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fine young woman, Ller step was still, light, but it was oo longer guite so aitless and unembuarrassed as when we saw her a child. She had learned 1o guide her! conduct by those conventionnhisms 1o which rich and poeor must formns which stand in civilized society i the place of the innocence of primeval days as the guardines of innocenc nnd the protection of purty. But though thua eonforming, with an intuitive sense of delicacy, to the rules of true polite ness, which every pure woman in all ranks of life seemns 10 observe as if by matural instinet, Lawrn was still urtless and innoeent. Her situntion was seamsgiress her on the very verge of fashienable 1t but ot ot it Many in her situation eateh, at second hand airs and language which make them ridivwlows wod betray a discontent with their situation which renders them 4 ready prey, becanse it exposvs them we the ready vhiects of tempration, But Laura atood safe on the very edge of the eharmed circle, and none of the heartlvssness, tolly, extravagance and woe which splendor strives in vain 1o hide, esenped her her observation. On the other hand, her own experience she had witnessed cheerfuloess under Yeal privatons; and if she was someties Yempted (0 repine at her lot, she remembered that tor ev.

vry distrese Aod inconvenivence which the poor endure, there 1s a pavallel trinl in the livew of the rich, different in kind, bt na lesy painful in degree. Thus she struck the bhalance betveen the two cstutes and was sl confent Trifles make up the sum of existence, and slight impressions are the seeds of onr econvietions. The hittle inedent re- Inted in the firat chapter was, doult felt forever in the atter thoughts and lives and conduct of Laura and Georgy, though the circumstances of the meeting were scatecely remembered a week by sither, and were colirely forgotten 1 a month. Nor though weither koaew ov thought of it, ean we doubt that the features of each dwelt 1 the memery of the as persons recollected, but as dreamy piciures hall recogmzed wheo the ongmals weet agnin. Many such old acqaintances Baint us all throngh hife and this will aceount, bete ter than any attempt at for our likes and dishikes conecived at what we ok sight without any reason.

Fhe ndvantages for obtaining an education, which 1 our country are happily within the reach of all, however humble, had been well improved by Lavea. 1Y she was not what termed an accom- plahed gily she possessed a natural grace and ease wlhich vo fashionable could have wnparted, and wus free from that aflectation wineh too often neerssaty conseguence of She had a mind stored with good and correct principles by mother's enretul teaching; and the natural language of her demeanor spoke pority which vepelied even the thought ol evil against her, Aud the warnings and instructions ol her mother were the more wnpressive and constantly remembered, because they were nolonger uttered by a living monitor, but were a patt of her daily memory of the loved and lost. Laura was now an orphan, Nor was the care of himself her only responsibility, She had a grandparent to provide for, nged and peevish. But this infirmnty ol her temperwas the least ol her annoyancesas we can easily endure the infivmities of those we love, Laura had the whuns and unreasonable requirements of a host of to satsty. Inature had given an ungainly for to a young lady, and art had exaggerated oatural delects, poor Luura had to be answerable if the habit did not beecome the diformed as well as the gracelul tigure.

Her rest, her her happiness, were all connted as nothing aganst the of those who funcied they purchased her, soul and body, for the scanty wages ola needle-wonian, All employers however, are not Tar. tars, any more than all employers are angels. There were many exceptions to the general unreasonableness of Laura's customers; and one; the happiest, was an ceeentrie old widow lady, clildless, lich, and of wost unguestionable ton. She was in a position to lead instead of 11 all did not or could not imitate her, none dared to pronounce what she did out of pluce, or out of fashion. I her countenance was not absolutely necessary to a young person upon entrance into soziety the withholdmg of it was an obstacle which could oot be conquered.

People wondered at nothing which she chose to do, though all wondered what, at her death, would become of her money. It would undoubtedly be cnt up into legacies, they said. Some fancied that her will was made and sull kept open by monthly codicils. None knew but it will be readily imagined; many hoped to find themselves included in this monthly appendix, and in some share, more or less, likely to dimiaish the chances of the residuary legatee. Mra.

