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The Japan Expedition. The United States sleam frigate Mississippi .•sailed on Saturday the 23rd ult., from New York for Annapolis, previous to her final departure for Japan. She carries'Commodore Perry’s flag, and , ;at Annapolis will true the Commodore on board, :and sail for Japatv,in company with the Princeton. ■ The Mississippi has on board o7n souls; 291 sail ors. 43 mariners, and 39 officers, all of which arc in excellent health and spirits. It is probable that the squadron will rendezvous •fct fiong Kong, and thence proceeed to Japan.— The Mississippi, it is said will touch at Maderhv. . "St. Helena, and Cape ot Good Hope, on !ior way to Canton. . The New York Tribune, in an article on the J expedition to Japan says : .... ••The areat interest which tho expedition lias j excited in Europe, and especially in Holland, has j led to a formal discussion of the matter in the pop ular branch of the Dutch Parliament. The <5itv- j eminent were called upon to state what hid been ♦ht* results of its efforts made in tho year 1814 to induce Japan to adopt a more liberal policy; wheth er the Dutch Minister at Washington had been di rected. in 1831. at the request of the Jftpauese Government, and in its behalf, to declare that the exclusive system was merely conformable to its ancient taws, and to palliate the same ; whether tl»r mediation of Holland between the United States and Japan at present would not be hurtful to its own interests; and whether any favorable re sult would be expected therefrom.” The entire debate, with the detailed answer which the Minister of the Colonies returned to these interpellations, is given at length ill the Dutch papers. . ••The Minister it seems, (we quote the Iri bune.) does not speak in very sanguine terms of <the result to be anticipated. It is not lo be ex pected, he remaaks very justly, that a Govern ment like that of Japan^e pa rated as it is from the wortd, and following its own prejudices with rigid consequence, should be easily induced all at once *to depart from its habitual course. Nor is it to be v^>nied that it must be exceedingly difficult to bring such a Government to the insight that what it is now asked to grant as a favor it must some time be compelled to concede as a matter ol necessity. Still we may confidently expect that the present attempt will have no inconsiderable influence in expediting the day when the Japanese nation will finally bo induced" to throw down the barriers and take its place as a member of the family of univer sal humanity.” From South America.—Tho following letter will show that Earthquakes and Civil Wars arc not all tho calamities they have to provide against in that quarter of the world. Diseases incidental to our own climate, als> find their way there, as will be seen by the remedy they seek for protec tion. To Dr. J. C. Ayer, &.c. Valparaiso, Chili. *S.July 20. 1848. Dear SirWe have the pleasure to report on your shipment of Cherry Pectoral to our house, the Whole quantity sold, and a pressing demand for more, which must await the arrival of further sup tplies. Its success in curing diseases of the lungs, inui its consequent notoriety, has excelled any medi .cine ever used in this country. Most ot our rente dies here are imported from England, and some of them are rich and valuable; hut no product of med ical skill from that or any other quarter has ever won so fully the confidence of our population as thus beautiful preparation of yours. The article has attracted particular attention a mong our most distinguished citizens, from the fact that "General Bnines, President of the Republic, and the highest officer in the State, was cured of a severe and dangerous affection ot the lungs, by its use. He allows us to send his name, and wish es to add the acknowledgements of gratitude for his relief. We have the honor to be, sir, Very respectfully. Your obedient servant, Carlos Alvarez &. Co. Singular Method of Finding Drowned Persons.—-The late London pipers relate that on Saturday, the 20th ult., an agricultural laborer, named Solomon Dunford, lett the Crown public house, opposite the Fountain Hotel, West Cowes, Isle of Wight, lor a lew moments, leaving his basket and"a pint of beer, partly drunk, but did not return. On Monday ot next week, at nootiA the body was discovered in the water, near the Fountain Quay. The features did not present the same appearance as is usual in drowned per ■8)113, the face being entirely black. A “novel pro ■cess’’was used for the recovery of the body by one of the oast-guard. Oa Friday morning tho cir caourttnee being made known to him, ho assured the bystanders that if the party was drowned in the neighborhood he would discover the body by means of a "new loaf of bread, in winch should buj deposited three ounces of quicksilver, when the loaf would float till it rested over where the body migbt lay.” However extraordinary it may ap l>ear, the experiment was tried, and on the loat booming stationary,a boathook was put overboard beneath it, and brought up the body. The man states that this is the Iburtli instance in which the experiment has been tried by hint with suc cess. Five Children in Eleven Months.—A gen tleman informs us that a lady residing near him presented her husband with three children at one birth a year ago, and as her landlord was a whole souled gentleniau, he gave tho lady fifty dollars as an acknowledgment of her superior skill iu house hold affairs—telling her at the same time that if ■she would perform that feat again, he would give her a farm. With an eye probably on the farm, in just elev en months from the day that the three were born she produced a pair of twins. The landlord said that she had failed to win the farm, but the intention no doubt being fair, the at tempt was worth piying for, and he therefore pre sented her with one hundred dollars. That’s what he called a valuable wife, bringing her husband in five children and one hundred and fifty dollars in eleven months. Who can beat the above ?—JVbrfolk jYcies. OO* A piece of romantic rascality lately transpir ed at Taylor’s Springs, Lauderdale County, (Al abama.) ' About a year ago, a man calling himself Anderson, a gay and elegant Lothario in appear ance and manners, located there as a school teach er, and s'ton married a young lady ot respectable family. Not long since, however, a gentleman and lady, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, visited the place, and recognized, in the handsome teach er and happy bridegroom, a man named Hendcr eon, who had a wife and three children living at Baton Rouge. Tho intellectual and fascinating bigamist that night stoic a neighbor’s horse and sloped to parts unknown. Important Movement Concerning IIayti. It is stated that two American gentlemen, officers of the army of the Dominican republic, in the Is land of IIayti, have made arrangements with cer tain parties in the United States for the purchase of a steamer,iu which they propose to take a large number of emigrants to Dominica. Eight hundred men, it is said, have already enlisted for coloniza tion among tho Dominicans, the terms offered be in"- highly advantageous to men ofeuterpri.se and intelligence. _ Qry. The N. Y. Express states as a singular fact that Mr. Benton, Gen. Cass, Mr.Van Buren, Mr. Webster and Mr. Calhoun were all born within the same twelvemonth, and would now, if living, bo all in their seventv-first year. It must also be regarded as a remarkable coincidence that all these gentlemen havo beau candidates for the Presiden cy all have come very near success, and all, with the exception of Mr. Van Buren, have been dis appointed. Census of Canada.