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Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

The following slip from the San Francisco Herald Of the
10th December last gives the melancholy account Of the
death Of Lieut. R. s. WooDwAnD, of the service,
formerly Of Georgetown, District of Columbia, but recently
Of New Haven. Connecticut, where he married, and now
leaves an amiable wife and two children, well large
number of relatives and friends in each place
"We deeply regret to learn by the Isabel from Humboldt
bays he 9th instant that Lieut.. WOODWARD who sailed
from this port October 25th in the schooner Patuxen
Government survey, upset in boat the mouth of the
klamath, November 5h, and drowned, with others-P.
Davis passenger, and J. Edwards, seaman. Lieut.. W..
was mertorous officer and gallant man. whose loss will be
felt not only by the circle Of his immediate friends but by
the service and the community large Much interest
felt for the report OF his survey Of the klamath river and the
neghboring coast which he had the talent and fidelity
make valuable and important This, we fear is not to be
the last priceless life sacrificed on the treacherous shores
the klamath and Humboldt bay.
"November 2Sth the Patuxent drove from her anchors
before souheaster, in Trinidad and going ashore became
total wreck"
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THE MEXICAN BOUNDARY COMMISSION. letter
in the Providence Journal, dated Ell Paso, Dccem-
ber ls, furnishes the following information relative
to the.meeing of the American and Mexican Com
missionors noticed inthis paper several days ago=
The Mexican Commissioner arrived on the lst Decem.
ber The slowng day he sent over note to Mr.. BART
LKTT, announcing his arrival Mr. BARTIETT called the
day. and it agreed that the day the first meeting
of the Uoin Commission should be held. II accordingly
took place the quarters Of the latter On the arrival Of
the Mexican Commissioner he saluted by the garrison
The meeting lasted two hours and half Gen CoNDE the
Commissener is very quiet, gentemanly His son.
young of 90 25 is his secretary, and Mr. Iturbide
Of the ceebraed Emperor Ituride iie interpreter
This gentleman has lived many years in the United States
and would hardly take him for Spaniard These, with
Mr. Bartlett Dr.. Webb Mr.. Cremons, interpreter six
in ALL composed meeting There have been official
meetings, and one Of mere courtesy"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15
THE FRGATE ST. LAWRENCE

Sailed from New York on Tuesdayfor England,
with the American contributions to te great Indus
trial Exhibition at London. The artbles deposited
at Boston and other places than New YoVk had
been forwarded to tho latter port to go by the ST.
Lawrence, so that she will convey nearly all the
articles sent from this country They amount, we
understand, 20 ten or twelve hundred packages
Mr.. CHAREEs F. STANsBuRY, Of this city, goes out
in the ship as the agent of the Central Ccmmitteel
to attend to che interests of such American contri
butGs as may not have obtained the services Of
anoeher agent.
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CUR METALLIC CURRENCY.

The article on this subject, at this moment SO
interesting to every class Of readers, but especially
to Legislators, would not have commanded the
space which it does on the following page, were
it not the production of gentleman who has pro-
bably studied he subject as profoundly and philo-
sophicaly as my gentleman in the country whose
life has not been professionally devoted to any bu-
-siness Of which it is the basis. In this view, we
especially commend it to our readers.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

A BENEFIcENT AcT.-The Senate of the Unit ed
States have passed bill which will stand an
enduring monument of wise and philanthropic legis-
lions Of OF the public lands (equal to twelve
millions ive hundred thousand dollars) to be ;ap-
portoned among the several States in equitable
ratio for the endowment of Hospitals for the In d.
gent Insane. Most sincerely do we congratulate
the humane and estimable lady Miss Drx to whose
unwearied exertions in rousing public sympathy
and influence in aid Of her benevolent scheme, is
the country mainly indebsed for the success which
has thus far attended this praiseworthy measure IN
the National Legislature. May the sanction OF thu
other House Of Congress consuMmate the act, and
render her happiness complete.
We wish we could congratulate the country on
the passage of measure which has for some days
engaged the earnest attention of the other branch oi
Congress; we mean the bill of the Senate institut-
ing Commission for the settlement of Claims
against the Government, called Board of Ac-
counts. This bill, we regret to say, was has
been, after an arduous struggle, ordered to be
laid on the table in the House of Representa-
tives-equivalent to rejection. We deem It
unfortunate that this bill could not have been so
shaped as to command majority of the House.
The un6tness Of Congress as tribunal for the ad-
judcation Of claims has been long felt and the ex-
pediency of ssch an adjunct as Board Of CLAIMS
often admitted. Its relief to Congress both in tine
and toll as well as the benefit it would be to claim
ants in prompt decision of their cases. would rem
der it an nstituton of great convenience both to the
Government and the Public; and having advanced
so far as to have received the approval of one
House, il is much to be regretted shat it could not
meet the favor of the other.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

