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Congress-.

In the Senate yesterday, Mr.. FELcH, from
versely upon the House bills known as the
Homestead bill" and the LAND Distrlbu
ton BILL" A COMMITTEES was appointed to in.
qure whether any abuses, bribery. or fraud
has been prac,sed in the prosecution Of claims
against the Government before Congress, Com
missions, or the Departments. After further
debate on amendments to the Indian Appr"pria
ton bill, the Senate adjourned till Monday.
The House Of Representatives were engaged
in the consideration Of the General Appropria-
ton bill
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DsArH or A DlsrlNeuIsHED LApy.-The New
orissas Picoyune, in recording the death in Clarke
~'-~ania. on tho 18th ut.. of Mrs. Lewis, q
county. 'ne wants Of intellect, fur.
lady Of uncommon endo~.- .--.nces at
p;ubes the following historical remin,s.>
tached to her family:
"Mrs Lewis's maiden name was Eleanor Parke
Cus,is She WINS daughter of John Parke Custis,
only son Of Mrs Martha Washington, ~ ner nist
marriage with Daniel Parke GUSTS, OF virginia
Mrs Lewis's husband was Lawrence Lewis, Of
Woodlawu, Fairfax county. Virginia he was
one Of General Washington's executors, and son
of tho Generals only sister
MRS Lewis was born on the 3lst Of March,
l779. She leaves an only daughter, Mrs Frances
Parke Butler, wife Of Colonel E. G. w. Butler; OF
the parish of Ibervii!e louisiana alec sister, Mrs
Thomas Peter, of Tudor Place, d c and an only
brother, George Washington Parke Gusts, OF Ar
iington House, Virginia. Mira. Martha Washing.
tom il may be remembered, was Of the Old Calver,
family. and direct defendant OF the celebrated
Lord Baltimore"
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Gaze OF THOMAS KAlNE.-In the matter of
Thomas kaine, claimed as a fugitive from justice
under the treaty of the 9th of August, ls42, Judge
Nelson has issued writ Of habeas corpus, requr-
ing the United States marshal to bring the body
Of Thomas Kaine before him Judge Nolson) for
the southern district Of New York. at his cham.
bers, in Cooperstown, Otsego county, on the 18th
instant; but the judge proposes to take no farther
action individually in the premises than to order
hearing of the case before the Supreme Court Of
the United States in banco at its next term, to be
held in this city on the first Monday in December
next.
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DoEa A MAN Ows HiMsELr?-Herbert Spencer,
in his work entitled ''Social Statics," rcfutes
p,o,dbon;s LIBERATED maxim, Property is Rob.
berry" in highly original and curious manner.
..Ifs all property Is robbery" says Mr.: Spencer,
"then, among other consequences, It follows that
man can have no right to ,hhgs he consumes for
how can they become bis at allf As Locke asks,
when do they begin to be hisi When he digcs.s.
or when he catsi or when he boilsi or when no
brin2s them hume? II no previous acts can make
them his property, neither progress of assimi-
Iation do it; not even their absorption into the ts-
sues Wherefore. pursuing the idea, We arrive at
the conclusions, that the whole Of his boure,
muscles, skin, &C., have been thus built up from
property ia his own flesh and blood-can have no
vniid title 10 hinssli-hns no more claim to his
49, ~Akar--and has
linbs than he has the hints O. au...-.
good right to his neighbours body as his own"
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TIL E REP U BLIC.
WASHLNGTU
SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7. 1852
WING NOMINATIONS.
For President,
WINFIELD SCOTt'.
For Tice President,
WILLIAM A. GRAHAM.
0 r FICIA L.

APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT,
By and ,Dih the advics and consent Of the Senate.
HuMPHREy MARSHALL, OF Kentucky. to be Com.
missioner of the United States of merica to China.
BENJAMIN PATTEsoH, of Alabama, to be Mar
shall Of the United States for the Northern District
of Alabama, in the place Of Willis H Gibson, re-
moved.
Howard MILLsPAuoH, to be Assayer Of the
Branch Mint at New Orleans.
