lintelligenter & 3ountal. GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR Lancaster, a March 22, 1853. DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS: CANAL COMMISSIONER , THOMAS H. FORSYTH, OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY _ tt AUDITOR GENERAL, EPHRAIM BANKS, OF.MIFFLIN COUNTY FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL, J. PORTER BRAWLEY, OF CRAWFORD COUNTY Appointments by the Governor. Cain= A. &am, Erq ,of Greene county, to be Secretary of the Commonwealth. Frusicts W. Hi:forms, late Secretary, to be At. toruey General. This change in the administration is consequent upon the vacation of the office of Attorney General by the appointment of Judge Campbell to a place in the Cabinet of General Pierce. The position of Attorney General is assumed by Mr. Hughes be. cause it the better enables him to pursue his exten sive practice in the courts of his county, and the Supreme Court. 'Mr. Black, who becomes the .principal confiden tial adviser of the Governor, is a lawyer of ability, a fine writer, a courteous gentlemanr and a man of considerable experience in Pennsylvania. He occu pied a seat in the Senate of this State with Gov. Bigler, and was always one of his most intimate friends and warm supporters. In that body he was well sehooled in the, financial and political affairs of Pennsylvania, and the experience he there ac quired will add greitly to the value of his service to the Governor and the public. Canal Commissioner. Tliosue H. Fonsrra, Esq., our candidate for Ca nal Commissioner is a carpenter by trade and a moat excellent and popular man. He is a native of New Britain township, in this county, and serv ed his apprenticeship with Jacob Kephart. He worked as a journeyman carpenter with Samuel Kacbline, Esq., of this Borough, and afterWaids moved to Philadelphia County, where there was a more extensive field, opened for the business in which he was engaged. He is now an efficieid and active member of the Senate of Pennsylvania, a station that he has held for several years as the . represen tative of the County of Philadelphia. He is every where respected as'an honest, upright and capable . man, and will make an unprecedented run at the ballot box on the second Tuesday of October next. Although Bucks had a most worthy candidate, in the person of her ,favorite son, EDWARD NICHLE BON, she warmly responds to the nomination of Mr. FORSYTH, and will roll uP a monstrous majority in his favor.—boy/estizen Democrat. 113 - There was a sort of gathering of the clans of Whiggery at the Court House, on Wednesday last, 'yclept a County Convention, over which Mr. Joan J. PORTER, of Mastic, presided. It is said to :have been a very slim and forlorn looking affair.— We were not present, having entirely forgotten the circumstance until it was all over, but learn, from a reliable source, that there was considerable jar. ring and no small lamount of ill-feeling manifested, and that there are, growing signs of an open rup ture between the hostile factious. The "Silver Greys," us usual, came off victorious and took the lion's share of the honors, having routed the "Wool lies and the original Scott men, " horse, foot and dragoons." The delegates to the State Convention, which meets in this City on Thursday, are Emlin Franklin; Daniel R. Ehler, James M. Hopkins, J C. Dickinson; A. S. Green, and Augustus J. Boyd —instructed to support the nomination of MOSES POWNALL, Esq., of this County, for Canal Commis sioner. Moses is', a clever gentleman in his way, but, should he be so 4nlortunate as to receive the noniination, has about as much chance of an elec tion as he has of receiving a foreign mission from President .Fierce--:and that is just none at all. Tan PHZSIDENT AND 'THE CORPB DIPLOMATIC. — In conformity with established usage, the.members of the diplomatic body were on Tuesday received by the President,at the Executive mansion, in their official capacity. , The President was attended by tte Secretary of State and theother members of the cabinet. His excellency A. de Bodisco, the Rus sian Minister,-delivered, as the senior of the diplo matic corps, and on behalf of the Ministers and heads of legation present, an address of congratula tion in the French language, to which the President returned in English an appropriate response. IszuracTro3r Asuzn.The Harrisburg Union says that certair. of the citizens of Mercersburg have determined to apply to the Supreme Coust.of the State for an injunction to prevent the removal of Marshal College from Mercersburg to Lancaster city: John Cessna, of Bedford, and James M. Quig gle, of Clinton, have been retained as counsel. Its too late. TRUTT RATIPIED.—The United States Senate has ratified the treaty negociated by Mr. EVSIIETT ind Mr. CRAMPTON', for indemnification of Ameri can claims against the English Government, and o f English claims against the American Government, Particularly covering claims arising out of false seizures under the slave trade treaty, and under Custom House relations. rnitedStates Senate. The following officers were elected by the U S. Senate, on Thursday last : Secretary—Asbury Dickens. Sergeant at Arms—D. R. McNair. . Doorkeeper—W. Holland. • TEE BANK DEFALCATION IN PLIILAIiELPKIA. - The amount ascertained to be overdrawn from the, Bank of Pennsylvania, through the negligence of one of its officers is said to be $94,000, which - will be reduced by various securities to about $40,000 The individual i>lleged to have overdrawn, it is on derstood, possesites considerable nleans,so that near. ly the whole amount may possibly be recovered. PEACHES A SHAD peich .crop of West Jersey for the succeeding summer, is thought to be highly promising. it is also said that there will be.a large run of shad in the Delaware this season, an event which will greatly rejoice the epicures of the various places on the river. Jerseymen of that section, hold the Delaware shad to be superior to those of any other locality. 117 The fourteenth session of the " PLAINTIELD nznir,' four miles west of Carlisle, will commence on the 2d of May. The location of this institution cannot be surpassed any where for beauty and healthfulness, and we are pleased to learn that it is in a highly prosperous condition un: der its able and accomplished Principal. For terms see ikilttertiseilient id another coliimn. V' Capt. Der =EL R. CLYMER (Dem) has been elected Mayor of Reading, by 102 majority. The Democrats have also carried the two members of Select, and nine of the twelve Common Council. Hoe. Joes DICK T, of Beaver, Marshal of the Western Digßlot of Pennsylvania, died very sud denly, on Tuesday iasi. 14- Col. Tour J. McCAnzar ciifid at Philadelphia Xftturday !sat, aged 40 yearn. A Fine Start. In criticising the new Cabinet, the whig Press have dwelt with especial unction upon the "obscu rity " of the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Gyre an. They urge, with greatreason, that the con trol of our finances should be in the hands of a 'statesman more than usually qualified -by talent, study, and experience, and pledged to the country by high character. They auume that Mr. G. mere ly a distinguished lawyer, little known in public life, is not thus recommended ; and they are in con sequdnce painfully solicitous about the results of his administration. Democrats will hardly participate in this anxiety to its full extent, when they reflect that ROBERT J• WALKED, one of the very:best heads the deparment has ever had, and who will be famed, throughout our future history, as the statesman who accom plished the final supremacy of the principle of un restricted commerce, was, when first appointed by Mr. Pour., very little more known than his present successor. But they have already something more practical, tangible, and