There in some Of the Public Libraries Of Europe books
composed Of veum upwards Of thousand years old, which
give no evidences of decay and which may unless destroyed
by some accident Withstand the vsges Of time for another
thousand years with equal freedom from decay. Whatever
might have been the process employed in preparing veum
daring the earlier ages it is certain say the least that
ha snot since been improved The ink Of that period too
less liable 70 fade or decsy.-Homc Gazette.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

The Legislature of NORTH CAROLINA, at its re-
cent session, passed bill authorizing an agricuL
tural, mineralogical, and botanical survey Of the
State. The Governor is to make the appointment,
and the Surveyor is required personally, or by his
assistants, TO visit every county in the State, and
examine every thing of interest or value in either of
the above departments, to ascertain the natRre and
character of its products and the naure and char
acter of its SOIL well as to give an,ccount of its
minerals"
No resolutions were passed concerning the sla-
very question. On the last day of tie session the
House resolutions were laid on the tale by vote
of As to 26. The Senate resolutions aared simi-
lar fate. The Greensborough Patniot emarks that
the discussion on these resolutions hasshown that
the disaffected spirits in the State made grand
mscalculation Of their strength and inAhence. The
PEOPLE of North Carolina, of both partes it says,
intend to stand by the Union, its Constitution, and
its Laws; and their Representatives aave tacitly
expressed their faith that the laws of tn. Union, as
they exist will be fairly and frmly exea,ed by the
present Administration.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15
"WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IL, 1851
ATHE SESSION OF CONGRESS,

The most inattentive observer cannot but nave
remarked the calmness, order, and general propris
which have characterized the proceedings OF 'he
two Houses of Congress, thus far, during the pre-
sent Session. The contrast, in this respec', De-
tween the temper of the two Houses az Ue ias'
Session and the present. though no doubt que IN
mart to the effect of time upon all human agita-
lions and excitements, is, we presume, mainly
ewing 10 the influence of the pacifying measures
comprised in the general phrase "the Compro-
mise" with which the last Session closed, and to
the calm but firm determination shown, as well by
The Senate and House Of Representatives as by the
Executive Department Of the Government, to re-
card that adjustment final settlement, to be en-
forced, on the part of the General Government, by
all the authority which the Constitution and Laws
placed in its hands the time that it enjoined
upon the Chief Magistrate Of the United States
to take care that the Laws shall be faithfully
executed"
The progress in the public business in Congress
has hardly been answerable 20 the time which has
elapsed since its commencement. The action OF
the two Houses has, however, been methodicai, as
well as deliberate, and the business before them IS
in greater forwardness towards completion than TO
a casual observer it would appear to be. All the
essential acts of legislation will, we doubt not De
perfected before the Session closes, snd with them
some measures now depending in which the People
take deep interest. Among these we may, with
out nvidious discrimination, particularize the River
and Harbor Bill, as is commonly called the pas
sage of which is due TO the claims, and hopes long
deferred Of vast region of our country, whose in
teresss have been too long neglected, not to say viii
fully dsregarded.
If, at the end of the Session, any thing shall be
left undone which ought to have been done, it is at
least consolation to know, beforehand, that there
is no danger, such was at the last session atone
time imminent Of necessary measures of legislation
being defeated in either House, by any combination
of Members, upon principles having no relation to
the merits of those measures.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

At Philadelphia, last week, CHARLES J. CHAMBEnLAIs,
the proprietor Of drug shop and WILLIAM McFADpEs his
clerk were indicted for involuntary mansaughter in causing
the desh of Miss NEIL, by putting up morphine instead Of
quinne, ordered in prescription 1t was established that
Chamberlain was not in the city the time of the tansac-
on and he acquitted McFsdden pleaded guilty. and
introduced testimony in mitigation Of punishment, tending to
prove that he was competent apohecsry Sentence was
suspended for the present.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

