3ntelligencer & Journal. GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR. Lancaster, August 23,1853. DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS: JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT, JOHN C. KNOX, OF TIOGA COUNTY CANAL COMMISSIONER, THOMAS H.° FORSYTH, OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY AUDITOR GENERAL, EPHRAIM BANKS, OF MIFFLIN COUNTY FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL, J. PORTER BRAWLEY, OF CRAWFORD COUNTY Trouble In the Whig-warn! By reference to another column it will be seen that Cluny...es Bomar/ma, Esq., of this City, has announced himself an independent candidate for County Treasurer. Mr. BOUGHTER'S name was be fore the Whig party in connection with this office. and it is alleged by him and his friends that, at the election of delegates to the last Whig County Con vention, he carried enough districts to secure his nomination on the second or third ballot, after the complimentary votes foi several of the other can didates should have been polled. It suited the pm , poses of the City Junto, however, to place another person in nomination, and it is alleged that, through their influence and management, arrange. meets were made in advance of the meeting of the Convention to choke off Mr. BorroirrEa, and place upon the ticket a gentleman acceptable to them, although not the choice of their party. Whea it was understood that the. wishes of the Whig vo ters were to be disregarded, and the personal pref erences of a majority of the delegates to be thwarted and set at nought, Mr. B.'s friends with drew his name from before the Convention. Mr. Bonowrzn has always been an active, ardent and influential Whig, one of the moat so in the county, and his services for many years surely en titled him to a nomination for the only office he ever sought, and for which he was so much better qualified, in every respect, than the moat of his competitors. His popularity, added to hie ac knowledged qualifications and claims, would have strengthened the Whig ticket. But all this was of no avail, inasmuch as he was not the pet candidate of the City leaders. We have no hesitation in saying, that, if one half of the allegations of Mr. BouonTra and his friends be true, he has just cause of complaint agai.ist the Central managers of the Whig party who have treated him so shabbily. From their decision, as an holiest, independenti , straight forward man, he has taken an appeal to the people. His card appelred first in the Examiner & Herald of Wednesday last. It now remains for the people to say whether he shall be sustained in the indepen dent course he has taken, or whether the decree of the City Junto shall stand as the judgment of tha county. THE GAINES' Can.—For a considerable time past, this celebrated and obstinately contested case has remained dormant, and the nature of the latest decision upon the points at issue was such as to lead most persons to believe that a termination had virtually been reached. According to a statement in one of our exchanges, this is not so. The case is about to appear again upon the tapir, attracting renewed attention. Mrs. Gaines is, or has lately been, in New York city, with a new and important witness, General Villamil, of South America, said to be a gentleman of unblemtshed character, having a personal knowl edge of the principal fact necessary for Mrs. Gaines to prove, which, we suppose, must mean the fact of the marriage, although this point is not stated. He is said to have come voluntat;ily to the United States to Substantiate Mrs. Gaines' claim, on learn ing the difficulty existing. In the devotion of a long life of untiring exertion and steady and unwavering perseverance to the prosecution of her claim to the inheritance of her father's property, Mrs. Gaines has evinced the possession of qualities of mind al most heroic. Under difficulties of all sorts, and with impediments of almost every descriptionwhich Ingenuity could invent or bring about, she has never failed in her course, adhering firmly to her demands and now, when advanced in years, and her cause lett almost hopeless, she still remains the same per- severing claimant. The history of her case pos sesses all the interest of a romance. DREADFUL MonTALITY.--In New Orleans, on the 14th inst., the total number of deaths was 270, of which 235 were from yellow fever I This, in a population. of sixty thousand, to which the city is said to be reduced from deaths and flight, is truly awful. It surpasses any thing in the previous his tory of New Orleans, or any other city in the Uni ted States. The same mortality here in Lancaster, according to our population, would be about 60 per. diem! Just think of the dreadful state of hinge in the Crescent City. Awrrrr. FATALITT.--The New York Tnbune of Tuesday last, publishes a list of TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY persons who died in that city and the adjacencies, in the six days of the week previous, from the effects of the unprecedented heat of that period. Quite a large number of deaths (amongst the rest Gen. Bennett, an officer of the Mint) occurred in Philadelphia, from the same cause. So also in Baltimore, Boston and the other large cities and towns of the Union. MAILS TO THE SANDWICH ISL.ANDS.—The P. 0- Department has given instructions to the Postmas ter at New York to make up and send all mails for the Sandwich Islands in sealed bags, not to be open ed on the way, accompanying each beg by a letter bill, stating the contents, &c., and to send a dupli cate of such letter bill, at the same time to the Post master at San Francisco, who keeps an account with the Honolulu office. The U. S. postage, on all such matter, must be prepaid as far as San Fran_ cisco. The rates are duly stated in the foreign post age tables sent to postmasters. POST OFFICE 011DEFL—The Postmaster General has sent a circular to the various railroad compa , nies carrying United States mails under charge of route agents, ppinting out the necessity for their proper accommodation, and for the security of their charge i demanding, too, that they shall all strictly comply with the common clause of their specific' contracts, binding them to have cara.exclusively for mails. He furnishes them with a diagram, showing his views of what is necessary, first, for security, and next, to facilitate the labors of the mail agents in assorting arid delivering mails from trains. He also points out the necessity for in fu- ture preventing any one, excepting United States mail agents, from having access to the body of the mail car. 117• The Coroner's jury on the 17th inst., in the case relative to the terrible collision on the Provi dence Railroad, have rendered as part of their ver 'diet, "That the said collision was the immediate re sult of the culpable carelessness, inexperience and want of judgment FITEDER/Cit W. PUT NAM." fl The Richmond Enquirer announces to its patrons that Ronan A. PRYOR, Esq., (whilom of the Washington Union) has become interested in that paper, and will, in a few days, enter upon his edi torial duties. Mr. P. is a polished and vigorous writer, - and his accession to the editorial corps of the Enquirer will make it still more able and in teresting. Mr The President has appointed Gsouez Sava• nuts, whilorn Editor of the Democratic Review, Count to London. 4;16•- County Committee Meeting. Agreeably to the call of the Chairman, the Democratic County Committee for Lancaster coun ty, met at the public house of. J. Ziegler, in this City, on Wednesday the 17th inst., at 1 o'clock, P. M. The following members were in attendance: City--B. B. Swarr, Chairman. Bart—Robert Montgomery. . Little Britain.—James Patterson. Caernarvon—Thomas Edwards. City N. E. W.—James L. Reynolds. 6' N. W. W.—Jacob B. Amwake. " S. W. W.—Col. Win. S. Amweg. Columbia N. W.—H. M. North. Columbia S. W.