aSEBKFJ AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. CARMSI.E: TnuitsDAYvfiJovfdMSljii \»UR JFJbrfG. .... * ‘Momt nm* fl ig is'ttiing t» tlu* wild wind li*ce, ; her it Hoar o'er our •foilin'• latul, *' ' . An 1 the gmrd f>f Us spotless fame hhall be, . Cblumhi.iS chosen bainlf** FOH PHESIDENT IN 1840,. f . MARTIN VAN BDREN, . AND AN ■ INDEPENDENT TREASURY! WOOD—WOOD.—Those of our, subscribers who have promised us wood in payment of sub scription, cannot bring it at a more-suitable,time than the present. “A word to the wise is "suffi cient.” 3! • - - Commodore Elliott. —This gentleman, whom wo consider “mofe sinned against than sinning,” has recently been attacked by Tristram Burgess of Rhode Island, in a pamphlet, in which old and stale slanders that have been disproved ycars ago are again hatched Up to please the New England blue light federalists, who, it would appear, never can forgive the object of their detraction for plac ing tho figure head of Gen. Jacltson upon the Fri gate Constitution,, in Boston harbor, seme six year* ago. This unpardonable offence', in 'their eyes, together with tho fact that the Commodore is considered by some of the hoys in the navy too strict and rigid a disciplinarian, are the great mov ing causes.of the vituperation and abuse which are constantly heaped upoivhim from a certain quar-j '. As a matter of justice to Commodore Elliott, wo give place this week to a communication from a highly rcspettablo source, the writer of which has booh long and intimately acquainted with that'offi cer, and whfase, opportunities of knowing his true eharaotcr and standing have been many. -Wo in ‘rite for the production an attentive perusal. Strange Coincidence,. —A few days ago, as sever al gentlemen wero assembled in a bather shop in this town, one of them art old revolutionary-veter an, whoso eyes have grown dim with years, but whose thoughts are reverting Ijack to the “time that tried men’s, souls,” accosted another person present with this interrogator}’—“Can you tell me, airy what t countryman Arnold was?”— This question was put in the simplicity of Ins heart by-tho old .man,.without-recognizing the in dividual to whom ho addressed it—but as random shots do as muclfinjuiy sometimes as regular dis " Charges, this one hit’a mark whqre of all other places, it was tho least welcome.. VKcader7~who do you suppose tho individual addressed was] It was nojess a personage than tho cclcbrated-polit cal traitor Charles B. Penrose! the same who once compared him to Benedict Arnold, so well'known in revolutionary history as the traitor who was willing to sell thoiibo’rticS of his, country for filthy lucre. The other was old Mr. Hutton. The question put by the old, man must have been gall end wormwood to the very soul of this political trimmer. Ho" hemmed and hawed—twisted and turned—and finally left the shop without being a blo (or willing at least,) to answer the question satisfactorily. “A.jguilty conscicnco needs no ac- eusor.” Popular Vole. —The recent election in Pennsyl vania, shows “a democratic majority of 30,731 votes. The calculation is made by the “Key stone,” and based on the two highest candidates for Assembly on both tickets, in each county of the Commonwealth. The aggregate vote fir the democratic tickets is 102,971 —for the federal dit to. 73,250. The election was unusually small in most of the counties, or the’aggregate majority would have been much larger. Last year—ac cording to the report of the Senate which made Gov. Porter’s majority about 5000 less than it really was—tho vote stood; Porter 137,831—Rit ner 132,325 —Democratic majority 5,496. _ From theiaboye our,readers will perceive that tho democratic majority in this State, has been in creased in one year upwards of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND VOTES! Trulyja,Pennsylvania Worthy to bo called the Keystone of the Federal Arch. • The election in tho Stato-a)f New York for members of tho Legislature, took place on Mon day, Tuesday and yesterday. ■ Whitt lias been the result wo are unprepared to say—tbut we are free to avow our opinion , that, potwithslariding tho difficulties they have had to encounter, thedemo crats of the Empire State have done their ditty nobly. The State has been under the control of the Federalists for tho last