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Tucabiinobsiy *grße(Cpn’s fcUlTclftt^e'totliogreat -. .* iS&ffiiss&s&tXW jffooMogJtboir.ntiai :ti#>Nb?f J ' - ,^i^#Byi^ J oiaiblt*i>iflgVe»rJy two: millloni ;of■ A&dS^^S^M^lomp^iywWfa;: 1 :,’;:',:,,: , -, haT«;doaid«a:!ii “* fZ l B:j”Chaplnan as'the rightful delegate ’-' ln place*: of Mr. Fergu r"^'«osrSoifiTtatg:imeinb«r' Thlaoontestedcaso has : t i lawvyittia^^litiifriai^ttnodmmenoeniont pf Ue.'pre-; i ':i>V^;^a«Pb'-‘. ; ' rg: ■>■■.■•% • i ■'■>,' Mnoßitt-I)enicibratlo SefiatoM -was hold In = th«; : ?!%,./;-Vr'iX 5 ' 1 '. ; ,^th|x^»U'SdS»^|p^Sttfe'rta7,'lh?foirowlng ; ' b'Uleireftr**porWisWltli>j4»yoritt*;Aooinnioh--; . , dstl6n^fe ; 1 : ; r:^^aofta|tS|»a2^ wipg. bUlawerc Mporfced aa com- ■ .-h ..4^t^dV ; : J ;6no toinoorpor»t«.theVtrni6ii SohW and: * atton'‘of'n A .states,duttf ( f by.Gerf./ .. .... ■ - Jeffawjyiatyhoyp^W^^ioifrjiiira^tM^Di back/to tha blty,V(rrom whenee, it will bo remem' i ' v ; ‘‘' 4 '- ftnmntng^toi^rdi^ ;, ~ :''* oatry hlm, and thatthbaald jidird exhlbitod-'anj ■■ l -. 'j^:3ft^ptyitoJj^%^i;k™'^»t^wf^>'?pt;.>y;'aßy' '' ‘ ’i uidoaM ihafodlnhyjilsinßjoetjv •'*t;£ ■ ii|.t®rianp''.dfed}'on^ Ho-had heen ! enjojing hiB n3ual .bekith op to tho ’r, 1 ;, ■'- Mrs. Sarah E. BhaWr hnsband killod 1 This s nng:'UtUa:sprnyiJ ior;oqni-' ~ . ; On;.Saturday as-, ooftht .if tat ieoldiaVwJfiih Nor-;' rlatown train of cars as It ivae entering the depot; at that' place: r Vlt'seems that,'in'ooneeqnenoo of . thidjiplaoement of a siritohi the.entire train was '■: thrown off' the traoh, and the forward, portion of . it was wreokod. ; The .Was 'driTen entirely thtongh,‘the fir!t pasienger car, completely de molishing it,' and injoring all .who were In it. [For-, , toftitelyithete wtreliut'fcnr L or five persona Ih ~- ,tho'car, whlle tho other cars were allfull of pas eedgersl ' The'jar threw the oeenpants of the nets in the roar 'cars uut of their placeg, bruieingall more or, less, ,h’ut not ibjnring any of them very Beriouely ~ Ono inah. who was in the hindmost oar, was thrown to .thei floor with snoh Tiolenoe as to. hreakhisjio'se.' Mr. Moyer, the'eond'notor,‘had a' leg hrokin.’and snstalned otlior. injuries. •.' Wash ington Eoplin, jeweller, had hlsoollar bone broken.’ ■ Col.Sohell'WiabadlyiiSjnf ed abontthebrosaV., 'A man nainedßmith had hle lig broken/ Mr. Green, engineerj -was'Seriously injured/ -The'injured perSohs ail re|ldeat:Norristown, anddhelr injpries: reoelyed'proinpt attention ; They are alb doing well, aud it is believed none arc dangerously hurt. 1 . Thetraincame ■wUhlnthreefeetofbelng.preolpl tatedinto the Schuylkill. The utmort alarm pre vailed among the passengers, and a number of thorn leaped into the water whioh had overflowed the’ meadow near the traok Eince’tho recent heavy rains.. It is almost armlraole that no lire's were ioitby the dlsatfef; V'ffhat added to the.oioitc merit' growing' bnt’ of. the’ acoldent was the belief that H ’was . oaused/by The switch was plaoedlny ts'prbper poiltlonby the switch-tender,’ (so-the latter'declared,) l who seoured it’ by means. ...of ja/padlock'. ,'Thio. padlock ,'appeared to have been brokon off purposely. It waa found down an ombankment—stlll loolsed—after the aeoldent. Thbappllcation for'anew; ’ trial' In; the base of ' Edwin yp4*gUjjjid| '/It'ii'ho.t afaiiiatiou book; got 5 pttjfMej';but a yolunie whioit iiiU b»ye.»;weloome piaoe in every library : for yeirt ;to oomeV Xt’hai the elements of boo oeMljhpopularltyin'an-eininent degree, and'the jMttraoMfhary seal of,.the pnbilsbere.in bringing ?t ont; Ist fallyj/wßrranted by; its remarkabie in , itrinfio merits.- " . , .. v ‘v* 4'r-' . y - -f-- *c_ ' .eight ; pielook, Oaptadn-Davis, of Dbjlestown; laid eoting- of He'irMexldbr will Pooiety, in original Added.tff ihe . ~f frtejUie.of tHdanolept Spanish akohiVes, deposited the Knowledge pf/tbfs ; i cqrnStstribe of the aboriginals. The members of oapeot to War n Very interesting --\ i- - ’ : 'DpDSi|A» wm‘.consisting Mi grist campaign in; Djiaois, the whole nation pppgwith prsußes*of'&\yfieti»iBßi,;*NO;jnam' inburijay has ever awakeniidl bo much sijl'o® re and ; spontanebuB |)opii)|r: sympathy : and sup poWNoAdminiatrationeverfelUp’rapWlyor bo low as did that of Hr. BuonAMAN in attempt ing to employ its vast energies to the destruc tion of an independent Senator. The great lesson has had its effect. It Will stand as an ad monition and. an oncouragement to posterity— an admonitionto bthor ambitious raters, and an encouragomont to other honest roprosonta quarters, however, the example haß noi been so ■ effective. Certain of the Repuisiican jdnrnals soem to regard it as their duty to assail-DquoLAs; with nearly the same epithets employed by tile Administration itself in its war upon him; . Those journals forget' fttiat’ tbie iate 'whioh,befell the Administration may be theirs, ; and that the sentiment which overwhelmed tho ono, may, in torn, overwhelm, . the othe'r.O j • : Jp\ '■/, causeless proscription under' Mr. Pjrajwenti vJhbministratinn .of Ac ; Douglas; audthe equally poured out upon that some of I the. Republican New York; Tribune, by far the ablest intrepid of the, ahtl-slavery organ|lt® oo ontered quite a; it ventured to; applandDooanisapifhisfriends.whenthey first grahpjed with anifmensate and shameless Ad-: more .'party papers of ihe! Republican|organiEation, could not see the cdurspofPßie TiiS,twe in any other light than; asanahandonmentof it j'endorsed party afflni-. to this day .wb perceive ‘ that it c.on iintes fay begravely censiirod;.' Such papers; Ik these 'always gauge their.opinions by' thoib prejudicps.' Measuring tha manj not by tlio good ho does, but by the party to wMch ' he . belonga, they -will refuse to strengthen: the hands of a faithful ‘ public ser vant if he does-hot, sail under, their special flag. dKFjfpEsoH pavis can do nothing right: WihiiAii'H.; Sxwinb carido notfiing'wrong. In their hands journalism degenerates into tho ujjirest and shallowest farce. We have great confidence, however, that this sort of thing is intensely despised by the • people, and that every day renderssuch exhibitions more and more odloiiß, and let ns hope less frequent, it would,have given ns great pleasure to have supported'the' ■ policy of Mr'.- Buchakan’s Administration, if;. that policy had in , our ■judgment-been Honest,; and it ..will give us ‘equal pleasure to accord to him credit when .eyer he deserves itj andsd,too, of every other :man, ! ropresentative or otherwise, whether he 'caijts himself Bomocrat.Ropablican, or Amer ican::-.Agreeing with- Judge Douglas in the jnain, we shall be as free and as frank in taking issue with him, should,we be : oompollod to do sOj'aawphavebeenwith thosewho arehouDd inghimat Washington,and- elsewhord. The New York rTrifrune of Saturday, in referring to‘‘a paragraphin a ioharging it with having sympathised with: Douglas in his, atrngglq;uaeßi language which we admire for its-independent spirit; and whlch we in ,sert as follows: .