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THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE,
ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA,
The weamship Asiu arrived at New York on
Saturday morning last. She brings the follow
ang intelligence.
France,
Panis, Nov. 21 —~Everyhody is takking to-day of
the follo ving letter of General Cavaigeae to the
Moneteur du Soir, contradicting a stetement in
that journal, that he had said, that if Lovis Napo
lhon should be eleoted by th: people in 1862 in
spite of the Constitetion, he would place his sword
al his service '
“I'hawe justween an article i vour journal of
thisevening. | givea publiccontradietion to who
ever may prctend to heve heard me uiter a single
worll which wae met expressive of the deepest re
spect for the tundumental law of the country. 1
yive a forma! contradiction to whoever shall pre
tend to have heard me say, directly or indirectly,
that 1 shoul! ever place my affeciions and my
sword ot the sevviceof him who, ater having
¢worn to observe the Constitution of the country,
should accept the candidateship. and an elec.ion
prohibited by that Constitution’
Ry order of the Minister of War €3l brigades
of gendarmery, 77 on toet and 154 on horschack
are to be immediately organized, and divided
amongst the departments
Opinion is mueh divided hore (o dav en the sih
jeet of Gesmany. It s much feared that the
meeting of the Chamber in Prussia will render war
evitalde, ae the Depovies will go toßerdin deeply
impressad wi h the popular feehing. The funds,
howewer, remain pretty firm and the premium on
gold ‘has fallen (o less than four francs per 1000
fre. which s a prool that public coniilence isstrong
&s 1o the muintenanee of corder 2t home and the
visarvanceo! strict nenirality as regards war in
other conntries. The b per eents closed to-day at
‘9 tr.
The Tegatimists had snother mecting vesterday,
@ which the Ultras were again in a minority on
the subjeet of the proposition o repeal the Elee
tornl Law ot IIR3O, M Berryer fias not only the
support of the mujority in the wiew that he takes
ol thie question, buteeveral o! the former minority
bave come over to'his wey of thinking.
“The Bulletntn de Farie eavs . ““Letters which
have been receised at the Swiss'legation announce
that many French. German, and Hungarian re
fogees have been expelled from the Helvetic terri
tory for being guiitv of sociafist agitation in the
neighbortivod-of #ribourg. Berne and Geneva.”
Prussia.
Ourleticre and popers (rom Berlin are of the
196 inst
Tt was deeided that the King bimeei{ should open
Parliament. The Calunet endeavored to defer the
debates on the aftairs of Germoaan. The debate
will, probably, be put «ff until a fnal settiement of
pending questions has been effected.
The Constitatianc! party continues to advocate
the war wih Austrie.
Anothersehinin hassprang vp 10 the fate€coun
cils. Baren ‘Ladeaberg i again in opposition to
Baren Monteufiel’s policy. A modification of the
present Cabroct 1s seriously thought of.
The government of Brunswick has protested
egainst the march of Austrian and federal troops
through the Brunswick dominione.
In case the Austnians sheuld mevertheless, ut
tempt to pass through Brupewick the gevernment
mtends to eppeal 1o the protection of Prussia
Such an appeal would be considered obligatory
on Prussia.
The armaments continuned. It is, however,
stated on good autherity, that Prince Schwarzen
bery has officred 1o make furtherconcessions.
Austrin proposes Lo delay the measures against
Hol®ein and Hesse until thequestion shall have
been sctiled by the Free Conterences. She ofiers
to dissolve the Dict, and to consent to a league of
German States.
Dispuiches have arrived from St Petershurg
Their contents are suid lobe fuvoreble to Prussia.
Austrin
Our advices trom Vicuny are of the 19th inst,
The armamonts were still convzaucd with the
grealest encrgy )
Large masses ol troops were moving from Hun
gery and Crotin 1o join the Bohemian army
Nevertheless, it was sad that the pacrfic endeavors
of Marshul Radewzky were supported by the Arch
duke Loms
The Lmperor was preparing to leave for Bohe
wia He was to be acoompanied y Baron Je~
lachich and the Generals Grunne and Hess. The
ostensibleohjeet of bis journey was stated to be a
&b ooling excursion.
Demmark and the Duchies.
‘Uur correspondence trom Hambury 1s of the 19th
inst. General Willisen had made another move
went of Lis outposte, which, however only cirded
in & skirmish, in whicha few were killed and
wounded on either side,
The Statthalterschaft were firm in their determi
oalion W eppose any interventien of the Bund,
and not weingle Prussian, we our correspondent
afficius, had left the Sebieswig Holstein army in
obedience tothe decrer ot the King of Prassia
The number of Prussians serving in the insurgent
enmy wuas calculated at between 4. 000 sad 5 000
men. The Gefion was still Iving under a guard
of Pruesians in the portof Lubeek. It was be
lieved that a desire existed of sending her round to
Bremerhalen to join the other vessals of the famous
Germen fleet, but & Jifficolty bad arisen as to
6uding acrew to man her.
Germany
Berun. Nov. 241234 M
The Purliament has just been opened by the
:‘i:ng. The Royal Speech is 10 the fullowing ef~
R 2
"My intention to create @ Constitution which
ehall apswer the wants of Ithe Gesman nation has
bitherto failed
In my hopes of the future I have clung to the
idea which pervades my endeavors but I cannot
resume its realization on & new foundation until
after the decision respectiog the new form dion of
the Germanie Contederation
F hiope that the negoriarions on this subject will
soon coiue te a prospriows end. | hope that our
arcamcats will suffice to protect our right's.
I this puiat be gained. that urmament har no
danger tor the tranquillity of Europe. For my
people are notonly strong, but considerate. We
seck nol war. Weseck not to infringe on the
rights of any body, but our endeavors tend to
eflect an arrangement of the common fatherland
which sball be suitable to the condition of Prus-
T
Fiour, P. M.—~The royal speceh has caused the
grealost excitement. It is thought to be favorable
to the war party. Prassia has promised to support
the Bru: swick protest aguinst the passage of the
federal troops. The miaisierial journal appeals to
the Parlisment, entreatiag theam not to prejudge
the policy of the Culinet . neverthieless, the over
throw of the Muntcuflcl Cutunet s considered as
certuin,
Accounts from Berlin are to the 18h ult. On :
that day the terms of the King's specch for the
opening of the Chambers were settled at a Cabi
pet Council, over which the King presided. The
movements of troops in Awstrie, Bavaria and
Wirtemburg, bave been temporarily suspended. |
Accounte from Aleppo record the particulars of
one of the most bloody and treacherows revolutions
which Lave yet been inscribed in the annals of
history that of an unarmed Christian pojulation
being wassacred in cold blood by & sct ot ruffians,
for o other motive whatever, excepting thut the
former wre rich powerful, and enjoy certain con
sidertious the laiter cannot even aepire 10 The
murdere coumitted ste everywhere of the most
atrocious cheracter, and partook more of the wild
beast than of mankiod. Aa Armenian femily
was massacred, including the wafant at the breast,
and cven Turks themselves were ®ounded, bo
cauvse Ley remonstrated aguinst such ezcesecs.
From Hong Kong it is reported thet the iascr
gents are bewting the linperial troops, and are
Withia one hundred wiles of Canton Sir Jemes
Brooke's miseion o Siam hes proved a failure.
