> - :':v •>" Bif'.ijOHN W. ' FORNEY, ' .--.7' ; • Chestnut Street,; PAUiT FRKS», ■ •;: ' -•yaMtta W'jhAwtaittrof MTUw OHrrt BI» PbMffi rauArarai fora Doliam to* iioh* Moßtrai frara DouAmu.traSix HoinnMrl“T****WX.*», **' v tu»* for tk» that ordwoA,:, r, ,;;- TU'WKtUT fHUI. - : lto«» tS’iutwtfbißirbut oftto gitjr utTraiu pob- - = . To Wssn.T p*iUo iriU .I*o jl mall (p*rfcnnuw,in>4T*nce,)»•«••• ♦« jgj 1 railiMWltr,) tlfV 1 ""- 4 * \4 «* of.TTOS-ra » ;,or ,OT«, i ,ra.TlU Mud w • sour to ftt HttNMf <ff tllb f oiub>, ■ t IT7-«»tm»rtm «• ■to «t « Ag«t« for ,giV««KLT PMa*.- , :' .--..--, ■ - y~L CAUFOIRItIAPRE#*. ,v"-.-<? XM«*U gomi-Montiilylntlma for tkflCallfornU SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1888. literary Criticismi; c.': * ’ WOMBS OF IIKJLOTy ASO HEBOIsM, from femlra ' m'i t«Engenie..Bryß/L«i : B 1 0o6Diftan:;.l Tol.. Im '' portal 8fo; r,lTewrTorlc s : Birity * Jacket!* } JPhUa-- dalphttn Bdld>y;»Ubbolt«ener# # , \ . ThspreSaDtseasouJiaa bean unusually prolifio' In gittfeksln’frWolfartifltioal ability and high* V; int»^i^lajC^o|ldiy-glft£f,^yat.^lth. considerable .^-;te^rn^u®ntiy'wteMaad^ot'^niy ) ; for for.thoirwiitcrary, y-'jajkl&Z At prelint, ™\£onftni our A^troO;tpJ r tho verybahdiomo us.' '.{-r, r-- • IMa a' portrait-gallery,ofillastrionfwomen,' fromeiriy times to the presehtday, witboutrefer enoe to country or.cliino.Baanty, nohievement, nud influence are'therespratEYeqiialifi rations for admission here. Nineteen .portraits Oro given,, fine!; engraved tn stipplo, from original draw logs “by J» Champagne nnd •j; B.'lVandesrorde. Tho : persons thne represented are Semiratnla, the Assy rian; .'.Penelope, of- Ithaca, heroine of wob-Bpin ,r nieglegend; Cornolia’, thesiatoly Bpniah,mother of the'OraeohiVZsnobla, Queen of the East ; Bea trloe-Portlnari, whose beauty won .'the, heart of Santo, while her early death inspired his y Dirlna, OominediaJoan d’Aro, the vrondroua Maid of - .Orleans; Isabella of-paatlte, : nnder,whoiopatron-v age, doJainh'asVthe' repndlated by.mahy rulers, saiiedtoj.dlwovef that fat' Carthay Bhd fgolddn' Cipango deserlbedby fanolful traveUerg and im t 'agine.diydreamy poets ;;Blana.de Poltierai favors ite6r ifen'rj;lf, of ifrattee 1. fatedwlfeiuid.yiotimert \ Mery; j Quean of,Sedts, whose heauty : may be said tohaTOo'insed;hef’misfortanM; Poeahontas,oar *' owhyirginia Prlhoeßs;,.Nell: Gwynn; mistress of Ohtrl«s ir;>li|)dy Mary Montagu; Mario'. AntoK iiette, guillotined ln : the Revol utloo; Agostina Zaregosi thetfamons Maid of Saragossa, immor-’ ■taliled by lhoifen of Byrod jnd the. pencil of. Wilkie ; ; Anno. : .HaaaeHino>Judson, onpjpf. the . rrives of the Anierloan Missionary-; '.chirlotte' and the Empress Eagenlo< :• 1?1J ; ' Of the TTbolo of theso the execution’ Is'admira ble.' ihe'mo«t^b«kiitif , uli!;faceaare.ihoBe of Pane 'lope, Beatrice,’29eM GWynn,“Diana of -PoUlirs, Kn. Judson, and Eagente of France- It is otear thatthe first of thfse must be only&fanoy - & W]iiUe^the;^wb ;; fl?xt7aVe disqualified,' on 7 inoral ''/g^'n^/Cf^.icompaniqnsbipwith.purcWomen. - The’ flatters 'A lady of “ fatj jWrJ ani for.|y, Aould hot have .hean^Wn than, own * ; these aregbod portraits; * v haß:Oonden«sd; an ImmanM qaintitj of’lnfdfmation lntp ttie blo grapliloalndiio'eßTThichaooompanynndiiloatrato the portraits. WeknowthodiffieuUy of writing'; with pento nhgesdonefalljiutleetn.wMteUialn'aijUdhßaia •’ - '•••>- - •fytiSf?'..' il* has nine children, and not elghijfilihere stated'; IT™" mono ™™Ur* writlir« . • . —a mem whieh even many popular writers seem {.“■ wa oirel.ss about : She rhymes Well. In. the iSw'feteS-Sr wholo;TOln “ 8 « to. found few«bad a**. . *? d *£- %S’ 1 y then are to bd met In. almost any fifty lines writ-. ’ ergr, W. have found in a VH*' ten by W&?a; WhittUr,'. the most negligent of We have .not space for oxtraotr o eha, „ ; Mias Mitchell,-connecting vhrlons'ljrios raster of Mr. Goodrich's d shork , io tale .by a thread of narrative, reading—graceful,. flowing, and hfc.lnkde roadaWrolumb. She uses many The Information it cony Sys will give it a perma- - -■ , . , - ~ , nent interest, 'andalways mikedtadeslrabl.' J«>otieS of metro, and. Inouloates strong religions volume to place in woman’s, hands.' It is. sple'n-' «4.bop«.U through. the book is not didly got up, and i.positively' ibiurionir iUpUper, ° f * 8 '■«»«»»/’. tot for tt. ? si ”B 8 ” f 070 print, binding, and Hlaetrationa./, Woreotmmend- '““f™’' “ d delightfully too. In the story it as'one of the most/d.Ughtful and- worthy gift- 5 elf ’ golden thread upon which tho.psarls are book, of the jeer—a vast improvement |apon those ft™*’ there are not many incidents. Neither is painted butterflies the Annuals of by- gone years. Wak. 0 ”* mad ° up. andrnany of the lyrlos whloh constitute OgB3B«. Byo.' pu«, (KjO.^PMUdelphla: Jams* Chat- it.exhibit dellosoy of thonght, parity of senti hn.f Son: , .1 . j: • .v--- >, t ‘ ■-, r ; ment, and no ordinary skill in versification. . Two points have to. be notieed-in: referenoe to i HOBA o IO . BiaEABKa . THEIR jathoiWy, thla book—tho largoramountof informatfon whlph DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT. By Marshal it eommanloateSp" In. A man Dar thajrevortoxf.-pe* I °/ t s} ir ?i ?5‘ D * ‘ ■l ] p wl * 4el P Wa: ** Coiopt?- dantlo, aatbo'r s is" “'a’-ibholar and: a " 2jv ■- ' .. . . ripe one,”) ahd'ii>e f great the mustri-’ "&»**>*;second edition «f a popular medical tions, most ofwhiohw.re totaled by-Suborn ... ‘? e , lat * ®£’ N ' W ‘ 'Hire,'theKwith heirCari.pinV and; ppi'ellfwe ton, ofMassaohnsetts, who died it: 1853. Dr. have tb<s gifted man risking. rolume whieh. bet- OMMos.who supplies a memoir of the original ■ ter thanany other Of thesameeatentwithlnbux outhor.hasmnch extended,,*.. weU asimproved knowledge, .brings'ua haek.Palestme as it wu, tok, “‘ »•* •?«««»-, to added andshowsnsPalistinossaheie. 1 !“ -• at ?| - fh? eharaster and value of the illustrious) velum.,'we' may say that itis got up’ *work »re; Improved by these changes, corrections, . . , len :baVe unlformtyfeibibitedcjin /jraati'of iioir ABB GOVERNED. By Alb&DTPonbisnqoe, publicationsa*hhvPebme ; bondon..mlNew York: a. RoutMgc per floe, type, largo..and clearj Oiigravinga well , .fifany.persons on thie slde of the Atlantic are in worked off. There: are two fine 1 engravings on terested, wothink,in the working of thocompli stoel—one of H.nefa, the beantlful Bethlehemlte, cated .system of the British Government, so liko bj;JohnSar tain,.’the ether -a view ofTyre, ,ae and yet so unlike our own. Hore is ft little Harid t. she is, engraved by gamnel BatUlnr. These,, and boo>> wriUon by an English lawyer, which treats, in a concentrated manner,of the British Censtitu • lags and sketches by.ltfr. Peborn., Among these Is tton> Gt<)wni senate, Finaness, Looal Government, a laye map ef Palestine, etmitrueted, and drawn Obnroli; Army. Navy, Laws, Benoh, and Bar of ; snd England.. It was, published rome two monthsugo, previous, There us five i u Xjondonjnnd as its accuraoy has been recognised r 'ehromographio engravlngs—representing views of by tha O|U! ’ a ther( , | It .’ may ba preramei that it is places, and birds and fiowora Palestine. ; More re i(ab[e for refe r enoe. We may add that, we, thkfl this, there are about seventy j o i a j m i ng ( 0 know something about the aubjeots of : Inga,eaecuted Uy^LCuderbaoh,andHoffman.and whlchlt haVafound v er y fewlnaceuraoles • P I ”'f , ta It- Whoever dees as much for making the plctorial illaetratlon is vainable tc tho reader, for Unlked stateB known in Europe, as'this little book anchor bll 8 . d “'“ to “»ke English faot. known In this country bring before ther.ad.r’s sale for his pnblioatlon. mind by psgeVof description. The profnioaess of . MAGAZINES FOR JANUARY. lUnStratiou'of this boot Isohe of its great merits.. PtUrion't Ladies’ National Magazine has a This account of Palestine is given in form of a. splendid. - frontispiece showing Shakspeare’s tonr. Alr. Osborn went upon this pilgrimage, not Miranda, engraved by Samuel Sartatn, from unprepared by considerable previous knowledge an original picture by G. Vf. Oonarroe. There ls,another fine engraving called “In the Bit , -indeed,VtheißibieitMlf aoM’alinndanUy Bnpply. ‘of Cold,” ongravsd by. JJapswell. &, Eimmel, to those who f -ieitd'-lt'earcfally; He traversed (printer’s name not mentioned,) which tells, a 'over'Faiestlnei'Hngerlngainld the ecsnes.wh'eh v.rysad ; ' story, .and tolls it very intelligibly. Religion has made seored, which History has ran- Fashion plates,, steel and wood, newmnslo, crochet dered illustrioda. * .He visited,; ahOT. all; the' and embroidery patterns further make this a good . . places whioli had beentouohed by the feet ’of the magpslne for ladies. Many .of them, wo lhlnk, BedCeiner.' He describes nhat.hesaw, hesketches will be glad to see Charles J.-Peterson, the odltor, ®,'fiolSeUtsThe’^'noU?es rpeteops. whomiheinet,' he commencing anew, and It istobohoped long, story, brfbgs beroro us snatches of' their' conversation, called “ The Old Btone Mansion.’-. The four ohap fielhbws’niiwhaftheir.manhers andonsto'tns'are— ters given here are really very. good. Mr. Potpr ipArtiyi’uhalfered frdm ‘son has Seoided merits as a writer of, fiotion ; he tSorlpHoiis’-knd, iri a word', he makes .us ’know has read extensively, and therefore knows what -Palestine: better,-than any,, person pan know It, good . style is;;, he hna a. horror of what Is oalled ' ' traversing if.' iQnp ftf .fine Writing, and he has a truthful and delicate ’ ' ohkpiers Is that ln whioh the present touch in drawing oharaoter. Mrs. Stephens ’‘ifltprilfty'df Pftlfstink iii"UotiCed. ’’ ilrf OshCrA be- also commences o'; ealled “1 Gillian,” if it "V Heves that lls ibrmer-prddnetlveness-is uot-ex-.