Cie COigl) Register.
Allentown, Pa.
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1949.
Circulation near 2000.
V. B. PALMER, Esq., N: W. corner of Third
and Cli!,:situt streets, Philadelphia, and 169 Nas
sau street, Cl ribune Buildings,) New York, is
our authorized Agent...jit Tor eiving advertise
ments and subscripti sto t •
for
Register
and, collecting and receip g for the same.
1? In another colum , will be found a very
Interesting letter from Dr. Walter J. Martin, who
left here ' en route for California, dated Tampico,
March 30. 1849. The letter was written to a
friedd of his, in this place, who has politely
handed it to us for publication.
Cr In our next we shall republish the article
headed "National Prosperity," with comments,
of which friend Flutter of the Easton Argus com-
plains of
Houses in Allentown
Allentown was river in a more flomishing
condition than at pr sent, if we are to judge of
the rapid improvement in real estate within a
year past. The burnt district has with a feW
exceptions been built up again, besides many
other buildings in difrerent parts of the town
and yet there was a scarcity of houses this spring
and rents continue enormously high. We have
no doubt that one hundred more moderate siz
ed and convenient houses might have been
readily rented this spring to good advantage.—
Though this is a condition of things that we all
have reason to rejoice at, as an evidence of
the rapid, though healthy growth of our town,
yet it is not without its draw backs. Like the
fable of the frogs, thoogli it is sport to sonic, it
is deatEto others. Those who have houses to
rem- may be satisfied, but to those who have
reut them, it is quite another thing. But
worse than all, "and wore to be deplored,"
it is death to those whe cannot procure
houses even at the rates charged. But this
thing will work itself in due season. A large
number of houses are being built, and Nom
present appearances there will be more build
ing the pre s ent season than there has been for
.many years.
Lehigh County Bank
It has been with no ordinary measure of satis
faelion that we have read a copy of the law pass
ed at the late session of our State Legislature,
appointing our townsman, ./allies S. Reese, Esq.,
commissioner to settle the affairs of the Lehigh
County Bank. It will be %evil remembered by
our readers in Allentown and county generally,
that immediately on the refusal of the charter of
this Bank, the person who then had charge of it
locked the doors of the Banking room and disap
peared. %Viten the room was afterwards entered,
by Elie uliirets. having executions at the
Bank, nothing It:is found except the /putt Sqre,
mid a few articles of rurniture of very trilling
value,— not a book, a paper ur a dollar in spe
cie or Batik notes uetc left. This happened
about the first of March, 181 i. On the ':3. day or
November, 1846, less than four months previous,
the Cashier of the Lehigh Comity Batik, made
Lis report to the Auditor General, under oath, in
which he stated that the funds of the Bank on
the 10th of that month amounted to $158,4.16 67.
It is therefore fair to presume, that funds and
securities to that amount were taken from the
vaults of the Bank. In the report of the Cashier
to the Auditor General alluded to, the amount of
notes of the Bank in circulation is put down at
$.40,175 00. The bidders of these Bank promi
ses to pay were left without remedy. We have
of late years heard of much og,tound•and lofty
ttimbling" anti of many "slight of hand tricks"
among Bank officers and Bank Managers, but
we believe there is nothing in the history of
Banking in the United States, that equals in aur .
dacity the carrying away attic entire assets of the
Lehigh comity Bank, It was a bold °potation
and showed a contempt of the laws of our State
which our Courts of Justice will doubtless know
how to reward, when an opportunity offers. The
selection of Mr. lb.ese as Commissioner to :,ettle
the affairs of th;s rotten 13. ink, is a most judici
ous one. He is-a young Lawyer of highly re
spectable talents and acquirements, resolute and
persevering,. What ever ean be done to redeem
the honor of our comity and vindicate the out
raged laws State, we feel confident he will
do. The power placed in his hands by the Leg.
islature appears to be sufficient to accomplish
the end proposed. That he will use. that power
energetically, we do nut doubt, that may 'do it
successfully is our sincerest hope,
National Convention
A Natio:,a; Corr:0110011 of the friends of
Sch , c - 0, and Chivel.i.ll I:,:oration throughout'
the i, invited to aiqiint , le in Philittiel
.l.:it,l oi"iku;:iust nest, for the pro
:no:A:it t i tro., inleri , ,t of our -
Chand
ho it dia;inlan of ;Le cue.;;;;;•,:,
rnents, an 1 ..‘‘.lfre..l L. ‘l:n;i.t
eeretary—to tu:Ay I 0 addres ! ,,:.