The news ol the digracelul sewlement of the
quesiione at issue (o Germany, reported by the
Arciic s fully confirmed by this aerival, though as
{et the details areinvolved in doylomatic obscurity
Uis certein howeser, that Prossia hos sssented
to e sacrifice of the people und constitetion of
Hewee Cassel and tothe subjugation of Schieowig
Holstein by the forces of Austria and Bavaria act
ing in the neme of the Frankiont Diet. At the
same Wme the Prussian monarch and his council
lore console themselves by the reflection that they
do not nfiu-11l sckaowledge that Diet in s
many words ut what they gain in this woy
compared with their acknow lodgement of jts wy
thoii'y in fact and their «übmission o it au'hority,
Wil probably be eleat o the casviste who in Fo
tope and Awerica have regularly cultivated an
aduwiration tor their conduct and motives.
Loss or an Emienant Buw.~Kicuvsn, Nov.
W 0 - For the last two days it has blown & severe
go'r, ond continues from WNW. The Edamund
ol London, for New York, with emigrants, drove
on shore last night ot Kilkoi and has gone 1o
gHeces The master and part of the erew and pas.
sengors saved but -u';, are lost. The beuch is
prowed with wreek and dead bodics,
It e maid Gt Ole Bull will revisit the United
Bisies afier baving made o tonr through Finland,
Ruseis, aud 10 the great cities of Asia.
! CALIFORNIA INTELLIGENCE., B
The Georgia arrived at New York last Saturday,
with the Pacific maile und 330 passengers. She
left 250 passengers at Havana to go to New Or
leans by the Ohio. The Georgia left Chiagres on the
26:h. Her dates from San Franciseo are to Nov. 1t
I'he Panama was to sail on that day with (wo and &
half millions in gold dast,
The Georgia brings amillion of dollars in the
hands of passengers and one hundred thousand
dellars on freight.
Everything was quiet in Havana, and Americana
were permitted 10 go on shore without ditliculiy, -~
The Amernican stcamers were also permitied 10 go
to their docks. A better feehing seemed 10 prevail,
and the Lopez expedition was almost forgotten.
Senators Gwin, Foote and Downs canie passsn
eers in the Georgia; also Hon. Mesars. Morse, Le
Sere, and Judge Bullard, of the Rouse of Represen
tatives; and Gen. Herrcra and Pon Ramo s Her
rera.
It rained incessantly while the Georgin was at
Chagres, and the roads were uncommonly bad.
Your vessels, (two brigs and (wo schooners,)
rames unknown, were ashore on the beach 1o the
north and west of Chagres harbor—three being a
total loss, the other would be got ofl,
APPEARANCE OF THE CHOLERA IN SAN FRANCI
co.—~The cholera had appeared at San Franciscoe
and was committing #erious ravapes. The Alta,
California of the 23d October gives Ihe tollowing
particulars of the origin of the disease:
Our cinzens were startled yesterday morning by
the report that a vessel had ani\'cdyin the harbor,
having on board a large number of cases of cholera.
The veseel proved 1o be the schooner G. H. Mou
tague, Capt. Meck. She sailed from Sacramento
city on Friday last, with 46 passengers, and a crew
of geven in number, and wus bound 1o Panama, —-
On the day after sailing from Sacramento city, the
cholera broke out among the passengers, and on
that day Franklin Lamb of Growon, Coun., died,
and was buried at Benicia. Since Monday the jol
{ lowing named persous have died: George Wool
[ eott of Waltham, Mass ; Mrs. Holbreok of North
Adams, Berkshire Co. Mass.; Johin Spencer of Wal
tham, Muss ; Lemuel Fanes of Warren, Rhode Isl
land; W, Joyee, second mate, and Juohn Reed,—
| The Caprain and four paseengers are now siek on
board. ‘The bodies of the six persons mentioned as
having died since Monday afternoon, were buried
yeaterday by the eity. "I'lie vessel hus been order
ed inuto quarantine, and nurees sent on board to
take care of the sick,
Tre Medical Society wae called together It st
evening, at the request of the Mayor. 1o addition
to the above four deaths from cholera were stated to
have occurred in the city within twenty-four hours.
A phyeician who was on board the G H. Mon
| tague, on her passage down from Sacramento city,
| miade a starement on the subjeet of the disease as it
had manifestea itself on board that vesael. The
schooner was in good aondition and clean. The
Cmorning after leaving Sacramento city he waas call
ed 1w adminster 10 a sick person. He found the
-man on the floor, with every appearance of chelera;
the man died during the da‘{. I'he next day seven
cuses were treated, and on Monday night there were
& x deaths. There are also two persons on board 1n
the last stages of collapse. The greater portion of
those who died were from the mining districts—
hule. stout men, who on Monday morning ate their
breakfasts a 2 any on board. The cholera first made
its appearance in the forward part of the vessel and
spread thence to the cabin,
A committee of five was appointed by the Medi
cal Society to inveatigate the condifion of the
health of the city. I'he establishment of a Board
of Healith was subsequently recommended.
The disease continued 1o increase, and the next
day a Board of Healih was estabjished with power
to actin all matters in any way connected with the
public health, Among the Kanakas near Bush
street (here were two deaths, and five additional
caxes were reported. Two Kavaka Loaimen, who
bad been on board the schooner, died during the
day Four more deaths occurred on the 24th Oc
tober; two Kanoskas and two Americans. Capr.,
Simpton, the harbor mazter, had been attacked, but
was convalescent. On the 26th, thirteen cases and
geven deuthe were reported. The deaths ozcurred
two in Happy Valley, two at Clark’s Point, two in
the City P{.u;»ilal, aud one in the Marine Hospital,
Twenty-two thousand letters are advertised as un)
called for in the Sacramento Post Office.
Foreioy Minens RETURNING. Every vessel go
ing down the coast 18 filled with Mexicane, Chy
leans, &ec., principally from the southern mines,
where they Lave been engaged in digging for gold
with varied success. Some of (hem carry with
them handsome “piles,” while otliers are meére pau
pere. |
Destrvction or Tue Ciry Hoepirar.—The City
Hoepital of San Fraucisco was destroyed by fire on
the 3lst of October. The fire broke out in the
dwelling bouse of Mre, Irene McCready, corner of
Clay st eet and Proepect place, which was destroy.
ed (losa $10,000) and then communicated to the
Hospital adjoining. Here were nearly 150 sick
persons, all of whom were removed in safety.—
They were first removed on their ¢ots 1n the open
air, and then bestowed in the neighboring Louses,
The Hospital wasa large and well finished build.
ing, and erected at a hicavy expense, The loss ie
some $40,000,
Grear Ciesration AT San Fuascisco,—A
grand celebration in honor of the adinission of Cal-
Hornin as one of the United Srates, took place at
Sun Francisco on the 20:h October, in which all the
State officere, Government officers, benevolent soe
cietiea, and all the cit'zens foreign and American
generally, took part. ‘U'hey .""ldfll grand proces
sion, an orgton by the Hoo. Nadisoiel Beaneu,
and a ball.
Ternipie Disacren axo Loss or Lire—FExpro-
SION OF STEAMER SAGAM kE.—Ou Tuesday after
uoon, at a moment when our citizens were rejoicing
v a general jubilee, the festvities were marred by
the announcement of a disaster, the most destruce
tive o life which has befallen our city. At 5
o'clock, just as the steamer Sagamore was casting
off from (’.‘eulnl wharf, with & large number of pas
bengers, bound for Stockton, her boiler barst with
a terrible explosion. Masses of timber and buman
bodies were scattered in every direction. Muny
bodies were blowa into the water, from which the
were recovered by the numerous boats wh:cg
thronged about tiescene of the disaster. The boat
was a complete wreck, and from among (he frag
ments were taken the dead and (he dying, mutilat
ed in a manner shocking 1o behold,
The cause of this sad atlair 1s perbaps unknown.
