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MOUNTAIN SENTINEL.
Andrew J. Rhey, Editor.
EBENSBURG, PA.
Thurid)') February 30, 1833.
For President,
JAMES BUCHANAN,
CF PENNSYLVANIA.
' Jk2f Hon. Linn Boyd, Washington City, and
MessrsSchell and Kean, Harrisburg, will please
accept thanks for many documents received.
. A Tost office has been re-establisbed at Lau
rel Bun, riaue No. 4. this county, and Mr.
Charles Stewart, appointed Postmaster. Good.
Hope the citizens of that place may succeed in
receiving a mail with some late news in it, a
matter as scarce, in these parts as potatoes.
tQTOur old friend W. J. Kcalsh, Esq. pub
lishes his card this week in a new line of busi
ness. Just the place to purchase "Notions"
is at the house of Sellers, Siter & Co. No. 1S5.
Market St. Philada.
-The Card of Mess. Kneedler k Feather,
dealers in Booty, Shoes &c. Third St. Fhilada.
will be found in another column. We cheerfully
recommend them to the patronage of our mer
chants, satisfied with their ability to sell goods
cheaply.
irtfThe display of the Aurora Borealis, or
Northern Lights, ou Thursday evening last,
was not only beautiful, but sublime. The nor
thern skies were splendidly illuminated, and the
rays of V.'ht sht up, quivered, and flashed with
an elfeet at once startling and remarkable. The
idea was impressed upon the beholder, that some
Master Spirit was engaged in a magnificent dis
play of fire works a display that surpassed aud
outshone everything of the kind of mere mor
tal hands. The illumination continued for sev
eral Lours.
JEQjrWasbingtoii's Birth-day, 22ud February,
coming this year on ft.iaday, was celebrated on
Saturday by the "Cambria Guards " Capt. Mc
Demit!. Under command of the present offi
cers the company is improving in drill aud in
creasing in numbers. The day was further el
ebruted ou Monday, by a Grand Ball at the
house of G. Marlett, Plane No. 2. also at the
hcuie-j of J. P,
Urbcn, & Martin Schrott Carrol-'
P. Parish Carrol Tp. The "Alle-
town, ana j. i ransu carroi ip,
gheny Infautry"' Capt. cbnetberg, paraded at
. yrroltov::i.
IMillaiielpla Mall.
How is it that we cannot get tha l'hi'ada. pa
pers in less tLau a week after they are printed,
although passeugers reach here in 1G hours
Can the Philada, or Harrisburg Postmasters in
form us where the delay occurs? At what Post-
. office are our papers suffered to lay one week!
. Verily Mr. Hall as Postmaster General is dig
ging a political grave for himself and his party
by Lis xnal-adniinistration of the Mail Depart
ment. We learn that Philada. papers reach
Johnstown 1C hours after publication, while here
they come in only 150 hours. Enterprising Gov
ernment. Economical Administration. Shade
of Galphin keep them ine countenance.
FillK.
On Saturday night, February 4th, a fire was
discovered ia a clothing store at the foot of
Plaiic No. 2, which soon communicated to the
oflice of the Pennsylvania Rail Road Company,
and the dwellings of Wm. Ralney and Wm.
Russell, Esqrs., ail of wLich were destroyed.
The buildings were owned by Mr. Russell, who
had au iusurauco on them, but not sufficient to
cover the loss. The furniture and clothing were
not insured. Messrs. John G. Given & Co.,
who&e storehouse was in imminent danger, in
attempting to save their stock ef goods had
many articles damaged and destroyed, but are'
insured in the Lycoming Company. j
- .
Capt. James Murrny, of this place, to be Aid
to nis Lxcellency, Gov. Bigler, with the rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel.
We offer our congratulations to friend Murray
.wuing once agaiu a soldier, and one of
rank too, and are well assured that the Governor
could not have selected a more steadfast and
trn Democrat in our County upon whom to
confer the honor.
Hednrlion ofTermi.