Melville was a (riend indeed 1o Tawra. assisted her without the watentation of eharity, always insisting wpaw paving her for ber work double the wvennd rates. Bhe said was her custom to pay what people earned, and she piotested that she was not going to breuk ppott ier oww rales in delerence to any nesbern woration. Nor did she fail to press apon I.nwra meay well-timed and appropriate in such a way that to accept them appeared be really conferimmg mstend of receviog a taver. Had Lanrn met more persons hke Mre Melville among her fashionable custowmers she might hiuve envied the rich, CHAPTIER 1) MPETING THY sFECOND What aworld Broadway by gas.

we might say what a series ol worlds succeed one auother feom the setting of one sun 1o the risiog of the wext. Fust come the plodding eit merchant and witisan, hurrymng home from the duy's ocenpation, on every conntewaner the Jeehog of reliel that another dary stenggte witd the wnld has censed, sl that another season of lepose has propved trom the carpest wrosthing with HERALD AND RHODE-ISLANDER, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1846. and necessity. Thisthrong of life soon disappears to reappear unjder another aspect. The snine tnees are (soon abroad again in plensure-seeking exenrsion, the serions duty sach lli to be ten and doast having been successtully wecomplished, For unother bour, perhaps the great! thoreughtare wears an orderly and cnf.

zen-like appesrance. Now commences amother chnoge. Apprentices are abrond washed faces, nud gaudy vests nod neck ties, full of notsy life and the exuberance of spirits which must hreak ot after a day's confinement. Clerks hnve the ink statns from their fingers, and promenade with asiordly an airasaf they were the merchant princes tor whom hours wait. Young woek relief from thought and study in an evening stioll; and the street is vocal with the many noises which arise from population, every member of which seems either free rom thought or strive ing 1o stave off care by assumed hiliarity.

The varions places of amusement or of temptation reeeve their thousands; and the evidences of these stops by the wayside grow more frequent ax the wrows older. And amid the throng we must not forget the thousands of stian- gers, visitors to the cily, sage, grave at home, who betray thew rustie origin by the noisy efforis which are continunlly making 1o scem be manor The davghtews of and misery, who fln along the streets in tawdry finery, know such men at ouce, Pickpockets and rving-droppers them out, and the mock-anctioneer fevls therr atmosphere in an stant as they enter bis deny and labors assiducusly to put himseld communication with their pockels, i Later hours bring still more and none tor the better. Save the tew whom bustness engagements or tracted but respectable amusements have kept abroad 1o a late hour, the streets are now abandoned to the dissolute and vicious of both sexes. Now the wanton wssails the passenger with more confidence, and the thiet or looks npon all he meets with a feching of confident equality. Tseemsa fact, by common consent established, that all the honest have retired and left the world to the rogue and the watchman, To sueh an hour as this had Lanra been detained by one of her exacting patrons, ecre her dav's work was admitted to be' Alone and unprotected started forth, but the eircumstance was no new one to a woman in her situation.

The poor who would earn thewr bread must sacrifice thewr tundity to thewr Ccossies, Pretty to a marvel, she seemed like a vision of purity ghding along amid the crowd which had not yet deserted the which coming out from holes and dens had taken the place of the daylight passengers. reckless munth, thoughtless pleasuresecking, and undisguised niberfinism she walked secure. Her quick ear might catch a passing and not very refined exclamanon of conrse but the irrepressible Llush, which sife could not contrul, was her only answer, Nor did she encounter farther molestations than such as these, Her conscious innocence gave a dignity to her earriage beforeewlich hbertimsm shrank abashed, and she passed rapidly along unsuspecting and unsuspected, She was on the pavement before well known temple of ol those aristocratic haunts of vice whose quirt and order and well goarded entrances defend them from the visits ol the police. Thousands npon thovsands are lost and wou such places, in noiseless and gentlemanly way, undis tuched by any oflicial watrusion, while the no more mischievous but more noisy haunts of vice, in which the stakes are shillings and sixpences, formsh nightly fields tor the prowess of the constables and the papers are eloquent 1n prases ol the magistrates who bag prisoners by dozens under the comprehensive name of vagrants, Lanra could not help a curious sideway glance at the budding as she passed, and by thns inattention to her steps, she ran full agamst a young man who was entenng. The stranger started back so did Laura.