decisive than precedent' to place them at ease. Mr. G. has been in his seat but a few days, and yet whiga are obliged to ack nowledge that in that short time the people have gained one hundred thousand dollars by the substi tution of him for Tstomis Coawrzi—distinguisheci as that gentleman is for his achievements on the free-soil stump and his widely-circulated advice to he Mexicans. One of Mr. Guthrie's first acts was to revoke a set of instructions issued by his prede• cessor, which authorised the distribution among the collectors of different districti of half of a cer• tain sum of $200,000 or thereabouts, accruing since 1846 in the shape.of fines, &c., for violations of the revenue-laws. The democratic Secretary puts a sudden end to this handsome dish of spoils, and se cures the money to the public coffers.' No doubt there will be a quantity of hard swearing over the spilt milk, on the part of Fillmorenee and Taylor tee; but they had as well cultivatetor bearauce, as hey will have a good many more ehoolcs of the same kind to endure before the four years of "lain ing Frank" are numbered with history. _ . It capnot 4 e alleged, in defenceef Mr. Corwin's support of this piece of sheer plunder; that policy required it as a means of sharpening the vigilance of the revenue officers. It is very problernatica whether the system of dividing fines and forfeits with the officers ever works very well ; but wheth er it does or not, such perquisites ought not, cer *tainly, to be necessary for getting faithful service out of the men who would have pocketed them in this instance—men whose regular incomes, from their office were princely. Were the money to be distribnted among the inspectors and guagers, the defence might be plausible, but Mr. Corwin gave it to the collectors themselves. Mr. MATWELL, for instance, collector of New York under the late ad ministration, was to receive some $25,000; and this while he was receiving an income of ten or twelve thousand dollars.—Winchester Virginian. Hon. James Campbell, No man at this time occupies a prouder posi tion before the American people, than the new Post Master General. His rapid rise affords another il lustration of the fact that persecution, when direct ed against a good - man, instead of crushing him has the contrary effect. Ever since Judge Curs ELL re ceived a nomination for the Supreme Bench, a small band of guerillas in this State, have been doing all in their power and exerting their feeble influence to its full extent, to injure and break him Not satisfied with joining the federalists and pro curing his defeat, alter he had been nominated by an almost unanimous vote in the Democratic State Convention, they continued their system of slander- and detraction and finally made a grand charge on President PIERCE, to prelint his selec tion as a member of his Cabinet. In this they were unsuccessful. His nomination was unani miutsly confirmed, and Judge Campbell is now )Gcharging the responsible and wearisome duties of the Post-Office Department, with a degree of dig nity and courtesy that does him great credit. He has every qualification to fill the place the President has assigned to him. He has capacity, industry and integrity. To an enlightened. and well-balanced mind, he unites affability and integrity. We pre. diet that he will be one of the most popular Offi cers that has ever filled the Post-Office Department. —Easton Argus. THE Dear /OD Duun.—From the annual report of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Insti. tution for the deaf and dumb, for the year f 852, we learn that" the Institution is in a more flourishing condition than it has ever been heretofore. The number of pupils is larger than at any former pe riod. During the year 1852, thirty-three pupils— sixteen boys and seventeen girls—were admitted, and twenty-five—eleven boys and fourteen girls— were dismissed, and one girl died. There remained in the Institution on the 31st day of December, 1852, seventy-eight boys and sixty-five girls—total one hundred and forty-three. Of this number ninety seven are supported by the State. By a rule of the Instintion, deal and dumb chil dren are not received under:ten years of age. The annual charge is one hundred and sixty dollars, for which sum everything necessary is provided, in cluding the usual clothing of the Institution, board ing, lodging, washing, tuition, stationery, and med. ical attendance; or one hundred and thirty dollars per annum in case the clothing is furnished by the parents or friends of the pupil. Applicants for the bounty of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, must be between the ages of ten and twenty years, and before they can be admitted satisfactory evidence must be furnished from respectable persons in the neighborhood of the pecuniary inability of the parents, and of the good nature and intellect of the child, and its freedom from any constitutional mal ady that might incapaciate it for instruction. The number of pupils on the State fund is limited. New pupils can only be admitted when vacancies occur. The term allowed is six years. LATE 13 , T3LLIGENCE THOM CAL/POIMIA.—The two weeks later California intelligence, brought by the steamer Uncle Sam, which arrived at New York on Tuesday morning, is of far more cheering char acter than anything previously received from the Pacific side for some months. The weather had become settled and pleasant, the roads were in a passable condition, and supplies of provisions had gone forth from San Francisco in all directions.-- The hungry had been led, the naked clothed, and the sick cared for. The markets remained in about the same condition as per last accounts, with the exception of flour, which had again slightly de clined in price. No better evidence is wanting that the miners are in a most flourishing condition, than the announcement that two steamers sailed from the empire city of the Pacific on the 15th and 16th ult., with over three millions, seven hundred thou sand dollars' worth of gold, destined for theJitlan tic States. Not satisfied with mere got, the treas ure-seekers have turned their attention to diamonds• It is asserted that one of these precious brilliants' larger than that of the Crown diamond of England, which is valued at ten millions, has beep picked up near Columbia, in Toulumne county. What next? icy- We were gratified to see in good health and excellent spirits, our old friend, Mr. R. M. Foimz, formerly of this city, but for the last four years a resident of Marysville, Yuba county; California. Mr. Fotz left Marysville, on a visit to his family, on the 15th of February, and arrived at New York on the 15th inst., being bnt twenty-eight days on the passage, including a detention of seven days on the Isthmus. In this connection, we are happy to inform the Editor of the CaliforniExpress, that the " noisy auctioneer," who in times past was the thorn "in his flesh," will, if life be spared, be very soon again at his old post—and.that the same " thorn " will also ba *there, only an inch or tuo iaager. Campanilillve Statement Of the Tonnage and Gran Receipts on the Catimbia and Philadelphia Railroad, for the Quarter ending Feb. 28-1852 and 1853 : No. of Freight Tolls on 1862. ~ feht cars cleared freight and cleared. tons. passengers. ---- Dec.;lBsl,- 8,113 16,731 336,205 85 Jan., 1852, 6,474 12,647 34,317 57 Feb., - 1863, 10,903 21,927 117,115 40 ------ —.----- Total, 25,490 50,305 117,638 81 .=-----.• =—. .—=..