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manner as they shall determine to be proper.
all necessary oflicers and fix their compensation
and define their duties‘ and obligations; (prom-
ded, that the number of directors shall not be
‘less than five or more than twenty ;) llfld to m“l‘°
by-laws and regulations consistent with the laws
of this state, for their own government and f01‘
the due and orderly conducting of their affairs
and the management of their property.

Sec. 2. The said corporation may by their
by-laws determine the manner of calling and
conducting all meetings, the number of members
that shall constitute a quorum, the number of
shares that shall entitle the members to one or
more votes, the mode of voting by proxy, the
mode of selling shares for the non-payment of
assessments, and the tenure of ofiice of the
several officers: ‘ Provided, that no by-law
-shall be made repugnant to the provisions of
this act. , _

Sac. 3 . The first meeting of said corporation
shall be called by a notice signed by one_or more
of the persons named in this act, and _setting forth
the time, place and purposes of said meeting;
and such notice shall seven days at least before
the meeting, be published in some newspaper
printed in the city of New Haven, in New Ha-
ven county. 8

Size. 4. \Vhenevei', by reason of the death,
absence, or otherlegal. impediment of the ofiicers
of said corporation, there shall be no person du-
ly authorized to call or preside at a legal meeting
thereof, any justice of the peace within New
Haven county may on the written application of
three or more of the members thereof. issue. a
warrant‘ to either of said members, directinghim
to call a meeting of the corporation by giving
such notice as had been previously required by
law ; and the justice may in the same warrant
direct such person to preside at such meeting.
until a clerk shall be duly chosen and qualified,
if there shall be no ofiicer present legally au-
thorized to‘ preside thereat. And said corpora-
tion when so assembled inay elect officers to fillall
vacancies then existing, and may actupon such
other business as might by law be transacted at
regular meetings of the corporation.

Sac. 5. The capital of the said corporation
shall be not'less than twenty-five thousand dol-
lars nor more than one hundred and fifty thou-
sand dollars.

SEC. 6. Any person who shall wilfully,
wrongfully and maliciously injure or destroy
the lines of pests, wires, or other materials or
fixtures employed in or for the construction or
use of any line of the electro magnetic telegraph,
erected for use and used in said state by said
corporation, and all persons who shall aid and
assist in the same,.shaII'. on conviction, be pun-
ished by a fine‘ not exceeding one hundred dol-
lars, orby imprisonment in a common gaol for
a term not exceeding six months, or by such fine
and imprisonment both, at the discretion of the
court having cognizance of the offence.

Sec. 7.‘ This act may be amended, altered or
-repealed at the pleasure of the General Assem-

bly.
Approved June 11th, 1846. Isaac Toncsr.
No. 31. An Act for the payment of \Vages and

Monies deposited by Married \Vomen.

Sac. 1. Be it enacted, That whenever any
married woman shall hereafter earn wages by
her own labor, payment may be made to her for
the same, and when made, shall be good and
valid in law as though made to the husband of
said married woman ; and no debt for the wages
of any married woman as aforesaid, shall be li-
able to be taken by virtue of any process against
her husband.

SEC. 2. And be itfzirthcr enacted, That the
payment to any married woman of money de-
posited by her before or after marriage, shall be
a valid discharge to any individual, incorporated
bank, savings bank, or institution for savings, ma-
king such payment, and the receipt of such mar-
ried woman for said money shall have the same
legal effect as the receipt of her husband : Pro-
-vided, that nothing in this act contained shall
affect the right of any creditor of the husband of
said married woiuan, to levy on such money by
attachment or execution.

Approved June 6, 1846.

_¢_—

Isaac Touczr.

No. 32. An Act for the repeal of an Act there-
in named‘.

Be it enacted, aye. That an act entitled “An
Act adding to the 5th section of an act for.form-
ing and‘ conducting. the Military Force" passed
May session, 1845, be, and the same is- hereby
repealed.

Approved June 17, 1846'. ‘Isaac Tovczr.

 

No. 33. An Act concerning Firemen.

Be it enacted, dc. That all persons who shall
serve for the term of eight successive years,
from and after the passage of this act, as firemen
in any city of this state, either as members of
any fire company or companies by law establish-
ed therein, or as engineers or fire wardens, pur-
suant to the laws of this state, or the by-laws of
such city, shall thereafter be exempted from mi-
litary duty, unless their services are needed in
case of war, invasion. or to support the laws.

Approved June 15, 1846. ISAAC Toucnr.

