The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-24

Boston Pos) the legislative committee In session on
Tuesday declining appear before them and referring
them his remonsance submitted to the legislature on
the 10th. He says
Ny acts present for the exercise Of the supreme
and peculiar power Of removal the same has been uni
yersay eKpoanded and administered in all American con-
stutons and conformity 70 the constitution and laws Of
the Unitef States is not reason for Withdrawing rom
judicial officer that security which the constitution OF Mas
saehusetts assures him during good behavior
A msrAKK-It is $4,000, and not $4,000, which Mr.
Chambers North Carolina Is said to have bequeaihed TO
Davidson College
THE STEAM FIaK-ESsIKK.-The New York city council
has adopted resolution to ascertain the price at which the
paenee Of the steam 6reengne viii dispose OF his rights
therein TO the corporation of New York
EDWIN FoRREsr-Tbis distinguished tragedian is now
playing an engagement Forbess theatre, Proyi-
dence Rhode Island The theatre is nightly crammed By
intelligent audiences while hundreds turned away
able to find even standing room IN the theatre
PARDoS.--Peer Gosnell, under sentence Of death
for murder in South Carolina, has been pardoned
STATE on MoRAIs AMONG TnE FACTORY OF Low
ELr-The testimony of Miss Dexter, in the of two
young factory who before the Lowell POI
lice court for stealing yarn gives rather remarkable
illustration of morals in that place
Miss Dexter called. Work in the Middlesex mill have
been employed there years ana ten montbs nave
stolen yarn from the mill and have been arrested for lar
ceny; pleaded guilty under bonds. Know the
defendants both work In the over me. On one oc-
casion both into my together and took six
bobbns of yarn each other times, separately
and took the quantty told me was darned fool
if did not take some said needn't be SO d-n pious
pious, and church member belong TO Rev. A. H.
Moultons church, gave information to the agent which
led to the Of the defendants have been told that all
the girls steal yarn have no doubt of it.
THE BRrIsH COINAGE According to mint return just
issued il appears that the gold coinage Of Great Britain
during the past year amounted TO f452ls3, OF which
E562572 in half soveeigns that the silver coinage
was fI4o 4s0 of which f55o4 in FORMS and that
the copper coinage was f6,53s.
ST. PATRIcKs DAY--The Irish benevolent societies of
Newark have resolved dispense this year with their
usual mode of celebrating St Patrcks day, which occurs
on the nth March.
QUITE LrKELy.-The remarkable Miss Coutts, says the
New York Tribune who has so constantly followed Mario,
going Europe with him She will remain in this
country for some considerable time at least
SIN CHARLES NAPIER-The New York Commercial char
acterzes Sir Charles Napers onslaught Sir James Ora
ham and the admiralty as foolish" 4unprofablen and
contradictory The editor believes shat speech will
damage Sir Charles himself in the public estimation more
than anything he has yet done l uone The exhibit
ton scarcely be accounted for except the suppos
ton that the banquet abundanty supplied with other
fluids than cold water"
RELIGIOUS roLEnArIoN IN MAssAcHUsErrs.--The Boston
Bee of Thursday says:
In the house. yesterday motion of Carey OF lps-
wch order was>passed instrucng the committee on
constitutional amendments to report bill to prevent Ro
man Catholics from holding Office under the govern
ment of the State of Massachusetts,
ARRlvEp-Among the passengers by the Baltic from
- .I,n onf tho Ray / Rctp ,npd
together with sundry bearers of dispatches.
LATEST FROM LInERIA-Mr. Pnney, corresponding sec
rotary the New York Colonization Society," writes home
from Monrova under date of December %, follows
The English steamer is lying in the harbor almost
ready to sail The barque Eelle arrived the 10th, all
WELL On Sabbath l attended public worship more
amid old familiar scenes and many faces well known
to Thursday and Friday passed in excursion
up the river where | found many more sugar-cane and
coffee fields than expected
1.-THE devoted Mrs. Wilkins with two of her young COM
panions in the mission, met my return making their
way to Msburg, in company with the Rev. Mr.. Burns
they Miss Fitzpatrick and Miss Brown the third Miss
Stanton remains board the Estee little indsposed
We find the legislature in session The president just
returned from England wing conventionsontvo the
administration party just assembling. Convention day
Monday next
been in harbor since arrival and expects to sail
down the to-day The officers have been very aen
tive to the missionaries, and board in good
health. The Dale goes down TO Loando ana thence back
Porto Praya in the Cape de Verbs about the LIST Of
May"
SHARP oRIrIcIsM.-The New York Mirror says:
Rag Bag is the title of book made up by n p Willis
Its table of contents offers nothing but plate of cold
vctuals. The volume will go the way of all rag-bags
to the paper-makers."
FATAL AFFRAY.--Thc Vicksburg Wing men tons af
fray that city between Thomas Strickland and John
Hewlett, in which the latter killed 1t appeared that
the killing done in sefdefence
INDIANA SENATORIAL coSTEsTA despatch from Cinein-
natl says:
The Indiana legislature held election to-day for
United States The senate elected Isaac Blackboard
but the house amended by inserting the OF Joseph g.
Marshall The senate refused to concur and great excite
ment ensued There is but little hope of compromise
Hon. Mr. MCLASE.--We learn from the Baltimore Sun
that Hon. r. NJ McLane the United States minister Chi
ma, in Paris on the 9Th inst
TERRIBLE rIcruRr--An English soldier in the Crmea
writes home
Talk about returns why my very ink has been SO
often frozen that it has become pale scarcely
it. suppose there in the hospital frostbtten
is well. On every de cholera dyscnery diar
rba Tha lie