3ntelligencer. 3ournal._ Lancaster, February 15, . 1553. GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR Delegate Elections. To the Democratic Freemen of the cay and county of Lancaster: You are recpiestecl to assemble in the several Wards of the City and Boroughs and Townships, of the county, on Scaurday,the 19th of February in stant, then and there to elect not less than three nor more than five Delegates to represent said DiStrict in A GENERAL CounTy CONVENTION, to be held on Wednesday the 2sd day of February following, at 11 o'clock A. M., at the public house of Jacob Ziegler in North Queen Street, in the city of Lancaster, for the purpose of electing six Delegates to represent the Democracy of the county of Lancaster in the annual State Convention, to be held at Harrisburg on Tuesday the Ist day of March next, for the nomination of candidates for Auditor General, Sur veyor General and Canal Commis-inner. The several Ward. Borough and Township Com mittees are reqdested to give early, notice in their respective Districts of the time and place of meet ing for the election of Delegates. WM. MATHIOT, I Chairaian Dem. Co. Corn. Lancaster, Feb. lot, 1853. TOWNSHIP COMMITTEES. Adamstown Bor.—William Sloat, A. Kegerise, Henry • orner. Brecknock Twp.—Reuben Shober, Isaac Meaner, Benjamin Keeler, Samuel Frankhauser, finger. Bart.—Robert Montgomery, William Dungan, Geo. W. Ring, Wm. J. Brown, George H. Pickel. Crier naryon.--Thos. Edwards, Lot Rogers, Fien ds Giiespie, Jacob Albright, James Neal. Coleratn.—Henry Whiteside, Joseph White, Eb enezer Jackson, Samuel M'Connell, Andrew B. M'Gough. Co/umbia.—Stimuel Brooks, A. P. Moderwell, Thomas Wels4John Eberline. remain° E.—Cyrus Ream, Jesse Bucher, Eman uel Hinkle, lic6l) Bixler, lard 'eitler. Cocalico W. -Jesse Reinhold, John Bort, Elias Snavely. Peter Kegeriee, Dr. Samuel Weeat. Conestoga—JOhn Sehner, M. Benedict, Benj. Sourbeer, Michael Zercher, Henry Hamer. Conoy—; yrue S. Haldeman, Jacob B. Hamilton, John H Smith,br. L. S Filbert, John Kobb. Donegal E.-Jacob Bower, Michael Keller, Thos. J. Albright, David Bwn, E. J. Reider. Donegal W.—k Jacob Funk, ro Adam Fletcher, Peter Root, David Keller, Samuel Nunemacher. Drumore—John D. Harrar, ttim. Barnes, Rich ard C. Edwards', John Hastings,Thos. McSparren. Earl—John Vogan, Dr. L . Winters, Samuel Bachman, Abraham Smoker, James Dorrow, Earl E.—Jesse Line, Isaac Foltz, Martin Stouf fer James Hamtnond, Samuel McCormick. Earl W.—Mark Connell, jr. Samuel Reemsnyder John Forney, H. It. Hull, Henry Kafroth. Ephrata—Di. Henry .Reemsnyder, Emanuel Mohler, Ebeneier Killian, Monroe Bucher, 0. P. Gross. Elizabethtown—Charles Ebeka, Isaac Redseck er, Jacob Felix; George W. Boyer, B: F. Bear. Elizabeth Twp.—John Elser, Esq., Jas. M'Cas lin, Reuben Kline, John Long, Christian Rube. Fulton—Washington Whitaker, John Kennedy, Joseph Walker, James Barnes, jr., John Donna. Hempfield E.-Dr. Samuel Parker, Henry Hoff man, Henry Baker, Benjamin Lutz, Henry Imhoff. Ilempft.dd Wl—Dr. A. K. Rohrer, John M. Wel lei, John R. Albright, Jacob M. Greider, John Monk. Lancaster City—N. W. iV.—John H. Duchman, A. S. Reese, John A. Sheirenbrand, Wm. Hoover, (Painter) John I3aumiller. S. W. IV.- Henry Shaum, John Kuhns, Philip Fitzpatrick, Henry Gans, Joseph Kautz, jr. N. E. W.-.lrdin Hamilton, Samuel Rupley, Dennis Marron] H. E. Leman, John Somer. S. E. W.—Henry Wilhelm, William Morton, jr. James H. Barnes, Philip Snyder, William P. Brooks Lancaster Tuip.—Hugh Win tire. Gotlieb Sehner, William Rote, Mnj. Chas. Nauman, Peter Moone, Lampeter E. Adam Beam, George Clack, Bol den Miller, John M'Sorley, Jacob Myers, jr. Lampeter t .—Jacob Kautz, James Ewing, Amos A. Raub,' Henry Martin, David Fulmer. Leacock—Joel L. Lightner, John WKillips, Wm. M'Caskey, George Eckert, Molten R. Sample, U. Bitzer, Eli Rutter. Leacock Upper--Mark Connell, jr., Isaac B. Weidler, Joshua Simmons, John B. Raff, Robert Burk. Little Britain—D. H. Keech, Wallace Hays, John Jenniss, Samuel Pennell, William Peebles. Manheim Bor.—Benj. Donavin, John B. Diffen ilerfer, Jacob G. Fetter. Manheim Tt4.--John Bear, Henry Brown. Ben jamin Eaby, John Doable, jr., John K. Grube. Manor—John Ki:hefferr, John E. MiDonald-; Jno. Shissler, Joseph B. Habecker, George S. Mann: Mantic—William Wentz, James H. Pegan, Sam uel Lewis, John Tweed, Heory Rush. Marietta—Lbwis Martin, F. K. Kirk, Henry S. Libhart, Wm. L. Carter, ThomaaStence. Mount Joy BL—Samuel Erman, Joseph Potter, Henry Stehman Jacob Henly, James Laird. Mount Joy 7ipp.—John Sheaffer, Adam Ream, Peter Lemmerer, Geo. Elein, George Eirestein. Penn -Henry Fulmer, John Long, Jacob Neave ling, Henry Hambright, Thomas Sands. Paradise—George Slaymaker ' William Cox, Martin Fonniger, Samuel Knox, Benj. Pheneger. Rapho—Joseph Masterson, Henry Ebersole, Frederick Ganiz. Sadsbury."--ISaac W alker, Christopher Williams, John Rhea, Sainuel J. Boon, Taylor Welsh. Salisbury—Thos. S. M'llvain. 0. P. Wilson. B. E. Houston, David Kurtz, T. W., Henderson. - Strasburg B.—Dr. J. Steele, B. B. Grinder, Win. Echternach, Joseph M'l'hail, W. F. S. Warren. Strasburg T.—Martin Barr, Capt John 'Hershe, Miller Raub, George Hull, John Girvin. Warwick—Samuel S. Keller, William Krieder, Allen Kline, Samuel B. Myers, Emanuel Grubs. Washingto , i B.—Park Mason, John Charles, Dr. A Bitzer, William Dunlap, John A. Brush. Delegate Elections. • The Democ'rats of thaN. W. Ward, of the City, will meet at Trout's Hotel, in West Orange street, - on Saturday evening next, between the hours of 6 and 9 o'clock, for the purpose of electing five-del egates to represent said Ward in the ensuing Coun ty Convention. The Democrats of the S. AV Ward, at Fitzpat rick's Hotel, in S. Queen street, at the' Baum time, for the same purpsse. The Democrats of the N. E. Ward, at Miller's Hotel, in E. Chesnut street, at the same time, for the same purpose. The Democrats of the S. E. Ward, at Messen kop's Hotel, in E. King street, at the same time, for the same purpose. By order of Executive Committees. Mr The Democrats of Lancaster Township, will meet at the public house of Maj. Charles Nauman, on Sa.urday afternoon next, the 19th inst , between the hours of 2 and 5 o , clockkfor the purpose of electing five delegates to represent said Township in the ensuing County Convention. By order of Executive Committee . The Delegate Elections Take place on Saturday next, and we have only again to express the hope that our Democratic friends will see the necessity of attending to their. duty upon that occasion. Theae primary elections, as we stated last week, are of great importance to the party, and every Democrat should feel it his duty to be at his post, and aid in selecting such men as will fairly and lionestly represent the wish es of their constituents 'when they meet in County Convention. ID" President Fillmore, in justice to Mr. Polk, corrects a statement which has been published, that Mr. Polk vacated the White House several days be fore the President elect came to Washington, for fear of opening his heart, so as to ask him ..to his house and table. Mr. Fillmore says this is not true —Gen. Taylor and himself were both invited to dine with Mr. Polk, and he did so before he left the White House. 