3ntel(igencer & 3ournal. LancOter. December 21, 1852. GEO.! SANDERSON, EDITOR The Printer Wants Money. Now that the Presidential election is over and the Democracy every where triumphant, we hope our patrons' will not be offended when we tell them—we Mean those in arrears—that we need MONEY badly. Those indebted for subscription,. advertising 'and job work, or either, will confer a great favor l y paying us what is justly our due.— The approaching Courts will afford a favorable op portunity to many, who cannot come to town, to send it with their neigh . bors. Those living out of the County or State can remit by mail at our risk. 11J- We were misinformed last week when we stated that ROBERT Setter's was appointed Dis patcher at Columbia, by the Canal Cominissioners. Mr. Spratts Was appointed Assistant Dispatcher by Mr. Baker, the Superintendent of the Road. Mr. M'Cauly is the Dispatcher at Columbia, regularly appointed by the Canal Commissioners, and is an active,•inteliigent and popular officer. The Good Time Coming.' The signs of the times, remarks the Philadelphia Argil', give unmistakable indications of the ap proach of period of unexampled business and commercial [activity, with its usual concomitants high prices and high wages. A quickened move' meat in many branches of industry is already per ceptible ; especially in navigation and in manufac. tures generally. The iron manufacture has been improving fiir some time, consequent in some de gree on thei high price of iron in England. The cotton manufacturing establishments are in full ope. ration with the promise of speedily repairing past losses, and earning handsome dividends for the fu ture. Busiriess generally is feeling a new impetus —mono) islabundant at fair rates; and everything gives promie that we are on the eve of one of the greatest pe r iods of commercial and businesepros perity the country has ever witnessed. This im. proved condition of things is in part attributable to extraneous Causes. The immense additions of gold from Califiirnia and Australia are coming to the aid of natural causes,, arid will greatly augment their effects, in carrying the reactionary movement of trade to, a loftier altitude than it would other. wise have attained. Still, in the absence of Cali fornia arid Australia gold, the change would have come, though in a modified form, and with dimin. ished intensity. For modern experience of the op erations of industry and commerce, ban disclosed that they pass through periodical cycles of lon ger or shorter duration, in which' they in regular succession exhibit the phases, first of quiescence, next improvement, then activity, prosperity, excitement over-trading, convulsion, stagnation, distress, bank: ruptcy, endi rig 'again in quiescence. These fluctua. tions, or alternatiOns in trade seem to be inherent in and inseperable from it, and the shrewd man of business counts upon their recurrence with as much certainty as the mariner looks for the equinoctial gales. No tariffs-110 government measures—can avert them, as no tariffs or government measures produce t»em ; but being the effects inseparable from the vCry vulture of trade, they must be left to the laws of trade and the slow and certain opera tions of its' recuperative energies to find their legit • imate arid 'adequate remedy. REPORT ()F Majoa GENEUAL SCOTT.—We learn from the annual report of the Commanding Gen eral of the Army, that for the defence of the Texan frontier there are now, under the orders of Brevet Major G+ral smith, fourteen companies of cav alry, two companies of artillery, with three regi ments anif TWJ companies of infantry—in all, forty eight companies; and that the foicc in New Mex ico coosisis of nine companies of dragoons, two of artillery, acid one regiment of infantry—in all twen ty-one companies. The recruiting service, diming the past yar, has been prosecuted with great vigor, the number of men enlisted being .1,17.1. It is re commended in the report that the rules and arti cles ol war be referred to a board of officers for Irt" An extensive gang of Counterfeiters has just been discovered in New York city. The officers found a complete set of implements for counterfeit ing gold dollars and sovereigns; these consisted of a large press, a galvanic battery, a set of dies, finely executed for making gold dollars, a die in an unfin ished state, lor making sovereigns, a large quantity of sheet brass, from which thousands of counterfeit gold dollars had been made, together with imple ments of every description suitable for the purpose . They also found about ,t;75 counterfeit in gold, and a large number in an unfinished state. The gold dollars are beauiifully executed, and excepting their weight, are well calculated to deceive., It is be lieved that thousands of them are in circulation.-- Several of, the counterfeiters are nosy in custody. NEXT Amin:cr.:tuna'. Fain.—At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania Ag . ricultural Society . , held last week, Tuesday, Wednes. day, Thuriday and Friday, the 2.7 th, 2Sth, 20th and 30th of September next; were fixed upon for the holding of the next State Fair; and a committee, of which Judge Watts, of Carlisle, is chairman, was appointed ! to receive propositions from the citizens of towns or cities desiring to have the Exhibi tion in their vicinity. COLUMIIIA AND PHILADELPHIA RAILIIOAD. — The following 'statement shows the receipts at the Col• lector's o(fice in Columbia for the fiscal year entl. ing Nov. 30, 1852 From Deember I, 1851, to Novein her 110, 1552, From Dec / ember 1,1850, to Novem tier 30,'.1851, increase for 1852, ' $.18,73S 02 sr. STRICKLER, Collector. Cot.. Srxcr : c Memtur,—This gentleman, who is the able and high-toned editor of the Ohio States man, has 'received the recommendation of nineteen out of twenty-three of the electors of that State, for a place in Gen. Pierce's Cabinet. Col. Aledary is a perfect :Napoleon in a political contest, and has for a number of years been regarded as one of the best politicians in the State of Ohio. We are glad - to see a valuabl.i co-laborer so handsomely endorsed after passing through such a warm and well con tested battle—it speaks well for the Democracy of that State.—Dent. Union. PeNxsrLvAlus Loarr.—The New York Tribune states that the balance of the new five million Pennsylkmia loan, about $1,200,000 has been ta ken in one lot at 105, part cash, and part over due bonds at par. This is about 2 per cent. better than the first Portion of the loan was negotiated at. fig" ..t Cincinnati, 118,851 hogs have been slaughtered the present year--about 12,000 more than during the same period last year. Some 30,- 000 hav4 been slaughtered at Indianapolis, where the business is said to be rapidly increasing. WAFIIINGTON BAKER, Esq., formerly of this City, has been re-elected Recorder of the City of San Francisco, California. The salary, we be lieve, is '53,000. 1.13 Hon. WILLIAM R. KING, the Vice President elect, still continues ill at his lodgings in Washing. ton. He is laboring under a pulmonary disease, and fears are entertained that he will not recover. 117- We have not yet received our cIIIIISTMAS TIIIIXEIr. Wonder which of our country friends in tend to Supply us with one ? 11 r Gen. Prznce's majority in Virginia, is 15,- 281. The whole vote polled in the State was Elg" Hon. J. 