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rEMMaviiVAMia s-koislatirk. SENATE. MomdaT, Jan. I85S The Speaker announced the following wending committee Financt Mubleobere, Packer, Meyers. Trailey, 1 Judiciary Kunkel, M'Murtrie, Guernsey, AliAlenbeif, Crebb.

Accounts Forsyth, Evans, Slifer, Hamlin, Haslett. i J'u6ii 5 uiJJmgi Darlington, Corolhers, Slifer. Estate! and JTsrAfcfi M'Murtrie, Guern-ay, Kankel, Hoge, Sanderson. Pensions and Graluiliet Carton, Hamilton, M'Farland, Cinxer, Shimer. Cororoiom Ilaoleit, Mutthias, Jonea, Fernon, Buc.kalew.

Lifcrarjf Malone, Corolhers, Carson. JBanJb Crabb, Malotie, Frailey, Robe 1 1-on, Sbimer. Internal Improvements-'-Packet, laslell, Forsyth, Barns, Evan. Election Districts--Robertson, Darlington, Bailey, Buckalew, Hamlin. Retrenchment and Hamilton, Carsor, Hamlin, Fernon.

Education Carother, Matthias, Dailing-ton, Packer, Hoge. and Domestic Manufactures Kinzer, Meyers, Shimer, Robertson. Fulton. Mititta M'Caslin, Packer, Muhlenberg, M'Farlnnd, Fullon. Roads and BriJges Guernsey, Baily, Barnes, Hamlin, Jones.

Private Claims and Damages---Matthias, Malone, Forsyth1 Evans, Frailey. Vict and Immorally Slifer, Carothers, Carson, Sandersnn, Fullon. Compart Bills Sonet, Kunkel, Hamilton, M'Caslin Robertson. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Harrisbuko, Jan 13, 1852.

The Speaker announce, 1 the following standing Committees for the present session. Ways and Means Messrs. Bonham, Hart M'Kean, Goodwin, M'Cune, Benedict, Blair, Lilly, and Miller, of Allegheny. Judiciary Messrs. Jackson, Broomall, James of Warren, Bonham, Schell, O'Neill, Gillis, Hubbell, and ShaefTer rtnsions Messrs.

Ely, Bigelow, M'Con-nel, Herbert, Fullmer, Froeland, and Mil'er of Northampton. Claims Messrs. Souder, Dungan, Shull, Kean, Harris, Ross and Ringer. Agriculture Messrs. Evans, Landis, Anderson, Blaine, Craig, Thomas, and Sharon, Education Messrs.

M'Kean, Wise, Reck-how, Flanigan, Rnbicam, James, of Chester and Seltzer. Domestic Manufactures Messrs. Demers, tlunsecker, Wagner, Kingsley, Landis, Meyers, and M'Crannhan. Accounts -Messrs. Gibbs, Maclay, Gif.

ford, Steward, Mott, Mo wry, and Rubi-cam. Vict and Immorality Messrs. Laury, M'. Canuel, Walton, Yost, Brock, Gabe, and Penny. Militia Messrs.

Black, Mowry, Beyer, Hook, Pownall, Penny, and Torbett. Election Districts Messrs. Laughlin, Den-6ler, Springer, M'Cluskey, Herbert, Merri-man, and Meloy. Banks Messrs. Recklow, Hart, Leech, Acker, Merriman, James, of Warren, Laury, Hill, and Miller, of Philadelphia county.

Estates and Escheats Messrs. Schell, Ap-pleton, Broomall, O'Neill, Kelso, Hubbell, and Smith. Corporations Messrs. Shugert, Gossler, Huplet, Sboads, FiiTe, Reily, Demers, Sheaf-for and Kilboum. Local Apprepriations Messrs.

Rhoads, Freeland, Mylert, Mellingers, Kingley, Reif-snyder, and Meloy. Lands Messrs. Blair, Appleton, Black, Anderson, Gabe, Sharon, and Dungan. Divorces Messrs. Fretz, Lilly, Reel, Mel-linger, Gibbs, Shull, and Flanigan Keut Counties Messrs.

Guffey, Miller of Allegheny, Reiley, Meclay, Folmer, Boyer, and Pownall. Compare Ptlls Messrs. Huplet, Acker, Evans, Hook and Harris. Library Messrs. Steward, Crsig and Leech.

Inland Navigation Messrs. Benedict, Gillis, Gossler, Hill, Maderin, Ross, Molt, Chandler, M'Ciuakey, Kean, Mylert, Torbett and Hamilton. Printing Messrs. Wise, Souder, and Shtigert. Public Buildings Messrs.

