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PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. TituitinAY, Aoowt SO. Hkih VV at km (this mtcrnonn) 11 h. 1 4m. A gentleman of liberal education, who baa had much experience In instructing youth in schools and private families, wishes to obtain employment as instructor in any of the branches of an English or clas sical education.

He is willing to be examined before employment. Enquire at this Office. N. B. The advertiser has been much employed in k1)c Rational I'HILAIIKLl'HIAt THURSDAY.

AUGUST SSO. hare every reason to believe, without the slightest foundation. The tunnel is forty feet in length. Tht three prisoners who refused to accept the freedom thus provided fortUerh, oh the necessary condition of leaving the country or remaining in concealment, are the editor and two of the writers in the new Republican journal -the llefurmateur. Lagrange and the other Lyons who from the stale of their health have been sullered to reside in a nuiiton de sunte.

were transferred during the To tha Editor of the National Sir My attention was attracted by a paragraph in the Journal of Commerce of yesterday, in which a rumor was slated that the Banks of New York were about sending on here for a million of dollars in specie, and that the Branch Bank of the United States would name a price at which it would cash checks tin Philadelphia. What fie object of such an article may be it Is not eusj' to determine, but the simplefit among us can see A good example has been set in Huston in reft? the revisiun uf the press, unJ oilers Ins services in that capacity. rencc to tlie subject of Abolition. A cull has bee what would be its probable ehVct it uncontradicted. First; as to the balance.

1 have taken the p.iinl to made, upon I lie citizens of Hint city, without tli 1'iiotEssoit Clevklanu's IIiuh School i-ok Youmi I. units, No. 29 South Tenth street, will be re-opened on Tuesday the first of September. ascertain the condition of our state Banks this morn tinction of party, who are opposed to (lie procce ing, and the result is, that of the nine locatetl in the inga of tho advocates for the immediate emancipation City the balances due to or from New York by fiv WHIG DELEGATES The Whig Delegates of ranee. In the ateent of this stream, an elevation of at least 500 feet is to be overcome, which may be effected, at a gradatlun no Where exceeding one de-gree.

Having reached the summit, on which we crossed the boundary line dividing between the United States and Lower Canada, we soon struck the Arnold river, which rises lit the same swampy tract that gives birth to the Cdrtmetuc streaiti, the instance irom water to water not exceeding half a mile, and commenced our descent in the valley of the river just mentioned, vizt Arnold's river, and travelled downward about 16 miles to Lake Megamic, the descent for a distance of ten miles being such as to require a gradation of one degree. We then proceeded downward along the Lake and in the valley of Chnu-diere river, 60 miles, to the upper settlements on the river last mentioned, the declivity after leaving the lake, being on an average of about 10 feet per mile. Through the en' ire distance front Lake Allagunde-bKnK td the upper settlements on the Chaodiere, wc had to grope our way through a trackless wilderness, encountering thickets, swamps, windfalls, the distance being about 1'iO miles. We then proceeded duwn the Chaudiere 66 miles, in view of one of the most beautiful countries I ever beheld, to this city, the entire distance from Portland to Quebec, by the route pursued, being about 275 miles, which is some 8 or 10 miles shorter than the nearest travelled road. The elevation of the main summit above tide, agreeably to the best observations I have been able to of the slaves of the South and who, however they of them do not average ten thousand dollars each; while of the remaining four, one can draw for may regard slavery as an evil, yet look with distrust tl-e City will meet on Monday evening next, 24h instant, at half-past seven o'clock, at the District Court Room, corner of Sixth and Chesnut streets.

COUNTY DELEGATION. Rbout thirty thousand dollars, and the other three fi ami abhorrence upon all measures hich mny ten an aggregate of three hundred thousand dollars, and to instigate the blacks to insubordination and intu the ink ot the United States declines stent Jrjfl The Democratic Whig Delegates of the County of on New York, from which the inference would seem rection, determined and willing to abide, at all fairly deducible that it was not at least a heavy debtor zards, by the Constitution, snd to preserve inviolat to its nrnncn in our sister city. the pledged faith of the He-public, hich lias Hoi Philadelphia will meet at the Wagon and Horses, Third near Green street, on Thursday, the 27th 'mat at 3 o'clock P. M. Punctual attendance is expected.

il. Such Townships as have not yet tlecteJ De legates, are requested to do so without ciHay. Next, as to the refusal to cash checks on this city rished and is still flourishing under the auspices by the Branch Bank in New York. Now have Men that Sacred Charter," to.mect at Faneuil Hall, on checks on our Banks, and some of them large ones, remitted from New York by the mail of yesterday by no less than four of the State Banks of that City Friday the 21st inst, at 4 o'clock," there and then I ARRIVED, Or. brig Dirkby, Johnton, fmra Liverpool, Jan.

St, inm, criiiei, ili, Uo. Slrptien Ualdoin. Sohr Wm. Hruwu, Aiillionv, New Hedfnrd, 4, oil, lie. T.

W. Murgrin. BELOW, An herm. brig, bcluw Clicitrr. CLEARED.

Ship Pncahnntai, Weil, Li.erpiiol, II. It A. Cops tirl. Venm, Whit.ll, St. 'I nomas, J.

II. Clementi sohr Ellen, Moore. Ne York, A. 0. Cooley, alonu Fair Polly.

Hs-ker, ami low barge Catlnr, Warner, Ns York, via a-nsl, Jut. Hsnr) Simlrs, Morion, Alessndrla. Bis. Handi ksrge shark, Wiliun, Maw York us canal, U. Hill.

Kiom Schuylkill Scars Everett.Studley, and I homptcn, liofton, IM- dial Co. MEMORANDA. Ship Henj. Morgan Snow, for this port, wss loading at Marieillei, Ulllli June. bhipl Edward, Strang, fur Liverpool, and Carouge, Londondeiry, cleared at bt.

