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“ Wasninaton, Jan. 4, 1555. HEAD TAX ON FOREIGNERS. Mr. SumNER, (free soil) of Mass., presented a memo- Js ‘from citizens of Massachusetts, setting forth the arising from emigrants, and particularly from Ro- BenCatbolics, and asking Congress for a head tax not ‘essthan $250 on each foreigner arriving in the country. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary, CALIFORNIA LAND COMMISSION. On motion of Mr. Gwix, (dem.), of Cal., the bill con- ‘taining the California Land Commission, which passed the House yesterday, was taken up and passed without debate. ‘THE BOUNTY LAND BILL. Mr. Brodhead’s Bounty Land bill was resumed. Mr. Dodge's (of Iowa) amendment to Mr. Clayton’s ‘amendment, the former proposing a maxium of 320 acres in one tract, and 640 in one township, was taken up. Mr. Ouase spoke in favor of it, and Mr, Clayton against it. Adopted—yeas 24, nays 15. The question then recurred on Mr. Clayton’s amend- ment, whioh doubles both the maximum and minimum mumber of acres aforesaid. Mr. CLayTon said that, with the amendment just passed, he should be compelled to vote against his own amendment, as the quantities of land would be too Emited to give proper effect to the bill. ‘The amendment was then adopted—yens 22, nays 14. Mr. Fusaespes.(whig) of Me., proposed an amendment, in order to admit the soldiers called out to repel the inva- sion at the Northeastern boundary to participate in the benefits of the bill. Mr. Fi ig) of Vt.—I also propose to include, by amendment, the troops who went to Plattsburg to repel the British in September, 1813, ‘Mr. Brop#kap, (dem ) of P’a., objected to the enlarge- ment of the provisions of the bill, and feared its accumu- lated amendments would destroy it. Mr. Bi (whig) of Tenn, proposed a still broader amendment, which was to make beneficiaries of those ‘who were engaged in active military service at any time for the United States, whether the government thereof ever recognized such services as pertaining to any war or not. Mr. Brut submitted an amendment, intended to in- clude the substance both of Mr. Foot’s and Mr. Fessen- den’s propositions, Mr. ENDEN refused to accept it. The discussion then became general. Mr. PRatr was urging the claims of a large class of the tilitia of Maryland, when the Senate went into Execu- tiveSession, Adjourned. House of Representatives. Warutvoron, Jan. 4, 1854, FLOATING LIGHTS AT THE MOUTH OF NEW YORK HARBOR. ‘Mr. Waxener, (dem.) of N. ¥., presented a memorial from shipmasters and shipping merchants of New York relative to certain floating lights at the mouth of that harbor. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. ‘THE MEMPHIS NAVY YARD. On motion of Mr. Stayron, (dem.) of Tenn., the mes- sage from the President relative to the re-establishment of th ard at M was referred to a special THY HARBOR OF DUNKIRK, NTN, (dem.) of N. Y., introduced a bill for ing the improvement of the harbor of Dunkirk. rred to the Committee on Commerce, DIATION IN EUROPEAN AFPAIRS—DEBATE ON KNOW NOTH- INGISM, The House then went into Committee of the Whole, and took up the bill for the relief of the purchase rs and locators of swamp and overflowed lands. Mr. Harris, (dem,) of Miss., got up, as he said, to shut the door against Southern treachery. As he spoke fn low and rather indistinct tones, members crowded round, the better to hear. Persons outside the bar could only catch a word occasiondilly, but had the full benefit of 8 chorus of laughter, now and’ then from the honorable inside listeners. A stray sentence, however, informed us that he was agaipst this governcent mediating n the European war, aud thought we had better settle our own difficulties at ‘home, before we undertake to adjust the quarrels of others. if we attempt this, we will got our- selves into a kind of “hodge podge.” ‘It appeared Mr. Harris was in no proper condition to speak, and by the persuasion of a colleague, be yielded the floor, Mr. Sours, (whiz) of Mi., wanted to speak of the triumphs of that ‘despised’ and objectionable rect known as Know Nothivgs,” that wretched, deceitful party, unworthy of the confidence of the American people, which seeks to violate the constitution and overturn the government, as its opponents charge. ‘The gentleman from South Carolina, (Mr. Keitt,) ‘Objected to Kuow Nothingi+m because he chose to say it originated in Maseachuselis. In his (Mr.solier’s) opia- ton, it came trom the proper spot; Bunker Hill, Concord pnd Lexington are in Mansachusetts, and the descend- ents of thore who thi will not forget the foreigners who battled « in the contest for iberty. ‘This spirit of Know Nothingism has swept trough the Jerseys, Pennsyivania, New York, Dela- fare and Maryland. "He wondered ‘politicians did not tie a lesson frum these great Americaa demonstrations, cfar from interfering with State rights, as charged by ‘r, Keitt, he raid Know Nothings are for preserving Irictly the rights of the Stetes, and preserving the nion of the States. If Le kuew anything, they look on he Southern fanatic and the Northero abolitionist in the seme unfavorable hgbt, and would place them side by side, and hang them high as Haman, Fanaties of both sections, if not in point of law, are, in fact, guilty of moral treason, In the event of a atraggle between the North and South, Baryland would become a Mara- thon, and Chesape Bay the Straits of Thermopyle. Who ever heurd of a tanatie in Maryinndy She goes for it is, and for the t mamittee c the constitution n. (Applause, sed.) ‘they— slavery where the con- yr the Union—the whole ists, on the ove side, and pro bolitionists, on the other. As Mr. Barry and Mr. Keitt had told the House what the Know Nothings will do, be (sollers) would tell it what they would not do. They will not dissolve the Union, but uphold it as the sheet anchor of republican safety. An- other thing is, ill not say an appropriation for rivers and harbors is constitutiooal, when the for mer passes through three States, and uncon- atitutional when passing through one only, (Laugh- ter.) They do not intend to permit Southern nullifiers to assert a doctrine of secession after submit- ting to the Supreme Court of the United States for a de- cision regarding the constitutionality of important ques- tions. ‘They do not intend to quibble about the inter- a ion of the constitution like a prude, and violate it ke a prostitute. Mr. Kurrt—I have a single question to ask —— Mr. Soutens—I expected to be interrupted — Mr, Karrr—Do you mean to be personal? (Sensation.) Mr. Soumxrs—I was talking about South Carolina, and @isclaim any such thing. He proceeded further to de- fend Know Nothingiswn ; das to the secrecy of the or- der, he said the democratic party ought not to com- fog ae they last night held a caucus, or secret meet- , on the great tariil question. ir, GIDpINGS, (free soil,) of Ohio, said he understood Mr, Sollers to say the Know Nothings will leave slavery where they found it. Will they restore freedom to Kansas! 4 Mr. Sorsers—! will never take the construction of the gentleman of Ohio on constitutional law. (Laughter. ) ‘Mr. Gmpincs—Then you back out? Mr. Souae—I do not; but 1 most cheerfully retire from such a contest. (Laughter.) 1 should as soon fhink of entering into » contest—Gci forgive me—with ‘pregnant woman, (Renewed merriment.) The Know (othings, as a party, are pleéged to preserve the Union, id will do it at all hazards. Mr. Gippincs said he was sincere in asking the question ithe gentleman from Maryland; but the gentleman ‘owed the white feather, backed out; he was de- tving of the name of Nothing,’’ or say thing.”