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MORNING NEWS. »Y JOHN Id. COOPER. T. THOMPSON, EDITOR TERMSJ DAILY TAPER $4 00 | TRI-WEEKLY $2 00 All New Advertisements appear in both papers. IhUALOY PROF. JNO. W. WEBSTER, [Telegraphed to the Baltimore Sun.] SIXTH DAY. Boston, Monday, March 25. The Judges and jury entorud the court promptly this morning) at 9 o’clock, and the prisoner entered simultaneously and took his seat nt the bar. The latter looks rather worn down, but Is still self-possessed. His appear ance indicates intense anxiety, coupled with a good degree of self-possession, but there is no Expression indicative of either innocence or guilt. The publlc'interest is as great as ever, und there is an increasing desire manifested to ob tain either a sitting or standing position inside of thb,court room. The officers at the barri- cede ere offered money quite freely to pass gen tlemen in as members of the bar. The couit was opened a few minutes past nine o’clock and the testimony for the prose cution continued. Miss Sarah Buzzed,, sworn—Knows Mr. and Mrs. Littlefield ; is a connection of Mrs. Lit tlefield’s ; visited them 19th of November and went away 27th; belong in Medford ; benrd of J)r. Parkmaa’s disappearance in the afternoon. / Question—Did you hear of it on Friday, or 1 that it had happened on Friday. Dr. 1’arkmun. Webster then wont away. Just afterwards, Littlefield came out and said he should bo through the wall in an hour or so. In about an hour afterwards, Littlefield cume up and said lie had found Parkman in the vault, and that he was going for Dr. Bigelow. He went off, abd I went into Littlefield s house, in tending to go down to the cellar to see the re sult of liis discovery. Mrs. Littlefield gave ine a lamp and opened the cellar.door. I went down and looked Into the vault, through a 0 0 in the wall; saw parts of a body heretofore. The witness here detailed the bringing of Professor Webster down to the Col lege, and went over the story about the keys as detailed by Littlefield. Professor Webster ap peared to be confused in the bqck room, but was more agitated while down in the Labora tory. I remember the inquiry being made about the bones in the furnace; it was while Webster was in the room. The nurty then passed out to review the remains. Mr. Adams, Mr. Rice and myself remained that night in charge of the building; I remained there, ex cepting a few minutes, until after Sunday. - No instruction was given in regard to Littlefield or nny other person. The place was properly and securely guarded. An oversight in regard O Littlefield was excused. Enquiry wasvnade for the hatchet, and Webster said it was in the sink; search hud been made for it before; I be. lieve Littlefield found it. Erastus Clapp was next sworn, Hu said, 1 have been Connected with the police since 1826 Witness was shown two mortgaged notes of ac count, and a memorandum of the 5th Decem ber? 1 was directed by the city marshal to go to Cambridge end get a Cumbridgh officer and search the house of Dr. Webster, with offi cer Hopkins. I went to Cambridge, procured the aid of officer Sanderson, and searched the Court had adjourned or not. It was too late, however, to wait for further detail.] A Light House sunk.—A Now light house, in the course of erecting on the Bishop’s rock, about twelve leagues woslofLand’s End, (Bug.) totally disappeared in the early part of Fcbnia- —it Is supposed by tho violence of" tho wind, e sea not being particularly heavy. The cast iron columns of the edifice were broken off a foot or two above the surface. The building of this light house was commenced in 1847, and it was to be completed during the present year. 1 that it had happened on Friday. 1 , g' c > lid Sanderson, and scorched toe 1 Answer—I heard of it on Friday; I heard Vuseof I’rpfessor Webster. 1 he two officers ft them talking about it on Friday afternoon, be tween lour and five; was sitting in the kitchen ; Mr. Littlefield was lying down, and Mrs. Lit tlefield was away. When the front door bell rung I went to tho door; as I could not get the door open, I told the gentleman if he would go round to tho other door I would go down and call Mr. Littlcfiold; 1 learned afterwards that the gentleman’s name was Perre; I went down, and met Mr. Littlefield coming out in his stocking feet, and told him a gentleman had eallei to see him. Cross-examined.