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WEDUSPAY, .•0 17 0Y - 4/1860,
Fla OT ratialet4gabalr` ant; MAintenlinoi of
Aio ;,, Oinsfort;,;Paasenger
Rnllasy 4c4ldlinta- - -Poobla TrialtarPititintd and
political ; Vartand Aliases; Ao. Fol:flarn Pot.
Oar ;,31:4110-0 xuoNtitike.
, .
The. State Jagieliturit met_ :yesterday. In the'
Renee Mr. Lowrenee,....of,Danoldu, ( hpasinon,)
'wrimeleeted, Speaker, - , Mr, kende; of.Vfmentior
• ,(Oppositteit,lltaa eleftted,- Speaker Pt ea 11 3 ,euStSt
'and Mr.,Brratt, (Oplrea, Ition,);01•0 1 .. , 1 Thaanerl
• noe re
s awage.will be delivered otedarr,flod
--, y41)111144 in the. Pones tremor/ 1 1r
• `,,':Congreite riltsserabieg _yeateeday, after the holt!
dal mass. :, No bellatfor,SPeeker was token,'; up
, to , th aliour ofedicaumMent,.by.the, noise.,
• -A. man named 4fai55ir. 41 :9.495. 0 9 , mu, murdered,'
ln a hem ilaime, in Currantalley, yeiterdiy ;
The keeper of the 40 and two Men have been or."
rested for tite crime. our looal , columns the
partionlarswill be fiattni, ~ „
• :The NeyeTorltCenteterefot :Adverfiser,' of list,
' evening, gives the 'following , account , of a, fire in
that city, Tryiwitiolt els persona lest:their iimutl
Abant ' peat -five' o'plook' this • mOrning,:a
Eat Inekeent .the, building No: 9031 Mbrielou
strtatt,,the lower' leer Of which 'was Occupied as a
.grocery," and ttOpeesilbers 'for tenements.
Ottriatiant Sehomer;the keeper of - the grocery, it
Ipraira, left a fluid lamp limning in the'store
abewent below to make a Ire in the kitchen
' :ye; and this gem p exploded, tatting : ere 'to
the - stare. - Mrs.' Soboater , gave the, Minn' and
' got her' etildren - ont of the - house as quickly as
:_polidble - by the` arek.door . leadingints Rot Broad.
way. 'Shrbintilies occupied the upper part of the
' house, and' before they-could got down stairs,
the ebrid of a woman named Dints was suffocated.
',Antrther coon ant named Marti Mahe:tithe* af
ter resorting his wife inVftrip - of hie children, lost
his life in Ma 'Torte to atialWri ethers: The four
, bodies lavabeen feeteiered,hnt it, is thought others
remittal:titled beneatlithe 171112i: -. The polite
the SsveAtti ; Tentbintal Thirteenth preeinots'Were
promptly to thit fire;and'rendered all the assist.
ante In their power . -- • ' •-••••
addittort-te the bailee of the four
POMO taken from the Yuirta;'.firbliaire *ere fohnd
about 10 o'aleek this Morning: :They were , ail
- taker to the fitiventlaward 'saflonalottse,.wbore
Coroner Sehlimer ft now holdingauluqtrest: • The'
' • "_bedies of the two personalist fo und have not
reirognisell. .It le belieied tiMe these six comprise
, - the whole number wyo 'hist theft lives by this ea.
asstrophe;" ' - '
The Skarieateleilhartierdi givetthe first chap.
ter iv° a story , 4 1( lei:111RO lit fraying that Miss
. • Harriet E. ••=l.3taith, ' daughter ' Mr. Horace
Smith; "or fiOafford,'Orondags eounty, N.
jitait soon for Washington Territoiy, away in the
NOrthwest, beyond' the RoelyMotintaine, to marry
a man-she "hturnevei seen-41r.13. Spofford. The
friend:l of perties Ore intimate, and a corres
ndefide hattratti therm.hari oontitmed for :two
and IMO 'rewired „bi,u marriage tout set,
'•- TIM young gentieinan befog, engaged in a profitta-
Me Ibuslners, which he cannot conveniently le:aye,
. has remitted funds to the lady, velth a ripest for
her to join him there.
• The Poughkeefsfe „ltreata,,- Of the 29th ultimo,
• - says that on the night previons an attempt was
-'snide to murder and rob littler, agent of
'• ihi.finteriettri Harem Otinpany. ", Be was on hie
way
s hame 'about hilt past ; he: wee
wits:eked by three men .: One'of them kneeled him'
• dein with a cane,' while another streak him on the
forehead with a hatabet. -The • third 'cam drew's,
sword with which ho endeavored hi thrust it Mat.'
..:The villains ,beedming alarmed fled, :Pol
.- ler :wu enabled to reach his residence.: • . •
- Two more of the prisoner . arrested on ac count of
the Harlier's Perry afittirArtarort Dwight Stiffen,;
. and Ifesilft 7 Otre'' Mealthig' their triale. tln ,
- to trial'offitertnes,_.hie cretin:lel, lbs.
• ton; has reoeived the followingletter iron:1)106ot
Attorney Hunter ' -
• ' '•• Cuinixerown, Dea..24, 109.
- Grxeime Es4.l'.,.ftear Sir I haveyoure
,of the 20th'ittet:' • •
The stutetrittes Of Vltginia ' have :definitely'
..,ieftled ,thit'Steientle to' be tried here:• and, as
uspritrieittly reqielled by Mr B u chanan , I have
infortied hint: • - ':=. ' • • ' ' -
When the trial, Will coins fel ass unable to ',ay
etpreyat— presorting it will be some : time
!during the 'winter, probably_ daring:the :next
''' . ! - triatith, but this le bno Meerut certain. •.,
yeti
it is ascerta ined, I wit' with pleasure Cause
- yeti to be notified:" --" " • • ,---,
. , . - Very respeetfully,
' • ' Tour ob't servant , " '
Initiate -is . in : intelligent' and, powerintbnilt
_•..
,"-yOung Min of. year. , who formerly belonged in
Norwhiob, Conn. He wale'badly wounded during
the attack on' the armory, When he was dabger.
crusty shot, receiving five balls, imbbt body, three
'of which the surgeoutraaild noCeirtraot, - . He • was
• „next in siolutimixd Meier Cept4OhM BrOwn;and
sated out drilbinuMr in plate of 041:Italas: He
' is to be tried on the same charge:lase" Brown, and
Weir mnbialVenfidentiel relations were dohlbat
. .
, ' a
,
at Brcieree request, Stevens. taioupied the si n e cell
_, With him throughortfhie iroprbronment. l •
- The - London papers,' received by the Canada,
*MA' arrived' at Boatoo;oti= Monday, eantlin the'
Partiot4sr° °F:S t°l 4 l°7 " ° S P f so
• American vessel t , •
_., - ,
•• purser of the A frican mail-steamer Rthb
ape reports from. Tenerife, ,that on the -24th of
November, at 9P, M. a boat containing Captain
George Walker, • and four; men, of • the American
sebeenter was left off that: port by the
'renoh bark Rosa Marguerite, '.oapistiot Welker,-
. with hie boat'* crew,. shortly ..tuftersvards - landed
and leads the - folleWing , statement before the
'Oaptaln=Geatral -of _the island -and ..the:ftritish
Amertean' comb,
_whicie.hu . . been corpcbm'
- -; rated . by his .inaa: IsfrAdavannah on the'
-24th-of October, in At United State, schooner
- William, with 4- crew of • thirteen• men • and two
passengers, fenialea . bound di Smyrna. He had
alio zon caah,.a nd of
' -silk. Pour days after leaving he experienced bad
- weather from N. E., which compelled him-toateer
- Kt. for forty hours; as far as Mt .2010 N. ' One
the 31st of November the schooner was In 1at.20 111
-lir4 long% 2 0 W., when he spoke - the Preach' bark
Jenny, of ,Manseillee, - bound to Martiniqueottid, -
pnivisknus bad ' bow ammo& - by, bad
weather, he hailed the bark, launched his boat and•
ottacmpanted . .by four of big crew, be boarded her
lo search of a fresh supply:, The mate, meanwhile,
melanin °harp: of tbe eohoomer, and was ordered
lime:ter close asternof the...Tetley. Capt. Walker
• had mada ti o i n r girney to , and front the bark, but
,au his to the schooner a,second time
• the mato mode a 1 sail, endcompletely abandoned
him with his four men in the.imalt boat. Hentado
- every effort - to give ohm*, latalarkseari . : shortly
afterwards sit in, tond the , eohooner _was le:Weight
• of. , the following day, Claymore Picked Vb.) , ,
the French h both Rose .Marguette, „Captain rata
freniand LeftneirTeneriffe, .mr =stated . alma. lo
--,the .protest Which-has. been , entered • by Captairi
Walkertefore the consuls be swore that, from the'
- stameedlegaofthate on board of his schooner after
belefiher; which he eonld partly see during the
four hours hewas In abase; be believed that' the
- mateywhoot name is J. Walton, Intended to
. make oway,with the_vessel; and get Meer off with
the 227,000, w,itiolywaitin Spanish doubloons. The
tauter of the Rose Marguerite • had, oddreseed, a
letterte thellretroh °wild raTinteriffe, and stated
- - Shia* had Dialed Up Captain :Walker and fair of
ideAireer la weetitll beet at see.` Captain Walker
sent-hi.-crew,whole name., are Charles,,Hunter,
Pared, Lynch Frank Joseph ,- and and John Raylare,
;mama la ° Liverpool's passenger, by .the steamer
, Rthiope, -which elm. brought the -boat ,in which'
.-Ceptabt.Walker: and: hhs•min bad been, abam
Time- palletise the foll Owing
• lumina of a double elopement; parallel to whin
, may not oionr for a hundred yam "
. • "Eapilre- M.Mreliant arofttilled en , to unite in
Verilook, at: the Burnett Rouse, a couple who bad
--lOC-tree; Payette,:oonifYi/Cyt At,the Opener
~.:,Hoitse, another oo.uphar:the. reale,tomewhat .
waneed and, they bride lint•eighteiin="vere alai
--',atudoes.to tirdte.,themeeirtiforlife, The ?repot
authority wie,stuturioned, and {bey were
- dated. Thrt - etrangest titre of the:Car:dr this
The brldegrimecatite Harnett and the bridegroom
at the. Reenter, were, on mat father... Both bad
• 1 0194'froM the ,same virtietity r irith the same in='
• amt. neither, knew the•&lop, .the , other, and
both mune on the same, tram., wt4A the young
. foss han:ol. the fut., the liernolt , asaso *Pak"
• '-
to the arneart and le said a most glorious time
atille.
- iiitiok-srisrer ;feast -end ifer
• .fge!*llO I irlll' not • beliirfo'r#44-after' Belarday
,
• . 0041 - 1 4$ 0 ill.ifog 0 01.,,0 101 1ire; wi ll be
the 3 !!brfaht,pertlonfer titer arai 'reek. -;
..ditotairakir Tateran.—TheAsell:goi-up and
Welperftirmed - draltia of "Peter Wilklue eon.
