'iTfrREPUBUiCAN; tOLEARPIIiLIi, .FEB; 8, 1654,! t f KEllOCßA’ri^miNe;^ j'flFhei'ifeinocfacy of dreHtfiekl o6tmtyV to ihtet ifi the d6\n , t' ftouse, mtjteurMd, ori Tuesday'cvetririg of jfWry • lor 't||e *nUrpbsel of electing lielegntca to, (he Slhof March Convention, ft> honiinafe nctttndidtife for Governor njid Canal Commissiotfor. ", :r '' ’’>& | : of ; (%nr(i'eit!i; |>e ypiiri. fhc; Slroutfajijypf ninjnof yat ipmc—\‘o(l CAN fiOJTI'V. , ■ The above is the closing sentence of a ftW ! ' r refflarkV;jhdd6't/y the editor of the 'jtMive A?iieidcah \BatiAcr, ip introducing to )iis readers the propped! inesflfq lsrative Mectjpg copied from our . paper.:. It is fortunate that the editor lute Uitis openly and unadvisedly expressed hiptsblf Wo httvo ehdeaVored to convinco jhe Democracy of this county that to ac popiplish the object abovo expressed, was tfte ppain gcpjjnds for the formation -of u Watiyo American party in tbp spetjon at |il6 jpresent time—but in sumo cospsbur yffoi;ts, and those put forth by others have proved fruitless, 1 ; in fuel warm friends of pov. Bigler—thttee who admire the man, jrnd'arq ready to sanction and applaud ul. piosl-fevciy act of his—and who wpuld tie pf nn opportupity to.assist jn agujnel. pvatiog him to bis present high position, f»fe to be found thoughtlessly permitting fheir names to bo used as co-workers in J.be Nativo American cause. It is hoped, that the above appeal, coming as it dees tford head quarters, will in a great meas jirfe tfend to remove the wool frorh off the ejres'of the few democrats who hiivo been iffifSiye'd °nd misled, that they may begin to ace with us, that Nutivism is indeed potliiiig but a cat’s paw for tllo Whig parly. Jta great object being to break in upoh the Strongholds of the Democracy. Is not a iVftrd to the wise sufficient ? CU are tiiere those who will learn only bv experience ? Democracy of Clearfield view, the worjiiijgs of, Anti Masonry ancf fSlative .APWflnanisfn njsnwbnrp.and profit thereby, aod nof permit themselves. to b.come tlie \i\ipHa o{ political demagogues. (t terriblo mistake fn the editor pf the Banner, in thus unadvisedly np. Piling to the citizens of Clearfield. He ( has let tie cat out ol the bag, and all ef (bits to conceal their true motive will here* after pro ve of no account .; ; . ■ J , SPIL NOTES. tffe respectfully ask the attention of our ! W and only occasionally receive one py letter. In our. observation uut oft ho .do, pot remember ta have seen ftlWtffbf.fl than five dol lar* offered or received for months past ; 1M)d; »yph jslh? ,e* perienco of most of those with whom we have, conversed upon the WrfijeM.. , ; T.he. law has been quite effectual. M bas;enfire|y surpassed our most san guine expectations; end, wo are confident Pennsylvania and would jtoPlhe. same decided .means that have beep .used in Maryland, the whole of Wfohipurreocy might; be üboliphed from the several State?. We do not think there is a citizen of Maryland who Would advo cate the repeal of iho restriction ; and cer tainly bone who would desite'io return to the former utateof ourcurrurtcy. Gbid and, Silyer has been substituted for ■payer} The gbjTd dollar han'outworn the little prejudice with which it was assailed by tho receding paper whoso doom it sealed. The two pollar and a’half pieces nro now plentiful hint the later silypr coinage abends.— pur currency istioweSckllent}. and it oh ly needs the co-operation of other States to dilfoite the same benefits elsewhere, upd Wy&petuate them. We have nothing fo apprehend but the failure orrieglect'ofoth hr States, particularly those adjacent, to foilow our examples.” ‘ There is ah appeal which' \ve think our lawf-lhakers should not resist. : Our '6ov v^ ®'• P^ r| tormed his' duly/ fearlessly ilifaw let our lqgisjlalp.ro do }heir9,mvd pass such a law as will compel the enforcement of the law expelling for ®lmt the rag-money ar istocracy cannot forever conirpl.lhe laws law-making power of the,Slate. >!, .‘Cting Borough offi- Those wishfng tjck- Ots for any of .t 1,.. difikrent offices jVill seou on their orders.T'.'