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OALIPORNIA MACULATION,
And '4)07240 s_complete pmmarpotwbat hag trans
pired in our City, State, and the Atlantic States, since
`thit'deptirture of the teat steelier for 'California.
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Prase Psoz.—Electlon of Speaker; Philadelphia
Enterprise; Personal and Political;
, Letter from New . Tork. FOURTH Paos• — Our Port-
ShIP News, ko.' - .
The News.
At noon to-day John Brown will be exeouted at
Charlestown, Virginia. The Baltimore American
of last evening saps: "hire. Brown,.the wife of old
John grown,,leaohed bore yesterday, by the Phl
ladelphia retread; in company with two gentle.
men and_ another lady, on their way, to Virginia.
3irs4 Brown exhibited lettere from Governor Wise,
assenting that her Inuband'atody should be given
tip' to her after ,exeontion, and on this, and the
othertestimoniala in poasesseion of the party, They
proonred tieketi for Harper's Ferry, and left in the
late train."
In Common Connell, yesterday, an ordinance
"watt passed fixing the rate of taxes for 1800 at
Itilt per 5100,
The lecture of the Hon. Horace Greeley this
evening; before the Harrison Literary Institute,
on "California and the Mormons," will no doubt
attract s large audience. - Mr. Greeley is one of
the great men of the times, and may be said to be
the originator of the enterprise that now distin
guishes the Now York daily papers. While we
cannot approve many of his notions, it gives us
great pleasure to say that we believe no journalist
now living is animated by a more sincere desire to
serve his country than Horace Greeley.
In the Beath Carolina Legislature, on Wednesday,
resolutions were presented affirming the willingness
of that State to co-operate with the other slave.
holding States in the formation of a Southern Con
federaoy, and requesting the Governor to corres
pond with the 'Executives of the States in which
slavery exists, on the subject.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Journal of Commerce says: "The message is in
type, and it is presumed will be kept under look
and key till it be communicated to Congress. The
Administration lost more than it gained last year by
gitring a oopy in advance to a favored New York
preek. , -The message, it is understood, treats fully of
the condition afoot relations with Mexico. It reoom•
mends measures for the redress of grievances com
plained of by our citizens in that quarter. But it is
preshmed that Congresit will take no notice of this or
any other subject which is not directly connected
with President-making. The President will not,
it is thought, repeat the recommendation for the
organization of the Territory of Arizona, but will
propose some other plan for extending to it the
protection of law."
The following particulars of the arrest of the
three Western merchants for expressing sympathy
for Brown, we find in the Baltimore American of
yesterday :
"The excitement in Virginia along the line of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad led yesterday to
the detention of three passengers, under what, from
present accounts, seems to have been an unnecessary
exercise of vigilance. Among the passengers in
the express train were three gentlemen, merchants
of Ohio, on a business visit to Baltimore, where
they are well known. When at Grafton, the sub
ject of Brown's foray and execution being under
discussion, they expressed sympathy for him and
gave a rather too free utterance to sentiments which
were obnoxious to the Virginia hearers. A party
present, said to be a detective in the employ of the
Virginia authorities, telegraphed to the command
leg MB ear at Martinsburg, describing these per
eons and directing their detention as suspicious elle
meters. Whey wore accordingly taken out of the
cars and placed in confinement. The occurrence
was one over which thb officer', of the railroad bad
no control, and for which they aro not responsible.
Iremodiate measures were taken by representations
in the proper quarters to free the parties from the
auspicious entertained against them, and no doubt
was entertained that they would' be speedily re
leased."'
We learn by telegraph that the gentlemen above
referred to have been released.
The following partlonlani of the oaee of Dr. Pon
roy we gather from the Boston Jourtuil:
"The whole community have, been astonished
and saddened to-day by the official announcement,
in the morning papers, that fasts havevery recently
come to the knowledge of .the Prudential Commit
toe of the American Board of Oonatnisaloners for
Foreign Missions,' deeply implicating the moral
character of Rev. Dr. Ponaroy, one of the secre
taries of the board, rendering it impossible that he
should longer retain his official position as secretary
of the board, and that he, had resigned, and his
resignation had been accepted.
"There are in emulation various rumors in re
!card to this affair, some of them grossly . exag
gerated. The facts; as we learn them from a
source Which we deem reliable, are as follows:
During the absence of Dr. Pommy from this
oily a week or two since, quite a number of Pet
tus were received at the missionary house di
rected to bins, and us most of the letters so N.
- calved relate to the business of the board, they
were opened by one of the other secretaries.
Among them were found some which fur
nished good ground for the belief that Dr: Pomroy
had either:been guilty of criminal acts, which
would destroy at once his moral and Christian
character, or that be was the victim of a conspirley
to extort money by the foree of such charges. The
letters were returned to the envelopes, and wore
placed upon Mr. Pomroy'e desk to await his
return.
"On his return he Haw that the oontents of the
letters were known, and he at once made a state
ment to the other secretaries of what be averred
were the facts in the ease, and requested them to
.present that statement to the prudential committee.
This was done, and Dr. Pomroy himself then went
before the committee and made the same state
ment, which, as we understand, was, in substance,
that some months ago he was walking out in the
evening, (which he was in the habit of doing) and
was molded by a well-dressed female, and, at her
request, accompanied her home.
While in the parlor in conversation with her a
man came In, and under the threat of exposure
forced him to sign a note for $5OO, which he did,
and subsequently paid it. Since that, ho was en
ticed by another female into another house, and
there two men assailed him and forced him to sign
another note for $6OO, which he subsequently paid.
Another woman, by the repreeentatlon that she was
suffering with a dissiptited husband and destitute
children, enlisted his feelings, and he opened a our
respondenee with her, and subsequently, by the ad
vice of Mr. Choate, paid' $6OO to get his letters
back. which he did, and destroyed them.
"These Statements, we understand, Dr. Pomroy
admits to be true, but nothing further, and there
Is no proof before the board that any further wrong
has been committed. Ile placed his resignation In
the hands of the prudential committee, and it was
at once accepted, and a committee was appointed
to decide what course should be pursued. The re
suit was the official announcement to which we
have alluded before. The facts known have no
connection whatever with his allele' action In any
way. He bed nothing to do with the treasury of
the board, which is a distinct department.
"Dr. Pomroy bad been connected with the board
as one of Its secretaries for some twelve years.
Previous to this he was pastor of a church in Dan.
gor, ide ., for about twenty years . Re was one of
'es most prominent clergymen of his denomination
in Maine. We cannot recall a man who possessed
to a higher degree the confidence and esteem of the
Christian public, not only for his own, but of other
denominations, and his fall, if such we must con
sider it, will be learned with deepest surprise and
sorrow by,every Christian and moral man in the
community. It furnishes a sad evidence of the
frailty of human" nature."
The following's an extract, from the annual mes
sage of the Governor of South Carolina, just pre
siented to the Legislature of that State :
" What, then,it may be attired, should South
Carolina do in v iew of the crisis now approaching
(and in my opinion fearfully near) to save her
institutions from destruction, and afford safety and
'security to her people? Would to God that I were
able to give a satisfactory answer to this momen.
tone question, and thus be the humble instrument
to avert the impending danger; but I must con
fess my utter Inability to point out the path of
honor and safety, in the midst of the difficulties
that surround us.
" With a' united flOuth our course would be
clear, and our fitters glorious ; we could enforce
equality in the Union, or maintain out indepen
dence out of it. If, as I solemnly believe, we Can
no longer live in peace and harmony in the Union
—notivitluttanding the associations of the past, and
the remembrance of our common triumphs (being
treated as enemies and aliens, rather than b rethren
of the same family, and heirs of the same Inheri
tance by the North,)—we can form a Confederacy
with ability toptotect itself against any enemy,
and command the respect end admiration of the
world. This proud' position is only to be obtained
by a etriet adherence to law and duty ; and while
South., Carolina instate on the other States oar.
. .
Vying out their constitutional obligations, elm
should be' careful to do her whole duty, and
=carry out la .good faith all her obligations to her
sister States and the Federal' Government, by die
- ooaraging all attempts to evade the laws,*nrider any
pretence whatever. While in the Union we should
comply with all the laws of Congress until they are
-pronounced unoonstitutional by the Supreme_
- 'Court, or our people are released from their bind
ing obligations by the constituted authorities of the
State; and it would be an arrogant assumption'on
the part of individuals to set up their opinions of
- the oOnstitutionality of a law as their rule of as
-- ' We should not imitate- the example of the
: , Rortii, in setting up a higher law,' bat retain
the proud position we have always occupied, and
It will give seitaatiafaetion, an approving con
' edam and moral power to achieve victory. In
preparing for any emergency that may arise, I
would relpeolfally reoommend you, at an early
period, to take such measures as, in your wisdom,
you may deem proper and expedient, to obtain the
co-operation of ,the Southern States In concerted
action, In defenea 'ot our institutions whenever
they - may be put in jeopardy by all the depart
, ments of-the Sovernment- passing Into the hands
of our enemies. -
- The election of a Black Republican President
will settle the question of our safety in the Union ;
and although the fortes of ,the Constitution may be
complied with; its vital principle will be extinguish.
ad, and the South must consent to occupy an inferior
And degrading position, or seek new safekuards for
(Mere +wearily. Lot South Carolina eihreast every
to get the co-operation of - the'Southern
-IMtint in this rind and important movement, yield
- , leg everything but principle for that purpose, pre
pared.',lo follow Any lead - in ,resistance butsho
- -,sborild tmVer forget that shots a sovereign and as
-equal—that bYhernovereign sot sheereated the re
. , latioulthip'ef the State that now exists in the Pede,
rail:Triton, and , that ehe ,has a Wear, mid unques
tioistibte4ight to iesuine litirnosltlou as a sovereign
In the:Wref '
Sisisteittneaday evening a•grand- Military ball
4- ,'; intiriVen Wifthington, under the direetion
- th - OW'aittingtert 'realm; ' ' ' -
The Execution of John Brown.
There was, perhaps, no man ever executed
in the United States, unless it Was Major
Amur, whose death caused so much excite
ment as has been created by the circumstances
attending the offence, Conviction, and sentence
of JOIIN BROWN. In this country, the execu
tion of a criminal rarely excites regret, and
whatever interest is felt in the event is local in
its character, and confined to the district in
which the crime for which he is punished was
committed. But with the telegraph penetra
ting into, every portion of the country, and
disseminating, with the speed of lightning, all
the sensation news that can be obtained, and
with thousands of newspapers eager to publish
intelligence relating to exciting occurrences
to the 'whole American people, universal in
terest has been awakened in regard to the man
who to-day will pay the penalty of his life on
the scaffold, unless some unforeseen occur
rence interferes to prevent his execution.
