INTELLIGENCER & LANCASTERIAN. GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR. A. SANDERSON, Associate. LANCASTER, PA., MAY 12, 1857, CIRCULATION, 2100 COPIES! Stosceiptioh Pucc, $2,00 per annum. DBBXOCBATXC STATU TICKET. FOR GOVERNOR. WILLIAM F. PACKER, lyeoming County. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER. NIMROD STRICKLAND, Chester County. Democratic State Convention. The Democratic State Convention will re oonvene, at Harrisburg, on the Qth day of June next, at 10 o’oloek, A. M., for the pur pose of nominating candidates to fill vacancies on the Supreme Bench, occasioned by the retiring of Chief Justice Lewis, and the ap pointment of Judge Black as Attorney General of the United States. The following are the Delegates from Lan caster county: Senatorial —William Patton. Representative —Thomas S. Mcllvain, Geo. G. Brush, Jacob F. Kautz, Benjamin M. Stauffer, Joel L. Lightner. Mr. Wllmot’i Acceptance, After a delay of several weeks, we have Mr. Wilmot's letter accepting the Abolition nomi nation for Governor. We have read the doc- ! umont with some care, and, although written , in good style, there is nothing new in it that j we can discover. With the exception oft a j very few lines, it is devoted to a tirade against ; the Southern States; but, so far as we can j discover, it advances no new ideas, the writer apparently contenting himself with a compi lation of the black republican newspaper arti- j cles and stump speeches of the last Presiden tial campaign. Near the close of the letter, ■ Mr. Wilmot takes occasion to endorse a reso lution of the Convention against the full participation of naturalized citizens at the ballot box. This paragraph, although cun ningly constructed, means that foreign born citizens are suspicious, and should not be per mited to enjoy equal privileges with those born upon the soil. It is a bait thrown out to catch the gudgeons of the Know Nothing party, and prepare them to be swallowed up by the great anaconda of Niggerisra. With regard to State policy, or matters that more immediately concern the people of Pennsylva nia, the would-be Abolition Governor is as mute as a mouse. lie intimates, lx»wevor, an intention to stump the State. We hope he will do so. We should desire no better sport than to witness the utter discomfiture which awaits him in an encounter with Gen. -Packer, the able and eloquent candidate of the Democracy. All Hall, Philadelphia! At the municipal election, on Tuesday last, the Democrats swept the board —electing their candidates for City Treasurer and City Com missioner by a plurality exceeding 9,000 over the Know Nothing candidates, and by a clear majority of nearly 5,000 over the combined vote of the Know Nothings and Black Re publicans ! They also elected all their candi dates for Select Council, save o)ie, and sixty eight of the eighty-five members of Common Council. It iB apparent from the result of this elec tion, that Dred Scott has very few friends in Philadelphia, and that the followers of “Sam,” although still numerous, are rapidly diminish ing. The following is the vote for City Treasurer and City Commissioner: Citv Treasurer. M’Grath. (d.) Potts, (k.n.) Rowland, (b. r.) 28,450 19,000 : 4,45 G City Commissioner. Logan, (d.) M’ Whorter, (k. n.) Lyndall,(b. r.) 28,143 18,708 4,482 The vote was small. Whole vote .polled 51,906. At the Presidential election last November the whole vote polled was 70,150. “Sam” and “Sambo” have been com pletely used up in the Quaker City. ■ Well Done, York, At the recent municipal election in the Bor ough of York, the Democrats succeeded for the first time in forty years—electing the en tire ticket, Burgess, Councilman, &c., by some -65 or 70 m-ijority. Last fall, when Mr. Buchanan carried the county of York by an overwhelming majority, the borough was against him. So we go. Tho State Sinking Fand. From a short statement made by the Com missioners of the Sinking Fund, and published in the Harrisburg papers, we learn that the Fund is virtually a nullity—not a dollar hav ing been paid into it for the last two years. The means set apart by statute to create a Sinking Fund; for the gradual liquidation of the State Debt, consisting mainly of the Ton nage Tax collected off the Pennsylvania Rail road, which for the past eleven months amounted to $221,248. This sum together with other resources, has been consumed to meet the increased expenses of government— extra pay to legislators, salaries of judges, etc. The bill for the sale of the Main Line, which is likely to pass both branches of the Legisla ture and become a law, does not realize to the Treasury one cent above its present income, while it withdraws the Tonnage Tax, which is annually increasing in magnitude, from the payment of the State debt. Our legislators raised their salaries two years ago some twenty five thousand dollars, and depleted the Treasury to that amount.— At the present session they have raised the salary again of each member two hundred dollars more—making an additional drain on the Treasury of $26,000 1 At this rate of financiering, can any one tell when the public debt will be paid or the taxes reduced ? Mrs. Cunningham Acquitted. Last week was rendered memorable in New York city, by the trial of Mrs. Cunningham for the alleged murder of Dr. Burdell, on the night of the 30th of January last. The Jury t was empannelled on Monday. The evidence for prosecution was all in by Tuesday at noon, and that for the defence closed on Friday evening. The counsel occupied the greater part of Saturday, and after the charge of the Court the Jury retired to their room, deliber ated for about twenty minutes, and returned into Court with a verdict of acquittal. Upon the rendition of the verdict, there Was an out burst of applause from the crowd present which was promptly suppressed by the court. Mrs. Cunningham and her daughter fainted. Mr. Eckel the supposed accomplice of Mrs. Cunningham was then released on his personal bond of $5,000, to appear on the 18th inst. at the Court of Oyer and Terminer. A Double Team* The Legislature having passed a bill foethe creation of an additional District Attorney, in Philadelphia, the Court of Quarter Sessions of that city have appointed Wm. B. Mann, Esq., who has been contesting the right of Mr. Casßidy to the office, to hold < until the fall of 1859. Messrs. Cassidy . and Mann are, therefore, District Attornies for Philadel phia, and, we presume, nothing more will be heard of the “election frauds” at the lost Octo ber eleotion. I®. Governor Walker leaves Was! City for Kansas to-day. The Sunbary and Erie Railroad Bill. The bill giving this company three mil lions of dollars of the proceeds of the sale of the public works, in the event that the Penn sylvania Railroad company should buy them, has finally passed the House of Representatives by a majority of six votes. This result was totally unexpected to persons from a distance, but not so to those who have watched the out side manoeuvres of the men who have the bill in charge, and who are deeply interested in the passage of this infamous scheme. The bill has been bored through the House by such men as John A. Gamble, ex-Canal Commis sioner; Israel Painter, ex-Canal Commissioner; James Burns, ex-Canal Commissioner; James Jackman, and a few others of a like stamp. — These men have over one hundred miles of the road under contract. This, contract, which amounts/to four millions of dollars, was ob tained no very honorable means, at rates so high that it is confidently asserted, by men who are acquainted with the making of rail roads, that they will make one million of dollars clear money by the operation, and that it can be made by sub-letting, without even turning a hand. We shall not attempt to censure the mem bers who have taken an active part in the passage of the bill, particularly those whose J constituents are immediately benefited by the the road ; but we do think that those who live remote from the road have taken a bold step, i and brought upon themselves a responsibility 1 which we would not like to incur. I A reasonable amendment was offered to j the bill, providing that all the present con tracts should be rescinded, and that the work should be re-let to the lowest and best bid. der; but this was not acceded to by the friends of the road, because it would defeat the object of the present borers now at the capital. 