? (iaughter.) people of the United States “we a right to know the principles of the party. Pab- ity is for the express purpose of preventing the peopl wm being deceived. He, (Mr. Giddings,) however, friend of the Know Nothings; he had courted their friendship, and liked them as long as they acted with an thter. a eee (dem.) of Mies —Did not the Kaow Nothings and anti-Nebraskaites unite in the last election of ey did not know of a Know Nothing ora Know Nothing Lodge in that State at the time of the election. If they voted for me, I take it for granted they knew something. (Laughter. ) Mr. Svan, (dem.) of Mich.—Did not the gentleman honor Michigan with a visit’ In other words, did nota te do #0? Had the Know Nothings in that State a Bi man on their ticket who was not voted for by the abolitionists t ‘ Mr. Gippixce—i did not know a Know Nothing in we Grcaxt—Was not every candilate on the Stato and jenal ticket put in nomination by the whigs and itionists, notoriously known in Michigan as a 4« Know Nothing *”’ va Mr. Gropmvos——I did address an intelligent audience in Michigan on the principles I profess, but never hoard ‘any intimation that my hearers, were ow Nothiogs nt all parties, here or elsewhere, to avow aod pro- a theit sentiments without deception and fraud. Mr. Kerr, alluding to Mr. Soller’s remarks about ‘Becession and abolitionism, said, as to nullification, it ‘toad been illustrated and expounded by the great intel- Jects of his own State, Calhoun, Melu‘ee, Hayne, Preston, aud all other great mon, who Awept in a con- ‘volution of aplendor the sky of South Carolina. We, he paid, fought the battle openly. The nullification party ‘of 1482 nought no subtercanesn hole to ferment in, and no Cataline was there to foster midnight conspiracy We ‘offered to fight the government principle in open day— the wnment fought under iv stars and stripes, ‘sone of South Carolina were under their palmot r friends, and ready to perish member of the secession part, of 1850. sons of that State are ready to give their ‘Dlood when the country deman’s it; but, m times of if the ernment strikes atour liberties, by won we will strike back! 1 only owe alleziance to Btate, and through my State to the generai govern me nen anything personal is aid I eball answer ye ‘monony a! . (Sensation) Mr. Lercnen, (dem.) of Va, said he imagined that not ‘out of five men in the House had thought of the 7 discussion commenced. It was to = Saeeniend locators of swamp and over- ends. Throughout his remarks be confined him- f the bul fit the Print y amended end passed, when the gurcadjourned. Our Washington Correspondence. Wasurvaton, Dec. 31, 1854. Closing of the Year—President's Levee—Modus Operandt —Number of Bills Passed— Reports of Committess—Po- litical Topics—Cuban Message—Warlike Appearances —Marcy’s Resignation—Probable Reorganization of the Cabinet, dc., de. Farewell, departing year! farewell! Thy reign 1s almost o’er. And during its brief existence, through what scenes and changes we have passed! Who would be willing again to encounter its dangers and hardships, its fears and anxieties? And yet how few, comparatively speaking, have realized a permanent improvement morally, phy- sically, or intellectually, during the year which is now closing forever upon the world! To-morrow, the new year will be welcomed into exist- ence amid scenes of general dissipation and rejoicing— the President's levee being the great centre of attraction here, The old and the yoang, the proud and the hum- ble, the rich and the poor, will throng the Presidential mansion to-morrow, eager to see and be seen, and each ishing the other many returns of the same happy sea- son, To all it will be a grand annual holiday, except to the President himself. To him it will be a day of severe toil and fatigue. Just think of having to shake hands with ten or fifteen thousand visiters; and all for formality’s sake! And in addition to the shake of the hand, every one expecting a smile and some kind ex- pression from the President, im reply to his or her con- gratulations. When this ceremony is all over with we may expect a rapid discharge of business in the two houses of Congress, as it is the intention of the mem- bers then to go to work in earnest, and make up for lost time. ‘There have already been sixty-one bills passed by the lower house, and perhaps as many by the Senate; and ‘a great amount of work has been reported by the several committees, and ready for disposition by the respective ies. In the political circles here we now have for subjects of discussion the Kinney expedition, Molina’s protest and Marcy’s reply, the Dominican treaty, the action of the British and French Consuls and the Caznean pro- test, the American mediation resolutions, Marcy’s being backed out by the Dutch, and his forthcoming explana- tion and defence; and lastly, the expected executive message to Congress on our Spanish relations, urging the Ostend pelicy ané adopting the filibustering tone towards Cuba. Itis believed that this message will re- sult in Maroy’s resignation and a reorganization of the Cabinet. EB Wasuntnoton, Jan. 1, 1855, New Year's in Washington—The Scene at the White House—Crowd of Visiters—Cabinet Receptions— Calls of the President upon Gen. Cass and Others—Literary Celebration in Washington. ‘Washington has been all alive to-day with greetings of the New Year. From morning till night broadcloth and white kids have been perambulating the streets, dodging into this door and out at that, the patrician and plebeian owners jostling cach other in the best demo- cratic harmony. The White House was the centre of attraction, and the common ‘‘ssarting point’? of the day with strangers. At eleven o’clo:k in the forenoon, the diplomatic corps was received by the President, and, I presume, feasted upon whatever the stomach inclined to, from plum cake to ginger snaps, and from egg-nogg to soda water. As this corps was received by itself, no “outsiders”? being admitted, we only know of the treat- ment it met with from hearsay evidence. At the hour for the reception however, hundre’s of the “ sovereign peo- ple’ crowded around the mansion doors on the outside,to get a glimpse of the representatives of foreign courts as they were ushered in. It was an exhibition interesting to those who had not witnessed it before. These guests came in all the pharaphernalia of court costumes, some plumed with feathers, stars and lace, others in simple military uniforms. The Court reception was ended at 12 o'clock, when the doors were thrown open to all who wished to pay their respects to the President. In the entrance hall was stationed a band of music, a happy auxiliary to the scene. The crowd was tremendous, and the pushing, jamming and squeezing industriously kept up for two hours time. After beng borne along nolens volens through the outside doors, the visiters were car- ried two abreast through an inner door into_the presence of the President and his wife. Here Jonas D, Hoover, Esq., the Marshal of the District of Colambia, was the Master of Ceremonies, and taking the name of the visit- er, introduced him to Mr. Pierce, who took him, or she, (as the case might be) by the hand, and said, ‘How are you to-day, sir?” bowed his head and then turned to the “next customer.”