.','. r ■ Valfigs'ani^rrlsßurg." ‘ ' y^*(^^Vo"^ie that John A. Magee, 1 We copy this wcelt u.bout n column and and George Stroop, Jr, have.taken charge a half of the proceedings of the Legisla- of the Perry'County Democrat, Their pa. lure, hoping 'that oor renders pot; presents rather a neatapponrnnpelanjjj [something therein that itiojc prwro ' breatho the true spirit of .( V£ -k ~2h-. We;p6rieH''c'niso[j;i,hut n, jiiUhns [been ‘£?SfgW^ l 3WWW l,l reporto'd; ip j tlid- 'Suhluo prohibiting; the j £' I COBtIESPOBDUItCEi nirthufacture arid snle of liquors excepts ns j ' Washington, Jnn. 28,1854. therein specified, with stringent provisions j The grent event in tho national legisla for its enforcement. It provides for n turo the past week, was t|io amendment of vote of the people Oglobcr . npxt, and if. tho bill organizing Nebraska territory, by fa v(jrnlile,‘ ifie' lb\V td go ii/tq'eflSct on l tlie I**?. •"•"bcoitottiittee that originally report -22d of February, 1855.' The 11 tl, sec- 6 ? 80 “M® n, “ lto , it ™ro palatable to • '• u • ' . . • certain members, ond.eecuroforittho.uni* tiou is , tho.only one differing materially ted support bf all who cordially acquiesce frqm the IWaipe luw, which is us follows::in tho principles of the Compromise of “Sec. 11.. That .clip provisions of this «>» a fae(l settlement of tho slavery act .stall not - appiy. to. any manufacturer j4; That tho Constitution and ricultural products, and who shall not sell lows [of the United States, which are not or otherwise dispose of the samp in a less inapplibuble, shall liave the same quantity limn llurty-ono gallon^;' neither force 'nnd cfibct within the said lefritory shall they apply to thu,owner or occupant n 8 e I 8 ®'y*}uro Witqln tljo United States [ex of any warehouse, or Ip apy commission, ce P* *!j° °|h f ceI iuh °f t.bo act preparatory shipping, or forwarding merchant, who !° the adtiifssion of Wisconsin into tho Uu shah apt sell or oihqtjviso dispose of anyii epprovod March 6, 1820, which was pT the pbove articles, in less quantities than I responded by tho principles of the lcgi,sn aboyo stated; but no salo of thirtv-pno tion I&so,commonly called the Com gallons or upwards of sqch liquors' and promise measures, and is hereby defclarcd rc-purchaso of part thereof, being a bat? inoperative,’] dneo .less thno ?aid quantity as the actual ' was confidently prfcdicfed.that the bill sale, nor dhy devise whatever to evade llie t ! >us “bered Would pass by a itouch. larger shall ospnpo tho penalty thereof vol ° l h? n did- tho measures of Compromise The bill annulling tho charter of the L" dlhat willloutmu ch disdussion. n„ wl ,, i *, o -. , But such does not appear to bo its fate. By Franklin Uu.lroad Company,, baa passed| tho Missouri Compromise Congress ex both brunches of the Legislature. [prcssly legislated against slavery north, of 136 degrees 30 minutes. The Compromise |of 1850, moyq in, accordance with the , Constitution, was based upon tho idea of Congressional non-intervention upon this question, anywhere and every where. A,nd now, in organizing the territory of No ; braska, a large portion ofvyhich lies north of tho line from which slavery is excluded by the Missouri compromise, it is propo sed to declare its provisions superseded by the more recent and more just act of 1850. jit should thus secure the united support of the democratic members of Congress; and if Mr. Dixon, whig Senator from Kentucky speaks the sentiments of hjs friends, there should bo nono to oppose it but tho half dozen of nbolitioifists and free soilera.— This would- be a “consummation devoutly wished for, v ns tho friends of the Union might then fold their arms in pence, and say in truth “all is well." But such, I re peat, is not now the prospect. Certain' northern members are beginning to show opposition, and the country may begin to prepare far another slavery excitement. trie railroad riots was again tho sub- [ jeet of ill-natured, remarks in tho House,' by several members from tho western) Slates, in which they took occasion tooen sure tho laws and people of Penusylvanin in unmeasured terms. Mr. Drum of In >diana, and Mr. Ritchie of Allegheny-, both replied to these attacks in tho proper spir it. Tho fact is the catiso of these distur bances are no where understood out of the j Stnte, and all the abuse heaped on our pco -1 pie and Commonwealth, crises