THE GAZETTE. Renew your Subscription* The present and ensuing month closes the year for a large number of subscribers. Those who wish to take advantage of the advance terms, had better send on their money, as A HOLLAR will now pay for a vear —a fact worth remembering. From the New York Tribune. Chronological index for IS.1. BY WM. OLAND BOURNE. The vear just past presents few events of a startling character, and but few of those occurrences which arrest, in a marked manner, the attention of the world. The most remarkable facts of the year are tliose which have had a direct bearing upon the social and moral condition of man, and the promotion of the aris of Peace rather than those of War. The great event ot the year, for which it will be marked in history, is the grand Industrial Exhibition at London, in which works of art brought from all parts of the world, and represent ing at one view the present industrial capa bilities and progress of the race, and which were estimated to be worth five hundred millions of dollars, were collected in an edifice which was itself the most magnifi cent of all the creations of genius and of art. The impulse given to the industrial interests of the world cannot be estimated, while its silent and resistless influence in impressively teaching its sublime lesson of Bioiherhood and Peace to the nations of the world will doubtless yet be seen in the rusty sword and the shattered spear. In political events the two prominent are the liberation of Kossuth, anil the pro found sensation which he has produced in Great Britain and America, and the just now executed coup d'etat of Louis Napo leon, by which he has usurped the author ity anil the executive responsibility of a Dictator. .Minor affairs have marked the course of the year. In Chilian revolutionary attempt is constantly agitating the people. In In dia. two or three trilling changes have been made. In Europe, the state of unrest is shown by the frequency of outbreaks and affrays between soldiers and people, but which have little or no historical import ance. A similar state of things exists in the Mexican, Central American, and South American States, where revolutions are improvised by a sort of effervescing spon taneity. They cause bloodshed, disturb the harmony and industry of the people, and as they make no step forward in the right direction, the incubus only settles back, heavier than before. The protracted and miserable war of the British in Kaffraria, by which a great and powerful and Christian nation tram ples out the lives of a few naked Bushmen at an immense expenditure of men and money, to obtain the possession of the few fertile spots left them, is a foul blot on the noon of the nineteenth century. The outlay of any one month, properly ex pended as purchase money, would have bought the whole territory, before British tyranny and annexation planted the seed which bears such bloody harvest. The discovery of gold in Australia opens a new era in the history of that Continent. The opening of the Canal and Railroad facilitating transit from the Atlantic to the Pacific waters, is of no little value as an agent in civilization and progress. An unusual frequence of severe storms and earthquakes w ill be noticed ; many others of less extent and severity, have been omitted. A large number of cities, towns and v illages have been destroyed by earthquakes and floods, and are a striking feature in the Index. jasvauy. Jan. I —The American Baptist Missionary Establishment at Bankok, l>iam, burnt; loss SIO,OOO. Jan. 15—Six buildings in Twenry-first St., N. Y. Gity, tell, killing five men and injuring a number of others. A young Englishman, . ; „med Poole, at Springfield, Mass., ran 5 miles in 30 minutes and 11 seconds. Gen. Arista in augurated President of the Mexican Republic. Jan. 16—Poole, the pedestrian, ran 10 miles in iess than 01 minutes, wining a wager of SSOO. | Jan. IB—St. Charles Hotel, and several Churches and other property, to the amount of half a million of dollars, destroyed by fire in New Orleans. The French Assembly, by a vote of 417 to 278, declared against the Minis ters, who resign. Jan. 20 —Gen. Jose G. Monagas elected President ot Venezuela by 65 out of 80 votes. Jan. 25—-Extensive fire at Gorgona. At Washington, D. C., a medal voted by