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FOREIGN;
Highly Important.
MlW Yii|\k Jmib 49.
Jlaignation of the Gris Ministry—Greta Excite-
meet in England.—Cholera m Lien pool.
By the h(rival of the ship Marmora,
Captain Lew,from Liverpool, on the 14th
May, thu Editors of the Courier gf. En
quirer have received exclusively, London
papers to the 13th May.
The news by this arrival is of the great
est importance. The King has refused to
cieate Peers—the Grey Ministry have
resigned—-all England is in n statu of ex
citement—and in the language 4 of the,
Lundon Times of the 1J h, Ritokm ost
Revolution is inevitable. We will not
attempt to describe the excitement which
every where seems to prevail, but tbo few
extrbett which we are enabled to give,
bdd Hie movement ot 250,000 iu Bir
mingham alone, speak volumes.
•The Captain reports that the Cbotera
1a admitted to be in Liverpool, but he
brought no papers. We give below the
hnt report in Loudon, May 13th.
Cares of Cholera. London.—New
cases 9: deaths 4; recoveries 8; remain
inft 23; total cases from commoocoment
2606; total.deaths 1371. Country;—
New caietdt; sleuths 18 ; recoveries 15 ;
remaining 155 ; total 255; total cases
from commencement 9730; total deaths
3533.
'From tbs San oflh* Oth May.
The Whig Ministry is lor the present
dissolved—only for the present. Coun
trymen, bear this in mied! 1 Think too of
whut you owo to yourselvos, and those
who have so far assisted you ou the Toad
lo Reform, and who only resign witen they
Can no louger lie of assistance to you.
The Whig Ministry is for the present
dissolved. It will bo again in existence be
fore a fortnight has elaped. And it is you,
countrymen, will bring them back again
in triumph to office. The Borough mon
gers must not ,be masters of the lives and
liberties of Englishmen
We insert the following from the second
edition of the Timet. The news will
come like a thunder-chip on the people.
Pray God, they moot their destiny with
firmness, fortitude, but, ubovo oil, with be
coming tranquility;—
We sre arrived at that isstto which wc
in some degree expected last night. The
Ministry is dissolved I The resignations
01 Earl Grev, Lord Brougham, anti their
Colleagues, his Majesty, after some con
flict—real or apparent—w : th hii own
miud, Anally accepted, and announced
such hit acceptance this morning. We
Of course have now no tune to indulge in
reflection on this most important event;
We shall rather briefly enumerate the fuels
which have come to our knowledge,
The Reform Ministry has been dis-
pl iced; another—shall we call it an Anti-
Reform Mmairy f is forming in Its pluco.
We hardly dare use that term, “an Anti-
fltrform Ministry," before our countrymen
•1 this crisis; we hardly dare use it or ap
ply it lo the members themselves; for
whatever mav be their internal wish, they
must pay so much homugo to public foel-
ine as to pretend 10 be Reformers.
Vet tho now Administration will proba
bly ben Duke of Wuilmginn Administra
tion ; his Grace no doubt at the head of it.
The place ofilte Lord Chancellor Brough-
are—(we give momentary reports, of the
An * 1 -Reforming lawyers as wa have
Ciuii'ht them)—may be supplied by Sir
John Leach or a commission. Lord
L.vudhuist will most likely go to the Rolls,
the position thorn being moat secure.
And,—wltat next among the legal ap
point mental Sir C. Wothoroll to Ire-
hud, for sake of peacol Sir J. Scarlett
Stay step into the place of Lord Lynd-
burst. Anew Ministry will be formed
With more promptitude than a batch of
Parrt could be made by the old one,
because there is more sincerity in all
quarters.
Yet there was no want «f sincerity in
the Members of 1I10 expiring Ministry to
wards each other. Their common fate
testifies their integrity. Lord Rrougham
mingles bis fortune with that of Lord
G. uy, from whom he will not bo separa'
ted in his resignation; uud their general
determination to resign, evinces their
Unbending attachment to the question of
•Reform.—AT. Y Enquirer.