• . ‘ ,’U V (fitis trae;that .we.,did not'sympathise with our Chicago namesake in iwdespsrate exertions .to do feat, stall' hazards',' Mr. Douglas's ro-flleotion. ilaving been alb winter -co-operating with Judea Douglas in s.desperate and successful effort to de feat Mr.' Buchanan's Lecompton polioy, ■ we were notready' totnrn short' around, and 00-operate with'Mr; 'Baohanan andhls'satellltes iu.tho'efforts to cruabrMr. Douglas for that bolt from party ex aotionSjand party .trammels.' .Early oonvinoed that gratitude and polioy; alike required of Re publicans .there-election of every Democrat who aided'us.tob'Oat Lecompton, wo did not see how, consistently,'to make Judge Douglas an.exbopUon. t6that:.rulo. ; 'As,'hOWiver,tho:Rcpublioansbf lllinoia'h'advcry generaily determiueu to oppose iind boat him, we sald-littlo on the subject, allow: ooiumnawhetovcrtheysaw flt—nptenppreising our own convictions, but say lug verylittlotooommend and vindicate them, We:'surrendered ‘afflarger portion of onroolumns to the efforts :of oiir Illinois compatriots to defeat Mr. Douglas than we ever gave up to a like oeu test in.any Btateeratslde of our ownbnt ear per sonal oonviqtions- we oould not surrender, nor aid we entirelyosnoesl thom. * *. * f “ His future course'may .be signalized by the most deadly opposition to every principle we oher ish, and still we shall rejoice that he did not fall a martyr to his firstaot of decided ‘resistahoe to thorequlrcmonM of the slave power. - The moral pf bis parser most not thus misguide our aspiring polltieiahs yet toho". Lotus be patient, and- see what we shall see.” - 3 'l '* - - * ■ The Territorial Bill Proposed by Sir* ! - JH#rrlB) of Illinois* i,Qne of the most importantbiils in relation l;oTerritorialGovernment that,-have ever been presented to Congress, is tbat offered in tbe Honsh'hf Representatives, by Ur. Uonnis, of Illinois, some weeks since, proposing to per mittee people of the Territories not only to form their own Constitutions,', and. elect tbeir pwn Legislatures, bat also to elect .their Go yernota and other local officers. *'?. ' The provisions of this bill deserve a care ful consideration. We are inclined to think that, in some instances at least, the peo ple, would choose better Governors than the president would appoint. The American peo ple havb a genius -for. self-government, in all its branches. When fifty or one hundred squatters settle in a new region, which is en tirely beyond the reach of existing laws, one itheir iirst acts usually is to frame a Govern ment adapted to their wants and condition. Self-government has so far acted in this conn try as a mighty pieco of political machinery, ;not only adapted, as a whole, to the direction of the affairs of a great nation, but also to the regulation of all the concerns of the most minute political enb-divjsions. The people govern townships as well as elect Presidents, |We presnme that the bill does .not contem plate conferring tho power to elect Govern ors nntll the Territories are fully organized by act of Qosgross ; and when the population has become great enough to render snch an ’organization' desirable, and tbo election of legislators necessary, it is worthy of conside ration whether they are not also competent to. select their Executives. ' : It is now confesaedly tho aim of the Democra tic party to ikes the Territories irora Congres sional influence.. Why should they not also be freed from Presidential control 7 If it is ar gued'that tbo people would sometimes be una ble to nmko a judicious selection of Gov ernors, our history, shows that Presidents jhay commit a similar error. Land receivers and registers, marshals, United States district attorneys, and snch officers as superintend the execution of laws which aro Btrictly Federal in their character, might, and should, of course, still be appointed by the ruling powers at Washington, as they aro now appointed in .the different States. But the dnties of Terri torial Governors are not necessarily of a Fede ral character. ■ The relation they bear to tho iphabitants of -the Territories is very similar to the' relation that the Governor of onr Com monwealth bears to tho citizens of Pennsyl vania. The probabilities that Territorial Go vernors would consult tbb wishes and interests of those' over whose destinies’ they preside would be greatly increased if they- derived their officers from the people. As it Is, the only master wbom-they are obliged to recog nise is the President, and if he is pleased, they are frequently indifferent to the sentiments and interests of Territorial populations. . It is worthy of consideration whether the strong disposition, wjiich the people of tho different States now have to interfere in Ter ritorial affairs would not be checked by the proposed bill; and if, when internal and Terri torial difficulties and .dissensions arise, they could.bo settled by the peaceful arbitrament of the ballot-box, without the intervention of the United States army, and without evoking exciting feelings in the National Councils, or throughout the nation generally—as internal dissensions in tho several States aro now con stantly'being adjusted—a very desirable end would be attained. . The bill should,bo fairly discussed. If there are serious objections to It, lot them be made known j bnt if there are not, the bill should be adopted. Shade Trees. [For Tho Preis ] - Last summer, until fall, we had a " plague” of .worms almost- equal to some of the plagues of Egypt. It will be a thousand fold worse this sea son, from the appearance of the shade trees. Borne good people have commenced oleaning them off, but others are delaying. i would suggest, that thenuisande is so great, that it demands' tile aftention of the City Fa thers. ' If they oannot “ destroy the worm of the still,’ ’ they oan arm a hundred persons to destroy the wormspu our trees,'and oharge to property holders.- In a short time the nosey things will he Upon ns-rb4h! 0. ! Rowdyism.' For The Press.} I wish to call tbe attention of ihe Mayor to that gank'of rowdies that congregate about the neigh: qoMfUdd of Tenth and Pleasant streets, as they are very annoying to passers by. It was only yester day that they knooked down nnd beat two yoting' men most shamefully. Something must be done to stop Buoh brutality. a Scbscbibbb, Prescott thlß. Historian. Although Mr. Pbjisoott was by ho means a young.min, having been born on May 4,1796; *ana renown. He dodicatod hla well-stored mind and ripened intellect'to the production of History, and surely pursuit of knowledge' under difficulties and literary, execution under the most. disheartening circuiastanoes were never so wonderfully hlended. Much of his reading, indeed,’ waa’viciuiously eDjoyed. He could see only with difficulty, and most of his chiregraphy was performed with aid from an ingenious mechanical: contrivance. Tot, with all these drawbacks, Mr. Peescott was not only an accurate and brilliant, but a volu minous and supcessM writei*ot history. In 1888, at>the mature,age of forty-six, ap peared his ltst work,' “ The Reign of Ferdi nand and Isabella, which speedily obtained a world-wide celebrity.’ The “ Conquest of Mexico” followed in 1843, and the “Con quest of Eeru” in 1847. He published two volume's of the “History of Philip the Se cond*’ in 1857, and the third volnmo was is sued at the. close of. 1858. In these three volumes he exhibited seventeen’ years of ■Philip’s reign, and had yet to relate the events, including the Revolt of the Nether-* lands and the oareer of • the. Spanish Ar mada, of the twenty-six following years. How much of the concluding volumes he has left completed, we cannot say, "but the probability is, that, whatevor his materiel, he had not written much of them. In 1845 appeared, simultaneously in this country and England, an octavo volume of Miscellanies, chiefly’ consisting of reviews which ho had contribu ted to the North American Jlevie to. Mr. Pbescoit’s death is a great-loss to the general republic of Letters. He mixed little ,in society, chiefly living among his books, and constantly laboring among them. Those who knew him well loved him dearly, and will la ment him long.' ‘ ’ Almost‘at the time when, the death of Mr. Peesoott was communicated to us, we read a rovlew of his last published volume in the .London Critic, convoying praise of his indus try, talent, and genius, higher than even his countrymen have .ever written of him. This notice speaks of, the revolt of the Moris coes, and the war with the Turks, and adds: ; They‘are but episodes in those four years of Philip’s reign which ere-so for depfoted in the now instalment of Mr. Prescott’s olessieaV work, and of which Alva In the Netherlands is much the most important phenomenon. Yet they are epi sodes -partly of suoh historical and biographioal Significance, partly so affluent with picturesque material, and they are altogether recorded by Mr. Presoott with such ability and animation, that the reader never, feels a.sensation of tedium or that' his patience is being trified with. -The eventful story .of. the Moorish revolt af feots us as might a tragedy, -The romantio biography u'of, Don John of Austria, prima rily developed as a sub-episode of the revelt of the Moriseoes, culminates In the “ glorious vic tory” of Lepanto. ’ Lest, dot least, when the tale Of domestio strife and foreign war is told, Mr. Presoott; with the toot of.a true historio artist, in stead of olosing his volume, changes his theme, and in a-brlef but admirable section, entitled ll Domes tic Affairs of Bpa!n',” allows the mind to’repose on interesting sketches of polity,-of manners, and of personal traits. - In the oareful and impartial ac count of . the'gloomy Philip’s character, habits, and'-, tastes, - Mr. - Prescott. does not neglect to insert, an, interesting narrative- -of the build ing -of', the Esourlal that monastery-palace whiek,architecturally symbolises the genius of Spain as does the Alhambra the genius of its Moor ish conquerors. As a'worh of art, the volume is complete in itself. Mr. Prescott’s reputation is of a kind-to dispense with’the addendum that the whole narrative is based on the amplest and moat careful examination of authorities, published and unpublished. A reference to the subject may he made for. the purpose of pointing attention to the excellent supplemental notes, in whioh are given critidismß of the historioal merits- of the chief writers, older and less old, on the events described in the text. Some of these contain biographioal sketches of much value—as in the case of Mendosa, trho'is not only,a ohiof authority for the history of the Moorish revolt, hut who Was the originator of the pletureraue Spanish novel. As Cervantes is associated with the war against the Turks, so is the author cf “ Lasarlllo de Tonnes ” with the Moorish revolt. In Cervantes and Mendosa we have the bright and sunny side of the Spanish cha racter in the age of Philip II and the Inquisition ; and, happily, Mr. Prescott seems to appreciate the literature of Spain as keenly as he has studied Its history with diligenoo. We take leave of Mr. Presoott’s admirable volume with a renewed sense of the obligations whioh history owsb him. The present volume alone would establish his claims to a high rank among contemporary historians. Considering that this high eulogy comes from a critic well qualified to judge, and diffi cult to please, the eulogistic appreciation of Prescott is worthy of being reproduced, at this moment, when he has left us. It is the verdict recorded in another land, by another tribunal than our own, and has the additional merit of being simply but emphatically true. Notes on “ The Carious Document.” From a, mass of correspondence, on the rabjeot of a doodment which we published the other day, we seleot the following: On reading the Curious Document,” in your paper of to*day, I was induced to refer to my library to see how far it was corroborated by bistory. I find, on referenoo to Mrs. Matthew Hall’s “ Queens Before the Conquest,” (bat she gives us the history of Queen ° Gwonissa,” and in the oourse of that history mentions the name of the first wife of the Emperor Claudius, whioh was “Plantia Ureulanilla.” Although the foots given by Mrs. Hall do not entirely, correspond with those stated in the letter of Claudia, there oan be no doubt, I think,'from the circumstanoes stated by each, that Claudia’s "Clantia Urgala ntlla” „is intended for JPlantia UrgutaniUa , and her “Gwimpa” for Gtoenissa. Perhaps there is a typographical error in the oaße. AKTiquiras. , Another correspondent, who simply signß “A Subscriber,” says: “ I propose to give you a true vesion of" tbe un dent British, contained in tbe lotter from Claudia to Eunice, which appeared in your papor to-day, as follows: 1 Aonoo arwain ni| i brofeaigaeth; elthrgwared ni rhagdrwg. Ganys elddot ti yw y aoyrnas a’r north a’r gogonlant yn oesoesoeda. Amen. It is from the sixth ohapter of Matthow, thirteenth verse, from tho Welsh Testament, and you will find the same in the modem English Tes tament, in the same plaoo. f Lead us not into temptation, butdeliver us from evil/ tho., &a. From a third correspondent, who sighs 1 (Cym ro,” (and is evidently of Welsh oxtraotion, at least,) We have a* yet more critical oommunioatioD. He says, on the allegation (to ns) that the “ ourl ous document” was translated froiqthe Latin: “ I am afraid that the story is oooked, or other