From 8ctlry$ Mitcclhmy for March. oxb Horn with death, I' iggestrri tiy a Picture liy Rlr .Tnsliwa Ilf)r noMi, In the IHilwivh Gullrrj. Th sun bus gone in. from this world of sin, The gniml wolf roam the fell :w whither dost sced on thy lull white steed ! Huunge rider, pause and tell. NLiiint, mount with mo, and ihtm Kail are A boon to the I gives The tcrrililf power for single hour, To ride with oe and iiti 1- Uy ihe thrilling tone, and tlie eye of stone. And Ihe blue and vapoury breath, Uv the hard cold brow, I know thee Dow, Dread rider, thou art Dbatu ! Oh ! might ! refuse but I dare not choose , My spirit la not free ; Thy gift in a doom, and, though not to the lomh, I feci I must go with thee!' Away! Away ! through mire and clay The ridurs two are sped, i'l'sth first drew tein on a battle 4ain 'Mid heaps of filtering dead. He- gazed nil around, and no longer he frown'd, But he laughed with fiendlike glee I'htt tires of hell hum wondrous well, When mat) docs my work for me !' Aiid on and on, o'er clod and stono, Are sped those riders twain, night Towards a glimmering liiiht through the darksome VV hich beam d through a cottage pane. And a lovely sight did that glimmering light Show to the gazers there ; In the twilight gloom of a lonely room Sat a lady pale and fair. InTieavy unrest on her gentlo'brcasx. Its young brow knit with pain, 1 .11 y the fi vered check of an infant weak, To feeble to complain. The tear-drop was dry in the mother's eye. Her cold lips spoke no word ; Her will she had given to the will of Heaven She was waiting on the Lord ! Vet ever a glance she cast askance Of strange distrust and fear, Through the doubtful gloom of thnl silent Toom.J As she felt that Dea'h was near, 1I has passed the door, he treads the floor, His arm is raised to slay, litit a bright form was seen to rush between, And a stern voice cried 'Away ! De.s'royer flee ! Oh, not to thee, Through many a peaceful year, U ii given to split tho bonds which knit That foud and faithful pair. nd in thy brief hour of impotent power, hen I may not Ind thee fly ; Not to them shall thou bring or terror or sting, Nor to thee shall be victory ! Hack, wretch V O'cipowered the grim ahape cow eied, And winced like a chidden boy, Then ag.iin on his course he U'ged his pale horse, Still eager to destroy. ,t a lordly hall was his next stern call, Whine 'neath silken canopy, Vfmid to pray, a rich man lay, Who knew that he must die -j lis failing ear, it could not hear One blessing from the poor ; iut he knew whose steed had slackened its sjieed, Whose hand was on the door, Tin straining eye could naught descry O'er his couch ol sculptured gold, Save the gloating stare of somo eager lieii, Oi the glance of some menial cold. )h ! he would have given for one Lope of Heaven, And one of Love's true tears, his hands VII his wealih, and his lands, and have toiled with For bread through a thousand years. iut he turned his face from the Spirit of Grace. He scotlcd at the oiphan's cry lis God it was his Love it was self, Jle must godless, lovelies, die!. 'hot crrnan was his last. But the hour is past, The chartered space is o'er, last thou had enough '' said the rider rough, 'I can grant thee a mile or two more. , A'hat ! at once away 1 pale trrmbler stay, There'a a parting word to tell, V hen next llwu shall tide with Death by thy side, Thou w ill not come off so well. 8. N. II. For the following eight stanzas, see Room II o. 143, Dulwich Gallery. Conviction of Police OfUeer. At New Oilcans, on the 3uth ult. Charles A nmmeyer, a Police officer who .had long stood gh in tho corjis of indefatigable" in that city, aa convicted of swindling in a manner and form hich, we honr.lly believe, is not altogether un town in the history of our police. He procured negio to have temporarily three boxes of cigars the cubarct of an honeht foreigner named Vieria. ammcyei came in shortly after the negro left. e asked Lis victim it he bad not stolen cigars in e house. Ho replied no. The prisoner said you ive, for I have seen the man who stole them and ft them here, para out i here they are, be said anting to the three boxes of cigars. The prisoner en called him into tlie room inside the baf, told in ha should arrsel