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SANDWICH ISLANDS. Honolulu and San
Francisco papers publish a strange speech
made 10 the King. a, his Palace, in Honolu.
In, q, a private audience. at which the Coun.
cu were present, BY General Miller, the
British Consul General in Hawaii. Its top
70 Is the proposal TO annex The Islands 10
The United States, and no referred 10 a ru.
m0red treaty for that end, articles published
IN the American press, .'studied reserve
and want q ftankness on the part Of the
Minister ofROreign Afrair.," Mr.. wyllie,
whom helm subsequen, par, Of the speech,
abused in most viOlen, style, referred to
the eountenancs and supper, Of the projec,
BY high officials a, Honolulu, to the treaty be
tween England and france guaranteeing the
in Dependence Of tho kingdom, in which
connexion he said +"
beg. therefore, 10 acquain, your Ma.
jesiy, in the name Of my government. Thai
any attempt TO annoy the Sandwich Islands
10 the United States would DO in coniradic.
lion, Of an existing treaty, and could no, be
looked upon with indifference by the British
! would further observe that
no monarch whatever has right 10 alien
aie bis kingdom, or enter into a nego,iai Jon
With that view, withou, The concurrence Of
his people.
u cannot believe that your Majesty
would for one moment entertain such q
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...... ,,;,hon, an official notification 10

scheme. wi,hou, an official notification 10
the British. government, OF o desire TO alieD-
ate your sovereignty and Tint Of The king.
dom. And I feel bound 10 protest against
the project, gotten mp by American mer-
chants, landed pIoprie,ors and other citizens
of The United States, and not being sane.
toned by the Hawaiian Constitution anu
treaty s,ipulalions."
He then proceeded TO argue al length
tina, If the King wished 10 transfer The spy-
ereign,y Of lis islands he should prefer
Grea, Britain TO lhe United States, alleging
tina, the latter would make slaves Of The
Hawaiiaus, degrade the King and his no.
bles from their rank, refuse them the rights
of heemen, ETC., while England would
preserve their position and privileges intact
There was great deal more in the speech
in reply 10 The Fourth Of July Grafton OF Mr..
Gregg, the U. S. Consul, in which tha, gen
tleman had made an attack on English laws
and the colonial system. This speech oc
cupied an hour and a quarter in delivery
The King wanted a copy Of it in writing
but General Miller refused.
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~We find Tho following in the Bostc

CD We find tho following in the Boston
Post, where it is meant as hit ut Know
Nothingism -
"The Washington Union. in the course
of on able article showing the hostility oil
the Know Nothing creed 10 the teaching Of
tho Bible, says,-Already in the day Of
Moses were the teachings Of an exclusive and
proscriptive nationality expressly repudiated
and forbidden by this eminent and inspired
Jewish lawgiver. Among the laws enacted
by him for the regulation Of tho government.
al policy of the people Of the Hebrew com.
monwealth; we discover, bearing on the
point, the following, Us recorded 10 the book
Of Leviticus, 10Th chapter, 33d and 34th
yerses.-Nep Haren Register.
"If stranger sojourn with you in your
land, 70 shall not vex him but the strang.
er that dwelleth with you shall DO unto you
as one born among you, and thou shalt love
him as thyself, for 20 were strangers in the
land Of Egypt. am the Lord you God"
II Is pity that tho Union, the Post, and
the Register, did not pursue their Scriptur-
nj researches a little farther,-say rs lar rs
Deuteronomy, % chapter, 18th or 10th verse;
where they would have found the following
law, bearing upon the point" Of the Fugi.
tive Slave act:
"Thou shalt not deliver unto his master
the servant which is escaped from his master
unto thee; he shall dwell with thee, even
among you. in that place which no shall
choose in one Of Thy gates, where 1t liketh
him best thou shalt not Cypress him.
Erening 7elegraph.