wise, to make use of a term at this tints well un derstood—b-o-g-u-s—as was that serious relation of how, upon ‘ aeertain time, aweary travelleroalled at the tent of Abraham, and, on rcoeiving before him food wherewith to refresh himself, and not re turning thanks to the God of Abraham, was sum marily ejected/ and ingeniously constructed in Soripture language by the illustrious Franklin. The sentenoe supposed to oommend itself for ex plication to the profound acquirements of the learned in aooient languages has, I doubt not, this day, January 29, 1859, been hoard by ten thousand families. The sentenoe rendered into English is simply " and lead ns not Info temp tation.” In'my Biblo, printed in 1769, it is thus given in Welsh, “Ao nao arwain ni i brofedigaeth,” while yonr Neapolitan Patriok transcribes it as (( Agna thowyis ni in brofedigaoththe only verbal difference of apparent importance is the snbstitntiop of “thowyis” for “arwain,” both being synonymous and moaning “to lend”— Tywis, to lead, being now in oommon use, as well as “arwain.” In fact, tho sentenoe is written just as it is supposaljle that one nnaoquainted with Welsh would write it from dictation, and as the pronunciation would strike the ear; and thnt pro nunciation, too, of South Wales, whoro the “ o ” obtains to on oxtent eschewed by our northern brethren, who use tbe “ a ” and “ au ” instead. ‘We are Jndebted to Wells, Fargo, A Co., for early California papers, tho San Franoisoo Mer cantile Gazette and Shipping Register, the steamer Bulletin, and other papors of early date. Personal.— -A Now York paper has tho fol lowing: “We hear from Washington that Mr. Buchanan, aided by Mr. Henri Wikoff, is making arrangements for a grand state dinner to Mrs James Gordon Bennett. Some of the ladies of the Cabinet objeot to be present, having conceived un grounded prejudices against tbe Fresident'sguest; nut their objections will be stornly overruled. We are told, however, by our correspondent, whd seems to know a great variety of seorets, that though they will attend the dinner under,compul sion, thoy will indemnify th'emselveß by ontting Mrs. Dennett afterward. We hope they will bo guilty of no iooivilitios to a lady whoso charming Booial qualities and accomplishments are so weU entitled to the approval of the first magistrate of the oountry. These fair rebels will do well to re member that suoh persecution is apt to redound to the benefit of its objeot.” Prize Fight in New Orleans.—Two buf fers, named Burns and Stafford, wont some dis tance down the river yosterday morning, to punch each other, according to the fistio code, for five hundred dollars. Each went down on a job boat, attended by a host of “tho fanoy.” The first round settled tbe business, Burns “ hitting foul” and losing tho fight. Thoro wore then half n do zen extempore fights among the bookers of tho respective and highly rospeotable heads of tho excitement; and altogether the ocoaßlon was as exoiting as any one present desired. The fight took pTqoe outside this parish, owiDg to prepara tions made by tbe Mayor and Chief of Folioe to save the parish suoh a disgrace.— N. O, Picayune , January 18. —PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1859. MB PR® ~W MimiGHT MAIL. v Letter ftom Washington., (.Correspondence of The Presa.] _'Washington, Jan. 30,1850. Tho struggle for judge of the District Court of the United States; for the Western District of Pennsylvania is an interesting one. Jndge Thomas Irwin having resigned, a question arises in the House whether the investigation oan be ooaduoted,; now that he has resigned. But this is nothing to tho efforts making in favor of a ' sucoessor of Irwin. The leading candidates are Hon. Wilson M’O&ndiess, of Pittsburge. and Hon. Samuel Gilmore, end Gen. Joshua B. Howell, of Payette, oounty. Tho first I have already spoken of. He is an old friend of thejPresident. The seoond is president judge of the Washington, Greene, and Fayette judicial dis trict, also a friend of the President; the third was an old-line Whig in 1856, a native of New Jersey, and a highly accomplished gentleman. But the most active of all the applicants are Mr. P. 0. Shannon, of Allegheny oounty, and Mr. Thomas Cunningham, of Beaver oounty. Shannon is Sena tor Bigler’s man, and has peculiar olaimsupon the Democrats. He presided at the Democratic Con vention in 'Harrisburg upon the passage of the Kansas and Nebraska bill, made suoh to please Bigler, who was then Governor of Pennsylvania. The prinoiple of popular sovereignty was just, then a little under theolouds, and was espeoially distasteful to Bigler, whoexpeoted tobere-eleoted in tbe autumn of 1854. Mr. Shannon refused to allow the resolutions in favor of the Kansas-Ne braska bit! to be offered In the Convention, know ing that they had been suppressed under Bigler’s auspices, in the oommlttee; and the result was, that the Democratic, party of Pennsylvania was committed to a negation of the prinoiple. Tbe Convention adjourned, and shortly after Governor Bigler appointed Mr. Shannon judge of one of the oounty oirortsin'Allegheny county, to fill a vaoanoy ’oooasioned by a resignation. But Judge Shannon has other blaiths. He has always been tbe oppo nent of Mr. Buohanah, and therefore should be ap pointed. 1 The Washington Union rejoioes over the in crease of duties at several of the leading porta *of the Union, and the Intelligencer of yesterday ad. mils the faot in a communication whioh it pub lishes. This Is intended to help the bill of Mr. Phelps, from a minority of the Qommjttee of Ways and Means There is now no predfoting the result of the struggle for an increase of duties, and for suoh aid to our Pennsylvania interests as we have a right to expeot. The Administration is just now in a hopeless situation Thero is no ohanoefor the pasaago of any speoial Administration measures. The ordi nary appropriation bills are in tho greatest dan ger. /The Demoorats have lost all enter or regard for the Administration. They refuse to be hold responsible for it. They are afraid of centbot with it. The living corpses of the defeated men of 1868 float before their eyes. They fear to imi tate the men who trusted to it before, and those who have trusted to it do not feel like repeating the experiment. No faith exists in in the South, none in the North. Let the funeral pass, so that the dead man'may be deoently buried. News has just been received hero, from Lieut. Bealo’s expedition. Tho last dates are at Hatohes’ Ranobe, January ,3,1859, one hundred and thir teen miles from Atbuquerque. Thoy had soon somtNjlUer, hard times, and up to this date had been eminently successful. They crossed the plains without losing a man, animator wagon. Considering the passage a winter passage, this looks well for; the thirty-fifth parallel of lati