DEM0fR.1T Mil SEA'TIAEL. MCIUKD WHITE :: ii r:uv r. kf.vin'k WHITE DEVISE, Editor and Proprietors. EBEKSBURG. FRIDAY MORNING:::::: ::::::::::MARCll Y. 11. PALMER, the Amcri.an Newspaper Agent, is the only authorized A-rnt for this paper in the cities of Boston, New York and Philadcl- phiaand is duly empowered to take advertise- ments anil subscription at the rates required hv us. ins receipts win w rcpinlni as payments. His offices are Boston, Scollav's Building: New i . . - ... . . - - York, Tribune Biddings ; Philadelphia, corner Third and Chcsnut Sts. N. W FOR GOYKRNOB, WILIJIM DIGLER. Suhjtct to the ilecition of the Democratic Convention" FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER. IIE.YI.V S. MOTT. Subject to the dfi'ion of the Democratic Con ren 7 Court Dress. The American Ministers at Foreign Courts hare been in the habit of dressing in gold lace and splendid trumpery, when attending the levees of the Emperors, Kings, Queens and Princes of Europe. Not long since, Mr. Marcy, Secretary of State, very properly issued an order, directing our Ministers abroad to appear upon all occasions in plain, genteel dress ; which order, we regret, has not been strictly complied with on their part. Mr. Mason, at Paris ; Mr. Soule, at Madrid ; Mr. Vroom, at Berlin, and others, have adopted the ornamental style, and appear at Court, bedecked with brilliant apparel, more adapted to the pro fession of a player upon the stage of a theatre, than suited to the tastes of the matter-of-fact people of the United States. Such violation ol the order, on their part, meets with unircrsal de nunciation from the American Nation ; and if they cannot dress themselves as gentlemen, and as citizens of this Republic, as they did at home, when attending a President's force in plain clothes suit of black or blue, with white or buff Test, or in any other neat, American manner, they had better give up their places to those who will not be ashamed to meet in American costume, the aristocracies of Europe and the popinjays and Courtiers who surround a throne. When we learned with joy that we have one Minister abroad, who, with that true patriotism which has erer characterised his course, refused to appear at the opening of Parliament, in Eng land, nnless in the dress of an American oitizen, divested of all such appendages as gold lace, knee breeches, buckles and sword. We refer to Mr. Bcctia.va.y, Minister to the Court of St. James. Mr. Buchanan acted like a sensible man ; like a true-hearted American ; like one who believes not that it is tho gaudy dress which proclaims the man ; ho values the heart that beats under a torn waistcoat as he does that which throbs be neath a jewelled one, so that it be but true to the dictates of feeling, honor and patriotism. His course merits the approbation of men of all par ties, and "commends itself to the regard of the masses of the people, who will sustain him at home, for sustaining the character of our demo cratic nation abroad. The refusal, upon the part of England, not to allow Mr. B. to be present up on the occasion above alluded to, was a direct in sult to our government and should be properly resented. It has been well said that when he Las official business to transact with that gov ernment, its Ministers will be happy to see hi m in any dress he may choose to u-car. The position he has assumed in reference to this Court dress ques tion, calls for an enforcement of the Marcy order, to that the custom, as it is abroad, may be dis pensed with, for it is one "more honored in the breach than in the observance." Give us plain dresses at Court, and true American citizens like Mr. Buchanan to wear them. News From Europe. The news by the Steamer Baltic, which we give in another column, is highly interesting, all hopes of a peaceful settlement of the vexed Eas tern Question is at an end. Europe is in com motion, swaying the Emperial dignity of its ru lers with every blast from the E.nt, and alliance after alliance is formed against tf;c Autocrat of all the Russias with a vengeance. A general war will soon break out, and death and carnage will take the place of peace and pleasure. The pres ent aspect of affairs, would declare Russia isola ted and free to fight her own battles, without be ing able to secure a single alliance. The lead:,,,, nations in the coming struggle, are making i,ut uiense preparations, and the- . neral opinion is, that it will be one of