- THE PRESS. PITBI4BIIBB ,DALLY :(81711DAY8 11110/IPTBD) Bit JOHN Vr.:FoRREY. 10FRIOE NO. 417 0111 STNUT STRUT. . -DAILY paEss. Tyvsavß Olen Pea Was:. pelable to the Cle Mailed tit tiebsombete out dike, City M Douai* PIM ANNuM . FOIIEL DOLLAIte 7/04 . ..11 TOUT MONTH/ TIIiNSIDOLLAIte NOR 431: 14042 11 1"itiVettebir td ad= vanee for the time ordered:' Mailed to subsonbers out of the Citet,t Tease Dot LAYS PEI 411.1511Mdr111 advlinoe., - STATIONERY. 1 QM) NEW FIRMS AND,. Q • - 1 "-"‘"`" CHANGES, WM. F. MURPHY & SONS. No. 339 CHESTNUT STREET, Below ninth, !HAMM, MA2iITITACTIMII6 OP B•LANK BOOKS, Blade ofltuou Stook. &mold Orders promptly ezeontol. Cher, Drafts, Nem, Copyists h Presp i n Lot t t , lan o i nitul"c"6l.l*lNTMEll36llOnitt MIi.LINERY GOODS. 729. N E 729. FLOWER & FEATHER 'STORE, "T29'OHTSB.TNUT STREET: Mixing ent, at ORRATAN REDDORD PRIOR& oar antlra stook of - • BRAD DitteIIES. , BRIDATLWREtBII, FaYallai FL0W.1611.13, FBA • . mu, INEILY. 000 DB. NFJPNEDY BRO., 799 01LOTNUT az, AND 43 3. SECOND 3T. oata-aml , BOOTS AND SHOES. H.A.ZELI.4 & HARMER. , ALWUNA=IIIMI „WHOLFBALIII DIALIES HOOTS, AND - SHOES. . NO. 128 NORTH THIRD liITNUT. A fall moment of Clif made goal and Shone eon steal: on band. alO-tf WATCHES, JEWELRY, dres. SILV-E.R- WARE. WM. WILSON & SON • Invite genial attention to thin/took of BILVBII. WARE, whioh is now nnuanally large, affbrding a vs rtety of pattern and design nreareassied by any house the United States, sod of finer quality than is manage toed for, table use In any part of the world. , Our Standard of Silver is 9354.000 parts pure. The'Engllah Starling .9254000 American and Preach 90041000 1, Thu It hill be seen that we give thirty-five parts raw then the American and Fund coin, sad ten parts purer than Mg English Sterling. Ws melt all our own Silver. =dire guaranies the quality as stove (MO, whloh rs tho ,gotrir Mat rag be made to be serviaiabli, and will resist the salon of !tilde mush bony than Ms ere. won , Bileff WM. WILSON & SON, 11. B.—Any fineness of Silver Manufootared es limed upon, but sosittroo/y nose isfOrtor to React and Assort oat starstlarl. Nolen ea➢pliedwnth them= standaid u nand in our roan dental - main . . Fine 811 4 ver Bars, *4OlO tsrti 'pure, onstantly as kind. sul4lat HARDWARE PACKAGE HOUSES. HANDY & BRENNER. 33, 93, AND Mr NUM FIFTH ISTREBB ntudaftthure, wnomazx OOMMIO&ON MatORANTO, For the solo of all 'kinds of, kVA 3 40 1 . 4 40Aiiiliki/V l ,:iirdtiikliTi% I AND MMUS! OP .0111.11 MAD, BELEFIAN, FRENCH; AND ENDURE HARDWARE AND OVTLERY, Bony constantly on bud a large stook of Goode to esf yly Hardware Dealers. LOTOHER'S FII;1119, 131FFOHSIVil AGE T the ea • oth "it. ' BUTCHER'S STEEL OF VABIOV HINDS. WRIGHT'S PATENT AWLS • AND snip oatari, ink other kinds in miry nrisith NMI Anna Fox , 82411,1 0 . , .11 ETBATB,S, 11.0 4 T,Ctlei OFT AY% DEW MODEL, RIFLES AMD. , r/WVOLIS. .ftweiD e. SLIMY. MO. O. PRIM& •11. P. PUI(NU. 111Y-1I pACKAGE HARD WißEHdtsit—Ncre ...- cr woild retlkeottullt call the attention of the Ur fehrlarl d :Mß = 11 ;r: Arsr fi, ...I nos by the twoltone. - . &Goode de.; Hillarelger &teldinr. 4 1 "w n . IL U r b l tad firr i p so om-vm. , •• - 41' 00mIlt fr,_ Btreet, • • Pm:Hu d Commt on ateronaba End /ideate tor rcwomm a ttd Dominate Hardware. auss-e .. _ CABINET WARE. CABINET FDRNITURE Alm BILLIARD TAMS. MOORE 83 CAMPION. No. 261 sotrTH SECOND EEREST, Ocomeotion with their extiusive cibisl t BMW/go STIO SOw manufacturtomoLarlitis a Ia v aratOWIS T AMMONS t i Whlah are Int by all who have them to t ie in ronfe t tialltY n rafidt of these Table' the el bowers safer to roes patron throughout rx , who , with the character of the IySt4m DRUGS. cinsapitAt.s, 40: DUGS, GLASS, - PAINTS,. &a. F V)) kit:110) DV/CO :IF zciulell IORTHEAB 00AN133i 101INTI1 AND MON STANET9, #ROLESALR DRUGGISTS, Iterorters sad Deelete in WINDOW Oldalth PAINTS. •0., Ittlnte the attention of COUNTRY MERCHANTS to thetriargs stook d amide, width they oar et the loviert =thin rates. , oett-tt SCALES. MANCHESTER SCALES.—:-Courttei, Pliform, Werehonee, Coed, and Railroad Ataafßa e ritng_fdaoldnotandrawa "gent ), and Balt kt,ror &V+ at No. 4.41 OR.R4NUT infest. ISVATIWIIIII OTTAHLEB A. DANTELS. jiFAIRBANKS , PLATFORkt SOMAS ,For We bilidaMaitt=ii. F.DICINAL. A n. wiNsLow j. . ~, pi,,,d, Ex"divENiraitelsg.-- larSTri N G IL v rOR CHILDREN TEETHING vit i ppriirt titlar k: 3or s iti R[ um itiatftwill give Tato you soe: ;Oreto WOW AND HALM" To YOUR 'MISTS. e Int pulgand , 4 artl:lftgok bit rhar eaa 141,r / 7, 1 b :nos inky Orem' otbor mat m iti gi TE ,' . : t F Wlre t As Sir • ipti2l. t m er, g ,., 7 0 -?.. iir Oi t i! „ bi -- rrE t t 0,.., m e m T and Ont! o ec at s .. . t 4 2, log mw: ill egeeteend or (ay r di • NI, . a in i = er n_epoi IX) lereOti '4l il4 rgiliggA l eirg s i s p =rot we b:rd de : I 51 ... .., ad jadoort ma we wriertuie i an •cm ot =Otos train pain ana attereill o be f.t . lap in litHil or MAW rir the Sim I _ nuttee 01 13 lp• 4 %.7 st 0 reacfipie ' y g t a I e w4i Y 2 ?law I g 'F' Oh a. HAIL x x- ' Aram cawA g En. , IS not ee,l7 ramie the i?, 2 L owl pain, bpi Is. AleregltiMi° 4 _nrhpind tr . k;,,titNTiren.li tt lttli t. ly.yil ~ Havl'h...o T IMP irlD 0 CODs omen's op- M c rilit e i n Nee tre ' c2 ?eV trii grist me u reih e •V A ii aafelk:Ordilrityi f , Z tin i tterll :t id i D ip m , Wraclnl 4l 7 o be ~.., OW. We would sa to Viorlg h :inli i iit: 31`1 1 1Yeter i AgiVig air p.-441 , ra , 0 0 t . F ,Yeta.... tw , aszi ir 41445 0 21 l e vi VI ii&vt fo riLl t t: i l rg. hia,„Jitaadoiin cii tay tl i'ort;offt ireedelorteil B l! x 4 Ea mad" 18 " 010114)p014 sintld aW tly DruggiettjuvighbAt th_tirprld. Pripet •Ko. la Moms nylon, wow YET. $7lll-sy owssiossms VIVA ,S ' • E9t -7 ' ii s,, 1100 bbls .9 trite Turpentine, , s la g: ite i t i ztztn e , •-;LW do ar, do Iton,JELatore and fou l : t ry - . . Ann. it"l.9 " . la irdi itiMPik . - ICIIIOLSON, .. , • . , - . Manufeaturer or BRlatic MtvSTY and MARREMLRS - - '- BOSOMS AND COLLARS A hone oil:0 - .3401es nuortment. and waLL,taxne, al warn rind. unto..whiab I. partteidarly 1:1VIte the at lierreimtbntirt, 4 8 n . 11 1 . ' od ° t ° n a V e i o a f n B d lC m O n la P sad aY n iR B C " ° LE R ' deiph jan An*, AD`LIQUORRFor Sale by WETII glum k.,DROTHER' t *id 49 NORTH BR Corm titrpo.. . l6lO ilming ••■•• toll Tar • 200 40 Wilnagton Tar; 260 MIL Pito tt , inetore, and for ewe by #OwL,E,y, ABRBugpEn & Ct)..-Norlo Pi. Wharves. jai OD#ESti,,--40011t15, - ,,t stra Band Bank `E o4 ,teq l l'n l6 " . " 6n4 . 4 114 nrurn; WhitxB. IMM Aid 44,405RDL-BECOND . • ._ un,lo 51 , oiL 1' t t LASB on htind " 1111. 1447147,0 VIA tanYtttif '•• _ - .. .: .;•.-:,:-' ',;;J . ..... ''. N . : 4 ,: 1 / 4 1 k i ~,,,,,,,' ..;••,. , `,‘ \\., i O r / ".... ..:•,:-?!;',•!...• " 4* -0 . .. _ ( I .:> /. ::. ,:•., .:.-.?--ft -t:''''' , -' , -. - I P ,',--'- - 111t ' f "-i;' , P , : ; ?.i. r .':': : :........."• : h .': ; vc * . .. 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'. :, %c: . 7.7 ,.,. , ..,:'.:. :.4 ,.. . -It i .: :: . v. : ..'S .'( ~;' :':' -,-,-, .... ,, .!•••i , . - :.• - ..:-.14,.:••. :L- '-• -7 - ... ..- •,,-: , K. 11: , . . . ~.... ), .• / .., - .., ~_,........,.. ~.....,,, •, _i. _,40. r ,.,........4....„.., .k,- - - - ~..,: ...(1 0 f ; ••-. F .--...-.44,;,, : • r ____..., ----= - -k=....,-...,i k ,.. - •-......_ .7%._ -- ma& - ='-, ,"•, • • • Ir'''"•' - • • ~li?""' --- ~... -----....,_,.......Q.:, . . . ______ .....z.:„.... . „ ' . VOL. 3.-NO. 149. RETAIL DRY GOODS. LADIES' FANCY FURS. GEO. F. WOWRATH. • NOB. 411 AND 417 ANON STREDT, RAO NOW OPEN IEB yaw, UHOIOE ASSORTMENT OF FURS, Made of stook minded hi himself in Ems* during the peat Spring. • ool3•dm FURNISHING DRY GOODS. IigARPLEFte BROTIIVRB have replenished their t ook offitapla Oooda of Weir narn importation. aaley and Inett Linen Etieetinfa. nab. Pillow and Bolster Liens. • hiding Linens from beet Bleaoherlea. iteen.Damask and Damask Clothe. amask Naparne and D'Qi Bea. oekabnek. Ruesta and Dataek Towels , Colored Bordered Demaak.TOWSla• t Ituatit_Oraah and American Linens. eas. Wonted klamaake, Ratan Lame. nos Curtains, a mbroulered Muslim - ignred Latrine,. Moreau, Dimwit& Ith Utile and Piano Co' ere. ff, 'lt t :ue mid Green Bhadoliollandi. nails and American tine Blankets. amities Quilts of ovary quality. _ . s. Muslim, Bheetiniza, Flaonele and slargnsi. /IV WI and 803 OH btanl in: s treet, BARGAINS FOR SIX WEEKS. TnoRN - Lzy h WHIM N. E. corm' VIGRTH and SPRING yRD.k.N, would ritapaatfinly inform tna Q subli marl that fir now (January 11,1860,) until o ob OADriaaßtO,Bl3B OF PROMS! Thar iira an,pazaetito;:qt of 7OurfrnaegiiTg . : ng fah and Amerman Vian!ipts. Belt shirting end Sheeting Mailing. ,ilnens of our own itaportet. lon. .lannele. Clothe casemate*. 11 4 e VoutaSet O ks F`tiZtV 4 dlLlos. rest make pf Meek oil u. _ Mortnsumg; De ',Mugu, groom Poplin Made, ito. Many of the above_geods will be gold • MUCH UNDER COST PktIOS I N.B.—lt will pay to Rive in a call. J'OSTERY WM. IMF MANN, No. 0 jfAirth 'EIGHTH Street , has now open his'Pall Block of NosieryGoods. viz Undervests and Drawer/ of Cartwright and namer'smmeriormapu feature, for, ladies' and misses wear. -Merin_o_ Binds Cotton Drawers, for eau and yonths 4? Merino Hosiery, Cotton Boineri. Woollen Hosiery. loves and Cravat- Ira, and , goods generally appertain pg to the 'Boater,' manes& W. N. respeothilly solicits the attention of amities to is stock, auming them that big stook Is Ml exoelled for variety by any other in he othand that hies prices are as lOW WI those of any other regular hones. N. B.—No abatement made from the prices named. ' sll-wfmtt 4-4 WAA , LSIITTA lIIRTINGS, SOFT FINIBH,Jost opened. 44 Maron..mile dinning!! at 0% aeons. 