117 The liouse of Representatives, at Washing ton, have passed a bill to organize a government for Nebraska Territory—also to organize a goy merit for that portion of our territory on the 'Pa cific, between the Columbia river and the 49ih de - gree of latitude, to be called Washington. U 7 Commodore STOCETON, of New Jersey, has riesigned his seat in the Senate of the United States, to take effect on the 4th of March ; and the Legislature have elected Hon. Joust R. TELOMP SON to succeed him. Mr. T. is one of the ablest and most reliable Democrats in that State. UT A prohibitory liquor law passed the Legis lature of Michigan, last week. It is to be submit. ted to the People of the State for their sanction or rejection at a special election in July next. nt-The Canal Commissioners have directed nav igation on the Canal to commence on the let of March. It is anticipated that an immense amount of publid business will be done on the public works the ensuing kr A correspondent .of the Lances:erten recom mends Joanna Pons, Esq., of Paradise township, for the office of Canal COMMilleiollol'. The Columbia Railroad. There has been an immense increase of business on the Columbia road since * the Ist of December last over the corresponding months of last year.— The following table, which we have procured from the Superintendent's Office, at Parkesburg, will show the difference in the two periods. It em braces the number of cars hauled over the road, trips by Loco Motives, and miles run: • tio• of Can. nips by Vac. Mika Run. 1852, Dec. 13,418 720 57,600 1851, do. 8,111 560 45,920 --- . --- Increase, 5,307 160 11,680 853, Jan. 12,192 700 - 56,000 852, do. 7,406 499 90,918 Increase, 4 ° ,186 201 19,032 Thus showing the increase in the two months of December and January last, over the corresponding period of the previous year, of Cars. Trips, 10.093 • 361 The guerilla Keystone, at Harrisburg, of Wed nesday last, promises to " notice in detail 7 what it is pleased to term "the wretched mismanagement upon the Columbia road." Now, as the verdict of popular opinion along the ipe of the road, has been in favor of its good management for the last twelve months, and as the above table will show how it hoe been conducted for the interests of the State. we are curious to know what the charges are to sustain the contrary position.. The Keystone, for sometime past, has been attacking Mr. Pozu's ad ministration throug Mr. 1311CH/NAN ; perhaps it now intends . to vary the suhj."ct by assaulting the Canal Commissioners through Col; BASS.R. In the mean time we hazard nothing in saying that the Road was never better managed than it has been under Col B. There has been less delay in forwarding the business over it than almost any previous year. The Passenger Trains Westward have been more regular in their arrivals at this point than ever before, since we have resided in Lancaster. The occasional irregularities in the arrival of the Eastern trains, are owing to the delays on the Pennsylvania Railroad. The business over the Road the last year, has been at least one-third more than the previous year—although it was done with the same amount of motive power, at less expense, and with fewer accidents. But we shall wait to see the promised devel oriements of the Keystone, when we shall probably have a few words more to say on this subject. The New Administration In a little more than two weeks from to-day Gen. FRANKLIN PIERCE, if he be alive and in health , will assume the reins of goyernment and preside over the destinies of this great Nation. That his administration will be an eventful one in the histo ry of the Republic cannot be doubted, when we re flect on the great and momentous questions involv ed in our foreign relations, which are admitted on all hands to be in a most critical and embarrassing situation. It will require a cool head and far-see ing sagacity to steer the ship of State, and we have every confidence that the President elect is equal to any emergency that may arise. It has not yet transpired who are to constitute his Cabinet coun cil ; but of one tiring we feel well assured, that the different-departments of the Government will be entrusted to none but sound, reliable and able states men, whose sole desire will be to -discharge their high duties for the benefit and honor of the country. The advent of the new adininistration will be hailed with delight by a vast majority of the Amer ican people. The antecedents of Gen. PIERRE are all in his favor, and he takes the chair of State with such an endorsement of the popular will as none of his predecessors, save Washington and Monroe, ever hadbefore. Every thing is in his favor, and he has but to hold the helm with a steady, un- Ifinching hard—to.look neither to the right or to the left—to make for himself a name and a fame which shall go down to posterity as an ex ample to all future Chief Magistrates. That such will be his course, and that his administration will be a brilliant one for the country, we have every reason to believe. 12g- The Harrisburg Union, of Saturday, has an able article urging upon the Legislature the impor tance of at once making provision for re-laying both tracks of the Columbia Railroad, in view of the immense increase of business which Will be thrown upon it in a short time. We cordially agree in opinion with the Union that, in its present worn out condition, having been manse for twenty years, it will be utterly impossible for the road to do all the carrying trade which will seek a market through this channel, and the sooner liberal appropriations are made, not only to lay both tracks, but to strait en many of the curves, the better for the Common. wealth in the end. The present able Board of Ca nal Commissioners are doing every thing they can do, with the means at their disposal, to benefit the Stag and accommodate the people, but their efforts are to a great extent paralved by the tardiness and "0 V indisposition of the Lecr*iitare<to make the neces sary appropriations. The Columbia road has done, and isdoing wondr under its present energetic and intelligent management; but it is nearly worn out, and must either be promptly renewed, or, in a year or two more, She greater portion of it will be to tally unfit for business. The old adage that " a stitch in time saves nine," it would be well for the Legislature to study . RECEPTION DECLINED Br GEN. Pleaca.—By the following letter from Gen. Planer. to Mayor GIL PIN, it will be be seen that the President elect de. clines a reception, by the Councils of Phil's. The painful domestic circumstances under which Gen. Pipace performs his journey to the Capitol, has in duced him to decline all public demonstrations:— CONCORD, N. H., Feb. 7, 1853. My Dear Sir:—Circumstances to which I need not advert, will, I am sure, plead my excuse for the delay in acknowledging the kind letters of yourself and the Committees of the Select and Common Councils of the city of Philadelphia. While I am constrained to decline all public re ceptions on my way to the seat of Government, I beg you to be assured that I am truly grateful for the proffered hospitality, and for the personal kind wishes expressed by the city authorities. • I am, with the higheA respect, your friend and ob't servant, FRANK. PIERCE. Hon. Charles Gilpin, Mayor of the city of Philadel phia. • 113 Gov. Bell, of Texai, sent his message to the legislature on the 13th ult. He complains that the general government did not furnish sufficient pro tection to the inhabitants from the attacks of hos tile Indians bn the frontier. He acquits President Fillmore of all blame, but is quite severe on the Secretary of War. The Governor thinks the United States ought to pay over to the state the remainder of the ten million indemnity : which the former re taine,An the treasury as a guaranty for debts con tracted, by Texas prior to annexation, and for which the United States may be held- responsible. This sum amounts to five millions of dollars, and the Governor argues that Texas alone has the right to say to whom the money shall be paid, without the intervention of the general government. HIGH WATan.