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Slnkli] tomintr. ' ATLANTA, DECEMBER 27, 1855. Graham, For January, has been received, and is filled with matter of interest to the fair sex. The illustrations are unusually fine, and the letter press has some features of more than ordinary merit. The Fashion department is elaborate in details, and, without professing to be judges In such matters, we think the views of Graham, in this particular, decidedly ‘he most sensible of any like caterers to this particular taste.— Let the ladies judge for themselves. Speaker’s Election Nowhere I This evening, as we go to press, we see our streets decked with lamps, and some of them —in the absence of old Sol—darting their luminous beams in softened radiance through the murky clouds that just now overhang our city. No excuse now for nocturnal pedestrians running off the track—nor any for future collisions with persons who are journeying onward to meet some dear friend who has promised to “ come out to-night.” Luna may retire now; for the gay Lothario will have no occasion to ask his idol to meet him “by moonlight.” Congress may trot along now—heretofore we have envied that body for its wonderful suf ficiency of gas— but Atlanta has succeeded in manufacturing a purer article that will make her triumphantly shine, while she hides not her “light under a bushel.” Her advice to all her younger sisters is, “Let your light so shine, that men seeing it,'may follow after it.” But [ a friend looking over our shoulder urges us to desist.] Resolution of Mr. Harris of Dougherty. The following is the resolution of Mr. Har ris, of Dougherty, not before reported in full in our columns. It takes grounds which will be endorsed by the entire people of our State, without distinction of party, we venture to say. Resolved by tjte Senate and House of Repre sentatives of tlie J State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, That we have regarded with deep interest the action of the House of Repre sentatives of the United States, and are pro foundly gratified with the action of a majority of the members of Congress from this State, in their firm adherence in support of a Kansas- Nebraska member for the Speakership of the House of Representatives, and now urge our entire delegation in Congress to act in concert in the support of some member of the House who is sound on the Kansas-Nebraska question for the office of Speaker. The following note to the editor of the Au gusta Constitutionalist is all the comment nec. essary just now to be made. Os the truth of the statements it contains, we have had occular proof. “ The Know Nothing Convention was held to-day—Judge Berrien presiding. A platform was adopted, setting forth their position to be about the same as declared in the Philadelphia and Macoq Platforms. They carefully avoided approving either of these in distinct terms.— Delegates are appointed to a Convention, to be held in Philadelphia after the first of May next. Messrs. Foster and Trippe arc to at tend the Council of the 22d of FebTOffy, and urge upon the members to defer a nomination. The Delegates to the Convention are instruc ted to insist on the Council to adopt the princi ples to-day laid down by the party. Here the instructions stop. No withdrawal is offered, or future course is marked out. Judge Co e sought to make the Resolutions on this point plainer, and to have adopted the Resolutions agreed to by our friends on the Bth November, but the tide was decidedly against him, and he withdrew his amendment. The Hu. A. J. Miller, of your city, was one of the Committee who drafted the resolutions. The action of the body was not harmonious, nor its result satis factory to the participators.” Book Notices. C. M. SAXTON & CO. Publishers, 152 Fulton Street, New York. Sold by Wm. Kay at his Cheap Book Stores, Atlanta, Ga. We have received from the above publishers tlio following new works: Thk Stable Book, a work which we think will become a favorite in circles interested in the subjects upon which it treats. Smith's Landscape Gardening, with notes and additions by W. F. Allen. Both the gen tlemen to whom the public ue indebted for this work, have experimental knowledge of its sub ject and discuss it intelligibly, which is more in its favor than can be said of most books of its character. Every Lady Her Own Gardener—and why should she not be, pray, since in ad dition to her native taste for such an occupa tion, she commands, in this book, tlie sugges. lions of one who has devoted to it so much at. L ntion as Mrs. Louisa Johnson, the fair au thoress 1 Nash's Progressive Farmer, containing many valuable hints, which we have seen in other works of its character. American Poultry Yard.—Chicken fanciers will devour this book with the same eagerness that ebaracterizee the operations of a hungry Shanghai upon an ear of corn. The American Cattle Doctor ; Tub Cow ; Dairy Husbandry and Cattle Breeding. Tub Horse's Foot, and now to keep it Sound. We have little knowledge of the subjects treated by these books, but presume, from the reputations of the different authors, they are valuable to those interested. Tub American Architect, with handsome designs awl many practiced aud sensible sug geetio»s. Ths American Farmer.—No work upon this theme, having any claim to originality, can fail to interest the intelligent farmer. Tns Fbuit, Flower and Kitchen Garden er’s Companion—and a valuable companion it is, too, to all who engage in the delightful em ploymcnt. To many such books cannot be read. Sfkncbe. i>. i ’ 33 Fairy Queen.—Hays <fc Zell, 193 Mar. c- St. Philadelphia. We hope no one will ui V si to borrow our copy—we esteem it too hijLiy to lend it out. Commerce or Chicago.—Between the Ist of! January and the 9th inst., the receipts of wheat! at Chicago have amounted to 7.734.195 bush els ;of com 6,655.784; of oats 2,437,024; •nd of flour 204,852 barrels. There are now laid up at this place for the winter. 218 steam- : era and sail vessels, capable of carrying room tons. American State Convention. From the published proceedings of the 1 American State Convention, held in Milledge ville, on Wednesday last, we gather the follow ing particulars, which we present, without i comment, to our readers as part of the history of the times. Gen. John W. A. Sanford was called to the chair, and addressed the Convention upon its organization. The following officers were then chosen : President, Hon. John M. Berrien, of Chat ham. Ist Vice President, Hon. Eli H. Baxter, of Hancock. 2d Vice President, Gen. J. W. A. Sanford, of Baldwin. 3d Vice President, Hon. George Stapleton, of Jefferson. 4th Vice President, Gen. G. W. Gordon, o( Whitfield. sth Vice President, John Harris, Esq., of Fulton. SECRETARIES. George Jones, of Wilkinson ; A. M. Eddle man, of Fulton; and R. L. Hunter, of Bald win. The following resolutions were adopted by the Convention, after its organization: That all the members of the American par' ty, not specially delegated to this Convention, and all persons who concur in the general prin ciples of the party, be invited to seats with us, and to participate in our deliberations. The American Paity of Georgia, in Conven tion assembled, adopt the following platform of principles: 1. The maintenance of this Union of co equal sovereign States, as our fathers made it, as the paramount political good—paramount ■ in its adaptation to the security of our rights , and the happiness of the people. 2. The means by which we propose to main tain this, is obedience to the Constitution of 1 the United States, and all laws passed in pur suance thereof as sacredly obligatory upon in- i dividuals and States. 