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THE BURLINGTON FHEE PRESS FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 16 CEO. V. &. G. C. IJEXEIHCT, CJitft as1 'Prwrlora, liritl.lNflTON FRIDAY MORXISO DIXKJ.rSER ie, 1861. Tin: -i:i:ui.y riiKi: vb. ss. Is published etcry Fridty morning, containing the news of tbe week from all parts, interesting correspondence from the array, aDii local and grucral intelligence. TERMS. Two Doll tas per year if paid absolutely In advance, rtherwise ?2 50 per year. Single-copies C ent. Fur rfr of Vlrertbiai;, Ac, inquire at the Fnti !' nrriCE, Nu. 6 College St, Burling ton, Vt CEO. TV. k 0. 0. BENEDICT. Editor. & Proprietor The Release of the St. Albans Hank . Robber. The ewe of the St. Albans raidi rs has rcichcda very sudden and unexpected re t It. On the as-c:nbling of the Court Turs diy afternoin. Judge Coursol announced liir .l.ci-ion, on the fjutstion ol wn,nt of ju-ri-dietitin raised by the prisoner's counsel, concurring in their view of the cafe, nnd in spec of "the mriMtt protest of the counsel fni the t'nitid SiatiF.nrdiring the discharge of the pri-oni-n-, ixit only on that particular charge, init naff the charges. Warrants were tlcn procured for their ar rest, fnim another Court, hut Lforc thev weic ee-ryed, the prisoners laid uride such pood u-c ol their liberty, that ll-cy were nut to lie found! The stolen money hits bein returned to them by the Chief of Police, and t'ny were off with tbeir booty. We awnit fuller information ot this most ix'rnordinary proceeding, before undertak ing to remark njion it. Wlrat justification there m fir the o M of Judge Coursol ; w iir other warrants awl the officer to exc erte them were not in readiness to eEect an immediate arrest of the prisoners ; why the Canadian official-', who Idle hail the ca"o wholly in their own hands throughout, hare permitted n.ch a farce an tli l- to lie enacted under the name of a judicial procerdiiig are questions on everybody' lips, and demanding answers. The ICcieusc of' Wednesday morning V he Itaiacr. .Montreal Gazette tlx town was taken by surprise yesterday n 1 1 no n. lit-the ro w that tbc St. Allan.' t . It:.d he- ti dise! rtrged h t! e Judge of i in. oV. iarii.g that i.e- Ir.d i. jurisdic ii . ..n t--e.rot.nd that tl.c lui uai Stal- t.t. . - id t.i ttuph-uiirl tl-c trcait, tas- h.: hir to V su-j-iiid d i i a colony. tnly wi.eu s .. . e-dont pa.-wd law re-g .luting the pro . i-iurc to lc i a kin ii:.m ii lituitK ; and l n only hy p:iM-hiiMttti xi ol Utr Jilajety in ii r Privy (ii.cii. Afiii aa tl.al act nrjuir i .i w.im nit -..I the (joverour liufieral to .e juiuviiei :i l a ui:itr-.U wbu-h i ir.tni .0 it -t In.-n ioed in i.'.id fef i l UtMllIM!.:.! luiii l.il jullMtl tli'li. Hiell i iiiiilM.i' a. oilc:ii! of tii' .I.ide ol f nrti. Vi'i n.tt enter into Lite di e.i-i4.'!i t.i tite ij ie Uii .'a I wliether it ii. w'tjl or ill-I.tanJi-'l ; Ihk miuply Hiy it i? ui..aer io. icrci t.i.tt ilie prie erri are di eh.it.d 1 1 ,t .i ui ,c -iint .,1 ljrui a piece -.1 ' .nliu lit e.li..lf'if (r-eions is? light, on t i pilt ot til' MWvera. f c .Vuiiic4ii Uoj-iiiuint :ttii ojpk' may iir.u ,.rl,v Uil imuti4) at the libttalion ol t. ,r. iikii who xrrouiit h uiiieo luiMjuii'f at dt. Aluai, upon a men lonu ot Iih tuue iii the jtiriHlii'ti ui a luuitrale. l'r.lady tins lw otlkeiHof the Crown will t iKe uie iiucei?ary u.r, M hate another war r.int uudcout, in due form, it they do not tet'l ckiti-ued bv what tix. transpired, that pr.pdxding- under tlw extradition tnaiyare not ulfiJlellt lo meet tuit ohm; : or, on the oiler hand, try it wmethin tannot be done uudi.r the neutrality Uwo ; i. e., if the bird$ h ive not hy thii tloun, and made their way to rt unknown. Itut there were, we are b in told, quite an.im' c. of Aiuenuutidc tivtitihin town yiMeiday ; and it U to be p:i-rtiiiieil they w.M.ld lotik alter tlie di:i euar-ed pri,rtierr.. Aiwr the dire ar- of r lider", the Chief of 1'oliOL. Lain, the, dejiieicd ui to theui their iiioioy, ojioii tl.tir dt maud S'line proettd iiys CmL pi lee i:i till? matter in the Cut C.'ut'iil lat-i niht ; tind at the Cioef U to he froi. 1 av exaiiiiiieu t e life C--uiniitice toilav, we do n t t. ink it i riln to make any cojnimntf uion hi eotiiluet. We hi'ar it m not uulikeli an action will lie ciuiinenc ed uaint tho city for the leeotcry ol the money, between S0,0U0 and 67.000 in AuHiicau eairrenet, lr. Liioothc lein an fluent of the city. Alice the diHiarge of the prisoners was ordered tleic waa clurrinj; in the Court; biit thi, niut n l le puppr-d to trprcNmt toe feelin; of the citizen ul M oitruil ujiou itie tvent winch bad oeeumd. It was mn ply the ebui!i:i jii ol i tew ryuiathitcr8 w!io had gathered in tlie Court lioue. 2r. Devlin ttateil in Uie Couiaril last niht that the Chief of Police declined to execute a new warrant lor tile re-arre?t of the prisoner!", tinned hy a judge, belore tak ing mil' an Imur to delilierate. IYimfji babcome in ood earnest. The t'icnnoiu.-tcr at lialf-ttt M?ren Tuirdav mo: itinera arked l(J hc!ow iiro.Mondtr w:.s aff unouutfor.ablv a day to be out in as we of ten hare in t!.c winter. " t mm h Muw h fallen r.ere yet, hut cl.-e.re t lire has lieen a j;iol d. al. In N u JerN-y. Saturday, it wan two feet diep o-. oKmI. Iii.i York er.y enoii:h fell to make g d thi' ing In Alb my fix in c! it- ot riiow ,re.l nd ot; the K,at fide olthe (Jrevn 3Iount..i:.a the foil was large. The fct a m e-xtenueet u.iwn vi ienncc, two m- ri r of miow Ikii n jortid at Xt.i. ille. Dc?putclu Iroui il e atiuy u! the Potomac k the ctH-nii is a tLee; of ice, the rain h nhij Ir. z. I fed.. Tin; HoLtntrs I'-jum:. W are plcasante ly liuiin'lfll ol the sppruarli nf Holiday time, by ivt let. 1 1. ot a box of delicious cjii erii -tar Irotu W. J. CxupbiI-l's toy end ca.ficti .nery stuic, on Bink Street. Tin-well known depot of juvenile eupliis, is "chock full" of Isaotiful end curious tojs, from a penny whistle, up to speaking dull, which is only one remove below a live baby, titgetber w itb choice candies and Cun fictionery in great variety and profusion, much of it of Campbell's own skilful and Conscientious manufacture. It must be a difficult customer that cannot be suited at Campbell's. 1 Rfjj. Estate. We learn that the old Bipiisl Church building, opposite the post office, l a been purchased hy Mr D. Mur ray, late uf lie nn of Perry & Murray, for 3,500. TnE Detence or Xx-iiviux. Medical Ca det ED. Sargmt, who left Nashville Dec. 4th, write to Walton' Journal that our force there is between sixty and went thou sand men, while Hood's army cannot exceed fo'ty thousand. He iays : Between 600 and 600 wounded were received from the Utile of Franklin, while onr bad!, wounded and killed.with our heav, srtillery, fell into the hand of the enem,. Th rebels have 87 piece of light artillerr. ae have acvenl noaarea tuc h aa- iUe. (tar f, rtific-itions arelcirpeorstAnily im. ' prMd. We Une initnti 8-Murm of prutariois airl hup plica, and can liolJ the plan icdcubitely. ' Tu Otrcts or SmMii. H. M. PariJron, wlio wanrrdc piiinerat the tat tle of Chickamaug, and released in the lite exchange at S-iraniiih, writen to the fincin- nil CeTimercifl.' cotwerniiiz the river deft n- ces of Sitrannali, as fullo'tk : 0cr trip down the Stnnsh f-n tmc'saats toemr llt hunl ut the rebel toriinci'aMis a FertJicLsiu. Themer t tiut i.ii.l is IimkI -with huge Biee puns ; fratn the host, I count il tliirl,-a:x. The, comiutud the chance!. Tli rner l bl'xkadtd witn heat, timbers I till up in the shape ef a log bbnc. the interior if nhicb is filled with tiotie atd trick, and tWreoUtruc