lives and persons of the Representatives of the Peo as an enemy. He could not, therefore, according Union, and 6000 extra copies of the report order. ple are now no longer safe, but are daily in jeopar. to his ideas of propriety, give a vote upon the ques-ed to be printed. The resolution heretofore offered by Mr. Adams, dy by assaults and outrages committed on them out tion, and he therefore asked the indulgence of the calling on the President for copies of the instructions of doors, on account of the manner in which they House to be excused from doing 80. discharge their Representative duties. The request of Mr. B. was complied with by the to our Chargé d'Affaires, which resulted in the TreaResulved, That a Select Committe be appointed House, and the question for suspending the rulety with Denmark, was taken up and agreed to. with instructions to inquire and report what mea-negatived-yeas 81, nays 95.. sures are necssary to protect the lives and persons of the Representatives of the people in this House and to secure to them their constitutional privileges of freedom of speech and deliberation.

ted to inquire into the origin and extent of the conspiracy mani ested by recent menaces and murders attempted against members of this House.

Apportionment Bill.

The House then went into the consideration ofthe
Apportionment Bill, upon the motion of Mr. E.

Everett, to amend the amendment of the Senate.

Internal Improvements for 1832. The unfinished business, the bill making appro. priations for certain internal improvements for 1832, was taken up-the subject before the House being the amendinent appropriating $30,000 for reResolved, That said committce be further instruc Mr. Everett supported the general principle of both moving the obstructions in Savannah river, which was adopted. The question of reconsideration of amenaments at length. Mr. Bates of Maine, then the vote by which an amendment appropriating moved the previous question, which was sustained $50,000 for the improvement of the navigation of Mr. Clay moved a call of the House, which, after it the Cumberland river was rejected, was taken and Resolved, That said committee be instructed to had proceeded through the first stage, was suspended carried, ayes 74, noes 40. Mr. Letcher then modi inquire into the truth or falsity of the rumour which The question-Shall the main question be now put?fied the amendment by reducing the appropriation charges the President of the United States with was carried, ayes 106 noes 68. Mr. Semmes moved to $30,000; the amendment was adopted, ayes 83, countenancing, directly or indirectly, by any ap an adjourtinent, which was lost-Ayes 30, Noer noes 76. Mr. McKennan then moved an amend. probation, opinion, or expression of his, any act of 152. The question of agreeing with the report of outrage and violence perpetrated against members the Committee, recommending the House to disagrer berland road, erecting toll gates, toll-houses, &c., ment appropriating $328.923, for repairing Cumof the House; and whether any language has been o the amendment of the Senate, was then stated.-in pursuance of the acts of Pennsylvania and Ma... used by him, tending to rebuke or censure it for its Mr. Polk called for the Ayes and Noes, which were ryland, to which the assent of Congress is given. investigation of the circumstances of any assult ordered. The question was taken and carried-Mr. J. Davis moved to substitute $150,000 instead Resolved, That said committee be instructed fur. Ayes, 134-Noes, 57. So the House disa reed of the sum originally moved, which modification to the amendment of the Senate. Mr. McDuffie was accepted by Mr. McKennan. Mr. Wickliffe ther to inquire and report, whether, from the or then rose and said, the eyes of the whole country moved to strike out that part of the amendment igin and extent of this conspiracy, and from the were fixed upon the doings of Congress in relation relative to toll-gates and toll.houses, which was characters who may appear to have engaged in it to the Tariff. It was of the deepest importance that lost-the question was then stated on the amend. either as principles or accessaries, a determination be not manifested, not only to overave and inti-it should be acted on as soon as possible. Ile moment, and it was adopted, ayes 90, noes 72. Mr. ed that an order be entered that on Monday next the Gilmore moved an amendment appropriating 810, midate the Representatives of the People, but also House resolve itself into the committee of the 000 for the improvement of the navigation of Alle to impede the progress of public measures, and to Whole on the state of the Union, to take up that ghany river, which was lost. Mr. Verplanck moved prevent the efficient legislation of Congress upon subject. an amendment appropriating $2,700 for building great and important subjects yet undecided. Mr. Adams was unwilling to object to the mo- and repairing bridges upon the military road in Resolved, That for the purpose of executing the ion. The Committee of Manufactures expected to Maine. Mr. Wickliffe moved to amend the amend duties assigned said committee, power is hereby be able to report their bill on that day-which would ment by striking out the word "military." given them to send for persons and papers. be substantially founded upon the bill reported to Mr. Drayton explained-the road was laid out exThe question on suspending the rule in order to the House by the Secretary of the Treasury. The pressly for the convenience of a military post at allow these Resolutions to be moved, was then ta only reason why he was not disposed to agree upon Houlton. ken and decided as follows:

made on any of its Members.

the day mentioned was, that he was not absolutely Mr. Adams asked if the road was in that part of Yeas. Messrs. Adams, C. Allan, Allison, Ap-certain that the Committee would be able to report Maine which would remain to the United States ? pleton, Armstrong, Arnold, Barnwell, Barstow, so soon. They have met every morning at nine Mr. Anderson was sorry to hear that question. Isaac C. Bates, Branch. Briggs, Bullard, Burges, o'clock, and had met the two last days when the Had the gentleman been better acquainted with the Cahoon, Choate, Coke, Collier, Lewis Condict, Si-House was not in session. He entertained strong geography of Maine, no part of the territory of that las Condit, Eleutheros Cooke, Bates Cooke, Cooper, hopes of getting their bill ready by Monday, but State would probably have been in dispute. Mr. A. Corwin, Coulter, Crane, W. Creighton, jr. John could give no assurance on the subject. fully explained the situation of the road, which was, Davis, Dearborn, Denny, Dewart, Dickson, Dod. Mr. McDuffie was satisfied fr m what he had un- he said, nearly one hundred miles from the contestdridge, Ellsworth, George Evans, Joshua Evans, derstood, that the bill would be ready by Mondayed territory.

