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Congress.
Thursday , F(!b. 7.—Senate.—Messrs. Mangum
and Borland exp lained statements which they had
made respecting Washington , that no offence was
intended to his decendants.
Mr. Halo presented the petition of the Quakers
of Wisconsin , for prohibiting slavery from the terri-
tories, and moved that it be received , which motion
was laid upon the table by a -vote of 25 to 21.
Mr: Douglas, in some brief remarks explaining
the reason for voting against the reception of tin:
resolution' from Noitli Carolina yesterday, said he
was opposed to the whole slavery agitation.
Further proceedings were suspended , and Mr.
Hunter announced the (loath of Mr. Newman , and
offered the usual resolutions.
Mr. Clay stated that the death having occurred
during the recess, he would move to dispense 'wit h
an adjournment.
Mr. Cass suggested that the Senate adjourn in
this case, and adopt rides applicable to future cases
After some debate , Mr. Clay withdr ew his motion.
and the Senate adjourned.
House.—X bill to remit certain duties on mer-
chandise destroyed at New York in 1845, was re-
ferred. , *
Mr. Potter introduced a resolution , calling for the
expenses, &c. for transmittin g the mails to Oregon
and Panama.
Report accepted—In favor of the appropriation ol
the land in Oregon for negroes. (?)
The report to referr th.'it portion of Ihe message on
manufactures to a select Committee , lies over.
Mr. Bayly moved to terminate the debate on the
revenue bill at two o'clock to-morrow. Carried.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the revenue bill , and speeches were madi
by Vinton ,Joncs,Winthrop and Toombs—the Com-
mittee rose and the House adjourned.
Mr, Hackett of Georgia is pronounced out of dan-
ger.
Fiuday, Feb. 8.—Senate.—Mr. Davis , of Massa-
chusetts, advocated the reception of petitions for the
nboltion of slavery, but not for a dissolution of the
Union.
Messrs. Foote .and Hale had a personal discussion
—a personal facetious sparring. Mr. Foote said Mr.
Hale merited expulsion , but he should not move it.
He took back his former threat towards him , as he
had now no idea of hang ing him ,
Mr. Seward moved to refer the questian of recep-
tion to the Judiciary Committee , with instructions
to report.
The subject was then laid over for the special or-
der—the resolutions of compromise presented by
Mr. Clay—which were taken up. Mr. Houston oc-
cupied the attention of the Senate for two hours and
n half , in expressing his views ,whi nre ofl t.n
heard to move and shake in the most mysterious
manner . To the old settlers , these phenomen a have
long ceased to excite their attcn tion .but visilo.s and
new comer* are ,,ot unfre qucmtl y roi ,st,() bv thcIn
frorn sleep and distu.bed , Ilot onl y by the 'idea of
robbers , I.K t l.y ,he erude ll0,imi8 oj- SU p(,rniltIlVil l
put into (h eir Ueads by ,]10 fi( tions o(
.
^ .l||(lf,
writers , and superstition-lov ing tale-bcaiers We
have heard of nervous ladies .not very decp ly
'
versed
in the relations between cause and effect who Inve
thus been greatl y fri ghtened .and at least of one val-
iant lord , so overcome by the rattlin g of window s
and doors, when there was no wind "to mov e them
and by the idea that his house was infested by vob '
bers, that his wife had to leave her bed and g0 over
the house before ho could bo quieted and relieved
from his tormentin g apprehensions. But such cases
of weakness have not been common ; for the myste-
ry has been well known to those who have investi ga-
ted the matter. It is onl y in very quiet states ofThe
tttmosphenvvlmn no current of .wind disturbs it .thtit
such voices are hoard ; Htid it is precisely a.t such
times when the falling of tho water over ihe dams
on Mill River , will produce a sufficient vibration of
he air to,jar or shake the windows and doors of
houses. ; Such is the true exp lanatio n of the pheno-
mena long known in our town , and we presume it
holds true, of like ones in oilier communiti es.
[Tnnnton Democrat.
j TIassacIinsetts ILeg-Jslafsiire.