tude. I never had a doubt that this was the pro per line for a railroad. You oan tell Mrs. Beale and our friends in Cheater that the Liontenant is doing well, and is as happy as a lark. The Douglas and Fitch Affair. (0 orrespondesee ofTbe Press.J ' Washington, Jan. 29, 1859. The published correspondence between Messrs. Douglaß and Fitoh, if carofally read, will suggest some carious reflections.' As reprinted in The Press, from the Washington Union , the oard of the seconds of Jndge Douglas, (Roger A. Pryor, of Virginia, and Thomas T. Hawkins, of Kentucky,) was omitted. You will peroeivo, first, on reading tbls correspondence, that Dr. Fitch seems to labor, in all his letters, to put Judge Douglas in the atti tude of having apologised for a reflection con* talned in bis (D’s) remarks against tbe son of Fitch,'whereas, in Die letter of Fitoh, replying to the first peremptory note of Douglas, he, Fitch, states that in tbe debate, in seeret session, Judge Douglas excepted bis son from the obarge, and that he made no farther issue on that subject; and yet, in tbe seoond letter of Fitoh to Douglas, the former attempts to create the impression that Judge Douglas’ explanation, in reference to his sob, is then, and for the first time, xdjde explicit; and that, in consequence of this explanation then made, and for the prat he offensive , words, forgetting 1 the facV precedent already statod*. S t ' The whole difficulty grew but of tfaVattaok; of Jndge Douglas upon the office-holders in Illinois, whioh attaok Fitoh regarded as injurious to bis son. Douglas, in secret session, immediately qua lified his remarks so as to exclude 'young Fitoh from his last attaok, thus leaving him where Judge Douglas had plaoed him, when his name at the last session of the Senate was sent in by the Pre-. sident for an important office in Illinois—a nomi nation then objected to by Judge Douglas, on oertain distinctive grounds; and when, after this, Douglas demanded of Fitoh tho withdrawal of oertain o|ensive wordß, it was too late for Fitoh, after having yielded the point in his first reply to Douglas, to mako the disavowal of thq attaok upon his son the condition of tho withdrawal of hU offensive remarks, Ac. Judge Douglas was in fall earnest in this whole business, as bis ohoioe of seconds dearly inti mated, both Messrs. Pryor and Hawkins being Southorn gentlemen, weH accustomed to affairs of honor, and not apt to be satisfied unless the cha racter of .the friend for whom they soted was pro tected at all points. The publication of tbe cor respondence in the Washington Union was ef fected without the knowledge of ihtso gentlemen, and tho mannor in whioh it was published is thqs commented upon in the following note, whioh was addressed to tho Washington States on the 25th of Jnnuary: To the Editors of tho States: Gbntlbubn: You will do us the kindness to insert the following correspondence in jour col* umns. It was our intention, bofore tho oorres* pondonoe appeared in the Utnon t ‘to require its publication in justice, to Mr. Dopglas; but not until we had informed Dr. Fitoh’s friends ef our purposo, a formality whioh, as wo uuderstand it, is iu accordance with invariable usage, and of in* dispensable obligation. Boobr A. Pryor, Thomas T. Hawkins. January 25, 1858. This oard eortainly reflects upon tho active friends of Dr. Fitoh, more particularly whon it is understood that the word *• untrue,” in tho first lotter of Dr. Fitoh, not italioized In the original received by Judgo Douglas, is italicized in the copy furnished to tho Union , a clrcumstanco whioh the seconds of Judge Douglas do not.hesitate tooall attention to in their republioatlon of the oorres* pondenoe in the States of the 25th inst. lam glad the diffioulty is over. It might have grown into a most unfortunate affair; but I om more rejoiced that Judge Douglas should have borne himsolf so well, and should have reposed his honor in the hands of gentloinen who are not apt to compromise character for tho sako of avoiding responsibilities. E. public Amusements. AncQ'SntERT Theatre.—Tho fun-provoking oomody of the “ Amerioan Cousin” will bo pro duced again, boiog tho sixty-first night of Its un paralleled career. This, in oonneotion with tbo wonders ef “ Aladdin’s Lamp,” ought to fill the house for tho remainder ot tho season. National Circus. —New attractions have been added, the foroe of performers.being largely in oroased. Madame Jeannette Austin, who is an nounced on the bills as “the wild, bowildering, and bewitching young Parisian,” makes herdobut to night in a series of dangerous and graooful evolutions on tho tight-rope. Mat. Austin, a now comic acquisition from California, is to unravol his yarn of comicalities for thoso who love tp laugh. The Van Amburgh collection of animals still remains. McDonougu’s Varieties.—This place of pub lic amusement, we ore gratifiod to loam, isdoiDg very well. If tho same earoful attention to tho dramatic wants of tho citizens in that looality is oontinued, the presont managomont will havo abundant reason for congratulation and substan tial evidences of popular appreoi&tion. Walnut-Street Theatre.—An elaborato oriti oism on Mr. Barry Sullivan’s I Richard 111 is orowded out to-day. Mrcnnerchor Fancy Di;ess Hall* What may be emphatically called the Bali of the season will oome off on to-morrow week, (Friday, February 8,) at;the Aoademy of Musio. Tho Micnnerohor (“ tho old”) Vocal Sooiety’s Twelfth Annual Ball—ijanoy Dress—will take plaoo that evening. The programme, whioh appears in our amusement oolumn, is lull of pro mise, and theohoruses from “Tbe Huguenots,” with accompaniments by ft full orohestra of forty performers, led by Mr. 0. Grortuor, will be given previous to the Ball itself. Wo pappose that “ all the world and his wifo” will attend ’ this splendid sooial gathering. • j The Michigan Legislature has o for tbe plaintiff O. B. O’Neill for plaintiff; Daniel Dougherty for the defendant. Quarter Sessions— Judge Allison In tho cane of Edwin H. Bites, convicted of forgery, Judge Lullow delivered the opinion of tbe court refusing a motion for a Dew trial. Godfrey Geiger and Valentioe Hubllo, coovie'ed a short time since of assault aud battery, were each sen tenced to pav tho c<*stfl. William Vanueman, a police officer, ennvioted of assault aud battery, was sentenced to pay a due of $3 and costs. Edward Birney, convicted of larceny, wns sentenced to 18 mouths imprisonment. The hearing ia tbe habeas corpus in the case of tbe parties charged with defraudfog tbe stockholders of the Weymouth Farm and Laud Association, was con tinued. A number of witnesses were called to testify to the representations of the alleged trustees to the stockholders. The habeas corpus lu tho case of Andrew Moulton, charged with obtaining money, Ac., under false pro tonces, was beard. ' Tbo allegation of the Commonwealth Is that a share of stock was transferred to Mr McKinley, and the power of attorney was worthless. Not concluded. Jn'ige Thompson delivered an opfuion in tbe case of Jilin Dungan, charged with the desertion of his wile and children, refusing the defendant’s motion to quash tbe proceedings. In the cose of Charles Beok, convicted of arson, the court sentenced him to two years in the county prison, dating from his arrest. Death or a Returned Volunteer— George Yokill, about 40 years of qge, died from disease of the heart, a few days sino*, at Gettysburg, Pa. He was corporal In company H.. Captain it. K. Bcott, And distinguished hiraselfin the Mexican campaign lie was also a member of tbe FrAnklin Engine company of Phil adelphia. His remains will be brought to this city to*day for interment. Fire at Manayunk.