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ton that Congress stand ad ourncd to the first
| Monday in February next. Objected to.
Mr.. Stanly offered resolution that the re-
portcrs of the House be directed hereafter not
to report in the Daily Globe, as part of the
proceedings of the House, speeches that have
not been made in the House, without leave Of
! the House being first obtain d. He said 1t APP
peared from the Daily Globe of yesterday, that
the gentleman from Maine, Mr.. Smart, had
offered resolution relative to the selzure and
! coniiScation by the Spanish Government of the
barque Georgana and schooner Sarah Loud !;
and after this the report went on to state that
MIR. Smart made the speech appended, which
occupies four columns of that paper and the
report adds that the question was tlken ard
the rescluton adopted whilst the fact was that
not one word was mentioned on that floor. lie
mentioned this in no spirit OF personal unklnd-
ness, but he considered it improper, in this way
! to attack an outgoing administration, without
allowing it Il chance for its defence.
Mr.. Smart, by unanimous consent, m1de a
statement to the effect that on the day he sub
mitted TIE resolution, he had great diff Guilty
IN getting it in; after it offered he went
on to make a statement, but interrupted,
he believed, by the gentleman from North Car
DINA himself and he then did what had been
customary in the House during the whole of
tlllS congress. IIt Duu SldlCu lIlut Hc WUulU
send his remarks 20 the reporters, and he had
done so. He then went into the merits Of his
resolution, when Mr.. Hunter called him to or
! der.
Mr.. Smart appealed to the gentleman to al
low him to proceed, which he was permitted t.
do. He detailed at some length the circum-
stances attending the izure and contiscaton
of the Georgiana and Susan Loud, avowlng
his opinion that the government ought to take
up the subject and make reprisas.
After he had closed, a discussion ensued be-
tween Messrs. Smart and Stanly, on the pro-
priety of printing unspo en- speeches, the for
mer contending for, and the latter condemning
the practice
MIR. Stanly then briefly reviewed Mr.. Smart 3
speech, and defended the admin stration frcm
the charges of the gentleman from Maine.
Ike discussion was continued by several Of
the members, when Mr. Stanly's resolution was
finally adopted, and the House adjourned.
RAILROADS II New yoRr.-. .Abang Dec.
90 The gradation, the masonry, and track
laying Of the Albany and Susquehannah Rail
road has been awarded to MeGsrs. Phelps &
Barnes; who take the whole work.
The road from this city to Troy will be com
p.ecd next week.
STEAMER Hai,far, Dec. % 2
p. 1.-The steamship Franklin. from Sottl
oncn,o, .r5 Uovrn h,s ;nst orriyed hore shnr,
~ p,al
~.
FLOOD on THE O"io hl'ER.--C tne'a"df' l.
Dec' <'-H mas oeen raining IN eS't"Ty d"
day, and the river is rising rapidly, and threat
enlng to overflow.
Waite river Is higher than it has been for 40
years. Several oIts were swept by the food
from the White Water Canal and were dashed
to pieces.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-01-07
xXKU CONGRESS-2d Session.
WAsnINGToN, Tuesday Dec. %.

W,SuINGTnN 'TuaSdav Dec %
SENATE.
Mr. Cass Offered resnln,ion re uos,;ro tho
President t furnish information lespec in the
British Colony Of Ruatan Island, and asking
what me lsures have been taken by tne Ex .tu-
tive to prevent The inlractlon of the treaty be-
tween the nited States and Great Britain
Laid over.
After several ino.iectUnl attempts 10 proceed
to business, for lack OF quorum, the Senate
mad an Executive session OF few minutes du-
ration, and then adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Sabine. Of Mass. anpeared and was anal.
ifaJ
Mr.. Hart clT.rai rc.oln,ion ,ha, tho Cam.
mit,ee of \Vl,nle no disch,rrad frnm tha G,r-
ihcr consideration of the b,,I rorr;t dnt;cs on
ccr,uin oood. dn,trovod hv fro in Nov York
anI that thn Same he rnfnrrod ,o the Commit.
Oh Commerce. Tabled.
The House then adjourned.
Co LIsIoN.-.\cu YORK. Dec. QS Two Jer-
sry City ferry boats came in collision this
morning, at & o'clock, causing considerable
danagc The ''lludsOnn lost her deck cabins
No one was injured
FRov poRro C,nF,Io- PbHodeJnb;o Dec
3S,--N p have por,o & ,hcllo dates n ,he lin
inst bv the baroue parez, A few cases of fe.
yer had occurred omono the shipninr Rus-
nos, ,ros c..n.idar bI, Ali
,v..,,,,a,o,. u..n, pa.l.,0 ~.
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49, " 0''''S ''u'''"' 10 N'''u' "'''e''' az
MAIL RoFBERY.- baltimore, Dec 2S.-One
m II Il been received from New Orleans, bu'
the l''est Is sun due me NAL from Mobile
~ ,i w u'e o.''
,ad hm, ,'t, M y, ,'r T'S a''cS
trho "' MI W.. WV Cs.1,3 r3,'.u ~, oI ,ounu'
oI i,.;1 nAu po1'
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-01-07