The House then adjourned.

Friday, May 18.

The question on Mr. Wickliffe's motion to amend, was lost. The amendment was carried-Yeas 79--Nays 49. Mr. Letcher moved a proviso limiting the compensation of the superintendent of the improvements upon the Mississippi and Ohio rivers to $3000.

Mr. Polk said this bill had been originally repor ted rom the Committee of Ways and Means, with appropriations amounting to 30,000 dollars—it had already grown to 1,100,000 dollars, and the longer it remained before the House, the more it would

Edward Everett, Horace Everett, Grennell, Heis- If it should not, the subject had been before the Mr. Adams said he should vote for the road which ter, Hughes, Huntington, Ingersoll, Kendall. Adam House almost the whole session. The bill repor- was originally a military one, but now might be call. King Letcher, Lyon, Marshall, Maxwell, McDuf-red by the Commitee of Ways and Means had beened a negotiable road. He knew something of the ged fie, McKennan, Mercer, Newton, Pendleton, Pitohen the calendar about three months. If the bill graphy of Maine as it was what it might be, he net. er, Potts, Randolph, John Reed, Root, Russell, from the Committee of Manufactures was not reather knew nor desired to know. This road was pro. Semmes, W. B Shepard, Slade, Southard, Stanber-dy, the discussion could commence upon the bill perly called a military road before the martial ardor ry, Storrs, Sutherland, Taylor, Tompkins, Tracy, already before the House-when the bill now in of Maine had cooled down. As that State now proVance, Vinton, Washington, Watmough, Wilkin, preparation came in, it could be moved as an amend posed a negotiation to see how much it could get for Elisha Whittlesey, Federick Whittlesey, Edward ment. He felt bound to persevere in the motion. a part of its territory, any other title would be as D. White, Williams, Young-81. Mr. Adams suggested that the best course would proper for this road as a military road Naye Messrs. Alexander, Robert Allen. Ander. be to fix on Wednesday-to which Mr. McDuffie son. Angel, Ashley, James Bates, Beardsley, Bell, assented. Bergen, Bethune, John Blair, Boon, Bouck, Boul The question was taken to set apart Wednesday din, John Brodhead, John C. Brodhead, Bucher, next to go into the consideration of the Tariff, and Burd, Cambreleng, Carr, Carson, Chandler, Clai- it was carried. borne, Clement C. Clay, Clayton, Connor, Craig, Crawford, Daniel, Davenport, Warren R. Davis, Dayan, Doubleday, Drayton, Felder, Findlay, Fitz In the Senate, Mr. King, from the Committee on gerald, Gaither, Gilmore, Gordon, Griffin, Thomas II. Hall, Wm. Hall, Hammons, Hawes, Hawkins, Public Lands, to which was referred the bill from Hogan, Holland, Horn, Hubbard, Ihrie, Irvin, Jar. the Committee on Manufactures, appropriating vis, Jewett, R. M. Johnson, Cave Johnson, Kava. for a limited time, the proceeds of the sale of nagh, Kennon, Lamar, Lansing, Leavitt, L compte, the public lands, made a report thereon adverse probably increase. As he should feel bound to vote Lewis, Mann, Mardis, McCoy, McIntire, McKay, to the bill, which was read, and 5000 copies order. agaiust the bill as it now stood, he could not move G. E. Mitchell, Muhlenburg, Newnan, Nuckolls, ed to be printed. The bill to retund the duties col. the previous question-but would suggest to its Patton, Smith, Soule, Speight, Standifer, Stephens, lected on merchandize, in certain cases, was read friends the propriety of putting some limitation to these amendments. Francis Thomas, Philemon Thomas, Wiley Thomp. a third time and passed. The Apportionment Bl Mr. Ingersoll said he believed every important ab. son, John Thomson. Verplanck, Wardwell, Wayne. was postponed to Saturday. The ension Bill was Weeks, Wheeler, C. P White, Wickliffe, Worthing taken up, and the amendment extending its provi-ject had been embraced in the bill, and though he had sions to officers and soldiers who fought in the Ineen reluctant in supporting the previous question, ton-95. dian wars prior to 1795, was rejected. Mr. Marcy now thought it necessary. He made that motion, Mr. Barringer, of North Carolina, rose and ob moved to embrace in the bill those who served three which was sustained by the House. 'The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a nays were taken, and distinctly heard is nameoved an amendment granting to the widows of called, but had refrained from voting. He begged Mr. Archer said it was very important to many ci persons entitled to the benefit of the act of 1828 one tizens who were interested in the claims under the the indulgene of the House now to explain the half of the sun which their husbands, it living French Convention, who had been deprived of their reason why he had not voted. It was a fact not to should have received. which was rejected. The tune be concealed, for it was already a fact well known from which the bill is to take effect was fixed at the money for twenty years, that the bill on that subject if not by newspaper report, at least to those from 4th of March, 1831. The bill was finally ordered He moved the House go into Cominitwhom newspaper information might be derived, that o a third reading by a vote of 26 to 19. he (Mr. B.) had been referred to as to a conversa. tion stated to have been held with the President, on the subject of the Houston affair. He was apprized Mr. Wickliffe, from the Select Committee, to of the design to call upon him, in the event of the whom was referred the report of the Secretary of the investigation, which was the object of the resolution | Treasury, in relation to the explosion of Steamboats, taking place; and whatever might be his position in &c. made a report, accompanied by a bill for the bet relation to the present adininistration, he felt it toer securing the lives of passengers, traveling in be his duty to avoid even the appearance of screen Steamboats. The bill was read twice, committed ing the President as a friend, or of persecuting him to a Committee of the Whole on the state of the

served, that he was in his place when the yeas and months, which was rejected. Mr. Frelinghuysen third time, ayes 102,noes 66-to-morrow was nan.ed.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

he acted ou.
tee on that bill.
Mr. Vance said important questions would arise
on that bill, which he was unwilling to go‘irtɔ at so
late an hour, and moved that the House adjourn
wnich was carried.