'GLI.NCY JONES, M. C. has our thanks !for his polite attentions. The Tables Turned. The country will be struck with the singular phenomenon presented by the debate in the House of Representatives on the tariff It will be seen that, by Whig admissions, all their theories, as to the working of Democratic policy, have been thor oughly falsified. Mr. Vinton, a Whig leader, pre: dicted that the tariff of 1846 would not yield a rev enue of eighteen millions—and Mr. Meredith, Whig Secretary of the Treasury, boldly asserted that the revenue under this tariff would not equal the expen ditures of the Government, and that, at the end of the fiscal year, 1851, a deficiency - of sixty millions would be found to exist. These Whig fallacies have been utterly exploded, and Mr. Brooks, a Whig leader of New York. has stepped forth to lament the too successful operation of the tariff of 1846 and to call the attention of the country to the re , ; markable fact that, after meeting the enormous ex penditures of a Whig administration, there still re maim a dangerous surplus of twenty millions. Mr. Brooks even goes so far as to urge a reduction of certain duties, so as to bring down the teeming fruits of the tariff of 1846, which according to Whig prophecy, was to bankrupt the treasury and to de stroy the country! The views of Messrs. Bayly, Meade and Millson, as sketched in the debate, pres ent the true ground for the Democracy to take, in response to this appeal of a Whig, which cannot but be regarded with suspicion. Let the surplus of revenue be devoted to the extinguishment of the public debt, and let us wait for the advent of the new Democratic administration, for reforming the tariff upon a proper basis, according to the best lights of „intormation and experience. We, too, should repudiate the dangers of a large surplus rev enue—but, from the little time allowed during this short session, and from the fact that a few short monti.s will bring a Democratic administration in. to power, we should regard it as most wise and proper, that action on the taiiff should be postponed. For these reasons the first motion of Mr. Brooks was voted down, and, we doubt not, his second movement will meet with the same fate. The vote is not at all to be regarded as unfavorable to a rea ' sonable reduction of the tariff, so as, to prevent an excess of revenue over and above the current expen ses of an economical administration of the Govern ment—but the Democrats prefer to act in their own way and at the proper time and with full infor oration, from the best sources, before them.—Rich mond Enquirer. The arrangements between our City Banks and certain Note Brokers are equally as reprehensible as those already referred to, viz: they have those who are supplied with any amount of money to shave business paper. at from one to three per cent. per annum. It can be shown, that when good bu siness paper has been rejected by the directors, and the holder called upon the Discount Clerk for his note, he has been advised by that officer, and fre quently by one of the Directors, to apply to cer tain Brokers to have the same discounted; and be ing pressed for money, which frequently happens to be the case with our best houses, the holder of the note has been compelled to do so. By this sys tem of financiering, a Bank can realize from three to five times the amount of interest allowed to be charged by law. It can be proven, thst while the merchant and other business men were receiving their notes, re turned to them, rejected by the Bank, under the plausible and deceptive excuse, "want of money," they have witnessed the 'financial Broker of the Bank coming out• of the Directors' room with a roll of bank notes in his hand. We clip the above from an advertisement that appeared in the Ledger of Thursday list. If the statements here made are correct, and we have no reason to doubt them, then does it slow a state of things which call loudly for legislative investiga tion and interference. The system of shaving which is so extensively carried on - at the present day, is sufficiently odious and reprehensible in itself; but when these Brokers, as ihey are called, are found allied with Bank Officers and Bank Directors, for the purpose of fleecing those whose necessities compel them to submit to their. , exactions, it is high time that something should be done to arrest the evil. It is but a few years since that money made by shaving notes, &c., was considered ill-gotten gain, and the business itself was considered so disreputa ble that it was carried on secretly. Now, however, times have changed, and Shaving Shops are start ing up, openly and pub'lcly, in every City and Bo( ough in the Commonwealth, and the owners or or cupants of them looked upon, by many, as a useful and respectable class of our citizens. 0 tempora ! 0 mores! The statements made in the above extract have reference exclusively to Philadelphia, and we sin cerely hope such coalitions as are there referred to may never be found west of the Schuylkill. "Great cities are great sores on the body politic ;" said Mr. Jefferson, and we of the country, in this age of steam and lightning, should be careful that such loathsome erupti ons do not exhibit themselves amongst us.' We are sufficiently prone to ape af ter the fashions of the great cities; we should bs careful not to imitate their vices and corruptions. Toe GOLDEN ERA—The receipt of gold at the U. S. Mints from California during the three years since its first discovery, has been about $150,000,- 000, and probably 50,000,000 more have been sent elsewhere or retained in California. The product of California is still undiminished, and that of Aus tralia bids fair to equal if not exceed California. According to Humboldt's tables, as quoted in the last North American Review, the supply of the pre cious metals obtained from America, from the year 1500 to 15.15, was about $3,000,000 a year. From 1515. to 1600, the supply averaged $11,000,010 a year. The supply was largely increased from 1750 to 1803, the highest rate being estimated at $35,- 300,000. •About the year 1800, the annual supply was rstimated at $48,937,000, of which $12,648,- 000 was gold, and $36,250,000 silver. For the ten succeeding years, there was but little increase in the 'supply, and down to the wars in the Spanish American colonies, according to Jacob, the supply from the American mines did not exceed $20,000- 000 a year. In 1834, McCulloch states the supply, from all the world at $30,000,000. In 1847, this supply was Increased by the products of the Rus sian mines to $67,000,000. $331,460 51 '-82,722 49 The products of the California and other mines have swollen the amount in 1852 to$178,284,000; in gold $138,834,000, and in silver about $30,000,- 000 from all the world. The supply in 1852 is about six times as large as it was twenty years since.—llaily News. F:NGLISII BUTTER IN 13osToN.—The Bee states that 10S3 firkins of butter were brought to that port by the last steamer from Europe, and that it is generally of the most delicious sort. At the same time there are tons of butter held from the market in New Hampshire, in order to obtain high prices. Butter can be brought from the most distant coun ties in England, and sold at a lower price than what is demanded for that made in the vicinity cif Boston. The English article too, is generally much mnch superior. We must import butter if we want it for twentyfive cents a pound, retail. Will our dealers look into this subject, and relieve us from the gross impositions now practised.—Phil. Sun. WEIAT ARE WE COMINE TO ?—The New York correspondent of the, Public Ledger, of Thursday last, has the following notice of the extravagance which prevails in the city of New York : We hear of balls the past week, in which diamonds and emeralds were worn worth $30,000, on the person. Thousand dollar dresses are not uncom mon. Dinner parties are spoken of, where ladies appear in cloaks embioidered with pearls, &c.