3ntclligOicer 3ouructi.
LaneaPanr, January 11, 1553.
CEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR
Tile Go'yernor , t3 Message.
We need scarcely , invite our readers to a careful
perusal of this admirable State paper, as we are
very sure a document c ontaining such a lucid and
sktisfactory expose of the affltirs of the Common.
weafth will be read with avidity by all.
The Governor presents a very flattering view of
the finances of the State, and is confident in the be
lief that alter, the ,North Branch Canal and the road
to avoid the inclined planes on the mountain and
the Columbia railroad are completed, the t•Treastr
rtr will be in a condition to cancel at least one
million of dollari of the ; üblic debt annually."—
Alter a long season of financial embarrassment and
loom this will bp glorious news to our tax-paying
people.
1 Bin views in relation to the currency, the cre,. -
t ll ion of new banks and class legislation, in connex
in. with the I elief issues, are so just in themselves,
that the people May feel their rights secure in the
lands of a faithful and honest Executive. And
his suggestions in regard to education and agricul
ture merit the attention of the Legislature.
But we have hot time, nor do we think it neces
ary, to extend our remarks upon the Message, as
every body will read it and judge for themselves.—
it is sufficient to observe that the entire document,
as well in style as in matter, does infinite credit to the-
uthor, and vvill,rank him as-one of the ablest and
oust sagacious i state,men who has ever filled the
xecutive chair of the Commonwealth.
Er The letter writers are still busy figuring out ,
i Cabinet for General Pt user.. But all their efforts I
o penetrate the mystery that envelopes the future, 1 ,
re unavailing. The President elect keeps his own
counsels, and cannot be driven from his sense of
i)ropriety by alt the Swim mercenaries that hover
about the National Capitol. That he has his mud
fixed upon certain gentlemen whom be intends in
viting to seats in his Cabinet, is beyond a doubt ;
but thii, as yet, is ....known to any body but him
self—nor .1 les he chooseto communicate his in
tentions to any living sluil. This is an admirable
trait in the 'character of G -it. PIERCE, and one well
worthy of imitation by all succeeding Presidents.
From the day that be Was nominated at Balti
more to the present ,hour. the President elect has
conducted'hitnself with marked prudence and pro
priety, and we have no doubt, judging from the
past. that his !inure course will Os such as to com
mend his administration to 11. e confidence of the
American people and to the admiration. of the
world. The ensuing Presidential term, if we read
the signs or the times correctly, will be an event
ful one in the history of Natimis.and it is lortunate
fu: this great Republic that we shall have a Chief
Magistrate who possesses all the qualities of a pru
dent, sag:whiny:di...lced and fat-seeing statesman
i:: so eminent a degree. Come weal or come wit—
let Christendom be convulmd from cenire to cir-
curolerence—onr Ship of Sate is sale under the
skis ul guidance of so prudent a pilot. Our rights
will be respected, anal the nation will go forward
with gigantic siides in her eaieer of greatness and
of glory. Welspeak thnsconfidently, not from a
personal acqinintance with Gen. PIkIICE, for we
have never seen him to our knowledge ; but, judg
ing from the pird. we are willing to trust him for
the future, and have 101 l confidence that our most
sanguine anticipations will be abundantly realized.
DEATH Cr COMMODORE MoRGA N.—Cornmodme
Charles Morgan died at Washiftgton, on the evening
of the 4th inst.,! at about sixty yems ot age. , Capt.
Morgan was twice. married: His first wife was
Miss Reed, of South Carolina. The second he mar
ried at road, who survives him. He died on the
evening of the day, on which the resolution was oil
tered by Mr. Hale, of N. H.. in the Senate 4 the
- United States, io enquire into his conduct, it cer
tain particulars, as Commodore lo the Mediterra
This, ih is thought, had much to do with his
death.
The lion.WlLL.p.m R KING, resigned his
seat in the Senate, on the 3d inst., in consequence
of continued Fill health, and sails in a few days
for the bland''. of Cuba in the expectation of
being bencire.l.by a change of climate. The Gov
ernor of AlabaMa has appointed lion. BENJAMIN
FITZPATRICK I. WI the vacancy.
The GOvernor, in his Alessage, says that
" the net increase of profits on the Clo!umbia Rail
rodd for this yiar over the profits of las', is but hr
tle short of one hundred lhousoad dollars." This
speaks well fa i r the management of the road, and
is a leather in the cap of Col. BAKER, the able and
gentlemanly Sltperinteudent.
Tno. CONTFSTEII SLATS —The 1101/Se of Repre-
sentltives adopted a resolution last week, by a de;
cided vole, allowing, John S. Littel, Esq his pay.
and mileage, while cOidesting the seat ol Hon John!
Robbins, Jr.; also, a similar resolution, allowing pay.
and mileage to Hendrick B. Wright, Esq., while,
contesting the, seat of lion. Mr. Fuller, of the Lt
ierne District) •
irr A meeting of the Democratic State Central
Committee of Pennsylvania, will be held at the
'Merchants' HOtel, City of Philadelphia, on Satur
day, the tnih nay of January, 1853 at 4 ,
P. iN., for the Ipurpose of fixing the time and place
of holding the next Democratic State Convention.
I 17" The.Lt-jgislatnre adjourned'over from Friday
until yesterdaY, when the speakers of both branches
would announce the Standing Committees. 01
course nothing important can be done until after
the Committees are appoint,d.
Tim TEMPLE. -1 he January number of this ex
cellent periodical, devoted to Masonry, Literature
and Seienee, iq before us, and is fully equal to any
of its predeceSsors. It is embellished kith v. beau
tiful engraving, entitled "The First Impression.'—
The work isi edited by B. PAIIKE and C. E. BUJ
and is published in Carlisle, Pa.. at $1,50
per annum, in ad,ance.
U - The ladrpendent tl'hig boasts the largest .cit•
ciliation of any piper in the County, and has, con
sequently, obtained the Po=t Office advertising in
this City. Toe Examiner has heretofore had the
publication oc the list of letters.
jay We-reiurn thanks to Governor BIGLER, for
an early cop r y..of the ,Message, in advance of its
delivery' to itie Legislature. The Governor being
a Printer himself, knows how to treat the craft with
proper courtesy.
PROTHONOTARY ON ' THE 6L - PIIE,IE COURT.-
Supreme Cotirt of this State have appointed RCI3
zar TTLER, Esq., Prothonotary, and JOHN
1 7 15DLAT, Ertl., Master in Chancery.
These are both excellent appointments
Toi.d.s.—Frorn Nov. 30. '5l. to Dec. 1, '52, the
tolls received at the Parkeshurg office, amounted to
s'39,6G2.ss—same time last year, $34,303,44—in-
crease, $5,330 12
ITen. 'STEPHEN' A. Dour: 'Ass has beeti re
elected to the U. S. Senate for the ensuing six years .
by the Legislature of Illinois.
UZI Mr. HEISTAIO), of this county, has read a
bill in place, in the Legislature, to incorporate the
Strasburg and Willow Grove Turnpike Company.
PID" The Pennsylvania State Educational Con
vention, which recently met at Harrisburg, organ
ized a State Teachers' Association, to meet in Au
gust next at Pittsburg, and in December lollowing
in this city.
Iri" Messrs. KINZER and POWNALL, of the State
Legislatuie, have our thanks for public documents.
Soldiers Of iSI2.