STILL LATER FROM ENGLAND.
Tim packet ship Britannia, Capt. Mur
shall, arrived yosterday from Liverpool,
whence she tailed on the lflth May. We
received our papera by her aome hours
•her those by tho Marmora reached us,
and when on the point of issuing au extra
/which will be found on our first page) of
the nows brought bv tho latter vessel.
Tlte papers brought-by the Brttanniu
ore lo the 15th M.iy, from London, two
day* Inter than those received by the Mar
m»r« and ta the 161I1 from Liverpool.
The roost important addiupn.il mforma
tion received by this last arrival i» (hat
the Duke of Wellington has been entrust'
•d by the King of England with the for
Tho appointment of tho Duke of Wel
lington as f rentier makes it-easy to ahti-
ciputu the character, if not the arrange
ments, of rthe new Cabinet. It is scarce
ly m-cts-rrv to know who are tho subor
dinate Mjj'ml>i-ia of ah Administration of
which hi i Grucn is the head. His active
mind will pervade every department-his
commamf tig spirit control every decision,
and stamp upon every act ot Slate the
impress of his will. By his acceptance of
office at the present moment he mis pro
ved tltat his corn age is as high as ever;
he has yet to show whether the prudence
of thu Statesman tempers the hardihood
of tho warrior, and whether the conse-
qoencts of former obstinacy in error have
taught him that wisdom, which is u better
qualification for civil government than all
the viriuds of the camp.
Notwithstanding all this, however, it
would scum fiom a debate which took
place iu the House of Commons on tho
same day, but which of course whs not
known till tho following day, that there
was still some chuuco of Lord Grey and
his friends resuming tho reins of govern
ment. It'was said that the anti-reformers
did not mean he should reign—thut in ad
vocating and voting for the postponement
of tlie disfranchisement clause, thoy did
not preclude its 'Consideration in u fuluie
stage of the bill, and that the sovereign
was willing to take any measures absolute
ly necessary for the safety of the bill,
when that necessity became evident, but
was not willing to tesort to an extraordin
ary exercise of Royal prerogative on
VHgue suspicions. For our part, wo can
not bring ourselves to believe that Lord
Grey resigued office without a conviction
that thoro were insuperable objections to
his retaining it, und yet equal difficulties,
if uot greater, would seem to beset die
Duko of Wellington, for it is confidently
stated that be is pledged to the King to
carry tho Reform Bill through the House
of Lords. How he cun do this, after his
protest nod speeches agalost the principle
of the Bill, and preserve any thing liko it
character fur consistency, we are at a loss
to intugiuo.
Mr. A. Baring ihus gets over the diffi
culty fur him, iu a debate iu the House of
Commons
"I will suppose (hdlnn individual shosld
go to the King—or rather, I should say,
should come to him On his command, and
thut the Sovereign should say to him, •!
am sincere in my wish to curry tin- h
to take into consideration’ the subject of
bis majesty’s communicatwo. The eono-
cil met at Earl Grey’s residence in Dow
ning street, and has just broken' up.
Since writing the above we bavo learn
ed that Mr. Baring communicated to the
House of Commons the fact that the
Duke of Wellington was out minister,
end that Lord Altbrop,at the time, re
quested the House to suspend delibera
tions until the result should be known of
the sitting 0) the council to which we have
alluded.
The second edition of (tie Standard
contains statements of the same effect.
A private letter received at Portsmouth
on the morning <ff the l6t)t says, that
Grey is recalled.”
An endorsement on the Courier of the
15th, for which we are indebted to tho ed
itnrs of the Commercial Advertiser, says
that Lord Allhrop announced in the House
of Commons, that Euil Grey would re
sume his office.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE CHOLERA.
Nr.w York, June 18.