Johns, NB. prt-Ttom to 8th iott. Ship Newport, Langdon, at Portsmouth, I llh inst. from Cbai leal on. Ui i Itulit.

Wain, Mauhews, and achr Wave, Nieker-son, cleared at UnMiin on Saturday lor this port. Bi ig llilrjr tailed from Providence on Buuitsf for this port. Brig Ella, Mallhews, snd ichr Fort Hill, Cahooa, hence at Huttun, 17lti Selir Jane, Tripp bene at New Bedford, I7lh inat. Schr Shamrock, Whiltnn, sailed Irom Salem, IGlh imt. for thia poit.

Sohr I-actor, Mscy, lailod from Nsnlucket, IJlh inst. fr Ins port. Schr Emperor, Smdlry, wai st Laguirs, SSlh ult. for Ihn purl, unc Schr Cordelia, Crowell, hence at St. Johns, NB.

4th inal. and cleared since for New York. Schr Msrv Jsnc, Webber, eleared at St. Johns, previous lo 8th in.t. Tor lhi port.

Schn Commerce, Klrhy, snd Richard Hush, Kelly, hence at Providence nn Sunday. Schr Resolution, Jackson, at New Brnnswick, NJ. fra ilmington, NC. Schr Cornelia. Price; Anthracnphora, Prime, and schr Jarvit, hence st New York yesterday.

I he brig Atlantic, Eaton, from New York bound to M.iiiinnilla, went athure on Monday night on Tucker's Ueach. N.I vessel said lo be loati it ii understood ih ii in ballast. make known to their countrymen of the South, that viz: me linnk ot America, Manhattan Company, Me they recognize their constitutional rights; that they chants Bank, and the Union Bank. 1 infer, there LOCUST WAIIU. A meeting-ot the Democratic Wimt AociATioir or Loccrr Wahii, will be htld at tlie Whig Heading Room, (house of Michael Costcllo,) in Locuiit Street below 12th.

at 7 o'clock, on Friday evening, Augimt 2lst. N. 11. The Whig citizens of the Ward are especially rc(jucted to attend this meeting. aug.

20 GKOHtiE Zaktzinkii, Secretary. make without the aid of instruments, is 15 to 1700 will sustain them in the possession of them; and that fore, that no great difficulty can exist in such nego they deplorn the unauthorized interference of those, ciatiuns. Philadelphia, August 20. who, with a professed zeal for the melioration of t'i condition of the slaves, are cither forging for them COMMtTTfcB MKKTING. Edward C.

Watnioueh F.sq. late" Prosecuting A new fetters, or placing in imminent peril the live torney for the Mayor's Court, has been appointed The Committee of Arrangement for the "General Town Meeting of the Young Men of the Citv and consul at 1 rimdad. and property of the white population." This call County, friends of the Union and opposed to tlie re llov. Cass, Secretary uf War, returned to Waal says the Columbian Centincl, hrts been already leet." The project appears to have been very favourably entertained at Quebec, as we infer from the notices of it in the Quebec papers, and Capt. Yule, of the Royal Engineers, was appointed by the Governor in Chief to accompany Col.

Long. (From the New York papers of Wednesday.) The Markxt. Stocks are down again to-day. There are various reports of movements in the money market, which may produce some inconvenience. It is said that Philadelphia owea New York a million, and that a large sum is to be sent for in specie.

The Branch Bank will not a price at which it will cash ngton City, several days ago, much recovered from signed by Fifteen Iunrred and Fifty names, com ins late illness. all the wealth, character, influence cent incendiary movements of the Abolitionists," will meet at 8 o'clock, THIS EVENING, at the Tontine Coffee House, 7ih above Chestnut street. W. C. PATTERSON, Chairman.

The following gentlemen constitute the night sftcr tho discovery of St. Pelagie to their uld quarters at the Luxembourg and the Conciergerie. It is evident that the late resolution of the Court uf Peers to disjoin thu cases of the Paris prisoners from those of Lyons has hastened this sttempt, the success uf which has excited much surprise every where) and, of course, moat of all in the mind of the proprietor of the garden, through whose house the prisoners afterwards forced their way with very little ceremony, at an hour, half past 9 p. when he happened to be entertaining company, little expect, ing that such an incident was to arise to furnish his guests with materials for conversation. The Ministerial papers have thought it necessary to publish, in the name of the King and the Government, the moat solemn assurances that the death of the Duke de Bordeaux, which had begun to be very generally spoken of as a probable event, would not be attended with the slightest change in the conduct or position of the monarchy of Louis Philippe, which must always, it is said, continue to regard itself as an immediate emanation from the will and power, the interests and necessities of tlie nation.

A promise even is held out, not merely that the King will prefer his popular title to his hereditary right, but that the anticipated otters of aervice from the legimatist party-will be rejected and that the government will continue to he carried on by means uf the men of the revolution. In the Memorial Bordclais of is stated, on the authority of letters from Dilboa of the 4th, that the Carlists had entirely disappeared, and that a party of the Queen's troops had left Ihe town to push their rccounoisances. In the course of the siege 20 or 22 uf the garrison had been killed, and from 77 to 80 wounded. Eraso was dangerously ill, and incapable of assuming the command of the Carlist forces, and the insurgents of Navarre had refused to fight under any chief who was not a native of the province. Liverpool Cotton Market, Wednestlay, July 15, 1825.

Sales Tuesday, 1500; and to-day, 3000 There has been a little mure business done in the market thia week; holders of Surats and American cotton shew considerable firmness, but in Egyptian and Brazil this is not the case; the quantity ol cotton offering is large, and there is a gn at desire to sell; and, in consequence, prices have given way a little, and are yet very unsettled. 200 Pernams have been sold to-day at 1 1 1-tid. per lb. the highest sold at 16 l-2d. per and Egyptian are now 17 l-8d.

per Ib. which were 2ld. The week's import amounts to 16,384 bags. Paris, 13th July. Bounss, Monday, quarter to 4 P.

