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'itt*WItSICIN Palgtitia fninishe4toettbseriberi at tE peryintr;in - advsnottifor the-, Lapis copy, and to Ototgler Twenty, when 'ant to one iddreee; VC in ad - nue, ~B ingle Copies -for ode= at -the `coil/ter of Tyni "aka Oiticit; in wcannoin. ready for main. - •' • hair PAWL —Books M Authors; 'PO;10 1 1 Penes; POIIIOMIII and ?oilfield.- POI:WM PAWL— Good Looks; Abstract . the Report of the Secret ary of the Interior. „ :The' Presadestve Message. The mesta ge,'of President Boonstrai con tattle but few novel or linpertint inggistions, and bat little that will excite tor deeply interest the public' mind. It 'consists, chiefly of an official recital of occurrences with - which all newspaper readent are , aireatik Wallies. There is scarcely a new idea presented in it, beyond the request for power to invade Mexico, and the recommendation to Congress to enact a laW requiring, the election of Representativea in every State,inevieris to the 4th of Minch of every, year of odd 'numbers., The; ,latter sug gestion is a good one. In nearly, every Northern State members of Congress are now elected before their official terse commence, and the advise of the President, was suggested by the emburaument inwhich he was plaeed at the close of the last Session of Congress through the failure of that body to pass the usual Post Office appropriation bill. ' , The Interest and financial 'honor Of the country demanded that this neglect should be' repaired' at 'once, 'by calling* together a' new Congress"; but while nearly all the Noitherp Stateshadthen elected their members, -in many of, the Southern die t:ids they hid 'not 'et been: 4,00.; though the failure. erase President' to con - vette the members then elected, 'erwho could have been elected in a abort time, wee *piaci/ chiefly-by partisan considerations, and by the tear that We HOtttlo lii Width the Republicans poseeseed a clear majority the conduct of ails Administution *Old: be %closely scrutinised and Is _shoes , exposedi it„ is" evident that • fhb* emergencies .la#.lfriffe :in. which the pionx*mooting of eveo••:meidierooi !Jon grope an ortin session will be '611641)1w and the praiitice of postponing the election of Reprinientatilria until menthe after the, period when the exigencies of theintion may, demand their Official services, should, therefore, be abandoned:.' The most Important political featt4 of the message is 'the remarks it contains in regard to Popular Sovereignty and =the right of the *Pie" of the Territories to' control - their domestic institutions. There, is - nothtng , no-, eel in the . . rievits presented by' the President, as they consist in the endorsement of the theory advocated by Judge Br m. in * his re,' cent controversy with 'Judge' Demo.: The =miler in which QM' subject is diecussed'hy the President", however, is peculiar attinap-, , -proprinte. - , The, aztieict isunifteiently: iniPort- -aut .. to be iepratuatd here, that our milers may have a clear idea °f l its character: • «I cordially 4 4:ongndelate you upon defiant set &mem by the Supreme Court of the Untied States or the rotation of *miry in - the Territories, which had preeentedist" idOet se truly formidable at thcookineneement of MYAdleinfttration.:. -The right his been established-of every citizen , to take hwe . property of 'any , kind, ' looks:Vac slajes,'lnto the common -Territories -Wettest= equally to all the States of the Confide:nay; and to have it protooted - Moro under , the Fade* 0490titutkm, Neither Congress nor's Territeinallogistaittre; nor any human 'pouter, her aiel - ii d ersheirity to en nui or impair this wetted, .t.i, g , . f i Att:ltaptatie judicial tribunal of the coutty.gpr ere js kee,ordi• nate braneh of - the Governmens less,„‘iiinetioned and adirmedthese Prinoiplee of constitutional 'law, so manifestly jut in thenutelvel;_, ; aid isif.Willthil eulated to' promote :pew arstr , : lolyttenty ;Mien they 13tatee:,.:; It is a stdkhltimenni9eit, the - of - Puttee- whielii:iiii.W4 gill) -, lielt people,:; that l' the property,- 14 - .7 'le:Ewe ver -been,: disturbed, to .stiy,'histal le any ot the Territories. ' Even '•throughotit, , rit e . tniublesi in Same ", there has „nit 'liiiiii'any' attempt; at X sin ' eredibly Informed,L to , hi. interfere, in a single iiiitseleau with , thelight of the master. ' lied an ineh attetopt been made,. the judiciary- would doubtless-, hare afforded an .adequate remedy. Should, they hill. to _do Alp hereafter, it will then be time enough teistrengthen their bands' by farther, ' legislation:' Rid it. boon decided that either ,Ointgress or ;the Territorial legislature pouesier the power-Jo' amiut or ten the; right to property in slam* 'Me evil uvula Sce nlolaraMe;-, In the latter event, therewould he L L B straggle for :. a majority ,of the members of tbe Legislature at each meemidve election, and the sacred rights of property held , - pnder the Federal Cohstftution would depend fir the time - being on the result The agitation would thus be rendered ineessant whilst the Territorial condition remained, and Ili baneful influence would keep an,* is dan gerous eseitement among the people of the several 0 Thin! has the - statue of a Teftitory, during the intermediate period from it, fret settlement until et. that! become a State, hien irrevocably/ma by theflualeieectiort ea, Supreme Court. Fortunate bee this been for UM prarperity of the Territories, al . Well as the tram:linty of the Statee. Now, err ante hem the Worth and the - ,South: ' the Urn and the West, will meat in the Territorial on a annelon , plaltbrin; having brought , with them that epodes of property beet adapted, in their own I/ opinion, •to promote their welfare.. Pram natural ovum, the shivery gelation will, in each oase, soon •virtnaliy settle its. • and before the Territory Ii 11 plepared for admission, as a State into the 'Union, We deals/tee; atm way or the other, will have been * fotegene ocnielviden. , Meanwhile; the eettlement of the new. Territory will praised without eeriens , interruption, and its program and , prosperity will not pip endangered or retarded by, eielent ,politiosi - " -et: In the Mktg. of events, ry the inhabit ants of any Terdto sent here reac ted the nu e. bet, rekuiredt el l am ,State they enil thenprumed. in a Neater manner; and. in the inertial of the rights of popular sovereignty, to form a tionifttn. . - lien preparatory to admWelon into the Union. After this us been done, to employ the language of the ' Kineas:Nehreslu: act, .1 , they . 'ball .be received %tattle Won. witlkar- - aithout"relivery es their -- - ~Ocolititailen This reserfte at the time happily adiniesitiri.' sound principle has . • been recognised, In some form or other; by as • slue* unanimors vote of both house' of the last - Crengnas.". _-- - . - • ' •,,, ~ , . , ..; • :- -It has been several yeirs since the Dred , ~ Scott decision of the: Supr eme Ohirt of the 'Oilfield "States—;d which Waren& fi' niedi Was i delivered, and. the hi* Reit ,',President, Shotild. feel it incumbent npon • bluiself to con. ' grettdate Vouirreen, in 'Remember -of 1869, upon an ',event, which had- ilectirred-'several which w Ye* Pterlol a 18 1 fit'• document which . was chiefly &signed by the COustitutionto convey _„ to: the Representatives ,of the nation: new '• aid ; important informationi , is - a, novel and refreshing, one. The, allegation' that, by this decision, the question of slaviii in the Terri . thries luta been fine fly _Nettled, „is a cool as- gumption, unparalleled by, anything; contained in cc London Assurance." - There •is ' not a Miele iftadan being In the United States who 'believes that the' question •of elavery in the • Tiiiiitorieiwiti finally settled by the 'derlskin , - referred to. Every one perfectly well insicil ' - that. tab hi prominent topic Tow-. at issue In ill parts of our confederacy, and no one is better uernsilififf With'oll feathers the Drell= ••• 1i" .,. ~. , dent' : ibil:fjtegatkoof awl mem* !stills), - ' the: 4 i . se ..ttfinuisa s', occurred at, lead three . ' - Yail illiti there wee 'not the slightest ex , • ago fOrrocertMg to the subjec t now, Aunt was _ , - .-altogether UnneceiiiitY,Tei'awylejiltimite, of • -•.-. fielal ' , limn, ' tb ' tfiloiiiinicsitii‘ information • •• fip,4q40 , ,. .t 0... it M . .tte, .4rier.fCjin- Ain :, ;,::- i n ,4 o : a t this time. ;The Chief.point really .7 . ' - dealried hi the: Dyed Scott else wee- that Dred trcots; teeing 'l'm - iv:l 6 i faiirPritZ!toftlien of , the ii,is ft, t "' d' th ' f hid'''' ta 0, an , ere ore, Ao, right to Aiditt,ttile it snit in our national &mita i' and; not; ',-;:,..- *fendi • ng the iiiirii esiiinfoiielndirectly ex :::.-,-:," „krthe court; or by: he stifthreist teem. a" 5 v ' , It ii,the °aim 'it la 1:& thli ay intl . Will iv ~:„...„*lgn;Until the,hentes erovrectini ll i : 7'iliillsiunCilkin".ll9* , mini 0 , 4 1480. . 0 0 4 mi : - A7, - /atiiiirereoliWYdiereirei- Whtchlieve no legal '..'., .:::4 - 4 . bindloortiiiiiiiiti, , Vinfilt they littiriiii ,SUbtnitted to that august tribunal for final and jegitimate judgment. If iWs the business of iliorrealdent of the United States to commu nicate to the Congress of the nation,' and to "!ccongratulate it P upon. the_ results of Qt . & various -decisions of the Supreme Court for. indefinite periods antecedent to the dellvety of each Message,. the length of those documonts, now sufficiently '„great, Might be extended to the limits of manure bored volumes. But, even supposing that the quOstion of slavery in the Territories was finally "settled—although everybody in the 'country knows= it was not—bythe Dred Scott - &distort, it is .rather a novel duty for Tenn Beam: us to perform to put a new stamp of °Metal ,validity upon ,tltO acts of that body, when. it is remembered that in another case— one involving the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States—he was eager to place upon record his opinion that he possessed a clear right to- construe the Constitution for himself— ; as a Represvntaiivo of the people— end to utterly disregard the poWer of any judi • citd, deCiaion to control his official action. • The President, preceeds to tell us that aif •it bad been decided that either Congress' or the Territorial Legis lature possesses the : power to impair or annul the right to property in slaves, the evil would be, intolerable." By this we under stand that, in' his opinion, it would have been "an intolerable evil" if the right to hold Shies in any Territory of the RepubliC had Peen piohibited by Congressional or Terri torial action, and yet nearly the whole of Mr. Bumihnin",e lift has been spent in advocating this intolerable evil." It is true that be earnestly opposed the application of the 'Wilmot Proviso, but he was an ardent ad voCate of the extension of the Missouri Com promise line, by which the existence of slavery north, of 86 deg., 80 min. was prohibited by Congreas, to the Pacific ocean, and this tsvorite . project, which he long, and we believe • sincerely entertained, Comes clearly within hie present definition of can in. tolirable evil." In thO' same category mutt, of course, be ranked the doctrine clearly enunciated in hie letter of accept ance, in which he emphatically stated that "the people of a Territory, like thou of a State," should decide for themselves the charac ter: of their institutions. The reference now made by the President, in his message, to the doctrine of Popular Sovereignty is, therefore, not only inappropriate and ill-timed, in an offi cial State paper, but its allegations aro untrue in fact, and inconsistent with the views he expressed pp to the period of his election. We have no : doubt that, before the pre ' nerd ; session of Congress ends, this per. Son, of the Menage , will be fully discussed; and If any individual has been simple enough to supposq, that its statements are true, he will have ample opportunities of correcting his misapprehension by thelnevita hie expressions of disagreement with the statements so unnecessarily and ostentatious , ly•made. While, on the question of slavery in the Territories, the President endeavors to create' the impression that he is animated by an extreme and almost unprecedented degree of regard for the Incidental expressions of ! opinion made by the Supreme Court of the United States, in other parts of Ines ! Sage he is free to announce, practically, his dis re'gard 'tor the opinions of that tribunal, for he reiterates his request for power from Con gressseise and to hold certain military posts la Mexico, notwithstanding the decision for Which he !! professes so much regard pro neunees the grant of such power to be clearly unconstitutional. ' - Cohen'a Philadelphia City Directory for 1880. Mr. B. E. Cohen has amply kept faith with the Male: Ile promised better Directory of this 'city than bad ever before been published hero, and we-have , in th is handsome volume, with good paper, clear typography, end wondrous, foinees of information, by far the best Directory in this country. 