Buffalo Courier Express from Buffalo, New York • 2

rW 1 sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.an.ssi ii -v a 1 1 a Leclalatare Nes York. I Detente to tne mu Hituui vmtmu CorreopoualeBeo in Uie Prometheus Af Catir of the Buffalo Mornia; Expraaa. Mom. CONCERT HALL, FOR ONE WEEK LONGER Omca or na Mutual Ins. Co.

or Bcttalo, 1 Faonuwr 14to, 185i Tns Trustees, ta conformity to she Charter, sobaut the fbDowlag atalenwiat of lae asairt of the Company oa the MFeoraary, Unearned PreaaiaaM Feb. 3, 'St 14,661 71 the United States Court, such an enactment of the legislature would not stand for ft moment? It will be remembered that an uneonrfotional law, is protection to an officer acting tinder it, with a process in fccih in bis Tje whole proceedings' will be void from the beginning, and the officer liable in damages for the eonegaencea all his acta. Ho officer would take the fOorrcous risks which such a law would expose hinfto and tbe law wanting the Tital principle of couytitatioo alitv, would be null and dead. We abon be hap py if tbe monster, intemperance could be suppressed by the "Maine," or any other, law and we should be exceedingly pleased, il any offjpe aoie councilors who concur in this wish, woultake up this question, and explain, if possible, gow the Drornaed law can be reconciled to thecoaitotion- rairlrtioiui above referred to. s.

i Wnig Ward Caneuaea. ft should be borne in mind that thii ifternoon ovonhur the character of the CommoM Council for the next year may-bap for the ext two vears will be determined by tbe vote atthe cau- m. 1 1...1.1 ruses. IDeunHiuuvuKW wnerv wvjijuv annear bv reference to tbe notice at U6 head of our columns. If the election of Whig! Sldermeri and Mnvnr ia desirable at all.

it is worthwhile to take the trouble to select good respectaBo eandi dates, as it is rather plain that good inHn cannot be elected unless they are nominated, aid voted for. V- if Our City is full of good substantial Whig citi- tkena, men of cliaracter, property, mfluente, talenta and virtue, who habitually stay awayMrom the caucuses. This very class of men have tfee deepest interest in the good management of municipal ef- fairs. their presence at the caucuses would secure results satisfactory to themselves and thijsir fellow-citizena. This they know, but they jabitually absent themselves from caucus, and men ii nom minations are not such as they can (approve or would have made, they complain.

The gentlemen ought to know that caucuses wilt choose as candidates men who are fit and propee representatives of the constituency of which they are coni- ru-uuut and thou who stsv awav are tf blame if the selections are not judicious. I If we are to have political parties, tpey can on ly be managed through the inatrunntality of caucus nominations. To avoid me exejjase ui fluence in the caucus, is to position in the party, and those who voluntarily do that have no cause to reproach any but themselves. In fact a eeneral attendance at caucuses, by the best citizens, is of the utmost coneeqfence to the well being of the party, and the inteeats of the city government Buffalo Hooka. T.nolrinrr nvor announcements ofi a branch of irn riii -f i an immense western puDiisuuig OU llAJIllUCrv iv I CJ i( iog agencies at Buffalo, Auburn, Genepa, Cincinnati, Sandusky City, Chicago.

Ac, we: ttfrtice thirty-four different books, with the nuttjber of tlie edition appended. Taking print for! granted, the sum total of copies of these 3 Dooajj mas uan r.rtA amounts to 188.000 1 Ifhis is an av 3 833 copies to each book. ySave three erage 01 reprints, these are all original. fjexican ar xiisiory ngurea -r ITiZ 'k: 11 non 1-IAtaraS World. osnnn- if nt j.

Aaanis, ai.uua, I The above extract refers to uiegeuterpnsiug 1. Co ofii citv but 1 UUUBC Ul VlwUBUB Uie fisrures are bv no means large Shough. Tlie number of books published is 41, andjotal number of volumes 262,000. Among the ecftions are tbe following works ft Fremont's Vols- Life of Madison and Monroo, by John It I -f Jw-kaon O.OUW ao Alcotl'a Gift 1M Oregon -S 0" Noble Deeds. J0? Silver Cuo of Pearlr Drops 7.0O0 do do do do They have also published, recengy, editions of 20,000 each of tlie following works j- Daring Deeds of American Herges," and 'Thrilling Adventures by Land ind Sea." Tliev have in press, and will publish immedi- "MS atelv.

the following i Life of General Harrison." Bk Montgomery. "Life of Daniel Webster." Sir John Franklin and the Arcc "Golden Chain, or Liuks of Friegdship." Fresh Leaves from Western Wof ds." By Miss Fuller. In announcing the last mentioned work, Clark, of the Knickerbocker Magazine, safra n. TT. Derbv it ot liunalcS who nave be come eminent for the publication o(i many valuable School Library Books, have in plisss a -charming volume, by Miss Metta Victorina fuller, with the nrettv and simple title of "Free! i Leaves from Western Woods." We speak autiisedly, having seen portions of the beautifully ptjated sneets.

M- Statk Link Rail Road. Tlie teat west will soon be onen to us notwithetandii the stern era bareo of -winter. We understanfj that the first locomotive passed over tho Buffalfand State Line Railroad yesterday nd that the rosd will be opened a a- 1 i 1 MA A Jij! rTrl aAa-w in form on monoay tne za mswi xuu pleted a continuous line 01 ivau iau r- with the New York and Erie Koatl lor tne tnrougn -nri 0 travel irom tne west. ueu op( be surprising it tne anxiety 01 tugee two lines or passengers does not exhibit itself in the scale of prices. If 1 Mrs.

Brooks, wife of New Cork M. has been presented with a fine carriage, as a compli- 1 t' ment to ner nusoana ior nis course on uie com promise measures." The above notice of a rery substantial compliment lately "paid to our dgtinguished Rep resentative in Congress is going fhe rounds of the newspapers. As the Compranise measures is now the delicate and courtly Synonym for the Fugitive Law, we would like fcf know whether the course so applauded referrto our Member's dexterity in dodging the decisiveivote on that admirable measure, or to his subsequent agility in dodging the dodge. Bv. Jour.

Buffalo Mutual Insurance Company. We take pleasure in calling attention" to the published statement of this company, whjjeh may be found in another column. It exhibits healthy and profitable business, and should inpi the public with the fullest confidence, as to its Blindness, stability and good management Few Insurance Compa nies in the country have been conducted with more skill and prudence than this, offer better secu rity' to the insured. i Musical Publications. Mettrs.

J. Sack A Son have just received from the publishers, the Har- monia Sacra -tt new collection Anthems, Choruses, Trios, Duetts, Solos and phaunts, suited to Singing Societies and social cinpes. This work is by the late Edwaro L. WinTKHaod is the last of his labors in behalf of the science of melody. Five Thousand Musical TxpiMS.

A complete dictionary of musical words, phases, abbreviations and signs a highly useful wok for new begin ners; by John S. Adams. Added to this work, is a treatise on Tplaying the ovgan or piano forte by figures Ac. Also for sale Saok fe Son, Nw Company. A neWJFire Company; has been organized in the 6th Warfo and is hailed as 0 Columbia No.

11. There is a full complement members and the officers chosen for the year are follwa Jabcz Valkhtink, Forei Valxntink, Abs'o Foreman. William "Wilkbson, Treasurer, Alkxanoek Brkoht, Secretary. The common council have authorized the orga nization of the company, and wjll immediately order a machine. Itis comrjosecjof residents of the upper part of tbe 5th ward whore the engine-bouse will be located.

This will be important pro tection to that part of tbe city pvhich has hitherto not enjoyed the presence of ang Engine Company. t- We would call attentiio to Monsieur and Madame De St Remt for thejnext term of their school, which commences tojday. During tbe time that this gentleman and ltdy have been teaching in this city, they have peen eminently successful in the various departments of education in which thev have been engaged. Their school, ws are happy to say, is in a highly prosperous condi tion and ia extending the benefits of a polite education to the daughters of mapy of our best dti- Bed Jacket Fire No. ffhia company give their annual ball at Dudley JIall this evening.

The members of this arm of she Fire Department bare done the public service, and now ask for some trifling token of public regard and appreciation of their efforts. It is to be hoped that a large attendance will cheer them op texluty in future. MOENISG EXPBESS. BUFFALO, )NESDAY, FEB. 18, 1852.

Cnuensee. The Caucui for nomination of Al- dermon and other officers, and to appoint dele- gates to a City Con run! will bold at the following places, on IIib ISUi of February, during the boors from 4 lo7 P.M.: ltt Ward at the Kugn and Ready House, corner of Ohio and Main street, 2l Ward at tbe Souritern HoteL 3i PemTtreet Uouae. 4tl Slh Mouse. The City (iivtiUonjill be held Feb. Slat, at 2 P.