him, and that ho would be lit to ihe eiiiienliary for receiving stolen goods, it that if he would pay $:!U0 he would coniiTom i the affair. Witness said he had not so much i had but $125. The prisons! then said, he should !cc him and the cigars ton, for he Lid a search lrraul from the Hccorder. Tho wilnct cried d begged he would not take him, ss ho d d not ow the cigar to have been stoh-n. His daughter gill about eleven years old, cried went on hei ices and begged he would not take hi r father, nally, the witness gave the p Uoiier his own f l'i5, 3 belonging to ai.olbi r person, which was left in i charge, and a ailvcr waleh. Cau.un ycr then left i house, after strictly er joining the witness to jery. This is a brief outline of the transaction not tlie only one of the kind in Ihe United Slates t could be told uf. The jury, without a moment' i itation, found Camniryer guilty, and the court ea it to the ptbiic safety lo mete out such pun ment to the villain, thai others of the same school y improve the xir pie as a warning which will itstfifcts through life, N, V, fun. From the Canada Time. The late FrrsMmt of the United States. The unexpected demise of General Harrison has drawn frm all patties, and from all classes, in the United Slates, fervent tributes of rwpect to his me mory. All the American journals, of whatever snsiie of party polities, admit the tionor-u.e uevo. ted pan intism-and the sterling iutegriiy which niaikcd his character. I 'I'hat much of public virtue'tisa departed with General Hsrnson, cannot be denied that much is left behind, for the honor and the safely of the A- I mericra I won, we firmly behove, ' I I he political combat, which resulted m Hie eleo 1 lion of General Harrison, was as strenuously fought as was the memorable conflict between the elder Adams and Jefferson. Three million of men recor ded their suffrages yet there was neither riot nor sacrifice of human life and when the result was made known, the unsuccessful party in the contest a party hardly less numerous and powerful than thiir antagonists f 11 back tranquilly upon their I various avocations in UIc, and returned peaceably to the pcrfirrmancc of their duties, as citizens and as sulji'Ctf. Thai a struggle of this description should be so conducted, and so terminsted, is alike honora ble to American character, and American instilu lions. It augurs favorably for the rersaaocnoe of their present form of government. An Englishman who wss at the Hunker Hill whig celebration, in September last, gives the follow iug account of the scene, in a letter to tlie Liver pool Mercury, Organized and unorganized, the whole mrm1r of people out on this occasion must have amounted to 100.000, vet a more perfect order could not have existed in tho tranquility of a drawing room. Must it not have been that the great mass were a- hove the sordid wants of life, enlightened on the whole, -convent wuh their institution; or of dissal- tsliefl, coirr.dent ot a remedy ru their power, tree from the oppression that drives men to madness, and from the roverly that deadens them to dis- pair 1 where -was that riot, that disorder, that tur bulunce which, it is said, trelhe necessary concora Hants of democratic government 1 Not a limb was hurt, not a child 'was bruised, not even a lady's role was soiled. Compare this with the mobs of monarchies. 'Compare it with any election mob in our country. Compare it wilh an assemblage of Manchester woiking men, meeting tog ther un- dcr a vague instinct of common destrcss, and sept- j rating to Cud their destress as far aa ever from a remedy, what a contrasll And tlie contrust is e- ,ual in its moral pliysical aspects. There you saw men with the erect stature and strength of man- hood, independent and nergetic, men whose very looks told you of good Seeding, and Ihe absence of tithes and orn 1aws told yott that they came from homes fit for civilized beings. Our popular meetings are generally composed of crowds sqalid in attire and weakened wilh want. Throughout ihe whole of that day I did not observe one inlox-. ,na House of Commons that he hod, three years icated man, but from morning until night, I could ag0 informed Mr. Stevenson of the British Govern see evidence upon evidence