Flt ‘,l ttss. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBERn, 1861. EXTRACT FROM THE LAST SPEECH OF STEPHEN A. DOIJ6LAS.—ts The conspiracy es beenh up the Union is a fast nem known to all. Armies are being raised, and war levied to accomplish it. There can be but two sides to the controversy. - Every man must he on the aide of the United States or against it. There can be no neutrals in this war. There can be none but patriots and traitors.,, His tNcra.rxricr the Civvvrner had a groat theme last Friday, and a great audience. His theme was Pennsylvania, and his audience five regiments of our bravo volunteers: There was everything about it to please and charm— the horsemen, the footmen, the glittering column and the multitude of citizens, and, above them, the glorious standards, _inter twining the emblem of the State with the colors of the nation, grouping together a scene beautifully dramatie, and melt as is seldom witnessed within the limits of our peaceful State. Not the least striking inci dent of the occasion was the speech of Go vernor CURTIN. He excelled himself in the elucidation of his great topic, and presented the case of Pennsylvania with emphasis and truth It is 'no desire of ours to ask especial honor - for Pennsylvania, nor do we think this is the desii.A. of +MINIM' C MUNN- A simple expression of State pride is par donable, and he would be unworthy his State who did not have this feeling to a greater or lesser degree. But in the bead-roll of fame, we must not place one State above another; we must make no distinction which would be to MMSkkeiltiSettS - Or In diana;and which does not recognize the claims of every American, wherever he may reside. All have done well, and to all we give honor. PhotWahout pain that we see a disposition on the part of many to dis parage Pennsylvania by studiously overlook ing her position in this war—by sneers and captious remarks and inuendoes. In all the New York papers we find a persistent sup premien of any reference to Pennsylvania; but this is in keeping with the spirit of New York journalism, and should excite no sur prise to-day. Governor Monoax, of New York, cannot make a little speech at Willard's - without so 'glorifying his State that the au dience interfered with " Cheers for Pennsyl- VArdit 6:fl6§ of 1, She is 6114.:zia i" Mr. Representative liEttoce, of Illinois, makes another speech, at the National Hotel, in 'which he responds to cheers for Pennsylva. nia by saying that he " could say a mean thing of Pennsylvania," and follows the as sertion by an unkind and unjust insinuation, which the crowd very properly resents, and so induces the representative to apologize. In the minds of many public men there is an ill concealed feeling of envy and disparagement. The people are more generous and just, as, indeed, they always are. We present the case of Pennsylvania in the words of Governor CURTIN " Since the be ginning of this rebellion no demand has been made upon this State by the Federal Govern moat that has not been promptly obeyed—no requisition that has not been fibed—no pledge that has not beta redeemed." The sons of Pennsylvania take a high place in this war. She has sent more men into the field than any other State ; a Pennsylvanian manages the Department cf War; a Pennsylvanian is the commander-in-chief of our armies ; in the roll of generals and officers of high station we find many an honored State name. If we have sent men to ettumand, we have sent men to obey ; in the highest station and the lowest station—from the general of departments to the soldier of the line, Pennsylvania is ably re presented. if her sons take the honors and glory of War, they likewise endure its priva tions. Many thanks are due by Pennsylvania to the Secretary of War and our excellent Governor. Gen. C-MEROx has been a devoted son pf his State, and most of the obloquy and calumny heaped upon him has been incurred by his de votion to his own people. Governor Ceartx Las shown a degree of energy and self-denial in systematizing the military resources of the State; in exciting the martial ardor of the people; in carrying out the designs of the Le. gislature ; in providing for the wants of our regiments; whether in camps of instruction at home or camps of service in the field, which deserves, the warmest commendation of the people. To our Secretary and our Governor all honor belongs, and the State owes them a debt of gratitude. We speak thus of Pennsylvania because we feel that she deserves a word of defence and a word of eulogy. Our good old State needs the voice of noorator s the pen of no journalist, to strengthen and justify her position. She is doing her duty nobly, and when the honors of the war are apportioned she will receive the reward she has so justly earned. Death of John P. Jackson. It was said by ono of England's ablest writers, when the news of DUCALD STEWART'S death fell unheeded upon a giddy, fashionable circle, that on the announcement of such an event it behooved the hearers to maintain, for some time at least, a respectful, solemn silence. With such a sad, respectful feel ing, we announce to our readers the de cease of a man whose life, had his energies and talents been devoted to political employ ment, would have been a subject of house hold familiarity all the land over, but whose high qualifications have been employed in the less famous but not less arduous and useful service of his fellow-men. Jonx P. JAcxsON, the vice president of the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Com pany, died at his residence, in Newark, New Jersey, yesterday morning. Mr. has been connected with the company from its organization to the time of his death. He was PPPtintvii §vcrotorr on •tho 4th of June, 18 , 72, and held that position to the Ist of November, 1849. On the 4th of June, 1836, he was elect ed a director, and on the 28th of June, 1849, ens chosen vice president, and in thatoffiee, - united with the superintendency of the road, he has remained since. When the company was chartered, Mr. JAGE:3OIi was a rising young lavryer, and Speaker of the New Jersey House of Assem bly. He abandoned his other profession upon becoming a railroad man, and he threw himself, Ivith all his energy, shrewdness, sagacity, and high executive ability, into the service of the cympapy, which he has mainly Inn the Mena of preserving from absorption by its great rival, the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company. He was upright and honest, candid, straight flaward, flat-footed, and unflinching; a sincere Christian and a true gentleman. Few men excelled him as a public speaker, and he had no superiors in the courtesy and polish of pri- I ate life. His death, in the prime of life, fifty-six years being all he bad numbered, will fall heavily upon the hearts of his host of friends and the community in which be lived, :Ind the loss of his ability and sagacity will be severely felt by the New Jersey Railroad Com pany. OLD FRANKLIN ALMANAC.-Mr. Winch, 320 Chestnut Area, is publisher of the issue for 18112. This is the only Philadelphia Almanac worth any thing. It contains the year's annals, and a great variety of local, histories], and statistical informa tion. Mr. Thompson Westeott, of the Sunday Dispatch, is understood to be editor of this Alma nac. IL W. IsEECILER ON THE WAR.—The celebrated sermon, at Brooklyn, on the last Thanksgiving day, " The Honey in the Lion's Carcass," upon war and emancipation, which is considered one of Mr. Beecher's greatest productions, will be pub lished, to-day, by T. B. Peterson and Brothers, 306 Chestnut street. It has been very much praised, RS well as abused, and therefore mast be worth something. FESTIVE COMPLIMENT TO JOHN IliteartE&D, ESQ.—Some of the numerous friends of Mr. Brod head, the popular and efficient president of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad ? will this day give him an entertainment, unique if not magnificent. Atlantio City is the locale where this social affair will come off. The entertainers start this morning, after an early breakfast,—time of return very un certdiat. . . SALE OF ITALIAN MARBLE MONUMENTS —The sale of elaborate Italian Marble Monuments and bs, lately imported from Italy by Messrs. Yiti B there (late Vito Viti k Sons), for parties in the th, will take place to-morrow morning, at 1.01 •ck, at the marble-yard, Fifth street, above h, They can be examined any time preview Prns , . e Pale, and catalogues can be had of Intl Bros., OrThomes Birch & Son, auctioneers. Complications with England It is satisfactory to know that a difficulty with England, on account of the Capture of SLIT ELL and MAsoN on the mail-steamer Treat, 1010, arise. All precedents of British rulings in similar cases peremptorily show the strict legality of Captain Whams' conduct. The Seubman, whose article we quoted on Mon day, put the question on its proper footing lilmn it frankly announced that, en the proba ble contingency of the United States war steamer James Adger taking SLIDELL and Mxsox out of a neutral West India steam packet, even in British waters, Sir WILLIAM ATHERTON and Sir Rownnar, PALMER, Atter- Dey and, Solicitor-General of England, ollioially communicated their opinion to the British Cabinet that the doing so would be perfectly legal and justifiable. In the Money Article in yesterday's New York Tribune, we find it stated that cc a gen tleman, however, who came by the 4frica, meamtrably confirms the statements of The Scotsman. He had an interview with our Mi nister, Mr. ADAMS, before leaving London, who informed him that he had had acorresponcicnce with Lord Jowl Ilusssiz upon the subject et the sailing of the Alger for the purpose, of ar resting MASON and SLIDELL, and stated that the law offieers of the Crown admitted the right of the ./ldger to make such an arrest. Mr. ADAMS looked upon the Nashville matter as much the more serious of the two. The person making these statements is the London resident part ner of a banking house in this city, and is en tirely trustworthy:7 It remains to be seen whether, on the complaint of Mr. ADAMS and the testimony of the officers and crew of the Harvey Birch, plundered and burnt at sea, by the Nashville, the British Government will arrest Captain PEGRAM and his men as pirates, and have them treated and tried as criminals. If England *itaiet, to pedoi-iii what humanity and law, as well as public policy demand, the Na-vhville will be seized watt oylne British Court of Admiralty, for piracy on the high seas. LETTER FROM "OCCASIONAL." WASIII2IOIOI7, December 10, 18131 The President has undoubtedly assumed a high conservative position ? and I am not sur prised to hear that he is resolved to maintain it at all hczards. The leader of his party, he is, at the same time, the chief magistrate of his country. Ills obligations to his political friends are necessarily subordinate to his obli gations to the American people. Nor are those who immediately contributed to his elee. tion disappointed that he should have ex pressed the opinions contained in his last message! The 1114fQ they reflect upon those opinions, the snore they must perceive that they are right. If there is to be a practical re assertion of the authority of the Government, and a thorough reunion of the States, these much-desired results of the war can only be brought about