M-, at the Council ChambtM, JOHN B.TBOW BRIDGE. febM Ward and Citv Conmltlee. ltTaliirv IMquor Law. Tlds famous law fjhich is attracting so much attention just now, notion ly in this; but several other States, ha several ieculiar features-which render it perfectly eiTectiveijn the suppression of dnnk-ing," provided it is fjerfectly enforced. Those fca tore enrnmend it fcw tlie ardent support of the friD(lof TemperaH and array against it the who are opposed to the ling by legal means.

A di combined effort of suppression of driii rect issue in thus forrf jed, and an appeal is made to the People to decidf the question between them. A test vote, fairly taken, between those of tbe citizens of this State who support, and those who oppose, would result a a vast majority in favor of temperance. Notwithstanding this is clearly so, it has liappeoed, liithertja, that in tbe political strug gles between temperance and anti-temperance, Ilia latter has, in the Ioogun, been triumphant. For thin result, the frieiltls of temperance may be Boiuewhatin fault, for using ill-considered measures and defective tactics attain their ends but they ae not by any meanscWholly in fault. The ques tion has intrinsic diffiltiesjthat the wisest measures of legal coercion fflay not be able to surmount If so, the friends of temperance are no further censurable than other parties are, who undertake to ao uist wnicn is lot possible.

The straggle be' tween these parties in fact, a contest between two human rights, in which the one or the other must succumb and be defeated absolutely, or make a compromise by whidtl partial or approximate success can be Those human rights are, The natural rpU of all persona to eat and drink and wear whatever they choose. The 2d, is the conventional jrighl of the community, to so far divest individual! of those natural as it shall' be warranted in doing, upon the ground of Public Safety and I teneral "Welfare. The friends of ten perance plant themselves upon this convention fright" of the community, to protect itself and if interests by prohibitory laws, in derogation of anatural rights-" and the struggle commences. three cither the temp Pie result must be one of ranee men will succeed in the laws of perfect prohibition, or the anti-tempe ranee men in, their claim of perfect personal free dom in this matter of piste and diet or, some medium measure of regulation and repression will result. Of the latter character have been the laws of this, and we presunse all the other States of the Union, until the ifenactmeut of the famous Maine Liquor Law." Tt tlw.

lttA. tn Ymt tar how much better, language cannot express for the community and every community, for the indi vidual and every individual, if intoxicating drinks were absolutely banished from the earth. Such has been the honest opinion of a vaatJnajority of the American People for twenty years past, and VAt. aLrancrA it. ia tiiftf: t.liAOA vftnt.

liavo never been able to suppress, by legal coercion, the natural right" of man to make a fool or a beast of himself, by becoming drunkard. Such a phenomenon, occurring uud such circumstances, over an extended period of ime and throughout the whole nation, will find lis solution in some cause winch is uuiform aodmltpervadiiig, and therelore of the character of a principle. We suppose that the riault referred to, is susceptible of explanation, by the fact that the conventional right" upon which the measure of prohibition is baaed by the temperance men, is not universal and absolute, but created, conditional and limited so Ant under it, the majority whose will is law, on pill subjects within their jurisdiction have not juisdiction over tko subject matter which enables tbfun to enforce a deprivation of the natural riglf" referred to. No popular government has ever yet been founded, without putting certain limits arid restraints upon conventional rights" and powers, for the safety nud protection of individual rights and liberties; and it probably never will be be deemed safe to omit those limits and restraints upon the conventional powers of Government. fhe Federal Government is one of granted powersghaving no original inherent powers, and therefore it can do nothing be yond a fair exercise of if granted powers.

The State Governments being original, have all powers not restrained by Coustitlutioos. In the case in question the Constitution of the Federal government andof our State, both contain provisions which limit Uie rights of the State government in certain inspects, which effect and must control and modifyts action on very many Legislative questions, and; among them the question of tbe enactment of the law reported to the Legislature, drawn after tlie model of the Maine Liquor Law." In framin; the Federal Constitu-" tioo, it was foreseen, that! the Public safety and general welfare would require that the government have the right to ftake private property for public purposes," andg that right was conceded to government. It waf not, however, necessary to the Public safetj and general welfare," that they have the right take private property for public purposes without compensation to the individual owner, and therefore it was provided in protection of private right, that private property should not be taken witbput just compensation." Thus couceeding, that the! conventional right to over-ride the "natural right" of every man to enjoy his own property, Aould not be exercised except upon the condition HT paying him an equivalent for his property. i The operation of those principles upon the pend ing issue, is therefore The anti-temperance man's natual right," is protected by the Federal Constitution, and the Constitution of the State al so, from the conventional fight of the temper ance man, so far forth, that is property cannot be taken from kim, without compensation. As a con sequence of this, the Legislature cannot restrain a man from maintaining an action for the value of legal and constitutional pritte property, sold or taken.

The power to do things, are the pe culiar and potential features jof the law proposed, without which, it would be and value less. If therefore it be it is not within the Constitutional powers of the Legislature, to engraft these features upon this law, the law when passed with them, will be tbe same in effect as though it was passed without this move-meaJcWili fail, because it wa) an attempt to do that Vich is impossible. i i When the measure was firJ proposed, we suggested that we were impressed with the opinion, that the law would be quo kMk null and void, because unconstitutional. have yet seen no satisfactory solution' of this jtpint.l In fact, the attempts to answer the objecpoo, admit the validity of it, by begging the whlile question. It is true ihat the courts of some States, the Constitutions of Which do not contain ttjl provision referred to, may 'maintain the validity of the law but the federal courts, and.

those of tfis State will, we think, be compelled to regard'tjthe constitutional safe guard to private property! and hold the law void. I The question will be raised and decided ia the Courts of the Union as well as of the States. It has been already raised in Maine, a appears by tbe following: I Maims Ltoooa, Law. We fini the following the Boston Herald, as the decurioW Judge Welt, of the Sapreme Court in Pjbrtland, given in open court, before the jury, oo (La 9th nit, in the ease of BiiomaW. Smith I don't think that the legislature of Maine can enact, that what la property bj the laws of the if anv man has honor in bH posaeasion tor the purpose of transit merely, and not for sale, and is rturvinff it to Boston or any sher place, and if these bailors were taken from wro, wnen tney are recognlaea as properiy vj uw mi jumu States and Of -the whole civilized world, that the ui have no action for them, would be mere mv ooinioo.

If snch an action was m. ahould retain it If the action was in of al Condensed from the Albaar Evening Journal. Ik Skwat Feb. 16. rcrmoMs.

-By Mr. Ward, of 600 -citizens against applica tion of a Vanderbilt Mr. Clark, (2) for hquor law. Mr. Kirby, against any new liquor law.

j- General Orders. Tbe several orders were taken np aocordine to the resolution of Saturday, and disposed of, as fol lows: To grant additional powers to Greenwich Sav ing's Bank of New York, Mr. Bennett in tbe Chair. Tbe bQl was made a general one, extending to all Saving's Banks, on motion of Mr. Beach.

Tbe committee had the bill under eomideration until half-past 2 o'clock, when they reportad progress and then Mr. Taber moved to re-commit with metruo- tiooa, Mr. Babcock moved to amend tbe motion, so as to make tbe instructions specific to insert Canal revenue certificates" as another security to be taken and to strike out other portions. enamg any decision, Mr. Beach raised the question of a quorum: and there being none present, the Senate adjourned.

I In Assembly Feb. 18 I petitions. To prohibit sale of intoxicating liouors. Messrs. Babcock, Billings, Rouse.

Jar. hay lee, asking passage of a resoulution re questing Congress not to pass a law to extend or amend ood worth statentl'lamng Machine. Mr. Moss, against the bill relative to sale of drags and medicines. Mr.

Van Vechten, of 150 farmers of Madison county, against the Maine Liquor Law. RETORTS. Mr. Webb, a bill to amend the act providing for anew Library building. Appropriates 7,000 additional.

motions, dec, Mr. Van Etten brought in a bill to amend tbe general bridge act Mr. Van Santvoord called up the Shaker resolutions, and moved a substitute, appointing Mesra. Gallup, lunroe and Hurlbut a special committee to inquire and report whether the Lebanon Society of Shakers have not an annual income exceeding $5,000 the sum to which they are restricted by their charter. It was debated "at length by Messrs.

