The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-18 00:00:00

all parties look with horror upon any such palliattOns
for roguery. Until they can rail the seal frl
off the bond,' and until they can show cause why'utlit
signature of 'Governor M'Nutt to the bonds he i
now calls unconstitutional should not bind the State;Theyci
not only offend their own-lungs, but the public setae; by{l
mouthing about repudiation. Our own hope has" been,
and is, that the Legislature of -Mississippi itself, when
once convened, and acting in the face of the world, and
under the sanction of a solemn oath, will not carry out
the doctrines proclaimed at the polls; and that, although
they may; and very probably will, denOnnce.the acts of
the Union Bank, and of its agents, as•unlawful,lhey will
nevertheless pass a law, canfirming,'as ..teinhpeent third
,:•
parties, the validity of those acts. ettch--a cenrse'Would
at once replace the State and its Legisilitart'tiptm'ti•foot
ing of honourable equality with ifithecitchiesll.Btates.
•
" We may not conceal, howevetyftAirolir readers, that
this hope of ours is contradicted. by'Scnt))information we
have from that State, and in token.thereof we copy the
annexed paragraph from a letter received yesterday from
a distinguished in Mississippi:—•
JACKSON, Mrstiussym, Nov. 6.
"' The election having. been heard from officially, to
a sufficient extent to know that the anti-bond paying de-
mocratic ticket has prevailed by a large majority, the
Legislature will repudiate this winter, and having found
that so convenient a way •to pay debts, God only •
knows where they will stop,- I heard a member say he
was opposed to, and should move to stop, the taxes laid
to pay State warrants, on the ground that they were bills
of credit,' and forbidden to be 'emitted' by the constitution
of the United States. Several Judges have run and been
cleated on the ground of its being honourable and right
that the State thould not pay its debts: So we go—
where will democracy stop ?'
" Statements that have been published show that Mary-
land may have difficulty yet in meeting the interest on
her debt. The assessment of the real and personal pro-
perty of the State will fall under '100,000,000 dollars. This,
at the rate of taxation imposed •by the Tax Bill of the
last session; will product. under 400.000 dol. annually,:
leit.ving a deficiency to be 'made up which is estimated at
600,000 dol., and which must be met by an increasedtax.".

UNIVERSITY IF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.—It is a
source of real satisfaction to the friends of this Institu-
tion, to know tint it advancing. gradually and perma-
nently in the cause of science and learning ;—and that it
bids fair to become one of the most popular and useful
literary establishments in our country. The Professors
devote their best talents to the advancement of the
scholars, and all is peace and harmony. There is no
single individual to whom the public are so much in-
debted, for the erection, completion, and success of the
establishment, as the late Chancellor, the Rev. James
M. Mathews—and but for his individual exertions, that
beautiful building, now the ornament and pride of 'the
city, in our opinion would never have been erected. It
must be a source of Instill..a satisfaction to him, after the
many slanders that have been circulated, to witness the
work of his labours, in its present prosperous and per-
manently growing condition.
APPROACH OF WINTER.--Six of the last ten days
have been rainy and disagreeable, but mild. Tuesday'
and Wednesday were exceptions, however,; for the glo-
rious sun shone brightly, and the atmosphere was as mild
and balmy as in May. On Friday night it cleared up
cold, and yesterday morning the gutters and the small
ponds in the vicinity of the city were covered with ice
more than an eighth of an inch in thickness. About half-
past six o'clock last evening, it comn.enced snowing, and
the downy flakes fell without intermission until twelve
o'clock. Old Winter has put off his covering until a
late period, but from present indications ho is deter-
mined to assert his sway over the seasons, and has laid
his icy fingers on any vestiges of vegetation that yet rer
main. We fear that the navigation on our canals has
been closed for the season by a natural embargo.-.-Phila-
delphia North American.
SNOW IN THE INTERIOR.—On Thursday and Friday
there was quite a fall of snow in the mountainous regions
of this State. At Hollidaysburg and in Northumber.
land county, the storm was very severe.—Phdadelphia
North American.