from a want of proper, information. Tho people of trie have no doubt acted unwisely, per haps unlawfully. But is that any reason why the whole Stato should be charged with infidelity or want of comity towards her sister States? If her citizens violate her laws, she is both willing and able to punish such violations and compel the ob servance of the laws. All shu asks is to be let alone, in all matters within her own jurisdiction. The discussion of New York politics in the House, contrary to the expectations of many, is in a fair way to result in a hap py restoration of harmony in the. Demo cratic parly. The facts developed show that a coalition was formed between the. two wings of the party in New York in 1849 —that those who now call themselves hards, were quite ns eager and active to effect that coalition as the softs—that they nominated und elected a mixed ticket that year—that they so came to the Baltimore Convention, whore it was solemnly agreed that all democrats who supported the com promise in good faith were to be recogni zed as democrats—that in recognizing tho free soil party of 1848 as members of tho party in the appointment of some ol their members to office* the President was but carrying out (he spirit of their pwn acts at homo—(tint if tho bargain—if such it ivas—of 1849, was a bad one, they, the hards, assisted in making it, and whether good or bud, they were bound to live up to if, or at least should not blame the Nn tional Administration for being governed by it in (ho distribution of its patronage. The effect of the' dovelopement of these facts hns clearly given strength to and confidence in the Administration, and theyo is much reason to hope that perfect harmony will be restored in New York, and preserved throughout tho Union. Count Bodisco, the Russian Minister, died at his residence in Georgetown, on last Monday morning, after a lingering illness. Helms been resident Minister, here for 17 years, married a lady of* Georgetown, by whom ho had seven chil dren, und was worth’, it is said, about 1,- 500,000. A spirited discussion took place in the Senate on Tuesday last, upon n resolution offered by Mr, Cass, calling upon tho Pres ident for copies of any correspondence with tho Papal States of a diplomatic char acter. This was done for the purpose of ascertaining the character in which Mr. Bedina, the Pops Nuncio, Was visiting our country. The indignities to which (hat gentleman had been exposed in various parts of the United States were denounced by Gen. Cass, and many other Senators in the- strongest terms of condemnation as disgraceful to our character as a peo pie and government, and seriously detri rnontal to tho spread of Republicanism in Europe. In the course of his remarks, THE (JBEEIj CMJBOIf, Some of iho Nnlivo leaders of this sec tion, have been proclaiming that Catholic ism is about ip supercede. Protests i)ti>nj in England, and that the Greek and Catholic church are one and the same. Tho fol lowing articles which we copy fro mi tho New York Christian Advocate may give our readers n better knowledge of thej affine, ;' k ... I “They disown tho authority of tho Pope, and deny that tho Church of Homo is tho true Caiholic Church. They do not bap tise their,children utilil they ore three, four; five, six, ten, nay, sometimes eighteen years of age?- baptism is. performed by triune iminorsiou. They giro the sacra ment to their children immediately after baptism. They grant no indulgences, nor do they lay any claim to the character of infallibility, lilm-the church of Romo.— '£hoy deny that there is any such place as purgatory; notwithstanding thoy pray for their dead, that G.od may hpvo mercy on them nt tho generul .judgement. TUev practiso tho invocation of saints; though they say they do not invoke them ns deities, but as intercessors with God.— They exclude confirmation, extreme unc- Uqm and matrimony, out of the sevon sacraments. Tbeydepy auricular confes sion to be a divine precept, opd say it is only a positivo injunction of tho Church. They pay no rcligous hunemge to the eu charist. They administer the communion in both kiuds to the laity, both in sickness and in health; though they have never applied themselves tptheir confessors; be cause they are persuaded thaia living faith is all which is requisite for the worthy re ceiving oftho Lord’s supper. They main tain * hat tho Holy Ghost proceeds only from the Father, and not from tho son.