In the South, judging by the manifestations
of public sentiment, there is an almost univer
sal feeling in favor of his execution, while in
the North there are many thousands who
would have been much gratified if the authori
ties of Virginia had considered it consistent
with their duty to have adopted less rigorous
measures, and to have commuted his sentence
to imprisonment for life. This feeling has re
peatedly found expression, not only among
Republicans, but among those whose political
career has afforded abundant evidence of their
devotion to the rights and interests of the
South. It is due, however, to the North, to
say that the rumors of a disposition to rescue
the prisoners have been in nearly every in
stance without foundation. Wherever the
origin of the cautionary letters to Governor
WISE has been traced, it has been ascer
tained that they were concocted by mis
chievous wags ; and while it was but natural,
under the circumstances, that ho should
have taken precautions against a rescue, the
South should not labor under the misappre
hension that the warnings sent to him were
based upon correct information. The letter
he received from Leiisburg, in this State, is
now known to have been utterly untrue, as
was the epistle forwarded from Hollidaysburg
stating that one of the insurgents was con
cealed in that vicinity. In Wheeling, Va. )
the citizens have ridiculed greatly the rumor
that five hundred men had been seen march
ing through the mountains on their way to
Charlestown. In Indiana and other States
similar exposures have been made of the falsi
ty of the reports of movements of supposed
rescuers.
The people of the South should receive with
great caution rumors of hostile Northern inva
sions, and in the North much consideration is
duo to the danger which hangs like a black
cloud over the people of the South, threaten
ing them with a deluge of horrors if a servile
insurrection is produced, and to the fact that
a proper allowance should on this account be
made for the excitable conduct which fears of
midi an event naturally produce.
The New York Municipal Election.
The politicians of Now York are deeply en
gaged in preparations for the approaching mu
nicipal election. The contest is a peculiar
one, as there aro three prominent candidates
for the mayoralty in the fleld—HAvEuerea,
the nominee of Tammany Hall ; FERNANDO
WOOD, Independent Democrat, and Geo. Or-
DYKE, the candidate of the Republican party.
The Herald earnestly advocates the election of
FERNANDO WOOD, having no fears for the edicts
of Tammany ; Hall before its eyes ; and no
scruples, notwithstanding it is the personal or
gan of the President, in antagonizing the
r . rregular organization " of the Democratic
party of New York city. A large portion of
the Democracy are determined to sustain
Woon, and the contest promises to be a close
one. Two years ago, as the nominee of Tam
many Hall, he received more than forty thou
sand votes, and lacked but a few thousands of
a majority against TIEMANN, who was support.
ed, at that time, by a combination of all pai
ties. The Herald urges that WOOD is the
only National Democratic candidate in the
field; that on the slavery question his record
is a sound one, ae be has uniformly maintained
the rights of the South. HAW/MEYER, the
Taraniaty - Ilaireandidatei supported the VAN
Bourn electoral ticket in 1848, and, for a
time, it is alleged, hesitated, in 18&6, in his
choice between FREMONT and BUOI/ANAN, but
finally voted for the latter, and contributed
money to assist his election. The New York
Times strongly advocates the election of
Havmseren, but more on personal than politi
cal grounds. It is contended that during the
two terms he served as mayor he discharged
the duties of the office honestly, faithfully, and
intelligently. Several leading Republicans
have announced their intention to support
him, and, in the present phase of the contest,
Tammany Hall, in its desire to secure a tri
umph over Woon, is eagerly seeking all the
Republican aid it can obtain. The Tribune
resolutely advocates the election of OPDYRE,
on the ground that there Is greater probability
of defeating Woon by voting for him, (Or-
DYKE ' ) than by voting for EATEMEYER ; that
he is the regular Republican nominee ; and
that HANEMEYER, being the candidate of Tam
many Hall, will, if elected, be a representa
tive of its organization, and that his success
would be hailed as its political triumph.
Colossal Statue of Franklin.
We had yesterday the pleasure of viewing, in
the marble yard of Wm. Struthers, Esq., Market
street, above Tenth, the statue of Franklin, which
has Just been completed for the new Franklin
Market. The statue is colossal—being intended to
appear life-silo when elevated upon a twenty-four
feet pedestal, and is really a noble work of art.
Independent of the fidelity with which the like
ness has been preserved, the grace and artistic
symmetry which ol2araoterise it, for a work of
such ponderous proportions, stamp It with a high
arder'of merit. It is from the chisel of Mr. J. A.
Stay, (whose eminent talents as a sculptor Mr.
Struthers has been fortunate in securing), and is
hewn from an immense slab of Liver rock, of a
grayish drab color, from the coast of the Bay of
Fundy. The attitude is easy, the drapery grace
fully disposed, and the symbolic accessories stri
king and appropriate. The figure is ton feet in
height, and measures five feet across, from the
extreme right of the drapery to the left hand, which
testa upon a pedestal of books. The kite and the
lightning-rod are fitly represented, the former
resting against the books, whilst the latter is hold
in the right hand of the statue. While these em
blems express the great discovery associated with
the name of Franklin wherever thunder is heard
and lightning seen throughout the civilised world,
they at the same time add to the artistic effect.
The exeoution of the head and faoe in this sta
tue is faultless. The artist has happily avoided
that sleepy, almost lascivious expression, which, to
the close observer, is more or less apparent in all
the beads of Franklin after the Hendon model.
In this there is more vivacity, more intellectuality
more genius, more elevation of character—in short,
more of what we feel to be true of that wonderful
man. The reason of this is measurably owing to the
smlptor's having had for his model the miniature
by Duplessls, painted in Paris, in 1785, now in
possession of Mrs. Wm. J. Duane, of this city,
grand-daughter of Franklin, to whom it was pre
sented by the latter a short time previous to his
death. We may here remark that, from the
almost constant intercourse between Mrs. Duane,
in her childhood, and Dr. Franklin, this lady, per
haps, remembers moro accurately than any one
living the personal appearanee of the great
philosopher. Her opinion, therefore, with respect
to the statue in question, is important, and we learn
has been given in favor of its superior fidelity to
the living original. It may also be observed that
Dr. Bache, who has over two hundred different
engravings of Franklin, prefers the Duplessis
miniature as the most oorreet likeness ; so that,
without desiring to boast, tho city of Franklin's
&oboe may now be said to have in her possession the
grandest tribute of art to his memory that has yet
been produoed. We think this may be urged as a
slight offset to his lonrnagiected grave ; but why
should not one who has shown himself so competent
to the task be allowed the opportunity of improving
upon this effort by producing a duplicate of hie
noble statue, with a oorresponding series of bas
reltef aymbols of Franklin's life, to be ores led
over his tomb ?
The dedioation of this statue has been appro
priately deferred until the 21st of January, the
anniversary of Franklin's birth, when the Typo
graphical Society is expected to participate in the
ceremonies. Let us unite on that occasion In giving
A DAY TO TR& MEMORY Or FRANKLIN.
OLD FRANKLIN ALISANAOK FOR 1860.—Mr. John
Haslett, North Twentieth street, has sent us a new
elmanaek, named as above. It is printed with clear
typo on good paper, and, besides the usual ca
lendar and astronomical notices for neat year, con
tains a greater amount of well-digested general and
local information than we recollect to have ever
seen in any other publication of the same eha.
notes. „
Vela OPPOSITION CONTNNTION OR VIVOINIA.—
Tl2le Contention was called to meet In the city of
ittchmerid on the 14th of December, but, in conga
quenCe of the excitement caused by the foray at
Ifarper'e Ferry and the execution of the murderers
at Charlestown, the day for assembling has been
postponed•untllihe•22d of February.
Hon. John P. Hale at Concert Hall
Last Evening.
A very large and intelligent audience was as
sembled at Concert Hall last evening, to hear the
seventh lecture of the present course before the
People's Literary Institute, by Hon. John P. Hale,
on "Agrarianism." We imagined, in advance,
that a better subject might have been selected for
a popular audience, and the result gave no occa
sion to reverse this opinion. Not that the lecture
was devoid of interest; the wonder is, rather, that
a subject as dead as an Egyptian mummy should
have been invested with so good a share of life.
Considering the theme, it was successfully treated.
In opening, he said that he had desired to talk,
rather than read a lecture at this time, and !Peak
familiarly of a historical parallel between a por
tion of Roman history and our own. Ile would,
however, proceed to read his lecture.
The highest prerogative of history was the vin
dication of a gond man from obloquy and reproach.
It was to ho regretted that the efforts to blast the
reputation of good men and measures had too often
succeeded.
f all the groat movements that had ever filled a
large place in the history of a groat notion, the
Agrarian Laws of Remo occupied the most conspi
eueus place, and it was a pleasant task, even at
this day, to do jostle° to those brave men who had
then labored and suffered for the right.
The term "agrarian," for the last thousand
years, had been ono of unmitigated reproach. An
"agrarian" hadtgenerally boon described as one
dissatisfied while there was another in the commu
nity more comfortable than himself. Agrarianism
had thus been the nightmare of ages, and been
branded as the undisguised foe of social order,
which, instead of elevating, was calculated to bring
all down to its own degraded level. Now, it might
bo considered presumptuous at this late day to ad
vance anopposite opinion with respect to thoselaws;
nevertheless, with all due self-distrust, this was his
object, and he therefore felt hound to say that, in
stead of the Agrarian Laws of Rome having left
private property unprotected, they had had a di
rectly opposite tendency.
Tho speaker next entered upon a condensed his
tory of this system from its earliest inception.
When first introdueed, an acre and a third was the
Portion allotted to each individual in the State.
One of the first reforms of the abuses into which
this system fell, was attempted by Servius Tellies,
the sixth King of Rome. Ile was next follewed in
a similar movement by Spuriue Cassius, who was
of patrician order, and: thrice a consul. He it was
who had been guilty of the crime of questioning the
right of the patricians living upon the State, and
who had in consequence suffered the penalty of
death the third year after his first consulship. Let
the fate of this reformer, said the lecturer, be a
warning through all future time to those who at
tempt reforms which in their tendency militate
against the interests of the rich and influential.
The day of Cassius' trial and its exciting inci
dents, the private assassination of a tribune, and
all the attending circumstances, were here intro
duced in detail.
Following this, a considerable portion of the lec
ture was made up of extracts from speeches of pa
triotic: Romans, and the history of their time.
'Through the corruption of maladministration, the
patricians had again and Brain triumphed.
Through a corrupt court and the false swearing of
witnesses, Spurlus Cassius, as already intimated,
had been executed.
The war, which was encouraged by the plebe.
lane, had long been resiated, while patriotism and
religion were professedly monopolized by the anti
war party. The various relief laws, subsequently
proposed by the plebeians, were next noticed. A
complete separation between the patricians and the
popular party had been ultimately reached.
Every effort made to harmonize only ended in the
old way—a new war !
A dictator had at last been appointed—an offi
cer, as his title indicated. invested by law with
dictatorial power; and, said the 'meeker, after
pausing a moment with roguish twinkle in his
eye," it Is not hard to see that we have sometimes
men who exercise these functions without low.
