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Cood hay ought to he daily supplied as soon as they will eat it. Tuis practice saves ah tho rrosm for hotter, <? i4.u?.h better for the co*s, renders the iniik'ng more eonvenicnt and agrcea. bh%, and makes ^C'nlly as good if not hector eulves. Tnr calf !)?'ing out of the way, | tlie tin cup iiwv be dispensed with, and the | milker, wi bom fear of molestation, mav j draw freely with both the hands from the j extended under, its rich supply directly into the pr.il, ft will readily be seen that the j dairy woman lias now a much iirger supply of milk, than when the calves arc alJowed to suck the cows, and she will now | need more room and better accommoda-1 tions for setting it than before. A good ; * ? 1? is vrrv 1 spring House properly twHMiuwi.- J durable, when near the dwelling but we | pity the wom 'n that have to trudge through rain or s hi tit ih: distance that many do from the dwelling to t!io spring house; nnd we have Mutually thought while traveling through the country that many farms would he much better ofT without nny spring at alt. In order to use a spring, buildings are often put in a very inoonve, nieni part 01 .he farm, clearing made in the vrong place nnd after all some 10 or 20 rods have io be walked every time they IX t a bucket of water or a pan of milk or butter for a meal. Wo will not now give our views on the better plan of arranging buildings, clearings &c-, but ?1 nft.'nt nnf n substitute for Oil in |M WWrr;U IV j'V MI v?? convenient sprmg house. A well near the door with a pump in it would in a great many cases afford a supply of bett* r water, and nt much less troube than to obtain it at the spring, and the the water my be Iced into a house to nnswer better than many springs and be convenient to Jht> dwelling. An excellent one may be constructed at small expense by digging down two or three f *et sufficiently large for the purpose, on a declining piece of ground when a covered drain can be laid to drain tho water from the boitom of the room. Bui'd it with logs, with a door and sufficient windows to admit air, and plaster and whitewash it nicely ins do and keep all sweet and clean. Prepare a troujh to stuud cn one side, with the sides " ? ? - -i- ? -i rr i? lour or nve mcnes mgu ana ruiihu h:^ large to hold the the pans of milk. Have a spout or tube leading fiom the pump to this trough ; let it enter the pump about a foot below the spout, and be no larger at that end t an a common s ze gimbiet. Thus > will be seen thai every time the pump is ?v d a fr.'sh supply of wa'er is rung. and continues to run until th c water Nrtttless m ihejjump to the level of the tube. Another trough to smnd under or near the first, even with the ground or floor, may rere.vc the wacr as it runs over, in which pots of butter &c., may bo placed. The v.acrtoru.i ofT through the under drain first mentioned. The water should daily oe drawn off from both troughs by plugs in tho bottom and nicely cleaned to keep nil sweet. No articles sltould he kept jn the milk room hav?ng a tendency to ten. der the air impure ; as such impurities are imbibed by the cream and injures lite flavor of the butter. Wc have thus given a brief sketch of the improvements wc consider necessary to he introduced by our farmers, before they will be able to furnish a regular supply of good butter for our home markets. We are confident that many may profit by the hints we have thrown ou\ and we should be highly gratified to see them set about it 1 ? -? f.nm cvnononPP. in guou carii'-?i. ivuunui^i uv/m va^u.ivm.- ; that they would find it to their interest to do to. Some remarks on butter making we will defer fo-anothrr number.?Indiana Famtr and Stock Rcgiscr. Rail Roads?Bonds of Union. Rail Roads induce travel, and bring out people oftener together?make them bctlei acquainted, and the more they know, the more they esteem each other. Wi houl this reciprocal esteem and friendship of the differed State communities, we regard out union as a rope of sand. What are bonds, agreements, and treaties between individuals, communities and powers, without thai mutual good will, that reciprocal effort an<J zeal necessary to fulfilment, to consummation in joint labors and undertakings, or in ssociations for mutual felicity? What are they? Nothing. All experience,all history, all past time has proved so. Wi'h nations it is peculiarly the case. Nothing goes forward peacefully, on he t de 6f sueiM-ssful experiment, without w.il cons nt, mutuality, on all hands?with them nothing can be frustrated, estopped or implied. A d.scontented pep iu the most beautifully ved macliin?'rv. perfect In all its parrs I ?j i- its movements, destroy its -mi'-S!