The Boston Transcript states that Messrs SUMNER Of that
city, have recently received from London nav style Of a
vered glassware which promises to take precedence Of the
Bohemian and other fancy glasses The srering is inde
sucbe, being coated with glass. and Of vivid bril-
ancy that can be arnshed impaired Dishes vases
and pitchers of this ware make brilliant display than
the same articles of pure silver, however highly polished
The advantage, in the greater facility Of keeping the former
cean must be obvious The metallic radiance Of the
ware is beyond all that art has yet attained.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

Judge VANCE, who recently resigned his seat in
the Constitutional Convention of the State OF Ohio,
at the request of what purported to be meeting OF
his Democratic constituents, who disapproved OF
his vote against the section providing for the repeal
of all charters has been reelected to the Convention
by over 1000 majority.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

In a letter published in the Galveston " Senti-
nel," and addressed to number of the Guzens of
that place, Mr.. CLAY, writing from thisety, De-
cember 10, says:
cling to the hope that the measures of compromise will
ultimately anquillze the country On the suSe Of public
affairs here all present is smooth and quiet do be-
eve, the only subject which produces excitement any
where, (he Fugitive Slave Bill will asitators be able to
effect any thing disturb the deliberations ofCongess
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

The Supreme Court Of Louisiana has lately decided sim
yuar lawsuit. The heirs Of engineer who killed
that city, by the explosion Of locomotive under his charge
on the Carroon Railroad, brought suit for damages In
the court below judgment given in their favor and
appeal was taken to the Supreme Court which has decided
that the action could not be maintained because shown
the trial that the deceased of the dangerous and
unsafe condition of the locomotive and that he commit
ting wrong on the public by running at the time he met
his death.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

In brought before the Supreme Court of Pennsi
vans, from Delaware county decided last week. that
in public sale, whore person is employed to run up
the property and mako the purchaser pay than if
but bona de bidders bid for it, the sale is fraudulent and
void far that the purchaser is not obliged to take the pro-
perty struck off to him. As the practice Of bidding up pro-
pery uncommon, the decision Of the Supreme Court
may beof some importance.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

ADAMS d Co.'s ExPREss.-We are sorry to learn that
the enteprising Prope'oIs Of this line of Express which is
public convenience well established that il has now be-
indispensable to the business community has sustained
another loss Of $4,000 by the destruction by fire Of one
Of their cars last Saturday night containing goods estimated
at that value The accident occurred on the Philadelphia
railroad near Havre. de- Grace.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

rich miscr, in Auburn, New York. is to be buried in
Owasco Lake, beauu sheet Of water near that town. He
has coffin made which takes twelve yoke Of oxen to
draw IL. He gives man nice farm for burying him. He
Is 70 take him into the middle Of the lake and sink him.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

CANADA AND UNITED STATES CoSSEcrED.-The
Toronto Patriot says the magnificent bridge between Lewis
ton in New York, and Queenstown, in Canada, the
Falls Of Niagara, far completed Tuesday last that
the engineer and large number Of people crossed to the
American side, when, upon reaching terra ma, they
enthusiastically received by the spectators who had
bed This bridge is the largest structure Of its kind in
America.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

In an examination recently had in the Court Of Common
Pleas OF Cincinnati woman examined witness testified
that she married TO defendant in New York. he perform
ing the ceremony himself according to the rite Of the Nor
mon Church, which the witness described to be kind Of
reese cacklinp.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

GEoRsr G. BULLocx, former cashier of the Central Rail
road Bank at Savannah, (Geo.) who last summer after
absrscng one hundred thousand dollars money belonging
to the institution fed Europe and was there arrested and
brought back has been tried and convicted Of the crime
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

New HorEL.-The Boston Journal states that new
hotel contain about three hundred rooms be erected
the coming season Haymarket and Warren squares, in
Boston, and is intended to be ready for occupancy about the
first of Sepernber next
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15
THE REcoRD

Referred to in our last communication has been
further investigated and it appears that for the year
ending 3Oth June, l649, we are brought in debt
by the following countries, viz:
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15
Extract from letter from gentleman Of San
Francisco to friend in Washington:

