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but about $4,000 in number, and were surrounded
by 100000 imperiaisis. Two Mongol chief. had
been appointed 10 military commands. aud large
forces of the Mongol Tariars were about 10 unite
with Shing-paou 10 exterminate the insurgents
who were thought 10 be in a very perilous posi-.
ton. Such Is the imperial account. Il viii be
noticed that. notwithstanding continued defeats
and annihilstons, ihe rebels continued their VIC
torious progress towards Pekin.
. Tien-isin is situated al the junction OF the grand
canal with the Phiho river. ID is very large city,
and its supurbs stretch for miles along the hanks
of the river. Barrou SAYS The crowds Of large
vessels lying close together along the sides of the
river, the various kinds of craft passing and re-
passing, the manufactures and warehouses ex-
tending on each bank as far as the eye can reach,
Indicated spirit Of commerce far beyond any
thing we had hitherto met with
The Russian expedition left Honskorg De.
cember "a, for Japan. and the American expedi.
ton would soon follow.
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THE COMPOSITION OF THE CALIFOR-
MIA LEGISLATURE.

The New York Herald gives the following
interesting account Of the composition Of the
California legislature: "We have received
fror, California statistical chart Of the sena-
tors and representatives in Congress from that
State aud the State officers, senator's, repre-
sentatives and Offices of the fifth session Of the
State legislature, which convened at Benicia on
the I'd Of January last. 1t is document OF
peculiar interest, and gives tolerably clear
insight into the character and composition OF
the men who form the official army of the State.
Every occupation and profession is represented
therein. The merchant the lawyer, the me-
chanic, the laborer, the actor, the farmer, the
miner, and the printer furnish in nearly equal
proportions their quota. At the head of the
list is Governor Bigler, brother of the governor
Of Pennsylvania, and printer by profession,
though it is doubtless many years since he
worked at the trade. He emigrated in l849
from Illinois, but is native of Pennsylvania.
The lieutenant governor, Samuel Purdy, ma
tive of this State, was merchant, and emf
grated in the same year. The comptroller,
Samuel Bell, from Tennessee, was miner
the treasurer, S. A. McMeans, from the same
State, physician the surveyor-general, S. Fl.
Marlette, from New York, civil engineer
the superintendent of public instruction, P. X.
Hubbs, from Pennsylvania, miner; the sec
rotary Of State, j. W. Beaver, from Virginia, a
LAWYER. of which profession the attorney.gene.
raj, J. R. Mcconnell, from Kentucky, Of course
is also member.
"Of the State senators, eight are natives Of
New York, three Of Pennsylvania, two of Geor-
gia, two of New Jersey, two of Ohio, one OF
Alabama, one of California, two of Vermont,
FIVE of Tennessee, one of South Carolina, one Of
Virginia. two Of Kentucky, one of New Hamp-
shire, one of Ireland, one Of Maryland, and one
of Maine.
In the assembly, as in the senate, there is
larger number of natives Of New York, than
from any other State, while Missouri comes
next. Among the occupations ofthe officers OF
the senate is one which we never have heard
classed before, but which we suppose is pecu.
liar to that land of adventures it is demon
mated in the list 'outside chances, and the
person who formerly possessed it is the present
incumbent of sergeant-at.arms. As there is q
great resemblance between the two occupations,
it is fair to presume that his outside chances
will not be neglected in his new Office"
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THE CRYSTAL PALACE EXHIBITION
THE ENGLISH COMMISSIONERS.