* substituted by something p -: e for %vi.ich it is designed, . T-. >.i:d perhaps ruin the whole. ?. hat Hie surest J.o d of he union ? mi $.' S a.es, is the attachment, the reciprocal respect of rights, of person and of property, entertained for each among themselves,' Without these, the Constitution is u useless piece of parchment. & had better be used for drum-heads: and wi Inut them the states are just as foreign from each Oilier, as their geographical position will allow?i. e. they ore not so foreign to each tther, as England and the U. States, becaust there is no A.lai.tic between them. But morally and politically, they mnsi be separate and distinct. All things which aid in nsuring mutuality and contented union, L- ? ' * i L i. snouiu ue encouraged, anu uruugm mm use and effect. I^ail roads are a most practical and efficacious agent, jin producing *0eets so desirable, and |p essential o the hrrmonv of the confederacy. Let our people min;dn?harmonize interests ts much as possible; aud this is best insured ?v quick and cheap in er communications. And Kail Roads will accomplish all this.? We trust to see the day, when they will be continuous from North to South, from East to West. Truly uro rail roads bonds of union, of social, of national union. Give us rail ro&ds, make them in all direciior.s?pi? rce the hills, ??>-? rrvr-.tnirc oftMc ir.tc ,r,r with ttiem? send tnc locomotive smoking through the h valleys?bring into inumite and quick in- j tcrcourse the transmontane and tide water i sections?induce social intimacy between ! the inhabitant of the mountains .and him i that looks out from bis domicil upon the wide cxpar.se of waters, and to whose cars i die sea bird's scream is as familiar as tiie i chant cf the whip-poor-wi!! to the mountaincor, and well may we adopt the patriotic ; sentiment of*Liberty and Union?one and indissoluble.* That sen'iment which finds a response in every patriots breast would possess ten fold emphasis and strength.? Richmond Compiler. \ THE NEUTRALITY LAW. j I On1 re ?ders are already apprize 1 that j I meetings have been held at different phices j ; en our Northern border, expressive of a J 1 dotnrminatinn <-, c.ic'nin fi'in ntlhlin niltllOr. i I rr"". i i | itiesin their efforts to prevent invasions of! j the British provinces from our territory. I ! Taese meetings were justly haded as e\i ; dcnce of returning sanity and regard lor i our national character and obliga ions on * that frontier. We regret to perceive 01; oilier- hand, in tliu published pro- j cccdings of incetin:s of nn opposite j 1 character, held here and there proofs of, ; unsoundness in public opinion to such an | i extent as to be inconccivcablc, if wo had ; not the evidence of : before our ryes. At; j a Public Meeting, for example held at Cleve-, I land, Ohio, on the 29th of last month, we J find, among sundry resolutions adopted the following: MResolved, Thtit whenever n Govemmcn' adjoin'iig to the Uni'ed States shall :rcaf a> criminals respectable citizens for attempting to introduce the principles of. equal lights and self-government into their , country, the cruelty exercised towards them , is an insult to our Government, for which j our Government should hold them rc. j j sponsible." ! If the Abbot of Unreason*, who (we are ; i teld by Walter Scott) presided over certain I o'li'jay freaks in the old country, in wh:ch every thing was wont to bo turned upside ; down or inside out hod presided at t! c meetj ing to which we refer, it is impossible to . J concciy 5 that any proposition could have , I been adopted more contrary to common J { sense, common honesty or common law,! than is contained in the above resolution,; j keeping in view the ground upon which it is j ' bassed. In the first place, the outlaws who / havo banded together there to violate the j | most solemn laws of their own country are ; j described as "respectable citizens." Tfvn j their invasion of a friendly territory wiih ' fire and sword, murdering harmless people j a d ravaging