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AMptinvai, Pa.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, MI
Court Proceedings.
On Monday our Court went in session, Jtui
t ,
gas McCartney, Baas and Dillinger, in their
Beata. Thd names of the Grand Jurors were
- -- •ealldtlover, retired to their room and organized
.by pppointing Peter Newhard, Esq., foreman.
they"reappeared in their.seats and reported,
•their body ready for business. Judge AlcCart
ney-addressed them briefly upon the duty cx•
pected to be performed by them. Several bills
wereloumi for trifling offences. A number of
important cases were put off, on account of the
indisposition of Mr. Brown, and absence of Mr.
Reailer;'ln ournext*tve will give full proceed:-
Eiltakspeare Lyceum
are requested to state that the next Lec
' tore, before the, Shakspeare Literary Associa
tion,.will by delivered by Robert L. Wright,
Esq.; on. hursday evening, Feb. 3, at 8 o'clock,
at the 04felleWe' Hall. Suoject—Our Ori
ginyolirAture and Our Destiny. The public
aro inyiteiatiltttend.
_ . •
vg,tite Agricultural Sohool.
11.!.,t0eitreting of the . State Agriculturril
ety,.114140 Harrisburg,. last week, the follow
r OW witeridopred
•" Resoifik , Iliatan agricultural Convention be
held at Harriil;ufg; , l4l/Esesday, the Bth of,
March next, to adopt the estab
lishment of an agricultut4:institettort r if4e
styled "The Farmers High' Scbooi-of
vania," with a model fartii attached -thereto;
and that the convention consist'cif as many dek
• egates from each district as there -s ire Senators
runt itepresentativ.es in the Legislature from the
same; said delegates to be chosen by the ag ,
ricultural socielies, where such are located, and
in other districts, by the friends of agricultural
education. •
Hon. Edward Everett
The selection of this gehtlernan by the Whig
members of the Massachusetts Legislature to
represent that - State, from and after the 4th of
March next, in the United States Senate, will
be hailed by the Whigs throughout the Union
with unalloyed satisfaction. He is undoubted
ly one of the very ablest men in the Republic,
and will thine us a brilliant star in the body to
which ho will probably this week be elected.
Treachery Rewarded
It will be perceived that the Locofocos of
the New Jersey Legislature have elected the
somewhat notorious Wm. Wright to the U. S.
Semite, over the heads of such men as ExtGo
verr.or Vioom, and others. who have grown
gray in the service of the parry. • Wright de
sertctl the ‘Vhigs out of spite, because they
feityl to elect him Governor ; and now has the
rcw:.rd for his treachery. His election cannot
t:1 create serious difficulties in the Loenfo
co party, and, we venture the prediction, will
be the means of reinstrating the Whigs into
pryer in that State.
Important Deoision
An important decision has just been deliv 7
crett by Judge Woodward, of - the Suprpme
bench, relating to partnership property. The
following portion of the opinion will give an
idea of the ptinciple laid down. Mr. IVood
%yard said
"That a Sheriff acting under en execution at
the suit of a judgment creditor of one partner
can sell and deliver no part:of. the partnership
goods, but only' the contingent interest of the
debtor partner in the stock and profits after set•
dement of partnership uccouhts and payment
• -Hof parttiorehip M'atiop, and is sanctioned by a
' 'great nurbbei of modern decisions both inEng.'
land and the United States. What are some of
the principles of this relation . 1 'lt is a contract
relation, and therefore no partner can be intro
duced into it except upon consent. A purchas.
er'at a Sheriff's sale of a partner's interest be
comes a tenant in common with other partners,
so far as to
. entitle him to an account,, but he
does not become a partner. On the contrary,
the sale works a dissolution of the -partnership,
as completely as the death, insanity, or - bank
, ruptcy of a partnership.
"Partners are joint tenants of all the stock
and effects employed in their business. No
partner can have a separate interest in any part
of the 'property. belonging to the partnership,
•though-eachinis en entire as well as joint
'tit.in the whole of the joint property. A levy,
then, to affect thd. interest of a partner, cannot
touch a specific proportion of thnoods, nor the
because others have property in every
part,as well as the whole l coupled with a right,
resting in contract, to use (Lein for the
.purpo
eos for which thepartnephip . Was instituted...—.