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LUXE LEA, ESQ.,, Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs, being about to leave the city for few
days, the President has appointed CHARLES
+. MIX. esq, Acting Commissioner, until the
return Of Mr.. LEA.
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The Minnesotian says that Mr.. Fillmore. brother
of the President. who visited 81. Paul last spring
in the capacity OF Government timber agent, has
returned with his family to that city, with the in
tenton of residing there. He is a mechanic,
and in in bis change of residence. it is stated, De
trnit loses available citizen.
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Mr.. BELL, of Ohio, who was recently con.
fined to his lodgings on account Of sickness, we
are happy to learn, has sufficiently recovered
to resume the discharge of his duties in the
House Of Representatives.
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Mr.. RoBeaT KIso has presented a copy Of
Welch's engraved copy Of Stuart's Likeness Of
Washington to the President Of the United States.
The following ia copy Of the correspondence on
the subject:
wAsHlsoroS. August 4, 1852.
90 h9 GS' Sra: BY request Of the publisher. G.
present to the Executive Mansion the accompany
ing copy Of Gilbert Stuart's original portrait Of
General Washington, engraved on steel, by T. b.
WeiSh. esq, u the same city, by permission Of
the directors Of The BIston A,hepsum Enclosed
Ia printed copy OF testimonials received from the
most celebrated artists, Statesmen, and scholars
OF our country, giving indisputable evidence of its
copied. As a work OF art, believe II exceis any
previous effort of The kind by native artists and
is quite equal to any similar work produced IN any
country
Our country has long been reproached for the
want Of attractive specimens Of those fine arts en-
played In handing down to posterity correct por-
traits oil her worthless. This IL owing to the little
encouragement that has heretofore been extended
to this species OF industry. In Europe the arts are
celebrated in poetry and song. Orators take fire
at the themc-subjects arc made tributary to their
TO foster, to CHERISH to patronze the and re-
ward the artistic; and need not remind your ex-
ceilency what radiance and solid benefits the fine
arts have yielded to the nations by whom they have
been most loved and perfected.
lhis portrait Of Washington 10 believed to be a
splendid specimen Of the state Of the arts in our
own country.
While go much has been done, especially within
the past few years, and 10 still being DONE to re-
new recollection Of the virtues and patriotism of
the Father Of our Country. the publisher and en-
graver OF this portrait have attempted to add their
humble efforts to perpetuate proper voneration
Tor him who must ever be "First in the hearts of
bis countrymen, by presenting to them this exact
portraiture OF his features.
Trusting you will do them the honor to accent
it M q part OF the adornment of the walls of tho
Executive Mansion, subscribe myaelf, with pro.
found respect, your humble servant,
r. KING,
Agent Welch's Portrait of Washington.
His Excellency MILLARD FILLMORE,
President of the United States
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WASHINGTON. Aupuet s. 1875

"'.s-'f'ISo'o tS1 1oUZ.
Sir: have the honor to ac knowledge the receipt
OF your favor Ct the 4th instant, and also an en-
graved copy. on steel, of Gilbert Stuarts original
painting OF Washington, which, at the request Of
Executive Mansion. l do not profess 10 be q con-
noisseur Of the arts, but the work appears to me to
have been admirably executed and eminently
worthy OF the patronage Of the public. The Ex-
ecutiVe Mansion is adorned with but two paint
ings; one full-length portrait of Washing ton,
and the other Of Bolivar I shall add this Ell, giant
engraving to the number, and leave it as an 6sir.
loom to my successors.
am your obedient servant,
>, tSigned) MlLLARD FILLMORE
X. KiNo, esq, Washington, d. c..
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Missouri Election.

All accounts concur in the opinion that Col
onel BENTON has been elected in the first dis
trict.
From the third district we have the follow.
L.
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ng returns by telegraph !:

Jul IHtJ TOT VIiLLBR
% far and nine counties to be heard from. Miller,
tho Wing candidate, 10 doubtless elected
- the fourth district, the report is that
Wing candidate, is elected.
