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11PRosEcUTIoN FOR WIcHcHcRAFT!-A prose-
cution was instituted before Alderman Crowe
of Philadelphia, last week, for witchcrafti The
parties were coIored, and it was charged that the
prosecutor and defendant had had quarrel,
which terminated in the latter offering to shake
the others hand. He did SO, whereupon the
prosecutor was seized with fit, and fell to the
earth in state of insensibility. He was after
wards confined to the house for several days
The magistrate refused TO bind over for WITCH
craft. bur held the defendant for his future good
behavior.
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The Nacherel Fishery.-The Halifax CoIonist
of May 25th says:
Large quantities of mackere and herring are
SAID to be on the coast, and the fishermen are
looking forward to a large catch. vessel that
passed Sable Island one day last week. reports
having sailed through large shoals Of mackerel,
bound northward In few days these will be on
the coast, and the hardy jewellers on the shore
will
"feap the waters as on shore they reap the grain"
The Legislature of Newfoupdland has appro-
Pfla'ed one thousand pounds for an armed steam
cruiser TO De sent out to protect their fishing
grounds from the aggressions Of the French
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PUBLIC ACT-No. 10

AN ACT to provide for the holding of the District Court
fthe District of Columbia, in of sickness 9th
err disability of the District Judge.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tves of the United States of America in Congress
bed That in of the sickness or other disability
of the Judge ofhe District Court of the United States of
the District of Columbia which shall prevent him from
holding stated appointed term ofthe district
of his disct and upon the fact of such sickness dsa
bity being certified by, the clerk of said district
court the assistant judges of the circuit court of
said dist let it shall be the duty of the senior assis
judge of the said to hold the district
aforesaid and discharge all the judicial duties of the dis
trict judge who shall be sick otherwise disabled as
aforesaid long such sickness disability shall con-
tinue and in ofthe sickness ersaby ofsad
senior assistant Judge, the duty shall devove the
junior assistant judge ofsaid circuit court and the said
judges and each of them is hereby authorized to
else original jurisdiction in admiralty for the purpo
oftis act And all the and proceedings in said
district court by or before either of said assistant judges
required to hold said district court shahave the
force effect and validity fdone and transacted by and
before the district Judge of the said district
Sec. And be it further enacted That the associate
Judge holding the district aforesaid shall and
is hereby empowered sit in the said circuit court any
of appeal of error from his decision in said
district court In the said district
had not been held by him. Approved May p, 1881
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SPHKEs.-so kegs wrought Spikes, suitable for boa
- building for sale by
ie3 EDMOND, DAVENPORT Il CO.
80 FOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER
49, The superior fast sailing A. coppered and copper
fastened Barque Cyane. Carries $50 hhds tobacco or
$500 barrels tionr For terms, apply to
lie 3 DAVID CURRIE,
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PUBLIC AcT-No. III


AN ACT to relinqush the State of Iowa the lands
reserved for Salt Springs therein.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tves ofthe United States of America in Congress assem-
bed That the twelve salt springs and six sections of land
adjoining contiguous thereto, the of which was
granted to the State of Iowa. by the entitled n act
suppemenato the act for the admission of the States of
Iowa and Florida into the Union approved March third;
eighteen hundred and shall be and the same
hereby granted in fee simple to the said State Iowa.
be disposed of and the proceeds applied the Legislature
of that State shall direct Provided That nothing in this
act contained shall be construed interfere with
the rights OF third parties And provided further That if
any the lands which have been selected by the author
tiles of the State of Iowa. under the act aforesaid shall
have been legally claimed by presumption otherwise
thereof
Approved May 81, 1852.
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AN ACT to grant Certain settlers on the Menomonee
purchase north of Fox river, in the State of Wincon
sin, the right of pre- emption
Belt enacted by the Senate and House of Represen-
tatiyes of the United States of America in Congress
sembed That every person being the head of a family,
wdow or single man. the age of twentyone years,
who, on the first day of June, eighteen hundred and fifty
two shall be actual settler and house keeper and
made other improvements any tract within the body
OF lands coded to the United States by the treaty oeh
teenth October eighteen hundred and ortyeight with
the Menomonee tribe of Indians is hereby enttedo the
same right ofpreempton, and upon the terms and
conditions as prescribed by the act entitled An
appropriate the proceeds of the sales of the public lands
and to grant presumption rights approved fourth Sep
tember eighteen hundred and fortyone: Provided That
where there shall be than such settler any
quarter section fractional quarter section fraction of
section less than hundred and sixty acres the rights
OF such settlers, the land settled shall be the
same as those prescribed by the eighth section of the
entitled AN act to authorize the investigation of certain
alleged frauds under the emption laws and for other
purposes approved third March, eighteen hundred and
forythree for settlers therein provided for; And
vided further That the Exemption rights provided for
in this shall attach only such land shall become
subject to sale at the minimum prceof $l.25
Approved, MAY 81, 1852
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BY AUTHORITY.
PUBLIC ACTS

