vjp' " : .;J ; :‘ KOVMBIBiB, 1860.1 PBM «gMi Oiat V M 7 dll)! P»per MsepOon, Sv tkrftctoiyK** oi!;thl» ftctwiU be cheerfully Bm katori 1 SalariM; TkaUnioa BpWt lli Notai i jPsrKmU and Political; John i)t*Vinlr«land; 0n« Beaion in our Pallia fck»I«; Letter from Lancaster; Mn. Lincoln! Ike Storm on 'tha Lake!; Legal Intelligence' 1 JVirritTßPaM—Got. Herachel V. Johnson on lh* :! sc C|*ila.;. ! The Vote of Virginia; Marino Intelli gence. ‘ ‘■lbSl -I- < c u. "" ‘ ~ anetibi. „ awsa.i:'.' The New*. Pnrthefnews from Europe hea been rewired by "»Mhetteamahlp City of Baltimore, whloh arrived i:! |t Ki>ir.lr«tk yMteiday. orWalethed vft . not arrived at home, end hla royal mother, anrlont . Uf hie Safety, had deepetehed the •teeimer Hima v;: 'mya In eeereh of the royal fleet. Other Veaaela were a preparing to' go on theanme errand. Tht Orange ;: r , dliturbaneeeon the oooaeibnof the Prlnoe’i Out* \ dlenjoarney woskl bo brought before Parliament. ;. U. Xboo recal waa abost to reaign tbo Department of Foreign Affair* inthe French Ministry. Eng- J, '/laUdend ftenoewore endeavoring to nrgeKing ''.'V.Franala to abandon Gaeta. Ho had not, however, ainnoeneed any snoh intention. Garibaldi bad ;;übeemappoSntod a generolin tbo army of King ' ■ : Vktor. Before retiring to, hla homo, In Caprora, ’’i'r- Irthad reoelved tho moat extraordinary manifoata •£ of . roapoot and aympathy. Lamorlotoro had VJ-dpatiad a biltory of tho Italian’ campaign, In da fehce of hla own condnot as general of the Papal .^rfote*. * M. Curry, of Alabama, haa denied "'j.tbe.okarre thuthe was outin oppotttion to the ■ more manta of the SeeeMioaiaU. - A meeting of the conservative oltiiena 'of Lonia rnie, Kentnoky, was held on Monday erenlng. '!ljttfiy passed resolutions declaring the derotion of Keatneky to the Union. - ' , Tba latest advloos from Utah an to November 14. Than bad bean a considerable fall of now .. throughout tba valley, fallowed bj 000 l .weather. -.'HejhsiMa of eonieqoenoe bad bean dine by the . > ; Pxtasdiob 'J ierM) WhiehAldi':, “Should :the .-•--'Gajfiiarfijtai ultimately prevail, and thafce'ls little dottbi ef thdr dofbg so, it wflt'hoobmo a question ..... whether,General Lemberg wUlJmeomsthe hm* : ? of the; gubenatorial ohiir. or whether Gan tWdanl will install Mmtclf in that office. General Lambefrg is a mas of extensive travel and fine "educational attainments.”. ..* J AirHOcan Alabama seema to| have doter f attacli heraelf to tho lightning train i T ;'if:&b(ith Carolina, which proposes to no out Dhlpn Over a very crocked tirade, with -.fltnty af steam and ru> engineer, we arohijppy ' to tthrdnicle the fact that the Douglas anAßell T'‘vottrt of that'State have iaaned an address in whieh they declare that they are for co-ope ratton with other Southern States, and not for - aejwrato Stato action. This is signed by that old Pennsylvania favorite, Joseph C.Bxad let, and others., , The bexsfiz or Hi. William Wheatlit, '■! at the Arch-etreet Theatre, on Monday - even* ; -4«*leat,waa oho of those significant manifes ' 'tjtipiui that ought’ to convince him that his ■ gsiiius and industry are not forgotten by his frieods and fcllotr-citizcns. _ A good theatre, carefully conducted, is in important , i listitntion in * great city, and while we are ; cnot in the habit of cominentiDg upon such editorially, we think Mr. VTheaiixv, i-. all that the people - of Philadelphia can bestow npbn him. ' Tra DtsuaiosiiTS bagin to snuff civil war in = ; the' gale. Tliey light' their'bonfires, 1 sport thrtr eoekAdes, =sing their songs, and write v; tb*lr jwetry, bat ’now and then the idea sug s igiwa itself whether there may not be a mas ;■ Ket or a cannon ball at the conclusionof the . argunent. Gentlemen, yon ought to remem : bcrthat no revolution ever stood the test of 1‘; that had hot a just cause at the basis. ; J Tasjntsotvxaa Hiaatlt will ba ssen, by an advstUwwnfia asothar oolutn, that*. F.Sfail* ‘ MavXsf., of Boston, kmewn aa tha author of the Sayings of Krt. Partington, and celtbritod the ,'j wortdoyar as one of th* Snt iuunorlitsof Amtrica, wCI ,d«UTBr a leotara before thsHarrlwa Literary Instituta to-morrow evening, at Consort Hall.. Mr. SMllaber has prepared an entirely new lec ;; tan for the Harrison, and we are.aamred that it . wUI surpass Say of hi» previons attmptg at a Jyeiwn tßUrlainment. Mr. SUUabsr is a stranger taPhUadalpfcia, tad as the proeoeda of bis loti tore '*'’_iifc : fo/‘hs>;, devoted to "a purely literary and .'ifratwnorthji.’.tnTpoee, we ’ anticipate for him a laiga and fuhlonable audienea. The Harrbon is a awfal assoeiatloo, and should receive the '• pStehageof Iheoommonfty. Mir* or AK Aosd Citiibs.— The community iriD he pained to hear of the deceaeo of Thomai Stewart, E«j, of this oity, which took plaos st Us . -ruMeaae, in Visa street, at u early hour yester day morning. While on an errand at meiey, a r ■ few days ago, he misted bis foothold on the ’em, and foil to the ground. Being afflleted with' a se- ver* eeht, his eystem did not react favorahiy from the iajaiy. Be wie tn the eighty-first year of Us : ag*, and en}C3red ths xeepect and confldeneo of a ; large eircie of friends. Mr. Stewart wee appolnt / ed Dulled State* Appraiser for this port In 1818, and was eontinaed in office through ths various AdmlnistraUOsitintlimo. t . Idtnaa Bale or Bar Coens, .Ctorams, Fobs, As.—She attention of purehaiom is requested to -’i '.THio'large and vsleable assortment of ‘ff9Msh, Swiss, Herman, and American dry goods, f ?, ,fos|nniiehre flits, As., embracing SCO packages - aind lets sf dssirahle assestment of eiaple and -fcneyartkle., in wSollen, worsted, eotten, ' ‘- 'BntUj’aiid dlke ; includmg a targe assortment of rsndi-made elothing. Ao., tebe peremptorily sold i Bgo«talogae, «n : six months’ eredit,.6y Mj.ra, ,'’ ; A Co.,aoetfoneeii, iUi taA tU Arab s'.iSlSlitj Sommeneingthis morning, at 10oBleek ; to hwshntfaued the greater porgea of thedey, wlth : - ! TaW/aim Flaw it Public Saiai—We would .. esß the attention of those seeking safe invest- sele, by orderot the Orphims’ Court M woueoeter oouuty, If. d., on to-morrow, Thurs- K.fftsWvMmtut, 18, at 2 o’clock F. M., of a vaioa >r - esmprislßg two husdred and .'/-I 'frjjjff.-Wl-oleaaed anduadereultiva jj* - _* l* *teit - WMahly located sUteen iallu *W*»»o*A««gail»r tatnoiheroed. Band-. *• *• FanoMst's, aootlqneer; athmttauef Use trade fe fri iMrm- to t* ot «« bualnd -lett averted gSOfc ttbt eeld tUI "»»*»« Sl S. »JF»Beoart, , ' auerteueer, d3l Cheefomt;. stteat. ImclaSed will he smbrrtds>its,de«MiinMhTu! • mhmoS ••rtstm risk valvat fiowers, Oscmaatswn hasp halt geode, hastily, orioket jsektts, Ae. A Kind Word for the Booth, While the organ of President Buchanah. (the Constitution) daUy stimolates and plaads the and glories as lr.n i labor of love, in ctyliinttgetlng the most exag gerated mlsst atnmtlWi ot the purposes of Hr. IdHOOis and'h!s irifedsjtiie Union'men in the Southern States should not fail to hold up before the people the unanswerable fact, that if that section now occupies a false position, it is mainly owing to the uqjust and tyrannical course of the President and Jhiß advisers. Wo are hot. disposed to open old irrita tions, but when a newspaper, unquestionably gpeafcing the sentiments of the Executive, re fuses to aid in calming the political tempest, it is well that the responsibility of much of the present excitement should be located ex actly 1 where it belongs. The New York Htrald, a, few days ago, distinctly charged that if Mr. Buohahah bad not persisted in his despotie Lecompton policy, the American people V/ould not now bo mourning in the face of a gloomy future. Bankruptcy would not brood over our great cities. Starvation would not threaten our laboring population, and political mal-contents would not riot in tire prospect'd their country’s ruin. The people of the South hesitated a long time before they endorsed the President’s course on the Lecompton question. Governor Wise was one of the first to admonish them of the danger of rushing their destinies npon such an Issue. Senator Hahhokd, of South Carolina, characterized it as an unworthy and wretched trick. In Kentucky, Louisiana, Ten nessee, and even in Mississippi and Alabama, from which the first threats of the fire-eaters came; there were patriotic newspapers aud men who deplored or condemned it. And so of the proscriptions of honest Democrats which followed flat upon it. We happen to know that, while finally the President’s great blunder was forgotten in what he contrived to give the appearance of devotion to the South, thero remained, and remains among the hearts of our countrymen in that quarter, with rare ex ceptions, a firm belief tbat if be had acted differently all would now be well. His name was not mentioned in the regular Democratic National Convention. No resolntion of ap proval of his Administration or himsolf was. offered at Charleston, or at the adjourned ses sion at Baltimore. Even the friends of Mr. BnxoxniniDaE refused in their sectional and unauthorized meeting to pay him the poor tribute of a cold and passing compliment, i Thus it is clear that the beginning of onr divisions cannot fairly be attribnted to the masses of American citizens residing in the Slave States. The sonree of these dissensions is to, be found among the leaders who now Clamor against the Union, and who presented the test to Mr. Buchanah, which he accepted, i and then attempted to force upon the conntry. 1 Let the patriotic mqn; North and Sonth, bear this fact in mind. 