3. We regard the great doctrines of religious 1 liberty and the separation of Church and State as cardinal principles of our Government—as ■ well settled and as firmly established as the right of trial by jury and the writ of habeas corpus, and therefore, we will oppose the eleva tion to office of any and all persons who deny the great American doctrines of liberty of con science, or who favor the union of Church and State, or who recognise any civil allegiancj to any foreign power, prince or potentate what ever. , 4. The purity of the ballot box—the peace- ful administration of our laws—the safety of ' our people—the integrity of our Government > —the exclusion of pauper and criminal irnrni . gration, and the enforcement of our neutrality . laws, demand a very material modification of i our naturalization laws and a radical revision of i our immigration laws. By this we do not seek . to disturb, in any manner, the privileges of . those of our foreign born citizens who are uat r uralized under our existing laws, and we wish ! all of them who agree to our principles to be . come members of the American party. , 5. The territories of the U. 8. we regard r as the common property of all the States as t coequal sovereignties and as such open to set ; tlement by the citizens of the States with their ) property as matter of right; and that now pow er resides either in Congress or the territorial Legislature, or the people of the territories, . while a territory, to exclude from settlement in any territoiy any portion of the citizens of this ’ Republic with their property legally held in • the States from which they emigrate. We ’ repudiate therefore the doctrine commonly cal- ed squatter sovereignty in the territories. 6. The right to vote is a privilege of citizen ship, and should not be extended to foreign em -1 igrants to a territory before they are natural ! ists. ! 7. The agitation of the subject of Slavery 1 should cease. The rights of the South are ’ plaid? palpable, well defined and understood, ’ and we believe they should not longer be treat ed as open questions. We will maintain ou’ - ' guaranteed Constitutional rights, and our right 1 of property in slaves. Georgia has solemnly • declared what she will regard as future griev ances on this subject, and what her remedy will ' be when these grievances shall be inflicted.— We will stand by the Georgia Platform. We ; believe the continuous agitation of this subject, is made by selfish politicians for personal and party promotion, and is hurtful to the South. 1 the institution of slavery and the permanency of ; the Union. ’ 8. That this Convention now proceed to se- [ lect delegates to a National Convention of the ' American Party; and we recommend that said Convention assemble after the first day of May at such time and place as shall be agreed on. and refer, on our part, the time and place of assembling to the President of this Convention, and our two members in Congress. And we ! the American Party of Georgia urgently invite , all national men everywhere without distinction of old party lines—who are in favor of the maintainance of the Union by obedience to the 1 Constitution and enforcement of the laws, to meet with us in that Convention. ; 9. We instruct our delegates to the Nation- ( al Convention to insist upou the adoption of the foregoing principles in spirit and substance before going into a nomination and that the • nominees be pledged to carry out the same in . good faith in the administration of the Govern , ment and the appointments to office. Hon. James Johnson of Muscogee, offered the following resolution: i Resolved, That the President of this Con < vention appoint a committee of seven to act as a corresponding and executive committee. . The resolution was adopted and the following gentlemen were appointed that Committee: James Johnson of Muscogee; John W. Sau- . ford of Baldwin; Thomas J. Hardeman of Bibb ; E. G. Cabaniss of Monroe; E. A. Nis bet of Bibb; J. H. R. Washington of Bibb; 1 John L. Harris of Fulton. Mr. Thornton of Museogee offered the fol lowing Resolution, which was agreed to, viz: Resolved, That our representatives in Con gress, Messrs. Foster and Trippe, be requested to appear at the Philadelphia Convention on the 18th and 22d of February 1856, and say to them that the American Party of Georgia will not be represented in that body—also, sug gest to them the action of this meeting and urge them to defer their nomination and unite with us upon these principles in a future Con vention. Mr. Bartow offered the following Resolution which was agreed to, viz : Resolved, That the members of the party in the different eoanties bo requested to appoint Executive Committees to report to the Central Executive Committee. Mr. Hill moved that the Chair appoint a Com mittee of five to confer with the President and Vice Presidents of the Convention and in con nection with tnem to appoint two delegates from the State at large, and one from each Congress ional District to represent the American Party of Georgia in the National Convention of tha't party to nominate a President and Vice Presi dent of the United States. Kansas. Iu the S«a“ <1 Georgia, the following Res olution was is»*s head by the Senator from Jones Qsa’l. Smith, and ordered to be printed for the use of that Body. We are con fident in the uf.foion that the popular will is ex posed in the r «J.ition. WHERE? .* ?.country has been recently opened to ago ? ■ 1 -enterprise, iu the Territory • pf Kansas, ly adapted to the culture of Cotton; and to C. production of this great I stable, neewsity < t the human family? the I wealth and proqxricy of ocr common country is mainly indebted: And Whereas, the citi zens of Georgia are deeply interested in the developement of a region so deeply identified with their own State in its productions, its i mineral resources, and its future political pros- j pects; and Buuiy of them by individual energy j and private exertion, are honorably engaged in the great and noble duty of enabling the Territory of Kansas to take her position peace ably and quietly among the continents of the American Union: And whereas, it is per ceived with regret, that a spirit of self minded ignorance and fanaticism has been engendered, which threatens to oppose, by lawless measures, and open resistance to constitutional authority the peaceful and legal emigration to this fertile country, to which we in common with the oth er States of the Union, have a joint claim, and in which our own citizens have an undoubted and incontestable right to settle, and seek a home, as well as those of other States: And whereas, the settlement and cultivation and de velopment of this Territory, will greatly in crease the production of the’ important South ern staple, jusfly regarded as the only element of our national rcatness, and without which the Federal ;J-Jon would scarcely maintain a respectable ion among the nations of the earth, as the f ' <’ < ory of the country before the culture c. . developed the resources of the Southern i' .", abundantly proves; And whereas, the iv-,- '. of the Western section of this Union is ck ; '.' “identified with those of the Southern State:, as their system of inter nal improvements manifestly tends to direct their products to Southern sea ports, for a mar ket and exportation to foreign countries, in all of which the State of Georgia has a paramount interest. Be it therefore, Resolved, by the Senate and House of Represenatives of the State of Geor gia, in General Assembly met, that we do here by recommend that the sum