were indiscribable. These were felt•by ev ery hearer, in all their force. Hie mighti. „fitit_fenlings were sometimes indicated and caininunicated by a longsause, aided by an eloquenCuiipect, and some significant use , of his "iiglif,ot. , N,The sympathy between mind ngd?nund Where the chan , f lktifArielWitAnication are open, the faculty ;favettinfkraard passion is great, and the -: : :::.;e4r . 4elWof it sudden and visible, the of W: riattirtracordinary.- Let the shocks of inilitefi&l be repeated twain and again, and art . :other opinions and ideas are for the moment absorbed or , excluded : . .the whole raind s brought into unison with that of the stinker.; and the spell bound listener, till thexause_ceases,_is-under-an-inti re-fascina-• Lion. Then perhaps the charm ceases, upon reflection, and the infatuated hearer resumes his ordinary state. Pairick Henry of course owed much to his singular insight into the feelings of the common mind. In great cases, he scanned • his jury, and formed his mental estimate ; on this basis he founded his appeals to ap peals to their_ predilections and character. It is what other advocates do in a lesser de 7re- tree. When he knew that there were conscien tious or religious'` men among the jury, he would most -solemnly address himself to their sense of right, and would adroitly bring in scriptual citations. If this handle was not offered, he would lay bare the sen sibility of patriotism. Thus it was, when he succeeded in rescuing the man who had .defibemtely shot down .a neighbor; who_ raoreorer - lay - under - the - odious suspicion of being a tory, and who was proved to have" refused supplies to a brigade of the Ameri can army. A learned and intelligent gentleman stat ed to me that he once heard Mr. Henry's defence of a man arraigned for a capital crime.--So clear and abundant-was - the - ev ,-- idence, that my informant was unable to conceive any grounds of defence,especially after the law had been ably placed before the jury by the attorney for the common wealth. For a long time after Henry be gan, he never once adverted to the merits of the case or the arrangements of the prose cution, but went off into a most captivating and .31iscussive .oration on general topics expressing opinions in perfect accordance •with - ;until having fully , .succeeded.in obliterating every impression - of his opporient's speech, ho obliquely up pioadhed the subject; and as occasion was affereitdealt forth strokes which seemed to toll upon the minds of the jury. In this case, it should be added, the cause of truth prevailed over the art of the consum ate orator. Later from California. NEw YORK, Dec. 20 ME The . stetiMship Cherokee arrived at this port at five minutes after 12 o'clock. M., •. :horn:Oh - a:ma, with news from Sun Fran- She brings 361 passengers and one mil lion'six hundred and eighty thousand dol lars in specie. Since our last issuenothing of particular interest has occurred to mark-the progress of California. The Cholera has made rapid strides .in some localities, and laid many . . in the dust. In this city, since as.first appearance, the number of deatha has . been about one hurl drect and thirty-five, while at Sacramento the number of death have probably reach ed one thousand ! The scourge, however, is abatirig,,and the deaths in either city do not average over eight or ten per.day. This mortality has prostrated, in a great measure, the buSiness of the large cities, and consequently affected every locality.. Tho Sacramento Times says we have here persons from various portions of the mines, from whom we learn that the Cho lera has spread to but a very limited extent. A few cases have occurred at Nevada City, Rough and Ready, and other towns. During the approaching winter a much larger number of miners will remain in the mountainq than ever before, and consequent ly more gold will bo taken out than during any previous winter season. Much attention is being paid to quartz minings. The Mariposa mines are yielding a good return,, notwithstanding the machinery is not 'as powerful as .desirable. Within a short time past, however; another quarts vein of great richness has been discovered between the South Fork of the Feather