Good win. Ely and GufTey. HiSRissonc, Jan. Iff, 1852. Senate.

Mr. Muhlenberg, from the Com-mittea on Finance, reported back, as committed, the bill from the House, authorizing the State Taeasurer to negociate a temporary loan of $300,000 to meet the serai-anuual interest on the dublio debt, falling due on the 1st of Febuary. Mr. Kunkel moved that the bill be refer red back to the Finance Committee. The motion led to a lengthy discussion.

Hocse. The Speaker announced the fol lowing committee to apportion the State into Congressional districts -Messrs. Schell, Demers, Flanigan, Souder, Huplet, Broomall Acker, Schaefler, Evans, Lilly, Benedict) Reckhow, Follmer, Freeland, Mellinger, Bonham, Blair, Hill, Hamilton, FifTe, Mer iiman, Wise and McConnell. The following nomination were mad for lata Tra'lr'r 10 sleeted on Monday next Jobu M. fi'jkel, George Darsia and James P.

Hoover. The bill changing he name of the Squit. able Lrfe Insurance and Trust Company, anu extending its powers tha Company (a be called tba KquitalU Mtul I naurance Com fany, was lauwi up ud paed finally, Tbe WW wing bills were read iu piaee By Mr, Gillis, a bill supplcioeaUry to the aet taearporajint; the Sunbury and Erie, and Piltmbwg and Susquehanna Rail Road Com-fwajr, sod also a supplement to the Act incorporating the Callawissa, Wiliiamsport and Erie Rail Boa Company. Also a bill relative to rail read eeoipeuiea. Jtr.

JInplet audieUusd a sriea ef joint raMotuttenf It) the partmoor pri Mr. doornail offered a series of joint res-olutio. relative to a Congress of Nations for I lie rnirpnse of enacting international laws. Mr. Jackson introduced a supplement to the act incorporating the Danville Rail Road Company.

It was then ordered that to-morrow the House will proceed to the selection of a committee to try the contested eleiio'i case of Painter vs. Demers, from the county of Philadelphia, The resolution of Mr. Hart for the appointment of a Joint special committee to inquire into the expedieucy of removing the seat of government from llarrisburg, was taken up and passed, and Messrs. Hart, Ross and Gaines of Warren, appointed on the part oflhe House. Mr.

Madeira moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was passed. The orders of the day were called, and the House refused to entertain the motion-yens 40, nays 44. From the TUIa. ledger of the 17th inrt. FltlGIITFtL RAIL ROAD ACCIDENT.

A Dwf.lling Iloi'su DcMOLtsiicD Several Persons Sf.hiouslt Injured A most frightful accident occurred, yesterday, on the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, at Bristol, lie particulars of which nre as follows: The 6 o'clock train from New York yesterday morning, on passing Bristol, dropped one of its cars; those having charge of the train ran the car off ihe main track into a small car-house, nnd left it there, but wi'h a degree of carelessness totally un pardonable, neglerted to turn back again in ils proper place the switch lending to Iho car-house. At 12 o'clock, the 9 o'clock train fiom New Yoik reached Bristol, and Ihcre being no passengers waiting there, was passing on nt nearly full speed, when it reached the switch, and a sudden jar and the crashing of timbers caused quite a consternation among the passengers. The locomotive had been turned from its proper course by the misplaced switch, and ran upon the track leading to the car-house, into which buiidiug it plunged, bursting through the doors and forcing the empty cars standing in the house through a biick wall in the rear, thence through a pile of wood in a yard adjoining, nnd thence again into the din'ng-room of the house of Mr. William Stewart, in the middle of which himself and family, seven in number, were sitting around the dinner-table. The whole interior of the back-building, which was of frame, about twelve feel in width by sixteen feet in length, was brought down in a mass of ruins, the upper floor falling on to the la- blo ami stove, with Ihe bedding and furniture from above.

The passengers immedi ately left Ihe cars to render such assistance as might be needed. They found Mrs. Ste wart and a young gill, who were in the room at the time of the crash, were iu the yard, whence they bad been thrown, frantic with terror, whilst the father was struggling to rescue his children from beneath the ruins, at which a hundred willing hands were in moment heartily assisting him. Their screams could be heard, nnd for a few minutes nothing could be seen of them, but on the upper floor, which had fallen, being lift ed off, the three children, two git Is and a boy, were found covered with rubbish, and rescued, when their injuries were happily found to be but slight. The girls were slightly bruised and scratched, and Ihe little boy had quite a severe contusion on Ihe side of his head.