---• Dec., 1852, 12,704 26,897 58,792 65 Jan., 1853, 12,041 26,305 51,064 35 Feb., 1853, 13,076 28,423 60,734 02 ------ Total, 37,821 80,625 170,591 05 1 " 1852, 25,490 50,305 117,638 81 ---- Increase, - 12,331 30,320 52,952 24 The above table shows an unparalleled in crease in the business of the Columbia railroad, during the last three months. The trade and trav el is already immense over ft; but this is trifling compared to what it will be when the inclined planes on the mountain are avoided, and a large portion of the immense trade of the Mississippi valley thrown upon it after the western railroads leading to Pittsburg and other points, now in pro cess of construction, are finished. To prepare for this, the Legislature should, without delay, make the necessary appropriations to place the road in a complete state of repair. When that is done, in stead of this important link in the chain of our public improvements yielding 10 per cent. on tbd original cost of its construction, over and above the expenses of motive power, ordinary repairs, &c., as it did during the last year, it will yield from 15 to 20 per cent.; and, instead of, the net profit to the Commonwealth being $507,254 20, (as stated by the Governor in one of his recent veto mes sages,) it will amount to nearly double that sum. Even at the present time, with so many drawbacks' the amount of trade and travel are eo largely in creased that, in the first three months of the pres ent fiscal year, as seen in:the above table, the ex cess of tolls received, over the corresponding por- tip of last year, is nearly $53,000. Should thi> ra tio hold good during the remaining nine months, and we have no reason to doubt it, the increased revenue derived from the road during the year 1853, will be about $200,000. So much for the prosperity of the Columbia railroad, for much of which we are indebted to its excellent management for the last twelve months. Tax &salsas RENITENTIART. — The annual re port of the Irisaectors of the Eastern Penitentiary, just issued, fuMshes some interesting statistics:— On the first of January, 1852 ; there were 310 pris oners, during the year, 126 were received and 153 discharged, leaving on the first of the present year 283 prisoners, viz: 219 white males, 12 white fe males, 48 colored males and 4 colored females.— Of those discharged by expiration of sentence 56 were white males, 5 white females; 28 colored males and 3 colored females. Those discharged by pardon were 40 white males, 2 white females, 2 colored males and 1 colored female; and 14 pri soners were removed by order of court, 13 to the Montgomery county prison, and 1 to the alms-house, an imbecile old man who was deemed an unfit sub ject for penitentiary discipline. .:All the inmates were employed except 15, some of whom are in sane and others too infirm to worlr'; Of the whole number 220 may be considered as productive la borers, or those from whom the income of the pri son is derived. The expenditures for the support of the convicts were $17,875 75, and the product of the convict's labor is set down at $16,-330 04, leaving a balance of only $1,545 71. The salaries, however, amount to $14,856 68. The physician reports that there has never, during the history of the institution, been so great an exemption from disease as during the past year. In February, the small-pox appeared among the inmates in a mys terious manner, and one death occurred from it; the only other death was an old colored man, who had spent twenty-three years of his life in various pris ons, including two in the penitentiary--his death was caused by consumption. The Moral Instructor in his report, adverts to the hopes of pardon enter. tained by almost every prisoner as interfering with his attempts to produce penitence and reformation through proper religious coinsel—some being so perfectly absorbed with that one great idea as to be'unwilling to converse on any other subject. Of the persons sentenced, 43 were for larceny, 10 for burglary, 19 for passing or making counterfeit notes, and coin; horse stealing, 5; arson, 2; arson, 2; areal and burglary, 1; bigamy, 4; manslaughter, 0; and murder in the second degree, 9. The term of sen tences range from 6 months t 0,14 years; 91 were for 3 years and under; 26 between three and seven years; of those above, 1 was for 7 years, 6 months; I 1 for 7 years. 11 months; 2 for 8 years; 1 for 10 years; 1 for 11 years, 9 menthe; 2 for 12 years, and 1 for 14 years. APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT. — The follow ing nominations have been confirmed by the Sen ate : Charles Gordon Greene, Naval officer at Boston. Charles H. Peaslee, Collector at Boston. Henry W. Bishop, Sub-Treasurer at Boston. Henry Crocker, Appraiser at Boston. Jacob Coster, Postmaster Concord, N. H. M. A. Osborn, Collector atNew Haven, Conn. James L. Long, Receiver at Chicago, 111. N. G. Dale, Receiver at Edwardsville ' 111. Thomas Hayes, Dictrict Attorney for Illinois. Geo. E. Hand, District Attorney for Michigan.. Robert J. Chester, Mur:nal, West Tennessee Theophiius F. Toulmin, Postmaster at Mobile. George A. Smith, Collector at Vienna, Md. Baldwin, Collector at Key West, Fla. Fernando Moreno, Marshal for Florida. G. S. Hawkins, Collector at Apalachicola, Ma. Samuel J. Bridge, of Boston, Appraiser General of the Pacific coast—Salary $6OOO. Alpheus Fetch, of Michigan; George W. Thom son, of Va.. and Thompson ampbell, of Illinois, Commissioners to settle land titles in California— Salary $3OOO. ' Robert B. Campbell, of Texas, Commissioner to run the Mexican Boundary. Loren B. Waldo, of Conn., to be Commissioner of Pensions, vice Mr. Heath. Mr. Colcock, of S. C.. to be Collector of the port of Charleston. Benj. F. Hallett, to be District Attorney of Mae sachu9etts. Joel Palmert to be Indian Agent at Oregon. Siß. Forney, to be Postmaster at Barnstable, Mass. Fisher B. Wildreth, to be Postmaster at Mass. Joseph Lane, Governor of Oregon, Isaac J. Ste vens, of Massachusetts, Governor of the Territory of Washington; George L. Curry, of Oregon, Sec retary of the. Territory of Oregon. Marshals—J. W. Nesnuth, Marshal of Oregon ; Fernando L. Morendo, Southern District of Flori da; Jesse B Clemens, middle district of Tennessee; Robert J. Chester, western district of Tennessee. Benj. F. Hallet, Attorney for Massachussets; Thomas Evans, Attorney for South Carolina; Thou Hayne, Attorney for Illinois; George E. Ham, At torney for Michigan; Benjamin F. Harding, of Or egon, Attorney for Oregon. "leery M. Bishop, Assistant Treasurer at Boston. Robert B. Campbell, of Texas, Commissioner of the American boundary: Theodore S. Fay, of New York, Minister to Switzerland; John Randolph Clay, of Pennsylva nia, Minister to the Republic of Peru; Samuel D. Heap, Consul to Tunis. Collectora—Ntabaniel M. Fowls, at Saco, Maine; S. B. Phinney, Barnstable, Mass.; Wm.F. Colcock, Charleston; Stephen Foyers, Brazos; Oliver S. W itherby, San Diego, California; Isaac B. Wall, Monterey. JENNY LIND ' S DOMESTIC DISTICOLTIES.--A New York correspondent says— The success of Madame Sontag in concert and opera has induced Jenny Lind to determine upon again visiting the United States. The unhappiness of her domestic relations may have had some influ ence upon her in coming to this decis:on; but that she will again visit our shores, should her life be spared, is a fact beyond dispute. I alluded above to the domestic difficulties of Jenny Lind. These, lam informed, upon the most reliable authority, exist, and are still becoming of the most serious and unpleasant nature. Shortly after the honeymoon, some trifling misunderstand ing occurred between her and Mr. Goldschmidt, (her husband) which has been daily increasing un til her sufferings are now too intolerable to be en dured. Hie petty acts of selfishness, and his deter mination to rule her as with a rod of iron, have caused her the greatest unhappiness,-and a separa tion has, I am distinctly informed, been agreed upon. The well known generosity of Jenny is one of the main causes of the difficulty, her husband being opposed to the giving away of anything. But then, it may be, that the high temper which Jenny dis plays at times, has also effect its in rendering her home unhappy. Certain it iscnuch a state of things exist; and what I have written above you will find corroborated td the very letter, 07 The Norerri BRITISH REVrEW, for Februa ry, from the American re•print of Leonard Scott &, Co., New York, is on our table, and presents an array of able and interesting articles from the pens of the most gifted British writers. Elu - We are pleased to learn teat our friend Gin. W. M'Emicrr, Esq., recently lof Meadville, has again returned to this City and.resumed the prac tice of the law. His office, for' the present, is in North Queen st., nearly opposite Zeigler's Hotel, where his oldirienas and acquaintances can at all times find him ready and prompt foliansact any business that may be entrusted to his care. Ittr Mr. CH.M.