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Important and interesting Letter frem the EN-.
perOr of France TO the Gar.
From the Moniteur. Feb. |.

''PAIAcE OF TIE TuLERIEs, Jan. 90, 1854.
SIRE: The difference which has arisen
between your Majesty and the Ottoman
Pore has assumed such a grave aspect.
that think it right myself to explain d.
rectly 10 your Majesty the part which
France has taken in this question. and the
means which suggest themselves to me in
order to avoid the dangers which menace
the tranquility of Europe.
The note which your Majesty has Just
sent TO my government. and to that OF
Queen Victoria, endeavors to prove that
it was the system Of pressure adopted
from the commencement by the two mar
thine Powers which alone involved the
question in bitterness. On the contrary,
according 10 nay view. the matter would
have continued Cabinet question. if the
occupation Of the two Principalities had
not suddenly transferred it from the re.
gion Of discussion to that Of fact. New
theless. although your Mujesty's troops
had entered Wallachia. we advised the
Porte not to consider that occupation as
warlike act. thus proving our extreme
desire for Cancellation: After had con:
suited with England. Austria and Prussia.
proposed to your Majesty note design
ed to give satisfaction to all. Your ma
jesty accepted it. We had hardly. how
ever, been informed of this good news
when your Minister. by explanatory com
mentaries. destroyed all the conciliatory
effects Of it, and thus prevented us from
insisting at Constantinople upon its pure
and simple adoption. The Porte. for its
own part. suggested some modification
in the note. to which the re representatives.
of the four powers at Vienna were not
indisposed to agree. They were not.
however agreed to by your Majesty. 1t
was then that the Porte. wounded in its
dignity, its independence threatened. and
being compelled to raise an army to OPP
pose that of your Majesty. preferred to
declare war rather than remain in a state
of uncertainty and humility. The Porte
had claimed our support; the cause of the
Porte appeared TO us to be Just one, and
the English and French squsdrons were
therefore ordered TO the Bosphorws.
Our attitude in reference to Turkey
was that Of protector, but it was pass
i've. We did not incite her to war. We
unhestatingly addressed to the ears Of
the Sultan the advice Of peace and mod
Grafton, persuaded that this was the best
mode of coming to an agreement. and the
-Four Powers consulted together again,
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Considerable excitement was caused in
the Park yesterday. where Mr.. Orr. alias
Gibrirl. was preaching 20 the multitude.
An alusion TO Catholicism led to fight
between the Irish and Americans. in
which one mnn was badly beaten. The
police interfered and made several arrests.
Mr.. West. street preacher. also held
forth to large crowd in a lot up town,
but being attended by a detachment Of
the Guard Of Liberty" suffered no in
reference.
Yesterday morning about d o'clock. q
tremendous fire broke out in the build
Ing No. 8 Spruce street. which spread
with great rapidiiy. and speedily envel-
oped the adjoining houses. Nos 10, -.
II. and Is. in one mass. Loss over
$500 600.
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From the Detroit Free Press.

Inc War.-The spasmodic prospects Of
peace which prior advices glimmeringly
held out, are dissipated by the news bro't
by the steamer Alps. l, is rumored tina,
the Cars reply to the autograph letter
of Napoleon afforded not the slightes,
chance of renewal of negotiations. The
prominent feature OF the news is that
a0ar is inevitable.
1t will be seen that Lord John Russell,
in the House of Commons, stated sub
stantially that the British Government
approve Napoleon's latter to the Gar
that the British Cabinet did not see the
letter before i: was dispatched to ST. Pc
tersburg. but that it was advised what its
contents would be. and manifested assent
to the writing Of such letter. Lord
John farther said: while | say that her
Majesty's government hold themselves
entirely responsible for agreeing to the
substance Of that letter. l will not say
that every particular word or phrase is
such as we should have adopted. have
no hesitation in saying that we entirely
approve Of the step which the Emperor OF
France has taken; and that we consider
ed, and do consider, that i; was laudab Bile
TO endeavor to prevent the breaking gu,
OF war; and that we should be very glad
if that step effected its object"
In subsequent speech Lord John is
reported 10 have said:
"Government had now to consider what
S<>h h., Il e. 4.
extravagant and unjust demands still put
forth by Russia. from 1vhich he had no
hopes he aDould recede, he said there was
but one course to pursue. that Of de fend-
ing Turkey against the unjust demands OF
the Gar. Notes had been exchanged be-
tween France and England promising
mutual cooperation. and disclaiming all
selfish interests and desire to obtain any
increase Of territory or power by either
party. The government had also made all
express engagement with Turkey not to
make any separate peace without the con-
currence of France and England. They
would be obliged, in order to carry out
their objects, to ask for Ga, 900. 900 more
than was required last yea:. II the House
refused them their confidence. let the m
take the management OF the resources OF
the country. emu place them in more wor-
thy hands. He concluded by appealing,
in most emphatic terms. to the House TO
give them their confidence, if they appro-
we'd Of the course taken by the govern
ment on this question"
The preparations for war. both by Eng.
land and France, are on stupendous
scale. There were rumors o. Austria
having assumed an equivocal attitude.
but confirmation was needed.
There is now no doubt Of it-icar is
incritablsi The Gar has been long pre-
pairing for 1.-THE power of England and
France is immense. and will all be exert
ed. The conflict will be momentous.
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ADDITIONAL BY THE ATLANTIC.