by persevering in the course de fined in Mr. Lincoln's last communication to the representatives of the people. There is, indeed, a way of settlement by which ultra men may be gratified in their hostility to slavery-- 7 and that is separation;, but if the Republic is to be a unit—if the laws are to be executed all over the national domain—then i unquestionably, the policy of Mr. Lincoln is religiously right. As to slavery, its moral in fluence is entirely gone, and it will be the 11-ailt of the people or the free States if its po litical power is not also destroyed. If they divide upon impracticable theories and permit sympathizers with traitors in their midst to sow dissension among them, they will de serve to be managed and mastered by the Southern politicians. They have:the - power, the population, the intelligence, and, above all, the principle on their side, and if with these they cannot combine and control, then they will be unworthy of the invaluable_ advan tages conferred upon them. I believe, if a vote could be taken to-mor row in this city, ninety-nine out of every hundred citizens would declare in favor of the Government and against the rebellion. The process by which this wonderful change has '4een effected is a curious one. Patriotism and policy, principle and interest, have combined with singular rapidity to con vince the good people of Washington of the beneficence of the Federal Governmeat. As I pass along the Avenue I meet men who, only a few months ago, were rampant against Mr, Lincoln, and; if they had dared, would have prevented his inauguration by force. These very men are now coining enormous fortunes, some of them gathering profits of from five hundred to one thousand dollars a day. Pro perty that rented ' six months ago for three hundred dollars is now eagerly leased at one thousand dollars a year. The money being made by Presbury, Chadwick, & Sykes, at Willard's Hotel, if set out in plain figures, would surprise their friends in Philadelphia. Northern capitalists arrive here daily on c , prospecting tours," and a large company is being formed for the purpose of purchasing the deserted farms of the Secessionists in this neighborhood. These Secessionists, many of whom are honest in their belief of the wrong, are so brolten-hearted at the idea of the triumph of the Union movement, that they have re solved either to go to Texas or to Europe, and will doubtless be glad to sell out at low rates. - Washington, indeed, is the most favored spot in the United States since this war began. However other sections may feel its desolating effects, here it can only produce prosperity and wealth. The announcement of the death of the la mented Senator Bingham, in the Senate, this morning, was one of unusual solemnity. The resolutions were offered by his colleague, Hon. Z. Chandler, prefaced by a heartfelt tribute to the character of the deceased. He was fol lowed by Senator Clark, of New Hampshire, in a tribute of characteristic candor and sincerity. Mr. Sumner closed the proceed ings in a style which I shall never forget. He spoke of the d9ceased Senator with much warmth and feeling, but with singular art and power he gathered around this testimonial to his public and private virtues an extraordinary argument against slavery. I had the honor to know Mr. Bingham when he was first a mem ber of the other branch of Congress. He was then . a Democratic Representative from the State of which he was subsequently a Se nator. - The Wilmot proviso had been intro duced into the !louse by Senator Wilmot, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Wilmot, Mr. Bingham, Mr. Preston King, of N. Y., Mr. Durkee, of Wisconsin, and Mr. Cleveland, of Connec ticut, composed the corporal's guard in the Democratic party that refused to obey the mandates of James Buchanan and James K. Folk, and supported the proviso in defiance of the anathamas of the Administration. They were ruled out of the party for this act of in subordination, and from that day have been controlling spirits in the Republican organi zation. Mr. Sumner alluded to this circum stance with much emphaSis, but the point of his eulogy which most attracted me was the manner in which he alluded to the fact that Northern men could now speak their sentiments against slavery in the city of Washington, without being insulted or dra gooned by Southerh demagogues. lir. Sum ner has a logic and a religion of his, own. Even those who differ from him cannot but respect the tenacity and courage with which be asserts his opinions. Rejecting compro mise, he stands by what he believes to be right, and, while avowing his toleration of antagonistic opinions, declines to yield a sin gle particle of his own. It may be that he reads the future with a profound philosophy. At any rate, he deserves credit for the disin terestedness with which, while offering his own remedy for present difficulties, he is re idy to prove that disinterestedness by giving up every personal aspiration in order that his remedy may prevail. QcP44iONATo iincrion NoncE.—We would call the attention of buyers to the large and handsome assortment of fashionable ready-made clothing, the balance of stock of' a large wholesale establishment declining business, to be sold this (Wednesday) morning, by catalogue, at 10 o'clock precisely, by Philip Ford it Co., at their store, No. 525 Market and 522 Com merce streets. PEREMPTORY SALE—FINE OLD WINES, BRAN DIES, &C.—This morning, at Thonias do Sons' auc tion room, comprising a large assortment of finest qualities, and to be Bold peremptorily. See cata logues and advertisements. Garret Davis Nominated fur Senator. FRANKFORT ; Ky., Dee. 10 —Garret Davis has been nominated by the caucus of Union men, as their candidate to fill the vacancy in the United btetes Senate calmed by the expalgiou of the traitor Breekinridge. Mr. Guthrie was defeated in the nomination by a single vote. ' THE PRESS.-11111,ADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1861. Edwin Forrest as Richelieu To-night, in )iulwer's play of the " Lady of Lyons," Mr. Forrest will enact Claude Ile played this part in Boston with great SUOCOSS, and, according to all accounts, not merely con ceived but " looked " the young gurdener. _ The ehange will indeed be great from Edwin Forrest, gray-haired, asthmatic, bent down, as ho appeared in Richelieu to Edwin Forrest, blithe, .ba brave. In Thronisl we have seen him following the proinptings of revenge; friend ship in _Damon ; ambition in Richelieu, and to night, lave in the similitude of Claude. All theft) aro characters more or less opposite ; but none eo far separated as the Cardinal and the Gardener. Richelieu has more individuality ; but Claude WHO that is genial sPd human. We admire the craft, fertility, and &OW= of the minister ; we love the devotion and the ingenu ousness of the commoner. Claude is aneveryday per sonage t his affections are those of the high and the low, lie has no distinctiveness of character but youth, with its buoyant temperament, and the in fluences that operate upon him are not exceptional. lie loves, yields to temptation, regrets and re deems himself Richelieu, on the other hand, is grand, solitary, and peculiar. No dramatist has so combined tho elements of character i he was as higtatital so compounded of good and evil that later ages un derstood him no better than his own. Ile does, indeed, in the drama, enlist the affections of the au dience, but only because ho lifts espoused tho cause of the aggrieved. We do not know that his motives, oven in this respect, wore unselfish. He finds De Maupcat the Mil to eujl pis purpose, and, there fore, befriends him. He will not sacrifice his ward, yet his affection is not always perceptible, and she fears him. Having deceived the personages of the play ha deceives the audience, and his sentiments, often sage and always sounding, may or may not have been honest. " Kachelieu," as the author states, "was a man of two characters," but it is doubtful if either is fully defined in the drams. . . . A popular audience, more critical with the player than with the play, has always gauged the merits of both by the excelle.nee of the actor. That the announcement of Rieltclierc draw a tbrougod house. and ug Jana appeases, may be ascribed to the genius of Mr. Forrest. Lie had in geniously curtailed the play, so that while the con spiracy was outlined, the centre figure of Richelieu was given more than usual prominence. We would have wished to hear the deep, musical voice of For rest in a part of the beautiful soliloquy at the be ginning of the third act, but the time would not allow of the addition. Mr. Forrest did not make of Richelieu an at tenuated figure, old and haggard to the eye, with a few white hairs, and tiresomely /oatmeal& lie was, rather, the remnant of a once powerful man, who Did hand to hand engage The embam. Englisher," and still preserved his body with his wits. The Richelieu of Mr. Sullivan should have been the habitant of an infirmary. Mr. Forrest dressed for the part in an iron-gray wig, long robes, and a oar cap. lie moped a little, but Looked the Richelieu of old days, whom years had not yet blanched or vice made imbecile. In this way he Made effective the leet scenes of the play. He seemed to be growing older as the conspiracy thickened about him, and toward the end looked quite broken-hearted. This feebleness, therefore, was not obtrusively thrust forward, and the invalid was, throughout, the proud, plotting Cardinal of France. The " points" of the drama were most effectiyely given. The eye of Riche, tem literally blazed at the sentence : ,6I bold the ladder, And when 1 ehake, he Ma." As an evidence of olocuelon perfected, we may cite the passage, ending : 1, From the ashes Of the obi feudal and deerepid carcass, Civilization cm her huninoug wino Sours, oneonix-like, to Jove. What wag my art ! Genius, home say—some, fortune—witchcraft, some Not so: -my art was Justice!" In the trying incidents of the fourth act, when conapirLy had won over the Wing, Mr. Forrest rendered the distress and mortification of the Car dinal in a masterly manner. The sadden change from abject humiliation to stern defiance ; as exam. plified in the memorable curse of Richdie4, was the crowning act of the play. None that witnessed can forget the ringing voice, the wild eye, the qui vering hand, and the straightening of the bowed figure, at the utterance— " Mark where she stands: around her form I draw The awful circle of our solemn Church! Sot but a foot it lthiu that holy- ground, And obi thy head—See, though it wore a crown— 1 launch the curse of Rome We shalt never again see another Richelieu, and seldom a scene so magnificent as that presented at the Academy on monday—a house densely crowded, a splendidly set stage, rich costumes, and the first tragedian of the age in ono of the finest dramatic and historical characters that it has ever fallen to tim lot of the anther•genius to portray or the actor-genius to delineate. Public Amusements. "Faust and Marguerite" has been doing well at the Walnut-street Theatre. The text of this piece is exceedingly commonplace. The. old le. gend has been followed in the main, bat the dramatic effects are halt, and do not move the audience. The strength of the matter lies in the "make up" of Mr. Roberts, who is sufficiently hideous to intimidate any child, though not the merry demur of Goethe, and in the machinery and the spectacular effects. The concluding scene is the perfection of the beautiful in histrionic &PTV, All 'MINIM Of clouds, that seem to float far off, blue and hazily, and a trio of angels bearing a corpse, that ascends without osten sible support, a flood of light streaming upon them ! Mr. Adams plays Faust, and disappears down a well with some facility. A chorus of demons make some good music during the piece. Mrs. Cowell playa Marguerite with skill, and a child, Master Reed by name, enacts the juvenile with spirit and promise. CONTINENTAL THEATRE.