THE JOURNAL. Huntingdon, Wednesday, November 1' 11:7- Our subscribers in the borough of Huntingdon, who have, as yet, paid us nothing, are requested to do so imme diately. We must have money to se cure a winter supply of paper, and meet other necessary expenses. A Word to Postmasters. Complaints by our subscribers of not receiving the "Journal," have become so frequent, that we are led to believe there is great carelessness on the part of some of our Postmasters. We feel con fident that the neglect is not with the Postmaster at this place; and we also feel quite sure that our papers are all regularly mailed, and that no subscriber is forgotten. We therefore call upon the Postmasters throughout the county to attend faithfully to their duty, or we shall have to look into the matter. We cannot afford to have our busines injur ed through the carelessness of public officers. "A word to the wise is suffi- cient." Q - The communication signed "X," in answer to an article in the last Penn sylvania Telegraph, signed "PENN," can not appear. Whatever State organs may conceive to be their privilege and duty, we can never consent to open our col umns to attack faithful and leading Whigs. The insinuations against the qualifications of Gen. Irvin, contained in the Telegraph article, can do him no injury, as Gen. I. is impervious to any attacks of this kind. Thc si atithor of "Penn," we venture to assent, is,.only a Whig when it is made his,intersteto be 1 so; and we do not feel like holding Mr. Cooper responsible for What may be said by such imprudent and over-zealous friends. Our friend "X" need have no apprehensions as to the resirlt of the March Convention, for the " signs . * the times" indicate that the nomination of' Gen Irvin is by no means problematical, Board of County Commissioners. " The newly elected County7ConOis sioners, ROBERT CUMMINS and VAI`OI4. TEAGUE, Esqrs., were sworn in antl,,en:t tered upoi4, the duties of their offices nn Saturday, the 7th inst. The Board now consists of Messrs. Miller, Cummins and Teague. We think we hazard no thing iffi saying that a more efficient Board of.,,qomthissioners was never or ganized in ihrientitity of Huntingdon. The retiring Commi'Oinner, M. CIIII.- COTTE, Esq., was a useful 'and efficient member of the Board, Atia.carries with him into retirement, the kindest wishes of all who had any official transactions with him during his term of office. CENTRAL RAILROAD.—The bill autho rizing a subscription, on the'part of the city of Philadelphia, to the Central Rail road, passed finally. The U. S. Gazette of Saturday last says that, after: a long discussion on Thursday night, the bill finally passed Select Council, with a few slight amendments; which were imme diately concurred in by Campton Coun cil. . . {7 The Philadelphia liiquirer of the sth instant, says : Gen. Irvin arrived in town the night beforetlast, and took lodgings at the Columbia House. A lead ing, distinguished and warmhearted Whig, he has many and cordial friends in this city." The proprietor of the Philadel phia Saturday Inquirer announces that, on the Ist of January next, the name of that paper will be changed to "Phila delphia Saturday Gleaner," and publish ed at the low price of one dollar per annum Kr Hiram Brower, Esq., has disposed of one-half ,of the tiebon Courier to John W. Killinger, Esq. We hope that the expectations of friend Killinger, as an editor, may be fully realized. pa- Our friend of the Clinton County Whig has raised to his mast-head the name of Gen. JAMES IRVIN, and is advocating his claims to the Gubernato rial nomination with great zeal and abil ity. We are indebted to Scott's Week ly Paper for an Extra containing the late Foreign news. ID- Michael Dan Magehan has left Cambria county, and taken up his abode in Pittsburg. A dead loss to the citi zens of little Cambria! TIRE! A fire broke out in a stable belonging to Mr. David Snyder, of this borough, about 10 o'clock, on Saturday evening last ; which, owing to the active exer tion of the firemen and citizens, was prevented from doing any farther injury than partly consuming the stable and the hay which it contained. It is almost certain that it was the work of an incendiary, as those who first saw the fire state that it commenc ed in the hay-mow. And Mr. Snyder says that neither himself nor any of his family were at the stable daring the evening. _ _ _ The stable is surrounded by valuable property on all sides, and had the weath er been dry and windy, nothing could have prevented this from being a most terribly destructive fire. We have never