NEW YORK, March S, 2 p. IN.
The Atlantic was GIT off this morning
a, 3 o'clock and anchored off the hook
AT daylight. she got under way, and pro-
ceeded up past Quarantine, where she
went ashore ugain on a mud fiat one mile
below Rcd Hook, where she was lying at
o clock. The mails and news packa-
ges came up in a steam tug at Z o'clock.
Authentic adyicrs from ST Petersburg
state tina, another warlike manifesto had
been issued, levylng hire men in every
thousand till April.
MARsELLEs, Feb. 19.-La,est advices
from Cons.antinople announces that the
Russian fleet had bombarded Baloum, but
withdrew without effectin & much mischief.
Rusichuk was bornbardcd on 10Th Febru-
airy. The Turks were taken by surprise.
One of their steamers was nuch damaged,
and six large and several small vessels
rendered unservicenble.
PARIS, Feb. 20.-The crowd at the
Bourse was excessive to-day. Every kind
ofsecurty gave way.
Carroll Spencer, United States Minister,
arrived at Constaniinople on the 81, in
the Saranac. On the same evening, Hun
gnrian and Italian emgranis gave him
serenade.
The Saranac and Levan, were 10 pro-
ceed shortly on a cruzo to the Black Sea-
The tirman for the passage is already gran
ted.
Intelligence has been received in Lon
don that two Russian friga,es were cruzing
of Madeira.
The Turkish consuls in Russia have
been obliged TO give up the exequalers
granted TO them. Turkish subjects have
been placed under the protection Of Aus
TRAN agents.
A letter from Paris states that the reply
from the Car to Napolson's letter is couch
ed in terms so offensive to Louis Napoleon
himself that il has been decided no! 10 pub.
fish it.
Letters from Constantinoble state that
legion Of Jews had been formed, and
placed at the disposal Of the Sultan.
A dreadful coliery explosion had taken
place at Inchell, near Wigan. One hun
dred men were killed.
The Lord Chamberlain hns notified Mr..
Buchanan that he may OPP, ar in any dress
that he pleases.
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F0f The BANNER.
CHILDUOOD'S HOME.

When we are so far from the place
where our youth was spent. it fills our
hearts with JOY to turn for time from the
cares Of the world. and think of those
scenes and friends which then made life
so dear to US; and though we may have
since learned that life is not all one fair
day--and the ecenes which once seemed
so bright. may have in part, lost their
charm-wheg the friends that shared
them with us have been by the cold hand
of death, torn from us and laid in the
tomb. Yet that was the goal and TO it
we love to turn.
Who has 20: sat for an hour IS the soft
shades of night stole DER the earth. and
let his mind run through the vista Of
the past. as he thought the same moon
still gave him light. and the same stsrs
still shone upon him--on which he lad
gszed with awe in the days of his youth
You're. HoME and FRIENDS! what fond
thoughts do these words bring to oul
minds; we love TO think Of them-we
love 70 feel that they were ours.
LILLE.
x~f It
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The Durham House. We are truly gra

The Durham House. We are truly graft
fed to learn that the change of proprie
tors in the Durham House, to which we
alluded last week. is no go. Under the
control of its present proprietor, Mr.. Ed
wards, this house has won for itself an
enviable reputation both at home and
abroad. We hope to see it increase in
popularity and dimensions, and that It's
proprietor may reap the reward which his
industry and enterprise Justly entities
him TO. in more than meeting public ex-
pec,ation. No greater curse can befal a
young and prosperous town. than poorly
conducted public houses. for though its
Inhabitants are not justly chargable with
its bad management. yet they never can
escape the evil consequences.
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Strawberry Balsam,-We are not in q

