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ELECTIONS. IN OTHER STATES.

Never, in The history Of American politics
has there been such thorough discom6ture
of an administration party, Ms has just taken
place IL the Congressional elections of the
Free States. In New York. the whole real
interest Of the election is in the members Of
Congress, and of them we are happy to say,
but one j. elected, who supports the Nebras.
ka Per61y. But even in the less important
matter of Governor. the latest accounts from
y. York make it almost certain that Clark,
Whi., is after all Governor elect of the En-
pire State. The evening edition Of the New
York Times, in its latest corrected returns
makes ClarS's plurality two thousand and
two hundred. rhe resi- OF the Wing ticket
is electec by very large majorities. Twenty
seven Wings xere chosen to Congress, two
Independents, one Native, and only one Ne
braska Locofoco. He, of course, comes
from the Five Points district. The Lesisla
ture is Wing, nearly two tn one.
NEw JERsEY. The Newark Mercury thus
sums up the result in that State. We have
carried four members Of Congress, five Of
the seven State Senators, tieing that body,
and a majority in the House of Assembly
Our aggregate majority in the State is
countod by thousands, while our nnprece.
denied triumph. swept into Office, hosts OF
sterling Wings in every quarter.
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POPULAR INSTRUCTIONS. The people OF Ohio
have instructed, in the plainest and most In
telllgible manner, that people can speak
their instructions, Mr.. Pugh; The newly
elected Senator who does not truly represent
that State. Michigan conveys the same in
structions tn Lewis Cass and to Charles L
Stuart. Illinois utters like instrnctions,w with
notes ofthunder. 10 Sames Shields and Ste.
phen A. Douglass. Indiana speaks likewise
to John Petit, 20 Jesse d. Bright Connecticut
has instructed Isaac Toucey, who deies in
structions. Iowa has given like instruction
To Augustus Cesar Dodge and to George w.
Jones. New Hampshire contributed among
The first her instruction, to Moses Norris. Jr.
and Jared Williams, who refused to obey
them. New Jersey has just uttered, in a
manner not to DO understood, her disapprov'
al OF John o. Thompson and BILLY Wright.
Pennsylyania has added her voice, and in'
formed Richard Brodhead yr. that ne mis-
represents the people Of the Key, Stone State.
Do the Democracy still believe in the right
Of instruciionsf VIII Pu-h, Cas-, Stuart,
Shields, Douglass. Petit, Bright. Toucey,
Dodge, Jones Norris, Williams, Thompson,
Wright, akd Brodhead conform their action
to tho'evlhent wishes OF their constituents,
and manifest their submissing TO the great
cardinal doctrine Of instruction by resign
ing -'~- -
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From CALIFORNIA. New York, Nov. o
The s'---.ss NORM Star, rom hspi"w.'i
arrived here AT half past 5 o'clock this afier.
noon, with The California Mails to 10Th o.
iober, and Sl,700, 900 in specie.
The steamship Yankee Blade, which lef
San Francisco Sept. 80, for Panama, was
lost on the following day. She had on
board 800 passengers aud her crew and fire
man. She struck on reef OF rocks of
Point Angnello, fifteen miles above Poin
Conception. About fifteen lives, and all
The specie on board, about Sl5O,O00, were
lost. The ship was total wreck.
The French fleet, consisting Of three frig
att and sloops of war, arrived at San Fran
cisco. They had in conjunction with the
English feet, made an attack on the !,.J
sian town aud fort of Peiropa.lovski, in Kan.
schaka, from which The allied feet were
repnlsed with loss in killed and wounded
OF 200 men. The British Rear Admiral
Price, Who commanded The allied fleet, was
killed by pistol shot during The engage
ment. 1t is supposed he accidentally shot
himself. Two Russian ships were captured
by The allies.
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THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

/. Subscribers who do not give express
notice 10 The contrary, are considered us
wishing 10 continue their subscriptions.
9. Subscribers ordering The disconlinu.
ance Of their papers, the publisher can con.
lnue 10 send them until all areages are
paid.
3. fsubscribers neglect TO refuse 10 take
their papers from the Office TO which they
are directed, they are held responsible ill
their bill is paid, and ORDER The papers dis.
Confined.
4. Ifany subscriber removes 10 another
place without informing the publisher, and
their paper is sent 10 the former direction,
they are held responsible.
5. The courts have decided that refusing
TO take newspaper from The office or re.
moving and leaving !, uncaled for, is prima
facie evidence Of intentional fraud.
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ScHUYLERIsM IN CALIFORNIA. San Fran
cisco has recently been The scene Of one of
The boldes and most successful fOrgeries on
record. Mr.. Henry Meiggs, an old resident
and well known man of business, and who
bore an excellent reputation for integrity,
has absconded lro.h that city having COZ
mil,ed foreeI les and contracted business
deb to the amount of near Two millions OF
dollars. John G.. Meiggs. who had recent.
ly been elected City Comptroller, under ie.
form auspices, disappeared a, the same
time with Henry Meiggs, and il was sup
posed that the brothers were connected 10.
gelher m The forgeries. o her frauds were
expected 10 be discovered, and 10 person
in San Francisco could tell The extent To
which they had been carried. Onr old
friend, Mr.. Webb, has more than Hercu-
liam task before him, in clearing away the
worse than Aegean heaps of municipal in.
EQUITIES in San Francisco.
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10 Prentiss, the famous orator Of the