two years—and if a “complete revolution ianow-effected,it Is more than we had any right to calculate upon with e'ertainty. All wo had reason to expect was a gain to the Democratic parly, on tho vote of tho last two years. • Next week we.sball be able to furnish’ our rea ; ders with the result. • Wcio Jersey. —The aggregate democratic majori tyin this State at the recent election, as as certain rd from the official returns, is 2236. Will , the fivp federal pretended, members of Congress who were defeated last year by 83 votes, hut who iiev cfthelcss received the certificate of election from a federal. Governor contrary to all. law,and justice, how persist in claiming their scats at tlic meeting of Congress'! . That men consenting to receive a. !• fraudulent certificate would bo willing to tqko their -seals'upon' it, we do hot doubt, even if- the popu lar majority against thorn was ten times as large; : —but that they willdrepermiUod so facto outrage r decency itself, we cannot for-bnd moment believe. : The federalists tried that game last winter at HaV “risburg, and were foiled—if they attempt it ai Washington this winter, they will be equally dis appointed. ' This is onr opinion of the matter. • lipsS BV Fire.—lt is estimated that during the month,of October, property lias been destroyed by firo in tho UmtoJ States, to the, amount -of; four • millions ,of dollars. . ■;*,it iTJtEn’s “BaliAKce Wheel.”—United-States y Banlc Stock, which two months ggo* sold readily, iit $120; per share ($100) was down to $73 in on Thursday last, andin Jfew York , the day previous, could, only command S6s—and . dull sale, at that!' We rather guess thb, machine ssnst greass to keap'itidjcmtidjii ■- “ Will, Penrose resign”—is an interrogatory fre quently put to us since the result of tho lattf elec tion in this Senatorial district has become known. |W r o answer, that Wo do not believe ho will: He is too fond of office to lot power slip from .his .'grasp -so long as ho can, by hook Of by crook, Itold on to it; besides, ho has no regard for the wishes of the people, the mass of whom he looks upon as inca pable of thinking or judging for themselves. That ho ought to resign his scat in the Senate is another question, which must bd answered in , the' affirmative by all honest men. To make this ap parent, we hereby subjoin the official statement of the votes polled at different periods from'lB33 up till the present time, as-well in the old district of Cumberland and Perry,' which first elected him— ns in the now district of Cumberland, Franklin & Adams, which re-elected-liim to the Senate. We take at the recent, election the number .of votes polled for tho two highest candidates of. each par ty for Assembly-in the different counties, ■xSfr PonroSd’a majority, 910 - -At the late election, tho vote in these two coun ties stood: Showing a change against Mr. Penrose, intlio old district, of 2(i54 votes! . ~ In 1837 tho vote for Senator stood as follows: Cumberland. Franklin. Adams.' Total. Penrose, 2001 r* 20G0 . 1779 . 5810 M’Kinnoy, ,2430 1845 - 1314 . 5579 Pcnrose's majority, 261 Now lot us look at tho recent election—fpp-As serrtbly, in 1839, tho vole stood as-follows: ' Dorn, majority, 718 Showing a change against Mr. Penroso'in the new Senatorial district, of 979 votesjn the short Space of T two years. 0 Now, then, lot any one examine the above ar ray* of figurefTandTacts, and deny if ! ho’ can. ’that - Penrose holds Iris scat at tho present time contra ry to the wishes- qf a-large majority of the people. This fact being clearly established, we ask can any honest man desire to retain a seat from • which ho has been virtually dismissed by his constitu ents] No honorable or highwninded individual would do so, but would , immediately resign and afford the people ahopportunity of electing er in His place who would fairly represent them in the Legislature of the Commonwealth. We thcrc_ fore repeat the demand .which wo.. made upon C B, Penrose immediately after the. lato qlection, that he resign forthwith and afford his constituents an opportunity of electing an honest man to repre sent them in the Senate of Pennsylvania. Jl Member ef Congress Dead.