. . -YORK AND CIIIIIIiItL.OID'itAIL . - COIVARIC.IO3IPORT. • • „ 'At a• mooting of - tho'board , of directors of , • the York and Cumberland. railroad company, ' held attirk on the.9th day of January, 1851, the following_report Was road 'and ordered to ho published: ' . • ro . the StockhoWer3 of the Fork and Cumberland - Railroad Company. The prosident,anddireetors of this company - herewith submit a-financial statement -of the affairs and condition of the company, and of the work of improvement under their charge: , This statement is made to exhibit, under the :several heads of expenditure, the aggregate disbursements for nil purposes'oOnnected with the progress of the work, from the eonanienee ment of operations, until the present period; as also, the receipts froMvarious sources, and the means at command of tho.company, which are available for the completion of the work. • „ RECEIPTS. ' \ From the statement it will be seen - that there has been received on account of stook subscriptions, from stockholders residing in Maryland, the sum of $868,180 06 From t stookholders residing in Pennsylvania, • - From the , proceeds of, sale of bondsof the company, payable in-1870, For grain" and other articled sold, For overdraft on York Bank, 524,117 81 —Showing that the - whole amount of receipts from stook subscriptions is $892,747 06;, and that the receipts thus far, from .all dourcos, havo amounted to 'tho sum abovo net 'forth of $824,117 31. , DISBURSEMENTS. Who disbursements during the progress of the work have been as follows: Amount ,paid Gender, Burke & Co., under the contract with them for constructing the road, $.01,274 87 Amount. paid for damages and for right of way, Auiount, paid to the York Haven and Harrisburg • Bridge turn pike company, for release of • damages, and for .the Burrow. , der,of their charter, Amount paid for real estate,- for depots - and otherpnrposes, me - cessary for .the operations of . the company, when .the road shall be completed, Amohnt paid J. M'D. Goldsber •,qugh, Chief Engineer, and the Engineer Corps, AmgunE_ _paid .to_ dicers of _ the cbmpany, - Ainount paid for construction , generally, including such ope rations and charges as were not embraced in the contract with Gontler, Burke & Co. ' Amount paid discount of two loans at the Western Bank of Baltimore, Amount paid interest on bonds , sold, and proceeds of which - were realized previously to Nov 1, 1860, Amount paid for incidental ex penses, Thus, The agg-regath diabursements, for all purposes connected with the progress of the work, or having relation to its operation when completed, amount to the sum of $624,117 81. AVAILABLE AIEANS The. amount yet availablo, as—applicable to the completion of the road ond placing it in good -working order, may be summed up as fol lows: From proceeds of sales of bonds yet in bonds of the original is =suo of $17F,1301V -- From stock- subscriptions,' chief ty in Baltimore, .From stock to be issued to the contractors as part Of the con-: sideration for constructing the road, - - The bonds of this\ company,,pay able twenty .years from date, secured by asecond mortgage, and to be issued to the con tractors, under, the compros 'Mee agreement of January 7, 1851, for the pkyrnentin . full, .amt for release of all claims and demands whatsoever a .gainst the company, T 71,000 00 Making an eetimato of available 'means for completing the ivorlrind placing Rill success ful operation of $171,000 00 --The present - liabilities of - the company, and the stuns estimated as yet necessary for the coMpration of the work, may be stated as fol lows: Cash' balance -due to the eon traetera---undoik Tthe•- , contract for building - the roan, $8,726". 18 Balanfie j duo . on overdraft to York--- Bank, Ammint of titook to bo ismiedle the contraotore under the orig. ^ • inal-,contract,-say four-thou . sand- shares, Anionat estimated. as yet to be 'paidfor dattageb,nral foriight •of way!, Amount estimated as necessary. to complete the road under the • original contract; for roofing The bridges, building the turn . tables, sidlings and water Sta tions, and for all other purpo ses which may i be roquired to' _place the raid n a condition Ifor-operation, • AnMunt paid , to Messrs. (cndcr, Burke & Co., in the beads of this company, made payable - twenty years after date, under the agreement of January 7; :1861, as in full discharge of all _claims and deniands of whatev- Or character against this com- Jmny, Constituting an aggregateof 'abilities and disbursomentir \necessary to complete the road -equal to the sum of $161,528 59; and showing an estimated • balance of available moans af ter the road - shall "have been coMpleted,,of 171,000 00 • 'ltinayliereim.stated that the item of $30,- 000,--estimated-as-necessary - to complete the work, is probably more than sufficient for that purpose; but to pre - vent miStake, that amount has been assunica as necessary. . . 11,CAPITULNIION. 'd' us_itwill be seen-that-the eg- - .gregate disbursements to .the prcsodt period, for all pupeies ' connected with the construe- " tion of the road, as well as with Its operation, .when completed and hrought irtto'use, amounts 'to the sum of $624,117 81 And, thatttwoOmplete the road in .every4mrtioultut, , untl to place it'in a condition for stocking 'and.for successful operation, • as a new and valuable avenue for a rich and increasing eons.: meroe, there is yet necessary to bo disbursed a further sum of • 1.01,523 00 • Exhibiting the whole cost of this important verk,,Whon ,completed for use, in cask , and stock, and,bonds passed to the contractors, at the sum of $685,640 81.' And showing, after this'expenditure for the completion of the road, nn• estimated ,balance of available means of $9,475 50; which, nmy.bo hold.a.s ; applicable to any unforeseen eolls upon, the company; or future emergen • • - ' .