iL-iUJLi-L-U'mm ■» 1 -TArmri-n-n THE VOLUNTEER. B .Id Proprietor. bABLIILS, JAWOAIty ' nVwt.windoblod to m» pomonou of Iho Hon. liiSWwi SpiokT of Iho Homo of Rcpro..nUtlro. ■I Wooblnilon. foriomo very importonl public doo. urainla. W“ ‘l* o renl)cr Bim onr ,br forward* ini no • fowofill(q ratio. pH.trvod from llio flomoo -hiolwlMUQjqd Iho Congreooion.l Libiar; on tho nlo rniny'of lho-iMtb-Dccember, 1851, Wo olioll prooortfibbni with rollglow corn. BiKodutro National Convention.— TlioNationa Btmocnlio Committee mol at Weahingloir, on Fri- J, v Uii. wilh > topreeentelion from every Slate in the Union. Tl,. 6t.1, day of June neat we. agreed n W n- M the lime, ehd B.Uimere a. the place, for koUinVh. Democratic H.ttoat Convenlron. The oommiUeewcto almoii unanimoin in naming Balll more'ae the'plate of meeting, BhoWvStorM.— Toeediy l.el wee. in nppear.nc. .1 bill; one of the moet wintry d.y.wohnvo hud the preeini econ. At.« c.riy hour m the noorn.ng of thetdey, Ihomow commenced feil.ng, and it con tinned enowlng without intermieelon unlll late in the •nerioob. When il, ceased, there was a bed of snow UDon- tfan ground if Iho deplfc of tbool IS iochei. It then commenced drifting, and in mnny piece, the Midi'«'» nlmoit irope'iehle. Masonic Soppsr. oi* Thorfilay night, lb. Tii lnit.nl, the member, of the •* Cumberland Sler Lo<J S c." No. 197, of Free enJAeeepteJ Me«on«, coMened «t the public heme of Major Chahes Maolauouxjs, id this borough, and ■fte? IftiiMDMcJlon of eorao necessary business, eat down-and partook of a moil excellent supper, served up fbr-tb.em by the.gentlemanly proprietor of “Oar 'About fifty of Jho brethren of the "mystic lie” were prerentj and everything passed off with the otiDbel harmony and good feeling. Spcechoe were made, toasts drank, and aonge suhg, and at an early hour ilie brethren separated, well pleased with the evening*! entertainment, and in good humor themselves and “the rest of mankind.” Odd Fellow*, attached (o Lodge No. 91» of this borough, will partake of a Suffer this opening, January 8, at Hie hotel of Mr. Henry L. Burkholder. A Urge number of (bo brethren are expected to bo in attendance, and they will doubtless hare «. a good Tnnrofiil.” “Burk" knows how,to prepare-an ex cellent nipper, and will do hie olnioet lo furnish the brethren with all Iba cl coliaa usually had upon an occailoh like this. ( . CiiTimsuiancD Viiitors,—On Wednesday qf laal week, we had the pleasure of taking by the hand our rtj 4 .fytPi*Amwa-f»T»n»* *•*•»»•,*.•**, c«|»». ©■?»«■ •**- xzqsoN, our predecessor in the editorial conduct of the Vbiunfrer, and now the efficient editor of the Lan eaiter M InitUigenctr.” The Captain lookt well, and appears lo be in fine and ready aa uauat lo do natllp In the oaose of Democracy. Major Jacob Rziirkr, who has been absent from obr borough for some lime, rolptoed to Carliale on Friday last, and waa received by hia old friends here, with cordial greetings and a hearty welcome. The Major looks much bettor than what he did when laal wo seen him, and wo are. glad to learn that hit health hai much improved. For the last six months, he has resided la Portsmouth, Dauphin county, where he waa a Clerk in the Collector's office. The Major it a clever man and a good Democrat, and we wish him hea\tli,and success In whatever business he may cm* bark.’. • V* Very bidden Death* 1 -Wo'have lo record this week, one of tho moat aw-1 fully sudden-death* wa have ever-no*ru u» i'««< AVahont six o'clock, on the evening of Saturday last, Gxoaox Dxxtkm, Esq., an Influential end well known eitltcb of this borough, in returning from (he Court House to hla residence in Harper's Row, foil upon the thrcshhold of hia own door, and instantly expired 1— Ho was immediately carried into the house, and every method to reaeuicilate him resorted to, but in vain. Mr. Bbetbm on that day atlcnlcd the election for del egatea, in which he took a very active port, and in tho result of which herrtanifested considerable interest. The 'physicians pronounco his dlaease lo have been an affection ofthe heart; and U is probable (hat the anxiety an<| excitement consequent upon a conloated •lection, exerted an injurious influence upon him.— Mr* Boetcm wei formerly Sheriff of this county, end was a worthy man and good citizen. He was In the COih yearof hla age. On Tuesday morning last,his remains were followed to tho grave by a large con* coarse of relatives, friends and acquaintances. Peace to hia aaheal - Election ky the Commissioners* ■Vptf jibofiMlajr.lMl, the Irt lost., the Commissioners ©rCotnbarUnd count; met in their office, and wont Into an election for officers to the Board to servo Tor tye ensuing year, when tho following named gentle* nieo were elected • Clerk to the Board—William Riley. Attorney.— Lemuel Todd, Esq. Phytieian to Jail—Dr. W. W; Dale. Keeper of the Public Build ixfi-f-Jamea Dunbar. On tho tamo day, tho Directors of the Poor of this county also convened, and mode choice of the follow, ing named gentlemen to serve as officer! for the en> suing'year: . jSfrttwrd.—Joseph Lobicli, Escj. (ro.sppolntcd.) ,t7Ve*»urer,— Jacob Sqoier, Eeq. (re appointed.) '•iftWrnejl.—Lemuel Todd, Esq., (re.oppolnted.) .’^^Ayefcfah.—Dr. W. W. Dale, in tho place of Dr. 7aCobßaughman, resigned. ' Thursday, last, tho lit Instant, William S- CjBIMK, Eiq., of this borough, our new County Trca. .iaretyafter giving the required security, and being ijaa|lftod, enlered'at once upon (he discharge of thr duties of his office. Mr. Cobeon is a very oblig. -idg 4bd.geollomsnly,msn, n nd will make p popular officer. ~‘Wiluam M. Porter, Esq., the retiring Tree. lhe ; petformance of tho dullea.of the "ode*, gWeri onlvereal satisfaction, end carries with '.biavthe g6dd .wishes of“»U who transaoled business '. <ilUvhlm. ■ ‘ Bale of Valuable Property* Wt learn (hat, on Wednetday of laat week, Giomi BarriM. Eiq., dlepoied of hie valuable corner proper, ty, situation the Public Square, in this borough, and •agw occupied bjr Mr. Henry L. Burkholder aa a pub. 