— The Hon. Wil liam W. Potteo, the able and efficient represen tative for Congress from the Centre District, ex- 1 pired at his residence in Bcllfontc, on Tuesday tho 29th ultimo, in tho 48th year of his age. In him Pennsylvania has lost a talented and faithful pub lic servant, and the nation at-large ono of its bright est ornaments, Mr. P. was a democrat, and a fast friend.of tho present National and. State adminis trations. ' , j The Governor has ordered ah election for the 19th inst., to fill tho vacancy occasioned by tho .death of Mr. Potter. Health of the South The .health of New Orleans has so far improved that absentees are en couraged to return, add but little danger is to bo apprehended by strangers. At Natchez, on tho.lSth ult., there wore fivc in terments. At Franklin, (La.) on the 14th ult.', the fever was still raging,' If had assumed a new character ahd’a greater degree,of malignity. . Ah Mobile, on the 18th ult., no improvement in the health’ of the city had taken place. , The in termonts of the week were 24, and of the month; including that week, 73. County Officers —Of 161 County Officers in tltfe State, who wore elected-.for Ihe first time by the. people at the last October election, the democrats have earned 121—the federalists only 40! In oth er words, the democrats elected their officers in 41 counties—the federalists in 13! 1 Jaueon', the agent cf the U. S. Bank in London, has been enabled, to adjust the liabilities'of the -Banktherof for. the 'present, by transfmrinj£j64,-‘ 000,000 of "the Pennsylvania stocks, to the bond holders as, security for the payment of the claims held against the Bank. This is only postponing the evil day a little longer. Cattle Market, —The supply of beef cattle in tho New York market on Monday week, consisted of 1000; head, of which 500 wore sold at from $G to S3—avcfaging-$7.25 per 100 lbs. ' There were 3700 sheep and lambs at market, and 3500 wore sold—the sheep; at from $1.75; to $4; and lambs at from $1.25 to 92.75-caclf. U.S.ExpLpniNa Expedition.— This expedition has .boon as far south as 70 degrees,sawsoine whalos. and masses of ice; put tiadjti refitted, ft Callao and Valparaiso; went id the Sand,wich : lsl-: ands, whence they were to return, to the-South pole, visit Columbia river, and come home; "So says the Baltimore Sum , , Correspondence of Ike American '■ Volunteer. Buffalo, Oct. 21,-1859. I believe I partly promised to let you-hear froin .ihe at this place- If siiclr was my n-omisc I hereby redeem it.- I left this city . u Pt four years ago; , Then: the carpenter’s lalnmer and the mason’s trowel were heard from early dawn in the mornings till gray twilight,dh tlie.qv'enihg in ■ ail,parts of: tlje pity with a constanticeaseless din.' '. Nbw it is comparatively as silentas any little quiet town like ChStiiberstfurg dr Gettysburg in the.-intcrior of Pennsylvania,. I say, compa ratively} for it is. impossible that-Bufihlo through which the big tid.c of emigratiod to the west must necesaarily.flow.mnd-Whichis In 1833 the vote for Senator stood as follows: Cumberland. ■ Perry'. 1728 - 1014 ' 15.18 ' 274 Penrose, M’Coy, ...... Dem. Fed. Cumberland, 2343 147-P Porry, 1203 233 3451 1707 1707 Democratic majority, 1744 Fed;. Cumberland, - 2213 • 1474 Franklin, 2039 - 1844 Adams, , . 137.6 1622 5658 4940 4940 located at a point where the transhipment fr'oln the - Canal to the Lake must invariably take place, should ever be other than a busy, bustling, fussing, thriving sort of a city.— Such it ever has been( and such, despite'the tomfoolery of the banks it eVer-will bc. But when Rathbuh fell beneath the magnitude of his own enormous weight paralysis in stantly seized the energies of the communi ty, stagnation overspread 'the,.very, fountain, of enterprizc.and all departments bore tes timony of deep bereavement for (he loss of the great masterspirit of the age- Rathbuh with.all hip-faults was a miniature Bonaparte, He possessed, all xhc grandeur of conception which characterized thatgreat warrior; but with it, at the latter end of his career; seenir cd combined the reckless desperation of a Charles the Twclfthi, 1 know his history for the last twenty-five years/ It would make a pretty chapter I fancy In some spare column of your paper. . But perhaps we will, call it-up after the election; Suffice to say, 1 he has created many a noble pile in this city • wliich-wtll ever be monuments of 1 his fame and enterprize, as .they are now objects of I admiration to thousands who are compelled i to deplore his unhappy incarceration at Au- ] burn; 1 Buffalo is estimated to contain about 20,- 000 inhabitants.. Of-these about one hun dred arc lawyers. They flqckcd here very philanthropicnlly, like so many buzzards a round a dead horse, to rescue if possible the inhabitants from the effects of the bursting of the magnificent'bubble of speculation.