INTELLlmetrelliNtAiTEmb. caCo. SNATIsERRON, EDITOR. A. , BANDEIRMON• Associate. LANCASTER; PA., JANUARY 15, 1856 .cutoin..aTxoN,,4tho9 COPIES! POlt raEs9Eis-r, JAMES 1313CHANAN. (2140:t to the did:tors gf the Dea:ocratic National Ontention' .) . >t2l. We shall send a Collector to alit of our city subscribers during the present week with bills of their indebtedness for subscription; &c. We hope he will be successful in making col lections, as we are greatly in need of money at the present time. jerA issztopsis of the Reports of the See retiry-of War, Treasury, Navy and Interior, : . from the Post Office Department, Jane found on our first page; together with the St. Louis and Washington letters, crowded .ut last week by the Messages, &c., all of • blob mill be interesting to our readers. v Tlia Central American Questlon. A synopsis of the very important cones ndence between the British Government d our own, in reference to the Clayton-Bul • or Treaty, will be found in our paper to-day, or which we are indebted to the North Amer-. • can. _Our only regret is that the correspon • dice,'especially that portion of which took ' ,lace between Mr. BUCHANAN and Lord Claa- NDON, is so voluminous as to prevent us from i.ublishing it entire. The synopsis, however,. avers the most important points of the eon , roversy, and, as we haie arranged it under ppropriate heads, our readers will get a toler .bly correct knowledge of the subject. The guinent of Mr. BUCHANAN, taken through .nt, is overwhelming—" exhausting, (to use .0 language of the paper from which we • note,) the whale subject," and leaving not a Ingle plank for the British Government to :tend upon in its attempt to justify its usur .ations in Central America. The American •eople have reason to be proud of their able .d distinguished representative at the Court ,f St. James. He is, beyond all question, one .f the greatest Diplomatists of the age—and - eo acknowledged in Europe as well as in lir own country. The Canal Board., - The new Canal Board was organized on esday Hosszus retiring, and Mr. 'Luna entering upon the duties of his office. he Board is now composed of Col. Tuouas Fortarra, COI. HENRY S. MOTT and Hon. RNOLD PLEMER—aII good men and true, who •'ll faithfully and fearlessly discharge their 'hole duty to the Commonwealth. The red ".g member, Col. HOPKINS, than whom a otter or a truer Democrat, or a more honest .an, does not exist, has our best wishes for fuittre health and prosperity. Col. Thomas N. Forsyth. This gentleinan, since he became connected i n. th the Canal Board two years ago, has been inning golden opinions from every quarter 1 .• here his worth is known. His integrity, Ca 1. acity and undoubted business qualifications I n re becoming so manifest to the people, that, In several localities, they are beginning to ex -I.ress a wish for his re-nomination, on the ound that the services of so honest and faith ul a public officer should not be lost to the ommonwealth, now that her publionimprove , ..ents are beginning, through the good man n gement of himself and his. colleagues in the :card, to bo profitable to the State. A corres .ondent of the Harrisburg Patriot or, Union kes this view of the subject, enforcing it with In bility, and urging his re-nomination upon .e State Convention. This is a question that I nerves the serious consideration of the Dem .eratic party. The arguments in favor of ontinuing Col. FORETTEI in the Board of Ca .al Commissioners are strong and convincing and we doubt not, if the Convention were . again place his name before the people, his 4ection would be certain by an overwhelming ajority. Public Opinion A Washington letter in the New York Her • d, published on Tuesday last, says, that judging from the feeling among the members •f.the Democratic Committee, which assem .led on the Bth inst., to fix the time for hold ng the National Convention at Cincinnati, OLD Bucx ' is in the ascendant. Eighteen .nt of the twenty-six present [and these from -very section of the Union) were BUCHANAN en, Senator Slidell, of Louisiana, heading he list." Ex-Governor Bigler It will seen by the telegraphic despatch in other column, that this gentlem has re vived the caucus nomination for U. — S. Sena •r—and, we presume as a matter of course, •as elected on yesterday. Quite a number •f good names were before the caucus—hut, s only one could be selected, it must be peon iarly gratifying to Governor Bigler (stricken `own as he was in 1854 by the corrupt combi ation that then swept over the length and .readth of the land,) to know that the repre entatives of the people of Pennsylvania have :o nobly vindicated his character. That he i • ill make an able, efficient and energetic San ; tor, and faithfully represent his native State the councils of the Nation, no one can oubt. No Organization Yeti We have advicee from Washington till the djournment of the House ,on Saturday eve ing—and still no Speaker elected yet 1 Six eeks of precious time frittered away by the ow-Nothings and Abolitionists in that body, 1 an expense of at least $120,000 to the peo .le I Not so bad for these modern, self-styled eformers I This is "Americans ruling Amer i.a" with a vengeance, and no mistake. The 1 , -t ballot on Saturday (the 10th) stood— : anks, 90 ; Richardson, 70 ; Fuller, 30 ; Scat. g,6. Y®. The National Democratic Committee et at Washington City, on Tuesday last, and 1. ed upon Monday the 23 day of Jane next ir the meeting of the National Convention, Cincinnati, to nominate candidates for at esident and Vice President of the U. States. liar MIIRILAT WRALLON, Esq., a prominent d influential Democrat of Erie county, and present a member of the Legislature, will a candidate for nomination, for the office of uditor General, before the ensuing State I.nvention. We have the pleasure of a per !-nal acquaintance with Mr. W., and know .. to be highly intelligent and well qualified r the post, a thorough-going Democrat, and • all respects deserving the confidence of the ; • blip. tap GEORGE C. STOIICH, Esq., late one of editors of the Washington (Pa.) Common. ealth, and formerly of the Lancaster Union, ed in the Borough of Washington„ on the 4h ultimo—aged 28 years. He had for more an a year . been in declining hearth. He • vas a wife and child to mourn their loss. Yll3l-Hon: C. MasoN, Commissioner of Pat . te, MR accept our thanks for a copy of the 'stmt Office Report of 1854. j Thanks to Messrs. JONES and CADWAL • of Congress, and Mesal. Baum and OLD of the State Legislature for their We are indebted to the Pennsylvanian for the subjoined table, showing the number of delegates eleoted already to the ensuing State Convention, and their Presidential predilee tiont3: . . _ • -a:rev:Hum, DELEGATES.," . - .. Districts. ' No. of Ikslsiptes. ' .Ih2clutisn. Dais,' . 6th. 6th. 1 • , 1 7th. • 10th. ' 1' 11th. 1 / 12th. 1 .1 14th. 1 15th. 1 ' 1 18th. 1 ' 1 1 1 221. 2 2 24th. 1 1 25th. - 1 1 26th. 1 . 1 27th. 1 1 28th. 1 i EEPRESENTATTM DELEGATES. ColllltieEl. No. of Delegates. Buchanan. Dallas Adams, , 1 - 1 Alleghany, 5 6 Armstrong, 1 1 Clarion 1 3 Jefferson, 1.1 Beaver, Butler, .. 8 2 . Lawrence, ) Bedkord, Cambria, 1. 2 2 Fulton, Barks, 4 4 Blair,l , 1 Huntingdon, 1 . 1 Bucks, s 2 Carbon, '. Lehigh, .. 9 2 Clearfield, M'Kean, 1 1 Elk, Crawford, 2 2 Dauphin, 2 1 ' 1 Fayette, 1 1 Franklin, 2 . 