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Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

IRISH ENIaRATIoS.-An Irish paper, in proof of the
benehcent effect of the vast emigration from Ireland du
ring the last six years. in the improvement Of the cond
ton of the emgrants and of their relatives at home ap
peals to the large Of money which have been remit
ted by emgrans in America for the relief their friends
at home and to enable the latter to join themselves in
America In confirmation of this view, it states the fol-
lowing facts given the authority Of the English Com
mssioners of Emigration, who report the following
the authority of returns which have come under their
own knowledge: In 1s4s, s460 0Q0 in 1s49 f540, ,000
in $780, e975,o0o in 1885, s9970oo making total Of
e. 900 in four years" On this statement the jour
nal which quotes it-a Roman Catholic organ--remarks :
"If the remitances have continued at the same rate
during the last two years another million and half may
be added to the sum- which would give for the six
grand total Of G4,47200O. There is nothing in the his
tory of the world that equals in interest the romance
private life revealed by this fact attestng the
herosm the sedenia and the dutifu affection Of the
Irish Catholic people"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

No note OF Nepunes distance is at hand butt to the
best of my recollection it differs materially from what this
law would give. Its connexion with the laws of motion
is not shown, but the probability that it is closely
nected with the essential constitution of system is in
fntely greater than Mr. Couess solitary instances and
yet those who do believe that is connected do not
dream Of altering the values usually assigned to
make them exactly accord with this very simple and re-
markable law. .... ...,
do not wish to detract from Mr.. Couess merits and
the relations he has pointed out though not exact in
conformity with other determinations and though
they be only condolences may merit consderaonwhat
degree Of consideration must be left for more competent
persons to determine But to up such exravagant
pretensons fer them say they afford facilities for
astronomical computation, for determining with greater
accuracy planetary movements that they likely to
aside the received laws of motion and the established
principles Of mechanical philosophy is such egregious
mistake that hardly know how to characterize it,
Mr. Coues groups together the four planets to Mars
and although there sufficient grounds for doing in
the systems repudiated by him, STILL considering the
in which he believes in one law of motion" and
Gin the equality Of motion of the spheres" it is little
surprising that he should group them all He then de-
termines that akng his value of the dimensions of the
the average distances Of those planets exactly
hundred times the diameter of the Some ratio mas
exist between the average distances Of those planets and
the diameter of the That it should be just hun
dred to be the point which the stress is laid
What inference conclusion he draws from it do not
know but the Importance attached to it ncnes me to
that he has adopted the Patonc Pythagorean
notion forget by which it held whether by both
Of occult properties and mystic virtues in numbers and
to suspect that he has somewhat confused absolute pro-
peres Of numbers with their relations to peculiar sys
TENS Of notation and numeration.
There are real and absolute properties of numbers which
hold true to whatever system Of notation they refer
there are other properties which only relative to
the system to which they referred and such proper
ties shift from one particular number to another in
ing from system to base to system to different
1t is conjecture that the properties Mr. Coues attributes
to one hundred are Of this latter class.
shall have to postpone the conclusion Of what have
to say upon his communications to the nelligencsr to
another occasion
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, E.
In justice both to the writer Of this article and to Mr.
Coues we will state that this communcatn received be-
Mr. Coues formula for the periods Of the planets rotation
| had been published Ed;fors
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07
NEW YORK.