witnessed more effi cient exertions at a fire, in any town out of Philadelphia, than are made by the citizens (including both sexes) of Hunt ingdon. We are not sure, but the ser vices of the ladies are the most valua ble, as they go to work actively, at once, without confusing the operations by their noise; while, from the clamor I kept up by some of the gentlemen on these occasions, one would suppose that they expected the destructive element to be conquered by the means used in part by General Taylor's army to whip the Mexicans, viz : most tremendous "hollering." For the future, we move that this mode of attack be abandoned, for the more efficient one of quietly "ra king" this alarming domestic enemy by an unceasing stream of cold water. ED- Our friend of the Butler Demo crat does us injustice, when he intimates that we have exhibited a willingness to disparage Gen. Markle, for the purpose of advancing the interests of Gen. Ia- VIN. If any thing we have ever pub lished favors that construction, we can say that, it was an inadvertence; as we will yield to no Whig in the State, in our .admiration of the gallant old Hero of Mississinewa. And while we havebeen, in our humble way, trying to advocate the claims of Gen. Irvin, we have, sedulously avoided disparaging remarks in regard to those of any of the other excellent Whigs that have been named in conection with the office of Gclvetrior. , In krecent article we spoke ,Gen. Irvin being defeated, in the last Whig Gubernatorial Convention, by but 5 votes, and that by the union of two strong interests. We did not impugn the mo tives of those interests, or intend any reflection upon either Gen. Markle or Judge Banks, by the remark. On the contrary, we always did believe that the friends of Judge Banks voted, for Gen. Markle on that occasion, because they conscientiously believed him the most available candidate. We have never published anything which could lead any one to suppose that we thought they were influenced by any other motives. We deprecate as sincerely as does the editor of the Democrat, the publication of anything calculated to distract or di vide the Whig party, and we believe we have thus far been entirely innocent of so doing. Will the Democrat do us justice idthe premises I Contemplated Attack on Alvarado, We have just been favored, says the Pa. Inquirer, with the following extract of a letter dated United States Frigate Raritan, off Vera Cruz, Oct. 9th : "It is the intention of Commodore Connor to attack the Fortification at the mouth of the Alvarado River, about 25 miles from our present anchorage, in the course of a few days. This may be relied upon, as the boats, officers and men are all selected, and are ready at a moment'. warning. The fort mounts 24 pieces, of from 18 to 24 pounders. The water is so shoal in tho neighborhood, that we can- not get within attacking distance with our large yes eels, and hence we are compelled to have recourse to boats. Warm work may be expected." CD.- The Evening Post, a leading loco foco paper in New York, thus speaks of the locofocos elected to the Assembly from that city : " Out of the whole sixteen candidates there are scarcely six who are not either so incompetent that they cannot write five lines of English correctly, or so bad in character that we would not trust them to collect for us a debt of $25. This is what we know." ry- Intelligence from Scotland gives frightful accounts of the famine in the Highlands. The potato crop had totally failed, and many families exist entirely upon shell-fish. CANAL TOLLS.—The receipts on the public works of this State for 11 months of the present year, ending on the let inst, amount to $1,163,913 54, being an increase of $86,056 57, over the cor responding period of last year. LETTER FROM GEN. MARKLE, From the following letter, which we find in the last Westmoreland Intelligen cer, it will be seen that Gen. Markle de clines a re-nomination for Governor.