the greaiest wars that his tory has recorde d or the world ccr witnessed. Europe will undoubtedly be revolutionized sons tl ift.r.t mam rt : v, uuiuhidus systems that at tins tune make her detested by the lover offrcc- aom and religious liberty. Free Lecture. n- m?.. ..t ti.:i.i..i..i.:. .i .. . ' - ui i ludui-ipnm, me wen Known Lecturer on Physiology, will deliver a five lecture this evening to the Ladies and Gentlemen of Ebcnsburg at the Methodist Church, introductory to & short course of lectures on Anatomy and i'nysiology. His lecture will be illustrated with the largest Anatomical collection in this couutry aonsLstlng of 5 French mauakiusor artificial mo dels of the body, and over 200 separate models of the different organs, ninny of which arc sever al times larger than life. Trof. Samuel J. Grier, Las been in town for sometime teaching tho "young idea" how to write, and we are happy to ktate has mot with abun dant success, as his scholars will amply testify. The Professor is about getting up another class, we hope those wishing a thorough course in chirog raphy will "tumble iu." Jewel the murderer, will be executed ou the I throughout tho wofW for the year, lave araount-Uhiu3t- cd to S95S,000. Speech of Hon. J. L. Dawscn. V have received copy of this gentleman's ab!c and argumentative Fpe-cth, delivered in the National House of Eepresantatives, on the 14th ult. in support of the Homestead Bill. Mr. Iiawson, has made himself conspicuous as an ad Tooate and defentliT of this gre at national inoa fcure. His speech is a production of deep and practical reasoning, and displays the amount of attention the subject requires at the hands of the American it-ople. It is not a measure for any ; peculiar section or locality, but a question for every individual at the head of a family from Maine to Texas. Mr. Dawson's Bill grants one hundred and sixty acres of the Public Lands, we ! leiivc, to the head of every family that is willing i to settle on and improve thesainc.by this method . he is of opinion, the unsettled portion ofthecoun- t try will be settled in a few years, and the fertile valleys in the population an equal to that : valleys in the far West, will swell our country's and build tip a commerce that will be equal to tliat now extant. Mr- a -. a Il!:m VOung in vears, and , ,. A . - " . . MM 3KS U ' the country. We should like t lay the entire speech before our readers, but owing to its great K-Tiptli we are unable to publish it. Gkaiiam's Magazine. The March number of this valuable Magazine is upon our table The engravings, fashion plates, &c, are well execu ted. A beautiful mazzotiut Fac simile of Wash ington, in 1772, from the painting of Peale. This number continues Headier 's life of Wash ington. IIakpkr's Magazine. The March number is on hand, and a capital number it is. The great Gre has not injured, but, we think, improved the appearance of Harper. Terms 3.00 a year in advance. Dr. A. J. Jackson will be iu town next week, and will remain the first week of court only. Those having business with him had better call soon. Accident. A young man, employed as a brakesman on the Tenn. Railroad, whose name we could not learn, met with a .ad accident on Tuesday last, near the Half-way IPbuse, by fal ling between his cars, both legs and his right hand were taken off Both Houses of the Legislature have excepted an invitation to participate in the festivities on the 10th inst., in honor of the consolidation of the city and districts. Brookvh.le Jkffi.rsosian. Their paper has made its appearance in a new dress, enlarged and improved. We wish our friend Brady abundant success. We clip the following frtm a Lancaster paper. We believe that the person arrested does not be long to our town, at least no person bearing the name belongs here : aukest of A FoRfJKR. Yesterday a week Con stable Keen arrested a inau, who gave his name as J. C. Moore, of Ebcnsburg, Cambria county, for passing a forge-d promissary note, bearing the signature of George Hummel, of Hiiinmelstown, Dauphin county, upon Messrs. Bolder & Roth, in East Penn street. It appears he purchased 525 worth of candies, and tendered in payment a note for 33, but before he left the store it was discovered to be a forgery, and he was arrested and taken before Alderman Miller, where he was searched, and three other notes, two for 120 each, and one for $135, drawn in the same man ner, were found en his person. He confessed to