'.EBENSBURG, PA.
T IIUKSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1S50.
--OZTTiie Scnti.vel, has much the largest cir
" , culation of any paper published in this county
and at an advertising sheet off-rs superior
- inducements to merchants and business men
centrally. Those desirous of making us of
this medium forjxtenimg their business can
do so bif either sending their notices direct, or
through the fallowing agents:
X .John Crouse, Esq., Johnstown.
W 'E. W. Carr, Evans Buildings, Third St.
1 K. ?. Palmer, Esq., JVeio lorA, Philadelphia
vnd Baltimore.
' -tdFWe acknowledge the receipt of Bey
s' eral favors from the Hon. Job. Mann.
r .
CR. M. Barr, Esq., State Reporter,
died suddenly in Reading, on Wednesday
last. Mr. Barr was appointed Reporter
bv Gov. Shunk, and his term would have
expired in this month. The Pittsburg
Post expresses the opinion that J. S. Craft
Esq., of that city will be appointed his
successor.
Cyjohn B. Guthrie is recommended,
not nominated, by a democratic, meeting,
as an independent candidate for Mayor of
Pittsburg. He has consented to stand on
the turf.
PencsylvaniaTRailroad.
" Considerable dissatisfaction existed on
the part of the Pittsburgers with the course
pursued by the Directors of the Pennsylva
nia Railroad Company in commencing the
road at Johnstown and working westward
instead of at Pittsburg. The consequence
was that the Commissioners of of Alleghe
ny county refused to pay over the stock
which they had subscribed, and a commit
tee was appointed to proceed to . Philadel
phia in order to ascertain if the difficulty
could not be satisfactorily arranged. The
result was the adoption by the Board of
Directors of the following resolution:
Office of the Penn. Railroad Co. 7
Philadelphia Dec. 20, 1849. $
"At a meeting of the Board of Directors
held this day, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted.
"Resolved, That the Chief Engineer
be instructed to put under contract, as
early in the Spring as the weather will
permit, the line eastwardly from Pittsburg
as fir as the point of intersection with the
Turnpike near Turtle, Creek, and such
heavy sections on the whole line as he
may deem expedient, and to press all the
contracts as rapidly as possible.
Extracts from'the Minutes,
THOMAS J. FRETII, Sec'ry.
II03IE JOURXIL
The publishers of this favorite Ameri
can Newspaper, Messrs. Morris & Willis,
commences the new yrar in a manner
which promises that they intend to make
their Journal even more worthy of the
patronage of all lovers of refined literature
than it has been heretofore. The number
before us contains a large amount of read
ing matter both interesting and instructive,
without any of that "stale, flat and un
lumauii; Biiiu wiui which me columns
of so many of our eastern weeklies are
filled. As this is the season when people
are generally deciding upon their subscrip
tions to literary papers, we would suggest
to our friends the propriety of subscribing
for the Home Journal. It is decidedly the
most elegant and refined family paper pub
lished in the United Stajes. Address
Morris & Willis, New York.
Congress-
Since the election of a Speaker, no busi
ness of consequrence has been transacted
in Congress, nor is it expected anything
would be done until after the Ilollidays.
No election of Clerk &c, has yet been at
tempted, but it is supposed thatthey would
complete the organization of the House to
day. A resolution has been introduced into
the Senate calling upon the President to
furnish that body with the charges which
M ere preferred against those whom he has
removed from office. This resolution if
passed, will, we opine, place Gen. Taylor
in r.nugly position, in view of the pledge
which he gave that hewould remove no man
except for incompetency and dishonesty
Gen. Cass also introduced a resolution,
which he siid heouidVjH up immediate
ly after the Hollidiys.Vuspeadin all di-
pioruatic intercourse with Austria
lsi
h"pnl that it will b? unanimcm!
v- nrl.ip'eJ
and that this great republic will adopt this
this medium of manifesting to the Austrian
government, the indignation felt by the
American people against the inhuman
biitchery of the gallant Hungarians. On
Monday last, numerous petitions were pre
sented. Among them, one .from citizens
of Kentucky, by persons claiming to be
legitimate successors of Joe Smith, object
ins to the establishment of a Government
in Deseret, and charging the people of the
city of Salt Lake, with treasonable designs,
they having taken a secret oath to avenge
the death of Jospeh Smith upon the nation,
ajid to pursue that design till the end of
time.