No. 34. An Act in addition to an act entitled

“An Act authorizing the Governor to appoint

a. Secretary and Notaries Public.

Be it enacted, lye. That all commissions of No-
tary Public granted prior to the eighth day of
May, 1846, shall expire on the twentieth day of
June, 1846; any law to the contrary notwith-
standing.

Approved June 16, 1846. Isaac Tovcar.

 

No. 3_5. An Act relating to Notaries Public.

Be at enacted. gas. That no President, Cash-
ier or Clerk of any bank in this State shall be
8PP0lDt6d $0» or exercise the duties of the ethos
of Notary Public.

Approved June 19, 1846. Issue ToucEy_

 

No. 36. An Act in addition to an act entitled

“An Act relating to Oaths.”

Be it enacted, ¢S‘c. That the members "of the
boards of relief of the several towns in this
state, when convened for the transaction of bu-
8300586 and having been sworn according to law,
shall‘ be, and they hereby are authorized and
empowered to administer the witnesses’ ‘qath
in all cases in which witnesses are requiredftov
be sworn before them.

Approved June 18, 18-16. Isaac Toucnr.

No. 37. An Act in addition to an not entitled’
‘ "An Act to promotethe growing of Oysters.”
SEC. 1. . Be it enacted, That the several
provisions of an act passed‘ May session, A. D.
1842, entitled “An'Act to. promote the growing

of Oysters," be, and the same are hereby ex--

-tended to the towns of Norwelk and Millford ;
and the sameshall be in force in said towns in
the same manner and to the same extent they
would have been if said towns had not dissented
to the same. -.

SEC; 2} Be it . further enacted,‘ _That this act,

s_hall~ talte-efifcct from the. passage thereof, and
.5351),-,,'npt affect any suit now pen ing.
‘ ffiifiproved. June 11, 1846. Isaac Toucar.
No. 38; ‘An.’ Act relatingto the growing‘ of
Oysters. _ ‘ - - . » _
, Bc_i'!,e1zactcd, §<_c.,,~T,li‘.-liat all tho"provisien's
ofthe "‘Aet_Qii,,,i,t,ddi3_ion'toan act entitled ‘An Act‘
.'fer the ‘Oysters,’ ”. passed I845, be,
jndthey are hereby extended to an oysters bro’t
from uiy,.p|aca within the. limits the state.
A.pp1_vvsdIano,18_, 1-846. Isaac Tovolt.

‘ MEXICAN REVOLUTIONS.
lFrom aspeeclt of C’. J. Ingersoll, in t/ze'U.
S. House of Representatives, June 24!/z.

On the fall of the attempted Mexican
monarchy in the personjof Iturbide, which
succeeded that of their Spanish allegiance
to Ferdinand the seventh, this country
was made the model of that in all its insti-
tutions. Sixteen free and Sovereign States
confederated in a union like ours, by the
constitution of 1824-. Legislative power
was lodged in a senate and house of rep-
resentatives; the former chosen (two for
each State) to be thirty years of age ; the
latter to be twenty five years of age, and
elected for two years; a president chosen
for four years by the legislatures of the
several States; a vice president with func-
tions like ours and a judiciary of the same
kind. The first Congress assembled at
the city-of Mexico on the list of January.
1825. General Gandaloupe Victoria was
chosen president, General Nicholas Bravo,
vice president, whose administration was
at first wise and pi-osperous,'and there was
reason to anticipate the happiest results.
In November of that year Spain evacuated
the castle of St. Juan d’Ulloa, and Presi-
dent Victoria announced that after a lapse
of three hundred years the flag of Castile
had disappeared from North America, and
that of the republic waved on the last
stronghold of European power. Titles of
nobility and slavery were abolished. But
before Victoria's administration closed
Vice President Bravo denounced it in De-
cember, 1827, as too democratic, and open-
ly rebelled in arms against it. Bravo’s
insurrection was overcome, and, with sev-
eral adherents, he was banished by a decree
ofthe Congress, dated the 15th April, 1828.
These feuds were the beginning of the
factions and revolutions which have ever
since distracted Mexico. Mr. Poiusett,
the American minister, was accused of
taking part in their origin, by favoring
what was called the Yorkinos or democrat-
ic party; and, after a popular outbreak
threatened his life, was at last obliged to
leave Mexico at the request of the Mexican
minister. At the next presidential ele-:tion
General Gomez Pedraza, the candidate of
the so called Scotch or monarchical party,
was chosen president by a very small ma-
jority over General Guerrero, the candi-
date of the Yorkinos or democratic party.
Refusing to submit to the election of Pe-
draza, Guerrero appealed to arms, and the
famous General Santa Anna, as a leading
partisan ofGucrrero, from the head quar-
ters of an army, in September, 1828, (pro-
nounced as they term it,)proclaimed against
Predraza. Victoria, whose presidency had
not yet expired, subdued and captured
Santa Anna. But another insurrection
broke out in the capital, which was pillaged
-—the Spanish inhabitants, many of them,
murdered, and Pcdraza driven from the
presidency to which he was elected.