[Laughter.)
A period of two hundred years was hero passed
over, which brought the history ,up to the 621st
year of Rome, and 133 years before Christ, Tibe
rius Gracobus was next brought upon the stage,
Ile it was who had been moved at the eight of ono
of the fairest portions of earth being tilled by
slaves in bonds, driven by taakmastera. That
bold man at once determined to rectify this wrong,
and even sacrifice his life in the attempt if neces
sary. Every possible obstacle was interposed, and
he soon secured to himself the undying bate of the
eristoornoy, which resulted in hie violent death.
Ile was, however, succeeded by a younger brother,
Caine Oraeobus, who was no loss zealous in the
canes of freedom.
In conclusion, he said that he hail brought this
history before his audience for the purpose of show
fug two great points which now, after the lapse of
two thousand years, found a suggestive, parallel in
our own history. For centuries the popular party
of Rome struggled against slavery and oppression.
Their efforts were frustrated and mot by the same
arguments that aro used to-day against a similar
movement in our own laud. This was the first
point, end the second was no less ominous—that
when the popular pnr'y of Rome fell, the party and
the Republio went down together.
The lecture was read from manuscript, and was
well delivered ; but in a few, extempore sentences
at the close ho evinced a power of eloquence
which from his reading alone would have been
unsuspected.
Public Amusements.
Theatricals are highly pCpular and profitable, in
Philadelphia, at present. At Arob•ctreet Theatre,
"Fast Men of the Olden Time," which has been
played for throe weeks to overflowing houses, will
be performed only twice more, namely, tonight
and *morrow evening. A now dramatio and
operetta piece le underlined in the bills, and may
immediately be expected.
At Walnut•etreot Theatre, Mr. and Mrs. Barney
Williams kinve drawn immense houses every night
this week, and may confidently calculate on a con
tinuance of this good luck, "until further orders."
The Germania vocal and instrumental concert.
at Musical Fund Hail, butt night, wan eminently
successful, and went off so well that a repetition of
such en entertainment maybe booked as "safe to
PaY"
At the Academy of Music, last night, the excel
lent dramatic and operatic company from Iloym'e
New York Stedt Theatre, performed the musical
drams, "Das Volk, wie es Weint and Leda,"
(the People, how they Weep and Laugh,) which
has been eminently successful in Germany, and
also when reproduced in New York. It was
well got up, and finely performed to a good house,
which would have been very much more crowded
had the public boon informed, sufficiently before.
hand ,of what was to bo presented. Thin evening,
the name company will perform Mozart's German
opera of " The Magic Flute," and a musical treat
of no ordinary character may be expected. Of
course, the German population will largely attend;
but a vast concourse of lovers of song, from our
own and other Fatherlands, may aim be expected.
The Zauberfiiitte has never before teen played in
Philadelphia. The prices of admission ore fifty
and twentpfivo dents.
Lastly, the Italian Operatic Company commence
their performances on next Monday evening, pro
mising seven new operas never before performed
here, and starling with " Il Poliuto; or, The Mar
tyrs," by floater', in which Oattaniga, Brignoli,
Amodio, and Muller wilt sustain the principal cha
racters.
This is a pretty good programme of present and
forthcoming entertainments, and will show that
Philadelphia has not lost her taste for legitimate
amusements.
Daranvtiati.—Tbe ;Mimeo Heron-Natal( sailed
from New York for Havana, on Wednesday, ac
companied by Signor Rocco. All three are en
'gaged, by Max Maretsek, to perform In Italian
Opera, at the Noon Theatre. Their previous visit
to Havana, when they gave concerto, wee a very
successful one, and if the Italian jealousy of Ame
rican vocalists does not throw obstacles in the way
of their success—that is, if they have ordinary fair
play—they will achieve new triumphs In Havana,
we Are sup.
SEIMON BY Rxv. J. D. WILLTAIINON, D. D.—
We shall publish to-morrow a sermon preached on
last Sunday morning, at the Church of the Mes
siah, (Universalist,) by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Wil
liamson. "Duty to God and the State" la the
enbjeot of the sermon, being founded on the text,
'• Render therefore unto Cmear the things that are
Comer's, and unto God the things that aro God's."
EXECUTORS' BALE.—Suranton FURNITURE, PINE
PAINTINGS, BRONZES, lto.—Tha furniture of the
late J. T. Bailey, deceased, to be sold this morn.
ing, will bo open for examination, with catalogues,
at 8 o'clook.
'Unmans' SALE.—STOCK Or PINE PIANOS—
To•morrow morning. Bale absolute. Bee eats-
logues.
ELEGANT AND PLAIN RESIDENCES, FARIf, MILL
ROTEL, Sm.—Balm on Tuesday next, at the Ex
change.
Eno Thomas /r. Bone' advertisements and oath
logues of the three sake,
BALM OP HOUSEHOLD FURNITIME.-WO ask at
tention to the large stook of rosewood and walnut
cabinet furniture, Brussels and other oarpots,
mirrors, piano•fortos, ;lases, plated ware, do., to
be sold this morning, at 10 o'clock, at Birch d Son's
auction store, No. 014 Chestnut drool.
HOLIDAY PREMITS.—The elegant Raven, Ba•
eon, & Co., Nunne Sr, Clark, I[allet, Davis, 4 Co.,
and other pianos; also, melodeons. Prices and
terms moat favorable. J. E. Could, Seventh and
Chestnut streets,
'Lydia Marla Child is to write the life or
John Brown, on behalf of hie family. Mrs. Child
is already in possession of all the facts and Inci
dents of John Brown's earlier history, which she
has only to complete by the story of his latter ca.
•
roer.
South Carolina Legislature.
PROPOSAL FOR A SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY
COLUMBIA, Deo. I.—ln the Douse of Dolegatos,
on Wednesday, the following resolutions were
offered : _
Resolver!, That the State of South Carolina is
ready to enter, together with the other slave-hold
ing States, or such of them as desire present ac
tion, into the formation of a Southern Confederacy,
"Resolved, That the Governor be requested to
forward this resolution to the Executives of the
Southern States."
Another resolution was offered, asking °tibial
Information of the condition of the State Arsenal,
arms and ammunition, the number of men en
rolled, style of arms, etc.
Southern Trade.
FODDIGN GOODS TO DR SNIPPED TO JAMES RIVER
RICIIXOND, Deo. I.—lhe merchants of this city
held a meeting, at noon, yesterday; to take the
necessary steps for a (Threat trade between Europe
and 'Richmond. They pledged themselves. from
and after the let of January neat, not to give an
order for foreign goods to any party without the
understanding that such goods shall bo shipped to
James river, when praotioable.
THE PRESS.---PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1859.
THE LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
FURTHER FROM EUROPE.
[Pet EUROPA AT 'murex]
THE TREATY RATIFICATIONS.
TIIE AMERICAN TREATY REPC.
tzland. and Austria Protesting:
Against the Reuensy.
SACKVIME, N. IL, Dee. I.—The following are
the details of news by the Europa nt Halifax, re
ceived here by the arrival of the horse express :
lIALIPAx, Nov. 30 —The British mail steamship
Europa, which loft Liverpool at 2 o'clock on the
afternoon of the 19th, touching at Queenstown on
the following day, has arrived here.
The steamship Kangaroo, from New York, ar
rived at Queenstown on the evening of the 17th,
and at Liverpool on the evening of the 18th inst.
Tho steamship Ocean Queen arrived at South.
ainpton on the evening of the 186.
The royal snail steamship Persia reached Liver.
pool at 8 o'clock on the morning of the 19th. .
The ship Corn Lynn, of New York, for the Clyde,
stranded near Rathlin on the 15th, hut got off on
the following day and reached the Clyde.
The ship Detroit, from Trafani for Boston, put
into Queenstown in a leaky condition.
The exchange of ratifications at •Zurieh has been
fixed for the 2lgt of December. Tho full powers en
trusted to the plenipotentiariea would then be
withdrawn.
Letters of invitation from the French Govern
ment to the Powers which signed the treaty of
Vienna, to send plenipotentiaries to the Congress,
are reported to have been despatched. The seat of
, the Congress would probably be Paris, the Govern
mentsl of Russia and Austria having signified a
preference for that capital.
A Paris telegram to the London Pest says that
the Powers invited to send representatives to the
Congress are those that signed the final act of Vi
enna, and tho three principal Powers of Italy.
The Congress will he thus composed of France,
Groat Britain, Russia, Prussia, Austria, Spain,
Portugal, Sweden, Sardinia, Rome, and Naples.
It is reported that Cardinal Antonolli will repre
sent the Pope in the Congress.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The London Times upon the San Juan difficulty,
enlarges upon the general conviction that a war
between America and England is impossible. It,
however, says : There are some convictions which
work out their own truth in practice; but there are
others which tend to their own practical refute.
lion. We sincerely hope that the different read.
Inge of the axiom that war with England and Ame
rica is impossible may not bo an illustration of this
truth." The editorial, after pointing out the im
portance of San Jnan to England, and the !repos.
eibility of the surrender of it, unless some very
different title be brought forward from any yet
seen, concludes by expressing much satisfaction
that the right to the Island will be coolly discussed
in Washington and London, while the Osiris on the
spot will remain in Neatit quo.
The London herald understands that Mr. Lever
had again offered to charter the Great Eastern for
twelve months, but the proposal was refused with
out hesitation, by the directors.
The offleinl investigation into the lows of the
Royal Charter is progressing in Liverpool, but
without developing anything new. Divers at the
wreak had brought up several small boxes of gold.
Measures are about to be taken by the Oovern
ment for the protection of Belfast harbor.
The Society of Arts have inaugurated a move.
moist for a groat international exhibition in Lon
don in 1862. They propose to raise a guarantee
fund of a quarter of a million sterling.
It is stated that the British Government are
under the conviction that it is not politic to rely
on any ono national war laboratory and arsenal,
and have determined to establish an inland arsenal
on a large Peale, and to commit its working to
civilians. It is not Intended, however, to super
sede Woolwich.
The Times has again a disquieting article on
the relations of England and France. It cont.
plains that in France every instrument that con
work on public opinion is being employed to raise
a violent spirit of animosity against England, and
the nation at large; and that the army are taught
to look on a war with England as not remote.
The Times cannot discover any serious queatkin at
issue between the two Governments, anti effirms
that it is in the power of the Emperor alone to put
an end to the state of things daily becoming more
serious, and if he does not do so, there is a rea
sonable ground for drawing a gloomy inference
from hie silence.
Marquis Mostier, ambassador to Berlin, is trims.
ferred lo Vienna, vice Baron Borguency, who re
tires from public life. Prince Valour Dauverigne
goes to Berlin.
General hiontanban is named General-in-Chief
of the French expedition to China. This nomina.
thin is unpopular in the army.