M. The market has been fiat ever since yesterday. At Tortoni's the price has been at 79f. 10c. On 'Change it dropped to 78f.

94c. but lias since improved to 70f. 5c. Very little business is duing. The Spanish funds are flat, scarcely any thing being done in them.

Another improvement has taken place at the close of the market in the 3 per Cents. Last Prices. Five per Cents, 109f. 10c-; Three per Cents 79f. 20c.

and probity of the city and embracing; all political Tlie National Intelligencer of Wednesday says, "A postscript to the Fredericksburg Arena of yesterday states that Snow, the obnoxious free mulatto parties. Indeed, so general has been 'the disposi tionto sign that there is scarcely-, man Df respects who fled from this city last week, was arrested there on Monday and committed to prison. The Arena further states that there are charges against him of checks on Philadelphia. We do not see anything bihty and influence tne cjtV who has not place having circulated incendiary pamphlets, and that his name to paper. Nor is this all; the name would be sent to tins city to-day." have hen enrolled without any extra solicitation or The Intendant of Charleston, S.

C. in pursuance fForts, but people have spontaneously flocked to tli a resolution of the Citv Council, has ottered a reward of one thousand dollars for the apprehension and places of deposit of the petition, and been anxioi I nth intt. ship Msrjland, Barritt, Arr at Alexandria, from Liternonl. sign, thus expressing their sentiments freely an conviction of any person bringing into that city any withcrut undue influence, on the momentous ques' incendiary paper or ptiDiication; or or priming, puo hshiner. circuliitinc or distributing any paper ur docu very frightful in these things, though Cotton is quiet and the prices rather feeble.

Flour is very dull and prices sinking; fresh Western of ordinary brand can be had at $5 88, though for good brands $6 is the price. Rye has recovered a little, and sells at 92c. Corn firm at Saturday's prices, viz. 90c. and 100c.

Oats have fallen to 50 a 52c. bu. Rye flour has declined at $4 50. The market for Colonials" generally is steady. Journal of Commerce.

The Cohstitctior. This beautiful frigate stood down the the harbour at an early hour this morning. OfTStaten Island, she put about, and came up again into the North River, with a fresh breeze. Off Hobo-ken she was elegantly put in stays, and come round elegantly, and fell along close under Castle Garden, where a farewell salute was fired, and she went to tion involved. The Petition may emphatically ment tending to excite insurrection, or to disturb the domestic quiet and good order of that community, or considered, sis conveying the sentiments of the peo pie of this community." We cordially respond to in any form or manner, whether it De orauy or omer wise, calculated to interlere witn ttieir domestic in the hope expressed by the Centinel, that its sent stitutions.

menta will be echoed by every other citv in th TMPTOsis, The Doylestown Democrat, of Wed nesdav. savs "The village of Newhope was, we tin Union, derstand, quite in a ferment on Wednesday night Geo. H. Hart, Wm. Fennell, John M.

Burns, John M. Ash, Edward W. Warner, William A. Crabb, Jos. M.

Thomas, John Savage, A. M. Peltz, A. W. Thompson, G.

Bold'm, John C. Martin, J. E. Negus, J. S.

Spray, A. G. Waterman, Kobt. J. Thomas, Wm.

Keith, H. Conrad, Thos. L. M'Kenny, James Hemington. Joshua V.

Johns, John S. Bryant, II. Hisbrough, Wm. II. Bernard, W.

W. M'Main, T. S. Bryant, G. M.

Trout man, W. G. Menu, Ebenezer Knowlton, Guy Bryan, John Fletcher, Parsey Cuklbrd, John P. White, Alfred W. Steel, Saml.

Martin, Benjamin Wood, Abijah Redman, Michael V. Baker. sea. Some of the New York papers have been filled for W. C.

Patterson, Ssml. Hart, G. W. airman, Milea N. Carpenter, Jus.

S. Pringle, Abner Pollrad, Jr. Itobt. I Hicknell, Titos. C.

Claik, John W. McGrath, Theodore Evans, F. H. Godey, Wm. Jackson, Wm.

P. Ulight, Wm. Carman, Jlartholumevv Keese, T. A. Worrell, A.

V. Gihbs, E. U. Uadgcr, George Pepper, Jus. W.

Wallace, John Duncan, Archibald Campbell, Georg W. West, Colson Heisket. John Krema, George Norton, James Gregory, Jcspcr Hurt! ing, I'M. Cavanaugh, AlcxK Krumbhaar, Win. P.

Kockhill, Edmund Holmes, burnt. M'tgay. T. S. R.

Fassit, Geo. H. Martin, Wm. S. Peterkin, P.

W. Wilbank, Alfred Horner, Hugh Elliott, last, owing to the contemplated marriage of a black two or three days past with editorial paragraphs, and man with a white woman. I he woman lias Hereto letters, and communications of all sorts, relative to fore borne a good character, but the black was an Arr at Protidenee, 17th in. Swed. barque Waster-wiek, Ciaae, from Gottenburg.

Atr at Irilh jnsl. ahip Jupiter, Webb, from Liverpool, lirigi Plant, Perkins, from Buenos Arret, Sarah OS Esther, Savage, from Laguiia. NEW YOKK. Aug. 19 Arrived, packet ship Europe, Marshall, from Liverpool, July 16( Itr.

ahip Bri-lannia, D.yenhill, from Briatul, E. brigs Potomac, tlilclioock, from Trinidad. Cubas lri, Harding, fin Marseilles! Madison, llarria, from Savannah. Sicilian brie Mom-eat, I'rifileite, Palermoi Fr. brig Cora tt Julia, Conateaoi, Bordeaux.