— They believe in predestination. They ad-1 mil df no images in relief or embossed work*but use paintings and sculptures in' silver uqjd copper. Tfhby approve of the marriage of priests, proyide they enter into that state before their admission into holy orders. They condemn all fourth mar riages; They observe a mjmbPl; of holy days, and keep four fasts in the year more solemn than the rest,'of which the fust in Lent, before Easter, is the chief' They believe the doctrine of consubstanliatioo, or the Union;of tho body of Christ with Urn sacramental bread. The Greek Church comprehends u large part of Greece and the Grecian Islands, Walachia, Moldavia, Egypt, Abyssinia, kybjq, -Arabia, Messopotumia, Syria, and Palestine ; to - which may be added the whole .of the Russian Empire'in Europe, a.great part of-Siberia in Asia, Astracan, Cosnu, ond Georgia. It: comprehends more extent of territory than .(he Latin Church, with nil the branches that have spruqg from it.” . ~ Cuntcii Attendance in Great Brit- AtN.—-lho British census of 1851 gives some statistics respecting die number of attendants on public worship in the chur ches and chapels of the various religious denominations in England and Wales. The whole population in those countries amounts to |17,927,G09, and at tho most numerously attended service on Sunday, March 30, 1851, there were 6,356,222 persons present. Of this number there were in the places of worship belonging to: the Church of England, - - . 2,971,258 Protestant Dissenters, - - 3,110,782 Roman Catholic, - - . . 249,389 Other Denominations, - . . 24,7JJ|3 More than one-third of the entire popula tion, therefore, attended church on that day not counting tlioso who, though absent from the service when the enumeration was made might havo been present at the other services of the dav.- _ OO~TJie proceedings of W Native'meet ing held at Welchs* School liaise,, have been received, hut too late Tor this week, They shall appear in our next. We shall also endeavor to give place to the commu nications signed VV. C.R 1 ., and M. A. F., in oitr next. 1 (Jy“lt remums quitewarm and pleasant in this region. ■ , i Gen. Cpss took occasion to say after in vestigating the facts he was satisfied that Bedina was no more responsible for the principal act for which he was accused in [this country —the execution ofßas.sj-r: than ho (Mr, CJ.) was.; ■ ■ . ; , Both Houses adjourned' ftom Tuesday iill Thursday, fpr tly); purple of alien;}-' ing the funeral of the Russmti Minister. ■ On Thursday the Senate confirmed the nomination of Mr. Redfield, as Collecter of tho port of New York—3s to 8. Of the eight nays it is understood thnkpnly one was a Democrat. ■ On Thursday, in Committee of tho whole, Mr. Smith of Va., took occasion to refer to the Nebraska bill ns reported by Mr. Douglas in tho Senate, and advocated its adoption in a speech of much power, and in. doing sp it spoke the senti ments of the Administration. If so, it must silence tho allegation Mint the Administra tion is unfaithful to the principles ,of the Compromise of 1850. * * * Three Days Later from Europe. ARRIVAL OP THE STEAMSHIP ASIA. Another Battle near Kalafat. The Turks Victorious. Three Thousand Rus r sians filled. New York, Jan. 31.—Tho ltoynl Mail Steamship Asia arrived this morning at half past 11 o’clock, with Liverpool dates to tho 14th, being tbreo days later than previous advices. Tho Liverpool markot for Flour had ad vanced Is. for the week. Wheat wns 3a4d better. Corn had advanced Is. The Liverpool Cotton markot was stea dy. The sales for the week amounted to 3U.000 bales. Fair Orleans, 6i}; Fair Uplands, Gi. The London, Money market was about the same. Consols, hawovor, had advan ced, and closed at 93. Another serious battle had taken place near Kalafat. The Russians were defeat-: cd with a los9 of 3000 men. Tho lutest occounts slate that Russia was determined to fight it out. Omei; Pashe haa received orders to con tinue his military preparations. Tiie Eastern News.