For an nstant as they gnzed the confusion was mutaal. Laura Llushed deeply 1o her embarrassment-- the man lost every other emotion in delighted surprise, as ho started with onfeigned and vedisguised admiration into the artless aud beautiful countenance before him. The teh glow of her cheeks, Hoto a deep carnation sudden the mild beauty of her soft blue eyes, and the transparent clearness of complexion her hight hair disordered mto graceful negligence by the encounter, as her bonnet was pushed back partially revealmg the upper part of a head of most gracelul outhney her hps parted in her breathless these features presented, a vision ol loveliness which no art conld wnitate, Seen, as the victure was, but for an mstant, and that in the strong but dreamy hight of the street, the strange; was entranced. Nor conld Laura, filled as her mind had been with the ternible charaeter ol the den before which she stood, forhear an exclamation of warning, as she looked tunudly at the frank and open countenance before her. better of she hLurriedly said, do wot enter this place ever she bad disappeared.

The young man looked a moment alter her, and mutter. to hmmsell snd waited as expecting a sigual. waited in vain. That was overdone, he snul; and entering the house soon forgot the beauuful vision in the excitement of the gawbling rable. How full thie world of uncharitable thoughts! This encounter took place Cupon the very spot where Laura, the Jehild met litle ten years be(tae both instances her motives Cnere snisunderstood and misrepresented, the first by the parents of the ehild-- in the avcond Ly the emld himself, now grown to man's and unchardableness.

comts aned From the Boston Atlus of Monday. The Bteamlhig CAMBRIA a. shore on the Beach at Truro, Cape Cod Eight Days Later From Enrope. Ihe stenmship Combria, Capt. Judkins left Laverpool on the 19th wit, a 1 4 arrived at Halifax on the Ist st ot noon, and lel, again, atd POM.

She brought from 90 1o 100 passengers to Halifax, aud landed aboon 20 there. On Saturday night, about 20 min. mes 1o 12, the weather beng fogay, nnd the hont runmnog st bhalf speed, just as prepara Hong were made 1o stop ier, lor the purpose of sonnding, she ran on shore, on a beach afterwards discovered to be in Vruro, Cape Cod. The engines were immediately re. versed, but she remained hard and fast.

A anchor and sternenble were carried out, and, after heaving on the anchor came home. without having altered the ship's At the thme she went ashore, 1t was about half the tide rose, her stern swung connd, and at ligh water, (nbout 4 M) she Iny broadside on. beach on wihich she fays 19 10 I'ruro, about 5 miles sonth of High Jand Laghty Cape Cod, She heads South, There was cousiderable swell when she went cony bat fortunately it was entirely ealim, COther ancliors were earried out, and every offort was made to heave her off. Abom Lquarter past 4, AL M. on Sunday, George B.

Blake, of this city, and Captain Ches ter, pussengers, landed, took horses to Ply. mouth nnd thence came to this city, by an cxpress car, At the Jatest accounts the ship lhny perfectly night, Bt one paper. Wilmer Smith's Tines, thins been received from the ship, and that was to the Merchant's Exchange Reading Room, by Blake, he Forges, steam tug, went to the assistance of the steamer, lcaving this eity at 71 4P. yesterday. The steamship Hhbernia, Capt, Harrison, henee, arrived st Laverpooi on the Mih ulh, futd M.