The New York papers publish the Message of
Governor SEYMOUR, delivered to the Legislature of
New York on Tuesday last, the first day of its an
nual session. The document is of unusual length.
The following is summary of portion OF its con-
tents >.@ ~ ."....
The amount Of the Common School Fund on the 30th
of September So 383, ,251an increase of S28 727
the previous year The revenue Of the fund will
justify increased appropriation of $4,000 during the
present year Number of schools in 1852, IL 1884, chill
dren taught in district schools, s625o7; in private,
Sl67; coored 44l6being less in total than in 1851
The asylum for the training and education of idotic
children has proved successful experiment thus far.
There are 446 patients in the State Lunatic Asylum
at Utica, and 556 in the Asylum Blackwes Island
There Ill pupils in the Asylum for the Blind, SO Of
whom employed teachers operatives in the
nufactories of the establishment.
The number Of alien passengers arrived at New York
in 1852 was 300,902; in 1858, to 1st Of December
266, 962; of whom 1851 were from Germany and
ll8, 131 from Ireland
The convictions for the past year. for different offences
exceed 1000; of which GOO have been sentenced to
State prison Crime has not increased beyond the ratio
OF increase Of population.
The enrolled militia of the State numbers 800 600.
commission to reduce the militia laws to more ntell
gible and easily enforced system was recommended to
the last Legislature but not adoped it is renewed
The number Of banks and banking associations in the
State is 524 There were 48 new institutions created
last year. and 81 since December 1851 Additional ca
ptal invested last year. $50, making the total
invested in banking $76,692O75 The Governor is op
posed to the stock Of cities being received securities
for the redemption of paper currency.
The number and tonnage of boats navigating the canals
were less last year than in 184S. The Governor urges
that the interests of the State demand the completion Of
the Canal Enlargenents and other public works.
The reports OF the railroad companies show an immense
increase of receipts for freight transport The Governor
does not think railroads will damage the canals when
| the latter completed
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

have and exercise the Jurisdiction in all cases arising
under the Constitution and laws Of the United States as is
vested the circuit and district courts OF the United States
and the said supreme and district courts OF the said Territory
and the respective judges thereof shall and may grant writs
habsas corpus in all in which the grant
ed by judges Of the United States in the District Of
Columbia"
I To which may be added the following proposition,
affirmed by the act of 1850 known the ugitiye-save
law:
That the provisions of the 'act respecting fugves
from justice and persons escaping from the service Of
their masters approved February 18th, l793 and the
provisions Of the act TO amend and supplementary
the aforesaid act approved September lSh 1885, shall
extend TO and be in force in all the organized Territories
as we'll as in the various States of the Union.
From these provisions it is apparent that the compro
mise of 1850 affirm and upon the following
propositions:
First that all questions pertaining to slavery in the
Territories, and in the States be formed there
FROM be left the decision of the people residing
therein through their appropriate representatives to be
chosen by them for that purpose, ".'
Second, that all involving title to slaves" and
questions OF personal freedom referred TO the ad
udcaton of the local tribunals with the right of appeal
to the Supreme Court of the United States
Third that the provisions of the Constitution of the
United States in respect to ugtyes from service are to
be carried into faithful execution in all the organized
Territories y the same Us in the States.
The substitute for the bill which your committee have
prepared and which is commended to the favorable
on Of the Senate proposes carry these propositions
and principles into practical operation in the precise
language of the compromise measures of 1850 ....
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

Hollow RAILWAY AxLEs.-A paper setting forth the
advantages of hollow railway axles was recently read
before the English Institution of Mechanical Engineers
1t stated that such axles when manufactured in proper
manner not only possessed considerably less weight of
material than the solid axles but much stronger
and more enduring Experiments conducted by that in
stitution showed that where solid axle bent
nine and threefourths inches by hammer, and broken
at the fifth blow, a new hollow axle with diameter
slightly exceeding the solid bent but five inches
at the first blow, and only broken at the twenty ninth
Other experiments which had been tried tended to show
corresponding disparity Of strength between the two
kinds of axles hollow axle weighing three-ffths as
much as solid one, possessed the same amount Of
strength TWAS remarked that whatever the nature
of the strain and the change produced by concusson the
effect Of the continued blows and concusson which
railway axle subject must be greatly diminished
when the axle had large hollow through the centre in
stead of being entirely sod the effect Of blow
side would be mostly lost in the vacant space of the
centre, instead of being all communicated through the
Of the axle The hollow axles being extensively
applied on the Northwestern Midland and great North
Railways in England, and have worked to entire
satisfaction.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07
"FHE EARTH Is FULL or VIOLENCE.
IRON rnn Searnwrsrrrs oa.rrrK.