'lt is published by Hamelin d Co., 668 Chestnut street, and the subscription, for over ,1,300 pages Bio., is Only two dollars. iThe Imitable frontispiece is Barnes's large and accurate map of,the built portion of Philadelphia; "eerrebted. to. the present time. Then follows a wonderful quantity of, leformation—for a City Di rootoq,"City Guide, and Bybee Register are all 1116640 in this volume. There is an Aluenao, and then a oaairdeta list of the newspapers, mega deed, and periodicals of the city. -A well-Wittten andlively , preface comae next, in which Mi. Cohen repeats that the amticat pipulatiori of Philadelphia is 080,000—which is probably greater than that of New York. The indexes to this work are aom phite. There is a `enrol index, an alphabetical index advertisers,toMount of the trade of Philadelphia, and a Wet,' of other valuable de tails, occupying sixty-three pages. Then follows the alphabetical list of <Athena' names, filling over 000 pages • a city - business register, Withindei thereto% a directory for" Caniden, and a'Philadelphia City Guido end index. This City Guide, compiled wholly by Mr. Cohen, without any aaelatance whatever, is a sauttufn sn parvo of hifonnatlon relative to Philadelphia, and its nu morels Institutions. It contains the' cream of scores of statistical volumes, and cannot well be improved upon.. , • The truth is, Me. Oohed, at this Directory busi ness, is the right man in the right place. Ile knows Whet the public required, and he has supplied the want. Cohen's Philadelphia Directory for 1860 is a credit to all the persons who have been engaged in getting it up. Public Amusements. ARCH-STREET TANATRE.—Dr. Southey, in .speaking of the story of Peter Wilkins, declared • that for beauty of expression, richness of fancy, and 'power of description, it surpassed anything In the shape of fiction that had ever been written In the English language. The opinion of Southey is, wear. pretty age in saying, the opinion of nearly every reader of this peculiarly foment& end powerful story. It presents a fine field for the emends* of the pen of the dramatist, and 'right gorgeously have the managers of the Arch-street Theatre, availed themselves of the dramatist's pen, the artist's brush, and the machinery of the thee. as, in putting it on the stage. The play possesses every element to make an attractive holiday speo tnalso-La fine oast, beautiful scenery, and a very 1.1110 and powerful otos of auxiliaries. The story of the novel is preserved very &Saintly, although in some instances the narrative might be rendered met:elated and concise. The charaoter of Peter •Wilktne, was assumed by Mrs. John Drew, who pixie the part of 'a boy with more grace than any female actor we now have in the oily. The Non descript, by , Mr. Wood, was a very excellent per formates. " This gentleman has a talent for panto- Minos that needs only culture to develop him Into a rival - of the Bergin, The other, testers, Messrs. Dolman, Clarke, Johnson and Stern, together with Misses Sefton, Wood, and others, had very little to do/but they did It well. The floret of true eating is the playing 'Diemen parts with the fide. lity and Integrity devoted to large ones. This is well Understood ,by the management of this theatre and their company, and they have made the exercise, of livery profitable. This performance Will ra n to the end of the holidays, and perhaps longer. We see, however, that "Everybody's Friend," a very popular comedy, first played here OMR. Wheatley's benefit night, is underlined for ',bond production, and a run equal to its present course through Wallaok's in New York. It is an excellent comedy, and we shall cordially greet it on its re-appearance. • ORATORIO Or rue Massmi.—This evening, at :concert Hall, the Handel and Haydn Society will 'Olsen extra concert, when the grand Oratorio of the Messiah Will he produced in all the power and :exeellenee for which Its performance by this pops'. tar musical society, on former occasions, has be come distinguished. The solos will be sustained this evening by, ladies and gentlemen of acknow ledged ability, and the powerful ohorue of nearly two hundred voices; the whole to be accompanied bj the Germania' Orchestra, under the leadership of Carl Seats; and to be given under the direction of. Mr. B.'earr Ores, conductor of the society. As this extra concert is given at the request of a large number of friends of the " Handel and Haydn," and as the entertainment is likely to be one of su perior merit, an overdowing house may be antici pated. A limitid number of tickets only will be fold applicationi for them should, therefore, be made early. _ • •u Tns VORLDII Taus DEROns."—This will be the Cubjeot of a poem to be delivered, at St. Pauli (Episooptd) Oburob,. Third street, below Walnut, thik (Thursday) evening, at 7i o'clock, by George W. Pearce, Eeq , the talented and Room plyted editor of .the Amman Republican and Visitor County Democrat. We have no doubt the Poati theme will be treated with oharttoteris tie skill and diode grime, and that, capacious as is the edifice in which he, is to appear, It wilt be insudioient to accommodate an who will throng to hear him'. The • proceeds aro to be devoted to the Bandapsehool datum. Buz or Srbvict•Pf.,arati WARL — lionsekeopers and ethers yin Mid 4 large assortment of Ant oteit nitres-plated Waft , and fanoy goods, at Birch &: - don's sale,, this, morning, at their store, No. 914 Chestnut street, above Ninth street. ' Mr' Sambel R. Magnuslb has been sp. pointed postmaster of Cape Island, Now Jersey, esso.:Jernes dark, dimmed. Mr. Magonagle rottnerly ,midaditt„thia city, and is known as a Yount man's!' intelligens. and capability, and is may way qualified for the position. THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1859. Letter from Washington. Correspondence of The Preect IVAteninprox, Deo. 28, D 159 Senator Douglas's appearance, on Monday and yesterday, in the Senate and House, was warmly welcomed by gentlemen on all aides of the question, and by none were the manifeotatlons of friendship more anxiously displayed than by the Democratic members. The distinguished object of theft get tering attentions is, you will be happy to learn, In a condition which gives every flasurtineo of his early presence in his place in the Satiate. The news of Judge Douglas's recovery gave unabated pleasure to the (Athena at large. Apart from tiny political feelings, which the offoo•holders are obliged to adopt and encourage, the social and Intellectual suffrages of the mass of our people are freely given to Douglas. Extra-Governor Smith, of Virginia, fluished his moat extra-ordinary speech, or seders of speeches, yesterday, having taken two days and a half in that, to most mon, violent exorcise. But a three duo' apeeoh was a trifle to the good-humored and overflowing Virginian. He would, just as soon as not, talk for a week or two if necessary, and then begin again "quite fresh." Ills late effort was, however, remarkable more for its length than for Its strength. It was a great, big, burly, but un wieldy speech, and being unwieldy it was weak. Governor Smith has undeniable humor, a front not to be abashed by any amount of opposing talent, sometimes a bitterness of diction which ho rather clumsily attempts to disguise in the courtesies of debate, and an occasional strain of telling frenzy. But those ingredients, which might make a palatable mine for a one-day feast, take the character of a nauseating surfeit when forged down our throats for three consecutive days. I very mueh appreciated Mr. Burnett's desire to know if the egg•nogg with which the Governor was kindly imoished "was a private treat." How many de sired that it might go round !" a feeling, in which, under the eireumstances, the galleries may be °soused for participating. To-day Mr. Albert Rust, of Arkansas, continued on the part of the South the charges of Republican complicity with the honors of Helper and the bravery of Brown." Mr. Rust is a creditable specimen of a State already famous for " Tine Ar kansas Gentlemen." Tall, robust, well-built, and with a manly presence, his voles scarcely keeps pace with his appearance. I should more proper ly say that he does not manage hie voice well. At distance the effort to somewhat confused, and Tinders it difficult to follow him with ease. Some of his remarks brought Mr. Hill, of Georgia, to his feet on the part of the Southern Opposition, who, in turn, inspired Messrs. Semi. S. Cox, of Obio, end Hindman, of Arkansas. The latter gentle. man declared that he would not allow himself to be transferred by his party in the event of his party going for any roan not a Demonist. If any other than a Democrat was to be nominated for Speaker, he would act on his own judgment solely. Se was opposed to taking up a Know-Nothing— emphatically se—but he reserved to himself the right of judging for himself when any such exigen cy arose. He might, as between a" Snow-Nothing" and a " Black Republican," be constrained to no cept the former, but he would do it reluctantly. Mr. Cox would not, in justice to his convictions, or his constituency, vote for a Southern Oppositionist. The latter not only was opposed to his views on the slavery question, but held such doctrines on civil and religious liberty as could command no aid or comfort from him under any oironmetanees. Those views render the organization of the House by the Democrats a wetter of greater impossibility than ever. Thomas Herdsman, Jr., Of Georgia, wag willing to veto for any conservative man, but Joshua Hill, regarded as a trusty and trusted leader of the South Amerioans, promptly asked him, in view of Hr. Cox's position=-.would