IV Kn;1ish bar, anil also an inportftnl ! s,u al-.cr in Parlinilidnt. Whs" Oliver,! (Vnmwell brought the king to the scaffold nnJ established tlio Commonwealth, Sir Khv.:rd Hyde, fur he had held a gov uinmoiit post and had been knighted was too prominent a mombof of the royalist par to escape the enmity f the new rulers, and was obliged to lesidc on the Continent till the restoration. When abroad ho was so inttr'i esteemed by the exiled prince (afior wnrds Charles ii) as to be appointed Lord High Chancellor of England, which ap pointment Vns confirmed when the king was restored to his throne. Some years afterwards Hyde was elevated to the peer tic, first in the rank of a baron, and subse quently As Earl of Clarendon, a title which he made famous in English history. These events so briefly narrated, occu pied a large space of time, during which Lady Aylesbury passed her days in quiet and retirement. She had now the- gratifi cation of beholding her daughter Countess of Clarendon, and of seeing the grand chil dren who had been born to her mingle as c quals with the noblest in the land. But a Htdl more exalted late awaited the descen dants of the poor friendless girl who had como to London, in search of service, in a wagoAor's van. Her grandatighler, Ann Hyde, a young lady of spirit, wit.atid beau-1 ty had been - appointed, while her family staid abroad, one of the maids of honor to the Princess of Orange, and in that situa tion had attracted so strongly the regards of James. Duke of York, and brother of Charlos the II. that he contracted a private marrineo With her. The birth of a child forced ott a public announcement of this contract, and ere long the grand daughter of Lady Avlesburv was openly received by the royal family, and the people of England, ns Dutchess of York, and sister-in-law of the sovereign. Lady Aylesbury did not long survive this event. But ere she dropped into the grave at a ripe old age, she saw her descendants heirs presumptive to the British crown. King Charles had matried, but had no le cilimate issue, and, accordingly, his broth er's family had the prospect and rights of succession. And in reality, two immediate descendants of the barefooted country girl did ultimately fill the throne Mary (wife ol William 3.) and ijiieeii Anne, botli pnn cesses of illustrious memory. Such was the fortunes of the'young wo man of whom the worthy landlady oi the Goat and Compasses was fearful ol encour- acting to rash hopes by a reference to the lolly position which h uau oecu nur own fate to attain in life. In one assertion, at least, tin hostess was undoubtedly right that success in life must bo labored for in some way or other. Without the prudence iinil nroTirietv oi conduct wiik.li ....... u es teem and love of the brewer, the sequel of tho nnuntrv pirl's history could not have .-j J, . been such as it is. Prm the Lycoming Gazette. EXECUTION OF Wm. DUNLAP, Jr, The exccntion ol William JJuulap ir, who was convicted at the December term fbr the murder of his wife, took place with in the walls of the Jail ol tins county, on Friday the 29th tilt, in pursuance of the Warrant issued by the governor to mat ei feet, in the presence of about 40 Individu als. At the reciucst of Sheriff Bennett, we were induced to form one of the company, selected to witness the execution of the law on this ill-fated man, and at the ap pointed hour we repaired to the Jail, with our companions, brooding upon the awful scene about to be witnessed. On our arrival 'at the prison, we found the culprit amazing ly composed and resigned to his fate, in familiar conversation with the Ministers of the Gospel, whom he had requested to nttcid on the occasion. lie conversed Iree ly with the Sheriff about the mode of exe cution, and requested him to be. as expedi tious as possible. With the greatest com posure ho disrobed himself, and exchanged his every day garments for the habiliments of death 1 and then with a firm step and determined air, accompanied the Sheriff into the yard. Upon arriving at the font of the scaflold, ho made a slight lialt, to cathcr up his rnbo and then ascended with a firm unbroken step. After taking his neat upon the fatal spot, an appropriate hvmii was given out by the Kev. J. Hen nett. and the prisoner ioitied in singing with a clear, distinct and natural voice. During prayer which immediately followed by the Rev. II. Lenhart, the prisoner tnadu an rarnest and confident rppeal to his God for mercy and pardon. His voico was strong and commanding, and his language fluent, and appropriate and almost eloquent, up on rising to his feet ho was informed that if he had any thing t say, he now had an opportunity. With this he turned his eyes upon tliosii beneath him and with an unfal tering voice deliveiod the following laconic speech, as taken down by us at the time "Well, gentlemen: I think I have Lund f.ivur with the hord our Uod. lou see ine here standing on the brink of cterni ty. I am going to try my fate I urn ready to meet death It is a just cause. I shal leave you to roam in this wide world ask God nnd obtain bis pardon while vou can. The crime which bronchi me here the murder ofmy wife, was committed because I loved her and lor nothing else. He then turned about and adjusted the rope across the beam widened the loop nnd nfmr setting down drew the slip and f4waoJ the rope about his uv.n neck His hr.nda were then fastened and the cap drawn nVer his eyes by the Sheriff, who immediately descended and Willi a stroke evured the cord which truly in tins case, . . . ... . 