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.