—Joseph M. Watts. Conoy —Cyrus 'S. Haldeman. Donegal East—Jacob S. Rote. Drumure—John McSparren. ' Earl West-11. R. Hull. Elizabeth—John Eleer, Esq. • Fulton—Oliver Caldwell. Lampeter East.—Henry Gara. Lampeter West. -George Raub, Sr. Manheim Bor.—Nathan Worley. Manheim Twp.—Beoj min Eby, Manor.—Abraham Peters. • Marietta.—Lewis Martin. Mount Joy Bor.—Henry Shaffner. Paradise.—George L. Eckert. Sadsbury . —lsaac Walker. Salisbury.—James H. Houston. Strasburg Twp.—Jacob Neff. • Warwick —Samuel E. Keller. The Committee being organized, Mr. Sw►sa in the Chair, and Col. Woe. S. AXWEG. appointed Secretary, Mr. Sa►rrami made a motion that the Committee proceed to call a County Convention for the purpdse of determining whether or not a County Ticket, or any portion of a Ticket, shall be placed in the field. The following resolution was then offered by Mr REYNOLDS as an amendment to the above, which, after some discussion, (by Messrs. Jacob B. Am wake, Reynolds and PattersOn favor of the amendment, and Messrs. Shaffner and Worley against it,) was adopted by a vote of 22 to 5: Resolved, That it is inexpedient to call a County Convention to settle a County Ticket for the ensu ing election—and tnat the State Ticket containing the names of Messrs. KNoX, Foasrre, BARKS and BaAwLsr, is sufficient to induce the Democracy of the county to turn out in their strength 2nd aid their brethren throughout the State in securing its election. The following is the vote of the Committee up on the adoption of Mr. RE/Norm's resolution or amendment: • YEAS—Messrs. Edwsrds, Watts, North, Halde man, Rote, M'Sparran, Hull, Reynolds, J. B. Am wake, Wm. S. Am weg, Gara, Patterson, Eby, Pe ters, Martin, Eckert, Walker, Keller, Houston, Cald well, Montgomery, and Swarr, Chairman-22. Nets—Messrs. Eiser, Raub, Worley, Shaffner, and Neff-5. The tollo;ving resolution was then offered by Mr. WATTS, and unnaimously adopted : Resolved, That Mr. Sweatt (Chairman) be ap• pointed Treasurer tot the County Committee. On motion, the Committee adjourned. H. B. SWARR, Chairman. Wse. S. AMWEG, Secretary. tL From the above proceedings it will been that, in accordance with sound and enlightened pol icy, as well as what is believed to be the sentiment of a large majority of the Democrats of the county, the Committee have wisely determined that it is inexpedient to convene a County Convention for the purpose ot 'settling a ticket !or the ensuing elec tion. A similar course was pursued in 1849, when we had but one State Officer, (a Canal Commis sioner) to elect, which was acquiesced in by the people and attended with the happiest result--the Whig majority that year being only 2909 votes.— Now, we have FOUR candidates upon the State Ticket, which, we are confident, will be sufficient inducement tor every every Democrat in the county of Lancaster to turn out to the Polls, and help their brethren throughout the State to elect them by a triumphant majority. At the time referred to above (1849)—speaking of the proceedings of the then County Convention, of which V, M. MSTHIOT, Esq., was ChairrUan— the Intelligencer endorsed their action in the follow ing language: The above proceedings of the County Commit tee reflect credit upcln the forecast and prudence of that body. Tne Democratic party of this County has nothing to gain, but 'repeated discouragement, from training a County ticket. Overwhelmed at every successive canvass by an increasing majori ty, they can do nothing wiser than adopt and act upon the celebrated idea of CALM/UN—" masterly inactivity." The antagonistic struggles 01 two parties where one largely predominates, usually results to the benefit of the strongest. on the very common principle. that in contests of strength might gains more advocates than right. The selection of delegtaes to the next State Convention has also been postponed. This will commend itself to the approbation of all. To se lect delegates at this early day would be premature and not calculated to express the will of the party. 'ln tne democratic party nothing should be so stren uously urged as the clear expression of the will of the majority. This principle, laying at the very foundation of our creed, should be rigidly and sacredly adhered to in primary meetings, as well as in our County'and State Conventions. We will only add in conclusion, that the deliber ate opinion then expressed is still adhered to, and lour years' experience in the politics of Lancaster county has served to strengthen our convictions upon the subject. From the Rocky Mountains. A few days ago. says the St. Lo..,is Democrat of the 9th inst., we mentioned the arrival from the Rocky Mountains of the steamer Robert Camp bell. The Campbell went 180 miles beyond the mouth of the Yellowstone, having made the upward trip, a distance of 2,490 miles in forty two days. The St. Joseph Cycle, in noticing the arrival of the Campbell, describes some of the spec imenashe brought down : She comes on her return voyage freighted down with Buffalo robes, skins and furs of almost every description, with a smart sprinkling of the vile "var mints" that inhabit that wild region. The kind and gentlemanly captain invited us on board to take a look at his Rocky Mountain menagerie, as he call ed it, and on going aft, the first thing we saw was an Indian pony—a beautiful specimen of the wild horse. The next, we came to two Alf grown griz ly bears—the terror of the hunter and trapper. One of them, the larger, confined in a strong cage made of strong scantling, was the most vicious and ill-na tured thing we remember to have seen. The next a caged mountain wolf, a surly looking rascal, who who seemed to be indifferent to all that was going on around him. The next in succession was a half grown elk, a beautilul animal, perfectly tame and gentle—would affectionately lick the hand , of the stranger. This they captured in the river on their downward trip; and lastly we came to a cage con taining two:sure enough wild cats—not full grown cats, but kittens abOut the size of our full grown domestic 'tom cat;' they were of a yellowish color, striped with—sprightly, playful little fellows, and would poke their paws through the bars of the cage as though they wished to give their visitor a friend ly 'how dye The engineer corps who were passengers on her, got off at the Yellowstone, where they will await the arrival of - Gov. Stephens and his party, who started by land from St. Paul, some six weeks ago. The universal and inimitable Col. Vaughn, who was also a passenger, they dropped at Fort Pierre, where they left him 'erect on his pasterns." The officers report the river rising consider Ole at the Yellowstone when they leit. Everything quiet and and peaceable among the different tribes of Indians. fig" A drover named Thomas, from Indiana co. went to bed one night last week, at the public house of Henry filmier, in Myerstown, Lebanon county, with $2600 under his pillow—s6oo being in one pocket of his pants and $2OOO in another. A thief crept into his room during the night, by climbing, up a grape vine to the window, and emptied the $6OO pocket, but fortunately did not discover the $2OOO contained in the other. tit," The Rolling Mill* at Safe Harbor ie again, in full operation since last week CITY AND COUNTY ITEMS ',Taxerax.—The Felton Hall Dramatic corps under the direction of their‘talented young leader, Mr. McKim..tan. opened on last evening for the Fall season of.three monthsi to a well filled house. The play Was Ingomar, the Barbarian. Several ad ditions have been made to the excellent Stock Com pany, among which we see the names of Mr. W uric Oiwurz, the talented Light Comedian; Mr. J. S. CrAaftz, whose excellent performances in' Low Comedy gave such general satisfaction up on his former visit to Lancaster ; Mr. Loxes, Miss Tome DAI.Y, an admired Actress and Vocalist; Mrs.Hecurxr, and others from Philadelphia. A Smouraa Sgoonrro AFFAIR.