4 dhirtion•pad Frating Lisieux. g pod 4:4 Undrinkable Martel& Nailer dp nor Infanta' fr. Larva Stook of Paris Eminaidaries, v °heap, viz: Gstts Collars and +Weave", Collars, Embro dared Linen Cambria anddkerchiefs, &e. Ladies And Uenta' Linen Cambria Ilandkeroblefs, in : gr enla IT lN.Randkorottiefs,l3la.ok Cravat', awl Neck tleg. wItIB 9001)8_1n v.dety.' WINTER STOOK, redueed In plies, of an kinds. DRESS 000190. i ett a n t d a gib ir l c ier e kl i tr iL Moir Cloaking Mite. • Cloat it. Beady MO,. ,4 Silk velvet, Loh, ezo. GREAT REDUOrION unajgbiartaitabilst taking stoo kt•cf . . . RLIJE PLAID FLANNELS. Au , Dlegant Broglie Shawl& Fine Cloth Clonal. Woollen Lore Shawl Iltatty M) and n cent trine,. aD) and Se ce Wool oboe. worth Si and es. meat Black Mouevellnee, ad to 0 canha etent all-wool Plaids. lif,Stlihi o .EXAS 4 fel ifgrelt itt e l/1.1.' lad V I P*. ' , Almelo nod Cosilmerie, 40 to 4 cent& estrum very °hear fed oat Stet-rate Shi.. to end Driwers. Gloves, The, Bads, &e l ection lots. CS uotfAR.P. TH sod MARKET N. B.—LIGFN GOODS, a large and &grills atook'd eve deaoripSon. OD rfIHORNLEY &' CIIISIC A- Northiisst comer /MIRTH and SPRING GAR DEN Streets. wonki invite syrnito their stook of , Mall LINEN DEE ../So., Of their own direct Importa on. w ols they can avail dtintly recommend. Also. an exolignt stook i ' "%tiquF a itL dintitan Visriota and nannb. Mot . Ciurnsree, and eat assts. arseilles ants and Comfortable/v. &a. Balance' of looks and Brooke and kliankat Elias* selling at less than cost I . , Bich Fancy Bilks very cheap. Best makes of Black Bilk, &o. AU our 'took will be found drivable. Jae COMMISSION HOUSES. FARRELL & MORRIS. of OREBTNUT NEEL • -IMPOIVTEREI.- OommissroN MEN fl HANTS OLOTES. OABBIIIIER23I DOESKINS, AND aPPINe AND SUMMER ooeTirroa. MANTBLETBr PANTALOON STUFFS, FROTECINGRAM 85 LETITIA STREET, AND 34 SOUTH YRQiT STRIMT. OOTTONADES. Itaitable Dot both Ok&Wu sod Jobbers, tolatto 11111911181. 00ATINOA AND 0 Binds by Wasbington Mills. More Uteri for thus desirable roods for Syrinx trade. 0374 FROTHINGHAM & WELLS. 84 801YBI FRONT, AND 36 LETITIA EtTRBBT, Are AGENTS for the sale of Good' blenufaontred by the Wowing Companies, via t fiLassiogr i rgt ° LILY 1 , 4141, tam s 7 &OM R • rZa toll. UMW. Brown, Bisaatted. and Colored Bheetinge, Rh - tinge, Issuaread Gnu!, ROBESON'S BLUE PRINTS, HAWDeN COW ANY'd TWEBDB AND COTTONADBB in great variety. WASHINGTON MILLS (Formerly Bay State) Rawls. Piano and Tab'e Covers, Pyinted Pelting*, FlanneLs._All•Wool and Cotton Warn t he, heavyble and bine Bellmore, Onsenueres, tutd Trloote. Also. Keg e.g.. &biota. and Tweed*. ot.stuth.ihn SHIPLEY, HAZARD, do HUTCHINSON, NO HE CHESTNUT BT.. OMISSION MERCHANTS FOR TRH BALE OF PHILADEL.PI-LIA-MADE GOODS. SADDLERS, HARNESS, &o, LArigY & PHILLIPS, 'SARNESS, HADDLM, AfDJRCHf i ft Tap False Mauro. at the World 's Fair, old In Lan do. loin., was awarded to us for the bea t arness ! was roles 1.121tt ,, at the world's! roit,neiditt Clew York. in IMP. was also awarded to us for the beet Har p eo& "Raving sines then greatly enlarged our menu footman &Mame, irra r ri N ngiw v Erejneduff i r i trate nubile at licie:3o6no Ai South t., above &manta, PH ILA AIL Themoirt bomplete aasortmorLot prtiolea in our i t h h lg inegl a s it h ßlat!regingaVßlTl:gitrilly e ts. Hon? I Coveis n t /Mar and Winter use. Ea. itl n g d oil.ir o g r ma i nufa.744l . red ' fa the very best style of workmaughl i iVOn t f. VWOF H EATHER, whir& the beet he market can tarnish. . - Attention is askeddo the following stale 01 Itiloug Good plaserviceable ramie harness from... 12 t 0,122 caner " 41311 60 to so Plain double hotness' • I t. ern to 60 Country harness makers can be supplied with hams, cheaper than they oan manuttiotare them. ra.U.stuftigna HOUSE FURNISHING STORE. •-••• WILLIAM YARNALL. No. 1020 CHESTNUT STREET, (Immediately opposite the Academy of Pine Aria.) Invites the attention of HOUSEKEEPERS and oaten; to hie extensive assortment of USEFUL HOUSEKEEPIN6 1/00DB, TABLE CUTLERY, NURSERY FENDERS, CHAFINQ DISFIEB# FIRE SCREENS. PLATE WARMERS, Jag-tuthett TEA POYS, ka,, Av. R FJNED SUGAR.-500 bbis. crushed, oteuae. and finelpulveyiar.d &earful andiallew yor sale by JAMESo.KAHAaa & CO., Lbar • • TIA Streint. HA MS AND SHOULDERS. —2,300 Pieced City-Smoked Hams add Bhouldere. Alao, SDO Pieces eittra sualtr-odred HAMM, for owe C. BADLSII CO., ARCH Street, 2d door above Front. AOKEREL.-485 bbls. N. 1,2, and 3 Mackerel, hi snorted Original_faeltaree, of the latest ontah. for bble j.y C. C. BADLER at. CO., AR 4 :B street. ddaaraboveFront. Jett BURNING FLUID. ALCOID )L, AND PILAF 0T1,.1n bar la add half barrals. iraanufao-. torpid d for lullaby ROWI,EY, ABHBURN & CO., hla,lll Wha t;aa, • • • /an retailtog Charleston Rice • for sal. by JAMEO ORAJLAM & 00., LET/54 1144, DRY.GOODS JOBBERS. PRINTED LAWNS. FAIRCHILD & FANSHAWE, 62 &64 PARK 'LACE, HAVE NOW, OPEN THEIR USUAL LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF . PRINTED LAWNS, ON THE 21ST 100, 1400, AND,16.00 CLOTHS. ' OROANDrES and FANCY' 1111.18LINS, end ROBES In GREAT VAS 'ETV, ell oonfined Styles, from the best Glasgow Printers. produced with the greatest care, and to rnloh thej knit', particular attention. WOVEN DRESS FABRICS, Oompriming all the Novelties of the Benson BRILLIANTES, White and Printed. GINGHAM% New and Chola. Patterns, and a Large Stook of litiscrellaneoue BRITISH DRY GOODS, BRADFORD STUFF GOODS, Both Staple and Pane?, in great Vanetp. IRISH LINENS. ' OP VIZ wELL•3YOWN II"WI OF PATRICK% NICHOLSONS, DUNSEATHS, And others, comprising every description of SLAYS, BR:OU38, HOLLAND.% GRASS, SHIRT- ING, and TABLE LINENS. AGENTS FOR J. & P. COATS' BEST SIX-CORD THREAD, Of which they have on hand and are oonstantly mealy hilt every number and assortment, White and Colored. ALSO, MARIANO RIIBINACCI AND RIOOIARDI SEWINGS. Jari-lit If JOSHUA L. BAILY. IMPORTER AND JOEDUR river AND STAPLE DRY GOODS, No. 213 31ARKIIT Street, PIt!LAT ELPIZIA, Invites attention to a large AND VERY OOMPLETL AZOORTMENT LINEN GOODS. Of bid own importation, ',NOW OPEN. IRISH TABLE LINENS, BLOTCH TABLE LINENS, BARNSLEY TABLE LINENS, NAPEINS AND D'OYLIES, BIRDEYE LINENS, HOOK AND DIAPER TOWELLINOB, BORDERED TOWIII, IRISH SHIRTING LINENS, PILLOW CASE LINENS, LINEN TABLE CLOTHS, LINEN CAMBRIC HANDIEBRORP'S, ko., 440., In all ciao!, stylee, And qualities, PROM • THE BEST 13LEACEERIES, •OMPRLIRR Ose of the oholoeet ltaoi of LINEN GOODS. TO BE FOUND IN TB PURIM, Nor lab it a milt *autos on the . ". COST Or IMPORTATION. TO OAITR . AND PROMPT BM-MONTHS BUYERS e. 1141 T C. HOWE & CO.. No. 240 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA, Offer to tho Jobbing end Clothing Trade T.SEAORAVE &,00. , 8 GRANITE MILL, BRADFORD, TAFT, & CO.'S BLAORKTONE MILL, ELM-STREET, MILLBURY, MERRIMACK, htILLPORD I Ando/moue others of the oholoest and moot desirable makes of American PLAIN AND FANCY CABBI MERE& Also, a line of very ohoioe hish.lnetred BLACK DOESKINS, Colored and Whits CORSET JEANS, Bleaohed and Erown 81(BBTIN0B, SHIRT /NOB; and DRILLS. 3. 0. HOWE & CO. Are also Agitate of tke MANCHESTER PRINT WORKS, And offer the Y}l{olll goods grained by We Coln palsy DE LAINES, CHALMERS, OPERA CLOTHS, PRINTS, Ao., 40. Jnd-thstalal BAT/NB/71 PAPER HANGINGS, &c. TO CLOSE BUSINESS. MART, MONTGOMERY, & 00., NO. 922 ORESTNIIT STREET, Will WI out, through this 'tinter and neat ming, their large stook of WAFER HANGINGS, Wasting of every variety oomoted with the huainese, AT GREATLY REDIIOED PRICES PINE PRENOR PAPERS AT R PER MINT. BE LOW CthiT. Perms wanting their Romeo Papered, san get great BARGAINS. lalB-tf MILLINERY GOODS. FUR EVENING PARTIES BERTHAB, CAPES, BETS, SLEEVES, and HUFFS, In Real Laos; Crepe, Blond and Imitation, in great varinttos, of the NEWEST STYLES, ALso, 4-4, 6.4, 8.4, 9.4, 10.4 ILLUSION, TARLATANS, (RAPES, &a., Moab below the tonal prices. WARBURTON'S. 1004 CHESTNUT Street, above Tenth Street, 306 South SECOND Street, below SDruoe. rat!•tr CIGARS, TOBACCO, Sm. ESTABLISHED 1760. PETER LORILLARD. SNUFF:JdOIIipzggergeTTURER, (Formerly 43 Chatham street. New York.) Wou call the especial attention of Urpoars and Dnaggista to 41 removal, and also the &Moles of his Inanulaoture, Pm: M BROWN Bi I UP?. t at a kappa., IVltirenia. Coarse Rapperi, 1 atetutoohes. Amen v g r i s t peurp. Copenhagen. &botch. Nigh Toastgooroh. Vigrial,„.,, Dowthte x t co. or .tua root. Fresh Honey 'MOILING. PINK CUT CitSWlTill. 'MOILING. NW. Tr P. A. L.. or plain, St. Jag', Cavendish, or sweet r Spaniel, Pe,l 2 '. I & 2, mia'd,Sweetthiented Orinoco. canister Klteroot, Tin Foil Cavendish. Pure Turkish. wflCtrour of Prioes will be sent on application. N. B.—Note the now article or FY colt Sootoh IMO', zh will be found a superior article for dippli2e pur poses. na-2ni lIAVANA 011/AICS.—A handsome as sortment now landing from brigs " Karam ic " 010 '' Alfred Ey'lb" and for sale low by 6t TETE. Is2o-10t 130 WALNUT Street. 300 n •,•-• ai l HAVANA CIGARS—Com Fig so•-••aro, 'prising licilas de Oro, P irtAgm' Upmann, 'sows, Yumin, of different and queilties,_ now Pundit) ivn store and for sate by Ja.lo.lot WALNUT tltreet. MESS MAOKEREL—A line invoice of bbla., fah, siTs., Wad l i ts Novbnripoi Inspeo.• tion. Also, q, small lot or go flak! Argo No, aokerel, W V " " 4 r" mil 11*n% . iiniWAAßchn. GUM GUAIACUM—Eltramed; for Bale by qt WET & BROMR, aaa 0 norm lilsuunt) ®lfni• PHILADELPHIA, TUE INCLUDING Cijt Vrtoi, TUESDAY, JANUARY . 24,1110054•4='' 'Z --- „, PERSONA', AND POLITIC4A Ems` It is a remarkable feat that abarly ; :tgb oandldates for the Vioe Presidenoi in th it: .0.. oratio National Convention at Cincinnati 0. ,a; 1856, have einem paid the debt of nature,:ii '- n Doyd of Kentucky, .1. o.,Dobbin of North:W.l • Ity General Quitman of Mississippi, General llus. Of Texas, Aaron V. Drown of Tennessee, work TO.: panted as candidates by their respective Stat • obtained a large support. ahoy are note all' I' General Gellman got the highest number ig , tie et of any candidate on the Bret ballot—more en. then Mr. Breckinridge ; who finally received e nomination. lie was nominated by the elm nt and gifted Harris, of Illinois, who ionise %led. What changes time makes in four years !- 11' , til ing Union. , SELLING nfe. Bucnetrarr.—The %whin ton Union, of a late date, contains the following re mentions ennouneement "Fnearn ConoitesszovAL DISTILMT.