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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND .\\l) PROVI
DENCE PLANTATIONS.
In General Assembly, Jamuury Session, 1850
Limits of School Districts No. 11 and 12, Hopkin-
ton, determined,
Upon the petition of Kzra G. Palmer and others,
prasing for relief from the deerec of the school com
mittee of the town of Hoplinton, uniting school
districts nuwbered loven and twelve, in sand
town, and locating & school-house in the united
distriet : Voted and resolved, that the prayer of
said petition be so fargranted that said anited school
district be, and is hereby divided into two school
disincts. in the manner following, to wit : begin
ming at a point o the west line of said district, ten
vods north of & highway running past the house of
Clarissa Maxon to the Connecticut line; then,
easterly, from said point, in a liae parallel with,
and ten rods distant from, said highway, leaving
Oliver Clarke's house to the south, and crossing
the morth muin road ; then southerly, in the line
of sard road to land belonging o the heirs of the
late George Kenvon ; then, an angle and casterly,
to lands ot Jededinh Kenvon; then, northeasierly,
in the line of said Kenvoo's land 1o the Holloway
farm ; ithen, easterly, to the southceasterly cernce
of said tnrm | thea, northeasterly, to the southeast
coracr of Noah R Palmer’sland ; then northerly,
10 a stone o' the west end of Thomas Dic's upper
dam; then poriherly to the southeastecorner of Nooh
R Palmer's homestead tarm; then, in the enst line
of said faom 1o Exete: line—and all the territory
in said united district to the south of sard line, so
ranning through said district. shall be known,
and is estabhished. as school Jistrict number
eleven. in Hopkintew ; and all the ternitory in said
district to the north of said line. shall be known,
and 18 estubhished as school distriet number
twelve in siwd Hopkinton And the location of
the school-house by the school committee of said
Hopkinton, in whatis herein denominated school
district nomler eleven be, and s hereby ratificd
and confirmed ; provided, hvwever, that nothing
herem contained shall be construed to abndge the
authonty of the echool committee of the town ot
Hopkinten, or any other competent authority, to
alter the boundaries of said distniets in the same
manner as ifthis aet had not been passed.
True copy—witness,
CHRIS. E. ROBBINS, See'ry
RESOLUTION in relation to the State Arsenal.
Resolved Thatthe General Treasurer be and he
herchy is, anthorized to pay to the order of Sam
vel Ames, Thomas J. Stead, and Elisha Dyer,
Ji.,such sum as may be required to obtain n
perfect title to the lot of land on BEenefit strect, in
the city of Providence, known as the arsenal jot
provided it shall not exceed the sum of six hun
dred dollars, and provided, also, that the state shall
have the right of nsing said arsenal building for
the purpose of howling s couits therein, during
the session of the General Assembly, without any
expense to the state.
True copy —witness,
CHRIS, E ROBEINS. See'ry.
29 itlail.
Foreign correspondence of the New York Lvangelist.
ESCAPL OF DR. ACHILLL
RowEg, Jau. 20th, 1850.
The good news of Dr. Achilli’s escape has gone
with the wind—making wmany « heart exult, l-!?ery
one likes a clever trick upon the Cardinals, and the
Romane, therefore, enjoy this adventure as much
as the koglish. As the fleat is accomplished, and
in euch an adroit way that nobody is to blame, we
can safely give the particulars: -
The tesumony of De. Achilli was demanded in
the trial of Cernuschi, the oflicer of the Republic
by whose order the Villa Borghese and other places
were destroyed, and whom the French arvested for
an attempt o excite popular insults against them
as they en eod the city. The Cardinal Vicar could
not see the particular necessity of Dr. Achilla’s tes
timony 1u this casc, and at first positively refused
to let him ve brought oug; but the lawyers insisted,
and the French general grew warm in the matter,
and the Cardinal was coustrained to siegn an order
for his appearance in Court. He made his appear
ance oun Friday, under a Freuch guoard, amrwns
duly restored to his prison; he was brought out
agaio on Saturday, in the same way, with a guard
in attendance ot the Court. In the course of the
trial, however, he received permission 1o withdraw
awhile Into a side room. and that is the last they
gaw of him. The guards, having their orders 1o
watch the front door, paid no atteuntion o what was
going on in the rear, and there they lost him. Of
course no one is respongible. The general knows
pothing; the Court knows nothing; the guards did
their duty in leading him to and fro, aud waiching
the Court room door,
The rules of the Court allow witnesses to oceupy
that chamber occasionally, and the blame can rest
ouly on Dr. Achilli himself, who violated the con-.
fidence of the Court in slipping away. Sirange to
gay, he met {riends there, who hurried him o a
place of safety; he found, woreover, a passport in
readinese for him, and it so happened that the
French steamer was to leave Civiia Vecchia next
morping, so that he went post-hasie from the Court
yoom to Marseilles,
The Cardin 1 Vicar, upon hearing of hie escape,
actually wept wigh mortification and rage. “Itisa
Judgment of God upon me,” he said, “for having
allowed the wreich to step out of the Castle.”” The
next day the Cardinal told our informant that he
had said three masses upon his knees in expiation
of his remissuess in this thing. Iv appears, more
over, that the Roman Government are exceedingly
indignant at this trick upon them. The inquisi
tion had found Dr. Aclulli worthy of imprisonment
for life, and in spite of all intercession for him from
the French Cabinet, they had determined shortl
to remove him 1o a safer and severer prisoa. H)t’z
is a mav peculiarly odious to them, as an influen
tial aposiate from the Papacy—greatly serviceable
to the English propagandists in ltaly. They show
ed their eagerness (o seize him by descending to
trickery and deceiving a French officer; now the
trick is retorted upon fiim. The Vicar General has
been made a cat's paw—their prey has escaped
when they were sure of his doom; and, like the old
Pope described by Bunyau, they can do little more
than sit in their Inquisition, grinning at the
Freuch, and biung their nails because they cannot
come at them, .
Cax a Max Live with A Bare 1v mis Brain—
On the 20th of last Nov, in the dastardly attack
with fire arme made upon a house of the William
Penn Hese Company of Kensington, a young col
ored man named Jesse Tomlinsoa, in the employ
of the company, was shot in the Lhead by a double
barrel gun in the hands of one ot the murderous
assailants. The ballentered the cranivm, between
the corner of the eye and nassal bone, and pene
trating to the depth of some inches. (ae ascertained
by the probe,) lodged either in the right brain or
somewhere else in the interior of the skull. The
wounded man was conveved to the Pennsylvania
hospital in a state of insensibility, and for more
than a wonth lay in a perfeet stupor.
At the end of that time he began to revive, and
get better, and it was not long vefore he was able
to sit up and converse—at first rather incaberent
ly, but afterwards rationally. 1o the meanwhile
a quantity of the brain itself exuvded from the
wound. The sight of the injured cye was destroy
ed, und one side of the body paralyzed. 'The par
alysis subsequently disappeared though the vision
of the eye appears to be irrevocably gone. The
wound hae healed over, the man is now walkin
about. eats heartily is fast recovering his flenb,uns
tulks with justas wuch sense ns be ever did.
