1•1 From qielmlelphitt Public Ledger. • , Succinct Vivo of the State Policy and Government oft he-Roinan Empirefrom. • the commencement of the 'First, to the,. middle of •the Fifteenth -Century. Dete'tthincd to- re-establish a de:lilting religiotO plianattacked the Christian cause sit Slearned dissertation, which was disse • mThated throughout the nation ; excliided Chiiisti-aireT-from—tesching_grammar • and rhetoric; cut them off from all . -publiTafF ces, a, to give a practical proof of the • falsity ortheir faith, made .a - powerful ef fort to rebuild the temple of . .leruSalem.--, . But.his bold enterprise was not enough to sustain a cause whose claims to-credence had, already proved inauflicient with the diticritninating',and Alioughtfol. tricSt . eignaT oveffitrow , was, connected. with his exertion's, at-ierusalem, - which was at all eveutebelievedto have originated from, a sup,ernattirallnterference. Its., announce-- -• ment 'filled avery.:.Chrisiihn heart With : _ m -.nest joy.ond.Produced:io every Pagan bo som the invol'untary cofivictiott . of the utter hopelesstress..of Polytheism. Contrary to • . the . general, expectation, the. reign of •Jo vian brought-an universal, toleration, which even the tyranny of . Valentinian did not _'• assume to. interrupt, though the weakness. of Valens led him to display his partiality ' _for the Christian sect'of Arians, by perse cuting their. adversaries, the Orthodox.— But the 'Choice. of Gratian determined the fate . 0f the two great denominations which . divided - the - faithand.feara of Chrigtentlo.m., TheZdosius proved himself not only a firth advocate for Orthodoxy,' but tWixed-foe to Arianisth. To his reign is to be attributed . the permanent establishment of the former '• and.the utier_ruin_of_thellatter.. - 2 Thesame . period marks the destruction of Paganism. • In'the accotuplishment of all, these events; that 'easy inOralNy Which. regards more-the' ' • sacredness of the 'purpose than-the purity of tha-meens ; would appear to have guided the Emperor. This period is remarkable - 7 for, a general: relaxation -of military disci pline, as Well as an universal corruption of j . manners... 'rite eatites to which these re; ' stilts arP ia_be:attributed-Wtrro:very - nunle- - roits,_.but the juereasing...p_o wor_of..the. bar 4 , 'barians;;; anit• the-- effentina ting f t of+ luxury may be properly •assigned as pre-. . eminent. , Calamitous as was the _tionof-the-Empire r it..-was.stilrreserved for evils whose - operation was to 'be .more dis astrous ,to the' rightsof inattrstitl tlic pow ormind. • - • A. superstition more . ffagratit than that which-had . fortnerry possessedthe 'regard --, .:of men, was introduced into the church and. the .:world fn . • the times - of Arcadius and . GhriStian_ martyrs, both Sabi . lotrs and real, 'becalm' the objects of ho mage ; the relics - of saints werercarefully collected, sacredly preserved and sincerely venerated; and the . - marked policy of the 'faithful w:is to engage- the attentions' of.' those whose prepossessions were in favor of thesplenilid.display of Pap:lisp by an a_c'eAritte ae.iireilatltib of Christian -worship wient temples. Shrewd :ant: fortunate as der must compel the confessipniline tf.111: volved the Christian church in. a labyrinth • poiitras-10-p,z, Thus - °amp .. .. it was' under_ a necessity to continue its appeals to the fears and' i(s courtesies to the prejudice or.a corrupted age. This step; howeve,r,._niust he- looked upon as rather 'the legitimate result of gradual defection than the motion of tem :- --porary -expediency,-and- the- time .-When-it occurred presents a generation ripened by a sticqessioni of events for the rise and reign of Superstition. The-monastic--life; - which had taken its' . rise'more than a century previous, in Egypt, .proved itself 'a most potent instrument in the development of this - era.. Under the patronage Of the ecclesiastitat. dignitaries, an extensive, degree of popularity had been • given to it, and,-in the course of time, an' ig- ' norant and credulous age hail been disposed • to lobk upen. it fts the,, surest passport to Divine favor and cure fehhose evils which the want of virtue had rendered .intolera ble. Lured by motives of this description, an immense-number of, persons had ft kon the nave duties of life, to find . a .. shel ter and home within-the w a alls,Of inonas • -tery. Though composed_ofLindivideals — fro - aleyery 'class of society,the. tenants or these - abodes were subjected to the-strictest ride's of . government. Their deers, their diet, their labor and even their devotions 'were so' regulated as to -secure to their. Community?'a. character - for unparalleled sanctity. The homage otan-enervated age eitthusiaSts.soon came to be regarded as in- Spiration;and their labors, as the only.-cer tainsource of- truth. TO .them was attri buted the power of working miracles; . and the gratitude of a credulous world daily in creased their authority and - possessious.