In the House, on Monday last, several
petitions and memorials were presented
and referred. The standing committees
were announced, among which are the fol
lowing:
Ways and Means. Messrs. Mesres,
Cayley, Jacob Thompson, Vinton, Green,
Toombs, Howard, Duer, Jones, Hampton.
District of Columbia. Messrs. Brown
of Miss., Inge, Taylor, Fuller, Nelson,
Hammond, Al!en, Williams, Underhill.
Judiciary. Messrs. Thompson of Pa.,
Miller, Mead, Morehead, Preston, Vena-
ble, Thad. Stevens, Welborn.
Territories. Messrs. Boyd, Richard
son, Rockwell, Gott, Fitche, Giddings.
Foreign Jlffuirs. Messrs. McCler
nand, McDowell, Winthrop, Harrelson,
Hillard, Stanton, Buell, Spaulding.
"The Jackson Democrat.1 We have
received the first number of a new paper
published in Bedford by Messrs. Sanson
andCarpenter, bearing the above title.
It is well printed, presents a very hand
some appearance and exhibits considerable
editorial ability. It promises to be an able
advocate in behalf of the cause of democ
racy in that county, and as such we trust
it will receive a liberal patronage.
Anniversary Ball.
The members of the "Allegheny In
fantry," the volunteer company at Loret
to, have made arrangements to celebrate
the approaching anniversary of the Battle
of New Orleans, by giving a military and
civic Ball at the house of Dr. Joseph
PfofF in that place. The military and cit
izens generally are invited to attend, and
we have no doubt it will be a pleasant af
fair. Dr. PfofTand lady are experienced
a the art of pleasing, and those fond of
dancing are assured that every arrange
ment will be made that may contribute to
their pleasure or amusement.
Acquitted.
J. M. Marshall, of Saltsburg, who was
indicted for the murder of Allen, has been
acquitted. The trial was concluded on
Monday last at Indiana, when the Jury,
after being out but a short time, returned a
verdict of "Not Guilty."
tj"The Pennsylvania Legislature as
sembled on Tuesday last. We expected
to have received intelligence of the organ.
ization of both Houses, but have been dis
appointed. As little difficult' is appre
bended in the election of Speaker in eith
er branch, we expect to lay before our
readers in our next, the Governor's Mes
sage.
P. S. Since the above was in type, we
learn th? ji Valentine E. Best, from the
13th District, was elected Speaker of the
Senate, and John S. M'Calmont, from
Clarion, Speaker of the House. Mr.
Best professes to be a democrat, but he
was elected by the whigs, with the assis
tance of his own vote, J. Porter Brawley
being the democratic nominee. A. K.
Kornyn, of Huntingdon was the whig
nominee in the House.
As We Expected
In discussing the propriety of erecting
the new count' of Conemaugh, the Johns
town Echo, is endeavoring to base the
claims of that portion of the county to be
stricken off from Cambria, upon insults of
a political character alleged to have been
received at the hands of Ebensburg, and
is trying to pervert our language relative
to a few individuals in such a manner as
to leave the impression on the minds of
its readers that our remarks were general
in their application. This is not fair. Our
language was intended, as written, to ap
ply to a few individuals, and we are gross
ly deceived in our estimate of the charac
ter and disposition of our southern friends
if they will make common cause with
fiose few persons to whom wo-alluded.
We have no doubt that the citizens of
Johnstown, generally, are anxious and wil
ling to have their borough - made a county
seat, if this could be accomplished without
injuring others, but we do not believe that
they are disposed to ask such a sacrifice
at the hands of the balance of the county.
But it is not our intention at present to dis
cuss the matter. We may in our next
np.rh.ina hnw thp. fallari f uma !-,
arguments used by the Johnstown pnppr?
in favor of thr new rwinv.
For the Sentinel
Tariff Belles and Protection-
Do tariff duties protect laboring men in
proportion to the amount of protection
their employers receive, or do they in
crease the wages of laboral our mandfec-
turing establishments: "An affirmative an
swer to these questions,, has been" taken
for granted, by the whole school of pro
tectionists in this country, when most of
them must know, from their pvn experi
ence that it is not true. ' We .say indeed
that protection enables the employer to
give high wages for labor; but does it com
pel him to do so? or is their any thing else
accompanying protection thatcompels him
to do so? The laborer is comoelled : to
pay a protective duty to his employer by
the direct operation of a law that is imper
alive and binding. But where is the "Be
it enacted" Sic. that compels the employer
to increase the wages of labor in propor
tion to the protection bestowed on himself.