-0a Thursday evening last while a son ofJacob Miller,'brichna ker, aged about 19 years, was driving a horse and cart out the Harrisburg , pike near the city, he met a party consisting of William Finfrock, Wilson V. n derelice, John and William Stone and Andrew Dor wart, who had been out gunning, and were return ing. Without any apparent cause, Fintweir, at a distance ofso yards,in alleged to have fired his gun at the young man Miller, the shot taking effect, one striking and breaking a fruit tooth, another enter ing his ear, and a number into his body. His wounds however, are not dangerous. As Finfrock was aim ing hie gun,Miller,it is said, remarked, 'don't shoot , and threw up hie arm to protect himself. Finfrock was arrested by constable Conner, and has been committed by Esquire Frick to answer the charge. —lnland Daily. Fiat PaisTxsa.,-Passing along North Queen . street,.a few days ago. our attention was directed to a splendid lithographic painting in the window of Messrs. EVANS & Saurazz, Tobacconists, repre senting a Little Darkie and his Dog—the former with a navana in his mouth. puffing away with real gusto, perfectly contented and happy. Mr. Evans purchased it in Baltimore, and it reflects no little credit on his good taste and judgment in selecting so appropriate a design for his business, which, in addition, sets off his window to great advantage.— By the way, EVANS & SHULTZE keep always on hand the very best quality of Tobacco, Cigars and Snnff, and offer strong inducements to dealers and others to give them a call. XI- We are pleased to learn that the Vestry of the English Lutheran Church (under the charge of their able Pastor, Mr. Krotel,) have been sustained by a vote of the Congregation, in their resolve to re-model the Church building. The alterations and improvements will be various and important, and we do not doubt that, when compleed, it will be one of the handsomest and most comfortableMdi flees of the kind in the City. A committee . of twel Ve gentlemen has been appointed by the Congregation to carry out the design, whose well-known eater prize and fine taste are a sufficient guarantee that the work, will be well done—and we hesitate not in believing that they will be abundantly sustained by the membership. SEIIENADE.—We were delightfully serenaded on Thursday right last, by a new association recently started in this c•ty, known as the .13epting Band.' The music was excellent, and the young men com posing the Band have our warmest thanks for their kind remembrance, and our best wishes for success in their enterprise. Officer Gundaker, onFriday last, arrested a man named Andrew Betts in this city, on a charge of passing a counterfeit $5 note, in Columbia-• knowing it to be spurious. 03 A man named Michael Shay, from Rawlins sills, was arrested on Saturday morning, about 4 o'clock by officers Huffnagle and Fraley, tor at tempting to commit a rape on the person of Cath. arine Bowman, thirteen years 01 age, residing near Landisville, who was attending market. He was committed for trial. CHURCH NOTICE.—The Rev. Dr. Heiner, of Bal timore, will preach in St Paul's Church. corner of Orange and Duke streets ' on next sabbath. His theme in the evening will be, The German Reform ed Church—its past history—Present condition— and future prospects. Irt Loot!--We are pleased to learn that our good Democratic friend, Mr. JOHN L: 10EFFEH, of this city, received the other day, from Wa- hington s9so—the amount of back pay due him, under a late Act of Congress, for services rendered on the coast of South America and California, while in the Navy, during the years 1846 and 1847. g'Rev. Mr. BISHOP, of the First Methodist Bpi' copal Church, of this city, will preach in the Lec ture Room of that building, on Sunday morning next, from Nehemiah 6--3 : " I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down." NEW Musrc.—,We are indebted to our young friend, W. H. KEFFER, of this City, for a new piece of music, entitled' Bas.u-rir Weraz," composed by him' and dedicated to Miss Fanny Boehm-pub lished by G. Willig, Jr. Baltimore. The title page is a new style of the art, and exceedingly pretty, and those who are judges of music, pronounce the piece a splendid composition, highly creditable to the accomplished artist. V" The store of Mr. Joseph Masterson, in Rapho township, was broken into and robbed of a quantity of goods, to the value of about $3OO, on the night of the Bth inst. Mr. M. offers a reward of pm for the arrest of the thieves. Several other stores, in the northern section of the county, were robbed about the same time, which would seem to indicate that there is an organized band of rascals about who make plundering stores a business. CHESNUT LEVEL ACADE2I7.--This building which is a new and slennid edifice, is located 16 miles south of this City, and about the same distince north of Port Deposite, Md. There is a Stage passes it from Lancaster to Port Deposite, twice a week, which makes the establishment easy of access.— The situation is all that can be desired for health fulness and morality—and is near to Churches of dif ferent denominations. Removed from the excite ment of cities or towns, the student may here pre pare for college, mercantile, or other pursuits in life. Terms of tuition and boarding are reasonable, and every inducement will be offered to render the In stitution worthy of public patronage. The first session will commence on the let o November next. TEMPERANCE TICKS T.—There is to be a Tem perance County Convention held in this City, on the 2d of September, foe the purpose of forming a Tem perance Legislative Ticket. INFORMATION WANTED.--ThfOrMatiOß is wanted of a German named Joseph Eugen Renck, common. ly known as Eichen Rock, about 5} feet high, 25 years of age, slight built, dark complexion and sup posed to be partially insane. He is known to a number of persons in Lancaster. Any person know ing his whereabouts will confer a favor by inform ing H. C. Locher, keeper of the Lancaster County Prison, who recently received money for him from his friends in Germany, who are anxious to pro vide for him. LANCASTER MARKET.-011 Saturday morning our market was abundantly supplied with almost every thing in the shape of eatables that could be desired. Butter sold at 15 cents per lb.; Eggs 11 a 12* cents per dozen; Chickens 31* a 37fr cents per pair. INDIA ROBBER COATED PENB.—We have tested C. Leopold's Patent Metallic India Rubber Coated Pens, and can truly say of them that they are a su perior article to anything of the kind we have had in our hand for a long time. They are well finish ed and pointed, with sufficient elasticitb the ink flows freely, and nothing is wanting but skill in the holder to ensure a splendid piece of penmanship. Th India Rubber Composition which is used as a cddering ensures the pen against the corrosive qualities of the ink, owing to which the pen will wear better and retain its good qualities longer than any other pen now in use. See advertisement. We advise our friends to give them a trial. They can be had only at Murray & Stoek , s Bookstore, in this city, who are appointed sole Agents for their sale in the county of Lancaster. 4 Dann TRAGEDY.—" Uncle ToM " has been dramatized, and is playing at New York with aston ishing success. The handbills posted up over the the city—no very reliable evidence however—aver that 50,000 people have already witnessed it, with enthusiastic delight Well, why not ' 6 Uncle Tom 9" Othello has had his turn long•'enough- For all that we can see, Thomas is as decent and respectable a colored gammen as the Moor, and decidedly more pious.