—Had not heard of tint dis-fj f 10 ’,® 8 , appearance of Dr. Parkman until after 1 went to the door on Friday. Mr. Preston sworn—I am ast ident of med icine; have attended the lectures of Dr. Web star; saw him about six o’clock on Friday evening, Nov. 23d, after his lecture, just out side of the college building, going into the shed; do not know whether lie entered the collage or not; I was passing out of his dis secting room, and passed him on the sidewulk. I am perfoctly confident that it was on Friday evening, November 23d Cross-examined.—Don’t know that I spoke, but Dr. Webster bowed. What fixes tho time In my mind is that I was going to meet two meatcal students in Hanover street. I after wards mentioned, about Thanksgiving time, that I had seen Dr- Webster that night. I fixed the hour bocauso I have teu at half past six o’clock, and was to meet the students at seven o’clock. Direct examination resumed.—I never saw m so lata before; never saw him after his tare before. The cdurt then adjourned until 3 o’clock in the afternoon. ’ , * AFTERNOON SESSION. The court egain assembled at 3 o’clock, and the case was prodeeded with. Mr. Calhoun was next called to the stand id testified. He said: lam acquainted with r. Littlefield. I was will) him talking on the Sunday after the dieappeartmee uf Dr. Turk men. 1 saw Prof. Webster in North Grove street, opposite the College. 1 think it wus about 4 o’clock. It was clear enough to see. He (Webster) came up to LittlefHlu and said to him, “Did you see Parkman last Week ?” Littlefield said he saw him 6n.Friduy morning v toward* the College. Webster asked where Littlefield was when he saw Parkmun. Little field replied that he was standing at the front door of the college, but did not see Turkman when ho went to the college, as he laid down on a settee, at a distance from the door. Web- ■tei 1 asked at whot time on Friday afternoon Littlefield had seeq Parkman going towards the oollege. Littlefield replied at huif past ■ " one o'clock, P. M. Webster said that’s the T* »y time he had paid him $483, to discharge a mortgage, and that the Doctor grubbed the ■j money aud run off us fast as he could, and as he was going, Prof. Webster suid to him, “Now f o to Cambridge and discharge the mortgage." lid not see any thing remarkable in the ap pearance of Webster at the tiinq. Dr. John B. Jucksoir was next called—I am 'essor of Physiological Anatomy at Harvard allege in the city of Cambridge. Mr. Little field had an interview with me on Friday, nt the College, at 1 o’clock; lie said that he could not go into the street without being told that Parkman was within the* walla of the Medical College, and that he meant to dig to the privy vault and examine it; I told him to go in and if be discovered anything to go to Dr. Bigelow first and* then come to n.e; I enjoined strict secrecy upon him in cave ho made no discovery, and pledged myself to the same. When 1 Mwcame home that evening I found Littlefield at ; jmmy place; don’t know whether Webster used anatomical subjects in his department or not. T. W. Trenholtne, policemun, was next call- *4-—He said ha never knew Littlefiold; that he knew Webster; saw Webster on Sunday af- \ ternoon, after the disappearance of Parkman; ?, was standing talking with J. H. Blake, when he came up; Webster said to me, “what about > that twenty dollar bill!’’ I told him I did not know anything about it; he then told the story * of an Irishman offering twenty dollars to change for toll of one cent; Webster came up, spoke 10 Blake, and said the first he had heard of the disappearance of Parkman was the evening before; he said he had read an account of it in the papers- Webster slid that on the day of Packman's disappearance ho had paid him $483 and some odd cents to discharge a mortgage, and that ho (Webster) had come to the city to tell his (Packman's) friends. Did not see Pru- fessor Webster during *the inteival between that 8undmy and the Saturday of his arrest. . Littlefield told me, on Friday afternoon, about 4 o’clock, that he had jiold the officers that place in the college had been searched L that, (meaning tho privyy) and he meunt to penetrate the walls and sec ir there was any thin* there. Littlefield haa felt the walls of the Laboratory were very .hot some time be fore* l foil of the walls and did not feel any heat there then. Wobster said the City Mai- slial had got a hill from the toll-man, and hud Sent for him to idoutify it. Professor Webster