— What are we coming to? The extravagance of the city, and the people of the city are going into, exceeds anything in our previous history. Costly houses of $70,000 and $lOO,OOO with furniture, mirrors, carpeting, pictures lrescoe, &c., to match, are not uncomm°n — but there are dinners, soirees, feta, dresses, &c., tomatch. V" To day is the shortest day of the year Congressional. SsaAnc,—The Senate met at . 12} o'clock The President ()Sr. King) being still ill, though not confined to his room, Mr. Atchison again took the chair. Numerous petitions, &c., were presented. Mr. Mason introduced the bill of which he gave notice yesterday, to amend the Civil and Diplomat ic Appropriation Bill of last session, in the clause relating to the appropriation for continuing the survey of the Mexican Boundary. . The usual resolutions for the reference of the gen eral subjects of the President's Message to the ap propriate committees were then moved and adopt ed. Mr. Davis, of 'Maas., then arose and proceeded to speak ou that portion of the President's message re lating to the death of the Has. Daniel Webster.— He spoke of the great national bereavement, and pronounced a high and feeling eulogy on the life and services of the deceased. Messrs. Butler; Cass, and Seward, followed in eloquent and impressive eulogies. Madame Alboni entered the chamber while Mr. Seward was speaking, and listened to the speeches with much interest. Mr. Stockton also spoke at some length of the high character and services of Mr. Webster. The Senate then adjourned. HOTTSZ.—The House met at a quarter past 12 o'clock. Several motions were made, but objections to them were raised. The House then, on motion, again resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the state of the Union, and resumed the consideration of Mr. Hous ton's resolution for the reference of the various sub jects of the President's message. The question still being upon Mr. Brooks' mo tion to refer the, portion of the message relative to the Tariff to a select committee. Mr. Meade, of Va., took the floor, and spoke at some length of the impolicy of legislation upon the Tariff question at the present session. The debate was further continued by Messrs. Stanton, of Ohio, and Millison, of Va., who express. ed their views upon the Tariff at considerable length. Mr. Giddings, of Ohio, then having the floor, The Committee rose. and The House adjourned. THE ART UNION OP PHILADELPHIL—This insti tution, incorporated in 1844, has suffered misfor tune and consequent difficulties which threatned, at one time, to destroy it. Through the generous aid, however, of a number of native and resident or tists,.backed by the support of an intelligent public. it has managed to survive the embarrassment which so severely crippled its energies, and, if properly sustained hereafter, promises to attain a degree of prosperity greater than it has ever before enjoyed. There should be a more earnest desire felt, at this time especially, to foster this society, and place it on a durable foundation, since, in the late dissolu tion of the New York Art Union, and the precari ous condition of other similar associations elsewhere, it may remain the only organized nursery of Amer ican genius and taste in painting and sculpture, of its kind, in this country. For such a position of distinction it is fortunately adapted by its constitu tion, which was framed to effect the express object of the society, to wit: the "promotion of the arts of design in the United States;" arid this liberal and comprehensive scope of effort and object secure a national interest in, and maintenance of, an estab lishment whose usefulness cannot well be exagger ated. The annual distribution of prizes will certainly take place on the 31st of December next. The en graving for the year, to one copy of which every subscriber will be entitled, is now in process of ex ecution, by an accomplished artist, after Bother mers great picture of Patrick Henry pronouncing his famous Anti-Stamp act speech in the Virginia House of Burgesses. The original work itself found ed on a most interesting event in our Revolutionary history, was painted expressly, at a cost of one thou Sand dollars, for the first prize of the Philadel phia Art Union for the present year. It has been recognized by able critics as the master-piece of the author, and is certainly among the highest efforts of native talent yet produced. Whether viewed as a whole, or judged with reference to the artistic merits of its different parts, it exhibits extraordina ry care and skill in elaboration, and stands before the spectator a graphic representation, perfect in finish and detail, of a grand initiatory step in that sublime historic drama which closed with the es tablishment of American independ‘nce. It is an evidence of the generous enterprize of the society to procure the execution of so extensive and evi dently meritorious a painting as this, as an offering to its members, and the subject, as well as the ad mirable manner in which it has been delineated, may well cause every one to feel a patriotic desire to possess the picture as a noble heirloom to his pbsterity. In addition to this first, grand prize, there are more than fifty others, consisting of original pic tures, ranging in value from fifty to five hundred dollars, and, contributed as free gifts to the society by a number of the most distinguished American artists. Sev i eral of these works have been finished and are now suspended from the walls of the Phila delphia Art Union's gallery, where we saw them recently, and where they, with many other fine specimens of art, are free to the inspection of all.— North ,Imrrican. Mr. CtienLcs M. HOWELL, in North Queen street, is the Secretary for Lancaster, and will re ceive subscriptions. As the drawing will take place at the commencement of the New Year, those who intend subscribing should do so without delay. California We give the following extract from a letter pub lished in the New Haven Register: In my travels through the country, everything that I see confirms me in the belief that California now is not what it once was. One thing, if noth ing more, confirms this, and that is, I have not seen a young forest tree in my travels—they are all an tediluvians, or nearly such; and when those old for est trees were young, they enjoyed refreshing show ers through the summer—if not, there would now be young trees starting up. No young trees can stand a draught of eight months. It would be fool ish to contend that the timber of California started in its infancy under the present ordeal of seasons. Again, the rivers and ravines in the mr•untains show marks of fast running water, at three different points above the present one. The highest mark is about seventy-live feet above the present water, and must have kept at that height for years, to have cut out solid ground in the way it has. In fact, California is the most interesting country in my mind, for the geologist, that there is on the globe. The manner in which the gold is scattered over the country, and the shape it is found, in sea shells, on the top of the - highest mountains, plainly shows that there is nothing that is not susceptible of being changed from one appearance to another, by na ture's operations, in almost the twinkling of an eye. The volcanoes that at the present time vomit forth fire and smoke here in this golden country, may at no distant day make