Wire publish belowthe Bill offered in the Senate
of the United States by Senator Brodhead, of this
State„for the relief of the Soldiers of 1812. It was
offered in the Senate on the 20th ult., read twice
add on motion of Mr. Brodhead referred to the Com
mittee on Public Lands end ordered to be printed:
A BILL.
Extending the provisions of the several laws
granting bounty lands to the officers and soldiers
who'have been engaged in the military service of
the United States.
BE IT ENACTED DT THE SENATE AND LOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF
A3IERICA IN CONGRESS Assemncin ' That the pro
visions of the several laws granting bounty lands to
the officers and soldiers who have been engaged in
the ',military service of the United States shall be,
and the same are hereby extended so as to grant to
each of the persons therein described a quantity of
land which, in addition to that to which he may be
entitled under any other law of Congress, shall not
in the whole, exceed the quantity of a quarter sec
tion, or one hundred and sixty acres; andeach of the
officers, noncommissioned officers, musicians, and
privates, .ngaged in the naval, marine, gun boat or
flotilla service. or in detente of the coast, in any of
the wars mentioned in said acts, who have received
prize money, shall be entitled to the benefits of said
laws as thus extended.
- -
SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That,
after the passage of this act, all - warrants shall be
issued in the names of the persons who rendered
the service for which they are granted, wh-ther
living or dead, and shall inure to the benefit of the
warrantee, it living, and if not, to the heirs specified
in the several laws extended by this act and fail
ing those heirs, to the heirs-at-law of tho warrantee,
according to the laws of the place in which he had
his domicil at the time of his death ; and all pat
ents for lands located with any such warrants, shall
in like manner, issue to the warrantee; and in case
of his death beliure the issuing of said patent, the
title thereby conveyed shall inure to, and vest in,
his heirs as aforesaid, or his or their assignees or
devises. as the case may be : PROVIDED nowEvco,
That no person who has perpetrated, or attempted
to . perpeiiiite a traind on the United States under
either of said laws as aforesaid, shall be entitled to
the benefit of any of the provisions of this act.
The Legislature
The House of Representatives organized on Tues
day by the election of WILLIATM P. SCHELL, Esq,
of Fulton county, as Speaker. On the next day,
COl Wm. JACK, of Blair county, was re-elected
Clerk, who appointed, as his Assistant, WM., S.
PicxlNo. Esq., of York county. Messrs William
L. Gray, Richard H. Adams, William Giles and
Charles Stockwell, were appointed Transcribing
Clerks. Jonathan Grinder, of Armstrong county.
was elected Sergeant-at-Arms, and Jacob Coleman,
of Berks, Door-Keeper.
The House directed the printing of 10,000 copies
of the Governor's Message in the English language,
and 3,000 copies in German.
The Senate was not organized until Wednesday
—,-when THOMAS CARSON, of Franklin coun
ty was elected Speaker on the eighth ballot. The
dote stood Carson 16, Sanderson 14, Briley I.
; The iollowing additional officers were selected
on . Thursday:
Clerk—John M. Sullivan, of Butler.
Ast,istam Clerk—Jacob C. Bamberger,ol Cumber
liand
Door Keeper—Thomas H. Wareham.
Transcribing Clerks—Messrs Baker, Warden and
Barnes.
The Senate ordered the printing of 2,000 copies
of the Governor's Message, in English, and 1,000
in German
THE TRIeIIiTITE TREATY —The official corres
pondence communicated to Congress in reference
to the propo:ition of Great Britain and France to .
Our Gayer iiment to,enter :k ~ o a mutual agreement
i6claiming 011 designs upon Cuba, and guarantee-
ing its ptissession to Spain, is too voluminous for
our columns. The first letter is tram r. Cramp i
ton to Mr. Webster, asking him to put u M pon paper. I MoNtrotm. Laos Wonies.—The Danville Demo
' crat says that these works, at tha pre,ent time, pres.
the dttclarationslie had made at their recent inter
ent a most animated, busy and interesting appear- 1.,,, For the latell.,mucer.
view, with which Mr. Crampton professed himself
ante. At the rolling mill, they are manufacturing the ITO
t 1 . :.. -- The time is nut far distant when
IR p a e:o2le he t c t al t le te d ir . D wi l t e , g . ate i, s ,. in . Convention,
highly gratified. The second is a despatch trom
railroad iron for the Catawissa, the Williamsport '
the Eat] of Malmesbury to Mr, Crampton on the some worthy Demo; ra p t nu the ' tiffi e cc in or Ca,°•inma‘lnCatoimon
,
declarAtion of the 'United States that our Govern and Elmira, the Shamokin, the Susquehanna and missioner.
'vent would never cons e nt that Cuba should pass others roadS,.while their two furnaces, which have ' Permit ' ate throng} tl l
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1 e A c . o it u l ' o " rt n n s t ° s o f [ 2 :; " o r i j' N e e r s te r
!tam , ti e Hon. J. tin
Out of the hands of Spain into those of any other been out of blast for a long time, are being repair-
County, now a member of Cong Les Demo
European power. Lord Malmesbury observes that : ed, in order to be put into operation forthw‘th at every way eininentl i qualified to 6.11 the office
lie is rejoiced at this declaration, and says Her Ma- .1' he machinery
andframe work of the .. i.tts-arre ofCanal Commissioner with honor to h' It
w'll h . cr
with credit to the party, and with entire sat i l i s n irc
• jesty's Government concur fully in the propriety o f • rolling mill have also been brought down, and are t
looking upon Cuba as a permanent possession o f i now lying on the Company's wharves. The new ' .°141.1w people.
rd Morr ison
yl la . st t e a r n l t ing n a d nd
,'Spain, and that it would never look with inelifftr-i building will be put up as soon as the season will ' "Tart: a good business man,
mld well acrillainted with the Public Improvements
, admit, and it is the intention of the Company to
! ence upon its pass'ing into the hinds of any power
in o fthe his Cinotionruct,i,iunleavl.tiltti;
his Always iz.i courteous and kind
i whatever. He therefore proposes a joint conven- t manufacture railroad iron at the rate of from °O,-
noted he would doubtless Ve . m. ‘ • ‘ [v c e it i l i z te e7 u'll if p n e ooli.
tion between Great Britain, the United States and t 0 00 to '25,00 0 tons during the next year. This
made vote of the State. A DE.:II.4RAT 'o-
France, stipulating that neither will ever take pos. I will require an addition of - from 500 to GOO hands January tOth, tSS3
session of that island. and submits a draft for aeon- , to the present force, and Will, no doubt give a new ---
vention expressing these stipulations. The third is impulse to the business of Danville, as well as the
a communication from Mr. 'Webster to N. De Sar- whole neighborhood
tiges, saying that the proposition of France and
England would he maturely considered, and taking
spe(ial care to declare that the United States Gov
ternmeut has not and never did have any designs
upon Cuba. The fourth is Mr. Everett's reply, de
clining to become a party to the proposed conven-
The Cost oc Gas.
The Rev. A. C. THOMAS, in a letter dated " Cov
entry, England, Nov. 17, 1852, - being the nine
teenth of his series to the New York "Christian
Ambassador," speaking of the City of Birmingham,
says:—.' And when the street and sore lamps flash
ed out on every hand, to cheer the gloom of four
o'clock, I felt that the people should be thankful
for gas at five shillings per thousand cubic feet,"
and then in a note adds: "The same rate (being
about half of the Philadelphia price,) obtains in
Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin and Manchester. In the
last named place the works are owned by the Cor
poratton. Besides lighting the streets and public
buildings the nett profit is £40,000 per annum—
so largely is gas used in the city of Manchester, and
so cheaply made."