- lief Ore theSe ghostly teachers the last, frag ments — cif :Science' and philosophy :were' swept froim the distracted:Empire, ; the. greatest, triumph-4)f. :s.ipbrstitio . . was-that which it effected over-the minds of those barbarous nations whose:valor had conquered Rome, and now held Constan tinopie, and the g.astin terror. -• These all bowed,before its authority, and submitteci their coneeienees to its .holy guidance.— Such an osergrown power, therefore ; a most convenient refuge for -Justinian, , when .his",profusinn and oppressions had alienated:from him the hearts of his sub,-' --iects, • Bence Wives that the leading pOli- Cy of his.. reign constantly 'directed. itself _towards securing the interest and affeCtion , of the :.Splendid timples were erected throughout throughout hie dominions, to flstter their pride, to devotions, and. to' fasten their povver . upon the community. , 'Thelma themselves were made Subser vient to this end and nee,inopeSiderable portion of 'that 'system'of jurispraderice, which' it Was lhe glory of his reign to have ':'established, %„carefuily:'proVided for the sights, marked out the ample , jurisdiction, and securest the honors; beth — temp . oial and.. spiritual, Vilhe church, , Until thit-reign of • Inetinipp, :tbe volupp wens Replan, thouth able, at An -.extrava• gent, price, to number among 'bie lugurlee lISI the hrtiele of silk, was corimpelled to pro. ,ctire it_fro_m the distant:regions of .Chinh. At this period, however, bylniperihl Arourmge, the rearing the :worm and 'the fabrication of, the. article commenced with- in the liniitS" Oldie Ethpire. Its progress to perfection was, of course _slow, : The .Emperor having , secured the favor of the Ethiopians. of Abyssinia;' by 'treaty; ,pro cured their instrumentality in olitaining the eggi - frani iv . he nCe w Orni was raised; The easy Virtue .of these. traders sfigisted to them a plan of accomplishing tfirtili ject ci-ro-ral-patrorti.mw_m. entered China with an apparently mercantile lion, they succeeded in concealing the eggs of the worm in a hollow cane, and bore back in triumph ,to their own land the long sought priie. The eggs were hatched in the'space of. time, by time artificial 'heat of dung; h wornur Were fed. itpon did - leaves_ of the mulberry; butterflies.lenougluto_pror, paghti the rare were secured, antl'a suffi cient number of trees were:planted tO,pro .vide them with nourisifinfint Hence his linian'obtained 'the means of .'at,:onee, hd minkstering to his own ay.hrice•-anii-theJle frayed. taste r f his favorites,. Front the New Orleans Picayune. • , LATEST FROM TEXAS:- ' The steem . packet .New York, Capt. Wright, arrived . yesterday morhing from Galireston brinking dates •to the. 14th inst. To her polith,officers we are indebted for. the latest pal cis. The news is of little importance. . Esq:, has been. up !Pointed by President Lamar, Secretary of War, and Theodore Barby, Esq. Texiarc . Consul at - Paris. „Roth these recommen . Aaticms-have been confirmed. • .. A resolution has been passoti:_by__ the. .Horse of 13epresentatives at Austin, direct ing the' Military Cominittee to enquire into .the expediency of authorizing the presi dent-to accept of the services•cif 6000 men, for. the allowing:4l).cm to have what they can take from the ,ene tityi-and a leaktitrof latidour of any they may centliter-,- . : Another, .resolution, to en quire into the' expediency of sending the ..nae_y_to•sea r to.-bnrn, - Sink - and destroy, and act in concert h„ . the. land_:forec;!- . • was- , lost, arriteil inri - tistin on. Satur- - day, the 4th inst., so that the report,of his, re-entry into Mexico* is lintrue.___lle_fully. confirms•the account of Cernalee7, treacly . Austin Sentinel has the - subjoined intelligence 1 - • We-learn by - a - letter - from: Reel ::River - county,-under date of Nov,•Bth; that a com pany of 57 Chihuahua tradejs had arrived 'there,: having. '050,000 iii specie. They designed setting up -large trading* estab lishment: in that county, which... Flinn be cinineeted with housesin the United Ste_tes, and the northern parts of Mexico. •Theybring information that Wm. Marks. man and John *Wallace are on their way from Santa Fe to this city, and that they are the bearers of despatches jo this govern ,mcnt. They propose to come iminetliately undertheinws of this_Reimblic, end _epic tr i ns i at ,..l copies of Our r.rws.., _ __The...people.pf_Satmt-Fe,bave,refusdthto pay_the_tytite,tax-to-the priests. . Two additional rich gold, mines have been discovered 'on the route between this _city and Santa Fe;. about 100 milei from the latter place. • *:"From ale account given by . the 'Mos quito' of Texas, we should say that it is _rapidly progressing inpopulation i iinprove, inent,, morals, peace and good order. In Galveston a „Real Estate , Bank. has commenced issuing its notes. Fives and • Tens are redeemable at.the_counterin.gold and silver, and mites of a- higher denomi nation are redeemable in, Baltimore;,- The city authorities ell - Galveston have passed an ordinance iniposing a fine. of - $lOO on any person. found 'to be carrying deadly weapcins. This law-will work well if supported by public feeling. • • , A - bill is before the - legislatnre - for lien sing gambling houies. _ . Judge llemphill. has been elected, Chief Justice by the legislature. Canales.hasAliciallyannotinced missal of his _troops -- • Captain.ThompsonbftheschonnerWiiip arrivectut_Seu_Louis.on . the - evening.of.the. 9th instant... He brought there the news of the light - he - ditecif Colonel -- Jordan's-par ty and the Mexicans. All the, officers and men who have re= turned to Texas from the different Federal divisions, with °whom Capt. Thoinpion conversed, concur in asserting the fact that, __them is no_dbubt-of-a-genaral--alliance--be- - : tween the Central acid Federablomes, for the purpose of invading Texfftr , rind they moreover state that there are now 3000 of the enemy, in a body, onythe'Texian side of the Rio Grande: ..