Our cotemporaries , on both sides , have given
their readers glimpses from Ihe " annual report '' of
the managers of this road to the Legislature ; but as
the Observer has to copy from the Register , and , af-
ter having done, so declares the Register 's statement
to be "but an imperfect account of the condition of
ihe Road"—and more especiall y as we find ourselves
entirel y unable to make head or tail ,bod y or brains ,
out of (he "imperfect " skelelon of the Register,even
as it is improved upon by the Observer—we with-
hold any extracts fi om either , or comments thereon;
hoping that if the public is not soon furnished with
a correct and authentic copy of the "report ," the
peculiar and especial friends of the present board of
Directors—the Reg ister and Observer .—will at least
be able to agree on a synopsis thereof which shall
command their joint endorsment ,and which shall be
within the scope of the comprehension of common
minds. The affairs of that concern have so long
been beclouded and mystified , j umbled into confu-
sion and smothered with misrepresentations , bv its
managers and directors , that we believe the stock-
holders most heartil y desire a full , fair, clear , honest ,
intelli gible representation of the true, condition of
their property—and we hope they will get it—in-
deed ,we hope they have got it , in the Report in ques-
tion now before the legislature ! But , without wish-
ing to prc-judge it , or them ,we still cannot withhold
our sincere belief, that the Report this year present-
ed (like the one last , which the committee of the
lug islalure to whom it was addressed confessed they
eouldn 'i understand *
) will leave the stockholders as
much in the dark , and as much the dupes of the de-
ception hitherto practiced upon them , as they were
last summer , when they were made to believe that
"hut few shares of the stock could then be boug ht ,
even at .$75 per share !'
' As we ought to give a rea-
son for this belief , we add , mournfull y, it is because
we do not look upon the present Board of Directors
(or rather the two or three wire-pulling, scheming
shaving managers thereof) as possessed of sufficient
ability or honesty to put forth such an exhibit. And
the stockholders will be just as much in tf ie dark un-
til about December , 1851—when their bonds become
tlue—unless they sooner take matters into their own
hands , and have minute and thorou g h investi gation
¦—such as the Worcester ,the Norfolk ,and the Maine
have had , and such as the Old Colony is now hav-
ing—by an intelli gent , honest , faithfu l committee ap-
pointed by themselves. Tlie sooner they do this ,the,
better forihem ; the longer they omit it , the deeper
they will get into inextricable difficulty.
"Marrtaok Consummated!—The Democrats
and Free Soilers of Barnstable united their forces
by selecting two Democrats and one Free Soiler for
Selectmen , to defeat the Whi gs of old Barnslable. —
'The proceedings of this marriage are full of interest ,
and we hope lo be able to notice them more at. length
another time.'"
In the above attemp t to parod y a paragrap h of
ours , the Register has exhibite d more than iis usual
smartness .
' Well , nei ghbor , we also hope you will
find time to notice , "more at length ," the , proceed-
ings of the Democratic Caucus , at which an old
Democrat , who had for a year or two been enrolled
in Ihe Free Soil ranks , was selected as a reg ular
democratic candidate for Selectman , on the ticket
with two of the unswerving and steadfast of the faith-
ful. Tell your readers that that "Free Soiler" had
previousl y abjured the third-part y ism of those ambi-
tious traders in politics he had temporaril y been as-
sociated with—repudiated and denounced Ihe traf-
ficing, truckling, hucksterin g betrothed and subse-
quent "marriage '' of the odds-and-ends of Ihe De-
mocracy of Barnstable to the ever-wooin". inconti-
nent embodiment of Whiggory here !—had most em-
phaticall y declared- himself a democrat , disgusted
with the tradin g propensities of those with whom he
had stood out , independentl y of both the other par-
lies , on the assertion and for the maintainanee , as
ho had sup|)Osed ,ofa;)7-tnc(/)/e :—Iliat he had refused
to attend the Free Soil meeting where the proposal
and consummation of marriage with whi ggeiy were
expected to be. made ; 'disclaimed anyand all partic-
i pation in such proceedin gs and renounced forever
the recognition of any such union ; asking to be.
considered onl y, as formerly, a Democrat. Tell
your readers that such was the position of the indi-
vidual Ihe Democ rats put in nomination , for the
place , where they had in years previous elected him
and he had most abl y and faithfull y served them !
