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MISCELLANY.
From the J’icayune.
A LEAP YBAII STORY.
Pfpp-'.K th!. Qcestiox. —“ K.it why do-i't you
married t” sa'd a bouncing nir!. with a laughing
eve, tu .i nooth-fnced, innocent looking youth who
bl iiheJ up unite eves at the queation.
<• \V til, I—” said the youth, stopping short with t
jjip, and fixing his eyes upon vacancy with a puzzled
and foolish expression,
•• Well, go on. you what!” sai,l the fair ero.-a-qu •■
tinner, al uo.it itn.ouce.ptibly inclit.i.i* neater to the
jomgmm. ••.Now just tell me right straight I ut,
ymi wiiut * ”
•• Why, I—O pshaw, I don’t know!”
•• You Jo, I say you do know, coue, 1 want to
know,”
•• O, I can't tell you"—
“ I ay y'U can. Why you kiw v I’ll never men
tion it. an I you may tell m of eourao you know, for
haven't i alwayaberii your fiend I”
•• Well,you have, I know,” tep'iel the beleaguers I
youth.
••And I’m ute I al veya thought yen liked tie,
went on the maiden in tender and me m.v amenta.
• (), I do, upon my word-yes, iu hted £ ilo, Maria,’
s.nd llm unsophisticated youth, very warmly, and ho
found that M.uia had unconsciously placed her hand
in his open palm.
Then there was a silence.
‘•And then —wo and John I” said Maria, dropping her
eyes to the ground.
•> Bh I (dll—well !” said John, dropping his eyes
and M iria's hand at the same moment.
*■ I'm pretty -mro y iu love i somebody, John; in
fact,’’ said Mni l, assuming again a tone of nailery,
“ I kiioiv you’re in love, and John why dun t you tell
me all about it at once I”
•■ Well. I"
•• MV 7. / I O, vou silly mortal, whxt .a there to he
tftuid of!”
“O it suit bream-e I’m afraid of anything at nil,
and I’ll—well now .Msiia, I will tell you.’
•• Well now, John V’
•• I-”
••Eli!”
•• I—”
•• Yes.”
•• lam in iovc I—now do/it tail you wont, will
you!” sai l John, violently seizit g Maria by the hand,
an.l looking in her fare with a most imploring expres
sion.
*• Why, of rmirse vou know, John, t ii i.t vc; hresthe
s rs.ud of it—l wont, don't you, John!”
Tills u ~ spoken in a mellow whisper, am! the cherry
lips o! ’ 1 j -11 w,- eso licitr John's cur when sue spoke,
that h id lie turned his head to Imk at her there might
haveoecuned an exceedingly evugrrouscollision.
•• VA • 11, Ma n,” said Joint; •• I've told you now,
uod so you ahull know all about it. I have always
thought a great -i, ut of you, ‘inci”—
“ ¥"■, John.”
•• I am sure y -u would do anything for mo that you
CoJ.il ‘—
•• Yes. John, you know I would.”
“ Well, 1 thought s ‘, and you don’t know iw.sv long
I've wimted to talk 10 you shout it,”
•■ li. ire, John, I—you might have told rue long
ago if you II .tiled, for I’m sure I never was angry with
y-m in tnv life. ’
•• 1N... you wa-.i't; au-I I have ofu t> fI: a great mu and
to, Lu. ’—
•• It’s trot • lute now yen Imaf, J ‘ho.”
“ Welt. Maria, d-iycu think I’m mo young to get
msiried !”
•> {iul:: i I d u n J >i,n ; and 1 know it would he a
good thing lory 100, far everybody says the sooner
‘••Use people ure itnnitd the better, when they are
prudent mid inclined to lovo one another,”
m Th.t’a . e. fi.it I tit ml, ; end ir.v, Maria, I do
want i ;; -t married, and if you’ll just —”
■■ Indeed 1 will John, for you know I was always
partial t you, and lie said so otteu behind your
buck.”
•• Well Idi clare I’v ail along thought you might
object, and that’s the reason I’ve btun always alraid
I.'askyon.” |
•• O pct ! no, I’d and r first; you may ask es me just
soy tiling you pit sse,”
•‘ Ami i ou'll gr.tit it!”
“I wili.”
“Then, Maiia, I want you to pop the question for
me to Mirv b-udivun, for—”
•MV hid!” I
-Bh”
• I Do you iovrt Mary Sotliv.iri ”
•• (), indeed Ido wi.h slimy heart l”
•• I .lie.ovs thought vou was u fool.”
•• Eh !””
*• I nay y ou’re a fool, irid you’d better go h rae, vour |
mother wants you—you—you — stupid /” exclaimed
the mirtiti id Muiiu m a shrill treble, and she give
poor John a slap on the cheek that vent him reeling, j
ll wa J noonday, an J yet John declares he saw myriads
or stars flashing all around him, mot!! thin he ever
gv.v before in the night time. Poor Marta
•‘ .Never tolJ Iter In e,
II it lot concealment, line a worm i’ the bud, j
Prey on her damask cheek.”
Thus, alas, how often a too germs of young ..ffee
lion east a wav ! for it is but too Hits, as David
Crocket beautifully express it,
The course of true love never did run smooth!”
Fr rn tne rayetteeUk Observer.
The following remarkable recipe for “ saving • tie's
Dawn,” addresses il-e;f so forcibly to the-tl< id t
tho lovers ot good living, that v*e copy it I 0:11 a icaa
u script, too late indeed lor ill s season, but in tlie hope
tout some of our louden will cut it out a id act o[>on
next Winter—
usrit’o “Oil CURING HAMS.
To one jink of ciarse ball, ground t l try fit, ad I
3 ‘ji*r a ol M.iisises, (wrrt) arid half an ounce j!
Ciyei.no Popper: mi* Ingstltor thoroughly, (it will
look like >ay line brown sujir.) This ia sufficient
for-5 lus. ot H ons. To a Ham 116 lb. weight,
take a In -aped laldit iri 101 lof bait Petrs. and rub
itivi.ii toe hand on t! c uesit sire of (lie Ham, (the
Pare being pounded eery tine 1 1 smoil r,) rubbing
it well in. Cover the flat ride of the Ham with lilt
mixture, 01 t eight ol an inch thick no-tely nutting it
on w ith the hand; place t ,e llama then level us niav
be in .1 tub, skin Mile down in layer;, and place on the
top of them heavy weights. Let them stand three
weeks ; charig them by putting tlioc r.t the top at the
bottom; weiglit them again; let them stand three
weeks longer. Hang them lip, knuckle dowd, for a
day or two ; then .moke fornix necks, pnttii'g a sue
in the smoke house < itly every nth. 1 day. Grcrn Ma
ple or Hickory is best, and the firt should be as far from
the meat a, poo.-i! ic—tbe colder tho smoko the Utter.