10 Prentiss, the famous orator Of the
Southwest, vas very fond of using anecdotes
to illustrate his subjects. On enc occasion,
when he was advocating the claims OF Mr..
Clay to the Presidency, he had a great many
lrishmen among his auditors, who continu.
ally interrupted him by loud remarks. =
Prcntiss finally addressed himself to the
=" dssenters; and, in a playful manner,
went ON to say that he could account for
their dislike IN his political idol, in no 9TH
or way than that il was natural to the Irish
to be al rays in the "opposition and then
related the following incident -
He sui 7! that some years ago, when it was
the custom in New York to keep the polls
at election open for three days, as might
have been expected. The voters got. rather
excited ut the winding up. A ship direct
from Liverpool, and filed with emigrants,
was hauled into the docks directly in front
Of "poll," where was breeding an cleo.
ton riot, and the first man on shore was
:" broth OF a boy" shelalah in land, who,
scarcely able to stand after his long con6ne.
ment on shipboard, was trying to get his
leg. in standardization. and comprehend the
Confusion before him. At the instant, one
OF the runners about the polls. with hand
Iul of tickets in his hand, rushed up to Pat.
and thrusting q vote into hls face, asked
with vehemance, Whch side are you on 7 -
The threatening row had now broken into a
storm; brickbats, clubs, and imprecations
prevailed when Pat seemed suddenly u
recover hi, presence Of mind, and replied:
- Ye'd know the side I'm on. would we "
and shaking his stick over his head, and
giving whoop, he concluded. I'm on
the rebellion side. of course! f." and then
pitched into the brawl, like one at home. ~
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Nw ADVERTISEMENTS. Our advertising
mliter this week exceeds its usual limits.
apG somewhat encroaches upon the space
we intend generally to devote to reading Of
n miscellaneous character. Our readers.
we presume. in view of this streak of luck
Of ours, which We say to them in conf.
dence, does not come amiss, will not com.
plain Of this borrowing from our news col
umns. There will be dry time before long,
when we shall make ample repayment
Among the advertisements, will be found
one from our old friend and patron, George
w. Warren % Co, of Boston, whose exten.
five stock merits attention Others from the
n ew 6rm of Boyd & Storer, Saco, who are
going largely into the -four and corn bust
ness notice Of o house and lot for sale,
one Of the most eligible situations in town ;
musical instruments by Il. NJ. Hobbs ; no
tice Of the Saco Athencum corn for sale,
by John Gilpatrick; and large number OF
Probate notices, and other legal advertising.
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MISSING VESSELS.