= A. Twists° has been elected a Teacher in our public schools, to supply the va cancy occasioned by the decease of Mr. - Price. The ball given by the Independent Blues, on Tuesday night last, was largely attended, and every thing passed off very pleasantly. The music and dancing were excellent. ]lam Mr. DZIIPSTER, the popu'ar btillad singer, gave one of his original entertainments. at Fulton Hall, in this City, on Friday evening' Those who were present expressed themselves delighted with what they heard. It was a rich musical treat. Samuel Steward, the negro who committed the rape on a white woman, in East Earl township, a few weeks ago, has been taken and is now in pris on awaiting hip trial. He was arrested by Jacob Souders, Esq„ near Mount Joy. fJJ The M. W. G. M. PETER FRITZ, intends making a grand visitation shortly tc;, the Lodges and Encampments of , this City, of which due no tice will be given. 1 - ,u - The Vestry of the Lutheran 'Congregation, of this city, met on the evening of Monday March 7, and elected Rev. G. Krotel, of Lebanon,, aster, in place of Dr. Baker, resigned, and the selection was ratified by the congregation at a meeting held on Wednesday. 1:17' We understand that Gsoaos W. HAMERSLES. Esq., forwarded to the Department„ on Saturday last, his resignation as Postmaster of this City.— Mr. H. is desirous of being relieved from the duties of the office, for the purpose of engaging in other business. UNIELS'S Clothing Store, nearly opposite Michael's Hotel, in North Queen street, is anadmi table place to supply one's self with!, a good and fashionable article of dress. His assortment is very fine, and the prices moderate to suit the times.— Call and see. Br The M. W. D. G. M. JAMES B. NicooLuow, of Philadelphia, will deliver a lectUre on the un written work of the Order, before the several Lodges of Odd Fellows, of this City, on Thursday evening next, (the 24th inst.) commencing at 7 o'clock. The brethren of the Order in the City and County are respectfully invited to attend. TAVERN BIIIINT.—The tavern house at Lemon Place, on the Philadelphia Railroad, 12 miles from this city, was Bet on fire by sparks ttiim a locomo tive, on Monday evening of last week, did destroy ed. The house was occupied by Anthony E. Lech• ler. He succeeded in saving most of his furniture. DEATH on AA OLD PAUPER. — James McElrath died at the Hospital last-week, in the 89th year of his age. He was widely known—having been the first one admitted to the Poor and House of Em ployment, over 50 years ago. Until within the last year or two, he hobbled to the city almost every day, calling at the different printing offices for ex changes," and iffording much amusement to the boys about town by his eccentricities and witti cisms. Dismasstrio AccinsziT.—Peter Reidebaugh, an engineer on the Columbia and Philadelphia Rail road, met with a painful accident near Dillersville. on Monday evening of last week. He was under the engine making some repairs of the machinery, and another train running against his, contrary to the regulations of the road, as we learn, moved the train, crushing him under the wheels. One of his legs was amputated shortly after the accident. One of his feet was also much injured, but it is thought that amputation will not be necessary. He was taken to the hotel of Andrew Bear, in this city, where be had every attention paid him by the land , lord, and by the Red Men, of which order he is a member. The unfortunate man has a wife and children in Philadelphia. ADAM AND EVE.—These celebrated paintings, by Dubufe, are perhaps the most perfectly finished specimens of the art in the world—certainly, there has never been anything that can approach a com parison with them heretofore exhibited in this city. They look far more like statuary than paintings; they seem to stand out from the canvass, and it is hard to realize that they are the production of the pencil and brush. Every part and parcel are fault less and perfect—the forme, lineaments, coloring. &c., &c.. arc true to nature—t here nothing about them superfluous, nothing wanting to make them the very perfection of the art. These paintings will remain on exhibition a few days longer. Every body, men, - women and chil dren, should embrace the opportunity to see them. The cost of admission is only 25 cents for the whole ! time, and no one will begrudge the money when they have once seen the pictures. Message, of Gov. Bigler The following is the Message of Gov. Bigler on returning, without his signature, the bill relative to Land and Building Associations: GENTLYMEN:—I herewith return to you House Bill No. 111, entitled "An Act relative to Land and Buildings Associations. &c," without my approval, and with my reasons for withholding the same. This bill proposes to enable land and building associations to purchase and sell real estate to “stockholders and others" without limitation, ex cept only that the amount of real estate held by "such corporations shall at no time exceed in value the amount of their capital stock," unless the ex cess shall be made by increase in value on said real estate after purchase. Land and building associations may be created through the Courts, in the manner prescribed by the Act of the 13th October, 1840, entitled " An Act relating to Orphans' Courts, and for pur poses," at the will of parties desiring such incorpo rations; their capital stock may, in each case, be halt a million of dollars. Thus you will perceive. gentlemen, under the provisions of the proposed bill, these corporations of very large capital, creatable at will of par ties, by conforming to certain prescribed conditions, may become quite extensive dealers in real estate. Why the field of individual enterprise and respon sibility should be thus invaded, if not usurped, I am entitely unable to perceive. I know of no pre-. text that has hitherto been urged in behalf of in corporated companies that will apply to corpora. tions such as this bill would in fact bring into ex istence. The business of buying and selling real estate is one purely of a private character, conduct-, ed for private gain, and entirely' within the ready compass of individual means. The whole policy of our law has been to remove restrictions upon the alienation of landed property. Our rules of descent, provisions for barring entailments, and other devi ations from the restrictive policy of the country, whence we derived our laws on this subject, have made the transmission and sale of real estate al most as ready and easy as the transfer of personal:; property. Our entire population may without, difficulty engage in this business. No large asso ciated means are required for the purpose, no ex- , traordinary risk attends its accomplishment.