— The letter is just what might be expect ed from the brave and patriotic old sol dier, and will be read with interest by every Whig in the State MILL GROVE, Nov. 10, 1846. Editors of the Westmoreland Intelligencer. GENTLEMEM :-Obseroing that a number of the Whig papers throughout the State ate discussing the subject of selecting a person to be placed in nom ination by the Whig party in Pennsylvania, as a candidate for Governor at the ensuing election; and, as numerous applications have recently been made, by many of my friends, both itt person and by letter, requesting permission to use my name in connexion with that honorable office, I embrace this opportunity of expressing through the columns of the Intelligencer, my heartfelt thanks to those who have heretofore interested themselves in my behalf, and who still continue to give ample proof of their kindness and sincerity, and, whose zealous and dis interested friendship shall over be held by me amongst the most grateful remembrances of my life. My consent, upon a former occasion, to become a candidate for the Executive chair, was, after much earnest solicitation by my friends, reluctantly yield ed ; with the object, an they honestly indulged the hope, of furthering the principles held by the Whig party in our State: and although their expectations were not fully realized in the event, yet, the gener ous support which I received was esteemed by me as an indubitable expression of popular favor. Many circumstances unite, however, at the pres ent time, in determining me to withhold my con sent to become a candidate for nomination before the Whig Convention to be held at Harrisburg in March next ; and I therefore, respectfully decline the proffered honor. But, although I have thus declined the kind solicitations of my friends, to be come personally interested in the approaching can vase, I shall not cease however, to use my best ex ertions in support of the nominee of the Whig Convention. The principles held by the party with whom I have long had the honor to be connected, arc iden tified with the best interests and prosperity of the country ; and, although for a time, those principles may have to yield to measures subversive of the general welfare, yet the late demonstrations of the PEOPLE in Pennvylvania, Maryland, New York. Now Jersey, and in other States, furnish good grounds of hope, that, the ruinous policy forced upon the country by the present national Adminis tration will be but short lived. Gentlemen : Very Respectfully yours, &c. JOSEPH MARKLE. A True Paragraph. From an article in the last Butler Democrat, on the subject of the next Gu bernatorial nomination of the whig party, we clip the following truthful paragraph: " But these journals, which give such side wipes to Gen. MARKLE, have their favorite man, and in him they suppose all things combine to make him the man for the crisis. Well, they cannot set a higher value upon the talents and patriot ism of Gen. lavix, than we do, but if they expect to gain favor with him, by attempting to disparage Gen. MARKLE, we can only say that they have mista ken their man. GEN. IRVIN would not accept the best office in the Oft of the peo ple, if it were to be attained at so great a sacrifice as the unspotted character of the patriot MARKLE. We know the reputa tion of Gen. km: well, and could speak of acts of nobleness on his part unpar alellcfl in the history of Pennsylvania, and perhaps entirely unknown to the editors referred to." GEN. WORTH'S ' 1 OPPORTUNITY. "—Gen. Taylor's conduct towards Gen. Worth at Monterey, considering the peculiar circumstances in which the latter was placed, will be perhaps as much appre ciated by the high minded as the man agement of the whole affair of the three days will be esteemed by men of mil itary judgment. The subject is alluded to in something of an off hand way by a Washington correspondent of the New York Herald : " To our mind, there is not a prettier incident in'bll the campaign than this.— Eminently honorable and chivalric as has been the deportment of every offi cer and soldier (with scarce an excep tion) of the army, we like this "oppor tunity" given to Worth, and the way in which he " embraced it," better than any thing that has been done, because it is so conspicuously creditable to the discriminations of old Zack, the bravery of Worth, and the glory of our arms. GEN. EIITEMR. The Maysville (Ky.) Eagle, alluding to the various reports concerning Gen. Butler's conduct at Monterey, relates the folloying incident: " Although politically opposed to Gen. Butler, we have the utmost confidence in his personal conrage and chivalric bearing; and regard the imputation of cowardice thus cast upon him as destitute of foun• dation. We have long known him by reputation, though not personally, and have yet to hear from those who know him best, the first suspicion of un soldier-like conduct. But a few weeks since an old soldier, who served with Butler in the last war, en tertained us, while we were preparing his pension papers, with an account of Butler's gallant conduct throughout the war. "I tell you," said he, as he closed, "I am a good Whig, and didn't vote for him for Governor, and never would, because he's