he vote for a man who did not wish his support? " Ah, that man is not a conservate," quoth Herdsman, Junior, which was entirely satisfactory. None of the Northern Democrats can very well aceept a Southern Know-Nothing, and the latter seem to have a greater relish for the Republicans than the Administration majority of the Do:sec retly. Mr. Dam N. Morrie, of Illinois, who h ad the floor, peremptorily choked or an interesting collo. ply between Mr. Rill, of Georgia, and Cox. touch ing the relative positions of the Southern Opposi tion and the Republicans to the Democracy. Mr. Morris is a plain, practical-looking gentle man, of medium height, with grayish coat, the tint of which assimilates with the sprinkling threads which are making their appearance in the rem brown hair of the honorable gentleman. He wears a gray beard which evaalshes into an almost white dignity under the chin. Mr. Morris now Bete with the BococieDemooraey, was a famous anti Lecomp omit.' and is supposed to represent more fully than any other on the floor the views Of Senator Douglas. He made a Lnation, and only failed In creating a very decided one by the failure of his voice to be distinctly heard in the galleries. He used Mr. Buchanan " without glov es,' as the saying is; and recommended the Democracy to break from him, or his dead weight would cnnhh their future prospects. The Administration was to Mac full of rottenness and dead-men's bones. Mr. Buchanan had been, all through his career, tree- Astons to friends and principles, and his recent actions have largely contributed to awaken and keep alive the sectional discord novvraging. The remarks of Morrie gave exceeding great delight to Raskin and Adrain, who sat close by. The genial face of the former expanded into a ra diant dawn, which was pleasantly reflected on the happy convictions of his compeerfrom New Jersey. The Administration men were quite dumb, and blind too, not seeing the beauty of the picture which Mr. Morris., drew of "Old Buek"—astride of a horse, epauletted and bending beneath the glory of a peeked hat, as chief of the army—imitating An drew Jackson in saving the Union. Indeed, the benches of the White-Moose party were rather empty. Major Schwartz, however, was at his post, for the glory of "Old Barks." 'Mr. Bristow, of Kentucky, desired to present a memorial from the creditors of the Government, but he did not get the ehamse. Mr. Garnett eye. ce . oded in having the Virginia resolution's reed, which enjoin anion among the delegates from that State tdfaellitate the organisation of the House. I just learn that the Senate Committee on Printing have empowered tho Superintendent of Publio Printing to employ a printer to do the necessary work of the Senate until the appoint ment of the regular °Motel. Thte plums Mr. Heartt in a ticklish position; but it is said he has his mind made up to employ Bowman. [For The Preen.] MR. EDITOR : Among the many Improvements in the otty, and facilities for locomotion, it has oc curred to me that one of the most important has been overlooked—and that is the Delaware river front. I would suggest an accommodation for foot-travel that would, in my estimation, greatly remedy an existing evil, viz : to erect a bridge or elevated promenade, 10 or 12 foot above the road way, with amending stairways at frequent inter• vats; the pedestrians would not only be aeoommo. dated, but the owners of property on tho line would have additional counting-house, aloe, or store fronts. Those only who are subjected to the an. noyanoe indult! to a footpath of about three feet in a crowded thoroughfare can properly appre ciate the advantages of such an COLONEL FREMONT'E ESTATE IN CALWORNFA.-- The San Francisco correspondent of the New York Times says: The great event of the week is a decision of the Supreme Court of California, in the MO of Biddle Boggs vs. The Merced Mining Company. This suit involved the question of Colonel ffrement's right to the undisputed possession of his great Ma, riots* - The Merced Mining Company were squatters on the estate, and extracted the gold therefrom. Fremont leased the premises occu pied by the said company to Rogge, who brought Emit to recover possession. The defendants, to resist a recovery, alleged, Ist, fraud in the ear vey of the grant and the proonrement of the pa tent by Fremont; 2d, estoppel from the declare, tione and conduct of Fremont; anti 3d, a 'itemise from the Government to enter upon the premises and extract gold. The Merced Company have been in poseession sines 1851, extracting gold ; and their works are stated to have oost over $1,000,000. • The court decide that there is no proof of fraud, and that, oven were the fraud admitted, it would not invalidate the patent, or, at leant, that it could not be considered in an action at law. They leave the inference, however, that it might be in quired into by means of proceedings in chancery. The plea of estoppel is disregarded by the court, who met forth the facts to show that it can be relied upon by the defendants. I omit the statements on this point because too lopg for a letter. The last point made by the defence was, substantially, that th e reimerals in the soil belong to the Government of the United States, or to the State of California, and have not become private property, the ownership of which passed to Col. Fremont, with the lands on which they were found. Defendants claimed, therefore, that even admitting Fremont's title to the land, still they bad the right to go in upon hie property anti take the gold out at will. The court avoided passing de finitely upon the question whether the precious to,etals In the soil pass with the latter, but declared that, whether the ownership of the minerals be reserved to the United States or be vested in the State, the Mining Company can have .nor VA to enter upon the premises of the grantee, Col. Fremoot, in order to extract and remove them. After showing that this claim to a right of entry for the purpose named would be in praotice an intolerable trespaes, the court 'mutilate its re marks upon this head by saying ; There to some. thing shocking to all our Ideas ot the rights of property In the proposition that one man use in vade the possessions of another, dig up his fields and garden, out down his timber, and occupy hie land, under the pretense that be has reason to be- Bove there is gold under the surface, or, if exist leg, that he *thee to extract and remove it. The litigation of this case hue cost Colonel Fre mont and hie associates over 810,000. The result vindiestes hint from the long-pending eharge of claiming a fraudulent grant, and effectually die poses orall the legal diteaultles he has been corn.* palled to contend against in the prosecution of his rights. It is safe to went that hie income from his mining estate will, within the next Ida months, be equal to $l,OOO per day ! Bombay Pansators.—Planes, of Raven, Hawn, * Co., Ballet, Davis, is 00., and attars. Large Warriors for epeeist reasons. J.. B. Gould, Bovestb wad Clots* erotic • Letter from Nov York. LAnGx REAL-ESTATE OPERATIONS—RELATIVE TEA• YRI. DITTERENt ItOlfTllB-11ERIXIT BNITII AIICIOIIIIIOP ROGGIRS--BRCERSZ OP THIS NEW REGISTRY LAW—THELTRICAL TROT/ALES. Itomapondenee of The hose.) lizw Tour, December 23, 1859. • The sale of goal estate to take place at auction tomorrow, at the Exchange, attracts the attention Of all the operators in the city. The sales that look place on Wednesday last, attracted thelargest company of speculators that have been gathered together since the great corporation sale of 1818. Mutt week one hundred and fifty lots ou Ifarlegl flats wore told at an advance of fifty per tient, upon the pride paid for them a year ago. Large private transactions were also made during the week. 1 gave you, a few days since, a summary of the past year's business of the New York Central Rail- road Company, but omitted to ray anything of the relative number of passengers passing over it du ring the different months of the year. These theta aro somewhat curious. The largest number of through passengers carried East was in the month of June, when 11,214 went over the road. The smallest number was in the month of January, when the aggregate was only 2,209. The largest number of through passengers returned was in Sep tember, when 9,164 passed over the road. The smallest number was in January, when the aggro gate was 2,381. The largest number of through passengers, both ways, was in August, amounting to 17,70, and the smallest number, both ways, In January, numbering only 6,290—a difference in the two months of 12,476. The largest number of way passengers carried both ways over the road daring any month of the year was in September, when the aggregate was 217,763. The smallest number was in February, being an aggregate of 127,210 showing a difference in the number for two months of 81,614. Advioee have been rip:4)lva! by Mr. Gerrit Smith's friends in this city, that that gentleman continues to Improve, and that as soon as his phy skim doom it prudent, be will make a voyage to Europe, and spend some thus in travel and sight ' seeing. Arohhishop Hughes ky tiooepted an invitation to deliver the oommenoement cannon before the /lentos- class of the University of North Carolina on the 4th of Jane next. The new regletry law, under which the last State and municipal elections were held, although it doubtless prevented a vast amount of illegal voting and other °lotion swindles, has cost the city an amount which tax•payere think ratheedis proportioned to the benefits. The Board of Su pervisors have allowed $5O each to regialrare in the wards whore over four hundred votes were pollod, and $4O each to those where loss than four hundred were polled. The whole expense, room rent, registrars, and clerks, for the tire election, is $51,000, independent of the cost of books, print ing, and atationery. The, papers are filled with reports of the exami nation of witnesses, and affidavits, In the cue of Bonoioault and the management of the Winter Garden Theatre. As was expected, some curious revelations were made, noteworthy of which is the proposition of Mr. Bouoleault to Mr. Stuart that he letter should induce the daily preen to denounce the piece as Abolition in its tendencies, and thus draw to it the publics attention. The details, gene. rally, ovine a disposition on the part of Mr. Bon. clown to obtain, 'est least, as mush as teohniciali ties would warrant, of the theatre and the play as could be squeezed out, regardless of the misfortunes of the management or the various members of the company. Judge Ingersoll refused to grant a pro liminary injunction against the manager, which may be taken as an indication of the final result. Since the rendition of this preliminary decision, Mr. and Mrs. B. have succeeded In making an en gagement with Laura Keene, and will open there next week with a new dramatic version of Scott's "Heart of Mid Lothian," Miss Keene playing Effie Deans, and Mrs. Bonoleault Jennie Deane. It is hinted that some attempt may be made to pre vent their playing, but it can Namely succeed. People who visit the theatre don't care overmuch about the quarrels of tho players. THE LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. FOUR MB LATER FROR EUROlii: ARRIVAL OF THE ARAGO. Resignation of the French Minister of Ita DEFEAT OF THE MOORE! IN MOROCCO, Niw YORK, Deo. 28.