of liberty, education, ment having sanctioned the distruction of the Car- industry and virtue. In America the Government work for the people, in England the people woik for the Governiueut. I shall here glunce at one other scene, of which you may perhaps tell your ladies. And first, I must stato a preliminary circumstance. Fifteen years ago a monumeit was founded on Bunker's Hill, to commemorate the heroes and heroic deeds of the revolution. It was earned up half way and ao it has eince remaineel. The ladies at last have put their hands lo work, and now, through their exer tions, the funds are raised for its completion. They established a fair in a pubic building called Quiucy Hall, and thither came the beautiful saleswomen of the surrounding towns, or sent the productions of their industry and taste. The hall had a roost interesting appearance, not only from its ornaments and articles, but al.o from the elegant beings who presided at its tables, There you might have the nicest thing your heart could covet, from the gen- (lest dealer ; mild, however, as she soems, she has the spirit of a heroine, and you must first give your money for the monument. You might from one purchase a watch guard and receive with it the most winning smile, and another, would band you an ice or a custard with the grace of a Hebe, Nay, you could have a daily newspaper; and w'jilo buying it see the lady al her printing press. It was an Miter- ing evidence oi vthat enthusiasm can prompt and accouiplh-h, to see those delicate women for whom one would think the breeze of heaven too rough, toil from morning till night, and from Monday to Satur day, wiib the constancy and effort of shop-women, all foi a sentiment, a principle, a consecrated mem ory. Daughters of the brave, they revere the liber ty which so many purchaned with their lives. When the last stone is laid on the monument of Bunker's Hill, proudly may they regard it, piously Iheir children after them, and should Bunker's Hill again need heroes, they are worthy to 1 their mothers or their wives. Meant Navigation. The New York Journal of Commerce says; Four steam ships are to be built forthwith in this pnt, to be employed in ntvigating the Atlantic Ocean, and to be each of the capacity of two thou- sand rive hundred tons. Persons who understand the plat, have no doubt that in speod and every good quality, tnese snips win be lound ijuite superior to any of the vesel hitherto employed in this service, The cost will l slnnit three millions of dollars. The projerters of the plan projnxed to the lata and present administration to confer on the government the right to take these ships in case of war, al a fair valuation, if only the adininislrution would procure such a modification of the present xl office law, as to allow tlie owuers lo collect an inward postage on utters. The luw now reuuiies all li tli-ra biouuhl , - - m ' iy vtsscis to he deposited in the post office at two cents each. This most important proposition, upon a plan which would furni.b. a Navy without cost in ace, snu oi me greatest possible efficiency in nine oi war, wa ar sorry to aay, neither the oast or me picacui aawinuirsuui Has found bu lo oV I - The Palxhan Homb. The invcniion of this terrible engine of destruction is likely to cause a complete revolution in the modes of naval warfare. The Vaixhan lotnh is thrown horizontally and with as much certainly as a solid shot fiom thirty-two pounder. The destructive rf hpM wf w wilh fc.,fu1 mu,cn,aa r detail, which leaves the Impression ,l. ,,,! ,(,, ,i,:n(, i. int, which has not been on anj wiiessed. when tlirown horizontally ,ney wii crughi arilia pPjCM an(j iear pon the ,j je 0f a yea.t wiln terrible shock. "If they ronuj a the skle" saya the account, "their explo ai K- ka a niine wili open ar(,a breaches. the irregular fractures of which, extending below the water line, will make a passage through which the water will ruh in, as (hough a dyke were sudden' ly broken. If a bomb should enter a mast, rt will overturn K, together with its yards, top and rigging, Should the bombs pass entirely through the ship's side, then they will produce their effect between (evkl, in (he niA oftn0 combatants, tho artillery anj munUjori,. they