Since our extra of yesterday, we have
received further and more startling iuforni
atiun from the North. We are not dis
posed to be alarmists cn this or any other
topic, but as we believe ihc danger to the
city is imminent, uo shall not hesitate to
give publicity 10 information coming from
sources ou which reliance cun be pla
ced. Passengers.in tbo North Ameri
ca arrived from Albany last uvuning,
some of whom left Montreal on Thursday
anil Friday lust, induce us 10 believe that
so far from exaggeration in previously re
ceived accounts, tho pestilence has outrun
in progress 11ml -malignancy the most fear
ful statements. , We learn Hint at Quebec
40 persons died daily. The mortality ot
Montreal was said to be very , great, and
(here had been no instance el’ dearly
marked cholera in which tho patient -had
recovered. It is stated to us that the
Physicians are too constantly occupied to
permit them to consult -is a body. TI10
number of deaths ut Montreal on Thurs
day is said >o have been (font 75 to 125,
and consternation lias seized on iho popu
lation. The disenso is not confined to emi
grants exclusively, lutt in M-mtrAtl is con
fined thus far to them and the lower order
ol the Canadians. At Quebec it is said
persons in easy circumstances have fallen
ictims to the unsparing ruvages of this
borhood. This decision is founded, after
mature deliberation, upon the unanimous,
opinion of tbe medical gentlemen of the
city. „ "
Thirty-fbnr -deaths have occurred with
ip the Iasi,forty-eight hours.
The editor Of the Gazette gives the
following cases, as having been reported.
Ail the-Emigrant*' Hi>tpiud.—i9 cases
—26 deaths— 2 convalescent.
At private dwellings.—20 eases—15
deaths.
On board (he steamboat in which Mr.
Cone; our informant, started for Montreal,
oho death occurred before sire left the
wharf; four persons were attacked soon
after they get under way; one person
died and was thrown overboard, before
reaching Sorrel, where the authorities of
Montreal stopped the boat, and where
cases had already broken out.
In addition to the- foregoing, a gentle-
mun direct from Montreal, who arrived
this morning, informs us there had been
15 cases and 7 deaths at thut place; and
that the disease had brokcu out at St.
Johns and Lapraric.
Tho Cholera at Quebec is not confin
ed to emigrants, but attacks citizens and
strangers indiscriminately.
It is, perhaps, our duty to inform the
citizens of New York, that 3 gentlemen
who left Quebec on Thursday, in the
boat with cholera patients, left in tho
North America this morning. •
• . . , . v —V J ... victims to me
I stand pledged tomv people on his sub- l01 - rible rnelny .
fe* nd _‘!! erefor " f »'!! n0 ‘ couse " 1 ,0 1 The last three steamboats which arrived
hi Montreal had from three to eight corpses
its being given up; but then I do not sen
the necessity of currying it by such mo.ms
ns those which have been recommendml
to me, in a largo Croatian of peers. 1
wish that the bill should pass without such
a large addition to tbo House of Lords,
und I want your advice and assistance
to this effect.’ But let me also suppose
that the Duke of Wellington, us tho per
son consulted, should say., *1 cannot ad
vise your Majesty to consent to tha bill
at all—it is one which I cannot approve.’