• • ,• • Ile bonds, to t cy; he amount of $25,000, made payable, twenty years from date,•whiob oo ns ti.. tato an item ,in the statement , of, available 'ineaM; Mid of liabilities, are to be issued to . Messrs. Gondar, Burke 8: Co., under the agree= milt of 'compromise with those contractors,. dated January 7, 1851/ This agreement, which, merges anCoonoludes 'all' idioms of the.con tractors, on the company, and olltnatters cup posed to• be, controversy of : m.llomm 'nature or character, hotwoon tho parties, wall entered , , into _by_ this company, after - such reflection and due deliberation. Apart from those,gen eral principles of prudence, of prnoticalwii4ore and justice, ;which point to, the composition of 'difficulties; and to; the adjustment of confliat ing between substantive parties, by amicable 'arrangement rather. than 'bylediotts and expensive litigation, there were Powerful reasons,. fip ealally_applicable—to the -interests of thia company, which counselled , suchaft ar- • rangement and coinproiniso: • Amonk the Were two leading and 'important "onea,, either of which, if atandingbyltself, might have been held tojustify the.) notion cif the company,. in entering,into this agreement of compromise.— Firrltuf these, as more immediately claiming attention, was a claim by the contractors, for oltra.work done - on the line of -tho-road out side of the contract. For reasons which aro. not now necessary tcrbo stated, butwhichmay be in part appreciated by those who are some- What conversant with railroad operations and estimates„ thie question of claim for extra work promised to be ono of formidable charac ter. And while maintaining the view of the company, that, under the general contract of 'May, 1849, for building and completing the road, there: should 'have been ne ground df charge for extra work ; it is not to. be denied that, by the course of events, the contractors lucre enabled to present a claim upon the party for such extras, which promised to be imposing at least in magnitude, if not alio, as the contractors held, in its titles to equity and juseme.--Tri-a-certam-extent - therehief - Engi , neer. of the - company admitted the binding force of this olaim s for, extra work. Under theSe eircemstances, the question of an' tir-, rangement, by which all the claims of the con tractors could be immediately and satisfacto rily compromised,-was one into which justice entered, as well as expediency. It is believed that both were properly and fairly considered by this company; in the compromise agreement ofJannary 7, 1861. Another object of ,great moment, whiqh commended this...arrangement of compromise to the faVorable eonsiderdtion-of the company, ,was, the means it afforded of''at once putting the road into working order and operation,— This object could be accomplished in no other mode, which should boat once safe and antis. : factory. As work on the lino of the road, could be prosecuted only at a groat disadvan take, at this season of the year, it was quite evident to the company, that, several months must yet elapse, before the contarctors could succeed in completing, and be ready to deliver the road to the, company, completed, under the contract of May, 1849. By the terms of the Compromise, the road pasSes immediately into the possession of the company. And it may, and will, without doubt, be put into wor king:order and operation, and be .rendered subsidiary to the requirements of a'large and growing commerce, at p much earlier day,,and at less_comparative-expenseFby - the - comptiny, 'under this arrangement, than it could have -been by the contracture, under the original contract of May, 1849. On this point there cannot be a question. And it is therefore ap parent, that the business wants of the coun try—the interests of trade and travel—not loss than-the-best interest - nr - tlie - coinpany, and indeed of both the contracting parties-, 24,667 00 30,897 - 02 - 174 86 798 37 43,071 97 8,000 00 10,531 87 17,440 02 8,226 81 3,027- 28 were all taken into vie% or promoted by this arrangement. The stockholders of this company, wore in formed in general meeting nt Baltimore in September last,..when a financial statement of its affairs was published, that a. contract had had been entered into with the Cuinberland Valley Railroad Company, in virtue of which, that comPtiny is to stock and to work this road. At the period of entering into it, this cantract was believed to be of a character to work beneficially to the interests of this com pany as well as to those of the working cote; pony, and of trade generally. • This contract has not yet been submitted to 'the searching • tests of-experience; but - thus - far, nOthin g heic occurred, to impair the confident° originally felt, that its operations would be beneficial.— If, however, experience should prove it to' be otherwise the contract itself contains a provi __ 580 83 0,433 03 624,117 81 iten_by_whichit_may_ be.annullod-at-an-early day. . Some apprehension has been felt, - or expres sed, perhaps, by a portion of thestockholders, in relation to the imposition of takes, by the legislature of. Pennsylvania, on the trade and travel of this road. This apprehension is be; lieved to be without foundation. Apart from the acknowledged justice and magnanimitrof the great State of Pennsylvania,, the KeYstono of the Union, it cannot for a moreent:be sup posed that her statesmen low-givers would advocate' the p'ry'ing of '.;discriminating disaiiminating t taxes, upon . the travel of this improved tho roughfare, giving new facilities to ,her own commerce,—and to hervast , agrioultural, liar mining, and her her Manufacturing •interests the principal burden of which must necessari ly fall upon her own citizens. As the inevita ble tendency of all such taxation, must be to increase the cost' f transporting the products of her Farmers, her Miners, and. her Manufac turers,to-market, it may well be assumed, a part froth, her regard for even-handed justice, that there is_no_ ground for such.apprehension, in regard to this improvement. The' expenses of this company have been graduated -with duo regard to economy. At this time, and for some months past, the salaries of ,the Presi denti_SuperintendentLSeeretary,._and_Treasu.. `i•Tr amount in Suraggregate, to the stun of $2,320 p er year. The Suporindent, a very important' officer, and the, Secretary, who is also book-keeper, give their whole time to the business interests of the company. The Pres ident and Treasurer give all the time that tliedelnisincis wants seem to require. In regard to the amount paid for land dam ages, and for right of way, it maybe proper to make a remark—as some exaggerated state ments have been put forth on this subject.