Passed during the First Session Of the Ihi,1y second
CONGRESS.
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Here tho hour of O'Clock arrived, and the
House took arecess until O'Clock, p. NJ
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The SMALL Pox.-The last accounts received
from Hong Kong represent the smallpox as pre-
ynlling to an alarming degree, both among the
Chinese and Europeans. Among the former it was
OF course particularly fatal, while, strange to say
even vaccination did not protect the Europeans
from Its ravages. The only effect this great pre-
ventive heretofore considered infallible, uppeared
to have was to mitigate the severity of the attack
as nearly all the Europeans recovered.
The Impulse towards emigration to the United
States appears to be working among the Swedes
almost as powerful as upon their southern neigh-
bors. The Gotheborgs Handels och Sjotarts It'd
ming has the following:
Immigrants to the United States of North Ame-
RIGA arrive here almost daily from the interior.
1t Is now quite common to see a whole train of
wagons closely packed with household gear and
children moving through our streets followed Nv the
men and their wives on foot. Some ofthese people
nave Just sufficient means to enable them to secure
passage; others so poor and destitute that. to
raise the necessary money, they make compact
with better furnished emigrants, engaging, in re-
sufn Tor passage money, to serve with them GER
tain period as aborers after their arrival in Anne.
RIGA"
"YANKEE ENTERPRISE. The subioned par
agraph, from Liverpool paper of late date, is
NAN'AASi
from our great maritime rival. A few weeksago
the complaint was that American clippers were
driving English lndamen from the waters ofChi
ma. Now, it seems, the commerce of Australia
is lnts turn falling into ourlap. In both cases we
have English testimony to the superiority of
American ships:
"The following is an extract from a letter to a
Liverpool merchant, dated Sydney, January 81:
The Yankees will soon get masters of this mar
ket If we do not get better line of ships or steam
communication between here and England The
first clipper ship from the United States arrived
here last week. She left Boston five days after
the news of our discovery was known, and made
the passage here in ninety five days, bringing
news fro" England up to the 4th of October,
whilst by the direct way we have no later date
than the 8th of September portion of her
cargo consisted of wooden bucket for the miners.
| think we shall soon be sufficiently supplied with
this article direct from America Please. there
fore, not to send US any buckets of this descrip-
tion.'''
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EDITOR or THE C0URIER:--A sensitive friend
of mine has called my attention to the fact, that
the French side of the Bee" remarks, that /" a
certain Mr.. Bacon" says Gov Foote told him
that Mr.. Clay said to him, he preferred Gen.
Cass to any man living for President"
The New York Express speaks of me in
like style. construe this as compliment.
am certain that Gov. Foote told me so, that
Gov. Foote is man Of honor and told the truth,
and that Mr.. Clay did and does prefer Gen. Cass
to any other man, Wing or Democrat, for Presi-
dent. On the other hand, the editors of the
Express, Bee, and Bulletin are very uncertain
gentlemen, declaring as they do, that Mr.. Clay
may have said he preferred Mr.. Cass to any
Loco Foco." They know nothing about what
he has said, except what is contained in his late
letter, intimating his preference for Mr.. Fillmore
as the Wing candidate, and not denying that he
prefers Mr.. Cass to him.
The Bulletin and Bee have never yet denied
the positive averment made by the True Delta,
that Mr.. Clay had written letter to this city
expressing his wish and hope that the Wing
Legislature of this State would re.elect Gen.
Downs to the United States Senate in prefer
ence to either Wing or Democrat, an "incon-
sistency" equally as noble, patriotic and national
as his preference for Mr.. Cass to any man living
for President
AS for my own veracty, | see no reason to
defend it until attacked more directly and au.
thoritatively, than by the may be.so's OF uneer
tain newspapers
March 80 1852. A. Is. BACON.
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NATIONAL THEATRE.

