'tucTti tnMoc? ruin
s iiuwnv, fkh, Is, ims'
ITcjiic lubrr Ike rrinlcr.
WIIHT, (M)K.N. RYE. BUCK
W UK V I", OA I S nr WM. will be re
ceired fur rtehH doe in fur midmripiinn.
Man a lew bushels of IOTA IOKS it
delivncd goon
From llioss Lo hare promised Lnmhcr
inch ml inrl) s lu !' qnirter pme board
will bft rereivpil if delivered soon.
UEMOV'AL BILL.
Th Removal Bill passed through Com
mine of ih whn in 'ho Senate on Miwi
fl v 1-8 , nearly m it rame from he Homr
-On Vqdneday,ilcame up cm second rnd
ing. -Ai amendment was offered rcquiiing
three-fifths of ihe wmi oT the county to
.ratify it. which was defeated; yea 8 nays
rHZ2. Xnvt.et motion was was then mad
requiring $00 majority, widen was like wi.-e
Jefeatedi yeas II nays 20 A motion re
quiring but two monthi resident instead
of nine; was also rejected yeas 14 nays 18
the vole upon the first section was then la
ken which resulted as follows, yeas 10
tiavs 13. This vole was considered a tesi
vote, as the first section contain? the main
,proviins of the bill, there is therefore;
now no doobls of the passage of the bill
A few days since Recorder Vaux paid a
-visit to a house in the country, about CO
miles from Philadelphia, and there succeed
ed in recovering a very large quantity of
rounterfeitine; apparatus, consisting of the
following articles: sixteen ro'U for making
counterfeit plates, nine dies, fifteen altering
plates, ten counterfeit bank note plates, and
a lot of bank note paper reidy for use.
This is the sixth or seventh seizure of coun
vierfciting articles which the Recorder ha?
made within a ehcrt time.
E1.LL X.
There are in Rome 30 Cardinals, 31
Archbishops and Bishops, 125 Prelates
1G54 Secular Clergy, 2749 Monks, 1550
Nuns, 3000 persons are devoled to Litera
ture and the Fine Arts.
The Real Eitate of Lanerayr county, Pa.
las been estimated at twenty five million
V-
. of dullais.
Quite a controversy prevails in Massa-
dmsetis as to whether or not colored chd
rlren seould be odoiitled into schools in
common with white.
A bill to suppress Licentiousness is be
fore the Legislature of New York. It pre
ecribes for the seduction of a female under
18, by a married man, Stile Prison not
more than five years, or a fine of not more
ihan $3000. For seducing a female over 18
.Slats Prison not more tlian 3 yeais, or
. county jail not more than one year, or a
fine of not orr $1000, Seduction by an
ainmarried man of a female not over 18
nine as above Every person who shnl
keep a house of ifl-lame,s!ull suffer impris
onment, and every person who shall let or
leu!-wy building or tenemeut for the pur
pose of being kept as a houee of ill-fame,
shall forfeii.fur the use of ihe poor.the rents
snd profits of the same two years.
The General Bunk bill has passed thr
Senate of Ohio by a vote of 21 to 13 and jr
..tow before the House.
'This is fhejvery latest case of extreme
delicacy. 'Pray, Mies, what part of lb"
fowl shall I help you toT ' I'll take Ihe
,pri ihai's last gelling over the fence '
The Treasurer of lite Stats o Illinois has
r 'reived several thousand dollars of coon
terfeit Illinois ioutmal improvement s-:ipi.
m paytneut for Und. It is supposed thai
u Ij'ge amount is in urcbiinn
At T'f rville, ner Y'.ett N, Y on
Thursday of last wtti,il,e dvgh:cf of Sin
ter, Oaks. Esq. met l-er death by the cul.
. fable. caM.leisncss aiitl mischief 'of a young
manwiu) was returning from a humii.g
.excursion. Seeing Miss Oaks enter an
. out house, he Jircd lit riije into it and pass
.edcui. Some bourn afcer AJis O. was
found dead, the ball having gained through
the house audinto her side.