In cutting Hum*, alw tys have the leg sawed ufl t low
tbe knee joint, and do not take o£T tbe joint until the
limn is bo Id; bo.I 3 quarter of an hour to tech
pound.
7ic I’anaeta Tim following is nn eatiaet f>oto
the London Comic Almanac It is testimonial of
efhriry by one of tbe grateful patients of thil eit ‘i
ordinary uud universal physician :
„. jr —1 Take the libbcrly ol addressing yew ab-mt
the e rati Jy etc saw It, 1 was u die ted with dreucriud
low ties ol spur.ts i rewmotism which having freely
aplide tho iibove has b.ith Uisapt arJ. sir -ny way of
vpiying is the saw It outside woosh day it the bran
<jy in twice eVveiy mil. its elf * is sumtimlrealy .Asa
tonishiiig. my wife oli o tikis the ahuv Meddisin in
her t a, Si finds gt3ie benilifiK
•’ sir yowr Most o’ -vlieiit
rovie.is Hmovrii. j
h p, H. ; j. * tie) her of min TrnJa tli ■ ahuv on hts ;
wife be.in idol skaldtd killing II plar but L'nlukky f-r
----g.it to put io the -w It, Owcvver it was awl Verrv, 1
wel. fur ;he brandy :.i )-.n Cu id liia wife A now liet*
got the N’riw it to Cure his fed it..”
’- % I
(r>r up fifci to first jiri.nciplrr.~-’ Vi’hat’a all tbvee >
rotcli* ttcoi, and ets-aliopes, and fricanueius, and tins (
nonsense on (his lull of fare about 1” said an up court, j
wy vosierduy, wliiln eat:og hia dinner at the, Ht. Charles I
—” VV.liter, a e all lhaae rogbonc aoJ oltn r Hauls irsil
sure eftrogh eataldes 1 ’
•sCertainly—btt shall I help you toy fir, soma of i
the toale do vtttiu I ’
•• Tetu lie wlul 1 ”
Tetu do Vlau I’*
h,N s—hs’s u peifi ct strong, r. Givoraeanme boil
tdhant —when I full luck upon first principles I know .
whal I’m about.”—.V. O. Picayune .
Ten Ci xtiis or OaaviTX.—l - nej m utio of
Philadelphia papers, that tho centre of grui ity has
lie ell discovered to be iu •• the middle a sic of a Qua
ker meeting.”
A Goon Joxi;.—l have heard s first-rste juke ol out
Jonathan Tirman Iste of Athens. He was stopping
at a tavern up country, and Uve.l to lounge about llie
bar, r.itd count it over other people's liquor. Not a
glass could bo left for a moment but he weuld .vlily
slip lip no,! d.in'v i..** couieiits. l'i,i Jay a stage
driver c line ill, and called lor a still horn of brandy
toddy. J.itin immediately shullled up to the bar. Ine
driver kneiv Ins man. and immediately played possum
ly leaving hi* brandy vvliilehe stepped to the lour.
The bad tool.—on returning he saw the glass empty,
and exclaimed with all tho diabolical honor he eoull
fifed— Dandy mid opium enough to kill forty men!
who drank tli.it poison 1”
•• I 1” summered John, ready to yield up the ghost
with affriellt.
•• You're a dcaJ man,” sad the driver.
“ H hat shall Ido !” bc.eeched John, who thought
himself a gone sucker,
•• Down with pint’of lamp oil, or vnur a dead
niun in thiee intitules,” ans leredthe wicked dmc .
And down went the lamp oil, up tame the brandy
and opium, together with Jomi's break!il. The joke
was told ami he has never dienkother people’s liquor
once.— ii do t.
DOMESTIC. _
From the National Intelligencer Friday Feb. 5.
The question of an Extra Session of (iongiess,
which lias been lor the last two months the subject of
controversy in the newspapers, lie-ins now to le much
discussed in the circles of the Metropolis.
After much consideration upon the subject (which
has served to modify somewhat our first opinion iri rc- j
gard to it) we ha e arrived ut the conclusion that the j
question ol an Extru Pession was in effect decided by
the People in November last, when they decided by a |
1 majority ot a hundred and forty odd thousand votes,
that there should be u change of the Chief Magistrate
lof the United States. Uy that decision they determin
ed that there should he a change of administration—a |
change of pulley —a change in the measures ot Gov
ernment. They determined that Mr. Van Buren's
Administration should cease on ‘.lie 4th of March next,
and. that (icueral Harrison's Administration should
begin or, thut day. To carry cut their will, the change
of measures Legish-tivc as well as Executive, ought, if
l it were practicable to comm nee on that day. But,
since that change cannot then commence, as far as
Legislative action is necessary, the Nst.onal Legisla
ture ouchl to lie called together at the earliest conven
ient and practicable day.
I The ellect of postponing any ae ion by the next Con.
! gross until the day fix.d by the Constitution for their
uMerubling (the fiist Monday in December) will be n>
prolong Mr. Vail Buren's Administration twrve or
j eighteen months after its con litutioiial termination;
, for it would take that lime, counting from the 4th of
March to mature in Congress any important nu-asu e.
I The continuation of Mr. Van Buren’s Administration,
J Sub Treasury an i ali ! —An exaction of specie pay
ments, and still greater exaction on the Ist of July
nixt, at a moment when the Banks are struggling to
resume unu to maintain resumption of sp-cie pay
; merits ! These are some of tic inevitable consequen
ces of irt reus ol Cungicss for nine months. Instead
of this, the people want new measures, which shall
provide lor their welfare, and whichsfdisll look both to
the Government and from the Unvi rninent to them.
Their will in tins respect can only be accomplished by
meaus of an Extra Session of Congress. To oppose
an Extra Session under these circumstances, is vir.u
ally to maintain that ail measures of leli.fto the Peo
ple ore to !>e postponed for some fifteen or eighteen
months; that is to say put off until a laige part of
the term of the Administration, which was to mature
and adopt them, has parsed away.
8,,t, if the vii vv of the question of an Extra Ses-ion
wore restricted to the condition of the Govt mti.eni
alone, without regard to the wants ami the gooj o
People, an affirmative derision of it would he inev table.
There is now incontestably, a deficient rev, nor 1.
ring the next ordinary &es. ion of Congress five-millions
more of t is deficient revenue will be abst acted by the ;
operation of the Compromise act, one-half of which a
lilouut goes rtf oil the 31st of December of this yjar.
Suppose Congress not to meet until tin: first Monday
of that month, how is it pos-ihle to provide e r -n
for this additional delivtanry ! llow, • t u., io
give reasonable notice to tile O.stt'li.in's lo r.„ is,
their importations!
