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'1'l_1e ~2unei'i’c'a arrived at Halifax on Wed-
In the Senate, on ]lIonda._7/, The chair pre-
The N. Y. Courier and E_iiquii'ei'pu fishes
jpesday morning. .Prof. Risley and -his Bal- sented the annual reports ofthe commission- tliefollowiiig extracts ofaletter from Spanish-
gersx _ j .
_;E7i3g'laitd..—._The,re isa _gr_eatly increased
agitation in~Eng-land and Scotland in re-
ga-r_d.to the ‘Anti-Popery movement, and the
D'ai=ly News asserts that the Attorney Gen-
eral_is preparing a bill to make,_‘.penal the
lloldlng Of English titles by the Catholic
Clergyyyandj Times significantly l‘£i.n];_u‘ks
that Dr‘; Ulathorn is the first, as he will as-
suredly bethe,‘last'jBishop.--‘of Birmingham.
Lord Bcaiimoni, a Catholic nobleman, has
taker'i"i'h'e'!field against the measures of the
Pope,;.,.; ; ‘ - .‘ .
A frightful colliery explosion occurred at
Firth 43?». Sons’ mines at Halifax, Eng, on
Frida.y.,afte.rnoon, loss of life unknown—-
suppose_d to be very great. ,
G.e7'II.m7z_7/.—Thé latest news from Ger-
many,-'i_s in no respect more peaceahle, nor
are afloirs less critical and complicated than
for two weeks previous to the sailing of the
America. The Prussian Chambers were
opened on the 21st by a speech from the
King, which has caused intense, excitement,
and looked -upon as favorable to the war
pai't_v.i .~ ‘
It is stated by telegraph from Paris, that
the Prussian Government has negotiated a
loan of 10,000,000 pounds sterling with the
houseof Rothschild‘ in London. '
The di_sturbance between the Prussian
and Bavarian troops at Frankford, were re-
newod on the 25th, and in several of the
streelts the soldiers of the two countries had
very sanguitiary conflicts.
The cabinet of Petersburgh is reported to
have formally made known that a war of
Prussia against Austria would at the same
time'be'_a war against Russia.
F rajnce.-—'l‘he French Ambassador at Lon-
don had arrived at ‘Paris, to explain Lord
Palmersto'n’s vicwsfon the German Question.
Itisreported that England wishes to act in
concert withFrance, and that she desires to
prevent the Russian intervention.
‘In the Assembly, on Tuesday, an exciting
debate arose upon the question of raising an
additional army of 40,000 men.
’.Ab del Kader has made an ineffectual at-
tempt to obtain his liberation, by applying
directly to the Assembly.
' Italy.--The latest advices from Rome state
that the Propaganda flaffect to tread light-
ly the commotion in England upon the late
Papal aggression, and profess to regard it as
a more question of etiquette.
Tiu.rkc_1/.—Kossuth is still held in durance,
and is reported to be suffering with the ty-
phoid fever.
Dissolution of the Anierican
' . ‘Unioiiii.
,, The London Titties of November 19th has
some intelligent remarks on this subject
from which we quote the following pas-
sages :
It is _true that one Governor of a State
has virtually proclaimed rebellion, and an-
other has set asitle‘the annual tliatilrsgsviiig
day for the independence of the Union,
while the officers ofjustice are everywhere
threatened with violence in the execution of
their duties. For all this, however, we do
not think the disruption of the Union at
hand, nor do we contemplate with any great
apprehension the alleged probability of any
event which no civilized power could wit-
ness with indifference.
There can be no doubt that the anti-slave-
ry feeling will ultimately pi'cpondei'ate in
the States to the extinction of Southern insti-
tutions; but the question will not be cazried
by the violence of the present agitators.—-
Under existing ciicumstaiices, the South in
addition to its own resources, has the tinhcs-
tating support ofall who respect the law--a
class which we cannot conceive to form a
small portion of the American citizens.
It is probable, indeed, that the obnoxious
me-i1SlH‘€, especially if maliciously enforced,
may create local tumults and even provoke
armed opposition; but in such cases, we are
plainly told that the regular troops will be
employed in aid ofthe magistracy, and we
are convinced that the predominant impulse
of the population will tend in the same di-
rection. It cannot indeed escape the obser-
vation ofso intelligent a people, that the true
question now at issue concerns no lutigcl‘ the
institution of Slavery, but the aiitliority of
the law, and with this authority the mainten-
ance of a regular government.
It is the sa-rne question which two years
ago was decided in different ways. at Paris
on the 24th of February, and in England on
the 10th of April. It is a question \Vl1(’.llle1'
a section of the people, dissatisfied
with the conclusions of the rest, may success-
fully appeal to violence; for it is clear, that
if the law can thus be put aside upon this
point, itcan be set aside upon all.
M/lssiicitr: or‘ CllRIS’l‘IAi\'S A'l‘ ALF.I‘P0.--
The account of the ‘massacre of Christians at
Aleppo, at city in the North of Syria, we find
cotiderised from French and Geiman papers, in
the‘New York Tribune :—-
A frightful massacre of Christians took
place here on the 6th Oct. Part of the gar-
rison was ordcrcd to Damascus and after its
departure the city was invaded by fiiuatical
Turks, reinforced by 3,000 Arabs collected
in the outskirts, who ft‘ll upon thc‘Cliristi-an
quarter, slaying 60 Christians, although no
European was among thein--burning and
pillaging two Churches and carrying off a
score of young girls.