Prince Metternich had received letters of ore
donee as Austrian ambassador to Paris.
The warlike article in the London Timer of the
sth had produced a great sensation in Prance.
The Paris journals generally say that the views
sot forth aro exaggerations, and that the unfriendly
feeling, if any exists, Is entirely owing to the vio
lence of the British prose.
The harbor of Vooamp, near is to be
transformed into a military post and arsenal.
The Anti de la Religion had published a letter
purporting to be an answer of the King of Sardinia
to Napoleon's recent letter. It is, however, pro
nounced a fabrication, and the journal will be pro
secuted.
A despatch from Martinproy announces an ad
ditional enemas over the Moore.
The Bourse vial pretty steady. Rental on the
nth closed at 69f 95e.
TALY.
I
It was stated that Chevalier Buonoompagni had
postponed his departure for Central Italy, to MI•
mmo the Begenoy. The Emperor Napoleon dis
approves the whole proceeding, and has notified
such disapprobation to the Sardinian Government.
The Turin Journals aro unanimous in declaring
that the King of Sardinia cannot recede from his
not.
Parma, Modena, and Romagna, have tendered
thanks to Prince Carignan for naming a substitute
and informed him that they acoepted with grab•
tude the regency of Buonoompagni.
SPAIN.
Marshal O'Donnell had returned to Cadiz, after
having effected a survey of the coast of Africa.
Military operations are to commence Immedi
ately.
The protest of the Moorish Government against
the conduct of Spainin declaring war is published.
It asserts that the demands of Spain in snob
instance, upon being conceded, were followed by
increased pretensions; and also, Moroooo protests
against Spain because that on throe occasions she
paid no attention to her engagements, and declared
war without legitimate notice.
Two British war steamers had succeeded in
bringing off three hundred and fifty Christians
from the small forts of Morocco.
A general manner° of fugitives was feared.
The Spanish army under orders for Africa were
estimated at 40,000, and have eighty pieces of rlfled
cannon.
A landing on the Atlantis coast of Morocco was
expected early in December.
NA PLES.
Orders have been given the Neapolitan em
bassies M deliver a passport le all the Neapolitan
exiles who may demand permission to return.
RUSSIA.
A frost line prevailed in the golf, between St.
Petersburg and Cronstadt, and cotemunicetion is
stopped.
The financial pressure continued, but the latest
symptoms wore rather more favorable.
A despatch from Varna reports awful gales
for seven days, during which seventeen vessels
wore wrecked. No further particulars are given.
TURK ET.
All the ministers bail acquiesced in the reforms
proposed by the now Grand Vizier lined Plias
and Rizta Paella remain definitively In office.
It WS reported that Vely Priebe was to too am
bassador to Paris.
The official Gazette declares that the Porto has
by no menus placed a definite veto upon the carry.
log out of the Rues Canal project.
INDIA.
The Bombay malts, of October 2fth, arrived at
Aden November nth, and were cileasted to reach
London November 2tth.
LATEST DT TELEGRAPH TO QUEENSTOD N.
8110011/E, Oat. 6.--The Chinese Government
hes renudinted its treaty with the United Rtateo
by refusing to open the ports of Suantopl end
Taiwan as stipulated In that treaty.
NORTHERN EDITORS, DETERMINED TO ems nit
EXECUTION, AIM EJECTED 1"11011 THE CAItS.
BALTIMORE, Dec. I.—To-day, several persons
who aro editors of Abolition newspapers published
in the North ware ejected from the care fur liar•
per's Ferry. They had purobasad tickets, and
were very anxious to proceed, but were refused on
account of an arrangement entered into between
Governor Wise and the president of the road. They
left in the Washington train, declaring they were
bound to be in Charlestown to see the execution,
and would roach there by the Orange and Alexan
dria Railroad ; whereupon the president of, that
road was informed by telegraph of the fact.
woonous MILITARY SURVEILLANCE AT MIRIAM
TOWN—ARREST OP TRAVELLERS ON RUSPIVION
7111! CINCINNATI MellenANTS I,I7OIIAIIOED
'MOWN ADMITS 1118 PAIITICIPATION IN THE
KANSAN MASSACRE-NO CHANGE POI A REPORT 01,
M==all
BALTIMORE, Pee. L—Tho Anteriran'A correspon
dent at Charlestown says thoro is no falling MT in
the number of wild stories of invaders.
Although martial law has not yet been pro
claimed, there is a rigorous military surveillance
kept up that subject!' every one, even eitizens, to
great Inconvenience. Even well-known inhabi
tants cannot pass through the suburbs without ar
reat and examination.
On the arrival of the ears, two persons who were
unable to give a satisfactory aaoount of thentsolves
were sent, by an armed °Boort, across the Mary
land line.
Four suspicious characters have boon arrested
since Wednesday, one of whom was supposed to be
Coppee's brother. All have boon detained for the
present.
The Ohio motoltants who wore arrested at Ilan
por's Ferry were discharged after a short deten•
lion, there being no reasonable ground for sus
picion.
Brown, it is said, admits of his partioipation in
the Kimono manor°, but offers various excuses in
palliation.
The feeling produced here against him by Mrs.
Doylo's letter is very intense.
The work of erection of tho scaffold was com
menced yesterday.
It Is understood that members of tho prom will
not be allowed inside of the line, so that no report
can be mad° of his speech, if Brown should make
one.
lifeitsage of the Governor of South
WASHINGTON, December I.—The Governor of
South Ottrol4 a, in his message, while showing the
advantages of a united South, Bays: "If; as - I so.
lemnly believe, we can no longer live in peace and
harmony in the Union, we can Perm a confederacy
with the ability to protect itself against any enemy
and command the respect and admiration of the
world." silo recommends such measures AS will
obtain the oo•operntion of the Southern States in a
concerted cotton in defence of their Institutions
whenever they may be put in feopaßly by all the
departments of the Government plotting into the
hands of their enemies. The election of a Repub
lican President, ho nays, will settle the question of
their safety In the Union.
COLUMBIA, F. C., Deo. 1 —The trial of James
Mod, the engineer of the steamer Nashville, for
;pander on the highseas, has been commenoed.
DIATED BY CHINA.
IMMO
Front Virginia.
Carolina
Murder Trial.
From Washington.
mgsfeAN INTEJ.LIOENCX-1103TON lIAR6OII—TREA
MIRY STATEMENT--ORGANIZATION OF TII6 HOUSE.
Vir.ssnisiorox, Deo I.—The malls by the steam
ship Tennessee, which arrived here to-day from
New Orleans, brought a letter from an entirely re
liable source, saying that the Cabinet of the Libe
ral Government aro united In their views, and
there Is every reason to hollers that they will
agree to the pending treaty with the United States.
So hopeful Is the writer that he adds that it will
Le received In this country very soon after the
meeting of Congress.
There is no truth in the newspaper report that
Juarez intends asking for en immediate American
armed Intervention. A rumor was, however, pre
valent at Vera Cruz just before the Tonnes:len left,
that the Alit-anion Government was about to make
overtures to our own, but its truth Was strongly
doubted.
Mayor Lincoln and a committee of the City Coon-
COB of Boston, accompanied by ex-Congressman
Comins, arrived to-day, with the view of having a
commission appointed by the President to make an
examination of Boston harbor, in connection with
the action of the sea on the channel and islands.
Tho receipts into the Treasury for [ho week
ending on Monday were nearly $802,000. The
amount subject to draft is $5,5110,000 ; the inereaso
over the sum on hand last week in $273,000
Thero aro various combinations sought to bo
formed relative to the organization of the House;
therefore anything that might now be said on the
subject weak be merely apoculation or conjec
ture.
William E. Everett has resigned his commission
as chief engineer in the navy.
Arrest of a Counterfeiter.
CINCINNATI, Des. I.—On Thursday lest Officer
Reny arrested a man on the Ohio and Mississippi
train. having in his possession counterfeit $lOO on
the Canal Bank of Now Orleans. The officer
obtained possession of pnpers, showing that a party
of eleven men had left Cairo for New Orleans
with $125,000 of this counterfeit for circulation in
the South. A party of men belonging to the seine
gang were arrested at St Louis, but discharged
On the 25th ult. a Third street brink received
$2,200 in notes on the Philadelphia Bank in ea.
change for gold.
Tho notes wore forwarded to Philadelphia, but a
despatch received yesterday states that they are
all counterfeits. Two thousand dollars of the same
description of notes were detected yesterday, in
another Third•street bank.
The Slaver Wanderer-. End of the
Trials.
SAVANI . tAII, Deo. I.—The 117ornsug Num says
that the Grand Jury, yesterday, ignored the hills
against Itajesto and Aguird in the Wanderer af-
fair. It is understood that the Dbittlet Attorney
will Polls pros the other Indictments against the
acme parties.
Thorn have recently been unusually large re•
celpts of cotton at this port.
Ohio Democratic Delegate 'Election.
CINCINNATI, Deo. I.—The Democratic election,
yesterday, for delegates to the District Conven
tion, resulted almost unanimously for the friends
of Senator Douglas. The postmaster and ear•
wcyor of the port wore beaten in their own wards.
The Steanwhip Europa.
SACK VILLE', N. 8.. Dec. 1 —The steamship
Europa arrived at Halifax at half past six o'clock
yesterday morning, and would sail for Boston at
about noon. She will ho due at the latter port
at about twelve o'clock tonight.
Murderer Pardoned by the Georgia
Legislature.
llfii.cuearxtr.t.n, Peo. I.—Choleo, tho murderer
of Webb, has been pardoned by an act of the Legis
lature, but the (lovernor boo vetoed the bill.
macatr=
EASTOV, Dee. I.—Three of the shoplifter , ,
arrested recently In Philadelphia and convicted
here. have been sentenced to two years and ten
months solitary confinement.
....
The Europa at Boston.
Boar" Dec. 1 —The steamer Europa arrived
this evening at half peat aeven o'clock. Her mails
will be despatched in the morning, and will ho duo
in Philadelphia tomorrow night.
THE CITY.
AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING
Amniojoi Aokowair ov Music, Broad and Locust
streets.—" The Magic, Flute."
WALNUT-STRIIRT THRATint. roomer Walnut and
Ninth xtroeth —" Iroland as It Was"—" Our Gel"—
" Barney tho Baron."
WsiiiATLltY & CLARKS'S Ape)!-STRIXT THEATRS
Arilb litres, itiswe Sixth --" Yost Alen of the 014 e
Tiiilo "—"'rho Dramatist."
Nk VOA!, THEATRZ. Walnut street, between Eighth
and Ninth —" Dan Rice's Great Bhow."
TEM 1.1. E or WONDER s. rprtheset corner Tenth and
Ohettnut itheets.—Ehenor
MCDONOV“ It a GAISITINK, Bore street, below Third.