Spring Garden Fire Insurance Company of ths County of Philadelphia. jVJ'J TICE it hereby given, that an instalment of Five i. Dollars per share, on Ihe capital stock of thia company, it required to be paid st the Bank of Penn Township, on or before Monday, the M-tlh inst. Also, That all stock upon which the instalments are now due and not paid on or before ihe S4th intt. it hereby declared forfeited, for ihe use snd benefit of the company.

By order of the Board of Directors. SAMUEL HAKT, Seerelarv. Augusl I3lh. 18.17. sug MRS.

HUGHS'S SCHOOL, 91 South Eighth Street, 1 ILL be re opened on I uesdsy, the 1st of Septem-v ber, snd the businett be conducted usual. The English, by Mr. and Mrs. Hughs. impudent rascal.

1 he people in tins part ot the dipute between Commodore Elliott and Gen. Tow world are not yet prepared to witness such degrading We understand that the arch-impostor, Matthias, was brought to this city yesterday, by the proper officers with whom he was in custody. His term of imprisonment had not expired by several days; but it being understood that the jurymen of Judge Lynch' i court were preparing to render a verdict of tar and feathers against him the moment his prison-doors should be opened, it was judged advisable to anticipate the period of his release from that prison, and son about the credit of some gallant achievement spectacles, and it the parties hsd not moved ott in during the last war. The whole matter is in exces quick time, we believe the statutes ot Judge Lynch sively bad taste. If men, and men in conspicuous would have been put in requisition.

CoLonEii School its Canaait. A town meeting positions, deem themselves called upon to exhibit an was held in Canaan, in the county of Grattun, N. bring him to this city. He is yet in confinement. utter disregard of the laws of God and man and com on the Slst at which a vote passetl for the re mon sense, they might at least do it in such a manner and, it is said, is to be again brought to trial upon indictments which have not yet been traversed.

moval of the Noyes Academy, at hich black and as to give as little public scandal and bad example as white children arc promiscuously received. A com Mr. Georire L. Martense. resident of the to wn of mittee was appointed to carry the vote into execu possible.

We do not pretend to decide upon th tion. On Monday of last week the committee, with merits of the case one way or the other; nor can we exactly see how they would have been decided by an other inhabitants of the town and neighboring towns. to tne number ot about ouu, assembled, with 9U to Flalbush, L. I. committed suicide yesterday forenoon, by attaching a string to the trigger of a gun, and by that means shooting himself in the head.

He has been for aome time in a disponding way and at the time of the act was no doubt deranged. Mr. M. was a wealthy farmer and much respected. (Translated for the Globe from the Bordeaux Memorial Bordelais of July 2.) Impression produced in the United States by the amendment of Gen.

Faiazd. The American newspapers are now engaged with the definitive determination by the Chamber of Deputies, regarding the provisions of the treaty of July 4th, 1831. We have been waiting with some impatience for arrivals from New York, in order that we might see what impression had been produced in the United States by the amendment of Gen. ValazS. We censured this amendment at the time when it exchange of shots between the gentlemen, with or 1UU yoke ot oxen, and removed the academy to a dis ricmn, tvi r.

rreiisve. tance uf about half a mile, and left it in the midst of llalii a swamp. without injury. It does really appear to us that even a wound as deep as a well and as wide as a church door" inflicted upon either of them, would not have One ol the laborers employed on the rail-road be Mr Mancinelli. Mr.

Taylor. Mr. Hertz. Mr. File.

thalulm John Hell, late Speaker of the House of Represen Music, Writing, lit; SO; UPPEU DELAWARE WARD. At a meeting of the Democratic Whig voters of Upper Delaware Ward, convened agreeable to public notice, at the sign of the Buck Tavern, for the pur tween Bedford and Jamaica, L. 1. was killed yesterday morning, almost instantaneously, by the fall of a tatives, lias been re-elected, in the Nashville district, rendered it manifest to whom the glory of the ex 1 ennessee, without opposition. atone.

It is the third accident ot the kind that has ploit in question appertains; nor would it have en A Speck of War. A postscript in the Davton was made, useless and dangerous; useless, because the whole discussion rested upon the fact that the THE Exercises of JOHN HASLAM'S CLASSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCHOOL, will be re occurred on the rail road. pose of electing five Delegates to the City Conferees, CHARLES STOUT was called to the chair, and Journal of the 11th states that orders have hanced their character tor genuine courage. When will this most preposterous mode of settling contro turned nn Tuesday, Iti of September. been issued by Governor Lucas to the Generals of HtcHA.n appointed Secretary.

On motion, Heferencet to individuals of ih- hih.t Charleston, August 15. Abetter from a friend in Militia, throughout the state, to report to him. imme versies be abandoned especially those in which Message ot General Jackson, an incomplete work, an embryo of the Government, without official life, con- tained nothing at which France should have consi- i dered herself offended; dangerous, because it might revive ntinrri-l4 whinh hnth nartia i atnrinim trt diately, what number of mounted riflemen and ca Columbia, informs a Mr. Lewis Johnson, from Spsrtanburg, who had been a short time previously the meeting went into an election for five Delegates, will be given, on application in the subscriber, at his to represent the Ward in the City Conferees; when residence snd school ruoint, No. 50 Ssntom meet, above Charles Stout, Richard O'Brien, Jarvis Webster, i E.glnh.

there is some point to be ascertained on which valry can be furnished from their respective divisions trieu at Columbia, and condemned to be executed. the blaze of powder can by no possibility shed at a moment's warning! It is supposed this force is have extinguished, and thin, for a vain parade of Enoch Re i.ick and Ur. C. B. Matthews, were duly light, or a doctrine to be established whose ortho intended tor the disputed Territory, to prevent oi repel the aggressions of Michigan, or nerhans to in for passing counterfeit money, but pardoned, again visited that place on Sunday last, with more coim.

terfeit money. He was seised and confined, and on Monday evenine was duly sentenced (Judge JLunck vade the territory! Further we learn, that these or doxy cannot be demonstrated by honorable blows and By the way, where was the police ders were confidential, and will not appear in the Da- presiding) to be taken in front ot the Court Mouse, causeless susceptibility, might place in jeopardy for- elected. tunate result, which had been obtained by great I Kesolved, That the delegates elect, have power to I vacancies that may occur in their body. But we at the same time expressed our confidence BiHesolved, 1 hat the delegates elect be empowered in the enlightened reason of the American people. to cM meetings of the citizens of the Ward, at such Habituated as it is to neglect forms, in order to get i time nJ P' ce hey my deem expedient, at the reality or it will, we said, comprehend Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting the sentiment which dictated the adoption of this ad- be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and pub- of New York during the waging of the paper contest, pers unni tne uovemor removes tlie injunction of and receive twenty-hve lashes on Ins bare back, secresy.