Tho only levy that can bii'made,. consistently
with the ,relation 'the partners sustain to the
.
goods, is of the debtor's interest in , the whole,
anti that-is to be measured by final account.
Delll4 on Elections.—The:ColuMbus (Ohio)
State Journal, of the 19th ult.; ' aays•
The Court in Dana on Morale:l. ,made a deci
sion that it is iicii , enough to consider and re
member. It settled the principle that under our
law any person can, after the lapse of st.,x 4. ..mont'hs
from the time of theCpayenent, suefornlitton
of debt, and in his oiva.name, arid recoSsOktay
,naoneys that'have bein'Nvon
loser has six months to recover back his - nioney.
If hi fails to do so in that time;' a ny, other.peisoii•
•
may sue . for and put the cash ithisowtl4ol3 l 4e!..
This is maw the law.. Wo say it is right.'.!:;Pet-:
•
titig on electiona is a great' evil, and if it is gen
erally known that any,body can sue for ye
corer money won, it will do.more thari any thing
elite to check this practice. We hope'tbe press
Will call attention.to this decision. Let the great
evil be rut down with a siroug hand..
Orlion. Charles C. Converse, islipoken of
as the Whig candidate for •Goiernpr of Ohio.
Business Notices.-
New. Dry Goods Store.—Our friend Thomas
Y. Landis, hastately opened a store at No. 253
North Second Street, Philadelphia, directly op
posite the Black Horse Tavern, where he will
be happy to see his old friends and acquaid
lances of Lehigh... 4 lle 'has supplied him Sell
with a splendid.assortment of new and fashion
able goods, 'whfch he will dispOSe of upon rea
sonable terms. 'Don't fail to give him a call if
you visit the City. •
Drawing and Sketching.— Prof. •Rothschild,
lately of Paris, has !eked. rooms at the Hotel
of Mr. Heller, in Allentown. He is prepared
to give instructions in Drawing and Sketching
upon a new and Improved plan, in the short
space of two hours, and if full satisfaction is not
given he requires no pay. He carries with him
recommendations of the-most-eminent-Proles-
Sore, Principals and TeaCliers in Ole United
States. He gives private instructions, or takes
classes in schools. A number of gentlethen in
our Borough have taken lessons, and all speak
highly of the artistic skill of Prof. R.
Splendid Property.—The Executors of the es
tate of the late. Andrew Keck, deceased, will
sell at public sale a beautiful lot of ground with
convenient buildings, near the borough of Al
lentown, on the 24th of February. • For a fur
ther description see advertisement in another
column.
The Illustrated Magazine of Art,
Isa superb Monthly, just issued from the
press or Alexander Montgomery, No. 17 Spruce
Street, New York, and edited by John Cassel.
Each No. will contain 68 pages of large size,
printed on the finest paper. The January No.
before us is truly magnificent. The embellish
..meats are incomparably the finest we have
stierrin . -any Magazine in the country.
respect, the 'lllustrated Magazine
of Art 2. promisekto be decidedly Superior to
any Pictorial Magazine of the day. The pa
per, the tyogra.hy v t4 engravings, the literary
articles far . Burpa..' 'successful predecessor,
published in . Etigland,.... on which such high
eulogiums have been pron. need by the whole
public - press. Six; Of Wait .nthly portions,
when completed, will ume which,
for interest, originality, valuenid b. tity, will
defy competition. It will not only bo .n inter
esting familpbook,.bur'icrich orname for the
drawing-room table; and a.'pletieuitco panion
in the study.
The Magazine :
Graham for February lathe early on our ta
ble—a brilliant No., attr o •• e in reading and
embellishinents. We ar appy to learn, that
the success of this l'lo /I. of a magazine," as
the ladies call it, is go g triumphantly, con- •
quering all hearts, andd inning its way to the
favor of thousands of new friends. The in
crease for the year is so o 18,000. •We should
be pleased it some gentlemen • • 'Would get
up a. respectable club for this Maga. One. We
will furnish him with the terms upon rich it
is sent to clubs. • '• •
illustrated News.—The fifth number of the Il
lustrated News, commenced to be published at
New York, on the Ist of January, by Messrs.