—The census returns just laid before the Legislature, show that the popula tion of Lower Canada, is 890,2*51, while that of Upper Canada, is 952,004. The number of per s.«,s occupying land in both Provinces *s 94JV, and the number of acres held by these is 17,JM, 148 The number of bushels of wheat produced last'year was 15,7(58,720, upwards of twelve mil lions of bushels of winch were produced in L PPcr Canada. CD- A Parisian milliner has taken out a patent for a leather bonnet, a new and extremely elegant article, says the Court Journal. The leather is exceedingly thin and delicately enamelled, and is drawn over the frame in the same manner as silk or velvet. It has tho advantage of being water proof. (£y Thomas Francis Meagher has accepted the pjst ofLiout Colonel of the Irish Regiment known as the “Long Island Irish Volunteers.” compris ing the Irish Volunteer Companies of Brooklyn and Williamsburg, New York. THE STAUNTON SPECTATOR. i WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 185&. The Canvass Over. Our day of publication is, this week, a very in convenient one to us in some respects. We go to press in the midst of the Presidential election, and of course can give no account ot the voting even at our town precincts. The result ot the election throughout the United States will probably be known before another paper is issued, and in that event we will if practicable impart the news to those who despond upon us for information in ad vance of our regular publication. We have, more- j over, experienced some difficulty in making up the 1 present paper, owing to the fact that our exchang es have up to the last moment been almost exclu- | sivcly devoted to the publication of political arti- j cles. Hereafter, the newspapers being relieved of the heavy pressure of that kind of matter, their contents will be more miscellaneous and doubtless more interesting to a majority of readers. lu reviewing our course during the canvass which is now over, we find nothing to retract and j nothing for which to a|»ologiso. \\ e have advo ! cated the election of General Scott with zeal and j all our ability, because we believed that his eleva tion to the Presidency would promote the best in terests of the country. At the same time we have published nothing to the prejudice of our opponents or their candidate that we did not believe to be strictly true, or which if ascertained to be false we did not promptly retract. So far as wc have ob served the Whig press generally have pursued j the same course. We arc sorry to say the same fairness has not been observed by the other party. W e can count up no less than seven distinct false hoods—total fabrications or gross perversions—* which were published by Democratic papers to injure Scott or advance Pierce and which wefe not only never retracted but re-published after they were proved to be untrue. T« so great an extent lias this system been carried that this has appro priately been styled the “Canvass of frauds.’' But the canvass is over, and the result though unknown is nevertheless settled and fixed. Who I ever may prove to be elected,it becomes all good citi zens to acquiesce, and to give the now administra ! tion an impartial trial—toapproveall itsacts which i are wise and patriotic, and to censure only those I which are wrong. The Webster Party. The Webster executive committee of Boston | held a meeting on the 2tith ult., to decide what ! course the party should pursue. A proposition was 1 made to withdraw the ticket and advise their friends to stay at home and consecrate the day of election “as one of mourning for the national loss.” The proposition was finally withdrawn and the committee left to proceed as if Mr. Webster was living. The Southern Recorder of Milledgeville, Georgia, a Webster paper, in it3 iasne of the 2(5th, advised its party in that State to substitute the name of Mr. Fillmore for that of Mr. Webster on their ticket. It is curious to observe how the Democracy, in regions where anything was to be made by it, ' have thrust themselves in as chief mourners at the death of the illustrious statesman. One Democrat ic gathering and another has made respectful allu sion to the deceased, and the telegraph announced , some days ago that General Pierce would attend ' the funeral—all this to conciliate the Webster [men and gain their votes. Members of the party have falsely accused the Whigs of seeking to kill off Mr. Webster to get him out of the way of Scott, but they have taken care to step in at the ; nick of time, “to reap the full reward of his dy : fog-” L —-— American YY hig Review.—YY c have receiv | oil from the Publisher, Mr. Champion Bissei.l, j the November number of this valuable Magazine. ! The contents are as follows:—Portrait ot Hon. Truman Smith, United States Senator from Con necticut; Franklin Pierce: 1 Ii-s Qualifications for, and Pretensions to, the Presidency ; Natural Reli gion; The Debate in the U. S. Senate on Ton nage Duties; Hawthorne’s Blithedalc Romance; National Currency; A Reminiscence oi the Isth mus; The Prospect; Pierre, or the Ambiguities; Sketches of a Campaign in Coahuila; The Amer ican Y’intager’s Song ; Scott and his Assailants; General Review ; Congressional Summary; Crit ical Notices.—Terms $3 in advance. sons of Temperance. The following are the officers of the Grand Di vision of tho Sons of Temperance of Virginia, e ; lected at their hate annual meeting at Lynchburg, fur the ensuing year: Rev. John Long, of Lynchburg, G. W. P.; Col. Benj. P. Walker, of Appomattox, G. \V. A.; T. J. Evans, of Richmond, G. S.; O. F. Weisager, of Richmond, G. T.; S. Kcrchival Taylor, of Staunton, Grand Conductor; VN m. T. Lutz, of Augusta. Grand Sentinel; Wm.Meredith, of Buck ' Ingham, Grand Chaplain ; Rev. Jacob D. Mitch ell, of Lynchburg, P. G. W. P. Gsj* An article in reference to the expedition to Japan, which is now about to sail, may be found in another column. The objects of the expedition are entirely pacific—to establish friendly commer cial relations with the Empire of Japan Sic.—but it is not improbable that something like war with that distant and singular people will ensue. Should they treat our overtures with contempt it will hardly comport with our national dignity to turn back without accomplishing anything. Pkesbytv.kiw Synod.