All of them were almost fright ed to death, equally unable, as were their parents, to imagine what had happened. The other persons in the room were only slightly bruised, with the exception of Mrs. Stewart, who received a severe blow on the head, and, being tnciente, tome fears were entertained as to the result. On returning to the car-house, into which the head of the train bad entered, Ihe locomotive and tender was found to be driven together, and the running gear and frame of the former crushed into a hundred pieces, being, in fact, a perfect wreck. The end of the empty car, or rather the shattered frame of it, was driven almost entirely out of the car-house, through the brick wall, and lodged on the pile of wood in the yard, between the rear of the house and ihe duelling of Mr.

Stewart a portion of it entering and demol ishing the back pait of which, as before stated, but still retaining its elevated position. The truck of Ibis car was thoroughly demol ished between the front of ihe locomotive and the lower part of the wall, which, being built against a bank of earth, did not give way. The engineer, Mr. Peler Provost, leaped off as soon as the head of ihe locomotive atruck the door, and succeeded in escaping with a slight injury to his side and back. The two firemen, James Kiuley and James Lexor, both of New Brunswick, discovered the danger of their position too late lo jump, and were found fast between iho locomotive nnd tender; the first with his right fool caught at ihe instep, the bones crushed and protruding iu a frightful manner; and the second with a similar injury to his left foot; and, though not so severely crushed, amputation is deemed necessary in both eases.

They weie soon rescued from their fearful position by the passengers, and conveyed to a publio house, where medical aid was promptly in attendance, affording them tern porary relief until they could be bright to Ihe City Hospital, where amputation was doubtless performed last night. A messenger was sent by the conductor, by horse express, to the telegraph station at Trenton, and a message sent to Philadelphia for another locomotive, which reached Biis lol at 3 o'clock, and after a detention of 'bout three hours, the train was again in Pn its way to the city, where it aniv ed at o'clock. Chitaum WvKorf; formerly the agent of Fanny Rllsler, is said iu be in prison at Genoa, with the prospect ef ben' sent to the galleys, en the charge of attempting force a young French lady of wealth either to marry him or make over one half of her fortune to him. M. La Rosa, the Mexican Minister at Washington, bat resigned his poet on accouat vf ill health, SUNBURY AMERICAN AND SHAM0K1N JOURNAL.

THE AIORICJLIT. SUNBURY. ATIRDAV, JANlAHY B4, ISM. II. B.

MASSE It, Edll.r and Proprietor. V. D. PALMER is our authorized agent to receive sub KTiption and advertising itlusofliot, in rhilndetpliia, New York, Doiton end Baltimore. To Aovntviiafts.

The circulation of Ihs Suiihury American among tlie different town on Hie Susquehanna i a imt exceeded if equalled tr anjr paper pubhahed in North arn Peunerlrania. KDITOR'A TABLE. Buflneas Notices. We call the attention of our readers visiting Philadelphia, to the adTertiermr nt of J. Stockman Son, No.

60 Chestnut street, whom we can recommend as perfectly reliable and honorable in their dealings. TIIR NEW POSTAGE LAW. This law went tnlo operation on the first day of Jul) iust and will operate to Ihe effect upon Ihe Sunbury American. 1. Subscribers will receive it by mail, in Northumberland County, fher or 2.

Fur a distance not exceed ng fifty miles at five cents per quarter. 3. Over Hfiy and not exceeding three iu.t-dred miles nt te cents per quarter. 4. Over three hundred nnd mil exreedinc one thousand miles, at fifteen cents per annum.

ftF.RMON TO VOt'KO A Discourse In Ym'NO Men will deliver, ed in th Presbyterian Church of Sunhurr, mlxt Sabbaih evening, 25th, at half-past six o'cloek, by the P.istnr of the Chinch Young Men are respectfully invited lo attend. We are indebted to Messrs Follmpr and Crotzer of the Legislature for documents. To Delinquent SuBscRir.nits. We have on our Hooks some subscribers who have received the American for years and have paid but little or nothing. We do not wish to strike off from our list the names of subscribers, simply because they are poor, if they make an to pay something on their subscription, but common justice requires that we should receivp some return.

Those of our subscribers who find the above remarks applicable to their case, will act accordingly. "The paper mill has frozen op" says Mr. Case of the American Intelligen cer, nnd as per consequence, the lntelli gencer is in the same fix. In the mean time the democracy of this and adjoining Counties, is called upon by hand bills, to meet at Milton on the 31st to form a joint stock company for its revival. tOLI) WEATHER.