Saturday, May 19.

[REPORTED FOX THE N. Y. AMERICAN [ In the Senate, Mr. Grundy, from the couunittes to whom the post office bill had been referred, reported

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

against the section repealing the postage paid on Columbia and the private bills which were on Monday equal to three times the pressure that the boilers are newspapers. ordered to a third reading, were passed. The bill allowed to carry in steam; and if he shall be of The Military Pension bill, which has been so long John Laurens, was taken up, and after considerable said machinery and boiler are sound and fit for use, for the relief of the legal representative of Colonel opinion, after such examination and test, that the under discussion, was finally read a third time and discussion it was ordered to a third reading. The he shall deliver to the owner or master of such vespassed. [This is not the revolutionary pension bill, bill to renew the charter of the Bank of the United sel or boat duplicate certificates to that effect, starecently passed in the House of Representatives, of States was taken up, on motion of Mr. Dallas, who ting therein the age of the said boilers;-one of expressed a wish to address the Senate on the sub. which it shall be the duty of the said master and which Mr. Hubbard has had the charge; nor is it exject, but as the day was far spent, the Senate ad-owner to deliver to the collector or surveyor of the pected to pass through that House, as it does not em. journed. port wherever he shall apply for license, or for a re. brace the same, or so many; objects as are contained In the House of Representatives, Mr. Slade renewal of a license; the other he shall cause to be in the bill of Mr. H.] Ayes 26, noes 24. sumed his speech upon the charge against the Col- posted up, and kept in some conspicuous part of the The Apportionment Bill, as returned from the lector of Wiscassett, which he continued till the ex. said boat for the information of the public;-and piration of the hour allotted to inorning business.- for each and every inspection and test of the boiler House of Representatives with the amendment made The House then took up the motion to reconsider so made, the inspector shall be paid by the Secreta. by the Senate, not concurred in, was discussed at the bill authorizing a subscription to the stock of the ry of the Treasury, the sum of ten dollars. length, and finally the Senate receded from their Alexandria Canal Company, which was carried.— Section 6th makes it the duty of owners and mas. amendment, and the bill was read a third time and The further consideration of the bill was postponed ters of steamboats to procure such inspections once to Friday next. passed, and returned to the House of Representaa year, and the examination of the strength of the The bills reported from the Committee on Satur- boilers at least once in three nonths, under pain of tives-ayes 24, noes 19. day, were then taken up, and the amendments forfeiture of license, and being subject to the penalconcurred in, and the bills, excepting the bill car- ties of running the boat without a license. Section Mr. Slade addressed the Hou e on the Wiscasset rying into effect the stipulations of certain Indian 7th requires that in case of stopping the boat for any Collectors case, after which, the House suspended the third time. The House went into Committee of the ciently to work the pump, give the necessary supply treaties, were ordered to be engrossed and read a purpose, the engine shall be kept in motion suffi rule-this day being specially set apart for the busi- Whole upon the bill for promoting the growth and of water, and keep the steam down to what it is nees of the District of Columbia—and took up the bill, manufacture of silk. Mr. Root moved sundry a-under head-way, lessening also the weight upon the commonly called the Internal Improvement Bill, ma-mendments to the bill, which were rendered neces safety-valve,-under penalty of $200. Section 8th king appropriations for the several roads, harbors, and sary, he said, from the lapse of time since the bill directs the mode of recovering penalties. Section removal of obstructious in Rivers, &c. which after bewas originally reported. Mr. Drayton then moved 9th requires that there shall be one long boat or to strike out Philadelphia as the location of the yawl for every 50 tons of the tonnage of the steam ing debated, was at length finally read a third time filature contemplated in the bill, and insert Mans. vessel, each being capable of carrying at least 12 and passed. [The several places and objects for which field, Connecticut, on the ground that the growth persons. Penalty $300 Section 10th requires, as the appropriations were made, have been formerly sta and manufacture of silk had been nowhere else a part of the necessary furniture of steamboats, a ted in this paper.] in the United States so permanently established suction hose, and a fire-engine and hose, suitable to This motion was debated, when the amendment was be worked on board in case of fire-penalty $300. lost-ayes 34, noes 88. Section 11th provides that when two boats are about Mr.Polk, with a view of testing the opinion of the to meet each other on a river above tide water, the House upon the constitutional power of granting a master and pilot of the descending boat, when with. bounty of $40,000 to a young foreigner for the in in half a mile of the other, shall let off their steam, troduction of a new art-which was, in his view, and permit the boat to float upon the current until to strike out the enacting clause of the bill. Mr. done, the responsibility of steering clear of the deentirely a matter of municipal regulation,-moved the ascending boat shall have passed. This being Drayton would inquire what part of the constitution scending boat, shall rest upon the master of the ascontained the power of granting this donation? cending one. Section 12th requires every master The House then on motion of Mr. McDuffie, went Mr. D. went into a comparison between the princi. and owner of a steamboat running in the night to into Committee of the Whole on the state of the ple of this bill and that of the protective system, suspend two lights, one at the bow and the other at Union, and took up several Bills making appropriations which rested on the basis of revenue. Mr. Felder said the stern of the boat, at least three feet above the to carry into effect, provisions in Indian treaties, &e. artisan on condition that he take 60 apprentices whe the whole object of the bill was to give $40,000 to an deck, under penalty of $200. for annuities, with which they were occupied for the are to labor for his benefit and to board and clothe Supreme Court.-At the present term of the Suremainder of the day. themselves. He thought the proposition the most un-preme Court of this State, the following gentlemen blushing one he had ever heard of. Mr. Dearborn ex. were duly admitted as Counsellors of said Court, plained the course of legislation in Congress on the viz.