1 he correctness of this intelligence may when there was cause for supposing that other than pellets of the brain would be called into requisition be depended on. A gentleman who saw a copy of i ne sentence was carried into ertect on I uesday morning, in the presence of a large number of citizens and a committee was appointed, who escorted inc orders communicated the contents to us. ditional clause, and will not be so far mistsken as to i Hsneu Dy all tlie papers lavorame 10 ma cause. Dim out ot the District. Death or Mb.

Mills The York (Pa.) Gazette iew tcnoisrt at Doaruers, can be taken on moderate terms, and every attention will be bestowed upon them, I to The subscriber tsket the liberty of interting two notices of hit School, which appeared untolicited on hit part: From the Commercial Herald of SJih June. We are requested by a friend of ours lo tay, that he hat had a child under the tuition of Mr. John Haslam, In George ttreet above Eighth, for ihe last nine months, and he deems it a duty thus publicly lo aay, that his expectations in regard to Mr. Haslam's abilities as a competent instructor for oulh, have been more thi.n realised, and that he hat never witnessed ttricter application on ihe part of any teacher, and more beneficial results to a chilli thtn in the ease of the youth under Mr. Haslam't charge, and he doubts not but every parent who has a child under him, will award to Mr.

H. Ihe tame unsought for commendation." From the tame of another date. Mr. Editor 1 observed with pleasure in your paper of the 35th June, what am well aware is but a just ao- CHARLES STOUT, Chairman, A letter from Smithville, N. C.

dated 12th inst says "Mr. James Mills, the aeronaut, died in this RirRAHn O'HnisH, Secretary. Are Generals and Commodores, becausa they are thought to have a right to be more sudden and fierce in quarrel than the civil part of the be allowed to threaten a search for the bubble reputation at the pistol's mouth to the great detriment of public order. was shewn us last evening, from which we learn that borough on Sunday last. He had made preparations to ascend in a balloon from this place on Saturday on the 8th inst.

nineteen persons left that place for ext. accompanied by Miss Phillips. He left his the lieacn, about two miles from brmthville, in a sail boat, on a pleasure excursion, and had proceeded but boarding house, (Mr. Minnich's HoteM on Sunday a short distance before the boat was struck by a flaw entrench itselt behind a simple refusal, a cuurse which it might now oppose to us, but which a wise and skilful policy will forbid. There will be no fear in the United States of repeating explanations which had already been fuund sufheisnt; and the csprice of our decisions will be submitted to, without any idea that the honor of the country will be thereby endangered.

These expectations of ours appear about to be confirmed. The American newspapers received General Valazs's amendment in a very quiet manner. whilst professionally less belligerent individuals, in similar circumstances, would be bound over to keep LOWER DELAWARE WARD. At a meeting of the Whig citizens of Lower Delaware Ward, held at the White Swan Hotel, on the evening of the 17th August, 1835, for the purpose of choosing five delegates to represent said Ward in General City Conference, Dr. R.

M. Huston was called to the Chair, and on motion, Pccival M. Potts wss appointed Secretary. or wind and upset, and melancholy to refute twelve of the persons on board were drowned. The names the peace? morning last, at about 9 o'clock, to go to the Academy, where he had his balloon.

As he did not return to dinner or supper, some of his friends went to the Academy at about 10 o'clock in the evening, and found him lying dead upon the floor of the room in of the persons who lost their lives are as follows: Mr. Jas. Dozier, Lady and 7 children. Rev. Mr.

Hankins, Miss Potter, and one black man. The bodies of six 1 lie meeting then proceeded to the olioice wlncn lie had put his balloon tor repairing. He had The New York Times was the first mover in the affair; and a more reprehensible article than it put forth yesterday, we have rarely, if ever, seen in the editorial columns of an American newspaper which is saying a good deal, when we recollect the names pparently died without a struggle. We saw him delegates, which resulted in the election of Nathan R. Potts, Thomas Miller, John T.

Williams, John of the children-of Mr. D. were all that had yet been found. on Saturday, at which time he complained of being Thomason, Wm. A.

Peddle. very ill, but could give no account ol the nature of Resolved, That the delegates elected have power FROM ENGLAND. Bv the packet shin Europe, the New York Jour of some of its brethren. his disease. We have not learned with any thing like certainty, to what cause his death is attributed." to fill any vacancies that may occur in their own nal of Commerce has London papers to July 15th, It is stated in the Baltimore Patriot that Ins death re nd Liverpool to the 16th.

Their contents have sulted from the rupture of a blood vessel a circum number. The fullowing Resolutions were received with acclamation, anil on the question being put, were unanimously adopted. ot Mr. J. Hsslam's sbililies at a teacher, and mott cheerfully do I award to Mr.

H. ihe tame unsought for commendation" as your friend has done. 1 placed my two boyt under his care in September, I83, and I assure you my expectations have been far surpassed. Mr. attention lo the boyt under hit csre is unremitting, and such is the excellence of hit method that my boyt hsve not only progressed rapidly, but arc thc roughly grouoded in every branch ot eduealion ss far at they have proceeded under hit direction; such, too, is the ambition to excel which he has succeeded in lufuting into their minds, that from the time they were one month at hit school, I never found it necessary lo remind them of their stu ies.