* The remains of Mr.* Treat, late agent to 'Mexico, were interred, at Galveston* the 12th• inst., with imposing.ceremcnies. A leopard, resembling the Africeu • ,,erid ten•feet lorig from the tip of the nose to the 'end of the tnil,,Was -recently. killed near llexar. Great numbers Orthem are found in the neighborhood of ilie-Nences end-Rio Grande: • 'fhe flour-market was dull at' Galveston on the 14th :and the stock heavy.. The same •may be said, .of 'sugar. • Pork dull and - bacon andlarthin limited* demand. The schooner Ann Maria and Cargo, re cently eaptured i yas: to be.sold on.the 15th at Galveston: . : . • The., Galv'eston Civilian says that "a considerable ,quantity., Of *sugar hes been Made- . upon the Colorado 'Otis Sent3oll:: :A gentleman „ct:Egypt ,made 15 hogsheads front abont.six ,acres. Of; giouiiti;'arilk from* the specimens:we-saw, of ihe.fineist kind, equal to the best - brown' Haw-tine.' • , Tnt SI A M '- tesn Twois.-- The Cincinnati Times • says" thcit these no t hp an i nn e i n acme!. do not agree in political. senthnents. When they went to. the. polls to vote,Chane,, the, Whig, who is .tallest, 'handed hallot, and. it *al 'depasited flee foint ti When hitt brOthei'Eng," who iS 06..ibe on , poiltion side,' Oboatlo piocied manner„ihie :it* . was challenged by i4 - Ttve Carl:l2o'lg Thmt - ritl anZi, rvowiter. brother on the grounti that he wq& notof Penntsylvaxua LOgislatiaire. SENATE;, TUE ' SDAY, Jawqary:s, 1841. . The .Senate met at 3 o'cloalt,. P. M.; the SPeaker, . Mr. .Kingsbury., being . in , the •Th'e, Secretary of lhe. Commonwealth being introduced, :preSented . the election returns from the several election -districts, which weretread - by—the,cleil • • - A motion was then made by, Mr.Strohm that the members present proceed to vote for Speaker, and that the Clerkenct as Tel lers.; which was agreed to. • • .• The Senate then proceeded to vote, .Ivhich resulted as - follows - i= . Charlestl3..Penrose, . 18 votes. I E. Kingsbury, Jr: • •;- 7-, ' Michael Snyder, ; 3 . • , • 3. C. Plumer, , W. F: Coplan, R. Fleming, .•-• • . John - • 1 • So Charles 8,, Penrose, having received ' a majority of- all the votes, was declared -duly-elected Speaker of the S,e,nate. • • - The oath of office was then administered to Mr,. Penrose by the late Speaker.... • The members. elect were then called, and the usual- oaths of nifice administered by the Speaker. . , On motion, Messrs. Kingsbury &, i Reed were appdinted a committee to.act n eon- . junction With -a-similar-committee-from the liouse.of Representatives, to wait upon-tire Governor and inform'him that the General . Assembly ware organized and ready - to re ceive any comaiunicatiok which lie might be - pleased -- to - make. . .- - . On motion, Mes Sis. Strolinf . iintl-Pegely were appointed a committee - to wait upon the House of - Representatives, and inform them that the Senate is now organized and . ready to proceed to business. __The usual resolution was _moved by -'Mr. . Case, relative to postage,- Mr. Brown moveetto postpone the ques tion on the same tint-no-morrow.. _ . After some debate between Mr. Brown: in favor of; and -lVtessrs: - Twintand' Case' opposed--to,..the-same,ilie-MOtion to post- pone was , witbilrawm aqz, an amendment nffered to ibe'resolution by My.." Brown, to Strike-out. ‘lfou-r7daily-papers,"--atid-insert "one," was lost. • The question „then recurred on...the a 4opi_ieor of the. original.resolu Y , ,eas.23; . ays 9._ 8o it was - determined in tho - afiirrriative. - - • OnAtiotipn of Njr, Fleming, 1'! o'clock was made the standing hour of meeting. - The Semite then adjourned. .110. USE OF REPRESENTATIVES • ' 'January 5, 1841. . — About-half past 11.o'clack this morning Mr. Flenitiken,.of Fayette,-gave notice in the hall that at 12 o'clock, the Ilouse of 'Representatives !would be called to order and•the retuinsuf'the.electism read. . • Accordingly, at ington, — who aninzaincedlhbt the time fixed _by_the consiittitiOn.of the state. of Pennsyk vanla frifille meeting_ atiihefGeneraLAS 7 - sembly,. had arrived, and moved therefore that the Clerk proceed according to the act ofAssembly, to read the returns of the elections in the•city of *Philadelphia and the several counties of the Commonwealth ; which was. agreed to: ..Tbe. - Secretary.