The following bills were severally read the third

time and passed.

A Bill concerning patents and useful inventions. A Bill to amend several acts for the establishment of the territorial government of Florida.

A Bill to exempt vessels from Portugal from pay ment on tonnage—and a bill to authorize the sale of certain public lands in the State of Ohio.

ย :

Monday, May 21.

In the Senate, a great number of private bills were acted on. The bill to authorize the publication of a stereotope editon of the Laws of the United States

was taken up, and amended, so as to embrace the Treaties and a General Index.

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Adams said,

subject or introducing the productions of other coun- Alexander M. Burrill, John C. Cruger, Obed the importance of encouraging this filature. Thisbert B. Hall, Ramsen Lloyd, Richard P. Marvin, tries. Mr. 1). went into a general explanation of Gridley, Samuel H. Hammond, Joseph Hyde, Gilproject stands in the same relation to silk that the Joseph P. Pierson, A. L. Robertson, Abraham D. Everett inquired where the constitutional power of K. Thorn, Robert Van Rensselaer, Jacob Van Winuse of the cotton gin does to cotton. Mr. Edward Russell, Edward Radcliff, John L. Stephens, William as the expectation of the report from the Committee of Manufactures upon the Tariff, had been suggested, maintaining apprentices to the art of war at West-ke, Josiah W. Wheeler, Joseph V. Whelan, Steit was proper to give notice to the House that the re- from Mr. E. the question was taken and the mo. Jeremiah Miller, Jr. Henry Davis, Jr. Jonathan Lawpoint was found? After some further remarks phen C. Williams, Everet Wenman, Peter Wilson, port and bill would be presented on Wednesday tion lost, ayes 49, noes 68. The committee then rence, John S. Chipman, James J. Petit, Benjamin morning. Mr. Polk, by unanimous consent, offered the following resolution :rose and reported the bill and amendments to the D. Silliman, Harris Wilson. Resolved, That the Clerk of this House cause to further returns from the Secretary of the Treasury as Altornies of said Court, viz:House. The Speaker cominunicated to the House And the following gentlemen were also admitted be prepared and printed 10,000 copies of the aggre-on the subject of the tariff, which were referred to gate population of each county in the several States, the committee on manufactures. The House then new, Richard H. Bowne, William Bayley, Edward William B. Aitkin, George F. Allen, James Ag. adjourned.-[Globe.]

taken from the returns of the 5th census, as correct. ed at the Department of State, setting forth in sepa O. Brien Oliver L. Barbour, Abner Benedict, rate columns, the free, the slave, and the federal or Safety of Steamboat Passengers.-Mr. Wickliffe, Brown, G. R. J. Bowdoin, E. H. Blackford, Edward Christian F. Buhler, John M. Bartlett, Daniel D. representative population of each county. of Kentucky, has reported a bill to the House of E. Cowles, Washington Cockle, James W. Carr, Which was adopted. Representatives in Congress, to provide for the John Cook, Robert J. Dillon, Horace Dresser, Ira Mr. Verplanck, from the committee of ways and greater security of passengers on board of steam E. Eastman, Henry Fuller, Nelson Faulkner, John means, offered the following resolution, which was vessels. It consists of twelve sections. The first Fairlie, Jerome Fuller, Wooten W. Haides, Benton adoptedand second require a license to be taken out for D. Hurlbart, Alexander J. Hamilton, Theodore B. Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed every steamboat which plies on the American wa-Hamilton, James Mowatt, Daniel C. Marsh, Arld. to communicate to this House the regulations of the ters, under penalty of $500 for each neglect. Sec. H. Maynard, Charles Mason, Christopher Morgan, department and the instructions to Indian agents, tions 3d and 4th provide for the appointment of In. Jr. Samuel Ogden, Edward G. Penney, Robert J. 8. respecting the disbursing and accounting for the spectors by the President of the United States, at Page, John D. Perkins, Charles N. Rowley, J. G. expenses of Indian emigration. such places and ports as he may judge expedient, Seaver, Denton G. Shuart, James Sutherland, Jr.

Mr. Slade resumed his speech against the report whose duty it shall be to make inspections of steam-Robert B. Taylor, George N. Titus, William W. Van of the judiciary committee, relative to the charge boats when called upon for that purpose, giving to Wagenen, Horace Wyman, William B. Wright, against the collector of Wiscasset, which he con- the owner or master duplicato certificates of the Isaac H. Wilson. tinued until the expiration of the hour allotted to same. morning business. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That it shall] The Speaker laid before the House a communi- be the duty of the person or persons who shall be [From the Raleigh (N C.) Register.] cation from the Secretary of the Treasury, accom- called upon to inspect the boilers and machinery, trict, was opened on Saturday last, present Chief The Circuit Court of the U. States for this Dispanied with further returns on the subject of manu- under the third section of this act, fully and tho. Justice Marshall and Judge Potter. factures, which were referred to the committee on roughly to inspect and examine the engine and ma- suits were tried, and but one criminal case, viz. the But few civil that subject. chinery of said boat, and state his opinion of its U. States vs. Abel Turner, for passing a counterfeit The day being set apart for the transaction of soundness; and he shall, moreover, provide him note on the U. States Branch Bank at Fayetteville business relating to the District of Columbia, the self with a suitable hydraulic pump, and, after ex- upon the Principal bank for $20, knowing it to residue of the sitting was devoted to it.-[Globe of amining into the state and condition of the boiler be such. The Jury found the prisoner guilty; but Tuesday.] or boilers of such boat or vessel, it shall be his duty judgment was arrested on the following ground: Tuesday, May 22. to test the strength and soundness of said boilers by Mr. Gaston, the prisoner's counsel, before entering In the Senate the bills relative to the District of applying to the same an "hydraulic pressure," upon his trial, objected to the Court, that the coun.