Tor one year thtJ Sentinel has been under the
control of its present Editor, and with the ex
ception of last week has regularly made its
appearance. No paper was issued on Thursday
-last for want of help, "one of the printers having
to go home. From this date the price of the
Mountain Sentinel, for one year, will be $1.50, if
p.a in aavance, or within three months. After
the expiration of three months, if not paid, two
dollars will be charged. There are a large
number of Democrats in the County who are
i.ot subscribers to this paper, but since a mate
rial reduction in price has been made it is ex
pected that many new subscribers will send in
their names. Those indebted for the past year
win greatly oblige us by payiug up. The
amount i small to each of you, but, in the atr
gregaie, ox inucn moment to us, and would
. enable us to meet all demands.
Election f Senator.
. Th? Legislature of Mississippi has elected
Walter L'rooke, Esq,., Unin Whig, U. S. Sena--for
tire unexpired teru of Gov'. Foota, and
Judge Stephen Adams, Union. Demorrr.tr for the
unexpired term 4- '11 jn- VffrtJ& A'.ftTia, Haw
The fourth tMT M arn Convention.
The Presidency and Canal Commijgioner.-
If Pennsylvania ,tbrgufh Jier local potion
and devotion to the Constitution has juatiy.UanJTrola-yX)U in thia great centep of hUctIl
styled the Keystone of the. Federal Arch, the is
no less the citadel of Democracy. . Uniformly j
her vote has been cast for the Democratic can
didate for the Presidency, with but two excep
tions, the memorable Harrison and Taylor cam
paigns. Aside from these instances she has
been true as steel to the principles of Democracy,
and for her needful services how has Bhe been
rewarded! One distinguished Pennsj'lvanian
has been elevated to the Vice Presidency. Doea
this cancel the debt of gratitude due her by her
sister States for her constant and unwavering
support of -their favorites? -We think not. We
want' something more" substantial, we desire a
higher position for auother of her citizens, who,
aside from the claims of the State, has superior
ability, unmistakeable statemanship, and the
confidence of a lamented Jackson and Polk to
recommend him to the nation's support. We
offer a man whose character is pure and unsul
lied, whose talents aud abilities are unquestioned,
whose health and faculties are not the sufferers
through age, who can combine as many elements
of popularity as any other candidate, and we
ask the States to accept him as one who would
honor and dignify the station. We oiler James
Buchanan for President of the United States.
Certain it is that Pennsylvania by an over
whelming vote in the next State Convention
declares for James Buchanan. This convention
meets at Harrisburg on Thursday next, March
4th. In order to evince an honest and sincere
regard for the voice of the majority, let the
convention make an unanimous choice: such a
course would not only elevate themselves in the
party but cause the demands of Pennsylvania to
be heard from Maine to Texas. The voice of
the old Keystone State should be potential, and
if the action of our convention be unanimous,
her long deferred claims will not be disregarded.
We trust the convention will not only act har
moniously and unanimously, but will Bend no.
person as delegate to the Baltimore Convention
but those who may meet the entire approbation
of Mr. Buchanan. This is due to kirn and to
the Democracy of the State. We must have no;
psuedo friends who will vote according to in
structions in convention and say " they do so
merely to comply with those instructions but
will be satisfied with either of the other promi
nent candidates." Such friends injure the pros
pects of any man. If Pennsylvania be true to
her own interests there is every reason to be
lieve that James Buchanan will be the nominee
for the Presidency, and with the re-adoption of
the Baltimore platform of 1848 and an endorse
ment of the adjustment of 1850, his election
would be a fixed fact.
Another very important act of this convention
" mina of a suitaWe Irson for
' f Ce. f C?"al Comrasioner. An import-
am election taKes place next tall ana it is par
ticularly desirable that a good and competen
man should ue selected, one both popular and
deserving. The convention will have the names
of many good and reliable men presented to it
to select from, and should act cautiously and
discreetly, looking only to the .general good of
the whole party. Sjuce the people have elected
a Canal Board the majority of the Democratic
party has dwindled from 15,000 down to 6,000,
caused by the various factions and local diffi
cutties in different parts of the State and conse
quent proscription when either faction is in the
ascendancy. Judicious care must hereafter be
exercised, or in a few years a democratic majo
rity in Pennsylvania will be an " obsolete idea.'