— With their kindly aid it is. fondly believed that the intricate snarl which envelopes Buf falo will soon be untangled. The fake and barber literally .swarm with shipping. The Government will, be obliged to enlarge the harbor in a-very lew 3’ears to enable it to contain all of the many speers of Cl'afit that will be afloat Upon these, waters. Government; probably in anticipation of a little more'flirtation and this win ter between brother Jonathan and pretty Victoria Bull," has sent“a large detachment of soldiers here to prevent their kissing each other across the line; meanwhile, in order to keep their,armour bright I suppose, the offi cers have waged several brisk engagements with the beautiful female soldiery of. the place. Their frail breast work always gives way before the gallant attack of a : tall straight officer. No female can withstand a rqw.of bright buttons and a set of magnificent whis kers.. , _ .. .. . • J The cheering intelligence of your election has reached us. The wings bite.their lips with unmitigated vexation. The democrats evince no surprise—it is no.imire than they,■ expected. Indeed, the only satisfactioirtye. have in this dark corner where the very at mosphere is infectious with antiniasonry, is to taunt the captious, whig dunces with their defeat every where else. The news 1 from Ohio, from New Jersey, from Georgia, all break in,upen us like so. many sunbeams darting athwart the dark regions'of Erebus. Nichols, the editor of 1 the Bufialonian, who was imprisoned for a.libel on some'Malentcd’ judge was ilischarged-on-lhe Iv'th.- Perhaps you will congratulate-yourself, when you k now that editors do sometimes get imprison ed for libel, -upon the very narrow escape you, yourself; once had., As some tender commodities require to be handled with . chicken skin gloves,, so some frail characters may not be rudely-touched with impunity. NiV'other proof Ms nccessaiy to show the es timation in which the. public hold the act of imprisoning editors, than the fact that at a benefit given Nichols at the small theatre here while he was in Jail,.the neat proceeds amounted to near 8900* In conclusion permit me to say that the failure of the U. S. Bank creates far less panic than might have been expected. I be lieve all parties are glad that the crisis is formed, and that the huge monster has at last turned over on its back and yielded .up the ghost.. Men who sought to sustain it for political'effect will undoubtedly regret its final failure, but commercial and-financial men of,all parties seem to rejoice that it is finally defunct—none'but men willfully stu pid can be mistaken respecting the deiiteri ous policy of that institution lor the last year. It has long been'the bane of commerce, and mildew to. our fairest prospects. The re sult we now witness, yqu will recollect, is just what I predicted in my last communica tion from New York. It- needed but half an, eye for Weeks before,'to discern the shadow of coming events. . Yours &c. To the Trustees of Dickinson College. Gentlemen: —Your attention having been called by a writer in the Volunteer of the 24 th ult. to certain abuses which are being prac tised by, a certain Individual in the prepara tory, department of your institution,—l take the liberty of addressing same 'subject. ■ I liad heard numerous reportSrOn the Sub-, ject previous to.tlje appearance of that-pub lication, but considered the causes of. com-. plnintas.the result of incidental disaffection, and their specifications.moristruusly exagge rated Being seriously,interested in the prosper ity of the institutionThate since made en quiry into the matter, and tp my greaf mor tification and astonishment I find that the. worst lias not been told by “Humanitas”- and he hasmnly stated facts. ,•' . - : It is also a fact, that upwards'of forty recitations are required of each student in thisbranchof tliedepartment.mostof which aresolong,.thatbutfew,evenofthe brightest capacltiesyfare able -to commit. and retain them; and whether committed or not, in manyicases no explanation is ofiered by the preceptor. For exaniplet - ; _ If the student is nof ableitp solve adequa tion no assistance is offered-ho is sent to his seat and requjredjo, present’-the solution in writing, which if he fails to be able to do, or if the whole classfail, ho instructiori.is glyen, and he is punished by harsh language, Ueteft tion “one hour,” to the detriment of- His-, study at.other lessons. 