Strawberry BalSam.-We are not in the
habit of calling the attention Of our rea :
ders to patent pill advertisements-but
when we know. by experience. the good
qualities possessed by them. we are under
as much Obligation 20 speak of their ben
efits. as to recommend anything else TO
public patronage.
CrumptOn's Strawberry Balsam adj
vertised in this paper. is a good medicine.
and performs all it PROCESSES. if the di-
rections are strictly followed.
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ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE FIRE Between
one and two clock, Saturday morning,
a fire broke on, in stable in the rear of
Peter Drury's store, on Columbia street
ltsoon communicated TO the row of frame
buildings on Columbia street, four Of
which were entirely consumed, to-wit: the
grocery md provision store of Peter Dru
cry; the saddle and harness shop of Be-
miss and Shalmcir; the grocery and provis
ion store of John Welsh, together with
Clark and Fitzpatrick's merchants. tailoring
establishment. We have not been able
10 obtain the amount Of losses. They will
probably be in the neighborhood Of Sl0.-
900. Insurance partial.
Tho fire was evidently the work Of nm
incendiary. as attempts were mnde during
INC night to fire other portions of tho city.
The authorities are actively engaged in
endcayoring to ferret out the scoundrels.
Laf. Journal.
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The Wharf.-The letter containing the
propositions of the Empe TOR Of France
to the Emperor of Russia. and which
the Car peremptorily and rather insult
insly rejected. appears in our paper to
day.
Our English Minister, Mr.. Buchanan.
has been informed that be may appear in
any dress tina: he pleases.
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CgnlIlD't rufp Him.

A good STORY Is told. in an eastern pa
per of he treatment Of a drunken husband
by his amiablo spouse. Aflor trying W
rious experiments. all TO cure drunkenness
she thought Of another plan Of making
reformed drunkarj Of her lord.
She engaged a waichmun for sipula-
ted reward to carry Philunder to tho
watchhouse while Vet IN n state Of insen-
sibil,y, and TO Brighten him little when
he recovered. In consequence Of this ny
ra ngoment, Philander walked up about
eleven o'clock at night. and found himself
lying on pine bench in q strange and
dim apartment. Raising himself up Old
his elbow, he looked around until his eyes
rested on a man sitting By The stove smo-
king a cigar.
w here ON L, said philander.
in n medical college, said The cigar
smoker.
'Whet dong there9'
Going 10 be Gu, up
How comes ,ha,v
why. you died yesterday when you
was drunk. and we. bough, your body TO
make anatomy
'It's lie-rm not dead
'No mauer-we bought your carcass
from your wife, who had right TO sell il,
TO- it's all the good she could make Of you.
Ifyon're not dead, that's no fault Of the
doctors and they'll Gu, you up dead or
alive
You will do it, eh?' asked the old sol.
'Ay. to be sure we will. now directly
was the reselute answer.
well, can't you lei US have something
TO drink before you begin?'
This las. speech satisfied the Waterman
tina, Philander was hopeless case; and
as his reward was contingent 10 his sue
cessful treatment Of the patient. he was
not little chrgrined at the result; SO, with
no gentle handling, he tumbled the ire
iormable inebriate out of the watch
house.
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Passage OF the Nebraska Bill,

The following is the Para graph relating
20 slavery and the Missouri compromise,
as amended, In the K1nsas- Nebraska bill,
when it passed the Senate:
''That the Constitution and oil laws OF
the United States which are not locally
inopplicabc, shall have the same force
and effect within the said Territory OF Ne
braska as elsewhere within The United
States, except tho Sth section of the acl
preparatory to the admission Of Missou in
10 the Union, approved March 6, 1920:
which, being Inconsistent with the princi-
pie ofno intervention by Congress with
slavery in the States and Territories rs
recognized by the legislation Of 1850,
commonly called the compromise meas.
ures' is hereby declared to be imperative
and void; it being the true intent and
meaning of this act not to lsgislate sla-
rery into any Territory or State. nor
TO erclude it tAerefrOn', but 10 leavs the
people thereof perfectly free to form and
regulate their domestic institutions in
their own rCay. subject only to the Consti-
tuition of the United States. Provided.
that nothing contained in this act shall be
construed to revive or put in force any law
or regulation which may have existed pri.
or to the act of the 9Th March. 1920, ei-
Their protecting, establishing, prohibiting.
or abolishing slavery"
The proviso at the close was adopted
on motion of Mr.. BADGER, Of North Caro-
lima.
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ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.
Nr,v Yours A NJ


