AMBRIOAW \»QLtriTT33R. MONDAY, Dec.,3p* 1840, Temperance Oepartm&tt. Temperance Notice.• On Christmas day, at 3 P. IVf- tho'ann- Mai moetihff.of the Cumberland county Tempo ranco SodeW. wall beheld in the LcCtnre room of tho First Prosbytcrianfhuroh; when the annual Report will be read, "some changes ™ tution coiurifltod. Delegates,to'? llo § te *? Conven tion appointed, and officers chosen, for the coming, year. The members ofthe.Society art mvitcd'to f SU ° nd ' S. ELLIOTT, Secretary. ' The Executive Committee of the Cumberland county Temperance Society* hereby :raspectl'ully vomind the frionds.of Temperiince.throughout tlio tho county, of the meeting of the State Temperaiiee Convention to be bold in Harrisburg, on the 13th of- January .ooxt. ' We hope that every Society in the county vAM.b'e tvejl represented there; and that the officers of each will See that this is the case.— s These Temperance Conventions, in Pennsylvania, have illwajis resulted in good.' It is said, that nemo of our noighboiingcounlies have alroady ap pointed a largo number of delegates to tho next.— Let us not Be behind them in tho number that ohall attend. : - ". From the Journal of the .ime.Tem. Vnion, : ! ECCLESIASTICAL ACTION. At a meeting of tho (Now School) Synod of Pennsylvania, Oct. 27, a letter from tho Ew Coni, of tho N.Y-. Tempbranpo-Soeietydpducea resolu tions, which urge continued and increasing effort on the Church .in this noble-cause; and a recom mendation, which the interest and-activity of tho clergy, should never need—to present, the subject of total abstinence to every church and oongrega »lon wifhin.ifS bouAde,^hileast, onceh yean and also that frequent, it, matters not how frequent, meetings he held for fho presentation - of tho, siiK joct; and that tho projected Cohvohtion at-Hams '." burg, in January next, bo is numerously attended as possible. TEMPERANCE RESOLUTIONS.. * adoptedit/ the (6]i School ) Synod of Philadelphia. -The Committee to which was referred the memorial presented by the Total'-Abstincncc bTtlieTJynoiTorY^^^^^ ’ manufacture, sale. and. use Of intoxicating drinks, respectfully report the adoption of the follbtving resolutions by the Synod, 1, Resolved, That it is decidedly their o ■ pinion, that tlie.ministers,.elders, and mem - tiers of the,churches 11 ruler its care, and 6th -ers abstain from all intoxicating drink? ris a bevcragel ' ,- ; " 2. Resolved, That-the, moljibers-of our ' ~ churches be earnestly exhorted and enjoin ed tp refrain from the manufacture and sale of them. : • , ,3. Resolved, That a, renewed impulse should, if possible, be given' to the progress . of-the Temperance cause* to arr.estihe great "And maiillbld'cviWarisingfrom the drinks in question, tha,t a .wholesome reform becffect .od-as widely as the bounds of our .country, and the world, in the habits of all now given to the nse of any alcoholic drinks. 4. Resolved, That this SyiiOtl would most eSectionately nnd-firmly say tb life members’ of the churches, that they arevUtterly at q, loss to. know how, amidst the-light which beams on; this subject at the-present day, any communicating member,of the church Of Jesus Christ can reconcile i't with his Views of Christian duty to manufacture, or to use such drinks, or to sell them to others, or to rent a public-house to any one intending to engage in the traffic, or to sigri a petition to the court to license any house in \yhich such drinks are to be sold, and they tin most earn estly beg their brethren seriously and- sol emnly to consider the most important sub ject, and at once and for ever renounce a bu siness' so fraught with ruin to others* and that may be a source of dcep-and bitter re gret to themselyes on a death bed, 5. Resolved,, That;the above resolutions' the-JPcEsbytermn, and. that ' the pastors be directed to read them from their pulpits to of their charg'd;- Extraordinary ProErcia of tlio Temperance .- Beform&tloii In Baltimore. . . t)ne of the most extraordinary onnationa that has cvertakeif place iiutliis country, Ims been in prperess'in'our city for ■the last nine months* ..Its origin we will briefly! state;! Six or seven niei) who had. foryearp, abandoned themselves to,the. bru talizing effects'o’f'lntoxication, fornied a re : . solutiofi whilc-in-a tavern, pnd surrounded by every 'thing: io. tempt .their.Vmorh.id apper . tites,Vtlmt henceforth they-would not again ■ toiicii, taste or handle slrong drink.L Acting Upon this resolution atoncp, they formed, a -Total Abstinence Society,”-the members, : : of which, like themselyes. shoulifbe of those who had once been habituhl drunkarda.