In this country we pay vastly more, in some in
stances indeed, five times as much as the Birming
ham prices: In Philadelphia, where it is afforded
rheaper than any other place, the price per thou
sand cubic feet, is $2.25, or bout nine shillings
s'erling ; in the Incorporated Districts, theprice is;
$3.50; in Reading. $4 ; in Pottsville, $5, and in
Lancaster, $6. It is true that where the consump-
titan is very great, Gas can be afforded cheaper than
whers , the quantity is limited, yet it would seem
that the cost with us is greater than it ought to be.
COLLECTORS OFFICE, LANCASTER, C. CORMANY,
COLLI.CTOn.—ToIIs received during 1852—draw
backs. (55 917.92) deducted—ss.743,6s. Same
time last year.s 917,92. Decrease, $174,27. The
Pennsylvatda Railroad Company chars from Co
lumbia now, whereas, prior to April, 1852, they
cleared from Lancaster; and part of the Cumberland
Valley trade now takes another route. Considering
these disM3vantages, the receipts at this office keep
up well, showing a large increase of local business.
Goods cleared Eastward from Lancaster for the
week ending Jan. 1, 1853, 5,029 bbls. Flier; 1,415
bush. Oars; 1,136 bush. Wheat; 160 bush. Rye; 128
bush, Corn; 202 bush. Seed; 30 bush. Potatoes; 20,-
500 lbs. Grain; 26.300 lbs. Butter and Eggs; 14,900
lbs. Pork; 17 500 lbs. Corn Meal; 66 hhds. Whiskey;
21.000 lbs. Dried Fruit; 45,800 lbs. Live Stock; 16, -
800 lbs. Leather; 1,100 lbs. Apples; 32,100 lbs.
Muslin; 13,000 lbs. Waste Cotton; 10,500 lbs. Leaf
Tobacco; 26,900 lbs. Straw Paper; 50,900 lbs.
Blooms; 21,900 lbs. I-on; 58,000 lbs. Pig Iron; 6,-
400 lbs. Hay; 3,200 lbs. Paper; 3,100 lbs. Lard; 13,-
100 lbs. Oysters; 700 lbs. Poultry, and 58,900 lbs.
Sundries. —lnd. Whig.
FIRE AT READING.—The Machine Shop of
James Cox, in Reading, was destroyed by fire on
the night of the 2d inst., together with $12,000
worth of patterns, and three stationary engines.—
Total loss s3o,ooo—mostly covered by insurance.
137" The equestrian statue of Gen. JACKSON was
inaugurated at Washington City, on Saturday last,
the Sth inst., being the anniversary of the battle of
New Orleans. am. Stephen A. Douglass was the
orator upon the occasion.
Debt of Pentilylvatila
From the annual report of- the Auditor General.
just published, we gather the following inter.,ting
items of information relative to the State finances.
The annexed table shows the amount of the sev..
eral loans-of' clie Commonwealth, as they stood on
the Ist of December, 1552, and the periods when
re=imbursable:
Amonnt over-due,
do 're-imbursable in 1853,
~ do do 1854,
do do 1855,
do do 1856,
do do 1858,
do do 1859,
do do 1860,
do do 1561,
do do 1862,
do do 1863,
do do 1864,
do do 1865,
do do 1868,
do do 1870,
do do 1877,
do do 1879,
co do 1882,
do of bank charter loans,
do relief notes in circulation,
The whole amount of "Relief notes originally
issued, was $2,220.265 ; of this sum, of the old is
sues, $2.163,320 have been redeemed. The amount
in circulation of the old issues is $56.945 and of
the re-issues, $593,218. Of the extra issues of
$22,750 by the Bank of Moyamensing, Bank of
Middletown and Bank of Susquehanna county, only
about $4,233 are in circulation. In addition to the
above, the Berks County Bank made an over-issue
to the amount of $28,501. For the redemption of
these the Commonwealth became responsible, pur
suant to the act of 29th,January, 1845, and has
redeemed the sum of $27,408, leaving still in cir
culation. $1,093. Under the construction given to
the act of 10th April, 1849, in accordance with the
opinion of the late Attorney General, many of the
re•i=_sues as they became defaced were cancelled
I •
and renewed. Of these renewed re-issues, the Har
risburg Bank has made sBo,ooo—the Bank of Mid
dletown 8100,000, and the Laficaster Bank $144,-
960.
The Lieut. General.
Our Democratic Frethren:in different parts of the
country are speaking out freely oil this subject.—
Among other things on this question, the Exeter,
N. H., News Leiter says : '
Why don't the Senate confer the title of Lord ' j
npon whom it pleases, as well as this merely en-1
phonious one of Lient General. Then their favor
ire would at least stand upon a level with the no.
bility of other countries, arid the art would be
quite as constitutional as the one by which they
have recen ly shown their contemptible sycophan
cy to the ur just system of p efermeot exisiing in
royal governments. The people have just refused
to cooler upon General Scott any additional title,
every one having acquiesced w the decision—and I
this reward of merit from the Senate, appears to us
no more nor less than a vote of censure upon the
people:'
And upon the same subject the Union Democrat
given us the following:
"The movement on the part of Senator Clemens
is doubtless a piece of sublimated Alabama
chivalry. He fought strenuously and ably to check
' inate Scott's presidential aspirations, and he sees
him now S 3 intensely humbled upon the field of
politics, that his generous nature prompts him 'to
apply a cataplasm to the General's wounded vanity.
We have no sympathy with such generosity. We
would not, indeed pursue Scott an inch beyond
defeat, but while his disgraceful peregrinations alter
that hospital are unforgotten, the least he has to
expect is—to be let alone, as he has been. He has
I the reputation of being a ~a llant and able soldier
That reputation has never been assailed. If he had
I been content with that, he might have lived and
died honored and respected; but in any other Ca
pacity the great heart of the Democratic party has
no respect for 'Min, and for one, we have no notion
to affect it."
PRACTITIONERS IN run SUPUEME COLTILT.—The
rule of the Supreme Court has heretofore required
two years' practice in our inferior Courts before a
lawyer cool I be admitted to , its bar. By a new
rule, promulgated by the Strfireme Court, yesterday
in reference to the admission of Attorneys before it ,
it is decided that " any person who has been duly
graduated as Bachelor of Laws, by any College or
University of this Commonwealth, duly incorpora
ted and authorized by law to graduate, and who
has received a diploma, or: proper certificate of
' su^h graduation, and who has also been admitted
to practice as an Attorney. by any Court of Corn
: mon Pleas, or District Court of this Commonwealth,
shall be permitted to practice as an Attorney of
this Court." This is a decided amelioration of the
rules in favor of yormg Lawyers.—Philurklphia Sus.
Masonic APSOINTMENTS.—The annual com
munication of the Grand Lode of Pennsylvania
was held in Philadelphia on Monday week, when
the R. W. G. Master made his appointments for the
ensuing Masonic year. We observe Mr. Jacob Al.
bright, of this city, is their District Deputy Grand
Master for Lancaster county. The Grand H. R.
Arch Chapter of Pennsylvania met subsequently, at
which a number of appointments were made. Mr.
Robert Moderwell, of this city, is their District
Deputy Grand Master for Lancaster and Dauphin
counties.
