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KossuTH.-By alate letter from gentleman in
London we learn that, since efforts were made at
Washington for the restoration to liberty Of Kos
sUTH and his companions, the Common Council OF
London, on the 22d ultimo, passed a resolution,
unanimously, in favor Of the British Government
taking steps also to procure the immediate release
Of the Hungarian prisoners; and it was ntimated
that an application TO the Secretary Of Foreign
Affairs, Lord PALMERsToN, would be particularly
acceptable. similar manifestation of interest in
the fate Of the Hungarian Chief had emanated, it
was mentioned, from the Corporation Of Edinburgh
By the .asia, just arrived from Liverpool, we
have report that the Cabinet of Vienna has at
length consented to liberate Kossuh and the other
refugees, on the express condition that they shall
Immediately leave Europe, and not return without
the formal consent of the Austrian Government.
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PHILADELPHIA QUAKEn-A certain Friend" whom
very well knew was recently distant place of sum
resort He stepped into the post Office morning. and
while there the Postmaster asked him ii he knew any English
people staying at the hotel "Why does thee ask !" said
the Quaker. Because, said the Postmaster here are
half dozen letters directed England by the next steamer
and the postage to Boston paid cannot send them
the dead letter office in Washington. Our "rriend, look
ed the letters. They al DOUBLE and he remarked
They appear be family letters, and no doubt win BE- mort
welcome if received. may anxiety they should
not be- 81 cannot help = said the Postmaster swell,
BILE letters, three dollars" Well here il the money thee
will please mark the letters paid and send them to Boz
tom And with this injunction the Philadelphia Quaker le
the post Office hs pockets not quite heavy o. when he
entered, but his heart, we are sure great deal lighter
God bless that man i T"sr
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A SCENE IN THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY.

In the course Of the debates on the 22d M Moa1S moved
that the members be at liberty motions for the evi-
sion Of the constitution monthly, withou. awaiting the delay
of six months, required by the rules Of the House.
NJ LAcLAuDuRE opposed the proposition violating the
constitution Now, he would tell the different parties who
advocated the revision that not the interests Of the
Legimiss the Oeanists, the Socialist party the Gov
eminent was so actively abong it in the interest Of
NJ Louis Napoleon Bonapae who wished perpetuate his
authority All the public functionaes had he said ecev
ed instructions that effect and they had actually taken the
field with an ardo and holiness hitherto unexampled The
conspiracy commenced the tenth Of December, ls4S.
There were 0OO 0O6 Of consprators" cried member on
the Right "No," replied M. Laclaudure, there were
900 Of citizens less deluded" NJ LacIaudure
insisted that such instructions had been Issued by the Ministry
and that the intrigue he denounced positively existed he
Assembly doubted It. it had only to order inquiry
"Oh oh the Right M. Laclaudure then continued
bis speech amidst terrible hubbub. and in conclusion
the Assembly restore universal suffrage and respect
the l lth Article Of the Constitution. .'f
NJ NORM stated that he should reply in few words
The question issue not between monarchy and the
republic it between the republic possible and the repub
lie impossible He Ia favor of the first, and NJ Laroche
for the latter. itaa a-,s. s..a
NJ EMILE GRARDIS thought the proposition concealed
battery iii not in NJ Morns power hang those
two memberslss and 562; bis proposition superfuous
except in CASE that is, If it intended to exercise
the Assembly, like those Of the 18th Of May and
18th of June.
We never descended into the streets, cried voice on
the Right. ", ss n FIJI. .,, 4.3f -s8Ili.t a1 M.
No, not when il your duty do So to defend
your colos and, you attack the constitution, you may be
certain find US in the again" Tremendous and
ongcoLnued applause the Left. Cries Of order the
Right
Tar PREsrDEsr.-" Your words contain provocation.