The troops were beaten down--the Gov-
ernor fled to a fortress outside the city, and
the Syrian Patri-.trc'li was seriously wounded,
The ostensible occasion of the ouvtbreak was
an attempt at conscription, but it was really
0 the abolition of religious hatred. There
was a bitter jealousy ziiiiorig the old Turks
ever since the appointment of Gen. Bem and
other Polish refugees to eminent niilitarycom-
inands; Bcm had farther wished to enroll
the B(‘(lOU(‘l’lS in ‘the army, which accounts
for the mass of Arabs about the city.
'l‘het'listui'b;mce extended to Damascus,
although it took another form there, and was
arevival of the old feud between the Maroo-
tte and Druse Emirs offiebanon, who are a
kind of Cliristians, and the Turks. It” was
repressed, though not without much difficul-
ty. In small iowii of the neighborhood. a
fanatical Dervisli had murdered a child [of
fourteen years and Joseph Tommasi, a Ve-
netian refugee.
--V --'l‘lie corps diplomatique had formally com-
plained of these events to the Porte. The
Sultan declared that it was his fixed resolve
"to, establish perfect equality between the
Moselems and Christians, and only regretted
that the news of the chastiseinent should not
have reached Europe at the same time with
that of the critiie. He has ordered three
"those already known to the public.
Mr. Benton introduced a bill in favor of J
paying the State of Missouri certain monies
expended by her in inte'rnal improvements.
The bill for distributing the decisions of
the Supreme Court among the States and
territories was then taken up, and after, be-
ing debated was laid upon the table.
ln the I-Iouse the Speaker announced the
standing committees, which are not materi-
ally ch=in_ged from iliose of the last session.
The House then went into the committee
oftlic whole upon the state of the Union.—-
Several parts ofthePresident’s message were
referred to the appropriate committees.
Mr. Giddings of Ohio delivered himself
of a speech in opposition to the fugitive slave
bill. The arguments used by him were
a
c
In the Senate on Tuesday/, Messrs. Foote
and Downes appeared and took their seats. ’
Mr. Butler introduced a bill to pay South
Carolina moneys advanced by her to the
United States duiing the Florida war.
Mr. Gwirin of California, introduced a
rcsolutioii, inquiring into the expediency of
raising the salaries ofJudges in that State,
which was agreed to. '
The private callendar was then taken up.
In the Iifouse, Mr. Hall iuti'oduced a bill
granting the right of way through l\/lissouri
for the construction of a railroad to St.
Josephs, which was referred.
Mr. Harris introduced a bill providing for
a reciprocity of trade between the United
States and Canada, which was also refer-
red.
Mr. Holmes, of South Carolina, unsuc-
cesslully endeavored to instruct the commit-
tee on military affairs to report a bill coiifer-_
ring the rank of Lieut. General on Winfield
Scott.
In the Senate on W’ed7zcsd:iy, Mr. Hale
pr esen ted the petition of the citizens of New
Hampshire to abolish the usual punishments
in the Army, and moved the printing of the
recent trial and sentence of private soldiers.
Mr. Benton introduced it bill for a “fost-
ern Armory.
Mr. Pearce ofi’crcd a joint resolution, re-
appointing Richard Rush and Col. Totten
regents of the Smithsonian Insti'.ution—
passed. ‘
A message was received from the House an-
nouncing the death of Mt‘. ‘Wood of Ohio —
Mi‘. Chase paid a eulogy to the deceased,
and the customary resolutions were adopted,
after which the Senate acljouriietl.
In the House, The death of Mr. VVood of _
Ohio being announced by Mr. Potter, and
eulogy pronounced, the House passed the
customary resolutions and atijouriicd.
In the Senate on T/iursrlay, Mi‘. G\v'inn
offered a resolution to print two thousand
copies of the Pi'esidi3nt’s message in the
French language-—laid over.
A resolution continuing newspapers dur-
ing recess was adopted.
Mr. Cass’ resolution, offered last session in
favor ofsuspending relations with Austria,
was taken up and again laid on the table.
Mr. Bra'lbury’s resolution in i‘efercnce to
removals by the President was modified so
as to call for names of those removed, wliten
the appoiiitriients were confirmed in the
Senate. Adjoui'iicd to ftlozidtiy,
In the House, Mr. Strong l‘0p0l‘le(l a bill
regulating the inode-of taking testimony in
cases of contested elections. CODSlLl(;‘-l'd.ll0l.I
postponed.
Mr. Potter ofOhio, reported a joint resolu-
tion for the temporary appoiiitiiient of an
agent to receive bids for carryitig the mails
in Oregon and Ct1llf0l‘l’lli1. Ordered to a
third reading. Adjourned.
In the Jfoztsc on Fi'i([(ty, Mr. Thurston of-
fered a resolution, which licsovcr i't:cpit.-stiiig
the Presi<.lcnt to cointiiunicate copies of all
correspondence received from‘ GO\’ei'l1mi21)[
officers in Oregon sitice the organization of
the Territorial Government.
The House. went into Committee on the
private calendar. as ,
The bill for the relcifof the heirs of Gen.