—We' leant from the Harrisburg papers, tha the Susquehanna river at that point has not been so high, as it was on Tuesday morn ing last, since the great flood that occurred in th - month of March, 1846. Some portions of the railroad between Harrisburg and Middletown were submerged, and slight damage to the track was the consequence, which has since been repaired'. For two or three days passengers going east and west, were taken in trains by the way of York. : The Canal was also slightly damaged in some places. CARLISLE DEPOSIT BAIN IL—The bill extending the charter of the Carlisle Deposit Bank passed both Houses of the Legislature last week, and was signed by the Governor on Monday. It merely renews the charter and contains no provisions granting ad• ditional privileges to the BankA-Cartista Herald. Gov. Biglees Consistency The fhojiey article of the Baltimore Sun of Sat urday last, made us do injustice to the consistency of our excellent .Execative, - on the subject of Banks. The artiee referred to insinuates that the Governor has, in the face of his vetoes, signed bills chartering 'Banks of issue in the borough of Harrisburg, and that - another' asked for by Carlisle, _will meet the same savor, and adds: "Really, it would seem that, notwithstanding the great influx of money into the country, it is not yet plenty enough, and those who hold that .the more banks the more money,' seem determined that the supply of the paper representative shall keep pace with the supply of coin." The true state of the case has been misap prehended by the "Sun." The Harrisburg Savings Bank has no right to issue paper—nor has the Sa vings 'lnstitution at Carlisle, which has been in ex istence for the last five years. They are institutions with the right to receive deposits, and discount notes and bills of exchange. So far from coming in conflict with the veto messages of the Governor, he has stated distinctly, that he had no objection to such institutions--they transact heavy business op erations, but have no right to issue paper money. They have the convenienceof a corporate seal, but have no rights that are not possessed by the indi vidual citizen. Where money is abundant, there is an excess in these intitutionsand those which are deficient are supplied at legal rates of in terest, but they have no power either to increase or decrease the amount of paper money. fI a Bank were chartered with no right to issue notes under twenty or fifty dollars, all friends of re form in the currency would commend this improve ment on the old system, and ask for the recognition of the bill—how much better then, if they possess Miles Run 26,762 ,ht to issue paper at all. In countries where is no right granted to make paper money,de posit Banks or Banks of bullion have always been recognized as essential in transacting the monetary affairs of a people, and Hour memory serves us right, the Hon. Tames H. BENTON has always considered such institutions as entirely orthodox, and all know he is ultra on the subject of the:currency. We feel perfectly safe in committing to the hands of the Governor, all questions affecting the monetary interests of the people of our State. We know that the line of policy laid down b•; himself, will not be deviated from a hair's breadth. Resistance to the creation of 'money manufactories," is the sanctifi cation of Democratic policy on this subject, and the Governor in departing from this course, would be open to attack; until that time arrives, the Sun can do nought else than admire his consistency.—Penn sylvanian. Pennsylvania Railroad The annual meeting of the Pennsylvania railroad company was held in Philadelphia on the 7th inst., when the following nattering exhibit of the business operations of the road for the last year, was made: Freight, Passengers, Emigrant, Express, Mails, Rent of foremen's houses, Rent of depot .I lth and Market, Rent of Mountain House, Expenses Nett receipts, 8617,015 87 This will make a dividend of about six per cent. on a road that has been operated in three pieces; the freight and passengers being carried for the greater portion of the year, in canal boats, wagons, and stages for several miles. If this road can make six per cent. under such circumstances, what will it make when it is completed and fully equipped. For the purpose of completing connections west. ward, the Pennsylvania railroad company has sub scriberi $750,000 to the Marietta and Cincinnati railroad, $lOO,OOO to the Spiingfield and Pittsburg road, and $300,000 to the Ohio and Indiana road. The Monroe Doctrine. The correspondent of the N. Y. Journal of Corn merce thus explains the origin of the Monroe doe trine as explained by Mr. Calhoun, who was a mem ber of Mr. Monroe's cabinet : The facts were, as stated by Mr. Calhoun, that, after the pacification of Europe in 1814, the Holy Alliance contemplated the re-establishment of mon archial dominion over the American continent, and particularly over Spanish America. Mr. Canning, I the sagacious minister of foreign affairs in England at that time, informed this government that Eng land wished an opportunity to hold herself aloof from the Alliance, and proposed that the U. States should make a declaration that they would not per mit the Spanish American Republics to be reduced to colonial bondage by any European powers. Mr. Canning would then be enabled to say to the Holy Alliance, that England could not unite in a pledge that might involve her in war with the United States. A declaration was accordingly formed and promulgated in the message of 1823, to the effect that the United States would regard as hazardous to the safety and interests any attempt on the part of the foreign powers, to revolutionize any portion of the American continent. Therefore, the Mon roe declaration had a d-finite object, and it was in tended to show to the world that we would resist what was then supposed to be the project of the Holy Alliance. That declaration, as thus explain ed, will ever stand good, and will ever be maintain ed. Mr : Skinner, of the House of Representatives at Harrisburg, has reported a bill for the gradual can cellation of the relief notes. This bill makes it in- I cumbent on the State Treasurer, an and after the first of June next, and every three months thereaf ter, until the cancellation is complete, to ascertain the amount of money in the Treasury due the Commissioner of the Sinking Fund, and refund the same to that officer, toilitate the redemption of all relief notes whi9K have become defaced and worn. The bill also orders all banks that have issued more paper than seems authorized by law, to proceed to cancel such surplus as fast as present ed—and declares that on and after the first day of June, it shall not be lawful for any bank to pay out such notes at their counter, nor shall any County Treasurer, toll collector, or any other receiving of ficer, pay out such notes—they only being receiva ble for debts due the Commonwealth, after which receipt they shall be at once destroyed. RAILROAD ACCIDENT.