AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. JOHN S, BRITTON/ Editor U Proprietor.^ PA., APRIL 28, 1855. Wherry* Criswell, And Donald »ont of the State Legislature, have placed us under renewed obligations, for their attention in sending ua legislative documents. Sira op Mb. Bonsam’s Libraut.—On Sat urday next, the valuable Library of the late J. Elub Bonha'm, Esq., will bo ex posed to public sale, by bis Administrator*— This Library 'conlains ft great number of very valuable law, political, historical, biographical and miscellaneous hooka, all of which will be told without reserve. ; Sums Trees.—We notice that our Borough fathers are baring shade trees planted around all tho public squares. This is right. Trees ’in a town not only look beautiful, but arc said to be conducive to health. • In Court on Thursday last, on motion of A. B. Sharp, Esq., William W, Shuler, Esq., was admitted to practice law in the several courts of this count y. Mr. S., wo learp, passed ft very satisfactory and creditable examination, previous to his admission. CttAjiaiso W eatiieu. —Webavc had delight ful weather, for the last week or more. The late copious rains, followed by warm suns,have brought forward the grain, grass, and vegeta tion generally, to an almost astonishing growth. The fruit trees arc 1 ' putting forth their blos soms, and the mountains are clothing themsel ves in green foliage, presenting an appearance almost enchanting. All nature appears to smile, end sweet perfumes fill the air. From present appearance, the fruit crop will boabun daut, and the grain and grass harvest will be an average yield. How thankful should wc all fed to an all-wise Providence tor the blessings we enjoy I Astronomical Phenomenon of the occultatlon, or eclipse, of Venus, by the Hoon, was witnessed on Wednesday evening. Those heavenly bodies were, immediately after dark, observed to be slowly approaching each other, and at 15 minutes after 8 o’clock, Venus was totally obscured by tbo Moon. Both pla nets hod sunk below the horizon, bo/ore the •tar of love emerged from bur eclipse. Leather Inspector Appointed at Last.— Got. Pollock has oppoinled llexrt Davis of Philadelphia, Leather Inspector, in place of Thomas Hayes. This office bad been promised to a Mr. Rosbnsteel of Perry county, but tbo Governor, it is said, is in the habit of forgetting his promises, and Perry county, notwithstand ing the vote she gave Pollock, gets nothing. Wo believe this Congressional district has not received a single appointment—not even a clerkship—from the administration. Can't his Excellency at least give us a few “Aids to the Governor 1” Do, good Mr. Pollock. The Legislature has not yet Used a day for final adjournment. The Senate passed a resolution to adjourn on the 17tb iust., which the House amended by substituting the 241 h; but no further action was had upon it, and consequently it amounts to nothing. We now learn from Harrisburg that there is no likeli hood of an adjournment until the middle of May. If (his is tho case, perhaps our K- N. Ddegates will take another recess,at the States -expense—as they hare dono several times be* fore—to afiord them time to go home and put in tho spring crops. Johnston vs. Darsie. —The Charobersburg IPftig has information that Got. Johnston has signified his willingness to accept the K. N. nomination for State Senator in the Allegheny district at the next election, and that the nomi nation will be conceded to him. On the other bide, it is understood that George Darsie, pres ent member, will be supported by a fusion of the old line Whigs and Democrats. This will' make an interesting and exciting contest. COURT OF COBIMON PLEAS. At a Court of Common Pleas, held in Car lisle, commencing on Monday, the 16th inst., before lion. James 11. Graham, Pro*. Judge, and John Rupp and Samuel Woodburn.Esqra., Associates, the following eases were dispos ed of: Richard Craighead 1 This was a feigned V s - > issue to try the va- Jos. Trego & Wife. \ lidilyof tho will of Thoa. Crighcad, dcc’d. Defendants alleged, that deemed was incapable of making a will, on account of weakness of mind at the time of making it. and that it was not his will, but that the PUQ.. Richard, his eon, had made or caused to be made a will to suit himself, and not his . father. A . number of persons were called, who 'testified-to his competency, and others to his incompctcncy to make a will. Tho Jury found a verdict for PI ft- Watts and Par ker for PltfT.: Miller