11a felf4.ettatet eroirde to, this . 110al0; ,
• ',. Al oi* 41.03'lekbiar.fltios,V; Aber. will,bn"
. 040 0 0 . .. 01)14 0 0ifor0 41 00 toialt4'll4-10. 0 4tri '014 4
folio. The °Warta enjoy
• tbitanailies my-iamb, sit, the priferies*es pro
-
...Med by Mr. Moe, end ;many of- *lair regard him
tie tiapond only fe Krlsitingte.'
-..;! ,- -giill l lßONAlvili.OPitc l 9l 7 , o .7 4 / 1 1 0 .000141 at
. - Masfeal : Sand ; Moll, it „Total' inal,:tuatimenter
coneert;.llll. be 'aiiveri by Herr!Borterri. tr. The
reeel'perforassioes will be ;inteented' , * Med'lle.
' Anna Wishir,,,lo.o4 die otditraltalokei and ed..;
nimble ifY/ii, sre havefiagOeotli )11ot ti.Ocisstoo to
.fashibi -Medina. Votiosairue end . fierr.,lllonewitr
1,111 - Periblitrop the pieso=fortii... The 'mead
. part
2,tif,thjiliatifeetl.Joll 'wafts! of 4, The D ay, , ;
• 4 1141 '01400.0f 0494 0 4 1 0 4 00'00 00 )0
whieb will be
~a.iteittiCVii- f liise: VlOOtra, 1041,
:=;-•; ,01.14 - Be is a piebo•forte
llafor"antA"opuipcivatiof '-'fotteh'niritand *ll hare
,o:ittiod •
-- ' .
-2 - Att l Cow*bisThia ,
*lnger, who
. ; , Itsetxbilt retained to Me eonn try, : attar an ex. -
tended en d ` etweeeitat vleit to the IWO& plan&
W** - o**iii*fll4l . **terttilfiete,itte,Aolt*gtren at Mast.,
: 1 1 11 .!***4*;4# 1 .1 1 1_44i - WO - CPASIORY eve.
~C:$1 4 1 31 11 1. 114 1 0 0.,114146 1 .144: AisdeVi.:Viitt. Berke',
1 44entiallloktt:*t. the plann,
have to re
.;-.'4-`l6ifteractfit-iestitil4"; arhtbjtione beet
illiCil)laideraonie
2 lit /4101 aoittll • .JlO - 4114, (11test , ,
Oleo* ',into.
Oliitibt:Ohfitnie combine'
1114 - 0 11 '
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14-4,trila
? - st. eir4l
ut 0
iti 47104:034 ►
.o#4llol 1111011 , 1 0 ,11 , 44, 41 _ tro,oll
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imtivosiditiiNf*oblioY/ - T4,401 1 P 4 1 9 0 1114
. " - /*0f#44414 1 46,1/740)10*InniiiVisOpiik
i rp le kind
i - 406mba u‘iat' '• w a yoo.-
] piroo.on•ftit•fiougc."4".l
- .
The Trade between the North and the
The history of the', World records many in
stances of the destrualliti l bf the',Obininercial ,
and industrial superiority of'cifiee and Of na-,
tions; The channels of trade have repeatedly
been changed. „Aoeilitlea;that at one' period
resounded with:the hum of inyritidelof vetoes,
engaged in great business operations, are now
deserted and desdlate, and in other places,
which, not many, years ago, were primitive
the cetuieleas hum of active industry is
4feardend articleit nit - old millions in value
era annually bought mid sold. But these mighty
c yips, ave,not been the result of mere tran
sient ebullitions Of feeling. dreat wars, pro
duced- by minor causes, have, it, is true, in
some 'cases, been frightfully, destructive of
property as Well as life, and swept away from
sacked cities all hopes for the acetunulation of
fhtnre, as they have destroyed' all vestiges of
former, wealth. Still, mankind are apt to over
estimate the influence of mere political occur
rences tip'on the general welfare. The destiny
of nations is decided by the everyday actions
of the great-mass'of their citizens, who .by
the nature of their. own individeil 'existence
make up 'the aggregate national character.
The wealth and greatness of the American
people have notibeen acquired so much by the
-aid Of the legislation of their politicians or
statesmen, es , in spite of it. When laws of a
salutary andadvssntageouti character have been
adopted, it has been because an irresistible
public sentiment, founded upon their know
ledge of their interest! and necessities, de
manded them. This 'allegation is also true
to a great extent of the people of other coun
tries'. Politicians, instead of governing the
channels of trade and 'commerce, are more
ilke tildes that float upon the surface of the
ocean, which, while they may obtain the pow
er to stem. - its currents, to resist, or to sail
skilfhlly over them, are still utterly pow
erless ,to control or change them. The
inherent' • ettergiee and, enterprise of the
great body of mankind prompt them' to
seek out for themselves, all Over the world,
such commercial connections as they know or
belleie to be personally advantageous. The
interference of Governments and politicians
with this intercourse' is more apt to create
barriersio impede than to open pew channels
to *tat it. But it has generally been found
that when - Goveramentelave done their worst
'to prohibit traffic which the parties directly
interested supposed to be mutually advan
tageous, their efforta have been but moderately
effecttial end man, being a trading' animal,
has' asserted and enforced his commercial
rights in defiance of these obstructions.
For these, awl many other reasons, we be-
Here it to be utterly impossible to permanently
destroithe trade between the North and the
South. It lebased upon the interests of both
sections, and this filet affords a guarantee of its
continuance which no poptilar animosities,
sectional tumults, or demagog's:deal appeals can
effect isteg as thp,,,,original basis which es
tablteh an active incentive to
its perpetuation. '
Some years ago, when the anti-slavery
,figitittios; was at its height, it took the
among zealous Abolitionists, of a
determined• movement against the con
-munition' of any article produced by slave
TIM men engaged in the enforce
ment of this project were influenced by
feelings 3 ery similar to those which go
vern' the' present Southern advocates of
nonleteiconrso with the North. flaying
satisfied' their minds and consciences,
as they supposed,.that slavery was a terrible
evil; and that it was incumbent upon them to
strike a vital blow at its continued existence,
they aimed at starving alaveholders into a
submission to their theory, by refusing to con-
Milne any sugar, rice, tobaoco, cotton, or coffee
produced bY the assistance of slave labor. Row
'effeetual their movement was, the world knows.
The censemption of 'those articles has never
been sensibly diminished; and while human
appetites remain unchanged, and superior
substitutes for the great Southern staples,
in ptaiitp , price, or convenience remain un
discovered, the civilized world, however
intense - its anti-slavery sentiments may be
cerise, will go on consuming the products of
live labor if free labor fails to furnish them at
a reduced - price. No portion of the world
,would suffer "go seriously, if the law of trade
which billets men to buy whatever they want
I where they'cah obtain it at the lowest price
did , not exist, as she South; the very section
In-which it is proposed to resist that law. The
principal consumers of Southern kproduets
in all countries are mop or less deeply
tinctured with a latent feeling of hostility to
slave lahor, and if the rule is to hold good that
unitbimity of opinion on this question is to
regulate Southern purchases, it might with
the same propriety be applied to the sale of
Southerdproductions. Fortunately, the South
PiFibet l 3Well knows she hatt nothing whatever
fear on tbie account. A single experimental
trial- of the' anti-slave-labor-product aystem
tisoroughly ',estiblished its absurdity, and a
trial of the same policy reversed, against sec
tions supposed 'to •be Imbued with an anti
slavery feeling, have,preciaely the same
result: • •• • -
'`
- For ourselves, we have always been animated
by an earnest desire to secure to the South a
fuU enjoyment of every constitutional right
she pessesses and it is a libel upon the people
of the North to. allege that the great mass of
them do “not - cordially cherish such sentl
inentt., There It much less of anti-slavery
this moment In the Northern
States than in any other quarter of the world
ficiniiklilelt the South obtains any considerable
portion of the articles she consumes: . Eng
land 1 ! thoroughly Aboiltionized, and France,
Germany, and all Western Europe are much
more deeply_ imbued with au anti-slavery sen
timent than the people of the Northern States.
While the South necessarily sells' her produc
tions to consumers more or less 'deeply tinc
tured with an anti-slavery feeling, she must in
turn„ necessarily purchase her supplies from
logallges etitt*ning similar views, go where
she may.
We were somewhat amused the other
day at seeing an•earnest appeal in one of the
nerspapers of Wheeling, Va., beseeching
tionth'em merchants to purchase manufactures
in that , city, because it was located in a slave
holding State, and therefore supposed to be per.
fectly orthodox. on all wading political Issues.
But even Wheeling, we believe, is at this time
represented in the Senate of the Obi Dominion
izote gentleman Whole a member, in frill com
munion' of the Republican party of the spun.
tiy; a 'signer of the Republican call for a Ira
filorialt3onvention, and an earnest advocate at
the ieeeting of the national committee of that
,party of the city of Wheeling as the place at
whlchv the Republican National Convention
skenlit be held.
dose citiserui of the North, or of Europe,
who have even a deeplt-rothed Sentiment of
hostility to the 'institution of slavery, and a
Strong :aversion to Si extension or perpetua
tion, cam* be forced by any inflammatory ap
peals of Abolition orators to pause, when they
are aboutto purchase a plug of tobacco, or a
bale of cotton, or a tierce of rice, or a
i hogs
head orsugar, to best* much thought upon
the' ndustrial process by which it was pre
pared for market, or to deprive themselves of
intsiness advantage or a personal gratification
on account of a sentimental regard for the real
Or supposed miseries of the slave, or to ad
vatic. any Abolition nonaterconree project to
-force, the slaveholder -into the abandonment
of hie prevent pystem of managing his planta
tion: While we all know this consciousness
. cif the folly of al tnnpling to conduct butiniu
"os sentimental principles to exist in non
'elsveholding regions, it is idle to suppose
that Southern planters or Southern citizens,
of arty and every avocation, have not tad much
good sense to reject or refuse to purchase pro
ductions Oink need and desire, and can obtain
mote :advantageously ' advantageously from the North, merely
because a score of men out of as many mil-
Semi werenicked and insane enough to eommit
a rash and: frill deed, for which they have been
punislied, and because among these
twenty millions, who have free !cope to think
and net for themselves, and who cherish every
possible diversity . of opinion upon every ima
gloAbli:StibfeOV--religious, social, and politi
cal--there
,should have been found a few to
express their approval of the wrong-doers.
Apasriox Norma.-12. Soon, Jr., auottoneer
431 Gheetsmt street, will sell this morning, at 10
,0'016414 tus aseor4l43 of Germantown - fatioyAntt
,
,00tteteling,Id opera :and 00113 el: hoods,
'eltandipdalpase, scarfs, nubltia, eldtdS4Pi. I/9 80 ,
te.; ~ te. f Parte perfutot?ry, fanny ,t 1 W 011 7; 4 0
tteeittO4 ;mines and opera galt•l3.
Ve.oieeitre.-01;eitil4itlott of this flee pie
tare Will ttirtnitite tiatirdey, ie it to about be
log remOtod to Baltimore,
'THE PRESS.-PHILADELPIILA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1860.