this a part of old ocean, and at the same time form a new continent in the now middle of the Pacific. The whole coast range on the Pacific, from Patagonia to Bhering's Straits, is one continued link of burning mountains. Peaks tower up above the clouds, without end, and roll fire and smoke, so it is impossible at first sight to tell what you have before you. One peak is burn ing one day—the next day you look for it, and it is gone, and in i s place a valley; and to the right or left, you discern a new peak, and that lashing its sides with fire end smoke. Such are the changes that Nature's God works with the elements. Such has been the case, from the time that time began and will so continue, as long as that most subtle, Electricity, exists. Book Notices ROBERT AND HAROLD, OIL THE YODNO MAROON ERS ON THE FLORIDA COAST--is the title of a neat ly bound book of over 410 pages beautifully em bellished, written by Rev. F. R. Goulding, and just published by WILLIAX S. MARTIEN, No. 154 Ches nut street, Phrtasideltia. To the young especially the book will be found exceedingly entertaining and instructive, abound ing 55 it does in thrilling incidents, as well as use ful lessons of a religious character. Speaking of the work, a well known writer says: "This char ming little book was intended by its author for young people; but its graceful pictures, piquant conversation, and happy, healthful tone, will render it a Javorite with those of more mature years. It reminds us of Robinson Crusoe, while it is entirely free from all charge of imitation of that unequalled companion of children and parents." The book is for sale at Mumwr & STOER'S, in this city, to whose politeness we are indebted for a copy; and we advise our young friends to call there and examine it for themselves. yThe AMERICAN PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL is published monthly in New York, by FOWLER WELLS, No. 131 Nassau street and furnished to subscribers at $1 per annum. It is mainly devoted to the illustration and delense of Phrenological principles, and is not excelled by any other month ly serial or its neatness, and the amount of useful information therein contained. A new volume com mences with the January No., and this is a fitting time to subscribe. • EU" A terrific storm prevailed on Lake Ontario, on Saturday. A number of vessels were lost. City and County Items. DEcEitris, 14 1:13' The PHILELLUMOSIC SOCIETY, Of this City) interd giving another Concert at Fulton Hall, on Christmas evening. We hope they may have a full house. They deserve to be liberally patron ized by the lovers of good music. Mr. R. J. Massa, the celebrated Balladist, will assist at the Concert. JESSE OWEN, M. D.. has purchased the Stras burg Academy Buildings. ID A new Post Office has been established at Oak Shade, in this county, and EDWARD A. LA.cr nos appointed P. M. WlLriireMcCensivEr has been appointed P. M. at Gordodsville, in this county, vice H. Freeland, resigned. DEDICATION.—The M. E. Church, in Columbia, will be dedicated to the service of God on Sunday, the-6th ins!. Prof. Wentworth, of Dickinson Col lege and other eminent ministers are expected to be present and assist - in the s-rvices of the occa sion. LANCASTER LIGHT INPASTRT.—The member's of the corps, and all others in favor of its thorough re-organization,will meet for that purpose, on Thurs day evening next, at 7 o'clock, at their Armory in Fulton Hall. By order of the Committee. 1317 The members of FULTON LODGE, No. 45r. 1. 0. 0. F. are requested to be punctual in their at tendance at the Lodge room, on Monday evening next, the 27th inst., as a Lecture will be delivered by the D. D. G. M. Members of other Lodges in the city and county are invited to be present. Ll - The Second Presbyterian Congregation, of this city, are in negociation for the'purchase of th e Mechanics' Institute Building, in South Queen street, for the purpose of changing it into a Church. The' building is a good one, and well located for the purpose. E 3 Capitalists are invigd : to look at the adver tisement in another column for the sale of the "CAR• LISLE IRON WORKS." This is one of the finest and most desirable estates in Cumberland county, if not in the Commonwealth. Mssoxic.—At the annual election for officers of he Masonic Lodge, of this city, last week, the fol lowing gentlemen were chosen: Charles M. How ell, Worshipful Master; G. M. Zahm, Senior War den ; Chas. TG. Cooper, Junior Warden ; J. M. Westheaffer, Secretary ; Henry' Hess, Treasurer; Robt. Moderwell, F. H. Carpenter and J. J. Keller, Tr ustees. A new Lodge of the Order is about to be organ ized in this City. • THE COLUMBIA Ges WonKs.—On the 2nd inst., the following persons were elected officers of the Company for the ensuing year: President—Samuel W. Mifflin Managers—John A. Hook, P. F. Fry, Dr. W. S. McCorcre, J. W. Cottrell, James S. McMahon, Amos S. Green. Secretary and Treasurer—Amos S. Green. 117' Our friend LEWIS HALEY has removed his Marble Manufactory from Chesnut to North Queen st., west side, between Reese's and McGratin's Ho tels, a few doors south of the Railroad, formerly Leonard & Bear's establishment. HALEY is an adept in his profession, and from his well-known energy and business qualifications will doubtless command a fine share of public patronage in his new location. Mr. R. J. Turtynt, the great American BaL ladist, gave two of his illimitable Concerts in this City, last week, to large and delighted audiences.— He is, without a doubt, one of the best vocalists we have ever listened to, and his entertainments are of that chaskand unexceptionable character as can_ not fail to attract crowded houses for him wherever he goes. "I would not Die in Spring Time," and The last Rose of Summer, - as sung by him, in his peculiar artistic style, are alone worth the price of admission. Irr The PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL Jounsst, for December, hilly sustains the previously' acquired reputation of this useful and excellent periodical. Mr. Eurrov:es has the talents and tact to make it more and more useful and interesting with every succeeding number, and we are pleased to find that his labors in the glorious cause of education are being duly appreciated by the community. E - MURRAY & &coax have on hand and are daily receiving at their Bookstore, in North Queen street, a splendid assortment of ANNUALS and Gsr.T Books ; suitable for the Holidays. Their stock of Religious, Literary, Scientific, Medical, Legal, His torical and Miscellaneous Books, cannot be excel led any where. They have also received a splen did assortment of PORTDIONAIES and Cann CASES of the newest styles, together with Fancy articles of various kinds. All together, their immense and well selected stock cannot fail to ,attract lots of customers. DAIIING Romany.—A stranger who arrived in this place on Wednesday evening last, by the slow line 01 cars, was robbed (according to his state 4nent) under the following circumstances:—Two men met him as he stepped off the cars, and offer ed to direct him to a suitable hotel. After taking him somewhere into the ally between Cherry and Union streets, one of the persons presented a pistol to his breast, and threatened to shoot him should he make any resistance. They then rifled his pock_ ets of all the money he had—about forty dollais— and tied. He immediately gave the alarm, but it was too late to detect the perpetrators of the high- handed outrage We understand that several persons, shortly after the occurrence, visited the residence of a'• colored man named Sawney, whom they suspected as one of the party. The lellow was in the house, but made his escare and has not been heard of since, from which circumstance it is supposed that their suspicions were well grounded.