L: -' fiiE&s; 5 "
* O B hi k P«D ;I>i.;iVj(*S?<.l) A Y* j*X QKPTBD)
BV JOHN W. FORNEy,
Street.’.'
. :i»AI£I'IFRSsS.
TvstVi OntTa pas Wibk,payable to the Carriers.
Mailed 1 8 Babjcribbi* buiof thVOlty at gik Doltakb
m inoßj 7oua l>4)LLAßff' , voR T> 'SxdbT Months;
Thus* Dollars vex Bix Mosms.-invoriably in ad~
vawefor*towtlnnojd*wd. t
: ; PRESS ' ‘
Mallei Subscriber* oat of the Olty Thrss Dot
tARS PRR AsHtW.in advance. 5.,-. .., , -
WEEKLY press.
Tbb Whkit Pus* trill be tout to Subscribe** by
mall (par annum>ia advance,) at.. 82 00
Three Copies. »*• * >“' • 6OQ
Five Copies,'. {t , ’ _ .\- t ; .iiVmimkm' B'oo
Tea Copies, - “ “ - ;«.• 12 0Q
Twenty Copies, 4 * “s .(toouS adilre**) .20 00
Twenty Copies/or oter, “ r (to address of each, - . ;
Bttb-StibeT,Ksa*k.JihVi.**w.h.*Y.vi. * 120'
For a Clob Qtf.’Sma&oni ot over, we will send/aa
eitra cow th'theg*tter-upof‘Uie Club, * vi •■> - -
' ID* Postmasters a • requested to act u Agenta for
Tft* WUHCL*-PAMS '•'*) v/
Issusd^Semt-Mohthly' in Urn*' foe r, the.- California
Bt*a»frs.-> > - -*v;-_-v r! . v:} > rtt x **s' j-. : /.->
'LI '-' 4 T; _3T- i—y..* -i -•*»•■ •»
K RiS
*«. Wo have just rec^ved_^urffr*i»k.|Joi»Lfectioneryy
end are m»au(»cturiog a superior ajttole of Mink Mel
low Gum Drops, B<m warn,. Date*.. &0., .-Call
HAILS' i bßothek’s 1
■ NW: OSTSBST. -’ l J
wn bsau, ofiii! today ANonoßiNVoibi
M" -vvOP-»i : 5.*- W-.uri t-tf.r-,.-
BMGLIBH
TAy*ST It r -; BBVJS SEES,
OK* BOi.>4ABU YARD, - ,:v
Carpet buyer* vriil find ’our stock fall end of freab
stylesf and PRICES YRRY'UDto. - 1 noB.tf '
• ■ Benins
|a ARRIS’" BOUDOIR SEWING MA
CHINK la offered’to the pnblloaa the most
liable low-prided SeWlog Machine Inns*.' It will sew
from si* to sixty stitches toah Inch, ■on all' kind*'of
goods, fromcoirwWthigglhgto tat flaMt cambrics,’ *'«lt
is, without exception, the altnplett In fataeokauioal
construction everrdule,''aaAfttf lie rad ondkepttnorder
hr a chfld<sf-twel¥e-'year*«r age. vThe mmauiLltr of
this mabhine; andtaeAtUMryow ifS’droxk, arewor
ranted to beunsurptsaed bjrauy other. Its speed range*
from threahupdredto fifteen hundred stitoherperinl
nate. The thread died is takenditectly from the spools,
without trr troobt.r or hstAsdixo.' Infect, it laV
machine that is wanted by every family in the land, end'
the low price of J -* * ‘ 'jv * - r ;:
' . ' THIRTY DOLLARS,’ • * * * c*
xt which they ere sold, brings them within the reach of
one * 8. D. BAKBR, Agent* *
dftl-dOn W-e6w-6m *2O Uoutta RIQHTII Street:
KEIiKR ’ * VilsoS7»“" ,
Sewing-machines, , ‘
‘ YBIOEB. “
' ; ; .mew .' ,; _ .
All the former pettemi $25 leu on etch lUehlne..,.
, A MEW TBSSION. , •'
NO WINDING 0? UPPER THREAD.'
A HBMMBR' WHICH TUHNB AMY WHITE OP
HeS'OR PELt. '
orrioßs ,
«28 CHESTNUT Stroet, Pliilelelphle. ,
No. T Weet STATE Street, Trenton, N. J. '
Mo. 1 Ext GAY Street, Weet Chester, P».
oeTtotiie ' .
CabinetLiUJate’
r|IHE LARGEST DESR bXPpT IN
" ‘ • - THK’ UNION;
ho utrt f;"&
;. V"
MANDFAOTUEHTR3 OF ; ‘ .
A. L. APAMS’ IMPJROVBD DKSKrEAOK.
1 • No. : SW South tfICIRD Street,
-:- 1 - 1 Philadelphia.
OVIXOH, BANK,-and; BOHOOt FURNITURE.
, IXTiflkoN TADLKO, BOOKOABM, '
' WAHDHOBEa; &o. dB-3m
HKca i,. L
House kebpbrs;< look to todhi
AINTBBBBt.->Ureat RedbcUon in the price of
OOADS i Cheapest and.be*t r . The. enbscriber haring
made’oontracts foT hifl, supply, uliCoal, is enabled to
offer eery superior Family Coal at'tbe foUowlbg re-'
duced price*:■ » - ' - -v .
Brokenagge-AdrStore...e,.fi DO:per,toai r
• 3 - it -
Watrontrt to'.gfra satftfsetloh'umrfall weight Id all
oases at Hick’s,Old Central Yard.g. K.oor. M ABSHAhh
and WILLOW . dWfa ; ,
& VriLLIAHS, fro; 206 ;
V/ "WAlittUT'Street/ are prepared to / supply 1 ship* 1
per* and consumers with superior Broad Top Uoal from'
Lancaster, Mfnee.; ' . \ooitf
MjHEBINO, FOX. & OOi, wholesale and
X retail Italian In UHIGH aui 'BOHtmKILI
COAL. Lehijh rirf-TEIRD .treat uii GRMUH
TOWB BOAS 7 nrd —RACE actl NROAD
xbaatat VUtadalphb. -K«ap aoutaatly o& Juxl 00.1
rram tha most approval Ru°ta. ouln. pttrtx, a&dare
tkiad axprMalTtorXahvwi: *■ '" !
Batings'fnMif
<jiIX.PEN.Ny SAVING" EtJifD, corner ot
WALNUT and firm ftcraeta.; Open vnxjj>AY
romO to 8 o’clock, ondon TUESDAY audi FRIDAY
EVJBNINOBantU 7 o’clock. ? Large or' email same re
oeftedarid retarded on demand. with Interest/
JOHN ißOMSON.Preaident.
J. Htauix Hoboklrt, Seo. & Treasurer.,; d23-lm .
pl)ofoflrafil)8, &L.
CG. CRANE’* PHOTOGRAPH BOOHS,
• (Fonnerlj VAN LOAN’S,) ; , ;
682 ASOH Street. All the various etylti and sites of
Pictures, Daguerreotypes,. Axubrotypes, Photographs,
and iTorrijpas are taken, and at moderate prices.
d7.am#/~, . *; r;
lirirrfJcoof Safes.
SALAHANDEB SAFES.
A large assortment of
: EVANS A WATSON’S
ruiuiintniA mantjfaotubbd
SALAMANDER BAFKS,
.VAULT DOOBB,
for Buki ul Bton>.
BANK LOOKS, ,
Kauai toany now Id hm,
IKON BOOKS, SHUTTERS. Ao.,
On u good terms m any other eatablJßfcmenl In the
Uolted SUtea.-by •
EVANS k WATSON,
No. 86 StmthFOURTH Stmt,
Philadelphia.
aulA.tr
HOUSE el Vie 01 A CALL,
! : BtaiUmerik
jy|OSS, BROTHER, & CO.,
No. IS BOUTII JOURTU BTIiEBT,
BLANK AdOODHT-BOOK MANUJAOTUBItftS,
• BOOKSItLBRS, JfcBTATIONBM,
AOOO 0 NT BROOKS,
6i ererjr deserlption, on lund, or Bated and Bound
to Pattern, ealtatito tor
MERCHANTS,. MANUPAOTURBIUS,
. BANKERS, BROKERS, INBURANOI
AND RAILROAD OOMPANIKB.
Warranted in quality, and at totreat prleea.
fOBBIQR- ANDUOMBBTIO • BTATIONSRY,
OOMMXROIAL BLANKS, 40., to.
JOB PRINTINa, LITHOGRAPHY,
In nil thnlr Yutntlu.
POHCTTJALITY & BATIBPAOTION GBABANTISD.
HOSB, BROTHER, 4 CO.,
uoll-im ’ New Ho. 1A SOUTHTOURTH BTRKXT.
JBS&w&&VU«JSS9»
gntX wrioty ofitylcl ul sites, of,tie Justly celebrated
PHJbADELeOIA,*»moHB, Mnttely superior in
every respect .to the-.W.ew Tori JHitlnui. rot eele,
Wholeesle'erid Hetell/by the Publishers,. • ; ‘ “ •
"c M°BB,'-BROTHER A CO.. • • ..
. Counting House BUtionerfl,, - .
Wo. I« SoaIhTOUBXH Street.'
iifitint. BtiOKCAND stationery.
Xj>, pATIBJi; HOGAN, Blank Book Manufacturer,
Stationer aad'Fflnfor, No'; WWlLNUTBtreet,iJi pre
jaiMat kit time*'to either from the shelve*,
or wake to order, Books of .everydescription, suita&le
for BaajßS.-Pahlio Office*, Merchants, end others, the
beat quality?* JfoglWh oi*. American Piper, afia bouhd
Is variott* rtjWiltf the morf lubstahtjatmimier.
Order* for'JOß; PRINTING of every'description,
■ngraviiw tad Lithographing executed jrttit, neatness
anadespawh.-.- t
A wneraVassoruaent of XnglUh, French anlAmeri.
eau Statkmtiry. a '' L y ,l " * ; -* 1 -•’ ■■* - —■*.