tior are all ftstened to one another with bear, cable chain, leaving only one ptsee ai-le enough for a Lost. Just above this entrance ?'c two iroo-clali pretty Vtell tninnel. AUn thtsc at ictertals are torjiediis ; iheir sltua:Hu is known b, the tbarp-p.iiiteil pr.jection of a loz about six inchis fn'ta lltr surfaee. Atone I lece in particular, there are four of these hJs, tide ty ssle ; torse alt ooint ilnwn the mr. 1 There was not a men lo lie seen at or ntar 1 the furtifL-ations The guns stem to le mount- ed ritit on the bank, and then esrlhwoiks j tliroMn up fur the protection bf the men. Te ' inasz nes are built on the surface, and thtn t lirt ihrown up to cover them. At first sight, ; the, would seem the spot to look for the guns ; but the guns are tea feet belusr these earth wolks. ' JQ from the river, half a mile or more ttfore vou reach Fort Jackson, is an extensive fort. , Whether this is considered a part of Fort Jack- son, I could not as;ertaui. It his beeo built for some timt, fur the weeds and sea-grass have grown so high that, unlets one was lookirg fra fortification, ae would not notre it. I sbouM juJge that this furt covers scleral acres, but whtrs the black war dogs look over ils earth works, the grass and weeds arecut down. Beauregard has sent man, an hour in lay ing the foundation aoJ getting tht range of this point of the riter. These guns, together with the obstructions in the river, are well intended to crush anything ihet intends to come up. But for its protection fri m a lnd firce from the direction of Satan uah. i offers but little resistance. She man, no doubt, will meet with but little difficult,, if this point be his aim. The swamps will impede his progress more than antthtug else. The force at Savannah is tery smlll. consist ing of old met'. Utile lots and crippled othcers. I eee in s ime of the pipers that it is exgiected that GeceiHl Sherman Hill release a Urge num ber or prisoi-er?, hut that is a sad mistake. Long More Shtriuftn's force gets to tbctn, they will te etvoted otf, ami for the last thre moulhe that has been tbeir clr.ef lmsinesi. It is thirty days now since S'icrnuin ei-t Imiee from Atlaiitn. To inch the (jeuri.i eetiUteid, at almost any point. he wiiuIj Iwve to trpTil about time hundnd uuU - t'.t.t lie can scarci ly be confr'ideied lolly One at 'tide water." Tbk Cam or BrttLncn, rm Lxu Eait Pirate. Tlie HtcorJer at Toronto lias do cided to pt()onc Ibc ctse of Bui-high, the Like E.ic pirate, in Older that evidence may he rocur d lioui ltichtnoMl. which, it Uai I. K d, will !-o that he- - acting under a cnuiniiion from the C nfi derate WoTcrn ment Tois course of the ttcurdcr in in markid eo: trast witli that pure'd in the cue ot the St. Allur ruba.it, where a fiaii lar , lieatin was denietl by Jucrice Cuur ail. ,V. Y. Co-HBicrtiat AJrtrliMir. The C'" it, ia, i- ii. error. Jjdjp'Cmr sol pr.iMn! ilest. Alb i rubber I be d 1' v a it il I r. T! e t. i y daynlelsy sji re ei.rcd, i aa just rx ired. mid tier laaiiiig rt peind in M mtreal 1' .erday II at. i. F. Ki inuiids, counsel for the Lnited 5 i -. ! l r Jlontreal,to attend to the mk Mm ; Here is a Teutonic sold.er's speech on th' I!resi.lei.tisl cvu'vas: I , for lilt Abe. Oil l lie likes the ml dier lay. Veil lie serves tree teal he givis h m , ne hundrcl toiler, an 1 rr-euhs s bun. and make him von veteran Now Oil Abe he serte four teais were-enlist lent four more years and make ro reteraa of' him." Ex. , Jlr Abbot of Windsor, in his remark lie- ' fore the Union Campaign Club of Burling ton, repeated a better n-cdi than tliat. I which was made by a little Frenchman, in one ol the Vermont regiments. He teas in the hospital at Muntpelier, and was dragg'd by the democra'ic managers into one ol the coppcrhe-ad contentions there, ibey suppos ing him to IcaMcClclIsnman.and thinking it would be a fine card to have n copier speech from a Union soldier. Jean Itiptiste alter a good deal ot urging, took the stand and spoke as follow : "Ma frens. I no understand why you make me come up here, when 1 dont talking; man, and ain't sjicak English pretty gmii no how. But you tall hate me nay something, so I tell you what I think. Gentlemen, we bate Old Ale for president mo' four years ; and he got big job. Now he got the wheel turn half way otir. He turn uphall way tiwrif half toH Pretty hard work. Now you want elect MeCltlUn. he just turn the wheel back again. On, it no use vmi scrape You make me cu'iie liele (ii-liliime! ii.. lv y.iu e.iu t scrape me tiown. we in si i hi I Uiu A's Luc b oi.ee iimuv. lli.li I.c luin ti.e tv iirer orer moke all cone r.miid riht ireiy. (jood be, (Jciiilemtn." The di-gust nial diM-.nnfituie moeraev can be iuiitgiiud. D.t s bet ot tie I).- CaKEtrsj Wmrrat Then-port of I.mis trr lletililsoli shows an 1 Vrtordin ry nno-unt of ctteltr-sufs on the ptil of the le'lr w-ili:,g coitimuiiiiy. Three inll.u o.e bun lre.1 and eight thousiisi three hundred and twei.tt-fi l-l Ictieis were reeeive.1 during the is: ear tter nine tliousiisl ada,. Alai.w of these let'erscoi-tvine-t monev-, deed-. b.iU of exchangr. Irafls, checks, i.-welr, and other vilutbits Some ef ibem were jiiistlirccted. othirs not di tec'tt at all, r.llurs unstauiiM.l and f-thers onlv paitialit direcitd. Tlo nsaitd- f these dead let teis were returned to t e writers ; but the greet majority had to tauis:ruiwJ. Of eoure, many letle-rs fail ol delivery tl. lough tl c removal of parlies addrissed ; tail in nine casts out of ten tel.e-n a letter fail it is the fault ot tl.s writir. Anmrg tl e lttti rs r turned to the dead lclur ofScr. fium tit P.t Offiiv in this j lice, fir the month of Noveiul-er, were Utter addiissed to the following plates, not one of wi u!. hes an existet.ee : Mackville, Vt; Jamestown, do; Fast Grove, do; Brinksvil1e,do; Pemour, do; Luugpoiut, du; Palire, do; Fall Kitrr, do; Etiie n, do; 1mm roondville, do; South i'.oclet, do; Paris, d. ; Paikertviltr. do; Veibui. n P ughiermulr, d. ; Rulentoti, do: Uurntston, d ; East Coonshy, do; Fsienpends, do; Nurd Lg-ne, do; Texas, du. Millfurd Centre, Grsiton, N-sbel, C'asville. toodworth, Benton, Witt Alfred, James' Falls, Waal Tanton, llicheraon. Northern, Crstocs Ficts. In the Navv Ordnance Res port just publisbe-1, it is stated that oc tbc field of Cetittburg there were 27,574 guns picVe 1 up. and of these -l,wtt were lounu to be toaueo, and halfof them seredouble loadid. One.fuurlh had from three to ten loads in, aud mauy had fite or six balls to one charge of pow.ler. In ! some cases the powder was above the ball, in others the cartridge were not broken at the end. while in one musVrt 33 balls, ft! buckshot, an I a quantity of powder were mixed up together. To avoid such mishaps as these, breech-IoaJert are recommended for the naval service. By far the greater portion of the ftnall a b r 1 arms picked up Oettysburgh must have been reiegun. We believe the buckshot catt- ridges so common on the rebel side, arc nut issued by tbe U. S. Ordnance officers. , i I A baker in Keeseville, N. Y., offsn to give 200 loaves of bread to the poor at hi bakery every Saturday morning. , I Tht 6th Corr, in hieh ar th Vermont He, trcopi, passed IbrODgh Wuhington on the ui sauMMw uiwii siimj v. w mm VKItMOXT iti:ms. T'.c St. Alban earalry otnpnT bad flipper lat v cek Tuewlny, at h.''