—The o f Inc, nc, among other resolutions, were pulsed by t et De rooteoy of the Fonyth dietnot. IL, on the 10th inst. I he Standard emu they onnetitute the yenntne faith of the Democrats. not only of the Fourth Mena. but *- present the views of the true Democracy of the and country. Here follows a resolution endorsing President n• ohanen's Administration. Now, when, it is remembered that New Ha . p c ti.• shire bee bat three members of Congress, and • sequently that there are but three Congressional tries in the State, it will bo appreciated how tufdiY• the Government organ has been sold. Seine yitig ago a man named Atwood run as a bolting oriddl• date for Governor, in New Hampshire, and tfor several days addressed the inhabitants of toots norose the Canada line. We suppose the Viten Congressional (Blida of Now Hampshire is gem• posed of those preeincta in Canada where Atwood ran for Governor. •We think the individual who perpetrated this sell upon the President mighttave been engaged in some better business.—Chfrogo Times. 'RUMMER i e AMERICA.—Mr. WiMali Smith O'Brien, in hie recent lecture before a Dablfn an dime, said that he found the condition of the Irish people in America more prosperous thin he expected. He was impressed with the notion/that they were mere beware of wood and drawers of water; but be found, on the oontrary;that in every part of America they occupied as high a social Fe olden as the men of any other race. Many of the laboring classes endured poverty, but he was as mired that, except in rare lusterless, the memos of every man depended on his own minduot. Ire land it was impossible for a workingman to voice himself from the position in which be was,born; but In America almost every man might hope to reach the ye, highest °Moe of the Matti.' The average daily wages for unskilled workmen we• one dollar, or four shillings per day, so that be might, if he pleased, save up the rest lead wales cheap that possession in foe oould be obtained 'of land at pries, varying from live shillings to ten pounds per English acre, and many mars who on landing had nothing bat a whsel-barraii and a spade were now the possessors of estateljturd this applied also to Canada. . tar Judge Black's reply to Senator it;tglas is now for sale. A list was presentedr - to ieeretary Cue, with the request that he would sub ribs for some, but he replied, " No, sir, ne . A... grimy, a contradiction of my whole political life.' No ' sir, none for me." Several of the other Cabinet oLft oars subscribed liberally.—N. Y. Times. • • lIARPER'fi MAGAZINE AND WDERLT P*OIIORIDID. —The North Carolirtian, of Faletterilb, North Carolina, says : , Wo notion them periodicals upon our Streets AS numerous as ever, after it is ascertained that G. W. Curtis. one of tho editors, is an Infamous Abell. tlontet, and that one of the 'Torpors has , given a large rum of money to the Brown oympathlzers. Should these papers be allowed to circulate so pro fusely in oar midst? We notioe that his honor Judge Saunders pat a stop to tho sale of these pa. pare in Raleigh. We would like to know why are they not stopped here? Are we to see these Aboli tion sheets upon our streets without a word of re buke 7 It lien with the proper Ober' to see im mediately that those papersure put a stop to. We would also appeal to the raiders of este papers, and ask them, is their course coullstellessltzt t h e ir profamiOns of loyalty to thole homes . ; said tippoe4- lion to the fanattes of the North'? Ah.l genUemen, stets speak louder than words." Gr The Glasgow (By:) Free Pres; rays South Carolina le now ready to secede from the Union, provided she can get the other slaveholding Stites to go out with her. liar publlo men have never, been loyal to the Union sines the taritrwar of 1832, and having adopted, as their political faith, the worst and most dangerous !dem of Air. Calhoun, and booome denied by the imaginary. glories of a Sahthern Confederacy, In which they,euppose they will occupy the highest seats, they have lost all love for . tho Union, and have become thoroughly imbued with the most rancorous treason. ForOt nately for the safety of the country, their influence and power fill immeasurably short of their wicked ambition, and they are utterly impotent to a000m• plish what they so earnestly desire. rir Among the ourions Inoidents which character to passing events are the labors, in Con• neotiont, of un agent of the Richmond Enquire. He ie there solloiting adrertisomonts for his paper! If tbo Virginia Idea of " non-intercoureo" is not to he deemed a humbug. ,hat good will an Advil , tisement of hie wares in Richmond do a Connecticut manufaoturer ? P. B.—No one disturbed this agent, although the Enquirer has doolared that the negro slaves of Virginia were better off and of better ohmmeter than Northern white laborers.—Albanq Evening' Journal. EXTRACT FROM Tun INAUGURAL ADDIF.3B OF Gnu. BAR EOUNTON, UOVERNOR or TEXAS; * ** In concluding this Inaugural, lam Irresistibly led to reflections which I hope will be heard with no disadvantage to any of my audience. When Texas united her destiny with that of the Govern• ment of the United States, she took upon herself the duties and responsibilities for the faithful per formance of which wo are pledged as a State. She entered not into the North, nor into the South, but Edo the Union. Her connection was not sectional, but national ; and however distinct and diversified her interests may be, as compared with those of other States, she relies upon the same Constitution its they to secure her in the enjoyment of her rights. Making that Constitution the guiding/gar of our career as a State, let our rivalry be to approximate more closely to it than any of our sister States. It inculcates faithfulness to the Union; let us be faithful to it. Let ue, in our relations with the General Government and with the States of the Confedbracy, allow none to ex• eel us in our desire to promote penes and harmony. When our rights are aggressed upon, let ne be be hind none in repelling the attack ; but let us be careful to distinguish between the acts of sndi• vuivali and those of a people—between the wild ravings of fanatics and that public serittrrient which truly represents the masses of a State. it is in the diversity of opinion that Democracy may rest securely. The right to think adversely to to is a guaranty of American republicanism, and though this privilege may often be oarriod to ex• tremes, and to our detriment, yet the very safety of otir institutions depends upon our maintain sue it as a republican pritteiple. When thought becomes treason, the traitor is as much the enemy of one seotion ea the other. Its overt acts we must repel. Its expression by those inimical to our in stitutions, where they do not exist, need affect us nothing. The alarm at their endearing is need less, and but strengthens them. The eternal din Which has been echoed to their song of host,lll - to the South is music to their ears. Their and am thus sarrayt p o ronto te strife fe a n t n I ee l ' t fur o. n t h eirWe a o l u d i e d meet their clamor with the contempt of a potpie who fear no invasion of their rights, and instead of feeding the flame ofiliscord, which a few in both see bona have kindled, lend our endeavor toward quenehing it altogether. How happy would have been the result if the attention of stateemen, North and Fouth, had been as much directed towards pro moting harmony between the States, andlaementing those fraternal bonds which can 'alone hold up to getberas a people, as toward promoting the strife of N otions and the antagonisms which are fast dividing us. Half the care, half Mc thought which has base spent in the endeavor to meet sectionalism by sectionalism, bitterness by bitterness, and Aboli tionism by disunion, would have made this people to-day a happy, united, and hopeful nation. 8121011LAR FrLFILIIENT or A DREAM.—Tbo Eng lish papers report the proceedings of en inquest held at Sheffield, on tbo body of Mr. Charles Holmes, button manufacturer, Clough House Lane. who had been found drowned In the Lead Mill Dams, in that town. Deceased left - his home on Saturday night, in company with his wife. They walked through the towil together, and, about nine o'clock, he said to her, " I'm going to leave thee here, Fanny." She said, " Aro you 7" and he re plied, " Yee, want to see an old friend who is going to Birmingham on Monday, and he le to be here." She said to him, Well, Charlie, don't stop long, because I do feel queer about that dream ; ' and he replied. " Oh, don't say that ; I'll pat have a glass, and then come home. Go and get the supper ready, and I'll come directly." She then loft him. When he got into the house, he was Invited to drink with his friend, but he exhibited some re luctance, saying that on the night before his wife had dreamed that she caw him dead In a publio house, and that she bud dreamed a similar dream about a week before. Unfortunately, however, he yielded to the temptation, got drunk, and did not hiave the publio house till after twelve. Ile was aesompanted part of the way home by his friend, and woe never afterwards soon alive. Near his house are the Lend Mill Dams, and, In consequence of his not returning home, hie wife felt convinced that he had fallen in and got drowned. A search was made, and on Monday morning his body was found in the seater. mg COMMERCIAL PROSCRIPTIONS.—The Oharleaton Mereury denounces the merchants of that city who maintain business relations with Clafiln, Mellen, Co , of New York, because, it says, the partners in that firm all attend the Rev. Henry Warnieeehor4 ohuroh It moreover threatens to publish names of the (finders. PROPOSED CONFERENCE or SOUTHERN STATER,-; The Baton Rouge Gazette says that reFolutions ari to be presented to the Legislature of Louisiana proposing a Conference of Fou.) ,, rn R..tp.;” role• Bun to commercial nott•lntctt CMOS mitts the Iltatts of Ike North, AY, JANUARY 24, 1860. ' THE COURTS. YESTARDAY'II pnomatwas Reported fat Tho Pres& I SUPREMS COVRT—:IN BANC-L-Chief Justice Lowelo, and Jusdoes iVcodward, Thompson, and Road. , Non res. were entered In each of the following eases: Mulvaney's appeal. Jones vs. Conrad Ye therolf. Meßurney's appeal. Appeal quashed. . 