In proof of this we have only to refer to the re-
cord of our columns. In Europe the thirst for war
can only be satiated with human blood. So keen
is the appetite that great battle but kindles the
desire for still greater sacrifice to the god Of war This
country parakes of the eontgon The voice Of denun-
citation has taken the place Of the soongs Of peace and
passion crowds out faith Agitation excitement vo-
ence mark the progress Of the times The great plough
share Of human progress-he faith that works by love
and puri6ss the heart abandoned often for the
implements Of human expediency that wound and rank
but DO not heal Conservatism desire for peace
earth and good win to msn" to enemies is call
cd cowardiee The public mind is dropping down into
the one desire Of making money and of working ous
all reforms by its influence Money is every thing hu-
man life trife Man never made greater mistake
and the Providence Of God has not failed to teach him re-
Gently in several striking instances how quickly riches
take to themselves wings dh fly away" Yesterday we
published description Of the ship Great Republic tone-
sixteenth Of mile in length" built and owned by one
To-day chronicle its total destruction We re-
gret these things but lessons chasen inordnate
ambition for the things of this world they may be made
useful to most of Unless there is some mistake In
the from Cincinnati in relation the alleged con-
spiracy against the Popes Nuncio it be too deep
y depored Amidst all this excitement and disposition
to violence the cheering sign is the great political press
VI eh0 SroWiuB CoDscrVauVe Ia cOnnex-
ion with this subject the following extract from
preached by the H. A. BoAnDMAs, D. D., of Philadelphia
on the low value set upon human lfe,' may not be
inappropriate:
/" Homicides are rapidly multiplying but with occa-
sonal exceptions justice ow in securing the mnrder-
ers and slower still in convcting and furnishing them.
Society has far reverted towards its primitive condi
ton that in older States the practice has be-
come common of carrying deadly weapons and avengng
aronts real imaginary with instant death. The gem
Grafton of young coming forward in cities
seem to think it manly to dirks and pistols and to
use them on the slightest provocaton Approximatng
to savages in their equipment they resemble them
less in the value they put upon human life And if mat
tiers proceed much further in this direction the shooting
OF man will soon come to be looked upon very little
more than the shooting Of beast II these practices
were properly rebuked if the force of law and Of public
sentiment were adequately employed to repress them,
it might be napposte to cite them in this connexon
But they meet with degree Of oleraon which indicates
any thing but just appreciation Of their enormty by
the community"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

ASIN0ULAR HoAx-An old soldier, named Alexander was
last week arrested in Montreal suspicion of having
dercd his wife and burnt her body in the stove was
clearly proved before the inquest that he had beaten her
y found in the stove were subjected to the pros
onal and critical examination Of three medical
who unhesiangy them to be human bones ana
as to select and adapt each to each thus
sagacousy and scientifically making out very perfect
ton Of Of about the ago Of the missing wife, Ihls
done the inquest rendered verdict In WIN
To their utter conformation, however the
murdered now appeared in the flesh and was duly
90 gnssd by her relatives Aexaminatcn OF the rsmsins
followed and the skeleton instead OIL being that OF woman
was found 10 be only that Of pig
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

RAILROAD AcciDESr.-While the mail passenger tram
from Columbus Friday morning having been later than
usual was standing the station at Milford the freignt
train from Hlsborough, following it bat few minutes,
ran into the rear car Of the train breaking 1t to pieces
and inuring the other in the train considerably.
The cars were hled with passengers four i've OF whom
were severely bruised but seriously injured The
escape, under the circumstances almost miraculous
as the engine forced itself nearly its whole length into
the G. r,
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

young woman named Adeline Phelps was recently
tried at Greenfield Mass charged with the murder of
her father by poison The jury having been all hight
came into court on Friday morning. unable agree The
Court gave them further instructions and o'clock
they brought in a verdict of Not guilty by reason Of
insanity The Court directed her to be sent to tie State
Asylum for the Insane at Worcester The fact of the
poisoning was pretty conclusively proved
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