—The , c Rebellion," new spectacular compound, has been produced at the Continental. A battle scene, at the close, re minded us of the battle of Waterloo, in the specta cle of that name. The houses have been good, as the "Cataract of the Ganges" is still oontinued with the new drama. ARCH•STREET THEATRE.—Mr. Shewell's benefit was the occasion of a fair house last evening. A poor dramatization of the " Bride of Lammermoor" was produced, wherein Miss Thompsen played lost effectively. Frank Drew appeared in a burlesque upon a Camille," not very refined in tone. This was received with shouts of laughter. Ile plays &WV( uu Friday fur his benefit•, haring made that part the i( study of a life." CUBAS AT THE REFRESHMENT SALOONS.—The attendance at the Academy of Music was large last evening, and the graceful damsons° was received with the moat enthusiastic applause. In company with Mr. Nixon, the manager, she will visit, by in vitation, the Volunteer Refreshment Saloons this afternoon at 3 o'clock, for the purpose of tendering those institutions a complimentary benefit. SIGNOR BLITZ exhibits this afternoon and eve ning at the Temple of Wonders. The Canary Birds are to appear in their winter dresses, and ea tertain the company. Laughable Scenes in 'Ven triloquism will also be introdaced, besides a grand medley in Magic. From New Mexico. KANSAS CITY, Dee. 10.—The Banta Fe and Kan sas City mail arrived here last night, with dates to the 24th ult. Ail the merchants in the Territory are required, by order of Col. Canby, to turn over their money to the Messrs. Donaldson, of Santa Fe, as a loan to the Government. On the 18th ult., a band of the Navajo Indian§ went to Carrolton, near Albuquerque,. and stole a large quantity of stock. A parts , of citizens wont in pursuit of them, for the purpose of recovering the property. Six of the latter having got in ad- Mee of the halftime of the party, fell late an aiii buseade and were killed, and the rest of the party, being too few in numbers to continue the pursuit, were compelled to return, leaving the Indians to carry off their booty. In the vicinity of Albuquerque, the same party of Indians have been committing depredations on a large scale. It is understood that Col. Canby is about to change the system heretofore pursued for holding the savages in check. Instead of keeping the troops collected in one part, he will divide them in companies, and station them at convenient points on the frontier, from which they can make rapid pursuit after the Indians when they attempt rob beries. Measures are being taken to establish a mail route between Santa Fe and Denver City. By con necting a link of forty miles, from Colorado to Mountain City, the route would be complete. It is stated that Messrs. Roberts it Co., the con tractors for carrying the mail from Independence to Santa Fe, intend putting coaches on that part of the road when the feats are laid before the Post Office Department, and every effort will be made for its success. With the aid of the Pacific tele graph from Denver City, Santa Fe will be placed within eight days communication of the States. A Murder in Camp—A Maryland Lieuten ant Killed. BALTIMORE, Dec. 10.—This afternoon a shocking murder was committed at the camp of the Second Maryland Regiment, stationed in the suburbs of the city. Whilst the regiment was drawn tip for dress parade, a private, named Charles Koons, came from his tent, picked up a musket, and taking de liberate aim at Lieut. Wilson, fired, and killed him on the spot. It appears that some three since Lieutenant Wilson shot private Gardner for persistentinsubordination, after throe times trying to run the pickets, killing him. Koons, who was a friend of the deceased, determined to revenge his death by taking the life of the Lieut. Wilson was a resident of this city, and was generally esteemed in the regiment. Great indignation was expressed in the regiment at the murder, and a disposition manifested to take immediate vengeance on Koons, but be was illinadittlely sea ft prisms. to Mai McHenry. Western Virginia Legislature WHEELING, Deo. 10.—In the Legislature to-day, Mr. Stewart offered a resolution requiring all pa tens in the State who take out licenses to transact business, to first take the oath to support the Con stitution of the United States and the restored Go vernment of Virginia. Mr. Brown, of Kanawha, offered a resolution to release the people of that valley from the payment of taxes this year, on account of the devastation of their country. Death of a Railroad Superintendent NEWARK, N. J., Dee I.o.—John P. Jackson, vice president and general superintendent of the New Jersey Railroad, died this morning. LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. PROM WASHINGTON. SECRETARY WELLES DESIRES TO MAKE COMMODORE STEWART MI ADMIRAL. Garret Davis Elected Senator from Kentucky. INTERESTING FROM BBB' COLUMN. CAPTURE OF A GUERILLA BAND 'IN MISBoURI. Important from the Lower Potomac. The. Rebel Battery at Freestone Point Shelled by our Fleet. DESTRUCTION OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF THEIR STORES, THE WAR IN KENTUCKY. OEN. ZOLLICOFFNII HAS NOT YET CROSSED RZ cuitturaziAlill FIVER, G. SCIIOIII'FF AT SODIUM - LT, AWAITING NEINVONCIMINIE. Special Despatches to "The Press." WASHINGTON, NO. 10, 1861 West Point and the Naval Academy. It is believed that a bill will pais both Houses of Congress adding some four hundred students or cadets to the respective military and rwed-acade mies, and it is also believed that *nnapolis will bo again made the great headquarters of the naval sohool. The proposition is to oonisr the selection of these cadets upon the Representatives in Con gress. Commodore Stewart. It t. 4 gait that Ow, gaavatacy eft tha Ravi- Is hi favor of creating the rank of adanhal, and of con ferring that high honor upon ComnWore CHARLES STEWART. Stevens , Submarine Batten. At the special session a commissitn of naval offi cers was authorized to examine into the various projects for submarine -batteries. The celebrated invention of Mr. ROBERT STEVENS, of Hoboken, N. J., upon which some $BOO,OOO of public monoy have been expended ; has been examined with great care, and it is now believed that a report will be made in favor of employing it after the fashion of the Hollins ram which the Secessonists used upon our fleet in the engagement nem . New Orleans some weeks since. Moderation in Congress. Tile ?resident is determined to adhere to the patriotic sentiments of his message, and his posi tion is producing the happiest effects upon his friends in Congress. Ile does not lose sight of the aiknouneea ohjeats a the war nor of hie oath to support the Constitution. Ile stated to a gentle man on Saturday last, that nothirg would induce him to change his views. In comeguence of this well-ascertained fact many of the ultra emancipa tionists are accepting Confiscation and colonization as the true remedy. The Letter of George D, Prentice, The editor of the Louisville Ivo-nal has return ed to Washington from the North. Some inquiry having been made as to the person to whom he ad dre.....d kb°letter dcoylog the authorship of the ar ticle in his paper attacking General CAMERON, it may satisfy these self-constituted critics to know Milt Mira Per§QA was Gvl TIWKis A. SCOTT, As , skant secretary of War. Major General Halleck. . _ It is said ihtit Major General RILL=Xi the new military commandant of the division of :the West, justifies his order in relation to slaves seeking ad mission into his camp, upon the ground that they early information of hie op6fationti to the enonay. It is supposed that, under 'instructions from the Administration, he will adopt the same policy in regard to the contrabands that is now generally fol lowed by our other military agolite. A Grand Suggestion. The idea of seizing Texas, and of giving it up to foreign, Northern, and Northwestern etnigratioN is being received with great favor. The Secessionists having expelled the Germans from . Texas, will soon be expelled themselves. The utmost confidence is felt that whenever a demonstration is made up= the Texan coast it will be a successful achievement. The State is full of revolt against the Secessionists, and so, with the Indians on its frontiers, our fleets on its coasts, and our army on its soil, nothing can prevent the fruition of the grand thought of givlng it up to a vigorous and enterprising emigration. Extensive Robbery. A. A. Jonslacm, brotker of am-Governor JannT soli, of Pennsylvania, had his pocket picked this afternoon, at the railroad station, of two Govern ment drafts, one for $5,000 and the other for $l,BOO, a cheek on a bank in Pittsburg for $2,500, idol $9OO in cash. Colonel Kerrigan's Trial. An additional charge against Colonel KERRIGAN was read to him today, at the court martial, to the effect that he had given information to the enemies of the Government residing in Fairfax county. No witnesses on that point have yet been called. The examination to - day was with reference to alleged drunkenness and neglect of his regiment. During the session of the court martial convened to try Colonel JAMES E. REIMIGA.34) this morning, the artist of Frank Dthe l .§ News was present, sketching the prisoner and carious members of the court for that pictorial. Promotions, GEORGE G. LITTS has bean promoted to I first lieutenancy in Company B, Major BAKER': Mc- Clellan Dragoons, and P. PURLEY' PAGE seated second lieutenant in the same company. The Rebel Force on the Potomte. It is believed, from all that can be gatheret, that the rebel force in front of our lines numlers at least 100,000 men, • The New Morgan Tent. Sow: MoCLAnn, of New York, has succeeled in introducing to the Government the new Koren tent, and orders have been given for mamfataring them. Iron Plating for Vessels-of-Wai The Navy Department invites propoiels fir fur nishing, fitting, and securing to vessels-of-wif, iron plates, of 33 inohes width and 4.t inches thikness, and 15} feet in length, to have planed edis and countersunk holes, to be bent to the shape:be the vessel from stem to stern, and fastened io the timbers with conical-headed bolts of Inches diameter. It is undersdliod that the depaitment design to thus clothe all the vessels•of•wir with the least possible day. • The Express Tram from New York. The express trains from New York to Vilshing ton, in many inakancee, have failed to mike con nections, owing to the trains being overloadd with recruits. To obviate future difficulty, fdi CAN , FIELD, the manager of the Government ratoads, has made arrangements for a through trsii from New York every 24 hours for recruits, wm will not be permitted to occupy the express traii. Senator Wilma. Greatly to the regret of his numerous friends, Senator Wir.mor, by the advice of .his p4icians, returned in the evening train to MS hove% To wanda, Bradford county, Pennsylvania. 