1 1 !.!., separated timo irom ciernnyi a sugn. struggle ensued a few efforts at respira- ion, and all was over 1 What an awuu spectacle to witness. A lellow creaiure bound by the strong arm of law and dragged to the scaflold in the spring tide of youth and hcnlthfulncss. To sec him bow to his futc and acknowledge it just cal,l upon Iiih God for mercv, and the next minute behold winging before vou a nfclcsa body and a nameless thing his spitit gone- to try its liito." Jilit wo have no time to spend in specu lation about futurity. It is sufficient to say that the prisoner appeared sincerely peni tent long before his execution. That he never made an attempt to escape, and that ho maintained until thu last minuto, that it was love not malico which induced him to murder his wife. In conclusion we deem it our duty to state, as an act of inslicc, that the conduct of Sheriff Bennett, on this trying occasion was worthy of ail commendation. As an officer, he acquitted himself in the bc3t possible manner, and in conjunction with Ids enterprising and efficient Deputy. John Sloan, Esoi merits and must receive the approbation and thanks of all who winess cd the late execution. We like the spirit of the following arti clo from the "Reading, (Berks county) De mocralic Press." It speaks our sentiments exactly. The subject of the Vice Presi dency is an extremely delicate one, and one that cannot be discussed witli two much forbearance : THE VICE PRESIDENCY. we nave Hitherto abstained lrom saying a word upon this subject. We know that as the President is lrom the North, the Vice President must come from the South or the fcoutn-wesi; and that, therolore no son of Pennsylvania could be nominated for this office, by the National convention Under these circumstances, wo considered that it would best comport with the charac ter and interest of Pennsylvania, to wait until the Southern and South-western states had presented their candidates, and then to select among them the man of the greatest worth and popularity, who would most con tribute to strengthen the democratic ticket and the democratic cause. We ought rath er to act as judges than as partisans on this question, am! this is the best mode of ma king the weight of tho state bo felt. Be sides w i- -w. satisfactory ..:.pnre that Colonel Johnson lias exnressed his determination to withdraw, and we did not wish to appear desirous of driving an old and faithful servant of the p.ublic both in peace and jn war, from the course. What first induced us seriously to con sider this subject, was, seeing that an arti cle in favor of Mr. Forsyth, published in a western paper, made its appearancu almost simultaneously in several other papers be fore it was possible they eould have receiv ed it by due course of mail. We arc old birds, and not to be caught by chaff. Tho slate can never be carried by a rush, for the democracy area sober and reflecting people and will not decide without sufficient evi dence and a fair choice. We may be mistaken, but We believe that in case Colonel Johnson should not again be a candidate, the real competition will bo between Colonel King, of Alabama, and Colonel Polk, of Tennessee. They are notn men ot as pure and unsullied private and political character as any in the United Slates, and are both eminently qualified to preside over thu deliberations of the Senate Indeed, we believe it is conceded by both fiiend and foe, that there never has been a better presiding officer in the Senate than Col. King.and no one who has ever visited Washington, can withhold the same enco mium from Col, Polk, of ibe House.. But we say again, it is entirely (no soon to agi tate this subject beyond a mere passing no tice, except to keep the democracy "en ,'ardo, lest their fee inns become enlisted before they know the naturo of tho canvass, or tho results that may grow out of it. For instance, would it be prudent to revert again to 'die lino of safo precedents,' as wa urg ed by Mr. Clay, in his bargain with Mr. Mams and permit tho old "and dangerous system to prevail anew that made a Secreta ry ol btate Hit heir apparent in the suc cession to the Presidency ? Did not gen eral Jackson's election settle that question, mid by what argument or reason is that doctrine so soon to be overturned ? Is ii noi now a condition precedent, that no Secretary of Slate can be a candidate for any higher post during the pendency of his comrnisiont To our thinking, this rule is a very sound one, ms it restrains an untoward ambition, and guarantees thu fait! lul porlormanco ol tho immediate trust, without rendering ii amendable to oilier and mora interested or personal objects. We have said more than we intended in tho outset nnd yot have said but a lithe of what might bo expressed against any innovation of the hallowed principles, that a Jefferion and a Jackson taught and practised. The Milford Bard is a voluntary tenant of tho Baltimore