- proeepd as It has oominenoed, it will be better ' -’•ji.fMfed/ftnS&ift. we than any thing she has published • during the last three ye,or?;; There is a pretty little story palled Pijlly lie made fertile once more. -.' r . “ Dressing to please one’s Husband,” and . we had , ft langh,over , “ Mr». Smith’s .Great Party,” gtven. wiiohwCufd ha've beati.'tdb-heavy, howeve . among the amusing lllastratiens of which we re - .valuabte. in the text, or in foot-notee.There' Is edgnise, dressed up as Count Swindleskenskle, the also»•««*«*«• on , a efTtokeray oompany.Mr.;a)shifn’sMap,ee / Palestlnef'4his’ Ohnstmas book?; ;Ap this magarine is intended to *,.i whleh,_ft: jrorld ! ;pf iatoipnly,:eould, hftye aocom. be bound in volumes, and is worthy of betng so t. ,'plishedi namonf every place and ntd preserved, Wo would suggest that the ephemeral tion mentioned In the Blbld/with referbnies to ail baslnesa-notices , placed in. tbe Publisher s Oor : » e tK# paiiaSges-; of ; BoriptnfP'Where they ddciir, In- >ner”. ,bn shilted to.tho rover mstppd of plaoed, as 'eiiidlng the. modern.names, of. we. find, them .hero/In the body of the magazine. . ' hable'iatltadP ahdidnytUde'bfßU. ’rThis; o'ooapy-. It.may be well fo mentionthatthisnumbercom : Ing 49'pagbs, ia/a/novelty weU.exsetited, and wo menoes tho thirty-fifth volume of Peterson’ir Ma may .say invalaable. Ihe. general Index to tho gazi’ie. . Theflrst number of tho Ladies’ American M a■ ;, : ,'ianded.'Malta, forex9icpie ( Ssinention : pd several gaithe,’. published at New York, has reaohed us. -i-f «sa«i In the’ilioobf but is without rPf*reneeiU”the It is a supcessor to Gfaham’s. We shall be snr -■ , prised:iflt succeed. The engraving “Saturday ‘ Palestine will iNigbt!’is old as the hills. The lottor-press ii Tpro 'h6 tentioaßand weak, with Ibe exoeptlonof (heEdi : ‘ It;iif|^!^ : ttp}pipsi)^go.tiug’^books'pnbilsMdlln Eajy.Tplk’/’by Mr.'Wand, we suppose'; and .. . :i lb(it’oitySsSS*;fthe : “«ppearaneefol’--Dr/:.Kahp’s In'his'p#n happiest manner- V ’■- : Arctld 'EXpl(ifetiobS/ >; ’ :'. : -' : ;;: , ( Of the J SJ, ■ The Edit»r’s Table ( 1 find A'very good-review of Carijilo’sFrederioU the 'Grtatrit would be onP of thodallest numbers yet ■- ' .:,,Ppiplon, but itdelpryeS.moreihanpnsaingpraise. ißsued.-, la.the “Gosaip- ! the editor, whpse - - -.,> ,:We havel6 apbnowlpdge thelore for the EubjSct ;eTdesf;daughter,'fulfilling her natural destiny, has ■ and done it ’bat the hymeneal altar, writs '■‘■-i - .TiW°, »’ article about few parents oan read V 1 «i >&om toirth of nature makes the whole world kin.” \ - Nearty- flll tha, rest s cf the number-r>Editor’s very dull. Eyen ner* belonged to poll well os, sword, and - ■who fully merited' beautiful fculfigyUhdt •/ poetry putlnto Wdon.” 'Here we dud the intellectual •- achievements .of Sidney placed inbompaulonsbip with "tlioso of hhf sword. fWe find him, indeed} shown as ti diplomatist, a i ohivalrio,warrior, -an.,imaginative writer,; and, above all, as&'H&hJ, A reliable life'of Sir'Philip Sidney* rwas ‘much- required, :and' here; in that >Amerioa- whioh- was but an un known' and - wild Colony in Sidney’s time, that want haa’been: admirably-’supplied. We notice thattbe blbgtapherbnUt* mehfcionfog that Sidney wasf educated at. §Jire,wßbury Grammor .School,- tben, as; now/ a oelobrated seminary. We haye -seen Sidnoy’s portrait in the libraryof that sobool. If represents him with'sandy; almost red hair; blue' eyes; very fair' skin; aquiline nose; and • a ; mouth of delicate, almost womanly beauty of form and expression; ; It Jehows a muoh younger person than Sit Antonio Mdro' dopioted,.Sn the painting ttbw’owned' by the' Bake of Bedford/ and beauti ful ly-engraved as thei'frontlspteoo of this book. ; Yet,- ft Uowing for thedifferenee of age v both por traiU/Bhow-the same -personj More’s being pre ferable, aa repreaentlng Sidney .in manhood} while the other represents him evidently in bis teens. Of Un (aoouraoy of,'another engraving Jure, the view of Penshutat Co&tle, still the family residence bf;theSidneyline,.wVban r alSo J Bpeak,haying onoe performed' a sort bf/pilgrimage to view it, and hnving .been,“ kindly entreated” by the then poa *EeflSOr, l wh6mwe"accidimbiillyeUoounUred'. jThe, 11 terary* hi of S Idney. la an attraotive portion of this volume, for his prose and poetry are .to; the multitude by tradition than-by perusal./His lifo of notion, onlled from many seurbei,.is finely,and.fully described. Of thls/.ftio : conclusion Of the biography, relating -what.bappened'on.tho bloody field'of Zutphen, ,Whoro Sidney receivod bis death-wound, Js touoh-' ing in its very simplicity of narrative. With the exception of Hels'on', who'also dled iu’ battle, and of 'Wellington,'who proved .that “Poaoe hath her vic tories ds well as War,” no British subjeot was ever more honored than Sir Philip Sidney. And now, nearly -three .centuries after his death, American genius lays th|s biography, asyet another garland uponjbib monument.' It is a'noble offering, grace rfdllyrsuitable, ifi aljjrefpebu/' LYRA GSRMANIOA: Second-Series. Life'-Translated'-from the German' by OituSbiiLS k.maawoatn. Philadelphia: Smith, Snslish % $* Co A/voluine'oFtrahslationBfromGerman Hymns, arrapged' in classes, according.* to subjeotj and drawing very largely-upon the authors of a muoh .earlieV period,thu"tibe;present. Por the most pari/ iheSorflaowd : lyrids are rendered into-gobd English-;versa; ‘ "How . and then/ however, the rhymes halt terribly, . We have reward and God, come and homo,- Dtorhtng and dawning , grave andAm-’s, \eome 'abroad and Lord, and so on.' How. happens, it, we ask, that In most of the Sacred Poetry which we meet, rhyme and ry thm/are.’.» frequently /set /at defiance ? This carelessness is disgraceful to ourveiie-makers. By Wituik Atson, formerly of Memphis,Tennessee,-. Philadelphia Gaxt f Vok ,Jnar:~" *' r. , ■ ; This volumecontaihs letters from the author to his wife, from nine Southern States/ No,doubt they were 3 aopeptable/in! the family olrcle. For the public -sat large we,-quote Sir'Charles. Oeld* stream’s short -sentence, 1 ' There’s nothing in them.”j ' ‘l : r ; _- - 91 THB WOODLAND. TUB GABDEN, AND 1.v01,, Philadelphia : Smithy English, ( A good -collection of fine-poetry, culled from many eonrooj. Several of the best poems here" havo Kot'previously boon placed before the pub .llo.'save In foreign perUdienls, soarooly known in Authors,hare ftUo.Deen frce]y drawc''upon l . There' are several beautiful -illufltratlons, in ohromo/lithography. OEBISItitAS BODRSu By the author of “ The Home ward rath,” Beaton : Tick*or Fields. 1 Erijnieltely, printed _on.-oreant'oolored paper, her- is a ll»i« -di itl; ilted fo’ 1 tho noiloe of. the Athcnceumla onslaught on Long- “ Miles S tandish ” is verbose. The miserable sonnet, called “The Ghosts,” seems to have' been scrawled by a bibulous loafer, on 'awaking from agin-and-wator excess. The American Theological Seminary in. , ; -Rome Reviewed. , [nr a catholic ] [For The Press ] Bather more than ten years ago, while a num ber of gentlemen woro dining together in this ! olty, on extra , from one of the evening papers, was brought to tho table, announcing the first liberal movement on the part of Pope Piuß the IX. The propriety of the movement, and the eonsequenoeß likely to grow out of it, wero freely and earnestly disoussed—all at the table, except one, taking part in tbo debate. At length his opinion.was asked. His answer was, in effect, “ X do not understand the subjeot sufficiently well to condemn the aotion of the Pope, but from what I do know, I foel very, very sorry that ho has mado this movement; I hope and pray no evil will grow out of it.” What was tho result of this liberal . movement ? Within a comparatively short time the Pope fled from Romo to Gaeta. for tbo protection of his life. The 'want of knowledge of the operation of his liberal movement on-the people of Borne, at that time, endangered his life. The want of knowledge of the people of tho United States (who are a people jealous of their rights) will, if this American TheologiosJ Seminary m Rome movement bo per sisted in, lead to the most deplorable results in this country. It, Is the duty of every far-seeing Roman Catholic, who is not a bigot, to oppose it for the’ sake of the peace and PRofiPßprrr of the Holy Roman Oatholio Church in these United States. It is the duty of every patriot in tho land to opposo it for the peace and safety of our beloved country ; for, if it cannot work for good, it mtlst work for evil. , Why shall ohr own religious Institutions bo broken down to establish one 'in Rome? Why not make the establish ment. here ? Why not found an American Theo logical Seminary in the United States, of such hiqu character that tho eduoated Roman GAth olics would be glad to send their first-born to it for. their education, thus dedicating to God their first born male ohild? Unfortunately, tho petty jeal ousies of our prelates have spread our Theological Seminaries over the land instead of concentrating them; and-our priests, ihstead of;being taken •from pious, good parents, whether-rich or poor, are unfortunately, in many eases, originally ob jects of charity taken from the very dregs of sooio ty, and afterwards, by the same oharitable hands that originally saved them from wretohedness and perhaps death, they are, after having remained about the priest's bouse for years jh servile occu pations, placed in our seminaries and beoorne priests. This should not be, except in rare oases, and where the youth give evidence of mind and honorablo feeling. We want highly eduoated American priests; 'we want them drawn from ..the best of the laity; we want a spirit of emulation among the'laity as to who shall give their best.sons to tho Church, as to who shall do most for the Churoh, and for God. Thieu will never be. the case so long ,as paupers' of the most wretohed parentage form a large number of the students. Tho better instruotod Roman Oath* olios will not allow their sons such companionship. If it be said, that the Apostles were poor, ignorant fishermen, reoolleot their prevarications, until they woro miraculously Instruotod by the* Holy 'Ghost who came down upon thorn in tbe shape of fiery tongues. Then, and hot till theh, when they were fully, miraculously instructed, did they begin to teaoh tbeword of God, and they oontinued to do so with fervor