'lUliooi*.'. We believe 910,000, principally In cailn li lbe amount of the purohaee money, and Charles OoiLlT,' Eiq’, ofth«aborough, i* the purchaser. Thia ie-a molt,valuable properly, and la, from ita central -lcMtipnandi>lher advantagep,lha beat bualneaa atand In the place. It la the Intention of the new owner ip make ipraa naceeaary repairs and alteratlona, and temoTt lo It hie extensive dry gooda atore ae apeedity ■epoeVible. Thia le a puipoio for which It la moat admirably adapted. Rav. Sxrriuua TorriN.—-We learn that thia well known divine, recently pastor of (he Preabyterian eeUgtagatlon of Hagerstown,, Md., haa accepted a , el'arkablp In lha Department of the Interior, at Woah. logioo., lie has been induced to thia eourae from •onttbuad 111 health. Mr. Tuatln la an eloquent and learned clergyman, and blaretlracy from the mlnla. try w>ll be a serious loaa to that portion of the Chrle. ||an church yllh which he l« connected. - aaye Diet many of our moat reapaotable 'colored citizens, having dlipoaed of their real estate,• ara abonf to leave Carliale for Toronto, Canada. OVH COIWTT COMVBWTIOJfi In another oolomn will be found tbe official pro. peedinge of the Demoerallfl County Convention,which assembled In till* borough on Monday last,to tppolnl Delegatee to the 4th. of. March Slate Convention.-- Every township wae represented, and the beet b* feeling prevailed. The vole on the .Presidency, a« will be eeen by (he proceedings, etood, Buchanan 26,, Casa 15.. Old Mother Cumberland, therefore,’ has declared, In an emphatic voice, for her ownfavorite •on, James Buchanan. The delegatee in Convention who supported Gen. Cass, are not, and do not wish to be considered the enemlea of Mr. Buchanan. They are friendly to the nomination ofthaMiehigan stales* man, but yet (hey make no factious war againal Mr. Buchanan, and in (he event of bis nomination by (ho National Convention, tho friends of Gen. Casa in this county wHI giva.him their,xoalous and united sup* port. So, too, with the friends of Mr. Buchanan. — Should Gen. Cass be the nominee, they will bo found equalfy active and equally anxious to secure his election. This is Ibb petition of tho democracy of Cumberland on Iho subject of the Presidency. On (be subject of Canal Commissioner, the dele gates were unanimous in adopting a resolution in favor of the editor of Ibis paper for that responsible office. For this mark of confidence and respect by the united Democracy of ,01d Mother Cumberland, we beg leave to return our eincere thanks. Whether we receive.the nomination of the Slate Convention or not for the office for which our friends have named ns, is a matter of email moment to us but, having received the. unanimous vote of our own county, is something we feel proud of, and which we shall remember with feelings of gratitude. Should it be (ho pleasure of the Slate Convention to honor ue with the nomination, we shall; in (he event of our election, use out best efforts to discharge the duties that may devolve upon us In such a manner as will meet, with the approbation of the people of the Com monwealth. If, on the other hand, another should receive the nomination, we shall be found, ae hereto, fore, at our. post, ready and willing to do battle for bur successful competitor. This is our position, and one which we shall adhere to. FROM HARRISBURG* Both Houses of the Legislature assembled on Tues day.last. 'Joint 8. Ruby, Esq.,, of Armstrong, was elected Speaker of the House and Wm. Jack of Westmoreland,Clerk. In the Democratic caucus,on the evening previous, Mr. Bonham of this county declined being,considered a candidate for Speaker, and Mr. Rhey was nominated unanimously. Wo have nothing definite in tegard to the organization of the Senate. . GOVERNOR BIOI*BR»B CABINET. Gov. Biotin has tendered the appointment of Sec retary of Slate lo F. W. Hun nee, Etq., of Schuylkill county, and that of Attorney Genera) to Hon. Jakes Campbell, of Philadelphia. Both those gentlemen have accepted tho.placei tendered them. Wo have known Mr. Hughes long and well. He Is a lawyer of large practice at Schuylkill county Bar, and a man of decided ability and influence. Hia appointment, we doubt not, will give general satis faction. Tbe appointment of Judge Campbell as tho Gover nor's legal adviser, will also be well received by the people,* and particularly by the Democracy of.oor Slate. Judge C., notwithstanding his defeat for tbe Supreme Dench; continues - to have .tho confidence and reaped .of the Democratic party, and hia appoint ment was urged by nearly all tho Democratic papers of tho State. His. selection, therefore, for this post was called for, and is judicious. Temperance Movements*' Tho friends and advocates of the Temperance Re* 1 formationjn thU borough and vicinity, have at length awakened to the Importance of a renewed agitation of this question, and they are now al active and zea lous as ever,, Instead of confining their efforts to speech-making, resolutions, moral suasion, dec., they now moan to strike at tho root of tho evil; and ac cordingly petitions are now being circulated for sig natures, to be presented to (ho present Legislature, preying (ho members of (hat honorable body, to pass a taw, similar to the one now in force in the State of Maine, prohibiting entirely (be sale of intoxicating liquors in this Commonwealth. On Thursday last, the Ist Instant, a Convention of the friends of Temperance, comprising delegates from societies in Cumberland and York counties, mot in the Sid Presbyterian church of-this borough. Quite a number of delegates were in attendance, end, wo are informed, that during the day an animated dis cussion took place as to tbe propriety of appealing to legislative action for furthering the oause of tempe rance, in which several able debaters participated.