SAX Francisco, DECEMBER 20, 1850.
Mr. Dean SIR On my first arrival felt as if in
new world. The extraordinary charges the eageness and
rapdty with which business is transacted the rise Of the
town. and the amount Of shipping riding anchor,
more than realized all that had been told Imagine city,
containing thirty thousand people, concentrated during the
ay within an area of of mile square, all bent upon
one object and all determined rather ndugng, in the IL
usoy hope Of achieving that object within the space Of year
or less Natives Of every cme and speaking almost every
language, there is one continued effort make and
mua.e money In this for gold the code Of morals in
manner suspended to be perhaps again acknowledged when
their pile made and they homeward bound The city
can boast Of the best and Of each profession and trade
all expert and accomplished in their respective cangs and
it is necessary to be wide awake to avoid being eeced in
quiet way or knocked down by the boder robbe at night
The number and magnfcence Of the gambling saloons form
characteristic feature Of San Francisco Yet with all its
drawbacks with bad habor and transitory population
San Francisco is and will continue to be great and thriving
place. At the present moment business exceedingly dull
The miners are supplied and yet every day fleets Of
cbanmen crowd in from different quarters Of the globe over
flowing the market with produce Nearly every article in
down TO what called in San Francisco ruin
pce-too low to make huge profits Consignees re-
fuse to take the goods. Ships laden with coal, timber
houses and mixed cssoes up at auction for the freight
and seldom sell for sufficient to pay expenses and their
prices what are they Coal SIS per ton wood $40 per
plank $40 $50 per thousand potatoes 2 cents per
pound butter SO cents TO 81 20 to 80 cents -four Sl5
per barrel; and so on in proportion. The retail price is
higher Rooms still rent from 300 500 per month"; and
board at the best hotel is $50 per week These prices, how
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15


constitutional freedom all over the world through
the influence of opinion, Of example, and Of the sue
cess which has attended our own great experiment
in the forms and principles Of popular government
He has shown that it is from us, from the people
of the United States that other nations must take
their ideas and exempars of constitutional liberty
and that the Power which thus furnishes these prln-
ciples for the study Of mankind has become too
great and too imposing to receive, with any tning
but dgnifed defiance, the menaces of any Govern
ment on the face Of the globe. He has completely
repelled the charge that this influence, in the case
of Hungary, was undertaken to be exerted IN
mode inconsistent with the usages of nasons or the
professed neutrality Of the United States with re-
gard to the civil contests of other countries and ne
has given to European Governments, OF the absolute
class, lesson that will not be likely to be lost.
We think that Mr.. Webster's letter IS destined
to do good throughout Europe, Independent! OF lis
tendency to make known the resources OIL tnls coun
try, by showing the ground we are prepared to take
with such a Power as Austria. In the hrst place,
it will show to the other and feeber governments
that there is Power in this part OF the world mat
will submit to no indgnity, and receive no menace
from any quarter whatever. Ihis may encourage
others to resist oppression. In the second place,
it will help the down-rodden friends OF liberty and
constitutional rights to sustain themselves in their
STRUGGLES, by making known to them the readiness
of this country to receive them into its alliance, as
soon as they can show that they are fit for freedom
by showing reasonable prospect of preserving
when they have gained it.
The letter, too, comes opportunely to touch the
national pride, at moment when it needed to be
touched. Who can read it, without fefec,ing that
the Union of these States, which constitutes us a
nation, has not only enabled thus to speak TO one
Of the Oldest Of the despotisms Of Europe, but has
The New York herald., 1851-10-18
ExPREss AGENcIEs, 30.

A DAMS q co IS cALIreRNIA FREIoHr. PACKAGE.
"a and Parcel Express per u s. mail steamer Illinois
Capt Usrtsein Saturday, October 25h, 1851 epecia
through MESSENGER Ira Eaton; special freight agent
Andrew W. svett. We shall dispatch neHt reguisr
Panama, by the U. s. Mail steamship "Inoa for Chsgrea
direct Saturday 18th inst at o'clock. r. M through
usual in charge our own special freight agent and spe
Gin, through messenger All freight 10 forward BY th
Express must be delivered with invoices or before
Friday 2th inst 70 enable to comply with the requis
ons Of the Treasury Circular; but charge viii
made shippers for house fees consular oertf
Gates Small parcels will be received until ~ on ths
day Of sailing Everything be rendered strictly vster
proof or II viii be ~ the owners risk. No package should
ADAMS b CO, i6 and is wall street.
CxPREss NoTIcE.-THE co-PARTsERsBIP HERE
II tofore existing under the firm Of Archer Bostvict
vac dolyed the 9Th day Of October 1851. BY mutual
consent All detts due 10 and from the business will be
settled by o. H. T. Archer The busnes will be carried On
under the Of Archers Hudson River Railroad Ex.
49, o. m. r. ARCHER
The New York herald., 1851-10-18
movements OF Kossuth.