and‘holy knowledge. Why this new movement, and from whence docs it proooed ? Although the' Rope’s name is usod to whip in the thinking Roman Catholics, it is well known that the movement is from this'country. * It Is bolloved that the Pope is misled by oer tain persons in the Uolted States; that it ,1s ou their representations he gives it the support ho Is said to give it—namely, the purohase of an old convent for §42,000. fielding implicit'faith to all A the doctrines 'of the;,holy Roman Catholic ’ChurclC, receivih&them all.with the .same unre ♦ sitting faith that -the young ch ild t receives * the iy t pface ’‘anil prosperity of our Holy Chiifch inthe' United Spates I nevertheless claim the right to disouss the propriety of movements within the legitimate con trol of the laity, .and shall, therefore, ; wltb your show in futuro numbers tbe unfavor able operations in the holy Roman, I Catholic Churoh in this country, of tho establishment of an Ameri can Theological Seminary, such as is proposed in Rome for the education of priests for tbe United Stateß. ' Carrol. . Philadelphia, I) eo. 14, 1858. . - The Steamer “ City of Richmond.” It may be remembered that, on the 15th.of. Oc tober last, tho “ City of Richmond,” bound from Norfolk to this port, was ran into by tho United States steamer “ Arctic ” in Hampton Hoads, and in consequence of the collision, sustained severe damage, bhe was obliged to pat back to Norfolk, and, after being temporarily repaired there, com pleted her Toyage home. Upon her arrival bore, her owners apprised the Navy Department of tho faots of the oase, and immediately upon reooipt of the information tho Beoretary of the Navy issued an order L without a single day’s delay, to the com mandant of our navy yard hero, to have tho ves sel fally rep&irod at the cost of the Government. This order was immediately put into execution, and the work was forwarded with' all despatch, and executed in the most creditable / atyle. The repairs were all finished last week, and the “ City of Richmond ” took her regular place in the line to Norfolk and Biohmorid on Friday last. The promptitude on the part of the United States naval authorities refleota great credit upon Mr. Toncey, the energetic hoad of the Navy Dopart nftnfc. This result is gratifying; not merely to the on* terprising capitalists whoso pecuniary interests are involved, but to the business pnblio at large, who are direotly benefited by the successful work iag of a line of steamers whioh pl&oos Philadelphia in the closest relations with tho moßt important shipping ports in the “ Old Dominion.” Curious Legal Cass. —The New York Cow* mercial Advertiser has the following: “In our law reports will be found a curious legal oase, connected with the ferries to the north shoro of Staten Island. We have previously montion-fi that a small steamer, the Only Daughter, culls it Mariner’s Harbor, Port Richmond, and Factory ville, on her way from R&hway to this oity, every morning, and on hor return trip in the afternoon, leaving the foot of Bey street at 3 o’clock. This boat is' a great oonvenienoo to Staten Islanders, as the ferry oompany have diminished their trips, and no boat of theirs leaves the oity after I o'clock P. M, until 4P. M. In consequence of the inade quate accommodations afforded by tho ferry com pany, this boat is veiy popular vrith the people of the north shore, and the arrest of hor pilot, at the instance of the company, as mentioned in the re port alluded to, provoked very goneral indigna tlon. At the instance of the defendant’s oouusol, T. C. Callicot, Esq., tho warrant was quashed, and Capt. Foster was hoarlily congratulated, on Sa turday afternoon, by quite a orowd of passengers for the island. We tako this occasion to say that Mr. Callicot has been editorially assooiated with ns for nearly eight years, and.on tho Ist instant recommenced the practice of his profession as a lawyer. Be carries with him our best wishes for his success in his present sphere of notion, and our confident belief that he posseßsos the talents, legal knowledge, and industry that will seoure Buoh sucoess.” We believe that Mr. Callicot is a Phi ladelphian, aad are glad to find him so hand somely spoken of. The late oentennlal celebration at Pittsburg has greatly general interest in tho early history of thatfftpon.. Among other things, the exact spot where Washington orossed the AUogha ny on a raft in the early portion of his o&reer, has been definitely fixed. The Pittsburg Free Press says; “ George Oroghanwas King’s Commission er, and dwelt at the time iu a log cabin, on the left bank of the Allegheny, betweon four and five miles abort the junction of the two rivers, per haps a mile above the head of Wainrlght’s Island. Directly opposite to this cabin Gen. Washington and his companion shoved tbelr raft into tho stream to contend with tho floating ioo.” Tho reader of to-day may find it on the margin of the grounds of John Graham, -Esq., within a few feet of the lane fence whioh divides them from those of Col. Wilson M’Oaudiess, and nearly opposite his entranoo gate. Hero is the remainder of an exoavation whioh was the oellar of Croghan's cabin, an enlarged one whioh, when British supremacy had been established, Oro&han built immediately adjoining the original hut in a dlreot line with it to. the river. -The Washington Gambling House.— -The Club Houee, fitted up by Pendleton just bitforo ho died, W&8 reopened with the beginning of the now session. So muoh has been written \ about this place slnoe Pendleton’s death, there will no doubt be a desire among Btrangers in Washington this winter to make it a visit. The Pittsburg, Penna., Gazette reached the end of its seventy-second year on Friday last. It is one of the oldest papers in the West. The Indiana Legislature has passed au net repealing the liquor law of that §tato, < ; «• I ■**, - - • ' ' t PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1858. RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE, j Origin and Progress of Young MenJh "Christian Associations. —Tho fact that jthepo organizations now number over'one hundred fifty in this country alono, and the almost univer sal attention Ihoir energetic labors have attracted within the last year, combine to make a brief sketoh of tbeir origin and progress a matter of lb 4 terest to tbo. religious community. It is duq’tofa new religiouß contemporary, tbo Sunday-School Times , published by the American Sunday-Sohobl Union, undor tbo editorship of Professor John 6. Hurt, ox Prinoipal of tho Philadelphia Central High School, to wo find in tho initial' number of this handsome new weekly an artiijld to whioh we are indebted for many of tbe facts we aro about to use. The first permanent YoutJg Men’s Christian Association was formed in Loh-; don, in June 184-1, the incidents of its origin fyoiijg briefly these: A prayer-meeting was for some time held in a large oommoreial houso, tho peril oipants in wbloh conooived tho idea of establish ing similar meetings, and also Bible claßsesfoi* t|te benefit of tho young men, especially clerks'jn stores, of the city, and accordingly they formed themselves into an organization for that purpd/p. In nine months it attained a membership mf one hundred and sixty youngmon, whon it began to attract thointorost of both tho clergy and Jjjl ty. In 184 S it numbered four hundred and oign*- ty membors, having then in charge thirty, deso* tional and Bible Glass meetin .8 in '.various ,plac‘es. During tbo ensuing two years, associations wire, formed in sovornl of tho leading towns of England, and in 1855 the number of members of the Lon don Association was about fifteen fat which tima England numbered in all forty asso ciations, Franco twenty-fivo, Switzerland tWije, and Holland ono. J *; P At tho present time the London Association, after an existence of fourteen years, numbers nearly two thousand mombers. or about the sfilao as our own organization in thisoity, inaugurated some five,years ago. Tho first Young Men’s Chris tian Association in this country was formed in Oinoinnatl in 1848, after tho design of thatj bf London, but was subsequently reorganized union basis, and has for several years been onfc Df tho most efficient of IT. Thfc ie. Miller. F-[., i.< at proront its pie officer. Jtne i;t MonTrcal was fully erganizojjiin Dtombci, ! *SJ, in which same month, also, thdiis sociatk'N at -Boston, of whioh F.„W-.Smitb, Escju.is president, was formed, and during the following year no loss than twelve .others wero put in Sub oessfui rporation in different eities of tho Union. In 185.“, associations woro formed at viwla’j, Qainoy, an<l Springfield, Illinois Ob&rlesuwrn, Mttssaohusotts; and at Providence, Brooklyn/ St. Louis, Lexington, Portland, and San From the increased number of these organiza tions throughout the land, a general Convention for the purpose of interchanging viows and lam ing a oloser bond of union was deemed advisable, and was accordingly held, with excellent results, on the 7th of' Juno, '1854, at Buffalo, atfwj|ioh' nineteen of the then existing . represented. In many respects this Convention formed on important ora, in tho history of Mon’s Christian ' Associations. 