BY HELEN j.. BosTwIcK.


1t is Christmas in the city,
Aud the sky is full of snow;
It las whit ened all the house-tops,
Whitened all the streets below.
Bat tn ca lstmas ellis are ringing
'Tis a merry peal they ring
Yet, alas. to many a dwelling,
What funeral sound they bring
Forth, ye fair and fortuned dwellers,
From your drawing rooms so fine
From the yell w-dusted temples,
" here We sit at Manmon's shrine
From the church whose gorgeous windows
Turn to flame the struggling light,
Where ye worship the enid Jesus,
In a nanger born last night.
For h. in furred and wadded garments,
For graceess wind awaits
1t $ whistlng und the corners,
Winning at the cellar CRATES;
Now II sghs between the church doors,
WaglnT hypocntIc strife
With the ribbons. and the ermines,
And the vanltes of life.
And, anon, ickle artist
MOuld5 the snow IN forms of grace
Not brown and battered amp-post
But hath marble C ,pa d base.
Snow is sitting IN the basket
Ola Young child as ing aims.
And it hides the tattered blanket,
FILLS the title outstretched ,alns.
Oh! her heart is very heavy.
And that bell no sweet chord stirs;
For she thin the Son of Mary
Knew not orphaned rrief IKE hers.
In her brain " ice'i, nging-
On it, urns the hideous eve
Forth to be steal, r die!
All! We say that want is rhastly
To the world.slck and detiled
u,ro "a soon its snpc,rol fnrors
A. tho vor,n bai,rt of n ch73
Sc vino eov Desnoir,s faIl demon
Makes the s,rnn,,rst sn,rit bow
Have ye seen lis black wing brooding
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-01-07

TUE ILLUSTRATED Ews.-N otwithstand-
ing the very general desire o. the pre- tc
speak kindly Of this pictorial experiment. It
was so badly got up that unsunej praise was
out of the question. A periodical heralded rs
he News" has been, should have pre- eented Il
more attractive face. 1t had public sympahy
ali IN its IA 7or. Indeed, it was expected to b.
something that Yankees could boast OF. A sor,
Of National feeling had been excited, and the
disappointment at the (almostl future was quite
intense. The criticisms Of the press ave in
duced the publishers 10 confess nd promise
amendment. If they keep this promise we
shall be happy to record the fact; but the
News" will not be tolerated a. . thlrd-rate
affair. 1t must either be first rate or nothing.
FAUio g.. "...y t';~t~-i-l 90 -iontr-oc in
lstence already.-.lidany Ereniag Journal.
We were impressed in precisely the same
manner with this first number, which is far in
fcror to any ordinary issue of Gleason'5 Picto-
rial IF Messrs. Rarnum g. Beach can do no
better than this, they "but offend their lungs 10
s7rak go loud !" We have seldom seen 4
more ridiculous disparity between promise and
perormance--n fayor Of the former, The
publishers have one consoiltlon and that s
the excellent chance before them for improve
,nen,. The - London Illustrated News will
smile bauiy wien it comes to see its compel Tor !
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-01-07