-—The Winchester Re publican of the 29th ultimo, says— The State Synod of the Old School Presbyteri an Church in Virginia adjourned on Saturday eve ning last, after an interesting session of four days. Among the business transacted, a resolution was a doptecT, respectfully asking the Governor of the State to appoint a day of general thanksgiving.— The next annual meeting of the Synod will beheld in College Church, Prince Edward County, in October 1853. Harper's Magazine. We have received the November number of this publication, from Mr. R. Cowan, Bookseller, of this place. It is rich as usual in its literary de partment, and richer than any other number we have seen in elegant engravings. SJcj- The Central Scott Club of this county held a final meeting at tho Court-house on Saturday j night last, and Col. Baldwin, the Whig Elector, i delivered one of the ablest speeches we have had the pleasure of hearing since the canvass open ed. A Hank Note Was dropped in this office on last Monday week_the 1st day of the October Court—which the owner cun have by application and proper iden tification. _ _ Large Beets.—Our lriund Mr. John S. Gib I SON has left with us three common red beets weigh j mg each about 85 pounds and measuring about ~lj 1 inches in circumference. Louis Napoleon. The rccont news from France represents that Louis Napoleon, the Prince ^President, has at hist nearly thrown off all disguise and announced his intention to declare the Empire with himself as chief. At the latest dates he was on a tour through the South of France, for the professed ob ject of becoming acquainted with the country, “and to ascertain the real wants of the people.” Ilis true object, undoubtedly, is to ascertain the feel ings and wishes of the people in reference to him self. Every where his reception has been appa rently most cordial; but the officials of Govern ment have been active in getting up the public demonstrations, and it is impossible to tell wheth er the people have been influenced by love or by fear in their exhibitions of enthusiasm. It is not improbable, however, that, tired of the anarchy which has attended every attempt to establish a Republic, they are willing to accept any Govern ment which promises peace and security for life and property. At Bordeaux, Napoleon was toasted by the President of the Chamber of Commerce, and ac cepted-, “with eagerness,” the opportunity to make a regular stump speech, in which he plainly ihdr cated his purposes. “A nation,” he said, “surrounds me with its sympathies, because I no not belong to the family of Idealogists. To promote the welfare of the country it is not necessary to apply new systems, hut the chief point above all is to produce confi dence in the present and security for the future.— For these reasons it keCrtis Franeedesirek to return to the Empire. [‘Yes, yes,’ and prolonged ap plause with cries of'Vive l’Emperebr.’]” He then went oh Vo hiaktt knowrt what would be the policy of the new Government. He said— “There is one objection to which I must reply. Certain minds shem to entertain a dread of war.— Certain persons say the empire b ill only be a state of war; hut I say the Empire is peace. [Great sensation.] For France desires it, and when France is satisfied the world is tranquil. [These words, uttered in a firm voice and with a strong emphasis, produced a magical effect, and enthusi astic ‘bravos’ were iicard on all sides.] * * * “I wish to restore to religion, morality and opu lence, that still numerous part of the population which though in the bosom of the most fertilecoun try in the world, can scarcely obtain the common necessaries of life. [Sansetion.] “We have an immense wasteof territory to cul tivate, roads to open, ports to dig, rivers to render navigable, a sySlem of railroads to complete. We have opposite to Marseilles a vast kingdom which we must assimilate to France. We have to bring all our great Western ports into connection Vvitn the American confident by the rapidity of commu nication which we still want, and* lastly* we have ruins to restore—false gods to overthrow. Truths will he made triumphant. [Prolonged applause.] This is the sense which I attach to empire—if em pire is to he restored. [Cries of Vive l’Empereur. ] Such are the conquests which I contemplate, and alt you who surround me, and who like me, desire your country’s welfare, you arc my soldiers.”— [Yes, yes, and prolonged applause,] Ilo was to return to Paris on the lGth ultimo, where the most extensive preparations were in progress to receive him in imperial style. The Mayor of the town of Scyres had already officially declared him Emperor. While Louis Napoleon has been thus busy in procuring, as if from the people, the title and office i of Emperor, he has not neglected every mean to | strengthen himself in the new position. He keeps his army in Italy for the ostensible purpose of pro tecting the Pope against his subjects, hut for the real purpose of retaining the Pope under his influence. Ho desires, it is said, to be ctowned Emperor by the head of the Church, that the sanction of reli gion may make up, in the popular estimation, for his want of hereditary right. The Pope, afraid of offending Austria and other “legitimate” powers by complying with the wishes of Napoleon, and | yet not daring to refuse, endeavored to escape from the dilemma, by flying from Rome to Naples.— The French, becoming aware of his design, with characteristic politeness, tendered an “escort of honour,” and thus retained the Holy bather in their power. So the matter stood at the latest dates—the next arrival will probably inform us of the finale. The London correspondent of the Now York Commercial Advertiser gives a rather different ver sion of the affair with the Pope. From his ac count it would seem that the “absolutists” are not opposed to Louts Napoleon’s wishes in refer ence to his coronation. In a letter dated the 12th ult., he says— “The entry of Louis Napoleon into Paris is fix ed for Saturday next the lbth of October, instead of Sunday the 17th, as had at one time been in tended. Whether lie will return as Emperor seems to he still a question, hut there can he little proba bility that he will assume that title without a pop ular vote, so that it may ho duly legalized. Ac cording to some accounts, however, the continen tal absolutists huve represented to him that while they would not object to his assumption of the Im perial dignity of Ins own will, they would he de cidedly averse to the example of his professing to make it depend upon the people. The repetition of this practice, they are represented to say is cal culated to spread an opinion throughout Europe that a form of Government can he created or alter ed by a nation at pleasure; and they consider that any toleration of such a doctrine on their part would he extremely dangerous. “Ifsueh representations have actually been made, they may induce him to dispense with another di | red appeal to the people, and to satisfy himself with the sanction that might lie attained by a cor onation at the hands of tiie Pope. In any oilier