—A firo broke out in the dwelling of Mr. 8. Oifger, residing nt Mannyunk, about half-past eleven o’clock yesterday morning The fire was communicated from the stove pipe. Damage trifling. Found Dead.—Tlia body of a (lead infant was found yesterday morning in tho Cnthodnl Cemetery, situated on the Lancaster turnpike. The body was taken to tho Twenty-fourth wtvd station-house, "where the coroner wan notified to a*tend. Found Dead.—At a late hour on Saturday night, a colored woman, named Elizabeth Rodney, was found dead in a room in Sixth street, below Lombard. if Spiritualism, er for 1859 gives the fol professed spiritualists: Maryland.,,., 8 000 Virginia..... 5,000 North Carolina 4 000 South Carolina 3 000 Georgia 5,000 Kentucky 1 000 Tennessee 20 00) A lab vna i> '>oo Mississippi I&JJ9O Minnesota 3,0)0 Missouri........*.- 3’J 000 Kansas 1,000 i Nebraska 1,000 1 Florida 1,000 I 20 000 * Ca1if0rnia...,,..... 3> 000 ) Oregon.... J,OOO ) New Mexic0,,,,,.... 2.000 Total United Bla tea, Canada Cuba South America The Eastern Continent. PUBLIC 9PEAKERB. Normal. Trance. Healing. Test. .... 18 3 18 13 3O 32 35 0 l9 46 - 31 24 ..... 4 16 7 3 2 '8 6 2 6 11 New York City. New York Btate Massachusetts.. Vermont N Hampshire.. Maire Rhode 151 and..,.,,,,., —. Connecticut.. l New Jersey..., 3 Pennsylvania..... 7 Chio ]5 35 16 11 Michigan 10 >6 11 8 Illinois 12 8 8 1 Wiscorsin 3 6 4 2 Indiana 10 1 11 Elsewhere 28 4 316 185 168 83 Th * Register gives the names and addresses of three hundred and for ty-nine publio speakers, and two hundred and thirty-eight professional me diums, classed as follows. It is interesting, as the relative number of the “Normal” and “Trance” speakers In different sections of the country is de cidedly significant: Total Speakers 319 Mediums....23B The Register estimates that there are 1,000 pub lic speakers, 40,000 mediums,public and private; that 500 spiritual boobs and pamphlets have been printed, and It gives the names of six weeklies, three semi- weeklies, and four monthlies devoted to the cause. . A Woman Beaten to Death by her Hus hand.—Coroner Sohirmer was called upon yester day to hold an inquest, at tho tenemont house No. 33 Oak street, upon the body of an Irish wo man named Eliza Murphy, who was beaten to death by her husband, John Murphy. From the evidence adduced before the coroner, it apponred that the deceased and her husband lived unhap pily together; and they were both addicted to drink, and when in that condition they wore con tinually quarrelling and fighting. On Thursday night deceased was brought home intoxicated, and plaoed upon a hod. Shortly afterwards her husband entered the room, and taking a heavy leather strap front his waist, commenced 'beating ber übout the and body. He then dragged Iter off tho bed several times, and finally threw her out in tho hallwayy where she bled profusely from a wound in her head. The unfortunate woman was subsequently plaoed in bed, where she con tinued to fail rapidly until about two o’olook yesterday morning, when she died. About eight clock the husband left tho house, and has not since been board of. He Intimated bis intention not to return soon; so it is thought he may have loft the city. —New York Herald yesterday . Fire Yesterday Morning.—The alarm of fire, about three o’clock yesterday morning, was canted by the partial burning or the upper part of an unfinished two-atory building, situated in Cross street, between Eighth and Ninth and Dickerson and Franklin streets. Tbe building was being erected by Mr. Robert Clarke, and, as it stood aloof from ether buildings, the work of firing was evidently designed for some sinister purpose. The progress of tbe flames was speedily checked, and the l.ss is trifling. As tbe America Hose, with three of its members and two members of the Moyamensing Hose, was proceeding along Eighth street, near Reed, they were saluted by a volley of pistol shots which had been fired by a crowd of villains who had stationed themselves behind a cart, under a shed in a' slaughter house. The volley seemed to have been produced hy twenty or thirty pistols, and, strauge to relate, the'Bre men who had charge of tbe hose-carriage escaped unhurt. The party whe fired the salute scampered off in differ ent directions and the America proceeded to tbe fire. The Moyamensing company was going down Eighth street, and having heard tbe shots, altered their coarse and took another road to the Ore. An officer attracted by the report of fire-arms, repaired to the spot and found a nun lying prostrate on Jbe sidewalk. He in quired whether he wss hurt. “ I don’tknow whether I am hurt or not, but I am nevly frightened to death,” answered the man. The officer inquired the company to which he belonged, to which the man replied,the' Columbia Hose ” Tbe fact of his being a member of tbe Colombia Uoso Company, gave rise to the report that the Colombia Hose Oomptny had been attacked. The man wss delighted to find that be bad escaped in jury, and weut on his way rejoicing. Subsequently, the • ffleer succeeded in arresting a young man having a gun in hie possession, whom he marched off to the First district station house.' At .an Flection for officers of the « Penn sylvania Literary Union,” held on Tuesday evening latt, the following gentlemen were elected to serve for the ensuing six months : President,William H. Miller; Vice President. G. H. Roberts, jr. j Recording Becre t»ry, C. Albeit Palmer; Treasurer, Thomas Y. Eng land; Corresponding Secretary, Otto Lachenmeyer; Editor, Edward J. Tiel; Committee of Investigation, J T. Audenrled, R. J. Stapleton, and Charles H. Cose. Awaiting an Owner.— About two o’clock yesterday afternoon an officer found a good-sized leather trunk lying on the pavement near Eleventh and Fitzwa terstreots. The trunk had been left standing en tbe pavement by two boys who made their escape when the officer hove in sight. It was taken to Southwark Hall, acd on opening it was found to contain a lot ot china ware. Ac. Any person who may have lost a trunk an swering the above description would do well to call examine. - HosriTAL Case.