REMMIKABLE ESCAPE.—The Reading Journal
states that a young man of that borough, a printer,
while paying a visit to certain iron ore mines in
that vicinity, undertook to descend a perpendicular
shaft, some eighty-five feet deep to the first landing,
by means of a bucket and windlass. When let
1 1 - down, however, about ten feet, the bucket struck an
ohstruction, and was suddenly overturned, throwing
the young man out, but fortunately feet foremost,
which position he kept the whole seventy-five feet
to the bottom ; striking upon some boards covering
a deep pit of water, which broke his fall and saved
his life. He was slightly scratched and bruised by
striking the sides of the shaft, but otherwise un
hurt.
ACRES or Ponx..—A. correspondent of the Lou
isville Courier says that in East Louisville the five
extensive pork houses have five or six acres of bar
reled pork, piled up three tiers high in open lots.
There are not less than six acres, which would
make eighteen acres of barrels if laid side by side ,
exclusive of lard in barrels and pork bulked down
in the five pork houses, sheds, &c. Besides the above
slaugh erect hogs, there are five of six acres of live
hogs in pens.
1:1=r The West Chester Republican §• Democrat has
been considerably enlarged and improved in ap
pearance. It is now the same size precisely of the
Intelligencer. We give friends STRICKLAND &
130 SEE joy for this evidence of increasing prosperi
ty. 'They print an excellent paper, and deserve to
be well sustained by the Democracy of Chester
county.
1:13 The Secretary of State, some time ago, ad
dressed a communication to the various statesmen
who represent the Republic abroad, inquiring the
cost of living at the different foreign courts. A
number of replies have been received. They all
appear to entertain the same opinion, and that is,
that the present salaries are totally inadequate,
CITY AND' COUNTY ITEMS
V' The Postmaster General has appointed Mill-
TIN B. Wai Laza P. M., at Barerille, in this :aunty
—and Mrs. Eliza Galbraith P. M., at Bainbridge.
Cavan - r.—On Tuesday evening last, about .8
o'clock, several notorious characters of this city
were detected in the act of robbing a market wagon
of pork; butter, &c. They were arrested by the .
Mayor and Police and committed to Pi hon.
Frar..—On Wednesday evening last; a stable be
longing to Jacob Bundel, and a wagon shed, the
property of Mr. Martin, in the western part of this
city, were destroyed by fire. 'the origin of the fire
is not known.
$1,952,130 71
• 2,132,761 93
2,900,310 28
4,467.331 26
2,722,943 53
7,004,103 34
1,201,213 25
2,676,936 98
118,30 u 00
2,282,701 91
198,200 00
3,240,626 76
1,700,605 S 6
2,509,648 OS
1.900,636 41
2,045,000 00
400.000 00
799,666 67
646,291 00
650,163 00
FINE Hrrs•—We learn that Henry Musselmani
Esq., of Strasburg, slaughtered three hogs last
week, all of ore litter and only 21 months old,
which weighed 1757 pounds. Their weights re
spectively were 042— . 562 and 523 pounds. Until
this is beat we proclaim Strasburg against the
county.—Strasburg Bee.
OFFICERS ELECTED.—The Directors of the - Poor
and House of Employment of Lancaster co. have
elected the following officers for the ensuing year :
Steward of the Pow House, John Stehman; Super
intendent of Hospital, William Tay!or; Physicians,
Drs. John L. Atlee, C. 0. Richards and J. Augustus
Ehler; Solicitor, Emlen Franklin, Esq.
$41.374,495 IS
1.7 - The Strasburg Bee is advocating the build
ing a turnpike or plank road lrom that Borough to
connect with the Willow street Turnpike at Mylin's
Corner, thus forming a continuous artificial road,
to this city. The idea is a good one, and we hope
to see it carried out without delay. It has often
been a marvel to us why the citizens of that sec
tion of the county have keen content to remain on
long with such miserable roads between the two
points.
ED' The Ball given by Metsmora Tribe U.O. R.
M., at Fulton Hall, on Friday evening, was a very
creditable affair and passed off pleasantly and to
the entire satisfaction Grail who participated. The
large room was well filled with ladies and gentle
men, and the music and dancing were excellent.—
Every thing was done "decently and in order'' re
flecting great credit on the Managers-and the Order
by whom the Levee was gotten up.
OFFICERS OtUSION FIRE COSIPAIEY.-At a meet
ing of the Union Engine & Hose Company. held on
the 7th inst., the following officers were eleCted fur
the ensiling year:
President—Newton Lightner, Esq.
Vice Presidenis—James L. Reynolds, Esq., Chas
W. Cooper. •
Secretary and Treasurer—George K. Reed.
Messenger—John J. Swentzel.
Engineers—John B. Mid:ley, Chas. A. Heinitsh,
Gower Eberman.
Directors of Engine—Newton Lightner„Esq.. J.
Bear. D. Erisman, C. Silvius, J. L. Reynolds, Esq.
Directors of Llose—Henry E. Slaymaker, Robert
R. Cat son, Ilichael H. Locher, Alexander H.
Shecie. Amaziah C. Barr, Henry Demuth, Jacob
W. Wilhelm, George K. Reed.
Tcnsetsi: ELECT 10N.5.--The Lancaster and Sus
quehanna Turnpike Road Company had their an
nual election for officers on the 3d inst. The fol
lowing gentle Men were elected without opposition :
President, John Myer; Managers. George H.Krug
Jacob B. Garber, Emanuel C. Reigart, Peter Halde
man, Jeremiah B,own, Henry G. Long, Jacob B
Weidman, John Reynolds; Treasurer, Henry R.
Reed. The Lancaster, Elizabethtown and Middle
tow•n Turnpike Road Company held their election
at Mournjoy the same day. The following are
their officers: President, Dr. F. •A. Muhlenberg ;
Managers, -John F. Steinman, John F. Long. John
Bear, Henry G. Long, Emanuel C. Reigart, Chris
tian Hiestand, John S. Gish, Henry. Myers, and
James Lynch ; Treasurer, Jacob M. Long.
MR. EDITOR :—lt is always a pleasure to me to
be able to testify to the merits of individuals when.'
they are found to be truly worthy or praise. It is
an unfortunate propensity some have, who are con
s aptly indulging in erijoination and fitult-findillg;
and such, I take it upon me to say, often find toeir I
own venom hard to digest and poisonous to their
peace of mind. Such are legitimate objects of con-
tempt, and seldom r'se to the dignity of pity.
The rapidly inereatin , trade of Pennsylvania, I
and the great ikedifies afforded by the stspendon:
fines of pub is improve i eats now completed, and
others in course of completion, for the develope-;
went of our great body of wealth, give character j
to the age and stamp greatness upon the actiols
and services of our public men. Tne first annual
message of our yo tog and talented Govern.tr, as a
State doe meat of practical utility, is a most able
and compretwnsive i roduction, doing great credit
to the head that conceived, and the hand that
penned it. Without wishing to, draw any invid- 1
ious distinctions, in comparison, the Executive de '
partment oCthe State has seldom, Jr ever, presented
a State paper so s tisfactory and utilitarian in its
character. Though 't is lengthy., yet the variety of
interests of our Commonwealib dtscussed in it,
makes it interesting throughout; anti to have
abridged it, would have left it incomplete. To all
those who feel an interest in the financial prosper
' ity of the State, this message commends itself,
Iwhile ever' patriotic breast throbs with pleasure,
; as lie learns that the odious "'idea" which obtain
; ed I ;r a time th t Pennsylvania, would be forced to
repudiate her liabilities or sell her public works,
an idea of English inception, an perfidious in its
. character, is not only '• obsolete," but is passing in
; to 00 ivion with that silent and iddignant contempt
which will consign the memories s. the Sydneys,
with whom it otiginated, to eternal infamy.