The list of wrecks and calamities at sea,
registered at Lloyds during the present year,
since the LIST Of January, discloses fright.
iul catalogue of ships missing, and which
are now given up as lost, having, it is sup
posed, foundered with all hands on board
4 large number were vessels bound across
the Atlantic, carrying many passengers.
At u recent meeting Of the British asso.
citation ut Liverpool, Col. Chesney read q
report on life boats, In which he stated that,
during the last four years, there had hap.
pened l2.O35 disasters at sea, ranging from
total shipwreck to slight collision. Of
these, 2O4 ships left British ports. and were
never heard Of again, Sill were driven
ashore, and were either totally or partially
lost, 1865 were collisions which drove then,
into port in sinking state. 1905 were
wrecked, 1888 foundered, go were abandon
ed by their crews, 81 burnt by accident, 81
damaged by ice, &c. The casualties of
steam vessels during the same period were
LOB driven ashore, but afterwards hoated
again, l46 collisions Mt sea, II wrecked,
30 foundered, Is burnt, 2 abandoned at sea,
! capszcd, never heard Of, Z returned to
port in u sinking state With the exception
Of 64 large vessels above 700 tons, these
losses fell chiefly on steamers of from 90 10
500 tons, and which were economically sail.
ed. Upon an approximative calculation,
founded on the scale Of four men and boy
to every one hundred tons, the annual loss
of life reported al Loyd's averaged about
100. the gross loss for The last four years
being 4.29S. The tonnage. supposing the
vessels to average $50 tons each, would give
! 100000 tons of shipping lost, which. ut
Flo pei. ton. would be fl0, 0OO,O 900 sterling
lost during that period. The fewer acci.
dents to steam vessels during the same peri
cd, spoke in favor of steamers safety as
compared with sailing vessels.
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eyA regular Know Nothing movement
was made in the election OF Directors at the
annual meeting OF one OF our city banks
held few days since. The Directors, with
from six to eigh: others, meet. choose the
old board, unless there is q declination, and
then adjourn. We have often attended
meetings where no one was present except
the directors, and they to answer the re-
auirements OF the law, voted themselves
into Office again. A meeting of the common
kind was expected by Board of Directors
who met last week. There were, 10 be sure,
moro outsiders present than usual, but
not suspicion was excited that any Know
Nothing movement was on foot. Judge
then Of the surprise when, on counting the
votes three Of the Directors were found IN
have been left of, and three other gentle
men substituted in their place. Tho move
mont was so unexpected and so quietly nc
complisned, that the three "Ex's" hardly
could believe their own ears. Alter inves.
tigation developed the following facts with
regard to The mystery 1T appears That one
of the principal persons engaged in starting
the bank was chosen one Of its officers.
The salary given him however, was very
meacre, and commensurate with the labor
reouiredi of him. AL efforts to increase Il
proved unavailins and finally he was appoin.
led 10 another office. When he left he had
fallen considerably behind hand. and peli-l
toned the Directors that they would give
him small sum which would enable him
TO come out clear. They give him o.
small sum which by no means salts
fed him. He possessed unbounded influence
among the Stuck Holders obtained, proxies
in abundance and gave three Directors who
had been particularly obnoxious, their walk.
ing tickets. The movement Is commended
we believe by the majority ofthe stockhold-
ders OF tho bank, and 10 one Of tho cleverestl
freaks ever performed in bank history.
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To the Jnstiees ofhs Snprsms Judicial Court,
neri to be holden at Alfred. witiin and for tho
County Of York, on The third Taesddy Of Sep
smber. 1854
D ESPECTFULLY represents Br,sey Hanson
III Of Hollis, in SAID county, that she j. seized
in fee simple, and a. tenant in common of and in
certain real estate, situated in said Hollis being the
homestead ann lately owned ard occupied by Jo-
suh Hanson lite ofsaid Hollis, decreased aud boun,
dcd as follows, viz Southehy by lands VI Moses
aud Aaron Hanson; Westerly by lands Of Eleazer
Bunham aud PcHey Il Edgcomb; Norihehy by
a way OF lane, leading from said lands Of iunham
and Edgcomb, 10 the county road from Hollis Cen.
ire to John AIDS and by the centre or middle line
Of the tract of land called the eighteen rod or Cults
tract: aud Easierly by lands Of Nathan Palmer
and Eleazcr Burnham, containing about seventy
FIVE acres VI luud, hing on both sides " the said
County road. The said Betsey VI one bali par
thereof and also Of seven acres Of land 10 b. set
oil IRON the Souihehy end Of the other halt with
jeremiah Decker of Saco, in said county, aud
Betscy Smith, wife VI Hiram Il. Smith OF Bidde
ford In said county, and certain other persons un-
known Ia your Petitioner - that your Petitioner
cannot possess, occupy and improve the ssid parts
TO any advantage, while the same lie In common
aud undivided as aforesaid, but wholly loses the
profits thereof Wherefore she prays that notice
may BE- issued In due form Of NV, and that her
said part may be set of and assigned TO her TO hold
in severaliy BETSEY HANSON,
BY +. CHISHOLM, her Any.
Dated September 18th, 1854. 30
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France AND SouLE. The Evening Post
thinks Mr.. soule's ex .,uson from France a
personal and no, an official matter. The
Tribune thinks The reverse, and is for pitch.
ing into Louis Napoleon. II says:
any oil our citizens have been abused
let their cause be duly attended TO; bul
here our government is The sufferer, and is
Inundated in the eyes Of all Europe. May
1t prove itself worthy Of the emergency.
The Boston Post thinks there is no cause
for war, but ,ha, something must be
DONE"
TIE Washington correspondent Of the N
York Journal Of Commerce, ielesraphs as
follows
The French difficulty assumes a serious
aspect Official advices were received BY
the Government yesterday. The reinon.
STRANGE OF Messrs. Mason and Buchanan,
was rudely repulseh. Insul, was appar-
emily designed and premedilaied.
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ANOTHER SECRET Society. We haye
received an synonymous letter from Nilsson,
Il, stating that secret organization exists
IN all the upper counties Of that Stale, lhs
object OF which is 10 carry Slavery into Kan.
zas nj all hazards. Men nre pledged 10 10.
p,ir 10 that Territory on the night preceel.
ing The election, present themselves at the
polls the next day, and cas' their suffiages
Tor Slavery and lis candidates. The Soci-
ETY. Is said 10 number several thousand
members already. Senator .A,chinsoa, has
the credit Of originating il, aud The Rev.
Thomas Johnson, late delegate in Congress
rom Nebraska, is employing il 10 foisi him
sell into The same position from Kanzas.-
Tribune. = n
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House and Lot for Sale.