Ooneerfllng'Mri Hogan's contribution to the Franklin
XnstitutOf thfrCommittee **y—“ This display of blank
booufOT.banUng-axtd mercantile nae .la the beat In the
XxfclbitfoiL 1 The seteotlod of the material ia good; the
wotktuaiuihlp tnoft- 'and their flniah and an.
peanneeneatan4apx>robrlat#.» , j noM-tr.
jjIERST PREMIUM AWARDED
•- BY TH*’
INSTITUTE* NOVEMBER, 1858,
' ; l V'J th* l * '•••
; WEiStIPttILADELFfIIA
ST^CfItMAbIJFAOTUBINGOOMPANY
.-.'.'•'-■•ft t.J K, 4 j f „ ,
.vw.- m'mm wiiw** m.
■S'TAR G iH
Uplift : YOtN»; «
ttt-« - A*»irt»fcitt»gjft{sy. ;
VOL. 2—NO. 139.
Uetail SlrD©bob3.
OODS REDUCED PRIOR TO STOCK
\JT TAKING!’ t
THORNIiEY AGHISH, -
Would hen leave h> nDnonnoe that the Haliaaye.helnK.
now over they are preparing for Stochrtaklng, and will.
..i. • OLOeM OUT*VERY OHBAP,
.THE BALANOB OP TBBIR iPALL AMD WINTER
. ' i .’-000581.
Oloais and Baglawr, ;i „. ... ..
- bhewlfl andßilke. (
- Meriuoe* aa'l Ouhmeret,’. . ;
../ >r DeLatnea nod Parmattae,-
i : ..'Batin Treverea»nd Ytvlenolu, . .
f , ; Ohlntaea and Glnghama,..
‘! -i -m Olotha and Oaajlmeres,
Blankete and Shawla,
! - • .Llneni and Muallua,
- ... ~j ... •.Tahleand.pianoOowa, -
•' - ■ Table llnene and Towele,
Ladlea'and GeaUnmentaHdVa.! - . -
: L 1; ~.. , neat err end Glovea. &0., &o.
With e large.and well Moorted general stock of
I PANQY. AND STAPLE DRY GOODS,
All Bought CHEAP, for CABS, and- now to pe aald
* . V « AT REDUCBD.'PBtOES!
To oloao out preparatqry.to, A .... . •
..n. vs STOOK-TAKIMOt
THORNLEY A O'HTSM’B,
i .Morthaaat Corner EIGHTH ARPBIWGABDBH
« WE; BBLIi PCR 'OASH AND !HAVE BUT' ONE
!V*- ■ PRICE,”.'. . ■ jal-tf
‘ CLOAKS CLOSING OUT.
. ' ! PINAL REDUCTION IN PRIORS
. AT THB .
PARIS MANTILLA t ’CLOAK: EMPORIUM.
> ! V ■ ftS.Oloaka Reduced to,** OS. i . .
iw'oid«he#BWl tn $W 60.
lie Ololka JUdnced to *l2 00.
• $lB Oloekg’lteaifoed to $l5 50.-
" *2O Oloaka Reduned tos'6 00.
■ $24 Coaka Reduced to $lB 00. ‘
S3J 01oeha RPdUoed-tb $22 60. ’
$4O Cloaha Reduced to $3O 00.
. ■ $4O Cloata'Rednced tosto 00.
sBo Oloare-Reduced to $OO 00..
'sl®oi Oloake Bednced G, *76 00.
■ The aubaortberk have ■ Will In Store aYull auortment
of all the leading St.leß, but haring olcaed their work*
rooms fbrtheiekatra.ho NEW CLOAKS will henceforth
ho'recelvell; l ' : '!l i '--" ’ ' •" ■
Jr. ,W. P R O.OTOR & 0.0.,
•m. . r;ro8 (jgEsrotrr.sTKEgT. ■
’XX/jINTER! BTOOER?:DUCED.
•t? ! '‘tadisi^wsVefCloGu.
l - y Fins BUck 010ib8.., { . .
B<spx y We*r-^U*«lniare*,
oft{tnstti:kAd Vertlbgr.
Ueftyy VslonolXß. 18to 4& bsnts.
. 26.ssflt' Q4l#tio«s>tiy cents. ‘ '
Merrtmaek.Prlhts kbit cents.
• ' Merinoes—Colors—Vine Dluea xod Blacks.'
'' ’ CLOAK ItODM.
- - Blegsot Bearer OJoakt and ' Very handsome
Qaments"xt 7 mueh n leas"thaff uttual prices for'name
quality? SIQ. Sl2e andfllbOloaksaro UNSURPASSED.
,H * BfeOOttß iBHAWM.
A rery large stock also of ‘Woollen Shawls.'
..{ 'ijuf RBDUOTro?r- i
Will thelfith DBOBMBfiB.
N. B.—Nd’Setiation v
• OOOPBR*& UONARD,
dlB ;; B.'E. borne'rNlNTH &■ MARKKT 8t«;
tUtjolesalc JPrs ©cobs.
V~\HILL3 & SHEETINGS FOR EXPORT.
JLT BftO-WNr BLEAOHBD.'A BLUE DBIhLS.
' EKAVY. A LIQET BHEKTINGB, ,
Suitable fop Exhort,’' for sale by
:. „ VAOTHINQHAH & WELLS, '
S 4 South' FRONT ST.'t f M LBTITIA 8T
. T oflis-ir
- ©omimssicin Qonais.
JB. VALENTINE A 00.,.
• OGMUISeION HRROHANTS
roa thx sal* or \ •
AMERICAN MANUF'ACTURES,
No 51 COBIMOH>STfiBBT,
N.JS W 0 A n; s -
■ Special attention given to Collecting and Remitting
Exjcb(ang3. t ~ . > , . d28.3m»
;'A UOTION. COMMISSION, AND GENE
-cVf»AL AOBfiQY BUSlNEBlP—
havihg pfitmahtimylocateff hlihiilf at( Fensbcola, Fla.',
Informs tta« public in general waft fcV ha* opened on
PALAFOX Btrekt,' bppofiti the -Market Hours,
a generalAuottdn, And < Age icy Bnaineis,*
and would respectfully solloit cemrignments of all kinds
of 'goddsand mefelianQUe'fdr Aiictitln/or’dn.Connnis--
sioh. 5 f f'-^dd-mwAlSjfifcWSin
f INENS FOR MEN'S fljfBAR.
AJd* styld Drown
Ltnan OoatJbge, V and Brown and
Bleached <Linen; Dueks,.yariod4 itylea; Brown Linen
Drflls. A oholee auortment of the above Goode now
on aim pfe.knd for sale by ' ' • LEA,
~ dlft-tf /' y ' JI3B and ISO CHESTNUT Street.
(gentlemen's ifutnisijiijg ©cobs
IiriNCHESTER A CO., ffISNTLEMEN’S
TV, JURNISHINGSTORE ' , i’ .
. t * a' - -- ‘ ’ ' -
PATENT SHOCLDIR' BEAM BHJ»T MANUFAC
-~ *- - . • TORYv"; *** : '
It the,Old Btand, NOi 70S CHESTNUT STREET* oppo*
wlU. glte. aa heretofore, his per-
Jorial soperrision to the Cntting add Manufactoring
lepartments: ’ Orders for his celebrated style of Shirt*
rod Collars filled at the shortest notice'. Wholesale
trade supplied on liberal terms. • jy2i-ly
J 1 W. SOOTT, (late of the to of Wa
rn OHIBTM * SoorrO GENTLEMEN’S EPRNIBH
IHS BIOM lnJ SHIRT -MANOEAOTORY, 814
CHESTNUT BtiMt, (n«iil, opposite theGUuSHooM,)
TkUnjelpUn, .
J.jW, p. »oull f»«p«otfttll7 call the attention of hla
form or intrOna aml friends to bln OB'. Store, and la pro
parod to 811 .order* for. SHIRTS at ihort notice. A
perfect St ynaraotlßd. 'COUNTRY TRAPS mppUet
Btk TINE flinjlTß and COLLARS. if flfctf
’ I-JtUatriics; Semclrn, &c.
. - j -• ■
J! e. *:,00.,
* r , m CHESTNUT Street.
Have received, per steamers, new a trie*
Jewelry. Chatelaine, Vert Ohalna
Splendid Fan*, Hair Pica. -
* Firtrit Stands, Bazar Baskets.
- Jet Gooda andi Flower Vase*.
Coral, Lav* and Mo*alo Beta.-
Bole Agents la Philadelphia -for the sale of Oharlea
Frodahaia’sLONDON TIME-KEEPERS aov 8
J' 8. ARDEtf A BRO.
d - imrurAomisaß jwd nmoavaia op
SILVER-PLATED WARE,
do; 801 OhOstsat Street,: above Third, (ap stair*,)
«• * Philadelphia.
j < Constantly ott-hand And for sale, to the Trade,
TEA SETS. COMMUNION SERVICE SETS, URNS
PITCHERS, GOBLETS, CUPS, WAITKKB, BAS
! - SETS, CASTORS, KNIVES,SPOONS, FORKS,
LADLES. &0.. Ac.
Gilding and plating on all kinds of metal. e*2-ly
©into, piitiols,
GUN STORE.
PHILIP WILSON & 00.,
433 CHESTNUT STftRET, BELOW FIFTH,
WILL oni
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 33,
An aMortment of
FINK GUNS
Of THEIR OWN MANUFACTURE,
and
THOSE Of THB MOST CELEBRATED MAKERS
| • IN BCROFE.
The attention of
' ‘ g P ORTSMBN
I*: requested to their Stock, which they can pr
• -■ SHALL NOT BK SURPABSBD
- By *»y In the United States.
BIfLBS,
PISTOLS,
PIiASKS, '
POWDKB,
SHOT, A«.
i GUN fURNITURB IN ALL VARIRTY.
' ho!B.3ra
• maeijintru anb Stan.
SittVßL V.MBiEIOK.
> ' WILLIAM B MBBBICK.
oouthwark; poundry.