and Juba Itivers,' • A ,-yerk:destructiye fire has taken place at Siaraniento City. - Among the buildings destioYed Were four large hotels. Heretofore • the 'mines. have been -only scratched over, and scientific •mining has only just conimene'ed. When fully under way and. the requisite amount of capital ac tively employed, the result will be, even more wonderful than ever before. • , The call for an extra session. of the. legis lature.' is still under advisement, and .not.al-, together impoisible, as the necestities of the State deniand it. The Act of Congress making Benicia a port of entry, has called forth much discus sion, and excited no little astonishment. It is hoped Congress will make a Collection District Bill, in accordance with the wishes of the people. The Indian difficulties continue, btit are not of an alarming or serious nature: •Sever al skirmishes have taken place, but atten dedwith the loss of only two or three lives orteither side. • - Gov.. Burnett has issued a proelainatton setting apart, the thirteenth of decuMber a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer. The Yuba, mines have generally yiekledl welt the average per man being:eight to i ten dollere daily. The number of passengers thatillaveArt . ..l rived.by sea, from October 1, 1849; to 06 toberi, 1860, was 43,615. The number. tbatibft, • from October 1, 1819,. to:October , 31, - 1850:Was 5590. The .Steamship Ohio has; gee (mitre& with 1{1,000,000 of. Gold: dpsti.epe',hadri very dangerous p as sag e. Circulation ne.ar 2000. Allentown, Pa. Tllllll%DitY, DECEMBER 31, 1860. IrirOur Carrier requested us to inform his Patrons, that he will visit them on New Year's morning with an appropriate Address. 1rX"..13y Telegraph we learn that the "Ledger Buildings" in Philadelphia, were destroyed by, fire, on Monday at 9 o'clock, in the forenoon. The Parting Year. . The waning.year is, to most minds, a sea• son of reflection. And . it is good to pause and think, occasionally; to : glance along the reced ing vista of months, and_review onr . aetions ere too great a distanog make's their memory indis• tinct. Timiems io linger on his journey, to pause by the crumbling ruins of earthly things i and point us to the past, that we may gath er therefrom lessons of wisdom for the future. And now, as we stand on the verge of the parting year—as the lust line in its record of events is about being written, it is but to obey the dictate of reason to let our thoughls_xlm back. _Time-we cannot ficill,nor change the vast. , What we have done is done forever.— Then, why, it may beasked, turn our thoughts thitherward?. Why not look in Ivo, to the fu ture'? It is that we may . lgok to the future with brighter hopes, made more certain through re pentance and good resolutions. What we are . is of more,___far_.more,importr ance to us, than what we seem to others, or svhat me.have gained in worldly goods. Our thoughts, then, us we review the days - hull weeks in the closing circle of months,'should linger rather upon the purpose and-acts of - our moral life, than upon the impression we have made - upon others, or the amount of earthly treasures we have gathered in' from the harv. est-fields of the world. A good _reputation may _be_lost_through_ slander_;-riches---may-take-to themselves wings and fly away; but of the heart's conscious rectitude no event external to ourselves can rob us. It is true, gold, which neither mothmoth nor rust can ,corrupt, arid of which not even death itselfC'an rob us. In turning back our thoughts upon the past, then, let us examine all our acts in the light of their prompting ends. .There is no act without a purpose, anti the purpose gives quality to act. A selfish and bad -end makes an act evil, which might be innocent if done wiih a good end. A man may porsue his worldly business with the same energy and success that marks coursin of his neighbor. and be all the whit.