prison. His object is to oradicatu two inreteralo habits to which 1 e has lung been addicted, From tho N. Y. Jburhal of Commerce. POLICE OFFICE. April -1th. A COM EDY AND NEARLY A TRAG EDY OF ERRORS. A scene occurred yesterday at the Police Office, which developed incidents rather ro maiuic, and formed a"curious picture of tho ices, inconsistencies, and whimsicalities of human nature. Some se ven or eight months back a young girl named Eliza Jones, gave birth lo an ll- legitatnato daughter, and being too poor lo maintain it, she was obliged to abandon it to the care of the Commissioners of the Alms house at Brooklyn, where Ihe child was born. When the child was about two months old, a fashionably dicssed respec table looking lady, who gavd her name as Mrs. Catherine Sayrc, applied to the com missioners to obtain a female infant, in or der that she might adopt it as her own, as she had no children. Although the lady's dress and demeanor betokened her to be highly respectable, the commissioners with due caution required them to give her a re ference, before tlioy complied with her re quest, and accordingly the next day anoth er equally respectable looking woman cal led on the commissioners and informed them that Mrs. Sayrc was a highly respec table and aflluent lady, and that she would no doubt take good cate of ihe infant. Thus satisfied as lo the lady's character the commissioners agreed to give her a veiy beautiful female infant, about two months old, being no other than the child of Eliza Jones. And in order to have further secu rity that the child should be properly trea ted, and well brought up, the commission ers made Mrs, Say re enter into a deed of indenture by which she bound hersell to treat the child as an apprentice, and provido it with suitable mainlainance, &c. until it arrived at the age of one and twenty, and the commissioners, on their part, bound the infant, at two months old, to servitude for half a century. These preliminaries being complied with, Mrs. Sayre was given the infant and took it awav with her, and it af terwards turned out that notwithstanding all the caution of the commissioners, ihoy had surrendered ' tho einloss child of sin" to the care and keeping of a common prostitute. In ihe meantime, Elizi Jones, the moth er of the infant, lost her character, could obtain no respectable situation, and was obliged to earn her living by officiating as servant in a splendidly furnished brothel in Duane street, which was abo the resi dence of Catherine Savre. And to this inuso she brought her adopted child, and unknowingly employed its own mother to take care of it. Eliza Jones recognized her unfortunate offspring, and kept the sc- rrr.t to berBeit.niut boMiowed such maternal care upon it, that the infant throve accor dingly, and in a tew months was one ol the finest and most pretty children in ihe city; and the woman who adopted it seemed as fond of it as if it had been iier own, When tho child was nearly seven monihs old, its presont age, Mrs. Sayre discovered the relationship which Eliza Jones bore to it, and with a refinement of cruelty, or from other motives known only to herself, she determined to separate ihe child from its mother, and send it elsewhere to be nursed. The poor mother remonstrated against be ing separated from her child, and refused to part with it and Mrs. Sayre had ihe child furtively removed, and placed with a color ed woman in Lhuich street. The mother however, discovered where it was, and went there on Wednesday and endeavored lo take it away, but did not succeed, and received a severe thrashing from Mrs. Sayrc for making the attempt. Eliza Jones then summoned Mrs. Sayre and the color ed woman to the Police Ofliee, where they appeared yesterday morning and -brought the child wilh them. When the magistrate heard the story of Eliza Jones, which Mrs. Sayrc did not at tempt to contradict, he asked Mrs. Sayre why she had separated the child from its mother, and Mis. Sayrc in a most whining and subdued tunc ol voice, replied that she had sent the child awav, as it would very soon U able to undiirstand sounds, and she feared that some of the prolligate expres sions so continually in use in the house mightmakeanevil impression on the infant's mind, fetich a sentence from such a per sonage, caused, ns may be supposed, no lit meriment among the bystanders. The magistrate then inquired further, and as it was evident from the woman's own conies sion that alio was a common prostitute, ho informed her thai she must give upjthe child to us motnor. nut mis1 bayre rclusci point blank to do any such thing. She in sisted that she had a right to the child, and showed her indenture and demanded her pound of flosh. Tho magistrate in return told tier that-the indenture was void and of no eflect, and commanded the colored wo man who had tho infant in her arms, to de liver it inslantcr to her mother. The color ed woman was about to comply, when Mrs Sayro in a most determined tone of voice insisted that if tho child was taken from her, the rich dollies it wore should be returned to her, and swore that if they wero not she would tear them from its body. Tho colored woman however proceeded to hand the child to iis mother, and