.The Almshouse at Slem N. J., wa en
tircly desltoyed by fire on SatunUy Bx.rn
iiig. At the lime of this occurrence there
were tboul 100 putiplers in lb' honne, t
number r-f whom being lunatics. Th)
- ere all en: oul -afely, amid, howetir,
t.w ol '.he ildefel duoritr snd f"i 1
.'.lion. j
'Tis midnight every noisy voioe i hushed
Tint hollow winds that all day angry blew
il ive sought repose within their rockycavet
rtiiii-m mild V.tMilivr. who still lincor muniK
i
I'll ngnl poplan, and in pluintiva s'lis,
Sn-ms grirvni thai Ills f. llows a!t ar none
I lia eriikoV S'nui. urinoioniHis, yel swe'
I'd thoso who wish thai sorg may rei:li
ihrir lir.ifis,
And help lb think. and f-el, alone is heard
I at iiiv window sit, and look abroad
() i forest, valley, river, nleadow, hill,
While the fur moon btstowe just light
enough
To lei their modest beauiies be perceived,
Yet ) tihtritdwd on ine stanled eye
he to muse on Ns'ure's peerless charm.
When thouyhilfM men little u bile retire,
Not to lament the nonsense ol Ihe past,
Uul to lerruil iheir w-s'ed s:reniih,that they
May shout more loudly, lun with greater
speeit,
In Fully' train, when next ihe radient sun
Aiising, robes the eastern skies in gold.
Pal moon I love to gszH upon thy face,
And think (hat ihuu art luokiHg through the
clouds,
With pitying eye on all my wanderings here,
To whisper peace to every passion wild,
And woo ine by thy beauty to ihe sky.
Ye flittering stars! ye ar the same a when
In fail Chaldaj i, shepherds nightly watched
Their flocks, & to beguile ihe tedious hours,
Cazed on your beauty, lovod you ar.djbegan
To give you names, as fancy gave command
Ye shine unchanged,your glory is the same,
Age hath not written sonow on your brows;
Death hath not hurled his fatal dart at you
But where those shepherds ? Do they lend
their flocks,
R-joice in youth, aud love your beauties
still ?
Alaa! no mure (hey view Orion a bell,
Or watch Aicturua, or ihe Pleiads rise
I'hey sleep in dust, forgotten quite by all,
Except some pensive lover of the elais,
Who, when he sees ll.e object that the)
loved,
Siill thinks upon ihern, and with tearful eyt
RoilectH, thai soon your beauties must be
hid
Fiom htm, as from the shepherds that once
loauied
Chahhc i's plains, but roam those plain no
more.
.Vhil thus I rouse upon you, changeless
stars,
Methinks I feel the nothingness of man,
Yul pride arid vanity are with me still,
Prompting (he idle wish to letve a mime.
But sure yon star, reproachfully doth say
Poor child of dual, and being of an hour.
I've seen ten thousand thousand such as the
Wish, hope, toil, sink, in misery complete
Down to ihe grsve, and sleep forgotten
there W.
INTEREs l INt; MEMORIAL. -A
lengthy, 1j u highly inu resting memo
iid, hai bieu presented to our Kiile Legis
liiurc. and 3HJ() extra copies orderod lo hi
primed, the production of Mis. I). L Dix.
if Boston. It exhibits ihe condition and
.inaiincnl of Minis, Epileptii s, and Insane
Poor, as found in the county jiils and
dm houses of our State. This intelligen1
lady, who is now in our borough, bus dur
ing ihe past year, from purposes pure!;
benevolent, visited every county town in
iho state, with two unimportant exceptions
,!ollcctint!, by menus of personal observa
tion, evidence of the claims of this large
aud much in girded class o( sufferers upon
'.lip M'fnpiihi. s of h gislalion. The resid:
f this vac enierprie, from which ordmar;
beiipiobmeo would have shrHnk, arc pre
sen ed ai Iwugih in this uirnioii.il, in a man
ner, too, that is not less eloquent than i:n
presstve Measures are also rrcomrnenil
ed, whose adopiinrt cannot fait to clieek dr
d nos: incredible tide of Human Misery
Miss. I), has mail? a siniiUr lour ihrougl
ihe elates of New York and New Jersey
Ahcreclic likewise collected a vast fund o
r',va!u:ible hiHoiiral and umblieal informs
ion and we le tin, too, that she dcnigiw
iX'.ttiJing her leiearche into some otlr
intes, Benevolence such s ih.s, which serk.
