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4 Speck of War.

The news from Mexico in reference to the ex-
pulSion OF the American surveying party from the
isthmus of Tehuantepec has created great sensa-
ton IN New Orleans. The party went out under as
surances Of protection and encoura gemement from
the Mexican government; general passport
granted to them by the central authorities and the
governors of Vera Cruz and Sajaca were specially
directed to favor and facilitate their operations But
now all this is changed. The Mexican Congress-
having been influenced either by foreign diplomacy
or apprehensions of American progression have re-
voked the orig nal grant, and put stop to all pro-
ceedlngs which they recently countenanced.
The surveying party had not completed their
conrolssances; but the company in New Orleans by
whom they were employed have expended over $1,000
O0O and are consequently not willing TO abandon the
enterprise They feel strong resentment at the
conduct OF the Mexican government, and, it would
appear, are determined not to submit In the New
Orleans papers We find advertisements issued by
them, calling for five hundred laborers and two
small draught steamers. With these they propose
to proceed with their work and resist any attempt
to interfere with them relying upon the interference
and protection OF the government of the United
States. 1t is said they will have no difficulty in
procuring all the men and supplies they want.
Things thus begin to look bellicose. IF the two.
parties proceed with their measures, should not
be surprised if it lead to conflict between their re-
spective countries. Once let that occur agan-and
wo to Mexico! The State of Tehauntepec would
be much more speedily Topped from her domin-
ions than were California, Utah. and New Mex
leo.
The New Orleans papers, in view of these things
are calling loudly for the Interference of govern
ment. The absence of Mr.. Letcher, our minister,
from Mexico is particularly deplored and his speedy
return insisted upon. The Delta thinks MIR. Fill
more and his cabinet have been culpablv negligent
in their attention. but the Picayune saws the number
OF bearers of dispatches who have been recently
ming to and fro shows that our government has not
been idle is quite certain that if the powers that
be have been sleeping. it is now time to wake up !;
n<sh n0y mt IarO han g
hand, may, if not attended to- form cloud that will
cover the heavens Mobile Register.
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These towns all exhibit an increase, as shown below

The London Times ascribes this extraordinary decline
disease to famine, and to emigration, overlooking wholly
the political and religious
The Dublin Daily Express, abiding to these statistics,
says:
l. In this reduction. Connaught and Munster have
borne the largest share the decrease in the former
province being % per cent and the latter 23-while
in Leinser and Ulster the decrease is pretty equal
being about lG per cent in each. 1t may not be
interesting to state briefly the fluctuations in the
number of the population for the last 40 years In
the first decade it increased from 563 $50 to 6S01,
57S rapid ratio of 80 per cent in the second the
increase was IA per cent i'll the third, per cent
and now. at the close of the fourth decade by
ductiOn of 20 per cent less in number than
were so years ago; whereas il instead Of decreas
ing the population according to its natural tenden
cies, had increased only in the low ratio of per
cent, it would now be upwards of 100000 more
than it is. Dublin is the only county which shows
increase OF about 10 per cent With this solitary
Exception the decrease extends to all counties in Ire
land, and varies from per cent in Antrim to 81 per
cent in ROScommon. 1t will be observed that the
per centage is lowest in Antrim, Wexford, Down,
and Londonderry, and highest in Galway. Mayo and
RoscommOn. A comparison of the numbers indica-
ting the decrease per cent in the different counties
viewed in connexion with the state of society in EACH
suggests manT topics for reflection which we have
not leisure at present to discuss but from which i'm
portant differences may be deducted. The towns all
! exhibit an increase, varying from to 43 per cent
on the 10 years. In Dublin we find the population
! is now 254,850, showing increase of per cent.
In Cork the increase is per cent in Belfast 80 per
cent and Galway has nearly doubled its inhab-
tants, being now 43 per cent more than in 1841.'
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TIE COAST SURvEY.-We are happy to learn that
the branch of the Coast Survey, to which has been
assigned the duty of making reconnaissance of our
river: has been assdousy work in the performance
of that duty. We are informed by Mr. AsHE, that
in few weeks the party will proceed to New River
and make similar reconnaissance of that river
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-25