hare forged the notes, and was committed to pri son to await his trial. The North-Western Region. The Cincinnati Railroad Journal, speaking of the rapid growth of the .North West, includes Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan. Wisconsin, Io wa and Minnesota in th classification, and thus glances at the probable opulation : In 1800, 50,210 1810, 200,042 120, 7'J2,719 1B30, 1,470,028 1840, 2,507,840 1850, 4,720,9S3 18G0, (estimated) 8.008,500 1870, " 1G,10S,900 In less than twenty years, in all probability, the seven Northwestern States, (including Min nesota,) will contain a population nearly equal to thatef the whole United States in 1840, and will contain as many miles of railway as the United States now have. The Soldiers of 1812, and the Pbullc Lands. It is said that the Land Committceofthellou.se, arc opposed to granting the requests of the old soldiers, their widows and children. The Com mittee, it seems, prefer giving airay the lands to those who never did anything in the war of 1812. The public mind, however, is strongly in favor of ! doing justice to those who served in our second i war of Independence. j The united press also speaks in trumpet tones everywhere, in favor of the doings of the conven tion or the old soldiers, recently held in Philadel- j plua. It is a most egregious error for any mem ! bcr e.f Congress to imagine that the people of this Ke-public will consent to pA otitic the old suiliers for men who hare never stood for a mo ment in defence of the country. There can b but one honest roice on this question, and that is in favor of doing justice to the Soldiers of the ar e(f 1812, and of the Indian wars, their wid ows and children. Catholic Missionary Fund. During the last session of the Roman Catholic National Council, held in 1852, it was recom memkd to the Catholics of the United States to contribute towards the funds of the " Society for the Propagation of the Faith," which has been responded tt, in part, as follows : Diocese of New Orleans, $3,004; Philadelphia, 7,770; Balti more, 2,730 ; Cincinnati, 2,000 ; St. Louis, 51,574 ; Pittsburg, S9G0; Chicago, 535 ; LoUI isvillc, S533 ; Buffalo, $480 ; Savannah, $428 ; Richmond, $404; Charleston, $254; Nashville $140 ; Galvoston. $100; Natchez,. $62; New York, $41; Nesqually. $13 total, $16,031. Canada has seai to the Association during the same vear. 22.377. Tho Socitw'a NEWS AND MISCELLANY. !7"The Prohibitory Liquor Law has passed the Maryland nonsc by a rote f 42 to 23. C?-Tbe Blair County Whig has hoisted the name of Col. Andrew G. Cortin for Governor. CvThe Philadelphia Board of Trade is taking measures to have the usury laws re-poale-d. !C7"IIousc r"nts are now higher in Chicago than in New York. UCT" The Mexican government has ordered two war steamers, of one thousand tons each, to be built iu Loudon. CHentz Hart, aged 27, died in Fayette coun t3, last week, from the effects of erysipelas, pro duced by an aching tooth. Idr'Col. Thome's suit in New Jersey, which involved the sum of $600,000, has been decided in his favor. JOn the 29lh ultimo, three severe shocks of earthquake were felt at Manchester, Ky., shaking the houses considerably. C7Thc decline of flour at Philadelphia last week was fifty cents a barrel. For standard brands only $8 was offered. 0C7"A11 of the Chicago newspapers : Democrat ic, Whig, and Free Soil, have come out in oppo sition to the Nebraska Bill. KT'It is reported from Washington that the Nebraska bill will pass the Senate by .a rote of three-fourths. CC7"A Montreal paper states that 1500 persons took the teetotal pledge on Sunday, the 12th nit., in St. Patrick's church in that city. 0C7The Iegislalure of Kentucky hai appro priated 10,000 to the Clay monument at Ash land. e CEx-Senator CIemcns and W. S. Harris had a rery serious fight in Washington, on the 22nd ult. Harris was badly hurt. !C?The armaments, naval and military, are continued in England and France with unabated activity. M. K. Conference. The next session of the Philatlelphia Conference of the M. E.'Church will be held in Reading, commencing on the 22d of March. Wiiat Next ? There is a bill before the Mas sachusetts State Legislature, the object of which is to incorporate a company to print a newspa per. CA New York dealer is reported to have made $08,000, by the rise of flour which he pur chased in September at ?5,75, and sold two or three days ago at $9- tn7"The amount of coal transporte-d