JEPPERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
Thursday, November G, I49.
05s There was no paper issued at ibis Office
last week. A in elan qliplly occurrence in the ed
itor's family, and the indisposition of one of the
hands engaged in the.office, will serve as an ex
cuse for our remissness.
ID3-The -Elections in New' York and.Isew Jer
sey take place to-day.
Riot We .leatn that the circus company of
Spalding & Rogers, which exhihitqd here on. the
9th of October, was attacked, while -performing in
Rending on Monday of last. week and had several
of its wagotis'brok'en, canvass cut, &c. Guns were
fired in "the-melee, and one man belonging to Rea
ding, we understand was dangerously wounded.
A horse without; hair, , from . South America, is
now in&ewaik, N. J.. JktVj well formed, and has
a soft skin; but not a hair even upon the tail.-,. Its
owner should gel it-somei flair Tonic before win-:
ter seis in: ' ' 1 ' " ' ' "
PeBiwsylvawiJi.
The returns substantially complete of the vote
for CanalCommissiorjcr,in-lhis State,,give..ihe fol
lowing aggregates: , , " y
j Gamble, Loco - l-J'4,840
Fuller, Whi2l , , ,133.111
Gamble's majouty , 11, 29
Tnstead.of. 15000 to 20,000 as has been boasted,
Gamble. falls short of Gen. Cass's vote 27,130, and
this is called a 'great Democratic gain.'
ttii Him Axaiii.
The Easlon A7gus, the organ of the anti-Porter
faction of the Decinocracv of Northampton county,
is out in favor of Mr, ifcaumont, of Luzerne, for
speakcrof the next House of Representatives, and
in eulogizing him, gives James M. Porter, who is
also named for the Speakership, an indirect slap.
It sjaysMr. Beaumont, is just the man qualified for
that responsible post, knowing him to be an hon
est Democrat and none of your political weather
cocks who areconstamly seeking political promo
tion. He does not fly from one party to another,
being a no-party Taylor man one day, and a Cass
man the next. .
jVcvt Post OfFices.
The Postmaster General, during the week end
ing the 20th ult., established the following new
post offices in this State, besides 12 in other States:
Grae'fensburg, Adams county, David Goodyear,
Postmaster; Cross-kill fti ills, Berks county, Jacob
Nfwcotnb, Postmaster; Kossuth, Clarion county,
John'-Mimm, Postmaster ; Zionsville, Lehigh co.,
Chas. W. Veiand,-Postmaster ; Eagle, Warren
county, Noah llandt Postmaster. Ilombeck post
office, in Pike county, has been discontinued.
C. W. DeWITT, Esq., we are pleased to men
tion, has been appointed post master at Milford.
He is one of the most intelligent, consistent, and
thorough-going whigs in this portion of the state,
and. .will' 'make an excellent officer. Ilonesdale
Dcmoffal.
The strength of parties is thus estimated in the
forthcoming Congress-already elected, Whigs 113,
Democrats 107. Of the 11 members yet to be
elected, 3 will probably be Whig, and 8 Demo
cratic,, which lenders the parties very close, Whig
11G, Democratic 115 a tight fit.
' Tyranny of Locofocoisra.
The Lucofocos of Crawford county have been
so little accustomed to defeat that they seem to be
almost' irreconcilable to their overthrow at the re
cent election. Their indignation appears to be
concentrated against .Morrow B. Lowry,. whom
they blame as the cause of their defeat. tc Some
of the Hunker Locofocos whose, malignancy over
leapt the bounds of policy," says the Meadville
Journal, "procured an effigy of Mj B. Lowry, Esq
and burnt it in our streets. The reason given lor
this extraordinary proceeding iff, that'Mr. L. either
instigated, or seconded, opposition' to their county
ticket and to some extent was instrumental in de
feating it. Horrid offence, 'mdeedj 'A private
citizen exercises the right of '0mn--ihe right
guaranteed mm oy me consiuuiiorr ana laws oi
his cquntry and dares to vote apd;pse,hi$ influ
ence as he pleases, and for so doing locofocoism
bums him in cjfigyl A way with ;such Democracy!