Mr.. E. A. MARSHALL, SoLE LEssEE.-Mr.
W. M. FLEMING, STAGE MANAGER.
Seventh night Of the engagement Of the Sc
GUN OPERA TROUPE.
On MONDAY EVENING, April -,
Will be presented for the first time, the Grand
Opera Of CINDERELLA, or the Fairy and the
Little Glass Slipper. ~ ses,.
To conclude with the Farcesof BOOTS AT
THE SWAN:
Prices of Admission: Private Boxes, SIS; Dress
Circle and Parquette, SO cts Reserved 75cts.
Orchestra Seats, IS; cts. Family Circle, 25 cents.
Third Tier, so cents; Colored Gallery 25 cents.
Doors open at 81 O'Clock performance will
commence at 1t. The Box Office will be open
daily, from 10 clock, A. NJ, to Ar. NJ.
An Efficient police will be in constant attendance
TO preserve strict order. April ~.
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-iassX,n the Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore Sun, processing to speak by authority,
discourses after the following fashion in regard to
proceedings ofthe late Democratic convention In
Richmond. Hear him:
ssThe Pennsylvania ironmasters are all in arms
against the Virginia coal and iron resolutions
passed at the late Democratic convention held In
Richmond. Some Of them who are now here, ask
with great emphasis, what does it mean Does
Virginia, by that resolution, mean to rule Mr..
Buchanan eff the track, or what AS to the mo-
ton to take off the duty from railroad iron, they
will not listen to it.
"1'hey will oppose it to the last They say If
the duty be taken away from railroad iron, that
species of iron may be imported from SOS to Sso
per ton, and many railroad companies in the
United States willimproveths chance to put down
new rails and sell the old rails, which by the mills
now existing, might be used for other manufactur-
ing purposes, so that the increased duty on other
species of iron would not benefit the irQn-master.
Rather than submit to such charge, the Penn
splvania iron-masters will hold on TO the present
tariff and take the chance of q change in public
affairs. write these things moi as my opinions
or speculations, but as historical facts, in re-
gard to which have taken pains to inform my
SELF"
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"A q y N AS.

Mr. ISRAEL u. JAMES, No. 1872 South
Tenth street, Philada., is our General Travelling
Agent, assisted by VIM fl. WELD, JOHN Col.
Inns. JAMES DEERIEG,A kirk WELLINGToN, 4.
A. EVANS, PERRIE LOCKE, George Z. BUrToN,
losEPH BUrToE, d. r. GooDiE, VIM. j. CoxEY,
ISAAC M. BoDINE, and WALTER ID. THOMPSON
Mr.. q. w. JAMES, No. / Harrison street,
Cincinnati, Ohio, is our General Travelling Agent
for the Western States, assisted by JOHN L.
Dent, DIR. J. A. WADswoRTH, ALEX. r. Laws
JAMES RUTHERFoRD, Dr. LOTT EDWARDS, Q,
M. l.. WIsEMAH, and III. J. Thomas
Mr.. HENRY M. LEWIS, Montgomery, Ala
is our General Travelling Agent for the State o.
Alabama and Tennessee, assisted by G. +,
LEWIS, JAMES O. LEWIS, and SAMUEL ID. LEWIS
Receipts from either of the above will be
good.
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PUBLISHERS CENTRAL AGENCY,
NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE.
ADAMS Co. ExrREss oTFIcE,
70 Camp Street.