Barnum & Beach, is on our table, and compares
favorable with the London Illustrated News. It
is a capital number, and we ate glad to per•
ceive, that it is the determination of its enter
prising propricers to make it equal, if not su
perior, to'riarpublication of the kind now is
sued.''
Their enterprize cannot fail to be suc.
cessful. _
Gkason's Pictorial, (Boston,) is certainly a
superb affair, adorned with a large number of
beautiful engravings, admirably executed, and
enlisting an extraordinary array of able contri
butors.' To those who aro familiar with this
brilliant periodical, it is-only necessary to say,
that it commences the new year in a style trans
cending all former efforts.
The Fate of Mexico
The news from Mexico,, brings intelligence
that the Mexican Republic is on the brink of
destruction, and the revolutionists successful in
every quarter; that .Arista has resigned the
Presidency and fled the city; whereupon Co
vellos, President of the Supreme Coen, organ
ized,a sort of provisonal Government, suggests
to the Washington Union a story of social mon
archy, disorganized Government, and desola
ting rebellion, which tells us - that Mexico no
longer exists as a stable and independent Go
vernment. "The edifice," says the Union, "is .
crumbling to the earth in hopeless ruins. How
long can this country remain an idle and indif
ferent spectator of e.'neighboring people con•
sumed by all the calamities of anarchy? How
long will it be before the interposition of the
United .States will be invoked to rescue Mexi
can eociety. and civilization from total anarchy
and barbarism? How long wiltit bei before oth.
er powers
. will assert rights in-respect to Mex
ico These questions are worthy of the aux
ons Consideration of statesmen of this country.
The United States cannot be indifferent to the
condition ol,Mexice." , , • .
Gum Arabic Starch.—Get , two:ounces of fine
white guin - arablo; and pound it to powder. Next
put It illtp a. pitcher, and pour on it a pint or•more
'of boiling water, piacording to the degree of
strength you desire,Yand then having'covered it,.
.
leMt:list all right. In the Jnorning, pour ti c are
f ully, the dregs into it clean hottle. cork .it,
and keep it for use.. A tablespoonful orgiiin.wa
.lo. stirred. Into a , pint of 'starch ,that has -.heen
made in the usual minner,, give to lawns
neither white or printed,) a look 'of : newness:to
which clothing else . can restore their after wash
ing. It . is also . goOd Imuch•diluted,) for. thin
whili'ingslin and bobbjclet. .• •
, ,finporting Caltle.-41'he Cleveland Herald says
that the cattle growers of Madison.chunty, Ohio,
havei - orgacized a Cattle importing company, the .
capital stock $lB,OOO, all taken. , The cbmianj
ieed oie of . their number to England,
to'thake selections arid purcbaseti.' ksirallar
cb .
mp ,
any is being formed in Indiana; With a Caff
ital 0t52 5 ,000. •
Enormous Yield of Corn.
The following is the statement of Mr. Geo.
Walker, of Susquehanna county, who look a
premium of $5O at the annual meeting of the
State Agricultural Society, last week, for the
largest orOp.of corn, being 160 bushels of shell
ed corn, to the acre. We learn this never has
been equalled in the United States. There
wore several other competitOrs;but 96} bush
els to the acre, raised by John •R. Bitzer, of
Lancaster county, was' the next highest, and 93
by John A. M'Rea, of White March, Monte
gomery county, was the next:
Georke Walker's mode of Cultivation.
He ploughed five acres of green sward, fot'
corn, the beginning of May, and hauled one
hundred loads of manure on thilfsame. After
the manure wad spread, the ground was well
-harrowedi- And - planted the last•of May, in rows
3} feet apart, running north and south, and 3
feet apart in the rows 'running east and west;
from three to five grains in the hill. Two
bushels of lime, mixed with three bushels of
plaster, was applied to said 5 acres very soon
after it came up. A plow did not enter the
field after the corn was planted. The ground
was kept loose and mellow, and the grass and
weeds subdued by the use of the cultivator,
making but little use of the hand hoe. A spe
cimen of the corn was exhibited at the State
Fair at Lancaster, in October, being of the white
flint species, eight rowed, small cob and long
ears,_more than 1 foot_in_length.
In addition to the enormous yield one hun
dred and sixty bushels to the acre of shelled
corn, the same field, containing five acres, pro
duced twenty tons of superior pumpkins, some
of which weighed more than 41 lbs. Said field
is situated on one of the highest hills in Sus
quehanna county, being an Oak, Pine, Beech
and Sugar Maple ridge—soil a sandy loom.