Thomas Sumter, was debated and afterward
laid on the table. 0
Mr. Plioanix gave notice of his intention
to introduce a bill to amend aiifact pas'.ed‘last
Septe.-mber, relative to drawbiicks on filer-
chandise exported to Canada.
The refcri=.iice ofa private bill was deba-
and the House adjourned till Monday.
IMPORTANT ARRi:s'r.——Oflicers Barley
and Patterson arrested on Wednesday eve-
ning'last,Jaines Max, one of the sailors
of lheship Devonshire cliarged with rifliiirr
the mail bags of the Ht‘-lel1'd.Sll)m'dt‘l whiff:
removing the [’)aSS£.‘l‘.gel'S front that ill fated
ship. It appears that he had sold three
lionds Of $30 each to a broker in South-st.
for $15 each. The officers traced him to
asailor boarding house it: VVate'r—st. and
one of them pretended that he was a bro-
kcr and wouldgive a higher price for the
bonds than Max had obtained from the
other broker. In this way he got into the
whole secret, and ascertained the name of
the party to whom the three bonds had been
sold. Max wastheu taken into custody,
and seven bonds for $30 each were found
on his person, which, with the other three
that had been sold, made a sum of $300.
It is supposed that after the passengers
were all removed from the ill-fated vessel,
the mail bags were cut open, and the con-
tents talten. They have others on the scent ji
who cannot long escape their vigilance.—
There is no saying what has been the ex- 1
tent of the robbery, but it is believed to J
be very great.-_—ZV. Y. Globe
_ {,l(’-2? M_Cssi's. Freeman 8: Patterson, N. C
Y . have invented a means of stopping i'ail- d
road trains by electricity, so as to dispense C
with brakemen entirely. It is an arrange-
iiiedt of a galvanic battery on the locomo-
tive and under the immediate direction of C
the engineer. A rod runs to each wheel
. _ _ _ 1
and by a simple touch, the train is easily
and quickly stopped. I
1
ing November last, 4853 toiis—total for e
the present year,68,869 tons-—increase over ’1
last year, 6,961 tons. Calcutta takes 1627
tons, annually. The remainder is export-
ed to the West India Islands and Southern
cities. _ e
gines, has testified that on examining the
where it will stop.
been swept out of their houses in one day.--
As for this town and parish, the disease has
raged more feaifiilly in proportion to the
number of inhabitants,
parish as yet attacked, except‘ Port Royal,
which has been‘ nearly- dcpopulated.
afflicted our neighborhood severely.
average number of deaths in our parish has
been 50_ pei°iday,for.tlie last week. -_
prosecutor.
trarisactiori was the inari who gained the
way to VV-.uerbu ry.
. - in vain.
‘I I 4 I _ _ _ _
3GP The exports of me from Boston “Ur ted in the face, and furious with uauvailable
. I. rv ‘ J’ . . ‘ I _ . _ _ V
let lrcupe fioin I dl‘lS ate among liei passen- eizof the pension fund ofiice1»,w,,,Ch were Tom, J,,,,,,.c,,, g,,,-mg ,, vmd ,,,C,,,,e--Of the ___
or “ed to be Pnmedi - ‘ terrible ravaves of the Cholera in the Island of O
D I _
amaica. , ,
SPAl\'lSH-TO\VN,'N0V. 5, 1850.
The country is in a dreadful state. The
Cholera is raging fcaifully liere, and is of a
very malignant type.
pict the misery it has iiiflected in the parish-
es it has visited, viz : Kingston, St Catherines
No tongue can de-
iid Port Royal. Neither sex, age. rank or
olor have escaped, and ‘no one can te-ll
VVhole families have
than in any other
It has
The
The conduct of the negroes (hiring the cri-
sis has disgraced humanity, and the _,re9ula-
iiions of the authorities_.foi' suppressingthe dis-
case have been very iinperfect and unskill-
ful.
should say, 300 dead bodies, a great portion.
of them lying unburied, and decaying, to
the manifi.-st injury ofthe i'einainii'ig inhabi-
tutils.
sideration that a resolution was proposed to
bury the dead outof town, at the race course.
There are now about the town, I_
It was not until after two weeks con
We have had it great deal of rain during'tho
se-.ison, which had undoubtedly done at great
deal toward vitiating the atmosriicre.
The
negroes charge on an average twenty shil-
lings for burying each rlead body, and some
require payment for burying their own rc-
lations. The virulence ofthe disease is re-
markable. The body ofa person who had
died of it was taken out of town, and as usual
the. negroes held a wake over it-whit-h
catiscd the greate'r part ofzthem to lose their
lives. All business in the parishes has
been suspended. The Assembly met, but
could do no bussiness, the country members
refused to come into town.
The disease generally attacks people du-
ring the niglii time.
the town are completely worn ottt. The
medicines of the island having been exhaust-
cd, t'.l'Sl€‘.1IIlCl‘ has been sent to Cuba. for a
fresh supply. '
I fear that the country will now go back-
ward faster than ever, ii11Vll];'Vl0Si so large a
portion of its scanty population.
ZVOvt'mlicr llt/t.——'l‘he cholera is still very
The deaths in this parish up to the
prescnttime have been about (500 in three
weeks, and as far as any jtttlginei'it can be
bad
formed it may last three weeks longer.
State Militairy Coizrtvcntion,
AT HARTFORD, JANUA KY 8, 1851.
At a meeting of the Field and Company
Commissioned Officers of the 2d Brigade
Conn Militia, heldat New Haven in Au-
gust last; The subject of our present Militiai
Law, was brought f..i'w:ii'd, discussed, and by
general consent admitted to be wholly inef-
hereof and inadequate to a t)l‘Opel' mainten-
VVliei‘eupon it was
ance of the system.
uiianiniously
V0/ctZ~—“'l‘li;~.t it is expetliciit to call a
.‘v‘lilitary State Corivt-ntioii of the friends ofa
well oigiiiiiirretl antl cfiictciit Militizi at ['I:irT-
ford, (tiic fins‘. l3:'ig:;;!e C()llt‘.L!l'l'll‘l.1_;'.‘) on the
8th of.lanu iryi'ic.\‘t to take into ('On.:’ltl€i'ill.l()l1
mid to ailiipt such riieastti*cs as may be
dcctntd proper antl isxpcdicnt, to secure the
above iiairiod obji:ct.”
I‘-lU‘I’1l1ej‘it15'st:g<-: of the above vote, the
U“‘»lt3l'5i.‘_2I‘i<.'Ll was appoiiit.ed_a Committee to
confer with the 1st lfirigatle, and if dceriied
expedient, to carry the i'c'50lutions into cfli-ct.
The ~tiiitit-i‘si_;_;ned liaviiig attended to tho
dtity, and laid the stilijc.-rt before the Coni-
maiidzint of the fir;-t Brigade, the Con'iui=.iiid-
ants of the several Rt-giinents, as also other
friends of the ;‘\=lilitia, and the same nieetiiig
with very general approbation, notice is
hereby given, that tliere will lie 21 State Con-
veiition of the frientls of a well organized
and (ll5~'.(‘lj')llnl.‘Ll Militia, at Gilmun’s ll"-lull, in
the City of Hartftird, on the 8th Jttntiary
next—thc session to commence at l0 o’clock,
A. M. It is t-ai'iic.-ttly hoped that all huviiig
the intci'es-tof the militia at heart, (wlictlicr
doing active duty or not) will make some
sacrifices (if need be) to attend ; and that
such a tleinonstration will be made as shall
have its due weight on the next Legislature
of this State.
{jg-3- All members oftlie active Militia, are
requested to appear in their respective uni-
forms, with .<i«_lo arms.
E. \V. N. STARR, Committee.
Dated at Middlctowii, Dec. 6, 1859.
Division Ilcacl Quar/.ers, con.n,.iiIzmza.‘
i‘51l.»\ft0.\’, Dec. 5th. l_850.
Pursuant to the vote of the Field Comniis~
sioned Oflicci's of the 52:] Brigade, with the
concurreiit action of the 1st lghigatlc, the Ad-
jtttant C‘renc—i-at has issued a call for the State
illilitary Convention to meet at l-lartford, on
the 8th day of Jaiiuary, next, for such action
as may secure a more efficient Militia system
in the State, and all Officers in Coiiiiiiissioii
are strongly urged to second the call thus
made and to be present on that occasion.
WM. "r. KING, Maj. Gen.
./Y/Zt:a.nta.ge of Law ——A farmer cut down
a tree which stood so near the l)0l..ll'l(.lL!i'V line
of his farni, that it was doubtful whether it
belonged to him or his neighbor.
neighbor, however, claimed the tree, and
The
irosc_cuted the man who cut it, for damages.
The case was continued from court to court,
imc was wasted, temper soured and temper
ost; but the case was finally gained by the
Thelnst my friend knew of the
ause came to the lawyer’s office to execute a
eed of his wfiole farm, which he had been
oinpclled to sell to pay the costs! Tlicri
houselcss and homeless, he -could thrust his
hands into his pockets and triumphantly ex-
laim, “ l’vc beat him l”
Astuttering Vermoiiter was asked the
VVith great politeness
e strove to say that it was right ahead, but
No more he couldn’t. At last,
xertion, he burst forth with—“ Gog-gug-gt»
orig you’ll gig-gi-git there afore I can tell
ou.
Lowell Zlfctmzfacttwe.-i.—-'l‘liere are in Low-
ll, Muss, twelve inanufacttii'ing corpora-
. lions with a capital stock of $13 210 000 -— ., . .
fig; Mr_ Pete, Carey, ,,,Spcc,o,, of en_ The’numbe,_ O,.m,,,S_,S fifiy; Sp,’m,,e’S, 3,9,_ \Viudsor Locks, on Monday, for passing coun-
945 ; looms,9,085, l'emales employed, 8,260;
wreck of the steamer Resolute, which ex- males, employed, 3,744; couor, co,,S,,med mostly on the City Bank, Providence, were
The medical men of
Tor-zsi).-iY."D‘ec. I7, 1350.
‘WHIG STATE TICKET.
roa GOVERNOR,
Lafayette S. Foster, of N01'WiclJ-
' Fort LIEUT GOVERNOR,
Q-reen I-iciinrlriclg, of VVaterbury.
FOR si:cit13'r.iitv,'
Rogek IL Mills, of New Hartford.
"FOR TREASURER,’
Thomas Clark, of Coventry.
- roa CONTROLLER, ,'
Sela}: Strong, of Milford.
-xv?
Doings in Congress.
The National Legislat.tii'e assembled at the
stated time and was at once Il]f1l’mOlll0L‘|Sly
organized.- Tho Presidcnt’s- Message was
speedily sent in, and the reading of it occupied
the l'el’ntllll(.lel'V0fll16 day. Silica tlien,tl‘ie va-
rious coiniiiittciis have been appointed, and the
usual number Of.l)0ll(;eS,,mntl0l]S, resolutions,
620 , made. Although it may seein as if there
had been but little progress in the business of
the session, yet upon examiiiiiig the doings of
the House of Repi'esentatives, its will be found
that that body has already got as far as it did
after eight inoiiths of the last session. On
‘Monday last, we think it: was. the notorious
Joshua R. Giddings, after a routing speech, full
of sedition and bluster, moved the reference of
the inatters t‘reater.l of in the Message to t.lie
Coininittee on the J udiciary, instead of follow-
ing the usual course and referring it to the
Committee oftlio \Vhole upon the slate ofthe
Union. This motion was promptly met by it
resolution coiifinipg debate upon it to one niinulc
for each Sj)(‘ill£(~)l', and itltt-.i' a sound rebuke or
two adiiiiiiist:et'ed to the Ohio agitator by Mr.
\Vent.wort.li and Mr. McClei'nand, Mt‘. Gid-
ding’s propo:~:ition was voted down. It will thus
be seen that the House,at least, intend to devote
this session to business, and not to plotting and
treason.
Union Mceitiiziigs.
\Ve observe that in most of the cities in this
and itlier States, i'iieetiiigs are being called for
the purpose of publicly declai'iiig the attach-
ment. of the citizens of the North to this glori-
ous Union, and of avowiiig their (lBl.(5l'l’l’llll2llLlt)l)
to support the Constitution and toe existiiig
laws at every liazurd. \Ve rejoice at lliis.—
True, it needs no public deinoiistratioii to con-
vince us that love for the Union is an abiding
printciple with all sensible men ofall politics in
the State of Connecticut, but such deinoiistru-
tious will accoiiiplisli two objects; they will
serve to assure our brethren at the South that
we still clicrisli the links that bind us to tliein
as fondly as did our fatliers before us; and to
show the traitors at home that they can find no
syinpzitliy in the great; body oftlie honest, patri-
otic people by whom they are surrouiidetl. It.
is ft good sign. at it time when treason and re-
bellion are lifting their hideous heads in tho
higli places of the land, to see the stroiig yen-
iii:iiii'y of the cuuiitry g:itlit_-riiig t.oj_iotliei° from
the field, the xvork.-hop, and the (lcsk, and de-
ciariiig their‘ det‘ei'miiizttioii to stand or full willi
the Union.
FIE?’ Our l](il;1l)l)()l' oftlie [fez/iulifit-(zit iinngines
that he perceives some <.’isci'cpuiit,-y liotwceii
our opinions of it iiioutzii since, and those put
forth in our issue ofa tvecltj or two since, in re-
lation to the ftigitfivo slave law. Let us see how
it is. \Ve said (Nov. 5t ii.) that: we did not up-
provc oftlie law; neitlier do we now. ‘No do
not approve of slav. ry. but is that: any reason
why we should be uliolitioiiisfs? \Ve like not
the law, but we say now, its we said llien, it is it
iiecessai'y evil, and must be Oll(lJl'etl. VVe ro-
iiiai'ked (Nov. 5th.) that we hoped to see it
aiiiended; we sliould be god to see it ziuieiided
now, but recent. developiiients have led us to
think that it cariiiot. he meddlcd with without
i'eiie.wii‘.,<_j; the itgitszition of last sessioii—an agita-
tion which all good Inf‘-ll must deplore. The
state of the country, the exigencies of public.
:iff:iirs, the exasperation of nortlicrii and south-
ern ullraists, all [cad its to believe that: it is best.
to follow the Presidc.iit’s recoriiineiidutioii, and
adhere to the adjitst;iiieiit established byithe
coiiiproinise iiieiisures.
C.—ui'i‘Uiti«: 01-‘ AN A.\i:~:i>.it;.i.\' VESSEL BY THE
Biti'risii.—Capt. Disiie_v,'la1e comtiiiiiider of
the brig Volasia. iirrived at Holmes’ Hole on
the 5th iiisr., ti p:issengei', iii the brig Boston.
from Baltiii. He states tzhzit his brig was cap-
tured in the port of Victoria. by the British
war steaiiier “fiaittler,” on suspicion of being
eiigagetl in the slave mule. The Volzisia was
bound to the coast of Africa, and at the time of
her capture had on boaid seven passengers,
anda cargo composed of fziriuu, beans, rice,
be-.c.f, lumber, liouor, &c. This curious cargo,
Wll'.ll some alleged infoi'm:ilil‘y in her papers,
induced the Britisli coiiimaiidor to put ti prize
ciew on board of her, and send her to St.
Helena. Capt. Disney alleged that his vessel
was engaged in a lawful voyage, and that the
whole proceedings agajiistz her were unjust and
l_yl'tllll)i(fill. He laid his case before Coni-
morlore (a‘rregory.the cominatider of the Amer-
ican Sq'uadi'oi'i, btit received no satisfaction. ,_
It has been report ed that Gov. Seyiiiour
is diiugei'ousl_V ill with the small pox. and that
the disease is pi,'evaleiit: in I’Iltl'lf()l‘Ll. \Ve learn
from the [Iartford Times of Satuimltiy, that the
repoitis untrue; the Governor has had a touch
of the varioloid. but not. enough to pit. hiin——aiid
the health of H:ti'tfoi'd is conipa rutively good.
The Danbury Times says that Mr. Geo.
B. 'l‘rowbritlge, of Betliel, hits been guilty of
forgery to the amount of $2000, in various
sums upon bank paper. I-Io was required ’to
give bail, which he did, and leftfor parts tin-
known. l\’Ir. T. has hitherto borne an irre-
proazhable cliztructor.
5.5"?‘ Gov. J. H. Vleans, from the Fairfield
District, has been chosen (;}overnor of South
Carolina, by the vote ofits Le_2islature.
£F'A man named Ludd was at'i'ested itt;
terfeit money. Over -‘.3150 in spurious bills.
regiments, commanded by one of the ablest ploded recently, he found the safety valve per week, 653,000 lbs; wool per week. 69,- found upon him, and other evidences ofliis be-
tied down-—bencc the accident. ' '
Generals, to march upon Aleppo.
000 lbs.
ing it dealer in counterfeit money generally.
VVe haveseldom heard of a more bold robbery I
residence of Chas. Isaacs, Esq. through :1 win-
asleep, took from his pockets about $100 in mo-
ney, rummaged about the house, and decamped.
Their next exploit was on the premises of F.
Belden, Esq. Mr. Belden and lady had been out
to an evening party and returned about2 o’clor:k.
On retiring, one ofthe shutters was left unfasten
ed and slightly open—it. being so late in the
morning, it was thought unnecessary to use the
customary precaution in sccuringthem. Mr. B.
had $130 about his person, which he left in his
pocket, and placed his gold watch on a bureau
near the bed, where also lay some $600 worth
ofjewelry worn that evening by hlrs. Beldcn.
The room was entered tlirougli the window while
they were asleep, and the money and watch ta-
ken—the jewelry, being in a box, was probably
not discovered. A check on the Seventh Ward
Bank,'N. Y. for $00, was also taken. Another
check of .334 9'2, payable to the order of Mr. Bel-
den, was found the next morning on the floor.-
We understand it was by mere accident that
tlilSil21lilel'(.‘l)(‘:(Zli was not cashed before Mr Bel-
den left the city’ Wednesday after-tioon—a very
fortunate circumstance, as the check was less
acceptable to the thief than would have been
the money. The double brick house adjacent.
to the batik, the i-tesitleiice of Mr. Ge-or\:,e Bish-
op and Mr. Chas. N. Clock, was tindotibtetlly en-
tered, as iriany of the inner doors were found
open in the morning which were known to have
been lCfl(‘l0S(:(l_ll1elll‘=',’lll previous. Herc, liow-
ever, the rogues were less successful. Nothing
was missed from the house, althougli we arcin-
formcd that Mr Clock had some 300 or $1100 uti-
(.lu1' his pillow. We have no doubt that the
same scoundrels had in contemplation the rob-
bery of the bank, as a suspicious looking char-
actei was seen in the rear of the biinking-house
at about the same hour the other robberies were
committed. ‘icing alarmed by his (llSCOVCl‘}’, he
immediately fled.
To enter the sleeping apartment of tlieliigh
Sheriff’ of‘ the County, and take the money from
his pantaloons pocket right before his, fact-,
must have required the assurance of an old of-
fciiclei'.-—Ii'e_pitbIiean, of Satitrday.
Tiii-1 CEILIA FA.itiLY, as they call them-
selves. werir. off without paying their priiitei-’s
bill. \Vi|l our friends of the press who may
cliance to encounter them liereiifter, bear this
in"iiiind .7
————-1
Trii-1 Aiiii~:r.ic.\N \V.-\SIIli\'G FLUH), is the
name of a iiiixture pi'epui*ed and sold by J. A.
'\Veed. All who have tried it speak in its
favor.
Mr. Adam Guthrie, of South Blltillti,
cauj_i_lit. in it trap, on Tlitirstluy last. a young
wild-cut, or cataniouiit, which is quite a novelty
It: was about two
in this part of the country.
feet. long, and twice as lai'ge as it cominoii cat.
Bunxi-zn 'ro Di-:A'rii.—At East Haven. Mon-
day night, Alfred Shepard and James Hoteli-
kiss iiict. a horrible death by fire. They were
teiidiiig a coal pit, and had gone to sleep in at
small sliaiity near by, erected for their accom-
modation. The strut:ti.ire took fire, probably
from the stove, and they were hurried to death
with it.
Miss Siio'rwi<:i.i.’s Nuitsi-:itv.—Oiii' l'e:’I(l(.'l'S
will remeniber that in July last,t:onsitler..l:lc
excitement. was causetl in New York, by the
piiblication of some llt‘il'l'OVVlIl_‘_I details of zilli--god
neglect and indeceiit. burial of iiifauts at Miss
Siiol'.weli’s Asylum for young children. at; Hor-
risi:iti2i, \Vestcliest.cr county, N. Y. A com-
iiiitlzec was appointed to iiivcstigate the inzittcr.
and in their report they exoiiei'at.e Miss Shot-
well from all repi'o:icl‘i, and Sl'..ll6 that for the
extreme iiidiisl'i'y, devotion. palieiice, s'iit:ei'ily
and boiiovoloiice which she has inzitiifestetl. she
The
improper manuei' of burying some oftlie chil-
is tlt-sei'viiig the most grateful respecti.
dreii, is ii'npiit.ed to the czirelt-ssiiess ofthose to
whom she had in good faith, coinuiitted the
1)Cl‘i.l)l‘lll2lllCe of that: duty.
ESTA iiicetiiig of the young men of New
Britain was held on Moiiday evciiiiig, prep:ii'a-
tory to the forinzition of it Yotiiig l‘v1eii's lusti-
tiite. A(l(ll‘(‘S¢€S were made by James Brews-
lei‘ and Jtiiiies F. Babcock, Esqi's., of New
H a vi-iii.
The Saiiilivicli Islaiitlers wei'e.nt the last
accounts, taking ine.asui'es to have the Islands
ropre.seiitcd in the \Vorld’s ludtistriail Coiiveii-
tion.at London. They recoiiimcnd that; exer-
tions be inude to procure specinioiis of sugar,
coffee, antl other valiittlilc products of the
islands. The Chinese are also iiialtiug prepa-
ratioris; a local coiiiiniitee has been foi'nie.d at
Hong Kong to collect and foi'ward articles for
exhibition.
E3?’ The \Vashington Nzitioiial Monuineiii.
has reached an elevation of eighty feet from
the ground—antl it is tliougltt it will reach two
feet more before the season closes.
tlZ;7° Iiifoiniatiuti has been received at the
State Departiiieiit; in \V:isliingron. of orders by
the Spanish Goveriiiiient for the release of the
i'ein;iining Contoy prisoners.
Lair’ The whole number of patients missing
since the burning of the Insane Hospital at
Augusta, is tweiity-eiglit.
John P. Bigelow was re-elected Mayor
ofBoston_. on Monday, by upward of 2000 ma-
jority over all opposition.
if-.73“ Cassius M. Clay lect.tii'ed lately before
the Mercantile Library Associatim of Cincin-
nati, to E1 lttrgn audience. Many were unable
to obtain admittance. He condemned the
Fugitive. Slave Law in strong terins, and dilated
on various subjects, advaiiciiig many curious and
novel notions on various religious subjects.
.lr:sUi'i‘tsM.—A Jesuits’ College is being built
It will be four stories high and
The
up New York.
will accommodate about "00 students.
filial cost will be about -350.000.
L32?“ \Ve learn from the Boston Atlas, that. a
night or two ago, Mr Paine gave an exhibition
of his gas-light. at \Vorcestei', previous to send
than was perpetrated in this town on Wednes- ,,e,.so,,,,,"y. may I he ,,”owed ,, brief .s,,,,ce in,
day night. The thief (or thieves) entered the your coiumns to,c'oi'i'ect the fajso impressions
which may have been--made on the public mind
dow, went into the room where Mr. Isaacs was (unintentionally. I presume?) by “A SCHOOL
Visi'roa,” relative .to myself.‘ ‘mid the" object: of
my personal visit to your village, ,on the 27th.
ult._? _‘ i.
On learning that the board of visitors con-
templated a change in school books, I went to
Norwallt to ascerttiiu the cause of this change,
as mine had so recently been -rocomtnendedi
and adoj.t.ed in the schools. On my arrival at
Norwalk, (being the first, time tliat T was ever
in your plt-asaiit village.) I inquired foi'\“ The ‘-
Board of Visitors.” Being informed, 1 called
on one of the irieiribers to ascei'tziin_wliether
the visitors. teachers. or parents were dissatis-
fied with the books on the score of inerit—antli .
ifso, \\'llelll(3l‘t1‘.".~)' thing could be done to re-
move the objections. He informed me that the
board had held :1 meeting-, at which t.liere were
only four members present, and that two of
tliein voted for it c/range of books. He also
advised me first to call on tho teaclieis, and to
obtain from rlieni an o.\pi'essiou of their views
relative to a r.-/range of books, and then to see
the nicmliers of the btiai'd. I atrtcd under his
direct inst ructions. If I acted iiijtidicioitslyo
my only apology is, I had been advised to do so.
I called on all the tcttchers but one. The
first one I called on, wrote Cl T€I2l0IlSf'I'a'7tCe
against a change in boo/rs, which they all
signed. This i'einonsti'aiice was, directed to
the board ofvisitors, and sent. to the post-office,
as directed by one of the nienibers of the board.
Here is a copy of the teachers’ renionstrance :
To the Board of Visi.I.0r3 of Norwalk School
' Society :
“lo, the l1l](l0l'$lglle(l. heziriiig that a change in
books is cniitciiiplzitctl, take this opportuiiity of ex-
pn-.-siiig 0lll‘.~‘ffl\’0>‘fl.\‘ being decidedly opposed to
.-"aid (:li:iiige—liciiig of the opinion that our sy.-‘tern
-ul'i‘e:t(li1ig hunk.-‘ is complete and I‘IIICl8l|l.. and that
:i rbatigc could not he cliiecttitl under tiny circum-
stziiices, witlioiit bi-czikiiig tip that tiiiiforiiiity which
we |ll)\V liave. uiitl prudiiciiig evil coiisequeiiccs to
paireiits, teaclici's, and pupils. -
Signed by 'i\lessi's. Ili-:.\‘nv S. Pit-Ii-ins.
CH.-\RLl-is 0i..iis'ri:AD.
(Rigor-ui«: llumii-Ls.
V.\/'ii.i.i..'l.ii YALE.
CHARLES Goons!-:LL.
Cii.\i>.i.is Fii.i.ow
VVii.LiAii ft. Nxsu.
R. A. ‘vVii.i.iA.iis.
It may be proper here to state, that when
my books were before the board, before they
took definite aetioii on the subject, they were
rci"eri'ed to the t.e:icli(-.i's fot'ex2tii‘iiiiation and
;ippi'oi'al, who, after mature deliberation, de-
cided uiianimously in tlieir favor; whereupon
they were adopted by the boui'd. but in the
cliiiuge now coiiteiiiplzitctl, the teacliers have
not. been consulted on the subject. A
The next day, I called on two other mem-
bers of the boai'd, and should have called on
the ot.liers—but it being Tliaiiksgiviiig day. I
did not l.llllll\' it it proper time, or even neces-
sary, and l left. in the 11 o'clock train for New
York. \Vhile at N0l'\Villl{, l was most lica_rt.ily
and cordizilly greeted by the teachers with
wliotii I. was :icqii:iirited.and courteouslytreated
by the otlici's, and tliose iiieiribers oftlie board
wlioiii I had the j:lctisui'e OfS(‘P.lll_V.
l nitiko tlicsc sttttetiieiits of _/ilc/., that the
public may be disaliused on this subject, and
that they may be eiizibletl to judge as to the
coi'ret:tiie.ss of the stzitemeiits made by your
coi'i'espoiidet'it., that Mr. Siiiiders’ “own books
were iiit:i'odtieed under the pressure of his own
[)(‘l'St)ll:ll stilicitationsf’ that he did not call “on
the visitors." aiil uliotlier he acted in an un-
“geiitleiiiuiily way,” by doing as directed by
one of the mciiibci's of the. board.
7. \V. SANDERS.
E;-V’ Selfeclt has for sale the geiitiiiie. Harri-
son’s COlLlll'll)lill) lu k ; it needs no other i'ec0m--
iiieiidatioii than a simple trial.
L7? Benn‘ett: Broiisoii, Es.'j., Pi'esident oftho
Wzittii-litii'y ‘E Batik, died in that village, on
\Vetliicstluy niorniiig lust.
f_T_I;?F.iglit sttitleiits were recently expelled
from the Detroit University for bulotiging to
secret soc cries. Sometime. since :1 number of
stutleiits were expelled from the same institu-
tion for the s:inie_oll'ence. The junior class is
now reduced to seven.
E"-3?‘ Coii,2,i'-ss appropri:tted one million and
sixteen tliousand dollars to defray the expenses
of taking the census.
A nieiiiber of the Vermont legislature
recently proposed to introduce ti bill to ‘incor-
pomlc the Free Soil party,’ who might, ‘ by
that naiiie. site and be sued, embrace and be
eiiibraced, annex and be aniiexed——have it com-
mon seal. and enjoy all the _riglit.~s and privi-.
leges, and planks stilfleft of the Buffalo Plat-
foi-m’—-witli a second section, declariiig‘the
iiatural song of said Corporarioii to be Old
Ililorlalzfj/, which shall be sung annually.
62;‘? The body of B. R. Hardin, son ofBen.
Hardin of Kentucky, has been tliscovered D981‘
Paiiaina. He was on his return from the Le-
gation to Chili, and was, fioin appearances,
probably murdered.
A convention of the friends of :1 Well
organi7.cd and disciplined Militia is to be held
in Ilartford on the eiglli of Jaiiuury.
\Vri.i'r Ti-ii: S_on'rii HAVE AT S'_rAKi-:.—-It is
estimated that the value of slave property in
the United States is about; one thousand mill-
ions of dollars. In nearly all the slave States
the blacks increase more rapidly in proportziou
to their numbers, than the whites.
ViitGi.\'1.-x U. S. Si~;.\'A'i‘oit.—Tlie Legisla-
ture of Vu., on Saturday. re-e'ected the Hon.
Junies M. M:-ison, zi Senator of the United
States from the State of Virginia, for six years
from the -lib ot',Mai-cli next. There was no
regular opposition to Mr. Mason, and no one ,
else in nomination.
-5?” Chief Justice \Viiliams. of‘ this State,
has made a contribution-of one thousand dollars
ing an agent to London. to introduce the gas at
the exliibitioii of the VVorld’s Fair. The party
"present; pronouiices the exhibition as astonish-
ing and without lll1lYll)tl0’.
ilZ§FThe iiijuiiction has been removed from
the Mechanics and Manufacturers’ Bank, Prov-
idence. It is new again in operation.
building Congregational
to be used as a loan, without interest, to aid in
meeting ‘houses in
Illinois. - '
3?? The London Athzeiieuni aniiounees that
the Jenny Lind excitement; has entirely subsi-
ded in America,and that Barnum does not dare
to sliow his head for fear of being mobbed.
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