ml tufTcr;ng in its whim hjrms, v?' rnl"
nends illo ihe sympaihy of ihe Ship, calls
lor ihe expression -of enlarged gratitude, &
-hould be properly appreciated UyAliose lo
u bain it more directly appeals. A lifetime
spent in suih a cause--the disinterested
amelioration of iheiemporal destiny of the
Striiken and Alrlicied is wotihy Un
approving .plaudits of Heaven and Earth.
MISSOURI.
The jo'nl committee of the Missouri
Legislature ha" adopted ihe Districs pro
(iom-iJ, giving in '.he -whig one certain, and
to ihe D.'ii ocrats probably four member-
of L'w'i s. AtjrcscM '.he Whigs have
non " ,t
WASHINGTON LETTER WRITERS.
The Ho'. John Vntnonh, me riher of
Congress from the Chicago diMnol, ('
nois) who is so tall lhal instead of .nour.t
ing tho stump when nddres.iinif In coustii
uents, Ins (o b led ivum into a holt dug
lor the pjrp'ia writes some quite ch irac
tei istir letters homo. In on of his recent
-pisiles.hethus unveils tho mysteries of
Washington letter writing:
I'hoyhavea new way of advertising
her A man warn his tavern praised.
Accordingly he giver a kiter writer )5 am!
he wrnns to some New York, Boston nr
Phil idelphi new spspei tlii 'Col Polk,
President elect, bus litken loom Bt
Hotel.' Accidentally, all the office hunter
go and engage lodging there! A man has
a piano for sale and h gives a letter writer
45 to write thai 'Mrs. Polk has bought one
oi Mr. ' spltndtd pianos.' So the
mailer goes even lo milliner shops, in each
of which hangs a bonnet engaged lo Mrs.
Polk.' Aud it taken 95 to got a leitei
writer lo tell of it. Indeed, it takes 85 and
no more (o reach any of this profession
For this they will put an eloquent speech
in any man's mouth. For this, put him in
Col. Polk's Cabinet, For ibis give him a
foreign mission. For this, put up Col
Polk at his tavern For (his make Gov
Polk buy a hat at a particular store, &c
The magic number is 85 All undei
is insult, all over superfluity, A prominen
politician who has noi $5 to epare lo a few
of the letter writers, will not be prominen
long. -
isnHrsuaaiiaMi
THE UNICORN DISCOVERED.
A recenl number of ihe 'Journal Asia
uque,' published in Paris, slates that M
Fresnel. the profound Orientalist, now
French Consul ai Jedda, in Arabia, has pub
hshed a notice of the existence of Ihe real
inicorn in the wilds of Hadremant! Thi
grange be?st has a single horn, attached to
its head by a joint, through which it can
levnie oi depress its horn at pleasure, re
narkably confirming Psalms 02, 10. where
it speaks of ihe 'horn of the unicorn.' This
will ihrow great light on other passng'-s ol
Scriplure, which ignorance of Arabia pre
' enl-id our comprehen ding.
The Snow Slotm of the fourth seenn t
hive extended nter a greal tract of country.
We see by the Hanford Times, lint ihe
hiiuw fell to the depih of about 18 inches,
and drifted considerably. The Southern
mill was on tin account delayed 21 hours.
At New Haven, the tide rose lo the almost
unprecedented height nf 18 inciies above
the top of the Lmg Whirl'. Al Albany.