I3tn, ifu.e People had not J ridel in favor of an
I Extra Session, and if toe loiiuitmri of fiie Government j
! and and not require it, n.-r opponents have, le.olvcil, by
■ their rourse during the present Session, to render it
j inevitable. They seem determined lo leave t verv j
thing ill the state of llic gr atesl disorder and confu
sion. They have not made, ami refuse lo make, any ;
| provision for the deficit in the Tiiamry. ’I heir finan
cial scheme docs not go beyond the issue of due-bills,
or Treasury Notes to supply present necessities. These
they think, will relieve them, although they know that
j the charge which they will make upon the two last i
. quarters if the year must greatly embarrass the ney
Administration In one branch of Congress, du iug 1
the two months which have expired oi this fJeHsh.,,,
sc-xrsely any tiling lusheeu done ; whilst in the other,
j t r wvtks have been s cut of the most piccious limo
ot the be, ,on in pa-mg a pre-emption law, tliough
j_ti,e e is one already in existence.
We feel forufiid 111 (be conviction of the indispen
sable necessity of on Ext.a >e.,-io, of Congress by
thw repugnance with which our good friends of (ho
prrsOot Administration paity rrg.ud it. They a; pear
to !h: greatly gneved sml sho !.ed by the idea of it.
Without it, they know that their measures, their irn
ph incuts their im.liuments, will continue to operate,
W itb it, they sec tin pi aspect of the establishment of
those military measures of relef, ol reform, and of
economy, which the wants of the People demand, and
the will of the People has de-reed.
Some, who have not well rill, cud upon the subject,
serin to apprehend th, 1. >s Mr Van Puicti had. early
m Ins tcim, si) aim.live Kvl.a Session, an Extra Sis
si..o tins io y|■ 1 *.r. ioj .nous 11 tin- Administration ol
Ccn. Harrison. iiut, for what purpose was is Extra
S.-s-ion called! Was it to ri heve the People ? No
such thin,;. I I.at purpose was expressly repudiated.
It was called to piopose that last most disastrous iiuk
in the chain of rae.i experiments, tho Sub-T.easuiy.
It was called, in t for tbe People, but for the Office*
holder-, lien. Harii-nn’s Ttixlra (Session should lie
summon one, will bo convened for the benefit and for
il.e intervals both of tbe People, and of the Govern
ment.
The occasion haaseetnrd to us to call for the expres
sion of t.nr views of this subject, and we have not
shunned it. Wo speak, ot course, for ourselves only,
and with due deference to the opinions of such as may
differ from us upon this qmation.
LAW OF GEORGIA.
AN ACT to repeal on act to est iblish a general sys
tem of EJucotion by Common Schools, asst tiled to
the 36th day of December, 1837 ; also, an act to
amend an act to establish a general rystctn of Edu
c it.an by Common Si hools, assented to the 29th
day of December, 18 38 ; ami also to change the Com
mon School Fund 111 tho Stale of Georgia to that of
a Poor School Fund, and to provide lor distributing
the tame.
* sc. Ist. Be it enacted by the Senate and House
“f Urjireecntativci of the State -f Georgia, in Gener.
ul Assembly met, and it is he. thy enacted by the au
thority of the same, That from and after tho passage of
this act tho fund heretofore set apart and now known
aa the Common School Fund for the State of Georgia, 1
and such other fund us may be hereafter set apart lor
the poor, shall become and comp sc a Poor Schjul
Fund for the State of Geoigia.
Sir. 21. And be it further enacted by the authori
ty aforesaid, That the justices of the Inferior Court,
1:1 Hie seveial counties in this State, or a majority of
them, shall, on ti e first Monday in February, in the
year 1841, and on the first Monday in January in each
and every year thereafter, Ity an order to oe* entered on
their minutes, appoint five fit and piopcr poisons of
their county, to net as Commissioners of the Poor
(Bchcol Fund in their resjieetive counties ; and it shall
he tho duty of tho Clerk of said Gout I, to give the com
rniaaioner* notice of their appointment in writing, with*
in ten days after tiiu same is mule ; and the -aid com
missioners shall have power to fill all vacancies that
may happen in their body by death, resignation, or
Dtheiwise, and such Commissioners shall continue in
office, uuttl their successor* ant appointed itvJ notified. \
See, 3J. And U t furiha,-enaeUdby the authority t
aforesaid, ‘That it ahull no the duty of the Com in L-1
stoneis of the Poor School fund lo meet at the Court j
House iu their respective counties, within fifteen days !
alter their appointment, and appoint some fit and prop
er person to act us Cleik and Treasurer of the Poor j
School Pund, and the pc,s in so appointed shall give !
hood and security to said Cumuli sinners, and their 1
successors in office, in such sum os they may think suf
ficient, conditioned for the fjitlilul peif rmaiice of the
duties of his said office and appointment, and aha!! take
ail oath laitlilully and iinpailiully lo discharge the du
ties of Clerk and Treasurer oi the Poor Mcliooi Fund,
for the county in which he is appointed, to the best of
his skill and powes. Anditsi.uil lie the duty of the
person so appointed, to apply for, receive, mid pay out
all monies com.tig to the iuunty for which lie is ap
pointed out of said fund, in such manner as toe Com
missioners may direct, and shall enter all orders passed
by them for tiiat purpose in a hook to lie kept by him, j
and the bonds of the said Treasurer and Clerk, shall
be deposited iu the Clei k’s office of the Superior Cou t
of their county, and may lie sued on and shall lie rc
j covcruble iu any court of law or equity iu this Stale,
having coguiz nee of the same.
Sac. 4th. And be it further enacted ly the author
ity aforesaid, That the lit ik and Treasuirr pi Ihe
Poor bichooi TunJ shall he allowed to retain asacont*
pensaliou fir Ins sei vires, two mid a half per cent on
; all money s received by him, and tie like sum lor all
moneys payed out by him.
Mac. sth. And be it further enoclrd hy the author
ity aforesaid. ‘Thai it shall lie the duly ol tho Jusliees
ot the Pence in the several Dis rict Georgia Miluia iu
this Cbate, io make out a li-t of the children ill their
respective and si rids, between toea.e of six and fifteen
years, whose indigence in the opinion ol the Justices
entitles them to a participation in the Poor School
Fund, and transmit the same, under their hands, and
I seals, to the Commissioners of the Poor fbcliool Fund
in their county, on or before the first Monday in March
next, and on or before the first Monday m January, in
; each and every year thereafter.
•th.i . Gtli. And Lc it further enacted by the aulhur
ily <f rtsa.d, 1 hat it shall he llieduly ol the Coniinis
siorieis of die Poor School Fund, ora majority of tin ni
to consolidate tile several returns of the Justices, of the
children in their several districts, entitled to a partici
pation in saul funds, and transmit the same to the Gov
ernor of this Stale, and a copy thereof to the Senalu*
Academicus, on or before the second Monday ill No
vember, in each and every year, together with the re
ceipts and expenditures ol the p>ecoding yiar, and the
amount ol money in liaim. if my, and for v. hut the
payments hate been - -uc.