Entertainments nightly.
Mel nuPUr.iTAC 'HALL Jayne'. Commonwealth Build
Cheetniit Street, neer Sixth —" Thiodost l e Mu
semi of Art."
Meeting of Councils
'rho stated mooting of both branches of Councils
was held yesterday afternoon at their chambers.
SEI,EIT lieaaen.—The Select branch convened
at three o'clock, Oliver P. Common, Esq., in the
chair. The usual number of petitions anti com
munientions so,•re received and referred. On the
lint were the following : For markets in Girard
avenue; for water-pipe in Columbia avenue; for
the refunding of over tax by David S. Brown ; re
monstrance against removing the market wagons
in Cullowbill street; front the Thirteenth and
Fifteenth-4room Passenger Railway Company,
asking permission for the construction of a turn.
out at Brood and Carpenter streets, so that they
may be enabled to reach the depot of the Bahr.
more Railroad ; from Seventh, Eighth, Twentieth,
and Twenty•fourth wardm, asking for gee lamps;
for the grading of South Eleventh street; from
Coroner Fenner, asking for an additional appro
priation; from the Cozninissioner of Highways, in
reply to an inquiry, saying that no road but the
Green and Coates•streets Passenger Railway het
exceeded the privilege of the charter, as granted
by the Legislature. and that since that time this
company hod abandoned their position ; from the
Commissioner of (lirard Estates, stating. in answer
to a resolution of the chamber, that the cost of
erecting the twelve buildings on Brown street. be
longing to the Girard estate, cost that estate thus
far the until of $7 2 2.622. The commissioner stated
that the sum of $2 020 would yet be needed to
render them tenantable.
A resolution from Mr. Noel directing the Corn.
mitte oil Schools to inquire as to the propriety of
encouraging individuals to erect school houses
where they may be needed, and rent them to the
city on leases of ten or more years, the owners to
keen them in repair. Thu resolution was referred
to the committee specified.
Another resolution was offered by Mr. Neal di
reeling the Commissioner of City Property to re
port what foot pavements opposite city property
will require repairing during the ensuing season,
and what will be the prim , per yard for the work,
including bricks This resolution was referred.
Mr. Neal offered it third resolution directing
the highway department to report to this Chamber
at its next slated meeting Pirst, the streets or
parts of atrocity and the number of a g orae yards in
each locality that It ill, in their judgment, require
repairing the ensuing season Second, what loca
tions, and how many Noire yards in each, will, in
their judgment. require replying. Third, what
wino the cause of the Into acAlent at Twenty-first
and Swanson iitrcedi, also of the one last even
ing at Sixteenth nod Orem] quiets, and to who'll
ne,rleet of duty. if any, is to be imputed ?
This latter re s olution uas deleted at F011)0
length. The first brooch MIA slightly mended
and then adopted. The ....mot branch of the reso
lution wag lost, and the third pted.
Mr Bradford presented an ordinance convoying
the McCrea lot between Twentieth and Twenty-first,
Spruce and Pine s.reets, a elerieal error having oc
curred in the former let 1 Agreed to
Mr. Newhall read an ordinahec providing for the
election of 21 physicians, one in each ward, to per
form vaccine duty to the poor, which was taken up
The ordinance provides that obeli vaccine physician
shall have an Office with a wit In hie men upon it,
and furnish quarterly lists to the Board of Health
of the persons whom he hos vnreinoted, with full
particulars of their ewes Fifty cents Is to bn
Paid for each case of vaceination, providing the
BIM shat( net exceed '525 t.r quarter. The ordi
nanee also provides for the eleetion a collectors of
vaoctne ones, slik) are to visit every f unity In each
district, and find who hoods r weination. lie is to
retort to the vaeolne phy.4einn bald over,
and will he printed.
A resolution was adopted directing the Chief
COMllikililber of High w its to nut Itrten lane, in
the Twenty-first ward, itt travelling order.
A resolution to clod heads at liephrhnelllll in the
second week of Dee , tabor, and noun-Illy thereafter,
was read
Mr. Cuyier moved no indefinite I.,,nvonetannt t
the Faint. Not agreed to
Mr Jones moved, em an nmemiment, " the lift
week in December "
Mr. Cuyler moved n further um, raiment that the
ordinance shall not go into three until January lst,
1811. This amendment WOO agreed to, ns also to
strike nut the other conflicting porlions of the re.
solution. The ordinance was then agreed to.
A bill front Common Council was received, de.
Oaring Elk street, in the Sixteerth word, to be
open for public welt, which Iraq ttt4ret.ti to
A resolution from Common Commit. repealing
the resolution laying water pipe pp Ridge a venue,
between Montgomery etr‘et and Columbia avenue,
Wall concurred in.
An ordimmee appropriating 3 5011 to erect sheds
at the end of the strent-market on Sou'li Eleventh
street was received from Common (7ouncil. It WAS
!Mit!hied so 1113 to make the Firm $,lllO, and erect n
elicitor at the end of the market riled at Twelfth
and Swing Carden btrecto. Agreed to.
An ordinance from COIIIIIIOII Connell, permitting
the Green and Coates-streets road to hiy a Ale
ling at the Germantown depot, woo willed up.
Tho usual debate on this interestinz question
was indulged in by a number of members for the
spare of nearly two hours. The It gal g' litlemen
of the Chamber wa‘cil warm on the irie4tlon, anti
quoted Chitty, Blackstone, Casey, and others to a
ponderous extent. As there is tin end to mill things,
there was an end to this debate, and the ordinance
was passed
A resolution was adopted authori„ing the library
of Councils to bo catalogued.
The committee appointed M locate the ' , am
Ilre•engines WWI discharge, I from further consi.l2la
lion of the subject.
After transacting emus+ LuAness fr. u, the High
way Committee, Mr. Neal moved to lake up thu
bill from Common Council fixing the lac-rate
Mr. Drayton °ensured the indecent hlstu Mown
in endeavoring to get this matter so sinenmilly
fore Council, before members had time to ex.iniine
the matter.
The motion to suspend tho mica woo
13, nnys 9. Two thirds being required.
Mr. Neal moved that Is hen the Chamber adj ,tun
it he to moot on Monday fatal-noon, nt °M.k
to consider the ta.K..rate
The motion MP; agreed to.
Mr. Cuyler offered a resolution in relation •o the
registration of taxes, which was agreed to, and the
Chamber adjourned.
COMUON COUNCEL.-A motion to di4per,e with
the reading of the minutes was made, but Mi 111 r.
per objeotad. lie had been a member of that Lolly
slx months and never beard them read but ono°
Council refused to have theta read by a vote of 21
to la.
A communication was received from the COD tr”l
- gil ing nn eßtimate of the evpensea of that ole•
partment for 1060. Among the items „ere. for
District Court, $l4 470 ; Common Pleas. $1 227 00 :
Supreme Court, $0,430 ; Quarter S , t-int, $2 6 .-
632.20 ; District Attorney, $7,000 ; fees.
$5,500; Clerk of Quarter Scs•dons. $6 000; Coro
ner's fees, $2,000; salaries of 114iPPFOr.?. $lB 2'2' l ;
election Widens, $10,221; printing end statMn
ery. $5,000; salary of the Cielk and Mr , senger,
$1•300. Referred to the Committee on Fief:non
Mr. hacker called up the ordinance nutiurribing
a loan of $700,000 to meet the indebtedness of the
city falling duo in 1800.
Mr. Miller thought the ordinance should cell
this loan the funded debt, and not the city debt,
and moved to amend accordingly.
Mr. Hacker preferred that this bill should pas:
without amendment. The total debt fallirg duo
next year is about $945.000, of which $215,000
will be paid out of the sinking fund, and $700,000
by this loan, thus reducing the indebtedness about
a quarter of a million of dollars.
The amendment was adopted, and the bill passed
by a Utl/111111101.18 vote.
Mr. Hacker, of the Committee on Finance, sub
mitted an ordinance fixing the rate of tax for 1.8110
at $l.OO per 0100.
. .
Mr. Miller moved to postpone, and that it be
printed fur the Me of the members.
After quite a lengthy debate, the yeas end nays
on the molioe to postpone were demanded by
Meostli O'Neill and Kerr, and repotted n• follow,
YzAtt—Mesete. Coltman, Dickinson, Fisher, Jus
tice, Kerr, Lanning, Loughlin, Marlin. McClean,
Miller, Ninesteel, O'Neill, Quinn, Sites, Thompson,
NAT, Measrs. Adler, Baird, Bobh, Bowker,
Bowen, Brooks, Case, Catlett, Craig. Davis, Den.
nos, Dorian, Dunk, Dgo, Dyer, Eck feldt, Eldridge,
Foulon, Foust, Crania. thing, Hacker, Harmer,
Harper, Hazel'. Heins, ilodgdon, Houseman, Hun
ter, Ihrio, 'lngham, Ketch, Leigh, Malone. Manuel,
Oat, Pomeroy, Potter, Pugh, Randolsh,
Sterr, Stewart, lgtrattnn, Sommers,
1), 0, Thomas,,
Wm. B. Thomas, Über, Waite, Ward, Warner,
Watson, Zane, Trogo, (president,)-54.
Mr. Eldridge moved to emend to make the rate
$1 75.
The yeas and nays were demanded on the amend
mont to make the earn $1.75, which resulted as fol
lows :
YEAH—Messrs. Adler, Beaker. Bowers, Brooks,
Cattell, Craig, Creswell. Calhoun, Dennis, Dunk,
Dye, Dyer, Dickinson, Eekfeldt, Eldridge, Fiatm,
Feulon, Foust. Gamble, Graham, Haag, Harmer,
Harper, Ilneeli. Mains, 110,1gdon, Houseman, Hun
ter, Dude, Justice, Kerr, Loaning, Leigh, Laugh
lin, Malone. Manuel, McLean, Miller, Ninesteel,
Oat. O'Neill, Pugh, Randolph, Sterr, Stewart,
Stratton, D. G. Thomas. Thonipson, Tibor, Waite,
Werner, Watson, Zane, Trego, (president.)
Nars—Messrs Baird, Babb, Cage, Davis, Hack
er, Ingham, Ketch, Pomeroy, Potter, William B.
Thomas, blister.
And it was agreed to by a vote of yeas 54, nays
The bill then imaged as follows :
For tho poor IS cents
lighting tho city 4 lt
public schools 21 ~
" loans, 75 "
" polloedopartmont 22 "
" highway do 22 "
" miscellaneous 4 ,L
Total $1 7.5
Mr. Wister said ho would enter his protest
against them proceedings on the minutes.
Mr. T. J. Ricketts, of the Sixth ward, in conse
quenee of 11l health, was outland from serving on
the Committee on Trusts and Fire Companies, and
Mr. Fisher woo appointed in hie place.
