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Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-02-25

KEsrUexv SENATOR Judge Undercood
elected We eiearn from tIs Louisville Con.
rer Of the 18th instant, that on tho preceding
day the Legislature Of Kentucky elected tho
Hon. JosEPH X. UEDEKwooD TO tho United
States Senate for the term Of six ears from
tho 4th Of March next. The two houses hav-
ing adopted arule to drop the lowest candi-
date On each successive ballot, q choice was
effected on the 29th, when Judge Underwood
received "a votes-a majority Of 30 over all
others. So this "vsxed question has at last
been settled. Judge Underwood 10 well known
as having formerly been MT able and influential
Representative in Congress for many ysars,
and as one Of the most ardent Whigs in the
State Of Kentucky.
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Relief for the Suffering People of
Great Britain and Ireland

The recent intelligence from Great Britain
and Ireland of the extreme suffering of large
masses Of the population, in consequence of the
failure of the crop upon which they rely for
subsistence, and Of the state Of desttuton to
which the poor in that Kingdom is reduced
makes it the pressing,-the imperative duty of
every Christianized land to step forward to
their relief with as much promptitude and en-
ergy as the case will admit As one of the
many hundred communities in the United
States, which enjoy, under the favor of Provi-
dence, an entire exemption from calamities so
desolating,-and feeling for our brethren Of
the same race, on the other side Of the Atlantic,
sincere sympathy in their unparalleled dis
the duty Of every civilized and Christian COM
munity to extend, in an emergency of this ma
ture, the hand ofrelicfto their suffering fellow
men-we respectfully recommend to our fel-
low townsmen of all denominations and EN-
ployments, to assemble at the Town Hall in
this place, on MONDAY NEXT, March lst, at 3
p. M. to consider and mature such arrange
ments as will enable every well disposed cti-
zen to contribute, to the extent Of his meaw,
in aid of the object before mentioned to wit,
the immediate relief of the destitute sufferers
in Great Britain and Ireland, now threatened
with disease and death in their most appalling
forms. EDWARD w. LAWTON,
DUTEE J. PEARCE,
BENJAMIN FINCH,
VIM. C. COZZENS,
ROBERT B. CRANSTON,
f. ALEX. M. MGREGOR,
WILLIAM ENNIS,
ROBERT p. LEE.
Newport, r. l. Feb. 24th, 1s47.
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FALsEHOODs OF THE ADMINISTRATIONS
PREssEs.-We seldom open q loco foco
paper, big or little, without finding in il
some contemplate ialsehood like the fol-
lowing, which is paraded in the Hannibal!
Gazette:
"The leading Wing journals, and the Wings
~ Congress are doing all in their power to
retard the movements Of the war--tO create
financial embarrassment, and TO encourage
tho Mexican Government to protract her re-
distance to our inst demands.'
Every statement and every allegation in
this paragraph IS a falsehood. II is false to
say that the Wings wish TO retard the war
movements: SO far from it, they have com.
planned of their tardiness. II is false 10 say
they wish TO create financial embarrassmen nts:
80 far from it, they have polntedly condemned
the Sub Treasury law and the most OF
Walkers expedients, for The reason that they
wish to protract resistance: so far from it,
they believe the war ought never to have
been begun, and of course, they want il to
be Immediately finished. A speedy termina.
tiun TO the miserable business 10 what the
Wings earnestly desire. If ten millions
wont accomplish it, let twenty millions be
appr0 r0pristed, and If twenty wont do it. let
forty be forthcoming. 1t hardly matters low
much is spent. 30 we get this wretcbed Of.
fair of our hands with the greatest possible
despatch aud the least en,alment of future
difficulties, now unfortunately, from the de.
bate in Congress, too apparent. "A wish TO
protract the War" A pretty chorge this 10
make against the Wings. So far from this,
let us assure these libellers that every Wing
Of the leost discernmept is, on all accounts,
anxious to stop this business before The
quest ions, that seem growing out Of IL, shall
threaten the very existence Of the UDion.-
TSt Louis .Nep Era.