See. 7 tli. And b and fur titer enacted ly th* author
ity aforesaid , That it . o-ili 1 u, l.,ty of the Govern
or to -. law ills Wari.ii,-. ‘i ,;sUli I 111 favor of the
Commix-loncisof ... . . .-cu Fund, in thes-ver
a! counties in this o ho i:te amount nlsaid fund,
lo which tlieya.ee. j a ceding to the number ot
children retu.no, l us entitled lo it pnticipat oil in the
same, al any time alter the third Monday in November
in each and eve v year.
Sec. dth. And be it further cnactid by the author
ity aforesaid, That all teachers of.-ehools, having in
their scho, Is any ol the children return-d as ell-ill. and
to a participation 111 the Pool School Fund, s all at
tend smd Board of Commissioners, whose duly it .-liii 1
he to convene four times in each year afier the year
1841, and three limes in the year 1841, on such days
as they may think j roper, having oil eye lo an equal
division of lime, and have three fit and proper pe sons
within the vicinity of said sc 001, appoint! and as t.ustees
t eieof, whose duly il shall he to attend said school
quaiteily, and examine the children so returned as en
titled ton participation iu the Poor School Fund, and
report to the Board the progress of said cbiltln n ; and
unless the r port of the ‘Trustees satisfies - lie Coiumt -
sioners, that said children have u -ually attended anil
inuJe reasonable progress, the Commissi nt rs shall not
pay said teacher for ihe same.
b'r.i. Dili. And be it further enacted by the author
i y of resaid, ‘That when any children out tied under
this act. to the Poor tSchool Fund, shall be taught in
any of tho academies in this Shale, it shall be the duty
ot the tru tees ol the academy in which they have been
taught lo report to the Commissioners of the Poor
behoof Fund, as is provided in the eighth section of
Hus act; and on failure thereof the h-achei of such
academy shall not he paid out of said fund for the
same.
Sue. 1 Oth. Andbeit further enact’d Ly the author-
Hy afirisaid, That it shall he the duty ot said Com
mies. oners of the Poor School Fund, at their regular
meeting, (nr ;i majority of them,) to pass or reject all
vc • nts p esci.leU lor their examination, and to cause
all such as puss to be paid, p-ovide.l tto*y have funds
on hand, and in case ot a tltfi leucy. tiiev shall cause
lit! tn lo be paid, in proportion to t.iedi taunds, and the
amount of money oil hand.
Sic. 11 ti>. And be it further enacted by the author
ity of nesuiil, That no more money shall be app Don
ated lo the tuition of each child, entitled lo purlicip.de
m the Poor School Fund, than the pro ruta share to
which each child shall lie entiil and, upon the equal di
vision of said fund among all the children in the sever
al counties who may avail themselves ol t..e provision
of this act.
Sxc Pith. And be it further enacted bythe auth-.r
ity aforesaid, Thai it shall be lawlul for the Cuinrnis
sioneis appointed under this act, to cause lo be paid
all accounts which have been conliacted in pursuance
of the arts which this act repeals, provided the same
shall tie properly authenticated, ami shall hive been
created in strict conformity wdh the provisions ol said
acts.
Sc. 13ih. And be it further enac/edby the author- I
ity aforesaid, That nothing to this ar t shall be so con
sulted as to pievent the Trustees ol Common Schools
in any of the counties of this State, from paying all
contracts now crated by them as trustees, w itliout re
gard to the length ot time a sch >ol has been taught, in
the different districts of said county, and the monies
remaining in the hands of said trustess of any county, !
after all jnst demands against them as tiusiees. shall
turn over to the Commissioners ol tbe Poor School
Fund for said counties, as contemplated by th.s at. to
be applied to the purpose of education, secure log to
this act. 111 the school district f 0111 Inch said colon.on
school fund is received.
Sue. 1 4 ih. And be it further enact dfnm the au
tho ity aforesaid. That nothing in this act contained
snail lie so construed as to a .thorise the Commission,
vis ol Poor (schools to appropriate any other funds to
tlie payment of a. counts eontrat tul under the common
school nets, which this act lepeals, t.iun the funds
which have been set apart and distributed under the
aloresaid acts,
f-h:c. 13th. And be it further enacted under the au
thority aforesaid, That it shall be lawful for the emn
musioucrs i.f the common schools, and trustees of the
common schools, io uuy division and district, to pay
over to the Commissioners of the Poor sfe-hool Fund
iri their county, any unexpended balanc- that may be
in their InnJs, anti the Treasurer's receipt for the
same shall be sufficient evidence that the same was
paid over to him.
f'ic. 10th. And hr it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, That any commissioner, or commis
sioners, trustee, or trustees, of any common selmol,
: who, after thirty day's notice, sliull neglect or refuse
! to jay over any money in his or their bands, ns uu
j thorised by this art, shall be subject to indictment, and
, on conviction shall be fined by the court, io any sum
1 not exceeding the amount of funds in Iris or tnet. hands
| belonging to the Poor or Common School FunS, u lm ti
i line or lines when coll, cted, shall be paid to the Com
missioners ol the Poor School Fund.
Sec. 17th. And be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid. That an uct in tiled an act to estab
lish a general system of Education bv Co-nmon
."schools, assented to 20th December, h 17. and .0 u , 1
entitled ail ad In amend an act to c-l.ibli h a gem li
system ot Education by Comm . 1 fri , n.-t-nlc.l t.,
29lii December, 1838, together wall all other a oid
and parts of acts militating agamat this act, be an.; tiie
satne are hcieby repealed,
CKAIiI.K ( .1. JENKINS,
HpCuker of the House 0 feet cventaiives.
THOMAS STOCKS,
President ol the Senate.
Assented ‘o 10th December, IMO.
Oil \I.LE-3 J. McDONALD, Governor.
Selling finer n tight,r men and neighbor women
f'rd’bl.-~t\ white man was sold in Missouri in De
cember as .1 vagrant, and bought by (he keeper of a
livery stable! It is . urious enough that the only in
stances of tlie kind occur ill Loco Foco Slates—and
more curious still, in tho States of Tweedledum aud 1
Twiddle due- -kU'ssw. Benton ami Calhoun.
TaK ExtL'MtlftU Ex./> fit r ION. ~TttU *Lip Nan
tucket, Captain E<l wan!*,of Nantucket, arrived at Tar
paulin Cove yesterday, reports having spoken, July
23, off the Fee,rc Islands, the United States brig Por
poise, Captain Reynolds, :11 well, hound t>* Mallolo, to
rejoin the commander in the expedition in the schoon
er Ply ins Fish. The V incenncs and Peat in k w ere at
Sandal Novo lj.iv. The expedition were engaged in
a survey of the Peejee Islands and Shoals, which v\a ;
nearly completed, ami the squadron would sail lor the
S.tiidv\kh !SantU in ten day-. Xcw Bedford M rcu
r d-
\> folk , February S/A, 1841.