—The steamship Arago ar rived this evening from gam and Southampton, bringing London dates of Wednesday, the 14th fast., being four days later than those previously received. Among the passengers is Senator Seward. The ship Sonmoutb, from Fleetwood, bound to Savannah, has been wreaked. The crew wore saved. Lord Woodhouse has been selected u the sroond plenipotentiary of England to the European Con. gram Marshal Itaudon, the Frew* Zinnialer. of War, has resigned. The Moors had made two attacks upon the Spanlab redoubts in Morocco, and had re • pulaed, losing 300 killed and 1 ,000 wounded. The Spaniards lost TO killed 4ad 300 wounded. The steamship Canada arrived at griemustown on the 12th inst. The bark Eagle, of Nova Soot tit from Newcastle, England, for Bermuda, was sunk on the 10th of November. The crew were landed at the Western Islands. The meeting of the stockholders of the steamer Great Eastern has been postponed to . the 11th of Jamiary. - Lady Franklin is about to visit Paris, and will be received by the solentillo 'motion of the made. miss with the honors usually bestowed on royalty. Thirty Armstrong gone have been prepared for shipment to China, all of whloh had been rigidly tested with perfeesuceess. TRANCE. The ,Breach Council of State is preparing the project of a law reducing the customs duties, more espeolally on articles of prime necessity. Trade In Paris is now more Bettye. Speculators begin to have more oonfidenoe in the friendly re• latiens of Frame and England. The failure of the Franoo•Eelge sugar refinery, at Marseilles, caused groat trouble and discredit there. A third Spanish corps d'artnic had left for Mo nson, to assist, It was 'opposed, in the storming of Tetuan. The cholera Is said to have broken out in the. Spanish army, and, It le said, the Spaniards are unable to assume the offend* and were continu ally being ettaolted by the Mood. Later &dittoes from Madrid say the deters was diminishing in the Spanish camp. TUANY. RIM RICHARDS The Taman Government, by allowing a dlaeount, has collected the land tax of 1860, amounting to six or 110V011 millions of francs. ATISTRIA. It is said the payment In entree of the coupons of the Austrian national loan 11111 be reenteed on the let January. Frederick Hill, of ht. Petersburg, bad failed with liabilities amounting to £4O 000 sterling, THE WANDERER CASH, . Tenerife advicea of December let mention the landing tbero, by a Frenoh vessel, of a man rep. resenting himself' aa Captain George Walker, of the American schooner " William." It is probe• bin that he is the captain of the slaver Wanderer, who was left in the lurch by his mate. THE LATEST. (By Telegraph from London to Bentham Punt.) LonnoN. Deo. 14 —A despatoh from Marseilles, doted Tuesday night, reports that Constantinople letters of the 7th say the 'health minister had mode an official demand of the Turkish government for the 108120 of a Amman favorable to the BIM sanal project, and he was supported by the ambassAdors from Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Sardinia. A stormy session of the Turkish Connell of Minis• tare followed, and the Ministate finally agreed to ropiest the Powers making the demand' to come to sorbs understanding with England. Mennip, Dec. 1.1.,The third corps d'armie has landed at Cents. DIPROVEIVENT General Prim had been attaeked, on the road to Tetuan, by the Moore. The enemy was rambled with great lees. The Spanish had, forty killed and wounded. Commercial Intelligence. By the_ete_amthip ♦ rapmj LIVER 00 canon DEO. li, —The Drocere' among reportaghe sales or three Mug at 36, 000 bales, 'Winning 11 BeB bales to spoliator! sea ex porters, but principally for gluon. Th martret weed steady, th?ugh=r y auther t l , t e: d rePtltt t Magi/lan nett Pt f,I7II72RIV I L BRE T Z/I n n/ha Maßr.—lifessrs, R o ardson & Brines report the Bre ;duffs marget clueing With a deohning tendency—the Bales of Flour, Wheat, etc., being unimportant, and the prisms easier, but quotations uno hanged. The Corn Market, however, WEI rm. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET.— Meows James McHenry & Co., Bigland, Attire, & Co., Rich ardson at Somme, and othera, report the Prot Isom. market genoraily quiet. 13001 dullDO steady. Pork dull but quiet at Wu. Baron quiet. Lard dull and no minal. Tallow ; gales unimportant , LIVERPOOL PRODUCE - MARKET.—Rosin dun at le for common. Boger Arm. Ashes—Pots eteady at As Meals tkl, Pearl,' also steady* at 17e Wens 94 Siptrite of Tulyarditie *Warty at Mc; Coffee firm, STATE OF TRAD&—The advises from Manehoster at not so kvoratite._ MARKE T , taweo quiet. LONDON MONEY Teo,l3.—Consols ere quoted at itelieAsn, ox dlv. Airgelnen fkrocas.—lllinois central shares have der ohnot two dollar,. THE LATEST. Liva Pot, Deo. 14,—The Cotton market opens ateady t itl e morning with a fair ineuirl, and it Is anti- MPated that the salsa of the day will amount to 8,000 bale, or more. From Washington. WASIIINOTON, Dee. 23.—GoVerner Wine in him last Richmond speech broadly Intimated that when the Vir ginia military recently tiihrohed past the White Deuce, the preetpilent did not even natio° thorn. As the re mark of the Governor ocoallopp Nome orowment here. it may not be amiss to any, that the rreeldeatOthat time wan not at Tme, end did not know, until hail read the ageeoh, t at the troops had imaged the White /ouse. The fleet ant to uniformly marked in hie et tours 10hit T e speeoh of tr. Komi, of Illinois, to-day, in part Pen ertmation of the rreil opt and hie Adminixtration, was mule against the w ' nee of Senor Delights and other Deniooratio merribere of the poi p delega tion. who avowed their devil, to promote the harmony of the party. Further from Mexico,: RIRAROE PROTESTS AGAINST TOE WUXI& TREAT' "RESTORATION OP STOLEN mom. NEW ORLEANS, Deo, HT.—Me:loan advice to the 19th state that the Mumma Department protested against McLane's treaty et enadatalara tin the Bth met. cotrfa ° l o u r tegnaro%l en 4 y e t l i ."" f " P warded '' to ToPio $2 0,000 are na 'sing! had b ean ' Detention of the Canada. Bowrori, I:Wernher 28.—The Iteatnitalp Clinads tatng .ooretemenOlespetehes, 4444044 to Nil ve Waehlt.,etoa. fa !Waited Mt 41111%1 of - the a r e tn ed t..l s 6 o'Oook, b ut the dasnatobei were not re• Accident to the Steamer Granada. New YORK. Der. H 28.—The Mumble Granada, Me rived to-day front anna, is reported as having been Pet ritroueir by the tee to the Noah over, and Punk. XXXVITII CONGRESS,--FIRST SESSION, ENGLAND RUSSIA U. B. Certroc, WASIIINGTO.V, Dee. 23 equate not in 80$Bi011. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. MORRIII, of Illinois, obtained the floor, but yielded it to Mr. Rust, of Arkansas. Mr. litter raid, several days ago be made a pledge to his oonstituents that he would never again engage in a sectional debate. Recent events, of an extraordinary character, have absolved him from that pledge. lie alluded to the atrocity of John Brown's raid, and the continued aggres sions of the North on the rights of the South. lie spoke of the infamous character of the Helper book; but the non•slaveholders of the I South have no sympathy with such doctrines, and his appeals to them will be unheeded. Yet that infamous book had been endorsed by the candidate of the Republicans for Speaker, and the whole antecedents of that gentleman are in Arid keeping with the Rot. Ile has been uniform ly, conspicuously, and intensely sectional. No man bee been more intolerant to the South and he owed his present nomination less to his ability or his ac complishments as a statesman, than to hie hostility to the South. Ife bee invited us to scrutinise hie record. I have done so. Mr. Rust then alluded to Mr. Sherman's course on the Kansas bill and the army appropriation bill in the XXXIYth Con. gross. He spoke of the abate of the Republican party, characterizing them as treasonable. Mr. Dorm, of Indiana ' called the member from Arkansas to order. He lied violated all propriety by using the term treasonable." lie said, If the epithet could be applied to any, it was to the other side of the House. Mr. RUST resumed, and renewed hie proposition to the conservative men to select a candidate for Speaker from the Democrateor the Democrats to select a candidate from them and both to unito on snob a candidate. Mr. Cox, of Ohlo, said die would not be nogotla blo in ouch boldness. Mr. Ifienwsw, of Arkansas, veroarked—Nrir would he Ito thus transferred by his fellow-Demo crats If any person outside of the Democratic party be selected, he would exerolso his own juig went whether he would support him or no. Mr. NOELL, of Missouri, declared his readiness to vote for any conservative man selected for the sake of orga . niaation. Mr. Cox said be would vote for any antl-Le aomptonite who may be solvated. Bat hliduty to hie constituents and his own sentiments would not permit him to vote for any one of the Southern Amerioana who are not only opposed to all the doctrines of the Democratic party, but to civil and religious liberty. Mr. Thu, of Georgia, said that neither he nor hie amoolates would feel so shocked as to go cut of the Union if an anti-Leoompton and English bill Demoorat should be chosen Snooker of the House. The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Coil had stated his insuperable objection to voting for a South American, and excused himself for not giving aid and support to that party. Now, said Mr. Bill, wo can get along without him. (Laughter.' You will not make a Speaker on the basis of the pro poeition offered, because thin is not the time and place to arrange the matter. It cannot be done bare. You must do it by other means and appli ances to induce the gentleman from Ohio to give hie support to such a nominee. Mr. Cox. What means? • Mr. lIILL. Persuasion. Mr. Cox. Moral suasion? Mr. lIILL. Of course. Mr. liannsuszt, of Georgia, wished to organise the Rouse on a conservative basis, and was willing to vote for any conservative roan in opposition to the Republican party. The party to which he be longed was for the good of the country. pip plaused Mr. Roar said there must be concession. There were members in the Southern Opposition ho would gladly vote for, Mr Oox explained. Ile looked on the Southern Opposition as not so much in opposition to the Re publican party as to the Democratic party. They, together, fight the Detnocratio party. If there Is to be an organisation, let the Republicans make the Speaker If they can ; and if they have power to carry on the business of the llonae, we will meet them on their record in the contest of 1860. On the united Opposition rests the responsibility of dis organisation. Mr. HINDMAN, of Arkansas, would conform to the caucus action whenever hie party associate', abide by the usages of the Democratic party; but, he said distinctly, he would not be transferred to the support of any one outside of the party by a Democratic, majority. In the avant of an materna tire being forced on him between a Black Repub lican and a Know-Nothing, he should be con strained to select the latter as a choice of evils. In Arkansas, eneouragement had been given to the Republicans by the position the Southern Opposi tion assumed on the Kensaa-Nebraaka, bill, which is denounced by the North as a broach of faith, and so execrated by the Southern Opposition. Thus, in his opinion, is Black Republicanism stimulated. Mr. Ryer. I and my colleague belong to the harmonious Democracy of Arkansas. [Laughter.] Mr. HARNETT, of Virginia, sent up the resolves of the Virginia Legislature, which were read, Te -1 questing the Representatives of that State to unite with the elements of the Opposition on any terms consistent with fairness. Mr. Roar, resuming, declared his ahhorrenee to the reopening of the .Afrioan slave trade, end did not seek the extension of slavery north of 38.30. There are in Arkansas unoultivated lands enough for all the surplus labor. Mr, lilt!, remarked that ho understood Mr. COX to say that he looked on the Southern Opposition and the Republican party as identified in opposi- tion to the Democratic) party. Mr. Cox said that he meant as to the matter of slavery In the Territories, and the admission of States. Us understood the Southern Opposition to edrooate the Intervention of Congress to establish slavery, and the Republioan party as claiming the exerolse of Congressional power to prohibit slavery lithe Territories. Both of. these parties favor the reopening of this agitating question In Congress, while the Dernooratio party say to both non-in tervention." Mr. BILL inquired wbetberbe thought, from the election of 18.55 and the' recent election in New York, these parties are identioal in purpose and principle. 