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THE SUN, LONDON, WEDN'ESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1-141

and'6 a 6 25 dols. f9r Ohio. Michigan is nominally 5 37-i
a 6, Georgetown and Howard-street 6 12} a 6 374 dols.
Gales of 300' bsls fresh Georgetown at ,the latter. rate ;
fresh Brandywine ,6 37 a 6 62i dols. The market is
bare of wheat. Sales of about 6,000 bushels Jersey corn
at 79c. a 80c.. measure, delivered ; and small parcels
Northern, all arriving, at 80c. measure ; 1,200 bushels
Rye sold, part at 64c. in the slip, and part at 70c. de-
livered ; Oats are in good demand, and are retailing at
-51 c. a 52c. A cargo of
.1,500 bushels sold at about 51c.
The supplies of Ashes are stnall,-- and nearly all the re-
ceipts are taken up at 5 75 dols. for both Pots and Pearls.
A sale of 10,000 gallons ernde -Whale Oil was made at
31c.,-which is an advance of 4c. per gallon.

Washington is the great point of attraction, and the
proceedings in Congress are looked to with intense inte-
rest. The partial defeat .of the Bankrupt Bill was
received by a large body of citizens with deep
regret. The letter, however, which we pub •
lished this Morning, states that the Whigs ',have had
confarence, and are disposed to effect the pas-
sage of the Land, the Bankrups, the Revenue, end posse.
bly a Bank Bill. The feeling here is, that the leading
measures of the Session ought to be adopted, notwith.-
standing the veto. The extra Session was called to pasS
abovenemed measures, together with the repeal o!'
the Sub-Treasury and the Lean Bill. The two latter
are completed, and if any, or all the former should he
I carried, the object of the Special Session will be obtained.
There is not the slightest difference in Domestic Ex-

changes.
Bills on London are a shade higher—the range to-day
is 108 i tolo2, on Paris 526.
Our merchants have now to experience the same
uncertainty,• as to the rate of Southern and Western
Exchanges, they have felt for some four or five years
past. Ever since the destruction of the United States Bank
the embarrasknents in relation to the sale of goods
have been very great. Merchants purchasing goods, on
credit, have had nothing to guide them, as to the future.
A debt contracted in this city, and payable six and nine
months hence, may have to be paid at a rate of exchange
very different from what the rate now is. The loss on the
exchange may be equal to any profit.
It is this uncertainty that has thrown over trade great
difficulties. It had been suppoSed that if the present Bill
bad not been vetoed, but had been passed into a law that
Exchanges would not have been worse, but might have
gradually improved. This feeling would hare inspired a
good deal of confidence, and wonld have induced both
seller and purchaser to have extended their operations.
The trade of the present season opened with a much
better feeling than the previous two or three %Taro. The
Veto Message will undoubtedly have a good deal of in-
. iluenee to check the fall trade.

LATER FROM CANTON.
The ship Oneida, Captain Swift, arrived last night
from Canton with a full cargo of teas. The Oneida
left Canton on the 26th of April, and Macao on the
27th. Things remained in the same state as when
the Akbar sailed. It was supposed the trade would
remain open about twenty days longer, at which
time Admiral Bremer was expected with the expedition
from Calcutta, when the fleet would proßably. go North
to open offensive operations in the neighbourhood of
1 Pekin. The British fleet were part at Hong Kong and
part stationed in the river, above and below Canton,
to overawe the Chinese.
The foreigners were at the factories, but went on board
-the ships in the river every night for safety. The people •
Iwere coming back to Canton, but not very fast. Teas
were very scarce, and coming in slor.ly, anid with the
exception of the Eben Preble, which had a few chops on
board, it was very doubtful if any vessel could get a•
cargo for some time. Silks were also exceedingly scarce.
The news of Captain Elliot's supercedure by Sir
Henry Pottinger had not been received when the Oneida
Ileft. The Oneida sailed in company with the Argyle.
:)itn• Baltimore. The
aKnodnohma,
sailedab 0
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h e the
9 th 00
f.
assseptti't ssccl
May, off Gaspar Islands.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

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WAKING UP THE WRONG PASSENGER.—The occur-
rence in the Senate Chamber on Monday presented
a scene amusing as well as solemn in 1:s character.