It is-but a cobweb cloak through which the hid
eous features of inquisitorial despotism is plainly
visible. The projectors of such schemes of ven
geance, only lack lhe power, to commit to the rack
and gibbet all who dare 'td oppose their corrupt
measures and principles.
Tfie Tariff and Specific Bnties.
It is said by Washington correspondents, who
pretend to be well informed, that Mr. Secretary
Meredith is understood to be engaged in preparing
a laborious volume upon the Tariff in which he
argues in favor of specific duties: He has writ
ten to all the collectors for information upon this,
and kindred subjects. We have reason to believe
that the Report of Mr. Meredith will fully satisfy
the people of Pennsylvania, and meet the views
of fair and adequate Protectionists in every sec
lion of the Union. When the Message and ac
companying documents reach the next Congress,
we shall then know whether there is or is not to
be a compromise upon this subject, as our oppo
nents are industriously in.inuating and .would fain
make the people believe. But until the documents
are laid 'before the public, we have every reason
to rely, with perfect confidence, upon the known
favorable impressions of the President and Secre
tary. Zachary Taylor has never yet been recre
ant to any trust that was confided to him, nor will
he betray the people of Pennsylvania neither will
the people of the good old Keystone find a Geo.
M. Dallas in the Secretary of the Treasury. We
would say to our friends, therefore, be patient and
wajt. Harrisburg Tt Ugraph.
A California Adventurer.
Several months since a young gentleman of this
city, not regularly engaged in trade, had the curi
osity to try his hand at the California adventure,
and sent out fifty barrels of Cider, which cost him
$5 a barrel. The freight was S3 more making
S8 a barrel, or a total expenditure of $400. Sub
sequently he parted with a share in the adventure
to 8 friends. They have just learned the result.
The cider is sold in California for S120 a barrel,
yielding a total of $6000, nine tenths of which are
clear profit. N. Y. Express.
It is estimated that the whole amount of com in
the world at this time, is 505,000,000 of dollars, of
which 380,000,000 is circulating, and 245,000,000
is in bank. As the earth's population is set down
at 800,000,000, each individual's share of coin if
the whole was equally divided would be 78 cents.
Fetch them out. A machine has been inven
ted in Paris for opening oysters, which works
with' a screw, and brings them out as quick as you
would say "''Jack Robinson." The poor things
should have their 'coutage screwed up before ta
king the Jonah-Uke voyage to which they are sub
jected. Jonathan Gibbons Mills.
Thisindivfdual, once a citizen of Danville, was
tried week before last at Harrisburg, for the crime
,of seduction and found guilty. That alone is a
Penitentiary offence. Four other indictments are
standing against him and will be tried next month,
two of which are for attempts to produce'abortion
and two for bastardy and fornication. He seduced
three sisters in one family!
ftjj53 We are pained to learn that the heavy rain
of Monday, caused a tremendous flood in Hickory
Run, a tributary of the Lehigh, in Kidder town
ship, Carbon county, which caused the breaking
of no less than three dams, and the destruction of
three saw-mills; one belonging to J. & S Gould,
and two to Mahlon K. Taylor, Esq., and several
dwellings. Nor is this the worst of the catastro
phe seven lives were lost. One, a daughter of
Mr. Gould, ar.d the entire family of Mr. West, an
enterprising blacksmith, who had settled there
some lime since, whose dwelling was swept off,
and family, with the exception of himself, drowned
The house of Mr. Gould was moved 65 feet from
its foundation and left standing in an upright po
sition. We are informed that the Upper Dam, which was
recently erected by Mr. Taylor, broke out first,
and the water rushed down sweeping the lower
dams and mills with it, causing the terible des
truction of life and property which has occurred.
Easton Sentinel , 2d insl.
Editorial Sparring.