1 When a 1 student'who has failed to answer a few-interrogatories corfectly;:!and after wards answers with' promptness', he is taunt ingly fold “»yell now youffhave rtajiy nn-> swered one question!” “Therell protest you! have answered another!” “you ,)iad better make a- score!”-—which .. instead pf. encouraging.the student, must be mortifying in-theextreme, li'i Numerous other causes of complaintarc declared-to exist.■; Suffice irttrsay-there is 'iyfij: (federal -disgust hmdngth«;;ißtudeiits, : many of whom openly declare their intension of leaving the-school if the-abuscs are not remedied; declaring that fheir.-minds arc not capable of comprehending the enormous les- required, nor can their feelings'brook the langtiagc aridlrciitmcnt ‘with which their studies are enforced. . .f.O- - * '■ It is also a fact, that iliis.dcpartmciit,lacks from thirty to forty of the number of students at present, which it.could boast of heretofore; some having actually left; and others -been deterred from entering' on account of the manner in .which"it-is! conducted; and from the general, publicity of (He complaints,' I presume .it will, not lawyer” to identify.thd.character from which the cause of them emanates. r I will imtirisultryfouf intclligenceby pnint ing to (hecyil'cbnscquenceS of such conduct, both to the yuuth who labor ..Under: it, and the ihstitution'ui Avhiclyit is practised. . Permit me'to say, that a man min’ possess - the most eminent literary talents, and yet lack a cer tain dispassionate and judicious temper of mind, so as to leave'hiin absolutely unquali fied for a preceptor;—and many who profess to figure as teachers, would be more' appro priately employed,in catching turtles 011 the coast of Cuba. The youth of the present day possess too much intelligence and sensibility of feeling; to submit to stick ridicule,:and endure such' inflexible tyranny;—and many more would have left the institution ere- tliis, but for the persuasions of their parents, who, Until re cently, could not conceive tlie enormity of that rigidness and despotism under which their sons are laboring. I disclaim any personal animosity towards any individual—l'havc no reason to indulge motives of that kind. .My object is'the pros perity of the, institution, in which I feel a personal its well as generous interest; and I do earnestly hope that the grievances so loudly complained of, will be removed or remedied. Evciy other department of the institution so far as my knowledge extends is cdiidiicfcd to theculii e satisfaction of the.! studepts, their parents and, guardians; j ’ I trust gentlemen, that you will take this subject into consideration; and for the inter ests of your’ institution, Tor the benefit of those youths who desire to look to it fordhe means'of promoting' their future usefulness, and for the sake of huriianity, you will do awav the cause of tlipse complaints. . ‘AN INTER TED OBSERVER. - >npl y' • For the Voluriteiri lElliott. appears.to be agreat eye sore to the federalists in many parts.~of tli'e United States, if we mqy be pcrmilted_to judge from the wjmton and unceasing abuse, which has been showered upon his devoted head for the last four or five years. They are nut content with making him a shining mark for their polluted presses to .hurl their liiissiles at—as is thecase with-.all. public men whose course hasmecn counter to (he wishes of that party: They have not vented JJleir_spite_sulliciently_-by-inducing: certain young coxcombs,' upon whom the Commo dore found"iLnecessary. to.tighten the reins of discipline when under his command, to pervert and misrepresent his sayings and. doings when at sea—but (hey have latterly ■employed the notorious Thistram Bdrqess, an old blue light federalist of Uhode Island, to write