Among the names we notice mentioned by
their friends are those of CoL Gordon F. Mason
of Bradford, John B. Bratton, Esq., of "Mother
Cumberland," John Cresswell, Esq., of Hunt
ingdon, Miij. John Cummings, of Union, Hon
Timothy Ives, of Totter, Gen. Brindle and Ro
bert Faries, of Lycoming, and a number of oth
ers, all good men and good Democrats, and
many of them in our opinion competent and
worthy. At this time it is absolutely necessary
to have a truly competent candidate, one whose
ability and qualifications are above suspicion.
Although a judge of human nature may be ne
cessary in the selection of officers for the public
improvements, it were well to know that the
appointing of officers is the smallest part of the
duty appertaining to a Canal Commissioner. He
should be either a practical man or an engineer
as thousands of dollars may be lost to the State
by the incompetency or neglect of this Board.
In selecting a Canal Commissioner the con
vention should also take into" consideration the
section of the State whence he comes. The
north-western and eastern portions of the State
have each their Canal Commissioner. Allegheny,
Westmoreland, Somerset, Cumberland and Lan
caster Counties have each- their Judge of the
Supreme Court, elected last fall, leaving the
entire north without a single office and if defea
ted nw, without a candidate. The north of our
State is always reliable for a large Democratic
majority, and it is certainly bad policy to refuse
acceding to its slight demands. We do not de
sire to be understood as speaking disparagingly
of candidates from other sections of the State
or overlook their claims on the party. We but
urge that which we think would benefit the
party, we have the welfare and success of the
Democratic party at heart and are forced to the
belief that unless a different policy is hereafter
pursued than has been heretofore, ere five years
have elapsed, the Democracy will have a doubt
ful majority in this Commonwealth.
We earnestly hope, therefore, that the cpn
vention will make such a nomination as will
sustain the party pure, and increase rather than
diminish the majority in the State. We also
hpe that the nomination will he made without
any bargain, sale or agreement) but fear such
eau scarcely be the case, for Madam. Rumour
whispers- m our ear that already-contracts for
material on me r ortage itoad bu.ye Jaeeq given
to persons at a, distance for the ex"pre&spurpo&e
of influencing certain delegates- to. that conven
tion;' and with the agreement that thefriendshiu
-of one who- "his done-the-sute some" service
hall intrude- iUelf' into the iim(u f riwn
CORBESPONDEXCE.
Washington; D. C, Feb. 10, 1852.
Dear Bust :r-
f pramiaW wbn;I?lit.-samd
circle, whenever mj.honis.'etfiefBtfre'SolI per
mit, to dot you down a feHhints relating to the
progress of affairs m the Capi toL The pf bmise
was in good sooth a wild one, for apart from the
clinging-propensity to moraliie which always
assails and . broods over me in this atmosphere
I have nothing to, chronicle worth reading. The
business of legislation is routine the same end
less, unvarying comedy played over again and
gain daily by the same dull company nothing
original, nothing new, nothing even ineeestive!
Legislation has become mechanical and under
the control of the party drill sergeants the rank
and file go through the manual with the obe
dient precision of leather capped marines. Oc
casionally a refractory fellow becomes mutinous
and "the Devil's to pay "in the camp! He
plays the " Iligh Private," and instead of cove
ring his file, moves out of the direction and
throws the whole line into, confusion..