October 50, 1852
This statement is accompanied with the cer
tificates of Hon. Wm. Jessup, Wm. D. Cope,
and A. Chamberlin, certifying that they mea.
eured the field, counted the rows and the hills
in each row, and husked twenty-six hills be
ing a fair average of the whole field, and this
made a yield equal to 160 bushels shelled corn
to the acre.
Dreadful Murders.
Another dreadful murder occurred about 9
o'clock on Saturday evening, at the corner of
Swanson street and Beck's Court, Philadelphia.
From the evidence before Coronet Goldsmith,
it appears that two men were seen about that
time at that point in a scuffle, when one of
fell upon the pavement, and the other one ran
away. The man upon the .pavement proved
to be Mr. Christopher Soohan, aged 36 years,
residing at No. 4 Swanson Court, who had re
ceived a dreadful stab in the hip, which sever
ed the principal artery, causing his death in a
f 6 minutes. The remains of the' deceased
were immediately conveyed to his residence,
where an inquest . was held.
About 10 o'clock on Saturday night, Alder
man Elkinton, who lives near the corner of
Arch and Fourth streets, Philadelphia, heard
the cry of murder in the street. He ran out
immediately, accompaniedby a watchman who
had just slept in. Two men were escaping at
full Speed up Arch street, and two men were
standing at the corner yelling "murder !",most
lustily. These last were taken to the Cherry
street station house, and examined. One was
wounded severely in the abdomen, anti bled
profusely: he fainted away from loss of blood.
The other had been stabbed just below the
breast, but the dagger had struck upon a rib,
and stopped. Had it gone half an inch lower,
we'should have had to record another murder.
Both those men were intoxicated and either
unable or unwilling to give a clear statement
of the matter. They had been to a raffle, and
it would seem, had engaged in a drunken quar
rel with some of their comrades. Their wounds
were dressed at once by Alderman Elkinton,
who, fortunately for them, is a surgeon as well
as a functionary.
infantile lllurder.—An orphan boy, six years
old, was . murdered on Saturday night, at Ran
dall's Island, near New York, by two of his
room mates, boys only seven years old! An.
other boy, who slept in the same room, saw the
outrage committed. They first struck the boy
with a club, in his bed ; then drew him out on
the piazza, and atter again beating him, left
him to die in the cold.
What horrible depravity is here disclosed in
the infantile mind !
Prothonotary of the Supreme Court.
We learn by the papers that Joseph S. Co
hen, Esq., long the able and excellent Prothon- .
otary of the Eastern Distridt, has been super
ceded by the appointment of Robert Tyler.--
The Sunday Dispatch thus states the fact:
A. REAL ESTATE DIFFICULTY
Joseph S. Cohen, Esq., the goodlnatured and
attentive" clerk of the Supreme Court for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania, has, after 12
years' service, been granted leave to retire, by
tho lately elected Judges of that tribunal. The
cause, it is believed, is, that a difference of
°pinto n existed between the Judges and Mr.
Cohen in relation to some real estate situated
in the city of Washington. Mr. Cohen believ
ed ,that a building in that town was good
enough for one Winfield Scott to dwell in,
whilet the judges of the Court, by a per curl
am, decided in favor of one Franklin Pierce,—
ThtecontraVersy in relation to house keeping
was settled some time since by a higher tribu
nal than the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
But the stunpleasant diificulty" seems to have
soured, ihe'Judges ['gains! Mr.C. His mistake
upon this sapient of housekeeping - sati sfied s
them that he igrould t. , not make a good clerk of
the couiflieietifter, and,. they itionrdingly se-
,lected.Robsn -Tiler, Bk., tolm keeper of , dui
'records, e tn. the hoofs
in question wllett%ble-Sithei was tke PrinciPal
tenant,,and his khow,lectse.etthe property.very
likely bad •iittiainbieute'ilo , witit;his eppeinl.
Jan.-20.—Mr. Fry read a bill in place relative
to the Allentown Acadenly; which on his mo
tion was imthediately takemnp, and passed iti
several readings.