The Sagamore's boiler was nearly new, and was
prouocunced by the botler inspecior 1o be the best
1o the port. It may have been caused by a lack of
water, and we are informed by vne of the passeugers
ou her last trip dowa from Stockton that ber pumps
were very much out of erder. One of the passen
gers ou board at the time of hier explosion inforne
us that stewin bad not been blown off for half an
bour previous to the accident. Whatever the cause
may be, a rif\ud investigution is necessary in order
to prevent, if possible, similar accidents in future.
Capt. Cole, the master of the boat, was blown a
distance of filty feet into the water. He is ¢ nsid
crably injured.
The uwumber of Eeuuna on board at the time of
the accident cannot be accurately ascertained, as the
passenger list has not been found, We have hea.d
It variously estimated at from seventy-five to a hun
dred. Many bodies were 80 much mutilated that
it was fuung impossible to identify them. Limbs
anl fragments were gathered up in baskets—g
shocking eight. These particulars have been care
fully prepared, but itis impossible (v ascertain at
present the full extent of this appaling calamity,—
Alta Californiv, Nov. 1.
Arrival of the Empire City,
The Steamship Empire City, Capt. J. D Wilson,
from Cragres, arrived in this port on the after
noon of Saturday, with advices from Sun Fran
cisco. to Nov. Ist; from the Isthmus to Nov 27th,
and Kingston, Jamaica, Dec. Ist She has $1 .-
600 000 in specie on freight,and probably §lOO,OOO
or more, in the hands of passengers.
We areindebted to R D Foy, Esq . late propri
etor of tie San Francisco Herald, for the tollowing
summary of news:
The Northerner and Panama had arrived at
Panama ; the former on the 19th, and the latter on
the 218 t ot November.
The news of the admis ion of Califurnia into the
Buion was reccived thiroughout the country with
the utiost enthustasm,
Returns of clections held Tih of October, for
mwembors of the California Legislature, were not
sufficicutly accurate to ascertain the politcal com
plexion of that body, as party lines were but little
regarded throughout the country, nor wae it
koown untl aiter the clection that the duty of
clecting a U S Senator in place of Col. Fremont,
would devolve on the Legielature then chosen.
‘The cholera has been very fatal at Kingston,
Jamaica, but i« now more severe in other parts of
the Island. Kingston isreported to have lost 5000
by the disease snd a proportionate number at Port
Roval. It had, however, entirely disajpeared
from the latter place.
Among the prescngers by the Empire City, we
notice His Excellency, General Thomas E. de Mos
qu ea, tormer President of New Greneda, who
wikes & short visil W bis friends in New York.—
He s wecompanied by three of bis nephews
- Weure indemtad 1o Wi 1 Stone, F+q . Purser
of the Ewpire Citg, for a lull supply ot papers of
! the latest date,
R M. Steauer Avon, sailed from Chagies, Suu
day, 20k, midaight.— Jour Com.
Discoveav oF Asorure Smare Poawer—A
sl Planet was discovered on the 24 of Novem
ber ot Naples. by Mr Gasporis, being the 13l
now kunown 10 exist between Mars and Jupiter |
the Sih diseovered within the last § vears; and the
34 in 1850, viz: Purthenope, by Gaspuris, last
spring ot Naples; Victonia, by Mr Hind 1a Sept |
ot London; and by Mr. Gasparis, Nov, 20 Na
ples Of the 9 discovered within the fast 5 years,
& were first scen by Mr. Hind, and 3 aleo by Gas:
paris.—Bokon Tap,
! Kennebee Journal, Exrira,
$ AveusTa, Thursday Atiernoon, Dee. 5. t
" We have obtained from the oflicers of Ihe Insane
| Hospital the tollowing hist of he patients known
' to have been saved from the fire, and of those still
I migsing. The surnames only were furnished us;
Cthe records not being ai hand, the first names and
| remidences conld not be given,
[ The Jemale panients, 47 in number, were all re
t moved an satety, having been 1o the north wing. -~
| The male patients numbered 79, as follows:
Kyxows 10 sE Saven— Barnum, Vickory, Dan
hamn, Kezer, Lewis, Wheeler, Knights, Goddiug,
M'Garreti, Bouerfield, Morton, Howard, Moore,
Robbins, Robbinson, Minor, Shayes, Hemenway,
‘Loper, John Jones, Q:npl‘ and, Speocer, Sieirns,
Boardman, Mathews, Woodbury, Noreross, Coburn,
White, Evans, Durgan, Mudget, Spnngmf Pressey,
, Cotlin, Anibrose Junes, Sanborn, Hanseom, Um
bertnnd, Kin'Keonan, Moxwell, Forsyih, Staples,
« McCurdy, Pond, Hart, Brown, Dwycr, Smalley,
Crowley, Ons~ 51,
[ Deap or Missing —Linscott of Bangor, (‘aken
‘ out almost sullocated, and sinece dead)) Armstrong
| ot Gardiner, Wyman of Readfield,* Richards,
' Wilths, M'Lellan, Piveo, Hodsdon, Harlow, Den
nison, M'Vay, Payson, Norwood, Faller, Baray,
| Blake, Akinson, Nat. Wilson, Pierce, Kinsel, Dene
' net, Heath, Carriel, Fhink, Foster, Green, Jucols, |
[ McKenzie*—2B. |
| *Supposed remmns found. ‘
i T'he remains of eight bodies only have as yet |
' been taken out, although there can be but li e i
I doubt that as many as twenty patients peashed by
| sutiveation, |
M. Tnomas Jones, an assistant, lost his life while
nobly siriving to save the poor inmates. Much
praisge is due to many of t.e attendants, indeed, for
their courageons eflorts in behalf of the s tlerers.
Regardiug the causes of this most lamentable
catasiropbe, and the degree of blame attribuiable
W any one, we shall say nothing until the jury of
inquest ghall render 18 verdiet. T'he inquest was
commenced this afternoon, and will probably be
continued for several days,
' The Growrn of THE UniTep StaTes.—The cen
{ sus returns, already received from sevente-n siates
of the Union, show an incresse ot population since
’ 1840, of 3,130,808, which, added 1o the aggregate
population ten years ago, of 17,093,353, would
alone, mnke now 20,224,251, Esumaung the in
crease in other states by the same ratio, the aggre
gaie population of the nanon in June last, miay be
put down at not less than 24,000,000, or an increaze
of nearly seven millions in the last ten years.
In some of the states the increase has been very
| rapid, in others quite inconsiderable. In Maine
they have 612,000, being au increase, in ten years,
ot 110,207, or over twenty per cent. Massachusetts
has 1,000,000 being an increase of 220,172, al=o up
wards of twenty per cent. Connecticut has 386,000,
or an advance of 65,085, also upwards of twenty
per cent. Pennsyivama has 2,200 000, showing an
inerease of 575,957, or over thirty-three per cent.—-
Ohio has 2,200,000, showing an lucrease ol 670,732,
or over forty per cent. Wisconsin has 350,000; she
had but 30,000 ten years ago. |
The District of Columbia, on the other hand, hus
gained but 7,000, She has now 50,000, or less than
twelve per cent. inerease; North Carolina has 800, |
000, being an increase of 46,581, or only about six |
per cent. South Carovlina has only 639,009, being
an inerease of only 44,701-<less than eight per
cent, We have returns trom only one other eouth
ern state, that i« Georgia, the population of which
i now 1,000,0000, showing an increase of 308,608, |
or aboat forty-five per cent.