— In the.evening, able and eloquent addresse were de livered by the. Rev. Q. 6. McLean, and President i Peck, of Dickinson College, both speakers taking I strong ground in favor of legislation upon (ho subject r of temperance. Not having been furnished with the • proceedings of (ho Convention, wo cannot ofoourao lay (hem before oar readere (his week. 1 We learn (hat a temperance meeting will be hold (his evening, in (lie Lutheran church of this borough, at CJ o'clock. Tho public are invited lo attend. Revival or Religion.— We learn from tho Fredo. rick (Md.) iierald,(hat an ealeaslvo revival of religion hat been* for tome weeks progress in the Methodist Episcopal congregation ofthat oily and vicinity; and that already quite a number of hopeful conversions have taken place. The Rev. Mr. Naiul and Rev. Henry Slickr, now of Baltimore, Iml both formerly ofCarliale, have been upon the ground, taking active parla in the roligloua ezeioiaea. Brother Slicer ia always xealoua and enthusiastic in the promotion of every good work; and h]a talents, oloquonco sod en. ergy amply qualify him fpr the itatlon of leader in any reformation. Whether as a preacher ofreligion ol a'lecturer drt lomjWanco, he is equally happy and equally at home; and in advocating the principles of democracy he has few if any s upariora. In t political argument, he can easily refute and pul down moat of the Whig lawyers and orators of the day. Murder on Bear River.—A roan, named 8 coboy, waa murdered on Bear River, In Callfornlat about the beginning of November. Three men ere In ouatody William A. Ogg, American; "Banian Billy," foreign! and Michael Moran, Californlao. Alter the diaoovery of the murder, the minera in the vicinity aiaembled In large numbera, and the above named poraona were particularly oflioloui in charging the crime upon the Indiana, a number of whom were put under arreat. In the investigation, clrcumitancea raiaed auepicion a* gainst two of the men now In ouatody, and alonatime there were atrong demonatraliona to bring "Judge Lynch" end "Jack Ketch" Into Immediate requill, (ion; but the "eober iccond thougli("oonaigned them into the handa of the aulburitlea, to be dealt with according to law. It la feared by many here, that the murdered man, to. whom alluaion la made in the above paragraph, la tiu vUifi ilio.i Mr. J.hm Sovsav, enn of David fi«o bay, Eeq., of South Middleton townablp, In thia coun ty. When leal heard from, young Soobey waa in the aaollon of California named in the above, and it la very probable that It la he who bae met with euoh ■ melancholy fate. Mr. Scobey haa many ralatWea and friends In thia neighborhood, who will sincerely regret bia untimely end. are happy to learn from Harrisburg, that our friend and townaman, Mr; Abraham Dciiuvr, haa been elected Aaalitant Doorkeeper of the Ilouae of [Representative!. A good selection. Espionage PnnUh«tl<**An VmpoHatii Casa* The Conor Beardsley ve. Lewis Tappan, recent. 1 y decided in New York, le one of ImjioiUnce. The cotton wee brought by. 11. Boerdeley- &‘Co.,'mcr. client, of Norwalk, Ohio, egalnel Lewie Tappen, for alleged injury, in consequence of reports which wefo placed upon the books of tho meroentilo igen. oy of the defendant, Injurious to the cbataelef and credit of the plaintiffs. The agency Je an organ* ized system of espionage try buy* ing dealings with Now York, to give In/primtlpn in regard to their standing, credit, operations; ; <kc.— Tho defence contended that tho plaintifisihad’ft.Hcd to produce malice—that Mr. Tappan had received the alleged slanderous matter in good'faith,end had given it to tho subscribers of his agenoy applying for il, in confidence; that it waa giyofi in a lawful manner for lawful purposes; end Ih&l the defendant stood th a very different manner from,one who' would volunlarly proclaim it in a thoroughfare... The Court thought that the agency comes within genera) principles, and that the'head stands as a Special agaol r who, on receiving, information, can decide after liberation, whether ityvili burl any individual, and whether he will give il out. He might give it to the merchant wbc might be standing wailing at his desk, es to between them alone; but tho law will not extend this privilege, and ellow him to givo it to others. There ie no case whibh tends in the alight, •si degree to extend the privilege. If one inquires of another the standing of e person, the other may answer with protection; but, if answering by letter, ho knows the letter will be opened by a clerk of tbl principal, It is n slander. The 'confidential clerk is entirely out of the range of protection. Tho defen donl hea not limited himself to communicating this report to tho merchant alone. All these 'tfci'el es tablishments, the Judge said, are insidioqs ] ip,their nature, anil line, feature of-secrecy mustb‘s[ao guar ded, as not to infringe on tho rights of ollidre. Tho jury returned a verdict of 910,0000 for plaintiffs. • A Diplomatic Fun I ■ Her. Britannic Majesty's Consol at Charleston, addressed the government of South Carolina, on be* half of her Majesty's government, in reference to the State laws forbidding blacks to enter her porta under the penalty of imprisonment and a public Vendue.