2 " Greene,lndian 1 1 ,1 1 Lebanon,l 1 Lancaster, 5 6 - Lnlerne, . Mercer, 1 . - - Venango, 2 8 Warren, Monroe } Pike, 1 1 Northampton, 2 2 • Northumberland, 1 1 Schuylkill,- 2 Susquehanna, ) Sullivan, ',. 1 1 Wyoming, . ) Union, 1 Juniata, f 1 1 • Wayne, 1 1 0 Washington 2 . - Westmoreland, 8 a York, a 3 ea Bucks, 1 doubtful. Pennsylvania Lekislature. The following are the EtAndlag committees of the two houses: IN THE SENATE Finance—llassrs. Buckilew, Brown, Flenniken, Crabb and ffillinger. Judiciary—lieears. Wilkins, Price, Jordan, Welsh and Ingram. Accounts—MesErs. Wherry, Fergueon, Frazer, Laubach and Finney. Estates and Escheat,s—Messrs. Flenniken, Walton, Price, Fisney and Souther. Pensions and Gratuities—Messrs. Taggart, Jamison, Sellers, Evans and Ely. Library—Messrs. Buctalew, Wilkins and Gregg. Corporations—Messrs. Browne, Straub, Souther, Lewis n d Pratt. Public Buildings—Messra. arClintock, Shuman and Jamison. Banks—Messrs. Cresswell, Crabb, Ingia.m, Sellers and Hoge. Canals and inland Navlgatlon—Messrs. Creswell, Hoge, Sellers, Jamison and Crate. Railroads-31essrs. Walton, Taggart, Hißinger, Evans and Creswell. Election Districts—Messrs. liellnger, Knox, Frazier, Shuman and Lauberll. Retrenchment and Reform—Uesere. Jordan, Evans, Killinger, Knox and Ely. Education—Messrs. M'Clintook, Gregg, Hoge, Mellinger and Sbuman. Agriculture and Dameetit Manufactures—Magma Knox, Taggart, Straub, Lewis and Gregg. Ifilitle—Melsrs. Straub, Taggart, Fergroon, Ely and Crecawell. Roads and Bridges—Marrs. Jamison, Wherry, Jordan, Ferguson and Fraser. Compare 11111z—Messrs. lloge, Pratt, Laubach, Mellinger and Lovia. Vice and Isr.naortdity—llessra. Price, Flonnikou, k: us, Jordan and Welch. Private Claims and Damages—Mmes. Browne, Lewis, Buckalow, Crabs and Walton. Publio Printing—Henan. Pratt, Wherry, Finney, In gram and 31'Clintock. Sex Counties and County :Rats-3lesars.. Welsh. Pratt, Eouther, Browne ; and Walton. IN THE HOUSE Ways and Means—Messrs. Foster, KComba, (Luzerne,) Rall,Oetz, Bock, Riddle, Orr and Roberts. Judielary—Messrs. Wright, (LuzernediWballon, Morris, Montgomery, Phelps, Miller, Longatter, JVCalmont and Magee. Pens Lou , . and Gratuities—Messrs. Smith, (Cambria,) Carty, Hamilton, 15111, Bernhard, Thompson and Menear. Claims—Mescal Orr, Ihmeker, Fry, Crawford, Shenk, Hancock and Clover. Agrlculturo—Messrs. Roberts, Buchanan, Augustine, Kunnemaeher, Harper. Pearson and Strut,la. Ed ucation—Messrs. Getz, Hill, Lott, Tall, Brawn, Johns, Laporte, Fulton and Johnson. Domestic Manufactures—Messrs. Salisbury. Atenear, Kerr, ICOhee, Carty, Ingham and Anderson. Accounts—Reasts. Innis, Tail, Vithea, Naugle, Rel. numb, Gaylord and Zimmerman Vice and Immorality—Messre. UM, Beck, Smith, (Phil mlelphia.) liamil, Wright, (Dauphin.) Reinhold, Smith (Allegheny,) Kerr and Robinson. Mllltia—Messrs. Thompson, Ramsey, Wrlaht,(Dauphla,) Mangle. Hitle-ss, Reinhold and Mein, ,Election Districts—llessrs. Boyer, Lebo, Lott, Lelsenring, Ingham, Haines and Salisbury. Banks—Mess.rs• Irvin, Johns, Laporte, Faits°ld, Hibbs, Wintrode, Lebo, Robinson and Craig. Estates and Escheats—Messrs. Manly, Foster, Magee, Morris, Miller and 31'Coomb. Roads and Bridges—llessrs. Hippie. Anderson, Heins, Boyd Strouse, Hamill and Gibbouey. Corporations—Massr3. Edinger, Leisentlng, Brush, Wal ter Smith, (Wyominr.) Barry, Backus, Yearslcy, and Baldwin, Local Appropriatiort,:—llreasre. Johnson, Smith, (Phila. adelphia,) Hahne, Smith, (Allegheny,) Seed, Dock and Ramsey. Lands—Mesas. Shenk, Backus, Baldwin, Coburn. Moor head and Dcnrdall. New Counties and County seats.-3lesses. Craig.lle gas Fulton, Huneker, Dow - dall, Gaylord and Caldwell. Compare Bills—Messrs. Smith, (Wyoming.) Iluneker, Barry Boyer and Caldwell. - - Library—Messrs. Lougaker, Imirle, and Walter. Canals and Inland Navigation—)Meagre. McCarthy, Zhu merman, Campbell, Holcomb, Patterson, Deck and House• keeper. Railroad —Messrs. Montgomery, Edinger, Housed:ex., Innis, Hippie, Coburn, Mumma, Smith, (Cambria,) Wile Hon, drCalmont. Fausold, M'Carthy and Irwin. Printing-3lessra. Hancook. Clover and Campbell. Public Yearsley, Ball and Lovett Highly Important 1 The following important letter, from Wash ington, we copy from the North American of Thursday last: WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 1856 A decisive step has at length been taken in regard to the officials who were implicated in the British enlistments in the United States. A long correspondenoe on this subject has been closed by an elaborate and conclusive despatch to Mr. Buchanan, forwarded by the steamer of last Saturday, in which he is in structed to require of the British government that they shall recall Mr. Crampton, and to inform them that in ease they fail to do so his passports will he furnished him here. The same document signifies distinctly that the oxequaturs issued to the British Consuls, Bar- clay, Mathew and Raycroft, who are charged with complicity iu the violation of our neu trality laws; will be positively revoked. The English Cabinet has been indirectly prepared for this result by the course of the negotia tions; but it is possible the present absolute demand may excite temporary ill-feeling, and lead to some difficulty in the recognition of Mr. Buchanan's successor. It may also em barrass Lord Palmerston's official tenure, as his remaining as the head of affairs would probably prevent an amicable adjustment of the controversy. From positive developments which have been made, the step now taken by our Administration was rendered inevitable, and there can be no doubt that the country will sustain it. If England should make it a cause of exception in settling the Central American question, the responsibility will rest on herself. ttel.i.Tho Maine Law Legislature met on the 2d inst., nt Augusta. A fission of the Demo crats and Straight Whigs, so called, was form ed, and elected all the officers in both branch es. • In the Senate Lot M. Morrill, Dem., was chosen Speaker, and William G. Clark, Whig, Clerk. In the House, Josiah Little, Whig, was elected Speaker, and Daniel Dunn, Dem., Clerk. Tile union of the two elements ap pears to be complete, and is antagonistioal to the Liquor Law and Know-Nothingism. Presidential Items 1219. The Lewistown True Democrat is out in a strong leader for Mr. Buclx&NAN for the Presidency. In 1852 it advocated tho nomi nation of Gen. Cess. Pdf"The Carlisle Democrat has raised the name of Jests Buvua.liew to its masthead, and advocates his nomination for the Presi dency. This is, doubtless, the sentiment of the Democracy of "Old Mother Cumberland." The Bellfmte Watchman, strongly re commends JOHN T. HOOVER, Esq., of Centre County, for Canal Commissioner. Mr. H. has the reputation of 'being a thorough-going, re• liable Democrat, void a highly active and in ! telligent business man—two requisites which we trust will not be lost eight of in the State Convention when placing a candidate in now inatiOk far so roponsigle an dice. cE37II,AL AMERICAN ILITE6TIOIC. The correspondence between the govern- Wants of ,the United States and England on the Central American question is of a very: exciting; character. The.letters are so volu- - niinons, that we are compelled to condense them as far as_practicable. As, early as July 2,1853, Mr.