I agree with your friend thst jutt expression of Mr. Hatlani't abilitiet as a teacher ol youth, is due to him from all those who hnve children under hit csre, and I think, without meaning nny slight to the many respec table teachert in ihit city, that it it duine a kindness lo anu agree that nothing will be easier than to give to the French Government the explanation which it demands, and which it had already received. In fact, the President's message concludes thus: Such a measure the authorization of reprisals ought not to he considered by France as a menace. Her pride and power are too well known to expect any thing from her fears, and preclude the necessity of a declaration that nothing partaking of the character of intimidation is intended by us. She ought to look upan it as the evidence only of an inflexible determination on the part of the United States to insist on their rights." That, says the American papers, ia the sum of the President's Messaire.

What is he asked to do? To been chiefly anticipated by previous arrivals. stance the more probable, as the frequent aerial ex cursions of the deceased, are supposed to have cre London, July 14. Consols left off at 91 5-8 a ated a predisposition that way. Resolved, That in consequence of the unsettled dispute between the City and the Schuylkill Navi- 3-4. Peninsular stocks rose to-day nearly 1 1-2 per cent.

If iuiiwat Kohbeht. The Cleveland Daily Herald Londoji, July 15. It is stated in the Spanish pa A correspondent suggests the name of the Hon. Joel Ii. Poinsett, of South Carolina, as a suitable one to be placed on the Vice Presidential Ticket.

Such a nomination ought indeed to meet with decided and universal approbation of the strongest kind. We wish the persons who send us such trash as the pamphlet entitled Imminent Dangers," would at least have the humanity to pay the postage of their favours." Monday last, states that a boy, the son of Mr. Jo- gation Company relative to ihe water at fairmount, that it is not expedient that the same men should re pers that in the treaty lately concluded at Madrid for athan Dixon, who was returning to Cleveland with present both parties at the same time; and the dele 153 sovereigns (about 700 dollars), for which his fa the abolition of the slave trade, it is provided that the emancipated negroes are not, as heretofore.to be ther had sent him a few miles in the country, was declare that he did not intend to intimidate or offend carried to the West Indies, contrary to tall good dis ihe community thus publicly lo make his Seminary met in the road by a man, who presented a pistol and France! His Message has already disavowed such known cipline and subordination, but that the English Go emandttd his purse. It was immediately surrender vernment should provide lor them at its own ex ed, and the robber made for the woods, effecting his an intention as being absurd and ridiculous. He has, therefore, say the papers, only to send a duplicste of this declaration, which has been too much overlooked pense.

escape Deiore assistance could be obtained, or the We have received by express the whole of the alarm given. The robber is represented as a man of during the loud declamations of the orators of the op gates appointed Irom this Wartl are instructed to oppose, by all means, any of the managers of that com. patiy being placed upon the assembly and county tickets lo be supported by the Whigs of the city at the ensuing election. Resolved, That the Whigs now assembled hsve the fullest confidence in the patriotism and capacity of Joseph Rttner, the Washington county Farmer, iand will therefore support him at the ensuing election for Governor, without reference to masonry or anti-masonry. Resolved, That the proceedings be published in the city papers friendly to the French papers of Monday, together with a private lull size, stout built, full face, dark swarthy complex PS.

Mr. Haslam't dwelling snd school room it in San-tom ttreet, firtt house east of the Baptist Church. A NTED A retpebieTfoungMAN, to do plain tewing and assist in rioiag the chamber work of a tmall family; apply at ISl Chealnnt St. aug 20: wanted; TWO ROLLER BOYS; apply at the Printing Office, corner nf Dock and Pear sit. aug position, ana ne win nave said every tiling lor etter dated Monday afternoon, and a letter from ion, middle black hair and sandy whiskers.

He had on a black hat, and wore a blue coat. A re A rani ue 2 (near Madrid) of the 4th inst. By a tele 1 ranee neither asks nor can ask more. The good sense of the Americans is now apparent ward of one hundred dollars is offered for his appre at our expense. It is disagreeable to say so, but it ia graphic despatch referred to in the Moniteur, we are informed that the English detachment had been received at St.

Sebastian with the most lively hension and the recovery of the money. tue irutn. We are therefore to content ourselves FOR SALE Several pair second-hand CASES. Ap-ply at Ihis office. aug 20 with a rather ridiculous ceremony to which we are The splendid series of papers published in Black- oy, butn by the garrison find the population.

Mo condemned to submit, by short-sighted pretensions ood's Magazine, under the title of The Diary of reno is decidedly to be Zumalacarregui's succes STOCK AND FIXTURES Physician," htive been ascribed at various times to wj inanity, ii is lucxy mat only a little ridicule sor, and Eraso is to have the chief command On motion, aujourneu. R. M. HUSTON, Chairman. Percival M.

Potts, Secretary. mTdDLTtJ-WARD. At a meeting of the Demo- should be the result of this blunder. Let us hope half a dozen different individuals. The last number Navane." Of an Apothecary and Drug Store, AT PUBLIC SALE.

WILL be sold collectively, or in Iott to tuit at public auction without reserve, on ihw Blackwood intimates that they are from the pen Hint tins will serve as a lesson to those who need it. The cholera continued to rage with great violence at Toulon up tu the 6ih instant. Out of a population cratic Whigs of Middle Ward, held at the corner of ana that when a Member ol the rench Chambers takes it into his head to play dignity, according to his of Samuel Warren, Esq. of the Innar Temple author of a work just issued in London, entitled "A Practical and Popular Introduction to Law Studies." of 35,000, hardly 10,000 remained in the pluce, the own notions, the others will reflect more deeply, be greater number having prudently sought safety by flight the only efficacious remedy yet discovered lore they impose upon the country the responsibility of an exaction so ill placed as to its objects, and so premise, on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, August ttSlh the stock and fixtures of the store E. corner uf Spruce and Seventh streets, consisting ot a general assortment of DRUGS AND MED1C1NP.S, elegant drawert, scales, weightl, pestles and mortars, mineral water pumps and atl the necessary apparatus for manufacturing arti- against ihis singular disease.