Mr. Benton, smiling lil:e a toad, and with a face as
red as vermillion, rose with a motion to arrest " the
Bank ruffians" who, he "said, had insulted the Pre-
sident of the United States by hissing his Message.
Mr. Rives, Mr. Preston, and many others protested
that they had heard no hissing. Mr. BentOn's friends,
however, were as confident they had heard this mark
of disapprobation, though, as Mr. Buchanan re-
marked, it was neither loud nor prolonged. While this
grave and weighty matter was under consideration,
a .drunken Locofoco in the straight gallery—better
known at Washington as the black hole of Calcutta,
--was noisy in his approval of the Veto Message, and
irL his approval also of the speeches of Mr. Benton
ilenouncing the "Bank bullies ' and "ruffians" Nvho
Iliad been hired, as he said, to hiss the President. Mr.
Walker caught a sight of fie fellow through the crowd,-
-and rising as high as himself almost, cried out—" there
lie is," " there he is now, Mr. President."
" Yes, that's me," said the fellow, " go ahead Ben-
-ton," " give it to them !" and all eyes above and below
were directed to the noisy intruder. Again Mr. Ben-
ton spoke, and again the Locofoco in the gallery
gave some token of admiration and approval. The
Locofoco senators below, however, took the noisy
citizen above them to he a Whig as well as a " Bank
ruffian," and the Sergeant-at-Arms appeared and
dragged him below. In some ten minutes, Mr. Ben-
ton found through inquiry that he had caught a tartar,
and that " the Bank ruffian" instead of hissing, had
been boisterous in his demonstrations of . approval,
and particularly in seconding the denunciations of
Mr. Benton. Mr. Allen gave him a hint to that effect.
• Mr. King, Mr. Walker, Mr. Buchanan, and- Mr.
Linn, a colleague, all
.political friends, all asked
the Senator from Missouri to withdraw his motion for
arrest. Mr. B. did withdraw. notwithstanding he had
said to Mr. Buchanan, that " so help him God he would
not." The Locofoco rowdy in the end of the fray; alter
expressing repentance, was suffered to depart. and that
on the motion of Mr. Benton himself. The whole scene
was eminently ludicrous and ridiculous, and Mr. Benton
for once, at least, found that he had waked up the wrong
przsenger.

The following " Ordinance " taken from a New Or
leans paper is of interest to free people of colour ship-
ping to sail to that port, and to the Captains of vessels
employing them :
An Ordinance concerning Free People of Colour not
entitled to remain in this State, and Tavern Keepers
of Public Houses, and other persons.
General Council of the City of New Orleans
ordain as follows- :
Aim 1. That from and after the passage of this ordi-
nance, any inn or tavern-keeper, or other person keeping
a public house, or house of entertainment, who shall har-
bour in his, or her house, or shall suffer to be harboured in
his or her house, any free negro, griffe, mulatto, or other
free person of colour being in this State, in contra-
vention to the provisions of the Act of the Legislature,
approved 16th of March, 1830, and entitled " An Act to
prevent free persons of colour from entering into this
State, and for other purposes," shall pay a fine for each
and every such offence of not less than 25 dollars, nor
more than 100 dollars, recoverable before any court of
competent jurisdiction; or in default of such payment,
shall suffer an imprisonment of not more than 30 days.
ART. 2. Be it further ordained, That all persons
whatever, employing in the capacity of servant, or
otherwise, any free negro, griffe, mulatto, or other free
person of colour being in this State in contravention
to the provisions of th y above-cited act, shall pay a fine
of not less than twenty-five, nor more than fifty dollars,
or in default of such payment, shall suffer an imprison-
ment of not more than ten days.
ART. 3. P,e it further ordained, That all such free
negroes, ',criffes, mulattoes, or other free persons of
colour, nof native of this State, shall be presumed, as
already directed by the above cited Act, to be in thiS
State iri contravention to said Act, unless they furnish
satisfy etory evidence to the contrary.