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The following pleasant picture of things at
Washington, is drawn by the partial hand of
Mr.. Westcott, the Senator from Florida, and a
friend of the administration. When such Ian
guage is held by the Democrats, the Wings
can well afford to be silent
warn the people, said Mr.. Westcott, Of the
corruptions Of this government IL the people
of this country knew one twentieth part OF the
petulant, reeking corruption, of t!iis govern
ment, they would descend in a body upon this
city, create n revolution in less than twenty
four hours, and fall upon the President, heads
of Departments, both houses of Congress,
Wings and Democrats, and turn them bead
over heels into the Potomac river.
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harbor bin. A bong debate ensued, and sew
er"l sn'cndnen,s 10 substitute proposed, her
tbs commMtse rose, without sclion Oh ihs
Substitute, cad the house adjourned. q
ElscJ FR,DAY. Feb.sI4.
In the SsN.rE The rece p,ion of pe,i,iooa
wns De efcrred ea
Mr.. Calhoun submitted resolutions in op
Position to the w ilnot proviso.. upon which
he made q few remarks, aud said he would
coll them up TO morrow.
Nj. Bep,on ives opposed 10 otheir interfes.
ing with regular business. Fs.
Mr. Calhoun agreed to call them up on
Monday.
The Navy bin was then passed.
Mr.. Simmons concluded his speech upon
The three million bill. --
Mr. Houston followed on The same subject.
The House adopted Resolutions giving
the Jackson Monument Association cannon
captured in Florida, for the Jackson statue.
A resolution was adopted 10 terminate the
debate on the Harbor Bill in thirty minutes
after gong into Committee.
A large number of private bills were pass.
ed-one- of them for the relief of the heirs OF
Gov Tompkns, and one for The heirs Of
Paul Jones. ~
Several unimponont bills were read twice
and referred. Adjourned ( BILL n
..... SATURDAY.
In the SENATE The ten regiment DILL
was taken up and the amendments su,horis.
ing the appointment OF two additional pay.
master generals, two captains, six first lieu,
tenants of ordnance, was adopted. IL is pro-
vlded that these officers are to serve only to
the end Of the wsr. The consideration OF
the bill was then postponed. .... ...
The three million bill was then taken up
Mr.. Sewer, chairman Of the committee on
foreign relations, gave notice that he should
ssk the senate TO take vote on the bill on
Wednesday.
In the House.. Mr.. Dromgoole presented
Islature, in favor Of the prosecution Of the
war, and tending thanks TO President Polk.
The bill providing for ,he sale Of The min
eraI lands belonging TO tho United States
was passed.
The bill to make Bangor a port of entry
was passed.
The river and harbor bill passed.
Monday, Feb. 81.
In the SENATE, number of petitions were
presented and referred. The Vice Presi-
ueht presented communication from Mr..
Evans, Senator from Maine, resigning his
Office as one of the Regents OF the Smith.
sonian Institute, and this resignation was
accepted, and Mr.. Pierce Of Mary land was
appointed in his place.
Mr.. Webster prese nted the petition of some
citizens Of Boston in favor Of peace.
The bill providing for field officers Of the
new ten regiments was taken up and passed
over without q vote.
Mr.. Yuee spoke on the three-nillion bill.
In the House, Mr.. Mckay, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, reported bill
appropriatng two millions additional for the
use Of the army for two years. Mr.. Win.
,brop eloquently opposed the bill, and 'offered
an ame ndment against making any appropria-
lion for the purposes Of conquest.
Mr.. Pendleton also spoke eoquently a.
gainst the bill, Mr.. G. J. Ingersoll spoke
in favor of prosecuting the war with vigor.-
The debate continued until the Housegad-
journed; with the exception Of a personal
explanation from Mr.. McClernand as 10 al
allusion in his speech Of Saturday.
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Having observed in the last "Hsraid and
Rhode Islander, an article upon the "Famine in
Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland" in
which the propriety of acting as community
and convening general meeting in Newport
for the relief Of the sufferers was suggested;
we cannot refrain from expressing the desire
we feel that the most efficient means may be
adopted tor bringing this subject home to tho
feelings Of every one capable Of rendering as
sistance TO the sufferers in those sorrow
stricken lands, and that all such may be in
duced not only to feel, but to act IN their be-
half .| .
The amelioraton of extreme and perhaps
hitherto unparalleled suffering in land profess
sedly Just Christian being the object, II matters
little what first mode of fobtaining relefis adopt
ed or through what channel il may be convey
ed and applied provided that it be rendered in
the most expeditions and effectual manner.