/ call you order. 4 Ut 8
although he did deserve it, his reply having been drawn
by an interruption. U 33 fl ft5 -
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The CRYSTAL PALACE BEATEs.-Dr DurF, in his
speech at the anniversary meeting Of the Wesleyan Meho
dist Missionary Society in London Monday, thus de-
scrbes Of the heather temples Of India In Seng
ham you have the hugest heather temple that probably
be found from the north to the south pole. It square,
Talk Of your Crystal Palace Why. man would put
penny into his pocket you might put your Crystal Palace
into the pocket Of this huge pagoda The walls rs feet
high and Jour five feet thick and In the Of each wall
rises lofty tower Entering the rst square you come to
Within that square there another and within that again
another-and you find squares, within another
crowded by thousands of Brahmns The great hall for pill
grms is supported by thousand pillars each cut out Of
single block of stone" .g vi,
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~HoRRID DEATH.--LEMUEL WooDwARD. farmer Of
Plainfed, (Con) and worth half million dollars,
his end Sunday morning last while sailing some young
cattle upon one Of his farms, is the New England custom
He probably killed by two year old heer giving him
fatal wound in the breast and another in the gron her
horns found bloody After the attack be appears to
have climbed upon rock for protection but fell off from
weakness pushed off by the her. Thus bis son-in-
law, Mr. Gallup, found him; but while he went for ssss-
tance the other cattle, having scented the blood gathered
about the corpse amped into the earth and tossed and
gored until recognition was scarcely possible. II is diff
cult to imagine what could have caused the attack on the
part Of the heifes.
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SLAvKRs CArTuREDCapt Soule, Of the barque General
Taylor which arrived Salem Monday, reports from
Sierra Leone that April 18th the British brig Penguin
captured at sea Eastern built brig with four hundred slaves
board and two hundred had died. The brig had
name, and the officers refused to furnish any. She was
brought into Sierra Leone the 22d of March. On April
Sh hermaphrode bg Baltimore built, without papers
name, with slave decks &C. taken in small bay at the
southeast of Sierra Leone The of the captured vessel
afterwards muined, and lodged in Jail. The vessels
were to be broken up and sold.
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FROM MEXICO.

We obtain from the New Orleans Picayune the
following version of the latest news from Mexico,
some portion of which has been telegraphed mac
curately. The dates from the city of Mexico are
TO the Goth, and from Vera Cruz to the 23d ultimo
The Senate has refused sanction the notifications the
tariff made by the Chamber of Depuies by which modca-
lions the g prohibitions" were removed.
The Tehuantspec grant to GAnAr has been annuled in
both Houses by large msority, and motion has been
made imPsach LAcUszA for having negotiated such treaty
Our correspondent represents that the President very much
mortified at this result he sincerely anxious that the
treaty shosd be ratified.
We do not find in papers any thing definite about the
Tehuanepec treaty, the grant Gsay; though have
no doubt that the above information is correct. The discus
sion conducted with closed DOORS but i. generally
understood that the final action Of Congress would be the
as that referred to by correspondent
ExPresiden PEDRAzA died in the city Of Mexico about
the 18th Of May. He had been suffering with long and
painful illness.
The Mexican Congress adjourned the goth of May.
After spending many months vain endeavor devise ways
and for repenishng their exhausted exchequer the
Chambers engaged in discussing the eIpedency Of granting
the President extraordinary powers that be may be abeo
raise funds in his way without any necessity for
to Congress. This last passed the Senate and
under discussion in the Chamber Of Deputies
mee of that body had reported in favor Of it. and there
little doubt that passed the last day Of the session
The Monitor Repubkcano that the warm Yucatan
is drawing close The Indians every day diminish their
efforts, and their courage evidently decline.
IT, ~- .h-e --hg Of is the bloody defeat of the
sayages Bscaa They underworld take the place by
assault and 600 Of them penetrated to the plaza The
rison received them with such FIRE that they were utterly
routed and the river choked up with their dead bodies
The loss of the whites Insignificant.
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Novel CAsR-A novel case was tried in the United
States Circuit Court in Delaware last week. before Judges
TAHEr and HALL. appears that in ls4s 49 the She
riff Of Queen Annes county (Md levied the property Of
in that county named stu, in whose possession the
property Consisting twenty head of horses mules wagons
Sc) left until the day of SALE In the time the
taken to Kent county (De) to haul timber,
where they seized and sold for $7Oo by the Sheriff Of
that county, who also held execution against Stu not
wihsanding he informed they had been levied in
Queen Annes county The decided that the Sheriff Of
the latter county, after making the levy, had special pro-
perry in the goods and that the subsequent seizure and sale
invalid. Verdict for the plaintiff ss7i6a being the
sum due the Maryland cred.ors.-BaA. Clipper.