CAsyINGs DIrLoMAcY,-In the year 1926 the Dutch
wished continue discriminating duty upon salt and
sugar, and promised that if England would under the
reciprocity act abstain from retaliation, English ships
should still, in other respects, have the advantage. The
Netherand Government boasted at the time OF hav
ing less restricted system than England on the whole
nasmuch while the English duties butter and cheese
balanced those of the Dutch salt and sugar. they
mitted while the English prohibited the importation Of
the produce Of ASIA Africa and America from Europe
The negotiations langushed long time. At length, in
the month of January, 1926, Sir CHARLES BAGoT, the
British Ambassador athe Hague, received despatch in
CIPHER very short but accompanied by every indication
of urgency and Importance He FASTENED to decpher it
and the following is literal copy Of this important docu-
men written by order of his Britannia Majesty to his
! Minister at the Hague: ...>.
+" In matters Of commerce the fault of tho Dutch
IL giving too little and asking too much;
with equal advantage the French are content;
20 wen clap on Dutch bottoms q twenty per cent
Twenty psr
Nous frapperons Ealek with twenty per cent .
The intention thus announced was carried into effect
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

A SCHOOL, HOUSE OK FIRB.-The Bigelow school bonse
in South Boston, narrowly escaped destruction Oh Mon
day. fire which had caught from defective fue was
fortunately discovered in time to prevent conagra-
tion The flames when extnguished had destroyed the
woodwork Of the lower and aoonded to the second tory
The discovery took place at about III o'clock when the
scholars we're all in the school, but they were dismissed
by the master before giving an alarm
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

lone widow Of Plainfeld, IN. Y. who was in indi-
gent cireumstancss has received legacy Of 900
from relative in England Comfortable, that
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

The intention thus announced was carried into effect
on the 26th Of the same month r..
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

In justice both to the writer Of this article and to Mr.
Coues will state that this communication received be-
fore Mr. Coues formula for the periods Of the planets rotation
had been published-Editors.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

great beneht ana MS services Will be cheertuly acknow
lodged.
Let us attempt IN examination Of the principles on
which he proceeds to accomplish this. He says:
of know the period of revolution sSIanet-Sars,
for instancewe calculate its distance
accurately than by instrumental Of the
distance" .%.
II we have the constant for Kepers law this is grant
ed. Mr.. Coues is just in search Of the Of
obtaining the constant or the equivalent to it. lie pro-
| ceeds:
$50, if know the period Of the suns rotation on his
axis calculate the distance Of its rotating surface
with greater accuracy than by any instrumental
| ment Of its disk"
Now if this last sentence is intended as conclusion
from the one previously quoted its premise have
scrupe Of doubt rather violently inclined
altogether to deny its legitimacy II may, however be
only intended in the way of analogy and illustration and
when he has established the Of determining the
times Of rotation Of the heavenly bodies from their di-
ameters the analogy and illustration will be pertinent
But Notwithstanding his belief n the equality of the
motion Of the spheres and in !" law of motion" he
cannot express in formula the times of rotation Of
the planets expressed in their dameters or their solar
distances even with the aid Of the SUMS diameter and
the principle, rotation commensurate with revolution
half the period Of revolution" When he can do So he
viii have to say Of the times Of rotation Of the planets
with Molieres Doctor, "nos changer tout celia "
The thing cannot be DONE The for asserting the
mpossbilty is that the relative distances Of the first
r. 100 and l52, (neary,) and yet the times are oil
equal; near twentyfour hours Their dameters are in
the proportion Of 80. 97 100 and 81. Jupiter whose
comparative distance and time with the above is repre-
sented BY $40 and 1885, rotates in less than half their
time.
Kirkwood has proposed law for determining the time
Of rotation Of the primary planets. Distinguished
British philosopher, Sir d. Brewster, think ct the
annual meeting Of the Scientific Association passed
high snoomiun On Kirkwoods law, and pronounced II to
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-16
p o I S o NJ I NJ G. ,

THOUSANDS Of Parents who use
Vermiiuge composed of Castor Oll. cal
omel, &c, are not aware that, while they
appear to benefit the patient, they are &C
.ualiy laying the foundations for series
of diseases. such as salvation, loss Of
sight, weakness Of limbs, &c.
In another column will be found The
advertisement. Of Hobensack's Medicines
to which we ask the attention Of all d.
rectly interested in their own as well as
their Chidren's health. In Liver Com
plants and all disorders arising from
hose Of bilious tpye. should make use
Of the only genuine medicines, Hobea
sacks Liver Pills.
w"Be not deceiUed," but ask for
Hobensack's Worm Syrup and Liver
Pills, and observe tina, each has the sig.
nature OF the Proprietor, j. n. HO
bENSACK, as none else are genuine.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-16
Snpt. GunnisOn's Papers, &c.
Recovered