on the Reading railroad for the past week, was 23,055 tons, and for the season, 257,530 tons, against, 200,431 tons same time last year, being an in crease of 31,125 tons. C7"In Ehnira, N. Yr.,on Saturday, the jury of the Supreme Court gave 14,000 damages to Wil liam Ransom, in a suit against the Eric Railroad, for injuries received by him ,B a collision last 4th of July. On Wednesday last thre was a wedding in the Pittsburg jail. The grom was lodged in jail on the day previous on complaint of the bride. That is the last plan for catching a hus band. CC7"A young man named Wni. Forrest, was arrested in 15rexklyn, on Wednesday, 'hi the charge of bigamy. He is but 19 years of age, and it is alleged ho has be-cn married to his first wife for about two years. C'It is now one hundred and fourteen 3-ears that the Metlietdists have existed as a people. They now number in the world nearly 2,000,000 of communicants, and preach the gospel to ten or twelve millions. Tun Crystal Palace. The statement of the condition of this association shows a debt of about 125,000. The directors propose to make the exhibition permanent, and think that it will be profitable to the stockholders as well as useful to the public. 7" Hon. Wm. P. Sciiell, late Speaker of the House of Representatives, has been chosen the Senatorial Delegate to the next 8th of March Convention, from the counties of Somerset, Bed ford and Fulton, with unanimous instructions to support the renomination of Governor Bigler and Hon. J. S. Black. Pat of Postmasters. A bill from the Post office Committee of the lT. S. House of Represen tatives provides an increase of an average of about 25 per cent, on the compensation, now receive-d by Tostmasters, whose pay does not reach $2000 per annum. The lower the rates of the present comjtensation, the higher, of course will le the per centum of the increase. ' ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC. VERT IMPORTANT JfEWS. New York, Feb. 20. The U. S. Mail Steamship Baltic, Capt. Ney, arrived at this port this morning, bringing, Li verpool dates to the 8th inst., four days later than previous advices. The news is highly imnertant. Tho British an French Ministers to Russia hare been ordered to withdraw from St. Peters burg. The final proposals of the Czar have been re jected. Great preparations were making by the Brit- isn ana trench Governments for hostilities. Three millions of cannon balls have been or dered by the French Government. Half of the British Rerenue force has been transferred to the navy. France and England are both making immense preparations. Several Cunard Steamers hare been taken by the government to convey troops to Constantino ple. Six thousand men will go from England. The others will betaken from the different sta tions. About ten thousand will soon be collect ed to form part of the first expedition. There is no doubt but that the Brigade Guards will form part of the expedition. The 46th Regiment under orders for Australia, is now to hold itself in readiness for foreign ser vice taking all the best men. and 1-; home the young soldiers and recruits. Ihe combined fleets are at Baycos Bay. The Russian Ministers at Paris nA tj " v. hare departed for Russia. Six English and French shins bir. royed a Turkish steamer with troops into the The latest news from the scat of war on the Danube, represents that Omer Pasha has afflict ed most important movements, having crossed the Danube with 50,000 men and divided the Russian Army's right wing, which is at Krajova. The left is at Galatz, and the centre at Bucha rest. Omer crossed in person at Oltcnitza, and, at the last accounts, was only two days' distance from Bucharest, where the Russian force was weak. It is supposed that the obje-ct of his move ments was to attack the re-oref the Russian ar my on its march from Krajova against Kalafat. Vienna, Monday Night. Feb. G. An answer has bec-n just received from the Russian Cabinet to the last proposals for ieace. The Four Powers consider it entirely unsatisfac tory, and not adapted for transmission to Con stantinople. The above is authentic. Admiral Seymour will undoubtedly command the Baltic fleet, assisted by Sir Charles Napier' and Lord Dundonald. The failure of Count OrlofTs mission is fully confirmed. It is rumored that Serria will refuse to receive two firmans of the Sultan without the consent of Russia. It is said that the Czar is about to write an autograph