114ealth latterly has been feeble, and it is thought tht re pose mid abstinence from public duties wt soon restore him to the Senate, of which he is soiright an ornament. Judge Kelley_ Hon. Wm. D. KELLEY, from the Third (strict, has been appointed on the Bankrupt Com ittee. It is proper that Philadelphia should be repsent ed on this important committee, and the Motion of Judge 'KELLEY is a happy ono. The ‘ 4 Buektail" City The "Bucktails," one of the finest regimits in General MCCALL'S division of the army, bad been busily employed for a week past in puttingip log cabins on a new and elevated camp-grouraivhich they have selected, about half a mile from 113 pre sent encampment. -They have cleared r the wood, cut the stumps close to the ground, 'nl are using the timber in the erection of their cabs, into which they will remove in a day or two. 'le site is on the side of a hill, with a gentle deoliv, and is every way adapted for eomfort. The "Bucktails" are from the interioef the State of Pennsylvania, and are a hardy, jdal set of men, well drilled and excellent maiSmen. Among them ire a large number •of sharps tars, equal in precision to the best Kentucky r4men. They are distinguished by a buck's tail onis hat, and as illustrative of their former habits, thistory is that each man shot the buck from which s jag Was taken which he nee wears. Be thle ad may, they have already proved themselves, in potioe here, equal to the best shots in the army. new camp ground lies the appearance of a mi city of log cabins, upon which - they arc now the finishing touches Senator Baker. Much interest is felt in the forthcoming to be delivered in the Senate and Home late lamented Colonel Bar En. Speeches o order will be delivered in both Houses. V galleries may be expected. The Rebel Batteries on the rot The demonstrations of the enemy on mac have become quite tame. The 1.1, there nre ;5,000 troops along the river hitt , ed. A number of vessels passed the km night, but sustained no injury. 1 A Letter from Senator Polk This letter wits found on the person of WILKES, who woe efiplAiro4 at Springfield, Mo., just before the battle of Wilson's Creek. It was afterwards published in the St. Louis Democrat on August 3d, andeits authenticity has never boon denied. Tho iltaterf7t, to which Senator PoLK refers, if the Secession paper of St. Louis, which wag sup pressed by our authorities in Missouri: DEAR Sin; Above I send my check to you for the E l mo/ Rights Go_sette. Ills all I can do, and could not do oven that muck until now, You have heard of the difficulty that the Bulletin has fallen into. I have had to it anty up" there at the rote of *ZOO, I hope the Mon& there have mad° ar rangements which will insure the permanency of the paper. It has been and is doing good service. I Mao Hindu it Spited (yortorday) on the Kato of •f -fairs, Southern Rights, and the position of Missouri, present and future, which I will send you so soon as published, in pamphlet for distribution. In the moan time, I will I will send it in slips, and if the Gazette can stand the draft on its columns, and you approvo of it, and think it will do good in forming correct, public sentiments in Southwest Missouri, please hay° it published. Dissolution is now a fact—not only a fact accomplished, but thrice repeated. Evorything hero looks like inevitable and final dissolution. RV/ 117=.,.. a hre;totr a WOVOCUf to go ToNt. /ger Southern sisters? I hope not. Please let me hoar from you. I would be glad to keep posted as to the condition of things in Southwest Missouri. I like QUI - CU= JacitrioWEl position, It looks like adherence to the Jackson resolutions. I am truly your friend, Till:7BTM POLK, P. S. Mum, Springfield, Missouri. Vice Consul from Chili. The President has recognized Pznno PABLO OUTIZ vice consul of the - Republic of Chill, for the port of New York and its dependencies. First Michigan Cavalry. This fine regiment leaves Washington to-day for Frederick City, Maryland, to bo attached to Gene• ral BARKS' division. Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia. The feeling of our citizens against the abolition of slavery in the District will not be very general, nor very strong—not so much so as against the pro position to bring GREELEY, BEECHER,•PRILLIP.9, A; Co. here, to lecture on Abolition. The Removal of the ' Confederate Con- We have corroborative proof that the removal of the Confederate Government was proposed in Con gress, but withdrawn through Virginia's influence. We /MY@ also good authority for asserting that the removal will take plaee, if, in the meantime, Gene ral illeCLnidart does not catch the whole batch of senators and Congressmen napping in Richmond, and remove them to Port Warren The removal of Congress from the State and the division of Vir ginia into three parts, virtually wiping the State away from among her peers, will afford a good commentary upon the folly of the course she has pursued in this wicked rebellion. Future histori ans, after an impartial investigation of all the causes of this great rebellion, will not be able to shield Virginia from a very large share of the in strumentality in the work of destruction now go ing on. Presentation. Lieut. J. T. CATE, superintendent United States Capitol Bakery, was last evening presented with a §Pici gclti biantiPg - c€o9 wolvb, by thQ UM cur ployed at the bakery. It bore a beautiful and ap propriate inscription on the inside of the case. The presentation was made through Mr. Tilos. F. Bann, of Massachusetts, in a neat and eemplimentary speech, to which Lient. CATE responded in a few words. The Exchange of Prisoners Tow that the cutject bas bean brought before Congress, there is a good prospect that an exchange of prisoners will soon take plate. It is too true that many of our men in Southern prisons are suf fering to a degree that words cannot express. There is a universal desire here that the exchange may be effected immediately, and a belief that it ought to have been done long ago. Deaths of Pennsylvania Soldiers. The following soldiers have died since our last rout ; WILLIAM C.A.nnxus, Company E, Fifiy-second Pennsylvania volunteers, Columbian College. THOMAS H. WHITE, Eighth Pcnnsylvania volun teers, at Camp Plerpont. Affairs on the Lower Potomac. THE REBELS MISLED LT PIM:STONE POINT LANDING OF A PARTY OF MEN FROM THE FLOTILLA, Four Houses Burned, and a Large Amount ViTssiuNoToN, Dec. 10.—The Secretary of the Navy to-day received the following letter from R. 11. Wyman, lieutenant commanding the Poto mac flotilla ; dated on board the United States steamer Kamer Lane, off Mattawoman oreek, Deo. 9, 1861 : Sin : I have the honor to report to you that this Morning, about half past 4 o'clock, seeing the cue my's pickets, three camp wagons, and a mounted officer, coming down the road to the southward of Freestone Point, and halting at some buildings near the beach, I directed the steamers Jacob Bell and Anacostia to shell the buildings. I stood in with this vessel as far as the draught of water would admit, to protect them in the event of the enemy bringing a field piece to Freestone Point. After shelling the buildings and hill, and driving back the pickets, Lieutenant Commanding McCrea lauded with a few men, and fired four houses, which have since burned to the ground, M eighteen hours elapsed before the fire subsided, I judge that the quantity of stores must have been considerable. The enemy fired but a few musket shots. The houses contained sutlers? stores, flour, &a. FROM MISSOURI. CAPTURE OF A REBEL UVERILLA BAND. GLASGOW, Missouri, December 8.--The notorious marauder, Captain Oweeny, and his band of rob bers, who have, for some time past, kept this sec tion of the country in terror, were captured yes terday at Rogers' Mal, near hero, by a detachment of cavalry under Captain Merrill. Sweeny's pick ets were surprised and captured, and his whole band, thirty-five in number, taken without firing a Pup• Gen. Banks' Command FREDERICK, Md., Dec. B.—The weatl!er con tinues delightful, and the atmosphere is mild and balmy. The churches to-day 61E1211dt-ea an unusual array of attentive soldiers, and the usual observance of the Sabbath was noted in all the camps. All military tactics were omitted except the necessary guard mountings and evening dress parades. The city has - become almost intensely quiet. All the stragglers have been arrested and returned to their several regiments, and none are now seen in the streets excepting those who, from general good behavior, are awarded permits by their superior Leers. The First Brigade, General Abereombie t is lo• °sled on the Baltimore turnpike about midway between Frederick and New Market.. A regular guard is now stationed in the latter place, to prc ierve order and prevent the age of apintizouff Num to the soldiers. The Third Brigade, General Hamilton, is about one mile south of the First, on a by-road, and about the same dietanco north of tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The sites of the regiments have been selected with a view to comfort during the approaching win ter. They are generally situated on southern &peg, with forests on the north and west, and in the immediate vicinity of considerable streams: Captain Knapp's Pennsylvania Battery, which was originally intended as an adjunct to Colonel Geary's regiment, bits reoently been attached to this division, and placed under the control of Cap tain Best, the senior artillery offieer. This bat tery is composed of six temporary Parrot guns, a section of which was yesterday despatched to the Point of Reeks. So soon as the proper huts and stables shall have been erected, Captain Best will open a school to instruct the officers of the battalion in artillery practise. The battalion officers at present are : Captain Best, United States Artillery, command ing; Lieutenant Muhlenberg, of Pennsylvania, ad jutant; Lieutenant Cushing, of Best's battery, but formerly of the Rhode Island battery, and Dr. Weir, a nephew of the great painter, surgeon. Yesterday Paymaster Richardson paid a welcome visit to the Twenty-seventh Indiana, and dis tributed three months' earnings to the officers and men, out of which not less than 815,000 will be sent home. The health of this regiment is good, and they have passed through the ordeal of measles. The indiscriminate use of bad whisky, procured generally from country groggcriss, canna great an noyance along the route from Darnestown hither, and in some instances was near producing serious results. On the third night after leaving Dames town, the Twenty ninth Pennsylvania bivouacked on the Monooacy, below the Junction. Pormis• e'en was granted the soldiers to procure supper at the farm bouaes. One of the privates of Company 0, an Irishman, named Alexander Lynch, in a state of partial in toxication, offered an insult to a lady, when he was ftic4aptly arrested by Major Scott; but before as sistance could be procured, Lynch made a furious assault upon the major with a heavy knife. This the latter wrested from him, but, quick as thought, Lynch drew a second and smaller knife, and would have killed his officer, had not Lieutenant-Colonel Parham arrived just in time to avert the blow and secure the weapon. The culprit is now in confine ment awaiting trial. NI/During the same night, Quartermaster Servant oppel, of the TwentY-ninth Pennsylvania, white reposing on the ground, was kicked by a violous horse, and had his ear dissevered from his head, and his skull fractured. Assistant Surgeon Jackson was thrown from his horse and had his knee disio catcd, On the 15th of lasrmonth an estimate was made of the sickness in the 'army, when it appeared that General Banks' division was the healthiest, by a considerable percentage. heir tare tins United States Senator from Kentucky. Poto that Last FRANI:FORT, Ky., Dec. 10.