D. AUGUSTIN, Secretary.

GRIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE MORMONS,
(From the Warsaw Signal, July 21.)
MonatoN VISITORS.—On last Monday evening Joe
Smith, accompanied by Gen. Bennett and suite, ap-
peared in our quiet, non• excitable village, producing by
his august presence quite a. sensation—indeed, he ap-
peared to be a perfect curiosity. In his coach we ob-,
served a bowie knife, rifles, pistols, ammunition, &c.,
and a courage raiser, in the shape of a decanter, con •
tailiing some kind of precious beverage—whether wine,
brandy, or gin, this deponent saith not. However,
something of the kind was certainly called into requisi-
tion in the course of the evening, and early the next day
in the Prophet's chamber. Moreover, we understand,
that when about half a mile from town, the Prophet and
suite halted and took a regular swig—doubtless by way
of inspiration. But this is nothing to us, only the peo-
ple ought to know what the Prophet of the Lord does, in
order that they may have the benefit of his example.
Bat why were they armed ? Not with a design to
kill us? Certainly not—for they tried to be as friendly as
possible ; but as General Bennett observed, to be pre-
pared for the Missourians. This was all very well, and
of course we shall not make a bugbear of it.
Their business was to complete the negotiations for
the purchase of the School Section. Well, it is done ;
and the decree has gone forth, for a Mormon city on our
immediate borders. We have not heard whether locks
have yet riz !
BAPTISM FOR THE DEAD.—We neglected to mention
last week that a revolutionary soldier was baptized at
Nauvoo, on the 4th inst., by one of the elders, for Gen.
Washington ; another old soldier was baptized at the
same time for Gen. Harrison. The doctrine of the Mor-
mons appears to be, that those who are living must be
babtized by one having authority from Joe Smith, or
else go to hell ; but those why are already dead may be
brought out of torment by a friend or relation receiving
the baptismal rights in their behalf.
ANTI-MORMON LECTURES.—Mr. Wm. Barris, the
Anti-Mormon lecturer, visited our place on Sunday last,
and gave us four lectures, tending to prove the fallacy
and designs of Mormonism.. We have but one objec-
tion to his course, and that is, he dignifies Mormonism
too much, by gravely arguing its absurdity. That it is
absurd, we regard to be an axiom ; but still these lec-
tures have a very good effect on those who do sot view
it in the same light. On Monday, he proved conclu-
sively the treasonable and wicked designs of this ban-
ditti, from testimony which they cannot deny, being of
their own make. So far as we have heard, the labours
of this man have been of great utility. We heartily bid
him God speed.
TEMPERAN CL AMONG THE MORMONS.—PcopIe at a
distance
aptni e imagine
because
thet h e Io r
ordinancesmens ae very tempo
rate
of-
forbid the sale of ardent spirits, unless under very se-
verey restrictions. But this impression is false. It is
1 true that the saints do 'not get drunk at home, but they

have only to cross the river at Montrose, and: there they to raed..thelpealden lettere,on the.plates in,titealsoss. How
can revel to their heart's content in avirseafletat'ite. •' •1=.6 eataitteu these sPectactes without opening 11:, ataet,
Drea the prophet himself, aithofigo a seerning devotee
of the temperance taneb, is a better friend to Bacchue. 'means of them hie could read all the book contained.