-. Utn. Stannard nude a hort uc!, and J S. D. Taylor nd a litth- poem on 'Patrolltrtg." A Ere at St. Johnaburv la.t week W-r-o I the blind uliop of L C. M. rWpr.nd Co and cora imed Colby 1 I my a a m; mill adjoining. L9iiftVjut $7IM)0, inaunfO glCUO. If th-Te had been water in tlie shop, or amy onrs to help the turn who discovered the fire, it might have liein is ly pit not It was the firet fire in tl u place I.T tw i years. John DulTr, a citizen of Undcrhf.l. a'u ft GO yean of age, was found dead alio, t d---liiit, Tuesday loornin;, m tic hi' wi U tween I'nderhill Center ani the 0 II had et identlv hud a t, and had lal!t:i Imiii his waon. The Middlebury Heijit.tr say . L"st wee k , tlK- Trustees of the Rutland A Ituilingtnj IUilrmJ reduced the waes of the traik-mcn ! from $1.50 to j-1,25 per day. C'oium qutpt ly, they all lelt tic road j There was a file in Hutl.-nJ on Sjnd.iy. I which consumed the brick store of B S. 1. C. Billing!!. The Town Hall wa several tiiucv on fire hut was not burned. The loss' is nlsxit I2,(KK), scarrvly anything K'ini saved from the building. Mr. Randal, ar chitect, occupied the upper portion of tlie liuilding;. and lost drawing', plana and book, which no money can replace). How the fire originated, is not yet known. A stone cutter named ijeir. at Wot Hot? land, loct an eye on Saturday, by a chip from the block he was cut tine, which cul through the eyelid and buried itself comple-telt in the eye. Two hams belotipng to tti Wolctt of ShorehMii, were hurncd batuiday morning;, with IT sheep, for which Irlrd itcentl) -fund $3,400 The C.-rt milititj company in Chittenden Cjuuty, under the ne w law, was org min d Monday in Huntington with II M.Judran, Captain. lieo. I'. Itu-Ti' am. Fir-' Lieutenant and (Jeo. L. William", Si'cond Lieutenant. Tl Nt wpurt Y'trj i to l esuscrnded for. two mniiit . Tic j !i ofGce i to he kept o;e n. ni '. !. iditur h.ijes at tic end of the liti.e imnieil. t! at "the .XVies will ngitin be on l la; carta I or in the grate.' Iew PaMleatlea. Tt; 1 PoLlTK aL II ISTOKT Ol till UnIIT D St tTI S during the RiUUion i xtndinj; fmot Xu veaiber 0. !, to July 4, 1S61, ley II n Eowaan jLlcfucasox, Clerk of the il i:sr of Repnsentattvcs of the United S.ati , 4-18 pp , 8ro: TiiUja among !.o trrnt u-i ful and iniet ting luok now Ivfu-e the puMic. It con tain the various ijT.ti . I'webs il the cii l and those of the Mm .i y w i -1! 'km. -i jus p iitical qiuiims; nl-ot. P -i i n N.ihmitt! t-i, snd the lins in -i I ..n ifrs. trith tic role in raci II .-i. i;..n ICIKT li-DINC HI ltll). sot '.i i t .1 1 lion. Amatc. Habeas C.rp. . C .np i. I i. i . i; " n. E naneipttiun, and etvrs ,'ivie. (. th s.a -ry iji.ttiom nl.-n liic i l.i.iiir.' Mil. 1 ixwttun. and other fea tui.a o! mir Financial 1. -ilai' in. with Ta- le-s of tl.e National and l .hel L) Vt ; .ill tm-Military L 'ilnti m. and nil tHe I"i j siti ins fir the f.-nr.nr-. ;n ritnuiii : 1 the War, i'.iuc and Ii. up-l-i.cti -i. w i i votes there-on, in b itb tl.i- I n n mid 1; ' , . C.ingre-ss, a record, of iel, w ilh t'i pru-e of ls...k It ul-,i eontbins t' e names of thcptr:i eninpoMi g tl.e Union and Jlo'iel Admuu-tr.i-iioiis and C'ongp sees, with the eliangi s t' ere in, and such ol the Uelie-I Legislation. Judi cial Iiulings, Proclamatiotis. Orders, and Item-, as throw light upon the progress of events, together with a great amount of oth er valuable historical matter, the whole made perfectly available by a copious and exact index. Price $4 00, free by mail. M.VSM00H A CO., sole agents fur Xew England, (to whom all orders should be addressed,) 17 Niles Block, 33 School Street, Boston. Cautaee ing Agents wanled. WaIton's Vs.buo.vt Hecistik, and Far mer's Almanac, for 1S65. Ti.ii standaid publication, with it full tahlis of Verm ont Statutes ii out in good season ; and for sale bv all booksellers. Ot'R State LtciLAT U'c wlect the InlioWiDE: (ruiu the no:icrs ot prouiiiHnt m.iu'trb of t!e lute Lifiatu.et civen in I). iiiinV If jiii-lrttiTt: C uin.diuin. The I ...tiee are from uitT.rtnt j-vi : I Seiintnr Ipleihy hank put in most of the dr I i.t i s 1 1 i tic ?i!i4tt, flit rrrj ctMj is a i(rker t n.ii die jrOM'win hs l'.tgnitut pto Uittpote it ihe S- n-itr fuai'ltil h iu to exercfe a cititr Iling itt j tl icuce in dtciiliti uiuta ot'iniiHirtmicr. In 1 ..'. te he i ilimt mxl finviUe, itmuli i-r I. .,) th::. ilar or lgicil. lie ptn" n fl i uce ao cm imliiicv ffjuli'its dr nilv m ' a le.f!lr, rut er than ly umtkfil or m.i . Ile irita He aco m Wltl n uch in r.rair'- ' tug t!C hus msa .l tin- w!su n, nud as t.tn:i- ( mat tn Atr tnaitLT vt' iinpui Iulcc hrtu!it he- j fn ihe Snate. .Mr. S:emnrt pf M: 1 !h - n . h tlir ritlur ! I Ics.jrjihle tmit .f m ik the II- u-e th i k Ih ihMight. He wis r irrli, jt tut -it tir-t s tu i h it ruume it jt- -t to (.ursuc, '''it i iu dl, wt rktl alttnp Id a t-tilic!u9 un, nirl mn. t.i-1 !u gt the Hohm nnmtfl at the rime t in tu a'snut Ii s xietv. If the IIkU5e met i.cl o k 11 a luli in hich he ws iiitirits'eI, U - li-l it olj ct, hut ud a nivlifioitM.ti of (lie 1-.1I h cli ' t-l lust the d ftL-ul y urcd Mat 9: tt. It t ake b'.m soiutr titue tu prrptn- the tnn iIuh nt, nt.d o the Ilou-e would hl'sinly !ai ti- lull iiitbetNble. When itcime up nz n, ll-ui anil bill tre cn od term-. Mr. S fcntodn- b.iic$ in a rentirktbtc den-e. Mtu-i'l tli-nnt'cil .ews nilh pract:cil sugeetotin A nf.num tn first principles des not Jrevent him fmai M-tinc fcts aUn. H13 ariimt-tit in f nor ntunu furming the militia is in point htre. t'shms was purely philosophical in its character. It 19 s ifc to asrt thit 110 iXhtT debati-r in the II.suh.' could have pn sen ted an argument cuftnn tlie Sime groutid in as compict a furm. Mr. N.chjI'jn, of WallingtbrJ siU a great deal. His stleof tpe.ikins is thtt of the popu lar huranguf. Thrre nre tew men who cm sur pts him iu awALeriinj; (n-utinicnt in an JuJietiee not dipoMd to le cntical. The vivacity, spirit, ami euergy of lus oratory are ery L'vticmble atid of en tlTecme. The volatile tempratetitf good nature, heartiiiets ai.d etithusuiMn whtch produce his iyle of orattry are Lot often found j in combtiiatiiJi. Whenever they are fuunJ the j popular voice al-ravs arpUotls. Such entory meets with more faor before the pcoDle than in j a dthberttne assembly. The gentleman fr.m teneed to N.liury confinement in the state prison I Wallingford was a popular man. and did his full until tuch pumahoient cbaU be inflicted. h.tre toward thaping the basin of the sty- 1 Sc W hen any penton shall be w nteneed su-n. t to sulftr the punbment of death, an't the court Mr. D- rrof Uuthnd was a leading debater, do iwt hent nee uch person to soliUry confine- and h.s grnfrouif, eocial nature mide him a f u merit in tite ht ite prison us prof ideI in the prt , vorite with nuuy. He prtents a statement or col ng eietuu of tins act.the tenttnee of death "gu"t drlj and n.etimes with a degree . nf i liinpnsi. II. i ini-ImMlnnll.t.lstr.. metanhom, figures and comparisotis iu rather a Iuxuratut way occasionally, but not so ss to de- tract from the red excellence and tela worth of his or.tory. II u maoner of speaking is ease. ar.d generally pleasing. As Chairmen of the Committee cf Ways and Means, be wai active ana trSn.T.tl.1 In tlre.n.. loOTcl.to.n Mr. Barlow, of Su Albans, was esteemed, in the House, ss a methodical busintss man. He participated in important debates, not attempt- ing oratory, but suggesting, in a conversational way, things which tht House inclined to adopt, wsj not specially noticeable as a spetker, to oat nis influence in a Legislative oouy is seme- greater than would appear to a Cxsaal ob. m., j vuv i Mr. Birstow, f ?'uclburne, a.ljrcs'e.1 tfee Ihu-; wMMjionlly, and was alwj,s liiteued'to v,ih nspeci. His high tone, ut a i" m, r-i- i r him u.any fnends. l!ew" t., N-a:Uiol- ail, peiwii. ipore,! b'"- -.th ihe ii m k.a , bai.d, thau tihi- aodr.s,in; an .uoKiice. a..d I wa e:wiu-J one of those d.T.btd l.y the r.iy- icaumg uiaitciu a out rati. tiou for elc4ueuee. His nio i.ouctble peculi- . anly isa.eii.ot poeM,,: ,t,uieai. eCnis oratory, while somettmis cu'. ilteing, aliva3'3 tetios admiration wbt. he mem a ser.oirs ef fort. It has U-e-n sugits ed li.s' r'aeu are so well qualified ht Meftfst.iaiv.ulent to ach'cre succl in efvt.ne writ n, ;is the gent'eui-iu from Nflttl Hero, and lual hi. it-is trans u, char acer -and bttle that reuilail (ii revdr ot Er lisii hteniture of liof Uil-eio. On subjects with fthcii he is not etitn-e!, famihtr, he m chocs tn ose n ri. iuit, ot MLrds. His Labile ol cenoKtwii., aneata extempere, whether jot imie Uuwn Ins d sjouise in shurt-hvud cfroac f.rs, orsi'iftin hum the imouUe of the lao tuti.t, leu i lo pmluce this tbuh. He ideiititjed i..iiiiil outing lUe session with measures fur pij ii, i ouiiiits lo teieran suldieis, ami for ijit ii 1 1 i .ant i ii o u to ieui.te part of tre b n f u.t. ii.c tarmets i.t the S ..t . (": tdlie cu i ci? .0 v.hcn lus be.rt waa'ecg'igej, he rp. kL' w.lh ui.wouted -fhajCetlce. He is capible ol a luii .utc.