The mail from the west, las, evening
brought US the Salt Lake Neus. of the
l2'h November. In ios,crip, to tina,
paier II is announced, that the uo;e
hooks OF Capt. Gunnison's party, ant
"'i me instruments used by them. excep,
the odomeser. had been recovered from
The Indians. They were given 10 vol.
unfairly: Every Indian concerned in
me massacre was known. After the
murder. Walker aud his band had foush h,
,'ns another, and split up, and Walker
mad gone to the Navajoes.
A letter from Fort Laramie informs
"s. that on the s h of January. the mer.
curry in the thermometer Was 20 deg. be
l"~ zero. and on the lG.h, i, was II
'egrees below that PC 1t. Tremendous
SHOWS had falles throughout, the la ,. hal:
81 December, and The snow on the
mountains this side Of the Valley was
i've lee, deep. We shall give details TO,
morrow 81. Louis Rep 9Th.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-16
Rock Island ksaiiro:,d.

All 'has now prevents the completion
al The Rock Island Railroad is the de.
ten,lon al Erie. Six locomotives intend
"a tor this road, We learn. are now living
East OF Erie. with twenty -four others be
longing TO Western Roads awaiting the
lime when II shall sui, the good pleasure
81 the all.powerfuI citizens of that place
10 permit them to pass. This week
we are informed. the contractors were
hnsily engaged in putting down the iron
IN this side of Rock river bridge. SO tina
our eyes may be greeted with the sigh
"i 'he locomotive next week. provided il
lie permitted by the rascally Erians .c
pass their Insignificant ,own.-Dsuei..
port Gaz.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-16

SPIRIT DRINKING IN SwEDEN.-ln
Sweden the people are fas. rising TO con
vic,ion Of the self entailed miseries pro.
tuced by cpl i. drinking. The late allu'
sion to This vice in the Kings speech, a
the opening of the Dies, seems TO have
been more The reflex of incipient pub
lie opinion than an original conception Of
his own. Various petition have been
presented OF late to King Oscar, pray ing
him to stake such measures as shall a.
vert the misery which threatens the ma.
ton if tie production of spirits be allow
ed 20 continue in its present extent
The las, Of these had $4,000 signatures
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-16

The NEBRASKA QuEsTIoN.-We are
glad TO see that the Jeffersonian takes
decided grounds agains. the slavery pro.
vision of The Nebraska Bill Of Douglas.
In this thing, we have no doub. whatever
that the editor reflects the views Of a
large majority of the party wi,h,whicll
he is connected. |, will be great point
gained in this country. when few men
who set themselves up for "leaders." are
given to understand plainly, that they
cannot, by their simple dicla.ion, estab.
lish universal slavery Of lhe mind.-Ga
lena .Adv.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-16

The ROUTE To CALIroRNIA.-A Cal
iiornia corresp ondens of the ST. Louis
Republican, at the close OF long and in
ierresting letter from the gold region
communicates the following, which may
be important TO those who contem pla.
aking The overland route during The en-.
suing season:
"Thc emf grants who shall cross the
plains the next season, will do well to a
void Salt Lake altogether. The Nor,
mons and traders last year taking advan
;age Of The large emigration who took ,ha
route, pu. -four and provisions of every
kind up TO the mos. exosbitant ra'es
while those Who took what's called Sub.
Ietl's cut off, purchased supplies a, hall
the Sal! Lake prices. a, trading posts on
that route. And further, all emigran,s
should never forget that there are but two
routes across the Sierra Nevada noun
tains, after leaving the sink of the Hum
holdt river; one by the Beckwi,h and
rruckee river route and the other by the
Carson river. Men will talk abou! o,her,
better and shorter roads, swear to il and
will be backed up by certificates and aifi
davils. but who ever shall believe them
and are deluded to take any Of these
new cut. offs. such as Johnson's, Scouts
&c., will DO j. TO their everlasting dan
ace."