Harris could notstell. But still he had them ; and by
than to any other God except, perhaps; Plutus. We The hook itself was not, to he die closed mail Sruitli'a
have hee.ed of three sprees of his in the last ten months, i child had ettritted a ecil'iain age; Then it might be Pa-
in the fleet he appetrcsl among hiVfollowers, and elreaseal j lises‘ i`o tlie World: •' In the interim Smith was to pre-
to prove the truth of his mission 1.7 a tnleseele—es'a.sets I pare the way for the conversion of the world to a new
was to climb a hickory pole 60 feet At bark off, heels system of faith, by transcribing the characters Acne the
upward l. The second was on board the steamer Nen. plates, and gij;ing, teatsletieini of the atiMd, thiS tins'
voci, in her excursion to Bloomington, last fall. On this the eilbstalice of Martin Harris's communication to me
occasion his Holiness drank whiskey until he found ISidn-
self on his hack, feeling upwards for eta ground. So upon our first interview. He then carefully unfolded a
slip of paper, which contained three or four lines of cha-
says oar informant. The third was last week. On this racters, as unlike letters or hieroglyphics of any sort, a§
occasion it does not appear that Joe was exactly drunk ;
well could be produa were one to stint Op his eyes an
but it seemed strange to see the Prophet of the Lord at 1 PlaY
ed
Oirt
the head of a champaigne party, crying,...lustily, f` take Per. ,the itOt4t tltiti itioVdtnents with his pen upon pa-
he only thing that bore the slightest resemblande
C
away the empty bottles and bringeorathe full ones." to the letter of :my language that I have ever seen, was
i two Upright marks joined by a horizontal line, that might
Tiffs- 310ItMON SETTLEM.V.NT.—The Mormone first
have been taken fur a Hebrew character. My igno-
located themselves as a body in Kirtland, Grange ;
ranee of the characters in which this pretended an-
county, Ohio. Some difference arose among their
1
leaders, on account of certain banking operations which
them I that Smith's whole account of the divine revelation made
civet record was written, was to Martin Harris nevi proof
they attempted, and they separated, and a portion of to him was entirely to be relied upon.
went to Independence, Jackson counts., Mi. The people
WC thing is here to be noticed, that the statements
in the neighbourhood of that location became unfriendly
of the originators of this imposture varied, and were
to them, and drove them away by force, subjecting them
to great sufferings and loss of property. They Were at ! modified from time to time according as their plans
1
last entirely and forcibly expelled from the state of Mis-
I
; gehlen pintas engraved—thers metallic plates stereotyped
souri. • They afterwards purchased the town of Com- • came more matured. At first it was a gull Bible—ten
hbe-
!Tierce, said to be a situation of surpassing beaoty, at the
in-
head of the lower rapids, on the Illinois shore of the
Mississippi River. The writer to Av'noth I have already 'to be enriched by the solid gold of these plates, at 'or einhoseed with gold letters. At one flaw Harris :vets
referred, and who has revisited these western Moe-
mons this present summer, remarks :—" The name '
world of the truth of the revelation—and, then these
other they were to' b,-,, religiously kept to convince the
Plates could- not be seen by any but three witnesses whom
! the Lord should choose. How easy it would be, were
of the place where they now reside, they have-
recently changed to Nauvoo, the Kebrew term j there any such plates in existence to produce them, and
as show that Mormonhon is not a " cunningly -dvised fable."
of fair or beautiful. Around this place,
, from almost
their centre, they are daily gathering .
every quarufa. ; and several hundred new houses, erected
! How far Harris was duped by this imposture, or how far
he entered into it is a matter of speculation, I am unable to
saY'
Several ,gentlemen in Palmyra, who saw and con-
within the last few g
versed with biro frequently, months, fltieSt to the passing tra- ;
yeller the energy, industry, and self-denial with 'which 1 a sort of mcnomunia, and that he thoroughly believed
all that Joe Smith chose to tell him on this subject. 11,3
the community is imbued. They have also obtained pos-
session of extensive lands on the
_opposite side of the i was so much in earnest_ on the subject, that he imine-
river, in that charming portion of lowa territory, known I
as the ' Half Bread Reservation ;' and there, upon the j diatelY started off with some of the manuscripts that
_
rolling and fertile prairies, they are rapidly selecting
. Stnith furnished him, on a journey to New York and
Washington to consult some learned men, to ascertain
their homes and opening their farms. As the traveller
passes through those natural parks and fields of' the nature of the language in which this record was en-
nowgraved. Martin had now become a perfect believer. He
flowers, which the hand of the Creator seems to have
inspection• of his own
eye, he beholds their cabins, dotted down in most en- \of the Divine commission of...the Apostles. The very
said he had no more doubt of Smith's commission than
originally planted there for the
fact that Smith was an obscure and illiterate man,
chanting perspective, either on the borders a the tim-
showed that lie was acting under divine impulses. That
hers, or beside the sPringe or streams of living water
lie was willing to " take of the spoiling of his good," to
which are interspersed on every hand." sustain Smith in carrying on this work of the Lord,
The other portion that remain in Ohio, have erected a
stone temple in Kirtland, of splendid appearance and I and that he was determined that the book should' be
sub-
singular construction. The first floor is a place of wor- I
stance. It was in vain I endeavoured to expostulate. I
published, though it consumed all his worldly
shipcaret{-ith four pulpits at each end ; each pulpit caret{- ,
I was an unbeliever, and could not see far off. Whether at
latod to hold three persons., ,These pulpits rise behind
this time Smith had those colleaguee' that certainly after-
and above one another, nod are designed for different 1
ward moved unseen the wheels of this machinery, I am
grades of ministers according to the rank in office. These j
unable to say. Even after Cowdrey and ,Rigdon were
are the two principal settlements of these people, ag.