Jan. 22.—Mr. Forsyth, presented 22 petitions;
signed by 1197 citizens of Lehigh county, for an.
thority to . the Crane Iron Company to construct
a railroad.
Mr. Fry, presented a petition from citizens of
Tamauqua, for a new county, to be called ',An
thracite," out of parts of Schuylkill and Luzerne
counties.
Mr. Fry read a bill in place, to incorporate the
Berks and Schuylkill railroad compan.
Jan. 24.—Mr. Fry, presented a petition from
- citizens of Lehigh' conuty, against the making of
a railroad by the Lehigh Crane Iron Company.
Mr. Fry read a bill in place to authOrize the
CommissiOners of Northampton county to bor
row money, and to repeal an act relative to the
yearly pay of said Commissioners.
On motion of Mr. Fry, this bill was immedi
ately taken up, passed Committee of the Whole,
and being on second reading.
Mr. Sanderson asked some explanation of the
repealing clause in the bill.
Mr. Fry explained that the bill authorized a
loan of $lO,OOO to build a Court House; and re
pealed a portion of a former law limiting the
amount of pay to a Commissioner for any
one yearloslso. The pay of the Commissioni
,ers by law was $1 50 per day, but it was scarce
ly to be expected that the Commissioners could
serve at the limited rate of $l5O per year, at a
time when they would be required to superin
tend the building of a new Court House. It was
to remedy this defect that the law was propos
ed.
The explanation was satisfactory, and the bill
passed second and final reading.
GEORGE WALKER.
Mr. Sanderson, read a bill in place, supple.
mentary to the act creating permanently the of.
dee of State Printer. Referred to the Printing
Committee.
Jan. 17.—Mr. Barr presented a petition for the
passage of a supplement to the act to incorpo
rate the Easton Water company ; and also one
for an act to incorporate the Bethlehem Gas com
pany.
Mr, Barr, on the saine day, read a bill in place
being a sdpplement to the act to incorporate the
Easton 'Water Company; alsO, - a bill to incorpo
rate the Bethlehem Gas Company.
Jan. 20.—The Speaker laid before the House
a oommunicationfrom the Secretary of the Com
monwealth, accompanied' with the annual state
ment of the affairs of the Allen;Ocin Iron Cour
parry
Jan. 27.—Mr. Barr, presented a petition signed
by 1047 citizens of Lehigh county, asking that
authority may be given the Lehigh Crane Iron
company to make a railroad.
Mr. Barr, introduced a bill to authorize the Le
high Crane Iron Company to construct a Rail
road.
A gang of-gypsies recently visited Anne Arun.
del Co., Md., and while in the vicinity of Bristol
post office, Capt. Robert Perry, a gentleman of
considerable means, was swindled by one of them
out of $1000; The gypsies then left the neigh*.
borhood, and 'removed to Washington, and the
Republip of that city, tells the following singular
story of the mode in which Capt. Perry was
swindled :
"One of the gypsies, an old woman, told him
that a treasure of enormous value was secreted
on his farm, but refused to disclose the location
unless he gave her $lOOO. The sum was pro*.
cured, placed in a trunk, and !mired, the key be•
Mg given to Capt. Perry. In three days the gyp.
sy returned, and she and Perry had an Interview
alone. The trunk was opened, and the bundle
was found exactly as it had been placed. He
was required then to go upon his knees, in , c.r.
der• that her incantations performed over the
trunk . and money might have their full effect.--
While so engaged her cloak fell upon the trunk,
but she quickly replaced it upon her shoulders.
The mysterioui proceedings being over, Perry
was called to examine the. trunk, and fuund it
all right; he re-locked it and pocketed the key.
He was now told that the work was done, and
that on the ninth day she would return, and if
the money, .Scc., was all right, she would be at
liberty to point out to him the exact locality of
the treasure on his farm. The ninth day came,
but the gypsy did not appear, and after waiting
a day or two longer the trunk was opened, but
the bundle in which the $lOOO was placed, was
found to contain only,some two hundred coppers
and a few leaves of tobacco, The gypsy had
substituted this bundle for the one containing his
money. Capt. Perry followed the gypsies on to
Washington, and had several of them arrested,
but was unable to identify the woman by whom
he was deceived. The house they occupy was
searched, and, tied up In handkerchiefs, rags,
and in kettles, boxes, dco., the officers found large
quantities of gold and silver coin, amounting, it.
is said, to at least $20,000. Capt. Perry could
identity none of his money—the greater portion
of it having been in bills of Baltimore Banks.