— The Moor was a very passionate man—very. He would fly off thd handle, and as FORREST repre sents him, he would tear himself awfully. How many hearts have been tortured by his very ill con sidered jealousy. The genuine darkey drama has appeared: "Hung be the heavens with black." Irr Governor BIGLER, on his recent visit to Bed ford Springs walked into the office of the Bedford Gazette, and, to the surprise of a number of gen tlemen present, picked up a stick and rule and commenced setting type with all the ease, grace rind familiarity of an accomplished and finished printer. A slight change in a few of the boxes since the days when . he used to work at case, puzzled the Governor a little, but he soon found their loca tion. Proceedings of Court. , The Court of Quarter Sessions was occupied all last week with the criminal wt. The calendar for the term was unusually heavy, 165 cases having been returned for trial, in most of which true bills were found. They were generally of a trifling char acter, however. The following are the most im portant cases: Com. vs. John Flanagan—lndictment, Assault and Battery on Rubert Martin. Sentenced to 3 months imprisonment, with fine and costs, and also held in $lOOO to keep the peace towards all good citizens, and especially towards prosecutor. Corn. vs. John Conrad Deichter—Burglary. This defendant was charged with burglariously entering the house of Henry Greenawalt, in Manor township, on the night of the 6th inst., with intent to steal 'goods andjcommit a rape on daughter of prosecutor. Verdict, guilty. Sentenced to'4 years solitary con finement in the County Prison. Com. vs. Jacob Waltman et al.—Kidnapping, On complaint of Fleming Hawkins, colored. Prosecu tor not appearing, verdicts of not guilty, were ta ken and defendants discharged. eom. vs. Samna/ Winger.—Larceny. Stealing a pair 01 boots, razor, &c., from Christain Shultze, of Strasburg township. Verdict guilty. Sentence 8 months imprisonment. Com. vs. Joseph Smith (colored)—Kidnapping.— Charged with causing the kidnapping of Thomas Stanton of Columbia, in January last. Stanton was taken to :Baltimore, where it was discovered that he was the wrong man, and accordingly he was discharged and returned home. Verdict guilty.— Sentence $5OO fine and 6 years imprisonmbrit. Com. vs. Solomon Fisher (col.)—Kidnapping.— Charged with being concerned with Smith. Ver dict guilty. Sentence $5OO fine and 6 years im prisonment. Corn. vs, Glassy Finture (col.) Burglary. Ver dict guilty, and sentenced to 7 years at hard labor in the Lancaster co. Prison. Corn. vs. Wm. Glam. (col.)—Keeping a Disor derly House in Columbia. Verdict guilty, 6 months imprisonment. Corn. vs. Gtasco Finture (col.)—Assault and Bat tery on Washington Righter, whose house he had burglariously entered, in Columbia. Verdict guilty and sentenced to one year imprisonment, to com mence at the end of his seven years for burglary. Com. vs. Wm, Curtis (col.)—•Disorderly house.— Guilty and tined $2O anu costs. Com. vs. Wm. Johnson (col.)--Larceny, stealing a silver watch trout Jacob Gable, of Marietta.. ' Ver dict guilty, and 10 months imprisonment. Corn. vs. Felix Celtly et al.— Riot and Assault & Battery at Sale Harbor. Verdict guilty. Sentence $3O flue and costs. A number of other cases of a similar chanter were tried— ; in some of which the Defendants were found and in others not guilty, but it is un necessary Yo enumerate them. The following Sheriffs Deeds were acknowl edged on Saturday. • One to Henry Keen, for a tract of land in Little Britain Twp., contain 60 acre; (more or less) with the improvements thereon. Sold as the property of Jos. Chalfant. To James Wilson, for a house and lot of ground in the Borough of Marietta. Sold as the estate of Jacob Breather. To James Evans, for a house and lot situated on the west side of South. Queen-st, in the city of Lan caster, Udjoihing property of Jacob Leibly and oth ers. Sold as the estate of William Taylor. To Jno..R. Watkins, for a house and one acre of ground, more or less, in the villiage ot Sate Harbor Sold as theestate of Amos Kendig. 'fo J. W. Cottrell, for a two-story frame coach maker shop and piece of ground on Walnut-st, Col umbia. Sold as the estate ot Jos. A. Hook, To Mary and Catharine Bausman, for a house and lot on East King st, Lancaster. Sold , a., the estate of John M. and Martha Moedinger. To Geo. Rudesill, for a lot on Front and Pine•st Marietta. Sold as the property of Daniel Rapp. THx MEXICAJE MININTEII'S /NSTRUCTIONE.—The Freeman's Journal of Saturday professes to have a knowledge of the instructions the Administration have given to Gen. Gadsden, our new Minister to Mexico. According to this authority, the General 'is commissioned to ask for and insist on the grant by Mexico to the United States of a free right of way for a railroad along the 32nd parallel of lati tude. The United States in return, agree to relin quish all claim to Tehuantepec; to give Mexico a certain sum as indemnity • for Indian depredations, and to share with Mexico the advantages and use of the road. This arrangement, it is hoped, will practically annul the 11th article of the Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty, and render the keeping up a line of military posts along the Mexican border no lon ger necessary. The Washington correspondent of the Journakin communicating this information, assumes a kind of semi-official air, and he comments as if "by author ty," thus : Thus our Cabinet hopes to settle the conflicting interests rest ecting a Northern or Southern route for the Pacific railway. The South will not find here the Northern terminus for the road that she dislikes; and, on the other hand, the anti-slavery men can find comfort is the fact that most part of this road will lay through Free Territory. Mexico, our Cabinet hopes, will find in the ad vantages her northern states will reap from this road, and in the prospect of a speedy grant of 'in demnity money for Indian depredations, motives powerful enough to induce her to accept the pro posal held out to her." The fearful mortality at New Orleans has excited the sympathy of the community at large, and meetings have been held in a number of cities for the purpose of collecting aid for the unfortu tunate sufferers, and we are rejoiced in being able to give a gratifying statement of the amounts ob tained for this object, as near as can be ascertained. The sums are no doubt too low: New York, $30,000 Mobile, $2,000 Philadelphia, 13,000 Savannah, 2,000 Baltimore, 6,000 Charleston, 1,000 Boston, 4,000 Washington, 3,000 Total, $61,000 Most of this money has already been forwarded, and efforts are still making to increase the contri butions. Before the close of this week, the sum will probably reach one hundred thousand dollars. Surely no one can refuse to contribute to so praise : worthy an object. [lam Judge El:informs, of New York, a man in prominent station and of unquestioned ability—has long been known as a spiritual medium. He ap pears in the New York Courier and Enquirer, in de fence of himself against certain charges in connec tion with spiritual communications, affecting his judicial decisions and his belief in revelations. He announces that 'he is about to print a book on the subject. Whatever of jugglery and nonsense there may be in this spiritual business, the Judge certain ly reveals some remarkable facts; the philisophicar exposition of which he does not as yet pretend to give. The Judge has become a sort of central medium around which all the media revolve.' He has let ters and calls from all parts of the Union. Some of these are a little peculiar. Among the letters the other day, was one from a lady medium, in Vermont, giving a communication from the Apos tle Paul, at the close of which the Apostle request. ed her to ask Judge Edmonds for $2O. The Judge answered her, that if the Apostle knew as much as she said he did, he would know that he had not $2O to spare ! Moansnous AFPRAY.