A very strongly marked instance of thia kind
of independence occurred in the Senate on Fri
day last. You know that the favorite policy of
President hunters has been for some time past
to talk boldly of intervention in behalf of Hun
gary to laud the self sacrificing heroism of
the Magyar, and to vaunt in high founding
phrase their ewn devotion to the great work of
universal liberty. Well, in this general flourish
of trumpets, he who could go bey end his pre
decessor (like boys in a foot race,) was the best
man when the struggle ended. So general was
the scramble that the cool-headed thinker could
not but be disgusted with the mockery, and
sneer to see how
tJVIotley ruled the .dress
Just at this time, and whilst the fileclosfrs were
shuffling away in a most earnest and laudable
effort to keep Btep with the front rank; our old
friend Col. Jeremiah Clemens, of Alabama, is
sued a pronunciamento in the Senate which has
thrown the whole column into the meat utter
confusion. It was the most sensible and at the
same time the most powerful speech I have lis
tened to for many a day. In a rigorous, plain,
and fearless argument, he stripped the; tawdry
tinsel from off this pretended philanthropy and
exhibited the effort in all its silly and deformed
folly. You will doubtless see a report of his
argument before you receive this, and will agree
with me in my opinion of its excellence.
I attended a delightful ball on Thursday night
at the National Hotel and was much pleased.
A profusion of uniforms, a host of beautiful
women, and a perfect avalanche of legislative
talent mingled and floated together in one gi
gantic jam. One was there whose glorious ri
pened beauty, vast in its expansive perfection,
fed the eye of the hungry bachelor as dumplings
did the half famished Alfred. The Levee on
the next evening was fully and brilliantly at
tended. Nothij g cf '!nc:''cpt has occurred since,
and as I am already most infernally tired wth
what 1 have written, I will e'en put out theHght.
Thine; Dotovak.
PI BLIC WORKS BILL..
The following is an abstract of the Bill for the
regulation of the Public Works introduced into
the Senate by Mr. Muhlenberg,. 6T Berks. It
has been committod to the' Committee on Fi
nance: Section 1. Provides for the election of a Sec
retary of Internal Improvements at ;he next fall
election.
Section 2. Regulates the details of the Sec
tion. -Section
3. Fixes the terms of office at three
years from the second Tnesday inFebuary next,
and makes the salary $2500 per annum. -
Section 4. Provides that the Secretary shall
be removed for a misdemeanor in office, on the
address of a majority of each house, and declares
that any vacancy shall be filled by appointment
by the Governor, confirmed by the Senite, until
the next general election.
Section 5. Provides that the Secretary shall
have the entire management of the public works.
Section 6. Defines his duties as follows:
That the said Secratary shall appoint, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, the
following named officers, for the term three
years, respectively, to wit: Superintendant of the
Columbia Railroad, Superintendant of the. Alle
gheny Portage Railroad, one Supervisor for each
of the several divisions or sections on tie Canal,
if, in bis judgment, so many are required; all
collectors of tolls and weighmasters, who shall
be severally sworn or affirmed to faithfllj per
form all duties enjoined upon them by law,' and
shall execute a bond, or bonds, as required by
existing laws. . Provided, that such appoint
ments, if made during the session of the Senate,
shall be confirmed before the person appointed
ahall enter upon the. discharge of the Asfie. of
such office, and if made when the Senate is -not
in session, shall be sent into that body for con
firmation within ten days after the commence
ment of the next Bession and, provided further,
that the said Secretary may at any time remove
any of the above named officers for neglect of
duty, or any other cause sufficient to justify
such a coarse; but the reason for so doing shall
be reduced to writing, and filed in the office of
the Secretary of the Commonwealth within ten
days after the said removal or removals shall
have been made; and the Governor shall imme
diately transmit a copy to each House of the
General Assembly, if in session, and if not, with.
in three days after the commencement of the
next session, when such action may be taken in
the premises as the General Assembly shall see
proper. ...
Section 7. Provides that that the Governor
shall appoint a civil engineer for three years,
subject to the confirmation of the Senate as
chief engineer of the Public Works, at a salary
of 2,500 per annum, who may be removed by
the Cover nor for cauer with, assent of a major-
ty of the Senate, and shall be ' removed for a
misdemeanor in office on the address of a major
ity of each House and provides for filling va
cancies. . .