-— lt appears that the battle between tho Turksnnd Russians was fought near Kalafat, on thoGth. The Russians were defeated, with a loss of 2,- 500, moo. Russia continues to make preparations on the most exlcnsivo a protract ed war. A | The Sultan has given Omcr. Pusha or dors tp continue his military preparations. No answer has yet been received from the Czar, relative to tho last note of tho four powers. The Russian government hascommnnd ed all its vessels of war to return to Se bastopol. Tho Russian Ambassadors to the Counts of Trance and England have not been withdrawn. Accounts, from Constantinople to the 31st stall) that the Divan had adopted- all the propositions of the Four Powors. The success of tho Turks was not con fined to a single encounter but several took place. The Russians had 30,000 men engaged in the late battlo j It is staled that 11,000 Russian soldiers faro on the sick list in the Principalities, j The announcement of the dofeat of the ; Russians had been officially communicated | to the representatives of tho four powers j at Constantinople. ! A despatch from St. Petcrsburgh states I that great irritation prevails there against France and England. The 2d division of tho Ottoman fleet was anchored at Therapid. It was known at Constantinople onthe2oth ult., that the Russian Squadron, composed of three sails of the line and several frig, ates, hud been cruizing for several days near the entrance of the Black Sea On tho 22d, they wore seen at a distance of three or four miles from the entrance of the Bosphorus. The Russian Commander-in-Chief had already recalled the Russian ships of war to the Black Sea to rendezvous. It is considered probable, that Ballshik, north of Varna, is the first place which the allied fleets will touch. The Turks are reported to have gained several victories in Asia. The defeat of tho Turks in Asia under Ali Pasha, is confirmed. It was owing to his want of knowledge of military manoe uvres. Gen. Guyon has gone to Asia, and it is stated that tho troops were enthu siastically sanguine of victory. Another account states that on tiro. Cth inst., the Turkish division, fifteen thou sand strong, with fifteen pieces of artillery attacked the entrenched position of the Russians at Citale, not far fi;om Kalafet, and took it by storm. Tho Russians lost 2,500 men in this en gagement. The Turks learning that a reinforce ment of 18,000 Russians were on the march from Karant, threw themselves in their way, and forced them back step by step, leaving 200- dead. Other previous successes have been gained by tho Turks under Omer Pasha. On the first of January, the Turkish Minister of war officially intimated to the different Ambassadors at Constantinople, that important advantages had been gain ed by Ottoman troopsnear Kalafut. Several days previous, Omor Pasha had attacked in succession different Russian corps, apparently with vorying success.— At length tho Turks intentionally le|l back on their centre, and thus lured on the Russians as far as Kaldfat, which positiou was how lormidably entrenched, altfapugh it seemed,' at a distance, to be abandoned. The Turkish Traltories wprp suddenly unmasked, cuusing great carnago among the Russians, while at the samp time the Ottoman reserve, which hful crossed tho! Danube by night, and were .masked be hind a .wood, took (hem in flank and com pelled them to retreat vvith great loss. The inhabitants of Lesser Wnllachia'i who are day by day manifesting them* selves irt favor of the Turks, contributod' not a little to the success of thp manoeuvres. ’ . TUB VARY LATEST. &y fytegfqphfrom London to Liverpool* PAR is, Friday eyCning, Jan. 13.