Dr. Wines And The National Prison Association

On Wednesday afternoon, agreable to an arrangement made after Dr. Wines' Lecture on the previous evening, a fevvgentlemenassembled at President Angell's office, to confcr on the interests of the National Assoeiation. In answer to inquines by those present, Dr. Wiuos atated at length the plans of the Association, and ita relation to the subject of prison discipline fec, in the States ; thua entitling it to national support. The Society aims at a bureau of prison scieuce and duly needs generous support to make its mflucnce feit throughnut the country. Our own State is already profiticg by the labora of the nble Secretary, the reporta published, and the National Congresses held at Cincinuati and Baltimore. Subscriptions were made at and after the conference, amounting to about $50. It is to be regretted that Dr. Wines' visit has not been attended with greater interest. While on ïuesday evening the church was tolerably well filled, few gentlemen were present connected officially, or professioually, with criminal law. At the conference only eight were present. Tho weather and the fcittvngof Courthad doubtless an influence, yet the expianation is rather to be in want oí" interest in the wliole subject of crime and punishmcut, We trust that something has been effected, and that Dr. Wines may at some time return to us, to lecture undor the auapiccs of the Students' Lecture Assoeiation. CITIZEN. In the House, on Monday last, Mr Mayxard, of Tenn., from the Committee on Rules, reported " a bilí remitting all disabilities imposed or remaiuing on any person by the third scction of the fourteenth article of the amendments to the Constitntion, and substituting for the iron-clad oath the modifiad oath nove adrainistered to persons from whom disabilities had been removed," which after a little fillibustering was passed , by a vote of yeat, 141 ; nays, 29 ; and with the distinct understanding that if it should become a law Jefferson Davis would be eligible to a Beat in Congress. Mr. MayNABD said, in auswer to a question, that " the President of the Southern Confederacy might, as well as the Vice President, have a seat in either House, provid ed the people should think proper to send him." A sensible conclusiou, though it njay not be pleasing to a clas9 of politioians who would keep alive the eninities and hatreds growing out of the rebellion for personal and partisan ends. The time of Congress so far has been. prineipally occupied in discussing ill-digested tinanclal bilis, and various bilis to ampnd or repeal the salary-grab law of the last Congress. Tho Sonate daily varies its exercises by an executive session in which nominations are considercrl and confirmed. The following cases have been disposed of in the Circuit Court since our last issue : Saml. Post, vs. llenry Yost. Judgment on default, - damages ÍJ365 5S. J. F. Seibeling&Co ..vs. Daniel R. Kelly.- Judgment 011 default for damages $292 61. L . D. W'atkins vs John Baur aud A. Gunling. Judgment on default. William Freeman, vs. W. II. Palmer. Default- damages $181 19. Jane W. Davis, vs. Nelson G. Davis. Decree of divorce granted. The People, vs. Christopher Millman. Plea of not guilty withdrawn, and plea of guilty entered. Sentence suspended. Discharged on his own recognizance in $200. The People, vs. Hiram Allen. Embezzlement. Verdict- not guilty. The Pcopie, vs. John J Norton. Selhiigliqllor - Jury trial. Verdict- guilty, #25 and costs. R. A. Beal. vs. A. W. Chase, et al. Injuncdon. Now on trial. The prisoners in the Brittenbach murder case were sentenced by Judge Crane, yestcrday afternoon, respectively, as follows : Edward Bycraft, to pay a fine of $50, or be imprisoned three months in the Detroit House of Correction. Walter Metcalf, a fine of $75, or six months in the House of Correction. Ev an, Henry, and Elisha Marsh, the same as Metcalf ; and Ezra Marsh to one year in the State Prison. The leniency of the Judge in the mild sentence passed upon the prisoners, was undoubtedly the result of the fact that most them were heads of families, and also pledging the sum of $1000 to be paid to the widow of Brittenbach.