That it was the return of such a Democrat , under
such circumstances , to the Democratic fold, and his
acceptance there , that constitute d the " marriage
consummated ," on our part—and -most nobl y did the
whole Democracy of the town ratif y and sanction
the doings of their caucus , a in trium p hant election
of their whole ticket by a majorit y of 1G0 over the
combined forces of Whi ggeiy and Aboliti onism ,with
their new union leader (!) at (heir head.
Make the most of this proceedin g—j n which the
Democrats of Barnstable take pride , and to which
they recur with pleasure—'and as we had the pleas-
ure of being present at these proceedin gs ,we i\ill be
at your elbow also , to correct any misslatenicn(s into
which you may (unintenti onall y of course) fall.
And , now , with the foregoing, we wish to contrast
the billing and cooing, the advancin g and y ieldin -'
and finall y the uniting ?Ild affiliatin g, whieh
'
characT-
terized and comp leted the "marriage " of Whiggcry
and Free Soilism in Barnstable. It is intere sting,
very. First , the time and place ;—both cli ques as-
sembled , on the same evening, in the same town
house (onl y one was in the main hall , t he ot her in
the lobby)—The one, whi ggeiy, rcpiescntcd by the
complaisant and di gnified gentleman , who presided ,
for one session , with such extraordinary success over
the wholl y-whi g Senate of Massachusetts :—he pre-
sided , in the Hall at this marriage scene ; and had
'he assittance , as h is master of ceremonies ,and grand
usher , his ever-lovin g whi g brot her , the gentleman |
who , as chairman of the comm ittee for that purpose ,
wrote the dashing " Address o
f tlte Whig County
Convention to the Electors of the County of Damsta-
ble " last fall , in which he evident ly strained himsel f
in expressing his contempt for these same " Free
Soilurs " he had now come to coax and to cuddle
with. [But let us quote , briefl y, here , from that fa-
mous "address :"— for instance •
"It [the Free Soil party] is, after all , a mere com-
bination of disappointed men of both parties , galher-
Cape C«<3 Branch Rail Koad.
ing, by their acts and their sophistries, the remirints
of the short-lived Liberty party, ,,,id stray men of
all degrees ofextramgar.ee in op inions and conscience
under the nonsensical and misapp lied waf -cn: of Free
Soil. It is the "vaultin g ambiiion '' of the p-ist fd
len on "the other side ' of politic al integrity with the
"
few curious bystanders who have been attract ed bv
their wonderfu l exertions to outlive every thinirthev
once were ! * * * * * £ ^
* * * Wit h them , Free-Soil means only
that they are free to do as they please on every soi"l
and Free Trade simp ly that they will trade with any
body for offices , on whatever terms, for read,, pay or
reasonable credit , on sight or on time, or j n \}le ,nore
ennobling sphere of jockeying and barter . Out on
suc h ha l low , shameless pretension—su ch disregard
of princi ple when under the guise of perfect inno-
cence—such craving hunger and thirst for spoils
when the outside exhibits only the sheep 's clotlnnq " '
Well , it was the same whi gs that put forth that
address, that had now met in the town house and
the writer of that address was among (he foremost
in pay ing court to , or in "the more ennobling sphere
of jockeying and barter " with , those gentlemen (now
assembled in the lobby of the same house) whom he
so grap hicall y designates above , as "disappointed
men ;" "stray men of all degrees of extravagance in
opinions and conscience ;" "fallen on the other side
of po litical integrity ;" read y to "trade with any body
for offices !"¦
Such were the parties which had come to this
wedding ! And after the, "terms" had been settled
(a n u)i-"reasonable credit ," it will prove , we guess);
after the "jockey ing and barter " had been crone
throug h with , the bride , who had thus far been coop-
ed up in the lobb y, was ushered into the august and
magesterial presence of the waiting bridegroom , in
the town hall ;—and the chairman of Freesoilism ,
taking his seat on the rostrum beside the chairman
of Whi ggeiy, the serio-comico ceremony of union
was proceeded in—b y reading the marriage contract;
which required , that ancient and di gnified Whi"-
gery—who had nominate d his list of Selectmen and
Town Clerk—should dispense with the latter anil
one of the former candidates (though they had been
true and loyal subjects) and should substitute there-
for chosen men from out of the bod y of "disappoint-
ed men ," "stray men ," in "sheep's clothin g,'' whe
had just emerged from the lobby, fainUhin g with
"craving hunger and thirst for spoils .'" Such were
the "terms ;" and they were acceded to! The
"Makriagu toa.i Consummated." The union was
proclaimed—the ticke t was circulated. But how
was this amal gamation received by the peop le ?—
[low was this "consummation " blest, by even the
Whi g and Free Soil voters , at the town meeting on
the followin g Monday ? Wh y, Ihe story is briefl y
told. The adopted candidate of Whi ggery the
leader of Free Soilism in the Count y—the man
whom the Democracy of Ihe town and count y have ,
for many years , heretofore , supported and elected
to various offices—and who now was the princi pal
agent in this "jockey ing and trading " of his free
soil friend.., (himself at their head) ovcrto the whi g
party—lo advance whom now , at the head of the
Whig ticket, this marria ge was consummated —after
all this labor , and exertion , and sacrifice , he receiv-
ed , in town mecling, 104 votes !—six votes more
than the regular old fashioned Whi g on the same
ticket—and 164 votes less than Ihe lowest on Ihe
Democratic ticket.