? After the presentation to the President some were introduced to Mrs. Pierce, who was in the reception room for a portion of the time. From the reception the crowd pushed on through the grapd east room, and thence out doors again, through the east hall. This is the suustance of a call’ upon the President. It was a constant throng from 12 till 2 o’clock—in at one door and out at the other—in which time about 7,000 persons passed ‘ through the mill.’” Now, whether this visit was agreeable or not is a matter of taste upon which any two may differ. But Iam inclined to think that s few only of all this crowd, after the initiation, would’ have ventured back again even to have met Franklin Pierce surrounded with all his illustrious predecessors. The ‘green ones’? only call upon the President—strangers in the city, who are ignorant of the trials and hardships of this New Year’s visit. Washington people generally know too much to be caught in this crowd, in which is mingled together every variety of character in politics, religion and morals. The bluff backwoodsman elbows himself alon, with the highly scented*Shanghae’’ of our cities, ani the divine and pickpocket join fraternally in the gereral squeeze, Ladies were scattered through the throog to-day in Inrge numbers, some of them coming away from the White House with smashed bonnets and rid- dled dresses, to remind them of their visit ever after- wards. Besides the President, the Cabinet officers, with one or two exceptions, according to the usual custom, kept open house, and at the residence of each about the same scene was repeated as above described. Secretary Marcy put on his blandest manner, and ran the Presi- dent hard on the number of his visiters. Apart from the receptions of the public by the above publi: ser- vants, New Year's day here differs nothing from New York.’ Public men who are stopping at the various hotels were generally ran down with visiters, where it was known they kept open house, or, in other words, provided anything for the good of the appetite and stomach, After the President had ended his respects to the pub- lic, and the White House was closed, he took the arm of Secretary Davis and had his turn in visiting. He called on Gen. Cass at Willard’s Hotel, on several Senators, the Cabinet, and a few of the foreign ministers. Frank looks used up. In dress he is a perfect Broadway swell, but bis face looks haggard and careworn. A literary entertainment is to come off here on Wednesday evening next, of some moment. ‘Mae Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity hold their annua? eomvention here on that night, when an oration is to be delivered by Edward C. Billings, of Yale College, and a poem by Charles T, C #Nineteen colleges are to be rep promises to be of spe- cial interest to college graduates all over the country, large numbers of whom are pouring into the eity alrea- dy Durieg the week the fraternity sit down to dinner at Willard’s Hotel. NELL. Wasmyctoy, Jan, 2, 1855 Congress at Work Again—Anticipated Speech of Senator Sumner on Mediation—Speculators in Congress—Senator Mallory—Hlon. Nathaniel P. Banks, Jr., and the Massachusetts Senatorship Legislators have buckled on their armor for a winter’s contest, but all they haye done to-day was only ‘to march up the hill, and then march down again.” The House opened with the consideration of Cobb’s gradua- tion bill, an amendment tothe act approved last Au- gust, entitled “An act to graduate and reduce the price of the public lands to actual settlers and cultivators,”’ ‘This bill has attached to it a heavy load of amendments, more, in fact, than it can bear, After an unprofitable debate upon it, it was re-committed to the Committee on Public Lands. It isn’t likely that Congress will waste much more time over this nonsensical bill. In the Senate the day was passed in a discussion of Brodbead’s bounty land bill. Like the bill of Mr. Cobb, above referred to, this is clogged with amendments which will probably defeat it, Senator Sumner, it is un- Gerstood, will, upon the frst opportunity—perhaps to- morrow—introduce the mediation project between the belligerents of Europe, and sustain it with all his powers of eloquence and logic. I know that the Russian minister, ina St ay ee this subject, stated thet although he had no official instructions upon the matter, yet he fully believed his government would accept the mediation proposed in Senator Sum- ner’s resolution, This resolution‘ suggests the offer of the mediation of this government to the belligerent ments of Europe, with a view to remove their present controversy from the destructive umpirage of war tos diplomatic adjudication, and thus secure to their people and the commerce of the world the bless- ings of peace. The prop jety of such a disposition of the Rucopean troubles parent in the present case particularly, relating as it does wholly to the construc- tion of treaties which must eventually, however great the loss of blood and treasure, be settled in this way. Why not come to this point at once and save a conti- nent from the demons of war. The public here are on the qui vive for this speech, and crowd the Senate galle- ries to overflowing—the Indies particularly, in whose eyes Mr. Sumner ix a great gun, being a bachelor, a Senatcr and a manof wealth. It is understood that a whig member of Congress has lately been engaged in purchasing up, at a deprecinted vate, certain claims for returned duties, He bases his speculation upon the probabiiity of Congress passing an act to refund the duties in question; but it is very doubt- ful if an exposure of the circumstances will not have the effect of inducing this body to pause, ere they legis- late for the benefit of a member who has so far forgotten his duties and his oath as to speculate in legislation Hon. Stephen R. Mallory, United States Senator from Florida, has arrived in this city. In the absence of Dr. Gwin, he will act as chairman of the Senate Committee on Naval Affair: Hon. W. R. Smith, meander of Congress from Alabama, is to deliver » lecture before the Brooklyn Institute on Thursday evening next. Mr. Smith being a man of eulti- vation and ability, his lecture cannot fail to be interest- ing to the citizens of Brooklyn fue Massachusetts Sovatorehip just now is attracting Sey the gret Koow N my we a ceive this Mr. en. Henry favorite of the free soilers. sent in Boston Library Association of that city, iss sound national man, an orator, a man of pene NI ie ar these respects, the preferable candidate. Wasurncton, Jan. 3, 1855. The Colt Investigating Committee—The Power to Compel Witnesses to Attend, dc., do. It is understood that Mr. Letcher, on the part of the Colt Investigating Committee, as it is termed, will report to the House upon the first opportunity, that the com- mitte finds itself without power to compel the attend- ance of witnesses, or force them to answer queries, and asking authority of the House to cause the arrest of these refractory individuals. We believe the fact is, the committee summoned a witness who had last session been two or three days be- fore them with a view to the inquiry as to what he knew relative to bribery and corruption, in the passage of the Nebraska bill, It is rather a singular inquiry, and is of a piece with the absurd conduct of the committee since the start. Nevertheless, the point raised is one of no'little interest, and its discussion will probably elicit the discovery that neither branch of Congress has any power to raise judicial committees, to administer oaths, compel the attendance of witnesses, or punish citizens not members of