1 The wisdom of those composing it was, doubtless, oxhibitod ifi the plan ofdonfedoration then adopted, mining ventiens more advisory bodios, without.legislative powers, and leaving'each. association and in dependent to. rtigulato its own plan of operations In its own.way. , - _ w* > Tbe second Convention was hold at Cinoi&nati, in September, 1855, tho previous year having, marked the establishing of a large as-' soolations, among whioh were those of Qlobeo,. Halifax, Dayton, 0., narrisbnrg, siohmo t nii; and our own Association of liiis city. *, . ‘ **. The fact of this movement having bceiroom menoed hero in emulation of what OhxUilanitwere doing abroad, gave rise to corroBpondenoabswo ; en the two countries respecting it, andwltipj|l&dU<>' the “Paris Conference,” held in in. August, 1855/ At this conference there• sent. about fifty delegates, tioDB in Franoe, England, Belgium, and Germany, the oonfederate^socia- 1 - tlons of America bavjqg -been Messrs. Gcsrge H. Stuart, preside^f^Mm^^ l^*-*” and tbe Rev. Abel Stevens, of New York, 1 ’ The next Convention was held at Montreal, in June, 1850, at which lime sixty-sevon.assooiationq wore reported as existing iri'Amerioa, of which forty-three were connected with the confederation. At tho fourth Convention, held In Richmond, Va., in May, 1857, oighty-tbree associations were re ported by.tbo Central Committee. Itwas.there ascertained that in the various sections, different interests were sought to be promoted; thus, in some quarters, reports showed a greater effioienoy in the establisbingof Bible classes, whilst in' others mission Sabbath schools, courses of lectures, and sermons were receiving more attention. Of the few that had commenced the formation of libraries, the one at Boston, whioh already contained about two thousand volumes, was most suoocssful. Nearly all tho awociationshavonow rooms for reading and conversation. In ApriJ, 1858, the fifth Convention was ,held at Charleston, 6. C,. whioh was much more nu merously attonded than any of the preoedingones, thore having beon over a hundred delegates pre sent, representing all parts of tho Union and the Canadas. As already stated, the number of associations in the United States is over one hundred and fifty, having an aggregate membership of about 20,000, The reaent removal of the Philadelphia Associa tion to the large aud commodious qu&rtors on Chestnut street, where the most amplo library, reading, and committee-room facilities are af forded, has resulted greatly to its advantage, and tho movement now in progress for the ereotion of a suitable building fur its exclusive uSb 4 on one of our principal thoroughfares, when consummated, will no doubt fee the moans of greatly augmenting tbe beneficent labors of this excellent'organiza tion. Preaching for tub Masses.— ln no way is the growing zeal of profossing Christians for the promotion of the Gospel more strikingly attested at the present timo, than in their increasing ef forts for the free dispensation of the Word to tho masses in plaoes where ail may feel free to come. In view of tho approving comments upon our re marks upon this subject Itthc week’, which jmvo oorno to us sinoo, wo hope, at some future time, to f-ion to iiat v\:,l nt the facUitius fur hea preach ing have l.cp? augmented in this and other cities wkhin tbt' put > car. For the present, wo havo only room to •■date that, in the lecture room of the Cooper Institute, the Aoademy ot Music, and tbe Cbuthnm-streot National Thoatro, and, in this city, almost all our publio halls nro occupied- weekly, and in some cases oftener, by congregations to hoar tho Gospel pronohed, “with out rnonoy, aud without price,” by olergymen of dlfiercnt.CbriBtian denominations. Collections fur the American College at Rome. —On Sunday last, the. 12th instant, collec tions were taken up in the dioceSoa of the pro vinces of Baltimore and New York, for the pur pose of endowing the oollege rocontly given by tho Pope to tho CathoMos of tho United States. Tbe collections were, in somo instances, wo learn, ex ceedingly liberal. Children’s Meeting. —A meeting for ohildren, parents, ami friends, is to be held this afternoon, at .2 o’clock, - in Nazareth Methodist Episcopal Churoh, Thirteenth street, below Vino, ilt which time there will bo preaching by tho pastor, Rev. Newton Heston, and exoerolses by tho ohildron, oonduotod by Professor Kemmoror. Large Agcesbion. —There were, on last Sab bath, forty-five members reoelved into the Han* cock-street Methodist Episcopal Church, of whioh tho Rev. John Thompson is pastor. Missionary Projects of Rome —There is great joy in Rome at tho results of the English- Frenon expedition against China. It is intended to send at oneo more than two hundred priests into tho interior provinoes of China, and for that purpose to oall on all the Oatbolio ooantrios to fur nish tholrcontingent of mlssionsrios, Rev. Dr. G. B. Inn.—The last Now York Chronicle has tho following: Rev. Dr. Ido, of Springfield, Mass., has so furyioldod to tho soli citation of tho First Baptist Obureh. in Cincin nati, that he should beoorno their pastor* as to visit that oity to them. Rev. D. B. Cheney.—After an absenco of somo six months wo'are glad to woloome our brother Cheney book to his important duties in our midst. Wo congratulate him and the people of his oharge upon his safe return, and upon his renewed health and vigor. —Christian Chronicle. A marked feature in the book trr.do tho past year has been the inoronsod demand for religious works; while in the other departments of litera ture sales have,'been unusually small. Such a fact is significant. The Rev. David Young (Methodist) has loft by will $12,000 to build a new churoh in Zanesville, Ohio, the pows of whioh are to be free for ever. A Singular Case. —A German woman in. Cincinnati, Ohio, being onherdoath-bed.wlth the consent of her hub&nd, gave her infant ohild to a neighbor,'and in consideration of the care and narturo to bo bestowed upon it, also gave him aoowando&lf. Three weeks after the denth of the woman, tho child'died, and the widowed husband (who, in the meantime, got another wifo) claimed the cow. The case was argued long and ably, and the learned oourb dcoided that the cow was the property of tho man to whom it had been given, because it was tho consideration for ralsidg tho' child, and the death of tho latter did not destroy the ooatraofc, for if the ohild should oomo back he would still be bound to rear it l THE PULPIT. Sermon by Bishop Bowman* [Reported for The Pross.] A sermon from the following text of Scrip ture was preached on last* Sabbath afternoon, at Christ Church, by the Right Rev. Samuel Bowman, D. D., assistant bishop of this diocese: “Fear not, little Hook; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to givo you tho Kingdom.” —Luke xii, 32. Tho discourse Itself was an eloquent tri bute’to truo moral courage, and pictured for cibly tbe duty of all professing Christians standing up at all times in defence of the truth, in tho faco of oven tho most formidable human, opposition. Ho commenced by saying that Christianity had come into tbe world “ without observa tion.” At first it was as but a mustard seed, or a small light in a dark place, with tbe rulers of the world, and the- learning of the world, and, in fact, tbe world itself, arrayod against it. And it needed no argument to prove that it required no small share of moral courage to. dtaud up, in opposition to the opinions of tho world. Looking at it as a mere human act, tho attempt of those early disciples—a "few poor fishermen, with an obscure leader— to institute a religion which was at utter variance with any other then existing, it might well be regarded in them as presumptuous. Certainly their undertaking was ominous of perils and difficulties, and it was with tho view of emboldening those early disciples that the language of checriDg promise contained in the text had been addressed to them, “ Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to givo you the kingdom.” To the full understanding of the position in which tho Apostles wero placed, it was ne cessary for us to hear in mind that they wero men of like passions with others, and it was to arm them against the weaknesses of the flesh that the Saviour had thus addressed them. In applying these words to the present time, tho speaker said he know tho relative dispro portion between tho Church and tbe world had undergone a great change; yet, with &U the increased numerical strength of the for mer, the flock to which those words were ad dressed to-day was comparatively small, and had quite enough to contend with to require tbe Stimulating promise of the text to nerve them for tho conflict. That tho early Church had been compelled to battle against more fearful odds was not to ho denied, inasmuch as it was then surrounded with enemies armed ‘with despotic power. What the Church might yet bo called upon to grapple with was not made known; yot, of this we might rest as. sured, that come what may, they who testify their moral courage iu an unswerving adhe rence to the right, will ho shielded from its terrors, or supported under them ; for it was “their Father’s good pleasure to givo tbo ki rgdom ” to thorn that put their trust in him. Applying his argument more specifically to the character of the opposition with which tho Christian was necessarily surrounded, the speaker held that his true course in meeting opposing opinion upon points of minor im portance, was to exercise charity; yet, ho would advise ovory one, for himself, to be fully “ persuaded in his own mind.” In the more fundamental truths of the Gospel, how ever—in Buch as were too clearly set forth to afford any reasonable ground for differences and opposing opinions—our duty was clearly to adhere unyieldingly to tho right; though, ho feared, that even in these, through tho oppo sition of the world, sad compromises were not unfrequenlly made, even by tho well disposed. The right rule to bo observed upon all questions involving ) rinciple, and requiring our going contrary to the opinions of the .multitude, was forovery man resolutely and intelligently to dooide for himself. No mat ter bow great the disparity in numbers hgaihst us, if we felt that the truth was as ,sgiled, all the odium.and ridiculo the world mould heap upon us should not deter us. from declaring with Paul, «I am not ashamed of Qeiipot-pf^tjhrietor-iVom loiloiritig-eov convictions. As regards the Christian’s true course to wards nny great public vice, ho should not hesitate for a moment -to throw his influence both privately and publicly against it. There were cases, he knew, where the pure, by asso ciation, accidental or otherwise, were thrown amid scenes of vice, anfc under such circum stances they had a duty to perform, which, however unpalatable, could not be consistently ovadod : it was the Christian’s duty to oppose wrong wherevor be finds