HASZAR.D'S GAZETTE, JUNE 28.

REVOLUTION IN SAN FRANCISCO.

Fut.i. Piaricuuas or run Muansit or ‘run EDITOI on -ras BDLLITIN AID Till Evans-s wtitcti Foatowso

‘ ﬂuvial Correspondence of tits N. York Daily Times.

SAN Fiuxcisco, May 20, I850

We are in the midst of a .e\'0lIm0l| which will be recorded as one of the most remarkable in the annals of liistory—whtc was designed, and is destined to olfecl I most important change in the social, moral and political character of the State.

rite MUIHIIB.

On Wednesday afternoon last, at about 5 o'clock, the whole city was roused by the report that Jiuas \Vii.i_.tnI lied been shot dead in the greatest business tho- rought'are ofthe city, by James P. Casey, a Sing-Sing convict. Casey was known as a successful ballot-box stuﬁ'er—se Ille- ceasful, that on counting the votes In llll \‘Vard, it was found he was elected one of the Supervisors of this county, by a large majority, although he was not even knot"! by the voters as a candidate. He Woe also well-known its the man who had been engaged in a murderous aﬂ'ray growing out of one of these political operations. HI! name was a prominent one among the many hundreds of giimblers and shoulder strikers that have always ruled this city_, and the house of every harlot opened, as if

by magic, when his well-known ltnoe echoed through its halls. ‘rue ituaosana.

' Vt’ould you believe it, when I tell you that James P Casey was also known II the proprietor and ostensible editor of I Sunday paper, the Times, which paper as- sumed great respectability, and had hun- dreds, aye, perhaps thousands ofinfluential supporters? It is too true. What fear had he, then, with all that has embodied the power of this city in his favor, and with the knowledge that no man of his class he ever been punished for murder in San Francisco-—what fear had he of the law's retributlons. The only danger to him was that ofinstsnt execution at the hands ofthe people.But this was provided against. ‘HI! friends stood around him, and a carriage was ready to hear him to the jail, which it was supposed would be an ark of safety to him.

But Casey ivofully miscalculated the spirit and courage of the better portion of our people.

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It can scarcely be said, that there was any excitement among the people. At least there was no sudden outbreak—no ebullition offeeling that would naturally fol- low such a monstrous outrage on a citizen so deep in the affections of the people. And every man's eye ﬂashed when he spoke of it, and every man's countenance express- ed a settled determination to avenge Mr. King's wrongs and the wrongs that have been heaped upon this devoted city. Every man felt that the time had come for action all acknowledged that there were but two questions at issue : Shall we forsake this fair city, and deliver it up to the gamblers, thieves, and murderers ?—or shall we drive their to the wall ?

rite rsorte ARMINO AND ORGANIZING.

The day after the assassination, the hon- est men of the city met in council. An

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THE RUGELEY. MURDER- The most remarkable criminal trial of moderign times has terminated in a ftill and unhesitating conviction of the accused, and \Villiam Palmer stands condemned to die by the hand ofthe ban man. No ration- nl man, who has attends to the astonishing chain of evidence developed in the course of this extraordinary “ inquest of blood," can entertain a doubt that the finding ofthe jury is right and the sentence of the Court 'ust. William Palmer is to die a feloii’s death for the wilful, deliberate, co|d-blood- ed, and cruel murder of his intimate as- sociate and friend. The henloui-mess of crime could hardly be carried lurther ; yet there is but too much reason to fear that this great culprit’s guilt was not limited to this single instance of treacherously breaking into the “ house of life," but was infamously extended to others in which the victims stood to him in a closer and more sacred relationship than that of mere friend- ship. liito that ﬁeld of suspicion, however‘ we are forbidden to enter ; it is enough that the proof of guilt has been brought home to him in one instance, and that the claaimsofpublic justice are thereby vindi- cated. '

All the circumstances attendant upon this remarkable crime have served to invest it with a more than ordinary amount of public interest. Never in late times has it case of murder roused such

90, f(’T7. .‘:I 1‘ ll who composed this Committee, and t_lia¢ their part was to obey orders

Pltll'AIa‘l‘l0N8 1-o ATTACK riil .nti..