On the lat of January, 1829, Congress
declared Guerrero president, General Bus-
tameute vice president, and the office of
minister of war was conferred on Santa
Anna. Soon after Bustamente rebelled
against Guerrero, captured him at Acapul-
co, and he was put to death by military
execution as a traitor in February, 1831.
In 1832 Gen. Santa Anna rebelled, and on
his match from Vera Cruz to the city of
Mexico, the 23d December, 1832, compel-
led Bustamente to relinquish the govern-
ment to Pedraza, for whom a vessel was
sedt to this country,where he was in exile.
la the forms of the federal constitution,
Santa Anna was soon elected to succeeds
Pedrazs, and inaugurated the 16th May,
1833. The same month be defeated Gen.
Garcia in Zacatecas, and proclaimed the
plan of Zaluca, by which the federal con-
stitution and State legislatures were dis-
solved, and a triumphant soldier made
dictator, Santa Anna, defeated and captur-
ed in his attempt to subdue Texas, was
succeeded by Bustamente, recalled from
France. In 1841 Santa Anna again rebel-
led, and in September of that yea, reduced
Bustamcnte to capitulnte by the plan of
Tacubaya. In December, 1842, Santa An-
na dissolved his own centralized congress,
and convoked a convention, and next year
he was chosen president for five years. In
1844 he called for a forced loan of four
millions for the conquest of Texas, Yuca-
tan having seceded from his government.
Joaquin de Herrera then became president
in December 1844-, and Santa was banish-
ed. The army,-however, soon overthrew
Herrera, because he would not carry on
war for Texas against the United States.
General Paredes, ordered to the Texan
frontier, rcvolted at St. Luis Potosi, re"
turned to the capital, and displaced Pres’t.
Herrera the s0tli December, 1845. Soon
after, Mr. Slidell arrived in Mexico, who
was amused till Parades could concentiate
forces for the war on the uorthen frontier,
which was then declared and prosecuted.

The history of no nation probably ever
pleas-nted so many cuuseless and futile

revolutions in the same cycle.

N630 ./Yrrangement —-A change in the
proprietorsliip of tthe Steamers Worcester
and Cleopatra has taken place ——The Nor-
\»vrc_h and Worcester Railroad Company
ha‘”“g Purchased. of the Long Island Coin-
Pmly b°ll1 Of said boats. The Long Island
C°mP3"Y Will, however, continue to run
the above boats as usual, until the first of
A“8“Slr _“'l”'en_ all connection between the
Companies will cease. The Norwich gm]
. Worcester Company will then pm; the new
and superb steamer Atlantic (now nearl
finished (on the line, in place of the Cleo):
patra. Capt. Williams of the Cleopatra
Wlll command the Atlantic.——Globe. ’

The “Eden of America” is the title
given to the city of New Haven, Conn. by
a correspondent of a city payer.—Plzz'lad.

'1'-im.es.

_ Well-—we are nofpositive but our fine
little village is an Eden-—for we certainly
have a good deal of the “old Adam” in us
-—-some fair specimens of mother Eve—n
“tree of knowledge” in our midst—-and it
seems as if the “very old’ sai-pint” was let
loose about seven nights in the week. T 3. -

JV‘. H. Iaegism.‘

..._ ,_

Further from Mexico.

By the way of Tampico we learn that
Mazatlan has reveled against Parades, pro-
claiming Santa Ana President. This was
done on the 6th of May, under the com-
mand of Col. Tellez. .

Paredes was to leave the capital on the
6th inst. for the Rio Grande at the head of
the army of reserve.

Aristas’ despatch makes the number of
killed, wounded and missing, in the battles
of the 8th and 9th of May, to be 802. This
includes offices and privates. ,

All the officers killed except two, who
were drowned in crossing the riuer, died
on the battle field. Two Lieuts. have
since died of their wounds.

Aristas' Report of ‘the Evacuation
of Matamoras, under date May 18.

