Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-21
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1855.
The News.

the Washington Globe in comparison with the
Office of Speaker of our House Of Representative.
The salary of the former is &c, 900 year, exclusive
OF furnished residence. At the end Of bis official
iabors he is generally rewarded with peerage, and
a pension OF $4,000 for two lives. He is mem
Der Of the PriVy Council and entitled to rank after
barons. Our Speaker received noting but double
pay Of member
Two thousand four hundred bales Of cotton were
destroyed by the burning of the ship Concord of
Key Vaccas on the coast Of Florida. Her cargo
valued at So, 900. She was from Mobile bound
for Liverpool.
A letter appears 10 the Canadian papers from the
Hon. Hamilton Merritt, of Canada, on the subject
of extending the present system of Canadian recp-
rocity TO manufacturer and sbolishing the Custom
houses in the interior both on the Canadian and
United States side. The letter, though mainly for
Canadian readers, deserves perusali this country,
as well from the weilknown authority Of his
ing. Referring to this bject the New York Herald
says;
at is incontestabe that the abolition Of the Gus
tomhouses on the Canadian line-which now cost
more than they produce-Would be an unmixed
benefit to this country. We should supply Canada
with every species of manufactured goods, and when
the time for Canadians to manufacture success
fully, why if they could make cottons and saws
cheaper than we could, 1t would be 10 our advan.
tage TO buy them free of duty. The subject ought
20 engage the attention Of Congress- and especially
of the Northern delegations. The present recprO-
city system has worked well-Why not carry il out
to IDS natural EXTENT"
Nile Rachel, having entirely recovered from her
late kless. Performing at Charleston. She goes
thence to Havana.
The Camden and Amboy Railroad COmpsny(say
tie Philadelphia Ledger have adopted some new
regulations to secure greater safety 10 those trave
Hing that road. Trains are not TO be backed
except on extraordinary emergencies, and then q
man with u signal is TO be sent in advance, the train
going no faster than he can walk, and the cOnduc-
tor is to stand the PLATFORM holding signal,
and being in connection with the engine by the
signal rope. The time of the trains will be so
regulated that they will have no occasion 10 back
but they will remain on sidings when other trains
are expected. The speed Of trains is limited to
thirty miles hour. The stations on the road are
also to be put in Geographic communication, and
carefully drawn rules have been issued concerning
the trains. These precautions will prevent accide-
nts such as that at Burlington, and also remove the
danger Of collision.
In the United States Circuit Court of Boston
servant girl has brought suit against the estate ofs
citizen Of RoxbUry Massachusetts,, for s25, 900 on
a promissory note for that amount, which she pro-
dlces, and alleges was given her by the deceased
Just efOre his DEATH in consideration Of her kind
ness and attention during his last Illness The
Hon. Rufus Choate and Z. R. Hosr, are pitted
against each other in this legal battle.
The Murfreesboro News of 10th says
A meeting Of the stockholders Of the Nashville
and Chattanooga Railroad was held in the Court
House on last Wednesday. The meeting was thinly
attended. But little done except to hear the
reading Of reports and elect officers for the ensuing
year. The same board Of Directors, fifteen in mum.
Der, were continued 10 Office.
The doctrine of Woman's Rights has been sue
cessfully sdvocted, it appears, in England. The
Home Secretary, Sir George Gray, having recently
received a large number of applications as 10
whether females are entitled 60 at the election
under the Metropolis Local Management Act, sub
United she question TO the Attorney General who
decided that the ladies' have a rget TO give their
votes at such election. What next?
At recent meeting of the English Railway
Club, which is composed Of the representatives Of
the principal English railways Mr. Ejw ard G. Wat
kin, the general manager Of one Of the most eK-
tensiye linos presided, and made a speech, which
was received with great attention. He ssid those
present represented $4,000, 100000, employed
more than $4,000 men and administered a revenue
of 500 OO0, 900 annually. In regard 10 the safety
Of railway travelling, nv. Watkin furnished some
novel statistics He said that he bad often thought
that person wanted 70 be in the safest place in
this world he should get into a first class railway
carriage, and nevealeAve it,
IN 1854 the English railways carried Ill 100000
the number killed 10 consequence Of accidents be-
yond their own control was l9. Those ll,OOO,-
600 travelled about Is miles each, so that il
clear a man must make between 10 and II journeys
travelling between l50,OO0,0Oo, aud 100000.
600 mes-and that would take he had cal.
culA,ed, between 1900 and 5000 yeSrs-before
a fatal accident might be expected to happen 10
him. Now, he challenged comparison, In point Of
safety, between railway travelling and thai Of any
other mode of travelling, or any other avocstion.
Two.thirds Of the accidents from moral causes
and not from physical ones, as the breaking OF an
axle, or some defect in the permanent way.
Some curiosity has been excited in Official and
private circles, respecting the probable course Of our
Government toward the new Government ofNicara.
qua The prevalent and probable opinion Is that
the Administration will not in the present state Of
things, recognize Mr.. PARKER IL. French, the new
NicAraguan Envoy 10 this country In place Of Mr..
Msrcoleia. Il is understood that instructions on
the subject had gone out 10 Mr.. Wheeler, our Min.
lister to Nicaragua, not 70 recognise General Wal
kers Government, but they did not arrive in time.
lis premature action therefor, will be approved
Il has been the policy Of this country recognise
an existing Government but not in such hot haste
as TO preclude all preliminary inquiries as 10 the
actual condition of a revolutionary Government and
It's ability 10 maintain itself
The exports OF rum from Boston since she Is, Of
Sep, last have been i5o, 900 gallons. The EcOno-
mist says the explorations have also been large
from New York. reaching 100000 gallons in
the last three weeks The price Of New England
rum, when tie Eastern war commenced, was Ihir.
ty cents gallon, it is nov hfy Two cents, with
activity Of demand greater than the ability to sup
ply Molssses, 10 the same period. has risen from
81 cents 70 a cents and difficult 10 be got Il IL
said that eminent house in Boston took French