N. Y., the si o h 'I to the ih'p'h of 18 inch
es, blocking np all the R.iilruads. On Loii"
1-land, ihe depth of snow is esiiuiated at 2
fed. Al Providence, R I . the Railroad lo
15 iston was imp-issable on WednesJiy
I'lie cold wi.i intense at all iliese places.
Mr Cl;SlllN.i, it is staled, during liis
ecenl miton r,irned the Taital language,
which is lbs cutiit language of ihe ('elestial.
tJhinese being the cockney and gi.tcon for
he million. He has secured a valuable
ibrary of lhal language, comprising quile a
'ream of Tt r tar laeruuire.
Mn. I'e.vto.v and Texas. Mr B -n
on hiiu introduciid into the United S itcs
Senate a proj"d for admitting Ti s i in
to ihe Union, ss a subMitude far th
nil previously introduurd by hi in
The bill provided ih.t a Stale, ti
!i; formed out of the present lepuhl c n
Texas, with 'iilab!e ex'eot and hound
iritJ, and with two re pi rstnlative ti
(longre.K, until ihe next apportionment
f repif j'.-nlation, shall be adinitlcil H.t
he Union by vitlue of ihN ad, on ai
quiiabk' fooling with t tit t-xis'ing States
it soon as the lerms and cnndilion ol
soch dri:i"ion, end the riiiion v( lb
"puiainii'g Ti-xs icriiiory to the United
Slates fihail bo agreed upon by the go
vprnnicn's of Texas and the Uniiee
Si alt s 1 1 appropi iales 8 1 00 ;0C0 'o dt
my the expensi s ol missions and nego
iislions lo agrre upon the terms ol ad
idiiiinion and resworn, either by treat;
o be stibmil'eil to the Senate, or . by ar
ides to be 'ubmiiled to both lloices o1
"ongres?, a ihe President may direct
The Globe devotes a colonin Bnd a hill
it its space ro ihe purpose of showing
the advantage of the preposiuon.
"ays.
'We look upon the proposition of
Mr, JJenton's bill to provide for this
commission lo be not only a piopositioi
of conciliation lo all parlies favorable li
the admission of Texas into the Uo-
.on in ihe two dounlrieg, but a pro
position tending to ha'rmonize their pos
K ri'y forever, by removing, al ihe lines
bold, tveiy ground of discontent.'
. '.Ji 1 ,
The Lie Mi. FiUnic! Avni
Ilailfoid., Conn., has left hi-queMtf
several hrncvolenl and religious asccii-
I., 'hst ci'y.strjout.ting Iogl3,000
1
Vbuy PusinrrnvE Finn at New
YoitK The Tribune 0 flirt uud ad
joining Building Destroyed ! V
rejrel to loarn.by the Tiaw Yort lleraM
received last evening, and ihe fust pa
per lor iwo day from beyond Trenton,
ihat, about 4 o'clock on Wednesday
morning, a leinhle fire w discoveied
to he raging in the block of building
occupied m tU Tribune establishment
coiner of Spruce and Nassau streets.
Every cll n! wjs made by Ihe fire com
panics In master the raging clement, bu
to no purpnxp, and in tho course ol a
couple of honri) after ihe first notice ol
the blaZ", Ihe Tribune newipip.'r con
cern, the periodical depot of Mr. II
Ciiaham, ihe bookseller ami stationers'
s'abl miient (fjanscn& 15ell,'li .qiJo
store occopied by Mi. K nnedy, and
Ihe German estahlishuienl of the D ti
tsche Schncllpost, a Gcrnun joutnai
published in lhal ci'y for I he l.isi thru
years, wiih a large 8t'ck of books, &c.
were loially consumed, with all Ihe;
contained Mr. Graham losl not aiily hi
nock, but SlOO in cash and his golo
watch, and narrowly escaped with hi
life by leaping oul of an elevated win
dow upon the deep snow beneaih. A
boy employed by him. who w Bslcpp
in the loom below, followed Mr. G,
but fell on his heatl and Wis Severel;
hurl. Just before letn ing tubed, Mr
G. had t.ken $175 and hie gold watl
from his drawer a ud had placed ihen
under hi pillow, where they wire (les
Toyed. Mr. G. esiimairg his lotal lo
.1 ah ul J52500, and wa not insured
The Tiibune lost all theii lype,inaterial
&r., with a large q iuility of papei
iieai numb rof books of heir own pub
lication, beside their valuable presses
in ihe basement. M'sr. Greeb y and
McE'rat-h were insured for $ 10,000,
lartly in the Willi.imsburgli and pa 1 1
to ihe Trust Compariy of lhal city.