The questions that naturally arise are: Did
the Lall that made the wound penctrate the skull
at u'l? Could ithave rebounded © I+ it now in
the solid sulistance of the brain ? or has it found a
lodgment in the inner plate of one of the bones of
the cranium ? or Las it sloughed out I—lastly, can
a man live with a ball in his brain?
We leave the scitlement of these queries to the
medical world. The case we cannot help think
ing an extraordinary one Phila. Bulletin,
A case as wondertul occurred in this neighlor
hood. A man at work upon the Rutland Railroad
sume months ago. had an iron bar about twelve
inclies long driven through his head by an unex.
sted explosion of a blast that he was charging.
’;:e ramwer was driven up through his chin and
passed out at the p of his Lead, but e recovered
and s now as well as ever Nost. Daily Ade,
AcCIpENT 10 THE SMmiTusonian Buitoing,—We
were startled this morning with a report that a
rt of the interior of the mein building of the
‘.-'uboonin Lostitute had fallen down. We have
inquired into t‘ matter, and have obtained the
l:flouing inforfation. Thue upper floor o! the
wain building bed been loaded with o large quun
tity of cluy to serve as deafening - one of the Lrick
piers 1o the celinr, on which the foot of a column
supporting the fluor rested . gave way, and a part
of CK: upper floor of the emaller room of the main
building was precipitated into the room below,
preakiog down the lower floor into the cellar
Four men were at work in tiie room at the time,
and nmu'ohmolz escaped injury ; also & number
of persons who had passed through the room a
few winutes belore wnd others who were just en
twiing Vhe loss wili full on the contractor but, in
all probabiliy. will be igeonsderable. It is jortu
pete the aecident hntptnd ol tus stoge of the
buslding A thorouy iau-'?dwo' will be made
As o e cause. and addiion ugotu be placed
a 0 the codlar, W provide against the possilylity of
pirh an peeurrence jo futgre.—~ Washinglon | nuoy
THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION,
Sexare ~Mr. Donglass introduced a bill to
sell the Minesota lunds to actual settlers. Laid
over.
Mr. Baldwin introdaced a resolution demanding
the reasons of the delay in the public printing.
Laid over,
On motion of Mr. Mangum, the Senate went
into Lxeentive session.
Hover —The discussion, on the Hemp resolu
tion was resumed by Mr. Bowlhin.
- After considerable debate Mr. Inge moved the
| previons question, which was not seconded
; Pending the disenssion, the Honse went into
Commitiee of the Whole on the Private Calender.
CAfter two hours eensideration the Committee rose,
"and reported several bill, with varions recommen
| dations,
| Adjourned to Monday.
? Moxpay, March 4.
! Sexare. ~The chamber was densely crowded
| A resolution was oflered by Mr. Dickinson. and
| adopted. inquining of the Postmaster General why
[appointments had been made and then withdiawn
. Mr. Calhoun rose, thanking the Senate for their
courtesy. and requested Mreo Maron to read. who
[ commenced. The los« of equilibitum between see
| ons o the North and South was the primary
cause of Southern discontent. It the question s
| not settled it will end in disunion. The aggres
i sions of the North were foreing the South to re
eede. Disunion would require time, but it must
| come unless the question is tairly and speedily set
tled. The reading oecopied two hours, and will
make six column o 1 the Washington papers.
It was agreed that Mr. Hamln shioll speak Tues
' day, Mr. Walker Wednesday. and Mr. Webster
Thursday. Mr. Seward and Mr. IHale want the
floor the earliest opportunity. Adjourned.
Hovse = Mr. Doty withdrew his resolation, his
purpose being accomplished by the bill referred 10
the Committee of the Whole. He commenced a
few remarks about what had beeq said concerning
! the moviag of the previous question,
Mr. Inge objeeted to debate,
On motion of Mr McLane the House went into
Committee of the Whole, and took up the special
order, being o bill to eontinue in torce the law al
lowing Baltimore to levy tonnage duties for un
proving the Basin.
The California message was token up.
After some remarks by Messrs Sackett, Me-
Willey and Vandyke,
Mr Hall, of Missouri, obtained the floor. when
the Committee rose and reported the Baltimore bill
unamended. Adjourned,
Mr Jackson, elected in the place of T. Butler
King, was qualified and took his seat.
Niw Orreans, Feb. 28,
Frow Cavirornia —The steamship Alabama
has just arrived from Chagres, with 65 passengers,
and half a million in gold dust. She brings dates
from San Francisco to the 14th of January.
Sacramento City was overflowed, only a few
spots being above water. The cattle were all
sevept away. An immense loss of property, prob«
ably amounting to over a million of dollars. The
inhabitan's were suflering terribly.
An ontrage was commitied by the Chiiians on
the Americans at the mines near Stockton They
murdered two, and imprisoned others, but finally
reieased them.
Arrived at San Francisco, ship Prince de Join
ville and burk Hermion, from New York.
AppiTioNAL News peom Caviroreia.— New Or
leans F'eb, 28.—~The Chillans at the mines near
Stockton, in their attack on the Americans,
killed several, taking the remainder prisoners.—
They were atterward relcased. This afTair ereated
great excitement, and it was supposed that all the
Chilians would, in conscyuence be expelled trom
the mines,
Accounts from the Isthmus state tßat Mre. Fre
mont had recovered from her illness, and with her
husband, was about leaving for the United States,
Sveroser Mukper or Mus. Rose.—The Bun
ker Hill Aurora stutes that the investigations of
the Coroner's inquest in the case of Mrs. Rose
have led to the arrest of John Poasqunl, on the sus
picion of having poisoned both Mrs. Rose, and pre=
viously of her husband. Pasqual is a Spaniard,
23 years of age. who lived in Mr. Rose's family,
worke ! in his confectionary, and within a month
or two was engaged to marry his widow. A war
rant {for his arrest was Issued on Friday evening,
and he was to be examined before Justice Sawyer
on Saturday afterncon.
it appears from the statament of the Aurora,
that on u pos! mortan exnmination of the body of
Mis. Roce at Mount Auborn, portion of the stom
ach and intestines were tuken out, and submitted
to Dr. C. I Juckson. of this city, for analysis, who
discovercd arsinous acid in considerable quantity,
leaving no doubt in his mind of the cause of death.
On the report of this result, the Coroner’s Jury was
again convened, and the result of thetr further in
vistigations was the determination to arrest Pas
qua! as above stated.
Thie young man had been treated with great
kindness by the family of Mr. Rose. Afer the
death of Mrs. R . end the general belicf that she
had been poisoned, some suspicion attached to
him, and it was ascertained that he had purchased
arsenic a number of times at the store of Mr. C,
B. Rogers. for the alleged purpose of killing rats.
It is added that Mr. and Mre. Rose were both in
good health untl about eight days before they
died, when they were taken suddenly ill. and suf
fere! under precisely similar symptoms. The
death of the fomner was reported to be of cholera,
and of the latter liver complaint. It is proposed
to disinter the body of Mr. R. for examination.—
"The Aurora adds:
“Mrs. Rose sufiered greatly in her last Illness,
and all the remedies given her appeared only to
increase her suffering. She felt as if being con
sumed by raging fire, and asif her breath was hot.
