MEDICINES. - )3R. STEELING'S - - FAMILY MEDICINES; -A4IE-notv...at2iiewlea g ed to be the very best reme- . 3,. I dies for those diSeases, for which they are recom mended. ' • ._ • HIS UNRIPALLED PULMONARY SYRUP, the best article thatcan be producedjor Coughs, . • Colds, Consumption,. Asthma, Bronchitis, Spit . ting of Blood. Measles, Croup, Iloarsness t • Iliffieuity.of Breathing, Pains in the side, Breast, and all diseases of .the PULMONARY ORGANS, • 'hat "Syrup" has been used, and itraktohishint en tative qualities testified .to, by ninny of ,the most res pectable citizens of the United States. We do not, nay cannot •claim as the quark does. Infallibility for our medicine ; but having tested.the. medicine qualities of the "Pulmonary Syrup." in an extensive and varied Medical Practise for many years, with unpredecented ettccess, we unhesitatingly pronouisce it one of the ve-. ry best remediesin the world, for Pulmonary Diseases. Give it a fair tri, and you will bellioroughly convin ced, that it is not one of the-common quark nostrums of the but a medicine of. real value—one that is well 'worthy of the high and enviable reputation, which it has won; and one worthy to be in every family.. A nother reason, why Att. should use the "Pulmonary Syrup," is its remarkable cheapness, while othermed lcines less in quantity and ,inferior in efficacy, are sel.- ling - for 81,00 and snorC. Steellling's Pulmonary Syrup. Bells fur the unpredecented iIAV price of 50 cis. per bot tle. . - Rend the following strong testimony. in (ovour cif Steeling's Pulmonary Syron, given by a very respec table tailor, of JobstOwn, Burlington co., New Jer ;icy JOIISToNCi. Dec. l2th, Dr. NN'th. Steeling-Dear is with eitreme Veasure that I ahr Pertilitted to inform you, of the re markable efficacy of your' "Pulmonary Syrup".in my nee. was attacked about the lot of last September, With a cough, that became, so severe and alarming, in three or four weeks, tbat.l almost despaired of erer a- Vera ittottring riy.forver good health I was much I educed, that could hardly place one foot before the Other. ; at night, I was obliged to lay bolstered up 'my bed witch I laid down, 1 was afraid f 'suffocating Troth excessive coughing: and it was with the *utmost difficulty; that I could raise the matter from toy lungs. .My relations and •friends, quite despaired of too ever recovering. I used a number of medicines, without shy desirable effect t t At this critical period, I woe so fciitunate as to procure some of sour Pulmonary Syr up, which immediately enabledme to expectorate with eats, and by the time I had taken four bottles, I was perfectly cured of my cough, and my flesh, which I had , lost. tWenty pounds, returned with my usual strength. And by the blessing of -Divine Providence, upon the meant used, twas in two months perfectly curd. .1 .am now as well as I ever was. and have no Cough,nor the least enects of my former disease. WILLIAM 'CURTIS. For .sale in Pottsville. whOlesale and retail, at J. S. C. MARTIN'S Drug Store, and in Philadelphia, by T. W• MUT, Sen. Feb;l7, The Most Common Saying IS that I Would not give one boitle Da.SWAYSE'd Jileompound,Syrup.ol*Wilt Cherry,t or Italia dozen of any other preparation. I have tried all the pop ularones, but this stands unrivalled for the cure of the following ' diseases, viz :—..lntluenza. Coughs Colds; Consuniption, spitting of Blood, Palpitation of the Ileart. Whooping Cough. Ticklituf or rising sen sation ih the throat, Bronchitis. A sthtnai, or weakness of the Nervous System, or impaired constitution from any cause, and to prevent persons from falling I.)k-CLINE. this meeicitie has riot sits equal. And %viten too much calomel or - quinine has 'been it thismedicine will pretest iisievifeLfect on the slisVitn,and repair the billiary functions. 'As it proof (tithe above medicine giving great strength and clear .ness in the voice, a gent !riven froni one of our large auctioneer.establishmenis in Philadeiphia.hit, ho been using thin Syrup. says that it is the ;!retest trrrdiciue to cry on be ever' Fa W. Of emir. e. the Minister or L.aivycr, who have to exert their voices. would he equally be l iirAtit d. lieference..willi be giv: en to the auctioneer:by calling at toy•tifilce. CAnititirify.—A II preparations from this valuable tree except the - original Dort. Swaynt's • Compourid • Syrimi of ‘Vild Cherry 'are inns corintejett.-- Prepared Only by Duct. Swayne.whnse office is now to N. W. corner of Eighth and Rice streets, Es c ::.rdelphia. • • For sale at the store of DANIEL. KREBS, in Pottsville, µ s he isthe solc . Agent for Schuylkill con ty. • January 13 Reduction: Fourfold in Prices, Or NOthing if the V's= w not Debi Red with N article that every FaMily must considefindispen sable,,when they know its poser and value, and which has'heretofore hei•n sold too hizh.to reach all classes, has now been reduced• Fourfold in price, with a view that rich and poor, high and low, and in fact ev ery human being mar enjoy its ccutforts ; and all who get it shall have the price returned to them if they are.' not delighted with is rise,.• We a,ert, tcii bout sibility Of contra-11-lethal . . that all Me SCllik: evetry . external Sore, old or fresh, and all external pains and aches, no matter vhrre, shall he reduced to colnlort by it in five minutes--Savinglifit; limb, or ',car. No burn can be fatal if this.is applied:, unless the vitals are de• strayed bynccident: It is truly inagignl,lo-app , arance, in its effects. Enquire for t.Connel's Marital Pain Ex tractor Salve." Price 25 cents, or four times as milch for SO cents, aturten times as touch for $l. All -country merchants are' requested to ttilif it to their towns on commission, as the greatest blessing to mankind that has been discovered in medicine for ages. This is strong language; but you may ilepeqd its poster Will fully justify it. j Sold at Comstock's Branch douse, No. 2 North sth street, Philadelphia, and by J. s. MARTIN Feb. 17 7-Iy.. in Pottsville. Wright's liidian Vegetable Pills, OF TUE NORTH AMERICAN COLLEGE Of. fl6callk,. 1 . IV 0 MEDICINE] has ever been introduced to the A 1` merichn Public, whose virtues have been more cheerfully and universally acknowleged, than the a 2. bore ambled-- &i, WRIGHT'S INDIAN VEGETABLE PILLS. .. To destant.upon their trierits. at this late day, v:ourd seem to be:wholly unnecessary, - as very few indeed who read this ankle, will he found unacquainted with the real excellence of the meiln hie .1110 'if further proof were winding to establish the credit cifthis qingii lar remedy; it'iniglit be found in the fact that no.meili rine in the country has, been so SHAMELESSLY COUNTERFEITED. 