Is that, I ask, the advice which he, or any
other person,-called to advise his Sove
reign, under suclt circumstances, should
give 1 Or should he be accused of po
litical inconsistency if -he look uuother
course t I know the high courage which
on board and a number of sick. One of
lliexo boats, the John Bull, arrived on
Wednesday, tho Lady of the Lake arrived
on Thursday night, und the Si.Lawrence,
at duy-bietrk on Friday morning. The
inmost vigilance prevailed ut Whitehall,
Burlington and Plultslmrgpiud it is doubled
whether our boats will hereafter visit tho
Cunadiatt shores, or the British boats
cross, so that the emigrants will have no
opportunity of reaching us but by land,
and theroforo can be moreetsily exclu
ded. Several deaths had occurod at La
Fraire, (abont S miles above Montreal,)
uo rases at St. Cobus’— none certain at
Fort Edward—and but one at Whitehall,
and that -not-now believed to be one of the
the noble duke possesses, and I know that | Cho ,, ru though at first it created great
It required all ht. courage to meet the ! „, arm Tho individual is said to have
scoffs, and sneers, nud sarcasms, to winch j been ofvery irr uliir habiw D(ld „ lrough
heexposed htmsolf, on the ground ol po- f , 0 have taken a large quantity of
Itticirl inconsistency who., ho came to the lttudanulII in additl0u , 0 having indulged
conclusion, tit. he must consent to the frtB , in ardenl S()iriuu b S
passing of the bdlby such an addition to J The pa.i.-ms'are said to be attacked
the peerage as would swamp the House of| wi[h itl f, el , n(i hands, and die in
Lords or to gtve hm.atd to pass ,1 with. four t0 hoots,
ou hat addition. Is-I repeal it-.s thu w „ congrBIU |„ 0 onr citizens on the
e£££ 2£ <«»«* «•«'"
because he helps.to release his Sovereign
front n dilemma in which be lias been
placed? Now this, I contend, is a fair
View of the case—thut either the noble
duke roast expose himself to all tho ob
loquy to which I have alluded in coming
to tbo assistance ol his Sovereign, and no
one else can conte efft-cunlly to his aid in
this emergency, or he must consent to the
passing of the bill by a measure still more
objectionable (bun the bill itself. This,
(hen, is the course which the noblo duke
has taken, and he has taken it fiom feel
in'gs which do him credit, but which leave
his opiuions us to the hill unchanged.— lb.
ONE DAY LATER FROM LONDON.
The Reform Ministry is 'reinstated— I ht
Duke oj Wellington did not accept of
1 Jice—lt it presumed Jhat Peers arc to
Ut created.
New York, June 19.
The ship John A El sahnth. Captain
Mason, from Lundon May 12th, nnd
Portsmouth May 16th, b.'uugln us Iasi
cveuiog copious files of. London nnd
Portsmouth papers.— JV. IV Standard.
From the London Courier of 16th May.
Evening, huff past three o'clock.
Reports have been current lor the last
ball hour, that Eurl Grey hasjheeu sent
for by the kiug, and requested io continue
in offico.
Up to this time, however, wo have no
Kd 0 i“h , e e i4!i u,,s,r> - The L * ndu " -^^2;1:^:1
Hetald of the 14th says- , Duko of Wellington was for two hours
with tho king tills morning, hut nctiiing
has transpired as to the nature o( tho in-
Tnere is, we believe, no longer any
doubt us le the hand of rhe new Admin-
istrution, the Duke of W'elliugtou, having
actually kissed hands as Premier on Sa
turday. It was generullv understood,
h-iwever, that, up to four o’clock yester
day, though many appoint meats were
talked of, un actual appointments had tu-
Leu place. In this state of things there
Were, of course, many conjectures afloat,
for, as hi tlte general uncertainty, ono list
O: Ministers stood upon nearly as good
grounds «i another, tharc was no opera
tive check so the multiplication of such
lists which accordingly spread themselves
to every direction, to the gtoat perplexity
*f tbe public mini -
lerview. It is said, but we koow not bow
truly, that Mr.Croker, Mr. Wynn, .Mr.
liouldbtnu, Mi. Baring and Mr. Manners
Sutton huve'refused office.
Twenty sinlu to four.
Eurl Grey has not been seut for by tbo
king, but it is confidently asserted that the
Duke of Wellington will not be able to
fttrni au administration.
tub decision.
Fit* o'clock.
In consequence of a communication,
transmitted litis afternoon from the king
10 Earl Grey, his lordship immediately
summoned a cconcil ol the late ministers, '.-the Asiatic Cholera in our cty.aud ueiglt-
ot Health. Prompt and rigorous men
sures Itiivo been adopted to insure cleanli
ness, mid they will be nul'orced. The
Aldermen and Assistants of the wards,
and their deputies will this day visit the
dwellings of our citizenB, 10 inspect them,
and lo recommend such measures as the
general coed requites.