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One Of the "Spiditual Philosophers" preenders
knowledge revealed by deceased persons under arrest
Rochester for swndlng Some deuded persons whose
destandings were rather weak woman protesting
tohave the power Of summonng the spirits and consulted
her in relation to money supposed to be buried farm
She looked into diamond, there money" and on
consulting the spirit the latter said there three bushels
silver in place, six bushels silver in another place. and
ten bushels Of gold in another One man, secure this
amount Of wealth, deposited with the spiritual foruneeer
one thousand dollars and the next morning she caught
taking hasty leave with the money, while the who
weak enough give her had the labor Of digging hole
thirty feet square and fifteen deep for his pains THERE'S not
much pity for him. Persons who will believe in such mpo-
sitons complain if they made to suffer for their
creduliy, " sf}tt.5 @ 2 =
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The dinner Of thu" Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com
pany' Faneuil Hail. Boston, on Monday last, quite
brian, affair. The presence Of Gen. Wool and several
officers Of the army added the interest of the occasion Gov
erno BourwrLL also present. and responded
in honor Of the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, Colonel
WaeHr, who presided at the board offered toast compi
mentay to Gen. WooL, to which that officer responded in
pertinent speech in which he briefly reviewed the history Of
the company whose organization, he said, asmated with
the sacred bands Of Thebes and the Ta of tie Romans who
never brought into action except upon the most peous
instead of oppressorhe guardians
Of liberty and not the Instruments Of despotsm Gen. CUsH
responded to toast complimentary the Massachusetts,
volunteers In the Mexican Besides the regular toast
complimentary toasts given Gen. ScoTT, DANIEL
WEBsTER, and CALEB CusHING Letters were read from
Mayor BIeELow, United States Marshal DEvEss and Judge
WooDBURr who had been invited be present. but were un
able to attend After leaving the table, the company formed
into line and marched the Common where the following
officers were elected and received their commissions from the
Governor :Jpt~ 1s @.g 3&H
Brig Gen. Caleb Gushing, for Captain; Brig General
Thomas Davis for LIST Leu Col Robert Cowdin, for I'd
Lieut.; Lieut. Edward Thwing for Adjutant; Col VIM.
MITCHELL for lst Sergeant; Capt Reuben Howard, for ID
do; Lieut. Henry Taylor foS Sd do; Lieut. John McCle
Ian, for 4th do, Lieut. Benz e. Deland for 9th do Lieut.
VIM. b. Oliver Jr., for 9Th do; Lieut. John @. Roberts,
for Treasurer Lieut. John g.. Roberts, for Armorer Lieut.
Thatcher Bcal, for Clerk
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LARvA OF THE sEvESTEEs-TEAR LocusT.-( Cicada
Septem- deceasDr EVERETT, of the Patent Office, has
presented to us branch Of pine in which the eggs Of the To-
Gust have been deposited The secretion Of the pine where
has been pierced to dpose these eggs has oamke
peaance from the action of the larva it. Many pine
trees now show dozen of such foamy spots The
eggs Of the insect usually hstched in fifteen sixteen
days. when they change the second condition. that Of arva
in few days afterwards these drop the ground and
mence their seventeen years pilgrimage in the earth, bur-
rowing down by the roots of trees from two to three feet
deep Telegraph. - I
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HEALTH UTAH CousrRr.-A letter from Salt
Lake city, Of the 9Th April gives interesting state
ments in regard to the health of that city. In s4s there
only two Deaths both children In ls49 there were
wenyhree DEATHS nine them children under four years Of
age. In 1850 there 6yseven DEATHS seventeen Of
them children under four years Of age making in the three
years, eghtywo deathsforyone males and fe
males Of this NUMBER between the ages Of fifty and sixty
there sixty and seventy, thee and over seven
~ one. There five deaths from consumption, and Of
cancer six. ,ss.
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VOTE ON THE MARYLAND CONSTITUTION.