—We learn from the Mif flintown Register, that a serious accident occurred on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Perrysville, on Wednesday morning last. It appears that about 2 o'clock, A. M., as the Express train was going west, at the rate of about 30 miles per hour, it ran into a miss of earth and stones which had slid down uptin the track frOm thehill above, at a place known as Moore's Rock, and reduced the train al most to a wreck. The concussion was awful, and some eight or ten persons were badly injured, hav ing either their legs or arms broken, and otherwise bruised. The wounded persons were taken back to Harrisburg for medical aid. INTERESTING TO HOTEL KEEPERS. —An impor tant verdict has recently been rendered in the Su preme Jildiciary Court, Boston, by which the Pro prietors of the Marlborough Hotel have been held responsible for $5OO stolen from the room of the plaintiff. Judge Fletcher held, among other points, that if carelessness could not be proved, on the part of the loser, the proprietors were to be re sponsible ; and moreover, although a safe was kept for the security of valuable articles, a traveller was not presumed to know of the existence of the cus toms and usuages of a Hotel. DT The "Easton Argus" came to hand last week'considerably enlarged and improved in its general appearance. It is now one of the largest Democratic papers in the State, and is edited with spirit and ability. We are pleased to see this evi dence of our friend Hurna's prosperity. IV Rev. Jno. W. Scott, of Peachbottom, has been elected President of Washington College, Washington, Pa. $780,892 19 987,328 75 93,511 68 34,473 75 43,09 94 726 50 9,425 00 1,000 00 $1,913,827 .1 1,326,821 94 A Good Move. CITY. AND COUNTY ITEMS igr CITI ConantLs met on; Tuesday ,last, when -the Mayor took the oath of office, and the follow_ ing municipal officers were chosen for the ensuing year: Treasurer—John Zimmerman. • Solicitor—A. Slaymaker. Assessor—M. Bendel. Collector of City Tax—W. Lowrey. • Superintendent of Water Workload Collector of Water Tax—J. A. Messenkop. :.freet Commissioner—Henry Schaum. Regulators—Jae. C. Carpenter, Jacob Dorwart, George Albright. Messenger —George Albright. After taking the oath of office, the Mayor ad,- dressed Councils as follows: . _ Mr. President and gentlemen of the Select and Common Councils: I respectfully beg leave to re turn to you, and through you to my fellow citizens generally, my sincere thanks for the honor confer re in again electing me to the chief magistracy of this city. lassure you, gentlemen, that I will en deavor as heretofore to discharge my duty to the best of my ability. Among you r gentlemen, I rec ognize a number who were members of our city Legislature last year, to whom I tender my sincere thanks for their hearty co operation in administer ing the affairs of our local government, and many favors and acts ofcnurtsey I received at their hands and 1 have every reason to hope to be as fortnn nate, during the ensuing year, in receiving your continued assistance in the discharge of our official duties, so that the present years administration may be as satisfactory to ourselves and our fellow citizens as the last. I have no doubt your legisla tion will be such as cannot fail to be for the 'pro motion of the best intertsts of our prosperous city. The Mayor has re-appointed Mr. Charles R. Fra ley as Clerk of Police. EU' The large sum of $l5O an acre, cash down was offered last week for the Farm of Mr. Koan one mile north west of this city, and refused. The remains of the late Major ROLAND, of the U. S. Army, who died in South Carolina, in September last, were brought home some ten days ago, and interred at New Holland, in this county. E:r The "BucaserAs Rirt..r.s " of this City are making arrangements to visit Washington City, at the inauguration of President PIERCE. VT A steer weighing twenty-three hundred pounds was slaughtered in Harrisburg last week. It was raised by Mr. JOSEPH LEHMAN; of this county. iv- Messrs. Adam Wolf, Emanuel Scheaffer and John Myer, have been elected Trustees of the Lan caster Cemetery for three years. ' Mr. REUBEN S. Roansa has received the ap pointment of Deputy Sealer of Weights and Dry Measures, for this city. !Tr A Lecture on the Religious Character of Washington will be delivered on Washing'on's Birth Day, by Rev. H. Harbaugh, the proceeds to be appropriated to the library fund of the Sunday School attached to the First German Reformed Church. 11l The American Mechanics of this city in tend giving a Ball on Monday evening the 21st inst. The Managers have determined to admit no ladies unless accompanied by gentlemen. Irr The new Hall for the meeting of the Sons of Temperance, in Hagere new building, has been beautifully and tastefully fitted up, and was opened to the view of the public on Saturday evening. A large number of persons of both sexes visited it. ITT A grand Firemen and Turners' Procession is to come off in the Borough of Manheim, on the 22d inst. A beautiful Fire Horn is to be presented during the day, by C. F. Rees, President of the Manheim " Singing Union," to the members of the Globe Engine Company, and in the evening a Ball is to come off in Rees' large Saloon. The Board of School Directors, ot this City, have elected Mr. William V. Davis, of Chambers burg, one of the Teachersot the Male High School, in place ot Mr. K. Coates, resigned, and Miss Mary W. Russel as Principal of the Female Secon dary School in the East Ward. igr PENNA. PATENT AGENCY AND INVENTOR'S NATIONAL INSTITUTE, opened in Flagers by Col. J. FRANKLIN REIGART, for description of which see advertisement in another column, is a novelty in the history of Lancaster, and will be a point of attraction to visitors and strangers entering our cby. The Col. deserves great credit fur his public spirit and energy, and we trust he will fully realize his most sanguine expectations from the en terprise. The Institute. is handsomely fitted up With designs, painting, drawings, models, &c. &c., and we advise all our friends to call and see it. For the Intelhgencer Columbia Correspondence. Mr. Editor :—The week ending to-day, (Satur day) has been one of unusual excitement in our goodly borough. First, we had the freshet in the Susquehanna, which cleared away every vestige of ice from its banks ; andjkdging from the amount of timber and drift passing down, its tributaries must have been unusually high. The water ai this place was very high, all our lumber wharves entire ly submerged, thoogh I believe our merchants sus .twined little or no loss. Secondly, there has been a great deal of talk upon the subject of improving the navigation of the Susquehanna by the removal of such natural obstructions between this place and. tide water as will enable Steamboats heavy freight ed, Schooners, Sloops &c., to approach our wharves. In this project, our citizens feel a lively interest, and I take upon me to say that without such, or collateral improvement, Columbia must go to sleep, and wake up at last to the realization, that our neighboring towns have out run us in bus iness. Thirdly, the project of the great Rail Road whose initial point is New York, touching in its course Easton, Reading, Columbia, York &c., &c. is beginning io be generally discussed and its mer- I its closely calculated. It is scarcely necessary to say, it has many warm and enthusiastic friends among us ; but whether they are prepared to illus trate their good feelings, by a liberal subscription to the stock is a' horse-fly of another color. • ' ! The Gas Co., are busily employed in completing their buildings, and introducing pipes to the resi dences and business stands of its patrons. It is ex pected, that by the Ist of April the experiment wi 1 be fairly tested. Col. Green has evinced in this en terprise a commendable zeal, and should the citi. zees be pleased with this fashionable light, I Cul -1 not see why some public demonstration of thanks should not be tendered to the Col. He is a deser ving man, and every inch a gentleman. St. Valentine's d..y has been and will i continue . to be anticipated until its arrival. Hundreds of his missives are taking to themselves wings and Cupiks darts. The Columbia Medical Society still flour ishes its Black List, and in to-day's Spy, a " Citi zen" comes down on the gentlemen o "Calomel and Jalap " in a most gallant style. He winds up his treatment with the following sedative:—"ln ol den times the practice of the healing art was con sidered honorable, but, alas!