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Waolman, of Northampton. : - _ESPRESENTATIVE ELECTORS. I.lfctcae 1.. Demme, Philadelphia County. nt. us.aegavNic .do County. IV. A L . Rot,uwoar. do do Sams S. Yosr. Montgomery 00 VI ROBERT E. Wsuoirr, Lehigh do WILLIAM W. thr,aricixa, Cheater do `Till Basalt - GALDERIA'S, Lancaster do Parra KLINE. Berke do X. BERNARD G:Scrrooxoyza,Siontoe do' XI. Wk. StvirrrAttii, Wyoming do XU. JONAH GENWSTEE• Tioga do '• ;XIII 'IOW! C. KING, Clinton do • r -. - XIV. IGEN \YEOMAN ! Lebanon do • Romurr /. Future, York de XVL FY/DEVICE Saerrit. Franklin do -XVII. Jima Caiswat.x.; 'Huntingdon do :XVIII. CHARLES A. Mace, Greene do IX. Gramma W.I3OIVMAN, Bedford do ' lows R. Sastmec,'Beaver do GEORGE P. GANGLTON. Allegheny do XXII. Dayrs,Crawford do _ XXIII; .Traturar Iyics,. Potter _ do - . -.XXIY. - aramms Ca.mrauLL, Butler- . do FOR. CANAL'. COMMISSIONER, PAINIER, _Of Westmorland County. INTIATS-PAPER. THE LAWS OF THE UNITED 7 STATES, TREATIES. RESOLUTIONS OF CON ,tc., ARE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY • lialtiOing Post Soli Printing Offirc, CORNER. OF WOOD AND FIFTH STREETS. , r.11:7"..Re0 advertisement on the first page. • . . 3 117' cldrertisers are requested to hand in their farore before • Codeak.r . P. .3t. This mutt be complied with, in order to itt )ltitti ars inieetion. Mien ii is passibk ,an earlier hour would -fit 'preferred: ;• . • , W. CARR, United States Newspaper AgetwS Afuniktildings, N. K corner of Third and Dock streets, Auld ADO North Fourth street—is our only authorised Agent copies of the Moruittg Past. may be had at the Store of 'George M Brisbin & Co., N. F. earner of hits Dianuind' and Ohio street. Allegheny City. Adver 41sements left there before 5 P. NI. will be inserted the I)lg.tt ' . Wonderful Discovery. The senior editor of the Gazette, at Washington, viaysz--" It would he'amusing, if not contemptible, to see with what perfect contempt the dominant par treat all -great principles of Government. Let . . . - Western men of this party, who claim something of tthe benefits of Government,Lsee to it that their rights, 'principles and privileges are not lost sight oL" TVs putty," who are warned, by the editoruf most Uncompromising Federal sheet, to be on -their gUard, is 'the Democratic party of the West. low' fortunate it is, that there is some one at the •trial,of government, who is willing to watch over -our interests; and give to ns warning, in a time of • ;thittger.:- Tkibethocrats certainty owe him an im mense debt of gratitude. Then- he is so perfectly ,9ompetent, utoolot only to see when " their rights, '"iinctides and privileges are not lost sight of;" tint ~:4.thicide-for them on "all great principles of gov uiiic Of. " -i ?There baii been discovered such a gross departure -". - Onto Ai!'e, ,, great principles of government," by Mr. ;Brooks,. on'. the part of all the eminent men who hate b een , sent to Washington by the Democrats of /,.this_country, as to awaken in hitsinind the most i ltnidendem t 1 TIII trulya matter deeplyto regretted; and must, Surely', often lead him to eYelaim; i. Bow are the mighty fallen !"—for we still have at the seat of government, a few men who ,Biro grappled with the greatest intellects of his `.party-=either in this - country, in Mexico, or in Eu .„rope..--- These men are still considered, by men of :Fiu*sqe intellpctual capacities, to be equal to any , D iu the country ; and as Mr. Bfaoks can see nothing, `tit that which is caicu'ated to excite his contempt; and so clearlydiscerns that all the rights, and prin- F.iplesincl . privileges of the Democratic party .are ,th-danger of being lost;—how much better it would bed it the Democracy should call home all their . 'recreant agents, and leave Mr. Brooks as their sole pinsentative I Atfatra of Yucatan. ,We learn that the Committee or Foreign Rela • titres, in'the U. &Senate, introduced a bill into that • body - for the relief of the Government and People of 'Thema; Which contains the following provisions: 1. • The President is authorized to take tem porary military occupation of Yucatan ; and to em. • ploy the army and navy of the U. S. to assist the japopleof Yucatan in repelling the incursions of the Indian savages now overrunning and devastating their country; 't•' See: 2. The President is nuthdrized to furnish, on lough terms and conditions as he may deem proper, - • to the white population of Yucatan, such arms, am monition,- and ordnance, and other military means •arthey may need, to enable them to repel the In . .ds.ehentilities. -The President is authorized to accept the services of au equal number of volunteer troops to :supply the place o f such as may be withdrawn from • -their prenent duty by virtue of this act, provided 'their services shall be required—the same to be iii;edfor service during the war with Mexico, ,taireeably to the provisions of the act of May 13, ,4840, and March 3d,.1847. • s 4 An 17Ausual Arrival The New-York - Journal of Commerce of the 6th, The: brig Walholding, of Marietta, Ohio, .artived