The rato of increase in the whole Union, esti- |
mated from the returns received of seventeen states, |
18 about thirty per cent. That of Georgia is fiftecn |
rcr cent, abead of the average; that of S uth Caro- |
ina s twenty-two, and North Carolina wtwenty
four per cent. below the average., In the northern |
etates heard from, the rate of increase is uniformly
over twenty per ceut.—N. Y. Eve. Post, .
The Imports and Erports of the United States.—
The aggregate imports of the United States for the
year ending June last, amonted to ®1~7.217 574,
of which $4.625.792 were specie. The exports
were, domestic $136 915.912; foreign §14.951,-
BUB—Totl, $151,892.710, of which $7.522.6%
were of specie. The imports of epecie and bul
lion were $l3 710,948, of which Califoruia furnis<h
ed &0,0~1.256, and foreign countries g 4 G 258 702,
The imports of 1319 were $147,65],4259—exp0u.
$132 666,955,
Poisoned by Eating a Worm— Quick Death.— A
small boy was poisoned to death in Munson, last
week, by eating a part of a worm in an apple.
Dropped it, and complained it did not taste good,
In a short time his month began to swell, and in
two hours he was dead. His parents picked up
the apple. and upon examination, found n it a
portion of a worm known, in common parlance,
as the thousand legged worm We did not learn
the name of the boy.—Clarion (0 ) Dem.
Fire Proof Ropes.—Prof. Johnson of St Louis,
has discovered a method, by which it is said. ropes
can be rendered entirely indestructible by fire
The process is stated 10 be very simple, and so
smple. and so cheap that the commonest fabric
can be prepured with it, and its use be made nni
versal. Wood for the lining of sules prepared by
this process. possesses a perlect resistance to a fire
capable of melting the cast iron, and burning out
the wrought metal enclosing it.
Statistics of ®'recks.—'l'hie number of vessels ho
longing to the Unitead States wrecked during the
year ending with June, 1%4%, as shown by official
documents, was five hundred and eighty five, val.
ued at §2.021.495. The value of their cargoes
was, $2501.771. Total, $4.523176. The total
nuinber of lives lost in connection with the above
was four hundred and seventy-seven. T'he amout
of losses paid by underwriters, on vessels or car
goes, was 2,802,319,
Wine Culture in the West.—Within a eircle of
twenty miles from Cincinnati, there are 743 acros
of viueyards, planted with Catawbae and Isabella
grapes. The imported vines have not suceceded,
excepting in more southerly districts. New Ca
tawba wine is worgh abont 75 cents, and after fin
ing, &c., readily sells for $1,25 per galion.
Drowned —Chas W Kenyon, of Rhode Island,
aged übout 23 years, first officer of bark Henry
Warren, for Bath, was lost overboard from the
bark while going down the harbor on Sunday.
Fvery effort was made to save him, but in vain.
He was a most excellent otlicer, and was much
esteemed by all who knew him.— Bost. Post.
A letter from the Siamese Twins, dated Mount
Alry, N. C. says:—'We see by the papers that
we are dead—died in Engiand ; but we don’t be
lieve it. "T'ell ———— that our lust boy isn’t named
for him; we call himm Patrick Henry. 'Three oth.
ers are named James Madison, Wren and Stephen
Decatur.
A French Lady came into a large fortane, and
immediately she fell into a profound melancholy :
she expected to be robbed every moment, und at
length locked her doors and received food through
a small window. She soon had a fear of poison,
dismissed the cook and starved to death,
The Cashmere shawls prepared by Maharajah
Gonleb singh, of Jamoo. for the Industrial Exhi
bition in London, are valued at £lO.OOO, and are
bestowed in free gift on the trustees. Another
chief sends a suit of steel armor, inlaid with gold.
Lady Professors —The Professors of the Female
Medical College in Philadelphia, speak very en
thusiastically of their classes. The ladies go into
their dissections with the greatest gusto—just as
they cut up pork chops or carve turkey.
Information has been received by our govern
ment from Madrid that the queen of Spain has
pardoned the two Americans who were sent from
Cuba to be imprisoned for eight years, for partic
ipation in the ljupez expedition.
The Supreme conrt at Washington adheres to
the rue that if the counsel in a case are not pre.
ared, the case must go to the foot of the docket.
rn this manner twenty cases were disposed of on
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Gen. Seott, in his army report, recommends
two additional regiments of Ifi)ue Dragoons, or
Mounted Riflemen, and al<o an inerease of the In
fantry, as indispensable to the protection of onr
frontiers.
A bLrute of the Mount Holly (N. J.) Iron Works,
the other day ordered a cotlin for his deceased
child, when the coffin proving o short. he dehib
erately chopped off the child’s feet with an axe.
Thomas Grinnum has been sentenced to be
hanged tor the wrder of Thomas Hemmons in
Vienna, Md., in October. They had before had
a difficulty at a camp meeting.
Breadstuffs.—lln the exports of flonr and wheat
from New York there is an excess since the Ist of
September equal to 380,000 barrels of Hour over
the samne period of 1849,
To keep cider sweet, when harrellir g it, put in
to ench barrel or ke,. a gill (eight table spoonfuls)
of white mustard. "I'his will retard its chomm‘
hard or sour.
The new baron of the Fxchequer, Mr. 8 Mar
tin, is the first Irishman whe ever tilled a similar
post in England. He is son-in law 10 the Lord
Chiet Baron,
Taring the North <The governor of Virginia,
in his message, recommends o tax vpon all pro
ducts of non slaveholding states offered for sale
in Virginia,
Of tobacco $60.000 worth was raised in Miami
township, Olio, the last sumwer.
Republican fevald.
PROVIDERNCE,
Wednesday, December 11, 18350,
REMARKS UPON THE MESSAGE
This document in our estimation is of a mixed
character. Upon the series of measures passed
at the last ses<ion as a general system of adjnst
ment, it is very plain and decided. The messuge
recommends adoerence to that system. It does
notadvise amendments, ir any contingency, to
the Fugitive Slave Law as such. Bat only to
wait the demonstraticn of experience for further
action, if any shounld be lound 1o be necessary, to
prevent the law from bheing evaded or abinsed
If *“ evasion or abuse” shonld follow, it would be
no evidence against the law itself; andfur her theip
legislation wonld only be needed when the law
should be found to be ineflicient, or fail to be ex
ecnted as the legislature intended.