the Le gislature of Virginia, presented to Gen. Win field Scott. Jan. 26--Shock of earthquake at Guerrera, Mexico, followed by a brilliant meteor of im mense size. It fell on a neighboring mountain with a loud explosion. Jan. 27 —Steamer John Adams snagged on I-iand 62, in the Mississippi ; cabin parted from the hull, t't 230 passengers P23 were lost. Jan. 31 —At Quebec, the thermometer indi cated 19° below zero; Montreal, 10° above, New York, 13° above. j ßn —The town of Bimhoo, China, contain ing 300 houses, entirely destroyed by fire. FEBRUARY Feb. 4—A soldier named Nicholson fell from Cape Diamoud, Quebec, 340 teet ; hewaseoon found, ami recovered from his bruises. The tort ot Deharoor. India, unconditionally surren ders to the East India Company's threes, as an equivalent for JECO.OOO due to the Company. Snow at Falls of St. Anthony. 18 niches deep, and thermometer 32° below zero. p' e h. s—Earthquake at Carthagena, doing much damage. ♦ . p e b. 6—The nomination of r rancis Bowen, to the Professorship of History in Harvard University rejected, 39 to 33; hu> views on the Hungarian Revolution being unpopular. Feb. B—Thermometer8 —Thermometer at Montpelier, Vt., 33° below zero. Feb. 19 —Destructive tornado at Shreveport, Louisiana. Feb. 21 —Lord John Russell ar.d the English ministry resign, but recalled. March 4. Feb. 23—A ferryboat at St. Louis explodes, killing 15 persons, and injuring many. Feb. 24—Great tornado at Fay etteville, Fenn. 1 lie town neatly destroyed, with loss ot several lives, and a number wounded. Feb. 28—City of Suloo attacked by Span iards, and destroyed, with great slaughter. MARCH. March 2—Steamer Oregon, off Island 81, Mississippi river, burst her boiler and burned ; 21 lives lost, and many scalded and injured. March 3—The King at' Dahomey and lbs Amazon army defeated at Abbeokuta, with loss of 1.200 lives. March B—A chest of tea arrived at New York in the " Empire City," in 00 days from Shanghae, China —134 to San Francisco, thence 35 to New York. March 10—The Upper Legislative Chamber at Berlin, Prussia, burnt. March 12 —Nevada City, Ca!., nearly de stroyed by fire—over 200 houses burnt. March 13, 14—Terrible storm in Sicily. The cliff* fi'lltng dammed up the rivers, caus in great tl >ods and devastation. One third of Alontemaggiore buried under masses of earth from the mountain. March 14—'liiirty-six tnen beheaded in Canton, China. March 15—Explosion in the Victoria Coal Pit, near Paisley, Scotland, and 01 lives lost out of 63 m ihe pit, which is 1,050 feet deep— the deepest in Scotland. March 18—Destructive storm and flood in Boston, Mass. March 24 —The steamer Lowell came in collision with the Vinton, 15 miles below Wheeling, and 15 lives lost. March 27 —Explosion ot a steam boiler, and tire in Cotton Mill of Hon. Henry .Maslaud,at Stockpoit. Eng.; 14 lives i> st. March 2'J—Village of Correra, Valley of Blenco, Canton of Uri, Svvitzerlan I, buried bv an avalanche, and 23 lives lost. March MO —The packet ship Washington brought 956 Steerage and 5 Cabin passengers to New York; the crew and office!s, make 1,050 on ihis passage —the largest number ever brought over the Atlantic at one trip. March ... —French Captain blockades the Sandwich Islands. March....—One-halt the City of looda, India, destroyed by an explosion of the powder maga zine, with immense loss of lite. A PR 11.. April 2, 3—Earthquake, at Valparaiso, and much damage done to the city. Santiago and other places suffered at the same time. April 3—The powder magazine at Temes var exploded, killing 20 persons. April 6—Railroad from Dresden to Prague opened. April 10 —Insurrection at Bosnia. Pric.n nie a heap of ruins. April 15 —Destructive storm on the New England coast. Minot's Ledge Light-house destroyed, with the two assistant keepers ; the sea wall at Deer Island, carried away; eight lives lost. Extensive damages in the New England States. April 17 —Revolutionary movement oftwelve Senators in the Senate of New York ; they re sign, and the Legis ature is broken up; a new election ordered. April 18—Great hailstorm at Dublin, Ire land ; glass to the amount of £725 broken, and other property destroyed. April 20 —General Echinique inaugurated President of the Kepublic ot Peru. The Kail road from Callao to Lima opened. April 21—Battle of Bihacs, between the Turkish General Skendenberg and the Bosnian insurgents. April 25 —Remarkable visit ot immense numbers oi butterflies at (..'tinea, Piedmont, supposed to have been blown (rom Africa. April "28—('apt. McKinnon engages tbe Kaf firs at the junction of the Churnie and Keiska ta rn a rivers, and repulses them with a loss ot 250 men. April....