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Oregon Territory.

Mr.. Stephens, from the Territorial Comm it.
tes reported back the bill for the admission Of
Oregon, without amendment.
mr. Stephens said that no census had been
tsken in Oregon since 1865, and that the news
paper reports of recent census are therefore
untrue. In 1880, the population WAS about
lEO00s and in 1855. according to the official
census, it was i3.472 This showed an in
crease of about 400 per cont. in five ycnrs. If
ithas increased in equal ratio since. it must he
nearly 10000. He would not urge that the
lpcrease has been go great as that but that it
has increased very largely each year there can
be no doubt.
The taxable property of the territory as
shown BY the official reports was, in 1857. AS
sSssed at SIS, ,220. 900, and this did not include
fesl estate, to which there can yet be no title.
as-the surveys have not yet been made. This
was an increase ofl2 per cent. on the amount
ofthS preceding year.
Fr6tn. tbese deductions Mr.. S., said it was
oleaf that the people Of Oregon were very rich
ofelss there were sufficient of them to entitle
their admission into the Union. After some
further arguments, Mr.. Stephens moved to re-
Ter to the biii to the Committee Of the Whole
Mr.. Davis wislIed to- have the bill returned
30 the Committee on Territories with nsiruc-
tiohs to attach to 1t a clause for the REPEAL of
the English bill snd the admission of Kansas.
Mr.. Msynard proposed to move an amend
nsnt directing the census Of the territory to
b taken. and prov iding that no State DO here
aftsr admitted into the Unio with less popu-
lation than the ratio nee essary for one member
ofCongfess that aliens be not permitted to
vots in the Territory. DC.
ADAMS Expaxss RoBsKRY.-This was brought
ION Friday for examination. at Montgomery
After the exam inaton Of several witnesses the
Court adjourned 10 Saturday. The Mail saws ::
""The object Of the prosecution seems to be
established that the money was taken by Mr.
Msrcney. and that slit was cut by i'm in the
pouch some days after the money was taken
which slit was too small to allow the passage
GA package as large as that containing the
$4,000 belonging to the Central Bank and
they xish. further, to negative the possibility
81 packages having been torn to pieces and
~ money extracted piece meal, by proving
shat there were no fragments of wax, paper,
string. &C.. shaken out o fthe pouch in Allan
aconverestion with Mr.. Sanford, bis having
gone to the river on certain day. wheu, in
4sst (es they intend to try to prove, he did 90
tAseS. What the object of this last is, we do
not sss how far the prosecution has succeed
s4dsssseenplishins their object We do not, at
0e4t6sept time. undertake to say. We NAV
S6eHswhen we can do 80 more accurately,
stesmpt to give the testimony.
Ar MaroneyP department was entirely
qstSsass' psop6, and his expression entirely !
es4msssao7 8 8: - 4o
DosXnoS.-The Soathsrn Presbyterian says
aThs Hon. Judge Perkins. Of the Oaks, Mas,
hnjuattftsn TO The Theological Seminary, at
Gsi1mhis, the hs1dsoune sum Of fifty thousand
AA@lask Thirty tbonsand dollars will be real
ts6k cssh on The ffrst Of January neh. and
eWsnty th0usaEd dollars on the first Of January
1855. The Judge has, appropriated thirty
tAe1ssnd dollars 70 the establishment of a new
H}tSstaht&s 6sniuL, y, that Of Natural Science
GDqe3eetiqu with Revealed Religion. Ten
Lad dollars are to be the nucleus of q
eHl11sEassh shsiestly desires to ses increased,
q 1HS sustsntstion Of INDECENT theological stu.
Sssss sad Tie Esmaining Ten thousand are 70
Sa 6G6Supeysnnustsd minister's: and 10
tee1tt1ke Emilies4 tbese who are deeeased.
s9lsesiJp tbs dispensation of both Of
est: ltkts5ss II So Sisen To residents
sEAssipYa and LopisianAs,rw so~ 1s; 7rs