All the means of subsistence to this di-
vision being consumed, its activity paral-
ysed, and its artillery dimiuidied, while
that of the enemy has been greatly in-
creased in the number of pieces and the
calibre of his guns, in such a manner that
were he to open his fire, the city of Mala-
moras would be instantly destroyed, to
the utter ruin of national and foreign inter-
est, l have decided to retire from it with
the forces under my command, before I
find myself summoned and very likely to
evacuate it with dishonor, which I shall
thus avoid; for the march is slow,our pie-
ces being drawn by oxen and our munitions
in carts. My object now, is to defend the
soil of these departments which have been
entrusted to me; and for that purpose I
am going to post myself at those points
most convenient and within reach of sup-
plies, of which I will hereafter inform your
higliness, though your communications
must seek me by the road of China or that
of Linares.

Arrival of Ofiicers and Soldiers from the
Rio G7-ande.—-Eight commissioned officers
and about thirty non commissioned and
musicians, ordered on recruiting service,
arrived in this city last eveuing.——-P/zilad.
JV. flinerican, 181/2.

Pr2'vateerz'ng.—\Ve are informed, says
the U‘ S. Gazette of VVednesduy, that the
President, will, in ii few days, send a mes-
sage to Congress, recommending the issue
of Letters of Marxue Commissions. This
is done in consequence of a letter received
by the Department from the U. S. Consul
at Rio de Janerio, in which it was stated
that a gang ofBuccnneers was afloat under
the Mexican flag, on the seas in that vi-
cinity, uud had recently overhauled a Brit-
isb vessel.

Volunteers for the ./lfcarican. _Il"izr.—-‘Ne
understand that the Secretary of \Var has
accepted the offer of Col. J. D. Stevenson,
of a regiment of volunteers, to serve in
Mexico during the war. They are to be
immediately mustered into the service, and
will embark on the 1st of August fiom the
city of New York.—-fllbany. flrgus.

From. the Republic qflfio Grande, (ZVIat¢zmora:
news-_papcr,) .May 16.

From I/ze./lfectican .flrm_i/.—By a Mexican
citizen direct from Carmargo, we are in-
formed that the Government has ordered
the immediate appearance of General
Arista and Ampudia in the city oflliexico.
The former to explain satisfactorily the
causes of the misfortunes which bcfel the
army-in its late unsuccessful attempts upon
the American forces—tlie latter no doubt,
to sustain some very serious charges
which he has preferred against Arista.-—
The representations made by these two

chieftains, judging from casual expressions-

immediately after the destruction of their
united forces, differed materially. Gen
Arista passed through Monterey some
twelve days ago, upon his way to the city
of Mexico, General Ampudia proceeded
by the way of Tampico.

CONGRESSIONAL.

MONDAY, June 29.

In the SENATE, after the passage of sun-
dry private bills, the bill to reduce and
graduate the price of public lands, was
taken up. This bill proposesto divide the
land into five classes. The first class is
to be five years in market, at $1.25 per
acre, second class ten years at $1, third
class fifteen years at 75 cents, fourth class
‘20 years at 50 cents, and the filth class
30 years at ‘25 cents. Lands remaining
unsold at the end of any of these periods,
are to go into the next lowest class.

Mr. Dayton offered on amendment mak-
ing a sixth class at 12 cents per acre.

Mr. Johnson, of Md. took the floor in
opposition to some of the details of the
bill, as that for giving away the public
lands which had been 30 years in market,
to the States in which they are located.

The debate was continued by Messrs.
Breese, Pennybacker, Miller, Atchinson,
Calhoun and others. The bill was then
postponed until Wcdnesday,and a Message
having been received lrom the President,
the Senate went into Executive Session,
and after some hours spent therein, adj.

In the HOUSE, a resolution was adopted
that the House sit until 7 o'clock until the
tariff bill is disposed of. So, until Thurs-
day next tliey will sit each day from 10
o'clock A. Ill. to 7 o’clock P. M.

The Tariff bill was discussed, first by
Mr. Tibbats, who declared himself a filty
four men and in Rio Grande man, as well
as it free trade man. He wished the in-
junction of secresy might be removed from
the Senate’s deliberations on the Oregon
matter,‘ that it might be seen whether M r.
Polk bad preserved his consistency or
backed out. He was followed by Messrs.
Payne, Goodyear, Strong, and Kauffman
for free trade, and by Mr. Blanchard for
the present Tariff. .

Tuasnar, June 30.