PISTE AND WABBINGTON STItKETS,
rujLADSLPHJ*.
MERRICK & SONS,
ENQINBERB AND MAOUINIBTB,
Manufaetare High and Low Proscure Steam Engines,
for Land, River, and Marine service.. /
toiler*. Gasometers, TanVs,lron Boats, &0.. Cast
ings of all kinds, either Iron or brass
•Iron frame Roof* for Ga* Works, Workshops, Rail
road Station*. *e. •
(Retort* ana Gas Machinery or the latest and moat
improved boost ruction.
:Xrerr, description of plantation machinery, such as
Sugar, Saw, and Grist Mills, Vacuum Pane, Open Steam
Train*. Defecator*/filter*, Pampiog Engines, &o.
(Sole Agent* for N Rillieai’s Patent Bngar BoUing
Apparfttns: Nasmyth’s Patent Steam Hammer; and
AepinWaU 1 Woolsey’s Patent Centrifugal Sugar Drain,
ing Machines; aus*y
Stereoaropeo
riIHE STEREOSCOPE, -in every variety,
J. (oraale 8, . . J AMEB W. QUEKN, .
' ;d!4 831 OHSBINUT Btreot.
rIYHE MARRIAGE CEREMONY IN THE
> J. Stereoaodpa, for sale by JAMES IV. QUEEN,
, j 414 •, - 024 QHEBTNUT Street.
JOSEPH GILLOTT’S
I NEW PEN,
THB BLACK 8-WAN QUILL,
No. 808.
BOLD' AND RAPID WRITING
IT WAS NO EQUAL.
A fresh supply of fhi*
SPLENDID PEN
■just received, on cards and in boxes of one dozen.
For sale to the trade only, at the Manufacturer’s Ware-
house.
HENEY OWEN, Agent,
, 91 JOHN street, New York,
| Foil supplies of all popular numbers now on hand.
i > ~ ~ , d3Bm&w4w
<|~UGAB 5r—2,000,000 HAVANA OIQAIIS,
j favor itebraritis, by lata arrivals from Havana, in
I&eg* lU< Operas. Concnto,>Londra<i, Ao., &0., in store
land bdnd. and ’for isle by A. WBRINQ, 140 South
j»ROHTStn*t f ' • * c ; - J*Vt¥
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THH SCOURING OF THB WHITE HOR^B; Or the
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author of Torn; Brown’s School Days. Illustrated by
Rlohird Dovlo Ivol. 12mo, doth. ,
- BpLlS’Bl THKEK VISITS TO MADAGASCAR,
daring 1813-68., With notices of the People, Natural
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MUIRUEAD’S LIFE OP JAMBS WATT. With
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THH FOREST OF DEAN. A **Historical < and De
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a preface by hls r daughter, Colored plates, fancy
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BIU HUMPHREY DAVY. Fragmentary Remalos,
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lustrated. 12m6, clotb.
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name of “ Morality ” la to. be found In the teachings of
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PHILADELPHIA. MONDAY, JANUARY 10. 1850.
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•MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1869. I j
| A I’lautngenet in Limbo. > V?'-
; London is a great place lor indebtedness!!.,
Upon the slightest pretonce, most fteqnenwp
upon- no pretence at all, tradesmen givO,sjc-'
tongiyo credit, and are gulled liy the licSt
transparent humbugs. Several instaricesTbT 1
this (jasy credulity have occurred within livjnfe
memory. Who among newspaper readcrgjs
ignorant of tho “original” Lost Bourbpn,.j(a)
Bhoomaker’s son, from a petty town in Franca,)
who 'called himself tho Dnko of Normandy,*
and Wetending to be that son of Loms XVI
who died under tho cruelties Inflicted by his
hard taskmaster, Simon, {lie ' austere cqrq
wain ;r, found many London tradesmen to h|-
liovo that ho was tho <ic jure King of France anp,
Navrrre, and (alluding to tho Bourbons, thp
Orleans family, and the Bonapartists) emphati>
oailyj proclaimed, “No connection with thy 1
lions > opposite ?” Orwho is ignorant of bulkj*
MrsJ Serres, self-styled Princoss Olivo of'
Cumberland, wife of a marine-painter, who
produced a variety of plausible documentary'
evidence to show that she was the
daughter of Henry Fkedkr k;k, Duke of,
Cumberland, brother of Gkohok 111, whose;
marriago with the widow of a Derbyshire,
squiie led to the passing of the Royal Mar-3"
riagq Act, which prohibits any of the royal';’
family from marrying without tho consent of
tho Sovereign? Mrs. S hr. res, who happenod, ,
to bci stout and tall, maintained that sho had a\
strong “ family likoness” to tho Guelpu
family—that her mother, second wifh of the,;.
Duke of CuiniEKi.AND, was daughter of a'
Dr. i Josepu 'Wn.siox, sometimes" spoken
of as a probable author of tho Letters of
“ Junius,” —that, in 1815, when she discovered
who.sho was, the late Duke of Kont, father of •
Queen Victoria, acknowledged the relation
shipj—that Georoe tho Third undo a will,bo r
quoathing her £ls,ooo—that this will, and ,
another document confirming her right to this ;
money, boro tho sign-manual of the King— J
with! many other incidents, .equally probable. •
Yet this woman found many believers, among
them Sir Gerard Noel and Mr. Joseph Home,
vho bronght her claims before tho House of ’
Commons, and mado out such a case that Sir. '
Robert Peel had to answer it, seriously and i
lengthily. At the end she died in great po-, :
vert)', in 1831, a pensioner of the charity of
tho eccentric Miss Macaulay,nearly as poor as. i
herself. “ Tho Princess Olivo ” passed many !
of her latter days in the King’s Bench prison, !
when sho was liberated by tho merciful action -
of the Insolvent Debtors’ Court. ,
In that samo prison, oven while tvo -write,
is.now incarcerated a person who appeared
before Mr. Commissioner Murpiiy, In the
London Insolvent Debtors’ Court, on the 14th"
of. fast month, and sought relief from the
pressure of his debts, under the high-sound-,
lng (title of Georoe Hkhry m: SrßAuor.aiK
Neville Plantaoenkt Harrison. Tho.
Times’ reporter of the case described him as
“ a tall middle-aged man,” and his own de
scription of himsolf, in his schedule, is a legal
curiosity In Its way.. This schedule, by the
way, must mention each residence of the in
solvjent, lrom tho time ho.contractcd his first
debt to that of his petitioning. The “tail, mid
dle-aged nian,” with the numorous aristocratic
appellations, thus described himsolf:
, "Goorgo Honry do, Straboigio Neville l’lnnta-
Sonet Harrison (sued and committed as George
(arrisoa, known ssGeneral Plantagenot Harrison,
ns George Harrison, and as George Henry Hdrri
son.) Marshal General of the Spanish Kenublics of
Am erica, umil A cutenant-General of the Germanie.
Confederation, formerly, of No- 2.Vernlam Bniid-',
ir.ge,- Ora-) inn: Mid,Trerf,x; then ‘of tho city of
Paris; then of tho city of Constantinople, a general"
ofßoor seeking oiaployment in the Turkish army ;
then of the oity of Athens; thon of, Venice; then,
of Milan ; then of Turin; then again of tho city of,
Paris; then of the Bridge-house Hotel,- London
bridge, London; then of No. 11 Old North street,
Red Lion square; then of Strawberry Cottage,
Chiswick; tnen of No. 92 Jormyn street, St.
James’s; then of No. 19 Warwick street, Charing
Cress, nil in Middlesex, and all this time out of
employment; then of No. 3 Gloucester place, Re
gent’s Park; then of No. 19 Northumberland
street, Strand; and at the same time having offices
at the Levant House, St. Helen’s place, London,
ondeavoring to establish there a moroentiio ana
backing bonse, under the style or firm of ’Sklol
dunger. Harrison, A Co.; then of the oity of Ham
bur);; then of- Stralsnnd in Pomerania, a prisoner
there; then of Berlin; thon of No 501 New Oxford
street, then of No. 01 Lineoln’s-inn fields, then of
No. 1-1 Clement’s Inn, nil in Middlesex, genealo
gist; then of No. 23 Him Tree road, St. John’s
wood, Regent’s Park, Middlesex, out of tmsinofs;
then a prisoner in the Debtors’ Prison for the oity
of London and eonnty of Middlesex; then of No.
30 Tnvistook street, Covent Gordon, Middlesex,
having at the Bame time n bouso nt No. 1 Almn
terraoe, Fentiman road, South Lambeth, Surrey;
and next and late of No. 3 Trinity plaoe, Charing
Cross, aforesaid, not in any business or employ
ment, and by petition to the ITantc of
Lords, to be summoned to Parliament as Puke
of Lancaster , bring heir lineal of the blood of
King Henry VI, now a prisoner in the Queen’s
Prison, pursuant to tho statute.”
What a cyclopedia of vicissitudes does tbi
recapitulation mako ! 1. Marshal-General in
Spanish South America, tl. Ltcutonant-Gen
oral in tho Germanic Confederation. 3. A
gunoral officer, seeking a commission from tiro
Sublimo Porto. 4. Living without employ
ment, (by his wits J) in Paris, Atlions, Venice,
Milan, Turin, again in Paris, and in six differ
ent places in London. 5. Merchant and banker
in London' and Paris. 0. Prisoner in Stral
snnd, in Poland. 7. At Berlin. 8. Back to
London 9. Back to London as a genealogist.
10. In prison in London. 11. Out of em
ployment, in various parts of London.., IAJ.
A prisoner in tire Queen’s Bencli Prison. .13.
Claimant for tho title of Duke of Lancaster,
with a seat in tho Ilonsc of Lords, as “ hoir
of the blood of King Henry V 1.,” a gentleman
who reigned some fbnr hundred years ago. In
deed, as we shall prosontly show, ho wont yet
farther back with his linengo, oven to tho
longth of claiming to bo, of right, King of
England, and so forth.