their property, is ha'toured : into "attempting to introduce the principles of equal rights and self.govenmcnt" i into that territory : and finally, the punish. ; mem of t iese pirates, whose hands are ! | reeking red with the innocent blood they j have murderously spilled, is "an insult to ' 1 our Government;" as though this Govern-j . m?ni (i o work of the wisdom of the Revo- i luri wary sagess, instead of being erected to I preserve peace at home and maintain j j amicable relations abroad, was established ; | for the especial protect on of those who j j signal'zo tnemsclycs by all the acts which j constitute p'taty! I At die stime meeting at which this r*sO? j lution was adopted, we observe that it was I , determined to memorialize Congrsss to repeal the Neutrality Laic, or essentially to ! modify it. Some memorials to the s -me effect have already been presented in Con. | gre^. Wt have placed the above reso, ii tion conspicuously in our columns, that , if there ex st any disposition to \ i Id the prayer of this memorial, the Members of Congress may know how intensely pat riotio i are the views of some at least of the memc. i rialists.?Nat Intel. j , j From the London Correspondence of the Na11 tional Intelligencer, t London, Dece.mbel 14,133S. ' At the annual Cattle Show dinner, given ' Arundel in the county of *'ussex, Virgil ? ?* m * rrv i\, _LX__ i j Mdvcy, Esq.* the Charge a Aimircs uum - j the United States to the King of the Bel* t i gians, was present: and conceiving that a I { report ofhis speech, would be interesting -1 to your readers, I herewith send it you. i This speech alludes to the unforlnnate d's II ;urbanccs in Canad^, and vindicates the i conduct of the General Government ofilie i I United States. It clearly demonstrates I that no blame whatever can jus'ly be mtri bued to the United S-ates authorities. Mr. . Maxcy was received in the most cordial [ manner, and his able and eloquent speecn exci:ed feelings of the highest admiration. ' The Earl of Surrey, who was in the chair, i said : 1 | 14 Gentlemen, I beg leave to give you the hea th of a distinguished individual, who! has honored us with his company hare today. I will not designate him as a foreigner, forh' sfeaks the same language as ours lv s, and he has sprung from the same stock. (Cheers.) I beg leave to give you the health of Mr. Maxcy, the Minister from ' ibe United States to the King of the Belgians. (Cheers.) This is, gentlemen, I believe, the first public meeting he has hon ored with his presence inthis coun'ry ; and j hope you will show him how we can ! : drink to a friendly state. Long may we I 1 continue in strict and improving friendship J \ with so great a nation " (Loud cheers.) j j Tne Duke of Richmond immediately J j rose and said : j " Gentlemen, allow me to propose that; I we receive the distinguished Joreignert no; J with new-fangled cheers, but w i h three true British cheers. The toast having been drunk with the ; ancient honors, Mr. Maxcy rose and said : " Gentlemen, I have not language to ex. j preset he emotions to which the exhibition of; . kin<i feeling towards my country, which has J. juat been manifested, has given rise. In., deed, when I hear a kind voice in the English language, I cannot but feel that I hear i the voice of a brother. I cannot fail in my mind to 'race back from a community of lan. guage to a community of origin, and feel | that there nrc ties stronger than mere in. ' I #e'pc?* ?vl;icb bind thp t to 'o to* pother. (Ctecrs.) There is t!ie interest which arises from common laws, for, gentlemen, American liberty, as well as Eng. lisb liberty, is founded upon common law, nnd Americans claim tho common 1 ?\v, and its distinguishing privileges, us their greatest birthright. Wc trace back our liberty 10 the same source to which Englishmen trace theirs; wc trace it back to 1 hat itfagIV* Charta which the noble Barons of England, led, on, if I do mistake not, by an ances'.or of the noble Lord oti my left, claimed and received from a British King?t;.c charter which is tiic shrine of their liberty." (Cheers) The Wcslerjan Centenary.?On tim Till of November, a meeting of the Wesleyan M? thedist preachers and laymen was held j at Manchester, (England,) and was contin-1 u-d f >r three days, for the purpose of! dtvisihga plan lor celebrating the c?Rtcna? ry of Methodism the present