11th aud Market streets, on the 1tn instant, JOHN STRUTHERS was called to the Chair, and Henry Mllvaine appointed Secretary. The following gentlemen were elected to represent the Ward in Conference John Selkirk, John Struthers, Marcus Mon-telius, Lewis Walton, and Simon Mutlge. The following resolution was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That this meeting would approve the singular as to its results. it win be seen by the letter ot our Pans Corres pondent, that the state prisoners confined in the pri DELEGATE MEETING. son of at.

Pelagic had succeeded in makintr their es A numerous meeting of the Whigs of Locust Ward, was held ia pursuance of a call on Monday evening ncmi luiiierai wniers. Also, two good fountains with leaden pipes, coolers, ho- Further information rosy be obtained bv annlv. cape. The mode by which they effected it is novel MuMRir. According to the French Journals, a mummy brought from Egypt by a traveller into a Belgic town, was taken by the authorities of that p'ace for the victim of some assassination, baked in an oven.

Neither the case which contained it, the hieroglyphics, nor bandages, could undeceive them. A surgeon was actually sent for to examine the body, which was afterwards publicly exposed, and 60 far was the error carried on, that the co pse was stated to be that of one of the miners in the neighborhood, who is missing. anu ingenious. nomination of Colonel Watmough for the office of last, at me Democratic Whig Heading Hoomt when We are compelled, by want of room, to deter until ing fo the owner, at No. noith Second tt.rato ag Col.

HENRY J. WILLIAMS, was called to the Chair; John P. Roberts Vice President, aud George Sheriff ot the City and County ot Philadelphia. JOHN STRUTHERS, Chairman. Attest Henry M'livainc, Secretary.

atig 20? to-morrow the insertion of our letter from Aranjuez. It brings no positive intelligence of any importance. PURE VERATRIA, sic. BEST English drachm (troy vials; Hrdilo-. dat of Blue Pill Matt; Powd.

Savin, (green )s Pale) 'a superior Lonilow tosp; Henry's Aromatic Viiu- iamzinger, appointed Secretary. The object of the meeting having- been stated by na us contents chiefly consist in particulars relat Suits 6toc- sis tne I'hilaUelphxn Stock unU Jcuuuurt BourJ. ing to the military operations in the north. gar, genuine; uo. tyalcinetl Magnena, dn; Trepanned Paium, Monday afternoon.

Julv 13. The Crown the Chairimn, the following resolution was offered and adopted. Resolved, That th meeting proceed to choose lawyers have been occupied all the morning with an YESTERDAY. 50 shares Oirard Bank, 320 do Western Bank, on time, teeth Brushes. Jutt received snd for sale by CHARLES ELLIS, sug 80 djw No.

56 Clietnut meet. The reputation of the author of Horse Shoe Robinson may be considered as established on a firm and distinguished basis, if the circumstance which has always been adduced as one of the strongest evidences of the fame of the blind hard who sang the wrath of Achilles, is justly so regarded viz: that the honor of being his birth-place was disputed by several cities. The New York American contains a letter requesting information as to Mr. Kennedy's native land," in consequence of the writer having been present at a discussion by a party, mostly of foreigners, all of whom denied that he is an American. He was claimed by some as an Englishman by birth, though a naturalized citizen; whilst an Irishman, to whose statement the writer is inclined to give confidence, asserted that he is the son of the Itev.

Felix D. Kennedy, who died at Cork in the year 1797, and that he embarked for this country under the care of a distant relative, three years after the death of his futher, when but seven years old. The editor of the Ameri-can states, however, in reply to his correspondent, that Mr. K. is native here and to the manor born," tliat he is connected with the Pendletons and other distinguished families of Virginia, and is certainly an American; and such, if we are not yery much mistaken, is the fact.

He is our thunder," however strenuously lie may be claimed by the Dennises of the old world. Ta Efiscout, Cosvintioh. The triennial convention of the Episcopal Church of the United States assembled at St. Peter's church, in this city, on Wednesday morning, when an eloquent and impressive sermon was delivered by Bishop Stone, of Maryland. The following Bishops were present Right Hev.

Bishops White and Onderdonk of Pennsylvania, Moore of Virginia, Brownell of Connecticut, Onderdonk of New York, Stone of Maryland, Chase of Illinois, M'llvaine of Ohio, Doane of New Jersey, Hopkins of Vermont, O'ey of Tennessee, and Smith of Kentucky. The foltowing Bishops were absent Meade of Virginia, Bowen of North Carolina, Gris-world of Massachusetts, and Ives of South Carolina. The latter gentleman is absent in Europe, on account of health. A large number of clerical anil lay delegates were in attendance. The Baltimore Amsrican of Wednesday says "In order to protect the city more effectually, we under stand the Mayor has established a silent watch in all the wards, which will, for the present, act in conjunction with the regular watchmen." nvestigation into the manner in which that section nve neiegaies, to represent Locust ward in tne City the April insurgents confined in the prison of St.

esses 7-8 ueiegatiun, and that Dennis McCredy and John Dun can, be appointed Tellers: Whereupon Robert Patton, David Winebrenner, George Zilit- Mm hteMvlieU Shiruiiws, isle bv landing from ttlir Juhn Jay. for b. D. WHITNEY at No toulh From ttrear. zinger, Samuel l-onc.

and John Savatre.were elected. iK HENRY J. WILLIAMS, Chairman. ANUANN A HDKFS Scsilet and crimsooT JjP. Roberts.