case it is hardly likely that the popular election will he dispensed with. “Meanwhile, the Tuileries are being fitted up with regal splendor, and imperial liveries have been ordered, as well as services of plate and chi na with the Imperial crown. The probabilities with regard to the Pope’s officiating at the corona tion ariTnot yet known, but the harmony between the priests and the President is increasing every day. During the past week the clergy in one dis trict revived^ the practice of carrying the host in public procession to a dying person. This had never previously taken place since the days of Charles the Tenth, hut the populace seemed de lighted, and the soldiers all prostrated themselves, and then sent a guard to accompany the sacred band.” _ fcr The editors of the National Intelligencer in their paper of the 28th ult., say “Through a life-long experience as conductors of this journal, we must say that we havonc\er seen the public press so degraded as it has been within the last thirty or forty days, by the propa gation of the most shameless falsehoods, in regard not only to the Whig candidate for the Presidency, but to the existing Administration of the Govern ment which, instead of being subjected to the vil lanous aspersions cast upon it, deserves from every good citizen the most hearty thanks and commen dation for itsloyalty to the Constitution, the Laws, and the faith of Treaties, and the exertions which it has made and is making to sustarn them all in full vigor.” Free Democracy in \ iuginia.—W e have received a pamphlet containing the proceedings ot a meeting held in Shenandoah,at which resolutions were adopted in favor of Free-Soil.and an Electo ral ticket framed in this State for Hale and Julian. A permanent Club to advocate Eree-Soil and Iiigh er-Law doctrines was also organized, of which Geo. Rye was elected President, David Holtle, V ice President; T. Ewing, Secretary; and D. 11. Fravel, Treasu rer. Wo know nothing of the persons who compose the meeting, or the ticket. But they profess to he Democrats—and they talk very boldly of the feats they intend to achieve.—Richmond IVlug oj the \st inst. Late Season.—The season this year has been unusually late, and in consequence the flv has done some injury to the growing wheat in this county* We were shown lately several half grown plumbs, the second crop of the year. {jCh The debt of Richmond amounts to one mil lion two hundred thousand dollars, The Crescent City Affair. The Republic states that the Cabinet at Wash | ington liave taken firm and strong ground in oppo sition to the treatment of the steamer Crescent City by the Captain General of Cuba, and that it. will no doubt be followed by a speedy redress of the wrong complained of. The question involved in tho case, seem to us rather complicated and dif ficult. It has been much discussed in the newspa pers, which have differed widely in their views. Some highly respectable journals have expressed the opinion that the Spanish authorities acted as they had a perfect right to act, and that our Gov ernment 1ms no right to complain or interfere.— In this opinion tve have not been able to con cur. \Y ith little or no knowledge of international law, common sense teaches us that Spain has the right to exclude from her territory any citizen of a foreign country, who is dangerous or obnoxious to her ; but when she undertakes to regard and treat every individual, and even the public mails, con veyed in the same ship with such person,as taint ed by the contact and association, it seems to be carrying the matter a little too far. She indeed has th6 Abstract right to do so,as she has the right to 'ekclUde all our vessels from her ports, but by virtiie of the act. we should think, all friendly re lations between the two countries would be ter minated. The Crescent City lias gone back to Havana) without Lieut. Pouter, lie having been transfer red, at his own request it is said, to another ves sel. Purser Smith, however, who is the cause of all the difficulty and excitement, sailed in the steamer. As the authorities have re-iterated their determination hot to permit the vessel with him on boatd to enter the harbor, the next news from Havana will be awaited with considerable inter est. j The Electoral Vote for President.—The I following is a list of the electoral votes to which each State is entitled, under the last census, at the election for President in November: Maine, 8 Illinois.) II New Hampshire, 5 Iowa, 4 Vcimont 5 Wisconsin, 5 Massachusetts, 13 Michigan, 9 Rhode Island, 4 Kentucky, 12 Connecticut, G Missouri, 9 New York, 35 Alabama, 9 New Jersey) 7 | Louisiana) G Pennsylvania) 27 | Tennessee) 12 Delaware, 3 | Mississippi; 7 Maryland) 8 Arkansas, 4 Virginia, io Texas, 4 North Carolina, 10 California) 4 South Carolina, 7 -- Georgia, 10 Whole number of Florida, 3 Votes, 295 Ohio, 23 Necessary to a Indiana, 13 choice, 148 Ccj- A correspondent states that the rise in the price of British railroad iron has been so great that many contractors of roads,now in progress, will be ruined. At present prices the difference against the contractors upon the Cincinnati and St. Louis road, if the iron were purchased now would be $800,000! Tho correspondent also says— I have a caution to give our iron-inastrri. They must go into the manufacture of rails, if they do it at nil, will the risk of having the duty on the Brit ish article entirely repealed. An attempt to do this will be made in Washington this winter. The numerous roads in progress and wanting iron, will crowd upon Congress to get rid of the duty. The agent3 of the British manufactures will be at tiicir side helping them. Intemperance in Germany.—At one of the last meetings of the Congress of Pastors of the Protestant Church, held in Bremen, to discuss such moral ami social question!? as come within their Sphere of activity,Mr. Wald,the Superintend ent of Konigsberg, defended the Temperance So cieties, and) to show the necessity for them,stated that drunkeness was the greatest vice of the lower classes of Germany. There are annually .lie says, throughout Germany 40,000 deaths from delirium tremens-, in the Zollverin alone,300,000,000 quarts of brandy are sold and consumed, and in Hesse one-half of the grain produced is used for distilla tion. From some quotations from the writings of Luther, adduced on the occasion, the great Re former appears to have been no sparing denouncer of the “heavy-headed revels” of his countrymen and cotemporaries. According to the reports of the Temperance Societies, many of his reproach es have too much force still. Texas.