We give below all the news we are able to aglean tfrom Wilmer Smuth's T'unes of the 19th nlt, Cotton market, in consequence of the tidings carnied out by the Hibernin of shortness of the crop, was more than usually buoyant, and the value of the article had ad vaneed, insome mstances, an eighth, in others neatly a farthing on the pound, The ndvices from the manufactaring districts are rather more favorable, and there had been more business doing in the differ ent markets than for a few weeks previous to the accounts by the Great Western, Several cargoes of Indian Corn hud arrived at Dublin, Business affairs continned in the same dull situation as per the Great Western, with hut hitle doing. Money coutinued scarce for commercial purposes, The House of Commons wet after the re cess, on the eveming of the 17th when the Irish Coercion Bill again tormed the sub Jeet of debate, and it was adjourned over to Monday, the 30th ult. Sir Robert Peel, in the conrse ot the debate, took ocension to sny that the Government had ordered a sap ply of Indian corn and American oatmenl lor Ireland, and that the uttention of the Govern ment, by might and by day. had been given to the melancholy position i which the siste country was placed, Lord Palmerston and Lady, and Lord Brongham, iave been over to Franee, paying Loms Pinllippe a visit, The printing establishment of Messrs. Stevenson printers to the Universay.

in Edinborgh, has been destroyed by Tins establishment was remnrkable for ats rnich collection of charnctersina'lthe Asiatie tongues, egpecially the Chinese, and the es. tmated nmonnt of loss large. The itelhgence from lreland is panfally distressing. In some parts of Tipperary the peasantry, unnble uny longer to resist the cravings of hunger, have taken the core their own the provision shops, broken into flour wills, and helped themselves. The town of Clonmell is in state ot siege, Troops are abliged to es cort provisions as they pass through strects, and the unfortunate creatures, bones are described as protroding through their skins, are only kept down by the fear of havonet, 4 The latest accounts from Spain announce that Narvaez, in consequence of gnarrel with Christina, has been driven ont of the conntey.

had fled into the Sonth of Franee, and at Bayonne was met by lns wife. The therty of the press has been restored, and sther outrages uponfreedom are being softenedy or in some way atoned for, The accounts carried out by the from Boston the Ist of April; exeired a good deal of attention. 'Vhe message of Mr. Polk vas not considered warlike; mdeed, some of the public writers profess 1o see the best guarantee for the continnance of peace in the expense to which the United States will he put by armiag for the conflict. The speech of Mr.

Webster, in favor of the degree, had been much noticed and freely commented on. Arremer 1o Kinn Kine tue The following intelligence has been received from Folkestone, by mcans of the Klectrie Telegraph. About half past five o'clock on Thuorsday, as the king was retornmg from his drive 1o the forest of Fontainehleao, a man scated vpon the wall) fired at fhs Majesty, Providence prescrved the King's hie. The Queen, Princess Adelaide, Duchesgs of Nemours, and the Prince und Princess of Sulerna, were in the carriage with the King. balls cut the fringes of the one was struck- a piece of the wadding was picked up by the Queen The assassin was immediately arrested his nnme 18 Leconate he an old General guar dian of the forest of Fontainebleau, Journal des Debals.

17th ult. By the Boston papers of yesterday, we perceive the Camsria 18 off, and has salely arrived at Boston, From the New Haven Herald of Friday Destrvcrive establishment on Sherman avenue, for the manulacture of webb suspenders, belong to the Pritchard Manuofacturing was burned to the ground at about Chnlf past twelve o'clock this morning The building was of wood, three sturies high, 100 feet long and about 25 wide, CThe loss of the company 18 estimated at noout $14,000, and to this must be added some $2OOO worth of personal pro- iperty belonging to Dr. Maddox, on iwhich there was no insurance. company were nsured to the amount of as near as we can learnan the Hartford Co, 82 500 the Wiliamsbuigh £2,500 i the Contnibutionship Y. 000 The company gave employment to 60 hands in the factory, and 150 200 sttchiers who worked out.