'Wolf vit. Payne. Argued by G Lear for plain tiff in error, and by 0. B. Du Bois for defendant. Taylor ye. Borough of Doylestown. Argued by G.E. Da Bole for plaintiff in error, and by T. RM. Funell re. Miehener. Argued by 0 E. Du Bole for plaintiff, and by George Lear for defendant. • Dyer vs. Kitchen. Argued by C. IL Du,Bola for plaintiff In' error, and by George Lear for defen dant. • NISI Putue--Jnetico Strong.—There will be no trials In this court until February 6th. White vs. Welsh. Before reported. Meredith, DOM, and Sorrell, for plaintiff; George M. Whar ton, John Pallor', and Gerhard, for defendant. The charge of the learned Judge, which is below, contains so fall a history of the ease that wo re frain from publishing another report of it. GENTLEMEN : This le an notion of trover brought by White, Stevens, 3:•• Company, for the nee of their assignee, Imes S. Waterman ' against the firm of Bemuel and William Welsh, to recover damages fur an alleged wrongful conversion of 295 hogsheads, *3 tierces, end five barrels of Cuba sugar, oontain ing In all 454,378 pounds. ;The case is important, not only on 'mount of the • .uit.ln controversy between the parties, but also on account of the principles involved in it, and which must govern Its determination. What thetas principles are it Is my duty to explain to you, and ea jet you, so far as f can, in applying them to the .feets which are in evidence. Tin order to enable the plaintiffs to maintain their station, it in neeessary for you to find that three thine have been proved let. That the plaintiffs were the owners of the anger—that Is, that the property in the engar was V. That the plaintiffs had a right to the posses. elan of the property when the alleged conversion took place. 3d. Tug the defendants convertal the property to their own nee. Each of these things is essential to the mainte- Datlee of the action, and to each Po far as may be 11fteessry I will direct your attention, as well as to the evidence which bears upon it, and by which the fact is attempted to bo proved. Before doing 10, however, it may be well, perhaps, to call your Attention to the history of the ease. It appeara, from the evidence. that on the let of April, 1857, Meseta. Abell, and Leblanc chartered a vessel named D. G. Wilson. for a voyage from Baltimore to Cienfuegos, to bring a onrgn back to Baltimore, or Philadelphia. nr New York. or Bos ton. On the 10th of June, 1857, a cargo of sugar was shipped on this vessel, at Clenfuesca.oonsigned to the firm of Samuel to William Welsh, commis lien merchents, in this city. Th e y a pp ear t o have been the same sugars which the plaintiffs claim subsequently became theirs. The cargo arrived safely in Philadelphia, passed through the oustom house. was weighed, and the weight marked upon .gash hogshead, tierce, and barrel. For some pur pose—it is not material what—the casks were also marked. before their shipment, with certain marks. by which thev could be identified as "Conception," •t Sabina," Au. After they had been weighed by the custom-honae offiners they were housed in the stow of the defendants, a port in one store and a part in others. The testimony of Morris fleehoart. the defendants' porter, Booms to show that some of the brands or retake were placed by themselves in nue room, end in ono or more pf the stored the brands were mixed. Thus they same fully and actually into the pos 'elolol2 of the defendant'. . . . • • • The defendute thus having received end shred the property, sold to Garret and Martin ten hogs heads, and to Brook, Emery, & Co., ten hors heads, and on the 11th of July, 1857. Messrs. Field & Keemle. merchandise brokers, acting under the orders of the defendante, contracted to sell the en tire cello (295 hogsheads, 39 tierces, 5 barrels) to the pleintiffs,- at the onstom.house weight, at the rate of ten 'cents pie pound, one per cent. off, the puchalers to have four months credit from July 15th, and have .the remainder of the month's sto rage and insdranee ; that is, they would be allowed to leave the angers remain in the stores of the defendants without charge. until August 9th, the expiration of the month from the day when they were taken into the stores, and they were alto to have the benefit of the insurance which covered them during that month. They were also to have the benefit of the sales which the defendants had made of the twenty hogsheads to Garret d Martin, and to Brock, Emery, & Co., which had been made at a higher price. This transaction took place, not at the store of the defendants where the sugars were, but at the plams;of )mainess.,.of the merobandise brokers, and the eel* wee made by sample. A note Of thattale, what hulled a bought note, &scribing it and its terms, was rent to the defend ante and entered upon their hooks, and on the same day, THI7 11th, a bill of parcels wu made out by them for White, Stevens. & Co , In which they ere charged with all the sugar, amounting to 454,37E4 pounds, and credited with the ono percent. ,discount, and with the proceeds of the sales to Garret & Martin and Brook, Emery, & Co., as eti. pnlated In the contreot of sale, and showing the balance doe to be $41.831.39 On the 29th day of July, 1967, the plaintiffs gave fe the defendants their nine prominway notes for the 'minibus° money, dating them so that they might fell duo at an average time of four months, from July 16, according to the terms of tho con tract of sale. For those notes the defendants gave their receipt, Mating therein that when paid they would be in full for the bill which had boost ren dered en the I lthof the same month. At the same time, Mr. White, ono of the plaintiffs, alike] that the sugars might be insured under the defendants' policies, after the expiration of the month then current, and, in compliance with his request, the insurances then effected were suffered to remain without reduction. The sugars still continued in the gtorec of the defendants. Those sold to Carrot Martin, and Brook, Emery, & Co., wore however, delivered, and under order from Field and Keemle, who be. came the brokers of the plaintiffs; after the tale to them, forty•two hogsheads and two tiorme were delivered, August Id and August 28, to White, Stevens, & Co., who bought from the plaintiffs. Un der the same ordere, on the 7th of September. twenty hogsheads end eleven tierces were deliver. *4 to Andrews & Morris, who were acting for White, Stevens, A; Co. With these exceptions, all the sugars remained in the stores of the Meseta. Welsh, and were not ectuelly token away until between the 14th and 23a of November, 1857, when the defendants sold and delivered all the remainder to Mr. Newhall, at the price of coven cents per pound. Let me turn your attention new to the first of the three facts which I have alrealy said are no• °misery to he proved in order to enable the plain• tiffs to maintain this action. Is it proved that the property, the ownership of the sugars. become treated in White, Stevens, & Co. You will observe that at the time when the plaintiffs gave their pro missory notes, and the defendants received them, if not before, the letters had dime all that the eon tenet of sale required them to do in order to per fect it. Nothing remained to be done to ascertain the quantity, the quality, or the price of the goods, or to designate the subject matter, the pale, Or the particular articles sold If the sale had been of a part of a larger quantity, as, for exam. ale fifty hogsheads opt or buedred, or two hnn• dred end ninety•eve hogsheads, without describing chat particular hogsheads, or anything had re. attained to be dmie to ascertain either the quantity or the price, the sale would have renmined incom• plate, and the ownership of the goods would not have passed to the buyers. But the price and quantity had boon ascertained. The sugars had c-en welchel and the agreement aro to take them at that weight. The price had boon defined, and votes. were ,oven and received or the amount. Nor was it a sale of part of a lot of goods. There was no uneerteintr respecting the precise thing bought and sold. The partioular goods were spe• elfied. They were the cargo of the D. 0. Wilson, end the hogsheads, tierces. and barrels T. re mark td. and Identified in the contract by those marks. The law 10, that when i bargain io struck, the terms of sale agreed upon, the property npeoified, end everything which the seller has to ao with the kends is complete, the contract deals, becomes ab solute without delivery, and the property veata in the buyer. I am of opinion, therefore, gentlemen, that the title to the property passed to White, etevens, ti Compiny, under the oontraot of sale proved, and that delivery was not noonsesry to complete their ownership. But it is not only necessary for the plaintiffs to mink° out that they became the owners of the goods by the contract of sale, but it must also be proved that they had a right to the possession at the time 'when the alleged conversion took place. Ordinarily, the ownership of personal property .carries with it the right of possession ; but it is not always so. Familiar illustrations of this abound. Thus, a man may rent his household furniture to another; he in still the owner; but his tenant has the right of possession, even against him. tto, if a man leaves his carriage with a carriage maker to be repaired, and the work lo done, the oarriage maker liana right to hold posoestsien until he lo peid for his work. So, Ifgoode are sold fermi', or sold, and nothing is said as to the time of delivery or payment, it Is a cash sale, If the goods aro specified, the Tian- Lay end price fired the title pence, the buyer becomes the owner ; be has the right of property. If they are cc nsumed by Are it is hie loss, but he has no right to the pouted in. Ho cannot take the goods until he pays the prlie. But if goods are sold en