1 We are friends of the Sunbury and Erie : Railroad, and want it made ; but when such men as we have above named are engaged in a project of turning the making of-the road to their own individual advantage, then let us pause and reflect. We annex the vote, so that our readers may 'know who voted to squander the people’s money: . Yeas—Messrs. Babcock, Backus, Ball, Benson. Bishop, Brown, Carty, Cleaver, Dickey, Dock. Eystor, Glbboney, Hamilton, Hancock. Hiesrtand, Mine, Hoffman (ofLebanon,) Housekeeper, Imbrie, Jenkins. Johnson, Kerr, Lebo, Ma near, Maugle, M’Calmont, M’llvufntj, Mamma, Nichols, Nicholson, PeuroHO. Peters, Pownal, Ramsey, (of Phi 1a.,) Heed, Shaw, Sloan, Struthers, Thorn. Tolan, Vail, Van* vnorhlK, Vickers, Wagonseller, Walter, Warner, Wintrode, Wriitht and Yearsley—l9. Nats—Messrs. Anderson, Arthur, Backhouse, Beck, Bower, Calhoun. Campbell, Crawford, Ent, Poster, Gildea, Hamel, Harper, Heins, Ilill, HUlpchk, Hoffman, (of Berks.) lanes, Jacobs. Johns, Kauffman, Knight, Leisenring, Long aker, Lovett, Moorhead, N'untieiiiacher. Pearson, Purcell, Rautsey, (of York.) Reamer, Roberts, Rupp. Smith, (ot Cambria.) Smith, (ot Centre,) Stevenson, Voeghtley, West brook, Whartou, Williston, Witherow, Zimmerman anil Getz, Speaker —l 3. We have been living at the seat of govern ment for twenty years past, and have been about the legislature yearly, but never before have we observed such a 6etof corrupt borers. We would rather see the sale of the Publio Works postponed another year, until the amendments to the Constitution are adopted, which will prohibit the State from subscribing to any project of this kind, than to 6ee this bill pass. It becomes the duty of the tax payers at once to arouse in their might, and stay the progress of the bill in the Senate. We have an abiding faith in that body, and look to them to rebuke corruption and fraud. But if it should.pass, we have still another hope, and that is the Governor, who will never, jicver affix his signature to any bill, if he can be convinced that it is wrong in principle, and particularly if he is satisfied that corrupt means have been U6ed to effect its passage. — Harrisburg Telegraph. New Banks. The following is a list of the bills passed by -both Houses of the Legislature chartering new Banks, with the amount of the capital of each, and also those for an increase of capital.— The aggregate increase of the Banking capital of the State is about eight and a half millions : Union Bank, Reading, $500,000 State Capital, Harrisburg, • 300,000 Coatesville, 160,000 Fayette County, 150,000 Corn Exchange, 500,000 Lewisburg, (increase,) 100,000 Kittaning, - . 300,000 Allegheny, 500,000 Jersey Shore, 100,000 Octoraro, 200,000 Beaver County, 150,000 Phoenixville, 300,000 Schuylkill Haven, 100,000 Commonwealth, 500,000 Tioga County, 200.000 Doylestown, 150,000 Shamokio, 150,000 Iron City, 500,000 Wiiynesburg, (increase,) 100,000 Cataseque, 400,000 Citizens’ Deposit, Pittsburg, (inc.,) 300,000 Easton,- 150.000 Union Bank, 500,000 York County, (increase,) 200,000 Manufacturers’ & Mechanics, (inc.,)700.000 Central Bank, llollidaysburg, 300,000 Pottstown, 200,000 Centre County Bank, 300.000 Crawford County, McKean County, Lebanon Valley, Potter County, Sale of the Main Line. Even the Harrisburg Telegraph , an opposi tion papor, opposes the corrupt p'roject of sel ling or rather giving away the Main Line which is now contemplated in the Legislature, and especially that part of the project which proposes to squander the proceeds of the Bale. The following is from its columns : SUNBURY AND ERIE R.AILROAD BILL. —Th\S is a bill which proposes to pledge $3,000,000 of the bonds received from the sale of the Main Line; as collateral security for the redemption of that much of a loan authorized to be made by that company, and to pledge the credit of the State for the redemption of that much of the loan. We are warm friends of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad, and would be rejoiced to see that improvement made, but we regard ’this proposition little less than monstrous, and calculated, if it becomes a law, to defeat every advantage which the State might gain from the sale of the Public Works. It isbuttrans fering the schemes of robbery and plunder from one theatre to another. It is well known that the contracts for making that road are in the hands of a few bold operators on public improvements, who will be the only party benefited by the passage of the bill. And when the money which is borrowed on the credit of the State is expended, and forty or fifty per cent, of it pocketed by the contractors, I the Commonwealth will either have to make 1 new advances to finish it, or suffer an unfin ished road to be sold, by which time these very contractors will have enough of the State's money to purchase it, and leave the State to pay the balance. The bill was de feated in the house by a tie vote, but we have | no doubt will be brought up again, as these ! vultures are not so easily driven from their I P re y- we have not a doubt The country expects it of them, and they are not the men to flinch from the faith ful performance of their duty. In speaking of the action of the British government, the Washington Union , of Wed nesday last, says that this result was substan tially predicted by the London Morning Post of the 15th of April, and concludes its power ful review of the action of the English ■ cabinet in the following style : The article in the Post, to which we refer, assuming as substantially accurate the version i of the amended treaty which had appeared id | some., of the New York journals, gives us j distinctly to understand that all the amend- I meats of the Senate received the more or less | ready assent of the British cabinet, with one I exception, and this exception is to be found in ! the alteration made in that portion of one of the separate articles which had reference to a recognition of the Bay Islands as belonging to Honduras. We venture to say that no citizen of the United States who has been called to anticipate the actioQ of Great Britain with respect to this treaty, would have ever dreamed that the occasion for its rejection ! would have been found in this section and on 1 this point. The claim of Great Britain to the Bay Islands is incontestably the weakest part !of her whole case. Her colonization of them was directly in violation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, not only upon the American construc tion of that instrument, but upon her own construction of it. It occurred subsequently to the date of that treaty, and after she had solemnly agreed to acquire no rights and exercise no dominion in Central America.