RgHMr. JOSHUA GIDDINGs. the Abolition member
of Congress from Ohio, has Withdrawn from the New
School Presbyterian Church. on account of its refu.
sing to take any action on the subject of slavery
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B5~Another member of the " Hutchinson Fami
ly," the well known Abolition singers has gone era
zy. This is the second one
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The GARDINER CLAIm.--We mentioned few days
ago that the circumstances connected with this claim
were being Investigated by the grand jury in this
city The grand jury found true bills for perjury
against DIR. Gardiner, who is now in Europe. and
against his brother. The latter was arrested and
was yesterday admitted to bail. The investigation
before the grand jury was of course in secret and
we do not therefore know the force of the evidence
on which it acted We have heard many complaints
against the late Mexican board, and of the wrong
fuIness of many of the awards made by it but, as
we have no authority to send for persons and pa
pers we must wait for further developments before
We can venture to give currency to the statements
which have reached us. Congress will doubtless
have heard be satisfactorily proved, the phin
case will be forgotten. Washington Union.
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diture win in Eve years reach seventy millions

diture will in Eve years reach seventy millions or
more
We have noticed that some of our exchanges said
when it was believed that the claims sold by Mr.
Corwn did not turn out as profitable was expected
that, in that event. MIR. Corwin would feel bopnd ~
refund. We do not pretend to know on what an
thority that statement was made but if it was true
then Mr. Corwns sale was a mere nominal sale and
he was much interested in the Mexican claims
after he went into the treasury as before. But we
must draw to close for the present. We may have
further remarks to make on this point as further
developments may justify
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Sg-It is reported that KossuTH is shortly to be
given up by the Turkish Government and shipped
Immediately to New York. His arrival may be look
ed for in August September. So says cores
pondent of the New York Herald.
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From the Baltimore SUM-
The Irish Census-The Decline of the Nation.
Our foreign papers by the Asia bring abstract of the
Irish census published with the British returns recently
made 1t presents most melancholy and depressing pic
tue The population of Ireland shows deficiency of above
1000 000 compared with the numbers which have
been attained this year had there been interruption of
the ordinary rate of increase On the last three occasions of
taking the census the numbers were
In 1921. .6.S0l. 1877
1881. ......7 ,767.4Ol
1911. .... 49,. q, l15.124
The report about to be published will show. in
1851, very little more than 6,515, 1914 The same
report will also show remarkable decrease in the
number of % houses as compared with the number
in the preceding census, and of course, still greater
as compared with the number which would have ap.
peared now, had the former rate of increase beer
maintained
The following is the abstract in question
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Important from Cuba.-Insurrection Puerto
acknowledgements between the Troops and
the People.
The steamship Cherokee arrived at New York the night
of Monday. the 2st, with dates from HAVANA up the
lh They indicate serious troubles in the interior Cuba
would appear that account of very tyranicai
and oppressive acts of the Government from 500 1000
men assembled at Puerto Principe the 4h of July The
military Governor of the district Lemory some
troops against them, who followed after and up
them few leagues from Puerto Principe, when the
people attacked and routed the soldiers with considerable
loss to the latter The people then hoised the
Cuban independence. Several American ensgns also
displayed Subsequently Lemory went against them in
person. with large force when is said 100 of his cavalry
went over to the people, who succeeded in lighting their
to the mountains, where they been joined
others who have declared for Cuban independence The
spreading through the interior and
districts of the Island Its depends altogether
the amount of aid may receive from the United States
Without such aid it must prove futile The army Cuba
amounts to 1000 men, and the navy twenty vessels Of
war, of which six steamers
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sssrThere eight steamships in progress of
construction at New York.
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The Gardiner Case at Washington.