here this morning from New Orleans. She Allied from Marietta, 0., on the 26th March, took liei'caripa on board at Madison, Ind., reached New ~ Orleans on-the sth of April, and sailed. again on the 17th for. New York." Such arrivals as this may, in leas thin twenty years, be more numerous than those at New Orleani twenty years ago. Truly - "this is a greatacountry ! " We learn from eastern papers, that this brave and gallant officer, who is now corrimander of the Rifle Regitnentorrived at Washington a few days since. He lost an arm at Cerro Gordo, where, as Major of his regiment, he led it in that gallant affair. By the resignstion;of Lieut. Col. Fremont he is now Lieut. Col: of Rifles, with a brevet Colimelcy, for hie gal lant bearing throughout the war. Erie Observer This excellent Democratic paper comes to us in an entirely new and beautiful dress The types were manufactured. at Buffald. We are pleased to see thisindication of prosperity _ in_ the establishment; and trust that both the weekly and semi-weekly may be abundantly supported. _ , ifs' The population of the city of Cleveland, as 'we learn from the Plain Dealer, now amounts to 13,- 656; and the place is rapidly increasing in commer cial importance. ` Congress, - Among the reported to the House, is one by Mr. Grinnell, providing that grain and breadstuff' of all kinds vegetables, fruitsanimals , bi des, wool, horn., ' salted and fresh meats, ores of all \ kinds of metals, &c., the product of Canada, shall be •aidntitted4o ,he United-States free of duty, when-im ' ported direct from 11'3.0111d Province ; provided; al ways, that similar articles shall be admitted from the J. State" to . Canada on the same terms. Also, from the Naval Committee, by Mr. King, a bill providing for two poversinient lines of steamers: one opt:dishing a mail line between - Monterey or Ban Franciscolted Shanghai or Canton .41 China; this to be ooe of the foui new steamers now building in Norfolk; Philadelphia, New York and Kittery ; ,the otherbe.tWeen Monterey:entl.thu_Sandwich 'elands, "fertile purpose of holding communication with our ;whalers.' -And froni , The same committee, a bill for . • „. the construction of, cg sloop-or.war brigs,'of not less tlian.4so tons burden each, and capable . r car suitable armament-of, -look heavy gone„” Tile' bill-appropriates $1N0,990 towards the'con: ittectied of.the said =NM 1W TUE DEESIDENTW TUE UNITED STATES Or AMERICA _ . . . Wherdasia coilventitur between;the United ' and the Federal Directory of the Swies O s : a .t. eis A i f f r A A m 'r e l r O je N; Confederation was concledecCtind signed at the city of Washington, by their f - respeCti v e Plenipotentiaries, onthe eighteentEday:of Alaji;.one thouiand eight' hundred and forty-seven; which :convention, being in t he Englishand Fren - Ch language is, word for Nord, attfollows : I, - ' - , .; :' • 4 .- The President of the United States of Amerien, La President devEtiits.,,Unis de l'Amerique, et le and the Federal Directory of the SwiseConfedera-` Directoire Federal dela Confederation Suisse, elu tion, animated by the desire to secure and extend, mrs du desir d'assurer et d'entendre pur une Con by an amicable Convention, the relations happily ex- vention amiable, les relations lieurem.etnent exist isting between the two countries, have, to this effect, antes, entre lea deux pays, ont runtime, a cot elfet appointed, as their Plenipotentiaries, to wit: the pour leurs P enipotentiaires, savoir; le President President of the United States of America, James dee Etats Unis d'Arnerique, James Buchanan, Sec- Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United States; retaire d'Etat des Etats Unis ; et le Directiore Fede and the Federal Directory of the Swiss Confedera- ral de la Confederation Suisse, A. C. Cazennve, Con ' lion, A. C. Cazenore, Swiss Consul at Alexandria; sul Suisse a Alexandrie; lesquels apres Pechange who, alter the exchange of their full powers, found de learn pleinspouvoires truuves en bonne et due in good and due form, have agreed upon and signed forme, aunt convenus des articles stovants, et les the following articles: out gigues: ARTICLE I. • ALITICLE T. The citizens of each one of the high contraeing Les citoyens de chacune des hautes parties con parties shall have power to djapone of their personal ' tractantes, auront la faculte do disposer de lours property, within the jurisdiction of. the other, either biens personnels, dana la jurisdiction de Pautre, by testament, donation, or ab intestate, or in any o- soit par testament, donation, on de toute autre ma ther manner; and their heirs being citizens of the o- Mere ; et leurs heretiers, etat citoyens de l'autre Bier party, shall inherit all such personal estates, partm,?.ieriteront de leurs d its biena personnels que whether by testament, or ab intestate, and they may cc soit, par testament, ou ab fniestalu, et ils pourront take possession of the same, either personally, or en prendre possession, eu.t 7 memes, nu par le moyen by attorney, and dispose of them as they may think de lours