it, and if possible, to throw himself in tho breach and arrest its progress, a course might, and oft times would incur tho enmity of tho rich and influ ential, but as a professed follower of Christ, no man could rightfully evade such a respon sibility,. In this senso, every believer was an appointed sentinel to guard against the en croachments of vice. Not that tho Christian should become tho spy of his neighbor i but whon ho finds the progress of sin across bis own pathway, ho was in duty bound not to keep silence. Our first and highest obliga tions wore to God, and knowing this we had no right to seek popularity with the world by not opposing that which was hostile to God and his Wold. Bo was well aware that it was no slight trial for a man to assail a popular vice, or advocate an unpopular truth, • Tho same ploa, that “ our craft is endangered,” employed by tho shrine-makers of Ephesus, was with no less vehemence sounded forth to-day whenever an attempt was made to opposo tho progress of vice. Said one, “ better let things take their course than incur popular disploasuro.” Wot so, howovor, could the Christian decide; ho could not consistently suffer any such con sidcrations to warp his judgment, or make him renounce his principles. No matter how po pular- the vice, or how loud the voice of tho multitude in its favor, our only proper courso was ,to plead for the right aud for the truth, believing with the poet, that “ Truth, crushed to earth, shall riso again— The eternal ye.ars of God are hers; But Error, -wounded, writhes in pain, And dies among its worshippers ” SpeakiDg of tho relative consequences of light and wrong, the speaker reminded his bearers that it was always moro glorious to sink in tho former than to triumph in the latter. Tho inevitable result of wumg*doing wo know would always be suffering; and in view of this, why not, if wo must endure, suffer for tho right? especially as to such is the promiso of the kingdom, Tho only praise j that was worth having must come from God, and to cling to wrong merely for tho sake* of tho praise and adulation of tho world was making a sad sacrifice to a very worthless ob ject. And besides this, no Christian should ovbr shrink from suffering. If tho “ Captain of our Balvation” was made perfect through suffering, his followers should certainly not now endeavor to escape from it, feeling, with Paul, that “ nothing should separate them from tho love of Christ 5 neither tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword ;” and again, as is written, « For thy sake we are killed all the day long; wo are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all those things we uro moro than conqtlcrors through Him that loved us.” "Wo were too much disposed to think that truth went with the multitude. The op posite in the matters under discussion was hold to bo true : that it was tho few who did their own thinking, whilst tho masses, when their avowed opinions come to bo tested would, for the' most part, bo found neither more nor less thun the reflex of some leading mind by which they were influoncod. And, under such circumstances, he could not aeo how the man who entertained an opinion to which tho multitude was opposed could bo thereby disgraced, inasmuch as the masses thought not at all. Thero was, therefore, no proof or argument in mere numbers, licla tively, tho people of God were still but a « lit tle flock,” and whon we wore told by John, of the great multitudo he saw in Heaven, which no man could number, wo must take the future into tho account,and not confine our calculation to this little world of ours. It was said, in this connection also, that nothing was really important in this life, only as it boro upon the future, aud in view of which he counselled all who heard him not to bo taken up with the present, but to look steadily forward to that which shall bo. The speaker’s peroration constituted an earnest and improsisive appeal for all to set their affections upon things above. It.was not moso certain, said ho, that the righteous dead were now at rest with Christ, than that all would be who followed in tlioir footsteps, as they followed Him j and again he quoted tho language ef the text: “Fear not, little flock ; (for greater is He that is for you than he can be that is against you;) for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” In this meagre synopsis wo have, of course, been enabled but to glance at the points of the Bishop’s eloquent discourse, which we may say was no less faultless in Us delivery than it was clear and cogent in its composition. Tho extensive brewery vaults of Philip Einhiudt, on tho oorner of Best and Jefforson Btreots, Buffalo, Now York, nearly completed, caved in on Sunday last, ontalling- a loss of ten thousand dollars. CITY ITEMS. Hints for the Holidays.—At this imme diate season a few practical suggestions as to Aon; and where our readers may spend their “Christmas mon ey” most judiciously, may be an advantage to them, and perhaps no disadvantage to certain well-known parties hereinafter named. It Is a trniam that our tastes, as a people, for what may be called the luxuries of life, are Increasing with our national wealth. At no time during the year is this growing taste more lavishly and, we may say, more properly cultivated than during the winter holidays. A word, then, as to sensible pre sents. There can bo no objection to people spending their own money for gifts to their friends; but as a vast proportion of presents thus made are to person?, in which thegiver is as much benefited as the recipi ent is complimented—as, for example, when a gentle man presents his lady with an article of wearing apparel, which, if he did not buy. she would need the money to boy for herself—it would seem to be the part of wisdom *o make our presents, as far as practicable, of that sub stantial and utilitarian character which will make them not only an acceptable memonto for the present, but which, should occasion require it, may supply future necessities. Thoro are many classes of articles which could be ap propriately grouped under this head, but for the present we will diroct attention but to a single branch—that of Silver Ware for the table. Articles in this line have certainly many of the elements of a sensible Christmas gift. And besides this, there is no city in the world where the facilities for supplying such artiolos are af. forded on a more magnificent scale than in our own Phi ladelphia. Taking’Chestnut street alone, we find se veral establishments In this line, the combined capaci* ties of which we should think quite' adequate to supply the wants of a continent. The magoificent store and manufactory of Messrs. Bailey &Co , No. 819 Ohestnut street—the development of a successful business, conducted through a period of a quarter of a century—possesses, among things, the historic merit of having instituted the British Ster ling standard in their silver ware, and whioh has since then, wo believe, been adopted by several other manu facturers in this country. The iplendid new edifleo, and its brilliant contents, of Messrs J E. Oaldwell fc 00., No. 822 Chestnut street, tolls Its own story. Wo can pay to It no higher compliment than that it is at once a credit and an orna ment to our oity, SLOn the northeast corner of Ninth street, nn the same thoroughfare, is located the establishment of Messrs. John 0. Mead & Sons, at the present time, and in fact at all times, stocked with the newest designs of silver plated ware the market affords. Their preparations. In anticipation of the holiday wants, have been of the most extensive character. In this department, alto, (elaborate and ornamented silver-plated ware,) the extensive establishment of Messrs. Meyer A Warne, No. 704 Chestnut street, occu pies a prominent position. Onr readers will remember that their display at the late exhibition of the Franklin Institute elicited the premium. Their magnificent Britannia tea-sets and unique single articles for holiday presents, got up for the present season, are worthy of notice. To the manufactory of Mr. E. W. Carry!, No. 714 Ohestnut street, we have had occasion already I refer, in describing the interesting galvanic process by which the plating of metals is effected. Mr. Carryl’s facili ties in this department are unsurpassed. Leaving Chestnut street, the old and Teliahle house of William Wilson A Son, southwest comer of Fifth and Oherry streets. will be gladly remembered by shop pers for this class of ware. As manufacturers of arti cles from the solid metal, of the best standard, their reputation is national. Iu the line of sterling silverware, we may also in clude the house of Messrs. Meadows A 00., No. 810 Chestnut street. In their laboratory, also, we had the pleasure some months ago of witnessing the dex teroas and most interesting process of beating the solid metal into its Intended form. In this connection, we would also refer to the very creditable establishment of Messrs. J. S. Jarden A Brother, No. 804 Chestnut street, (up stairs,) manufac turers and importers of silver-plated ware. In addi tion to the vast amount of gilding and platiog they are constantly executing to order, their present prepara tions for the trade, in beautiful goods in that line, suit able for presents, are very complete. We might extend this list, bat surely among those already named our readers wilt ,have no difficultr in finding every artlole in this department that the roost prolific imagination conld suggest. Letter from New York. DEPARTURE OP LIEUT. GENERAL SCOTT TOR THE SOUTH—RESIGNATION OP AN ALDERHAN AND CURIOUS DEVELOPMENTS CONNECTED THERE- WITH—GENERAL NYB— THE NEW SKATING POND IN CENTRAL PARK ! SEW YORK COMPETING WITH i. occa : - BIONED BY IiON.'JOSBpn KELLHY’S RESIGNA TION—WIT IN THE COURTS ! BUSTKED AND THE PEJBE ISLANDS—MOUNT VERNON FESTIVAL : NOTABILITIES EXPECTED—DRAMATIC FUND. [Correspondence of Tho Press.] New York, Bee. 16, 1853. Lieutenant General Bcott sailed for Charleston yes terday arternoon m the steamship Marion. On Tues day he