will scatter around showers of iro( j inM,rportllble volumes of smoke and flame; they will completely destroy a fubrick of wood, much more easily than that of stone ; they will rip up the deck, set every thing on fire, ami cause dreadful ravages every where." Some of theso bombs are of one hundred and fif ty and two hundred pounds weight. In addition to their explosive terrors, they are charged aUo wilh a ceiluin composition, which, upon bursting, gives forth such a noisome and even poisonous smell, as to render a ship uninhabitable. In the British and French a vies the Paixhan bomb has been for some time in use. Its powerful efficacy was displayed at St, Juan de L'lloa, Hey rout, and at St. Jean d'Acre, The new ships in ihe British navy include, as a permanent portion of their armament, a tiamber of bomb cannon adapted to this new and destructive missile. A few of our national ships, we believe, have been provided with a pBixon bomb but the use of it has not yet be- couto ao gcnoral in ur navy as is di sirablo. Bait. American. A (lilts! Ion of V true My. It may be remembered (says the New Vork Com mercial Advertiser) that Lord Pahncrtn, some time ago, on the floor of the House of Commons, declared that the assumption of responsibility for ,h ,ttark upon the Caroline, bad been officially maja known to the Government of the United Sutea, through Mr. Stevenson, the United States Minister at the Court of Su James. In reference to this declaration the London Times makes the following statement: i.va are anxious to enforoe the expediency of getting at the tJUlh of a rumor which has been ac- credited in the best informed circles, and of which we n0 rCason to doubt the truth namely, that wi,nin dav or ,wn hru,t ij rmcrston assured 0jnCj he American Minister, Mr. Stevenson, ad- diesed himself bv note or words, to the Biitikh Koreiim Secretarv. nositivlv ollesinir that his Lord- .jp naj ,tated what was not the lact, for that the American Government had never yet had such a communication from any offleical functionary of GrPt Jjian. The whole rpa dijjlomuliitt now ;n l.nn,ln !.... u understand. been fully arnrisrd ... , , j i of this matter, which reflects gravely upon the char acter of a Diitixh Secretary of State. A Dark Picture. A correspondent of ihe N. Y. Express, on the lt of Jan. last, commenced keeping a record of the murders and suicides chroi icled in the newspapers which' he was accustomed to read, and the result is as follows : From that date to the first of April, there have been 74 murders and 63 suicides. Of these, 19 I came to sudden death by intemperance; 12 by taking laudaimin, and other poisons ; 8 by drowning, and 0 by shooting themselves. Of the murders, 6 were in New Vork, 6 is Ohio, 4 in Georgia, 4 in N. Orleans, 2 in Vermont, 8 in New Jersey, 3 in Kentucky, I in Aikansas. Of suicides, 32 were in New Vork, 8 in Penn- sylvanis, 7 in Msacbusetts, 6 in New Orleans, 2 in Connecticut, 1 in Maine, 1 iu Kentucky, 1 in S. Carolina, 1 in Wisconsin, 1 in HhoJe Island, 3 in Virginia. It is remarked that this melancholy list is far from being complete. Honorable. It will lie recollected that some months sgo, four of our packet ships saved each the crew of a British vrs sel in distress. They were the I! hone, Csptain Walton; Stephen Whitney, Captain Thomson; Co- lum!u. Captain Cropper, and Sheridan, Captain De Peyster. Yesterday, Mr. Buchanan, the British Consul, addressed lo these commanders the follow iug extract of a letter " I am directed by Lord Pshnerston to desire you to express to the com manders of these vessels, the thanks of her Majesty's Government, for their piaisworlhy conduct, and for the assistance which they rendered on the aame oc casions and you will slate lo these commanders that W Mjefc,y' Government inteuds to shew its sense of their services, by sending to each of them gold medal, so soon as the die, which is now in prcpara lion, shall be finished." A. Y. fust. I Richard Cecil made the following observation, ba fore his mind waa influenced by religion" I aee two unquestionable facts, 1st, my mother is greatly afflicted in circumstances, body and mind, and yet she bears up ui.der all, by the suppoit she derives I l.. .o.i.nit. .iiri.. in