though there are small societies of them found inn in almost , bending the, whole force of their minds to the carry-
Out of the imposture, Joe Smith continued- to be
every part of the United States. In some instances, not
et min t isers of or t holex churches, have
been led to lettsitheir own churches, and identify them-,1. the ostensible prominent actor in the drama. The way
only members, b
' that Smith made his transcripts and translations for
Hanle!, was the following :—:although in the same
selves with the Mormons. - roam, a thick curtain or blanket seas suspended be-
ORIGIN AND HISTORY.—it was early in the autumn tween them, and Smith, concealed behind the blanket,
of 1897 that Martin Harris called at my • house in Pal- pretended through spectacles,
to look his or transparent
myra, one morning about sunrise. His whole appear-
stones, and would then write down or .repeat what he
I sew, which, when repeated aloud, was written down by
ante indicated more than usual excitement, and he had j
scarcely passed the threshold of my dwelling, before hewho sat on the opposite side of the blanket.
inquired whether he could see me alone, remarking that 1
he had• a matter to communicate that he wished to be I Harris,larris was told it would arouse the most terrible Divine
i displeasure, if he should attempt to draw near the
strictly confidential. Previous to this, I had but
slight acquaintance with Mr. Harris. He had occasion. '
very I sacred chest; or look at Smith while engaged in the act
of decy,phering the mysterious characters. This was
ally attended divine service in our church. I had heard j Harris s own acco. tint of the matter to me. What• other
him spoken of as a farmer in comfortable circumstances, ifrom these metallic plates, I cannot say, as I very soon
measures they afterwards took to transcribe or translate
residing in the country a short distance from the village,
and distinguished by certain peculiarities in his agree- 1
after this removed to another field of labour, where I
a
ter. He had been, if I mistake not,.at one period heard no more of the matter till I learned the Book of
mernter of the Methodist Church, and subsequently had
Mormon was about being published. It was not till
identified himself with the Universalists. At this time, ' after the discovery of the manuscript of Spaulding, that
however,
! the actors in this impoeturothought of calling this pre-
upon the sea of uncertainty. tended revelation of the Book of Mormon. This book,
He had evidently quite an extensive knowledge of' the which professed to be a translation of the
Scriptures, and possessed a manifest disputations turn of ' golden Bible'
brought to light by Joseph Smith, was published in
mind. As T subsequently learned, Mr. Harris has al-
-1
' 1830, to accomplish which Martin Harris actually mort•
ways been a firm believer in dreams, and Visions, and
"zed his farm.supernatural appearances, such as apparitions and ghosts,
and therefore was a fit subject for such men as Smith
and his colleagues to operete upon. On the occasion
just referred to, I invited him to accompany me to my
study, where, after having closed the door, he began to
draw a package out of his pocket with great and mani-
fest caution. Suddenly, however, he stopped, and
wished to know if there was any possibility of our being
interrupted or overheard. When answered in the nega-
tive, he proceeded to remark that he reposed great con-
fidence in me as a minister of Jesus Christ and that
what lie had now to communicate, lie wished me to
regard as strictly confidential. He said he verily
believed. that an important epoch had arrived—
that a great flood of light was about, to burst upon
the world, and that the scene of divine manifesta-
tion was to be immediately around us. In ex-
planation of what he meant he then proceeded to
remark that a golden Bible had recently- been dog from
the earth, where it had been deposited-f4or thousands of
years, and that this would be found to contain such dis-
closures as would settle all religious controversies, and I
rl yloubsrihnogokr w
hthi
ceh gloriousa
nMei ly.leenonfiuthnei. p
rTe
sheaott tl:!!.