Flogging in the Navy
Not long ago we noticed the effectivo man
ner in which the Dilke of Ormteamoi, as Com
'mender-in-Oiler of the British army, had vir
tually abolished iedlitary flogging, Every
friend of humanity will be glad to learn that
the Duke of Smarmier, Elrac Lord of the Ad
miralty of England, has followed a good ex
ample, and issuod tho following order, dated
December 10th:
"The Lords Commissloners of the Admiralty,
being desirous of revising the regulations respect
ing panlehmenta in her Majesty's navy, are pleased
to direst as follows :
"I. All seamen and royal marines belonging to
the fleet shall be divided into two Mamas, herein
after referred to as the first end second class.
"11. All men now serving in the fleet whose
oharaoter is marked good,' shall be in the first
olass.
"111. All men on first entering the navy or re
serves, and all men mentoring the navy with
eertificates marked ' good,' shall be able in the
firstolass.
"IV. No man in tho first clue obeli be subject
to corporal punishment, except by suntan°s of a
court-martial'
" V. Men in the first olass committing any grave of•
fence against discipline, or guilty of repeated mis
conduct, will be removed by warrant into the ae.
cud class. Rhey will not be liable to Corporal pu•
nishment at the time when they are 30 removed,
but, in addition to degradation to the second clue,
other punishment may be inflioted, according to
the degree of the offence.
" VI. The second Mass will consist of all men
whose conduot hos not entitled them to certificates
marked
" VII. No man in the second cities shall be sub •
jeot to corporal punishment without eourt•mer•
tial, except for the following offence' :
1. Mutinous or highly insubordinate or riotous
conduct.
"2. Desertion.
" 3. Repeated drunkenness.
"4. bmuggling liquor into the ship.
"8. Theft.
41 8. Repeated disobedience of orders.
"7. Deserting hie post.
,‘ 8. Indecent assaults.
" Men in the second class, by a con
tinned course of good conduct for a period of not
less than twelve months, will be entitled to be ro
stored to the first class.
The above rules aro not intended to relate to
oases of open mutiny, where immediate punish
ment may be necessary to cheek a disposition on
the part of others to join In so flagrant a crime.
Future punishment returns are to contain the
number of men in the first and second class re
spectively.
This circular is to be read to the crews of Her
Majesty's ships on each 0009010 r) of the Articles of
War being read."
It may be obserVed that this is not quite se
comprehensive a change as that organized for
the army, which actually prohibits corporal
punishment for any first offence; in the navy
gush punishment may be indicted by sentence
of court-martial. In the army, too, corporal
punishment cannot be inflicted except by sen
tence of a court-martial, whereas there are re
served eight distinct offences in the navy, for
any one of which corporal punishment may
be inflicted without court martial—that is, by
simple order of the officer commanding the
ship. It was owing to statements and inci
dents in some of Captain Mamma's naval
novels, that the British Admiralty issued or
dere, some thirty years ago, that no seaman or
marine should be flogged, without court-mar
tial, until twenty-four hours after thO commis
sion of the offence with which ho was charged.
This gave time for the officer's choler to abate,
and was said to have at once diminished such
punishments fully one-half.
In England, the general opinion of naval
officers has been that it would be impossible
to maintain discipline at sea, or oven in port,
without the terrors of the lash being held over
seamen and marines. The Duke of SOMER.
anr, who has now commenced the milder and
more humane system, is a civilian. Very pro
bably, he was opposed by the naval members
of the Admiralty Board, over which he pre
sides.
Liberalism in England,
Until the year 1828, when the Duke of
WELLINGTON and Sir ROBERT PEEL con
sented to the repeal of the disqualifying eta
tutes, no Dissenter could hold certain offices in
England. Above all, no Dissenter could be a
Judge. A great advance bas been made, for
religious opinions have ceased to affect a -Bri
tish subject's civil capacity or position. Lord
PALIMRSTON has just appointed s Methodist,
the son of a Methodist preacher, to the realm-
Bible and lucrative office of Solicitor General of
Eciland. Tho vacancy was made by the pro.
ferment to the Judicial bench, in the room et
the late Mr. Justice °Reyna*, of the Court of
Common Pleas, of Sir Essay fraarup, vibe
resigned the" office of law officer to the Crown
for the dignity of the ermine. This is the, first
Dissenter placed on the Judicial bench since
the time of Onostwars, so contracted have
been the principle and practice of liberal feel
ing in England.
Mr. Wtradsw Itritsprrott, the new Solicitor
General, was born in Scotland, and his father,
the late Rev. WTILLiSt ATHERTON, was a Wes
leyan minister, for some time President of the
English Methodist Conference. Ho was Judge
Advocate of the Fleet a few years ago, and le
a decided Liberal in polities, favoring exten
sion of the suffrage vote by ballot, a largo re
form of the lawAmd the removal of all religi
ons disabilities. He has sat Parliainent
since 18b2, and is:now in his tlfty-foßth year:
His appointment,. which will give satisfaction
to the Dissenting interestln England, is likely
to operate in favor of Lord parautatrros's
istry. Strictly speaking, it is Lord Casessz.n,
as Chancellor, who appoints to vacant Judge
ships—but the law officers of the Crown are
appointed by the Premier.
Letter Prom Vygehtngtop.
OorTespendanoe of The Presr.l
W.monearen, Jan. 8, MOO
.
Bine* I had the honor and pleasure of addreasing
you we have bade good-bye to the old year, tied
taken the new year by the band. Well, as moo
body somewhere sings
"Then have ever, heart its chimes, Man;
And while women's; smile is here
We'll drink—hopes for better times. tomb
On the death of the poor old year," .
• The weather has been exceedingly wintry, and
has given a seat to the holidays both in and out of
doors. The chill in the streets made it all . , the
more necessary to keep the spirits up by pouring
spirits down—a duty which was attended to with
what on other OaeasjOns might be termed a singuw
lar alacrity. But your biting Weather is a won.
dertul sharpener of the appetites. ,
This good town, at all times hospitable, was
overflowing with good nature _yesterday. The
usual Publio receptions took place, and were well
attended. Owing to the extreme cold, the number,
of ladies who paid their respects to the lady of the
White /louse was lees then Usual; however, those
of both sexes who sought the Presidegtird Maiden
were regaled with tome eXoollerit innsio—" Tensio n
being, as 'the poet says, " the food of love"—a44
were most politely taken ',barge of by the erudite
and polished Mondial Belden, and the attentive
Dr. Blake.
The reception at Judge Douglas's wail of a rather
different nature both in hot and in spirit. There
woe a large amid of visitors, !Deluding the lead
ing menthols of the d.lplootatle tarps, the most
prominent Senators and Representatives or all
sides of polities, and looluding a largo delegation
of the Southern Demooraoy. Mrs. Douglas is im-
PruTIES, but the Judge has not been able to take
his east, as was expeoted, to-day In the Senate.
file anxiety to beat his poet led him take an'undue
amount of exercise; which during those bitter oold
days has not been beneficial in his yet unsettled
state of health.
By the ray, apropos of Douglas and the .Presi.
deny, the ablest men here are growing firmer in
their oonvlotione Mulling his availability to ro
store the Dercooracy to union and power. In this
oonneotionlso the union oharenter of Roger A.
Pryor's speech is made the Subjeot 9t much oqm•
merit by those who manage and pull the wires. It
is strongly antagonletio to the apeeohes made by
Lamer, Curry, Mcdtae, Crawford, and that made
today by Boyoe, of South Carolige , who, under
some ezigenoy or other, appeal to the disunion
feeling. Pryor, taking the reverse of Rieitman's
idea, and proclaiming that the Bouth would not
allow the North to dissolve the Union, has taken
the wind out of the sails of the Southern members,
in the eyes of those who represent the Union body
.f the Demooraoy, and the polioy of putting his
name up with Douglas for the Vise Presidency, has
been disAssol in two or three political coteries.
Douglas and Pryor for 1860! What think you of
that ! •
de L opined, the Brandi and Grow duel did not
seriously interfere with their enjoyment of the
New Year featialtiee.
The tall and galleries in both branches are
wall attended to-day. The Senate presents a
much more attractive scene than for many days.
Senator Brown, of Mississippi, is speaking on the
motion to print the message. Ile denies what has
been stated in some papers, that he has abused the
Preildent, but ho claims his right, as an American
'Mien and Senator, to give his candid views when
he happens to differ with the views or recommenda
tion, of the Executive. The President congratu
lates the country on the settlement of the Territo
rial question. Senator Brown denies it. Re holds
that it Is not nettled—far from It ; and appeals, in
the way of illustration, to the debates which have
so excited the country in and out of Congress
The House is quite full, there being an unusual
number of the fair sex present.
Hon. Wm. W. Boyce, ef South Carolina, con
tinued the speech into which the Pennsylvania
delegation broke, info tusruly but not unpleasant a
D:12091', q , l frMay. The South Carolinian, of
course, took strong Southern grounds. He la one
of the ablest men of the Southern party, and took
somewhat iltellar grounds to tit of pirnar,
glosissippf, 44 curry, 44 Alakaina. Re ofbibit.4
the North, In the event of dissolution, u at the
mercy of Great Britain; while he uphold the pool.
lion of the' loath u golf sustaining. After a
boated appeal, hi eonolude by saying that lithe
worst opines to the woreq'tbey—the Bouth-'cap,
like the blind giant of the liebrow people, pull
down the pillars of the blight,' fabrio, and bury all
beneath one common ruin. •
Most of the honorable gentleman's spina% was
inspired by and evidently intended as a reply to
Mr. lliokman. Ile spoke at him, and the latter
took ono avulsion to say, apropos of a previous do•
olorotion to which Mr. Boyoo alluded, that then or
ow be (Hickman) did not believe or moan to oey
that the North meant to subjugate the South, but
that it would never permit a dissolution of the
Union.
Mr, W. K. English, of Indiana, next took ari
floor to reply to ileekin'e scofling allusions to the
English" bill. The god-father of that
ebony, nasty," and eomowhat famonernesonre, ots"-
claimed any motive in the introdootion of the bill
cave that of patriotism and a desirelo honorably
adjust the subject to which' It had reference. The
first about of the bill ho attributed to 001. Ben
ton, from whom the Republicans took it; . and
then Mr. Raskin adopted it.
Daring the honorable gentleman's speech, a
group of jolly honorables," at one of the corner
tables, kept up a roar of laughter. You would have
thought Yorlek =must have come to We and sat
amongst thent. English stopped ono, and on an
other occasion begged to ask the Olerk if it would
be memory . to read the riot act to enforce silence.
Mr. English prosooded to show that Secession' was
distasteful to the people of the free States, and
that the Demooratio party, as a 'party, was not in
favor of universal extension of slavery and Cs
union. The North would hive plenty of cartridges,
if necessary, to defend the Booth in the Union, but
would not raise a corporal's guard for it out of the
Union.
Mr. T. L. Anderson presented s memorial from
a meeting of mail oontraetors, end supported their
appeal by saying he would Tote for any one who
would organize the Home. Ben RICOARDS.
Illustrated News of the World.
Brom Messrs. Henry A. Brortn• & Co.NabliVer
street, Boston, agents for the abotte'r.ondort pie.
total, we have received the number for Deoem•
bar 17th. It contains a supplement steel portrait,
with full , biography, of Sir John Lawrenoti p the
gallant Indian - General, and, in the body of the
paper, besides various foreign and domestlo views
(including a tortoni one of Canton, by a Chinese
artist), portraits of General O'Donnell, Commander
of the Spanish expedition to Morocco, and of
General Count Montauban, Commitnderdn•Cbief
of the French expedition to Chinn. Theses con.
temporary portraits are highly interesting and
valuable.