and Hepburn for Deft. Chas. Barnitz ) This was an action of Re vs. > plevin, brought to recover Q. Z. Bretr. ) a Drug Store, by Charles Barnitz ts. Q. Z. Brets. It appeared from tho evidence, that Chts. Hamits purchased a Drug Store, some time since, at public salo. Brets alleged that Barnitz had not complied with the conditions of the sale. Barnitz alleged that Brets had not given him an opportunity to rt»mply with tho conditions. Vcraict for deft. Watts and Parker for Pltff.; Miller and Biddle for deft. Jacob Shcaflcr ) This action was brought r«. > by Jacob Shcaffcr, to rc- Twp. of S. Mid. ) cover damages for the val ue of a marc, winch had fallen end broken her shoulder, which ho was driving over a pub lic road in South Middleton Township. It ap -1 eared from the evidence, that tho road at that place was in a very bad condition, and that tho Supervisors had neglected to repair it. Ver dicl for Plff. 51Q0.60 damages. Penrose and bharp for PUB s Henderson and Ititncr for Dft. Wm. Bishop 1 This was an action brought ' vt ' \ recover money of David Mary Moore, V Oner’s In the hands of Mn- Garniahcoofj ry Moore. Verdict for PUT. David Grier, j Walts and Sharp for PUff; Hepburn and Todd for Deft. Ohai. Ogilby ) This was on action of deft. us. > upon a “Book account” for S. Ilenbum. 3 goods sold to Jaipcs Gaul, lagber, oy Cbai. Ogilby, upon tho credit of Samuel llopburn, J3sq., Oaullaghcr alleging that he was an agent for Samuel Hepburn,Esq. Defendant denied “General Agency, and Pllfr. Jailing in proving General Agency, took a non suit. Watts and Parker for Pltfl.; Miller and Williamson for Deft. Samuel Oiblcr ) Tins •was an action vi. ' / brought to recover the Sami. M'Oullough i priceofalhrcshingma chine, which PltflfT sold Defendant. Deft, ol ledgcd that the machine was worthless, and re* turned it toPltff. and refused to pay for it on that account. Verdict for PlllT, 820 damages. lUddlo and Penrose for Pltflf.; Miller and Sharp for deft. * “AID ASD COMFOBT TD THE ENEMY. 1 ' The Fierce administration—although its po litical policy has been repudiated by nearly every,State in tl*o Union—seems determined to Involve tho country In a war with Spain—Car- Usle Herald. ' . i The old Federal cry over again 1 ' Within leas than a month two American vessels have .bean fired into by tho Spaniards, and ah ’American ■ citizen has been tried and executed without iho usual form of law, and that too in the tooth of a strong protest by the American Consul. Pre sident Pierce, faithful in the performance of bis duties, has ordered two steam frigates to Havana, as a gentle hint to the Spanish autho rities that the government of the United States Is determined to protect our citizens and the flag of our country from additional insult and outrage. Tho repeated insolence of Spain makes it imperative that our government should bare a few war steamers in readiness for any, emergency. And It is because the President has pursued this wise and prudent course, and is determined to vindicate the rights of our country, at all hazards, that induces our neigh , hor to make the false assertion that the admin, istration “ seems determined to involve the country in a war with Spain,” As we said In the commencement of this article, this is tho old Federal cry over again. Let tho United States get into any difficulty with a foreign power, and our word for it the organs of defunct Whiggcry will attempt to hold up oar govern ment to ridicule. Such was tho course of Fed eralism during the struggle of 18I2~such their course during the prosecution of the war against Mexico- Then it was that Federal or Whig editors, aided and abetted, as they were, by the Corwins, ef fd omne genus of the land, prayed that our brave troops in Mexico might meet with “inAospitaMe graves.V It is not to be ex pected then, that Federal editors will pursue a different course to that heretofore pursued by them when onr country was in a controversy with a foreign State. Most of these editors are now members o( Know-Nothing lodges, and profess tu he very pure “Americans,” but lot a war break out between this counfry and Spain, and they will soon show the White feather.