t't-'_^_ == ,fvEllow criati, that does not indirectly assail ~the human race—there is no blow. struck for right.and justice .anywhere that does, .not indirectly benefit it. If 'a new art is `discovered or an old one improved, if a new source of wealth ,is developed, no matter where, or'by whom, the world and all that ; dwell therein are better for it—for no mat rter, ilniV much it may enrich the person by -Whom it was made, or the locality where it first appeared, it will enrich the world Around still more. No! there is no independence among filen. It would mar the concord of God's general plan, if there were. There is no sectional 'independence. The universe it self is a unit, notwithstanding the vast va riety of which it is composed. There is not one planet:, ifi the heavens—there.: is not•one• blade of grass on the earth that exists in vain, that has not its peculiar use, that does not perform this use, or that can be destroyed without performing it. The moral of all this is plain. I leave each one, who hears me, to make the appli cation for himself. I have detained you longer than I wish ed to do. I have been tar less interesting than I desired to be. I will therefore re lieve you now with many thanks for your attention. On behalf of the members of this Asso ciation, I.thank you for your liberal and enlightened appreciation of their efforts to please you and advance the interests which it was designed to foster and encour age. : That they have been active and ener getic—that they have been successful, the result of. their labors, these annual exhibi tions, and this pleased assembly prove be yond a doubt. Whether this shall continue depends, Ladieaband Gentlemen, on you.— Stand by this sollety. Encourage it in the efforts Which it is making to improve our ag riculture and mechanics arts, and its success is established. Abandon or look coldly on it, and its death is certain. This,' am sure, you will never do, while the annual re newal of such scenes as this are so easily accomplished by you—while it is in your power to, produce such grand physical and moral results as are here produced—while you can aid in bringing together in harmo ny such various interests, the representa tives of such widely different thoughts and feelings—such vast numbers of the human family, and by mingling them together, teach them to know and respect and love each other better than before—you will, I am sure, never cease to cherish and support that by which so much good is accomplish ed. Let us then go - on with vigor in this good and glorious work. Let us neither falter in it nor turn back, until in the arts which we are or g anized to encourage, there is nothing more toteach or to learn-- until the adamantine barriers which igno rance and prejudice and folly have so long been building up are entirely broken down and destroyed, and this people roused to a sense of their true dignity and their mighty destiny, shall forget the errors of the past, and with minds that are expan sive enough to grasp all that is worth knowing, and hearts that are large enough to embrace all that is worth loving, they shall feel and see, that as they are the off-. spring of the same Father, the handiwork ° of the same Creator— no matter how vari ous their feelings and tastes and occupa tions may be, they are nevertheless one in interest—one in duty, and one in thp glori ous destiny that awaits our. State and Na tion. SLANDERING TILE LADIES.—" We think," says the Frankfort Yeoman, " it is perfectly redicu bons' and unmanly in certain editors to keep sneering. at and harping at low-necked dresses. The fact is, the ladies were driven to the pres ent fashion in self•defence and vindication, and by the impertinent course of these same meddling, editors. When high necks were in fashion, these Miss Nancy editors Were contin ually insinuating that the Indies—dear crea tures—in fortifying their flinty little hearts against the assaults of Cupid, adopted the mode of defence used by Gen. Jackson at the battle of New Orleans. We always believed the in sinuation was a vile slander, and now we know it whs." Usury GRAIN OPERATIONS.—During the past week w learn that a single party in this city purchased about 600;000 bushels wheat, the most of which, it is said, will go forward to Beaton. At an average of $1,50 per bushel, the gentlemen in question paid out nearly a million of dollars, all of which has passed into the , pockets of the farmers of the country and is so much added to the general wealth. Other parties, however, were actively engaged in buy ing, throughout the week, and it is reasonable to estimate the quantity which changed hands during that time at fully two millions of dollars. --Chicago Press, 30.* A GEORGIA TRAGEDY.