• Many had occasion to. write to, Mr. Buchanan, the American Minister' at the Court of . St. Jetties, defining the position of each country. MR. MARCY Great Britain, he says, for a long time had possession of a district of country on the shores of the Bay of -Honduras, called " The Belize," the right to hold which she had de rived from Spain, and the right was expressly limited to a single purpose. ..A possession so small could never be considered a British col ony. While she confined herself to the boun daries specified in the treaties with Spain in 1783 and 1786, this country could have no right to complain ; but, when she extends her prescribed bounds and changes .its tenure by the exercise of civil authority, it assumes a different character and becomes a new colo ny of this continent. Since the acquisition of Celiforniaereatßritainhas manifested a more matured design to change this Spanish license to out dye wood and mahogany at the Belize into a British dominion. By two acts of the Britishparliament passed severally in 1817 and 1819, it is admitted that the Belize is not with in the British dominions. In these acts pro vision is made for the punishment of crime in the Belize, which could not previously be pun ished, for Belize, as expressly alleged, was not a British domain. In 1826, Great Britain renewed in her treaty with Mexico the special grant accorded by Spain in 1783 and 1786, and on precisely the same terms. The Uni ted States deny that Belize is a British prov ince, and are bound to resist any attempt to convert it into a British colony. The protectorate which Great Britain has assumed over the Mosquito Indians is a most palp . able infringement of all the treatie.,with Spain; and the authority she is there exerois• ing, under the pretence of the protectorate, is a derogation of the sovereign rights of several of the Central American States, and contrary to the manifest spirit and intention of the trea ty of April 19th, 1850, with the United States. Though, ostensibly, the -direct object of the Clayton and Bulwer treaty was to guarantee the free and common use of the contemplated ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien, and to secure such use to all nations by mutual trea ty stipulations to that effect, there were other and highly important objects sought to be ac complished by that convention. The stipulation regarded most of all by the United States, is that for discontinuing the use of her assumed protectorate of the Mosquito Indians, and with it the removal of all pretence whatever for in terfering with the territorial arrangements whioh the Central American States may wish to make among themselves. It was theinten tion, as it is obviously the import, of this trea ty, to place Great Britain under an obligation to cease her interpositions in the affairs of Central America, and to confine herself to her limited rights in the Belize. Notwithstanding these stipulations, she still asserts the right to hold possession of and to exercise control over large districts of that country, and impor tant islands in the Bay of Honduras—tho Ul2- vestionable appendages of the Central Amer states. This jurisdiction is not less mischievous in its effects, nor less objectionable to us, because it is covertly expressed in the name of a mis erable tribe of Indians, who have in reality no political organization. This anomalous state of things is exceedingly annoying to the Central American States, and no less so to this country; for through the Bay of Honduras and across some of these States lies one of the most desirable routes to our possessions on the ,Et cific. Great Britain should be frankly assured that the policy to which the United States mean to adhere is exclusively political. As relates to commerce, this Government is wil ling to see mutual advantages extended to all the world. The object which is hoped you may accom plish is to induce Great Britain to withdraw from all control over the territories and islands of Central America, and, if possible, of the Belize also; and to abstain from intermeddling with the political affairs of the governments and people in that region of the world. This object is the more earnestly desired by the United States, as it is apparent that the ten dency of events in that quarter is to give a foothold to British power there in contraven tion of the policy which this government is resolved to sustain. The rights of Great Brit ain in the Belize are very few, as will he per ceived by the second and third articles of the treaty with Spain in 1786. The second article defines the extent of the territory upon which British subjects may enter for the purposes specified in the third article, viz : to cut dye wood and mahogany ; and stipulates that they shall not use this right as a pretext for establishing in that country any plantation of sugar, coffee, cocoa, or other articles, or any kind of fabric or manufacture by means of mills or machinery. The first article of this treaty stipulates that British subjects shall evacuate the country of the Mosquitoes as well as the continent in general, and "the islands adjacent, without exception, situate beyond the line described as what ought to be the frontier or the extent of country granted for the terms specified in the thfrd article.— Clear as is this. treaty and that of 1783, it is nevertheless true that Lord Palmerston and the Queen's present Secretary for Foreign Af fairs have endeavored to pervert them, as well as the treaty of April, 1850. It is presumed that when Lord Palmerston wrote his famous letter to Senor Castilion, in 1849, upon these treaties, it was not in his recollection that there had been a debate in the House of Peers, March 26, 1787, in which the government of that day denied all claims on the part of Mosquito Indians, as well as on the part of Great Britain, to any rights in the country except those given by the clause in reference to the Belize. and that the whole House of Peers concurred in this position. In the view of these facts, it is hoped that no further diffi culties will arise in respect to these solemn treaties. On September 12, 1853, Mr. Marcy again writes to Mr. Buchanan, and transmits the President's full power to conclude a treaty with Great Britain on the Central American question. He states that it is evident, from the communications received from her Majes ty's government, particularly in regard to the difficulties at San Juan de Nicaragua, that a difference of opinion between it and the United States exists as to the construction of the Clay ton and Bulwer treaty, but the President does not desire to fix on ultimata until the points of difference are discussed. As regards the Belize, it would be a very important point if Great Britain could be prevailed upon to give up her claim on that country. Great Britain claims full sovereignty over it; the United States will contest that claim and regald it as an infringement of the Monroe doctrine.