No such enactment exists, or ever has ex
isted, and the consequence is that the poor
laborer must depend, for his protection on
the dubious chances of a private contract
with some avaricious speculator who
makes use of his necessities, to compel him
to labor inceesantly for the meagre pittance
of what supports life.
It is said that a contract is a mutual
agreement between two parties, both ot
whom must be able and ivilling to make
a contract, and if either is - compelled a-
gainst his consent, to agree to a contract,
he is said to be under duress, and the
contract is therefore voidable by law.
This is what the law says; let us now see
what it actually does in relation to a poor
man contracting for labor, whereby to earn
a livelihood for himself and family. He
has nothing on which to depend for bread
but his lahor, and if this fail he has no re
source Thus circumstanced he goes to a
manufacturer to contract for labor, and he
must have it, or his family will suffer.
The employer taking advantage ofthis
necessity offers him an inadequate price
for his labor, and he dare not refuse to ac
cept it, or he is told that he cannot be em
ployed. He is therefore compelled under
duress of starvation to take the meagre
offer or let his family want.
But here the slavish panderer to the in
fluence of wealth, will mock and insult his
necessities by tellinghim that he is a "free
man" he can go elsewhere and obtain bet
ter wages. But has he the means to go
elsewhere or even remain where he is
unless he is at work. And if even he has
the means to remove to another establish
ment, he there meets the same terms he
left behind him and his condition is noth
ing better. Many of our manufacturing
capitalists are formed into corporate com
panies, and establish uniform rules of op
pressing labor, and are able to crush any
minor establishment that would dare to
pay higher wages than they do. And
where they have not arrived at this dis
tinction of corporate companies they hold
secret meetings for the purpose of estab
lishing the amount of wages to be paid;
thus leaving the poor laborer no resource
but to take their pittiful offer, or starve his
family.
And here the law very charitably "pre
sumes that, "of his own free will and
pleasure, and without any restraint, force,
privation or compulsion whatsver," he has
entered into a contract to labor Jot such
and such wages, and compels him to abide
by its terms, no matter how hard or unjust
And if laborers imitating the example of
their employers, combine together and
agree not to work tor less man a just rec
ompense they .are liable to prosecution
under the old English tyrannical and bar
barous law of cospiracy, and may be fined
and imprisoned imprisoned like thieves
anil malafactors, for trying, to guard their
just rights, while capitalists are allowed to
combine in the same way, for the purpose
of defrauding them of their hard "earnings.
This is the way in which protection is
parcelled out to laboring men, by the great
friends of American industry. It is some
consolation however to the honest laborers
of the country, that the democratic press
is pouring the vials of its indignation on
this fraudulent policy, and all kindred
measures; but there are some exceptions.
Measures of this kind are "Mcrcuried"
forth from Pittsburg and "Echoed" from
Johnstown as the true, primativc princi
ples and practices of American democracy
But neither the original sound nor the
echo can make any impression on the ears
of true democrats. Such organs are but
small pebbles in the way of the great
wheel of human progress to be ground
into nihility, as it rolls forward in its irre-
sistable course.
Nature I believe has made, and intended
the interests of capital and labor to be iden
tical, but partial and unequal laws, such as
protective tariffs, special acts of incorpora
tion &c, have prevented ttie order ot na
ture and made their interests directly op-
posite. Accordingly, in tins matter ot mu-
tnal contract as it is called, between labor
er and employer we see their interests are
diametrically opposed to each other. It
is the employers interest to hire labor for
ths least possible amount of wages, while
it is the interests of the laborer to have the
highest price for his labor; and yet at this
enlightened day and in this free country,
the highest functionary in this Common
wealth with all the appearance of the most
grave honesty informs the world that under
the operation of the whig protective poli
cy the interests of capital and labor are
identical, and affects to take fright at the
"evil spirits" which, he says "slyly insin
uate" the contrary. Is the Governor actu
ally ignorant of the relations. that now ex
ist between capital and labor? or is he a
willing tool in the hands of the one to de
fraud and oppress thn other?
JUSTICE.
Ilowfll Cobb, of Georgia
All Democrats are gladdened that the
Speaker's chair of the House of Repre
sentatives is occupied by a Democrat; one,
who has attained this honorable position
in; a most creditable manner, without sac
rificing one iota of personal or party inde
pendence, That Mr. Cobb will make an
admirable presiding , officer, his past career-'
warrants us in foretelling; and his
first address augurs well for the manner in
which he will dispense even-handed jus
tice to all parties. We append a few
brief extracts from an excellent sketch of
Mr. C.'s life, which appeared in the Sep
tember number of the Democratic Re
view: Howell Cobb was born at Cherry Hill,
Jefferson county, Ga., on the 7ih of Sep
tember, 1815. He is a son of Col. John
A. Cobb, who, when quite a boy. removed
from Greenville, N. C., with his father.