From the Baltimore Sun.
The Gardiner Case at Washington.
We already stated that John c. Gardiner against
whom the grand jury had found bills with G. A Gar
diner perjury in connection with large claim against
Mexico allowed by the late Board of Commissioners had
been admitted bail in $1,000 The Washington Republic
gives the following particulars:
early on Friday afternoon he was brought be-
fore Judge Crawford, accompanied by counsel,
Messrs Bradley and Carlisle with view of giving
bail 1t appeared from the testimony of w. W. Cor
coran Esq, that DR.. Gardiner who is absent
in Europe, had set apart ten thousand dollars for
the use of his brother which sum deposit in
the banking -house of Corcoran & Riggs and no part
of which had, according to his knowledge. been
drawn. In consideration of Mr., Gardiner being a
resident, and the extent of his pecunary means
being ascertained, he admitted to bail in the
sum of eight thousand dolars--Dr. Thomas Miller
becoming his surety-with implied understand
ing we learn, that the remaining two thousand
should be within his control to conduct, in part the
legal proceedings in his behalf
The ntegencer says that before the trial be had
evidence touching the must be obtained from Mexico
The Washington Unon of Saturday evening, in relation
to the arrest, says:
ave are not unmindful of the rumors afoat on
every side duplicating high officers of the govern
| ment in connexion with alleged frauds relative to
| Mexican claims and other demands the treasury
We have, however, deemed it to be the prudent
course to refrain from anmadversion these topics
until the administration shall make the necessary
movement with view to the development of facts
| 1t will be time enough to speak out when the ext
gencies of the case, coupled with the action of the
grand inquest of the nation: shall have elected cir
cumstances which can be relied on. In the mean
time, let friends be patient. We are net sleep
ing on our post
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Union 1t would require long years to poison the public
mind to such an extent that it would entertain the idea
dissolution he esteemed the duty of every to
teach his neighbor the improbabity of disunion.''
We have unwound and exposed one tangled web of
deception but in doing so, have occupied space
than had intended We must consequently be brief
in our notice of some other We will notice
however. where the Observer quotes the following:
The democrats wish to maintain the compromise
,chote. "-IPInaingtOn Journal
And charges that A1essrs RUFFIS CALDWELL and VENA
BILE do The Observer know better. If not, We
will inform of the position of two of these gentlemen the
other speak of from knowledge Messrs
RUFFIN and Caldwell will submit to the compromise
whole, but will abide such tampering Gov. JOHNSON
the other Northern allies the Observer would
upon the country.
ISLANDERS already eontradcted. We think have efee
tuay up preclude the necessity holding
intercourse with their apparaons We also find in the pa
per of the 3D. small commentary upon statement that
sixty of the democratic papers of Pennsylvania out
the observance of the compromise measures and but three
take the part of the free solers The soorture
the Observer may and remarkable that the only
cratic authority which the Observer quotes is the
County Uios Of the three reeuscents from
which viii be found in the Observer Of the 17th We're
inclined insinuate, might sag that the old prover
bout birds of feather would explain the fonness
Observer for authority of this kind We do apply t:
to the Observer Southern paper but do
North American, and others of its Northern allies
We might go farther, and show how the most honest
the whg papers of tie South look upon these things Penn
ylvaHa and upon the paterng Of the North American
forbear. We hope be forced resume tai
matter but if do viii show still the secret:
of the prison hoass.
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Letters were received last evening from
White Sulphur Springs to the Goth instant,
which state that the PRESIDENT had been quite
indisposed the day previous with kind of
cholera morbus. There was nothing serious in
his case, and it yielded readily to the ordinary
remedies. 1t was deemed prudent, however,
to postpone his departure from the Springs, and
to abandon the idea of visiting Lynchburg,
where the citizens were making preparations to
receive him with their characteristic hospitali-
ty 1t was the PRESIDENTS intention to leave
for Washington on the Goth instant, and to ar
rive in this city this afternoon.
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THE REPUBLIC.
WASHINGTON:
SATURDAY MORNING. Angus 80, 1851.