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extraordinary proceeding, and still more extra
ordinary Sin the positions which are assumed
and in the tone Of menace and i'll feeling which
: pervade it," and adds, "Whilst | am very
sure that the Government of the United
8 States recognises no tribunal to which it
. holds itself responsible but the enlightened
public opinion Of its own people, yet a just
regard for the opinions of the world may re-
'quire reply to, and relutation of, the very
harsh charges, which are equally harshly
made, by the Mexican government"
Mr.. WEBSTER was then, as now, u, the
head of the State Department. He promptly
approved Of the course pursued by the Amsri
can Minister, and instructed him to say that
"the President of the United States considers
the language and tone of the letter Of the Mex
lean Minister deroga,ory to the United States.
and highly offensive"
MIR. LEIcHER seems to have done nothing
more than demonstrate with the Mexican Min
lister for an unusual course Of diplomatic con-
duct, and to have defended the conduct and
policy of his own Government. His fidelity to
their interests WILL we presume, constitute no
objection with the American Government or
people. Nor do we think it ought to have &C
casloned any dissatisfaction with the Mexican
government.
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TIE FisHsRY D,rricuLTy. the Prince Ed
ward Island Royal Gazette Of the 18th ultimo we
find two dispatches from the Governor Of that
leland TO the British Homo Government, which
arc of some interest. In the first, which is dated
November Is, 1851, he remarks that 10 the inhab.
itants OF that colony generally the United States
fishermen are welcome visitors. rs they have no
interest themselves in the sherics and the United
States fishermen enhance the value Of their agri.
cultural produce. introduce much capital, and
promote the local commerce.
In he Second despatch, which 10 dated F, bru
.rv ,esa he says that were he the sole proprietor
of .he island, anu -tng 70 me quesuon a as one
INVOLVING hs own interests, an" A"'n"'
one, be would retition the Queen Is apr,ssS.e the
treaty Of 1878, and ask for pernssion 10 invite the
United States fishermen TO the fisheries to carry
their trade, and make the beet arrangement he
| oould with Phila. North American,
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Aibas r papcre state that Mr.. George Bell
and family OF Aiexandria, Virginia, who. Il ives
feared Ind fallen victims to tho recent steamboat
Thursday last. =
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Judge SHARKEy, it is stated, leaves Havana Tor
. short period. correspondent OF the New Yo'k
Journal of Csnsmerce, writing from that city under
date Of the 29th Of July, says:
..wo are to lose Judge Sharkey for a few weeks
from the consulate here, and, no matter how short
:, :. -. ,oss to thosc ~ho have seen with
tho time' ~ -" --sosctabc under
Ir.uc the ONCE once more ma>S
The administration of in!cllige and stern
tegri,y that Is not to be moulded by prejudice or
interest His place. for the short period Of his alb
sence, is to be fiIsd by Mr.. Moreland
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The EEvsNus Tr~r'o ia Wv -INs~Fs'~ Wv
Is.
TIN, OF the revenue cutter fancy, informed yes
terday afternoon the. chain cling has been passcd
beneath and arnund the hull OF that yesse. and
that all the preparations for raising her win soos,
be completed. The derrick will be put in rcquisi.
tion, when but n few hours time will be required
to bring the sunken vessel to the surface.
tNstD York Jour. Commerce, 5th,
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TpE RIGHT OF A FOREIGN Minister TO Sue AND
BE Sugp.-An interesting decision has just been
given in the superior court OF Baltimore city, at.
fcting the right of foreign minister to sue out
an attachment This case was that Of the Cheva'
lier dc Bosch Spencer, the Belgian charge daft
flares, against Roman de Boone and Annie Van.
langcnbore. A motion was made to quash the
proceedings, the plaintiff, being foreign min
ister, was incaPacthted 70 sue IN the courts, and
moreover he wac not an irhabtant of the District
Of Columbia, to whom the laws Of Maryland rs
we'll IA to other citizens of. the United States ex
tended tho right to sue in the courts Of the State.
II was further contended that the Supreme Court
Of the United States has exclusive jurisdiction.
