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The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-31
Mora Lectures from the Bench.

Some bf the judges, when they pass SEN
tence of death, consider it their duty to lee
ture the poor culprit upon his bad behavior
as if the dread penalty he pays is moi suffi-
cient mohl lesson, as far as this world goes.
These addresses, generally very stupid, are Of
ten brutally insulting, as in the instance of a
judge in New York, last week. who told a
criminal, whom he had sentenced to be hung,
that he had brought irretrievable disgrace
upon. his mother and young sisters" One Of
the journals very pertinently inquiries wbeth-
er it is not only in the eyes of the vainglori-
GUS, the foolish, and the uncharitable, that
one member of a family is irretrievably dis
graced by the evil doings of another member
of it, and whether the act of Cain, the first
murderer, brought "irretrievable disgrace
upon the whole human race. This wound
ing unnecessarily Of the feelings of the in
nocent, already stricken down by dreadful
calamity, is disgraceful.
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Tuesday sstaaps, v PEI. y, iss,:
The Free Press in England.

"a The arbitrary action in France against the
freedom Of the press, seems to have made one
functionary in constitutional England emu.
lous Of the example there set but he found
the Britons made of'sterner stuff than the
oFrench people. 'il f'
Great excitement had been caused at Liv-
erpool by the conduct Of the Judge of the
County Court toward the Editor of the
Liverpool Journal, whom, for afancied in
suit conveyed in a placard, he had sought to
arrest without even issuing a,warrant, and
whom, when at length compelled to go
through Ahe formality, he had punished for
constructive contempt and assault by three
fines and two consecutive terms Of impris-
onment. The convicted gentleman Mr..
Whilsey, has been released on payment Of
the fines by subscription, he refusing to pay
them himself. Asi was the popular excite
m ent was intense, and representations from
,fhe most influential quarters were being made
to the Government and to the Chancellor in
regard to the matter.
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A plan for steam carriage, to be used on
common roads, is.attracting some attention
in England. A large meeting has been held
m Bath for The purpose Of hearing Messrs.
Motley & Clarke, the inventors, give the de-
tails and advantages Of their invention for
this purpose. They propose TO place the
machinery In one carriage and the p ssen-
gers in another attached to it.. Their boiler
weighs only one. .cwt. per horse power. They
expect totravel at an average speed of 10
miles per hour, and ascend inclinativns OIL
one foot in ten. Theyh have steering para.
tus which operates on the wheels, and they
can stop it Instantly. An effort is to be
made Immediately 10 construct an engine on
the plan proposed, by subscriptions Of f5
each, and il is supposed the amount necessa-
ry, $500, can be obtained in Bath.
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Arrival Of the Hermann.
NEW York. Oct. l3-P

~-' ~SAaht WV ~ = ltls
The steamship Hermann, from Southamo-
ton,with dates to the 9Th inst, fouf days later
IMAM by the America reached her wharf at
halt past one O'clock, to-day. She brings
lo7 passengers.
COMMERCIAL INTELLrcENoE.-The Corn
market exhibited symptoms of revival, and
was tirmtat its recent depression. Whea,
and -four in good demand both for consump.
tlon and speculation, at an advance Of
about I'd per 70lbs on wheat and Cd per bbl,
on -four. Corn has met with little altera.
ton, but i anything is easier. Barley Il
very scarce and advancing.
ENGLAND.-In London expectation is on
tiptoe for the arrival of Kossuth. Az al.
dress to the democracy of France has beer
Issued with Kossuth's signature on tbe sub,
lect Of his repulse. from Ffsncf terfitory- .
Y has sdjsnlaasea Saalf3 of his Enelisb ffisna.
from Its extreme Tone bUt II 3 s,ie,,, 4
is hardly responsible for its precise terms
owing TO haste and other circumstances al.
tendant upon IFS preparation al the moment
of his re-embafkation. 7'F
The Emperor OF Austria had been snm.
moned by telegraph, in all haste, from Italy
to Vienna. The Ban JeIlachich had also ar
rived, post haste, from Crotia. Great ex-
element existed at Vienna.
The Emperor arrived Trieste in a map-of-
war steamer, at midnight, and continued his
journey with great rapidity. One rumor as
70 t1e cause OF soommons states it to be plot
ln Italy. Another says it isa movement
among Democrats in Hunga;y. Austrian pa
Pers talk loudly against Turkey for the libera-
honof the Hungariahs. -.-
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A SINGULAR GuN.-Our friend, G. @.
Cotton, who has spent the past few years in
California, digging gold and administering
law as Justice Of the Peace in San Francis.
co, come into our Office yesterday and show.
ed us gun Of most unique and singular
construction. 1t has the form of cane, but
in reality is gun, and can be used with all
the power and effect Of rife. 1t shoots
without powder or caps-the prorelling
force being nothing but air And what is
most singular about il is, that with one charge
fifteen bullets can be fired. 1t carries from
eight to ten balls with sufficient force to kill
squirrels from the highest forest trees. a
ball or charge of shot can be used as there
ale two barrels one small and grooved, the
other smooth bore. The small barrel is slipt
into the larger. We saw it fired (fred is
not the word, as there is no fire used about
iO at amsrk several times and it drove the
ball every time through an inch board
Burlington VI. Sentinel.
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Two Per Cent a Month,