The present winter will he chronicled hereafter as one of the "cold inters," and it is certainly entitled to this distinction- The thermometer on Tuesday morning at 7 o'clock, stood at ten degrees below zero, At Northumberland, during the niht, we understand, the thermometer of Mr. An drew Hutton, who keeps a regular meteor- olegical account of the weather, 'or the Franklin Institute, the thermometer stood at fifteen degrees below zero. The weather is certainly too cold for comfort, but these cold snaps never continue more than three or four days. bNOW. We had another additional fall of snow on Saturday night, of about five inches in depth, which added to the previous fall of about fifteen inches, gives us a bed of twen ty inches of as good an article as evpr fell in Canada or elsewhere, making the sleigh, ing, when properly broke, most excellent.

The Susquehanna is again closed with ice, about ten inches thick. A number of per sons were engaged on Tuesday last, in cutting down and levelling a track, for the purpose of crossing. REVEME AMI EXPENDITI RES Or OVR I'l ULIC WORKS. According to the report of the Auditor General, the Receipts ol toll from the Ca nals and Rail Road, belonging to the State, amount to $1,719,783 51, while the Expenditures of the puhlic improvemenU are put down at $1,823,709 92, showing an excess in the Expenditures over the receipts, of 103,921 33. From these ex-pendituns, however, nsust be deducted the following iten Straitening Columbia Rait Road, $158,171 Rail Road to avoid Schuylkill plane, 90,500 Avoiding Allegheny plane, 25,390 Western Reservoir, 20,765 North Cranch Extension, 443,169 736,995 103,921 Deduct the above excess, This would leave a nett revenue of $633,074.

There are also other items that do not properly belong to ordinary re. pairs, included in the motive power department, repairs of canals, and also about $50,000 for new bridges, and a depot at Columbia. Still the expenditures appear to be enormously heavy in proportion to Ihe revenue. Counterfeit relief notes of the Harrisburg Bank, of the denomination of $2 t'f in circulation. Tbey are taid to be well executed.

B7" The fire at Barnum's Museum did not interfere with the busJoeaa pcrations of the Colombia House. VALUABLE BTATISTICa. Our readers will find in another column a valuable statistical (able, prepared for this paper by T. S. Mackey, the late Deputy Marshall, engaged in taking the Census of this County.

In this table is condensed a vast amount of useful information, obtained with great labor and expense, and should be preserved. Indeed every subscriber to a newspaper should preserve and file the numbers, for future reference. By the table referred lo, it will be seen (hat there ore 1,789 farms in the County, estimated at a cash value worth over five and a half million of dollars, while the value ol (arming implements is nearly a quarter of a million. The value ol Real estate inde- pendant of Farms, is not quite a million of dollars. The number of dwellings is 035 while the number families is 111 making 29 families more than houses.

The Real estate in Old Turbut amounts to over two millions, or nearly one third of the whole. Delaware stands at the head, in point of wealth and numbers. The farms in Turbut nre much the most valuable. The (arms of that township arc valued higher by om $3,000 than the H9 farms of Lewis. Delaware, Shamo-kin and Jakson have precisely the samp number of farms, 200 each.

The Dorough of Sunhury has within ils limits 13 farms containing 931 acres, and 330 acres unimproved, valued at $59,950. The Ror-ough of Northumberland, 10 farms, containing 521 acres, and 90 acres unimproved, valued at $2 1,350. Milton Borough hag no farms within its limits. Til Sl'SQl-EHASNA KAIL ROAD. The Mayor of Baltimore in his mesage to the City Councils, strongly urges the commencement and completion of Ihe rail road from llarrisburg to this place and Wil iiamsport.

We make room for the follow ing extract, not having sufficient space lor the whole this week. It would be deemed superfluous, perhaps tor me in ack! mat I tie limn has arrived hen Baltimore, in justice lo herself, inns! make extraordinajy e(rort In secure Ihe great advantages of her geographical position, and contest wilh her eastern rivals her claims In the trade of the West and of Ihe great lakes. In this work above referred to, she possesses a powerful lever lo the accomplishment of that creat object. I have been waited upon by some of our most active. enterprising and intliiential citizens, who Cive every insurance Hint steps will be la-ken lo immediately organize a company tinder the act referred In, to secure the eatly completion of this most important line of communication.

These sentlemen further assure me, and I cheerfully commend it lo your honorable body, thai a subsrriptinn lo the woik on Ihe part of iho city of secured by a mortgage on Ihe work, after nn expenditure oflhe same amount by individual enteipne would insure Ihe speedy completion of the woik, and thereby place Baltimore in a most happy position, ith her great works of internal improvement. RAIL ROAD OVEn THE ICE. The Rail Road Company, between Philadelphia and Baltimore, in order to facilitate the travelling, have laid down an iion track over the ice, on the Susquehanna, at Havre-tie-Grace. They will have to keep a sharp look out about "breaking up" time, or the ice rails may go down the river, to keep company wilh a ten plate stove that a neighbor of ours saw floating down the flood during one of our freshets in the Susquehanna. K7 Pointing the Laws.