We are ivformed that Mr. Peckham, formerly
gate keeper of the navy yard, who married a sis
ter of Mrs. Roee, and with whom John Pasqgual
lived, died very gud.lenly, and apprehensions are
now entertained that he also was poisoned.”—
BLost. Dai. Adv
Isrennat Barsamityv.— Between 20 and 30 hu
man fiends, about 2 oclock yesterday morning,
broke into a small dwelling in Thirty-ninth street;
near Tenth avenue, occupied by a laborer named
John Rock, together with his wife and niece, and
proceeding to the bed-room of Mr. Rock. dragged
him out of bed, b2at him severely .and bound him
with ropes, after which they put out the lights and
drew Mrs. Rock out of bed, beat her severely, and
violated her person, leaving her nearly dead. They
then proceeded to the room of Miss Rock, the niece,
and scrved her in the same barbarous manner. In
the morning Rock disengaged himself from the
ropes and went for a physician, who found the fe
males in a shocking condition, and so dreadfully
injured that he considers their recovery very doulbt
ful. The nieceis so horribly bruised that her face,
arms and other parts of her person present a dread
ful spectacle of barbarity' The Sixteenth Ward
Police have been on the lookout all day for the
perpetrators of this atrocity, and have succeded in
arresting one of them, who hae been identified by
Mr. Roc.‘(. They feel confilent that before this is
made public they will have the greater part of them
in custody.—N. Y. Tribune.
At a recent meeting of the Boston Society of Na
taral History. says a Boston paper, Dr. Wygren, of
this city, stated a simple, casy, and effectval cure
of stammering, which is known to be generally a
mental and not a phy ical defeet It is, simply,
at every syllable pronounced, to tap atthe same
time with the finger; by so doing, the most inve
terute stammerer will be surprieed to find that he
can pronounce quite fluently, and by long and
constant practice he will pronounce perfectly well,
Dr. Warren said that this may be explained in
two ways—either by a sympathetic and consenta
neous action of the nerves of voluntary motion in
the finger and in those of the tongue, which is the
most probable ; we know, as Dr. Gould remarked,
that a stammerer, who cannot speak a sentence in
the usuul way, can articulate perfectly well when
he introduces a rhythmical movement, and sings
it==or it may be that the movement of the finger
distracts the attention ot the individual frnmfnin
speech and ellows a free action of the nerves con
cerned in articulation,
Tue Presext Yeanw.—~A German newspaper hae
recently published a prophecy by a Benedicting
monk, who died in lfifi‘.)the purport of which is
that the present year, 1850, will be one of unusual
prosperity. The different secte of christianity will
in that year accord. The Sultan will be poisoned
(Aboul chc'jil had best take care) and his empire
will become christian. Russia will suffer much
from a warlike nation of the cast. A German
Prince will found an eastern empire Grain. fruit,
lentils and other vegetables will Ee o plentitulthat
the barns will be wunable to contain them. The
disease of the potato will everywhere czane and ol
men will not remember such a year of fruitfulness
The wine of this year will surpass thot of the year
of the comet.— Foreign paper.
Sextenceor Dearu Daniel H Pearson, ¢one
vieted of the murder of lis wife and children. was
sentenced to death by the Supreme Court at Cam
bridge, last Saturday, st 2o clock,
Tuursvay, March 1.
Awful Tragedy.—About the Ist of January a
shocking marder was perpetrated in the ecunty of
Logan, Va., by a man named Pasly. This indi.
vidual was suddenly attacked at his own house by
two young\mnn, sons of a noted old villain, by the
name of Markum., Pasly, being taken by sur
prise at the onset, received severdl stals w ithont
resistance, fell to the ground, and was thonght te
he killed=but partially recovering, he suddenly
arose seized an axe, severed the head of one and
split asunder the back of the other, so as to canse
the almost instant death of both. A woman en
guged in the aifray had her hand ent off, and a
man who eame to the relief of Pasly was danger
onsly wonnded, The two yvoung assasing were
accompanied by a man unknown who participa
l;;l’: in the affray,—Jefersonvidle, Va., chucral.
. 4. :
Coxtnact ro now ve THe Lepae —We learn
on good suthority, that Monsieur B, Maillciert a
French engineer, has offered to contract to blow
off eleven feet of the rock at the entrance ot the
harbor, which is termed the Sonthwest Ledge for
the sum of #6OOO The rock is now six fect he
low low water mark, and it made eleven feet low
er. it will then be seventeen feet from the surfuce at
low tide. ‘T'he top of the rock has now about eight
square foet surface, When cut down its surtaee
will be about sixty by cighty feet.— New Haven
Pualladium.
Uniform of the Army.—We see it annonnced
that an order will shortly be issned by the Adjn
tant General, reforming the uniform ot the Army.
For commissioned officers the dress coat will be
replaced bp a double breasted frock with epan
lettes, as heretofore. according to rank. “This will
be a very great improvement, as the exigencies of
onr border service render the full dress inconve
nient and unnecessary. The change will meet
with favor from the officers, us a great measure of
economy.
Paying for Haste and Rashness.—At New York,
n Mr. Walsh, on Saturday obtained $l,OOO dama
ges of three men, named Rich for arresting and
throwing him into prison when he had come over
from Newnrk, on a mistaken charge of having
passed a $5 counterfeit note on them some time
previonsly. He offered atthe time to convince
them of their mistake as to his identity, but they
would not afford him the opportunity.
Naval Ingagement in China.—The China Mail
mentions that & boat from the U. 8. ship Dolphin,
at Macao, was fired upon, on the night of Novem
her 20th, by a Chinese junk. Capt. Page order
ed the junk to be pursued and she was overtaken
just when the men, eight in number, were train
g their gulls to give him a round. A round of
carbines was given them, and *wo Chinamen
were killed. The rest were given over 1o the uu
thorities for trial.
Santa Anna. -1t is said that the charges agninst
the exiled General are to be immediately submit
ted to a grand inquest. in the capitol of Mexico,
and that his impatience to return home is 5o givat,
that he will perhaps not await the result of the
trial, but embark from Jamaica and take the coun
try by surprise. His (riends are said to be very
active in preparing a demonstration. It is the old
story .~ Boston Tunes.
Fzecution of a Slave —The Hinds County (Miss.)
Gazette, of the 15th, says the boy lsrael was hung
at the jail in that place on Friday, the ilth inst.—
He fully confessed to his efforts to procure the
death o{ his mistress—the wife of Gen. Miles—
and that he had been industrionsly engaged in the
pursuit of that object, by administering poisonous
drugs, ete., for the past iwo years.