Keep clean—Keep dean—Hare your
remedies at hand, to use in case of attack,
hut if attacked, lose no time in sending
for a physician,--A. Y. Standard.
From the Albany Evening Journal, F.xua, Fri
day, 9 A. Si.
Cholera at Quebec. Montreal. Sorrel, St.
Johns and Laprarie!
Our worst apprehensions in relation to
tins dreadful disease, are painfully real
ised. its ravages at Quebec am must ap
palling.
We this morning saw Mr, Cone, of
Charleston, S Carolina, who left Que
bec on Tuesday, and is one day in ad
vance of the mail. He permitted us, a
few minutes before the North America
loti, to see a copy of -the Quebec Gazette
of the Hill iust. from which we make a
hasty extract.
From the Quebec Gazette of June II.
. The Asiatic Cholera.—\\ e announced
the existence of the Cholera at Grosse
Isle on Friday. It is now in this city.
Its effects in uu Amnricau climate arc
likely 10 do more injury than io Europe.
it becomes the duty of all to be vigil
ant in repelling tjje ravages of this Com
mon destroyer. Cleanliness, temperance,
tegularily of habits, moderate eating and
exercise, and cxeniptiou from all excess,
are the best preventives.
The greatest number ol deaths are
from Champlain street. Three 01 four
deaths have occurred in the Upper town.
Deutlis havo been caused in five or six
hours!
Four o'clock, P, M.
The Board of Health have just made
e report, from which the following*is an
extract;-*
Board of Health. Qestcc, Aon 11(A 1832.
It becomes the painful duly of the Board
of Health to announce the existence of
CIVIL WAR IN GEORGIA.
Carroll County, Ga. June 20th, 1832.
" The statement in the Macon Tele
graph, relativo to tho civil war in this
county and those adjoining, is inaccurate
in severid particulars. Iu tho first in
stance, the Sleeks, not slcckcrs or slickers,
are, with few exceptions, Gootgian by re
sidence and organization: their object is
the protection of person and property on
thu frontier of Alabama and Georgia
against the systematic violence und de
predations of the Pony Club which our
laws 1inve been unable to reach—they
number about four hundred -members;
and iu Alabama, seven thousand-dollars
have been raised by subscription towards
defraying thu expenses incurred in their
retributive operations.
“ The circunisiuiices tlmt led to the
death of the poney clubman, are these:
A respectable uld gentleman iu Alabama
had his horses, one after another, stolen
from him, until his suddle horse, a valua
ble animal, only romuiued—ho could not
run a plough. The saddle-horse and
thirty head of cattle one morning soon af
ter disappeared.—Tho quarter whence
the marauders came being notorious, he
crossed into Carroll, and, though unsuc
cessful in identifying the thieves, ascer
tained the person into whose possession
the horse and cuttle had been transferred.
By the assistance of the Sheks, thut per
son was secured, tied up, nud ou the poim
of undergoing (be summary process of
tbe lash, when, on paying two huudred
dollars (the sum for which he had sold the
horse) to the owner, und promising to re
store tire cattle next day, but chiefly at
the intercession of bis brother, a.worthy
man, he was loosed, and pardoned.. Next
day, the old Alabamian wont to the place
agreed on; but instead of receiving bis
cuttle, was taken into custody by a poney
club constable at the head of un armed
posse of the same description. It was
first the intcution of thu gang not to take
but <0 murder him. One of them had
levelled u gun at him and was on tho poim
of firing, when Mr. Goodwin, who hap
pened le be present, drew u pistol, the
only weapon lie had, and declared thut
lie would shoot the fellow if he did not in
stantly bring bis guit -to a shoulder.— Be-
ing obeyed, he assured the party, that lie
would put the first man to death that again
attempted to level a firelock; und they
knew hint too well, to distrust his sinceri
ty. lie is an Ahibumiiin, but lias been
lor some time un inhabitant of Carroll
county, and is interested in und resides at
11 gold mine about half a mile from the
spot at which this transaction was passing.