Monroe, Gushing, Van Valkenburgh, Hurlbut, Keys, Hut-china and others; when Mr. Cushing offered the following as a substitute for all pending propositions: Resolved, That the committee on charitable and religious societies be requested to inquire what, if any, action of this House is necessary in reference to the Society of Shakers, and porticularly in reference to the binding of infant children to said society by parents, guardians, and overseers of the poor. 1 This amendment was adopted. Mr. Hurlbut moved that the Joint Select Committee on Canal Lettings report next Friday.

Laid over. On motion of Mr. Underwood, the general orders were made the special order for to-morrow immediately after the reception of reports. The House then adjourned. FOLICEl troll JUSTICE SOLD.

FlBBVABV 17, 1852. John Hmmbwrtk was convicted on a charge of petit larceny, stealing a cap and hat block, the property of Charles Goorger, and eenteuced to be confined in the penitentiary for SO days. Ckarlew Hick was sent to tbe penitentiary, on bis own confession as a vagrant, for 30 days. Eliui Martin was convicted on a charge of committing ao assault and battery on Mary Brennan, and sentenced to be conflnod in tbe penitentiary for 20 days. John Atvwod plead guilty to a charge of vagrancy, and was sentenced to be confined in tbe penitentiary for 60 days.

COMMERCIAL. Moshiko Eiratss Orrica, I Buffalo February 18, 1852. EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES. Tlie following is taken from the New York Courier and Enquirer: Since September first, to date, the entire exports of pro visions from the United States have been as follows, which we compare with the same period last year: 1852 1851 Flour, bbls 696,589 Meal, do 1,695 Wheat, bush. 1,115,461 790,473 Corn, do 406.375 327,298 We perceive that in aggregate quantity, tbe figures of the present year do not qxceed those for tbe samo period in 1851, while in value there has boen a great diminution.

In fact, without the exorcise of much prudence among our merchants, and wise legislation in Congress, by which our interests may be batter guarded hereafter, we can see before us nothing but the worst disasters. Since 1846, wo have been promised an abundant market for onr product in Europe, and Mr. R.J. Walker, iu his recent Liver pool Banquet Speech, even reiterated the ossuranco but Mr. Walkis relied more upon his theories than the real figures.

What do the advocates of the act of 1846 say to the following statement, which wo have obtained from the office of the Register of the Treasury at Washington It will be seen, that Instead of 928,000,000 worth purchased of our agricultural products during the fiscal year 1851, as we were induced to believe would be the ease, tho en. tire amount, including Canadian Wheat sent through our own ports, did not much exceed $3, "00,000 in vaiuo. Statement, nkibitiwg the value of provisions and bread-otgt trforted to England from the United SlMrs, during the fMtml fear, ending June 30, 1851. Butter and cheese 9570,686 Pork, bacon and lard 1,361.169 Wheat 634,91 Flour 4,172,88 Indian Corn Indian Meal 12,684 Rye, oats and other small grain 33,663 Ship 1,30 Potatoes 28 Bice 29480 Total We have mentioned Wheat particularly, in describing the falling off of value abroad, because Wheat is our principal article of export, on which we rely next to cotton, and the principle article with which we have competition in the European markets. During the fall months of 1849, 1850.

and 1851, the prices ranged in England as follows. Our readers can perceive at a glance what reductions have taken place, and which continue, even within a period of three years: 1849. 1850. 1851. Shill.

Skill. Skill. October 4, per 560 lbs 43,01 42,10 37,08 November 1 41,01 40,07 36,01 December 13 39,11 40,01 36,11 At high prices, under the tariff of 1845, we exported provisions and breadstuff's to Great Britain to the value of nearly 911,000,000. Famine magnified these figures for a single year under tho free trade act; but since then there has been a gradual decline. For exam pie BTATCMarr, exhibiting the value of frovisione, and other food exported ta Great Britain 1846....

$10,392,339 1847.... 27,843,150 1848..., 19,53446 1849 23,699,891 1850 12,871,063 1851 8,104,853 NEW YORK MARKET FaaacAav P. M. Jtsjpn lis for the Bnfalo Morning Express. Ashes Market steady with a (Sir inquiry for Pots at $5 00.

Pearls duU at $6,12. Sales 40 bbls. Fwra Leas buoyancy and activity in our market for Western and State, but holders are firmer. The absence of the Steamer and tbe Irmoeas in freights restricted sales for export. Fair local, and moderate Eastern inqui ry.

Inferior grades scarce and wanted. Canadian not offered, and market nominally at $5.00 in bond. Sales Domestic reach 400 bbls at S5.08 for State; $5.035.75 for mixed to fancy Michigan and Indiana; for Ohio via New Orleans; $5.125.25 for faacy Genesee and Ohio; S5JIO5J0 for extra Ohio; S5JKSC.00 for extra ConoeOB. Rye flour scarce. Sales, In small lots, at $3JBtf.

GaAia Holders of wheat firm; and demand fair for export aad milling. Sales 15,000 bush white Southern 5,000 to arriTe at (K30, the rest on riyate terms. Other kinds bold firmly at former prices. Rye qniet, and supply moderate. Small sales Northern at 76c Oats lower and more plenty.

Sales River at 4043e Canal 44045. Com in moderate demand with disposition of holders to realize. Export demand moderate and very little doing for the East. Sales 5,800 bush at 6He for Western mixed, in store; 70s for Southern Yellow. White oearce and wanted at 70(372 for export.

Wbiskst Market better with good inquiry, In part for Baltimore and other Southern markets. Sales 1,050 bbls Ohio sod Prison from store and depot at )itle the latter price for superior bbls. Drudge, better. Sales 135 undo at 21c, ume and Interest. PaovMioaa Leas doing in Pork, aad market for new fsvora Uie buyer.

Old in small stock and in few bands, and Snnly heid. Sales S50 bbls at $15.75 for new mesa; I414.1S fordo prime; 15J0 for old mess; S13 ml old prime; 915 75 for old dear aiSJO for new do. Beef Arm, and fair local demand. Saiea 350 bbls at $8.50 11.50 for messc $4JOS64M for prime. Prime mesa in good demand and held firmer.

Sales 500 tiercea. Lard cosier and more freely offered. Sales 860 bbls and tiercea at toft prime. Kegs scarce at Butter steady. Cheese firm at afiLWADksc, Feb.

10. Tbe past week haa bona rather a quiet one ia our market; the soft weather aad thawing reads cheering receipts, Pliora, howeTer, have beea mH maintained, and tboeom-petitiuai far prime samples of Rrsin ia briak. Keeetpu by Kail i oad are i ssins, aad begin to make quite a show osr market, some days of last week, to lSeSorgUOS tacls, Aa the Railroad penetrates fartber into the kMerior, this oouzoaof supply will bo gruslly oa-Isrsjed, and both farmers and forwarder and their aceoaat lis. Wheat la in steady demand at 40a45c lor sprang, C0a75c tor whaler, the highest rates paid by tbe mtliera. flour without rhsnge, ranging from $2,23 for country sfog to $4 for extim family winter.

Barley ia good request at 38a45e, with very moderate receipt. i Oats steady at 18e Core S3 Rye 3937. Pork Light receipts daring the week, and prices firm at 445 far prima heavy bomb Scatiaef. SAamjsarr, Feb. IX Wheat We mo asllssliiil Osss amr ojuomnon of Wednesday was rasher bslsw Use true Bguraa.

The saiea an light, homers ss iog above the views of boyom. east it wonld rhsnaw haasda alSBaJl for common Mad Rirer to good Tiflta 73a73c for Mananntd and lie tor White, de-Kvomhio am board, free. Wo lean that there are so paid arable ia store oa Ike Has of the M. R. R-and which is not in market.

HaaaneM is held at 75e and perhaps higher, box ws savs beard of ao oaVsa above 75c. The news by the PaenV may have caused iauaswd irmnnss. Cava Flout teams oommanda 38c It has beea coming ta quite freely. Oats Are nominally worth SSe for retail trade. Flour A sale of 100 bMa.

extra from While Wheat took place oa Tbumday at $37 oeUverable on board. Common brands nsay be quoted to-day at fires. j. AxBAjrr, Feb. 16th, 1852.

By tbe published proceedings it ia ascertained that the Legislature ia in session; but as ibr the good they are doing the State at large, or their constituents at home, that ia quite another affair-The benefits likely to be derived to the public weal from the Iaboriona efforts of this august as semblage, are incalculable upon tbe principle of the benevolent man's charities, when he insisted that what be gave was nothing to nobody. Tbe Senate is respect ble as to ability and character, and if aided in legislation by a popular branch of equal merit, would go along with their duties creditably. Tbe House, taken as a whole, is weak enough. A greater collection of wise men in a small way has never before in the State's history been found in it Assembly Chamber. There are a few men of respectable talents there, but the darkness that surrounds them is so dense that their light strug gles in vain amid the gloom of tbe place to get np a perceptible shine.