It sometimes occurs that a little editorial spar
ring gives zest to an otherwise monotonous life ;
but our cotemporaiies of the Louisville Journal
and Democrat are at it all the time. Prentice, of
the Journal, is proverbially severe, and Harney,
his antagonist, as patient as a lamb, under his
hardest strokes, retorting now and then, in his
way. He recently returned to Louisville from
Frankfort, and said through the Democrat
Several Editors have been in Frankfort lately
from this place and frequent inquiries have been
made for Prentice. His extreme ugliness, how
ever, is a sufficient excuse for his absence.
To which Prentice replies
While Harney was in Frankfort, there was cer
tainly no occasion for any further accession of ug
liness from Louisville. The ugliness of our city
was represented tremendously. We are credibly
informed, that after the birth of Harney, none but
handsome babies were born for several years. All
the ugly material in the universe was used up in
his creation. It was necessary that Nature shoud
have time to recruit heiself.
Singular Accident. On Thursday evening in
New York a young woman while coming down
stairs with a large earthen dish in her hands, fell
and broke the dish, and at the same time struck
her neck upon a piece of broken crockery, which
cut her throat in such a manner that before medi
cal aid could be procured she bled to death.
Boston.
The subjoined is an estimate given by the Bos
ton Courier, of the amount its citizens have em
barked in a few leading enterprises, principally
since the spring of 1846:
In factories and manufacturing cities,
the cities enumerated Sl3,000,000
Purchase of railroads out of the State 8,000,000
Extension of old lines of railroad
6,000,000
7,000,000
12,000,000
4,000,000
7,000,000
. Construction of new railroads in Mas-
sachusells
Construction of new lines out of the
htate
Coston aqueduct, estimated cost with
reservoirs and dead interest
Stock taken in United States loan
$57,000,000
Amount unpaid less than $7,000,000, July 20, 1848
Estimated dividends to be received by citizens
of Massachusetts, April to June, 1848
From banks
$2,000,000
400,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
1,000,000
United States loan
Railroads Factories
Accumulation of savings-banks
0,400,000
The valuation of the Slate for 1848, if the in
crease of value in Boston and vicinity be any cri-
terian, must exceed $450,000,000, and the annual
accumulation little short of $22,000,000.
The editor of the Providence Star has seen the
man who minds his own business.
We wonder if he has seen the tuoman.
Our old friend, Capt. John Brindle, known to
many of our readers as an experienced observer
in matters of the kind, requests us to inform those
persons who have choice or favorite fruit trees,
that in consequence of the drought during the
summer, the grub prevails this fall to an unusual
extent, and that in most instances, unless attention
be given immediately, their trees will be destroyed.
In some cases he informs us, he has taken from the
roots of a single tree more than forty grubs, or
worms, an inch in jlength. Chambersburg Whig.
A bed of oysters forty miles long by eight wide,
has been discovered in the British channel, fifty
miles S. S. W of Shereham.
iVAYfjOF THANKSGIVING.
It will be seen by the following proclamation
from Gov. Johnston that he has designated Thurs
day, the 29th inst., as a day of thanksgiving and
praise throughout the State, for the many and in
estimable blessings vouchsafed to us by the Giver
of all Good. We, as a people, have abundant rea
,son to be thankful, not only for the bountiful re
turns with which our labors have been rewarded
during the year, but especially for the undeserved
mercies of the Host High in withdrawing His
judgments from us, and shielding us from the rav
ages of the devastating scourge which during the
year has filled so large a portion of our land with
wailing. The recommendation, we have no doubt,
will meet the cordial and hearty concurrence of
the people of the whole State, and the day be pray
erfully and thankfully observed, as becomes a peo
ple walking in the presence of God and favored
above all other nations of the world :
Pennsylvania, s. s. In the name and by the au
thority of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
by WILLIAM F. JOHNSTON, Governor of
the said Commonwealth.
A Proclamation.
