no attempt to get a key ; Wednesday night I went to a cotillion party ; I told what I lufd scon ns to the water in the hogsheads U> my wife right ofR had communi cated it to nobody but my wife and Dr. Hun- neford; the next person I told it to was Thompson, who worked for me; it w as when coming homo from a party Wednesday night; Thursday I told it to Mrs. Harlan, who went to get somo tools for me; Friday I told it to Drs. Bigelow, Jackson, and officer Trenholm ; told Trenltolm after I dime up from working upon the wall Friday; came homo Wednesday night at 10 or half past; Sunday afternoon went to the tollhouse) on Ciuige’s Bridge, conversed with the toll nan about the story that Dr. Park- man hat been seen going over to Cambridge; did not toll any body then that I saw Dr- Park- man como in or go out ol tho College ; did not then say that I saw Dr. Webster pay Pink man money; did not my so in the presence of Mr. Green, did not know a person by that name then. Mr. Sohier to Littlefield.—Have you over gone into the Doctor’s room after he was out, to play curds 7 Answer.—I shall not answer that question. If you ask it in regard to this matter, I would answer no. I do his work in tho afternoon. Told my wife on Sunday night that I was go ing to watch, every movement Dr. Webster made; never told Ur. Webster I meant to get a rewurd . After my suspicions were excited on Sunday night I remembered every thing Isnw,butdid not then write down any thioig I stated in rqy direct examination all 1 hut exci ted my suspicions ; I did then, when I met Dr W. in Fruitstreet in front of the college, suspect that ho Imd murdered Dr Parkman. I had never suspected him before ; I did not before know that Dr l’erkmon had been in tho college. H told me that Dr. Pnrkmtvn had been there, and that he had paid him four hundred and eighty- threo dollars and sixty-seven cents; ho tol; me him; l do not remember that ho there stated that ho had made another statement before the coroner’s jury. Caroline M. Littlefield, sworn.—I am tho wife of tho janitor of the college; I knew Dr. Parkman by sight. I think it was on Satur day, I am not sure that it was not till Sunday that I hoard of Dr. Parkmatt’s disappearance. Mr. Clifford—did you on Sunday night cau tion your hushund ugainst stating his suspi cious. 1 Answer—On Friday afternoon he wont out and returned, saying that lie had seen t. Webster, and believed ns much ns thut he was standing there, thut Dr- Webster mun ere Dr. Purkman. I said for mercy sake, whnt makes you think so 7-never mention thut thing again or think of it, for if the Professor should get hold of it, it would make trouble for you. I don’t know that I noticed before that there had been ryiy thing unusual in the way Ur- Webster kept his room, but after he mentioned it, on Sunday evening, I remembered how he had kept the lower laboratory locked, vvhich i never knew before. When the lectures beg in, in tho first week in November, Dr. Webster asked me if I could not U3e w uter from his la boratory, for his water was not good, on ac count of the pipe. He did not like to leave it runing because it spattered his floor. Question.—Did you 6ee Littlefield on Wed nesday lying on the floor and looking under Dr. Web-tor's door 7 Answei—I also saw him on tho floor; I saw him look ut tho key-hole, I do not know that my husband built any fire that week, either on Monday, Wednesday or Friday. I saw Dr. Webster pass through iho lower entry on \Veli te 0 lay morning, he came quite early, 110 early as eight o’clock. He passed through the entry on Wednesday, up the front stairs. It was lute on Friday morning when I knew that Little field sent Mrs. Hailow for nn axe on Thurs day and wont to borrow soino tools from Mr. Fuller; hut I saw only tho axe which Mrs. Harlow brought. On Friday he went to work on the wall about three o’clock ; when he had been at Work about half an hour I thought I saw Dr. Webster coming. I had the hammer, nnd was to strike four times if I sow Webster com ing. I had the hammer, and was to strike four times if I saw Webster coming. When I saw Mr. Trenholm and Starkweather coming I thought it was he and gave the alarm. When Littlefield rainc up I was talking with the officers. Dr. Webster came in and went through the entry; ho took up grape vines’, went into the lecture room, and cume down in to tho laboratory and unlocked the door, leav ing it unlocked us he used to do before Park- man’s di-appearance. I did not see Dr. Web ster go out. It was when Littlefield was talking with the pnlico otlicers. When Dr. \Vebster was gone, Littlefield went down