year. At' this meeting there were present seven ex. Presidents of the Conference, viz. the llovs. j Itichard Ileose, J. Eutwis'le, Geo. Morley, j Geo. Marsden, Dr. Bunting, J. Taylor, and j E. Grindrod, and about two hundred and fifty other ministers and gentlemen conncc-1 ted with societies in Lond n, Manchester, j Salford, Liverpool. Leeds, Birmingham, Bns'ol, Sheffield, Newcastle, Hull, York, Dublin, Are, ( 1'hesum of forty-five thousand pounds was subscribed?about two hundred thousand dolors. Other meetings are to be held in diff-rcttt parts of Great Britain, and the total amount will probably reach ?80.003. The Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States intend to celebrate the centenary in a similar manner with their biethren in the old country. They do not expect to raise quite so large a sum, v< t the Church fondly hopes to raise a sum cicntsumto build a mission-house in this city.?N. Y. Courier. From the National Intelligencer. EDITORS' CORRESPONDENCE. New York Jan. 7. I see that torch-light meetings, as they are culled, attract great attention .now in England. The English Locofocos, in these meetings, propose a redress ol griev. ances with arms in their hands, and march about by night with torches and bonfires, imitating Ming's Locofocos in New York. The Government has fulminated a proclamation against them, and pronounced their doings illegal and disorderly. The high pr ce of bread creates distress among the British working population.? The corn laws are attacked now bitterly ' n/1 ? rv it (*,% f} ? ?? ? (> Uy inu luniiir iti.u 'tuu iiiaiiLiifiuiui iii^ interests, and but feebly defended by the agricultural. Even potatoes are very high. We now import Britain (Lancn. si ire) potatoes in this city, and sell them for about a dollar a hamper?thre^-fourths of a bushel. Thus the very short crop of potatoes in this country affects the laboringman in England, by taking from him one of the usually cheapest Sr.icles of con*, sumption. The Sunday mail question attracts much attention in London. It is proposed that there be a Sunday delivery of letters from : the post office in London, which proposition, however, is strongly opposed, as ten Jin" to the transaction of business on that O day. The Commerce, a Paris paper, speaks of warlike movements in the southern provinces of Russia, which, if correct, seem to indicate bellingcrent intentions. Ths Hollando Belgic question again s ems to look squally. Louis Phillippe seems disposed to stand by hisson-in law, the Kir g of the Belgians i but, as England is i Ot so positive in her position, Prusj sia is pushing ahead as an ally of Holland, j The iron steam-ship of 1,200 tons, (the ! A \ titUmk Ifl enntMAAtn/l Lm? if IC Kn : AlillUiliit^ v?in*,i? is vmiiiaviuu iui) n -j I lievcJ will come out to New York in ten j days. The cotton market news from England has made our holders here very sanguine. Theyexpect afuriher advance, and with | confidence, too. They also think tha j theic will be a farther advauce at the South. ; The commercial news from England by ! the Royal William is looked upon as very I favorable to trade. The London Morning Chronicle states that of the 2,000,000 of- protested bills sent out by die Bank of England for collection in the United Stales all have l>ecn paid but four hundred pounds ! What a compliment is this fact to our merchants, Suppose they had adopted the advice of Mr. Kendall in his famous 4th of July letter ! As I anticipated. Sir John Colborne has demanded of the Governor of Vermont jhe persons who crossed the line and commi t^d apenn in T.oivrr IVIuct h* not i ... ... ? 1 give them up ? I The mob in Oswego (N. Y.) hadn complete rr.umph Jan. 2. The U. S. Collector having given notice to Cupt. Gwynn (V. S. Army) that two brass cannon were secreted near the bridgp, Capt. G. posted sentries over them. But when the Collector an J a U. S. officer went to take possesion of them, they were forcibly prevented by a mob of300 persons, notwithstanding a few troops were there to back them. The mob insulted t .e soldiers, and when returned to their barracks burnt the Collector and a deputy marshal in effigy, and, in bravado, fired the guns nearly all n ght. The Royal William will sail on the 16th. Nfw York, January 8. Mackenzie is delivering lectures in Al. bany, Schenectady, and thereabouts, in behalf of Canadian