The Hausa went into committee of the
Wh°le» (Mr. Cobb of Georgia in the chair)
find 100k up_the bill to reduce the tariff-
wheu Mr. Dixon of this State, as we learn
‘Tough file New Y°.|'_l< Express, “occupied
his l1_9-“_|' In II 'cl_iaste and well delivered
speecli i-n behalf of the cxisii_ng_",l‘ai-ifl; and

in refutation of ti: ' N - ,
by the friends of _fr:e‘fi~%ld?.T1q‘I‘. Ed‘ Cnced

A

Mr. Briukerliofl followed in a spirited
speech in lavor of modifying the present
tariff, but against the bill reported by Mr.
McKay. He preferred Mr. Hungerford’s
‘substitute. He attacked the administration
and its organ, for recommending a tax on
ten and coffee, as a war measure, and de-
clared tbat the Ohio delegation would not
]Supl[()0(l1'tl]l1lS nddministration bill. The Whigs

oo e pease .

He was followed by Messrs. Balcy,
M’l-lenry and Yancey.

In the SENATE, on motion of Mr. Dix,
the VVarel1ouse bill was taken up by the
casting vote of the president. it was op-
posed Wllll great eloquence and ability by
Senator Huiitinnton.

D W'z«:n1\'i~:sn.-iv, July 1.

The I'l0I.'~SF."lf1 c_or_nmitte_e of tlie ‘Vll'Ol€,
discussed the lruifl question all day. The
spcakcrs on both sides were Messrs.
Thompson of Pa., Hunter, Toombs, Wick
and Carroll.

The bill to authorize the Chief Clerk of
the Patent Office to sign patents, came up
on its passage, and was debuted on a mo-
tion to recommit, ‘at great leugtb, by
Messrs. McDuflic, Calhoun, Phillips, Mun-
gum, Huntington, VVestc0tt, Allierton,
Dickinson and Yulee.

Tuunsnxv, July 2.

In the SENATE, the presiding officer ap-
pointed Messrs. Huywoqd, Pearce, Sevier,
Evans and Atliertoii, a Committee to re-
vise the rules of the Senate.

On motion of Mr. Archer, the bill for
the retrocession of Alexandria was taken

u .
pMr. Johnson of Md. made a powerful
argument in its support.
Mr. Miller of .i.. J. contended that Con-
gress had no power to cede any part of

the District. _
Mr. I-Iaunegan of la. followed in support.

Mr. Calhoun of C. was in favor of the
meusure,to which he could see no constitu-
tional objection.

Mr. Allen of Ohio was in favor of the
bill.

The debate was continued by Messrs.
\Vestcott, Pennybacker and Archer in
favor of the bill, and Mr. Haywood in op-

ositiou.

The bill was put to vote and passed,
eyes 33, uays l4«, and Alexandria therefore
goes back to Virginia. The Senate, after
agreeing to adjourn over to Monday, went
into Executive session,aiid after spending
sometime therein adjourned.

In the House, Mr. McDowell of Ohio
opposed the bill for reducing the Tariff,
reported by the Committee of VVays and
Means. The settlement of the Oregon
Question did not actuate him in this
matter. He was no toady to fawn about
Executive power. His colleague, Mr,
Brinkerlioff, had spot en correctly the sen-
timents of the Ohio Democratic Members,
in saying that they could not vote to tax
Tea and Coflee, nor for the Committce’s
bill. He alluded to an article in the Union,
and denounced it with scorn.

Mr. Fries of Ohio next got the floor,
and made a forcible and animated speech
in review oftlie course of Messrs. Poll. and
Buchanan in regard to the tariff in Penn.
during the last Presidential campaign, in
very severe terms. He denounced their
conduct as fraudulent and contemptible.

Mr. Rathbun of N. Y. followed in a vein
of terrible invective against Wick, as a
fawning lick spittle, abandoning one set of
principles and putting on another at any
moment, to please the powers that bc.——
He went against the bill of the Committee,
and in favor of Huugcrfoi'd’s substitute.-
His speech created ugreat sensation in the
House.

Jos R. lngcrsoll of Pa. next addressed
the Committee in favor of the present tariff.

Mr. McKay of N. C. next got the floor
and spoke his hour in a very animated
manner, in defence of the Committee bill,
going largely into its details, and in reply
to the objections raised against them. He
laughed at the idea that our expenditures
are lialfa million a day. Such an estimate
could only be made by one who would not
take the trouble to look at the facts in the
case.

l\lr. Norris of N. H. followed on Mr. Mc
Kay’s side, and spoke in defence of the
Administration, and in reply to Gen. Frie’s
attack upon Messrs. Polk and Buclianan.
He spoke until it wanted 3 minutes of 2.