— It is believed that Great Britain has never defined her claim to possess what is called "the Colony of the Bay of Islands." Whatever may have been her rights over this colony they were all given up by the Clayton and Buiwer treaty. It is thought better that Great Britain should explain her views there on before presenting a solemn protest against her further occupancy of that colony. It is presumed that the only part of that colony to which England will be disposed to attach much value, is the island of Ruatan. This island is clearly recognized as a Spanish pos session, and a part of the old Viceroyalty of Guatemala. The matter should be treated so as to leave no doubt on the minds of her Maj esty's Ministers that the abandonment of the colony will be insisted on by the United States. On the Ist December, 1853, Mr. Marcy again writes to Mr. Buchanan approving of his hav ing suggested to Lord Clarendon to place the Mosquito Indians in the same relation to Nicaragua as our own Indians sustain to the United States. An inconsiderable annu ity secured to the Mosquitos for their right of occupancy to the country given up to Nicara gua, it is thought, would cause the British government to abandon their protectorate over them. LORD CLARENDON On account of the Russo-Turkish question gretly occupying the attention of the British Ministry, Mr. Buchanan failed in obtaining a statement from Lord Clarendon until May, 2nd, 1854. This statement admits that her Majesty never held any possessions in the Musquito country, but that she has exercised a great influence over it, as the protecting ally of the Musquito king ; but denies the assump tion that, when Great Britain recognized Mex ican independence, the engagements between herself and Spain were necessarily transferred to every fraction of the Spanish monarchy which now exists. In 1842, the United States were informed of the position of Great Britain in respect to Mosquito, but they never alluded to it till the end of 1849, and even in 1860, when the President introduced the affairs of Central America to Congress, and presented Butte doontuents, they proved that the Maid SfritiegovernintertamhA -to - intiisiri in the quarrel between Nicaragua and Great Britain. With regard to the Monroe doctrine, 'ltAraii only 'be viewed as the doctrine of the . `iliatinguished person who delivered it. I The doctrine with regard to the Indians : being in rcapaltle of holding power_sovereign. nst also remain one on which each State must adopt i_.. te,own slew. The more important subject, however, to be discussed, is the rightful inter pretation of the treaty to which the .United States and Great Britain are parties.' Mr. Bachtinan'e view that Great Britain did ! hold a sovereignty over the Mosquito coast before 1850, but that the treaty then signed prohibit ed her from doing so longer, is founded on an error in confounding the words sovereignty and protectorate. The former Great Britain never claimed ; the latter she has lotglexer oised, and the treaty of 1850 merely confirmed it.. The spirit of a treaty must always be in ferred from the circumstances under which it takes . place. In 1849, Mr. Lawrence, the American Minitter, addressed a note.te,Lozd Palmerston, not referring to the British pro-, tectorate of Mosquito, but requesting to know whether her Majesty's government would join, with the United States in guaranteeing the neutrality of a ship canal, railway, or oth er communication between the two oceans, to be open to all nations, and whether the IBrit ish government intended to occupy or colonize Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central Ameriea. To this letter Lord Palmerston replied, that her Majesty's government had no intention to occupy or colonize the countries named, and that his government would have great pleasure in co operating with the United States for the, pur pose of assisting the operations of a company which might be formed to establish a commu nication across the Isthmus separating the the Northern and Southern portions of the American continent. Her Majesty's' govern ment, which had just expelled the Nicaraguans from Greytown and the country adjacent, could not with honer or credit retire at the mere interposition of the United States, or abandon the long established protecterate over the Mosquitos. She could, however. limit the powers of her protectorate over Mos quito, so as to remove all . suspicion of her using it in any manner that would place the canal communication under her exclusive au thority. Accordingly, in the treaty it is made a matter of indifference whether the port and town of San Juan are under the modified proteetorate of Great Britain, or un der the government of Nicaragua ; and, more over, in the treaty, Sir H. L..l3ulwer and. Mr. Clayton both referred to the letters of • Mr. Lawrence and Lord Palmerston, and made use of the precise terms there employed;! and a reference to those documents will showithat Mr. Lawrence did not allude to the British protectorate over Mosquito, and that Lord Palmerston left the question untouched.. ;The treaty declares that neither party will make use of any protection which either affords, or may afford, or any alliance which either ' has or may have, fur the purpose of occupying, fortifying or colonizing any part of Central America, and the intention of both parties clearly wrs not to prohibit or abolish, but to limit the protectorate of Great Britain. That her Majesty's government entertained this view of the treaty is shown by its enter ing into further negotiations with the United States relative to the position of Mosquito, about a month after the treaty was signed, and that it gave the same interpretation to it, which intrepretation was at once accepted by Mr. Webster ; and that Great Britain had no desire to obtain any peculiar influence over the river San Juan, or the canal that may be formed, is proved by her withdrawing her protection from Greytown. Indeed, in 1841, in a conversation the minister had with Mr. Webster, they expressed the hope that ;her Majesty's government would be released from the duty of protecting Greytown. As to Bea ten and the adjoining Islands, all that can be debatable as to them is whether they are' is land dependencies of Belize, or attached to some Central American State. Whenever Ruatan has been permanently occupied, it has been by British subjects. It is true that the Central American Republic declared it had a flag flying there from 1821 to 1839, but when this become known, a British ship of war was sent to haul it down, and since that time no attempt has been made to reestablish it. As far hack as 1742, the English town formerly at Ruatan is colored as a British pos session in the atlas of the West India Islands. Her Majesty's government desires to arrange on fair terms any differences of opinion with the United States rather than to prolong dis cussion ; and it has no difficulty in adding that, although it did not, by the treaty of 1850, abandon the right to protect the Mosquitos, it did intend to reduce and limit the extent of that right. The practical difference between the two governments in regard, to the only mutually important portion of osquito, viz: that portion to which the construction of the canal applies, is very small indeed, as the 'dif ference does not turn upon the point whether Great Britain should retain her protection over the pqrt and town of San Juan and the northern bank of that river, but the condi tions on whieh that protection should be with drawn. Her Majesty's government would be ready and willing to enter into such en gagements as should prevent Great Britain from receiving any privileges or advantages from the Mosquito government, not granted to other States. Her Majesty's government can hardly an ticipate any difficulty at this time with the United States, respecting the continentali es tablishment of Honduras, the limits of which, in 1850, were so well known, and can be so easily ascertained, and which will not be ex tended ; but having shown that its pretensions to the island of.Ruatan and Bonaca