-e of embus asai, but has been ibt'u.ii t. I'.ct, 'omethms of entertaining a pro- ' t.u i v-:ue etiou. la Ins most serious a-sevcra- r.' ir .tieie -tlw.its lurLs a smile. , S ii itor m.ttl, ol irauklm eouut,, presents au argum.ut m clear logical order aud it is al w is compielitnsite. It usuill, embraces the 1 arumeni ot others who speak to the stine pur t tose'. 11c lias ibe t-kilt and amiil, ot a disci plined, logical mind, although not tne native ! enerjt or aiub:it.iu which reu'ler such atr.litie ct Uspxui us. His abilities aud (arrMiuxl worth render him a favorite among those who enjoy bis friendship or aequ tintaace- laws or vi:iuiont. a. d. e Dniynated ojf Me Srcrftary of ItaUfur Pub ticatiun tn alt Ike JWirtiniptrt. An act in amenelmcnt ot Section eleven of Chap ter 'M nf else Ueuetal Statutes, eumled, Of the ssrpport ana lemotal ot paupers, an.1 the relict ol the insane poor." is k.rety e'oicei, trc. Sc. 1. . in ii el.te-u of Chapter 2o of the General Statulis shall lead as follows : uene-ier an or h-r ot removal shall lie made, a prowded h S.ctioii fiur of tb.s Chaxfer, a cop, ot such or.hr, certified b, lb.kjastice ma king the satu- lo be a true cup,, shall be served on ibe oversc, r of the poor of the ti wn to w hieh the paaper ts vrdere.1 to be removed, within thirty da, alter Ibe making of sach order, un ion such paaper shall be removed within that time ; and the sen ice of such order ot removal shad be iu the followiug m -.niter : The Justice of the Peace making the r.rder, to Ibe said ce-n.fi. d cop, of the same shell ap pend a notice, as near u ma, be, in the fullvw it g lortu ; S ate of Vermont. To any sheriff or constable Count,, e. ) iu The Slate. Greeting B, the authorit, of the State of Vermont, it are were by comul .ui.-! to i.u'fv the otersrerof the poor of the town ot in the couui, f iliat A. B was iide.id to re move from the town of in the count, of aforesaid to the town ..f , iu the county ot nf.nsaid, en rr liet..rv the da, of A. 1). t, iw, the sub-cribing authority, as 1 1 tlie above Copt t record appear. iiatcd at iu the count, if this da, of A. i. '. D. I t. F. $ Jusiice of toe Peace. And s iid copy c f the e rder ef removal, togeth er with the s i i i. lici- -u the same, shall be s.rte.1 on au .-t. r-ee-r . f the poor of the town lo which the ojr is eidtri.i to be temoted, a wins ot summ. are now b, law reuttired to be sel . e-1. Sec. - act shall take effect from its .ii. X,-t. lo, 18i"4. iU.i.on tc Snt'on thirty-etgbt of I'hap r lwt-i.lv of the General Sutulea. It litre! y cuicteJ, ire. S.c I. I lie fruiters of the Term -it .y. I mi f.-r ilie Ii sine" are hereby nutt-i.iii.-li. e i .r,- and coll. el m ssl litiou t- : - e -.n n . f .-n--l-.llir aiel setenly-fi.e r l- j -t.i-dt. rm Sx"i.m ih rtr-eilit of 'i i; t. r la. !,- . ; ih.- l.e i.tl Statiiti-s, l,ie - i n . i f,r ..it- -er a,-, a I i t. ii: ihi ti.i-t. fi. 1. un"! tht ,- i iv of Am.- i--. V li . ",, n each m--nep - a place! n-i 1 v (urn. -n coiifortm- with av lews . t ll . .-! t Vtrru.-tit, rtii- r lo ibe insane crimiaab. c. 2. This a i.e. i . need. Xov. J '. irm-i--iit 111-aue. or in all like effect from its 1- ia addition to rhipter eighty-three of mid m miles, untied "of assessment ' ' cc.ion ot til.-s." .d - ll is hrrr x, t , u I tut Ctnt'al -furaoy oth ..'. 1 ' l'i , ,. -(.- .... 1 ti - , of eh r . i.li' i -iiirU- If the liZrarSi-iiutes simll Is- coi.e-t j. 1 11. 1 are hereh) dri-laml to ex-end to 1 be several uitionel htiiks whuh are, 01 mi, he hue .! .r, ignored in th-s Si ur, and ine several ci-tners thertol are herel-y re.juire.1 to trinsrpit. to ihe clerks of the several towns, iu which any slock or shareholder of such aa- lioual bank ma, reside. I rue list of the name-. of all such stock or shareholders, with the nam her of shares standing against the name of etch stockholder, on the books of such national bank with the amount uf money actually paid in on each share, on the first da, of April in each year hereafter, as scon as may be alter said first dt, of April, and on or before the twentieth day of the month of April 111 each year. Approved, Nov. 21, I Nil. An Act to amend section thirt,,fonr of chipter eight,-four of the General Statutes. is hereby enacted, lie.. Sec. 1. Tint sec ihirt v-l'oiir of chapter eight, f. ur of ibe G.innl s-atutis be smeiided so as in read as foil iws : Whenee.r anj aisoii shill he delii quest in Ihe pit mint of ni. In leg.llv uss. sd aeiinst h.iul.itli- St its, nn I sli.ll 101 hate known solid propriv is Ih s -I He -11th -lenl to Mlis- It -uch 1 x. tlie eolh-eoir . f Puch in m iv in his on.lis.r.iion 11..I in I,. own iiiinccmuiiiriieea I trisesal f'inliU tiion such tx a uim m h fthiijut'iit p r-Htii, uiiij in iy MimiiMiri iit-jr ht -tuns truMt-e of tucS l. In i.i i.r-r,.iu .m.J ihe Mtitf fr.i.-e uitou the pr n-t s "'uIIi iukI". :n 1 tin- Mm inHwlin .n I j i lament h 1 1 i s now proudtAl by Uw in tlvcmr uttiustet- 9i:'tr. t'c. 2. This act fcha.l t ifce eflect frum its !' i"ac. .pprored, Nov. !.", l!fi. An Act to amcrd ch inter one liuti.lrr.lnml nine, leeii of the ijeueril Si limes entitled "of of feiices aRuii-t public polty." it kereby enacted. Ice, Sec 1 3itti.it taen y-nine of chipter one hundred au-l nineteen ef the general statutes, is hereby amended so as to read as follows : It any person w.thout due authority from this state or the United Statts, shall hereafter eul.st, reeru.t. or emi-lor, or attempt to enlist, recruit, ar employ any person in Ibis stale lor milnarv scrwee wit!i...it tins stete, he shill bceuiltvof an . tf i.ee m.ii St lite 1 iws of this slate, ami he -hill la- pumshe.1 by a fine ta-t less thin fifty II . irs nor more than five hutnliid dollars, cr hi iiii.risonnieiit in ibe county jiil not less than ih r v i .ts i or more than one year, or both cf s -.1 pun sluueiiis, iu ihe discretion of the court. St-:. 