1 Ignorant and unprincipled then have at various plrG res, manufactured a spurious pill ; and in order more completely to deceive the public have made it in out ward appearance. to resemble the true medicine.— These wicked people could never pass off their worth-. less Jrash,'lnit for the assistance of certain misguided storekeepers., who because they can purchase the Sim riOus article at a reduced rate, lend thems.elves to this monstrous systemof imposition and crime. . ' `.. The patrons of the above excellent Pitt, will there fore he on their guard against, every kind of imPosi tiOn, and remember the only genuine Agents in Potts ville, are Meesrs. T. &J. Beatty. .„ The following highly respectable store keepers have been appointed Agents for the sale of . . . WRIGHT'S INDIAN VEGETABLE -PILLS, FOR . SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, '' and of whom it is confidently believed the gelmine medicine can with certainty be obtained: ' - T. &,I. Beatty, Pottsville. • , , • Bickel &Hil l, Orwigsbur g. ':- • , 'Aron Mattis, i Mahantango, - . - , J. Weis!, Klngerstovi. • ' Jacob Kauffman, Lower - Maliantangci. ~ Jonas Kauffman ! , - do • . . John Snyder, Friedensbure. < . Featherutr,Drei &i.; . 0. Tuscarora.. . . William Tagert.- 'Tamaqua.. • . .john Maurer, Upper hlahantango. M. Ferrider, West Penn Township. • 'f .Caleb Wheeler, Pinegrove. - P. Schuyler, &co. East firtinswicic Township. C. H. DeForest,.Llewfllyn. '. ' • .E.O. & J 1 Kauffman, ZirnnMrmantown.. • . Bennett 82 Taylor, Minersville. , . - 4 George Reifsnyder, New Castle. ~ . . Henry KoH Port ch & Son cKeansburg. Abraham eebner, Carbon-. • '. John Mertz, Middleport. I . Samuel Royer, Port Clinton. - • I:Shoemaker 4. Kauffman, Schuylkill Haven.. * BE IP:1/1.1; OF COUNTERFEITS. •.. The only security against imposition is to purchase Trom the regular advertised agents, and in' all cases be particular to ask for Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills. Office deioted exclusively to the sale 'of the 'meth : nine, wholesalvand reatit, No, 09 Race street, Phila delobia. 9:7- Remember, none are genuine except Fright's Indian Vegetable Pills. WILLIAM VptiGirr 8- . Feb. 24, • • __...... 'INDIAN VEGETABLE: ELIXER3 LINIMENT.A. cure for affecitons. This article pene tfates to every nerve and sinew of the person using it, and it has attained a reputation unequalled by any Oh -. cr article - in Rheumatism. This will cure-the most . sc, yore cases—extend contracted muscles, and bring feel ing and sensibility to limbs lonrparalyze&and useless. Vie only need refer to some cases below to obtain-the confidence of the public for these articles. . The following are two respectable, and the gentlemen, too well known to require comment. Let them be read: ' I have been afflicted-most grievously since with Rheumatism and contraction of - the cords of, my legs, caused by the tramps of the cholera, which 1 then had in its most-severe form... After. trying many remedies in vain, 1 have found relief—had the cords Of my legs relaxed—the swelling reduced—and am gieatly benefit ted by the use °fen° bottle of Liniment, used externally and one bottle of Indian Vegetable Elixir, usuil internal ly at the same time.. 1 can now walk with ease in po slttonsthat I could not a week aeo endure at all.. JAMES G. REYNOLDS, 144 Chrystle,street, corner of Delancey street. Though this seas given more than ; a year since, Mr Reynolds, was-a few days ago at the 'office, where this remedy was otitained in full health and perfect posses si. u ofhis legs and feet, and though ovvr sixty years old, sided up - on his toes repeatedly to Atm the' spec tators how complete he was cured. This remedy reach es and soothes the nerves, and allays pains mist effec tually on its first application, and by a few repeptions removes more ernictually and rPiiedily Rheumatic pains, than any other applicatinn was ever known to do. Its Clear/are powerful and immediate. Let those afflict , - ed try it but once, and they roust be convinced. The Liniment is much counterfeited as to external oaks, and the only test of genumeSs is to find the fat simile signature of Comstock Ac - Co. If that cannot be Attund it is counterfeit; Buy anlyat Oimstock's Brant _Route, No.:1, North sth •street. Philadelphia, and in FOttsville of • Feb. 17, , COAL SHOVELS, Canal Shorts, Garden Spades and Corn Hoes, may be had cheap for Con, at the York Store • , 'EDWARD YaRDLEy _ 4ril 20, • • • ---- - - - 16. . , , ' • . . . . , . . . '•i 1 . . , • ' • ilt , ~...!_=. H._ ... . - 4- - ; , . .;-. -- ' - - -. ...•' . . - • • 'it. ;, ; ',-• , . , ..., . • • • _ ' . . , . . _ .. • 13 . . , . . . ' . . "I WILL TEACII YOU TO PIERCE TiLE BOWELS OF TILE SMITH, AND ,DRING OUT FROII TUE CAVERNS OF lIOUBTAIIYS. METALB. WHICH WILL GIVE ETR:EIIGITI TO ORM RANDS I.:1) SUBJECT ALL ItATURE T .'OUR .iSE AND ;4:Z.lW:it -Lill. JOHNSON • WEEKLY BY BENJAMIN BANNAN; j AGENT - yoR r,r_4p, PR6P'RIET6R,:..POtTSVILLE,.BOHUV;T:f VOL XX THE CHEAPEST PASSAGE AGENCY IN. THE joseph rilic,Niurray7si Splendid Line of:Packets FROM Liverpool, London, Dublin, Lon w= donderry, Cotk, Belfast, Waterford, New ry, Colerailic., to New York, or' Phila delphia. +This Line consists of tite. Conniving Vessel which Jeave New York, on the 11th, 16, 21st and 2Gth of each month and oue every five days from l Liver pool, to New York • George Washingtoa, Garrick. . Sheffield. Independence, ' Siddons, • * Stephen Whitney, Adirondack, Russell Clover, 'ln connexion with the .above, and for the purpose of .ffording still greater faillities to passengers, the sub scriber has established ,a regular line of tit class New .York built, coPpered' and copper fastened Ships, to sail punctually every. week throughout the year, In addition to the .other, accommodations, which are superior. to those of any other line of Packets, Mr. McMurray has sent Mr. 'Richard Murphy, well; known as a benevolent and kindhearted gentleman. to Liver pool at his, own,expenseM otake care of his Pasiengers, and see that they ore dot imposed on.. Mr. Muiphy, al so gives emigrants directions, on landing In NUw York or Philadelphia, so ns to guard against impositibn. For the accommodation of those desirous oesending 'money to their friends. drafts will be given onithe fol lowing-Banks, viz: On the Provincial .Bank; of Ire land, payable at Cork, Londonderry, Sligo; Belfast, Waterford, Armagh, Athlone, Kilkenny, Hahne, ' Morlaghan, Banbridge.. yinena; Dow float rick, Cavan, . Oungannan, Bandon, Ballyshannon, Strabane, - ()mach. - Mallow*, _ Cootehill, Karns'', City Bank of ClaFgriw. - • Ep7land--:Nlessrs. tiprioner. Atwood &„Co.