—Columbia Spy. TEMPERAPCF. MErruso.—The Lancaster County Temperance Society - met on Friday last, in the Mechanics' Institu'e in this city, Dr. Gibbons, Pres ident of the Society, in the chair, and Mr. John F. Houston, of Columbia, Secretary pro tem. Rev. Pennel Coombe opened the meeting with prayer, after which the delegates presented their credentials. On motion a business committee was appointed, who subsequently reported resolutions which were severally adopted. They resolved that the success ful operation of Prohibitory Liquor laws in other States proves their wisdom ; that the entire sup pression of the traffic in liquor as a beverage is the only adequate remedy for the evils of intemperance; that the growing popularity of this principle, as manifested by the vote of Lancaster and other coun ties, is encouraging to its friends; and that the on ly legislation required is to withdraw all sanction now given by law, and to prohibit it as lotteries, gambling, &c., are prohibited. Messrs. J. M. W. Geist, Rev. P. Coombe, Enos Conrad, John F. Hous ton, Rev. H. Harbaugh, Dr. Gibbons and H. W. Hess were appointed a central committee to pre pare.a form of petition to the Legislature, &c. Ad journed to meet in Lancaster on Saturday, January 8, at 11 o'clock—ln dependent Whig. .13Avri3rons, Dec. 14.—One of the most bold and daring highway robberies ever perpetrated in any community, was committed here this evening. As H. Childs, Esq., Collector of the Customs at Vien• na, Dorchester county, Md., was, about half-past. 5 o'clock, passing along Lombard street, near South, a rope was thrown around his neck, and he was dragged into an alley and robbed of $3,500 in gold, $l2OO in saltimore notes, a draft foi. $l4OO, on New York, and his watch. At the instant the noose was thrown round the stranger's neck a hand ful of lime was thrown into his eyes and mouth, blinding and strangling him, so that the.robbers es. caped before he could recover sufficiently to give an alarm. His pockets were all mt open, and his flesh grazed, with a knife. Ei—A State Educational Convention will be held in Harrisburg on Tuesday, the 28tH inst. " OBSERVED. " of the Ledger, has'nt yet succeed ed in fixing a Cabinet for President Praxes ! The Railroad Case. On Wednesday last, in the Supreme Court now in session at -Philadelphia, the two cases of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company against the Canal Commissioners, and David Miller, against the same asking for a mandamus, were called up, and the, argument commenced on a demurrer put in by the respondents.. I We glean the subjoined proceedings of the first day, from the Philadelphia Sun of Tuesday: The above Writs were granted by the Court on the 9th September, 1852, 'and made returnable on the 28th of the same month, but subsequently en larged, on motion of respondent, counsel, to 11th October, 1852.. The petitions and affidavits show the following facts: The relators in both cases' had been for a long time in the use of the Philadelphia and Columbia Mlroad, with the approbation and consent of the respondents, by passenger cars, drawn—by the mo tive power of the Commonwealth; that on the 19;11 of August, 1552, they duly offered their cars, as usual, at both termini of the said railroad, for at tachment to the State loccimotive for transportation over the said railroad; that such attachment was refused by order of the Canal Commissioners ; and that their cars were not transported over the rail road, in consequence of such order or refusal. The relators allege that said order was in pursuance of a resolution on the part of the respondents to ex clude them, and all other persons, except Bingham & Duck, from the use of said railroad. Both the relators had paid the legal tolls, and offered to pay them on the 19th of August last, when their cars were severally relusedstransportation.. That these acts of the Canal Commissioners were done in pursuance of a contract made on the 19th day of May, 1552, with Bingham & Dock, who were transporters of merchandise on the public works, for the transportation of all passengers and mails over the said railroad for four years Irom the Ist of July ensuing, except those in the cars of the West Chester Railroad Company, and in market cars. This contract makes the Commonwealth the transporter of all passengers over the Columbia Railroad. Bingham & Dock receive a compensa tion as agents of the State lor.superintending the bu siness of transportation, and collecting the fare.— They are also to furnish the cars. The compensation to Bingham & Dock is not a fixed sum, but dependent on the number of passen gers carried, being five mllls.per mile on each and every passenger carried, and two and a half mills per mile on each emigrant passenger carried. They are entitled to one fifth of the toll charged by the Commonwealth for carrying the mail. It is an express stipulation in the contract, that Bingham &Dock shall have "t he exclusive right of carrying all passengers-aver the railroad aforesaid, except those before recited, as being those now earried by the West Chester Railroad Company and by market cars:' This contract was made without any public no tice, calling for proposals for such a contract. 'The object of these proceedings is to compel the Canal Commissioners to attach or permit the attachment of relator's passenger cars respectively to the 'motive power of the Commonwealth, for transportation over the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad. The respondents pia in a demurrer to the plead ings. Judge Lewis informed the respondents, that if they relied upon the demurrer, the matter would be argued upon the record ; but if the facts were denied, the Court would send it to a jury for deci sion upon the facts. Win. M. Meredith Said ; that a demurrer had been put in by respondents—a practice which he that' -had not been in use since the act of 1336. He said that a demurrer has the Same effect as a peremp tory mandamus. In this case, every'fact material to the issue was admitted by the respondents. Such matters as have been improperly pleaded, ought not M stand upon this motion. Such lads as are pleaded by respondents should be absolute, and not such expressions as that certain facts are not be fore the Court on the question of mandamus—and that, at the time the grievance was complained of, Mr. Slitter was but part owner of the cars on the road, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company being the owner of about seven-eighth parts of them.— This is no pleading at all. The matter before the Court being a pleading at common law, the respon• dents must aver their facts positively, and with clearness and , precision. Although there were smaller matters connected with the question, which were sufficient to send the ,case off for a time, yet the sole question was a great public one, however it might be clouded by numerous printed pages.