The Oevernor of New York, in his annual mes•
sage, delivered yesterday, recommends an imposi•
flop of tolls on railroads for thepurpose of relieving
the canals. ,
Latest Foretpt News.
[From the European News.)
Toe Connie SeSSION.—The programme of the
coming session, as sketched out by temi-ofiloial
authorities le one of more than ordinary magni
tude andimportance. Perusing over the litmus
stone which the unsettled state of continental af
fairs must necessarily provoke, we place foremost
In the group of proposed measures the Govern
ment reform bill , which will, according to the
Observer, be ,4 very nearly identical" with the
scheme suggested by Lord John Iteusrell last
session, and to which Mr. Bright had declared his
willing adhesion. Next, wo are promised the set
tlement, if possible, of the muoh-vexed question
of education; an amendment of the divorce and
bankruptcy laws; and the censolidatten of the law
aloes of the Grown. The subject of our national
defences, including the volunteer movement, will
also ho brought under the notice of Parliament,
and Mr. Williams may were himself that he will
have to deal with increased estimates.
The London correspondent of an Irish paper,
who professes to know the secrets of the Oabl.
net, states that the features of the new reform
bill will be a SAO franohise en the counties, and
a ,f,5 or 18 franehum for the boroughs, bat he
declares that the borough qualification/1s not
yet settled, on 'amount of some difficulties about
valuation according to the rent instead of rating
to the poor, as at present—a very important
Change, if true. But he adds oracularly : " The
bill will probably be limited to the establish
ment of new franchisee, although some memberrof
the Cabinet have beep Dreg th e neeeel/tY of at
once dealing with the sob ect Of the dittfranehise
merit of small boroughs. Inn inclined to believe,
however, that disfranahisement, remodelling of
electoral districts, the ballot and bribery, will all
be held over for farther legislation i and, indeed,
I know for oortain,that a separate and special bill,
founded upon the report of the election eon:tints
dons in Wakefield, Iludeeredeld, Olourtester, de.,
is to be prepared for the session of 1881."
Propel MWITHIRNICII I II RECZPTON CT vita Ex-
TIMOR NAVOie744. PARIS. Wednelday,Doo. 14.
To-day, at .two o'olool , Prince lifetternioh pre
seeded his credentials. Two .curt earsloges and
six conveyed the ambassador and his suite to the
Millers. At the Placa de Carrousel a battalion
of the guard, and a battalion of infantry of the
line, with music' and standard, were drawn up.
Tbo chamberiein and the master of the ceremonies
conducted the ambassador into the Salle du-Trons.
Prince Metternich, in his speech to the Empe
ror, expressed his satisfaction at the happy es-es
tabllahment of good relations between Austria and
Prance, and hoped that the ties uniting the• two
countries might become stronger every day. The
Emperor's reply was most candid. Prime Met
ternich was also presented to the Empress, end
afterwards paid bit tirat state visit to the ambas
sadors of England Russia, and Spain.
A gentleman, w hose letter appears in the Daily
News of Thursday, mentions that a friend of his,
Intimately acquainted with prance and the French,
has just passed over from one eapitsel to the other.
and he asserts positively that the statement sp often
made that French soldiers, priests, and civilians,
are all panting war with England le absolutely
Base. The le writer proceeds: "Amongst
his r ?troth intantes, my infonaut, nmee
berej two distinguished generale, and a merit
Marehel of ?mope. These =anent soon,litte , tells
me, ,never speak of England, save in , the kindest
terms rningled with regrets that so much anew
paroling language ehopld have been beguiled by
111-eendßioned persons between the tweet:entities."
The same writer then gives the fruits of his own
personal experience: i travelled much'in France
during the past glimmer. •1 converted with all
sorts and degrees of men. • On no oeeaaion did I
Come' somas the Atiglephobia whloh our agrioul.
tural and 'laths} praetors take upon themselves to
deprecate in language more strong than polite. I
fraternised with soldiers also, high andth low. Even
in the barraoke I failed to "dleeover e anti-Eng.
Bah mania." Mr. Cobden; who is still in France,
held similar language in his published letter two
or three weeks ago.
Th e time spy] vim the eonstant dread of a con
diet between England and tie I/rated States was
as great is the fear of en invisfon by the French
new is; but so bound up, ao wedded together are
the two countries at present in the sympathetic
ties of an enormous lucrative commerce, to destroy
which by war would reduce one country to the
verge of bankruptcy, and produce a social minds
gration in the other, that th e idea of such a sui
cidal' struggle never enters into the head of any
sane man. This le the secret of the speedy healing
of the temporary little sore on the r,art.of the
Americans about the island of Ban Juan.
The Florida Legislature.
BANDED COTTONS,
Wasnixorm Jan. S.—The seleot committee op
pointed by the Rouse of,Representatives of Florida
to coulder the of ajar oR the New York Chamber
of Cm:amine, calling the aiteptinn or planters to
the great increase of molded option', rowt that
they believe tho complaints this year have been
without foundation, and recommend to the Ohara.
her a thorough invostigation as to the mode of
selling cotton In New York, and that stops be taken
to compel the commission merchants there to sell
each planter's crop on its awn merits, u the surest
remedy, not only for sanded oottons, but to prevent
one planter defrauding at the amuse of another.
Later from Havana.
haw ORLEAIIe, Jan. E.—The ateanahip lli vane,
from Havana on the 30th ult., ban arrived thia
port.
angora were Arm at 9a91 rule. Stook in port,
20,000 holm.
Exchange on London 15a151 per cant. premium.
On Now York Sa4 par cent. premium.
..trrived at havana, ablp Vigilant, from, New York,' barks Braillian, from hio, and harlequin,
from Livorpool.
Flom Wn shin irt on.
WASMOCITON, Jan. 3.—There is no doubt that
Minister McLane has been instructed, in his efforts
with the Constitutional Government, to obtain for
the Louisiana Company, modifications of its *en
treat for the construction of a railroad over the
Isthmus of Tehuantepeo. Masers. Benjarnia and
La Bore certainly contemplate a visit to Vera Oros
in the event of the ratification of the treaty, to
further the Interests of the company.
The names of the absentees iu the house toLday
who had not paired off, were Messrs. Adrain, Rey.
noble, Vallandigharn, Siokles, and Pendleton.
Their absence was accidental, and the causes rails•
factorlly atplalned.
New York Legislature.
ALBANY, Jan. S.—The Rota Logi'[attire wet to•
day.
The Hewitt, sleeted °Moen by a veto
or 23 to T.
Mr. Littlejohn well sleeted Speaker of the House
on the first ballot.
Fire at New York.
etx rensoxs BURNED TO DEATU.
NEw Your, Jan. B,—A tenement house on Di
vision street, was destroyed by tire at an early
hour this morning. it was ononpled by Bevan fami
lies, al of the Jewish persuasion. Six of the ea
onpante were burned to death.
Sentenced to be Executed.
Butuaserow, N. J., Jan. B.—Philip Llnob, the
man who tilled Oenlton, at Bordentotni, about
three months slum has been tried and found guilty,
and was today sentenced to be hung at Mount Uoi.
ly on the 23d day of March next.
Charter Electron at Owego. c
Orrnoo, N. Y., Jan. 3.—At the oharter election
held to•day, the Republican tiokot was Mooted' by
250 majority over the Mime' ticket.
Railroad Accident.
CONCORD, N. IL, Jan. 3.—An engine, with a
mow plough attaehad, ran into a pasaanger train
yeatorday, botwoen Alai/elicitor and. Naahuo, par
tially deinoliehing the roar oar, and 'lightly Waring
two or threo paseengora.
Annual it of Gov. Packer, &o.
HARRIBETRO, Jan. 3.----The annual messago' of
Governor Packer will be sent to both Houses of the
Legislature at noon to-morrow. Advance copies
will be mailed to-night to all the newspapers ; of
Philadelphia.
The House 11111 complete its organisation to
morrow, by the election of Olerk and minor officers.
Callouses of the Opposition of both houses will be
held to•nlght, to nominate candidates for Sergeant.
at-Arnie, Doorkeeper, he,
' There is quite an tattye contest going on for
State Treasgrer• The election idea place on the
17th
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SENATE.
There ill a very slim attendance this morning.
Mr. Ileums, of Maine, Raked leave to withdraw
Certain petitions.
Several private bills ware read and referred.
Mr. Jourrarow, of Arkansan, presented a memo•
rial from the Legislature of Arkansas, in favor of
the ionstruction of the Pacific, Railroad. Laid on
the table.
Idr.,lder.Lonr, of Florida, Introduced a bill to
regulate and inorease the pay of the navy. Re•
ferret.
Also a bill to modify the pay of p arsons in the
navy. Referred.
Mr. KING, otNew York, stated that the resolutions
adopted at the Union meeting at Rochester, N. Y.,
had been forwarded to the United States Senators
from that State, and he would request that they he
read.
The Secretary read them accordingly,
• Mr. Kura desired to say a few words on those
resolutions. In presenting them, he was gratified
to say that the people of New York never wavered
in their attachment to' republican institution. and
the present form of government. All wiles there
entertained the sentiment that •the Union must
and shall be preserved." The sentiment could not
be turned to party account. The Union meeting
held at Rochester bad proved the strength of th at
sentiment, and the resolutions adopted speak for
the whole people of the State. Ho Galled the at
tention of the Democratio Senators, mho had ex
premed disunion sentiments, to these expressions of
loyalty to the Union.
Mr. Bnowir, of Miesisappl, desired to disclaim
any intention, as imputed by the newspapers, to
small the President or his menage, unless a /O.
spectful expression of his dissent to some of Its
statements be considered in that light. Ile en
tertained a strong personal regard for the Presi
dent; but Jibe did not, his age and long public
service would shield him from attack. lie had the
right, however, in common with every ()Risen, to
courteously express his views and would do so.
He willed attention to that portion of the message
where the President refers to the Dred Scott deci
sion, as settling the slavery agitation, but could
not agree with him. The Supreme Court has dons
what it could, but the question Is not settled, else
why are controyersim going on everywhere In the
Statc.egislatures, and in both Houses of Coegrou
on the subject. The question has not been settled,
hence the continuance of the controversy. He
I agreed with the President that the Supreme Court
had adjudged the right of onions to carry
slaves into the Territories, and he did not
believe the Territorial Legislature or any other
body had the power to destroy or override that do-
vision. The President bad said, further, that pro
perty in slaves, to bie knowledge, has not been
disturbed In any of the Territories. To that he
disagreed. The whole course of the anti.olavery
party in Kansas was to disturb the rights of slave
holders Was it no interference with slavery in
the Territories to shoot down slaveholders in cold
blood ? The whole contest in Kansas was waged
against the rights of the elaveholders. The Presi
dent bad further said that, in case of such an inter
ference, the judiciary would apply the remedy, and
it was time enough to act when interference was
attempted. Ile thought the laws existing were
entirely insuilloient, and the time had now arrived
for further legislation and that Congress was im
porativelyoalled on bisect at once. It would be too
late to act when the mischief was done. The Pre
sident has asked you in advance to eireogthen his
aria, to protect the arsons and property of Amer'.
oan eitieene In the Lathmue, and if that can bides°,
why cannot the arm of the Rxeoptive endjOdi
elary be strengthened to protect slavery in Sam
sae? Mr. Drown then went into an argument
to show that the courts could not tarnish protec
tion to slavery without statutory laws. Ile avowed
Ida desire for the enactment of inch lam. It
might be called a slave cede if the Republicans
pleased, but ho no more asked for a slave code,
than others did for a horse code, or a now oode.