%ankers, Condon; R. Murphy, Witteiloo Road, tiverpoOl, paya ble without diArritint.Rt•every toWn in t:reat Britian. Fur cortiv•r particulars, apply or address (if by let ter, post said) )101EltRAY,100 Pine steet, • Corner d; :south ai reel. INo•ivi York P. W. BYRNES &Co. tul \Vaterltm Road. r.:5- Persons tvishintf hr s paY P.issazi - i4 for thei4l;ricads, or forward their money, and want their husittees alto, ded too promptly • and expedifoonsly, will pleaLse apply to the subscriber, at the Miners' 'Journal Otiffie ; who has been iWthe husinesp for the last,threti years, and who has riot yet lost one cent for those for lenoto he has Mine businessi.• Mardi 2 'perfumery! Perfumery' ! subscriber has iMti.openid 'a Int or, Elegant and Superior French Perfumery, among which itiTarina rolomm.Flor4la sV:der. (limey 11'ater. very. picas:int- mrfume, and an excellt ntaiticie for keeping hair In curl for either LAM is, llentii men or eirilitren; Boman Ealydur, for the ke'ittilt,lezion,. Smelittrz Bottle,, Lavender WatCr, Hits(c It'ater,sti ;:tt,itit- Beat's 011: J ot ,Pttts and B.!tics. Matrow 0- motion, Orris' TooTii-Wash, To&I rowder.i Powder tr,aes and Indian Oil and Indian Dye fur col- . noring - flair la beautiful brown and dark color. Ma c.assar Oil timmt Baas for onawers, GenuiM: Otto of 12.m.es, in Boit!, I:rowit',lVind,or, Musk. Oninge ml Lemon. Otto of Rose. Also, Giettn' , UMllia , Und fur Shaving, 1 • 7eri l brateci :=bastin , Cream, EZIEI Ilou-L,el E. - 11!;1;!,..nt Num , entis• Pas te, roi.whiten- . ing and softening the Ha'lids. and preventing chap ping: , • It ousell'rt I.llsatnic Eliterof !Angier. for the Mnuth and ..'fore 1. keeprtig the bre:n h fresh arid swr•ch preserving the gums in a healthy condiiion. and preventing the decaying of the teeth.recointriehded by eminent Dentists. I For sale at Philadelphia prices. by B. BANNAN, Agent. - 52 December, 23, 11 . 1tARPFIR'S 1 LLI 7 IIINATED` AND NEW KAP IGTOM A L LtIBLE. , To be corripleted . m 50 notubers, al 25 eta. per number. This t , rear and Nlitgnifiiiient 'Work ,will be ernhel• lEshed with Sixteen Ilnndred Cli<tnricnl Etigravinlts, exclusiseof on ',Elliot Ir;tterloi,irll elmpteq by Ydami. more than fourteen hundred of. which are from designs. by J. l:Clasi man. it will h. mon, d from th, sinednot copy of the Arn&i , :an hie liociety. arid r °own Alargtival Ilefergoces, the A imera pha , a Concordance Chronological Table. List of proper Names, General ladex. in eights. Nleasaires. &c. 'F -he lirge Fronlisnieees, Titles to the 0:d arid New Tesiaments. Family. Re cord. Prffentaiinn Plate, llistorleol I Elusarationx, and, Initial Wien, to the Chapters; Ornaments` Borders; be from original designs,. made expressly for ibis edition. by J. G. Chapin tu, .of New York ; in addilinn to Which there will. be itoimernits i large engravings frimid,Eigns by distimmished Rind, I ern artists in France and a full in, dcx will he mven in the last numl 11J The great euperimity of c arty pro . of impres, sinus from the Engravings, will insure-to i hose 'w yic e their names at nice, the t ossessiOn of it in the HIGHEST STATE OF pERvEcTioN: To he conieleted , in about 50 numbers, at .25 ets each. ir.r The subsCriber MIS been appointed! Agent. for the purpose of rer.eiving suliscriyhons toithis in Sr hu)lhill County. where a specimen eppy'of the %Vork c.m . be (Seen._ B. BAN'AN January • No. 1. THE TEST; orTarliei tried by their Acts. No. 11. TILE CURRENCY. , • No. 111..T11E TARIFF. No. IV. LIFE OF HENRY CLAY. • • No. VI DEMOCRACY. • I. 'These little pamphlets are working infiTte good to, the NVltig sauce, and we observe with pleasure that they are becoming the standard publicatim4 among our party:—X. 0. /Ice. ••• 'The do vu's TRACTS are ber•ming the standard Whig ptirgications for the present campaign.'—Lyricgtori press, Missouri. t Er This Series of Political .Tracts, frtim the well known author of The crisis of ihecouotru,' in 1840, uni form in size and price, is published and forisale at this Clay Club's and other's will be supplied at $2 50 per lay Club's and na, hundred, the publisher's price, or 3 cents ppr single co py. (Int : a' lasi week the publishers rereiCed a single order for thirty thousand, copies for ,the West. This was a pretty still . orderomounting, at $2O !per 1000 to SSOOO. Such to the spirit of the West. I ' Feb. 24; i S-- .._ . . , ror rsv 1 iLLE * - • . _. • . ...".v...ett-, i ,p,_ . . . ...,..,.. •-.- 7- -=' , `.'-'..le ' • f" , ya, ..,. '-------- . _ . ..,..-, EAGLL' .' 'di ouzz pi RT . . _! . .lohil' Warrell -,•: EPECTFULI,I announees.to tlic l ,pitiblic that the Eagle Foundry is in lull operzytgor, where he, would thanklb Hy receive o triers for it..witei.s. or nit , 0/description. Ile has conioarnly on liar& hollow ware. Sad frolls. turnouts and rails; c irtl.ind wagon boxes, plough paints, mould !minas, aid cultivator teed]: lie also has a viii,ely of oil road and, 'drill wheel patterns, coal breakers and screens, fire graleg, &e., &c., all of which liewi will ill at the 1 lowest cash prices. Dealers would du well 10 give him'a call, be lure pure hign,gielsewhere. - i . I Noternher 25,. 1813'. - .. . 1 47-Iy. '' NEW .CASII DRY GOOD,YANCY AFiDITRI3I3IING ST 0 E,• • ' TrN THE ItOpM FORMER OCCUPIED BY 1 1 , CEIRISMAN & RICILVDS,' IN CENTRE STIIEET. The subscriber resitectfuliy informs the citizens of Pottsville antlt he public:in general, that lie has just Coed afr e sh assortment of the newest sqles of goods, cott,u,titing wf 841fs, Lawns, Alpacas, and Balzaiines. with a variety,U fancy goods, .Also, a ndw and si)lenL did style of • Prints, Alpacutind other shawls, Blue, and Wad,: Cloths of a superior" qualify. lie has also on hand, Sewing Silk, .'hoof and Patent • Thread of the best quality, Glores:and:Hosieu, Strait, Leg horn, Gimp, Braid untt-other stYhis of Fancy - Flannels, by the take, doz. or iin4te .139nnet,, Men's and Boy's Leghorn Hats,, All of which will be :old a the ioweat casioricca. Apr, 20 -" Jparo J. 8. C. MARTIN UNITED STATES. United Stases, Patrick itchy, noscius, Virginia, - j - Ashburton, i Sheridan, • - Scotland, Echo, &c., &c. Moraine!, Wexford,• Galway, . Colerain, Tralcei • Yongbhl,• Parsotistown, Lurgun, . Skilthrpen, Dublir!, BANS;AN, ARENT 'FOR JOSEI'II MEMEORsY SPLENDID BIBLE. The Junius Traets.l AND POT . . 