The steamer Aasia from Liverpool the
25th ult., arrived at Halifax last night.
Breadstuffs had partially receded from
the advance Of the Atlantic. closing.
nevertheless. at an advance on the week
Of Sd OH flour. 2d on wheat, and Is on
corn. Richardson & Bros. quote west
ern canal flour 4lss4l sod, white wheat
l2s6da Is; red | lsal 2s3d; yellow corn
47sa4Ss; white 38s6d. Beef firm and
coming up. Pork dull. Lard easier
Bacon in good demand at full prices
Ashes unchanged.
No military or naval action of special
interest had occurred since the A Atlantic
news. but political events of the highest
importance had occurred.
A significant announcement appears in
the Moniteur. saying that If the flags Of
France and Austria are united in the
East. France will not permit any attempt
to separate them beyond the Alps. This
is regarded as an encouragement for Aus
tria to declare herself on the side of the
allies. and threat to raise Hungary and
Italy If she sides with Russia.
England has formally notified the Rus
sian government Of her intention to send
q feet to the Baltic, and that Admiral
Charles Napier is appointed TO take CON-
mand.
The Russian fleet on the Baltic has
been ordered TO q for sea.
The allied fleets remain in the Bospho-
rus with cruisers in the Black Sea.
Austria continues to send troops 10 her
southern frontiers.
The Greek instruction is growing
more formidable. Great excitement pre-
walls in Greece.
New YORK. March. 3.
The Asia left Halifax at O o'clock this
morning, and will be due at Boston to-
morrow.
On the 29th Of Feb. she saw the Ara
bia going into Liverpool.
The Moniteur says France cannot suf-
fer the integrity Of the Ottoman Empire
to be broken by aggressive acts from
Greece; and Furthermore. france discoun-
tensnces revolution anywhere. The an
nouncement Is viewed as official and i'm
por,ant. Meanwhile, the attitude OF
Austria is becoming more aud more ia
yorable to the allies. Ii was even said
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The Nebraska Bill Passed the Senate.

The vote stood 81 yens to IA nays, as
follows:
Yeas essrs. ADAMS. Aichison. Ba g.
er, Bay Benjamin, Broadhead, Brown,
Butler, CAss, Clay, Dawson, D ken, Dodge
of Iowa. Douglass. Evans, Fitzpatrick,
Gayer, Gwn, Hunter. Johnson. Jones OF
Iowa, Jones Of Tenn. Mason, Morton, Nor
ris, Petit, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian. Shields.
Slldell, STUART, Thompson, OF KY, Thomp.
son, Of n. j., Toucey, Weller, Williams
81.
Nays-Messrs. Bell, Chase. Dodge, OF
Wis, Fessenden, Fish, Foot, IIamlin,
Houston. James. Seward, Smith. Sumner.
Wade-l4.
Messrs. Bright, Toombs md Mallory
were absent on account of sickness. but
would have voted for the bill; and Mr.. Al
len was absent, who would have voted
against ii. The following named Senators
did not vote: Messrs. Pearce. Phelps,
Cooper, Everett, Wright and Clayton.
four OF whom arc northern wings.
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7sasteru s. 1Itar Netoa.
ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.

New York. March So A. NJ.
The Atlantic arrived below last even
ing.
LlvERPooL.--Brendstuffs are rising -
Brown & Co. quote wheat advanced Sd;
flour Cd. In corn rather more is doing;
quotations unchanged. Western canal
flour, 4 sa4ls Cd; Philadelphia, Baltimore.
and Ohio, Ais Ola AS; Canadian. Ais 42s;
sour36sa37s. White wheat, l2sal2S Sd.
red, extra prime, l2s 81. White Indian
corn, AS; yellow, 47sa47s Cd; mixed, 46s
Cd.
Provisions. --McHenry quotes bacon
about equal in demand tn supply, both be-
ing moderate, in beef and pork, moderate
iransactions-lard less nclive.
Funds languid. Consols closed at 905a
81.
The Gear rejects the new proposals ten
dered him. War is considered ineyita
BILE.
LATEsT-LIvERpooL, w ednesday.-3,-
900 troops embarked from Liverpool to
day.
The Greek instruction has gained q
formidable Roadway. 5000 men being un-
der arms in Epirus, Macedonia, and Thes-
sally.
Ii is stated that if Austria does not i'm
media,ely declare herself, France will form
an army of 100000 men on the Italian
frontier, and send force TO operate in H.
ally. This statement is believed to be
ihentic.
A Geographic despatch states that the
Russians are bombarding Rischuk.
There is q very doubtful report that the
Russians have taken seven Turkish ships
of war. Great enthusiasm in favor Of
war is arising in Great Britain.
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Temperance 0rganizatiOns--The most O