.The Republic says that the victim to this su
perstitious folly is a man of respectable standing
and adds:
"We still further have, to regret to say that
Captain Perry, on Saturday, not.content with the
serious lesson he had received, actually visited
a professionSl fortune-teller in ,Washington, to
be informed where ft was likely he could find
his lost-016mq."
The Rink Afurder - .-4.,ist night, says the Phila
. .
delpbia Bun of 'tannery Seth, a man was arres
ted at one`of our " principal .hotels on suspicion
of hiving' =Mitered - .lnsiphillnk at Ids place%
Cheinut itreet,lelow Ninth, the Iniir Pirtleulars
of with= have ippeired in the. cedrim is of the
'Web taken to ibe.Meyoris office; and
loOked The ,Marshal's police!.
boil *en on hlnArackloy several 4ays.
iltittkil4ll4 l ! l o * *oyVhit; t jaltiti rat . atllda-:
Vim; whiilk golo'fmidti4te:•the - ;Almoner in , the.
terrible deed of bleed. • •
Pennsylvania, Legislature.
HAnnisnuna, January 27
• Senate. .
House
Gypsy Delusions.
Forms of Goveinment.
The ft:lir - greatest powers of the globe are Eng
land, France, Russia; and the United States.—
They each have a different formif government,
are composed of different races, and exhibit
striking differencea of religious culture and be
lief. It would be an instructive Inquiry to ex-,
amine these peculiarities in each, to trace our
how they have arisen, to study the relations they
have to each other, and to speculate whether the
fusion of all into one comopolitan whOle is pos
sible, or whether, they are destined forever to
ex
hibit the same contrasts, and forever repel each
other as now. The Evening Bulletin says:
Perhaps, some day, we may enter on this stiff.
jest.. We are deterred from it, even now, only
by its magnitude, and the necessity there would
be of treating it in a series of articles, instead of
-being able, as is usually expected of a journalist
to exhaust and dismiss the intluiry of a .1:Ingle
editorial. Meantime it may be worthwhile, since
axe cannot discuss the entire theme, to take up a
portion of it. We are induced to do this, by the
comparatively crude notions, which even intelli.
gent men express, sometimes, respecting the
character of the English, Russian and French
governments. We except our own, because here,
at least, its nature is understood; and .for the
same reason we shall not enter into an analysis
of it.
And first of the Russian. This is a pure des
potism, with no real check on the monarch, ex
cept in the despair of the great nobles, which oc
casionally -leads to the assassination of an unpop.
ular emperor, or to his deposition, which ulti
mately conducts to the same bloody issue. There
are, of course, as in most despotisms, certain
long established customs, which have all the
force - of law. But with these exceptions the au.
tocrat is absolutely master. The origin of the
Russian despotism Is also a point to be consid
ed. It came . in by conquest. The ancestors of
the emperor were, in truth, Scandinavians, who,
centuries ago, over-run and subjugated Russia,
as the Normans, much about the same time, did
portions of France and Great Britain. The pres
ent reigning family is, however, principally of
German blood, the original Scandinavian ,ele
ment having been nearly extinguished, by cen
-1 turies of intermarriage with the princely &mi
-1 lies of middle Europe. In like manner the no
bles, who were originally mostly Rattle in blood,
have become half Sclavonic, by intermarriage
with the daughters of the race occupying the soil
at the time of the invasion. Russia may be re
garded as a despotism, tyranical in its origin as
well as in its character. Such a despotism is
pure absolutism, recognising but two classes in
the state, one master and all beneath him slaves.
In some respects England is analagous to Rus.
sia. In both contries the foundations of the pre-.
sent form of government were.laid in conquist.