Section 8. Gives the Chief Engineer especial
charge of all repairs, alterations, and new work,
and defines his duties as follows. He shall have
flie immediate control, tiltrler the general direc
$oil bf'theecretalyscTInternhl Improvements,"
f ill 'repair's ejad alterations connected with the
publie r6rks, an'd Shall ia,ke all'contractScon
nected with such.repairs. or alterations,' subject
to ; the Approval of tne Secretary, lie shall ad:
point a supervisor, of repairs on the Columbia
Railroad, and one on the Allegheny " Portage
iwuruau. xie snail examine and approve, or
reject all estimates and bills for repairs and al
terations made by these supervisors of repairs,
or by the supervisors of the several divisions of
the canal, he shall, under the directions of the
Secretary, make all surveys -and explorations
relative to the public works, or any projected
new work, and report the same, together with
estimates of the cost thereof, to the Secretary:
he shall superintend the construction of all new
work; he shall keep a record of his proceedings
in books to be provided by the Secretary; he
shall make-an annual report of bis proceedings
to the Secretary in time for, and to be published
with, the annual report of the said Secretary,
and shall generally, under the directions of the
Secretary, exercise a careful supervision over
the Public Works of the Commonwealth, so that
the same may be kept at all times in an efficient
state.
Section 9. Provides for the appointment' by
the Secretaryf of a principal clerk, at a salary
of 1,500 per annum, and defines his duties.
Section 10. Provides for the appointment by,
the Secretary, of a revenue clerk, at a like sala
ry, whose especial duty it shall be the consider
ation and arrangemeutof tolls, and defines his
other duties.
Section 11. Obliges evejy incorporated com
pany to furnish copies of their rate of toll for
the ensuing year,
Section 12. Provides for the proper examin
ation of all vouchers and bills, requires monthly
reports from each superintendent and supervi
sor, giving full details of all expenditures and
debts, together with the object, name of person,
&c; gives the engineer especial charge of all ex
penditures for all repairs and alterations; re
quires annual reports, in addition, from super
intendents of railroads, and obliges the secretary
and engineer to visit every line three times in
each year.
Section 13. Requires an annual report from
the secretary and engineer, specifying various
details.
Section 14. Gives the Superintendent of the
Columbia and Portage Railroads entire manage
ment of their respective roads, subject to the
general supervision of the Secretary and control
of the Engineer, in reference to all repairs and
alterations; and also gives those officers the ap
pointment of all subordinates, the number of
whom shall however, be fixed by the Secretary,
who does not appoint them.
Section 15. Extends the provisions of the
14th section to the supervisors of the various
divisions of the canal.
Section 16. Provides for the proper preser
vation, copying, binding, and indexing lor in
spection of papers in the Secretary's office, and
in the offices of the Chief of each Railroad.
Section 17. Gives the Secretary and Engi
neer power to administer oaths in certain cases,
and extends the same power to the Superinten
dents and Supervisors in their respective de
partments. Section 18. Regulates contingent expenses,
additional clerk hire, and compensation of as
sistant engineers.
Section 19. Abolishes, under heavy penal- j
ties, all free tickets to persons or property.
Section 20. Abolished the present Board of
Canal Commissioners as soon as the Secretary
is installed in office, and provides that a Canal
Commissioner shall not be elected next fall.
Seetion 21. Repeals all conflicting acts.
Synopsis of the Maine Liquor Law.
As the Maine liquor law is very much talked
about in these days, and as it has been intro
duced into our Legislature, we think it a mat
ter of general interest to publish the following
synopsis, so that our readers may see what man
ner of thing it is.
The manufacture and sale ef intoxicating li
quors are entirely prohibited except as allowed
in the next section.
Towx Agent.
1. The Civil Authorities of a town or city
may appoint annually an Agent to sell liquors
only for medicinal and mechanical purposes.
2. Instead of the profit of the sale he is to
have an annual salary.
3; He may hold his office for one year, sub
ject at all times to a dismissal.
4. He must give bond, with two good sure
ties, to the amount of 900 dollars that he will
conform to the regulations prescribed,
5. If he violates the law he shall be turned
out of office, and his bonds sued in the name
and at the expense of the city er town.
rNALTIE3 FOB. THE ILLEGAL SALES.
1. For the first offence Ten dollars and costs
and imprisonment till paid.