151 r. Cox replied, If gentlemen referred to the North Americans, he would dnd them as adverse to the Southern Opposition as the Southern Oppo sition is to the Democratic) party, It this is not so, why did not the gentleman vote for some North American for Speaker ? Mr. HILL replied that he did. He voted for Mr. Briggs!, of New York. Mr. BEMs said his party was in a peouller po sition. It stood here as at the North, a unit. In reply to Mr. Cox, be remarketthat the Americans ;did not entertain any opinions opposed to civil and religious liberty. They are for strict fidelity to the Constitution and to all laws, and stand ready and oompaolly to oppose all arctionallam. They are for the Union, and nothing but the Union. Mr. HILL said that many of the Democrats with whom the gentleman from Oh% was proud to sit inaugurated this doctrine. Alexander H. Stephens, conspicuous in his party, inaugurated it, and be did not know that Mr. Stephens had ever recanted. He (Hill) thought it the duty of the Government to protect everything regarded as property be longing tq the wolf' of the United States, when they go into the Territories. Mr. Cox desired to reply, but Mr. Mann's, of Illinois, declined to any longer yield the floor for explanations. The latter referred to the remark nude by him in the last Congress, that if the De mummy thought they could carry themselves through the next canvass with this Adminis tration, they would brook down, and would find they were (tarrying too tn”ch weight. The Administration was full of rottenness and dead mon's bones, and bad no more affiliation with the Democracy than darkness with light, or virtue with vim The President had again thrust in our faces his Territorial policy, and had advanced several steps from his former position, which, in all eonscienoe, wee bad enough. He was amazed that the President had so far lost sight of his duty as to snake so high a bid for the nomination of the Charleston Convention. lie knew him capable of any act for the gratification of his private malice, and Of being guilty of treachery to friends and prinoiploa. Thera was no necessity for thrusting the question of slavery here ; it was not before the How in any form, nor was it likely to be this session. Yet the President repeats his twice-told tale at a time when the House was in an unorgan. iced condition. Re was glad the President had exposed himself, as he bad called bile an old man who looked forward to the perpetua• don of his power, and ho was ready to bow at any sectional altar to obtain his ends. He read an extract from the message relating to slavery In the Territories, calling it disingenuous, and thought it too strong a dose for any Southern man to swallow. Ile then proceeded to discuss the subject of slavery in its political relations. He had heard many threats of dissolution of the Union, but did not antioipite suoh a result so long as the President tcopps a portrait of old Hickory in his reception room to give him courage. Ile eulo gised Mr. Nelson's speech tor its union sentiments. The exoitement of this discussion is not to be re gretted, because it gives another opportunity to the masses of the people to manifest the pa. trlotto sentiments they entertain. He discuss ed the power of Congress over slavery in the Territories, but in so doing would take no notice of the views of the present Administration, which was too low for its enerolea tq Ocoee, or 14 friends to praise. The South had hitherto only asked non action, but now they seek for Congressional inter ference for the protection of slavery in the Territo ries, previous to becoming States. Tho Constitu tion establishes slavery nowhere, nor does it fix the tenure of property. The doctrine that the muter pan carry a Mayo where he pleases, and hold him as such, is oilleua and abominable. The Constitu tion only provide) for the rendition of escaped slaves, not for the extension of slavery. He dis cussed the application of the Prod Scott decision on this question. At throe o'clock Mr. 114r,r, asked Mr. Morris to give way for a ballot for Speaker, and he con sented. Mr. STRMART, or Maryland, moved to adjourn. Mr. Oonarate, of Virginia, called for the yeas and nays, and wanted the country to understand that the gentleman had twenty,flve pages more of a written speech to read, and hoped that he be per mitted to publish it without delivering, and object ed to hie retaining the floor for another day. Mr. Mounts add that the gentlemen from Vir ginia read apeeohea too. Mr. 01,Eurate. When I deliver written epeeehoe, I will try to dp it all in one day. Mr. MORRIS. One or your colleagues hold the floor three or four days. If the gentlemen inelet on it, I can rally energy enough to finish my speech to-day. The yeas and nays were ordered, when Mr. Stewart withdrew his motion. Mr. JORN COCHRANE, of New York, loped they would go into a ballot with the vlow, after that, to adjourn. Objeotion being made, Mr. Annaiss, of Now Jer sey, renewed his motion to adjourn, on the ground that Mr. Morris was indisposed. Mr. CLEMENS again called for the yeas and nays Mr. FArtifeWORTIS, of Illinois, hoped that the motion would be withdrawn, as he was anxious to have a ballot to-day. Mr. Miriam withdrew his motion. Mr. Bartasnow, of Mississippi, stated that seve ral gentlemen ware absent, an a lair ballot could not be taken at this time. Mr. BURNETT, of Rentuoky, was opposed to a ballot, and hoped that either Mr. Morrie would proceed or the Home adjourn. A call of the House was ordered prior to a ballot. Mr. Bneloorr, of Tennessee, said ha had board there was a party bore willing to support men from the South, who were not Rnow-Nothings. In order to test It. he nominated Mr. Maynard, of Tennessee. He did this on his individual responsi- Malty. Mr. Maynard was outside of nil party organisations, and was a national oonsorratiTe man. Mr. Molten, of Allextealppl, asked whether the politioal friends of Mr. Drabson would all vote for Mr. Maynard. Mr. BRANNON could only speak for himself. The roll of the Mouse was then called and the prootioded to a ballot, During the voting a number of explanations were made. Mr. Asuuone, of South Carolina, stated that he was the first Democrat who abandoned Mr. 80. cook, and ho did so in hopes of effecting an organ!. action. lie would now rote for Mr. Maynard. Mr. FLortericn, of Pennsylvania, said: Bitterly opposed al I am, first, laat, and for all time, to sectional organization, such as is represented by the other side of the house, I am willing to cast my vote for a conservative man, to promote the organization of the 'louse, and pass the appropria tion bills, which my friends on the other side are en sensitive about. 1 vote for Mr. Maynard. Mr. MAKIN said he was conservative in his principles, and should therefore vote now, as hero tofore, for John Sherman, whose Union-loving eon Cutouts mat his entire approbation. Mr. Excizisn, of Indiana, asked if he had not voted for Mr. Gilmer? Mr. IiASKIN replied that he had voted for Mr. Gilmer, because in the Thirty-fifth Congress he stood alongside of himself and Mr. Sherman, in opposition to the Leeompton policy of the Admin istration, wbioh Mr. English sought to cover up by a bill, that in hie (Mr. Baskin's) judgment was the meanest bill brought before the last session of Con gress. [Laughter.) Mr. swan called attention to the fact that Mr. Gilmer himself had voted for the English bill. [Laughter.] Mr. Emus replied that when Mr. Gilmer voted for it he stated that it was a shilly•shally, namby pamby, nasty kind of bill. [Great laughter.] Mr. LOGAN, of Illinois, when hie name was celled, stated that, inasmuch as he was not willing to participate in making this the general slaughter- house of theporthwestern Democracy, heiroted for Mr. Boooek. Mr. Mcßan said that several members of the American party having voted against Mr. May nard, he should do the s a me, and vote for Mr. Scott, of California, Mr. Monists, of Illinois, had voted for Booock, Mil!son, and others, but thought his colleague, Mr. MeClernand, had not had their full strength tested, and now voted for him. Mr. Scorn, of California, voted for Mr. Maynard on the assurance that he was an old-line Whig, and did not belong to the American party. Mr. BURNEY?, of Kentucky, wished to know whether Mr. Maynard belonged to the American organization Mr. BRABaoN replied that Mr. Maynard was one of the Fillmore eleotors, hut never belonged to the Amerloan order. Several Democrats briefly gave their reasons for voting for Mr. Maynard. Mr. Ayala - , of Tennessee, remarked that he did not wish to see the seat 0000 occupied by Clay and Polk desecrated by a Black ditepubliesan. [Ap plause, mingled with hisses.l Mr. LsuAu, of Mississippi, said that debate wax not in order during the voting. The Clerk thought the point of order well taken. The discussion was continued, the Republicans Galling the speakers to order. Tog TWENTY-TRIED num Resulted as follows; Whole number of votes, Necessary to a choice. Mr. Sherman Mr. Maynard The remainder were soattering, An analysts of this vote shows that Mr. Sherman retains his relative strength, looking four of an election. All the Americans!, except two—namely, Messrs. Davis, of Maryland, and Briggs—voted for Mr. Maynard, who was smarted by Messrs. Adams of Kentucky. Anderson of Kentucky. Anderson of Missouri. Aehmore, Avery, Barksdale, Barrett, Boclook, Bonham , Rotator. BrllisrlY• Boyne, I Ammon Branch, Bristow, Burnett. Clemens Cobb. Craig of North Carolina, Crawford, Deprnetta. Eng lisb. Florence. 