'lt j? historic truth, and it will only be forgotten, and the offence which | it commemorates forgiven, when those who are chiefly responsible shall prove their real , repentance, by yielding to the majesty of the , laws, and bowing befere. the verdict of the i ballot-boxes. Tins letter addressed by our esteemed fel low-citizen, David Salomon, Esq., to the people of Alabama, which we published from the Mobile Register, on Monday last, bas been read with much interest. Mr. Saiohoh has resided in the Sonth for many years, and is now actively engaged in heavy business in Philadelphia. His appeal to his old friends is thus welcomed by the Register of the 20th: 11 We publish ibis morning a letter from Mr. David Salomon, of Philadelphia, well known bore as a resident of .Mobile for many years. Bis ap psai Is natural and jut from his present point of viow, and, so far as it urges upon the South calm ness and moderation (eotublned with unyielding flrmnen) in the present crisis, it aoeards with the prompting* of onr own judgment. Mr. Salomon, pa well as the many frienda we are happy to hnow that, we hare at the North, will hear in mind the •idgeat eirenmetaaees by which the whole oonn ,try, and. especially the Sonth, is surrounded. An effort was made in the late eanvass to save the Union, hy an appeal to the people of both stations to reitefa the only principle in reference te the vexed question of slavery, on which it conid snb •lit, to.wit: the principleof,non-interference with that question by Congress la any manner or shape. No man will doubt or deny that we have fought for the astablishment of that vital principle of the aovornment .with sit the vigor and constancy In oat natnre. 1 ’ , , ' Population of Philadelphia, . The evident inaccuracy of the late United States Gensns, so far as Philadelphia is con cerned, renders It necessary, if onr actual popu. lotion should be ascertained, to hare a new local enumeration of the inhabitants. Hun. dredsj.we.might say thousands, of-persons were omitted. Within onr own personal knowledge at least twenty houses were passed by, when the census-takers were supposed to be doing their duty. Thee numeration which the City .Councils desire .to have made, will probably show at about 660,000 actual inhabitahtS~*ioi, as in New York, where a fourth ot the business people live on Long Island or Jersey.: To insure accuracy, the City Census'Should betaken all upon one day. A Privatc Letter from Tex as. ' We prlufc tt portion of a prifato letter from a. febileoftn-sow in Texaf—born in Vir finia, ud well £no«n in Pennsylyania. Tho wri ter ku for tfce Jett two jeara been engaged in btirincss'ln Tex&f. Ho fnjt: “ I despair of now making a dollar th!a winter, and if 1 con find a pur chaser will cell oat, cTcn at half prlco, as 1 assaro job the ‘ signs of tho tines’ boto betoken trouble )n the South and North. Since the news of the cloctlon of Uncoln icaohed boro, in Hew Orleans and Galveston evorjtbing has almost stood still, and the people (I mean the masses, not the politicians or traitors,.hot the mechanics and tho planters and their families, one and all,) are deoplj and unmls takablj alarmed; and it ta the honest beliof that nothing but a 6oatbem Confederaoj can cave their homes, their property, and even - themielves from the fanaticism of Northern Abolitionists. While they {rankly acknowledge many good and true conserva tive friends at the North, the recent election shows condisively to their minds that they are now over whelmingly in the minority and becoming more so Qpety .yeir. The South will now make a-de cided stand of some, kind,as certain as tho world goes round. Haring the past week I have been at Galveeton, Houston, and meny other points. 1 The star! and stripes are run down, and the original Texas banner of the (( lone star” pat ap fnstead. , The people of Texas say that *if the Booth will go together and act as a unit in treating with tho North, then Texas will go with them, and U other wise, Texas will sgaln auert her independence, and keep the ( lone star’ up.” This U sot the cla mor of mobs, bbt the result of cool deliberation, and proceeds from eonnty mata meetings, conduct ed In an orderly manner by ablo and intelligent, worthy* looking oltisens as you can find in any State of the Union. ‘ At a meeting held hero yes terday, this county, which Is rioh and flourishing, the. men, women, Children, and even the negroes, tamed oat. Volastcer companies aro forming everywhere. Agents, or drummers of Northern houses, aro sot allowed to travel in the interior of the State, unices they aio etrongly hacked and vouohcd for hy pro minent howes in Galveston or Houston. Those who • voted for Bell and Houglffs now fall into llse upon the ono great question, and I think them right I If tho fools at the North derire to precipi tate this Union into disunion,.thoy now have the opportunity, and while many good men in the Bouth i deprecate disunion until the last hope is gene, I have etill'tq.meetoxo who will not instant ly take np ami against tho Federal Government attempting to keep any one State from going out. This issue will be met, and 2 think, very properly, too, before Mr. Buchan an goes out of power. I voted, as yoa knew, for Mr. Bell, hut itill my feelings are all With the South. On the whole, Ido not regret that inch is the ease. We will never he better prepared far It. It is high time that tho everlasting negro question was lor once and for ever settled. ***** Academy of Basic. The opera of “Brnani” Is to be played this evening. It is popular, but not hackneyed, and Colson's tinging and acting, to say nothing of the mde vocalists, will draw a good house. It has often surprised u«, when operas are an nounced with which the public are only too fami liar, tfcat managers do not revive those, of un doubted merit, whioh gave pleasure to connois seurs in former yean, and would now delight a new generation. For example “ Tanoredi I ', “ fie. mframide,” “Medea” (in which Pasta was so grand), “ MasanicUo,” “La Qenerentola,” “ Otel lo,”,“La GamLadra,” “Fra Diavelo,” “Gus tave' H 1.,” and half a score of etheis equally good* Bat it* seems that thero is a fashion in mu eld; Verdi and Donlietti and Helcry and Meyer* becr'have poshed fiossini and Auber to the wall, and the! Pols seinal to be—better indifferent new worki tbsn the best by the composers who were popular years ago. Mrs. Joh& Brew’s Benefit* This evening* at Arch-stmt Theatre, that ex cellent actress and universal favorite, Mrs. John Drew, takes her benefit. For particulars read the advertisement. Better still, do nor , read it, but go to the theatre, with a certainty of befog grati fied - As Julia nye in the Hunohbaok, “ Ho it! ” .. t J)nai(itib large and curiously se- Jasked the private library now being SOM by Memrt. Thomas, will come under the hammer this evening. THE PttESS*r—PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1860. WASHINGTON CORHESPONHENCEi Letter from “Occasional.” [Correspondence ot The Press.] Washington, November 27, 1860. On more then one occasion 1 have distinctly as serted that Chief Justice Taney would be expeoted to resign his position in order to give Mr. Bnohanan an opportunity to reward Judge Blaok or Caleb Cushing. My statement wad ad repeatedly denied • and even yesterday, in the faoe of what is known to be the ease, a oontradiotion was sent over the telegraphio wires that the venerable head of that high tribunal had oome to no such coholdsion. I repeat that he will certainly retire at an early day. His increasing years and infirmities may h*ave ren dered this step necessary, but another reason Is supplied by those who profess to know. One of the main objections to Mr. Lincoln by the middling Dlßunioniata is that which prediots that he intends nominating, for any vaoanoies that may ooour in the Supreme Court of the tJnited State, none but ultra anti-slavery jurists, Uottbt* less, Justice Taney, in his earnest desire to pre serve the Union, thought that by withdrawing from the bonoh, and thus enabling Mr. Bnohanan to appoint a Demooratio suooossor, one of the ob staoles to peace would be removed. In this sensei let us oonstrue his forthcoming resignation. Two new members of the Supreme Court will take their seats in a short time, and one of these will probably ho the Attorney General of the United Btatesv His friends anticipate that the Sonata will promptly confirm him, but on aooount of his aotlve sympathy in all the late proscriptions upon good Democrats, he may, and I think will, bo steadily opposed, even by Southern men. Who will succeed him in the Cabinet ? You have more' than one as pirant in Philadelphia for the honor of holding that place for two or three months. The lalo Commissioner t o China, Hob. Wm. B. Reed, ahd that eminent judiollil “ wonder” Hon. Jobb Cadwdladcr, Judgo of tho Eastern Dlstriot of Pennsylvania, would gladly accept tho position If tendered to them. Tho latter will put forth tho strongest claim. Ho will toll tho President that Mr. Rood is anow-comcr in the Domooratio party, end that ever elneo he eame ovor nothing but di vision and dlsastor have been our lot. But how oan tho Prcsidont resist the other reasons for Judgo Cadwfllader’s appointment as Attorney General —particularly tho brevity, tho dearness, tho Johnsonian vigor of. his opinions, and tho des patch and dignity of his judicial conduct ? Mr. Buohonon is so well acquainted with tho human obaiaotcr, however, and so successful in all that ho does in the way of appointments, that I doubt not ho will need no farther suggestions on this head. There is ahother Pennsylvanian, not of Philadel phia, who would make a capital Attornoy General under any Administration. - I allude to Edwin M. Staunton, tho former law partner of Judge Shaler, of Pittsburg, and now a sucoessfal praotltionor in this city. Here is a man who, without having ever filled a political office, is, by oommon consent, esteemed to bocuo of the moat profound, intrepid, and thorough lawyers in America. He has boon employed to aid the Government in many of the most intricate cases, and much of tho oredit, be stowed upon Judgo Blaok for the manner in