--01-the—Commonwealth ; being then introduced, handed to the .cleik, in obedience to the duty imposed upoithirri by the 'Election Laws of this 'Commoti- Wealth, the several returns of the election, anilthe certificates of the members elect. clerk •then read the certificates in usual manner, the sante being full, except Riot. of - Mr. Pearson; - of 'Butler, Which by some mistake Its d •not reached the ecre tary's Office. The certificate 'in the -pos session 'of Mr. Pearson was, however„.ad mitted. as satisfactory--evidencerol-his . elec.- iion, and he was enrolled With -the.others The clerk having. made out a -list froM the returns, called the roll, whereupon 99 menibets answered to their °names.. Mr. Cunimings, of Indiana, the abs entee, _being confined, to his room by indispoAtiop. Oit motion, the Housothen . .preceded - tO ballot for Speaker, whereupon it appeared der MiddleswarTh bad .Richard Brodhead, Jr. • Scattering , Mr: Johnson,Of Armstrong, voted for Mr..Bart=otherivise it was a strict party. vote. . The second ballot was exactly the same as the first if you :substitute the name of R. P. Flc ( nniken, for that of RichardSrod head, jr. The third ballot resulted in the:choice of Mt. trabbe, of, the.city of Phil -adelphia, by a vote of 53 to 44. _Mr. Ner Middleswarth Was the regular Whig can didate, and was supported by the Whig members, with the exception of Messrs. Chrisman,Clark,..F`u,they, and Smith, Who voted for m. A. Crabbe, and , Mr; John son,..pf Armstrong,, who voted for Mr. Darsee. • ' Mr. Crabbe voted for-Mr. Middleowarth, and Mr. Middles'warth.for Mi. Kerr. -On takiiig the chair, Mr: Crabbe ex -pressed hircfeeslings of gratification- for - ihe unexpected and distinguished 'hon'or just. conferred upon him, in a beautiful, distinct, !Ind highly 'appropriate monitor, proniising to perform the duties of the- office with, fidelity and impartiality, 'The oadrof olfice,,(by his request) was administered -to the Speaker" by. Mr, Flen- - niken, after which' the, oaths were admin. istered in the usual form by,ffieSpeaketto the several meinbers 'of ihe'house; which •oectipiod considerable • The -1-lopse being new - Organized 'land ready to proceed te,husiness, , CM,motiou of Mt! Llrodifead, a aeinmittee consisting of ,Mesoio. 13rodliead and Cow, were appointed ipitiforM-the Senate of the fao. • ' . " ' On motion of.Nr.,Flenniken, commit ,tae coptiogil. of Moomrs. Flenniken and qaticineTe appointed •on the, pait of the. ROM aat.la caniaactian with . a aim- far - committees Of the Senate fshould they appoint bud?) io Alie Governor that the GenCral Assembly was orgniii;ed and ready Proceed to husiness. , an,Motion of Mr. Darsie, a committee consisting-:of -Mesifrs. Darsie, Flenniken, and. Middleswarth; ivai :appointed to pre pare. "rulee for the government, of, tke - Polise of Repreientatives, Until, ich'"time,=as - usual, the rules of the late )iouse, are - to' continue inTorce. - • Mr.. Smith offered the usual .resolution relative to the postage of members, and the furnishing of each with four daily • new's . a ers, Mr. Steele v olChester, moved - to'aine by striking out "kir" newsphpers, and in serting "two." Ile was:for entering into the besiness'of reform at the enteet.• It might be:.a small - matter in appearance to soreeielitlemen - ,7 4 1Fe .said, but. it - was - one etep,.and the present, einbarrassed • Condi den of our financial attairs,in,his _ opinion, called imperatively for reform in every thing that was like . .ex,travagatiee,.and he thought; this.. Was proper subject to corn.: Without taking the question .on• the, tie solution,: , - " • • • , On terition•or Mr. Cox,• • The House.a . djourhe - t1,.t0, meet to-trier row.rtfortiieg at.lo o:clock. • • From . the Daily Intelligencer. HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES. HARRISKIROv Januvy 6, 1841. After the Journal of yesterday was•read; ad great number of letters 'were-laid - before the - House from - persons asking the ap pointment of Clerk,. Printers; Sergeant-at.: Arms, am which_ were_ on •the table for future action:- : • . • of - Lancak e er; -gavnative ' that oit to-morrow he. would ask leave to. present. bill providing for the electinif of 'the .Mayer Of Lancaster, by the people. Mr. Spyier,-that he would: ask leave,on. 1O;Morrow to present 'a bill .entitled - an; act incorporminglbe.borough_of Gettysburg. . Smith of the •City; that he would present a bill for the'-ineorporation of the J)elaware Coal CoMpany. • • ,Mr. Ilinclimati, that he would ask leave to present•Tbill'toitocorporate - the - .oitizen's Mutual ..Insurance Company. .. . On motion of Mr. Kerr of Washington, an item:of unfinished business, to by found Op page 120.tif - last - year's - journa4 provid= ing forlite erection of , a new county out of parts of 'Washington, Allegheny, Fayette; and 'Westmoreland, was referred.tda select: committee of three.- • The Speaker: appointed 'Messrs. Kerr, Eyre, and. FOgel, the committee. • ._ The.resolution 'offered yesterday by_ Mr: Smith, relative_ to: postage and newspapers,. was taken up on s=econd reading. After striking, out the word_ four,a - nd in serting in lieu thereof three, the resolution was rejected.by,a vote of—Yeas:4o; Nays 55. .. . , , • .The Committee .to wait on the Covet nor reported that the Governor would send a message at 12..sieloek. -- • • , I _M, i lVtijlkalVarth moved that the house • 11, if ..04 geant-at-Arms,liiiriraneefier; wheri fir f.ollo_wing_notninatiOns_wereipade. . Mr Brodhead nominated Geo. Hecker, Mr. Middleman!' ." 