—A colored, woman, agod Mwmt. fifty -trrg. -rig ptnknrt np nn by an officer of the Reserve* Oorpe, ecd taken to tS§F®n‘-“ sylvanta Hospital. The officer found the .woman lyiog on the pavement, in Chestnut. between Tenth and Eleventh streets, in an insensible condition. She was uoable to give her name or residence, and last evening no hopes were entertained of her recovery. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The Money Market* Pbiladclphia, January 29, 1869. There was a general upward movement, with conside rable activity, ia the stock market to-day. Second railroad bonds continue to improve, and the ten dency to advance has benefits i the fancy stocks to a limited extent. Beading Railroad stock advanced to 24*. Busineis is not only reviving among us, but the pros pects abroad are reported by good authority as very cheering. Tbe commercial classes in England have re-estabiiehed confidence and trast in themselves and each other. Tbe manufactories are in operation every where, labor meets ready employment in the agricultu ral districts, and food, generally, is cheap. It ia as serted that In any ordinary times, under such a #ta*e of things as prevails there, money would soon be In demand at high rates of usance, but the extraordinary caution of the moneyed men has brought home such an immense amount of money, that the current rate of discount out of the Bank of England is one and a half to two per cent, per annum, while the bank rate of two and a half is'expected to oontinue unchanged for a con siderable time. In the Atlantic cities the tendency of the money market is quite s'rongly in favor ef the lender, and the rates are gradually advancing. A comparison ol one day with the next succeeding shows no change, yet tbe end of every month, when compared with its com mencement, shows a marked advanoe lo the rates of dis count, and greater difficulty in the negotiation of ee cond*clars paper. Iq January the advance upon prime paper has been fully* per cent., and on second-rate aud Riogle-name paper 1 tol*. Still, the supply is abuudaut, and there is no likelihood of exorbitant rates befog demanded or paid for several months to come. W. T. Coleman & Co„ in snmmicg np tho businessof San Francisco for 1858, state : “ At the present writing, tbere can scarcely be said to be any market at all for importations from tbe Atlan tic side, while large arrivals of China and East India products are also adding to stocks, and we are in re ceipt of advices of still heavier shipments being in con templation There has been a marked imrease, within the year, of available capital fo *bt» city. The reduc tion of stocks of merctundlfte, and their conversion into tnansy, combined with the large sums put into circula tion by the disbursements of the Fraser’s river adven turers, have ufainly contributed to this result. Capi tal from the Atlantic Status has also sought investment he e, but the principal increase owes its origin to the local causes alluded to. At the commencement of last year, rates of interest upon collaterals and merchandise securities ruled at 2«r2* 4P* ceot month. These charges were gradually abated, aod during the rammer large amounts of capital were lying idle at offers to loan at l*o>l* cent ‘‘Thequotatioos for lonnsupon real property, through out tho yoar. may be given as follows: During the first quarter I*®l* V* cent.; second and third quarters, lvrl* cent.; last qtt«rter, l*Ol* cent. Those fliiuros would vary according to the length of time and character of security ; but are applicable in all cases to what are considered first class investments. With the excessive stocks of merchandise likely to Accumulate in this market during the next four months, wo Khali look to sse the rates of interest well sustained, aod the demand fur money more active. Remittances from the interior will, however, corns forward mere freely heoceforth ; and, as low prices for goods will stimulate consumption, aoy fu> tber advance in rates is not likely to occur Go‘d doßt has been coming in more liberally during the fortnight, and a bettrr supply of bars is available for remittances by this steamer.” If the late bellicose remark of the Emperor Napoleon was intended to affect the stock markets, aud allow h a officials an opportunity of repleniehfog their purses b * heavy operations in that quarter, as some people sup pose it has been eminently successful. Summing up the results, the London Times bays that the deprecia tion in the French funds, caused by the policy of the Emperor Napoleon, has been five per cent, and three per cent, in Russia, five per cent, iif Parlinm, fix per cent. Id Austria, aud about three per cent in Turkey. Altogether, it may bs estimated that the ndlh'n&l value of tha property invested in public stacks and sharo* in European markets has diminished About £60,- 000 COO sterling. The whole quantity of coal thrown into the markets on the seaboard in 185 S wa57.733,833 tons. Tbeamount for the year 1857 was 7,693,121 tons—showing au in crease in 1858 of 140.709 tons, of which 69 809 tons were Anthracite, and 80.900 tons of other kinds Although the antlffacite trade exhibits a small increase of 69.609 tons over last year's shipments, yet it fails short of the supply of 1850, 260,355 toos, notwithstanding the in. crease of population. Tbe bituminous trade of Vir ginia, Western Pennsylvania, and the Great West, not embraced in the above, would probably amount to about 3 500,000 tons, making the aggregate coal trade of the United States upward of 11,000,000 tons in 1858. The shipments of specie from San Francisco for the years 1857 atd 1858 were as follows : 1867. ISSB. .$45,366,096 $45,169 269 43 . 3 890,086 2,655,721 36 Steamers... Sail vessels. Total $49,250,182 $47,724,990 79 In 1167, the deficiency or. falling off in the total gold shipment of the yeat was $1,725,051 less than 1856, and In 1858 it !h $1,631,191.21 less than 1837. The operations of the United States Mint at San Francisco for 1858 wero as follows : Os. Deposits. 40.001 63 July 77,750 73 August.... 120.760 44 September 120,744 41 November. 154,169 40 December. 119,951 02 Deposit!*. January... February . March April M»y June Total 0«4 790 9S Deposits for theyfftP 3857 1,007.693 85 SiWer deposits during 1858 9G,9.'0 t)5 Coinage—Gold coin, various denomina tions 17,148,200 00 Gold, uuparted bam O5 Silver coins, various denominations....... 274 260 00 Total coinage, 1868............. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE HALEB, Janua j 39. 1860 MrOATSO B 7 MAIfUTT, IXOWX, & CO., BABK-SlOni, BTOOX, AW> BXODASQI 8801*19, XOBTRWIOT 008888 TIIID AID OUBSnUT BYBBBTS. 