a book agaipst him, in which he is charged by the old miscreant with haying acted a cowardly and unsoljlicr-likc part in in the battle of Lake Eric! In other words it is a miserable attempt to revive an anti quated slander which has-bcen refuted years ago. Coming from such a source, a charge bearing on its face the impress'd’ falsehood scarcely merits a reply—as those of your, rea'ders who are’familiar with the history of the gallant achievement of our fleet on that occasion, can abundantly testify; But to those, who are not conversant, with the part that Commodore E. took o i that.memorable occasionj as well as subsequently, 1 beg leave to calf their attention to'the following extracts from. Commodore Perry’s official ac count of the battle, with a letter written eight days after the victory—-and also an ex tract from a,letter (if Gen. Cass, (late Sec retary of War and now Minister to France,( .who was on the spot at the time and well acquainted with all. the ■ transaction of that period: ' .. Extracts from Com, Perry's official account,: onfileintheNavy~Department , “At half past 2, the wind springing up Gaptain—KUioU~wasrenab!odtobringhis L Vessel, the Niagara, gallantly into close ae -tion; I immediately went on board of, her, [the flag ship of Com. Perry; the St. Law rence, having,hcen rendered unmanageable.]] when he [Capf.-Elliott]] anticipated my wish by volunteering to bring the schooners,which had been kept astern by the lightness of the vvind7intO“close:action;” ; "r-“;_^w : SLAMM “The smaller vessels at tins.time haying got within grape and : canister distance,, un der the direction of Captain -Elliott,: and keepingvUji a well directed fire, the two ships,' a brig, and a sc|iooncr. surrendered;” \9 v ■ “Those officers and, men ;who.were imme diately Under niy observation, [Capt. E. was one otjthemT evinced the greatest gailan tiy\” > t. • ■ » ; • . "Of Cnpt. Elliott, already so vvell'known tojthe government, it would be almost su perfluous to.'speak. In this action he-eyin ced his characteristic bravery and judgment, and’ since -the close: ofr thh action,’ has given me the moat able ahd essential assistance.” Letter, written eighi'ilays afier the battle, to r.ejje!injurious reports which had beenjpur ■ j.posel;/ circulated’by,evil disposcdpersons , to injure Capt. Elliott. U. Si Sohooneb ARißt/iPut-in-Bay, v ■ ■ . ) ' Sept; 18, 1813. . • '‘My Deav Sir—l received your note, last evening after I .had turned in, or-T should have answered| it immediately^... I nm.indig hant that any report should be circulated ptejudipial toyourcliaracter. as respects the action.pf the lOdi instant. It affords me just’pleasure that I have .it in my power-to assure you,- thatUhe conduct of yocrself, uflicersuml crew, was such as to merit.my wanneW^jmfobation-^siiiil , I consider the fcircumstnhee of your volunteering ;to bring the.smaUeivyejiscla to close action f this was; in the hottest of the fight] ns contributing largely to:odryjctBAKioK K H. B..BREVOOKT» 2d\U.S. lllt't. j Extract from a report of'the'..Secretan/ of the Navy'to the lion. IVilliam I.otvndcs, Chairman of the Naval Committee of the Ilotise of Representatives. Department, Dec. 27th, 1815. ""While (he heroic cnlhmanderof’the Ame rican- SqUadfnn ; justly merits the’-highdst honors which the expressions of the Nation al Councils can bestow, the second in com mand on“thafcVen tfu fday, LCap( t F.I licit I ,] appears to 'merit particular distinction for the important and decisive- share lie-had- in thatglorious-jsve.nl; and it is grateful in the highestdegree, that every ofiicerand man,, on that trying occasion, discharged-his ditty (o.the nation with zeal, fidelity antf honor. BENJAMIN HOMANS.” (Copy of Record.) . v I .could go on to multiply copy, upon copy 1 of evidence in the case favorable to Com modore Elliott’s character and reputation, did, 1 deem it necessary. It is now too late a period, however, for envious.and malig nant minds to injure one whose fame is his country’s” and whose actions added to her renoWn. Public opinion is long settled on this subject—and 'no efforts of interested; po liticians or envious-aspirants can rob an ac knowledged here of his honor. The old federnlists hatc Commodore El liott’for the friendship evinced to him, and the Confidence placed in* him by Gen. Jack