— Hence it has been always regarded in this country as one of those passages in her history which it is difficult to account for, without impugning offensively her good faith, and her disposition to observe implicitly her treaty obligations. To show that we do not exag gerate on this subject, we subjoin a few para graphs from the documents which were sent to Congress by the Department of State in 1855. In the “ Statement for" 1 the Earl of Clarendon,” which the American minister at London presented in January, 1854, when our government was represented there by the present Chief Magistrate of the United States, Mr. Buchanan says: “Great Britain has not even retired from the island of Ruatan, in obedience to the con vention. Here no question can possibly arise from any alleged Mosquito protectorate. This is clearly a Central American inland, belong ing to the State of Honduras, and but thirty miles distant from her port of Truxillo. If the convention plainly embraces any object whatever, this must be Ruatan. And yet Great Britain has not only continued to occupy this island, but, since the date of the conven tion, she has actually established a colonial government over it; and not over it alone, but, adding thereto five other neighboring islands on the Central American coast, has converted them all into the British colony of the ‘ Bay Islands.’ Public sentiment is quite unanimous in the United States that the es tablishment of this colony is a palpable viola tion both of the letter and spirit of the Clayton and Bulwer convention. “ Ruatan is well known to be an island of great value and importance, on account of its excellent harborp, which are rare along that coast. Indeed, it has been described by a Spanish author ‘as the key tff the Bay of Honduras, and the focus of the trade of the neighboring countries.’ Such is its command ing geographical position that Great Britain, in possession of it, could completely .arrest the trade of the United States in its passage to and from the isthmus. In vain may the convention have prohibited Great Britain from erecting or maintaining any fortifications commanding the Nicaragua canal, or in other portions of Central America, if she shall con tinue to exercise dominion over ‘ the Bay Islands.’ ” And, again, in his masterly reply to Lord Clarendon, of July 22, 1854, he thus refers to the same subject: “What are the facts of the case? When tho treaty was concluded Great Britain was simply in the occupation of Ruatan, under the capture made by Colonel McDonald. She had established no regular form of govern ment over its few inhabitants, who, to say the least, were of a very heterogeneous character, She had then taken but the first step, and this in the face of the remonstrances of Honduras, towards the appropriation of the island. No trouble could have been anticipated by the United States in regard to this island. No doubt could have been entertained but that Great Britain would promptly withdraw from it after the conclusion of the treaty. Her relation towards Ruatan at this time was merely that of a simple occupant. From this occupancy it was easy to retire, and the island would then have naturally reverted to Hondu ras. Instead, however, of taking one step backward, the government of Great Britain has since taken a stride forward, and has pro ceeded to establish a regular colonial govern ment over it. But this is not all. They have not confined themselves to Ruatan alone, but have embraced within their colony five other Central American islands off the coast of the State of Honduras. One of these, Bonaeca, says Bonnycastle, is an island about sixty miles in circumference, and is supposed to be the first island which Columbus dis- 150,000 250,000 200,000 100,000 $8,559,000 covered on his fourth voyage. It- was not known, however, in the United States, that the British government had ever made claim to any of these five Central American islands previous to the proclamation announcing their colonization. Indeed, the British statement nowhere asserts that any of them had ever been occupied at any period by Great Britain before their incorporation with Ruatan, and the establishment in 1851 of the colony of the ‘ Bay Islands.' -“In this manner has the feeble State of Honduras been deprived of every valuable island along her coast, and is now com pletely commanded by the impending power of Great Britain. “ The government of the United States view the establishment of the colony of the * Bay Islands' in a still more unfavorable light than they do the omission on the part of the British government to carry the provisions of the treaty into effect. They feel this to he the commission of a positive act in 1 palpable vio lation both of the letter and spirit of the Clay ton and Bulwer convention.’ ” Retired. —E. H. Rauch, Esq., formerly of this city, but for some years past editor of the Lehigh Valley Times , haß retired from that establishment, and intends locating at Mauch QJiunk, Carbon county, where he will again assume editorial functions by publishing a paper devoted to the interests of the Black Republican cause. Ned is a ready writer, and barring his politics, we wish him abundant success. He is really a clever fellow, of infi nite jest and merriment. The bill for the sale of the Main Line passed second reading in the Senate, on Sat urday, without material amendment. Js?*Jahes G. Campbell, Esq., has been appointed, by the President, U. S. Marshal for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Repeal of the Test* In Senate, May 2. —Mr Finney called up Senate bill No. 930, to remove the disability of witnesses on account of religious belief. Mr. Harris opposed the bill as a dangerous innovation upon a good and wholesome law. Mr. Harris said : Mr. Speaker :—Notwithstanding the al most unanimous vote with which this bill passed the Senate on second reading, I am still disposed to raise my voice against it. This bill is couched in language that does not convey its spirit and meaning. It is en titled “An Act to Remove the Disability of Witnesses on account of Religious Belief.” Now, sir, the Constitution provides, in Article 9th, and Section 4th, who shall be qualified to hold office, and, I think, sir, the same princi ple will hold good in relation to witnesses, which reads as follows: “ That no person who acknowledges the being of a God, and a future state of reward and punishment, shall, on ac count of his religious sentiments, be disquali fied to hold any office or place of trust or profit under this Commonwealth.” Now, sir, I think this clause is as applicable to the qual ification of witnesses as it is to holding office or places of trust. When this bill was before the Senate on a former occasion, I opposed it, on the ground that I believed that no person that did not believe in the existence of a Supreme Being, or of future rewards aod punishments, is com petent, nor should be permitted to give testi mony in any Court of justice. Sir, I look upon it as perfectly ridiculous to administer an oath to any person that is so far destitute of moral principle as to deny the ex istence of a Supreme Being, and absurd, to say the least of it, to suppose that such a person would have any principle to govern him in giving testimony in a case where he might be interested. And there is another view I take of it. It is encouraging and