2. This act shall take effect from its pas iae. Approved. Kov. 15, 1SS4. An Act in a-iditkm to clnptcr one hundred and twenty of the General Statutes entitled "Of general provisions concerning crimes and punishments." II it hereby enacted, &c. See. 1. When any person hall be convicted ofany cr me pun-ehibe sithceith.aad sentenc ed iu curler such puuishment, he may at the same lime, at tbe discretion ot the court, be seu- fball be cimel into ex-cution w:thm the countj II. Ihlileh the fton. let.on sh.i 1 Itf h..l .1.... tune as shall be disignvte-d by the court pissiDc Sus hnal sentence ; and snJ court siall issue their warrant, under the seal of Slid court, directed to the sheriff ef such county, commanding said shernf to cau:e tbe said sentence of death to be carried into execution. Sec. 3. Vt hen a sheriff shall indict tbe nun- ishment of death npon any convict in obedience to a warrvnt, as piotided in the second section of this act, he shall return the original warrant with hut doings thereon, to tbe court from which avid warrant issued, and the ccrk shall subjoin tbe record of sentence a brief abstract of tbe snenu s return npon st.u warrant, Sec. 4. So much of section seven of chapter Fridav morning iho cavalry started, and" in muvw o. uc ucuuu uisniiu uiu incoDs!stent gwith ths pro7ls onj of Ihu aei is l ereli rtiei'e. ixc 6. Tliia act shill take effect from it ps- sage. ,:.. Approtcd, .Not. lo, lebl. t Att Act defioing otTeuces against the Government anu prutlulug ur ineir puaipuiuai. cee. 1. laai il inv osri ot jjciwus utj Mln-ianre tn l hie elate, shall letv war. or c u- f4n: Voievy war, atinst tLe aatse, or shell .! here to the euemiea of the Suite, gttiu iben air and comfort, wjtbin the Sttte nr -'AfcLere, and hereof be-oonv"-teI ti'M a Count, Court dul, huMen wltn and for au, count, within the c-tntc, either on coiif. ssion iu open court, or on the testimon, of at least what is tquitalent to ! iwo witncssi to the seme overt act ol treason of i wh.ch he or they shall stand indicted, such person or persons shall be adjudged guihy of tri .sou against this SUte, ana sntn sailer tfeatn oy h mging bv the neck until dead, which senteif . of dentl. shall lcvmed into ,l' -:-ia j theo.untT.nrhttep-.tK.. al such time as th.. be designated by the Court ! vi.ifc final sentence. !'Scc.i Iliat if au, person or persons owing allegunce to'this State, knowing of an, such treason to hate been commuted, or knowing ot the intent of any person or persons to commit an, such treason, shall not within fourteen .lata from the time of having such knoalelge, give informition thereof to the then Got, rieir of this Stete, to some eneof the san-tte of the upreme Court of Judicature, or to ome Jettiee . fdie Peace, sue4i persm or rrsoi,s, on coi vic t on thereof rehire the Count, Court, sha.l lie adjudged guilt, of misprision of treason, and shall be confined to hard klhur in the State t'rh tm for a term not less thta five rears ana not more thtn ten yevrs, &nl be ued not exceeding two thoasend dollars, or either of said punish ments, in the discretion of the Court. Sec 3. This act shall take effect from its pvs-ige. Approved Nov. 21, 1861. iVeH ol the War. When lb Donegal left to come down Broad Uiti r, on the evening of the fith, shells were seen living and exploding, which indi catid that our furccweredeieniHnedttidrivc the enemy out of any ssition they n tight tvke after being drives Irom the bridge. F. ter's i-CHit" lrni comiciinieated witb Sherman who was marching on Strannnh. Thelclicl was that Slirnnnn would be in Savannah on Wtdnesdav the 14th. P-ieotiligo bridi-e i about 35 mil.i- from atannan. tuts nriogo iiavingia-enaestrov oil, itnd sbe-rainn havin eut other rat. r-aU cuinoiunicntioii, Sitatinnh eanuit Iw r. It- v.d hy rc-enforeements fri-many p-dnt north. A dispatch from the Arms of tits Pot tunic dated Dee. lllth, a.ays The demonstration made yesterday t, w ird Hatcher's Run hy a ditisi in f ti.e jd .-p. aud -owe csvslry, did n-it result in n ;irg on an engagement with the enemy, v.. , tlie exception id a skirmish at th eri,n-gi,r th.- Vauglm Koad, and an .tl.ee in U lu-r-n mii near Armurnng House. N-. b ting it c -iim iue-nee tisik pi ice, tho roliele t inii); f-ica s --or Irtsip advaiice-l. I -i. ..' j t ol the move w.is tv.dcn k- s i (, u ir .ui s. iiiling a f.-ree t. tin-r- n -.. a it is belie-rod toiiave'vii 'v to rpl SUC- i rli-iinthc affair wis 12i k ule! and Wo. t. I. -i A, - ci -'k tiii j crternisir. t e e-m..ii.i-l wasoiii- rid I., return, snd lii, iieiit arc hack iti t .-ir old cami s. Xotbing, Hive has yet '-cu hr.l 'r..m W arren. Tl.. te i a rumor tlutt Iw a-la Bght at Jam u' tati n. mi the W. I Jon K.iilr.nd, in w .ie-h I..- ginned a victory and wa" pur-i.iti i ,e en my. 1 1..- tr.-- - -uSt-rtd muck last night from l: cli mge -i. aeall.i r. e-i, id.ty a! . iinsui u sever, st rm of hail run tin J n nt in, imzing k-inly Tl.is ui -rntng I i- . n ire ihiiiii ..- .-ot, re.f with .i 'I in. r.i night ll is r.imit and tie r.'id-ar. in a tery ud eonltti n It i- tali ie.i that Uon. Warren will h-ite n .iithVultv in naching his dt-stination. n..t-wnh-ian imz. tl.e weatlu-r A di-paic'i fr. m Ci'y Point. datid Die. II. sats l i e lat.si new. in the Kiehiuond jai lers is ib.it .hi the 7lh Sherman was eist ..I tin- Dgeas'liee Kirer. 25 u.ile" fr..iu Savannah, moving on t! it city Sherman hud matcli. d Ins aimv mi tt.e 6th 1$ miles. The stesmer Donegal arrived at I' ila delpbia, Monday, from the Nmth A-' ntie ' Ill ckuding Squadruti, having lelt Pun Koral ' un tin Ttb ! A joint nival and land expedition, under ' Dalhgtiii and Foster, proceided Irom Beau fort up Br.td Rivr un Tuesdnv the Ct'i. t'ie obj.ei Uing to destroy Poealaligo bridge, on ! the- railroad between Charleston and Savan- , ' nab. I 1 The I)..nei.il issnmiienw.! Ida .,m.I,,i.u. i ' lo Tillilsney Creek ; but did nut aceompanv j Iitfurthir. There were seven irunlsuts in the . vrlitio S.-.n.f.-..k;" 1 P-i" bvy fir. wa. oKrK,d by 'tb,?.;. lite force Undetl and an action oimmeiici-d. . Ik-fore eveniug Pocotali.o bridge was re-icbed mid dtstroyed. Our trout then entrenched , f jr such future ore-rations as might be n e-ded ine uourgai came down t . Port Kov il the Missing i..vEstT Bosni T! e S . r. -s iinc evening, bnt could not bring iny details tary of the Treasury, in hi- n p .rr, .,i;.i!. of tho losses. Of the success of the grand I to the my-teriou diapa-nr:iiiee ln.ni i!.. oliject of the exf edition, however, there can I l.mn branch ol thw office, in June las- d be no djubt. I KNI bonds for SI.IHMJ each, ppired 1 ,': 1- Thc following dr.rn.eh f t; sue under the acis of July- 17 i...d A,,g ...h. St in ton i? ..o.(rtHiJ, Oattvl 1 . . , 1 Washi.nctox, Dec. 13 P. M. To Mej Gen Du The Itwhtnomi ..nper of yeterday n p rt Gen Sherman at liluominIa!., 15 . ni. . from Sarannnh, on Sttuni4V lie if r. 1 1 ei hy ihi-. inurnin'n Itichtuon I pup. a will t-uiHn Ly the fl lowing teller. ni ir m Gen. Grant, to he in line of hatile n : miles from Savannah : Citt Point, Dot-. 12. Hon. E. M. Stanton : llichmontl t--rH of tit-tlay contain tin- f... Iouin. 'Vhv Despatch hays : Stn-nn.-n l neir ."avdnimh, pro nlil not 5 :i .i.. ..... i. . . 1 mil,-. ,l,.inr !.,.( 1... . . ..' in me :i r i ur- tiek. It is still d Hihtful whether I.e .1 !o , i the I mi or in ike for the canal south e.i-t ..i.. i. ii icry cvna-n ne nas n.it u-l "a-n-t-l eiii.in iuicati..r.s with the coast tin.u'i he in t d.. s terv san. ' A telegraph' re-snatch rrceited from '. I . Clituhviun statei. tliat SlHriiiau wu-i It.., , ot lutlle it will notsute where c u:- .i.i ed by a strong innfederate force. ; Another paper states tlierc has he-en n ii- I rcetcobiiiiunieati.iii with Situnn.i'i f,,,- -v. i nil day-, but tte apprehend ibe wir. s .mvc la-en cut buttttentbat place and Chailes tun. U. S. f.'RAM. Tbo scverit of the wrath, r lias piir.ntrd any important movements by cither side at Nasht tile. Nothing of importance is reported to day from tl.e intuits of lLo Potomac or of the aticnjiiuotiu. A destatch fr. m the ArmT of the Potmac, gites the followi-ig account of lien. Warren's expedition diwn rhc Weldjn road : It was known that the tela.