MERCER ACQUITTED.
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The trial of Singleton Mercer for the murder of Nah-
Ion H. He6ertOn concluded at Woodbury., New Jer-
the 9th inst and the jury after absence of Sc
minutes, returned verdict of NOT GUILTY. The Re
porter for the Philadelphia Pennsylvania says When
the prisoner discharged and conducted out of the
Court House by his COUNSEL he met by universal
shout The whole town seemed to have poured forth


its population and concentrated its entire force in that
spot each individual pressed forward to take look at
Mercer TO give him cordial shake of the hand He
followed by the to the Jail, where he given
three cheers. Never, perhaps in the annals of Wood
bury did such before occur; it full OF
deep interest and shows the power of popular
feeling"


Our readers will recoect the account gave, short
time ago. of the seduction of Merces sister by He6cton
and the death of the latter by the hands of the former
with the deplosbe situation of the family In the course
of the trial, Mr. Vroom of the counsel for Mercer
said, s'such Heberon, fatten on the misery OF
humanity; the heart of the father their food the
tears of the broken hearted mother their drink and they
inundated innocence the altar of the God Of their
lust.''