The English commissioners who were APP
pointed to attend the New York Industrial Ex-
hibition have made their report to the Earl Of
Clarendon. The commission was headed by
the Earl of Ellesmere. Whilst this report is
characterized by the most perfect kindness and
the most studied courtesy towards this country,
and whilst every excuse is made for the vexa.
tious delay in the opening Of the exhibition, by
which the distinguished foreign commission
were greatly incommoded, we should Judge that
they did not form very high estimate Of the
undertaking. We extract the closing para
graph Of the report:
In its general character the exhibition at
New York may be said to be successful. The
lessons conveyed in the contributions from
Europe cannot, we believe, fail to exercise n
beneficial influence over the taste, skill, and in
dustry of the United States.
"1he attention of the commission was, OF
course, chiefly confined to the contributions Of
the Americans themselves; and in certain de-
partments the industry of the various States
was fairly represented, whilst in Others there
was deficiency much to be regretted, more
especially in the section of raw materials. But
when it is considered that the space assigned
to the United States amounted but to one-third
part Of the whole building, and that this space
does not greatly exceed that originally assigned
to the contributions from America in the great
exhibition of 1851, the impossibilty Of illus
trating the industrial resources Of so extended
q territory as that now comprised within the
limits ofthe federal Union, becomes selfevident.
There can be little doubt, then, that in nearly
all essential points the exhibition will prove, to
The intelligent and industrious artisans and en-
terprising manufacturers Of America, much
more of an instructor in what has to be done
than an expositor of what has been done BY
them; for the latter can be alone fairly judged
Of in the manufactures.
Intelligent, from the practical influence OF
that early education which is alike afforded to
all, and indeed made almost imperative on all,
either by an enlightened public opinion or legal
enactment; ingenious, Industrious energetic,
and painstaking as the producing classes OF so
busy a community must necessarily be, where
popular education is u ade subservient alike to
individual intelligence and natural aptitude for
manufactures; with ready appreciation Of oil
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Appointments by the President.

By and tcih the advies and consent Of The Sonata
William J. McCulloch, OF Louisiana 10 be sur
veyor general Of the United States for the district
Of Louisiana, vice J. w. Boyd, removed.
Paul Mccormick Of Florida. TO be register of
The land Office al Newnansville. Florida, vice
Lemuel Wilson. removed.
Selim w. Meyers. of Florida. 10 be register OF
the lard Office al Tallahassee, Florida, vice Theo.
dore w. Brevard resigned.
Thomas Thornley,. OF The District of Colombia.
TO be warden Of the penitentiary Of the United
Siaies for the District OF Columbia vice Jonas B.
Ellis, removed
coNsULs OF THE UNITED STATES.
James keenan,, Of Pennsylvania, for The port Of
Hong. Kong
John p Sullivan, Of California, for the port Of
Bavonne, in France.
Reuben Wood, of Ohio, for the port of valpa.
raiso in Chill.
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REDUCTION OF POSTAGE TO BAvA.
RIA AND LUBEC.

We are authorized to say that the kingdom
of Bavaria, and the free city of Lubec, (Ger-
many,) having acceded to the United States
and Bremen arrangement the single rate Of
postage to those States, respectively by the
Bremen line, will hereafter be Is instead of %
cents, prepayment optional.
oil similar changes upon their table Of foreign
hostages.
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NATIONAL TIIEATRE-BENEF OF
MIR HAZE.

Mr.. Hale takes his benefit this evening at
the National Theatre, and we sincerely hope
that he will attract the attention he so well
deserves. The visitors at the National this
season have been much indebted to Mr.. and
Mrs. Hale for their successful efforts to interest
end amuse them. We regard Mr.. Hale as one
of the best comedians now on the stage. His
humor is excellent, his wit unfailing, and he j:
always perfect in his part.
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really useful inventions and improvements,
great original power and immense activity, il
will be wonderful indeed if, out of such dis
play Of European art and science, skill and in
dustry, the people of the United States do not
gain in no ordinary degree large amount Oh
valuable information, and thus receive great
stimulant TO their already well-established
manufacturing systems, and valuable hints to-
wards the commencement of others"
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Bar We publish this morning the first part
Of the very able speech delivered recently in
the Senate by Governor Brown, of Mississippi
1t is cause of much regret to us to be forced
to divide the governors speech, yet the pres
sure upon our columns is such as to leave us
no alternative.
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N A R G H p, 1854.

gzE- Mr.. L. X. LUNDY, bookseller, Bridge street,
Georgetown, will act as agent for the Sentinel in
receiving subscriptions and advertisements.
20" GEORGE w. MEARsoN is our authorized
agent 10 receive subscriptions and advertisements,
IN Washington, Georgetown and Alexandria.
~ Mr.. GEORGE L. FRENCH, Bookseller, King
street, Alexandra, is our authorized agent 10 re-
ceive advertisements and subscriptions. Single
numbers can be procured al his counter every
morning.
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NEWS ITEMS.