The presses alone in tho basement cos
upwards of $9000, ami the amount of
their lo-'s over and ah ve insurance i
e6timaled al $10 000. There wen
several offices in il):' sunn building'
among them that V. B. Palmer, G-.'o-eral
N-wspaper Agpify, I Idisigii'a
Map Engraving Establishment, and in
no case was any thing saved. Mr Pd
mer's b joks and papers were in .f ',btn
from the specimen of i's giving powers,
is exhib'ted soon af er the fire, il mil l
lave proved of little setvico. Led-
EXTINCT HUMAN RACES.
In th remotest parts of Nor h and
East Asia, remains have been iliiiiovor
(I which prove tbat nearly tho winle
of thai greal conlineni was once occtip'ed
'ly human racts, whose viy na'ii(
ll ive pe islied, So.iiH ot Iht-MC! iiation.s
ijjpear to have made prog ea in tb
ii is and civilize! ioo. Tin ir t uiilis Rf'
louod Sjread over too con l!rh:3 e
vaid ol Jooisey iii giejt iiomberi, a
ii e of magnificent construction. The;
'oolnin fraumenis of ear hern m.i;,u:.ii
mie or Doicil.in, oi ti hoc ii is; ami var,-
ou implemenis of ailvcr, gold, and enp
iier. The learned ac.adumtei hi of St
Peersburj; have iiii,li-d tliemv-lie
that such relies lv 1 . r t r i i to a pttopiu wb
must Ii iv.i disappeared bef..ro tli ' hgb
of hi!or y da a u.:d up )n t list co.io 1 1
Discoveries leading lo a snr.:lir icsu!:
have been iracd ihiotiiih thi? Nf"
World, from the couoliies boidi-nog o
(he M ssisippi ami Ohio, were tomb
are fjund co ilaing skelt tons of a d Ifn
cut confoi mation Ironi lhal of the pre
sunt native tribes, lo the hih lahlu-lam
of Tiiiaca, in t!ie
Pti avian Cordillera
where am teen the sniMjooed ancient
reniosenta'ives of the Fiat Heads. Ev 'i
in the islands f Polynesia, vestige
ire disco veied which have been roferic-
o a foniier nice ol ' iiiliuljiiaiit,iiul there
in: 1 ids which indicate that extemiv
jounii ies in Europu were occupied b;
aou of a dilfirenl physical chirarbr
ro m Hi" present naiives, lim j wind
il'-eeded lliR atival of Celt and Goths,
and oiber Indo Get manic nations fun
he ea;t.
A HE LIC.
A day or l.vo ago, ,in rnk wt cu
lown at a short diftmce from Hirris
iiirg, (and near an old revolutionary
i lie, known as 'P.-x ur's Church, ')wh;cl
lpoo counting ihe growths', proved In hi
iicar four hundred years ohl, and pei-
'ecily embedded iri it, al a height o
near thirty feet from the ground, wa
found a well 6haped stone mortar and
,jest'e, and an instrument very mud
resembling ojraxe, iho'igh much small
er in size. They had evidently beei
placed in the crotch of the tree, which
nad giuwn togeiher ovt r them, am
fi om an examination of the sen ion, it i
perfectly manifest lhal they must havi
icen thereat least ihi ee numii eii years.
I'hey re of ver'y hard fl uty stonij and .
in their finish exhibit Iriiich skill.'
THE 'OSTACj'li BILL.'
The reducing 'ostaye and abnli'li
ing the Frank ins 'rivilege passed ihe V .