On Sunday mcrain at 9 o’clock, the di- vision began to use able at their arinories. At ll} o'clock, lines of citizen-infantry were marching from diﬂereat points towards Broadway, in which the jail was situated. This force numbered 1,500 buyonets. Im- mediately followed a cotnpany 100 strong of riﬂes, and then the artillery, and a art of a company of horses. Five hun i-ed men, armed with revolvers also maacbed into Broadway. Eight hundred men remain- ed in the armories as a reserve. a spec- tacle was a most solemn and imposing one. No bugle's blast or beat ofdrum was hear —-nothing but the heavy tread of masses of armed men. Searcely a word was spoken by the thousands of spectators who almost choked up the streets. The people in a few minutes covered allthe steeples, houses and hills in the vicinity of the jail. The two thousand armed men were drawn up on every side of the building, as if for a siege. The riﬂes were posted on the roofs of the houses overlooking the prison. A heavy piece of ordnance was planted, pointed dead at the great iron door, and loaded on the spot. A man stood beside it with match lighted. Stones were delibera, tcly carried up the steps, and placed in the gun- ports of the prison. When all was ready,

the demand was made. The city military, univernl intern,’

"ld ll" ﬁlm"! °“h° 'l'°'iE hull‘: r°f"'.°d never have such pains been taken to insure "'2' ‘cl’ ' e" "M M "med, bu‘ '"b'm“' perfect fairness in the inquiry, never have sion. « -

the proceedings extended to such a length. it is now six months since John Parsons Cook expired in agonies at the inn at Rug- ely, and from that time to this the public in- terest has suffered no "abatement. The ter-

CASIY sun cons runs its Till. raoraa.

Casey was taked from the prison, placed in a carriage and guarded by a detachment of horse and infantr to the head-quarters of the committee. he major part of the

mory ofiliose who endeavour to rand. themselves that event the emallddt vlatioa from the path of rectitude and . honour can be taken with impunity, and without ‘th. hazard of the most unforseen and most ter- rible consequences.

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Srxivisii Biiwirs.—A letter from Mad. rid of the 27th ult. says:—-“ The mail was stopped the other day in the neighbourhood ol Baylen, by six young men well dressed and armed to the teeth. These robbers had placed themselves in a wood of olive trees, and at the moment the mail came up ﬁred a double volley. The two PRIIOIEOII who were there, one'of whom was an ag- lish colonel named-,Campbell, descended immediately. From the latter the brigands took thelsuni of 500) reels, and a watch of great va us. ’

A Paris journal asserts that M. do Lain- artine’s long struggle to preserve his fami- ly mansion and estate from sale by auction by his creditors— a struggle which of late years has caused him incessant literary labour—has ended in failure, and that he, in consequence, a ruined and broken heart- ed man, has resolved on emigrating to the United States of America.

A crowd of literary and theatrical ladies of inﬂuence was present at the church of St. Philips, Paris, a few days since, to wit- ness the nuptials ofMdlls, Dumas, dau h- ter of Alexandre Dumas, and M. Peyte , a wealthy Iiabilua of the Bourse. During the Mass, the “ 0 Salutaris hostia" was splen- didly sung by the celebrated Roger, of the

rand Opera. It is reported that young A. Dumas presented his sister with £2,000 on the happy occasion.

