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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-09-24

THE RIoHTs or JUDGES JURIEs.--In the trial Of q
case at Baltimore Wednesday, before Judge FRIcK, of
the Superior Court, circumstance occurred which
brought up the question to which the judges of the
law-the presiding Judge the Jury Judge FRIoK in
deciding upon the law instructed the jury 70 bring in
verdict for the plaintiffs but the jury dsregardng such
instruction, brought in verdict for the defendants.
The Jury seem have acted thus in opposition to the
decision Of the Court in the belief that they were under
the constitution the judge Of the law Gs well as the
facts In this they were mistaken. The new constitu-
ton declares that in the trial Of oil criminal the
jury shall be the judges Of the law well fact" but
their powers in cira remain under the old
suton In such cases the court is the judge Of the
law and the jury therefore not at liberty disregard
its instructions Judge FRIcR therefore, promptly and
with proper regard law and the rights Of the Court
refused receive the verdict Of the jury and discharged
lhem-pafriok
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The French Academy has proposed the following the
subjects Of its prizes for 1854 That for poetry is be
the "Acropols of Athens and the prize is be gold
medal worth 900 francs similar medal to be given
for the best paper 1.-THE Life and Writings OF the
Duke DE Sr. SIMON" The two Montyon prizes Of 1000
francs each !" The Poetry of the Middle Ages and
The Progress Of Letters in France before the CLD
not having been awarded this year. be again
tended for next year Two prizes Of 5000 francs each
paper The Life and Writings Of FRoIssARr." From
January l, 1854, the Academy viii enter its annual
examination relative to the prize founded by the late
Baron GoDERT for The most eloquent work connected
with the History Of France" In that examination viii
be included oil the works on the History of France
which shall have appeared from the st Of January 1853
The Academy viii also award in 1854 the annual medals
for acts Of devotedness and virtue.
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THr BREWSTER FAmILY-A meeting Of the descendants
Of Elder William Brewster Of the May Flower Pill
grims was held at Norwich, Connecticut, the 18th
instant to take compile biography of their
ancestors JAMES BREWSTER Of New Haven, presided a
the meeting, and Rev. A. STEELE Of Washington (DC)
acted as secretary The meeting addressed BE- these
officers and Rev Messrs. Bond and CULVER. In the
course of the discussion il stated that the eldest
OF Elder Brewster and the eldest Of Miles Standish
settled in the vicinity Of Norwich lands decided
them By Uncas the Mohegan chief. committee Of
fifteen, headed by James Brewster OF New Haven was
appointed to compile history of Elder Brewster and call
another meeting Of the descendants II was also resolved
to erect monument the memory OF Jonathan Brews
ster eldest son Of William and his wife Lucretia, whose
remains and many of their descendants Inferred at
Brewsters Neck near Norwich and to build suitable wall
around the family burial place--Ncw Harcn Journal.
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LATER FROM BUESos AYREs.-The New York Courier
has Buenos Ayres intelligence to the ID August All
quiet in the city, and the Provincial Government firmly
established with PASTOR OsLIGADo Provisional Direc
tor and Captain General and the old Ministry. The Uni
ted States Wotec, after her return from tax
ing Gen URoUIzA Entire Rios, made another trip with
Messrs. PESDLEToS and ScHEScK who busying them
selves about treaties with the Correnno and Entire
Rano Governments. The waterw;tch had been waiting
sixty days the supply Of coal sent out BY Government
She was expected leave the 4h Of August for As
cension to at once the scientific survey fol
which she was sent out.
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RAILROAD ACCIDENTS

Collision on rHE HUpsoS RIVER RAILRoAp.-A COL
isou occurred the Hudson River Railroad two miles
below Poughkeepsie Thursday afternoon, between
single engine and the Poughkeepse passenger train going
south, by which two persons in the employ Of the
pany were instantly killed The collision occurred be-
curves and the engineers did not discover each
other until they within thirty rods from where the
accident occurred Before the locomotives met their
spectye speed greatly reduced but it sufficient
to 'demolsh both locomotives, which crushed to
pieces and completely imbedded in each other Charles
Gilbert the fireman the passenger train and David
Arnold, brakeman, both instantly killed. No pas
sengers were injured
FATAL RanRo&p CoLLIsIoS.-The Western Express
train from Albany the Central Railroad while stop
ping at Oneida depot Thursday night into BY
freight train in the direction. gentleman from
Ohio, named Thatcher, instantly killed and some
FIVE others it is feared fatally injured Patrick Wall, OF
Manchester Vermont, had both thighs fractured; Ed
ward Jewett of New Haven seriously injured in the
head and chest; John I. Vaughn Of Onondaga county,
had both thighs broken. Several others we're more or
less injured The car was driven almost through the
before it, and al the cars we're more or less in
iured Mr. Thacher's wife BY his side when he was
killed and was herself injured bat not seriously. The
blame rest with the engineer OF the train,
though the express train was out OF time
| Exptosros or A L0coMoTvE-The Pittsburg Gazette
f THURSDAY has an account Of the explosion Of the loco
motive Wayne on the Pennsylvania and Ohio road
Frankin about sixyfye miles from Pttsburg The force
az the EXPLOSION was tremendous, lifting the locomotive
from the track and hurting il the bank distance of
some 6fty feet leaving the track entirely uninured The
! conductor Mr. Colby and the fireman. were killed in
| stantaneously The engineer is badly hurt.