A beneficent God has blessed the people of this
Commonwealth with health, and abundance. The
fields have yielded bountiful returns to the labors
of the husbandman. The enterprises of the citi
zens, in all branches of industry, have been ap
propriately rewarded. Peace with all nations, has
been vouchsafed to the country. Civil and reli
gious liberty, under the institutions of free govern
ment, have been preserved inviolate, and the lar
gest measure of earthly happiness, has been gra
ciously dispensed by an all-wise, and merciful
Providence.
These blessings demand our gratitude to Him,
in whose hands are the issues of life and death,
who controls and directs the affairs of men,
whose will is Omnipotent to save or destroy, and
who mingles in the justice of His Judgments, the
attributes of His mercy before whose power na
tions are exalted or cast down, and they call upon
us as one people, to unite in solemn Thanksgiving,
in humble supplication, and praise to the Al
mighty Author of every good and perfect gift, for
these his undeserved blessings, to his weak and
sinful creatures. They require the profound rev
erence of penitent hearts, sensible of the unwor
thiness of humanity, and of the enduring mercy of
a righteous God.
Believing these solemn truths ; deeply impressed
with the duty of devout adoration, and humble
prayer ; in compliance with a venerated custom,
and the desires of the great body of the people : 1
William F. Johnston, Governor of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby appoint and
designate THURSDAY, the 29th day of Novem
ber, as a day of general Thanksgiving throughout
the State: and I hereby recommend and earnestly
invite all the good people of this Commonwealth
to a sincere and prayerful observance of the same.
Given under my hand and the great seal of the
State, at Harrisburg, this twenty-fifth day of Oc
tober, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty-nine, and of the Commonwealth
the seventy fourth.
By the Governor:
TOWNS END HAINES,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
(SC It is said that arrangements are making
at New York for a fight between 'Charley Duane,'
and Yankee Sullivan. Duane is a fighting man,
and having been slightingly spoken of by Sullivan,
he came out in a card, in one of the newspapers,
offering to fight the former for any amount of mo
ney. The challenge is to remain open for a week,
and those in the confidence of the 'bruisers,' say it
will meet with a prompt acceptance. It will be
disgraceful to the New York Police if this is not
prevented.
KT Awful. A young man named Cox, who
was working in a Lock on the seven mile bottom,
during the cold days of last week, says the Clear-
spring Sentinel became somewhat provoked by
the cold and presumtuously exclaimed, "he wished
he was within the gates of hell, so that he would
be out of this cold world," in five minutes after
ward a portion of the surrounding rocks and earth
fell in upon him killing him instantly. What an
awful warning to blasphemers.
Honey is, according to Mr. Milton, who has late
ly published a treatise on bees in England, a uni
versal specific; and among its other valuable prop
erties, he declares that it prevents consumption,
and states that that destroyer of human life is not
known in countries where honey is regularly taken
as an article of food. Those who have less faith
in the specific may perhaps attribute the cause to
difference of climate rather than to honey. The
Italian singers, it is also affirmed, are greatly in
debted to honey ; but their practice is to sharpen
it with a few drops of acid, though they sometimes
take it in a pure state. Albany Cultivator.
A Blind Man charged with Robbing the
Mail. Jos. W. Lovett, a blind man of good char
acter Jiappenedj to be alone in a small mail coach
from Richmond to Lynchburg a few days ago.
The mail bag was robbed during the journey and
he wis arrested on suspicion. The fullest evi
dence was produced on the examination, of his
total blindness and unimpeachable character, and
he was released. Who the robber is remains to
be revealed.
Tunnelling Broadway.
Among the innumerable projects devised by the
N. Yorkers for the better accommodation of the
travel through Broadway, the latest is that of con
strucing a tunnel through its whole length, with
openings and stairways at every corner forty
eight in all. This subterranean passage (it is
proposed) shall be laid down with a double track,
with a troiloir for foot passengers on either side
the -whole to be brilliantly lightend with gass.
The cars, which are to be drawn by horses, will
stop ten seconds at every corner thus performing
the trip up and down, including stoppages, in
about an hour.