—Hon. Garrett Davis has been elected United Statea Senator for the re nminihr et BiTOinridge'S tfPrim Ho roodyed B. votes in the Legislature, today, to 12 rotes for his opponents. of Stores. XXXVIITII CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION. WABBiNuioN, Dficombar 10, 1801 HICNATII, Messrs. FESBENDRN and BUMNER presenter) pidl tions for the emanoloatlon of the blulid i under Iho war power. Mr. SUMNJ(R, of Mromschmotto, prpsontoil tin vitt tfon of Francis A. Treat!way, Notting forth Mitt ho had wino tiny , ago presentod it complaint to Mao lioprouto Court lumina Jeff, Darla and ()then,. but wit, tuld that Hwy worn Itapropnr pawn. niturwarilit priwinnit the complaint to it ningititrattex court, lint to no offset. 'rho matter was referred to thu CononMoo on tin) J it dietary. Ain FOOT, of Vermont, offerol a ronolotlon tliot Whim, P. Juimplim, by mymplabizlng and partlcipeting in the rebellion ogninet the United Statute, hod boon guilty of eominet incompatible with bite duty ago Senator of the Vow.' and that he thrreforo ing expellod from t h e Bennie or the thlitell Ohne& bold oror. Mr. WiLoOlf. or eionnanhunettro introduced n joint, recolution to provide for the payment of commiseionerm appointed t,.1 invenligato tip, (Um against, the Woken! Military Department. Referred to the Committee an Finagle°. Mr. LIAILLAI4 7 of Tow., introancod a tall to antlaitins the President to acquire territory for Om settlement of free persons of African descent. 'lnferred to the Com mittee on Pahlic Lauda. Mr. WILSON, of Massachusetts, introduced a bill for the ymeennimilimi of the udltUtry depario,..ot of tlo, army. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. HALE, of New Hampshire, called up the resign. tion he offered yesterday, that tin Committee on the Ju diciary be iuklructed to inquire Into the expediormy of ,Sitifinfq Ofhtelli of the united Btntent and eatannailing another in persuanco of the Conatitution , and the resolution was agreed to. Mr. NESMITH, of Oregon, introduced a bill to pro vide for the protection of overland emigrants to Califor nia and Oregon. Referred to the Committee on Terri toritl.s. Mr. HARRIS, of New York, introduced a bill relative to the MOO of spirituous liquors in the District of Colum bia. The bill is designed t, render more operative the bill passed last summer, and provides for trial by any jo,dice of the peace. Referred to iho Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. CHANDLER, of Michigan, announced the death of Hon. Kinatey S. Bingham, late Senator from Michi gan, and gave a brief sketch of the life of the late Sena tor_ Mr. Ithighatu weld to Michigan in the trili4j; his tory of the State, from New. York, and soon became a favorite of the people. He was elected Governor of Mi chigan in 1854, and again in 1856, and soon after Senator of the United States. In the Senate he was well known for his purity of life, soundness of judgment, and fidelity to the country. Mr. CHANDLER offered the customary resolutions of respect, that the Senate go into mourning for thirty ilitys, and do adjourn. Mr. KING, of New York, Raid be rose to pay tribute ton wine and good staterman and true man. The do. ceased, when living, was a genuine specimen of the citi• zone of a free Government. He was always devoted to his country, with his whole heart. Mr. CLARK, of New Hampshire, 'spoke of the dead Senator as a conscientious man, whose true merits were known only to his friends_ tfo uaa ifraWay trne to his country, ank firm and unwavering in the discharge of his duty. Mr. SIMMER said: ms. PRESIDENT: There are Senators who knew Mr. Bingham well while ho WIN a member or the other Hauge. I knew him well only when he became n member of tide body. Our seats were side by side, and, as he was con stant in attendance, I saw him daily. Our acquaintance soon became friendship, quickened by common sympa. dies, and confirmed by that bond which, according to the ancient historian, le found in the Wein saline tie repubrica. •In his death I have lost a friend, but the sor row ot friendship is deepened when I think of the loss to our country. If lie did not Impress at once by personal aimearanee, or voice, or manner, yet all these, as we became familiar with them, testified constantly to the unaffected sim plicity and integrity of hie character. His life, HO far as it was not given to his country; was devoted to the labors 9f pgricpitm, Ile wm n ftirmer i and s amid 4 I}l] tlio temptations of au eminent public career, he never abandoned this vocation, which does so much to strengthen both Maly and soul. More than merchant, manufacturer, or lawyer, the agriculturist is independent in his condition. To him the sun and rain 7 and the vrer-Torring ohmage, of the sonsons, are agent- of pros perity. Dependent upon nature, he learns to be inde pendent of men. Such a person, thus endowed, easily turns away from the behests of party in order to follow those guiding principles which are kindred to the laws of nature. Of - ouch a character our friend was a beautiful example. In him all the private virtues commingled truthful and frank he was full of gentleness and generous sympathy. Me ilifg rieciS AVIS ISIIIII4 19Minm sad thin liesr throb- Ind warmly for all who suffered in any way. Especially was lie aroused against wrong and injustice wherever they appeared, and then all the softer sentiments were charged into an indomitable firmness, showing that his was one of the beautiful natures, where -the gods had jollied The wildest manners and the bravest mind It was this firmness which gave elevation to his public life. Though companions about hint hesitated—though great Men on u nom he had leaned apostatized—he stood true and sore always for the right. Such a person was naturally enlisted against slavery. His virtuous soul re coiled from this many-headed barbarism which had en tered into and possessed our National Government. Ilis political philosophy was simply moral philosophy applied to public .tffadr- glarer, -wron g and therefore ho was against it, wherever he could justly reach—no mat ter what form it took—whether of pretension or blandish ment; whether stalking lordly like Satan, or sitting squat; like a toad s whether cozening like Mophistophiles, or lurking like a -poodle i -whether searching- as Atitrle dens, even to lifting the roofs of the whole country, he saw it always in all its various manifestations ' as the Spirit of Evil, and was its constant enemy. And now among the signs that Freedom has truly triumphed, is 4 the fact that here, in this chamb. r, long the sanctuary of slavery, our homage call be freely offered to one who eo fearlessly opposed it. There was something in our modest friend which seemed especially adapted to private life. But had he not been a public man, ne would have been at home in his own rural neighborhood, one of those whose influence was positive for human improvement. He would have been among those to whose praise Clarkson has testilied so authoritatively "I have had occasion," said the Philanthropist, si to know many thousand persons in the course of my travels, and can truly say that the part that they took in this great question, of the abolition of the slave trade, was always a true criterion of their moral patine." Bulls Wad not allowed to continue in retire ment. Ilia country had need of him, and lie became a member of the Michigan Legislature,and speaker of the Dom ' e Representative in Congress, overnor, and Sena tor of the United States. His distinguished career was stamped by the simplicity of his character. The Roman Cato was not more simple or determined. He came into public life when compromise was the order of the dap, but be never yielded to it. Ile was a member of the Democratic party, which was the declared tool of sla very, but he never allowed slavery to make a to.dof him. All this should now be spoken in his honor. To omit it on this occasion would be to forget those titles by which hereafter he will be most g,ralefully remembered. There were two important questions, while he was a member of the other house, on which his name is recorded for freedom. The first was on the famous proposition in troduced by Mr. Wilmot, of Pennsylvania, for the pro hibit-Lan of slavery in the Territories. On this question he separated from his party, and always firmly voted in the affirmative. Had his voice at that time prevailed, slavery would have been checked, and xthe vast con spiracy under which we now suffer would (have received a deetb - blevi"! The other 9404911 an which his record is so honoraole was the fugitive-slave bill. There his name will be found among the NOBS, in noble fellow tip with Horace Mann among the dead, and Preston King among the living. From that time forward his influence was felt in his own State, always for freedom and when 1 4 a later day he entered the Senate, he became known instantly as one of our surest and most faithful Senators, whose determined constancy was more eloquent for freedom than a speech. Dulling all recent trials, he never for one moment wavered. With the instincts of an holiest states man, he saw the situation and accepted frankly and bravely the responsibilities of the hour_ He eet his foes against concession in any degree and in every form. The time had come when slavery was to be met, and he was ready. As the rebellion assumed its warlike proportions his per ception of our duties was none the less clear. Slavery wee, in his mind, the origin and also the vital part of the rebellion, and therefore it was to be attacked. Slavery was also the mainspring of the belligerent power now arrayed against the Union; therefore, in the name of the Union, it was to be overturned. While he' valued the military arm as essential, lie saw that without courageous counsels!! would be feeble. The function of the states men is higher than that of the general; and our departed Senator saw that on the counsels of the Government, even more than on its armies, rested the great respond Linty of bringing this wax to a speedy and a triemphant Will obey orders; Wit it is for the . .ifferll , ment to organize and to inspire victory. All this be SW plainly ; and he longed impatiently for that voice, herald of Union and peace, which, in behalf of a violated Con stitution, and the exercise of a just self-defence, should change the present contest from a bloody folly into a tam dugs of human improvement and au immortal laud mark of civilisation. Such a Senator can be ill-spared at this hour. His simple presence, his cheerful confidence his genuine courage, his practical instincts, would help the great creptewhich aro DOW preparing—nay, which are at hand. But be dill lives in his example, and speaks even from his tomb. By all who have shared hie counsels here, he will always be truly remembered, addle the State which trusted him so often in life, and the neighbors who knew him in his daily walks, will cherish his menu with affectionate pride. If not enou g h for glory he has done too much to be forgotten, and hereafter, when our country is fully redeemed, his name will be inscribed in that faithful company, who, through good report and evil report, have held feet to the Truth. lily fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honor comes a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay; -And Freedom shall awhile repair, Tv dwell a weeping hermit there, The resolution of respect was agreed to, and the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. 