S. .Senate on S itunty last by 37 ayes to 12
nays, u was preseriteo to tLc iioine on ine
luuie day,
SIORY OF A I3RAVE WOMAN.
We read in one of our late English
journals, ol Ihe application fur relief, In
the magistrates of a town near London,
made by an aged female, who well dc
icrvesihe litln of heruine, and whose
story is one of those rare but interesting
one, which never fail lo secure ym.
pathy, and to claim benevolence. 'I'm
ivonmi was a widow, whose husband
(Thomas: ILnvcll.hy name,) had been
private in tho dS h regiment, lo whom
die had been married 40 years, and bad
shared active service wiih him for 27
years. Whilst in lheiegiinein,ii seems;
she bore seven sons, (ive ol whom ,ni
dead ; of Ihe I wo sui vivor, one U in Hi
Coldstream Guards, and the oiin.-r in
the 12lh regiment, now lying in tin
Isle of France, This female veteran ai
compaoied her husband in all hi pecin
oilir compaigns, sharing all his haul
ships, in.d being present al len g"neia'
"ngagempois, viz; Talavera, Alnueia,
ll'idiigo, Ridajoii, Salamanca, Villoiia,
Fyren-eif, Neville, Orlhes, aud Thou
louse. She had lived as servant lo G m
eral Ilimilton, and she related wil
pride, ihit at the ba'.llo of Albuera.when
ihe Duke ol Velling!nn had an inter
view wi'h lhal General, she had Ihe
honor of handing hit) Grace a glass ol
water, being the only it-fieshmeut In
ivould take. A lhat battle, 'he mule en
which she rode was frighiem-d !iy ho'
i'i iking close to hue, aud she wi
thrown off. She took Care of Colour
M m lo when wounded al ihe b ill In o
Vitloii. S.ie was laken prisoner by Hp
Fiench in Ihe reireal on Salunanca, an.
made her escape disguised in man'.
i tn e. By the late death of her husband,
she was deprived of all means of sup
p ;rt, and having ihree daughieis l
main an, ahe applied for relief, ann
wished t j b- f awarded lo London, Ii
si e the Duke of Wellington, who, sin
.a cot. li len', would assist her.
Ilirsirry excited ihesympathy of ilv
M igiiiat'H, one of whom wrote a leitei
lecommending her to the noble Duke,
ind ca ne I'oiwaid and agieed lo pa;
her t xp rises lo Loudon. Toe last ac
count .staled that his Grace had written
io nuke fuiiher ii.qunies about the wo
mm, in whuse tale he was much inter-
est-il, and with ch-ncteristic kindness
had si nl her a sum of money for her im
mediate necessities. If she become.
eventually, a pensioner ot the Duke ol
Wellington, she may well coosnLr hei-
S' ll ,)i having been in luck s way,whils
h-r child en may apply lo their heroic
ton her ihu old adajje of "burn lo good
luck."
HIS I OK V OF WYOMING.
We und rs'and thai the Ilis'oiyof
(Vyomiog, wiiiien by the Hon. Chai
Ies Min r, is in (be couisn of puhlica
ion. Tnis woi k has been long luokeil
i'or, a id il apiii .i.ice will bs hailed
with j y. Wt a t: confident j.ub'ic rx
peeU'ion will noi hu disappointed. N
man living cool I do bet er justice lo thi
sub) 'i t th hi Cna' l. s Miner. Ha cami
to this lovely Valley in eaily youth,
ind imbibed alike its b-'iti'y il poetty
mil its his'iii y. At lh.it lime, those
vho h i I ) r icipi'ed in its bloody war
ind shircd th- p"nl auvl 'hair breadib'
-G tpe.s of i iri 1 1 di:.. nil perio 1 Wei'u stil
MV;ng in ihe vior of manhood. Fiotn
hi;m, Mr. Minor derived nut only
i ids, but the deep inspirations of tho;
nin time. T'.e- numbers of tin
lliz'e.ton Travel hi',' which appeared a
'e.v years since, furnish a spcciiiKn ol
racy siyle and absoiding interest of thf
hu ih coming history. Those number
ny Ihe way, should not hive been dis
continued, until each and every oh1
I'uilily in the Valley had received
passing not ice., we nope me oliutn
. r a .
cum dignitute, of Iheir accomplished
iiiihor will agun rc-animaU; his plasti
pen.