said be did not identify it as one paid by him to (Saturday Morning, March 30,1850. LARGEST CIRCULATION! Jtjp The Daily Mobnino News hes now a labo- eb city cibculation than either of the other daily papers, and consequently is the best advertising medium. We state this fact in justice to ourselves and for the benefit of the advertising public. Sec first page for our rates at advertising. Advertisements should be handed in at an early hour, to insure their appearance in the paper of the next morning. £5*“ Single copies of the Daily Mobnino News may be had at J. M. Coofek’s Book atore, at i. B. Cubbedoe's Book store, Congress-st., and at the of fice of publication, 117 Bay-at. Price two cents See first page. went up stairs, and I, went down stairs. This was not the first senrcli. I did not roceive directions what particular packages of papers to search for. I asked Mrs. Webster if she had any packuge orbundles given to her by her husband. In a short timo the^e papers were brought down by Mr. Sanderson, they not be ing named in the search warrant, I requested him 10 go back and put them in the trunk where he found them and bring it down. I then requested Mrs. Webster to take cer tain" papers out of the trunk and hand them to pie, os 1 wished to carry it to the city Hall. I told her that I wquld give a receipt for them, which I did. These papers uro : first—a note, dated Bustun, June 22,1842, for $400, in fifteen mouths, signed J. W. Webster. The second was a note, dated January 22, 1847, for $2,232 payable in four years, .with interest. A quarter of the capital was to he paid yearly, signed J. W. Webstar. The witness was ,Charles Cun ningham ; on the opposite margin of this note written as follows : On payment to G. Lecture on 1’oetry.—We learn thut Mr. Emmanuel V. Scherb, of Switzerland, is at present in Savannah, and will deliver u lecture on Pootry, at Armory Hall, on Monday evening. Mr. Scherb has, during tho past winter, been engaged in delivering a course of lectures in Bos ton,where he hag given the highest degree of sat isfaction to the public, and elicited tho marked commendation of the press. He is here, as we understand, by tho invitation of Bishop Ei.lioTt, at whose request he goes to Montpelisr to de liver a course of lectures before the pupils in the institution over which the Bishop presides. By the solicitation of several gentlemen, ho has been induced to repeat one of his popular lec tures in this city. profei Colie Parkmun of $832 of this note, and interest. Dr. Webster’s other mortgage and note, dnted Jpne 22, 1842, are to he cancelled. The sig natures were erased from both notes ; black marks and cross markp on the face of the notes; On the first note was inscribed in pencil, in Dr. Turkman’s lmnd ; This note to be given up on payment of Webster’s interest, dated July 22, 1847. This note bus an endorsement, July 10 1845—interest is accounted for by rent todate, and $7 as the principal, leaving due $393.. The second endorsement, October 10, $75. Nathaniel D. Swain, sworn.—I "am an ex press man between Cambridge and Boston; been in tho habit.of carrying things for Prof. Web ster; during the week after Friday, Nov. 23,1 re member bringing in two bundles, which I should call faggots, cuttings of grape vines, from his house ; it was Monday, the 26th; I brought in also u4>ox and a bag uf tan; the box was about a foot and a half square, liko a soap box; brought them from Dr. Webster’s house in Cambridge ; ’Dr. W. directed me to leave them in Mr. Littlefield’s cellar, and said to me, 1 will take them into the laboratory, lie never gave me such directions before; I had carried things to the medicul college perhaps two hun dred times before that; I always previously left ^hem in the laboratory below or above; I usually found a key in Mr. Littlefield’s kitchen, with which I unlocked the door; this time I thought I had perhaps misunderstood the Professor, and would set the things into the laboratory ; I tried tho door but found it locked; then I went into the kitchen to get the koy, and could not get it; found both doors of the laboratory lock ed. On Monday, Nov. 28,1 wont their again ; earned two boxes, the largest about two und a half foot high and one and a hulf wide, one 10 inches deep, tho other 1J feet square. Thelarge one was empty, the other had something in it. I left them when I left on Monday in Littlefield,s cellar. There was a piece split off ,the cover and 1 saw insido a checked handkerchief. I saw there the box and the grapevines I carried on Monday, but not the tan. I went to the col lege after the arrest of I’rofessscr Webster, for the boxes. It was Saturday or Monday. I found only the small box that had the cloth ing in. It was marked with red chalk, J. W. Webster; the boxes were of pine. Cross-examined.