agens, et cn disposer comme de Pentend proper, paying to the respective governments no o- root, n'apant a payer aux gouvernemenn respectifa ther charges than those to which the inhabitants of d'autres droits quo ceux auxquels soot semis en the country in which the said property shall be found pareil can les habitans merne du pays dans lequol les would be liable in a similar case; and, in the ab- dits biens se trouvent; dans to cas de Pabsence de Bence of such heir, or heirs, the same care shall be Pheretier ou den heretiers, it y rerait prig par Pauto taken of the property that would be taken, in the rite, a l'egard des Bits biens, le memo vein qoe celui like cage, for the preservation of the property of a qui pourrait etre pris, dans le meme can, pour In citizen of the same country, until the lawful proprie- conservation des biens d'un natif du memo pays, et tor shall have had time to take measures for possess- cola jusqu'a cc quo le proprietaire legal sit pu pren. ing himself of the same; and in case any dispute dre Ice mesures convenables pour les recuellir et should arise between claimants to the same succes. dans le cas ou it eeleverait une question parmi les 'ion, as to the property thereof,' the question shall .pretentlans a one succession de savoir a qui les biotin be be decided according to the laws, and by the doivent appartenir, cette question sera decidee apres judges, of the country in which the property is situ- les lois et par les juges du pays dans lequel hen ated• biens se trouvent. ARTICLE IL If, by the death of a person owing real property in the territory of one of the high contracting par ties, such property should descend, either by the laws of the country, or by testamentary disposition, to a citizen of the other party, who, on account of his being an alien, could not be permited to retain the actual posession of such property, a term of not less than three years shall be allowed to him to dis pose of such property, and to collect and withdraw the proceeds thereof, without paying to the govern ment any other charges than those which, in a simi lar case, would be paid by an inhabitant of the coun try in which such rear property may be situated. ARTICLE 111. ARTICLE 111. The present convention shall be in force for the La presente convention sera en vigneur pendant term or twelve years from the date hereof; and fur- douse ans, a dater de ce jeer ;et au dela de ce terme Hier, until the end of twelve months after the goy- jusipek Veal - ermine de douze moil apres quo Ic erament of the United States, on the one part, or gouvernenient des Etats Ums, Went part, ou celur that of the Swiss Confederation on the other, shall de la Confederation Sumac, de l'autro, aura annonce have given notice of its intention of terminating the a l'autre son intention de le tm-miner. same. Cep° Convention sera 'ratifier., et lea ratifications This Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifies- en seront eche fleece a Washington, dans le tome de Lions shall Le exchanged at Washington, within donne IDRIS apres as date, on plutot si faire se petit. twelve months after its date, or sooner, if possible. En fin de quoi, les Plempotentiaires reaper-Ms out In faith whereof, the respective plenipotentiaries sign° la present° Cons cation, et y out appose leers have signed the . present Convention, and have cachets. thereunto affixed their seals. Fait a Washington le djx-huitieme jour du mein de Done at Washington, this eighteenth day of May, Mai, de l'an de Grace 1847, et de l'lndependance A. D. 1847, and of the Independence of the Um- des Etats Unto le 71 me. led States the seventy-first. JAMES BUCHANAN, [L. s j JAMES BUCHANAN. [L. a.] ANT. CI'S. CAZENOV 1..:, IL s.l ANT. CHS. CAZENOVE, [L. a.) And whereas the said convention has been duly rat feed on both parts, and the respective rat;fieations of the same were exchanged at the city of Washington, on the third day of May, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, by James Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United States, and Ant. Chs. Caleuose, Swiss consul at Alexandria, on the part of their respective goveroments : Now, therefore, he it known, grat I, /Axes R. Pour, President of the United States of America, have caused the said convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every clause and article thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens there o f. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hum [L. s.) dred and forty-eight, and of the independence of the United States of America the select, second. By the President: vexes BUCHANAN, Secretary of suite From the Penmyirania inquirer THE CENTRAL RAIL ROAD. THE. PROSPECT-THE PROBABLE ADVANTAGES Allegheny Moving An apology is scarcely - necessary Tor adverting so frequently to the great enterprise in which ' , trimly). vania is engaged. We look upon the Central Rail Road now in progress, as likely in its results, to give an extraordinary impulse to the trade and prospenty of our Commonwealth ; and we believe that public attention cannot be too frequently directed to the subject. The trade of the West is the noble object of competition among the Atlantic cities. Already amounting to millions in the aggregate, it is iscrcas. irg with a rapidity truly wonderful. The trouble in the Old World,will induce additional thousands of emigrants to direct their footsteps to the New, and many of these will become pioneers of civilization in the Far West, and the builders of new towns and cities. The day is not distant, when the lines of communication already in existence, will be found totally inadequate fur the prompt transmission of the vast amount of merchandise that will be pre sented, and hence the necessity for energy and zeal, in the prosecution of the glorious work, which has been commenced under circumstances so auspicious. We perceive that a large number of the mast res pectable citizens of Pittsburgh and its neighborhood recently addressed an Appeal to the Commissioners of Allegheny County, in which they urged a Con vention to considdr the propriety of a subscription by the County, in her corporate capacity, to the capital stock or the Pennsylvania Rail Road Compa ny. In this appeal, this language occurs : New York and Boston an the North are stretching oat their iron arms, to draw within their grasp not only the entire business of the Lake country, but also large portions of the trade and travel of the Ohio valley. Their lines of Railroads are already com pleteA to ➢uffulo, and in rapid progress along the northern shore or Lake Erie—across the Peninsula of Michigan to Chicago and the Mississippi river.— The New York and Erie road is approaching the southern shore of Lake Eric, and its branches from Cleveland, Sandusky, and other points, will every where penetrate the Ohio valley, and thus, by Canal and Lake navigation in summer—and Railroads in winter—will the trade and travel,designed by nature to enrich our merchants and manufacturers, be car ried to enrich our more enterprising northern neigh bors. Virginia on the South, is struggling to open her road to the Ohio, and Maryland through the agency of the Baltimore and Ohio company,by an entiredis regard of her own interests, has determined by a "route of tunnels" to reach the Ohio, at a point be low us—in the hope of drawing off our trade. This company appears here to have definitely disclosed their future policy, to wit, an effort to extend her road westward by the appropriation to the annual profits of the part already completed. Probably one halfof their annual profits are levied upon our trade and travel. - Elan we longer submit to see our re sources thus expended? Shall we continue to contri. bute two or.three hundred thousand dollars annual ly to sap the foundation of our own prosperity. To counteract these insiduous efforts is our plain duty and our obvious interest. Uwe are true to our selves—all these efforts will be vain. If nut, our fears and their hopes will be realized. If our trade and travel are once permitted to be withdrawn, years of toil, and millions of money, may bereq aired to reclaini them. Thus situated, longer delay is treasonable—to protect ourselves requires action, vigorous, prompt and energetic. Philadelphia with a degree of enterprise worthy of all commendation has commenced the opening of a railway communication to Pittsburgh. The citi zens of Allegheny county equally interested must co-operate in a corresponding spirit. The Pennsyl vania railroad company has already under contract, and will have completed during the present year, her road to Lewistoivn. The remainder - of that work, to the Eastern base of the Allegheny moun tains, at or near Hollidaysburgh, is now ready for— and will on the 17th of May be under contract—the money for its construction being already secured. A temporary connection with the Portage railroad will bring that work to Johnstown, at the Western base of the mountains and within about 70 miles of Pittsburgh.' An efficient corps of Engineers have been for months engaged in- surveys, preliminary to the lo cation of the Western Division. This location can he completed, and, the work ready Kit contract, by July of the present year. All that is necessary to ensure this division being put under contract in a short time—is that the Directors shall have a sufficient•amottef of capital stock pledged to justi fy their prompt action. • The city or Philadelphia under an ordinance already pasied, has authorized the Mayor of said city,. to subscribe $1,900,000 ad ditional ,;to the capital stock of said company, 'whenevel. 'a corresponding "amount is subscribed from other sources. subscription by-individuals, counties, or corporations in Western Vennsylvenia, to the amount of one million of dollars, would at once entitle that company to an equal subscription from the city of Philadelphia. These two millions which the Directors hare pledged Iheniselves thus to appropriate, would be, sufficient to construct the road from Pittsburgh to Johnstown. . • , Prompt action on our part will thus Secure us a railway connection with the Atlantic cities in two - years, and. then we can bid defiance to all attempt ed rivalry on the North or South. If, however, -we do not promptly co-nperate, this road may linger for years before it reaches 'us: " • • " . .. . .. ~ . .. , . . ... .. , ... ' '...., ' ' --.