— Their *< Americanism” will not stand the test then, nor will their hypocritical professions pro vent them from affording “aid and •omfort** to the enemy, a a has been their habit during all former wars. Nunnery Committee of the Massa chusetts Legislature have been placed in an unenviable situation by thedevejopement of the investigation concerning their disgraceful pro ceedings. It turns out that they gave an en tertainment after their Roxhury visit, at which they had Champagne wine, the whole bill being paid by tho State, Ujos making the latter a party to the breach of its own laws against the saloof intoxicating liquors.' It was also shown 1 that Mr. Joseph iliss, (he member of the com , mittc, whose disgusting attempts at familiari ty with two of tho ladies of the Roxhury school, admit of no excuse or palliation. During one of its previous visits to Lowell on a like cr rand.hchada female companion slopping at the hotel with tho committee, whose bill was in cluded in the general bill of expenses paid by the State. Her name was registered as “Mrs. Patterson.” A pretty set of fellows these are indeed, to act as censors of the alleged moral and religious delinquencies of Catholics. The Philadelphia Ledger truly remarks : “The whole conduct of tho committee was such that, if they had behaved in the same, scandalous manner in any gentleman's residence, would have induced the occupant to have expedited their departure with an application of tho toe of his boot. As (ho building contained only ladies, the committee escaped the punishment their indecency deserved, but the press arc very properly holding them to account, and the committee seem to sit very uneasily under the investigation." The Legislative Committee appointed to in quire into the doings of the Roxhury Nunnery Inquisition, made alengthy report to the House on Tuesday, in which they censure the "Visiting Commit toe, but recommend no definite action in the matter. The Report was accepted. The Committee on the specific charges against Joseph Hiss, member of the Visiting Commit tee, at Lowell, have not yet reported. Ilton Pbioes. —Tho New York Courier, af ter inquiries respecting tho present supply and quantity to come forward of agricultural pro ducts, hazards the opinion that prices have reached their highest, and the next movement will bo a retrograde one although present pri ces may bo maintained two or three weeks.— The Courier bases its opinion on tho fact that there ore one million, five hundred thousand barrels of Uour to come forward before harvest from the Western States and tho Canadas, which arc awaiting the opening of tho canals in that Slate. Fifty thousand bushels, of po tatoes are on their way to New York market from Nova Scotia, under the Reciprocity law. The crop of potatoes in Nova Scotia last year was very large. Free trade has, within a few! weeks, opened this market to consumers, and' the chances arc that a liberal supply will come forward, under the present high prices. We hope for the benefit of consumers, that these predictions may bo-realized. Tho high prices of food nflcct many kinds of business injurious ly, as it lakes nearly all tho money tho labor ing population can earn to find themselves in food, which they cannot do without. TnucE Mill Tax. —The Senate, on Friday, says the Harrisburg Patriot, passed an act re pealing the three mill tax, paid by tho Penn sylvania Railroad on coal and lumber. Thitis an omious measure, the end of which Is not yet. If tho act becomes a law, (and wc are in clined to think it will) it will deprive the Com monwealth of considerable revenue, besides ren dering tho Stale works less productive. What is lost to the people, however, is gained by a corporation, or rather, by some of tho officers of tho company, and a few of their adjuncts.— This is the entering wedgo to tho entire repeal of tho tonnage tax, and tho sacrifice of the Public Works. Tho 'next act, we presume, I will bo a repeal of the Constitution. Tbnubu op Ouuuou Pjiopeutv. —The bill relative to the tenure of Church properly lu this Stale, has passed the Senate. The seventh section—against which the Roman Catholics have remonstrated—places all properly hero after bequeathed to any bishop, or other per son for tho use of any church, congregation or religious society, uuder the control and dispo sition of the lay members. An Ei-GovßrtNoa Xuiinkd Matqb.