1t has been very currently reported in
this city during the week, that Judge Curtis of
the supreme Court, has written n very able opln
ION in regard to the Rhode Island law fer sup
pressing the sale ofintoxcatng drinks, and that
The law is by HIM declared UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
The law in question is the Main Liquor
Inv, ard is in form and Substance, the same
as the law passed in this State last winter
Tie decision covers 40 pages of manuscript,
and will be read in Rhode Island to-day
Boston Journal.
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0FNoBLr GENERosIrY.-The New Yor

o. NoBLE GENERosITr,-Th New York
E,enng Post states that during the late fire in
Sacramento city Thomas Hunt Esq, of the
firm of Hunt g. Co, New York, distinguished
himself for his timely beneyoence. Before the
fire was stayed he had placed check for one
thousand dollars IN the hands of the Mayor, to
be applied for the relief of the sick and dest
lule, after dlspatchlng his boat at an early hour
to san Francisco, for proylslQps and sGccor.---
Size returned immediately with full freight OF
merchandise, ana donation of eight thousand
dollars worth OF goods, paid for from his owr
resources, which brought relief to hundreds in
great distress. After the fire, for some days
no charge was made on his steamboat fer pas
sage to the Bay for sufferers, and no less thar
five hundred persons were transported free tC
their friends or the shelter So noby proytded
In addition 10 tins, he ordered his officers tC
from my desk, as shock after shock IS repeated
for fear of falling tiles and walls. Wrltln!
under such circumstances, Is rather uncomfort
bic business, so having given you the mall
facts, will close.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-01-07

re uros to be roused it will fire off a 7ercrs-
sion cap As table lamp it marks the tine
anl strikes the hours, and has regulator and
index, by which may be ascertaned the amount
Of light and economy Of consumption of the va
rious candles Of different makers. And all this
is effected with very little machinery which is
Of the most simple kind foreign pGptr,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-01-07
sILyFR IN LEAD.

Ifa ton of lead contains three ounces of sill
ver-one ounce in twelve thousand ounces -
will it pay to dig out this slYer, mcchanlcaliy
or chemically? W!ll 1t save penny Mr..
PATrINsoS manufacturing chemist at New
caslle, says, and shows that 1t will although,
before hls improvements vera introduced, the
attempt was a losing one, unless the lead con-
talEed at least twenty ounces OF SILVER to the
ton. Nearly ali lead ore contains a tg1ce OF
silver, which becomes melted and combined Ia
the ingot or pig of lead. Vast are The arrange
ments which the manufacturers are willing
to make to extricate tins morse of silver from
the mass in which II is buried huge furnaces
and melting vessels, and cryslaIllsing vessel.
are provided, and elaborate processes are Cnre
fully conducted. The lead itself, Is all the
better for losing its slvery companion; while
the silver makes It's appearance afterwards II
the form Of dazzling ,ca-servlccs, and such
like.
(Conc,uded nert iceet.)
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-01-07
AUCTION 4 COMMISSION
S I @ 4 { !
r & M Q v q l. :,

THE Subscriber would respectfully in
4 form the cz'us ot Burlington and the com
inunty, that h- has taken the Auction and CommIs-
zion business formerly conducted 10y Isaac Sher-
wood, and removed to Col. Thomas7 store, on
College Street Ia ely occupied by Pierce, DHvty 4
Ai.n where the business wi be strCkIy atteHde tC
n all lis branches, The rooms w be opened every
Dry in the week for the retail tr1dc aud Auction
Wednesdays ard Saturdays Particular attention
y1ll be paid to the commission business and Gus
orrrs may decent upon having al business IN th'
ranCh -trlcky and fairly attended 70 and n4ay r. i
u.nu pro rrtlrns the Subscriber wiIl also ntlent
u phe sale { real estate 1--we stock and every kint
n Nerrhanl,sc whi;d tolY he thrown into th'
market.
j. UUNCkLEE.
bJuiu.lcn, Je.s 1852 dNUi
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-01-07

OLA private letter from Washington, from
a very well informed and responsible source,
says that the Wings in Congress were nevel
better unt7d or in better spirits than at present
They arc Hopeful pf the future II Rost1n .Tlqs
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-01-07
suEEr-lRoN States AND PAPER.

go great way.
suEET-iRoN States AND PAPER.
Schooboys display great skill in breaking
their states. Snail they be allowed to contn-
ue the exercise Of ihis interesting practice or
shall we invite them to use the new Wurtcm-
berg sheet-ron states ? A manufacturer in
that country has invented n mode of applying
surface coating to shect-iron, which enables
it to take free the mark of a slate pencil it
is said to be much lighter, and much less la
BILE to lnjure, than a common slate. if we have
sheet-lron states, why not shect-ron paper =
Baron Won KDEIsT, the proprietor of some IRON
works at Neudcck, in Bohemia, has lately pro-
duced paper of this kind, from which great
things seem to be expected. 1t is remarkable
for its extreme thnness, flcXbility and strength
and entirely without flaws. 1t is used in making
buttors, and various other articles shaped bv
stamping; and 1t is capable Of receiving very
high polish. Whether the world Is ever to see
the Times printed on a sheet of iron, we mast
leave to some carvoyant to determine but,
no sooner did our manufacturers become nc-
ouainted with this Bohemian product OF the
Great Exhibition than they instantly set thor
wits to work to produce better and thinner
sheet iron than had before been made n ~
land. In the Birmingham department before
the Exhibition closed, there made its appear
ance q BOOK about tive inches by three, cOnsla
ting of ffortv-four leaves of sheet-lron the whole
weighing about two ounces and half we
are thus getting on; the aye CT iron literature
may yet arrive.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-01-07
Penny Wisd )m.
From Household Hord5.