HORRIBLE MAS ACRE.
By Savages of [Missed Midshipman Underwood and
Mid hipman Henry, a nephew of Captain VV tikes,
tin Commander of the Exploring Expedition, on the
Island of Malolo, one of the Feejee Ulands.
We have been favored with an extract from a letter
from an officer attached to the Exploting Expedition,
to his family in this borough,dated United States brig
Porpoise, October 24th, 1810, which states that the
Porpoise, the schooner Flying Fish, and three of the
large boats were surveying a group of Island* attached
to the Feejee, but a* there were numerous shoals the
brig was sent outside, the s hooner and boats keeping
near llie HI trida, so that they might anchor at night
The ho&ta got sepaiated m day or two from then hoon
er, which made it necessary for them to go on shore fur
provision*.
They were about to land on the Inland of Malolo.
but were advised by the native* to go around to the
other side of the Island, a* they ha I nothing, hut that
the Chief had a number of present* for them, such as
hogs, yams, &c„ and they not suspecting danger, pul
led around the Island, hut as there was a long fl *t the
boats could not get within half a mile of the bench, and
Mime of the officers and men left the boats and waded
ashore.
Lieut. Underwood, from the circumstance that he
understood more of the language than nriv other officer,
was amongst those who went ashore, and midshipman
Henry begged pei mission to accompany him. which
was granted, with the ptoviso that he suanriLLjuist-If.
They had imt been on shore hut a short time iftinre
ihey discovered that the Feejecnii* had nothing Ilf dis
pose of, but that they were in truth hostile to them.
Lieut. Underwood immediately oidrred the men to
the boats, hut it was too late, as war had com ne cm!.
and as Lieu*. Underwood and Mi l Henrv were the
only two a met), they stopped to defend the men. and
ny bo doing lost their lives.
As soon as those in the boats saw what was going
on. they came to the assistance of their comrades, hut
it was too late, for their no le brother officers were
gasping the r last.
Mid. Henry was Med immediately hut he was found
to he dead, tine sailor was seriously injured, and the
i rest escaped unhurt.
Mid. Henry fought most desperately, and killed
! more than one id the savages, hut was soon oveipuw
| ered i-y numbers.
i Th* clubs with which the natives fight arc said to be
I large enough to kill with a single Plow.
The bodies were secured, hut not w thorn kili’n g s v
-leia lof ttu* natives, and were pu. ii hoard the xdioon
er, otherwise they would ha\e been eaten try tne can
nibals.
On the fsllow ng day the officers, with fiO men, land
cd on the Island, and inarehi and to then town,wh.ch
was strongly foitilled am; killed 57 natives.
They were mimed mm three division*, the fust was
commanded by Caput n Kinugold ami Lout Noiih. j
Lieuts. Johnson and Sinclair commanded the second. !
ami Midshipmen Maury and Eld commanded the thnd. j
Captain V\ il .es, Limits. Allen and Emulous were j
iu the boats to see that no c lines escaped.
The Atneileans lost no lives, and only 3 or 4 were
wounded.
As so in as the Chi< f was killed, the savages broke
and fled. Lieut. (4.T. Sinclair, a native of ilns Bo
rough, is said to have kilted him.
Mr Uuderwo and, w iih whom we had a personal ac
quaintance, was a in >st promising officer, and had been
married only a few weeks before lie left the United
States, and Mr. Henry was a young gentleman of tal
ent and great promise.
We have also been favored with an extract from a
letter from an officer of the United Slates ship Pea
cock to a gentleman iu this town corroborating the
above statement. Toe Peacock is expected to leluin
home in tire summer of 1842. Officers and crew ail
well.
The Explosion at Detroit. —According to the De
troit AU't-iuser, them Is reason to believe that the au
thor of lire contemplated mischief by the box of pow
der. whim explod'd iccenilv at a house iu that city,
will be discovered He is believed to he a nuiii named
Warren, who removed some lime since t< Upper Can
ada. Jealousy is the alleged cuse, one of the mdivid
uals to whom the box was addrt ssi and being suspected
by Warren. Dinkey, to whom the box was directed
in connection with Weed, was the friend of the latter,
and had thus, it is excited the wrath f
Warren. The matter is in the hands of the autho.
ties. — Baltimore American.
Fri.m the Rochester Democrat
M’Lend Bailed — Fopul.r Commotion at Lockport.’
—A gentleman <>l this city has just received the till
owing Ictiei float his fiiend, a respectable gentleman
of Lockport, which lie lias obligingly perm,red us in
copy. — What t tie result may he, chi only be con
jectured.
Lockport, ‘J’hurdoy, IE o'clock night.
1 have just leturned from the (’nuit House and
Jill, where there is, or was a short lime since, assem
bled 250 or 3 0 citizens, who say McLuoii shall not
lie liberated, although Judge Bowen admitted him to
bat 1 tills afternoon, ami Uapt, V\ illiam Bcel hud be
come Iris bail.
The Judge gave the order to his (McLeod’s) attor
ney shout 7 this evening, and in 40 minutes 200 men
were ill and about the Court House and jail.
A meeting was organized in the Court room, while
40 nr 50 guar. ed the door below, some with muskets;
while the drums and bugles outside must have made
McLeod feel gloomy. Ho was not allowed to seethe
Slid ill or tiny one else.
A committee was appointed to see Judge Bowen
and ask Inin to suriender him, or rather withdraw his
name from the bond. The committee had notictuin
ed when I left. 1 tear it will be much agaiut him if
he does not do so,
A messenger lias gone to Buff 10. that the owner
of ‘lie Caroline may he here to prosecute (or private
dullages, dec. &c. should the authorities insist on his
liberation. The excitement is very great. Brother
sou signed the hail bond with Buel.
Must of our best citizens are iudignai at Judge Bow
en for admitting him to hail, and also at the hail. If
they let him go, I mistake the men i left at the Court
House.
Hulf post 12 o'clock —l am going to tho jail again.
Two o'clock — Morning. — I tumid Judge Owen ad
dressing the meeting, and ailcinpling to exonerate him
self. But did not arrive, hut I , lult rstaiid he will
smrender him in the morning to wli eh lime the meet
ing adjouitied, ullliuligh many w ill remain at the jail
till morning.
The cannon was brought in toe front of the Court
House about 12 o'clock, and commenced loiog. and
made til- glass ||, m the l.uuil House, to the amuse
ment of the Pair.ots,\ will assure you. What must
have been McLeod’s leellngs, not Morning what was
going mi during the seven i oui- the C.-un House was
lull. I intis’ s.iy lie was much to he pitied il inno
cent. YoU's, &r.