—The! Hon. Alexander Ramsey, Ex-Governor of Min nesota. has been elected Mayor of the city of' St. Paul, in that territory. NOW AND THEN. In the summer 'and fall of 1852, says the : Richmond Enquirer, the Whig presses and Whig oratore were earnestly invoking (besop-, i port of the American people for Winfield Scott 1 for President of the United .States. Some ten years since, during the existence of the original Native American party, Gen. Scott had written a letter, expressing his approbation of the then suggested change in the naturalization laws, extending the term of residence prior to naturalization from five to twcnty-oneycars Those sentiments, however, he was compelled to recant—and in his recantation horrent a bow-shot beyond the suggestions of any politi cian of whom we have any knowledge. In ft letter written cither shortly before, or immedi ately after, his nomination for the Presidency, he expressed an'cnlire change of opinion upon the subject of the Naturalization laws, and ad vocated their amendment-—not to.extend the term of years, but to authorize the full invest ment, with all the rights of citizenship, of eve- 1 ry alien who had served one, or, at farthest, two years in the-American army or navy, dur ing which term of service it was, of course,> quite possible that he might-not have been, for any length of time, in the inhabited portions of the United States. Ills proposition was to of fer citizenship as a bounty to encourage the en listment of unnaturalized foreigners in the ar my'and navy of the United States. In view of this crude statesmanship, the support of the foreign voters of this country wap colicitcd for him: and Gen. Scott himself so far forgot the dlgn|ty of his position as to undertake on elec tioneering tour through the West,eulogizing iu pnblic speeches "the rich Irish brogue” and | the "sweet German accent,” and vindicating 1 the foreign from invidious comparison with the native element of his victorious Mexican array. I Now, the earnest and enthusiastic advocates of Gen. Scott are the high-priests of Know- Nothingism, and affect to regard, with a holy horror, the alarming increase and dangerous proclivities of the foreign population. Now, our adopted citizens, even after naturalization, are not esteemed worthy to defend the honor of the American flag, cither upon sea or upon land, and no man who drew his first breath beneath a foreign sky is worthy to receive the privileges of American citizenship until ho has remained among us the full period of 21 years. Again, Gen. Pierce was the Democratic op ponent of Gen. Scott, and hailed from the Stato of New Hampshire. Our Whig friends [soon discovered that tho Constitution of New Hampshire contained a clause excluding Roman Catholics from office —and though it appeared that Qcn. Pierce had exerted his influence to cCect an amendment of 1 the Constitution in this particular, still Ida.res idence in a State so much behind the enlighten ed spirit of the ag6, was urged with eloquence and earnestness as a sufficient reason to cx» elude him from high federal* honors. Tho Catholic population of the United States were appealed to by every sentiment of self-respect, to put under the ban of tbeir opposition tho son of so intolerant a State. From Maine to Louisiana the Whig press stood forth os tho par excellence advocates of. entire and unre strained religious freedom, and tho jealous en emies of all religious intolerance. So strong 1 was the outsido-public sentiment it created, that, if we recollect aright, tho first Legislature which met in New Hampshire, after the can vass of 1852, took stops to erase from Its Con stitution tho obnoxious restriction, and "as soon os practicable the erasure was accom plished. Some members of Gen. Scott’s family had professed the Roman Catholic faith; and, at least, one of his daughters had taken the veil. These considerations were urged with great power, as justly commending the Whig party to the confidence and support of the Catholic population of America. Note,the party which then stood forth bo zeal ous in. its defiance of religious toleration, is I merged in a secret organization, whoso mem bers arc bound by secret oaths to act upon the very principle they professed to regard so het erodox then,—and now the faith of some mem bars of his family, tho very consideration upon which they recommended Qcn. Scott to tho American people two years since, would bo a just reason for excluding him from full com munion in their secret conclaves. Such is his tory. What is a Ton Wwaurf— Tho Supremo Court of Pennsylvania recently decided, that accord, lag to tho lairs of this State, a ton weight con- { sisted of 2000 lbs., and that a greater number of pounds could not bo legally exacted in pur. chasing a ton ol coal, notwithstanding tbo cus. tom of giving 2,210 in one part of Jho State, and 2,268 in another. Tho United States