—A succession of earthquakes at Macri, Natalia, Asiatic Tin key, Samsbon 111 the same province, and the Island of Rhodes. The town of Lavissy entirely destroyed, and 600 lives lost. Macri and other towns nearly ruined. April....—Great landslide on the Yamaska river, Canada West; 73 acres of land move, d< s'.roying three houses and their outbuildings, and three women. MAY. May I—Opening of the " Exhibiti. n of the Industry of nil Nations," or the " World's Fair," in the Crystal Palace, in Hyde Putk, London. Terrible typhoon at Cry lon, and Madras on the sth. A large number of vessels lost. May 2—Steamer Webster, near Island 60, Mississippi river, 160 miles above Vicksburg. takes tire ; 20 lives lost. Severe frost in Ten nessee, doing great damage to the Cotton and Tobacco crops. May 3—A large part of San Francisco de stroyed by fire; 1,500 houses burned; loss es timated at $12,000,000. May s—Southern RightsConventionorgan ized at Charleston, S. C. May 6—Destructive tornado at Raleigh, N. C. The shipKurrutnan,of lvedgere, bound to Mauritius, burned, and 300 passengers per ished. May 10—A steam boiler in the garden of the Duke of Montpensier, at Alcala del Rio. Spain, explodes, killing many persons, and de stroying the building. May 14—Celebration of the opening of the Erie Railroad, attended by the President ot the United States and his Cabinet. The road is 467 miles long from New York City to Dun kirk on Lake Erie. May 14, 17—Tlia French in Algiers burn 42 villages, belonging to the Cabylese, who lose 437 killed ; 1,200 wounded, French loss 100 killed and 300 wounded. May 15— Shock of an earthquake at San Francisco, Gal., lasting about one minute. May 16, 17—Repeated shocks of earthquake at Gu&daioupe ; very little damage done. May 17 —Tornado at St. Loins, Mo.; 100 buildings and churches more or less injured May 22.—Hailstorm ut Bangalore, India. Stones fell as large as oranges, breaking the roofs of houses. Masses of hailstones cement ed together fell, some of remarkable size. One was 4$ feet long, 3 broad. U feet thick. May 25 —Great destruction by a flood in the Mississippi and tributaries above the mouth ot the Ohio. May 26— Earthquake atCopiapoand Huas co, ISouth America. Repealed shocks tor sev eral days, causing extensive ruins. May 29 —'Terrible hailstorm at Tuckahoe Valley, Ta. Forests, orchards, and fields de vastated. Hailstorm in Edgernont, Del., stones 9 inches in circumference. May....—By the census in Mexico, it was ascertained that of the population over 20 years oge, only 1 m 103 could read. May.... Gold discovered at Bathurst, Aus tralia. JUNE. June 6 Attempted insurrection in the prov inces of I'asto and Turqueres. fiatile between -the insurgent3and government troops, in which many lives are lost and msurgeats defeated. June i—Destructive whirlwind in Wiscon- ' sin. June 13—A furious hurricane at CharkofT, Russia, doing immense damage. June 14—At Gobindpore, India, seventy j prisoners chained together, sleeping in a hub, are burned to death—only five escaping. The j slop Altiet Ruhomti), wrecked on the Island ul j Kenery, East Indies and 175 lives lost. June 17—67,000 persons visit the World's i Fair. June 20—A portion of the shaft of the North Side colliery near Bristol gave way. The shaft was 13. ft moms deep, and 41 persons in the passages below were all saved in 24 hours. June 22—The sixth great conflagration at San 1' rancisco. J hirteen squares of houses burnt; loss #3,000,000. Juno 24—09,000 visitors at the World's Fair; receipts £3,186 12s. June 25—The Pinnacle rock, near the Mid dle falls, at Portage, N. V., blown down by a sand blast, by order of Commissioner Follet; it was 300 feet high over the river, and a dan gerous point. The "Rock,"' 15 feet long, 15 feet high, and 12 wide, weighing 250 tuns, was hurled into the river below. June 28—Ship Sailie Fearn,struck by light ning and burnt. Passengers and crew saved by the Frank Johnson, Captain Brown, lat. 3(P 42' N., lon 70° 30' VV. June 30—Riot in Liverpool, Eng , between the Police and 91st Regiment. June....