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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-23

1 OTIS FOR SALE viii SELL III one parrt
i or in subdivisions, Ia suit purchaser, tic
QUARTER SQUARE Of GROUND, belonging 3,
I. J. Carey, situated on the north side Of ,hlou,
and east side of Henry street, next sDutl, I" he
residence OF Capt. Traverse. Term. ac,"mn"i4.
ting. Isep y-lnl H. JOHNSTON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-23

- FOR RENT The DWELLING ou Alhei
H:aa street, heretofore occupied by Mr.. Jnm" J
Smith, to whom application can be made -
terms, &c. RICHARDS {. SMllH
je Is-a0tf Executor of ". T.. Smith H.. d
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-23

INSTITUTIONAL graduate u Harvard Col
lego Le.ire. to obtain situation ~ private tn
tor in a family. With respect 70 his character
scholarship. and experience, he has permission to
refer TO the following gentlemen
f. A. Reed, esq, Of the firm Of NJ. Eldrdge Il
Co, Alexandria.
James Walker, y. d., President of Harvard
University, Cambridge Mass.
The Professors of Harvard College.
Rev. Amos Smith Belmont, Mass.
T.w Valentine, Primary Public School, Brook
lyG, =. !. w
For further particulars. apply to !. A. REED,
esq. Union Wharf, Alexandria. aug 3O--lm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-23

"a FOR RENT-Th. HOUSE on Cam"oo
E& street. at present occupied by Doctor Lew
Possession given the 18th ot september.
terms, apply to Doct. X ING, IT, A., NasAmt''h'
.,y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-23

TNISH, FISH,
Il 100 barrels No. large Mackerel
100 " Medium .
2UD :. small
2On "prims Eastern Alcwives, to arrive,
and for sale low by ~ ELDRIDGE 4 CO.,
s.p IL Union Wharf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-23

s00 KEGS Busting and Sporting "iiazzard
CUU POWDER: 100 half kegs do
80 ease, Canister, Sporting and Indian do
$50 bags SHOT assorted Nos.
1000 lbs BAR LEAD. just received and for
sale by }. III. McNElGli sun,
sep Princc-strrct Wharf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-23

MORE NEW B00kS.-N""k"y'r Tr"rriS.-
wi Life and Liberty in America. or Sketches of
Il Tour III the United States and Canada, in 1857,
s. by Charles Mackay, LID, /. 5. A., with ten
illustrations price 81.
Ann" Gty,"n. "r the Inquirer after Truth, by
Rev. Francis Marion Dilnmck, A. NJ, 81.
HamLoiHs Cosm"s.--A sketch OF Physical
Description Of the Universe, by Alexander Won
Humboldt. translated FROM the German. 10y +. C..
Otte, in five volumes. $i.2j. Just published, snd
f"r sale by sep D ROBERT BELL.
N4nnE NEM pnnLS Il 20. anl LiLrrty in
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-23

nsr- IT, the Voters Of the Gty and County 81
ALrondria:-I offer myself as candidate ior Inc
Office Of Sheriff, at the next election ana mos' res
pectiully solicit your votes. -
ie 3-lawte ii. IL. MONnoE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14
Church Music in New York.

The Rirai Chory.-Ihc New York Cor
respondent of Dwight's journal OF Music.
..Trovat"r." speaking of st. Stephens church
in 2Sth street, says:
Between this church and that Of s..
Francis Zavier in 10th street, there exists Il
kind of musical rivalry. The pastor Of the
| former, Rev. Mr.. Cummings, is q man of cx-
ccllent education. and. during arcccnt visit
10 Europe, he obtained Il quantity OF rare
music for the use of his choir. COlettl. the
| basso. formerly of various operate companies.
sings here. and Miss Sconcia. daughter Of Il
we'll known music teacher Of our city, Is. Tor
was recently, the first soprano, while the
other singers all possess great merit. The
music sung by this choir is of a varied
character. Donizetta'S operas especially his
Fayorital are often disscctcI AMI pressed in
10 service, and the rendition of the various
mOreccaux would do justice to any operate
troupe cXtant.
The Church Of st. Francis Xavi"r tamil
iarlv known a the JcsuitS' church, does not
possess such Il fine cnscmLir of singers, but
there j. one lady-MisS lladlcy, | believe i
her namc-who has one Of the most angelic
voices it is possible To hear. There is a rich
sympathetic pathos in it that | have never
heard surpassed either OF or Ut the stage.
and many attend the church solely to listen
to it, exquisite melody. Then they have Mr..
Bcrgc as organiSt, You would think. to
hear him. that he was two "r three organlSts
rolled into onc. for it seems scarcely possible
that a single individual could produce such
brilliant orchestral effects. even out OF that
prince of inStrumentS-thc organ. Mr.. Bcr@r
is. without doubt. the most effective organ
PLAYER of the ti"rrid style that We haycin the
city. He is also Il prolific composer. writing
almost all the music sung by his choir. His
compositions are OF the Italian school. and
would soon give him an eminent reputation
as a composer. did he not retain them t"r the
exclusive Use of his w church and choir.
As a whole, it l. difficult to decideas to whetlr-
or st. Stephens or the ~,lcsuits' Church is cI.
titled tothc palm for superiority in music
They are each crowded every Sunday by
strangcrS-PrutrstautS a well aS Catholics
and the music Is superior of its style to that
10 be heard in almost every church here or
abroad: for few churches of Italy possess such
efficient choirs orSFlrndid organ>as these two
New York churches"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14
Breach of Promise of Marriage.