— He stated that her Majesty was desirous to 'witness tho repeal of the acts in question, and appealed to the Legislature of the Slate to have the reform brought about. After a pretty lively interchange of notea and protocola, this piece of diplomacy was n7> Author proceeded in, than that the Consol received, the other day, an admonition to “hold bis tongueV'-tp which he rejoined that he would do no such thing! Whether ho meins to speak for the future through’the mouths of her Majesty's cannon, remains to be seon, If sot the Falmottp State will have an opportunity of bring jng out tbo nullification artillery, which shd’rtfcentfy caused tp be made at Richmond. . . . t But, worst of all, the matter of “ diplomatic pow era" waa entirely overluukedtn this portenlious a (fair.' A consul is a mere mercantile officer—t soil df sea. man's justice .of the peace, who also looks after tho 1 barter and truck. It was a of stupid presump. tibn in him to assume diplomatic functions, for they did not belong to his office; and .his government could not clothe him with them, llow came this.to be overlooked ? Tho Release of alt the Onhan Prisoners* The news from Spain is that the Queen has par doned all the prisoners taken in tho Cuban ihvaslonl For this act of clemency they may thank the United Slates Government, which has persevcringly inter ceded in their behalf, notwithstanding that they had their acts, all right to any such 'inter, cession. Tho clemency of the Queon,in this instance, is exercised more aa an act of friendship towards upon its mercy which Hie offenders could themselves present, and, under all (he circurostncccs, the good will exhibited. is a remarkable instance of gener osity. We sco in connection with tliis subject dial Con* •qI Owen baa published along defence of himself against the charges which (ho filibuster press have so perlinsceously urged egainst him. He insists that ho did ail (hat was compatible with thecircum stances under which the prisoners wero placed and the limited powers with which ho was. himself in. vested. Ho publishes (ho copy of a teller he ad* dressed (o the Captain General, soliciting the lives of tlio fifly prisoners who wero sentenced to be shot, or in the event that that could not bo granted asking (hat their execution might be deferred. ‘ To this the Captain General (eptiei (hat the men captured are not American citizens or citizens of any other na* tion, but pirates, and that ho cannut perr?|l any in terference in regard to their fate from Mn Owen or any other resident Consul. In regard to'the prison, ore who were subsequently captured, Mr* Owen as soririhat ho did everything to (ho utmost of his ability to alleviate their condition and administer to wants, furnishing them with food, clothing and olh or necessaries out of his private funds. Ho .also publishes a letter from Mr. Thrasher, written on the evo of his departure for Spain, in which'he says to Mr. Owen: ' l l have to thank you, which Ido most sincerely, not only for your exertions in my behalf, which wo can only regret having been unavailing* but also for many acts of kindness which you have extended to me.*'. Kossuth's Reception in Washington City.—Kos. aulh had,a very cordial reception at Washington City, on (ho part of the Government and of the poo* pie. Ho had an interview with Daniel Webster, and in answer to (ho Jsckaon Democratic Association, made another great speech. To say IhalliU speeches are eloquent, is only repealing what every one knows is (he character of every speech which comes from Kossuth’. They are more than eloquent—(hey teem with great Ideas, and manifest sn insight ip(o l|,.n motives of human.actions, and Iho movements and principles of governments throughout Ihe world, which stamp their author si the keenest kighted and most remarkable man ofthe age. Thereof no other statesman, however eloquent, who could talk so much upon the eame theme without grpwing tire, some. Kossuth infuses new interest Into (ho subject every time he speaks. He contemplates it from a thousand different posliions, and presents U to his hearers In the glowing and living colors of a master, mind, capable of catching every reflection which can show (he hideous features of despotic tyranny, or re. commend to universal sympathy the cause of his own downtrodden Hungary. His hearers are irresistibly carried with him by the power of his eloquence, even against their own more sober convictions of (he evils of intermeddling with foreign quarrels, and ail wish him God speed in the great undertaking pf giving in. dependence to Hungary, whether.they regara (he object of hie mission to this country with favor or not. ■ ' HcALTit or Mr. Cl*y.