liberty, drc. His neck being in no danger while lie preaches in these United Slates. A libel case attracts much attention. A soidisant editor of a sheet called the Polv? anthas, supported by a woman of the worst character, has been arrested for three libels, and, with great color of truth, is charged with being tho cause of three deahs, j (M is9 Missouri, Mrs. Hambiin, and Mr. i Minturn.) This woman has como forward i and bailed iiim Her R:m ?? jhniigh' :*> tjp. ' through this sheet, the extortion of money from persons of credit and standing in society. Much of the s-rcet-lmwked pr? s?in New York lives on the piquant slander it creates. From Lower Canada we learn that the editor of a paper called the Fanlasque litis been arrested. Everv editor of a French paper, I believe, is now either iu prison or in exile. A military force left Montreal Jan. 2, for Tcrrebone, where it is s'a cd there were many disaffected persons: A detachment also moved to St. John's, in consequence of the report of disaffected persons iu that quarter. We see from this, l that the British Parliament will have a great 1 deal to do before there can bcouietin Low- { er Canada. Flouf changed hands to-day at 89. The ordem for Eng'and were generally limited to 89 50. About, .3,000 barrels have been purchased for export. Cotton has not advanced here. A HISTORY. Of the most remarkable extremes of Cold within a space o f more than a thousand | years. . I In A. D. 401, the Black Sea was entire. 1 iy frozen over. j In 462, the Danube was frozen so that i Thcadn.are marched on the ice to Swabia j to cvenjrc his brother's death. I In 762, the cold was so intense that the I straits of Dardanelles and the Black Sea ! were entirely frozen over. The snow in some places driftedtotho depth of 50 feet,; ! an 1 the icc was heaped in such quantities in ] ' the"citics, as to cause the walls to fall down, j j fn 860, the Adriatic was entirely frozen i ; overIn 891, and also in 893, the vines were j killed by fros', and the cattle died iu their ; stalls. In 991, the winter lasted very long, and i was extremely severe. Every thing was i frozen, and famine and pestdence closed the 1 vi?nr. ! In 1037, the cold wns so intense that j I most of the travellers in Germany were fro, zen to death on the roads, i In 1133, it was excessively cold in Italy; , the Po was frozen from Bremona to the sea ; J the heaps of snow rendered ihc roads impas. sable; the wine casks burst, and trees split : by the frost with an immense noise. In 1216, the river Po froze to the depth i of 15 ells, and wine also burst the casks. In 1234, a pine forest was killed by the frost at Ravenna. In 1236, the frost was most intense in Scotland and the Categat was frozen between Norway and Jutland. In 1232, the houses in Austria were buried with snow. ' In 1292, the Rhine was frozen, and in ! Germany 600 peasants were employed to clear the way for the Austrian army. j In 1344, all the rivers in Italy were fro| zon over. In 1594, the winter was so severe that | tho Rhine and Scheldt was frozen, and oven I tho sea at Venice. In 1468, the winter was so severe in 1 Flanders, that the wine was cui'with hatch* l ets to be distributed to the soldiery. In 1670, the frost was very intense in England and Denmark, both the Little and Great Belt werp frozen over. In 1684, many forest trees, and even the oaks in England were split with the frost, t In 1692, the cold was so excessive that j the s'arved wolves entered Venna and atj tacked both men and cattle, i The cold of 1640 was scarcely inferior I to that of 1592, und the Zuydc* Doc was j entirely fit^n over. j In 1776, much snow fell, and the Danube | hore ice five feet thick below Vic..na. ! . j . MURDERER TAKEN, j There nover has been a more heart sick1 ening narrative of murder, than is contain. ed in lastJuckson (Misp.) Sun. A man of the name of Job \V. Carter alias Collins has been taken in Lauderdale county, who it is believed, assisted in the murder ofSilas D. Rives, near Harrisborough, in Scott county, in last September. Another vilian of the name of Johnson Cook, is also im. plicated, who has gone to Texas. Cartar has given a statement, which ho snvs he had from Cook's lips, truly horribK?Ac_ cording to this, he (Cook) has perpetrate I as j many as thirty murders, nil in cold blood ; 1 and was the instigator of the Seminole war, ! having assisted