While he had a tongue to speak he would demand the
rights of the South, under the Constitution and the
laws. He disavowed, again, any intention to assail
the President. Must he be told that because he
was a Dentecret, end the President a Democrat, he
must not express his views, imam be might in
jure the Democratio party. fle would see the
Democratic party destroyed befdre be would con
vent I. withhold the honest expression of his sen
timents,
He ones that without further legislation there
would never be another elate Territory, and conse
quently no slave States. Free Territories were
pressing for admission into the Union, and it would
not be long, unless slave States were also admitted,
before the free States will have two-thirds; suffi
cient to'ohange the Constitution. That done, the
purpose avowed by the Senator from New York, to
crush out slavery under constitutional forms, could
be acoompliehed. What would become of the
Dred Scott decision, when the Supreme Court is in
the bands of the nail-slavery party? He clued
by avowinglifuself a Union Man; and said he
wished to multiply the slave States, in order to
preserve the Union, which our fathers had made a
siaveholding one.
Mr. Dootterms, of Wiseonsin, referred to the
great change which bad come over the President's
Mind In the lass ten years. Then ho believed In
the power of Congress over the Territories. Now
he says the Supreme Court has established the
right of slaveholders to carry slavery into the
Territories, and neither Congress nor Territorial
Legislature, nor any human power, could impair
that decision. The men of the South had expc•
rimed an *coldly great change—a revolution
wash had been forced by what they deemed their
interests. The Senator from Georgia bad said In
his speech at Augusta, that in 1846 there wore only
four men In Congress who did not hold to the
power of Congress over the Territories.
Mr. TOODIAS corrected the statement. Ile re
ferred mile to the Northern reptutentettveu.
Mr. - Damn - Li said that the first time that the
doctrine wee advanced, that the Constitution pro
tooted slavery In the Territories, was by Calhoun,
in 1847.
Mr. Tomos replied that the first attempt atone
1820 wee is 1846, and it was defeated.
Mr. MOOLITTLI resumed, contending that South
ern men bad defended slavery on the general
ground that capital should own its labor, and not
hire it.
Mr. enIIANOT, of South Carolina, denied the cor
es:4(4*st of this etatement. The South held the
true positlim of the negro to he that of the slave.
Mr. Dooms-rue said Southern men did not Justify
slavery on the ground of negro slavery, but tuck
the_ broader ground,' that the natural position of
the IthOrer is that of slave.
Mr. °Lair, of Alabama, said this.was wholly nit.
founded., and should not be made without suffielent
evidence. When the Senator produced the evi
dence), he wanted not merely a garbled extract but
the whole article.
Mr. Thieve, of Mississippi, sold the Senator
from Wusoonsdn mistook the position of the South.
They believed slavery elevated the negro. The
four millions of Betaken Slam °coupled a higher
politien morally, socially, and phyeloally, than any
laborers on the globe. •
Mr. Dement reiterated his charge that South.
ern men held the opinion that capital must own
labor. Ile referred to Senator Ilammond's mud.
sill speech.
Mr. eIIiSNUT said ever white man in South Ca..
retina stood on en equal fo oting . It was a grave
misconception to suppose hat the respectable white
men of the South were not laborers. Gentlemen
speak of the white laborers of the booth as though
they never law one ; kut they now see a free la
borer of the South before them. The people of the
South did not despise the white laborer. If any
thing, the man who did not labor suffered by the
contrast.
Mr. Denims knew that Southern men differ.
od on this point, but Southern men had advsneed
the opinions he bad before referred to.
Mr. Neu, of Ohio, called for the evidence.
Mr. Newer read extracts from the Richmond
Exam/sir ' an quoted De Pow's, and other South.
ern journals.
Mr. OLAT said the extract read did not sustain the
construction, garbled as it was. Ile wanted to ace the
whole ankle. Ile was sensitive on this point, be
cause a speech made by him five years ago, had
been garbled by that thief and renegade, Helper.
Dir.Doomrr ma said he regarded Ids CODS truotion
as itorreet. Ile did not object to Southern men
changin g their ophidoh, but did complain that they
insisted on Northern men doing so aloe, under the
threat of breaking up the Union. He had no ob
jection to arguments, but did not wish them to be
accompanied by threats. Ile then reviewed the
Dred Scott decision, denying its binding force, and
went Into the history of the legislation of the coun
try to show that every Administration, from that
of Washington to the present, had recognised and
exerolead the power of Congress over the Territo•
rtes. Me aloe asserted that Calhoun, as a member
of Monroe's Cabinet, had . given an opinion reeog
ailing this power.
Mr. 0111111nnT oOrreeted this statement. Mr.
Calhoun had on the floor of the Senate expressly
denied the giving of such an opinion.
Mr. DOOLITTLE said It so appeared In John
Cahn Adams' diary. and the entry was made at
the time. Mr. Calhoun's disclaimer was made
twenty-five years afterwards. Tho opinion of the
Republican bee:More Is not to be ()hanged by
threats of disunioa. Such arguments are not
addressed to their manhood, but to their want of
it. They did not believe that the Constitution
gave an unlimited charter to slavery, and were
pledged to.realstsuoh a doctrine. If the gentle
men on the other side seise on the Government to
carry out their aggressive pelloy, they would re
sist and put down the attonapt—peacefully, they
expected. He could not close Without referring to
the epithet applied by the Senator from Virginia
to the Northern States as servile States.
Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, asked that certain
portions of the message bo referred to appropriate
committees.
Mr. Mason, of Virginia, said that one branoh of
the UOTOTOIDOnt wee in a elate of paralysis, and
there was no saying when the disease will be re
moved. It was one which, when it attacked the
extremities, was apt to extend to the vitals. le
(ad cot think, the Senate should undertake any
business in the existing state of things.
Mr. DAVIS bud no fear of the republio. Ile be.
Demi tbetaralysis would soon be removed, and
renewed lath follow. Though we might stand
on the brie of destruction, let every man do his
duty.
After some conversation, Mr. Davis postponed
iii 4 motion until tomorrow. Adjourned.
DOUSE OF ItHritESENTATIVES.
Mr. Boros, of South Carolloa, resumed hte re•
mark', commenced on Friday last,. laying that he
had showed that In eight of- the Northern States,
where the Republioans were in a majority, obstruct•
tins had been thrown in the way of the ezooution
of the fugitive-elm law. )Ie took it for granted
that In spite of the disclaimers of the Ilepablican
party, in sentiment and praotioo are at war
with that pert of the Constitution which provides
for the rendition of fugitive slaves. It then fol
lows that they at war with every alum referring
therein to slavery, for they all mat oil the same
basis.• Besides, they are at war with the Constitu
lion, when they make as a peculiar issue the ques
tion decided by the Supremo Court, Math° to
slavery in the Territories. That same philosophy
compelled them to make war on slavery in the
District of Columbia, everywhere, and In the
States.
Only one of two motives Induoe them to carry on
this erusedo--hatred to the slaves or to the matters.
ft could not be to the former, because between
them and their emancipation lies a lea of blood.
The only result is to no harm to the people of the
South, agelnat whom their venom end hatred are
direated. lie condemned what he termed the
miserable panderers to the worst passions of the
people. Wes it fraternal conduct on the part of
these fanatics to take sword in band for the libera
tion of Blares.
Mr. iltetstau, of Pennsylvania, who had been
__
referred to hy Hope, explained that In his re
marks the other day, he meant that If the Southern
States at any period of time shall determine on a
dissolution of the Union fur any cause which now
exists the North are resolved to prevent It; and It
war should be the oomtequenee of the North deter
mining to preserve the Union and the South to de
•stroy it, the responsibility will rest on the South.
If that meant the subjugation of the South he did
not en understand it.
Mr. BOTC* rejoined Re understood from the
gentleman that if the South shall take her desti
nies In hor own handy, the North will prevent It.
But the South could not be conquered by the eigh
teen millions of the Northern people, as intimated.
If the issue was ever made, ddpend upon it the
war would be to the knife. Be did not, however
apprehend that those people would ever engage In
such a strife. The majority of them are loyal to
the Constitution and they will tell you to pause in
your fratricidal career. The Synth desire peace,
conoerd and harmony. Will you live them to us?
Mr. Examen, of Indiana, replied to Mr. Ma
kin. whose remarks, he said, were harsh an,' un
merited, In referonoe to the compromise bill that
he (Mr. English) Introduced into the last Con
gress. Be narrcted the btatory of the bill provid
ing for the admission of Kansas, which in his opin
ion realised substantially all that his friends claim
ed for It, and was the best they could secure at the
time, under the circumstances which then existed.
On voting for Mr. Montgomery's bill, the Repub
licans voted to admit Kansas as a slave State, and
thus stultified themselves before the country. The
charge of fraud and swindle was frequently re
peated, and the remark, namby-pamby, shiny-
Welly, nasty thing, made by Mr. Raskin, was first
used by Mr. Benton, then worn threadbare by the
Republicans, and next banded over to the gentle.
man from New York. Be had expected that the
country would again be served with the old anti.
Looompton dish, and therefore wax not disap
pointed.
There was much loud conversation In the hall,
and Mr. English asked whether it would be in
order to have the riot act read.
The Clerk interposed to presorts decorum.
Mr. Rittman denied that there was any substan
tial foundation for the charge that the compromise
bill contained a land bribe. It was a myth, and
existed only in the imagination of unscrupulous
politicians. No such thing was eontempiated by
the Dernocratio party. Some of those who made
the charge were like the persons crying " stop
thief," when they had the stolen property In their
possession. A greater place of humbuggery was
never attempted to be palmed off on the Amerioan
people. He maintained that the compromise bill
substantially provided a way to enable the people
of Kansas to do everything which the Republicans
said they would do, if they had the opportunity to
do. There was nn discrimination in favor of
either section, and by the bill both were placed in
a position of ,perfect equality. After the passage
of that bill there was no ground of controveny be.
tween the Republicans and the Democrats. It was
a complete success, and so much of a finality that
it was boond the reaoh of future legislation.
By what Itsiation did the Republicans propose
to renew the controversy and wipe out the benefits
conferred on a distracted people. It would be
come the settled policy not to admit any State
without population enough; as fixed by the Federal
tatio, to entitle It to Congressional legislation. He
would vote for the admission of a State recogni
sing African slavery or otherwise. It was enough
for him to know there was a fair legal expression
of the will of tbe people. If they prefer slavery,
that is their business. He would not Interfere with
it. He was for perfect equality between the States
and for true popular, sovereignty. The object of
Republicans In keeping up sectional 'trite was to
obtain offoe and polities' power. He was for peace,
and regretted the ntteranoe of extreme views either
from the North or the South. He was from a con
servative,patriotic) State, and trusted there would
be an uprising of the people to tesoh politicians
that that the country demands and will have Peso.