Tae fire waa (irst diwcoverd in the winding oo the lower stucy, in which no one hao heen after 7 the evening. l'l'wo of the company were ougouedi in posting books Gl halt past 11, and lwlu.m they Jelt all was apparently cight fHcraldof the Times, RHODE-ISLANDER; NEWPORT: Thorsday Morning, May 7, INO. The Election day of ali days in our far-famed town of brings together the most motley group imaginable from all parts of our State, has come and with it, a large portion of those who assembled here on that important, exeiting, and interesting occasion. The day was unasually pleasant, and our principal streets, parade and mall, were enlivened by the display of flags, and the dense erowd of people and sojourners; of all ages and descriptions, who appeared in their best has been the piactice time out of mind, honor the day, if not the Govern- to Kvery Newporter, at home and abroad, understanding (ull well the customary out doings on this day, we will omit further preliminaries and give a condensed account of the Legislative proceedings. In conformity with an old custom, a procession was formed at 10 m.in front of the Eagle Hotel, consisting of the Governor, Lieut Governor, und members of hoth IHouses, and proceeded under the escort of the Artillery, Col, Perry, the Rhode- Islund Horse Guards, Col.

Gould, and the U. 8. Light Swart- Cwout, (with music from the Providence Brass Band) to the State House, where body was organized in proper In the House, the Hon. Robert 'B. Cranston, being the first Represen! utive from Newporl, took the chair, and the House to order.

Afterthe cre- Cdentinls of the members were received L. Mr C. stated that the first business Cwas to choose a Speaker, and nominations were mado. Mr. J.

i H. Clarke, of Providence, nominated B. Cranston, of Newpart, when Mr. C. expressed a desire to be excused, at the same time nominated Wm.

Patten, of Providence, but Mr. Patten "hoped Mr. C. would not be excused, and the nomination, The vote was then taken and the Hon. Robert B.

unanimonsly elected Speak On taking the chair, Mr. C. made 'n brief but very appropriate address, aflter which the House proceeded to the choice of its Clerks. Messrs Thomas Jenckes, and Francis K. Hoppw, both of Providence, then nominated for Ist of Mr.

Jenckes having been withdrawn, Mr. Hoppin was elected Mr Jenckes and Benj. T. Eames, Dboth of Providence, were then nominated Hor 2d clerk, and the ballot being taken resulted as Kames 40, Jenckes for Kames 15. The Senate having been organized, His Excellency presiding, proceaded to choose a clerk.

Messrs. George Rivers and Joseph S. Pitman were then nomi- nated, and the latter was vlected by a vote of 19 10 13. The two Houses then assembled in Grand Committee to receive and count the proxy votes for General officers, and prayer was offered by Rev A. H.

Du mont. The towns were then called and the returns of votes handed in. Upon motion of R. B. Cranston, of Newport, a committee of three from county, together with the tary and clerks, was appointed to count the votes, The following named gentlemen were elected as such committee Newport Manchester, Howland.

Providence J. Smith, Benoni Harris Jesse S. Tourtellot, Washington Messrs. Olney, Austin, Kent Pollard, Harns, Eilis. Bristol Pearce, Ran-; Bicknell, Mr.

Patten presented a memorial form certain citizens of North in relation to certain votes recceived in that town, The memorial was referred to committee, with power to send Mor persons and papers. Mr. Davis, of North Providence, added to the committee, i A communication from the Mayor (the city of Providence, enclosing a puckwge of votes was referred 1o the cuum-t committee, The Grand Committee adjourned to Ho'clock M. then to meet and hear (the report of the counting committee, At Sthe Grand Committee met but the counting committee not being ready report, the G. C.

adjourned to Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Wednesday morning, May 6th Houses met Grasd Committe at 110 o'clock. The Couvating Committee 'V a jeport, which was received, and 'a Resolution passed declaring the election of Hexry Bowen, Secretary of State Josern M. Brake, Esq. Attorney-General; and Sreenes Canoone, General Treasurer, for the year ensving.

The following embraces the substance of the Report of the Committee Whole number of votes for 15,021 which Byron Diman, of Bris- tol, received, 7,477 Charles Jackson, of Providence, 7,389 Scattering, 155 7,011 being necessary for a there was consequently no election of Governor by the people. Whole number of votes for Lieut. Governor, 14,982 Of which Elisha Harvis, of Cov- entry, received, 7,408 Jesse L. Moss, of Wes- terly, 7,345 Scattering, 179 7,492 being necessary for a choice, there was no election for the office of Lieut. Governor.