terfeit writing in evidence did not come within the statute in this case; but, after some remarks from the Court, the trial went on. After the conviction, the following entry was made, viz.:

The Norfolk Beacon mentions that Mr. John The Chillicothe (Ohio) Gazette states that of the Randolph's state of health is critical, and that he great number of beef cattle which were fed in the Scicould live but a few days longer. oto Valley during the last winter, not one remaine William Gaston, of North Carolina, an accom. beyond the ordinary consumption of the country.-Upon the trial of this case, it occurred as a question, whether plished lawyer, is nominated as a candidate for the They have either been bought up by eastern drovers, the attempt to pass the counterfeit bill in the indictment mention Vice Presidency, in the Charleston Courier. ed, knowing the same to be counterfeit, the said bill being sign-| or driven to market by those who feed them. It is ed with the name of John Huske, who had not at any time been Calonization. The ship Jupiter, Capt. William supposed that the number of beef cattle which will be President of the Bank of the United States, but at the time of the Peters, sailed from Hampton Roads on the 14th attened for market next winter, in the same Valley,

said counterfeit bill, was the President of the Office of Discount

and Deposit of the United States at Fayetteville, and counter-inst. for Monrovia, Africa, having 170 emigrants will amount to twelve thousand.
stened with the name of John W. Sandford, who at no ume was on board, of whom 94 were slaves transferred to the
Cashier of the Bank of the United States, but was at the date American Colonization Society for the express pur- in Salem, which was for a long while tenantless, in
The Mansion House of the late Joseph White, Esq.

aforesaid, Cashier of the said Office of Discount and Deposit,
was an offence within the provisions of the Act, entitled. An pose of being sent to Liberia.
Act to incorporate the Subscribers to the Bank of the U. States."|
Upon which question, the Judges being divided in opinion, it is
ordered, that the same be certified to the Supreme Court of the

U. States for the opinion of that Court."

SUMMARY.

WASHINGTON IRVING, after a long absence, has returned among us. His welcome will be most cordial. Mr. Van Buren, it is said, was owing to the Cholera about leaving Paris for the Rhine, and descending that river to Holland, pass thence into England, and embark at Liverpool about 1st June.

consequence in some degree, perhaps, of superstitious PENSACOLA, May 5, 1832.-The United States feeling, has been for a considerable time past the resischooner Shark sailed on the 1st instant. The Erie dent of Bishop Griswold. The venerable prelate lodand Fairfield are now lying off the Navy Yard, ges in the room in which its owner was assassinated. ready for sea, and only waiting a wind." The body of one of the passengers of the steamThe following officers have been detached from boat Brandywine was picked up afloat in the Mississippi, near Memphis, on the 1st inst. The sum of 1200 dollars in bank notes was found on his person.

ihe Erie since her arrival at Pensacola :
H. H. Rhodes, Lieutenant.

man worn enen

a

[From the Quebec Gazette.]