Vice Pres't. George Zantzinger, Sec. ai vuiui ami i Dr (Hie uy I HOMAS P. HEMINGTON. NORTH MULBERRY WARD.

At a large and respectable meeting of the Demo finio 20 wHih Front trret. cratic Whig Citizens of North Mulberry Ward, held at the Bricklayers' Hall, on Monday evening, Aug. Pelagie have effected their escape. It appears that the whole of the prisoners, without distinction, had been admitted, for the purpose of exercise, into some large empty cellars within the precincts of the prison. This suggested the idea of the possibility of cutting a subterranean passage from these cellars into a neighbouring garden, which is bounded on one side by the Hue Copeau, with the house to which it forms an appendage.

is not very clear how they succeeded in eluding the vigilance of the sentinels, stationed both within and without the walls. Several tool had been found with which the laborious part of the operation had been effected, and even planks which must have been handed over the wall by the confederates from i without. The prisoners confined in St. Pelagie belonged to what is called the category of Paris. Three I do Kentucky Bank, do do do Bank North America, do Valley R.

R. do Planters Hank, Trnn. do Philadelphia Bank, do do do N. O. Gas Bank, do do do do do do do Norristown RR.

do do do Philad. Savings, on time, do do do Girard Bank, on time, do Newcastle Hit. on time, do Harrisburg RR. do Del. 8c Hudson, do do do do 500 100 10 74 3 10 50 50 150 150 75 50 100 100 50 100 35 50 100 150 7tl, Mr.

A DAM JOHNSON was called to the Chair, XU. UUCK 100 pieces, lur nle hy T. UtLAND. Walllilt tlCtr. l)Hr.

MUg 0 A SHU A SHIK TINGS 40 bales 7-8 Nht (Tq. Itcivj brawn Shirlingt; 30 do 3H inch do tirnvtu Miveihigff, lor inlr by K. I) WHITNEY 5c Co. sua C.J No. 84 anuih Krosit vtrrtrt.

66 50 61 50 42 40 4lj 465 400 44 5 49 49 HOj 100 111 314 15 2tJ 22 21 52, 50 52i 34 25 33 66 50 34 35 4 5 100 95J 95j 100 19. I09 44 3 100 and Johx S. Haverstick appointed Secretary. The object of the meeting being for the election of five Tua Portland is Qi-ritc Rm Roau. In the New Hampshire Patriot we find a letter from Col.

Long, who has been employed in making an exami-nation of the route fur a rail-road from Portland to Quebec, addressed to the Hon. Isaac Hill, in which he states some interesting facts relative to this route. From these facts it appears that the route, although by no means impracticable, presents obstacles of a serious character, ami more formidable probably than were anticipated by the friends of the enterprise. Col. Long left Portland on the6th of July, accompanied by Charles Fox, Esq.

agent for the City of Port-land, and proceed northwardly about 77 milea to An-dover, the most remote settlement on the route. The ground thus far is mostly favorable, Here they entered the wilderness, and proceeding in the same direction, found an ascent to be about 500 fit-t in a distance of six miles. They there entered the lake country, which they approaclied without making any descent. 1 he residue of the route is thus described. We first struck upon Lake Allagundebagog, then upon Lake Molechunkamaunk, both of which are on the same level or very nearly so.

Having crossed these lakes we passed a very flat ridge dividing between the lake last mentioned, and Moosela-niagiintic IJike, the latter being elevated about 30 feet above the former. We proceeded thence into Lake Cupmetuc, on the same level, and ascended thence in the valley and vicinity of the Cupmetuc stream, to the summit dividing between the waters of the Atlantic and those that fall into the St. Law-1 Delegates to represent this Ward in tue General Wartl Delegation, an election was gone into, when you SALE. Messrs. Charles Alexander, Thomas Moore, Samuel aale 3 On tract containing '200 acrei of sutwrior hcaw W.

Weer, William P. Attmore. and George Boldin. were duly elected. The following resolutions were offered and unanimously adopted: SALES Al' NEW YORR Aug.

of their number, Kersanstc ami three others, refused to accompany their fellows, although they religions ly kept their secret during the many weeks that the business of sapping and mining must have been going on. Five or six of the fugitives have' already been recaptured by the police, who will of course exert themselves to the utmost to recover those still mis limbered Land, aituated on the north tide uf Loeua moot. tain, in Huh Township. bchu)lkill county, ftnns K-hm on the premiiti ia trteied a dwelling and barn, and tart of the tract iain a naie of cultivation. Ao, Two Large Tract! ot Land situated in Lusem outttT, one containing 41 acrrt.

the other containing 450 it re of irin.e itialiiT Ijuid. Alio, about acre ol (dime tjualit) Virginia All theie described Tracts will be told fnr Hl be exchanged for City umpci it anntv to WILI 1AM lU'CR N- KLL, 98 at. Resolved, That in the selection of a candidate for the office of Sheriff" the Delegates from this Wsrd be instructed 'to use their best exertion, to secure ihe nomination of Col. John G. Watmuugh to that office.

Resolved, That the Delegates be empowered to call meetings of the Ward whenever they mny deem it proper so 'o dot and to fill all vacancies that may lav sbarea unnea states rjanic, liljO sbarea Del. 6t Hudson Canal, 1115 tbares New Orleans Canal, 1113 105 101 50 shares W. 1 1. City itank, SO shares N. O.

Commercial Bank, 650 tharea Kentucky Bank. 103 occur in their body. sing, if for no other reason, to avoid the charge of aiding and abetting them in their escape, a charge ATIAM InHKSnM. r.li!..rin,n. Tor tuTcTBy UOPa.

40 balea Boaion (inpeetTu aug 17: S. OR HI 3 10 shares Planters' Bank. Term. 450 tlMn ItiUd, fc Trenton K. B.

104 10S which is already brought against them, althwugb, jOHa g. RVlriCa, Secretary. walk it ca.

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