We would direct attention to few misceI-
laneous examples Of the usefal application cf
materials long valucd-the causing "a little to
90 great way"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-01-07
HORs sE-SIIoE NAILS.

Horse shoe nails, kicked about the world by
horses innumerable, are not to be the useless
fragments we might naturally deem them, Nil
itary men may discuss the relative mer'ta OF
MIME rifles, and neede-guns, and regulation
muskets but all will agree that the materials
of which the barrels ,re made should be sound
and tough, ana gun-makers tell Us that no iron
is so well fitted for this purpose as that which
| is derived from horseshoe nails, and similarly
worn fragments. The nails are In the first in
stance made of good sound iron, and the vlo-
lent conclusions which they receive, when a
horse is working over stony road, give pc
culiar anneang and toughening to the metal,
highly beneficial to LIS subsequent use tor gun
/ barrels
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-01-07
sAvIS0 HEAT,

Oar learned chemists have lately discovered
that in making or smelling iron, not less than
scvcn-cights of all the heat goes off IN waste ;
only one-eght beng really made available ter
the extr,cation of the metal from IS stony mn
ttjx. What a sad waste of good fuel Is here !
what n provoking mode Of driving money out
of ones pocket So thought Mr. EUDD, OF the
Ys,alvfera lron-works, in Wales tie found
that the heat which escapes from an iron tur-
race is really as Ligh as that of melting brass
and he pondered hew he might compel thl2 heat
to render some of its useful services. He put
n gentle check upon it Just as 1t was about to
escape at the top Of the furnace: ne gently en-
ticed it to pass through n channel or pipe which
bent dow Iwards and gently brought II under
the boiler Of the s cam engine winch worked
the blowing machine for the furnace. a clever
device this FOR this economised caorlc hea'ed
the boiler without any other fuel whatever. and
there was a saving Of three hundred and tlfy'
pounds in one year IN the fuel TOR one oolicr
alone. Mr. Bupp told all abou. this 20 the
British Associ ltion at Swansea, in lSlS ond
a, Edinburgh, in 1850, he was able to tell them
much more He stated that he had applied the
method to all the niEe smelling furnaces at the
Yst. lyfera " orks and that It had also been
applied 10 the Dandyyan WORKS, in Scotland
The coaliuscd in the Scotch works is of such n
kind. that the wasted heat fom one furnace Is
believed to be enough to heat the air for the
hot.bast, and to work the blast engines for three
furnaces. Mr. BuDD states that his plan enn
bled the Dundyvan propretors 10 smeIt orr
with ton and quarter less coal to ten 0
iron than by the old method and he shows how
this mght rise to a saving of one hundred an'
thirty thousand pounds year for the whole o
Scotland. A pretty penny ysavIng this-a yer
table creation of something out of CONNER
cial nothing.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-01-07
ITEMS AT HOME AND ABROAD.

- EPITAPH on A LOCOMOTIVE by The
sole survivor OF deporable accident, no blame
attached to the serYanta CT the company:
Collisions four.
Or tive she bore
The signals were i'll vain;
Grown old and rys,eu,
Her hIe er busted,
And smashed the excursion ,.ail.
"Vtr end toaS pieces. '-PCN.H.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-17

The following bills introduced read first and So
cond time by their titles and referred to appropriate
committees:
By Mr. SHIELDS: bill to authorize the State Of u
nois to select the residue of the lands to which she 10
entitled under the act Of Cd March, 1927, granting land
to that State in opening canal TO connect the waters Oh
the Illinois river and those of Lake Michigan.
BY Mr.. ADAMS A bill granting the right Of way and
donation Of public lands to the States Of Louisiana,
Mississippi and Alabama, in aid of the construction OF
certain railroads therein.
By Mr. BRoDHEAD: A bill giving further remedies to
patentees.
BY Mr. DIXON: A bill for the relief of Sophia Rsly
BY Mr. BENJAMIN: bill confirming certain land
claims in Louisiana in the Bastrop grant
BY Mr. DODGE of Iowa: bill to organize the Terri
tory of Nebraska.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-17
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IA, 1858.
IN SENATE.