Bleeding at the Nose
There is no greater annoyance to some, than fre
quent bleeding at the nose, and various means are
resorted to, to check it, Dr. S.. R. Smith, of Stat-
en Island, N. Y., has recently communicated to
the Boston Medical Journal a method of stopping
it which he learned of an, old shipmaster. His
process was to roil up a piece of paper and place
it under the upper lip. Dr. Smith stopped bleed
ing which had continued four days, by tying ;
knot in a bandage and applying it on the upper lip,
and tying the bandage round the head. The ra
lionale of this treatment is, that pressure at the
point mentioned compresses the artery furnishing
the blood.
Reported Bank Failure.
The New York. Tribune of Monday a week, has
the following notice :
" The agent of the Susquehanna Bank, In Wall
street, stopped, redeeming to-day and 50 cents is
the best price offered for the notes. The amount
afloat here is considerable. An express was sent
to the bank this afternoon, with, a considrable
amount of notes for redemption. This bank has
recently changed hands, and the failure is prob
ably a bad one. Thompson's Bank Note Repor
ter, which put the public on its guard against this
bank, also recommends that the public should not
receive the notes of the Salisbury Bank, the State
Bank of Morris, N. J., the Exchange Bank, Wash
ington, D. C, and the James Bank, of this State."
We would also add that of the Delaware City
Bank, which has for some time been in bad repute,
and as the saying is " doubtful things are very un
ceitain," we would advise our friends to keep
hands off.
From the Tribune.
To Irleature a. Circle.
To Mathematicians. To measure a circle and
square it. I maintain the answer as follows :
Ex. Instead of as 7:32 I say 16:54 for propor
tionals; making the diameter the perpendicular.
Say, as the hight of perpendicular 10 is to hy
pothenuse 18, so will 3 times the hight of perpen
dicultar48 be to 54. This will be the entire
length of the periphen, and may be divided in
squares at pleasure.
I may not be thoroughly understood, but if any
one is disposed to answer the following question,
I shall be glad to hear from him.
Diameter, 17. To find the square.
JOHN JOHNSTON.
Vesey-st. New York, Oct. 23
Society in Philadelphia.
The Daily Neivs states the estimated population
of Philadelphia, at the present time, to be 350,000;
or in other words 70.000 families. Of this num
ber, only 3000 families have a competency for
suppoit above manual labor; 20,000 depend upon
mechanical and professional branches; and the
residue of 47,000 is divided into two parts, viz:
30,000 who labor, oi are desirous of laboring, and
17,000 who resort to illegitimate and criminal
means for a livelihood. Of the latter class, G000
are supposed to be beggars; 4000 who depend
upon the offal of the streets, and what they can
collect from the kitchens of the wealthy; 3000 who
steel; 1000 who starve for wantof any kind of sup
port, and 3000 who follow a promiscuous liveli
hood. Such is the state of society in Philadelphia,
and the elements which compose it.
Singular Case.
The Cumberland (Md.) Alleganian states that a
few days since, an Irishman, who resides near Lo
naconing, threw from his stomach a living snake,
five or six inches in length. For several years
past he -has been in delicate health, and latterly
subsisted almost wholly upon milk. At the earn
est persuation of several of his countrymen, he
was induced to drink with them. Directly after
swallowing the liquor, he was seized with vomit
ing and threw up the snake.
W.S. Green, of Girard, exhibited to us last week
a quantity of pure lead which he found in the lights
or lungs of a sheep he'had butchered. Its weight
was about half a pound, and its shape pretty well
represented a tree without foliage. The lungs
were sound, and the Sheep in a healthy state.
How the lead found such a repository, is a ques
tion we submit to the curious and scientific for
solution. Erie Gazette.
Eiglitit Senatorial JDistrict.
The official vote for Senator in the 8th Dis
trict, composed of the Counties of Schuylkill,
Carbon, Monroe, and Pike, shows the follow
ing result :
Frailey.