are of no recent date, and they were unquestioned by the United States government in 1850, her Majes ty's government cannot admit that an altera tion in theinternal form of government of these islands is a violation of the treaty, or affords a just cause of remonstrance to the United States. It is in the most friendly spirit that the British government proposes that the two countries should come to some understanding as to the government which should be defi nitely formed at Greytown, in order to admit of the Mosquito authority being withdrawn therefrom ; and as to the engagements which such governments should enter into with re gard to the claims of Costa Rica and thelfu ture non-molestation of the Mosquitos, and the mode by which protection may be most effect ually afforded to the Mosquito Indians. It is the desire of her Majesty's government not only to maintain the Convention of 1850 intact, but to strengthen it by consolidating the friendly relations which it was calculated to cement and perpetuate. I=l Mr. Marcy writes to Mr. Buchanan June 12, 1854, in reply to Lord Clarendon's state ment. The government, he says, can never yield the pretension that the treaty of the 19th April, 1850, was only prospective in its opera tions, and that Great Britain retained the right to hold on to all she then had or now claims to have had in Central America. There is room for a fair difference of opinion as to the position she should in fu ture occupy in regard to Belize or British Honduras. Great Britain had a right for a. specific purpose to occupy a small district of country on the shore of the Bay of Honduras, but had no sovereignty over it. The charac ter of this right and the extent of territory to which it applied are both clearly defined in her treaty with Spain of 1788: If this teiri tory could be fairly considered within the lim its of Central America, then the British pos session of it was affected , by the treaty, and this government might consequently claim the abandonment of the British occupation and dominion over it. He then instructs Mr. Buchanan to resist the British pretension to regard Belize as one of her colonies. In a commercial point; of view, it is considered as of little advantage! to Great Britain, and politically, it must be; an ineumbrance; and persistence in claiming a' right to it would indicate on her part a policy of retaining in her hands the means of annoy ing this country, and of interrupting its inter course with its possessions on the Pacifd.— Should Great Britain pertinaciously maintain that the Bay Islands are an appendage to Be lize, there will be little hope left for the success of negotiations in regard to Central America. Ruatan can only be desirable to Great Britain as a naval and military station, find for that purpose only, as it would give Her r great facility in affecting injuriously our !in terests. Should she refuse to acknowledge', it as a part of the State of Honduras, and retain possession of it for herself, the United Stites would clearly understand her object. A predetermination to interfere with our affairs thus manifested will render the continuance, of our amicable relations with her precariops. r MR. Buculacear. Mr. Buchanan, on the 26th of July, 1866, transmits to Mr. Marcy his remarks in .1 : to Lord Clarenden's statement of Maya, • • • 1u which he proposes to tnaintabs, that he *it - articleof Ihireforiventic . in of .- Atiril, - 1850; : requires Great Britain to withdraw from the possession of Ruatan and the other Bay Is lands, the Mosquito coast, and the territory between the Sibun and the — Barstoon. The article declares that neither of the parties shall acquire any exclusive; - control over the ship canal, and that neither-of theta' shall erect any fortifications in the vicinity thereof; and neither shall occupy, or fortify, or colo nize, or assume or exercise any : dominion over Nicaragua,. Costa. Rim, the. Mosquito Coast, or any part of Central Americ a . Mr. Buch man argues that if any person makes a sol emn agreement not to occupy any given tract of country then actually -occupied by him, it is clear that he is bound to withdraw from such occupancy. 1 This seems the clear interpretation of the words, and yet the British government con siders that the words are entirely prospective in their nature. If this he the case, then it amounts to a recognition of their right on the part of the American government to all the possessions which they already bold, whilst the United Stated have bound themselves by the very same instrument never, under any circumstances, to' acquire the possession of a foot of territory_ in Central America. The mutuality of the convention would thus be entirely destroyed, and whilst Great Britain may continue to holdmearly the whole eastern coast of Central America, the United States have abandoned the right, for all future time, to acquire any territory, or to receive into the American Union any of the States in their portion of their own qontinent. Had this view been taken of the case, there would not have been a single vote in the American Senate in, favor of its ratification. In every discussion it was taken for granted that the convention required Great Britain to withdraw from these possessions, and thus place the parties on an exact equality in Cen tral America. Mr. Buchanan then proves that Ruatan had belonged to Spain in 1804, and to Honduras in 1830, and consequently the claim of England to the island only rests un her having captured it in 1841. He combats Lord Clarendon's assertion that the treaty with Mexico, iu 1826, was difirent to that formerly existing between Great Britain and Spain, and shows that England continued pre cisely the same policy to Mexico. He then shows how the feeble state of Honduras has been deprived of every valuable island along her coast, which is ndw completely command ed by the impending power of Great Britain. Mr. Buchanan denies' , having confounded the words sovereignty and protectorate, as he never used the formers in reference to the Mos quito coast. The United States have never acknowledged the protectorate of England over the Mosquito Indians, as it is known it would be one of ahnOlute submission on the part of the Indians. I The government of the United States stands upon the treaty which't has already concluded, firmly believing that nder this, Great Britain should, more than fou .years ago, have ceased to occupy or exercise °minion over the whole and every part of the Mosquito coast. The great question dues not turn upon the validity. of claims - prei.ious to the convention of 1850, but upon the fact that Great Britain has bound herself by that convention not to so- copy any part of Central America, nor to exer cise dominion over it; and that the territory in question is within Central America even under the most liinitel construction of these words. In regard to Belize proper, confined within its legitimatq boundaries under the treaties of 1783 and 1786, and limited to the usufruct specified in these treaties, it is neces sary to say a few wos. The government of the United States will not for the present in sist upon the withdrawal of Great Britain from this settlement, provided all the other questions between the two governments concerning Central America can be ami cably adjusted. . It has been influenced to pursue this courseartly by the.declaration of Mr. Claytoa, on th 4th of July, 