credit, and nothing is agreed upon as to the time of obtaining possession, the buyer is generally entitled to immediate re. session. Then he has in most tutees both the right of property, and the right of possession. Yet his right to the possession Is not indefensible. If he becomes insolvent before he obtains possession his right to It is gone. The seller may then refuse to deliver to him the goods, and may hold on to them until the price is paid, until the whole debt is paid. I repeat, gentlemen—for this is an Important prin ciple, and has a material bearing upon this part of the ease—if goods are sold on oredtt, but the pur ohnser suffer them to remain in possession of the seller until the term of credit tine expired, or until the purchaser becomes insolvent, the seller's right to hold possession revives, and the buyer cannot claim to take thogooda from him without first paying the price. This right of the seller grows out of his former ownership, and is allowed by law on account of Be obvious Justice. When a buyer becomes insolvent before obtaining poreession of property purchased, it is manifestly inequitable that the seller's goods should be ap plied to * tlie payment of the general creditors of the purobeser, and the seller be left unpaid. Accord ingly whi le the possession remeine with the Feller, he is not bound to give the goods up after the buyer has failed. Title right of the seller Is en favored by the law that even if be has parted with the poesee 'ion, and dollvered the goods to a carrier to be tronamitted to the buyer, he may still stop them on their way and resume possession, if the buyer biOomo Insolvent before they reach their plane of destination. There is at least awl moon for al- lowing him to hold on to the goods when he has never parted with their custody, or with the con• trol over them. Yet if the geode have been de livoi ed, if the seller had parted pith the possession, and the buyer has obtained it, and then become in solvent, there Is no right In the seller to take back the possession. Even if they subsequently come batik to his custody, and under hid control, his right to retain them is gone. There bee boon an interruption of his possession, which Is fatal to his claim to hold the goods as security, merely on amour. t of the in- solvency of the Tit:nehmen And, gentlemen, I hold, and so instruct you. that these principles are applicable to the present ease. The defendants were factors, and reoeived, these sugars to sell on commission. They paid the freight, the duties, drayage, cooperage, and other expenses, and charged to their consignors storage, insurance, and expenses generally, us well as per centago for guaranty. In answer to the drafts of the consignors they remitted the net price of the goods, and when the plaintiffs became insolvent, they had paid, as the account current given in evidence showa, more than the entire value of the cargo of the 1) G. Wilson. Without entering into the reasons why I think so, I give to you ee the law that, having sold the sugars on the 11th of July, and taken the notes of White, Stevens, Co., payable in four months, when the purchasers became insolvent, on the 30th of September, these defendants had a right to retain all the goods which had not been delivered until they received the price unpaid. It therefore becomes very important to inquire whether there was mob a delivery of those etagere whiob remained in the defendants' elves, as is euMelent to defeat their right to hold them, after White, Remy, .14 Co. became insolvent. That the headlands were net removed until after the 30th of September, is not denied; but there might have been a delivery without a removal—a sufficient delivery to put an end to all right of the sellers to retain them; and the principal contest In this mum has been whether any of the facts proved would, in law, warrant you in coming to the oon elusion that /inch a delivery took place. In determining this, it is not necessary to define sharply What delivery fe. Generally it may be said to be a banding over of the possession—a parting with it by the.seller, and a taking it by the buyer. It is pot a handing over of the title or ownership, but of the present enjoyment. It to the giving up the entrel of the goods, which takes away the right of the vendor to retain after the Tandem becomes insolvent. There is evidence that aftei the sale was made to the plaintiffs, and, after they had given their notes, portions of the sugars were Wren away from the defendants' stores with their concoct, under orders drawn by Field k Keemie, and pro. bably at the instance of White, Stevens k Co. Andrews and Morris obtained some, and White, Hart it Co. others. These removals were made on the 28th and 28th August. and on the ith of November. After the plaintiffs had given their notes, undoubtedly the hogsheads and tierces thus taken away were delivered, and were no longer liable to be retained by the defendants, even if they had again come into their possession. But did the removal of these lots, with the consent of the defendants, constitute an absolute delivery of those which were not taken away, but which remained in the gores until ANr the failure of White, Stevens Si Co. ? F..r the contest here is in regard to the remaining sugars. The rule of law is, that a delivery of the whole only when the de. livery of molt portion in in the name 'of the place' of the whole and is intended to be a delivery of the whole. There the removal of the portions of these sugars which were taken from the ware. house of the defendants, by the directions of Field Keemle, and at the Instants of the plaintiffs after the sale to them, was not of itself more than a delivery of the particular goods taken away. It did not necessarily disturb the posseesion of the Boilers as to those not removed. Generelly, whether a thing sold wee delivered or not, is a question of fact for the jury to deter mine but they mast determine it according to the evidence, and acoording to the law. Yen would not be at liberty to find that an unmerited intention to surrender the possession of the sugars was delivery—and if there be no legal evidence of a delivery, none one be presumed. Then is there nothing for the jury to pass upon. Tho evidence which in this once has been sub mitted, and relied upon to prove such a delivery es takes away the legal right of the vendors to retain the sugar, Is that which la supposed to arise from the °entree! itself—from the words of the policies of ineuranco—front the removal of part of the cargo on the orders of Field & Kvemle, In favor of purchasers of those parts from White, Stevens, & Co, and from the taking of sareplea. I propose to call your attention to each of these, and inquire whether in law any one, or all combined, furnishes any evidence that the sugars remaining in the etoros had Leen delivered, before the 30th of Sep tember, 1857—50 delivered as to interrupt the de fendants' possession, and to destroy their right to retain. It is contended that the prevision is the contract of sale, ~ remainder of month's 'Mirage, and fire humility., to buyer," made the Mans. Welsh the warehousemen of the plaintiffs, and, therefore. passed the possession to the plaintiff/. There is no evidence of any express arreagement be tween the parties respecting storage other than that contained in the bought note. None what ever that they wore or were not to pay storage after the expiration of the first month. It may be presumed that the Messrs Welsh would have charged it If the sugars had been taken away after the month, but there was no express contract to that effect If there bed been, and the agreement had gone further, and provided that after the first month the Welshes should hold the goods as the warehousemen of the plaintiffs, then the possession of the Welshes under such an Rio cement would have beep the posaession of the plaintiffs, and there would have been evi dence, of delivery. But there is no snob proof. and the question, therefore, Is, what was the effect of the provision in the 'contract as proved upon the goods In the store It merely relieved the buyers from paying dosage up to August 9th, Or, if it be considered that the storage wee a part of the consideration of their purchase, and that they paid storage during the first month, It makes no difference in my judgment. If it was a charge of Wrap. thca it was for a time oemmencing be fore the plaintiffs had any right to the delivery of the geode, for their notes were not given until July 29th. It woe, consequently, 'no acknowledgment of delivery. But apart from this, the rule of law le that a mere charge of storage, even if it Is paid, le no evidence that goods sold on credit, and re maining In the store of a vendor, have been de livered, so as to defeat his right to retain them if the vendor become insolvent. I instruct you, therefore, gentlemen that there is nothing in Loy contract which has been proved in this ease to pay storage, or in the charge of storey, that tends to prove delivery, or that inter, fares with the right of Messrs. Welsh to hold on to the goods sold after the 30th September. Nor do I discover anything in the policies of !n -eurones which have been given in evidence, which would justify you in finding that there bad been any delivery of the elegant in the stores. Sir have been given in evidence, Five of them were taken out before the month of July, 1857. No words in them, therefore, could be evidence that a delivery bail been made under a contract rot in existence when they wore written. The sixth wee taken out in July, but it does not refer in terms to these goads, and it was written before White, Stevens Co. were entitled to any possession of the sugars before they had given their notes. Next, what h the legal °Vet of the delivery of ho parcels sold by White, Hart A: Co.? Taking samples under such circumstance!, has been held to be evidence, from whioh a jury might infer delivery. But the circumstances in this case are widely different. There is no proof that Field Keemle