—I have often carried pack ages to the Medical College. Dr. Webster did not toll me that the door was locked, when he told me to leave the packoges in Littlefield’s cellar. (The knife found in the tea ohest was shown to witness.) I first saw the knife in Dr. Webster’s hands on the 17th Nov. He was in his .gurden. trimming his grapevines. Ho find cut his finger, and I said to him “Doc tor," (witness checked) I am positive as to see ing the knife. Erastus .Clapp, resuming continued—The second noto had.^wo endorsement's, of $187 euch, by Charles Cunningham, signed G.l’., and had the word paid written twice on the face of it. At Bemis said he should show the pris oner’s handwriting. Three pencil marks on the nctes to the effect that only the sum of $832 was owed to Mr. Parkman, and the bal ance to other lenders. The third paper wus in the for^i of a letter, addressed to Mr. Web ster, signed C. C., and gave a statement 6f tho Doctor’s debt to Mr. Parkman and others. It was endorsed on the hack, in the prisoner’s handwriting, “C. Cunningham, on debt to Dr. Parkman, April 25th, 1849. Balance due Dr. Parkman $456 27—interest $25 37—486 64.” I obtained the largre memorandums above de scribed, in Doctor Webster’s wallet, given mo on the night of his arrest; also another memo random, in the prisoner’s handwriting, stating particularly the history of hit transactions with Dqctor Parkman up to" the time of his paying him $483 64,at half-past one o’elock on Friday, Nov. 23d. It detailed the conversation with Dr. Parkman. His ar.gry state of feeling and his promises to go over to Cambridge, and can cel the’ninrtguge. Another memorandum wag found, containing in the prisoner’s hand writing, only the words “forty-five." [At this point in the proceedings our des patch broke off without staling whether the Pomarede’s Panorama. — This truly fin- ishei^jiroduction of art is attracting large au diences at Oglethorpe Hail. An exhibition at once so innocent, interesting and instructive, deserves, and will receive the patronage of all classes of our citizens. The following extract from the New Orleans4)eltn, will show tho estimation in which it was held in thut city. This magnificent scenic painting was re moved from New Orleans yesterday. We un derstand thut the enterprising proprietors in tend to tako it to Mobile for exhibition. Truly we wish them success. But not alone do we wish it, because they carry with them a work of art, grand, beautiful and faithful in its delin eations—but because, in addition to this, they have manifested a feeling of generosity in our city, which has won for them “golden opin ions from all-soris of men.” They gave a ben efit to the Female Orphan Asylum here, from which over eight hundred dollars woro reali zed. They also gavo one to the Male Orphan Asylum, the proceeds of which amounted to about four hundred dollars ; and, from an ex- hibition whitm they gave for the benefit of the Odd Fellows Cemetery, not less than six or seven hundred dollars were obtained. These are facts which will speak for themselves. From Washington. The Washington correspondent of the Balti more Sun, under date of 25th inst. says— To-day. in the Senate, Judge Duugluss, chair man of th® committee on\erritories, with tho ununimous assent of the committee, brought in two bills, in substance agreeing with what I stated nearly a fortnight ugo, to he the plan of compromise likely to succeed during this ses sion. Judge Douglass has given the subject his whole undivided attention, and the two bills reported to-day, with trifling amendments, wilt most unquestionably pass the Senate, and, in my humble opinion, also the House of Rep resentatives. The flrst of Mr. Douglass’ bills provides for tho admission of California with her present limits. It is clear that the North cannot fight on that bill, on the very principle of non interference with the will of the people, which is embodied in the second bill, which provides for creating two territorial governments from the residue of the tomtory acquired from Mex ico, to wit: The territory oi Utah and the territory of New Mexico, which bills are in the usual form of territorial bills without any proviso on ihe subject of slavery. The territorial bill also provides for the set tlement of the Texas boundary, by a pecuniary consideration. The sum is left in bank, but is understood will be filled up with $10,000,- 000 or $15,000,000. The report of Mr. Douglass was, as 1 have just said, mude with the unanimous assent of all tho membors of tho committee, with this exception only, thut in regurd to one or two unimportant points, in regard to which each member is permitted to offer amendments, two members of the committee, who consider them selves under instruction from their respective Legislatures, muy ask leave to avail themselves of that privilege. Another correspondent says— Some members of Congress now say that they will admit California, und pass other meas ures with which it may bo connected, in 1 month from this time. They would be safer to soy three months. We have one sign of progress in legislation on these subjects, and thut is in ihe report of bills, by Mr. Douglass, from the committee on Territories, to provide territorial governments for Utah and Now Mexico, and also to reduce and fix the limits of Texas, with her consent. This project together with the California bill, and the fugitive slave act and some' act for regulating the introduction of slaves into this District, will put at rest all the present agitation. Dkserxtand the Mormons.—a tou letter writer says thut there j s ,l 5‘ some difficulty in the wuy of legali ? j Mormon government of Deseret. I]/ '' Deseret is a Mormon word, and that there'*' • prejudice uguinst Mormonism in all t h e N() U ' I westom States, which would compell I"' | Northwestern members to vote against« "nV I Mormons, soon aiter the death of Joe j* I vided, the Mormons remaining in the 8tat' I the Union, being violently opposed to the M mons ol Salt Luke, and charging the Salt Lak' Mormons with having taken an oath of e te * hostility to the government of the States ; pledging themselves to overthrow thi, government whenever they shall have 4 power to do so. The writer says there an many patriotic Mormons in the States of \\'i m ' sin,Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana,Ohio an j Pennsylvania, who have formed many chuid. es, and who aro all firmly believing th al 4 Suit Lake Mormons have taken the oath or hostility to the United States. A vote, th ttf foie, approving the acts of the Mormons on the Salt Lake, by adopting their government and its namfc, would be deemed an approval of this doctrine ; und for this reason the name (Doseret) us well as the government itself must be discarded. The Georgia Citizen.-r-The crowded state of our columns has prevented us from noticing before this handsome sheet; the first number of which was issued on Thursday last, in Ma con, Geo. The Citizen is. a very large and handsomely gotten up weekly, and the number before us is well filled with interesting and in- stvuctivo matter, original and selected. The editor has adopted for his motto, “ independent in all things—neutral in nothing,” wh-'-;h in so many words defines the position the paper is to occupy. We wish him all success. L. F. W. Andrews, Editor. Terms $2,00 per annum. E3?? The Northern papers contain further details of the news by the Niagara. The poli tical news is of so little interest that we omit it. Tho commorciul intelligence will be found under the proper head. New Grounds of Divorce.—The Kentucky Legislature, in addition to making the publish ing a wife or husband ns a deserter from bed or board, has also just made acts of gross liccn- tiousness before murritige (or rather the results of such,) and habitual drunkeness, good ground of divorce. ... Experiment.—An experiment is about to be made at the Navy Yard, New York, of sinking a Hollow iron cylinder, intended for the shuft of a well by atmospheric pressure. The Palmyra Tragedy.