countenancing a doctrine that ought to be frowned down in every civil ized country. Sir, when an individual knows that a pub lic declaration of infidelity disqualifies him from coming into a Court of Justice and giving testimony in a case, he will be careful how he publicly avows such principles, and know his baneful influence will not be felt in society and amongst the youth. But, sir, we are told that this law should be repealed to remove the disability of witnesses on account of their re ligious opinions. Now, sir, the law, as it now stands, does not disqualify any person from being a witness on accuunt of their religious belief. But just the reverse. It is because they believe there is no such thing as religion, and because they don’t consider themselves responsible to any other tribunal than the law of the land. The Sena tor from Warren argues that the law which this act repeals prevents a large and respecta ble class of our fellow citizens, who have a religious faith, from being witnesses in Courts of justice. He had reference, no doubt, to those that believe in the doctrine of universal salvation. But, sir, it does not include that clasß of citizens who believe in future rewards, and also that they are responsible to a Supreme Being. It only includes that class who are open and avowed infidels ; andmy mind is unchanged in relation to the propriety of repealing the law that disqualifies them from ooming into Court and giving testimony when a citizen’s life, character and aaroperty are in jeopardy. And I think, sir, thijpposition some Senators took on former occasions to this bill, was calculated, to say tho least of it, to lower the standard of the Christian religion, and encourage infidelity ; and, sir, I will raise my voice and record my vots against it, if it stands solitary and alone. Mr. Laubacu looked upon the matter in the same light. The old law was a wholesome and venerated one, and he was opposed to any innovation upon it. The bill passed—24 to 6, as follows : Yeas —Messrs. Brewer, Browne, Coffee, Ely, Evans, Fetter, Finney, Flenniken, Frazer, Gazzam, Ingram, Jordan, Knox, Lewis, Myer, Scofield, Shuman, Souther, Steele, Walton, Welsh, Wilkins, Wright and Taggart, Speaker —24. Nays —Messrs. Cresswell, Harris, Killinger, Laubach, Sellers and Straub—6. Sensible Talk, The London Times is very kind to tell the United States what their duty is and what their honor requires ; but this country has a habit of deciding these points for itself. The Times thinks the decision of the Supreme Court, that negroes are not citizens of the United States, denies the right of any state to make them citizens of a state. The Times does not understand what it is talking about, evidently, and before it undertakes to school us about our constitutional duties, had better learn the difference between our state and national constitutions. The Times thinks Mr. Buchanan greatly to blame for not volunteer ing to aid English conquests in China; but the London Chronicle takes a different view of the matter. It sayß : “We have always argued, that whatever steps might be taken to obtain commercial ac cess to that almost unknown world, the im mense Chinese empire, should be adopted in the name of the whole civilized nations of the globe. But we have no right to call upon other states to take part in, or to sanction, deliberate fraud and ruthless massacre. In arguing on behalf of joint action, it has always been with a reservation that we have strictly no right to ask other nations to render their respectability a cloak for our iniquities. Had the government of the United States fallen into the trap laid for them by Lord Palmer ston,, they would have given a retrospective sanction to his proceedings, of which his par asites would not have been slow to take ad vantage. As it is, should President Buchan an persist in withholding his assent to the proposed co-operation, he will have recorded another condemnation of the Chinese massa cres, more signal and far reaching than even the vote of ceasure passed by the House of Commons against Lord Palmerston’s policy, upon the motion of Mr. Cobden.” The President and Cabinet. The Washington correspondent of the Daily Bay State, says in his last communication to that journal: “ The new administration is fully meeting the expectations of its most anxious support ers. The President and Cabinet are slowly, but surely, working themselves and govern ment out of the difficulties which were sup posed to surround them ; and thus far their action has met the decided approval of the en tire Democratic party. Even the opposition have been compelled to admit that an unusual degree of fairness and liberality has been ex hibited in the management of affairs thus far. “ The result of the election in Connecticut has fully confirmed the wisdom of Mr. Bu chanan in selecting Mr. Toucey for a member of his cabinet. And the enemies and oppo nents of that able and judicious statesman have the mortification of beholding his native State rallying around him and the principles he advocates, and his friends here have the satisfaction of knowing that his policy has elevated the Democratic party to its legitimate position. Henceforth fanaticism must find a home on other soil.” A Negro in Limbo.— We find the following news item in the columns of one of our ex change papers, to which we invite the atten tion of the mock philanthropists who can sympathise with no distress unless it is con nected with a black akin and curled hair: Forgery by a Colored Clergyman.— The Rev. Samuel R. Ward, pretty well known as a negro preacher, has been banished for for gery to the British penal colony on Van Die mand's Land. Ward was concerned in the slave rescue at Syracuse, New York, and afterwards went to England and became a lion among the British Abolitionists. Scraping together a little money, he went to the British West Indies and bought a plantation, and it was there he committed the crime for which he has been banished. His family are in this country in a destitute condition.” Where is Horace Greely ? Where are the freedom shriekers, that there are no howls over this terrible outrage upon an eminent Black Republican—a political preacher into the bargain ? Is it not an abominable shame that a sable individual should be treated pre cisely like “ sassy white folks,” who are guilty of violating the laws ? In England, too, where philanthropy has run mad in relation to ne groes for half a century I What is the world coming to—a negro to fare no better than a white man, is an outrage net to be overlooked* The “ Pittsburg Union.”— We have ne glected heretofore t-o mention the fact that Thomas J. Keenan has disposed of his interest in the Pittsburg Daily Union to Messrs. John 11. Baiiy & Co., Mr. Baily assuming the editorial duties. He is said to be a gentleman of fine abilities, and the Union , under bis management, promises largely to help on the Democratic cause. The last number, however, gets into a passion on the matter of the ap proaching comet, and rails at things generally in this wise: “ It may be, however, a very well behaved comet, and may not be guilty of any of the charges that are made against it, but i£ has certainly chosen a very unfortunate time for its engagement. The Burdell murder, the Al toona homicide, the Washington tragedy and the McKeesport butchery, without even allu ding to the sale of the Main Line, are about enough to justify the conclusion of the old wo man, that after all the comet is only the d—l in disguise. If so we anticipate a short visit, for a single glance will satisfy him that his business is going on about as well as if he were peisonally present. Bills Signed by ihe Governor. Harrisburg, May 6.