— It was simply whether the Canal Commissioners have, by la*, a right to give the exclusive privi lege to any person whom they choose to designate, to carry passeagers over the Columbia Railroad, and whether they have done so? And whether the Pennsylvania Railroad Company have a right to use the Columbia Railroad. The questions of jurisdiction did not appear to him to require an argument, either in law cr as to custom. To say, that because the Canal Com missioners did not reside in the West District, they could not be sued in Pittsburg, would be idle ; be cause, residing- as they do in separate districts, they would be beyond the reach of the great pre rogatives of this Writ. Their official residence is wherever they transact business; and not where their officeis located. By the act of 1825, they can fix their place of business wherever they please; and if they can only be proceeded against where their office for business is located, they could evade suit brought against them by any citizen, by merely re moving their business office from place to place. Mr. Meredith argued this question at considera ble length. St. George T. Campbell, an behalf of the Canal Commissioners, followed Mr. Meredith. He exam-• fined all the acts of Assembly in reference to the subject of the Pennsylvania works, as well as those relating to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and argued that from their very wording the Canal Commissioners were clearly right in the course they had pursued. He also quoted English author ities, to show that the Pennsylvai is Railroad Com pany must, if they wish their powers extended, go to the Legislature, and that they cannot-appeal to Courts of Justice to give them powers which the acts of Assembly have failed to do. • Mr. Campbell was followed on the same side by Mr. Stanton, of Pittsburg. The arguments of botk Mr. Campbell and the latter gentleman were pow ierful,,but as all the speakei . s were limited to a cer tain space' of time, it was utterly impossible for ;any reporter to follow them through their argu ments. Three hours' argument was forced in to An hours' time each. Meredith, Dallas and Tyson, appear for the iplaintiffs, and Stanton, St. George T. Campbell and Champneys for respondents. Messrs. CIIAMPNEYS and BELL handed in to the Court written arguments—the rule having exclu ded more than two of . the counsel from speaking on each. The decision of the Court.will be made known this week. From California 'Arrival of the Illinois—s2,soo,ooo in Gold—The Fires in Sacramento City, San Francisco, and Ala. rystille.—Highly • interesting , News. NEW Yonx, Dec. 12.—The steamship Illinois, with the California mail of the 16th, and 540 pas sengers, arrived at this port about 7 o'clock this 'mornini% She has on freight 52,13%460 32 in ' ; gold, an d ' $400,000 in the hands of passengers, making a total of two and a half millions. I The Illinois sailed from Aspinwall on the eve rring of the 2d, making the entire trip through from .San Francisco in 26 days, besides a delay at Aspin wall, for baggage. HEY passengers came down to Panama by the Golden Gate. 1. Our dates from Panama are to Dec. Ist. The rainy season on the Isthmus had closed, and '' the heat was very intense—the thermometer stand ing at S 5. The Government of Ecuador have issued a de cree branding Flores and his partizans as pirates, and forbidding them ever again entering Ecuador. The National Legislature of Ecuador had author ized the President to declare and make war against Peru, in case of satisfaction and reparation was not made for its participation in the expedition of Gen, Flores. 1' The Sacramento Union states that the fire in that city broke out about I, o,clock on the night of No vember 2d, and was first discovered in a miliner's shop, situated in the heart of one the most combos ; tible blocks in the city; the wind was blowing a ,bale at the time, and the flames spread with fear ' lul rapidity. In the short space of three hours, six ; teen hundred buildings were in ashes, and with i them an immense amount of goods. The total number of buildings burned was 2500. Eight or ten lives were lost. , Within the nine days previous to the sailing of the steamer, 350 houses had been rebuilt, and hun dreds of others were rapidly going up. The contributions from the towns and cities in ' the vicinity, in aid of the sufferers were liberal— San Francisco alone subscribed $30,1.00. The fire at Marysville consumed an entire block involving a loss of $lOO,OOO. . • The fire at San Francisco was confined to a sin gle half block, bounded by Kearney, Merchant, Clay and Montgomery streets. Loss about $lOO,- 000. The Presidential election passed off with spirit: About 70,000 votes were polled. Piercesinajori ty was between four and five thousand. The en tire Democratic State and Congressional ticket had also beeu elected, but by a reduced majority. The . next Legislature will be largely Democratic. Three Days Later from Europe ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA The English Budget—The Inaugural Address of the Emperor Napoleon—.Bdoance of Wheat and Flour. NEW Yeas, Dec. 'l7. The royal mail steamship Africa, from Liverpool, bringing dates to the 9th inst., being three days la ter, arrived here about three o'clock this afternoon. The Liverpool Cotton Market is firm, and an ad vance of id had been realized. The sales for the week foot up 47,000 bales, of which 16,000 bales were taken on speculation, and 2,000 for export: The Liverpool Corn Market was more animated, and Flour, Wheat and Corn were advancing. Large sales of Western Canal Flour had been made at 26s a 285, and Philadelphia and Baltimore at 26s a 275. Corn had advanced 6,1 a is. ENGLAND. On Wednesday afternoon, very strong rumors were prevalent on the London Exchange; of a break up in the Ministry, and it was positivey asserted that Disraeli was out. In other quarters the im pression prevailed that Lord Palmerston, Sir James Graham, and Mr. Gladstone were about to join the Government and the reason assigned for the Chan cellor's session was that his budget had too great a leaning to Free Trade. After some hours, the ru mor subsided, having depressed the funds, but caused no actual decline. FRANCE Ou Thursday, at one o'clock, P. M, Napoleon made his public entry, as Emperor, into Paris. A brief telegraphic dispatch in the• London papers, says his entry took place amid acclamations of the people, the National' Guard, and the Army. The formal proclamation of the Empire was made at .the Holel de Vile, at 10 A. M. The Minister of the Interior has refused to au thorize the formation of the new Banking Compa ny, which was attempted to be established in oppo sition to Fould's new Bank. "du Credit Fonceir."— The movement in law.: of the o pposition Cornpk ny, was supported by the houses of Rothchild and other bankers, as well as by many of the commer cial interests of Paris. Tun EMPIRE NouscEn.—The votes were .counted on the 2d inst., and after the result was an nounced, the Empet or addressed the Chambers as follows:: `-Messieurs—" The.new reign which you this day inaugurate derives not its origin, as so many others recorded in history have done, trom violence, from conquest or fraud. It is what you have just declared it—the legal result of the will of a whole people, who consolidate in calm that which they had (minded in the midst of agitation. lam pene trated with gratitude towards the nation which, three times in four years, sustained me by its sal !rages, and each time has only augmented its ma jority to increase my power; but the more that power. increases in extent and vital power, the more does it need enlightened men, such as those who every day surround me—independent men, such Is those whom I address, to guide me by their coun sel, to bring back my authority within proper lim its, if it could ever quit them. I take from this day, with the crown, the name of Napyleon the Third, became the will of the peo ple has bestowed it on me in their acclamations, because the whole nation has ratified it. Is it then to