, 1859-12-17
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~ The Halles Centrales, or crest markets
Of Paris, are connected by ! snbter1anean rail-
way with tho Road By which provisions arc
brought from the country. i.
A penny Vas deposited in the corner stone
| Of church at Jnckaon, Mich, last week, that
had been taken from tbs corner stoue Of 4 TEN.
pie in Rome, built during the reign Of the frss
Cesar.
Very great activity is manifested in the Va
rious factories in England in the manufacture
Of the Armstrong guns, With view Of complet-
ing tho specified number By the end Of the year.
4 portion only OF the manufacturing material Is
completed at my one factory. in order to insure
cfet Of the principle from the public. Every
person is excluded, BY the most stringent or
ders from the War Department., from visiting
the factories So strict are the orders IN this
particular, that tho members Of the Royal De-
fence Commission mud General Dacres, com-
admission, although direct application was made
t, the Secretary Of War, Mr. Herbert.
TREAsoxAplx LuEs.-We haEe seen pr1-
v4te correspondence from Northern gentleman
now travelling in the Southern States, which
states thst very worthy and quiet mechanic
from New England, was driven away from .
village in Georgia because his valise contained
York Sun, containing Henry Ward Beecbers
sermon on the H.rpefs Ferry affair Whether
the Georgians object to the clean shirt or the
paper, is not stated but as the Sun ID in the In
1ereas Of the pro-slareEy Democracy. We pre-
sume the shirt was the occasion Of their anger.
The test Of party Af6liasion appears to be the
aane at the South ss in the North--clean linen
being primo foci< evidence Of Republica1ism.
and the contrary Of fDemocracy.-Grand. .Raptdt
Eagle.
In the Virginia State Senate on Wednes-
day. among the resolutions introduced was one
placing free negroes on the same footing ns
Slaves in the eye Of tic law as regards punish
chants in applying for license to state what part
Of their goods in manufactured out Of this State
and, If imported, At what port they entered.
The Chsrlestown correspondent Of the BAL
timore american writes:
"one Of tue jail guard, worthy gentleman
Of this place, asked Of Capt Bro-n his auto-
graph. lie expressed the kindest feeling for
him, aud said be would give it upon this con-
sideration-that he should not make specula-
ton out Of it. The gentleman never alluded to
the subject again, but on the morning Of execu-
ton Brown sent Tor him and handed him the
following communication:
"CHAn1Rs1ous,fVa Dec. 9, 1851, John
Brown, am no# quite certain that the crimes of
this gully land will never be purged away but
with Nood. had, rs I now think, ~ainly lat
tered myself that, without very much blood.
shed, it might be done-"'
1t is reported in Boston that three printers,
one OF whom is ptessuaan in the GoHSie,' Office,
were parties to the gnme which cost the Rev.
LIT. Pomroy his money and his character, aud
that they got tho money which be paid to pre-.
Vent exposure.
Rressional District had been suffering ior sev-
eral weeks from that most excruciating disease,
iodammatory rheumatism. Tho disease was at
il hight at the beginning Of the week preced-
ing the meeting Of Congress; but on Thursday
he was able to be up, and on Friday be conld
move with the MD Of crutches. Whereupou he
hobbled to the cars, pushed on to Washington.
md was in bis seat when the roll was called Oh
Monday.
Justice Catrcn Of the United States Su-
preme Court, has publicly and earnestly pro-
tested, in Nashville, Tenn. bis residence, sganst
40 act now pending in the Legislature Of his
State, which provides that free eolored persons
after the 1stday Of May next, if they are adults;
and that, it children, they shall be bound out;
and the adults to be allowed to emigrate to A.
RIGA, IN which case some slight aid is to be fur
nished by the State to assist in their Transport
tation; Or 10 be allowed to seek nnster, and
20 into slavery.
The W1xASs SrE4MEH--The following Is an
extract from letter written by Captain John
Lewis, Of wreck1nz schooner II: ". Johnson,
of New York, to bis owners in New York rela-
tive to the performances Of the Winans steam
er:-
NORFOLK, Dec. 10, 1s5s.-We went down the
bay on Thursday last with the Wiaans steamer,
her owner wishing to test her qualities Is q sea-
going vessel, when she behaved herself heauti-
fully. It was blowing fresh breeze from tho
northward, aud there vas very ugly sea run
ming, but she weut along as smooth and steady
almost as if she was in river. From on board
the Johnson We could not see that she rolled
any At all, eEen when lying in the trough Of the
sea- They tried her eEery way-head to the
sea. broadside to and before it. and believe she
more than answered the expectations Of her
owner; and from what l saw Of her perform
auce, bare no hesitation in calling her a first
rate hea boat. She sailed for Baltimore early
this morning. She is very fast.
ANOTHER TAn AID FEATHER CAsE-A Scotch
man named Sandy Tate. having expressed him
self rather too freely upon The sl4re question
and Harrer'a Ferry affair in the village Of Sui
isbury, North Carolina, was recently seized By
mob and tarrcd and featlercd, after which he
was p1nccd upon fence,rail and carried to
neighboring duck pond, where, in the presence
Of M immense throng Of people, he was ducked
uutil he recanted. Upon being released. the
poor fellow TOOK to his heels nnd has never been
| seen since.