But il seems requisite to correct an error into
which the editor Of that paper has fallen with
regard to a subscription which has been circr-
lated in this town for a few days past; and
which, AS he truly says has met with very consid-
cradle success. The error consists in stating that
"The subscription was headed by many benev-
olent members of the Society Of Friends, chief.
ly resident in Hopknton and its vicinity. =
Now although those Friends had contributed
literally to the same object, yet their subscrip-
ton had no connection whatever with the ono
circulated in Newport. On the contrary, the
former originated with, and the amount raised
was forwarded by those individuals in their
private capacity, before the other was COM
menced, while the latter was instituted by
meeting of The Representatives Of New Eng
land Yearly Meeting of Friends held at North
Providence on the Sd of the present month,
which meeting appointed a committee consist
| ing of a large number of its own members re-
siding in different and remote parts of New
England, to promote subscriptions in their
respectirs neigkborhoods for the relief of tho
Irish sufferers, and directed the amount 90
raised to he forwarded to the central committee
of Friends in Dublin, expressly stating what
proportion was subscr bed by persons not men,
bers of the Society Of Friends.
The undersigned being members Of said
committee, in conformity with their appoint
ment have called upon many of the inhabitants
Of Newport not protesting with Friends, and
avail themselves of this opportunity gratefully
to acknowledge the promptness and liberality
with which the call has already been responded
to.
While we hope that other religious societies
will be encouraged to make vigorous exertons;
and that public meeting of the citizens Of
Newport will soon be convened-a measure
which some of the most Influential among them
knop we have already endeavored to promote
yet we are still disposed to receive subscrip-
tions from those who may incline to avail
themselves of our agency for the transmission
of relief to the sufferers in Ireland
| THOMAS B. GOULD,
THOMAS p. NICHOLS.
Newport, Cd mo. 10Th, l547.
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'Never invite my friends to dine with
me, he said, joining in my laugh. But
isn't Il too bad, he continued, speaking
less empha,icslly, for a woman Of Mrs
Clsyion's good sense to spoil a dinner
IN the way she did ours to day ! Ifnny-
thing was wrong, Why didn't she try 10
max ii up by bright looks instead oI
dark ones p
It's her weakness and want OF
thought replied.
Her husband ought to teach her bet
ter he ought to make her think
1T isn't always so easy a thing Ia
make woman do as you please. friend
b. ~ said. And the hardest thing OF
all is to make her give up her peculiar
humor and habitudes Of mind. II she
can be made 10 see how much she a.
iects the comfort and happiness Of 9th
ers by their indulgence, she may do
better, or if other own accord bu. she
isn't a person to be driven from her
ground by any prompt and bold assault
upon, or ridicsle~ Of her foibiss and
weakness. And if ever you get wife,
you will find this out. Mrs. Clayton is
a very excellent woman. All her friends
like her. But she has the fault Of max
ing the worst, instead Of the best Of a
thing This she cannot help. But she
can help annoying others. with its un-
timely and un.lady.like exhibition and
| am very much 10 hopes that her being
led 30 far astray to-day win make he r
as sensible as she ought to be Of her de-
feet Of character and not present an ondue
exposure OF it on another occasion. At
least my charity goes so far
The next time took tea with my
friend, the biscuit were little heavy,
but not word was said about it; nor
was there cloud upon Mrs. Clayton's
brow. Whether there had been cur
tain lecture or not on the subject Of The
dinner, had no means Of knowing /; nor
whether the subject had been alluded to
or not between my friend and his wife,
Enough that change had come over
her in this particular, and very agrcea-
bile one. For this there was, of course,
a cause, as there is for all effects. But
satisfied with the effect, we shall not
waste time in specializing upon, or en-
deavoring TO find out the cause.
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in the chair. The rent was announced to b.
Els lbs. 0d.
EDNBuwCH, Jan. 20 The north OF scotlan,
Is nearly IN state of insurSection. Al Burg
hend, two vessels laden with meal for expor
we've deprived Of theiresrgoes.
N number Of ofGovernmenl vessels are employ
ed in conveying provisions TO Ireland for dislri
button.