THE REsTELL CAsE.--We mentioned some
days since the sudden and unaccountable dis
appearance at New York of Miss Cordelia A.
Grant, the principal witness against Madame
Restell, and gave the language Of her attorney
expressing an intimation that foul play might
have been used to prevent her appearance at
the trial. The Herald, of the 18th, says:
"A rumor was current yesterday that the
dead body Of female, bearing the description
Of Miss Cordelia A. Grant, the principal witness
against Mr.. Shackford and Madame Restell in
the abortion case, was found floating in the
East river. on the Brooklyn side. Several per-
sons acquainted with her identity fastened to
Brooklyn to ascertain further particulars. and
up to a lata.hou- last night we had not been
advised as to the fact"
Unless this should prove to be the body Of
Miss Grant no information has been received
Of her whereabouts.
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New Consul FROM SAxoyY.-The President
has approved Of 81. W. Henrichsen as consul OF
Saxony for the port of San Francisco.
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Colonel Fremont, who sometime since s,arte
Philade;pnio Ytems.

RE.ISTERREp.-On Friday afternoon. the re-
mains of George Lippard were removed from the
receiving vault OF the Odd Fellows Cemetery,
and plated in another portion OF the ground. A
few personal friends, members of the " Brother
hood OF the Uuion," superintendent the re-inter-
ment. A handsome monument will saorty be
erected 10 the memory of the departed
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LIEUTENANT P. BoDIsco, the nephew of the
late NJ. Bodisco, who for some time past has
been an attache of the Russian legation in this
country, has been ordered to return to St. Pc
tersburg by his government and will leave che
United States by the lst proximo.
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HORRIBLE DEATH.-Thc coroner held an in.
quest. yesterday, upon the body OF a boy named
Shaw, who had fallen into a lime-kiln, the day
previous at the corner OF Lombard AMI Willow
streets, and was burnt 10 death. The unfortunate
lad was in company with his brother at the ,ime
the awful calamity beiel him. This IS one of the
saddest accidents we have ever recorded.
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A ,SroSE roR THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT
The workmen in the mandatory OF Messrs. Nor
ris q Son, locomotive builders, ure having stone
prepared for the Washington monument, on the
face of which he representation Of locomotive
will be tasteiully chiscllcd
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To conclude with
ALL THAT GLITTERs IS NOT GOLD.
Martha Gibbs, the factory girl, Mrs. MACREADH
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AT the Chestnut street theatre last night, some
scoundre IN the gallery threw quantity Of sand
and gravel upon the stage. pebble struck Mrs
Mowatt full upon the forehead, causing such in.
tense pain that she narrowly escaped swooning
Mrs Mowstt went on with the piece, but hot
memory seemed At faul,.-Cor, Ball. Sus, 2osh.
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LIEUTENANT STRAIN.--Fears are entertained
that Lieutenant Strain, and the party engaged
under him in surveying expedition on the
isthmus of Darien, have either been murdered,
or are starved to death. They left the ship
Cyane for ten days; but at last adyices they had
been absent forty-fve days, and no tidings Of
them had been received
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AsorHfR SWIFT TRIP.-The sple ndid steam.
ship keystone State arrived al this port on Satur-
day morning, having made the trip from Savannah
in SO hours.
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ming at two and a half cents per mile, which is
the fixed rate for all other trains. The bill,
thus amended, was passed in the house, sc to
rs
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India.-Accoun,s from British India are ofmuch
interest. The intelligence Of The establishment
Of Russian army on the Oxus is confirmed;
also, that alliance, offensive and defensive has
been concluded between the Russians Dost Ma
homed, the Khan OF Khiya and the Khan of Box
hara. The following is from the Cabul cores
pendent of the Delhi Gazette:
THE Russian army had halted within ~ .
marches of khiva, and was employed in the con-
structioh Of cantonmcnts. Four Russian agents
had reached Dost Mohamed. bearing a message
from the Russian general. The message was 10
this effect: Dost Mohamed was solicited 10 pro-
| coed with his camp 10 the banks of tie Oxus
| there 10 meet two Russian ENJOYS with letters
| from the cZar--one addressed 10 the ameer hiT-
| self and the other 10 the king OF Bokhara-pro.