-! army wero procuring large supplies for troops by wav of the Weld-m liuilroad to Stony Creek" whence they were waggoned to I'eteisburgh! A cavalry lurcc sent there ten days ago not b ing able cOlttually to stop rebel operations, t'.c 5th corps with Gregg's cavalry, an t the 3d division of 21 corps weio detailed, and cflectuiillv put a stop to It by destroying the railroad its far south as Ilicksford and ispus sil Ic that station also. At daylight Wednesday morning tne c il umn suited south m tl c Jerusalem road. me cavalry tailing luc mliance. On arriving at a point 10 miles frem Pit rsbaig, they di? I C" , I. lnc 1 T t'cyreacncu -oltoway river, . O.II..U.UMU e."iii aim iiitouacxeu on the south side lor the night. Thursday morning pontoons were taken up anu iney started, leaving a cavalry dc- ! u( ...... ...... -.v. m. ruaivia uuy return with tl, m. On reaching 2 miles bevond - x Court House, some cavalry was en- ' l' counti nd and dritcn back to wlurc the Wcl- b"3 uon liiuru i.i crosses ilie Nottoway. Abiut noon, a small force, of the enemy made a drith lictwecn our cavalry and advance of in- fantry, but were soon routed with slight loss I on lth sides. Here cavalrymen were found I j f ' .. . mi rderci and atrippcil of cterything even to ren tn IMOuS. The advance commenced the destractlon of the Railruud by burning the bridge across the Nottoway and continued on to Jaret's station, bivouacking t'lere fhui fday night. ai tcxuouu tue auvanco reactieu point , tho I near Hieklord, wiere the enemy wa found ' jn f..ice-, and hating a lutturv in OFiii.n ' w;,, ,ri1. w0 ,., s f ti10 JJ, . i.errio mi r. Alter the pwi:bi w is nu- i,aL-.l an attack m devoud impiacirahh- on ( m (i (n ? V , .yCJt,jt i-f ai,,, - ' ,, . U- 1 re It o. .- ." J. . it . tit cirrv the iiue w iri- .n.4 i.ea r t - . pot. wTiieh was .re?e-,i.I!, i),i-.-. , Ilueini tl,! rl .-v." '.i!.,, Kii.ni, ! t: t Kir, e nv.ilry kihI t I me bin kii:.-i Troops were seen luotin into )-oiti.:i ul tlii- piunt. a thoutrh tlirt isd ji.si. arrim.. und tire Irons reiK-i t.iterKti so..n alter chowed thev had In en re-. nlo. id. It now it d-tk 'iol 'Vi raining. s:... v ing and tmlllic. 1 bv tni e-iii.;.. ii in C vicinily lor tin; night, aiid m tin! f" r nHtted oh thei. h tiinj vl' - Lu.-ti C . ll.ahdun'ti'.- :h rj it .r.h(y ni -lit r. .. ! ...k I v,,ire n.l ,.r "i I. . jant xlui iniU.iXJd tl .llln.,y .J, I re-ar pmrd, l.t each time ti.. , We e dm... . , , " , ., . . hack with his, hilt uli.riu m . tljw.ij 1 r,T-r wa 'che-d and tl c tuiiir eumm.-i i crossed in mlcty, wtieic tl-ey t .und a part of the Vtn coijs!. wr.o liau statte.1 t ttie-ir old in case of an enmgeiuent I he m.t eff e- : lite ilov has liero deait to iln , n. niv hy inc detraction ofsumf I5mile0' nii.oed t Ii ' wna i tte'usively um ! by mmiic one htiti'.id ra passing over it every Ii;. , 1 -i-' . with' s.ipplles. i'hc truck K- t i"i t.p and tlie' lie j.ileu ir. j w. .!.-, V.1...1 fr ..u ad-ice-iit f-nceii anu ret on fi.e. i .e la.la were placed on topainl 'mrin-u w ic'. tvti-texi them into every atioa. .VII l:,e .i. p ,1.-, .ting tlie route were humid and iioan tm itiiu,burna and dwelling from vlnc:i t , .u'cuiunia luo: fled, or from cuter whic:i oc.rilla had tired on our troop. One guc.nliu ytits taught with a gun near when- u eh t !:aii ju-t liee-n bre-d, and it is Kint our tr.Mp bt.iin I'iou near Nottoway nvi r. t) .r Io in if.c ntire trip will not e'xet-eil 40 or ."its kill-d ad wounded besides a few straggler wi'O w. re captured. fbc severity of the Weath- r was tlie t ri..- i ci pal difficulty that the tr.i .ps had t. en counter but as tb. re w is coi..-i.lcr.i '!i w.ejd on I'm line ul ciaich and p.i i.iy oi work tor them to do. they m timged .-. k . p tlieaiseltes irom su tiering severely. SwaLt-.wic a Christian A frirt d ! is a little girl, who, we- an- nii.iid, wnlni.ikr a strong-unnili-d w.tuian i-i.e oftii.-- tint- I n rsiwerlul ia the dctel ih merit of I er u'.. lining iiK-iiitn-s. r.vn i-incc Van Am urgs l-ill- I.ate tie. n pl..l stw isa lasen in a le-t.-r -f . x.'i'eim ni un tie- silt j. et id uatiuiil i i-t.iry, and every i..tiiic relaiing to wil-l ..ni-iii.il- bus CMum uale-d her l luiuedi.tlt- and ngi r allentiun. A: a neighhor'r the utl.er day she was i.iwn a print reprei-ntinj; tl e earl, Cliris-i ti.s Iwnuc lorn hy wild lieasts in the Amphicii atcr in iToinc. t .e picture witn l ie explan ill ns wl, tri.,.. ..it. n umdeannduund imir ssi in ii... .. i iniiol as will be wen by wlsat :. .11 - Iestentay sue wa tnk- u u the mei..i-'cri where she surveted t'.i cjiectt.-n will itC- mte delight until It came t-i thai v the peilutmanecs where Pr f L-'.ngw.iribt ! enlrred theoVn ol In ns l.d tisx is. w 1 1 :. -! " - pwe , auM .ucvie-u. e J-- 'll iti.iu.iii home, the fotlowii. di.il. rgue-i-iit pi .. - tween the tonug lu-iy anil i i r gia .i n .! i r I Well, Fauni-, wl.at did ton sec at lo 1 menagerie On, 1 saw evt' ing. gran Ima. I siw , j a gt.nl big tow. (! il.p ant.) ir l i iiorr.s growing. -i.t ni I i-m -ot' , eiil -iw I the darlingevt ii tli-p.m. iii.d m.c'i f.i-ny , j little m.wvkHK ; an . grnudma, I saw the Ik-u waU-m a tri-.nn '" i 2iiW ilie li-.u swallow a Christian. F..n- 1 nie? Why, wut uv ,u iu.au?"' ' "I did, grand. ii... f.'iev put a t.i i n' into lite agi with tl.e nnimtiN. aid the i lama and (ieia --tn to pimp on :u.nt itnd j one ol the II ,m tl, ),,.,, I; r ,.,,; . and tlleu I got u ileii. 1 and -..u! Ult ijo ju-t as tight as e - r I c -i 1 1 tiil ti.e ia.'. i ' etopjwd pl.ying, .it wt.eu 1 ,.,i.d t ,m I agaiu (drawing a 1 .1.4 -rcaii.) 1. e p--i tristian wa. gone!" rhe simoiuit paid into tit S ate tr. tsnrv by tl.e Stat.- attornvv 1 -r im- 1 -uiitv, tnarlcs I'. M-.rh. E'q , -I i- i village, ' nig tl-e pr .ci Is of hi office, exceeds by inure than on, th nisand d.dlars the incavu ..I the whole state beside. Il as the result -1 .1 iaiihtulue-r in p. 1 lie trust and a lesr-K-s ixecutim .d the liquor law rarely wit'ii-ed. 1' .e Mates iitturmy throuc'i- ut toe Stale emitarii s -in. rlnp 1,1 ti,, ir p-r. -fit Iroui the manner 111 wi.i--1 of the ffice are di--e"iirgel in f loodst-i StaiJarJ, I.II.S .Il.t A Voice from Fort Libit, tte Southerners are charged w ilh having at tempted to burn d .wn Imii I-. Tots is niy a scumtalous inv nti m tne .1 '.-eliri. .rti-ls-Several hundrcil .t us s..iit' crncr-1 sl l,e-re I aveiw numirrvi .1 i " f -' t'.e place , , .... i 11 , 1 r r , wi 1 v '"Lie.NLU. Lafayette, Jth Nov. i.-u., aim uuaiiieiril 01..S11 I l.it.iisi. A- thev had not la-en eigmd l.y tl e- ll.gi-.-i r oi I s- niid, ttw-y cannot l- n. g -i it. ,1? . -ioip.il s, liow, ver. wi re s. nl. d ti.-l e.itnj l, i, . i ani were maje ivali in. I. .It ,iii4J t. , ' .t n.i on. basket ni.i'..l t d urn Wnein He I.ate heard ..I kiul for wood: but the foil. lirge -ri.e--win is tin sti efa-st The M iron, Gv , Tttegrafk ef 5or. ?'l-. sat U'e ma iced . n toe street, yesterl.t. , one-horse waoii. coni.-e n.na; exactly x sissl-o: itne hiI, fur which the modest sum of SSilwas .lemiu.lcd." Yot-G, the K rbex Walton" Joan! says . W"e learn lli.lt V.HII14, Ilie leader oj the n-hel roh'ar-. n-.w it .M mtrrtl, sirs sev . ral ..Ifers i.i e -a- t hh N en maue ii, him. '.it t at he ile. int. 1, as e . jv;id lo Ii. im- larged 1 .' i n I r v i, not .licuarged, I.e -..t- Vcr-n i r-, now 'liei n-.in-rs. will In- . i I 14 --4... I i ie a K&mc Halt two cm pi. , at." 5ets.i.tBLt PatciTioN-. Kinnim fully your brcsand e..ia.i. ts. Dm 1 1 ashes into w,l, n v. -se's Don't al your jaimps and pile ., r- t ilr.tze up tlu-e Cold ni-his. !) .n't hate y-.ur clothes out iter night. S.-C tt.at y.iur" doo's and w.n lotvs aro sccunly lasunt.l lal'. re vuu r-tirt-cseciallt it y.iu me ucii. On t:-s tn. supposition, don't kn p y .