p,upo,p CoLLrsros-A collision occurred on the Roa-
nokc Railroad Thursday last between express and
freight train whereby the locomotives completely
smashed and Nathan Stanan killed
ACCIDENT ON THE CENTRAL RALRoAD.-The train that
left Savannah Saturday night encountered difficulty
the upper part Of the road from the washing by heavy
rains The abutment Of the bridge over Walnut Creek
had been much undermined that it gave way Just
the train was passing it. and Mr. Patrick Douohue,
who standing the rear platform, was thrown
and killed. He was from New York, on his way tn
Macon.
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THE EPIDEMIC THE Standardization papers to the
9th have been received New Orleans. The fever
making fatal progress at Galveston Some two hundred
and large proportion Of deaths had occurred The
fever had also appeared at Houston. From the Gulf
shore and at the and plantations along the Nssis
spp river accounts continued to be received Of the
tinued ravages Of the epidemic. At Pass Christian,
Biloxi Lewisburgh, Vaudeville, Madsonville, and many
other places the disease prevailing with great sever
y The sixth child Of Captain Smith, United States
gneer and the last Of the family had died at Madison
vile.
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The New Orleans Bulletin, in congratuating its read
upon this evidence Of the abatement Of the epidemic
remarks:
"If il will only continue for week two longer We
shall be enabled chronicle the disappearance of the
epidemic In private practice the number Of cases has
largely diminished. In the Charity Hospital in the In
rmaries established by the Howard Association, and in
other philanhrophc institutions the thing may be
truthfuy said These unerrpg evidences that the
disease is about departing from among owing TO the
absence of material upon which TO work and 10 the fact
that the epidemic has about its We, how
ever, firmly believe that if absent fellowcitizens
should imprudeny return, If there should be large
influx Of strangers emgrants the disease would mme-
dately its former fatality. The virus still turks
in the atmosphere Let needessy brave its wrath
Let oil who possblycan keep away until official pro-
mitigation shall assure them that they may return in
safety
We regret to add to the above gratifying accounts Of
the abatement Of the fever New Orleans that 1t has
spread all along the Lake and River Coasts where it ID
raging with unexamped violence.
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KNOWLEDGE DERIVED FROM BRUTE INSTINCT.
If the arts of politicians and spectators be made
obedient the honest instincts Of the buffalo in the
lection of route to the Pacific ocean, do not know
but should be willing take the old bull of the salt
icks for e-leader in this great march across the
continent with which he must be familiar and about
which this country is likely to be mysfed and
befogged Who for being laughed at in the
of science? Certainly not Banks or Hersche As
little need the Colonel mind the hurtless gbes of the
wags who biting him with their daily caricatures.
They don't to know that he has powerful confede
rate on his side-no less than the distinguished
MAuRY whom viii call lieutenant because the ned
quate title seems to cast reproach upon the country
Does the public know what that useful philosopher told
his English auditors lately about the whale That huge
leyathan, for all his bulk, probably has not better
bump Tor hump for navigation than his brother of the
forest has for travel And yet it is supposed least
by our late Administration that he has discovered the
northwest passage long sought for in vain by
the expense of many precious lives of the braves and
the best Just listen TO Mr. MAuRY:
1t appears that the right whales cannot cross the
tropics but they in the Northern of both
hemispheres and after much difficulty succeeded in
meeting old whaer who had seen them in both, and
who declared that the right whale Of the North Pacific
the the right whale Of Greenland. That
the time when the sympathies of the world
keeny alive to the fate or franklin and his companions,
and the fact of these animals being identical in the
made it appear probable that as they could not
the tropics and get round either Of the capes
there must be water communication by the Arctic
by which they could get from sea to the other. Act
ing this slender clue, which furnished by these
dumb creatures the Secretary of the Navy instructed
Lieut. De Haven, who commanded the American expedi-
ton then about to be sent out IN search Of Sir John
Franklin, to 60 up to the Wellington Straits, ard there
look TO the northwest for open He and Captain
Penny and others went there and they found that
sea- For this piece Of information indebted in
great TO the whales; and merely mention the
fact to show Of how much advantage it is to catechze
Nature closely get her answers and instead of lock-
ing them up in old chests and log books turn them out
and see what may be made Of them"
TNeicark Ddly Advertiser.