In Russia the whole power of the State passed,
however, ultimately into the hands' of one per
son, the fortunate representative of some one of
the many military leaders who participated in
the original invasion. But in England the no
bles never thus lost their independence, but;
through .every change of dynasty, substantially
governed the subdued nation,Sometimes sharing
more, sometimes less, of their authority with the:
monarch. Thus England has always been ruled
by an oligarchy, as Russia is now by 43 despot;
and as France was under Louis XIV. Ever
since the conquest, the people have been strug
gling with the oligarchy for a share of the powl
er, and have been constantly gaining ground;
what is-called the constitutional history of Erir
land being throughout merely a chronicle of this
hard-fought battle. At present the rulers of Eng. :
land are no longer merely the nobles, as in the
days of the Plantagenets, nor even the nisbles
'ard gentry, as in the days of the first Stuarts, but
the nobles, gentry, and middle classes generally:
The English government is still, however, an ob
ligarchy, because it is the government of a pot ,
tion, and not of the whole people. -When uni
versal suffrage wins the day, then, but not le-.
fore, will Great Britain be a truly free nation..L.
At present it is au oligarchy, under the form of a
monarch.
The French imperial government differs from
either of these deseribed. ' In one respect it ap
proximates' nearer to a dernocracy than any in
Europe, in another it approaChes closer to a der
potism. Nominally it is absolute, or nearly so;
pr9ctically it is quite so. But its origin, unlike
those of England and Russia, was not in con.
quest. The new emperor and imperial govern
ment were the choice of aclear majority of the
French people. Napoleon 111, is not the king
merely of a conquering castle, of a hundred thou
sand nobles, as were the French monarchs of
the old regime. ' Neither Neither is he' the hereditary
magistrate selected by an oligarchy to fill. the
throne, as is the case with the Brunswick dynas
ty of England, so well represented by her Majer
ty, Queen Victoria. But he is really the king of
the people, a monarch elected by the masses, or
at most an usurper, whose usurpation has. been
ratified by a popular majority. France, there,
fore, though a despotism, is one acknowledged
that power originally comes from the people, and
in that sense it is more orthodox than even Eng
land, which practically denies that vital point,
even to this day, by denying universal sufhage.
It is a despotism also evidently existing only dun.
ing good behaviour, though this is not express
ed; but Napoleon if he would speak candid
ly,'would acknowledge this in .words, as , ha does,
continually`by his. conduct. ' • . -
We refrain from drawing invidious:_parallels
between the two last, for Russia out 'of• the
pale of comparlifd entirely. flit, wheitiVet
internal golicy - of eitherrrance orEngland Is lobe
corisidereci;it Will be found tisehtl Meth to Mind
these spersifiti differences - -theitiihveratitehtir.,
By this sitiiiii . , ptiMetifi4 'Arkareitnatitts
stens may
. hsi a voided ; Caitaipoiiilii: For tiutii
which might snit England, will not rieiessarity ,
answer for. France, nor will , that.which gives
prosperity and to Fratidenoliessarily prat
duce similar results lc England. Of ,, tbelei,:four .
forms of governmehti, which itr:deiticcd lour
viva longest 1 Or-,rather willeither e'er chOgli
—and what to • :Bale A nswer A len v i est i on i .
u we said tefore l LlVollid requiraMti'much‘time;
,•.' ear the'Whliteiiiiie*'•fletitord,',Mass.i , fliof
eailatO•blloo4uttli , to rastont!ioti
of that tyatt to Whig 'tEiguitigeigiliiii,
prapANINGS.
r'Mai. itobert glotiq of Carbon, is recom•
mended by a democratic correspondent of the
Pennsylvanian, as a suitable candidate for Elul
veyor General.
l2rWinter carries off more single girls thmi
a frighifnl epidemic.
,
Mr The man who seas carried away by his
feelings has returned safe.
Mr It is estimated that $OOO persons are mi t a
scantly employed in Washington market; N..it;
and that the aggregate yearly sales of prodtteis
exceed, twenty eight - million dollars. It is among
the largest peoduce markets in the world.
fa". Wild ducks are unusually plenty on the
Susquehanna.
rir It is rumored that Senator Stockton IS
about to resign his seat in. the Senate..
The Whig members of the Malay Legisla- 1
tore in caucus nominated Wm. Pitt Feesendetii
for U. S. Senator, while the democrats of the .
House nominated Ex - Governor Dana, and of the
Senate, Ex - Attorney General Clifford. This
will probably secure the election of Mr. Fessen
den, Whig.