—Remarkable shower of snails near Bristol, Eng. June ... —C. 1.. Brace, an American traveler, imprisoned at Peslh, Hungary,by order of the Austrian Government. June lto3U—Horrible ravages of theplsgue at the Grand Canary. At San Juso on the 10th to 13t!i 100 deaths per day. City deserted and dead unb r.ed. At Las Palmas 6,000 die. and 16,000 in the Island in two months. The plague was introduced from the African coast, where the most frightful mortality and deso lation accompanied its duration. JULY. July I—At \\ ladimir, Russia, on occasion of u procession in honor of the Virgin Mary, the multitude, while crossing a bridge, were precip itated into the stream, which is 45 feet deep ai i that point, with high c.iiL, and 150 persons | lost their lives. July 2—Shock of an earthquake at St. Lou is, Mo. July 4—J'he "Ecclesiastical Titles Bill" passed the British House of Commons, 263 to 40—217 majority. Pronunciamento at Puerto Principe, Cuba, by the people. Government troops encage with the revolutionists, and re pulsed— 21 killed and 18 wounded. July 6—Bailie between Capt 15. F. Harvev and 15 men and SUlf Pitt River Indians, a't Shasta, Gal. Nearly 100 Indians ki'lf . Great hailstorm at Patton, Me. llai! stones fell a? large as lien's eggs. July B—Tornado ?.t Paducah, Ky , on the Mississippi. Two steamboats sunk, many in jured, a number of houses destroyed, and sev eral lives lost. China mail arrives in London in 14 days from Canton—the shortest passage on record. July 15—74,000 persons visit the World's Fair. July 16—Colonel Conti with 300 men, de feated by 'he Cuban revolutionists; 150 killed and 50 drowned in the Najisa. Destructive tornado in Oneida county, j\. V. At Pecks viile, houses unroofed, and the largest trees up rooted. AT Walesville a Church blown entire ly away. Great destruction cccasii ned. Ht r rieane at Tampico. Lossof property, $100,600 Ju;y 17 —During a severe storm, eight mm sealed at a table, al Oregon Village, killed by a tlash of lightning. July 18—Count Bocarmieexecuted at Mons, for the murder of his brother-in-law, by admin istermg the essential oil of tobacco. July 20—Extraordinary shower of ficsli at Bemcia, Cal. Pieces as large as eggs and or anges fell. July 23—Seven negroes kiiieii by a flash ol lightning, while under a tree duriliga storm, near Bolivar, Texas. July 25—Tremendous storm a?:d whirlwind at llonesdale. Pa. Part of a house carried two miles,and much pioperty destroyed. Bap tist church at Clinton carried away. A hail stone weighing 12 ounces, picked up at Clin ton. Ju'y 20—Hail storm at Pittsburgh, Pa.— •Stones seven inches in circumference fell, do ing immense duuxigi*. Fayette county, Pa., in various parts, suiters devastation. Tremen ih us hail storm at \ icli, in Upper Catalonia, Spain, covering the ground like snow in win ter. At Panticoea, Aragon, "now covered the ground. Remarkably cold season. July....— i ins month numerous skirmishes reported between Revolutionists and Royalists m Cuba. July..—Tlic Russians suffered a disastrous defeat at ISerebnckovv, in the Caucasus. A L OUST. August I—Fifty casks liquor seized and de stroyed at Portland, Maine, under the new " Liquor 1 .aw." August 2—A steam boiler in a distillery at Harrison, Ohio, exploded, killing lf> persons. fShock of an earthquake at Ferrara, Milan, Venice, Verona, and oilier places in Italv. In the evening an immense meteor of dazzling brilliance passed over and illuminated Ferraru, rendering the lights in the city dim. August 3—Sunday—M. and Mdme. Poite vin, in I'aris, make a balloon ascension with carriage and two horses. August 4—Don Jose Lawrence Pineda, and his cabinet, imprisoned by the insurgent party at Leon. August r> —Treaty with the lower bands of the Sioux Indians at Mendota, Minnesota Ter ritory. Eruption of Pelee Volcano, Marti ni(|ue. 