His mother, Sarah R. Cobb, was a daugh
ter of the late Thomas Rootes, of Freder
icksburg, Va. Howell, their eldest child,
was married on the 26th of May, 1835,
then not twenty years of age, to Mary
Ann Lamar, the daughter of the late Col.
Zachariah Lamar, of Milledgeville, Ga.,
by wiiom he had six sons, three of whom
are dead, the two youngest dying at Wash
ington city, during the first session of the
thirtieth Congress.
At nineteen, in the year 1834, he gra
duated at Franklin College, the Universi
ty of Georgia, standing, of course, respec
table in his class. His uucle, Howell
Cobb, after whom he was named, repre
sented a district of Georgia, in the Con
gress of the United States, during the last
war with Britain; and his cousin, Thomas
Cobb, was, not many years since, an
United States' Senator from the same
State.
In 1836, nearly two years after his mar
riage, the subject of this sketch was ad
mitted to the bar, and at once gave such
evidence of talents, character, and attain
ments, rarely possessed by one of his age,
that, in the ensuing year, he was elected
by the Legislature, Solicitor General of
the western circuit of the State, the region
in which he resided. This was, indeed,
a position well calculated to test the stuff
the man was made of; for, though barely
of age, and with but a year's experience
in the practice of his profession, he was
compelled to contend with the ripe abili
ties, and long trained skill, of some of the
first gentlemen of the bar of Georgia.
His naturally cool judgment, and almost
intuitive legal perception, however, made
amends for lack of experience; and it is
not too much to say, that notwithstanding
his extreme youth, the office was never
filled, in that circuit, with more skill, vig
or, and unvarvinsr success, than during
the three years in which it was held by
the subject of our sketch.
His legal knowledge and forensic apt
ness rapidly increased; and when, at the
expiration of the term, he was defeated
owing to the fact that his political oppo
nents obtained a majority in the Legisla
ture he left the oflice, ranking with the
first lawyers and advocates in the State.
For the succeeding three years Mr. Cobb
devoted himself with unremitted labor to
the practice of his profession. His mind
is most happily adapted to the bar; rapidi
ty of thought, decision, and energy of ac
tion, being his most prominent legal char
acteristics, while his feelings are strong
and warm, leading him to make his client's
cause thoroughly his own. The address
of Mr. Cobb (before a jury) is marked
with never-failing earnestness, often
amounting to vehemence, which happily
enforces attention, giving his eloquence
admirable effect.
As a professional man, his character
has been moulded by the combined influ
ence of his own temperament, and the
customs of the country in which he for
the most part practised. The Western
Judicial Circuit of Georgia has never been
distinguished for devoted application to
books. Situated in a broken, and, in part,
mountainous countjy, with a sterile sou
and wretched roads, the people are simple
and primitive in their ideas and habits,
and to this day remain untouched by the
progress of luxury or refinement. The
character of its bench and bar has as usu
al assimilated itself to that of the country
and the proceedings of the court have
been characterized by the same features.
The "viginti annoram lucubrationes"
have never been much valued there. Courts
and juries in that region, therefore, are
more influenced by the arguments of a
strong though rough common sense, than
by the refinements and subtleness of legal
learning. The bar, consequently, have
been distinguished by a quick and clear
apprehension of the prominent controlling
points of a case, and by force and elo
quence in presenting them to courts and
juries, rather than by the display of pro
fessional research and nice discrimination
of shades of principle. Of this general
character of the circuit, Mr. Cobb is one
of the finest examples. Though, when
forced by circumstances to resort to books,
he readily shows that he can follow the
law applicable to his case through the
most intricate refinements, which, howev
er, is not the usual method of his practice.
In common with his professional associ
ates, he usually relies on a readiness and
self-possession of which no surprise can
deprive him, on a perfect understanding of
the facts, and a forcible application of the
broad and fundamental principles bearing
on his case.
Knowing human nature well, and skilled
in touching its various cords at will, and
also carrying marked sincerity of purpose
in his whole bearing as an attorney and
advocate, his influence with juries has al
ways been very great, and- his success
commensurate with it.