There is some industry mani fest, but unfortunately it is without direction or apparent purpose, and hence ia as naelese for all practical purposes as the veriest indolence imagi nable. Your city in the earlier stages of the present Legislature was awarded the honor of providing the master spirit of the House, but tic transit gloria" the rocket has made its ascent, spent its powder, and fallen back upon the earth a senseless stick, bereft of its former force and brilliancy. No representative of the people ever came to Uie Capitol under better auspices and with brighter prospects than the gentleman from the city of Buffalo. Taken from the democratic ranks, in a whig district, and elected under professions of the most devoted attachment to the canal enlargement by whig votes, he came here with an ambition that would have vaulted him into the Speaker's chair at a single leap, if he had not lost his foot hold and fallen beneath, instead of into its embrace. Disappointed in the realization ot this brief daydream, a phrenzy followed, which at once turned all bis plighted love for the canals and the inter ests of those who elected him, to the most im placable hate.

The law, over the passage of which he had sung peans of the loudest praise, and in discussing its excellencies be had rendered himself hoarse among his people at home, by a sudden transition was changed to the most dangerous scheme under whose provisions frauds of direful import had been and were being perpetrated. At his ear sits Mike Walsh as sat the wily serpent at the ear of Eve, pouring poison into his mind and mischief into his head. The seed is not cast upon barren soil, for it requires but a few brief hours to vegetate a crop of bad faith whose har vest will last far beyond the term of the present iip Ttin agonal la tit arA ifo sm a iu vr nuu ivn uuuiiumw Hva are indiscriminately assailed and denounced, with a licensed flood of bitter words and wholesale charges drawn from the ugliest page of Walsh's vocabulary. Speeches have been bunglingly read before the House, whose skeletons Mike boasts of having formed, but whose filling up was so awk ward and unseemly as to call forth his bitterest maieoicuons. Ana mus, since une commencement 01 ule Pre8enl session pas we tune 01 tne otate hepn cnnniiroAi'l nnl tliA infrsfji of the, rumtilp r-r cious spleen of a disappointed and wounded am bition.

The course of this gentleman has filled every one with surprise and pain, and his own constituents with the deepest mortification. It would afford those who have been deceived and betrayed by him some slight consolation to believe that he has been influenced in his singular career by some honorable consideration. A just apology for his course, must be found in the future the. present and past deny it The committee of investigation, who have im posed upon them the task, of hunting down and exposing the frauds committed upon the Common wealth, through the late canal lettings are the most industrions and most abused portion of tlie Legislature. Early and: late they arc examining witnesses and accumulating volumes of testimony, that will ultimately be reported to the House in all its length and breadth.

That report when made, will show the public bow far the committeo is chargeable with a dereliction of duty and a ne gleet of assidious labor in performance of the functions imposed upon them by this trust We venture tlie assertion there is net industry cnougl left with the House to induce a careful reading of the Report by a half dozen members when it shall appear. The Maine liquor law will find a small chance of success in the House. Your city member and 'Mike Walsh will close hands in this measure, and fight it to the bat's end as they do the Erie canal enlargement In both crusades they do not net without a motive, and how for that is selfish the public must judge. The Richmond Examiner has the follow- to AiA for the Baltimore Presidential nomination, now on his I HolL Jameg Bucuanan in city on ft I to a personal friend as we understand. Of course he is.

Mr. it. never visits his personal enemies. Wmo Convention in Pennsylvania. A Whig State Convention is to be held at Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania, on the 25th of March, 1852, for Uie purpose of nominating a Canal Commissioner, forming an Electoral Ticket, and choosing dele gates to the National Convention.

Virginia Whig Convention. The Whig mem bers of the General Assembly of Virginia, 'and the Whig Central Committee, have recommended a State Convention of the Whig party, to be held in the city of Richmond on the 14th day of April next Pardon of Lopez. Antonio Lopez, the Span ish sailor, under, sentence of death, in the Tombs, at New York, has received an unconditional par don. How tbe Iocofoeo Love one Another. Mr.

Brown, one of the most respectable of the family of Brown publishes the Daily Democrat up in Wisconsin." Timothy Burns enjoys the high distinction of being Lieut Gov. of Wisconsin and Ex officio President of the Senate. Both are leading Locofocoe. Mr. Brown is an original and Mr.

Burns has some striking characteristics. The peculiarities of both gentlemen are fairly represented in the following extract from the aforesaid Daily Democrat It is true that Timothy Burns made a ruffianly attack upon us in J. C. Fairchild's store but it is not true that he gave us a whipping or a drubbing," as his accounts say. In brute force weight andmuscle Burns is much our superior but in determination of purpose in defending our rights to the last extremity, we acknowledge no superior.

We may I be killed, but we cannot be whipped. The only injury which we received in the fight was a coward, dog-like bite, upon the finger, and an assassin blow with a slung shot near the right temple, which crushed the cheek bone but showing clearly the cowardice and malignity of him who dealt them. Is this the code which tbe people of this State wish to have mtroduced While our brethren of the older States taunt us as a community in which the laws afford no protection, and point to the stains upon the floors of our capitol the blood of a member of our Council, shed by the hand of a fellow member to support the charge, do they desire to have the person second in official station in the State, arm himself with an assassin's weapon) and attack our citizens with ruffianly ferocity Docs the press that sustains the assailant in this case, wish to have it become a precedent Shall allusions to the acts of officers, render publishers liable to club-law I If so, we are probably as well prepared for it as our neighbors, and we assure the public that the Democrat will speak out boldly and fearlessly, and that those who fear and hate it, have got to kill three Browns before they can silence it Railroad Anvxa-nsnfO. The Rochester Ame rican haa tbe following judicious advice to Railroad Companies: Railroad Companies lose by not advertising their arrangements in newspapers at a distance. We are continually called upon by persons intending to traval, for this sort of imfonnation, which we frequently find it impossible to give, after laboriously overhauling our exchanges.

All Rail Roads advertise we preanme, in the papers of then-own immediate vicinity. This however, is not enough. It ia not there alone that information is needed. For example. A man here wishes to go to Watertown.

He very easily finds out when he can leave Rochester, but bow shall be learn when the ears reach Rome or depart from that place for bis destination And so of many other routes. It ma ha aaid the newspapers are interested in having such suggestions followed. It is true; and and we don pretena to tne contrary, so at so are tbe public, and most of all the Rail Roads We charge Doming ior our aavwe, auu ouijr uie 'regular rates wr aaverumug. The corresTxmderjce between onr Government and that of Great Britain, respecting tbe affair of the Prometheus, was transmitted to tbe Senate on Wednesday. -v Tbe firat dispatch is from Mr.

Webster to Mr. Lawrence, dated Dec, 3, instructing the American Minister to inquire wheUier the conduct of the captain of the brig Express, was in consequence of instructions from his Government, and protesting against the Several dispatches follow, in which tbe British Secretary requests a delay until be receives a report from the Admiral of the station. jOn the 10th of January Lord Granville addressed the following letter to Mr. Lawrence, via LOED GXAJCVILLE TO KB. LAWRENCE, The undersigned, her Britanlc Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affaire, has the honor to acquaint Mr.

Abbott Lawrence, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to tbe United States of America, -that her Majesty's Government have just received from the Vice Admiral commanding her Majesty's naval force in tbe West Indies, a report upon the subject of the Prometheus, which is to the following effect: That on arriving at St Thomas, the Admiral received a dispatch from the commander of ber Majesty's sloop Express, stating that on the requisition of Mr. James Green, her Majesty's Consul at Grey town, who is also a principal officer of the Mosquito Government at that place, he had, by force, compelled the American steamer Prometheus' to pay the port dues demanded of her by tbe authorities of Greytewn. To this dispatch Vice Admiral George Seymour bad immediately replied by saying that neith er he, nor, to his knowledge ber Majesty's consul bad received any orders to allow her Majesty's ship to be employed in such service, or in enforcing the fiscal regulations of Mosquito; the sole object of the presence of a British ship of war at 1 1 .1. a. 1 1 (jrrejLown ueiug ucuu uie iuwu unu ants from aggressive attempts to deprive the Mos quito Government of possession, pending a settle ment by negotiation of the question relative to its future position.

