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China.

AS we were writing our last advic"S "H the
18th inst, there was report that an attempt
had been made to poison large portion of the
community arsenic having been mixed with the
bread at one of the principal bakeries of III"
place. This proved to be the ease aui several
hundred people suffered from ca,in tn" ',"ri
but we are happy to add We have hcarl "f no
fatalconsequences, though many nrc still suffer
ing from the effects We believe it is agreed
among the medical men that the consequences
were not fatal owing to the large quantity of
arsenic used, which acted generally as Il violent
emetic. The head man Of the bakery, known
as Alum, left per streamer per Macao early in
the morning of the day the occurrence took
place. There was some delay on the part of
Government in sending after him, but foreign
gentleman, a sufferer from the atrocious attempt
chartered a steamer and succeeded in captur.
ing Alum before lie got Oh shore nj Macao IL"
was brought back here. and his trial and that
ofseveral OF the men that were employed on
the premises, comes OH at the sessions sitting
The man, from the first asserted his innocence,
but is n significant fact that the Chinese stew
ard ,awho was on board the small river steamer
Thistle, when she was captured and the foreign
ers murdered, and whose evidence was most con
ficting at the inquest was the person cinplovcd
to see TO the delivering Of the bread that morn
ing
After this act Of the Chinese, there was
strong feeling in favor Of martial law being cs.
tablishcd anl the alviSnl,ility ofsuch a course
was recommended to Sir John Bowrinc by those
on whom We have I" depend for the security
of the place, and who have not over strong
force at their disposal. Ills Excellcncv was
dis...cllncd to have any interference with his
authority
The Chinese New Years dav, the eGth inst.
passed over qnicklv here, but nrrrehcnsions
nre entertained that some mischief is intended
against the place.
Commissioner Ych has addressed DR.. Parker,
the United States Minister, asking him why he
hnc r,nff A L
ships of war away from Hong Kong, to be clear
OF the present troubles. We have not heard Of
DIR. Parker's reply.
There was a report from Shanghai that an
imperial Commissioner from Ickin was expected
to come down here shortly, to arrange matters
Mt Canton. This is premature. \ Tartar Gen.
rral, with about 40 attendants, came down fl ON
Shanghai, i'll the American steamer Antelope
and went on at once I" Canton via Macao, pas.
sng through this place unawarcs to the author.
tiles
At Canton, Admiral Sir Michael Seymour,
owing to the demands made upon him for the
security of this place, has been obliged to with
draw the forces from the Garden, the Dutch
Folly, and Birds Nest Fort, and opposite the
foreign ground. lie has taken up a position in
the Iectotum Fort in the Macao passage. It is
to be hoped he will be able to maintain this post
and keep open the river. which the Chinese are
making great efforts to block up. They have
now very large feet Of war junks and boats
congregated on the riv-r aud which are daily
increasing.
Before the Dutch Folly was evacuated. the
city was heavily bambardcd from it.
o- -
GENERAL CAss AND TEMrEEASCE.-C.nl Orr
stated the other day. tha. he heard General
Cnss soy, some years ago, he never had tasted
spirits i'll his life. The Colonel, thinking about
understood General Cass and last winter en-.
quired of BIN whether not he had misun.
derstosd him. The General assured Col Orr
that he had not misunderstood him, that it was
true he had never tasted distilled spirits in his
life, and had not drank, in his whole life, more
than halfa pint Of wine ! Here is temper
ance man worthy ofhs calling, and ENJOYING,
in n ripe old age, the fruits Of his temperance
health, strength, vigor Of body and mind
But it is wonder that any one can pass
through life and arrive ut the age of seventy.
five without ever having tast.d :: beverage 80
universal in the country (which he has lived
We should suppose curiosity would prompt
man to taste n drink which his friends were
constantly indulging in. We should suppose.
too, thst accident might cause n mau to taste
But General iCass is not solitary instance of
one passing through life without ever tasting
spirits. We renernb"rio have heard the l,rr
DR. Thomas Is. Williams Of Grecnvllc, saws
that he never Ind tasted spirits in his life, and
that the sm:ll Of it was nansca,ing to him
GrccnrWc Patriot
FEMALE NJ. D's.-The English Annual an.
nouncemcnt of the Female Medical College of
Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia, and
which has recently increased by seven the
present number Of Irregular" female Esculapi.
ans, is published OF thcsc graduates, five
were from this State one from Virginia, and
one from North Carolina. Since its foundation,
the Institution has qualified for their profes.
sion one hundred and sixty-four ladies. The
faculty consists Of five gentlemen and two Ia
dy professors the later being Ann President,
n D., Professor of Physiology. and Emcline
Horton Cleveland, n. d., Professor of Ana.
tsmy and histology, and Demonstration of An.
atomy. The support Of the College has been
guaranteed by certain liberal persons for
term OF years, by which time the faculty trust
tosee it endowed and sustained Ly perma.
nent fund. The entire cost for the diploma is
$l75.-Cor. Bait Amer.
:, ,WAsH1NcroS, April 7.-Nothiuc definite is
known regarding foreign. appointments nor is
st likely they will be Observation-Disclosures before
the last of the month. The French or Span
,sh mission; however, is pretty certain to be
filled BY Senator Slidell, of Louisiana.
The recall of Hon. john Forsyth from Mex
icois Said to. lie fully resolved upon and ru
NOR has it that Ex-Governor Price, of New Jer.
sey, will be rendered the place. The duties Of
the new minister will include The arrangement
OF another treaty, for which he will receive
ample instructions from the, State Department
It's understood that one of'the provisions of
the new treaty will be the purchase of Tel,.
;nantepec, and shouldsthis full then ncgotia.
sians will be opened for Sonora and Lower CAL
iforbia.
The Cabinet are still engaged upon foreign
Attsirs The President is punctual in his at
tendance at every meeting.
y fhsYcrowd of men expecting Office under the
new administration is great. The verdnncy of
come in most laughable. They have an idea
ghst AtiHhe' officer are to be vacant that the
come first serve" rule will be adopted ::
.tnst men must be on hand to spick and take"
4sthey doa seat at Western hotel at dinner
iest was seen the great hall. of the Treasury
Rspattnaent He walked up. to good.look-
ssng gentleman who was seen approaching and
40 Can you inform me what sgood bfice
.,ss;lkbS first vacant" The gentleman 1, replied,