1 We kneW the sweet and beaut ful poetess, "Amn- LIA," of Louisville, was a Whig. Year bow enetran4. tingly shelstrikes the chords of he golden lyre : , 1' H E IV A T.O 1.1 i f i V 0R D . Aut—"To the Moun'pin." . . hind They. are!coming! are coming! d hark how their cheer. I Like the roar of the ocean surf, bursts on the ear ; ' They are !coming! are coming: from tast and from West, In grandeur and gloom like the thunder-clotre crest ; They are 'coining ! are coming ! the sons of the North, And :the land of the South pours its chivalry forth. Ten thousand bright harmers are beaming on high, Each bearing our watchword, "We conquer or die." Oh ! list t : the CLAY DVOLE bath sounded the call, And its soldiers are pouriint front hamlet and ball, To flock rpund the standard of justice and right. In the pride of their soul and the strength of .their migbt „•€:: And woe to tlie roman who stands in their path. As they - ptess to the field in the glqom of their wrath. . Ten thousand bright banners are beaming on high, Each bdaring our-watchword ' , Vtre conquer or die." I ' • _ _ On the fqehion of each, is the flash of the morn, ' Each ono: en - the :alter of freedom ;bath sworn That' his Sword raurns not to the dace of its rest • , Till his cause be revenged and hisiwrongs be redressed; Till the noble Whiz pillar in triumph ascends, A cloud to its foes and a light to its friends Ten teciusatul bright banners are braining on limb, Each bearing our 'catchword, '}We conquer or die." • Come rally ! come rally hriebt e beams the day; Freedonifs soul is now bursting to shout for our 'Clay;' Come rally ! corns rally !- charge and a shout, As the blast of our bugle rings cheerily out; Come rally! come rally ! one eflrt to save "The lanil of the free and the home of the brave." Ten thousand bright banners are beaming on high, Each bOring our watchword, cononer or die." MINERS' JOURNAL THE CHALLE As there has been some misrepresentation with regard q) the challenge thrown out by et-Senator F. W. *ghee,' and accepted by .TO'seph G. Chirks4p. Esq., of Philadelphia, we publish the whole correspondence which passed between the parties, ri below. If any attempt was made to . bai; out, as it•has beeri'lreported, the pub. lic can easily judge who showed a disposition to:do .so, by Multiplyingwhich had nothing to do with the original Cae'nge. S L o far as regards the remark that "none "of the 'Whims - of Schuylkill • . county have yet accepted the challenge," we need only remark that we know no less than three a OUT Whigs Whe were rear and atlkious to • meet the challenge, but it was deemed expedient for Mr. ClarkiOn'to accept it, on the. ground of his being a stranger in the'couitty; and would consequently • : attract much larger audience than one of our own speakers,. whom the people have frequently heard public. \V i e only IMpe that every Loco ' foco in theeounty will be present. Public discus sions of the principles of hotit! I)artica..before the people is what the Democratie Whigs desire, and they stand ready to meet their) opponents, face to face, : in any public tliscussio M they May desire on any politicaln onestion connected with the •Presi dentiaf or Gubernatorial contest: • IPOTTSVaLt, Saturday, July 6, t - 844, 1.1 o'clock, P. g. , .. . Jos. G. CLAnKso . ii, Esq., -. Ds - dr Sir:—Or! last Saturday evening, while addresSing a democratic meeting assembled in this place, I stated thin qienry ClafAvas guilty of dou ble deling and Was Janus-faced on the Tariff questi4n." I thenlinther stated that 1. would meet any 14'/r,:g. of. Schuylkill counly before the peo ple and proie this assertion. - I - . . I While addressing a Whig meeting in this place this evening''," you made a statement which I pie. some was intended to allude:io this challenge giv . en by ine to the „Whigs of Schuylkill county, and in referring to which you. said you would accept the'cliallende given by me. ~ Altbough none' of 'the 1 7ilgs of Schuylkill . , count)! have yet accepted this challenge, yet I 1 congratulate myself that yon have expressed a willii4ncss to do so, and that I am thus afforded 1 an opportunity of meeting an honorable and gen- I tlemanty opponent the people on this quest Lion. , My friends, John 11. DoWning; T.. Morris and • c. Ellet, Esquires, will . act Ihvitli a committee of • friends.that You may select, to appoint time and place and agree ripen the preliminaries.: : - • , I 'am , with highest esteem and regard, very truly , ,i your friend, signed, 1 F. W. - HUGHES. • PO - resviLLr., 80844, 9, A. M pear Sir:—Yesterday r morning„ your friend, John" H. Downing,'Esq., handechne your note, dated. Pottsville, July 6, 1844,.11 o'clock, P. M. whicii,.ag,reeably to My prOmise to him, I answer as early as possible this morning. Oh Saturday . evening, the 6th , inst., whilst was [addressing a meeting of the Whigs of this BorOugh, a paper was - put Into my hands, and is now, in my possession, of which the following: a coiq: 'F. W. Hughes, late Senator frorn Schuylkill : county, at the meeting of thO Loco rFoco:partY - ;• said that If nr.Ozlty z'as OpposCd,to a .pPC "leeice Tariff and was not as mach a Tariff man - as JAM ES K.' Pour, and • that he tooald . " itzet any man at any public meeting and prorc 'it to the satisfaction of the Meeting.' - • ! ' .kndl„vyas requested to offer to meet youu I forthwith read the paper' to the`nieetin r m in the ve- Iry Avoids above set forth, and pledged myself, if you had made such a statement, to meet you in ten days notice and discuss Ehe question involved irk thatipaper, .I;2fore a meeting of. the Citizens of Schuylkill county without distinction of party, - In lessftbm a minute after the announcement, I was infelrined. that you Were iiresentand would abide you challenge, as stated in the paper just read, and.!Meet me according ietny •aceeptanee'of it.' so informed the meeting,ancl at the same time eta. ted,: that, on ltlondaY morning I should seek an in ' I: terview.with you and arrange the -time aril man ner lot cenductiAg . ntieproPosed &bat o--t ti this you replied in iirson-41tat you were then ready—l of course declined entering on the discussion at that. time. • • , • • First, because it would be • a change of terms J k • - • dust agreed on. ,• -because b intend, if you meet me, to eubMit to the people,' Ovidence of elm highest char.