'Town of St. Pierre covered with a shower of pray sand, ashes, fuvilla, &c. No other damage done. August 9—Tremendous storm in the Eastern States. Immense destruction of property. At | West port the window frames were broken by hail. August 111—Storm and flood at Muscatine, lowa. Four lives lost, and extensive damage to proper'y. (Jen. Lopez, with 450 men, de bark from the Paa.pero, forty miles west of Havana, Cuba. August 12 —Ascent of Mont Blanc, by Al- hort Smith, Mr. Floyd, Mr. l'hiilips, and Mr. 1 West, of England. August l.'J —Hailstorm at Meriden, Conn, j Stones as large as In ns' eggs—one weighed | seven ounces Hniht>rmin New Hampshire. In Salisbury, 16,000 panes of glass destroyed, and great damage to crops and buildings. August 14—Earthquake in the Province of ; Basilicarn, Italy. More than AO villages sill- | fered. Melfi. a town of 10,000 inhabitants, | nearly destroyed; 700 lives lost; 'dOO persons Injured. 'The mountain " Geleztas," in Clau- I senberg, Transylvania, moved two miles, caus ing immense devastation. Destrui live hailstorm i at Vorktown, Westcluster county, New Vork. Hail stones O'o 8 inches in circumference fell. Storm in New England. Many houses struck, ! and men killed by lightning. ; August 16—Fifty-two men, in four boats, be lunging to the Lopez Cuban expedition, cap tured by the royalists, and brought to Havana. August I<—l he fifty-two prisoners phot at Ha vana. Gen. Lopez engages Gen. Knna, in which the latter is entirely defeated, and Gen. Enna mortally wounded —death ensuing in a short l*ine at Caranibola. Revolutionary move ments in Ecuador. President Novoa banished. August 18—Porto Rico visited by a terrible hurricane, in which great damage is done and many lives lost by Hoods from the mountain tor rents; buildings swept away and plantations devastated. August 19 —Great hurricane at St. Domin go. At any houses in Porl-au Piatt destroyed, and large trees uprooted. August 20—Whale ship Ann Alexander, in lat. 5° 50' IS., lon. 102 W., attacked a whale, which they struck, when the animal turned on the beat and bit it to pieces. A second boat shared the same fate. The crews escaped and were saved by the other boats. The ship now sailed after the whale, when he rushed at the vessel at the rate of 15 knot, and knocked a hole through the bottom, causing the slop to fill in 20 minutes, when she was abandoned c total wreck. The crews were picked up in their boats by another vessel. August 21 —Riot in New-Orleans by Cuban sympathizer. The office of tlie Spanish Con sul, and the Spanish paper 7>a Fatria , and the stores of a number of Spanish merchants at tacked and destroyed. August 22 —Ravages of a gale in Florida and the West Indies. In Tallahassee, St. Marks, Newport, and other places, the water rose to a height never before known. Many towns suffered great damage. Churches arid other buildings blown down and lives lost.. In the West Indies the loss of vessels and iives was gteat. Island of i'orto Ricosuffersgreat devastation....The American yacht America won the race at the Ryde Regatta, Eng....Great tornado at Watertown, West Cambridge, Sonrerville, Medford, Mass., and vicinity. ,\ any houses blown down and destroyed. August 28—Famous match between the yaciit America and the Royal yacht Titania, in which the America won the prize of £2OO, beating the Titania 02 mini tes. August 29—Cuban expedition disbands, and the men seek retreats in the mountains. Gen Lopez arrested while asleep in a house w here he had asked for food and shelter. * August 30—Destructive fire at Marvsville, Cal.; three squares burnt; lossssoo,GOO. August 31 —Gen. Lopez taken to Havana, tried and condemned. One hundred and fifty five of his followers made prisoners in the mountains. August .—Great flood this month in the river fndus, India; 105 villages flooded and swept away, with immense ioss ot life and property. FOBFJ\ \KWS. AUSTRIA—VIENNA, Dec. 17. Notes complaining of the dangerous support given to political fugitives in England, were presented to the English Foreign Of fice by the representatives of Russia, Aus tria, Prussia, and the German Confeder ation on the 12ih. A similar note was also handed in by the Bund to Lord Cowley, at Frankfort. Austria will not hesitate to adopt mea sures which will make it inconvenient or difficult for Englishmen to travel to the Austrian States, as long as the just com plaints of the Imperial government are not attended to in London, and an orga nized communication between the revo lutionary party in England and all the continental States is carried on, under the protection of the law. The English will have less cause of complaint, as the du ration of the measure will depend