District Court has decided in a suit in admiralty, that tho legal weight of a ton of coal Is 2,210 lbs., and that tho coal dealers have no moro right to | give loss, than grocers would have to givo less | than sixteen ounces to tbo pound. As tho Constitution of the United States gives to Con* gross the power to “fix tho standard of weights and measures,” we suppose that theactoflBB4, passed by the Assembly ot Pennsylvania, must yield to ihe higher authority, and all the laws of (his State proscribing the size of the yard moasuro, tho cubic contents of a bushel and of a gallon, are null and void where they.differ from tho United States standard. If this bo, the case, tho Sealer of Weights and Measures ‘ and other analogous offices In tho Common* 1 wealth,, are entirely useless and illegal. Tho i State laws will doubtless bo made to conform to tho United States laws in those points whero they now differ. Tho Importance of baring but ono standard will ho perceived from tho sultsat law to which various standards givo rise. (C7* The pews of tho new Methodist Episco pal Church, (Rev. A. Cookman’sjat Pittsburg, were sold on Monday week for 922,000; one assessed at $6OO, brought $770! Tho poor, wo suspect, will not “have tho gospel,preached to them” jn that church, os has always heretofore been emphatically tho caso under the Methodist Ministry* Dad Place pob Doctors. —Tho Grand Ju ry of Orange county, Fla., In their general pre sentment, made at the lato term of their court, mentioned tho fact, that out of a population of four hundred in tho county, there has not been a single death in twelve months. Gone Out.— The “Daily American Times,” :a K, N. paper started in New York a month | ago, has given up the ghost. , 0“ U la reported that Messrs Corcoran and i ßiggs, of Washington, have paid over to tho government about 9100,000, attacked in their hands as being part of the money fraudulently ) obtained under the Gardiner claim. * A KhoW'Noltitog Committed, - The following sketch of aK. N. Committee is by one of their*argons, the New York Her ald : , v : ',> ■ , i' •* BURGLARIOUS PROCEEDINGS OFTOe MaSSA chUsetts LEaisi.ATirnß.~The whole evidence has been publishcd and it now stands confessed to the world that a committee of the Legisla ture of Massachusetts have violated the highest laws of the land, by forcing their way into a pri vate seminary at Roxbury, and trampled under fgpt the rules of decency by insulting Che harm less,defenceless females whom they found there. The Legislature had no right to appoint a com mittee to enter any private dwelling house, whether used as a school or for any other pur pose. Such an act was beyond their powers: ah J'if tho owner 6f the seminary Ihoy entered had shot them dead on the threshold, the law would have held him harmless. There was no danger of anything of the kind, tho house being occupied by ladies, and the committee proceeded on their .task fearlessly. ■ Hiving entered the building, they proceeded to acts of blackguardism and indecency. which tiio worst mob could hardly have exceeded. • Some scattered and searched the private rooms of O’e institution? leaving but one linon which happened to bo locked, unscarchtd. Others followed tho Supciior, questioning her in a rude, indelicate manner, and behaving as they might have done had the building been an asylum for penitents instead of a private school. One brute forced himself into a bed room where a poor sick girl lay m bed, and ap proached her so closely that “she; felt Ins breath on her face.” Another actually placed his hands on the person of a female teacher.— Several of the party thrust themselves into the chapel, and by their rude, irreverent language, frightened away a lady who was in prayer at the time. And the men who did these things are members of the Massachusetts Legisla ture) So far as these individuals ihmsclvcsare con cerned, bare statement ol their conduct is more crushing than any bpilhets, however se vere, or however merited. But the American party has a duty.to perform, which cannot be neglected. The Massachusetts Know-Noth ings must purge themselves of the society of such men as these. The members of the; or der in Jother States can have no communion with individuals who break into houses, or in sult defenceless females; and if the K. N’s. irt the Bay State do not elennse their ranks by ex pelling such agents of defilement, the order will cut itself adrift from the councils of Massachu setts. Coming Down on Them. * The Philadelphia North American, which a year ago assisted to place in power tho know nothing council of that city, nuw comes down on them in the following severe terms: ■ “Thegreatbody of our freeholders, on whom the burden of supporting the government chiefly falls, arc justly alarmed at the improvidence which httScharaclerizcd (ho appropriations and expenditures of the public money. The credit' of tho city had already suflered from Ibis cause in the decline of its securities tn the market.