11613602 ack.VIILINd, of New Vert, ottered a resolution, which was adopted, requesting the Attorney General to report his views as to the means of obtaining a retrocession of that portion of 'Virginia formerly be longing to the District of Columbia. Din POTTER; of Wieconsim from the Committee on Public Lands, reported a bill providing homesteads to actual settlers, and pr Aiding a bounty for soldiers in lieu o' grants of public lands. Hs explained that the homestead feature of the bill was heretofore passed, but there is an addition 4 that all soldiers, marinas, and sea. men shall be entitled to the provisions of this act. It also contains a section giving a bounty of thirty dollars to the three months volunteers. The further consideration of the bill was postponed till Wednesday next. The House concurred in the resolution from the Senate- for a. joint committee to inquire into the conduct of the present war, with power to send for persons and papers. Mr. PENDLETON, of Ohio, moved that the memorial of Howard, Gatehell, and Davis be referred back to the Cienunitee on the Judiciary, with instructions declaring that Congress alone had power, under the Constitution, to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus; that the exercise of that power by any other department of the Government is a. usurpation, and dangerous to public liberty ,• that the persons above named be delivered to the marshal to the end that they may be indicted with the right of a speedy trial, if there be probable cause for such proceedings. lie spoke at length on this subject, saying that these gentlemen were members of the Board of Police for the city of Baltimore, and on the first of July last, at the dead hour of night, were arrested by order of the military authorities, and, without charges being preferred against them ? were conveyed as prisoners to Von Tiforleury. They ask that Congress may examine into the ques tion, so that they may be heard before a judicial tribunal; and yet his (Mr. Pendleton's) colleagues on the Com mittee on the Judiciary, could and no more fitting re aponec to the memorial than that it shout& lie unanswered on the table. The question here preeented was as to the legality of their presrnt punishment, which he denied. The mean est criminal even, is within the reach of the application of the writ of habeas corpus, and this right has never been denied by any Executive until now_ Mr. Pendleton said, in the course of his argument, that when the Constdution was framed there was no principle more incontrovertible than that 'Parliament alone could suspend the writ of habeas corpus. The revolution was a protest against usurpation, and it could no by lit liqvcit that 914 fc.nrothorg, why had so earnestly engaged in securing personal liberty, would contract the bounds of freedom and enlarge the bounds of Executive power. If the President can suspend one provision of the Con stitution he can suspend them all, and reduce this na tion to the condition of slaves, by changing, the them of the Government.. Any nation willing to adopt this theory is so lost to a manly sense of independence and dignity, and to a just consciousness of their courage and duly of defending the Government, that the yoke is a tit emblem and a just token of their degradatiou. If this theoeY Shall he endorsed, the precedent wilt give ail.- thority in the future to ambitions men until public virtue will be destroyed, the national character tarnished, and •love of liberty destroyed, and the country beceine a prey to any tyrant. One successful invasion of any right de preciates Its value and weakens the means of a rightful resistance. No one should listen to the doctrineof State necc4sity—the history of which is written on the wreck of public liberty. Idr. BINGHAM, of Ohio, replied that all klacolleagne had just said, or could say, had been fully aunt batisfucto. rily answered by the argument of the Attorney General, heretofore mild... Med. N e twitbetandinp its otiatty of his colleague, he (Mr. Pendleton) had not been able to disguise the fact that the time had come which was con. templatad by the vords of the Constitution for the Bee pending of the writ of habeas corps. It way impnrtant that seine power should do so. If this be conceded, then his colleague a argument was destroyed itself. 11 a censure on the House in :not dtslhargtug the duty long Dimas reuatred by the 90th which they had all taken to support the Constituthrth Ills rollertglie'm poidtlon was, that Oongrems alone ran Respond this writ, whilr• cencedinq that:the time hum crane for its I,lllllpo/101011. Wl/011 Tll. , It" 11 / . 14 Off portion tti t il l i d lit lt n eP h u rt 4lo ll , 4 ;:: r L :rrityr , t to slink(' clown the pIllar“ Of th e r e e e tiiutien, 1(11(1 hod drew:iced the land In fra ternal blurs!,. it Wits DO limn to Im splitting heirs as to whether Congress or the President should first lesercime the power. Did hi s rolleitgito cmitemPluta j„it wl.lk o v iopookilloo to the rebels and conspirators of the city of Baltimore I Had he no sympathy Ihr thus., cnttffued hi t h e UP/ thipl. toil • Why should they not also he di.clutroml S As suming his colleague's position to he right, Liam his cot. league wau dandle! la hi. .duty le hei shun of the writ in accordance with the oath Ito haul t,,k u o to malatain, protect, and defend the Constitution. Tho laws are to he executed, and not only excpcnted by force, hut by the sword, against the powers of rebellion. It did not Ile In the nimithu of the hioldoir , ttlisf4 benefit of the Constitution, every provision of which they bud trampled under foot. On 711/otll/11/ of Mr. BINGHAM, the whole subject was laid on the table by a vote of 108 yeas against 28 111111. A trimitage wax received from tho q announcing the death of flanator !Singh! ~,,, of Michigan. Eulogies on the character of the deceased worn deli vered by Messrs. BEAMAN, TROWBRIDGE, and GRANGE& of Michigan; HEDGIVICK, of Now York and MiIILEY, of Ohio. The meal regoletfone of respect were then passed, And the Home ;ylJourtied. From Tiarronburg, Itanitranuno, Doe. 10.—Apron K. Peckham was to-day appointed by Governor Curtin President Judge of the Twenty-sixth Judicial District. Col. Wynkoop's regiment of cavalry, raised at this place, will "prokort6l ( leave for Kentucky on Thursday. They wait tor nothing but their arms. The regiment comprising Gen. James' Mountain Brigade, lately sent to Camp Curtin to be organ ised, will go forward this week. •Tho Fifty , seventh BoOment, Col. MaXwoll ; the Onc-hundred-and-first, Col. Wilson; Fifty-fourth, Col. Campbell; an Fifty-sixth, Col. Meredith, aro the only regiments now raising in. Camp Curtin. The two flett Bowed aro nearly full, and will re ceive marching orders at an early day. No doubt whatever is entertained as to the ability of all to fill up to the required standard within a short time. Recruits for those regiments are coining in as rapidly as could possibly bo expected under the circumstances. The War in Kentucky. LOIIISVILLE, Dec. 10.—Gen. Zollicolfor, who la in command of the rebel forces, has not advanced north of the Cumberland river, as reported. General Sehoeff bee withdrawn to Somerset, and there awaits' reinforcements' of Federal troops. THE CITY. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MUSlC—Broad and Locust streets.—'"They of Lyons." WALEnT-Brail, THEATRE—reoh *F A waing aud isf.rB'UO[ito. • • ARCH-STREET THEATRE—Arch street, above Bißth..- 6 6 All in the Wrong"- 4 . Ben, the Boatswain." WHEATLEY'S CONTINENTAL THEATER—WaInut ANN* MOTO Eighthif I The Southern Rebellion by goo and Land''—The Ontnrnet of the °Angell? , TEMPLE OP WONDERS—N. E. corner Tenth and Meet nut streeta.—Signor Elites Entertainment.. Rush's Regiment of Lancers One of the finest displays of the time was made by Colonel Rush's Regiment of Mounted Lancers ye@lcidily eftfernen, The Lancers loft the camp ground at ten o'clock, and the turnpike was crowded with people and teams that accompanied them to town. The men rode four abreast, and Caine in at a pleasant frisk_ The kea , saa tho roughly trained, and kept together with the regu larity and precision of foot soldiers. As for the men, the land cannot exhibit an equal number more manly, indurated, and intelligent. They sat in the saddles as if parts of the horses, and held their lances aloft like old knights, who would be ready to poise and charge nt a moment's warning. The knees, by the way, were simply rods of stout wood, perhaps eight feet long, pointed with a short dart or spear-head, in shape like a bayonet of the old time that had been cut off midway. Upon each lance-pole a red flag was fastened, bearing the letter of the company. The soldiers carried beside them heavy cavalry swords that swung from the Ranks of the horses. They wore spurs upon their heels, and carried a blanket under the saddle. Their hats were of felt, with the brim turned up and fastened with 11= tram cockade. The trap pings of the horses were plain but very Stoat, and some of the animals were perfections of equine beauty, that trotted with curved heads and stream ing as if they had sauffsd the Aei'vloo far off and were impatient for the order to charge. There were few small men in the whole regi ment. The officers carried drawn swords, and were elegantly booted and uniformed. A few wore silver spurs. They all rode magnificent horses, and the best of all was that of Colonel Rush, a beauti ful stallion, full o mettle, and with a shining skin that seemed to reflect the crowded streets and up. turned faces as in a mirror. Colonel Rash him self was a sinewy, well-knit gentleman, who might look an army into retreat, so piercing was his eye. The procession was a long time passing, and pickets were sent out ahead to clear the streets of the populace and vehicles. Those galloped down the cobble stones, and gave one a faint idea of the headlong onset, when the eight hundred horses, in close array, should go tramping after a retreat ing enemy, and spread death and dismay among them. It was a terrible thought—that, of the brave steeds and gallant riders, a very few should ono day go back ; that men and horses would manure a re bellious Rider and horse, friend, foe, in one red burial Mem." When the head of the line reached Chestnut street, a halt was ordered. During the halt the mounted band . played several patriotic airs after which the regiment formed into seetions'of four, and proceeded down Chestnut street. The appear ance of this fine body of mounted troops in the streets would be sufficient to create a crowd and excitement at any time, but a squadron of lancers is a rare sight for our people; and this feet, to gether with the probable early departure of the regiment for the seat of war, caused an unusual ex citement. W e append a correct list of the staff and company otheere of the Lancers Colonel, Richard H. Rush; lieutenant colonel, T. H. McArthur; major, --- Smith; adjutant, F. C. Newhall ; quartermaster, Thomas E. Malley ; sur eon, William Ness; assistant surgeon, Charles N. Elba. Company A— Captain, W. P. C. Triohel ; first lieutenant, C. W. Moorehead; second lieutenant, J. N. Dickson. Company B—Captain, J. H. Gardner; first lieu tenant, R. W. Mitchell amend lieutenant, W. W. Frazier, Jr. Company C—Captain, 11. C. Whelan ; first lieu tenant, Charles L. Leiper; second lieutenant, E. L. Levis. Company D—Catt.fila, Jong& Wright ; first lieu tenant, Samuel Hazard, Jr. ; second lieutenant, Emlen N. Carpenter. Company E—Captain, J. H. Harlehn ; first lieu tenant, C. J. Whitehead; second lieutenant, C. B. Davis. Company F—Captain, R. Milligan ; first lieu tenant, C. E. Richards ; second lietenant J. H. Clark. Company G—Captain, G. IL Clymer; first lieu tenant, A. E. Renoir& i eecona lieutonunt, co. Company H—Captain, B. LOckwood; first lieu tenant, C. Cadwalader; second lieutenant, W. Odenheimer. Company I—Captain, James Starr; &et lieu tenant, Oswald Jackson ; second lieutenant, Frank M. Furness. Company K—Captain, Howard Ellis; first lieu tenant, John W. 