at the same instant Mrs. Sayre, wilh tho fury almost o a fiend sprung forward seized the child bv . i i . j. the Magistrate's desk, and Justice Hopson I started up, aim seized uoiu oi mu ttppor part oi Airs, toayre a arm, and hauled it a- Way so effectually tore Away the arm of her gown, and left her arm from tho shoulder to the wrist naked. This caused her to loosen tier uoiu oi tue cinia, anu one or two of the bystanders immediately siczed hold of her and forced her away from It. The child was then restored lo its mother who carried it off with an air of most obvi ous delight and triumph. The scene then closed uy tnc magistrate committing the splendidly dressed Mr3. Sayer to prison, as a common vagrant, and charged her with having committed two assaults and batteries. IOWA TERRITORY. The ensuing remarks, taken from the St. Louis Argus of March 22d, shew the grow ing prosperity of this new territory. Tho Receiver of public monies at Bur lington, Iowa Tenitoiy, arrived in this ci ty a few dayi since, bringing with him to dcposilc in Bank to'llits creditor the lreas urerof the U. States, $345,000. Tho office at Burlington was opened on the 1st ol October last, since which time, embracing a period of less than six months, 8400,000 have been received there .for lands. Of this amount, upwards of $100,000 were received in silver, about 45,000 in gold, and the balance in treasury notes, Missouri and Illinois Stale Bank Bills, and Military Laud bciip. The proportion of gold we understand to bo much larger than has generally been re ceived at other offices. More lhan threc-fourtli3 of the large a mount mentioned above, has been paid by tho 'Actual settlers ol the country. immigrants are now ge-ing into Iowa m great numbers, and it is confidently predic ted that ere two years have elapsed from thu date of her organization as a territory, to wit, by the 4th of July, 1840, she will have a surplus of many thousands pver the number ol inhabitants necessary lor her ad mission as a state into thu Union. From the N. Y. Commercial Advcrtieer Arrival of the Great JFesterw FIFTEEN DAYS LATER THOM ENGLAND. The long looked for Great Western ar rived early this morning. She departed from Bristol on her regular day, March 23, and had a very boisterous passage. Our London dates are to tho evening ol March 2, Liverpool the same, and Bristol 23, all inclusive. The Great AVe3tern made her passage home in 15 days. THEVnoUNDAItY aflESTION. of St. Jbiin's along Hit shore of tie naJ of Fundy, until it meets the m. I 7, Frontier br Passamaquoddv Bay, including ! It "f P.1? olt?. 9?"!V wend! , ' vi 's eaueu in the maps thr ' military post' on the St. John's rirer, d thence along the Southern exlreniiiies f' the highlands of which ' Mars Hill' rorms a part, until it strikes the meridian, close to that old landmark. " This sefceme of compromise we recom mended in the Times journal six or eMit months ago. It would be better for belli parties 1st,- for Englaud, because it would leave in her possession the Whole of the Disputed Territory, and her irilerprovirieiat communication between Frcderickton and vufiuec unuroKen; anu, and eminently for- -vi the Stale of Maine, inasmuch as she would' 1 gain for it a fine country, to which she has1 never (lreamcuoi pulling forth a preteniionr a definite and profitable Water Frontier oij the West, formed by the St. John's River and the Bay of Fundy, a greater cotnpactr ness and roundness of territory than al pres. cut, and considerably more in point of eur- lace man nmgiand could in the way of mu tual cession be on any fair principle called upon to relinquish, being even in superficial miles considerably beyond one half of tho space disputed. Wo cannot for our part comprehend on what pretext the Stale of iainc snouia oujeci to a settlement so true and beneficial. Nor, in the case of any man but Lord Palmerstoo does it appear to us that any England Minister oould throw difficulties in the path of such a proposal. " Remember, this is no yielding on our side to compulsion. We declared this opin ion more than eight months ago. We did so from nn honest anxiety fbr national ptaeo and human welfare. There is throusli this temporary convention of Messrs. Forsyth and Fox a gleam of light, and the only one we see, and if well employed, it may con duct us through the labyrinth. But with such inducements to activity, and such ma terials oi compromise, and such repeated warnings to prepare for the worst, what must this man, Lord Palmerston, be made of, who would neither ncgocialo through the ordinary methods of diplomacy, nor re collect that an armed nogociation is among the most approved and infallible means of prevailing upon an matlentivc adversary lo give an car to reason. the ncak, and compressed her hands round u wiin so deadly a grasp that the child tin mediately became black in the face, and was evidently bcine choked. Fortunately however, the parties wete standing close to The proceedings in Congress on the Boundary Question, with the memorandum greed upon by Mr. Fox and Mr. Forsyth, &c. &e., were received in London by the packet England on the 20th of March. So far as wc can judge by a hasty glance at the papers before us. the temporary adjust ment of