Arrival of @ Royal Famidy.—There arrived at
Philadelphia, on the 22d instant, a family eonsist
ing ol a princely hon and lioness, the latter having
by her side seven voung whelps, ali in fine health
and condition. T'hese noble animals were pre
sented to Mr Van Amburgh, when in England,
known thromghout that country as the “Queen’s
Lion,” having been her Majesty's property.
An earthgnake in Wisconsin, at Two Rivers,
on the 3d ult, in the evening, was accompanied
by several reports resembling distant cannon:ding.
The shock caused a large fissure in the gronnd,
an inch or more wide, as well as several smaller
ones. 'l'he weather at the time was very cold,
the lake covered with drifting ice, and the mercury
12 degrees below zero.
The “Times” says the “Dnily Newe,” which
died ere it was twomonths old cost ite proprictore
over ten thousand dollars during the brief period
of its sublunary existence. When that sum was
irretrievably sunk, and the number of subscribers
had not yet reached three hundred, the enterprise
waus very wisely declarel hopeless, and at once
abandoned =N, Y. Express.
Great Letter Mail from Europe.~'The letter mail
from l.inrkmol by the uemmfifp Ajuerica, which
arrived on Monday, was the largest ever brought
to this country, being composed of nearly sevopiy
thousand ietters. This Sows that postai com
womeation between this country and Europe is
daily increasing. = Boston Trav., Thursdey.
Death of Captain May.—This young officer,
who won the earliest 'aurels that were gathered in
the late Mexican war, died, says the St. Lonis
Union, in San Francisco, afier a short illness from
scurvy and bronchitis, produced by along and very
disagreeable passage from New York to that place,
by the course of Cape Heorn.
The Aretic Erpedition.—~The New York Eve
ning Post states that Mr. lleu:{ Grinaell's Arctie
expediton is likely to get under way. Several
oflicers of experience have volunteered their ser.
vices, and the benevolent projector of the enter
prise says that he is determined to carry it out,
cost what it inay.
Coar Trave v Pesnsvivania.—Sales. we
Lear it stated, are making of white ash coal of
Lest quality atless than &1 50 per ton, delivered
at Mount Carbon, equal to §3 50 at Philadelphia;
and there is a general impression that the opening
prices of this Spring will not rule highcr.—Fhil.
Lidger.
Georgy, the Hungarian traiter, has resumed, at
Klagenturth, the study of chemistry, to which he
was formerly devoted, At a recent meeting there
of the Society of Naturalists, he read a paper on
the different modes ot illumination, and their ap
plication.— Boston Times.
Mg. Axo Mgs, Forrest,~~A hill has been re
ported in the Pennsylvania Senate for a divorce,
as prayed for by Mr. Forrest, who, in his memo
rial, avers that ii: wife has committed criminal
ncte, inconsistent with the dignity and purity of
the marriage state,
Another Oyster War —A despatch from Balti.
more states that there is an oyster war raging be
tween the citizeus of Dotchester county, gld.. and
a party of waranders from Pennsylvania. The
Dorchestrians have captured six boats, thirty men,
and 2000 bushels of oysters.
The Supreme Court of the United States hae od
journed until April 1. An unusual nuinber of cases
have been disposcd of during the pastterm_ in cone
sequence of the adoption of, and adherence to the
two hours rule.
The N. Y. Commercial has a letter from
Pitteficld, Mage. in which it is stated, the good peo
ple of that pleasant v cinity have had, this wintcr,
no less than ninety successive days of sleighing !
Flour and Wheat in the West.—'The quantity of
wheat and flonr to go forward at the opening of
navigation, the coming Sj:ring from the Lake
ports, will be at least a third less than last year.
Marriage seems to have assumed the "'“P' of a
violent epidemic at Wilmington, Del. On Thure
day last one minister alcne Eockc-tcd something
like $lOO for placing the “yoke matiimonial.”
There are 28508 persons of known bad charae
ter. offenders a&nimt the Inws, hiving in five prin
cipal towns in England. This has beenofficially
ascertained.
T'lie peach buds in the vieinity of Chicago have
been destroyed by the frost, which was vo severe
as even to kill some of the trees. Do. in some
parts of Maryland.— Boston Post.
Born, on the 26th December, 1849, a danghter,
Julia Gardiner, 1o John T'yler, ex President of the
U nited States. at his residence, Sherwood Forrest,
Charles City county, Virgima.
Many persons at San Francisco send their
clothes to the Sandwich lslauds 10 be washed !
T'he laundry is only two thousand miles distance
from them.
The total length of railronds in operation in
New York is 1002 miles: total cost .ri.fll'.fill ;
tolal receipts during the past year $4,259,205.
Benjamin Boyd. second mate of the old steamer
Rliode Island, has been exumined and honorably
discharged at New York.
Mr. Calhoun was born March 18, 1782, and
will be sixty-eight years old on the 18th of the
present month. B
Killed.—~A man was recently killed in Leven
hampton, England. in a pugilistic fight.
Plowing <'T'he Delaware farmers are beginning
to plow for spring grain sowing.
Republicon Herald.
PROVIDENCE,
Wednesday, Marvch 6, 1830,
i “Tug Ruting Pas oy Strove 8 Dearn.”
\ =Perhaps this is not the proper heading for what
follows ; but we shall risk it, and tumble at onen
upon our subject. Ata dinner at Richwond, on
the oceusion of the President’s visit, a week or two
| ago—when the corner stone of the Washington
Monnment was laid—several tousts were drank
complimentary to the Genera!, and were respond
ed to in a short sprech. Thisspeech in reporied,
“how correcily we know not, in the National Intel
ligencer., The fullowing pnmg.uph, having rel
erence to the President's mno-party position, is
worth copying :
“ Reference has been made to the pledges which
I gave before iy election, that in case my eoun
"[V"'_"l should see fit 1o ¢levate me to the Chief”
Magistracy, I would be the president of the whole
prople of the United States, and not the President
ofu Party. 1 here nvow that | wes sincere in my
expressions o lunwillingness tobe made acandidate:
for the office: for which I bhelieved as I said, the ex
perience and qualifications of one whose whole life
had been spent, as mine had. almost exclusively in
the active (rmien of the field und the camp, were
unequal and insofficient. My countrymen saw
fit to tnke me as | was, without any efforts of mine
to indnee them to do so ; and, though I have been
accused. in some quarters, with having violuted|in
my administration the pledge to which alinsion has
been made, I here uvow, that | was sincere in
making it, and have been sinee, and think I may
cluim to have been successful in my cflorts to re
deem atinall vespects. I shall eontinne to aet up
on it in the discharge of my official duties; and in
its spirit, as well as in obedience to my official
outh, T shall, 8o far as | have the power, maintain
the Constitution of the Union, under all circum
stances, and to the last extremity.”