Last week Il case of breach IF promise Of
marriage wa. tried III the Suprcm" Court.
| Duchess county, New York. the parties To
which were Miss Sarah g.. Duvlc and Rev.
VIM. f.. Clark. They formerly boarded in
the same house in ESopuS, lister county
/ The plaintiff, Miss DovIo, testified that during
the month of February, 1851, many attem-
tons were shown her hy defendant. such ~
inviting her to ride with him to church de
claring that he could not preach if she were
not there. taking her t. social parties and
other places. giving her many "cndcaring
kisses" and c~yincing other unmistakahle
evidences Of affection. until. at last, he called
her into his study, and taking her upon his
lap, told her all his love and asked her To be
his-and it was then, H. allcgclhy her, the
solemn promise was made which was to make
. them one for life. During The month Of May.
1857, the reverend lover was transferred by
the Conference from EsopuS To Glcnham.-
A correspondence was kept up between the
parties for some time, when finally he wrote
To- Miss DOYLE. requesting her To dismiss
all hope of ever marrying him. saving i'll
health and prudential motives compelled
him to make the resolution. Very soon AT
forwards. however. he married Il belle Of
Fishkill, and hence the suit brought bv Miss
Doyle. The defendant testified that 10 con-
tract of marriage was ever made with the
plaintiff, but admitted various attentions and
some kissing He also produced host Of
witnesses to show that Sarah had frequent
y stated that she would catch the dominic"
that she VS. engaged to one David Zero du-
ring the who'll fling Of her alibgr,! engage
ment with Clark, and that She had denied
ever being engaged to Clark. They impeaclr
her character BY the testimony of fyrlqerlov-
crs, The jury, after being o,t pl. hight came
into court and said they were unable to agree.
aud were discharged. They stucd nine for
the plaintiff and three Tor the defendant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14
Frozen Hydrants and Gas Meters.

IypoRT,XT TO IiorsEEEEpER>-Dne of the
most inronycnirnt effects To- houSckerprrs
during very cold weather is the freezing OF
MIGRANTS and gas meters. ~deprivimg the fam
liz of the usual supply of water and light for
Il time. On this subject the Philadelphia
Ledger remarks:
The most speedy remedy for the frozen
hylrant is to take the top of and pour hot
water down the pipe, which. in Il few min
utcs. will cause the water to flow again
A. a measure of prevention the hydrant
should be wrapped with straw carpet or woolI-
on cloths. on the outside. from the spout
down to the ground. which will generally
kccpi II i'm running order during The coolest
weather. Numbers Of ga meters. in open
cellars. although covered with jackets sup
piled hy the gas works. are found To hay"
the WAFER frozen. and no Iirht can be- obtain
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14
Americans in France.

Americans and American inventions make
quite a figure in France. Several American
inventions are manufactured on a large scale
in France. OF these the most important are
McCormick's and Manny's Reapers, the
Vulcanized Indian Rubber of Goodyear,
(which has acquired an immense extension.
and EMPLOYS daily several thousand men,.
the Sewing Machines of Singer. and Grover,
Baker 4 Co., and of Wheeler \ Wilson.
fuckers Artificial Marble, Pitts Thrcshing
Machines. Chamberlain Cork Cutter, and Il
variety of other inventions. Of bankers,
there are in Paris three American houses,
John Monroe & Co. Lansing, Baldwin \
Co.. and Green 4 Co. The latter, winch
SUSPENDED two years ago, resumed the hrst
Of January at the old place, Place st. Geor-
oes under the title of Nanderbrmck. Green
{ 10, Kellogg. Artist, is still occupied ON
oriental subjects in Paris. White Is pant
inc a picture for MISUNDERSTANDING
Re@signing his Commission" May has a va
riety of subjects on the easel. Cranch has
zone to italy. Fagnani, the sculptor, late
Of New York. has fixed himself permanently
on the Champs Elysees. and is engaged ON
busts. Thompson, the American photo
graphic artist. and photographer to the
Rothschild family, continues on the bouie-
yard DIES I~taliens. An American daguerreo-
twist has lately established himself Ill the
Rue du Faubourg Poissoniere.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14
Prom Fraser River.