—We leant from the Cin cinnati Gazette, of the 6th inst., that a party of a bout sixty workmen engaged on the Ohio and Mis sissippi Railway near the mouth of the Great Miami got into some difficulty on the Sunday previous, which resulted in a serious encounter at a tempora rary grog shop that evening. It seems that the men were divided into two parties, one from this ci ty add one from Lawrenceburg, and that bad blood had previously existed between them. On Monday night the Lawrenceburg party, having been discom fited in the first encounter, returned to take venge ance upon the others. A terrible affray ensued, in which shovels, pick axes, iron bare, clubs, &c., were freely used, and thelual result was, three men kill ed, six badly and probably fatally wounded, and a large number of the remainder fearfully cut up and , beaten. The excitement in the vicinity was e very' great; all work on the road was suspended; but no body had been arrested up to 120 'clock on Tues day. We shall learn further particulars to-morrow: Malmo= Yovara Henry Brackbill, of Manheim.townehip, this county, has a young full blooded Durham Ball, which, at the age of one year, weighed. 1060 pounds. ' Washington Correspondence. EXTRACT OF A LETTER TO THE EDITOR Wesatarciros, D. C. Augnst 19th, 185; Yoa will see, Mr. Editor, that from the latenews from Europe, the prospect of peace has been very Much lessened. The Czar of Russia; having de termined on the acquisition of the Danubian : Prove inces, or now more properly speaking, have deter.; mined to carry out the policy of the Russian mon archy long since determined upon, to absorb Tur key m Europe, by attaching the same to his al ready immense possessions, will pay very little re spect to the opinions of the other great powers of Europe, where these opinions come m conflict with the intentions and desires and governing im pulse of the acquisition of the Territories, that he now holds in possession, by his powerful armies already quartered in the country. It is folly to believe that the Czar will halt in his movements. He will fight the Turk; and all who may oppose him, in his onward march to the seat of the Sultan; and we predict a terrible conflict and slaughter of men and waste of money, before his ambition is fully gratified. Yet, in the end, he will be grati fied, should not the rising of the muses in his own, and other European countries put hiin down, as well as all other kings and emperors that now tyr ranize over the people by the power of the bayonet This, may be done, for the masses are even now ready for an explosion, that we hope may be of more luting benefit to the people than the poorly devised plan of revolution as practised in Austria and other monarchies in 1848. Every thing looks now as if we should have war in Europe. It behooves this, the Government of the U. States to be well armed for this conflict, so that our neu trality shall be respected as well as enforced. The noble stand of Commander Ingraham, to protect Kozsta in the port of,Smyrna, is a foretaste of what we will do, if any of our citizens rights are invaded by the contending parties, It is our duty as a na tion, to look to the prosperity of the U. States, as the first cardinal principle to extend republicanism, and with one quarter of a century at peace with all nations, liberty will be enjoyed by all the enlight end nations of the world. In our domestic relations, I am pleased to inform you that the election in Tennessse has resulted in a handsome democratic triumph. Andrew Johnson is Governor, and 5 members of Congress are cer tainly elected. In North Carolina 4 democratic members are elected, beside Mr. Clingman, and he is so near being a democrat that he voted for Pierce & King, in opposition to Scott & Graham. This is Considered here a victory. In Kentucky the result is equally as cheering. Alabama, is all one-sided, except one whig, who is lett as a remnant of Mat once powerful party. Indeed, wherever and when ever elections have taken place, since the inaugu ration of President PIERCE, you will find, that re publicanism has triumphed, with very few excep tions throughout the States. The only fear we now have, to in New York; there, I regret to say, the de mocracy is pretty well cut in twain soils and herds. We should think, they have had experience enmgh to convince them of their error in such divisions, but, it appears, they are now more embittered against each other than in former years. It is a 1 ) shame, for sensble men, to be engaged in any such strife; for, it i evident, if they do not unite their forces for th contest in this fall election, the whigs will again triumph in the Empire State. This would be a burning shame and a disgrace to the demo cratic party. We shall be pleased to see things take a more favorable turn betore 2d November next so that the State may be saved to the republican party'. COI. FORNEY, Clerk of the House ofßepresent a fives, has again gone on a visit, With this visit, the rumor is revived that he will remove to the City of New York. I know that overtures have been made to Col. Forney, to assume the editorial desk in New York City; but, I also know, that he has heretofore declined those offers, from the pref erence he has, for the highly dignified and com manding station he now fills in the House of Rep resentatives. We still incline to the opinion, that he will remain in his present station. BEVERLEY TUCKER, Esq., is, at this time, busily engaged in arranging matters, so as to be ready to issue his " Sentinel " in aid of the "pro gress" that attends the success of the democratic party. There can be no question, but, that the pa per to be conducted by Mr. T. will be a valuable auxiliary to the success and triumphs of the demo cratic party. We do not believe, for a moment, but that the "Sentinel" will be edited with as much ability as any paper in the country; for we under stand, that two, at least, of the best political wri ters of the country, have already been engaged to assist in the new enterprise. Nothing very new in Washington. Our friends are moving on in the f‘ even tenor of their way," turning neither to the right hand nor to the left, de voting all their energies to the advancement of the public business; so much neglected and delayed by the last four years of whig misrule. I hear that a Mr. Stevens and a Mr. Oldfield, two whig clerks, have been promoted, and also that a Whig Mes senger from Maryland, has been appointed to a good office in the Treasury. This is certainy a magnanimous administration, for their partiality to whig office holders and whig applicants. I am no proscriptionist, but this I would do, had I the pow er, I should prefer to promote and appoint myl friends rather than select my political opponents for public favor. lam not quite equal to the Sa maritan, that was willing to be smitten the second time. Yours, 117 - We'ulo not intend to embark in.the Temper ance controversy; but having given place last week to some strictures on one of the lectures of Mr. VAN Weorira, it is nothing but fair that the other side should be heard in reply. Here, we presume, the discussion will cease: For the Intel Igen., LANCASTER, Aug. 18, 1853. Mk. EDITOR :—Tha letter of 'A Church Member' in the Intelligencer of Monday last, merits both correction and rebuke. I composed one of the hun dreds of church members, who made a large pro portion of Mr. Van Wagner's vast and respectable audience on the afternoon of each of the last two ,Sabbaths; and, therefore, feel myself implicated in the grave charge of Sa bbath profanation, so osten sibly set forth in your columns by this church mem ber. I regret, sincerely, the appearance of such a production at all, and especially at this date -Ist. Bei. ause the whole difficulty between Mr. Van Wagner and Mr. Bishop was honorably and christianly adjusted to the lull satisfaction of the parties and their mutual friends. This was fully, and most distinctly stated on all hands, at the close of the address on Friday night at the 'Tent.' The information given Mr. Van Wagner, which drew forth his animadversions, was pronounced incorrect. Here the whole subject should, forever, have rested and finally died. 2d. The writer asserts that Mr. Bishop intimated, which became so offensive to Mr. Van Wagner, "that it was the first duty of a church member to attend Church on that holy day, rather than to stroll away to hear a Temperance lecture, "with its =corn. ilant vulgarisms and out of place anecdotes." Now, Mr. Bishop says most positively and explicitly, that he cast no such unkind and uncalled for reflections upon Mr. Van Wagner or his addresses; but, that he did rebuke his members for not being in their seats at Church, as they ought to have been. This most evident right of his, no one has yet called in question. Moreover, my memory does not serve me, that either 'vulgarism' or 'out of place anecdotes' com posed. Mr. Van Wagner's addresses on the Sab bath's refered to. 