—The health of Mr. Cur la understood tu be tepidly felling. He Was much wortc on Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednca. day aftcrnoon.Gov. Koisutii, accompanied by Gen. Cass, called on him, but ho was (go feeble to see them. Jbnnv Lind has warbled her last notes in Amo* rloa. She received Intelligence on Monday, of the sudden doath of her mother, and in consequence, immediately countermanded her farewell Concetti in Now York; She will probably leave forEu* rope in (he hut steamer. TUB FRENCH REPUBLIC. • We heVe not tho lout idea, eaye the Baltimore Clipper , that Louis Napoleon will preserve the Re* i publican system of government, .if ho bo elected i President of France for ten years. He promises, it 1 Is true, two Legislative Houses; bnl. wo suspect that ; they will boar no resomblanoo to our Senate and House of Representatives. Having 'exercised the power of abolishing tho National Assembly, end imprisoning such members as were- “displeasing In his sight,* 1 he will hardly consent to have a now body of representatives chosen by the free suffrages of the people. Tho Senate, or House-of Lords, at least, will probably be composed of men of his own selection, oo that he will'be ablo to chock ony Re* publican tendency which may bo exhibited In the lower House. But, if he can once fool assured of his authority, U Is proboblo that he will throw off all disguise, and assume despotic control over Franco. This is evidently exepoted. by the despots of the Continent, who have hailed his overthrow of the French constitution with joy. \Vo believe, that ho ■ has been elected President for ton years;-and that," for a lime* lie will have matters pretty much liis own wsyj but there Is groat danger of motion in | public sentiment; and In caeoSf such reaction, ho will bo dispossessed of power arid banished once 'mure, If a worse fate do not'befall him.*- Russia.and j Austria muy endeavor to sustain him under all clr* curoilanccs, but his destiny will bo controlled by the people of France* . What effect - the now state of affairs In Franco may have upon the people who are subjected to despotic rule, is now a subject of curious enquiry. Bomo persons suppose that it will give rise to new slrug. glco f or liberty, and that tlm great battle of opinion will bo decided In Europe during tho year upon which wo have just entered. Revolutionary move ments appear Co bq generally anticipated,’and tho opinion prevails,- that there will bo;a simultaneous movement of tho people of Italy, Germany,. Austria and Hungary. If Ibis opinion bo well founded, it is not probable that tho people of Franco will quietly submit to a despotism, whilst others arc fighting for freedom. Our wishes arc, that despotic rulers may bo everywhere overthrown, and that tho people may regain their rights. The struggle will ho desperate, and much blood will flow ; buliftlio people ho united and resolved, they may pul down, their oppressors! and establish systems of government which will se cure their rights. But to do this, they must be care, ful to exclude ell of the old dynasties from power. Niw Year's Dat in WAshiNOTON.-tThe National Intelligencer says that the first of January was in deed a day worthy of a new year. The snows and clouds and gloom oflho preceding week disappeared with the .old year, and. the new one emerged in brightness and beauty, imparling cheerfulness to the thousands of citizens, strangers, and visiters who during the day circulated from one residence to another, exchanging the good wishes and enjoying the hospitalities of thoday. - kvory whore.might be observed evidences of the keen relish with which the day was enjoyed by otir cheerful, well-to-do popula tion, and by the troops of well dressed strangers of both sexes.- The President's mansion was open as usual, and was filled by a stream of gay and bril liant visiters, who for threo hours kept oil its spa cious saloons crowded, tendering to the Chief Magis trate of the Nation the greetings and compliments of the season. The residences of the Secretary ofStato and of (he other members of (he Government, of Vice President King, Mr. Speaker Boyd, Major General Scott, Senator Douglass, the Mayor oftho city, and many others, official and private, were also open to all comers, and were in turn visited by crowds of cheerful company; and many hundreds slso, during the. day, called on M. Kossuth, at Ills,lodgings, to n*v their rfißDflCti,-and.offor.lheirrcspoolful suluta. lions to himself and his estimable lady. The duy passed off without an unpleasant incident, and wo could only wish that every city on the earth's broad surface could have enjoyed itself as well, at wisely, and so happily as did this good city of Washington. Another Arctic Expedition.— The Arctic Com mittee luve reported to the-Lords of the Admiralty, recommending that an expedition should be despatch cd next year to Barrow’s Straits, consisting of the same ships which composed Captain Austin’s divi sion—nuincly, two sailing ships and two steamers, with orders tu proceed direct to Baechy Island, and to consider that harbour—boyond which one sailing ■hip and one steamer should on no account be taken —at the base of future operations. They propose that all the-strength, and energy of Iho expedition shall bo directed towards the examination of the up. per part of Wellington Strait, observing that if Sir John Ftanklin did realty proceed in that,direction, it appears highly improbable that some traces of bia expedition should not bo discovered by tho exploring parlies in their search. All tho exploring parlies are to understand that they must return to the depot at Bcccliy Island in good lime for embarkation by tho middle of August, 1053, at least } but provision is made, under circumstances, for (lie postponement of (ho return until 1854. , Virginia Election.— The Richmond Republican sums up tho returns in the Slate except Wcslmore. land, (which it assumes to have given Summers-150 majority—lint county having given 189 majority for Tdylor in 1848,} and dhows tho majority for John* ston to bo G,585. The Democratic majority, on joint ballot, in the Legislature will bo 49. Hon. Joseph Johnson, Governor elect of the State of Virginia, look Iho oath of office at Richmond, on Thursday, (Gov. Floyd]* term having expired,) and entered at unco upon the discharge of the duties of the office. Tho now Legislature is to meet on Mon. day, Iho TSth instanl, and as aeon on it shall have canvassed the returns of the late election, Mr. John, son will bo duly Inaugurated os Governor for /our years under the now constitution. A Coup D’Etat.