2. For the second offence, Twenty, &c.
3. For the third and each succeeding offence,
Twenty dollars, and imprisonment from three
to six months. If unable to pay, he shall not
have the benefit of chapter 175 of the Revised
Statutes (viz. of being released from prison af
ter thirty days on giving his note for the fine
and costs) until be has been imprisoned for
four mouths. " ,
4. The prosecutions for the offence may be
tried before any magistrate in the country.
5. The fines shall go for the use of the poor.
6. The prosecutor may be a witness in the
trial.
7. If the prosecution be begun under the ap
proval af a selectman or alderman, the defen
dant shall not recover costs though acquitted.
8. Appeals from a conviction rendered shall
be allowed only on the following conditions :
(a) The appellant must first give a bond of
one hundred dollars, with two sureties, to sus
tain bis appeal, pay fines, ke.
: (6) He mnat also give another bond of two
hundred dollars, with two sureties, not to vio
late the law while thft appeal 1 pending. And
if the bonds are riot given in 34 hours after con
viction the appeal is not to be allowed.
? (c ) He must pay the fees of the jury who are
to try him, iA advance..
. () If the appeal is finally decided against
him he must submit to the- double amount of
fines, penalties, and imprisonment imposed by
the first conviction.
Manufacturers 'and Common Sellers.
Any person cbnvivled 'of being a manufactu
rer or common sellers of intoxicating drinks,
shall forfeit . ,w . . . . .
For the first offence One Hundred Dollars and
costs, and in default of payment, Sixty days
imprisonment.
For the second offence, Two Hundred Dol
lars and costs or Four months imprisonment.
For the third and every succeeding offence,
both a fine of Two Hundred Dollars and also
Four months imprisonment.
SEIZURE OF LIQUORS.
t QtTORS KEPT for sale.
1. Any three voters in a town or city may go
before a magistrate and make oath that they
believe liquors are kept for sale, contrary to law
in any store, shop, &c.
2. The magistrate thall (not may) Issue a
search warrant for them.
3. The sheriff or constable shall search the
premises, and if any liquors are found shall take
them away to a place of security. lie shall not
however search any dwelling house, unless a shop
is kept iu it, or un less one cf the complainants
shall testify to some act of sale in it, within one
month preceding.
4. lie shall also summons the owner or keeper
of the liquors, if he be known, to appear
forthwith before the magistrate.
5. The owner or keeper must then prove pos
itively (a) That said liquors are of 'foreign production.
(b) That they have been imported accordins
to the laws of the United States.
(c) That they are iu the original packages
(casks, bottles, &c,) aud are not less iu quantity
than the U. S. law prescribe. But in order to
prove this he shall adduce the custom house
certificates of importation, not the marks on the
casks or packages, (all these being not' rlouly
often forged.)
C. If he cannot prove all thi, or if he fails
to appear theu
(a) The liquor tdiall be destroyed.
(b) The owner or keeper shall be fined twen
ty dollars and costs, or in case of nonpayment
be imprisoned thirty days.
7. If the owner or the keeper of the liciuors
be unknown, the liquor shall be publicly adver
tised, two weeks after which, if no Town agent
proves that they are his according to Section 2,
they shall be destroyed.
8. Appeals from the magistrate's order for
the destruction of the liquors shall not be allow
ed till the appellant has given a bond of two
hundred dollars, with two surties to prosecute
his appeal, by fines, kc.
9. If the appeal should be decided against him j
and the quantity of liquors exceed five gallons, j
he shall be judged a common seller of intoxica
ting liquors and incur the penalties prescribed
for that offence. The liquor also shall be des
troyed. 10. Chemists, artists, and manufacturers who
use liquors in their business only, are exempt
from prosecution.
LIQCORS 80L1 OR KEPT FOR SALE OS PI BLIC
OCCASIONS.
1. Liquors sold or kept, in any tent, shanty,
&c, at a cattle show, military muster, or any
public occasion, may be searched for and seized
by the authorities without warrant, and the
keeper arrested; the former to be destroyed, and
the latter imprisoned thirty days.