Advces from Paris Of the LIST instant give the annexed
intelligence. One correspondent says:-
letter has been received here from Kosu.h Of which
can now communicate to you the substance, although
must defer sending copy Of the original TIL morrow
kossuth states that he had landed at Mar.ees on the
morning Of the 18th He vent Immediately to call on
the prefect Of the Bouches Rh6ne to request perm.
sion for himself his wife, and family TO pass through
France ON their way TO England alleging the wesknes,
Of health OF the whole party and their exhaustion by the
suffering attendant upon extreme seasickness The pre-
feet replied that he could undertake 20 grant perns
zion on biz own responsibility but that might
The electric telegraph from Paris terminates at Cha
lone the remainder Of the way is only furnished With
the common aerial telegraph Hence of course ,he n,
pdy ftransmis.on depends or the state Of the
But six daJs have elapsed without receiving any far
tb,r intelligence of The Governor Of Hcngsry aid his
con psntns the conclusion i that tho yovernn snt ha.
withheld the perm-sicn applied tor In the meantime
thc Ngyteliss ~ Mt-siles, OF the 2ath says
Ihs u1ns,risn t'ieses: on board the Mississippi aa
u t. towr r.sisrsay q, the mont when Eos,u.h "a,
ssbrs 70 .se Bin pass ard srss .. sps sousS Ss ss'
vive lee HOnssos, yiys "a Eepgtsue g. were rssed la
Kossuth board u. smsrcsn vessel vnt % Se Ca 30.
sons collected IN Se I've - fsrrs sad 10 AZ
esi vac hei The for,rnsrs were sslrtsd with loud oN
' .tioa ~ eisssns tSo sS; sad ss sss.i.' rss:d
cent q ny & ts s ',Sqps G sts ss st q
allow them enjoy The lsssr-e
paragraph wss Inverted Yesterday In the Df,ai ~
paTenuy with the view Of psfsuading the puoo snat
sme disagreement bad taken place bstEeeo cs.luit
Eathyani and kceeu n. The passage ls - .,
"Count Casimir Batbyani sepsiated AZ hl- tequese
from Kossuth IL at this moment IN iars WI sytle
members Of his family leading retired is snd hstng
nothing more ~ common with the ex Dictator o. uun
aerv Being anxious % sift tie truth Of this state
men anned 10 an intimate frierd of Ussiuir Ba
tbyspi sua am happy 20 say that he denied w the
most dstiIc ct manntr that any rupture misuader-
andipa had occurred between these Two leading cham
MONS Of the Hungarian cause.
The following IL the coz Of Letter Addressed 70 the
vsvor of southampton BY Lieutenant Coonel Jhassi
Che privsts secretary of Kcssuth Il ves -sce7et last
night -
hkRsrftrrs 8 II e. Isl
FR.-Bs ctceitacg Gov Kcssuth ms che y sisa tlaak-
fn aeuD cuts iaovlracnF tle lvcy intsrsa an tas
The New York herald., 1851-10-18
PRINTING MATERIALS.

1RINTIN0 TYPE AND AATERIALS.-TGEUNDE DER
signed beg respectfully TO tender their thanks 70 pub
shes and to their typogra phcs brethren for their
nsny fvers the past yeat and 70 inform the PRINTING
public that they always have hand, OF the boat
quality large variety Of plain sootchface Lettering for
ereotypns book and Newspaper work. and large assor.
ent Of ornamental snd fancy Jobng Type together with
every article necessary for the furnishing Of complete
paper and Job ooe favorable terms st other
establshment Presses Caees posing Stones Galleys
Stands Competing Sticks, Chases, &c., Sc, at manufao
on three times prior the LIST Of January 1854 will be paid
In materials Of manufacture By four
the value Of their bill. JANIS CONNER SON,
Corner OF Nassau and Ann streets, N. Y.
B-A new and enlarged Specimen Book emhodying ths
latsSs additions. viii be issued in Januarv. lts2