Bishop Potter, Pi . cifes•Gr Pact , e, Hatt.
Horace Mann, Dr. King of New Jersey, and
pilfer friend uni:e in the call.
Odd Motes' Eicction.—The annual election
for officers of the Crand Lodge of the Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows of the State of
Pennsylvania, was held on Monday night, at
the lialf, in Sixth meet, Philadelphia. The
e!e:tiott reheited in the choice of the following
•
named gentlemen :
R. w.G.M.-Dr. 11. S. Patterson.
IZ. \V. D. G. \l.—George S. Alorris
It. W. G. W.—W. 11. Witte.
R. \V. G. Secretary—William Curtis.
R. W. G. Treasurer—F. Knox Morton:
K. IV. G. liep. to G. L. U. S.—W. A. WelLs
Our Educational Wants
The principal obstrUction that education has
to meet with in this district of country, is the
circumstance of the German language being so
prevalent in a region which is surrounded by
people speaking only the English; for it pre
vents that interest working in the English pop
ulation, from formenting also in our own neigh
borhood. We Germans are in a measure iso
lated from the rest of the world; our ideas and
actions are in some degree peculiar to our
selves; and we aro as exclusive, that is, mov
ing only in our own prescribed orbit, as any
aristocratic circle that shrinks front the contact
of the vulgar. As long as this peculiarity of
language exists, there will never be that uni
formity of feeling and, action which ought to
exist. But if this distinction in language must
exist, let us seize the opportunity to make the
most of it. The German is a Very noble lan
guage; it is with respect to modern languages,
what the Greek is to the dead—,the most vig
orous, richest, the most plastic and expressive
which the human mind can employ for its ex
ponent. Its literature is one of the most re
markable in the world; and its influence as it
becomes more and more known, is spreading
with an irresistible force. Such being the case,
we, (Vat least, the most of us being more fami
liar with this language - than with the English,
have an opportunity to move along with this
current and avail ourselves of its advantages.
But as we are situated at present, we are from
appreciating its value. This results from our
defective School organization, that of our corti
mon schools especially. Whose fault is this?
Is it the fault of those who superintend their di
rection? Not at all;" it is the people's fault ;
we are too lifeless on the subject; we are lean
ing on our oars and letting the beat take what
course it will, right or wrong.
We do not as a general thing demand suffi
ciently high quail tiLations of our teachers; and
this is a principal secondary cause of all the.
defects in the cause of education. We fear
that the matter of dollars and cents govern us
more in this cause, than an earnest desire for
the improvement of our children. Let us
take a more extended view of the wants of
our children, and cease to think that a little
reading, writing and cyphering is all they re
quire! Let us adopt respectable rates to be
paid to teachers and appropriate funds allowed
for necessary expenses; then let us be rigid in
our demands for the requirements of teachers.
Let citizens inteirsicd ill the atlitirs of edima
lion be appointed to supervise the schools.
If we do this, we shall have accomplished a
great stride towards reform, and all other desi
rable things will come in their train.
The subject of good teachers is an important
one, and we hope will receive attention. Our
country is rich pecuniarily and mentally. We
have all the resources at hand ready to accom
plisli given object, if we only make use of
them. One of our objects then, should be
the establishment of a normal school, or school
for the education of teachers expressly•
Private enterprise alone is of no use in such
an undertaking; for if all the wealth and talent
of ehristendom were employed, they would
be superfluous, unless the people co-operated
wilh its insthution and heartily gave to it its
influence.