1850, but i mainly in consequent of the extension of the license granted by Mexico to Great Britain under the treaty of 1826, which that republic has yet taken no steps to terminate. It is, however, distinctly to]be understood that the government of the Unlted States acknowledge no claim of Great Britain within Belize, ex cept. the temporary "l i berty of making use of the wood of the differ t kinds, the fruits, and other products, in their natural state," fully recognizing that the former Spanish sover eignty over the country now belcrogs either to Guatemala or Mexico] MR. II &RCY Mr. Buchanan is informed by Mr. Marcy, Aug. C, 1555, that the' President is anxious to have the questions brdnght to a distinct issue before Mr. Buchanan retires from his mission. Should Great Britain refuse to withdraw from the Ruatan and the other islands on the coast of the State of Honduras, her determi nation, in that respect, could not but be re garded by the Preside n t as a non-compliance with the stipulations of the treaty of 1850. The fact that these islands are a part of Con tral America is so unquestionable, .and the stipulations of the convention are so directly applicable to them, that there seems to be no room for raising a question of interpretation. If Great Britain still persists in holding these islands, and in maintaining a colony there, her determination to that effect should be distinctly Announced, so that this govern ment may no longer be left in doubt as to her intentions. Mr. Buchanan is directed to declare ex plicitly to her Majesty's government that the President., after_ a full consideration of what is alleged in Lord Clarendon's statement of the 2d of May, 1854, cannot entertain a doubt but that Great.Britain' is solemnly bound by the first article of the convention of 1850, not to occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over Buatan, or any other of the islands on the coast of the State of Honduras, known or described as the Bay Islands, and that he expects she will, in ful filment of the stipulations of that treaty, abandon the possession she now holds in this part of Central America. The United States have a right to insist, and do insist, that the possessions of the Brit ish government at Belize shall be restricted to the limits and objects specified in the Spanish grant, and that . all beyond those limits falling within Central America, shall be relinquished: On the. tith of September, 1855, Mr. Buch anan writes Lord .Clarendon, calling his at tention to the questions pending between the two governments. After alluding to the man ifest Intentions of the ;convention of 1850, he says : The President therefore confidently be lieves that Great Britain is bound by the first article of the convention of 1850 to withdraw from the possession she now holds of Ruatan and the other Central American islands on the coast of the State of Honduras, as well as from the territory in Central America between the Sibrun and the Sarstoon, which has been encroached upon by her Majesty's subjects. He is also of the opinion that the possession of the British government at the Belize should be restricted to the limits and objects specified in the trea't'ies between Great Britain and Spain of 1783 and 1786. In regard to the alleged protectorate over the Musquito kingdom, the President has in structed the undersigned to say it was his confident belief that this protectorate had been finally disposed of by the convention. It is, therefore, much to his regret that he finds it is still continued as the basis of British do minion over, an extensive region in Central America. Even although Great Britain ad. mits that the convention imposed restrictions on the protectorate claimed, yet she still con tinues to exercise the same dominion over the Mosquito coast which she had done before its date. Indeed, at the present moment, no vis ible power, civil or 'Military, exists in the Mosquito territory, except that which it ex ercises by British subjects, notwithstanding the convention expressly prohibits both par ties from using any protection which either may afford to any State or people, for the pur pose of occupying, fortifying the Musquito coast, or any part of Central America, or for the purpose of swimming or exercising domin ion over the same. The declaration of the British government, that its protectorate is only employed for the the security of the rights of the Mosquito In dians, and that it is ready to abstain from further interference in that country whenever these rights can, in a proper manner, be guaranteed to them, cannot be recognized by the United States as having any foundation in the convention. The President considers this to be a question between Nicaragua and the Indians within its territory, with which neither Great Britain nor the United States has any right to interfere, except in friendly conference, with the authorities of that State. Having thus distinctly presented to the British government the views of the govern ment of the United States in regard to the ob ligations imposed by the convention. of 1860, the President feels assured that the Earl of Olarendortwill..with charaoteristie frankinss,- he ovally explicit In prestitecs the vier; of Ali-liritiiihtiveriinen till -regard to aio; gationE. LORD CLARENDON Lord Clarendon's reply.ie dated. September 28, 1855. It states that 'her 'Majesty's gov ernment adheres to the- opinion it has um forraly held, that the convention of April 19,. 1850, was merely prospective in its operation, and did not in any way interefere with the state of things existing at the time.of its ton clusion. If it had been intended to do so, there can be no lineation but that in conform ity with what Lord Clarendon believes to be the universal rule in regard to instruments of this nature, itwould have contained in spe cific terms a renunciation on the virt of Oreat Britain of the possessions and rights which she has claimed to maintain. Neither can her Majesty's government sub scribe to the position that if the convention did not bear the meaning attaChed to it by the government of the United States, it would have imposed upon the goimment of the United States a self denying obligation which which,was not equally contracted by Great Britain, and that such a state of things could not have been in the intention of the contract ing parties ; because if the convention did bear the meaning attached to it by the United States, it would then have imposed upon Great Britain the obligation to renounce possessions and rights Without any equivalent renuncia tion on the part of the United States. If the 'government of the United States can complain in the one case, of the convention as present ing anunilateral character unfavorable to the the United States, with much greater reason might the government of Greai Britain, in the other case, if the assumption of the United States were to be acted upon in the construc tion of the convention, complain of it as preju dicial to England. But looking at the object the contracting par ties had iu view at the conclusion of the con vention, namely, the security of the proposed ship canal, the British government considered that the design of the contracting parties was not to disturb any state of things then exist ing, laic to guard.against the future creation of a state of things which might by possibility interfere with the security of the proposed