again to work at the wall, nnd was gone, I should think, not more than ten minutes, when ho came up; I never suw hint look so before; when he came up he was very much affected, so much so that, he burst out crying; he did not go right uwny—he could not. He then locked tho door and went to Mr. Bigelow. Mr. Trenholm came in and went down and staid ubout 5 minutes; he said it was no mis take. John Maxwell, aboy, sworn—I live in Fruit street place; know Littlefield; knew Parkman; 0AVA&TSTAIIIB Friday Morning, March ‘19, 1830. LARGK8T CIRCULATION! The Daily Morning News has now a larg- eh city circOLation than either of the other doily pupers.and consequently is the rest advertising medium. Wo etiite this fact in justice to ourselves and for the benefit, of the advertising public. [TyP 1 P ce h rBt P H R e for our rates ot advertising. J'-j^Advertisements should bo hRnded in at an early hour, to insure their appearance in the papor of the next morning. LIP' Single copies of the Daily Morning News may be had at J. M. CoorEii’s Book store, at J. B Cubdedoe’s Book store, Congress-st., and at the of. (ice of publication, 117 Bny-st. JtfP’ Price two cents 13P* See first page. Rkligiouj Notice.—Wo understand that the Rt. Rev. Bishop Elliott is o 1 a Visitation to the Episcopal churches in this city, and of ficiates in Christ’s Church this morning, und in St. John’s this evening; and that he will ad minister Confirmation in those Churches re spectfully, in the same order, nn Sunday. Pomaukde’s Panorama.—Thisbeuutifuland highly interesting exhibition was opened last night, the inclemency of tho weather on Wed nesday night having prevented the public from attending. The audience manifested tho live liest satisfaction throughout the exhibition. It is indeed a punornmn of grandeur nnd beauty, presenting some of the most pictur esque scenery on the continent. No one should miss soeing it. took a note up to Dr. Parkman from Mr. Little field, nnd left it at his (Parkman’s) house. It wu- the forepart of tho woek that the Dr. was missing; I delivered the noie into his own hands. John Hathaway sworn—I am engaged at the Massachusetts Hospital; keep tho medicines ns apothecary. Littlefield applied to me for some blood on Thursday, the 22d November. I tuld him that I had none, hut that 1 expected some of the patients would bo bled the next day. The court then adjourned until Monday morning 2Jxlractfrom the hist Regulations published also that Parkman grabbed up the money and b l or * e f °f ll % Captain General of the Island ran oil* n, fust as ho could, iroimr un two »tens oj Cuba—‘l ransient passengers, wnh , ran oil’ as fust as ho could, going up two steps at a time. I have seen the knife with ttie sheath found in tho ten chest; have seen Web ster have it in his private for m. He showed me the oth-r knife on Monday before Dr. Park- m'un’s disappearance ;• did not tell mo lie was going to use it to prune grape vines. Had no particular knock or signal to got into Dr. Web- ster's room ; wlion some ono came to see him that I thought ho wunted to see, I would knock ‘ on his dhor if it. wus locked or bolted ; it was seldom locked ; nevo’r knocked when I simply wished to get into his room to work. Made no correction of statement to coroner. Direct examination resumed. — Another handbill was shown witness und he was asked who hesuw on Monday; he never saw the letter at all; have never made any claim for the re ward; I have said I have never had any und never should; I never had any intention ol get ting tho reward; I lmd the minutes down of having received the turkey on Wednesday; my wife told me, when I told her that I had said to the coroner’s jury, you have made u mistake, it was Tuesduy you got the turkey; I went to Foster’s and found from his books thut it was so; 1 went to the coroner and had the mistake corrected; I went to the coroner onco to cor rect the mistake and once to sign the deposi- tion; I first potted the cuts, or hacks in tho skin when the hatchet wus found on Suturduy, after the arrest of Dr. Webster; cannot say when the arrest was made. By a juryman—Did you go over to tho east Cambridge bridge before or after you saw Dr. Webster on Sunday night? Witness—It was alter. By a juryman—Did you ever know ice being in the sink 7 Witness—No ; tho wateqgnins out through the bottom; the window looks into tho coal bin; there were found in Dr. Webster’s laboratory a key of the upper front door und of the lower - front door. Cross-examination resumed.