letter to the Quee-n of England, in which he will endeavor to prove that h is not the aggressor. The Paris papers arc forbid publishing the movements of the trwps except as announced in the Moniteur. The Russian Amlassador left Paris on the 6th of February for Germany. Military preparations were ordered to continue night and day. Immense orders for arms and ammunition are being executed. France will send an army of 80,000 men to Turke-y tole ready to embark in a week. The Island ef Mitrlenc would probably be the chief dejKit. Great activity prevailed in the naval detri ments ; levie-s t)f seamen were arriving from all parts. The Imdon Times of the 8th inst., the day the steamer sailed, e-ontains the following inter esting depatches : Paris, Feb. 7. "Iu addition to the signs of preparation, M. dc Kissclcff quitted Paris yesterday evening for Brusse-ls by the express train. He expects to meet Baron Brudow in that city. All that has been rumored ef the ill-aucce-ss of the mission of Count Orloff is now confirmed. It is not likely that he will prolong his stay, but will, it is said, take his departure direct for St. Petersburg. Foreseeing the same rebuff at Berlin, he will re frain from visiting that capital. It is said that the Servian Government, yicldeding to the sug gestion of M. ele Pojxiff, Secretary of the Russian Consulate at Belgrade, will refuse to accept the two firmans of the Sultan, unless Russia gives her consent. St. Pktersul'hu, Jan. 20. "It is said that the Emperor, who is fully a ware of the xxsition in which he is placed, will endeavor to aveid a general cendlagration, if he can only preserve his honeir and his rights. The influence of Count Ncsse-lrenle is again in the as-ce-ndant. Paris, Feb. 6. The Russian residents in Paris have already received the circuit to which I alluded yester day, and have been inKrnied that confiscation of their propeity would be ,e conse-quence of diso bedience of the order to nu. France and return to Russia within a month. ENGLAND. IMPORTANT DKBATE ON TUB WAR IN tub HOCSE OF LORUS. In the House of Lords on Monday, the Gih, the Marquis ef Clauricarde brought forward lu's mo tion "to call the attention of the House to the question of peace or war." The Marquis said that when he brought forward his notice ef mo tion, he certainly thought, from the laiguage held by the member of the Government in that bouse, that the proposal made to the Emperor of Russia had been virtually, if not formally, rejec tee! by him, and that his formal refusal to accede would be received immediately. It appears, however, that no formal refusal had been received, and that the semblance of negoti ations were still going on at Vienna. While, therefore, there was oven the faintest probability of these negotiations resulting in peace, he was unwilling to provoke discussion, and would rest content with asking the foreign secretary the simple, j-et important questions : Has any an swer been received from the Emperor ? what is the present stale of diplomatic relations with that power ? and what instructions, if any, have been sent to the British Minister at St. Peters burg.. The Earl of Clarendon replied that Lord Clan ricarde was so far correct in his supposition, that a proposcl from the Emperor of Russia had been received at Vienna, and was known there on Fri day, inst., stating the terms on which he would be prepared to negotiate for peace. He (Lord Clarendon) had only that afternoon, the 6th, re ceived official intimation of the fact. It was only on the 2d instant that the confe r ence was called together and these proposals, or rather this "counter project" of the Emperor of Russia was communicated by Count Buol, the Austrian reprcsentatire, to the reprcsentatircs of France, England and Prussia. Tho dispatch an nouncing this fact was not yet in the hands of all the members of Gorernment, but he (Clanricar de) could inform the House that the terms of the Emperor's proposal were quite unacceptable, and not of a character to permit of their being sent to Constantinople. Upon that peiint no doubt existed for a moment in the minds of the mem bers of the conference. In reply to Lord Clanricardc's second inquiry, Lord Clarendon replied that on Saturday erening the 6th Baron Brunrow, Russian Minister at Lon don, called at the Foreign Office, and made known that the answers given to the inquiries of his j Government did not permit him to continue his ! official