Sir Geqrge Seymour bad further expressly forbidden tne commander of the Jxpress from again employing force to compel the levy of aunes ior we mosquito uoverameni. Tbe undersigned haa now to state to Mr. Abbott Lawrence, for the information of his govern ment and ber majesty government fully ap prove of the vice Admiral conduct in this matter. and that they entirely disavow tne act ot violence committed by the commander of the Express, and also the requisition from her majesty Consul, un der which tbe commander acted, so far as he acted by any authority derived from the British crown. nder these circumstances, tier Majesty govern ment have no hesitation in offering an ample apol ogy for that which they consider to have been an infraction of treaty engagements and ber Majes ty's government do so without any loss of time, ana lmmeuiatery upon uie receipt 01 tne mieni pence above alluded to, inasmuch as in their opin ion it would be unworthy of the government of a great nation to hesitate about making due reparation when the acts of their subordinate authorities have been such as not to admit of justification.

As her Majesty government, have full conn dence that the Government of the United State is actuated by a similar feeling, they hope that this mutual confidence will induce each other, in all cases of such disputes, and until due time has elapsed for the necessary explanations to be re ceived, to defer taking any steps which might lead to collisions, and thus much aggravate the original difficulty. The undersigned requests, GRANVILLE. Foreign office, Jan. 16, 1852. Mr.

Lawrence replied, expressing his gratifica tion, and trusts that the question out of which tbe difficulty grew, will be speedily settled. The Mandamus. In our allusion on Saturday to the Mandamus served upon the Canal Board, to compel action on its part in reference to tbe recent canal lettings, or to such of them as the party ap plying lor tbe writ may oe a party to we were not aware of, and did not state some matters of importance connected with the preparations for the defence. The case does notgo to the courts without a dis tinct expression on the part of the Board in regard to the question involved, l'erbaps it would be more accurate to say that the Board, in arranging to contest the proceedings, emphatically negatived the idea that the constitutionality of the canal law was in any manner connected with the question, or that the Board was to be understood as approving or countenancing any attempt to raise or press that question upon the court. This expression, it is understood, was deemed necessary 111 consequence 01 i-ne avowal ou uie part 01 tne Attorney General of his intention to raise that question, and to meet the requisition mainly if not entirely on that ground.

A resolution expressing a decided and emphatic disapproval of such a course, and enjoining it upon the counsel for the State in no event to raise that question, was offered by Comptroller Wright, and adopted by the affirmative vote of all the members of the Board who were present, except the Attorney General, who voted no. It may be regarded as a. farther expression in the same direction, that in selecting counsel, to be associated with the Attorney General in the management of the case the Board, by the same vote, made choice of tlie Hon. Green C. Bronson, whose opinions on tbe constitutional question are well known and on record.

We allude to tliis matter, thus Particularly, be cause we see it suggested in a City print, as not improbable tnat "Uie constitutionality of the law itself" is among the other questions about to be presented tor legal decision. under the circum stances, that question cannot be raised in this case. except in contempt and defiance of the almost unanimous expression of the party called upon to respondand in the face of the fact that the party suing out the writ virtually recognizes the consti tutionality of the law. under which he claims as rights as a contractor. Nor is it to be presumed, as a matter 01 course or as all probable, if the at tempt be made to bring up that question, in this case, that it will be entertained or enter into the grounds of the decision, whatever that may be.

The single question presented by this proceeding is the question ot the existence and extent of the power of the Board to disturb the awards. This is the only one intended to be raised, or which can legitimately be raised, by tlie party initiating the process. It is also proper to correct what we believe to be a misunderstanding in regard to wbat the party wbo sues out the writ, seeks to attain by it His object is to compel the Canal Board to take action on the contracts awarded to him, and to approve or disapprove of them and has no reference to the case in which his bid was rejected. Albany Argus. Daring Escape from Moyamenrino Prison.

Last night, two prisoners, confined in the county prison, taking advantage of the heavy storm of wind and rain, succeeded in effecting their escape in a bold manner. They were from the West Their names were John Ebans and Wm. Thompson, and they were committed by Mayor Gil pen on tbe 14th of December for passing counterfeit money. The following were the means and manner of their escape: Implements and contrivances ex actly suited to tne purpose, consisting of a saw, crow-bar sledge hammer, rope, hook, were secretly conveyed to them by some unknown visitor to their cell. These implements were hid under a board of the floor of the cell, and in their oeo.

With the saw they partially cut in two both sides of the thick and massive iron window frame (the heavy panes of glass having been previously taken out) and then broke the sill in twain with blows of the sledge hammer. Next, with the crowbar, they pried out by main force the sepa rating portions of the frame, snapping them off at tne places where tbe saw was applied, like a pipe stem. The most formidable obstacle thus removed, they knocked out the solid masonry, until thev made an aperture through the wall big enough to admit tneir bodies. A fruit tree that grew immediately under the window facilitated their exit and descent to the ground. With tbe rope and hook, and the rounds of a chair, they had contrived a complete hanging bidder.

They went to the lower end of the yard, and scaled the western enclosure wall, which is about twenty-five feet high. A handcart was put under tbe wall, and' a bench placed on it Standing on this bench, they threw the book of their rope ladder over the wall and secured it to the wooden coping. They then ascended to the top of the wall with their ladder, and let themselves down on the outside upon a heap of earth deposited there by dirt carts. Whether they were assisted or not from without is not known, but it is presumed they were. Phila.

Bulletin, ltk 1 Political Theology. Tbe Lieutenant Governor, the course of his speech against the Maine Law, in which he showed much earnestness and ability, stated that one of the characteristic distinctions between Mabometanisra and Christianity was, that the ose of wine was forbidden to the former and allowed to the latter. This is a view of the case which we confess bad not before occurred tons; and perhaps it affords a reason why the ships that carry out missionaries to Heathen lands are sometimes loaded with New England rum. It does not follow, we suppose, that a man's Christianity ia to be measured by the liqnor that be drinks. If so, we know of some first rate Christians who have not been inside of a church for many yean.

Providence Journal. One of the jurors who was engaged in the trial of the Forrest ease, has preserved his shilling, and bad the following inscription engraved thereon "The fee received for six weeks' duty as juror on tbe Forrest Trial, and worn as a memento of the perfect innocence of Mrs. Catherine N. Forrest" Tbe Free of Connecticut held a State Convention at Hartford, on the 13 th, nominated Francis Gillette of Bloomfield for Governor, catered to catch the vote of the temperroee party, and were addressed by John Hale. At a meetim? of the Whigs of tbe 30th Con gressional District of the State of New York, held at tbe Court House in tbe village of Warsaw, on Thursday, Feb.

IS, 1882, pursuant to notice. Nelson Hewett, Eeq-, of Allegany County was chosen frrsaylfint, aim -A. Dei neoater 01 nanav, am Salmon B. jLosk of Batavia, were appointed Secretaries. The credentials of tbe Delegates baring been called for and submitted, tbe following gentlemen were admitted and took seats: AUeaantk Hugh N.

Severance, Nelson Hewitt, Tunis Cole, John M. Hammond. Oeneteel Salmon B. Losk, Abraham Bolton, Seth Wakeman, Benj. Pringle, Stewart Chamber-bun, Charlee Kendall.

Wyoming. Oliver A. o. Patterson, Abel Webster, N. N.

Olin, John Head, E. P.Doo-little. On motkm. an informed ballot was bad for De legate to tbe approaching Whig Conven tion, with the following result For C. B.

Thompson, 16 votes, being tbe whole number present Whereupon, on motion, C. B. Thompson was declared unaniinously elected. Toted that Hon. J.

A. McElwain be tbe alternate Delegate to tbe National On motion of B. Pringle it was Retained, That this District shall be represented in future Conventions as follows Wyoming and Genesee 6 delegates each, and Allegany 7. On motion, the following gentlemen were elected a Central Committee to call future Congressional Conventions George Minard, Hume. James Lockhart, Angelica.

C. B. Thompson, Le Roy. Seth Wakeman, Batavia. E.

W. Andrews, Warsaw. Augustus Frank, do. On motion, Messrs. Wakeman, Head and Severance were appointed a Committee to report resolutions for the Consideration of the Convention.

Mr. Wakeman reported the foliowiug which was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the Whigs of this Congressional District have implicit confidence in the integrity, statesmanship, ability and patriotism of GEN. WINFIELD SCOTT, and that this Convention unanimously advise our Delegate to the National Convention to use his best efforts to procure the nomination of the Old Hero to the office of Presi dent of the United States. On motion of Mr. Hammond.

Jietolwd, That the next Convention be held at tbe house of Joseph Ingham, in the towno of Genesee Falls. Ordered that the proceedings of this Convention be published in the Whig papers of this District, of Rochester, Albany, and in the Times and in Dune 01 aew xork. On motion, adjourned. I NELSON HEWITT, Pres't Abel Webster, Salmon B.Ixjsk, Secy Terrible Inundation at North ibmiiIdc ton Immense Lon of Property Lois of ajue iti From the. Vermont Slate Banner.