of one hundred thousand dollars be appropriated and set apart from the treasury of the State, to aid and en courage the emigration to the Territory of Kansas, to be paid over to such citizens or com panies composed of citizens of this State, who may desire to establish themselves in said Ter ritory, under such rules and regulations as the Legislature may from time to time direct. New York Correspondence of the Examiner. . Death of Robert Schuyler—Rail Road Schemes, and Schemers—Newsboys Conceit— Tract Society—Provisions and Markets—Emigra tion—Amusements. New York, Dec. 21 Another illustration of the mutability of hu man life is placed before us in the death of Schuyler, the great Railroad defaulter. The first notice of his demise appeared in the “Cour ier des Etats Unis" as follows: “Robert Schuy ler died about the middle of last month in the vicinity of Genoa, where he had resided for some time under the strictest incognito with his family. His collosal frauds had not enriched him ; he received from Amei ica the means of his subsistence. His place of residence would have been known long ago, but for the interest which many persons, occupying very important positions in the management of several railroads especially the New Haven Road, exerted to keep it in the shade. Since he has absconded his health has steadily declined, and he died lit erally of a broken heart. Many distinguished financiers of New York will not be sorry to hear of his death. He leaves, I am told, a large collection of important papers which will add—for they will be published—a carious chapter to the history of your New World spec ulations. His body has been temporarily em balmed, and will probably be sent to America.” It would not be at all surprising if it should turn out that Schuyler made himself the scape goat of a clique of financiers with whom he had the misfortune of being associated. It is difficult to believe that he could have committed so many, and such daring frauds without ‘he connivance of the managers of the roads over the affairs of which he presided. If the where abouts of Schuyler were known, he would have been hunted down like a felon ; those who were privy to his frauds still hold offices of great trust, and are honored, and respected. Thes are the men who concocted ra.lroad schemes, got the farmers, and mechanics, and, sometimes, the widows, and orphans of the country, to pay their money for shares; while by some hocus pocus, known as “financiering,” the roads be come bankrupt, lhe the farmers, and mechanics hnd widows, and orphans, lose all they have paid toward it, and it finally falls into the possession of its originators. Thus, it happens, that the men who should lose most by the failures of a road are, in the end, the sole gainers. The pub lication of Schuyler’s papers will probably open the eyes of the people. Some of the benevolent-hearted people of our city are engaged in a most praiseworthy ef fort in behalf of the children of the poor.— They are training the children to sing, and will shortly give a grand concert, the proceeds of which will be applied in procuring comfortable clothing for the singers. A couple of days ago about seventy Newsboys met at the Broadway Tabernacle to rehearse their parts. The sight of these rough and ragged specimens of “Young America” endeavoring to attune their voices— made hoarse by crying in the streets—was as pleasing as it was novel. The Newsboys' con cert wil come off about Christmas day. The New York Tract Society celebrated its twenty-ninth anniversary last evening. The fol owing item iu their report may be of inter est. ‘The average number of visitors during the year has been 1,097 ; and it appears, from the reports of the Missionaries, that since our last anniversary 1,777,173 Tracts, containing ’.108,695 pages, in various languages, have been distributed ; 1,184 Biblesand 984 Testa ments supplied to the destitute, on behalf ofthe New York Bible Society ; 6,418 volumes lent from Ward libraries; 2,154 children gathered into Sabbath, and 388 into day schools, and 842 persons into Bible classes; 1,689 persons induced to attend church; 224 temperance pledges obtained; 1,961 religious meetings held; 40 backsliders reclaimed ; 265 persons hopeful-; ly converted, and 201 converts united with evan gelical churches.” The butchers and provision dealers are be ginning. by their displays, to remind us forcibly that “Christmas comes but once a year, But when it eomes, it brings good cheer.” The quantities of fowls and game which ore being brought to our markets daily, are irn- j mense ; bnt notwithstanding the abundance of j the season, the rates of almost everything in our * markets appear to be fixed even at famine pri-I oes. Roasting pieces of fresh beef, yesterday ' at Washington Market, were held at 12 to 18 cents per lb.; mutton,42 to 14; veal, 10 to j 18 ; pork, 12 cents and upwards ; butter. 25 to ’ 31 cents per lb. at retail; turkeys and fowls.' 10 to 16 cents per lb.; fresh codfish, 5 to 6 I do.; apples, $2 to 82 50 per bbl. A statement made by the Commis.douers o ; Emigration, at a meeting held -.esterday at their rooms, shows the number of arrivals this I year to December 19th, to be 128,803, being' 174.115 lees than had arrived to the same date I last year. There are 1.776 inmates of Ward’s - Island and 90 of the Marine Hospital. The over-drafts on the Mechanic’s Bank amount to! 866.935 51. The number of vessels at Castle j Garden, from Dee. 12th to Dec. 18th, was 9; • the number of passengers 1,855. The average I amount of money brought by the bondable I passengers was upwards of 831 each. The only thing novel in the way of amuse- j ments is the opening of the Metropolitan Thea tre —now “Laura Keene’s Varieties.” Every, body is on the tiptoe of expectation to see this talented actress, with her talented company, once more treading the boards. GEORGIA. Peace Humors by the & • Asia. The news by this arrival consists mainly of peace rumors, but the public have no means of estimating their truth, and they are probably of little value. It is a very noticeable circumstance, that the assertions of the British press on the subject of negotiations are quite at variance with those of influential Continental papers. The Loudon Times, aud D’lsraeli’s organ, the London Press, arc prominent in asserting that peace is near at hand, and that Austria is about to address an ultimatum summoning Russia, under the threat of breaking off nego tiations of peace which the Western Powers can admit at present, but which they will not assent to after another successful campaign. The Berlin correspondent of the London Morning Chronicle, under date of the 4th inst., says: “It is impossible to separate what is true from what is false in the peace rumors. It is no doubt true that all the Cabinets are anxious for peace, but it is equally true that it cannot be said that negotiations are going forward— as, at the utmost, preparatory steps only are being made. Austria maintains the validity of the treaty of Dec. 2d, and hence all attemps of other German States to exercise a pressure on the Western Powers, with the view of pacifi cation,have been completely paralysed. Aus tria, . moreover, is now ready to accept the in terpretation given to the third of the four Vienna Conference points. Prussia has ur gently demanded at St. Petersburg that Rus sia should name the conditions to which she is ready to submit. Russia’s reply to this de mand of Prussia is affirmed to be conciliatory but vague. The Cabinet of St. Petersburg feels some difficulty of making proposals that it may have the mortification to see rejected.