| Mr. SEBASTIAN appeared in his seat to-day
Ma HUNTER presented the credentials of the Hon.
CLEMENT c. CLAY elected by the Legislature of Alabama
Senator from that State for six years. from and after the
4h Of March, 1853 The oath prescribed by law having
been administered, Mr.. CLAY took his seat.
MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS.
The following memorials and petitions presented
and appropriately referred:
by Mr. WELLER: From Charles Hamer, asking re-
Enumeration for losses sustained in consequence of the ~
lay tie part Of the Government in selecting site for
the marine hospital San Francisco and for work there
on not required by the contract
By Mr.. EVERETT: From D. E. Abbott son Of Geo.
Fred Abbott late vice consul Of the United States Mt
Salonica, asking compensation for services of his
father and expenses paid by him while vice consul at
Salonica.
BY Mr. HUNTER: From j. X. Cooke. asking compen-
saou for loss OF time and expenses incurred under
appointment OF the President Of the United States
sui at Xbara in the Island Of Cuba the GoyernorGen
ral having refused to recognise him as SUCH
BY Mr.. BRIGHT From David Myerlee, asking in
demnty for losses sustained in testing the practicabiy
of water-rotting American hemp.
BY Mr. MASON From Alfred Biups and others
asking indemnity for French spolatons prior to 1900
Laid the table, motion of Mason for the present
with view to have il referred to n select committee
By Mr. JOHNSON: From the Creek tribe Of Indians,
asking remuneration for lands renquished to the United
States by the treaty of Fort Jackson in 1914.
BY Mr.. EVANS: From the Charleston Chamber Of
Commerce. asking appropriation to deepea the harbor
Of Charleston; also, from the same asking for light
ship and buoys at Cape Roman, and for light White
Point Shoal, in Charleston harbor.
by Mr.. BRODHEAD: From citizens of Massachusetts,,
asking the enactment of law giving further remedies
patentees.
vast number Of papers were motion Of Senators,
taken from the files and again referred appropriate
committees
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
On motion Of Mr.. SUMNER,
Reoicsd That the Committee the Judiciary be directed
to consider the oxpedency Of providing by for the APP
poinment commission to revise the public statutes the
United States simplify their language, correct their
to supply their deficiencies, to arrange hom
in ORDER and reduce them to text
port them thus improved Congress for it's final action to
the end the public statutes which all presumed
hension Of all
On motion by Mr.. BADGER,
Reolred That the committees which were authorized at
the last session employ clerks be authorized employ
clerks during the present session.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. ssrrE, Of Texas appeared to-day, qualified,
and took his seat in the House.
Mr. MAURICE moved to reconsider the vote by which
the House yesterday rejected the resolution OF Mr. BArL
az Virginia. TO elect on officer be called the Librarian
Of the House Of Representatives.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-17

Mr. SEBASTIAN appeared in his seat to-day.
Ma HUNTER presented the credentials of the Hon.
CLEMENT c. Clay the Legislature Of Alabama
Senator from that State for six years. from and after the
4h Of March, 1853 The oath prescribed by law having
been administered, Mr.. CLAY took his seat.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-17

Several additional members appeared to-day,
qualified and took their seats in the House, viz Messrs
DANIEL b. WRIGHT and 0. r. SINGLETON, of Mississippi
Mr. JOHN SooTT HARRISON, of Ohio, and Mr. GERRIT
SMITH, of New York
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-24
ROXES FOR TOBACCO

HANCY BOXES FOR TOBACCV:L,
We will make order Boxes OF al al. k'hd'' wn'om on
IN he furnished at very low prices We ai'o nave M on on
na n Row plank ready dressed for use, which viii be
.nd At small advance the market price OF n"arcss
1id a making il much cheaper for the
70 nse dressed Pank-We also manufacture x.a,
Moulds OF all kinds, whc, NV wi,r rapssf pe
Sbnn next door to c. & Mckinney Main st Eync'
burg, Va.
May 25-ts