On Wednesday afternoon last our thriving sister village, North Bennington, was visited by a des tructive and terrible inundation, which swept away a large amount of property, and tore the center of the village completely out The water which did tlie immense damage broke from a pond just above the village, which pond has but lately been filled. The dam was formed by the Western Vermont Railroad, which crosses the stream at this place. auu was composed 01 irozen uirt anti muu, dump ed in as a ill for tlie grading of the track of the Railroad, and was 30 to 40 feet in depth. The amount of water set back by this large dam, was vast, and covered, nt a depth of from five to twenty-five feet, thirty to thirty-five acres of land. On Wednesday" morning last water found its way through the mud and sand, which had till then impeded it and in spite of laborious exer tions to prevent it, continued to work a larger passage until 1 o'clock iu the afternoon, when all efforts to staunch the flood ceased, and in a short time the entire mass of water rushed through the opening it had formed, and precipitated itself ur on uiu village iwiuw, carrying wiui its resistless current 12 or 15 buildings, a woman and a child.

-ii 1 1 1 and every description of property to an immense amount Tlie avalanche of water-followed the course of the river until it reached the heart of the village, where it spread across and down the street, tearing buildings from their foundations and hurling them and their contents into a vortex of surging water that tore them to pieces with a power and velocity truly terrific. Although notice of the impendingvdanger was given to the citizens before the breaking of the dam, they had not prepared for so great a rush of water, and 10 or 12 families were driven from their buildings to witness the destruction of every thing they owned in the world, and to rejoice at their own deliverence from so fearful a death as seemed inevitably would overtake them. When the current reached Truman Esty, Esq's, pond, it had gained such a power and was confined in so narrow a space that its force was perfectly irresistible. Two large double houses were carried away from here, and not the slightest vestige left to mark their previous location. One of these houses was occupied by Wm.

Dutcher and Ansel Kane. Mrs. Dutcher, at the first alarm, stepped out of thetdoor to see how near the flood was, leaving her' child, fourteen months old, sleeping in the cradle. Before she could return the house was floating on the fierce current Mrs. Kane being the bouse floated off with it The building held together until it went over or through the first dam below, where it careened and broke.

Mrs. Kane, having bold of the rafters, threw herself upon the roof, which parting soon, left her to take refuge upon the floating fragments and timbers floating past her. Upon these she supported herself until by almost superhuman effort she gained the shore, nearly a mile from where she started, alive but almost chilled through. The body of the child was found the next morning, tangled in the fence, about half a mile frem where the house started. Thexlamage done by this sad occurrence cannot be correctly estimated at present It cannot be less than $50,000.

Mr. Estey loses largely. He must have been damaged to the amount of E. M. Welling, Hawks, Loomis A Co, P.

L. Robinson, Jones fc Richardson who lose a woolen factory and its contents P.E. Ball, Drs. Bruce fc Ranny, Mrs. Christie, Hiram Mclntyre, Rufus Bangs, B.

F. Fay, George Clearwater, Charles Cameron, George Harwood, Wm. Dutcher, Ansel Kane a John Colvin, are among the principal losers. The loss to the town, by the destruction of brid ges, roads, is large. The Railroad Co.

also lose a considerable amount There is not a watering privilege now available in North Bennington. All the dams are gone, and the wheels, factories and shops that are standing, are filled with mud and water, and are deserted: Fragments of machinery, broken furniture, tattered remnants of clothing and articles of every description, indiscriminately piled together, mark the course of this disastrous inundation through one of tbe most tnnving villages in tbe state. Mr. Wetting's stone Gristmill was submerged in part, its rooms filled, and their contents of grain, flour, tc, burried in sand and water. Jones and Richardson's Woolen Factory is parted and ruined, its machinery gone, no one knows where, and the stock on hand gone after the machinery.

Bang Square Shop haa vanished entirely. Ball Black smith shop ditto. Jones', Welhng's and Esty's dams are gone, and the embankments so injured as to retard the progress of rebuilding. The water entered the counting-room, on the sales room floor of Hawa, Loomis dc Oa's store. hurled a safe weigeing 4 or 500 lbs.

through tbe stout pannelling of an enclosed desk and carried it to the opposite side of the room. The water also entered the counting-room of P. L. Robinson. on the same floor, saturated bis books, soaked his papers, raveged bis safe, and left its filthy insignia four or five feet from the floor on the ceiling of the room.

Doctors Brace Ranney suffered severely. The mass of water which entered their residence broke through the floor and precipitated their furniture, and a valuable parlor organ, and their household fixtures, into the cellar be neath. tUT" Mr. Hobbs lately lectured before the Snci ety of Arts in London, on the art of Picking Locks. He gave the following statement of the manner in which he picked the Brarnah lock He said that his first step had been to take an impression of the hole in wax.

lie had originally supposed that each side had its spring, but he found himself mistaken in that surmise. Having coolri ved the necessary implements, he pressed down the disc, which left him at liberty to work on tbe sides introduced a lever inUvthe key-hole, and applied pressure to the cylinder; felt tbe slides successively, pressed them in the false notches, and succeeded in loosening the cylinder, and the lock was picked. He had never seen the inside of a Bramah lock before his experiments had never tried to pick one; and be entertains no doubt that, with bis present experience, be could repeat tbe process an hour's tone. Mr. Hr.

Hobbs alluded to the 'powerful he is said to have used, and showed it to be a three penny mirror, and be similarly refuted tbe exaggerations relative to excessive filing of the lock." In conclusion Mr. Hobbs aaid be bad never made a lock, and never practiced picking much; and be astonished" bis English auditors by saying that be knew many more expert lock-pickers than himself. Near St Albans, Vt, Emeline Ladoe, the only daughter of a blind mother and a oeerepid father, ruahed before a train of ears, was run over and killed. Causa she had been seduced under an unfulfilled rMmiiee of marriage. Weahantgofor abolishing capital ponishment until socb rascals have aU had their necks stretched according to law.

A man, (whether ber murderer or not, is not stated.) rushed toward tbe spot to remove ber from the track, bat he was hindered from reaching it in by tbe deep A great number of persons bare lately died in Paris from apoplexy, caused, it is supposed, by the uneeaaonablo mildness of the weather PROF. GRUJES Lectures, and Performs EXPERIMENTS, EVERT ETEHMS that Waek. except Thsnday. tJT CHARTS can bo obtained daring tho day, at the Bowse. fcblGtSI MK.

KuLiIofJlN baa the honor to an- km Dancing aad Waltxisa, en FRIDAY EVENING, Mah uawsilsWBBHU lUUft. i tjr l.smuaa le Waltatna aad tho new Dances, from tob; QaadrUlea.etc- from 8 aaUl IS o'clock. Ladies ara request rd to bo in attendance at o'clock, H.B. Mr. (daring lm coursej Introduce) tne beautiful new dance La Tempesa.

fcol8t23 Delano Fourth Party. -r Mr. DEAANO would respectfully give notice to his friends and pairoaa, that km FOURTH COTILLION PARTY will be given, at Anaair-Aa Hall, oa THURSDAY EVENING, February 19th. -t I3T Tickets $1.00. fclfjtls "warnaa aerr catts iaaa too vol run rk." Bd -Jacket Tin Company, Ho.

6, Will give their Third Anhpai. Baix, at Dcly Haa, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, February 18th, 1853. commit sr usAsMsnn: Wm. Rmk, Jr, Michael BoloVnan, James Scott, George Hedge, Philip Rapp, N. Saute, George Newatan, E.Drew.

17 Tickets $1. Mastc by DelveecUo's Band. f3T Carriages will be ia stlnadanes for Ladiss at 6 o'clock. 07 Wanted At this Office immedU ately, aa active, honest BOY, lo carry the Expressed a -good Route. One who can do his bomnesa up promptly and thoroughly, can lad oanafsat employ.

feblS fat Cattle for tho 22d. James Farthing Broth- eacwillktR and serve to their asssoaaan on the 92d tnat- the fnnowtna-ehnin. s- One four year old Steer, weighing 240 pounds. One three 9050 One six 0335 One Sre Cow, 160U One four 11SO One two Heifer, 1200 The public are respectfully nvtted to eaO and Ike Beef, Which will be oa exhibition at their Market, corner of Earie and Mala streets, on Baturdsy next Feb. 18, 1852.

Mfcoiaai Young Men'B Association Leetnres. The Kt Rev. Dr. Potter will lecture before this Association, next WEDNESDAY EVENING, the 18th umL, at 7Jf o'clock, at American HaO. ty Admission to asembers who lure paid their dues, I2X cents; 85 cents to all other persons.