— , The recent application to the Slate legislature for authority to negotiate a temporary loan of Haifa million of dollars has increased , the public anxiety, and tho effect was exhibited on Saturday by a still further fall in the value of the bonds of thy corpora!ion. Vet, in the face of such injudicious and extravagant legislation as has marked the course of councils during tho past year, what do we find ? So far ns we can judge from the action yet taken in the mat ter, it appears that a majority of the jtresent members will be returned, and that, in many cases, men scarcely more fit will succeed those who are to go oiit. If this thing bo tolerated, what may we expect 1 “Will not iho treasury be bankrupted by a wasteful, if not a corrupt, squandering of the people’s money? Will not taxation become onerous and oppressive beyond endurance?— Will not all the interests of the citizens bo in jured to a fatal extent, and general discontent, disorder, and licentiousness prevail in our civil affairs ? Is there no remedy for this fearful - tyilltlia.purtplw-cttflwr i|s, with varying success,'but much loss. ', . ‘ Tho latest reported- battle occurred bh the night of the 23d, and in which 3000 men were killed and wounded.' ' Gen. Ciirirbbcrt states in his despatches that* ip thb affairs of March 22d and 23d, the Rus sianiUojlt 2000, and the allics 500. BF.IGH OP SEBASTOPOL. Cdntinxted fighting for Possession of the Uijle ■ Sacrifice of Life. ; Since the dale of previous advices tho has been a aeries of fierce sorties and assaults, be tween the Russians and French, for possession of the rifle ambuscades in front of the French position and under the Mafakoff tower; These rifle pits, which have led to so considerable a sacrifice of life, arc placed in front and to the right and left of the toVrer, and about 000 yards from the allied works, They are merely excavations in the ground, faced round with sand bags and banked with earth, loop holed for rifles. They arc six in number, and each contain ten men—GO in qll. Gen. Besqnet considers in a point of honor to take and hold, or destroy these ambuscades. Ho has several times, by night assaults, driven out the Rus sians, but as these pits arc covered by the flro of the city batteries, the French have hitherto found it impdssiblc either to destroy or hold them. The importance of this posilibn toboth besiegers and besieged is very great. Tho'MalakofV-round ;lower is regarded ad the key of the defences, and hence the energy of the Russians in strengthening it. Consid erably in advance Of the tower is the elevated mound, or hill, now called the “Mamelon,” on which the besieged are creeling a battery of great strength. A little farther in advance is an eminence recently seized so skilfully by, the Russians, and, fortified with car works; ft is now crowned by a square redoubt, with - 1G Suns visible on its three outward sides, but icy have not yet opened fire. Outside of these defences arc the rifle pits.— The Russian batteries at Tnktrman, their forts on the other side of tho Tchonaya and the work:, of Malakoff cover this redoubt, and con verge on the approaches in front of it. This explanation will convey an idea of the strength of the position whicK'tho French nightly con test. Dates of the encounters as follows: During the night of March 14th. their was a fierce affair 1 . The Russians had advanced some riflemen in front of the French lines, who caus ed considerable annoyance. When night fell a demi brigade of French went down nnddrty of Baltimore in the accident of his birth there. There arc hundreds just like him in the parhelia of. every great city. But Balti more never took him up. and set him before the world ns a fitting Representative of the modes* ty, tho worth, tho intellect, and the refine ment, of tho city, tt was Boston which did all this, and upon his Buston constituents must rest the disgrace. Neither did nn organ ization of eighty thousand voters of Maryland select him as the person with whose reputation they would Identify tho honor of their order,by choosing him os ; their fittest man for “State Marshal of the Supremo order of the Star Spangled Banner." It was in Massachusetts that this singular taste was exhibited, and Massachusetts must pay tho penally by endu ring the reproach. ■ It is not just or reasonable to attempt to divide it with a State; which, so far as we know. Spewed him out years ago.