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The French Regency.

The Moniteur of the 10th contained the fol-
lowing decree, telegraphic summary of which
we published in our late editions
Napoleon,
"By the grace of God and the national will,
Emperor of the French,
ITO all present aud 60 COME, greeting:
wishing to give to our well-beloved wife
the Empress marks of the great confidence we
repose in her,
Sand seeing that we intend to take the head
OF the army of Italy, We have resolved to con-
fer, as we do confer by these presents, on cur
well-beloved wife, the Empress, the title of
Regent, that she may exercise its functions
curing our ABSENCE, 10 conformity with our in-
struetlons aid orders, such as we shall have
made 6nown in the general order of the SER
wee that We shall have established, and which
will be copied into the Book of State
"lt is our desire that our uncle, Prince Je-
rome, the Presidents of the great bodies of the
State, the Privy Council, and our Ministers, be
made acquainted with our orders and instruc-
| tons, and that in no case shall the Empress be
able to depart from their tenor in exercising
the functions of the Regent
''We desire that the Empress shall preside
in our name over the Privy Council and the
Council of Ministers. Nevertheless, it is not
cur intention that the Empress Regent shall be
able to authorize by her signature the promul-
CATION of any senGtus consultum nor of any
State law, save those which are now pending
before the Senate, the Legislative Corps, al1
the Council of State, and we refer in this 70.
spect to the contents of those ordcfs and in.
structIons that are mentioned ABOVE.
""e command our Minister Of State to
commuuIeste the present letters patent to the
Senate, who will cause them to be copied into
the register, and to our Keeper of the Seals,
the Minister of Justice, who will cause them
to be published 10 the Bulletin Des Lois.
''Glven at the Palace of the Tuilleries, May
8, 1859
eNAPOLEON."
'sBy the Emperor's command, the Minister
of State.
| "ACHILLE FoULD."
| Another decree confers on Prince jerome
the right Of presiding, in the absence of the
Empress Regent, at the Privy Council and the
Council of Ministers.
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aALEssANDRfAo .

This place. the rendezvous of the Sar diniau
army, whittier the King has gone to take com.
mand, is probably destined to play an import
ant part in the coming war. 1t is fortified
city, near the eastern frontier of Piedmont.
whose guns bristle towards the Austrian terri.
tory. 1t stands in the midst of sterile plain
1t is the great stronghold of Piedmont, and is TO
the Sardinians what GibraIter is TO the Enc
lish, or Sebastopol was to the Russians Dur
ing the reign Of the French ia Italy, its formi-
dable fortifcations made it one of the strongest
places 10 Europe, but these were subsequently
demolished. leaving only the citidel Within
the past few years workmen have been busy If,
reconstructing them, in anticipation of the
events now at hand. In the surrounding plain
two miles distant, is Napoleon's celebrated
battle field of Marengo. Alessandia is garri-
soned with several thousand troops, and being
connected with Turin and Genoa by RAILWAY.
any number can be readily concentrated there
To capture it would be GROWING glory to tie
Austrian Generals, and to lose it deep hu.
initiation to Sardinia.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03

REMARKABLE Ice STRATuM.--A correspondent
gives the following account of remarkable ice
stratum at Brandon, Vt:
The latter part of last November, Mr.. Andrew
Twomhly, of Brandon, VT. commenced to dig a
well near his house, situated about mile from the
centre of the village of Brandon, on a tolerably
level plain. Having excavated TO the depth of if
teen feet, through sand and gravel, the workmen
came to ground frozen solid, through which they
continued to excavate the further distance of ff-
teen or sixteen feet before getting through the
frozen ground
AT the depth of forty feet, sufficient water hay-
ing been obtained the well stoned in the usual
manner The character of the earth was the same
throughout the whole distance, viz coarse grave
and sand-the frozen portion interspersed with
Jumps of clear ice. AT the lime the well was dug.
the surface of the ground was not frozen. Ever
since the well was dug, up to the present time, ice
forms in the well and incrusts the stone at from
fifteen to thirty feet from the surface and the sur
face OF water. which is thirty-fye feet below the
surface of the ground, freezes over every night
On several occasions, when the bucket has been
left in the well under water night, it has been
found necessary to descend the well, and, with a
hatchet, cut the ice in order to extricate it.
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Serious Accident In HridgeyiIEe--
Bridge Gives WAY.