—The following bills have been signed by the Governor, viz: —To incorporate the Commonwealth Bank of Phil adelphia ; to incorporate the Corn Exchange Bank of Pbilada.; to incorporate the Union Bank of Philada.: to make the Lewisburg Savings Institute, a bank of issue ; to charter the Allegheny Bank ; to incorporate the Bank of Chester Valley at Coatesville ; to extend the charter of the Doylestown Bank ; to in corporate the Union Bank of Reading; to in corporate the Cataeaqua Bank; to incorporate the Kittaning Bank of Beaver county. Also, the Bill relative to the election of Brigadier General, and for the relief of Gen eral Small; to consolidate the Lebanon Valley and Philadelphia and Reading Railroads ; to refund certain moneys to Messrs. Bingham & Dock; relative to the Lehigh Crane Iron Company; supplement to the Dauphin and Susquehanna Railroad charter; to incorporate the Lehigh and Delaware Water Gap Railroad Co.; supplement to the act to incorporate the Northern Home for Friendless Children, and to incorporate the.Xoung Men’s Christian As sociation. Black Republicanism always the same. —The adjournment of the Black Republican Legislature of New York is the occasion of the following remarks in the Albany Atlas and Argus. They cannot be too carefully read or too extensively circulated : * “ The Black Republicans commenced with an overwhelming majority. They passed 800 laws. They emptied the treasury. They an ticipated its resources for years to come.— They sanctioned hundreds of illegitimate claims. They overrode the vetoes of their own chief magistrate. They rejected his nominations. They assailed the constitution of the United States and of the State; de clared defiance of the Courts, and overturned the chapters of the chief cities. They reversed the rules of the common and commercial law, and unsettled every vested right in the State. While doing this, they cried ‘liberty, liberty, liberty—the negro, the negro, the negro!’— But they passed no liberty bill. They tossed the measure from house to house, and aban doned it*. They voted for vaporizing resolu tions ; but the lover of liberty will look in vain through the immense statute book of the year fora single word in protection of human rights. He will find nothing but acts of spoliation and disorganization. Black Re publicanism is the same every where—corrupt, hypocritic, impudent and false.” The Burdell Murder Trial.— The testi mony for the prosecution in the case of Mrs. Cunningham, charged with the murder of Dr. Burdell, was concluded on Thursday, and con siderable evidence was taken for the defence. Probably the most important of what was received from the witnesses for the prosecu tion, was that elicited on the cross examina tion of Dr. Uhl. The Ductor’s impres sion appears to be that the wounds were 1 inflicted by a tall person, having a consid erable amount of anatomical knowledge.— The situation in which blood was found—in the doctor’s room ; on the stairway wall; on the hall door; on thehall basement floor; on the hinge side of the basement front door, and again on the door of the main entrance, ap peared to indicate that the person who com mitted the deed had passed out of the .room, down the stairs to the main floor; then turned and passed down into the basement hall, tried to find the knob of the front basement door, and (ailing, had returned and passed out of the main door into the street. Dr. Carnochan, called for the defence, agreed with Dr. Uhl in all that pertained to the manner in which the deed was done.— N. Y. Times. Terrible Affair in Wake County, N. C. —On Thursday night last, sajß the Raleigh Register , Messrs. Albert Ilinton, James Pen ny, and Keith, three citizens of this county, who were acting as a patrol under the appointment of our court, in the discharge of their duties visited the plantation of Mr. B. K. S. Jones, about 10 miles from this city, where a negro wedding was in progress. On going into the kitchen, where the negroes were assembled, William Robertson, a free negro, who was sold out of the jail in this city some time last year for debt, assaulted Mr. Hinton with an axe, splitting his head open, and inflicting a wound upon him which proved fatal. The same negro struck Mr. Penny with a shovel and knocked* him senseless to the ground. Mr. Keith was also knocked down, but by whom it is not known. Messrs. Penny and Keith soon recovered. Mr. Hinton re sided about four miles from town, and was one of the most estimable men in the country. Our citizens are greatly incensed against the perpetrator of this outrage, and a large num ber of* them joined Sheriff High yesterday morning, and went in search of the diabolical fiend. The negro, William Robertson, is des cribed as very black, and about six feet in height. Riot in Clearfield County.— A serious pitched battle occurred between the regular raftsmen and the log-drivers, from Williams port and Lookhaven, on Saturday week, on Clearfield creek, one of the tributaries of the West Branch of the Susquehanna. It seems that the raftsmen demanded that the logs should be kept baok by a temporary “ boom, ” until the rafts should get out of the creek.— This the log men refused, and made a violent attack, in which a man named Rephart was shot through the head, and instantly killed. Four men were seriously injured with buck shot, and a large number injured by clubs, stones and other missies. A fearful excitement exists, and there is no telling where the mat will end. The Harrisburg Telegraph says a bill is now before the Legislature designed to give the regular lumbermen redress by com pelling the log men to raft their logs, instead of floating them promiscuously, but, owiDg to the illness of Mr. Petriken, of Lycoming, who represents the log interest, the members feel a delicacy in acting upon it. But this fearful state of things will, doubtless, cause them to take it up and pass it without delay. Heavy Lime Business. —There is a vast amount of business done in the way of lime burning within a circuit of a few miles of Norristown. Among the heaviest operators, we suppose, are Messrs. William & Robert Magee, of the “Norristown Lime Works.”— From some statistics published in the Repub lican it appears they have 23 draw kilns in operation. These all face the Schuylkill, and are perpetually on fire, the work, however, being so arranged that the hands rest on the Sabbath. Their property was purchased of Wm. A. Crawford, Esq., comprising 20 acres, for $20,000. The breast of stone which they quarry to water level is about 70 feet high, running back hundreds of feet. It will last for years yet to come. Besides their heavy retail business, they ship a large quantity for agricultural purposes, into New Jersey, Del aware, Maryland, and even further South.— They ship most of their lime in their own boats and cars. Politics in the Pulpit.— Ex-Senator Dick- : inson.of New York, in one of his orations, thus speaks of the effect of introducing politics into the pulpit: “It has done more to demoral ize the public mind than any other social evil, for it has planted death in the seat of life ; it has done more to desecrate the cause of re ligion than the worst opinions of Paine—more to raise up an army of scoffers than the wri tings of Yoltaire—more to manufacture infi dels than the seed sown in the revolution of France: and when all these influences shall have been exterminated or forgotten forever, the plague spot of political pulpit* will rest upon society like a deadly incubus. ;; CITY AND COUNTY AFFAIRS. City Finances. —Counoils held their stated meetiug for May on Tuesday night last. The eession was length..'