We never saw the other ends Of some Of
the wires at Wall street better designated
than in the following passage from an article
in the Herald, on Sunday in New York."
eff, during the week, the stanger should
be surprised at the intense activity and in
sane eagemess to make money, which pre-
vail among our business men, let him look
at their handsome wives and daughters as
they sail out to church in full Sunday an
parel, and he will wonder no longer. This
vast interrupted stream of S95 bonnets, $50
silks, yard-wide ribbons, embroidered shawls,
velvet robes, and costly feathers, bespeaks
an unparalleled extravagance in the families
Of the industrious and prosperous many who
make UP The great body Of the population Of
every large sity. The expensive and ostet-
taiious style Of this immense class--both
in their dress and manner Of lvinp--4is one
of the most striking characteristics of our
country and our age. No where else II Ire
world can one-tenth Of so great number Of
xpenslvsely 1--WE do not say well) dressed
women De seen in thesame time OF compass,
rs 10 broadway on fine Sunday morning.
when we encountered this brilliant process
ION, last Sunday, and remembered that mon
was worth two per cent. q month la
wall street. we could not help roua'.ly esd.
mating the enormous interest ika hlsbands
and the fathers Of New York best6w uponl
their wives and daughter
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A Great cave.

: Within twenty miles Of the City of Alba
ny, says the New York Evening Post, ther'
is a cave exceeding in extent and novelty
the mammoth cave of Kentucky, and has
been explored oyerelesen miles. 1t is trav.
ersed by asmall river. from one end to the
other, which contains deep lake, nearly q
mile square, and an amphitheatre Of equal
dimensions, ovef which hangs dome, the
highestpart ofwhich.ha never been calculated
but which rockets of the largest size have en-,
tirefy failed to make visible or TO reach.
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The Tribune and Clipper is troubled about
the arguments we use against the "cbsolete
idea" OF protection. We are sorry we can:
not please our neighbors, whose notions Of
argument seem to be to make more false as
sertions than any one will take the trouble
todisprove. Perhaps they have another sto.
ry similar to the one about the /" Thousand
dollar bill +" to illustrate their idea Of /" ar.
gument;" or, perchance, the inimitsble
Dogbery can assist them in their search fol
"odorous comparisons.
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Pennsylvania Election.

By the official returns from twenty coun.
ties, including the city, the majority fcl
Judge Coulter, Wing, over Judge CAM pbpn
Dem, for the Supreme Bench, amounts te
1873, The vote for Governor is still in.
complete, but IT is probable that Biglers ma.
jority viii be over 5000.
The Legislature will stand as follows al
the next session: Senate, 16 Democrats, l6
Wings, Native. The Native is from Phila.
delphia county, Mr.. Jackson having been
defeated. In the House there will be 81
Democrats and 46 Wings. In Philadel-
phia county, 6 Democrats and Wings and
Natives have been elected TO the Lpgisla-
ture, the first time for many years that the
County Asst mbly ticket has been divided.
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SINGULAR CALCULATION. The following
is from Dickens Household Words"
Imagine railway from here tothe sun.
How many hours is the sun from usP Why.
ii we were to send a baby in an express
train, going incessantly hundred miles an
hour without making any stoppages, the ba-
by would grow to he boy--ihe boy would
grow to be- man--the man would grow Sld
and die. without seeing the sun, for il is dis
tant more than a hundred years from u.s.
But what is this, compared to Neptune's
distance Had Adam and, Eve started, by
our railway, at the creation, to go from Nep-
tund to the sun, at the rate Of fifty miles an
hour they would not have got there yet. for
Neptune is more than six thousand years
from the centre of our system.
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Proclamation of the President.
" AsHINaroN. Oct. %,