— This was the; first, step- The . next Was! to go tp iheir otd boon companions; and by;ar gument and persuasion, endeavor to bring them into their ,association; 'Their suctess was beyond expectation. ftlen who had for years resisted the. entreaties''of friends, and the prayers and ilies.actedupanbysomß'newandstrarige impulse, laid aside the cup of confusion and ranged themsclves upon the side of temper ance.. Thus, by steady and rapid accessions, the society’grew' into - strength and import ance, and, at this. time, numbers over two ■ hundred members. vOh Friday'jeypmhy ay;!these men’ held a ' public experience meeting 4 in. St. John's Church, North"liberty, v,treef, ;,Th6; bouse t was crowded with gratified spectators. The meeting, was opened by an eloquent .and ap ' propriate address from Mr. Reese, andth en' .many of the members of the.sUciety gnvifcin; their experience of the ills of drunkenness . and ; the blessings':. bfj-.jSolgietyi yiyere' pleased, yvithi .the Tbipihjh.ke marjjs-.brlhdpresidenli failure -1 he -saidj-ihUt ihftifceeased- to lutye. any ipcmV.; V trig when applied to them.: 1 They hadunade asecohddecfarationVof'iridepemleueeyatid - sacred honpr^ortuti#!! tltey4*ad.-£.hMte. to; pledge,’fbr tore J the dennkanfias c razy iian. . '.One drunken rthant! hesaid/roold-notitraatan-- other; iftwo had a dispute and sough Tan selves, were hotfeVeeif-convicted insamty;VA drankenhtanwptilci.be.puLoutoftheJuiy box, sent away from the witness, stand, antf «»e» he refuied a trial as a criminall v : He was, to all intent’s ahd-'purposes crazy. Fhe whole address abounded in points and an-, tithesis. : It was gratifying to see n man .of such. intelligence .and finc natural abilities once more taking lire: true, place,lft iSqciety. His remark, lhatsomepf oiir finest men were to be found in the ranks,’every one knoVys to be true* Some of., the' very best mechanics are men whohabitually drink and debase themselves* ..iThe experience of . the secretary yvas given with much“feelijig. He alluded to the iron bondage'iff which he: had been held for years, and tram which he had vainly endeavored,-time and again to break. Often, he s'ajd, wdien he wo'uldJobfc in. IheglasSat his disfigured face, bloated up from the,effects of drinking, had He felt .lik’e hiding himself away front the,light of- heaved. In tho street, he was ashamed to meet a frien'd, for he- was even conscious of his loahtsom'e appearance. With tho fairest prospec ts -before him , when lie.slartcd in The .world, of becoming’ rjch; he had squandered ht's earnings and neglected his un til ruin stared him in the face. : Those who had jtnown him for yeafs/ for, he was in pub lic' business' and, was well known, could not help remarking,with pleasure, his changed and healthy appearance ofl last-Friday night. He . was, externally and internally a new’ man.-.- A member of the society who sat near, remarked that ho,’(the.secretary) had been obliged to.haye his clothes altered, and buy n new.hat in a few weeks after he quit drinking, so.swelled up and bloated he had been from the liquor! Many touching allu sions, were made by.several o'if the',members ; to the,changed,condition of their families.— A few months ago,-bne man who spoke,"said that he was over one hilndred dollars in debt, his wife and children in suffering;; want and disgrace, and even hishwn-brothers’ ashamed, to speak to him in -the street* ; He was peiVv shaded to'join 'thc;new temperance.society, and finally"-yielded to the persuasion.' So soon as he' became perfectly sober,- he .began to feel" a new, and' painful concern for his family; but lie had no employment aod knew not where to fin'd any... Finally a man, who was a drinking mail', offered-to.sell to liima horse- on’ a few months credit; if he would give him security. He bffered a friend -who' wasm drinking mah, but the owner ,of the horse would wot take any man for, security ‘Valt’the nian wlifauteil' the security and got the horse; and now said-lie*Tropi working with my horse and .cart, ,I ,fiave got my- fam ily comfortably clothed, have a barrel of flour inmy house; good beds to. sleep, on, a good fire; to sit by, and neai lyout of- debt?