- actii,.about;whicli: - there 'can - be -, no mistake to prOye.that Henry Clay has been the uniform and e.orfeistent friend of the .Protective Taritt and s •A: metican Industry ' as opposed by. foreignpauper latiqr,'anditiat James!, , him been the SVII ,LE GEr4tiEIIAL SATURDAY; 14ORNIG, JULY 20, 1844 — I -- 'i form and persevering enemy! of that sYstem, and not to rest the qiiestiodon nflted,uasiipported as. sertions,'Ond . ! • ' • - Third, becau i e I desire theißemacrats of Sell uYl kill county' . invited to be, preterit, that the honest and intelligent May hear tile troth and judge by the evidence submitted to thpm which of themen, Henry Clay, oriJames K. Polk,, is the true friend, of the interests of the'people l of Schuylkill county I. and Pennsylvania. t , The proposition. in your) note; cautiously ex cludes a.scrinny of Mr., Police public acts end sen timents in respect of a Prot l ective Tariff. know give you notice that I shall he prepared to dis cuss the que:stiiin involved in., the paper above men tioned before tl{e citizens or Schuylkill county' both Whigs and Democrats, at any time after ten days from this /lay, as ti }agreed to by us on Saturday evening, in pres nee of not less than i 2000 of our fellow citizens. .' : ,• - As .I shall i leaye Potts.ille' early to-morrow morning, , I reqUest your answer in the course of to-day, if possible, at 4,'P. fM., at which • time .I will be at the Mount Carbon House=-If you will adhere to that agreement, I'illtransmit the names t of threegentleMen of this c, unty; to act as acorn. mittee in my hehalf, to 'arrange the time, place, and mode of cOnducting ot{r debate. If you'deeline, our correpondence'on this sub ject will &coins° terminatii with your reply. - : I am with highest esteem aid regard, very truly, . . ! your friend t. . 1 ' I J 1 G. CLARKSON. • i , Porrsvitl.r, July - 8, 1844, 12 o'clock, Monday: Jos. G. P4niKsri,r, Esq.,l '.. . Denr. l S77l:—l have just received your note of this instant aild must expi•ess my regret that you I I have notyet selected a committee of your friends to arrange with the committee of friends, selected bY•myselll on! Saturday c'.ening last, the preliriii 7 holies of the 'proposed debate, on the charge I made against !Henry Clayls vascillating course on the TaiiiT i l question, I feelnardentdesire to - meet ).1 any heniniablb friend Of lenrY Clay, in a discus sion beforle the people,'on this charge. Irilyour note of tins instant you t vade this charge, and speak °Pan' agreement made between us oc Satur day last toldis l l cuss other qd i estions. Now a barere ference tokvhat took pine? on - last Saturday even ing, Will Convince your own candor that you as suine an hypothesis abotit which you must be in error--you vad the papelt copied into your note of. this instant, and then said you Would Meet me be fore the pcorile on tenjdayls' notice. At that. time I: was setting at a front wibdow of my own resi. f . • donee; beii:g nearly opplisite to where you were, speaking;ta_sl I knew thatithe paper 'you read 'did not state flee' challenge' given by me correctly, and, in order to place you right, I rose, placed my head out of the window, and ik a loud voice addresSed you in the folloWing lanknage, (I give the Words' ; to you precisely as I spoke theui, and call uporker ery one at tbat'meeting t f o bear.rne.witness).' , Mr• " Cl:Asti, fir. Clarksc i m, Mr. Clarkson, I said ". • " that He r nry Clay Viol I been guilty of double" ~ '.dealing en the Tariff q' estiem on that question" nI am prepared to met .ou now." You then re , , plied to nee lin substance; that' ypu would not mee t ' me then, that you wereinot . prepared with tiocu mentary evidence to disiuss the question, butthai you would meet me oniten days notice. There was notiii4 thatPaed!between you and. myself on this subject before orafterthiti'until I sent you my note late on Saturday eveging last. • Now - thi state of thelfacts constitutes the may . 'agreement' , made between us.' Iniy note to yap, on Satur day last, I did not Prernis:e all these fats,-hecaUse I did- not c!ontimplate theinas luestienable. In -View of thiS state of the acts, I regard yoifbs afraid to Meet Mel before the p ople, on the charge 'amide (and nor sepeat) ae inst Henry Clay as -contain ed in my rioto of Satu q ay,or explicitly back out 1 the discussion.- -* • - I ' . . I trust yin Will not fl i nch from this discuision, 1 for I desire, to show` 'hY evidence,of the highest character, 9bout,wl),ich . there can be no mistake, 'that 1.1 my Clay has Cirri.) bc'en theirpiform and consisteUt friend of theiProtective Tariff.' I, de sire to show (es I knovit I can shoW) by this seine; kind of evidence that Henry Clay has boxed every part of the pompass On the Tariff question—That Henry. Clay has been the ridvoCate ofProtection, aril then again-declaimctl against 'raising the ques t.n;n &protection,' which' he said he. 'had hoped had been pia to rest.' j desire to show- that Ileh-.. ry Clay on the 15th of; February. 1842, ..in the Senate of the U.. S: pffiired 'and advocated a reso lution that the Whigs themselves Would aid- a free trade resolntion. I ilesim'to show by the-Journal of the Senate of. the 11:1S.; that Henry Clay and - Jahn C. Calhoun h 3.4 voted together. against James Buchanan and other distinguished Demo crats on Tariff questions. I -desire to show by the Congressional debaies that Henry, Clay has I opposed measures for Iproteeting An i ericanl4" dit.s/rll: I I desire to show !that the vaseillating President hunting course of Henry Clay, has giv en the country more trouble about, the Tariff than any other Man now living—lagain repeat that trust You will .yet appoint , a' committee of yosr friends to arrange the preliminaries with the c.otn mince 'of friends chosen by, me on Saturday last, and lei the discussion, gti on.' The people of this • region 'expeet this discussion end if you cici not meet ,met.ltcywill hold you answerable for their disapPeintment. ; . "1 ' . 1 , • 1 I am, With highest esteem and regard; very truly. , I - - 1- - t• . ' yo'uariend. ' Signed, • ... .. - . ' - -- 1. - 'IT. W. HUGHES. EMI F. W. guilt Es, r • •:! • • Dear have !.eeeived yotir note, dated to-day1.2,,(n00n5) I agrm to meet you at any tune tt.f.:er.trin da)ls iroriajOur acceptance of my offer tendered, and inpiiWic, in presence of the Whig's and Democrats oft.ichuylkilt county, fend Henry clay againstiiy - charge YoncanMake in respect to any of his•acta or declarations on the subjeet of the Tariff froin the commencement of his ptiblie life, to the pr4ent moment, and Twill then : and there prove that; te has alvvey4 kiwi the tinkforta, zealous wad judieiovs friend 411 Prntec.: - That to We i ' greai wisdom we owe . . _.. -1 - - -114. .i i I . :• ; -:,. . S'... 