— Whence, then, the necessity of creating artificial bodies. with large means, but still limited respon sibility, for such purposes. If we take this step, have we not then gone to the outer verge in the business of creating corporate .bodies? And can' any reason then be urged Why the business of buy ing and selling ordinary wares and merchandiza should not be conducted by these creations of the law? I have already assented to the idea, that to en gage in certain kinds of private enterprise there may be neassaiy for its accomplishment so great an amount of capital that its association for these purposes, under a proper legal, organization, care fully restrained, and with the :responsibility EC) as to protect the community from, all loss, may be al lowable. But the ordinary business of buying and selling real estate is not of this character, and I feel constrained. therefore, to dissent from the pro visions of this bill. A necessity may exist for some legislation to en able these associations to perfect the original pur pose of their creation, and to this end there might be no objections; but the provisions of the present bill go much farther, and, propose powers not ne cessary for the attainment of such purposes. Wu. 131cl:en. Executive Department, Feb. 28, 1853. BURNING OF THE ' WYOMING SEMINAHT.—On Monday night - a fire broke out near Wilkesbarre, which entirely destroyed the buildings of the insti tution, suddenly turning three bundled pupils out of shelter. Ile fire originated in the attic at the south end of the building, and everything was de stroyed except part of the instruments. The libra ry, which was a valuable collection, presented to the institution by Hon. Zib a Bennett, of Wilkes barre, was also totally destroyed. The north wing of the building was only recently added to the struc ture, at the expense of William Swetland, Esq„ a wealthy citizen of Wyoming valley. The whole loss is estimated at $21,000, upon which there was an insurance only of $7500. Ties pupils were, in most instances, unable to save either their books or clothing, such was the rapid progress of the flames. Within a few years the Rev. Dr. Peck had added to the library many valuablt works, which were also destroyed. The institution was under the charge of the Rev. R. Nelson. The Silver Coinage The House of Representatives has passed the bill which passed the Senate at the last session, amen datory of the existing laws regulating the coinage of the half dollar, quarter dollar, dime, and. provi ding for the coinage of' three-dollar gold pieces.— The bill received.no ain'endmeut in the. HOuse, and therefore required only the signature rd 'the Presi dent to become a law. As the sul - ject'poss gen eral interest; we insert' the provisions of the bill at length, as follows: Sec. 1. That from and after the first day of June, eighteen hundred and fifty three, the weight of the half dollar or fifty cents shall be one hundred and ninety-two grains, and the quarter dollar, dime, and half dime shall-be respectively, one-half, one-filth, and one-tenth, of the weight of said half dollar. Sec. 2 The silver coins issued in conformity with the above section shall be legal tenders in 'payment of debts for all sums not exceeding five dollars. - Sec. 3. Twat, in order to procure bullion for the requisite coinage of the subdivisions of the dollar authorized by this act, the Treasurer of the mist shall, _with the approval of the Director, purchase -ucli bullion fund of the mint He shall charge himhelf with the gain arising from_ the coinage of such bullion into coins of a nominal value exceed ing the intrinsic value thereof; and shall be credita ble with the difference between such intrinsic value and the price paid for said bullion, and with the ex pense of distributing said coins, as hereinafter pro vided. The balances to hi 3 credit, for the profit of said coinage, shall be, from time to time, on a war rant of the Director of the mint, transferred to the account of the Treasury of the United States. Sec. 4. That - such coins shall ba paid out at the mint, in exchange for gold coins at par, in sums not less than one hundred dollars . ; and it shall be law ful,-also, to transmit paresis of the same from time to tirrie to the assistant treasurers, depositaries, and other officers of the United States, under general reg- ations, proposed by the Director of the mint, ap proved by the Secretary of the Treasury : prcoidrd, hoicever, That the amount coined into quarter dol lars,dime,•and halt dimes, shall be regulatgil by the Secretary of the Treasury. Sec. 5. That no deposites for coinage into the half dollar, quarter dollar, dime, and half dime shall hereafter be received, other than those made by 'Treasurer:of the mint, as herein authorized, and.upon account of the United States. Sec. B. That, at the option of the depositor, gold or silver may be cast into bars or ingots of either pure metal or of standard fineness, as the owner may prefer, with a stamp upon the same designating its weight and fineness;, but no piece, of either gold or silver, shall be cast into bars or ingots of a less weight than ten ounces, except pieces of one ounce, of two ounces, of three ounces, and of five ounces, all of which pieces of less weight than ten ounces sh s all be of the standard fineness, with their weight and fineness stamped upon them ; but in cases when the,gold and silver deposited be coined or cast into bars or ineatg, thereshall be a charge to the depos % itor, in addition to the charge now made for refine ing or parting the metals, of one half of one pa. cent. 'The money arising from this charge of onr half per cent, shall be charged to the Treasurer of th ' mint, and tram time to time, on warrant 01 the Director of the mint, shall be transteried into the Treasury of the United States: provided however, That nothing contained in this sectionshall be con sidered as applying to the half-dollar, the quarter dollar, the dime, and half-dime. Sec. 7. That from ,time to time there shall be struck and coined at the mint of the United States, and the branches thereof,contormably in all iespeets to the standard of gold coins now established by law, a, coin !of gold to the value of three dollars or units, and al! the provisions of an act." An act to authorize tho coinage of gold dollars and double eagles," approve'd March third, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, shall be applied to the coin herein authorized, so lar as the same may be applicable, but the devices and shape of the three dollar piece shall he fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Sec. 8. That this act shall be in force from and after the first day of June next. Correspondence of the Pennsylvanian. WAsimicrori, March 16th, 1853. • 4 The Little Giant "—The "Big . Giant," of Dela ware—Sharp Contest—i-Appointments, ¢c. It is known that there is a resolution pending in the Senate,introduced by John M. Clayton, calling upon the resident of the United States for certain papers having reference to the treaty negotiated in 1850, between Mr. Clayton and Mr. Sulwer, rela tive to Central America and to a ship canal across the Isthmus. The DelmtVarian has been pretty severe on the Illinoisian, and accused him of taking a position in favor of disregarding treaty stipulations in order that America might . advance, increasing her bonn dories, and, like Sampson of old, who snapped the withrs which bound him as so. many cobwebs, breaking through all stipulations and obligations-of national' honor in the march of " progress." The " Little Giant" explains his position some thing in-this wise: We are bound to grow, from natural causes, which we cannot, if we would, con trol. What is the use, therefore, of making trea ties, promising that we will never expand beyond 'our present limits? Why make a treaty of limits, which " progress " and necessity will not respect? I do not want to violate treaties; and no treaties should be concluded