—the respective bodies not adjourning until 11 o'clock. The reports of the Finance, Water, Engine and Hose C-.mimittees, and that of the late City Treasurer were read. From the Finance Report we learn that the total amount of the City Debt Is $371,832 06. The City Treasurer, Dr. Welchens, presented his report of the present condition of tha Treasury, from which it appears that the amount of money received since March 25th, 1857, was ■' $10.959 00 Amount disbursed, during the aamer s> perlod, 10.708 77 Balance In Treasury, May sth, School Directors. —The following gentle men were chosen School Directors, for three years, at the election on Tuesdsy last: —lion. A. L. Hayes, Edward C. Darlington, Jonathan Dorwart, Benjamin F. Shenk, Joshua W. Jack, F. J. Kramph, Theo. Fenn, John Hamilton, W. G. Kendrick, Wm. B. Wiley, David Hartman and Amos Slaymaker. Franklin and Marshall College —The Sommer Session of this Institution commenced oa Wed nesday morning last. It was opened by an address from President Gerhart, delivered before the Professors, Stu dents, and a number of citizens, who assembled in the Chapel of the College, at 10 o'clock. The address was lengthy, and was marked with the well known ability of the President. It was listened to with great interest and attention throughout. For Europe.— Re?. Mr. Kampman, Pastor of the Moravian Church of this city, Rev. Levin T. Reichel, formerly of Lltiz, but now of Salem, N. C-, Rev. Mr. de Schweinitz, of Philadelphia, together with a number of prominent members of the Moravian Church of this coun try, sailed last week from New York, in the steamship Africa, for Europe, whither they are delegated to attend the meeting of their Synod, which la to be held at Herrn hut, in Germany. Lancaster County School Superinten dent.—The Convention of School Directors of Lancaster County, met at the Court House, in this city, on the 6th Inst., and elected Rev. John S. Crumbaugh County Super intendent, Axing his salary at $l5OO per annum. Resolu tions were adopted, praising the new school law, as having been of great benefit to the State, and as inaugurating a new era in our public school system. Pens! Pens!! —Murray, Young & Co. have always on hand a capital assortment of Pens, which they import direct trom the Manufacturer in Europe. We have tested the different kinds, and find them to be every thing promised by these gentlemen. To those of our friends desirous of patronizing Messrs. Murray, Young A Co. we would especially recommend the ’‘Commercial,'’ “Extra Fine,” and new Btyl* “Elastic," as all excellent of their kind. The latter especially is one of the very best pens we have ever used. Call and examine thoir assortment, as there is no charge made for looking at them. Board of Licensers.—Petitions are in circulation in this city asking the Legislature to exteud that portion of the Liquor Law which vests the power of granting licenses, iu Philadelphia and Allegheny, in a Board of Licensers to this county. Much dissatisfaction exists in this city at the manner in which the licences for taverns and eating houses have been granted. The peti tioners think, and vre agree with them, that the matt-r could be better arranged, so that justice might be meted out to all, by the appointment of such a board. Portrait of Capt. Duchman. —A beautiful crayon ambrotype likeness of Capt. Duchman has been executed by Addis, of East King street, and bung up in the Fencibles' Armory at Fulton Hall. This portrait, which la of large size, is haudsoinely framed in a hoary, gilt oval frame, and was ordered by some of the Captain's military friends. As a work of art it reflects much credit upon Mr. Addis. The Fencibles —The Fencibles paraded on yesterday afternoon with full ranks, and excellent music from their band. They were inspected in Centre Square by Brigade Inspector Amweg. The company looked ex tremely well. Charge of Larceny.— Catharine Clency, and John, her husband, were arrested on Saturday, brought before Aldermao Mu.iser, and committed to prisou, in default of bail, to answer a charge of stealing $1,170, be longing to Owen Cook, a workman at the Safe Harbor Iron Works. Centre Square Grocery. — The establish ment of*Mr. John W. llublet, in Centre Square, presenu very superior attractions. He has recently greatly enlarged bis store room, and added to his stock an immense quantity of Groceries, Queensware, Ac., Ac., all of a superior quality, and at prices to suit every body. Mr. H.’s enterprize de serves success, and we are gratified to know that it meetsi with corresponding encouragement from a discriminating public. For further particulars, see advertisement la another col umn. Educational—Visits of Tnc County Su perintendent.—Educational Meetings will bo held In the following School Districts, at the times hereinafter speefied: Little Britain. Tuesday, the 19th, at 3 o’clock,at the new school house. Poplar Grove. Fulton, Wednesday, the 20th, at 3 p. m., at the Rock Spriug School. Drumore, Thursday, the 21st, at 2 p. m., at Chestiut Level, Pequea, Conestoga and Conestoga Centre, Friday evening, the 22d, in the Methodist Church, at candle light. Manor, Monday, the 25th. at 3 p. m., at the Prospect Hill School, and in the evening in Washington borongh, at candle light. West Hempfield, Tuesday, the 26th, in the evening. Mountville, at candle ILlit. Maoheim twp., Wednesday, 27th, in the evening. Neffsvjlle, West Earl, [The blanks will be filled this week. Earl, East Lampeter, Saturday, the 30th, at 2 p. m., at Enter prize. At La'st.— For the past two years, says the Inland Daily, a portion of the roof of the Court Uousa baa been leaking, to the sad detrimeat of the beautiful cciliog of the main Court Room, and of late this leakage has become considerably worse, until the ceiling and wails of Court Room are completely blotched in places with stains. For some time it was presumed that the whole of the tin roof was defective, but upon closer examination it has been found that nearly ail the leakage arises from defects in that part of the roof immediately under the dome, and that the rain entering there, ran down the rafters and then dripped on tho celling. To avoid this, tho Commissioners have determined to try West’s celebrated Galvanic Cement, and are now having the defective part completely covered with this water and fire proof roofimg, and It is to be hoped it may have the effect of staying the destruction that has been so long going on in this beautiful and costly structure. Frank Stocch’s Annual Examination.