'Williams; second lieutenant, Thomas W. Neill. VAGRANCY THE BEGGAR DETECTIVES.— Vagrancy in this city assumes a variety of forms. Tha dam of vagrante may ha properly dielded lets the these species: First, those who beg from necessity; second, those who beg from sheer indolence to earn an honest livelihood; 'and, tsird, those who espouse begging as a profession. At one time in the Watery of our eity-.not, however' during the present municipal administration—the "beg ging nuisance" assumed such a clamorous importance, that the interference of the authorities to suppress it was fondly demanded. The columns of the daily papers were filled with communications on the subject] and even the generous, on account of the many impositions upon their charity, were deaf to all street appeals (maid. The nui sance at length became intolerable, and it was found ne cessary to establish a “Begirar Petective System." Two officers were detailed front 'the regular police force for this purpose. The present incumbents are Messrs. Boyd Adams and Samuel Tait, both able and efficient in the discharge of their peculiar and unpleasant duties. In fact, of the many unpleasant duties devolving upon the policeman, this is at once the most disagreeable and least appreciated by the public, and at the same time tole of the mast important for the common good. To instance the disfavor with which officers generally regard this cohere of usefulness, we have often known them to pass well-known professional beggars, actually engaged in their unlawful calling, and yet neglect to ar rest them, upon the ground that it was the duty of the detectives alone, appointed for this put pose. The duties of the beggar detectives may be said. to in clude a search of all the lanes and alleys and drunken hovels in the city, where poverty his begotten beggary, and crime has begotten want. The sights here to be met with are none the loss fearful for their frequency, hub they have been so frequently portrayed that they are familiar to all. A. large. number of beggars are mere children who are sent out by drunken parasite to excite the practical benevolence of the uninitiated. The money they obtain is spent at the nearest dramshop. Often when called upon to arrest these youthful offenders the detectives are subjected to various indignities sod. provocations from persons of hasty judgment but honest sympathy. When the case is further investigated, it ge nerally is found that the parents reside in smaller and misery and have no visible means of support, much less of attending to the wants of their children. The arrest under such circumstances la a pdOlive !let of the children, who are Fenerally forwarded. to some.beno relent institution, and not, as many suppose, to the House of Refuge. When, in the investigation of a case, it ap pears that the child is the offspringof respectable parents, who, however, have been reduced in circumstances by sonic sudden freak of fortune) and being unable to obtain. imployment were compelled to beg or starve—ander such circumstances a discrimination is always made by the mayor's committing magistrate, and the child so dis charged It is seldom , however, that a Cede of this ki al occurs, as relief its generally extended to deserving. anti' needy families by the various benevolent institution* which abound in our city. The first class of vagrants, or those who bog from ne cessity, we have already alluded to. Their number is comparatively Insignificant,. and we have the 'Milan , thropy - of our citizens to thank for this result. The second class are very mamma. They hamar all the laziness of the professional berrsses, without their lawless daring. Being too lazy to. work, vrsgrancs.be conies, in some degree, a necessity with then. They generally make a tour in the morning throughout a cer tain beat, which they select, and menuge thee to.secure a sufficient quantity of food to appease !Mir %pur ee' until the next morning, when they again salty forth. Some of them are the keepers of boarding-beume, where thesebeWe recess* visited one of street, where the proprietor . Ziti are Bedfordsoisl. ged lea N ' i 4 c h l was in the habit in of engaging children at this rate of two pr orce cents per day, to beg food, in order to keep his establishment in operation. These children would select from what they begged a sufficient quantity for them selves, and the balance would be handed over to tile boarding house, where it would be retailed t, those who. were too lazy to beg, hut who assuaged to get a livelihood by theft The third class, or the professional beggars, are by fsm the most numerous and impersonate. Their persistent appeals are generally attended with success. They will accept no MUM hut nsoney ; yet will steal anything tutu. able that does.not require too mach exertion to carry oft One of their most annoying habits is to watch until they perceive two or more persons engaged in conversation in the strett, when they will approach one of the party and almost demand ea aright that their petition far money shall be answered. In most oases the puttee solicited will gladly bestow a small suns to rid themselves of such WSW Another of their ingenious contrivaoes Tor obtaining money under false pretences consists is a resort to green patches over the eye, and unnecreaary crutches ban daged tr healthy limbs. If an ulcerated sore can be ex posed, their prospects are regMck4 ¢y heir 41tihron nt much niece flattering, while s i haw-opened credential, if it have but the mintier' of a dtwbnt name, is regarded as a aiadf a a Qf the tug golitems character, Church dnor•ntepe ars n fattorn4 retort for mothere with hor rolted infantn In tliPla . ntrnn. Wn have, heard of canoe In which 'tattlee leen their ititnnin to further ouch ncheinoth Allf/tlP'r fORMI.III RlOOllll fur rho rtrufmodotittl britirirai Ir In visit ilwrlllnwn lii pairs, nit! nlilli+ sin, of them ppro• Cl fide to alto back gate the °tinr rink* the front door bell. As 0 miller of come., bet one of thew, colLn cart he tinnwered at it llrne, when the npport,mlly In embraced ),Y the ether InIIIVPrInnI, Who Alpe Itsfu the il wolfing end treiceld•-e rhea. ,toy en within mock.. Jn thin zenenerf tt/trt In a very /futon tion - e Ur tines, art i•xchange 01 pi oprrty to a large ittnonlif In ne n, •timne ofteCted. Mestitwilitn, tin, /1011.er5t centedeteitte engligo-H the totention (if the domestic with it pitiful tale• GC hit check. -,r0,1 With sneh greindenn neataym 11WWI It In get province Of the t. Beggar Iren:tile " to IPflf.. Street.hegging 11118. within the IRA few yearn, been greedy reduced, /ma If the proper attention was pall k, it, by ;appointing "ille.,ra fo Lida 41eparim-ta , t, (M4l 1,110 KrVOWn4 OVilli which now cries out for recline, might, le the ccurne of tine., to almost wholly isholisaval. °Mears Adams alai Tait arrentell, bunt year, between live and nix hundred persons, who were found begghig Upon the public high watt. dta_ Thhi sv. ~,,,,, atroti children of both colors, who were varioanlY diarreted of. They average about fifteen or twenty arrests per yieek, In all mules where children are• under twelve years of age they tire tient to moue benevolent institution; when elder ; to the House of Refuge_ V. cy few are faaWilandoci to the latter leatitution, however, as most of the children engaged In tide unlawful bilsitican are quite young. An strange uN It may aeala, the hard these have riot increased vagreney. A vagrant, when that apprehended, in always Neverely reprimanded and discharged, arty Wing warned of the eoheennencea If again caught begging. Tim "Beggar Detectives" visit once every week the institution for the relief of the families of Volun leers, and their presence here has then far prevented a vast amount of Impooltion, Numerous CHNfli of destitution and Via.tiiil.cy are Oa: :ILLyor'n crake, and or., always promptly attvild4,l t o by then° otticern, who at once visit the place, and itiPpoeit of the parties according to law. The operations of the beggar deteetiven are ro ported by them every morning to the Mayor, who allows that officers the privilege of mind to all harm 4,1 the bits, or wherever thirty may think their services are moat medial. That tide is a useful branch of the police de partment is plain ts the minds of all, and, if it did not exist, street-begging and vagrancy would Inereeno to a formidable extent. IRON CLAD VESSELS FOR TliE NAVV.