A TTENTIoN is respectfully called to my new
"A undertaking as General Agent for all News
papers, Periodical Magazines, DC, published in
the United States and Europe. | shall receive
and canvass for subscribers, well collect all
accounts against parties here and in Mobile that
may.b be entrusted with, having had experience
Of over ten years in the Book and Newspaper BUSH
ness as proprietor Of The Mobile Literary Depot,
aater myself that can and will give general salts
faction.
The following are the rules that have adopted /:
1. Principal Office TO be in New Orleans, where
shall conhne myself strictly 10 he interest Of my
agencies alone, for which shall charge the usual
commissions, or such may be agreed upon.
2. | shall confDe myself strictly to the Cash
principal accompanying my orders (when draft
can be had for the amount) with sight check /;
when not so accompanied, the publisher can draw
on me at sight for the amount from receipt Of the
order, or IL requested in writing, will enclose the
cash itself and remit, but in all such cases il shall
he at the risk Of the Publisher.
3. Publishers wishing me TO act for them are
expected TO furnish me with written authority,
and send me specimen copies Of their publications
free Of charge.
NV object is to establish General Southern
Local Agency for Publishers throughout the Union.
New Orleans in central pace, commanding the
whole Valley Of the Mississippi, Texas and other
places making il point Of great importance for
Publishers 10 have a good Agency for the better
circulation Of their publications. In the hope
that my efforts in this enterprise viii be properly
appreciated and duly encouraged by your favors,
hereunto annex blank Certi6cats Of Agency,
which you can I'll and return to me by return
mail
Respectfully, your obj Serv't,
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agency, but merely authority TO receive end col
lect subscriptions.
.Nsw 0risms.--Lumsden, Kendall q Co. d.
Corcoran a. Col. ID. b. DeBow.
.Ns,o York.--WiIlmer& Rogers, n. Long& Bro
James Gordon Bennett, StrngeT q Townsend.
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Andrew McMakin.
Boston.---C.A v. Putnam, z. Littell q Co.
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J. Allston, NJ G
Charleston s. C.--Walker& Richards.
Montgomery, Aia.---A. p. Piister.
Mobilize G Langdon, Messrs Balentyne q
Mcclure, Messrs Thadeus Sanford.
Louisville, XIV II Halderman, Saml Lyman
81, Louis, gmo.--Joseph M Field, Ansel Ed
wards.
Liverpool Wilmer & Smith.
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kuoR ScHLEsnseER, the Hungarian, who is
now serving out his term Of imprisonment Of ten
years, at Ceuta, for participating in the Lopez in
vsson OF Cuba, has written letter to his friends
in New York, IN which he states that he has been
treated with unusual severity, at the nstgation Of
the French and Austrian ambassadors. He has
been cast into dungeon, the weight Of his irons
increased twenty pounds, and himself chained
along with low rufhan convicted Of several muir
ders. MrBaringer, the U. s. Minister at Madrid,
had promised to do what he could, in an unofficial
manner, for the Major, who having no govern
ment Of has own to appeal to for protection,
throws him,eifon the kindness Of our government,
and soliciis iis friendly mediation, {.
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FOR CALIFORNIA.
UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMS SHIP
COMPANY THROUGH PASSAGE TO
CALIFORNIA.

UNITED STATES MAIL SHIP
COMPANY-THROUGH PASSAGE TO
CALIFORNIA.
HNHE public will be gratifed to learn that the
| United States Mail Steamship Company are en-
abled to announce that their Arrangements are now
complete for sending passengers through from
New York TO San Francisco and back.
In the first attempts of this Company TO meet
the wants of travel to California, by providing
ships on the Pacific, in connection with their
ships from New York to Chagres, they were pre-
vailed upon, at the urgent solicitation Of the great
number then DESTROYS to go out, to sell tickets for
through passages from Panama in advance, for
their ships then going round This was done
from a desire TO accommodate those who could
procure passages in no other quarter, and by
which, whatever might be the detention, thsy
would reach San Francisco sooner than by any
other line. Unforeseen difficulties, and the preva-
lence of fever at Rio de Janero at the time, pre-
vented their ships from reaching Panama as soon
as anticipated, and caused detention at the 18TH
mus, which was increased by the Impotence OF
passengers in going forward, against the advice
of the Company, at an earlier day than the ship
could possibly reach Panama.
These interruptions are now all removed.
Three of the -four ships OF the Company, intended
for the Pacific service, have arrived at Panama,
and several of them have performed trips TO San
Francisco and back. So that the Company are
now able 70 give the public the assurance that the
voyage through from New York to San Fran
cisco, will be performed with regularity and des-
patch.
Their Pacific Line, from Panama to San Fran
cisco, consists of the
REPUBLIC, Capt. HUDsoH.
ITHMUS, Capt. HIrcHcocK.
COLUMBUS, Capt. PICK.
ANTELOPE, Capt. AcKLEY.
Their Atlantic and Gulf Line, from New York
TO Chagres, OF the
GEORGIA, Capt. PORTER, u. s. N.
OHIO, Capt. SCIENCE, u. s. N.
FALCON, Capt. HARTsrEIs, U. S. N.
The connection between the two lines will be
carefully and regularly Kept up, thai no delay
beyond the usual stay Of the ship in port at Pana-
ma, will arise.
The large size, well known speed, and superior
accommodations OF their New York and Chagres
Line, and the speed and accommodations Of the
ships Of their Pacific Line offer the most certain,
rapid, and pleasant through passage 10 California.
M. o. ROBERTS,
Cor. Warren and West sts., New York
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PROSPECTUS OF THE CUBAN LIBERIA
i TOR, a neat Book Of 300 octave pages, illus
trated with engravings. Price 81, payable inva
risbly when subscribing, to enable the author 70
have Il done in the finest style Of the Arts
Editors who copy this, and postmasters wht
agents for the work, and retain 25 per cent com
mission. Confident Of the most liberal support in
this enterprise, shall endeavor to merit Il, and
close hasty pepned Prospectus upon the noun
tain waves Of the Ocean, as well as the draughts
for steel plates reliss,.'irg the author before the
"Inquisaters," and American Ladies and Gentle
men IN Havana, throwing bags Of gold as an Of.
American Consul. EDWARD STIFF,
Author Of "rhe Texan Emigrant," and late sdi
o rof { he Cherokee Sentinel, at Cedar Ruff
tMarch L.
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charleston Preparatory Medical school.

