, 1853-04-02
News by the last Mail.

A grand Temperance demonstration tooL
place at Trenton, N. j., on the 29th Jan
A procession numbering about 700 marched
to the State Capitol, and presented pei.
tion containing 10000 signcrs for a prohb.
itory Liquor Law-2O, 900 Of them lea,l
voters. The LADIES' presented one IN tir
Senate, containing 900 signbturcs Of 76o
women Of New Jersey. Both Honses W..
crowded The petition was i,4uosie
long. The State Copvcnion pQssed psolv.
tions in favor of political action. II III
Mr.. Pierce has written cordial Iell4h
Hon. JamFi Buchanan inviting him 10 name
a member of the Cabinet from Prnnsylr,,
MIA. He would prefer the privilege d
nominating Mr.. Marcy as the New YotL
member. 9 gi IiHttrGfuE sin1aT
A great amount of speculation r1isisI,,
10 who will compose the Cabinet Of PtesJi
dent Pierce. Gen. Caleb Cushing, or Mas
sachuselis, has been mentioned as the pToS
able Secretary Of State. Nothing, however,
has thus far tranSpired by which the de,sr,
mination of Mr.. Pierce can be arriyedA
with any certainty. ...i., ira'tL
The Savannah Courier has Letter ftou
Florida which states that the Indians hav.
formally declared wal. against the United
States, and painful rumor prevailed Ihai
Gen. Hopkins and hisfOrce had been MAJ,
sacred. ..,I.... ....fr ... .4
ENeLASD.-A new line Of AuRTaKas
steamers Is projected in london, aAdeIshe
name of the " Australian Direct Steam
Navigation Cempauy," to ply by way q
Panams, or any part Of Central Amerca
that may Ultimately be found more dssln-
bic. Capital, one million, in f25 shares.
The London Daily News announces lhnl
IN. Kossuth is, it is understood, about 10
pay an early visit to America, wherelt ths
election Of Democratic President has siv.
en- many Of his admirers a new inHuenee.H
IrALY.-Francis Madiai, whose ssss hn
excited 90 much attention in The religious
world, died in prison at FoFeRees I'M.
Wilbraham Taylor, writing 10 the Lohdoa
Times, expresses his firm conviction that
Madiai was poisoned, and d1says the unEoiD
nate man himself complained that s6ma
slow poison was mixed with his foodi h
will be remembered that Madiai and hs
wife were imprisoned about eighteen months
since, on the charge of reading the scrip
ttres. a0 ~ Ere1 tL 81 rNoL
Brazil. - The Brazilian Governnitdl
have granted The right Of navigating ik
River AmssOn for thirty years 70 A-nslibia
company, from the town Of Nauta in PEN
10 the mouth Of Tie river. So great yu
the excitement produeed, that IN three DAYS
nom the time Of granting the right, al tie
shares were sold, amounting to 10000
900 Of reis. There are 10 be Two lmssq
STEAMBOATS,. The number Of boats in each
line must be sufficient 10 suppy the ncSesii.
ties Of traffic and passengers. ID The govtfh-
menA comedies the navigation Of the lfi9
to those points Cor thirty years. Slsanm
constructed "a any other country are tOk
allowed the same privileges as IL made d
Brazil. '' ? '1s''ia" hDIu-hfl
'sVAlrARiiso Dates to the 29tGq II Ish-
auary. On the 9TH of January an Aiheii-
can vessel cal led uthe Daniel Beekwith Nj
burnt in the bay Of Talcahuano,, Egeryef
fost was maae tosaye her, bot withntsp1-
cess. To prevent her settling fre 10 ,tHo
other vessels, she had to be run ou shogl
The captain did not know whether shswt
lns9red o. Rol sli fsiAH slojd saQalrt
The anlons TOleano Of Aptuco has, laiely
thrown out q quantity Of scoria hath
completely blocked up the mouth The
lake, from which rises the river Bsja; ah1
It was very much dreaded that sniiAands-
ton must follow, in which the lewnaof
A9ielcs, Hualaui and Conception would
suffer. By later accounts, ibe iphabihnls
Of Conception were beginning 10 leave De
city, and moving 10 a place Of ECaty, in
case d the1threatencd inundaiioh; the VI
canO still eeRtin0ing To- throw out graf
quantities Of scoria., ,i.;,, ,...-,.,.is ~
On the 7th, three shocks Of earthquakes
were felt at Conception, acsomPahied by
loud noises and sufFoc6iing heat; no damage
howeTer,w was done 2 and up 70 the'2o.HnO
further shocks bad been fell. i,d. bae lool
20 We learn from gentleman iIsss rr-