'Alex. Ramsey Mr. Anderson " - .J. Seiler. • . SERGEANT-AT-ARMS. Mr. Darsie nominated Job G. Patterson. Mr. Brodhead " Andrew Krause. Mr. Musser " R. -Auchinbaugh. Mr. Foreman . " John E. Brown. Mr. Clark " E. P. flugltes. Mr. Middlesw'th " Sam'l. Shoemaker Mr. Bruner " - Geo. W. Firestein DOORKEEPER. Mr. ,Cox nominated Geo. Shaeffer. .. . ". Smyser " Jacob Sanders. " futhey . " S. Horn. " • Flenniken " Joseph Jackson. " Futher 4 ` John Stoever. ". Kieffer Musser:- " 'Funk • " Pumroy " Bobt. McCartney. " Eyre " • James Mci:late. " Bent Taylor.' - B. Epler. 1.,' Jacob Newman. " .Geo. Taylor. - After.the reading of, the message 5,000 copies in English and 2,500; in Gerthan, were ordered to be printed, when the House • ' Adjourned. iMEMI =ED -- 48 votes 48. Several letters from applicants for , the printing, Sergeant-at-Arms, Door-keeper, &c. were read apd laid on the table. PEITIONS. TM-Speaker presented a petition signed by citizens .of this .State, praying the Le gislature to erect ari asylum for tLe Insane Poor of this conimonwealth. Mr. Brooke one from Margaret Holman and, others, praying that they may be per mitted to transfer certain real estate. Laid on the table... , - Mc. Kingsbury, one froth the Citizens of Luzerne county, praying that the Banks of this State may be permitted to issue notes of a less'denomination than $5 One from Wayne county; for the'crection of an' Asp'. . him, for dip - Insane Poor--petition - trim - Phehe'ThoMtison„-praying to be ,divorced from , the bands of matrimony.:..' , ' - 1 Mi. - .Crispen, one from citizens of Ken ,aington, Philadelphia county, 'asking that the law' giving' to the Philadelphia and Trenton, Railroad . Coinpany;" ; Power to construct. a read through Kensington, may be repealed. . 'Mr. Strohm gave,notice that on to:muft i row , he would, ask. leave_to present a hill, , giving the citizens of the city-of LalleaB- • 4 the.election o( Mayor, - .Mr. Fleming gave notice that , he would on to-Morrow present'a bill . providing for the erection ;or a poor' Rouse in ,the county of tyconiitig.. . :_, ::, ..- , . , . 1 11)e' Comptitie to *pit on the Governor made reporkthat he would (mud in his;inea iiige:ai-12 o'clock. :''', Engem:4loNa. ,• - . •'' Nk.„ kaalay of[l7niOn offered'tliCfollOW- . . -',.” Cyrus Landis..__- . ----Gecirge-- , Fackltr.- Jacob S. Dunedn. ME IN SE&ATE. ANuARY-6,-18,41.- ing, winch according, to the rules was laiq! .over, for one day; Resolved: By:the Senate and Rouse of Representatives of:the Commonwealth Of Pennhylvania, that ditSenators , be instruct ed• and our; : Representatives '" requested, to vote for the repeal Of the act passed on ,the 4th day of July 1840,-. and: commonly known as the Sub-Treasury. bill. , • Mr. Pearson offer s ed a resolution for the appoinfnient, of the usual standing commit tees by the' Speaker, which was 'adopted. They• will appear on the-journal. of to morrow. Mr. - Pitterhon orkitostrong, offered — the Ilawing_t_whiaklesl o. a len: th debate, in which Messrs: E'wi -Patterson, zu !I van, Cochran, .Kingebury, Brown, Bpack ' man and Williams - took part. • Whereas, the amount of money required for-Printing and-contingencies of-this-body is :rapidly increasing from. year to, year, without this . cause being satisfactorily known : therefore, - . Reiolved; that a''committee' of three .members be appoihted ; whose duty it shall. -be .to _examine i n to the mOde Of letting the printing Sand accounting therefor. Also, the incidental expenses 'of this body and if in their_opinion : a plan saving . to the-Coni monwealth cam be adopted; and. Make ..ro port thereof. , . • ' The further consideration of the resplu ... • lion was peStponed for the present. . The GOVernor's •Message teas then - read 'by the ,. .Clerk... 'Mr. Reed, of the citY,.ofrered the follow . - ing, which was adopted: 'Resolved, . That the. Cortimissiphers .ot the County-of Philadelphia be directed to .reportui the Senhte•the amount of damages paid or adjudged to be-paid., by the county for opening, or' widening streets, Roads ,or - Alleysilit - the - City - or County of'Philadel- . ithia Under'special Acts of Asserribly - since - the—lsr - a - linuary -- IFOp., - specifying the harries or. the. Streets, Rogds opr date of :the acts and the amount on each - paid or adjudged to be p,aid. Mr. Strohm Moved that to-morrow be set apart for•. the election of officers of Se- MEI A communication from J. B: `Trevor, Cashier of • the Philadelphia Bank, giving the -namea-of Steekhohlerp,-&e, was - receiy= ed and laid on t e table. Mr.gse moved that the Sertateproceed to the'fittination of candidates for Clerk, Printery Sergeanttat-Arms,•-•aad--Poorkeep eri wfifn the folloWing nominations were . ;• • made:- • • CLERK. • Mr. Strohm _nomMatedi.o„.W. Ilameraly . " Planter 1 . 1 SERGEANT-AT-ARMS - Mr. Kingsbury.honainated7oliii Stahl.= • Hiestei• • " • S.T. Williams 'DOORKEEPER. Mr:BrOOke.nominated Joseph B. Wade -" Miller " :• John -P.