4 good deal of aiming was being carried
on upon the banks of Fraser river, and from
81 to Sc to the hand per day was being taken
MT. The weather was inclement' and was
severely felt by the miners. Provisions were
scarce and very dear.
On the lth of December, Governor pouS-
las issued a proclamation authorizing the
levying of certain duties on goods imported
into the colony of British Columbin. Mer-
chandise generally is charged 10 per centum
OH its value.
Victoria is a free port, and no duties are
charged when goods are entered tor ' ancou-
yer island. Victoria, however, for the pre-
sent, is the port Of entry for British Column
bia. ,c...
to he rising very rapidly, and real estate Is
laid to be mounting in value with them
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14
What's the Use

Some few persons, ~ they see the apr
of the conservative men Of Virginia 90 o.
part of her borders IL resist the pr"gr"'
Democracy, ask what tn" IL" Of rum
opposition candidates, they're su." % br
en-? Perhaps not, for the Chicfofth" o.
burg nominees may not be quit" TO- ~,
tent as folks would have us believe. '"
the use? Yes, what j. the use Of s'''
three thousand frcemen Of Virginia.
have been disfranchised Of the rlgtt"
resentation, have been denied all part
i'll the national government, have pee
rymandered out Of their vote" in th""''
Congress-~yes, what is the use Il men,
have been thus outlawed from their i'
privileges, tamely submitting to the
and allowing the perpetrators e. wa
challenged over their nerkS. o. IN" "-
ees Of power and honor;
Fight them to the last, Never
while there is a Wing hand TO hoih u.
standard Of the party, and a WIZ
strike home its righteous blow. va
Use OF shilly-shallying when "" law
portunity Of manifestimg our pn"''.
lexington Gdzsne
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14
Mr.. Bright on the House of Lords

The Quaker Commouer, John Bright
awakening an agitation in England, for
ular rights, in opposition to class interest,
his public aldrosse, in the leading cite, 81
towns oftho Kingdom. In his recent src
in Edinburgh. he did not spare the arr
cracy: and t.e following passage in B
speech has increased the ire Of the a~ri-torrl.
organs:
There are he said in the House pC Lords
$50 Peers; Of them, 80 are Peer. called sriu'oI
cloud cheers)-aud there are upward Of 'lN
for the sake Of distinction. ! must say H'" %
the least Spiritual-Iuud cheers ! should
any man to answer this question Doe 'h' j.
of Lord. represent the land aud The tenant! b
the land; or does il only represent The peg Dt
tcrc,ts Of the individual. Of which that H..
composed; If Il lac admitted that not hy ,r.
but originally by nomination Of the crown, H..
hereditary descent from that nomination. ~. =
represent throughout territorial interest "
Upper House. then Il l. competent Tor GI3
20 advocate such n state of things, aut Il nav
be tolerated in this country. Bat Il ANY I..
that these 800 Peers represent the p"rs"usI OBJ
vidual interests only of tho>. tOu Peer ana
families. then he place. the existence ui taa'H
upon a most procaIIu.S tOunIatlOn; tor u" -
Here arc ihJ men, chosen not by the
chosen now not even By the Crown. but .l''H-
RICH: OF descent: and there are 80. GOA. 900 "
pcnple of the United Kingdom: yet these ~"
yiduals dare set themselves against the VII
10000, OOO; rejecting year after year, as ihr'
done. benciccnt and excellent measure, pa
the representatives of the people. Ni."ud chcr-
The venerable monarchy uf England, bc itrr'
bcrci, prctends b. no such power. Tie H'a
Commons can control the Crown, becau,r Of
control the supplies. ;%'iIear. lea~.' aut
ehoersl. The Crown has scarcely rejected o
sure passed by both Houses for the last 80
but the Commons have no such cOntrui o,s
House Of Peers. You cannot stop the SUPP
:gain.t them. loud chcors.')
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14
Virginia Kindling Wood in New York