was waited upon by a deputation of military gentlemen, who desired to pay him tho honor of an es- cort, which was declined. He was accompanied to the steamer by Moses n. Gunnell, George W. Blunt, and a few frienis General Ward, of the Soott Lifeguard, was at the wharf with some of his men, and a field-piece, and gave the old gentleman a salute of thirty guns whereat he appeared on dock, and waved his bandana. His destination In Charleston, Key West, New Orleans, Ac., to Inspect the posts, and, incidentally, enjoy a little hospitality. The re3igna*ion. yesterday, of Mr. Cross, a member of the Common Council, and chairman of the Commit tee on Accounts, has led to the exposure of additional defalcations to the city government One of the col lectors of assessments Is minus $14,738, while another, somehow or other, is unable to hand over the little sum of $147,183 The alderman who publishes this report, does so on his own account, having endeavored for a month past to present it to CouDe'); but, despair log of success, cists up his office and his accounts, and thrusts a report under the nose of tho publio. He’s Cross all around: Cross as in alderman, Cress be cause he couldn’t get his report before the Council, Cross because the officials didn’t pay up, and—Mr. Cross Speaking of resignations : Gen. Nye, president of the board of Police Commissioners has determined to re. sign that position on or before the first ef January next. He thought or resigning several months ago, but postponed it for reasons political. Nye Is a shrewd fellow, a goed politio'an, capital story-teller, and a good fellow generally—barring his polities, which are Republican of the most ebony hue. New York will, at the first 'snap of cold weather, make a demonstration towards imitating London in the skating business The new skating pond, In Central Park, is a broad sheet of water, extending from Seven ty-third to Seventy-ninth streets, and picturo'qaely winding around a rocky promontory. It is from four to ten feet deep, or about five feet on the avenge. To guard against accidents, policemen with ropes, ladders, and other llfe-sivlng appliances, will be on doty in the vicinity, and boys will not be allowed to skate until the ice is sufficiently thick to Wear them in safety. The pond Is not yet full; but on Saturday laat there were some three hundred skaters careering over its frozen surface. Some time next week, it Is hoped that it will be qnlte full, as it is contemplated to obtain suffi cient water to fill it from the lower reservoir, by means of a syphon. When the pond is full and well covered with ice, it will no doubt prtaent a gay eeene every fine day throughput ,the skating season. The GoTdrnorSh&s appointed on election on the 6ih of January next, to supply the vaoanoy occasioned by tho resignation of John Kelly, as member of Congress. -Thomas J. Barr, member elect to the Dext House, will be the anti-Tammany Democratic candidate, and will doubtless bo elooted. No other candid&tos are yet in the field. A little wit is occasionally let off in onr courts. On Tuesday, when the trial of Billy Mulligan was called on, befote Judge Ingraham, several technical objections were interposed by that clever and dexterous advocate, Richard Busteed, Et>q —but the judge was Imperative: the t.lal must go on. Mr. Busteed commenced chal lenging jurors The Urst one was asked : Have you heard of the action of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee? A. I have. Q. Did you approve of that ? A. I thought they did right. q. And you think a Vigilance Committee should be formed here and send Mulligan back ngain ? A. Oh, no; but if he was sent back, or to the Fojeo Islands, it would be so much.tbe better Mr. Busteed. You can stand aside, orgo to the Fe jee Islands, just as you like. After challenging various others, a panel was at longth completed, when Mr. Basteed remarked, that as the most Important preliminary had now been disposed of, be hoped an adjournment would be granted, Incrder that he might make hlnnolf acquainted with the case, for be had not read a single paper on tho matter. The Judge.* You would make a good juror* [Laughter.] Mr Busteed. But, under the circumstances, an in different advocate. [Roars of ditto ] Adjournment granted. The proposed Mount Vernon festival progresses gaily. Every one is going, and in fall toggery. Seve ral distinguished personages from abroad, including foreign ambassadors at Washington, the Hon. Edwatd Everett, and others; will be apparent on thq occasion. The Dramatic Fund Festival is also under satisfac tory headway. In a few days, I will give you the names of those who are to appear as amateurs, a la Dickens, and tho name of the new piece. “ Education” in Indiana —Selling Sc/100/5 at Auction!— Out on tho Salt Creek hills, in Law rence county, they have an original way of em ploying teachers They keep school there about six months in the year, or say two quarters When the time about arrives, tho school is put up at pub* lio auction, and sold out to the lowest bidder for the quarter. Reoontly groat trouble existed in one of tho districts out there as to who should teach during the fall quarter of tho school. The wire-working among the natives was spirited. When the day arrlvod, a goodly number o? bid ders to“ tenoh the young idea how to shoot* gjfcre presont. Whon the trustees put up the sohtfflL it was started at $lOO, and down, down went the school until it was knocked off at $74 for the quar ter. And whon the name of the bidder was called for, tho tall form of L Q Hoggat was seen aris ing out of the crowd to olairn the prize Loosh is now, wiih birch in hand, fulfilling his oontraot with the trustees, butswoars it is the last teach ing ho would do, as the grammars, arithmetics, geographies, and every book has changed since e went to school. Weekly Ueview of the Philadelphia Markets. [Ksported for Tho Preoo.l Philadelphia, Poo. 17 18681 . The week’s operations have been circumscribed by the wet weather, and the Prodace markets have bepn dull slnoe the dose of our last notice, Quercitron Bark Is not Inquired for, and lower. Breadstuffil have been quiet. Plour, Wheat, and Corn ara steady. In Coal there ig n° change. Coffee, Sugar, and Molasses are held firmly, hut there is very little doing. Cotton la bringing full prlcea. Pish are scarce and high. Fruit— There Is more doing. Htdes-No sales, thestockbeing exhausted. Iron-Pig Metal ISqmet.bnt prices are steady. Lead is duU. Leather is .scarce and prices advancing. Naval Stores are quiet, but for Spirit, of Tnrpentlne prlcea are Brmer. Linseed and Lerd Oils are batter. Plaster-No change. The Provision mar ket continues dull. Rice is steady. peeds—Olover seed meets ' a Bteady inquiry, but Timothy end flaxseed have been neglected. Tallow, Teas and Tobacco are dull. Wool meets a good de mand. Whiskey Is firm, and on the advance. The Dry Goods market is very inactive, but not as much*so as usual at this seasou of tho year. A few Western jobbers and olothiers have been lookiog round and buying a few goods to sorts of their stocks, which are very much run down, previous to making their springpurchaics. The stocks of all hinds of seasonable goods are very light, most of the desirable hinds of both eotton anwoollen mumacture having been closed out at fully former rates, Including fast styles of Prints, suoh as Sprague’s dark colors, and Green field’s black doeek'n caesimeres, which are about all out of first' hands. Brown Sheetings and fihirtings are moving off as wanted at full prices. Drills are qlso firm and thestook light.' Bleached goods generally are quiet, but there is ho disposition to press sales. Ticks Checks, and Stripes meet with a moderate demand, th" latter to go Eouth, and bring full.rates, including shoe of Ripkin’s new stylos, which are jast earning into market. Prints are firm, hut the new styles are not yet opened, and the market for this description Is at a stand} groat variety, however, will' be offered a* soon as the wants of the trade require them. Woollens—The olothfng trade are buying moderately the demand being chiefly for Caesimeres and Sattinets, the stoTks of which are light and prices tending un ward. * * BRBAD3TUFF3.—-Tho trade in articles under this head has been languid, but without noticeable change in prices a« compared with last week; there is very little expert demand for Flour, and about 6,000 bbls have been taken at $512#05.25 for standard and better brands, s>.d7#os.62jt for extras, and £6a6 60 for ex tra family and fancy lots, according to quality. The retailers and bakers have been buying within the s&hie range of prices, with occasional lots of. romething very ohoice at $6.7507 3?* bbl. Bye Plour is selling in a small way. at $1 & bbl. Com Meal is bat little in quired for, and 600 bbls Pennsylvania meal sold, at 13 bbl, at which rate it is firm. Buokwheat Meil is selling at $2 6Q®2.76 the 100 Jba. The following are the inspections of Flour and Heai for the .week ending Thursday, December 16,1858 : Half Barrels of 5uperfine.....,..,814 Barrels of Superfine 555 ■ Do. Fine ’lofi Do. Middlings.,,,, 7 Do. Bye 269 Do. OornMeal 830 Do Condemned ............ lt>9 Puuoheons Corn Meal 20 Total 16,7C6 WHEAT.—there has been a moderate demand for milling at last week’s quotations, and supplies come forward slowly—sales of 16,0.0 bushels. are reported at 124 to 128 c for fair to prime reds, and 180 to 1450 for ordinary and oboice Pennsylvania and Kentucky white. Bye has bsen in demand, and taken on arrival for dis tilling at 80c for Penna. Barley Is very dull, with sales of New York at&7o, and Pennsylvania at 70a bushel. Corn has beau in steady demand, and abdat 25,000 bushels new yellow sold at66070e, as to condi tion, includiug white at 62®64c; old yellow is scarce and worth 82283 c bushel. Oats have been in mo derate request, 15 000 bushels sild at 44a45£0 lor Delaware, and45&460 for Pennsylvania. PROVISIONS —Btocks of all kinds are very light, and the market quiet; the demand for Pork is limited at $18018.25 for Mess, and bbl for Prime. City packed Mess Baer sells as wanted at $15®16.60. Dressed Hogs are selling at $S®6.6O cash, bacon There has been but little inquiry, but the market is nearly bare of stock: sales or plain and fancy Hams at 10ol2c; Sides at and Of balk meats there is little or no stack here to operate io, and prices of Sides and Shoulders are entirely nomi nal. Pickled Hams have been sold at o#c. Lard— There is little stock here, and the demand limited; sales of bbls at llnll#c. and kegs at 32®12Vq &Mb. Rutter Is alow of sale atl6®2oc for roll, and lOol2c for solid packed. Cheese is steady at 7®Bc&' lb. Kris bring 22©23c 1 METALS.