The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-08

Gtneers, and Royal Marine Light Infantry.
were ordered from New Westminster by her
MaJestys y! ship Pinmper. Capt. Richards, and
those troops will be landed at San Juan to
protect thelives and property Of British SUBJ
jeets.
You will observe, gentlemen, from enclosure
No, !, that the captain In command OF the
United States detachment Of troops. in pub
lie notice, dated 27th Of July, assumes the ex-
ercIse OF exclusive sovereign rights in the Is
land ., OF San Juan, while the President Of the
United states altogether disclaims such pre-
tentions, and seeks at most to discon tin ne the
joint right of sovereignty and domain in com.
mon with Great Britain. We may presume
from that circumstance, that the notice in
question was framed in ignorance of the in.
tentions of the United States government and
lhat the prefent1ons set forth will not be MAIN
tanned Entertaining snch opinions, / have
not Jailed to impress on her Maiesty's naval
ofbeers, now stationed at San Juan the desire
OF her Majesty's government to avoid every
course which may unnecessarily involve the
suspension CT the amicable relations subsist-
Ing between Great Britain ard the United
States; at the same time, those officers have
been instructed and are prepared to assert the
rights and maintain the honor and dignity of
our sovereign and her dominions.
ELECTORAL PURITY IN IRELAND-Among
the many revelations of ectoraI purity which
have lately been brought before the public,
there is rather curious one from the sister
isle. During the late election for Athlone, a
certain Mr.. Patrick Geoghegan stimulated the
patriotic readiness OF William Tracy to vote
for Mr.. Ennis, by depositing in his hands the
halves OF forty fi notes. In due time, when
Tracy applied for the corresponding portions,
after all was over, they were fatty refused
This lax morality and breach of faith so
ranked in the injured applicants breast that
he determined TO recover his honest earnings
forthwith by legal proceedings. Having con-
suited solicitor, however, he was informed,
TO his great delight, that instead of urging
doubtful claim to the disputed "fi0," he might,
if so inclined, prosecute Mr.. Patrick Geoghe
gan for bribery, and put the resulting fine OF
f100 into his own POCKET. The suit was i'm
mediateiy instituted and tried at Galway
The defendant allowed judgment to go by de-
fault, and the full penalty was inflicted but
he lodged Il demurrer on the ground OF some
informality. This demurrer was pronounced
invalid. aud Mr. VIM. Tracy has netted the
fi0O, clear of all expenses. The example of
few cases Of the easy earning of fl00 by in
formers might greatly assist in upsetting the
present system of bribery.
SOMETHING WORTH KNowING.-Under this
or two since workman, descending well
which had been excayated on Barr street, was
overpowered by the noXious gas, and became
insensible A light was let down, and as i'm
mediately extinguished from the same cause,
when one of his comrades proposed to descend
to his assistance but was prevented by the
foreman, who wisely remarked that one man
could be rescued more easily than couple
As speedily as possible, he procu .ed a quantity
of unslacked lime, which he cast into the pit,
good effect was evident in q brief space OF time,
for pull at the rope was felt, and the man
was drawn 10 the surface having fortunately
escaped any i'll consequence from the remedy
which had been used to dispel the carbonic
acid gas.