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THE CHINA MISSION AND PACIFIC RAILROAD.

We find in the New York Journal Of Commerce
the annexed explanation of Mr.. WALKERS relin-
quishment Of the Mission to China. We give it
for what it is worth 1t is stated that "he accepted
supon three express conditions, namely, that he
sshould haze carte blanche to make such commercial
treaty as he might find when upon the spot to be
most proper and advantageous, or in other words,
that he should be tied down by no specific in
structions that he should be sensout in national
ship, and that he should be sent outimmcdiately.
The Administration accepted the conditions, and
s promised to dispatch Mr.. Wakes in national
ship, and to do it Immediately; but, owing to the
defects of our naval establishment they could not
sperform what they had promised. Mr.. Walker
= was quite determined not to go to China under a
foreign flag and not to trust himself to the Ale
glany. lie would have preferred, probably, to
risI, himself in the little revenue cutter which
bear his name. The Government cannot send
sMr Walker to China, and neither is he now much
incline d to 60 He has various and to him more
import. 1T and interesting matters to employ him
at home
Mr.. WALL lER's private affairs would not be a
proper subjec. for newspaper inquiry; but, as the
closing remark above may find a solution in the
following paragr aph and therefore refer to great
public object, we supJon 1t:
THE New YORK Al 'LASTIc AND PACIFIC RAILROAD CON-
pAsY-This company which was chartered by the Ssate
of New York at the lat. session Of the Legislature held
their first meeting in the city of New York Friday
majority Of the Comniso designated in the charter
we're not present but those. present proceeded to bus
ness and opened the books OF subscription.
Mr. ROBERT ]. WALKER com menced the subscription
to the stock with the of millions Of dollars. Dr.
NEwcoapE Of Albany, and others in behalf of them
selves and Others Subscribed the sum of two million
eight hundred thousand dollars and the company then
adjourned to meet on the 1st of October.
The capital stock of the company is one hundred mil
lions of dollars Under the tenth section of the charter
each stockhoder is made individually liable for all the
debts Of the company the extent of the amount Of his
stock which may not be fully paid up, and also for all
Indebtedness to laborers and others employed the
road The charter also provides that the stockholders
may after the Of the stock shall be taken
in good faith proceed tohe election of President and
other officers of the company. The company have pow
er under the charter to construct railroad to the Pa
cfc with the assent of the United States, through any
territory Of the United States and through the territory
of any State with the assent of that State
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MAINE ELEcTIoN.-In 204 towns the vote for
Governor stands: for Pillsbury, Dem.) 29,425;
Crosby, (Whig) 3l,T62; Morrill,, Maine Law
Dem 9,4S0; Holmes, (Frecsoil, 7,347 The po-
litical character of the Senate is doubtful In the
case of twelve Senators there is no choice; and it
Is not yet certain whether Wings or Democrats will
have the majority Of those elected, by whom the
vacancies will be filed The House is claimed by
rill Democrats.
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VERMONT ELEcrIoN.-The following will be the
political character of the Legislature: SENATE, Is
Wings, 10 Democrats, / Freesoil, and Grand Isle
county tied House, 95 Wings, 81 Democrats, "a
Freesoers, one town to be heard from. 1t will be
somewhat difficult for the Democrats and Freesoilcrs
to unite to man in the election of State officers,
for the Democrats are anti-liquor law and nearly
all the Freesoilers are strong law men. The House
Is strongly against the Maine liquor law, and tho
Senate will be nearly equally balanced.
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MAILS BY THE BREMEN LINE.

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official information received by the last steamer from
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MARYLAND.-Hon. JOHN WETHERED has con-
sented to run as candidate for Congress in the Sc
cond district, composed of part of Baltimore county
and Kent, Carroll, Hartford, and Cecil counties.
The district was years ago ably and faithfully
represented by Mr.. WETHERED, and we heartily
wish him success.
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Total loanable means....e44, ,967, 1874 e4S,07559i
All these sums except the Rest Of which the Bank can
dispose absolutely held issued subject to being
called for, and therefore the Bank cannot safely lend
more, in extreme cases. than two-thirds Of them
Therefore, may that the Bank last year had
capital at its disposal Of Es0Sll 929, this year Of
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The Knoxville (Tenn.) Register says that prepara-
tions are on foot to erect in East Tennessee the
sary works for smelling the copper which is now
being taken in such abundance from the mines in this
part Of the State The copper is to be cns into in
gos and it may be wrought into such forms will adapt
II to the wants Of the trade generally.