'A Church Member' of course was not present to hear them, therefore asserts whereof he doth not know. 'Thou shalt not bear false witness' is another part of the Decalogue. On the first Sabbath I saw the audience smile a few times, once laugh in a suppressed and genteel tone once or twice; but even these were for less than I have often known under the regular sermons of some pious ministers. I supposed the congregation to have been gratified at the clear, vivid and forci ble arguments orthe able, philanthropic, and I trust christian orator. On the second Sabbath, I saw not a smile of levity, but tears I did see in vast profus ion. They came from fountains that were accus tomed to yield these briny waters, and forced out of their native springs by the contractions and exposi tions of hearts that have oft felt the woes that Rum has lett in our land and families. These hearts beat with a hope.of a brighter day just ahead. My own knowledge is that the addresses were dignified, and adapted to the sacredness of the day. The lengthy lecture on 'the obligations imposed by the Fourth Commandment of the Decalogue,' and the enormous magnitude of the sin of Sabbath desecration, is quite a gratuitous negative compli ment paid to the piety and opinions about Sabbath sanctity of the six or eight worthy, pious and intel ligent Ministers, in connection with nu equally de vout church members who were present on these occasions. Also, those Ministers and church mem bers in other localities, who saw proper to entirely close their pulpits and attend the services of Mr. Van Wagner, which we learn in some places all did, and join in one devout, united congregation, must ste,, up and receive their proportion of his over much righteous lash. After all, the writer styles himself 'a friend to a Prohibitory Law.' How true a one, the public will judge. His pious soul beholds with dreaded horror, the ghastly , spectre or apparition of bloody-headed and sword-unsheathed "fanaticism" looming up in and around the 'The Big Tent,' equal to that which inspired the world and time-famed Peter the Her mit. Yes sir, that this war upon Rum is a Crusade of fanaticism, equaled only by that which induced Urbane II to send the rope-girt Hermit bearing xis letter written in Heaven addressed to all Christians, with an army of 800,000 persons into Asia, to re cover the Holy Land and exterminate the Infidels who dared to desecrate the Blessed Sepulchre. And, that, too, when this vast army which took its march A. D. 1096 was composed of the "molly assemblage of monks, prostitutes, artists, laborers, lazy trades men, merchants, boys, girls, slave; malefactors and profligate dobaudgeo." Christian Prohibitionists! if this be the character of. the., present' upheave meet of the great American mind, on the question of prohibiting, by Legislative enactment, the traffic in Rum, then the sooner we beat a retreat, and for sake the ranksof those intemperate' advocates of this cause the better.', It may be, we had better let Ruin reign, andimmidate yiarlyhis 30,000 victims, first washed in the tears of parents, widows and or phans,than to yield In the unbridled dominion of fa- • Lastly, is not the secret cause of all this croak ing discoverable in his exhibition of grief and sor row, that the cause has been entrusted to such in temperate hands, as now have it in charge. "It they will not kill it dead," says he, "it will not be their fault." It may be tossible, for such a fatal catas trophe to follow the 'intemperate' zeal of the State Central Committee, composed of such men as our owe county committee and the active friends of Prohibition in general, but I confess I have no fears of the kind, though 'men of one idea' they may be branded by this pseudo Prohibitionist. How la mentable it is that the people did not wait to en trust this matter to politicians in general, those more cool and amiable rum-dealers of our land, or some calm, deliberate, philosophic, un-intanperate, cautious, slow, but sure moving friend of a Prohib itory Law, whose neat relative is engaged in the le gal traffic of rum and ruin! Have the people un derrated or overlooked entirely the great moral worth and effectiveness of this 'friend to a Prohibi tory Law ?' Letter from St. Louis. The recent election in Atissouri--..drrivai of Messri Diller and Ilelfenstein—Dr. Parker—Yellow Fever —Wealthy Men, 4-c., 4.C. Sr. Louis, Aug 11, 1853. Now that the battle has been fought and the smoke cleared from the field, I can take my ease in painting the scene of the late desperate struggle for political glory and renown—for men and prin ciples. The two great parties, known far and wide met in open combat within the borders of this state on the Ist day of August, A. D. 1853, and in a .desperate and terrific contest for the spoils, fought bravely and nobly from the rising of the sun until it was lost to view beyond the hills of the far west. Shout after shout pierced the skies as the thunder of the artillery rose irom the ballot box and vibra ted along the ears of those upon the anxious bench. The day was clear, and the sun, as it were, " hung upon the outward walls" in all its brilliancy to shed new light upon the stirring scene and add cour age to the valiant heroes who were rushing madly on to victory or defeat. The strife was terrific, and to the "victors belong the spoils ;" this was the boon for which the parties contended—for this they went through the recent political ordeal, and the tale of their late is briefly told. Both parties nominated their tickets and present ed them to the voters of St. Louis county tor s their suffrage and support. A week or two previous to the election, a few aspiring individuals—who, prob ably, were disappointed in the convention—raised an "Independent Anti-Convention ticket," and pro fessed to be the real friends of Col. Benton, urged and forced it upon the people, which resulted in the detest of five out of the eight Democratic nominees for responsible and lucrative offices of this county. They now, when it is too late, see their folly, and many of them regret that such an improper step had been taken. The regular Democratic nominees had to contend against their old foe, the Whigs, the Anti-Bentonites, the Anti-Conventionists, the hue peadents, the disappointed office-seekers, the two German presses (Angeiger and Democratic Press,) and the major portion of the German population.