As our country is agricultural in its charac
ter, it should also maintain an agricultural
school alone, or connected with its classical
one, where these sciences essentially import
ant to the farmer, should be practically and the
oretically taught. Is the design of these things
visionary ? We are persuaded they are not so
touch so as the expectation that they will be car
ried into effect, which idea may seem prepos
terous! •We repeat, 'however, that we are rich
enough peeuniarily and mentally to carry these
purposes into execution, and ghdious purposes
they are too.
There is another cause which prevents the
extension of education; that is, that so many
parents are not aware of the importance of a
regular, continued course of stud ie s M school.
. This is not only applicable to this county,
btal is also characteristic of individuals through
out alt the country. A scholar goes to school
(Hiring the winter months perhaps, then stays
home the rest pt ihe year, thus forgetting dur
ing his absence wrwtever he may hare been
able to put in Ins heat: during his scholastic
term. (Inc might almost as wgll stay at home
altogether as to be so irregular in his course.
It is not only almost useless to the (atm.:out but
exceedingly vexatious to the teacher. The
hardest lessee generally the student has to ae.
quire,and the one. which the teacher experiences
most elitiiculty with, in the imparting of it : is the
art or habit ofstudy. A schular whocomes only
a pall date year, just stays long e:o.ugli to have
acquired it; thus doing himself no good, and
making void the labors of his teacher. We
would like to discuss * this subject more thor
oughly. but our limits forbid an extensive stir.•
vey. We \‘ di, however, resume fur a little
futther space, our übservattons upon the,ativan
taps that may result flout :he German and
lish language, Leinj Lt.) coucurrcntl prevalent
in our neighborhood. As editeation is now pur
sued. neither of the above languages is very
rarely studied thoroughly and consequently both
are imperfectly understood. Now there is no
necessity fit this, there is nut necessarily any
good reason why the study of two languages.:
should be a hingerance to the proficiency of
either; for if a plan of instruction as we have
roughly sketched above, be carried into effect,
it -will include an arrangement by which
wherever it is thought necessary, the study,
of both can•be efficiently pursued. It is by no
means an impossible thing to be proficient in
two languages, and those who are so, possess fa
cilities for business and literary communication
of great importance, not only in this neighbor
hood, but in almost any part of the country, from
the fact that the German population is increas
ing so rapidly. We have remarked in a former
article that our German citizens possessed that
staunch, capacious nature which would qualify
Ithem for great things, to as great a degree as
any class of people, probably in the world. But
they do not do justice to themselves: they do not
exert themselves enough in the proper •channels.
,We hope this reproach will not much longer be
attached to them; we hope that they will arouse
to the importance of a reform in these respects.
Let it no longer be said that we fall 'behind our
neighbors in social and intellectual yrogress.
Let us like the sleeping lion shake aff our drow
siness, and show ourselves in all clor really su-
perior might and energy.
We have but one more remark to make, and
that is, that where facilities for education are ex
tensive, the value of property is :proportionally
creased, for to intelligent parents who desire
he est advantages for their children, to .be in
th- icinity of good literary institutions is as
great a Consideration to them ire their purchase
of property as any one thing.
For the Lehigh Register.