-ir I uc .-sti iu-. uislyoiir purse-sttiiigs drawn lim tnta sti the day time, liemem'cr who u is lt..it'i!:i good book say y. laite uiwuts with y oo. Stncs tne roa Ucccaaxa. Vour Troubadonr's tees are beginning to frett. Your Troubadour's nose h. beginning to saeexe, A violent cot! does his singing mir. As he chants to tbc tune of a light catarrh. IwrosTANT to Tax PAYias The Act mak ing provision for the support ol Govern ment nppruicd Nov. 22, ltH, protidesas follows : 'Pornll taxes assessed by virtue of this act, ami paid to colhxlors .if the same, ! fore the first day of Fehr mry next, tiitre shall bo n I lo wnl by the colli e:".r t. the, in dividual, ur corporation nia.li. -iii li piv uent. three per cent, on tlx- 11! j.ll.l, .-r.-.iir I.. which -allowance the iieas.irei tbe collector on settlement .! the- tax ; r ndtd tbc collector pays l' e io.u..y m(, leetitl into the Treasury l i..re .1 e-'uflli dav February r.cxt I'EKsuvtL Charles b. Dana ..fSt J..hrts- rv. has lccn arvnomtisi lolleetur nf id.. secsid oiMriet in place ol lieorgo A Jlor 'ill. signed. ... ' iw,t uf 'Ic'"!"'Bt'!n. has Ix en ?, , z "?U'S uI SMIIa .' logo to I,r Tit .ml ki.nerin'f.,..! i.. ....... I ... . ...i tn.-rmous p iwurrmiii to.-t -.. .--v-rn-nent, tne total enst ol wide'' is to ex.-ced .sloO. 000. Q.iartermater-Gener .1 Pitkia, of Vcr- lhouMr,Utanarof ai t- as llliM. 1 .are nt.eun ofamisandiou.nmentsfo, Verinotit miliUa. ' ' , 1 Sc ol Jhc Week. nyTelecniph. iCl;itUB-: OF the ST. tbnt l:c v. no juriMlici lioii ni the catc. The stalCit HUiHct) t'eiiii'uetl Ut IHI 0.Ori s. ins AIi,::K WITH TIIKIll UOtlTV. S'raut GBi.V. XllSHl.Tl.S.Y. A BS.lT'risU XSiAIt SA- friV on She Stclr'f (votes'. T Ornt t-haisc hy troops. (he tD'uiozi tue Rt:Ri:isiiurnu:i 1 1 axo UB1YK UAfKTOTlIE CITY. r'KIlfc'KI. I.OS -J0I10. REBEL LOSS THREE TJIOlSAyi). OR FOVR Coinnnltiiraf itm ivilh .Vtlraiirc ttfour forces above i urahamsrille. Hetreat of the Rebels. (Stiecial to the Free Press.) Montreal, D.C. 13 Court at the re-opening was tolerably led with pe-ctator, and the appear- T nil ! ai . of the- prmincn. much the sau k- that which tbej wore as when last they appeared ti-crc. At the eoiuraencenient of the pn-e-rdingw, Jlr. Kerr ohjeca-d tliat the Court Imd n-ijuriKhction in thfv ease. He denied in toto Ilia Honor' right tn sit there at all i in t!.i. invrs:ig-ation iar. Dctelin nud that ! after liaving eraatcd adelt, ot a month. j they !iad n-.w met to hear evidene.- lor the ' deli-nee and not to listen to a It-gai argu I mini. I A'ter a few word from the court and friuu Mr. JoliniMn. J. C, Mr. Kerr wa al low, d to g" into the argnment a to the ju-ri-.ic:im of the court m the premiws a 1 .uch tlie Court stud this was a matter t grate importance, involving his tij'it .,: ri-dicti.Mi, ami. eoweijuentljr, the valid ' itv o! these proceedings from the cimmence , in. He should therefore take timet,, ler of it hrfons prtice,iing further ; and for that p-irpusc the Court would now adjourn till ' P. M. MoxTattL. Dee'. Judge C.turstll. thbj al'teroo-'ti. ordered the i:ic targe uf the ptisoterr, on the ground ol wii.t of j .ri-aiiclinn. Mr. Devlin, for the I S. in un impi vi died spec li implored his II .nor not to older ti dst.-li.uge of the pris- ..nen. upon the remaining indictments, but in lairnes and justice ruin lo tne counsel 1 .il the U. S. and f-.r tlrnse nf the private ! meeutors, the hankers, to allow ul a hear ing, lie eontendetl t.'.at t'.e prisoners ould la- discharged t.nl v on ll is one particular ii.dittmenr. nn.l the eMUU uwid it to the c unsel to b he.ud n the others. 6htult it be said in an English court of Justice- tl at the Judge hating .ieeide-d in lavor uf the prisoners in one c-.isc i.e immediately di charged tbeoi in six ori-e-rs ' Ulmtwwildb .-ai.loutsi.il ? I ! eejusji-e-t .r tin UeU nee-themselves knew that the ci-iis- winch tne court had taken was unpr.ce-dented. il. d not his li ni' r i-s-nii six warrants, and yet be had one warrant belore him? H called aoleun.lv "ii tlie- court to hesitau-. lie (Mr. IKtc iii) evuld n-it remain sile-nt whilst 13 men cli.ug.-l with ro'iVry ami ev en murd r were all -w.ii to goat liberty withour tlieir several i-.i-cs 'sing investtga- ee.. .r g.. .or jus.i.-e ...u ia,r u mii it symiattl.ixe with ilie irisoncn lie tatl vet to learn tout thev set at naught tne jewel, fair ( ley. He again called utsan the court to h- sitate- before dtscliargiK there men ait-l oivr thee-iunse-l for Ibe prosecution 1 t ei.unie ot N'ing heard, for here the utoet iui. irtant-intvies's ot ail were at stake,name 1 1 . iiiternaiion.it ones. 1 1 the Court still pe rsisted in doinp; this, then we must la- prepared to take the eonse i i. .nes No country had dealt fairer with r.oland in extradition matters than had the tms. rbi'ir judges combined to give i-f .eet to the extradition treaty. Tlie judges t ..ur oureme Court had concurrent jun--.i.-ii ui with Ins !lunor,and had the cemli-e-1 Wo ttn nf the prolsable course of his Honor ll t would hate desired the court to allow i e.i judge to have a scat un the bench g Witt) lnui. .M Devlin teain for the last time he- .i it his 11 .nor to hesitate before it finally it ! .-i the li'..r.-ti oi ..I tiicse prisoners. ' 1 .. judic r. He- t .1 his iIccumki that he poe .1 no j . i-l.. .i .n in any ot tbc ease. and ..!rJ t.tc imui..fiate discharge ot the ptiso.i. rs. &i- -. . it .a . -.- wi. ...w run 'i im- a-icniiiai oi tne louri ' i...., - .et lo Hit . c. r at Hit re- tv ts no aitnliealuin For i.ieir di-eiirc on the other charges, to w e-li Hk Ju.Ue replied t! .t be did not care, anu ehe ri-,.u. r- were at once releaaed. Alter tia'ir di-charge, chief of police La n.oll.e without authority delitirtd up to them ti sc'JO.Irl 0 bcl aigi'ng to the bints, in t.is charge, .m-l which In- bail ajjrrued tart to delitei witiioni older of etKirt I: is under-t-iod tlie raide-is started AVcat. .Momkul, Dec. 14. Tbe pretext for the release of tl.e raiders was a supp-sed muddle la-tween the Impe ii.il and Camniiin Statute on tbe subjewt ol . xtr.iiliti.in w'nch ihe best legal opinion sat l.a. no l.iunilatt .n. Mr. K-iuiunds had not arrived, tlie train' lieing detained by snow, ami the whole per- inrm-incc in tue enaiueiui play waa sumpea with the most iml.c nt 1 taste" tho Judge re fusing even to Jmld the prisoner on the oth er eases not then up, even for an hour, atal ihe chief of p lieo had the- money already in com tn give to the thieves, and did il in stantly, although most of it was not taken from their possession. The crowd in ilo Court House cheered as the curt-tin fell upon the last e ml of the dreary play, and the he rie warriors at once departed "ai.d scattered, that the fresli warrant for their arrest will pr.ihnhly prove to lie useless, spe cially as the ehiel of police refused to execute tbe warrant or allow his nwn to do se. Tho safrty ol American life and property must now di pend upon the American rcotJe i!.e i..s. His. and not upon Canadian police or l.iil.-e 111 Igls.rattS .. ,-. , , I Nxtv York. Dec 14. NasnviLLE, Dec. 12. Official reports have just been received from 1 The U'erAfx W ashington despatch has n Gen Hosseau at .Murlrcsb..ro', eonccriiin-. acuount of a battle in Iront of Savannah on t.i. r.-evnt tight i Satunliv, the llKh. which he says ounra de Tl-t- railr.iad south iU tlwt place is lielieve.1 ' reel from a loyal resident of Hicliiooiid. 