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BARSuM's AUToBIoGRAPHr.-W are in.
deb,ed to s. F. Parcher & Co., for copy
Of This attractive expose Of Balnum's hum.
bussing propensi,ies aud schemes. In al.
diiion 10 narration Of his connection with
the various exhibitions which he has 90, up,
it seems TO be compendium OF all the
practical jokes played off in the land oil
wooden nutmegs during the last generation.
|, will be read with great satisfaction in all
quarters. The work is written in humor.
Gus style, aud will draw crowds Of purchas'
ers. The work contains 4O4 pages, is we'll
printed, and sold for sl.25 per copy. The
Messrs. Parcher are the agents for its sale
in the towns OF Saco and Biddeiord. For
further particulars see their advertisement,
in this paper.
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eift Entsrprise---an Explanation.

We publish among our advertisements To-
day, the programme Of a Gin Enterprise,
which Ia. been arranged by one Of our
shrewdes, business men; and withal very
clever fellow, and one who will come fully
up to the mark in all things he promises
We do not advise people 10 indulge them
selves in practical experiments in the sci.
ence OF chances, but If they must, and will
do 50, and thus stand an equal chance Of
drawing heavy prize as being struck by
we would recommend that they
patronize home institutions, instead Of send
lug their iayors TO the getiers up Of the mag:
ni6cent schemes arranged BY New York
people, and advertised in conspicuous let.
tiers in some Of the religious papers pub
iished in neighboring city. This is our
advice. SmalI's Gin Enterprise will be
conducted according to the published dislri.
button; aud on as honorable principles as
those New York Gift Enterprises, which
have been so coaspicuously advertised in
the Christian Mirror for few weeks,
and still adorn its advertising columns.
In inserting this advertisement, we have
a word to say in explanation. we were
solicited some days since 10 give il place,
bu, We Tough, shy for q few days, having
declined the insertion Of a similar adver-
,isemen,, on the ground tha, We were not
fully satisfied that such enterprises should
DO encouraged. We freely confess, how
eyer, tina, ], was rather hard to turn aside
from temptation, and on being informed
that q similar scheme was advertised in a
genuine orthodox paper in Portland, we
told our applicant, TIA, il such was the case
we mus, be more nice than wise, and on
having ocular demonstration Of the fact, we
would insert. We thought we might do fol
neighbor and townsman that which wa.
given to strangers, BY men who set them
selves up for guides and exemplers in spir
iiual matters.
Having had the evidence called for, Civ
en- US, we insert the advertisement, shall
poke, the generous sum offered for its inser
lion, and explaining the circumstances unde
which il appears We recommend the en-
couragemen, Of home Gin Enterprises, in
stead Of distant ones, il any-and now fal
back or Father Cummings and his Chris
,ian Mirror for our guide and exempler il
these secular matters.
i N.B. Should the Christian Mirror I'D
ver,ise runaway negroes, or liquor shops
we shall beg to be excused from followin,
its lead.
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LIQUOR MANUFACTURE. From the la

LIQUOR MANUFACTURES. From the las
census report tho Tribune CLEANS few facts
There is distilled 10 the country each yeal
nearly 10000, 900 bushels Of grain, Co., vi.
corn ll,O67 Gel rye 3,l43, 927: oats &C..
5l7; apples 6o6, $40; barley. (maltod,)
3,7S7.i95. The total valuo Of these pro.
pucts. including l,294 tons Of hops and 6l,.
625 hhds. Of molasses also used, 10 sl4,.
643,697. Tho capital employed Is 1884,
254 number Of workmcn employed, 5,S47.
Ratio Of Distilled Grains TO tie qnant,iy
gro~p: or corn there is distilled bushel
in a; Of rye, l ms; Of oats, In 2,els;
Of barley, there is matted 3 bushels in S.
From these products arc manufactured :
OF whisksy, 42,laa,055 gallons; Of rum,
P'aoo'aOo gallons; Of ale, 64,005, o64 gal.
Ions. The market value Of these liquors. OF
Wholesale prices, is about $40, 946, s07. BE-
'ides tho above. thcp arc made 22l ,22l,
,allons Of WING. 500
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PxNNANsuIP AND BOoK-KrEPING.