-A few weeks ago, one of the daughters of a wealthy planter of Tel fair county, Georgia, eloped with a man of bad character, during the temporary absence of her father, and the runaway couple were mar ried the same . evening. Returning next day in a buggy through the woods, the bridegroom was shot and fatally wounded, by some person in the bushes, and the bride appeared before a magistrate and made oath that she believed her father had shot her husband, as he had fre iuently threatened to do so, if she went away with BIMED Ur.—We learn from Doylestown that Wm. Beek, the man who undertook to immor talize himself by erecting a magnificent build ing and fitting up grounds for mechanical and. agricultural exhibitions, made an assignment tar the benefit of his creditors, last week—just a day or two before his mammoth building blew down. It is a little strange, but never theless-true, that - no man seems to flourish who reftiSets to 'lay his printing bills.—Easton Sen. , Cljr A 1 lentoily us, lra. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1.8E.6 C. F. HAINES, EDITOR. [la - On our first page our readers will find the able address delivered before the Lehigh County Agricultural Society, at the last Pair, by ROBERT E. WRIGIIT, Esq. Iris a carefully written and interesting document, and abounds in valuable facts. Iris, well worthy a peru . sal by our readers. =EI This gentle Man lectured in our blrough on Friday and Saturday evenings on' " American Industry," a theme which ho was eminently qualified to discuss; and those of .our citizens who were not present, missed a rare intellectual treat. The audiences seemed to be pleased with both lecture and lecturer. He is announc ed to deliver one of the course of lectures on Slavery in Boston the coming winter, in which course Toombs, of Georgia, Hilliard, of Ala bama, Butler, of South Carolina, Lieut. Goy. Raymond, of New York, Senateir Bell, of New Hampshire, and many other distinguished men will also lecture. A Nuisance. Our attention has on several occasions been directed to the shameful condition of the pave ments on the north side of Hamilton street, be tween Eighth and Ninth. We, for our part cannot see what use there is in having pave ments if the dirt is allowed to accumulate on them from year to year without its removal.— It is not exactly the fair thing that the up-town citizens, during rainy weather, be compelled to wade through mud two or three inches deep.— Will not our energetic town-council take a stroll in that direction and see for themselves ? Probably they may, have something to say into the matter. If not, the only remedy for the up-town folks is to place several mud scows on the line during the winter. Burglary On Thursday night last, the dwelling of Mr. George Curtis, in North Whitehall, was entered through the back door by some unkown person, and robbed of many valuable articles, consist ing of a small sum •of money, clothing, &c. The appearance of the rooms indicated* the absence of all fear of surprise, as the thief lighted a candle and made a thorough exami nation of the sideboard and other furniture. What a nice ornament such a fellow would be to sent to the State prison. . ClOelng of the Canal At a meeting of the Board of Managers of the Lel4l, Navigation Company, on the 7th inst., it was resolved that the navigation of the Lehigh Canal will be closed, for the season, on the Ist of December. This is considerably earlier then usual. Towneend , s Dramatic Troupe. This talented company are now performing at the Odd Fellows' Hall, and attract large no. diences nightly. The plays produced by them are of a higher order than we generally have the pleasure of witnessing in country towns.— We have been - present at several of their en tertainments and were much pleased, Mrs. Townsend, a charming actress, renders her parts with a power seldom witnessed even on the metropolitan.stages. Mr. D. E. Townsend, thefunily man of the troupe, is a sure cure for the blues to all who Witness his acting. Mr. Clowdsley is a young man of considerable talent, and with experience will prove an orna ment to the stage. Mr. R. Lindon is a flue actor, one of the old school, who it is a pleasure to hear and see. Mr. E.. Hyde, a young aspi rant for the histrionic profession, renders the parts allotted to him in a manner worthy of older hands in the profession. lie is. an excel lent reader, and time and experience will make him a capital actor: The rest of the company also acquit themselves in a creditable manner. We must however not forget Mr. C. J. Walter, the agent of the troupe, who also frequently takes a part on the stage, and is an energetic young man. Mr. F. M. Bates, Who is now playing a star engagement, appeared on Monday evening as Count Pescara, in the tragedy of the Apostate, and last evening was to appear as Ingomar, the barbarian, but was prevented by sickness.