— The Cabinets of Munich and Dresden, promot ed to a more influential position by the policy of France, have also essayed to influence Rus sia. The measures they took to that end were highly approved of at Paris, but it remains to be seen whether they will be successful. Our best politicians are evenly divided. Some think peace near, and others distant. The most reliable facts indicate that the state of affairs stands thus: “There has been no communication whatever from Russia. A communication has been made by the Austrian Government, through the French Minister at Vienna, to the French Government, embodying the terms which Aus tria is prepared to propose to Russia as an ultimatum. This communication was submit ted by France to England, aud is now under consideration by the two Governments. The terms are a great advance upon any yet offered and might be accepted all around, but they are the terms of Austria, not of Russia. Aus tria does not guarantee to join the Allies if the ultimatum be rejected, but only to break off relations with Russia. At this point the mat ter rests.” With respect to Canrobert's mission, the London Times’ Paris correspondent, under date 4th inst., says, “Canrobert has returned—he left Stock holm on the 19th nit., and the day after his de parture an act of the convention or protocol was signed by the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs and the English and French Ministers Plenipotentiary, and that the articles of the convention are most satisfactory to the Allies and advantageous to Sweden. The Moniteur will say something of it in a few days. It is waiting for the adhesion of Denmark. The London Post says definitely, on lhe contrary that no convention has yet been entered into by Sweden. Some undertake to say that plans will be ar ranged between Napoleon and the King of Sardinia, with respect to Italy, that will rend er peace impossible for years to come; others, that Napolecn is tired of the expenses of the war, and really desires peace. Meanwhile, continued preparations on the largest scale go forward for the spring campaign. Private letters from St. Petersburg indicate no pressure for peace. The profits of the overland trade keep business generally up to a more favorable point than anticipated. Gov vernment paper has not much deterioated, and money is abundant at Mobcow at seven per cent. The St. Petersburg Northern Bee has an editorial headed, ‘The War is only Beginning,’ and declares that Russia has ample resources to continue the war for years. The London Times has a reply to the Bee. asserting that this boasting merely betrays weakness. Cannibal Indians.—Hon. Gardner D. Wil liams, of Saginaw, called at this office on his return from an extended tour of duty in the re gion of Lake Superior. He has been employ ed in paying off the Indian tribes since August last, for which duty his long familiarity with their habits, a wide acquaintance among the chiefs of the various tribes, and a thorough familiarity with their various dialects render him eminently fit. Mr. Williams informs us that be chartered the schooner Algonquin at Upointe, and went over to the north shore ol Lake Superior, to pay off about seven hundred Chippewas who resided near Grand Portage, within a few miles of the national boundary between the United States and Canada.— While there he became acquainted with the Bois Torte Indians, a tribe whe, as their name denotes, inhabit the “ thick wood,” or heavy timber lands near Pigeon river. The main subsistence of the tribe is upon the wild rice which grows luxuriant in that vi cinity. This crop is sometimes cut off by some vicissitude, and when this happens these Indians are frequently distressed for food, as the chase is uncertain and the game scarce. The last winter was a peculiarly hard one, and iu the course of it this tribe were reduced to the re volting and horrible strait of eating their own ch Idren, which they did to the extent of al most extermination. He saw and conversed with two women of the tribe, one of whom had given up two and the other three children, successively, to be slain and eaten. We had hardly supposed that cannibals existed so near our very borders.— Detroit Adv. ,The Mountain of Gold.—The Sacramento Union has been informed by a gqjtleman who has just arrived at Sacramento from the new diggings in Table mounta'u that the excitement among all classes relative to the richness of the auriferous deposites therein buried is intense and increasing. The mountain, which is seven miles in length, has all been staked off. but many have exceeded in extent the legal limits and it is supposed that they will be forced to yield the overplus territory to others. Some of the shafts are sunken to the depth of eighty feet, at about which point is a belt of black mud sixty feet and from eighteen to twenty feet in depth. In this are contained those fabulous amounts of gold, which far sur pass in richness the deposites discovered at the outbreak of the California fever. This laver of mud is filled with sticks and o her foreign substaace and has every appearance of having once been the bed of a stream. i Colonization Movements.—The New Jer | sey Colonization Society, established in 1825. has recently purchased from the natives 150,000 acres in the interior of Africa ; and the inten tion is to open intercourse from the seaboard to the centre of the continent. Os 56.000 ap propriated last winter by the legislature to this society, 85,000 is set apart to making roads and building houses suitable for the emigrant-', thus leaving 81,000 to assist in getting them out The State society is now making specia' efforts to induce free co’kred persjns to go fix m our own State. It offers a free passjee, one year’s support, and a farm-house, when in Libe ria. A party of twenty-six are soon to le.ve, going out under the care of slr. Sharp, a col ored'man, who recently returned from Africa. From the Constitutionalist A Republic. Mr.Jlluniplirey Marshall ant i 51 r . Henry M. Fuller defining their Positions. If we have read the platform of the Know Nothing party of Georgia aright, they are in favor of the principles of the Nebraska-Kan sas Bill. So are the Democrets and Anti- Know Nothings. This is a part common to tne professed creed of both parties in Georgia. We should suppose, therefore, that no Geor gia Know Nothing cau consistently co-operate in the party alliance with any man who docs not occupy this common ground. But what does Mr. Humprey Marshall say? In the debate iu the House, on Tuesday, the 18th, that gentleman, in the course of his re marks, first states the Democratic position thus : “ 1 heir resolution tenders congratulations to the country for the triumph of the principles of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill, and they bold it to be their highest duty to continue their efforts in the maintenance and defense cf those princi ples and the constitutional rights of every sec tion aud every class of citizens, against their opponents of every description, &c.” The gentleman, then, per contra, proceeds to define his own position, and that of those who act with him. He says: “I, and they who have acted with me here, take a different position, And I beseech mv countrymen, throughout the length and breadth of this land, to regard well the position we do occupy, and which we proclaim to be national the American position. IVe do not apply, as a test of political soundness, the advocacy or rejection of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill. We do not ask a man whether he is for or against the principles of that