Anon , we may refer to this subject again .
Sabbath Evening Lectuises.—Th e Rev. J.
N. Bellows gave a lecture at the Unitarian house of
worshi p in this place , last Sabbath evening, .is intro-
ductory to a series of lectures which he proposes to
give at the same, house on Sabbath evenings , during
the present season. His lecture was an outline of
some of the most pr ominent writers and books
of the old Testament , and was extremel y interestin g .
A large, number of our citizens were present , and
we trust they will continu e to attend tho course
which is to follow. The lecture s are gral nitons ,
and Mr. Bellows has had much experience as a lec-
turer , invaiious departments of knowled ge, religious
and secular.
On this occasion the sp lendid and new Chande-
lier of this house was lighted for Ihe first lime , and
made a grand disp lay. The choir and organ gave
forth their most noble and touchin g strains , and al-
together , the occasion was one of much enjoyment.
The contents of the Patriot 's '-Nurse Bottle" are get-
ting a. little sour.—{Editorial of the Register.
QS^ YVe didn 't suppose our neighbo r had , himself
been "sipping fr om" those "contents." We had imag-
ined , indeed , that the feeble stomachs of his puling
contributors mi ght reject the dose administered lo than.
If it is too heavy or hearty for our brother of the fra-
ternity , he should leave such matters to be partaken of
by those for whom they are prescribed.
The Bully of this Tost Office.—The follow-
ing interesting notice of a f ight between the Native
American member of Congress from Pennsy lvania .and
the dirty blackguard of thu "Post Office Department ,
we copy from the Washington correspondence of a
New York paper :
"A fight took place this evening at the National Ho-
tel , between the Hon. Mr. Levin , 'of Pennsy lva nia , and
the Hon. Fitzhenr y Warren , Second Assistant Tost-
niaster General. '-I« your name, Levin 1" said Mr.
Warren, "Yes, sir; but I do not want to have any-
thing to do with you , for yo u are a c'l—d scound rel,"
was the rep ly of Levin. Mr. Warren then struck Mr.
h., who defended himself with a small cane.—Warren
following him up a la Tom Ilyer, til l Col. Baker and
others got between the belli gerents and separated them.
The fracas grew out of a Pennsy lvania mai l agency ob-
noxious to Levin. Mr. L. came off second best."
Legislature.—Very littlcof interest seems to be
going on at our Slate House. The Senate is debating
th e propr iety of enlarging the capital of Corporation? ,
or rather the question of jcatli of Caj>t. Ira Burslej
The Briti sh steamer Europa , Capt. Lott , which
arrived at Halifax last Fi iiliiy, P. M.—(from whence
her arrival and news was telegrap hed and express- i
cd , via Portland , to Boston on Saturday)—brings I
out the very melanchol y intelli gence of the death of,
Capt. Iha Bukslet , with twelve of his crew , and j
the shi pwreck and total loss of his nohlu ship, the j
Hottinguer , of New York ,—a brief account of which ]
disaster will be found in our paper today, under the
head of Forei gn News.