-James., " Headley ". . Wm. Kitchen: • GERMAN JOURNAL. " • 'Mr. Strohm nominated George Bergnen —, " Killinger " Bibighana &13q,ker. " Kingsbury. Butter & Bigler. " Reed -" F. J. Grintd. • Ca tnuiLtNii .16 - LitigrAt. 4 - 0 Mr.:_Barclay .notninatelFH7 - Montgomery. " Kingsbury " WM. D. Boas. . -" Hiester " Fenn & Wallace. . - • - . BILLS. . Mr..Coehran nominated IL Montgomery. " Killinger • J. The nominations then cloied, and the Senate- • • • Adjotirned.----. IN SENATE. JANUARY 7, 1841. The Secretary_ of the <-Cornmontvealth presented a message from - the . Povernor, stating that certain bills of last session had been approved during the recess. Also, the annual reports of the .State Triasurer and commissioners of the Internal Improve ment fund. `PETITIONS PRESENTED. • Mr. Reed presented the petition of T. D. Hollingsworth, ;praying to . be allowed to sell certain real estate. Also,. a memo rial from citizens dt - Phiradelphia prayink for the establishment of an asylum 'for the sale of certain'reall-estate. Mr. Ouse, the petition of citizens 'of Bradford comity, praying for the election of canal commissioners by the Legisilatuie. Also, one from the citizens of Bradford county, for The trial of certajn cases bY courts to be_c_pmposecl of justices of the peace. _ _ Mr. Brown, a petition relative to_certain real estate. Maciay,irpetitiell — fr - din - the com missioners of Huntingdon county, praying to be - authorized to borrow money. • ' Mr. Miller, the petition of citizens of Cjimberland county, for an appropriation for an asylum for the insane poor. The Speakerthen announced the follow . ing standing committees: On Accounts - Messrs: Cochran, 'gins bitry;,Snyder, Brooke, Manley. • , . Pennon." and Graluidese—Mesers. Strohm, Plumer, Smith Hiladley, Judiciary—Messrs. Pearson, Williams,. Fleming, Read, Headley Militia---Messrs. Case, Millcr, Hays, Brooke, Barclay. Banki—Messrs, Spackinan, Fleming, Mathers, Patterson, Sullivan. Edueatiim,=-Mesers. Ewing, Huddle son, Bmith, Clibhons, Mothers. Roads and /frid.ges.---Measfs. Sterrett, 'BrOwn, Mathers, Patterson, Caplan. • Internal ImprovementMesert Strohm, Oase,.Sterretti Spaekesan; • agricui.ture • and, Domestic, Afanufac , tures- 7 14mm. Ewtng,Killinger, Heisler, • Brown," Pegley. • , To Compare Rillo—Mesere Copilot ; :Headley, 'limner; Crispin,•Ptitterson. • Election Viatticts 7 —Mesere. Maelity, iluddleanii, Barclay, Brower, Fageley • Vice aad' Immordity—Mesers:7llliller; Sterrett; 00 chn!n. KinkittuYY;llrower- CozporOlions..-Mesars. Barclay; Brown; Gibbonsentiddleson„'Peirson. Estates': and Escheats:—Meitoss..Wil• liamo, - ,.Barchik,.. gfulliian, 'Pah bons:, :Rnango--aleiara: ROA Smith,Bro‘vp, Cochran, Williams,. = Private Claims for.Daniagel--Messrs. Macley - Plunrmr, Smith, Critmin. Library— . —Messri3 Spaekman,Williams, need., - • Public Buildingq.—Mpiers. Brooke,' Seyder, Hiester,:Killinger. motion_ of • Mr.Fegeley, (ainended i by motion of Mr. Strohm,) 1000 'copies in English, and 500 in. Geraian ' of .the Go verner's message, were ordered to be ,print ed for the Use of the senate.. - ' On inntion, the senate proceeded to the election of clerk, which resulted as follows:, Hamersly had ' ,19, votes. Henry Buehlerl2.votes. Si - - 10 the speaker ileclred Geo. W. Haii erstrustre-thilreleeted-elsrk-of-the-sena. Mr. Hamersly nominated Samuel W.. Pearson, of . Somerset county, as 'Assistant Clerk, which nomination was confirmed The senate : tiy then._proceaed_to_the elec tion of Sergiant-at-Arms; which resulted as follows: Samuel T.' Williams had 19 votes.- John Stahl " . had. - J2-votes ' So. the speaker declared. Sanniel 7 1 .0 y ham to be duly elected. - ' ,The,.4oate 'proceeded to the election •o Door-keeper,' which resulted as follows : Joseph 43. WSde, , had - 19 votes .John„ P. James had 9. votes William• Kitchen had" -2 votes .. SO the speaker declared Joseih B. Wade to be duly elected Docir:keeper to the-ien ate. • . ~: • , A , motion was then made to, proceed. to the election of a printer of the English journal 7 . )f the senate,:when mpVeil to postpone the order of the - . day; for the purpose 'of introdtTeing a-reselution relative to contract of" the printers of tLe :senate, providing that the senate may. at any tiinerevelte the tfaideontract..., •Upon._this. motien,a dieeussion of . .sonie length - arose, in.' which Messrs . : Ewing, .Brown and others took. part, when the. matter was finally, postponed:, !•:• - A resolution was then- Offered'relative.to the_ pay_ of_the_late officers .of- the.-eenate, which, after some discussion, was passed. Adjourned. . • ' • HOUSE. Ifinimpuno;:Jan: 7, 1841. The'speaker. laid before tha House• a ibttef - Iron 7 gtotgeßefiy; - : - Aitilikir Ge iteral,.