— Be is a young man of considerable tragic powers, and by close attention and study may rise to fame. The company leave in a few days, and we ad vise all who have not seen them to do so this week. Protective Association.. In one of the Mauch Chunk papers we see a call for a meeting for the purpose of forming au association to supply themselves with Flour, &c., at wholesale prices, and thus protect themselves from the rapacity of monopolizing speculators. Leagues of this kind have been formed in various towns, and wherever under taken the results were satisfactory.. We spoke of this matter several weeks ago, but as our read ers may not exactly understand how it is car ried on, we will explain it. A number of per. sons or families form themselves into a Compa ny, each contributing a certain amount of mo ney, which is put into the hands)of a trusty agent, who proceeds to the West and pur chases flour at the original cost, or market price there, which he has fOrwarded to the as sociation. By thismeans they obtain it from $2 to s 3 less per barrel than theyhave to pay for it at home. • Such an association is needed in Allentown as much as anywhere, and why can it not be formed ? What say our citizens, who now pay such exhorbitant prices for the " staff of life 1" Who will be the first to move in fa vor of the organization of b " Protective Asso ciation" in Allentown ? 137•L00k but for counterfeit half dollars.— They are in circulation in NeveYork, and may get into our vieinity very soqm MIMI Crtielty Animal/. • The many' ore teams that daily pima through our streets very frequently give us occasion to witness acts of inhumanity, from things in hu man shape, toward their animals. To the shame of humunity be it said, there are some natures so utterly barren of all sentiment, of refinement, of gentleness and worth, that it seems a very enjoynient to crush out the life of the harmless beast—to cruelly maltreat the mute, inoffensive, yet most useful domestic animal, to wreak a weak and pitiful vengeance on an object unable to comprehend the cause of its punishment or to resist its infliction. One who can, even under an imaginary provo cation, torture his beast, is, to say the least, a senseless, passionate, unreflecting creature ; and he, who, to gratify a devilish and debased disposition, will wantonly inflict pain on a dumb and powerless animal,'the bearer of his burdens and the alleviator of his toils; has a spirit that would disgrace the beast , he thus abuses. And we would ask no better test Of a cowardly, cringing heart, than to find one given to cruelty and inhuman treatment of his infe riors, whether among man or beast. Consid eration for the feelings of the one, and kindness towards the other, are the marks of a man, as true as he is generous, of a spirit as bravo as it is gentle. Cruelty toward anything incapable of resistance, is nothing less than cowardice, while cruelty to an object incapable even of re sentment, is evidence of a heart so foul, that it is fit only for the scorn and scoffs of angel, man and devil. We read that men, in former times, did gloat over the sufferings of each other : did torment, with the cord, the fagot and the knife, their captive foes— but neither in savage nor civil ized life do we find mention of mankind making merry over the bleeding body and broken limbs of dumb domestic animals. One of the most brutal outrages on a dumb beast that we ever heard of, occurred in Muhlenberg", township, Becks county, some time since. A german while engaged in ploughing, in a fit bf passion at his horse, took out his knife and cut open the jaws of the poor animal, cut out his tongue by the roots, and then turned him out in the woods to starve. Such an act is most horrible, and the perpetrator, who now awaits his trial, we hope will be dealt with to the fullest extent of the law. Domestic animals minister to the ne cessities of man, and, therefore, to abuse them is ungrateful ; they keenly feel the infliction of pain, and therefore it is cruel ; they aro incapa ble of resistance, and therefore it is cowardly ; they cannot know the cause of their suffering, and therefore it is fiendish. Allen Miles. This company will make their first appear ance in winter uniform on Saturday afternoon next. We have no doubt the company will make a very imposing appearance, and draw crowds of admiring spectators into the streets. Brendstuffs could Prices. A well informed correspondent of the Nation al Inicliegencer, speaking upon these subjects, says: " Large purchases will continue to be made in this . naarket of breadstuffs for European ac count ; but I am not among those who believe that prices are going up to exorbitant rates ; but, on the contrary, I think the United States can readily supply what deficiency may exist in Europe (after including the supplies that can be obtained from other quarters) without mate rially, affecting the present prices. Indeed, let ters from well-informed sources in Europe ex press the opinion that there