In the commercial circles of those cities—Liver-
pool and New York—to and from which the. Hottin-
guer has sailed as a packet shi p of the first class and
importance ,ami from whence she has alternatel y,and
with giv.it ru^nbirity, borne her^recious burthens of
life , as wi ll as of iht i richest merchandise of every
dime , for many years—and where , the face of her
noble , sclf-saciificing master , was as famil iar and as
dear as "household words ''—the news of this sudden
and most unlooked for disaster and death , must
create a wide-spread and deep-felt sensation of grief
and consternation. For Capt. Burslev has filled a
large space on an active stage , the. which can nev-
er be refilled , as ho has occup ied it. He was one
of the oldest American shi pmasters now in service ,
and throug h a long series of years he has, by his
great skill as a navi gator, by his j udicious manage-
ment as a business agent , and by his many manl y
traits of character , won great popularity, and the
more enduring esteem of a numerous and wide
sphere of acquaintance on both sides ef the Atlantic.
Such will be, such is, the public appreciation of
the death of Capt. Bursley ;—but we forbear to de-
pict the desolation , the agony of sorrow, which must
now pervade Ihe household where he has forever left
a widow and six lovel y children , the eldest child and
onl y son among whom ,was one of the passengers .sav-
ed from the Ilottin guer. Here this great bereavement
must fall with a paralizi ng effect , which onl y Chris-
tian faith and princi ple can bear with resignation. —
Many other families and an extensive circle of per-
sonal friends and relations in New York , the cilyof
of Capt. Bursley 's residence—and elsewhere , are
deep ly bereaved by the loss, in him of a most gen-
erous and devoted brother and friend.
Capt. Bursley was a native of this town , where he
has a brother and many other relatives. lie was
born iii 1798 , and at his death had numbered 51
years. At ihe earl y ago often years , he. began as a
cabin boy, the ever perilous life, of a seaman , which
he continued to follow with but few and short in-
termissions , lo the day of his sad death. By con-
stant and indomitable asskluily to improve all op-
portunities of learning his duty, and a thoroug h
practical knowled ge of his profession , aided by a
naturall y strong mind and great physical energ ies,
he rose , step by step, throug h all its grades, from the
humble office we have named , to that of the accom-
plished , skillfu l and popular commander of one of
the finest shi ps which ever crossed the Atlantic.
That he had sterlin g traits of character as a man.
as well as a mariner , many could attest who have
received from him oft and liberal pecuniary aid , or
have witnessed his courage and generous forget fulness
of self on many occasions of danger and trial upon
the roug h bil low; but the lasl scene of his eventfu l
career , wherein he preferred to risk the sacrifice of
life and all ho held dear , rather than abandon a
great trust , speaks volumes for his heroic courage
and nobleness of soul.
OS*" Six of the denomination calling themselves
"Come-onters ," viz : Capt. Thomas Smith and wife,
Mr. Lot Gorham , Mrs. IT. Hinckley, Mrs. John U.
Smith , and Mrs. A. Easterlirooks , were brought before
Lothrop Davis , Esq., on Saturda y last, upon the com-
plaint of Messrs. Nelson and Daniel Scudder for "riot-
ous proceedin gs" at the house of Mr. Daniel Smith , on
the evening previous.
It appeared in evidence that Mrs. Scudder, the moth-
er of the comp lainants , had been hitherto considered a
member of this sect—that her health had "been impaired
by ' burthens " which they had put upon her—and by
requiring thai she should give up her connection with
her children. In consequence of her feeble health and
distracted state of mind she was induced , a few weeks
since , to leave her own home to reside with her son-in-
law , Mr. Daniel Smith , for necessary protection. The
"Come-outers" had previous to this , at various times
threaten ed that ' they would come with an army and
take her." On Friday night , while Mr. Smith and a
portion of liN family, were attendin g a public lecture at
the Methodist Chapel , in this neighborhood , the six
persons arrested went to the house of Mr. Smith , and
told Mrs. Scudder they had come with the "power oj
God;' and that she "must go'> with them—that "she
would be miserable for life if she did not go." Mrs.
Scudder became very much excited , and having lost
her self-control , consented to go with them. Capt.
Joseph Huckins was present , and interposed his influ-
ence to prevent their taking her :—considerable confu -
sion then ensued , in which the stovej n the room was
upset. The ''Come-outers " declared the "lost sheep was
found"—that "the army had come to take her away," &c.