which certain fraudulent California claims were probed and exposed, is due to Mr. Staunton. His praotloo has already grown to ha enormous, and 1 question whether he would consent to loave it, even tem porarily, to ocoopy a new station, however honora ble or high. The unkind comment of the Edinburgh Review for Ootober, npon tho President’s splendid recep tion of the Princo of Wales, at tho White House, cxoitei gro&t indignation in official circles. The 0. P. P. has read tho aitiole, under tho hoad of “Tho Prcaidenoyship of Mr. Buchanan,” and dees not concoal his mortification and ohagrln. It is so oareful, oaustio, and osndid a statement of his manifold transgressions, that he believes it to be tho production of his old iriend, Lord Palmerston. Ton know that Palmerston always distrusted Bu chanan, and that the latter heartily cohced the feeling. What rendors this sharp review all tho moxo galling in high quarters, is tho fact, notorious horo, that tho President expected to propitiate tho Queen and her Ministry to suoh an extent as to bo able to mako a European reputation. In the exUt'ng divided condition of the Presidential family, Mr. Buchanan has concluded to refer the article above alluded to to his ohosen friend, the ex-Commissioner of China, lion. William fc. Reed, who, having over-matohed her Majesty’s diplo matists, is, therefore, qualified to undertake the task of replying to this unexpected assault. A friend, at my elbow, suggests that the authorship of this unfriendly criticism may fairly be. attri buted to the confidential friend of Mr. Buchanan, Brands J. Grand— a the basest Hessian of them all,” (to use the language of Jefferson Davis)—who is now abroad receiving the pay of the Adminis tration, and is undoubtedly looking forward to he retained in some important position under Mr. Lincoln. Occasional. £• 11* Chapin at jDonbert Hall* The second lecture of the People’s Literary-In stitute course was delivered at Concert Bail, lasi evening, by the Rev. E. H. Chapin, D. D., his sub’ jeot being “ HAN AND BIS WORK ” The audience was brilliant and large, the' hall befog completely filled, and the orator of the even ing quite sustained his wide reputation as an elo quent lecturer. On being introduced, Hr. Chapin said that the best apology for the subjeot of tho present lecture was the fact that it touched everybody. In the theme proposed, he wished to epeak mainly of man’s pursuits, and that under two heads: First, of Laws; second, of Estimates. The searching analysis of the age in which we live, recognized and demanded law in everything. No analogy, he said, held more perfectly oorreot than that which exists between the human body and sooiety. Thus, corporate humanity had its eyes, brains ard tongue, however much the two latter might at times be eoparated. The faot that men become what they will, was only true in the sense that what men are they had willed to be. Seme men had a remarkable diversity of talent; but unless these dlveraified.faculties were brought to bear apon some oommon object, they seldom amounted to anything more than retnar&a&le phe nomena. In the eourse of time the more productive ele ments of society peeled off It would be found, apon the oloseet scrutiny, he thought, that every man had his plaoe; and as all unity Wqb founded on diversity, so would it be found that the highest diversity was based upon thegrandest unity. The first thing to be observed in finding a man’s true position In life was his personal aptitudes. It was a sad thing to see men out of their goer, who kept slipping and thumping through the entire revolu tion of their life; men whose Ufa was a sort of “ pot luok ” from first to last. Some held tbefr places in sooiety xaoro by adroitness than gravita tion. Yet, bo man should carry to excess the notion that he is out of his plaoe. The elasticity of hnman nature was marvellous in conforming it self even to that (or whioh it Ib not beat fitted. In his own place every man had his Inspirations. His argument in this connection was mainly directed against the falao idea of htgh work and low work. Exoept in a moral aspect, suoh distinctions wore absurd. "What, he would ask, were the high and tho low when compared with the infinitude of God’s work ? ' But, passing from those personal aptitudes, he next took up the law of balance. Wo talked of the liberalizing tendency of certain pursuits. He held that this was a false position. Exoluding a man from everything else than his own particular pur suit, whatever it might be, would inevitably dis tort his balance. The olergym&n who nevor stu died anything hut wh&t applied to his profession was sure to get a sort of idea of the world, with, perhaps, a little sprinkling of dys pepsia in it. It was a good rule of life not to be too muoh addloted to one thing. This law of balanco required a due proportion between the thinking and executive faoultios. Some men’s brains wero nothing but eaheme fac tories, and it was a great misfortune to the world thatthese soheme.shad sometimes succeeded. The min who had an idea, a thing which not every man could coast of, and worked faithfully to carry that Idea out, would at least afford one success, to about twenty fizzles. Some men had the repute, tlon of being practical men, who wero in fact the most impracticable imaginable. Of this class were thoso ultra conservatives, who had suoh a doep moral abhorrence of progress, that were it not for the law of gravitation, the world in its revolutions would undoubtedly bo twitohod from under their feet, leaving them sticking in blank spaoo ! One other phase in whioh this law of bolasce was considered was what the leoturer denominated too much and too little. Under this head he drew a masterly picture of the difference between those who are doomed to endless, unremunerated toll on the one band, and on tho other, those who, from having nothing to do* are obliged to “ kill time.” Of the latter, we had not a largo proportion in this oouctry. He also portrayed the dißtinotion be-j tween men who are working themselves to death, from necessity, and those who are doing the same 1 thing without this compulsion. The law of balance in work was a divine law, andeould not be in fringed with impunity. Another law involved in human pursuits was the law of just measure. It was a prime condition of all work that It Bhould be morally unimpeachable. Man should not only consider the effect of his work on the world at largo, but also its effect upon himself. The work whioh made his purse swell and his soul contract, until the latter become in visible, was manifestly wrong. It was. the qua lity, and not the quantity, that was to be consi dered in the examination of this subject. What he wished to say particularly about the law of just measure did, however, not apply exclusively to a strictly moral phase of the question. From the experience of Galileo and Columbus, it oame to pass that many a fuddle brain recognized himself as too big for his age! Upon the whole, the speakor was of the opinion that geqius meets its due recognition. The notion, he said, should be scouted, that genius must necessarily he erratic. One had given us the definition of genius, that it was the ability of lighting one’s own fire; another, that it was pa tience, and so on, and certainly the history cf the most brilliant geniuses of.other days went far to establish, the fact, that ibis gilt is not necessarily divested of either cominob sense, or common plaoes In life. As the converse of the position here taken, he considered the practical effect of short me&- I sure, in whloh'tbe tricks and shams of soolety wbre I dlsacotod and # exposed wlthoUt stint, _ He next passed from , the consideration of laws to that of ishmdtes. Two or three speoifie points were presented. First, the mental quality, noble* ness, and intolleotuallty requisite and manifested in various pursuits. He said it is not everybody “Jhatoan keep a hotel.” “tlash” saying as this was, it was true that a oottaln> amount of brains was necessary to dircot the service and oversee tho feeding Of thousands in a proper way. The romance 6! labor, In Us mUltlfofm application, af forded a fine field for tho display of the leoturer’s peouliar powers of description and philosophy. Ho knew it was said that the mainspring of sucocss in business was a hard heart and a good digestive apparatus. This was a mistake. JSe next con sidered the martyrdom of work. The steol-grind ors of Sheffield, who had to stoop over revolving stones day in and dqy out, and inhalo the parti* olea of metal, rarely roaohed middlo age. Ho then ran through tho catalogue of the various oooup&tions, mainly in foreign oountrlcs, which woro detrimental to human life, in which ho show* ; ed that we oojoy many articles of luxury and comfort, tho history of which, if known, would be 1 6 sad tab of wretchedness and death. All this \ subject might, however, bo suramod up in success ‘ and failure. It was not uncommon for the world to applaud buoocbs, while it ignored the means by „ which it was achieved. The world's estimate of. i failure, too,'was equally fallacious. .We weto apt to be selfish in our troubles. Practically, the effect , of a; boy’s failing to got bis prize at sehool, and 1 Napoleon losing bis crown at Waterloo, was the same. Nothing was more erroneous than the idea that failure always presupposed carelessness. The ► great law of charity was hero magnified by ‘ the lecturer with signal power. All lies ( woro failures, whether mercantile, polltl [. cal, clerical, or' diabolical, and so every im postor, as ho was only lie personified, was neoossa* [ xily a failure also. r in conclusion, he said wo oould not be judged . for what sooiety now possessed, as that was a. work r of the past and of others; ours was ther work of the fature. And with referoneo to