t,. n.l 1... n;i.ln I ' 'J .'nl.l.lHIJ ., ... Mv. V-1 W I , Kill. Ul, My mother hit a secret spring of comlort, ot which I knew nothing while I who give an unbounded loose to mv BDuetile. and aeek i.leaaiira bv everr means, seldom or never find it. If however there is any such secret in reliaioa. why mat I not attain I it as well as my mother 1 I wiU Immediate y Mvk 1 . s. ' a iivhi ww THE AMERICAN. Saturday, Tijr 1, 1841, Vrmmcratlc Candidate Tor Governor, 3 en. DATID It. POUTER. (Tj The canals appear te be doing a fine business thus far. The expenses for repairs will of course grow less every year, while at the same time the I rcvenuea will be greatly increased. In a few years more, the coal and iron of this region, will produce I an amount of tonnace and trade on the csnals, that will surnriaa some of the croakers nnon the subieel ofourinternar.mnrovements. gj- The news from Europe by the late anivals, is altogether of a pacific character. The threatened war in relation to tho capture of the Caroline, and the arrest of M-Leod, has nearly snbsiJcd. Money has become more abundant, and American stocks have alightly advanced. The President steam ship had not arrived, and great apprehensions were en tertained for her safety. fXj The nolea of the Tvwanda Dante, are again at a heavy discount in Philadelphia. fXj" Col. Stone of New Yoik, has puldished new histery of Wyoming, entitled "The Poetry cV. History of Wyoming." It contains CampMl'e Poem "Gertrude," wilh a biographical sketch of the author, by Washington Irwing. Mr, Stone defends tho character of Brant the warrior, against the poet ic epithet "The Monster Brant." XjThe statement that President Tyler was a widower, turns out to be incorrect. The president's wife is living, but in an infirm state of health. Oil extracted from corn is highly spoken of in some of the Western papers, as an excellent article foi burning in lamps. Cj" rzicuTan Won. Tansey and Worm wood, planted nearly in contact wilh peach trees, will most effectually preserve them from the worm The Oovcrnor has signed the joint resolution suspending the operation of the provisions of the icense law, recently passed, until July next, 1 n 1 Tl . 1 T1M1 1 IIC KCTCuUT ma WWI Bill. "It will 1 seen by reference to our legislative proceedings, that this important bill is now in the hsnds ef a Committee of Conference, wno navo control not only over the matters in dispute, but over the entire bilk The committee of tire two Houses composing the conference are all selected all able and judicious men ; and we have a hope that in the shortest time practicable, such a compro mise will be effected by them as will meet wilh ihe sanction of a majority of both Houses, and become a law. I he report ol tnts coherence is oi me ui- most importance, as it will only remain lor ine iwo Houses either to reject or adopt, in toto, and with out amendment, whatever they shall agree to report to Iheir respective Houses. If their report tie agreed to, the Bill is passed if not agreed to, ihe whole Bill is lost. The Committee will iirobahly be ready to report to-morrow, and the time of the final sjourn ment of the Legislature may be regarded as nearly at hand." The above is from tho Hairisburg Dsily Chroni cle. The bill we presume was acted on yesterday. and is therefore by this time in the bands of the Governor. What ha will do it is difficult to say The truth is, the Governor and Legislature are both surrounded with difficulties, political as well as finan cial, and that the two bodies should harmonize, was hardly to be expected. In the meanwhile UiccouU' try must suffer. New Mode of Elfftins rrrsidrnt. In order to obviate the strife and excitement al- tending the election of a chief magistrate every four years, various plans have been suggested. An amendment to ihe constitution was offered about ten yeara since by Mr. Hillhouse, then a member of the U. 8. Senate from Connecticut, with a view to effect such a chance. The amendment was sub stantially aa follows ; Each Senator, belonging t the class whose term of service will fust expire, shall, in the alpha beticul order ef their names, draw an ivory ball from a box containing as many balls as there are Sena- aU0Ve specified by