laying down our metes and bounds. When we make a treaty it should be sol emnly respected, and this is what I want. All fair l etiough. ' Wo perhaps do nut sufficiently explain his posi tion. However, the " giant " of Delaware fell heavily upon him. But, to-say, the "little giant" replied, and like David, killed the Goliah not with a atone from the brook, but with Whig authority —the letter of Mr. Everett, the former Secretary of'State—in which he said, replying to Mr. §arti ges, who importuned the the United States to enter into a tripartite treaty that we would never annex Cuba, that such apledge would be unconstitutionca. Now, said Douglass, the same principle would apply to Mexico, If it was unconstitutional to give a pledge that *e will not annex Cuba, it would, be the same with regard to Central America and Mex ico ! The late Secretary of State goes farther,than I did, for I never discussed the constitutional ques tion. . . Mr Clayton was taken by surprise. fl e did not anticipate such heavy artillery; and 00 he conclu• ded his speech by causing to be read an extract from the farewell address of Washington. The Senate to-day, among other nominations, confirmed that of Lorenzo Waldo, as Commission er of Patents. He was formerly a member of Congress from the State of New York. The work of removals has now commenced, and there is a probability of brisk times, in that particular for aveeks to come. There is much indignation felt here by our reel dept and visiting Democracy, at the manner in which two of our Democratic Senators 41ave acted in relation to the appointment of Hon. Willis A. Gorman as Commissioner of the Land Office itn place of Mr. Wilson, who now fills the post, and is one of the most proscriptive Whigs that ever breathed. Senators Cass and Gwin wish Wilson retained I This is unaccountable, and we trust that the President and a majority of his Cabinet, who favor NI r. Gorman, will act promptly, and give Wilson his walking papers. Gen. Pierce is as good at steeping his own coun sel now, in relation to his appointments to the prin cipal offices, as he was about his Cabinet officers. Many of those who came here to seek office have returned home with sick hearts, on account of de terred hope. • They have returned wiser, it not bet ter men. It is well known that,Pierce should take time to ascertain the merits of the different applicants for office, so that unworthy men, who would bring dis grace upon his administration, may not be appoint ed;, but as-soon as the merits of each applicant is learned, it would save many an anxious thought and sleepless eights, to decide . the fate of the ex pectants at the earliest moment. DEMOCRITUS. Book Notices. ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF ART. — The March number of this useful and highly popular magazine, is rich in its contents as also in its illustrations— the former numbering twenty six, some of which are admirably written articles on history and science, .and all of them! interesting—the latter thirty, presenting an array of pictures not to be found in any other periodical. The work' is pub lished simultaneously in Boston, New York, Low -611, Montreal and Philadelphia (in the latter City by J. W. Moore,) on the first of every month, and sold at 25 cents per number. GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE, for April, another double number of 144 pagewand a capital one too, hand somely printed and embellished, and richly deserv ing public commendation. Only 25 cents per sin gle number, or $3 per annum. GLEABON'SYICTORIAL, of last week, is one of the handsomest numbers yet issued. The engravings are truly superb. The representation of the Sin. mese Twins, Shang and Eng, with their wipe and children, is of itself worth the price of the number. BARNUM'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS, of Saturday last, is also a tip-top number, rich and varied in its il lustrations. The first embellishment is a likeness of Vice President King, accompanied with a biog ;raphical sketch of this distinguished statesman. PETERSON'S LADIES' NATIONAL MAGAZTE, for ;April, is one of the beet numbers of the work ever issued. " The First Love Letter," and "The Rat Hunters," are beautiful embellishments, as well as the illustrations generally. 'The .reading matter (prose and poetry) is 'excellent. Terms $2 per annum. Gonxr's LOWS Boos,-for April, is already is sued, and an excellent number it is. There is some ,thing new in this number for the Ladies. New ,style of printing. Crotchet work and Netting.— Wayside Gossip, a plate engraved in Gemograph. . 4 A little higher," gesidens, key &a . Fromthe North ..thtterican of Widneaddy. The Federal 'Street Tragedy. Examination and Committal of Arthur Spring— ' Startling and Horrible Disclosures—Attempt of Spring to charge. the Iwo-fold Homicide upon his The developmenis which we referred to in yes titrday's paper, as having been made by the author ities in regard to the Federal - Street tragedy, were withheld (rem •the pleas as long as it was deemed advisable to do so, in order both to further the ends of justiee, and to prevent any undue excitement of the public mind. Yesterday, the District Attorney, William R Reed Esq , after mature deliberation decided that the hearing of the prisoner, Spring, should be as private 'as possible. Accordingly, that officer determined to hold the preliminary . investigation at the Maya- messing prison, without notice or intimation to any one, except the witnesses required to attend, and a few of the police, and some of the officers of the prison:whose presence was considered necessary. The primary trial toook place before Alderman Jsanzl in the General Jail Delivery Court Room, re cently fitted up at the prison. Ex-Judge Doran ap peared as counsel for the prisoner, the elder Spring. Aaron Thompson, Esq., a Young member of the bar, acted as counsel for the younger Spring, a youth 17 years of age, the son of the accused. • The witnesses examined were Bartholomew• M. Lynch, the husband of Ellen Lynch; Patrick Mc- Guire, the keeper of the Ocean Tavern, corner of Schuylkill Front and Market streets. where Spring and his son boarded, his wife, and a little girl liv ing with them; George Eiseman, a lad in the cloth ing store ot Eiseman & Brother, No. 560 West "far ket street; John Magee, of the Marshal's police; and Arthur Spring, Jr., son of the prisoner. The testimony elicited, disclosed the whole story of the awful and fiendish crime. The tale ot blood is briefly this:—Spring having becOme acquainted with Mrs. Shaw, one of the victims, at the house of a Mrs. Harrington, in Hallowell street,South‘vrk continued to visit her at Carroll's, in Federal street where she had gone to remain with her sister, Mrs. Lynch, during her confinement. He had once met with and been introduced to Mrs. Lynch's husband, at Mrs. Harrington's, and renewed his acquaintance With Mrs. L. when he came to Cerrolrs. The fact that Lynch had money was a subject of notoriety in the neighborhood, and Spring obtained the knowl edge of it by his visits to Carroll's to see Mrs. Shaw. On the evening of the murder, Spring went up to his room, at McGuire's, and pretended to go to bed. His son was in the room, and saw him apparently undressing. Young Spring afterwards came down stairs, and was sent by a ughter of the family on an errand. Soon after tbis, the small girl at Mc- Guire's had occasion to go into Spring's room, and at that time he was not there; neither was the bed tumbled. There is a back stairway leading from the room of Spring into the yard, and a rear entrance, by which a lodger ',can get in without being seen by any one in the front part of the house. Between ten and eleven o'clock on the night of the murder, the son met his father coming in the back way.