It is shown that there has been realized to the
State during the fiscal year 1952, 5h67,470 19, net ,
revenue above all contingent expenses, from our
public works alone; and it is not presuming ton
much to aver that th s gratifying result has been
chiefly brought about by the judijous management
of the officers wholwild in charge the multiform
interests of the Commonwealth. Partizanship
should never he permitted to do injustice to men
torious actions; and in the present case we, recog
nize no such paltry considerations, but freely
tt award to Cesar the things that . ere C war's."—
The Board of Commissioners have guarded judic.-;
innsly ihe interests confided to their care by the
people, for which they are entitled to due credit.
But there are others who act in a less conspicu
ous, but not less wend capacity, where servicesltell
silently, hut surely upon the aggregate of our State
prosperity, and to with-hole credit from whom
would be a manifest injustice. Among these, Col.
BARER, the gentlemanly and intelligent Superin
tendent of the Columbia and Philadelphia It. It.
has contributed much, very much to promote the
general welfare of the Commonwealth. He has
increased the facilities of transportation over the
road under his charge, and effected some most ;11-
1 utary retrenchments in its ezpenditures. He is an
able and efficient officer, and in connection with
the other gentlemen alluded to, has served the
people well and faithfully. ARGUS.
COUNTERFEITER ARRESTED.--A man calling
himself John Whitefield, but whose real name is.
believed to he M . Conliell, who formerly- resided at
Newport, Perry county, was arrested at Alcorn's
tavern, in this borough, on Saturday evening last.
about '9 o'clock, charged with passing counterfeit
money. He was taken before Esquire Keepers, and
being searched, a considerable ainnunt of money
was lound—all of it on the Girard Bank of Phila
delphia. The notes be bad passed were s's on the
Girard Bank, and, strange to say, he bad succeeded
in deceiving twenty-one of our business men before
he was detected. Each of these twenty-one busi
ness men changed a $5 counterfeit bill tor him, out
of which he had purchased some trifling article.—
M'ConnelPs carpet bag was literally filled with
handkerchiefs, tooth brushes, rings, soap, pen-knives.
&c. These small articles he had purchased at our
different stores, for the purpose of getting a $5
counterfeit note changed. The evidence against
the accused being strong and conclusive, he was
committed in default of bail. , He was retained in
the lock-up room over night. and on Sunday even
ing conveyed to the Dauphin County Prison, to
await his trial.—Carlisle Volunteer.
Public Officevg
Eleport,of the Superintendent of
Common settoot.
Hon. F. W. Huouss,"Secretary of,the Common
wealth, and ex officio Supeintendent of Common
Schools, in his annual report to the Legislature prep
cents much interesting statistical matter•illustrat
ing the condition and progr'ess of our School Sis;
tem: The tables are too Voluminous for our coP
umns, but we give the following recapitulation of
totals for the year 1852:
Whole number of districts,'
do. schools,
Number yet required, ,
Average number of months taught,
Number of male teachers,
Number of female do.,
Average salaries of mate teachers per
,month,"
Average salaries of female teachers
per month,
Number of male scholars, j
-do. female scholars,
do. learning German,
Average number of scholars in each
school, •
Cost of to thing each scholar per
Month,
Whole amount of tax levied,
Amount of State approprMtion,
Amount received from collectors of
school tax,
Cost of instruction,
Fuel and contingencies, •
Whole amount of schoo, houses, pur
chasing, building, renting, repair
ing, &c.,
While tilt Superintendent congratulates Penn
sylhania upon the general character of the School
LaW of 1819, many points have been brought to
his,aftention, which show that it needs amendment
to give it increased efficiency. In view of these
defects, and additional provisions, he recommends:
Ist. To. provide ,a corporate name or title for
each school district, and for the service of legal
process therein.
2nd. To make provisiolor the collection of debts
due by a School District..
3d. Provide adequate means for the collection
and eulorcemcnt of the school tax.
4th. To tax stock in Banks chartered or re-char
iered since lath April, 1850, (now exempt from
SchootTax )
sth. Power to levy a special tax to purchase
ground and erect school bhildings.
Gth. Clear power to sell real estate in use, with
the 'view to invest again for school purposes.
To abolish sub-districts, or it ietaMed, to
amend the details of the: present provisions rvtat-
mg there'e
Tu flake provision hr a school architecture
and thereby momote. economy in building, is ith
good taste, convenience, proper light, Goss. air ,tad
regulated heat.
9th. To enforcethe teaching of the rudimental,
branches of education the school districts.
10th. To provide more guards against the eta
plOyment of incompetent teachers, and adopt mea
suies to increase the nuMber and secure the servic
es of such only as are competent.
Death in the ➢lines!
We have often had Occasion to chronicle the
p . ainful and fatal casualties to which our Miners are
subject, yet rarely indeed have we been called upon
to notice a more deplorable affair than that which
occurred on Monday of last week, by the explosion
of Fire Damp, in the .Mines of Mr. Patrick Fogarty,
at P\ 'est Wood, a short. distance west of Pottsville.
The cause of the explosion was a neglect of.proper
care on the part of the !Miners, no less than eight
Of whom were injured, three (and probably five) of
them fatally. Thos. Welsh, a young married man.
died in about 24 bolus alter the casualty, leaving a
young widow to mourn his bereavement ; Michael
Flinn, and Charles Smith, lingered until Saturday
night, when they expired, the first leaving a widow
, and four children, and the other a widow and two
children. Peter SMith'and Luke Keenan were so
seriously injured as to la.n:• . e little hope of their
re
covery; while John RCan, Michaal Brennan and
William Dormady, escaped with comparatively
slight burin, and are rapidly recovering. Some ot
our intelligent Miners h'ave been engaged for a con
' siderable time in endeaVoring to perfect a system
rd;Ventilaticin for our Mines, which will effectually
expel the fond air, and lb us ereatly reduce the don
gers of Mining; and ~ve feel lull confiden that
they will ultimately succeed, though it is painful
to contemplate the amount album ,n suffering likely
to er.sure in the meanwhile.—Poltsville Emporium.
Late From Mexico
BALTI3IOIIE, Jan. G.tTbe Southern mail of this
evening brings the tour missing mails from ;New
Orleans, and ottr dates !from that city are novii as
late as ,
The papers bring news from the City of _Mexico
.to the 14th ult. The P.evolution was then inn full
atigoit, and a Ministerial clisis had takeirplace. In
'relation to the resignation of Senor Yanez the Sig
lion says it taw.. generally believed that the resigna
tion of Senor Yanez will change the policy of the
Government with regard to tire Tehauntepec ques
tion, canner tine resuscitation of the Bellinger Com
pany, Spanisli reclamations. agreeing to all kind of
abuses, and also in othbr affiiirs.
The enemies of Senor Yanez have effected his
removal, because his, honesty and patriotism pre
sented an obstacle to their iniquitous designs.
The prontinciamcntc? at Vera Cruz was not con
firmed by any subsequent demonstration.
On the 4th of December an earthquake was felt
in the City of MexicO, Puebla and Jalapa. No
damage of impartanc6,resulted.