-accompanied-with,--his-Report—and - one from Albion II; Read, :containing his report, on the state of the 'Treasury. • Mr. Zimmerman presented the petition's tit,eitizenS . of Cumberland county; asking for the erection of_an' Asylum for the In sane POor. ' . - 111 r. Lightner, three petitiohs, ,praying for the election of canal commissioners by the people. • _ • Mr. nz . ser offered the following, which after a short debate, .was postponed until _ . to-morrow. . _ . Resolved, That the clerk be instructed to receive , proposals for. the cutting, fold ing, stitching, binding and delivering of the English and . German Journals, and all other documents ordered to be printed. by the botise. . on motion ur the lioitie prd eeeded to {ho election of clerk, ser:eant-at - arms an oor- eeper. -The speaker appointed Messes. Cox and Barr to act as tellers, who _reported that for clerk,. • • Alexander Ramsey had 50 votes. Jaiob Seiler 49 votes. Mr.. Ramsey was then sworn in, aild nominated- - as- his-Aesistant - - David - Todd; - which was confirmed by the house. The election of . sergeant-at-arms was then hid, the clerks acting as tellers, with the following result: , • For. sergeant-at-arms : Job G. Patterson, 1- 50 votes. Andrew Krause, -49 votes. So Job G.. Patterson was elected,' For Doorkeeper. George Shaeffer had 50 votes. Joseph Jackson had - 49 votes. So Mr. Shaeffer was declared.to lie duly elected. ". Mr. Brodhead, of Northampton,•offered the followifig, which was laid on the table. Resolved, By the Senate and' House of Representatives, that the state treasurer be and he -is hereby authorized - and - required; hot to pay .t.O_ the . _ State__Geologist;_or_his assistants, any more money,-until the pro visions of the "act providing for a geologi-, Cal and •mineralogical survey 'of the state," which is about to expire, are fully cont plied.-with on -the,part of the said state geologist, and, that so - much of the said tiet, and of the act passed the 21st of March, -1837 F as - are - hereby - altered - or - supplie - d; be and the same are hereby repealed. The resolution pioviding for the furnish ing of members with newspapers, and pay ment of postage, was, after some discus sion,'adopted with striking out_"four" and inserting "thresV•liewspapera. • 'A communicatiOn from the Auditor Ge neral, tranimitting•the report' of the Inter nal Improvement Fund, was• laid lon the table. Snoxim9.—Dr. Macauley, of Sr. Lonie, while lecturing before The Mcchaniek In stitute of that place •recently, told the fol liming amusing anecdote of smoking : " k young gentleman, Very muclydavot ed to , smoking„ had paid his eddressesio_a young lady, whose parents objected to the union s Merely becauee he indulged, as they thought, too , freely in the use of tabaccoi The youig latly,,hoviever, prepossessed in . his favor, pmvailed.npon , him to' abandon the habit, that thiaii union might take place. The antipathy ef the mother; howeveii to smoking, continued aikabated, and she was still skeptical iisAiiirelect of his reforma tion on that score, and to test lier flaugh ter's account that he h ad- given - ati, the lice,otsmoking, she' invited -to spend a,few days at ; liee\Wititie, with , the family. No symptoms appeared till'one °Vetting,- *hen. the reaninie, before. retiring to'.reit, fancied. she . smelt 'something iike the fkiPegkif jol*Co . 14 bed-room. _ She 14 °ked'PrOg4.thti key-hole, and io! and beheld!itie,:gentleman .was 'eaught in the act, p#llittg - 4**Yr hialeat upon the, grate, and thinking, no doubt, of 1111111 Y, happy dpys 'With his beloved object.' The . . mother, in haste, ran down stairs, called for, her tiaughter; said she ,had found-him still Strioking, and - wishbd her to come up inaMediately and see. They flew up si'airs; the' mother looked again into the key-hole, 86'30,i:4*0-her daughter, "did Vncit . tell you .' he - stridit6dt lOok and "Ah, bqt Mother," - sOidWe daughter, ”4 0e8 h e ri i ) t _ sinoke kautifielly?" • ' • . • Risme WITH WINDpw:OPEN.—A. Scbtefi qlitrgym*was deputed - by . the Ed inburgh Presbylpry to rebuke Charles the Seeond,tor kissing his serVarit,priaid . rit Ho ' lyrood. • After the Ik orthy divine: had the disagreeable task imposed Upon hin — bY — the — ahrtrehindi - ei - aryTtrOteirlm ---- dared not digobey, he added, in a corifidett • - tial vihieper,' "and the next time your, .gracious'majesty so .. far_.forgets_yourtielf,-be:L---- pleaaed - to - shut - the witidow.7 ' • • CLOSE OF THE .w.gpc.—The week now closing, has been signalled by nothing inipOttant • ip'politice, - cOinnierce news. • The same dullness obServed . last. - ' Week, fias characterized 'the 'ptese,nt,;and nothing has transpired to give life and ani- • 7 Illation - . to our city.. .Money is scarce,; trade is dull ; the. rivers are still low, but prospects : of . better times are. brightening. -The resumption of the Pennsylvania Banks will, tend, in a great tlegroe,jci restorkcon fidbnce and croditin . . the „North, but : we shall. not feel its benacialiAnfluenee • Until the State Bank of Alabama'‘jollowejn the. footsteps" of those of PennsylVania. The week, upon the -whole; his been as .dull-and discouraging as the,last; - and it remains for us to thank Heaven . 'it is no. worse. 'Economy, prudence, and iridus 7 try, are all important to :bear nit_ up for; the' :present,yand when "the riveri—rtie" and "cotton comp) in," we ,s6ll all . light- • hearted'and full of hope.