Mr. Pugh, of the Committee on Railroads, re
ported back theordinance passed by Select Council,
giving the Ilestonville, Mantua, and Fairmount
Passenger Railroad Company permission to cross
the Wire Bridge, with en amendment, taxing the
company $2O per ear for the privilege. Agreed to.
Mr. Craig, of the Committee on Trusts and Fire
Companies. submitted a report stating that the
Chief Engineer's charges against the Hope Engine
and America and Marion Hose Companies were
not sustained. A resolution removing the order of
autipmslon wee adopted.
Mr. Houseman, of the Committee on Markets,
submitted an ordinance e4tablishing a Saturday
night market at Broad and Rare streets. Agreed
to. Adjourned.
ARREST OF A RECElVlR.—Alderman Belt
ler, yesterday morning, committed Juah Levy on
the charge of receiving a lot of goods knowing the
same to hove been stolen. At the hearing, a lady
named McGuire testified to the theft of the goods,
by parties to her unknown, and of their being
r found in the po3ses+ion of the defendant. He was
committed in default of $5OO bail.
SUDDEN DEATlll.—Yesterday morning a co
lored woman named Mary Wharton, aged about 40
years, full dead at Fourth and Pine streets. Coro
ner Fenner held an inquest, and the jury rendered
a verdict of death from unknown causes. The de•
ceased belonged to Delaware, and was on a visit to
this city.
POMTWi AND PRILANTUROPY,—The two
countor•eurrents in the stream of Philadelphia life
aro John Drown and the organisation of Congress.
As the hour of execution approaches, the friends of
the old man become more nervous, anxious, and ex
cited. His fate is the theme of all tongues, and
his motives the thought of all minds. In other cir-
ales tho organization of Congress drowns every
thought of Ossawatomie or his Inevitable fate.
The Lotels_pre swarming with Congressmen and
their retiners eagerly counting the coot of the en
suing session, renewing old friendships, and ar
ranging the wires for the Presidential nominations
in WO At the St. Lawrence Hotel, wo aro told
. , . . .
that on Wednesday night the Opposition members
of Congress from this State held a caucus with a
view to making such arrangements as will facili
tate the organization of the House of Represents.
tires The Hon James Campbell, of Schuylkill
district, presided, and the Hyti. Edward McPher
son, of Attains, acted as Secretary. There were
fifteen gentlemen present, including the lion. John
Wood, of the fifth district, who was the only repre
sentative present from the city. The intmedinte
colleagues of Mr. Wood were all, we believe, ab
sent from the city. After the organization a fttll
and frank discussion took place; but all matters of
mere personal interest wore eschewed, and only
the subdued referred to in the call for the meeting
was considered. No individual whatever was
spoken of in connection with the organization, and
tho meeting finally adjourned after appointing a
committee to proceed to Washington to make ar
rangements for a general conference, in that city.
of all the opponents of the present National Admin.
Ist ration. •
The sympathizers with old John Brown issue a
call for a nubile meeting of the " 'Friends of Im
partial Freedom," to he hold this morning at the
National Hall. Addresses, It is oroooted, will
ho delivered by the Rev. IV. H. Furness, Mrs.
Lucretia Mott, and Miss Mary Grow. Several
letters from Captain Brown which have not befort
been made public will be read The meeting being
held at such a Juncture, will doubtless attract a
groat crowd. The nixrda for hoaxes, souniversally
prevalent in relation to this affair, hue not escaped
Philadelphia. Some very ridiculous reports,
dently emanating from the brains of item•famish
ing reporters, have been circulated In relation to
the vinit of Mrs. John Brown to Harper's Ferry.
We are told that there is to be a public demonstra
tion over the remains of Brown when they arrive
hero, and further, that the Mayor will use the
pile° arm of the government to atop such a die.
play. The truth of the matter is, that Mrs. Brown
while in this pity, wrote tt letter to Governor Wise.
making application for the body of her husband
after the execution. As it was feared that this
letter would remain unnoticed among the immense
number of letters which Governor Wise to receiving
daily, a number of gentlemen, among whom was
the Rev. Henry A. Wise, eon of the Governor,
called upon Mayor Henry and requested him to
I enclose the letter in ono of the oily envelopes so as
I to insure early attention to its contents. This ro•
quest the Mayor complied with, and accompanied
tho document with an explanatory note, in which
he couched for the authenticity of the letter of
Mrs. Drown. The Governor promptly responded
to this letter, and in the kindest manner acceded to
her requeit for the custody of the body of tier
husband. He also enclosed an order for the disin
terment of his two sons who fell at flarper's Ferry
and a passport for herself or her agent, directed to
bor. The body of Brown will be consigned to this
city, where firs. Brown will probably await Its
coming ; hut there is no truth whatever in the
stories afloat concerning its lying in state, or of an
intended demonstration in the. way of a funeral
parade.
A Isl . my e tram; o FOR A riENKVOLENT 114-
SfielATlON.—The new building for the Home for
Friendless Children, in West Philadelphia erceted
under the auspices of the Western Provid.nt So-
Hely and Children's Homo, at the corner of Logan
and Venango streets. Twenty-fourth ward, near
the depot of the West Philadelphia Passenger Rail
way, is now completed, end the children will he
removed to it on Saturday, December lOth. The
building is four stories high, 45 feet front by :is'
feet deep, and is ornamented in front with a neat
portico, supported by twit columns, surmounted
with Corinthian caps, pointed and sanded in imi
tation of brown stone. The front is of premed
back. The lower story or basement is arranged
with cooking apparatus, both and washing rooms,
and a dining room. The bath-tuba and washing
troughs are of slate, which appears to be a new sp.
plicAtion of this material to such purrs - w. The
upper rooms have a largo hull iu the centre, with
rooms upon each side. The second story contains
a spacious schoolroom, and the upper rooms will
be used for chambers The building is located
some distance from the line of Logan street, and a
garden has been laid out in front. trues planted,
Sc. The lot is ono hundred feet in front, by one
hundred and eighty feet deep, which will afford
abundance of room for a playground for the
children in the rear, which has alresdy been lev
elled and covered with gravel. The building
alone cost SS,OOO, which will be raised by volun.
tory contribution. A fair will be commenced on
Tuesday next, iu the now building, and continued
three days, to aid In paying for the building. The
enuiety nt predent, otteupiea a rented building en
Mary 11 treat, above .Market, and bus about nely
children nuder its care.
Tine MArtull of Innnol,•Emr•vr.—lt seems
to brave been rpsorveft f,r n modern inv.nror to
contrive a plan for bniblin,g the gas meter ;nto the
front wall of the house, and while hat ing it thus
completely out of the way, avoid all the trouble
and risk ineident to the old way of locating it
Under the new plan a emm is built into the front
wall Of n dwelling, a few fent above the pavement
In this the gas meter is plated Tho inside of the
aperture iv covered with a thin marble slab, and
the outside Is prnleeted by n handsome iron door,
(with a lock). end elaborate surmounting's, which
farm n handsome ornament to the front of the
Tho meter sots in this aperture snug and
comfortable, and while its two is protected by a
warm pad, the Interior receives warmth from the
inside of the house through the libtrlde plate al
ready deieribed. Preening would thus scent to be
out of the question. The gas inspector would be
saved the trouble of ringing the door bell, and of
descending to the cellar, when h 6 wishes to examine
the state of the meter; and the housekeeper would
escape the !annoyances incident to his frequent
visits. It would also prevent the practice of a
common species of roguery, where a scamp gets into
a dwelling and makes his arrangements to commit
a burglary while a.mtning, to be a gee inepeetor xa
an errand to the cellar to examine the meter Tho
now way of locating teeters is attracting attention,
and it will no doubt prove very popular.
SnletnE.—No yesterday stated that Jartoh
Oruthhelte had committed suicide by hinging him
+elf in his eell, at the Seventeenth-hard station.
house, on Wednesdayevening It appeari that he
was before Alderman Shoemaker in the afternoon,
on sundry charges, mai, upon failing to obtain bail,
threatened to commit suicide lie was taken to
the cell, however, and upon tisiting his cell, at
eight o'clock in the evening, the officers found him
!stinging by the neck to one of the outside bars of
the tititelOW, by a noose formed by his necktie and
pooket-hamikerchief. He was in is kneeling posi
tion, with his feet upon the seat, and had supported
himself in that posture until life was extinct
When disc werod, he appeared to have boen dead
for some time. His pockets wore Benedict!, hut
nothing was found except an oyster-knife, and a
portmonnale, containing It few papers Tho de
ceased was about twenty-one years of age, and
leaves a wife. Ills parents reside on the German
town road, between Thompson and Master streets,
and aro touch distressed about the occurrence,
COURSE OF FREE: LECTTRES.—Tho present
annual come of free lectures before the Mean
tiles' Library and Literary Asmeiation has been
attended with teach seeress The lecture on Tues
day evening last, by 11. It. Warriner, Esq., on
" heroism," attracted n large and appreciative
audience. Tho speaker was warmly applauded
throughout his eloquent effort. On next Tuesday
evening, George W. Brooke, Esq., will be the leo
turer. Gls subject has not vet been announced:
On Tuesday evening week, Dunn, Es:1•1
will deliver a lecture before the Institute on
Washington Irving." This organization is in
the full title of prosperity, and the inauguration
of a imam° of free lectures is an evidence of the
enterprise of the members who compose it. It has
a well.etured library, comfortable conversatims,
rooms, and all the appliances of a first-olass lite
rary resort.
PROBABLE HOSIICIDE.—YedtMIay morning
a man named John Sweeney was taken before Al
derman Dallas, and committed for a further hear
ing to answer the charge of inflicting a severe
wound on the person of Charles Cartney. It ap
pears that Sweeney called at Cartney's residence
at a late hour on Wednesday efening, and after
some dispute, stabbed him in the groin with a pair
of shears, producing a wound about four inches In
depth The wound bled profusely, Dr Brown
was called in and pronounced tho sufferer in a
very critical condition. Cartney is a tailor by
trade, has a wife and three children, and resides
in a small court in the rear of Shippen street,
above Seventh. It seems that Sweeuey'e wife
I left him a short time since, and rented a room in
Cartney's house ; that be anspectesl the latter of
an undue intimacy with her, and that this is the
second time he stabbed him..
COWARDLY AND BRUTAL ASSAULT.—Yeater
day afternoon, before Recorder Eneu, two women,
named Anna Rodgers and Catharine Davis, were
charged with having committed a most brutal as
vault upon Caroline Gardiner and Catherine
Philips. The complainants came from a house in
the vicinity of Eleventh and Rodman streets about
eight o'clock on Wednesday evening, when they
were attacked by the accused. who were in compa
ny with some men, (') who aided them in beating
and kicking them in the most almmeful manner.
The complainants were passing quietly along when
they encountered their brutal assailants. The
male scoundrels fled, and it is to be hoped that
they will be brought to speedy justice justice The Re
corder held the female " roughs'in $2.00 bail each
answer at court.