Is not this decidedly cool T It has several times
appeared in Demo®fratic journals that the Presi
dent had boasted, since he eame into office, that
his plegeshad been redeemed; but Whigs have uni
versally treatedsuchstories withcontempt,and have
long since admitted. il we have understood them,
that the pledges were ipractieable and not bind
ing. Now, after the world has seen, that he has
vinlated the letter and spirit of «ll that he said pre
vious to the election, must itnot require something
of assurance, not to say impudence, for him to
come forward with such a speech us this? Did
he pledge himseif that e would remove no per
son from office because he was a Demecrat,—or
did a Senator in Congress, now a member of his
Cabinet, Llk, when he said he had seen such a
pledge in his own hand writing ! Has this pledge
been redeemed or violated 1
What does General Tavlor mean by being Pres.
ident of the ““ whole people, ana lot the President
of a party 1" Does he mean something—what
he was understood 10 mean: or does he mean
nothing at all 7 Does he merely mean, that he
will approve and execute laws applying to all the
people—coilect reven > of all the people—ask all
the people to fast, when cholera comes, and se
cure all aguinst foreign invasion I—or dues ho
mean that he will disregard party lines and party
distinction in ali bis acts 7 The latter is what 3,4
people understood by his oft repeatcd riedges,
and we cannot be wrong in saying that it js whot
he meaut, if he knew the meaning of his own
words, and aetually meant anythinz atall. If he
did not mean thiz, then he stood on no new
ground; and the 106 t rabid partizan eandidate
could have pleaged himself in precisely the same
terms, without violating his consistency. But he
did mean this. He did meau that he woald disre
gnid party schemes and party influences. He did
mean that he would not remove a man because
he was a Democrat, nor appoint one because he
was & Whig. He did wean and he did say that
he would nottry to influence Congress on any
mutter of importance ; and he did say that the
opinion of the Executive ought not to be known
where there wes a difference of opinion among
wembers of Congress. He enumecrated several
questions—the Tariff among others—on which he
positively declined to give an opinion. intimating
thuthe had none to give=~and pledged himself to
be governed by the will of the people as express
ed by their Representatives in Congress. This
is whathe weant, for this is what he distinetly
said. These were his pledges ; and he knew, if
he knew anything, when he stood up there in
Richwond and wnde that speech, that ug wap vi-
OLATED EVERY oNk o THEM. Hle commenced, as
soon as he got to Washington, and before he was
inaugurated, by urging Benjamm B. Thurston and
other northern members of Congress, to adopt
Mr. Walker's scheme for the organization of a
territorial government in California. As soon as
he was inaugurated, he nominated a Cabinet of
thorough aud bitter Whigs, and commenced the
removal of Democrats in every department of the
“government, and in every section of the Union.—
- He bas kept this up till he has removed more of=
Jicers than any two Presidents that have preceded him,
~and three times as many as were erer before removed
an the same length of time. He has not transeended
the custom of his predecessors in recommending
i measures to Congress, but he has violated his sol
' emn pledge, in urgiug a higher tanff, when he
bad no reason 10 believe that the people wanted ir.
| Certainly the people, ** throngh their Represen.
! tatives in Congress,” had not expressed a wish
. for any such change.
' And yet, with ull these facts staring him in the
| face, Zachary Taylor stands np and tells us that
he has been successful in redeeming his pledges !
| The idea still clings to him that he is President of
the people—has not lent himseif to party schemes
‘ —has not removed Demeocrats—and that he has
| been signing ** lund warrants” wll this while that
l he has been tirning honest Democrats out, and
putting Whig partizans into office ! Can it Le
that the old man has become so demented as to
' believe that he speaks the truth when he utters
| such nonsense 1
Frexcu Seoviarions.—The House of Dele
gates, of Virginia have adopted, by « strong vote,
the report of a ecommitiee requesting the wembers
of Congress from that State to obtain the indem
nity due to its citizens on acconnt of French spolia
tions. The Rhode Island Assembly took a simi
lar step two or three years ago ; and we hope that
every State, where the subject is understood, will
#oon be found in the same line. It is time this
matter were disposed of ; and it strikes us that we
may much more properly meddle with it—our
own citizens being interested—ihan with those lo
cal maiters of sister States, about which we give
ourselves so much trouble.
Cannyivg Ovr v Priwcrerr. =lt is mid that
the Hon. Luther Severance, of Maine, has receiv
ed the appointment of U. 8. Commiissioner to the
Sandwich Islands. My, Severance was a bitter
reviler of his own government during the Mexi
can war, and an estract from his speech was
printed in Mexico and circulated ihrongh the
country at the expense of Santa Anna's govern.
ment. He was one of the ignoble fourteer, who
voted against supplies.and reinforcements, when
Taylor and his troups were in constant danger of
annimlation. Now he is rewarded by this Eecond
Washington.
GEN. JOHN Mc¢NEIL.
‘ The death of this distingnished soldier and no
ble Demoerat. has given rise to feelings of deep
t and painful regret in the hearts of a host of friends,
inall parts of our country. His military fume
‘ was widely diffused, and he was everywhere re-
Lspected and admired as the model of a brave,
‘ frank, chivalrous, and generous commander,
He was Lborn in Hillshorough, N H., we be
lieve, in 1784, and was, at the time ofhis death, in
his G6th year. e was engaged in agricultnral
' employirents untl March 1812, when he exchang
ed the plow for the sword, and was appointed a
Captain in the 11th regiment of U. 8. Infuntry.—
He was promoted 1o the rank of Major, in An
gust, 1513, brevetted a Lieutenant Colonel in
July, 1514, * for his gallant and distinguishd con
duct” on the Hth of July, in the batile of Chippe
wa, and received a second brevet, that of Colonel,
for the same gallantry and condnet, as command
er of the 11th regiment of Infnntry, on the 20th
tduy of July, in the battle of Niagara. In the last
engagement, while at the head of his regiment, a
conspictions mark to the enemy, and cheering on
his men to the confliet, he received a cannister
shot in the right knee, by which it was shattered
and nearly earvied away. Stll he remained upon
the field, tll borne off’ insensible from the loss of
blood. He recovered after a long illness withont
amputation, but with a limb permancutly sttfen
ed; but his life has, doubtless, been many years
abridged, by the rhenmatic and neuralgic affec.
tions, and the cessation of his active habits, essen
tial to his health, consequent npon this woand.—
The daring courage exhibited by him in these en
grgements, was the theme of admiration to his
comrades and fellow citizens, whose instinetive
sense of justice did not fail to awardto him a lurge }
share of the glory which was reflected on the na
tonal arms, in those fiercely contested ficlds,
where ©* Greek met Greek.” and military ability
and valor of the Lighest order were displayed by
the combntants on both sides. Gen. McNeil held
his life ever at the service of his country, and of
humanity. While in command at Chicago, Illi
nois, in Dee. 1922, and attempting with a detach
ment of his regiment to relieve a vesselin distress,
he received an injury in lus right arm, by which
it was stiffened and rendered almost useless.
Upon the reduction of the army at the peace,
he was retained as major of the sth infantry. elle
was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel
of the Ist Infantry in 181%, and to that of Colonel
in 1826, having received the brevet of Brigadier
General in Jnly, 1#24, for ten years faithful ser
vices as brevet colonel. In Apri, 1830, he resign
ed and retired from e army. He was afterwards
comphmented with the office of Major General in
the militia of New Humpshire, the most martial
of all the Northern Siates.