—I was exam ining when I found the hacks in the sink ; Dr. Webster bad ice in every winter, which I break Up for him in the sink ; I ilont know but the hacks might huve been made that way ; the other Professors might have had keys ; Dr. Cbaning ordered me once to getsevcral keys mude for going up into the laboratory; I don’t know whether they were distributed among the Professors. Andrew A. Fosser, sworn—I ar.t a provision dealer in Court street; I remember supplying a turkey to Mr. Littlefield on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at the order of Dr- Webster; it was ubout 4 o’- ujock ip tho afternoon; I did not keep the ordei; ; it was (testroyed;there was anoihw' orderbrougbi by him tor sweet potatoes, which was sent to CstobridiW by tho Express} this is atranscript of my booh made by me. [The account was ’ her? exhibited to the eouu and jury.] Cross-examined—Mr. Littlefield earne ta mo * to oscerufofrom miy books the date, and I told without landing permits, who remain on shore for any cause, at the departure of the vessels, must,present themselves immediately, to com ply with the requisite of giving security to re- mum here legally. If they are foreigners they may cull upon the Consuls of their respective nntions, should they wish it, to give notice, through these officers, to the authorities, by writing. Passengers neglecting tncomply with these formaline!? will incur a fine of ten dollars und he compelled toleuve the Island. “Any person absenting himself from this Is land without the necessary passport, nnd the captain of the vessel taking such person, will incur a fine of from twenty-five to one thousand dollars each, withouf prejudice to other mea sures that may be deemed proper to take ac cording to the case und circumstances. These fir.es can be made effective immediately from any property belonging to the individuals, or when su< h individuals should be found, or re turn to this Island at any future time. "Passengers of the steamers going away again in tho same vessel, und transienl ones that to continue their voyage have to await here the arrival of another, must have their pass ports countersigned, or obtain now ones in conformity to what is ordained in this arlic’e and the explanation of the first of November. Havana, Mnr. 15, 1850. Brussels Lace.—Every well dressed lady is aware of the numerous good qualities of Brussels luce. Its fineness, its strength, and its beauty, are incomparable, and that reputa tion it lias held for hundreds of years. No small portion of the genuine article is made by tho nuns of Belgium. The correspondent of an Easternpnper says. The nunnery at Ghent is n very ancient es tablishment, and i9 in a very flourishing condi tion. The nuns have their hours appropriated to labor, to rest, audio devotion, expect, when they have been put upon u course of penance, when they pray all the time, both day and night. Their regular employment is embroidering and working lace; and that which is sold in New York und other markets, is made in this nunnery. I raw them arranged around their work rooniB, plying their needles with the ut most assiduity,and not oneoflhern would raise her eyes to look at us, but all sat in their black dresses and white hoods, as mute nnd inanimate as marble; and in no way could we attract their attention so as to cause them to look up at us. Capital punishment in Ohio.—The bill for the abolition of cupitnl punishment has.passed the Ohio Senate by a very decided majority;; Hopes are entertained by its. frieruU that it w H ats* pass the lloulT , f • 3 The admirers of elegant Irish comedy- should not fail to see M Hudson, as Major O’Dogherty, in St. Patrick's Eve, to-night. The Webster Trial.—The deep interest that has been felt in this important trial, hits in our opinion, justified tho devotion of a large portion of our space to a connected and full de tail of the important testimony of the witnesses that have been examined. We have endeav ored to give our readers tho best account to be obtained of tho proceedings up 10 the ad journment of the court on Saturday last. The concluding portion of Littlefield’s testimony, being his cross-examination on the part of the defence, will bo found in our pupor of this morning. So far the successive steps taken by the prosecution in the introduction of their tea timony, have served to present an unbroken chuin of circumstances, to all present appear ances, closely hemming in the nccused. Toe cross-examination of the witnesses by the de fence, has been 90 cautious that it is impossible to form any satisfactory judgment of the course intended to be pursued, but the demeanor of the prisoner seems to indicate it confidence in