AsHINGToN, Oct. 90.
The President has issued proclamation
warning the citizens of the United States
against participating in The invasion of Mex.
ico. He declares such movements imminent.
ly calculated to degrade our country in the
eyes of all civilized nations; and that those
citizens who may engage in the movement
will thereby forfeit all protection from ou,
government. He urges the people to desist
and instructs the public officers to use theil
utmost vigilance to prevent the organization
81 military companies to go to Mexico.
The proclamation was issued in view of in
formation which has been received, that
company of Texans had been formed, and hat
crossed the line into Mexico.
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Victoria in Scotland. .--ss Gathetine Of
the Clans.,,

On the 18th Of last month the animal
gathering the Scottish Clans took place a.
braemar, while Queen Victoria and Prince
Albert were sojourning there. From tbe
lime the Earl of Mar raised the sfandsra NJ
lIebeliion, almost within gunshot Of wfete
Victoria has her Highland home down n ,bs
la.ai oae'le oi euiloden, the. Highland clans
weIe annually mustered in strong force
%nen Inc signal fires passed through The
sisns' NoW,a-days,. however, the sceneis
qnle changed. No longer are these moua.
tain warriors called 10
"Come as the winds come when the forests are
rended, .g5 gi 49, - = F1.''s''i Se'e aie
ZONE .au as ne u waves come when the nayiss are
TO "kill, burn and Destroy On the borae,
but TO welcome the SOVEREIGN usa;es, |, adf
that knalaEd which once III +; 4 z,
iQE. he ch0Sa 4 ( 81 rs. <. q. l,., ", < n
the occasion slinded to ssas tlrs ~ IA "a
lawn IN ffont ofthe Old Castle OF Mar. 4
space covering many acres, the scene of
many OF the exploits Of Malcolm Com
more. Fs. f-T sj 80"
A correspondent Of one OF the London
papers, writing from the spot, thus describes
the scene:
" AT noon the Duff Highlanders passed
through the village splendidly dressed in
tne1r clan tartans, accotllered for !he sports
OF the day. They were followed by the
Duke OF Leeds retainers, fine body Of
men, headed by the Duke as. their chief. In
splendid costume. Then came the men Of
Athol, the Queens body guard In Scotland.
led by the Duke Of Athol, and marching
with music and banners. s
- \" The games began about 2, o'clock, and
ior two hours the Highlanders distinguished
TIN Iemselves by strength Of arm and agility
OF limb. A stone Of Ia lbs weight was
bowled as many yards with ease, a hammer
OF 10 lbs weight was thrown SO feet ii inch
es; pole or tree Is feet high by l6 inches
IN diameter, called the "caber," was poised
with little effort and tossed right end over
end; and reels, Strathspeys, the sword and
others, danced as none but the Highlanders
mere can dance them, and a foot race of T.
4OO yards was contested by a dozen of
Glllies, the winner going over the qround,in
% minutes. Formerly the foot race was
upon steep hill, but the Queen having
with her usual consideration. suggested thai
te'nSi uop6eiouS game, the steward
abandoned IT for race in the park, was
most excitng'scene. ile7aE
1.-The games being nearly over, a large
party had luncheon in the Castle, which
was taslefully decked with eyergreens, mo-
nognms Of the Queen and Prince Albert be-
| ing interviewer with festoons Of heather.
bell, the thistle and the rose. Here also
ball was held at night, where the peer and
the peasant mingled in joyous harmony;
and thus concluded the gathering Of the he
clans i'll :he Country of Mar" for The year
1851. -.,..-. -',-- - > --ss -
Among the names of the ladieswho took
part in the concluding ceremonies, we see
Y the names Of many familiar to the readers of
Scottish history; the Duchess of Athol, the
Countess Of Mar, Lady Wallace, Lady Bruce,
the Marchioness Of Sranraer, and SO on.
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PUBLISHED BY CLEVELAND 4 RRARCE
Virginia.