The San Luis and Pctosi papers contains adver
tisem-nts, signed by Ilpnry May, offering a reward
of $5OO to any one that will give exact infiumation
as to the whereaboutsW the silver e in the Rio
Vende, owned by Dr. Gardiner, and .5500 more to
. any one, that will show in the same district, he
quicksilver Mine pretended to be ow tied by Dr.
Mears.
The British mail steamer Conoway arrived at
Savannah from Nassaii, bringing dates to the 22d
uh. The cholera was still prevalent there.
Texas papers to the 24th ult. are also received
Gen. Harney had arrived at Austin, and took com
mand 01 the Eiehth Alilitary Department, durin4
the.absence of Gen. Smith.
_ .
Lieut. Duff C. Gree'n, in command of the escort
of ;he Boundary Cominission. arrived at Austin on
the 14th tilt
The cotton crop, it *as stated, would double that
of last year.
BREACH no PROMISE CASE.—Miss Olivia Corn.
ming-3, at the late sc,4sion of our court, brought'
suit again-d Mr. Thorn peon Bower, both partied te
siding in this county. fir $2OOO damages for breach
of promi-e of marridge. Mr. Bower alter "
ging himself to Olivia. had the heartlessivss
to marry somebody else. He !dead in extenuation
ol his offence, that Olivia had "set up o' nights
with other beaux, after her engagement with him ;
but all, would not clo,--the jo,y returned a verd ct
of damages to the amount of $7OO in favor of the
lair and injured claimant. The award of the jury
is slight, nut we suppose that-they thought the ev
idence by the delence afforded some mitigating fea
tures. It won't do to trifle with the girls.—Ly
corning Gazette.
The Inauguration of the Equestrian rtatae of
General Jackson, tomorrow, promises to be an in
teresting and imposing spectacle. the Presid.mi
has directed all business to be suspended in The ex
ecutive departments,ond both Houses of Congress
have adjUurned over to Monday, in ord-r to partic
ipate in the ceremonial. Extensive preparations
are being made by various civic and military asso
ciations of the District. Several m litary compa
nies arrived here thiS evening from Baltimor e,
a large number of strangers from a distance are in
town.
President Fillmorels first Levee of the season
took place this evening : and. as 'the weather was
fine, the white house was crowded with a gay and
joyous assemblage.
TIM 5E. , 11 , 01.1: ANS.-WASIIINGTOK, J in. 7
—The department Bete Las received official intelii
gence from Florida of the positive refusal of tne
Seminole Indians to emigrate to the country as.
signed them west ot:the Mississippi. By the advice
of Sam Jones and the sister of Billy Bowlegs, they
refuse to ratify Bowlegs' treaty. Billy was at first
disposed to fulfil the treaty, but his people took
away his wives and' children, and thus compelled
him to yield and join them. Upon being restored
to his wives and children, he took to the forests
with them, and has ; not since been heard of. The
greatest excitement prevails throughout Florida in
consequence of this turn of affairs.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 24.—David Jewell, convicted
of the murder of Mitchell, was to-day sentenced to
be hung, by Judge M'tlure, the new trial asked lor
by his counsel, having been refused. The prisoner
betrayed very little emotion. The court-room was
densely crowded.
Terrible Accident on fhb - Baton MO; Railroad
:Yarrow Escape of Gl.l..,Piriee - ao.l hi:'
Son Ktl,e,l—breadittl•LosB of Lie:-
. -
We regret to record a ter - fibre and
taceident, which occurred ttpci the ligstoritintt
t Mitine Railroad to-day, attended with seriaisloss l
trifilice,.and limiter circumstances ealcutated to give
to the.o,ccurrencethe mos: painful 'merest. Gen_
Franklilt!' Presidem elect of the United
Mates, together with Mrs. Pierce and their son,
were among the•passeugers in the train, being on
their way borne from this city. when, by some us,
foreseen accident, the car containing about seventy I
passengers; men. WOmen, and 'children, was
thrown dmim an etnhanit'iltent, tome twenty ie“l
high, upon a pile at rocks, killing several OrionnlY,
and among item the 'sort ci lien. Pierce, and seri
misty injuring Mrs. Pierce, who narrowly escaped
death.
1.498
9.699
694
5
7,860
3:533
There was but one passenger car attached to the
train, whicb, in consequence of the breaking 01 aft
axletree of :the ear, was thrown off the track and
down the { ertbanktnent, ae betore stated, smashing
the car in pieces. Very few of the passengers es
caped unhurt, while same tea or twelve were al
most instantly killed,
5952,196 22
158,95 S t... 7
Gen. Pierce aner ;he acci 'ent complained of a
severe pain in the ba.sk . , from bruises received by
the fad. P;tuce was more seriously injured
and was conveyed to an anjoniing and med
ical aid sent fu:'. nature otsSer injuries was
783,675 71
743,946 25
79,942 00
not knu•An,‘%hen the train lett
Gen. Pieice had taken the cars at Andover, or
Concord, having remained at Andover all last night.
Those preSent at the accident, say t. at the
escape of the President and others was most mi
ra - mlous. 'Newell, a lawyer, had one of his
lees broken. Gen. Pierce's son 'was an only child.
289,939 39
Among the njured. Mr..13.61ey Lawrence haj
leg brokeu; a little girl had her foot crushed, and
another, whose name is unknown, was very badly
injured.
The express train with the President of the Com
pany, bas just returned troth the scene of the acci
dent, and report , that all the injured are d. - ,:n, well.
Mrs. Pierce's injuries were not coneid•red dunerous.
:11m Pierce and the General remain with the - body
of their son in Andover, to-night.
At the time of the accident Gen. Pierce was conr
version with Ir. young, the superintendeht of the
new Mhis'at Lawrence. Professor Piekard, a ela
live of Gen. Pteice, was in company ‘‘itii
Pierce awl her sof, anal the party occupied the Cor
o:art: part' of the car which seas dividel in the
middle. They were ail thrown into a Leap. ot ,
over another. Master Po tae lay upon the floor of
the car, with his skull frigtithilly It - antic:l. The
rap which he hRI worn, bad fallen off, and was
filled with his 'blood and brains.,
),
Gen. Pierce acted with won erful coolness and
prezelice 01 Mind, but the agoni ul his WIN was
indescribable.
Considerable aprehelielon is telt here hist this
melancholy casualty may prove serious in its COll
- to Mr-. Pierce. She has been lor scentral
years in delicate he .Ith, caused partly by the hiss of
her firs! child. Tice bu; Iritied to-day ';as almost
Idolized by his mother and lather.
A messenger wilro arrival at the Journal office
this morning from Andover, reports that the lady
of Gen Pierce is much more resigne'd to the sad ca
lamity, and the tears w hich existed that she might
nut I e ablefto bear up urnler it are tin iv removed.
The heel blow by which her roil was killed
struck hint on the forehead, and was so violent as
to remove the upper portion of his head, leaving a
portion of the brain exposed. Hie ;ace, with the
exception of a spot near the right eye, is uninjured.
Gen. Pierce appeared quite comfortable when
the informant lett.