thb issue of the trial. The Journal of Commerce, n paper very re served in tho expression of on opinion, in re viewing the testimony on the trial uf Dr. Web ster says: There was great doubt at first in many minds whether the traces of humanity had not, by Al and chemical actinn been so effectually obliter ated, that it would be impossible to identify the remains. But “ murder will out,” and often in ways which would not have been dreamt of. We will not anticipate the evidence to be given on this point, further than to say, that no ray of light lias yet dawned in favor of Ri'of. Webster. If he is found guilty, his la'e re pectable standing in society will avail hi nothing. It is a bud place for criminals in Massachusetts. There is no respect of per oiis, and neither courts, nor juries, nor jailors are accessible to any corrupt influence. We think our readers will agree with us that so far as the testimony has gone, ithas had tho effect to remove what doubts may hav been entertained of the guilt of the prisoner, and even to raise a strong suspicion that the destruction of his victim was premeditated. We doubt, however, t.he’borrectnoss of the Jour nal’s conclusions in the extract above. If we m iy judgo the soil by its productions, we would hardly be authorised to believe that “Massa chusetts is a bad place for criminals.” The Court dockets of Boston at the present time show a frightful catalogue of crimes that have been hut recently perpetrated within the limits of that oitv, arid it is evident from the means that have 4 been employed, thiough the agency of anonymous letters, tho discovery of deud bodies, and the attempted implication of Lit tlefield, to deceive the public in regard to tho case now under investigation, thnt crime is not without its sympathisers and friends in Boston. We have no idea that Frof. Webster will he convicted, but from tho testimony already adduced, and tho various incidental circum stances that have developed themselves since his urrest, we are constrained to believe thu.t he will owe his acquittal to the talents of his counsel, und the influence ol his position, ruther than to his innocence of the dreadful crime with which he stands charged. (Special Ooriespondence of tho Morning News.] IMPORTANT FROM COCK8PUR! Expedition In Smirch of Muuhy Joe. Oockspur, the 26th March, 1850. Mr. Editor:—Si-nso vou wer ohligin enuff to put my lot tor about the terrible calasterfy whnt huppened to us down hero in the Nows, I thought I mought as well write another letter to you, and let you know how wo is all getting on, and what we ure gwine to do. Tho hoys ’bout here has got pretty much over tlio panniu about tho Sea Surpent, and sense they have cUm to ther senses a little, they begin to eel n good deal of simpathy for our unfortunate companions what wa9 swallered by thut terriblo monster. The thing has been talked over u good deal, and all hands has cum to tho conclusion that something ought to he done. Fishermen lias got harts, as well as ther people, Mr. Editor, und when tho men of Science till over the world is getting up ex peditions to look nfter Sir John Franklin, what’s been froze up hard and fast in the North Foie for more’n five years, why should’nt we take a cruise after Mbnky Joe und tho rest of ’em. They is human beings, ns well u9 Sir John, and the chance of their gitting out of ther tett'ible sitewution is, to my mind, je9t as likely as Sir John’s is of gettin thawed out of the Ioeburgs of the North Foie. The general opinion is here, that Munky Joe will turn up yet somewhere. You know he’s been usin about the water all his life-time, and is jest about us near a atnfibious man as one ever gits to he; besides lie's so terrible tough, and so bominablo ugly, that no body don’t bleevo the Sea Surpent, or any other varmint on the fuco of tho airth could make much out of him. And then he’s got a monstrous long head, Joe has; so if he had only half a show in he’d git to windward of the very old d—1 him self. Nobody haint been able to come to a idoe about whar Joe is, 01 whnt mought become of him; but all hands is agreed to go after him, and if tho poor feller lias got away from the Surpent, nnd is alive any white, to fpd him and restore him to his fnmly nnd Irends. We have got the Cockle and the Sally Mu riel- all fitted out for a two weeks’ cruise on the coast, and out to the Toriugys and the Bahn- mys, whar it is most probable tho cussed crit- er went, nfter swallering our people. Bill Spikes is to take tho command of the Sally Marier, and Bob Eckels und Sam Sizemore is to go in iTBr, with three good hands