- ..,- —' 1 ,- ~., 1 4., ,,, r, .., ,r.w.,2 , ..,,,,,- - . - ~-4z.K.,...- ' •'' . .. . . . . . -. ~.,..,,,,,;.,?"-'''''''''''''''''''' -Ar ''' T :'• ".44 -.11.` . ' .-' 4"-'.. .''W:4'f-W',..''X.-',...'2ek.'a,V ~ ..4 .V '-' '''- .4 - ,i ra..a.''''s'*',..-VX....1:P1t.'fkTe7t....,..r...*r*1f,,4;-.ls'R'%4'' .--'l%*-44P6':".4L'1:4".L"'"" . . . .. , - . . . - OFFICIAL. ARTICLE IL Si, par la mort d'une personae priasedant des pro prietes foncieres stir le territoire de Tune des haute. parties contractauies, ces proprietes yen:tient, en 'vertu des lois rlu pays, ou d'une (imposition testa mentaire, a echoir a un citoyen,de l'autre pantie, qui a cause de ea qualite d'etru,nger tie scrait pas admix a la possession en nature de cell proprietes, serait accorde a celut-croon terrne, de pas mein, de trois ans, pour rendre ces proprietes, et en retireret exporter le produit sans ditliculte, et sans payer au gouvernement aucun nutre drott de mutation quo celui qui, dans on can analogue, serait (ill par on habitant du pay. dans lequel les proprietes foncieres aunt s toes'. The speedy completion of the Pennsylvania road to this point, is vital to the interests of those roads already projected to the Lakes, the West and the Southwest. Philadelphia will then, equally with Pittsburgh, be interested In the speedy extension or these branch roads. The President and Directors of the Pennsylvania company have already solemnly pledged themsel vex, that as soon as these roads can be surveyed and located, Philadelphia will at once contribute to them at least an equal amonnt to what Allegheny county may now subscribe to this Eastern road. Her interests and ours are necessarily the same, and both will be best promoted by a liberal county subscription to that road which is already surveyed, and promises immediate returns upon the investment. The Commissioners responded by calling a Con vention at the Court House in Pittsburgh, for the 31st of May, to consider, consult and advise, with reference to the proposed subscription. We trust and believe that a liberal comae will be pursued.-- The eastern and western sections of the Common wealth, should in this truly patriotic work, co riper. ate cordially and generously. By way of illustra ting the probable effects of the Railroad upon both ends of the line, and indeed along the whole route, we invite attention to the following article on Rail roads in New England, which we copy from a late number of the Newburyport Herald. It will be seen , that such has been the increase of trade, that great ( difficulty is experienced in obtaining land fur depots. I Like causes produce like effects. The Bostonians are becoming anxious about the enormous expense attendant upon the necessary railroad depot accommodations for the numerous roads coming into the city, and even the impossibility of obtaining at any price land enough for the neces nary houses. It has cost old Colony road nearly as much for depot accommodations in Boston as the (- whole cost of the road, and a very , large portion of ). the capital of the Worcester road has been spent in the same way. The Courier says, "judging from pant experience, in ton years the present trade of our city will be more than doubled, and its population increased to between 200,000 and 300,000 ; overflowing the city proper, and covering East and South Boston, and the adjacent cities and towns. The natural inquiry is, 'where aro the needed storehouses to be located? and what bearing does this view have upon the de pots necessary at the outlets and inlets of these iron rivers. , It is next to impossible for the Worcester, the Lowell, and the Boston and Maine railroads to obtain the necessary grounds, and the public feel al ready the insufficiency of their accommodations.— What, then, must the condition of things be in fu ture years, when the length of roads from the city shall equal the Mississippi in their reach into the in teriort The great increase of freight and travel has hitherto exceeded all calculation even of the most sanguine." The memorial of Robert G. Shaw and 487 other merchants of Boston, to the Legislature, for an ex tension of the Vermont and Massachusetts road to Troy, on the Hudson river, says, "the Great West ern road has fur the two years proved incompetent to accomplish the transit of the vast productions of the west to the capital of New England. " And the petitioners believe that the further fa cilities of this immense eastern traffic, afforded by the State of New York to Troy and Albany, both by new railway avenues, and by widening her grand canals, will far outstrip any additional facilities now creating, or which can be created by the present Western road, even with a double track." The Northern railroad, from Concord, N. 8., to Lebanon, built through a wilderness