JIIOCKiNG MCIIPI: It IN Now JERSEY.—Probab , y
the rnos shockiag and unnatural murder that we
have ever been called upon to record, occurred on
Friday evening last, in Washington township, Bar
gen co., J• The scene of the bloody affair lies
abort 16 or IS miles back of Hoboken, arid is
about 5 miles distant from Hackensack. A man
named Wrn. Kating came to this ci,sti y a tew
years ago, and took up his residence with Ttmothy
O'Brien, a distant relative, living in kVashingtn town
ship. and shortly alter his arrival he placed about
$l5O in the hands of O'Brien, to deposit in the Sea- '
mews Savings bldrik of this city. in O'Brien's name,
tor the benefit of two children of the latter. A few
weeks ago, it appears that Kating, who is about
55 years of age, made application to his friend
0 Brien to allow him to marry his daughter,
only aboilt I I years of agtf, which request was
of cuursff.' denied. Some angry words then en
sued, and the money in question was spoken of,
when O'Brien said be would draw the mune- and
return it to the donor. [he latter. however, soon
alterwards expressed himself contented with the
result of his unnatural request, and appeared to be
perfectly satisfied. Matters went on as well as be-
Mre. and' on Thursday last, Mrs. O'Brien came to
New York city on a visit to s•ime friends in twen
ty-Ninth street, where rlra remained until Saturday
morning. 0-n Friday - , Mr. O'Brien went to the
farm of Mr. J. Smiih, about a mile distant from
hi; ownlhome. to do some work, and left his pro
fessed friend Killing at his residence, with the chit
derv, the little girl referred no. and a boy 0 years
of age, charge. Ina neighbors on Friday night
Moughtl strange Mat 0 Brien's house was all in
darknesS. No light whatever was visible, and this
was an unusual occurrence. They knocked at the
doer and window•s iepeatedly, but no sire answered,
an - .I all seemed s , iii within. U Brien, who had not
then returned, was immediately sent for, and when
' he arrived he at !Mce entered, and a lion ible sight
I was presented to his gaze. His little daughter lay
a corpse on the floor, surrounded by a pool of her
own Weld. Her head had been severed : ail that
then cornected it with the body was a small piece
of the skir, of the back part of the neck. The boy
L was searched lor and could tot be found in the
house. but was shortly alterwards discovered in
some shrubbery on the side of the hill about lOU
I yards Irlom the house. His head had been entirely
severed by an axe—apparently the same instru.
meet used in murdering the girl. and his body ex
hibited s,x or seven extensive wounds inflicted by
the same w•eapon. The body of the girl Was also
mutilated, rd.:: ;1 post , morirtn examination - revealed
I the tact that her person had been violated Mime
Mately before the murder was committed. Coro
ner Garrett S. Demarest, of the above place, held
an inquest on the bodies of the unfortunate little
children, and a verdict was rendered That they
came to their dea'th by blows indicted by an in
strument in the bands of William Kating:., The
perpetrator 01 this awful crime e-caped, and is nosy
at large, but justice will overtake him. It is sup
poses! tha: he came to this city, and if he has, the
police,Who have an accura'e description of him.
will very likely•succeed in capturing Y.
Courid:.
ID - (The murderer has since been arrested arid
contessed to his crime. .
AN INCIDENT OF THE LATE FDEF.DET AT CIS
CI N S ATI.-A Mrs. `haring and two daughters, the
youngest only four years old, by happy presence ot
mind of the mother, the husband and lather being
absent down the river, were fottonately caved Oil
Saturday bight from drowning. They lived in a
cottage, in an isolated siination, on the east lurk ol
the Miami river. The positiuil occupied by their
dwelling, on a gentle elevation Irorn the bottom
land, was thought by them to be perlectly secure
train ally p immediate danger from the it 'they
retiredi to bed at an early hour. the water then sev
eral irk below the level of their dm fling . ; but in
;lie night they were suddenly awakened and alarm
ed by the water rushing through their room. Their
first i'nought was to escape to higher land, about
ightylrods distant, and to see:: shelter With their
ilearesrneighhur. but Olen it suddenly flashici up.in
the mind of the parent, that from the elevated psi
!MI they occupied, encircled with lower land, they
were entirely surronnded, cutting off all communi
cation, and the, water ton deep to wade—they then
shouted with all their feeble 'night for assistance,
but the distance and the wild fury ol the storm still
!aging. rendered all their efforts vain. Thrown up
on hei own resources. the mother then took a trun
dle bedstead, fortfulately in the room, and lashing
it to a settee to increase its buoyancy, she placed
her family on this hastily constructed ran, and with
the ass stance of a pole succeeded in reaching a
safe position, and soon alter, the house ot an ac
quaintance, by whogi they were kindly received,
and their immediate wants supplied.
WASHINGTON', Jan. 7
A Ily.Ary OPEUATInN.—The Delaware and Rar
itan cahal a nb,,ut cc.rninerici..g
enlargement dl their canal. The whole line is to
be made wider and deeper and new locks built
througnout capable of passing vessels of live bun
tired tons burthen; making it, in reality a ship
chamiel. From four to five thousand men will be
employed upon it, including, many carpenters_, ma
sons and blacksmiths.—Dairist.
CAUCUS CF CROWNED LIF.ADS.-It seems the Em
peror', NAPOLI:WI 111. has left Paris for Bei lirt, where
the Emperor tif Anstria was expected on the 15th
Decel i nber. What France, Prussia and Austria are
concocting, we do not see; but V.tros.r.osr is wide
awake to strengthen his new throne, and to render
permanent the re-established Empire.
A Goon MOVS.-.Mr. Goodwin of the State Sen
ate, has read in place a bill to provide for the fund
ing and cancellation of the Relief issues.
Drfeat and Resif octibn of the !Perby Ministry—Ern.
poor Napoleon gone to Eerfiri:: -
?.- :The steamship Asia, from Liverpool, via Halifax
with a vices to .t , a; ord.:). the 15th 01 December, ar
fiAtt4Npv York on Wcdmsday morning,,after a
4.4. : .passag.. She reached her hart at 10
utii Jnelp at,iuil pries Western Ca
nal FteliNeitilkted at '_'Ss a as.; Philadelphia and
13.1111416 i e, CA. a-25i nd; uhio, , 30s. White
i and Yellyx :1•351.
Provisions.—:ne inarkei ler A mil ICAZI itAIS
Beef is is scarce
and dealer. Lard bus ad auccd 01 a is.
ENGLAND.
I'L e Da r by deka:l.)d in tile House
of Commons a' .1 z. sal the mornbig of the
17M, upon the titst residution or the Budget, by a
ntajorily_ei It.), in a Home of 59d umbers. What
course the %%mild now take was uncertain,
though it was rumored they would resign.
Console slightly declined alter the ileCeat was
knowlL but subsequently rallied.
Later: deipdfche,' from London announces the re
signation nt the . M.n.i.,try, who were defeated on the
resolution relative to the Moire tax.
Mr. D'lsraeli,'Chat;e(llor of the Exchequer, in- a
speech of nearly three' hours in length, and charac
terisid by rume_ than a usual degree of bitter sar
casm, vindicated his propositions. He contended
that during the whole of the debate which had
arisen, he had heard no argument advanced which=
:successfully impugned his policy, and urged again
upon the House the necessity of enlarging the basis
of direct taxation.
'fire London Standard says. that of the S 2 Irish
men - that:: who voted, 30 voted in favor 01 the .Min
i.stars and 32 against them.
There was a majority of 19 against the Govern
ment, :nal the House tit-teapot] adjo u rned until
Monday.
In the House of Lord. the Earl of Malmsbury
begged to move an a tiournment of the liaise moil
:Monday. announcing that In couscyle7 , ce of the
torn flatters had taken in the Idols, 0: Commons
the preceding night, the Prime '-‘llllitZ Lad gone
see Her Mai-sty at Osborne.