— Ins April, 1849, more than a month before the contract was entered into with Messrs. Gen der, Burk, & Co. for constructing the road,, the Board of Directors resolved that it was important to "secure the right of way along, their entire line of road as rapidly as possible,". and directed the counsel of the company,. Mr.' Chapin,'of York, (who had had much agency' in transactions of a similar character for the IYrightsville and York railroad company) to act in conjunction with the Chief Engineer in, making.tbe necessary legal proceeding. In the, progiess of , this; ..there wore • more than ninety, claims presented'against this company, and some of these for' vow - largo amounts— 'tho country through which the road passes, being in part densely populated, and the land highly improved and , valuable. In several places, buildings, and even dwellings had to, had to be removed: Throughout nearly the whole lino, moreover, the 'company was com pelled to pay for the building of fences on' both sides of the road. ' In some of the deep, and heavy rock excavations much injury was unavoidably done, by' blasting, to adjacent property. In ono instance of this kind, up wards of $llOO was awarded by referees to ono individual. All these things necessarily combined to enhande the amount of damages, amtcarried thorn perhaps some ten thousand dollars beyond the original estimates. But it ' iehelieved - thatilfelfe - wliti - were Charged with the duty of agjusting these'. claims, and of se curing the right of way exerted themselves faithfully to accomplish the object. 'While, therefore, the Board regret the largeness of. . this item of expenditure, they feel satisfied, •that it was unavoidable. The damages for right of 'Way must necessarily run high, when . a railroad passes through suoh a valley as that lying between the borough of York and the . Susquehanna river. But it is fully believed that a comparison of details on this subject would 'show that those damages have been less censiderable on the linuorthis road, than on the neighboring read to Wrightsville. ' ' A word in Conclusion, in reference to the prospeotd. and • promieed. usefulness of this road, when completed, to the trado and travel of .the country, and to the 'commercial inte rests of every section through which it passes, or 'whose communications aro improved, facil itated and shortened, by the eanneotion. . It is not proposed to deal, in extravagant or san guine calculations,' as to the heneficial results of this work of improvement, now happily on the eve of completion; end So near to the test anderdeal'of experience.. , But this may, well be said—and to reasonable minds, conversant with tho subject, it 'is enough—that nothing has herotofere occurred, or now exists, of -a •charaoter to undermine the confidence felt by the mass of the stockholders, in the value and, us,efalneds of this road, as en avenue Of com m em, wheithey undertook 'to furnitair the means for its construction. 4t is believed, on the other hand,,that, hi its completion, every just anticipation on,that darvvill. be fully:re . The liope - ls 'confidently entertained, that the road will be open for travel and , tam:Japer j teflon, bythe let of,Robruary., —llly order. of : a • ..' .-- 'BM, in , * President: , 'z _, , office Ye* fr.) Ciiinliiibitteltailto's4l bo:' ): ' T I.orki Jaatary.9oBsl,,-:..,. ~ ......;. , .28,800 00 17,200,00 100,000 00 ,26,000 00 798 87 100,000 00 2.000,00 80,000..90 26,000 00 161 3 628:80 9,476 60 685,640 , 81 AID EXPOSHOIL THE LARGEST AND CHEAPEST • NEWSPAPER IN , C III3IiBERLAN D COUNTY I' ' • • .terms—Two Dollars a yea?. or.One...Dollar and. Fifty Cents,V:paid punctual/On advance. '51,75 If paid iv lairs. the year. • DEMOCRATIC WHIG :NOMINATION. • • . For Assembly, OF ALLEN TowNpifir. Jamunry ' Will 4 STATE CENT/LAT; COMAIITTEE. — A.E9 - ticp from the Hon. Henry L. Fuller, chairman, requests'aMeetirig of the Whig State Central Committee, at Coverly's Hotel s in Ilarrieburg, on. Tuesday evening, the 4th of February, for th_purpose_of-facing—the—timcLand—place—of held* the State Convention to nominate can didatesfor Governor, Jiniges o • A report of the condition of the affairs of this Company and of the cost of tho construc tion of its improvement will bo found in this papor. It fully explains the condition 'of the sottlement between tho Contractors and the Company, and 'opens a prospect for- the early commencement of operations on the road.---- The report is lucid and satisfatory, and high ly creditable to the business talents of Eli Lewis,'Esq„, the President of the Company,, whose affairs appear to bo well managed by. all who liare.been concerned in their adminis tration. Tho Company announces that the road will be open for travel and transporta tion on the'first of February ensuing. 'Should this gentleman be elected to a scat in the Legislature—as ho can be if his friend's will it—Old Mother Cumberland will have an active, energetic and useful repreaentatie-L -one_who_will attend-to--the-wishes-of-the Pao pie, and who will reflect credit on tho•+Whig party by his intelligent advocacy of Democrat ic Whig principles. To make this result cer tain; however, requires a foil WMd vole. Do not be misled by the apparent divisions of the opposition. Rely on yourselves.. Do not urk! Orval) the strength of your adversary, who may lull yon into false 'security, and then 'sud denly harmonize his quarrelling-partizans and /take you by surprise. There is nothing likq doing all you can yourselves, without calcula ting on the divisions of your opponents. The edyeteOrthe Harrisburg Telegraph, who has long known our worthy Whig nominee for Assembly, says in his last paper, -7 oThoas-L. Cathcart has heen nominated byd heWhig.convention - of Cumberland mine: ty, for member of Assembly in - pluee — of Hen ry Church, deceased. Mr. Cathcart wo hare known for some years as an able and ardent Whig, and of capacity and acquirements prop ur_for_the place lf zur Whig frionds-MCUm berland do their duty, a most worthy Whig will_ bo elected, --liIVERY -WHIG- SHOULD BE OUT for the election, which takes place on Friday next." , We hopo the Whigs of the several boroughs in the county will come up to the work man fully on F , „tiday. Whigs of Carlisle, you, must redeem your character. No want to see ourbor ough give nokonly her. ) uncient Whig majority but a , little morel Front