—Pig Iron continues firm, but the demind has fallen off} small tales of No. 1 Anthracite have been made at $220V3, No 2 at $2O. and No. 3 at ton cash; Scotch Pig Is held at $25 without salesj: a small sale of Charcoal Blooms was made at ton on time. We notice a fair inquiry for Bar and Bofler Iron, and the mills generally are well supplied with orders. ' LEAD.—The stock is light and prices flpn,- wlthaales or Virginia at $5 65 tho 100 As, equal to bath Cop per—Sheathing is but little Inquired for, and dull at lb. Yellow Metal is selling at2la6moa. BARK is unsettled and lower, and No, 1 Quercitron has been sold at $28029 & ton, closing doll at the for- CANDLES—Adamantine are'active, and prices are better, with i alesof 4,600 boxes elty manufactured at 210220 & lb, on time, chiefly to go oat of the market: other kinds are steady, with moderate sales. COAL —The demand is moderate, and prlees firm; the waut of vessels, however, has restricted shipments from Richmond. The receipts by oanal-have ceased, and the business season is nearly over. COFFEE.—The market is firm, with sales of 3.0:0 bags Rio at lfigollXe, COO bags Laguayra aUl£c,and 400 bags Maracaibo at 12c, all on the usual creult " COTTON.—The market is firm, but the demand has been light; sales include 900 bales, chiefly uplands, at lb.for low middling sod middling fair quality, including samples at n#®ll#c eteh. ' The following is a statement of The movements in Cotton slnoe Sep’ember 1, as compared with the pre vious three years: 1868. 1867. 1866/ 3856. Reo’ts at P0rt5....1,3:0,000 72i 0001,075.0001,108,CK0 Kx. to G. Britain 365.C00 263.000 211.000 387 000 Ex. to France 181,000 67,000 102,000 13d!cC0 Ex. to other F.P 73 000 43,0C0 48,000 94 000 Total export 619 000 873.000 861,000 617 000 Stock on hand 644 000 379,000 550,000 464*000 Of which during the past week, inoluded In the above: Reo’ts at Porta 128,000 112.C00 129.000 144,000 Ex to G Britain.... 60,000 40,000 39 000 60000 Ex. to France 10,000 11.000 38.000 22 ovo Ex other F P.... 7,000 5,000 6,000 18.000 Total exports 76,000 56,000 57 000 100 o*o DRUGS AND DYES.—There is -very little doing: some Catch sold on private terras, SodaAsnat2ka 2*ic, Sugar of Lead at and Mexican Cochineal at $1 10 lb,6mos. FEATHEIB—SmaII sales of Western are making at 500 lb, but the mark*t is ve/y dull. FIBH are firm, but quiet; the store rates for Mack erel are $l6 60 for No. 1, $l6 for No. 2, and $10.60 for No 3. An Invoice of Codfish sold from the wharf at $3.76 the quarter Pickled Herring are selling, as wanted, at $3 2603.60 bbl; 400 bbls sold on terms kept private. FRUlT—Foreign is in better demand and prices firmer, with sales ot bunch Rais'ns at $2120215 3? box. smaller packages in proportion Citron commands 19a>20c. Havana Oranges $5OO bbl, and Lemons $3.7604 box. pomestic fruit has been in better de mand. Dried Apples sell at 7jf©7#o fit, ani on pared Peaches at ool2c. Cranberries range from $9 to 15 bbl according to qnallty •FHEIGHTS.—To foreign ports there Is little or no pro duce ofTtylng, and rates are nominal; to London tbe last engagement was at 20a & ton; to Boston the packets are getting 25c bbl for Flour, 6®7c ; bus for Grain, Go for measurement goods, and $3 qpt ton f for Pig Iron ;to New Orleans we quote at 808 c foot; Mobile, 10c; Charleston, and Wilmington 6c foot; to can FranoißOo the rates are 32035 c foot. Collieries are scarce; the rate to Bcs on is $2 26; Pro vidence, $1 66; New York, $1.30; Now Haven. $160; Bridgeport,sl.6o ; New Bedford, $1 80; Washington. $1.16; Richmond, $1.26; Newboryport,sl 50 ton from Port Richmond. GINSENG is scarce, with sales of crude at 630 lb. GUANO.—Nothing doing, and prices continue as last quoted. , f> HEMP.—No sales have come under-our notice to alter quotations. We quote undressed Western at $1 26 0I 30 ton HlDES.—There are no foreign in first hands, and the market is buoyant, city slaughter are selling freely at 9*olOc ft. HOI’S are in better request, with sales of new Eas tern and Western at 240170, and old at 7® 10c according to quality LEATHER—The market Is nearly bare of prime stock, which hat advanced 1020 W lb. LUMBER —Yellow sap boards are dull at $13015 M leet. A cargo of Eaatport laths sold at $1 40 M, which is an advance. Flooring boards are dull at $lS®l9. MOLASSES continues quiet There has been no ar rival of Cuba, but about 300 bbls New Orleans sold at 86037 c, on time. NaVAL'STORES.—The arrivals are light, witb-sMes of common Rosin at $1 45, and No. 2 at s2©2 25 4? bbl. Tar and Pitch continue quiet. Spirits of Turpentine has met with more inquiry, with sales of 200 bbls, in lots, at 60051 c OlLS.—Sperm and Whale are firmer, but the domain! has been confined to store lots. Linßeed Oil is better and selling at 60®620. Lard Oil is unchanged, and winter is worth 90c RIOE —PHces are unchanged, with Small sales at $3 25®3 60 3? 100 lbs, on timo. BALT —Two cargoes of coarse sold on private terms. SEEDS.—The receipts of Oloverseed have fallen off, but the demand is leas active, and about 2,600 bushels sold at $6 6005 75 ty bushel for fair and prime quality Tim >thy soils in a small way at $2, and Flaxseed at $1 62®1 65 qp* bushel for Domestic SUGAR —Prices are the same ae la«t quote), but the market is quiet, with sales of about 460 hhds New Or leans at 7 ©Be, on time. The stock of foieign is near ly exhausted SPIRITS —Brandy aud Gin have been in limited request at previous quotations. Domestic Spirits are held firmly. Whiskey—sales of bbls at 26jf©260 for Ohio, 25e for Pennsylvania, 24)fc for hhds, 23« c for drudge. TOBACOO.—A few small Bales of Leaf have been made at from 6to On lb. In manufactured there is nothing doing to alter quotations. TALLOW Is doll and City rendered is selling at 10© 10*e lb, but someboldersasfc more. TEAS, especially the fine grades, are firmer and rather more active, tho demand is chiefly to supply the city trate. WOOL.—The demand has been moderate, with a re duced stock on sale; prises are stiffeeiog; sales include about 150 000 lbs, ranging at from 86 to 56c 4P 1 lot, cafeh, lor No. 1 pulled and common to fine fleece net. Outrageous Affair.—An outrageous affair ocourred on tho 7th near Wavnosburg, Greene county, Pa, resulting from a long existing feud between learto Totitt and Abraham Huffman. Oa the 7th, Huffman sent a messenger for Petitt, re questing him to oall at his house, as he desired to sea him Accordingly, Petitt started for the house of H. t entered, seated himself before tho fire, and they engaged in conversation. While conversing tho latter arose, grasped an axe-handle, and dealt the former a heavy blow just below the ear, knock ing, him senseless upon the floor, and, as be thought, dead. No person being at home but his wife and little son, who were np stairs during tbo assault, no one knew of the ooourrenee for some time after, when the boy oatne down and found Petitt lying on the floor apparently dead lie started for a neighbor’s, and informed them that his father had killed Isaac Petitt. Several of tho neighbors then started for the house. On arriving there they found that he hod revived, and was standing, although ruuoh injured by the blow ho received. He was conveyed home, where he lies in a very precarious condition. Huffman was arrested, ana is now in jail. An active emigration to the gold and silvor mines of Arizona is setting in from Texas and Ark ansas. Scarce. —Thero arc now but thirty Indian warriors in Florida, and they will probably emi grate in two months. ' MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. A Paris correspondent of the St. Louis Anzei gerdes Westens writesthattho lower Classes of the Parisian population are seised with a terrible ?uspioion, whioh tho late predictions by the clergy of an impending calamity have not tended to al lay. It seems that for the two last years the Ca* taoombs, those immense subterranean quarries, out of whioh and over whioh Paris has been built, have been olosed to tho public. • This fact, added to the general impression that the Emperor would shrink from no means, however diabolical to sup* press a revolution, has led to the rumor that tho Catacombs are filled.with powder, with a train leading to a chamber beneath- the Tuileries, *o that, in c&se of a successful uprising of the people, the,Emperor would need but a lighted matoh to blow half the city to atoms, and in the confusion and terror which would’ necessarily ensue, regain his power. Chevalier BonelU,. the well-known electrician and director of the telegraphs at'Turin, Is at pre sent engaged in a vast projeot for connecting tGenoa with Buenos Ayres by means of an eleotrio cable. This plan possesses an advantage over the Atlantic o&blo between V&lentia nnd Newfound land, as it is divisible iuto various sections not exceeding nine hundred miles, while the Valentia cable measures three thousand. This undertaking might he completed in the course of four years. In the first year the line would be established be tween Genoa and Gibraltar; in the second, be tween Gibraltar and the Cape de Verd Islands; in the third, from the latter to Bahia, and in tho fourth from Bahia to Buenos Ayres. Branch oables might communicate with the main oable from Marseilles, Barcelona, tho Balearic Isles? Carthagena, Madeira, and the Canaries.' A correspondent of tho N. Y. Herald suggests that the whole matter of the Mexican Preteotorato might be settled as follows: “Sot ajoint resolu tion pass the Senate