— He had his shoes in hts hands. They went up stairs together in the dark. The father was exci ted and agitated. He asked for water, which the son brought him, and he washed blood otf the wrist bands of his shirt. He also gave his son three twenty and one ten dollar gold pieces, which he out sequently took away horn him. Young Spring asked him where he got the money from. He told, his son, in confidence, that be had robbed Lynch, and related to him how he had shed blood the better to accomplish the purpose. The son remonstrated with him for his cruelty in taking life under such circumstances, when he replied that Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Lynch were two d—d —,and that it was no sin to kill them. ' He described to the son how the bloody act was perpetrated. Knowing that Mr. and Mrs. Carroll and Mr. Carroll's brother were going to the ball in Broad street, he made an engagement with Mrs. Shaw, whom he had been persuading to consent to live with him, to visit her that evening. Mrs. Shaw let him in at the front. door. When he arrived there, he unexpectedly found William Ryan, the nephew of the two sisters, in company with Ellen Flynn, his sweetheart, in Mrs. Lynch's room—they having called in to make a pop visit to the aunts. Mrs. Shaw hid him away in the kitchen until Ryan and Miss Flinn left. Ryan remembers, as he was starting away, hearing some one in the kitchen.— Mrs. Shaw let him nut. She then returned to Spring. a ' Spring spent a short time with Mrs. Shaw, and having made himself certain that Mrs. Lynch was asleep, by sending her up into that lady's room to see, he began his brutal and murderous work upon Mrs. S., who, it seems, had shown him numerous favors and acts of kindness, and had no suspicion lof his diabolical intentions. Her cries brought Mrs. Lynch out of bed, when he turned upon and almost despatched her. She toilet him with wonderful and almost superhuman strength. While assailing her in the runt room, she broke from him, and run ' ning into the back room. crouched down by a set tee, under which she tried to crawl. Thinking that he beard the watchmen at the door, he paused in his hellish attack upon this weak and defenceless woman, fighting with desperation for her ovni 'life for the sake of her innocent twin babes, and pulling ofl his shoes, went into the entry to listen. Satisfying himself that he was in no dan ger of detectiOn from the street,' he dragged Mrs. Lynch from her hiding place into the front room again, and here finished the atrocious job. A large mark of blood on the wall, by the settee in the kitchen, probably came, from Mrs. Lynch as she was endeavoring to conceal herself from the assas sin. Another splash of gore on the jamb of the folding door, was also, no doubt, done in the strug gle with one or the other., of the two murdered wo men.. The dagger with which the stabs were inflicted belonged to young Spring, who had owned it for three years. It was bought in Washington city, and given to him there by a young friend, whose name, he has furnished to the-District Attorney. He identifies the sheath that was found, and likewise the piece of the blade. The weapon was a very hand some one, adorned with devices of Odd Fellowship, and be wore it as an ornament. Being a keep-sake, he valved it very highly. About two weeks ago, his father took the dirk away from him, and he never saw it raterwards.— Previous tg this time, his father had the dagger once before, also a young man to whom he loaned it, at the place of Mr. Daniel Ragan, confec tioner, where he and his father worked a short time, last winter. On the return of his father to the ho tel, after the commission of the murder, he asked him what he had done with the knife, and said to him that he was afraid that weapon would detect I him. The father told he him he had broken the blade in rifling' the trunk, and the handle he had Ithrown away in George street, where it would be I sate from discovery. Ott Friday morning, his father sent him to a tai lor in West High street, to buy some shirts &c., giving him a ten dollar gold piece to pay fori them. He received in change a five dollar gold piece, a one dollar gold piece, and a one dollar Jersey note. The five dollar piece was given by young Spring to Mrs. McGuire for board, if being the only Money, she had ever received for board and lodging from either lam or his father, and they had been in the house from four to six weeks. The one dollar piece and the dollar note was given to Mrs. McGuire by old Spring, in laymert for a liquor bill. - A boy in the tailor's store who sold the shirt iden tifies them both, one on the back of the prisoner, Spring, and the other just as it came out of the store. The .latter was taken from Spring's room at McGuire's. The ten dollar gold piece has been found .and recog nized by the tailor's boy, by young Spring, a r id also by Lynch. Two dirty and ragged shirts, one of cotton and the other of flannel, which Spring pulled off on Friday morning, were discovered hid under stable in his chamber. They were rolled up, so as to conceal the bloody Marks on them. The effort to wash the gory stains out of the wristbands had been unsuccessful, and this I was but too visible. A alight stain of blood was also discovered on the bed tick. The leaden pipe bludgeon used by the murderer is identified as ,a piece that was about McGuire's premises, and missed. It had been dug up in plint ing a sign post. Some plumbers had left it, with several other pieces that were about the place.— , The splash of mud from the pipe on the folding door, which must have been closed at the moment, clearly indicates that the blow which produced it was struck by a left-handed person. 'Spring is a left-banded man, and those who have known him for twenty years were always well acquainted with this fact. Upon his son expressing the fear that, in case he had not effectually murdered Mrs. Lynch, who was so hard to kill, she might revive, recover, and in form on him, he said, tt d—d her, there is no dan ger of that, for I choked her, and turned her over to make sure of it, and she was stiff." The neck of the corpse of Mrs. Lynch was black and blue, and her'head was twisted around, so as to .bring her face partially in contact with the floor., Spring acknowledged to his son that his design was to burn the house. He said that in taking the coals out of the stove, he burnt his finger; which the son saw were blistered. On examing Spring's fingers, yesterday afternoon, alter the examination befpre the committing magistrate, the ends were discovered to have been badly burned and blistered, thi injury being yet apparent. The ten dollar gold piece spent. at the tailor's is all that has been recovered. The rest of the mon ey is supposed to have been concealed somewhere by the murderer. In the course of yesterday morning, Spring, in a acialershos with his comae, in his WI, acetwoti his . _ . son of perpetrating the it utder and robbery in con" nection with one or two other boys in the western part of the city, as accomplices, and asserted that he had confessed the deed to him, and give him the ten dollar gold piece. At the trial before the Al derman he insisted upon his counsel cross.examin tag the boy, with the view to establish this dread lul accusation. The youth, hoWever, firmly Abe red to the story he bad told, which was consistent trom beginning to end, and so marked by the evi• dences of truth that no one could for an instant doubt, or even question it. The prisoner was fully committed to answer the charge of murder. Thedemeanor of Spring•at the examination was cool, indifferent and reckless to a shocking degree. A. fiendish smile played about his mouth all the ,while. He constantly prompted his counsel as to the interrogations he should put