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been made for him-tired several times il e lectually at the prisoner, while many of the excited crowd sent forth cries ssto hang him,n and others ito shoot him." Judson escaped from the Court-room, and, in spite of all the efforts made 10 stop him, and though fired upon as he ran, he succeeded in reaching the City Hotel, almost unhurt, and in hiding himself in the third strory. He was dis lodged. however, in short time. and. finding no other way to escape, precipitated himself rom the portico, and, being stunned by the fall, was soon surrounded and borne off fto iail.

 While, Tn the eye. of cold reason, and of colder law, the course of the brother of the slam man, and of the excited crowd. might seek In Vain for suilicientexeuse or pallia,ion the whole afair-preceding circumstances the sudden death ofan estimable and vouh- lul eltlzen-were well calculated 10 produce, i'll lfail and imperfeei men, the results which occured in the court house, and at the cityhote

 Of the terrible scene of Saturday night, we will not allow ourselves now To speak choosing to wait until our fellow citizens, as well as ourselves, are in the proper frame ot mind to view it in all its bearings and conse- quences.

 The funeral of Mr. Porterfield took place at 3 o'clock on yesterday Sunday afternoon al the Presby yteriAn Church, and never have we witnessed. I any sacred ediice i Nash vile, SO large and respectable an assemblage Two thousand persons-among wlGom wer' the Firemen, and Odd Felows-mst hay, followed the body to the grave.

 We learn that ,Judson-who is in ial--l in a precarious situation, although the chan cos are in favor of his recovery Rep Ban

 Our ncighbor of the Banner has gone a' far in the above article in giving the details O the exciting and fatal occurrences of Satur day last AS is justified under existing circum stances. From all accounts (for we wer, absent from the city the excitement was un paralleled during the whole of the day alle Mir Porlerfield was shot. The circumstan eos were well calculated to excite the com munitv. Of the scenes which took place ol Saturday night, there are so many rumor that IL would be useless to attempt detail lt were prudent To do SD at present. Mr Judson is still alive and we are unable [, form any reliable opinion as to the danger O l his wounds and bruisea--he is still in tn county jail. His escapes from death on Sat urday were almost miraculous--particular that he should ha}e- survived his fall iron the third story of tue City Hotel. Whenw' get the facts and when it will be prudent t' dc so, we will give further particulars.

 .NaShuiie. Union.