kkSSASsuir AND boox-kErPiSc. An
opportunity Is now ouered 10 the citizens
u our pace 70 accrue knowledge IN Chi-
fosraphy ana bookkeeping oy attending q
senooi 20 % opened IN central Block by
DIR. A. !. Downing, recently OF Mechanic
Fails, MI y comes here with tho highest
recommendations from gentlemen residing
in Lewiston, who are acquainted with his
worth, and the circumstances under which
he socks employment. About year ago
he had the misfortune, BY railroad acct
dent, to DO deprived Of his left arm,
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FOREIGN NEWS.

By the steamer Pacific, which arrived at
New York yesterday forcnoon,we hare news
from Liverpool to tho 3oth ult. No change
Of Importance had taken place in monetary
or commercial affairs SINCE the 23d. Rus.
sian accounts from tho Crimea Of tho 18th
ult. state that no operation Of consequence
had been undertaken since the great baltic
of the 9Th. Details Of that sanguinary con.
fiict state tina, the Russians los, Is, 900 men
in killed and wounded, and that thcy had
10000 engaged. Tho allies had buried
5000 Of the Russian dead. Fifteen thousand
men to reinforce the allies had passed Con
stanlinoplc between the 10th and Goth uls
The siege Of Scbastopol continued withou,
interruption. An expedition to Bessarabiu
was on its way from France and England
under tho command of Marshal paraguay
d'Illlicrs. A severe storm in the Black Sci
on the l4th ult. wrecked thirty four English
transports, and damaged several ships o
war. It was rumored that two British cruis
ers had been captured by tho Russians il
the Baltic.
The allied ministers had given tho Vienn'
and Berlin cabinets to understand, that tn,
four peace propositions made to Russia be
fore the commencement Of hosiilitics, wer
withdrawn, and that they would state thei
own terms at their own time; in othc
VI rds, the sword has more work to do befor
peace could be expected. France and Eng
land were still actively employed sending re
Inducements and military stores to the Blacl
Sea, and appear to be fully aroused to tn
greatness Of the work they have undertaken
Their first blunder in not sending troop
enough to the Crimea, will be Of service I,
them as q warning Decentralization At
las, l4h inst.
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OrsrERs. Those Of our readers who
like to crafty their epicurean habits by an
occasional indulgence in an oyster stew, fly
or pie, and whose housewives understand
the mysteries Of the culinary operations on
The oysters, are informed that James Free.
man, Portland, will supply all their
wants. He puts up the delec,able fish in
small kegs Of gallon or less, and all that
is necessary 10 be done 10 have them nice and
fresh, is to send TO his place by the Portland
stage. Freeman belongs 10 the celebrated
Freeman family, who are said 10 be born
with an in,uiiive knowledge Of The oyster
business. and the manner Of making them
paiatable to his customers. We acknowl-
edge the receipt Of well filed key ofrich
ones, fresh rs they were ever found in his
namesake Freeman's Saloon in this place,
which has furnished US with good eating for
several days.
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- Some Of the New York papers aro
discussing Hon. VIM. H. Stewards chances
of reelection to tho U. S. Senate. A N.
Y. correspondent OF the Vermont Journal,
who appears to DO friendly to Mr.. Seward,
and to have made careful count, writes rs
follows gf..
"a desperate attempt will DO mado at the
next session Of our Legislature to prevent
the reelection OF Mr.. Seward 10 the United
States Senate. It will not, however, DO
successful. Six'y.eight members Of Assem-:
bly, can DO counted as sure for him - and
this is majority of eight Of all tho members
of that body. In addition 10 this, there are
ten other Assemblymen who will vote Tor
him II it DO necessary, but who would pro.
Ter to scatter their votes upon some other
whig, IL they can do 30 without damaging
Mr. Seward. They will vote against him
on account Of local influences, If the exper.
iment can DO tried without hurting his
chances. But II their votes are necessary
to ensure his return 10 the Senate, it Is rs.
certained he can have them. In addition
to this, Mr.. Seward viii have clear ma.
jority OF five in the State Senate, and this
will secure HE reelection beyond o pcrad-
venture I'D. l,ts..t 80
Glad to hear this. The failure to return
Mr.. Seward to the Senate would be M.
tional calamity. As Governor of tho great
Stale Of New York, no displayed ability
equal to Do Witt Clinton, and as Senator
hs has evinced ability and Statesmanship
which places him in the front rank of great
men.