—The Western Texan gives an account of a fight between a party of Indians and a scout, of the United States Rifles, under Lieutenant Frost. The Indians were completely routed,though it is not certain that any wore killed. All their camp utensils were captured .together with a num ber of stolen horses. In their camp was found the mail from Corpus Christi to Laredo, which led to the belief that the mail rider had been murdered by them. The rumour that gold exists on the head waters of the Brazos has, says the Houston Telegraph of the 8th ult., been fully confirmed by the recent exploration of Capt, Marcy. It is ad ded that the geologist of the expedition lias de posited at tho Department at Washington several specimens of pure gold which Were found near the YVichita mountains. {^“Daniel Webster was unwell a few days ago, Some of the Scott papers were so anxious for him to die that they had telegraphic despatch es that he was very low, not expected to recover. YVhen the truth came out he was unusually hear ty.—Rock. Reg. The above is blit another specimen of Locofoco fairness and honesty. Reckless, indeed, must be the pen that would attempt to make political cap ital out of such a calamity.—Hardy 11’liig. Crj- The Cumberland, Md., Telegraph states that extensive preparations arc in progress in con nection with the development of the Coal interests in that quarter. A number of new companies have been formed. A tract of coal land, bought last spring by Mr. M. Miller lor $700,was sold a short time since for $1G,000. Another coal tract bought by Messrs. Percy for $3000, Was sold by them re cently for $93,000. An Expensive Ride.—A Yankee shipmaster, in St. Petersburg, Russia, recently got upon the statue of the Colossal Horse, in tho square, and seated himself behind Peter tlic Grr at. The fun cost him $6,000, the amount of the fine. YVhen the captain remonstrated with the judge at the largeness of the fine, saying that it was rather an expensive ride, the judge good naturcdly replied, that the ccptain never before rode so expensive a horse. , Gtf- The Last Words of Webster are said to have been the remarkable ones, “1 still live!” He still lives, in the hearts of his countrymen, who will forever cherish with affectionate recollec tion his great services to the Union, lie still lives, we trust, in a higher and better sphere. A Monster.—They have arrested a man nam ed Blanco, in Spain, on suspicion of murdering a number of persons for the sake of their fat, which he melted down and disposed of in Portugal. The Lobos Islands.—Our national difficulty with Peru is said to be in a fair way for adjust ment, though in what way and on what basis is not so clearly made known. (fc7*The Richmond Republican lias again chang ed hands. It is transferred to a trustee, who will conduct it for the benefitof the trust fund of R. II. Gallaher. erj-Thc New York Herald contains an enumer ation of the new buildings in progress of erection this year. Tho total number is 1478—and their value is set down at $14,239,100. Chinese.-YVhile the Governor of California is tryino- to drive the Chinese out of that State,the ! government of British Guiana offers a bounty ol | $S0 on their importation. {vj- The receipts on the Central Railroad, lor the year ending September 30th, were $176,485 69, being an increase of $32,085 05 over tho pre ceding year. 03- The Boston Transcript says the YYhig friends of Gen. Scott in that vicinity have purch ased a superb silver pitcher and salver for presen tation to the lion. John M.JJotts of \ irguuu. Last Horn’s, Death and Funeral of Daniel Webster. Owing to the interest felt in everything con nected with the last moments and death of Daniel Webster,we have collected the following from va rious sources, for the use of our readers. Mr. Webster had been confined by indisposition at Marshfield, his residence in Massachusetts, for a Week or two, and on Friday tin; 22d ultimo, his symptoms became alarming. On Saturday, the Telegraph reported that his case was hopeless. A dispatch dated 10 o’clock Saturday night, says— Mr. Webster is not now expected to live an hour, and is momentarily anticipating tho final summons, with great calmness, resignation and composure. During the afternoon and evening ho has con versed freely, aed with great calmness and detail, in relation to the disposal of his private aft'airs.— He gave full directions in relation to his farms, giving the most minute s atement of his wishes in regard to them. At 5 oclock in the afternoon,he was seized with a violent nausea,and raised considerable dark mat ters tinged with blood, which left him in a state of great exhaustion and debility. The physicians in attendance then announced to Mr. Webster that his last hour was rapidly ap proaching. Ho received the announcement calm ly and directed all 'he females of the family to be called in, to each of whom he addressed individu ally a few affectionate parting words,and bid them a final farewell. He then took liis leave of his male relations and personal friends,addressing each of them individually, referring to past relations, and bade each an affectionate farewell. The last of his family that he parted with was Peter Harvey Webster, (a grand son.)upon whom he asked the richest blessings of Heaven. He then said, as if speaking to himself, “On the 24th of October all that is mortal of Daniel Web ster will be no more.” Mr. Webster then prayed in a full and clear voice most fervently and impressively, concluding' as follows: “Heavenly Father, forgive my sins and wel come me to thyself through Christ Jesus.” Dr. Jeffries then conversed with him, and told him that medical skill could do nothing more, to which Mr. Webster replied, “Then 1 am to lie here patiently till tho end, if it be so may it come soon.” Another dispatch from Boston on Sunday morn ing, the 24th ult., says— We learn from gentlemen just arrived from Marshfield> that up to 10 o’clock on Saturday e vening, Mr. Webster continued to fail very rapid ly. Arousing from his lethargy at about 10 o’clock, his countenance becante animated, and his eyes flashed with all its usual brilliancy, when in full health. He exclaimed “t still live,” and imme diately sank into tranquil unconsciousness; Between 10 and 11 o’clock Mr. Webster repeat ed distinctly, the words “poetry—Gray’s.”— Fletcher Webster then repeated tho first line of Gray’s Elegy. “The curfew tolls the kneel of parting day”— “That’s it—that’s it,” said Mr. Webster. The book was then brought and the whole stanza read, which seemed to give the dying mail much pleas ure. From 12 to 2 o’clock he manifested much rest lessness and slight suffering. Faintness also oc curred, which led him to think that death was near. While in thi3 condition some expressions foil from him indicating a hope that his mind would remain to him to the last. Mr. Webster also spoke of the difficulty of dying, when Dr. Jeffries repeated the verse, “Though I walk thro’ the valley and shadow of dcath,I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me, thy nd and thy staff they Comfort me.” Mr. Webster exclaimed to this, “The fact—the fact—that, is what I meant—thy rod—thy rod—thy staff—thy staff.” He expired at 22 minutes of 3 o’clock on Sun day morning, in the 71st year of his age. The close of his life was perfectly tranquil and easy.