our country, the \ question of liberty now was: Shall the experiment succeed, or shall the oruoibte he brokou fnthe'pro [ cess of its development? Ho dosed with the t thought that, oonsidbrdd in all its relations, the ■ grandest achievement and work of life Was life , itself. LATEST NEWS By Telegraph to the Press. FURTHER FROM EUROPE. THE CITY OE BALTIMORE AT NEW YORE, A Steomor Sent in 'Search of the Prince of Woles’ Fleet. Garibaldi Appointed General in tbe Italian. Army* New York, Nov. 27. —The steamship City of Baltimore , from Liverpool on the 14th initrot, ar rived at this port this afternbbn. The steamship Canadian arrived at London derry on Wednesday. There will be no departureof steamers from Gal way until the Bailing of the steamer Prince on December 18, the steamer Leinster not being ready for service. Up to tho time of departure, no news had been' rcoeived of tho whereabouts of the Princo of Wales’ fleet. The steamer Himalaya had been sent out in search of the fleet, and other vessels wore prepa ring for tho same errand. A seaman on board tho ship Jeremiah Thomp son, at Liverpool, had boon brutally beaten by the boatswain, and died from tho ofleots of the injuries he received. Tbo boatswain, John Keggan, jump ed overboard, and was drownod. A subscription had been started in England with the view of presenting Captain Wilson, of the brig Minnie Schidfer, with a propet testimonial for his rescue of the passengers and crew ol the steamer Connaught, It icr stated that the oiroumstanocs attending the Orange.demonstrations in Canada will be brought before Parliament early in tho session. Tho report Jfi revived that M- ThOuvenel will soon quit the Frenoh Foreign Office The formation of a French squadron in reservo, to be reedy in spring, Is positively nnnounoed. The Paris Bourse had been buoyant and higher but relapsed and closed dull. , . It is said that the representatives of Franoe and England have recommended the Bing of Naples to abandon the contest. Farini has been appointed Vioeroy of Kapler. A new council has neon formed, including Peorio and other Liberals. , Garibaldi has boon appointed a general in-the Italian army. AUSTRALIA. . Melboarae dates to the 25th of September have, been received. Commercial affairs vrere rather' more favorable. * The shipments-of sold to England daring the month amounted to 130,000 ounces. - THE BANKB OP FRANCS AND ENGLAND. Latest —London.—The drain upon the Bank of France continues to become more active, and' should tbe demand for gold continue, a rise in the rate of discount by the Bank of England to 5} per ent. will he decided upon by Thursday. AFFAIRS IN CHINA. The London 'Times has no doubt that tho Allies have taken possession of and ©coupled Pekin, and will oontinuo to hold powoesion of it during the entire winter. GREAT BRITAIN. A eubEoripUon bad boon cot on foot in EogUpd with a view of prerentlne Captain Wilson, of the Minnie Shtffer } with a pioturo of tho rescue of tho passengers and orew from the burning steamer Con naught. Tho painting of the pioturo had boon entrusted to Mr. Qriorlj, the eminent marine artist, who bad boon furnished by Captain Lcitch: with full particulars of the event. Several destructive fires bad occurred in Dublin. Ih cue of them the Kildare Si. Club-boirb was totally burned, and three domestios perished In the flames. The loss was heavy. The London Press states that the circumstances attending the Orange demonstration in Canada, on the oooaslon of the visit of the Prinoe of Wales, will be brought before Parliament early In tho session. The Pr&s eulogises tbe loyalty of the Drangomcn, and attributes ell the unpleasantness to the insulting and overbearing conduct of the Duke of Newcastle. x A long-pending law case of " Shedden versus Tho Attorney General and Patrioi,” In which some Amerioan interests are Involved, was pro* grossing in the London Divorce Court. A Miss Shedden advooated her own cause, and addressed the court In speeches oooupying several hours in their delivery, FRANCE. Detachments of troops wero being despatched every day by the Lyons Railway to Marseilles. These troops are to proceed to Rome te complete the war battalions of tne regiments stationed there. It was stated authoritatively in Paris that all men on unlimited leave of absenoe had received orders to remain In the localities where they are registered, so that if wrnted, they may be called upon at the earliest moment. Accounts from the French manufacturing dis tricts ore satisfactory. Wheat continued firm in Paris. The Bourse had been buoyant, and rentes had touched 70.45, bat on tho 13th it was depressed, And the olosing quotation was 70.10. The Mlnistor of tho Interior had addressed a circular to all the prefects, which, after stating that the Government did not prohibit the Pontifi* oal nor the collection of Peter’s pence, saya that notwithstanding it cannot admit the unauthorized establishment of permanent committees for collect ing subscriptions for a foreign Government; and those whioh have already been formed are to be dissolved, or they will be subjected to equal penal ties. The offerings of individuals can bo froely givon as heretofore Despatches from Naples state that the Piedmon tese were vigorously pushing on the siege of Gaota. Troops and & siege train bad been landed at the small town.of Molaoh Gaota, and th© Piedmontese headquarters bad been advanced to Llssl. On the sth instant, a Sardinian frigate stood Into the bay of Gaeta to reconnoitre. It ascertained that the defenoes were in good condition, and that nume rous redoubts and othor field works had boon thrown up, so as to command the road from Mola. The London Post's Paris correspondent telegraphs that the KiDg of Naples had not yet mado known his intention of quitting Gaeta. It is said that the representatives of Fr&noo and England, at the Courtof Gaeta, have Recommended Francis 11. to abandon the contest. . A Naples despatch announces that Mnsanettl Farina had been appointed Viceroy. Vintimiglia, Solaloja. Poerio, ana D’Aiflotohave been appointed Councillors of the Viooroyalty. Till tho convocation of tho great Italian Parlia ment, whioh is expcctod to take placo in January, tho Viceroy ef Naples and tho viceroy of Sicily will exercise full dictatorial powers, doing as they please, both as to laws, institutions, and persons. On Garibaldi taking bisdeparture for tbe island of Oaprera, ho was overwhelmed with the most striking demonstrations of sympathy from the King, the staff, the officers, and the army in gene ral. His Majesty was to leave Naples on the 11th Instant for Sicily, and would return on the 17th. Great festivities were to take place on the 18th instant. General Lamarmora had been entrusted with tho military reorganisation. Garibaldi had been appointed a general in the army. It is stated that the Neapolitan troops whioh lately Invaded the Papal territory did eo through treaohery on the part of their generals. The Pope haa sent for their relief 50,000 Roman soudi, ana General Goyon 80,000 rations. The troops will be sent by the Papal Government to their own country. General Goyon, it is said, considers his position untenable. The Papal Government hns every where denied the reports that tho Popo will leave Romo. General Lamoriciere had quitted Rome on ten months’ leave of absence. Gen. Fanti had arrived at Turin. A new Counoil bad been formed at Naples. It includes Poerio in the Department of Public In struction, and Vintimiglia in the Interior Depart ment. The electoral law of Sardinia had been promul gated for Naples. The latest Advioes from Gaeta say Francis 11, had rejeoted the proposal for the evaouatlon of the town. The siege works before the town were actively continued It was still hoped to recur© the sub mission of Gaeta without serious fighting, but. in oace tho garrison did not capitolato tho bombard' ment would oommenco in a few days. Tho departure of Victor Emmanuel for Palermo had been postponed. A voluminous report, by Lamorioiere, of his proceedings in Italy is published. The Daily News authoritatively contradicts a rumor started by tho Times, .that Sir James Had* son was to be superseded in the British mission to Sardinia. _ , .AOaxiirA. Aii imperial decree definitively appoints Getr. Dshgeiifield Field Marshal,and Minister of War. - Another decree cancels fill -written warnings re mitted to the jouifcals up to the present time A rumor bad been current that Austria intend ed to grant a libersl Constitution to Venetia, but it was denied. CHINA. Bong Kong letters to September 28th had reach ed England. The Chinese. Commissioners at lion-tain having no power to sign the treaty of peace, all communi cations were stopped, and the aliiod army was put In motion for Pekin. She advanced portion of the army reaohed a plaoo called Yang-tsunyoh on the 10th of September. Lord Elgin left Tien-tsin oil tho Bth for Pekin. Two thousand troops remained In garrison at Tien-tsin* Various rumors wero current as to the cause of the stoppage of negotiations, but they had no foun" dation. The Times' correspondent says that the Ohlneso have been playing their old game of duplicity, and much valuable time has consequently been lost at a critical eoason of the year. Tnere was difficulty in conveying baggage to Pekin, as the coolies engaged for the purpose wero deserting. - Prince Ban Kolin-sin was repotted to bo at the head of a largo force at Pekin. The London Morning Post had given ourrenoy to a ropoit that feir Hope Grant bad seat a telegram to the Government announcing that be was ship ping the troops home again; and the iuferonco was that peaco had been scoured,• and that a tole gram announcing this important fact had gone astray.' This delusion was subsequently ex plained' by the discovery tbat a telographio error had been committed in Sir Hope Grant's