m
speedily bring on the glorious Millennium. That this
I my'stenious book, which no human eye of the present
neration had yet seen, was in possession of Joseph Smith,
jun., ordinarily known in the neighbourhood under
the more familiar designation of . Joe Smith ; that
there had been a revelation made to him by which he
had discovered this sacred deposit, and two transpa-
rent stones through which, as a sort or spectacles, he
could read the Bible, although the box or ark that
cOntaitieti it, had nut been opened e and that by looking
through those mysterious stones he had transcribed front
one of the leaves of the. book, the 'characters which
Harrie had so carefully wrapped in the package he
' was ch*ving from his pocket. The whole thing ap-
peared to me so ludicrous and puerile, that I could
not refrain from' telling Mr. Harris that I' believed
it a mere hoax got to practice upon his credulity, or
an artifice to extort from him money; for I had already,
in the course of the conversation, learned that he had
advanced. some twenty-five dollars to Joe Smith as a
sort of a premium for sharing with him in the glories
and profits of this new revelation. For at this time, his
mind seemed to be quite as intent upon the pecuniary
advantage that would arise from the possession of the
plates of solid gold of which this book was composed; as
upon the spiritual light it would diffuse over the world.
My. intimations to him in reference to the possible im-
position that was being practiced upon him, however,
were indignantly repelled. He went on to relate the
particulars in regard to the discovery - and possession
of this marvellous book. As far as I can now recollect,
the following .is an outline of the .narrative which he
then communicated to me, and subsequently to scores of
people in the village, from some of whom, in my late
visit to Palmyra, I have been able to regal several par-
ticulars that had quite glided from my memory.
Before I proceed to Martin's narrative, -however, I
would remark, in passing, that Joe Smith, who has since
been the chief prophet of the Mormons, and was one of
the most prominent ostensible actors in -the first scenes
of this drama, belonged to a very shiftless family near
Palmyra. They liVed a sort of vagrant life, and were
principally known as ' money diggers. Joe from a boy
appeared dull, and utterly destitute of genius, but his father
claimed for him a sort of second sight, a power to looks
into the depths of the earth, and discover where its pre-
cious treasures. were hid. Consequently long before the
idea of a golden Bible entered their minds, in their ex-
cursions for money-digging, which I believe usually oc •
corned in the night, that they might conceal from others
the 'knowledge of the place where they struck upon the
treasures, Joe used to be usually their guide, putting
into their hat a peculiar stone he had through which he
looked, to decide where they should begin to, dig.
According to Martin Harris, it was after one of these
night excursions that Joe, while he lay upon his bed,
had a remarkable dream. An angel of God seemed to
approach him, clad in celestial splendour. This divine
messenger assured him that he, Joseph Smith, was
chosen of the Lord to he a prophet of the Most High
God, and to bring to light hidden things, that would
he of unspeakable benefit to the world. He then dis-
closed to him the existence of this golden Bible, and the
place where it was deposited, but at the same time told
,him that he must follow implicitly the,.divine directions
or he would draw upon him the wrath of heaven. This
book, which was contained in a chest, or aria and which
consisted of metallic plates covered with characters em-
bossed in gold, he must not presume to look into
under three years. He must first go on a journey
into Pennsylvania, and there among the mountains
he would meet with a very lovely woman, belonging
to a highly respectable and pious family, whom he
was to take for his wife. As a proof that ha was
sent on this mission by Jehovah, as soon as he saw this
designeted person, he would be smitten with her beauty,
a willing e
ab ro tehe. him t
After
fmti ne
a;
rt
tlrihyeels.