q Nothing can be more manitestly appafert
than the fact that the old Dominion uAqef
her present. Constitution, has fallen behind
the age That instrument prevented the tuli
and clear expression OF the will Of The people
a. the ballot bps---the elective franchise PEI
ing eonnned % ifee,holdefs and heads OF lam
lies, paying tax upon slayeS Shorse. watch,
O'CLOCK, and 70 such other Tree white male
citizens as bold a reslsionary interesf1l
real estate. iAtiandholder, owning land y
several counties mas the rieht tovoteinea n
= sAlo c''upslss' lof members Oh tnei dislnc' 3
~ ispsssplause toeeongress' Inc GoyeE' I8sl
nyi aau pia'e onlcssS sfe eiec.ea oy ine teg
= .ls III eng even the county
.'as sss = P9si''e'' q conapalssl Qnf
~ 'A0 ''p iah 'iie oilicidiS u ~ 'lie
, '.'0 p'opi0' uluet VIC eAis'llg reStfict'
~ 'u Nv. .'u'ous eieo'Via' sys'em' nave only
e o'vioo ', ~ - 'ue 'Sia.ule Ahis constltu-
l' '"oos' '' Do''ei ''ial 'ne olu one mas Deen
~ - lope'a',oh .Weh'y yeafS' anu IS ABOUT tnat
inoSl psiino ine 'iineS' Wrnln lhe last
ysai no"o'1'' NC" eoiS,''u'ioh wnlcn VIII
'aAe 40 ianA amohs 'ne DeS' IN tne Union
1's 1''n 'ano'' anu "in De submitted 70 the
peopie on inu'soay iof 'neif approval. by
'iis .ol0'i'u'ioii' universal suffrage is es-
'aoli''ie''--aA i.ee' "hi'e maze ihnapltants IL
yea's Vi aSe' anu VI Vi sane mino' having resi-
oeu 'e'I III me e.ate TWO years and In the county
one 'ear' oelng entltlea 10 vote. Ihe Gov
einof' S'a'e olncers' legislature, judges, Sher-
nus, anu even 'ne magistrates are made elec-
1--WE W 'lle people, Inns is leaplng into the
iron' RANK al single oound' Ihe mSldious
anu h'scnieVous privilege OF a multlpiica-
tlon oi Soles 10 extensive iandholders, is abo-
iisnea; the RIDICULOUS distinctions between
'feenoiaers anu houseiesS working men, are
superseded ana lhe flght OF the people to
'ne'choice o' all Tue olhcers OF their govern
fnen' Is ofoao'y ano frankly admitted Thls
REMOVAL N ol reSlrlcllons VIII PROBABLY increase
tne NUMBER OF voters IN the State to l4o,OOo
VI ioo,ooo' lhe Voles polled heretofore has
oeen ABOUT 9o'oOo.
1he LEGISLATURE at Its last session passed
frpa ~, ,..f
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The American Prisoners.
WAsHINeToN Oct 9:

The Republic of this morning publishes,
from an authentic source in Havana, the sub
stance of a recent conversation with Gen.
Concha, Captain General of Cuba. He ex-
pressed determination to recommend 10 the
Queen of Spain the immediate pardon of the
American prisoners, on their arrival at Lis
bon. He had only been prevented himself
from pardoning them by the outrages at New
Orleans, which had since been explained to
his satisfaction. He believed that the Pres
ident of the United States had done all in
his power to prevent the invasion. The wri-
ter also visited the prisoners at Havana. He
found many Of them sick and wounded, but
,adds-"You never saw men on the face of
the earth, under any circumstances, behave
better than they do. never ieltas proud Of
the American character"
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The LroN's ToNGuE,-To be licked by the
tongue Of dog lisa mark Of affection; but
such demonstration from lion would be
productive of unpleasant Consequences
The tongue of the lion and tiger tribes are
covered with thicSet Of strong horny pap
ille, the points directed backward fitting 1t
rather for sweeping off fragments of meat
from homes, for which it is especially employ
ed, than for gustatory enjoyment or express
sion OF endearment. The sense Of taste
Is very low in all the felina, Of which
an example is presented in the favorite a.
musement Of cats. called dressing their fur
When changing their coats, the hairs are
swept off in hundreds by the rough tongue,
without, causing the slightest annoyance
whereas, the presence Of even single hail
in the human mouth is notoriously unpleas
ant--simply from the greater perfection Of
the nervous influence, ,--Scien. amer.
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LIBERTY, EQUALITY, PROGRESSION