bill.” This gentleman was not in the last Congress when that bill passed. If he had been, and”had voted against the bill, it would have been ac cording to the above, no test of soundness, and there would be no reason why a Southern Know Nothing should withhold from him his vote for Speaker. By parity of reasoning, Gen. Sam. Houston having voted against the bill, should be no objection on which a South ern Kuow Nothing should refuse to vote for him for President, if he shou d be nominated. No reference to any other Anti-Nebraska can didate’ whether he come from the North or the South, the East or the West. 1 his Mr. Humphery Marshall represents the Louisville District, Kentucky, and was the first choice of Messrs. Foster and Trippe, of Geor gia, for Speaker. Next comes Mr. Henry M. Fuller, of Penn sylvania. Be defines his position in the House on the next day. Mr. Fuller, be it remember ed, is the candidate at present supported by Messrs. Foster and Trippe, for Speaker, and is endorsed by several Georgia Kuow Nothing papers as sound and conservative: Mr. Fuller rose and stated that inasmuch as his position had been made the subject of com ment in the House, he would state distinctly what he was. The whole difficulty in organizing the House was caused by the introduction of the question o slavery. He was opposed to its introduc . tfon as tending to the alienation of one section from another. He was in favor of leaving the subject of slavery where the Constitution left it. (Applause.) He was in favor of the Compromise of 1850, and had he been here in 1854, he should have opposed the passage of the Nebraska bill. Mr. Sage asked Mr. Fuller if he was in fa vor of the restoration of the Missouri Compro mise, and if he would vote for its restoration ? Mr. Fuller said that when that question came up in this House he should vote upon it in ac cordance with his convictions and hia con science. Mr. Todd, of Pennsylvania, stated that he had voted for Mr. Fuller under the impression that his sent iments on the slavery question were very different from those he had just avowed, and that he would have seen his right arm withered before he would have voted for him had he known his real opinions. This Mr. Fuller must be a slippery fellow,for it appears his own colleagues were deceived as to the sentiments he held on the slavery ques tion. Those sentiments, doubtless, have un dergone a little modification since he reached Washington—effected, perhaps, by faint flat tering hopes of reaching the -Speaker's Chair. The Richmond Enquirer thus locates the gen tleman down to a quite a recent period in Pennsylvania. It says he is a right-hand man of the freesoil ex-Governor Johnson, of Penn sylvania, and who, we learn, was in the commit tee that nominated Passmore Williamson, who was instrumental in stealing Col. Wheeler’s sla es. This same Fuller was a zealous sup porter of Nicholson, the fusion candidate of the Whig, Know Nothing and Abolition parties for Canal Commissioner.” At Mr. Todd appears to have oscillated be tween Mr. Fuller and Mr. Banks in his votes, we can readily imagine what sort of a conser vative he took his colleague to be, and what sorts best suit Mr. Todd. When they started from home for Washington, Mr. Todd knew Mr. Fuller’s antecedents well enough to-con sider him a very good treesoiler. Which side is cheated? Homicide.—The death knell is again sound ed in our cars. On Wednesday, the 12th inst., a difficulty occurred near Whitesville, in this county between Jack Campbell and Wm. Sim mons, in which the former was killed. The cir cumstances were that Campbell, who was rep resented as being a very turbulent man, had some animosity against Simmons, and desiring revenge, went to the house of Simmons with a maul in his hand, such as is used in splitting rails, stating that he intended to nearly or quite kill tfiimmons before he returned. After arri ving at Simmon's he was very abusive, both tc Simmons and his family, and threatened the free use of his foot to the person of slrs. Sim mons, if she did not hold her tongue and get out of his way; and on advancing to execute the threat, Simmons shot him through about the heart, and while in the act of falling, struck him on the head with his gun and fractured his skull. Campbell died immediately. Simmons had all opportunities to make his escape, but being conscious that it was justifia ble homicide, wholly in defence of himself and family, he deliberately went to the proper au thorities and submitted his person to their charge. He was temporarily tried on slonday last, and committed to prison. Mrs Simmons is in our village, enlisting, we suppose, the sympathy to which she is justly entitled.— Hamilton Organ. House of Representatives—The Wash ington Union says: Our daily report of the House proceedings have b:coine stereotvpe— the proceedings of one day being a repetition of the preceding day and the type of the suc ceeding one. All is monotonous, unchanging, wearisome. The same members appear in the same seats, and respond in the same way to the same roll-call ol the some clerk. The temper of the House is excellent, and this “dead-lock’ in attempted legislative organization is a prolifi, source of pleasantries and predictions. The op position members meet and adjourn apparently without leadership, concert or expectation ; and the little excitement which prevails during the ballotting is principally confined to the advi sers. sympathisers and expectants of the lobby. Strange to say, the galleries are well filled with ladies, who seem to be greatly edified with the varied and refreshing character of the proceed ings. AXV eddino on Sight.—We clip the follow* ing from the Lexington (Mo.) Express : “A singular sort of a union was recently con summated on the Arabia, on her upward trip from Booneville. A young lady took passage on the deck for some point above. She had been attending the fair, and bad exhausted al her means but a small pig and fifteen cents. At the same place a gentlemen got on, rather older than the woman, but.'uot too old to marry. The clerk, seeing the prospect rather gloomy for her pasage money, induced the two to splice which they did in proper form. Immediately after the ‘wedding,’ a bill was handed to the groom for his wife's passage, which he paid." From the Pennsylvanian. Congressional Proceedings. THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS—FIRS! SESSION. Washington, Dec. 15.—The Senate was not in session to-day. House.—Mr. Hickman of Pennsylvania, of fered the following resolution : Resolved, That no person shall be considered a candidate for Speaker of this House, who shall be supported as such on the sixtieth vote. That on said sixtieth vote, and on each subse quent vote being taken, the candidate having the lowest vote, or the candidates having an equal vote shall be stricken from the list of can didates, until two only shall remain to lie voted for, when the vote shall be taken on the said remaining two; and the person having the highest vote shall be the duly elected Speaker, provided he have a majority of a quorum ofthe members of the House. Mr. Hickman moved the adoption of the res olution, and tliereapoQ demanded the yeas and nays. Mr. Letcher. I desire to offer a substitute. Whereas, This House has becu engaged in a fruitless effort to organize, by the election of a Speaker, for nearly two weeks. Therefore, Resolved, That the Clerk prepare a letter, to lie signed by each member of this House resigning his seat, in order that a new election may be immediately held in all the States and Territories. Much confusion ensued. And the reading was followed by cries of “That's right,” “we’ll agree to that,” “stand by the substitute.” [Excessive laughter.] Mr. Sage proposed an amendment to the substitute, namely : That the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Letcher) lead off by resigning first, and other gentlemen who approve of the substitute to follow him. till all got through.