Shipponsburgyro hopo tohave the round ntojority for which she is. always goOd. Whigs of Newville, Mechanics burg, Ilogestown, Churehtown, Shopherdstowit and New Cumberland, You can give us a good report if you will .Go to work at once ! It will not do to rely too much upon ourbrethren who live at a considerable' distance from the Whigs.of-the towns, let us bear your thunder on Election day! , IS..lCA'ost !week five five story :brick bulld ings'ln course of 000strualeinio 'tho`oity of N. York s feltio groinid, five workmen ongAg diem; itrui.liorribifwoiliteling -Oelt• -- IMBEI *?l` ; , Afoot, -51. aanzzazzi, PA: Yoi:k & Cumberland nail Mind Co, THOMAS L. CATIWART OUR CANDIDATES ABROAD WHIGS OF THID TOWNS. STICK TO TOUR NOMINATION --We.earnostly-IMpe—that—every—Whig-vrill faithfully stand by tho Whig nemince--TllO - L. CATHCART. There ought to.tz no voting en grounds of personal friendship - I'pr a candidate for the Legislature, because it is a-pc/flit:a-office. Ali Mr. Bonham's "nati"on"s if he gets to the Legislature 'will be controlled by party considerations. If he has ability so much greater power will behave to injure the Whig party. ifMr. Bonham's own polit ical Old Hunker fkiends can elect him to the Legislature let tht iti it, but lot Whigs stick to their own cand date, who as a man and a whig is entitled to our Ireatiost support_ NOT TAUB, WE REAR 'Tito Volunteer is arousing its political friends by telling them in its last paper, that, "the enemg (the whigs) is in the field . and_traversing from house to house I" Now we Irish this was true, but wo very much fear it is not At least we have no such evidence of ; nativity' on the . part of the Whigs: But it may have the effect which the Volunteer intended, . which is to alarm its own party; and therefore we hope 'the whigs will bestir themselves at once I Let ns sea "tho whigs in the field and 'traversing from house to house," and wo shall feel pretty Iconfident of victory 1 A run ron THE Suaciso•Fosn.—The adelphia Ledger says that Judge 131terswood gave a verdict in fent of: the: Commonwealth against the United43tatesilaukfor4li2oB,7so. With costs and' interest, hi tutu": numbers, , , $1,800,000. The suit was broughtl4,:re'eovek. the hundred thousand dollars sin which the Bank, by its charter, alreed to pay asu beaus to the School Fund for' twenty years.—:. Tho suit will, of course, be carried to the , Sur premo Court, and will, not doubt, be ,warmly contested, as there, will bei, t an effort to make this judgment take precedence of the assignL moats. Fur the poor shareholders there seen& but little hope. Alissomu S. SENkron.—N6tWitheitanding the telegraphic report from Washington, that Senator Datum{ had'received a despatch from St. Louis orildenday -"announoing the - oleo. tion over, and all,right," late' intelligence says that the Legislature of 'Missouri have not yet succeeded in electing a'United States . Senator. The candidates are BENTON; (314 ax, Anti- Benton .fleineerat; and titan., Whig. "Old Bullion" will probably have more trouble than he imagines, to keep his phice at Washington. ' have receivol o the : first nuraber, of the, Alton Republican, tile publication of which has just been oranmanced in , the xiew county of Fulton, .by Pglr. John 110001 y, fol:merly of Shipponsburg. It beari,4 neat appearance, and gisCa riropliau being,editeci vlth spirit and ability. "'We wish it sucocsl. qq4MVPRA4 . q THE ELECTION ON FRIDAY! ~ ";'5,%,1 0, 8ALLY TO T'ITB POLLS 1: ' ' of Onsibirlaud I The special —eke ti6it%fpralnember of Essembly, 'to be' hold on EYidcLy t . lizit, calls you again to, the contest.— W 6 invOke pinto act np to your duty on that occarienimdß4LLY TO TRY. BALLOT-13OXI •Y'otaiii*ltidate and a cause iorthy of your heartiest support.. Your candidate,, THOMAS L,C.ILTRC:A.RT,,is a man of ability and unim' peachable Character, andin the name of our glorious principles, we call upon you to rally; to his support at the ballpi-bag! We do hot hold outnny'erdpty aselikances Of 'victory to induce you to' como out and vote. We only ask every Whig to fry—TO WORK 2 —and sue: oohs maythe#: be expected: — Victory ..always follosof peitevetiancecis surely as defeat f 01... lows idleness. ,Let us TRY,,,AND WORK TO ELECT OFIR .CANDIDATE, then, fellow and . wilen, tke 'day's work is over and the counting If vote's commences we may rea sonably look for success in tho result. But let no 'Whig L. ve.u. the contest in advance— of no Whig _refuse to work because he thinks there is no chanee of success—let him work as if success coritd bo accomplished and we sho// victorious{,be Don't litten to the croakers,' friends! AO TO WORK cheerily and actively! Cumberland county has often been carried by the Whigs itut we can do it again! We have enough Whigs .to ensure a victory. Bring them all outiliren. Lot not.a man remain., behind. .Let everyntobe polled. ONE Note ' ebb the , result as it has in hundreds office- Hons. • The single vote you do not try to got into the ballot-box may be the' very one to lose the oleetion of TuottAs L. CATHCART. WORK THEN FOR EVERY VOTE! Once intrit 'to the breach, .9a . 114,1 Whigs t GOV:AiIIitNSTODE'S CO-PII3I.SIMINCT. . The whiclils very bard put to find some fault with Gov. Johnston's Message,. charges the Governor with actinginconsistent ly on the Slavery question. The Volunteer says "no manln the State has contributed more to advanee abolition doctrines and the mad'schemea of fanatics, than Gov. John- Acne" Slow, 'says, the Volunteer, "he chan ges front, when.he sees the danger likely to ensue if his former recommendations were carried Out." • Now to show how entirely the • Volunteer • misrepresents Clov. Johnston's "former recomil mendations," lot us quote a passage from each of his two preceding messages: "To preserve and Perpetuate the Constitu- , tion; to acknowledge its supremacy; to main-I Min and defend its principles, and to submit to its compromises are duties to which • every citizen is pledged,•whatever his opinions in relation to questions arising under it. * But while the compromises of the ConStitu tion shOuld be maintained - in good faith to wards our Southern brethren, it is our duty to see that they are preserved with equal fidelity to ourselves."