On Saturday evening, l4th inst. about sunset as
Mr.. George Helm crossing the bridge which
spans CHARTERS Greek, (known as Ramsey'S Ford
ing, on the Pittsburg Turnpike,) the timbers gave
way, precpitatng Mr. Helms wagon and wheel
holses, distance Of some twelve or fifteen feet in
to the water and drift wood which had lodged against
the middle pier of the bridge.
Fortunately, at the TINE OF the accident, DR.. Hays
was an eye witness of the disaster, and with COM
mendable alacrity leaped into the water about four
feet deep, in search of the unfortunate man. who for
the time being had disappeared under the water
The DR.. informs us that in few moments Mr.. Helms
emerged from the water, among the singletrees OF
the wagon, and between the horses At this critical
Juncture the DR.. seizcd him and dragged him out in
helpless conditions and almost in state of insani-
ty. tie was Immediately taken to the hospital man
sion Of the Dr., wnere his wounds were examined
and dressed His injuries were found to be serious
his arm being broken, besides flesh wounds and
internal injuries the extent of which is not known
We may here say that Mr.. Helm is one of the old
est teamsters the road and has the reputation of
driving the best six horse team on the road At the
time OF the accident he had in his wagon eight thou
sand pounds of merchandise Mr.. Helms informs
US that this is the fourth bridge that he has broken
down between Washington and Pittsburg.
This bridge was considered unsafe for some time
by the people in the vicinity. The eastern portion
OF the bridge gave away whilst the western half re-
mans hrn The bridge in falling, did not go down
IN body, but let itself down on one side-thus
turning the wagon up side down, and throwing the
contents into the water, rendering the escape Of
Helms almost miraculous. The horses, too after
much difficulty, were ext.catcd from their perilous
situation with little apparent injury. The other
four horses took fright at the cracking of the tim
bers, and detached themselves from the team just
IN time to save them from being drawn into the
tex below Within half an hour of the occurrence
OF the accident, there assembled at the scene over
htty persons, who extracted from the ruins the i'll
fated cargo.-PutsbRrg Dispatch
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03

Mexico WANTS MONEY Miramon, like
the belligerent powers in Europe, wants money
to carry on the war against Juarez, ami the
Church, of which be is the defender, has agreed
to mortgage its property to raise the needful.
What chance he will have to obtain loan ir
the money market of Europe, where every
great European power is now begging for mon
ey to carry on the war, time will disclose; but
with the Church property liable to be confisca-
ted in some of the revolutions which are month
ly occurring in Mexico, we should not think
the security would tempt many capitalists into
the speculation of loaning any great amount,
especially as Europe will want all the money
it can raise for itself, if general war ensues,
and will not be inclined to loan State which
has treated her bondholders so shabbily.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03

WAvERLEF NOVELS FOR THE MnLIoN.-That en-
terprsing firm of publishers, T. B. Peterson &
Brothers, Philadelphia, has just begun an under
taking, wch cannot fail to be beneficial to the whole
reading community. We aude to the edition of
Sir Walter Scott'S novels, now in the course OF
publication by them, and which is to be completed
in twenty-six Volumes at twenty five cents piece
or five dollars for the whole. These volumes are
printed in double column octave, and each win
contain about one hundred and twenty-five pages
The entire sett of twenty-six volumes will be mall
ed free Of postage to any person renting five dol
lars to the publishers This is an opportunity.
never before had, for obtaining the Waverly Novels
entire, at price within the means of everybody
fol- it is the cheapest edition ever published, and
for those who remit five dollars, and thus subscribe
for the series, secure each volume for less than
twenty cents. The price of the Edinburg edition,
from which this edition is reprinted is seyenty-two
dollars. Very properly have Peterson < Brothers
called this the 'Editien for the Million for they
ought to get million of subscribers to it, in this
reading nation, and doubtless will. The Abbot
forming the fourth volume of their series of the
Waverley Novels is published this day.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03

A STRANGE GoNCEIT.-The insane often en-
tertain the most ludicrous idea of their own
condition. There is man in an asylum in one
of the neighboring States who became insane
in consequence of failure in business. He
explains the reason of his inoarcerations as fol-
lows:
"I am here because of mere mistake 10
business. was engaged during the winter in
making mosquitoes wings, which | expected to
sell in the summer. had ten thousand of
them on hand when the season opened but unfor-
tunately had forgotten to make them in pairs.
They were all left hand wings, and consequent
IL lost the sale of them and was compelled to
suspend payment" He relates this story with
gravity and earuestness which tostifies to sim
cerity of his own belief in the explanation
Boston Journal.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03
THE AUSTRIAN GENERALS.