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IA We
Near this Place

Near this Place
Reposes all that could die OF
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS,
Son OF John and Abigail (Smiih) Adams,
Sixth Presiden, Of the United States.
Born II July, 1867.
Amidst The storms Of Civil Commotion
He nursed the Vigor
Which nerves Statesman and Patriot,
And the Faith
Which inspires Christian.
For more than half a Century,
Whenever his Country called for his Labor,
In either Hemisphere or in any Capacity,
He never spared them in her Cause.
On The twenty fourth Of December, 1914,
He signed the end Treaty with Great Britain
Which restored Peace within her Borders,
On The ,weniy-ihird Of February, 1s4s,
He closed sixteen years Of eloquent Defence
or the Lessons Of his youth,
By dying at his Post
In her Great National Council.
A son worthy Of his Father,
A Citizen shedding glory on his Country,
A scholar, ambitious TO advance Mankind
This Christian sought 10 walk humbly
In the Sight Of his God.
The monument also contains IN inscrip
ton in memory Of Mrs. Adams, who dice
May IS, 1852, aged II.
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GoprYs LApY's Book for January, oper

GoDEY's LApr's Book for January, opens
the year grandiy. It's title page is pretty,
and its principal engraving, John proclaim
ing the Messiah, is Of very high order Of
merit-h is pure line engraving. The
January number commences the volume,
and contains 100 pages, 6s engravings, 60
contributions, and ten full page plates. So
per annum. Address l.. A. Cooley, Phila.
delphia.
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BUSINESS BEFORE CONGRESS. Upon the
tables oflhe two Houses Of Congress, a, The
close Of the last session, large amount o.
business was left incomplete, much o.
which had received The sanction Of either
one or the other House, and will, Of course
be among the first business 10 now claim
attention, The National lnieligencer eau.
merates among business Of this description
the following measures: ....
The Homestead bill, now before the
House, with Hunters substitute.
The Texas Debt bill, passed by the Sen.
ate.
The Senate bill TO pay for French spoila.
lions prior 10 1900. -
The Ocean Mail Steamer bill, with the
amendment ofihe House for The termination
OF the contract.
A bill 10 establish mail line 10 Shanghai
by way Of the Sandwich Islands. :.
The bill establishing the Ramsay mail
route hom New Orleans by the way Of Vera
Cruz TO Apulco.
The bill'lo establish a subierranean line
OF Telegraph 10 the Pacific.
The bill to provide weekly mail 10 Cal.
iforpia. -
The bill to increase the rates of postage
and require prepayment Of letters.
The Senate bill 10 provide for half pay 10
revolutionary officers or their legal represen.
taIives. .... -.
The bill 10 extend the benefits Of the
bounty land system to the officers, soldiers,
seamen, 60, OF the war OF 1912.
Valious bills granting lands for The con.
ofrailroads; and
Mr.. Benefits Land bill, granting lands
equally 10 the several States 10 aid in the
Of railroads and for the support
Ofschools. -
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A CrY, OR MOI. We understand that
tho question Of an union Of the two villages
OF Biddeford and Saco, under city form Of
government, is agiiated to considerable
extent on both sides Of the river. The con-
yiction that the interests, moral and pecuni-
ary. Of both places will be promoted by q
step Of this kind is gaining ground. We
trust that immediate measures will DO origi-
mated to complete tho union. II is quite i'm.
material what name shall be given the new
city. though. with oil respect to our domicil,
We cannot AVOID tho thought that il would
be wise TO retain tho name by which this
locality was known in the early history Of
tho country. Saoo 10 . short name, and .
very good ono. apd being the name of the
river, there seems to DO manifest propriety
in giving to the now city the appCllatiop
which has - long distinguished the section
Of country TO which it attaches. Both places
have now population Of some si{teen or
seventeen thousand and tue works in pro-
grcss hero will soon augment il to twenty
thousand. We need better police regula-
tons, and more attention given to concerns
which Affect the morals and health Of the
people, and that efficiency in the manage,
ment Of public matters, which can only be
obtained, where large bodies Of people dwell,
by city form Of government.