Letter from a California . Emigrant
TAMPICO, March 30, 1849
Esteemed Friend: We arrived here on the
24th inst. after a pleasant, though not remarka
ably short voyage of twenty four days. We
passed in sight of Havana on the 15th; the
captain of the vessel going in as close to the
shore' as he safely could, to, allow us a good
view of it. Any description of a place in a let
ter I vote down as a decided bore, so I refuse
to say anything more of it. We experienced a
gale in the gulf which very nigh blew us on
shore, having made laud just before it came on,
and kept us out two days longer. Of all the
inconsistences in the world I believe this gulf
to be the most; at least I imagine so; we were
laying in a dead calm, no ripple disturbing the
water, and in five minutes after it was blow
ing great "gulls," as the sailors say, with the
waves rolling mountain high, and our little
craft rolling and pitching like an unbroken
colt. For one hoar II thought I hail bid good
bye forever, to friends at home. The shore
was but live miles distant and we were float
ing towards it with an eight knot current. The
sails were hoisted but had scarcely been drawn
taut when the fore sail split to tatters. Our on
ly resource was the main sail, which very
lucky for us stood the gale and we escaped.—
Nothing very pleasant to be placed in such a
predicament. We passed custom house inspec
tion and thanks to a very gentlemanly officer,
it was avery slight one. Our passports were
examined previously, since which time we
have been on shore. ‘Ve occupy a very large
house here which was used during the war as
a barracks. It is a pleasant and cool dwelling
We live quite in the military tashion—mount
ing guard from six in the morning to ten in
the evening, to prevent the greasers front
stealing our elects. Tampico is a very nice
place containing about five thousand inhabi
tants, of which a large proportion are English,
French and American. , The only difficulty- to
a stranger is that there are no regular boarding
/ houses. Taverns there are hone, so that any
one coming here, if he has no friends to stay
with, must hire a house and go to house keep-'
• ing. 1 attended church last Sundhy, and much '
to my surprise, no seats are to be :Nall. Most of
the ladies thessed in Silk. flue thii,g pleases
me very much, they do not hide their laces in
botine:s, consequently yen have a critit al view
of their physiognomies, and pass judgment to
merit. Instead of that boxlike appendage they
wear splendid scarfs which they throw over
their heads, covering them about half—looking
very tasty. Our party numbers forty under
the direction of Capt. West and Mr. Diehl.—
We expect to get ofl here this week. Our
horses have not come in yet, and they have to
be shod. We pass through San Luis Potosi,
perhaps Zacatecas, and some more principal
cities in the west of Mexico, besides 'dewy of
small fry villages. We expect some hard
ships, but who does not when he lakes a
journey for "tin " TI - e only thing that worries
me is the probability that there will be no ves
sels at Mazatlan to take us to San Francis Co.— I
The accounts from the gold region that we
have here are very pomismg. Accounts state
that some new discoveries have bred made
to the southward of San Francisco about forty
The citizens of Tampico are talking very
openly about having a pronunciamenio for the
purpose of having that mate annexed to the
Union. They tried to raise a row the other
night but it would not go. There was liriag of
guns close to our quarters. I am well and
glory that I can say I was not sea sick.
Yours Truly, W A LTER J. Al A RTIN
,Manufaeturing at the South
It seer p: that the Montgomery Manufactur
itig Company has non' ill successful operation
a large factory 'impelled by steam, and it is
thought to be yielding profits altogether com
mensurate with the most sanguine anticipa
tions of its enterprising and public spirited pro•.
prietors. In addition to this, the same Compa
ny in a separate department, is turning out a
variety of work 'in wrought' iron, dust iron and
brass, including steam engines, gin gearing :
saw and grist mill irons; together with a , large
assortment of lighter fancy and ornameotal
work. Another department is devoted Jo
making window blinds; sash and panel doors!
in the best style. They also have a wooden
deparonelo. Wool is carded and lindseys
manufactured to suit the demands of the mar
ket They also anticipate a speedy preparation
for convening word into fabrics on an exten
sive scale. Besides• the foregoing there is a
grist mill, yielding a quality of flour superior
to that hitherto obtained from any other quarter.
The. establishment at this time turns out fifteen
or twenty tons of casting a week, seventy bar
rels of flour, and three hundred and fifty •
bushels of corn meal per day.. •
ar Compaiiles of California emigrants to the
number of one and tpo hundred daily, are arri
ving at St. Louis.
6217 Nature's beauties do not fade with her
leaves, nor wither with her flowers
Insanity.
Of all the afflictions with which Providence
visits man, says'the Pennsylvania Telegraph;
there is none so horrible as •the loss of reason.