2. If the keeper appeal, he must first give a
bond of one hundred dollars, with two sureties
to prosecute, Sue. If finally convicted on the ap
peal he shall suffer the former sentence of im
prisonment thirty days and aUo pay a fine of
twenty dollars.
LIQCOR CONTRACTS VOIP.
All bargains, notes, book accounts, deeds,
mortgages, &c, &c, in respect to liquors ille
gally sold are void, and incapable of enforcement
in the courts.
MISCELLANEOUS PARTICULARS.
1. No liquor seller can sit on a jury in any
trial under this act. Sect- 9.
2. Prosecutions under this act shall be tried
in the courts before any other case, except when
criminals are under arrest waiting trial. Sect. 10.
3. Neither the court nor prosecuting officer
shall have power to discontinue a suit once be
gun, or postpone the trial from one court to an
other. Sects. 8 and 10.
.4. In any case appealed, if it be in the form j
of a criminal prosecution, the State's Attorney
shall conduct the case, and shall receive the
costs which come to the State in addition to his
regular salary, and the costs shall in no case be
remitted or reduced in amount. (This provision
makes it for the interest of the Attorney to do
his duty faithfully.)
5. The law is made applicable to all the cities,
and the plantations as well as the various towns
of the State.
Important DecUlon.
The Supreme Court of this State, Judge Lewis
delivering the opinion, has decided an interes
ting case. The Court of Common Pleas of Phil
adelphia county instructed the jury in the case,
that if they believed that the defendant was
the tenant of the plaintiff, and rented the land
of him for farming purposes, and them inure was
made in the ordinary eourse of farming, and
was heaped up in the yard, and the defendant,
about the time his lease was to expire, took the
manure (the subject of controversy,) and hauled
it away, without the consent of the plaintiff,
when there was no authority given by the lease
for him to do soy the action can be sustained,
and the plaintiff will be entitled to recover the
Tadue of the manure that was in this manner ta
ken and carried away. " An appeal was taken,
and the Suprema Court affirmed the decision. "
NW York, Feb. 18.-The ste.ffl5w
aaj.
k, wan aaies from t;-
to the 1st Inst.
51
Erance. France cont Inued to be teit
the Anti-Orleanist decrees. nA v,.
t'uy.jg Fftn t
tion of the measures -a ........j -. . P1.
the reign of terror permitted. Tbo"w: J
ntl of the 27th. WomiceithitJZj
rasea-tj
1 1. ..
of the defection
rectibn of his friends, end
by the public mind, bv m. .T?
sustained
decrees, the President had resolvH u i
the sub-ect of tWir,!.-..;... sulU
""aiatuoa tO tS- 5
late and Legislative Assembly ;bu
inent authority, and upon tLe same hT
uier journal was placed .under cetsorj'- ?
the publication of the article.
It was represented in some quarters, tf,
esident would not rescind or mod fr ,v 7'
Pres
crees.
He had promised an iaJeini it ,..,"'
Orleans family, but th prevalent bel:t' "
that they would rever be executed to tbVer?
mentioned. TLe testamentary executors Itu':
Philippe, had issued an opinion s'-nej ,T
LUV3b C1U1UC1JI uicuiucrs
the decrees illegal.
of the bar, decL
The Monileur, of the 23th
publishes M.
"j.uit, nww:n; an estin;,f.i
deficit of 2U,uoO,000 francs. U wa, cojjid
satisfactory on the Bour.
Mr. Fou'.d had refused to return to ofuce t3.
less an extensive modific;u;on of the Oriclau
decree is conceded. M. D'Morney also rJLt;
unless a ministerial change of policy ere m: "fc
M. Dupia's resignation did not appear tj bUr.
prise the President, but noue of the joium!,
are permitted to publish it.
Prince Jerome Bonaparte bus been aoiain.
ted President cf the Senate, aud M. Slcr
(a Senator) first Pice President. Presides!! o
the six sections of Council, had also beet
pvinted. The Council begins its func:io i2.
mediately. The CVntu'.tative Commission it
dissolved.
