Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-03-20

added giving to Post Masters The selection OF the
,a,,nener. in which the lists Of letters shall be
nnhI,sbed. IA is doubtful. however, If the SEN
ate will agree to the amendment.
NJ, Cril,enden has introduced in the Senate
hin oppropria,ing $4,000 for the relief Of tho
suffering people of ireland and Scotland. and Mr.
Fairfield, from the Naval Committee introduced
bill nppropriaiing $4,000 to fit out the IT, 5. ship
1 Maeedoaia to carry private contributions OF pro-
visions and clothing to Ireland for the destitute OF
that country.
In the Senate. an amendment has been added
10 the Civil ani Diplomatic Appropriation Ill. APP
propriating a sum OF money for the erection OF
Custom Houses in Now Orleans, Ssaua and
Charleston.
Treafmento of Prir4isers.-Inl the British House
Of Commons, January 81, lord PIim sion, IN
reply to questions from Mr.. ROebuck, stated that
the British Government had no knowledge OF II"
existence in that country of any Office Tor the Is.
sue of Mexican letters Of marque; aud that with
respect 10 notice given by the Government OF
tho United States, some time since, that any tor
elgners found serving IN Mexican vessels OF war
would b. treated as pirates, he (LOrd la!merston)
had instructed the BRUSH minister at Washing
ton to express his expectation that such threat
would not be carried out against British SUBJECTS
The London Times gives Lord PlImersIun re-
marks concerning Mexican letters OF marque'-
We copy them us follows:
Lord PaImerston remarked, that he had conmu'
nicated with Gen. MendoLn. who had the other
day presented letters as charge G'atnIrs Tor Mex
ico and who stated thltHo Ps'S'H TaS aH'hcri."t
to issue letters 9t mqrque IN Mts country. N"".
Mendoza showed hIm the regulations under whIca
they might be issued; aud hu referred them to the
Queens advocate to ascertain how far they bor'
upon the law of this country. Every one knew
that, under tho foreign enlistment act It WIS ~,
legal to coup any vessel for service ugtln,i Hu.
olner Siair without the consent of the Crown aud
in virtue of that act three vessels had been >ILI
MS forming part Of the expedition Of Gen. fo'N.
md another vessel had been detained, winch 1t
was suspected about to proceed 10 tie coast ut
Portugal. The honorable gentleman rcf'r ed 10
II French paper, stating that communications had
been made which parties acting unier letters Of
mlrqu, were declared liable TO punishment for
piracy. lie lord PaImer,ou) npprcnrnIrI That
! there was no power 10 issue any such declaration
as to the liability Of British subjects abroad, and
he should be very reluctant to 500 any case IL
which ii should be Thought comp. tent 10 d"rI ,rc
that any British SUBJECTS abroad should be treated
as pirates, unless they were found guilty Of an
offence WDlcn Dy the Jaw OF nutlO15 was COusIIeT'
ed plrallcaI.-LouisuWe Journal.
The Secret Art of subduing VIA Horses and
other uid Anrais.-Ihs wonderful art. foun.
ded upon system Of philosophy, is nniuDIc and
z universal in its applications, and cxtenIs to the
animal kingdom. In regard 10 tho horse, II con-
ss,s in convincing him thu! you are hls superior,
l and YOU have absolute power over hlm. The
system IS somewhat AKIN TO animal mngnetrsm
in It's effect, bu, the process IS widely different.
The process of tanning very wild horse wnIch
was never handled TINS Consists, frs, by charm.
ing him by powder which is obtatntd by tan
inr the button from tho hurse's knee, by winch We
mean the horny substance growing On the INSIDE
or rather. on the back part OF the horses Icg be-.
low the knee behind, and above It before. Day
this substance nnd puINerIle ll-puI smliI Quln.
tity into a quill aud blow 1t into his no>Irs,
few minutes II will operate, and cause hIm to
follow you, or permit you to handle hrs feet, or
get upon his back. Thus with perfect ease. may
u wild and vicious animal be made gonte and
harmless.
B However absurd the above may seem, We have
ourselves witnessed the most magtca effects from
the use of this singular prescription. We re.
member that year ago horse tanner made his
appearance in tho city of Richmond, and offered
10 unueFiake ltle most VICIOUS animal tlll COuiu
be produced. We saw hun encounter an unbro.
ken young stallion, which he subdurd; in fifteen
minutes he was climbing to the horses back by
way RS hInd legs. Similar, even stranger
fcais were performed 10 the great wonder and ad
mralion OF our citizens. We are not the d pos.
i.ory Of this secret, ami therefore, are not guilty
of any breach Of conhIorce IN behaving II; bat
we know he Processes to use no other means 10
subdue the horse, than the above alluded to.
Southern Standard.
VI Lieut.. MAURY, in a letter 10 the Union an.
nounces "the very probable discovery that the
new planet, lie Nerrer, was observed as a fixed
star by Laande, iu l795."
4 Modest Requea.-The Baltimore American,
of the 23l ut., says:
We learn from Captain Keene, Of the schoon.
pr E. A. Thompson, at this port yesterday from
Nassau, N. P, 7Ih instant, that application had
been mede 10 the Governor of Now Providence.
the person of Captain Buenaven!ura Araijo, OF
be Mexican navy, for permission to fit out Il prI,
htecr to be manned by Nassau sailors, and that