be inferred that, in accepting the title, I fall in to the error imputed to the prince, who returning from exile, declared null and void all that had been done in his abscence. Far from me be such a wild mistake. Not only do I recognize the governments which have prece ded me, but I inherit in some manner all that they have accomplished of good and of evil; for govern meets Which'succeeded one to another are, notwith standing different origin, liable for their predeces sors; but the more completely that I accept all that for fifty years history transmits to us, with her in flexible authority, the less it has permitted me to pass in silence over the glorious reign of the head of my family; and regular, though ephemeral title of his son, whom-the two Chambers proclaimed in the last . burst of vanquished patriotism. Thus then the title of Napoleon the Third, is riot one of the dynastic superanuated pretensions which seem to be an insult to good sense and truth; it is the homage rendered to a government which was legitiniate, and to which we owe the brightest pages of our modern history. My reign does not date froin 1813, it dates from this very moment, when you have announced the suffrages of the na tion. Receive then my thanks, gentlemen of the Chamber of Deputies, tor the eclat you have given to the 'manifestation of the national will, by render ing it more evident by your supervision, and impo , sing by your declaration. I thank you also, gentlemen of the Senate. for having been the first to address congratulations to me, as you were the first to give expression to the popular wish. All me, all of you, to sit firm in the land—upset by too many revolutions—a stable gov ernment, which shall have for its basis religion, probity, and love. For ,the suffering classes, receive here my oath that no sacrifice shall be wanting on my part to ensure the prosperity of my country, and whilst I shall steadily maintain peace, 1 will yield in noth ing which may touch_the honor or dignity of France. The Empire will be proclaimed in all the De partments. Sunday, December sth. The Imperial crown was ordered some time since and is nearly ready. M Lemonnie, the jeweller on the place Vendome, whose stall at the London Ex hibition last year contained the Queen of Spain's jewels, is the artist. He is also preparing a casket of jewels for the future Empress. Gen. Bybinski, the distinguished . Polish General has forwarded an address to the Emperor, saying that the Poles will range under his banner, should France renew her wars. ' A Birmingham, house has receivedan order to coin 700 tons of copper into coinage of the new French Empire. Four thousand tons are required in all, and the work, will take four years to com plete. Arrival of the Arctic FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE NEW YORK. Dec. 14.—The United States mail steamer Arctic, from Liverpool, which was due on the 12th inst., arrived at her wharf this eveningi at eri o'clock. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, COTTON MAORET, Liverpool, Wednesday, Dec. 1. —The market is slightly firmer, and in s:ame cases prices have advanced one-eighth. The sales for three days have reached 24, 1. .00 bales, including 9000 bales taken on speculation and for export.— The brokers quote fair Orleans 6g.' The Liverpool Corn market has been more ani. mated and Flour has advanced 6d. Wheat has al so advanced 2d, with a good demand. Corn is firmer. The London Money Market is steady, and Con sols closed at 100+. State of Trade.—There was a good business doing and trade with Manchester was firm. Gold continued to pour into England, in large quantities Irom Australia. There had been some excitement in. Railway shares in London, and sales hail been made at ad vanced rates. The!Arctic brings 70 passengers.. ENGLAND. The news generally trom England possesses but little importance. The negotiations between France and England for a modification of the tariff were progressing successtully. Notice had been g iven in Parliament of the inten tion to introduce a bill amendatory of the act en tailing stamp duty on newspapers. FRANCE. The news from France shows that the majority in favor .of the Empire w)I be at least eight mil lions. The Empire will certainly be proclaimed on the 2d ins!. Louis Napoleon will undoubtedly be proclaimed Emperor Napoleon the lIId on the 2d inst. General St. Armand it is said will be named Grand Marshal of . Police. The Minister oh Finance, it was expected. would send forth his budget on Friday, giving a full state ment of the Financial condition of the country. A severe storm had occurred in several of the Departments, causing an immense destruction of property. THE OVERLAND MAIL. The , Overland Mail has arrived with two weeks later advices from India. which report the capture of Promo, by the British troops, with but little loss on either side. THE PORK TnAnh.--At Louisville the Courier of Wednesday, reported the price at 56,25 per cwt It says: On the Frankfort railroad 1,850 were re ceived last night, and we learn that all the pens are full to overflowing, there being more hogs in the city than was ever known before. The weather turned cold last night, and by to-night we have no doubt that 15,000 hogs will be slaughtered. '• A hog weighing 765 pounds, raised and fatted by Mr. James Carr, was slaughtered at Frankfort yesterday." • The Madison Courier of Wednesday evening says: There are no hogs offering. Prices remain unchanged at $6 to $6.10. Sales of 500 barrels of mess pork at $16.50, and a shipmentof 100 tierces of sugar cured hams in pickle, by the Phillipes to Baltimore.—Cie. Eng., Dec. 10. Tax FIRST SURD AT SAVANNAIL—The first shad of the season was caught on Tuesday, and sold for $25. Written ter the Intel I,ence FANCIFULLY DONE UP. • Having satisfied our whetted appetites, the cha grin of the “Gipsey Rig " became more tolerable as we lighted each a cigar and seated ourselves in the rotunda of the Astor, where you can look down into the court, formed by the quadrangular sides of the building. There is seen a beautiful fountain, circumvented with marble pilasters, spurting from a hundred jets its chrystal waters ; in the midst of which a statue, Naiad-like presides, see mingly drowned in tears. Through the transparent liquid an hundred flurry titans, varying in color from a dark sea-green to the most brilliant hue, hold their joyous revel, while the retracted rays from their opaque sides mingle with the watery commotion, fitfully light up the fountain in a gorgeous sheen. The day was close and sultry—a gentle somno lence gradually stole upon my tired senses, as I re• clined in my easy chair, with , my feet resting on the stone balustrade which serves as a fender to the window. Quietly my thoughts turned from the busy, bustling world around me, shrouding them selves from the garrish day like the closing petals of Evening's gentle flowers, when they smile adieu to twilight lawn and lee. The jarring sounds of busy Broadway grew fainter and more faintly indistinct, until their murmurs were lost, like the receding echoes of a woodland song. illy eyes c lo se d—my head fell forward—the cigar dropped from my labials—Fancy donned her holiday at tire, and with guilding wings sought pleasure in the land of dreams. Buy a book, sir!" screeched a diminutive ed ition of hatched-faced villainy into my quiet ear; at the same time thrusting his dirty milksop work before my staring eyes. Buy a book, sir; only a shilling. The awful tlisclosures of —" "Nor said I, interrupting him .sharply, and as emphatically as the monosylahle