were authorized to receive delivery. They wore the merchandise brokers of the plain tiffs, their agents to make contracts of sale, 'and then draw orders for the delivery to the purchas ers. Their taking samples under these circum stances is no evidence of a delivery of the goods to White Stevens ct Co., under the entreat of sale to them. I do not deem it neoessmy to call your attention to the proof which has been submitted to show that posseseion never woo delivered, such as the - tention of the keys of the steretio,s.e, i.oe custody. over them matuimued by the defendants' porters su ais an uncontroverted fact, that the sugar remained undisturbed In the defendants' stores' and under the defendants' looks and keys, until after the insolvency of the plaintiffs. At any time before the plaintiffs might have removed them, and the defendants could not have prevented it But when White, Stevens, & Co. failed, the rignts of the parties became different. Then, it the sugars hail not been delivered before, If the plaintiffs had not taken possession, they no longer bad a right to the nommen until they paid the price, and the do. fendants could lawfully hold on to the goods. Tho burden of proof, thou, 113 upon the plaintiffs. Mallow that they had taken possession before the 30th of September, when they failed. After a careful' examination of the evidence, gentlemen, lam unable to see that such proof has been given, or that there is any evidence from which it ean he inferred. The plaintiffs then have failed in making out the second fact, or take away their right to hold on to them until the price was paid. To give to the de livery of the portion taken away ouch an effect— to snake It a delivery of the whole, it is necessary that it should have been proved that they were delivered In the name of the whole, and with the intention that in giving up the possession of those hogeheads they were giving up the possession of the whole. bier did they by &lag up a part to the purchasers of White, Stevens A. Co. become a delivery of the remainder, because Messre. Sensual & William Welsh did not STOIC or express an in tention to retain the reef. Bad the plaintiffs, after the sale to theta, or had their agents, sent an order to the defendants for the delivery of the whole cargo bought, or at all which remained undelivered, and had a per. lion of the goods been delivered under that order, a very different question would have been present ed. There the delivery of the portion would have been in the name of the whole. But the orders have been entirely different. They were not or ders for the whole. They were orders for portions. The deliveries name upon the orders, nod wore therefore deliveries of portions. In r , “ ii n case Mel law does not presume that the delivery of such portion is a delivery of the whole. You would net, therefore, be warranted by the facto that White, Stevens, k Company cold parcels of these augers to White, Hart, tk Company, and to Andrews and Morris, and that these purchasers removed the par cels sold to them from the defendants' warelloure, before the insolvency of the plaintiffs. I any that you would not be warranted in finding that the remainder of the engem not removed were deliver ed, eo 113 to bar the defendants' right to retain them until the price wan paid. It is next contended on the part of the plaintiffs that the delivery of samples. furnished to Field & Reemle, by which they made the sale to the Plain tiffs on the I lth of July 1557, constituted delivery of the whole lot purchased, Ide not think an, Even if the eamplea which Field & Reemie first had were at the sale placed in the possession of White, Stevens, it Co., it was not for the purpose of deli very. Field it Keemle were mere merchandise brokers. Their rower wee to make the contract 'of sale for their prinelpale. They had no power to deliver the goods. And besides,. at that time, the plaintiffs were not entitled to have delivery made. They bad bought on credit, ana l by the terms of TWO CENTS. 8 ic. as evidetee l in the bill of parcels delivered t t them, they were •to give their notes, at four teo-. 1, t, before tbse would be entitled to the Pos session. These dohs wars not siren until the 29th et o o.y. Until day, therefore, they had no right to the possession. The samples, if they ob- Weed them at all, were obtained on the 11th of the month, eighteen days previous. They could, therefore, neither have given nor received with the intention pf delivering the goods bought. Again, It is contended that the reeampling of the goods by the sampler of Field k Keemle, when they were acting as brokers of White, Stevens, at Com pany with the knowledge and consent of tho de fendants, constitutes a delivery. and that the de. fondants aro stopped from denying it. This pro position amumes that the set of reeampling by the agents of the plaintiffs, with the knowledge and consent of the defendante, has been proved. The only evidence on this subject is to be found in the testimony of Samuel Field. He testifies: "We had occasion to send samples of these sugars to New York in September for White, Stevens, k Com pany ; I don't say whether they were fresh samples. but my impression is that they were fresh; our sampler, I presume, took them; I can't ear; I have no knowledge upon the subject." Having no per- Banal knowledge upon the subject, of course his tes timonyc sunk prove that fresh samples were taken. But even if they were, no delivery orders bad been given ' as had been for all the casks actually de livered and removed. And It Joao not appear-that they were taken by plamtiffe orders; nor is there anything to show that the act waa intended to be a taking of the .possession. Had the samples been taken by White, Stevens, dc CO. after they gave their notes for the purchase money, or by any one authorized by them to receive delivery, a different question would have arisen, which, as I have told you, is necessary in order - to enable them to main tain this action. I mean that they have not proved that they had a right of peaseseion at the time when the commission is alleged to have taken place. I am asked, however, to instruct you that the defendants could not exercise the right of sellers to retain the goods sold to White, Stevens, & Co., for time prior, without laving the promissory notes received in settlement for the same ready to re turn to the makers from the time of their in solvency. I decline so Instructing yon. The in solvency of the buyer and the retention of the goods are not a decision of the contract of sale. Nor does the fact that the defendants parted with some of the notes of the buyers, without recourse to themselves, stand at all In the way of their ex ercising their right to retain the sugars until all the notes which they still held are paid. The ven does, after their insolvency, were not entitled to the possession until they paid the whole price. Nor, gentlemen, is there anything in the ease to prove that the defendants did anything after the plaintiffs became insolvent, either to estop them selves from asserting their right to retain or to waive any right which they then had. Neither the silence of Mr. John Welsh at the first meeting of the creditors, nor the action of Mr. William Welsh upon the committee, nor their letter of the 2d of November, 19,57, claiming to hold the goods as security, nor their subsequent sale of the sugars to Mr. Newhall can he construed as a waiver or estoppel, and there is no evidence of a waiver or estoppel. It follows that we have nothing to do with the sale of the engars to Newhall on the 14th of No. vember. If the defendants then transcended their rights, it may be determined In another action, it any ono hoe been injured. The only question, which is material now is whether they had a right' to retain the possession of the sugars which re mained in the stores after the plaintiffs became in. solvent, end lam of opinion that they had ; conse quently, that the plaintiffs had no longer a right to the possession. This view of the case, which Ifeel boned to take; renders it unnecessary for me to direct your atten tion to the proof of oonverston which has beeti given. Were it necessary to pass upon that. there h evidence of a conversion before the plaintiffs' as irgnment to Waterman, in regard to which you would probably have but little dillioulty. Bat no o3nversion is alleged to have been made before the plaintiffs became insolvent, and after that time they had no right to the possession. Under the law, then, gentlemen, your verdict must go for the defendants. The Jury, after deliberation, rendered a verdict for the defendants. The court-room waecrowded during the delivery of the charge. the legal profession being well re presented, and the large mercantile interests con tributing thc:r quota of weight and influence. SUPREME Connr—Chief Juefice Lowrie, Justices Woodward,Thompson, and Read.—Taylor vs. Borough of Doylestown. Argued by 0. R. Du Bole and George Lear. Ems., for plaintiff in error, and by T. Ross, Req., for defendant In error. Wolf ye. Payne. Argued by George Lear, Esq., for pleintiE in error, and by C. B. Du Bois, Esq., for defendant in error. Connell vs. Matthews. Argued by C. B Du Bois for plaintiff', and George Lear. EN., for defendant. Dyer vs. Stieher. Argued by C. E. Du Bois, Esq., for plaintiff, and George Leer, Esq., for de fendant. DISTRICT Couwv—.Judgo Sharswood.--.Tobri B. Benton and Thomas G. Benton, trading, 1 - 2., va. John P. Norcross and John A. Sheet:, trading, ie. An action on a foreign attachment. On trial. DISTRICT COURT—Judge Stroud.--JohnFoi vs. Crosby P. Morton, John Harris, and John G. Stewart, trading, Au. An action on a book ad. oonnt for work Rod labor done. On trial. . . . Cu3nrou PLEAS—Judge Ludlow.