&e. The noise and confusion of these proceedings
was heard by the people of that immediate neighbor-
hood. On their return from Mr. Smith's they pro-
claimed throug h the street their triump h of "having got
the old lad y." They took her to the house of Mr. John
R. Smith. Immediatel y after she left , the alarm was
given to her sons , who vfere at the Methodist Chapel ,
and procurin g the assistance of Mr. Deputy Sheriff
Goodspced .proceedcd to the house, and took their moth-
er home.
The trial at the Court House occupied the greater
part of Saturday ,and was attended by a large concourse
of people. Zeno Soudder , Esq., was counsel for the
complainants—t he "Come-outers" conducting their own
defence with most uni que natural eloquence and skill!
After a carefu l examination of the case, Mr. Justice
Davis ordered the persons above named to recognize in
the sum of $50 each , for their appearance nt the
the April Term of the Court of Common Pleas.
Munificent Gift.—The Unitarian Society in
this place , have very recent ly rece ived from the ev-
er generous hand of Dkming Jarvks, Esq., of
Boston , the gift of a splendid eight light Chandelier
for the ir Church. The li ghts occupy a circle of
about ten feet in circumfere nce , and are of la re-
size. The branch es, scrawls , &c, are richl y*burnish-
ed , and very tastefull y arranged. When lighted ,
the appearance and effect of the Chandelier are ex-
tremel y beautifu l, shedding a flood of subdued li ght
to every part of the church.
This very liberal donation from a gent leman in
no way associated with the parish , to whic h he has
been thus generous , is worthy of all praise , and we
trust he will receive an abunda nt reward , not onl y
for his disinterested and munificent liberality on
this , and all other occasions, but for tho man y other
noble and Christian traits of character whicR he
possesses.
IgrThe: New Bedford Mercury s«yg more than
«100,000 in gold dust was received in that city on
1>4
Halifax Tkt.eghapii Office >
Friday, 7 o'elork , p. u. ' [
The Europa , Captain Lott , arr ived at jib
o'clock this evening, bring ing Liverpool d it '
the 26th ult. ' CS
of
The srltcndid New York packet shi p Hottin» *
Capt. Bursley, has fallen a prey to the fury 0?- *'\
elements , and , fi oin the tenor of the last nee '"
respectin g her , a melanchol y loss of li(u ,,j[ '
the disaster. The Ilottinguer sailed fiom Liv ¦
for New York on January 10th. She had 29 . .
and steerage passengers , together with the (\ ' ,l!1
and crew of 30 men and boys, and had a ver ""''
freight of viiiious descri ptions of goods. Si
", i
onl y passed as far as Blackwatur Bunk , wh i^ i, j ""'
the coast of Wexford, when she struck on
those dangerous led ges of rocks which lie ,.Oll(, t °*
in that quarter. ^
This occurred on the morning of the 12th n
the occurrence of this mishap, a part of the
i > i "
¦ me Crfrv*
and all the passengers were sent ashore. Can ¦
Bursley and thirteen of his men remained on boi i
"
determined not to leave the shi p while there '
the remotest chance of saving her. On lht. fon
ing morning, the 13th , thu shi p floated off the B|. ,i
water Bank , and bore away before the wind
struck on Arklow Bank , where she afterwards w '''
to pieces, and sad to relate , Capt. Bursley „, .
twelve of thltaoble band , who determined to see tl
last of the .sli*)) , met a watery grave.
At the tiiueMhe passengers left the shi p her s?.
ation secmedjpo be utterl y hopeless ; the hoi,] W||
full of watery and the sea making clear breach ¦
over her. , If was with extreme difficulty and peril
that passengers and seamen were passed into the
boats, the sea breaking with dreadful violence oi
tho bank. The passengers were unable to take any
thing out of the shi p except the clothes they had on
at the time. The boats happ ily succeeded in resell
ing the shore, althoug h with extreme difficulty fron.
the length of the sea and grtat distance (seven
miles' or more) from the bank to the land. Cunt
Bursley 's son , who was on board the Ilottin guer m>
to the time she struck on Blackwater Bank , is a pss.
stinger on board tlfe Europsi .