— Salem (Mass) Gat. EFFECT! OP TDD PiIOniDITOUT LIQUOB LAW. Tho proprietor of a first class grocery In Broad* way, Now York, states that tho aerjjnnd foj wines and spirits for family uso, since tho pro* hibitory liquor law was passed,is unprecedent ed. Persons who formerly bought a gallon at n time, now purchase twenty or thirty gallons, with a view, probably, to storing an ample supply before the law goes into effect. . ■ ( [CorreifOndence.of Me Public Letter /ram ‘ Ilarrislmrg—The, Maine Un/nui —The Tonnage Tax* to. . u ■ ‘ftAßßfSßdAoV'£prii 21.1855 . The bill for the sdle.of tho Maine Line of th« Public Works pSisscd ,tbe House of Reprcsenta .lives,yesterday, Without nny’inaterial olteral lion; except'that the 'mmithum price was in creased to eight and t, half millions of dollaiS' The .bill requires the, association biddini? this work to be composed of : at least thirteen individuals, who, are required to deposit SIM 000 with, the Governor, in cosh or. Slate bonds' before ho is.authorized to entertain their nroJ posal. ;. The sliding scale of prices, before no ticcd,.wad retained as port of the bill, by tha operation of which the highest bidders will b* allowed tholohgefet credit; so that if the work sells for ten and a half millions, the purchasib will have nothing but. the interest on the pun chase money, at live per cent., to pay until af ter the expiration of- twenty years, when the principal is made payable in ten. equal annual instalments. The security -required by (he State for the payment of the principal is to U the bonds of the purchasers, which shall bo a lion upon the works, and State stocks to the amount of one-fourth of' the purchase money deposited in the State Treasury* So that tho company-purchasing these works at the mini mum price fixed in the bill will have to bo nos. sessed of an available capital of $1,225 QOO one million one hundred and twenty-five thou sand dollars of which will bo requited to & deposited as security in tho shape stocks, and the remaining 8100,000 placed in the Governor’s hands. But the,sliding scale of prices mokes it more advantageous for-a, com pany in bid flight in order to obtain ap extend, ed credit, although it requires a larger cash cap. uni in possession to make the .necessary deposit of State stock'. , Now suppose a company should bid the highest sum named in the bill, (81Q -500,000) they, would, require an immediate cap. ital of $2,725,000, and for this amount could take.possession of the works and use them for a period of twenty years, without giving tho Slate any further security than their bunds as a lien upon the works. . At live end of twenty years they might the‘line could not be made profitable, or.Troiu, some other con sideration, might conclude that it would bo more profitable to forfeit the bond ami security and permit the State to repossess herself of what was lift Of the ithprovmenls. Might hot this happen, and would not this bill so operate os to lease the Main Line for a period of twenty years for the sum of 82,725,000 V The bill to repeal tflo tonnage tax on coal and lumber, which has already passed the Senate, was discussed in ttic House yesterday, bat no vole taken upon it. The question is complica ted with the sale of the Public works, and the supposed effect it would have upon the price which the Pennsylvania Railroad 'Company would be disposed to give far them, id case ih\s tax is not removed. As an independent qncs tion.disconnectvdffom all other considerations, the taxation op these articles would in all proU ability bb removed, as the Slate desires rio rcV. enue from this source, and the tax amounts to a firoliihiliori.' Rut the desire not to rein we any inducements for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to purchase the Main Lino, will have a powerful influence in causing the, defeat ot this bill. h fijod law. The following flet introduced into the I cgis laturu, will douulhss become tt law. It ouahl to be made general. Hope at all events, that Cumberland county will be included: An Act for the preset