> gains nothing but the treasure on earth, which, in a few years, passes into the coffers of anoth. er, while he, naked and poor as he came into the world, re-crosses the mortal bourn, and is seen no more among his fellows. The great difference lies iu the end with which each prosecutes his daily calling. A good end keeps in view what is just to the neighbor, while a selfish end causes a man to disregard and even trample upon other's rights. As time points his, trembling finger to the past, let each one, then, carefully review the history of the year, so far as himself is con cerned, and, in reviewing it, look earnestly at the purposes which . have - governed his various actions. These, in their accumulations, are to make the future happy or miserable. Gold gained in a total disregard of other's rights or feelings, never has nor never will bring happi ness; for, in the acquisition, the tnindukesan evil form in accordance with its purpose, anti such a form precludes the possibikity of happi 'nese. Honor and fame acquired in like mari ner, will as certainly bring pain and disappoint men t. The great question then is—How far have we advanced in the year toward that true human ity, which is built up info a beautiful form, through good purposes coming forth into good deeds? Just so far, as this true humanity has been attained, and no further, has the waning year been a well spent and profitable year. • • Is your mind not satisfied with the review measured by this standard? Let the fact be wisely improved by a better life in the future. Begin the next year with this higher standard in your mind, and resolve to live up to has far as it is in your. power. There is one reflection connected witht this theme that should produce a strong impression. It is our present that makes our future. IVEntt we purpose lAO do to-clay throws forward its effect upon .our coining years. .tlnd this is the result of every day's life. What would not some of us givelf we couldchange the rebuk ing past? But, alas! what is done is done for. ever.. The'present.With its deeds flits by and becomgs,the tinchangable past. We may re pent of eur . yerong doings, bet . repentanee can not e*treet.the sting Vein idetniwiy. W this thought, Which,,shoultr:alcan prompt to right living iu. thelmare, Wecioseour . brief sermon; commending its teaching's to..the wise and_sim :the ricit'.and the .poor, the pld.and the yeimg, thelearried and the unlearned, with lhe hope. , ,4hat it may a sure pliep,er,, like apples of gold on pietuies'ef • ' Of our re.utlem to _the adverttso`dront 4.Mr'lCharlrs C .Thelier; Aticr. 4713 v 41/4 . l , 3ktiiVjah pcd:w9gicl_ ICriscuoy I.4"aride or , Pot 1 00 6 ;10 :$ l4 haTeirltilS;1 1 704 3 . ftledin for , lllo*re44l34spifriul l . trild'PAll 4 9 l o4 ll ing 'f°riVerddidler:** l 77: o o l l, - ;! 40 0 43410 4. 1 0t1 4 0 by hiiiv ,- *lir 4 ooi. , *%loo"i l;l 4 4l)l4 brd'DP 4, parltodntethfitild ' - • El • 2 CIP3SUP , of Lehigh.Conty,- Vtrt*tO•tiliy,4ive the Cetitius.Of4;eliigli coon ty: if will bitioen that in 1840 wi-nuinbered: 25,628 fnimbitertits, In 1859 our, pppulation as 32,940; tieing an increase of 7,31.2 - itt 10 years. 'be number-Kpersons thatttiedlrtiroJanuary Ist' to June`lsty 1850 is 394. The;increase in the Borough is over 50 percent, In Islortli arnpton township the increase 220.0 r cent,. and in fianoveroverlQ pet' cent. , North-White hall, South Whitehall, and Old Ilaidelberg, in. creased over' 25 per cont. - ear:. ,The balanne 'of the townships increased from •10 to 20 per comm. Townships. -=.:..J 8 46---:1 'Borough, . 2,489 3,825 1,336 41 Northam'tun, . . 293 937. 611 17 . Saliaburg,.... 1,448 1,898 450 16 Hanover,... 1,341 . 2,422 1,081 .17 S. Whithall, 2,293 .2,919 620 47 N. Whitehall, 2,351 2,982 ' 628 47 U. Saurton, . 2.072 2,390 • 318 18 U. Milford, . 2,881 3,280 • 399 - 19 L.Maeungy,. • 2,156 - . 2,381 225 28 U. - Macungy,. 1,761 2,060 291 23 Weisenburg s . . 1,429 1,807 378 34 Lynn, • 1,895 ---- 2098 - -203-15 Lowhill, . , 854 1.035 181 14 Heidelberg/ • 2 ,354 . 1,394 5 5 , 2 • 9 WaAiiton, j 1,512 1 " 19 IBM 25,628 32,940 7,312 391 The IsT. Y. and Schuylkill Railway By this title weilo.not-meanto - distinguish the rail at present contemplated for the exclu sive use of Lehigh county; that is,.from Allen town upward. We shall rejoice, however, to see that made; because it must_lead to a sim ilar accommodation for the Schuylkill coal re gion. What we desire to ask attention to, i 4 this, viz: The fact that all usefu Irailways ful ly quadruple the value of lands, which are af fecled- abing their courses, itieleditig the town sites, &c., the taxes on which quadruplate ac cordingly, has made it now a general custom, in the south and west particularly, for StatuF, counties, towns, and townships to subscribe corporately to aid in the construction of such - improvements. Could we not get something of this sort done to secure the quick, comple tion of.this . great work.