rible details of this case, and of the two others in which suspicion was raised against. the prisoner, have been discussed in every‘ household ofthc three kingdoms. Popularl feeling was so excited in the nei hbourhoodl ofthe deed that the prisoner's a visers ask-i ed and the Crownacquiesced in a change in; the place of trial. A new Act of .Parlia-l ineiit was passed to enable the Queen's Beach to send the matter before a metropo-i Tl“"° h““d"°d ‘“'"'°‘l m°“- ‘”l‘° were "9" litan court. The postponement of the trial lleved °"°"Y ll"'°° h°“"'- k°Pl S"‘"d °‘”"' ave the prisoner every facility in preparing "'9 °llY ‘ll "lﬂmo l° P"°"°"l "°“" °" "°"3"' a plausible defence, even the selection of “ll 5'9‘ , ‘scientiﬁc men to detail the events oftheir B°‘h °“'P""‘ “'°'° h‘“'8°d °" ‘he r°"°‘ ' 3 practice and to prosecute special experi- '“8 d“J'- F ments. The rown, of its own free will, V, furnished the defence with all the evidence which it was intended to bring forward. Finally, six months after the commission of the crime, the Chief Justice of England, and two otherjudges celebrated for their ex- perience and acuteness, took their seats on the bench. Ajury not taken from among the farmers of a small country district, but selected by chance from the trading class of population numbering 3,000,000 of souls, removed as far as possible every sus- picion of unfairness. Then'came a trial of extraordinary length and labour. The opening speech of the Attorney-General lasted more than four hours ; his reply was nearly as long. The prisoner's counsel de- fended him in a speech of eight hours. The case for the prosecution lasted six days ; that for the defence more than three. '[‘lie summing-up of the Chief Justice com- ‘menced at the sitting of the Court on Mon- Ciiunun Mii.iru.—The militia raised :day, and was not concluded until the after- in Canada, under a recent act of l’nrlia- noon ofthe following day. The men of

military remained in osition-around the jail. in one hour the ommittee again en- tered the jail, demanded and obtained pos- session of Charles Cora, the murderer of U. S. Marshal Richardson.

At 6o'clock, P. M., notice was given that no more proceedings would he had by the Committee until the morrow. The citizens mostly retired to their homes.

CANADA.

PUBLIC Isiraovsiansrs IN CANADA.- The Canadian Board ofPublic \’Vorks have reported in favour of the St. Lawrence and Champlain Canal, via the Chambly Canal for nine and a liall' miles from Johns; and thence across the country to Lake St. Louis, near Caughnawaga; in favour of the enlargement of the Welland Canal as soon as funds can be provided, in favour of a telegraph to Forteau Bay: against the improvement of the rapids by sub-inarine blasting; and recommend a survey of the Ottawa route for the improvement of navi- gation and opening it up to Lake Huron, and also recomuiend a survey for railway purposes.—An appropriation of £5,000 has been made for this survey.

Executive Committee was appointed, and the names of citizens were enrolled for the

Public P|'°l°¢ll°"- 0" Friday M90398 9°V°' few months since recruiting for these corps the prisoner. Finally, thejury, after listen- Nll ll|°“"ﬂd Mine‘ WW0 0“ "10 ll'|l- ll commenced, many regiments are already ing with unwearied patience to the argu- ‘Vee WOW". "Nil the She'll? had "€r“5'~’d _l° fully equipped, and on Saturday last, in ments and testimony ofnearly fourteen days dellVe|‘ "P the efllnlnﬂl l0 the C0mml"°9 Toronto, several ofthem turned out to cele- 1 retired to consider their verdict, and after it ""l"“l‘° .l'll ‘"5 5'“ “"3 "'9 '“l.l°l“l“8 brate the Queen's birthday. The riﬂe consultation of something more than an h°“3°' °°V°"¢d ‘ml’ “"'°d "'9" l0 l"'°l°°l companies in Kingston, Prescott, Brock- ‘ A him—that holes had been pierced to bear Vin.’ Bygowm ac” d,-in mice , d,,y_ “P011 “'0 05510!” V"l'° “'°"' °'B"‘l''l“8 *0 government pays the members as it does take him out of prison and execute him. [hg ,-egu|u-g, These may be some signi- On Saturday morning, dray-loads of mus- ﬁance in ¢},i,_

ksts and ammunitions of war were seen on their way to twelve different depots of the

meat, are being armed and drilled as highest standing in the medical profession rapidly as possible. Although it is but a gavetheir evidence for the Crown or for

hour returned into Court, and gave that var. dict \VlllClI:C0llligllS the guilty prisoner to a murdcrcr’s doom.