upon themselves. A considerable sum of money, which had been forwarded to Hungary by Lon don Democrats, lias fallen into the hands of the government. It is supposed to have been brought into Hungary by emis saries. English travellers are closely watched. Arch duke Albert returned to Budah and Pesi'n, to take up tlte reins of govern ment. He retains the title of civil and military Governor. MOROCCO. —Advicts from Morocco state that the differences between the Emperor and the French are far from terminated. A letter from Gibraltar, under date of the 20th, states that the Emperor had refused to ratify the treaty, and is marching towards Tangier with 40,000 men. ITAI.Y. —With the exception of 300 men of the ten thousand, composing the French garrison at Rome, all had signed affirmatively on the question of the French Presidency, and the best discipline pre vailed. The Republican Clubs have decided that no movement could be attempted at present. 'idle people were highly pleased with the course of events in France. FRANCE—THE ELECTION. —The bal loting closed at Paris on Sunday evening, the 21st ult., amid complete tranquility, and without undue excitement of any kind. 'ldte result of the balloting in the twelve arondissements of Paris, was as fol lows ;—" Yes," ion the proposition J 132,- 21? ; 44 No," 80,101. At (J o'clock o.i Monday the returns from the Departments received at Paris gave tite following results:— 44 \ es," 1,- 770,000; '-No," 207,000. Numerous deputations, representing trades and manufacturers of Parts, headed by M. Lemornoix, presented, on Saturday, an address to the President of the Re public, expressive of their deep gratitude for the measures he has adopted. At Rouen the votes were, affirmative 28,000; negative 0,810. At Lisle, af firmative 50,272; negative 9,152. At Angers, affirmative 9,897; negative 1,625. At Amiens, the Bishop, Clergy, and re ligious congregations voted openly in the affirmative. The Paris correspondent of the London Times says that, in the arondissements of Paris, inhabited more particularly by work men. the majority for the President has been polled, while in those quarters inhabited by the old noblesse, <fcc., neutrality has been strongly manifested. The working class generally manifest strong hopes in Louis Napoleon, believing that he is a socialist in the proper sense ol the word—that lie is already contempla ting, and will soon execute decrees testi fying his solicitude for them, and that he 1 will apply the doctrines that have their sympathies, and the theories that will give them material well-being and a cheap ex istence. The bourgeoise also believe that the advantages to them from the prolongation of the powers of Napoleon will be equal ly great. Ihe Bishop of Strasbourg had addres sed a letter to the clergy of his diocese, urging them to vole in the affirmative. M. de \\ amy, Minister of the Interior, commanded the attendance of the printers of Paris, and informed them that the in tention of Government was to prohibit the publication, unless previously approved, of any pamphlet of less than ten sheets. Victor Hugo made his escape into Bel gium by means of a false passport. PARIS, Monday. 8 P. M. —The known result of the election gives 2,000,900 votes for, and (300.000 against Louis Napoleon. A definite majority of seven millions is expected for the President. • Gen. Cavaignac arrived in Paris on Friday night, having been liberated that afternoon. As the election is now over, the Presi dent thinks the time has arrived when lie can with safety to himself set free other generals; and the report was current that thev were to be liberated on Tuesday. The latest accounts from Paris repre sent the President as continuing deter mined on proposing the abolition of the octroi duties. He is also determined on making some experiments in diminishing the protective system. TIN: NEW FRENCH CONSTITUTION.