— The Whigs having one or two German's upon their ticket,—who of course were elected—The Anti-Con vention ticket was neaely composed of Germans, whilst the Democrats were fighting with Ameri can born citizen upon their ticket, and taking every thing into consideration, did nobly—though defeat ed by a small majority, it was done by the desert ers from their own ranks, and cannot, and is not claimed as a " Whig victory." Three Printers were elected, two on the 'Whig and one on the Democratic ticket. All the offices voted for are worth from three to six thousand dol lars per annum, and their term continues six years! Thus, you see there was something at stake, and although no political question was involved, the Whigs stuck to their party like grim death to a deceased African, while the Democrats were split among theinselves, some decoyed from the camp and were lost, while others carelessly and reckless. ly threw their votes for the opposition candidates and the end is—defeat ! Col. Benton's system in opposing Conventions, should it be adopted in this State by the Democrat ic party, will soon place her in the hands of the Whigs. In 1840, when nearly every State in the Union gave way and trailed their banners in the dust, Missouri stood erect, and cast her vote for Martin Van Buren—who has since turned recreant to his party, and placed the administration in '4B under Whig control. Yes, a ate that has battled for the Democratic party a r Democratic prin ciples ever since she has bee dmitted as a State, is now represented in Congress by live Whigs and four Democrats, and should this state of affairs con tinue, the probability is, we shall have another Whig United States Senator in the place of Mr. At chison. There was no convention held in the Sev enth Congressional District, and the consequence was there were three Democratic and one Whig can didate in the field, the latter, as a matter of course was elected. In the Third district there was no convention, and the Benton men voted the Whig ticket, as I predicted in a former letter they would, for the purpbse of defeating Claib Jackson the au thor of the famous "Jackson Resolutions," and a violent Anti-Benton man. The defeat of Jackson was the result. WYOMING Mr. Charles Helfenstein and George Diller arrived here about a week since, both enjoy ing good health. On Monday morning the papers announced that Mr. John Wise was hourly expect ed, and on Tuesday morning Dr. Parker arrived, and after looking about for a suitable lot, he call ed on the gas company to ascertain whether he could obtain the gas, when, I very much regret to add, he was told that the company were making an addition to their already large and extensive works, and that some of the machinery was not in_ working order, and consequently were unable to furnish the quantity required for three or four weeks Yesterday morning the intelligenier contained the following article on the subject : e are requested to state that the contemplated Balloon Ascension to have taken place from this city i has been abandoned, owing to the extension and enlargement of the Gas Works now under'way, and the great scarcity of gas on hand. Dr. Parker, Mr. Wise's agent, informed us that it required forty thousand cubic feet of gas to inflate his mammoth balloon, and that it was impossible for the compa ny to spare that quantity at the present time. We regret this very much, as we hope to have witnes sed the celebrated Aeronaut start on his projected experimental trip from our city to New York.— We now have moonlight nights and use less gas than otherwise, and it appears singular that a suffi cient quantity of gas could not have been spared. We have no doubt that our citizens would have been satisfied to have done without the street-lights one night, to have given Mr. Wise an opportunity of testing the practicability and capacity of his balloon. 41, Dr. Parker left our city yesterday en route for Lancaster, Pa., very much disappointed in ascer taining the above tact, as he had come with the assurance that the gas could be had. The only fear he had was that a lot of ground that would be con venient could not be obtained. The yellow fever in New Orleans is still pre vailing to an alarming degree. Every boat that leaves that city is crowded with persons anxious to escape from the dreadful scene of misery and death. Hundreds are daily falling victims to this dire dis. ease, and those who possibly can are leaving the city of death. Nearly every boat that arrives at this port from the south has bed more or less deaths aboard. The B. D. Bacon, in last evening had fifteen deaths on her passage up. For the 24 emirs ending the 2d inst-135 interments, 115 of which were by yellow fever. The day previous for 24 hours 142; 112 from yellow fever. For the week ending July 31st there were 884 interments, and 692 of which were from yellow fever. There is yet no prospect of it abating. The assessed property in this city foi the year 1853 amounts to $39,397,186 33—an increase be tween one and two millions over the previous year. There has been a list of the wealthy men of St. Louis publtshed, and the sum at which . the city property of each is respectively assessed for the present year. This list numbers about two hun dred names, and as it might be interesting to your readers, I will copy a few of them. Thomas Allen, $300,000, Elizabeth Ashley, 120, 000; Louis A. Benoist, 270,000; Bechler & Brother, 198,000; L. V. Bogy, 266,500; Octavia Boyce, 327, 000; J. B. Brant, 310,000; P:Choteau, Jr., 200,000, Henry Choteau, 205,000; James Clemens, Jr., 400, 000 ; Geo. Collieer, 448,200; J. & W. Finney, 256, 000; Wm. S. Harney, 266,000 i Mart Harner,lB3, 000; Ann L. Hunt, D 365,900 ; Peter Lindell, 105 ; 000; P. & G. Lindell, 275,000; James H. Lucas, 860,000; B.'Mullanphy 350,000; John O'Fallon, 350,000 ; D. D. Page, 500,000; Henry Shaw 000 ; Isaac Walker, 325,000, etc. The Republican adds, that the list is imporitant as showing the immense aggregation of wealth in the city within the last tweVy-five years. A 'simi lar asessment at that woulehave placed the whole property of the city within the compass of the wealth of one or two of the richest of the above. I remember Mr. Amiss when he was not worth sso—but he married a St. Louis heiress, and worthily uses alirincely estate. Most of the rich men of St. Louis have made their fortunes by the rapid rise of real estate. We have no Postmaster appointed yet, bat the probability is, now that the election is over, one will soon "turn up," but no one can predict of what Stripe, stamp, sect or denoinination he will be. 'Yesterday and to-day the weather has been op pressively warm.—the thermometor ranging from 100 to 102 in the shade. The city is remarkably healthy for the season—the average number of /teethe about 80 per week. OLD GUARD. For the Intelligeneer, Sunday School Celebration. Mr. EDlTOR:—Whatever has a tendency to ad vance a cause that has for its object the welfare of the rising generation, should meet with the hearty co-operation, and support of every friend of civil and religious liberty. The boys of the present day will soon be the men of the nation, and if we desire that their influence shall be favorable to our coun try's institutions—if we wish they shall become men of good character, religious, intelligent and enterprising men—now is the time to sow the seed, now is the time to direct their youthful minds aright, before the "evil days shall come when they shall say they have no pleasure in them." The Sunday School celebration last Saturday week, will long be remembered by every one present. The Sunday school of Maytown (German Reformed and Lutheran united) joined the Sunday school held in the school house, near Shoch's and Zeigler's mills, to hold a celebration on the 13th inst., in Mr. Ja cob Zeigler ' s woods; that gentleman kindly grant ing the use of a beautiful grove to the schools to meet in. At 10 o'clock both Schools met on the ground. The Maytown school accompanied by the Elizabethtown Brass 'Band, discoursing sweet music as they entered the woods. The exercises commenced with singing by the scholars (about 150 in number) which was delightful to hear—af ter which prayer, then an address by the Rey. Mr. Wilson, of the Presbyterian church. The Band then gene us some delightful music. Rev. 111 r. Clawges, of the M. E. Church, next addressed the congregation. A recess for an hour was given, during which time the music from the Band added greatly to the enjoyment of the passing hour. At 12 o'clock the tables were ready, covered with many good things, even