— Mrs. Webster was unable to witnL-33 his last mo ments, and awaited the event in hdr own apart ment. His bedside was surrounded by his son, Fletch er Webster, Mr. and Mrs. Paige, Mr. Harvey, Mrs. Levy, Edward Curtis, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Appleton, I3r\ Warren and Jeffries, Mr. Abbott, and Geo. T. Curtis. A few moments after he ex pired, Mrs. Webster entered the room to gaze up on the lifeless remains of her beloved partner.— Tho scene was painful beyond description. Her grief gave utterance in the most agonizing tones of sorrow. But it were vain to attempt to mirror the seono. It was a picture never to be forgotten. Those who saw Mr. Webster a few moments after death state that though much changed, yet there remain those characteristics of the great man, as strong in death as they had been in life. A dispatch from Boston cn the 26th says— I learn from Marshfield, this morning, that by consent of his family, the physicians obtained per mission to make a postmortem examination of Mr. Webster’s body. On examination, it was discov ered that the immediate cause of his death was a disease of the liver and hemorrhage of the bowels, superinduced by a morbid state of the blood.— Symptoms of dropsy were also discovered in the abdomen. Mr. Webster dictated bis will himself with re markable particularity arid precision, and at some length, two days before his death. His private papers have all been sealed up, and With his will, have i een deposited in the vault of one of the Bi>$ ton Banks, where they will remain till after Jic funeral. His executors are his widow, Caroline Leroy \Vebster, Fletcher Webster, and It. M. Ulatehford, of New York city. The funeral ceremony took place at Marshfield on Friday and were attended by at least 10,000 persons from all parts of Massaehesctts and the sur rounding States. Among the notables present were Gen. Pierce. Ex-Gov. Marey, Hon. Abbott j Lawrence, Gov. Boutwell, Ex-Chancellor Jones, of New York, Judge Sprague and other distin guished men. The funeral services were conduct ed by the Rev. Mr. Alden, Orthodox Clergyman ; of the parish, and were of the most simple charac ter. The remains of the great statesman were buried upon his own grounds, by the side of his wife and children. A letter from Boston, speaking of Mr. Webster, previous to his death, says— It is worthy of notice that he has prepared him self a last resting place during the past season.— The house for thedead of his lam ly is made ready. A monument of white marble is erected to each member of his family who has died, and also two mote without inscriptions, orte of which is fur him self. It is probable now, the inscription will soon be put upon that, and what an inscription, if it worthily represent his name and deeds. The following extract from a very eloquent ar ticle in the Boston Courier, gives a further idea of the great statesman’s resting place: The farm, at Marshfield, is worthy to be the resting place of its illustrious owner. It is shield ed, by a range of beautiful hills, from the violence of our north-easterly storms. It lias a distant view of the ocean, beyond tho lowlands which every ! high tide overflows. On one side a wooded prom ontory juts into the sea, and on the other rises a sloping highland, on the brow of which, in the deep repose of nature, his kindred rest in their long sleep, with no sounds above or around them, but the murmuring of the wind through the foliage ot the drooping trees, or the song of birds, or the sol emn voice of the sea, speaking eternally from its vast depths. The undulating surface sweeps up from the marshes, and forms a table land on whicn the house stands, then gently falls into a smooth and spreading lawn—then by a deeper slope, it as cends to the western range of hills, which, on that side shut in the picture and hound a scene of har monious, yet richly varied and sweetly contrasted beauty. It has been already stated that a post mortem examination of ML \\ ebster was made a day or two after his death. Tho Boston Courier says— We understand that at. a recent meeting ot a medical society some of the more striking results of this examination were stated, and formed the subject of an interesting scientific discussion. Tho cerebral organs were of the very largest known ca pacity, exceeding by thirty per centum the aver age weight of the human brain; and, with only two exceptions, (Cuvierand Dupuytron.) the larg est of which there is any record. It is also wor thy of remark that a well marked effusion upon the Araohnoid membrane was discovered in these in vestigations, although there were no perceptible evidences of any lesion during Mr. Webster’s life time. It is supposed to have been caused by his severe fallfrom his carriage in Kingston last spring. It is a remarkable physiological laet that an injury which would have impaired the intellect, il not at once caused death, in another, should in this in stance have been attended with so little external evidence ot'so important an injury to a vital organ. The following extract from the proceedings of the Suffolk bar, in Boston,will he read with inter est : “During the remarks of Judge Curtis, he gave a most interesting and affecting account of his in terview with Mr. Webster in his dying hours.— On one occasion, when his friends were gathered around him, Mr. W ester said, what would be the condition ot any of us without hope in immortality, j What is there to rest that hope upon but the Gus I pci ?” On another occasion the great dying statesman said: “My greatest wish on earth has been to do my Maker’s will. I thank him. A:.d I also thank Him for the means of doing aime g.xid for those beloved objects,and for the many blessings that sur round me. I also thank H:m for my nature and my associations. I thank Him I am to die under so many circumstances of love and affection.” All present were deeply impressed whilst these re marks wore being delivered. Ot?* The following is the beautiful and touching letter addrassed by the President to the Heads of the several Departments, in reference to Mr. Webster’s death: Executive Mansion, Washington, Monday Morning, Oct. 25, 1852. Gentlemen : The painful intelligence receiv ed yesterday enforces upon me the sad duty of an nouncing to the Executive Dc|iartmftnt the death of the Secretary of State. Daniel Webster died at Marshfield, in Massachusetts, on Sunday, the 24th of October, between two and three o’clock in the morning. Whilst this irreparable loss brings its natural sorrow to every American heart,arid will he heard, far beyond our borders, with mournful respect wherever civilization lias nurtured men who find in transcendent intellect and faithful patriotic ser vice a theme for praise.it will visit with still more poignant emotion liis colleagues in the Administra tion,with whom his relations have been so intimate and so cordial. The fame of our illustrious statesman belongs to his country : the admiration of it to the word.