—A Paris correspondent of the Commercial Advertiser, writing under date of the IDth nit., says:—"The new constitution to he " granted" by the President after his election is already shadowed forth." Ac cording to well informed parties, it is likely to be as follows: A Council of State, to be named by the President. A Senate of eighty members—forty-one to he named by the President and thirty - nine by the Councils General, from a list of candidates made out by - the President. A Legislative Chamber of two hun dred and fifty. Each commune is to name an elector by universal suffrage. The number of these electors will be 86,000. They are then to name 500 representa tives. From this list of 500 the Presi dent will select 25<J, who are to form the Chamber. The President to he elected for ten years, with the title of Regent of the Re public. lie shall bo responsible unless the communal electors shall, three times consecutively, return a body of represent atives out of whom the President shall be unable to select a Chamber in his favor, when, if they refuse thd budget, be is to retire. The press to be free—but not to call in question' Religion,' the 4 rights of property,' or the existing social organization. SPAlN— Release of the Lopez Prison ers.—The Madrid Gazette contains an im portant document from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in reply to Mr. Webster's note on the occurrence in Cuba, the prison ers, &LC. The M inister expresses the highest satisfaction at the tone of Mr. Webster's note, "because it is considered an act of justice which satisfies Spain as much as it exalts the Government of the United States, of which her Majesty's Government never ceased to expect that it would disapprove of such painful events ; and that the loyalty of its conduct upon this occasion would offer new guaranties and greater securities for the maiiitainance of the friendly re lations which, with reciprocal advantages, have constantly existed between the two Governments." The Gazette concludes by announcing that "Iler Majesty, desirous to give the American President and Government a tes timony of Iter friendly disposition, has thought lit, by a spontaneous act of 4 thc Royal clemency, to pardon all the prison ers engaged in the late expedition against Cuba; that her Majesty considers it an event of the highest importance for both countries that the negotiation relative to these subjects, have terminated in so satis factory a manner: that she fully approves of the conduct of her Minister at Wash ington, and concedes him the Grand Cross of Charles 111. r.Y TILE CAMBRIA. France continues perfectly tranquil, and Napoleon has been proclaimed President 1 for ten years by an immense majority of the popular vote. From England we also have the im portant announcement of the resignation of Lord Palmorston, and the appointment of Lord Granville to his place as Minister of Foreign Affairs. FROM CALIFORNIA. —The steamer Che - okee arrived at New York, on Thursday, j with the mails from California up to the sth ultimo, and $2,000,000 in gold. The trip is the most remarkable on record, having occupied but 20 days and 17 hours from San Francisco to New York. The gener al news from California, is not important. Murders in 'he interior prevail, though somewhat checked. The rainy season ap pears to have begun in good earnest. Ihe mining news is of a cheering character, and the yield increasing. Both political parties in the State have held preparatory meetings in regard to sending delegates to the National Conventions for the selection of candidates for the Presidency. Volcanoes have been discovered to exist in the Sierra Nevada mountains, by a gen ticman on an exploring expedition. 'J'he Upper Waters of the. San Joaquin. —We extract the following items from the journal of a practical miner: There is a remarkable canon, about one mile in length, and commencing ore mile below the fork. For a short distance it has been dammed and worked with con siderable success, from ten to thirty dollars a day being taken out each day, and some times an ounce to the panful was realized. This, however, only happened when the lower stratum was reached. This is a stratum of grey and sometimes reddish earth. The gold is very fine, and gener ally laminated, and is distributed every where. In the bed of the river il is mixed with hornblende and iron, from which it is difficult to separate it. Interesting Facts. —ln this region sac charine matter, of delicious flavor, appears on different descriptions of trees, and in dif ferent forms. On the leaves of the wil lows which grow upon the banks it is found in a candied form, on the upper surface, early in the month of July. The