a Democrat—but there's no braver man than Billy Butler on the face of the earth." Oz:r The Lewistown Gazette says that R. RUSH FRANKS, Esq., of Lewistown, will be a candidate for Transcribing Clerk of the House of Representatives; and that ffm. T. Wiison, formerly of this place, will be a candidate for the office of Doorkeeper of the same body. Both these gentlemen have our best wishes for their success. THE ELECTIONS. MASSACHUSETTS. THE "BAY STATE" WHIG ALL OVER. The election was held in Massachu setts on the 9th inst., and the resnit is worthy of the descendants of men who, in other days, evinced their devotion to American interests at Concord, Lexing ton and Bunker Hill. The British Ta riff of 1846 receives no countenance at their hands. The ENTIRE DELEGA TION to Congress is WHIG ! Winth rop, in Boston, has a majority of 2,987 over all others. In three districts there was a failure to elect. The vacancies will be supplied by good Whigs. Gov. BRIGGS (N hig) is re-elected by from 10 to 15,000! There will be no Locofocos in the State Senate—the Whigs having elected the ENTIRE FORTY ! To the House, so far as heard from, the Whigs have elected 80 mem bers, the Locos 6, and the Liberty men 2. There can be no mistaking the mean ing of such a result. lOWA, TOO! lowa, too, is coming! The first elec tion was held in this State on the 26th ult. The far-off State is, in the earli ness of its existence, treading in the true political path, and the voice of her people is made known in favor of Whig doctrines. The Whigs, there, have done nobly—and the result is, that in all pro bability, they have elected their Gover nor, Mr. McNight, and a majority to both branches of the Legislature, which secures the election of two WHIG U. S. SENATORS, for six years. MICHIGAN. The result of the election in this State is not yet fully ascertained; but the be lief is, that it has gone Locofoco, by a largely decreased majority. DELAWARE The election in this State, held on the 10th inst., has resulted in the election of a Whig Congressman and a Whig majority in both branches of the Legis lature, which secures the re-eiection of a Whig U. S. Senator. The Locos have elected their Gover nor, Mr. Thorp, owing to some local causes. pa- The returns from the interior of New York, indicate that the new Con stitution has been adopted by the Peo ple by a very large majority. NEXT CONGRESS.—The Whigs will have a large majority in the next Congress— a cotemporary thinks not less than . 3o. A few weeks ago, the Washington Union figured out a large majority for the Lo cofocos. THE WHIG} PYRAMID, As the "Democratic Arch" tumbles to pieces under the pressure of Free trade and the British Tariff; the Whig Pyramid rises in beautiful proportions, fair to look upon, and making glad the hearts of all true friends of American interests: OHIO. • lOWA. MAINE. FLORIDA. VERMONT. GEORGIA. INDIANA. MARYLAND. KENTUCKY. NE Ir TO RK. DEL AWARE. NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA. RHODE ISLAND NEW HAMPSHIRE NORTH CAROLINA. MASSACHUSETTS MONTEREY.—Lieut. Little of the U. S. Infantry, writes thus to his friends in Baltimore, of the beauty of Monte rey :—This is indeed a most beautiful place, and some of the gardens almost come up to my idea of Eastern magnifi cence. They abound in delicious fruits, and we revel in oranges, pomegranates, grapes, &c. The view from one of the hills is one of the finest sights I ever saw. The valley in which this town is built, extends for nearly thirty or forty miles, and looks like a beautiful garden. GEN. VEGA.—The Washington Union confirms the recent statement, that Gen. Vega is to be exchanged for Capt. Car penter and the crew of the Truxton ; and says that our Government has agreed to the exchange, and that Gen. Scott has issued orders for the release of Vega and his officers. ALL Losr !—The Carlisle Volunteer says in the last election the Locos "lost all but honor." Upon which the Car lisle Herald hints that the "honor" was lost before the election, when the Kane letter was promulgated,and banners were waved for the Tariff of 1842. [Reported for the Journal,] Court of Quarter Sessions. The following Commonwealth cases came before the Court last week, and were disposed of as follows : William Couch, indicted for not keep ing the shute of his dam in navigable order. Plea, not guilty. Verdict, not guilty, and that Martin Orlady is the prosecutor and shall pay the costs. Samuel Peightal, indicted for an as sault and battery on John Hight, in Bar ree township; true bill. Plea, not guilty. Verdict, not guilty, and Wm. R. Smith, the