to help work her. I and Jack Dunbar is gwine in the Cockle, and we’ve got a first rate crow and plenty of provisions (o lust. Col. Stan ton let us havo two swivels from the fort, and we’ve got lots of harpoons and muskets, and if we should cum across the everlastin thing, in the daylight, nnd the fellers don’t all git skeer- ed, you may depend we’ll give him fits, wheth er we git Munky Joe nnd the niggers or not. Every thing’s aboard, nnd if the wind is fair we will set sail to-morrow morning. Whatever turns up, 1 will let you know when we cum back. You may tell tho people in Suvanny that we is ull resolved on fuidin what bus cum of Munk i Joe, or perishin in tho attempt. We may have dredful times—we may be all swallered alive, but one thing is certain ; Xve won't be like that Sooth Carolina Aitillcry Company what got so skeered when they seed the Sea Sarpent that they thought ther wus three of ’em, and then cum back and swore they was whales. Look out to hear news from us soon. Yours forever, Samuel Jones. Nota Bemt. — Sense writin this letter, a Inglish vessel has cum in over the bar, from Havana, and tho crew scs they saw the Seu Sarpent ’bout two days out, and thnt it was gwine along very slow, with its hed ’bout five feet out of water, and sort o’ drawed down, like it had a martingale on. They didn’t git nearer than half a mile of it, but with' the glass they could see it squirmin ubout at a terrible rate, and some times it floated along on the top of the water belly up. This is good news for us, as we know which way to go. fjotne of tho nigger fellers has backed* out sense they heard the sailors talk about the Si-u Sarpent beiu seen. But we’ve got two more white men, and we’re oft' ut daylight to-morrow Trials for Murder.—In Greene Superior Court Hamilton Hall was put upon his trial on the 15th tost, on the chnrge of the murder of Simeon Fuller in June last, and found guilty. He was sentenced by Judge Johnson to be hung on the 10th of May next. John Ross, put upon his trial lust week in Putmun county, charged with the tnurdor of his father, Col. John Ross in May last, was acquitted by the jury after they bad been absent a lew minutes. !3P An English paper says that “Mr. Web ster, the great American statesman, is to be tried in New York on the 19jh March, for the murder of Judge Furker!” This is almost us wide of the mark us the telegraphic despatch which we published some short time’since frotn a cotemporary, which stated that the remains of Dr. Parkman had been arraigned for the murder ol Professor Webster . ' ' Sjp* The Hibernia Engine House was fired at Philadelphia by un incendiary on Saturday morning, and partly destroyed. Mr. Calhoun was born March 18, 1782, and was 78 years old on the 18th inst. Gen. Horace S. Cooly, Secretary o . State of the State of Illinois, died at New Orleans on the the 21st instant. y Father Matthew arrived in N. Orleans on the 24th inst , and was most enthusiastically received. 1,500 persons took the pledge in Mobile. BT The Legislature of Virginia adjourned on Friday evening. Some 325 ucts und sundry resolutions were passed during the sessional Vermont.—The official canvass of the elec tion held in Vermont, to docide tho question of licensing dealers to sell intoxicating beverages shows a majority of 7,307 against the granting of such licenses. More Mysterious Knockings.—Honesdale, I’a., March 22. Night before last the inmitos of a boarding house in this towq, were kept awnke all night by a continued knocking, quite ns mysterious as those of Rockeslcr; means were taken to discover the cause, but without success. The noise always eluded pursuit and seemed to keep the same distance from its pursuers which ovet way “they followed it. It created quite u sensation. (Correspondence of the Dally Morniug News New York, March 23, 1859 The excitement on the subject ol the \V stor trial is Increasing hero I think; nndr,,. evidcnco adduced the past two dnv« . T • 1 , ,, ) s ' tPn <b certainly to throw u dark suspicion on the eused. If that of the dentist, Dr. Km, • ii-i, n,tEP > Utii be relied on, who swears positively that th false tenth taken from the furnace, are the s made by him for Dr. Parkman, in Oct. lg"!' nnd corroborated too by his then assistant D Noble,^why we must believe that the rema ^ found in tho College, wete those of themis*/" muii. But we must wait until tho defi ne,!'