-,'-- . We were .forcibly struck with the remark of a member in reference.to that awful dis ease* delirium tremens, from which he had suffered. I'had ratheivhe said; lie in Bal timore ■ county jail’Tfor, twenty ‘years, than have maiiidapoltt for'five minutes! An other, who had , been a drunkard for fifteen years, said that one need , not wait pntil he' died to'experience the torments-Of.hell, iet him; become a drunkard nnd get tlio mania apottt, and he will prove its worst horrbrs. This man,:we ,were told on that evening by .one. vriip hearil hitn relate it on .a previous occasion;, once,- after having-drank a quart of brandy, felt symptoms of the approach of this, terrible disease. I will never softer from it again, he said, shuddering at the re collections of the drunkard’s-madness; and S to his drawer, he took, out a pistol* d it, and after having deliberately fix ; ed. a‘ percussion cap, placed the weapon, to his ear, and, with ‘desperate determination,. pulled the’trigger! The cap did not ex plode, and his pistol dropped front his’’hand to.the floor! He waa sobered at once.’ On the next day. he todHds -pistol, unloaded it, and then -tried, every- percussion- cap in his box. -There was not-, one that-did. not ex plode on the .first trial! Other, and many interesting .statements were made by the members; of personal experience. There was one man who was ipying up for a ciip pled and helpless daughter, regularly, suins, about equal (0 what he used to Bpcnd, for li quor-. He has now a fund’ for her of some thing like two hundred dollars; • *We could, hotbutreinarkthcwanderfulchangesw|iich had taken place in’the countenances of tiiesc men. Every face had a crilni, contented look, and every eye had a human expression, howunlikejhe drunkaril ? s we ! need not say. 1 ’ For the first two :br three rhoiiths, doubts and fears fur the success of this association' existed. ,No : one would : believe that tqen who had, for, so. many years, habitual drunkardSiCpuUtpoSsiblybereformed.There were too many instances of temporary refor-' mJtions, to leave even the-shadow ofn hope. But t now the most sceptical have.ceased to doubt.. A new wonder lias appeared. There is hope.for .in closing, this notice; we will,'add that the. ** VVashington Temperance Society,” as tliib.association' is called, is made .up almost entirely of me-, chaniCs. and laboring men; who have for a long 6ine;f)«Hen are about forming, .it Avat'slaled, auxiliary, societies among apprentice;. boyß;i-n)Briy of whom are made; drunkards through, the eb; ticementahdexampleof.disaipateujourney !men. Each bffe of the largebumber of men who .form the society, Has - still bis drinking .acquaintances, r ahU cbnstnrit persuasion .And importunity is used ’to bring them ip. v Some .will, station. tKeinselves near the accustomed placesfof. resbrt for drinking, on the night of the w ; eCkly meetings of- the .sbeieiy, anil urge their bld -cbmpanions, whpin they.infercept on-theirJWay tb the tavern, to go vyith them. Thus; by constant activity And uritiring; watchfulneßS. they are rtpirtly Svyellirig their numberaand drunk ards.- •;VVbBhallkeepaneyeupbnTthißav r : sociafion. and Our notice, presbnt them tc) our readers.J , iidfa Sun of the : i6th in*t T ah^iittbtleat^ above l 'GehM'M,vin ; lhefNjßr4li:'part ! ojF& ilnsk; afew- MnCsptook^thte' : Bkiff •eating lt«a'(feign 1 crokf the river./ 'Fbf^e^u’ifi^'^lq^p^. had Wen thrown across a few fcetabove the middle cataract, and at low water the' cur rent For some distance" above the dam is slight. When thewatcr is high, however, a strong.curtcntseta over the dam thcojjgh its whole lengtli; and; then-none but a" peVsoh accustomed to manage .a boat: can push one across. ,:The’,river wait Vcry-'higll.nlV the evening in question. To addto thedifficul ty, Mr. : Kidd had but little experiehce ilv the use of oars, and when about halflyaymcross, he lost command -pf-the- boafe and found.to' his horror thethewas rapidly, , To .rescue .him from U; : if'possible, .was. now the, object. Some time waV.spent in trying.to construct a raft; but as an ■attempt to bring him off by a craft so unmanageable, would be attended with vastly more danger to those making it.'than chances oP'.deliver ancetyhim, the profect was-abandoned. ■ One of the party npw. volunteered an at tempt which his courage, made successful.