Every other misfortune sinks into insignificance
compared with this. Fortune may be fickle,
friends provo false, health may fail, poverty
may sink a man alMost to the depths of des
pair, yet there is still room for hope, that with
a sound mind all these difficulties' may be
overcome. But when reason is gone, when
the intellect haS ceased to be able to perform
its legitimate functions, and the ravings of the
insane man only seem to show the wreck of
the noblest faculty of our nature, it is then
the heart grows sick and the philanthropist
shudders at the contemplation of the work of
the destroyer.
Of late years it has become a question of no
little 'importance, what constitutes insanity !
'Monomania,'orcraziness upon some one point,
has been sufficient in more than one case to
exculpate a man from the blame attached to
the performance of criminal actions, and it has
become a common thing to acquit a man
charged with murder on the plea of insanity.
We see it stated in the Baltimore papers that a
man was lately tried in one of the county
Courts in Maryland for stealing a measure full
of whisky from a certain distillery. It was
in evidence that he had already been twice
convicted of stealing the same measure full of
liquor which he drew front the same barrel,
and had suffered the penalty in each pre
ceedisg case. He was acquitted at his late
trial on the ground that he was insane so far as
regarded a passion for stealing that identical
quart measure! How far the jury performed
their duty we will leave for every reader to
judge for himself—at all events it is a danger
ous precedent.
It is a well known fact, that in England the
private mad houses are often used as places of
imprisonment for persons who may be in the
way of others wishing to have the control of
their property. Sane men and women are en
trapped into these dens, and are there kept un
der such treatment as often to drive them real
ly and hopelessly crazy, There are villains
in every station of life who are ready to do
any mean transaction; and professional men,
under sufficient inducement, have often 'de
.based themselves by their connivance at such
infamous transactions. The attention of the
British Parliament has more than once been
directed to the abuses of the private insane asy
lums, and the evils of those establishments
exist to a niuch smaller extent than forrnedy.
Chu• own country has fortunately, until very
recently, escaped from the imputation of any
such atrocities. The late Moamar) case,
however, seems to indicate that even here,
men in a respectable position in society can be
found who will lend their aid to the perpora
tMn of such villainy, if money can be made by
so doing. The award of thejory, ten thousand
dollars damages, however, will serve to pre
vent repetitious of the offence. It is a terrible
thing to a man of sound mind to be compelled
to endure for six long weary months the com
panifiliship of the crazes, aud'lhe treatment of
tht it keepers. We hope' to have 'no similar
cases to chronicle for the future. It is too re
volting for human nature to contemplate such
cold-blooded cruelty.
Protesting Promissory Notes
The Court of Appeals of the :State of New
York have decided the following points, with re
ference to promissory notes : •
A defective and insufficient notice of protest
may be aided and helped out by accessory facts.
The question whether an endorser of a prom
issory note has been duly charged as such, does
not depend on the fact whether the note was cor
rectly described in the notice of protest, but on
the mind or knowledge of the endorser. Any
notice of protest, however defective, will be held
sufficient, if when taken in connection with ac
cessory facts, it conveys to thu mind of the en
dorser, information of the identical note intended
to be protested.
A notice of protest may vary according to each
particular Case, or the education, intelligence or
quickness of comprehension of the endorser, as
its sufficiency depends upon the information
which it conveys to his mind.
A notice of protest need not show that a de
mand of payment of, the note has been made,
that is Matter. of evidence, to be given at the
trial.
i t notice of protest, describing a joint endorse
ment as an individual one, is sufficient to cbirge
the joint endorser ofa promiss'ory note.
• Emisiness Maxims.
lie who wishes to sell should advertise his
EEGM
He who wishes tb buy cheap should buy of
those who advertise
He wito wishes to pay twenty per cent. more
for goods than they are worth, should go to those
who do not advertise.
The man who wishes his carriage to run well
should grease its wheels, and the man who wish
es his business to thrive should advertise.