? oponed, und rebutting testimony given. Again* the testimony of Littlefield, the J an j, 0r "j the College, who first discovered the reman,! nnd apparently knew so well where to look f u *’ them, tells fearfully ngninst tho accuse,I. []„ was in the stand all day, und considering the state of excitement, ho says ho wos in „ t| | time of the discovery, it is wonderful, hoivh- should recollect so. distinctly every, even t|, most pointed particulars of the event, and the looks and actions rif Dr. Webster i lt ,j, time. It is certain]} hard to judge any man but from the present aspect of the affair it seems to me, that if Webster bo not g u i|' tv Littlefield is. The counsel for the deffocs have not yet exhibited their hand; and don’t be surprised, as I hinted in n.y last letter j( something should appear to ulter the appear ance of matters. Tltero was a crowd in the Park last night to witness the burning of tho Phantom of I)i,„ n . ion; but it did’nt come off— the design | 0lJ |; C( j very good 011 [inper, but there were no fund, to carry it into effect—and perhaps it is better that the rponster should only be in tho “ mind's eye.” A curious enso occurred in ono of our coum ye.sterduy, being a suit brought ngainst Bex- nett, of tho Herald, by u man who was for merly a carrier of the paper. He purohased a route, it appeared, for $000, of another carri er, and made from $15 to $20 a week by sw ing the paper. But Bennett having discov ered that he also served the Tribune and Ex press, which is contrary to his rule, tho carriers of tiie Herald not being allowed to sell sm other paper, I10 refused to sell him tlio Herald any longer, and ho now claimed damages f ur non-fulfilment of tho contract. The Court said thnt lie could not decide whether or not there was n contract between the parties to the suit, and as it was a novel and important point, be should dismiss the case, giving the plaintiff leave to bring it beforo tho full bench. Our book sales commenced >n Thursday, by Banos, Platt & Co. The first order of exer cises was a cold eolation, where there was abun dance, but no comfort. There is a large at- tendarce of tho trade from all parts of tint Union. Letters from Liverpool mention the consol ing fact thut immigration, next summer, will exceed thnt of any previous year. Over a thou sand arrived hero in three ships, between Wed nesday and Thursday nights. Four more stenmers will soon leave here for California, intended to run on the Sacraments, or nny other river where they may be male available. Eleven vessels cleared here for S in Francisco, on Thursday lust. There appears to he a fever for buying res! estiue here just at present; lots away up on the island are eagerly |>urcba«cd, nnd at extraordi nary prices. Many of them, that would not command $500 three years since, ire nut bringing $2500! Ilow far New-York will M- tend ten years hence, it is impossible to cor- jectore. News is very scarce to-day. Wo are in the midst of a horrible storm of snow, sleet, at 1 ! ruin. Charlemac. Difficulty at Panama —Tito PanamaM" of the 2d inst. contains nn account of u diffieal- ty which recently occurred at tnut place lie tween thp authorities of the place anti the Ame ricans. It appears that a. young man of res- pectable character, named Johnson, was seem ed of thoit by a negro, und imprisoned byibf judicial authorities of Panama. Afterwaitm! a sufficient length of time for the movement* of the authorities in tho case, without an)' !I S [1 of trial, the accused appealed to Mr. Coras*' the American consul, in order to prompts" 11 vunce in the slow movements of justice- ^ 1 presiding judge, however, refused to grant lb ul short of twenty-five days, or to liberate t- prisoner on the writ of habeas corpus. M Cor wine then went immediately to r r0! ’' against such ncoui-9eof procedure, and * “ he was away n mob of the gold-digg> n S foUI eigns formed, and marching to the grand P“ !I disarmed the tirenudiun Boldiers and captive at liberty. The tables were then t"" ed. The city authorities had to appeal u 1 - consul to get him to check the violences 1 - infuriated Americans. Mr. Corwine succec' in restoring order. He then gave bonds let appearance of the accused-, and in rets-"" speedy trial was promised by the city aUl * 1 ties. Tho Philadelphia Board of Trade, st® ted meeting held last week adopted a rn pnl to congresstn favor of a reduction in the PJ 6 J rate of letter postago to two cents each- 0 1" inland postage, to be prepnid, and rerom e I a free circulation of similar petitions sm° 5 citizens, to be sent to their represent® 11 ^ the State Legislature. The Board e*P ^ I tho opinion that the proposed reduction P the interest of al^ rich and poor, old an ^ I in e^ery section of our country, > n 8 c0 , cial, social,.moral, liierarv nnd pel***®* 1 of view.