the luxuries of life; . in about an hour between 5 and 600 persons had par taken of a plentiful repast, prepared by the ladies (God bless them !) belonging to the schools. Again the congregation_ was called to the stand. Rev. Mr. Patterson, of Marietta, and the Rev. Mr. Crist, of the Lutheran church, addressed the congre gation. The scholars again sung some of their choice pieces, another recesss was given, and about 4 o'clock were dismissed with singing the Doxology and Benediction pronounced. Thanks were unani mously given to the Baud for their valuable serCices, and also to all the friends in getting up such a cel ebration. ,The speaker's addresses were 'able and instructive, and well received. Much credit is due to the following gentlemen, viz: Jacob S. Roath, George W. Terry, Fred. Fletcher, David Brubaker and Henry E. Klugh, who formed the committee in arranging matters for the celebration. Their labors were arduous, but they were very efficiently and cheerfully performed. We left the ground reluct antly, for we found it "good to be there." Long may the happy scenes of that day live in our re membrance, urging us to renewed zeal in the good cause of Sunday School instruction. Correspondence of the New York Herald. Highly important and very inter esting from Washington. Novel and startling aspect of the Ir ishery Question WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 1853. A new element—most extraordinary in its char acter, and of portentous aspect—has been introdticed into the great controversy about the fisheries, the announcement of which will cause greater agita tion and excitement than have at anyperiod hith erto been manifested on the subject. A ne \ w and formidable claimant for the fisheries is in the field. The government has been notified that an Amer ican company—including, it is said amongst its members a distinguished statesman, one of tee most prominent bankers of Washington, a tormer Assis tant Secretary of the Treasury of the United States and several leading capitalists in Wall street—make exclusive claim to all the fisheries now in contra versy between the United States and Great Britain, under title derived from Alexander, Earl of Stirling and Dovan, Hereditary Lieutenant General and Lord Proprietor of Canada and Nova 'cptia, and that the company propose testing the legality - ot their claim, by fitting out a vessel manned by American seamen, and dispatching her to the fish ing grounds claimed exclusively by Great Britain, or by granting licences to the American fishermen at Marblehead and Cape Cod to prosecute their bus iness on all the coasts of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward's Island, being more than three thousand miles in extent, in spite of what they pronounce the diplomatic blunder of 1818, by which the United States, alter obtaining from Great Britain the concession of the right of fishing on cer tain coasts of Newfoundland, on the Magdalen Islands, and the Southern coast of Labrador, re nounce forever the liberty of fishing within three miles of any other part of the British coasts in America, or of curing or drying fish on them. The company say that if the title to the fisheries is in Lord Sterling, and not in the British govern ment, he has the undoubted right of transferring it to American citizens, who, if disturbed in the right thus acquired, may demand the protection of the United States, which will be bound to see if the ti tle is goad, and, if so, defend it. A collision may be anticipated i and should the administration decide to sustain the rights asserted by the company, the British Government must make large concessions, or war seems probable. Lord Stirling is now in Washington, whither he is said to have come by advice of some of the lead ing statesmen of Great Britain, who thought this the place most advantageously to assert his rights. He is a man of venerable appearance, some seventy years of age, of dignified and courteous manners, and of well established personal honor and integri. ty. He is accompanied by his son. Lord Sterling claims as heir of his ancestor, Sir William Alexander of Menstrie, Scotland, Viscount of Canada, Viscount and Earl of Stirling, and Earl of Dovan, i to whom royal charters, under the great seal, were granted, which were recognized and con firmed by act of Parliament in the presence of King Charles the First. These are all on record at Ed inburgh : .10th September, 1621—Original charter of Nova Scotia. 12th July, 1625—Charter of Nova Damns, of the lands, lordship, and barony of Nova Scotia. 3d May, 1627—Charter of the country and do minion of New Scotland. 2d February, 1628—Original charter of Canada, 'ncluding fitty leagues of bounds on both sides of he River St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes: These charters gave the Earl 01 Stirling vast po litical and administrative powers. He was made his Majesty's hereditary Lieutenant-General over the whole countries of Nova Scotia and Canada.-- He was also made justice-general, high admiral, lord of regality, and hereditary steward. The pow er was conlerred upon him of making officers of State and justice, of conlerring titles 01 honor, of coining money, and the privilege of making laws concerning the public state, good and government of the country. He had the power of appointing one bundled and fifty baronets, called Baronets of Nova Scotia; who were to take precedence of all other baronets. Under this power the first Earl act ually made over one hundred baronets; nearly fit'. ty of the present baronets in Great Britain hold their titles granted by the first Earl of Sterling. The charters of Nova Scotia and Canada%ive to Lord Stirling, his heirs and assigns, the complete right of fishing within six leagues of the coast, on precisely the coasts which we have relinquished ; an extent of coast of over three thousind miles in length. The charter of Nova Scotia, alter giving the boundaries of the country granted, including New Brunswick, proceeds in these words:--In - eluding and comprehending within the said coasts and their circumlerence, from sea to sea, all the continents, with rivers, brooks, bays, shores, islands, or seas, lying near or within six leauges of any part of the same, on the west, north, or east side of the coasts, and from the southeast, where lies Cape Breton, and the south part of the same, where is Cape Sable, all the seas and islands southward with in forty leagues of the coast thereof," &c. And the charter proceeds to grant to Sir William Alexan der, his heirs or assigns, among other things all " marshes, lakes, waters, fisheries, as well in salt water as in fresh, of royal fishes, as of others," &c. —(marressibus lacubus, aquis pucationibus tam in aqua salsa quaffs recenti, tam regalium picaum pain. aliorum.") the charter also refers to undertakings which the grantee may make with " divers of our subjects and others, who probably shall enter into contracts with him and his heirs, assignees, or deli, uties, for lands, 'fisheries," &c. It is alleged that, . . . . . 1. Courts of competent jurisdiction hare ly established that the present Earl of Stirling is lineally descended from the first Earl of Stirling, and the real heir to his titles and estates. IL The titles of the present Earl of Stirling have been officially recognised on the most solemn oc casions in England and Scotland. It is further alleged that the Earl of Stirling's name was inserted upon the great roll of the Peers of Scotland, in 1831, a roll inscribed in the archives of the King at Edinburg, drawn up by order of the House of Lords, entered upon its register, and tran scribed upon its minutes, Since that period the Earl of Stirling has voted again at the general elec tions 0f1835 and 1837. His name is also entered on the list of of those Peers who competed at those e• ONE PRESENT.
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