"For the office of Secretary of State, there were 15,018 Of which Henry Bowen, of Pravidence, received, 7,518 Asa Potter, of South Kingston, 7,301 Scattering, 146 7,510 being necessary for a choice, 'Henry Bowen was declared elected by the people by a majority of 18 votes. Whole number for 14,902 Of which Joseph M. Blake, of Bristol, received George Rivers, of Providence, i 7,176 Scattering, 182 Joseph M. Blake was declared elected by the people, 7,452 being necessary for a choice, by a majority of 186 rotes, 'Whole number for Gen'l 15,006 Of which Stephen Cahoone, of Newport, received John'T. Child, of ren, 7,304 Scattering, 156 7,504 votes being wnccessary for a choice, Stephen Cahoone was declared elected by a majority of 86 votes, The Committee also made report on the Memorial of Edward S.

Wilkinson and others, of North Providence, relative to the vates of Levi J. Armington and others (28 in all,) who voted at the late election. Committee after a thorough examination of all the facts in possession, reported in favor of the of said votes, being satisficd the Registry taxes of the said 28 Electors were not paid within the limei prescribed by law, Tho report was and accepted. The Grand Committee, on motion of H. Clarke, Tsq.

then proceeded ballot for Governor and Liecut. Byrox Divax, of Bristol, iwus declared elected on the first ballot, 'The vote For Byron Diman, Charles Jackson, 30 Majority for Diman, 22, I'he vote for Lieut. Governor was tuken, and Evrisua Harris, of was declared elected on the first ballot, as For Elisha Harris, 61 Jesse L. Moss, 37 Blnnks? 2 Majority for Harris, 24. A resolution was then offered by Mr.

Clarke of Providence, declaring the election of Byron Diman and KElisha Harris, to the offices of Governor and respectively. The oath of office was administered to the Goveror and by the to the Secretary, Attorney General and General Treasur- er, by his excellency Gov. Diman. The usual proclamation of the tion of General oflicers, was then made, and the Grand Committee rose. The Speaker then called the House to order.

Several Bank returns were made, according to law, The Speaker presented a petition from W. P. Blodget, praying for a remuoneration for money expended in defending suits brought against him, in the late troubles in this State. Memorial of John Stanton, claiming a scat as a member of the House, from Charlestown received and referred to Messrs, Sherman, Whipple and Davis, The Rules of the last House were adopted, also the joiut rules of the last Legislature, and sent to the Senate for concurrence, Mr. Clarke, of Providence, presented a memorial from sundry citizens of this State, relative to the State Debt, referred to the joint commitlee, appointed at the last session, The Speaker then announced the several standing committees, as follows On J.

Y. Swith, Hutching, Sprague, Sherman, On Jdgriculture Church, Olney, R. Warren, On H. Clarke, W. Peckham, J.

'l'." Rhodes, Babbu, W. N. Aldrich. On Education. Thurber, K.

Aldrich, Osborn, Tourtellott, On A. Hazad, E. Clarke, Durfee, Holmes, Austin, On Real Estate the part of the House, Baker, Knowles, Bullock, Davis. On Accounls the part of the House, J. J.

Reynolds, Randall, Sheldon, Buffum On Pelilions. the part of the House, Waterman, Bicknell, Hopkins, 3. Harris, Slocum, Various petitions and acts were receivol aud referred, nmong which, one the Supreme Court to permit al) females whose petitions for divorce inay granted by them, to re-assuime, il they desire to, their maiden name to Comon Judiciary. Adj'dto3 P. M.

At 3 M. the House met and a recess until 4, to ennble the members to be present at the Governor's Review of the U. S. L. Artillery, which was to place immediately, at the North of the town, The rveview we uaderstand, passed off to the satisfaction of all who it.

His Excellency was by a salute of 19 guns. At 4 p. m. the House was called order by the Speaker. The 'al Report of the Gen.

