The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1836-01-09
Warren.
From our Second Edition ,

From our second EOsSiOH.'
: The steamboat Providence, Captain
Thayer, arrived at Bristol, from New
York, about half past 6, this morning
There had been no later arrival from
France. The New York papers con-
tain no news of Importance.
FREE SCHOOL EXHIBITION.
Mr.. Editor,-I had the pleasure of at
tending what may be called an amatuer
theatrical exhibition, at the Free School
Room Yesterday afternoon, and was truly
yery much surprised at the able manner
in which the scholars performed their sew
eraI PARTS. Great credit is due Mr.. ID.
X. BoUrELLR, the instructor, for the sig
nal ability with which he conducts this
school, and It appears to me, that parents
by this time, mnst see the necessity OF
uniting their exertions with his, Tor The
purpose of increasing TO the greatest pos
sibIe extent, the advantages to be deflV-
ed to the rising generation from this pub
lie source. was much pleased to wit
ness the interest manifested by an eX-
tremely crowded audience assembled on
the occasion. On the whole, exhibitions
of this kind are very beneficial to the
scholars, and are far mo,e interesting and
profitable for oar citizens TO visit than the
vulgar catch-penny raroe shows, wiiI
which lazy fellows patrol the counlry N
swarms. For these are our children,
who are to grow up among US and occu-
nv important stations in busy lies varied
operalions. Ofcoutse, it becomes us to
encourage them in every way calculated
70 advance them in the scale Of human
knowledge; for in spreading useful know
edge among our youth, we are dong thai
IN which consists our own Ultimate hap
piness and safety. VI Loo"er o"'
We learn, says the National lntelli
sencer of Wednesday, that Roger B
Taney, Of Maryland, was on Mooda,
last. nominated to be Chief Justice oil th'
limited States; and Philip p. Barbour, o
yiryinia, 10 be an Associate Judge oi th'
Supreme Court
CONGRESS. This mornings mai
brings US the proceedings of Congress VI
TO Wednesday. In the Senate, on Tues
day, no business Of importance was ac'''
ON. In the house, Mr.. Cambreleng, Iron
the Committee on Ways and Means, re
ported bill for making appropriations 10
. certain Forlifcalions of the u. S. lor TIT
year 1886.
.Merico. The packet ship Mexico, ar
rived at New York, left Vera C'uz b.
the way of the city of Mexico, and II wa
said that the force Of Mehia ammounte'
70 1900 men. The Mexican has broush
only $4,000 specie.
In relation to Texas, the organization
Of the expedition SO long talked of, 1
carried OH out SlOWit. Auous iDON NV
and fifteen pieces of artillery had arrIve'
at San Luis Potosi, under the comman'
of General RAMIREZ Sesma, and tw'
more regiments were detained at Qnefe
taro by the want Of Iunds. 1t is now ex
pected that great part of these troop
will! be ordered to Tampico, where SAINT
Anna himself was expected 10 arrive tow
ards the 9th inst. having lett the Guy G
Mexico on 2Gth ult. for San LUIS.
We learn from the master oi sh'
lust arrived from the Pacific that .nre
French Whalcmen Zone the John JACK
are cruising about in the South Seas
pursuit of whales, each having crew
sixty men, with eighteen guns on board
among which is surgeon, chaplain
SC. Sc, and that they are mak'ng boa
at the islands, that as soon as they hc'
tba, war is declared they will whip the @
out of our Yankee whale ships ~ IL
quickest ilmo. This storyis eStens've
told, and may be true. No one howev'
believes that these French vessels we
fitted out for the purpose Of which the
boast. Nothing is more common than !
French aud English vessols-especlal