The court decided that foreign minister, in
cases which involve no consequences affecting the
dig nifty or pupc character OF his mission, may
waive bis immunity, privilege, by which he is
independent Of the civil and criminal jurisdiction
of the country in which he resides as minister ard
that in matter Of private interest, he 10 at liberty
to institute a suit in court of justice without the
consent of his severe ign, and thus voluntarily sub
| nit himself to the Jurisdiction Of the tribunal
which he selects, and to all the legal consequences
| of such submission. II further decided that the
a"nssrnc Court has not exclusive Jurisdiction ex.
| cept in proceedings ag...... ..-..:i.ss
public ministers. The minister has the P.... .
to sue and be sued in the supreme judicatnre Of
The nation, and Immunity against Icing called to
| answer elsewhere But he may bring suits against
! persons In State courts If he elects to do 90.
In regard to the objection that the minister was
not resident, tho court considered that the Dis
| trict of Columbia the minister's legal resi-.
dence, notwithsta nding the fiction OF international
| law that ministers are taken not to be within the
territory Of the State in which they sent to
side. The words PRESIDENT and "inhabitant' the
court considered synonymous, and n minister in
| the service Of his sovereign has fixed residence
as an inhabitant, and may be so indefinitely. The
motion to quash was ovcrruled.
| IPhiiadelphta Ledger.
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AUSTRALIAN Could've were shown We .,crd,v
.everai beautiful pieces OF Australian gold weigh.
ing in all three ounces and imported nom London
by the United States Mint, as specimens This 10
believed to be the FIRST that has ever been seen in
this country, as does not reach Us in the course
Of commerce. II was received at the mint on tho
9th inst and it has been scertaned by assay of
part OF the quantity, that the proportion of pure
To twenty dollnrs per ounce, or thercahouts. This
valuation, however, was obtained after melting tor
which. IL IL said, an allowance of two or three per
cent. must be made; thus fixing the worth Of the
native grains at about $40 go, the price charged
In London for the amount for wardel to the mint
here. Assays that have been made in England are
reported have given the result Of $685.
line: Upon these iac's, 1t is presumed that Aus-
iraIian gold is better than Californian; or in other
words, that it contains less silver by six or seven
per cent. on the average. Although the samples
exhibited to us consisted Of Jumps only, we under
stand that others present the aspect Of fat span
gies, and that there exis.a remarkable similarity
in the exterior appearance OF the gold obtained
from the two great mining regions named above.
philadelphia North american
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SANDS the circusman, IL 10 now stated, did not
break bis neck in trying to walk on a ceiling.
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IMMIGRATION Tho returns Of the commissioners
of emigration, for the month of July. show dimi
mutton in the number Of Immigrants at this port
sand The population of Ireland under the un-
precedentcd drain which has taken place in tho
immigration to the United States and elsewhere,
but chiefly to the United States, has been reduced
from eight or nine millions to about elk millions;
reduction unparalleled in the history of modern
nations. One o! its effects has been to make it
difficult to procure labor in parts of Ireland, and
to raise the price OF 1t in other parts Common
laborcrs, a few years ago, could be had at nine
pence sterling = day. They now receive fifteen
pence. over twenty eight cents per day. Weavers,
who but lately earned onlysix shillings per week,
easy to see that the new state Of things must hare
q marke ed influence on the future emigration from
Ireland There are now about seventy vessels in
the principal English ports up for the new gold
gions, Australia, to which the emigration from
Great Britain and Ireland will be partially directed
portion OF the elimination for July, 1851, in the
immigration to cur shores. s due doubtless to the
opening of this new field for British enterprise. It
10 stated in the English papers, that the better class
of emigrants, and expect ally the English, proceed
to Australia. and that the poorer class proceed to
by the government of Great Britain to facilitate
the emigration to Australia, are two American
vessels. The first employed in this service be-
longs TO this city. 1t seems that tho act under
adapted to the service should be chosen. The
American vessel was offered, hesitation was OK
hibited among the officers of the crown, the supe-
rority OF the vessel over all others was clearly
shown and protest was threatened by the agent
who undertook the service If she was arbitrarily
rejected. She was at last, but unwillingy, &c
copied. Another subsequently went through the
same ordeal. The sons of John Bull true 70 their
country. preferred the slow and inferior vessels in
which 70 take their passage. to the fast sailing and
superior vesses Of their rival the seas. The i'm
migration to the United States must continue to
suffer some check rom Il ese combined causes.