John C. Davidson, James H. North, Osmun Clniborne, Robert F. Pinckney, Geo. W. Harrison, Mid[From the N. Orleans Mercantile Advertiser, 7th inst.] shipmen. A WONDER.-It having become necessary to open Compliment to Mr. Livingston.-A district in the one of the tombs in the Cathelie burial ground, to north part of Guatemala, and also the chief town inter another body in the same tomb, the individuals of the district, is to be called 'Livingston,' as a tee-opening the same were surprised to find that the body timony of respect to the Hon. Edward Livingston, of a man which had been entombed five years, had The President has recognized Joseph A. Gordon as present Secretary of State at Washington, whose still every appearance of recent death, the coffin and Vice Consul of Tuscany for the part of New York. Penal Code' it is proposed to adopt in that Republic. shroud had mouldered into dust; and there, bare and At the annual meeting of the New-York Institu. What renders the compliment of greater value is, exposed, laid the body, after five years entombment. tion for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, held that it is conferred by an act of the Guatemalian go. When the persons moved the body to make room for the coffin which was to be placed in the same vault, the on the 15th inst. the following gentlemen were cho-vernment. Ben Officers of the Society: Destructive Fire at Louisville.-Extract from information has been given to us by a gentleman whose blood ran in its natural state from under the same. This James Milnor, D. D. President; Peter Sharpe, 1st letter dated Louisville, May 14:-"I have to inform veracity may be relied upon. Vice President; John Slidell, 2d Vice President; you of a most destructive fire that occurred here last Daniel E. Tylee, Treasurer; Harvey P. Peet, Secre- night. It commenced four or five doors south of BOAT RACE.-The fame of our annual regatta has tary. Market, on Wall street, in the cluster of frame build. Directors.-Robert C. Cornell, Timothy Hedges, ings north of the market house, which were all en-of their gigs to this country-one by the Cherub and induced the Greenock boat builders to send out two James Lovett, William F. Mott, Charles Mapes, tirely consumed, together with the market house.Rev. J. F. Schroeder, Lewis Seymour, James Smith, The buildings on the south side of the market house another by the Robertson. A match for £25 a side Martin E. Thompson, Peter S. Titus, Robert D. were scorched very much, and in imminent danger. the Lower Town, in the four oared gig brought out has been made between the gentlemen amateurs of Weeks, Brittain L. Woolley, Henry J. Wyckoff, Considerable damage sustained by removing goods." Heman Averill, James A. Burtus, John R. Willis, by the Cherub, and the four oared New York codar Melancholy Accident.-On Thursday last, the 10th built gig of the Officers of the 32nd, the Eagle to be John W. Leavitt, John Outhout, Myndert Van ult, as Mr. Joseph Clarkson, lumber merchant, as rowed by the Officers. It is to come off on Friday Schaick, Rufus L. Lord. endeavoring to get his timber down the river Laquar The Weather. A heavy rain commenced on Sa. in the township of Rawdon, a canoe in which were five week, the 25th inst. weather permitting. We understand that another Liverpool built gig turday afternoon, which continued with little inter. men and himself, upset just on the top of what is mission till last evening. On Saturday night there called the grand chute; two of the men were so fortu- has also arrived in the Unicorn. The New Yorkers was much thunder and lightning; we understand nate as to jump on a small island which was convenient; will have something to do to maintain their name that about half past 6 o'clock the lightning struck a Mr. C. and the other three were in an instant swep: against such odds, yet under equally favorable cir. house in Ludlow street,-the gable of which was down the dreadful cataract, and the three unfortunate cumstances, we think they will stand a fair chance. Wo have had an opportunity of visiting the Scotch no muro. M.. C. (wliveo intropidity much injured, and the back stoop almost destroyed and presence of mind on the occasion were aston-boats-they appeared a third longer than the Eagle, No person was hurt.-[Mercantile.] ishing) sccceeded ia keeping himself clear of the rocks and their models are very different from the AmerA block of seven two story brick front houses, built and descended to the bottom without any material ican. together in Monroe street, was removed yesterday injury; he then by an extraordinary effort laid hold The Lower Town amateurs had not completed morning, a distance of seven feet back, to conform of a piece of timber and got ashore; his escape may their crew this morning. The distance to be pulled with the new regulation of that street. The removal be considered miraculous when it is understood that will be four miles. of these buildings was accomplished in three hours af-the water falls in this place the distance of 100 feet o- Ancient Coins.-A few days since, as some laborers ter the machinery had been fixed for the purpose, and ver tremendous rocks, and at the bottom where he laid without any apparent injury, to either of them.-hold of the timber, there is upwards of 20 fathoms of felling an old pollard oak, they discovered two parcels on the estate of Mrs. Sheppard, of Campsey Ash, were [Mercantile.] water. The names of the poor men who were drown- f ancient coins, enclosed in thin lead cases; one of A Rescue from Drowning.-Upon the arrival of d are as follow; James Matthewson, foreman, am was quite embedded in the solid part of the reot. the steamboat North America, about nine o'clock Scotchman, George Robinson, and Thomas Dyer. They are chiefly pennies of Edward the Confessor last evening, a passenger, in attempting to get ashore Englishmen. We understood, Robinson has left a wife and Harold the Second, and amounted altogether to fell from the plank into the river, between the hoat and child to mourn his untimely fate; their bodies have nearly 600 pieces. What appears most singular is, and the dock. The cry of "a man overboard," was not yet been found.-[Montreal Courant, May 15.] that many of them are divided into halves and quarheard by National Johnson, (who is always at hand Villain Cught.-On Friday last the canal collecters, which evidently show that at that remote period in such cases,) and Mr. Morgan of the Merchant's tor at Lyons sent a man named Morris Sherman with these divided parts were circulated as halfpence and Line, by whose prompt exertions the life of a stran the sum of $678 to deposit in the Geneva Bank.-farthings.-[Bury Herald.] ger was preserved. The traveler had on his pack, Sherman went to Geneva, but did not deposit the Bells were formerly baptised, annointed, exercised which weighed about 60 lbs. and had sunk once be money, and immediately took the stage for the east. and blossed by the Bishop of the Diocese; the favofore his preservers reached him.-[Alb. Eve. Jour.] The collector soon got intelligence of the fact, and rite appellation of Tom, applied to several large bella ANOTHER. Yesterday afternoon, a lad of eight or sent in pursuit. His messenger got to Albany yes- arose probably from their having been named in terday morning, and gave information to the police. honor of Thomas à Beckett. The practice of conten years of age, was rescued from drowning by Mr In the course of the forenoon, constable Pemberton secrating bells was introduced by Pope John XIV. G. De Forest, shipjoiner, at the foot of Rector street found Sherman in a victualling cellar, and on him A.D. 968, and their supposed uses are described in Mr. De F. heard the cries of the boy from his shop, the sum of $583, together with a watch which he the old Monkish lines: and running out, plunged into the river just in time had purchased at Schenectady with a part of the to catch him as he was going down the third time, money. Sherman was of course put in prison.[Alb. Dai. Adv. Drowned.-On Sunday, 12th inst. a man named Nathaniel Hescott fell from the deck of a sloop, lad by the name of Stephen Jones, (about 16 Youthful Crime. On Saturday evening last, a near Gloucester Point, and was drowned. He had of age,) called at the boot manufactory of Mr. Cur. on dark pantaloons, check and flannel shirts, and tis Searle, Congress-street, and presented an order spotted summer vest. His name and the figure of purporting to have been drawn by Messrs. Whitney an eagle were marked upon one of his arms with & Brown, chair dealers, Cornhill, for a pair of India ink. He has left a wife and four children.-boots. The order was accordingly accepted; but Should his body be found any information respecting Mr. S. from some cause being induced to suspect it will be thankfully received by his distressed family, all was not right, sent it immediately to Mr. Whitif left at Randolph's lumber yard, in Front above Callowhill.st.-[Phil. Chron.] ney, who forthwith pronounced it a forgery. Jones was yesterday morning arrested, and fully commit. The store of Wurts, Musgrave & Wurts, No. ted for trial at the Municipal Court, the evidence of 175 Market street, was broken open on Saturday or his guilt being conclusive against him. He had for- Lando Deum verum, plebem voce, congrego cle-Sunday evening last, and goods to the value of one merly been for a short time in the employ of Messrs. rum, defunctos ploro, pestem fugo, festa decorothousand dollars stolen therefrom. A reward of two Whitney & Brown, but was discharged therefrom that is, I praise the true God, call the people, conhundred dollars is offered for the apprehension of the in consequence of certain alleged acts of dishonesty. vene the clergy, lament the dead, dispel pestilence robbers.-[Phil. Enq.] -[Boston Traveller.]

years

Funera plango, fulgura frange, Sabbatta pango,
Excito lentos, dissipo ventos Paco amentos.
Thus translated by Fuller :-
Funera plango

Fulgura frango.