IMPORT OF AMsR,cAN raovIsloNs. III,
10Th Dec. 1916, to the iss Feb. 1897, there wer,
imported into Liverpool the following enor
nous supplies Of Grain, Flour, &c.:-5S7, 75'
bbls. -four; 2O0690 bushels wheat 10, 230 quar-
iers wheat; $3.50 sacks wheat; 4,73S bag
wheat; 397, TAB bushels Indian corn; 1855
sacks Indian corn; l2, no quarters Indian corn
1890 bbls Indian corn meal Sl67 quarters
beans; 300 bbls beans; II, 1876 bushels barley
$50 bags barley; 10000 bushels paddy; 25(
bags rye $50 bags buckwheat; S,623 bags rice
2I2 casks rice; 926 tierces rice; 43 barrels
peas.
CASUALTIES AT SEA.-The Liverpool papers
announce the two following casualties 10 New
York ships, which had recently arrived at thai
port;
In addition to the .Sss sustained by The packet
ship Columbia, from whose decks Capt Rath
bone and five of his men and boy were swept
by a heavy sea, and never were seen, we have
to record that the Eliza Warwick, from New
York, which reached the port to-day, met with
nearly similar calamity, her captain, mate
and two seamen having been washed overheard
and drowned.
We find in the London Times the following
account of the loss Of Capt. Rathbone and eigh
of his crew, from correspondent at Liverpool
A melancholy duty devolves upon us to-day
TO chronicle the loss of the captain, hrst and
second mates, five seamen. and boy. belong
ing TO one of our noble pacset-ships. The
Columbia, Capt. RaihbOne, lef New York on
the 2i inst on the 18th a gale sprang up, and
while scudding before it, the whole nine men
were swept suddenly from the deck by sea
and hurried into eternity. amidst the waste OF
waters.
Five days after the ship was fallen in with,
without a commander, and in distress, by the
Lady Falkland, arrived at this port from New
Orleans this morning. The Lady Falkland put
her mate on board the Columbia to navigate
her to Liverpool. The Columbia has not yet
arrived; but she was perfectly tight, and will
no doubt, be heard of in a short time. The
Lady Falkland experienced succession OF
violant gales during the last Is days.
A few words are due to the memory Of the
gallant and lamented dead. We never knew a
man more eslimable than Captain Rathbone.
As a professional man he had no superior, and
to him we owe the discovery Of the short route
across the Atlantic. As a private individual
there was none more gentlemanly, more hu-
name, or more noble in all the qualities that
render man worthy Of esteem, than Captain
Rathbone.
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SIX r. II. CARS DEsrRorED-P Periiom

SIX X. X. CARS DEsTRoYED-Pe Periiow
accident "A train Of one full passenger car,
and ID freight cars loaded with wheat, was
thrown of the Towanda IN. ~ r. X. on
wednesday I7tb, IS feet down an embsnk.
ment. The passengers wonderfully escaped
with only bruises, though six Of the cars
were crushed. The axle Of the tender broke,
and the weigh, Of the freight train pressed
The whole train over.-Tbe passenger train
fell nearly with ns bottom up. and the freight,
cars burst through the bottom, breaking the
passenger seats end crushing every thing in
their wsy.
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We have thus far had an uncommon
mild and broken winter, and but for the
heavy snow storm which has just visited
US, we should scarcely realize that we
have had any winter at all. The sleigh
ing is now capital all over the Island,
and the merry jingle Of the sleigh bells
affords an agreeable change from the
monotonous dullness which ordinarily
pervades our "ancient town"
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YucArAs.--Thc schooner Petrol, which ar
rived on Saturday from Laguna, brought in
telligence that Commodore Conner who had
arrived there in the Princeton, had raised the
blockade of the place, representations having
been made TO him by the Yucstecos, that sat
isfed him Of the security Of their professions
Of good will towards the United States, and OF
their neutrality ~ u. Mercury.
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yankee Hip has been telling his
yankee stories to crowded audiences in
Providence, during the week past. lie
delivered a patriotic address to Captain
Pitman's company of Volunteers a. their
Armory on Thursday.
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From the Mercury.
The Old Stone Mill, Newport, R. 4.
To the Editors.