functions, and conseqnently diplomatic relations between Russia and Britain arc broken off. In course of the week, the papers on which Baron Brunrow's withdrawal was founded would be submitted to the House. The Earl of Ellenborough had been alwavs of opinion thljt thi3 question with Russia could be solved in no way but by war, and he hoped the ministers would not be deluded by any circum stance into relaxing their preparations for that contingency. He considered that Britain was at the commencement of one of the most formida ble wars in which she had ever engaged. COUNT OBLOFF'S MISSION. Umlcr elate Vienna. Feb. 4, 3 o'clock, P. 31., it is telegraphed that the news that the Turkish note is rejected by Russia, had reached Vienna. The Russian Cabine-t has made new proportions through Count Orloff, which, in their turn, have been rejected by the Vienna Conference. This despatch is probably only another version of that which pre-eexled it, of date of the 1st Feb. From Berlin, the despatch of the 5th Feb. gives an account ditlering slightly from the above. The Emperor Nicholas, it says, has returned hi answer to the Tmkish proposals, which were Larked by the Vienna Conference. He declares thou to be quite unsatisfactory ; that he will allow ef no mediation between himself and Tur key, and that it the Porte wishes to treat.it may si-nd an Ambassador to St. Petersburg. For any further iiitoriiia'ion, the members of the Confer ence are- refe-rre-d to their respective Courts. Fioiu Vienna. Sunday, 5th, was telegraphed this dispatch: "This Government has deter uiined to observe an itulcjiendrnt neutrality." T1k Berlin Snr Prussian Journal says : "We are informed, through a creditable source in Lon don, that a courier was dispatched from thence on the night ef the 25th or 26th of January, for St. Petersburg, and took with him a plan con jointly recommended by France and England for the rest oration of peace with the Porte. It must have been, in all probability, the same messen ger whose arrival at Berlin, February 3, caused such a sensation. According to Berlin accounts, o date Friday evening, 3d, Count OrlofTs proposal was that the German Powers should elraw up a joint eleerlara tion of neutrality under all circumstances. -If any one memUT of the Band be attacked, Rus sia would make cause w ith the rei tn her de fence. Shfuld any territorial changes arise through war, Russia undertakes to conclude no peace without eluly considering the interest tf the German Powers. FRANCE. The Police of Paris have broken up a Russian club, called the "Bureau de l'Agence Etrangere, or the Boulevard eles ltaliens, Paris." At this Club the secret age-nts of Russia receive-d their orders to circulate reports on the Roursc, and in the streets and Cafes. No arrests were made. Prince Napoleon had returneil to Paris from his mission to Iie-lgium. The me-eting of the Senate is deferred from the 27th of February to the 2d of March. THE WAR MOVEMENT ON THE DANUBE. Russian acvounts confirm the report of Omer Pasha have cros.e-d the Danube and divided their army, by expressing apprehensions of an attack frem the Turks. They, however, declare that the bad weather, lad roads, and inunelations of the river re-nde-r the passage of the Danube im possible to ihe Turks. ( rsovo letters to the 20th ult. mention that the river was totally flooded at that date, and that the low grounds were inun dated around Kalafat and Rahovan. On the 20th, the Russian troops still occupied their old positions at Radovan. On the 21st, those Russian regiments that had lie-en ceaselessly in action, from the 5th to the 15th, were withdrawn to Krajova having suffer ed heavy losses, and their place wnfe supplied by fresh troops. On the 23d, the whole staff of the Commander-in-Chief arrived at Boleshtic, as a grand reconnoisance was to take place very short ly against Kalafat. From Krajova, Jan. 25, it is stated that Gen. DannemlKTg is ill. For several days past the Turks had been harrassing the Russian outposts. From Bucharest, Jan. 24, letters state that bil leting was going oh there for the immediate arri val of troops from Bessarabia. At the above elate a rapid thaw had set in ; the troops could inarch but srowly, and tti cannon required two or three times their number of horse-s. Twenty more Russian generals, of whom nineteen belong to Ostensatker's corps, were in BucVarist. The Russian Greco Sclavemic legion already nuinbe-rs 3,00 ; Prince