Sabbatta pango.

Excito lentos.

Dissipo ventos.

Paco amentos.

and grace festivals.

Men's death I tell
By doleful knell.-
Lightning and thunder
I break asunder.
On Sabbath, all'
To Church I call.
The sleepy head
I raise from bed.
The winds so fierce
I do disperse.
Men's cruel rage

I do assuage,

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had its origin from this cause.

The total population of Tennessee, according to a statement published in the Nashville Republican, is 684,951 Of this number 538,070 are white, 142,368 slaves, and 4513 tree colored persons.

At once it quite ingalfs all human thought;
'Tis comprehension's absolute defeat!

Strawberries, the growth of the gardens in the making all possible angles with its previous direc- and the tenants of space, are in rapid motion; bu tions, and still be as distant from a boundary as at what imagination can possibly conceive of that neighborhood of Baltimore, were abundant in the the first. Two hodies might travel millions of ages power which impels the movement? An idea may market of that city on Wednesday, at 37 1-2 cts. per with exceeding velocity towards each other, and in be acquired of this rapid motion by a reference to Words and familiar objects-the velocity of a ship impelled by the same right line, and never meet. quart. numbers fail, or we might call in the aid of the ages the wind, particularly if urged over the rolling bil. We stop the press (says the Raleigh N. C. Regis-that have rolled on to the present moment, and those lows by a furious teinpest; the swiftness of a bird ter, of Friday last) to announce the perpetration of which the vast ocean of futurity contains, and assist winging its flight through the air, especially if pura shocking murder, in the immediate vicinity of this the ideal flight with the swiftness of sun-beams or of sued by an eagle; the motion of a ball projected place, last night. About dark, as the wie of Mr.seraphs; but no human fancy can summon up an from a cannon, which, in some cases, is at the rate adequate conception to rove through this mighty a. of 800 miles in an hour. But these are creeping John Sugg was sitting in her own house, she was byss, where, above, beneath, around, all is inter things: Saturn, one of the most tardy in its course of any of the planets--a globe 900 times larger than shot and instantly killed. There is no doubt that minable ocean, shoreless, bottomless : the earth, is impelled at the rate of 22.000 miles in the deed was committed by a son of her husband, an hour, carrying with him a system of stupendous rings, and seven moons larger than the earth's satby a former wife, who has but recently returned af. He im This wondrous space is replenished with rolling elite. Jupiter, whose vast circumference would an absence of many years from this region. mediately fled and has not as yet been apprehended. orbs of diversified forms, magnitudes, and consti- comprize within it a thousand such globes as the one The murderer was so near to his victim that her tutions. Is it not more easy to conceive that these we inhabit, moves at the rate of 29,000 miles in an head and neck are literally torn to peices. The glorious bodies are infinite in their number, and in-hour. This earth is urged forward at the rate of family lived unhappily, and no doubt the fatal deed terminably dispersed over the fields of space, than 68,000 miles in an hour; and Mercury still faster, that they are placed in a void whick bounds the am being 107,000 miles in the same time; but even these Let it, however, be supposed motions are siow when compared with that of the plitude of creation? that there is a termination, and that a circle can be comet of 1680, which went half round the sun in described and generated which would include the ten hours and a half, and its tail (at least an hunwhole of mater.al existence; and that this spheri-dred millions of miles in length) turning round in cal universe is as vast as the imagination can grasp the same time, keeping nearly in the direction op. by either numbers or geometry-let the rein of fancy posite to the sun; the velocity of this comet, at this be given to the most vigorous mind in calculating part of its orbit (its perihelio»), was 880,000 miles in the sum total of these suns, firmaments of suns, an hour; and so closely did it approach the sun, systems of systems of suns-let the toil of compu- that supposing the centrifugal or projectile force to "To acquire a correct idea of magnitude, we must tation be renewed year after year, with the aid o have been annihilated at this point of its course, it ascend some elevation, from whence a prospect the whole human race, and a continuation of the would have fallen into the sun in less than three might be obtained of an uninterrupted horizon; here task be left as a legacy to posterity, to estimate the minutes! in the sphere of the fixed stars there is would be displayed an extent of view, stretching for- grand amount. In his imaginary calculation of reason to believe that bodies are in motion, whose ty miles in every direction, forming a circle eighty the suns of the universe, it should be borne in mind velocities are proportionably greater than any in miles in diameter, consequently one hundred and that all are arranged in clusters; and that each elus-in. planetary system. One of the double stars comfifty in circumference, and an area of five thousand ter is as distant from each other in the same pro pietes its revolution in fif y-seven years; in estimasquare miles. This, then, would be one of the lar-portion as two individual stars in a cluster may being the orbit described by a lesser sun about a greagest objects that the eye could grasp at one time from one another. The system of fixed stars to ter, it will not be necessary to suppose (though probbut, large as it is, it would require forty thousand which our sun belongs is the Via Lactea, the extent ably it is the case) that the two bodies are as remote such prospects to constitute the whole surface of the of which is at least nine hundred times the distance from each other as the nearest fixed star is from our earth; but this is comparatively nothing; for one of of the nearest fixed star from our central orb so sun, namely, twenty billions of miles were it even those glittering points which ornament the celestial distant is the extreme boundary of our cluster or admitted that the line of separation between them conopy (Jupiter), is fourteen thousand times larger nebula, that the light of a star placed at its farthest was only a twentieth part of this distance, the rethan the earth, and the sun 1,384,480 times larger verge, though it travel with the velocity of twelve volving star would then move at the rate of 12,000,than our terrestrial globe! Here, then, the imagi- millions of miles every minute, would take up three 000 miles is an hour. This motion, observed among mation begins to be overpowered at an early step of thousand years to reach the earth! The telescope many of the fixed stars, confirms the belief that our the comparison; for there are, it is probable, an has discovered thousands of these clusters of stars; sun, with its bright retinue of comets, planets, and hundred million of such bodies as the sun within the from those that are distinctly seen and of considera satellites, is moving forwards through space with a scope of modern instruments, each individual of ble oxtent, to that are barely visible under the most velocity past conjecture. It is therefore probable which may be as vast as our solar orb; and if all of favorable circumstances of atmosphere, and with that the solar system will never, in the course of its these wore sangregated into one mass; it would the most powertal instruments. In estimating the most protracted duration, ever revisit any part of probably be but as nothing when compared with the number contained in this limited universe, when the same curve or line it has moved over since the ages had rolled over ages, it is evident a boundary creation." material creation that lies beyond the reach of huwould be approximated; for on the principle that man research.