TJNHE Subscriber offers for sale his House and
I Lot, situated on the coner Vt Foss and Birch
streets, on Biddeford Heights. The House WINS
built five years ago, Of tho hest materials, aud was
finished under the personal inspection Of the sub
scriber. l. is a one and half story house, with
ell and barn attached II has six rooms indie pend.
eni Of closets and pantry on the lower hoor. and
two well finished chambers on the second hoor,
every room IN the house is pape,ed aud finished
Ia the most thorough manner There u an excri-'
lent ceer, under the whole house, with soft wsisn
therein, aud well Of hard winter near by.
The lot contains near 1000 square feet, portion
Of IL being u garden in which there are number
of rare fruit trees just coming into bearing.
For bealihincss aud convenience Of location Il
is not exceeded by any residence In town.
Fer terms, OF payment and price. enquire Of Ia
o. CowAs, Union and Journal office
~ LYMAN w. YORK.
Biddcford, Nov. II, 1854.
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A Musical Instrument for every Family
T0BIN G. cos.
IMPROVED PATENT
Melodeons, Seraphines and
Reed Organs,

OF the latest approved patterns on the valuable
principle Of Carhan's Patent. Corner Of Main
and Water Streets, Nashua, N. II.
Read, Iaspeei and Jndgs-The great attention
which the science vi music j. now receiving, REV.
ders It's requirement not only desirable but sc,sslly
necessary to iolenible educa'ion. in view oi INC
fact that nearly all are susceptible 81 musical eui'
iivation il Is great dcsiJerlium that each iainhy
should be supplied with an instrument suited 10
its wants and means thereby adding TO the aiirsc.
lion Ut home and enabling It's members the better
Ia give har,noainus expression To those rxnl'eu
sentiments which the cultivation Of the higher
susccpiiblliies vi nature never fails 10 devcl
opc. This admired improvement supple. the long
existing want Of M insii ument that combines the
advantages o. the Piano Forte, with greater cou.
venencr aud lar less expense, thereby bringing Il
withii the reach Of all
The !fsiaisoR or Portable SUaphins, 10 most
convenient iOr transportation, the legs folding
der leaving the whole compact ind when secured
in packing case weighs from 40 tn 80 lbs. This
Is becoming u great iavoiie aud irul, q mulium'
In par,O
The Piano Gaze SeraphiSs, with single os
double sets Of Reeds, is greatly admired Tor the
Paror where is musical capacities are developed
TO the best advantage, lis rich style Of furniture
power aud variety Of tone Is fast recommending 10
to public favor.
Tile Reed Organ, with variety Of stops, IL the
best substitute for the large Pipe Organ, and in
many Churhes VI limited means would be gsssl
improvement and assistance ia the performances of
sacred m,nic.
The subscribers respectfully submit them TO 4
discriminating public, relying on their merits Tor
success without the aid u 10 much pulling and
promiscuous reference, by which some impose on
the public spurious article.
Each Instrument nd. sired, will be accompanied
with written guaranty, therefore persons can
with safety onier iiom any part Of the country,
they will be forwarded at our risk.
b. F. TOBIN &c co.
xT II. NJ. Hobbs, No. Is Factory Island, Saco,
Me, is our agent and will keep an assortment
from which selection can be made ut our prices,
with guarantee Of durability. 4wl6
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Sourn BERWICK MURDER. The examina.