1 ... ' 1 . ' . - m)vEfiTIS i - 1 . the eiistisigTariff of On, and that-of all men • living. He has donOuost to foster and encour age the Industry of Emnsylrania. • : This is the. first offer, that I tender you. At theft same tittle I will prove by James - 11. Polk's record ed Notes and speeche4;that he has always been 1! the determined enelni l of a Protective Tariff, and'' that (f lie is elected Piesident of the United States, the existing Tariff wi)l be'destroyed, and with it the manufactories of l'ennsylvania, and the other' parts of the Union. r and the, great home.market that these triailfactolies created for our coal and;' • • " farmers. ' • If you decline the second issue tendered shalh consider 'it an - admiSsion on your part that Mr.! Polk is what I assert;' a deadly foe to the Protec-I tivi3 Tariff, and to. t4'iron, coal and agricultural interests of Pennsylvania, . • • Having established ;'this great and important truth, I will meet yoi4 and discuss the first issue tendered.: . • John Bannan,.Jan l tes H. Campbell and •Daniel Larer, Esqs., win act On my behalf tci'make with; your friends all preparatory arrangements— *ll Batman wily receive your reply and transmit it tol me at Philadelphia. "would remain in Pottsville to-morrow but fox the riots that I. understand disturb the city. . ! I rn, with the highest esteem and regard, :ery, truly, your friend, • .7. Q. CLARKSON. Porks'vxm.r., July 8, 18141 POTifSTiLLE. July:9tli, 1844. Jos. G. er,AnKsei t a''—Dear Sir 2—Your second letter of yesterday, was delivered fo me this day at noon, by John Bannan, ESq. This letter as'7 suines the shape in Part of an Original challenge, as well as an acceptance of the ehallenge given by: me to the Whi&4 of Schuylkill county, at the democratic meeting held in this place on the' 290 . 1: ult. The first issue' you tender endmices inY ehallenge-the second is an offer on your part tO ' discuss other queS4ons. 1 wilt meet ?jou o I U both the fh.ues you: tender. I could have no 01d. 7 jectionlo the second issue, (feeling as I do.that you cannot maintaimtheMlirmation,) except that .it was not embraced in my challenge; atliowever 'you seem to insist 'upon the - diseus'sien of thiS issue, not because iti . Was embraced in my challenge; but,because I press rie you conceive it to have on important hearing Millie Present political contest: I now offer and cly4lenge you to meet . me, ( . r . , I connectior with die Additional issue tendered by yon,) in the discuksion of the: following proposi tions, some of wlik have a vitallyimpottantbe.ar-, in; on the result cif the present political co'ntest 7 :- . I will maintain tite affirmation of each proposi7 lion. i , 1. That it is the intention of the leaders of the ; - Whig• party,. in the event of Henry Clay's elec. tion,io. create a Hiiited States Bank, with a cap itAof $50,000,000; and that Henry Clay, is in P' favor of such a Bank. • 2. That such MBank would be unconstitutional and dangerous toihe liberties of the people.' 3. That Henry Clay projected and defended , even in violation !Of instructions from the Legis lature of 'Kentucky', the late Bankrupt law, arid that such' law was dishonest, and hinorat in, its he 4endenry. • CC That. Ileni:v .Clay is a gambler, a dUt:li ISt st , • r and 'a profane swearer, and whose moral character t'' is farbelow whit :it 'shoUld be to fill the high office bi of PiCsident of the !United States. I • b . .. . - 5 - . That James 1c...P01k, is a man of unii ieached integrit and high moral character, iand is:neitliera garribler; duellist or profane siverir- G. That 'Joseph:Markle, is incompetentlo!: fill the high office' 011.0Overnor of Pennsylvania. 7, That Henry Illuldenberg, is a mania great experience as a Statesman, of distinguiiiMd talents and high 'Moral character: • I Might add ,iriany other. „questions that et, ter into the present contest, but I, presume that al:de bate upon all theiPrOpositions stated, would crrate a discussion ,of alength somewhat protracted, . I vvilf now in conclusion o distinctly state that I gi:e youleur choice, eitherto meet me in 'a discussion upon my challJnge as given to the Whigs4)f Schuylkill county; and as stated to you id 4ity letter of the Gth inst., or to meet me on the, pi4p ositions above 'stated, including the new +tie I tendered 'by you; :and my origin4l challengk.: lam with-the highest esteem and regard, Very truly your friend, F. \V. HUGHES:; • • [I. Philada.; July. It; Dear Sir accept all the issues tendcrid in your letter of the 9th just received; and thank'4 . ou for the opportunity you will afford me to addiless the democrats of Schuylkill, on Whig men !and Whig measures. In accepting two of the -I wish it to be understood that do it by eem pulsion;as your letter intimates, that my re6.isal of anyone' would end our neOtialion fur a ineet ing, a result that,' should lament. I allUdOi to thein tliat into ct the privaee character of:Mr: Polk mid Mr. Muhlenberg. will defend`Mr. Clay from all yOur attackS; whether directed 'a pirist hiM as .ft Private citizen or a. public Mr. With respect to your candidate's; I shill Geoid .any thing that relates to their private' conduct jind characters—Our friends 'may appOint the day , of 1 Yours truly, •4. G. CLARKSON, Hoghei. ' I • • ! meeting . • ‘HONT.STT ' AND : JUSTICE. — He only is wordy of cite= that knows what isjust ' and hobest,:and dares do it—that is master of his own passiMis, and scorns to be, a slave ta another's. Such a one. `in the lowest poveity, is a far better man, and n:r its.more respect, than those gay' things glio'ove all their greatness :and reputation to their rentals and revenues—Ur. Fuller.. . • . Origin of the words ' Cabot' 'find , 141F ‘ ff--T!le ivonl c abal Originated 'in the - reign ofiCharles; Ti, of England, frotii the initial letters Of his olini:itCrs' ionic's; Clifford, ; Ashley, ThiCkingliain, Arlington, 1 1 and Laufferirald;: . The ircird IV/iik given .to tile I liberal l party in England by the royalists, in Emir'. idelcii' . diti, .froinl the initial letters of their motto: ..„•r.., , . .'Wt 110 Ft iT+T - pop: . . ILL COUNTY, PA, • Foreign Items. • i - According to a report of the rail Way department• I -.. of till Board 'of Trade, just. publislt l ed, the num f! ! ber of passehgers . on isty-six railw j ava; an aver age distaned of fifteen miles each, donna- the Lasti yeari was 24,000.000, of whom on* one met with! . a fatal accident. The .fact ries regulation bill has l onally Thellast debate on it in the lionseOf - Lordsj was, chiefly remarkable for the formal motem. of (Lord! Bratk - hant against the principle of intetferencei with labor." V . e iidt;rStand on the authority of a g l mtle- : mar now - in his 82d year, and an observer of.the weather, th 4 the present season has not been equal-. Win (117q 1 ss since the year 1795, which lap- i - of 59, years.. The - meteorologists lc yet itssigned no cause'for the .unutial. Olen, non,—[ Berkshire Chronicle.] . • " II is the intention of the Earl of Carlisle b build . Nawqrth Castle in a.;tyle of ' princely . I nitleenee.