• If nat by law, can we not by persuasion, induce this sort of aid from he Bo;ough of Allentown, the counties of Le high, Berke, arid Schuylkill, the owners of coal land and milling establishments and every shop keeper and tradesman II we had men of the right leading power, as almost every county has in the State; this thing could be effected. And if we could all be united on this particular matter only, we could raise up such leaders, by investing them with the power to act with the requisite force and weight. livery acre of land un the course of the rail, everything connected with coal, whether land, mines, houses, or other improvement, would kite, that an engagenietirm acivara,6 sayawas per cent. of the present worth, would be so sa;'e and profitable an investment that few perscins could resist the temptation. This idea may be revolved in every man'a mind with hope of some resulting good. fad us think of it, then, and great honor shall be given to him who draws from it the valued consummation Regi:ter. War Upon the Country Press It will be seen by reference to Postmaster General Hall's report, that he recommends not only that the present tax upon newspapers cir culating within the courtly and congressional district in which they are published, shall be continued, tint that the cents postage on pa- pers carried over 100 miles, and beyond the Slate in which they are published, be reduced to one cent. 11r. Ilall's idea of justice appears to be that a paper passing 5 or 40 miles in the mail should pay as much postage, as one passing 1000 or 1500 miles! That is his recommen, dation. We have not yet seen a Press, of city or country, bold enough to endorse such an out rageous proposition; and we cannot believe there is a man in either House of Congress so destitute of all souse of right, as'to give it his sanction. The New York Tribune, a press that proba bly has as extended a circulation as any other American Press, does not hesitate to denounce this portion at Mr. Hall's report, and to ad- vocate a discrimination in favor of the Country Press. ‘Vo trust Country publishers will at once speak out; in a voice that will be understood and respected by Congress; and declare open ly and boldly against all postage reform which does not make a More just discrimination in newspaper postage, than that which now exists. Free circulation, (or some mere nominal post.- age—say -10 cents a year—) within the county and congressional district ; is what is desirable. This will be-just alike to all districts of coun try—to the more thickly, as well as to the more sparsely popalated. We clip-the above from the Lancaster Intel ligencei, and endorse every word. of it with all our heart. -Too long has the country press been made !subsldiary to the city press. Our able contemporary. has hit themail on the head. :We hope.Oongress will disregard the recent. Inendation of the. Postmaster General, and, in. Stead thereof; give us such a reform- as the interests of the great mass of the people re quire. Let the eountry press speak out on this subject. . Oeuinit3 Retuins The returns already received from seventeen . Laos of the Unlon t show, an increase or pop. Ajnoculip4,,pi:3,l3lVl9B, which added to hci - alfgr#49lo2:pppulation ten' yoars ago,;cf vvOulfl; '01996 make now 'Sp; Inoreaso in gtherStal° by th'e the ealihe - in . ;34llccAttet;Ainy Ai* , 4B*(haiizi,tiooo;Ogei: in tlie liket•tiki • „ -Phiniogratt4iti INTeetins%• • • • Air .0 t Brunnef'sPhonegrapio class held iliifinalmeetitig on Tuesdr4 . evening, the 23d instant i - at the_elose,ol,whielt the following res oluions'were unanimously adopted. , taketfa.cour.se of lessons in the.bsau system of PhonoWraphy or writing inno cordanee with sound, we hiti , e found it.tp.be_a PhilosophiCal and practical syiMin of writing; "so - easy of acquiSition that all may" learn it; coniliiiting avoncedhe,chareeteristibs of brevity and legibility, ,and caliable of representing ac curately any. language; and further believing, that,,as its merits are such, it cannot fail to be-• -come:tini versally-ad rriiied- F learned i antl,usetk- Therelbre, Itesolved, That we ilo earnestly recommend Phonography to the consideration of all; ,espe cially to schooldirectors, teachers, parents, pro fessional men,.and students : • , • . Resolved, That ell who. study it will feel themselves amply repaid fur the little time that is required for its acquisition, by the pleasure and profit they will deriye froth it practice: — Resolved,2That E. Itruner,_outteneherin_ Phonography, has not only a theoretical but a ; practical - knowledge: of the art, and proves himself to be a competent teacher, and as such, we would recommend him to the public. Resolved, That these resolutions be publish. ed in the newspaper spf this borough: Trouble Brewing It appears that the Democratic State Central Committee has got into a Snarl—several of the members disapproving of holding a separate State Convention for the nomination of Supreme Judges, and others (including the Chairman) in favor of it, as recommended by them at their meeting on the 20th of November. Accord ingly,--the-dissentient _portion_ have_ealled _a meeting for the 30th inst., to reconsider the matter—but the Chairman. 'refuses to sanction the call, and publishes a former resolution of the Committee to Show that he—and he only is authorized to call special meetings of the body. _ .What the result of all dila may be, we can not tell—we hope that it may not lead to a die ruption of the party throughout the State.—Lan taster-Intelligencer. Success in Life A New York paper, speaking of the unsue, cess of clerks iii that city, gives reasons that are in operation everywhere in producing the same result. It says: "There are young men in this city receiving the ealary of $5OO, whose necessary expenses do not exceed $3OO per annum, and who might live well and dress well for even less than that, Who nevertheless are going behind hand all the time, though they neither eat nor drink nor adopt expensive dresses, nor pay an extravagant board. The reason why they are tifvestAwle..ybor,t.of money is, that they. live self denial and indulge their appetites for' lux uries, whenever it prompts them. The simple article of cigars costs many a young man froth $75 to $lOO a year. Fruit, oysters, ices and other luxuries in their respective seasons, which take only a shilling or two at a time, soon swal low another $lOO. No account is kept of their outgoings, but ritthe end of the quarter or year the` salary is all spent, and the young man won ders how it is. Meanwhile he is losing char acter with his employer and friends. They see that with his loose and wasteful habits he will never make a prudent arid safe business man, and they withdraw confidence and employ ment from him, when he is expecting advanc ed position , and salary." Census of Philadelphia The Philadelphia Ledger of Friday last, gives compleie returns of the census of that city.— They show a population of 409,308, as follows, to wit: Popula., Houses. Faml'es. Old Philadelphia, 121,417 16,272 29,178 North. Liberties, 47,223 6,854 8,056 Spring Garden, 58,895 0,150 10,501 Kensington, 46,776 7,555 8,066 Southwark, 38,799 7,451 .7,550 Moyamensing, 26,979 4,096 5,269 Suburban districts, 69,209 . 10,377 11,276 In 1840 the population„of these districts was 258,037. The increase in the last ten years has therefore been 148,221 ; or between '57 and 58 per cent. Philadelphia is now perhaps the sixth city in the World in point of population. 'lt has nearly as many inhabitants as St. Petersburg had . in 1840 (476,000) which is the fourth city in liurope in population. Democratic Meeting in Warren democratic meeting was held in Warren, on the 2nd instant, and the following resolution was adopted : Resolved, That we are utterly opposed to the exclusive and corrupt system of Banking In this State—that.the Government ought to provide for the p rom Pt , redempt ion of all issues of the Ba ti k s in every contingency i and limier proper guards and checks, to make banking free to all who can furnish the requisite amount of capital, and ex clusive to none. They alio sustain the Fugitive Slave law until repealed. Virginia Iron The Richmond Republigan atoutlrmaintains the superiority of l'irginia iron over that ',Jr Eng land. It states that Joseph R. Andel 30r1. Om pro. prietor of the Tredegar Iron Mutts, casting caution (3 . 