—Appoini ment—Yestorday morning, the Court of Common Please ppointed Alexander Cummings, Esq., reve nue commissioner for 18G0, under the provision of the sot of Assembly of April, 1844. Illeeehe vs. The City. An action for rioting sheriff's proolamatlon. Verdict for plaintiff for $.357 18. Morris oa. Beard. An action of ejectment. Ver dict fAr platutid for $2OO. Clement ye. Hart. An notion on a duo bill. Ver dint for plaintiff $2O 50. Smith vi. Barbier. An action on a moohanio's claim. On trial. TRIAL OP 111)GIICASSIDAY FOR THE • . • MURDER OF JOHN MOORE. COURT Or OTER AND TEawneEn—Judges Al lison and Thompson.—At ten o'clock yesterday morning, Hugh Cassidy was put on his trial, charged with the murder of John Moore on the 13th of November lost, at the hotel of Mr. James Bird, Sixth street, below Market. The evidevee subjoined explains the occurrence, as it was narra ted to the Jury in the opening speech of Mr. Mann. The Commonwealth was awlated in the prosecution by William Brantley Hanna. the prisoner being re presented by John (i oforth. Eaq. Coroner Penner rectified that he held an inquest on the body of John Moore. on the evenine or the 13th of November last. at Mr. Bird's place; saw no murievon the lonic of the deceased. . . Willinm . Moore awornTha deceased sea mr broth er ; • he resided et No. 7:1 Market street; he was war ned and in hie • th 3 ear; I did not know the defer dint; the last time I saw my brother in life was three days prior to this occurrence: his health then. as usual. AM very Rood; I never knew htm to be sick; he was a aohinist; I In tw him after his death; wheal was emit for. .rote-examined.—Seven of my brothers bent died ; I lone three brothers living ; none of my brothers died soddenly. Dr. E 3 P. Brown sworn.-1 made a post-mortem ex amination on the body of the deceased ; there was an effusion at the Tess of the bran. sufficient to cense death ; I am satisfied that this effusion onneeil the death there was no fracture or bruit. of the brain a blew upon the Igoe or on the side of the heed suffioient to tense n man to stagger or to fa I, would produce this effusion. ESi!E=; = Z=l James Bird sworn.—l keep a hotel at No. 6 South Sixth street; I knew the deceased; he came into my place about three-quirters anti knit befo.e his death, in cornea ni with a young man named Mr. White; f's s nide). bonded at my house, and was present; Mr Moore and White came in, and asked tora drink:, I wetted upon them M r.Cnsaida• was nested beside the bar; Mr. Moore mid to Caseiday, "it is your turn to treat now; Eve treated you once heifo, •." (1011.4 VA said. " You are no 40^tlemart. or you would not ask for a return of the treat ;" mine word. followed.the nature nl,OllOll I did not exactly ostch ("amidst' then gated hint at, to take a drink, and said that he would have treated him before if he had not asked him to do so; when they bed drank.Casaidny said that they were now ii , eus re- Moore said " yea " bet that he, Clute'das. was ' a stinker, at any rate :" Ceseiday then raised his hand, andand hit Moire on the aide of the heed. .aping " would mend •brit from any man;" Moore seemed to be stunned a bole; he etegrered around, and then went d11,,1 on his hip on the Soo , • he got up again, and said. I was sober. you couldn't:do that non rue:" Caul de,.• said he could' wnip ion, miner drunk or sorer question hy n Juror. I could not say that Mr. Cava day was drunk. I then interfered; White was about blinding Mr. Moore a cigar, when hn reeled around and fell oh the floor; we picked him up front the floor end sat him in chair, piecing his ft/0 on n low stool; Mr. White asked me for some salt and water to rice to him ; we gave ik to him ; he never spoke after swellowing the salt water ; he died in the chair, between fifty and twenty minutes after he woe struck Cross examined.—Cmaiday had been boarding with me for some time ; Moore wan no' sober when. he came in; they were elan , e friendly to each other; Cessiday paid for Moore'. drink, niter which he was °limo a seeker ; the blow woe struck with the open hand ; was not hard enough to hurt a rood sized boy : the floor is covered with zinc; when Moore first f.ll, it was n his hip ; he did not strike his head on the floor at this time ; he en:d that it was a shame to strike a drunken man after Moore was on the chair Cassiday mid he would go after Manila. William 'White eworn.—T WAN in Bird's at the time of this occurrence; Ceiseidny wee on an arm chair; Moore and I had a drink: Moore then mid to casaidny. •• it is your turn to trent. I treated you once:" Cassiday replied, " You are no rentlemati, or you would not ask me to treat now;" Caosidsr then put his money en the liar and treated Moore. and said, i•I nn,IMMO Vlth you now;" Moore turned to him end mid, " You're a sucker, any how:" Moore went bank. and Ceasioay struck him aside the ear ,• Moore said he couldn't do that if he was eober; the blow knocked him down; we gave him some salt water: he never spoke •fterwards after tie had strock him. Cm mint mot that he could whip a dozen like him every der in the week. Cress-examined.—l first saw Moore on thin day in Market street. between Peventh and Eighth streets ; to went to Bird's to get a drink ; Moore was perfectly sober; Caasiday emelt with Ina open hand; More didn't fall lint once. The Commonwealth here closed its case. Mr. Goforth Raid that ho would call hut one witness. There was no doubt in hie mind that the verdict of the Bilis should he one of acquittal. as the testimcny showed the nbsence of all malice and the inTention to do any bodily harm. Reserve Officer Wilson was then called. and testified that the prianner surrendered himself into his custody, alter expleining to him whet he had done. Th ease woo then fully argued to the jury. the District Attorney risking for a conviction of the prisoner for manslaugh ter. nod Mr. Goforth contending that the evidence would inatify . a verdict of " not guilty." Judge Allison charged Jury upon the law an applicaMe to the facts, after which they retired for deliberation. • - In' the ease of the Commonwealth vs. Robert Thompson, charged with the murder of John Capt., Lewis C. Cassidy, Esq., one of the counsel for the accused, asked for a continuance, on the ground of the absence of a material witness for the defence, named William Thomas. Considerable time was occupied by the endeavors of the court to ascot lain whether mach a person as William Thomas did really exist, and after Alderman McMullen and several other witnesses had been examined, the foot was pretty clearly established that there was such a person, and moreover, that he was the same William Thomas who had become hail for a man charged with crime, and for whom fruitless search lied been made. Pending the Investigation rela tive to this subject, the court adjourned until 3 P. M. On reassembling, some discussion occurred be tween Messrs. P. C. Brewster, the District Attor ney, anal the Ceort, rotative to the ease of Thomp see, and it woe then peremptorily fixed for trial on Monday next, at which time all the witnesses were notified to bo in attendance. William Burke and Bishop Rutter were arraign ed for the murder of Andrew Johnson, on the 3d of January, and plead not guilty. The day for their trial 11216 not been definitely fixed. 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(correspondence of The Preael Ileransanno, Jan. 23 TEE NEW CEIkIEAL CODE • • The report of the commissioners appomt•d to revise the Criminal Code of Pennsylvania, tin keen laid be fore the Legislature, and three thousand ooPies ordered to be printed for the use of the members, to be distrib uted among their constituents of the IEI,O pr e re.. cm . Originally the commission consisted of Ellis Levis, Charles R. Buckalew, end John C. Knox, but subse quently the two that named gentlemen templed, and their pieces were filled by the Governor, appointing, ludo., King and David Webster, Fag. : We are glad to know that the spirit of progress with Which the Legislature of the State hue been irulued has led to some attention of the criminal code. There Is no more certain index to the public s , ntiment and morality of a State than the condition of its criminal law. and no subject to which public opinion is mm certain to be attracted as people advance in etvtilsa lion and Christian culture. retinsylysnia may be Justly proud of the progress she has already ueiiein ;this rerard. Her syetem of penitentiary discipline le acknowledged to bo the best 3 et devised. and hao been ei•gratted on the code of many of the countries of „Europe. She long ago rereneil herself from the die racti of a code, barbarous and iulitiman,which punishes :ragences without regard to the degree of their enormity, and Properly abolished capital punishment, except in the single case in which it was imposed by the inmost :VA decree of God. Our onminal code pi far from perfect, however, and no better evidence of the truth of the remark is needed than the fret that in consequence, mainly, of a wretch ed practice which infeets our leg'siation, and is the 'offspring of unmitigated laenesa—tlia practice of rc. Pealing or extending particular gots, wlthesit sufficiently designat:ngthent—it absointety impossible for area, our lawyememd Judges to detennine th any certainty what In imposed by law for the conordialoa ofmany oriniati . This hes been the stseding reproach' and disgrace doer criminal code, and we are surprised to notice that it hes not been folly corrected is the new code reported by the commas:purrs. They hare :tote' much to remedy tie difficulty, by prescriting tte max-, imum amount of punishment to he inflicted in each case of crime that has been embraced In the proposed code 1 . but then. Instead of prescribing, in like manner, a cer tain maximum of .punishment for all Crimea not em braced in their code, they propo.e in ceetion 161 of the act No.l, that 't every felony, misdemeanor, or offence whatever, not specially provided for bY thleeet.nut7 and shall be punished as herercfere'—which means at as you may guess it. we trust the Legislature wi g amend in this Particular. We haul given the report a hasty perusal. and matt, of the suggestions made by 1118 commie sonars most stoke the mind favorably. The report is accompanied by twe acts, intended to