despatch. The rebels were inactive, hut were Impeding business at Canton, having seised a quantity of tea intended for that market. There wao.au improved feeling, however, in the Canton market. Freights to New York $l2. Exohange at Hong Kong 4s Bjd &4s9d. Trade at Bhacghaa continued very dull. Exchange declined to 6s sida6s 6Jd. Teas at Foo- Chow had beon pretty aotive at well-supported prices. The American frigate John Adams was at Foo- Chow, and, the etoix&sTXßartford was at Shanghae, HA doßpatoh from the Earl of Elgin, dated Tien tßng, September 8, states that the Chinese Com missioners mado little objection to the convention, except the olaoee providing that, of the totAl in det&hUy of eight million taels, one million should be paid before Tion-tsin was evacuated by the British troops, at which, after considerable eva sion, they declared that the oonvention must be first submitted to the Emperor. As thlß was mani festly a devioo to gain. time, and* throw the Allies into tho winter, Lord Elgin, with the concurrence of Baron Gros, resolved at once to proceed to Tangchow, nndgave orders to tho forces accord iDS'T' INbIA. The lottors froth Oaloutta are to the Bth of Octo ber. The news is Unimportant. The Produce markets wero quiet, but holders were very firm. The Im port market was without material ohaege. Priooa were generally firm. Exohange 2s a2t 9-16 d. In Freights, the business was moderate, while the arrivals were large. Latest Per City of Baltimore, via Liverpool. London, November 14, 1860. The British Embassy at Turin.—The Daily News is authorized to state that there is no foun dation for the report published by tbe Times, that it is Intendod to remove Sir James Bronson from Turin. Fnijsfl Advance in tub Rats op Discount.— Abotit fivo o’clock, yesterday .afternoon, it was an nounced from the bank of England, in the sub joined notification, that the minimum rate of dis count had been raised from 41 per cent., at whioh it was fixed on Thursday last, to 5 per cent. (( The minimum rate of discount for bills not having more than ninety days to run Is raised to five per cent. “51, MarsilAll, Chief Cashier.” This alteration in the Bank of Eogland’s rate of discount was not known at all on the Stock Ex change, nor in financial circles, until some tune after the close of business hours The Times says that this step was adopted in conseqnenot'Of a withdrawal, during the aftor noon, of £300,000 in gold, on account of the Bank of France, and whien, it is understood, will be forthwith followed by a farther sum of £200,000. Tho Daily News says that the drain upon the Bank of Franoe continues, and private letters state that It has become more active during the last week Tho directors of that establishment accord ingly offered a premium for gold, whioh attracts it from here, and tbe Bank or England on their part have no choioo but to persevere in protective messaros. Should the effiax of gold continue, it Is probable that ft rise of 61 percent, in the rate of discount will be decided Upon as oarly as nett Thursday. London, Novombcr 15, 1860. The following is tho farewoll address of Gari baldi : , , . “ NAPb)?B, November 8,1800. “To mv CoHlAniONs-iN-ABitß i wo mutt now consider, the period which is just finishing as the last stage but ono in ournatiomil resurrection, and prepare oureclvos to finish, worthily, tho marvel ous design of tho elect of twenty generations, the completion of whioh Providenoe has reeorved for this fortunate ago of yours. “ Yes, young meo, Italy owes to you an under taking whioh has been marked by the applause of tho Unlvefse. To this wonderful account in your country’s history another more- glorious still will be added, and tho slave shall show at last to his free brothron a sharpened sword forged from the links of his fetters. To arms, then, all of you, and the oppressors and the mighty will disappear like the dost. , , “ You, too, women, cast away all cowards from your arms, that will only give' you eowards for children, and you who are the. daughters of the land of duty must have children that are noble and brave. Let timid doctrines be cast out from amongst us. ' Providence has presented Italy with Victor Emmanuel, and by the side of Victor Emmanuel every quarrel should be for gotten. “ Once more I repeat my battle cry, * To arms, all of you. 7 If Maroh, 1861, does not find a mil lion of Italians in arms, then ala* for Liberty! alas for Italy 1 Lot the March of 1861, or, If ne cessary, tho February, find us all at our posts. Italians of Cal&tafernt, Palermo, Volturno, An cons, Oaslilfidardo, and Iserni, every man or this lend who is not a coward, or a slave, is on our side. All of us, all of us, I say, standing round the glorious hero of Palestro, will strike the last blow at the orumbling edifice of tyranny. “.Receive, volunteers, the honored conquerors of battles, ono word of farewell from mo to-day. I am obliged to retire, bat it is for a four days only. The hour of battle will find me with you again. Let those only return to their homes who are oelied by the imperative duties of their families, and those who, by their wounds, have deserved the f gratitude of their country. Those will serve Italy n their homes, by their counsels, and the very Aspect of tnbir nbble wounds. Apart from these, let all others remain to guard our glorious ban ners,. (< We shall moot ere long again, ttf march toge ther for the redemption of our brethren who are stUl the slaves of tbe Stranger. “We shall meet again ere long, and march to gether to new triumphs,” LATEST MARKETS. fßj Telegraph to Queenstown.] Liverpool, Wav, 15 —The sales of Cotton, yesterday, reached only 8,000 boles, nearly all to the trade. The market closed verr dal), and price* were easier, but quotations unchanged The Breadatutfii market was dull. The Provision market dosed doll., Loudon, Wednesday Wight.—Consols closed to-day at ,93X093 for money, and 93&93X for aooount. America* Securities.—'The latest sales wore—Erie Railroad, 83034: Wew York Central Railroad,77oBo; illinois Central Railroad. 27037 X disoount. Steamship Canadian, from Quebec, arrived at Lon donderry to-day. . Three Days Later from Enropi THE ARABIA AT HALIFAX. Halifax, Nov. 27.— The royal mall steamship from Liverpool on the 17th instant, via Queenstown on the 18th, arrived at this port at 4 o’olook this afternoon. Her advioes are three days Inter than those fur* nisbed by the steamer City of Baltimore. The steamship City of Washington arrived at Queenstown on the 17th instant. Commercial Intelligence, tfir the steamof Arabia,] LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Friday, Nov. 18. —The sales oftho week amount to 44 000 bales, including 12,000 bales to speoulatbr©and 3,000 bales to exporters. The market opened firm, but olosed very doll and ir regular. Aii qualities n*vo declined somewhat, the lower qualities falling in price, and the middling qualities Xd- Bunmras has been ahriost suspended by tbe advance in bank rates. The sales to-day f Friday) aro estimated at C,ooobales, including 1,000 bales to speculators and for export. The market otaes dull at tho following quotations: , Fair.. Middlings, New Orleans.-.-.. —7« 7 Mobiles __.... „.7>J $u Uplands ,7,V 6)2 The stnor in port is estimated at 608,600 bales, inclu ding 4(8 000 bales of American. STATE OF '• RADK.—The advioes from Manchester are unfavorable, prioes bavin* ai declining tendenoy, though nominally unchanged. The sates have been un important. ■| „ HAVRE COTTON MARKET, Wbdnbsdat,—new Orleans tres ordinaire is quoted iOOf; ditto bag ats3f. The market is very dull, 7,000 bales being the amount of the week's sales. Stock injnrt 107,000 bales. LIVERPOOL BREADBTUFFS MARKET,—Bread stuff* have a declining tendenoy. Messrs. Richardson A Spence report Flour dull end offered at a reduction : sales at 235®3186d. Wheat dull and 2d®3d lower; sales at 11s sd©l2*9d for red and 1256d014s for white. Corn firm; mixed and yellow JWscSSs 3d ; white 4350455. From Pike’s Peak. Fort Kearney, Nov. 27.— Tho Pike’s Peak ex press, which left. Denver City on the morning of the 24th, passed here about noon to-day, with $4,000 In freight. Denver, Nov. 24, 8 A. M. —Parties are still leaving lor tho San Juan mines A letter received yesterday brings very encou raging reports from that region. A eovero snow-storm continued throughout the 22d and 23d. Many oattlo are dyiag. The incoming freight trains aro all lying by fbr beftor weather. The drivorintbo central overland express eoaoh, wbilo coming in, night beforo last, had both his hands frozen. A duel is to be fought at 10} b’olook to-day be tween a Mr. Riley and Charles Harrison. The former is tho challenging party. He is a young lawyer, formerly from Virginia, and nag been act ing as deputy sheriff at Mountain City tor some time past. Charley Harrison kcops the Criterion. saloon in this city, The weapons appointed are navy pistols, distance fifteen foot, arms to be drawn after the word fire is given. The Provisional Legislature adjourned on Mon day to Golden City. From Havana. New York, Nov. 27,—The Bteamer Matanzas, from Matanzas on tho 22d, arrived here to-day. Freights are unchanged. Tbe stook of sugar at Havana aud Matanzas amounted to 168.000 boxes. The orops were very promising. Position of Congressman Curry, of Alabama* Washington, Nov. 27.—Hon J. L. M. Curry, momhor of Congress from Alabama, in a private lottor, gives a flat contradiction to the import that ho is against the Recession movement. Legislature of Mississippi* Jackson, Miss., Nov. 20.