the sums invested in unfinished tore of lhat class, one of which to 1 colored, ihe improvements, in appropriations for bcncvoleut ob others white; the Senator drawing the colored ball :w;U &f r a financial point of view, our condi- to be the President for a term of two years, and the drawing to be superintended by a committee of the House of Repiesentatives." Wm. II. Crawford and Judge Marshall, both gave their opinions not -wholly unfavorable to such a change, in letters which have been published. Judge Marshall seems to think that the President would be tulttautiully chosen by ihe people. The eople, however, never would sanction such a mode. Par are not unfrequently elected Senators by caucusing in the legislature, who never could receive the suf. fragea of the majority of the people. Such has been the case more than once in Peunay Ivania, and wa presume in other slates. The Louisville Journal of the 7tb siys, that ihe rumor of Ex-President Jackson's pecuniary eoibar rassments is not incorrect. "A few weeks ago," says the Journal, "we saw a very long letter from Gen, Jackson to a gentleman who had drawn on him for $100. He acknow ledged lhat the money waa due, but staled that he Was so miserably embarrassed by his security Jebu, aa to be utterly unable to uise even the small sum necessary in meet lUa draft, lie tafd h hid tome blooded stock which he was willing to give op to the drawer of the draft, but that (100 in money was out of the question. We have not, for a long time, read a letter thai more deeply excited our ay m I pathics," John Tyler, father of President Tyler, succeeded Deiijiiinin Harrison,' father of the late President Harrison, in 1781. aa Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. John Tyler, the son of the former Speaker Tyler, succeeds W. H. Harrison, son of Denjamin Harrison, as President of the Uni ted States. Gbzit Losses. The Towsnda Banner says, We reesuma $00,000 would not cover the losses sustained by the lumbermen, by running on a bar hort distance lietow tkis villsge, thereby "staving" their crafts to pieces. A Bask Hon am. In the Savannah papers of ,a4e da,e. ' mnounced by the Cashier, that the 1 lantcr Uank of Georgia, located in Savannah, has been robbed eff 3 7,000. The monejr was al stiacteii from trie vaults, ana consisted entirely of the notes of tho Planter's Bank of tho Stale of Gciugia, of various denominations, but principally of notee af Fifty and Twcaty Dollars. OCH HAIL ilO ADS ASH CA3T AL.S. The Cost, Revenue and Kxpenclltares. A very valuablo table has been prepared at Har risburg, bjr Dr. John W Hammond, bookkeeper in the Treasury Department. Il furnishes accurate information as to the cost, revenue and expendi turea of the several finished lines of the Canals and Rail Roads of the Commonwealth. The cost em braces the original construction, such as work dor.e, repairs before completion, damages engineering ex penses, cVc, and the new work up lo the 1st of No vember, 1840. The reeensre is made up of cans I tolls, rail road tolls, and motive power. Tlie tx ptnditurtt consist of repairs, ordinary and cxtraor dinary, salaries of agents, motive power, locomo tives, ropes, implements, &,c., in short, all expen ses necessarily attendant upon the opciation of the works. The revenue and expenditures are arranged for each financial year, from the 1st of November, IS9, to the 31st October, 1810. The whole table has been prepared from itic official records. Thus we learn that tho Eastern Division of the Pennsylvania Canal, extending from Columbia to Duncan's Island a distance f 43 miles cost $1,- 734,958. The aggregate revenue is $1,047,826 The aggregate expenditures, $122,805. In the year 1839 40, the revenue was 142,071; and the expenditure, $65,68 1 xhe junlaU aivi.iou of ihe Pennsylvania canal ex,enjg from Diiricau's I'nd Hollidaysburg, a distance of 130 miles. Cost, $3 427,334. Aggrcs eate revenue. S4U1.101. Expenses ?592.180, The Western Division of the Pennsylvania Ca nat extends from Johnstown to Pittsburg, 105 miles, Cos, j2,964,8S2. Whole revenue. $887,013. Ex penditures, $889,831, Tho Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Ca nal, extends from Bristol to Easton, 60 miles. Cost $1,374,774. Pvcvenue $586,515 Expenses $038,- 851 The Susquehanna Division of the Pennsylvania Canal extends from Duncan's Island to Nortbum 3g Cost fs67i874 RoVcnuo f, t Elpnlae f314 o33 The North Branch Division of the Pennsylvania Canal, extends from Northumberland lo Lacka wannock. 