Gen. McNeil wasuppointed by Gen Jackson,
surveyor of the port of Boston, removed by John
Tyler. and reinstated by Mr. Polk. The General
expired, afller a short ilness, at Washington, on
the 23d of February, and was interred on the 26ih,
with all the military and civie honors appropriate
to the occasion; both Honses of Congress adjourn
ing to avtend his funeral, and to pay the last trib
ute of respect to a heroic veteran of the war ol
I=l2.
Gen. McNeil was distinguished by his remark
able stature, as well as by the mental attributes of
a soldier. He belonged to a race of giants, being
six Leet, six inclies in height, and well proportion=-
ed in size. When booted for the field, he stood,
with hat and plume, übout eight feet, and was a
splendid target for his enemies at Lundy’s Lane,
where he received his disabling wound.
Gen. MeNeil was thronghout his life, a decided,
firm, and zealous supporter ofthe principles and
measures of the Democratic party. He took an
especial interest in the Rhode Island Constitution
al cause of 1842 being always ready to render to
it bis services, and entertaining a warm attach
ment to its steadfast friends.
He was greatly endeared to his family by his
warm social affections und unfailing kindness.—~
He married a daughter of the late Gov. Pierce of
New Hampshire. His oldest son, who had (ol
lowed his father’s footsteps as an officer in the ar
my, losi his life in one of the battles with the Sem
inoles i the Florida war. The only surviving
son s now a Lieutenant of Ariillery.
By the fortitude, contempt of danger and of
death, the immovable attachment to honest convic
tions of right, the unwavering friendship, and by
the generosity and humanity of a true soldier,
which Gen. McNeil exhibited, those who best
knew him were ofien reminded of another distin
guished wan, whose just honors were acquired at
New Orleans, in the same war of 1812, [n com
mitting to the earth the ashes of Gen. Mc¢ Neil,
they feel that
““ No nobler Roman of them all survives
To bare his Yreast before the storm of war,
With manly stature wielding his staunch blade,
The invaders of his country to repe’,
Her r ghts, her sacred uaion, W maintain,”
Asxixg Too Mucu.—lf we understand the
Soath correctly, she now claims that the right of
individuals in defiance of mnjorities, to hold slaves,
shall be guarantied in all territories lying South of
the Missonri Compromise line. "Thisis extreme
doctrine, and is anti-republican. We have al
ways contended for non-intervention on the part
ofthe Federal goverument, but we cannot sub
scribe to a doctrine which gives one man the pow
er to defy ten thonsand in a watter of this charac
ter. Our position is, that the people of a territo
ry, by a majority, and through their territorial
legislature, may properly manage the question of
slavery ; and while they are permited to do so,
we have no fear that slavery will be extended
over an inch of territory now free. If the South
has been siucere in arguing that the laws
touching slavery were a part of the ** internal po
lice regulations” ol the people, we do not see
how they can escape the conclusion that the people,
even of a territory, can regulate it out ofexistence.
Have not Southern men changed ground on this
subject T Are they taking advantage of a spirit of
liberality on the part of the North, to bring us te
the Calhoun platform ! Is this what they eall
compromise ?
Besrton oy tux Proviso.<The Hon. Thomas
H Benton, who has been the object of a great
deal of free soil adoration, addressed the Senate,
on Wednesday last, on the compromise resolutions
of Henry Clay, and concluded with the following
pointed allusion to the Wilnot Proviso :—*"T'he
proviso, of which we have heard so much, is of no
force whatever—unnccesary in any point of view
and of no more effect, if passed, than a piece of
blank paper pasied on the statute book "
If all the intelligent free soilers would speak as
honestly, we think they would admit as much,
The proviso, as is proved by the case of Califor.
nia, isaworse than nseless appendage toany plan of
government for the territories ; and the only effect
of insisting upon it must be, to exasperate the
South against us, with the taunt that she shall not
do what she knows she cannot. What is the use
of wasting time on a mere abstraction, when there
is work to be done ?
@ The Democrats of New York had a glori
ous meeting at old Tammmany on Saturday eve
ning. The Hall was crowded to overflowing.
Eloquent speeclies were made by Bradhurst, (the
Chairman) Brady, Morris, Walsh, Sickles, and
others. Letiers were read from Mr. Dickinson,
General Cass, and others, and a string of capital
resolutions were adopted. A good spirit prevail
ed throughout, and the meeting dissolved withont
any other tumult than that produced by a gener
ous enthusiasm in a glorious cause,
The newspaper publishers in Rhode Island
ought to hold a convention and take the necessary
-wl‘u to procure a leather medal to be presented
to Mr Wilkins Updike. the member of the Rhode
Island General Assembly who in part represents
that seetion of the State whase prineipal natural
productions, if we may eredit the statement of an
agent of a temperance society, are gin-drinkers
and skanks. ‘T'he act in our paper to-day relative
to the publieation of the laws was introduced and
advocated by him. The niggardness of it« anthor
must be proof against shame. He must kpow, if
he knows enongh to discharge the duties of hog
constable, that fifteen dollars a year has heretofore
heen quite little enongh for publishing the laws of
Rhode Island, one half ot which are of less inter
est and importance to the public than the contents
of a last year's almanac; and his proposition to
subject publishers to the additional expense of
preserving files of their papers, getiing them
bound and presenting them to the [Historical So
ciety, withont proposing nny inerease of compen
sation, was an insnlt to every newspaper publish
ed in the State Pawtnchet Guazette,
~ We say amen to that. The niggardly law
(which we we this dny publish) is a basge imposi.
tion on a elass of men who have been laboring
for the State at half pav for years. ‘The poblish
ers of newspapers in all the neighboring States
receive double the compensation which is dribbled
out to the publichers of Rhode Is'land. Not satis
fied with this, onr astute law makers have added
insnlt to a two-penny compensation. Mister Wil
kins Updike eertainly should have a lcather medal
such as onr brother proposes, with a charcoal da
guerreotype on the one side, and on the other this
couplet :
¢BO lat him stand, throngh ages yet unhorn,
Fix'd statue on the ; edestal of scorn.”
Furthermore, lest we be considered partial, we
motion that each member of the Assembly who
voted for this ahominably small law, be presented
a red putty medal. inseribed with “penny wise and
pound foolish Woensocket Patriot.