—Gov. Johiiston's memoye of Yanuary, 1840. • - --i , --Wlvet--aectional . -intercs 6 -and _jealousies contend - fot in/penny:ly, and sectional riglits are to be'deterrained; when questions between States are controverted; and disregard of Na tional laws are manifested; in peace and in _viar,_in.prospeiity_aniLin.adversity; in foreign and domestie.difficulties, the citizens of Penn- Sylvania turn.viith abiding confidence to the- National "Constitution. Neither, the thirst for: power'; nor the plirenzy of party; nor the prostration of their peduliar interests, can shako their allegiance to the National Govern raent,-or raise.with them the traitor cry of dis union...7-,-Gov. ,Tohnston's message of 180. s. Is there any thing in these extracts sistent 7 . . 4- '0). the language in Gov, 'Johnston's 'recent'" The GeV. believes that "wail;' CbmpfTmiso of the "Coizstituti9n,l •nantailind in good faith torurd our?i i Sotath*ren, it is onr.duty to . see that they .ived with equal fidelity to our selves , .—but lee has nqver contributed to" ad vance ibt.rnad sobeind of fanatics." Counterfeit notes aro daily saardelfa ftaftitissini that 4omo new and bet ter devised f l raud is not exposed. On Friday the police of Philadelphia arrested a man by the name. of • Daniel Tarr, and found at his ouso ssereted away i - n — a bottle, eight differ, cat descriptions of conaterfelts, amounting in all to some three thousand dollars, There were tens of the Northumberland Bank; tens of the Drmers' Bank at Pottsville; fives of the Lebanon Bank; fives of the Bluik,of Delaware; fives of the Bank'of the Valley of Virginia; fives of -.the Harrisburg Bank; threes of the DeMwttre city Bank; add twos of the Farmers'. Bank of Lancaster. These last named are "Belief" issues, add the whole batch-are said to be well executed. &me of the countortbite _named hqe been noticed before, and there is scarcer a doubt that they 14ve boon widely distributed for eirdulatiOnr The public, and especially-smell dealers, should keep a sharp lookout, as it is almost impossible for the press to furnish descriptions of the many at ternptet frauds as fast tm they appear. Lebanon Bank Counterfeit.--40mo fresh fives . have made theLr appearance on this bank, but they aft io wretchedly executed that the most careless examiner must detect them. The words "Lebanon Bank" are:crimked. : s Tile steamer 'Franklin is the last arrival from Englarid: All is tranquil in Europe. From .therci,in ne'special political intelli gence. The Anti-Papal agitation scorns to have pissed over, if we may judge by the corn-. parative silence - of the journals. On' the .oth eihandr a greet deal-of-apace ia devoted-to tho 'discussion of LaV Iforoini, the Nov York code being the model or the'proposed changes. : The arnmi,iments for the great .exhihitiodarc.ao tivoly Proseeuied.„ Aniong the 'articles trout India is a Pearrrnbe, valued at about:47ooo, and aAold nioullted saddle, sot with precious atones; too propM4y of the late Runjeet Singh, valliergit about iOOOO. The glass palace in Ifyde thotO net quite completed, was formally surrendered to' the Royal Commis lioners on the first of January. .Tons of thou tends of peeple flocked to see it, and pronoun. cod it to be the most vonderfutstructUre over Jilt; IVArrs.-,A correspondent of the JA nii4a Sintinel strongly urges the nomination of the Hen.P. 'Watts for a nomination to. tho Su preme Bench. No mast is more eminently . iii, teal* the station,,bitt if' the people of.this 4istrict regard their crop interests; without reference they , will eara3atly endeim or to ictairtiblin in:ltikprosent pOsition, Y04..°1/rl4)o6l.oCfn& 42,411g*1th great itorinieny ,t)SOPidat irhotiptPOS e l ec ti on hr Cameron oteth'i- 7 -; As a signilyantlaob Geo: that the defeated candidates, _Mak' and 'Woodward, are paying 'n v i s it t o !di. Bi l ithimaii, at I l aueaster. Brod '. taa4esiiiterit • • firttur loooftioalukting friend 13oyd tho Clmberabilye-Widi hns largely • reinforced eub l iceiption list 'by , purchasing., the !ostati4etuneut of tho Franklin Inteili4onete. ;4 ; ; ~.:i n.`~l. NEW COUNTERFEITS. F/10111 IaIIROPE. DOINGS IN WASHINGTON. .WAsirmartiN, • In the Reuse, 31 . t. Motanaltan,. of ,rIL: a singular Method 40-day of exhibitinghie at tabhment the adjustment; by moving a' Sus-. Pension of tho rule's, for - the purpose of ena-' ,Iffinghint to introduce a resolution 'deelarizig , it to-boexpedient to repeal tho.fugitive slavd law. 'Themotion requiring two-thirds did not • earry—aye4'lo; noes.B4. This' motion sioned much 'fluttering among the extreme terests, and half an hour was -7 oopstrted in merely'ckanging voted after the roll,had been' called. When the Southern ultras found them,- selves voting in company with the abolitionists, they changed front; but ns soon as the know ing ones disdovered that the actual vote might. be misinterpreted, they changed again. What good motive the mover may have had in offer ing this proposition, or . 'What good result ho, may have expected to grow out of it, is more , than I can conceive. As a mere element of agitation, it was the most efficient instrument that could wellhd" . been employed; and if I such was the real o ect of Mr. McLanahan, he is entitled to som , credit for the ingenuity which he exhibited. The Whigs have made. no effort to listurb the peaceful state of things which now exists. Nearly every demonstra tion has proceeded from the Opposition, and evidently with some sinister purpose, to stir up afresh, the eniberS of discord, and -to renew the serif° in a more dangerous and offensive form. 