— Tho Legislature or ganized to-day, and the message of the Governor was read. Its tone Is uncompromising for seces sion, and the members appear to bo unanimous on tho flame side. Front Kansan. AN INTERVIEW WITH MONTGOMERY We.have intelligence from Lawrence that Aot-1 ing Governor Beebe arrivod there on Saturday evening, having had an interview with Montgo mery, who, with forty-three men, was engaged in the trial of a man charged with kidnapping a free negro. The man, whose name was not. given, was found guilty, and hung in the presenoe of Beebe. I Fort Scott has not been harmed or Paris saoked, as has been reported. The arrivals oy the stage at Kansas City on Sa turday evening report all quiet. Leavenworth, Nov. 26.—8 y a private letter from Lawrence we* have another account of the interview of Secretary Beebe with Montgomery. This account says tbut Bebee found Montgomery engaged In fciylng a man named MoDonatd, whoso alleged offenoe was that of being in lavor of tbe execution of the fugitive riave law, and that at the soltoitation of Mr. Beebe, he'was set free On being expostulated with, Montgomery Is re ported as having defied tho power of tbe Territo rial and Federal Government?. Leavenworth, Nov. 26. —Gen. Harney afid.Gov. Medary arrived at tbe fort this morning, and leave for Southern Kansas to-morrow morning, with 100 dragoons, and two pieces of Capt. Bain in oommand. Troopß have st&rtod from Fort Riley to tbe same leatination. The two divisions will rendezvous at Mound City, ilxtecu miles from the Missouri State line. Scorcoy is preserved by the officials regarding tbo plan of operations. Montgomery acknowledges the commission of the late murders bis band is charged with. Ho stated that no fugitive could be token-baok to Missouri, and said ho would continue his opera tions ogain6t that State, and Arkansas find Texas. If the troops oame against him in large bodios, be would dodge them, but would whip any small par ties. At a meeting called by prominent Republicans, neld in this city, on Saturday evening, at the Dis trict Court room, Mayor McDowell presiding, a committee on resolutions reported the following series: , Whereas , Intelligence has been reoeived from southeastern Kansas whioh leaves little room to doubt* that olvil war has been added to the ourse of famine, which already oppresses that seotion of Kansas: therefore, Resolved , That without expressing any*opinion as to the enusos whioh may have led Montgomery, Jennison, and their followers, or any other bands of men aoting with or in opposition to them, to the renewal of violence and disorder Sn that seotion of Kansas, we regard it to be our duty, as citizens of I the Territory, to deuounoe their unlawful and in surrectionary acts, and to support the'Executive Authorities of tbe Territory in restoring and pre serving the publio peace. j Resolved, That the recent expulsion by the General Government of settlors in the county of | Oherokeo from their homos on the neutral lands at the beginning of winter, and in a season of utter destitution and famine, was an not of oruelty and oppression unparalleled in the history of a freefpoo ple; but that such expulsion cannot afford them a plausible pretext for adding to the misories of the people by the renewal of civil war. Resolved, That, having settled beyond doubt, the question of slavery in Kansas, we condemn all attempts to embroil us in controversies and colli sions, arißingout of that question, with the people of our neighboring State—whether made by Dis unioniats without or by nullifiers within lour bor- I ders. The resolutions were supported by Messrs. I Ewing, Johnson, Delaney, ami others, and opposed by Messrs. Anthony and McOabon, on the ground that no Information hod beon received to justify tho belief' that civil war existed in the Territory. Amid muoh excitement and confusion, the re port of the committee was declared adopted, and I the meeting adjournod. 1 Immediately aftor tho adjournment, those op- 1 posed to the notion of the meeting at Stockton Hall reassembled, Judge James McCahon in the obair. Tho following preamble and resolutions were Adopted: Whereas , It ib reported that difficulties of a serious nature exist in Southeastern Kansas— Aiul whereas, We have no reliable information on the subjeot: thorofore, Resolved, That we withhold ell action in tbe matter until the facts connected with the oaie can be satisfactorily ascertained. Resolved, That a committee of three be appoint ed by tho chair for the purpose of ascertaining tho facts with regard to the nature and origin of the difficulties, and their extent. Resolved, That tho action of the Administration, its offioers and agents, with, reference to the New York Indian lands and the neutral lands, consti tute a series of outrages unparalleled in the history of any government. Resolved , That we condemn any violation of the laws of our country,land that any and every one who, after a fair and Impartial trial, is or are found guilty of suoh violations, should suffer the penalty of the laws. Messrs. E. C. Bancroft, A. G. Wilder, and A. G. Sol ay wero appointed aeommitteo to obtain the information required by tbe resolutions. The meeting then adjourned. * FROM FORT SCOTT. Kansas Oxty,‘*Nov. 27.— The ma>l-ooaoh from Fort Scott, arrived horo this eveoinz, bringing lease Merrln and tWo Registers of the Land Office at Fort Scott. These gentlemen famish the fol lowing despatch touching the late disturbances : Fort Scott, Nov. 25.—Much of- the excitement here during the last week has been without re&sonablo cause. The business of the land office has not been in terrupted, and no fears exist tbat it will be It is the prevailing opinion here that tbe flight of Judge Williams and his court was not war ranted by oiroumstanoos. The South Carolina Legislature. UESaASK OF GOVERNOR GIST. Columbia, S. 0., Nov. 27.—The message of Gov. Gist was presented to the Legislature at 1 o’olook this aftornoon. The Governor devotes many pages .to the con sideration of local State affairs. He says that,tin view of secession, it becomos doubly important upon us to have a direct trade with Europe, and advises the State to foster enterprises for soon purposes by guarantees of say five per cent. Reforrlng to postal matters, he says he has been authorized by tho postmaster of Charleston to state that, as soon as South Carolina secedes, he will sever his connection with tho Federal Go vernment, and obey the oall of the State, to whom he makes an.offer of his services. Thisactipn, together with the resignations of.the postmasters generally, enable the State to be unembarrassed in establishing postal arrangements for herself. The Governor also suggests, as a temporary expe dient, the use of Adams’ Express to convey mail matter. He farther suggests that arrangements might probably be made between South Carolina and the Federal authorities for a given time, until the other States secede, and the Southern Con federacy is formed. If the Federal Government insists on considering South Carolina in tho Union after tho ordinance |providing for secession is adopted, the present postal arrangement must cease, and, another, under State authority, be substituted. The Governor advises tho prohibition of tho in troduction of slaves into South Carolina from States whioh are hotmembers of the Southern Confedera cy, and paitioularly from tho border States. He says: Lot thou keep their slavo property in their owh borders, ohd tbe only alternative loit them is emancipation by their own act, or the aotion' of their confederates. He entertains the hope, how ever, that all the slave Stotts will unito in a South ern Confederacy. He advises the passago of tho most ample and stringent laws against Abolition incondisrios to su persede the present systom of lynobing To deter violations of these laws, their enforcement should bo mado reliable and icvere. Reforrlng to the notion of South Carolina in sending Mr. Meromingar as. commissioner to Vir ginia, and the failure to obtain co-operation for a Southern Conference, exoept from the States of Mississippi ana Alabama, the Governor is of the opinion that all hope of the concerted aotion of the South is lost. Hut one course is left to South Caro lina, consistent with her honor, her interest, and her safety, and that is, to look neither to the right nor the leu, but to go straight forward to the eon- Bummatlon of her purpose. It fs too late now to reoeivo pronositionß of conference, and South Caro lina would be wanting in self-respeot if she should entertain a proposition looking to her continuance in the preflent Union. The Governor entertains no reasonable doubt that Georgia, Alabama, MiflOßiippi, Florida, Texas, and Arkansas, will immediately follow the aotion of South Carolina, and the other Southern States will eventually complete tbe galaxy. It is gratifying to know, he says, that if a resort to arms is necessary we have the tender of volun teers from' all the Southern and some of the Northern States to repair promptly to our standard and share onr fortunes The message conoludes in the following lan guage : “ I cannot permit myself to believe that, in the madness of passion, an attempt will be made by the next Administration to. coerce South Caro lina after her socesston, by refusing to surrender the harbor defeDoes, or interfering with her im ports and exports. Bat if mistaken, wo must ac cept the issue, and meet it as becomes men and freemen, who infinitely prefer annihilation to dis grace.” Columbia, Nov. 27.