In his portontous Bchcdulo, the many named
insolvent attributed his unfortanato position
to “ Lord Stratford de Keucliffe, hor Ma
jesty’s Ambassador at Constantinople, and
Lord Palmerston, on tho part of Tier Majes
ty’s Government, not allowing mo to serve as
a general officer in thoVurkish army after an
oiler of my services had been accepted by tho
Sultan, and to my subsequent lossos and im
prisonment by the Prussian Governmont.”
In his balanco-sheet, among receipts, was
this item : “ Received for making out Dr.
WniaiiT’s pedigree 10 bonds- of £l,OOO each,
the loss by sale of which was £9,750,” they
only realising £250. 1
The poor gontloman’s examination de
veloped the fact that ho was bom at Kirby
hill, in Yorkshire, mid was christonod Georoe
Heni.y Harrison. Ho first took tho name of
De Straboloie Neville Plantaoenet, in
November, 1813. A cruel creditor objected
tho Insolvent’s potition must bo dismissed,
as his real name alone should have been
given. Tho kind Commissioner ruled that as
there was no doubt of his identity, he should
bo allowed to procood.
Then followed tho Generali examination.
Ho said that ho had been bankrupt in 1812—
bankrupt again in 1847—discharged by tho
Insolvency Court in 1852—and again “bard
up,” having got poople to trust him to tho
amount of over $40,000, though tho fact of Ills
previous bankruptcies was patent to tho public!
Well may it be said that London tradesmen
are credulous. One creditor trusted him with
wino, because ho said bo was a general officer,
and of sufficient influence to bo returned *to
Parliament for tho city of Westminster, if ho
choso. He further stated that lie hod been
appointed by tho Sultan a Marshal in tho Turk
ish army, and his pay would havo been moro
than £lO,OOO a year, but tho British Ambassa
dor interfered to prevent his employment, al
leging that tho British Government bad high
and mighty grounds for objecting to him. His
antecedents were remarkable. He said ho
was in the scrvico of the Spanish Republics
of America from 1843 to 1840. His pay con
sisted chiefly of plunder, of which his share
was about £130,000 in cattle He
had received the thanks of the President of
Peru, and he had been employed in tho Hol
stein war, when he Issued proclamations of
which he bad copies. In 1853 he was ap"
pointed by tho Serasklor to take command of
’the Turkish army In A sia, but was prevented
ftom noing ao by Lord Stratford de Kedcliffe.
In 1855, intending to establish a hanking busi
ness in St. Helen's, he went to Hamburg to
. rai?o funds, and was arrested by the Prussian
’ Govt rhment. He was the lineal'descendant of
■John of Gaunt, and ihe / Sovereign de jure of
,iksse realms , but his claims were barred by the
Ait i f Settlement, which was passed by rebels*
\ He 1 ad been allowed great credit by trados
, men and others on the strength, of his Royal,
; mt i *
' v, Bt it remembered that John l of Gaunt,
fluk) of Lancaster, third son of Edward. HI,
;;.bfcot ier' of the Black Prince, and. father- : of,
J IV, died exactly 460 years ago. AS
Jfiinf or Gaunt married Constance, only
1 daughter and heiress of Peter the Cruel,
iting of Castile, we must admire Mr. Insol*
,vont Harrison's moderation, in not claiming
tho Spanish as well'as the English crown. In
tiou t, he produced an immense roll, purport
ing i o bo a pedigree, which, ho said, would
‘non 1 ince any one of his descent'from Joiin of
r'<aAi rt, hut Mr. Commissioner Murphy, not
-CQhffldcring it quite germane to the Insolven
cy, actually declined examining it. By virtue
of h doscont from one of the Plan-
TAcu nets, Mr. IlAßluaoN had assumed that
name. Many creditors opposed him in
perspn, alleging that they had trusted him
.with* goods, on credit, which ho had immedi
ately disposed of, for cash. This conduct,
yery derogatory to what Shakspeare
*« the* 'aspiring blood of Lancaster,”
*ias ja strong savor of swindling, which
would hayo qualified the “Duke of Lan
caster” for a place at the bar of a crimi
nal court. After all, the case was adjourned,
Rowing to some informality in the notices sent,
tdut (to his creditors by tho “ de
jure\” of Great Britain. He wont hack
to durance, vile. Wo shall probably hear of
blin (again.
Stf, for tho present, ends this strange case.
That a man, three times a bankrupt, should
eventually obtain farther credits to tho tune
(Of $40,000, on his own mero assertion that he
'Wasj lineally descended from a Royal Duke
•who; flourished, nearly 500 years ago, shows
ithe ! gullibility of London tradesmen a hun
dred times better than any argument we could
adduce. There is no reasoning more sound
a simple fact like this.
‘ Keep to the Right.
•fFor The Pms.j
-Ifla railroad be made with two tracks, do the
frivsof the State require the oars to run on the
t orth one when going west on the south one when
yoing east, on the west one when going south, and
$n the,east one going north? If that bo the law
for railroads and common roads, it appears that
Tenth and Eleventh streets, tho Second and
thWd streets, and and Pide streets roads
In violation of that law. The Race and Vfnn
'ipptara to'vioYatb that laW on Gallowhill street,
;‘andjscomg to ho the worst-contrived one of all.
Wean tho City Councils make a law in opposition
■fertile State law: oan that body compel one driver
keep in tbe middle of a public highway, and
iioth'er to keep on the Bide, when the State law
them to keep to the right? '
f'lCno lify be violated by the present way of run*
rjtag oars, public convenience'Booms to require a
sh'ango 1 because Third and Fifth, being close to*
pother, both go in the one direction, and Sixth
Wd Tenth, dose together, go in the. opposite direo
-1 *lf The Press thinks any of these quoer ideas
Worth an answer or an explanation, the poribblor
whl, feel much complimented; if not, place tho
queer, ideas under tho table, and tbe writer on the
list as £ Fpoo-Pjfoo.
The Thackeray nml Yates Controversy.
(Fv^a. tha; ton Jon Times.}
. .plsftMnt cbroniolorof tho Quarrels of Au*
thors : mißied a great opportunity, la dying before
ihev W<?s4d had boon agitated by the fierce dispa to
toftwcdu Mr. Thackeray and Mr. Yates. Men of
: gnrilafi'ftav#j4n of*np=*
prcOiattag tho wisdom of tbo provorb, as to the
propriety of washing one’s dirty linen at borne.
They under tbe necessity of ma
kipg the puolia their confidants in everything,
of rovSaliog family seorota, and exposing to
.millions of inquisitive eyes the follies and weak*
posses that other men are only glad to con
ceal/ And, whether it be that the “irritable
race”" has more than its fair share of human
frdUUcs, or merely that defoots of oharaoter in
art eminent man are thrown into stronger re
lief by the brillianoy of bis roputation, certain
ly! tbe lives of authors have always furnished
anandftnee of food to gratify tbe appetite of lovers
off scandal. Tho important cause of Thackeray
versus Yates may bo aefioient in other elements of
interest; but in one respect it bears off the palm
over all,previous affairs of a similar oharaoter—it
is supremely ridiculous. The wrath of the first of
living satirists aeainst tbe small wrltor who spoke
of his faoo as “ remarkable for the fracture of the
bridge of the nose,” and described his conversa
tion os “ either openly cynical or oiTeotedly good*
naturod and benevolent,” as far surpasses in ab
surdity that of Milton, or Pope, or Byron, against
their critics, as tbe wrath of Achilles surpasses
that of all other heroes in tragic foroe. When tbe
public reads the grave narratives of tho causes of
lira feud, and hears that solemn preparations are
being made for a trial in a court oi law, it oannot
help exclaiming : Tant(e. ne ammis calestibus
tree ? Do great writers nourish suoh small animori*
tics ? And a satirist, too, to take oifence at suoh
a trifle \ Satirists, howevor, are not invulnerablo,
even to tbo most awkward Btrokes of tho weapons
they themselves so skilfully handle. Not uoeel*
dora satire is taken up a as means of defence, rather
than of offence, by men who nro oxtromoly sonsi*
tivo to ridioule. and who trust that, by becoming
formidable to others, they may prevont tho attacks
they tremblingly anticipate. Of what may bo Mr.
Thnckoray’s peculiar temporament wo are totally
ignorant, but wo are by no moans surprised to find
so bitter and unsparing ft critic doopiy offooted
evon by the criticism of Mr. Yates.
Of oourso, there can bo but one opinion os to the
bad tasto of the uriiolo which has been tho occa
sion of all this uproar. Mr. Thackeray, in his
nngor, denounces it as “not offensive and un
friendly merely, but slnnderous and untrue.*’
But this is unjust to poor Mr. Yates. Offonaive It
moybo: but we fancy it was not written in on
unfriendly spirit, and that no ono could havo boon
more surprised than was tho author himsolf, when,
instead of being complimontod by tho subject of
his sketch on the koenness of his discernment and
his quick appreciation of character, ho was held
up to scorn os a low-brad, intrusive spy, and told
that ho was not fit to enter tho' socioty of
gentlemen. Tho Indignation with which he
reoeivod Mr. Thnokeray’s demand for an
immediate apology shows that Mr. Yates
eould not ovon understand what was the gist of
his offonoe. It was beyond his comprehension
that thero could bo any broach of the law of good
manners in describing tbo personal appearance
and style of conversation of the celebrated men
with whom he was on speaking terms at his olub.
It was his businoss to minister to tho mind dis
eased of a reading public which is curious about
suoh things. Mr. Yates, indeed, only did what
thousands of well-meaning people like him do
every day. It is the fashion in these times for
every man of note to be surrounded with a crowd
of Boswolls, who arc continually trotting him out
to rnako him show nis paces, and thon rushing off
to tho publishers with manuscripts In which are
rcoorded with ludicrous minuteness, their impres
sions of the great man. No doubt these imprd3-
sions are generally distorted and exaggerated, of
ten “ slanderous and untruo.” And, evon if they
Wore as oorrect os possible, they are usually
df enich a nature that they must bo despised,
by all but those who have a morbid desire to pry
into alt matters that ooncern popular favorites.