will be a material fall in prices there in two or three months." " Our green crop (potatoes, turnips, carrots, and vegetables of all kinds). has been very abundant, and so also has been fruit, all of which comes powerfully in aid of the grain crop by diminishing both past and present consump tion of the latter. Our crop of-Indian corn has . also been immense, and at this moment in some of the Western States is selling in the field at ten cents per bushel. This, too, will have its effect in keeping down prices of other descrip tions of grain ; for corn will be largely substi tuted for wheat, should there be any material advance in the latter. And, indeed, even at the present difference of prices between the two articles, it will have that effect at the West ; and, if brcadstuffs advance still more in Europe, corn will go largely into consumption there. Of this crop, the United Staates could readily spare 100,000,000 bushels, as an ordinary crop of it is 000,000,000, and the former quantity would not absorb the increase of the present crop over those of former years." This, we think, a very just view of the sub ject. Our farmers have heretofore been so busy in getting in their fall crops, housing, plough ing, and sowing, that they have not generally thrashed out their wheat, and have not,.„con sequently, carried it to market, which is the principal, reason why there is so little flour in market, and one of the reasons why prices hive been so high. But the wheat and corn must come forward, and when they do, we shall look for no inconsiderable decline in prices. ELECTION FOR OFFICERS. At an election, held at Housum's .Hotel, in Rending, on the sth inst.,by the members of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of Sinking Springs, Berks county, the following Board of Managers was chosen for the- ensuing year: John Van Reed, John L. Fister, Solomon Kerby, George K. Haag, Daniel Hoununt, John B. Re. ber, Aaron Mull, George Merkel and John Kurr, of Berks county ; Dr. J. W. Gloninger and Samuel Becker,' of Lebanon county ; and Joshua Seiberling, of Lehigh county. LOOK OUT rot Coo *.TERTEITS.—..ii. flood of counterfeit $5 note he Farmer's and Me chanics' bank of elphia;bave just been let loose on th ity, they are well exe cuted. Tw from Lancaster were arrested in on Saturday for pass ing them. otes hail) been offer ed at diffe rent persons. Proccedhigs of Court FIIiST WEEK. - • Court convened Monday, NovembEr §th.— Present all the Judges. The first Week . being for criminal business,the following cases were disposed of: Commonwealth vs. Thomas Steffen.—lndict ment for the larceny of a one dollar note, the property Of Edward Yost. It was alleged the defendant entered the store of Yost last summer and stole the money. Tho defence denied the larceny, and the defendant being but 11 years of age, was not criminally guilty. Verdict of acquittal. Stiles for commonwealth ; Moore and Bridges for defendant. Commonwealth vs. William Ache.—Fornica tion and basiii:dy, on oath of Sarah Rotbrock. Defence alleard that Sarah was mistaken as to, time and as to the defendant being the right party. Verilictguilty—usual sentence. Stiles for commonwealth ; Marx for defendant. Commonwealth vs. Henry Shaffer.—Fornica tion and bastardy, on oath of Mary Ann Fred erick. Defence alleged that Mary Ann had made amistake in' the time. Verdict guilty— sentenced to $4O fine and costs. Stiles for commonwealth; Bridges for defendant. Commonwealth vs. Samuel Dankel.—lndict ment for malicious mischief, on oath of James S. Shoemaker. This case excited considerable interest, and a largo number of witnesses were examined. Mr. Shoemaker is the principal of the High School at Emaus, and in May last, while ho was returning from his school room about 9 o'clock in the evening, Dankel, as he (Shoemaker) alleged, discharged upon his per son, by means of a syringe, a large quantity of tdlopentine, oil, lampblack, &c. Dankel denied that he was the guilty man, and alleged that from the circumstances and position of Shoe maker, and the person described as having com mitted the assault, Shoemaker was mistaken. Dankel also alleged that at the time the offence was committed he was in his tailor shop, and could not be guilty. Dankel called a number of witnesses to prove both positions of his de fence. The Jury, however,. convicted the de fendant ; but the court granted a rule to show cause why a new trial shouid not be granted, which will be disposed of this week. Bridges, Stiles and Marx for commonwealth ; Long necker for defendant. Commonwealth vs. Thomas McCuen.--In dictment for larceny of ono axo and two iron wedges, proper,ty of Michael Wootring. Ver dict not guilty. Stiles for commonwealth; Marx . for defendant. Commonwealth vs. Philip Triberger.—ln dictment for larceny of a guii, the property of J. A. Kramer. Defendant plead guilty—sentenc ed to one day in county jail. Commonwealth vs. Moses Lentz and Daniel Peter. Supervisors of Washington township.