E. a BPEAGUE, Feb. 17, 1858. Ch'n Lecture Committee. To the Whig Electors of the 2d Ward.

The undersigned offers himself to the Whig Electors of the Baoond Ward, as a candidate for the office of Collector of County Taxes, at tbe ensuing elec tion. rft141181 THOMAS CUM MINGS. 05" Notice. F. S.

Wheeler takes this method of announcing to the Whigs of the Reconti Ward, that he ia a candidate for nomination to the office of Collector of County Taxes In tbe Second Ward, and would feel obliged to them for their good will and suSs-gea. febSltr To the Whig Electors of the 2d Ward. The undersigned offers himself to the Wh ig Electors of the 8econd Ward, candidate for the office of Collector of County Taxes, at the ensuing elec tion. rjan29tfebl91 JOHN 1. Da GRAFF.

irlABRIIvD, fh. lOak (aunt Kw WM TkaT til WS -ia tun awui ium- uj tiiuvno mi, iiwvi isVI fuuy OT r. VT JFi II. KIN NEAR, to Miss SUSAN M. WELLS, all of this city.

On die 16th inst, bv H. B. Burt. Mr. FRANCIS MURK AY, to Miss MARIA BARKER, both of this city.

At Niagara Falls, on the 16th Instant, by the Rev. Montgomery Schuyler, Mr. JAMES B. LEECH, to Miss HARRIET BR1NCK. DIED, On the 17th instant.

Mr. BENJAMIN SHARP, agad 49 years. rW Funeral Thursday afternoon, at o'clock, from his lata residence, No. 15 Pearl St. i In Williamatown.

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fob 1 8 Coal, Coal, Coal! NOW landing lrom Schr. Sandusky, near foot of Commercial street, the but of her cargo of OHIO COAL, superior to any brought to this eriy. Inquire of the Captain an board, or lo Ihe ofnoe of Feb. 18, 1852. BEMIS, BROTHERS.

PROPERTY ON THE CREEK The subscriber' offers for sale, the property fronting on Ohio street and Buffalo Creek, known as the "Twin Warehouses." Tbe lot haa 81 feet boat oa Ohio street, and 83Jf on Front at, or tbe Creek. IST If not sold by tho first of April, they win bo for rent. Appy at tbe Erie Land Office. febio B. A.

MANCHESTER. FOR SALE That desirable dwel' 1JL Mac No. 154 Pearl at-bet weea Court aad Mohawk be lot Is 30 bv 115. Ho baseoasnt. rrlee $0W of which would be required down.

The balance to be paid as follows: $1000 May 1st, 1853; 2600 August let, 1853, and $2000 August 1st, 1850. Apply for further particulars at the Erie Land OfBce, oornerof S-mecasad Peart streets. feblS B. A. MANCHESTER.

COOKING STOVES Those families that are going to want a ant rata Cook stot-e Ihio Spring, will do Well lo remember Use celebrated Eagle Hot Air, and the new Prairie Flower. They are of boad-bosbb d-nsgn. and rot ap heavy and durable, aad saaan- AT HOME. Wanaated la liakinr. atetooa- eel any others, aad.wlth a asore economical aae of foei.

JEWETT tt BROTHER, fobl8 217 Mala St. WHITE WINE VINEGAR A Superior artids for rale at A. OABAHiyiLl.E'B, febfS vet Main at. feb EW BOOKS Jost receiveiat 159 Ms4a streets Charity aad im rndta or, Chriatlaa Love, as nifestedbs the heart aad lite by Edwards. 1 VOL.

Dreamland by DayllghtA Paaoraaaa of Rom nee, by Caroline Cheaebro. ror saw oy T. It M. BUTLER. fob 18 159 Main street.

TTUMAN GOVERNMENT LAWS LJ Baaed epoa the Divtno Laws aad Govern meat. A dlacoarse delivered by request before Use Law St-den-a' Amsraslsm ef Mm any of BsnTajdo, at the Central Preatryliirssa usnren, re. Trst, 1KW By John C. rnsaor mm snsu iwajron. tog next, by reoio PUBUSIIED THIS "MORNING -a- Tha ssost iaterestlrar Book of tho season.

Sir Joba Frank Be aad the Arctic Rrariona. BeaalifHily tQastrsisd. ror ssue oy fobia CEO. IL DERBY tt CO. S10 BEWAUD STOLES'.

STOLEN From the sidewalk in front ef my Store, 27 Main street, aeewt half peat Bra mat simlsi a SACK OF FBATHERa. wetghiag nbaart SO posmda, saarked "CM. Tnylar, to Mack fouors. I will gira SIS reward for tho rrtaa-n of tee foalhera. Fob.

ia, hps. iioniTgj it, m. taiws. Vahiable Prtperty fat Sale. ii THE 8DBSCRIBER ofler- for I sale a jn rroetW 93 Cm, bv ti ta Oewta.

oa Iho east aide ef Main street, coeuaenctag feet north of North Divunoe atrenC Alan, a Dwrlling Hoaas Lot, Irontma mm wy ww mm in deSh. on thVwt stdo of Wa-hinglee street, 41 foM north of North DWhuon sous. Ann three Dwomng nomas a-ous, "7 Mnwt i. do, t-rrrrttJSTk. an the northwest ouswig of Oak aad nerta Dl- TaamiatrMta, and tho others next north AlaoaDwemagnowae i umm ea the north aide of North Di via sua street, 12S oa Ibasoanherry aide ef Ike Terrace, cotaswnrlng 11 It westerly ef Erie street.

nud wall adapted for batlsnm ijaniuesn, asm twbeiidlag All these are desirable lots, and ta central locations, Tsrma st" Bale SS per sent mcaah. and tt FP'rto iw 1 VUA.lt.uns w. ammo, Aires ef tin Executors of Ramml Evana, domsd. ataale, 14, 1844.. fosasVaaujIaatV Lord.

DL G. H. DERBY fc CO. 114,703 71 1: usas5 as 3yl6 37 Total 9196,198 71 Aaaoant racei tmI (or auria pre- ahnas 8SVT7 96 An'nt most red for are prmiaaas ifcX 35 114,703 71 Earned pnmttniM aarertained for year wMina; Feb. Patd during iae as toUowa amanaa sneaaa.

35,181 78 7.83 7 Firel El peases. Deduct anpaid lunn not 90M45 3031 99 1,909 09 Net proits for the year ASSETS. 09 Cash oa kand and la bask 3370 Bonds sad mortgages oa real ss- i 47,909 SO Haued Rates and N.Yark stocks 16,645 47 Vessel 67 Bills receivable. 41.364 98 Mot. of Hull, and other Ina.

serin 10.369 OS DneftomagenWandotaeria.GoV 9,743 81 interest oa sBemnuaa aaa outer personal ,791 4S Total 177,064 07 Ws bare examined Iks above aaatmnant of tbe aOairs of tbe Mutual Ina. Co. ci Baflalo, and hav compared tt wUk the books of the omca. aad and tt to be correct as shown by aaid booka, aad we have had exhibited to ns Uwcaah as shown by the bank book, cash items and cash an hand, notes, bonds and nMrtgagm, and stocks which are named, and and them le compare wtth the Istomniit. And that we have examined tola Urn character and ait-nation of the cash, bills receivable, bonds and mortgages and other sreuntioa, aad that In our opinion they ara good and available to the Company, and can be relied apoa to the full amount tat the payment of towns.

a B. 8. JEWETT, E. Q. BPACLDHfGL Committee.

O. T. WILUAataT Upon tl-e named premiums in the above statement the Trustees have declared a dividend of (SO) twenty percent, and parties Interested will please call at the office and re ceive umir scrip eerrmraics oa or artar the 1st March next. The Trustees bay also daclsred out of the accumulated interest of tbe Company a cash dividend of (6) six per oent for Interest on all outstanding scrip (not heretofore lMeimw) payaoie on or arter March 1st next. Tbe Trustees have also resolved, that the scrip I mil by this Company tor the year 1847 bo rerln eased in cash on presentation at their omca, and that all Uitmnst oa the aaau cease aner inn dale.

A. A. EV8TAPIUEVE, Secretary TlCSItlS. Dean Richmond, Jan. C.

vana, J.L.Khu barley, W.O. Brown, R.C. Palmer, P. Durtee, 1. D.

Bbeppard, E. G. Spaulding, A. P. Yaw, G.

T. Williams, 8. W. Howell. i.

Parker, J.Ftsebarty, 8. 8. JeweU, J. I Reynolds, O. B.