Scrcn Girls Wanted. ‘Ve have before us,
says the Cincinnati Commercial, a letter dated
Ripley, Orleans county, la., and signed by sev
ea girls—two of them 16, three of 17, two of 18
—wh.o signify a keen desire to marry each a
California bound ypung man ! They say they
are white, ben good , chanoters, and are all
tiderably looking. The letter has a speci
al reference to the isew York California compa
ny, who advertised for wives: but we presume
the Hoosier girls will not refuse, any respecta
ble young men Who may visit their places with
holtorable intentions.
Land Palennts•—The Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land office has decided that the affidavits,
of two or more respectable persOns are necessa
ry to suspend the issue of a land patent, and
that where the soldier dies before the issue of
the warrant, the right descends to the next of kin
provided for by law.
Cause and Cure for the Potato Rot•
As every suggestion likely to be of service
on a subject of so much importance, is worthy of
attention, we insert from the•-ltiorris Jerseyman"
the following:
"One of our farmers, a few days since, while
in, conversation on that subject, said he planted
his potatoes earlier this season than usual, and
that he dug and put in his cellar some thirty or
forty bushels before the rain came on. These
are still perfectly sound, while those which re
mained in the ground during the recent heavy
rains are utterly worthless. To the autumn
rains many persons have attributed the rot, and
consequently they put their crops in very early,
to enable them to arrive at maturity before the
heavy rain commenced. The experiment men
tioned belovi may be considered of some conse
quence, as-we have seen it sufficiently tried. A
lady from Mississippi spent the past•season with
her friends in out town. The all-engrossing sub
ject of the potato was on the tapis, when she ob
served, that in that region many of the planters
had been experimenting on that vegetable, and
the best result was from transplanting the-slips
into rows, similar to the method of cultivating
the Carolina potato. Her friends tried an exper
iment, and finer potatoes we have not seen or
eaten in many years. The potato is planted ear
ly in a hot-bed, and the slips, when about three
inches in length, are taken off and transplanted
some eight or ten inches distant. The orig
inal will continue to send forth shoots for a long
EMIS
The production of iron is rapidly in
creasing in this State, and one good evidence of
it is given in the Cincinnati Cazctte. The editor
of that paper, writing front Chillicothe, makes
note of the operations of a Company which has
been chartered for the purpose of engaging in
the manufacture of iron in Lawrence county.—
Their charter gives them power to construct a
railroad through the heart of the iron region, and
a sufficient amount of stock has been subscribed
to finish it a distance of twenty miles. They
have also purchased a large tract of la s nd on the
banks of the Ohio, about two miles above Hang
ing, Rock as the site of a manufacturing, town.—
What the prospect of building it tip is, may be
judged front the fact stated that at Hanging Rock
there is a forge, rolling mill and foundry, and
within 25 miles of it 21 furnaces. The statistics
of these furnaces are thus briefly given by the
writer :
21 furnaces ; 32,000 Inns iron ; $1,000,000 in
value ; 2200 hand's employed ; 1400 oxen em
ployed ; 10,500 people supported ; 6000 barrels
of dour consumed ; 200,000 bushels of corn do ;
1,000,00(1 pounds of bacon do.
Besides all this, there is a large proportion of
beef, potatoes, groceries, and other articles al
so consumed.
It is added that four or five new furnaces are
to be built
Heroic Milking.—ln a letter front Santa Fe
January 13, to the New Orleans Picayune, re
ference is made to the disaster of Col. Fremont's
party in the Rocky mountains, and the following
surprising fact is stated:
"Twenty days having elapsed, and no return
of the party, Fremont started out himself. He
arrived at Taos, a distance of 350 miles, in nine
days, having walked the whole distance."
This is near about 46 mites a day, and taking
into consideration the circumstances of cold,
snow• and hunger, under Which it was done, is
perhaps unparalleled.
E , :4lpleen Hawlred and IVII-twa.--The St.