Indiana would not, under any uircumstanees, tole
rate any measure designed to elevate negroes to
tertpe of political equality with the whites, and her
whole history and legislation go to confirm this
opinion He believed no such alternative would
ever be presented, butit became statesmen to con
sider what might be attempted. He regretted the
sweeping allegations against the North by South
ern men, who often failed to make proper disorimi
! nation between the different elute; and sections
of the free States
The idea of secession and disunion was tweed
ingly distasteful to the free States, except among
men of the ultra school, and every word said here
favoring such a result is eagerly caught up, and
the Democratic party accused of being in favor of
the universal extension of.stavery sod disunion.
If moderate °meets prevail, the Democracy will
be able to overthrow the Nepublicans, formidable
as they appear. Do not despair of the Republic
and dq not lightly esteem the Northern Democracy.
For gentlemen to say that they would go out of the
Union in the event of the election of au objeutiona
ble candidate, would only aggravate the evils of
which they complain.
Mr. Motors's remarked that Mr. Raskin was
absent, having paired of with Mr. Wright, of Ten
nesse, till Friday. Ile wished Mr. English to note
this fact in his speech.
Mr. Hewett replied that be believed be had
said nothing offensive.
Mr. ANDERSON, of Missouri, presented the memo
rial of the mail contractors, saying that the On
verninent owes them two millions for services ren
dered, and urging the adoption of such measures as
would onahle teem to meet their liabilities and con
tintio to carry the mails. Mr. A. said he understood
that these gentlemen had received no compensation
for the last twelve months, and had parted with
the scrip obtained at a great discount and ruinous
rates. It wan evident that there could be no relief
till the organisation of the House. He asked for
speedy action, and laid that he was willing to vote
fur any man, outside of the Republican party, in
relation to whom there was a probability of an oleo
tion lie proposed a meeting here to-night of the
Anti-Lecomptonites, Americana, and Democrats, to
agree on the support of nominees, from the Speaker
to the Doorkeeper.
Mr. Bravais, of Pennsylvania, expressed the
hope that ash a meeting would resemble the
Happy Family—the owl, the rattlesnake, and the
prairie wolf—all living together io the same
hole. [Laughter.) In order, he said, to show that
we are in earnest, I move we proceed to a ballot,
viva yore, the person having the largest number
to be Speaker of this Congress.
Mr. Aveur, or Tetfiweisee. In speaking against
the Republicans, urged the adoption of Mr. Clark's
resolution as proper. He wanted an united South—
united as a band of brothers—and net only united
among themselves, but with the patriotic band
from the North who stand unfalteringly by the
rights of the South, and of all etettions.
Mr. Wssuanuse, of Maine moved that the
House proceed to ft vote for Speaker. The utdee.
speedy way to secure an orgy:hallo - Oa to keep
ailence. Nothing prevented an organisation more
than speech-n eking. If gentlemen would not
speak they could vote by yeas and nap on every
question now pending in a single question.
Mr. Wixatow, of North t.arolina, replied that
those on the Democratic side chose to be governed
by their own opinions.
Mr. WASHBURN; of Maine, asked—Do you think
abstinence from speech•making would facilitate an
organisation, or does the gentleman desire to pre
vent it?
Mr. Wl:mow did not think the gentleman's
plan would organlae the Mouse. Five DOMOOTatS
are now abseat.
Mr. WASUBVIOIII, Or Maine. Who to roopoagible
for that?
Mr. Wiwerow mold he would agree to a rote If
the Republicans would pair off with the Demo•
cretin absentees.
Cries on the Republloan side—'. No," " No."
Mr. FLOWN/MI, of Pennsylvania, made an ex
planation, in which he defended himself from a
false charge made by a newspaper correspondent,
that he bad voted for a Aries'-Nothing fur dposkor.
lie had twieo voted for Mr. Maynard, because ho
regarded him a highly intelligent, conservative
gentleman, and just such a person as should be en
trusted with the duties of that chair. Ito was
then '
and has Once, been assured that Mr. May
nard never became a member of the American
organization. He voted fir him because Mr. May
nard was an olu•laue Whig, and with the view of
organizing the House, seeing that the Democrats
had no prospect of SUCOSSI. •
Mr. Wilts Low moved to adjourn.
Mr. Braaroir ' of Ohio, suggested call of the
House, to see wh o were present.
Mr. WINSLOW was satisfied that no TOO could be
taken to-day,
Mr. Bra:crux wished to know whether balloting
was to be peatponad till every man was in Ida
Mr. Woe cow replied that some of the Demo
orals who were absent would be present to
morrow.
Mr. STANTON inquired whether Mr. Winslow did
not know that 50[114) gentlemen had purposely ab
sented themselves with a view thst the organi-
sation might be °Malted.
Mr. WixeLow. lam assured to the contrary.
Mr. STANTON. IS not mob a presumption fur
nished_by their absenoe
Mr. WINSLOW. You can get more 'rola° infor
mation from your awn aide.
Mr. Sraitrox. We think there are parlous
sent with that object.
Mr. Winnow said he would like the gentleman
to mention
On motion of Mr. STANTON there wan A nail or the
House.
Mr. Rutorarr, of Kentucky, moved to tuljourn.
Negatived—yeas 92 nays 105.
Mr. It:maottu amid that Messrs. Adrain end Roy
nettle, who were absent, had pereistently voted
against the Demoorats. if the Demoovrts would
furnish pairs for those gentlemen, the Republicans
would furnish pairs for the other absentees on the
Demo:ratio side.
Mr. JonN Cocnniwk, of New York. In order to
enable u to consider this generous and wine p[oo-
sitipn, I move that we adjourn.
Mr. Moons, of Kontuoky, had been desirous of
going home, but neither Republican nor Democrat
would pair with him. He asked whether it wan fair
to ask him to rote for an adjournment, in order that
the absentees might Dome in.
Mr. WINSLOW knew that the alniMeil of all the
gentlemen, except one, was from more aeaident.
Mr. Moon said they should not have left with
out a pair.
After further conversation, the House adjourned.
Legislative Caucus Nomiaatiens.
Renniethrno, Jan. It —The Opposition members
of the Rouse of Representative* met ill.PaUeus last
evening in the east committee nm. All the
members were present. John M. Thompson, of
Butler, was called to the chair, and Wm. Shaeffer,
of Cheater, and David F. Bayard, of Allegheny,
nppointed eeeretaries. Mr. Strong, of Philadel
phia, nominated W. C A. Lawrence, of Dauphin,
for Speaker of the Rouse, and the notninat'on was
unanimously ratified. E. t. Rauch, of Lehigh,
wus unanitnougly nominated for Chief Clerk. For
Assistant Clerk of the Rouse L John Hall, of Wash•
Igton, received 44 votes; 'iv. W Wise, of Affer
son, 12; and James 8011, of Blair, 10. The nomi
nation of Mr. [fall wee then made unanimous, and
the caucus adjourned entil this afternoon.
The Opposition members of the Senate met In
the Senate committee room, and by a unanimous
vote nominated Wm. M. Francis, of Venange, for
Speaker. Russell Errol, of the Pittsburg arertri,
was also unanimously nominated fur Clerk, Messrs
Shreffer and Rarnmerelv nut being usrulniatem be
fore the caucus. The Democratic members of the
Senate had no caucus,
The Demooratio members of the Rouge, in caucus,
Nominated Henry Dunlap, of Philadelphia, for
Speaker; Jacob Ziegler, for Chief Clerk ; John S.
Laird, for Sergoant•at•Arms; J. R. Smi t h, f oe
Poetma4er ; P 11. Bunco. for Doorkeeper, and
James Huhn, of Pnlladelphi a, for klesienger.
New Hampshire Polities.
CONCORD, N. IL, Jan. 3.—The Republican Con
vention met hero to-thy. It wee largely attended
and the proceedings wore harmonious. Ooverttor
illeouhrin wee renominated.
A convention will be held elm after the March
election for eholoe of delegates to the Chicago Con
vention.
The State Treasurer of Maine a 1)o.
taulter.
PORSLAND, Die , Jan. S.—B. D. Peck, ibe Stets
Treasurer, ie a defaulter. The Governor and
Connell have untitled the banks having the State
depoelte to pay no checks drawn by him. The Slate
le secured by hie bondsmen, and he bee made over
his property as impurity.
M=lU ' r7.lMrnM
llartateamte.
The State Legislature met to-dity, agreeably to
the requinsments or the Onnetitntion.
SENATE.
The Senate met at 3 o'clock, end wu called to
order by Mr. Tunny, Speaker of the last Senate.
The certified returns wets received from the gov
ernor, through the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
and read, after which the henate proceeded to the
election of a Speaker. William M. Francis,A . Opp.)
of Venango, end Jacob Turnev, (Dem.) I%eit'
moreiand, wore nominated. The ballot reaulted as
bilows :
Wm. M. Francis, Opp
Jacob Tarney, Dem - 11
Messrs. Bell, (Deco ) of Chester, and Connell,
(Opp.) of Philadelphia, were absent.
Mr. Francis was thereupon declared duly elected
Speaker, and was conducted to the chair by Mewl.
Turney and McClure. After a brief speech of ao
knowledginent, the usual oath was administered
to the Speaker by Mr. Thrney.
The newly elected Senator then took the cus
tomary oath, after which the Senate proceeded to
the election of a Clerk, the first ballot resulting ac
follows :
Rossi Zrrett, (Opp.) yp
Wm. 11. Idlllsr, (Dem.) 11
Mr. Emit!, was declared ideated, and was duly
sworn.
The usual oommittees to welt upon the Moue of
Representatives and also upon the Governer, to
inform them of the organisation of the Senate, were
then appointed, and t h e Senate adjourned to meet
to-morrow at 11 °Nitwit.
ROUSH.
The House of Representatives was ogled to or
der at twelve o'olook, by Mr. Strong, of Philadel
phia, Mr. S. J. Rae, Clerk at the rut Roue, of
deleting_ as Clerk.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth was intro
duced, and presented the certified returns of the
elections for Representatives in Abe several coun
ties of the Commonwealth, which were reed by the
Clerk.
The roll was then called, whin ninety-eight
members answered to their names, the absentees
being John Stone, Democrat, of Lucerne, and
Marks D. Whitman, Opposition, of Dauphin. The
latter has recently deceased.
The House, then on motion, proceeded to the
election of a Speaker. Messrs. W. 0. A. Lawrence,
Opposition, of Dauphin, and Henry Dunlap, Dem
ocrat, of Philadelphia, were placed in nomination,
and a ballot being ha d, resulted as followss
W. C. A. Lawrence, (Opp) 65
Henry Dunlap, (Dem.) 33
3ir, Lae teregpo deslared sle
Speaker, w
an re d nc was °en h dured n
to the chair eet by d
Meters Strong and Dunlap. On taking the ebeir,
Mr. Lawrence tendered his acknswledgmentsla a
brief and appropriate address. lie trusted that
the public interests would receive early and earnest
attention, and that through care and wisdom in
their sots as Representatives, the session might be
productive of advantage to the State.
The customary oath of office was then adminis
tered to the speaker by Mr. Dunlap. after which
the members were sworn by the Speaker.
