The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-25

ne close OF the session. II IL thought thst tn
French 6posission bin win mot be pssssf Il hi,
ssesisn. notwithstanding The exertions Of s,ns d
the wealthy men in this city and elsewhere to lobby
IL through. The scheme 10 too eomplex-too mss-
dsS~-toO much nsney 10 1t staae-so be disposed
p!duiifg abort session. particularly just At the
--SS 4 new administration, when ths die.
incoml.. 'aeir own interests 10 at
tend TO. HS's
No sooner had g.
.spuon o. --.ssor Hunter announced his In
spes4.sg the Christmas holidays In New
-.assAirA shsn some Of the Washington nswsps
Pef cSve1sodanss undertook to elsc.rify the whole
country sy ArOlaripg that Mr.. n had boon specially
in'" a 60 Concord by General Pisr,s. TIE Arst In
eaton that any such Invitation had been given
was received in Concord, by telegraph, yesterday,
end was, doab.lsss, a. nav to General r ~ TO HE
Yellow citizens. Why win washingson ccrrcspoo-
dents persist in unnecessarily elsng sting simple
facts From past experience, they certainly most
know that General Pierce VIII not publish any Off.
cial despatshea as Presidsp. until after his nsugu
ration. Mr.. Hunter goes to Concord, Is thousands
weeks. simply as fiond who desires to Pay his
respects TO the President sleet-no,hiD more.
Virginia is determined to have Der share, posi-
be, Of the public lands, while they ae going. A
resolution has been introduced in the Legislature Of
that State, asking for the distribution 0. the pablo
domain Tor eiuea.ional and internal improvement
purpc.es Virginia was enc of the seven States
that originally csded their anda to tho government
- v,,An Air. hat knxy fn
be used for the Joint benefit Of ali the States com-
posing the Union; and now, when Congress Is en-.
gsged in larishIy parceliDg out this property for
pre- iec.s Of every destruction, The Old Dominion 10
indisputsb,y entitled to haad.ome slice thereof
A meeting of the citizens OF 81. John, New
Bruins ~.ek, wa' TO be held last Thursday, for the
purpose Of considering the prcnrety Of pesitoning
Her NsiesJ's government not to enter into any
treaty obligations with this e,aa.ry respecting the
fisheries, without the espress concurrence OF tie
colonies Would it not suit tie inclins.ions Of the
colonists better they permitted to form trea-
ties, aye, and act In all cases, fer Themselves!
! Having occasionally been invigo-a.od with a
breath of the pure air Of freedom. as it is waited
over from. this side Of the St Lawrence end the ST..
John, our o,ca;al friends gro beginning to feel a
desire to loosen the cords which bind theIa to the;s
mother, IS is pretty Plainly evidenced by this
| ment England raust.g-ntifs some Of tia VIII ms Of
her new grown up children, else they vi! leave the
| patexnal roof
moss saDguinury conflict tsok rhsse yesterday
at the Military Institute, at Frankfort, Kentucky
between two cadets, named Ingrac and Pumel
| The skull OF the iosmer was clcft with hatohet
and he latter shot shrSaga tkochest ard lungs
| Tho rash youDg zen are csnnsrso with most re
| spectacle families.
| Four men, one ofthem sUegfc, were killed by th,
explosion Of a boiler in a steam znin, at Wanesbo
rough, N c., last Thursday.
Owing to the prevalence Ct che yellow fsver OF
board Of the schooner Cinera, bound from St Do
mineo to Be ston, she Fan-sd y for:ed to PAT
into Ho]met' Hole. The msto and one seaman hal
died, and only tho captain sRc one seaman were left
able to 10 duty.
Both Boards Of Common Council met yesterday
evening, bat no business Of public interest va.
transacted, and, At an early hour. they adjourned
till Monday.
epublhh fall report Of the Coros.r's inquest
held yesterday upon the body Of Patrick Casey,
fireman, who was killed upon the 2iss, ct Spuytsu.
duyvl creek.
other interesting matter the reader will find in our
inside pages very interesting political Letter from
New Hampshire; the concluding chapter on the
River Amszon and the Atlantic Slopes Of South
| Anne RIGA ; Indignant Onslaught on Thackersy by
the Baptist Organ the Policy Of the United States
with regard to Nicaragua; Ar Halls Lecture be-
fore the Bloomfield IN J Lyeeum the Doty Per-
jury Case in the Court of Sessions the Vote for
President in Kentucky and Georgia. Commercial
Reports, Sc.