The People Of Maryland on Wednesday de-
cided, by large majority, to accept the new Con-
stituton prepared by their late Convention, not
withstanding its many defects. The returns show
that many of the voters at least onefourth did not
sufficiently appreciate the importance Of the ques-
ton submitted to them to attend at the polls The
following is the vote, SO far as ascertained last
npht
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MARYLAND.

The new Constitution for the State of Maryland,
which has just been ratified by large majority Of
the votes polled on the question of its adoption,
though by a minority Of the voters in the State,
will 60 into operation on the fourth Of July next
and the judges and other officers Of the State, with
few exceptions, will be chosen by the popular
vote on the first Wednesday Of November next.
There appears, however, TO be no provision in re-
spect to the election of members of Congress, who
will have to he chosen, as heretofore, in October.
The Baltimore Clipper enumerates, as fol-
lows, the various officers to be elected by the
People:
By the new Constitution, Judges Of the Court of APP
peas aud of the several counties and the city Of Baltimore
Clerks and Registers States Attorneys Judges Of the Or
phans Courts; County Commissioners one Lottery Com
missioner Commissioner Of the Land Office Comptroller Of
the Treasury Commissioners Of Public Works Justices Of
the Peace and Constabes be elected BY people In
fact, the Constitution completely strips the Governor
all patronage which will doubt be gratifying to those
who may occupy that station to the people themselves
How the election Of Judges by the people, and their ree
gblity for reelection, will practice yet to be
SEEN. It Of the features Of the new Constitution most
to be dreaded but hope that the anicpaons Of its friends
may be fully realized, and that upright and Independent
may be always chosen for these important stations We
ess that look the result with of
imprisonment for debt will be abolished on the fourth Of
July; when, presume all persons confined for debt will
be liberated The Homestead exemption" clause Of the
Constitution will have effect until the Legislature shall
have passed law on the subject 1t is left discretionary with
that body to fix the exemption at any exceeding five
hundred dollars.
singular fact he Clipper adds that the Convention
which adopted this Constitution called by minority Of
the people of the State the Constitution ordered to be en-
crossed by minority of the Convention and the projec
finally ratified by minority. 4...
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In the last Charleston Mercury, the organ of i'm
mediate disunion, we meet, in an article justifying
the intended action of South Carolina the follow
ing remarkable sentence: 2s.s
CunA, although under the dominion Of the Spanish
Government cannot be un-Americanzed and requires
all the efforts Of our abolition Government prevent the
Of the Southern STATES from rescung her from the
tyranny under which she sroans."
The organ Of secession avows, then, for the par
tisans OF that movement, these nefarious attempts
upon Cuba, and declares that only the efforts of
our abolition Government prevent the South
from accomplishing, through the Infamous bandits
that flock after Lopez and Gonzales, revolution
that is to Americanize the island Of Cuba !:
which, in the secession vocabulary, evidently means
to make It State, In the Calhoun Utopia, the
!" United States South" -Richmond Wing.
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4 SLAVE CASE IN KrSrucKY.-Clarisa, negro woman.
taken by her master years since Ito Pennsy vania
and detained there months. She taken back to
Kentucky by her his return Some time ago she
brought suit for her freedom The tried Frank
fort few days since by Judge McHEHRY The Judge held
that the taking the slave into the State of Pennsylvania
where slavery did not exist made the slave Free and Clarsa
was set at liberty Cincinnati Gazette tss2
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MAILS FOR WEST INDIES, MEXICO, AND SOUTH
AMERICA.

We are authorized to state that the Postmaster
General has made arrangements by which, after the
first Of July, letters to any of the West India islands
Mexico, ports or points in the Gulf of Mexico. and
TO places on the Atlantic coast of South America
can be cent through United States post Offices, on
prepayment of United States postage, when direct
ed to any points in the countries above named IL,
British possession and on prepayment of United
States postage aoith the British postage added when des-
tined any port place the possession Of other Govern
ments. ~
The United States letter postage single rate to any point
not 2, 500 miles, from the mailing Office is 10 cents
and 2, 500 miles 20 Newspapers cents each.