Wheeler.
3,537
554
225
98
Schuylkill,
- ' 3,768
710
i,186
621
Carbon,
Monroe,
Pike,
6.27G
4,4 14
4,414
Frailey's Majority, 1,862
Jediah Irish had 212 votes in the four coun
ties.
An Extraordinary Operation.
Extirpation of an Ovarian Tumor On Mon
day last the extraordinary operation of the com
plete and successful removal of an enlarged
ovarian tumor was performed in the southern
section of our city, by Dr. Thomas L. Murphy,
assisted by Dr. E J Chaisley. The operation
was performed at the urgent solicitation of the
young lady who had been suffering from the
enlargement for the last two years, and who
had been ihrico subjected to the operation of
paracentesis. 1 he tumor had attained a re
markable size, and, although tapping had been
performed a few weeks since, it weighed, when
removed, the extraordinary weight of twenty-six
pounds. The entire abdominal cavity was oc
cupied by the tumor, which was so enlarged
that, although an incision nearly eight inches
in length was made along the linea alba, it was
found necessary to reduce the volume by punc
turing the tumor and drawing off some twenty
pounds of fluid before the mass of tumor could
be removed. Upon the withdrawal of the tu
mor from the cavity of the abdomen it was dis
covered that no adhesion had taken place be
tween the tumor and the abdominal parietes,
and it only remained to complete the operation,
to apply the proper ligatures around the neck
of the tumor and sever its connection with the
uterus. This was roadily accomplished, with
not the slightest hemorrhage, and with the most
remarkable display of female fortitude on the
part of the patient, who, throughout the opera
lion, exhibited extraordinary courage, and who,
up to the present moment, is in excellent
condition, and promises, from her present symp
toms, a successful termination to this rare op
eration. Bait. Sun.
A Great Crop of Corn.
A correspondent from Licking Co. Ohio,
writes to The Tribune that at the late Agricul
tural Fair there, Gen Thomas VV. Wilson took
the premium for tho best crop of Corn, the pro
duct of which, per acre was 184 bushels. His
farm is large, comprising some 400 acres, and
the General is considered one of the best of
Ohio farmers which is saying a great deal.
There wore several competitors, none of whom
produced less than 100 bushels to tho acre.
Arrival of the JBuropa.
Tlje steamship Europa arrived at Halifax on
the 24th ult. The news she brings is of an
interesting character.
Turkey- and Russia. Pending the decision
of the Emperor of Russia on the appeal made
to him respecting tho extradition of the Hun
garian refugees, the English papers contain
many reports respecting the probabilities con
cerning the issue, but nothing of course definite
can be arrived at until the resolution of the Em
peror and his Imperial Council shall be made
known. The reply of the Emperor, which
was expected with the most intense anxiety,,
would, it is thought, reach the Turkish: capttol
about the lOdi or 1 2th of October.
Apprehending then that the decision, of the
Czar might be a declaration of war, tho Porto
was exceedingly impatient to hear the effect
produced upon the Cabinets of London and
Paris. A large fleet of steamers is collecting
in the waters of the Bosphoriis and in the har
bor of the Golden Horn, between the entrance
of the Black Sea and the Proponitua, and the
Sea of Marmora. There are 12 ships of the
line at anchor, fully equipped, and plentifully
supplied with arms and provisions.
In the army of 100,000 soldiers assembled
around ihe Turkish capuol, drilling and review
ing are going on from daylight till dark.
A letter of tho 25th ult., stales that before en-5
tering the Turkish territory, official assurances
wore given to Kossuth that he and his fellow
refugees were welcome, and should be allowed
to proceed to any part of the world. A consid
erable number of refugees have been sent on
board an American corvetle and the French
steamer L'Avehfre? Their destination is said,
to be Greece.
Kossuth has written a very eloquent letter on
his present position, which' is published entire
in the English journals.