the Indians in massacreing | the whites on the frontiers of Flori la. He i lias hcen wandering abou\ to and fro, ' throughout the southern country, onthesys1 tern of Murel, seeking whom he might mur. | der. Circumstances go to fix the murder 1 of Mr. Rives upon these two worthies, who were about Hillsborough at that time in the character of well-diggers in search of employment. Some provisions belonging to them have been found in the swamp where "* * ? i i n . J Kives was murdered, carter denies Knowing anything about this murder, although he acknowledges the fiendish character of his companion. He says that Cook has gone to Texas avowedly to pnrsuea life of crime, and that he has no more feeling in killing a haman being that he would in butchering a hog. We trust that this monster in human form msy be caught in Texas, and that he may expiate his bloody deeds 011 the seaffold, before he can hare ihe opportunity of adding to themJohn Cook is between 20 and 30 years of age, weighs about HOpouuds, has blue eyes, and is narrow between the eyes ; his face and hands are badly scarred with dirks and knives, which he got by fighling ; has been stabbed through the muscle of his left arm twice with a dirk, aUo in th# hip ; his hair is sandy, and one of his fingers is broken. Cook has two friends in Texas named I A ..rrtictn? nnd Willie Austin, who are link I , I td with him in a desperate carreer of crime. I T'he citizens af Texas should keep a look I oqt for the'villains.?Grand Gulf Adver. GEOBGIA AND MAINE CONRROVERSY. The resolutions, offered by the Hon. J. S. Rheitt, on this subject, in the Senate ot tho State of South Caroline, were superse- ' ded by othois irt the House*, to which the 1 Senate ultimately aoseuted, The substitute ' and proceedings thereon in the House are ( given below: " On motion of Mr. Rurt, the House resolved into a Committee of the Whole, M*. Irby in the Chair, on the special order , of the day, the report of the Commit- y t< e on Federal Relations, on certain t resolutions from the Senate, respec? j ting a controversy between the States of j Georgia and Maine. Mr. Colcock opposed ] .a.nliitt/tno fin#l nffViro/1 ~ - ' - uiv? I Oauiuwv/??j V"VI "5 a oUU^UiUlC, the following pr amble and resolutions, ' which were udopted after a debate between Messrs. Coicock, Memminger nnd Bellerlinger, in their fivor, and against the orig. inal resolu io.is, and Messrs. Burt, J. A* Calhoun, nnd A. \V. Thompson on the opposite side : '* Whereas, this Legislature has learned with deep concern, that a serious controversy has arisen between the States of Georgia and Maine, in relation to an alleg. ed violation on the part of the latter, of that important provision of the Constitution of United States, concerning the apprehension and trial of u fugitives from justice. " And whereas the legislature has recetved no official information of the facts and circums'ances attending this subject, or of the courscVhich oar sister State of Georgia, drems it due to herself and the Cons ltution t? pursue. " And whereas, it is the solemn duly ef every member of this Confederacy, to protect and defend the national compact, and to insist on a strict, and faithful observance of all its provisions, by every sovereign party ihereto: " Therefori Resolved, That, with a view to a full and correct understanding of the subject, and the adoption of such measures as our constitutional obligations may require, the Governor of this State be requested to correspond with the Governors of Georgia and Maine, aad obtain exact and official information ofall the particulars relating to the alledged infraction of the [Constitution of the United States by the stale ot Maine, and ail the proceedings consequent thereon, and to communicate the same to this Legislature, ut the next session." Gen. Bud of j4bbeville has been murd red by his slaves: The following particu. lars are given by a correspondent of the Greenville Mouutaincr. " The murder appears to have boon cornmi ted under these circumstances; At the time of his death, General Bull had no overseer, and as a consequence, had to give particular personal supervision to his plantation affairs. Alter supper, on the night of I the <th uhimo, ho walked to his his t.egro quarter, a mile from his dwelling house. ! On fits return, about three hundred yards : from his house, he was a:tacked