— With a long pole in. his hands; and jia; long rope made fast by one ehd tp his boily, which his couirades were to pay out as the- phrase 1 is. as he advnncedj.and with' .which he Was, ■th>be drawn back if 'h'’ - had. recently, had,in his possession a goTd watch, and.been unusually flush of money, and a remark he made when purchasing lumber to floor a celler—that he had paid : off a inort "gage Mri Spydam held oil his-property; but did not darie-to take/it to the Clerk’s Office, to be cancelled for fear he shoiild be suspect ed of being the murderer.of Mr. Suydrjm. ■ On his, .arrest yesterday his replies to the questions put to him were confused and in coherent; and;' in consequence 'the Mayor determined his house should be searched,— During the Search, one of the officers obser ved (hat .they ought to take up the. floor of the cellar, which had been laid down, m the nightVsincethedisappearanceofMr.Spydam; Robinsnnendcavored to -dissuade them .from it,'saying that the house would fall down. The officers, however, persisted, and there found buried three feet under the earth the corpse of Mr. Suydam; the head bearing'' evident indications 6T violence, which had caus'cd 'lds death. All inquest was silting on tlie body at 7 o’clock last night. ' Theconvictiqnwas general in New Brunswick—-indeed, we hardly see how it could be otherwise—that RobihsonWas' the murderer. The, mortgage deed'was found in his possession; with his signature torn-pff. We need scarce' add, that thd highest ex citcnvent-in consequence prevailed in the quiet town of New Brunswick. '■ ■ ..The following further-particulars of this horrible affair arc ftirhished the.Reporter of the New, York Express: ■- . . The presumed iiiurdcfcr is namedPctcr Robinson, and' bad resided ih' Ncw Bruns wick between 12 and.l4 years* He has also two brothers, William and James, the one a shoemaker, in the same place; the trade of the ydungcrone we did. not learn’. - Soine timfe since Mri Suydam sold to Peter a lot of ground; on. a bond and mortgage, foi-,5780, and advanced him some money to Build a house; the house has remained only partly finished; although occupicdjjy him; jiis wife and'a bhild, about five years old. ' On Thursday the' 3d inst. being thanks.- giving day, Mr. Suydham left home about 9 o’clock in the morning, sayingjlic Wasgoing to-the’bank, and would return (ii-iimc for cji'urch,—since .which time, until yesterday, his.fate remained. a.mystciy,.jiji(..tidings what t)ic testi mony of some, persons in this city,'who were positive they saw him herebn.the day lie was missing. This was, however, subsequently contradicted, it having been proven.-to be ;the’ day previous; which visit was known to his friends, : _ '.. ■ ■ Oh Sunday last, Peter Robinson, met Mr. Edwards, jr. of New Brunswick, and told him he had paid the mortgage upon his house and lot,,and had also .got- a gold watch, showed him. He also staled that he was’afraid tn.go to get Ids bond cancelled, lest they should suppose; he murdered Mr. Suydam.;. . r .: r . = iEdmonds-told=bis-falbenJ.ofrtlie .cbiiyersa tidn, ant! it'struck.him as being very strange.' thnt.he Bli'imld.have;sp .'much money .‘when he had only h few days before sold himlum ber, for Which he"waulcd~credit. Mr. Edmonds continued extremely uneasy throughout the night, and on Monday even ing determined to, see Robinson.,,.He did so, and questioned him, very closely about the money with which he paid liis mortgage;— he insisted that it had belonged to bis wife, and 'had beeri in, the house for 18 months. That he: paid .Mr- Suydham himself at his priyale’house, and went in by the hack door —that he paid exactly $7BO, and Mr; Suy dam said nothing about the. interest, and the mimey consisted of $3OO in gold and the Sat m State Bank notes., Mr.