This fenture of the message hsa heen viewed
with approbation by the friends of the Union, ae
far atleast as we have discovered; and only those
who are expected as a matter of course 10 look
for continned agitation as a means of accomplish=
ing some less worthy object, have dissented from
the President's doetrine upon this subject or
sought to escape from it by putting an untenable
construction npon his language. To counteract
if prssible the plain words of the message a tele
graphic dispateh purporting te come from W ash
ington was published on Monday in New York,
and on Tuesday in this city, according to which
the Presdent is reported to advise if * imperfec
tions should be fonnd to exist in its proeical oper=
ation, that such amendments should be made as
Justice and prudence should dictate.
lad the P'restdent taken such grounds in his
moessage he would have given great impulse to a
desperate and most mischievous fuction. He
- would have pleased perhnps a majority of Whige
in some of the northern States, but would have
incarred the displeasure of a considerable portion
ofhis own party. and disappointed the hopes of
the people as they rest upon the principles of the
Democratie party,~that party which has hitherto
casried the country so tiumphantly throngh ev
ery emergency in peace and in war, which has
sustained thh true American theory of popular
government in the States, in the territories, and
in the Union,—and to which we be ieve it isgiven
by the merciful Disposer of all human affairs, to
conduct the whole people to that destiny which is
the reward of trnth and fidelity,
The message we think takes the Democratic
ground, as understood atan early date, in declar
ing the powers of the general government to be
only those which have been granted by the Con
stitution; and that they are either enumerated ex
pressly, or necessarily implied in those which are
ennmerated. Butthe declarationby the President
that i cases of donbt Le shall look to judieial de
cisions and to the usage of the government seems
to have been made without adverting to a rule of
the Supreme Court, by which no jurisdiction is
tuken of political questions even when proper 10
decide un issue between party and party on their
docket—beyond this their authority is supposed in
no case to positively extend. If, however, the
President is to be nnderstood as referring to the
con-titutionality oflaws, as the Charter by Con
gress of a United States Bank, or other institnu
tions of the kind, stll we think fue public decision
of the people npon such a question is better un
thor.ty than that of the Court,
Upon the subject of exercising the qualified veo.
to. the President differs from his predecessor very
essentinlly, but we suppose the anti-veto Whigs
will ery, **bravo !that is the true doctrineafter all."”
Respecting internal improvement the views of the
message appear to be far from those entertained by
the Democrats. It was once maintained by some
politicians among the Federalists that the power
10 establish post offices and post roads, anthorized
the making of roads——throughout the conntry by
the general government. And idle as it now ap
pears to evesy one, perhaps there is as much rea=
son for it as there would be for many of those
leading objects contempluted by the message,
which are advocated upon the simple power * o
regulate commerce”. I'here is little davger we thir k
that such a doctrine will obtain many adherents in
Congress. On the tanfl, the President is mo re
moderate in his views, or at least more cautio as,
“The chief objeet,” he says, “iu laying duties on
goods imported is to replenish the treasury.” A und
again, *“a high tariff can never be permauent.’’
And yet again, ** what the manufictorer wants s
uniformity and permanency, that he may feel
confidence that he is not to be ruined by sudden
changes". ‘T'hiese concessions are made to the
Democratie principles; but the duties should Le
specific, nccording 1o the President's views. And
what will be the consequence? Why, thoug iy the
taritl’ remain nominally the same, the percentage
of the duties will go on constantly increasing, just
in proportion to the improvements made in man
ufacturing. It would not be long judging by the
past, before the percentage would be doubled,
and the longer the specific rates remained the samo
the higher in fact would be the duty,
In this way a duty, which at first would be only
a moderate protection by raising not by lowering
the price, would in the end become un actual pro
hibition.
But itas alleged there are frauds on the gov.
ernment under the present system. There may
be, yet how these frauds should exist in the knowl
edge of the Custom House officers, and they not
correct them, needs explanation. The execution
of the present law may require further legi<lative
aid, as one of the clanses in the original bill in
tended to prevent frand from undervaluation by
immediately selling the goods at public auctic n,
was siriken out in 1846 by the opponents of the
law in the Senate. I that clanse should be re
stored to the Uth secuon, competent officers wou Id
be better able to prevent frauds, though that pro
vision would not give the disposition 10 sustain the
law to those who are opposed to the Demoeratic
system.
Notwithstanding the lingeriug attachment to old
Whig measures, already obsolete, thus shown by
the message, there is -such an admisston of the
Democratic prineiple of non intervention and with
such support given to the peace measures which
are the great questions of the day, that we wou'd
notdwell oo much npon points which may not at
present have any practiea! bearing. Indeed the
message has adopted so much of the Democratie
creed that certain W hig printsseem to have feond
it necessary to inform their readers that it is a
Whig messagn,
After all though we would cheerfully accord to
this document, the high merit of being such as the
oceasion requirad on the most imporitant topics
now in agitation, and not donbt that the precions
wards of the President have already had great in
fluence in producing that better spirit. which now
appears to prevail in Washington, still we must
remember they are as yet nothing but words,—
With a ehiel magistrate of snch sentiments at the
head of the nation, the nulhification of the law in
Boston or elsewhere will not we are inclined to
believe any longer be tolerated. 1 the lew should
not be duly enforeed, the present prospect is,
that the whole South will be united, with Virginia
I ns a leader ; and that such measures will be re.
sorted 1o on the part of the disaffected States, us
| (whatever may be the resnlt) will more than any
“other human event tend to abolish those liberties,
civil and religions, which the President jusily pro
nounces to be greater thun have fallen to the lot
of any other nation.
e
| OUR MINISTER AT GUILDHALL.
We notice with humilintion and regret the dis
graceful figure made by Mr, Lawrence, at the in
angural banquet in honor of the Lord Mayor of
| London, which took pince in November. The
| day when the canse of liberty civil or religious
: may be expected to gain anything by fullowing the
' precept of the example of Great Britain, has long
| since departed. Mr. Lawrence appears to have
i been <o smitten with the nobility of London and
| the superiority of English oppression in Church
and State, that he compliments the eitizens of
z London npon their enjoyment of “equal laws"
' and “‘religious liberty”. There are points in
' which London may be ecompared favorably with
other portions of the United Kingdom, but recre
ant to the holy cause of Liberty must that Ameri
can be, who in speaking in behall of his country
( men, declares that the United States have only the
i “wsame laws and the same religion” with the eiti
~zens of London. The improvement made upon
l the English system by the people ot this country l
‘ is so greatand pervading, thut we are under no
~obligation to acknowledge their aristocracy as the
’! foundation of our Demoeracy, or their toleration ,
‘and intolerance as equal to our religious freedom. !
But we have some such toadies in this country it |
is true, and the party that has been led by them |
hus sent one to represent their administration ar !
the Englsh metropolis. Bat Mr. Lawrence uot)
ouly endorses the wealth, the panperism and the ,
crimes of London as a model of society, but he |
goes a step further and presents all his conntry- ’
men as of the Anglo Saxon race, and of the Pro
testant religion. We know ofno right Mr. Law
rence had to repudiate so greata portion of Amer
ican citizens, by invidionsly comparing them in
this manner. It is time that this ery of * Anglo
Saxon” was hushed. We own no such distine
tion. Our proudest appellation is Americans. ==
And worse if possible than this, is his violation of
the spirit if not the letter of the Constitution, in
representing this conntry as having a State relig
ion, or as exclusive in religions concerns. It was
a fit occasion for him to have spoken the truth in
charity, or at least to have avoided misrepresen
tation. We agree with those who think Mr Law
rence unfit for his station on any score, and would
consider it good service to his conntry if the Pres.
Jentshonld recal such an aristocratic minion, in
disgrace. We subjoin the fellowing from the
Dublin Nation :
* The American Ambassador—a diplomate of
very meagre calibre, when compared with his pre
decessors Kverett and Bancroft, and who is un
derstood to have been entrusted with the English
embassy, partly because his large private fortune
enables him to maintain a degree of dignit
which the Republic's salary would not nlfnn{:
but which the Republic’s ministers snppose it nec
es<ary to uphold in England—has we trust, en
dangered his tennre of otfice by his share in the
late ranting match at Guildhall. The idecentin
rolerance of the Whig judges outruges public
-aense, but does not startle us a whit. It is long
since the * civil and religions liberty” of the Whige
hias come to be regarded as a * mockery, a deln
sion, and a snare.” But that the Ambassador of
America should back in with anti Catholic how),
and pander to an Anglo Saxon sapremacy of
faith and government over the wide world, but
particularly in his own conntry, is sorry news to
all friends of the great Western Republic. We
trust it will be dealt with in the wav it merits by
the Union. We hope, at least, to hear of a full
~and free expression of opinion upon the subject.