-men's constitutions have grown frail, and their minds and habits won derfully degenerated." There is a fine opening here for an independent Physician and Surgeon— one who understands his profession—practises be nevolence, and who will stand aloof from conspi racies. BLUNSON. P. S. The Young America Sheep-Shanks in tight breeches and the great Sea-Tiger Seal. have been on exhibition in this place. The latter hail left. • TIT FOR Tex.—Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler, of Virginia, has written a letter to the Duchess of Sutherland and her compeers, in relation to the ad dress to the women of their women of the United States, recently made by the latter and her associ ates, upon the subject of Uncle Tom Cabinism.— The Duchess is a lady of rank, and Mrs. T., being an ex-Presidentess, is also a "lady of rank," so that the combatants are equal in position. Mrs. Tyler advises Her Grace to mind her own business, and turn her attention to the slaves of the mines, the factories, and a corrupt system of feudalism, the victims of which are to be found in England and Ireland. The Virginia lady makes out well, And the retort is fair; but the victims of the inequalities of an aristocratical social system are not, as far as regards the question of oppression, as much tyran nised over as bondmen who have no rights what ever. We doubt not that .many slaves are better off than the English and Irish peasantiy—that they live more comfortable, and are better maintained. But then others are badly treated, and when a negro has a tyrannical, harsh master, he has no remedy. Mrs. Tyler is nevertheless right in defending her own country. The English ladies were impertinent and deserve a good' castigation. When feminine disputants meet in controversy, whether the medi um is the tongue or pen, we may expect that sharp things will be said and done.—Sunday Mercury. Barran: -The speculators in butter have had the tables turned upon them: The farmers of the West, anticipating a great rise from the sudden de mand lor butter last summer raised by the specula tors, held on to their butter a little too tenaciously. The article is now coming into the city markets in quantities, which cannot fail to put down the price very materially. The Buffalo Express says: "We heard, the other day, that butter had been sold at Cleveland for one eighth of a dollar. We notice a marked decline in the New York market;" and the Albany Evening Journal, of Monday, says: '•But ter speculators have the blues. Their two-shilling contracts and three-ebilling hopes are likely to end in smoke. The very best article brought to mar ket sells at 20 cents.' PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 9. Judge Kane, in the [U. S. Court to-day, senten ced the bogus colours as follows: William Stetler, 8 years, John Bates six, Ford Voger five, Charles Tomer three, Lewis Riggin three, Charles Boss heimer two, and Plambe Ann Donnelly one 34ar's imprisonment in the Eastern Penitentiary. _ Canal commissioners' Report. . From the Annual Report of the Canal .Commis akmur.s.Jecently published, we learn that the tev- OM our public works are steadily improving; and when the mountain planes are avoided and the North Branch Canal completed, there can be no doubt that the revenues of the State will be greatly ' • enhanced. C Notwithstanding the increase in the lines com• peting for the trade and travel: between the West and the'East, tlfe operations; upon the canals and railroads of tht Commonwealth during the past fiscal year, exhibit a very gratifying improvement in tonnage and tevenue. Is view of that competition, the Board, at the commencement of the year, made a very consider able.reduction in the rates of toll. The policy of that'course has been sustained by the result—a re sult which adds to the exp6ience of the past, that a low tariff of tolls is the proper financial system to observe in thec..managem'pot of works of internal improvemen . It is shown, that instead 81 the existing State im provements having been constructed at, an expen diture of $30,000,000 or $40,000000, as his been frequently asserted, their actual cost is only $20,- 768,307 34. The revenues from these lines have been gradually increasing, nnd must continue to do so, the Commissioners think, until they not only pay the interest on the cost of construction, but contribute a surplus to the sinking fund. The fol lowing abstract of the receipts of tolls for the last ten years, goes yery far to justify this anticipation Tolls collected in 1843, - - $1,017,841 12 1844, - 1,167,603 42 1845, - - 1,196,979 45 1846 - - 1,295,494 76 1847,! - - 1,581,1,75 87 1848, - - 1,533,344.60 1849, - - 1,633,277 72 1850, - - 1,768,209 46 1851, - - 1,793,624 82 • 1852, - - 1,596;411 42 The net revenue in 1814 is $867,470 19, (ilea-- ly equal to the gross revenue of 1843,) which gives an interest of 4 9-50 per cent. on the cost of con struction. The result, the Commissioners say, compares favorably with any of the large works of internal improvements in Pennsylvania controll ed and managed by private companies, and inspires a confidence that the daviis not far distant when all doubts as to these lines becoming a profitable investment will be entirely removed. Importaint Bill. The following important bill has been introduced into the, House of RepreSentatives, by Mr. Fulton, of Armstrong. It is highly proper that some bill of this kind should be passed, and we are glad to find. Mr. Fulton moving in the matter at this early stage of the session : An Act to carry out, in good faith, the provisions of the Constitution of the United States, and to encourage and promote friendly and fraternal feel ings among the citizens of the Republic. In view of the great and multiplied blessings, which have flowed to u 4 under our federal Consti tution; and with a sincere and ardent desire to cher ish and maintain it, in its letter and spirit, and in all its parts; and to recognize and cultivate those friendly and fraternal feelings and courtesies, which should ever pervade and actuate the citizens of all our sister States; Therefirire Sec. 1. Be it ?enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Ccmynonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Asseinbly met, dnd it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That, from and alter the passage of this act; it shall and may be lawful for any person, being a citizen of any of the States of this Union, in which thelinstitution of domestic sla very is recognized by laW; and also being the owner of a slave, or slaves, and being emigrating to an other of the States of this Union, in which the said institution of domestic slavery also exists, to pass with such slave or slaves, through this State, to wards his ultimate destination; and.such transit, in cluding all necessary and unavoidable detention and dela} s. shall, in no case, entitle such slave, or slaves to freedom: Provided, That the provisions of this Section, shall in no case, be taken to apply to slave dealers, but only to bona fide owners and emigrants, as aforesaid. . . SEC. 2. That it shallte lawful for citizens of any of the other States of this Union, visiting in this State, for business or plgasure, and remaining in the same for any period not exceeding six months, to bring and retain with th'em, such domestics as they may deem suitable for their convenience and com fort, and such as they.might lawfully hold to ser vice in their own States; SEC. 3. That so much of any law, or laws, as may be incompatible with the provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. • Baltimore and Ohio;Rallroad. lt,appears from the glowing article, copied from the Baltimore Argus of Wednesday last, that the completion of that great improvement is not likely to enrich the stockholders, nor will it be able to compete with the Pennsylvania