%" There is not a newspaper publisher in the
State, who will not agree that the law above re
ferred to is mean and insnlting. And yet we are
not disposed to say that the gentleman who pro.
posed or those who voted for it, meant to disgrace
themselves and the State. or to insult those who
have heretofore given pablicity to the laws for a
less sum than it has actnally cost them to do it.—
[tmay not be known to them that the contempti
ble sum of fificen dollars will not pay a jonrney
man printer for putting the laws in type; )Tcl such
is the fact—and it follows, of course, that the
newspaper publisher who complys with the law as
it now stands will find himself a handsome litile
sum ont of pocket by the transaction. Of conrse
‘we shall not be inclined to submit to such a pick
ing away of our pennies withont a marmar. If
members of the Assembly are content to work for
what their board costs them at a second elass hotels
we make no objection, and shall not insist that they
do not get more than they earn hut this is no;
reason why we shonld work for half that sum, and
we think we shall not do any such foolish thing
Baut as before intimated, we are not disposed to
blame too severely, at present. Mr. Wilkins Up
dike, or the other members who voted for the new
law. Tvmay be that they did not kuow that they
were putting too heavy a load upon onr shoulders,
and itis but fair that they should be permited to
try again. Certinly we are not opposed 10 get
ting a file of our puper bound for the Historical
Society, if any body will pay us for it; on the con
trary, we think the idea isa good one, and will
second it heartily if' Mr. Updike will secure to us
Just thirty, instead of filteen dollars. He did some
good things at the late session, and we have some
confidence that he will try to do this at the next,
unless the Whigs of Providence, as they now
openly threaten, should determine to leave him at
home. By the by—do the Whigs of Providence
and the Whigs of South Kingstown intend to
preserve the relation of guardiun and ward ?
Tur Nasuvinie Cosvenrion.—ln the legisla
ture of Alubama, which has just ended its session,
no joint legislation took place on the slavery snb
ject. Each House passed resolations concerning
i, bat neither House wonld agree to the other's
resolutions. Delegates to the proposed Nashvillo
Convention were appointed by members of the
Legislature, but not under any legi-lative act,—
There has been no positive legislation in any of
the States on the subject of this Convention, if we
except Georgia, Sonth Carolina and Mississippi,
whicL States have appointed delegates.— Pennsy!-
vanian.
I We are much deceived if these three States
do not one day regret the course they have taken.
A majority of the slaveholding States way join
with ‘hem in the Convention, but it will not be,
we are convinced, because they have faith in the
wisdom of the measnre. If the Convention does
not succeed in dissolving the Union, it will be
held in remembrance pretty much as one is held
in this qnarter, which was assembled at Hartford
a number of years ago.
{9 Mr. Calhoun's speech. which he was too
feeble to deliver in person, was read in the Sen
ate on Monday . and listened to with marked atten
tion. “It commenced (says the telegraphic res
port,) by stating that the equilibrinm between the
two sections, North and Sonth, was the primary
canse of Southern discontent, and if the question
was not settled it wonld end in disunion.” The
plain English of this is, that the free States have
grown faster than the slave States, and have
got, consequently, a stronger representation in
Congress. The resalt is that the South is discon
tented. And lest the equilibrinm in the Senate, as
well as in the House, should be destroyed, they
ask us to manafacture a <lave State for every free
one that grows. 'The thiag can't be done, Mr.
Calhoun; and so, of course, the Union will have
to be dissolved.
Tue Excirement asour Tux Dissorurion oF
THE Ustoy Sussinivg.—~=We hail with pleasure a
calmer tone in the discussions of this week than
has been hitherto exnibited. We hope it may
continue until the whole debate upon this agitating
subject has been exhausted. A !'nll, calm, nnim
passioned argnmentative discussion is calenlated
to do good, and to lead, as we hope, to a fair and
liberal settlement of the whole controversy in the
trie spirit of conciliation and compromise.—
Washington Union,
L% We are glad to see this in the “Union."—
We are glad to hear that the excitement is subsid
ing: and we are glad 10 hear that ““a full, calm,
nnimpassioned, and argumentative discussion is
calsulated to do good.” A few years ago, we
were assured that such a discnssion conld not be
had, and that any attempt to have it would dis
solve the Union instanter.
%" The question of admitting California as a
State will not be tried upon its merits. There are
many good reasons why itshould not be with s
present boundaries ; but these will quite probably
be lost sight of, since the South has preferred to
make slavery the great question on which it shall
rest. 'THh-e Sonthern hotheads are eternally kick
ing over their own porridge, and yet they manage
to get—or rather we manage to give them—pret
ty much all they ask for,
The Democratic State Convention, held in Do
ver, Delaware, on Friday, of week before last,
was one of the largest Conventions ever held in
that State. It adopted resolutions in favor of re.
forming the State Constitution =0 as to provide
for the election of our public officers by a direct
popular vote, to dispense with the necessity of the
payment of a iax, as a pre-requisite to snffrage,
~and 10 abrogata the property qualifications for po
litical offices. It proxouu 10 nominate persons
for the Legislature who will submit the qnestion
of Convention or no Convention 1o the peop'e at
" porulur election. The Convention also paseed
resolutions declaring that a large majority of the
citizens of Delaware are opposed to an‘ interfer
ence with the institution nlrllany on the part of
Congress, or the upplication of the Wilmot Pro
viso' to territorial government. That California
having adopted a (gumlimtion. should be admitted
to the Union at the earliest praeticable moment,
withont regard to any provison which its constita
tion may contain in regard to slavery or such oth.
er local matter as may concern her own people
alone.
Grexenar Tavior anvsive Gex. Bcorr. —Gen.
Taylor is out, it seems, openly and fully eormit
ted, to what? bitter lw-li[i’ly to (ianvru{ Bt
On his return from his late visit 10 Richmond, nn
nppears from the correspondence of one of hi«
suite, when mirth and good cheer prevailed, and
while wine was in. if wit was notout, the General
snddenly ronsed huasel from his apparent leihar
gy and fairly frightencd his anditors ont of their
seven senses. ‘lhe correspondent referred to, af.
ter detailing every look and word of every guest
on board the boat from Predericksburg, goes on
o say @
He spoke of Scott teo That he must have
known it was wrong to strip him thus: not that
Meott wished him sacrificed : nr==that he would
not say, but Scott believed e woun!ld be: and
perbups did not care, 1l he and his command
were eat off'! Heott conld have hiad the command
from the first; but no, he was afraid it wonld tal @
him away from Washingten, and ininre his
chances for the Presidency ihe feared the live in
his rear. Had he left Washington and come ont,
he would have been President 1o day, not L.
There, what will old Lundy's Lane say to that ?
ow will he like to have his beard plucked, and
his “hasty plate of soup’ dashed into hLis fuce by
his junior otticer ! "P'aylor is certain'y committed,
atlast. 1o one thing. at least, withont waiting for
Congre« to act. What says General Scott !
N. Y. Globe,
Tur Warn wirw Mexico Ruviewen—Dßy
Abiel Abbot Livermore : Boston—published by
the American Peace Society—l~o().
Aflter the close of the Mexican War, the gov
ernment of the American P'eace Society offered a
premium of §5OO “ for the be<t Review of the
Mexican War. on the principles of Christianity
and au enlightened statesman-hip.” How wmany
reviews were written and offered. we do not know.
Ounly two have been printed. That of Mr. Jay
we noticed several months ago. The one by Mr.