— The Annual Examination of Frank Stouch’i Juvenile Class will take place at Fulton Hall, on Thursday evening next. It will be a grand affair, as Frank and his pupils are making great preparations for it. All those fond of “tripping it on the light fantastic toe” will avail them selves of the opportunity of being present. it is always an agreeably speDt evening at Frank’s parties. Mr. Gough’s Lecture. — Fulton Ilall was well filled on Friday evening to hear the lecture of this distinguished advocate of temperance, but not crowded as on former occasions. The lecture was a brilliant and cap tivating entertainment to those present. Burglary. —The house ef Mr. Henry Myers, corner of Orange and Mulberry streets, was entered on Friday morning, about 1 o’clock, ADd robbed of the following articles:—Six Table Spoons, six Tea Spoons, -marked C. H. M., two Butter Knives, ten Table Knives, twelve Forks, one Veil, on Tidy, two Pocket Books, and $5,00 in money. The family heard the noise and immedi ately gave the alarm, when the thief fled, leaving behind him his hat and boots ; tho hat is a white slouch, with a velvet ribbon, which will, we hope, help tn find ont tho perpetrator of the theft. Columbia Affairs. —We extract the fol lowing from Saturday’s Spy: ■Of*-As we anticipated the Commissioners of the Colum bia Manufacturing Company- have not let the grass grow under under their feet. By reference to their advertisement, of to-day, it will be seen that they propose opening boooks, on Saturday tho 23d inet., at Col. Green’s offieo for the subscription of stock. We understand tbat a favorable opportunity offers for starting this enterprise, under very fair auspices, and that it is the determina'ion of those concerned to push it ener getically. What we before said in reference to the interest of Columbians in forwarding this undertaking, we repeat, and call upon our citizens generally to come forward and give the encouragement tbat any effort to improve the interests of the place, through its business, deserves at their hands. *3* The river, since the heavy rains of the early part of the week, has been running very high, and has completely suspended raft navigation for the time. We notice that the rafts attached to the pier, are as safe as those made fast to the wharves. The water, during the present freshet, has been at as high a stage as it attains, except in'extra ordinary cases, during the rafting seassn, and this, together with the severe trial sustained during the ice flood in the winter, we thiok satisfactorily proves the solid construc tion ofonr pier, and no fears Deed be entertained for the safety of any lumber, once carefully secured to it, after the test of the last week’s high water. The force of the current broke the tow-Uue of another 1 canal boat while crossing the river, a few days since, but : the hands, fortunately, succeeded in “snubbing” her to one of the large bitching posts of the pier. The river is rapidly falling as we go to press, and before our paper is out we expect to see a fresh irruption of raftsmen. 43“ A reword of fifty dollars has been offered, by the officers of the Susquehanna and Vigilant Fire Companies, for the arrest and conviction of some one or more pitiful scoundrels who broke the windows of both engine houses, on Friday and Saturday nights last. We trnstthey will be successful in bringing them to justice. A more cowardly deed, and one more deserving of punishment, has neYer been perpetrated in our town. a stated meeting of tho Vigilant Engine and 1 Hose Company, held In theiY hall, on Friday evening, May Ist, 1867, the President announced the death of Colour J. Bull, one of their members when the following preamble and resolution were unanimously adopted: Whxkzab, It has pleased the Almighty Ruler of all things, to remove from our midst, in the prime of life, our late worthy fellow-member, who was ever reedy to do his duty, we bow with humble resignation to this dispensa tion, and sincerely condole with the family of the deceased is his sudden removal from os; therefore, Resolved, That a copy of these proceedings he sent to the family of the diseased, and, also, be published in the Columbia New Lecture and School House.— The Vestry of Trinity Lutheran Church, Duke street, have resolved to erect a building, to be used for Lectures and Sabbath Schools, In James street, east of North Queen, and appointed Messrs William Friok, J. W. Hubloy a D d Wm. Buck) us a committee to receive proposals for tho same.— The building is to be of brick, with slate roof, 30 or 35 feet front, and 40 feet in depth. This is a commendable enter prize, and in an Inviting locality. Another Citizen for Europe.— Mr. Chas. W. Cooper, of this city, will leave this week for Europe, where be contemplates a tour for health and pleasure. He expects to return in the Fall. Licenses. —The Court was engaged last week on the City applications for tavern and eating house licenses, and, also, for eating houses in the county. The following tavern licenses were granted: N. W. Ward.—Samuel Showers, Isaac Weller, P. O. Grelder, George Kircher. Frederick Cooper, Jacob Leman, J. A D. Reese, Michael McGrann, John Michael, Emanuel Shober, Henry S. Sbenk, Wendell Martxall, Abraham Hostetler, H. BUckensderfer, King A Colvin, Mary Weldler, H. U. Eshbach. N. E. Ward.—Solomon Sprecher, Anthony Lechler, Owen Hopple, Barnett A Cox, Harriet T. Keller, John Hamilton, Connd Milter. S. W. Ward.—Philip Fitzpatrick, Caleb Baldwin, John Urban, Christian Shenk. S. E. Ward —J. R. Jameson, Wm. T. Youart, George L. Messenkop, Conrad Piltt, Margaret McGonlgle. The following eating house Ucenßes were granted : S. W. Ward.—Amos Fuok. N. E. Ward.—Sarah Matthews. S. W. Young, Frederick Hess. S. E. Ward.—Abner Miller, Philip Snyder. The following eating house licenses in the county were granteed: Columbia Bor.—John Kramer, Joseph Mack. Drumore —Barbara Johnsoo. Hempfield East—D. S. Royer, Petor Dommey. Little Britain—Wm. A J. F. Paxoon. Maohelm Bor.—J. R. Evans. Manor—Peter Campbell. Marietta Bor.—Benjamin Taylor. Paradise—Joseph Donlghy. Especial Notice. —Those of our readers who are troubled with Coughs and Colds, Bronchial or Throat Diseases, we advise to try one bottle of a very agreeable medicine called “Pectoral Syrup,” prepared by Dr. Geo. H. Keyser, Wholesale Druggist, of 140 Wood street, Pittsburgh, Pa., which'ls as much superior to the various nostrums with which the country is filled, as one medicine can be to another. You can get It at Heloitah'a, 13 East King street. For the Intelligencer. The Course of the Democrats of Lane as- ter County Next Mr. Editor: —When the old Whig party went asunder and a portion thereof delusively embraced the new and fanatical doctrines then, for the first time, seriously ad vanced, the reiuaiuder of that organization, like all other Constitution and Uuion-loving men, flocked to the standard of Democracy as the only availablo contra around which could be gathered strength sufficient to defeat the so-called Republican party, the tendoucy of whose doctrines they considered daugorous to the country. To the constancy aud uniformity with which the Demo cratic party has invariably adhered to the plain aud beaten track. And the uncompromising vigilance with which It has guarded against all innovations, was It Indebted in the recent Presidential election for the support of the uinny sober-minded men who enlisted themselves in Its ranks, and contributed to its success by their efforts and votes. 