The l'ays announces that 2000 addition po
litical convicts would shortly be shipped to Al
geria. The President is said to hs.ve claimed 2S,0"
francs from the "e ipolitan Government, aj.
demnity for the confiscated property of Murr.
The French trad; reports are good, but fiu.ii
are su'yeet to considerable fluctatiens, thoLgi
prices rallied towards the close of the wick.
I'uris, Jan. CO. The President gave a gr;i
dinner yesterday to tho Enj.1 sdi 3iini:t:r, a:d
expressed great regret at t!- prevalence of ti'
belief in England as to his warlike iuteaticti.
He said he- had lived there l.-ng aiough to'te.'
quire respect for its people, and he still lid i
great m any friends there.
England. The intelligence from England i
void of interest. The great event of the cc
ment was the opening of Parliament, which
takes place on the 2d of February.
A meeting was held at New Castle-upon-tht
Tyne on the oOth to take measure to Lro i
jlunteer riSe cirps tj repel invasion.
The Royal Artillery at Woolwich, were medi
cally inspected on the COth, and were to enW
on a course of field duty iu a few dayv lii
Regiments quartered at Portsmouth garrisca
had received orders to send out uAA
cruiting parties. Guns of larger calibre that
at present being mounted at fort Ans-tsia.
The London Chronicle speaks lightly ef thi
fears expressed elscwhers of irei-u invjiaio: . '
A dispatch from Paris of the SOth int., r-ji
that the Minister of the Int r".;r h i d sc-Lt cir
cular to the Prefect?, directing theu to set &;
liberty such political prisoners as efiii be lit cr-
.itr.l -n-t.T., 7 ... . . X T .
uitvi nimuui uuiij,a io society .'i. ye.-c-ji-
nel, one cf the 1'niversity, h::s bees exiled.
The London Times says that iLe new refers
bill will not b- disfranchisement, but oe:t
general enlargement of the general cor.?t.'t
encies,
Cape or Good Hope. The steamer Ile'J-s-pont
arrived at Plymouth, with dates to tlc-i b
Decemlr. The war at the Cape had niiw
advance since the last intelligence, owla to ;l.e
inclemency of the weather. Nil a word is
of peace. The Caffir chiefs dcinitd inle?
dence, but Sir Harry Smith indicts on t'ae remo
val of the tribe to some oshcr oonntry be;o 4
the Ree. In the mean time the CaiLrs cuut.n-
their depreda.ions. Frequent skirmishes oc"-1.
and men are killed on both sides.
Gold Dollars.
The Philadelphia Mint has been coining s?r.
samples of new gold doilnr and half dollar pie
ces, which are thus described: The dollar con
sists of a flat ring, on which there is a super
scription but no head, as the place for putt?
the head is cut out. The coin may be carr-d
on a string a most convenient and safe way o.
carrying money. Half dollar gold peiccs, l
yet called for by law, have been sent down,
look very pretty. These half dollar gold riec
would be mure convenient still than the do-si
pieces, and may be carried in the same way.
Present of a Gold Medal to Sir. Clay
A committee of the citizens of New York pre
sented to the Hon. Henry Clay, recently,',
ly valuable gold medal, thought by artisU M
the finest specimen of the metallurgic wt yet
produced in America, in testimony of their hit
regard for his services to the natioa andts ;
mankind." The designing, sinking . and sin
king of this medal have occupied two year & -its
embellishments present a superior meda5
likeness of Mr. Clay, together with a conoj:
history of the important events of his public
The presentation took place Mr. Clay's r0
in the presence of the members of the Sc
Committee and a few personal friends r'
Clay including the President of the - '
States. '
Judge TFells, of Maine, in a recent esse icv
olving constitutionality of the liquor f -
that state, says that
tto seize liquor iJ -
i ttimvtKrh that state Cfl
1A guuu iuui v. -t state
way ta New Hampshire, or from oae
through another to a third could not bej ,
fied bj the law, ndifthe law should do
construed, ia that particular, U jy
would bs unconstitutional. . .
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