''rheseries of measures to which have alluded
are regarded by me a settlement, in principle
and 5ubstance-a final ettlement-ofthe danger
Gus and exciting subjects which they embraced. :"
"By that adjustment VIC have been rescued from
the wide and boundless agitation thatsurrounded
us, and have firm, distinct, and legal ground
to rest upon. And the occasion, trust, will JUS
: tify me IN EXPORTING MY ooUHTRYMEN TO RALLY
: UPON AND MAINTAIN THAT GROUND the best, if
not the only means, of restoring peace and quiet
to the country, and maintaining inviolate the in
tegrity OF the Union.'
[PREsIDENT FILLMoRE's MESSAGE.
"The Presidents message, at the opening of the
present session of Congress, expresses fully and
plainly his own and the unanimous opinion ofall
those associated with him in the Executive admin
'istration Of the Government, in regard to what
sare called the Adjustment or Compromise mea-
'sures of last session. That opinions, that those
measures should be regarded in principle as
a inalsettlement of the dangerous and exciting
subjects which they embrace; that, though they
were not free from imperfections, yet, in their
neutrality-suspicious. and connection, they formed
"a system of compromise the most conoiliatory
and best for the entire country that could be OBJ
tanned from conflicting sectional interest and
'oplnions, and that therefore they should be ad
shered to, until time and experience should de-
monstrate the necessity of further legislation to
{ guard against evasion abuse. Thatopinion, 80
far as know, remains entirely unchanged, and
will be acted upon steadily and decisively. The
peace ofthe country requires this; the security OF
the CONSTITUTIONS quresthis; and everyconside-
ration of the public good demands this. If the
6 Administration cam OF stand upon theprinciples
ofthe message, it does not expecttostan at ALL"
[DANIEL WgBsTER's Letter to The Union Meeting
at Westchester.
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MR.. RICHIE.
y ~ W NNNF1FF
ESouIRER OFrIcE, RIcHNoss,
July 8, 1851.

DEAR Sra have now before me your favor Of
the 2sth ult (just received, in whichyou say that
in consequence Of the death Of Ex-Governor Clark,
member ofthe Democratic National Committed, you
address me in relation to the calling Of the Demo
cratic National Convention at the proper time and
place, ETC., for the information Of the Democracy
Of Iowa. ann at loss exactly to know what the
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there are academies and colleges, professional
schools and public Libraries, should continue to
receive, il has heretofore received the foster
ing care Of Congress, and should be regarded as
the permanent seat of the National Government"
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
WALTER LENOX, Mayor.
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RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF The
SEVERAL WARDS.
Tabular Statements of the Receipts and EIPendt;
t.res of TIE several Yards, General school, ana
Sinking Funds, 10 30h June, 1851
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MR.. RICHIE.
WIN. F. RICHIE.
NATHANIEL GREER. ESQ.

We feel bound, Notwithstanding, to give the
tons that can be made of this extraordinary
correspondence, and we copy, therefore, the
official, or semi-official announcement from the
Boston Post, disavowing the authority of Mr..
GREER and Mr.. Donaldson to act or CORE
spond for the committee. This disavowal may
affect these gentlemen, and expose them to the
charge of having violated the confidence of
their Democratic friends but that, we repeat,
is family matter In which we feel no interest:
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THE REPUBLIC.

,x..saas OF the Mayor OF Washington.
The following message was transmitted TO the
cav Councils on Monday last by the Mayer.
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OF 1880,
These tables exhibit the gratifying fact that the
receipts from taxes for tho past year exceeded
those q the previous year S2O,2Ol So This IN
crease resulted from the operation OF The law re-
curing the aayment OF taxes in one year
II will be pefceiysd that the expenditures OF the
general fund have been very large this year, re-
curing draft upon the Wsrds Of SlO,sls 90 more
than the amount last year, and 20 that extent re-
Jucjna the sum npplieable 10 Ward improvements.
The expenditures for Ward Improvements bave
been much larger than those Of the preceding year,
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HON. GEORGE II. BROWNE