Mr. Cobb's position in the profession
in upper Georgia is very high. Thus,
should his attention be exclusively devoted
to the law, in time to come, it is clear that
there is no professional point, however
lofty, not within his reach. The people
of his congressional district appear deter
mined that he shall serve them in a differ
ent position for they call for the exertion
of his talents in a wider sphere than . that
of the legal forum. Having early in life
obtained political fame as a Jackson or
"Union' Democrat, in 1842, Mr. Cobb
was elected, on a general ticket, to the
Congress of the United States, it being his
first service in any lecislative body.
Since that time he has been successively
re-elected in 1844, 1846, and 148.
It is with heart-felt pleasure that we
come now to write of his Congressional
career, replete with features worthily win
ning him the unanimous confidence and
respect of the Democracy of the House
and Senate, without regard to section or
country, or shade of difference as to pnn
ciples and measures, such as are met with
among the members of every great party
in all legislative bodies.
From the Fio mier, Iowa, Guardian,
Christmas among the .Mormons-
The season of our holy days will begin
on the 20th of Dec. next, according to the
decision of the High Council on Saturday
last, and continue till that body says they
should end.
The following are the regulations en
tered into by the Council, which they
wish to have strenuously and faithfully
observed:
First No person that has been disfel
lowshiped or excommunicated from the
church, will be allowed to go forth in the
dance that is conducted by the sanction and
authority of the church.
Secondly No member of the church
wiu oe anoweu 10 join ine uance, inai ii
Ml l -11 I - - .1 J I !
uiun.C.. u.ci U.C wuuci uwu .Cgui.iuu8r
the same by dancing out of order, unless
proper satisfaction is first made. Or, if
he or she hath violated the counsel rules
of the church in any o'her way, satisfac
tion must be given, before permission can
be granted to join the dance.
A portion of the Branch at Alfred's
camp was spoken of as having knowingly
and in the face of the most pointed sayings
and resolutions of the Council, danced
contrary to order. They must, sooner or,
later, experience the consequence of this jders, continued by default on the pillory,
violation, and the presiding onicers for the, was rejected by a large majority of the
holydays will remember that a portion on
that branch has knowingly broken the or
der of the church in that district.
Thirdly Every person that knows him
or herself to be in good standing and fel
lowship in the church that has faithfully
and truly kept the statutes and counsels of
the same, may freely participate in the
civilities and recreatious ot tne season
and also our friends who are moral and
upright, and are friends and well wishers
to humanity and equal rights who can
remember the poor and needy, and help
them these are respectfully invited to
participate with us, though never members
of our church.
The council would say to the church,
and to all interested, that the season of the
free will offerings will continue until the
holydays commence, that all may have the
opportunity of manifesting their liberality
in behalf of the poor and needy. .
Those members of the church who have
kept and sold liquors for gain, and do
thereby corrupt the morals of society,
should be borne in mind by the presiding
officers of the holyday recreations. Nat
chez under the hill, at Council Point,
should be remembered, and should also
remember that their prototype on theMis
sississippi was ill fated.
Wo uutfl to them that dance with guile
or malice in their hearts towards their
neighbor! Wo unto them that have se
cretly injured their neighbor or his or her
property. v o unto tnem mat are minis
ters of disorder and evil. If these shall
go forth in the dance without confessing
and forsaking their guilt, the fiat, of the
council is, that they seal their doom by it.
The following named persons were ap
pointed by the Council to preside during
holydays over the dances:
Joseph Young, D. D. Hu.itJerome M.
Benson, Lyman Stoddard, Harlowltedfield
Aaron Johnston, L. T. Coons, Jonathan
Browning.
Whenever a dance is desired at any
place, it can be had by getting the permis
sion of any one of the above named per
sons, it he will preside over it, after giving
permission.
Bring all your tithes and your offering
to the proper place for the poor, that there
be none hungry among cs, and let the
poor rejoice, and then you may rejoice in
the dance to your heart's content.
From the Mormons. The Western
(Mo.,) Reporter, gives news from the
Mormon settlement and rort Hall. The
Mormons, it seems, are seizing upon citi
zens of Missouri, and lawlessly trying
them for aiding in their expulsion from
Missouri. Mr. Pomerov, and Mr. Wil
son, the Indian Agent, have both been thus
seized, and only escaped by proving their
entire innocence. They have also impo
sed a tariffof fifty per cent, upon all goods
carried into their valley from the States.