country, at a high cost,is obtaining, even in the present tempo rary depression, a traffic surpassing the most san guine expectations. At the opening of this road, Mr. Webster, through whose farm in Franklin it passes, predicted that, upon the completion of the great lines in the direction of Lake Champlain, one sea port would be insufficient, and the whole northern shore of the commonwealth, from Boston to Newburyport, must become one grand export and import. Nor can one set of railroads accommodate Rile business. A pressure is already felt upon every railroad terminating in Boston—even upon the Bos ton and Lowell railroad, whose stockholders are — so continually groaning about competition and inter ference. Upon this road the business has regularly increased, although the Fitchburg railroad has been opened on one side, and the Boston and Maine on the other. During the last year, the increase of merchandise transported upon the Boston and Low ell railroad amounts to 60,000 tons. Well may the floston railroad companies . 1 be- I come anxious about the enormous expense , ' of the necessary grounds for depots, when their roads shall be completed, and their influence in active opera tion. neyone point of railroad matters, have greater miscalculations been made, in their early history, than in-the grounds necessary for depots. We have been Somewhat surprised„that Newbury port has not offered to relieve,Boiton' of a portion of this difficulty, by constrecting a,railnoad teNash ua or Concord, and thus giving another Outlet to the business of Northern .New Hampshire-and Nei , / York. Perhaps they will do so—now . we bale sag' gested it to them. If they do, we shall not Charge fnithe idea. _ Sir In the - 4 ! Mail obstructing' , case, in the Uni ted' StatestOetEict Court, the Juro returned a ver diet of guilty, as tO - Jlhn" Troly, the first defendan tried. :A nOhtiirie;iitienteied in the ether cases r. What a strange thing it i Flou s,4hitt the stock of flour should always last until new -.4our homes. There are no prophets living , in.!thele days; and. yet the men, v ho mariligelhe fl our' trnde;dealAt t otilas wise ly a s' if they had Joseph among them - ; or were all Josephs. Wer have herdlys,ooo blaro of Western u r now inthe, City not Weelt?s Supply. The s.reama at the West are so loW", that-Sufficient water to fill the Canal was not readily obtained'. No boats had left Rochester on Wednesday evening, and it is not probable that boating will commence in an effi cient way this week. There has been no interfer ence of the. Legislature, either. National. or State; no protection, ho gr foidering - care, ,, of any kind.; no law prohibiting the exportation of flour, and yet not a barrel too much.has:been exported; no law stimu lating the proflection; and yet there is enouglP. How strange it is, that things should come out ex actly right when there is nothing to make them come out so, It is not only, so this year, but it is always pretty much so. Every year the supply holds out until new supplies aro received. This we have no ticed is a quality not peculiar to flour, or to flour dealers. All sorts of bread stuffs behhve jests° ; all kinds of meats, fish, salt, and manufactures of all sorts show that the hard processes of grinding, pounding, and scouring, cannot drive this strange, universal, inherent propensity from the materials, of which they are made. There seems to be a law about it and in it; fur the intention of law is =for., mi ty of useful action. There must be a law which governs this matter so universally and so wisely. Yet Congress, as we said, has made no law, nor the Legislature of the State. There is nothing en acted in any of the books. Who has made the lava Go, ye protectionists, ye Monopolists, ye regulators of prices, ye men of littlelfaith in liberty, all; an swer us if you can, Who has made this law that pro vides your bread tier surely 17—Journal of Commerce, • • From Y tii - tt. We have a Port-au-Prince paper of the 13th ult. The news of the French Revolution has reached Hayti, and as in duty bound, the people there had a touch of the same thing. A great number of citi zens assembled in the Champ-de-Mars, and demand ed the abolition of the Constitution of 1946„ the restoration of the constitutional Revision of 1816, and a dismissal of the Ministry. The'Arm3 concur red in the same demands. President Soulongue, obeying the tt voice of the people" as rulers are accustomed to do in ISIS, issued a proclamation, April 9th, announcing that their wishes would be complied with On the same day he is . 1:led another decree, announcing the retirement of Gen. Paul from the Ministry of Instruction, Can. Gabriel from that of the Interior, and Gen. Dupuy from that of fi nance, and the provisional appointment of Gen. Dufresne, citizen Vara!, and Judge Francisque of Gonatves, to fill their places respectively.—Journa/ of Commerce. " HAVANA, April 20.