The New York Post estimates the rr,.
the wood used in New York At 5000 Ho r.
annum. and says the larger portion
comes from Virginia. The operations Of .
wood furnishing company. are TIM, f~
cribcd =
This association has the control Of = m,
of land fifty miles in extent. situated in 49,
~ county. Va. on the James river. IT,.
trees are all of primitive growth. and a ra
road ten miles in length has been bull; r.,
facilitate the transport of the wood Ia T..
wharf. which is large enough 10 afford accom-.
modations for loading six vessels at ono,
The laborers (re-intorced by a gang of i,r.
Germans just sent on from thi, city have H..
arduous task Of telling the huge forest ,7cn..
and the trunks and larger branches are n,,.
vcyed by the railroad 10 the wharf. lI~.
they are placed upon what is technically
termed a ''hed"-a species of moving plat.
form-and on it are subjected t. the ,harn
teeth OF a series Of huge saws, which are ha,
six inches apart. and consequently eat each
log into portions six inches in length. IT,.
bed is kept supplied with log>, and a. $500.
~ the saws have done their work upon o.
pile. another is ready for them. After
ing thus sawn, the pieces are placed uggi--.
upon a wide belt, which also moves slow
bringing each piece directly under a fall,
axe, which. with its ingrniously arrau-
blades. splits each piece into small stick,
about an inch broad. The belt moving r
carries with it the split fragments. unit
prccipitates them into a long trough. VIII
conveys them directly into the hold Of '
vessel, without any further labor. TIN
men can. with this machinery, saw, sr"a
and load fifty cords per day.
The vessel, generally a schooner. can carr
from one hundred to a hundred and fifty cor.
of wood split up in this manner, the voya..
to New York occupying from five to six day,
The cargo. on arrival, Is speedily taken o.
BY the smaller dealers. and thus it is ria.
the little, unnoticed fragments of wood. W.
whose humble. yet invaluable asSistanco. 50.
build our kitchen fires, have often con,
us from their distant aboriginal home. an.
the wild pine forests of Virginia"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14

A letter from Washington, says:-"Mr.
Mason's bill from the Committee on Foreign
relations, authorizing the President to en-
ploy the land and naval forces for the redress
of grievances of American citizens in Mexico,
Central America, and South America, is
likely to provoke animated discussion, as the
introduction Of q new element of Executive
power, which the constitution never contem~
plated, and one that divests Congress of the
authority expressly and exclusively conferred
apon it-of making war
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14
Sailing the Streets A Novelty.

The deniZcns of Fulton street and yiyil
were startled out of their ordinary apa'.
to streets sights, Yesterday about noon. hy F.
holding "A team of four white horses ana
large wagon filled with salt. advancing dos
Fulton street, with two men in the way
all the time shoyclling the salt out into g.
street as fast as they could. The wagon &.
yanccd slowly down Fulton ferry. the men
it all the way plying their ShovelS with ~.
activity till the entire street was saIt"i
Much curiosity was manifested ~ kr
what all this seasoning was about ~r
thought the city officials, more or l",.
them, had devised Il new cxpedient f~orsqu0
dering the peoples taxes: others thought
the spilling of 50 much salt Savored of = g.
mented condition in the parties engaged D. r
while others more properly considered %
it was merely the curing Of the hard sea.
which Immediately preceded it. Such D.
deed was the object.
The proprictors of an omnibus line VIII.
runs through Fulton street took this me4,,
as the most eficacious for melting the snow
the street, so that their omnibuSses could u.
to more advantage and safety. The prolr"
tors of the Fifth avcnu and the c"nsol!da'-.
omnibus lines, equally bore the expense
the outlay. About fifty bushels of salt We"
scattered OYER Fulton street. Fifth aycng.
Broadway and some other streets were a.
sailed. About one hundred bushels Of -.
were spilled in Fifth avenue. Arrangcmrl''
have been made with the contractor Cor cIc..
ing Broadway by the proprictors of III" or
nibus lines aforesaid, whereby the latter l.
engaged to salt Broadway after every II
storm during the winter. The same TIN.
will be done in Fifth avenue. Fulton 81
perhaps other streets, for salt j. console.
the cheapest, quickest and most "ie"
means Of removing the snow from the sire.
". \. Heratd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-wEEkLi Is
EDGAR sNOWDEN.
ALEXANDRIA
FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY Il, 1859.