9arnett, enuttonafarde mnp, Harris of Maryland. Harris of Virginia, Hatton, Hill. Jankma. Jones. Keitt. Lamar, Leach af North Carolina. Leak,. Mallory. Martin of Virsinia. Million. Moore of Kentucky. Moore of Alabama, Nel son, Noel!. Peyton, Phelps. Pryor, (inert's. Reagan. %pt., Scott . Sickles, Ytimms, Smith of Virginia. Smith of North garolina Stokes , Taylor. Thome. Vance, Webster, Winslow Woodson. and Wright-65. For Mr. Gilmer—Mauro. Davis of Maryland, and B rieg s--2. For Mr Davis of Indlena—Meysrs. Adrain, Mont gomery. Ilium. and Robinson of Illinoll-4. For fdr. Vallandigham—Messrs. Allen and Under wood—r. For hir. Flooook—Messrs. Curry, Davidson, Hindman, V e la Peg 1411.1.13Ti10b. Edmondson. Mcßae,Phelps, Clark of Migeouri, Holman, Houston. Niblack, and Stput-j. 208 105 101 For F Mr. Ilouston—John Coohrane, Cooper, Singleton, and MeClornand--4. For Mr. Pendleton—Meesra. Cox, Howard. and Martin of Ohio-3. For Mr. Adrain—Mann. Mint of Indiana, and Roy olds-2. Eor Mr. Hamilton—Mr. Fouke—l. For Mr. MoClernand—Mesers. {Jambes, Morris of Illinois. Pendleton Logan. and Va landigham—S. For Mr. PIO h—Mr. MoQueon—l. I'm. Mr. MoQuean—Mr. For Mr. demon—Mr. Stowe, t of Maryland—l. For Mr. Hill—Mr. Maynard-1. On the annonnoement of the ballot the House adjournod. The Georgie. Leelelature. AUGUSTA. Den. 2E—Jartenx the acts pease,d by the lest Georgia Legislature, and which have just been published at Milledgeville, by H. R. Waters, Secretall of the Executive Department, are the following: roasion INSUR A NCE costearttas. All foreign insurance companies (or companies not incorporated by the Sttiteo are compelled, whenever they establish an agency in Georgia, to be licensed by an insurance commissioner appointed by the Governor. The conditions upon which the hnen.e will be granted are such se will, probably. interdict the location in thin State of any Agency of for4ten nunirance contpaniex An the law originally Imaged. the time for it to go into operation wee the let of January.l36o, bait a subeetmant law postponed its effect until the lot of December. 18th. Another boa:stature will meet before the latter time, and the law may be repealed or modified. • LOTTER" OPTIC'S. All lottery managers lire rww. y recent enactment a comeelled to make their annual returns on the als , of December. IkEPHISS COMPANIES. The principal officers of all expresa companies, doiot business In lieorgia, are now required to make their an nual returns to the State Treasurer on the lit day ot April, and to pay their tax to said °dicer. free of cost of collection. Ilia penalty for failing to comply is suffi ciently severs and summary to induce oomplianoe. OPONOIA AlllOl4 AND POUNDICT. Tha Governor hes been directed to *bums ell the no. oessery information. statistic,. &0., in relation to the esmobihment of a State armory end foundry. for the manufacture of arms end munitlons of war. and report nt the next senior of the Legishtture. TAX ON PBBLIMS—!ALES By SAMPLIN, ITC. Itwill not be lawful hereafter for any itinerant person or perilous to vend creel} spy artiehi or thing of value, net mantilhotnred In Georgia, by gamete or otherwise, without a license. The license le one hundred dollar., or other enro, in the diecretion of the inferior court of the county in et hioh the peddling or *plea ere made. An additional tax of one per eeht. on one hundred dol lars sold. The penalty is fins and imprisonment. • *ILIA op !Ronan's of Imam. The pritanNe otates that the act Is to protect the hold ers of bills of oschanoe, or drafts drown and accepted, on account of shipment& or transfer of cotton, and to Punish those who frautlulebtly violate their coatroom of acceptance, or misapply the cotton received by them or its proceeds. The act appears to Ito specially intended to protect cotton planters and interior merchants who forward their cotton to oily factors. IDLE AND PROPLIOATI 'RAH N6OllO/8, Free negroes, wandering or strolling about. or leading an idle, immoralr,r prodigate.oonree Cd . WO, are hero alter to be deem e d and con sidered .4 vagrants, and may be in Toted a 6 suotb In cue of onnviction they will be sold into slavery for any given time, in the die , cretion or a judge of the &Donor Court, not exceed ing two years for the first onence; but upon conviction nt seoond offence they most be sold into perpetual slavery. Part•LTINS coo NOrl-SPICIIE-PATING HAMM Hereafter any inoorporsted bank which shall refuse or fail to pay specie for its bills, notes or draft', or other writing for welch they may be bound to pay money, shall be liable tomtits thereon ip any of the courts of the State and the holders of such bide. it c., in addit.on to the principal and legal interest, shall receive twenty fire per rent. damages; and it is made the duty °norms, trying such cases, to find a verdict on favor alba Plain tiff. against such bank or banks, for the principal, in terest, and damages, provided for; and all Judgments rendered to such coulee must he collected by execution. thereon to specie only. Banks hereafter are allowed to discount or purchase foreign bills at their true market value.nrovicion the rata doss not exceed seven per centum per annum. aid the additional rate of the cost of transporting specie (born thepoint at hich the 101 l e;ohange may be payable to that at winch the seine we! discounted or purchased. The not expressly guards against violations, by restrict ing it. meaning to bana.fide °commercial bill'. BANK CIIAITHILP. The name of the " Planters' and Mechanic? Bank of Dalton," hag been changed to that of the " yank of Whitfield." An act wax passed repealing the second section of an not entitled enact to repeal the nineteenth section of au act to incorporate a bank in the city of Atlanta, to be e tiled the Bank of Fulton ; and for other purposes therein named. wanted to on the Ilth of December, ism. What the nineteenth action II Ido not know, [tor does this repealing act state. An act was passed extending, for twenty years, the charter of the Planters' Bank of the State of thorgift, at Savannah. The 'stockholders' andlvldual clause was added. the name of the " Aleokatiica' Bavlnne Bask " In Savannah has been ohatiged to that of the "fanners' and htechatuce . Bank." The 'Wreck of tho Ship Waite Dolmen. Rzecus ue lqx6 rsßlio99---oTtim}l Dls- Now Oatearts, Dem today. ark Doretto, from remerhavou. arrived here Wm picked up, on the 19th, five women and lour men from the wreck of the chip Piles H o lmes, which sunk on the 161 k, when five days out from Garde Island Key, where she was aground. The remainder of her crew and nassencena, numbering tat rty-two souls, have not been heard 4 4. q he hark 'tallyho, of New York. has raven lest at era, The bark ]epee Andrews hat stranded at the mouth of the Coatzacoaloos. Crew eared. LATSR. The steamship Char la wad cut through by the ice, while coming up thb wed has since sunk in hdr dock up to her guards. Her prisgengers report, that to the saloons there was shrine two feet of water. The Weather. Moiintrat. Deo. 29 —The thermometer indicates e temperature of le deg, below zero, but the aver is not Yet frozen. Opposite the oft) the water m very high, and the lower pert of Oriffintowr is doodad. Hr. JoneiseGßO, Vt., Deo.M.—The thermometer indi cates ett deg, below zero. itoues's Pomr, N Y,, Dec. 28. The thermometer in. M entes le deg. below zero. BosToN, Deo. 22.—The thermometer Indicates 2 deg. below zero. New Yong, Deo. 29—N00n.--The meow is Ming feet; wind northeast. Second Trial Trip of the Sloop.of.War Narragansett. UNSATIIIPACTORY PARTORMAtierig. New Yo a. Deo. Zg.—.The steam sldep-of-war Narra gansett returned grunt her second truti trip to-day. Shs was thoroughly tasted, and competent olllcara ware aboard. Aa on the first trip. her Forlorn) -moss were very uulatiaraotory. Har machinery was defective, and thegreatest speed attained was seven and three quarter knots an hour. Reception of Senator Seward. Phew Yoke. Dec, Y&—Senator Seward returned to night in the etertinehip Arno from hie Luroperin tour. Se was euthusiesticaily received hr 4 urge concourse ut people, smut the argue of Quenon. ate. From Ilava na. Naw YORE, Doo.23.—The steamship Granada. from New Orleans and seesaw, arrived at this port this evening. Ile advice); are unimportant. dugare acre held too high to edrutt tlf large %mute hone. The receipts tir new rnotalsee were retarded by the rainy weather, Colored Militia. OITON, Deo. 23. personaaned by the Lerielature t authorizing colored to join military organiza tions, has been vetoed by ()overeat. Banke. Murder by a Jealous Husband. BOSTON, Dec. lld —James Carroll was killed in East Boston laet evening by bones Dale in a quarto/ orit eating in a jealous sumpunnn th d Ca rroll in i was too - nets with Datey'e wife. Palsy is under arrest on t a Charge of murder. The Canada at Halifax. SACKVILLE, N. B. Dec. 28.—The steatnahtp Canada, from Liverpool, with date. to esderdny the nth inst., wee signalled below M nab lea this morning. trio por tion of her intelligence hutet coins to hand.) Union Meeting at Troy. Taos'. N. Y., Dee. 48—A large and enthusiastic Union meeting Woo held here this evenint, at *lttett General Wool presided. Speechel were :bade by W. A. H Beach, Henry J. Rarttend, and nthert, rito tatters t from the on. Edward Everett, Mittatrl Fillmore, and Eraatua Brooks were rend Reward Offered, wAsu , NO tt•Ni. D9O. :43,—.71 . 6 lIIMIyOr has offered I re ward of litiOJ for the arreet of John Fawn and Chatiaa poiLinhorn, charged with the murder of Mr. Itahorg.of hiladelphie. Soiling of the Aracrien. Elosrois,,Dee. a—The ateamship America mailed at noon for LI servo', via litlitax. Bhe parries out $5,000 in specie, ar palseogers for laverpool, and is for Halifax, • Non.Arnval of the North Briton. PONTLAN D, Deo•lB—The Liverpool steamer now due here is the North Briton. not the !Nommen, as sup- P OlO 4 , WO tM Pot VCert 1 1 114094 bolowjet, THE CITY. AMUBEMENTS TrlB AFTERNOON AND EVENINU. Narfirgat. Tifeavan. Vraintit etreet‘between Eighth and hfinth.—" The Dfllllll &o.' FAIN fortnnnees this sant - noon and evening. CLIZATNUT Vonua. CoNetar HALL, Chestnut street. above Twelfth.— Oratorio of the Messiah. stme iz a Ossa el 6 Chestnut street.—Exhibitton Attest works of Wile. Rosa &aliens. - • ••• • • WHILITLEY h CLAIIEWS ANCH-811111T THIATIN. Arch street, above Sixth.—" Peter Wilkins' Nine Mint' of the Law." Watitr-Brassz Tnastaii, corner Walnut end Ninth.—" Faust and Marguerite." SANDERSON'S EXHIDTION Roox, JOYZ3'II COMMlE wealth Building. Chestnut street. above Eltith.—Thio don's Museum of Art • Mc Doan DOH'S Race street, betov Entertainments Disbar. • • ACADEMY OP PINEWs, Chastont Strdet.—" 4 Drew Dra of ftalr "—" The artyrdom of John Huss. &o.' linstrut or Worms's,northeast oorner Tenth and Chestnut streets. —Signor Blitz. I. 0. S.M. CHARITY BALL AT THE ACIADE• HT or Moszc.