73 miles. Cost $1,491,894. Revenue, $63,559. Expenses $390,624. The West Bianch Division of ihe PennsyWani Canit, extends from Northumberland to Dunnshurg 72 miles. Cost $1,708,579. Revenue, $60,859 Expenses $333,738. The French Creek Division of the Pennsylvsni Canal, extends from Franklin to Conneaut Lake, 45 miles. Cost $784,754. Revenue $1,767. Ex- penditures $133,979. The Beaver Division of the Pennsylvania Canal, extends from Beaver to Newcastle, 25 miles. Cost $522,258. Tho gross revenue $ 1 0,924, Ex penses, $139,082. The Columbia and Philadelphia Rail Road ex tends from Columbia to Philadelphia, 62 miles. Cost $3,083,312. Cross Revenue, $2,030,329. Grot Expenditure $1,883,993. I Xhe Alleghany Portage Railway extends from Hollidaysburg lo Johnstown, a distance of 36 miles. Cost $1,783,178. Gross revenue, $856,(55. Ex- pemliture $954,879. The groaa cost or all fini-hed improvements, as abova gpecjfiej, 'u $20,653,791. Grose revenue, $5, 181,624. Grossexpendilures, $6,694,206. It will thus be seen that the State is in debt on the receipt and expenditures, to say nothing of the interest on the cost of these woiks. 1 he State Debt has been increased beyond the twenty millions tion is wretched indeed, and the sooner the people know the whole truth, the better will it be for ihe present generation, aa well aa for posterity. BitktieWt Jicpurter. Xrvv Counterfeits. CoMMiacui. IUkk, lii rnio, N. Y. 3s, letter B, dated June 4, 1840. W. Marshall, cashier ; R. Consul, president. Vignetto ship under aail ; ge neral appearance bad ; engravers, Rawdon, Wiighl & Hatch, N. Y. Uaioa Bask., Dotxb, N. J. Notes struck from the true plates are in circulation, signed with ficti tious names. The genuine bills are signed T. B. Segur, cashier; J no. Scott, president. CoaaxacisL Base: or PaaastiT.m. 6s altered from Commeieial Bauk of Miltingtoo, a bro ken institution. Bigued George Whaston, cashing C. Spackman, president. Fasvius' ab Mstasaics' Baam, Pui'UEt. Mia, Pa. 10s spurious, letlcr , pay W, Wella, dated April 14; '.i'lC altered fro, farmers' and MectuuirV Bauk, Burgton, W. T. Vignette, feroaU leaning on a sheaf of wheal, and bold Lug iu bvf H&M hand, t iWkle. The slinatuiee of W. Patten, Jr., cashier ; J. Tagert, president, badly done. The words "Stste of Pennsylvania" ami Philadelphia" much paler than any othor part of the bilL The genuine notes read. "The Farmers and Mechanics' Bank promises to pay, &c; tho counterfeit, "The Fsrmers' end Mechanics' Bstdt will pay, etc. Engraved by Burton and Gurley. WckneWi Reporter. Th t'nlted Stales Dank. It wss very currently rumoured on Saturday night, and aa we believe with aome foundation, lhat . the United States Bank had determined to place portion of its assets in the hands of Trustees, fu the benefit of the Philadelphia City nks, whici. ' a hold five millions of dollars of its Post Notes. The names of ihe following highly respectable gentle c men have been mentioned in connection with thi Trusteeship : James Dundaa, Esq.; Robert Hot ell, Esq.; M. D. Lewis Esq,; Samuel Jamea Esq.; Robert Piifield, Esq. f We learn also, that Thomas 8. Taylor, Esq. has been elected Cashier, in the place of A. Lardcner, Esq. tesigncik Uicknciri Reporter. From the American Sentinel. CI RIIKXCV, No. 5. The cost of Bank note pajter is Twenty five dol- ars per thousand sheets. The cqst of printing is 2 J cents per half sheet of (bur notes. Steel plates of the most exquisite workmanship would cost $500 lor a sheet of four notes. A capital of onehundrt-J millions could be furnished on the best bank note paper, printed in the very best style, by plates of tho most approved patterns, for about twenty thousand dollars; admitting that the destruction of Bank notes is 2 J per cent, of 20,000 dollars, it becomes mere moonshine when deducted from a capital of one hundred millions could be furnished on the best bank note paper printed in the very best style by plates of the most approved patterns for