vi&tion of insectivorous birds, and for the protection of fruit and fruit trees in Ihe coonty of Chester* Section 1. Be it rrtacted by tlw Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met and it is hereby enacted by tho authority of the same: That «o person shall wilfully kill or de stroy any imcctivoronsbird in- the county of Cluster, except game, crows, blackbirds, or birds of proy, nor enter upon any enclosed lands fur the purpose of hunting, with dogs, guns or otherwise, without consent of the own er or occupier (hereof, under A penalty of fivo dollars with costs of suit for each and every offence, to be sued for and recovered befort any magistrate, one half for tho use of the Common wealth and one half fur the use of the common schools of tho district. ; Section’ 2. That tho wrongful taking and carrying away of fruit, vegetables, plants,fruit or ornamental trees, vines or shrubs in the county aforesaid, whether attached to the soil or not, shall be deemed and the same is hereby declared a misdemeanor and punishable ns such In any amount, not exceeding double tho ralutf of the properly so taken arid no less than one dollar, tho penally to be recovered with costs of suit and be disposed of as provided for in thtf preceding section. , - Section'3. That any person or persons who shall wilfuly or rnalicimml j in said county ut ter or break down,through or over any orchard, garden, or yard .fence,’liot-bcd, hot or green house, or who shall wilfully dr maliciously club/ slouo, cut, bark, break or otherwise mutilate,- or-dnmage auy-fruit or ornamental tree, shrub, bush, plant, or vino trellis, arbour or hot*bed, hot or green house, or who shall wilfully or ma liciously trespass upun, or walk over, beat down, trample or hrany wise injure any grain, • grain, grass, vine, vegetable, or other growing crop in tho said county, shall and may on con eviction thereof in action of tresspass before any burgess or justice of the peace, or in any court of iuit* in said county, have judgment against him, her, or them, for any amount not less than five dollars, nor more than double the amount of the damage proved to have been done, when ever such xlamngo shall exceed the sum ol live dollars, with Costa of suit to be recovered and applied as In the previous sections of this act, ami Iho testimony- of the informer or of the owner or occupier of the premises shall in all cases bo admitted as evidence to establish the misdemeanor or trespass. Section 4. That m default of the payment of the fines and penalties imposed by thift act, tho acting magistrate may and shall commit tho party convicted to the jail of the proper county for not less than five nor more than twenty days. Suction 5. That this uct shall take effect from and after tho first day of August next. TJ;e Milllenalres of New Vork, The New York correspondent of the Chat les ion Courier makes the following mention of the millionaires of that city: ‘•William JJ. Astons our richest man/ /id inherited his wealth. Stephen Whitney, /for millions ; owes his fortune to speculations Ift tho cotton ami the rise in real estate. W.U. Asnimvall Tour millions; came of a rich family, ana gained vast increase of wealth In the ship ping business. James Ixmox, three millions, which he inherited. The lalo Peter Harmony, two millions : came to tins city ns a cabin hoy, and grew rioh by commerce. Tho Loriliarda, two millions; came, from France poor, and made their lingo fortune in tho tobacco and snuff business. Tho late Anson G. Phelps,ttvo millions: learned tho trade of a tinner, and made a fortunoin iron and copper. Alexander I). Stewart, two millions; now of tlio dry goods pnlaco; began business in a little fancy store. Of those who arc put down for a million and a half, George Law began life os a farm laborer, Cornelius Vanderbilt as a boatman, forgo as steward to Joseph Bonaparte. 0 (Ins millionaires, James Chcslerman began life * journeyman tailor; Peter Cooper os o gluc-ma* “George Bancroft, llcnry James. Professor Anthon, Thoa. McEJmth. end Dr. Francis are each stated to possess a hundred thousand Op l ' lars- EdWin Forresfia rated a quarter of a million; so Is Sidney E. Morse, of the «• *’ Oburver. William NiWo, it hundred thousand dollars; and Dr. Mott, wj hundred thousand. Banwmjg put down w eight hundred thousand; Bonnet at one fi“ dred and fifty thousand. i"® most remarkable statement of all is, that Oklll, of New York, has made ft quarter M • million 4oilars by keeping school r.