The debate in the Senate upon the Pacific
Railroad bill, has turned aside from it's main
object to the Incidental question raised on a
preyiousday, respecting the contingentcauSes
and probabilities of a dissolution of the
Union; Mr.. Iverson and Mr.. Houston being
the principal speakers on that point. MIR.
Douglas has made a speech in favor of the
Road. On a previous day, Mr.. lverson had
moved to recommit the bill to the select COM
mittee with instructions to report a bill pro-
viding for both a Northern and Southern
route. This proposition Mr.. Doolittle moved
to amend by inserting an additional provl-
sion in favor of the central route, which
amendment was adopted-yeas 30, nays IA,
In the House of Representatives, in Com
mittee of the Whole, speeches continue to be
made on the Monroe doctrine, Central Amer
lea, Slavery, Fllibustering, Americanizing
Central America, &c.-the speakers being
Mr.. Jenkins, Mr.. Giddings, Mr.. Bowie, and
others. And thus we go-and thus the time
is wasted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14
Sl.lI2,j2S %
S.l39.Sg+.2j

Decrease present year. $27.37l 90.
The most important matter coming before
the Board at its meeting Yesterday had refer
ence to the charges of Discrimination by the
COMPANY against the trade of the city i'll the
Annual Report Of the Corn and Flour ES'
change. which appeared to excite consldcra-
BILE feeling among the Directors. The attcn-
ton ofthe Board was called to the subject
by Mr.. Thompson, ana the President (Mr.
GARRETT made a long explanation, denying
the charges of the trade and maintainingtha
the Company had maintained in good faith
its avowed and settled policy of protecting
and fostering the trade Of Baltimore.-B"h.
american.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14

The President, in reply to a resolution Of
the House of Representatives, states that the
SLAYER Wandercr has violated the laws by
landing a number of Africans in Georgia, and
that efforts have been made. and are still beng
made. to bring the offenders to justice. but
that it is inexpedient at present to transmit
the instructions given to the United States
authorities in the premises.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14

The above, compared with December, 1877
shows a decrease now of S42,2OO "A on the
main.stcm and of 81 1857 SO on the Washing
ton branch. while on the Northwestern Nir-
ginia road there is an increase of Sl,I9l u.
leaving an aggregate decrease of S42,39S ol.
The financial year of the company com
menced with October. The receipts Of the
first quarter ofthe present year compare with
those of the previous year as follows:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14

The Lacrosse and Milwaukee Railroad, for
merly much pulled, has blown up, and is now
declared to be a swindle, and on the 18th in
slant. the trustees of the third mortgage
bond holders will proceed to take the neces-
sary steps to take possession of the road
leaving the stockholders and the unsecured
bondholders without any vestige of security
for their property.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14

Mr.. John Slidcll replies to Mr.. Stephen
A. Douglas about their personal quarrel and
personal charges; but the pablic now take
no interest in the matter. and these Senators
had better retire from the field of newspaper
warfare
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14

A committee of Congress. it is SAID, IS IN
favor of removing the desks in the Congress
sional chambers, in belief that 1t Would pro
mote the despatch of bushes. Now the
chambers are q kind Of d lounginS place Tor
members. who are either engaged in writing
private letters, ranking public documents
or ;nditinp sonnets for albums.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14

deed. 1t is further claimed that hcctu,I r
have designed to induce Stands To- .. No.
the note by conSenting to rX"cut" the Im
inasmuch a. he had never been informed
Mr.. Stands or anybody else that b" .>farf.
desired indemnity; in fact that Mr. ~,
studiously concealed any such dc,irn
him. The counsel took the ground tia, NJ
Dcncale. so far from desiring to pcrrcrra,n
fraud. had been guilty of nothing IN
whole transaction. inconsistent with the cha.
acter of an honorable, upright. honest ~,
The case was argued at great length. l,
with great ability.-StdunhDH !Spsrt,i,..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14

Me.srs. Robert j. Walker and Frederick
p. Stanton have published a letter IN the
National Intelligencer. further exposing tile
frauds connected with the famous Leeomp-
ton Constitution in Kansas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14

1t is a singular fact, and as honorable as
it was unexpected, that the State Of South
Carolina has spoken out against the African
slave trade with an emphasis that has marked
the expression of opinion in no other South
ern State. Her press, 50 far as we have
seen, without a solitary exception. have pro-
tested with the greatest energy and warmth
against the infringement of the law, and the
introduction Of Africans into their State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14

The President and Directors OF the bans
.sRsrtelev have declared a dividend OF %
var cant for the last six months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-14

The Washington States thinks that the ac-
ton of the House of Representatives in pass
ing Mr.. Ritchie's amendment for a vote Of
thanks to Com. Paulding, for his breaking
ND Walkers Fillibuster expedition, though
the whole subject was finally laid on the ia
BILE, was a most distinct and emphatic appro-
baton of Com. P.'sconduct.