and murdered by two of his young fellows, who were lying in wail for him- They called a negro (Dick) to bring his horse to the gate, and then carried the body a quarter of a mile up the road, and above the house. They put the right foot in the left stirrup and then frightened the horse, which MD 1 about forty yards before the stirrup broke ! The body was found about 8 o'clock I next morning, with the stirrup on the | left foot, and with the appearance of bei ing dragged the distance I have men. i tioned. The horse was found in the cow-pen with the saddle on, and the left stirrup gone. This was all contrived to make the impression that Gen. Bull had been thrown by his hors??, his foot hung in tlio ctirnm nnrl llml ho tuna thuc L-illorl |,,v oiuiuj.-! unv ? ?%? mw ft ug wiuo i\iiiwu j but the schemes of villains arc seldom perfeet. This very circumstance proved the murder instead of an acci ental death. A puudlo of blood was found where the Gen. rral was killed, covered. All the wounds wereiuflicted on his head, and appear to have been made by six blows with a hard, heavy slick. The skull was fractured in two placs. Eight of the nesroes are now in jail. Three are supposed, from the cirs ances, undoubtndly guilty. Th trial is delayed to give every opportunity to discover all that is possible." The insurrection in Mexico.?A letter | from Houston, (Texas) to the Editor of the i New Orleans Bulletin and published in tint paper says:?"I enclose the substance of a let cr just received by Expres from the Mexican Eastern frontier, deemed of great consequence. The boat could not wait for J a full translation, so 1 send you the follow. I ing summary. The Mexican cities ofMier, Comargo and Reynosas, on the Grande, havo pronounced for the Federal Government. The central troops have been driven out of the above mentioned towns. The commander of the Federalists, (Canales,) at the head ofihe 3d division in that district, requests the Government of Texas to adopt such regulations in the intercourse between tne two frontiers as win secure me pretention of the adherent of the Federal party. The courier who brought this intelligence arrived at so late an hour as to give no opportunity of communicating all the particu. Inrs; but in the facts just stated there is ground enough to predicate a speedy coali. tion between the Texians and the Federal party of Mexico. > "Texas.?By advices from Paris, wear? informed that Gen. Henderson, the Texian Representative near the French Government, has closed a commercial arrangement, whereby the ports of Texas and France are opened to the vessels and products of each other. We announced that such a negotiation was on foot some weeks since, which is now confirmed from an anthentic source. This fact may bo considered as a very favorable indication of the policy and views of France as regards our new sister Republie, and followingthe example of Great Britain, (who entered into a similar arrangement some time since,) it may be considered as furnishing good evidence of a speedy and more formal recognition of the indepondence of Texas, on the part of both England and France. Texas wi'l not then want the i moan* cither to pay off her debt, (which is but small) or to develop her vast rcsourres."?N. Y. Star. Pennsylvania. After the severe froshet on the Joniatta, vh.cli proved sc destructiv? to the Pennsylvania canal in that region, totally destroying lie works for several miles, the following etter was addressed to Governor Ritner by Mr. Bidule, President of the United States Hank of that S;ate: Bank of the United Slates, July, 3, 1838? Sir : The Board of Directors of the United States have learned with great regret ~ that the late disaster on the Juaiatta threat* ens to disturb the internal trade of Pennsyl* vania. and her connexion with the Western States, and they have inrruct *d me to offer to you, without delay, every assistance with* in their power to remedy this misfor.une. If you have any author'uy to borrow, they will lend to you under that authority, or they will lend to you withoutony, relying on the spit it of the Legislature of Pennsylvania to provido for advances made in a time of need to protect her interest. You are ac* cordingly at liberty to call upon this bank for any amount which you mav consider necessary for the immediate and ample w pair of the public works on the