Nrtn York Journal of Commerce. 4M
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STILL They COME The Illinois Journal ia in
formed by a gentleman just from Macoupin
Toned Jackson Democracy OF that county may be
relied upon going strong for Scott and G raham.
They express much indignation concerning tho
dolngs OF the National Democr ratio Convention OF
BALTIMORE, in having 30 grossly and palpably vio-
lated their instructions as the representatives Of the
people, by selecting man as M:I candidate, who
was neither first nor sirth chuce of any of the
Democracy o. the Union. A man, say they, wLo
was not proposed by any one, when the conven.
ton decided to int2 selection from number
OF other and better names" The same paper
says, that "this feeling pervades to some extent,
the southern part Of our State, and doubtless more
or less every State in the Union.' We know Of
no precinct or neighborhood where ins,anccs of
the kind referred to above cannot be enumerated.
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NOBLE CoNpUcr OF NEwFoUNpLANp Doc
The dog Rolla, belonging to MIR. Adams, of 66
Courtlandt street, on Sunday last, per 70, med one
OF those heroic deeds of humanity fer whit the
Newfoundland breed ia remarkable. An interest
ing little boy, about ten yeara old. while playipe
near the water at Hoboken, lost his balance and
!eil In. he tide sweeps along the shore there
with great rapidity, and the little fellow in a few
moments was carried apparently beyond the reach
OF human assistance. The lad, il seems, could
swim little, but, just as his strength was giving
way, the dog, at q short distance from the spot
quick as thought dashed through the crowd, eaped
into the water, and in a minute more had the bow
by the collar, secure between his teeth TO bring
him ashore, back to that particular place, how.
ever, was an impossibility, owing to the force of
the current; 30 that the only hope was to make q
point OF land some distance ahead, between Jer-
sey City and Hoboken,) and for that quarter Rolla
st cred bis course, amidst the applause and excite
mcnt OF the spectators On went the noble ami
AL bravcly buffeting the tide, and careless of the
shouts Of applause, all the while keeping the bows
face out of water. He reached the goal at length
with bis precious burden, safe and sound, but .
little faint and frightened; and no sooner had he
laid him down than the noble animal sunk cx-
hausted on the sand He was instantly surround
ed by numerous crowd of people, who had been
witnesses of the scene. vieng with each other
In showing kindness to the heroic animal that had
thus risk ed bis own life to that of helpless
human being. Some idea of the labor performed
by the dog ia had in the fact that the en- ire dis.
lance he had to swim ia said be not less than ftro
miles!-NeD York Express.
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correspondent of the Troy Post, writing from
Lee Massachusetts, illustrates the difficulty of
convicting rumsellcrs before the new liquor law
went into operation by scene n court at which
ne was present He says: "A man was brought
up on an indictment for selling liquor. A coal
black negro witness on behalf OF the com mon.
wealth. He appeared little blue as he entered
the court room. The lawyer commenced-'Sir,
did you ever drink any thing strong at the house
of Mr.. b." 'Yis, sab! had strong cup o. tea
thar many and many time But did you ever
drink any thing intoxicahngi' 'Yis, sab! drank
somethin' 'toxicaiing; oh, yis!' AT wha, timer
wall. l couldn't zackly identify the time, but
when war thar my wife war thar with me- Did
you pay for what you drank Not to my no.
you pay for what you dranki' Not to my no.
ledge. snh-net to my noledge.' The court hero
interiered-'Henry, we want definite answer.
Did you, or did you not, pay for what you dranki'
,I'se told you dozen times, sab, not to my mo-
ledge" Sir, if you don't answer this question we
shall commit you to Lenox Jail for contempt of
court wall, judge, shall be very happy to
be SO near whar my wife am gwino to work next
week" Aud the court bad the satisfaction of send
ing him up for thirty days.'
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SENATE.
On motion Of Mr.. ADAM the Senate postpon
81 tho consideration OF the private Calendar till