Anxious in common with many other per-
sons, both residents and visitors in this venera-
Bile and ancient town, to obtain, II possible,
some correct information concerning the origin
and design of what is commonly known by the
name Of the "Stonc Mil" standing on the
land of Gov Gibbs, in Mill street,-Permit mo
to solicit such information through your coli
umns. should be pleased to read any account
whether traditionary, suppositary,, or actually
true, that any one may communicate. Any
|centenaricns living in this, or some parts for
eign, and any one younger than centenarian,
who will furnish such intelligence, will confer
great favor upon many. A VISITOR.
Newport, Feb. 10, fS47
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II The foreign news in to-day's paper will
be found important.-The price of bread stuffs
in England it will be seen, had materially de.
clined, which will Of course cause cores.
pondng reduction in this country. To specu.
lators this will be very unwelcome news, but
to the thousands who have to live "fron
hand to mouth" it will be thrice welcome
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Food for England and Ireland Eleven
vessels left N. Y. on the 18th for England,
Ireland, and Scotland. Their arrival OF their
ports Of destination will be hailed as bless
ing by the starving multitude in IRELAND.
The packet ship sailed on Saturday 18th
for Liverpool with the following cargo oi
food:
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p A sharp discussion took place in
the U. S. Senate last Saturday between
Mr.. Calhoun and Mr.. Simmons, on tho
subject of the extension of Slavery. =,
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4.
The editor of The Providence Transcript,
Joseph 3. Pitman, Esq has returned from
Washington, having received a commission a.
Captain in the u. s. Army, and taken the oath
Of Office. Mr. John s. Slocum, has also re-
ceiyed Lieutenant's commission, and will be
attached to Capt. Pitman's company of volun-
teers.
Capt. Pitman returns with bounty money,
clothing and equipments, and has opened re-
cruiting Office, and given notice that as soon a.
the roll shall be full his company will proceed
to Fort Columbus, N. Y. whence it is expected
to sail without delay for the seat of war.
We could have wished the gallant Captain
had been engaged in better cause, though wo
have no doubt he will do credit to his commis-
sion. hFe y u. tesf
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CARGO or THE VIRGINIA.

Tins statement does not include the whole
cargo Yankee clocks, tobacco. &c, &c., are
slowed in with the -four, corn, &c, sc.
Four vessels laden with food were TO sail
from Philadelphia last Thursday.
The inspections Of Flour in Baltimore last
week were 0,762 bbs. and 129 half bbls.-
being the largest weeks receipts ever known
there. All the turnpikes leading to the city
are constantly lhronged with wagons laden
chiefly with Corn, which the very high prices
have drawn to market in full and steady sup
Sent.
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Committee, if they can conveniently do
SO, 70 Ireland and Scotland, TO superin-
tend the distribution Of the fund, raised
there, and makea report to the citizens
of Boston. mx
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Newport, r. I. Feb. Oath, ls47.
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FDTCATHnN.

The Baton RouRe Institute a Prospectus Of
which may be seen ut The Offices f this paper
aud the Pieayune - the book-stores Of Mexsra.
Norman II Steel-as we'll aa all other places Of
public resort in New Orleans and lis vicinity;
or procured on app~licalIoh-from the Princi-
pal-the Revd. JHH4 BoHRE. will be open for
the reception Of pupils on the LIST Oct. next
Terms FIR Boarders $50 dollar per hnnum
payable half yeariy. in miUa0sp-Music. ORA W.
ing Dancing, Fencing Making and repairing
cl0thes,booltE and sta ~ionery, m extra charge.
Terms II tuition for Day-pupits-tn the e.
mentary branches If an Engii=h education
Read ng, Writing and Arith nettc-3 dollars
per month Classics and Mathematlcs-6
dollars per month | structton in French.
German, Spanish an ~Ittiian-7 dollars per
m pnth, or separately, . dollars PER month !;
Drawtng,-Two essons each week $3.50 per
month, or 9 dollars per qoarter.
Instruction in Instrumental Music 5 per
ninth.
No boarding pupil Of this estabi ishment
nnaccompanied by the Principal or one of
his assistants, shall without special per-
~mtssion-be seen in the streets. All rcspon-
sibiity in relation 20 day-schoiars, after
school houfs,-and beyond view If the Ensti-
tution.-shaIl, save N case Of some special
understanding to The conttary-rest upon
their Parents or Guardians.
Sept. 25-34. If.