-4[ Newcastle Chroniele.] 1 Itastnunibers of emigrants from all parts emPire are!tit present clocking lam Liverpool the'lrway ti:. Canada and the United Statesi numerous rice they, that passages are difficO ob4in. The majority of the Scotch earl arelfor Upiier Canada, whilst those' of EM an 4 Ireland are for the United States. . . "iberal Contributions continue to be made Repeal Fund, occasionally from places in Briam, and almost entirely from Ireland i and yett the rent for the week ending 'l7th iilt.,l was antlouneedl to ° be 3,3891.-1-1 s 9d . 311., of this amount (the largest ever received Or any piiiitical purpo.se inilreland ) Coining-from .Binerica. I The Irhili State Trial , : are said to haVe cost tI4 : Rep l eaters 20,000/4 of which sum! counsel have Iraq P2,001W• . t 111illn Ftidily the Mayor of Litneritik was entering thelEirliange to preside at a ' meeting' wh411„..11:e hal called [iincompliance with a requisitionpto ad; dress Mr. O'Connell in his eapti ,ity,' when he 1 , wai suddenly taken ill, and died, almost • in medi'7 . ates:. DeF' di was caused by ,the'rupturing of 4 1.405,d-vesst. - : AnYaNcE OF WAGES.---111 consequence of t'll Luck rise that has lately taken. plac i e in the price gf iron, ina4 of the men hate applietPfor an advance in ihehr.Wdges. They were informed at .C.Yfartq fa iron . . o Works, byllenry CrawShay l , Esq., that lie I. first in , - wa. not the of t 6 othC'r firms in the district hail advanced, he would : inlitate their iexample. .Mr. Al+rniait Thoiiipsoit replied to the Peneydarren workineil, thashe had. been at a loss Of 25 per cent. by the , l' vois.s. . 1 , . . I TitE bloc TUAIIE.—INCIIEASki OF WAO:i+ WC! have much pleasure irhannouncing thit Mr . Criiwsha r yi, the Messrs. Bailey, and Sii•Johril duck iav i e au(; rented the wages to their we'iit rken' 6. iericent.—H[Monmouthshire .M - erliii.] •1. •1 1 1; : 1 . FERULE LA 00UP:in.—At the corn millm.oW n c,ourse'of-erection by Messrs. Potter, ciain-inCr- I 1. itaitts, a 'wornart is now 'working as a bricksot- . er's jabdOrer. She was formerly 'a drawer in :: a :chi inin, but now'is prevcnted , from folloWing .1 . ..1 occenpation by the recent-statute'prOhibitini ayls', and female labour in coal mines. The anractit4 and architect speakof the verygreat trel igth pdssesscd by her as equal to a man, and lie ease,with which she carries,up'a • blink' :of trick: orinortar on her head ' loj the • top of the i uiltling,l The fenialeshiear have express N.I their nhl i gnatmn by hooting, but she Says she - ii.st hdo . oi siarke.—[ Manchestar Courier-J. s . Tile quantities of our own British iron '" ;; .F from . . igl unwtought steel) exhorted fr thei iligdialit in the year 1543 amounted as J. .- R Bar iron, 176,14 S tons ; bolt and rii. ,q 25 .tons; pig iron, -151,770 tons ;'c` 16,499,t0ns ; iron wire, 1,500 tons ; 1 . .grailuel r :, &c.,3,058 - . tons; hoops, 11.4,5'.1 nail t , 1,020 tons; all other- sorts, .(acre nane,)144,:577.. tiins ; old iron for read I 5,924 ton's . ; and unwrOught steel, tone The, greatest quantity of bar irond.i. / • , 1; by Russia, Denmark, Prussia, Germany, I ItaiN4 the, East Indies, and the United Si Am er • r ica 1! . Ti,. IBM to total qUantities ,:of British hard[ ry 'i.:tported from the United Kingdon iastiear, 1843, uniountedj to .17,1 8 ilWkotal declared ealue thereof 1,745, l i Eivr.nroar. Alzticitas.4—ln IS. ' ctions of . Mr. Brown' (the candi Lancashire) house; amotiuted to • Iln 1837, the American banks, all .. Went down one after another, ani together; almost with an nniversal crush fall, air4their fall not the Messrs.l The Maier were not Cruilhed, Mit they we ttl. Ainerican commerce was at that tim ering, i t4le hi course of:erection ; bank cit. the sc liblding. It fell, and the Browns 'were:not., far fiiin being 'mothered in the rubbish. Bad; . ): they possessed loss than 'the strength Of 'gilints they crild not have extricated, themselves, and, giants las they were; they would have stnaggled in .vain had not a powerful ham assis'ed - I thein.4— I t. • - The British Government saw : and looted With apprehlnsion as it saw, the stiuggles of this gi gantic i pstablishrnent. The 'Governinen of that day saiv the imminent peril, and so did t)l'e direc tors of 'the:Bank of England ; the latter titet7,, and passed s l a resolution to , give, assistance Brownitri the extent of twl millions: The, - exact sum.which he was authorized to draw—a loan of money - , l to an individual unparaileied in tile: hiStory of the ;%l..cirld—was 1,639,000/. -Of thi l . loan he . took al vantageto the extent of between eight,intid : nine litindred thousand pound,, wide. 1 he has since iripaid, besides clearing Wall other. erilbar rassmeii ts., What Mr. Brown's personal f o rtune may' no*, it is not neces-sarY to inquire. 'lt is _l_ample i probably notless titan the sun' v.liiell he was authorized to borrow front the Bank of :Eng land itillB37,proba'oly. more.---I:Uhronicle.) , , lEEE trans', SJutt 0001. Mal Eno tc.tN•rs.—The numher of crnigrant_i,rhich arrived latecw Yerk during the months of 4 May and JAner,V•as as follows :- • Toiai-rl l urnher of English, Irish and Scotch Emigidnts, Num* of Irish, AGRICLTURE AND MORALS: There is -no more common mil..-pprehenaksi than that whiCh attribuies to .Ll/oritradttrol, trio . demoralization Which prevails: in* . sonie dish* where they arc prosecutea According td poetic- assumption, an 'Agricultutal :•cotnionn# preseizta a sori.•orAmattia, in *hi& coinpe . b . ...4e. and intelligence' ariauniversai and,. OrintejAhd misery unknown. ''ACCIOIIg the thousand, AO* which utterly - refute assumption, vela tak tie following account of tIM mural condition of - 041 , f; den,. whero ueither;ilatiufactures can be assiOod as the cause of such iencral deprtivitinrittwOO: edness. 1.1 , ; • - - , . • •. . • is: DEMOFLkLI2NTION or - SwEor.% It is a singular and lmbarrassing fact.;thatl,ti Swedish nation, isoratca from the mass of the''kAi: . .