—lt was appropriate, although not intentional, that the coldest day of the progress ing season should have been honored as a festive day by the Sons of Malta. It was peculiarly appro priate that on the bitter stormy night that has just gone by, the world of fashion eheuld remember the poor and needy in their hour of merriment and pleasure. Cold and bleak, and dreary, a fierce wind driving before it the newly.fallen snort', the moat wintry of oar winter nights—not withstanding this, all the Sons with their two thousand guests, assembled at the Academy of Mueio, to renew their devotion to Charity in a magnifieent Charity Bail. And a magni ficent ball it was--although we write it with enthusiasm, the joyous strains of merry musio still falling upon our ear* and joyous forme of the gallant and the fair whirlilli before rte in 'the giddy mazes of the dance. A no bble ball it was, in Its conception and motive, fur, in whatever guise we meet it, charity is alwaya noble. There was everything beautiful and graceful—the fairest of woman and the bravest of men; faahlonable peo ple In velvet and fors, and plain people in broad cloths and merinoes ; people who lead the fashions, and those who follow; millionaires and mechanics; snob a weal mosaic of all characters, kinde, and conditions, was surely never seen before eta charity ball. There were legal gentlemen from the bar, and oommereial gentlemen from the oonnting-honse —the former whirling around as though there were to be no more action' in chancery ; while the latter quietly sauntered along the promenades—now gently gliding along in a watts, or discussing very characterlatically with some interested friends the probabilities of a rise in flour. There was Jenkins, of the Sunday papers, busily engaged in noting the diameter of the crinolines, the construction of the bonnets, and eagerly watching for the slightest whisper of *caudal. Five minutes later and you will and Jenkins in the bar-room, the jolliest fellow in the world, at the expense of some shrewd friend whose kind ness will "be duly remembered—in our next." That saffron-whiskered chap in the centre of the room. dewing with the lady in the pink domino, writes poetry for the New York papers, and bas the reputsaion at horns of being a capital scribbler. Every box in the balcony has a little coterie of ham and gentlemen gossiping over the latest news, admiring each other's dresses, or peering through lorgnettes at so quaintances on the door. The caste of aociety is almost unnoticed here. Velvet dances with Velveteen, and Ten-thousand-tt-year drinks his champagne with the &Sable under-clerk who circu lates in society on &hundred per annum. Yet it is a gay end gorgeous scene. a panorama of life and loveliness. With its mania and its dancing, itsgosaip and its scandal, its flirtations and its wooing,. its fashion and its snobbery, its champagne taipea" - whiskey pr of society means, its and positir Always Academy nor stews the midst sources of rtiIOUTCOII parquette the stage, and the stage was net with the magnificent ball-room scene, painted by De Riviera, for the opera of the Sicilian Vespers. As a piece of art, this scene is gorgeous in the extreme,and eomblnes, in a rare and wonderful degree, the beauties of scenic painting with the utility of theatrical scenery. The musical department of the festival, on which the success of every ball so much depends. was under the care of Messieurs Simon and Mark Ran ier, assisted by two very large and extensive or chestras. The orchestra under Mr. Simon Hassler played the promenade music in a superb manner, giving, among other things, the" Potpourri," from Martha, the "Benediction des , poignards," from the Jiuguenots, the " Duetto,' from Dots Gio venni, and the finale from Ernani, with exquisite grace. The second orchestra, under the superintendence of Mons. Mark Hassler. devoted itself exclu sively to the music of the dances. We need hardly say anything in praise of the performance of this body, as such a course would be unnecessary. The striking feature of the evening's dancing was the " Sons of Malta" Lancers, which was participated in by a large number of the guests This martial and manly dance, with its beautiful music, was never executed to better advantage than under the superintendence of Mons. Hassler. "The Minus-ha-ha °slop," composed by Mr. Harry Sanderson, and dedicated to the Supreme Grand Council of the I. 0. S. M. of East Pennsylvania, was another very pretty performance. At an ettrly and unmentionable hour, when nine tenths of those who will read this article were In the land of dreams, we left this gay and festive scene. The programme of dances was very nearly completed, but the vast audience still remained to continue the festivities of the night until the approach of morning. Everybody seemed to be pleased with the festival. possessing, as It did, all the elements of a gratifying success. We are told that the number present was not a fair representation of that who had purchased tickets, and that numbers who had made arrange manta for attending were prevented from carrying them out by the inclemency of the weather. Be that as it may, there were enough without them— enough to fill the coffers of the Bons of Malta with a charitable fund that will go far towards alle viating much of the misery of the aeaNna, and more than enough to make the entertainment one of the most retuarkaVle of its kind ever given In Phila delphia. AT TUG NOItTIIIIRN Hoax /OS PHISIMLISSII COILDRES.—We paid a holiday visit yesterday to one or two of the public institutions of our city, to see ' among other thing", how comfortable their Inmates could be made during the winter monibs. One of these wan the Northern lime for Friend less Children, which, an Wet of stir city readers are aware, is eitoated on the Nears of ground at Brown and Twenty-third streets, immediately fronting the eatensive work-shops of the House of Refuge. This is the highest portion of the oil: and while the grateful zephyrs gently cool and f in away the sultry atmosphere of summer, thus ren dering it a most desirable locality for one's abode, the wintry blasts of Bony seem to demand liberal donations of anthracite to keep the habitations of the destitute sufficiently elpplied with fuel. We found the temperature in the principal apartments of this building all that could be desired, and were gratified to learn that, though the stock of coal on hand was not as large as it should be. the furnaces were so economically worked that there was little or no waste of heat. Passing into the committee-room fox the admis sion and binding out of children, we observed that this important department of the institution draws together, weekly, a large number of the managers.and an advisory committee of the trustees. Some children were being adiraitted, et the time, that especially attracted our attention ; and we wished that every philanthropist in the State, who enter tained an idea of endowing some noble and needy charity, could bate been present to witness the relief that to considerately and constantly admin istered at ibis ',availably managed establishment. One was an only child. ten years of age, front the interior of the State, His father was dead; and his mother, unable to support him longer, with the want wages the, could earn, had resolved, with true, self-denying affection for her eon, to place him in the " Home " The parting scene was at once touching and distressing, and too sacred tor us to dwell upon. A group of three—cniehe,y, t en y ears of age, and his two sisters, eight and 81: years old— were brought by, their tether under the guidance of an apse: who had picked up the boy almost naked in the street', begging from licroa to house for food or clothing, for himself and the two little girl", who—ns the little f e llow said—staid to a dark cellar ikurpowttere in Aloyainensing. The fa ther was partially blind, and could get but little work ; hie wife had died some years ago, and they had no relatives in this city. The oondition of these poor little creatures was Indeed deplorable; none of them had on one third as many rag" as would exclude the cold, and a ewe at the bare limbo of the ehivertog little girl& sent a "air theta" chill directly tit our bereft. They were air and ruddy children, bat terribly neglected. We hift the place with sadness at the thought of how much suffering hundreds of the children that have been cared for at this institation must have endured before they reached its hospitable boards, bat proud to think that in our city was erected such a noble asylum for the friendless children of the State. TherpnOriTE • Rifts.—Yesterclay morning, about one o'clock, Officers Thompson and Naulty discovered a fire in the card factoryof 31r. binson Pinson, on Twenty-fo trth street, below Coates. The firemen experienced &one diffi oulty In getting to the scene and in service, the streets being impassable from oulvett trenches, and some of the plugs being fiction. The building, which was of brush, thirty by sixty feet, and two stories in height, was soon enveloped in flames and completely gutted, and the contents destroyed, not withstanding the firemen worked nobly. The structure was surrounded by Celoable property, and was connected with a large priut works by a wooden platform. This platform was ant sway. mainly through, the exertions of Officer Curry of the Fateenth ward, who was almost suffocated with smoke, and tkpe the dames were prevented from reaching the works. A quantity of machinery, valued at $l,BOO. which was in the burning struc ture was demolished. The total loss is estimated et i3,ooo—insured for $2,000 in the Equitable /n -eural:ice Company. The building was owned by Jacob ti ening, whose lees is meted by insurance. The fire originated, accidentally. Ari OPFENDF.a. InOw TUE INTERIOR.—On Tueiday afternoon a man, named Daniel Vail, was brought to this city, from Dauphin county, to serve out the balance of a term of Imprisonment in the &astern Penitentiary. Vail has been for some time an inmate of the jail at Harrisburg, having been convicted of robbing a jewelry store. lie has made frequent attempts to escape. A few days ago ho climbed up the jail wall with cat-like agility, and had nearly reached the roof of the building, when ho was discovered by the deputy keeper, Captain Nevin, who drew a revolver and threatened to shoot unless Daniel descended. The latter Immediately complied with the demand. Fearing that Daniel would ultimately effect his escape by climbing up the walls—a feat which he performs with great dexterity—the Ruthenia deemed it proper to send him to the penitentiary, in thlicity, fur safe keeping, until the expiration of the term for which he was sentenced. Frar.aAt. or A Nutt.--On Tuesday after noon the funeral ?terrines of Sister Mary Cyrille De Neokero, who died on Sunday morning, were per. formed in the Church of the Assumption, Spring (Union street, below Twelfth. The church Irma m uc h crowded nay. Mr. Carter, pastor, officiated. The deoeased was thirty.six years old, and was fifteen years* Sister of the Convent of Notre Dame. She WSJ& niece of the late Archbishop De Neck era, of New Orleans, and had two brothers who were Jesuit priests. She was connected with the Church of the Assumption for two year', and was a teacher in the Academy for Young Ladies at tached thereto. The decreased was much beloved. Tax Couays.--The Court of NW Prins , Jostle. Woodward, was la lesion yesterday. li— the case of Ewing vs. Blight, before reported, a verdict was rendered fat the plaintiff for $i6,54.74. In the cue of Named Ousel ri. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, before reported, a verdict for the plaintiff was given for $275. Charles F.dottli and Catharine Joan his wife, vs . - The City of Philadelphia. An salon to recover damages for injuries alleged to hare been sustained by the loss of the life of the plaintiffs' ehlld. It appears from the evidence adduced In the ease, that the wire bridge over the river ficluzy/kill was being re paired in the month of May last, and the plaintiffs child was passing over the same ' when he fell through It, and was killed. This action is now brought by his parents to recover damaged. The defame set up is, that all necessary caution was made by the workmen to prevent any accident. On trial. In the Quarter I3easions the rats had their holi day, unmolested by the Upstate', who have a lente of absence for a week. DEATH or • DlSTaftrinErr, regret to announce the death of Captain Stephen Baldwin, a well.known ship truster and numbest, a resident of this city for nearly forty years. He died at his reaidence, in Walnut street, above Ninth, at 5 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon_ Captain Baldwin was a native of Long Island, but had long been identified with Philadelphia, fussing com manded one of the packet ships between this city and Liverpool from 1822 until 1831. Be was widely known for his numerous and extensive charities. for Dishonorable dealings and probity of character, and he leaves a gap in a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. lie was a director of the Mer chants' Exchange, and his loss will be deeply felt in the mercantile community with which he was Intimately associated. The funeral will take place on Friday. TAKE °ARK OT ERZ SEIPPERT PLACES.— This is a bad time for thoughtless, nerrou, or ex citable Rennie. Coolness and courage are the great requisites of good eitisenship when the meets are covered with seee-and the MOM la brittle and deoeptive. .It world he an excellent Idea for hu mane people to keep their pavements covered with ashes In this mason of slippery weather. The pre caution would be opportune and grateful. Within the last twenty-four tours no fees thin two very serious accidents occurred from falling on the ice. We can form no idea of the number of more tri lling injinkes from the same cause, that have parsed into obscurity without the honors of an item. An elderly man, named John Clift, fell on the lee and broke his leg, while another man, named William Kirk, fell upon the too, at Tenth and Filbert streets, and fractured his skull to an extent that may prove fatal. Beware of the slippery platen letterman Eurtiteareiturr.---The chit dren connected with ladartriel tettoel, at the Idoyamensing House of Industry, located In Cathe rine street, above Seventh, are to taro their an- mud dinner on Monday Zen, the 24 day of Jena ary, at 2 o'clock P.M. Donations of reest.Ponitl7. vegetable', east, de., de., are hereby mance fully solicited for the occasion, all of which will be acknowledged in the customary annual report of the institute. Donations to be sent to the Some of Industry in Catherine street, above &Teeth, before 10 o'clock A. 11. on Monday. The nubile are respectfully invited to be precast to witness the exercises of the school and the opening of the work-room for the poor, Tax DzlxwAaz TERMINI'S DrreaSteren on-. —We learn that the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Lave fixed epos' the foot of Prime (or Washington) street, South wark, as the Delaware terminus of the road The cars will cross the Schuylkill by thegray's Ferry bridge. It will beremembered that the Baltimore t- Mimed Company have a double Mick upon this street, which extends from the Delaware to the Schuylkill. It is expected that in the mute of a few months the foreign freight of the Penneylva nießailroad will reach the Delaware by this rout*, instead of being dragged by males through the heart of the e!ty. B A ctr . AGAEN.-...We understand that a num ber of the student' who left Jefferson College and went to Richmond for patriotic reasons, hate re turned again to this oily. The attractions - o[_ a good college, an excellent faculty, and a sides did 'dilution, were even more powerful than their desire to sacrifice themselves to their ptintiptes. Some of them ley that their visit to RiehMend Was only to enjoy a Christmas frolic, and an exhibition of Governor 'Wise's oratorical pyrotechnics They abundantly succeeded in both these expectations, and are back ie Philadelphia. THE WRATMER.—Testerday was a terrible day, forming a chilly contrast with the days pre ceding. In the morning we had a fall of snow, the high and bleak wind alone preventing na from having a storm. It was • glorious day fox the. skaters, and right cheerily they enjoyed it. The Schuylkill river, as far up as the - Mu-thicken, was covered with skates., eagerly titan to end fro on the hard and eittering see. de a matter of course, the railroads running riverward did en immense business, the number of pleasure-seekers they carried being something wonderful. Founto43o.—About seven o'clock last ere- Ode ttiful ay in JO re ales. The tins a male child, apparently six months old, wan discovered by a poll:* officer lying an the pave,. - mans in Third street, below Callawhill. It was neatly dressed, but wu wrapped in an old cloak, and would have certainly perished with the sold in a abort time. It was taken to the Elereath-ward stationhonse, and will be seat to the Almshouse this morning. Lreruse or GEORGE 11. IffIDA7.--101 call tog attention to the lecture to ba delivered by George 11. Monday, at Franklin HAM this evening, in our Issas of yesterday, we omitted to state that the admission will be 10 eonta. Proceeds to be de voted to giving a ditteltr to the *Wow *eV orphans in Moakley Almshouse, on the SI - of Ji.. 1212111. Sgarmo Otta.—A number of young men, taking ativarttitof the wintry weather and the aosommaTing hare orsed inns a ska ting association, known as " he Weaver Skating Mit." The announcement of the organization, together with the names of the officers, will ha found in the advertising columns. &Jour Fiwg.--..410wt noon yeadoeday, Uwe— offt-e of Mr. Michael Price, an sent nod collector, regale; on Frankford toed, ekes& Mist street, wu slightly damaged, by au sosideatal Ars. Boarso.—.ll, little girl, daughter of Sim% Stewart, rending at Twelfth and South streets, tray Serkrally injured lest evening Wier clothes taking fire froth the stove. The Washington Star, of last evening, mys "This morning. James Stewart, a .son of .M/1.- Stewart, who keeps a boarding.banso on lassoes' avenue, was found hanging by the neck, in • abed on hie mother's reggae*, dead, having committed suicide darling the night. The deceased left noth ing by which the sot could be explained. Ile - was Associated with wild youths, and sometimes they led him astray into fits of - intemperance. HiA mother la the widow of a subordinate officer at the Capitol, whose melancholy suicide some years ago will be remembered by many citizens who knew him well." Dr. B. W. Thomas, a wealthy eititea of Na poleon, Arkansas, was surprised by the arrival there, a few days since, of a le-d7 bearing bi> name, and claiming him ae bar husband. Mrs. Thomas, who, for map years, resided in Louis ville, alleges that ske was married to the doctor in 1844, and tkat be lived with her long enough t., convert her property Into money, with which be left, leaving her penniless. She has taken no her residence in Arkansas, and instituted suit for di. truce and alimony, end commenced a prosecution for blipairty. She charges that be never obtained a divorce, and that he is now living with his stra, wife. Fernando Wocd was, yesterday, sworn in as Mayor of New York by Mayor Tremann. The Potts►ille AtineWjournal pritilbraoes the• following distressing account of the intikriega of a family during the extreme cold tea►ber on Satur day last : " On Saturday afternoon hut, during dm-preys lenee of a severe Sons, a young man who bail been sent from St. Mir to Hazelton, with a team, for the rupees of removing the family of Mr. Valentine Frantz to the former place, found it ne• canary to nnbiteh his horses and leave the wagon which eontained the family, on a mountain, to go home and hare his horses' shoes sharpened. The persons composing the family, left in that dan gerous position, were Mrs. Frantz, fire small children, an eider daughter, and her husband. After the driver had been absent some time, the family left the wagon, for the purpose, if possi ble, of reading their home; but the rain falling Gut, and, freezing as rapidly as it fell, impeded their progress. Mrs. Frantz sank to the ground a dozen tuner, in a distance of between one and two miles, yet she clung to and protected her babe, with the fervor which characterises a mo ther's love. At but Mrs Frantz, overcome by cold and fatigue, could proceed no further. Thu I young man placed her and four of the children on 1 the ground, in as sheltered a position as he could find ; picked up the remaining child a boy, in his arms, and, with his wife, proceeded home es rapidly ' as possible. On reaching home be informed his friends of the occurrent's, and they started in search of the unfortunate sufferers. When discovered, Mts. Frantz and the children were Insensible. The mother was lying on her hack, with her babe premed tightly to her bosom, while her clothing was frozen to the ground ens of the children, a little girl, while attempting, evidently, to crawl up . the bill bad slipped; her clothing was stripped from her person, and she was found ex posed and frozen to the gtostud. The children were taken to a plate of shelter, lut Mrs Premix was not removed until a wagon bad been pro cured. The first inquiry from liar lips, when Me stored to nonsciourness, was for her children. The boy tint taken home has died. It Is thought that Mrs. Frantz will recover. The huts is well. There is, bosom?, some doubt of the recovery of the other children. What the little family sof ibred in the long hours of that Saturday afternoon and night, exposed to the pelttogsot the pitiless storm, and to the chilling atmosphere of a winter day, on a bleak mountain. with the nearest Nome miles away, and their friends ignorant of their oondition,-wbat that mother must hate suffered mentally, in her anxiety for her poor obildree. our readers can Imagine. We will tot attempt a de scription." Hiatiuy at Sea. Trig CREW ATTLIIPT TO lITODER THIS CapTIETVCD RATA—ARATZ DTTEICCA GT TIM CAPTAIT.--TIM 3ITTINESES ARRESTED. [From the New York Poet, lest ers amg a Captain Young, of the bark James Cook, whist, arrived this morning from Havana, reports that he sailed from HOTOVI Atomiserlib. and on the 17th, when in sight of the Florida coast, and while standing at titss wheel, he was surprised to hear the cry of. murder from the second mate. A. passenger, named George Williams, te.k the wheel, saying there was bad work on the main deck. Upon proceeding thither, Captain Young found the first and second matte fighting deepe - - retell with ' two seamen, named J. Kelley and Thomas Sullivan, who swore to have their lives. Captain Young succeeded in getting the mates into the cabin, the seamen making &number of at- tempts to knock him down and prevent it, and then got in himself, the mutineers aim makingreprated efforts to get in. He then told them that If they made another attempt to gain the cabin he wool, fire on them. At that they both made a rush at him with their weapons, sweating they would have his life. lie fired one shot in the air, to show them that if they persisted be would Motu certainty fire the next shot at them. Finding they were de terminal to commit latuder end take the reel, be fired upon them, the abet taking elect in Sulli van's side. Kelly then dropped Ins weapons and wen t forward. After examining the wound, and finding ft Vol mortal, this captain dreseed it, and ocoAnal him and gelly separately. Sullivan wet sent ashore at quarantine. and Kelly taken itST tbltri by (*MT Mathew and Steck.
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