The Paris Steele gives, from the pen Of ". Louis
Jourdain, an account of the Austrian Generals
under whose direction the campaign of Pied
mont has been opened:
The name Of Gen. Gyulai, says the writer.
has already reverberated through France. We
have seen If figuring at the end of very belli-
cose order of the day, which was iu manner
the preface of the Austria ultimatum. Gen.
Gyulai, now tho actual Governor of the Aus
tro-ltallan provinces, and commander n-chief
of the troops 10 all Lombardo- Venetia. was. In
lo48, simple General of Brigade. He fought
under the orders of Radetsky, specially at Gus
tozza, on the 18th of July, and unless he has
forgotten the particulars of that battle, he
should cherish some respect for the Piedmon-
tese troops. Custozza is the name of one of
the villages included in the line which was oc-
cupied by the Sardinian army. $4,000 Aps-
trlans, commanded by Radetsky, assaled four
Pledmontese brigades, the collective streoptb
of which was 10000 men, One of these bri.
gades was commanded by the Duke ofsGcnoa.
The fight lasted from eight in the mornino
till four in the afternoon. The piedmontese
performed prodigies of bravery; they defended.
step by step, all their positions, and retired fa-
eng the enemy, whom they never allowed fer
single instant to break their ranks. One un-
derstands how Nng Victor Emanuel, in his re-
cent proclamation to the army, recalled with
pride this glorious retreat. Gen. Gyulai COM
manded, on that day, one of the Austrian bri-
gades; ne knows, consequently, what the Sar-
dihlan soldiers arc worth, aud he is about to
learn the quality Of the soldiers of France.
The writer next introduces Gen. Hebel -
Ills rank In ls4S was Colonel After the re-
treat OF Radetsky across the Ad;ge, he was en-
trusted to keep open the commuLicatieas of the
General-ln-Chief between Verona and Trent by
Rivoll and the Garona He took part with .
battalion of the regiment of the Enperor's
chasseurs IN the action Of Pastrongo, whers the
Austrians We're beaten. He is the same. if we
are not deceived, who caused to be shot in the
fosses of Trent the patriot Italians. He found
that an easier task, apparently, than beating
them on the battle field
Gen. Hess is the next indiyiduality. IF we
are to credit the latest Italian letters, il is Gen.
Baron de Hess who has incurred disgrace by
having blamed the offensive movement across
the Ticno He took part in the campaign of
lS48, in the quality OF chef d'etat Major of
Marshal Radetsky. Vast military talents were
aserlbed to him at that time He had not then
attained the height of his reputation.
Of Gen. Benedick, the historian of the Sio-
Gle says:
He enjoys a European reputation almost equal
to that of his celebrated colleague, Gen. Haynau
the woman fogger.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03
BEDFORD, Pa.
STATE CONVENTION.

The citizens of Philadelphia and of the sew
eral counties OF this Commonwealth attached
to the Peoples party, ard all others who are
opposed to the unwise and extravagant meas
ures of the National Administration, are re-
quested to send delegates, equal in number to
its representation in the General Assembly, to
a Convention to be held at HARRISBURG on
WEDNESDAY THE Sth OF JUNE, 1859, to nom
mate candidates for Auditor General and Sur
veyor General to be voted for at the General
Election in next October.
HENRY NJ. FULLER,
VIM. b. Mann, Sec'y. Chairman.
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Total.
S26O.OOO.OOO