— The record of his wisdom will inform future gene rations, not less than its utterance has enlightened the present. He has bequeathed to posterity the richest fruits of the experience and judgment of a erreat mind conversant with the greatest national concerns. In these his memory will endure as long as our country shall continue to be the home and guardian of freemen. The people will share with the Executive De partments in the common grief which bewails his departure from amongst us. In the expression of individual regret at this af flicting event, the Executive Departments of the Government will be careful to manifest every ob servance of honor which custom has established as appropriate to the memory of one so eminent as a public functionary, and so distinguished as a citi zen. The Acting Secretary of State will communi cate this sad intelligence to the Diplomatic Corps near this Government, and through our Ministers abroad to foreign Goverrimen's. The members of the Cabinet are requested, as a further testimony of respect for the deceased, to wear the usual badges of mourning for thirty day3. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, MILLARD FILLMORE. To the Acting Secretary of State, and the Secre taries of the Treasury, Interior, War. Navy, the Attorney General, and Postmaster General. European News.—By late arrivals we have Liverpool dates of the 16th ultimo. The Hon. Abbott Lawrence and his family are among the passengers of the Niagara. Despatches from Trieste state that nine thou sand British troops have been landed at Herat, in ilic Persian Gulf, supposed to prevent the execu tion of threats of independence. Twenty four political prisoners were shot at Sin golia, in the Papal States, on the 3d inst.£ In China the insurrection is under full bead. The ship Prince Albert rcporls that the Arctic Expedition up W ellington Channel is favored by open weather, and thiilks it probable that Frank lin passed that way. From France we have dazzling accounts of the President’s tour. His speech at Bordeaux is plac arded in Paris, and is to be posted in all the com munes. Titles of high nobility to the Ministers and a general amnesty is looked tor as the first act of the new Emperor on his entering Paris. In Spain the subscription for the soldiers who were killed and wounded in the Lopez affair a inounts to two hundred and eighty thousand pias ters. In Denmark there is a rumor that the King in tends to abdicate in favor of Prince Christiana. Queen Victoria had left Scotland for Windsor Castle. The whole Russian army had boon ordered into mourning for the Duke of \\ ellington. Brtadslnffs.—Wheat has advanced 1 a 2d.,flour Is., corn unchanged. Kossuth and Hungary.—The Boston Com. monwealth, in noticing the charge that Kossuth is living at his ease, in London, on the money giv en for the Hungarian cause in America, makes the following statement, which is presumed to he cor. rcct: ••We take this opportunity of stating, from pos itive knowledge, that of the $v>0,0!)0 or $ 100,1)1)0 which Kossuth collected in this country, hardly a dollar crossed the Atlantic with him. lie expend ed it in this country in purchasing and making munitions of war, by the manufacture of which he gave employment to a large number of his desti tute countrymen. He fiad for months nearly a hundred of them employed in making cartridges alone. He expended it also in carrying on a most expensive and costly correspondence with his a gents in Europe, transmitting, of course, his let ters, by private messengers, who went at the risk of their lives, and had to be paid jiroporlionably, and who, of coarse, had to be amply lfirnished with money for emergencies. Every letter which Kos suth sent to Hungary cost him on an average $500. The money that he raised here was of course ea sily absorbed by these expenditures, and with it, as ice know, was spent a considerable sum belonging to his wife, which her relatives in Hungary sent to her for her own use, but which she gave to her husband for his cause. “Kossuth left America penniless and iri debt, as in 1840 lie left Hungary, after two years’ admin istration of the treasury of that rich Kingdom.” Sir E. Belcher’s Search for Sir John Fr anklin.—We have heard that intelligence has been received from the squadron commanded by Sir E. Belcher, and led by him up the Wellington Channel, to the effect that, from what they have discovered floating down the channel remains of whales, bears, and other animal substances the party have been led to the conclusion that not on ly is there food for mankind in that direction, but that the floating portions of whales and bears firm the relics of what have been actually consumed by human beings. Sir E. Belcher has by this time most probably explored the regions pronounced to he accessible by Captain Penny, hut injudiciously abandoned, and has thus confirmed the truth of 1 enuy s testi mony. It is fearful to anticipate the consequences of a 'year’s delay in following the tract presumed to have been taken by Franklin as ot course ).opes of effectual succor must be clnmmshod b> the year’s postponement of that search which Penny so warmly suggested on thespot fit which he so no bly volunteered to undertake on Ins return toLng land last Autumn.—London Standard. The Cattle Trvde of the WEST.-The yards are not overstocked at present with number onctooves—there » to a su tcron, cV for butchers to select from tor the daily uses of the stalls for city consumption. As roauy droves are in expectation soon from the interior, a brisk fall business is looked for, and a decline m prices is much desired. Speculators are sending off small lots for tile New Orleans market—present rales from S3 25 to $1 50 per hundred. The shipment of cattle from the port of bt. Louis is much gruat - or than is generally known. It is presumed that more than uvelve thousand nead of cattle have hoHi shipped to New Orleans the past year—one Ifuur oldest butchers, dealer in live sUim. lists on .... .. aceoimt sent to New Orleans within the past year three thousand head and to the city of New York fSmrteeen hundred head-6*. Louis hit. of thrABth uli. Governor Ujhazy advertises his farm in Io waVor sale. He is going .to Texas, the climate of Iowa being too rigid fur him. Meeting of Physicians. At a meeting of a portion of the Physician of Augusta county, in Staunton, on Monday the 25th ult., Dr. A. Waddell was called to the Chair, and Dr. Dossey, of Greenville, was appointed Secretary. The object of the meeting having been explain ed by tho Chairman, the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That the Physicians of the county be invited to meet in Staunton on Wednesday the | 10th inst., for the purpose of forming a Medical Association ; and that the Secretary publish these proceedings in the several papers of the town. + A. WADDELL, Ch’m’n. J. W. Dossev, Sec. The Boston Mercantile Journal gives the fol lowing notice of the most popular remedy of the day:— WILD CHERRY BALSAM. We speak in praise of Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry, because we believe from our own knowl edge of the article that it is one of the best in the market for the complaints for which it is recom mended. This medicine, coming from such a respectable source, and carefully prepared by an experienced and skilful physician is received by the public with confidence. Its efficacy has been proved in many obdurate cases of disease, and its fame has rapidly extended. It has been extensively used in every part of the country , particularly in the Middle and Northern Statbs; And strong testimony from intel ligent and highly respectable persons, has been ad duced in favor of its merits, as a remedy lor .colds ^ and coughs, affections of the chest, diseased liver, &.C., &.C. THE GENUINE AND ORIGINAL Dr. Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherrv, ' on account of its great popularity has been exten sively counterfeited in Philadelphia, and sprnp thousand bottles of the spurious imitation thrown into the market and extensively circulated. . EXAMINE CLOSE BEFORE PURCHASIN'!*! LOOK WELL TO THE MARKS. The genuiric Balsam is put up iri bo.ttles, with' the words “Dr. Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry; Philadelphia,” blown in the glass; each bottle bearing a label on the front, with the signature of H. WISTAR, M. D. This will be enveloped with a wrapper; copy wright secured, 1844; on which will always ap pear the written signature of I. BI-tts. For sale by C. N. KINNEY, Drujrgist, Staun ton ; F. Pence, Harrisonburg; J. M. Wilson, Lex ington; Gaynor &, Wood, Richmond,and by Drug gists everywhere. November 3, 1852. — -T.. R. R. R in England. > Her Majesty cured of Sick Heddaclik in 10 mimtlei ASTONISHMENT OF SIR JAS. CLARK AND THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD. Rad way’s Ready Relief, i3 performing wonders n England, by curing the nobility of the Gout; Neuralgia, Dyspepsia, and the masses of Rheu matic and other complaints, almost as soon as it is applied. Such is the reputation which this quick and powerful remedy has attained, that her Majes ty’s Court Physician, Sir James Clark, recom mended her Majesty to use iton one occasion wheii her Majesty had a very severe attack of sick oi Nervous Headache. “So many wonders, your Majesty, have our A mcrican neighbors produced, that it it may please ^ your Majesty to try this Ready Relief, which ev ery body extols so highly, 1 think your Majesty will derive Speedy relief.” Her Majesty condescended to have the relief applied, and jn less than ten minutes she was free from pain and tliQ Royal House of England, to the quick efficacy of Rad way’s Ready Relief, was in debted for so speedy a, recovery. Railway’s Ready Relief is now not only the most popular remedy in England, Lut is the only secret medicine admitted in the, royal household. 11. R. R. is sold by T. P: Eskridge. Price 50 and 25 cents. October 13, 1852.—lm. Another Scientific Wonder!—Important to Dis,optics.-Dr. J. S. HOUGHTON’S PEP^ SIN, The True Digestive Fluid, or Gastric Juice, prepared from Rennet, or the Fourth Stomach of the Ox, after directions from Baron Liebig the great Physiological Chemist, by J. S. liOLGIi TdX, M. D., Philadelphia. This is truly a won derful remedy tor Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Jaun dice, Liver Compliant, Constipation And De bility, curing after Nature’s o vn Method; by ^ Nature’s own Agen"’ the Gastric Juice.—^ Pamphlets, containing Scientific evidence ot its value, furnished by the agents gratis. See notice among the medical advertisements. MARRIED. On Thursday the Mth of Oct. Mr. John Rcddle, td Miss Neoma, daughter of Mr. Jacob F.ye, both of Pen* dleton county. DIED. O.i Monday the IStli ult., Mr. Sampson Conbod, of the South Fork, Pendleton county. On Thursday the :4th ult., Mrs. —— HartmaN/ consort of Mr. Moriutz Hartman, of Pendleton county. At his residence on Dry River,in Rockingham county, on Sunday the 10th ult.,Mr. James NbwmaN, in about the 60th year of his age. lie leaves a wife and 3 chil dren to mourn his death. On the 11th of September, at Locust Grove, Henry county, Mo., Mrs. Diana McCune, wife of Mr. Jam<* McCune, formerly of this place aad daughter of Martin Lushbaugh, clec’u. Departed this life at the residence of her grand father, Jamc* W. Eikridge, Em;., of this place, cn Thursday the 30th ultimo,at 3 o’clock, P. M., Rebecca P. Fish eb, daughter cf Charles F. arid Mary G; Fisher, aged 13 years and 6 months; ... . . 14 . In announcing the death of one so young) to Umiable and so tabrnteil,wc might feel disposed to indulge 111 the language of sorrow, but for the fact that she died 111 the triumphs of faith,and with a vivid perception of the glo rioiis immortality that awaited her. Her father preced ed her bnt a few years, and she spoke of her expected happy mseting with him iit a better world, with an un shaken confidence. To her tutoress, who had died hut a few months ago, she sweetly proposed to bear messa ge, of love, and hade farewell toiler friends with all the cool calmness of an aged a id experienced Christian. How true it is that these ‘‘beloved of God die early. But in the language cf Mrs. Embury : “Weep not for those Who sinli within the arms cf death Ere yet the drilling wintry breath > Ot sorrow o’er them blows; _ # But weep for them who here remain, The mournful heritors of pain, Condinm’d to spe each bright joy fade, And mark griePs melancholy shade Fling o’er Hope’s fairest rose.” [Lex. (Miss.) Paper. THE MARKET PRICES. STAUNTON P HICKS CLUKKNT; Corrected weekly for the Spectator by T. C. flitrweU. Flour, Supfiri., $3 73 I Bacon, Hog Round, l’2c Wheat, per bushel 75c | Butter, * resh, be Rye, per bushel, 50c I Coen, per bushel, .£c Oath, per bushel, 33c | W ool, per pound, 30c WINCHKSTEIl fllAHKKT. Corrected weekly from the Republican. IUcon per lb, wagon price 00 a 12,store price 00 a 14 Flour,’ per bbl, wagon 4 06 a 4 10, store 4 00 a 4 13 Grain—Wheat, wagon price, 10 a 80, Oats -8 u*l Corn 40 a 45, Rye BO a 65. gALT_Ground Alum 1 75 a 1 87, Fine 2 50 a 00 Plaistbb, per ton* 5 a 5 00 iltCHMOND MARKET. Corrected ti'ccklyfrom the TimtSi BacOn, Smithficld cured l‘i a 12, Baltimore ll a if Butter, per pound* firkin 19 n *24, fresh roll 2o a 00 Coffee—Old Java 11 a 12, Green I.aguayra 9 a 10/ * Rio 9 a 10, Manilla 12 a 13, Cape 8 a 9 Flood, City Mills 0 07, Snttsville 4 50 a 4 75 Grain—Wheat, white 95 a 97, red 90 a 92, Corn 60 d 62, Oats 3S a 42, Rye 75 a 00 Guano—Peruvian, per ton, 60 a 52, Patagonian 30 a 32 Plaister, lump, per ton, 4 25 . Sugars—New Orleans 5a6 , Porto Rico 6 a 7, St CroiJt 7 a 7, Refined Loaf 9 a 09, Crushed 8 a 9 . Salt, American, per sack, 1 37al 50, Liverpool 1Mat 65 Teas—Imperial & Gunpowder 55 a 1 25( B'.tok 25a 1 40 HARPER’S Magazine for November,Graham’s Godey’n an<l Arthur’s Magazine tor the same Month, for sale bJr S. if- COLEMAN. Staunton, Nov. 3, 1852- _ 1 Pift BOXES Tobacco,retailed at 12 1-2 cents xO \/ fjjf co|p JiV yC. T. COCHRAN & CO. Staunton, Nov. 3, 1852. _ CH FMK ALS.-—Ittlic!e Pita&a, Inline. Sulpha ii Acct. do., Mur. do., Sulphate Poland!, Acetate «li). LAIRD & CO. November 3, 1852. I />/k SAC KS i f Salt for sale I< w by f JUt/ jno. 15. BRECKINRIDGE &. SOX* Staunton, Nov.. 3, 1852.