Sourn BERWICK MURDER. The examina.
ton Of William b. Smith, charged with the
murder Of Charles +. Brewster, was conclu-
ded at South Berwick on Friday last. The
circumstances against him, very strong, one
ofwhich was the finding Of Brcwster's waller
in the room occupied by Smith at his board.
ing house in South Berwick. The mother
also identified the clothing and other articles
found in Smiths possession as belonging to
her son. The prisoner was fully committed
to take lis trial ut the January term of the
Superior Court at Alfred. Fifteen witnesses
were present who were not examined.
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can be added TO this lay,to give it greater Ell
cheney. We rejoice to have it complained Of
for its stringcncy. This is most precious
quality. IL is the want Of this which renders
so many penal laws unequal and unjust. If
the principle Of the law is right what wrong
can be due by its stringencyi No one need
suffer FROM it. Every man who cbeys the
INV will OF course be sale, and no one will
violate it without doing it knowingly and de-.
liberately; and it is no matter, therefore
how severe it may be upon him."
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NEW YORK ELECTIONS.

New York. Nov, ii. Uplo the present
time. &c p. M, } we have received tho ofi,
cial returns Of the votes for Governor from
l6 counties, and taking rs our basis the Ia.
bic Of the Daily Times of this morning,
which showed 219 majority for Clark, we
now foot NJ u majority for Seymour over
Clark Of 4G7. Nearly every return we get
differs more or less from those first received;
the majority will therefore, doubtless auc.
tuate from one side to the other until every
county is received, until which time the nc
tual result will apparently remain in doubt.
ALBANY. Nov. ii. The Argus tootings on
The vot for Governor tonight are as follows:
Bronson 2SOS0, Ulmann ll0.772, Clark.
l32 800, Seymour l32 2O4 These footings
do not include the reported majority for
Clark in Tompkins county, which is reported
at 1900. We have in, this z. NJ and even.
ing, official returns from % counties, which
leaves Clark l04 ahead of Seymour. taxing
the Times Outings Of this morning as the
basis of calculation.
ILLINOIS The following Congressman are
elected in this State - all Anti,Nebraska
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BRIGHTON MARxEr.-Thur.day. New. Q

BRIGHTON MARKEr.-Thursday, New. o.
At Market-2t00 Beef Cattle. 900 Stores, 10 pals
Working Oxen. lt5 Cows and Calves, 600 slssp and
Lambs, and 1000 Swine.
so 7,23; third 81, ordinary k6,2s.
Iiides-ss,sO o. Taliow $sa $50. Pelts ~ 7sc.-
Calf Skins lie. per u,
Veal Calvrs-s& rs, 5,0a1.
Stors-Yearilngs 50, II II. Two years old tlt, TO-
20, .. Three years old so, rs, %, 30 IS.
Working Oxen-ssS, 20, lO0 il6, 10, 80, 40 49,
Cow, and Caives-sls, q, p, 81. 81, 20, 20 80.
Sheep and Lambs-EItra 81, 40, AIS s,6a7i by
svinsIa &c. Retail, &c. Fat Hog. SC. sem
t3tc.
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STATE OF MAINE.

YORK, IS,
Al the Supreme Judicial Court begun and held
at Alfred within and for the County Of York, on
the third Tuesday " September, in the year VI our
Lord one thousand eight hundred aud iity foor.
Upon the foregoing Petition, ORDERED, That the
Petitioner give notice to the Respondents named,
interested in the prayer thereof, to appear before
the Justice Of our said Court, 10 be held nj Alfred,
within aud for said county Of Yo,k, on the tint
Tuesday OF January next, by serving On them m
ai,esed copy Of said petition and this order there.
on, fourteen land TO the Respondents unknown by
publishing the same three weeks snccessivrly In
the Union and Eastern Journal, u newspaper prin.
ted ia Blddeiord, In sail county Of York, the last
publication whereof 70 be thirty days, least be.
lore the sitting Of said Court, that they may then
and there IN our said Court show cause, IL any
they have, why the prayer Of said Petition should
not lie granted.
Attest, JAMES OTIS MCINTYRE Clerk.
A true copy Of the Petition aud order o: Court
thereon.
Attest, JAMES OTIS MCINTYRE, Clerk.
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In Saco, 18th inst. By the Rev. Mr.. Smith, Mr.
Charles +, Ellwell, Of this city, TO Miss Louisa
Wigyin. Of Os.ipce. N. II. ~ ri
In Saco, Nov. =. by Rev. Mr.. Colby, Mr.. Ben
lan,n Leaye.t Of wsicrboro to Miss Eihehinda
In Saco, Nov. II. by Rev. G. II. Smith, Mr..
Saco
in Kiii'ry. Navy. Yard villagc) Oct %, by Rev.
Mr. Paine, Mr.. Mark w. Paul, Of Eliot, Ne. TO
Miss Mary z; Walker, daughter OLA. w. Walk.
CT, Esq OF Kiticry. :