The life and career of this wretched cul- prit form a terrible lesson, and marks with fearful distinctness the rapidity of -the pro- gress from depravity to crime. it seldom

The

V‘Vc received on Saturday morning tole-

Vigilance Committee. Cannon Were .r0ll- graphic intelligence from Toronto. that the ed through the streets, and placed ready in vote! for a grant of £50,000‘ for public the Committee's quarters. The people ﬁll- buildings at Quebec passed in Committee ed all the streets where these preparationslou the previous night, with a majority ‘of were going on, night and day. eight, the numbers being 43 to 35. The

- Saturday evening. theenrolling Of Mlle! vote ofconcurrence will be taken this even- was still going on, but of the many thou; ing ; and as the Ranges are described as sands who signed, none knew, savq the voting with the majority, the measure will Executive Committeewliat was to be on‘6.ldoubtless|y be cat~ried.—Queb¢c Paper, They only knew that they were good men, -June 9.

happens as a public writer has well observ- ed, that the downward career of an indi- vidunl is so plainly brought before the world as a warning to those who are on the threslfold of wrong. From gambling to in- solvency,__from insolvency to forgery, from forgery to murder of the foulsst kind, his life has been suﬂiciently dramatic to dwell in the recollection of the most unthinking.

The nation states that three of the Irish political exiles, John Dillon, John Martin, and Kevin O'Doherty, have this week ar- rived in Ireland, and that Smith O‘Brian may be expected here in the course of next "IO"

The most cheering accounts of the crops are new daily received from every part of

reland. Every description of crop ex- hibits the utmost luxuriance, and the farm- ers have given up all their recent apprehen- sions. The potatocs have a most ﬂourish- ing appearance, and it is stated that even in the harvist soils the rain has not inﬂict- ed any damage. Some cattle were killed by lightning in the county of Limerik on Tuesday last.

EXTRAORDINARY ACCl|)EN'l‘.—An extra- ordinary operation, necessitated by a sin- gular accident, has been performed in the Bristol Royal Infirmary. A young Irish- man, named Patrick Haggarty, residing in New-street, St. Philip's, while romping with some of his countrywomen and neigh- bors, ran alter a buxom girl, who was en- gaged in seamstress work, and gave her a

ug in sport. It proved, however, any- thing but sport to him, for as be pressed the girl to his bosom it turned out all but a fatal embrace, its a needle which was in the breast of her gown literally entered the cavity of his chest, and broke oil‘, leaving nearly three-quarters of an inch of steel in the muscles.—Ha arty instantly felt sick and faint, and was taken to the inlirmary, where it was determined to make an effort to extract the needle, so as to prevent in- ﬂammation of the heart and death from on- suing Dr. Green accordingly cut through the outer ﬂesh, and having laid bare the surface ofthe heart discovered a small por- tion of the needle fra merit protrudin , which he drew out with orceps. The deﬁ- cste operation was most aqcceslftll, and Haggarty, though not yet entirely out of danger, is progressing favorably.

Tin: Taui.r Pows.arui..—-Many an mis- led by their admiration of what is called a powerful discourse, [forgetting that‘ ‘that is the most powerful which best effects the object proposed. The power of a sample of gunpowder, or of a piece of ordnance, is tested, not by the loudness of the report, but by the depth of the impression made on the target.

A yankee has just invented a suspend- er that contracts on your approach to water, so that the moment you come to

May his‘fate also over remain in the tits-

a puddlI'it lifts you over and drops you on the oppositsiside. 5- 9 -‘