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BAEERuRr LAW-The Ju.
States DissFict coaft for the es''ss.
Pennsylvania has decided thsi -r--,.e--. n
the,benehfs NJ lie bankrupt iat ~ ~
ed on execution for debi. he 49,: - i'ss'-
BY ihe English statues u bankruptcy.
the bankrupt j. free from sfaIlor impris.
ornent by any creditor d1fh,g The time
allowed for examination. presided he was
not 10 custody Il the time Of the surren.
der, !an4. If arrested. is entitled 10 be dis.
charged and The snrrender. IL VOLUNTARY
protects him from all arrests till his final
exaninaiion is passed Oh, statute 81
bankruptcy does not expressl /. confer this
privilege on the bankrupt, biA i.-,Ess no,
Necessary 70 Be - conferred The ns i.es-
and nronsEIr .IIsSf be lHfisd elton Of the
District Court, and the court possesses an
inherent power in all cases Of which il
has, jurisdiction, TO cause its orders and
DEGREES 10 be respected and obeYed, and
TO protect its sniiors from arrest"
PACKET SPEED-One ofzihe N. York
Journal says that one of the most re-
marksble ipstances Of last sailing on re-
cord is that4of the packet ship Shaks-
peare. She's ade ten consecutive pas.
>sages between New York and New Or
Ieahs. in one hundred and twenty days,
SAILING in thai time nearly twenty thou
sand niles SHE is now 10 port and will
sail againin a few days {or The South
AT this rale>of sailing she could 60 to Can
too and back ia about -four months time 4
1 A LUplcRous- OccURRENcE. An alarm
Of fire was given in New York dn Friday.
night, ~hIshicaused pretty general turn
oat Of the .htemen. who kastened ID all
directions With their engineM The Ex-
pfess says some mischieyous bys'ap6ers
directed them 10 a church whsre< were
assembled a large congregation Of 7Ihk CO..
lored population in the act Of divine wos,
ship. The church being welIllpminsledI
tended 10 confirm the statement, and
Without stopping 10 make fufther Inquiry.
the unconscious firerhen direcsed HE hose.
Ipipe 10 The windows and before The mis-
take Wssdiscpveredt the worshippe rsswere
drowned OUT, and the church half filed
with water. y
y Eyt.asis T,ee--M a.. b. { 1 ".
Pill sold yesterday :. At hon. twn logs
ssi5sfais + i s * Tsi Eve "
are told lisa higher prWthan The same
article before eommabdeA inthts market.
The two legs above mentioned, were but
one Smarter of The free from v hich they
we're cut. Another qeaSter was SOLD lie
otter DAY for Sl2G0 he whole Tree,
according ,oithsss - aEssihl IN this
u,srket very near fee End dali rs.
HFAvY DAMAGES a case was tFjed
ih Balhmore County 9urt on The 2Jth
yi,. Jobn> Mortimer AEdzabsth bis
wife, %. David II. II Was IN
scion sfor slander, bpsome two
wears SINCE The >ju FER patient
hearing Of The case, ! led verdict
FOL the plafaliffs, wilho6& aving The box
of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. The de-
fendant nnteuunately. is nsolvaft. which
renders the Evetdict only nominal Poi.
4 ~ 't4l
i A fEigh0pl accident and miFseplouses-
cape occurred at laleeslse IL New Or.
leans Charles johnson "a member Of.
one4of the Ere compaaies3S fell from The
to9f Of oneiof'tte buildings. through The
fioists Of the,hird story, and caught on the
joikts Of the second story, in The midst Of
he flames and dense SMOKE, but was for
'unately rescued, and is 10 fair way:to
recover The roof was damp and he slip
ped falling rapidly over the cave, and
disappearing amongthe asmes and smoke
Eof the building already in ruins. The
irighful fact was passed about like cleo,
trici,y among has brave companiops' who
rushed desperately into the burning
house. and as Providencddirecsed. found
and rescued their unioriul ale and help
less freed. & He was bahglrg sensetess
across burnt beam, histlimbs dangling
10 the smoke. His cioihel being saturated
with water partially protected bin from
The FIRE; and as his coat was torn. IN is
supposed he was caught by something
which broke his fall, and probably pie
served bis life. II was a most alarming
and extraordinary circumstance, aud The
escape see ms almost miracle.
Mr.. Duff Green formerly Of Washing
ton has Been publishing series Of very
able letters in1he London Morning Chron-
icle. i'd defence1of the credit, and explain
ing the resources Of the U. s. These
LETTERS have produced a gres. impression
on ihespublif mind. The signature is.
IAN American in London, . and The su.
thor isEabout % leave for France, !. TO in
quire into abe, cheap postage system, is
the business Of Mr. Green and an i'm
portant circumstances ia its favor has Just
come under his observation 10 the pub
lished account Of he revenue for the las,
quarter Of Is4 4 which SHOWS an Income
Of go 600 fn The Post pihce. notwiih-
standing all 'she iis.resse Of the times.
The Home League, vas held
st Wilmington. Delaws be 22d
Eul;., which was very nv attend
ed. The Pledge" tow pnothihe
but American laanutsctu 30 practi
cable 10 obtain hesame ped will
great PrOnPtutss BY nss person
present.
tits announced 10 10, ogton 10
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