Congress, for contempt. By a very loose practice it has been taken for granted, that as the Parliament of England exercises the power to compel the attendance of witnesses, punish for con- tempt, &c., the Congress of the United States has simi- lar power; and even Jefferson in his Manual takes it for granted that such is really the case. But a fowmoments reflection will show that there is a wide difference be- tween the powers, privileges, and prerogatives of the British Pariiamem and the Congress of this country. In the first place, common law prevails in England, and under it the Parliament there may claim to derive its judicial power to protect itself. Hament is the High Court of the realm, and its acts are the law of the land unconditionally, and without appeal. bie being no written constitution in England, custom and precedent become the rules by which everything is verned. In the United States all this is reversed. lere—in the federal government—the common law does not prevail. We are governed wholly by statutary law. ‘Then we have a written constitution, and Congress pos- senses no powers not granted or set down in that instru- ment, To carry out the comparison, Congress is not the High Court of the country, nor are its decrees bind- ing only in so far as they adhere within the strict limits ot the constitution, The Supreme Court of the United States is the court of appeal from the laws of Congress and that body alone can ‘determine as to the validity of @ laws. it is, therefore, clear that as the common law does not prevail in the federal government, Con- gress cannot claim to exercise functions which the glish Parliament exercises only through the common law. Congress may have the power to pass a law in the usual way, establishing fhdicial tribunals by either boy, and compelling the attendance of witnesses, and when this is done it will be statutary law. Butno sach law is now found on the statute books, and until it is passed neither the House or the Senate huve any right to com- pel the attendance of witnesses, to administer oaths, or punish any but their own members for contempt.’ It may be a question whether they have a right to pass such a law under the constitutio: ut there is no question that in the absence of such an enactment sum- moning private citizens and punishing them for con- tempt is a usurpation of authority which on principle should be resisted, “Either branch of Congress has un- questionably full control over their own members yond that, in the absence of a distinct law conferring ‘the power, they have no right to establish judicial tri- bunals and star chamber inquisitions for the forced at- tendance of citizens. ‘The Senate, six or seven years ago, upon the publica- tion in the HrraLp of the Mexican treaty, in advance of its ratification, arrested our Washington correspondent and imprisoned him for contempt, in not divulging where he obtained the copy. After some time he was set at liberty, and the farce terminated. Last spring we again ublished a treaty in advance, when a Senator, in execu- Five session, probably with a view of testing the ques- tion as to the right of the Senate to arrest individuals, moved ‘that the editor of the Heratp, James Gordon Bennett, be arrested by the Sergeant-at-Arms, and brought before the body for coutempt.”” After some discussion, however, the resolution was withdrawn, it being apparent to a majority of the Senate that no such power existed, and that an investigation would only demonstrate the impropriety of their former course. ‘We trust the whole questicn will be brought up speedily n the House, and the irregularities which have bereto- fore prevailed be put anend to. There is nothing more Cangerous than the exercise of power not conferred by law; and it is pretty evident that if Congress, in the future, is governed strictly by the constitution and the laws under it, its practice will be widely ditferent from the past. en, again, the Par- OTHER CORKESPONDENCE. [Correspondence of the Courier and Enquirer. Wasurxaron, Jan, 2, 1355, Falling off in the Revenue. There need be no hurry to throw away money or to dry up the sources from which it flows into the exchequer. J learn this morning that the entire receipts from cus- toms during the month of December are estimated at not more than two millions of dollars, against four mil- lions and a half for December, 1853. The returns at hand cover little more than halt the month, but they are fuflicient to ind!cate the astonishing decline which I have mentioved, The receipts at New York for the whole of December, 1863, were about $8,000,000; up to the 24th of Dec, 185: ¥ did not exceed $1,200,000, ‘The heaviest payments of the year are made in this quarter, and that commencing July 1, ‘The available Furplus’ in the Treasury, has fallen off alrvady seven millions of dollars since September. The payments of this month will further reduce the surplus five millions of dollars. By the end of the fiscal year, whatever other troubles may afflict as, it is reasonably certain we sl not be troubled with a redunduncy of money. [Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.] Wastineton, Jan 2, 1854. ‘The Dead Letters and Contents—Post Office Depredations. ‘The “dead letter” bureau of the General Post Office Department contipues to increase in efficiency and im- portance. During the quarter of the year which termi- nated on Saturday eveniug 2,278 lettera which contained money were found by the openers and bandol over to the clerk charged with their registration. The total amount was $15,785, and about seven-eighiths of it has deen restored tothe lawful owners. This morning, un- der the superintendence of Mr. Hoover, one hundred and seventy bags, each containing six bushels of opened dead letters, the work of the last quarter, were conveyed to the suburbs of the city and destroyed by firs. ‘The Inst quarter of 1854 was also rencered remark- able by the success which attended the efforts of the department in the detection of rogues. How many families have been made unhappy and ruined by the depredation of the most pitiful sums of money! THE NEW LAND BILLS. THE GRADUATION LAND SCHEME. In the House of Representatives, Dec. 5, 1854. Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands, December 26, 1854. Reported back from the commit. tee by Mr. Cobb, with an ameadment, in the nature of a substitute, viz :—Strike out all after the enacting clause, within [brackets,] and insert what follows in italics, Ordered, That its further consideration be pos:poned until Tuesday, the 2d January next, and that the bill and proposed amendments be printed. Mr. Cobb, on leave, introduced the following bill :— A BILL To amend an act “eee the fourth of August, eigh- teen hundred and fifty-four, entitled ““An act to gradu ate and reduce the price of public lands to actual settlers and cultivators.” Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represonta- tives of the United States of America in Congress as- rembled, [That the act approved fourth of August, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, to graduate and reduce the price of the public lands, shall be so construed that affidavits required by the third section of that act be made before any officer duly authorized by law to ad- minister oaths, under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, ani that the words ‘‘an adjoining” shall be stricken or repealed out, and the letter “ tus be stricken out in the same section,and the word ‘‘imme- diate’’ inserted or used Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all persons ap- plying to enter lands under the provisions of the above recited act, shall swear to enter it for their own use, and Aupuats eighteen hundred ond A/tyfour” Ue gratugte u w tyfour, “to gratuate and reduce the price ‘he posite leas 10 aotudl tetlers and cultivators,” shall be so construed that the afidavite cs with irm or plantation, shall construed as licable to any landsin the ih’ hood of sweh farm or plantation, say not to exceed four miles distance; and the of said law that has been construed as the entry of lands under said such application, under such rules and as purpest, and the Oth of Os eppticonsstoes i tefee there pui b of the is for ¢ oun use, and not in trust for another. er Mr. Mordecai Oliver proposes the following amend- ment:— Provided, That persons entering lands in the prairie, three or more miles from any public lands subject to sale, on which there is timber suitable for maving houses and fences, sball not be required to comply with the pro- of the third section of the act to which this i ory, #0 far as it requires that they shall m: affidavit that p> | are entering the same for actual settlement and cultivation imme ‘iately; bat such per- sons shall be required to make affidavit that the land proposed to be entered ix prairie, and three or more miles from any public lands subject to entry, on which there is timber suitable for house and fence build ng, ond that they are entering the same for their own use, ond not in trust for another, and for actual settiement ond cultivation within five years from the date of entry. Saas evar That wk heretofore made of prairie, as hereinbefore specified, the persons 80 havi Cntered euch prairie shall have the benedts of the pro: VOL. XX. And pro’ of eighteen a of age may avail themselves of the years of age. further, That all free white male persons rovisions of act, and that the iter of the Land ice, if not otherwise satisfied, shall require all such persons to make an affidavit touching their age. Mr. lish gave notice of his intention to introduce the following amendment:— Amend mndment proposed by the committee by Lg the fe And that no wnt for land heretofore entered, or which may hereafter be entered under said act, shall be issued until satisfactory f ge shall be submitted to the roper Land Office, that party entering said land bas been in the actual possession and cultivation thereof, or «f an adjoining farm or plantation, for the period of these yeasn, beginning within sixty. days from the date of such ent THE BOUNTY LAND BILL. IN THE SENATE O¥ TBE UDITED STATES, DEC. 12, 1854, Agreeably to notice, Mr. Brodhead asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill, which was read, and passed to a second reading, and ordered to be printed:— A BILL In addition to certain acts granting bounty land to cer- tain officers and soldiers who have been engaged ia the military service of the United States. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress as- sembled, That each of the surviving commissioned and non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, whether of regulars, volunteers, rangers, or militia, who were regularly mustered into the service of the United States, and every officer, commissioned and non-com- missioned, seaman, ordinary seaman, marine, clerk, and landsman, in the navy, except those’ who have received pe money in any of the wars in which this country as been engaged since seventeen hundred and ninety, ‘and each of the survivors of the militia, or volunteers, or State troops of any State or Territory, called into mili tary service, and regularly mustered therein, and whose services have been ne by the United States subsequent to the eighteenth day of June, eighteen hundred and twelve, shall be entitled to receive a certificate or war- rant from the Department of the Interior for one hundred and sixty acres of land, or where any of those who have ao served shall have received a certificate or warrant, he shall be entitled to a certificate or warrant for such quantity of land as will make, in the whole, with what he may have heretofore received, one hun- dred and sixty acres to each such person having served as aforesaid, Sec. 2, And be it further enacted, That in case of the death of any persom who, if living would be entitled to a certificate or warrant as aforesaid under this act, leav- ing a widow, or, if no widow, a minor child or children, such widow, or if no widow, such minor child or children, shall be entitled to receive @ certificate or warrant for the same quantity of land that such deceased person would be entitled to receive under the provisions of this act if now living: Provided, That a subsequent mar- riage shall not impair the right of any such widow to such warrant if she bea widow atthe time of making her application, and at the date of such warrant Bec. 3, And be it farther enacted, That in no case shall any such certificate or warrant be issued for any service leas than twenty -eight anys, or where the person shail actually have been engaged in battle, nor unless the party claiming such certificate or warrant shall es tablish his right thereto by record evidence of said vice, or by two credible witnesses. Sec. 4. And be it furt! enacted, That said certifi- cates or warrants may be assigned, tri ferred, and lo- cated by the warrantees, or their heirs-at-law, accordi tothe provisions of existing laws regulating the a: signment, transfer, and location of bounty land warrants Our Harrisburg Correspondence. Sevats Cuamper, HaRnimpurG, Jan. 2, 1855. Pennsylvania Legislature—Know Nothing Triumphs, dc. In the House of Representatives Henry K. Strang, of Philadelphia, was elected by the Know Nothings Bpeaker The Senate not yet organized. A Know Nothing can- not be elected in this branch. Darsie, of Alleghany, and Price, of Philadelphia, will not vote for a candidate who is not free from that contamination. Political Intelligence. THE KNOW NOTHING RESOLUTIONS IN ARKANSAS. Below we publish the celebrated Know Nothing reso- lutions, presented to the Arkansas Legislature by the Hon. Gaddis Miller, of Franklin, and which did not pass:— Whereas, certain persous styling themselves Know Nothings, have by @ union with abolitionists, free soll- ers, and other traitors to the country, succeaded in ob- taining triumph over the time honored democratic principles in recent elections; and whereas, secret politi- cal associations are hostile to the genius of our govera- ment, and condemned alike by honesty and fair dealing; and whereas, any political association which either can- not or does not avow its objects, ought not to be tole. | rated, and should receive the most pointed condemnation and rebuke—Theretore— Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, That | the Know Nothings are enemies of our institutions, and ought not to be countenanced or tolerated in any manner or form whatever by patriotic men, who wish well to their country and its government, Know Nomina GavieniNG.—A grand convention of the Know Nothings of Lyrn, was held on the 30th ult., for the purpose of presenting to one of the representa: tives elect, James $. Lewis, Esq., a testimonial of their reepect and confidence. ‘It has not yet transpired outside of the order, what were the order of per- formances. SENATOR FROM THE TWENTY-NINTH.