— Indictment for not repairing roads. It appear ed that tho road complained of was bad, dan gerous, and some places impassable. Defence alleged the road was as good as they could make it, and was not in bad repair. Verdict .guilty—sentenced $lO fine and costs, and repair the road. Stiles for commonwealth, Marx for defendants. Commonwealth vs. Jacob Deily.--Indict merit for obstructing a public road in Hanover • township. It appeared that the defendant had made a new post and rail fence along the pub lic road lending from Bethlehem and Catasau qua, on his land, and it was alleged had placed the fence in the road. Defendant contended he had not removed the fence in the road. Ver dict guilty, and sentenced to six cents fine and costs, and remove the nuisance. Stiles for commonwealth ; Bridges for defendant. • Commonwealth vs. Henry Raub.--Lareeny, on oath of Henry Buss. Bill ignored by grand jury. Commonwealth vs. Mary Snyder.--Indict ment for the murder of her child, Cornelia Sny der, in South Bethlehem. Ignored by the grand jury. The facts of this case, as elicited by the coroner's jury, we gave a couple of weeks since. Commonwealth vs. William Coffin.—lndict ment fur riot at the Washington election. True bill returned by the grand jury, and a bench warrant awarded against the defendant: The jury trials having been disposed of, the court was engaged up to Thursday evening with the argument list. The court then ad journed to Monday the 12th of November, for the trial of civil cases. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL FAIII.-Dp great National Agricultural Fair which was held at Boston, last week, seems to have given great satisfaction to those engaged in getting it ug, to the exhibitors, the visitors and all concern ed. The throng at the fair ground was im mense.. From a table published in the Boston Traveler, it appears that the total number of persons ivlct came into the city on Thursday last, was eighty-seven thousand and sixteen, and the total number of persons who went out of the city on the same day was eighty-two thou sand one hundred and six,—thus showing that five thousand six hundred and sixty-one stran gers who came into the city on that day, re mained there over that night. On Friday some fifty thousand people were present ; and it be ing the closing, the feature of the day was the banquet given by . the awarding of the premi ums. Of the animals of the bovine specie ex hibited, the Boston Transcript says : The fattest cow on the ground, weighs 2500 pounds, and is only 7. years of age. The largest ox is 5 years old; and weighs 2700 pounds. This huge animal measured 9 feet in girth, and is valued at $5OO. The heaviest pair of oxen are about 5 years of age, weighing 2550 pounds each, and are valued at $500: Nor So Rion as SUPPOSED.-A statement in the papers makes the Rothschilds worth $700,- 000,000 in money capital, and $300,000,000, in real estate. The National Intelligencer says this is absurd, that their aggregate wealth is Only 200,000,000 of francs, or about $40,000,- 000. Some difference, it is true, but still leav ing -enough to make them feel in comfortable circumstances. Arrival or Ex.RoVerndr Reeder. Ex-Goiternor Reeder' 'arrived at Easton on Tuesdai the 6th instant, and was received at the cars by a very great assemblage of the peo ple of Easton and the neighborhood. who were there to greet him with a heatty welcome home, and an earnest and warm approval of his course in the difficult and momentous affairs With which he has been so creditably and distin guishedly associated in Kansas. He was es corted by an immense concourse of citizens, with music, to Connor's Hotel, where he was received in a short and eloquent address, by Geo. W. Yates, Esq., after which the Governor delivered a masterly add powerfully impressive speech, which was listened lo with profound at tention, and evidently fell with convincing ef fect upon his audience: He gave a rapid but luminous and candid history of the whole of the Kansas affair, show ing up tho unfairness and hypocrisy. of the Ad ministration on the one side, and the high handed and lawless proceedings of the Missouri invaders on the other, with a clearness of nar rative and graphic description which carried conviction to the minds of all.. He explained satisfactorily, all seeming in consistencies in his course, and avowed his fixed determination to stand by, at all hazards and through all consequences i the noble plat foim of , principles adopted by the Free State party of Kansas. Throughout the whole of his speech, there was not 4 ono violent or abusive epithet against those at whose hands he bad received such measureless abuse. Ile closed amid a deep and earliest response of cordial 'agreement on the part of his hearers. Itloneliary