4.pounds)for lye Uol e d ;1 ,4 1, 11 , Navy for. inati . y years, and itas,not had 4 if!ln c . burst in pi:our during. the lakt , aoin: adds, further, that that.theltdilroad kottinakitt ttleti• Toed bea•beert tested at-the ebtm ) l4o ; R ug i. ,h sta:idled of 'strength, and did tioVitkiAdclifilliutile tbe:preaaure and. vreighk2l!e''Brig),bilistiinda rd.' Of courri lightyjrgiitia iyoUldi - attrad as great A. , -) lresautt ptigit,4i#6;ltiortoPeyolyolttwiiliore3ecoUql;,‘ ifire!A#o& ll( W,!iidiitiftitotifi4olP'Oo*Pr44o made' l. as mgc Eby 25 or pea cepi ( aa Tho.3ron 100e1Pri; The :Tariff: The .Wasfiington correspontient'of the Phila delphia.r.vent.n.g Bullctinotin his - letter of tke 23d of Decembee!iays: The first Rractical,rnovement of the session, in fairor of.a.modificationpf the tariff act of\tB4B, was made by Mr. Clay in the Seriiie this thorh-, ing. He took occasion, while prVsenting a mem• orial upon the subject, to appeal to the democra cy,—not to . revive the controversy of 1842, for the sake of restoring the complete, or even par tial features of the measure which grew out of that partizan struggle, but for the purpose of a general compromise on such points as all class es were willin7 to concede demanded some radi- cal 'change. -He was very conciliatory-in his re marks, and seemed to address himself more to thn necessities of the country, than jn spirit of .partizan or sectional policy. He denied that he desiredlore.etiactlhe "enheme "Of 181'2, or . eveb -to make it the basis of anew tariff: He,wetit so far as to hint, , that that law would be pleitt , dicialio the interests of the' country.. under Lxist-, ing circumstances, and that,' consequently, if submitted.again to a vote, he should hesitate to -giee-it-his ulpport.---The act-of-1846i-heithought was acceptable to the extent - its friends had' - prom ised - or - h - op - e - d - fro - tii - iff - bu t it did not afford that requisite protection which he believed (such was the tenor of his remarks, if not his - ivords) the opposition would acknowledge the:exigencies of the times demanded. • He alluded to the pros traticin in the various branches - of-industry and . manufacture in Pennsylvania, but Was particular in repudiating the conclusion, some might sup. pose he was striving for, that the-people were dissatisfied with the main featureS of the' act of '46. Such was not his purpose, he Said. He merely desired to see a higher rate ofduty placed upon two or three articles of import, and then to let the act remain as it was. This was the extent of his wishes. I repent, Mr. Clay was very conciliatory—so much so, hat, taking the pasive expression of the Senate as an augury. I shanld not be sur : ptised to find that body agreeing to the sugges. lions• thus thrown out. But there are three in fluences to contend with, that must not be over, lot&ed: Mr. Walker is out for the Presidency, and his friends declare he is now partial to free trade ; Gen. Cass still adheres to the act of '46, with all its imperfections; and Mr. Buchanan clings to anything that is the 'opposite of Mr. Clay. -Reduce-these three influences to nominal opposition, or merge them into one, and ten of the Demecracy Might be. found to Vote with thd Whigs; but While each faction elairim its destirT. ed character and prerogative, 1 1 , 1176 . serious doubts doubt's whether Mr. Clay *ill succeed in the ex tent he desires. Still, • it is possible than a ma jority may be found Willlag to concert with him. He will carry with him some of the territorial Compromise supporters—Foote . and others; and then, with the prospect of a divided vote between the Cass, and Buchanan adherents, the legitimate opposition may be overcome. However, these are purely speculations. The menintial with Mr. Clay's proposition has gone• to the Commit show how far we May