MISCELLANY.

[From Time's Telescope for 1832.]

In the course

Intimately connected with the idea of magni-matter is not infinitely extended, the task of nu. King William and Queen Adelaide.-The King tude is that of space-space, the theatre of astromeration would at length be terminated, even though and Queen have been to Drury Lane; and the pre. nomical science. When the midnight sky is refined in an eternity of time, it the phrase may be admitted: sence of their Majesties seems-to judge by the by frost, the deep azure canopy is seen to be throng numbers could be applied to denote the aggregate. newspaper criticisms-to have conferred new bril. ed with glittering points, which we call stars. It On the conclusion of the task, this stupendous fact lianey on the School for Scandal. But the event is adinited that these are at an immense distance; would be evident, that this spherical universe of of the evening was one with wn.ch Sheridan's hu. The King took coffee! for were we to travel in the direction towards which suns and systems, limited in number, would bear nomor or wit had no concern. they lie, they would not increase their apparent proportion to the vast void which would surround But that too sinks into insignificance compared magnitude, which is the case with those objects ita void, compared with which the fair fields of with the fact to be noticed in history-the Queen which we approach on the earth's surface. The di creation would be an atom; and from some distant carefully put cream and sugar into it-yea, even ameter of the earth, therefore, is too small a scale point of space the whole of the vast assemblage into his Majesty's coffee did she careful y put cream with which to measure their distances; the diameter would sink into the dim twinkling of a solitary star! and sugar. Whereupon the most wise public did of the earth's orbit also fails in accomplishing the But there is a consideration connected with this raise themselves on their hind legs, did wave their desired object. This amazing length of line (190 subject which renders it probable that matter is in-fore ones, and bray most lustily; loud were the millions of miles) fails to in rease or diminish their finitely extended; for were the universe limited, the cheers, and great was the occasion. “ Visual angle, or alter their relative positions to each surrounding void would have no action on the of the evening, refreshments having been intro. other. Without availing ourselves of every step bodies it environed; these would then exert all their duced to the Royal party, the Queen very carefully which reason and science afford, it will be readily gravitating force on each other; those system on the put cream and sugar into his Majesty's coffee, which admitted that space lies far beyond where the faint-confines of creation would be less acted upon in one she then handed to him. This unaffected but affec. est star beain may be supposed to indicate the verge direction than another, without any attractive influ- tionate attention of Her Majesty was noticed while of creation. To aid, however, the contemplation, ence to keep them in their position. In the other di- least expected by her, and drew down from the the nature of extension may be considered-ere rection, these exterior systems would be most power- whole house a hearty manifestation of the senti extension; the distanco of two bodies from each o-fully acted upon by the interior, which action would ments which it excited." There is certainly some. ther; the path along which a body moves: but the ultimately draw them towards the centre with ac- thing grand in the spectacle of Majesty taking path described by a moveing body in a right line, celerated velocity, till the whole would ultimately coffee before his people, and more imposing still is has only length; space has also breadth and thick-rush together and form one immense mass of matter Majesty when wielding the sugar tongs, and ele. ness, which latter may be called a solid space; keep. But when we admit that suns, and systems of suns, vating the cream jug in the face of the world: no ing the mind intent on the figure thus supposed, let are continued without end, we see a counterbalance wonder that the awestruck multitude cried aloud! it be conceived, if possible, of an infinite extension of this action, an equilibrium preserved, and the Shenstone said of the rat that nibbled away his in the three dimensions: of the infinite flowing mind seems to be relieved from a species of horror.

If is an error, 's an error sprung
From noble root, high thought of the Moet High,
But wherefore error? who can prove it such?
H that can set Omi.ipotence a bund.
Can nian conceiv. beyond what God can do?
Noting but quite impossible is hard
He summos into being with like ease.
A whole creation and a single grain;
Speaks hete word, a thousand worlds are born!
Aousand worlds! there's space for millions more!
And in what space can his great fiat tail?
Dare not his glory a sti brighter ray
The less is lett to Chaos?

Geography,"

"a sea

Wee to him a dish of tea,

a line each way: an infinite extension of a superfi cies; an infinite radiat on of a cube; but the mind falters in attempting to fathom this profound abyss Let there he described the largest circle that un. gination can conceive, and a tangent be drawn to this vast circle, and extended till the powers of the mind languish. Do we approximate a bound ry? that which bounds must itself be bounded, and thought invigorated may renew the task; but mul. ions and millions of years may the swiftest wing mrge on its vigorous unwearied fight in one direc tion,-it may ascend, descend, and describe a course, These bodies, vast in magnitude, infinite in number, at school say—“ Here, William, here's your coffee

Anel a kingdom urea and butter." Doubtless the sapient public had until this time imagined that Kings eat up counties for dinner, and for coffee take colonies. Vast, then, anust their de ight have been when they saw the good man sip out of china, and his wife handling a cream pot, and doing it carefully too, and with an affecti nats attention. Her Majesty did not rudely, like a boy

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