THE session Of this Institution will begin on
III the first Monday in April, and terminate on
the last Saturday in July. The different chairs
will be occupied as follows:
Anatomy and Physiology, by +. T. MILES,
M. ID.
Institutes and Practice of Medicine. by d. J.
Materia Medica and Therapeutics, by F. p.
PORCHER, M. ID.
Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Chill
dfen, by K. BELIN FLAGG, M. ID.
The Chair Of Surgery has been offered to a
gentleman now in Europe, who, II Is hoped, wili
accept il. Should he not do so, 1t will be filled
before the time appointed for the opening of the
School.
Clinical Instruction will be given at the Marine
Hospital and Aims House, by Drs. d. J. CAIN
and j. FORD PRIOLEAU.
During the session Of the Medical College Of the
State of South Carolina members Of the class will
be examined regularly on the lectures delivered IN
that institution.
The Students will be shown cases among the
patients Of the Teachers, and such as can be taken
to the lecture room will be exhibited TO them and
explained.
The most distinguished Surgeons in the city
have promised, whenever they can do SO conve-
nienty, TO perform operations before the class.
Doctors r. LEBBY and J. s. MITCHELL,
who have each large obstetrical practice, will
Gas well as the teachers give the Students access
10 all OF their cases OF this description, which
they can with propriety be allowed TO visit.
In short, ample opportunities will be afforded
for acquiring practical, well as theoretical knowl-
edge Of the profession.
Her mortuary statistics prove that Chsrerton
possesses saubrity Of climate enjoyed by very
few cities in the world and strangerssre no longer
deferred from visiting her in the summer.
Board and lodging can be obtained from $3.50
to IS week.
Terms, fly dollars, including examinations
during the winter Jan. 27-eowta1
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IC.
Late from Buenos Awes.

Late from Buenos Ayes.
BosToN, April 10th.
Advces from Rio Janeiro to March I'd, state
that Buenos Ayres had surrendered to the al
lies, and Gen. Urguiza had been appointed gov
ernor pro tenn. Stringent measures had been
taken to prevent disorders among the populace.
After the embarkaton of Rosas, Gen. Marcilla
disbanded the troops who Immediately pro-
ceeded to burn and sack the houses. Rosas
was going to England in the steamer Conflict,
o, the 18th Of February. The new gov.
lment organized on February 18th, and had
appointed day for the public entry Of the
allied forces into Buenos Ayres.
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For one of the best true Macaronies in our own
day, says the London Eraniner, we are indebted
to the wit of Mr.. Gilbert Abbott A Beckett. We
may reproduce it as convenient specimen
though it is doubtless well known TO many Of our
readers s-n
Qui nunc dancere vut modo
Wants to dance in the fashion, oh
Discere debet-ought to know,
Kickere floor cum heel and toe
One, two three,
Hop with me,
Whirligig, twirligig, rapide.
Pokam jungere Virgo, Wis,
Willyou join the polka, Miss
Liberius- most willingly,
Sic agemus-then letus try:
Nunc vide,
Skip with me.
Whirlabout, roundabout, celere.
Tum eva cito, tum dex.ra,
First to the left, and then t'other way
Aspice retro in vultu,
You look at her, and she looks at you.
Das palmam,
Change hands, ma am
Celere- run away, just in sham.