—John F. Wise indicted at Palmyra, Mo., for the murder of Hart, his wifejs seducei, has obtained a change of venue to Monroe county, where an effort will be made to get him out on bail. New Fort —Two companies of the 1st in funtry, under command of Captain Plummer have been ordered to the Nueces river, in Tex- as to establish a Fort to He called Fort Merrill near tho Rio Frio. Payment or the Galpin Claim. Washington letter says, that, - the Gulpi claim for interest <m the sum of forty thousand dollars, directed to be paid by act of 1883, wus the other day paid, under a construction given to that uct by the Attorney General. The i tcrest amounts to one hundred and eighty thou sand dollars. Governor Crawford, the present Secreta ry of War is, we believe, the principal person in terested in this claim, and receives the money froth the government. S3F President Taylor attended the trial o Reynolds’ self-sharpening plough, in the pub lic mall an Monday last. A letter writer says the President look the plouglj und turned the furrows in a manner that showed that lie was used to it. Every one expressed groat satis faction at ,tho performance* of this improved instrument. Mr. Calhoun’s Health.—It will be seen says the Charleston Mercury, by the fallowing extract of a letter from a gentleman in Wash ington, whoso opportunities make him the best authority, that there has been a decided improvement in the health of Mr. Calhoun. His illness has been the topic of constant and anxious inquiry among our people, and his re covery will diffuse a universal joy. Washington. March 24. Yesterday a great change took plare in regard to the health of Mr. Calhoun. He is better— decidedly better, and I have no doubt but thut he will recover. His fover has left him. hi appetite has returned, and he is' gaining Strength slowly but surely. As soon as he feels well enough to travel, he will* leave this city for Lynchburgh, Virgtna, where he will re main until his health is completely restored, when he will return and resume his seat in the Senate. . The Giri-s in Male Attire.—The ladies ut Philadelphia, says an exchango, are rapidly adopting the male habiliments of dress. They now wear standing collars, and the girls readi ly supply themselves from their brothers’ as sortment. More than one lady has been seen in the streets with collars so stiff that they could not turn their heads to look round at their beaux. No matter, so long as they don’t at tempt to wear the jvhal-d'ye-call-’ems. The Rochester Knockings.—Theseamuse- ments, says a writer .in the Rochester American were suspended for a short lime, for the follow ing reasons. The performers aro three sisters, a Mrs. Fish and the two Misses Fox, Mrs. F. being the eldest. Visitors deposited money in a box The sum thus accumulated, after joint expen ses of improving their attire, <Sx., was taken possession of by Mrs. Fish The younger ?is : ters objected. Tho parties quarrelled, and about three weeks since the Misses Fox left their sister’s house. Tho rnppings ceased. A reconciliation was sought and effected. The rappirtgs recommenced, and the public were admitted tj the preformance on the same tends as formerly. Another edition, a rival entertainment, is star ted at Honesdale, Pa. . BP The Louisville Journal of Commerce of the 21st inst. says that an extensive negro trader left that city on tho night previous in a steamer bound for tho. South, taking with him some forty-five negroes and leaving acommer- cial firm minus about $50,000. Mormonism.—A Mormon Conference vua held at Covington, Ky., on the 6th instant. Bill Smith, the brother of the Prophet J01, was in attendance. Since the Mormons hew taken possession of the immense tract of com. try in California, they are becoming very pop ulur among tho free-soil, free-thinking, free- living and free gabbing people in various sec tions of the country. Tho Baltimore Clipper relates the following incident which 1ms just occurred in that city. The Clipper says— “ We understand that a man, named Albert N. Hosmer, who has become a monomaniac on the subject -of Mormonism, deserted his wife on last Friday and left the city for the North via Philadelphia. It seems that he wenthome on Friday, and told his wife he was going to take his childieh out riding. His wife fixed them up—four in number, two girls end two boys, the eldest child ten, and tho youngest thiee yeats old—when he took them oil'ins carriage, since when they have not been seen. He has become 'perfectly demented, it is said, imagining that he will live a thousand yean and raise an hundred children. His wifo, who is a fine, intelligent lady, is almost crazed at the loss of her children, and the police have employed all means to recover them. She applied, she states, to one of the chief Mor mons in the city, to learn her husband’s where abouts, and was informed that she- would pro bably hear from him at either New York or Albany, whei-e, if she , chose, she could join him. These (anatics are said to be prosely ting very largely in the city, several of their leading missionaries being located here. Hoi- mer is a well known member of the Odd Fel lows, standing six feet six inches in height." California.