Jefferson Davis of Miss. look the floor
for the remaining three minutes and defen-
ded Mr. \Valker, the Secretary of the
Treasury, from the attackswliich had been
made upon him. .

The Committee now proceeded to dis-
pose of amendments. The schedules on
the bill run from A to H inclusive, which
were more or less amended.

P. S. 5 o’clock—Tlie Committee is
proceeding with schedules, and making a
verygeneraltransposition of articles from
one to another.

0

Hon. James Buc/i.un2:an,it is now morally
certain, has relaxed his field on the chief
seat in the Cabinet, and taken a nomination
for Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court.
There will be a striiggle on his confirma-
tion, but we think he will pass. As to his
successor, Richard Rush of Pa. Louis Mo
Lane, now minister to England, and Rob’t.
J. Walker, now Secretary of the Treasury,
are the persons most confidently named to
succeed him. Mr. Walter, being the
most Southern and least capable, will prob-
ably be selected.

Mr. Buchannuu has made no capital in
the State Dcpsirtmeiit. Attaining it by the
prominent and flagilious part be played in
the Great National Swindle of 1844-
wherein it was his cue to convince Penn-
sylvania that Polk was a truer frisntl to the
protective policy than Clay !—be has field
it by an uneasy subserviency and leaves
it with fewer friends than he had when he
entered it. His course in connection with
Oregon and Texas has been anything but
worthy or stntesmaulike. That we are
not now in conflict with Great Britain is
the consequence of the Preople’s refusal
to be s aycd "by his appeals to their pas-
310034 minister‘ to his ,_unhnl_lowed
ambition.’ All his life"-tbogchuimpion of

, pratec-tion',''he''has seen the policy assailed

with deadly venom'by the Administration
xx hereof he is Premier, grossly misrepre,
seated and defamed in the treasury report
and the Oregon, yet he has spoken out
no manly words in its behalf. _He has
betrayed the vital interests of his State
and the Country for a station which he
now abandons and in the hope of an eleva-
tion which l_i_e will never reach. ‘Vs can
only hope that the benefit resulting from
his quitting her Executive Councils may
not be overbaluuced by [lie rnischiefhe may
do as a member of her liigliest Judicial
tribunal.——.N'. Y. Tribune.

AWFUL CATAs'l'ROPl-ll-J !—Loss of the Brig
Sutlezlge of Pictou, N. S.--'1'/iirty Persons
Drowned.—The brig Sutlerlge, of and from
Pictou for Fall River, sailed on the 12th of
June with 56 passengers, men, women, and
children. On the evening of the '26l.l’l, at
_8 o'clock, it being thick and fogg r, came
to anchor-; and at 2 o'clock on the follow-’
ing morning got under way, and at about
half past 3 struck oua ledge of rocks[(in
tlie Viuynrd) called the Sow and Pigs;
soon after which, the tide having caused
her to slew round, sliebacked offthe ledge.
filled and went down bow first, in ten fath-
oms water. Previous to her going down,
the mate was sent below, forward, to as-
certain if the brig leaked, but he discovered
nothing that looked like it. The pump
was then ordered to be sounded, but before
that could be done, water was reported in
tlie forecasile. The boat was then got
out, and the passengers rushed into it,
when the captain gave orders to shove llel
from the brig. He then jumped overboard
and swam to the boat.and kept her as close
to the brig as possible, picking up such
as jumped into the water. ‘The whole
number picked up in the Captains boat was
31 alive. The sclir. Dusky Sally being
near, sent her boat to assist, and succeeded
in saving 6 more alive, who were in the
water, and 3 more do. from the rigging of
the sunken brig. 16 dead bodies (four
women and twelve children) were also
picked up by the two boats, which togeth-
er with the survivors, were put on board
the D. S. The Captain also states that
another vessel was at the same time pick-
ing up what was adrift from the wreck, &c.

‘.28 or 30 were drowned.

’l he passengers were all foreigners-
mostly Scotch, and we understand were
on their way to Pennsylvania where they
expected to find employment in the mining
eslablisliments.

Imm7grah'o72.—-The following statement
of the number of immigrants who have
arived at the port of New York during the
past six months, is derived from the books
of the U. S. Revenue barge oflice.