A QUARREL AND AN ACClDENT.—Yester
day morning, between twelvo and one, a man,
named William Coliesh, got into a quarrel with
another man, on the front platform of one of the
cars of the Second and Thini-atreete railway line.
At Front and Harrison streets. the man pushed
Mr. Cobtlesh off, and he fell upon hie fate, bruising
it badly. The car passed over his right arm,
breaking and crushing it in a Shocking manner.
Thu sufferer was taken to his home In Wood street,
below Sepviva etreet. Efforts are afoot to secure
the arrest of the offender.
BUILDING IMPROVEMENT/I.—Men the past
month there have been erected in this oily 178
buildings, to wit •
Three-story building.' RI Warehouse
Two-story do 50 Ilar house .
Factories . 5 Smith-shop
Workshops ....—..... . 5 Heat-shop . ........
Stablis• . Brewery
Mores. .. I Railroad depot .........
School houses 2 writ:miry....
lee-houses...... 210ffica . ..
Car-hriuml I Freight 'depot
Market-houselprivate) . 11
POLICE SrArtsrics.—The following is the
number of arrests made during the past month
throughout the consolidated city. with the excep
tion of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth districts;
which are rural, and where probably not more than
fifty arrests were made during the month: let dis
trict. 398; 2,1 do. 576; 3il do. :'6l; 4th do. 190; sth
do. 229 ; nth do. 153; ith do. 100; Bth do. 123; 9th
do. 91; 111th do. 193; 11th do. •139 ; 19th do. 100;
13th do. 36; 16th do. 109; Reserve Corps, 100--
total, 2,794.
AID TO TUE WIDOWO AND INDIGENT SINGLE
Wolin:.—The fair for the benefit of the Penn
11',dew Asylums is a success. The large audience
chamber in Jayne's Hall is filled with pleased and
benevolent people anxious to contribute their mite
to the widow. We need not applaud this charity
nor commend it to the kindly sympathies of the
charitable. Its motives are well known, and it
affords us pleasure to know that they are prac
tically appreciated.
ALLEGED ROBDERY.—Alderman Beitler held
James B. Conroy and George Simons to bail to an
swer the charge of hurglariously entering the resi
dence of Robert C. Hicks, in Moyamensing arcane,
a !Mort time since, and stealing a quantity of wear
ing apparel ; also for robbing the house of Adam
Snooks, in the lower part of the city, of a silver
watch and several pleaes of clothing Some of the
goods have been recoverel.
ALLEGED PICEPOCKET.—Last evening
young man, named William Hambright, formerly
employed on the Pennsylvania Railroad, wee ar
rested on the charge of stealing a purse, containing
$lll, Lam the pocket of a lady at the fair for the
benefit of the Penn Widows Asylum. When first
arrested he gave the name of Ilinekle, but was Men•
tiled at the Central Station as young Hambright.
GERM:S BICEIT.—Three pickpockets passed
through this city yesterday, on their way to New
York, in charge of a police officer. These
knacks" hailed front the Empire City, and had
been lit Harper's Forry. While endeavoring to
pick the pockets of some of the visitors at that fa
mous place, they were detected in the act, taken
in hand by the mob, had their beetle shaved, and
sent back to their home looking like shorn sheep.
EXPLOSIGN.—John H. Hansen, forty years
of age, teas shockingly burned last evening, about
his face end anus. by the explosion of a Raid lamp
at hii residence, No. 1235 Callowhlll street. He
was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital.
If inn .—About 11 o'clock yestortlay morning
some malicious wain') set fire to an unoccupied two
story frame house, located at Twentieth and Ver
non streets. The building was totally destroyed.
BROKE 1113 liso.—A man named ILIIIOCISS
broke, his leg lost evening by falling from the step
of a house on Dauphin street, below Trenton ave
nue.
THE COURTS.
YESTMEDAT . X PROnVUDINOS
BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES COURT-TRIAL
OP AN ALLEGED VAIL ROBBER
[Reported for The Prese.l
The attendance in the several courts yesterday
was unuerally large. This wan especially the case
in and about the United States Court, which, daring
the present week, has become a sort of political
render.vona, presenting a scene of unwonted attivi
ty, and rendering the place rather attractive than
otherwise. The sidewalk in front of the marshare
office was constantly and completely thronged
throughout the entire day by those who had or had
not business at court, and at frequent intervals ex
citing discuesione arose relative to John Brown ,
Governor Wise, the chances for the next Governor-
Fide, and kindred topics, the merits of which were
doubtless peculiarly edifying to the host of worthies
who now swarm !nom-midst, anxious to serve their
country in the capacity of census-takers. Some of
these patriotic petitioners, who come from some.
where in the interior to our oily for the first time.
accompanied by unnumbered recommendations
from their county officers and tavern-keepers
manifest a wonderful surprise at the good-natured
end easy way we do things in Philadelphia. One
corpulent genius from the reentry, who, for service.
rendered or to he rendered, hat been placed on the
jury in order that he may receive two dollars par
diem, scoured as that we were extremely lucky in
our method of conducting court business; for, says
he. "after the lawyers got through their speeches
and somewhat confuse our minds, the judge tell
us to convict or Acquit, and we have r.° difficulty in
acting accordingly "'
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COVILT Judge
Cadwelsder —On the motion of Mr. Cassidy to
array the whale panelof petit jurors for the court,
and which was ably argued on Wednesday after
neon, Judge Cadwallader overruled the objection
in a decision of come length. Mg honor reviewed
tho whole State legislation on the subject, his opin
ion evincing considerable research into dusty vo
lumes of keel lore since the matter was first brought
to his attention. The decision of the judge was not
committed to manuscript An interesting opinion
of his nn the revenue laws is shortly to be pub
fished in the T,...e7albetellog,trer.
The ease of Edward Jackson, charged with at
tempting to rob the United States mail, was called
up for trial. Lewis C. Cassidy, EN , appeared as
his counsel.
The miss was opened by li. S District Attorney
James C. VandyLe, upon the part of the prosecu
tion. In opening. he said : The indictment which
you are about to try is against the defendant for 311
attempt to rob the li. S mail. in which attempt he
did not succeed (The net of Congress under which
the hill of indictment was drawn, was read ) The
mail left the city of New York. in one of the mad
cars of the New York and Erie Railroad Company.
en the 14th day of May, 1859, at .5 o'elock. and
Jersey City at twenty-five minutes past 5 o'clock
The defendant came on board of thcso ears, and
secreted himself in a small closet. At seveno'clucli
the train left Port Jarvis, passed along the eat'
side of the town fora few miles, and crossed. A
foe miles this silo the mail agent laid down and
fell asleep; when aroused to consciousness again,
hn found something dropping upon his face. 11 ,
awoke, and found the defendant leaning over him
with a sponge in his hand containing chloroform
The defendant, upon discovering the mail agent
was awakened. attempted to shoot hint, but the
mail agent overpowered and heat him severely
nod thought he had completely stupefied him
The mail agent opened the door to call fbr assist
ance, when the defendant lumped out. He took
ihe down cars at Port Jervls for New York, and
was arrested.
If I prove by the evidence the facts that the de
fendant made en attempt to put the mail scent
asleep by the use of chloroform, I will hove made
out a cane under this bill of indictment.
Witneßses were then called to sub.tantinte these
facts. It wee in evidence that Jackson was eeen
in the neighborhood of the place where be leaped
from the ear, end heckles, beirm without a bat. we%
very much cut and bruised. Mr. Keck testified to
the occurrence as given. and fully identified Jack
son as the man lie was eress.eamminml at eon
41.1orable length on tho subject of the appearance
of the prisoner, his dress, de. He said that there
etc not any evidence upon the mail to show that
an attempt 1/11 mete to open the hugs. Several
et titles were left in the car by the attempted rob
ber, limonz, theta a heavy slung-shot and pistol
Tire court. adjourned a t 2 o'clock, and the trial will
be remmed this morning
COMMON Prx.t.s—Judgo Ludlow.—Yester
day morning an anplioation Wag made for au ins
jonetion to restrain the Germantown Passenger
niitrol.l Company from using Green street. in Ger
mnntew•n, for railroad purposes. The alt of incor
poration gave to the company the right to use
any street in Germantown which the Plank Road
Company, whose road was used, had the right to
occupy.
That charter gave to the said company the right
to use either Wayne or Green street, and Wayne
street was chosen. The railroad company first
built upon Wayne street, and now proposes to W
impy Green street for a lateral road. Mr. Comp•
bell, for the complainants, argued that tho rsilroa 1
company, having elected to U 33 Wayne street. can
not new occupy Green street Judge Ku , v. for
the company, replies that the Plank Road Com
pany had the right to use either Wayne or Green
street, which gives to the railroad company the
right to use Green street if it be desirable to do so.
Held under advisement.
At the opening of the court yesterday morning,
Judge Lu ilow directed the commission of C D.
Knight, Ra , the Prothonotary elect of this court,
to be rend, which was done by E. G. Webb, Eel ,
the retiring Prothonotary, security having been
previously entered.
Mr. Knight lice made the following apmintments:
Chief Clerk—(reappointed) Ties 0. Webb. Ap
pearance Clerk—Daniel M. Boyd Court Clerk—
Samuel A. Common Search Clerk—James J.
Recording Clerk—John G. Roster. Iris.
cetianeous Clerk—(retppointecl) Henry S. Ellings
worth.
QcARTER Sessions—Judge Thompson.—
The case of Herman Cone, charged with receiving
portiona . of the goods stolen from the store of Mr.
Retkey, furrier, was heard on habeas corpus. The
defendant was brought on from New York. He
was remanded in default of $5OO bail. It was tea
tided to that some of the R oods were found secreted
on the premises of Mr..ne.
Mari Ann Brown, otherwise Margaret Moran,
was tried on the oharge of shoplifting, on two bills
of indictment. Convicted on one and acquitted on
the other. The prisoner was repreeented by John
Goforth, Esq.
The case of Robert J. Doceaa, colored, charged
with perjury infalsely swearing to the commiesion
of a larceny by a Mrs. Cooper, was then called up
for trial, and occupied the remainder of the day.
It was not concluded at the adjournment of the
court. David Paul Brown and It. E. Brown for the
Commonwealth. and Mr. Brinton for the defence.
The evidence of the prosecution was strong against
Douglas.
During the examination of one of the witnesses
for the Commonwealth, a very intelligent colored
lady, young and prepossessing in appearance, it
I was evident that the was exceedingly annoyed by
the frequent repetition, on the part of Mr. Brinton,
of a question to which she had more than once ren
dered a decided and positive answer. The witness
stated to Mr. B. that she had replied to his Inter
rogatory. It was then propounded to her in
another birm, when, with considerable show of
spirit and wounded feelings, she mad : "Mr. Brin
ton, I have successively replied 'to the tame Ivrea
lion ; and you should not endeavor to elicit a differ
ent answer. Although my skin Is blacker than
yours, I always conduct myself as a lady, and de
sire to be regarded, when on this stand, as baying
the rattle protection thrown around me by the law
whiob is guarantied to those of a different eolor.