Since its occurrence. we have spoken with social
enlightened Americans, (Protestants,) who proph.
ecy pretty confidently, that Mr Lawrence will be
properly culled to acconunt for his conduet.
Arrear to tre Dimocracy.~The Boston
Journal says, that it is hoped that the Demoeratie
party in Congress will consider the wante and in=-
terests of the country, and earry out the measures
recommended by the President. Such hopes as
these are much more approoriate and hecoming
than spending time and money so lavishly as the
Whigs have done to fight against the party that is
and must be the party in majority in this country.
Notwithstanding all the predictions of its oppo
nents, the tarifl of 1846 has been the most success
ful mensure for its object that was ever adopted
by Congress. It may have some imperfections,
but what ever they may be, it mnst be lefi to the
Democrats to render it less imperfect. If modi
fied by the Whigs it would probably be rendered
intolerube. There are many good citizens in the
body of that party who have seen every Whig
measure turn out to be worse than a failure, and
who would rather trust to the wisdom and expe
rience of the Democratic party to inanage our pub
lic affuirs. Batitis not the ease with all of them.
Some of them sull eroak over the Mexican war,
the nnmexation of Texas, and even the purchase of
Louisiana. T'he expenses, the deficits in the treas
ury are troubling their quiet and honest souls
Well, such a party is needed for variety if noth
ing else—and to find fault with patriotic measures
in their special voeation.
Jackson, Mississirrt —Both the old parttes
held a Union mecting at this place, on the 18th of
November. Judge Starkey, who presided at the
first Nashviile meeting, was appointed President.
Resolutions were passed to the following effect.
That they acquiesce in the adjusunent, and ven.
erate the Union ; but that certain measures would
Justify resistance. Such as interference by Con.
gress with slavery in the States, or with the trade
in slaves between the States. Abolition of sla
very inthe District of Columbia. Refusal to ad
mit a new State on the ground that it tolerated
slavery. Prohibition of slaveholding in the terri
tories by act of Congress. The repeal or the
negleet by the general government to take care
for the enforcement of the law for the recovery of
fugitive slaves. And that they are in the mean
time opposed to agitation by way of conventions
or otherwise. In remarking upon these resolu.
ttons the Tribune asks, how it would have done
for the North to have threatened resistance incase
Texas should be admitted? The reader will see
that the Tribune's question is answered by one of
those resolutions. T'he Tribune should have said,
if you will not allow us to oppose the admission
of a slaveholding State, to be consistent and equal,
you will not oppose the admission ofa non slave
holding State, Bat we will make some allowance,
the editor of the Tribune seems to be somewhat
disconcerted by the President’s message, about
these days. 4
Mawveasn Revorw Convestion.—The pros.
pect of the neccessary reforms being made by this
convention has been made less favorable by the
ascendency of Whigs in that body. The Demo
cratic members are wll in favor of relorm, and so
ure some of the Whigs. But when they come to
a question, the anti-reform Whigs contrive to "p
-peal to their party for support, und thus obtain a
majority of the votes. Under these circumstances,if
any of the old abuses in which the Whigs have a
distinet interest shall be corrected, we shall be hup
pily disappointed.
Mesans. Foore asn Dowss.<These distin.
guished Senators were received in New York with
great enthusinsm on Mouday by the Union Com
mittee of Safety. Mr. Foote made a patriotie
specch. He declared “hat Mississippi would nest
antomn be strong for the Union; und that 8. Curo
lina would yet repent of her attempt at seeession
Vinaisia Sexaton. <Jamis M. M
heen re elected Senator of s m, ason has
a large majonty, Lo the Old Dominion by
Nonrw Canoviva Lecistarore.~Abill is re
‘ ported as being beforo this body with a title em
| bracing the following objects: Observance of the
Constitution of the United Siates—and of the
rights of the States ;—fur enconragement of Do=
mestie Industry and of Direct Foreign ‘l'rade.
[t proposes after January first 1852 to tax every
person, for merceandize on hand for sale, ten per
cent. Butif he made oath that his merchandi o
was produced in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
Kentueky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi
ana, Arkansas, Toxas, Missouri, or Flordia, or
any foreign country, then so much thereof shall
be exempt from said tax; and he sha!l be taxed
only on the residue, il any. After Junuary first
1%563, every merchant shall be liable to an annuai
tax of one hundred dollars, unless he show hi
f purchases have been made in one or another «
the said slaveholding States. And thatafier thre
i years, ifall these States shall not have passed sim
ilir laws, then exemption shall extend ouly to
such as shall have adopted them. This bill to re
main in force till U. 8. territories shall be open to
the citizens of North Carolina, in the possession
of any kind of properiy now held by them in the
State, and till the law for the delivery of slaves
rhall be faithfully exeented in all the States of the
Union. And that the Governor trausmita copy of
this act to the Governor of enchofthe States before
named, to be laid before the legislature ofthe -ame in
the hope that each of eaid States will puss a similar
law. ‘The purpose and terms of this bill will show
to business men. more clearly perhaps than any
deseription we could give, the staie of feeling in
the South, and even in that most prudeut and
least excitable region where they nre now under
consideration. Every proper means shionld be im
mediately employed to calm this iiritation, and
farther provoeations will be avoided by all consid
erate pcople who have anything at stuke in our
intercourse with the South.
! Necessity or Viainance.—lt appears to be
~apprehended by the London correspondent of the
N. Y. Herald, that there isa design npon Switzers
lind entertained in all these movements of the
three powers ostensibly relating to Hesse Cassel.
He give the treaty of the Holy Alliance, so called,
between Austria, Russia and Prossia, and -uspects
them still to be acting in concert for the extirpa
tion of demoeratic republicanism from Furope.
And what next? Why, the United States will be
their immediate object of attack. It is even now
supposed that those powers are agreed to sever
the American Uunion if possible; and if not. to
make a combined opposition to their independence
and freedom,—looking upon them, as the despot.
ism of Europe undonbtedly does, as the greatest
vnisances npon the earth. Perhaps a crown is
promised to Napoleon, and the repossession of the
Mississippi valley by France. New England may
be offered 10 Old England ; the Middle States to
the Germans; Florida, Texas and California to
Spain; and the Southern States to the Emperor
of Russia as the lion's share, to be disposed of ac
cording to the advice ol Nesselrode. Let the
whites look out for themselves. T'he negro’s con.
dition thongh bad may soon be better than theirs.
His wasters are better than these of Europe, and
European slavery may be found to be worse than
African.
Portrarr or Asvrew Jackson :—* History
records few instances of more adamantine will
and inflexibility of purpose, than characterized
Andrew Juckson. Napoleon himself had no
greater nor more intuitive knowledge ol man, or
more far reaching sagacity. What he willed, he
accomphshed: his mind never faliered, and his
person never changed.