Treasurer 'presentcd, read, received and sent to the Several petitions were received and referred to the appropriate commitiees. A resolution passed authorising the Judiciary Committee to put a certain upon the third proviso of the, 181 sectian of the Banking l.aws of this State. Resolutions were then introduced by (John H. Clarke, Esq. of Providence, to the Claims lor French tions, instructing our Senators and 'in Congress on the subject.

Laid on the table at Mr. request, when the to 10 this morning. Inthe military were received. A memorial presented from Asa Church, Jr. of Charlestown, contesting the seat of tbel Senator, James N.

Kenyon, from that town. The memorial was received and referred to Messrs. Peleg Wilbour, Anthony, and Thomas T. Hazard, power to send for persons and pers. Messrs.

Dexter, Ballou, and the Seeretary were appointed a committee to report Rules for the Government of the Senate. Adjourned to 3P. M. The Senate met at 3 P. and adjourned without doing any business of 7,544 7,516 The new steamer Roger Williams, Capt.

Benjamin Franklin Woolsey, built expressly to run between this place and Providence, arrived here on Sunday evening last, 11 hours from New York, having been cetained on her passage hours by the fog. She is a fine modelled steamer, and is sufficiently capacious to conveniently accom. a thousand passengers. Hler works finely, and a trip to Providence can now be made in something less than a couple of hours. We hope 'she may be liberally pationized by the travelling public.

The and Artillery Company, commanded by Col. G. Perny, appeared on Election Day in 'a beautiful new blue uniform, turped up red. Their ranks were as full as and their discipline and soldier-like were worthy of the Company Hin its best days. A penny daily papoer has just been started in this town, by Mr.

Orin F. Jackeon, trom Conn. 11 Crawstow, Esq. Editor Otlice over the store of Mr. Philip Rider, We wish the paper abundant sue we wmust be permitted to express onr doubts, (from a long experience in newspa.

'per matters in this place) whether an enterprise deseription can be permanently and sustained in Newport, Aflter Proclamation was made yesterday of the choice of Governor, the Artillery Company fired the customary sa lute in front of the State House. Subsequent ly the ofticers of the Artillery Company, and those of the U. 8. Flying Artillery. were severally introduced to his Excellency Gov Dinas in the Senate Chamber.

who received them in his aceustomed wrbane and gentlemanly marn ner. At PM. the newly elected Governor, Licut-Governor, and the members of the two were escorted from the State House to Townsend's Hotel, as usual, by the Artillery Company. Col. Perry, accompanied by the U.

Light Arullery, Capi. Swartwout, Col. Pitman, editor of the Providence T'rans. eript, and Clerk of the Senate, will accept ou, thanks tur the report of the proceedings of the Legislature yesterday. We are indebted to an attentive friend in Boston, for a copy of Willmer Smith's Furopean Times, received by the Cambria, which we have placed on file in our Reading Roomn.

A pretended friend is worse than an open enemy. A Jamaica suspected of being a pirate, was taken into Trinidad, Cuba, previous to Othult. by a Span ish man of war, and anchored under her guns, (7 Mr. Clay arrived at Louisville on the 2stirom St. Louis, and immediately left on one of the Kentucky river packets for his home.

Farar. Rain Roan special train for Newton, hence at hall past six last evening met the Long Island train at West Newton, when a young man, respectably dressed, who probably did not perceive the advance of the latter train, jumped off' from the former, upon the track of the latter. He was unmediately run over and instantly killed, his skull being cut down and his arms broken. The accident occurred so suddenly that no caution could guard against it, and the young man was so disfignred that he could not be recog. nized by those who were Boston Conrier.

name of this young man, as we learn, was Warren Hunt. He wasa resident of this city, and was on his way to Wavland, where he tormerly belong ed. was salesman in the store ol Sumner, Brower in Milk streer He has left a wife. We are told that he was eautioned by a fellow passenger aguinst getting out of the ears upon that side and that the locomotive of the Long Island frain was very wear, and going at a vapul rvate, when ho jumped upon the track Traveller, Congressional. NN SN ANI In the Sexate, Tuesday, April 28th, the bill on the subject of French Spolia- Hons was informully.p‘aued over, no member being prepared to address the Senate upon it.