NEW Use FOR HooPs.-It was discovered in De-
troit recently that eight servant girls belonging to
one OF the large hotels of that city, had been for
some time In the habit of stealing hams, legs of
mutton, glass and crockery ware, bed clothing,
table linen, provisions, and no end of small trump
cry, and conveying them from the house under
cover OF their petticoats, by means of large bags
attached to their hoops. In a receiving shop they
had accumulated large quantity of distracted
property, and one OF the girls confessed TO an at
tempt to carry out half barrel of beer in the
above manner, but failed for want of second half
barrel TO balance her ''patent exter son'' on the
other side
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03

SICKLEs' COUNTRY HOUSE AND OccupASrs-Tbe
New York correspondent of the Boston Journal. in
describing the country seats that line the Bloom.
ingdae road between New York ard Harlan saws
one @ oi those comm ahds attention from all who
TO he the abode Of wealth and taste. and if situa.
.Un, D oeauy Of grsuhds, elegance of scenery, and
al We aprnances that wealth and liberalitv ear,
conn. .and, can bring peace and joy, this house
must be ths residence of purity and do nestle
leicity. The house is large wooden edifce,
painted dark color. The grounds are large snd
commanding they are laid out with great taste
the trees, the vines, the flowers, the singing birds
the large green-hou and eonservatories. the
graveled walk, the shade trees, the hand OF care
seen In all things, indicate the thrift and wealth OF
the owner 1t is the country residence of Hon
Daniel Z. Sickes- The present occupants of thar
Splendid residence his guilty wife and he, bro
ken hearted mother.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03
pREpARArIoNs IN ENGLAND England be-

PREPARATIONS IN ENGLAND England be-
gins to feel that it is necessary to be prepared
for tho coming storm, if it should burst in the
form of war. She is looking to her naval aud
land defences, making at Woolwich large
quantities of shot, shell and guns for siege
trains, and exercising her naval brisades and
marines. The militia are to be called out at
once 10000 new men invited for the navy at
fl0 bounty, and it is supposed that, il an
emergency, in very short time she will have
an army of regular troops of 10000 men.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03

SCRIPTURE LAw.-John Graham undertook
to justify Sickles in the killing of Key by quo
ting from the Bible, but be did not refer to
the Epistle of st. james, chap. H., verses 10
and IL, which reads thus:
"Whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet
offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he
that said, Do not commit adultery, also said,
Do not kill Now, if thou commit no adultery,
yet if thou kill, thou art become transgressor
of the law"
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03

VIRGINIA ELECTION The election in this
State has, it is thought, resulted in the success
of Letcher, Locofoco, for Goveanor, by a cou-
pie of thousand The opposition have certain-
ly elected Boteler over Faulkner, Locofoco, in
one of the districts, and it is thought they have
elected two members. At the last Governors
election, Wise had near 10000 majority, and
for years the Congressional delegation have
been unanimously LocofOco. They now only
carry the Governor by the skin of their teeth,
and lose one if not two members of Congress
This is crusher for Loccfoeoism and shows
that after that party's breaking down in the
North, it is also ''getting weak in the knees"
in its Southern strongholds
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03

BEDFORD RAIL RoAD.-We expected this
week to give statement of the letting of the
Bedford Rail Road from Hopewell to Bloody
Run, but it was not furnished us as promised.
We were wrong in stating last week that Jas.
Montgomery was one of the parties. The firm
who received the contract are Collins, Dull, &
Co., for $64 900.
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WHAT A SHAME |!

The last Gazette complains bitterly that the
Peoples Party are attempting to revolutiopize
Bedford County, by oirc ulating the New York
Tribune. This is all fudge. A good many
copies of the Tribune do circulate in this coun-
ty, but it is because the people who get it have
confidence in it, as first-class political and
nelcS paper. 1t is true, as the Gazette fears,
that Bedford County is being politically revo-
lutionized, but the cause of it is the Infamous
and imbecile administration of James Buchan-
an. So corrupt, indeed, is it, that every North
ern State, except, perhaps. Calfornia--and
that is about doing so--has deserted that party.
1t is even breaking up in the South, as the re-
turns of the recent Virginia election clearly
show.
The Gazette man thinks nothing of giving
utteranee to lie, since he left the Wing par.
ty, since be left the American party, and since
be left the Republican party, (no illusions to
the secret money agent!) He says that Gree
ly stigmatised the white laboring man as
ssPoor White Trash'' He knows this to be
false. 1t was Senator Hammond, of South
Carolina, and other leaders of the Locofoco
party in the South that made use of such ex-
pressions as these. They are in the mouths of
that class daily, in allusion to the free white
Iaboring man of the North, and whom we wish
to keep free and able to arrive to competence
by keeping out of the Territories slavery
which, when it comes into competition with
white labor, ruins and dcgrades it. The Loco
foco party is in favor of 'nigger" labor, the
Peoples party is in favor of free labor; that's
the difference.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03
Later from Europe--No Battle Vet.