The Buffalo Commercial of the 29>h till, say ,vc
have mil hi i > futlnr m-dav from Lock pm t except a
i‘! 01 1 fa Mi Lend via, mi ninmitied to jiu to pimcct
i, nn from p puuir viol me. We ehoulu he so ly to
believe that, in a pii f sandy law tespreiing eoinmu
io y, such a mea-ure of precaution necessary, but bet
ler so Ilian that lie was I.need hack to prism ny an
Hfined n-oh after heing legallv disilvargi il. f’lie tnn,
thisaf'i no,HI vv-l! prn'iibly l> tog ns true parti ulus.
Hu tar i. M L •'] ii court-rued personally tie has 1
on tho whole, j| we are cornclL informed, -ra-ort to
congratulate himself on the muss tlinl lias been rais- ‘
id on In - account We understand that in hi* capa
city ol rsheiiffbe is guilty of defalcation or embezzle- (
meat to a large aue. mt, and Iliatlie came over lo
tins side finui a “ell gr<unded appicheu.ion that tile
other side would boon be \no hot for his comfort, in !
consequences of an invesiigaJ,, n which bad been com
menced. If lie should now sieceed in gelling back
he will Ivo a soil at a lion itinng the Canucks.
They will look upon him as one w-o has escaped tint ,
toils of the Tlnliatute*, nnvlut the eel*, of lie imprison-1
rue at, public atuoi.on wili i* iLvctteu Loan a too strict j
scrutiny into his official pcccod 11-.e*, and give him
lone to better mature Ins plans and slip away to lex
it •, The Treasury of Ni .ignis county, w e take it, w ill
in due lime be replenisht and to tlie amount ol his bail
load.
Mel j ton .—The Buffi* lo Commercial of the 28th
ult. slates that McLeod wa* di-charged from custody
mi the 27th, the requisite bail having been procured. —
No sooner was lie icleased, however, than a numerous
nano ol mo, Iwo i*i liirce bundrul in number, seized
upon linn Und conveyed him Us< kto prison, wheie he
is yet coiilmcd. Ihe avowed object ol this disord rly
proi ecibiig, il is stated, was to ullord t> the owner of
the Caroline an uppoiluttUy to arrest McLeod for the
J destruction of that boat, on a suit for damages.
This lawless act is much to be condemned, I lie
pretext i* a mere nothing. There are, no doubt, many
reckless men on the frontier, some perhaps with spe
cial designs, who are seeking to precipitate matter* be
tween this country and Ureal Britain, and for this
purpose apply themselves to the prejudices and excited
feelings of the people along the border. —’i he nation s
honour should not he allowed to rest ii* the keeping
of such. It is an unworthy deed to wreak upon one
poor prisoner that indignation which i due to a na
tional act now avowed by Croat lintiuii. — Bulfirovre
; American.
From the Fh.lude ’pl.ia V. S Gazette . Feb. 10. 4
Ai EL I'liSU
On Salurdiv evening, u few genii men nu t at the
Un.led Slates Hotel, with a vuw ol devi-mg and re
commend.ng s one me i.-n olollio L gisl.itnie lor the
reiief ol tiie commuii iv under inc existing difficulties;
when Ueurgg M. Dallas was culled to the and
Jos. R. Chandler vv.ia >ippoinlr(! bccre'iny.
Jonah Randall pieposed lo the meeting a eerie* ol
resolution.-, having in vo w the objects t the meeting,
vv.iich, on m tom of Joseph R. Ingersoll, were rtler
recl to a CominiUce of seven citizens, who should re
p ut to an a ijoumed met ling,
A committee was appointed to invite oilier citizens
lo th * adjou-tied meeting.
’l’ll** mce mg then adjourned, to as.-enible at the
same place on Tuesday ev niug, idt instant **t 7
t/ciock,
ADJOURNED MEETIMU.
At a numerous meeting lie and ly udj mi nment, ai tin
Umid ft I ale* Hotel, Tu. d.y evening. ‘Jit* ftb„ A.i.
D id.is took tne Chair, and
Mr. ingersoll,from the committee of seven, repor
ted a reins of resolutions, which utter mouitiiuiiun
were adapted as follows :
1. That this community, in its hna; ( . concerns
.-land* at this momen in need ol LcgtMaWvi a..s; anct
and idle 1.
2. That the Bank ol North Amu ha, the Bank <>
iVniisylv n.u. the i'nilad fph a ii ..k, the i’arm s
and Mechanics Bank, lue Cioard Dnk, tin* i/oiniuei-
I ciui Bank, tne Meehan .cs Bank, tin We ten Bj.iiK.
the Bauk ol lie ]\*i * arn Li e* <n >, itie Bank m lVnn
I Township, \loy.;u2ensing Bank, I lit? Aialintac.uu*;.-
I and Mociiumcs Bao ,an tin* Bank ol Ueisiiauinwn,
1 a I e beheven to be in a lull Illoii vviiicn wnl* liable
them h uehcndiv t,* ucv.vr ami lo ieiu.fi avaiiiba to
the pe<>ph , tin* moot at< d.i iel a u a-s > mu-.
3. i hat l e ,uqn.siiions ul the riit ol Ass- inbly ol |
3tl April, 1840, and tne policy ol tin- Commonwealth ;
jas made kilo nby the Lam ntive. ere niei un i c ..* I
i ried out nn and idle* the 15m Janmny 1811, an t a
‘large amount ul sptcie ha • heel* witmhawu in tUc
i abortive eflbrt to give pt imanciai to the same.
4 That the following measures *4 it-iief and as- J
j sistanco ate called lo< by *;.e pieaent emerg. ncy
J. A suspension of ihe penalties provided by any
j statute ol ibis Uoiiitnunweahh, tor the emission ul
1 any of the above named Banks to pay their deposit*.*
, ami oluer obligations in gold or silvei coin.
2. Ar -eiiacimeni of the provisions ol the Act ot
3 1 April, relative to dividends. &c.
3’ An a.ittiigemeul liy which eaih Bank shall he
requ red lo pay out its own notes, ami not the notes
ot any oiiit-i Banks.
4. Such otlie measures us relief and assistance as
tin Lt-gislaluie in its wisii.im may enact.
I 5. Thai aC mni-tlec of seven tie appointed to pro
i>ed to Harrisburg lor iln- purpose ot obtaining the
I ne*es?aiy lelief and assistance.
i Domictd> That a t’oidmiitee on resolutions appoint
Ia Commune to visit Huirisbuig.
Resolved , That the proceedings tie published in the
| papers of Philadelphia.
Adjourned, C. M DALLAS Chairman.