The st; le of Mr. Miner is. ndmirr
lily adapted lo the public lasle. IF
outhful and malurc rlforts piitike id
ihe eime chastened simplicity. II
mploys I ha old Sixon stand dial-ct
inu myites no i-lloil at slnted rlieto. ic,
r new I'.mg'cd ni id s of expt esstDos.
ilis Mihp-ci fl iws along like Ihe simph
melody of ihe songs ol nature, but at tin
-ami.' t ine, with a power lhat captivate.
Ihe heart. In polit cs, we have nevei
agree I with Mr. Mmer, hut wt ate
sttli ready lo do jusiire to a man whi
is an honor lo our Valley, and lo ihi
in eiatuie t l the country. He night l
vi ite inure, for, like Midas, wlulevei
he touches, he tdi us into gold.
,t2. JJem.
CUKIOUS
Die Baltimore Clipper says, that a per
son named Wilson, formerly of lhal eity
whose death was announced ome ix or
seven years ago, as occurring somewhere
in the West, had, by mere accident, been
iscovercd in a religion instilpiinr. in ('in
uinnati, where he had been forcibly confin
ed for ihe lasi 13 ;.3,' thai his release
we effected after con.i lursble trouble and
excitement, and thahu was about lo return
n I5ol.ini.-rr, The ee-'i a!!ud.-rj lo ii pro
bablf ibe Zosn.te.
THK ro.ST OFFICE HILL.
The TrunMiig Trivilegt. u the dis
-ussion lit the ScimIm on iIim I'osi i.fliee bill
VI r liunhaiui aJvoeated im aboliiiotv of
die franklin privilege Ms referred lo ihe
practice in linjland. where even Queen
Victoria Cannot frank a ii"ie.
'Members of Parliament,' ('saitl Mr.
liuobanati.) 'were called upon In fcrryo a
privilege for lh sake of ailvun-ing a j;ieii
pn'ilic otji'cis, and ihey atjreed io do
V 1 1 1 an Amercan Congress reluss tj to
that U'iiii-li a British l'arljameui has done
hi ihu aei omplishmenl of a grcil advantage
'o the pcojiiff Fr my own pari, I find the
franking p;i.i!cge rather an inconvenience
lull, an advantage; scarcely a day pssse
luring which 1 am not asked for franks,
liners com to me under blank rover,
viy ol'ien.from ladies. what'am 1 in do witk
iiemj' Take them tolthe ladiea yourself
"mid a voire on ihe fl nr, 'Yes.' f'said
li ) and make my bow, I suppose.'
'Yon must either restrict ihe franking
priulege, or keep up ihe high, rates of posi
ige. Fifteen thousand deputy postmaster
and holh llauseg ofCongresi retaining ihe
iranking piivilee, will de-lroy the bill.
Ilrt saw mi fear oT not keeping thi ofliees
will filled with comietent pnstwasicrs
A'Uhoul the franking piivilege.'
Pepofl of Ihe. Comnnnsionert of Palenti.
The annual report from the Commission
ers of Puieius for the year I8Hi shows
hat durimr the year 502 patents have issu
'd lhal 53'J puents have expired; lhal 1045
app'ii; ations have been made lo for palentrj
lhat 331 caveats have been field, ibm ihe
receipts of the Patent O.Tice h ive been in
nnouni $;3I,220 00, paid on application
wiliulrawn; lhal ihe ordinary expenses of
the Office have been $21,288 04. to which
is to be added $2078 40 for library and
igricult-.ire, leaving a neit balance of $(5,
173 73 lo the credit nf the patent fund fur
the year; lhal $2 822 00 has been paid for
die restoration of models, records, ami1
hawing under the aci ol 3 '. Mi.rch, 1S37;
iho number nf applicants for ihe exten
ton of patents was 12; two were (ranted
ind len rejected: seven patents have been
extended since the act of 4 h July, 183G;
he whole number of patents issued up lo
Ui of January, 1345 is 14 021.
