Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-02-06

PRIErEa's FESTIVAL At WAsnInoroN The
Columbia Typographical Society of Wsshiag.
ton, held their thisty.second Anniversary in that
City on the ID ult. The proceedings, a, publ,
shsd in tho National Intelligoncer, nre very
lengthy, but interesting. Among The large
number OF toasts offered on the occasion, We
find the following, sen; in by Printer Cameron.
U. s Senator from this State, who was unable
10 attend the meeting Of The Society.
.Ihe Poor Boys Coiiegc-The Printing
Office: Industry. intelligence, integrity and
perseverance will ensure distinction and honors
to its greatness" ...-.. -.s
Upon which the N. Y. Globe remarke. that
there is truth than poetry in this sentiment.
"The Printing Office" has indeed proved
better college" to many "poor boy"-has
graduated more useful and conspicuous mem.
bers Of society--hss brought out more latent in.
tellect and turned it into practical, useful chan
nels---has walked up more mind, generated moro
active and elevated thought-thsn many Of tho
literary colleges Of our country. How many
drone or doit has passed through one Of these
colleges, with no tangible proof Of fitness to
graduate, other than his inanmate piece Of
parchment! himself, il possible, more inanimate
than his iesthern disploma. There is some
thing in the very atmosphere Of printing Office.
calculated to wake up The mind and inspire
thirst for knowledge. A boy who commences
in such school. will have his talents and ideas
brought out, il he have any il he has no mind
to be drawn out, the boy himself will be driven
out
LOAN TO rnx BANKS OF FRANcE--The Lon.
don papers say that loan has been negotiated
by NJ. Hottinguer, one Of the Directors Of the
Bank Of Eagiand. The securities ars deter.
mined upon, the rate Of interest agreed upon,
and the loan IL called substantially one Of silver
bullion. For, a. silver 10 the standard Of "a.
.ue in France, and the circulating coin compo.
sed Of that metal, it will therefore be moro pro.
fitable to send silver than golc. The loan 10
made for the purpose Of aiding the Bank Of
France in ito present difficulties, arising frus,
the dminution of the amount Of bullion 10 tho
vaults Of the Bank, estimated at 65,0OOOO0
francs The New York Evening Post says:
Tho causes which have produced this condi.
tion Of the bank are an external drain OF bullion,
in payment for the balance due TO other coun.
tries created by the enormous purchase Of grain
and the internal drain Of bullion caused by tho
high price Of provisions in France, and the con-
sequent larger sum required to circulate them.
The internal drain also aggravated by tho fact
that the farmers, receiving large prices for thsir
produce, retain the actual coin for several
months, until they either expcnd it or invest it;
it is also aggravated by the fact that the extent
of discsetu which exists in France induces
bankers and no,aries throughout the country,
who always hold large sums Of money which
can be called for at pleasure, to larger reserves
to meet such demands than usual.
The mode of transmitting the loan to France
excite, some st,ention, and the. question lie raj
sed whether it should be done by bills on Lon.
don, issued in Paris, or by purchasing silver
with the funds which the Bank of England may
advance. This will 30 determined BY conslde-
rations which relate to the condition Of the ex.
changes between the two countries, and also
J. with the rest Of Europe. Very little apprehen.
sion is, however, manifested in relation to the
influence OF the loan upon the money market IL
is thought that al the utmost 1t might aid other
causes which are in operation to make money
dsarer before long, but Of itself would not hsvs
any important effect.
THE Brave LITTLE YANkEE.-it happened
in l776, that the garden Of a widow, which Jay
between the American and British camps, IN
} the neighborhood OF New York, was frequently
robbed at night. Her son, mere boy and
small for his age, having obtained his mothers
; permissiou to fnc out and secure the thief in
case he should return, concealed himself with
} gun among the weeds. A strapPing Higban.
der, belonging to the British grenadiers, came,
nd hsving filed . large bag. threw it over his
shou lders; the boy then left his covert, went
softly behind him, cooked his gun. and called
out to the fellow, you are my prisoner; fyol
attempt to put your bag down, will shoot you
dead; 60 forward in that road
The boy kept close behind him, threatened. t.
\ and was constantly prepared to execute bis
threats Thus the boy drove him into the A.
merican camp. where he was secured.-WhsR
the grsnadisr was a, liberty to throw down he
bag, and saw who had made him prisoner, he
was extremely mortified, and exclaimed, "A
Bri,'sh grensdier made prisoner BY suchs brat