— and cries of “ good,” “ agreed.”— Mr. Letcher—l should very cheerfully agree to the proposition of the gentleman from New York, if he will give me an assurance that he will play fair, and follow my example. (laugh ter.) It is perfectly manifest that we snail not organize the House for some time to come : and it would be difficult for the people to send back the aarne number of gentlemen who would get into a similar difficulty. [Laughter.) Mr. Sage—l am unwilling to pledge myself. I feel conscious of having performed my duty, in accordance with the views of tho people who have sent me here. Until satisfied that my ef forts to elect a Speaker have been fruitless, I shall not consent to resign my seat. lam act ing with the majority in opposition to the Ad ministration. Mr. Houston—Why don't you organize, then? Mr. Sage—lt is not my fault. 51r. Giddings—The proposition comes from the appropriate quarter. It comes from the faction which has stood out two weeks, prevent ing an organization of the House. (Laughter.) I believe all who agree with that gentleman ought to follow his example. (Renewed Laugh ter.) Mr. Letcher—l should like to be informed, if the Democrats should retire from this hall, whether the balance could elect a Speaker. As matters stand the opposition are in confusion, and the gentleman from New York, (Mr. Sage,) says they cannot elect a Speaker because they cannot get the opposition to combine. My ob ject was to put au end to the confusion and re store order. Mr. Giddings—l will agree if the gentleman and bis friends will step out of the hall we shall soon have an election. (Laughter.) Several gentlemen rose to their feet, and much confusion prevailed. Mr. Letcher—As gentlemen seem to be in trouble, and as a majority are not likely to vote for my proposition, I withdraw it. (Cries of •oh no I’ ‘that’s right,’ and laughter.) Mr. Wade—Let the President resign, refer the whole matter to the people, and I'm with you. (Ha, ha,‘that’s it,'‘agreed.’) Mr. Matteson moved that the whole matter be laid on the table. Mr. Hickman—We have been engaged some time in the fruitless effort to elect a speaker, and it is to be presumed that we all desire an early organization of the House, and it was for the purpose of testing this feeling that I offered the resolution. It is evident to me that, if this resolution were passed, an organization would be effected after a few additional votes. It might be effected to-day. It has been said, and no doubt the country in part believes it, wheth er true or not, that the reason why an organi zation cannot be effected, is because of the nu merous candidates in this body, who have not been named as such, and who, therefore, are in terested in preventing organization. Mr. McMullen—l hope it is not the pleasure of the House to adopt the resolution. It is of a novel character, and unknown to this House. I have given notice to the House, that unless an election be effected within three days, 1 shall submit a proposition byway of compromise; and I undertake to say, if the House shall adopt it, we shall have an organization in due time. Mr. Florence—Submit it at once. Don't keep us in suspense. (Laughter.) Mr. McMullen resumed—My proposition bears upon its face the principles of equality and jus tice ; more so than the one now before the House. If adopted, I will guarantee au organi zation. Mr. English—l hope no extraordinary expc d.ent will be resorted to for the purpose of or ganizing the House. It is not the fault of this (the Democratic) side of the House that valua ble time and thousands of dollars have been squandered. The responsibility is with the majority; with those men who have filled the land with the clamor about Americans ruling America,and their peculiar fitness to govern the nation. The opposition have the majority, and yet cannot organize. Give the Democrats a majority of but one, and they will soon organ ize, because they are a national party, and will defend their principles, which are broad as the Republic. 1 would not compromise with the twelve apostles, unless they subscribed to the Democratic creed. (Laughter.) Mr. Humphrey Marshall remarked—l hope no attempt to place the House under such ex traordinary circumstances will succeed. I, un fortunately, belong to a party in the minority. (Laughter.) I think the country cannot fail to perceive its own image in the representation here; and as a member of that minority I shall glory in the fact that the country will have, by our difficulty, a fair chance to judge between the triangle in the next Presidents! election.— (Laughter.) I believe we are engaged well and profitably to the country, by making this exhibition. If you adopt the resolution, what do you leave to me, and others with me in the minority? You leave two sectional parties to manage the best way they can. I trust the House will take my advice in season, and not bring this thing to permature denouement. Mr. Dunn opposed the resolution. Any member here is eligible to the Speakership, by the laws and the Constitution, and where is the authority to say he shall be excluded ? I would say, in reply to my colleague, Mr. English, about Americans ruling America,! donotsym pathizeal together with the American party,but I would ask, if Americans shall not rule Amer ica, who shall ? (Laughtersnd cries of ‘good I good!’) Mr. Wheeler had no disposition to create any difficulty in the organization of the House; but as lately he had lien held up as being an indi vidual disposed to prevent an organization, he had waited patiently for an oportunity to reply to the charge, and to give some reasons why he should not be “roped in,” or used as a tool of a corrupt lobby. He came to the House, he said, in the last Congress, as a Nat ona Dem ocrat. and at the threshold he took a position against the present administration, because oi the appointment of men whom he knew to be Free Boilers. He had opposed the administra tion manfully, openly, faithfully and the admin istration knows it. I came hither as a Nation al Democrat on the compromise measure of 1850. as a finality, and on the platform laid down by the Baltimore Democratic Convention opposed to the agitation of slavery either in or out of Congress. In further explanation ol his political course, he said he was returned by the votes of members of all parties. With re gard to'he N ebraska bill, Mr. Banks took ground differently from him. He (Mr. Banks) 1 doubtless thought his line of duty clear, but, • in his judgment, that gentleman’s vote brought 1 the bill to a direct vote before the House. He held himself aloof, to vote as an independent representative. Because some gentlemen had voted for him, he had been held up as an aspi rant for the Speakership. On several occasions he had been sent for to come into the lobby, in otder to take part in the “ log rolling." De clining, he was threatened ; he respectfully re fused to have anything to do with sneb arrange ments, but resolved to rely on his own responsi bility. He wished to have the approval of his own conscience, and the approbation of his constituents. He was opposed to the resolution before tie House. His constituents bad taken him for bettor or for worse. (Laughter.) Mr. Smith, of Tennessee, referred to a remark made by