An effort was made last winter to pass an act authorizing all public laws to he published in at least one paper in each County. In this manner the people would become acquaint-en wilh the laws much better than by the published acts of Assembly, almost a year after their passage, and which are only distributed among a few persons. A hesoli'tion was passed in the House for the removal of the Seat of Jus tice Irom Harrisburg, on account of the rowdyism permitted by the citizens in the Capitol, during the ceremonies of the reception of Kossuth. Bring it up the Sus quehanna. We will take care that the b'hovs behave themselves.

K7" We learn from the Erie Chronicle that the first train of cars arrived there over the Ejjy and Noith East road, on Saturday the 10th inst. There was a great crowd and much rejoicing. This puts Erie in connection with New York, 475 miles travelled iu 2 hours. When the Sunbury and Erie roan is completed, the distance will be from Erie to Philadelphia, about 50 miles less and the time about IS hours. C7 Whig Almanac.

We are indebted to Messrs Greeley McElralh, ol the New York Tribune, for a copy ot this work. It contains a vast deal of statistical and other useful information, and all lor 121 cents or $1 per dozen. E7" The New York Mirror has put on a new dress, decidedly the handsomest in newspaperdom. The Mirror is a lively and piquant paper, but never coarse or vulvar. Some of the New York papers come down pretty heavily on Col.

Forney of the Pennsylvanian, on account of his letter to Mr. Roberts of Borton, in regard to Mrs. Forrest. Mr. Wiiitmct, the Pacific Rail Road agitator, is in Washington again.

A raw days since in Cincinnati, twe men cut up 1347 bogs in IJIjiunj. GREAT aflOrV STORM. The snow storm of Saturday night last, seems to have been the heaviest that has occurred for many years in our Atlantic cities. In Philadelphia the now fell to the depth of about ten inches. In Baltimore it was twelve inches deep arid in New York about eight inches.

The mails have been delayed in almost every direc tion by the stoppage of the rail way trains on account of the drift o( snow, which in the deep cuts some times fill up to the depth of from ten to fifteen feet. The Philadelphia Bulletin of Monday last says: The rniliond lines nr nil interrupted. On Ihe Columbia rtiilrnnd Ihe Superintendent started out Ibis mornine with five locomotives for lh West, but the train has not yet been heard from. We learn fiom Harri-din'ru. by lelecrnph, that four nllempl have been mwde lo get to Lancaster with four engines anil I three rnrs, but each lime Ihe tiain was obliged to return for wood nnd water befme two miles.

Another attempt was to made nl I P. M. The Irnins from the West nre nol in. but nre within ten milrs of Harrislmrjr, iheir way. The len o'clock line for New Yotk fmni this city, was unable lo leave Camden.

Three locomotives failed lo builse the Irnin. The ferry bonis have preat difficulty in ercssins the Delaware, in consequence of heavy Hunting ice INAlTil RATION OF COY. RIGLl'R. The ceremonies of inaugurating Gov. Bigler took place at the Slate Capitol at Harrisburg on Tuesday last.

The town was crowded wilh strangers. At a quarter before 12 the committees awaited on the Governor ond the procession reached the Hall about 12 M. Upon the arrival of the procession at the Capitol, the retiring Governor and the Governor elect were introduced to the assemblage, and took their seats upon the Speaker's plat lortn the Speaker of the Senate on the extreme right, the Governor elect seated nexLL-) him, and ihe retiring Governor and thpTspeaker of the House on his left. The certificate of the election of William Bigler, as Governor of the Commonwealth, was then read by the Clerk, and the usual onths o( office having bet-n administen to him by the Speaker of th-Senate, he vvai declared invested wilh the office of Governor, and proceeded to deliver his inaugural address, from which we take the following most important extract Inaugtii'ul Adilrrss Addrrsa of fiuv. Win.

Ilijjler, DKL1VERKD AT HARIUSDVRG, JaN. 20, 2. Feii.ow Citizens The providence of (Jod has prospered our greul Commonwealth. Tim will of the people has called an humble cilizon to the performance of Ilia duties of her chief executive office. In accordance wilh the requisition thus made on me, and in obedience lo the provisions of ihe Constitution, I appear before you to-day, for the pnipose of subscribing to Ihe oath of ofliee and assuming Iho duties.