'Senator Cooper presented this morning three - Petitions, two of which came from citizens of tbo'counties of Delaware and Chester, in this State, praying for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law. In presenting these petitions, li Mr. Cooper took occasion to say, that whenev or a petition respectful, in its terms, and risk ing that which Congress has the power to grant was forwarded to him, it was his inva riable custom to present it to the body to which it was addressed. He had Phown these memorials to gentlemen acquainted in the 'vi cinity from which they came, and the memori alists 'ken represented to bins to be respectable people. Irut, said .Mr. C., must say that in presenting their petition, the petitioners are asking that which .thin great. mass - of their fellow-citizens of Pennsylvania do not desire to be granted. The great body of the 'citizens of Pennsylvania aro satisfied with the settlement of the subject of slavery, at the last session, and do•not desire that that settlenient shall bechanged. Ile further pre sented cloven petitions from citizens of Penn sylvania, praying for a modification of the tariff, and in doing so availed himself of the occasion to present to the view of the Senate the depressed' condition of the manufactures of the country, particularly of these: engaged in the woolen, coal and iron trade of Pennsyl vania. lie give notice that he would introdtice a bill at an early day,' to amend the present tariff laws, so as to protect these suffering in terests of the comstry. WesnihoToN, Jnn._li In Senate. large 'number of petitions were presented. Among them was ono by Mr. Clay, from citizens of Rhode Island, in favor of a lino of steamers to Africa. Mr. __Clay said — that colonization was the only means to suppress the African slave trade, or to benefit `the free negroes in the United States. The petitioners represeut-that the only effectual means to abolish the African Slave trade would be to encourage the establishment of colonies along that coast. Mr. Clay said that it was admitted on all sides that the squadron now-there had failed of its object—in suppres sing the irtAo in slaves, ,and besides, there had been a ireat - sackft . 9* life in keeping the squadron p. Ho theßleMil into a review of theniode - which the !AIM. denlers obtain vessels and crews to carry ont,their unholy traffic. The trade, he said, was 'mainly car ried on by American vessels which ate sold in different ports of Brazil, on condition that they be delivered to some port in Africa. Ho said that the United States: should .refttse..to grant sea letters allowing vessels to sail from any of these ports for the const.of Africa, for there was no trade to call them . there ...except the slave trade. He could mit .hoo l• to become of people of color in this conntry there was nothing better than to:•transport them to the coast of Africa. Ile" thought that it both the North and South would join in the schemejt. would be productive of-much hap piness. The petition was referred to the com mittee on conunerce. Mr. Halo kicked 'up quite a dust by the presentation of a petition .from 'citizens of Montgomery county, Pa., praying that the fugitive sines lnet may be re pealed. A sharp skirmish ensued between him and Mr. Foote, which was terminated by motion to lay the petition ou 'the table.— Hero another scene of excitement took place, several se ß ators refusing to vote when their names - were called—which was in direct vie , lotion of an express rule. At length, in the midst of great coninsion, the, vote was.announ bed—Yeas 85, Nays 15—and the petition Wilk laid on the table. Messrs. Yule° and Butler refused to vote, to the last. -WAsniNnTos, Jan. 17 The .Cheap Postage bill passed the House to-day. The uhole country may he congratu lated on the triumph. Thehill passed finally. by the overwhelming vote of 130 to 75, the negative votes being 'principally from the South," of course : The bill contains the fol lowii;ig provisions. Postage: en letters, uni form for any distance, weighing half an ounce, three cents; and every additional half ounce, or 'fraction of half ounce, to be charged' three cents additional, No diminution in the exist ing mail service and compensation. of Post masters,. On printed matter of no 'greater weight than two ounces,..one cent to-liti char. god; a bound books, weighing no more than thirty ounces, to be deemed mailable matter. • Newspapers, delivered within theiState, are to be charged with half of the foregoing rates.— Ho'pottlage to he charged on newspapers delivered within the county in which they arc publidtetl, nor within thirty eniles'of the place of publica don and a deduction of fifty per cent on the.. postage of magazines is to be made when it is . pre-paid. in order to furnish a' convenient coin for post office purpose's, three cent pieces, to be composed of three-fourths 'silver and one fourth clapper, are to bo made at the mint, . and to counterfeit which will be punishment by'fine and imprisonment. There is also a change made in the publieation of uncalled for letters. The now law directs that letters that marble uncalled for for two weeks shall be published but once, instead of three times as at present There Is anotherleat'uieof this law which. lain laommend it to 'general fever, T4.1.' the establishment‘of post offices In. the large cities, on the English plan, from whence letters will be colloisted'aUd delivered at one and two cents each:, a great ac commodation. The present, bill appropriates a Million and a half ~o f dollars to provide for an' deficiency that may 041 Q in c*egnence ' • of the reduction of postage. •' , • The bill is good as, far as it gees,: and.,..wgi undoubtedly pass ilia_ aortato. The • nest :to-, form to bq 'dfootod is In. the puldle•printingisi• Wo Want to see important puhlip.- documents piinted in ovary paper that chooses, and paid for out of the publie treasury. There is no good' reason why. the Washington pity papers should receive compensation for the 'publlcn tion matter which nearly all the -other pa• pore in the country publish gratuitously. The law's; President'il messages, teporta of bureaus, estimates of expenditures, monthly state of the treasury, and other matters of ' universal interest, should be published in all the papers. PROM lIAR-RISBUIIG. On Monday . ; the lllth, in the Senate, thd Speaker announced the Standing Committees.. A - host. of petitions were presented, • among them quite a number in favor of establishing t Free • Banking / System. In the list of bill presented is ono introduced by Mi. Forsyth, to aboliSh the ° Board of Revenue Commission ers., A resolution was introduced 13y Mr., Lawrence instructing. the Committee on Fi ! nonce to inquire into the expOiency of °hang ing tho time of i the valuation of real and per .semi property,' in'the different counties of the Commonwealth, preparatory to the assessment o&-cetmty -- antl Stale ta.f.eir, — from — ffilf - toth month of May of each year", and also to change ; the mode of collecting taxes, by placing it in the hands of the ,County 'Treasurer,. with restrictions for . securities. The resolution