Charles (Ill.) People's Platform nmninates
Thomas H. Benton for the next Pre , idency, and
John A. Dix for Vice President. The Hopkins.
vine Delta renominates James K. Polk. The
Baltimore Clipper and the Milton (N. C.) Chron
icle declare their preference far John M. Clayton
for President. The St. Mary's (Ohio) Sentinel
renominates Lewis Cass. Gen. Taylor and Hen.
ry Clay have been nominated by several papers.
The Florence (Ala.) Gazette nominates Edward
A. Hannegan.
Lock Jatv.—The I3altimore .Snit says I
have noticed lately several deaths by lock jaw,
and for the information of all, I will give a cer
tain remedy. When one runs a nail or sharp
iron in any part of the body, take a common
smoke pipe, fill it with tobacco, light it well,
take a thin cloth or silk handkerchief, place it
over the bowl of the • pipe, and blow the smoke
through the stem into the wound; two or three
pipes full will ha sufficient to start the wound dis
charging. I have tried it myself and five others,
and found it to give immediate relief, If the
wound hac been some days standing, it will open
it again if the. tobacco is good. !fry it any one
who may chance to get such a wound;
Law Against Arson.—The Legislature at its
recent session passed a law for thewunishment
of Arson, which provides that any 'person who
shall in night season wilfully burn any building,
pile of lumber, boards, &c, or cause the same to
be burned, shall be guilty of arson, and shalt up
on conviction be subject to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding fifteen years, and shall forev
er thereafter be deemed incompetent to be an elec
tor, juror or witness, or to hold any office ot hon
or, trust or profit; and any person attempting to
set on fire any building, shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor and upon conviction be subject
to imprisonment at . hard labor for a term not ex
ceeding ten years.
Emigration to Califimnia.—The New York
Herald publishes a list of all the vessels that
have left the United States for California. They
are 309 in number, and have taken put 19,777
persons. Of these, 226 vessels and 14,191 per
sons have gone by the way of Cape . norm via
Chagres, 52 vessels and 3547 persons; via Vera
Cruz, 11 vessels and 698 . persons; via Brazus,
1 l'vessels and 762 persons.
Cancellation of Relief MM.—The A utlitorGen•
eral gives notice of the cancellation of $26,000
of the relief issues of sundry banks, in pursuance
of the sth section of the act of the 3lst May, 1844.
Of the notes cancelled, $5,000 was the issue of the
Eric Bank, and $2;500 of the Exchange Bank, of
Pittsburgh, the balance being in sums of from
$lOO to $1,200, upon some thirty banks,
Gleanings from„the iMrifil•
lIITThe Democrats of Northampton county
have appointed as delegates to the 4th of July
State Convention at Pittsburg, H. H. Matchler
and E. P. Blech, Emirs., without instructions.
tar Hon. James Buchanan declined the invi
tation of 814 citizens of Lancaster, Pa., to a pub
lic dinner, in anable letter.
tar Whatever busies the mind without cor
rupting it, has, at least, this use, that it rescues
the (lay from idleness ;•and he that is never idle,
will not often be vicious.
larThe editor of the Milwaukie Sentinel does
not boast "of the size of Wisconsin babies,".but
says "they are an uncommon sure crop."'
.. •
k3'The colony of Swedes, in Henry county,
Illinois, are manufacturing a fine article of linen
cloth, made of water•rotted flax, suitable for sum
mer wear. It is described as a beautiful article.
rir Snow fell to the depth of Three feel upon
the Pocono mountain, Monroe county, on Tues
day night, the 17th ult.
n' - The correspondent of the Baltimore Patri
ot, speaking of the National Intelligeneer, says
that the outstanding debts due to that establish..
ment are estimated at $400,000.
Assault on Parson BrownlowThe last num
ber the Jonesborough Whiggives a long state
ment from Rev. W. G. Brownlow, accompanied
by affidavits substantiating the same, saying that
on theminth of the 2d tilt „he was assailed mur
derously with a club by a man named John Ry
land, Jr., who laid in wait for him..and stealing,
behind him iron a dark alley, beat him over thv
head with a club so badly that he was confined to
his bed for fifteen days afterwards. Mr. Brown_
low was just returning from a religious meeting
in company with several other ministers. The
cause of the assault was that he had published a
communication in the Jonesborough Whig char
acterizing Ryland as a deserter from the army in
the Mexican war.