Mi'. Campbell, when the last named declined being a candidate for the Speakership, and asked him what parties had approached him in relation to making pledges as a condi tion of an election. The Democrats had made no such approaches. Mr. Campbell replied the business now was an organization, and declined being put on the witness’ stand. Mr. Rcedc said that when the House should lie organized by the election of a Speaker, the Speaker must come either from the North or the South. His plan was this : Let the North elect a Speaker, on the single condition that they take him from the South, or let the South elect a Speaket, on the single condition, that they elect him from the North. (Laughter.) In this way they could have a Speaker, if this proposition is not assented to, we have arri ved at the point that there is no man in the North whom the South will trust. If this is the spirit of the body, the sooner the country knows it the better. In order to give time for qonsideration, he moved the House adjourn; but the question was disagreed to. Mr, Hickman’s resolution was then laid on the. table. The House proceeded to vote for S]>eakcr, with the following result: 60th, 61st. Banks, : : : 105 105 Richardson, ; : 74 74 Fuller, : : : 40 40 Scattering, : : 4 6 ’ 6 The House at an early hour adjourned. The Office of Speaker. The powers and duties of the office of Speak er render him one of the most important and influential officers of the Government. The Constitution confers upou the House of Repres entatives certain powers of legislation in con junction with the Senate, and the exclusive power of originating revenue bills. As the pop ular branch of the legislative power, often ren ewed, and its members coining into direct and frequent intercourse with the people, it has un bounded influence upon public opinion. The Speaker is not rniy the presiding officer of the House, and in that capacity may influ ence and direct it, but he lias, in eflect, a decided influence upon its legeslative character and ac tion, by reason of the arrangement of the com mittees who are to be charged with the prepara tion of the business of the House. The com mittees may retard or advance measures ut their pleasure, and give a direction to the proceedings of the House. A state of parties, therefore, naturally occur in which it will not be easy for members, and especially for those who are newly elected, aud for all who have just come out from a warm po litical contest, to agree upon the choice of a Speaker at one, or even after many trials. That is the case at present. The Speaker ofthe House of Representative:; is an office of mucli more power and import ance, in our system of Government, than is the Speaker of the British House of Commons, in that Government. In many respects their du ties are similar, in regard to the routine of par liamentary busines; but though the Speaker ofthe House of Commons is chosen from amongst its members, his appointment is sub ject to the approval ofthe Crown. His re wards and emoluments aro very great, in com parison with those of our Speaker. His salary is £6,000 a year, exclusive of a furnished resi dence. At the end of his official labors he is generally rewarded with a peerage, and a pen > sion of £4.000 for two lives. He is a member of the Privy Council, and entitled to rank after barons. Our Speaker receives nothing but double the pay of a member. The British Speaker is, however, required to entertain the members at dinner in due" suc cession, and at stated periods; while that is a ■ matter ©f personal discretion with our Speak er. The office of Speaker is, however, considered here as a stepping stone to popular regard and : political preferment, though it does not always prove to be so in fact.— Washington Globe. Brunswick and Florid Railroad. A portion of the citizensof Columbus assem bled in Temperance Hall on Saturday, 15th inst. at the call of the Mayor, F. G. Wilkins, to take into consideration the action of the Senate on the bill to give State aid to the Brunswick and Florida Railroad. The D'eeting was addressed by Seaborn Jones, N. N. Howard, James Johnson, and Wiley Williams. The following resolution was adopted : Reselved, “That the Chairman appoint a com mittee of five to repair to Milledgeville to at tend to the interest of the city of Columbus, and that they use their best efforts to avert the ter minus from Eufaula and make Columbus, the terminus of the Brunswick Road; and that Co lumbus wil), to the best of her ability, aid in that enterprise.” M c would respectfully suggest to our citizens that the interests of Columbus are safe in tlie hands of our Senator and Representative. The State aid to the Brunswick and Florida Rail road limited, to 81,000,000 at the rate of S6OOO per miles will exhaust the appropriation. This will not carry the Eufaula branch beyond Albany. This will devolve upon the citizens living on the Chattahoochee river the whole burthen of extending the road west from Alba ny. From such a competition, the city of Co lumbus will not shrink ; and if the Legislature will amend the 10th section of the act so as to place Columbus on an equal footing with Eu faula, all conflicting interests will be harmon ized. And this much at least, the city of Co lumbus has a right to expect ofthe Legislature. Unaided, except by the liberal aid which was extended to us by Savannah, Columbus bos built Railroads which bring to the port of Sa vannah 100,000 biles of cotton which she nev er could otherwise have obtained. Such enter prise ought to be encouraged, not checked, by wise and patriotic statesmen. We have no enmity to Eufaula. We wish it all prosperity. Her citizens, however, cannot eomplain if we urge our own Legislature to place Columbsu, Georgia, on an equality with Eufaula, Alabama. IVe hope, therefore, that our delegates will not place themselves in opposition to the bill, but urge upon the Legislature the propriety and justice of giving Columbus “a place in the pic ture.”— Columbus Tiwes fy Sentinel. Emigration to Kansas. Jefferson Buford, Esq., of Eufaula, Ala., has made public, through the South-Western pa pers, a proposition to raise a company of three hundred reliable emigrants to Kansas. Mr. B. is an ardent friend of Southern Rights and a man of ample fortnne, 820,000 of which he, in a most liberal and patriotic spirit, proposes to invest in the undertaking. He offers to each emigrant a free passage to Kansas, a support for the first year, and forty acres of the best land in the world! We publieh his proposition in full: The wild men.