2000 City 6*.. New 103# 6fo do New 1035/ JUIO do ~..Newlo3 7 n o do Inin eg TW dc U 99 12 ro O-iUCbnt JO'lts6l 3»ino»t»n7d r ..u-tj h\x 20'0 do f4* IXOQ do «=5 54 2000 JBlm Chat 10alia 75W 2000 do b 6 76tf »000 do n% 1000 do 76#l 1000 do 76# 2900 Elmira Ist m7a 71# 6500 Read B4s >43.lta 93 6000 OamtAra 6a ’69 85 1000 do 85# 6000 do b 5 86 . 440 do *7O .lots 87 1,940.030 | I?? t,ooo bus yellow are reported at 76©77c for good Pennsylvania, and 74e for damp Jersey, mostly at the highest figures. Oats are in steady demand, and Pennsylvania are wanted at 48c. 1,000 has Barley Malt made at 97c bns. Bark—There is nothing doing in Quercitron; Ist No. lis firm at $BO ton. Cotton—The market is about stationary, with a small business only to note in the way of sales to-day at 12#®13c for good middling and middling fair Bp. lands, cash. Seeds—There ja a moderate Inquiry for Oloveraeed, and about 300 bus have been sold, priori-” palty at $6 52# for prime lota ; 100 bags also sold at $3.60, and 10 tons rf cleaned seed at $6 75 bus Gro ceries and Provisions—There is a'moderate business do ing, without-ohange in rates. -Whiskey—The market is firmer and more active ; 150 bbls Eastern sold at 27c; Ohio snl Prison are worth 230; hhds 260, and 100 bbls drudge at 250. Neiv York Stock FIRST $lOOOO USS’s, >74 102%] 2000 N Carolina 6’a 98% 20000 Miu’ri 6’a slO 85%' 20000 do i!5 85% 20000 do b3O 85% 15000 do 85% 1000 £ R BSdmb, } B3 76 1000 IS R R 4th m b 59 3000 11 Solstmbds 88 1000 M*o 2od ra 6 63% -1000 MBo skg fd b 74 25G0 111 Cen B B Ms 89 6000 do s6O 87% 5000 do s6O 87% 1000 B&lHw’n lsttsb 68% 8030 G&Ch!e2maa 02% 4000 Han&St JBKbf 64% 40 ohs Ocean R*nfc 99% 67 Am Exchange Bk 107% 43 Hanorer Bk 88 30 Bk State of NT 102 17 Bk of America 110% 25 Itnp&TfadeTsßk 109%: 120 Def& Had Cnl Co 00% 70 Pena Ooal Oo 84 30 do 8!% 1100 do e6O 84 6PaoifioM 8800 80 j 420 do - . : 85*i ■27 do -- . 86* b6O .85*1 125 do -bOO 86 ¥ I 60 do b3O. B&¥| 400 da &60 85 ! 50 do s3O 84* ICO do - 830 -64* 50 do 85* 160 do 85 50 do 14* ICON YGen R R s 3 84* 625 do. o 84* 100 do »3 84 50 do b6O 84 150 do b6O 84* 75 dd • c 84* 400 do blO 84* 13000 Missouri 6’s 85* 2000 N J Cen 2dmbs 95 1000 Q Riv RR3dm 75 6000 Har R B Ist mo 92* 10 ehs Atlantic Bk 83 10 Pacific MfB Co 81* 60 do 84* ICO do *BO 84 5 do 84 100 N Y Cen R B s 3 84 660 do 84* : 350 do s 3 S3* 150 do slO 83* 110 do b3O 83* : CITY ITEMS. The Rarest Lectures op toe Season.—Pro fessor Johns, former British Oonsal at Jerusalem, aad architect of the Church on Mt. Zion ; Lieuf F. W. Lynch, U. 8. Naval Commander of tbe Jxpedition to Jordan and the Dead Sea; and Bar. H. S. Osborn, au thor of “ Palestine past and present,” will each deliver a lecture on Syria and the Turks, at Concert Hall, Chestnut street, below 12th, the proceeds to he divided among the Northern Home for Friendless Children, the Young Men’s Christiao Association of Camden, and the House of Industry for the relief of the Poor. Prof. Johns’ lecture wiU be delivered on Tuesday evening, February Ist, on “ Jerusalem anditßEnvirohs.” Lieut. Lynch’s on Friday evening, February 4th. on (i Jordan ami tbe Dead Sea.” Bev. Osborn’s on Tuesday evening, February Bth, on “ Life on Mount Lebanon. ” The lec tures will be illustrated by minerals, plants, manufac tures, .maps, Ac , and a number of young ladleaand gen tlemen will appear in tbe costumes of the natives, in representation of the marriage procession?, Turkish schools, scenes in the Baaiar, Bedouins of the Desert, Ac. Literary Lectures. —By reference to our ad vert siDg columns, it will be seen that our citizens are to be favored with a lecture by Hon Horace Greeley, of the New York Tf'&une, at Musical Fond Htll, ou Toesday evening of next week—subject net yet an nounced. To-morrow evening, the fi stof a series of lectures on a deeply interesting subject—the Restora tion of the Jews—will be given by the Bev. 8. Bon homrae, at the Hall of the University of Pennsylva nia, Ninth stteet. above Chestnut. To-morrow eve ning, also, the first ol tbr e lectures on Syria and the Turks will be delivered at Concert Hall, by Professor Johns, formerly Britsh Consul at Jerusalem,and archi tect of the beautiful chnrch on Monnt Zion, in that city. This evening, at eight o’clock, the next law lec ture in the lecture room of Crittonden's Philadelphia Commercial College, will be delivered by Hon. Joel Jones. Boor and Shoe Trade —We are pleased to re cjrd the fact that, the manufacture a6d tale of boots and shoes has increased to an extent not generally con ceived of. Ivon durlDg the financial crisis” the in crease in this department was astonishing, anti it might well be said— “ !□ all this world thfre’s nothing like leather, Whether it’s pegged or sewyd together ” Philadelphia mechanics, in this e?pecial branch, it is universally manifest more intimate knowl edge of the science of style and fit, and can 11 box the compass” of Bt. Crispin with as much grace as any of the the past. We are apprisedof the fact thsi our jobbers and manufacturers in the trade have now on hand the beat stock manufactured for the West and South ever jet offered The present indications of industry and enterprise manifested by this branch of manufacturers and dealers is certainly worthy of imi. talion. Limes on the Launch of the New Sloot of War. Loud sounds the oannon on the ear ; The keel has kissed the tide; Thousands exclaim, “ The gallant sloop Will prove cur Navy’s pride !” Boon shall Columbia’s stars and strip®! W*Te from her mast head high j Soon o’er the ocean's briny depth The noble ship shall fly. Full many a youthful heart will beat Within St. James’s Coart, Ere the beautiful sloop with its valued freight Sball arrive at the distant port. Victoria’s second daughter soon W ill lewe her mother’s side; And ELDRIDGE alone can fit the groom Destined for Euch a Bride ! The new Sloop will bear out the bridal clothes For the wedding and gala ball, From 321 Cbeilaut Street, E. H. Eldridok’s “ Old Franklin Hall.*’ Charles Dickens Coming to America—There is a report in circulation that Mr. Dickens is on his road to America, to write for the New York Ledger. We are assnred that there is no truth in this statement. The distinguished novelist Is coming hither, without doubt; but he is coming to procure for himself one o f tho famous suits from the BrownB tone Clothing Hall of Bockhill & Wilson, No. 603 and 605 Oheßtnut street, above Mxth, Philadelphia. 108 957 36 64,062 44 69,613 17 64 418 17 34 491 60 A Yankee, describing an opponent, says: ‘ I tell you what, sir, that man don’t ’mount to a rum in arithmetic; add him up, aid there is nothing to carry * > nnless you carry him to the palatial store of G.&nvtlle StoVes, No 6)7 Obestuut street, to purchase his gar ments of the latest utjle. .$18,238,746 76 FIBS? 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