posing the formation of qnadrnple alliance be-
ween the car The khan Of khiva, Dost Mohamed,
and the king Of Bokhara; the alliance 10 be
| agreed upon on the right bank OF the OxGs.
Should Dost Mohamed agree 10 the proposal, the
Russian general would co ne in person 10 tie
right or northern bank Of the Oxus lin the neigh
horhood of CharSoree, we presumed and await an
interview with the Dost.
"Dost Mahomeds reply was. that he consented
10 the proposed negotiations; but that he would
not cross the Oxus 10 meet his old enemy the
King OF Bokhara, unless tina Russian general
would in the first place cross to the afghan side of
the river, bringing with him. a Temporary hosta-
ges the son and prime minister OF the King OF
Bokhara. On these terms he would not only treat
with the King Of BokAara, but would forgive all
his past offences, holding that the importance of
the quadriple alliance should throw all private
quarrels into the shade. On these terms, then. n
treaty Of alliance between Russia, Khva, Box
hara, and Cabu was on the point OF settlement"
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Later from Texas.-The u. S. mail steamship
Louisiana, Captain J. Smith, arrived at New Or
leans on the 18th inst from Galveston, which
place she left on The 18Th inst
MOVEMENT or THE MEXICAN TRooPs on THE
NORTHERN fRoN11ER.-From a letter received by
the Galveston Ntms dated Brownsville, February
9th, we learn that Gen. Vol is on the march. with
hls entire command. 10 CamarSo, with view 10
establishing his headquarters al tha, place. The
heaviest pieces of ordnance have been taken 10
Monterey Gen. Cruz remains in command al
Maamoros. There is rumor afoat, in the latter
city, 10 the effect that the section of country y
ing between the Rio Grande and the Sierre Madre
has been sold, (?) and the report is generally
credited by the Mexicans OF the place.
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; A Quick TaASsIT.-The Panama Star states
that the agent Of the Vanderbilt Independent
line, passed from Aspinwall to Panama in four
hours and FIVE minutes. This is the quickest
trip ever made across the isthmus
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MOUTH OF THE Rio GRANDE.-Major William
H. Emory, Of the Mexican boundary commits
sion, has informed the Secretary of the Interior
that the latitude of the mouth of the Rio
Grande river lies go ST. 2l<>.8 north. Some
of the charts have placed it many miles from
its true position.
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ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, March %.
VIII be performed the comedy. entitled
HOW TO RULE A WIFE.
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STEAMER BURNT AT MEMpHIs-The steam.
boat Caroline was lately announced as having
been burnrat Memphis, by which some forty
or fifty lives were lost. The principal part of
the sufferers were women and children. The
following persons are known to have persisted:
Mr.. Harshaw, Of Clarendon. Arkansas, and
George Jones, clerk Of the house Of Poole d
Co.. Jacksonport; wife and child of J. Has
kins, Marshall county, Mississippi; four chill.
dren of S. McMullen, Madison county, Tennes.
see; Mfr. Smith, wife, and young lady with
them; Mrs. Haley and three children, Tippah
county, Mississippi; John Horton, wife and two
children, Madison county, Tennessee; Mr.. Par
rel, Madison county, Tennessee; NJ. Martin,
Madison county, Tennessee; Miss Susanna F.
Pool, Madison county, Tennessee; son Of Mr..
Hinshaw, Madison county, Tennessee; Mr..
-, sonn-law Of Mr. w ortham, Shelby county:
Mrs. -, sister to above, widow, and thirteen
children; Miss, sister to above eight deck
hands; Captain James Creighton, pilots John
r. Trice, Louis Pollock, assistant bar,keeper.
The total loss Of the boat and cargo is esti.
mated at one hundred and fifty thousand dol.
lars, besides large amount Of money in the
hands of passengers.
HEAyY GALE.--A heavy gale swept over the
eastern part of New York and New England
on Saturday. In Albany it lasted for twenty.
four hours, doing immense damage to buildings
and to boats. Fifty houses were injured--most
Of them demolished. Nearly oil tho chimneys
in the city were blown down, and many persons
were severely injured, but no lives we're lost
AL the trains and boats were detained by the
gale. In Boston much damage was done by the
falling Of chimneys. One man was killed
Many vessels we're blown from their mornings,
and much injury was done to the shipping gen.
orally.
CAMDEN AND Annoy RAILRoAD.--The bill
limiting this railroad to fifteen years was
amended in the New Jersey senate on the l4th
exempting the express mail trains from run.
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Gelegrapbir.
BY the House Line. expressly for the Sentinel
The New Hampshire Election.