—These astonishing curiosi ties may be seen for a few days, near the post office. They are handsomely formed, and ex ceedingly interesting; one is quite familiar with visiters, whilst the other is still savage and wild in his nature. Both are well worth seeing —Sav. Georgian. Davnell and John Cleghorn, -om nibus runners, had a fight in Columbus, on Sun. day last. Cleghorn was shot in the shoulder Both used pistols. The great Express Robbery. [Frem the Boston Mail, 171h.] The most important arrest made within tho past few years was consumated on Saturday, ns it is believed that three persons implicated in the robbery of 850,000 from the American Ex press Company, are now in custody. The particulars of this affair are these. In the month of September lost, the Land Agent in Dubuque, lowa, had occasion to send to New York 850,000 in gold, which was taken in charge at the former place by the Express Company and conveyed to Chicago, where it passed into the hands of the American Express Company, and by the night train was conveyed thence to Dctriot, in charge of 8. C. White, messenger between those two cities, and was then dispatched ou the 18th of September to New York, where upon opening it it was dis covered that two boxes containing lead, but bearing the same tags, had been substituted for the original packages. Measures were at once taken to ferret out the perpetrators of the rob bery, aud a liberal reward was offered for the recovery of the money. The extensive business of the American Express Company renders it necessary for them to have a corps of detectives on their routes to watch their cmjilojves, and among them is Mr. Best, formerly a police of ficer in Buffalo, who at once set to work but without any success whatever. A month after the affair, 6. C. White, the messenger in whose charge the money was placed, and who carried it from Chicago to Detroit on the floor of the baggage car, threw up his situation and came to this section of the country. Though suspicion at first had natu rally fallen upon him, his employers had con cluded that he was innocent till his resignation, when a letter was received by Mr. Bei<l'sta ting that two men, one Oliver King.wlio form erly kept the Farmers and Mechanics Hotel'in Lowell, and Wm. C. Ayer, formerly a broker at No 17 Brattle street in this city, had, through a third party, deposited $5,000 in gold in the Harverliill Bank, and from circumstances not yet divulged, it was thought that they were in connection with 8. C. White. It was sulisc quently ascertained tliat King, whose previous poverty was well known, had made purchase of houses, horses, &c. Upon receipt of this infor mation, Offeer Best, with two of the partners ofthe American Express Co., Mr. Fargo and Mr. Williams, immediately started tor this city which they reached on Friday morning, and with Deputy Chief Ham and Officers Savage and Lynch, they proceeded to Lawrence, where King and Ayer reside. At this place they took room at the hotel, aud Mr. Ham went out to reconnoiter, and while.passing through the street met Ayer ri ding in a vehicle. He at once started for the hotel and met King, whom lie arrested and placed in custody of Captain Savage; and then went in hqX pursuit of Ayer, whose vehicle he saw standing in a by-road. lie ran his ve hicle across the wheel ol Ayer and arrested him. The house of King was then searched, ami from what was found on his person and in his house, it was ascertained tliut his money transactions witliin the last few months amoun ted to $i 1.800, that lie iiad silver plate to tlie value of 8300, and 81.872 50 in bills and gold were found in his possession. His house was ntwly furnished. Ayer's bouse was searched and it was ascertained that lie hrd recently purchased one-half of a livery stable ; he had two or three gold watches, and both he and King bad gold chains of of tlie same pattern. To secure White was tlie next move, and with Officer Clark of Lawrence, a two-horse team was procured, aid four of them started for New Salem, where tlie father-in-law by marri age of White resided. They here found that he bad gohe to Londonderry, wnere bis own father resides, aud they startid for that place, but on account of bad roads scut their Ix.rsta back and proceeded by freight train to Lon donderry, where they found the father of White, who could give them no information. The news of the airest of King aud Ayer had reach ed here, and tlie officers received anything but civil treatment from those with whom they came in contact. Here they divided, two going to Litchfield, and two to Derry, but without success, but subsequently, by pretending to be in search of stolen horses they traced White io within a mile and a half of his father's residence where they lost track of him. Finding fur'her search unprofitable they went to Manchester, and Saturday morning came down in the early train. White it appears had also come to Bos ton and was arrested on Saturday. The par ties were brought before Judge Russ')!! the same afternoon, and the three were held to, appear in the sum of 815,000 each to answer tothe charge. Otis P. Lord, Esq., of Salem and Thomas A. Parsons, Esq., of Lawrence appeared as counsel for the defendants. White was formerly em ployed in the express business between this city and Lawrence. A fourth [H?rson named John B. Hazleton, of Haverhill, was also arrested, but not ar raigned with the other parties. To Kansas Emigrants I—Who Will Go to Kansas?—l wish to raise 300 industrious, sober, discreet, reliable men, capable of bear ing arms; not prone to use them wickedly or unnecessarily, but willing to protect their sec tion in every real emergency. I desire to start with them for Kansas by the 20th of Fel> niary next. To such 1 will guarantee the do nation of a homestead of forty acres of first rate land, a (ree passage to Kansas, and tho means of support for the first year. To M mis ters of the Gospel, mechanics, and those with good military or agricultural ontfits, I will offer greater inducements. Bt sides devoting $20,- 000 of my own means to this enterprise, I ex pect all those who know and have confidence in me, aud who feel an interest in the cause, to contribute as much as they are able. I will give to each contributor my obligation that, for every fifty dollars so contributed, I will, witliin six moths thereafter, place in Kansas one bona fide settler able and willing to vote and fight, if need be, for our section; or in de fault of doing so, that I will, on demand, re fund the donation with interest from the day of its receipt. 1 will keep an account of the ob ligations so issued, and each successive one shall specify one emigrant more than its immediate predecessor—thus, No. 1 shall pledge me to take one emigrant, No. 2 two, No. 3 three, &c., &c., and if the State makes a contribution it shall be divided into sums of fifty dollars each, and numbered accordingly. Here is your cheapest and surest method to do something for Kansas—something toward holding against free soil hordes in this great Tbermopyla? of South ern institutions. In this their day of darkness —nay, of extreme peril—there ought to be there needs must be—great individual sacrifice, or they cannot be maintained. If we cannot find many who are willing to incur great and unequal individual loss in the common cause— if we cannot find some crazy enough to peril even life in the deadly breach, then it is not be cause individuals h?ve grown more prudent and wise, but because public virtue bus de cayed, and thereby we have already become un equal to the successful defense of our rights. J. BUFUBD. November 26,1855. The Hernando Press thus feelingly alludes to a past mortem movement of ‘Sam’ in Mississippi —one of the States classified by the New York Express as “certain" for kuow-notbingism: • On Tuesday last ‘Sam’ raised one arm from the grave, and made signs in the couri-houso for a meeting of the mourners of De Soto, to appoint a set of pall-bearers to attend the State funeral on the third Monday of January next at Jackson. The meeting was called ; Dr. D. N. Harris presided, and O. Yerger, Esq., acting secretary, both having on the badge of mourn ing. Delegates were appointed, aud instructed to lay before the convei tion, for their adoption, as most appropriate for the occasion, the liymn to be sung, containing something like this: ■That we as Americans abandon the former test and obligation and secrecy of onr order, and that for the future we will throw oj>en the doors of our meetings.’ All present responded with a hearty amen.' and the meeting adjourned tine die." Bffi_Au English lady lias named her “first ’ Albert Victor Louis Napoleoi Malakoff Hr men.