Crisis In Prance and England Recent intelligence from Europe indicates a rather squally condition of monetary affairs in France and England, and serious fears are en tertained by many in this country, lest the United States should be effected by the crisis. The source of these fears and uneasiness is, that the rise of gold in France and England, will induce heavy shipments of it from the United States, and that our banks will have to suspend, too, to prevent the exportation of all our gold, attracted by the enormous premiums offered in Europe. While the Allies are pen ning up Prince Cortschakoff in the Crimea, they think the Emperor Alexander is laying seige to the great monied institutions of Eng land and France, that is, he is trying to hoard up all the specie he can manage to draw from the rest of Europe by means of loans through the Rothschilds, and at the same time is force ing his subjects to receive their pay for ail the expenses of the war, in paper—Russian shin plasters. This supposition may seem absurd, but the London and Paris papers are terribly puzzled to account for the sudden disappear ance of so much specie. The first decided in fluence of this supposed new order of things, is visible in the withdrawal of specie from all parts of the world simultaneously, from the Banks of England and France in about equal amounts, and from the United States in some thing like the same ratio. Where it has gone, and when the demand for its secret use will end, and what effects it will have upon the banking institutions of the Old and New World, it is impossible to divine. The rates of interest have been further raised in both Lon don and Paris to six and seven per cent —a remedy usually regarded as sufficient 'to Check the export of the precious metals ; but so far, it seems utterly powerless. The Paris and London capitalist say the causes are secret and inexplicable—that the Ordinary remedies do not reach them—that they are unable even to trace the money withdrawn from their Banks, which they have pursued as a felon or a, deser ter from the field of battle. But all to no pur pose. The stream that flowed on so smoothly was utterly lost in the arid political sands oflri enna. Mr. Joseph Bright the great English anti-war politician, says if the vigilant pursuers could have traced the subterranean current,most likely they might have found it just as it emp tied its precious values into the vaults of Alex. ander at St. Petersburgh. It would seem in evitable, then, that a great financial crisis is about to overtake France. and that it will put the vast resources of England to the severest test. A stispensitin of specie payment by the Bank of France may be regarded ss ahnost cer tain. The policy of the Emperor Louis Napo leon, though intended to avert the calamity by a system of expedients, will be likely to has ten, rather than retard the issue. When that time comes we shall probably begin to feel the effects of the war sensibly--that is in our pock ets— on this side of the water. PRICES OF PRODUCE 111 Nsw YORK.—them has been a further adviince on flour of about 25 cents per barrel, the prices now ranging from $9.12 for the poorest up to $11.50 per barrel for the best brands. Rye flour and corn meal are still unchanged in price, the former selling at $7.50 per barrel, and the latter at $4.75 for the best: Wheat sold at the same price as last week, but rye advanced about six cents . per bushel. Oats and corn remain at same rates. Salt beef and pork sold also at same prices. Live beef cattle fell on the last market day half a cent a pound. Although cattle and sheep arrive in market in large quantities, the retail markets keep up pretty near the old rates. Eggs are now five fur a shilling, and butter twenty-eight cents per pound. - THE LAZY MAN'S BEDSTEAD.'-IS the title given to an article of furniture which attracts much attention at the Fair of the American In stitute in New York. It is described as a newly-invented bedstead, attached to the head of which is a small alarm clock, so connected with the bed that at a given moment the alarm bell will ring, and, in five minutes thereafter, if the sleeper does not arise, the mattress up sets, and ho is straightway, and without any ceremony, tumbled out of bed. The diffictilty will be in getting the article into practical use. Willa lazy mart briy it. (Our it 411 kohl. 4 10 To repeat what you have heard in com pany is treachery. ITChesnuts are unusually" abundant this year in Western New York. l) - A wise man knows his own , ignorance ; a fool thinks Ire, knows everything. pin Putnam countyja„ last week, two hundred thousand dollars worth of mules were sold. Why are the United States colors like the stars in heaven ? Becauselthey are beyond the power of any nation to pull them down. a:7Lager beer has become so scarce at New ark that the dealers refuse to sell to any but their 'regular customers. [1:7"All Too True.