— This term having come into general use, as the only ono which can bo.applied to the Ulo movement of Louis Napoleon in Franco, many persons enquire what is Us precise moaning, in reply to which wo answer, that literally U moans a otroko of Slate, but that, according to an able French exlcogrsphcr, it is a measure which, though usofu) to the Stale, is contrary to tho rules of humanity and justice—in brief, a measure of violence, or sn.srbU trsry measure, It ie pronounced koo-da tah. Dkatii vnoit Fsar o> Hanging, —Mention la made In the Now Orleans papers of a negro In that oily, who was under oonvlotlon of murder, end who in consequence of disease produced by (he sgony which he endured respecting hie doom, pined away dally, until week before last he died. Another capital* oft fender, r female slave, is now in such terrible fear of being hung, (hat it is thought she will die before many weeks. n I*. V* 1 . ,d surviving relative to Benedict Arnold was lately carried to the poor house of Norwich. Conn. This relative was a cousin of the a* 0 m ftm | was born In that ptuco, She remembers ‘.i Bnd f B . p . ok L " eem lng- resentment end indignation of hia being »driven oulol'ihe ooun* ?. , V I J fo ? r# “ nd when taken from the miserable hovel where she and a sUler,now dead, 1 lived shunned, solitary, and In abject poverty, for many years, this poor old creature was illtlnff with* out a spark of fire to warm heraelf by. although the day waa one of the coldest of the, season. Thus, seemingly, the blight of the traitor's eposlsoy'has foUowed and fallen upon the whole family, end made, wretched the last remnant of It. , J TUB FORBST bIVOnOB OAfB, We have purposely refrained from alluding to this case, which has been on trial In the Superior Court of New York' for the past three weeks.— The evidence elicited Id unfit for, publication In'a. respectable pawspapbr, andlhe, details ere revel* ting to every sense of propriety.. The New York DUfatch, has the following ih.relrftion to il; and, as his views coincide with the opinions of thole who, have read.,aijd! weighed the testimony, we publish them that our readers may be advised of the progress of a (rial which'has created so much sensatidn for the last feW years; We spoke of the Forrest case. The papers give you all the shocking details, so you can pi ously exclude or impiously pubtish.the testimony. We would advise you to’be pious in this cose, as you are upright in most others. As regards the popular Impression here! we may say that it is peculiarly mixed up and uncertain.on lhis subject. There are those who Tjelieve Mrs* F. rin tonooCnt and persecuted woman, and who are determined to believe her such under ,any u circumstances.— There’are. those, again, who’conceive her, lb be culpable, and who are rcsolyed.to.bplieve her such, let the,testimony lean which way, it will. For burownpart, we have but,this tossy on the unpleasant topic: that, taking; the ,substance of every statement of every witness in the case into view, Mr. Forrest’s .house, in his absence, was certainly made a theatre of most indecent opera tions. Mr. Yoorhees and Miss. Sinclair,. Mrs. Vdorhees and Mr. Raymond, Cap!. Howard and the servant-girl’Ann Dempsey, (to leave Mrs. Forrest, herself, entirely out of the question,) seems to have entirely forgot the location of Mr. Forrest’s residence, and to have imagined it Was in —or instead of Twenty-second street. That Mrs’. F. knew all* ibis, is' nol.benied. That alio permitted it, is : nothing to’ her credit. That she countenanced.i ,by not resenlipg U, is a melan choly evidence., of relaxed, moral principles.; aod the latter will go far to superinduce a moral.con viction, however inadequate to effect a legal one, of her own guiltiness.. . 1, Putting aside any opinion relative to Mrs. F. at all—for we consider it now' will be the result of this trial t The jury will probably not agree. It is a cross suit, in which both parties claim a divorce.' But, the law de mands that tho party.so claiming shall 'oomeJii Court with clean hands.’ Both parties have made it a point to so blacken each other in the course of this adjudication, that “clean hands” appear to be a thing'entirely iosl'sight of. We cannot see how either party, therefore, can claim a verdict. And . what then? Why, then Mr. Forrest will have indirectly gained,, we suppose, what was f parlaly his object.. The reputation of Mrs. For ’ rest will have been irrecoverable blasted. Thatof Mrs. Voorhees will have been placed in (he same condition, . Mrs. Anna Flowers ditto, ditto. Mr. Raymond, Capt. Howard, Mr. N. P. Willis, Mr. R. Willis, Capt. Calcraft,&c., will have been baptised-in infahiy. The newspapers-will have partly done the work, and the HtraW* pamphlet with an edition of 100,000 for circulation in Eu rope and America, will do the rest. ‘ A dozen fam- Dies will have been rendered wretched, and the nfeace'of ten dozen more,'related to them, will have been so disturbed that, however nicely cov ered up by a fashionable nonehalance t U never can be restored to its.normal condition. . - Death* of Lola Montes.—' The long expected de* bbloftbts dameut look place at the Broadway The. tttro, Now York, on Monday night. The Herald •ays the house was crowded from the ceilings to the •logo, the audience consisting almost entirely of gentlemen. There was nut more than thirty ladies in the house.