—A telegraphic, despatch has been received from Vionha confirming the accounts cur rent yesterday respecting the defeat of the Russians by the Turks, before Kalafat, adding that the combat was renewed on tilt) 17th, but nfter considerable hard fight ing hostilities wero suspended, without ei- claiming a victory. - A reliable Liverpool circular quotes a decline of 3d on_ wheat, and Gd to Is on flour. On the Bth a fresh struggle was about to begin. The Paris Bourse was firm, with a ten dency to rise. It is reported that the Emperor of Aus tria is about to have a conference with the Czar on the Eastern quesiion.. It is stated that 1000 insurgents were’ executed at Amoy, tipon tljo capture of that place by tho Imperialists. j Pebsia. —Tho last accounts stato that i Persia had abandoned for tho present her j design ofattacking Turkey. The report that Persia had resumed negotiations with England is confirmed. Gep. Schmoyl, tho famous Circassian leader, has informed the Sultan that ho is prepared to act energetically ogninst the j Russians. Fhance. —Tho news of tho defeat ofi iho Russians at Kalafat created a great j sensation-in Paris, and immediately on its receipt a council of Ministers was I convened. I Austria has taken offence against Rus sia, after having accepted her good offices and afterwards insisted on treating with iho Porte alonoi PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. Senate, Jan, 25, *s4.—Mr. Segar pre sented a remonstrance from citizens of Pennsylvania against tho Maine law. Mr. Quigglo reported as committed, tho bill supplementary to the act abolishing public exceptions. Mr. Pripo reported ns committed, tho bill empowering courts to vaento lanes, alleys and highways, when they became useless; also, with amendment tho bill relativo to releases. Mr. Piatt reported with amendment, tho bill supplementary to the act concerning divourccs. Mr. Darsic, rend in place a bill rela ting to the salaries of Associate Judges of tho Commonwealth. Mr. Darlington, a bill to incorporate the Donegal spyirigs hank. Mr. Jamison, n, bill erecting parts of Armstrong, Allegheny and Butler counties into n new county, to be called Madison. House, January 25. —.Mr. Stewart of* re red tho following preamble and, resplu,- tion : Whereas, The Canal Commissioners, in their late report, have shown that ‘the enormous sum ol four hundred and ninety two thousand fivo hundred nnd fifty-two dollars,’ was expended in tho last fiscal year in tho working of tho Allegheny Porlago railroad: And whereas, They also stqte that they have discovored large discrepancies in the report of expenditures on said road for the preceding year, amounting to soijno one hundred and fourteen thousand dollars: And whereas, They also stnto that the ‘very careless manner in which tho busi ness has been transacted there,’ might easily lead to tho practice of ‘extensive frauds”—although they have not been able to delect any: And tckercas, They say that ‘a regard for truth and candor constrains them to express the opinion, that at least forty thou sand dollars have been paid out for work (on that road) within the two past years, for which not one dollars’ advantage has accrued to the Commonwealth; therefore, j Resolved, That the Canal Commission- j ers bo requested to furnish and send into this House, all the facts iq relation to these discrepancies and frauds which they may lipve in their possession, or may bo nblo to. procure ; \vitb the names of alt the per sons 6o engaged or interested, at, the ear liest possible day. Which, after a debate in which,Messrs, Stewart, Gollina, Strong apd others parti cipated, was adapted- Mr. Hart offered the following resolution, which was laid over one day under the rule: Resolved, That the Canal Commission ers bo requested to furnish this House with the facts and circumstances connected with a reported fraud upon the fundsoftho Commonwealth, as connected with tho col lections on the Columbia railroad—if com mitted, by whom and to what extent. I Mr. Stewart offered the following reso lution, which was read and passed : i Resolved, That the Judiciary Committeo j bo instructed to inquire into the expediency .of framing a bill, giving the power and | authority of deciding all contested elections lof members of tho Senate and House of! Representatives, to the courts of common! please in their respective districts. Mr. Cook reported a bill to prohibit the manufacture and salo of intoxicating li quors in. this Commonwealth. Mr. Gray, a bill for tho payment of con stables for attending the general and town ship elections. Mr. Strong, a bill to prevent frauds in merchants, tailors, shoe dealers and other dealers and traders.. Senate, January 26.