The Meeting —\n anotlirr place, wp R ive t,,r P'°
certiinqs of an Piling hold last ® ve ning by
ni* ut iii the United Stall’s Hotel* The onlv ronsid
**ruble that arose was on the second lesolu
lion, io winch several amendments were offered : one
of which Mr. John Mills, 1 sq. proposed the omission
of all names of Banks, and such alterations a* would
make the resolutions read thus:
“ I hit the Banks of the City and County of I hil
ndelf-bi t are (telievt <1 to be in a comlition which will
coat e them heneficially to receive and to render avail
h!* ‘ the people, the contemplated relief and assis
tance."*
I he amendment was adopted by a very large ma
jority, hut before the question was put on the resolu
tion ns amended, Mr. Ingersoll made on earnest ap-
I e,i| in favor of ihe original resolution, which exclu
ded the name of the United States Bank, and
the amendment which included that institution among
then hers; and when the question wa* put, it was
lost, although previously adopted as an amendment.
The principal fepeakers were Messrs. Inirersoll. Dul
! Montgomery, Wiegand, .Miles, Kennedy, Wafts,
Brewster, Ac.
A wish to harmonize indu ed everal votes given;
and avowedly caused a number of the committee to
withhold a resolution in favor of allowing the Banks
to issue small notes.— It id.
The Banks. Thcie was much le?s excitement in the
city )cs;erd,iy than we have had the previous days
since the suspension ; hut there is apprehension, deep
feeling, and an earnest waiting for the action of flit*
Legislature. There is hut little money tu he paid at
the present time, and of consequence tho demand is
small and the price is low. We do not find that the
I n:ted States Bank refuse® ihe notes of tho other
Banks, though they refuse hers. The people lor kto
Harrisburg—they feel that the Banks, the Philadel
phians, and the Commonwealth itseli have hut one
cause, and what strikes down one class must spike
down all. We confidently look for an amendment, an
important favorable change, in a few days ; hut that
amendment and that change must he the result of the
people’s declared will. Some plan of ar t ion is needed
and the work will be consummated.— Ibib.
Bank of the United Stotts, February ♦. 1841.
At a special meeting of the Board of Directors of
tile Bank of the United States, held at *he Banking
house, the following preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted.
Whereas, the Bank of the United States, in compli
ance with its pledge to the Public, has made a fair and
bona fide ellorl to resume and maintain specie pay
ments, having, since the Istli of January last, paid out
an amount lit'le, il at all, short of si, millions of dob
lars, in coin or specie funds; and, whereas, the effort
lo maintain specie payments by this hank inis been ren
dered abortive hv the iiiten.ional accumulation and ex
traordinary en'orcement of its instant liabilities—there
fore,
li sol; ed. That this limit is under the necessity, for
the present, of sit - pending ftceeie pav incuts.
lie ‘deed, That every exertion will l.e made by the
Din-elms to collect the debts and ronverl into rash the
aa-elsof ibis bank, lor the pui|mse of resuming pay
ne o’ m specie at the earliest practicable moment.
liesolvrd, That tho foregoing preamble ami resolu
tions be published
Lx trad from tho minutes.
A. LAKDNER, Cashier.
BUJPLNAION OF THIS BALTIMORE BANKS.
f'iie i: suit of the meeting of the officers of the Banka
Balliniorti. held ye.ior lav morning (says Hie Ameri
can ol the Dill ills! ) y as the adoption of q resolution
hv an unanimous vote to suspend specie payments.
Their i muse was uMvoidihle, m view of the gen-j
e.al suspension wnirh bad previously taken plare
among the B inks of i lula hdphia. On Saturday per
haps upwards of $ 100,000 in specie were drawn from
the Banks of Baltimore by noteholder* and mi drafts;
and yesterday a i qaiber of Brokers mid
agents Iron tho eastward to id ready to draw coin, It el
not tho doU-itmuittoii to auiponj mUvrp-ise.l lo prevent
(bean.
| R.chmmd Barikt,~* -Thaw louiutioni condn •
pay cash There wu yenterday more call f or r VC
ric than on any iky iinre the rc,uni ( ,lion • *l'. T’
demand wiu inron4derahle, and evidently m j *
l.n.ntho wi.-h lo provide change again.t ,
euapenion,and livin nn pnnic nr nisiiu*t. 1, ’ e
i *-d that il the Virginia Hanks eonlinue to"u*. i!
while those farther Norlli have suspended, that.h"’
notes will eomniand a premium and conrentr;it. j ,
hands of Brokers- Is it likely that Brokers will""’
ture upon this specnlutiun, when the Banks
..il) 00-o-ciit, l-y s. ..ling up tiicir vaults, nip ii
hiui 1 It seems improliahle to us. A domestic 1 ‘
is apprehended 1-v no one—at least not to any
It is hoped, and generally expected, that the t i,
note hill will pass the fciuita in a dsy or two. “*
It was reported yesterday evening, that the itank,
I’eters'ourg, influenced bv the event ut 1 hiladelnl ''’
had again suspended.— W’h >. 9/A imt. 1 "’
The National Gazette of Friday nfternon retnsrks—
'• The U, States Hank cannot decline alone. We “
gra to a.ld that the Girard Bank has also suspended
specie payments except for its Five and Ten Bulk
Notes. Whether this example will rstrinl further we
e.immt say—hut as there is a panic among all
there can be no doubt that all tin, Banks will
promptly required to redeem their riiruUlinn. Tlio
distress attending this state ol things i nnimi hi
r ,al " 1 - To alleviate, it 'll reqiiin- the uiino.-t
cise'ofjudgment and temper.
P. • s - One n’eleek.—All the Banks ofi|, r (’j, v
with two or three exrrpli. m have jmu su-pemleil
eie payments except for Five I‘e-llar Note.. I hi"),!,!
prehension expressed above is thus already re,i! Zl '; -”
For -ri/ r I'm serss,—An ingenious conntu n
of our*, who reeently invented and patented . „, w
cradle, with a musical elork affixed to it. |' or t ’v
pose of singing the baby to sleep ; togelhe, vvkl, ~
gle apparatus to whip the infant when il fritd, -
another contrivance whereby the child t-W (*,. |
without die assistance of the nurse;—is about t„ .
sent one of his compound machines to the Queen f
linglaihl. it is to hr matiufaetu ed ot il
amliestlv m.Meiials. and wilt, it done ii. t
,ent out in the next steam ship. linn i,, f
slrui't das to roek.feed. whip and me; .i!,.,, |, p
s',me iinte. or do each of tlio-e d.i,,. j t ,nj v llj( j
erily as tl eh,over -ay in the je , ri, it (
so we a e odo.ined hv the I.’ si : ‘t’ . ,
I,nth ,and the s'.orv e.vnnot he v, ,
prohahU aht'iii i 1 ‘j*.* .** ti i* \v
il;** . 1 ’u’jt h< ~t -y, V ~,.5 ,
AY. :■?. “
MA'SA- iIUMEI I . ,i'. i,OAf.