—We take it for ‘anted that Senator Clark has sent to Govercor Clark ia resignation of the official trust of representing the Pes ond of the Ontario and Livingston district in the pate of this State, although we have no direct infor- mation on the subject. There being a vacancy, it be- comes the dut g f the Governor to issue his proclama- tionordering ‘special election, and naming the day on which it shall be held, wnich must be not less than twenty, nor more than —_ days from the date of the proclamation. It will excite some surprise if the Go- yernor does not act promptly in this matter, as there are tant questions to come before the Senate, upon Supanion Court.—Nos. 187, 188, 140, 141, 1 159) 153, 154, 186, 156, 16) 50, 164; 165, 166, 167, 168, 169,'171,'172,'178, 175, 14. 1368, New York, to Mins Isanx, ter of Hon, Hugh White, ¥ , daught invited to attend the funeral, from the residence 27 Carmine this afternoon, His remains will be to Greenwood for in- 8, at the residence of street, Mrs, Hannan te Joseph Grabam, in the 89th The friends and relatives of the family are respectful, tend her funeral, f o’clock, from her late residence, N: On Wednesda, her son, Gilbert Gnanam, widow of the year of her age. this morning, at eleven B Third street. On Wednesday, January 3, NicuoLas Stouvenm., aged 39 years and 11 months. @ friends of the family are attend his funeral, from his late residence, No. 8 Second avenue, His re- mains will be taken to Greenwood Cemetery for inter- lanuary 4, after a short illness, Mra, Eu, wife of Jobn T, Stanley, aged 81 years and 25 days. , and those of her brothers, wan, are invited to attend m her kate residence, 142 West Twonty- Sunday morning, at ten o'clock. ‘jaken to Greenwood. On Wednesday, January 3, of consumption, Crxtox riends of the family are invited to k, without fur- The friends of the fami ninth street, on remains will be t Haring, aged 3’ ‘The relatives ai attend his funeral, from St. street, to-morrow morning, by Wednesds ing, Ji 3, of i inesday morning, January 3, of paraly: Maru 8. Bocaxpvs, relict of the late Gen, Robert dus, aged 80 years. Her relatives and frien respectfully invited to attend and those of the family, are the funeral, to-morrow at ten o’clock, from her late residence, No. 249 eet, without further notice. On Thursday, January 4, Francis, youngest son of Jo- seph 8. and Harriet D. Myers. friends of the fami John De Lamater and J tend the funeral, to-morrow afternoon, at three o’clock, rents, No. 327 West Twenty- , and those of his in D. Myers, are in from the residence of his third street, wishout further in: On Thursday, January 4, after a short but severe ill- ness, Brice, wife of Patrick Tracy, aged 32 years. The friends of the famil; neral, from her late resid to-morrow afternoon, at one o’clock On Thursday, January 4, Farry Queen ALLIN ter of Eliza Ann and Theodore F. Alling, aged months and 10 days. ‘tives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, to-morrow morning. at eleven o'clock, from the residence of her parents, No. 44 Her remains will be taken to Greenwood are invited to attend her fu- ce, No. 10 Vandewater strect, Broome street. On Thursday, January 4, Danixt Suarkuy, aged 60 ‘The friends and relatives of the family are invited to attend his funeral, this afternoon, at two o'clock, from late residence, No. 93 Houston street. On Thursday, January 4, Mrs. Marraa Rippix, aged jer friends, those of her son, William R. Riddle, the fount Vernon Lodge No. 14, A. P. A.," and the order in general, are respectfully invited to attend her funeral, from her late residence, No. 27 Mangin street, to-morrow morning, at ten o'clock, without fur- ns will be taken to Greenwood On Wednesday, January 3, after a short and severe ill- noss, Mr, JON y The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, this day, at twelve o'clock recisely, from the foot of Fifty-thira street, Kast river. he remains will be taken to Calvary Cemetery for inter- ther invitation. Cemetery for interment. On Thursday, January 4, Carnie, infant daughter of Charles R. and Harriet Ano Miller. ‘The friends and relatives of the to attend the funeral, from the residence of th No. 196 West Twenty-eighth street, between Eighth an Ninth avenues, this morning, at balf past ten o'clock, whence the remains will be taken to Cypress Hills Ceme- On Thursday morning, January 4, of scarlatina, Eusma Gai.avpeT?, bon of Joseph G. and Mary Jane Merritt, aged 1 year, 8 months and 12 days. The relatives and friends of the family are rospectfully invited to attend the fuoeral services, this afternoon, at two o’clock, at the residence of bis parents, No. 49 Ma roe street. “The remains will be taken to Greenwich, Ct., to-morrow morning, for interment. At his residence, No. 115 West Twenty-fourth street, THOMAS TOWNSEND, aged 40 years, 7 moutus and 25 days. Waterbury, Conn., papers please copy. On Thursday moroin the firm of Boyd & Pa His rewains will be conveyed to Albany for interment. On Wednesday, January 3, Wittam O'Brien. His funeral will take place from the residence of his mother, No. 162 Smith street, Brooklyn, at half past two His friends and acquaintances, and those of his brotoers, John, Hagh, and James O’Don- nell, are respectfully requested to attend. At Westfield, 8.1, on Thursday, January 4, Many, wile of E. R. Bennet, and daughter of David aad Ann La Tourette, of Richmord Hill, 8. 1. The relatives snd friends of her husband, and of her father’s family, are respectfully invited to attend her funeral, to-morrow, at twelve o’clock, from her late re- sidence to St. Andrew's church, Richmond, 8. I. Sudcenly, at Sing Sing, N. Y., Mary Euza Browne, daughter of the late Henry J. Browne, of Morristown, N. J. At his residence in Bergen, on Thursday morning, January 4, Mr. Joun Giinert, aged 73 years. His funeral will take place from the corner of Erieand South Seventh streets, Jersey City, this afternoon, at half past two o'clock. The friends of the family are invited to attend. On Thursday, January 4, Capt. Taomas K, Campen, aged 84 years and 9 month: His friends and relatives are invited to attend the fa- neral, from the residence of his father-in-iaw, Jobn J. Debow, No. 515 High street, Newark, N. J., to-morrow morning, at ten o'clock, without further invitation. Charleston, 8. C., papers please co, » January 4, Tuomas J. Bon, of o'clock this afternoon, piscopal chnrch, Py Sanuary 3, Genl. Cuaxces W. THoRP, le uesday, December 5, Han- At Rock Island, Illinois, on T: im, which the people of the district of his residence will de- sire to be represented. Doubtless the Governor will take care to the election early enough to enable the ‘new Senator to vote on the election of a United States Senator. Will he not?