and House of Representatives declaring that the people of Mexico, having, through a long series of years, shown themselves incompetent to establish a government which can secure to its own aitUens the rights of persons and property, or protect from outrage the persona and property of foreigners resident in th at republic or ours; furthermore, which can he relied upon to fulfil its relations to the other members of the fa mily of nations; and having grossly violated its obligations to all other nations and particularly to the United States; therefore itisresolved, and tho President is direoted in the name of humanity and for tho general benefit of mankind,'to take posses sion of the country with such military force as may seem necessary, and, sustained by such force, to establish suoh olvil government as Congress may hereafter direct; and, farther,-that this Govern ment take possession of the revenues of the conntry and apply them, first, to maintaining the ex penses of the protectorate, and, secondly, to the payment of the just claims of foreign nations r and, finally, that this protectorate shall continue in force so long as tho circumstances which have called for it shall oontinue to exist; but if at 1 any time any State or States of the pj-tsent Mexican republic shall show themselves competent to establish and maintain .an orderly, independent government, they shalf .be permitted to do so; or should any State desire to he annexed to the Amo- ' rioan Union, and make'ap'plfoation to that effect, Congress may or may not grant the request. The Portland (O T.) Times holds the following language in reference to the'late war.. That pa per looks upon tho peace as oertain to be of short duration, and considers it hurried into by the United States officers to Avoid the hardships of a winter campaign. The Times says: “ Wo heard on every hand rumors that tho" Northern war is olosed for the present, at any rate; that some, at least, of the'hostile' Indians have come in and sued for peace; that several of the leading • spirits have been hung and other wise summarily disposed of; and that hostages have been taken for the future good be havior of the Indians. These rumors contain the farther, information that the surrender wholly unconditional, and that Ksmiakin has fled beyond the mountains. We give them for what they are worth. To us, at least, it seems as if the war had vanished in mist.' We can learn nothing satisfactory as to its termination; we are at a loss to know what to say ofihe affair, and we are at a still greater loss to'determine whether the Indiana have been whipped at all or hot.' We are now gravely assured that the report of Colonel Step toe, estimating the hostile. Indians engaged in the attack upon his command at fifteen hundred, is a monstrous exaggeration, and that In foot but about three hundred Indians, all tqld, were en gaged in that official reports tbrough out the campaign show an Indian lossof far less than fifty men; and if these reports are to be dis counted for exaggeration at the rare of threo’huu dred, in lieu of fifteen hundred, then we hard but a barren showing in our favor. The killed have been white men nnd not the red do'rils, and it is not at all certain that two or more of our army officers who have fallen were notehot by their own men. The"cdnductof Col. Steptoe in that engage ment is to be investigated, and.orders have.been issued requiring the presence of the army officers at .Washington for that object?*'. ; A'recent number of the London Times, pub lished at the time of the rumors that Secretary Cobb intended to propose n tax,Upon tea and oof fee, thus comments upon that proposition : “What! a-tox upon tea ?’* wo exclaim; “a tax upon that magical leaf, whioh ought! to he as saored in the eye of«every American as the mis tletoe was to the Druid, and the olive to the Athe nian—a tax upon that plant which ought to re mind every Amerioan, whenever he boars it mentioned, of the epoch of independence—a plant, therefore, whioh ought to be forever sacred iu tho United States, and forever free from the polluting touch of the, tax-gatherer?. It was on the lSih of December, 1773, that the oitizenß of Boston, in the enthusiasm of patriotic indignation- ascended tho deck of the Dartmouth and threw overboard into the sea eighteen thousand pounds of tea. .That happened to be Die article upon whioh a British Parliament had tested their right to tax a British colony. The attempt, as we all know, was unsuc cessful. The fia'me of liberty was lighted up, a Congress of the several States met, Washington was put at the head of a colonial army, and the issue of the strugglo was American independence. Whether from patriotic sentiment, or becaaso they like tea, or beoauee they did not want tho money, the Americans have laid no duty on tea from that day to this, when, for the first time, it appears, a oustoms duty is to be laid on tea, and America is aotuolly going to drink taxed bohea. Redaotion of taxation has been carried to such an extent in tho United States, that the revenue begin* to ory out, and, as some artioie or other must suffer, tho victim seleotod is tea... Wo hear of no publio meetings called to resist this aggression upon the saored plant, no combination of patriots and old ladies, of the anti-English, Southern or Demo crat, and the true Yankeo * Know-Nothing,’ who stands up for truo Amerioan blood in all its purity, and old American institutions. Aa American self-imposed tea-tax certainly teaches one lesson, and that is, that it is not bad government so mack as a meddling, domineering Government, that alienates the members of a free State.” The same paper has another attaok upon Mr. Reed, the American- Minister to China, which says: “But whenevor the Araerloan people can com pare the English and American treaties, one-balf of our case will bo oomplete without any extra neous aid. They will then see that Mr. Reed made a treaty which was not only worthless, but worse than worthless. It was .worthless, because if no American ship had appeared in China, Ame rica would have,been entitled, under her old treaty, to an equality of share in all rights that might be obtained by England. It was worse than worthless, because, by. accepting the miserable concession of a treaty recognition of the traffic that had for years been going on unmolested at Swatow and in Formosa, it threw all the moral power wbioh America possessed in China, such as it is, upon the Chinese side of resistance. ****** “Oar acousation against Mr. Reed is, that he exerted all his ingenuity to prevent tho Chinese Government conceding to the western nations diplomatic -relations in Pekin, and free transit for commerce through the country. If America believes that in so doing Mr. Reed wns serving his country, our accusation comes to nothing; but tho facts remain.” Among the items of the late foreign news is the following from tho Birmingham Daily Post } about a young girl who was upon the point of be ing buried before she was really dead. The Pest saya: “Tho girl, whose same is Amelia Hlnks, 13 twelve or thirteen years of ago, and resided with hor parents in Bridge* street, Nuneaton, and dwindling away under somo unaccountable complaint, about three weeks ago, she, as her friends imagined, died. The corpse was then removed to anothor room. The body was rigid and icy cold. It was washed and laid out with the usnal deathly accompaniments, penny-pieces being placed over the eyes, and the coffin was ordered. “ For more than forty-eight hours, the supposed corpse lay beneath tho winding-sheet, when it happened that her grandfather, a very aged man, came from Leamington to the neighborhood of Nuneaton. On going with a female relative to see the corpse, the old man removed one of tbo copper coins, and although the eye remained dosed he landed he saw a movement beneath the lid. The woman with him at first rldiouted the idea, but on looking more olosely she too observed a movement. The medioal attendant was then apprised of the circumstance; and, although bo at first treated the matter as a delusion, the appli cation of an instrument to the region of the heart soon convinced him that thore was life within tho apparent corpse. / “Tho body was then removed to a warmer room, nnd the existence of life soon beoame apparent. By degrees animation was restored, a loud sneeze placing tho fact of her being a living subjeot be yond all doubt. When speech was restored, tbo girl described everything tbat had taken place from the time of her supposed death. Sbe knew who dosed her eyes and plaood the cappers there* on. She also heard the order given for her coffin, and could describe the various remarks made ovor her as she lay in her d a h*>. 1 thes. *• At first, on her restoration, eho refuFed all sus tenance, and uponaqme aliment being foroed upon her she became,frightfully excited, and, though, in a state of cxlreuie debility, it required great force to hold her. Sinoo that period hor conduct has been very strango. She entertains a wish to destroy her father and mother; and on one occa sion, when they were asleep in the same room with herself, she arose from her bed In the dead of the night, went-down stairs for a light, and having first destroyed, by burning, some necdlo work, whioh she knew her mother 4 set gra it store’ upon, she set firo to the curtains, nnd ihen retired to bed, from whioh It was thought impos sible she could have moved. “In foot, so mysterious was the origin of the fire, that her parents were quite at a loss to ucoount for it, until the girl herself confessed having boon the cause. She now lies in such a stale that ate oan neither bo called alive nor dead, tho former state being only ascertained by a careful examina tion of her pulse. Were it not that there is no motivo for deception, and the parents being credi table people, we should imagine there wilssoum ruse in this very extraordinary afT-tir, which i i oausing considerable excitement ih Naneutoa aud the neighborhood,”
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