canal. The last letter of the correspondence is Mr. Buchanan's reply under date of October 1, 1855, ackpwledging Lord Clareudon's commu nication, and promising to transmit a copy of the same to Washington. He then says whilst far froth intending to renew the general dis cussion of these questions, which has already been exhausted, he, in passing would make a single iobservation in regard tothe Earl of Clarendon'es remarks, that if the Convention of 19th of April, 1850, had intended that Great Britain should withdraw from her pos sessions in Central America, "it would have contained iu specific terms a renunciation" to that effect. "and such renunciation would not nave been left as a mere mutter of inference." Now, it appears to him that an engagement by a party hot to occupy or exercise domin ion" uyer territory of which that party is in actual possession at the date of the engage ment, is equivalent in all respects to an agreement to withdraw from such territory. under these circumstances, this is not t'a mere matter of inference," because the one propo sition is necessarily and inseparably involved in the other, and they are merely alternative modes of expressing the same idea. In such a case, to withdraw is not to occupy, and not to occupy is necessarily to withdraw. He needs no apology for briefly adverting co another argument of the Earl of Clarendon, because it has now for the first time been ad vanced: He states that if the proposition of the United States government were sound, and the convention was intended .to interfere with the state of things existing at the time of its conclusion, and to impose upon Great Britain to withdraw from portions of territory occupied by it, a similar obligation would be eontraCted by the other States, acceding to the convention, (under the 6th article) and the government of the Central American States would,by the mere act of accessia, sign away their rights to the territories int-which they are situated. Confining himself strictly to this view of of the Subject, he would observe, that, not withstanding the general terms employed by the convention, an examination of its provis ions, and especially of the sixth article itself, will prove it never intended that the Central AmeriCan States should become joint parties to this treaty with the United States, Great Britain, and other governments exterior to Central America. These States are the subjecis on which the guarantees of the convention were to act, and the exclusion of all other powers from the occupancy of Cen tral America, with a view not only to the se curity Of this canal, but all otheri, canals and railroads across the Isthmus, was! one of the main objects to be accomplished by the treaty. The Earl. of Clarendon has himself intima ted how absurd it would it would be for the Central American governments! to become parties; to this convention according to the American construction. It would, however, be none the leas absurd according to the Brit ish construction; because then l no, Central American State could accede td the treaty without confining itself forever within its ex isting boundaries, and agreeing not to add to its territory and extend its occupation under any possible circumstances which might arise in the future. Besides, were it possible for Ni4aragua, fur example, to become a party to this joint con vention; she would then take upon herself the extraordinary obligation to use hei own influ ence with herself, under the fourth article, to induce herself to facilitate the construction of the canal, and to use her good offices to pro cure from herself "the establishMent of two free ports , , one at each end of the canal," both of these ports being within her own limits.— Consequences almost equally extraordinary would result from other portions of the con vention'. xj.W- Howean K. SAGER, Esq., of Bucks co., is recommended for the nomination of Canal Commissioner. lie was formerly a member of the State Senate, and is a gentleman of in telligence and business qualifications, and withal a sound and unflinching Democrat. The Editor's Book Table TSE KOLLY•TREE INN. In seven chapters. By 'Charles Diekens—author of Piokwiok Papers, aa. This is.n new and captivating story, Just issued by I'. B. Peterson t Philadelphia. For sale at Murray Stoek's, and at Spangler's, in this city. Price 12t coup. THE U. S. DEMOCRATIC REVIEW. Bpencer W. Cone, Editor. Published monthly at Washington and New York, by Lloyd Co.A 2.52, Broadway, N. Y., at $3 per annum, in advance. The January number commences the 4 ,sizth volume of this standard political and literary Magazine. It is embellished with an engraved liken4ss of Hon. E. B. Olds, late M. C. front Ohio. Thee are several very able artioles in this number—amongst which are, "The Union—The Dangers which beset it," "Seward Republicanism," "After thq Battle," "A Morning at the Church of the Pilgrinoi," eta. &a. For the Intelligencer 4 la M masterian. Mr. Editor: You will confer a farr on many democrats by permitting them through the medium of your columns to present Capt. Wse. B. Lzorramn to the Democracy of the South East Ward, as a can didate for the oboe of Alderman. Mr. Leonard has, by his devoted attachment to the principles of De mooraoy, through a long series of years, richly earn ed the earnest and undivided support of his fellow Democrats. Els qualifications are of a superior order, and, in the event of his election, we have ev ery assurance that his official duties will be promptly, faithfully and efficiently discharged. Lancaster, Jan. 12, 1856 COL. BRAGG RESIGNED.—Brevet Lieut. Col. Braxton Bragg, ("A little more grape, Capt. Bragg,") captain third artillery, LT: S. A., has resigned, to take effect January 3, 1856. It is said he is about to become a planter in Louisiana. THE AMERICAN PARTY AND THE PRESIDEN CY.- A copy of a secret circular, issued by an Ohio Council, has been published 'extensively in that State and Kentucky, which strongly advocates George Law for the Presidency. It lays by as "unavailable," &0., Millard Fill more and all the prominent men of the.party. The circular says "our work is men's work." Undoubtedly. The work required to elect "Live Oak George" President of these United States is no child's play, and rather too much to tosomplbh in one day, CrIT'S AmOvotrivry MINK.> .THE' SPIRIT :0k - Pr%ItBECUTION.—The'.; . • r day in Omit we'hilltd : ' - a :Lawyer atteiniiiio prejudice l- the _oppimi . --10:43:::. to the in which he wag one i "-liefore •the liii'itliy alleging that he was,aforeipier: foreigner-, and: c i as theugli, - because of his fefeiga - bilth'and his•rigligtOn, he was not entitled - di even-hand -ed jtistieel But, infamous as such:liebirse wag on t he part of the Attorney in question, it was it• arvel to all present that it was per mitta,by the Cou rtto pass by without "re buktvor even a solitary word of comment 1,-- The opposing copnsel, Messrs. KLINE and Am wear, (and even the District Attorney who was concerned on tfe opposite side,) we are pleased to state noticed the matter in a proper way, and gave the offender a scathing and well-merited castigation. Know-Nothingism •as a political organize ition is dead—but its 'foul spirit still lives, and !intrudes itself into Our Courts of Justicel 7ruly, we have fallen upon evilwhen i time s, ... every little whipper-snapper of a Lawyer may :lelibenttely rise, befpre a 'Judge and Jury, end attempt to convict a man of a penal of fence because, forsooth, the poor fellow hap ened to be born in; Europe and 'adhered to he faith of his fathers ACCIDENT.