I embrace ibis opportunity to evpres Ihe profound gratiui le 1 feel towards llie people for this distinguish- ed maik of their confidence. The Governor then alludes to Ihe fact of his being the junior of nil his predecessors. Speaks of the importance of the rijihi of suffrage, the necessity of feneral intelligence and free toleration of religious The experienre of Ihe worl I seem lo demonstrate that general intelligence nnd republicanism nmsl go together. The successful government of ihe people is the pn. vernmenl of intellect directed by virtue.

Ihiirouoh education of the youth of our country, will therefore tend (ar more In Ihe security of our institutions ami the maintenance of our national honor, than all other means. Besides common school education high literary attainment, the knowledge of the nits nod sciences, a comprehension nl individual rights and Ihe principles of the Christian religion constitute the very bul wark of our republican government. Tlie schemes anil machinations of the demagogue ill fall harmless before a people thus thoroughly educated The dangerous tendency of monopoly nnd the corruptitiL' infli-euce of money are met and counteracted by the power ami virtue of this knowledge. Liberal expenditures by our government (or the purpose of education may well be regirded as economy, and thu payments of llie people for the sup. port of thiii cause as pure devotiuu lo republicanism, li should be the fi si care of the parent and ihn government, nnd its fiiiits accounted thu richest legacy we can leave to posterity.

ihe dircharze of llie various dmies of the office I have just assumed, it will be my anxious desire lo do equal ami exact justice to all men, of whatever persuasion, religion or political, and rspeeially to advance the interests of this gieut Commonwealth lo increase ihe resources of her Ireasury, bus-b ind her means, diminish her debt and elevate the standard of her credit lo favor such measures as maybe calculated lo her vast lesomees, and stimulate like her agricultural, mining, manufacturing, mechanical and coinmeicial inteiesls ami co operate most cheerfully wilh ihe legisla. live brunch of Ihe government in the adoption of such policy as may lend to lessen ihe present oueious burthens of the people. Our vast debt should be reduced as rnpid-ly as practicable. Its iujniious effect upon the growth of our population ami Ihe migration of ihe tiiipiiol to ihe S.ate, is much more potent than (lie casual observer would sup. pose.

This may nol be most readily accomplished by ihe loo parsimonious use of the mean already secured lo the treasuiy. It may be wise to apply a portion of those to complete public impiovemciiis now far advanced in constiuolion, but yet unproductive. The abandonment of such improvements would involve large amount of capital already expended, and sacrifices entirely ihe chances of future return to the treasury from these source. Indeed, the speedy completion or the North Branch Canal is, in my opinion, consistent with the truest principles of economy. A thorough knowledge of Ihe science of agriculture by oor people will have a most beneficial effect if not quite essaulial to heir prosperity.

1 am therefoie much gral. ified wilh the effort now being made lo accomplish this great object and our own experience and the history of other countries fully demonstrate the importance of such scienlifio education. The study of this science, combined with the practical labor of tilling the noil, is no less calculated lo elevnle and dignify Ihe farmer, than to reward him for his toil. This great, (list, most dignified pursuit of man, so peculiarly adapted to our Stale and Iho inclinations of our people, should command Ihe foslciiug care of government. It will afford me I ha utmost pleasure to favor all proper measures calculated to advance, our great agricultural, mineral and olher interests.

Thn Governor then alludes to the importance of iIih mineral resources of Pennsylvania, especially her coal ami iron, also the necessity of restiieling the currency of paper within proper bounds. Intimately connected with the great inter-esls of Ihe country is the subject of a The proper disposition of Ibis que, lion is tint a high, but one of the most difficult and dangerous duties of Ihe government. The ertors of our system are of the most seductivo ami dangerous character, consisting mainly in the ciea'inn of Ion mm ip for Ihe amount of specie basis provided for its redemption. The utniosl care should be taken lo guard acninsl ibis tendency, ami lo secuie the people in the use ol this medium. This security may be measurably afforded by imposinc on the eoiporalors individual liability to Ihe fullest extent.

Legislation should give to nil citizens an qual opportunity of enjoyin-r iho natural advantages which surround them. Curpn. rate power and special privileges loo often produce ihe teverse. result, ami should only therelore be granted lo facilitate the accomplishment of great public purposes, nol within llie reach of individual means. Capital nnd labor, co-operiitinsi in a proper relative proportion, have made, and will contin-uu lo our country prosperous ami happy.