SOUTH CAROLINA AND NEW YORK.—Mr. A. Rhett,
of the South Carolina Legislature, gave notice of the
introduction of a Bill relating to the pending controversy
between New York and the Old Dominion, about re-
claiming fugitive slaves. It is understood to be a simple
transcript, with a few alterations, of what is called the
Virginian Inspection Law, and, it was presumed, would
be unanimously passed.
MORE RESIGNATIONS.—We learn from New Orleans
that Judge White intends to resign his seat in Congress,
as a member t f the House from Louisiana. The resig-
nation of Mr. ;,lay, the Senator from Alabama, was re-
ceived by the Legislature of the State on the 15th. Go-
vernor Bagby is expected to succeed him.
MISSING.—CoIoneI William H. Hunter, formerly
Member of Congress from Ohio, while hunting on the
20th strayed from his company, and had not been heard
from at the latest dates, although several parties had
been searching the woods for him for several days.
MURDER OF A FATHER BY HIS SON.—A man named
Pomainville, a respectable farmer near Montreal, was
recently killed by his son. After some dispute, the son,
aged about 28, drew his knife, and stabbed his father in
five places. He died soon after. The son has been
arrested.
VERSIONT ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE. —Some un-
known friend has sent us a copy of the fifth annual re-
port of this institution, by which it appears that its suc-
cess continues to be very flattering. There have been,
daring the year, 165 patients, 28 of which were from
New Hampshire ; and there remained on the Ist of Oc-
tober 95 ; the rest, 70, having been discharged. Of these
70, 41 recovered and four died. Of the 35 recent cases
discharged, 31' have recovered, three not recovered, and
one dead. Of the 35 chronic cases, 10 have recovered, ,
22 not recovered, and three dead. The above statement
shows the very great necessity of prompt measures in
cases of insanity. Delays are dangerous, and friends
should not hesitate in placing the unfortunate victim of
it under proper and skilful treatment without delay.—
Nashua Telegraph.
The Norfolk Beacon gives an account at length of the
proceedings of a great meeting of " the Old Dominion
An ti -S tay-Laci ne• Society." Old women of 70, and
young girls in their teens, took part, and talked wisely
and well of what they call the prevailing epidemic
among women. After the organisation, the following
resolutions were read and adopted ;—Resolved, That as
women professing. godliness, we are bound to set an
example of Christian forbearance with regard to stay-
lacing—and instead of expending money for these use-
less fixtures, to appropriate what may be thus saved to
the furtherance of our stupendous cause, in the distribu-
tion of pamphlets, &c. &e. Resolved, That woman is in
her appropriate sphere when endeavouring to beautify
SOciety, by refusing to countenance stay-racing in any
form, and by that means promote the interests of health,
intellectual worth, and primitive loveliness. Hurra for
the Virginia women ! These abstractions are but
healthy expansions of the system, and the contraction of
it here is clearly the great evil of the day. Tight-lacing
is 'as bad as a " tight money market," a legitimate phrase,
by the way, in Wall-street—but the expansion in one
case is no evil, and in the other a great one.
ACCIDENT.—On Friday night last the steam-boat Cleo-
patra, on her passage to Hartford, came in contact with
a small sloop boat, off Essex,
sinking it almost instantly.
The boat was owned by Dr. Sweet of Guilford. was
loaded with brick, and bound down the river. One of
the Doctor's sons and a coloured man were on board the
sloop, but by some means they managed to save them-
selves by clinging to the steamer. They state that they
discovered nothing of theapproach of the Cleopatra until
she was close upon them._New Haven Palladium.
In Vassalborough, Me. there are four large tanneries.
which employ a capital of $lOO,OOO. In the neighbour-
hood of that town, there are also seven tanneries, managed
by a single firm, who employ a capital of $150,000, and
spend $lOO,OOO a year in the purchase of hides. The
tanning business has always been carried on extensively
and profitably in Maine.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.—The Freeman's (Pa.) Register
says, "We regret to learn, that on Sunday the 14th
instant, the barn of Dr. Davis 'Porter, situated about
five miles from West Newton, in the Forks of Yough,
was consumed by fire, together with four horses and two
head of stall-fed cattle, 120 tons of hay, 300 dozen of
wheat, about the same quantity of oats and some rye.
The loss is estimated at not less than $4,000. The
Uniontown (Pa.) Democrat of the 16th says, " Colonel
Evans' valuable mills, situated within two miles of this
place, were reduced to ashes on Saturday last."
REMOVING A CITY.—The St. Louis Republican of the
16th instant' says, "The buildings in Marion city on the
Mississippi river, the same town in which so many
eastern purchasers got their fingers burnt, a few years
since, are beimg removed to Hannibal, a town some
twelve miles below, on the bank of the river. Lots
which sold at from two to six and eight hundred dollars,
and frame houses which cost eight to fifteen hundred
dollars, can now be bought at less than a hundred, lot and
balding included.

THE NEW POLICE COURT, CLERKENWELL.
—This Court was opened yesterday, and is not liable
to the objections made against that at Hatton-garden. It
is built in a handsome and unpretending style, and forms
a considerable additional ornament to that part of the
metropolis in which it stands. The front of the building
extends along a space of about 250 feet. Upon this
there are two erections almost perfectly square : that
to the north containing within it the court-house, toge-
ther with all its appendant offices. The other, which is
intended to be the principal police station of the district,
.is so constructed, with respect to interior arrangements,
as to . afford full and complete accommodation for
gravelled
connectingspac ew theewell
e.e area behind,
the large body of the force which is to be constantly
aacnnodnes. archway,l;utoirnsaeendeeo it.oaagrla
Over the archway is
stationed isotnreudatuhreerse,
around this area run wide asphalte walks for exercise,
.forAmsh
rolledtli e middle
and
cemented.
nktcicni
.g
placed a well
executed representation of the Royal arms of England.
The cells are four in number, and lie at the other side
of the quadrangle. The court itself is equally commo-
dious, being 35 feet long, 24 feet wide, and 18 feet high,
and exceedingly well lighted throughout. The dispo-
sition of the various parts can suggest no complaint.
Provision has been made for the press. Similar accom-
modation has been afforded to all who attend on busi-
"-less, whilst a large space in the body of the court is kept
open for the free admission of the public. The court
stands directly opposite Frederick-street, a new and open
line from Gray's Inn-road, and forms a sort of neucleus
for several other much frequented highways.
DR. DICKSON'S FALLACIES OF THE FA.
CllLTy.—This work (we quote the review of it from
Tait's Magazine) "has at last been 'fairly,Traised and
sbused into fame." It must be gratifying to• Dr. Dick-
son to know that a French translation of his admirable
little volume will appear in Faris early next month,
under the title of "Erreurs de Medicins. German and
Italian translations are also in progress. mews. simp.
kin and Marshall, the London, Publishers of the " Fal-
lacies" of the Faculty,".millsupplY.the trade and the pub-
ho with the foreign *did= as they come out.