—FFOID the interestleg Mild& report on the subject of iron-etad Tessa» for the 1)%1 , 07, which has lust born submitted, o r , COIS(11101 by Secretors' Wsiii we learn that elms for such yesSehl buns been submitted to the departinent by three well-known Stone of tloo city, viz.: Ream. Nestle & Levy, Merrick & dons, and John W. Nystrom. In reference to the proposition of the first party, the Board very britily say: ii , No plum. tie tipatehign thbrstdra, fiat coratilsl,-.1. Neither {Rive nor time stated. . . . . . - Length of vessel, 200 feet. Draft of water, 13 feet. Breadth of beam, 40 feet. Displacement, 1,743 , !boa Depth of hold, 15 foot. Speed per hour, 10 knots." With respect to the plan submitted, by Meson. Merrick .1 800, the !Solara bola the fOILONViII% Vessel of wood awl Iron combined. This proposition we consider the most practicable for heavy armor. We recommend that a contract be made with that party under a guarantee with forfeiture in tie of Mitoro to comply with the (Unification& and that the contract mantra the plated to he fifteen feet long and thirty-six 10011113 wide, with a reservation of Boma modification which may occur, as the work progresses, net to affect the coat. Price, 5780,000 'lima, 0 months. Length of veesel t 220 feet. Draft of water, 13 feet. lsrreatb , pt iminn ) V 1 feet, Diappeceruentlitiaaa ;altar Depth of hold, 23 feet. Speed per hour, icy, knots. The committee nay of the plan of Mr. Nystrom: The plan of (Quadruple) guns is not known, and can not be considered. The dimensions would. not Mutt the yri4icit yrc taro not tiu{iogiCtit would repel. shot. We do not reconunend the plan. Price, about $175,000. Thou, four utonthe. Length of "teasel, 1:5 foe*. Draft of water,lo feet Breadth of beaini, 5 feet. . Displacement,B7s tons. Depth a hold, Mi feet. gpeett per hour, 11 knots The Bond further soy, in their report OPilliOlitl differ among naval and scientific men as to the policy of adopting the iron armature for ships-of war. For coast aod harbor defence they are undoubt— edly forruidahla adjuncts to fartificutiout nit laud. ./la cruising vessels, however, we are skeptical a: to their advantages and ultimate adoption. But, while other na tions arc endeavoring to perfect thorn, we mast not re main bile. The enormous load of iron as so ntuek additional weight to the vessel, the great breadth of beam neces sary to give her stability, the short supply of coal et) will be aide to stow in bunkers, the greater power re (milked to propel her, and the largely increased cost of construction, are objections to this class of vends as cruisers, which we believe It is difficult sUceessfmly to overcome. For river and harbor asPdies we consider iron-clad vessels of light daught or floating batteries thus Shielded its very important, and we tee/ at this mmeat the malady of align On Mots of our steam and ttildt..4 to enforce obedience to the laws. We, however, do hot hesitate to express the opinion, notwithstanding all ye have heard or seen written on the subject, that no ship or floating battery, however heavily she may be Platell, can cope successfully with a properly constructed fortification of masonry. Thu one is fixed and im movable, and though construmea of a material which may be shattered by shot, can be covered, if need be, by the SOME! Or OLOCI% Mier armor UM... Slotting vessel can bear, while the other is subject to disturbances by wialds . way4,-, owl to the powerful etts , M , Of; TWO and currents, From what we know of the comparative advantages and disadvantages of ships constructed of wood over those of iron, we are clearly of the opinion that uo iron- AL.( 4.4.8.2.1 cli4litcemeut can it. °b.fu the same speed as one not this enctun‘mr , th hecaule her ferns would be better adapted to speed. Her form and dimensions, the unyielding nature of the slneld, detract materially hi a heavy sea from the life r , Lll, . w .t. ff which .. shipi...lL of wood p••,1 semvs. Our immediate demands seem to require, first, so far as practicable, vessels invulnerable to shot, of light draught of water, to penetrate our shoal hat hors, rivers, and bayous; we therefore favor the construction of this class of vessels denim going into a more perfect system of large iron-clad sea-going vessels-of. war. We are here met with the difficulty of encumbering gulag vessels with armor, which, from their size, they are unable to bear; tre 5,&.-ettlka,:t.4 ste .11i15151121 that 666tMe4, loe, mark will. responsible patties for the coustroctlon of one or more iron-clad vessels or batteries ' of as light a draught of water us practicable, consistent with their w.ight of mmor. Meanwhile, availing of the experience thus oh ttiinetit am! the iliggirfiliell4 )114.i9i1 we Him. , Pro Yet to be made by other naval rowers in building iron-clad ships, we would advise the construction in our dock yards of ono or more of these vessels umm a large and more perfect scale, when Congress shall see fit to an tboriste it. The amount now appropriated is not stuff- Meld to build both classes of Vestals to any VW litliknt- Three of the plant' submitted Isis apptuvod. They are those of Messrs, Merrick St SoM of this city, Bush nell d: Co., of New Haven, Conn., and J. Ericsson, of New York. The appropriation, by Congress, for the building of the vesicle, is 81i290.2110, of which amount the vessel of Messrs. Merrick & Boa will consume $780,000, leaving but 010,20 for the building of the remaining two vessels. Recent improvements in the form and preparation of PrsJcs'Jlee, I<ll9 their mina for tivetruction, have elicited a large amount of ingenuity and skill to de vise means for resisting them in the coustiuction of ships of-war. As yet, we know of nothing superior to the large and heavy spherical shot in its destructive effects on vessels, whether plated or not. Rifled gune have greeter range, but the canted shot does not produce the crushing effect of spherical shot. It is assumed that 4%-inch plates are the heaviest armor a sea-going vessel can safely carry. These plates should be of tough iron, and rolled in largo, long pieces. This thickness of armor, it is believed, wilt resist ail pro,ectilea now 6 general gee at a Maumee of five hundred yards, especially if the ship's aides aro angular. Plates hammered in large masses are less fibrous and tough than when rolled. The question whether wooden backing, or any elastic substance behind the iron plating, will tend ao relieve at all the frame of the shi r e from tb• crmhing effect of a heavy projectile, is not yet decided. Major Barnard says, ti to put an elastic material behind the iron is to insure its destruction." With all deference to such creditable authority, we may suggest that it is possible it bitching of some eidetic substance=soli wood, perhaps, is the beet—might relieve the frame of the ship somewhat from the terrible shock of a heavy projectile, though the plate should not be fractured. In deciding upon the relative merits of iron and wood en-framed vessels for each of which we have oilers, the Board is of opinion that it would be wall tr try a spe cimen of each, ae both have distinguished advocate,. One strong objection to iron vessels, which, so far as we know - , has not yet been overcome, is the oxidation or rust in salt water, and the liability of their becoming foul under water; by the attachment of sea grass and animal cules to their bottoms. The best preventive we know of is a coating of pure zinc paint, which, so long 118 it lasts, is believed to be an antidote to this cause of evil. BOARD OF SCHOOL CONTROLLERO,—idIe rc . gular meeting of the Board of school Controllers wais held 'yesterday afternoon at the Ataenteua to Sixth 'street. A communication was receired from the Directors of the First section, asking that the Jackson Schad be charged to a first-eras 4th 161. Maimed !sat. 06filalit tee on Crowfoot and Primary Sehoola. Am°, one from the Fifth section. asking the removal of the Southeast Girls' School to No. 262 North Sowed street. Referred to same committee. Also, one from the Fifth section, asking the Board to use endeavors to prevent theehildren of that section Rom attenoing schools in other sections. Iteferrod sums committee. Also, one from the Eleventh section, asking that $260 be transferred from the itens of stoves to repairs. Wetted to Coot.-lio. Alec, one front the Sixteenth section, asking a transfer of appropriations not expended to item of repairs. &s tar red to Committee on Primary Schools. Alto, one from the Twenty-Ant section, asking, that the grade of the Levering unclassified school be Mod. Refined to same committee. Alen, one from the Twenty-second section, asking that the salary of the keeper of the Rittenhouse school be raised to $230. Referred to same committee. Several conumnications front parties presenting booke nd Om/ were referred to the 08Mlidida , Oa Teat Maki. The Committee on Accounts were authorized to refuse the drawing of warrants for the principal of the South west Grammar School till the demands of the Board be complied with. Refereed to Committee on Aocounts. Ths , cvlemiltcv. Pb A199 ,3 9q WV.FV MltliOcif4 to tire for supplies for 1862. The Committee on Property were authorized to draw warrants for contractors engaged in building school houses, and to open two new primary schools in the Southeast section, nod to employ a housekeeper in ther Sixth seetiOlt Lir the CSOWll.Btreat school' nod to , omploy a teacher in the Eighth section. The Committee on Qualifications reported iu favor of granting situations to certain persons who had been ex amined. Fire blanked copies of the report were ordered to be printed, Mr. Fitzgerald moved that the teachers of the grammar echoolsbe ordered to report on the Ist of January to this. Board the names and places of residence of their pupils. Agreed to. Adjourned. A PLA.vrtrt SmnPn..—A drove of cattle wore brought over the Gicartl..avenue bridge on Monde; after noon, about three o'clock. A:, they reached the °agent end one of the animals became excited, and got into Fairmount ruck. 'Ehure the infuriated beast dulled around at a fearful rate. A smolt boy, who was unfor tunate enough to come in the way of the eteer, : wee taken up and toneed a considerable distance. Happily no ono was injured. Soma of the park police who were in that portion of the ground'', steered clear of the animal, and took to the trees fur eafety. The steer ran until he was tired out, and woe then quietly driven to hiacompanione. THE APIMIOACUI OF THE CHRISTMAS ROLL mws.—The shop windows all over the city afford ars un erring indication of the am roach of Christmas. Tao con fectioners are, of course, as busy as bees amoug..thalc sweetmeats. The windows and show-elms of these es tablifilgamth rairar a Fraud dinpi th Which is parilcularly . tempting M the juveniles. While the jewelers en Uheet nut street demand thousands for a cluster of diorama% there ate dealers in metallic ornaments who wilt load a wheelbarrow with jewelry for about tire dollars. The storchimpern hare made extensive preparations for ths !secant holiday seams, and !WM viteisty of reds_ urefal, ornamental, cheap, or costly—can he. obtainad according to. the means or taste ofthe purchaser. ALLEGES LARCENY OF GOVERNmENT Th9ntim Herbert won before Ahlvratm Vlgivh.yvaterdar morning, upon the charge of lateeny. Herbentis &Vine maker by trade, and is alieged.ao have takemoutAnstorit went shoes for making. It saems that he amities dia.- rent navies, and after obtaining the material:sags-It and pockets the money. The accused was cyntrailled for furthos bearing. AZTILLERY Biddies flying artistry will drill this aftarnoon, on the largo Ilohl corgo sits the Ridge avenue railroad depot. The CUM battery win be in service. The. proceedings will commence at z, o'cterk Ai n nod will =flour thiggil , g, II"' art.!' liwu• An immense ar-owd of spectators will be in at• auditors should the weather prove tine,,and order will he welt nicserred spier the supervisasa of Maid Bun. TREKSITAX NOTES TO nu tA7Clgli FOB rOst- A GE .—S ome a ow pcnoeylvania toostastaskurs having de clined to receive United States Treasury Notes, payable, on demand s Nye Postmaster-Gra/oral hat, made an order indieatinu that it is their duty to. take such notes in 4 ,,,, 11 t of "name; but, of course, tU is nut expected, 444, they- wilt, "tit themeeiYee to irteouvontenne by returailpg, emelt lit any unreasonable amounts by way of mlking, change. DEATH. IN A STATINLN HOUSE.-011 Mogoiar eight, II woman applied for and was accommodUed xitf lodgings in the Fifthsioanl dation-house, fp had with her a female infant, about six weeks old,„ During the night the child died. DEFENCE OF TILE ClTY.—iwog the rat Week - the Copunittco on Defence and, reetecDen of th e Oity expended 61,006 61 in carrengapt, ‘lO., objects theiz
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