-- The entire performance passed off in (ho most satisfactory manner, and at the conclusion of her first dance, several boquets were thrown to her by"tho ladies in the boxes. The article in the Herald concludes as follows; . - “As* daijstute, she Is decidedly inferior to Cerilo, Madame Augusta, and others, but there is a name* less.grace of nalore about her :porson and move .M«U, nl.i.U, gi«.t k.l ,u... lion that a better ortlsi could' not commend, bill which, however, ills not destined to bo very last. Ing." From Brazil.— Advices from Riu do Janeiro to tho 14th November have been received by way 'of England. ! ' Rumors were rife ■ that Ministers would resign ns soon late politico) measures in (ho-River Plato would produce some definite' result.“ All the Braiilijn’provihcos were in tranquility, and general ly tho country and Its finances were In a healthy and flourishing condition. Tho late stringent laws against the impoil of African slaves has been so far successfully enforced. ’ < Fearful Result oT a Practical Joke.— The Fe male Seminary at Washington, Pa. was the scene of a'shocking occuirencoo few days sgo. .One of (he scholars had bocq dressed as a spectre, and in that condition, with several others, entered (lie room of another scholar, who was silling with her back to the door. Tho bpparailion stepped forward and loaned over the chair.,. The young lady, hearing a noiso imme. diafely behind her, suddenly threw back her head Tho moment sho saw (ho strange object, her upturn* od eyes became immoveably fixed, and she remained motionless. The others soon saw that something was tho matter, and they attempted to rouse her.— They succeeded-in a short lime, but tho change from unconscious stupor was to raying madness! Admirers op Louis Napoleon Louis Nopoicon is not without admirers in this country. They are, however, few and. far between. Tho Nowburyport Herald, for example says;— « Men may seek to depreciate the tbilUyof Louis Napoleon, but it is in vain. The movement ho ha* made is the greatest of the ago, greater than that of Napoleon (ho Grout, inasmuch os it has been carried out with more celerity, silence and completeness, in pow,rf “ i ° p[K ” i “° n "" d Tlio Cincinnati Cotnmorai.) also pays i , “ T | , °. nc J l,low of hi. undo i. in Tull career for tlio imperial crown. Ho i. millet a poor,.peeimon of u N-po eon, but Ilia bed wo bare got in ihl. dogdnor. *" d wu'l'-H probably be obliged lo make him do. Wo liopowo.ro mistaken, but wo aco no “ „ F,o ? o| ‘ l ,e °l ,l ° wll > anything i “ c( l uie *u ß In whatever govern, monl la established at I'arit, and more readily in a Uonapartlal Empire than in any oilier. Snob haa llcaniarn!*’ 011 ' 0 ‘ 01 11,0 ,aluo of V«pu" nit", o T , ','r Fm, - DA "" UM ’' MuaIOU DlSTßovko Phladolptila wa. on the 30th tilt., Vl.itod by enoihor dlaaalorous lira, The large, .ieg.nt ,t, uo , ur , known as •' Batnum’a Museum with it. beautiful theatre, valuable cabinets of eotlo.llloi, and work, of an and its magnificent row of .tores In tho basement, 1. totally destroyed, Tbo flee was within a few yard, ofthal of Saturday ptoviou. and was aoaro.l'y diaaatoroua aa to the amount of properly destroyed ■ though it was unattended by any loss of life. • ’ Tin Cold in Floiwa.-Tlio Ponaocol. ClaxM t „ til. SOih ultimo, .ay. that for .omo da,, pr.rlbu/ the house tops and trees were covered with ice and* largo loioto. hung poiid.nl from Ills loare. ond bran olioi) prea.nltng . moat.beautiful oppoaranco. Tbo' weather hat been tbo ooldaat wo. rooolloot to bar. experienced otboo 1833. W. (W our er.ug. hoyo boon aerloualy If not f.lally Injured, “ 1 • " , Kkntuokv U. 8. StNATon.—ln the Kentucky Legislature) fun Tueoduy week, Hon. Arolllbnld Dixon waa oleolod Unllod Slate. Senator, In place of Hon.Honry Cloy, raalgnad. Theaa.onth and oat ballot elood-Dlxon. 7H Guthrie, BB; aoaltor mg, 0, . Mr. Ojay's resignation docs not take of. feot until the drat Monday In September next, - Democratic County Convention. Agreeably to (he appointment of the Democrat!* Repubncan'Standlhg Committee of Cumberland counly/ihe delegates-elecled in the several lown4 ships and boroughs, met in Convention in the Court Hbuse, in the Borough of Carlisle* on Mon daylhebih day of January* 1953, for the purpose of electing delegatee to the Slate Convention.— The Convention was organized by, appointing. fiENJ. KRIDER, Esq., of. Monroe township* Pre* Bident, and Dr* Wm. W. Dal* andT. M. Gal braith, Secretaries. . The following delegatee, appeared) presented credentials of election, and took their Seats* yjz: 4 Upper Allen-—J/VV. Cocklin r W lvi.M at ee r. Lower Allen—S, Renninger, Wm. M’Kinsey. _ , f E..W—l3. Cornman, W. VVi D.ale, Carlisle | w W.-^R.' MeU. Dickinson—T. ML Galbraith,John Dnn|ap t Easipennsboro I —E. A. Dplson, W.* M, Raum baugh. Mlnnioh. /• ‘ Hampden-i-D. Hume,JohnSpr6ut,' Hopewell—Jambs Piper, David New.viliß—Wm. Barr, Jacob Ktnsloe, ' Mechanicsburg—A, Siercr, S, Eberly. ■ Mifflin— T. O. Scouller, J. &hulehberger« Monroe—B, Krider, MOses Bricker. 1 N. Middleton—Joseph, Culver',John KltoK. S. Middleton—Thomas’BradleyvS. Gllme. Shippeneburg Bo.—D. Criswell, L. K* PortaVln. u T.— P, Mellinger, J. Kitemiller, Silver Spring—James Anderson, John,Bobb. Southampton—H.-B. Hoch, .George Aljcri. Wesipennsboro*—C. Renninger,’ , New Cumberland—W; H. BohlVJ. F.’L'ce. ;; The Convention then proceeded lp/iHe feloclion of two llepreßcnlatiVe dclfgateß, ,whlob reßuUed at follow a; Lewis Ilyer, William Harr, r Win. M. Mateer, H. G. Moser,' Messrs. Hyer and Barr having received a ;*a- Jonty of the voles polled, were declared duly elec* ted Representative. delegates, t After' which/the Convention went into an' election for Senatorial delegate, which resulted us follows:, .i'ui- Abrahnm Lnmberion, ; .