1 injurcl. a also the road between Ile savs 2ll,l"l of Shermau's mcnataa th. -i- ..ml Orville- Crvi k ; fin- miles north of ' csrlv hour crewe-d tin- Ogceehee ruer below there, toOrvillcitisetcslntyetl Block-houses ! liiooaiiogdale, some 12 miles south otSaran Nos.5,t6tvtrcatindonithvCol.Morrison's . nab, nnd ma-sing between that pointand forces, the cneray having surrounded tfacm ;, TelaOcr Tbe lei'l w ing extemlcd so at but ihet bravely fought their war out. an.! cut the L'.iarht..n nnl .-vivannah railrotd. rea.-i in .tiur'ni.Tstr-. , witli.o. OliStinda, the 4tl . the bhjck-liouse at Ortilletreek was attacked by Gen Bites' relsil division . 74 shots were tired at it- -el- -ing no damage, however I ten mo a lei uu hi three r.-giments. w' ' e'.iou ot urtihery, went from Murlrees iw i: " V, , " . rouLj tL "n -'Z&fJ, J v tmciiu 1UW WBl WUr I kil.cd and -10 wounded. NiRht coajinp m I our forces withdrew to the fort. 1 On M,.nd5r U-t th-evyj "f . Tit. tW(, brlrade ot' inlantry, awl , mvalryunderrirrest in person. y . rjjd eficeoay tne rr.eo..v ' ajfaln.1 tl. Fn nt. .Murfs!..;.- -I ' Uwii ewiBini; ur. tn within one iu..e o. .. ; . fort, and sitraiishin- htatilv. 0 i Wcdiwdav the enemy s "a. trt t v. I cd arourrl t.. WilkinsonV pike -': a iw at.d a quarter Ii.rth wet 'd H-t ' . 1 Wl . " f' - 1 L,mW oi Stine titer. Seitn rcghi.i u'jaL ( A nt wvr rt out oP U's lie; ttutua; juke entrenched behind hrca-tw .ri. , ,rf lam and rails. Wo attacked and utterly ,hr rcU-! wlm were driven off in rent confusion. Our Ins in this enoe- nwnt wa 20 killed and 175 wounded li enemvV larnelt exceeded out. ln'thi hehiw- eaptun-d SJO. p-ii..i ri including If i. ihtmisbht-doGi-Tr. 'lwonf!. ' guMabd twelve Nujulron were captor--i and one Is m.w In Wition on the f-.rt Jiit-t prtvloH. to Ue-n Milt .y 5 attf.-k . the rela-l. Bulord'n divi-ion o'c.tvalrv st JaeSeeiaiirlve."'Nt and -r.t'r-d 'S- -shelling it lien i ly and de"tr.iyn g many h , . se. lliusseau w.th one legimentot intanirj and artilU-rr dinte tl.eui out ol the fcmn. b-av FKaMiseo, Die. 12 The steamer O lden City arrtvul ; morning witn n.iU and passengers iliat '-1: lid! York Nov. 14. Advice-s Irom .-.if,.: , tenik-r it lir.i'uMe that the Fre-u. h veil ' evacuate thai pl-ov, which is threaten,-! In I Cat air v. ' Die The? idBeial Tote of California w-tn-.tit tn I surdiers' vote-s gitea Lineoltil5,tj'.i nnj..ri: This is a slig:it gain on tot Jenr thtih t" (aCU; total Tote i hi- than last year. I Nevada's ofi"niJ I moo. umwirty i- .' ', ! She elects the entire Inion Stato and 1.... I lative tickets.. N'iw York. Dec The r 11 at last ihtte-t estimateil S ,i 1 j man's f r.-e at 2tl,h(HI mnskets, and snv t I a most enormous wagon train aceomn-i- the arinv. Little restsanec na- tarn 11 with and'all tlie terrific fighting wl,i. 'i chronicled in the Southern prims w.i--. dently nothing more than were skirun- . but the reUlo uniicipate-d a heiivv '-: e . fore Savann.-.h was reached. Fights between Kilpatnck and W ... on the 3d. 4th and 'th inst.. an- rejir-. ! tw. of which the rebels acknoWt-lue-! 1. they were compelled to retire. !n - tnen they claim that Kiiif-atri s. v wouwled. Kicjnond newspapers think W arrrn -tinathn ss certainly Weldon. N C. w' , ie only about ol)" tulles Irom Peters-. The laMrgeuseut ot a small furee ot I.-i -n the north side- of James river !:., Drury's Illufts and the Howlett 11-..1-now admitted by the rebel press I ot : say that the number of men 1- toi kvt : be ol any account. LoiistiLLi. Ky ,D Tlie reU-1 (n-n. Lyon eroed the I r land river wilt. !.is c -mmtind day VI r. - -tirdiy at V, Creek 2i mM.s I'l rksville. His force is repirted : ' nbjut 2,5tat tn.ng. When lat h.-ard 1 '. he was uoting towards Ilopkin-'vill.-. ' thre-atening that place, ll he attacks tl.e girri-sm it will lie compelleil to tall tack t-i a str.-nger pw-ition as it ia small Breckin ridge's poviiKHi seem lo he in doubt. A loyal man says he ii at Sparta. r--nn . with afiout ten t'.nu-etnd men. Facts indiciire 1 that Breckinridge intend, to re enforce II ' and if puss-iblc reach the main rebel army . but tue pH 1011 ot toe troop-, under S'.-n. 1 man and But bridge, indicates that he w ill 1 liave difhc.Uy in forming a junction wita 1 Hood. Xiw VoK. Dec. 13 Gold sold to-day at 234 j Nkw Yok, Deo. 12. Th Tribune's Wiif-hihgton iietch savs Ciiaittittuii pip , ,,f trie (5th i-tate lhatner n.. tn wan at a.tin N . ti on the 5th in: , ti4 niilit l!m div.innah. The re!fl j-i-crB ii'w ct-ntmdirt the rt p.rt th:it thry M-iritl that our forces hait cf-tfit-tj a txlmrnt tn an impoitanr p-int ht -t rn Drury ani iliwlet H usk- hutterit-t l'ue Tribune's di.-patch hays that Tti.injj telcnipheii to W'anlnnglon on Saturday that n-'.l.m e hiU move uround Naehyillc with it dlipf'tn); up. The Govern merit feels en tire CA:itJtiKv n t only in Sherman's m.Te mt nt, hut in others alio, now un foot It i frit that the our. try will nMit- v-t ,i... new.- ot mre than one victory ne. -jit the , t.oM, of hlll wk ; Nitv York, Dee. 12. ! The Charleston Mtrcury of December 5 ! savs: It i-reportcd tliat hostilities had been j resumed somewhere mar I'ocotaligo, uu Sun day, between rels ls and Foster's force, j Fbe Kichmond De$pmtch of the Uth says , Information reached here yesterd-ty that a force Irom Gram's army had struck the !' - tersDtirgh and tv eldon tiailnad at Jam It s statioa, Z'Z miles south of Petersburg, and were proceeding towards Weldon. I p to this time of writing we have n otheial advice- from this expedition. We learn from an unofficial source that a heavy column ot the enemy, consisting "f infantry, artillery and earalry had lelt our front at l'etersburgh, sinec when they wers tut heard from till yesterday morning. This column of the enetnv is said to cons:t I mfjrol infantry, Irom which it isint.rr. : "mplv araiding party, similar to th .t one waicb visiu-d Stony Creek last we.k. 1 m ,,lt ir " ml r'tcpared for a protracted ' anA "tensivo expedition. 1 ! Sr. Locu, Dec. 12. I . . . , . ( Abaut 2o rebels reeentlv appeared on the . . ..-.Ir j river bank opposite .Memphis, who waved i their hats, hurrahing lustily for Jeff Dativ i A force ul 150 negroes was placed on b-wrd a steamer which moved a mile lower down tbe river. Here tbe negroes landed an i when filed wit on tlie shore, the rebels broke I and ran nrnarrntlv in ihe greatest c mstcr- natroti. Tney were hotly pursued by tv negroes till they came to a thick bu' bee where the rebels had a large lon-c w suddenly rose atal hrtd. The negroes tl r tUd in confusion and were holly pursued I the rebels, who slaughtered tt.ctu dreudlulh One report says only seven returned, ! at aisother s.iys w-sre gut buck. Some rusoe : into tbe river and were drowned. Ctiao, Dec. 10. On the Oth the rebels under Lyra ciptur ed tho GoterniHenS steamer Tnos. G. 1'u I at Cumbciland city on the Cumhcrlmd riv er. 20 miles ahovc Donelson. fho 1'utt was used for cro.v'ing the river. The rebels were on tbc march into Kentucky. Their forte u estimated at -MJU0. The Tutt was loaded with (iovernmen1 forage, nnd was burned to the water's edge after the rebels had crossed tlie river. St. Locts, Mo., Dec. 11. The RcpuWican's Cairo despatch says Considerable excitement extsled at .Ucm- iihis on the Oth inst., over a report that lleuuregird was marching on Kort Pillow with u strong fofec. No heavy guns are suppo-ed to he csed hy the rebels to blockade the Cumberland river j OecoU Ins Iteen occupied by a small force I umiu..uieuti..ii hud liceii eflected the pre vious dav with Gen. Foster who wa-agam rtpidly advancing on Grahamsvillc, toe ent my retrciiting from their strong positions south or Pocotaligo bridge. They were evi dently a', nncd at Ending themseitt threat ened loth in front and rear, by sopetwr u e.. tha field found VJCU. DUCriliaU WUl ntw V- - - i