to the witnesses, and when they testified to anything that bore strong ly against him, he fixed a look of scorn upon them, and almost laughsd out in derision. Never did we witness, under similar circugnstances, anything that would begin to equal, in hardihood and obduracy, the behavior of Me monster; and we hope that we may be spared, for the rest of our dayr, the pain of looking upon such a sight again. The only time the blood-stained criminal started and quailed was when the new shirt and the ten dollar gold piece were produced. The sight of these agitated him, and made him tremble, it was some time before he entirely recovered his composure. The spectacle of the son on the witness stand, accusing the tether at the bar of the three-fold crime of murder, robbery and arson, and that crime of a nature almost too monstrous for human behief —the recrimination of the parent, who, to save himself from the terible penalty of his own guilt, was exerting all the subtleties of the law to involve his flesh and blood, the sole heir of his name, in a charge which, if sustained, would consign him to an ignominious death, was one that no pen could describe. The drama of real life was full of touching points. The reality of the scene could scarcely be realized. The son exhibited the deepest feeling.— He was too full, atitimes, to give utterance to his words, and once or twice he swooned, and had to be carried out, of the room. He declared, with a burst of grief, that he would rather have 'died for his lather than have been obliged to appear, as his accuser. The remains of the two murdered women were interred, yesterday, at the Cathedral Cemetery, in West-Philailelphia. To prevent a curious mob, the funerals were strictly private. Yesterday afternoon Lynch, in company with of ficer Blackburn, visited the children. The scene was truly affecting. One of the infants has been nursed by the wile of Alderman Allen, and the call er by the wife of one of his next door neighbors, a Mrs. Quinn. We understand that a wealthy gen tleman and his wile have proposed to adopt the twins. ' Prohibitory Liquor Law. The following is the preamble and reeolutions introduced into the Senate of this State on the Bth intent, by Mr. Quggle, proposing to submit the question of a . . prohibitory Liquor Law to a vote of the people: Resolutions, referring to a vote of the people of Mill Commonwealth, the sabject af a Prohibitory Liquor WIIEREAS, ill a free Commonwealth all laws to be efficient, and to secure obedience to the same, should obtain the sanction of the people and com mand their approval ; and no law should be passed which is repugnant to their wishes, and none con stitutional in its provisions be withheld which is the subject of their reuest. Ann WHEREAS, the passage of prohibitory liquor law, is a measure of magnitude, in a mortal point of view, as well as one affecting to a great extent, the interests of citizens, and the rights of property: AND WHEREAS, it is represented that a large ma jority of the people and qualified voters of this Commonwealth are favorable to the passage of such a law, but by means of petitions and remonstrances it is impossible to obtain a proper indication of pop ular sentiment on the question, and that, if an op portunity were affoided the qualified citizens of this Commonwealth to vote upon the same 3tt the bal lot box, it would appear a majority of the said cit izens are in favor of the passage of such a law ; and that such a result would give to its enactment a force, power and efficiency, which it would not otherwise have: Therefore— Be it resolved, by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, That for the purpose of ascertaining the sentiment of the people of this Commonwealth in reference to the passage of a law entirely prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, ex cept for sacramental, medicinal, and artist:cal pur posess, it may be lawful for the qualified of the city of Philadelphia. and of the several counties of this Commonwealth, on the second Tuesday of October next, at the places authorized by law for holding the general elections, to express their ap proval or disappyoval of such a law, by voting ' written or priiited tickets, containing on the outside the words "Liquor Law," and on the inside, " For the Law," or the words Against the Law," and the returns of the said ballots shall be made in the manner provided by law for the election of Gov ernor; and the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall transmit said returns to the Speaker of the Senate on the second Thursday of January next, and on said day the two Houses shall meet in Con vention, when said votes shall be counted, and a true record thereof be entered on the Journal of each House, and if, on counting the votes so cast, it shall appear, that a majority of the same are " For the Law, - the same shall be recommended to the Legislature at the then session thereof, to pass such a law. And the said ballots shall be re ceived and countrd, and the returns thereof, made by the election officers authorised to hold the gen eral election in October next, according to the elec -11011 laws in other cases, and the County Commis sioners shall furnish all necessary ballot boxes and blank forms for the purpose aforesaid. THE UNITED STATES REVIEW The March number of thjs sterling monthly ham already been noticed by us.' To remove im• pressious, which the publisher of the Review thinks are calculated to do serious injury, we publish the following letter, which we find in the " Richmond Enquirer:' To the Editors of the Enquirer: RICHMOND, Feb. 12, 1853. DF.AR SiR I—Reports having been circulated that the United States Review, published in New York, was a continuation of the Democratic Review of Sanders, Reilley & Co., I avail myself of the col umns of your paper to refute all such assertions, and state a few plain facts. The United States Review is an entirely now publication, and is independent of all other jour nals. It was projected and started by mei lam aided in the various departments of the work by gentlemen of known ability, to whose articles in the numbers already published I am not ashamed to call public attention. The United States Review was not started to op pose the Democratic Review, but rather to fill a space made vacant by the strange and erratic course pursued by the last named periodical, by means of which it lost the confidence and support of the great masses of the democracy, and became the organ of a small and inefficient clique. Had tne Democratic Review maintained the established prin ciples of the party, the United States Review would never have existed. There would have been no need ails existence. It is not my intention to seek a quarrel with the proprietors of the old Dem ocratic Review, but to conduct my own in such a manner as to make it a reflex of the opinions and an advocate of the sentiments of the great party; whose teachers were Jeffersori and Jackson, and whose actions have at all times reflected lustre up on our common country. It shall appeal to no sec tional prejudices, and advocate no factious fanati cism; but, be based upon the broadest principles of nationality—a legitimate Democracy. It will ever advocate the constitutional rights of the States. In making these promises, I have no fears as to their fulfilment. I have not undertaken this work without a complete understanding of its require ments and my own capacities. In my time I have visited nearly every portion of this country, and have familiarized myself with the opinions and wants of men in all sections. I know full well, what is expected by the public from the directors of a monthly Review, and am confident that the Editorial corps now attached to the United States Review will give entire