Livermore, now before us, received the premium;
and judged by the Peace principle, we should say
it was worthy of it. It does notleave its path to
to abuse men, but tries to bring an argument for
peace from all that was done trrom Ithe beginning
tothe end of the war. Mr. Jay's object seemed
to be, to show that we were aggressors, and that
the war was unjustifiable on the principles which *
had governed nations in ench cases. Mr. Liver
more takesa more general view of hissubject and
a more liberal view of the fucts, but does not fail
to blame severely the war : pirit whichhurried us
forward. The work is very ably written, and
abounds in eloquent and thrilling passuges. We
thank the R. I. Peace Society for a copy of it,
Stories vor Tk Wuorx Famiry, Vi ung and
Old, Mule and Female—By Lyman Preston
Mr. Preston, who is known 1o almost e ery
body as the author of a Treatise on Book Keep
ing, which has enjoved and 1s still enjoying a rare
popularity, is a very instructive, straight forw ar,
and methodical writer. “I'he reader never misres
the moral he nttempts to convey. lis “stories” re
mind us of this; and we are prompted to say of
them also, that they are very interesting. They
are published by Huntington and Sivage. New
York, and make a pretty voluwe of two hundred
pages.
£% Throngh the kindness of a friend, we have
enjoyed the perusal of a letter from one of the
company ~—~Joun B. Anvsrroxa, Lsq . of Wester
ly—on board the brig General Colb. now on her
way to California. The General Cobb was at
St. Catherine’s, where she arrived on the 224 of
December, fifty-two days from Sionington. Mr.
Armstrong speaks of the passage as having been
a very pleasant one. thus far. und represents all
on board as in good health and spirits. There
were nine California hound vessels in port when
he left—among them the bark Rio of this place.
The Walter had not arrived. Only one vessel
there had made & quicker run than the Gen. Cobb.
7" The Land Reformers had a rousing weet
ing at Tammany Hall. in New York, on Friday
«vening. Letters were Icad from Lewis Cass,
Sam. Houston, Daniel Websicr, toady Seward—
an Algerine. in disgnise,—Bishop Hughes. Gerrit
Smith, and Senaior Walker. Speeches were
made by John Cochran, Horace Greeler, L. B.
Sheppard, Theodore T'omlinson and Mike Walsh,
A capital address and resolations were adopted.
Dyer's Hearivg Emerocation, the fame of
which has extended throngh the Atlantic Sates.
has finally got inte California, and will undoubted
ly do much towards alleviating the pains of suffer
ers there. It is anexcellent arucle, and should be
in every lamily. Most medicines, after getting a
good name, are actually reduced in value by the
proprietors, who are anxious (o save a penny by
dilution. Itis notso with the Embrocation. It
is as good now as it ever was, and that is good
enongh.
Ture Moskum —~Mra. Mossop played to a crowd
ed honse on Monday night, on the occasion of
Miss Kinlock’s benefit. Mrs. Farren commenced
a re engagement on Tuesday evening, and will
appear again to-night and on Tharsday and Fri
day evenings. This evening she plays Lady
Macbeth—Mr. Forbes plays Macbeth, and Mr.
Bradbury Macdaff. There wili be no excuse for
thin houses, this week, unless we look out doors
for it.
Grippon's Pavorama or tur Rivkr Nivg, is
receiving handsome patronage frem onr citizens
generally. His beauufnl moving transparency, a
faithful delineation of the manners and customs of
modern Egyptians and Nubiuns, and enharced by
the representation of some of the most hoary ra
ins of antiquity, is now at Mechanic’s Hall. Ar
rangements are being made to ndmit the schools
in the city on reasonable terms,
At a meeting of Water Witeh Engine Compa
ny, on Monday evening last, W. 1. P. Sreere,
was elected to the oilice of Foreman, vice W. 8.
Chase, resigned.
19" Kinsley & Co..br‘ing us New York papers
as “‘regular as a tea-party.” ¢
An entirely new l(‘}"Q of garment is now exhibiting and
for sale at Handy’s Clothing Depot, No. 87 Westuiin ster
ot, called he English business coat. This garment is the
most appropriate and conven.ent one which has ever heen
offered in 1:00 markel. in 6
Marvied.
In this eity, 28th ult,, at the Exchange Hatel, by Rev.
Henry Bacon Mr. J. A. Pexry, of Attleborongh, Mass., to
Miss E. M. BriGgas, of Pawtucket,
In Woonsocket, 25th ult,, Levi L. Pirence to Mer Lissa
A. Horxing, both of Smithfield.
In Cranston, 14th uit., by Rev. Mr, Kniglt, ALgxanpEr
R. Barrey, of Scituate, to Evizassrn G, Lawrow, of
Cranston.
In New York, on the 2'st ult., Amasa A. Foor to Miss
Axn Jangr Savies, both of Chepachet, R. 1.
ilicd, :
In this city, Friday moraing, It inst., Cynrnia Youne,
widow of the lute James Young, aged ”J'um
On Thureday evening, Aoa Froming, daughter of Geo.
F. and Elizabeth K. Rice, aged 3 years and 10 months.
On Bunday, 34 inst., ud. wEs Masox, inthe 70th year
ol his age, :
Funeral will take place this (Wednesday} morning, at 9
o'clack, from his late residence, No. 68 Transit street. K
latives and friends are invited to ntiend,
On ths 2d inst., Miss Porry Jackson, aged 73 yoars.
In Allendale, k“"h Providerce, on the Ist inst., Mre,
Burzasnrn W, Nieworas, widow of the late William K,
Nicholas, and daughter of the lale Thomas Greene, in the
g of her age.
’ml: 'r'xmm, fi'...., on !undng morning, 3d inst., Axn
Euizanetw, oldest daughter of Clark Sherman, aged 29
yonrs and 6 months.
In Bristol, 9d ult,, Joun Hewrenr, only son of Henry
C. and Lucy A. Marchant, aged 11 monthe —2Bth ult
Anwa Rusenne, danghter of Mr. Nathaniel | Wardwell,
aged 8 months and 12 anys,
In Warren, 25th uit,, Mr. Rorgrr Canvrnens, formerly
of Miramichi, Bt. Johne, N, It in the 324 yenr of his age.
ROt Wit Mrs. Rutn Boswonrty, widow of Mr. Bamu
el Bosworth, aged 73 ‘nn.—flu, Husny, son of Ed
win and Henriettn M. Sanders, aged fl“ynu.
In Hartford, Conn., on the Istinst. Miss Kuiw Parrex,
dln’hlu of the Rev. William Patten, formerly settled in
Halifax, Mass.. and ‘in Hartford, Conn., grand da: phter
of the Rev. Eleaser Wheelock, founder n: first President
of Dartmouth College, and sister of the lste Rev. Wililam
Patten, D D, of Nowvn, R. L., nged B 0 years.
In Attleborough, 153 ult., Awos Mantin, a revolution -
nr{ pensioner, in the ¥ lh]uv of his age.
n Boston, 24 inst, Dr, Jorw D, Fisnen, highly esteem
od ne a physician u‘ citizen.
In Sacramento m',. Californin, Dec, 19¢h, 1849, UnaniLEs
Ricumono, Evq, of Taunton, aged nbout ) years.