Exclusion OF NEGROES FROM THE FREf
STATES. Since the Syracuse riots some Of
the New York papers are urging the policy Of
y provision similar to the one adopted in In
dian9a, for the exclusion Of negroes from their
State. II says the Zanesville Courier, the
efforts OF the abolitionists, to resist by force
theleSecution Of the laws Of the United
States for the recovery of fugitive slaves, are
persisted in, they will, in all probability, re-
SUI In general movement on this question
nhhe free States.
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A man named Beaman was drowned, as we
learn, ON Monday night or Tuesday morning
last, in the Crooked Greek at Waverly. Mr.,
Beaman was about so years old, was very
correct and sober in his habits. He had only
resided in Waverly about two weeks, "a
which place' he had removed from his farm
on Sunfsh, in Pike county, There is some
thing very mysterious in his death, as we
had supposed that hardly water enough could
be found in that creek to drown anyperson.
,ycsi s Pikcton Jour,
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Z Perhaps the Dispatch can give usan ar
gumsnt, going to show why the iron interest
OF this region is so depressed at present
when the demand throughout the country
for iron has been so rapidly increasing
Tribune d Clipper.
NO argument is needed. Everybody
KNOWS why not only the iron trade but eve
ry other business (Which, in order to be brisk
requires transportation facilities) is dull in
this region. Steamboatmen are complain
ing OF low water in the river. They are
losing money every day their boats Law BY /:
but they are not growing about the tariff.
What they want is full river so thev can
bring their idle capital into action. Our
mechanics, manufacturers, and business men
generally are aware that their business Is
not SO brisk as it was during the time the
riyer was in good boating order, but they
are not grumbling at the tariff as the cause
Ioi this dullnes. How perfectly absurd and
small-potatoish is this attempt of the Tri.
Nbune and Clipper to make li:tle capital
sfor the protectionists?
But few furnaces have stopped work du.
ring the long drouth, notwithstanding many
labor under great disadvantages in procuring
water and transporting their iron to ma rket
and this we consider an excellent evidence
that the trade is not $50 depressed as
the Tribune and Clipper would fain have lis
readers believe. Altogether, the iron trade
is no more depressed in this section of the
country than any other business similarly
situated, and not so much SO as in seasons
heretofore when the same severe and Ions
continued dry weather happened. Could
mortal power control the winds and the
tides and make the rain to fall and the SIM
too shine, we Nigh: have an uninterrupted
business the year round; but as this cannot
'be done, we do not see the philosopbv q,
piling complaints upon the Tariff of '46 as
the prime cause Of the dronth.
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The German Patriot Fund.

Weseeftstatei that double twenty thou
sand dollars hadbeen raised, BY DR., Kinkel
since his brief sojourn amidst us. Th,
Italians have already raised two millions o
dollars, which are now on depositin a Lon
don bank subject to the control Of the rev
olutionary democrats; who are preparin,
to blow up thejcrowned tyrants Of the ol,
world. gis 1a@a 'a ~
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Intemperance IN Vermont.

Governor Williams. in his annual message
to the Legislature Of Vermont, notices the
increasing vice Of intemperance, recon,
mends return to the old law Of sending
common drunkards to the House Of Correc-
tion. The law forbidding the sale ofliquors
except in certain quantities or for medicinal
purposes, does no, seem to work we'll.
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steam nna Gas Isire Engine.

|a The last Scientific Amencan contains the
|engasing o. an engine by the above name,
invented by Mr.. VIM. L. Lay, Of Philadel.
|phia, who has taken nieasaFes to secure
Fpatrnt. II Is intended to be the iremail's
friend, doing the sewers work and requiring
Eonly attendance. It is SO constructed as q
lpropel itself to fires and to work the pump
while there, by the rotary motion that drives
l the wheels, which are, BY contrivance,
made to act the part Of flys. When the
tengine is standing in the engine House, the
boiler always contains sufficient quantity
lof water TO get up steam, and at the same
time Is charged with carbonic acid gas, by
suitable apparatus, until il contains suffi-
Gent q work tie engine ior tea saja,Isss \
which time steam can be raised 10 take ID
place. The kindling and fuel is laid in the
fire box, ready to be ignited in an instant
When an alarm Of fire is given the engineer
mounts his seat and by opening the throttle
valve, the engine win instantly propel i,sel
in the direction guided, while, at the same
time the kindling in the fire box is ignited
and the blower being in motion, will raise
steam in time to take the place Of the gas
Arrived at the fire, the hind wheels are
raised by means lever, and in that position
act as fys. Meantime, the hose which
is attached to the engine, is adjusted, and
then the rotary pump is put in motion. The
pump will force four hundred gallons Of
water, l5O or 200 feet per minute, which
Will extinguish any ordinary fire in short
time. The engines used will be OF two OF
three horse power, and the whole apparatus
will weigh about one and half tons.