He was got up on the statuesque model of a
hero of Plutarch. His qualities were all clearly
and boldly defined: but without extravagance or
detormity. There was nothing common place in
his character. He acted and spake with the fresh
nessand powerof genins. He dared everything ;
yet to his daunt'ess nature there was added a
hanghtiness of spint that withheld him from strife,
He vushed to lus purpose like a torrent from the
mountain; no obstacle could retard his econrse,
nor opposition restrain his impetoosity, The fiery
vehemence of his will swept everything before it,
Men gazed at its resistless eareer, and gave way,
overcome with apprehension. To oppose him
was to encounter destiny,
Such a determined will and fearless nature,
with attendant power, wanted but directton to ac
complish miracles of good.”" —March’'s Reminiscen
ses of Congress.
The N- Y. Conrier says—
*“ We are no apologists for slavery but we have
no patience with those who are unable or unwil
ling to draw the distinction between the institntion
and its consequences. We hold slavery to be a
curse to the conntry or State which toleratea i
but we deny that itis at war with the law of God,
or that it is necessarily an evil to the slave him
self. We have seen slavery as it exists in our
southern States, and we have examined into and
witnessed the condition of the laboring classes in
Great Britain and on the continent; and we have
not the slightest hesitation in saying, that notwith.
standing the occasional cases of hardship, there
exists not on the face of God's earth. except in
our northern States a laboring population so well
off—so happy and contented ; or a population so
wellcaredforinhealth, sickness and old age—as the
slave population of the United States.”
A Frigso or e Usion.—* Oh don't do that
tll Tam dend.”—"T'he Atlanta (Ga.) Kepublic soys :
‘* On the day of the meeting of the secessionista
at Kingston, a Revolutionary soldier retnrned to
his residence in Cobb county, on the railroad,
though his eyes were 8o dim that he could not
very well see him He was tlold they were trying
to get the people to dissolve or secede from the
Union. ‘Vhereupnn he drooped his withered
face, and seemed to be in deep distress for one or
two winutes ; after which he raised np his head,
and with a faltering voice said, "UL. don’t do
that till T am dead! While he uttered these words,
the large tears chased each other dJown his way
worn cheeks. He was told that a great number
of men wonld try to prevent them, to which he
replied, “Don’t let thew do that tll I amdead "
Mai. Rowsxry —Thomas M. Mitchell, post=
master at West Fowler, St. Lawrence Co. N. Y.
was commited on the 9th for want of $3OOO bail,
nnder charge of robbing the United States mail.
So says the Telegraph 1o the Boston Journal.
Bostox Ciry Evkcrion.—~Mr. Bigelow's ma-
Joriy over all others, is 2426, and was last year
370. The Aldermen on the regular Whig tick
et were all elected.
Cuarrrstoy Ciry Evkcrion.—Richard Froth
ingham (Demoerat) was elected Mayor by 169
majority. 2
Miexico —Arista has been elected. it appenrs,
President of Mexieo over his competitors. Thir
teen of the twenty states voted for him.
Dxmocratic Review.—The December num
ber, which js received at Whitney's contains the
following aticles : Jamaice in 1850 : or the Effecs
of Sixteen Years of Freedom on a Slave Colony;
Sceret Histories and Mysterions Men: The High.
er Law ; Valdez: orthe Lord. the Alehvmist, and
the Poisoner ; The Late FElection—New York
Polines ; Military Rank ; Pacific Ruil Road : Life
und Writings of Edgar Allan Poe: Politieal Por
traits with Pen and Pencil<Hon. Alexander W,
Buel, of Michigan ; Financial and Commereial
Review; Notices of New Books.
New Wonrkse.<Mr. Leland has received a new
musical work entitled “The Duleimer” —which is
avery fine collection of sacred music He has
also received another new work. called *T'he Chor
ns Glee Book,” containing choice selections of
glees. &e., making it one of the best things of the
kind we have ever seen. Both of them are pub
lished by J. B. Woodbury, and have already be
come very popalar.
Nortu Britisw Review.—Leonard Seont &
Co's, reprint of this valnable English periodical,
for November, is issued and may be had at G, 11,
Wlhitney's.
THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
SECOND SKsSjON,
Mosxvay December 9,
EiSesare.~Mesers. Yulee, Borlund and Gwin
| appeared und took their geats,
’ The Chair presented & communication from the
| Hone Departinent aoelosing (be annual report of
[the Conmnssioner of Lind othice wnd pensions, also
[reportof Second Compriollr of vp) ro rviat ons for
expenditure of Hoone Departient or the past year,
Ocdered o e prin od and reterred.
' Mr Butler gave notice of o bill to i drmnify
peoplc of South Carolina tor ndvanees ol money to
governov nt on weccunt of Fiondawar
A bull for relief of John McGaw, of New York,
was taken up and passed, b
A bill granting lands tor the benefit of indigent
insane, reported on the recommendation of Miss
Dix, was made the speeial order for Wednesday
week
' A bill to distribate dieivions of Supreme Court
amony the several States and Territories was teken
Lop, nod on motion laid upon the table—yeas 24,
‘ nu%lu 19.
’ r. Gwin woved to take up the California bill,
Lost.
| The calendar was then taken up, and two pri
vate bills puseed
l The chair laid before the Senate a messnge
from the President, inclosing a communic: tian
! from the Mexican Minister, relating to incur-ions
of Indians vpon Mexican citizens. and asking that
' the provision of the eleventh article o he treaty
| be earried out
On motion it was referred to the committee on
[ mihitary o flarres,
The Senate then went into execalive session
and adjourned.
Hovase ==The standing committees have ! een ane
nounced, and are nearly the same as last session,
’ Henry A, Bullard, 0! Lousiana, elected in Me,
| Conrad's place. was introduced and qualificd.
l On motion of Mr Bayly, the House went into
committee of the whole on the state of the Union,
{ Mr. Boyd in the chuir
[ Mr. Bayly offcred a resolution referring the
several parts of the President’s message to appro
priate committees’
Mr Gildings offered an amendment that so
- much of the message as related to our domestic pol
ey be referred to the Judiziary committce.
} The amendment of Mr. Giddings was voted
Jdown.
' The resolution referring branches of the mes—
| #age was concurred in.
An incflectual attempt was made byMr Schenck
to offcr a resolution instructing the Committee of
Ways and Means to report a bill for fiting out the
| U S.ship Pennsylvania for the World's Exhibi
tion &e.
Adjourncd.
—— .
FROM THE JOUKYAL,
CITY COUNCIL,
Monpay EveniNa, December 9
Samuel G. Arnold, as Secretary of the Trus«ees of the
' Reform Sehool, presented a ¢le of By-Lews adopted by
that body. for the government of the School. which were
approved and adopred,
The sum of §lOOO was appropriated for the support f
Public Bridces
Communication from the City Treasurer. stating tha he
had issued notes. from September to December, 1850, lor
the sum of 8 '5 000. and had pard notes during the same pe
riod. is ned by th Chry, for 858,18 02,
Commu ieation om the Collecior of Taxea, staning that
I. C, Fato: youe of the Guardians of Amasa Mason. de
clines pavine the tax awessed gaiust him on personal
properiy in 1850, for the rearon that at caid tme said Mason
was a resident [ North Providence; which communicatinn
was referred (o the Commitiee on Finauce, with power at
their discrenion to employ eoun ¢
Petithons of Alexander Dunesnand J. W Tivbite, for lih
erty 1o remove certain wooden butldings, were read and
granted.