-Edmonds was, however, unsatisfied with this story, arid told, him he believed he knew something ' of Mr. Suydam’-s death,-but he would not make bis suspicions public, if he could give a Satisfactory account of bow he became pos sessed of the money. Robinson turned very pale at the time, but soon after rallied and promised to see Mr, Edmonds, again at 1 o’clock. He called upon.him at the time, but still his answers were unsatisfactory! ". Mr. Edmonds then went to the Mayor and £6ldlirftrhia"^spicions:,--aiuL-theyAVAnflac companied by another person to the’prison er’s house. He was-then questioned about the!, bond-and the mortgage, and asked- if they were: receipted;; he ..said they were and upon-being pressed produced fliem, and also fbe policy of insurance; the seal was torn froriiThe bond, bbt.it was not receipted. .He waf jasked when he paid the. bond;’ he then Taiifli'e paid itfo-Mi:. Suydam lat ilie Hank', a short time after it was executed;lt appear-! ed,! however, that the policy of insurance was deposited five mouths subsequent to that time. . ' : ■; J|e- was. then conveyed to -the,office of thejusticeto be 'examined in due form and some;otliqrs returned to (he house.to insli (ufea search, a Strong suspicion thjen cx- that, there hadheen soine foul play.— Every part of the houseuridertvent the moat rigid examination, but no (races could be found; iii.'thc' bafck; cellar they discovered a hole.bencath the flooring, but nothing could be found. ’Some workmen were . then .(em ployed in the house, and .the. flooring,of the front cellar' was discovered to have been just laid down-die carpenter sai# itihad bcen dpfte previous to hip cpming therc, for Robison' hail . put', it. down hiniself r iand worked, at itthe whole of The; Wednesday night .before. - v.' uponthenarrnwest plank, am) tnkingthat-Tip, fdrcVd h stick through the carthhndfound.itcameincohtnct wilfißOinfe liardbubstance, about -3 feet.below the. sur face;. theyiimpiediatelj.,commenced digging and soon drew' fWh the; mangled remains of the unfbrtunnteMr;Suydani;—he was com pletelydresscdpcxcepting his lint, which haS ''fioE Vet been■ ■ discovered, ; , The body wasinmduUbjcd position, the hole,not.being OufficioVitly lalrgc to suffer,itl.to. Jay; at-'-full lenglh... ‘ ■, ,-;lTHabea(l' presented a spectacles there being one deep wound bh :the back, ns thougli giyeh:wi(h a haihmer.or,- the'hack of >n h*e, and two- large cuts .across the top, evidently dohewitlilheedgeoftheinstru nicht. ■ ■ ? .The e vldc nfce : cli til cdupon dtph,^)ea.ves*^s’i : t}e; of .tiieipYiionefys; euiltr ’'Thy ybungeh brother fesUfied thht a jobTpr him, butthaf.tic' mwst not.^M thirig.aboufi(;V;l|e;th.en^^ gi ycdiiin.'. 30< doll wh : if‘*hei would *bnrir ! lhe' irv-i and as he had the policy of insurance, it would be all right. .. Williani; the other brother, upoh, whom strong suspicion festa as having been con nected with Peter,' said he went to the house about ,10 o’clock on the Thursday morning, when Peter told him he could not let him in. ■This Witness prevaricated, very much. • The strongest proof, however, was in (he testimony of Mr. Evans, a'jeweller, residing in Newark. He slated that one -day: Inst week, Peter,chine,tp his store and exhibited a gold watch, chain and seal, which he said he wanted 'to,exchange for a thinner one, ds it wad too-large; aim then gave his name William Bower or Brown.’ He chose a gold lever watch; and said he warited’somo silver spoons; that he- had a sister abont to get mar ried; he chose a set and ordered them (6 be marked with th'e initials P. A. R‘. (the pris oner’s wife’s name is Ann.) He-said he •also wanted some ear-rings & other jewelry, & would comple'c the bargain wheir he came next day., as'living with Ilia wife in.the neighborhood; and had a good job of work in'New Yorkas a house carpenter. He returned the next day- and complained .that the Watcli.did-not keep good time, and the spoons were not heavy enough. Witness offered to. exchange them, but, lie had not returned. The watch the prisoner exchanged vims produced and the spoons, a'ml also the watch foufidin his possession, all of which - were identified by the- Witness) his clerk also swore,to the prisoner’s identity. The prisoner listened unmoved .to the whole "of the proceedings, and remarked as he-’was being conveyed back to. prison, (bat supposing lie did kill Mi - ., Suydham they could not prove it. He is about 5-feet 10 inches high, exceedingly' slender, with, a .large head and extremely small.features; and a full hazel eye. There .is nothing,unpre possessing in Ins appearance, indeed the ex pression of his countenance is rather pleas ing than otherwise, and is of n pectiliary iu|mless and inoffinsive character,Whichap : pears to have been-the'general opinion of liiin. He-is said to have belonged to : the Presbyterian .church, and to have 'attended there on the clay o£, the murder. Upon a further scarcifof the house marks of blood were distinctly visible on the floor .gnil Ihc-stairs,although (JieyJiave been since carefully- paintbd ?ovcrV: : lhe dcmt- JiaB- hlso been jdaned where it is supposed blood marks have been.'' From allih'e circumstances of the case, it is generally believed (hat :Rob-' inson must liavc enticed Mr.