From Widdin the news is somewhat start
ling. It appears that Amillah had been sent
to urge the refugees to embrace Islamism, and
has not been successful. Kossuih,.Dembinski,
Guyon, Zamoyski, and oihers, all.swore that. no
person should induce them to apoatacy. -Bern
had no such scruples.
The most unwelcome feature of the news
from Turkey is, that those pashalics in Europe
which are partly Greek and partly Turkish,'
are in a state of great foment, in consequence
of the threatened rapture between Turkey and
Russia. Under the influence ol Russian emis
saries, chiefly members of the Greek Charch,
these vassals of the Sultan betrayed aserious
intention of taking advantage of the present op
portunity to get up a revolt.
The greatest activity prevails in the sending
of couriers to and from all the principal ports
of Europe ; but the general firmness of the
public funds indicate that the prevailing opinion
is, that no serious results will arise.
The correspondent of the London Times,
writing from Paris, says that a-note, addressed
by the English government to its Ambassador
at Si. Petersburgh, on the subject of Constan
tinople, couched in firm, morerate terms, con
tains not a single expression or threat calcula
ted to wound the susceptibilities of Nicholas
whilst it announces the determination to sup
port the Porte against exigencies that would
compromise the dignity of an independent sov
ereign.
Lord Palmerston has, likewise sent proper
instructions to Sir S. Canning, and has placed
the Mediterranean fleet at his disposal, which
has, by this lime, sailed for the Dardanelles.
I have also reason for repeating, that France
has imitated the conduct of England, and that
the most perfect ananimity exists between the
two powers.
France. M. Bois Lo Compt, now Minis
ter at Turin, has been appointed Minister Plen
ipotentiary to Washington. But the fact was
slated, of which there was no doubt that the
government was totally ignorant of what had
passed in America, when M. Bois was named.
The only allusion made, in any of the papers
received, to the difficulty between the French
and American governments, is the following,
copied from the Paris Press:
Some explanations of the affair are necessa
ry. The French government demanded an in
demnity for the losses caused to French sub
jects by the war in Mexico. This demand
having met with some difficulty, the French
government' charged our minister to announce
to tho American government that the indemni
ties claimed would be kept back out of the ani
nuities not yet due out of the twenty-five mil
lions francs for which we were the debtors", of
the United States. It appears that ihe. letter
written on ihe subject by M. Poussin as
couched in tather unsuitable language, of which
the French government, maintaining the claim,
has expressed its disapproval.
In consequence of the illness of M.Falldux,
the discussion in the Ass&rnblv' on the Italian
question, and the affairs of the River Plate.Ho-
gether with the American, and Turkish, disputes,
have been postponed.
Italy. The French government had r
ceived advices from Rome to the 4th insl. . ,
A letter from Rome states that " the effect
of raising the stale of siege of that city, demand
ed by the three cardinals, wilF" be'- to deprive
the French general of all authority in civil and
political questions, and to invest the cardinals
with unlimited power. The French prefect of
police had, in consequenec, apprised several ex-j
deputies of the Constituent Assembly that yar
ranis had been issued against them by trio pon
lificial police, but that the French authorities
would suspend their execution until the l'si of
October; and hat, in the meantime, they shbuld
have a free passage to France, with tho liberty
to reside there. '
Sixty deputies left immediately. Vast crowds
attended them, cheering them, and Hearing
their remarks with respect Tha emotions of
the. people had a visible effect not only on tho
French troops, but on the government,"
It is reported that the. Pope has taken alarm al
the numerous assassinations of French soldiers,
and believes that there is an extensive jilot for
his assassination, "if he should return. He ex
pressed a wish, therefore, to remain at Naples
during a portion of the winter. '
Private letters from Geneva ofthe 4thy men
tion that Giribaldi, on arrhMtig at' the Island-of
Madalcna, demanded passports for England,
with ihe intention of ptoceeding thence to tho
United States, where he intended to seitle.
Sinco ihun, however, he has received propo
sals from the Mnntevtdean Envoy, who offered
him the command of the forces of that republic,
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