—Albany Argus, Jan. 4. The Catholic Priests and the Alms House Children at Albany. [From the Albany Register, Jan. 4.] ‘We noticed on Monday the fact that on Saturday last the lady of Mayor Parmelee visited the Alins House, and dis\r'buted among the young and the oid of the inmates of that institution a 1 number of cakes and books as New Year’s presents. The books were mainly given out to the children—‘little people” from three to ten years of age—and many hearts were thus made glad. On each Sunday morning Rev. Mr. Dyer and Mr. Calder, city missionaries, hold divine service at the Alms House, at which all the inmates who choose to do so, attend. In the afternoons of that day, priests and teachers of the Roman Catholic church atiend, and dispense to those who hold to the faith of that donomination, instruction and counsel peculiar to Catholicism. On Sunday last four of these ‘teachers’? assembled the children in the school-room, and finding them pos- sessed of the little gift-books distributed amoog them by Mrs. Parmelee affected to find in some of them what the. called “ heresy,” “ poison,” &c. So they took them away from the children, threw some of them into the fire, and pocketed the rest! ‘The fact was communicated to the Superintendent, Mr. Hurst, and he promptly addresred a note to the ag- nee stating that he would be pleased to see them is office. At the close of their ministrations, they call- ed on the superintendent, and that gentieman, not knowing that they had destro; y of the books, in- formed them that he und they had taken pos- session of a number of them, and directed them to give them up at once. They deported themselves arrogantly, until they were informed by Mr. Hurst that they mast live i to the rules of the institution, or they would not be # to visit it at all. On deli up the books, they had the arrogant assurance to be very impudent to the Superintendent, and were quit abusiv iving him to understand that if thereafter, they should find any books or documents which they as Romanists as objectionable, they should take them away. Mr. Hurst again informed them that they m abide strictly i § the rules and re- gulations of t! ution, and that they must not in any manner interfere with them. He informed them also, that if they had not given up the books they had ‘taken ,so unwarrantably, he would have had them ar- reas atonce. On leaving, one of them requested that nothing should be said about the matter until Father wie i 4 ty ft info ed the thoriti . Hui form: proper au and the result vn investigation, held at the city Hall lay morvii The upshot of the matter was, that the Superintendent was to suffer these teachers to continue their ministrations at the Almshouse, only upoa condition that they violated no rule or regulation what- ever bereaiter. The books and pictured cards distributed were about two hundred in number. They contain nothing what- ever of a sectarian or objectionable character. Tuey were calculated to amuse and instruct those who re- ceived ee hk more. They could do no possible harm, La es a war WO gad bo Piavaty} them were capable of comprehending any theological oprane whatever, or coula know whether they were ‘heretical’ or not. Of the two hundred copies distributed, Messrs. Morange, Chester, McDonald and Shian—the ‘‘teachers' to whom we have alluded—returned twenty-six copies! Where are the rest? Were they not burned? Verpiot i A Ratixoad Case—In the Supreme Court of Boston, on Tuesday, in the case of Nehemiah H. Stone vs. the Boston and Maine Railroad, for $10,000 domages for injuries from an accident on that roal, at the time President Pierce’s son was killed, the jury re- turned a verdict for defendants, after an hour's ab- sence. The case has occupied nearly nine days. The SE eee, ne CNN WO SOON I GREE fy FOS, NauM. Haviann, wife of James G. Bolmer, aged 42 years. MARITIME INTELLIGENCE. ‘All packages and letters intended Haadeweld ieee ent NT Mew, Fons RED, lavre, Boyd & Hincken. Smail, Montevideo Nesmith & Sons. ase, Montevideo, Brett Ship Geo L Sampson (clipper), Cobb, ‘0. Shangbae, Given, New Orleans, J W Elwell & Co. von (Br), Davis, London, H & F W in, J W Elwell & Co, H Whitmore, |, Barclay & Livingston. ortau Prince, JL & H Wilso 4, Wiimiagton, Thom =f Rachel Jane, Danie! ir Ronin, Wallace, Darrell 8 Oriana, Tu whins, Warel GM ir Sehr Milton, Hat Smit Steamer Kennebec, Coper, Phil phia, Sandford’s line. ARRIVED. Steamship Roanoke, Skinner, Norfolk, &c, to Ludlam & GI beck. Haag Charlottetown, PEI, 10 len. Experienced Beary (Bre it, with 10S passengers, to Sebt Lucy Alice (Br), McPhee, days, with oate, to J’ W Low ‘Thomas W Olcott, Bourne, Richmond, Va, Alexandria for Boston, BELO’ Sel r Sebr Edith, Chase, Schr J: ‘Two galliots, one of which is supposed PA seg 4 Wind at sunrise, NE; meridian, ESE; sunset, do, withs Siegranee Afarine Report. ‘5, Jan 2—Arr ships Maid of Orleans, NEW ORLEAN and Hudson, NYork; Quebec, and bark M Williamson, Phi Herald Marine EDGARTOWN, Deo Sl—, Providence for Eastport; brig Veriil, NYork; Arotio, A 1 Sam! obrii Vinalbaven (lett Bos bow t. py via New York for is, brige Ne tune, § Webster, schrs aicyon, Rubicon, C ye of BILADELPHIA Jan 0, Shoveifull light 4P M—Arr bark York; St J Lewis; Key Wooten” rd. ; brig Eliza Waite, Sur? Rie Vaw Winans to built at Somerse! sured for about $75,000 Srur Timoneon, = ehipped in an jertock to get undec wey vo get soap aeretion iy tereearis th i. Bho 200 transhi v" LPR STIS ae tat NOANE Job d with toss of foreunast. Bees foenag hh J part : f Belfast, T, lomber Jaden, abandoned ce RE BEA ree ok, passed Nov Ml; Lah a7 1s ten S00 ees Hown'ap, spars all stfnding. At St Catharines Sept 25John{Dawson, Crowell, NB, 600 ap, to sail Oct 1 for River of Plate. Pare at Honolulu Nov 7 Adeline Gibbs, Pomeroy, PH, wh 16,000 bone; Sth, Zone, Marston, Fil, 9 sp a 1, bone; erie, Spooner. FLO) "wh 10.00; 11th, bella, Smalley, NB, 160 sp 1600 wh, (40 9 season) 7000 bo . Edward, SH, 500 wh this soa- son, 10,000 bone; Rambler, Willis, NB, 2300 w fenton, 14,000 bones ‘Shepherdess, "Walrus, My; this ‘season, 410,000 bon ¥ Cl BE) leh & Elizabeth, Lo bone; Cowper, Fisher; NB, $200 wh hone; Gentleman, Cartwright, SH, 450 wh this 6000 bone; 14th, Benj Rush, Hotchkiss, of Warren, this sengon, 15/000 bone. do Nov. IV Mary d Martha, Slocum, of and for New ; Good Return, Wing, NB; cruise ard home; Alice Mandell; Wing, of and for New Bedtord: Minerva, 24, Ray. 05 d, Wight, NB, coast of Californias 18th, ‘Canton Packet, Borden, cruise. ‘Arr at Tahiti Oct 6 Potomac, Ackley, Nant from Nushiva, D. Heard from last of Noy, off Cape Verd Islands, bark Mes- senger, Holmes, of Salon; had not seen a whale since leaving Western Island: Nov Marengo, Devol, NB. 1400 wh; Tease NB, 1200 wh; Vineyard, Fisher, Bugartowns ; Milo, Soule,"NB, 104) wh; Spoodwell, Gibbs, FH, ‘Coseack; ‘Tripp, NB, 600 wh; Covington, Newman, Ware 950 wh; Gon Fike, Tew, NB,'575 why Phonix, Pondloton, 100 wh; Metacom, Woodoridge, NB, 760 wh; C Layton, Ston, 730 wh; Minerva, Pease, NB, 700 wh; port, Crandall, 8 1150 wa'l00 #p;' Ocean, Nor. Warren, BO wh 20) George, Dias, NB, tt) Collins, Warren, 42) wh; Champion, Pease, Edzartow: American, Jonigan, Edgartown, 600 wh; Hoosly, ron, 300 why ton; Brock, Nan, 0 wh; 7¢h, Cavalier, Freeman, Ston, 1150 wh; Wm'Wirt, Ashley, NB, Cincinnati, Williams, Ston, 600 wh; 8th, Hero, M’Loan, Nan, 650 wh; Margaret Soot, Eldridge, NB, 230 wh; B Pendleton, Ston, 600 wh; 9th, Omega, HHawos, Nau, 328 wht Teabella, Smalley NB, 400 wh 00 ap. Cld at'do Nov 6 Gideon Howland, Bryant, do do; ishor, Edgartown, do and cruise; Br mouth), Talcaluano; 7b, Olympis, xon, Barber, FH, Honolulu and orui: 8, Stetson, NI cruise; Vigilant, Deblois, do, Honolult 5 Bt Donald, Charry, do, cruise; Pacific, Allon, do do snd ho: Sth, *Koke,”” Coffin, New Zeala: tie, Brooke, N 5 Bi erulso and home; Falcon, Gardiner, do, cruise and home; 10th, Jas Loper, Woipng ’, Nan, Honolulu and home; 1th, Isabolia, Smalley, NB, Honolulu; Kingfisher, Palmer, do, cruise; Eagle, Cannon, do do, cruise; Nassau, Murdoch, dodo. yeti Tangier, from Momel for New York, Nov 21, off Fale Bark Col Ledyard, Beckwith, trom New York for M Dee St Ba Na Ben from New York for Mok CaRpex as—Sld Dec 21 se Lion, Ingle, Portland. Ciuwrvxcos—Arr Dec 18 brig Guinare, Thompson, Charles- on. Hayawa—In port Dec 27 bark Archimedes, Mann, for Tri- nidad to load an assorted cargo for Inmburg at £315 per