1 1 was a sublime moral spectacle, not soun to be forgotten, to see men, bitter political oppuneuts but a year before, under a sense of duty, rise superior to former political differences, make common cause, and, side by side, calmly but determinedly march to tho polls and record their votes In support of the faith of their fathers, their country and the Constitution. To tho Democracy of Pennsylvania, who occupied the post most violently assailed by the opposition, bolongi particular praise. They are now eutrenebed in the hearts of the people firmer than oror, and next fall’s Guberna torial election will add another to the many glorious vic tories they have achieved. Even In our own County of Lancaster they have been making rapid progress since the dissolution of the Whig party, and are daily gaining to their ranks the practical and sound-minded of the community. In 1*155 the Democrats of Lancaster County pollod a little over 4500 votes. In 1356, the following tall, they polled over 8700, being an increase of some 4200 votes in one year. Tho former year they elected their County Treasurer and two Representatives. In the latter, the opposition minority for Congress, tho highest offico to be filled, on a fair trial, with two tickets In tho fWld. amounted only to 1671 votes over the Democratic candidate; whereas at Taylor’s election (1848) the Democrats were beaten by 5310 majority. Thus showing au immense falliug off from tho opposition, which, with the same causes at work, will in a few more years, if not soonor, make the county Democratic. The Old Line Whigs cannot and will not support tho abolition free-trader Wilmot next fall. For County officers the election may be animated, not because any political priuciples will be Involved, but because the offices to bo fillod are lucrative and eagerly sought after. Already have a great number of candidates submitted their claims to the stalled Uuion convention, which is to meet some time next fall. That body will be composed of persons entertaining sentiments directly opposite and hostile to each other—ultra KnnwSo/Jiings and At/olMoni*ts. The only cohesive ele -1 ment entering into it will bo a hope of spoils. It will not be composed of the sound and minded of tho com munity, but of demagogues who sought to distinguish themselves lost foil, with a view to subsequent elevation. ’ A uian is no longer to be placed In office because he is ; honest and capable. Tho Captaiu of Tuns, the Leader of j Clubs, Chairman of Committees, Blowor of Trumpets, Car j rier of Banners, and Poster of Bills, are the persons to be I rewarded. The consequence oaslly to be foresoen is, that the ticket nnmioated by such a convention, governed by underground intluence , corruption, and transactions of bargain and sale, will in no wise be satisfactory to those who look beyoud tho interest of political hucksters, to the true prosperity of the county. Giving agitators office would encourage agi tation in the future and force all modest, deserving men to becoma such, or be entirely excluded from participation in the rewards of a useful and faithful citizenship, and, at the same time, deprive the community of their services in public. That there aro many such who, next fall, will cheerfully oppose the rotten system of the Union County Convention, by voting for a good, reliable Independent County Ticket, if such an one can be brought out, Is what I sincerely believe. Many of these mou too, In a choice between the Unioo and an exclusively settled Democratic County Ticket, would not vote at all. The question, in my mind, then resolves itself into this: Shall the Democratic party, In this county, whose policy ever has been “the greatest good to the greatest number, and trranoy over none,” givd these raeo an opportunity of doing bo, and, by enlisting into thoir raoks the good and true of every past party, crush the contemptible and cor* rupt combination of brawllug politicians and unprincipled office hunters now aspiring to place and power? If the Democratic party desires to do so, let them avoid settling candidates for the County offices. Beyond the Senate and Assembly no political principles are involved In the nomi nations. The only real objects should be the dofeat of two corrupt organizations entering into tha Union Convention, and the election of good and reliable officers. Let an independent County Ticket be formed, therefore, of the best material, and let the Democrats of Lancaster County unanimously support it. These are the views of a DEMOCRAT. Federal Offices. —Tho Doited States Cus tom House baa two thousand nine hundred and seventy-three agents and offices; the Land Office eighty registers; there are fifty Indian agents and superintendents, with two hundred and fifty employees; seven Governors of Ter ritories; four hundred and fifty clerks in the Treasury Department; four hundred and thirty-one clerks in the Interior Department; ninety-four in the Post Office; fifty-seven in the Navy, and ninety in the War. There are nine full foreign Missions, and two hundred and forty-one Consulates. Horse and Mule Shoes for the Army.— The house of Messrs. Burden & Sons, iron manufacturers at Troy, New York, have con cluded a large contract with the Government to supply the horse and mule shoes used in the service. These shoes are to be made by- a machine lately invented by Mr. Henry Bur den, which turns them out at the rate of fifty a minute, or about ten tons a day. There are about 1,500,000 pounds worn out annually in the Government service, and the Quartermas ter General has made a contract with the Messrs. Burden for a much superior article than can be made by hand, and at less than half the cost. These shoes are fastened with nails as before. They are swedged between dies, and, when finished, are os uniform in weight and form as coin. Wheat in Kentucky. —Central Kentucky, it is said, will raise ao immense grain crop this year. Last year, says the Cincinnati Gazette, Cincinnati received about four hun dred thousand bushels of wheat over the Covington and Lexington Railroad aloDe. In addition to this, a large quantity was shipped down the Kentucky river, for * Louisville, Madison and Cincinnati. The breadth of land planted with wheat this year, is said to be double that of last year. The growing crop is in excellent condition. It was, appar ently, injured by cold weather, but the indi cations of damage are rapidly disappearing as vegetation progresses. The cry of short crops cannot be successfully raised in Kentucky.— Nothing more certain than this. Our market will probably receive from Kentucky next season, by railroad alone, seven hundred thousand bushels of wheat. From Washington! Washington, May 9. —Alexander E. Evans, this morning delivered to government, official despatches with which he had been entrusted from Messrs Dallas and Mason. The latter represented his general health to be fine, though he is slightly lame from the effects of paralysis ; and further stated that he is ready to return home whenever the Administration shall intimate to him that this is desirable. Lord Napier received despatches enclosing a copy of the correspondence between the Earl of Clarendon and Mr. Dallas, respecting the rejected treaty, and will communicate to our government. Mr. Dallas in a letter to Mr. Cass, expresses the opinion that if the treaty had reached England prior to the elections it would have undoubtedly been ratified. The President is receiving no visitors torday, being closely engaged on instructions to Gov. Walker, relative to Kansas. Diseased Hog Meat.— On Saturday week two men were arrested in charge oi two wag ons containing about thirty dead hogs, intend ed for the. market, all of which had been dis eased. The carcases were all dressed and ready for sale, but were utterly unfit for food. < The men stated that they were employed to drive the meat to market from a distillery on the Ferry Road. That plecei. being searched, there were found forty-nine carcases of dis eased hogs dressed and prepared for market. So we learn from the Baltimore Clipper.