 

Number.
Arrived in Juno.-iiy . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1,138

F(‘.l)l‘|lI1l‘_y . . . . . . . . . . .. 661

March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,001

April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7.043

lllsiy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,954

June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,834

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.63]

Same months last year . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,800

Increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,822

.N'arrow E.vcapc.—Last Saturday after-
noon as the boy of Mr. Justus Bagg, in \V.
Springfield, was liarrowing in the field,
there came up a shower, which was so

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Bill of Rig/zts.—In the Convention on
Tuesday 30th. Gen. 'I‘iillmadgefiréportedha
constitutional ro osition .e ning t e
rights of citizenps, nliid embodying the con-
stitutional Bill of Rights. It provides f0l'
trial by jury, freedom of spcechand of re-
ligious liberty, for the maintenance of
habeas corpus, &c. as in the present consti-
tution. lt enjoius on the Legislature the‘
duty ofauthorising commutations of militia
service on the pain ofsuch as have religious
scruples against rendering it. lt_dcfiues,the
rights of defencein actions for libel and in
criminal cases; provides against the impris-
may be necessary to record their testimo-’
ny ; against imprisonment for debt, except
in cases of fraud and breaclieshof _lrIpst;_
and assures to married wqment e rig ,_t 0
all pro ert v ac uiredb «rift— except from
the lllll:l)all5£l,) gr by ddiiase 0l'( otherwise ;
and requires that the Legislature shall
provide a seperale Registry “thereof. It
prohibits the Legislature from granting

of lottery tickets; and invalidates all~con-
tracts with Indians for the purchase of
their lands, made since 1775, or to be
made, unless with consent of the Legisla-
ture. It declares all grants of land in this
State, made by the King of Great Britain,
or personsucting under his authority, since
October 14th, 1775, to be null and void.
Some of the alterations, it will boob-
served, are material; that, in particular,
relating to the property of married women.

J_\"_._Y;Jou1' Como"

During the bombardment of Fort Brown
there was a woman in the Fort, the wife
of one of the privates, who regularly and
attentively, the whole time, plied the men
at the guns with coffee and othef refresh-
ments, while they plied the Mexicans with
sliot. She gave Uncle Sam's boys gunpow-
der (tea) while they helped the Mexican to
some grape. Where the shot flew thick-
est there was she; and she frequently lit
a soldier's segar from an exploded shell.
She is ii large, athletic woman, having a
frame well proportioned to her big, gen-
erous heart. Slic is now the favorite of
the whole army, and being a native of
Indiana the soubriquet every where attach-
es to her of the “Gr:-at Western.” At the
dinner given to the delegation from the
State Legi.-laliire, the Great Western was
toasted with all the honors, although ex-
posure to the sun lied made her already
brotm.

./I Hcroi'ne.—'l he Indiana Volunteers
were all mustered into the service of the
United States on Friday. On Saturday,
one of Gapt. \'\’alker’s Company, from
livzinsville, lost a liundkercliicf On setting
down to mess, he observed it sticking out
of the bosom of one of his comrades. He
immediately took hold of it, when to his
surprise he discovered that his m.-ssmate
was ll female. On inquiring into this strange
proceeding, she stated, that being very
poor, and wishing to go to her father, who
resided in Texas, resolved to join one of
the Voluiitcer Companies. She aftcwurds
came to this city, and her fellow soldiers
raised a subscription to carry her to her
Loui'svz'lle Journtif, ‘.2211.

lfather.

Revolution in Mexico!
At the city of Guadalaxara, the capital Q/‘the

violent that be resolved to suspend opera-
tions aud go home. While in the act of
detaching the horse from the burrow for
this purpose, the horse was struck by
lightning and instantly killed. The elec-
tric fluid passed from the horse to the
wliiflletree chains, and offat the wbiffletrce
—which was split in pieces, blistering
three of the boy’s fingers in its progress,
but otherwise doing him no injury.

.4 I'Vor/c by the late J::(/ge Story.-—VVe
learn the‘: the long talked of manuscript of
the late Judge Story, on the Poets and
Poetry of America, is about being publish-
ed. This MS. it is said, was purchased
for $500, is new in the hands of Mr. Men-
ning, of New York, and will be out in a
week or two. It is said fo be a scorching
review of some of our poets.

The Common Council of Hartford have
voted, unanimously, that a sum not ex-
ceeding $l00,000, be appropriated from-
the city treasury, for the purpose of de-
fending the rights of the city, in the Bridge
controversy
York Railroad Company. It is said lawyers
make no objection to this proposal.

Backing 0ut.—A sailing match for one
thousand dollars, which was to have taken
place on the 1st inst. between J. Steven’s
yacht Maria, and W. E. Miller’s yacht
Syren, was decided by, the latter sailing
the distance alone, J. Stevens forfeiting
the amount and declining the race.