Th" rights of tlm latter should never be sacrificed lo iho interests of the foinu r. Special ton frequently has tbi leniency. Capital can iiKvaj command emplnynifnt ami pioiit. I.ibir, less able to command either, should receive the watchful care of government. Tin; dangerous conflict touching the sub.

jeet tif slavery, which for a lime seemed to menace the stability of the national government, has been most fortunately, and 1 trust permanently adjusted, through the medium ol what are generally known as Compromise inensnie.1' The general acquiescence of Ihe several Stall's in llii.i adjustment gives assurance of continued peace lo the country Hud peiniancuve lo tlie Union-permanence lo that Union, Ihe formation of bich gave our nation early iol.uenco nnd dignity of position ith ihe otlter powers of the ror.h. The Union and thn Constitution nrn one and indivioable. The former cannot exist without ihe latter, nnd the latter had no purpose but to perfect and sustain the former, lb', therefore, who is not for the Constitution is against ihe Union; nnd he who would sit ike at either, would commit political sacrilege against Ihe ereal fabtie sanctioned by Washington and Franklin. The Federal Constitution must bn maintained and executed in nil parts. It th" paramount law of each ami il is ihe imperative duly of Iheir respective government to assist in the just nnd full administration of all its provisions.

To Congress undoubtedly belong, in the first instance the duty of making provision to carry in'o execution the intent of this in-strnment, but it is the riht and duly of the Stall moving widiin Ihe limits of their reserved rights, to co-operate with llie General Government in this legitimate work. They should rerlninly never attempt, by melius of their legislation, lo enibnrtass ihe administration of the Constitution. Such interference cannot fail lo engender hostile fee-Una between the different section the Union, and, if persisted in, lead lo a separation of the Stales. So far a the legislation of this kind can be found on the. statue book of ibis State, il should rpeedily be repealed.

Of this character I legaid Ihe greater portion of the law of 1 S-S7, prohibiting Ihe use of our Stale prisons fur ihe detention of fugitive fiom labor, whilst awaiting trial. In lhat work I shall most cheerfully parl'cipnte, I shall also aid, ns far I may propeily do so, to suppress nil Httempls lo resist the execution of llie law of Congress, whether providing for ihe rendition ol fugitive from labor, or fur any olher constitutional purpose. Tin necessity for such action is fully demonstrated by the fatal consequence resulting from on attempt recently occurring within our own border. I need say no more, my fellow-citizens, of Ihe importance of Ihe Union. Yon nie, I am confident, abundantly impressed wilh it magnitude; without Union our liberties never could have been achieved.

Without it they cannot be maintained. With the d.ssohtlion of this nutionul compact would fall lha hope of the wnitd fur republicanism lite cause of political and leligious liberty, the peace ami prosperity of our people Let unr habit of acting, thinking ond sp-ok-ing of iho Union ben though il were indeed Ihe pali idiiim of our political safety and prosperity watching for it pieseiva-lion with jealou anxiety, discountenancing hatever may sui'gest even a suspicion lhat il can in any event be ubaudoned, ami indignantly frowning at ihe firsl dawn of any attempt to alienate any portion of our coun try from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together thn various parts. Then shall we have performed our whole duty duly to outeelves, lo our sister States, and to the cause of republicanism throughout the world. WILLIAM BIGLER. The Savt.

Ten thousand persons passed the Saul last season, and it is said the want of a ship caual has cosl 133,000. Hat, in the vicinity of Auburn, California, commands readily tlOO per ten. Th following is an extract from a speech; made by Hon. Robert J. Walker, at a com-plimemary dinner given la him by the met-chant of Manchester, England, on the 9th of December last.

"The first gentleman lhat was ever distinguished in my country as an eminent ad-vocate of free trade was a dislinguished Kng. l.shman, ihe friend of Franklin and leffei-son, eminent as a scholar, a philosopher, historian nnd a divine. lie came from v.cinity of Ihe neighboring city of Birmingham, and hi nnme wn Joseph Priestley Hear," and applause. He sellled, he lived, and d.e.l in my own native town of Nor. tlinmlmrlnml, in the Stain of Pennsylvania, ami, so far as my knowledge extends, the hrsi essays lhat were ever written in my own country in favor of ihe doctrine of free trade cmaimted from his pen." Three person recently fined S10 each, and the cost of court, in for throwing snow balls in the streets of lhat city.

Mr. Chares L. Uracf, Ihe heroic pedes-trian who was imprisoned by the Aus-liian government, lectured in Boston on Ihe I5lh inst. John Bs.en.van, aged 40 years, wn i. Rtantly killed iu one of the Schuylkill co.

mines, on Friday. Western Texas, it is said, is preparing to ask for admissioti into lha Union as a sepa-rate State. StiiKNECTrr, S. was lighted with gas for tic! fi'gi time on lust Monday night. Lnt.A Montcz nppeared at the Walnut street Tneatre Ih week.