—WO regret to state that our fel ow townsman, 11. B.SWARR, Esq., whilst on visit to Harrisburg last week, met with s erious accident, near Buehler's :Hotel, on [Thursday evening. Ile was walking •on the pavement which happened to be covered-with Fce, and it being dark, he slipped and fell . . In alling, he attempted; to save himself by ex ,tending his left arm i but the weight of his body was too much hfOr it—and the conse quence was that his Wrist Va. 9 dislocated, and one of the bones, of the arm fractured just just above the nth. ,! 'The fracture, ko. vitts romptly attended t 6 by Dr. Orth, of that ()rough, and he had the kind attentions of lenry S. Magraw,Elq., Hon. John L. Dew on, and other friends who happened to be topping at Buehler'slHotel at the time. Mr. Swarr returned, home on Friday eye ing, and, although stiffering some pain and uconvenience from die injury, is able to at end to business as usual—the left arm, fortu ately, being the injd ed sue. ANOTHER ACCIDENTI—Our good old Demo ratic friend, Col. Is.t.kc °IRVIN, of Strasburg •wnship, whilst making his way down the ark, steep and winding stairs of the ourt House, in this city, leading from the rbitration Chamber to the first floor, on Sat rday afternoon, madea mis-step and fell. We egret to learn that he dislocated his shoulder, nd also received a severe cut on the head.— is wounds were promptly dressed by Dr. ohn L. Atlee, and hog is now doing well. A Lirri.k Moak.—.4 commenced snowing n Saturday afternoon,and continuadsnowing, leeting and blowing int a furious rate until Sunday morning, making the walking worse than ever. It has been, freezing since Sunday and now the sleighing is excellent. We can ivell exclaim with the 'Poet— " 'Tis winter, and no more the breezes Blows amon g thy leaves and treeses; While nearly frost-bit anz my toses, And bless my life, how cold my nose is :'' LECTURE AT PARADISE.—Our young friend AMCEL H. REYNOLDS, lEsq., of this city, will deliver a lecture before the Paradise Lyceum, (in to-morrow (Wednesday) evening. Subject .1 7 " Our National Literature." Mr. Reynolds ik a gentleman of fine talents, and, no doubt, his lecture will be veri interesting. We ad vise our friends, in that section of the county, th attend. ser•Judge SIITSER'S lecture, at Concert Hall, on Friday evening lase, was attended by large• and respectabl audience, who were evidently pleased at thiable manner in which the Judge handled his iscourse. Eris subject Was "Light and Vision ( " I LANCASTER LOCOXOT/VE WORKS.—At a meeting of the stockholders of the Lancaster Locomotive Works, held January 10th, 1856, the following named gentlemen were elected officers fur the ensuidg year. Directors—. John Black, C. Hager, D. Cockley, M. Malone, Benj. Eshleman, Henri Mussleman, John N. Lane, James B. Ltin4, A. W. Russell and Geo. Taylor Lane. President:—James Black. Secretary and Treasurer, M. 0. Kline. ACKNOWLEDGENENTS.—The members of Ma sonic Lodge, No. 43, will please accept the thanks of the Ladies of the Union Dorcas So ciety, for their very handsome donation of fifty dollars. Their thanks are also due to Miss Calder, Geo. M. Steinman, Esq., David I Longenecker, Esq., Charles A. Heinitsh and Watson H. Miller for liberal donations. Itets... At a meeting of the Directors of the Poor, on the sth inst.; William Taylor was re-elected Steward and Clerk of the Poor House and Hospital, rind Emlen Franklin, Esq., Solicitor. 19... At a meeting of the Board of Prison hispectors, on the 7th ipst., Henry C. Locher was re-appointed Keeper; Henry Hersh and H. A. Rockafield Assistant. Keepers ; and Daniel G. Baker, Esq. Solicitor. The election of Physician was postponed until the next meeting of the Board. 1 ttaz..An adjourned Court of Quarter Ses sions was held last wdek. The cases tried were generally of so tri ial a character, as to I be not worth noticing The 28th inst. is fixed upon by the Cour for the hearing of the case in the contested eldction of Prison Inspec tors, and Geo. M. Klir4 and Emlen Franklin, Esqs., appointed to -re-Ount the ballots for the several districts wTe the difficulty origi nated. fl 41.,The malt house T. B. Tshuk, Esq., at Lititz, was destroy s by fire oillhe 7th inst. The building an dall its contents were consumed. The fire IVas the result of acci dent. The loss is par k ly covered by insur ance. Mk. Tuesday night last was the coldest of the season. The therniometer fell to 12 de grees below zero ! The weather was intensely cold all last week. M.. The Humane Hose Company, on the 4th inst., elected the following officers for the ensuing year, viz : Preeident, D. M. Fraim , V. President, C. H. Sinifflebottom ; Secretary, Edwin E. Snyder ; Treasurer. George M. Steinman ; Directors, George Huffnagle, Ja. cob Adains, Henry ,Seiti, William Sturgis, C. Brecht, C. H. ShuffiebOttom s George Acker man, Edwin E. Snyder' WY" Twenty-three Eihares of the Litiz Turnpike company, were sold at public sale, on the 7th inst.,,at $27;50 and $2B per share. Ser 130 new buildings were erected in this city during the year 1855. AEA The body of Iseic N. ELLIIAICER, Esq., whose decease, in Philadelphia, we announced last week was brought to.this city on Tuesday evening last, and fromhere taken to the fami ly burial ground at New Holland. Mr. E. was 40 years of age, and loaves a young wife to mourn her lose. 1 krEar At a meeting of the stockholders of the Mount Joy Car Manufacturing Company, held on the 3d inst., the capital stock was in creased to $40,000. The following Directors were chosen for the ensuing year : Martin B. Peiffer, Henry Kurtz, Wm. Mc- Donnel, Dr. J. L. Zeigler, Rev. N. Dodge, J. R. Hoffer, H. H. Greiber, Emanuel Cassel, Eli Kuhns. Martin B. Peiffer was elected President; J. E. Cassel, Secretary and Treasurer ; Samuel Kohr, Superintendent, Jacob Landis, agent ; and James A. Patterson, Clerk. 116. At a meeting of t the stockholders of the Lancaster and Marietta Turnpike Company, held on the sth inst., Henry Mussleman was elected President; Beat Frazer, Christian Kieffer, Samuel Johnson, Samuel 0. lliestand, Henry Copenheffcr, John ()rider, John Ken. dig, Managers ; A. N.. Cassel, Secretary and Treasurer. • 1 BANNER WARD DEAD I—The Know-Nothing Councils of this City have given publio notice of the fact that they have disbanded, and propose selling the furniture, fixtures, &c., of their several lodge rooms. In other words, Know-Nothing ism is dead for want of breath in the City of Lancaster, and its votaries are now taking measures to bury the !putrid and offensive carcase from public observation. Peace to its ashes! Bea MEETING.—At e.;meeting of the mem bers of the Lancaster Bil?, on Tuesday, Jan. 8, called upon the occasion 'of the death of Isaac N. Ellmaker, Esq., on motion Newton Light ner, Esq., was appointed chairman, and Geo. M. Kline, Esq., secretary..._ On motion of D. G. Eshleman, Esq., a com mittee of five was appointed to prepare resolu tions expressive of theisense of the meeting, via : D. G. Eshleman, JIB. Amwake, John A. Heistand, James Alexander, and H. B. Swan, Esqrs. 1 The committee stibse l uently, through their chairman, reported the following, which were unanimously adopted : Rettolied i UM We It 1;:e hoard of the bath
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