The Massachusetts dioceasun conven-
tiou of the Postestant Episcopal Church
have appointed a committee of thirty six
laymen to carry out the design of William
Appleton, Esq.—-—to wit, the establishment
of a school of divinity in that diocese, for
which purpose be has contributed $25,000.

It appears that the present Postage Law
has produced a much larger aggregate
than was estimated by the Postmsster
General; and it is evident now that in a
few years the revenue will exceed the out-
lay oftlie Department by a large amount.

.N'ewark .4112).

Rapid I/I"ork.——A merchant of this city
sent an order to Boston for some goods
by the Telegraph, at half past 3 o’clock
P. M. a few days since, at half past 9 the
same evening the goods were landed at
his store in Hartford.—Ha7‘g/‘ord Times.

Mr. Joel D. Hart, the Kentucky Sculp-
tor, has contracted for the completion of
a marble statue of Hon. Henry Clay-——to
be paid for by the ladies ofthnt State. He
is soon to embark for ltaly,for that purpose.

'1‘/ze C/mrc/i of I/ie Pilgrims, at Brool. lyn,
have unanimously invited Rev. Mr. Storrs,
of Brookline, Mass. to become theirpastor.

A Printer’s money, says theAlton Union,
may commonly be found securely stowed
away in his subscriber’-s pockets. _

The Cane} Bank iit.Locliport, N. Y." has
failed to i-edc,em~=its notes; It has notes

with the Boston and Newl

Department qf Jalisco, on the 20th .May.

, The _usurper, Gen. Parades, President
;'ofMe_xico, has been deposed! '1 he Con-
;stituLionres1ored, and Gen. Santa Anna re-
lcalled.

‘ There can be no doubt of the success
fof this new revolution by the Constitution-
lal party. Don Jose Laucze is at the head
‘of it. .

A Proclamation has been issued, declar-
’ing Santa Anna their Chief, and promising
jtliat a new Congress shall be summoned,
‘to be elected by the people, according to-
ltlie electoral laws of 182i, to form it new
jC0nslitulion; in which the monarchical
lprinciple is to be excluded.

' The assault of the insurgents was so
-prompt and decisive, that only one man
lwns killed or wounded, in the single dis-
‘charge of guns that took place.

‘ Some oftlie defenders recognized friends
among the assailants, and refused to fire.
Some skirmishing ensued, and when Gen.
Dugue proposed a parley it was agreed to,
and the result was that the troops under
Gen. D. should be allowed to retire with
the honors of war, by a route designated
by them to the city of Mexico.

Provisions were given them, and they
were allowed :1 sufficient time to prepare
for their departure.

Guadalexara is the second city in Mex-
ico, and contains a population of about 60,
000. It is situated ‘.240 miles N W. from
the city of Mexico, and about half that
distance frqm the Pacific. The Depart-

1

contains a population of 800,000. The
revolution is evidently successful in that
quarter, and as most of thedisposnble
troops of the government are either at
Mexico or the N. Eastern frontier, there-
is nothing to prevent the movement from.
extending and gaining strength. The
appearance is, that Paredes is near the end
ofbis race!

 

Accinasr IN S'r.IiMroan.—We learn from
the Advocate, thata Mr. Scofield liirod a horse
and waggon of Mr. Charles Leeds of that town;
for the purpose of giving his wife an airing. But

they rc_frcshccl themselves so extensively that

they forget their responsibility:-the spirited.
crittcr withiu—-prevented them froln managing

the .S‘_plTilCd critter wit.hout—and in descending

a hill, the whole concern was thrown into a heap,

the horse killed, and that ‘Scofield and his wife-
were wounded. The affair may prove an ex-

cellent temperance lecture to the parties.

Crops in W'estcrn New Yorlt-.—The Journal
of Commerce publishes the following extract of
a letter dated '

' Dai~'vu.1.i-:, Livingstoin Co. N. Y. June 29.

Genesee Valley. In all that time Ihave never
known so great a promise of an abundant crop.
There is nothing common to our soil. but what _
bids fair to pay the farmer richly for :‘his labor.
And while we can proclaim-abundance‘; we‘ can‘

out to the amount of about $150,000.

is Without a parallel in this sectiolh.

onment of witness,exccpt such detention as ‘

divorces; also from authorising the sale ‘

ment of Jalisco, in which it is situated,"

For twenty-eightyears I have been resident‘ A
of Western New York, and for the most partof '

also say that it is in a state of vforwardnpss that. -