->• • 25 Voles, Win. M. Beeteiuj - • 16 -•'■ Mr* Lambertbri having deceived a majority of the votes polled, was declared sleeted*..<'=■' , Mr. Cornroan, of Carlisle/ then offered 'the fol lowing which wore adopted,:‘ Rteoleedy That this Convention has undiminished confidence in the lion. Jambs Buchanan, * man of giant intellect, and o profound stalesmßnH-ahdfthst * wc, os Pennsylvanians,observe yyith feclingaof pride, that his ndmo and fame ;U not confined to iu«> own . Stale,' but that' he’stands foremost in (he ranks of the Democracy oftbe whole Union}- 'That *6 bstieve-bis nomination to the Presidency by the'National Con. vention, would.result, in his triumphant election; • . Jteioloed, Thai the Delegates chosen by this. Con vention, to represent this Senatorial and Represents, live District in the StatcConvention,beAnd lliryaro hereby instructed to vote for delegates to the National Convention favorable to the nomination of Mr. Bu. chanan. i The following'resolutions were then adopted unanimously: ' Resolved, That Cumberland, logetiiet. with the other Southern counties of the State, have great cause . of complaint, in die disregard .of their claims.by, foi> mrr State Conventions in tho nomination of Stale > Officers; particularly for the office ofCanal Cnmniis i sinner—the East, North and Weal claiming and re* , cciving oil, whilst the. claims of the South have been studiously-rejected. Tho couplios of Cumberland, York, Frsnkiin, Bedford,' Ad.ims, Perry, &e., whilst, r they nro among the heaviest lax- paying counties of * the Commonwealth—taxed for (ho support of hey • public works—have, since.the office of Canal Com miwion.r i» «u rlacilvo bne.TurnUlied but a Ptiif l« 1 member. of Chat Board, and that member but-for one y.cot;. .Therefore,• Retoleed, That .(ho dolcgitoa ()ii« day selected ard hereby* instructed (o vote for our fellow cititen, Jpmi D. D/mtton, for. Canal* Commissioner, ojp first and every-uther-ballot, omflo uae every honorable effort to ecettro his nomination.' Air. Bratton la eminently qualified for hie clviraotcri moral.and political,’ia nnimpcsclicd nml unimpeachable. ; Retained, Thai llicac proceedings be slgned.byJfre officers, and pobllahed in the Democratic paper# uf lltif Senatorial.district, and in the Union and 'Rtfi alone, Harrisburg; Jntelligeneer , Lanoas(or;‘indthe Pehntyloanian, Philadelphia. - . • - B. K RID ER, Pretidenh '■ w«. W.Dal*. } c - , . ! T. M. Galbraith, , Seeretoriet. 4TII MARCH CONVEWTIOir. • Greens Coontt.— The Democrali of Green coon ty have chosen John Phelan, ,E*q , Representative Delegate to.(fio/dtii of March Convention.', Thor Gretnthurg. Mettenger tty at “No instructions were given, thongji. Mr. Phelan ia underalood to bo a friend ofJamoa Dudhanan (or the Fresidecoy.V Lawrence Count?.—The Democrats of Lawrence county held (heir Convention on the ,22d ull., and appointed Col. Andrew Buchanan (ho Representative Delegate to the next Stale Convention, with pnani* mouo instrnclions in favor of Hon. James Buchanan for President. Wyoiiinq Count?.—Tho Demoernla of Wyoming county have elected Dr. J. W, bchphon their dele gate; to (lie State Coronlion, and instructedhim fur Mr* Buchanan. Yore Count*.—A despatch from . York, received yesterday, snya (hat the .Democratic Convention which assembled in that town on Monday hit; elect ed three Delegates to lhe 4th of March Slate Con ventbn. The Delegates elected are, friends of lloo* James Buchanan. Bad Senopt. gentleman residing, in Talbot county, Md., informs the editor of the Easton Star f that. Are of his school mrites liave committed murder, two lidvo been murdered, (wo liavd met with violent deaths, one has been sent to tho Penlichilary for stealing, and anpthcr-narrowly escaped going (ho same.voyage for a Hite offence. 1 The boys who wont to that aohbol were rather a precocious sej of youths. Wo should say. and II any oilier school in the Union can turn out a harder class, let it ipeak out. Tiie Revolution in Mexico.—The New Orleans Picayune of the 23d liaa odricearromßrownayllta to the 3d nil. There aoemea. (u. have been oonfo ahafp fighting between Caravojul'e fofcoe end tboeo* of the Mexican Gen. Jauregul. The lalter t .at onr laat accounts, was in Mior witty 600. men and aeyerak piecea of artillery.' paravajal pipit haye drlyen ,litn> Irnm Mier ant) back 16 Ceralvo,,a,dlatanco of forty. mtlea. General Harney haa arrived, ajk, Ringgold' Barraoka, (U lake command oh tlio frontier. j ; Mr. Clay and Non-Intervention.— A Washington correspondent ,of the PhUtdelpMaiVbrtX Amtrwarv. in a letter dated tlio flOUi.ulU-says t - Mr. Clay.wo* very .comfortable last night, and la much refreshed (hi* morning. All bit effort* and* hopes are now directed lo enablahiii) to.(tin sotfe olent etrength to appear once more in the Senate, and- to,utter h|t lasi admonition against the dinger of the new doctrines which have been broached, and*, which threaten the permanency of our institutions* Mo would rather speak than write out his thoughts; and while maintaining, as ho haa always doiieherp. torore. iho pause of liberty throughout the world,and proclaiming .himself its inflexible champion, he will at every hazard pronounce against the schema tf Intervention. The lime at which he meanstwmiko of his views osnnot now be definitely kf i #n f* ma#l do P end “pon hie phystaet condition? ho ( I* stern and resolved In his purpose lo make M. oven ifln tho attempt he should die on the floor/ F' M 7 ” . ATum Matjuw hat relumed to Ireland in good heelih. «n<) 'peaks feelingly of Amerioi ibd •lie American people* • ' 26 votes, '/ • -S6-. ’ * 15 i«s
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