The 80-toll Daily Advertiser Inis pnhli.-lied an ah.
st,a, I~( Ihe reports of the s, veral Hoads, winch are so
far finished >is to admit, says that paper, of their nf
fording any test nl'lli, i future prodmtivenesv, yi, Id an
income which insures to tl e stockholders a fair remu
neration for their investments.
The capital employed in nine different Raibßoads,
amounts to about i J,0t)f!,0ll0. The receipts to $| 1
t!7S 9(10. Fhe e lo |r- r > !S,tDO. The profits to
; 5492 000. Tile illvi ends am,,, 1it,,1 lo 3.5, 6. 72 n,d
| 8 pel cent.
Cr-ut Perfurn-mtcr nj i. her <7 re EngtVr.—On
! Friday lasi. t„ fith tust. the I.cemotive Et giur
• lleelien- and Martt-on “ , ; ,|t | v Ms-sts Baldwin,
; Vail* ID.(tv. hat,led toi'nd , . ipt,ia. over tin Idma’
, dell l,u, and Reading Kai , nt t.vrwred r.i and hro
i bur dm ccrs. load,-d with bright;—l47<r hi,ls id flour
• }J tons of mm. and !-d:! bushels of grain. 12 tons,if
| whiskey.oil and slop stuff', and sundry other freight
|am lint ng in all to 25 J 4 tens of 2260 IDS— Weight of
1 ears DiS tone making a Hdal weight ol 4194 t,, n .. livtd
! edhy the engine. The average running time ol tho
; train was ltlj miles per le,ur.
Weight of Engine, with water and fuel, 12 tons.
I Weight ,m and iving wheels, with w„lerfuil ami two
| men tons,
1 As the ai,ove was the regular freight train, tents
porting the onlmary business of the road, ami no ex-
I perimental nip, no accounts woo. kept of the guat.ll
l ty of fi e I or water u-ed hv the rncine,
J.ength of the train. 1201 let; longest rontinuees
1 level over w hiell the above train w, s hao|, ,1. at a s|„. I
lof 10j [lilies per hour, 9 l-io. P/i ladtlpiiia Pit] >r
’ From a Cwrupondeul of the Churlrttm Courier.
Washington, I’Vl., to.
The Presidentelect is a: the National H,tel, having
been invited, on the pait of tin city, to take Ins rooms
there. Ue dined y ester-jay. vviiliaeoiiimitneufcili
izens, at Gadsbi’s, and apprattd ve.y eieviful and
hearty.
He wilt go to Charles city coi.nly on, Friday, t ttd
remain there ft’or some day*.
At 1-2 o’clock, this day, he waited on the Pres
ident,of the United Slates, accompanied Iv 1 ■,t
1 learn that Mr. Van Utiii s ictetvid him with r
greatest Kind ness and e’ rtesy.
This wa* Ihe day fixed lor counting and ih e ,
the votes for I’iesidtnl and Vice President of iUt I
I ted Blutes.
Accordingly at 1-2 o’clm k the .Senate, jr, !,, j
their offieeis, atter diil in the House; the Vice Ptc.-i
----dent and the Speaker presided, and Itie teller*, viz:
Mes-rs. Piii.sto.n of the Sens e, and Ufsni <t and
Jon k. of the I lot sc, proi 11 and, and t., op, n, rea-i, and re
cord the certified, sol the votes of the several Slates,
beginning with Maine.
Thu galleries were thronged w itl, a very brilliant as
semblage of la ies.
’J he President of the Senate announoed the vote,
Bml declared that Wilxiam Himt H aiibhiin, es
Ohio was duly elected Presiilent of the United Bn,trs
lor lour years, to commence on the 4 1 ti of Min Ii next,
and that Joiin ‘i xli.h of Virginia, wa* elected Vice
Presiilent.
Previous to 12 o'clock, there was somo hi, kering
among the members in regard lo the negio slraling de
bate, of the last txvo days, Messrs. Gidilin, Allord,
Thompson of N. C„ and Mark A. Cooper,(taking part
in it. The matter will lie taken up aa in to-morrow.
Several northern tnen are anxious to reply to Messrs.
Black and Cooper.
1 tinile.stand that General Haiiuison iv free in ex
pressing his views on public affairs, choice of cabinet
officer* Sir.
It is not believe J here th it lie lias fix*-d on more than
tw J nu mbers of his Cabinet, viz: Mesa s, W, lister aid
Crittenden. The rest are in doubt still. ihou*h it i*
supposed that Mr. Ewing will probably he railed ci
ther lo Ihe Treasury or the Post Itlliee.
W e are to have a gloomy spring in ihe eoimnereial
- world. Even the Bog’oninns begin to despoil I, then
I pr,,speels for a good spring business being da,keiicd ly
late ovenls.
It seems probable that the speidy call of Congress
will he urged by all who are in favor of establist,ii*4 *
Nat:omil Bank. The removal „f the Bank cl the Uni
ted Mute* of Pennsylvania, uml other like luhhislt.wti
no doubt facilitate the establishment of anew nation—
-1 bank.
Mr. (T.it insists on nn extra session, and it wi’ l
i tin louhtcdly he resorted to.
Tie average value of the annual produce of th p
mines of the Bnti-h Islands amounts t* the enotmous
sum of £20,(11,0 900 ;„f which, about £B,OOO,UUO ans
from i oil and £1),000,000 from coal. The inie” 1
produce ol Cornwall and Devon ulone has ipcei,it> ri
mount, dto £1,340,000. In lit s estimate the lJ j
| the copper is tak, n m the ore efote fus on ; I'lin * •*
j ~l the trim, lead, zinc, tin and silver, alter lusion
then first ma l,< table cohdil en —„* pigs I,'m ,s, st 1 ’
| ingots; the coal is valued at the pit’s mouth,
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
The pul,l c domain, h* 1,1 m tru t by the U 111
■ (■ overtiiiienl for the benefit ot all the Stales. li* * MI
nine Males, namely, Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Mi-smu 1 ,
j Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Mi.higan. ani ’ ; ‘
> kjnsss,
| I’iiere have hern sold lff
| Granted for various purport-*. 1C,514.0-11,96
, Unsold, including lands survey-
I ~1. 164.407,765,03 “
■Surveyed, 192,803.400 33 “
Unsui veycil, 62 207.1-4i
Received for laud sold, 5113,823,307,*
Michigan V. •>’ Smator.— The
I ijan Halved to qo iuio tlu* fU’r.lit'ii ol a U. •
on ,Vl<ni lay Uiit. wliohj litui i\ piro* ou tli r 1
. March. Tin* LofUldluru Uav a VVhitf inaj oll ‘
J Whis Henat ot wtU l**’ ciionen.