depend upon the ProspeCi of a change. Enterprise There are few men so hopelessly and disad. vantageously situated that they cannot rise and succeed in any right and reasonable undertaking. But he must be a man conscious of his strength and fixedness of purpose, who can say, I can and will succeed, and will bui!d for myself, in spite of all hindranceS, a name and a fortune. To such a man, the obstacles over which his energy triumphs only give n zest to his labours; they whet and eihilirate his spirits,- and increase his enjoyment. We remember to finve , seen, somewhere, an account of a yoring, man who, Having fallen heir to a large estate, engaged in a career of profli gacy and wasteful expenditures, until he found himself utterly impoverished and destitute, cast off by his former associates, and having no re source to which to look for relief. -Ills misery was so great that he resolved upon self destruc- tion, and wandering forth to find some suitable place for the execution of his, desperate purpose, found himself on an eminence which overlooked the estates that lately belonged to him. lie sat down and thought of his folly—a long time he mused in silence. When he arose a new, pur- pose had taken possession of his soul. He said to himself, •those. estates shall again be mine," and he set about carrying out the plan he 'had congitated in silence. As he passed alonl he saw some coal ljtiug before n door, and he asked to be employed to carry it into the house. His wish .was granted, and after finishing his task lw was master of shilling, Ile soon earned another by a similar , procss, and when hungry he satisfied his crav ings in the most frugal manner. 11lpnth nfter month, year after year, he pursJed his pkin,nnil. in process of time achieved his end. The estates once forfeited by his prodigality were regained by decision, energy, and .concedtration of pur, pose upon a single end, Ccnsus of Vurlltem ' Deputy Marshals have completed theenttineration of the inhabitants of Northern Liberties, and the retildt is 47,030. In 1810 the popplation w . a5,31,974, showing, an increase-0f12,3b8,„ • l'opulation of Kemington.—Prom the mums of the Assistant Manila's fretin thw Disfriei,ll af pears that ificToputntinn has more that; daub led since the last census Was taken. In IEt4Q the total tiopaintion was 2%614,14T1 now it is 50,661- -an Increase of 2¢,x47, c?v,;alkaat.l4rpCr 41kt. pettlions ihrougiput, S v cjiljqylo4l4ilp of lib Fugi live d 01011_41V0% 1 7, • • • 40 .4 '71 Ptis.: KamOtii tlpOil'9ollso3lolo doubt Otit kniqVtiigrit 11?b.docir, —thelaw,won4 be r'q'ke s qle;(l:: • 9eafigi;ii:it,-tfrvtai 4 4,,jl)- sho 4 a Pollulatibn bY,4 } O flteSePt . .. 0 ,4 1 40. 2 0 W _I;i1 11160 :two "R dci O t qfki... t44 ,4 5 0iirct: : , 251,0 00 f y,` SI.N.T - „ - :),.:':.Vg4.1- - .4 :Frof i l i f k orOtAat i ßt 4 ' 4 'whCPatEi"°f duiv 4 to a matiji, a Board. of Revenue,' Cooi irdesioiscirii. The following have ' tecetved Iron! 'the State Treasurer It of cal. Wag the. attention of indgea / nr"the 'various dis. tricts to the appointment of rive person as Reve nue Conunissionei, tit corniii(anae with an act of the General. Assemhly.-0-Perib'Union. TRSA . 81:1111' DerinrmsNT, - ? llarrislmag,_Dec. 23, 1850. 5 Hon President Judge, --- district. - Sin :—I most - respectfully call your attentioti to the act of .Assembly of Pennsylvania, passed 29th April,-1844, - seelion 30, which requires the “President and Associate Judges of the - cOurts of _Comtnon,Pleas-Of- each-judiclal-distriot r to-ap point oho person as. Revenue CominissiOner the persons so appointed torneet at Harrisburg, and they together with the filtato.Trcasurerishall. constitute a thlaraof Revenue ; Commissioners," &c. I have fixed upehNitednesdii;the 20th day of February next, "(I851,) fur the meeting of said Board of Revenue CoMmissiuners.. You will, therefore, please notify this department of your. appointment so soon as-it shall; be Made.