FhiO.Vl MEXICO
Capt. I'aterson, of Ihe biig Najade, al
Charleston, from Vera Cruz, Jiiuaiv 8,
leported thai Santa Anna had attacked, ai
die h ead of 4000 men, 1 500 of which were;
cavalry, ihe town of I'uebla but he was
driven back by ihe levolutinnistg. Santa
Anna, it is said, wouhl endeavor to make
bis escape eiher by die way of Vera Cr.iz
nr Ttispan. The revoluti. mists were in
hot pursuit ufSaiiia Anna, and certain death
awaited him should be fall into their
hands.
A newspaper olli re n-semb!e9 the great
woibl. The larjje capital letters are arislo
crats I he Komaii letters are ihe men, and'
he italic are the women. Every form is a
iition, wild the big bugs at the head; and
in every form, lliere are various pieces, so
ire iheie diilcreni classes, societies, and
sects in tho world. The four pages of tho
newspaper are Europe, Asia, Africa and
'u ci 1 mi. I he lirsi page is Asia as lhat
piarter of ihe world was first peopled &
ve find il generally filed with liciiiious laics
of which (be oriental natives were always
loud. The second, or rditorid lae, i
Fu-opci ihe opinianated spikes, man ot"
dm world. The iliird pas", mostly cover
-d with advcrtisineiiis, is America, with all
ts train of wooden nutmegs, thrift, anil hast
!y swallowed dinners, The fourth page is.
f course, Africa, and like lhal quarter of
..'te i!nbe, is seldom explored; and in nil
these four pages or quaricis .f ilia wodd
he woiks of die dovil ate plentifully con
ijiicuous
k pceneIn ToI.'KESS.
In ihe House of Ucprescnlatives al Wash
ington on Thersdav, the Annual Indian
Vppropriation Hill was taken up, and dur
ing the discussion, quiu an acritnonous,
personal controversy arose between Mr.
Uiai'k, of (Jerr!ia.'and Mr. (iiildiinjs of
Ohio Mr. G said the remaiks nf Mr. 11.
were low and dirty, ,1r. II. replied that
no genileman could even look at Mr G
wiilioul becoming 'low and I i r : v A great
uauy expressiutis nf a sbnihr character
iindicd between them, unn! .1r McDowell
if Ohio, and ,1r Hurt, nf South Carolina,
nterposed and called Mr ) loonier Here
the matter dropped for a time, Inn soon af
i'r Mr Uiddintjs rose and proceeded lo re
dy to the pets itialiiies of ,1r Iilaek He
vas rurnmeniing on somcthin? Mr B had
said about 'knocking down' What Mr (i
said induced .1r H ('who was siandin?
tear hm) lo'exelaiu.'l'il knoi k you down
i ihe same lime he wai rushing toward
Mr G and tried In raise bis cane, apparent
ly with i!ie ilcsign lo strike Mr (J Mr
llamnirlt. ol ,1ississippi, seized .1r U ii
diew b'ni omsiile i!ic railling Of cour-;n
(Acre wns a jreal deal of excitement in ihe
Hall, and fur a few moments 1 lie proceedings
vere arrested Mr Giddingir finished his
remaiks, when d-r Black made a remark or
two Scenes of this kind are utterly rliu
:racu!ul lo the parties
TUB FLYLNG MACHINE
The Circinnati Gaz"ile says that a
patent has been obtained by J. II. Pen
nington, lor h is machine lo nsvigate
hu air. It consists often section bal-
Ioohf, a ear and a steam engine. l iic
tngine, of one and a half liurse jiower,
ii is proposed lo place in the upper lo:y
of the car appended to the balloons.
I he .fieei ing power is a ruddsr or oar
rornccled ivilh the boltol of (he bal
!l?on,