the county Temperance Conventions
which asse mbled on the 22i ult. Tor the
purpose Of more effective ganizl ton.
determined by resolves or other enact
ments, TO wait the nominations of the
political parties for legislative candidates
and in the event OF their nominating good
and reliable Temperance men. no other
nominations are to be made
Oh, what deep laid scheme this is to
affect the integrity Of the Democratic
party! The truth is--:he Temperance
advocates in Indiana want nothing but a
prohibitory law, and they care not what
political party enac,s it. Is there any
thing wrong or Inconsistent in this2
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Charles Urner.-The South Bend Forum
of last Saturday announces the arrival
Of this distinguished Fur ner. at that
place. in an advertisement. His swim
ding operations in this place doubtless
failed to be of any further benefit to him.
and he is trying his luck at the smaller
towns. Friend Forum. as misery loves
company. put your bill and ours toge the r
in your pipe. and puff the customer.
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% bftua rp

DIED at his residence in Union town
ship in this county, on the 7ih instant.
B. f. Kendall Esq. Mr.. X. was an old
and respected printer. and some years ago
edited paper at Richmond. Virginia.
On the Sth inst, in this piece. TilsH-
MAN H., son OF H. B. and Samantha Per
shing. in the 9th year of his age.
Mr.. HIRAM CORNELIUS Of this county,
was attacked with a sinking chill on
Thursday last, and died the same evening
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SToRy OF BUTrERFLY.-The follow
ing beautiful little sketch is by Grace
Greenewood. Ii occurs in her account oil
her voyage acros the Atlantic.
zone day. much TO my surprise, spied
a real live butterfly, on one of the spars of
the vessel. Ii had been blown out from
the shore, the Captain said. Blu, It's wings
were wet with spray and torn by The winds.
and 1t did not live many minutes after
perceived il.
though, to myself that perhaps this
little creature had been born in some Sc
cluded cottage garden, brought up on the
sweetest honey and the purest dew, era
died by night in jessamine flower and
rocked by soft summer winds, or costly
couched in the heart of rose, and sung
to sleep by merry cricket. That per.
haps had always been happy and con,en'
led till some gcsslping locust or vagran'
humming- bird had filled her ears with the
fine stories Of grandeur gardens over the
sea, and she had been seized with a fool
ish longing for foreign travel. strange
sights, and adventures. Tha, from this
time she had found her garden home dull.
her honey and dew insipid, her rose.bed
uncomfortable, the song of her cricket
nurse harsh, ill she could stand il no lon
ger, but bravely flew off from shore.
right over TINT brigh, and sparkling sea-
There the strong wind took her, and whirl-
ed her on and on, through the salt ocean
spray, oil day and oil night, ill !, left her
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Orr1cE OF SURF. PUBLIC INsrRucrIoN.

OFFICE OF SUP'T. PUBLIC Instruction.
INDIANAPOLIS, March IL, 1854.
Let the Townships at the April cleo
ton, vote the tax for Road and School
purposes. Then let the Trustees not
commence operating under the vote un-
til the Supreme Court decides the consti-
nationality of the law on the voting Sec
ton. The decision will be made in May.
After that time, the trustees will know
what they can legally do.
w. C.. LARRABEE.
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Fresh Fish.-Our market is already beirg
supplied with fresh Fish Of the most
choice kinds. The beautiful lakes in the
vicinity Of this place are yielding our fish
ermen a bounteful harvest and delightful
sport; and our citizens are feasting upon
the fine. large and fat Bass, Pike &c., at
at moderate expense apd without stint.
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at last, not in foreign fairy garden, but
on great ship, which smelt of tar instead
of roses, and where she sunk fiuuering
down on 10 the deck, and the small gold
stars died out OF her azure wings. and she
was soon only heap OF shining Dust
Somehow, | did not feel in such good spir.
its about my own travels, after thinking
of the story of the butterfly"