The three days later intelligence from Eu-
rope, by the steamer New York, amounts to
very little. There has not get been any battle
6etlceen the Allies and the .4ustrianS. Napo-
leon is at Alessandria. Prussia is taking steps
to preserve ssthe balance of Europe," which
means to back up Austria. The new loan re-
qnired by Austria is for $4,000, ,00O-terms
5 par cent. interest for every $40 lent There
are some movements in Hungary Napoleon
is said to have written very assuring letter to
Queen Victoria. Meanwhile England is pre-
pairing for war-;f it must be so.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03

Letters from Gen. Pierce say that be will
probably remain another year abroad, in con-
sequence of the Improvement of his wife's
health,
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LATER FROM MEXICO MOVEMENT
FOR THE RECALL OF SANTA ANNA

-ILLNEOO Or UbNEhAil IW1GGS'
NEW ORLEANS, May 26.---The steamer Ten
nessee, has arrived, from Vera Cruz the 23i
and with dates from the City of Mexico to the
18th inst. The Miramonists have got up a
movement for the return of Santa Anna.
General WOll was marching to the attack of
Tampico.
TIE conducta, which was to leave the City
of Mexico on the 24th, for Vera Cruz, would
have several millions in specie
The English residents of the capital had
made strong representations to Mr. Otway, the
English minister, relative to the Tacubaya mas
sacfe.
Mr.. Hargous, Of the New York house which
has just suspended on the Tehuantepec Com
pany's aceeptances. is on board tue Tennessee.
The CoatzacoalcOs will not sail to, morrow, she
having been attached, but it is believed that
matters will be arranged to send her off in a few
days.
Gen. Twiggs, U. 5. army, was at the point
of death at San Antonio Texas.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03

The BEDFORD SPRINGS. Whilst in Red.
ford few days since, we paid this celebrated
watering place a short visit. and were nartisr.
larry struck with the grea. Improvement the
place is undergoing. The houses are being
painted aud furnished in good style, and the
grounds are receiving thorough selsaning co: !:
There are one or two 'eyeaosesy about the
place Jet, that we hope too see removed at no
distant daY, Que of these Is the old dilapidn-
ted mill, and another is the unsiehtly appeal
ance OF the old dam. We have no desire 10
crltieise harshly, but we must say that these
looked mean enough when compared with the
elegant aud tasteful houses, and the general
arrangement of the grounds. Mr.. Allen. The
gentlemanly Superintendent, is already on the
ground, and Informed US that the Springs will
De opened for the reception of visitors on tha
lst of June Fulton Democrat.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03

BEDFORD SPRINGs.-The Hotel at the Bed
ford Springs was opened on the FIRST inst, for
the reception of visiters. They remain under
the charged of Col. Allen, who cannot be sur
passed as the keeper of 6rst class summer
resort. The prospect for large crowd the
scommlug season has not been better for many
years.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03

The CRoPs.-The crops throughout Bedford
County arc in very Aourishing condition.
Never did wheat, rye, corn and oats promise to
yield more abundantly.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03

Within the past two weeks upwards of thirty
yonng Germans have left CINCINNATI for Eu-
rope, for the purpose of taking hand in the
coming iHbroglio between their countrymen
and The French.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03

By a card published in to-day's paper, it
will bo seen that WIN. NJ. HALL, Esq, has re-
sumed the practice of the law in this place.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03

The Utica Telegraph chronicles the elope-
ment OF tgo young men, aged respectively Is
and 10, with two yonng women aged Ia years.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03

The London Times says that our Secretary
of the Treasury "has woven some curious f.
nancial webs" We guess they are very much
like other Cobb-webs.