Milosch commands. Later from Krajova, states that Prince (loit- schakolf arrived thereon the 5th, to liave an in terview with General Sehilder. Since Sehilder's arrival, a retrograVlo movement on the part ef Russians in Little Wallachia, is observable, and it was reported that tlic head quarters will be transferred from Radowitz to Slatina. Omar Pasha is sick. lie may not be in imme diate danger, but requires rest and care. Imme diately on Karning of his illness, the Sultan sent two physician! from Constantinople to attend him. One of these physicians is Dr. Heuvel, me dical attendant to the French Embassy, and he will also give his attention to organizing the med ical department of the army. A successor to Omar is to be nominated, so as to avoid interruption to the war in the event of Omar becoming incapacitated. As he crossed tho Danube on the 30th or 31st January, at the head of his army, it is to be hoped the report of his illness had been exaggerated. The Sultan has not yet fixed the day of his de parture for Adrianoplc. He will be accompanied by the British and French Ambassadors. THE VERRY LATEST. Brussels, Tuesday. M do Kisseloff arrived here this morning, at 6 o'clock. Berlin, Tuesday. The check experienced by Count Orloff in his mission, is fully confirmed. At the same time, it must not be thought that Prussia and Austria are disposed to make com mon cause with the Western Powers. They had joined them for the purpose of avoiding, by every possible means, an European war ; but if a col lision took place between Russia and the mari time Towers, Prussia and Austria have resolved not to take part in the struggle. Buciiauksr, Jan. 28.-Te Russians have made a retrogade movement, and fallen back on Rioala. The Turks remain in the positions they last oc cupied. Maorid, FcK 4. General Jose Concha, who had resigned his commission to the Minister of ar, lias fcaed. Johnny, tme bright evening, was standing by the winelow, gazing at the moon and stars ; and, after looking for some time very intently, he turned and said, to liis mother, who was sitting besida him : "Mamma ! what arc those bright little things in the Eky? arc they the moon's little labics f" Important Declaration in the British House of Lords.The Impendi Vf"ax, In the course of a recent debate in the BritiEa House of Lords, the Earl of Ellenborough this important statement : " My lords, I have already exprcss-d my f,pln ion that the Emjeror of Russia was for iir.thir, but war ; I stated that to one of her Majty-t Ministers so long ago as Easter last, and I tx pressetl it in the House of Loids. I do not trp that the iifble Marquis has postponed his motion Iiecau.se I do not Uiink that any retrosjct int the conduct of her Majesty's Government njt, respect to tltoe negotiations can be in the blight est d-gree profitable to this couutry. (lhtr ) I should exceedingly regret to find that her Jl. jesty's Government were deluded hj anything that has recently taken place to relax in any. thing their preparations for war, or that anvthing that has taken place should have prevented tbe-iu from incre-asing to the utmost possible exttat ta preparations for war. I have no doubt that arc at the commencement of one of the most (. midable wars in which this country Lag been t?. er engaged. (Hear, hear.) I deeply regret tint the people of this country do not appear ta be t all aware of the magnitude, of the probaUe dura tion, and of the dismal consequences of that r. (Hear, hear, hear.) Undoubtedly, for that H this country is not responsible. (Hear, bur hear.) Nor are her Majesty's Ministers rcpnni. ble: (hear, hear) I acquit them altogether; I ttink that whatever they have said on tLe subject lu been said with ability, (hear, hear,) and that thy have been ably seconded by the various men employed by them at the different Courts of Europe; (hear, hear,) but I do conjure youtoin crease to the utmost possible extent every imme diate preparation for war. (Hear.) War is in evitable : and that which is absolutely nece-s-ry to the prescrration of the dearest inlcrtsu cf this country is, that on breaking up of the ke we should show a superior fleet in the Baltic (Hear, hear, hear.) If her Majesty's Government were not ready to do that, they are most deeply responsible to the country, for they had thir eyes open, and they could not have been ignorant of the danger pressing upon us. (Hear, beir.) I will say no more. I shall take an