improvements for the trade of the West. The Argus says: We , fear the opening . and the issue of the toll sheet of this company has been rather premature, and has been productive of evil rather than good. We have private adviCes from Wheeling, which represent that disappointment and loss has already been experienced by the want of ability to carry produce which hoe been sent to that point, relying upon the road to bring it to this market. We learn that large amounts have been sent back to Cincin nati, to come in by the way of the Pennsylvania works. We deep,y regret to hear of this state of things, and to know that there is unfortunately, too much truth in the statements. We had hoped that the disappointments, Vexations and losses which ' occurred some years ago at Cumberland, would not he allowed again to embarrass and prejudice the working of this great central highway, to which we have so long looked as a source of increasing ~prosperity to our city.) We know not who is to blame, or whether thia unpleasant state of affairs is the result of unavoidable casualty. but we do know that it is producing unpleasant feelings with many in the community, as well as with those abroad who have suffered in consequence thereof. RAILROAD ACCIDENT ON TEM HARLEM RAlL noAD.—Engineer and Fireman Killed.—The express train due at New York on Wednesday evening, met with a terious accident about three fourths of a mile the other side of Croton Falls, by which the engineer and fireman ',were instantly killed. The engine (as is supposed) ran against a rock and was thrown off the track against some rocks and com pletely demolished. The tender fell down a bank, a distance of 90 or SF feet into the river; the bag-. 'gage car was thrown .across the track, one end of which rests upon the; engine. This car, together with the first passenger car, were considerably in jured: The fireman was found lying under the dri ving wheels of the engine, where it is supposed that he was thrown from the force of the concussion, and was completely crushed; the passengers, were unable to extricate his remains from under the en gine. The. engineer was thrown upon the track and killed instantly; his remains were placed in the baggage car. Mr. Sloat, the Superintendent of the road, was in the cars at the time, and immediately despatched a man with a signal lamp to stop the freight train which was coming down, while he went to Croton Falls, and returned with an engine and two pas senger cars, in which the passengers were brought to the city. The loss is suppoied to be some $BOOO or $lO,OOO. The rails on one side of the track were torn up some 30 feet. Had the engine been [brown off oh the other side of the track, the loss of life must have been very great. DIEw Yonit, Feb. iOth.—Captain Leonard, of the Second Ward Police, on Wednesday night arrested in this city a young man, named Wirt Lombard, on a warrant issued by the authorities of Chicago, Illinois, wherein he stands charged with getting up a fraudulent operation called the "Combination Company," or health association, purporting to have 'a capital of $56,001.. A similar operation and scheme of fraud on the public existed in this city. a short time since, blit was recently broken up by Justice Stuart.; Thei plan was to induce people to pay from two dollars , up to twenty, and when sick they were to receive iii return about thesame amount per week during the sickness. In this way, it is said, large sums of Money have been collected.— The prisoner will be, l conveyed back to Chicago for trial. ia7. The mode of collecting taxes in Mercer county has been changed by Act of Assembly.— Hereafter -the County Treasurer, after giving thirty days' notice to the inhabitants, visits the respective townships, and at, the appointed place, re ceives the -Taxes from the citizens direct. This will save considerable to the County. Taxes not paid at the appointed time, are to be collected by a constable, at the expense of the delihquent. Raznixo, Feb. 101—Majcir George Get; Mayor of this city, expired, at .7 o'clock this morning at his residence. Majdr Getz served with distinction in the last war with Great Britain. His loss will deeply felt. Supretine ibourt. Before Chief -rustics Biacit i . and Judges Lewis, and Woodward _ . i -. , _• ' ... FEBRUARY 7. Opiniou Were delivered in the following cases, which were argued previously: • Riske vs. Cope.--Opinion'by Lewis J. Judgment affirmed. I . - . • Ripka'siAppeal.—Opinion by Levis. Decree af- . _ . - Bodine 3 a4pP . ea/.—Opinion by Lewie J. Appeal affirmed. White's Appeal.—OpinionbylEgack C. J. Decree affirmed. _ Fil Administrators vs. Fility.—Opinion by 111aCk O. I. Judgment affirmed. Reed's Appeal', - On motion of B.Newcomli, the non pros was stricken off and the case contin ued until March term. • • .. Appeal.—Continued until March term. Smiths:. Appeal.,—Non pros stricken off and the decree affirmed, on the ground tha the account was not anal. Carters Appeal.—Continued until March term. Sheetz's Appeal.—Certiorari to the Common Pleas of Philadelphiecuunty. In the matter of the contested election of Wm. BoWers as Register of Wills. The argument was on a rule taken by Wm. B. Mann; Esq., for the respondent Bowers, to show cause . why the list 'of certiorari should not be squaihml. Argued by Wm. B. Mann, Esq., for the rule;and tienry M. Philips, Wm. L. Hirst, and Wm. M. ; Meredith; Esqs., against the rule. The case is one of great importance in:settling the law and the proceedings in reference to contested elec tions, and when decided, will be a precedent for future action. The material points which arose in the argninent of the present motion were as to whether the action of the Court below was judicial or ministerial only, abd whether the Supreme Court had jurisdiction in the matter. After argument the case was continued until March term, at which time thelpresent rule and the certiorari will be ar gued together before a full bench. At the adjournment of the Court, Wm. M. Mer edith, Esq.,• on behalf of the bar, thanked the Court fur their 'prompt and energetic dispatch of the bu siness of the term. Mr. M. said he heartily con curred in•thrs feeling of a formal expression of the thanks of the bar. The despatch of business was highly creditable to the Court, benefwal to the bar and to the commuity. Every case on the list, which was a ldng one too, having been reached and dis posed of. We have, said Mr. seen the last case on the list decided; a thing which never be fore occurred in the history of the Commonwealth. Chim Justice Blaek replied on behalf of the Court, and said,—Gentlemen, you take us somewhat by surprise. It has never occurred to us that we were doing anything more than our duty. he Chief Justice, in conclusion, saii,—lf there is any body of men in the country whose approbation is to be desired, it is the bar of Philadelphia. The Court adjourned until the 3d Monday in March next. . • We copy the above from the Public Ledger of I Tuesday last, and we direct the attention of all our readers tO the remarks of Mr. Maneurrit. The present Supreme Court of the Stale is emphatically a working body, and the people may well be abun dantly satisfied with the experiment so far of un elective Judiciary. For the first time in the history of the Supreme Court has its docket been cleared, and this; too, notwithstanding the large increase of business ; consequent upon an increase of the popu lation of the District. For want of business the Court adjourned over for six weeks, and our es teemed fellow citiien, Judge Lewis, whose indus• try and energy have so greatly assisted in bringing about this result, is now at home with his family. Great Flood in the Susquehanna. Bridges Carried Away—Great Destruclion of Prop jARTUSBURG, Feb. 10.