prosecutor to pay the costs. Nathaniel G. Chilcote, indicted for a misdemeanor—secreting property to save it from execution, in Springfield town ship ; true bill. Plea, not guilty. Ver dict, not guilty, and the county to pay the costs. Nathaniel G. Chilcote and Alexander Richardson, indicted for secreting prop erty, &c. ; true bill. Plea, not guilty. Verdict, not guilty, and the county to pay the costs. James McKean, indicted for the lar ceny of four saw-mill saws, the property of John McComb, in Union township ; true bill found at last August Sessions. Plea, not guilty. Verdict, not guilty, and the defendant to pay the costs. The Court received the first part of the ver dict and rejected the latter part, the jury having no jurisdiction over the costs. Henry Sturtsman, indicted for Mali cious Mischief, in breaking a window of the dwelling of Dennis Buoy, in Hunt ingdon ; true bill. Plea, not guilty. Verdict, guilty. Sentence, that he pay a fine of $l.OO, costs of prosecution, and be confined in the Jail of the county for ono week. Walker's Financiering, The following paragraph from a letter of the Washington correspondent of the Baltimore American, presents the hon esty and financial talent of the great champion of Free Trade and Low wages, in a striking light. I must ask your attention also to the Quarterly and Monthly statements of the Secretary of the Treasury, and recommend the most careful vigilance to the monetary transactions of the Gov ernment. The official paper affects to recommend a most rigid observance of the Sub-Treasury law, but in making the heaviest payments of the Govern ment the law is not observed at all. The Army are paid not in gold and silver, but in bank notes, in drafts upon distant cities, which they cannot convert into specie, or in Treasury notes bearing one mill interest per annum, for which nobody at a distance from a loan office or a Custom House will give specie or specie funds in exchange. The law of Congress does not require this, and it lhas been done in the foolish anticipation of making these notes a currency. But in the month of September and a part of August, of the notes issued under the act of July 224 1 4;1,953,000 were received back, into The Treasury, and of the entire issues at this rate of interest, ' but few can remain long outstanding.— , From the monthly statement of the Treasurer one would suppose that the Government had abundant means at corn mand,and yet it is notoriously delinquent, at the least, in the prompt payment of its obligations. If Congress is just to the country and to itself it will, among its first acts, make a most rigid over hauling of both the Treasury and War Departments." Loss OF THE STEAMER SAM SEAY.—We learn from the officers of the steamer Mendota, which boat arrived last even ing, that the steamer Sam Seay, from this port, laden with flour, &c., and bound for New Orleans, struck a snag about 4 o'clock last Sunday afternoon, at the foot of Dogtooth Bend, and sunk in a few minutes nearly to the top of the wheel house. No lives were lost, and the passengers were taken off by the steamer Matamora. The books and papers of the office, and part of the cabin furniture, were got out, but the boat and bargo will be a total loss. The snag struck the boat in the bow, and raked her for twenty feet, tearing off her bot tom planks, and she sunk so suddenly, that her passengers had barely time to reach the hurricane roof. When the Mendota left her on Monday, she had settled, and at the stern the hurricane roof was just above the surface of the water ; forward, the water was three or four feet deep on the cabin floor. The boat, we learn, was owned principally by Captain Greenlee, her commander, and was insured in Pittsburg for eight thousand dollars. The diving bell, which lay at Fort Pitt, a short distance above, was sent to her, to try and get out the machinery.—St. Louis Lepub lican. OUTRAGE.—The Philadelphia Spirit of the Times says :—‘, On Friday evening last, between 7 and 8 o'clock, and just before the night train of cars arrived at the head of the Inclined Plane at the Schuylkill, the rope was very fortunate ly discovered to have been cut in two. We fail to find language sufficiently strong to express our abhorrence of the wretch who, for the purpose of gratify ing a malevolent disposition, or for any other cause, could so far forget his duty as a citizen and the cause of humanity, as to jeopardize the lives of hundreds of unoffending citizens. We learn that the rope appeared to be cut with an axe." FOREIGN NEWS. From Scott's Weekly Paper. ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA, HIGHLY IMPORTANT COMMER— CIAL INTELLIGENCE—RISE IN THE GRAIN AND FLOUR MAR KET, &c., &c. The steamer Britannia arrived at Bos ton on the Bth, from Liverpool, whence she sailed on the 20th ult., after a stormy passage of 171 days. As usual, the telegraphic wires were severed by the speculators, but the agent in Boston was not to be deterred by this accident, but despatched a special ex press on to New York, which arrived simultaneously with the telegraphic des patch. The intelligence is highly important in a political as well as a commercial point of view. The deplorable condition of Ireland engrosses public attention in the British Islands. The famine continues to spread over that unfortunate country. Diseases of a malignant type are also adding to the horrors of the scene. Indian corn has advanced 2s. on the quarter. Bonded flour has advanced ls. per barrel, since advices per last steamer. The price of grain is rapidly rising in all the European ports, and supplies for Great Britain, as well as for the continent, must come from the U. States , and Canada. A rumor has been prevalent during the week, and seems to gain ground rather than otherwise, that the English government has in contemplation to open the ports for the admission of all kinds ofgrain, duty free. England is getting corn from Van Die. man's Land. The repeal of the malt tax is agi tated. ---- The money market is depressed, par tially in consequence of the prospective withdrawal of bullion to America. The marriages of the Queen of Spain and her sister have been consummated without producing anything more seri ous than protests from England and one or two European powers, against the al liance with France. The Epoque expects to see the oppo sition acting as in the case of Texas.— It adds—" In the affair of California, as in the affair of Texas, the interests of France and England are identical, and the two governments, we are convinced, will act therein with the same under standing as has for the last six years presided over their relations." The enteute cordiale between Franco and England is at an end. Henceforth the two powers move independent of/ each other. France joins Spain with a view to the re-conquest of Spanish Ame rica. The Steamer Great Britain lies in 12 feet water between two rocks. It is thought this noble vessel will not sus tain much more damage than she already has. Hopes are entertained of getting her off: Mr. Bancroft, the newly appointed Minister from the United States, in the room of Mr. McLane, accompanied by his lady, has arrived in London, from New York. Lord A g in, the new Governor Gene ral of Canada, it has been stated, will take his departure for. Canada next month —but up to Oct. 19th, nothing had been officially announced. The Steamship Cambria from Boston, arrived at Liverpool on the 14th of Oc tober. Cotton has advanced full three-eights of a penny per pound on an average.— The Liverpool market closed with an 1 upward tendency. Orleans 41 a 6d, and Mobile 41 a 61, are the extreme quota tions for ordinary and fair qualities. The Journal de Havre says the French frigate l'Andromede, and sloops of war Blonde, Pylade, Mercere, and steamer Tonnere, under the command of Admi ral Laplace, are bound and will soon sail for the Gulf of Mexico. In relation to the intended expedition against some of the South American re publics, the Journal de Havre states that all the forces yet raised by Gen. Flores, consist of some 500 Spaniards and exiles from Quito and Guayaquil, but that many thousands of Irish are expected to join him. 11,.. STRAYED OR STOLEN, from the premises of the subscriber, on or about the 13th of October last, a likely appren tice named PENNSYLVANIA. Had on at the time of the departure, a complete drab suit of clothes, somewhat the worse for wear. There were also in his pockets sundry promises to pay, mostly due in England, of no possible use even to the owner. A reward of SO per cent. in coal and iron will be paid for the re turn of the delinquent, before April next. JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary of State. AN IMPORTANT RUMOR.—The Maysville Eagle of a late date, says :- 46 We learn from a gentleman who came up the river with several officers of the Ohio Volunteers, that it was rumored at Car mar, just before the officers left, that Maj. Gen. Patterson has ordered the ar rest of Brig. Gen. Marshall, and direct ed Col. B. Peyton to leave Carmago im mediately." D.- "Worth" makes the man, ..Impu dio the fellow," is a new reading of an old line,