-— ln consequenoe of the num ber of oases of sm&ibpoxToported in this city, the Legislature will probably adjourn to Charleston. A resolution was offered to-day appointing a committee to Inquire into the expedienoy of pro viding a coast police for South Carolina. The committee on raising supplies made a re port recommending the negotiation of a loan and not taxation, and proposing the issue of bonds in small amounts. The committee rely upon the pa triotism of the oitizens oi the State to take np some of the bonds. The Comptroller General’s report contains some Interesting details regarding the system of land tax. It says thftt over ten million of acres have been returned valued at twenty oents per acre. Agreeably to the law of 1815, when several of these millions were worth immensely more, the revenue is small. He advises the alteration of that law so as to increase the revenue. He objects to the system of banking in the State, but considers that the institutions are as solvent os tbe Northern banks. He advises, Incidentally, that the granite oapitol building In Colombia bo the Capitol of the Southern Confederacy. ....... The pubiie debt in stocks and bonds Is $4,406,- 000 ; aggregate receipts from taxes nearly $600,- 000 ; an average tax on lands of a fraouon less than five cents per aore. The Military Committee made a report recom mending that In case of coercion, or an aot indi cating a preparation to ooercOj the Governor shall oall out the forces of the State to resist such aot, and invite the aid, if necessary, of dther States. They advise the establishment of & Board of Ord nance and the adoption of a means necessary for defenoe. , Attempt to Bum the Capitol of Alabama* Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 27.—An attempt was made this morning to burn down the State Capitol building, by firing the doors in the third, story. A negro servant mado the discovery, and the flames were extinguished before much damage jfas done. Conservative Meeting at Louisville, Ky. Louisville. Nov. 27i—A meeting of citizens composed of all parties was held last night, and passed a series of resolutions reported by a minori ty Of the committee appointed to frame them. The resolutions adopted deplore the election of a President on sectional issues: deolare that Ken tucky has a common interest with all other slave holding States, and that she does not “despair of obtftimog'Jaßtioe within the-Union, as both homes of Congress will be opposed to the Executive; that Rentuoky will insist upon the repeal of the Northern statutes nullifying the fugitive-slave law; they appeal to tbe Southern States not to desert the common cause of the South within the Union, assuring them that Kentucky will stand by the Union till the aggressions on her constitutional rights beoome more intolerable than the oonee quesoes of a revolution. T H JE C IT Y. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. Aoaot.mt o? Music, Broad and Locust street#,—" Ernam.” (l m^ T,^ T * B THKKT Thbatbb. Walnut and Ninth its.— -- Dr ** mS of BelDJ,ion Claire’s Abch-strbbt Thbat**, li^th“HVA v icar-" A,,OU . L, “ It ”-“ **'■ Gaieties), Raoe street, JnSiifni? i??»a P e .?fe7« or, The Last Appeal Black-Eyed Susan “ The Omnibus.” Ch " t ° nt JAYNB’S COMMOSWJSALtH BuiLpllffi. fThMtnntatrftflt. above Sixth,—Birch and Shaiplej’s mmstreiin Banfobd’s Of bra Boobs, ElevA&ih street, ahove Chestnut.—Concert nightly. l| a ” ov ® Headquarters, FranklinFipee.—Concert nightly.' Adjourned Meeting oi the Jloard of Controllers. CHANGE Or STUDIES IK THE PUBLIC SCHOOL*. Yesterday afternoon an adjourned meeting of the Beard of Control was held in their rooms, Sixth and Adelphi stroets. There was a foil attendance. The rales of order governing the Board of Uofl trot were revised, Printed copies of the revised code were distributed among members. The rules R ro interesting only to Controllers. A sharp pafls.abuTma enrued during the tarly meeting, between Messrs. Rfobe and Leeob. The latter was very noUy ; he stated loudly at one time that Mr. Riche bad spoken what was not tins. Thin diffionlty originated i n t h# consider*- tjon of the resolutions authorizing a committee on text books, to be aided In the selection of suoh by the advioe of aoy of the professors or teaohers en gaged in the publio soheols, who are not interested, , ua authors or otherwise, in any of the publications I used, or proposed to be used, in the schools j Tho mention of Girls* High Sohool called up Mr. ! Chambers, who moved tbo insertion of Normal, so I as to real “ Girls’ High and Normal Sohool.” I Carried. The following rale, among others, was passed : Sectional Bodrds shall not make any* contract beyond the sum of one hundred dollars, without first obtaining permission from this Board. The report of the special oommittde to consider the utility of oertaln ehnogee in grammar-sohool studies; and, also, the matter of tesohers devoting tho afternoon sessions solely to explaining 'studies of tho morning, was submitted. The report hears, In its theoretical paragraphs at least, If not In the entire matter, evidences of the pen and head of the principal of tbo Central High School. • - One o! the opening paragraphs is ns follows: " Tne amount of study at present demanded for admission into the high schools has no parallel in the annals of education, If we confine our attention to the requirements upon pupils of the same age, j and during the same period of attendance. The ! scholars of the Boston grammar sohools pursue bat nine stadtes for a similar promotion to that for which oar pupils are compelled to pursue thirteen. In New York, admission to the Free Academy is attained after pa&iftg a ffl'isfactory examination upon a comparatively small number of studios. Owing to our better edaoatlonal provirion for subordinate sohools, furnishing thirteen tesohers for the instruction of eaoh pupil who passes from the alphabetical class of the primary schools to the lowest division of the High School, wo are enabled to inouloate thoroughly a J&rger number of branches In our grammar sohools, than can . — Reading, orthogra phy, penmanship, grammar, parsing. *gec*rapby. of arithmetic, practical arithmetic, of the United States. The oommittee ask the Board to approve the fol lowing resolutions: 11 Resolved, That tbe study of mensuration, al gebra, and of the Constitution of tbe United States, shall be discontinued in the grammer schools’ of this district. “ Resolved , That the use of Greenleafs Na tional Arithmetic shall be limited to the High Sohools. “ Resolved , That the mere rules of arithmetic shall no longer constitute a braneh of examination for admission into the High Sohools; hot that defi nitions of arithmetical terms and reasons of arith metical operations shall still be examined upon, under the name of principles of arithmetic. . “Resolved, That history of .-the United States shall be restricted to the reading of the colonial period, end tq the memorizing, from the text-books authorized by this-Board,'that portion commencing with the immediate causes of the RoroloUon, ana ending with the Mexican war. “ Resolved, That no lesson in geography shall be given to pupils of the first and second divisions of grammar schools to.bn prepared at home; and that candidates for admission into the High Sohools shall not be aueetioned upon that subjeot; bu) that geographical lessons shall be given st least three times weekly, in the.third, fourth, and fifth divisions. 1 ; “ Resolved, That spelling, punctuation,parsing, principles of arithmetic, and practical arftiunctTo shall bo taught exclusively during school hours. “Resolved, That no more than two iossons, st any time, shall bo given to pupils of grammar, secondary, or primary sohools/u> be studded' at home, end that no greater amount ofmattor shall bo dally assigned to pupils of grammar schools than can bo committed to memory,or performed, by soholars of average ability, in an hour and a halt; and that, from secondary and primary, pupils, no morn than one hour of homo study shall, ever be required. *• Resolved, That the Board require the teaohers of every grade of school which has two daily ses sions to employ tbe hours of tbe afternoon, as far as is practicable, in explaining the lessons to be rcoited on the following day. “Resolved, That the regulations of this Board, relating to the extent and limitations of homo and school studies, shall bo kept prominently posted in alt tho publio schools of this district. “Resolved, That the teaohers of grammar, se condary, and primary sohools be furnished with a blank book, in which they will be required to keep, foT the inspection of controllers and direc tors, a correct record of the daily tasks they assign i to be studied at home ” s . * A number of gentlemen stated that the subject matter of tbe report was of a very'important character, and Inasmuch as many of the ohanges referred to were objectionable, motion was made to postpone tho matter until the regular meeting of | the Board. Carried It was resolved to olose the public schools on Thonksgiving Day. Si A flippant resolution was then offered by Mr. Fitzgerald relative to alleged irregularities in one of the High Sohool departments. It appears that a professor, whose duly it is to teach an exceedingly tedious branch Of mathematies, occasionally en livens the dry details of his legitimate lessons by useful lectures upon kindred studies. These Mr. Fitzgerald, probably at the suggestion of some less ingenious professor, thought fit to indiot. The matter was unworthy of notice. It is usual, with tutors in the High Sohool to do nothing during the latter half ot recitation hours. Professor MoOlune, alluded to, engrosses his entire hour, and is, therefore, deserving of applause rather than censure. I Meeting of. she Protestant Episcopal Southern Convocation —Last November, an as sociation of Episcopal obarobes was formed, for tho purposes of better uniting and evangelising the congregations of that portion of the city. Every two months efnoe that time, a Convocation of a week’s duration has been held. The sixth of these oommettced at tho Chnroh of the Evangelist, Catherine street, above Seventh, on Monday even ing last. Last evening the services consisted of a sermon by Bor. Thomas M. Martin, who delivered an impressive discourse from John, 18th ohaptor, 14th verse: “Not this man, but, Barabaa; now Barabas was a robber.” The world was eompared to Barabas, whom its people chose in preference to Christ, tho just.’ The Scriptural history of the circumstances anterior to the oruolfixlon, wherever the text formed a notable interrogatory, woro de tailed with a graphic truthfulness, and an appeal made to the audience to &ooept Christ, and give up the world. Addresses were znado by Rev. Dr. J. Clay, of Swedes Churoh; Rev. Henry Stuart, of All Saints ; and Rev. Mr. Durborow, of Evange list. A pleasant debate ensued among these gen tlemon upon the “ Church’s work among the young.” ‘ ' This evening Bishop Potter will be present, and will probably preaoh. The subject of “ religious work among the neglected” will be adverted to. The speakers will probably be Rev. Meesre. Jones, Quick, and Corbin. Tho effect of these Convoca tions has been moat salutary. On Friday evening there will be a general communion. Death bt Apoplexy.— Mr. John Pfeifer, loeidisg at No. 707 North Front Street; fell dead at his ®ea table yesterday. It was at the time supposed that the deceased had been choked to death. Subsequent evidenoe before the coroner demonstrated the fact that his death was caused by apoplexy. . Thh next ABJDTANT-QffNEßii.—Xhe re porter of an afteracdh j>. E. Biroey, of the First City Troop, will probably be eleoted to this post, he having oeen recommended by Generals Patterson, Cadwalader, and others. AFrkK-THINKKE’S OPINION OP SfiCfiMlO*' by Thermae C?*r, and tborofore antecedent to it, and not affected hy secession. Common defence finds Its argument Is economy by a geometrical ratio. Oommofi profit finds illustration everywhere. The true earnest of the Union were common principles. l Withadt &esf, all alliance was uncertain and fitful; as infra taunt; the relations of England and France for centuries. What considerations were involved lo secession ? merelycommon defence and profit—principles being anterior to union. What would the Sooth gain or lose by secession ? Sha must sell her eelton at tba hJgbaat governed thus by the laws of supply and desuml, and not by act of Legislature. Carolina, after ie oeieloo, will sell to Massachusetts if ihe eta get a hfttf otfflt s pound more thanat other places* and Massachusetts will bay of Carolina if soecMfbuy oheapef, secession or no secession. The Bouts would lose most by disunion ; having more to lose of movable property, she would reqotar snore to look after it—horses require to be stolen very care fully, while negroes steal themselves and steal horses too. The Homicide Case in the SeVenybbhtb Wabd—OoßONiß’S Ibqubbt.—ln yesterday's issue wo published a statement of a homicide the Seventeenth ward It appeared, froth uth* evi dence given before the alderman, that- Jamea An dorson, a weaver, of dissipated character,'had beaten his wife in the most brutal manner, from the effeots of whieh sbe died soon after. Both hus band and wife were in the habit of drinking; tad it Tiai during a drunken brawl that the affair oc curred. The coroner's bequest had been adjourned until yesterday afternoon, to allow Dr. Updegrovtaa opportunity to make a post-mortem examination of the body of the deo eased The inquest was held by Coroner Conrad at a quarter past four yesterday, afternoon, at the Seventeenth-ward police station, when the follow ing testimony was adduced: Mrs. Susan Bowers, residing In Dewitt’s avenue, next door to the house of Anderson, testified that Anderson, for the last four weeks, had beaten hie Wife repeatedly. On the day of the election be bad beaten her, and ceiled for an axe/wfth which to kill her. Some men, attemptingtointarfCi* oa behalf bf his wife, were chased some distance by him, knife in htnd. ..The face of the deceased was itccliog lybr*3»ed and scratched. She had seen Anderson beat his wife on probably fifty different occasions. De ceased had been confined tor some few days. On election day cho stated to witness that her Husband had kfoked her three times in the sto maob. Since that time Hn. Anderson had bees very siok. On Saturday and Sunday nights ac cused cursed his wife, and threatened to murder her. Deceased drank a little. Witness could not say that she ever saw her intoxiosted. Dr. 8. Vp dogrove testffled.~Had tttde a post mortem oxammatfon of .Mrs. Andersen, and had found no indicadfns whatever of violence exter nally. Bad examined the brain and found no 41a* ease or injury cn the brain; .no evidence of vio lence. Had then opened tho chest, and examined the lungs; found pneumonia of the left lung; ex tensive inflammation of tho lower lobe of leu lung, whioh was the cause of death; proceeded no farther in his examination, as there was sufficient cause of death evinced In the-long—that was the positive cause of death- This disease might he produced by exposure and cold. Beoeased had evidently been suffering for several days The inflammation appeared to nave commenced at the stomaoh, .and spread, faming matter in the lung. On the slightest decline, her intemperate habits, combined with the disease, would cause her to sink rapidly. • v t Barab Miller, being sworn, testified toliving at No. 13 Dewitt’s avenue, near the hwsa of Ander fod On tbe day of tbo election had teen a3Cufod boat his wifo on the front pavement. Other immaterial evidenoe was hearfl. Tbe jury rendered a verdict of death from exjtemv, and not from violence. A Steam Canal Barge.— A novelty in the order of steam navigation now lies at vine street wharf, on the Delaware. We allude- to a Steam-tug, or propeller barge; intended to Super sede mate or horse draught,upon canals. The boat in question is essentially a canal boat, or barge, furnished with a screw propeller and steam-engine oi twenty-horse power, it is the first that has yet made the circuit of the Susquehanna and Tide* water Canal, and is owned by Wm. McConkey, Bra., of Wrightsville, opposite Colombia.. Mr.-HoCon key, in oonjnnetion with Captain ThottpK% left Wrightsville a few days ago, steamed-downiha Sus quehanna, through the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, and thence to this city, making the excursion in less than forty-eight hours, or attharate of six miles per hour. This handsome travel was made with .0 500 bushels of corn, with which the two barges were freighted, the propeller aotisg both as tug and barge. Yesterday afternoon a number of reporters and parsons interested in navigation assembled in the cabin of the vessel to indulge in some seasonable refreshments. Some remarks of a complimentary oharaoter were made,-and the suc cess of the enterprise toasted. The steam-barge was built at Baltimore, we understand It is believed that such improved vessels will take pre cedence of the old-fashioned mule upon our into, rlor canals. Meeting of Politicians at the Girard House.— A curious meeting of politicians was held in the ladles’ parlor of the Girard Home, lost night. ' [raivATE ] _ _ mi Philadelphia, Nov. 2«, 1860. ..Dbau Sir: The imminent peril of the existenocof tho Government. end tho probability tbatve may voon beplungedin aoivil war, calls for immediate action in the State of Pennsylvania A raeetimt of gentlemen will be held on Tuesday afternoon, a?£h instant, at ,5 o olock, at the Girard House, to consult upon the exi gencies of the crisis, and to agree npon some plan of ac tion, Your attendance i* moat earnestly reenacted. Judge Grier presided, and Charles Gibbons acted as secretary, the latter Tery reluctantly. The po litical'complexion of the meeting preponderated largely with Breckinridge Demoerati. The fol lowing aro tho names: Judge Grier, Charles Gibbons, Morton.,Mo- Michael, Judge King, Mr. Merrick, (Merrick & Sons,) Frederick Grayson, David Salomon, Charles Brown, George H. Martin, Charles MoAlister, John 0. Bullet, Judge Knox, Judge Lewis, J. A. Clay, J. A. Brown, Dr. Duoaobet, James Pago, David 8. Brown. - - . Outsiders were excluded from the room, and our reperter was refused admittance. It was stated that there were certain laws npon our statute-books interfering with tbe constitu tional* rights of thB South. Mesars-Gibhose and MeMichael denied that suoh laws existed. Judge Ellis Lewis asserted that there were snob or simi lar enactments. Upon the question to the Governor to oonveke the Legislature far the purposes of reoindingeuoh, thematter warptompt* ly voted down. The meeting adjourned sine ate. Conning and Gamb.—The present se»- son has demonstrated a now utility for. the Camden and Atlantic b ailroad. >Vo allude to the flwilitiee for fowling, docking, do , afforded by the lines on this road by whion a few hours* ride will bring the ambitions sportsman into juxtaposition with the marshes ana swamps of the salt sea, where marine and migratory birds congregate in the winter. Some gentlemen stopped at - Th# Press office on Thursday last, bearing a lot of partridges, and we have heard of similar parties returning with several hundred pheasants, rabbits.* ate. Weymouth Station is said to be the finest neigh borhood'for such rare sport. The trams carry numbers of sportsmen down daily.' ~‘ Larcbny of Bagatelle Balls .— Yester- day morning James Palmer had a hearing before Alderman Beitler, at .the Central Police Station, cm the charge of the larceny of a set of 1 bagatelle ball*from the premises of John Ward, Does etreet. It appears that Palmer, associated with *%eooom pllce, John Davies, pilfered the balls, aai%arted them in the baok yard of the prosecutor’s estab lishment. He was committed by the alderman, in default of $7OO bail, to answer at court. A Crash —A party-wall in a row °f un finished brick dwellings, on Twenty-second afreet, below Wallace, fell with ■« heavy crash about seven o’olook yesterday morning, t The well was weakened bythe the sight, the bufldingbelrg wHhbwtloMr. Tfb per •on was hurt, and the damage to the property was confined to the dectmetlon of the wan, asd the breaking dm of a dm or two of joists.