was agreed to. The House proceedings were of no public interest. On Tuesday, in the House, the Speaker fin anced the Standing Committees. Mr. 01- wino offered a bill relative to the Judiciary, , and districting the State into new Judicial dis tricts; Mr. Van Horne, a bill to establish a system of free banking. The bill to Prohibit the Reading Railroad Company from declaring dividends"untli all debts duo prior to January -I, 1850, aro paid, was taken up, and on motion referred to the Judiciary Committee. In Convention of the two Houses, the returns of the election relative to making Judges elect ive, were,,openeA and counted, when it appear- ed that 144,594 votes were cast for the Amend ment, and 71,995 against it, and that there was a nifijOrity"for_the Amendment of 72,599 votes. It was therefore-declared a part of the Constitution. "When the -hour of 12 arrived, tho Convention proceeded to an election for United States Senator, in place of-Hon. Daniel Sturgeon, whose term expires on the 4th of March, 1851 The Emit ballot resulted as fol •lows: Townsend Haines, 1 Dr. W. Darlington, 1 Thomas White, 1 John Dickey, 2 A. Stetvart, 1 David Wilmot, 1 C. W. Pitman, 1 John Allison, 1 1). Dl. Smyser, 1 Necessary to a choice 66. Bitommio_was then declared_ duly elect ed United States Senator frost the Ath of March next, and the convention adjourned. Richard Brodhead, .76. Alex. E. Brown, 11 A. AV. Loomis, 12 Gco. Chambers, 3 John Sergeant, 4 James Pollock, 2 S. A. Purviance, 4 T. McKennan,. - 4 Samuel Calvin, 4 On Wednesday, in the Senate, the Governor nominated James Pollock as President Judge .oCtho Eighth Judicial District, 011iain Joseph B. Anthony,' deceased, and the nomi nation was confirmed. The following nomina tions of ABsociato Judges were also . made:— Ertut for_Jefferson-county,--and-Jas.- B. Lawrehee fpr Clarion county. Petitions were - presented for a free . banking law, and for a Bank at Mauch Chunk. Bills were in troduced to incUrporate the Mechanics' Bank of Pittsburg,.and to - extend the charter and restore by subscription the capital of the Schuylkill Bank, Philadelphia. In the Lions', Mr. Dqbbitie - , -- ef Schuylkill, "a Tariff demo crat," offered a joint resolution in favor of a modification of the existing Tariff, as follows: /tete/red That our Senators in Congress be instructeland our 11 - sontatives regoested, to use the.r best efforts to procure a modifies= tion of the existing Tariff lairs,'so as to niece effectually protect the Iron and Coal interests of this Commonwealth, and also to advocate further amendment to the said laws, so that the duties. nosy be levied at home, and not on foreign ,valuation, and that the Governor be requested to havolopies of this resolution for warded to each Se ator antritepresentative in Congress, iibir assembled. Laid on the bible. On Thursday, in tho Senate, petitions o•are presented in favor of a free banking law, and a bill introduced to authorize' the Banltsor State to issue notes of the denomination of one; two and three dollars. Mr. Crabb Offered a joint resolUtion requesting our Congressional lelegation to use exertions t> have the bounty land law so altered as to iiVe' the soldiers of 1812 the same amount of land, (160 q_ups) which was received by those of the Mexican War. Mr. Walker presented a series of tariff resolutions. Monday next was appointed for the election of State Treasurer. 'John M. 13rickel, the present incumbent, and Ncr Mid , dretiAttirth, Esq., were nominated. On Friilny, the two Houses met in Con' tion to open the oldction returns of Auditor General and Surveyor General.' For the first named office the 'vote of Ephraim Banks (loco foe(?) 'was 143,812—that of Henry W. Snyder (Whig) 130,312. For Surveyor deneral, J. Porter Brawley had 141,703, and Joseph Hen derson. 131,480. About fifteen inquired scat tering votes. No other bustiteis done. TELEGRAPHIC DER'PATCHE%. Another fuss to Boston BOSTON, Jan. 18.—Gen. Win. L. Chaplin, the abductor, was received last evening at Tremont Temple by an audience of 700 per sons, ono third of whom were blacks. He re lated his story, and a subscription was raised towards making up the . $25,000 for which he is bailed; after which Geerge Thompson, the English abolitionist, was introduced. He was received:with .applause.and_hisses,-nut the dis turbance was not so great as to prevent his proceeding. lie calumniated the Bostonians in a.shameful manner, and said.hoblushed for the city, and -that acts had been committed here which made it stink in the r44rilsCof hu manity. He abused the Union meeting which , •as held inPanueil Hall, President FiPliaore,. t e South, the Church—in fact everything morican except the Abolition party. Ile was frequently interrupted-in his harangue by in- dignant hisses and cries.' There world doubtedly'haVe .11een'a serious disturbance, had the - fact of the meeting been more gener ally known. . Hemel of„,,for Ohio. COLI/3113UP, Jan. 18, 1851.—The Whigs have nominated iiiram Griswold, of Stark county, as U. S. Senator. The House passed a reSo lotion Unanimously to go into thcr olcotion . of Senator on Thursday next; Hon. Thomas Ew ing has been nominated for the Short term. 'lntemperance is on thainerease. Theio is no doubt of the fact that rum drinking is more general than it' was three years ago.— There is a largo importation of, hrandy, more Lowe-brewing and distillation,-,More ,drinking houses and drunken men. What is• to bo done? We have relapsed into our bad ways. Decan tersmdglasses, which were wont t 4 be um fashionable, have re-appeared on the side hoards.' Ladies are, no longer s hoolcec3 by the presence of a "rummy" gallant, and drink healths themseves,vrith great.suslo, So says an old codger at.our elbow.. , • • AVIPAIHS ABOUT HOME , The • • R.i/Mistes , Ciincort• Thislittlo .party. Of Vocalists appeared last evening before a large audience in tducation Hall, and gave great .satisfaction, Their por _-„, format:tees are no ,less..surprising than, enter tairdng: Not to speak of her other beautiful songs, the echo song, by -plies ,l3nanta, - kill alto eompeniate the loss airy one has expe rience-it-by\ not hearing the same song,from the lips of 46any .. Lind, While the, amusing part played by little Emilie, and the 'perfortnaneeis ,on the harp bfhliss:Kilmilste, complete n moat. interesting