Indians gather the sugar, and, at their encampment, enjoy the luxury of chewing the leaves. On the leaves of the white oak, also, there is a clear deposit of honey, winch is as transparent and fine as the article is ever seen, but it is of thicker consistency. J here, also, it collects on the upper surface of the foliage until the latter is borne down, when the saccharine matter drops in mas ses or lumps. Its flavor is exceedingly pleasant. On the ascent of the Sierra Nevada there is a species of pine, much resembling the white pine of the Atlantic I States, except that the leaves turn down. This tree grows to an enormous height and i size—27o feet in height and 110 feet in di ! ameterat the base, and sometimes the trunk ! runs up 180 feet almost without a limb or i crook, the resinous matter which exudes | from the bark Ins a rich saccharine flavor. The Indians eat it in large quantities. WALTER & CO,, Flour ami General Produce CO MMI SSI ON M ERC HANTS, Dealers in Plaster, Salt, Fish, Coffee, Sugar, and Groceries generally. WAREHOUSE ON THE RAILROAD TRACK. !Vo 28 South Howard street, Baltimore. F JBERAL ADVANCEMENTS made on con- IJ signments—quick sales at best market pri ces—and prompt returns. Solicit consignments. REFER TO James Swan, Esq., Pres't Merchant's Bank, ) Dr. J. H. McCulioch, do. B'k of Baltimore, T. Meredith, Esq., do. Com.& Ear. B'k. H. Stuart & Son, merchants, £ T. W. & G. Hopkins, do. ~ Heiser & White, do. SlinglulF & Ensey, do. 3 Reynolds & Smitii, do. Slingluff, Devries & Co. do. Albert &. Bro., do. J H. M. Brent. Esq., Cashier, ) J. H. Sherrard, Esq., do. ( Winchester. Merchants generally, Petor Radebaugh, Bedford, and merchants and farmers generally. Baltimore, Dec. 24, 1851—ly? CLOCKS7& WATfil, A\f> JEWELRY, r JA I IE subscriber lias the satisfaction of an -1 nouncing fo the citizens of this place and vicinity, that he his just opened, at the stand lately occupied by J P. SCHI.OSSKH, on Market street, neatly opposite the Hank, a well selected stock of ( locks, Watclics fc .Jewelry, which he will dispose of at the lowest possible prices. The stock is new, embracing the latest styles, and afford ing an excellent variety, which must be examined to be appreciated, both in regard to quality and price. s>Clocks, Watches and Jewelry will he It li I® AI If r:i> iu the very best manner with despatch, and wai ranted for one year. He hopes by selling low, punctual ly fulfilling his engagements, and strict attention to busi ness, to secure a proportion of public patronage. H. W. JUNKIN. Lewistown, January 2.1832-tf NOTICE .~ rnHE books of Drs. Ard & floorer have been 1 left in the hands of Henry Stoner, Esq., for collection. Persons knowing themselves to be indebted for medical services, will save cost by immediate atttention to this notice. HENRY STONER. Jannary 2, 1852—2t. _____ APPEALS, r PHE Taxpayers of the County of Mifflin, A arc hereby notified that the following days have been designated as the days ot holding tiie annual appeal from tiie assessments for the year 1851, at the Commissioners' Office in the borough of Lewistown. For the townships of Brown, Armagh, Union an i Menno,on MONDAY, January 12th, 1852. For the townships of Oliver, Wayne, Brar ton, and the boroughs of Newton Marniitonand McVeytown, cn TUESDAY, 13th January, 1852. For the townships of Derrv, Granville, De catur and the Borough of Lewistown, on WED NESDAY, January 14th, 1852. By order of the Board, 11, J. WALTERS, Clerk, lewistown, December 19. 1851. Alwavs on liaiul, SALT, FISH, PIASTER, And all Kinds of COAL. ALFRED MARKS. Lewistown, Aug. 8, 1851. tf Fish, Salt, and Plaster, FOR sale bv "JOHN STERRETT & CO., June 2/.—tf At the Lewistown Mills. HARDWARE, of all kinds, at unusually tow prices, for cash, at ocf24 F. G. FRANCISCUS'S. Pennsylvania Railroad. PASSENGER TRAIN'S leave Lewistown daily as follows: MAIL TRAIN. Eastward at 12 o'clock 4 minutes F\ M. Westward at 4 o'clock 2fi minutes F. M. EXPRESS TRAIN. Eastward at 1 o'clock It) minutes A. M. Westward at 2 o'clock 10 minutes A. M. FREIGHT TRAIN DAILY, (EXCEPT SUNDAYS), Eastward at 2 o'c.oek 3ti minutes P. M. Westward at 12o'clock 4 minutes P. M. JAMES MiI.LIKEN. Lew.sfown Depot, Dec. 5,1851. rgioßACco,s~ ff and ;~ pril 11 A. A. BANKS'.
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