It is to be hoped that Congress will put a
stop to these follies by an act of decisive
legislation. Louisville Courier , 12th.
Many, check themselves because they
would be good but more because they
would not be infamous.
The Cholera expenses of New
last summer, were 655,872.
York,
tJT. happy new year to all.
FOItEIGiV NEWS."
ARRIVAL OF THE
TWO WEEKS LATER FRDU-&uRrp
Halifax. Dec23.
The steamship,-Cambria, Capt. Shan,
non, arrived here at six o'clock this mora
ing, bringing advices from Paris to the
13th, and Liverpool to the' ' 15th,;:foclu.
sive. . - t -
The Cambria has 82 through pasiea
gers. Theie is no general political ne of
striking importance.
Commercial affairs in England epetia.
ue in a quiet and steady position.
England. " .
In political circles there; is. but little
news. Numerous cabinet councils have
been held; and it is thought Parliament
will meet about the middle of January, for
the despatch of business. .
The question of the reduction of nation
al expenditures, has. formed a new ai.
pect.
Another expedition is about being fined
out to go to Behring's Straits and further
to the eastward, in search of Sir Joha
Franklin. Capt. Sir Edward Belch'er, it
is thought, will have the command.
The death of Ebenezer xCliott. tH
Corn Law rhymer, is announced.
India and China.
The Express, in advance of the Over
land Mail, arrived at Liverpool, on the
7th inst., with advices from Bombay of
the 3d Nov. and Calcutta of the 24th Oct.
The whole of India, with the exception
of the small province of Goomsoor, waj
quite peaceable.
All the Sikhs chiefs who were iraplica-
ted in the ,ate insurreciioa of Chur Sing,
l fa cSDtUred.
The Government of Bengal has'ofTered
- r
the price of 100 Ro. for a good economi
cal machine for separating the cotton
wood of India from its seed. For thii
sum a thousand native machines might be
purchased.
Prance.
On the night of the 3d of December,
M. Dupm s propositions for the abolition
of exposing the names of political offen
Assembly.
On the evening of the"sarae davkthe
President attended the Theatre Det )a-
rieties, and was loudly applauded by the
audience, and some sang in his favor.
The anniversary of the Batde of Aui
terlitz, was celebrated by a high mass of
the Chapel of the Invalides.
Four hundred of the insurgents of June,
arrived in Paris from Havre, and were
liberated by the Attorney General, on the
4 th.
The elections have been postponed to
the 25th January, 1850.
It now appears that no difference what
ever had arisen between the President and
his ministry.
M. Bouret's amendment for resuming
the coutmgent force has been rejected by
the Assembly. :
The contingent demanded by the Min
ister of War was, after a lengthy discus
sion, agreed. Subsequently a violent dis
cussion between the President and ths
Mountain arose.
Russia and Austria.
Our advicices from Constantinople come
down to the 25th November. As yet the
extradition question has not yet been set
tled, nor, according to the bestauthonuei,
was it likely to be setded.
The Emperor had up to that time per
sisted in his demand for having the ene
mies of Russia, as he calls the Hungari
ans and Poles, banished from the Ottoman
Empire.
These demands the Po rte resists, and
so the matter stands.
During the early part of the week, it
was thought here that the whole affair had
been arranged, but the whole affair turns
out to be untrue.
In the opinion of the Times correspon
dent, the Emperor is only desirous of
postponing a rupture till spring, when his
operations would be more favored by the
season.
Meantime, Turkey is making every
preparation to meet him, should he ad
vance. The English fleet has left the Dardanelles.-
Russia is increasing her fleet.
Liberty has beenViven to export bullion
from the Russian Empire.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 2. The Minis
ter of Finance has been empowered to-is
sue exchequer bills to the amount of 6,
000,000 silver roubles.
Austria and Hungary.
The state of siege will be removed from
Vienna on 1st January.
I he Emperor has returned to crou-
beck from Prague.
Orders have been sent to me army oi
observation to approach as near the Sax
on frontier as possible.
Affairs in Hungary continue unsettled.
A Pesth paper states that- Prince Met-
ternich has written a letter to an Austrian
Minister, in which he declares the Austri
an monarchy cannot enjoy lasting peace
unless Hungary is I maintained m its pre
ceding relations, as a separate State vU
Austria.
Thirteen recent condemnations have
been commuted to imprisonment
haad labor for 20, 18 and lOyears.
Vienna is completely embedded in snow.
and railroads are thus rendered neaj
useless.