WuuAHsTowN, MAsa., August 9, 1861.
DEAR STA Your favor OF the 27th ult has fol-
lowed me from place TO place so many times that
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Leaving in their hands. .,........... S 300 OIL
The report of the Commissioners shows that a
considerable quantity of work has been done by
the inmates in repairs to the building and making
up useful articles of clothing. The receipts from
the garden this year exceed those of last year
$3.50 oil; and, in view of this consideration, an
enlargement of the garden grounds, as suggested
by the Commissioners, seems highly proper.
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This officer reports the amount OF fees since The
lat April, 1851, at 1874, of which $40 Is unpaid
/ have account of the amount Ut fees received
during the past year previous TO the lst OF Apri
by his predecessor. In reference to this office,
beg leave to call your attention to report mad
by select committee TO the Common Council OF
the III tn of March last, urging in strong terms
reorganization OF this branch of the public service
can bear testimony to the laborious efforts of tn
present incumbent to keep pace with the increasing
duties of his office, but unless additional force
given both public and private interests must con
tinue to be most injuriously affected.
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SINKING FUND.

1850, July /, balance. ................
1851, June 80, drawn from general
fund. ..,....,.......... .........''.
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HxpENDITUREs.

EXPENDITURES.
roa.hsr., sa,.r;es .. SIO,Sl5 90
ts.-.;sh;n,r honses and contingencies 2l20 90
Balance overdrawn previous year.. 900 "a
sls.ls2 &c
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Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50 IA
iects above specified ...............,. $3.50 10
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EXPENDITURES.
1851, June 30. Interest on debt ......
Redemption Of funded debt.......-...
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In compliance with resolution OF the lower
Board, lay before you the last monthly report of
the Inspector of the Fire Apparatus. The several
companies, with the exception of the Columbia, are
reported by him to be in seryiceable condition
regret say that occasional manifestations OF riot
Gus conduct are still displayed by persons ostensi-
bIy connected with the fire companies beg leave
to renew the suggestions which made last year,
and further to recommend that the nature and ex-
tent of the powers of the Corporation over the sew
eral companies and their apparatus be made the
subject Of special investigation It may be found
that an application to Congress will be necessary
TO enable the Corporation to effect thorough re-
organization.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-02-20

THK PLAISyIElD RAILRo AD.-The in. terest in favor of this enterprise is stead ilv and permanently increasing. The in> telligent business men of this communi- U lave long seen it's importance aud de- sired it's accomplishment. HsyiGg at length resolutely taken hold of the work they fee! daily increasing determiua- lion, by all proper and just means, to bring 1t to successful conclusion.
 Much ns it is to be regretted than a few gentlemen amongst as, of high char. actsE. great influence and largo means, ai yet withhold their aid 1t is s,ill hoped that they will before long be nun bered with the strongest friends ol the enterprise. lf they hold oul to tht end. il can and must be carried on with out their assistance; but an enterprise ss iull of promise of general and cummog advantages ought ta be completed by the general contributions aud commoI exsriions Of lhe whole community. Ther, would femaln no such word AA fall, if al would unlIe m combined effort lor sue cess. Prov. Journal.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-02-20
GOSHEN 1
Feh, ..e, 1851

At meeting of the Wings of Goshen, held at the Library Room on the l7th inst, JOSEPH l. GAYLORD, Esq, was ap pointed Chairman, and George s. Brew. ster. Secretary.
 The following Delegates were appoin- ted, viz:
 Congressional. Joseph l. Gaylord, Mineas Ives, George s. Brewster, Elish" Baldwin. County.--N. s. Wadhams. Willard Gaylord, E. T. Cummins, John NJ. Wad hams.
 Senatoyial.-Frederick Miles. G. H. Griswold, c A Hill. Milo Bartholomew
 Probate. = Hiram Griswold, Nose. Cook, F. M. Camp w. Lane.
 Voted, That the Delegates have pow CT to appoint substitutes. ass=
 William Lyman, N s Wadhams, o N Humphrey, F Miles and s w Scoville were appointed Town Committee for tho year ensuing. Voted, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Litcbfielt Enquirer.
 2, I. GAYLORD, Chairman.
 G. s. BREWSTER, Secretary.