—The flood in the Sus quehanna, which did so much damage here, proves, as was, feared, to have been much more destructive higher up the river. Th, waters have been so high that no communication could be had with the region that has suffered most, and the telegraph being car ried away also, the following account. obtained from the first passenger who has been able to reach this place from Sunbury, gives the first particulars of the flood. The rains eat fell in the latter part of lest week caused a rise i., both the North and West Branehes, as well as in all their tributaries. It commenced on Saturday, and rose with unprecedented rap Atty, until both rivers were running furiously, and the main river was swollen immensely. Pine,Lycom ing, and Loyalsock creeks were higher than ever known. The West Branch, however, was not so high as it was two years ego. Fortunately Sunday nightbeing very cold, the flood was checked, or the damage might have been much more extensive.— particulars of the damage, as far as known, are as folloWs: _ - - . The bridges on the Williamsport awl Elmira railroad are swept away. They were old, and to be re-built at any rate. The road bridge over .the Susquehanna at Jersey Shore was swept away. One half of it lodged about four miles above Williamsport and the other was carried against the bridge at Williamsport, which was knockedsome eight feet out of line on the .western span. That it was not carried away is a miracle, and its ability to resist the shock and the continued flood does great credit to Mr. Furies, the builder. . - . The Pine Creek aqueduct was also carried away and lodged against the Williamsport bridge. It was a new structure, only two spans being up.— Mr. Kelton, the supervisor, is confident that it can be re-built in time for the opening of navigation. The bridge across the Shamokin, below Sunbury, was carried away, and floated down to Duncan's Island. Another bridge across the Shamokin, on the road from Sunbury to Pottsville, was also car ried away. The new State docks in the canal at Northum berland were entirely inundated, but it was believed they were not much damaged. The canal banks bad to, be broken in various places to let water run off into the river.. In Williamsport the cellars in the lower part of the town were filled with water, but no material damage was done. No houses were swept away, and no lives lost, as far as heard from. The people were waiting with much anxiety for accounts from above, but le roads being flooded, there had been no communication. From Saturday until Tuesday no stages had arrived at either Northumberland or Williamsport. Many logs were carried away by the flood, but most of them will be recovered. There wae, for tunately, no ice in the river, or the destruction would have been much greater: NEW ORLEANS, Feb.2.—We are in receipt of ad vices three days later from the Mexican capital.— Gen. Arista was at his residence, about GO miles from the city. ' He says he resigned the Presidency to prevent bloodshed. The new President seems disposed to pardon all the political prisoners, and various liberal propositions have tended much to strengthen his position. He had removed many causes of complaint in the army at the capital, and the city was again restored to quiet. The attack of Gen.. Minon on Gaudalajara, ef fected nothing. During the attack fifty pieces of artillery played from each army for two hours.— Gen. Minon had 300 men killed and wounded.— His troops were finally forced to retreat and were pursued and almost completely dispersed. The disaster so greatly affected Gen. Minon, that be was attacked with hemorrhage, and has also nearly lost his sight. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. B.—We have later intelli gence from Key West, stating that Gen. Canedo, at Havanna, had sent a messenger to the Hon Wm. L. King, Vice President elect, at Key' West, inviting him to visit Havanna, and reside at the palace of the Ciptain General. Mr. King had declined to answer the communication. New Oar.e.Axs, Feb 9. 1 5IPCIITANT FROM Mrxrco.—The schooner Aquil la, from Vera Cruz, brings dates from Mexico to the tOth ult. The news is highly interesting. The city of Mexico has finally pronounced in favor of the revolution. On the evening of the 19th ult , President Cevalos, finding Congress refractory, play ed the part of Cromwell, introduced a large body of soldiers into the ball, and cleared it otthe members. at the point of the bayonet. On the sameevening, he issued a decree, calling a NatiOnal Convention, to meet at the _Capitol, on the 15th of June, to re form the Constitution, elect a new President, and exercise legislative powers. He also gave orders lo the government troops to cease hostilities against the troops of Uragua. Two new papers have been started, advocating the return of Santa Anna. Wessrausros, Feb. 9.—Henry T. Weight man late a Clerk in the City Post Office, charged with robbing the mails in November last, and held to bail, attempted suicide this evening by cutting three gashes across his throat. He is of the most respec table connexions, and had been greatly distressed on account of the delay in his trial. He is consid ered in a dying condition. Iliamsuuncy, Feb. 9.2 The line of the State Works from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, will be ready for navigation by the lst of March. The breaches alined by the recent flood, as far as heard from• at the Canal Office, will not delay the open ing beyond that day. NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—A ikgw steamship compa. ny is being formed for the California trade, to , be called the New York and California steamihip Company. The capital stock is $1,600,000, in shares of $lOOO each. congress--Second Session. ToTDB Ton rirESIDENT AND Vice DEESIDENT. WASHINuTON, Feb. 9th. SENATE. The Senate met at 25 minutes past 12 o'clock, When a message was received from the House, an nouncing their read.ness to proceed with the order for counting the votes for President and Vice Presi dent-of the United States. The Senate, then pro- iieded to The House. At two o'clock the Senate re-assembled in their chamber. Mr. Hunter subinitted the billowing, 4; hition., which were agreed to Resolved. - That a committee of one member of the Senate be appointed to join a committee of two members of the House of R•piesentatives, to be ap pointed by the House. to wait on Franklin Pierce, of New Hamoshir e, and notify ibirn that he has been elected President of the United States for four years, to commence on the 4th-day ofMarch,lBs3. [Mr. Hunter was appointed the cu nmittee on the par t of the Senate ] Resolved, That the President of the Senate do cause William R. King, of Alabama, to be notified that lre has been duly elected Vice President of the United States for four years, to commence on the 4th day of March:lBs3. The Chair laid before the Senate a report from the Secretary of the Treasury, showing the expen ditures of the Marine Hospital fund for the sick and disabled seamen for the year 1852. Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. The Senate then adjourned. HOUSE. The galleries were crowded with spectators of both sexes, to witness the proceedings attendant upon counting tlje votes for President at.d Vice President of the United States. Mr. Mace moved an amendment to the journal, to strike therefrom the records of the proceedings of last night's session, because the same shows the spirit of faction by a factious minority, in total dis• regard of the legitimate business of the country, and disgraceful to the American Congress. Mr. Houston suggested this was not in order, and was sustained in this view by the Speaker. On motion of Mr. Jones ot Tenn, the Clerk was directed to inform the Senate that the House is now - ready to receive the President and members of the Senate.to count the votes cast at. the last election for President and Vice President of the United States this being the day fixed by law for that purpose. Alter a sho t interval, the members ot the Sen ate entered, pi eceded by the President, Sergeant-at- Arms and Secretary of that body. The members of the House rose and remained standing until the Senwors were seated in the centre of the hall. The President took the Speaker's chair, and the Speaker occupied a position on his left. The tellers, Mr. Hunter, on the ;art of the Senate, and Messrs. Chandler and Jones, of Tennessee, on the part of the House took teats at the Clerk's desk, while the Clerks of the two Hi.,usrs occupied the table in the area fronting the Clerk's desk. Mr. Atchison, President pro tempore of the Sen- , ate, called the two belies to order, and announced that the Senate and House haul assembled for the purpose of counting the votes for President and Vice President of the United States. He then open ed and presented to the tellers, first, the certificate from State of M rine, which was read, and so on until t e elec oral cent itiestes of all the States were read by the tellers, who thus acted alternately.— There was much loud talking in the lobbies mean while. When the core of Massachusetts was an nounced there was a voice heard saying, hurrah for Scott Senator Hale, shortly after he came into the Hall rose to retire, when a friend near by sung out.'clon't go Hale; we'll count your vote directly. Ha! ha!" The business of reading the certificates and other proceedings in that connexion, occupied about an hour and a half The President 01 the Senate read the result, amid comparative quiet. He said—l therefore declare that Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire, having the greatest number of votes for President, and that number of votes being the majority of the whole number of electors, is duly elected President ot the United States for four years, commencing on the 4th of March - next. He made a like declaration in relation to•Wm R King, for Vice President. A voicen We know now who are ejected." = The business for I.vi,ich the two Houses assem bled in joint meeting have been despatched, the Sen ators proceeded to retire to their chamber, the House members standing meanwhile, in token of respect. The Speaker then took his chair, and called the House to order. Mr. Jones, of Tenn., offered a resolution, that a committee of two members be appointed on the part of the House, to join a committee of one that may be appointed on the part of the Senate, to wait upon Franklin Pierce and inform him of his election. He said his resolution is the one usually adopted on such occasions. No reference is made in it to the Vice President. The custom has been, that when the Vice President is in the city, the same commit tee have waited upon and informed him likewise of his election; But he (Mr. J.) believed, that when the Vice President is not at the seat of government the Senate have directed their presiding officer to inform his of his election. This is the reason why the name of the Vice President is not mentioned in the resolution. The resolution was then adopted, and Mr. Jones of Tenn., and Mr. Hubbard, were appointed the committee on the part of the House. [Mr. Hunter being appointed for the Senate.] . Mr. Briggs presented a memorial of the New York Chamber of Commerce, in relation to the Sen ate Warehouse bill now pending in the House, pro posing certain amendments. Referred to the Com mittee on Commerce. The House then adjourned until to•morrow, pas sing over an evening session, by a vote of yeas 91, nays 76. Book Notices. GRAHAM is ahead ;again. His Maganine. for March has been issued about a week. It is greatly enlarged and otherwise improved in appearance, containing some 140 pages. The embellishments, amongst which are . 4 The Beggees Daughter," " Springs," and " The Napoleonide "—are really superb. Among the contributors we notice the names of William Dowe, Miss Whittlesey, H. W. Herbet. Mrs. Dorr, T. Buchanan Read, Mrs. S. C. Hall, Wm. Alexander, &c., &c., all of whom are well known and appreciated by the literary world. GonEY's LADY'S Boort, for March, is also recei ved, and is in all respect a capital number. The engravings and fashion plates are truly elegarit.— The literature is also ofthe rightstamp, and in ma ny respects the present namber excels most of its predecessors. THE AMERICAN LAV7 REGISTER, for February, is received and contains much that will be useful to the legal profession. This numbers principally made up of recent American decisions, in the Cir cuit and Supreme Courts•of the United States, and in the Supreme Courts of New York and Pennsyl vania. The Register is published monthly, in pamphlet form, at Philadelphia, and is edited by A. J. Fish and Wharton, Esqa. Terms, $3 per annum, payable in advance. ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF ART.—This is the title of a new work recently commenced at No. 17 Spruce street, New York, by Alexander Montgom ery, and which strongly commends itself to public favor. It is emphatically a Magazine of Art,". in the fullest acceptation of the term-,made up of Tales, Historical Novels, descriptioni of Mechan ism, Scientific, Artistical and Historical writings, &c., the whole illustrated by handsome and appropriate engravings. The following are the contents and illustrations of the February number: King John & the Magna Chart; English Railways; A Gossip about Peru; The Aeronaut, by Adelbert Stifter—translated by Mary Hewitt; The Apollo Gallery at the Louvre; The New York Herald; The Hippopotamus; The Jewish People; Lord William Russell ; Painting of Animals ; Waen Boone, the Butter M in; Indolence, a Poem; The French Rev olution--the War in La Vendee; The Castle of Se govia; A Day at the City Saw Mills; Curious Cup in Niello, preserved in the British Museum; Palissy the Potter; The Poet's Mission by W. J. Linton; St. Paul's Cathedral, London; Richard Wison, the Landscape Painter; American Antiquities at the Louvre; Dreamland; Roman Ruins; The Brothers. ILLUSTRATIONS — King John refining tcoign the Magna Charta at Oxford in 1215; McConnell's Pat ent Express Engine; View of the City of Lima; Hut of a Peruvian Miner; Apollo Gallery at the Louvre in which the Senate conferred the Empire on Louis Napoleon; Hippopotamus, with Nubian Keeper, in the Gardens of the Royal Zoological Society, Regent's Park, London; Hebrew Captives; Portrait of Lord William Russel ; Landscape and Animals, from a painting by Troyun ; Renirning from the Fair, from a painting by Polizzi; View of Fontenay Vendee, Department of La Vendee, View of the Caste of Segovia; Frame Deal Saw ing • Machine, Block Drilling Machine ; Block Mortising Machine; Steam Tank or saturating Wood previous to bending; Ten Diograms and Sectional Drawings of Machinery; Bending Bench, Clipping of Logwood, and Block Shaping Machine; Curious Cup in Niello, preserved in British Mu seum; Double size of page view of Interior of St. Paul's Cathedral during the interment of the Duke of Wellington ; Portrait of Wilson, the Landscape Painter, by Raphael Menge; . Morning, from a Painting by 'Wilson; Nineteen Drawings of Amer ican Antiquities ; Roman Ruin, the Sweating Boundary; Fountain of Ezeria. • The work is published monthly, with cover ? in a form suitable for binding—each number containing 60 pages, and is furnished at $3 per annum, or 25 cents per single copy, and we cheerfully recom mend it as worthy of extended patronage. Iglr Will the Editor be kind enough to furnish us with the first number
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