Though not more than twenty four years
old, he is deetily read iu human nature,
and a considerable proficient in law : he
is besides, a man of herculean strength
and undaunted firmness.— The old Ala
bamian, followed by Goodwin^ w;ts con
ducted into the house, in which n poney
club justice of peuce was in roadiness 10
proceed in the examination. In the pro
ceedings, tlte justice departed, most fla
grantly from the statute, with the evident
determination of committing the prisoner.
Goodwin opbruided him for the malversa
tion, and declared he would shoot him lit
hie place if he did not adhere to the fetter,
at the same time making the armed band
keep at a respectful distance. In tho mean
while, ope of die Sleeks accidentally
rode past, with whom Goodwin communi
cated hy signs. In a short time n number
of armed Sleeks appeared, and the jus
tice, constable and posse fled with preci
pitation, ono of them leaving his gun,
which Goodwin shouldered. So highly
exasperated at the result was the pony club
man who had caused the whole affair, that
he resolved to assassinate Goodwin that
night on his way home lo the geld mine.
■In company with another choice spirit, he
stationed himself on the road ; and, on
thu appearance oY a wan about Good
win’s sice nnd wearing a hnt of the same
color, levelled his gun, uud would have
shot him, had not the man opportunely
called to him and convinced him of his
mistake. A second with a white hat was
approaching, and .the assassin’s gun was
apa'in pointed. Goodwin, who was be
hind only a few stops, su(v the uclioo, di-
viked the motive, end shouted to the
wretch, whp, recognizing the voice, brought
the muzzlo of his piece to a line with the
object of his vengeance—but too late
shot, two ef which penetrated the side of
his head. He felt apparently lifeless, but
after throe quarters of an hour, revived,
and for Several days was thought to bo re
covering, but at the end of two or three
weeks, died, the victim of his feH passions
and bad company.
" The day after this tragic contact, the
poney cVib constable, who had officiated
at the capture of the old. Alabamian, ap
peared with' eight armed poney club men,
at the gold mine al-which Goodwin resi
ded. The latter, on seeing them, leisure
ly loaded his gun, walked out, and told
them .that-he would kill the first man that
crossed a line which he pointed out. They
were confounded, and without during to
advance or rctroat, stood like steers in a
thunder storm. He stepped up to the
constable, (who was encumbered with a
gun, brace of pistols and two daggers) told
him he was loo contemptible for his re
sentment, but us he had been for some
time a fugitive from justice, be most go
into the house and watt until process could
be served. The constable in mute hu
miliation obeyed. Goodwin dispatched
n messenger after the officer holding the
criminal writ, to tvhom lie delivered the
constable, who is now safely lodged in
the jail of tins couuty for trial.
“ The extent of the -depredations com
mitted by the poney club, as well us iho
mode -in which justice is evaded, is faith
fully delineated by the Tele-graph; but
all of the poney club men subjected to
tho lush, have not emigrated. More than
a dozen, now iu this county, have, since
being regenerated by stripes, quit laziness
and theft for a livelihood, and hired them
selves to labor for the vei v tnen that ap
plied the thong to their bucks. Flogging
is howevet followed in most instances by
immediate emigration, and flogging is
practiced whenever the Sleeks full in with
poney club men. The lash has been of
uieat service both to the property and
morals, of this section of country. The
whippiug-sysiem has however boon per
verted iu some cases, nnd the innnconl
havo received mul-trealment. This has
been caused by the Sleeks relying too itn
plioiily on the confessions of the scoun
drels while under the whip. A most re
spectable citizen of Hull county was ill
this way accused of bemg an accessory,
• nd has in consequence been mos: shame
fully abused. Such evidence should bn
received only in cases in which collateral
testimony is strong; otherwise the poney
club, acting 011 the principles of preserva
tion and revenge, will implicate the best
men in the country, and bring the Sleeks
iuto danger and abhorrence.
Macon Telegraph
At the last session of the Virginia Le
gislature, lotteries wore authorized for a
greater amount of mouoy titan the actual
capital of all tho Bunks of the Stale.