—Nobile .4'dver. Notic& Illy, a - resolution of_. theCtimberland Fire Compa ny, at, their meetinglen.thegtl. instant, the.subscribers___ , _. were appointed a committee to give public-notice-on—,— behalf of the company:. That by the kindness of our State Legislature, they have granted ua an act of in= corporation under which wd" now act. That we have ' ,several exPensive engines with their apparatus, Hose, Ladders, Hooks, ate.r.some _of_ the-ladders-have Wert_ _ _ taken from their places by'persuhs without autliori-, ty, and 'in/CH.4'OMM ' AU persons . are hereby can tionettnet to use or remove - the ladders from their places,orany other property belonging to the com pany, as they will certainly_ be. prosecuted. 'l t re _qiures perniission of Atte- coinpany to-authorize7finf . one to use their ladders. - - _ GEO. D. FQULKE; • - ' „ . 'JACQB SENER, - - - . . „ .- - • . . FREDK. A. KENNEDY. .- January 6. . . . . . . . - Nottce.• . ._. „... __ Estate of U r sula Lermberton,.died. LE'rTERS . TESTAMENTARY on. • the estate of Uraula Larnberton, late of North :Middleton township, dteeased, having been granted to Abraham Lumberton of North Middleton, and. Ross Lamberton of Carlisle: 'NorirE is hereby g iven to all.l3ersons indebted to the estate of said decedent to make immediate payment, and those having chiral ' to present themfor pavment. ' ........._ _ ABRAHAM LAMBERTQN, • . ROSS LAMBERTON. . • . Executors of .Ursula Lamberton, deed.:) Jan. 6, 184L---6t .- . - • • _At .a stated Orphans' Court lie= : gun and held on Ttusday tl:e 15th day of.Dec,ember._. - 1840,at - Carlisle - in - and ler Cuintlirland'county, - hei• - fore the - Hon - . - Saninel Hepburn 'l , :resliTent, and John Stuart and John Lefev.re Associate Judges of the same court, assigned &C. the following proceedings were had to wit: In the case of the writ of partition on the real .; Mate of.lacob Rife, deo'd , now, to wit: 15th Decem ber, 1840,..the Sheriffluiving returned the inquisition the court confirmed theSame,Attil grant a Rule on all the heirs to appear at the next Orphans' Court, and ag-. - t•ept - or refuse to accept said estate at the valuation. Personal notice to blxiierved on all the heirs residing in the county, and by publication three times in two newspapers . in Carlisle for those who, reside out of the county. By the Court. Cumberland County, ss. . ' I, Wi II i s Fold le, Clerk - of the Orphan'e , f , ~, r. Court in and for.said county, do, hereby . It , y I*. certify the foregoing atrue copy of re-' t , • f(: '.o' coed. t „ .... ---. '•-•,_ . Witness my hand and seal ofsaid court' --- -'i. - at Carlisle,. the 28th day of ; Dec.-1840. • IV: FOULK, CPk.,o..C't. PAUL MARTIN, Sherif. Jan. 6,- 1841.—St To Let. • - . . The large and commodious- House in the borough of Mechanicsburg, °iifi t • now occupied by . the SuVsceibeis, for '; the term of. ono year, from the Ist of Apritnextuntil-the-Ist of-April l lB42. The dwelling"will be rented separate, or together. -with the-Store Room and Warehouse; for conditions .call-on. the-subscribers. ARNOLD N. B - . We have knack' another property in said borough= forthe term of three 'years from •the Ist or April neat, and had. leased the Ist - described proper ty for the same term, and said term does not expire: until the Ist of April, 18421. Mechanicsburg, Dec. 30, 1840. . • . . REOtsrEn's OFFICE, ' Caaust.n, Dec. 26th, 1840. Notice. is he.seby given to all Legatees, Creditors7 \ and other persons concerned, that the following Re counts have been filed in this office for examination, by the accountants therein named and will be pre- : rented to the Orphans' Court of Cumberland county,. for confirmation and allowance on Tuesday . theg6th day of January, A. D. 1841., • . -The supplemental and final administration account ofdohn Rupp, "administrator of Samuel Ruby, deed.. The administration account of Jimes Armstrong, . administrator of Robert Armstrong, ' • Theadministration account "of. John H, administrator of John Preining, decesed. The administration acinunt of George Reikess eV"- ecutor of William Carothers, deed: • . j • ISAAC' ANGNEY;.Registerc. _ . .Black Walnut,,Planja. FrHE . Subscriber. ,tvishee- ti? purnitase ,l3.4B,C.K - WALNUT PLANK, in any quo-. ity thatmay be - tifrei• - tdf FortY cash pei• thousand feet plank measure will be' given- Said Phink- to ,be of good quality; two - 4;36es and onc-eighth in thickness and fourteen feet lour inches in length. To be delivered.at the. Canal id Hartie,-; . burg, Drat any.point on-the Clunberland Road, and _immediate. information, forwarded tothe subscriber. • _ ): , 0111 DrrAny other 'deft* tiou'relitiveto sildlusinesw ' can- e • had on applicioloo- 1 0 • 41. ° 6111 V! Carlisle; orb • ' addressing the subspyiberif residing- i n Philadelphia . • •` ' - 'DAVID FREF.p.klgi:,. 'Dic'ember.364 . . ...,:'r_ - •• jrlf flair *4600 0:41t1:;• /fii TGe Subseriber begs leave to inform the Palle that • 'he has opened's Night SehOol; at: Nal' 4i fs : makes Row," Pitt Street, Carlisle; where , ~-;! poses• to teach-:Writing And.:Arltlimeßo, '40'1440A ' brstitehes of an Zoglieli ;editeittiols ISY tit deemed awful. A oompeteneasilstalibhas also bee ••' . - engaged to teach restipag , Stid-teribifsela the Pertain . . The tereasiate',very reasonable and made at 114 Schoo l . o'o Room.' SoholaritAoll,be taken. eta:ter b y the mend' r bribe. (vaster. ‘, • . . . . E: voytm..•/ ti I
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