- ropean people, and'almbs, t entirelyagricult** pastoral, having, in abbut 3,000,000 of ind~ii u- ids, Only 14,925 emplo:yed in manufaCtoricsii,4,tl these not congregated , in one or two ,placti,' : 4t scattered among 2,o37factories . ; having no standing army or navy" ; no c•ktended COMITifTe no efflux. of strangers . ; no considerable city' tat one; and having sch4ols and universities fair proportion, and ti powerful and .eonntifetii Church establishment undisturbed in its labcin4Y seci Or schism; is, notykthstandinf, , , iti a nio,C4lez_ moralized state than tt; i ; nation in Eurape - 41iro dentoraliicd even than any equal s portion 41 14 10 dense manufactuting Ovulation of dreat:11041:1: This iz a , verycuriems ra,.t iti moral' statisticqft. is so directly opposed to all received opinhatiit, ,c ';ttl long establi;lied theories of the supericir ' ;ini condition, greater ituidecticc; purity of inaktl44iii and exemption from vice or crime of the ois 4 tOyot and agricultural state Of secielY, compared foithe commercial and inantilacturing, that, if it•iittleti merely on the travollers own impressicips,,itbSer.. cations or experinee; it would not . be 'thatiqcd, l ,to any credit. According to the official return lished in the B:weilish State ;Gazette, in..04 . e . 4 1337, the number of itsons prosee.ute i d.fok e i o , inal before aWthe Swecdislt courts 10119 year 1835, Wits 26,275, of whom, 21 . ,262; Niere 'convicted, 5,915; acquitted, and 93 remained...sun der examination. In 18113, the total poptiloliett of •t3weden' was 2,0A1•14 year, therefore, one person of every 114 - cieihe whole nation had been accuSed, nnd Tile inttery 140 Persons convicted of criminal ‘.)ffintees. - .JIy • the same official ret ut Os it appears that, in Or Five years from 1830 to: 18334, in lnaive, one pei•fioilin every 36 of the inhabitants of the towns, I:4115n? in every 179 of tliO mita' population, -had, ptn. , •7-ri average, been punished each year for crintinal oirenees. In 13:3n, tlict•nuniber of persons! _far criminal oti'cuces in all the Courts of theliug , don, was 26,925, of whom 2 2 ,292 were:; con denied, 3,688, acquitted, 'and 945 under ttial . .iar committal.. The criminal lists of this year are . - stated to be unusatally,lighLyet they give a resitli of one person in every 1123 of the whole Male tion accused, and one in about ever,. 134 cOniic ted of criminaLoffe'ne4; and, taking the pepula lion Of the towns, and the iusal, population sty-, arattly, one pirson in evry 4G individuals of .".•thoi former, and o'ne itke‘ory 174 individuals cif3ha latter; have been convicted within /the year Slii36 for - criminal otYences • • The proportioN'ar so; of illegitimate to te,;itimate births infitis edttn try leads to the :rtne 'conclusion. It is as nob to 2 3.lotlis in .StoelthOlni. Ia no other Chyistian commtmity is there a state of female inor.fis:'ap proaching' to this. p.aris, the reekonetlby P uchct to be one bn Svc bittlisOsna and in the other tennis of France .one in 7; Iti England end Walc4, it is reckoned there: is ;ono illegitimate in 19 legitimatd,•and in Londontand Middlesex one'to 38 Jegitirinte births. '• • gurus do not bring hcime to our imaginations-AM moral 'condition 'of n populatlon so depraved fit that of Stockholin. ,lln such a society, iick.off. spring of secret adultery, and the ,births merely 4aved front illegitimacy by' the tardy- mairipge of 'parents; must be. 'numerous in ProportionNOlio genetal - profligacy. ' If it: were possible to, deduct these from the one side , of the ;account ilet; add them to.the other, to Whielbmoially they IT:Ong; what a singufari picture of deprayity on ia great scale this city 'prettents . i •Sup Pose n standing in the ,stiects .of Edinburg, and able :td Say, froth undeniable public returns, 'tone ott of every three persons passing me is, (wen average, 'the otTpring of illicit intercours. and 4:4 out of every foriy 7 ninOhas been convicted within thesti twelve months of some criminal . ofTeneC2."-- Laifigl noir in Sweden. NO. 29 BM Mil = 1•1:1 I f the ,l, on, MEI ME Mil o tho MEI (hicli d_ Lulled followb, iron, Custer roST.IOE IN ENur.x.Nn--Pre:. ~Cntct•r now on a xisit tO England,. halft, he fol.: lowing remarks on Cheap Pilotage in anti 'of his - Letters published iii the,Boston Chroniel4 : iy- " You ma}' send a letter of no matter hdiwiinany pieces of p,aper, or containing no matter What,. dry . soluitaheC, if it dnes not weigh over half an 9 . ;ufice,to any - part of the kingdom.fora penny or tup . :.contsi • if it Weighs less' than an ounce four cenlid sd on. This has 'wonderful' consequences. It. sets all the people 10 - corresponding, resuscitates Old .• friendships, ,creates new ones, faCilitates,'W.Titani ner of traffic, andpOys:,the govertnentO! i ctecti • p.rojit of ;3,0110,001) per annitnt! it yba called the grand and educator 0f1t147 pet) plc, The poores ' t girt that can express Lprt;idea 3 by pothooks, now cOrrwcinds with her Poor p - ,i 'rents while out'ats i prvice ; and If she wishes to remit them a fete shilliv'gs of her" caroin gt!, she has only to pay, thri: I . )enCe or sic cent' '`st t the • post office fo.a money ordcr.and inclose}., 'A it_ letter, and the govornment.then!becomes* only the bearer, but tho insurer of the morieyi 'lt can : not. oe lest ; and the party to whom it is 4 . 161 t is as sure to get it- as, if if were - handa to him,itisilver. The con venicM.e thls: arrangement: - fin. tusking tulle purchases', collecting musk' • be felt to he untlei4ond. - In connection :with the great carriers, -, - v,•llose arrangements for the delivery of pareel3,;roer the Marine . " of Ilar. den S Co. rarin i fY oiler h wheld kingdom, the ulnal; postage and naoney?,order syS tent give the cou4ry all the advantaq..s ,„of tho city. They'give la life-blood ''circulittiOn; which make people stroug,•wise and happy. LI n_;eUhl blow a ttlikiet on this subject tllt ;, would reach every • log-lious .. e beyond the I: . nonntamsi' Fellow-countryiniiti. we have the -porter:: the United States:to' hare a s'slem as good `and as . cheap. • For Hea4ien's sake, do not •letk, , us' pick one own pockets any longer for thilienefit of pro. pie 'Who will not ever . -thank us.' If oar 'rrederal Government cannot do this forms, it is not Worth having. • This pst.tge system is the tiest• thing .1 hive seen 'For the sale rif'4, I could alto . iNt pot, tqi the monkey tricks'; and the mean tricks of the aristocracy:7 • • ast itoi Incliors 1 [OHS; ept old ,lanurae- MEM 01371 f °Hand. tateb • of . re and MEM 3 tons, 518 i. 36, the i lite f l or 110.000,- E2EI d many. They Brown. MEE c a tow- MEM 17111 E 14.660 i0,66R RE - . JEAt.ors.rtHiti rarned GritO, who keeps a shop in Boni°,_ ct.c apeti death, lastl.'negd.i):;trorn a pistol shot 'Fred by a neighbolir, auspicious; of his wiferwatehed her anti sacs: her !",triinto Grimes' shop 'jusi . dinner:` The jelalotis assailant was ttrliHtie4.liatary secure:l, • ! , • ' • 1
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