The New Hampshire Election.
BALTIMORE, March 2l-The Concord Patriot
claims the election Of one hundred and sixty
democrats TO on. hundred and forty five coalition
Four democratic towns IN come in. The coalition
claims ten MAJORITY The discrepancy occurs in
the political classification OF the members elect.
No Tidings of the Pacific.
New YORK, March Give have no tidings yet
Of the arrival Of the steamer Pacific.
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g M Il S { nj { nts .
THE STAR COMPANY.

To conclude with
OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS.
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- lecture .'spirituali-m' will
be delivered Caruss Saloon Thursday and Saturday
evenings, March % and 25 at ~ o'clock, by Professor
BnIrTAN of New York The high character Of Professor
Britain scholar and lecturer, well the intrinsic
merits Of the subject, cannot fail to command the ncn
ton Of u who feel interest In knowing something or
the extraordinary phenomena of the present. OF
any preceding age Admission Is cents expenses
Of the hall, &c. Tickets to be had mt the door.
n. P. TALLMADGE,)
j. X. GIDDINGS, SCcmmittee.
I March 81 c. LAURIE,
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BURNING OF BRIDGE. The railroad bridge
of the Baltimore and Ohio Company over the
Monocacy river was burned on Friday last. !,
was supposed to have taken fire from loco
motive. A few days only will be required to
erect temporary substitute.
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CAMDEN AND Annoy RAILRoAD.--The bill
limiting this railroad to fifteen years was
amended in the New Jersey senate on the l4th
exompdng the express mail trains from run.
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DIED,

DIED,
On the 2lst Instant at St. vincents Female Academy.
MARY ELIZABETH, daughter OF PATRICK CoRoIr, agei
four years and ten days.
American Cet, Dublin Nation, and Freeman's Journal
please copy.
Ernestino l.. Rose will speak, this Wednesday
evening the subject of the Political and Legal Ehts of
Woman. at Carusis Saloon, at71s o'clock.
Admission. 25 cents.
Tickets to be had at the door. March II
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The Cheapest Medical Journal la the soutds
THE GEORGIA BLISTER AND CRITIC.

THE GEORGIA BLISTER AND ChlllG.
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contain twenty -four puges devoted 10 the develop
ment of southern medical literature, and the exro.
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RICHARDSON TELEGRApH.-We learn that
Professor Smith, whose lectures at the Smith
sonian have been SO popular, after an investi,
cation Of the principles involved in this inven-
ton and an examination of the model at the
Capitol, has given it his unqualified approval.