—The Spanish government has just issued an order to admit coals hero free of duty; and foreignt vessels bringing cargoes of the article of not less in quantity thin their register ton nage, are exempt from port charges; with the excep tion of a half a dollar per ton, and the harbor mas ter's fee of $2, proiidt d no other merchandise be brought in the same vessel. Spanish vessels bring ing coals on the same conditions arc exempt from all charges. '+ LOCJL MATTERS. SLANDER.-1R the District Court, May 1, the ad lowi,,g case was decided :—Eitagsnerri JANE 'MILL.' vs. W. Wier I: in. Verdict fur Plaintiir, $.49.1,66. On May Stl l , the following was decided :—Et.izs mill Jane .111na_s TH. JADE; W.Juniott and wife. Verdict for Plaintiff $lOOO. Motions for new trials have been wade in both cases. ~. The Plaintiff was raised in thefinii'y ofMr. JAMF-3 M•Juis Kan, of Plum township, and after growing up to "young womanhood" was left for some reason, or was discharged, on account of difficulties with the family. The defendants in the above cases made some hard remarks as to her character, and fur these the suits wore commenced. We know nothing fur ther of the details of the case. Wills, fur Plaintiff; M'Clure and Hamilton, fur Defendants. In the same Court yesterday, a case of Slander was brought up, and continued, on account of some alleged interinality in the Declaration. The Plaintiff was gr. Baker, President of the Economy Society, (Beaver county,) and the Defendant, Mr. Wagner, of Phillipsburg. The slanderous language was spok en in German, and because the Declaration did not set forth that the words were understood, objections were made to testimony that the words were used. Plaintiff's Counsel offered to prove that the words were understood, and asked leave to amend the Declaration. The Counsel on the opposite side then asserted that he had been taken by surprise, and was not prepared for,trial. At length the case was continued at cost of defendant. Heidelberg and Forward, for Plaintdri Shaler and Sewell, for Defendant. MET/IODIST CoNFEREDICE.—The discussion of the case of the Rev. J. C. Grenn;was resumed yesterday morning. After the offering of various amendments and substitutes to the Report of the Committee, the whole matter was laid on the table. A communication was received from Rev. Dr. Pierce, delegate from the Church, South, which was read. Ire requested that his letter should be return ed, [which was granted] He stated that he could not take his seat wi hin the bar ()tithe Conference in any other capacity than a regularly received dele gate. " This communication will he final." At any time (the Rev. gentleman al eclario when ill M. E. Church desires to negotiate fltir the establish , , ment of amicable relations between the two divisi• ons,.the South will be prepared to listen. A communication was road from a member of the M. E. Church in Maysville, Ky., in which he gave the particulars of the difficulties which have distract ed the Methodists in that city. It was referred to the Committee on the state of the Church. LOVE AND LAIICENT.—iferO is a story froin a Cin cinnati paper. We like it because it is short; and remark that Cincinnati is a great place for such mines, and several hogs are killed there every year: " A party of emigrants left Pittsburgh for this point, a few days since, and among the aforesaid party of emigrants, was a maiden on the sunny side of sixteen to whose attractive charms a young sprout of a de ck-hand yielded submission—declared himself a lover on the verge of desperation, whose life wouldn't be worth two cents were the water of the river a little warmer. He saw, through the telescope of disappointment, something resembling a watery grave. He proposed to the maiden on the sunny side of sixteen, and the maiden on the sunny side of sixteen, with a commendable blush or two accepted. The party—the story is almost told— arrived in Cincinnati, and the morning's sun saw not the maiden on the sunny side of sixteen, nor that sprout of a deck-hand about the boat. They were gone, and with them-0! thou Jaicenic Cu pid—the entire wardrobe of the clerk of the boat! Officer Ruffin is upon the hunt of them.. Nzws FROM Euxtoec.—The news by Telegraph published in all the, papers, in relation to the move ments of the people of Europe, can not be relied upon, and we warn- our, friends against making any predictions founded upon these statements. The intelligence reaches us, first through the hands of British merchants, and next -through American Whigs, who instinctively give an unfavorable color ing to any thing that transpires in the new republics of the old world. For current news in relation to -tße state 'of affairs in France, and other countries, wit must await patiently the arrival of the mails bringing papers and letters, from moo of all parties. FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, a little boy about 10 years of age; was killed instantly by being struck on the head Wirh a.cart wheel. We did not learn his name. He was taken into a- id vat° residence of a gentleman on Fourth street, and there kept until removed by the Coroner. —We have since heard that the lad was a son of Mr. Criswell. • .. tar. A Rittatnirgher named Diller, .a fireman on the Steamer North River, waa, drowned at Cincin nati last week: Ti4z 'VEvirrozit .C l);-01 re mind our'readers that . the - Veinnaise Pinceii appear every, night duiing iliepresent.wee)c..:- , AnurrrEn.