—Mr, Darsie pre sented a memorial from a mass meeting ofjtho citizens of Pittsburgh, for a proliib itoryiliquor,law. , \ . Mr. Piatt, two from Wyoming, county, in favor of a prohibitory liquor law. Mr. M’Clintock reported .with amend ment, the bill for the regulation and edn tinuanco of the system pf fcduceHi Mr. Dunning, several petitions in favor I of .the new county of Lackawanna. Mr. Patterson, a petition fromoighty.fiva citizens, for a change in the license laws.; Mr. Cummins, for a law to. prohibit the manufacturenndsaleofintoxicatingliquori, Mr. Horn offered tlio foljowingproamble and reselution; which were read a second, and third time, and passed : t Whereas, The law passed at the Iptfl session of tho Legislature, providing the redemption and cancellation of tho re. lief issues, has, by experience, not rqet tbq wishes ofthe people of this Commonwealth; bo it, therefore, Resolved, That the Committee of Ways' nnd Mcaps be, and is hereby instructed and requested to, report to this House sbon,' by bill or otherwise, sojpe mode, different from tho law passed hist session, thptvvopkf rid tho people of this’Commonwealth of the rags now in circulation. Mr. Cummins read in place a bill to in corporate a bank at Somerset, to bo called tho Glade Bank. Mr. Dunning moved that the House pro ceed to consider the bill to erect tho new county of Lncknwnnn. Tho hill passed finally by a vote of 67 to 18. Senate, January 27. —On motion of Mr. Siifer, the bill providing for the pay- - ment of tho expenses incurred by the visit pf the Legislature of Maryland, at the last session, was after considerable discussion passed finally. On motion of Mr. Jamisoiy the Senate* took up tho resolutions instructing out Senators and requesting our Representa tives to vote against any further reduction in the duty now imposed upon foreign salt, which was agreed to by a vote 19 toB. House, January 27.—Mr. Lowrey, (on leave) reported from tho Commjttee.on ffie Judiciary, without amendment, the bili ani nulling the charter of the Franklin canal company. Thp first section was agreed to; also, the second, third, fourth and fifth. The sixth section, which debars any I railroad or other company to take posses jsion of suid railroad, or construct any oth !cr railroad along, or in the direction of ; said railroad from Erie to the Ohio State line, without authority by a future act of Assembly, and revokmg authority given directly or by implication for that purpose, was lost by a vole, of S 3 yeas to 57 nays. There being a misunderstand ing on tho part of many members, of tho efleet of the vote given the yeas and nayf, were not annexed. In consequence of the same difficulty, Mr. Beck moved the fur ther consideration of the bill be postponed until to-morrow ; which was agreed to. Senate, Jan. 28.—Mr.Foulkrod present ed a remonstrance from citizens of Penn sylvania against the Maine liquor law, Mr. Piatt, a petition from Wyoming co,> for a prohibitory liquor law. Mr. Fry, read in place a bill toincocpo, rale tho Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank of Allentown; also, a bill to incorporate the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Deposit Bank of Cattasauque. The amendment made by the House of Representatives to tho bill annulling the charter of the Franklin canal company, which struck out the sixth section, was ta ken up and concurred iq> House, Jnn. 28,-r-Mc. Ball moved the House proceed to consider the bill to an nul the charter of the Franklin canal com pany ; which was agreed to. , Tho question being onreconsidering the vote negativing the sixth section, it was, after some conversation, agreed to, and the section came before thellouse. . > The section was disagreed to, by a vote of 34 yeas to 67 nays.. The title of the bill was agreed to, the rule suspended which prohibits the read ing of bills twice in one day, and bill pass ed finally by a vote of 82 to 4. In the Senate, on the 30th ulttimo, Mr. Quiggle read in place, n supplement to the act incorporating the West Branch Boome company of Clinton county. Public W obks.— ll appears, by the re port of the Auditor General, that the wholf receipts, frorn *ke public works, duringthf ’r last fiscal year, were® 1,993,201,14, while ■ the expense reached ©2,780,850,05, e*-- ’ .ppss of expetidlturns. over receipts, , 589,65. ■ ‘