Major John Stevons, the Collector of
the port of Savannah, died on Sunday Inst
after a short illness.
Washington Irving.—W* ,oro awxjf
for one momout, from the Tariff and the
Bank—from politics and turmoils—to de
vote a Targe portion of this day’s paper
to the noble tribute which has been paid
in New York to the Republic 0! Litera
ture—to genius, lo worth, and to Wash
ington Irving. He has returned to the
bosom of his country—and she has open
ed her arms 10 receive one of her most •
.favorite sons, and one of her brightest.
ornaments. The proceedings of New
Yo.rk are honorable exhibitions of her-tal
ents and taste. We publish them- with •
great pleasure.
Mr. Irving is now in Washington—
where he arrived yesterday week.—Rich,
Enquirer.
School-Mast ns.—I consider the pro
fession of a school-master t/te most liberal
and humane, as well as the most impor
tant of all the learned professions. Tho
man who can consent to tie himself down
day after day, to the same dull add unin
teresting round of exercises—to travel
over tin J over thu same course of elemen
tary studies, heading hisjlittle company of
wayward boys, directing their unexperi
enced footsteps, teaching the way they
should go, iiiciting.the slothful, reclaiming
ihe wandering, punishing the-disobedient,
und correcting all the minute little
faults nnd -loiblefs ns well as checking the
-larger vices of their nature ; he indeed,
deserves the nueie of benefactor, deserves
well of his tCGunlry and of oil mankind,
who performs this difficult task with per
severance nnd fidelity. To him is com
mitted a sacred trust, to fulfil which faith
fully, though it may not enroll his name
among tlte great warriors and statesmen
of tire world, will earn for him a more
solid distinction, that of. a benefactor of
his race, and wilt identify him with all
those who go forth from under bis chargit
to take their rank among the great men ol
his tige.— Constel. j
The Rev. Mr. Colton.—Letters frortS
Puns announce tile death of tbe Rev. Mr-.
Colton, the auther of .“LaCon.” It will
bo remembered that this gentleman disap
peared suddenly from England abont tbe
period of tlte Thurtell murder, and it was
generally supposed that he had fallen a
victim to that notorious criminal. It was
soon ascertained, however, that Mr. Col
ton’s disappearance was caused 'by pecu
niary embarrassments, but for a long time
the place of his retreat Was a mystery.
He was ut length seen in Raris, where,
for a time, he mixed in good society, but
soon afterwards became a confirmed g«ni*
blor, and fell into all sorts of dissipation.
During the last lew months, his excesses
had reduced him to great poverty, and
brought on a disease, to semovo which tt
surgical operation became indispensable.
The dread of this operation produced
such an effect upon Mr. Colton's mind,
that lie beerroe almost insane, and a few
days ago blew out his braines, in ordet to
avoid tiro pain of the Operation.
A letter from Washington, received at
Richmond, speaks iu very high terms of
two speeches delivered iu the House of
-Representatives on Wednesday last, upon
the Turiff Questions-—tho first, by Mr.
Wilde of Georgia, in opposition to tbe
Protective System—tho second by Mr.
Ciioate, a new and young member, from
Massachusetts, in defence of the Tariff.
—Charleston Courier.
Capt. Alboe, now of the brig Olivo,
madea voyage about three uton lis ago in
aiio'iier brig front this poll to New Or
leans, where his sailors deserted hint, and
lie shipped a coloured crew fpr a voyage
to Port uu Prince. He arrived off that
harbor during tho night, alter a fair ptv
sage. About 5 o’clock the following
morning, being in his berth, lie heard un
unusual noise on deck, ho went up imme
diately and discovered that the crew had
cast lim mate overboard. Capt. Albee
immediately ordered h.-s crew to assist io
saving the mate, but this thoy refused—
he however succeeded notwithstanding
he was opposed, in throwing a rope and
some picoes of pluttk overboard, nod sa
ved the niatn, for at that iimo the weather
was favorable, und very little wind stirring,
tlte vessel miido little- progress throng!:
the water. The crew now ordered the
captain and mate below, - which they were
both forced lo obey— but shortly after
wards the boarding boat from shore came
alongside, when the crew released their
officers. Capt. Albee went ashore, and
stated tbe facts to (he authorities of Port
an Prince ; in consequence of his repre
sentation the crew were apprehended,
triad for mutiny, and on iheDtiiday nfior
their arrival the whole, sown in number,
were executed. We have received tha
above information from a gentleman who
is worthy of all credit.—A. Y. Mercan
tile Advertiser.