-Suydham: to the house, for the purpose, under the idea of paying off Ins'liabilities, ami this-'presump tion is strengthened by the fact of-his hav ing the whole of'the papers in Ids possession. The 'mur'dep, too, must have b'eon commilted aboqt 10 o’clock in the morning, on the first floor; probably while Mr. Suydham was in -the act bf writing, (he blow at the back part of the head was ; givcn, and he'was despatch - ed by - the-two cu Is ore (lie top. niiddnigged from tliat-rooin to .the cellar, .where he was found; the traces of .blood are now- visible upon'the stairs. “ His wi('e,.we, hear, left home bn the Mon day before) the fatal dgecl, anil only return ed last Saturday. ,'l’he prisoner, it is believ ed lias never slept in..the .house,..since, bill; , has lived with Ids -brother, where Ids wife also went on her return. - " : Tub M’Grew Robbery—Robbery of the Oneida Bank—The Wife - of Harvey „ was from Philadelphia. We have before acquainted our readers of an-extensive, robbery which took .place in Cincinnati, from the jewellry strive of Mr. McGrow. Since that time the whole prop erty has been recovered,. The Republican states that it was given up to .the Marshal by the wife of the burglar, whose name is Haivic. He is an Englishman by birth, and resided for a considerable time in Canada, during which time he and another individual robbed the' Oneida,(New York) bank, of SI00,000;'the money was divided between them, and this man Harvie remained in die neighborhood without being suspected for a considerable peried; he at length commen ced purchasing property, ami. suspicion, fell upon-him.—Wliencalledupunbytliebatik officers, he agreed for the'sum of .ten thou sand dollars, and on condition that they would riot prosecute him, to divulge the whole matter. The circumstance ivas known to some persons here, and they knew Har vie, and as soon as they heard of McGrew’s robbory diey suspected him, aad communi cated their suspicions to thsMarshal and Mr. McGrew. /' When the Marshal, on the neXt morning, went in, the wife immediately Said, ‘T pre sume you are, an officer, anil I know what you cariie for, there are the goods,”—point ing to them. She is represented as quite an' intelligent and interesting .woman;, says she is from Philadelphia, and, that she married Harvie -affer the Oneida Bank robbery--?-. She did;nrit appear disposed to pconceal: any: thing about the -She said-hep.hus band'.. had, no - accomplices Cin . the. business, that he Went'lo: the’ store .between 7 and.vS o’clock, and .brought home one hand kerchief full,; and then returned end, brought'home another, all,before 8 o’clock. . When naked why she continued .to live with such n man, she saidhehadbeen kind to lier 7 he was.also intelligent andagenf/e -man in his manners, and that ,hcr.- attach;, ment for him was such, that sho could, not leave him. •' Shesaid Blie bas pft'On talked to him of the' danger to wliichiie exposed him self. but. all to mo puipoßc.; ,\Vhen some thing was; said in her presence of the prob ability, of Ilarvie . haying been the peison who -bad . stolen'thevolpakn and- coals, that have recently bccntakeiv front various hous es in apparent inaignalton, and said her husband never engaged in Such ■petly tbdftii—iVitl t'ouiitK .'' . • 'MaNofAcTdres of Massaciiosbttb.— The following feurtiinarv of ■ som e'o ft h e ninriufnc tiurcS 'of Massachusetts is cfompileti ffom n .document issued by tluf valuation committee oftliatcommontveolth:nSo9co^ton^rnptor|es, : 'ATBB;’;!pdtBBST^ 'wmferswtW^^ ;y,prfc H^&op 1 .