But, admitting tho tasto which encourages such
writings ns those ofMr. Yatos not to bo very pure,
and tho mission of that gentleman not to be a very
lofty ono, a wise man would not condescend to be
disquieted bi such things Tho author ot Heroes
ana Hero Worship must often feel inclined to
ueo strong language with regard to the peoplo who
worship him, and who take euro to inform the
world what elothos he wems, and how many pipes
he smokes a.day; but ho is discreot enough net to
notice them. Ho probably knows that it iB one of
tbe penalties of boing great to bo staTed at, and
examined, and criticised, without the least re
gard to the possibility that ho himself has
any fooling in tho matter, but ono of pure
gratification. Mr. Thackeray, I think, would
ave aoied more prudently bad he also been
proof against similar potty annoyances. His
erltio profossod to bo nothing bettor than a pur
veyor of gossip, and, as euoh, might have been
allowed to pass unmolested. Remembering how
Savagely be himself hud, in his earlier years, Ba
lirised Sir E. B Lytton’s manners and oonversa
tion, the satirist might liuvo had the magnanimity
to overlook Mr. Yatos’s “ blundering,” but well,
meant criUoiems. It was a groat mistake for
mally to require an apology for tho article; though,
after that apology had been rofusod, wo do not soo
how Mr Thackeray oould havo noted othorwifio
than ho has done. It would havo boon easy for
him, at tho first, without making so inuoh fuss
about it, to have out short his acquaintance with
Mr. Yates; but he has now put iho lattor in the
position of tho ugerioved party, by punishing
him more severely than his offonoe doserved Mr.
Yates, however, has nothing to gain by going to
law with the Garriok Club, on account ot his ox.
pulsion. Ho oannot—or at least it would, wo
should Imagine, be vory unptoasant for him to do
so—foroo himself back’into tbo Club against tho
wi?b of the majority of the members ; and ho can
scarcely desire to obtain pecuniary damages.
Both he and his opponent should bo anxious to
have the affair hushed up, without furthor expo
sure; and we trust that this course may yet be
taken.
Laoer Beer. —A correspondent of a Now
York paper Bays that be made a brief tour of in
spection in the Bowery on a Sunday evening, lately.
At the Volks-Garton, he was assured by one of the
proprietors (hat fifteen thousand glasses of lager
had been sold that evening at tho single bar where
ho'stood. and that tho number of glasses sold in
the establishment up to ten o’oiook was pot less
tbaojfifty thousand.
Tlie Governor’s Veto of the Insurance
To Yhe Seiiata and Route of Representatives of
the Comniaji'weylth of Pennsylvania:
Gentlemen : -On'the last day of the legislative
session of 1858, a hill was presented for my ap
provali entitled “ An act further to provide for
the incorporatldn ‘ hnd regulation of insurance
oompanies Within this Commonwealth.”
I have examined, the bill before me, which is
very voluminous, with great caro, and have
ted much time and attention to its consideration.
Finding many of its provisions; wise, and well cal
culated to exercise a .beneficial influence, oyer the
management of the vaVionS* insurance companies'
of the State, and fecognleiug the great necessity
for legislatlon on the supjeot, ibis with regret I an?
nounce ty.the Genera} Assembly that I found the
bill, In some of its tenhs and’details, so decidedly
objectionable, that; m niy judgment, it ought not
to beoome a law.., .
Tho first seotion of the bill makes it the duty of
the judges’of the'District Courts in the oitfea of
Philadelphia- and Pittsburg annually to .appoint
three Coiqinissioners, who,, shall, jn each year, ex
amine tho statements by'the insurance oom :
panics'in their respeotive cities,' and in the oounty
of Allegheny, and -where' the Commissioners are
satisfied .that any.suoh oompany. is possessed of
the amount of dapital named in the seotiotf, the
Commissioners shall oerttfy to the fact, and, upon
obtaining said certificate, .the company may, law
fully tr&nsaot the business of an insurance 'oom
pany, suhjeot to the annual renewal of the certifi
cate. Rut in tho event that the Commissioners,
shall find, upon examination, that tho company
or association is insolvent, or without tho oapital
required by the aot, they are directed to report
the fact to the proper oourtof the county,, which,
court is required to issue an injunction to restrain
tho oompany or association from transacting the
business of inniWince, And, if the insolvency re
ported. by the Commissioners shall appear to j>e
oorreot, tho coart is to appoint a reoeiver to wind,
up the affairs of the company, and distribute its
assets after the payment of expenses rateably
among the creditors of the oompany. Tho section
also requires the,insurance companies of the oity
of Philadelphia to provide an offioe for the Com
missioners, in whiok a record of their proceedings
iStobekept.
The power of the Logislaturo to appoint a Com
missioner to inquire into tho condition of insurance
companies, and to authorise judicial proceedingsi
In,case,of such as arc belioved to he insolvent, is 1
unquestionable, and the exercise of such a power'
would probably be highly beneficial to the inte
rests of, the public; but this seotion reqaires every
solvent company to , obtain annually a certificate
is tbe nature of a license to transact business, and
this applies to all companies now existing, as well
as to those which may hereafter be, incorporated.
It is questionable whether such a restriction or
condition can be imposed upon the legitimate ex
eroise of powers already granted. The various
acts incorporating insurance companies givo tho
right to oommezme and continue the business of
insurance on certain terms therein specified. This
bill proposes to alter these termß by imposing oth
ers wbiob may interrupt their business, though
they may be porfeotly solvent and evon prosper
ous, and It also suldeots.tbem to other than judi
cial control; and, finally, it deprives them of an
appeal to tho Supreme Court of tho State, as by
the 19th section the deoision of the District Court
is made final and conclusive.
The,section is.moreover inqongruous and im*
perfect;-for, whilo'it.requires tbo Commissioners
to report to the oourt fluoh companies as are found
to be insolvent, or without tho requisite capital, it
only authorizes proceedings against such ns aro
reported to be insolvent, making no disposition
whatever (if such os aro solventhut without the
required capital.
The second section makes tho refusal or negleot
of any company to comply with the conditions'of
tho first section cause of forfeiture of the oharter,
and imposes upon-the president and secretary, on
conviction thereof, a fine of five hnndred dollars.
It is difficult to perceive why the president and
secretary should he liable to convietiou and pun
ishment for tho neglect or refusal of the oompany,
acting through its board of managers, to oomply
with the requirements of the'saotion. ■* »
Under the fourteenth' section of the bill) mu
tual insuranoo- companies novr incorporated and
loeated - in the oities of Philadelphia, Pittsburg,
Allegheny, or haTing egetieito therein, aa well as
saoh oonipanies hereafter,; to be' 1 incorporated,
whorever located, are forbidden from, issuing any
polioy of tosuranoo until they bare a subscription
Hat of persons desiring, tj> become Insured mem
bers, whose premium notes shall amount ,in the
aggregate to fifty thousand dollars. : Suon oom
panios are also required to confine their risks to
theooanUes in whioh they, may be severally lo
cated, and the adjoining oountiesj and are en
joinbd from issuing any polloy until notice of the
lorm thereof shall be published in one or more
nowspapers of the county/where such company
shall be located, t.
Those provisions, in my opinion, are unnecessa
rily stringent and sovere ypon mataai instrance
companies. Some of-the most substantial and re*
liable companies in this Commonwealth are.based'
upon the plan of mutual liability, with premium'
notes accessible for losses—their , insurances ex-,
dollars, undas well secured as they oan possibly be
by any .joint stook oompanio3. Why should such'
companies, m organized, and which make no
dividends of promts, whether looated in the
cities of Philadelphia, or Pittsburg, or Allegha
ny, or elsewhore, be confined in their risks to the
ooanty in wbioh the partioular company may be
looated and the oounties adjoining thereto; while
joint stook companies, that are the subject of
speculations, and that deolare large profits, are
given a oharter extensive as the State? X have
looked In vain for a sufficient reason for making
this distinction. Common justice requires that ail
shall be plaoed by law on an equal footing, and
that none shall be favored or proscribed; then, if
oitber system prove unworthy of confidence, let it
be condemned, and instead of limiting its opera*
tions to a single county or neighborhood, let it be
entirely abrogated. .Besides, the provision undew
consideration direotly interferes with the powors
and privileges already solemnly granted by cnaTter
to mutual insurance oompanios, to extend their
business throughout the Commonwealth.
Again, would not the provision which requiroa
premium notes to the amonnt of, at leaßt fifty
thousand dollars before a polioy oan bo issued, pre
vent any oompany from going into operation on
the mutual principle, at least in the Interior of
tho State? If two and n half percent be taken
os the average rato of insurance, it would require
property offered to bo insured, amounting to two
millions of dollars, to produce the required fifty
thousand dollars of premium notes; and when it
is recollected that no insuranoe could be effected
outside the county where the oompany may be lo
cated, and thoso immediately adjoining it, it is
obvious that in - many sections of .the State it
would be noariy or quite impossible to obtain the
amount of required. ‘
The eighteenth section is also objectionable. It
provides: “That the insurance companies and
insurance associations respeotivoly, of the olty of
Philadelphia and of the city of Pittsburg, Insuring
property against loss by fire, shall, after obtain
ing the certificate required by this act, appoint
oue delegate each, to moot in convention in tho
olty of Philadelphia, on the last Tuosday of Sep
tember noxt, and adopt such uniform fire policy
or polioiea as sneh convention shall deem neces
sary nnd proper, copies of whioh shall be filed with
the insuranoe commissioners in said oities, and
a) 9O with the Auditor Qenoral, immediately after
their adoption, and published by tho said compa
nies, in each of said oities, for at least ono week, in
two daily newspapers having tho largest hona Jidft
circulation therein and said polioiea shall, on and af
ter the Ist day of December next, beoome of general
uso ; and it shall not be lawful for any insurance
oompany, incorporated by, or doing business with
in, this Commonwealth, thereafter to issue any
policy of insuranoe against lo3s by fire in the city
of Philadelphia, or county of Allegheny, other
than in the form of tho polioies so agreed upon
and adopted; and any oompany, or tbe agent of
any oompany, issuing any polioy in violation of
this section, shall forfeit and pay the amount of in
surance specified in any such polioy to the party
so insured Provided that this section shall not
apply to companies exclusively mutual.