You have my answer." The question was not
again repeated.
In the Quarter Sessions, on motion of Mr. D. W.
O'Brien, judgments were entered In the following
Cases :
B. L Kellenberg, ball for Mary Miler, charged
with larceny.
Randolph Slakes, bail for Shadrach Golden,
°barged with desertion.
Amos Barton, bail for George Fox, charged with
larceny.
Sara). R. Andrew; bail for Lucretia Smith,
charged with nuisance.
Charles C. Wolf, bail for Henry Meyer, charged
with assault and battery.
"Straw bail" has, we think, lost much of its old
time favor.
Before the jurors were qualified to try the DO2-
51a3 perjury cove they were required to answer the
:olio wing questions, propounded by Mr. Benton, in
the negatire:
Rave you beard anything of this ease so as to
make up your mind? Do you feel any bias or pre
judice for or against the prisoner at the bar? Hare
you at any time formed or expressed an opinion, or
ever entertained an impression which may infla
me your conduct as a juror?
After the jury in the case had been empanelhal,
the rest of the panel were discharged from farther
attendance on the court.
The December terns will comments. on Monday
next, with Judge Allison on the bench.
Lorenzo De Anglos, United States deputy mar
shal, of New York. was yesterday in attendance at
the United States Court. Redesigned leavine the
city on a visit to Harper's Ferry, last night. There
are but few officers in this country who can show
the same record for skill and energy as this esti
mable gentleman. He has bad many yam expe
rience in police business, and his professional ser
vices to the Government and citizens generally
have secured for him the very highest encomiums.
In the District Court the eases disposed or were
possessed of no public interest.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The Money Market.
PHILADELPHIA, December 1, 1839.
Inactivity still reigns In the stock market.
Reading bonds, '43 and '44, mild at 90; those of
188,6 at iO/; and the shares at al. The Fifth and
9izth•streets Railway stock sold at 571. and Second
and Third-streets at 401. Pennsylvania Railroad
{lock advanced to 371 , and 'Norristown Railroad to
50. Bank stocks are sparingly offered. Money
is steady at former quoiations, and the opinions of
baskets men seem to be settling down to the eon-
Ausion that the market will be unusually easy
until after the spring business shall hare fairly
tommenced.
Foreign exchange is inactive, the supply of South
ern bills and commercial drafts being quite abun
lant. The Independent of to-day says that the
dew York bankers are buying at 109.1 to 1091 for
sterling bills, selling their own bile at 109; to 110.
Belmont still sells sight bills largely, and takes the
lead in French exchange. The sixty-day-bill eye
tem originated in times of long voyages, before the
age of steam. The time will gradually contract to
bear proportioa to the short voyages of modern
times. Bight or short-sight bills are more in ac
cordance with the growing spirit of the times.
Long voyages necessitate long credits, and abort
voyages need only short credits. The interest of
American trade will be greatly promoted by the
:ontraction of the old sixty-day tr:lnce. Why
'hould wish be paid hereto bankers for a sixty-day
when any good steamer can carry that cash
,vor in ten days ? The era of sight drafts is loom
ingfup, and that of sixty day drafts will have to
pass away.
The break in the negotiations between Coinsio
aore Vanderbilt and the Pacitla Sisal Stetunship
c ompany bas knocked the etoek of the company
lawn again to about 80, greatly to the dieappoint
nent of the unfortunate outaiders who were led to
buy into it recently at SKI and upwards.
We understand that the Girard Beak has pre
sented before an auditor ■soh a claim against the
estate of the late C. S. Boker as makes the affairs
of the bank the legitimate concern of the public.
The facers of the United States Mint, in tide
city, give the following statement of the depesita
♦nd coinage there during the month of November,
(859 :
COLD bru.rox DEPORITID
F•om Cr&liferum
PrnmKAness...
Other sources...
Total Grid dentetia
SILVIS'S ISCLLIOX DIPOSITIO.
Inc!what Silver purch•aeo •-• •
Spanish arid 31oxicon fractions of a dollar re
ceived for exchange for new cants—..
=EI
COPPZI.
Cooper cents (O. P.I received for exchange
for new cents e 2 Mt 00
Total Depoaita .........
GOLD CoIV•GE.
No. of Pvees
.5.172
19 513
Double Enzies
D011ar5........
. 21170
erira
.. C0 . ) 5 11 ,200 01f.
&LOCO
Dollars
Half Dollars ....
-zuartar
- 1 41,000
corns.
Dente...
.1.3C0
RF.C.krITCLATON
Pieces.
24,310
147103
3-luo 000
T0ta1........_.......821.1 37.4
The business of the United States Assay Office,
at New York, in November, was as follows: De
p,sitt—gold, $391 000; silver , $17,000; tots!,
$lll,OOO. Gold bare stamped, $2.13.070; Inns
milted, $69.1e82.
The following it a statement of the receipts and
disbursements of the Assistant Treasurer of the
United Ste tee, fur New York, for November:
Nov 1, 1359. by balance 81.603.1111 59
Receipts daring the month:
On amount of custom@ ...... $x,157271 37
Potent fee 5....... . 6 6 , 0 OS
.• Po.t Otft Danartml. 345.70 63
Tresiory notes .......
'• Miseellseeoue 771.96.3 77
Total
Pssments during the month.
•
Treisurs drifts 52.15.11.5 , 39 63
Post ()dice drafts. 114.1.100 62
ltallnco, Nor. 30. P.5: 1 4.5113.7..15 10
The following are the receipts of the Morris
Canal Company
TotAl to Nov. 19. Lis9'
week roam; Nor. N,l*)
ef7
747
SSaS.62i 91
Tom' to Noy.isas . . 61.34,5r.t. 30
Week endtng Nov. 27, . 6.71.5 lU
The following is the condition of the banks in the
four lauding cities of the Union, as shown by their
last stmements to band :
Loans. Popostts. Opens. Cumlkea
New York.. .4121..121.163 73.562,173 13,511 AU 6 771.273
3&1221 000 15 4 3' IN 4,555.541 5,,t.t :co
. 23.077 £32 14.516.6. - 5 .1311-224 27aq .5.31
New Orleans.. 74.057 92J 19. 7 56.164 12.116,7.55 9,707,124
Totals q k1),..= 12L7,947.0.C2 40,(N.111
The above sit ova a heivy falling off in specie and
deposits, and a reduction of a million in loom. Ail
the cities are losing speele, but the greatest loss is
in New York. Npw Orleans will not probably fall
much below twelve millions. The epode In the
our cities la now lower than it has been at any tine
since the panic.
Peterlon'sCounrerfeit Detett or describes another
norr counterfeit note, ea follows :
•• Merchants' Bank, Newport, 1., 33; title cf
bank printed in re I across the top of the note: in
lower centre Three in medallion; re! tint in bleak
m each upper corner; the note has a greasy ap
pearance."
The following are the current quotations for
specie, domestic exchange, ac., as furnished by
Crunise a Co., bankers, No. 40 South Third
street:
Old Amer ti dolts - • • .1.04 ti
I tesi
Mexican dollars 1 CeAi
irs rush 1
Amer. .
Old American cold
Socerems
Napole••na—aa francs
Ten thalers 7 r);
Prils.r/an) .3 CO
•
rice Cranes .. Ft:alders -3.lti
German crowns. ....1 tet , Spanish doubloons.
Fret ch " WYotnot , •15 65
Ca Can an K.
New York.par to . tei
Boston par to 1.., tbs.; Ci•effinati- Si to hir
Baltimore .. par to N.' ••'Low:role to
Richmond ... -Fit. Louis \to 1 "
Charleston.. to 1. " iChicaso IS tolt. "
T, "icleveland tel
Mobile toll to "
New Orleans. to I " 1 31emPlus. to 1
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE BALES
December 1, 1859
RePORTIM HT S. E. bLaYYSIZTS. Z3-t Walnut Street.
FIRST BOARD.
rot Penns 3. .. cash SI 140 Penn* it..... 3 , 4
100 \Peons R 641 61Si 4 Frank & Fouthu- R .3:N
MR d 3 .. 14 6 14 , 14 Far & 'Alert, Bk .. SS;
I,o) Re'lm , R "'S,'•-• "g 341 a Norr,stuwn R - 20
d
100 o '3••••• • 1100 Read R. 43e - eS Int lo
Do./ do '41... 90 ant of N Amer,-•. 137
ICoo 11. Y 2el-et R 75.... to 2 Cam & Amboy R In
5 Penns R •:, 2 do 123
131 .s do ...- 37 , : i n Cortenl,lxtion Bk .. 23 4 4
id do .--...._... rhi 3 Ninon iniCo 1..!..5
BETWEEN 80/SAD&
2k 3 J Frill Nay 63 '62 . . 70 1 i mu Frank .4 Boutber 73 -.59,i
SECOND BOARD.
Ins° Penn% 54 933 V 4 Morris C 111.1414 td.s3l
luoulCiho og R6s .... 96 :IS I.:rvonßk.Ten..3.lts ird'y
:tor Morris CI 69 8636 'lO 1.1.3 211. 103%
10 Peons'
... 373 1 SO Lon.: Island 11
2./ do Alia 37.3. 00 co
3 Nornstowo R..... so 50 do 11
102.1 .k 3d-st it,.. • 4o'i 20 Flo. --
rol Heed Levi:A int 39 2 Girard ßk.
23 do ... 19'; I
CLOSL2iO PIUCES-FIRM ,
Bid. Ask d.l Bid. Ailud.
U. &Mesas '74...., I MO N?.v ,0 ret......uv 12, 4 .
Plain Id -- .... .97S 99 Winep t & Lim-. ..
K... -...971k 99 " 71 131. mori.l2 .
New......M 103 " 2d mart. 8 10
Penne Si . —-933 C Lon; Wend P...... 11 11k;
Reading R.- .3, rei Lehigh qoal&Nity.4o 1,0
Ixts 707 . .7S N Penna. R....-. 8.14 6.;
" mon Se i ii WS 8 6 5 61 " Se-- 2...311. a
do '81.70 1 . 71 " ift....... m w
Fauna R.._. ......3 71 4 3714 estavlse4 R N; .
tai es - V VS •• Ist en bd. 33 14.
Moms Canal Con.SOK 31.10,Flank PUR L &nth 112.71.; t 4
prtf 30" 110 13d 4 3d . .. to 41
Soluil i ga i r 4 ein .... 7o2e /XI Rue it \ 1.1211 - lal R. . 33
4V -9Z CA
73.134 17
4303 71
810026 20
/4514 e CO
eZOAD 33
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