The British letter postage single rate any Of the
tries named, Il rs cents. Newspapers cents EACH
The aggregate postage required be prepaid upon single
letter not exceeding bali ounce any port place in the
countries named not British possession is IS cents when
the distance does not exceed $500 miles over 500 miles
IS cents Newspapers EACH without regard to dis.
lance.
The rate required 70 be prepaid upon letter not exceed
ing half ounce to any place aforesaid British possession
is the United States postage Of either 10 or 20 cents accord
ing to distance, the British postage be paid by the
ceyer Of the letter. Newspapers to be prepaid EACH
and cents British postage be paid by the receiver
The Postnastes of New York. Charleston, New Orleans
Savannah, San Francisco, Monterey, and San Diego, will
make up mails as above to the United States Consul Ha
vans. who will deliver the the British Consul to be
forwarded thence to the several points Of destination by the
Royal Yves. India mail steam.packets. Other Offices
ving prepaid matter aforesaid will mail 60. lihnton
10 the Deuress point of tho abovsnamsd dispatch Offices
All letters and papers from other countries aforesaid to any
place in the United States will be conveyed to Havana, and
thence dispatched through the British and United States Con-
suIs their address, provided the British postage Of twenty
five cents per single rate letters and two cents per
pape be prepaid at the mailing Office, leaving the United
States postage to be collected at the Office Of delivery.
We also understand that ALLEN F. OwEs, United States
Consu at Hsvana has been appointed resident agent Ha
van for the Post Office Department. carry into effect the
foregoing arrangement. @ "a.
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The Legislature Of New HAMPSHIRE met at
Concord on Wednesday, and organized byeelect-
ing JOHN s. Wills President Of the Senate, and
N. B. BAKER Speaker Of the House-bo Demo
Gratis, of course. Baker received 14O votes Saw
yer, Wing, LOT, and Halves, Freesoil, 81. A
Governor Of the State is to be chosen by the Lee
gislature, no choice having been made by the
peOple ,aaa tl0sa8 fs Hti 5itt 4 Il
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ORASeEs IN FLoRrpA-The disease or pestilence as it
sometimes called which has for some years past affected
the orange in Florida and in own State seems to be
passing away. In view Of this fact far as it applies to
Florida, the Jacksonville News Of the nth umo says that
attention is being once more directed to this profitable cu
sure Many persons seeking ocatons for grove and
there IS doubt from present Indications that next fall and
winter will exhibit quite stir in the orange business in
Flonda.--Ne,c ORLEANS P;casune. E1" fs"
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y UNITED STATES REcRurrs DEsERTIsG.-The Detroit
Tribune Of Monday says that company Of new United States
recruits up the preceding day from Buffalo, and took
the cars in the evenings destined for Oregon While at Buff
fao twenty Of them deserted but eighteen of them
ratakan ~ - - II
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The PRESIDENT AT NoRFoLK.-The Wings of
this old city had general meeting few days
since, and unanimously resolved that they have
and cordially approve Of his Administration,
which has been conducted with that prudence
and wisdom SO well calculated to promote the
great interests Of the country, and harmonize the
: threatening elements of its different sections"
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BRIEF AND TO THE Po1NT.-The Old School
I" Presbyterian thus notices the proceedings Of
the New School General Assembly, recently held
at Utica asi a.. I tst7 t,ts Il
"The New School General Assembly adjourned on the
26th instant Comparatively little business before the
body The asators Of the slavery question received their
auietus" ftaaFtHt s.E NJ s@4@ s3
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TExAs.-The Wings of the lone star State have
nominated the Hon. BENJAMIN H. ErpERsoN for
Governor, and Gen. e. H. TARRANT for ,Lieute-
nant Governor. The Western Star contains an
address from the Hon. w. B. OcHILTREE, to the
voters of the first Congressional district, offering
himself as a candidate for Congress, and declaring
that ne never will vote for any man. be he Wing
or Democrat, whose devotion to the Union is even
suspected. tasaaa.E aai az 81 "a. f,s ts
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The Protestant Episcopal Convention for the Diocese Of
Virginia closed its session at Staunon the 23d instant
The Right Rev. Bishop MEADE presided. During the
sion the Female Institute Staunton purchased by the
Convention and will hereafter be under the entire control
Of the diocese. .ny sn H.. III . ..t at8gH5