A Cabinet Council had been Lehi at tioan. All
the ministers wine iu atieiidadce. They sat ene
hour. and nrimeh,cev On risine.a telveraphm
sage was desp itched to the naval amhieMes at
Guspoit to have J steamer in reiablii s. I r the ar
rival of the 3 o'clock epic..: ',label, by
which the Earl of Derby would proceed tram Lan
don, in order that he might make the voyage to
Osborne without los's or lime.
The Premier would place ha: resignation in the
hauds of the Queen on his an it al, and ittatain dur•
tog the night at Osborne.
Thole mint DOA, it is said. be a coalition Cabi•
net, made up, of a mixture of ICill:4S, Pt elites,
er,ftes and Radicals, though in what pruportiun can
not be defined.
Loot Aberdeen was spoken of to take We lead in
the House of Lords, and Land Gladr,totat in the
C'ovcolin, Jan 6., 9 P. M
Common,
Parliamentary Committee had been appointed
to itigo:re into the cllarees 01 ht tit 'ly and currup
-11011 pr.tclised by the 'fors' Pdrte. at 11 1 1',./•iil vlllO
- for Dci by, and to share SVliil7ll, )I lieles
ford, •Secret.try of War, hall solve trans...7ton, Wati
reportt tl to the House on TithrO.av oteht The
(1011101111,1111-1110111,111 that a ,y-lcolalic plan of car
owing the Drrby electors hat beett ptuvetl to have
existed.
BPSTON, Jan. 7
Aida.
THREE DAYs LAItk , FROM EUROPE
A rigorous protest against the :\ linir.terill Budget,
and a memorial in favor of linarcnil and li-cal re•
form, which emanated in a great measu a horn the
Liverpool Financial Association, were iiie,mted on
Thursday night.
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financial deficit for the year, it is stated, will
not exceed lolly millions trancs.
The tariff on foreign Sugars, imported into France
had been fixed at 19 per cent.
The Emperor has lett Pans for Bet lin. (9
The Ambassadors of A Prussia and Rus
sia. had presented their credentials to the Ernyeror.
The Siecle has an article to the effect that re
strictions upon the press must have au IMparant
beating upon industry in Paris. It is re-Ai-rued
by ti.e Mondeur that condemned persons, by mixed
commissions, and may enjoy the benefit of
ihe amnesty, by simply acknowledging the Emper
or, and engaging hereafter in no attempt against
the Empire.
The departure at the Emperor for Berlin, gave
occasion for a variety of conjectures. It Was sup
posed by some that it had reterence to the re-estab•
lishment Mthe Empire, and other matters relative
to the settlement of the Zolleverein question.
Inauguration of the Jackson
Monument.
Wasmshamsr, Jan S.
The ceremony or the inangitranon or the eques
trian statue of General Jackson, in I,.allyettit
look place to-day, accoplimr to previous
arrangement. A very large number i t strangers
were attracted to the city, and the day brio, Might
and spring-like, the streets presented a gay and an
imated appearance. Business of all kinds was ye
ry generally suspended, and our citizens in various
ways participated in the proeassion. which was
guile large, being composed or venous military
and cisul bodies, under the direction ni Col. George
Hughes. Chief The procession com
menced moving about 12 o'clitek•
Alter the military escort, followed thi surviving
officers and soldiers who served under Gen. Jack
son, and then the civil bodies, among which were
many distinguished individuals, the rnsmbers of
both Houses of Congress, &c. The procession
reached Lafayette. Square a few minutes before one
o'clock. where a magnifieent spectacle wa< present
ed. Near the statue, which stands in tie centre of
the square, were two elevated ranges Or sells, oc
cupied by a large number Of ladies, whilst all por
tions of the vast area were crowded by an immense
multitude of cilizsits oral strangers, vorinudy esti
mated at from 10 . 1 01) to 20000 persons. The
windows. btl con les, and house tops in Ore viani
iy were also thi-onged with spectators.
Directly west of the statute, a rostrum was erect
ed for the orator and distinguished „nests. We no
ticed upon it Clark Mills, E‘q , the artist, Ho . n.
S. A. Douglass, orator of the day; Rev. Messrs.
Butler and Gallagher, Chaplains to Congres.,; the
Pret-ident and all the members of his cabinet; Gen
erals "-colt and Wool, in lull uniform; Gen Houston
Col. Benton. Gen. Armstrong. Father Ritchie, F. P.
Blair. and the Committee of Arangements, viz His
Honor Mavor Maury. B. B. French and Win. C.
Rives, and several others.
At one Melo •k the service commenced with an
appropriate prayer by the Rev. C. M. Boiler, Chap.
lam to the Senate, alter wideh the lion. s! , . A. Dou
glass seas introduced by Maio: French, who pro.
ceeded to deliver an eloquent oration. lie com
menced by an allusion to the statue before bin] as
the pro tact of the genius of [lark • Eq.. who
had never even seen a statue of the kind bo:ore.
The statues of I eter the Great, and the Duke of
Wellington, presented no such an admirable ar
rangement—the horses in birth instances being
maintained in a rampant attitude by being bolted
to their pedestals at the tail—whereas, this statue
is entirely sell poised. He then gave a biographi
cal hketch of the Lile and CharaCter of Jackson,
and concluded with eloquent encomiums upon his
illustrious deeds.
Mr. Clark Mills, E.sy , the Sculptor, was then in•
trodured, and was received with limit CLPerli , . He
waived hes howl to his assistants, and tostantly the
veil which covered the work, parted, tell, and dis
closed to the view of the admirdiss multitude the
mavacent St ooze Statue. Upon the marble pe•
destal on which it stands, is inscribed the follow
ing :—Upon the north side the words,'• Our Feder
al L6tion , it must lie in cserucry upon the Fauzli side,
Andrru, Jackson; - plum the enSt side, "Earn illarr/4
15. 1767, - and upon the west side, “Dad June 8,
1a45."
The artist uttered no words; the statue spoke for
him—and amid the most enthusiastic cheering, be
bowed and retired.
The Rev. Air. Gallagher, Chaplain to the House,
then pronounced the Benediction, when,
ately martial music and tl e booming of cannon
continued. while the military countermarched
arouhil the starve—alter which they returned to
the I ity Hall, and were dismissed.
SPOTS ON true Suts.—A writer in the Delaware
Republican calls attention to an usually large spot
nn the sun. which may be seen through smoked or
colored glass, and says, by a rough measurement
of the present spot he found its diameter to be about!
thirty-three thousand miles, consequeldly occupying
an , area on the sun's surface of eight hundred mil
lions td square miles, Equal to four times the super
ficial contents of our mighty earth. It selves to
41y, S. idea of the stupeutious bulk of our solar
orb when such a vast deduction may be made from
its luminous surface and yet any diminution of
emitted light be imperceptible. We have seen the
idea somewhere suggested by astronomers that these
solar spots served to produce hot summers and mild
winters; if true we may consider our present winter
an illustration.
tEr A young man, named Gwinn, murdered his
own sister, near Winchester, Tenn., last week. The
young man wished to get some money that be
longed to his father; his sister found out his inten
tion and communicated it to her lather. This so
exasperated the young man that he swore venge
ance against his sister—anti told her that he would
kill her, 'if he had to cut her throat while asleep.
Two or three days alterwards, in the absence of
the rest of the family, he procured a pistol, walked
deliberately up to her band shot her in the fore
head, killing her instantly.