- It Is scarcely 'necessary fur mar to add, that great care should bc this body. . Respectfully, &c., JOHN M. DICKEL,State Treasurer. • The Railroad to Harrisburg. There is every probability that the Lebanati- - . Valley Railroad will soon be placed under eon: tract. The honks were again opened in Philai: delphia and Reading, a few days ago, and we understand that additional subscriptions, to a large amount, were made. Mr; Tuclrer, Presi dent of the' Reading Railroad llompany, - has take en four thousand shares.' .A sufficient number have now been subscribed, to - secure the charter so that the act is beyond'the danger of .repeal by, the nest Legislature. l'hus Tar, Philadelithia . ; has taken the bulk of ihe'stock., - Me..hofte ; .thar. Becks and Lebanon counties Will not hesitate to, contribute a liberal proportitinialmerrnsi in_ tkiri, of an enterprise of An Iraportant,lVEovenient. -We sea by one - of our Ehst Jersey that appllcation mails to the' Legislature of this State, at its neat: Session, for the passage of a law prohibiting--iiny-butratocishoNersolsfi-- dents_ofthis_State,front holding-the-office ot rector in any Bank within the jurisdiction of the State—,also, to . provide that no Director shill Sert , e a longer term than two out of five years. 'Phis subject is attracting much attention herea bout, and the effort will, no doubt, be warmly seconded by our people, who have for a .101 r, time complained that oaf Bank is controlled by Philadelphia speculators.—Camden amoral. Georgia Conventioir We learn by a telegraphic despatch from Georgia that the Convention at Milledgeville ad journed on Saturday night, after adopting a re port acquiescing in the late action of Congress, and declaring that the perpetuity of th s e'Union . ' gitive LaW: - .3es:"llte'Vtarb'a - Theadrapiiht) of the resolution to the foregoing effeet.was as follows : Yeas 237, nays /9. . There were eight members who did not vote on the te.sottnion..-" , h e general , tone of the pcinventiortis' ahl to have been firm, but conciliatory. The Ilinshman Case..L;-The ' case of Meitgalt liinchynan. against Certain persons connected with . the" Frankibrd lunatio;:ll.4Ylurit; trie4ln •lB4o, and which terminated in a verdict of $O,- 000 in favor of the plaintik, has been ktuilly - set tied by the payment of the money b'y the defend ants, and theirappeal to the Sopteme CODA with: drawn. • • Land Warrant Case.—.Wp see it stated that an old soldier living at Harper's Ferry. Virginia, being entitled t 6 100 acres of lend untler,,the.new Bounty Act, obtained from the PensionOffice . the necessary authority for locating his,land. He selected 'it on a tract of unoccupied Goyernment land at Harper's Ferry, niorecatfvenient, - in his thandrsivelling over the, of Oregon, hlinesota or California.' The olas.alt. Bier has consulted able legal genthmeart litho have glen it as their opinion that he the land, as the BoUntyA'e.:l- anihrvi the 15t31tb'n, upon any` unoccupied travtion*v!t TO' proPerty thus selected is saidlo . li 8150,000, - , Jeffitson on Diatininn.— , & thb' ittYr dress pl. Presideni.Jefferttih; Arth 4 , 4 f ; 1.801, 1 ,, ai,e find the. folloiving paragiajdicwliieh-is tot 1014 1 i' propriate , to the preseflitFieriiid":" ' "If there be who weiulit wish ter dissolve the Ilnion, tit; to: change its republidpv. form, let them.stadd - Untlitutbed. as rnontinkenta. : of the safety with which - eerpr . of be. tolerated: where reason is let feed to dordV' bat it.", , GLEANINGS. ",, • I ir Fifty years ago, on paturclaY,Alle of I)eaember, 1709, General aeorge died. -• • • trlt , is stated that the proyiergortheAlitit!):!' ration. or Trinity - Church, New,Yoilt,fjwca!allilo tcd - at from 13 to $40.060,000: • (31 , -9•11e 81a1 . ui thc.lorC'aliiiiiti'Vinliikiil; and Susqut Fianna Doiiiterritfiye ritii tiit'io4tit' tides in favor of S. Senator : . , • ticaleA~of foliVlitille up the price tS . • , Oineft ` Oiitra t hloontiraiiest•ln. the , 2 • ) ."• Erne correct cencue SC11 . 83)0111 county; U'ijejttcreaqe S in,'tcn years - beeno v. • 1- 7 4.7 - i !he :Treaty of.9llent,wyssfinel. oa' • Ilto" •141 1 1,0„,lietetntter,Aqt4.'7; : ,l Hon Davnwel I.llltytt has been ;elgCteti,' tolltaVniteti States Senate;-brillogLegfalatnii%or: a 0 , Vt WA- million:cetra c imsti s stitkiftWas , dm. rirmfat,of got:tombs , Prpttlit Meeol4o4 riifr i6oftikfivvt:iiiito l .4~loc emotive pa pwo4-10100-Av.. 4.4#0./854*00 P 4114:2:' lite.h4iksnow 7';
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