arid amusing entertainment. Those especially who were riot there last evening will be glad to learn that another concert will be given thi., evening in Education Hall. Go and ace them. Dlr. Donvoterlo Concert. We can assure our readers of a more than ordinary treat intim original Bollad entertain ment announced by Mr. Dempster, at Educa tion Ball; .to-morrow evening. Mr. Dempster is Nell known to the lovers of song every where as , onc of the most accomplished Voca. lists-of-the - dny. A conecr y I empster no. yen foils to draw the largest houses in the city; Ilis.songs, too, are of the class which touch and sympathize with the heart. Those who do not go to hear him will lose a rare en •tertninment. His list of songs will be found on the small lima which will be circulated. Splendid. Nov Caws. The new Passenger Cars of the Cumberland Valley Rail-Road Company,,havCat length ar rived; and will be put on the road for regular running to=day. These ears ('although the ve ry slight opportunity we have had of eXaMill thein as yet does not enable us to speak par ticularly of - their,merits)" are truly elegant, both in external and inside finish. The trav eling public may be congratulated• upon the ohango from the old cars to such luxuriously furnished traiolind parlors. They are from the manuffietury of A. T. Pearce; of-N9=ictr,- - Connecticut, and do high credit to his skill - and taste: In every respect the Cumberland Valley Rail Road is now- eqiial to the best roads of this progressive age, and very supe rior to the majority of them. It possesses .entire - new - tratliCtif - havy T rail, cnicfuhy and firmly laid down, a sufficient nohiber-of entire ly now andimproved locOmotive engines, and Passenger cars of the Most comfortahlrhind. li•Cw and more conVenient arrangemsqlts will be made for the: running Of trains, 'and the speed of running nearly or quite doublell. The passenger fare frill also ho considerably reduced—having been liked at G'2 cents from Carlisle to Harrisburg. We congratulate the Company and its Managers, through whose • efficiency awl energy these resultS - have been accomplished, and trust it may be to them the opening of a-new era of prosperity. By thO - report of the York and Cumberland B. R. Co. it will bo seen that an arrangement Lne been entered into by. which the Cumberland Valley Company is to stock and work that re:1(1- i coininedeing ohi the first of February, when trains will run through to lurk. Life Insursince One of ,the most effectual meanB' by which intliVidintinit - siiinifiri&ne may lay in store a comfortable amount for their families in case of sudden or unexpected' death, iS by Life Insurance. A easo in point is that of Mr. Ja cob 'Turner, of this borough, who died recent-" ly in Philadelphia, oil his return hoine front California. By paying a potalLaniount before starting to California; Mr.:Hurner received'n policy of insurance for SSQO. .The insuranCi3 was made through Mr. IF. the a gentin this borough of the Penn' Township Life Insurance companyrof - Philadelphia, and a few days since the sum of g 4500 was prompt ly paid to the famil,y . of Mr. Humor.. such promptness is creditable to the character of 'the Company, of which Mr. Wood is the a gent. Life Insurance is daily becoming more gen eral. The almost superstitious objection which prevallesj against it is rapidly giv ing way, and those who examine into and r e: : fleet upon it as a means of providing for their families soon become• convinced that to avail -theniselves - ufriffftirges is tiveir highest duty. Besides the Penn Township Ci.mpanyi of'which Mr. Wood is the agent. the adver tisement of the United Stat..? Life 112a:ranee Company of Thiladelphia, of which the editor of this - paper - bliS -- been appointed agent for Cumberland county,*will be found in onr ad vertising columns. Explanatory' pamphlets will be furnished to those who desire to exam ine the subject with a view to insurance. ➢lcritortous Scholars James Hamilton, Esq. Secretary of the Huard of ,School Directors, communicates• for pub- licatiomthe follotling return of the three best scholars to the Select School,' for the quarter ending December, 180. The highest for im provement is named first. School, No. Henry Schoeneeßaphael Smeatl, John C. Fleming. Schtiol No. 12.—Anna Hantch, Mar garet McClellan, niche Matson. School Evil —Julia A. Atchley, Sarah A. Zimincrmilib, Ma ry E. Postlethwaite. SchooY No. 14.—Nicho las Denher, Samuel Hepburn, Rufus Shapley. . High Schools.—No. 15—Hester McClellan, Mary ,C. Ciu•mony, Mary K. !Bluer. No. Iti. —Theodore N. Smith, George W. Hoidich; Bannister Hall. The lac Crop .The prospect of the ice ,crop this season, is not very encouraging, unless the-severe cold of the last four days makes a "harvest."_ We woulddvise all who have jee houses to, fill, to secure e first opportunity to do so. 'ice Put •T t.,- up, earl stands the' beat chance -of keeping well, says, a: good authority, It matters not how thin it is, if made up in quantity. -The ice should be secured, if possible, in square' blocks, regularly sawed or out out and, packed away like brick work. .Those;:whe neglect to takolt in early may fail to get any; Persons who have ice houses only know how to aPpre elate their full value. - • . Cumberland Fire Co*paup. At a meeting of the Cumberland Fire Comp any, bold on Saturday evening, the 18th -inst. the following persons werO elected Writers of said Company for 1851, viz: President—Rob ert McCartney ; Secretary—Philip Quigley; Treaaarer-41enry S. Ritter; Bret Director, Peter Spahr ; 'Second Director,. P4•ol:,„Corn man. • , , A Mammoth, Hog: We have heard of a good many big hogs this season, but the ro/unteor notices ono killed by, Mr. John Kelly, .of South Middleton, which ,goes.abead of all. Tho weight when cleaned was sevon'hundred and four poundal This hog *es raised by Mr. KOIIY, was but twenty six months old, and was., still thriving up to the timo.of slaughtering. • , iIIDICIAL ATTORTIONMENZ-7-A. Judicial .AT. portionment Bill has been reported in the State Senate, uniting York, Cumberland and Adams into a Sullinini.Dlsti iot. ' It also increases tho salaries o 6 'the President Judges, Fltoll IlAninniono.—,Gen. John M. Bickel Nrat3 rp-olepted Stato Treasurer on Monady.
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