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SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT oE MARYLAND

SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF MARYLAND.
correspondent informs that the following are the
meetings agreed upon for discussing public questions be-
fore the people by Mr.. SoILERs and Mr. JENrrER:
Tuesday 2oth Cross Roads, below Piscataway Prince
Georges county.
Thursday, 22d, Lawsons Spring, Charles county.
Saturday, 2fth, Port Tobacco, Charles county
Tuesday, 27th, Upper Marlboro. Prince Georges
lounty.
Thursday, Goth, Bladensburg, Prince Georges county
Other meetings to be arranged hereafter.
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CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE CASAL.-This company
has just closed contract with Messrs CASDEE, DoDGE
REED of New York, for the construction Of new and
additional locks the line Of the canal These locks are
to be "A feet wide and 800 feet long be made in the
best and substantial manner, and to be COM
pleted by the first day Of June next.
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ESCAPE CoxvrcTs FROM q CounT RooM-While a
crowd Of fy-one persons under arrest for selling quor
without licenses were being arragned before the Court
Of Quarter Sessions as New York on Friday five prison
who had been convicted Of burglary, and were in
maraged to effect their escape and have not been
arrested The door through which they escaped was not
locked and only secured by piece Of plank which was
nailed across This they forced off with an iron bar and
thus gained to the hail. and thence to the street
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PAN HANDLE RAiLRoAD.--The wheeling lnteligencer
sustans its assertion that the Brooke County Va Cir
cult Court had granted rule requiring the parties ne
rested in the construction Of the Pan Handle Railroad
across the Virginia territory to show cause why crmi-
nal information should not be fled against them for hay
ing usurped the privileges and franchises o. Raread
Company by the publication OF the writ ss.ed by the
Court II Is granted the motion Of the Attorney for
the Commonwealth and made returnable at the ext term
Of the Court
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The impeachment Trial at Albany has resulted
in the acquittal of Mr.. MATHER The following is
the verdict Of the court
The respondent having been declared not guilty Of
the several articles of impeachment exhibited bv the
House Of Assembly it is therefore considered that the
said respondent be and he is hereby acquitted thereof
and it is ordered that he be discharged The vote stood
81 ayes TO nay.
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HARD WORDS.

The New York National Democrat, the leading
Hunker organ discourscs as follows on the conduct
Of the Barnburners in the Syracuse Convention
This last act is worthy finale of the events Of lsis
1t is than the elimination of principles then
established and cherished in the secret heart of faction
since. And they have in this last act shown
themselves only congratulate ourselves in the
midst of sorrow that we have obtained complete
and so honorable an emancipation from the degrading
associations of such congomeraon Of political huck
sers traitors shoulder hters thmbe rggers, thieves
know but the facts strong which have converted
the Democratic State Convention into Tammany Hall
riot and which have left the brand Of eternal namy
upon those who responsible for the breaking Of
the Convention
The Buffalo Republic (Barnburner) speaks OF
the Hunker Democrats in this wise:
This they have done secretly for years and it is
matter Of sincere congraulaon that they have raised
the black flag Of faction and sedon and will henceforh
be known and read of all men forming crew Of
political desperadoes and reebooers who fighting for
plunder and revenge on their own hook. All the true
Dssaos.@ts ysisA tAet - be rid at length cf
tx presence and associ&tion They have been the re-
proach and the disgrace Of the party for many years
have been in position to nict upon numberless dis.
graces and at the time to divide and distract our
counsels But we are now happily relieved They have
gone by themselves. The Cooleys Croswes Laws, and
50 on, are to have party Heaven the mark , of
their own and the lesser lights of faction and disor
ganization are to form the TAIL
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Professor ANDREWS NoRroN aged about 68 years, for
many years connected with Harvard University and
on Sunday evening last at Newport after protracted
illness.
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Relief for Neic Orleans and Mobile.
New YORK. SEPTEMBER 1.-THE subscriptions here
for the Mobile sufferers amount TO S9 000 and from all
sources to S21 ,000 The total amount collected for
New Orleans amounts to 1920 000
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ExPoRrs FROM New oRLEASs.--The official summary
gives the total exports Of domestic produce at 6
against 4s sos 100 for the previous yearan increase Of
SIS 557 The exports Of foreign goods also show
increase Of S208, ,5SS.
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E2S O63 being dminuton this year Of el 594 866
But its loans were as follows:
Aug. 7, 1852 Aug 8, 1858.
On Government securities e13 79O 720 fl3,027,333
On private securities...... l0756,634 13,226,701
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ABATEMENT OF SICKNESS AT NEW ORLEANS.
The report of interments at New Orleans for the week
ending the llth instant shows gratifying and decided
diminution in the mortality of that city. For three
weeks previously the 18th the number of nterments
had been steadily diminishing They were For the week
ending