Messrs. Jackson, Beltser, and Rouse were, on
motion, appointed a committee to wait upon the
Governor, and inform him that the Howse Was or
ganised.
Maury. Sheppard and Rill were appointed a
committee to wait on the Senate, and inform that
body that the Roue was organised.
The rules and regulations of the last BOW* were,
on motion, adopted for the goverment of the
Mr. O'Nana. presented& patition :romps. Wiley,
of the Sixteenth Representative district of Phila.
dolphla, contesting the seat of Thomas W. Dul9eld,
(Democrat,) Representative from teat 4Lerlat.
Thursday next, the Sib inst., was appointiMo se.
lest the committee in the cam.
The Rouse then adjourned until eleven o'clock
to-morrow.
Three Days Later from Celttends.
(By Overland Mail.)
ELICTION IR 8A• PRANCISCO-SSE BZIIAIVILIL
sraraoLs—IMPORTART SUIT IS SIM SCPRIU/S
Sc. Louts, Jas. 3.—The overland mail, with Ban
Francine() dates to the 12th ult , arrived here last
night.
A. C. Reaohy, a Lecerepton Democrat, has been
elected to the State Senate, but this is net coml.'.
ered as a political teat, as he was supported by the
property interests.
The first locomotive ever constructed In Califor
nia has been completed at San Francisco
Peter Smith's title to real estate was being ar
gued before the Supreme Court. This snit in
volves property in San Francisco valued at $lO,-
000 000, and $5,000,000 In other pule of the State.
There is much speculation about the election of
United States Senator in place of the late Mr.
Broderick. The State Legislature meet; on the
9d of January. A long struggle is expeeted, with
oven chances for no election during the melon.
Mr. Masser, the new Delegate to Congress from
Carson Valley, was to leave on the 11th for Wash
ington, with a large 'peel:nen of silver ore as a
contribution to the Washington monument.
The San Francisco Wooden Factory commenced
operations on the 12th ult. 8011'013V-1111 operators
were to be employed.
The candidates the United State. Senator were
Governor Weller, B. F. Washington, 8. K. Juge,
J. W. Denver, James A. McDougal but none of
them were considered as pre-eminently strong.
A large meeting was held at Genoa, Carson V,al
- to bid farewell to Mr. Messer, the Delegate to
Congreu.
The Territori4l Enterrtst of the 10th alt. says
the California Mining Company, of Virginia, after
six weeks' drifting. bad stn •:k the main silver
lead, arty feet below the surface. The ore dh.co
oared promises to rivet in richness that from the
original Comstock lead. The mining claims, in
oonsequenee, bad advanced 300 per cent.
Susslau corvettes bad arrived at San Fran
cisco from the Mawr river, with detest to Get. 221.
Mr Collins had arrived down the Antrim with a
lot of camels for shipment to Seth Frenetic!):
D. is supposed that the Russian corvettes were to
make a survey of the harborer San Francisco, and
from thence go to Croustadt, via New York.
The shipment of gold from Victoria daring the
months of September, October, and November,
amounted to $l5O 000.
The value of the Sherrebaok claim, continued
by Judge lloffinan, la 5950,000.
Advices from the Sand Cot Islands to Nov. 17th.
one week later, hal been received at Lan Fran
obieo. Thirty whaler" had arrived during- the
week.
The rates of freight wore low, and a large num
bar of homeward-bound whalers being in port
seeking cargoes, prevented merchantmen from
fillingg op with the usual rapidity. The ships
Bylvta, Black Sea, Reednga, and 8. P. Wllietts,
were slowly taking in cargoes! for Atlantic ports.
A floe jonbing and retail trade was going on at
Honolulu, but provisions were low, barely oovezing
oast and charges.
The arrivals from the Arctic, and fiodeao seas
were 00 in all this season. The total catch has
been 34,411 batrels; hornOebotak In weasels with
• catch of 54,155 barrels; from the sperm whale
grounds 4 vessels with 1,410 barrels.
On the 12th ult. at Ban Francisco the weather
was floe. 'tattiness closed dull and prices hoary.
he only new item is a spirited demand for coal.
The two steamships, it is said, were competing for
a monopolrof the market. Anthracite and West
Howley coals were selling at $25 per ton.
A largo numher of vegtale wore due from the
Athnti State, and Europe, and goods will proba
bly go still lower on their arrival.
The steamship Ooloien Age arrived at Sal Fran
cisco on the 12:h from Panama.
NelvlVorkLegislature.
MCSSAGE OP GOVRMNOR MORGAN
ALBANY, Jan. 3.—The meastiga cf Governor
Morgan was read to both Rouses of the Legislature
to-day.
In iderring to the ulavory queation, he says: New
York still maintains the opinions she always held in
reference to this evil. She yields to none of her
sister States iu devotion to the Union. She em
phatically disavows all sympathy, or co-operation,
with those misguided men who have sought un
lawfully to interfere with the institutions of
any of her sister States. Me concludes, by refer.
ing to slaver' in the States and Territories as fol
lows: Yielding cheerful obedience to the doc
trines of State sovereignty—having no disposition
to Interfere with the local institutions of the States
—prepared at all times to aid those States in the
preservation of their eotereiva power, the people
of New York, while always enforcing their views
In a legal, peaceful, and eonstitationsimanner, will
not surrender the•rlght to participate in the refor
mation of this,*or arty other evil, In the adminis
tration of the General Government.
Ohio Legislature.
Carreurts, Jan. 3.—The Ohio Legislators or•
gentled yesterday. It. P. Parsons was elected
speaker of the Iloose.
?be Governor's' memoir is mainly *oohed to
State affairs. He recommends the meosetreent of
the laws repealed at the last 'salon prohibiting
slaveholders kidnapping. Ho condemnsall inroads
Into other States and attempts to exalts servile in.
curreetions, but thinks the whole blame should not
fall on the free States. Ohio has been frequently
entered for the purpsse of kidnapping. and the fu.
gltive-elave law eaeouted under circumstances of
i irest aggravation. Her citizens travelling in slave
buttes, eu mere suspioion have been subjected to es.
pionage, indignity of arrest, and imprisonment.
Still, the people of Ohio hold fast to the Union,
and will neither dissolve it herself, nor consent to
its dissolution by others.
Fire at Baltimore—The Weather
ItALTIMOTIE, January $ —The Store of Trutt,
Sioklo, .3 Co., deniers in fancy goods, was burnt
to night. Loss $10,000; ininrod,
The harbor Is almost entirely olosad, and steam
ers arrive with great difficulty. The weather 13
cold. A suovv•storm is threatening.
New York Stock Exchange—Ono. 3.
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6 Erie I. .... 8 4 % W j Itch hitch Central IL•1300 aoh
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Markets by Telegraph.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 3.—Floor quiet; sales of Cloward
rreet at •o lie. Wheat firm. but quiet from want of
lEPPlies wales*ll3soo. Corn quiet and unchanged.
Provisions steady at former rates. Whiskey dull at
WO. Exchange on New 1 ork um:hugged.
Mom t.R. Jan. —1 here was no cotton market reday.
New OSLE VV. Jan. 3.—Cotton—The foreign &diger'
Lave had no elieet on the market; mules of TAB bales at
er Wig tor middlings.
84V/1 taN•ll. Jan.!) —Cotton is in improved Amused;
OM.* to-say ol 3,3 W bales
en gat F+ run 2/m.l—Cotton—Raise to day of 2 rem
hales at unohanred quotations.
eigtISNATI. Jan. J.—Flour unchsneed Whisk eg
lower; Hoke higher ; sales of Toe at .26.22013.im ; re cipts
2 WO L ions. York kle LORIS 72, Lard, lOo.; Seguddere, TS;
The Liverpool Cotton Circular.
Nsiv Yon s. Jan 3 fee mails in tne wearable Cs.
ash lett for the South this niorninz.
Cirouler of F ridny , the ICtb ult.. reports the
market dull and ttrtuiein;, with a decline of I.l6tlB.kfd.
titirit• pit the prelererce Over common American I.:pt.
ton y eatertia, in eiiiisecoence cC adverse winds d e l a y.
MC the receipt of a supply of the Latter. Spinners
cattle forward mere ;reel,. checking the downward
ma want, and the nsa ket storied with mote steady
neu. lievertadeer. there was an ardent desire to press
sales and a tarther decline stems only to have been
prevented by the iu 00h. et sea.
Imports of the wet , k, 30 OW bele.; et *ea, 230,069 We ,
ilgei net 100 OW bales last sear. Minden‘ Orleans,
f b bider fid ; elands. Vid. The Manchester market is
less animated. but doled steady. AlO ight concession in
the prices a ould lead to a renewal of the previous se
tiVity.
Richardsoa & Spence report a destine of 3-3&l, the
market closing without any recovery. Orleans Mid
dling., f 1-I6d; Uplands. 94M.
Wakefield & Nash,fitohlterfOlill Co., and Clare &
Co., report the deltne a;
THE C=IT Y.
Auirmonanns pus .2TEXIBIL
IV/antLitrairt ll'inatalk, amen Wooer. 444
Za.;7" nett awl Itarteensir—" The Ws tax-
Waaan.si t CutanahlAter-Iltazra Tirsaran,
Arab ativat. ably, SiztAd—'• nap 11 - il Limo .
Wien Van Can'
Ilarent& TX11124. W4amit street awa &OA
and Nat —Vim Lae' Groat ?bow."W
OM Mummy arnizr.—Page's TIMM.
ACADEMY or Ftan Asps. Team rtmet.--" part_
au"—" TN Martyrdom of ohs Balm am"
Emma'. Geu.xxotrent Ma.tiereet.,—Millastos
or lawn work, of 111'ns. loss boalmsr.
Sex orison's Killlll7lloll Rosa. ]arse's
"mph Ettuldiat, Chestnut stmt., atoms mt
dos e
at of a.
McDoyotaz s OA rt num Rim Watt. Wow Thad,—
Itatettauunsate moat,
Tempts or Wonsose. east earner Tenth sad
Chestnut etnestm-degmaetes,
loinnoi Tzstannar 1/0331230,-44,ftrr-
TT CoIIITAIILE SIAM" 13 A Bairns Howie
Yesterday scorning, towards two o'eloek, • heal•
side took place in Currant allay, below Lomat
Street. in the Eighth ward. A young man named
Andrew Johnson, a deputy sot:stable in she Fourth
ward, was the victim. Be was is the haw., No.
226 Currant alley, kept by a w passed Anne
Johnson, when the, ce.earnsuas Mk "plain. Arai*
is known as Methane Ruh, and has the reparation
of keeping a bawdy panel house. Aeoording to
the story at the deceased be was in this bonne. tai
the woman attempted to rob him A scoffie en
sued, during which two men named Bishop Butter,
alias " Bash Ratter," and William Be*., alias
" Busker," tusked in upon him and inflicted the
wounds which (mused ids death. Two of the Eighth
ward officers were passing at the time ,_ and, :sear
ing the analle, *stood and arrested fterke, Rat
ter, Anne Johnson, sod the deceased. Bork* wu
found in a place of eonetetbannt, from - Viitkil he
was taken. Johnson was taken so the 113110111 in
a dying eendition. There were some terser twelve
staW in hie body, in one of which wail band •
common pocket-knife blade aboo two and a half
lashes in length. Soon after rasa hiv Um hospital
he expired.