ton, is 291 tons measurement; freight to be paid according to estimated capacity of tho vessel low, for New York 90th; and others as before. Cld brig Benj Carver, Sawyer. ‘Matanzas, to load for Portland. LeGHomn—In port Deo 10 brig Martha Worthington, Free mn, for Palermo and Boston next day. yitdt-aca—Sid prev to Dec 6 Norwegian brig Raketon, Now on uwa—In port Deo 2 barks Fernandina, Wrizht, for » Ida, max, supposed for do; Empire, York, sup- posed for New York; brig Hsmpden, Jackson, unc. Monrevinxo—In ‘port Oct 15 bark Oceanus, Moore, from Boston (Aug 4) arr 13th tor Buonos Ayres as soon as the weather will permit. Porto CaneLLo—No Am vessel in port abt Dec 15. Sierra Lrone—Sld Nov ld brig Calvert, Jones, Monrovia. St Tuowas—In port Dec 16 brig Cynthia, Hail, for New ‘ork, Arr Deo ship Timoleon, Clapp, Callao for UStates, in die. tress—see Disasters; 8th brig Maroollus, Bowno, Barbadoes (and sld 11th for Cape Hayti); sohrs Georgia, Mitchel, Bulti- more; Jas N Muir, McKinnon, do; 10th bark Mary ‘Adelia, Sleeper, CaJino (and sld 12th for ¥York); Lith brigs M1 H Gilxery, NeDoneid, Baltimore; Judge Hathaway, Leotand, Martini and s1d'12th for Laguna); 13th brigs Win Clark, ston; 14th Samuel d for for sugar; Louisiana (| Alexandria. ‘Tnaxipas—In port Doo 24 schr John Riliot, Sears, for Bos- ton, ready to 1ond. ALEXANDRIA—Arr Jan 2¢chr Sen Witch, Now Haven. BATH—In port Dec 30 ship Dashaway, (new) for Calentta 2or S days. BOSTONS-Arr Jan 8 ship Goo Turner, McLellan, Pillau, Prussia, Oct 29, Elsineur Nov 16; bark Edwin, Hatch, Now- tle E, Nov 2%, Cld Br steamehip America, Lang, Halifax d Liverpool; ship Northern Chiet, Young, NOrleans; barks, Moneynick, Swett, Charleston; Emblem, (new clipper, of Boston, 25i tons) Samuel Davis, Jr, Baltiinore; Helen Maria, Nickerson, do; Oak, Ryder, Philadelphia; Elvira, mpsoa, St Thomas; John R Dow, (of Providence, late ‘of NYork} Aldrich, Matanzaa; schry Cupid, (Br) Logzott, Kingston J ‘Sid, wind lizbt, from SSE to SW. steams! meri bout ea, (about noch) and from below in the forenoon, barks Speedwell, Ches~ ter. Ziou, brigs Boston, an ‘her. DAMARISCOTTA—Towed di ships Golden Rule, M ‘amiscot, Borland; 30th, BE Morris, Follansbee, for scuthern porta, Cd dia Frances, Sith, new Brig rf a (OLE—Arr Jan 1 PM brig Rio Grandi Lovell, ‘the river Doo 2% new HOLMBS' Derien 20th ult for Boston. Returned bark Rance Thos Allivone; schrs Vilot Fish, Mary E Gage, Sid brig Reuben Carver; schrs Amanda, Northern Eagle; bark Jas Cook and brig Lincolu Webb, did not eail as reported. Arr 2d schrs Vendovi, Bray, NYork for Bath; St Stephen, Randall, do for Calais. M, calm, bark Jas Cook. Ranger; brigs Ga- B, Judith Somos, Virginia, Thomas Webb.’ Rio Grande, sches EB @ Buxton, Lake, Weetport, Mary B Gago, Pilot Fisa, Vendovi, ‘tephen. ‘NVILLE—Cld prov to Dec 16 brigs Matinic, John Rozers, New York. x CKET—Sld Jan I sche & & Smith, Kelley, NYork. NEW LONDON—Arr Jan 1 sioops Jus Lanphecr, Ri- chards, and New London, Chappell, N York. NEWPORT—Sid Jan schr Hutoka, Drinkwater (from Lincoluvilie), Norfolk. NORPOLKR—Arr Jan 1 brig St Agnes, Putnam, New York; fehrs Le Koy, Post, do; John Wesley, Provincetown; Olive Branch, Yarmouth. Arr Jun 2 bark Frederick Deming, Penfield, hence for Rio Graude—see Dirastere; sehr Luther Child, Nickerson, Bos- ton. PORILAPELPHIA—Arr Jan 8, PM, barks T Daltott, Dill, Porto Cabeilo 19 days; Gem, Hammond, Boston: brig Ma- thilde (rem), Kimmo, Bremen; schrs’ Jacob Raymond, Bourne, Nantucket via’ Now Bediord; Delaware, Harding, and Emma, affords, Boston. OREGON—SIé trom Columbia river abt Nov 1 briz Metro- polie, Simson. Honolulu, PROVIDENCE—Arr Jan 3 propeller Ospray, Kinney, N York. VORTLAND—Cld Jan 2 bark St Jago, Pogs, NYork (with her inward earzo from Sacua). ‘INGTON—Arr Jan Sschrs Jane, Hall, NYork; © W ‘atuum, Clinton for Providerce; D Ellis, i’ervere, ‘or Rappabaunock. T MARKS—In port Deo 26 barks W Ul Brodie, Crary, and Convoy, Hupper, fur NYork with despateh; brig Samacn, Murray, for oo 2th. WILMINGTON, NC Are Deo % brig $ P Brown, Proce man, Cardenae; sebr JH Flanner, Pierce, Providence; Sixt, brig Samuel & Edward, Raymond, Mart ¢; sere Gard- ner Pike @ masted), Cranmer, and Mary Powell, Davidaon, York. €id 30th, schrs Alba, Ti 5 MYork. Cid éobrs Alta, Timmons, and Jonas Smith, retl S MISCELLANEOUS. 16 CANAL STREET, NEAR VARICK.—W. & H. VAN NOTES’ atove store—We have a large assortment of the latest patterns of stoves, for sale om reasonable terms Stoves and ranges lined with soap- stone, and Tepaired, grates net end repaired, stoves put , and pipe ‘urnished for same. Also, soapstone - les for sale wholesale and retail. The excellence of the griddles consists in their requiring but one greasing when u R. H. C. THORP'S CARMINANTIA, OR PANACRA for cure of consumption, scrofula, dyspepsia or in- aigestion, liver complaint, ulcers, king’s evil, and all other diseases. ‘The Lr. himself can oe consult his office, No. 7 Went Broudway, Girard House, at all times, and the medicine altered to suit the case.’ Price 1 per 'UROPEAN AGENCY.—ALL PERSONS CLAIMING evtates, legacies, complete list of all unela England, East India stocks and South Sea Company, and also a list of all the heirs at-law and next of kin adver- tisements that have appeared in the papers during the last century, (amonnting in all to 60,000 diferent names,) by calling at the office of the sub- scriber. In many of these advertisements, American heirs are particu’ inquired after, An examination of this collection, for one surname can be made either or by letter, on receipt of $1, and copies of advertisements can be had for a reasonable compensa- tion. The subscriber undertakes the collection of property in England, on the most reasonable terms, and it himeel!, from past expericnce, (having spent the pest year, in England investigating such matters,) that shall be able to give satisfaction to all such as favor him with a call. J. A. KNIGHT, $83 Broadway, New York, rooms 17 and 18, up stairs. ERE’S THAT WILL MAKE THY WHISKERS OR moustache to grow luxuriantly in six weeks, and Will not stain or injure the skin; it’s my magical on- uent, Tt ga ranged rt of the country. G. GRAHAM, 107 Nassau etroot, Hayes, 175 Fulton street, Brooklyn; Zeiber, 44 South Third street, Phila- delphia; Spalding, 27 Tremont row, Boston. ‘EW STYLE OF PATENT BOOTS AND SHOES.—THR subscribers beg to inform gentlemen and citizens that they have opened a store at No. 314 way, with an extensive assortment of the above noted boots and shoes, manufactured by Roudiere, in Paris, who received the gold medal at the exhibition im 1849, Boots and shoes manufactured for the wholesale and retail trade. DELAFOND & LEFEBVRE. UFFLES FLUTED AND CRIMPED—GENTLEMEN'S ‘hirt bosoms and ladies rafites done at the shortest at 191 Caual street. ORTH KNOWING.—FAMILIES WHO WISH TO economise can buy, at wholesale prices, Staart’s crushed, ground and brown sugars; hyson and Oo! teas, old government Java and coftees. Irish Sine: champay’e, port, anerey’ and atelta, in wood wine, agTe, A ai ‘and bottle, From ekouG E, rh rtnr steht War OF WINDSOR PAPER MILIS, Nos. 6 and 67 Ler ft | York.—The subsori- bers have commenced mani at their new paper works, at wor Lacks, con Ehing fourteen largest size rug nee aud two 84 iach Fourdinier machines (one more to added), are now Teacy to receive orders from persons in want of rior quality of news or book printing paper. works bave been built with creat care, em! jodern itm , with a full wap =e win On Gale etre ye ood color to che paper,