A philanthropic individual has, for five
or six yesrs past,been travelling indiffer
ent parts of (he United States and Caua-
da, as a school teacher, paying all exp- n-
ses of bouse hire, firewood, books, &c.
without accepting uny remuneration tor
his expenditures oneervices. llis tact foi
communicatiug knowledge is astonishing.
He is thought bj some to have adopted
the system of Stern, going about scekiuc
suitable objects for his beneficence, wher
ever he can find them. He is new in
Montreal, and recently sent an advertise
ment to (he “ Gazette” of that place, en
closing the pay for insertion, beaded,
“ Pro Boro Publico,”
Nothing is known of bis country or
parent age, but that ho is very wealthy is
evident, from the promptitude with which
meets all demands
he meets all demands against him.—
Goodwin fired, spattering him wjth bock-; Atm. Georgian.
The House of Rothschild.—The en
virons of Frankfort have received a now
embellishment. The splendid country
house of the Baron A. do Rothschdd, on
the road of Bucksnheim, is now com
pletely finished. The marble staircase rS
particularly worthy of remark ; it cost
a cunsidnrnbie sum. The mother of th*
brothers Rothschild, a woman of very ad
vanced agp and respectable character*
continues to reside in a small house of
humble appearance, in the Jews’ street*
an honorable feeling prevents her from
quitting it. »»It is iu that house,” she
says, “I have seen my chilnren commence
their fortune—it is in that housg I wish
to die " Site is afraid that heaven would
withdraw its blessing from her children,
if, through a sentimeut of eaithly Vanity,
she should abandon the rcsidtncu in which
she gave then) birth.
Selling a Wife.—On the 7th ult, ctre
of those whimsical sales, which are not
easily rcconcileable lo that English rever
ence for law of which wo so often boast,
took place at Lancaster. The man was a
farmer in lhc neighbourhood; the wife, »
buxom, good-looking woman, of about 22.
They , bad been married in 1828 ; and
having no children, and seldom agreeing
with each other, they at length agreed Its
part.—Tho Lancaster Herald puts tlic
following speech into tho mouth of the
husband ; which it genuine, is u curiosity
in its way:
“ Gentlemen, I havo to offer lo your
notice my wife, Mary Aun Thompson,
otherwise Willumson, whom I mean to
sell to the highest and lairest bidder.—
Gentlemen, it is her wish as well as mine
to part forever. She has been to mo a
bosom sorpont. I took her for my com
fort and good of my house ; but she be
came my tormentor, a domestic cursqq
a night invasion and a daily ddfril. Gen
tlemen, I speak truth from my heart when
I say, may God deliver us from trouble
some wives and frolicsomo widows,—
Avoid them us you would a mad dog, n
roaring lion, a loaded pistol, cholera mor
bus, Mount Etna, or any other pestilential
phenomena in nature. 1 have shown you
the dark side of my wife, and told you
her faults and her failings; I will now in
troduce the bright and sunny side of her
nud explain her qualifications and good
ness. She can read novels and milk
cows; she cpn laugh and weep with tbe
sume case that you could take, a glass of
ale when ihirsty ; indeed, gentlemen, she
reminds me of what the pom says of wo
man In general:
“Heaven gave to woman the peculiar nac«.
To laogb, to weep, and cheat the human race*
She can make butter and scold tbo maids
she can sing MooreS melodies .and plait
hor ft ills aud caps; she cannot make rum,
gilt or q'bifkj'; bot she is a good judgo-