- - -Janieb • k'. Kerr, and. Wm. kd'eand leas, have been Omitted to metier? *the court, of 3' The Schuylkill brought.p $46,000 in specie THE 13ALLooie.--, We hope our eitizer*Wmake some arrangerriente for another aseetislOiifi:i kri;die ver 11e 3lentairo open for IV ori; athip own expenr, apd he Alnico he Jhould, be - peimitfeef is gain some thing. ftalf'GOo.- 'tank'. Thumb goo - o to Allegheny' on Thursday, Elan. 'lrr ; The large sale of Splendid and Eushionable Clo thing advertised in our paper for a few days past to take place nt 111'Kennas on Thursday next is postponed until next Monday, 15th inst., in 'consequence of detention on the Railroad, the goods did not arrive until yesterday, and as the stock is so very extensive it will . take at )east 3 days to open and arrange the articlesi'we understand they will Le ready for examination on Saturday. Eu uzi- By request through Committee, the Hon. B. M BRICtIiENILIDGE, Esq.,has politely consented to deliver a Eulogy on the late ohn Quincy Adams, formerly Presi don't of the United States. To commence Bo'clock, r: kt., of Thursday, 11th May inst., in the spacions lecture hall of the Sixth Ward Schoolhonse, city of Pittsburgh. The citizens generally are respectfully invited to attend. Due attention will be giien to accommodate the ladies. maid • 11:7Noltice.«The question for discussion, at the next meeting of the "Equal Rights Debniing Society of Pitts burgh," ivOLich convenes every Thursday evening in Teimperance Hall. Smithfield street, at 71 o'clockSLis: "Resolved, That the Colonization Society is anti-Christian inrineipie, and pro-siacery in practice." The public arc respectfully invited to attend. IrrThe Assistant Marshals for the Funeral honors of Commodore Barney, Lieut. Parker and Private Sewell. Will meet at my office, in 4th street, at 71 o'clock, this evening -7 WM. LARIMEIt, Chia 'Marshall. • EXCILANGE BANK OP Prrrsuution. hlay 2(1, ISIB. This Ronk has this any declared a dividend of three and a half per cent, on the Capital Stock,•payable 'on and after the 11th inst. Inay3-td THOMAS hI ROWS, Cashier. 2. 1 The Merchants' and ManufactureTßlC rs'B an k has -0 this day declared a dividend of three and a half per cent. on the Capital Stuck, payable on or after the 12th inst. (may 3) W. IL DENNY, Cashier. MT' We have heard of cures in many and various ilk . eases performed by the celebrated Lithontrilitic Alixture, Dr. 0. C. V/11/1111 . .4 Great American Remedy, and have cited canes often—but we think the extract below dc rvea notice. From ALnkui Gluier. of Wear Nuwrikora. Moss- Inn. 24, 1247. ' I am a blacksmith by trade. and for many years have been failing in health. at last gave up husiness. and kept my house toy mouth. throat. he.. a complete canker. my body witsti'd to a skeleton, and a complete loss of strength. of course. I tried the doctors, and discharged them : took some dozen of various advertised remedies. and bond no relief whatever. and Isliat induced me to try you, 1 knoWnot, but did so. and am writ I sun now u firm believer that your article is one of the greatest medicines ever put forth: , See our columns, call upon Agent. get o pomplat and read it. Agents in this city— Hays & Bruekway. Wholesale awl Retail Agents, No. 2, Coutmereial Row, Liberty street, Pittsburgh. may 3 - LT" IMPORTANT WAIINiNr7 Ttl TtioSP. Wilt) :CEGLECT A COLD.—It is evident, and deviated by the most experien ced physicians that Consumption is mostly encouraged by a neglect of a Cold at the first attack. How many persons are there that put rdf frOtiVtitne to time procuring a suitable medicine. moil the disease begins to assume a Serious c h aracter, when iu all probability they are past the power of medical aid. May these few lines prove n warning to thus otilieted with the first symptoms of Con sumption, that they may immediatety use "I)r. Duncan's Expecrarant Krmedy," which is expressly for the disease of the respiratory system. It is certain to remove a Cough in a fess , days. at the same. time relieving the pain to the side and breast, and arresting the progress of this fatal disease—Consumption.' The " Expectorant Itcrat dy" has a derided advantage over all other pr,parrt iOnS. It is entirely free from Opmm. nail all other violent nar coetics. It regulates the system, and gives strength to the weak and nervous. irrtii.l.l by \V m. JAL:Ks...ix. Agent, Liberty tree Pittgburgh, Pa._ up 2.9 I r DRAT!' FROM A St.ffißT COLD.—FIy neglecting those salutary- preenutions whirl] comma., settee dictates. many -very many—fall violins to their imprudence. We have seen the young, bride, blooming, as it were, an the bird of paradise and the fair flower of hope. the pride of her father and the par of her mother—her cheek flushed with anticipation, and her 'eye beaming with the soil expres sion of love—the gay dreams of life