embrace all the criminal law of the State. as it now exist:, together wi th the amend ments and improvements recommended by the commis sioners. The first act is entitled " an aet to consolidsts, revise. and amend the penal laws of this Common• wealth." The second." an set teconeolidate_ revise, and amend the taws of this Commonwealth retativa to cnminal procedure and pleading" Both are divided into appropriate and natenadivisions. The resort first sets myth the general principles by which the commissioners were toserned In the rooms mendations they present, and they set forth clearly the amendment" eangeeted to such a manner as to mats the reference' easy by the I...palatine. e mons tie prorementa or amend met te entreated in bill No. 1. notice particularly the abolishing of a minimum of punishrrent in all cases, but fixing a limit or maximum, thus leaving room for the liereise of i liberal discre tion by the court in proportioning the runishment to the character of the particular crime; alao the aboli t7os of the distinction between trend and pettit larrenr, which never had any foundation in relgon : the aboli tion of the penalty of forfeiture of lands and goods MI conviction of certain crimes. the only erect of which was to return the ionviet after his sentence had ex pired. to a life of pauperism, and thus afford a strong temptation to a repetition of crime; the act 'tempt aompoooding of high °rimer, or ooncealinr the know ledge of them; the Pot niaking it a misdemeanor to at tempt to prevent witneeses aptearing to testify In crimi nal caves. (though we see no good reason why it ahonld not be applied equally to eisil eases it the act to punish the, attempt to influence Jurors and arbitratorsi the not in reference to pe tiers; and especially do we com mend the act providing imitab'e punishment for at tempts to bnbe mamba , " of the Legislature, though we confess to some Reprehensions that a rigid enforce. mint of this law may "scotch the wheel+ of lealela. ti on" in many eases. and destroy the means or !mall • hood of that large. interesting. and well-dressed class of venous known rt. " Sotero." or .• Merators of the Third House!" The act to *nigh - the adulteration of liquors. if properly enforced, would have the effect& as perfect a prohibition of the trail* in intoxicating fluids as the moat ardent admirer of the Maine law could desire. We have net the time to notice particularly all thn amendments In detail winch have been stieretted by the commissioners. and we can only say of them gene rally that they Aristotle be well considered. and shoild receive the serious attention or the Legislature. In bill No 2a number of amendments of the extetlng law are ma:seated which. If pszanel. will go far to eine the door of escape to critic - nets on mere technic -lit:N, by giving the courts power to amend merely teohnical errors. and prevent mot lanai ittarrest,of tudemrnitLeflon a defendant hes taken h'a chance of a trial on the rea lity. and will much simplify and expedite the huntress of our criminal coons. The amendments rrntsested In reference lo the venue in case of mime committed near toe line of two counties. is loudly called for by the dan ger of eriminsln oscapina puni•hrre: t it the crime is etown to have been committed in a afferent county front that laid in 4he indictment. The act ntioliehing the, ;competency of a person as witness who has been convicted of an infamous crime. and has received t!te full measure of his puniehmstit, with the excepti.m made of persons convicted of per jury. and with the proviso that the fact of such witness having been eon. icted may be shown to atfeet hkeredl hthty, teems to be called for by consideration of nubile Polley and by the growing sentiment in favor of ata4_ Ming the rem rictiocs as to bbd competency of c nem rather than his It is hardly to he expected that a work of the kind can be struck out. in the language of the report, "perfect at a single hest." and we notice e me matters that seem to have escaped the 113- tine of the commissioners. Prominent among there are the proposed enactments in regard to coos. r 0 Provision being made whatever for the payment of tee emits of the defendant on acquittal, except in cases of misdemeanor, where the jurydirect the vials to be pal be the prosecutor. It is a crrinr evil of our renal code that the defendant is compelled to pay the masts of his own ' , imagoes in ewe where he is dragged into court on unfounded charges. put in Porto:iv of life cr I mb. and triumphantly acquitted. There is no reason why in cases of acquittal he should not be en titled to his necessary coats. and we treat the Lestsla lure will apply the proper remedy, while 'hey have the matter in hard. Tne provision allowing juries to divide the costs between prosecutor and defendant. half and half, like an Irish arbitration. should be abolished. We think some provision is re tutsita authorizing court to make an order on the county treasurer for the vvy inent of eli such reasonable expenses as mar he incur red under the direction of the dist ict attorney of the proper county in the arrest or de!eetiin of persons rug peeted or shared with high crimes, there lreing no ade quate provision in the existing laws tor services of that kind. We regret that the commissioners have not recom mended the abolition of the law in reference to giving the truth in evidence in prosecutions for Übe% as we are satisfied that Inv is productive of more harm than good. It overthrows the whole foundation on %eh:eh the law of libel as a criminal prosecution rests, viz r Its tendency to provoke n breach of the peace ; and for this reason it is Laid down as an axiom. that • the greater the truth the greater the libel." That ten dency to increased, not diminished. br allowing the truth to he published. Alen con afford to disre gard false gatemen's. but there are far men who will sutler the tru h in regard to a thousand indiscretions of which they may have been guilty to be paraded in the public prints without tekinc the la• their own bands • inasmuch as it refuses them redress. The tendency of the kw is to arntify malicious spirit of villificatmn end to provoke and re meat dimard and contention. The almost uniform sen timent of the judiciary of Pennsylvania, we tinderstntd. is in favor of its speedy repeal. In prosegmbotia for strictures on the conduct of public cicers. the truth has always been and should be Admitted to be shown evidence, as a free discuss on of the acts of palm rBl core is a sure . 5 feguard of their proper conduct es such: but there is no consideration of public eoliry tt at Near tants a license for the ruhlication of all the tams of arivate character. and about which the public are not interested to know anything, and a publicatton of which can only tend to exasperate the indvidual eccused. and brine disgrace upon himself and perhaps an innocent family. While upon this inblect of a criminal code, we de sire to call public attention to a matter that probably needs congrensionel intervention. We refer to the ne cessity for some legislation to compel the attendance of witnesses from other Slates in rates of high enema. With the increased means of communication in car country. it is ertirelt possible for witnesses who are willing to be bought, to get out of toe reach of theinria. diction of the court having crimps:tee of the crime, and man) a guilty gooondrel thus goes unWhipt of Jut tree. A word wore. The subject of amending the report of the commissioners should be confided to et committee of the House and Senate, who should make all the amend ments needed, but no" imerorements" In the shape of amendments should be lidded to it in Committee of the Whole. If every bungling pe'tifogger or conntrr , squire,who may be a member, ts permitted to 1113k13 the additions and subtractions that his wisdom will certainly d mate him to do, the code will bo so emascu lated and patched op that its own fathers won't recog nise their otfspring. At DCDON AND ASTOR.—The following amusing anecdote is told of John Jacob Astor, in the doable character Of a patron of literature and parsimonious money-holder, which appears to be exceedingly characteristic : Among the subscribes to Audubon:a magnifi cent work on ornithology, the sutseript cr. prise +.f which was $l.OOO a ropy, appeared the name of John Jacob Astor. Burins! tte prog , es 0: the work, the prosecution of which was exceedingly expensive, M. Audubon of course called upon eec erel of his ,olaßcribere for payments It so hop pent' that Mr. Aster (probably that he miubt not be troubled by small matters) was not applied to before the delivery of all the letter press and plates. Then, however, Audubon asked fur his thousand dollars ; but he was put off with one ev nese or another. •' Ah, Mr. Audubon," would the owner of millions say. " on como at a bad time: money is very scarce; I have nothing in bank ; I have invested all my funds." At length, the sixth time, Audubon called upon Astor for his thousand dollars. As he was ushered into his presence he four::: Win. B. Aster, the Eon C0M , r311 7 .; with the father. No sooner did the rich mass tee t'be man of art then he began, " Ah, Mr. Audubon, so yon have come again after your mo ney Hard timed, Mr. Audubon. money very scarce." But, just then catching an inquiring look from his eon, he changed his tone : however, Mr. Audubon, I suppose we must contrive to let yen have some of your money, if passible. William," he added, calling to his run, who had walked into on adjoining Trion "have we any money at all in the bank " Yee, father," replied the son, supposing he was asked an earnest question perti nent to what they had been talkinu shunt when the ornithologist came in. ‘• we have $22,000 in the Bank of New York, $70,000 in the City Bank, seo,ooo in the Merchnnte, $98,400 in the INC/La de?, $83.000—" " do, that do," ex -3 Reel , . interrupting him. .• It aeema that William can gire you a cheek for sour no. ney."—Con. Bulletin.
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