opportunity of soon considering the whole of the subject, but now what I would impress upon her Majesty' Government is, to increase to the utmost possiUe extent their preparations for war. (Hear, near.) And that war will be one of the greatest in w hi b this country has been ever engaged. (Hear, hear.) Singular and Extensive Claim. Suits liave been issued in Philadelphia, by par ties in England, to obtain possession of several squares of projerty in that city. The suit of course creates much excitement. The .Vvj makes the following mention of the matter: We understand that during tli last week writ! of ejectment were servtrd on a large portion ef our citizens resident and owning property in the wes tern part of the city, at the suit of parties claim ing property to the amount of several million o! dollars. The claim, as we understand it, is made to embrace a number of blocks or solid squares, in the city, upon which are erected some of tie finest aud most costly buildings in it. Tho square fpnm Tenth to Eleventh and from Walnnt to Chestnut streets, including the Assembly Buildings ; that from Seventeenth to Eighteenth and from C'hcsnut to Walnut streets, embracing the most costly block which -s to b found on the entire length of Walnut street and that from Nineteenth to Twentieth and from Chestnut to Walnut streets which takes the splendid j!ace of Mrs. Rush, constitute as we learn, the block claimed in the southern section of the city proper. It is also understood that corresponding block north of these, within the city limits, are claimed hy the same parties, with various properties in other parts of the county. The parties claiming as plaintiffs in the writs are Wm. L. Bostwick, Win. and Francis Mary Kalstead, David and MargarettaG. Moore, The odore Glen t worth, and some twenty others aa heirs of the original proprietor. It is said that the parties claim as the heirs of a person named Budden. --,o ;3 sajj to jiavc rcct.jvei tjtie unjer Win. Teim, wv0 died something more than a cen tury since, K avinb , wjdlJW as ljs cxeCutrix. The widow it appears Wording to the allega tions, had no power given her w. .jj nnr f the estate of the deceased, and thcrcicL, mti0 leases for ninety-nine years the longest perK-j permitted hy the law. These leases have now expired, and the !cirs claim that no conveyance has ever been made by any party having absolute right to convey, aud that therefore the right of possession or title in this vast amount is in them, and not in the parties w ho bold it. What is likely to be the result of the matter, it is of course difficult to determine. It Followkd Him. When the American ffaff was unfurled from its staff in Tampico, an aged Spaniard was heard inveighing with lugubrious earnestness against the pertinacity with whirb the flag had pursued his fortunes. " I was dc Spanish consul in de Louisiana, but soon dat g he was raise, and I go to Pensacola, bat soon Ut flag was raise over me dare. 1 lire den in de Texas, but dat flag he follow me dare. Says 1, 1 go where dat flag never come ; I come to Tampi co, but here is dat flag again. I believe if I go ta do devil, dat same flag will follow me dare." A RETOLrriOX IX lZOEXSUl IlGt NEW AND CHEAP BOOK STORE ! ! JRODGERS, Jr. would invite the public to call and examine his extensive and eplenJid assortment of Miscellaneous Books, consisting f historical, religious, and political works, lit ea lection is far superior to any ever brought to thi place, and he hopes the public will extend him liberal patronage. March 3, 1854. Plasterers Look to Yonr Interests ! THE Plasterers of Cambria county are request"! to meet at the Conrt-house on Monday, the 6tl of March, at 10 o'clock, A. M. for the pnrpoa of establishing uniform prices, &c, &. -t f g "VBOOK AGENTS WANTED, ta H X WV-v7i'ictoriaI itnd Useful Works for tha year I854. $1000 Dollars a Year. Wanted in ev ery section of the United States, active and enter prising men to engage in the sale of soma of th best works published in the country. To men of good address, possessing a small capital af from 3 to $100, "such inducements will be offered as to enable them tomake from f 3 to $5 a day pro6t. The books published by us are all useful in their character, extremely popular, and command largs sales wherever they are offered. For partieulass addresg, ROBERT SEARS Publisher. Feb. 24, 01. 161 William Straot, N.
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