The EXPENSES of the c;ty--nrov;iod mn
uo,. :. a.. ,,.,h r.. s., -
I'.s s040 'a4" nAs 'esa 'o' 'e'sfA years
~ As way % grazing streets, laying snie-
walks, &c, would be less than have been |
Maid for CARVING On IN, mu,;c;na, ,e,;,s orI
t,h n,,o.. I'm. .a...,S Ito
vs." p " o'"e' advantages are frquH'
CD OF course tho expenses must 10 in pro. |
portion TO tho oouvsniences obtained but,
with On outlay equal TO tina. which Is now
made annually in both town, !, !. o.,,.;n
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john QUINCY ADAMS MONUMENT. We
learn from the Quincy Patriot tina, monu.
men, has jus, been placed in the Unitarian
church in Quincy, 10 the memory Of John
Quincy Adams, by his son, Charles Franci,
Adams. It Is composed Of highly polished
Italian marble, and in size and form resem.
blss the one erected to The memory Of Elk.
Presiden, John Adams. It was designed
AMI executed al the Quincy Marble Works
The bust, which tests upon the top, wa.
executed in Italy, by the great American
sculptor, Hiram Powers, and is very perfec
and liie.like in its resemblance TO the ven.
Grated statesman 10 whose memory il !:
erected. The following is The inscription
ALTERI SECULO
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DARING ATTEMPT. The following from
the Oxford Democrat, Paris, shows most
daring attempt 10 murder:
con Thursday nigh, OF las, week, abou,
8 o'clock, pistol ball was fired through a
window into room in the dwelling house
of Moses Hammond, Esq, Of this place.
The Supreme Court was in session, and
some ten or more persons, boarders, were
IN The room nj The time The shot was fired.
The company heard the report, but some
supposed il was cracker let off IN the
room, others supposed il was let of outside,
near The house-oihers-siill supposed thai
i was the report Of a pistol. On looking
around pistol ball was found OH the floor;
and on examining still further, n round
hole was discovered in pane Of glass, and
a deep indenion made in the plasiering,
which was hit cbliquely by the ball. On
tracing the course which the ball pursued,
il mus, have passed very near the head Of
Seth Sampson, ESQ., one Of the persons in
The room. The fash Of the pistol was seen
by one person outside; and one person al
least was seen 10 run away at rapid rate
from the house, Immediately aher. No
one has yet been discovered as the author
Of this outrage. Let any man be rs obnox.
ions as he may, in The sight OF another. let
him be thought 10 be as vile or as wreiched
as he may, no characteristic which he may
possess can justify such deed at any time,
at any place, or under any circumstances.
Thus 10 alarm the inmates Of private dwell.
ling, aud thus 10 outrage all the feelings of
security, RICH, and humanity, for purposes
Of revenge. or any other motive, is crime
Of the deepest dye. Every RICH, minded
citizen must sincerely desire that such n
person should be brought to justice.
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The HuTcHISsoN's CoScERT.-Do no,
fail 10 attend The concert TO be given by these
sweet and popular singers, in Central Hall,
on Monday evening. Their merits are SO
well known, as 10 render commentator su.
perflous. For notice Of their concert, see
their advertisement.
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New HAMrsInRE.-The Democrats OF
the LIST district have nominated Hon. G. w.
kiitredgeo ior recollection 10 Congress, and
have endorsed the policy Of the national
government. Kiltrege voted against tho
Nebraska bill, with Morrison, but both Of
them seem 10 have fallen back into line.
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The subject of the lecture was tie Lags
of Disorder and j, was the obiec, Of the
speaker 10 show by illustrations and facts,
,ba, through all the seeming irreculari,y Of
the pbv,;cal. social and moral world, thai
there were fixed and immu,able laws, ,hou q
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