The City Treasnrer was directed 1o pay a certain bill. fop
excavating mud iroin Dorrince s'reet dock. when certified
by the Commitee on lichways aod avdited by the City
Anditor, and chares the ame to the appropriatlon made n
Angnst lact, of §7°o, tor the poros of buildig a bulk
head at the foot of Dorrance street, and excavating the
mud i eaid dock
Communication from his honor the Mayor., stating that a
petinon nuinerously signed. was presented 1o the Board of
Aldermen. requesting that the number of puhlic watehmen
may be mcrea-ed; which szommunica ton was referred o
the Joint Commit'ee on Police and the President of (he
Common Council, with his honor the Masor, with direc.
tons to Inquire whether any change in the Police system
ought to be made, and o report at the next meeting of the
Corunerll
Messrs. Mayor, Anthony, J. Manchester and S, B. Dur.
fee, with such asthe Hoard of Aldermen may add. were ap
pointed a committee 10 ascertain the va'ue and extent of
the water power created by the erection of a dam at the
outlet of the cove, with authorry to cinploy a competent
engineer for that purpose, 1t th 'y decm it expedient
The Surveyor of Highways, uider the atvice ard direes
tHon of the Board of Ald rmen, was authorized (0 expend
the sum of 1000, (being amount - eeived irom Khode ls
land Bleach and Cambric Worka lor sale of land) n fme
proving the Hospital Park.
Anardinance was pasced. prohibiting, under a penalty of
82, any person from deposiang fire wood, timb.y sone, or
burlding materiale, on the Dexter Traloing Grood,
Petiion of Geo. Kendall and others, reque-ting that Page
strect may be paved, was receiven an ! relerred to the Com
mittee on Highways,
Communication from the Sehon! Committes, requesting
that an Lotermediate and Primary School mas be estabiioh.
ed in Ward No. 1, was recerved and referred 1o the Come
mittee on Public Schools
The salary of the Assistant Superintenden of the Reform
School was fixed at 20 per nonth, aad for the Maron in
the same at 83 per week in ddvion to there board
The monthly report of the Surveyor of Highwaye wae
precented, read and referred to the Vicance Commiitee with
directions for them to inquire whether the said report s 1n
conformity with the resolution passed some time sine y die
recting «ald Suiveyor to make monthly rep ra,
His Honor the )&yur, with Messis Carpenier. Paine and
Grinnell, were :wpomml a commiitee (0 cunfer with the
Providence and Worcester Kailroad Co npany in their ape
pheation tothe General Assembly for a change inthe time
of holding theirannial meeting, and tor locating a portion
of their road from their freicht to their passenger depot.
The Commirtee on lighways were Istracted to inquira
into tie expediency o vavinz the guiters of Lockwood
street, betwesn Plane and Hospital stieets
IN CONVENTION~Sundry prrani s were elected mems
bers of th: What Cheer and Ocean Fire Engi e Companies.
IN COMMON COUNCIL<The proceedings of l‘)e last
meening were read andapproved
The monthly statement of t' e ity Treasurer was pre.
sented, read and referied 1o the Cominittee on Finance
Petition of Edward Luther. Jr, staiing that he was in -
jured at the fire onhe 30:h October last and asking for res
lief. which was read and referred wo the Committee on Fire
Department,
A resolution, directing the City Treasurer to purchase a
lot of land «n Angell street, direct!y east of the school hou<e
lot, corner of Angell and Pro<pect sirects, provided the
same can be purchased for the sum of 2405 also, a lotof
land eorner of Benefit and Halsey stre ts, at a sum not ex
cerdiig 81200, was lost by a vote of 9to 10
The Conmon Council adjourned 1o Monday evening, Dec.
23d, at 7 o'clock.
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fMarried.
In Newport, 4th inst., Mr. Garo~xen Ssirn, Jr., to Miss
Anny Avuan, danghter of John J. Allan, nll of that town.
In Westerly, Ist inst., Mr. James N. Urler, of Newport,
to Mrs. CeLina A, Cuace, of Waeste. ly,
In Stonington, 4th inst., Mr Garoser Lutuer to Mrs,
Beruian J. Boare, both of this city.
In Bristol, 4th inst. Mr. Fraxcrs M. Enxnts to Miss Sa
aan M. Drownw, both of that place.
Died,
In this clt&. Bth inst., Hanmier F., oldest daughter of
Henry and Mary Bowes, aged 7 years and 4 months.
On the Bth inst., Amos ‘l'. Loomi#, in the 20ih year of
his age.
~ Funeral will take plice this ‘\\'mhm-dny) afternoon, at
2o’clock, at the Broad street Tab srnacle. :
In Johnston, on the Gth inst., Mr. Isaac Wixson, Jr., in
the 25th year of his age.
In North Providence, 6th inst., after a short illness,
Bexsamin F, Latnaw, i-l-q., Counsellor at Law, aged 28
years.
In Cranston, 7th inst , after a protracted illness, Dr.
Awmos Corring, in the 77th yoar of his age.
Funeral will take place from the residence of his son-in
law, Dr. J. W, Olney, this day, (Wednesday) at ' 20’clock.
Relatives and friend s are invited to attend. At
In Warren, Ist inst., Miss Weartuy A, Bunr, daughter
of(.‘lut. Alvan Buit, in the 34th year of her age.
In Bristol, 24 inst., Mr. Axprew GaLLAGHER, seaman,
aged 34, ¥ g
In Newport, 3d inst., very suddenly, Capt. *¥u. Puice,
aged 50, —Mr. SBamugL Frooxen, in the 7#th year of his
age.
At Scitnate, R. I, Nov, 25, Many W, Axaere, eldest
daughter of Otis N. and Almira Angell, aged 17 yeurs, 11
months and 27 days
About nine months hefore her death sh> embraced the
religion of Jesus, which she seemed never to lose sight of
during her painful and protracted illness, which she bore
with the mst exemplary patience aad resignation. Her
*pirit was meek and childlike, her joy in the Lord wae
strong and abiding, her death was peacelful and Ml’p{-
:ho :u left a large circle of friends to mourn her early
eath.
Thus laid in the earth, but her hright spirit soars
To the region= of bliss from these sorrow (il shores.
Bhe moved in her henuty, an angel while here,
And we see she was formed for a happier sphere.
Oh ! sad are the sighs for her ahsence we heave,
And sad are on tears, thongh "ts fruitles«< to grieve,
Yet unt lhum"lu the dark mists of sorrew we trust,
In fancy our Mary still smiling on us,
Wherever we go, there no object we trace
Can tear from our minds her love | form or her face,
Nor time can our souls in forgettulness steep
H rdream wafted imnge st smiles on our sleep.
In nights ealm and clear, "mid the hight orbs we iry
T'o trace her blest home in the beautiful sky.
And we gaze on some star Ul in fancy we trust,
Her far shining spirit stall similing on us,
In New Loadon,Conn., sth inst.,, MissSormia D, Peex ,
in the 424 year of her nge.
In Attleborongh, 2d inst.,, Mre. Navcry Tuckgn, dangh.
ver of Mr. Asa Allen, in the «sth year of her age.
In West Wrentham, 15t inst, of consumption, Mis« \pg-
Liza, eld st daughter of George GLirant, L‘l.. nthe 2ist
year of her nge.
In Charleston, 8. C, 18th ult, Capt, W, Suirn,of
Middietown, R 1., Master of the brig Ellen Hayden, of
Newport, aged 19.
In Sacramento City, Oct 28, J. H. Howrann, of Rhode
[sland, aged 24,
In San Francisco in October, of cholera, Geo, Browx,
of this State, aged 30,
Lot uverboard from sehr. A, C. Totton 20th ult,, onthe
passage from Hoston for Green Turtle Keys, Gro. An
awony, of Newport, mate.