Interesting from Canada.
MONTREAL, April 26, 1849.
The Governor came down to the Legisla
tive Chamber yesterday and gave the Royal
assent to the bill fur idemnifying losses sus
tained during the rebellion. On leaving
the Parliainent House he wns pelted by a
mob—mostly Orangemen—and forced to
retire to his residence in the country. Last
night while the Assembly was engaged on
the judiciary bill, loud shouts gave evidence
that a riel was foMenting outside, and before
a moment elapsed a number of stones were
thrown through the windows. The mein..
hers rushed behind the Sgeaker's chair
while stones continued to be thrown inces. ,
sandy.
The benches were promptly deserted, an
well as the strangers' galleries, and mem
bers were seen flying up stairs to the Libra
ry.• The only member visible was Mr.
Stevenson, who had placed himself on one
Of the benches between the windows, and
eyed the havoc with the spirit of one deter
mined not to flinch. The stones for some
time were thrown only from • the front part
of the building, but in a few minutes they
were thrown from the rear, and in about
live minutes there was not left an unbroken
light in the whole range. A slight cessa
tion occurring, several members entered the
house front the lobby ; but the rioters re
commenced the attack from all sides, the
house was again cleared—not one solitary
member left—missiles still continuing to en
ter through the shattered windows.
At last a cry was raised front the library
end of the budding. ..They come." Those
Iwho had taken refuge there then rushed
along the centre of the hall, and disappear
'ed b ehind the Speaker's chair—the lobby
at that end being crowded with members
and clerks. Immediately after a dozen per
sons entered the Assembly Hall. armed with
sticks. One walked up to Mr. Stevens,
and seated himself in the Speaker's chair.
Another looked around the Hall, and mut
tered something about dissolving Parliament.
! Others commenced destroying all before them
including chandeliers suspended from the
ceiling, glass globes, and other lights. One
I of them visited the front row of members'
I benches on both sides of the house, striking
all papers to the floor with sticks.
After him, another, more determined on
destruction, tore the benches up, throwing
some into t hei centre of the floor and jump
ing upon or brtiaking them. The splendid
mace of the assembly caught the eye of one,
who speedily marched oft with it over his
shoulder. The Seargeant at arms, L. F.
Alagistry, witnessed this daring act from the
door-way leading into the Library, and as
the fellow passed out caught. hold of the
crown and nearly succeeded in rescuing it.
Two or three of the party came to the res
cue and struck at the sergeant with clubs
and forced him to relinquish his hold, and
the mace was carried ofd:
Ha •ng destroyed as much as they could,
they eft the Assembly Hall. A few soon
retu ed, but some of the members having
entere rotn the rear of the Speaker's chair,
the riote s contented themselves with over
turni the benches ; and but for the exer
tions of Guan and Robinson, the former of
whom ejected a fellow in a blanket coat,
about to demolisH the Clerk's table, they.
would not have left a single piece of furni
ture. One
,fellow had arrived with the
rod of office of the Sergeant-at-Arms, and
went striking at every article in the rear of
the Speaker. He was obliged to seek es
cape, as the house had been fired at the
•McGill street cud, and the building was in
flames. A cry' was got up to save the li
brary.
Sir Allen McNab used every exertion to
effect this, but all seemed bent on makinr
their escape from the fire. Sir Allen Mb
Nab and -Mr. Badgley went to the library
and attempted to savd a few -volumes, but
were unable to get them' out, and to save
their lives wero compelled to des (c xxl by
means of a ladder.
The Parliament house and others are to,
tally destroyed..
Many arrests have been mode this Morn
ing. Sir George Moffat has been =eked,
charged with high treason. To-day i 11 is
quiet.