son—and they never can forgive, him for placing the figure head of the Old Hero on the Frigate Constitution. This figure head affair, I hesitate not to say,, is the sole and entire cause of, the present hostility to the Commodore—and has been the moving spring which has actuated the political enemies of Gen’l. Jackson in their bitter and heartless persecution of a brave officer and highly es teemed citizen. -•' ' ARISTIDES. E IGHT DATS L AT E R FRO M , ENGLAND. ; • .The'packet ship Independence, Captain Nve.frtmi Liverpool, arrived atnn early hour this morning, with London dates of Sunday die 29 thf. and, Liverpool of the same.iiaying sailed oh that day. \Ve have "Our files of papers, nnd r tlie~he\vs is liUeresiihg and im portant, both as to'-the movement of the U. States Bank in London and Paris,’and as to the'Lpnddn Mohej Marketi aml the weather. It is worthy of remark ' that the draining of the Bullion from England to tho Conti nent is yet going on; and that in some quar ters, the probability'of a suspension of.specie payments is more than ever discussed.. • The weather' for, ten days prior to the sailing of the independence had been better, and there was more .cncouragcraent fo.r the "crops.’ American Flour-.(dutyJpaid) was quoted at 39 to 40s. pcrbarrel,—m bond at 35 toSBs. 6d., with a tendency to a .decline. Wheat is 6d. to 9d, lower. _. v The exportation of; the fprecions; metals from the port of London, for (he week end ing on Saturday consisted, according to .the official returns of 82,000 ounces ol silver coin, of \vhich. 80,000 tmnees.were jShipped to Gibra.ltcr, and 2000 to Hamburgh, and 1,150 ounces of gold.coin, id the sanie place. . The-treaty between France Und Texas was sighed in Paris on Vyednesday. France of course recognizes the independence of that.republic, and the relations between the two countries are placed.on a fooling of per fect reciprocity. The; treaty_is. not to be .made public: until ratified by the Senate and President of Texas.' ‘ ’’ : V, The French papers assert that the British Cabinet has - officially.communicated to the French . Cabinet the intended,: marriage of Queen Victoria with a Prince of Coburg, . Prom the' East, there is. but little of inter est." Mchemet Ali .had. not. given ,up the .Ottoman fleet, and was no more disposed So to do titan ever.:V f 'V- The Sud, Marsclles paper, publishes alct ter, from Constanlinople of Sept. ’ 7tn whidh ' _ "Austria, 1 Greatßritain and-Frallce, liave signed-at Vienna a; actually; guaran teeing the integrity of the Ottmhaii Empire. The last changes at the Por(e have been made by the influence of the Sultana. Mother.” Another letter; in thesnme sajicrsays (hat the. Sultana Mother corresponds directly with Mehemet Ali. ..... The following is from . the Alexandrian corrcspondcncaof-the Sun:— J There is some talk attjje,British consulate of disembarking. 12,000* troops at Suez., in Case of French troops being sent fronV'Tuu lon to any part of (he'Levant*”; Spain.— Bayonne papers (he. small towns arid; forts‘along the northern coast of Spain are notv ;in;thd possession of the Queen’s troops; Whatever Vessels the Cnriists possessed had been previously sunk, but measures were taking W raising them. ; • Accounts fromSwi t vierland - mention- that the people of the Upper Valais having deter mined on-* rO-csfablisliing-'by force the old Constitution. Sion was occupicdbv soldiers on the 18th. - , TheTrankfort Journal announces (hat the Emperor Nicholas was to arrive in Beclinim the. 28th inst., that the camp of Borodino had been broken up, and that all (lie troops which composed.it bad inarchedtowards the South. The exchanges, ii»; London. are looking worse, the weather was clearing, up, arid the price of corn was giving way a little. Under these circumstances no-further orders for grain would be transmitted to the Continent, and (he exchanged would nut be tiiuch longer affected by that cause. ; ’ i "• London, Saturday, Half-past 12. The final arrangement for a loan' of Con suls from the Bank ofKiiglcnd to Mr. Jau don, appears to have been at length comple ted, under the guarantee of four London, firms," those. Baring,. Morrison,, Gennison, Liverpool house of Brown/all of them deeply interested in the trade with the United States, The Sum required is - now staled to' be only £180,9,00. The manncriri which the Bank has come forward Jjas given great satisfaction, and it is generally thought thilt this disem barrassment .from;. So large an 'amount of deprecated Stock, will be a sensible relief limits coffers; especially if the vacuum is sup plied by specie from America. ' --- THE "GREAT REGULATORS Fact?are being developed which begin to show. pretty, jjlniiilv that the recent movc (venf uf the Hank of--the United Stalcswill be Something more flipii a mere suspension. That she Ims sustained heavy losses,jniiy'he ga.ljtered’ the fact that, .apart, from the • uSualdHuy but |t;ln —ail'd from the characler' of sonic of her loans, which have conic : to olff knowledge,' we'should'suppiise She has-held-, a 'large a niounf of slocks-pf various kinds,' it is said, as much as 34,0(10,000, for Which it is fair to presume she gave as much at least as 30 per cent, -above that which they will now command. II this he the case, arid we see no reason to doubt,ir, thifl one item may de* duct suuie-.10-or 51.2,000j000 frolri hei-norai nal capital. Then there are hot heavy los ses on her cotton we have seen estimated by sagacious finan ciers: at some 7 or 53, 000, (joO more; to Which arc to he added the damages on her protested 'European hills, and the enormous sacrifices she has mmje in the saleof post notes also estimated at SI’a.OUQ'.'WOO; aniTayy.uid aggregate of losses, of upwards of 556.000,- 000, is produced! If (tic hank shall he cal led on to wil d up its affairs, rind shall have ||v to deduct idl these loses from its capital, and shall then have' tp meet its. other liabilities, before it Can declare any dividend Jo its stockholders; we take it ;i tliat' the owners will find themselves minus noinCUUsitlerable per cenfage. For the most of, them,- however, we have but little sympathy, inasmuch as we cannot but ice that they have attempted to sustain" the reputation and credit of an Institution; which' they could have known did not deserve the confidence of .the com munity'.— Metropolis. OFFICE HOLDING. , Theaddress of the Democratic convention of Massachusetts has, upon this subject, "carried the \varlnto-Africa,”'or, in other words, lias chiiig.'d, and proved, that the Whigs, w.hen they .have the ascendancy, :)to by far mure intolerant than their Democratic adversaries. We all know that of the.4so officers of the general governmeht,located at Washington, abou t 300 Whigs have been al lowed to .come.ln for tli'cir cm nibs of comfort, bit! ofllte 831, office-hoTdcrs un(leFThe slate - government of , Massashusetls, there are but two who belong tit. the Democratic ranks, neither of whom have been appointed within the last ten years! The address sums up its statement of names and salaries, by say ing. , ■' '■ - ,7 ' ‘ ‘.‘.The aggregate pf.llieabpyespecific items gives Whig office, holders, with pity eniplu ments. ahd experiscs.ainounting.to $226,832. The.whole revenue-of ;the State is $409,000 pef annum; uhd'its pojiulatinh that there is in this Commonwealth, one State Whig office-holder , to eyery. $3BO, of public revenue, and one to every 843 souls, men, women and children ! Taking tlit actu al voters .at say 100,000, and . there is one State office-holder' to 1,18 "voters.' i . “ Taking the'.Whig' voters, from which alone the officers are selected, and. ISO: of ficers*© 51,000 voters, gives one officer to every. 62 Voting ’ Wldgspretty fair;encour agement fp partisans,. tolab v tain their power, and;,pay, where one irJw62 has or hopes to,havd an office,.;. ; , r; . •“Of the 830.olficers Gi are chosen by {lie people 29 by the legislature, 497 ai'e nomi nated by the Governor, and 423 subordinates appointed by the '.superiors who liold office under the Governor and Legislature.” . A lively comment,, this, L upun. the Whig cry of “proscription And,yet, after all that Massachusetts hasdonetorher Whig citizens in the way of providing offices for them pnder her state government, she had the good luck to'; have others of tliem provi ded for by a Democratic administration at •Washington! O temperance! O, Moses! Tl>eGladirttor,ofyefmUllonvUief(Lou.) that townon theSOth uit. from Houston* re portcdtlmt had : announced thatijMexica .hid recognised the f ; thafthe' > event was celebrating jvheh^ cannon from Jthe arseiiaU.' V” y i , ; . ‘ 1 • , '