Liverpool, Friday, Jan. 25th , p. m.— Commer-
cial affairs are still in a satisfactory state , but at tlm
same time less buoyant than a week ago. Tho g«|(ij
of foreign find colonial produce are to a moderate
extent during the last eight days , but holders beiiti;
firm in their demands, full prices generall y liave
been paid.
The weather throug hout France , especially tho
South , has been more ri gorous than for many years.
The Buenos Ayres expedition is said to have been
abandoned.
A Torpedo Box.—In one of the courts of New
York ,there was a trial last week of one Samuel Drii-
ry for an attempt to destroy the famil y of Thomas
Warner ,-a lawyer , by means of a torpedo box sent
to his house. In Ihe examination of Warner 's wifr ,
the fact was elicited that she believed Ihe box was
prepared by Warner himself for the purpose of rid-
ding himself of her and some other members of his
famil y. Warner was then put upon the stand ; and
the witness box became as fatal to him as the torpedo
could have been , had it taken effect. In his cross-
examination he was compelled to state that he nmr-
ried his wife in Eng land , and had by her seven chil-
dren in about as many years. He then deserted her
and went from his residence with another man 's
wife to Liverpool . After livin g there with her
awhile , he deserted her for another married woman ,
with whom he came to New York. In time he de-
serted her , and lived several years with a Miss Bus-
by, by whom he had three children. His legal wife,
discovering where he was, followed him with htr
children from Eng land to New York , and with her
paramour Busby he seemed , to have been living of
late somewhat promiscuousl y. This disclosure of
himself must knock him over like a torpedo.
[Worcester Paladium.
' Samuel Drury and son have been released from
prison at New York on $9000 bail.
Exhibition of Deaf and Dumb Pupils/-
Yesterday afternoon there was an immense as«cm-
blage of spectators in the hall of lepresentiitivo s to
witness the exercises of five Massachusetts pup ils
from Ihe Hartford Asy lum for the Deaf and Dumb ,
viz : two boys and three girls .who severall y display-
ed astonishin g proficienc y in the princi pal branches
of an Eng lish education. They were under the di-
rection of Mr. Lewis Weld , superintendent of tba
asylum , who stated that there were about 200 pup ils
in the institution , 75 of whom belonged to Massa-
chusetts. Governor Bri ggs, and several incinburi
of the Council , Senate and House were present.
[Bosion Post , 7th inst.
The Scarlet Fever is causing sad havoc among
the children in Baltimore. Mr. Edward W. Robin-
son of that city, on Monday week buried three of
his children , the oldest onl y nine years of age, all of
whom died within eight hours of each other.
There is no face so pleasant to behold as the one
that loves us.
Death from Suffocation.—An Irish woman,
named Margaret Lynch , 25 years of age , who w»»
emp loyed as a domestic in the famil y of Mr. Robin-
son , 47 Portland street , was found dead in her cham-
ber this morning. It appears that she retired in •"""
usual health last evening, and took into her cham-
ber a furnace of burnin g charcoal , tho gas fr0DI
which caused her death.—[Boston Herald , 6ih in*1-
There havo been purchased in this city, Tvil ri|P »
few days , the following vessels for the Csliforni*
trade :—Shi p Henry, late of New Orleans ; ba rks
California , late of Portland ; Isabella , late of Bruns-
wick , Me ; Cuba , late of Bath ; schr A pril , li' le of
Orleans , Mass.—[Boston Dail y Advertiser , 7tli i"»t#
The tonnage of Plymouth , Mass., Jan. 1, 1850, »s
we learn from the Memorial , amounted to abou
11,000 tons , including five shi ps, eleven barks , flX
bri gs, fifty-one schooners , and seven sloops. ''
; >
Will the Boston Post answer us one question :
Wh y do dogs' ta ils always curl over to the left V-
[N. Y. Globe.
Because they do not curl right.—[Post.
A man once spit in his ne ighbor 's face because he
said, it was at the time the dirtie st place within his -
reach.
Grumbling.—A western editor says he vr«9
taug ht when a boy to refrain from grumbling at two
thi ngs ; the one is, that which he' can not help ; !l "
the other , that which he can hel p.
Two Weeks J.afer from Enropc