—We have befoie mentioned thattheHon. Thos. Butler King, had submit ted his California report to the President, correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says the report has been read in the Cabinet, and that the information which it contains is truly sur prising. The writer says— To form an idea of the vastness of the min eral treasures of California, we must look at the fact that the quantity, formation &c rich in gold, embraces an area of three thou sand square miles. The depth to which the veins may extend may, be imagined from the fact the region rises gradually to the elevation of four thousand feet. I do not think the amount of gold to be piros cured in the two years of 1851 and 1852, over estimated by Mr. King nt a hundred mil lionR, when we consider that regular mining operations, which can bo conducted at all sea sons of the year, will soon bo commenced. Tho emigration into tho State of California during the next year may bo estimated at two -hundred-thousand. The supplies needed from the Atiunticports, will be six millions of dol lars worth of lumber—four millions in flour' and other articles to-the amount of two millions There is no limit to tho extent ol commerce and navigation which California is destined to create. Two hundredthouannd head of cattle must be sent out into tlio country, and a larger stocjf of sheep. The pasturage is very rich and extensive, and aburtdant crops of wild oats are prod need.spontaneously. Mr. King’s sug gestions as to the regulation of the gold jand* are very good—beings both pmcticublo arrft promotive of the devoloperaenppf the mineral resources of the country, and productive of rev enue to the United Slutes Treasury. BF*The London Punch says that if the mem bers of tho English Pa'rliament were to meet earlier and not continue so late, it would be mtich more rational. It does appear strange, not to say ridiculous, that some 600 gentlemen should sit up all night to talk about the nation, when all the nation is in bed. Our devil agrees with Punch, and think! the principle maintained by that philosopher should hold good in printing offices as well as in Houses of Parliament. He says when the Nation is lying comfortably snoozing in its bed at midnight, it never dreams of the poor print ers, who are working their finger's ends off, with bad copy, a worse light, and an empty case, to enlighten it in the morning before breakfast, on all the great and interesting topics of the day. The Board of Health of the city of Ne ff Orleans, published a card on the 22d inst.it which they allude to the report in circulation, that the cholera has fe-appearod in that citv- The card does not deny the’ existence of chol era in the city, but states th0t tho Board i< engaged in investigating-tbe whole matter, and will be enabled in a few deya to-publish all the facts on tho subj-'et. The Board remark “The slight increase of sporadic cases dur ing the last few days, may be justly attributa ble to the metorologieal changes of ourcUm» t, 'r and the sudden increase of temperature, which are always calculated to augment diseases 0 this character.” Variable Tbmperature.— At New Or leans, on Thursday morning, 21st inst., thermometer, at 8 o’clock, stood at 74 degree'' at 8 P. M, f at 68, but during tho night sunk w 37, the lowest temperature of this month. Expert Firing.—A cadet writing West Point to a friend in Mobile, says (hat a one of their drills of a six gun battery, 1 e command was given—“fire two rounds of c-' r tridges." The piecies were dismounted wheels of the carriages taken off—handspike displaced—in fact every thing token apoit and the $uns laid on tho ground. The c- 11 riages were then put together, tho g un8 ^ mounted and tho two rounds discharger whole interval, from the command gi' 0 ” ^ the final discharge, being in the case of 0 gun, 40 seconds—and tho whole battery c01 ” pletcd the two discharges within the mi n What do you say to that, gentlemen of t> Chatham Artillery? - Th* Sonatk or Omo.-^The Ohio Su Jourqal says that the senate passed <>n e ^ 4red and twenty-frv® hills on the foreno" 1 the 20th mat.'