This section deprives tho companies thorein
named of the power of making contracts of insu
rance on such conditions and terms as may be
agreed od by both parties. Whatever the nature
of tho property, or of the risk, or wherever it may
be*situatod, and whethor tho oontraot be made
through an agent or by an immediate officer of the
company, no form oan bo used, under a heavy
penalty, except tho one agreed upon in conven
tion.
The rightor liberty to settlo tho terms and condi
tions, and form of the oontraot, is necessarily inclu
ded in tho general grant of power to make insu
rance, without express words, and it is also givon
- expressly in very many ohartors. The conditions,
limitations, modifications, covenants, and -arran
tees, in policies of insurance, are as various U 3 tho
risks, and heretofore the parlies to the oontraot
wore at liberty to inako their own bargain. But
this section requires tho companies to agree
through delogates to a common form or forms,
whioh shall be used in oase. Even in the
conveyance of real estate inis is not practicable;
but in matters of oontraot, whioh rolato to
an infinlto variety of risks and contingen
cies. it is, in. my opinion, Impossible. Ids the
polioy of our Jaw to leave all who are compe
tent to oontraot .freo to agree for themselves,
stipulating, however, for things lawful, and
observing good faith; and, to my mind, the
attempt to produoe uniformity in oontraots of in-
Uurauoo is suoh a departure from that polioy—con
firmed,qs it is, by the experience of ages—as to
lender the experiment neither practicable nor de
sirable. It is quite impossiblo to foreseewhat spe
cial conditions it may be necessary to introduce
into a polioy. and it fs unwise to place it out of
the power of the parties to provide for suoh con
tingencies. Tho result of the adoption of this pro
vision would undoubtedly bo that no prudent com
pany would take any risk that was not sufficiently
provided for by tho contract settled by the con
vention ; nud oonscquontly parties wanting speoial
risks insured would bo compelled to go out of tho
State to get their insuranoe.
It will afford me great pleasure to oo oporate
with the General Assembly in providing additional
oheokß and maklDg other salatary regulations for
tho government of insuranoe companies, so as
effectually to protcot the public against tho impo
sitions and fraudulent practices of dishonost insti
tutions. But for tho reasons olroady assigned, I
oaunot approve of this bill. It is, thereforo, here
with rotumed to tho House of Representatives,
where it originated, for reconsideration.
* a Wm F. Packek.
Executive Department, Harrisburg, 1
Jan. fi, 1859. j
While taking liis ooll'co on Saturday mor
niuE last, in Buffalo, N. Y., tho Rov. Montgomery
Sohuylor, of Rochester, received a note, opened
it read it, smiled, and put the contents ($2 000)
inhispooket. He wna formerly pastor oi St John’s
Churoh in that city, bat is now of Christ Church,
St. Louis. Several Buffalo friends contributed tho
handsome surpriso.,
The Greatest Number of Clocks manu
factured in the world is turned off by the stnall
State of Connecticut
TWO CENTS..
BY TELEGRAPH.
THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS,
Second Session*
U. 8. Oatitol', Washington, Jam 8.
TheHenate is not in session to-day, having adjourned
over till Monday. ■"
‘ _ HODOB OP REPRESENTATIVES.
Speaker laid; before the House a* message from
e DBlos:lug the reports fromAhe Secretary
the Postmaster General relative to
;?• c i~, m of Oaraaok and Ramsey for the alleged
abrogation of the contract for carrying the mail by the
arayof Ve»aCrns and Acapoleo toSaoPrimeiscO.- ' '
nf & 4v, , i N an« l ■ B, of ? h l° ,Mld Executive offioers
of ithe Ql ”f> lt , haTe refused to carryout the law
First Comptroller to adjust the damages,
and he thought the reasons anigned/for.'thelrireSsa
utterly iDdefenßible. .it wm.an pet of usurpation of
power which It became thqdlgnity bf Oongress to resent
in thp mo X, efficient manner It was important to
know,whether the Bureau or the Cabinet officers hare
the right to make the law for.themseltes, ,Bo wanted
the Judiciary Committee t? examine and repoit whether
any farther legislation is necessary,
iIr.;HotJSTOR, of Alabami, said that the former At
tomef General gave an opinion adverse to the claim
but Sir Whittlesey declined'to yield obedience to it/
taking the ground that the law authorized him aa First ;
Comptroller to adjust the damages/ The present Comp
troller, Mr. MediU, was governed‘by a similar opinion
of 'Judge Black, that there had been no violation of the :
contract, and, therefore, there,c6uld be no damages.
,Mr{ Nichols reminded Mr! Houston of' the fact that
the liw/inatrtictrd the‘First Comptroller to carry its
will tato effect, and contended that the A ttorney Gene
ral hsd nd power to prevent the execution of the law.
Mrj Jins*, of Tennesseo,. understood,that Congress
did not decide whether damages were dye or'not, but
con<t|tuted the First Comptroller a chancellor to act
upon jend determine the case on its merits.
-Mr. Phillips, of ■Pennsylvania/ ihid that the First
Comptroller,had no right to set up his judgment over
the a£t of Oopgrea*, he. as ministerial officer, had
disregarded. * > - -
Mr. of Ohio,.said that* .as an effort had.
been made to Inflict peniure on the First Comptroller,
he Invited a‘n investigation into his conduct; * ''
The d< cuments were referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
.Mr.VALLINDianAu; of Ohio) reminded tHer House of the’
foot that this was the onniveraarj'of tho battle of Now
Orleans, and that the Senate had set a patriotic exam
ple bjr adjourning over till Monday; He’safd that from
his Information Congress bod not been in'seesion on suoh
an occasion for fifteen years. For these rtasons he
moved thatthe House now adjourn; •'
The yeas and nays were taken* on the motion, when it
was negatived—yeas Bd, nays 68. ...
On;mot on of Mr: Farnsworth, of Illinois, a resolu
tion was adopted calling on the Secretary,of .the Inte*
for information as to whether the Reek Island'
military reservation-had-been'transferred'from the
War to the Interior Department, and thrown open to
pre-emption at $1.26 per acre. * » •
Another ineffectual motion to adjourn was made,
Mri Faulkner, of Virginia, presented a resolution;
whioh was adopted, callUg on the Secretary of War to
furnish a statement of the, amount of money expended
dorldg the last ten years for the erection or barracks,
cfficera’ quarters, etv, tb<?object being to reduce the
expenses of the quartermaster’s department. .
Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, moved that the House ad
journ!. '
Mr| MoßQix, ot New York, demandedthe yeas and
nays,* saying that he wished to show that the Adminis
tration Democrats are wasting time. ,
Mri Lbitbs, of Ohio, remarked that if the Democrats
are determined that no business shall be done, the
House had better adjourn. .< . ,
The question was then carried by seven majority, and
the House adjourned. • - > • * *
The Kansas Legislature*
ADJOURNMENT TO, LAWRENCE CITY—MESSAGE OF
GOVERNOR MEDARY.
Stj Loois, Jan. B—The Kansas Legislature has ad-'
journed to Lawrenco city. .This action met with the
sanction of the Governor. ' -
The following Is a summary of the proceedings thus
far?} , f
Tha Commlffjebn Contested Seats reported in favor
of Messrs Lewis Graham and AllisoU fltavenson, from
the TJblrd district, and Mr. Ye le, ftom Marshall county.
The secretary was requested to administer the oath'
of office to the members io reported, which he refuted
to dO; whoa the secretary pro tcm. was authorized to
perform that duty, and the oath war administered.'
Mr/ Holliday, of tha Council, gave notice of hU in
tention to introduce a MU asking Congress to annex to
Kansas all that portion of Nebrsska which lies south of
the Platte river. ~ - ... ■
The foliosing bills were introduced Into the douse';
One bogus statute*; one to abofish slavery. i
The meacage of the Governor, wat received .and read.
The Governor regrets that 'there is a growing dftposf
tton to overrate the number of votes Obtained by means
of aj‘ corrupt ballot box.” He saji, “to the victors
belong the spoilsbut they are the spoils of patronage
giv*4 tojMiwer for the pubJio weal.' NO On».-has!a rsa-.
son or the right to complain of tbe successful party dit
tribqtiog pests of favor among its political fridhds 'He
hints that KansuiwllF,be likely,to get'mere liberal,
favors from Congress by continuing as a Territory than
by immediately becoming a Sk'te. •« ;*,
The Governor strongly reprehends the conduct of the.
SersQDß who are creating excitements among the in
abtt&nta of Linn and Bourbon counties. He sa;s ha is'
prepared to unite .with the Assembly In the moo cordial
manner, forthe aloptlou of such raeuarisaa Vill te
ster a order, aodwHl bring 'to tbeir aid .all the. power
placed at his discretion by the Bxacutiye,
Jftjetebtftofithe commiuhraer'appointed to audit
claims,-ehows— • t,-*., v is - p
The amount of claims presented/ upwards of.. .8301,000
The amount of •e’aihis awarded/;554 000
- Toe claims awarded erethus'divided :, f ’ . .. :
The amount of the Maimi cfawfaed pa puhll s.! ,330,000
The amount fcf the ofefmS’Mfiwfled a<f private!. .216,000-'
'tory r.t, $25,000,600
The number of acres uf land Bold and pre-empted,
aboujt'[S 000,000.
Several papers received here from Southern Nebraska
.state that the public sentiment in that quarter is almost
unanimous in favor of-its annexation with Kansas.
The Michigan Legislature—Ex.Gov.
Bingham Elected U. s. Senator.
Dbtroit. Jan. 8 —-The Le&ialature of th's State, in
session a*. Lansing, to-day elected Ex-Governor Blng
bamjM Bolted State* Senator, vice Bon. Charles X.'
Stuart, whose term will expire next March.
Kentucky Politics--Democratic State
Nominations,
Looisvill*. Jan. B'—The Democratic State Oonvon*
tlon met at Frankfori to-day. and nominated Hon.