isri- :walks kaasrnrido.
marriage
gglife,
hi
teshe
hwi
was
mws would
hr
ee
ta
et n
urndos n
tocofe
thei
iis be
and though he was a stranger to her, as she was far
former home, and remain quietly there until the birth of
thence, icli t haenndtyp- sut
he
se-
condw year, he might then proceed to the hill beneath
h
his first child. When this child had completed his
contained
irisoh"theehtersut tr istatondthedrtav‘ovridit.-
Smith awoke from this dream, and, according to Harris,
started off towards Pennsylvania, not knowing to what
point he should gd. But the Lord directed him, and
gained him favour in the eves of just such a person as
was described to him. lie was married and had
returned. His first child was born, and was now
about six months old. But Joe ' had not been alto-
gether obedient -to the heavenly vision. After his
marriage and return front Pennsylvania he became
so awfully impressed with the 'high - destiny' that
awaited him, that he communicated the secret to
his father and family. The money-digging propensity
of the old man operated so powerfully, that he insisted
upon it that they should go and dig and see it the chest
was: there—not with any view to remove it till the ap-
pointed time, but merely to satisfy themselves. Accord-
ingly they went forward in the middle of the, night with
spades and mattocks to the spot where slumbered this
sacred deposit. They had proceeded
.but a little while
in the work of excavation, before the'inysterious chest
appeared ; but ho ! instantly it unwed .and glided along
out of their sight. Directed, however, by the clair-
voyance of Joe, they. again penetrated to the spot where
it stood and succeeded in gaining a partial view of its
dimensions. Another . divine communication was made
to him authorizing him to go alone by himself and
bring the chest and deposit it secretly under the hearth
of his dwelling, but by no means to attempt to look into
it. The reason assigned by the angel far this removal,
was some report in relation to the place where this sacred
book was deposited had gone forth, and there was danger
of its being disturbed. According to. Harris; Smith now
follOwed•the divine directions. He was already in pos-
session of the two transparent stones laid up with the
golden,Bible, by looking through which he was enabled

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THE COLONIAL SOCIETY AND
MR. M4LEOD.
The following letter has beeen received by the Earl of
Mountcashel

" Foreign Office, August 31, 1841.
"My Lord—l am directed by Viscount Palmerston to
acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the resolutions
adopted at a special general meeting of the Colonial
Society, held on the 30th inst., relative to the detention
of Mr. M•Leod, itr the United States of America ; and
I am to assure the Society that her Majesty's Govern
ment are giving, and will continue to give, their earnest
attention to this, matter.
" I have the honour to be, my Lord,
"Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant.
(Signed) ." LEVESON.
"The Earl of Mounteashel, Sce."

TOL

ACCIDENT ON THE BRiS
AND EXETER RAILROAD.
th 6 arrival at the Bridgewater terminus, on Satur-
day last, of the four o'clock afternoon train from Bristol,
the engine which brought down the train was craployed,
after the passengers bad left the carriages, in removing
the train from the down line to the other. To effect
this transfer it is necessary to remove the carriages from
the Witten to a point on the line about 150 yards dis-
tance, where proper means are provided for transferring
carriages from one line of rails to the other. Between
that point and the station is a crossing for coaches, &c.,
vier the rails; the engine had already, transferred some
carriages from the down to the ,up line, and was re-
turning for others, with its tender in front, when, on
arriving at the crossing, the Exquisite stage-coach,
with passengers for Exeter, was in the act of passing
over the 'rails. t=4er struck the fore part
coach, which it shivered to p;,?‘:es. The hind wheels,the
with a part of the body of the coach, Tere forced off
line by the violence of the shock, and fell over, while the
passengers were scattered about in every
The horses, from the complete smash of the coach, !;re..