the dispute appeals to have given general satisfaction; and oven the most ul tra of the anti-American journals have man fesled a degree of moderation On the sub ject which we hardly expected. I he Herald, it is trite, recommonds the immediate sending of 20,000 men and 10 sail of the lino to the North American coasi; and the Standard affirms that no diplomacy but that of cannon and bayonets can be re ied on; but thu Times, the thunderer of the British press, discourses the matter in the following moderate and reasonable manner: Wc have heard lrom high and gravo authorities in tho United Stales men whom we believe lo havo been really conscientious n their allegation that there could not he a shadow of doubt as to the right of Maine lo the whole Disputed Territory these persons at the same time intimating a siiqng conviction that the bone contended for was not worth to euhui country a dozen human lives. It now appears that, however tho joint memorandum of Messrs. Forsyth and Fox- may be calculated to avert (and Liod grant it may succeed in lining so !) any imincdi ate appeal to violence and bloodshed, the the tone ol the benulors who have spoken upon the subject corresponds minutely with that ol tho benate, which put aside tho ar bitration of 1830-31, and insisted that Eng land had no right to the least portion ol the soil contended for. Although, thercfote, measures humane and considerate have been pursued on this occasion for postponing the armed couilict. and saving the irregular and precipitate effusion of blood, nothing has taken place to cncouiage the least hope that by any expedient but surrender oj the ivioie subject in dispute, will this country be able to calculate on a moro than transient gleam of repose for her Provinces in North America. " In this journal wu have repeatedly thrown out a suggestion which with a due sense of our own very Immblo pretensions to be heard where great national interests are concerned, our unaffected and cordial love of ' peace, in the spirit of peace,' now inclines us lo reproduce, viz : that as most national misunderstandings arc best healed by each party saciificmg something of its extreme rights, for tho sake ol showing good will and good neighborhood, England should frankly oilvr to lliu Statu of Maine that largo section of country which has al ways ueen an unquestioned and rccoj nized part of New Brunswick, viz : that portion of it which lies Vcsl of the town AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT. Pennsylvania and Ncio Fork. We copy the following from the Albany Evening Journal on Tuesday: e are happy tfl learn from the follow ing Message, transmitted to-day to Lou Houses, by Gov. Seward, that tho Legisla ture of Pennsylvania invito through a high ly intelligent Committee, the. o-operalort of our Legislature in an effort to connect the canals of the two stales ata point which will enable us to exchange New York Salt and Plaisler for Pennsylvania Coal: "Executive Chafnber, Albany, April 9lh. To the Legislature: At the recent ses sion of the Legislature of the State of Pennsylvania, a committc was appointed by the Honorable the Senate of that Com; ' i.i ...... li monweauu, wiiu instructions to cunuit wilh the constituted authorities of this Stale in order to ascertain their views in relation to a connection between the north branch divison of the Pennsylvania canal and tho Chcnanga canal of the Chemung canal, or both of these canals in this slate. "The Honorable Charles B. Penrose, Speaker of the Senate of Pennsylvania, the Honorable William Purviaiice, and the Honorable E. Kingsbury, Jr. constitute the committee. I have received from mcsc gentlemen a communicalion announcing their arrival in this city, and explaining tho object of their attendance "I submit this communication to the Le gislature, and respectfully recconmiend thst such measures may be adopted in relation to the same as aro required by a becoming comity towards the enlightened and enter prising commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and towards the Honorable body immediate ly represented by the committee, as well as to the importance ol the subject upon wim. they desire to consult with the consto luted authorities of the State. WILLIAM II. SEWARD." ,, Jl Crust for Casuists.' What was the . ...... ... , ii.. man's crime. nanaC ' lie Ki lieu aiiuwn man.' Is that very wicked?' Dreadful. it dcspcralely wicked, an outrage upon " laws human and divine.' 'And what art they going to do to him?' ' To kill him- j What, kill another inanf 'My dear, y don't understand: it is necessary to punw crimes, and to hold up the fate of the ciW nal as an exainplo and a warning '1 K,1 I am very stupid; but what I cannot undw slant! is, that you punish crime, and 'am othcra against it, by committing tho same crime yourself 'That is different o irards individuals- and communities. kill a man according to law is an act oi j lice not murder.' 'Then aro laws through ., .1. 1,1 .1 v Kn Hv standard do we try them?' 'By the U Hrwl rillrn in llm human heart, Slid i lM IV., rn,nmn.,.l,nnnta I)id VOU POt fS-? that killing a man was an outrJgo "PD divine law J' Don't bo troublese!"0'"7 dear"
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