In the House, the Select Committee ordered the preceding day, was named from the Chair, to inquire how the seal of confidence heretofore observed relative tothe expenditure of the secret service money came to be broken, and how C. J. Ingersoll obtained the information communicated by him to the House, consisting of Messrs. Schenck, Dobbin, Mcllvaine, Truman, and Rockwell of Connecticut. The Select Committee to iavestigate the charges made by Mr.

Ingersoll against Mr. Webster, was named, consisting of Messrs. Pettit, Vinton, Davis of King of Mass. and Wilmot. A message was received from the President of the United States, informing the House that he had approved and signed the resolution respecting the Oregon The bill to establish the Smithsonian Institution was debated during a great part of the session.

'The House resolved that the debate on the bill should cease in one hour after the House should again go into Committee upon it. The Sexate was chiefly occupied on Wednesday, April 29th, in discussing a bill, which was finally passed by a vote of 26 to 12, for granting alternate sections of land in Michigan, for the completion of certain works of internal improvement, A joint resolution introduced by Mr. Jarnagin, proposing the appointment by the President, with the consent of the Senate, to examine and adjudicate upon the claims of citizens of the United States upon the Government of Mexico for violations of the rights of property, was read and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, In the House the bill for the establishinent of the Smithsonian Institute was materially amended, passed by a vote of 85 to 76, and sent to the Senate for concurrence. In Sexare, Thursday, April 30, the Smithsenian hill, which passed the House yesterday, was received, read twice and referred to a select committee of thiee, to be appointed by the Chair. The committee appointed are, Messrs, Dix, of New York, Corwin, of Ohio, and Lewis, of Alabama.

The resolution offered by Mr. Sevier, authorizing a compilatiop of business records and operations of the Treasury Department, was taken up and debated. In the Housk, Mr. Hopkins said that he had been informed by the officers of the House that the time (Friday and Saturday next) for which the House had agreed 1o adjourn would be enptirely insuflicient to allow of the usual cleaning of the hail, putiing down Spring matting, and it was agreed that the House meet this morning at 9 for the purpose of adjourning aver. The House accordingly met at that hour and immediately adjourned over to Monday next.

In Sexare, Monday, May 4th, petitions and memorials were presented. Mr. lL.ewis, fiom Commiliee on Finance, reported the Touse Indian Appropriation Bill. Read and ordered to be printed. Resolutions of enquiry were offered by Mr.

Cass, relative to Land Sales ay Sault St. Marie, and by Mr. Davis, relative to an increase of Custom House Inspectors at Fall River. Both adopted. The Revolutionary Pension Bill, from the Touse was taken up and passed.

The Bill for the reliel of John P. Skinner, and others, sureties for the defaulting Pension Agent, was taken up and discussed by Colquitt, Phelps, Sevier and Davis. In the House, a large number of reports were made from commiltees, The House then went into committee of the whole, and took up the bill granting a right of preemption to actual settlers on Miami Reservation Lands, After a debate the bill was passed. The bill for a supply of deficiencies in the appropriation for last year, with the amendment, was taken up aud a discussion ensued. A number of bills were reported from the Standing Committees.

Decegares to tue Woren's Rev. Dr. Buaird, in a letter to the Christian Observer, suggests the propriety of those gentlemen, who are appointed delegates tothe coming Chiistian convention in London, meeting together and exchanging views before their departure, so that they may the same Dr. Band proposes that they meet during the anmiversary week, on the morning of Tuesday the 12th inst, at the committee room of the Methodist Book Coneernin Mulberry street. The propesal seems 1o be judicions and we should think will meet with general concurrence, Com.

Adv, Orders have heen recewved at Norfolk 1o fit ont the 8 frnigate Brandy wine, now in ordmary at the Novy Yard,.