The Cecil Whig., 1847-11-13

fully at The head of this periodical re-
signed his chair editorial with the Octo-
Der number. His conduct of the work
was characterized by ability and juGg-
nent and the sauvity of the gentleman
pccred through all his conversations with
tls readers.
| The November number comes to us
from beneath new hand, and hence
forth it is to breathe new ,splrit-how
much it may differ from the old doth not
yet appear. JOHN r. THOMPSON Esq,
the new editor and proprietor, introduces
himself in leader tastefully spoken
eridencing good abilities and a knowl-
edge of the deficiencies and wants of
American literature, and which, taken
altogether, is to us an earnest that no good
quality the work has heretofore shown
will wane beneath his care.
The One Progressive Principlc.-This is
an address by J. T. HEADLEy, delivered
before the Literary Societies of the Uni
versity Of Vermont. We opened the
pamphlet, naturally expecting that the
author of "Napoleon and his Marshalls"
and "Washington and his Generals"
would bring to bear upon the matter in
hand peculiar power, and throw around
it peculiar charms. We may not say
less, than that we were not disappointed.
Forcible and brilliant and beautiful, the
speaker leads you on, and on, and on,
and at the end of the address you wake
as from trance. There is great truth
in it, powerfully set forth get the
pamphlet if you can, and reed it.
Tie Whjg Almanar.-GRrrLny & Nc
ELRATH, Tribune buildings, Now York,
state that their Wing Almanac for 1S47
will soon be ready. and respectfully So
li,it cash orders for it. It will be a most
valuable publication, as it will contain
besides au"h other useful matter, a COM
pletc list of the members of the NaW
Congress, and complete returns of the
state elections for 1917, which will he Of
great use in the coming Presidential
campaign for reference. Price u! cts.
per copy, 81 per dozen, 81 per hundred,
They are mailable as periodicals, at small
postage.
Snow MN.-Our friend Smith Of The
Worcester County Shield (who by the
way has greatly improved his paper late
Ivy is lcCtnriug thr Young men and boys
Of Snow Hill severely on account Of the
''lun" they indulge in ''by firing cannon
aud making other LIeous noises at the
tame Of marriages. etc. They appear to
sryo,clr with a vengeance down that way,
and the Shield is right in lashing them.
ONE Coon EFFECr We see that a com.
pauy Of Ncvicans are about to exhibit
Bull fight in New Orleans That we sup
pose is one Of the good results Of the war,
which was TO grow out of free intercourse
between the people of the two republics.
Bail fights are the most barbarous and civil
a Ill modern public amuseme
Prime, Ward 6. Co. Of New York,
have been arrested under process to
compel a discovery from fraudulent debt
ors, and were up before the Judges Of the
supreme court. "What day may bring
forth.'
a correspondent OF the N. Y. Tribune,
writing from Liverpool, states that there
are in that city 5000 cases oftyphus fe-
yer mostly among the poor-and that
the signs are that there will be much suf-
fering in England the coming winter.
SIThe Wings of Connecticut have elect
ed theiv delegates 10 the next Wing National
Presidential Convention The delegates arr
IN favor of Mr.. Clay.
MAssacHusETTs-Th The election took place
in this state on Tuesday last The wings
elected their Governor-all the senat and
nearly all the lower house.
II is stated in the Union that nothing in
the shape of official dispatches have been
received from Gen Scott since his battles
before the city of Mexico.
10+ Coroner's inquests were held in