could well ex press my meaning, at the same time recovering my scattered senses and adjusting myself in a more per pendicular position in my chair—" No," and I brought the iron heel or my right boot heavily to the floor, for I had been interrupted in a reverie of golden visions, where "awful disclosures had no business, and in which the sunshine and love of RI p life's early morn had again returned to bless me - No r and I stared him in the eye, wondering that •ome philanthropist had not strangled the know to save society from his afflictive presence. I spoke harshly, for I felt vexed. Perhaps the manner of my saying no was too rude. I am sure it was spoken with too much aus terity, and in five seconds I half relented. I had no right, even though I had the power, to turn the little fellow from me with such a chilling negative. Fortune," thought I, as I felt the emotions of a tear; "Fortune has placed the whip in my hand, and shall I become an inhuman wretch—a Nero— a Syracusean tyrant—a relentless Culigula, while she, fair Dame, showers her favors on my path 1 God forbid I Teach me, kind Heaven, Thou great bestower of all good, to correct the insolence of pride and prosperity—humble that haughty spirit, which ever extinguishes the pure flame of love that beams brightly upon the pathway of the great CatholiC heart of charity, whose benevolence min gles with the universal brotherhood." My con science was uneasy, arid I called him back with the resolution to make some reparation for the injury 1 had done him, and to amend my manners in fu ture. 1 put my hand into my pocket as he return ed, and said, in a gentle tone— ' What kind of books have you there r The lender, without speaking a word, exposed his little parcel on my knees, but notwithstanding a strong desire I had to buy, there was absolutely nothing worth reading in his catalogue. lie ob served my disappointment, and scrutinized my coun tenance closely as he busied himself fixing op his little parcel again in a portable manner; and as he completed his work, just as 1 was about to hand I him a shilling for his trouble, he querulously sug- Bested P'rhaps you want a fancy book?" " A fancy book," quoth I, my band half drawn from my pocket, and holding a shilling between my thumb and finger; " a fancy book ! yes ; but you have nothing there," laying my hand upon his package, " that suits my fancy." " But I 'ave 'ere,' said he slyly, in an under fear ful as he hovered up closely to the back of my chair, upon which he rested his left hand, holding the skirt of his seedy coat betwixt his fingers as a screen, to prevent the passers by seeing the fancy book which he now drew from a side packet. " What do you ask for it'!" said I, as I took the red bound volume, without opening it, for I had determined to buy it. "Only a dollar and a half, sir. Them books are very scarce and lard to get." u Oh, monstrous!" said I, as the prurient charac ter of the work became known, and I instantly re turned it. This book, thought I, should it fall into the hands of some bright-eyed youth, upon wl.ose rosy cheek the mildew of crime hail never lelt a stain, might so influence his conduct when once the fountain of his actions became corrupted by its perusal as to induce him to take hie first step down ward in the vortex of ruin and disgrace. It is the acorn of vice, and many, if it fall on a fertile soil, take root and grow up a luxurient tree of sin, whose fruit is death. destroy the germ at once. " Here, boy, here's your money." ,‘ 'Ere's the book.;" said he, and he thrust the red covered volume under my vest, and buttoned up my coat wiih a trembling hand, admonishing me, upon no consideration, to expose it here; when he took his departure. I hope the reader will do me the justice to be• lieve that I bought the book with no unworthy motives. Indeed, my conscience approved the pur chase, when I reflected that it would be the means of lessening the great stream of corruption which an nually swept, with its flood-tide, the bright hopes, freighted with the golden future, of so many of my young countrymen into irretrieveable ruin. My companion, C., who had been a silent looker on at the whole transaction, now turned round to me and asked what I had bought. I told him the character of my purchase and the motives which had prompted me t buy. “ Let me see the work !” c No, no! not here! in the side-room!" and I felt a tinkling sensation of shame creep chillingly over my Whole body. Worthy of it or not, SOCIETY, I respect thy character too much to offer thee an un provoked and open insult; and though thou con demn men, daily, who conform not to thy arbitrary laws, yet they endow thee with honor, and yield thee a generous support, while thy tinsel worship. porn, " deep read in hells black grammar," would overwhelm thee in eternal infamy and ruin. As we entered the side-room door, 1 gave C. the book, and throwing himself upon the lounge, he commenced laughing immoderately. " What are you laughing at'!" said I, as I telt a modest blush mantling to my cheek. "Sold f' screamed C., while tears gushed to his eyes in paroxysm of delight, What do you mean V said I, entirely ignorant of the cause of his mirth. " The deep damnation of your taking off; a trick —a trick—a Fancy— " A what r—ejaculated, I interrupting his;mirth; " The Backslider, by Andrew Fuller, with an in troduction by the Rev.Jno. Angell James "—worth, a six-pence—only twelve shillings, York ; ha, ha, ha " Zounds I" cried I, springing to my teet—" that young man has made a mistake and given me the wrong book! Where is he, enquired I with con siderable vehemence of mariner. "Where is he! ha, ha,ha. Eating oysters at your expense ! he, he, he. A mistake! a— " Gipsy Rig !" suggested 1, to render the embryo sentence plenary. C. quieted, and the only moral 1 could apply as a salvo to the sale, was that taught by poor Burns, where he writes But och, mankind aro 1111C0 weak,. An little to be trusted ; If self the wavering ballance shake, I'ts rarely right adjusted. DEAFNESS AND EAR DISEASES RADICALLY CURED ! —Dr. LEBRUNN offers to those suffering from Deufness, his infallible Aural Remedies, which have been successful in nearly 3000 cases of con firmed deafness. These remedies comprise differ ent courses for diseases of the internal, middle and external ear, and have been pronounced by those celebrated florists, Drs. Kramer of Berlin, Itard and Delean of Paris, Curtis, Filcher and Yearsley ofLon don, as being the most wonderful and effectual ever applied for disease of the internal ¢ middle ear; Dr. Le B. warrants a cure in every case where the car is perfect in lormation. He has eighteen certifica tes of cures from those who had been DEAF and DUMB, and whose hearing is now completely re stored, and are now enabled to learn the language! The names of 2700 persons, who have been cured by Dr. Le B. may be seen on application. Patients by sending a description of their case, can have remedies sent to any part. Terms—s 6 consulta tion fee; $lO fee to be paid when the hearing i s restored to its original acuteness, or when a watch can be heard at a disixnce of 18 feet from either ear. Address Drs. Lebrunn k Dutton, Union Place, New York city. N.B.—A treatise on the nature and treatments of Deafness and diseases of the Ear, with the treat ment of the Deaf and Dumb Price one dollar For Sale.-5 0 Shares Lancaster Bank Stock 3 do. Farmers , do, Dec 21,47 J. F. SHRODER 4. CO. Wanted. -10 or 20*Shares Columbia Bank Y Stock. F: fiHRODER & CO. Dec 21 tf-47 [nov 23 2m-44
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