Benah Magoffin as a candidate for Governor, and Lynn
Boyd for Lieutenant Governor, i -
Later from New Mexico.
St. Lome, January B.—The New Mexican mail, with
dates to Deo. SO. reached Independence thle evening.
The Navajo Indiana have Become perfectly eahrals
■lre, and willing to do anything to secure peace. Col.
Bonneville and the Indian agent, Mr. Oolllos, left Santa
?a for Fort Defiance, on the 14th nit., to conclude the
peaie. Nothing hu Been heard from the mail party
that left Neoaho, Mo., Oct. 15, for Albuquerque,
THE COURTS.
SATURDAY'S PROCEEDINGS,
(Reported for The Press.]
Supreme Court—Justices Woodward,
Thompson, and Read —LanJng H Clark. Rule on the
plaintiff in error to show cauve why the writ of error
should not he quashed. Argued by Amos Briggs for the
rule, and by T. Rialer against it. After hearing, the
court made tho rule absolute, and the writ of error was
quashed.
Burp’s appeal. in the matter of the estate of Robert
Karp. Motion for a farther decree as to the share of
George Karp. Jr. Argued by Eli K. Brice and William
11. Armstrong for tbe motion, and by Joaiah Randal!
against the motion.
Husband’s appeal. Rule'to show cause why the appeal
should be dismissed. This rate was partly argued, and
then continued until next Satorday The appellant’s
counsel h«d leave of the onurt to tike the record for tbe
purpose of having itcorrected.
The oourt then adj uroed
Niai Phils— jnstico Thompson.—Mnsser ct
al vs The Fairmeuot and Arch-street Paesengsr Rail
way Company. On Saturday morning an application
was made for a special injunction to restrain the Fair
mount and Arch-street Railway Company from laying
out and constructing a railway beginulug at Tenth ftxd
Arch streets and coutinui-g westward along Arch street
with a double or single track Thecoicplaioants in this
ease are stated io the bill of complaint to ha William
Mauser, J. B. Ltppincott. J. B Lancaster. George B.
Wood, Thomas Kimber, Jr., Isaacj&nlger, Allen Robin
lon, Charles Koons, John U. Myers, anda large number
of other residents and owners of property fronting on
Arch street, between Tenth and Twenty second streets.
They allege that the railroad is beiiig constructed with
out Authority of law, and In violation of theactsof As
sembly and ordinances of theoityof Philadelphia, and
that irrepa*able damage is beiog done to their real es
tate. The case was continued over until Saturday morn
ing next, at ten o’clock, and will then be argued before
tbe court iu banc. Wm. A. Porter, Constant Guillon,
and Wm. M. Smith for tbe complainants, and Wm. W.
Meredith, ISt. Geo. T Campbell, and George Harding
for respondents.
AndrawlJohnaon vs. tho President and Directors of
‘ ; The Philadelphia and Gray’s Ferry Passenger Rail
way Company.” An application for an interlocutory
injunction under a fiopplementary bill filed, to restrain
the President) Directors and Company* among other
things, from set 1 ling or transferring any stocks or bonds
of the defendant*, and from paying any money under
any contract, and from withdrawing or settling the
proceedings under the original hill. Argued by Titus
and Guillon for the complainant, and byF. Oyrroll
Brewster, Bt. George T. Campbell, Wm. L. Hirst and
Wm. M. Meredith for the defendants After m argu
ment in the matter the Court dismissed theease and
refused an injunction.
Nisi Pritjs—Justice Rend.—John AsWmrst
and Edwin M. Lewis, who survived Isaac R. Davie vs.
Tho Montour Iron Company,, ani Henry M Fuller,
Vice President of the said ooropany. Inequity. An
application lor a decree of sale. Argued by Gerhard
and Meredith for the plaintiff, and by Bullitt and Knox
for the defendants.
Quarter Sessions.—Judge Allison.—An
sfeunumt was heard in the O’Neill desertion case,
irom the evidence, as heard a few Saturdays ago, it
was alleged that Sir. O’Neill, an elderly gentleman,
was entrapped and enveigled into a marriage with quite
ayoungftfrl. ‘
Mr. O’Neill’s wife testified that when he proposed
marriage to her she refused,but he insisted on the per
formance of tbe marriage ceremony, and they were so
married by AMerman William McMullen. Mr. ©’Neill
alleged that on the night in question he was made
drunk and stupid with drugs, and remained so for some
A habeas corpus was heard, in which Mr. Poe was
alleged to have taken forcible possession of four and a
half inches of Mr. Msndasber’s lit in Coates, near
Third street. He tore up astone step andbroke a large
piece off. Mr. Poe then built up a brick wall twelve
faet high The defendant* alleged that the wall was a
nbrtv Wall, and there was no noise or disturbance made
when Poe took possession The defendant was dis-
corpus was heard, in which S*muel Craig
was charged with the larceny of a hone, wagon, and
ha nes*. the property of Neal Doyle. The property
was found io the possession of Craig, who said be hid
bought them in the market, and had given thirty dollars
for them. Doyle recovered tbe horse, &o , after Craig
had been hound over by the alderman. The defendant
was discharged. .
A habeas corpus was heard, iu which John Solomons
was charged witu parsing counterfeit money. Officer
Ha t had a warrant for Salomons’ arrest, and on serv
ing the warrant he threw behind a box of $290 iu coun
terfeit notes on the Western Bank of this c ty and of
the Wilmington Bmk After the examination of Of
ficer Hart the case was postponed,
Win Miller, convicted of assault and battery, was
sentenced to pay the costs of prozeentfoo. Miller was
a pot Ice offictr, and arrested the prosecutor, who stated
that Miller was apoor man and hedid not wish him se
verely punished a
Jabe Emery, convicted of assau’t and battery, was
sentenced to pay the costs of prosecution. _ __ -
A demurrer to the bill cf indictment against J.u.
Josephs, wan argued. He had a promissory nr to prtrtißt
edtohls care.Qvawn to Hi own «4«. Toe * I of
| Inaistm.nt.llBg.. he .old the nete nnd appropri ted
tho money to his own nso, .Ith Intent to doir.udFi.il
ciß Zorni.o. Held nndor advisement. ,
The reasons for nneir trial in the ease nl Jncob
I Shatter, olios Tom Hand, waslorgoed by Qener-I Hub
bed. ahn.ter had been eontmted of makuiK a eonnur
feit ,10 hank note plate alleged to he the genuine issue
pf the Delaware County Bant,
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THE CITY.
AHDBMOSNTB THIS BVIHING.
„¥*“■ J' B0W»I8' WALHOT.SIMa* lUITU.~
Aboat Toto ”
x nil , * OlißKß’s AXOB-BTKBBV THUVa* •-
onr American Coiuin”—” Th» Dumb Man or Maa
obarter; or, The Felon Heir.” , °
u vi!!. 0 .?i L Oieoob—i*Lent'« Olrone Company.”—
■ JjwitrlM, Gymnaatle, and Acrobatic feate.” '
aea“ 4 omuu Hooea—Bthioplan Entertsta-
Asb>lislt Boii.mKOS.—fiigaor Blits,
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BESENTATION TO THE NATIONAL GtTABDS
> K7^ tur v ay , e T 6 . nia * a commute® of the lane®,tar
Fenclbles, headed by Captain .Duchmau, rioted the
armory or the National Guards, in Kacfc etraet, below
pixtß, and presented-to'the member! of the.company
there assembled a magnificent frame, which ’ enclosed
aereral resolutions of thank* to the Guards for their
courteous attentions to iho Fendblfs on the occasion,
“ vUIt to this city, and also a likeness of
or h P jaD > to^eth ar with a roll or the members
company. The presentation speech
JSiSS 6 Lieutenant Franklin, of the Fenelbles'
SSSS to*«fc“' d y in Presentation he first
New* Or&» day—the annirersarr of the battle of
which tnfnf »■ particularly fitting occasion upon
teem ho?-l- te l cl^ og9 to»timoniaU of respect and ea
tß? S™w,'“ r ,10 iL 1 !" olti,en wldiery. The speaker
wter P.rrtSf th P'««rare« experienced bj the lan-
Titit to this city—of
tAlitv kindness,: and, overwhelming hospi- ,
Gua&loVt!l P 8?" 4 -•«? «»• h « ds if- the National *
-.1 S 4 the a, sh reputation borne abroad bv Phils,
thrift wf eoldieri; and he finally terißrsd
2lt m*n»«itc ofthoreg"!
leu by thePenciWes for the Guards, and as aslfwht to-
CanUn 6^l^,^' 1 - 1 bj W?"«'Sd W, wnf&S..
to the S* 1184 m a h i lt ‘P ee ' h - H» referred
llmSUtaYl? ,b repre,anted bad expj
-o f ,tha F encible R , end to the
gratification, they felt at a lain meetinga portion of the
'StZ , n!' lJCO v ll|,le^ l)y thanking fJeut. Franklin
.audthecoEDpanThe reprtßepted for the beautiful srift.
Lall?eiii B ii Ph ?*ll? I * hl * B f od performed “ Auld
V aad other popuisr airs, the line of march.
W taken for ao apartment below stairs, wherehLabd
somo -rapper was provided In honor of the oeeaeion.
The eompany sat down te table at ten o’fclock, so.i,
they spent * couple of hoars pleasantly with speeches,
toasts, 40., not to mention the good cheer enjoyed 'm
-A • Victim *to Superstition.—A cbmelv
Poking Q»m%n woman, with a child in ii.fi- arms,
called at the Mayor’s office on Saturday last, fipdtUUd •
I* ch® was in a destitute condition. Her story was au
, pitiful one, and well calculated to excite
.the sympathies of all who listened to it It seems that
! x!? 8 ., Mcond wife of some supers titloaa German,
vaod that her husband was,a firm believer Jn ghosts,
witches and fortune-tellers;" 'He had called upon one of
the latter fi eternity; and had been informed that bis
wife was faithless to him.. He then returned t*j bis
home and turned his wire, and child out"of the house.