—lt is about as hopeless to, get a rich women to live a life of common sense, as it is to get a rich man into the kingdom of Heaven. Ga'The editor of the Eddyville, lowa, Free Press boasts of a lady of that place, under twenty years of age, who has been the mother of seven children. (T3From the first of January to tho first of August, 1855, there were 320 murders and lynchings in :California. Two persons were lawfully hanged. 13:7The total number of applications for mili tary bounty lend, under the law of the last ses sion of Congress, up to Wcdnesdoy night, is said to amount to 220,400. L7lVe know of no parralleio the flea for power, in proportion to bulk. it`will draw on an ordinary surface seventy or eigllty Units its own•bulk, and leap two hundred tiffs its own height. O:7A young men visiting his mistress, met his rival, who was somewhat advanced in years, and wishing to rally him, inquired how old he was. " I can't exactly tell," replied the other, " but this can tell you, that an ass is older at twenty than a men is at sixty." flTit for Tat.—The young ladies who re fuse to have nothing to say to the young men who drink liquor and smoke segars, are likely to find their match in the young men, who the other night resolved against having aught to do with painted cheeks and cotton hips and bosoms. They further resolved that a husband caught by such bait is obtained " under false pretences,” and, that a criminal suit ought to lie against the false pretender. 13:7The number of languages spoken through- Out the world is 8064 ; of which 587 are in Europe, 896 in Asia, 270 in Africa, and 1254 in America. The inhabitants of the globe pro fess more than 1000 different religions. There are nearly as many males as females. The mean duration of human life is 28 years. One fourth part of all children die before the ago of seven years. The population of the globe is estimated at nearly 1,000,000,000 of Munn about ono-third die every ton years, or more than forty each .tecowd. Time THOrSAND BATS TN BOGSIL-A gentleman of the county of Prince Edward, Virginia, as we learn from the Earmville Jour nal, having bean compelled to abandon the use of the rooms of his dwelling, in consequence of the offensive smell produced by a large number of bats 'having taken up their residence under the weather boarding and the wall—determined a short time since to get rid of his troublesome visters by pulling the apartment to pieces. Ile did so, and found them concealed under every pla'iik and in every crevice, in multitudes al most too astonishing for belief.,,,lfe estimates the number dad--and alive—to have been be tween two and three thousand ! MILK AND 131.7TfER. —ln answer to the ques tion," how much milk does it take to make one pound of butter. a correspondent of the Agri cultural Gazette states, as the result of 20 years' experience' on dairy farms, he finds that it takes 2 gallons 51 pints of new milk to make one pound of butter f,r the summer half year, anti 2 gallons 31 pints for the winter half year ; or for the 12 months, 2 gallons 5 pints of new milk to make one pound of butter, and 21 pints of cream to make one pound of butter. The stocks from which the experiments were takes were chieliy what are known as the well•bred Irish cow. WOOL AND ITS /% I ANCFACTORN.—The COM. FOlOptiOli of wool in this country fOr the years 1853 and 1854, was about three hund'red' mtIL lions of pounds. Of thi§ amount sixty Million, pounds were raised here, twenty-one were imported in the raw state, and one bun= dred and nineteen million in tuanufactuied goods. Is it not apparent that by this system . ive are driving the products of our own country from the Market, and inviting thote df Oath.' countries ? CONVENTION OF HESBANDS.—T4e papers state that a convention of husbands is to be called shortly at. Syracuse, N. Y., to adopt some mea.- sures in regard to fashion. They say that Mix* they have to support expenses of fashion they have the right to regulate its caprices. It its also said that a proposition to raise boys only. in future, is to come before the convention. The members are to resolve themselves into n husband's rights party. CALIPO it NIA ,PRODUOTIONS.—Among the won. tiers at the State Agricultural Exhibition Id California were a calf, seven months and a half old, which weighed eight hundred pounds: two hogs which weighed 900 pounds, a MD* flower, three feet in ,circumference ; pea•nuta two inches long ;_ a dust& of twelve tarp pears on a single twig ; and a stem of a peach tree, five feet long, containing thirty magnifi cent peaches, some of which measured seven ioches in circumference. ONE or VIE APPLICS.—The Palmyra (Mo,} Whig, nbtices a mammoth pippin left at that office, weighing 25; ounces, and measurin; 20 inches in circumhrence.
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