liberated, and escaped with but little injury. Six persons
are more or less injured. Mr. Burford, of Bristol
one of the passengers, was removed to the Clarence
Hotel, where he is suffering under a concussion of the
brain, and other internal injuries. His head was so far
jammed under one of the wheels of the tender, that he
could not be extricated until the engine was backed ;
, another inch and his skull would have been crushed to
atoms. Johns, the driver of the Exquisite, and Hatch-
well, the respectable and well-known coachman to the
Sheriff at our Assizes, are both seriously mangled. The
othere passengers have escaped with some serious
bruises; but Ann Gore, a poor old woman of 73, who
had just crossed the railroad, was caught by the falling
coach, and is not expeCted to survive. She was taken
tOt.he Bridgewater Infirmary, when .it was found that
both bones of one leg were broken close to the ancle
joint, a considerable portion of the Anil laid bare, and a
frightful contusion over one of the temples. She has
continued, with slight intermissions, in a high state of
delirium, and cannot be expected to recover. In the
present condition of some of the sufferers, it would be
improper to make any remarks on the cause of this
accident ; , but from a caeful inspection of the spot, and
from the evidence of some bystanders, we cannot learn
that the least, blame can be justly attached to the driver
of the engine...

GRAND FIELD DAY AND S
FIGHT IN WINDSOR HOME PARK.
WINDSOR, MONDAY.--This morning at ten o'clock the
72d Highlanders, under the command of Colonel Ar-
buthnot, marched to the Home Park in review order, for
the purpose of going through the manoeuvres of a grand
field day and sham fight in view of the windows of the
Victoria Tower at the Castle and the North Terrace,
where her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the
members of the Court, had stationed themselves.
Each man was supplied with thirty rounds of ammuni-
tion, the whole of which was expended before the troops
left the ground.
The main body of the regiment having taken its
ground near to the wall of the New Terrace, and marched
past.in quick time, observed an outlying picket of the
enemy (represented by the 3d company, under the com-
mand of Captain Robinson), strongly posted, with an
advanced chain of sections, in the direction of the left
flank,of. the column ; on whiCh the regiment took ground
to the right, and then continued its advance—its left
flank being protected by the Grenadiers, thrown out as
'skirmishers. The enemy having called in his skir-
mishers and detached parties, moved in a parallel line;
observing the march of the coluiiin ; which on gaining
the open ground deployed into line, the Grenadier com-
pany, covering the movement. The advanced guard of the
enemy after a few shots retired, disputing the ground.
The regiment then changed position to its left, and
having driven in the advanced guard, formed squares
it th
o
receive cavalry. This movement was performed w
admirable precision and rapidity. In the meantime a
detachment of the enemy, taking advantage of the thickly
wooded nature of the ground on the left flank of the
column, succeeded in gaining its rear, and commencevas
sharp attack 'on the reserve. This body,.however,
soon compelled, by the superior fire of the reserve, to
retire and rejoin the advanced guard of the enemy.
The regiment afterwards changed position to its left,
throwing forward a strong body of skirmishers, which
after some hard fighting dislodged the enemy, who re-
tired across the open ground ; and after making a short
I stand under cover of the avenue, the regiment returned
to its quarters.
Her Majesty and Prince. Albert witnessed the several
manoeuvres with great interest ; and both the Queen and
his Royal Highness appeared highly gratified with the
excellent order and discipline maintained by the regiment.

IMNIIGIIATION TO JAMAICA.—We cosy
the following paragraph, respecting the immigration of
coloured persons from Canada hither, from the Quebec
Mercury of the 15th June, although we are not aware
that any agent has been appointed at that place for any
such purpose t---" Pursuant to an Act passed by the Le-
gislature of the island of Jamaica in December last, an
agent has been appointed for the purpose of shipping
from Canada such free black:, and runaway slaves as may
be desirous of emigrating to that island, under certain
terms proposed to them. We have not before noticed
this matter, as the number of people of colonf.. in this
district is very limited, and their employment in general
such as to afford but little probability of their emigrating
on the encouragement offered. In the late provinces of
Upper Canada, especially on the frontier parts to the
west of Lake Ontario, they form a numerous class, and
to many of them the conditions offered may prove ac-
ceptable.—St. Jago de lalVega, Gazette, Aug. •
A salmon was taken last week in the river Tivy,
near Cardigan' weighing 311bs. and measuring 4 feet in
length, and 2 feet in girth,— Wales Independent.