About noon yeateiday outspeak wan tussitennisi
by Alderman Moore, la place of Cameos Fenner,
who is detained In the hoary by lesson of skknats_
Th g following evidence tem elicited:
Dr. Reed testilisd that tier defendant wu
brought Into the hospital about three o'clock this
morning; we found two or three scalp wounds, one
'deep woon4 in the back whisk probably reached
the lung, one wound in the shoulder had the knife
blade mill stab/ In it, bat amended under the
skin; the man died while we were dressing his
womb; he lived- bat about, toner AftsitieLailnataa
after reselling the institution be WM MAIM* uP
to the time of his death weirs several other
wounds besidks thoacil bays desert - bed ; I believe
the wounds wet. owed by the knife blade round
td the body. -
. Moor Phillip W. Wood arwors,—Almat losif part
one e cloak this monsion I was parsin g down C""
rant allay, from. Epsom' street; 4 bsoidd, some ono
"Give it to him !" I saw three persons; one
ran up a pirate alley; the - otheilito were Mil
di:wiled when they got la front afAano Johnson's
house ; I heard that there bad been aria of mur
der there; I then followed the &wawa and Rat.
ter (who were clinched/10 Loaner street, where
Officer Router and myself separated them, and we
took them to the station-boas,; decanted told ma
be wee stabbed; be said *tanker
_Kubota-him,
and that the latter had then gone latehladsea
(Anne Johnson's) homes; deceased walked to the
atalloa-houim, in Fifteenth street, peas Inert; de
-1 aimed told me be had hems shot =
OtSeer Juhn G. hunter acorn, and corzokuriatod
the statement of the last witness, except in nerd
to Burke. Re said, after ring to the matron
house I want to Anne Johnete's house, and found
Burke eanualed between the bed and the slats of
the bedstead in the third *tory; be midst-saes' ex.
eept one boot; 130 blood ea ; MAW bad
plenty of time to remove it; I fund a knife
handle in the ire place ibis morning ; It would fit
the blade found In the wound; th emwarls marks blood shout, the house. ant bloody watts in a
wuh.buin. „
Lieutenant Paella sworn.—When the dace/teed
was brought to the station town, I sent some
men down to Anne Johnson's baste ia °once
queue of what deceased veld ma; ha mil Darts
s.abbod him and Rutter helped to hearhim ;
sent for Dr. Hooper, who told m the man was
dying, and that I had bettor get him to the hospi
-141 ; I sent for an alderman, but as none maid be
obtained I swore him end took his deposition in the
presence of several witnesses; he stated that Burke
a:abbed him, and that Rutter helpedsoheat him ;
he identified the two prisoners, who care confronted
with him ; I had the descried removed to the
hospital then ; deceased told me that be went to
Anne Johmon'a home, and that A. robbed hits of
$2 37, but he au too weak to explain further ; be
told me also that Ruske shot a pistol at Wm; 1
searched the house in Conant alley this morning ;
I found a broken pistol under a bed in the secon d
story ; it did not appear to hare been mod lately ;
there were two wash-basis* is the imam which
ecntsined bloody water; Ratter's .bond's and
clothed wen very bloody; there wan a good deal
of blood smeared about the house; 'a irsek itch
was found under a stove In the first nary ; this
looming I fraud a twa-dollar bill lying / 0 . 4 e on
the stairs In the home.
Aunt Johann intota.—l live it 2:4 Cantu
alley; I met deceased at Eighth and W a le "re"
last night, and he followed me home; rdtd not
know him ; he Kura the door in and followed me
lA, and be then smack me with* bury billy th ree
ftu
and eat my bead ; I bled freely ; ought
the blood In Mee wash basins; the len I
saw of him he was catt io the street Bushey"
wu in the hoes ; r don't kn ew hew he
got in' he don't live there: be was dnalt;
deemed struck .ms int st the %at of Ike auks,
and then dragged' me tip stain wham hi beat ma
again ; I lay as dead for an boor, and wheel wake
up Barbey" awl demisted wens flablintin the
room; they foaght for ball an boar, and then they
fought la the street; Ratter was not there at the
time of the Wit; I raw him at she starion-Loose;
Ratter aomedmer carries • ley of abuse ;
Duke does not carry a key; atter the tfiei r ke
asked me what was the matter, and why disedi
struck; I saw no knife; Ratter boards at my
house. -
The evidetie• et flile witness ray itlienlylth a
marked degree et relvatanee, and nary-at bar
statement' were eontredlesosy. Her eriAlsees
gerund where hut little weight with the jai,.
t facer Banter was reaalls& and prude/ma a bro.
ken knife haft which he had jam- henseht from the
fire-place In the woad story of the *ems in Cur
rant alley. The beadle wetly It. the btailaToca3
in the body of the &wean& .
At this point, the Les i ttest was adjnerned over an
ti/ this =ursine, it *Urea ettleok, In order to ob
tain the ericlenati of the other witnesses and teet.ie
tha ph/deans to make a post-mortem examination.
Rutter and Barks are well known to thi patoo as
being eery bad ahem:ten. debt:dew, the dectuel,
is a stogie may, and resides in South street,
Twelfth. The hawse at No. ItIS Currant alley heirs
a very bad reputation, and to mid to be tie arena
et a number eat:Lamas.
This Fusin MAnctrwrirt or la' Auu
nocsi.—At the last stated meetirlg of the that-
Mans of the Poor s easy interesting report was
presented by Mr. Paris, and Bladrartently omitted
by us yesterday. This report represents in a sta
teliest view the Menne* between the present
management of the Board and that of the former
system. This report is as follow@ :
Yoar Committee to Amnesty report that at Est as
is known, Win for al the bebtltnes amtzeetest by ) oa
nets Dam prated. sad warrants drawn and approval
by jhs *astral/4r.
- The Waste to the ersitit of tkik department
on July 4. IiSY wan Ss: 311
Add sail Wail approettetom Jaly /A . .13.1
From 'which &doe vomitus &sem W.
Y0U0rder.........,.._....,..._..______.__
Lentos unexpended the rem' ASO
Of the samaras drown br your color shoat SLIM
were for debts contracted by your prettosesedb. Tao
sum of 47,10 Tao paid to the City Treasurer. elelositre
of the amount reeseired from the treasurer of mottle
Bonrd. and the a ts tors us value of merinos and wateri
now on baud, is reported at Noe, by 'tag, LIMB it was
when ton Loomed year dnh est Outing credit for sod
deed them. wools. it esparto that the ems , o dos city
crow Jury 4th. for this donut:bona. me 8111116
your...male-0 had great ditScatrY anirnir tas
coat of tbe departl23lls . for h• eanre year. the sat.
rants drawn etymons :to 3o): Ist. sanest to also at.
Add dedrioney bids of Ltd— . alt
Boils rod by es— INM
Stack of sempbse isna on bassi Judy lab than
January let. Mk.
Dadoot ouli reenp•e.
Netost or the department horn lannio7Ut
taJuly 4th._ . . 11.1
Net cost from Juh;4l*.te t"* o seder tie am,. BPI
it it not to be interred from tnts that yore eon e dee.
ear, or of Fill MO per enema The coat of oactkv, re
lief nod the PoPolatlce of the house are pester for Ma
hut half of the year.
From the above east of 81.61.1:3
Deduct exceeded for coet•door T rtrii 7 E-113 t
for support soil hooded souse ; ena
nes. vexes, rant of Tod** a.sh
beard at resident ohmage**. 1117.1,3;
note pet* Ms, 11.186 Saset
Loaves for cod of applies. av tar as otia
ascertained t from tee confined mate of the
comfit Woke) for an arenas popatatwa
PAUpersons ....... .......... VIM.=
For the impend as maths
Coat am* Jab , 4.
Deduct for out-door Wier ....
Etvart Rod bonded cases. ..
snag, Irate... eta. .
Intro Covent** (or permanent he
procements. . - 3.111
- DU
Leave. for coat of nth2hes. as ta rabbit
meettemee. for an srernit frineUUcht of
3 atil pentane ~ • . « Mantua almahnce for the Cr dirrence in time
from sacoar7 1 torn!) 4.11 compared 'with
the time y hare bid contrni, and fot the
did . ..throe in popahtiOn of 3,n7 in the Ent,
ram = apt to the Lear as montru, therms:.
tllcompere re expenditure by the 041
- COCCI
Ararat: whichereti.l hare iti4 - in is the Mae
time, 'rah the into* poet:lmi - n lEtenhf
A MOntirent TQ SOLl:anal or Tlia Rxru-
IXTION.—We understand that the Pennsylvania
Dragoons, Captain C. Thompson Jones, of Box
borough, intend laying_the isornerMone of a uto;:n•
meat, on th e 22d of February, to mark the sp.it
where wren men, belonging to a nOinpany 1 Ir.
ginia Trooper*. during the time Washing , . a
was at Valley Forge, were buried. It appears tt.
at that time the Virginians ware stationed on 113
farm of Andrew Wood, on the Wissatitekoe, row
owned by the heirs of Stsmnel Lerering : •r 1
while sleeping in the house and barn - &,:r 1 1. e ,i,
they were !surprised br a company of Briti-h dra
goons, stationed in PlAtadelphia,ther having. been
led by a eirmaitous reale, by &Tory well &Nu sin ed
with this section of the country. The scrorise
was complete, and seven of the T i coronary
were killed, and afterwards buried itt a lot on the
farm of Andrew Wood. which is between' the ruin ,
pike and the Wistabiekou. A boy, irrnyeara of age,
named Barndollar, waspreeent At th e leers!, and
he is now a resident of the selgitborbead. Nearly
all the money for the baildinortbiairtortarnent Las
already been raised, and in a short time "after the
laying of the eorneratone, It will De emoted.
ACCIPSICT TO A DOYZSTK . -- 01 Tile3day
a ‘• water beck" In the kitchen in restserant of
Warm .t Logue, in Eighth street, ewe Walnut,
exploded with such foie as to blow Om chimney to
picot!, break the furniture in the ki&itsen, shiner
the wood work, and injure the peresste present
The clothing of Mrs. Logue took Ste,,but it was
extlOgaiSbed without doing the wearer any de.
meg*. Letitia Fox, the servant girl, WI3 blown
storms the kitchen among the rubbish, eel her
elothiog was set on ire. he ISOWITC4 severe in
juries, which, kowerer, are not considered danger.
ons She wee removed to the PeansylVania Hos.
pital. The explosion was canted by the freezing of
the serriee pipe which supplied water . % the eater
buck," or boiler. The s teas generated rapidly in
the latter, and, the Res le leerily no way ot es
e aping, the explosion was the rent t. in d weltirge
where there are boilers be the rum of the largo or
gas oven seat sire should be taken to ATM melt
accidents revere weather. It can barsacerteined
very readily whether the /zanies pweitiare in pro.
per condition by turning the keiterelpie faucet in
the kitchen. If the water tuna truly there is no
danger; but if the water does nett, and steam
cornea rushing oat, the looser the _Ere is extin
guished, and the service pipes thawakthe bet-er.
On making Inquiry at the Hospital; fast evening,
w e learned that Miss Fox le rowed% from the
effeete of her isjeuiee.
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