VMV itrtl'l. .1 iit-rp can ue seen in the vicinity of llollidaysbnrg New Advertisements. was at the table one d.v, whrn the company were conversing; on the antiquity ol" the world. Hi opinion Iwing asked, ha said. "The World like an old coquette, who dixjuisr her iir.M way for mrn disguise az'.

i 'ir the clcRnnt, nnd If) Milling sold so cheap by Kockhill eV Wilson. No. Ill I'brstmit street, comer of I'rut'k- hi.ii!cl l.ia. Jan. 21, cri.

TN" pursuance of an order of the Orphans' Court of Northumberland county, will lie expose to public n. ou S'alurdny the Sist day of net. on the premises, the following real estate to wit: A certain Tenet ol' Land, ituats in Little Muhonoy township, County aforesaid, bounded by land of Samuel Kotbtfrmel. William Kakcr and llaniel Wagner, containing about ill A CUES, whereon is erected a FRAME HOUSE, (Tavern Stand.) Bank Barn, Shed anj a I.ARCE APPLE ORCHAKD. siv or eight acre leinr? meadow land.

Alio a piece ol oodl.ir.il, unimproved, on the south side of the Mhlionov mountain, adjoining land of P. Kciitcicr and Win. Haker, coiAainiug 14 ACRES more or Late the estate of Frederick Pa-ker, deceased. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock. A.

M. day when the term of sale will lie made known hv JACOU I). HOFFMAN, Trustee. Dv order of the Court, J. I'.

ITIlfsKL, Clk, O. C. Jan. 21, IS52 St. ORI'IIAXS' COURT I pursuance of an ordrr of the Orphan' Court of Northumberland rounty, will be exposed to public sale, on ThursJay the 2Gth day of Feb-ruurv next, en the premises, the following real estate to wit A certain Tract of Land, in IVint township, County aforesaid, be-sinning ut a lurtttr in land of Kmc Vincent, thence by s-iid itul south 411 east perches to the, rivr.

tltetiee north "fl enst 43 perches along t'ic rivii, thence by iand of Jctiathan l'uisel. North -It! J. west 42 perenrs to a coiner on land of Jocph Leiueii's heirs, thence south rDJ aast 50 perches to the place of beginning, containing 100 Acres. Lnle tits of Leonard rfoutr, deceased. Sa to commence nt 10 o'clock.

A. M. of said dav, whrn the terms of sale nil) be made known by' JOHN 1'1'OlTZ. bENJ. 1'FOITZ, ouler oflhe Court, J.

Clk. O. C.J Jan. 21, IS32. 5t.

J. STOCKMAN SOU, WAM.TACTUitr.ns anu Dr.ALr.ns in GOU) AM) SIIAKU TLiuililts, Mlvtr Wore, Jtwclrj, ic. Al llie Old Eslabli-hed Stand, Sign of th Thimble, No. CO Chestnut Street, Suuth side, betwien 21 and 3d PHILADELPHIA. "ITT HE RE they manufacture and keep eor etautiy on hand a variety of article, suit! ble for city or country trade, among which a-Gold and Silver Patent and other kinds i Pencils, Cold and Silver Thimbles, Combs, FinccrHhields, Knitting Need Cai-es, Scissor Hooks and Chain.

Purse C'laa) Tooth slid Eur Picks, Tweewr, Nursing Tutu Odd Fellows' and Sons of Temperance Jewi and Emblems, Ac, also Silrcr Spoons, Forks and Butter Knives. In addition to which they keep a general ply of Rogers' Superior Plated and German Silv Goods Of the first quality, audi as Sponna, Fork, So: and 0 stcr I Hotter Knives, Kieclacles, A Jackson's celebrated Lead fur Pencils of Mes bv the quantity, at the lowest market prin January, 24, 185i.2m. TAKE NOTICE. A LI. person knowing tbemaelve to 1 denied to Mrs.

E. Fullmer, on book count or otherwise, are requested In mak imr diate. payment, on or before the 10th of Februi licit, a the book will then pas into the uai ef a legal officer for collection. Those who wish to aave coat will find it Iheir advantage to ralt at the old stand and set their account as longer indulgence cannot given. ELIZABETH FOLLMEB Sunbury, Jan.

17, 185. 3t MITH ESSENCE OF JAMAICA GEK, a fresh supply just received, and ale by il. B. MA8SEI Sunburv, Jau. 10, 18iV riMSSl'E PAPER.

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