Juniattt. With great respect, yours, N. BIDDLE, President. [This ofler was accepted by Governor Ritner, and about $300,000 were drawn from the bank for these repairs.] The Chcstptake and Ohio Canal occupies a prominent place in the Message of Governor Veazey to the Legislature of the State of Maryland, which is so large a pro* prietor in that great work. Notwithstanding all,the d scouragements under which this enterprise Jabot s, the Canal lias been S'eathly pressed forward, a force of from 2,500 to 3,000 hands having been kept constantly employed upon it. The line of tha Canal from Dam No. 5 (eight miles above Will* iamspori) to Dam No.. 6 is so nearly com* plcied that the water will be admited into it during the prssent winter, and the entire line of one hundred and forty miles is expected to be in good order and ready for the reception of the Spring trade. The remainder of the line (from the Great Cac*poa)to Cumberland in progress, and will, it ia believed with adequate means at command, be completed in the year 1840.?Nat, In* tell. Arlantic Steam Navigation.?The Journal of Commerce says: "The last ! passage of the Royal William has proved | that if steam vessels but take the Southern route, they can cross tho Atlantic as well in winter as in summer. She ran down within a hundred miles of Fayal,andcameup theGu'f Stream, and nil * rouud the weather was so mild that no fire was necessary in the cab. in, except for a very short time at each end of the voyage. The sailors worked with their coats off, osd bare foot. The Gulf stream keeps every thing warm as ; summer, almost up to souudtng off our coast. Th) fact is, th t the world has i become so small of late, if one feels cold i heieat the North, he Has only just to run i down o the equator and warm himself by ! the great fire, just as on a smaller scale a dull urchin in school tuns to the fire there. There is nothing now in the jray of At)at:? tie steam navigation. Tne terrors of the ocean were first subdued, and now old Bo* I reas blows his blast and scares nobody." | Home Scenes ? All men home come sometimes. Many men find their chiefdelight there; even those who do not lead the most regular lives, still seek for repose and refuge under their own roof; and if they find intelligence, good temper, and graceful de* mcanor, adorning the home scenes of existence, they will gradually be drawn to their fire-sides, not merely as a refuge from trouble and care, but as a delightful arena for the employment of those virtuous pleasures which at once embellish and sweet. ! en life. . Lost Wealth may be regained, by a course of industry, the wreck of health repaired by temperance?forgotten koowh edge restored by study-?alienated friend, sooted into forgiveneis--Cven forfeited rep. tuaiion won back by penitence and virtue. But whoever again looked upon his vanish_j i II_J L eu nor?or?recanea nis sngniea years oiki stamped thom with wisdom?or effaced from Heaven's record, the fearful blot of a wasted ??Mrs. Sigourney. Anecdote.-"-A sailor having purchased some medicine of a celebrated doctor, demanded the price. * Why, says the doctor, 4 I cannot think of charging you less than seven and sixpence.' * Well, I'll tell you what,' replies the sailor, 4 take off the odd and I'll pay you the even.' 4 Well/ returned the doctor, * we won't quarrel about trifles.' The sailor laid down siipettse and walked off, when the doctor retnineded him of his mistake?* No mistake at all sir; six is even and seven is oddball the world over, so 1 wish you a good d&y*-Get you gone,' said the doctor,4 I've made fourpenco out of you yet/ Hard cases.-"The Salem (Mass.) Reg. ister gives the following reminiscenses of the days distinguished by the reign of BlueLaw morality : Old Lata of Courtship. Oct. 27,1617. TKo Can.Ml Pmirf oni ft ? fhflt if SDV VIV<UV<IUI VVUM VI.I.VI, ... w young man attempt to address a young woman without the consent of her parents or the County Court, he shall be fined ?5 for tha first offence, ?10 for tie second, and imprisonment for the third." Punishments. Sept- 14, 1719.-*?Matthew S.anrley was tried for drawing the affections of John Tarboi's daugater, without the consent of her parents. In tho same month, 3 married women were fined 5s a piece forscoldtng- Querry ....What would or slwuld have been the penality tor an unmarried woman for tho same offVnce ?