Hon. John H. Clifford,—Governor elect of Mai
sachusetts, is a noble specimen of a gentleman;
scholar and Whig. He is a distinguished law-'
yer, has been elected to the Legislature from dis
tricts with a political majority against him, and;
would have been put forward in the political' .
field, but he would not consent. He was a can- .
didate for Governor against his own wishes. He;
has only to consent to become a distinguished'.
Whig leader, worthy of Massachusetts and sie
the Union.
' &Ace Greely a Farmer.—A bout thirty mire*
from New York city, on the line of the Harlem
railroad, Horace Oreely, of the Tribune, has a
farm of thirty acres of bog swamp and mountain
rocks, on which his future home is now build
ing. It is near Chapaque, Westchester county.
Testimonial,Hon. T. Butler King, late Collec
tor of Customs at Ban Francisco, has been pre
sented with a salver and goblet ut California
gold, of great beauty and design and workman
ship, by the officers and gentlemen attached to
the various departments of the Customs at that
place, as a token of their regard and esteem.,
Old Apple Thee.-qhere is a.beat:ing apple tree
in Connecticui, alive and flourishing, at the ad
vanced age of two hundred and fourteen years.
It is of the English Pairmain variety, and was
imported in 1638. by Governor George Wylley,
and bore good fruit this season, on the “Charter
Oak Place," now owned by Hon.'''. W. Stuart,
Hartford. Some of the fruit of this venerable
tree was presented.to the Connecticut Horticul
tural Society in October last.
Gen. Pierce's Cabinel.—A Washington corres—
pondent of. the-New York papers says:
Pierce has'-written a cordial letter to lion. James
Buchanan, inviting him to name a member of
the .Cabinet from Pennsyliania, and that he
would piefer the privilege of nominating Mr.
Marcy, as the New Yotk member."
- Clay -Afonurnexit at New Orleans:An associa
tion had been formed at New Orleans forthe
erection of a monument to Henry Clay, in' one
of the public squares in that city. The monu
ment proposed to be erected is a "collossal scat.
we of oar departed`statesman, whidh shall coat
not less thatt $50,000, and the association is now
in correspondence with sev eral ` distinguished
sculptors this country and have ctitered.s2so
for•ttle design which Atilt be adopted 'biihen.
,
Maar:Mots( Circumalpriq:--On the lethal Mr.,
wary, a:deplorable, eirchmsiancit took' place, at
the ditching of Hoekhill
Bucks acivaly. Whn had been
missed by the family for some hours upon search
being made, was found dead,in the Racket. Ho
was standing on his feet, a rope being around
hitt neck and, tied to, the rafter abcive: It is ben
lieved that he committed scuicide. • .
A 'Remarkabk Mar..-7A•genttentan writing
frhm Monighen cottotyareland;4otuotettitain.
tance of ours io thisdfstrict, gives a,remarkable
instance of. longevity... Owen Duffy, when. one
hundred and,sisteen. years : old, losOdir..second
wife; he subsequetitlylmarried a third,hy whoris
he has a.son 'and daughter.. His.youngest sots
is, two years old, his eldest ninety.. He t i' now
one, hundred and twenty two years of age,.and,
retains in much, vigor the use of his mental and
corporeal faculties; Her walks frequentlylo . the
county town, sudistance oi`sotne eight' miles:—=
This statement may be reliedoti as 'strictly true%
—Andover •G'cizette.' " •
Another , Lottery Grant : —Another, application..
has been made to the Deliware Ligislature fon.
a lottery grant for oine,years; The . Blllll offered!
for thii Privilege is $90,000. Delaware still lir
galizes this 'shameful basilicas, to iheilnjUry of
thoustinds both in that and surrounding gimes.
The large sum offered for the Avis
the profitable chaileter of this .. ape4it nfiainb:
bling, and low widir4readiatiettie lii intiokilett.
, .
Pla#knifPo4 ititoh '4f hi I* le.—Thiilea l4--
°cram at
saturi!go , !kit fore Paiiiiiiter, 160,0000i** •
ded
resulted in the s accissv,t/olgtll.:Robitliil9er
six competitors The demeeitte •
bide behi a airlines. elegh.koe,
irhen TheinasprObeheledalei•po • • A • •
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ai kttOi,,atta ilitqspet: quart, the earn PAU' ,
far tra*Sliktloo,ooo. The number
Vd 0+,0 . 1,1 atbo. 18,600: '
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