Rich, 8. 1. HoUey, D. N. Barney, S.

H. C. Hitchcock, H. M. Kinae, Richard Sears, F.

tl. TOWS. DEAJJ RICHMOND. President. JA8.

C. EVANS, Vice President. Caft. E. P.

Dobk, Marine Inspector. refal8tmarl7t2swUpl9 AGENCY OF THE New York Life Insurance Company, Bmun. Feb. 7th. 1852.

Seventh Annual Report of the New York Ufe Insurance Company. Made In accordance with tho provlaiono of the Charter. Amount of assets as per statement of Jan. 18513354,755 84 During the year 1851, 1,339 policies have been issued. The premiums during the tame period amounted $383,074 4 Amount received for 18,708 08 7 DisauaaBMSB-rs.

I pa by death, less discount for payments in ad t. 157)54 16 Am'nt paid for expenses, salariua, fees to physicians, trustees, clerk hire, ate 10,123 83 Advertising, office rent, tionery, fcc 5,062 79 Commissions, postages, medical examinations exchange, ate 37,861 1G Interest on vidends on subscrip-- tion notes, re-insuran- 57 Taxes 3,494 34 Return premiums allowed on cancelled policies. 1,534 01 819,786 86 101,995 86 $456,751 10 ASSETS. Invested In United 8 tales and New York Stale Stocks, in accordance with the charter 185,866 59 Cash on hand 11 Bonds and Mortgagos 62567 00 Notes received for 40 per cent on Life Policies 175,016 Premiums on Policies In hands of agents 7,221 87 Total an-ount of accumulated capita $456,751 10 The Hoard or Trustees have declared a dividend of FORTY PER CENT on Policies for the whole term of life, ami six percent interest on former dividends. Jan.

31, 1H5-'. MORRIS FRANKLIN, President. Plinv FatsaiAH, Actuary. GEORGE DAVIS, Agent. Acikcy orrici or tub Artoi MuTtTAL Iksiteaiicb Co.

I Buffalo, January 28th, 1853. The following Statement of the affairs of this Company. is publisbod in conformity with tbe requirements of its Charter: Amount of Premiums not marked off De cember 31st, 1850 $331,866 32 Amount 01 rremiums on marine ana inuaa Navitrnlion. and Transi'Ortation Risks for the year ending December 31st, 1851 05 Total amount of Premiums $943,675 4)0 Amount of Earned Premiums during tho year as above $G9295 30 Less Returned Premiums 89,601 14 Nett Earned Premiums 1851 $60394 06 Lioesea paio aunngsame penoa.eso,vir 1 Re-lnaurance. commissions, ex penses and had debts 58,642 14 448,639 28 Nett Earned Profits $154,654 78 Tbe Profits of the Company from the Sd A prU, 1849, to tbe 3 1st December, 1850, for which certificates were issued, amount to $177,550 Additional Profits ss above 154,654 78 Nett Earnings to 31st December, 1851 $332,204 78 Tbe Assets of the Company on the 31st December, 1851, were as follows: Bills Receivable Cash Loans on Stocks Premium Accounts to bo closed by Moles or $424,137 72 3484 15 uaso, scrip oi sundry Malum insurance Companies and salvages 62,973 33 $610,855 20 The Board of Trustees have this day declared a Dividend of TwEBTV-roDB per cent on the Earned Premiums of the year ending December 3(st, 185 for which Certificates will be issued oa and after the 7th of April next.

Also an Interest of Six nor cant on tbe Scrip heretofore Issued, payable In Casta on and after the 3d of February. By order or tne noara, EDWARD A. STRONG, See'y. Geobge Davis, Agent. Buffalo, Feb.

2, 1852. feb9eow4w The Great Invention of the Aee! STEAM SUPPLANTED I GAS TRIUMPHANT The first half of the nineteenth century wUl be recorded as the age of Steam. It has passed, and with it will pass the steam engine with the things that were. The second half of the century will be known aseom- mendngthoageof Gas anagentdeatinodnotonlytoyar Dut to iiuairu tne worm. I ne ago nas no-I ilrr 1 and with It Is introduced the Gas Enctno.

Professor John F. Salomon, after twenty-six years of dose observation upon no expert men ta or his own and or others In attempts to make the principle of the condensation of carbonic add gas available as a mechanic motor, has perfected the same and, hating oat receired letters patent for an unprovea usrooass acm oSers to dispose of rights for the nee thereof to the United States government, aad to Individuals or le compa nies the rights oi Wales, couaues, or auea. Tho immense savins: of money and labor, aad at hi Hvesand sunerina, secured by the aaa ot this motor, will inevitably insure lis speedy adoption la an afasasa power is now uaee-snd la Ihu anilst where tne great. expense, bulk, aad weight of the steam engine has precluded its use. That new motor may be applied to all pas-noses ass DroDeilinsr airent, from the single horse power lor tho eot- ba irm.

ta the two Ihuusanii boras power for oca mere, with the expense leaa than that required by the steam engine, of boilers and furnaces, rues aad Bresson, and of bulk and weight 100 tons weight saStciag for the same power of 1,900 tons of the steam segine. Tbene bets am established by tho export meals I snyuse rtf twentv-avo (25) boms power, now "working wrli" at Uneinnali, as noticed in Ue following, from the ui NkaU." of the Wth tnat We are pleased to state that i. F. Safomoa, late of this city, nas reeorrea a pawn, umt now as caroosne acid gas, in Us application to an eaaiae. Tho onrrnssfnl experiments of this invontfon ware not Mug since give iu the Nonpareil." Tbe same gymtleman lua received another patent for the steering and propelling power." Also, rigbta for tbe nan of his Improved PropvlTiog and Steering Apparatus," one peculiar ad vantage of which gives the pilot such eomplHe control of the vessel, tade pnuont of Um engineer, lhat he can "righl-about-Ace" a man-ofwar in leas lime lhaa is required lo load bar guns.

Also, rights for his Improved Spring for asil-llary and common purposes, designed for the gnjaUal possible comfort for both horse and rider. Any IsuVwntauon reirard to the above Invaluable in-vealaona. and or obtainimr righto, ate- may bo promptly obtained by addressing D. L. ELDER, Attorney ana ssnms ior toe ynwi.i, 7th SC, ap.

lkl Penowa' liU, Wahiufte I. Letter from Mr. Kawae, Jlltamp, Indiana, raornfsr of a Rotarw Plongk. Wiiiimtoii, January 96, 18S2. Mm.

Runs-Sim. 1 1 ebeetfuUy avail myself of this op portunity to give yoa a fow brirfi rtslom. nts ia reference to Pp'fioaor Saiosaoa's New Mechanical Motor, aa It la arnnest.aaweliasauuy www say mssur, tss beta are tho following, as near as I sow recoileet: I arrived at liacwsau on ism nm at www, mn, nam New Mechoniwal aUor.of which 1 foUnalsf nav caunu sm oubbc papers. 1 wao at reus ts met that I bad for sums ansa piailssia bean studying sane tho same principal appMcaote ao a saatlvo power tomarhiaawv. -i wao oasunsslisa ana aeugnied ha wits sioEthe eonalraglioa aad oparaUru of lbs angina I saw my emoooaaa saea usiuss ssw snore penoct tana i aaa ssemveu.

I witnessed use opera bee for near aa hour. Tlwasant- forss aad perfect, and of waaMeas power to Bft a Wright of lxuuo lociueswy ate umasma miauie. tub power was applied to tare the maeaiaery of the sSop, and appeared to be equal to steam oogiaas eooamouly used ia icanmauepa. xao wnoss asagusoiuua sssgino si snout twelve or fifteen feat, and I suppose Ms weight might be sstsveorstz soaa. The furnoso is a snsH sbsst Iron pan.

tho ssao of my bat, aad bead about a sou Me handful of charcoal. The snai hlsacy ss not nsoro csimpliralad thaw that of the steam esa liio. lbs prinelpmof conslnsctlon aad eiMuatlow being the samo Tbss waa est named to be a anty-nvo aorso power osspssa, wsuea navogrrssi vow a brief dssisHil im am not pcoumniy iniia lsmjj mine on I of the m- mtioa. I sBvor expoctsd le Be called udob aavstaiesBAsita lufcresics I have had no aequaialaaca wtth Piutessor Baiaoana, and aawer saw aias, to mj anewssage, uatu i saet sua this any, yesterday. Yours, raspeetfajly, Dae.

27, 1881. hutl7oodlapl7 CHAOJ. -r. glU'l'l URi JU STICK OF Tub FEACB Urrsca I7 I 130. aWeSlBrSsaiBoatJ.aapa4a.Msra i 4 ....1 it.