Bne had sold the greater part of her goods to maintain
herself and child, and being Informed that Mavor Hen*
jy was about distributing money to the poor, she went
rtotheofflee and stated her case. It'seems''scarcely
j credible that* man in this enlightened age should be
foolish enough to believe in thehnmbug of aprofea- '
! •jcn*l fortune-teller; but if the story be really trotf, we
sincerely hope that measures will be taken to bftug him
to a prop-r sense of feeling In the meantime bin
wife aud child have been comfortably provided for.
Fibb.—About half-past .two o’clock on Sa*
turday morning, a,small brick counting-house in the
lumber yard of' Mr.'A; B Govett, at Twenty-flrat and
Sprucp streets, was'sat on fire add destroyed. The fire
was kindled during the gale, bat the /lames did not
communicate to other property. The loss will not ex
ceed one hundred dollars. 'The books-papers,. and ‘
valuaples, contained in .one of. Farrell & Herring’s
Champion Sefeß, we»e preserved uninjured.’ Fire Mar
shal Blackburn caused the arrest of Hugh Morphy on
suspicion of being the 'incendiary. Mu*pby was m~
e»atlf discharged by Mr. Govett, .and his cpnduct at
that time was. the principal cause of his arrest- HA is '
said to have been one of the original BehuvlkilMfine
. era. He wisheld for a further hearing'.- «. „
Bbead fob the Poor.—Tho independent
Sons of Malta distributed, on Batnrday last, tickets for
five thousand loaves of bread to the poo?’ The tickets
were]distributed, in the preportion named,-to the fol
lowing benevolent'associations: Griecom-etreet (l*ta .
Greed) Soup Society,.6oo tickets; Spring Garden Soap
Society,'6oo tickets: Western Soup fceetrtf, 600 tickets ; *
Northern Sonp Society 600 Kensington Scop
Society, 600 j Moyamensing House of Industry,
600 tickets; Northern Home'for Friendless Children, *
000 tickets; Moyamtnsiog Soup Society, 600 tickets:
Kosice Association, 250 tickets; Western Provident
Association, (West Philadelphia.) 250 tickets: Female
Association,‘/60 tickets. ‘ •
Beutal * Treatment.—Two' : mea; named.
Johnjßiahop and Michael Shald, were before Alderman
Shoemaker, on Saturday morning, on the’ xharoe of
c*aolly_traaUnß a cow., It aeems that'they purchased
the aptmi! sene dUtauft* from the elty,an& tied ber to
a wagon Id spoh a Manner that ber in emit set
with £hp wheel* and ber bead with the ground. In tbla
way the c<*w waa.dnggrd.from West Philadelphia to
Second' and Oxfoid street*, whtr* the deferdant* 'trot
dfuekandlert tbs wagon standing in the street, ip.
lies officer took charge of the vehicle, and the poor ant*
feat, boon after died: The accused were held in $5OO
hail answer at Court. ' r .
Reinstate*). The Moyamensibg Qosa •
Company, after a euapenalcm of about «ix months, bare
oncej more been reinstated into the fire department.
Front alt. we can lean, the members, of Abia company
Uave’aied eve*y meins in their power to settlfe all diffi
cult] is with their brother-firemen, and bate rnade-aome
▼ep'jftrict rule* fo; thp government of their members,
going to and returning fiutafires. We trust theymay
e siicceaiftil.in their endeavors to be an ornament to
-Vv? f ... . - ,
. s A®( Appointment.— Wq are
£l®£r. d .tp 4 ea J° that,• the ioacajemortt or .the. West
)&h3l&4tpk{&..9aM*&ga9£3l4iU&i&'‘>Cofepeny«h4*e’ t#**
ddred the appointment-of SUpcridtoodeht to our etrtN
feabte fellow-cltizeu, Captain Hambright, which that
gentlemen has accepted, and wilt enter upon his duties
this morning. We congratulate the company upon bar
ter Reared the serrlces of an agent so worthy and so
efficient.
Frozen .—At nil early hour on Satorday
morning, Lieutenant Taylor, ef the Twenty-second
warq, fraud a man frozen stiff. He obtained a*avtascn
and conveyed the unfortunate individual to the »tat inn
house, where medical aid was summoned The man
waa named Christopher' Brant; and was ‘about seventy
years of age. After the proper remedies had been ap
plied, the man was restored ta consciousness, and it is
thought he will recover.
IjOrtonate—The drawing of the Cosmo
?ollfan Art Association took place in New \OTk on Pa*
ur<tey> evening, and the following subscriber*, resi
dents pf Philadelphia. were lucky enough to draw
prises: No. 41, by F. McOinly; 185, by Wm. Avre*;
208.'by Joseph Green? 82?, by J. F. Ifite ; V 45. Mrs. J.
F. Gregory; Barley’s Margaret,” by J.'P. Henderson.
A. E. McAlpine, E. H. Y&rn&ll, A. J. Lvtcher, and J.
o I^oog.
The Burns Celebration.—The centennial
anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns will be cele
brated in an appropriate manner by his admirers in this
city, Extensive preparations have bean made by the
committee of arrangements to render the festival wor
thy! the feme of the immortal bard. A meeting of the
Bums Association will be held, to further the project,
this evening at tbe WetbertU House, The publio are
invited to at'end.
Death of {a Fireman.— H. G. Douglass,
formerly a member of the Falrraount Fire Company, of
this city, died on the 27th o! November last, in tbe in
sane asylum, at Stcckten, California. He was rendered
iflfAne by a e rokeof the son whi’e tilling in the ranches
of California, and he never recovered h's rea«on. The
deceased lelt a family, which resides in this city.
Panoeroua Customer.— A lad named Henry
Sheeao was before Aldermvn Feroington, on Saturday
morning last, on the charge of drunkenness. He bad
been arrested on Friday night in Seventh street, above
Bedford, having in his possession a large case knife, and
it was alleged that he cut a b >y across the Faoe daring
that evening. He was committed for a further beariug.
A Fobnblino. About eight o’clock on
Faturday evening, a male child about three days old,
wus found oo the door-atep of Mr. Patrick Burns,
6 North Twenty-find street. The family of Mr. Burns
kindly rescued tbe Mile stranger from its cold bed, and
took care cf him.
Businf.ssMeeting.— ThoPMladelpbia Grays
will hold an election this evening, at their new armory,
in Market street, lor a captain and three lieutecauts
This company has long been without & captala, but the
increasing military spirit has induced a full organiza
tion
Hew Fire Enoink.—Tho steam fire engine
of! the Wt»et Pbi’adelphia. Hose Compsnjr will be
housed on Thursday next The trial* which have been
made of the engine have given entire satisfaction to tbe
company.
Fell from a Floop.— Jacob Rementer
Ml from sloop No. 1, at the navy yard, on Saturday
mum ing, and was severely irjured.
Mr. BEEcnER on the Violin. Master
Mallatratt, the Brooklyn boy who waa sent to
‘Europe by tho members of tho Ilonry Ward
Beeoher’s Sunday school, to obtain a oomplete
musical cduoat:on, is doing well. At a concert
lately £?v6n under the auspices of Mr. 11. W. Hill,
of the Royal Italian Opera. ho performed a very
difficult soloon tho violin, (seventh air, with varia
tions Be Boriot,) of which the London
Critic says: “It was played in a stylo that au
gurs a brilliant future for this interesting boy,
now only tbirteenyearsof age. He was encored ”
It appears that some of Mr. Beecher’s congrega
tion wore shocked fit the idea of the boy playing
tho * fiddle ” Mr Ibcoher, however, in a rooont
sermon, publicly announced the fact of the boy’s
success, and indulged in a fine peroration upon
the hoavenly music that oould be produced from a
violin—an instrument which was alluded to by
some eminent hymn writer, whose name escapes
ufe, in'the following couplet: - -
Oh. may my heart be tamed wiftio’.
L'ke David’s solemn violin ”
; A Curious Cure. — A correspondent of tho
Clinton Courier, in Woatmoreland, Maine, relates
a. very singular cure:
i “Mrs. 13., some two years since, waa thrown
from her horse, and sustained an injury to her hip.
whioh from that day to this has baffled the skill
of the physicians of this vicinity. Gradually her
limb shortened, so that standing upright her toes
touohed the floor, and by 4b® aid of orutohes it
was barely possible for her to take a dozen steps
perhaps, each day. From paining her severely
only at intervals, she oame to be at last in con
stant agony ; and at night it was only by her hus
band placing his feet around her foot, and pushing
the limb towards' the foot of the bed, that she
could obtain rest, Abont three weeks since, ns
her husband was relieving her in this manner, ns
was his wont, the limb suddenly gave way. Mi.«.
B. uttered a fearful ory of pain, and the bona
slipped into its socket. For two years she had
been suffering from a hip out of joint. The Indy
soon regained the use of her limb, and i* now
almost as woll as ever.”
Farrow ‘ Escape—A little daughter cf
Alderman Lincoln, of Worcester Massachusetts,
had a narrow escape at the time of the explosion
in that city on Saturday last. She waa passing
the building just at the moment of the explosion,
but, fortunately, her way had been obstructed by
some boys coasting, and had crossed over to the
other side of the street. She says she “was
looking right at the engine-house when it flew
all to pieoes and went up in the air,” She saw
“the windows of Mr. Boyden’s house all fall in,
and thought thoro was an earthqu ke.” She waa
covered with splinters, mortar, and dust, nnd the
falling bricks flew around her like hail. Within
six feet of her was a door-step of the building,
weighing many hundred pounds. And yet. most
strange to relate, she esoaped without aioratoh.
A “ Married Showman,” as be calls him
feelf, says that he pitched his tent, lately, among
the “Free Lovers” of Berlin Heights, Ohio,
wherb he expected to do a good bmine*B, but was
driven off through fear of a score or so of awful
homely women, evory one of whom claimed him
ns her “ affinitywherefore ho struok hh tent
and started for a community where some of the
mer, at least, don’t wear long beards And mous
taches, and where the women read the Bible and
obey tta precepts.