about Twenty thousand dollars; admitting that the des truction of Bank notes is 2 1-2 per cent of 20,000 dollars, It becomes mere moonshine when deducted from a capital of 100,000,000 dollars. If we admit that the public loose the 2 1-2 per cent on iho whole capital, then the loss would be severe, but it is not so, for if tire bank notes were lost in the sea or burnt in the fire, the loss to the community would be only 2 1-2 per cent of 20,000 dollars. The loss to individuals would be great if such was the fact, but when we come to examine the evi dences connected with this statement, it will readi ly occur to every one that such a loss to individuals is not likely to take place, First, If a note becomes mutilated, it can be returned to the Banks of issue and an other given in exchange, there is therefore no necessity of loss to individuals for wear or tear, A bank note is not liable to leave the pocket in stooping down, gold and silver coins take leave of absence on thoso occasions and often in situations where recovery is impossible, again, if a man fall into tho river, is drowned, and grappled up by his lower extremities, the gold and silver leave his pock et, creep into Jones' locker, never to be recovered by the hands of man; not so with Bank notes, they in the pocket book or wallet, stick fust to the pocket, and come up with the body. So tempting are coins to all persons called human beings, that we are ne ver safe if accompanied by them ; when our sailors visit the China shores and get into a row with the iuhabitanU, several of the Chinese rowdies will catch hold of a sailor, turn him topsy turvy, shake all the coin out of bis pocket, and then let him go, but should our sailors have recourse to state securities, the Chinaman will be foiled, and instead of fooling away his money, the sailor will bring it home to his wife and family. E.J.PIERCE. Mr. Stevenson stntl laiirtl PtUuierston. The New York Evening l'o-t thus explains a matter which has created considerable attention on both sides the wa'cr : "An impression having been generally produced by Lord Palmerston's late leirarks in parliament that he had communicated lo the American minis ter, at an early period, the determination of the Brit ish govern met to assume the responsibility of de stroying the Caroline, Mr. Stevenson wrote a note lo Loid Palmerston, inquiring of him wheu tht communication had been made To Ibis inquiry Lord Palmerston answered by a note that be alluded to a conversation which hae taken place between him and Mr. Stevenson, ii: February, 1838, when the news of the destruction of tlie steamer was received through the newspapers He then left Mr. Stevenson to infer, as he thought what would be the course of the British Govern ment in the event of a demand made upon il by the United States, but be did not intend to intimate lhat be considered this as an auswer to the Amer ican claim for teparation. We have the account of this matter from a per- feci authentic source. The conversation between the American minister and the British peer wa altogt thi r informed, and took place on the arrival of the first newspaper ai count of the affair. If any such meaning was conveyed by Lord Palmer.tou's words as that ex pressed in his note, Mr. Stevenson hsd no right to regard it as t xpressing the decision of the British government. Indeed Lord Palmeis ton himself admits in his note that he did not in tend that it sbonld be so understood. Whatever therefore, might be the terms of the conversation, it waa a matter of n moment, inasmuch ai the de mand of the American government for reparation was not presented until May following. To this demand the British ministry have never given any answer, and, indeed, LordPalinerston seems lu pique himself upon having studiously avoided giv ing any. 0NnT.1,he 8 t,u,, hy Mrs. DOR, - ' wi hin ,he Borou8l. f w Uauk notes .-wo flvM aj ona nv ona m"7 find it, and deliver it, shall be reasonsbly re warded, Sunbury, Msy 1, 1841. "Good Inttnt Tire Company." A STATED MEETING of the Company will be held on Tburs.1 ly evening neat, at the Court llouse. Punctual aUtndiiice ia requested. 8. U PRICE. Msy I, 1811. Stvtlary.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers