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ae Pesple 6 hi Maw, * Phat, perio hid €aee Gathe tip On & demiteter to @ dedinention . tt appeared that proceedings were taken agdinet a man named Sohriber or Schribner, for abandoning his wife, upon which occasion a recognizance was entered into by the defendant, as Sshriber’s eurety. Upon this reoog- nizance the action was brought ; the defendant demur- red to the declaration upon several grounds, all of which were untenable. Demurrer overruled. Edward H. Tracy vs, Cornelia E. Lawrence.—This was a motion to set aside the report of a referee. The action was eae po for work, lal ad services, and the case was referred to B, D. Silt 28q , who reported in favor of the plaintiff. On the part of the defendant, it was contended that plaintiff acted es witness in auother cause, and therefore he was not entitled to com- pensation \d farther, that no promise was ever made, and therefore no promise can be implied. The Court held, that where work has been performed by one per- son for another, a premise to pay will be implied, except where there is an ~~ agreement to the contrary. MeNeit ve, Van Riper.—In this case an action was brought to recover the value of a quantity of goods al- leged to beobtained by fraudulent repressntation, aud & verdict was rendered for the plaintiff! The defendant's counsel took Rpm had to the admissibility of a part of the evidence, and upon that ground sought to set the verdict aside. The court were of opinion that there ‘was no ground for interfering with the verdict. Verdict confirmed. Kennedy vs. Newman.—In ber peathe soon cf ad nant was brought jatiff ageinst defendant appeared ‘that in A aati purchased four lots of vround in Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn, from the defendant In 1846, it was discovered that one of the lots had been sold for a term of 100 years in 1942, for a corporation as- sessment, and a certificate of sale issued to the pur- chaser, which was subsequently filed. After the dis- covery, the plaintiff entered into a negotiation with the purchaser, and paid him baek his purchase money and other expenses, after which he commenced this ruit. ‘The case was tried before Judge Sanford without a jury. Judgment was given for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the full court. The court held unanimously that the evidence adduced at the trial was ineuflicient, and ordered @ nonsuit to be entered, Surneme Oount—General Term—Present, Justices Strong, McCoun and Edwards.— The People vs. Madame Restell —The argument of this case was taken up to- day, andone of the counsel of Madame Restell in part heard. ‘The case stands adjourned to Monday morning. Common Piras—In Banco jecisions Harrington ‘vs. Mason; motion for new trial denied with costs. Ni- chols vs, Dusenbury; verdict confirmed with costs Carey vs. Parker and others; new trial ordered with costs t0 abide the court Count or Genera Seasions, Jan. 15 —Before Recorder Scott and Aidermen De Forrest and Kelly. onvicted-—Atrhe opening of Court, this morning, the trial of George Green, for grand larceny, commenced yesterday, was resumed. Several additional witnesses ‘were culled to testify to the previous good character of the accused. The case was then submitted to the jury, who found the accused guilty, but recommended him to the merciful consideration of the Court. Sentence de- ferred until Tuesday next. James Wilson, impleaded with George Green, then withdrew a of not guilty, and pleaded guilty to tl . Sentence in case, also, ‘was deferred until Tuesday morning next, Case of Edmund Hammond —In the case of Mr. Ham- mond, who was convicted, a faw days ago, in this court, of having counterfeited tl bels of J. & P. Coates, of Glasgow, and used them upon spool cotton of his own manufacture, the Court, in consequence of this being the first case tried under the new jaw, and ignorance on the part of the defendant of its existence, fined him $100. Triol for keeping a Disorderly Hot —John Mont- gomery, indicted for keeping # disorderly house in the 4th 4, was then called to trial ; but af the empan- nelling of a jury, the Court adjourned until Monday morning next Court or GenetatSessrons, Deo, 21.—Before Recor- der Soott, and Aldermen Smith and Crolius—John Mc- Keon. Esq , District Attorney Trial far Receiving Stolen Goods.—Mary Reed, Mar- t Reed, and Dennis Winn ere placed at the bar for trial, on a charge of having purchased from a named Patrick Pew, atias Fiukes, several pieces of liven and a number of shirts, alleged to be worth $300, knowing the same to have been stolen. Samuet Bean, examined for the prosecution —My wife kept a shirt store at No. 129 Nassau street in May last On the night of the 25th of that month, the store ‘was broken open and robbed of four pieces of linen and seventy or eighty ready made shirts, there was some other property stolen at the same tme; the value of the property stolen was about $250 to $300; [ never recover- ed any portion of the propert Miss Butven, examine —I was in the store of Mrs. Beman; | know the store was robbed of some pieces of | think four or five pisces were taken; I don’t know how many shirts were stolen, but should think about sixty; a shawl belonging to'a person who slept ip the store, was also takeo; I went with an officer to = house in Cross street, where | saw Mary and Margaret Reed ; in presence it was said, “/ saw Margaret there; I did not see Mary there; I saw her in this building; the officer searched the premises and found in s bureaus great many clothes made up; many of them were linen; | did not sve any that were not made up; it was new linen; | had seen tinen exectly store of Mrs, Beman; it was three or four months after the robbery that I’raw the property at Mrs. Reed’s; it was then made up into sheets, pillow night gowns, ko ; at Mrs Beman’s it was made into shirts and bosoms; it is mot customary to use such iinen for sheets; some of the sheets were made of heavy tinen; Mrs’ Beman uses Richardson’s and en, also George and F. Hayes’ linen; it was the Hayes’ linen that was stolen; | Know there is not much of it in the market; Mrs Beman had two cases of it in the store at the time of the robbery, which had just been bought. ; ezamimed,—An officer and Mr. Beman went I was there half an by be made up; I have been a stores, and never any like that kept by Mrs. Beman; some of I think, had been washed, but I don’t exactly n resumed.—Dhe sheets are made up of Hayes’ linen; the lowest price of which is 60 cen‘ yard at wholesale oase prices; it sells retail at 80 cents; thélinen is the same as that found in Cross street at et Reeds. = L, Ssow examined.—The property now produced was taken from the de! jante’,and has since been in my possession. Mrs. Bemax examined—I keep ashirt store at 129 Nas- sau street; the is mine; the Mnen is ofa peculiar kind; there is very little of it in t! ; it was first used in our store in November pre. 7;_ | had previously used only Rich- ordson & Owder’s; this linen is manufactured by George & Frederick Hayes, in Ireland, and imported by lerss: & Brooks, of the large paper warehouse, Nassau street, one of whom is brother-in-law of Hayes; we bought two cases of this linen in Aprit previous to ‘the robbery; I know this is the linen stoien from the store, because I had. immediately previous to the robbery, examined it critically with a linen glass, 60 asto know the number of threads exactly in the inch, and I have now examined thie in the same way, and it isthe same; this linen is ofeuch @ peculiar kind,that any person handling it could, | think, identify it without mistake; | am in the habit of purchasing linen all over town, and examin- ing it very (ocean nd constantly inquiring for it in @ great mapy linen houses; but in the four years that e been engaged in the business,| never met any of kind of linen previous to November, a year ago; we such linen into sheets, because it is only 7-8 Direct examina never mi wide, and would require two cases containing thirty pieces eac! roarf were accurately described by th ma; we buy the linen in The shawl and boy,and belonged to a young lady connected with the store. Mr Murray, police clerk, examined—The memoran. duw now shown isin my handwriting; it isa listof the articics taken from Margaret Reed and Dennis Winne, on the 14th of August last. £, W. Pew examined—On the morniag afer I com. mitted the burglary | was at Margaret Reed’s house, No. 63 Cross atreet, where I sold the things; Margaret Reed keeps s grocery store, and sleeps in the room over it; Dennis Winne is her bar-keeper; Mary Reed lives at No. 35 Orange street. No ome was at Margare' in the moraing but Dennis Winns. | hed one of the sbirts ot Mrs Beman’s rolled up in my pocket. I showed it to Dennis, and asked him what he would give me for it. He said that he would give me three shillings for it. I told him to give mea quarter, comeching to driak, aad clear me of the 14 cents | owed him, and he might have it [told bim that | bad some linen, aud asked him if lie would buy it. He went and got Margaret Reed. I then went and brought the linen from Ann Doran’s house, where [ bad lett it the night the burglary was committed. I Grst took three pieces of linen to Margaret Reed's ‘There were only Margaret aud Dennis in at the time. Margaret offered mo $1 «-piees, then $2 a-piece, and ually agrerd to give me $8 for the three pieces Dennis paid me $3 in the morning and Margaret gave me $5 at right, Margaret sid if | would go round to her houre in the evening. she would have Lobin there, who used to go round p-ddliog, but siace gone to ltimere, and he would buy the shirts. | went there in the Tobin, Deunis, and Margaret, were present; | had ai teen shirts stolen from Mrs Beman’s, but six of them were stolen trom Doran’s house. ‘There were only 10 shirts, the soarf and shawl. left of the property taken from Mrs. Beman’s store. Tobin gave me $7 for the lot; Thad trequently sold things there; [ told Margaret an: Deonia that | stole the things from Beman’s store: once sold th cont for $5, which | stole from ‘a store in Park Place She knew it was stolen, be. You go round stealing; bring all 4 1 will buy them.’ | also sold ole from @ canal boat; Mar. ‘illings for it; Dennis was zamined—I am 17 years old, and war born in Ireland; | committed the burgiary, aod robbed Beman sere, Mr Stewart and M ao promised that if would tell the truth about th I sbould m be arrested for it. [was oa Biackwell’s live at No 73 Cherry street; Margaret Reed and Denuis Winne knew | had been fa the penitentiary Mra AN recalled—The linen was put up in bi paper, then in brown, The scart 1 Tately desoribed by the boy, and belonged to me Epwaro Craney examined—I live at Mr. Brady's. N 69 Cross street; | was employed at the time of the bu jon, one morning He told me that he had but fwid that he bought them of id he gave $3 for taem Aw men came ia with irt, and [nid it down on the bar; Margaret took it up and seid that it was not well mad Denots said he was going to have shirts made out of the ne mined.—I never went round with Pew. I | assault and batiery on | and got thirty days in the City pri- . Mn asked me to ore here—h Ime nine ehillings—I went to tel him about hia linen - it was the next morning after Mary Reed struck me that | went tosee Mr. Bei ' did ‘not say to avy one that I was bound (o have Marg cet Reed in the Btate . I waa trequently at Margaret Reed's hours ‘hieves: were alwnys carrying g there to se), and are known to we po 100 oftivers, One time Margaret bought an | almoas i fhe Chiekes regery. Deni for $3. no that he information yw Few was on Blackwell's Island. Margaret Reed a couple of years. { got inoney from Mr, Beman ; first I got four shillings, tien two, then two again, and then one shilling Mr. Bestaners 1 think Craney gave me to un- derstand that he had nothing to eat, and nine a as he states, as @ matter of o! Sypvev H.Stewaut examined.—Patrick Blackwell’s Island w! Craney was examined. The prosecution here rested, when the court ordered the discharge of Mary Reed from the indictment, inas- much as no evidence hed been adduced to prove that she was in say means implicated in the matter. The following testimony was then adduced for the defence of Margaret Reedand Dennis Winn Mary McCaucxrn examined—I reside at im a widow, and hi dress maker; | have known Margaret years, during which time Ihave done bui and I was employed a year ago in making ev. drers that a lady can have; the six chemises new shown were made by me. Ann Doran ext d—I live at 63 Cross street; | have known Margaret Reed for mployed some time in makin, I don’t know whether this mont! or the last, was twelve months ago; | made four sheets and four chemise; I made the shert and chemise now shown, a year ago. Cross-+zamined—| have been married twice, and my eccond hi in the country; I have been living with Mar; t Reed now, one month; I lived there three months a year ago, then went to No. 61 Cross street; the last month [lived at Margaret Reed’s, Jane Campuece examined—I was present at one time when Margaret Reed purchased some linen from a ped- lar in her store, a year ago last November; Mrs. Doran was present; | don’t know what she gave a yard for it; she sent toher mother by Mrs. Doren to borrow $25 to pay for it. The case was then submitted to the jury, who found Margaret Reed and Dennis Winne guilty, and the Court sentenced each to two years and nine months imprison- ment in the Siats prison. Count or Arrrats. who isa citisun of the State of Ohio, obtai: amount of money from the house of Suydam, by (as they sllege) false pretence. ‘am, Co. aul ently had him indicted in the Court of Ge- neral Sessions, upon which @ requisition to the governor of the State of Ohio was procured for his arrest. He was accordingly arrested and brought to this city, where he entered into recognizance with two sureties for his appearance in the Court of General Sessions. He next demurred to the indictment on the ground that was not in this State when the alleged crime was co! initted, and, therefore, was not ble to ite laws The proceedings were subsequently removed into the Supreme Court, and the case argued by the District Attorney and Mr. Hoffman for the people, and by sr. George Wood tor Adams The Supreme Court decided that he was amenable to the laws of the State of New York, and sustained the indictment. The decision was afterw: ppealed from, ani the case was argued at the last term of the Court of Appeals in Albany. The Court gave judgment on Friday, affirming the decision bp ata caad Court, so that Adams will be tried in city. the Beople ve Charles —Charles was indicted in the Court of Sessions for selling lottery tickets; he demurred to the indictment. The proceedings were removed into the Supreme Court; the case was argued there, and the indictment sustained; the decision of the court was ap- = 5 cs pewled from. and subsequently argued in the Court of a 9 and the decision of the Supreme Court con- irmed. Covrr or Arrears, January 13.—No. 16, Judah Elisworth, appeliant, vs. Lewis B. Thompson. Calied and passed Tne printed argument and points ow the part of the respontient ready for submission; the appel- lant’s not yet handed in. judiah Ellsworth and E. H. Rosekrans, attorneys, No. 17 James Funck, et al, plsiotiff iu error, vs Jean Jacques Merian, et al, defen- nants inerror. Submitted on printed argument and points by both parties M R Zabriskie wud Francis Dominick, atcorneys. No 19 Mary Martin, plaiutiff in error, vs. John Wilson, defendant in error Judgment for defendant in error on demurrer. on special motion. No. 25 Matthew Barron, plaintiff in error, va The People, defendant in error. Catled and reserved for de- fendaut inerror, A M_ Sniffen and John McKeon, attorneys. No 37. Royal Vilas et al, appellants, ve Timothy Jones et al, respondents Put on the calendar by order of the court. S.Stevens counsel for the appellant, moving The cause was aed. Wm C Browa and R A, Gillett, attorneys. The followiog causes were called and passed, no one appeating:—Nos 18. 20,21, 22, 28,24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,35,36 At 10 oolsck tl Sourt adjourned tili 10 A. M. next day. Surxems Covar or re Usiren State —No. 4 Henry Mathewson appellant, vs. W. W. Wet- more’s administrator. The argument of this cause was continued by Mr. A. C. Greene, for the appellant. Ad- Journed till Monday, 11 o'clock, A.M. Mrs Gaines’ Case.—The Supreme Court room, this morning, Jacuary 13, was the scene of deep excitement. It was understood that the decree of the court would be giv n in the case of Mrs. Gaines, which, with the antici- pated presence of Messra Clay and Webster,drew acrowd of ladies aud as many members and othersas couid poasi- bly squeeze in. The judgment of the court was given by Judge Wayne.and occupied an hour in the reading It covered the whole history of this interesting cas gaveall the points of evidence in favor and the legitimacy of the plaiutiff. The opinion wi tifully written, and eloquently read. Such ac! love and romance has seldom been given from any learn- ed bench ; and the final decision and decree of the court to Mrs. Gaines a fortune of countless millions. decided that she had # father mother too. and that she lawfully inherits three- of her father’s immense estate. During the reading of the opinion, there was the most profound si- lence in the court, and Mrs. Gaines’ face was a study for artist Miilioas hung upon the closing sentence ; and the lips of the little ludy parted slightly when the Judge came to the “summing up.” When the decree was finally pronounced in her favor, Mrs. Gaines was in- atly surrounded by hosts of friends and admirers, he left the room ® greater “lionne” than either Clay or Webster, who sat side by side within the bar. A bland smile overspread the withered featares of her old advocate, General Jones, who isto have $30,000 as his fee, and congratulations were rife all round. There wasarush of the reporters to the telegraph office. and before I half time to write thus far, the triumph of Mrs Gaines is flashing, not only in her bright eyes, but over the wires to New York and to New Orleans. The Hon. Reverdy Jobnaon, it is said, comes in for fortune in the shape of fees; another proof that he isa much better tesman. There are thril- ling incident one of the most exciting roma: fords every kind of material—love, intrigue, bribery, perjury, heroism, imprisonment, ‘and death. The amount involved is about $17,000,000; but Mrs. Gaines having “ one fair daughter and no more,” will probably compromise for half the sum, which, for a small family, will be sufficient for al I under- stand she has already decided on the purchase of © gs on Union Square, which has bren for some time in the market at a discount — Mirror Washington Cor- Tespondence. Tur Late Ma. TxHom.—For several years, the Rey. David Thom, of Liverpool, England, has sent out par- tls of books of his own writing, aud works (transla- tions) of his late brother Robert, linguist and interpre- ter to Commodore Elliot, Lord Gough and Sir Henry Pot tinger, and also t> the Chinese and her Britannic Ma- jesty’s Consul at Ningoo, and died there of @ lingering illness in the month of September, 1846, aged 39. His services as interpreter and linguist were of vast impor- tance to the British, and bis services as Consul are very important, not only to the British and Chinese, but to Americans also According to my recollection, parcels have been sent to me at various times for the following institutions : Harvard College, Yale do., Columbia do , Princeton do , University of New York, Universalist Historical Library In addition te the above, I received,a few days since, par- els for Yale, Brown University, do. New York, Colum- bis, Geneva Collage, University of Virginia, C sional Library, National Institution, U: sity of Pean- sylania, Lane Seminary. Cin , Cincinnati Colle; Uai- versity of Ohio, Miami University, Traasylvania Uni- versity Lexington, Oberlin Institute, and one of the Ro- man Catholic colleges, sent to Bishop Purcell. Indivi- duals also have been the recipients of Mr. Thom’s phi- lanthropic liberality, by presents of his own and his brother's works, to the number of fifteen, which I dis- tinotly recollect. Some others have probably escaped my recollection. To myself he has ssnt copies of all his works, some of which sold at 16s sterling. From hislate brother, | also received, some years since, copies of a Chinese legendary tale which he trenelated Into Fog. lish, and Esop’s fables, which he translated into Chi nese. Vory recently I received @ beautiful engraving of the treaty which was concluded at Nanking, at which the late Robert Thom acted asinterpreter. It coatalas likencenes of fifty six persons five of #hom are Chinese, and the residue chiefly British officers, among whom are conspicuous Lord Gough and Sir Henry Pottinger. The engraving is 2 feet, 8 inches, by 1 foot, with @ key, and rod five guineas, $26. It is present which I value very highly, None of the presents from Mr ‘Thom hava ever, to my knowledge, been publicly acknowledged, and even some institutions and individuals bave not even sent him any acknowledgment. This betrays great want of courtesy, if not gratitude. The aggregate of the books sent by Mr Thom, must amount, | should calculate, to two huodred dollars or upwards = This froms man with a salary of about a thousand dollars only, speaks volumes for his liberality, to say nothing of the presents he baa made to institutions and individusls in Great Britain, andobher parts Tope M. Tue Weatuer —On Monday morning last, the mercury tn various fh ermometers, in this village. fell to 20 and 22 degrees below sero The day was brigh’, clexr and cold Atl? M. 8 degrees below sero On Monday night, at {1 o’clook, at the rraidence of the Iste HD Sewail, the mercury fell 30 degrees below 20:0 After midnight it beoame cloudy, and on yesterday morning the mercury in various instruments indicated only from 6 to 10 below 0 locter from Fryeburg Me, says that “on the tith, the Fryeburg thermomet-rs ranged, in their different locations, from 34 to 39 degroes below zero. On remov- ing pure meroury fa a saucer to a little hollow in the village, 1) from so that it could be turned over in the vernet nod cut like loa ” ; ‘The thermometer indicated a temperature of 21 de- grees below zero at Deerfield, Mase, on Tuesday mora- i oR. Thermometer ip Coyecrd, N H.,on the satax morn- ing. 14 s below aero fa Keone, N. 1, the thermometor im different sitaa tions indicsted from 20 to 29 degrees below zero and in Walpole, 23 degrees below —Warertmon Journal Fraxcosia, N H, Jan 11 Thin ds the coldest morn- ing of which we have anyrecord. On the 26ch January, 1947, the apirit ladicated 36 degrees below aero, and on | January 17ch, 1940, 37 degrees below aero; this morning at sunrise, 39 velow zero, and the mercury congealed tn the bulb of the thermometer, and dit not thaw till it was brought under the influence of fire. Last evening, when the spirit indicated 15 degrees boiow aero, the mercury stood wt 21 degrees below, so that, could the meroury have restated the cold, it would have indioated 45 degrees below sere this morning.— Boston Traveller ¥. wm Haraity Hip, Suadae, 94 Sigday after ag, | kes Wetted of aun 8, Rte tay. Aniticty 8 10.5, Tuesday, St. tr at Route; 19th, Wednée- dey, St. Canute, 20th, Thursday, $3. Fabian and Sebastian, MM.; it, Friday, St. Agnes, VM, Absti- nence; 22d, Saturday, SS. Vincent and Anastasius, MM, Rey. Samuel R. Johnsou, D. D., will preach this evan- ingin the Church of 3t. George the Martyr, No. 175 ‘Wooster street. The Rev. Thomas Mozeley, leadi come # leading editor of the London The suniversary services for the repose of the son of Napoleon were performed atthe Invalides on the 15th December. A society has just been established in Ediaburgh,under the title of the * Sabbath Alliance,” one of the Oriol. pal objects of which is “to take steps to oppose and pre- vent the running of railway trains and other public con- veyances on the Lord’s day.” The Rev. J. F. Smith, of Winchester, Va., has been yore its Lye grasa of Hosted Rhetoric at ubura logio: jeminary, mi it by reslgnation of Dr. Dickinson, 7" =" Yaeant by the The Independence Relge, ofa very recent date, sa} that the Queen of France has presented His Holiness ies very magnificent tiara, as a testimony of her de- ‘The members of the various religious orders expelled from Switzerland, have entered France, Belgium. Baden and Austria. Some of the Jesuits have arrived at Vienna, and met with a kind reception from Prince Metternich A Paaver vow Peace in Time or Wan.—The follow. ing form of prayer, for peace in time of war, has been set forth by the Bishop of Ohio, to be used during the con- tinuance Ay arog contest with Mexico: — “0, mereiful Father, God of all peace and love, who hast given thine only: hamstiee Son to be unto us the Prince of Peace, and commanded us to follow e with all men, we pray unto thee, in behalf of this our nation, now contendi “4 3 with the sword against another SER Paseyite, has be- ‘mes, people, pour out upon both a spirit of peace. Guide thelr feet into the way of peace. Heal their dissensions, and the wounds they have caused. Provide for th and wants of those whom the sword has bereaved, or made destitute, Save us from all lust of conquest, and all hardness of heart towards the manifold and great calamities of war. We ane Saas © Lord, who tlllest e tumult of the people, an the raging of the sea, and d t the wrath of man to praise thee, so to direct and le the minds of those who have authority in either nation, that they may diligently seek the things that mak» for peace; that so we may again have peace in all our borders, and, living peaceably with all men, may seek peace with , our God, through the merits and mediatica of Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Amen.’ The above prayer is set forth to be used in the parish of the Diocese of Ohio, at, morning and evening prayer, at the discretion of the minister, so long as the present war shall continue. ‘The Lord Bishop of the dioceseof New Foundland has, wo learn, been engaged, #ince the visitation, in holding coutirmations at the out harbors. The numbers ineach place who, after renewing their baptismal vows, were contirmed by the Bishop. are as follows :—On Sunday, October 3, Petty Harber 27; on Sunday, Oct. 10, Torbay 29; on Sunday, Oct 17, Portugal Cove 54. The candi- dates were examined and prepared by the Rev. JG. Mountain, at Petty Harbor and Torbay, and by the Rev. F. W Tremlett, at Portugal Cove; and their bekavior on this solemn occasion give good evidence thet they had beem made duly sensible of the nature and obliga- tions of that Apostolic ordinance. The Rey H. Mackenzie, A. M., has just published a letter to bis parishonera, occasioned by au petition in fa. vor of the removal of Jewish disabilities, to which he ob- jects on religous and not merely political grounds, He Tegards the petition as @ most irreligious stop, and char- uoterises it as “ courting the legislative wisdom of those who rrjuoted and continus to reject Him whom we ac meine to be our Saviour, and the Saviour of the It is said that the Rev. R. Burgess. of Chelses, is to be sppointed * Bishop of the Chanuel Islands, with France and the Netherlands annexed” The Bishop of Loudon pe oso to proocved there for the formation of the The Oaford Gnd Cambridge Review, for this month. says —“ Already confession is practised to # considerable extent in our church. ils in a great mum- ber of parishes A vast body of the clergy ars impressed with @ senee of its importance; many, probably, are con vinced of its necessity. If is not often urged in sermons, but it is recommended ‘privately to the most relizious of the parishioners, and it is accepted by them, innume- Tous instances, thankfully. Bisbop Potter is to deliver twelve lectures on natural religion, before the Lowell Institute of Boston, during this month and Janu It i id that the ope was not intended for the Ho received a liberal education, and was for some years in the army, but after a time, being attacked with epileptic fits. his friends advise’ him to give up a military career, and to eater the church. The whole number of ordained missionaries in the world is estimated at about 1,200; and of male and female assistant missionaries, at about 2400, making a total of 3,600 The Bible has been printed in 133 lanxuagen and dialects, and ail but thirty of these translations are new, and were made chiefly by missionaries since the institution of the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1814 The number of copies of the Bible and Testament which have been issued by the Bible societies, is about thifty millions, The Synod of Mississippi, in view of the present rela- tion of our government with Mexico, have petitioned the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions to take into special consideration, the propriety of embracing in their field of operations such parts of Mexico as may be occupied by the American armies. Acoording to # work lately published in Paris, noticed ia the Vermont Chronicle, the decreas of the number of clergymen in Europe, in later years, has been very great, and the greatest alto- geth Roman Catholics. The 0 if not one-half, of int lom, and the feudal lerdships were shared with the nol “4 In 1757, the Abbe de St. Pierre reported in Paris 4v, hh priests, with larger power than this class ish curates—60,000 other priests, 100,000 moaks, (000 nuns, making a total of 300,000, or 1 to every 67 inhabitants. But in 1929 the clerical order com- prised but 108.000 members, 1 to every 280, Many and various causes have been in operation to reduce their number since the 16th century. The diminution Rome in 65 years is three-fifths ; in Portugal in 31 years, five-sixths ; in Bavaria in 23 years, twenty-two twenty- thirds; in ‘Sicily in 51 years, mere than one-half; in France in 67 years, more than four-fifths ; in Switz: land in 37 years, one-third; ia England in 133 ye nearly two-thirds ; in Russia in 33 years, more than o1 third; im Denmark in at or gd more thau one-haif; in Sweden in 60 years, one-third. The Romish clergy have sustained,the chief loss. In fitty years, in six of the European States, the diminution has amounted to 800,000 priests, monks and nuns. In France, however, afterthe diminution of four-fifths, there still remained, including monks and nung, | to every 20 inhabitants. The number of students at the Andover Theclozics! Seminary, from the catalogue just published, is, “ Resi- dent licentiates and students, 14; senior class, 4); mid- dle class, 30; junior olass, 19; total 93. Important Decisron.—The Supreme Court, on Mon- dey, gave @ decision, which is of much interest to stock- holders of banking or other incorporated institutions. In the case of Millaudon vs. the Carrollton Bank, it was decided by the fort Supreme Court’ thata stockholder voluntarily paying up hi stock in fuli, was, on the liqui- dation of @ bank and ivision of its assets, entitied to the full extent of his extra payments, to a preference over those stockholders who had only paid up their stock to the extent of the instalments that had been officially called on. Under that decision, a stockholder who had paid up bis shares to the full amount of one hundred dollars each, whilst the other stockholders had only paid up fifty dollars. would be entitled, first, to re- cover his extra fifty doliars before any payments were made to the others, with whom he would then come in on a footing of equality. The present decision reverses the former one, and eee tae taka the full paid shares possess no preference over the half paid ones, excepting, of course, that they count as two for one, but that they are only entitled to the same pro rata per centage in the liquidation or division of the assets as the half shares. The decision will have an impor‘ant bearing on the ret- tiement of the affairs of several institutions in this city, and it is, in our opinion, a Lage! correct one, and the bay principle a ought to be adopted.—New Orleans idetin, Jan. 5. NAVIGATION ov THE ANGELINA.—Capt. Patton has succeeded in removing the obstructions to the navigation in the Angelina river, so that it will be navigable, in an ordinary stage of water, from its mouth to within twelve miles of Nacog- doches. The new steamer that Capt. P. has lately completed,is admirably suited to the navi- ation of this stream. A new town has been aid out near the head of navigatien on the An- gelina, named Pattonia. The Angelina has its sources in the elevated, undulating region north and west of Nacogdoches, and is fed chiefly by perennial springs. It ie, therefore, less liable to sudden changes, and its current is more uniform and regular than that of the rivers that rise in the prairie region. We understand, that it is generally navigable nine monthsin the year, and even in the driest seasons the water never ceases to flow inityehanuel. By the openixg of the navigation of this river, the cotton and other ag- ricultural Ve 9 of the fertile region around Nacogdoches, may be transported to market at less tain half the cost of transportation by the old routes; and the extensive pine forests of that section that were formeriy almost valueless, will becomr cupious sources of wealth, as the jumber that 18 now obtained in_tvem can readily be transported to market.—Houstoni (Texas) Tel- egraph, Dec. 9 The posts are erected between Wilmington and New t telegraphic line from our city to the ter— Phila N American, 13h inst, To the Medical Profession of the United Stares— Che wabscribers hving puch sed and received trom | London the a vanee sheets of the Bat sh Hico-Chirargtaal Review, will, ina few days, ber of this valnanie work, im a styl every other ressect. to any sim country. ‘The British and worn | jedico Uhirurgieal Review, being cal Review aad the now unwtedsand embracing the taleutevt both jonroale. Uyey form iv | shall co ye most able perioaieat of the kind now known nue to publish the anited work: sh and Foreign Medie aunam. in advance t the same price | Review vini— | wishing | Parts Boots for $% 50, equal to those sold in other stores for $6 and §' , andit he caunot fit you, he wil take 4 our measure for the same; then they are mads of the by rreneh Call and warrauted to g ve eutire satistvetion. Five Galt wee for $3 50, usuatly sold in ovher stores for $4 50 and ® splendid assortment of Day's pater Dien: y ao rangers would do well to call— Mamscet, Agtueday, Sant; dent O, MM, nets as toe #0 Giisage if id stick Marites, Peions remain about the eame as inst quoted. Reading Bonds fell off { per cent and Reading Railroad, ; Harlem advanced . The aggregate amount of specie shipped from this port, fcom the lst to the 15th inst., is $996,966. The Auburn and Rochester Railroad Company have declared a semi-annusl dividend; amount not named. The Insurance Company of North America, Philadel- phia, have declared a semi-annual dividend of six per oent., payable on demand. A resolution has been introduced into the Legisla- ture of New Jersey, instructing the Committee on Cor- porations to prepare @ bill to provide for the better security of bank notes, as follows :— Ist. That all notes intended to be used as money by any bank in this State, chartered after the passage of the bill, before being put in circulation shall be couater- signed and registered by the Treasurer. ‘2d. That on the return of the bills to the bank, good security be required for their payment in specie 8d. To provide for the nature of the security, ko. 4th. To provide that all banks in the State, after the expiration of their present charters, be included in these provisions. It is about time thore was something doneto improve the character and value of the issues of the banks of New Jersey. The transportation of flour eastward, on the Western railroad of Massachusetts, in each of the past three years, ‘Wag as annexed:— ‘Wesrens Ratrroanp—Transrortation or Fiour, Nam: of Stations. 1815. 2 A hodack sbbls. me a, 1,36036 2379 pin Chester Factory. 7 Cheer Village. 190736 Ru 731 15,872 483 20,3436 di wi 0,414 Warren... os 2.015 West Brook field’. 6,331 South Bro k field, 879 East Brookfield. . 1310 Spencer. 1027 Chaclton 3,727, Clapville 1,130: Worcester 93,684 Millbury. 1719 Gi 1,933 485936 1,196 1254 4,62936 445 668 422 1 3 796 m9 8 908,899 © (729,88% RecarrTeLation. 66 989 bbls. voase over 1815. nergase ONT Toke, 332.483 bbls. ity of flour left at the different stations along the line of the railroad, was principally forthe con. sumption of those places. This being the case, the in- Crease in many instances, and the decrease in others, is ® very curious circumstance. The quantity left in Spring@eld in 1847, was more than double that of 1846. At North and South Adams, the inorease the past year was very great. At West Stockbridge,the receipts in 1847 were more than doubl those for the year previous This may have bsen caused by the quantity left at that place for transportation to New York via Bridgeport and the Housatonic Railroad. The aggregate quantity trans- portated on the Western Railroad in 1847, was 2,633}, barrels more than in the previous two years. but 212 942 barrels went to Bosten, and in 1846, all but 163 919 reached that place ed quantity was consumed slong the line. The financial affairs of Texas have long been an enig- ma,and those most interested in them have been un- able to arrivo at any thing definite upen the subjest.— It appears by returns whioh have recently been made, that the amount of available means in the treasury, on the Sist of October last, (the end of the fiscal year,) was $51,238, The amount of taxable property in the State, accor- ding to the assessor's returns of 1846, was $43,747,175, upon which the ameunt is $102 478, including poll tax.— The amount of taxable property returnd thus far for 1847, is $45,694,655—not including Harrison, Jefferson, Red river, Shelby, Tyler, Washington and San Patricio counties, from which’ returns have not yet been receiv- ed. The taxes due on the returns thue far made, amount to $107,530, and the whole amount will be about $119,000. There is now in the treasury, due the school fund, for the year 1846, the sum of $5,285, The whole expenses of the State, from the organiza- tion of the present government to the 3ist October last were $112,033 98, The amount of ineans received since the organization of the State, from revenue due the late government of Texas, including the amount in the treasury at the tim: of the change, is $135,933 13. bt of the late republic of Tex- by the government, and esti mated by the Comptroller, thousand dollars—the probable equivalent value of which is estimated at $50,628,195. Stock Exchan, $1300 Trees Notes 6’s = 9950 she Farm Trust 930 25% 8 a0 do 9874 100 Morris Canal 10600 do 98) 50 Canton 28 3 1000 U § 67s "56 97 100 jo. 30 2855 50.0 Ohio 6's °60 95% 25 Nor & Wor b30 36. 3500 do 9% 50 do 35 1509 Ohio Severs we 175 do 35% 5000 Penn 5's 70 8 Utier RR 118 5000 do. 32070 50 Long Island DIS 2534 | 5000 do boo 7) 209 do 24 3000 do b60 70% 76 Erie RR 65 15000 do 220 69}6 26 do Scrip 15% 5000 Reading Bds 615g 350 Harlem 9 5000 do. b30 615, 50 do bio 59 do 606) 659 = do 38% 1000 do iy 50 do b90 39 9000 Readg Mtg Bds 59 200 do baw 387 10 shs Maubattan Gk 87 5 d> baa 39 15 Commerce Scrip 92341500 Reading 250 Farm Trust 2 I do 160 58 100 do bio 26 100 do 100 do 30 2654 - Board. 1000 U 8 6’s 62 9844 100shs Harlem RR b60 3936 5000 do 62 98% 100 = do 38 5000 Treas Notes6’s 98% 200 do 38 5000 Reading dis 64-900 Farm Loan 60 26! 100ahs Reading RB 58 Ni 150 shs Harlom RR x0 = do 50 do wo = do %0 = do 200 do 50 Farm Loan do CIrY TRADE REPORT. New Yonx, Saturday Afternoon, Jan. 15, 1848, ‘The flour market continued without animation, and rales were made to ® mederate extent, including lots cf Oswego and Michigan, with small parcels of Obio and Brooklyn, at about previous prices. [nthe absence of the steamer’s news, now due, dealers were indispored to enter the market freely, Prices were considered to be atill above the views of exporters, aad betore any large transactions can likely take place for export, the next accounts from al must prove more favorable, or ders previously reosited. of importanoe reported, but prices were stead; In Corn, transactions were chiefly confined to parcels of new ern and southern mized at about opt quotations There was rather more doing in Mesl, at steady prices. Rye was quiet, and Oats steady at previ- ous rates. In s. Pork remained quiet, while some sales making in Pickled Meata, and a/s0 In groceries, no sales of moment were reported, in Beet. while there waano materis| change in prices Small sales of Pots were made at $575 (and 50 as inadvertently tated yesterday) Pearls remained sronipes $7. i a ee none ce we soles of Su tee Ie . consisting of the very purest clean yellow, vality) at 240, while ordinary Southern and be quoted at about 226. ‘lour— Che sales footed up about 300 hb “oon 200 bbie bbls in various separate inte among of Michigan at 86 123g; 1000 do Oswego, at about $6 @ $6 064, 300 vo Wester 90 do Ohio at $6, Some small round hoop were reported made a small tales of pure Gunesee at $6 25 factions were reports Corn—Sales of about 5000 bushel , were made at 680; 2000 do Jareey whit Meal- Selea of 400 bbis of acod New Jersey we at $3 97%; 300 do wt $3 31M; and 300 ao Wer reported sold at $3 1256 Rye Sales of 800 bi atore,were ede at 900 Rye Flour continued s $4 50 4 $4 62} Oute--Salen of about 2000 bushels of capal were made at 60a51c There was no change iv New Jerseyor Southern, Barley continued nominal Beans—Saies of 50 @ 60 bbis were mad SL 12%. Caspies—Sperm continued steady at 390. here was no change in ether descriptions Correr We have no change of moment to report in prices. or sales of mement to notice Fis —We have no transactions to notice, and in the absence of sales, we omit quotations. Frvit—We have only to notice sales of 2 300 boxes In 1847, all A large part of this increas- Leatuek—Gales for the week footy ut 20, des stock on hand vat 120,000 pe nh | at Fe Sietoeters: sell Tgealy at jog g8tee whom the pay tor; 7, or whet oush ona be re“ited Much owever, Which has been offering, has tly tanned, and it isdifcult to obtain good prices 4s long as that description of stock remains unsold Leap—The market continued quiet, and no sales of moment transpired. Motasses—The market for New Orleans new, in bar- rels, continued easy it 23¢. Sales of 100 barrels New Orleaus old were m by auction at 2c, cash. Nava Strones—Dealers were waiting for later news per Cambria, and no transactions of moment were re- ported. O1s—Linseeed remained steady at yesterday's rates Sales of 200 barrels of selected hale at 36¢ There was no change in shipping Whale or crude Sperm Manufactured winter Sperm remained about the same. Provisions—New meas pork was in light supply, and prices steady; while old mess and prime continued dull. 250 tierces of ptokied hams sold at 7'<0; 15 bhde of sour shoulders sold at 430. Beef—50 tierces of beef hams nold at $10 25, and 300 bbls. of city mess at $3 3736, and Lard—Prime continued in good demand. ‘here continued to be a good demand at the recent tagger Butter was inactive. We note sules of 50 firkins of Ohio at 13}g0, cash. reported, and prices re ained ales of 30 bbls. clover were made at 749. e weather being unfsvorable, there was none landing, and we have only to note sales of 25 hhas New Orleans common at 4340, at four mont! ‘Tartow—The market continued steady at 83¢0 for rendered, with moderate sales. Touaeco—We submit the usual statement, showiug the prices, sales, receipts, und stock on hand, for the week ending this afternoon Sold this Rec'd this Stock on Prices. week. we hand Kentucky, Vigan? Sto Bets hds Ail nds 5,407 hds aud N. Carolina, . very pgm, 4 at 7ge Connecticut Seed..6 toils 459 c# - 400 Pennsylvania do... 7 tol6 = — - 399 to 60 10¢8 50 Ites 90 w8Te Wlers 2lers 160 es 38 43 Ilers 760crs 4360 - - 307 Cuba tobacco centinued to pour into this market. We received 760 bales this weelr, and about 2000 bales, it is sald, will shortly follow. The greater part of our present stock consists of Lavata tobacco fillery, which, by the unfavorable reports from the other side, cannot be ex- ported ; consequently, it is said, that wa may have to submit to another reduction in prices for all common Cuba; while,on the other hand, good lots for segar wrapping are scarce, and command full rates. We have been politely favored with the following an- nual statement, prepared by J. 8, Gana, Esq , tobacco broker, of this city, showing the atock on hand, onthe 3ist December, 1946, including the total receipts for the year 1847, with the stock on hand, and prices, on the Ist of January, 1843 :— Stock on Re ived Stock on Prices on hand Dee. a 1g handJan, Jan 1, K ky. V ‘BL, 1846. year 1817 1, 1848. 1848, entucky., Virginie wa N. Carolina, -..2,778 hds M4417 hds 5,007 hs 3to 8 . 40% 57" 4 ee ag . 337" ia and North Caroliaa—During the whole of the past year, prices have buen very little sat- tled, caused partly by @ deoreasa of receipts in New Or- leans, in the beginning of the season, at which prriod our stock here of old tobacco,wns already exceedingly low, 40 that the trade was bound to pay high rates for all 089 ** jt. Kentucky, descriptions of the same. Later,when the new orop be- gan to peur into this morket, it became known that the ach contractors, had pald the forfeiture, and and it is not likely that we shall exceed this rate, the re po:ted small crop notwithstandin, head or two, now and then sold to a manufacturer the extent of ail the businers in this line. trade about 2500 cas manufacturers, in consequence of whic high during the whole season. Pennrylvanta Sead Leal —Instead of 6000 cases of the crop of 1346, we only hi 3500 cases of Ubst of 1847. There was amoung our nufacturers for the last two ye this article; but in the last fall, occupy the place it deserv:s. exert the 300 pounds, and not press it too hard, it will al mand & remunerating prfee, both for shipping consumption. years was almost @ good deal in tho son, and met with general ys com- ter part’ of satisfaction. demand, and fai qualities, which state of affairs will doubtless continue the .crop of 1847 being only one-third of 1846. avan £ a ly bare at present. concerning the new crop, I can only gi rates of last year. Repasso, 60 to 87}cts; Lat, 50 to 700; 24, 3734 to 050; 3d, 23 to 36; 4th, 15 to 260; bth, 15 to 200, Cuba—We had in the latter part of the year, a | sda large supply; as the came in, the fi mportations changed hands pretty fast, but the market became overstocked by and by, in particular of a large quantity of inferior St. Yago and Mayerie tobacco, which could only be sold at a the other hand ood qualities grew scarce, and kept up price pretty well. Prices of Cuba Tobacco—Sagua, 124g to 17¢; Manzanilla and Yguanie, 15 to 250; Baracoa, 12 to 130. 'Yara—Our supply was large—ihe dewand for it kept up duringtheseason. St. Domingo—Noglect- | ed; only saleable at a very low rate for exportation Manufactured ras in good demand during the whole yea Direct importation of segars of the city of iv] | HAV ta0 dented evbive tee 40,000,000 Of other parts of the Island. ......+ 12.235 000 Tobeds 6305 40s oy vee 62,295,000 | ‘The year closes with inactivity, as usual at this time; favor of the buyers than during the last nine months. Whatesone—No sales of moment were making, and | prices remained unchanged. |" Waisxxy—State Prison and Dradge were both quiet, at 260. | auction at 4o, caeh. Faeronts—Rates to Liverpool continued about the same, or at 64 to 634d for grain ; 1s 6d for flour ; and !¢d for cotton. To Ginsgow, flour was steady at's, and | some tierces of beef were taken on private terms. ‘To Loudon end Havre, rates were inactive, and we have no change to make in quotations On Saturday morning, January 16th, aftera long and severe illness, (of consumption.) Danret Nontunvr, aged 54 years. His friends, and acquaintances of the family, are re- spectfully invited to attend his faneral,on Sunday,(16th inst.) at 1 o'clook, from his late residence, No. 160 Washington street. On Saturday morning, 15th inst , Ovrven Kxarr, aged 74 years. His friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend his funeral. this (Sunday) moon, at 3}¢ o’elock, from the residence of Mr. Matthew McKeon, No. 50 Spring street St Louis (Mo.) papers please copy. January 1th, Eowi, infant son of Harman Bla. velt, aged 7 months. ‘The friends and acquaintances of the family are re- spectfully invited ts attend the funeral, on Sunday after- noon,16ch inst., at 4 o'clock, from the residence of his father, 425 Hudson street, ‘On the 15th inst , after a lingering illness, Mrs. Jase Lockutn, aged 71 years Division, No 7,8 of T , also of New York Lodze, I 0. OF, are reapectfully invited to attend her funeral, on Monday afternoon, at half past 2 o'clock, from her late ‘© 28 Tnompeon str residence. NT SDVERTISEMENTS NEW EVERY MORNI OARD WAN ‘A young gentleman is desirous of makin a Keun wishe respet Hable private Iv ro tof the city. ree ghee Peapectabuity will be given. A note wid essed to «32 Liberty street, rs. will meet with att _ntion, A JAPO NIGAS—A gea'term ‘oxe of his collection of thirty vigorous, weil ome of which jd, at alow it immediate application i tode. This is a rare op- Kaur, veto secure & beautiful collection, Ad, tess Box 813 A *ETING WILL B Horton’ Viadivon Hall, corner of 2ist wav.on Wednesd+y eve. ing. 19h inst to i ssociation. Allshose that are frie: di ited toatiend. J. Prescott Hall ama others will address etine. ENTLY WEN-—I f aperior to any one int! small charge of 6s for coats Aud 38 for pacts. Ove tri prove the tact. for having made several improvemenrs, of late ta the art of «leaving. Lenallerge all competitors Alterations and -epairing of every desc: ipt-ou done at the shortest notice, hy the great clothes movifier, whom you can always find at 91 Marray, corner of Wa» A call or a line aitended to by ACORTISSO8 91 'V HELD AT Di eec and Brow ington. Novice to geutiemes wao want CHALLENG: $50 ‘ to look like in all nt the nd Repairing Exieblishment. at et ail grease, pitch, tar, clue, your clothes,ac the shortest bie terms, by J.B NOAE. 66 N B—The highest price paint, ext notice aud oa the most rexeons Go'd street, 2 do m Beekmon. paid my eas disnose f, eon obtain a fair ensh hea for ~ some Aad ” ine 2 on or by calling on the aubscriber, at his residence, of through te post, whieh wiit'be panctunlly sitended 10. 'M.D* BORE. 71% Canal street. wp ste N. B.—Ladies ean be attended to by Mrs. De Boer. Old stock and job goods bought, of any d ‘iption nnd amount of wot dried Raisins at $1 45 Hear Sales of 200 bales of American dew-rotted were made at $190 Comer of Falioa and Nassaa :Leets, opposite the Herald office, and Gariert orget, ammall profit isthe mot u ton. Hiows—The market was dull, Cae yd rather low. ‘There was nothing new to report in the way of sales. OTICK.=~ young ma ee huaah “the reonipts in Naw Orléans were increasing, prinea rose rapidly, higher than they have been since 1839. which state of affairs continued until the middle of October, whan prices began to settle down Some of the speculators having disp sed of their siock, did not find it suitable to their interests to keep uo erroneous impreasions any longer. and at the end of December, we quote pretty near the same rates as at the end of April, with the difference that low grades are rather a little dearer n.w. As for the next year, we may ¢xpect mid- die prices to raie the market, probably trom 3 to 7 cents, Ohio and Mary- land—We have got no market for thie article; a hogs. | CUM" Connectiout Seed Leaf—The crop of 1846 was nbout 5000 oases, of which one-half was shipped, the other half sold to the At the begiuning of Ootober, thie year. our stock war already ¢xtausted. The crop of 1847 ylelded which will not sufficiently supply our pricer will rule @ prejuiioe against y being forced to huy the same, as Connecticut was no more to be hat, and the article meeting with general satisfaction, will’ now If the growers would only Ives to pack it up in boxes averaging 250 to a home Ohio Serd Leaf Which for # number of totally | meglected, was bought at the sea De rida—During the whole year this article was in active prices could be obtained for good are continually in fair re- and fine lots always rell pretty fast. Our market | tria. Not having any ere | pal features, is unexceptionable. GaLviEnsis. tke ruling he ry low figure, while on | 32 to 18 ots; Guiza, 22 to 320; Mayerie and St. Yago, | but the scarcity of money causes prices to be more in | Woor.—Sales of 60 bales of damaged were made by | ‘The friends of the family, and members of Jefferson | NG. | Deut removing | ENCE BY THE MAM APPATRS IN WASHINGTON Wasuinoton, January 14, 1848. The Two Great Parties. | Both political parties are strangely confused \ as to their future course. There is one princi- ple, however, which is every day becoming more and more strongly recognized es one to be as | serted by the democratic party in the next elec- tion—the principle of indemnity. On this doe- trine the whig party is completely divided Great efforts are being made to induce Mr. Clay to modify his views on this subject, and there ia little doubt an opportunity may soon occur for his doing so. The next election will be decided by the Mexican question; and the whigs know that no man who is in favor of withdrawing our army can have any chance of success Althougn the democratic party is divided es to the amount of indemnity, yet all sections agree that indemnity must be had, and this is etre ngly in their favor. Very shrewd politicians predict that those in favor of the largest amount of in demnity will be victorious in the next contest Indeed, there is little doubt that the next Presi- sident will, at all events, not be opposed.go th annexation of the whole of Mexico, shoufa tia: measure prove, as it 18 certain to prove, neces sary There isa great deal said of the prominence of certain candidates for the Presidency, and computations are made as to the relative strength in the House, and in the States. All these state ments and calculations, it is needless to say, are put forth by interested, and, in many cases, un principled partizans of those greatmen. The truth is, there is no reliance to be placed on any ot the statements or calculations put torth There is no possibility of computing correctly; and a blind man who should put down figures and names of States at random, as indicative of the strength of such and such aman, would come as near to the truth as those who impose on the publie credulity in this way. [know that no man has a clear majority in the House, and no man can have a majority in the convention. The thing is impossible. The southern members are not partisans of any one man. They have their preferences, but will yield them for sake of har- mony. In several States, different candidates are certain of support; but this is no indication of the result in the convention. The friends of Mr. Van Buren will bring that gentleman forward again; but with no hope of success. The fact of his being brought forward will, however, havea strong influence on the resu't. His views can- not prevail, neither can the extreme views of the Sonth, and the consequence will be a compro- mise of some sort. x The Southern men are very willing to agree to a compromise, aud the North must come to that at lust. The Wilmot proviso can never be resus- citated aga practical measure. It will, however, have its use in the final adjustment of the slave- ry question. i The Wiimot proviso men can never be made to support Mr. Cass. There 1s a terrible hostili- ty tohim on their part, from the tact that be once acted with them with great zenl, aud was even last session an advocate ot the doc rine, al- Hers opposed to its immediate application to the three millions peace bill. One of the reasous assigned by lim for voting against the proviso, last session, was, that ‘ legislation now (then) would be wholly inoperative, because mo terri- tory, herewfier to he acquired, enn be governed withoat an act of Congress providing for its go- verament.”? In his recent letter he deciures that Congress has nv power to legislate for territories, and in this the Wiimot proviso men see a great discrepancy. 3 friends expect that Tennessee and Mississippi will send Cass delegates to the cou- vention. Ii the Tennessee delegates be Casa men, there will be strong reason to believe that Mr, Polk is intriguing for the Presidency himself. If the Mississippi delegates be Cass men, it will indicate that the romored coalition between Mr. ¢| Cass and Mr. Dallas has really tiken place ‘That ic has taken place is very generally believea a- | here The whigs have acted wrong in coming to the determination to refuse the issue of treasury notes called for by Mr. Walker. This willbe a more ill-advised movement than Mr. Ashmyn’s amendment of the vote of thanks to General Taylor. Itwillact as aretusalof supplies, and will be so accounted. Itus to be hoped the Louse will not concur, although from the fact that the committee will confidently report against the treasury notes, there is great apprehension felt that the sense of the majority has been taken be- tore hand. The diplomatic bill reported to the House on Wednesday, recommends, very properly, that a full mission be sent to China, Turkey, and Aus- Tne bill, so far as | understand its princi- Wasuineton, Jan. 14, 1843 Evening Disquisition. The two houses have taken the respite of a day | or two, in order to look about them, and seo | which way the land lies. In our view of the case, as it stands, we never think of our rela- tions with Mexico, withont thinking of the Isthinus of Dari ‘The course, thus far, of | Gen. Cass, as the head of military affairs in the Senate, clearly contemplates the very contin- | gency which so alarms Mr. Calhoun, to wit: the re-annexation of all Mexico. There is no way of avoiding that ultimatum, if the war is not | closed before the present session, and a treaty of metes, and bounds, aad indemnities, agreed upon between the two countries, Gen. Cass, Mr. Dallas, and Mr. Buchanan, have taken nearly the same ground in reference | to the acquisiton of new territory a9 connected with the siave question. Gen. Cass would leave the question of slavery to the people of the new | territories. Mr. Dickinson, at the instigation ot Mr. Marcy, and in defiance of the barn- burners, follows in the wake of General Cass. Buc do these gentlemen expect to satisfy the South with this concession? It they | do, we tell them they are in the vocative. | How so? Because of this fact:—The people | of any new territories we may acquire’south of Upper California, are chietly a mixture of In- | dians and negroes, with a very slight dilution of the Castilian, which of itself isa little tinetur- ed with the African blood, brought over by the Moors into Spain, and transmitted by Cortes and his successors to the inheritence of the Az- tees. Allthis population, inthe United States, excepting the pure Indian or Spaniard, would be counted negro, and consequently inadmissible tothe rights of the white races. In the new territories which we may acquire south of Up- per Calitornia, this colored population will be the people who are to decide upon the question of clavery. ‘Their decivion will be for liberty, of course ; and what then 1s to become of the southern States, with ten or twenty States of colored freemen flanking them on the south, or operating with the abolitionists of the north? When that question is answered, we shall have | some more to propound. the friends of Mr. Clay are up and doing. {is presence has acted like a charm in reviving the old flame. Now, sir, the chances are that Clay will be the nominee, and that Cass will be the nominee, and that Old Zack will be the go- between, and the issue in such an election wil | rest pretty mach with the people; and we think it will require no. prophet to tell that Mr. Clay will aguin be leit ia the minority. There is no | getting General Taylor out ot the way now. He is in for it; but there is @ powertul move- | ment on foot to rule him out. The plan, as we uuderstand it, isto put Mr. Clay and Mr. Web- ster on the same card, to secure the nomination, aud to trust to Old Zack’s popularity. Mr. Crite | tenden, who had declared for Taylor, in a letter to a triend, it 1s said, is now on the stool of re- | pentance, and is open to conviction | Another bad siga is, that the National Whig, the Taylor organ here, has suddeniy suspended. | That looks very bad. Is the paper bougut up, or has it gone down for want ot ammunition '— One thing the fact of its suspension clearly ex- hibits, whieh 18, that General Taylor has not, as yet, an efficient, active, controlling set of mana~ | gers. Asyet, though the body of the people ap- | pear to be with him, the politicians of money and influence, stand alool. It is high time that the friends of Taylor, 'f they expect to secure the suffrages of the old whigs, were organizing for the work of the campaga. A mere hurrah will notanswer. A paper started here and there, without money, and upon a mere venture, will mio for all, we tell the Taylor men thet Harry Clay isin town, and that his wish is etill the law of the whigs; expressed or understood, his wish is their law. How they do gather around him for advice ; how he does talk to them on the Wer, question, like a father; how they doshake his hand when they leaye, and swear that, “by Gd! there is no manfit to be named in the same afternoon with Harry Clay.” Mr. Clay attended the fair tor the benefit of the poor to-night, and his presence was doubt~ less equal to several hundred dollars to the trea~ of architectural end e im any establishment where would, acerpt of a sitaat on offe tire ts Kefarence anexeceptionable. Philadelphia Post Office.” evs," Algebra, sury for the destitute. aa Joha Foy is now the occupant of the Whits House—not the White House, at the West End, but the White House at, the ‘vouthigute of the