^ 0 , Sjl ■'■ *-" Rep'ortofttt^ Mi'. Poinsett, injhia gives' full account of the operations of the army dur ing the past yeaf.: He says} the design en tertained by the Depart ment, of keeping the regiments entire,and concentrating thetruops whenever it.is practicable to do so. bhs been persevered in with the inosUb.eneficial re sults. ■: He recommends men be b ujjfejaothe inost.dUraideipaterials, and bedsteads.inlis.Upf.tlieuoublenridtreble bunks Spiv, in'use. ; ' In regard'totlie tnaratime frontier of the Gulfot NleXicplit is rdcoTrimended the ad ditiunto the, permanent fortifications rplan ncd for its defence,; and now being erected, the establishment of a depot,.somewhere be low the ■ falls' of Ohio, for, armed steam ves sels."' This would seem-to furniah the best means of bringing the vast power of the up per country to the defence of the coast, and of 'Using it, when there, in the,most~eflicient manner. ;r,'/-■ P. ■ :■ Experiments have been madeatOldPoint Comfort to testthe' utility, of hollow shot. A stone wall was crccted/for the. purpose, but the shells broke, against .it, making but little impression. r ‘; . , Permanent-works, he-thinks, should not be the only- defences .. relied .bn, but steam vessels, ot,light'.draught of wafer,capable of carrying two gunsfur throwing shells- of eight or ten, inclics diameter, a.mf.sp .con structed as topresent ismall surface to the fire of ah enemy, shb‘u)d be used'.' ' ; Percussion locks for muskets he'considers much superior to 'tlipse now in use, and ad vises their being adopted by the Army.’, ■ The ad vantages of'separating the Staff-of ficers from the line: of the army, end tlic very, serious inconvenience'' to tlic ‘service from the present system,' is strongly - urged. The enlistment of boys,.the same as for the Navy, is considered to be worthy'the,atten tentibn of Congress. ■ ' ' _ - ..I He rccomniends 'the erection of barracks at different points on the Northern frontier, and also a sU'oiig.wall at the outlet of Lake Champlain. ■ - • The .M.litary Acadamy, at West Point, has been conducted in a manner,liighl jr cred- - ■ table to the superintendent, and ;sausfacto been inade’to loifui cc - discipline,, atul to instif into the minds of llie cadets a UV> c Of order and abigb sense «f their moral and religious duties; ami it is believed that the standard of discipline,morality, and religion at. this institution, is equal to that of any other cdl legc or academy.in.tho UnitedjStatcs; while the mathematical Soil military studies, as far as the theory is concerned, am as cupiplete as those taught in any school in America or Europe. , ' ■. ■. ' , A-new edition of. the Army 'Regulations lias been drawn up, ami :is about to be pub lished , with socli amendiiiculs and additions as the experience driluilabt four years has dictated. ‘ ’ : . r Tliir regular li onps-now in Florida amount to about 4,5()0 died; and the niilitia in .ser vice to about 2000. lie recommends' that authority be given to the Executive'to en gage the services of this description of troops tor a twelvemonth, or during the continu ance "ofhostil ties in Florida, The term, of three months its much too shortfo.eiistire efficiency; ■ ‘.‘Nothing is uhbre easly to prevent the'cdn-' tagion-than vaccination. : -lfchildren, arnfa dulis werc yaccinnted again and'again-until they can no’longer-fakbdti; they will be en tirely safe from varioloirhor small-pox. This’ vaccination is-attended:with: no rnconven- - icnce, no pain, no sickness,’no hindrance ; from business. We have heard of a physi cian who, whenever hej\ad.fresb matter, vac cinated his children. If they had a posthole with' inflammation,'f • ilhein.., again, .Until, itprodnoed-ndlbbgeranycficct oil the systeul. and thdy - were-.peifectly shielded . from Jlye contagion., ! ‘SihaU.-pqX (; and : varioloid are disagreeablelind'dangcr-. ’ ous 'preybhtivCs : strongly -urged in a populseo city. . PetspnV '.whose blood is inipure. grtss and-viih. wlt be'innreliable'to;inflammation.ahd‘sevgross humbrsin time; take cooling medicincy live plbihpml'“> sparingly,and’a v uidcxcitihglrquorB.':Phy-- sician-s and.dispcnwries shuuid bc prnvidcd amply, with fresh vnccine mattbr, ahd r :.vu - j a.- iJliclunoMon tb? :vacancicSv ; wl\ic^^ 'by tlieXcKialaturfelhcn ln session;: Twon- 1 ty-fhrce. Electoral yotef.worie cast fur Mar-;: tin Von - Buren;foi; ( | > reMdcniU«in,il -twenty-. two votes ;for.'l|isKarVl M,i JphhsoiitfolvVi ce.- President.; :Atthur,smithi of ; Tinti Prcsidchti instead Of 'tJoK ififctisoh'/vIv-'t": 1 v-'t": ■"■ ~N.